I Stayed At Home For A Century, When I Emerged I Was Invincible Chapter 1: 1, a 13 tzameti fanfic

I Stayed At Home For A Century, When I Emerged I Was Invincible

Chu Xuan transmigrated to a fantasy world and became the young master of a powerful family. He was rebuked for misbehaving just because he sneezed during a banquet. As punishment, he was banished from the ancestral mansion and was relocated to a remote residence.

He did not mind the punishment at all. He just needed a spot that could allow him to be a shut-in. With the system that would allow him to grow stronger by being a shut-in, the longer he stayed indoors, the more powerful he became.

After being a shut-in for a day, he was rewarded with the Indestructible Body Technique.

After being a shut-in for a month, he was rewarded with the Immovable Mountain Technique.

After being a shut-in for a year, he was rewarded with the Yuxu Celestial Scripture and 100 years of cultivation.

After being a shut-in for 10 years, he was rewarded with the Chaotic Indestructible Body and the Bell of Chaos.

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Chu Xuan declared, "No one can make me leave my home. I like being a shut-in!"

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Chapter 1: Invincible After a Hundred Years of Seclusion

"Chu Xuan's words and actions are improper and harmful to the family's reputation. His punishment is to immediately leave the ancestral residence. Without permission, he is not allowed even step half a foot into the ancestral residence!"

Chu Xuan turned his head to look at the magnificent ancestral residence and helplessly shook his head. Being punished to leave the ancestral residence was equivalent to being expelled from the direct line of descent.

When a person was hated, even a sneeze was a mistake and unforgivable.

He had just transmigrated here when the Chu family was hosting a banquet for the distinguished guests from the imperial capital. As one of the direct descendants, Chu Xuan was naturally present.

Just because he sneezed, he was expelled from the ancestral residence. Although he was not explicitly expelled from the family tree, in practice, there was no difference.

The butler brought him to a desolate courtyard far away from the ancestral residence.

"Thirteenth Young Master, you can stay here from now on. I will arrange for someone to send food over."

The butler left after he finished speaking.

Chu Xuan was a direct descendant of the Chu family, one of the three great families in the state of Qin. He was ranked 13th and was the most disliked person among the younger generation of the Chu family.

He pushed open the door to the courtyard. The courtyard was overgrown with weeds, so it was obvious that no one had lived there for a long time.

This courtyard was far from the ancestral home and was located at the edge of the Chu family's land. Naturally, no one would come to live in this remote place.

Chu Xuan sighed. Due to his parents' influence, he had always been disliked by the master of the family, Chu Tianming, who was also his grandfather.

His father was Chu Tianming's third son. He had always been doted on and had been the most outstanding talent in his father's generation. However, his father had broken the marriage contract prepared by Chu Tianming and married Chu Xuan's mother, a woman with no deep background.

Chu Tianming was almost angered to death by this.

Three years ago, Chu Xuan's parents had left home without a trace. From then on, Chu Xuan's situation became even worse. His grandfather, Chu Tianming, would become annoyed every time he saw him.

Finally, today, he could no longer hold it in anymore. Adopting the mentality of what he could not see could not trouble him, he eventually chased Chu Xuan out of the ancestral home.

It was the melodramatic drama of an aristocratic family!

Chu Xuan was speechless. However, he couldn't change anything. It was already good enough that he still had a place to stay.

At least he would not have to worry about food and clothing.

Looking at the weeds in the yard, Chu Xuan was troubled. He was the young master of an aristocratic family after all. Should he personally remove the weeds?

Fortunately, he was not troubled for long. The two servants of the Chu family were arranged by the butler to clean up the yard of the house. Thus, they removed the weeds and cleaned up the place.

They also replaced the furniture and prepared daily necessities.

Chu Xuan finally felt a little bit of satisfaction as a young master of an aristocratic family.

He ordered the servants to bring him a deck chair and some books.

From now on, he would stay here.

After the servants left, Chu Xuan lay on the deck chair and breathed in the sweet air. He looked at the blue sky and white clouds with a bit of confusion in his eyes.

He had travelled through time. His situation was not good, but it was not too bad either. At the very least, he did not have to worry about food and clothing for the time being.

However, this was a world where one could cultivate to the spirit level and warriors could move mountains and overturn seas. As a weak little dreg of society, it was difficult to say that he felt safe.

The next day, Chu Yang lay on the recliner and flipped through a book. Other than him, there was no one else in the courtyard. After the servants delivered the food, they packed up and left. They did not even speak two sentences throughout the whole process.

He did not even have a maid!

Chu Xuan sighed. As expected, he was not welcomed. Even as the young master of an aristocratic family, he did not have a maid to serve him.

"The stronger the house, the more powerful the system is. Binding the current place of residence to the territory of the house. You have stayed in the house for one day. The reward is the indestructible Vajra Divine Art!"

Suddenly, a voice sounded in his mind.

Chu Xuan's spirits were lifted and he sat straight up. System?

A blurry space appeared in his mind and a system message was transmitted over.

The stronger the system, the stronger he would become. Every day, he would receive a reward for staying in the house. The method of which he stayed in the house would differ, thereby leading to random rewards.

As long as one did not leave the courtyard and only stayed in the house and courtyard, the longer one stayed in the house, the greater the reward would be and the stronger he would become.

However, once one left the courtyard, the records would be reset and the score would have to be recalculated.

Chu Xuan's mood immediately brightened. 'maids aren't important. I just like to stay in the house. It's good to stay in the house. There's no danger to my safety here'!

He immediately received the reward.

A stream of information surged into his mind, and a wave of energy circulated around his body. His skin also started faintly flashing with a golden glow.

Chu Xuan felt his strength continuously increasing. At the same time, he silently circulated the Vajra Indestructible Divine Art.

Clenching his fist, his strength soared. This was especially true for his defensive strength, which reached the peak of the mortal realm.

The Vajra Indestructible Divine Art technique was a top defensive technique of the mortal realm. Even so, this world, it was not considered extremely powerful.

Above the Mortal Realm were the Profound Realm, Spirit Realm, Void Realm, Unity Realm, True Realm, Emperor Realm, and so on.

The Mortal Realm was just the most basic realm. It was also divided into three cultivation stages: body refining, meridian opening, and Qi gathering.

Only by breaking through the mortal gate and stepping into the profound realm could one truly began their path of cultivation. After the Profound Realm, each realm was divided into nine levels.

No matter how strong the Mortal Realm was, without breaking through the mortal gate, one would still only ever be a mortal.

However, Chu Xuan was not disappointed. After all, this was only a reward for staying indoors for a day.

Before he received the reward, his strength was only at the meridian opening stage within the Mortal Realm. He was considered trash.

Now that he had reached the peak of the Mortal Realm, it was almost impossible for anyone to hurt him, particularly if they themselves were still in the Mortal Realm.

Chu Xuan was satisfied, and he made up his mind to stay indoors!

Stretching his waist, Chu Xuan changed his posture and lay back on the recliner. He picked up the book and continued reading.

He let out a long breath and felt refreshed.

Comfortable!

After receiving the cheat, he was full of energy, and his previous annoyance was gone.

"You changed your posture and stayed comfortably at home. You are rewarded with a box of qi-gathering pills!"

There was a reward for this?

Chu Xuan became even more energetic. He took out the qi-gathering pills that the system had rewarded him with and found that there was a whole box.

The box was made of wood, and there were hundreds of bottles of pills inside, with each bottle containing twelve pills.

Chu Xuan took out a bottle of pills and put the rest back into the system space.

He poured out a pill. It was brown and lustrous, and a faint medicinal fragrance lingered around it. He could vaguely sense the spiritual essence contained in the pill.

It was definitely a top-grade pill. As expected of a product of the system.

Chu Xuan put the pill into his mouth. The pill dissolved and turned into a stream of pure spiritual energy that entered his body and gathered in his dantian1, along his meridians.

The last stage of cultivation in the Mortal Realm was the gathering of Qi.

When the gathering of Qi was full and circulated around one's body, it meant that one had cultivated to the peak of Mortal Realm.

If one wanted to take another step forward, the only way was to break through the Mortal Gate, sublimate to the extremes, shed the mortal state, and step into the Profound Realm.

The Mortal Gate was hard to break, and countless people normally stopped there. If one was unable to break through the Mortal Gate, they would eventually become immortal.

Chu Xuan took a Qi gathering pill and felt the spiritual energy fill his dantian. It circulated around his meridians, and his body faintly glowed with a golden light.

After obtaining the Vajra Indestructible Divine Art, he managed to break through, from opening his meridians to qi-gathering.

With a qi-gathering pill, he was able to gather his Qi to perfection and stabilize his cultivation to reach the mortal peak.

However, this was not something that could be solved simply by eating a qi-gathering pill. The only way was to break through the Mortal Gate and open the door of mystery.

Chu Xuan was not in a hurry. He suspected that after a few days, he might be able to break through the gateway.

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Chapter 2: Dragon Python Spirit Fist and One Year's Cultivation

Chu Xuan spent most of the day lying on the recliner, reading. He changed several positions but did not receive any system rewards.

It seemed that changing a few comfortable positions would not be enough to trigger the system's random rewards.

In the evening, the person who came to deliver the food was not a servant.

Instead, it was a beautiful woman wearing a green dress.

It was her cousin, Chu Yun.

Chu Yun was the favored daughter of the direct line of descent. Her talent was outstanding. At such a young age, she had already reached the peak of Mortal Realm. Moreover, she had already touched the barrier of the Mortal Gate and was about to break through it and enter the Profound Realm.

"Why are you here?"

Chu Xuan asked in surprise.

Chu Yun put down the lunch box and placed the dishes on the table. She looked up at Chu Xuan and felt that he seemed to have changed.

As she had not yet stepped into the Profound Realm, and since Chu Xuan did not reveal his strength, she could not see Chu Xuan's actual strength.

"Thirteenth Brother, you have to bear with it for a while. When Grandpa's anger subsides, I'll go and beg Grandpa to let you return to the ancestral residence."

Among the brothers and sisters of this generation, Chu Yun and Chu Xuan were the closest.

"There's no need. I'm living very well here. It'll be annoying if I go back. There's no need."

Chu Xuan waved his hand and refused.

Not only did he not plan to go back to the ancestral residence, he did not even plan to step out of the courtyard door.

He liked to stay at home!

"Thirteenth Brother, I'll go and beg Grandfather. He'll definitely agree. He won't be angry with me. Don't worry."

Chu Yun thought that Chu Xuan was afraid that she would implicate him if she begged and that was why he refused.

"There's really no need."

Chu Xuan looked at Chu Yun's determined gaze and was touched. In this world, other than his parents, there were still people who cared about him.

Of course, he knew that after a few days, his cheap Grandfather Chu Tianming's anger would subside. If Chu Yun went to plead for mercy, there was a high chance that he would let him go back.

After all, Chu Yun was the chosen one among the grandchildren. She was deeply loved by Chu Tianming and would not be angry with her over such a small matter.

However, he really did not want to leave.

This place was remote and quiet. It was so comfortable to stay at home.

When he returned to the ancestral residence, others would be annoyed by his presence. They would definitely harass him from time to time.

Chu Yun sat down and ate with Chu Xuan. After chatting for a while, she went back.

Before leaving the courtyard, Chu Yun promised repeatedly that she would plead with Chu Tianming to let him go back to the ancestral residence.

However, it was impossible for him to go back right now, so just stayed here and did not leave.

Chu Xuan lay on the recliner, his posture relaxed.

"You've been staying here for two days. Reward: Dragon Python Spirit Fist!"

The system's voice sounded, and Chu Xuan immediately received the reward. A stream of information simultaneously also surged into his mind.

In his mind, the Dragon Python appeared. Its aura was like a rainbow, and its fist seemed to have a spirit.

In a short period of time, he had already grasped the Dragon Python Spirit Fist. This was an attack technique that stood at the top of the Spirit Realm.

Unfortunately, Chu Xuan was limited by his realm and was unable to unleash its power.

The Dragon Python Spirit Fist was divided into the python form and the dragon form. Once one had cultivated to the point of turning a python and into a dragon, one would be able to grasp its essence.

Chu Xuan performed the Dragon Python Spirit Fist in the courtyard. His fist was like a giant python. It was agile, swift, and violent.

At this moment, Chu Xuan felt that with the defense of the Vajra Indestructible Divine technique and the swift and violent attack of the Dragon Python Spirit Fist, it would be easy for one to fight against ten martial artists who were also at the peak of the Mortal Realm.

Chu Xuan immediately mastered the cultivation technique that the system rewarded him with. If his realm was high enough, he could use the dragon form.

However, if he wanted to use the dragon form, he would need to be at least at the seventh level of the Profound Realm.

Furthermore, if he wanted to fully display the power of the Dragon Python Spirit Fist, he would need to be in the spirit realm.

The Dragon Python Spirit Fist was definitely one of the top techniques in the Chu family's scripture pavilion.

Chu Xuan felt that he should be able to break through to the Profound Realm after staying indoors for another two or three days.

On the third day of staying indoors, the reward was a dagger.

"Phantom Dagger."

The dagger had the ability to confuse people's minds. If one were to look at the dagger, it would appear as if they could see layers upon layers of daggers, making it impossible to distinguish which one was the real dagger.

If it was used in an attack, it would conjure countless daggers to confuse the enemy.

It could be considered a pretty good weapon.

On the fourth day, Chu Xuan was still lying on the recliner reading. He felt that since he had decided to stay in the courtyard and not go out, he had to adjust his state of mind and not get agitated.

Reading was undoubtedly a good way to calm his mind and ensure he was not affected by external matters.

He was reading strange books.

What was recorded in the books were the strange stories of the southern region, including some historical events.

For example, it documented the changes of the nine countries of the southern region. It recorded which dynasties had perished and which dynasties had risen over the years.

The Qin Kingdom was one of the nine countries of the southern region. The Qin Kingdom had once been a strong dynasty. In the end, it had perished under the joint efforts of the Qin, Chu, He, and Zhao families. That was how the current Qin Kingdom came into being.

The Qin family was the most powerful and was the current royal family of the sQin Kingdom. The Chu, He, and Zhao families were the three major aristocratic families of the Qin Kingdom.

Among the nine countries of the southern region, only the Qin Kingdom belonged to a dynasty where the four families ruled together. The Qin family did not have the power to completely unify the other three major aristocratic families. On top of that, due to the relationship between their ancestors and the marriage between generations, it was difficult to separate them.

Besides, with a common enemy, civil strife would only lead to destruction. Thus, no matter how ambitious the royal family of Qin was, they could only accept the fact that the four families ruled together, while the Qin family was the boss.

"You stayed indoors for four days and were rewarded with a year's worth of cultivation."

The reward for the fourth day soon arrived and Chu Xuan's spirit was roused. A year's worth of cultivation?

After receiving a year's worth of cultivation, he was about to break through to the Profound Realm.

He immediately received the reward.

He only felt a surge of power emerge. His strength increased instantly as if he had broken off some kind of shackle.

However, he did not break through to the Profound Realm.

His essence, Qi, and spirit only had a feeling of sublimation.

It was as if the next step would cause him to undergo an earth-shattering transformation. This was especially true for his spiritual will, which could become corporeal.

Chu Xuan carefully perceived the changes in his body. The reward of a year of cultivation did not help him break through to the Profound Realm.

However, it truly pushed his realm to the limits of the Mortal Realm.

He had a feeling that once he broke through to the Profound Realm, his strength and foundation would far surpass that of ordinary Profound Realm martial artists.

It was because he had already reached the peak of Mortal Realm and was unable to advance any further. He had made another small breakthrough and had truly reached the peak of the Mortal Realm.

Half-step Profound Realm?

Chu Xuan didn't know if his current realm could be called the Half-step Profound Realm.

What he knew was that his current strength had already surpassed the peak of Mortal Realm by quite a bit.

Normally speaking, once one reached the peak of Mortal Realm, they would not be able to advance any further. They would have to comprehend the Mortal Gate, touch the barrier of the Mortal Gate, and finally break through the gate and step into the profound realm. Only then would they be able to continue growing stronger.

However, Chu Xuan had never heard of such a state where one could advance one step further and reach the pinnacle of Mortal Realm.

He was born in the Chu family, and even with the Chu family's background, there were no records of such a state.

Chu Xuan felt that such a state was extremely rare, which was why the Chu family did not have any records of it.

Of course, there was another possibility. There were still too few books in the Chu family's possesion, which was why he had not seen any records of such a state just yet.

At this moment, the true Profound Realm was in sight.

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Chapter 3: Sublimation, Breaking Through to the Profound Realm

"You've been cooped up for five days. The reward is one box of great profound pills."

Here it comes!

The great profound pill was not only a pill for breaking through to the Profound Gate, it was also a pill required for the cultivation of the Profound Realm.

The system was generous. It directly rewarded one box instead of one or two bottles of such petty things.

Chu Xuan took out a bottle of pills and poured out a single pill. He sat cross-legged in the room and put the pill into his mouth. This was for breaking through to the Profound Realm.

The pill melted as soon as it entered his mouth. There was a rumbling sound, and Chu Xuan felt that his body was undergoing some kind of metamorphosis, and he felt as if he was floating in the air.

The spiritual energy in his body was also continuously compressed, and the spiritual energy of Heaven and Earth continuously gushed into him. Gradually, the spiritual energy became corporeal and began to glow faintly.

His spiritual energy was also undergoing a metamorphosis, and it was being refined into spiritual energy.

Only a hundred portions of spiritual energy could be refined into one portion of spiritual energy, after which the amount of power one could control would increase by a hundredfold.

However, an even greater transformation took place in one's mental will.

The greatest barrier between the Mortal Gate and the Profound Gate was not the transformation of one's physical body or spiritual energy, but the transformation of one's mental will.

This stage of transformation was core to the process.

It was also the greatest barrier to breaking through to the Profound Realm.

Chu Xuan felt that there seemed to be a shackle attached to his spiritual will. After breaking the shackle, a door appeared.

The tightly shut door was loosening at this moment.

Once he pushed open this door, he would step into a new world.

The true barrier of the entrance!

Chu Xuan knew that as long as he pushed open this door, his spiritual will would be able to complete the sublimation. He would be able to sense it within his body, and he would be able to comprehend the profoundness of this world.

This door was a door of profoundness.

He needed to push open the door of profoundness and enter a new world.

This door was not only the natural chasm and barrier between the mortal and profound world, but it was also a test.

If he did not break through the Mortal Gate, he would only ever be a mortal. If he remained like this, he would only ever end up as a pile of yellow soil.

The peak masters of the Mortal Realm did not have a lifespan of more than 150 years.

On the other hand, once one entered the Profound Realm, their lifespan would increase by 500 years. Those who cultivated special techniques could even enjoy a lifespan of 800 years.

Chu Xuan was bombarding this door. Every time he bombarded it, his spiritual will would sublimate, and the gap between the doors would grow bigger.

After nine consecutive bombardments, there was a boom, and door suddenly collapsed. In an instant, Chu Xuan felt as if he had entered a new world.

His spiritual will was sublimating, rapidly undergoing some kind of transformation.

At a certain moment, he could see himself sitting cross-legged, everything in the house, and even the ants crawling on the ground in the courtyard.

At this moment, the world became clear.

He could even sense the spiritual qi fluctuations between the heavens and earth.

He had successfully reached the Profound Realm!

Even with his eyes closed, he could see everything around him even more clearly than before he broke through.

Will Perception!

This ability was only available after breaking through to the profound realm.

Mental will could be sensed away from the body. The stronger one was, the farther one's will perception could reach.

Chu Xuan took out another great profound pill and swallowed it, consolidating his cultivation after breaking through.

"You've broken through while you were still cooped up. The Bewitching Technique is your reward!"

The system's voice sounded, and Chu Xuan was instantly overjoyed. There was even a reward for breaking through? Not Bad, not bad.

He just did not know if there would be a reward for every breakthrough.

After receiving the Bewitching Technique, a small gray booklet appeared. Chu Xuan opened the booklet, and mysterious characters jumped out of the booklet and entered his eyes.

Waves of profound comprehension appeared in his mind. Half an hour later, Chu Xuan finished comprehending the Bewitching Technique.

This was a type of secret technique that could cause hallucinations in one's mental will, disrupt one's mental will, and even disrupt one's soul.

At the same time, cultivating the Bewitching Technique also had the effect of strengthening one's mental will and soul.

The soul was still far away from Chu Xuan, and it was not so easy to condense. It would take another sublimation and transformation of one's mental will before it could be condensed into a soul.

Chu Xuan consolidated his realm while practising the Bewitching Technique. As he had directly comprehended the Bewitching Technique, it was easy for him to cultivate it. Thus, he spent more than an hour to get started on it.

After finishing his cultivation, Chu Xuan went to the courtyard and performed the Dragon Python Spirit Fist again.

After breaking through to the Profound Realm, the power of the Dragon Python Spirit Fist was no longer comparable to before.

As he threw out a punch, his spiritual power surged and turned into a gray python that rapidly lunged out.

Chu Xuan threw out punch after punch. The gray python bit, pounced, and struck out rapidly, but no matter what it did, it never lacked flexibility.

After practicing the Dragon Python Spirit Fist, Chu Xuan tested the Bewitching Technique again, and invisible waves rippled out.

The Bewitching Technique directly attacked a person's mental will. It could make a person start hallucinating, and it could even force the bewitched person to act according to the user's will.

Casting the Bewitching Technique consumed one's mental will. Even without directly comparing himself to other Profound Realm martial artists, Chu Xuan felt that his mental will was much stronger than other martials artists who were also at the first stage of the Profound Realm.

He wondered if the system would ever reward medicinal pills or spiritual items that could increase mental will.

If there was a cultivation method that focused on mental will, then it would be the best thing for him to work on.

A cultivation method to cultivate one's mind and will was extremely rare and difficult to come by.

Even the Chu family only had one low-grade Profound Realm level cultivation method to cultivate one's mind and will.

Despite only having one, the Chu family stood tall in the Qin Kingdom because of the addition of this single cultivation method.

This technique was the core cultivation method of the Chu family. Chu Xuan was only at the Mortal Realm meridian opening stage. Even the direct descendants had never seen this cultivation method before.

After breaking through to the Profound Realm, Chu Xuan now needed a cultivation method. After the Vajra Indestructible Divine Art reached the Profound Realm, there was no longer a need to cultivate it.

The cultivation method of the Chu family that he cultivated was only somewhere between the Mortal Realm to the first level of the Profound Realm. Every junior of the Chu family could only receive the follow-up cultivation method after breaking through to the Profound Realm.

Even so, Chu Xuan did not plan to continue cultivating the Chu family's cultivation method. He wanted to wait for one of the system's cultivation methods, which it would undoubtedbly eventually issue as a reward.

Although the Chu family was one of the three great families in the Qin Kingdom and appeared very powerful, it was actually quite ordinary in the southern region.

The cultivation method practiced by the direct line of descent in the Chu family was only the high-grade mysterious sutras.

Cultivation methods below the Void Realm were known as mysterious sutras. They were divided into high-grade, middle-grade, and low-grade.

After the Void Realm, there was the Unity Realm, True Realm, and Emperor Realm.

Cultivation techniques below the True Realm were called True Scriptures. Although the individual strength of each technique varied, there were no specific power levels attached to them.

Above the True Scriptures was the Emperor's Scriptures.

Chu Xuan felt that at minimum, she should to cultivate the Emperor's Scriptures.

After just a few days, Chu Xuan did not have high hopes for a higher level cultivation technique.

It was rumored among the direct descendants of the Chu family that Chu Tianming had half of the True Scripture. The ultimate goal of all the direct descendants was to have the opportunity to cultivate this half of the scripture.

The entire Chu family only cultivated this half of the true scripture with two palms. It was the true core of the Chu family.

However, Chu Xuan was not interested in this half of the True Scripture right now. If he only had half of it, he was afraid that he would die before he could cultivate to the Unity Realm.

Lying on the recliner, Chu Xuan continued to read. Although he had only just broken through, his realm was already quite stable.

If he wanted to stay at home for a long time, he had to be stable.

Therefore, Chu Xuan made up his mind to read more. Firstly, he wanted to pass the time, and secondly, he wanted to broaden his horizons.

After all, the Chu family was not a weak aristocratic family. They had a lot of books. After reading all the books, he should be able to broaden his understanding of this world.

Currently, Chu Xuan only had a relatively good understanding of the Qin Kingdom. The Qin Kingdom was located in the Southern Province, so he did not know much about it, let alone outside of the province.

There were many books that the Chu family had collected that the servants could not bring over, so when Chu Yun came again, Chu Xuan had to ask for her help. She had to make a copy of the many books collected by the Chu family for him.

As he was reading, she suddenly sensed a servant carrying a lunchbox outside in the courtyard.

PS: collect, ask for tickets, ask for everything (# #)

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Chapter 4: Cultist Spies

It was not time to eat yet. The servants delivered food at a fixed time, and when the time came, two servants always came together.

The butler had arranged specifically for these servants, and unless there was a unique situation, there would not be a change of staff.

Chu Xuan could see through his will perception that the servant who was delivering the food that day was a new person.

In Chu Xuan's will perception, there seemed to be something wrong with this servant.

Chu Xuan frowned slightly. Could it be that someone from the Chu family was targetting him?

There was no reason for this.

He was not favored by Chu Tianming in the direct line of descent of the Chu family, and his uncles had never targeted him before this.

As for his peers, he had already been expelled from the ancestral residence and marginalized.

Therefore, there was no reason for anyone target him.

Although the Chu family was a large aristocratic family, the fights between the direct line of descent were not too intense.

Chu Xuan saw the servant come in and start to place food on the table.

He used his will to scan the food on the table and found that there were a few small insect eggs mixed inside the food.

If he had not broken through to the Profound Realm, he definitely would not have detected the insect eggs mixed in with the food.

The eggs of the poisonous gu?

He used his will to determine that it was just an ordinary poisonous gu's eggs. This was not a threat to Chu Xuan, who was now at the Profound Realm.

The other party did not want to kill him, but instead wanted to control him!

"Thirteenth Young Master, it's time to eat."

After the servant placed the food, he lowered his head and retreated to the side.

Chu Xuan was still lying on the recliner. He looked at the servant and said, "This young master is very curious about something. Who asked you to come today?"

"Hmm?"

The servant was stunned and looked at Chu Xuan. "It was the order of the head butler."

The head butler was the one who brought Chu Xuan here. He was Chu Tianming's confidant as well as the head butler of the Chu family's ancestral residence.

Chu Xuan decided to try the Bewitching Technique on this servant. A servant who had just reached the Qi gathering stage of the Mortal Realm would definitely not be able to resist the control of the Bewitching Technique.

With that, Chu Xuan immediately gathered his spiritual will and cast the Bewitching Technique. Moments later, an invisible wave invaded the servant's will.

In just an instant, the servant no longer even had the strength to resist as his eyes became dull.

"Tell me, who are you? Who asked you to come here?"

A cold light flashed in Chu Xuan's eyes. No matter who had ordered the servant, anyone who dared to harm him would not be forgiven.

Chu Xuan was not strong enough, so he had to endure it for now. However, once he was strong enough, he would kill the perpetrator immediately!

"I'm a cultist. No one asked me to come here. I just saw an opportunity to control you and gain the favor of the heretic elders. That is why I came here…"

The cultist sect was the most chaotic factor in the Qin Kingdom, and the force behind it was the Evil Imperial Court!

The Evil Imperial Court was a very special country in the southern region. Everyone in its territory practised evil arts, and not many laws were enforced within the country.

Every day, evil cultivators would fight and devour each other in order to become stronger.

The Evil Imperial Court had the smallest population of any neighbouring country, but it was extremely powerful, and it constantly watched its neighbours like a tiger eyeing its prey.

This was especially true when it firmly controlled the lineage of the Evil King of the Evil Imperial Court. The king's strength was beyond imagination. Otherwise, how could he rule over all the evil cultivators in the region?

There were evil cults in the eight countries that made up the southern region. The cults were either formed by evil cultivators from the Evil Imperial Court itself or were evil cultivators cultivated by the Evil Imperial Court within each respective territory.

The cultists were secretive and were extremely good at remaining in hiding as well as killing. They were the most unstable factor within the borders of each country.

Cultists did not call themselves saints like certain factions did. Rather, they called referred to themselves as cultists.

Cults consisted of a group of people who practised evil techniques. They knew that they were all evil people, so they never bothered labelling themselves saints.

When Chu Xuan heard that the servant was actually a cultist, he was shocked. Was he being targeted by a cult?

No, only this cultist should be targeting him for the time being.

The Chu family had actually been infiltrated by a cultist spy!

Could it be that the cult was going to launch an attack on the Chu family?

If it was just a cult, the Chu family's strength was enough to deal with it.

What Chu Xuan was worried about was that the Evil Imperial Court was specifically targeting the Chu family, or possibly even the Qin Kingdom, and was preparing to launch an attack on them.

At this stage, he could not allow anything to the Chu family. If something happened to the Chu family, how could he stay at home and become stronger?

He did not know how many evil cult spies had infiltrated the Chu family. Hence, he had to remind his cheap grandfather, Chu Tianming, to thoroughly investigate the Chu family and find out about the hidden spies!

After the interrogation, Chu Xuan let out a sigh of relief. This operation had been started made by this evil cult disciple on his own initiative.

He saw an opportunity to control Chu Xuan, a direct descendant of the Chu family, so he was prepared to secretly control himself and claim credit from the cultist elders.

However, Chu Xuan realized that since this cultist felt that there was now an opportunity to gain control over a direct descendant of the Chu family, then the other cultists would definitely feel the same.

If there were indeed cultists from the dark realm lurking within the Chu family, it would be troublesome if they all started targetting him.

Therefore, in order for him to stay safe and comfortable, he had to make the Chu family thoroughly investigate the matter relating to the hidden spies.

He had to inform his cheap grandfather, Chu Tianming.

Even so, how could he inform him?

Chu Xuan did not want to expose his true strength. He did not plan to take even half a step outside his courtyard. Moreover, he had to conceal his strength in order to reduce the enemy's attention on him.

Until he was strong enough, he had to protect himself and stay alive!

As he thought of this, Chu Xuan's emotions fluctuated, and the Bewitching Technique shook. After all, it was his first time using the Bewitching Technique, and he did not manage to control his strength well. This ended up in him destroying a small part of the servant's will.

As such, it was impossible for Chu Xuan to hand over the spy to Chu Tianming now. Otherwise, he would definitely know that a small part of the spy's will had been destroyed.

Chu Xuan's strength would be drawn into question, and his true strength would be discovered. His grandfather might even wonder if he had hidden his strength for other reasons.

A small part of the spy's spiritual will had been destroyed. For a man who had just reached the qi-gathering stage, it was an extremely serious injury. He might even become retarded.

Even if he did not become a retard, his mind would still be in chaos and his emotions would be out of control.

If Chu Xuan did not want others to find out that the spy's will had been severely damaged, he could only kill him.

If he was killed, it would impossible to find out that his will had been severely damaged when he was still alive.

After all, he was only at the Mortal Realm. There would not be any trace of his will after he died.

After Chu Xuan lost control and destroyed a small part of the spy's will, his face contorted as if he had fallen into a state of chaos.

Not long after, the two servants who were supposed to deliver the food arrived.

Chu Xuan immediately released the cultist spy and pretended to have a big fight with the other party.

The cult spy showed the strength of someone who had only just entered the qi-gathering stage while Chu Xuan also displayed an equal amount of strength to match him.

Moreover, he showed that he had just broken through not long ago and that his strength was not even equal to that of the cultist spy, making it appear as if he were pathetically defending himself. This was the only way to stay true to his character.

He was the scum of the direct line of descent!

"Such impudence! How dare you attack the Thirteenth Young Master?!"

The servant delivering the food heard the sound of battle and quickly rushed over. When he saw Chu Xuan dodge the attacks in a sorry state, he was immediately shocked.

No matter how marginalized Chu Xuan was, he was still part of the direct line of descent of the Chu family. He was not someone that servants like them could offend.

There was actually a servant who attacked a member of the direct line of descent of the Chu family. This was a huge crime!

"A cultist?"

When he saw that the servant was actually using an evil technique, he was immediately shocked.

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Chapter 5: The Great Emperor's Scripture

The two servants were both at the Qi gathering stage. They quickly put down the lunchbox and rushed forward to save Chu Xuan.

They both realized that this servant was a cultist spy. As long as they caught this spy, they would be considered to have completed a meritorious deed.

If they completed such a great meritorious deed, there would definitely be rewarded handsomely. They might even get the opportunity to obtain resources and breakthrough to the Profound Realm.

Most of the servants from the Chu family were at the Mortal Realm. Once they broke through to the Profound Realm, they would become a steward of the Chu family. Regardless of whether they were sent to various places in the county or stayed in the Chu family residence, their status would surely improve.

"Kill him! Kill him now!"

Chu Xuan was flustered and exasperated.

"A servant dares to attack me? Kill him now!"

The two servants worked together and quickly captured the cultist. Chu Xuan took the opportunity to attack and roared, "You dare to attack this young master? Die!"

"Thirteenth Young Master, you can't kill him!"

The two servants felt their heads ache. This was a spy. It was more useful to keep him alive. How could they just kill him?

This person was indeed a scumbag among the direct descendants!

However, by now, Chu Xuan had already punched the spy's throat. With a crack, the spy's eyes widened and blood gushed out from his mouth. In a short while, he died.

The two servants were helpless!

After killing the spy, Chu Xuan's face turned pale and he turned around to pretend to vomit!

"Thirteenth Young Master, this man was a spy from the cult. We have to report this to the head butler."

The two servants did not know what to say. Thirteenth Young Master was really trash.

After killing a spy, he could not even stand the smell of blood and began vomiting!

Chu Xuan waved his hand and told the two servants to scram.

The servants carried the spy's body and left while Chu Xuan returned to the recliner and lay down. He thought about his performance just now. He should have appeared trashy enough, right?

In this way, Chu Tianming would become even more annoyed with him. He would be completely marginalized and there would be no longer any possibility of him returning to the core of the direct line of descent, so he was no longer useful to the family.

Even if there were still spies lurking around after the Chu family's upcoming investigation, they would not take the risk to attack a useless member of the direct line of descent like him, right?

Over the next period, he should be able to peacefully stay at home.

"You killed the cultist who invaded your house. You will be rewarded with a box of spirit-nourishing pills."

The system's voice sounded.

The system's random reward was finally triggered again.

Chu Xuan received the spirit-nourishing pills. This was a type of pill that nourished one's spirit and will. Not only was it effective at the Profound Realm, but even after breaking through to the Spirit Realm, it would still be useful to nourish and strengthen one's spirit and will.

The medicinal pill produced by the system was extraordinary.

It was effective in both realms.

He immediately took out a bottle and poured out a spirit-nourishing pill to consume.

The medicinal pill dissolved, and a refreshing medicinal power surged into his mind. In just an instant, Chu Xuan felt that his spirit was refreshed, and his will's perception of heaven and earth became clearer.

Lying on the recliner, he silently refined the medicinal pill. He felt the range of his will's perception slowly increase, and his spirit and will continued to strengthen under the nourishment of the medicinal pill.

In the Chu family's ancestral residence, in the meeting hall, Chu Tianming was about to go crazy from anger.

"Trash, trash! What kind of son did Luo'er give birth to? How can he be such trash? How could he disgrace our Chu family like this?!"

In the meeting hall, the other members of the Chu family maintained their silence. They waited for Chu Tianming to vent his anger before continuing with the discussion.

"Luo'er's talent is outstanding, yet he gave birth to such a trash son. It's all because of that woman. Otherwise, how could my Luo'er give birth to such a trash son?"

The others continued to remain silent.

The third son with outstanding talent actually gave birth to such a useless son. It was all Chu Xuan's mother's fault!

Chu Tianming was really about to explode in anger. There was a cultist spy among the servants of the Chu family. They had already captured him alive, but in the end, Chu Xuan actually killed the spy!

Although he was angry after killing the spy, what really made him mad was that after Chu Xuan killed the spy, he actually could not even stand the bloody scene and vomited.

He was simply too useless!

How could such a useless person achieve great things in the future?

This was the reason why he was mad.

At this moment, Chu Tianming was considering whether he should force his precious granddaughter, Chu Yun, to stay away from Chu Xuan.

What if Chu Xuan's useless character was contagious?

If his granddaughter was infected by him and turned into a useless person, it would be a huge loss!

Chu Tianming cursed for a long while before he panted and sat down on the main seat. When he saw the young man sitting in the last row of the meeting hall, his expression eased up.

He rejoiced in his heart that not all of his grandchildren were good-for-nothings like Chu Xuan. In the end, there was still a junior with outstanding talent.

For example, Chu Qing, his eldest grandson who had participated in the meeting was already at the fourth level of the Profound Stage at a young age and was about to break through to the fifth level.

Not only was his cultivation talent outstanding, but his method of handling matters was also very shrewd and mature. He had even surpassed many of the older generation in this aspect.

This time, he had allowed Chu Qing to participate in the investigation of the spy in order to nurture him.

Chu Tianming was already treating him as the future heir of the Chu family, and was grooming him appropriately.

Among his sons, the third son that he had the highest hopes for had violated his engagement and nearly angered him to death. Moreover, he had gone missing and could not be found.

Therefore, Chu Tianming decided to look among the next generation. He decided he would select and nurture his successor from among his grandchildren.

Chu Xuan was depressed.

The emperor's scripture reward that he had expected did not appear.

Perhaps it was because he had not stayed indoors for long enough.

However, he was not in a hurry. While eating the spirit-nourishing pill to strengthen his will, he also ate the great profound pill to strengthen his spiritual power.

His strength continued to increase, and he soon reached the peak of the first stage of the Profound Realm.

Ten days.

After staying in the courtyard for ten days, the emperor's scripture cultivation technique that he had been looking forward to finally appeared.

"You've stayed in the courtyard for ten days, the reward is the great emperor's scripture."

An ancient and simple book appeared, faintly emitting a domineering pressure.

Chu Xuan was extremely excited. The emperor's scripture was a cultivation technique that pointed directly to the Emperor Realm.

Just half of the true scripture could allow the Chu family to stand among the three great families of the Qin country for thousands of years.

From this, one could see how precious and powerful the emperor's scripture was.

Moreover, this was only the reward for staying indoors for ten days.

If one stayed indoors for a month or a year, what level of cultivation technique would they be rewarded with?

Chu Xuan flipped open the emperor's scripture, and one character after another jumped into his eyes.

In his mind, scenes of cultivation comprehension regarding the emperor's scripture appeared one after another.

An hour later, Chu Xuan opened his eyes and stored the emperor's scripture in the system space after completely experiencing the comprehension of the emperor's scripture.

As expected of the emperor's scripture, it was far from what the Chu family's upper-grade scripture could compare to.

Chu Xuan took out a great profound pill and consumed it to cultivate the Profound Realm cultivation technique of the great emperor's scripture.

Originally, he had already reached the peak of the first level of the Profound Realm. With the cultivation of the great emperor's scripture, his foundation became even more solid, and his realm also slightly decreased.

Although his realm had decreased a little bit, his strength had almost doubled.

At this moment, when he used the Dragon Python Spirit Fist, the power was even greater, and his attacks were even more ferocious.

A great profound pill was quickly refined, and he found that the speed of his refinement was more than three times faster than before he had cultivated the emperor's scripture.

After a day, Chu Xuan had recovered to the peak of the first level of the Profound Realm, and he was on the verge of breaking through to the second stage.

The great profound pill was a top-grade Profound Realm medicinal pill. It did not have any side effects, and his cultivation increased rapidly.

Moreover, Chu Xuan had the system, so his cultivation level would not be unstable.

He only needed to break through quickly, and he did not need to worry about his cultivation level being unstable.

Chu Xuan was considering a problem. The servant who delivered the food was not a Profound Realm martial artist, so he could not sense his cultivation level and strength.

If the head butler or other Profound stage martial artists came, his strength would be exposed.

Once his strength was exposed, Chu Tianming would look at him again. He would even think that he was a genius and pay more attention to him.

This was not the result that Chu Xuan wanted.

Therefore, what he needed now was treasures or cultivation techniques to conceal his cultivation level.

This could only come from the system's reward.

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Chapter 6: Dust Assimilation Technique and Spirit Severing Sabre

On the eleventh day, Chu Xuan's wish came true.

"You've been a shut-in for eleven days. Comprehending the true essence of being a shut-in is to keep a low profile. You'll now be rewarded with the dust assimilation technique."

The dust assimilation technique was a secret technique.

It was not just a secret technique that simply concealed one's aura and cultivation. Instead, it was a secret technique that could be used to become the same as the environment and everything in its surroundings.

For example, if one stood in front of a tree, they would be perceived as that tree.

If he stood together with rockery, he would be that rockery in his will perception.

What was even more terrifying was that if he stood together with others, he would not appear in his will perception. Instead, he would be perceived as the person beside him, or perhaps the person beside him.

Hiding his aura and concealing his cultivation was just a small trick.

Chu Xuan was pleasantly surprised. The dust assimilation technique was definitely not a secret technique at the level of the Emperor Scripture.

Without any hesitation, he immediately started cultivating the dust assimilation technique.

Due to the system's direct comprehension process, it was not too difficult to cultivate it.

After spending half a day, the dust assimilation technique had reached the foundational stage.

After entering the foundational stage, the dust assimilation technique was constantly in operation. His cultivation showed that he was in the early Mortal Realm and had entered the Qi gathering stage.

At this moment, Chu Xuan, who was lying on the recliner, could only see the recliner if he used his will to sense, but he could not see himself.

This was the power of the dust assimilation technique.

After practising the dust assimilation technique, Chu Xuan's residence became more comfortable. As for the matter of the Chu family investigating the spies, he did not pay too much attention to it.

From the mouth of the food delivery servant, he knew that the Chu family had organized a competition to select highly qualified servants to be specially trained.

The food delivery servant was lucky enough to obtain a training spot. He could be seen that the other party was very excited by this.

His eldest cousin, Chu Qing, was in charge of this conference.

Chu Xuan immediately understood that the Chu family was going to use this conference to pick out the hidden spies. They were even going to use the spies they captured to take down the hidden forces of the cult in Chu County.

At the same time, Chu Tianming was also going to use this opportunity to train Chu Qing.

Chu Xuan did not care how the Chu family dealt with the cult, nor did he want to care. He just wanted to stay at home and slowly become stronger.

As long as he became stronger, forget the cultist sect, even if the cultist king of the evil imperial court attacked, he would not need to worry.

If the king angered him, he could just slap the king to death.

The prerequisite for all of this was that he had to be strong enough.

Thus, Chu Xuan read books and cultivated at the same time. He did not waste any time.

He ate several great profound pills and spirit nurturing pills every day.

His strength soon finally broke through to the second level of the Profound Realm. If news of this cultivation speed spread out, it would definitely scare the group of geniuses to death!

Under the nourishment of the spirit nurturing pills, his spiritual will grew rapidly. At the second stage of the Profound Realm, his spiritual will was already equal to the typical fourth stage Profound Realm.

Chu Yun came once and brought many copies of books from the Scripture Pavilion for Chu Xuan. Then, she went back to the ancestral residence to enter closed-door cultivation to break through to the Profound Realm.

Chu Xuan gave her three great profound pills and spirit-nourishing pills as a reward. Since he used the excuse that her father had left them behind, Chu Yun could not refuse.

During this period, the system rewarded him with another box of great profound pills and spirit-nourishing pills. However, it did not give him any new cultivation techniques nor treasures related to the cultivation of mental will.

Instead, it rewarded a sabre technique, high-grade profound scripture.

As well as a small secret technique.

Other than the daily fixed reward, Chu Xuan did not trigger the random reward. He had never understood the rules of the system's random reward.

In other words, the random reward had no rules at all.

Chu Yun went into seclusion for three days and successfully broke through to the Profound Realm. Her speed was beyond imagination. However, Chu Xuan knew that this was due to the effects of the great profound pills and the spirit nourishing pills.

The rest of the Chu family did not know the specific situation. Thus, they were all amazed at Chu Yun's amazing talent.

Chu Tianming was even happier.

After breaking through to the Profound Realm, Chu Yun came to bid farewell to Chu Xuan. She wanted to leave the clan ground and go out to train.

The direct descendants of the Chu family would only be allowed to leave the clan ground and go out to train after breaking through to the Profound Realm. Chu Xuan was very envious of this as had never left the clan ground before.

Forget the Qin Kingdom, he had never even seen the rest of Chu County that was controlled by the Chu family.

Now, he had to stay at home and slowly become stronger. No matter how envious he was, he would not leave. He would not even take a step out of the courtyard.

After Chu Yun left, there was no one to accompany him.

If he wanted to stay at home comfortably, he had to stabilize his state of mind. As for closed-door cultivation, such a thing did not exist in his mind.

His cultivation had been soaring, and there was no need for closed-door cultivation right now. It was possible that this was also what the system intended.

If he went into closed-door cultivation for a few months or a few years at a time, then it would be meaningless to stay at home.

Before Chu Yun left, she originally wanted to ask Chu Tianming for mercy and to allow Chu Xuan to return to the ancestral residence.

However, Chu Xuan refused. He said that he had just angered his grandfather, Chu Tianming, so it would definitely be difficult for him to return to the ancestral residence. If she were to punish him after she left, no one would help him plead for mercy.

Upon hearing Chu Xuan's words, Chu Yun temporarily dismissed the idea of pleading for mercy. However, she promised that when she returned from her experiential learning, she would definitely plead on his behalf.

Moreover, she encouraged Chu Xuan to break through to the profound realm as soon as possible so that he would not have to stay in the clan land and be restricted.

Under Chu Xuan's request, Chu Yun brought a lot of copied books over.

Time passed quickly. Soon, it was the 20th day that Chu Xuan had stayed in the courtyard.

It had been another 10 days. Chu Xuan was really looking forward to what rewards he would receive.

Currently, his cultivation was already at the sixth level of the Profound realm. He still had two full boxes of great profound pills and spirit nurturing pills. Other than the system's fixed daily rewards, one of the boxes was a random reward that had been triggered.

The Chu family's servant competition had ended and the servant who was responsible for delivering his meals and cleaning had thus been replaced.

Chu Xuan did not know how many cultist spies had been caught in the process

However, the Chu family was about to take action against the cultist forces hidden in Chu County.

The person in charge of clearing out the cultist forces was Chu Qing.

The day before, Chu Qing had left to make a trip to the courtyard and asked Chu Xuan if he wanted to go out with him to gain experience and broaden his horizons. He would plead with his grandfather to allow him to leave.

Chu Xuan refused.

What kind of joke was this? He was only at the Profound Realm. If he left now, the records that he had built up for so long would be wiped clean.

The Profound Realm did not guarantee safety outside. Although there were experts from the Chu family protecting him in the dark, what if something unexpected happened? Would he not lose his life?

Therefore, it was still safer to stay in the clan land and steadily become stronger.

When Chu Tianming found out that Chu Xuan was not willing to leave and was worried that he would encounter danger outside, his cowardly character made him lose his temper again.

Why did his talented third son give birth to a cowardly person?

It was all Chu Xuan's mother's fault!

Chu Tianming was so angry that he said, "Just let him stay there. Out of sight, out of mind!"

On the other hand, Chu Xuan was happy to be alone.

Twenty days later, the system reward arrived.

"You've been cooped up for twenty days. The reward is a high-grade treasure weapon, the spirit-slaying SABRE!"

High-grade treasure weapon!

Chu Xuan was pleasantly surprised. One had to know that the main weapon of the Chu family was only a middle-grade treasure weapon.

The weapons used by martial artists were divided into mortal weapons, spirit weapons, treasure weapons, and emperor weapons. They were also sub-divided into three grades: upper, middle, and lower.

As the name implied, mortal weapons were only mortal weapons. No matter how sharp they were, and no matter how hard they hit, they could only be used by martial artists in the Mortal Realm.

No matter how strong a mortal weapon was, it could not bear the spiritual power of a martial artist above the profound realm, and could not match the strength of a Profound realm martial artist.

A spiritual weapon needed special materials and special forging techniques to be created.

Not only could this weapon bear the spiritual power of a martial artist above the profound realm, but it could also enhance the martial artist's attack power.

The higher the grade, the greater the power. Similarly, it also required a higher cultivation level to be able to display its true power.

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Chapter 7: Seventh Stage Profound Realm, Thunderbolt Finger

Spirit weapons corresponded to the three realms which consisted of the profound realm, spirit realm, and void realm. Martial artists of these three realms were able to wield the power of spirit weapons.

However, spirit weapons were unable to amplify martial artists of the unity realm and above. They might even be unable to withstand the spiritual power of martial artists of the unity realm and above, resulting in a situation where the weapons ends up damaged.

A treasured weapon was usually used by a martial artist at the unity realm, the true realm, or the beginning of the emperor realm.

Martial artists below the unity realm could also use a treasured weapon, but they could not unleash its power. Moreover, the cost of treasured weapons was extremely huge.

At the end of the day, a treasured weapon was ultimately stronger than a spirit weapon. When both sides were equal in strength, but if one person were wielding a spiritual weapon, against the other holding a spiritual weapon. Even if they could not unleash the power of a spiritual weapon, the final victor… would still be the one holding a treasured weapon.

As for an emperor weapon… those were on a completely different level. It was far from what a spirit weapon and a treasured weapon could compare to.

Chu Xuan had stayed in his residence for twenty days and obtained a high-grade treasured weapon. It was even more powerful than the Chu family's guardian weapon. How could he not be happy?

If he stayed in his residence for a year, an emperor weapon would not just be a dream.

The spirit-slayer saber's entire body was snow-white and there was a faint flow of spirit energy emanating from the blade. With a glance, one could tell that it was extraordinary.

Chu Xuan checked the information about the spirit-slayer saber and saw that it was actually a treasured artifact that mainly damaged one's spirit and will.

For martial artists, injuries to the spirit and will were more difficult to treat than injuries to the body. Pills and spiritual items that could heal the spirit and will were very rare and expensive.

Once the spirit and will were severely injured and could not recover, the path of cultivation would be almost completely cut off.

At the same time that the spirit slayer sabre injured one's physical body, it also injured one's mental will. It was also able to specifically attack and destroy one's mental will.

Attacks that targeted one's mental will were always difficult to defend against. Unless one had a treasure that protected one's mental will or a method to protect the mental will, one could only rely on your natural defence to resist.

Chu Xuan put away the spirit slayer saber. With his current strength of the sixth level of the profound realm, as long as he did not encounter a spirit realm martial artist, he could even kill a ninth level profound realm martial artist with the spirit slayer saber's sharp edge.

Moreover, he was cultivating the Emperor's scripture. Compared to others of the same realm, his strength was even greater.

There were only ten days left before he would have been in isolation for a month.

Chu Xuan was looking forward to the reward for a month of seclusion. What would it be?

It would definitely not be inferior to the spirit slayer saber.

After swallowing a great profound pill and a spirit nurturing pill, Chu Xuan lay on the reclining chair, leisurely continuing to read while refining the medicinal efficacy.

According to his current cultivation speed, he should be able to break through to the seventh level of the profound realm the next day.

He did not know whether it was an illusion or not, but Chu Xuan felt that after he broke through to the profound realm, his aptitude seemed to have enjoyed a huge increase.

It was definitely at the level of heaven's pride.

Chu Xuan guessed that perhaps it was because he had entered the profound stage from the mortal realm and broke through this heavenly moat-like entrance that his entire person had sublimated, and thus his aptitude had also sublimated.

On the 21st day, Chu Xuan successfully broke through to the seventh stage of the profound realm.

The seventh stage was one of the later stages of this realm. Although it appeared like a small leap, the increase in strength was rather great.

On this day, the system also rewarded him with a martial skill.

Thunder-rolling finger!

It could condense the spiritual energy in the body into lightning, and its power was astonishing. It especially had the ability to restrain evil techniques and yin obscuring objects.

The thunder-rolling finger would increase in power as one's realm increased. It wouldn't become an obsolete martial technique just because one's realm reached had surpassed certain level.

Even if one reached the emperor realm, the thunder-rolling finger would still be a powerful offensive technique.

Chu Xuan spent an hour to master the thunder-rolling finger. He could soon condense spiritual power into lightning and gather it at his fingertips as he wished.

He was able to continuously shoot out lightning bolts.

Through the servant, Chu Xuan learned that the Chu family had launched an operation to wipe out the cults in Chu County. Through this, they wiped out several cults in Chu County in one go.

In the process, they killed three spirit realm hall masters and dozens of dark realm members of the cults.

Chu Qing's method of wiping out the cults was unexpected. Chu Tianming was very happy and praised the Chu family for having a successor.

Chu Yun, who had just left the clan grounds to train, also participated in the operation and killed a first level profound realm cultist sect member.

Although this purge of the cutist sect had been a great victory, a void realm cultist sect elder had escaped.

He had even threatened to take revenge on the Chu family.

Currently, a void realm clan elder and two Chu family stewards were chasing after the cultist sect elder.

At the same time, the clan had also stepped up their vigilance and defense.

According to reliable information, the evil cult in the Qin Kingdom had obtained a concealing technique at a certain ancient site. Therefore, they had to be on guard.

The spies from the evil cult in the Chu family had relied on this concealing technique to conceal the presence of their own evil technique and had successfully hidden themselves in the Chu family.

After the other two great aristocratic families, the Zhao and He families, as well as the Royal Qin family, had obtained this information from the Chu family, they launched internal investigations of their own and uncovered many spies.

It could be said that because of this operation by the Chu family, the evil cult within the Qin Kingdom had suffered heavy losses. Especially since their concealment techniques had been exposed, it would be several times more difficult to send spies to infiltrate other great aristocratic families.

Since the neighboring the Great Zhou Kingdom and the Purple Moon Alliance were also dealing with problems relating to the evil imperial court, the Qin Kingdom would also pass this information to Great Zhou Kingdom and the Purple Moon.

It was therefore obvious how much the cult would suffer because of this mistake. Their years of planning had all been for naught.

The Chu family naturally also became a thorn in the side of the evil cult, attracting the attention the cult.

As a result, the Chu family stepped up their defenses.

At the same time, the Chu family's guards had already started to take action, clearing out the evil cult forces in Chu County.

Even if they could not wipe out all of them, they would at least hurt their operations.

The Zhao and He families had also made their move.

The Royal Qin had also ordered all the forces in the territory to cooperate and wipe out the evil cult.

After Chu Xuan learned this news, he was secretly speechless. He did not expect that just because he had kept a low profile, he would be targeted by a spy from the evil cult. In the end, the evil cult had suffered heavy losses.

He also did not know if the higher-ups of the cult would hate him to the bone after hearing this news.

He had to keep a low profile and increase his strength as soon as possible.

The Chu family was relatively safe. Now that they were on guard, it would not be easy for the cult members to sneak in.

However, the development of the matter was out of Chu Xuan's expectations.

Late at night on the 23rd day.

Outside the Chu family, two figures that seemed to have hidden in the darkness quietly approached.

The aura on their bodies showed no fluctuation.

They were dressed in black, and they had perfectly blended into the darkness. Not only could they not be seen, even if one were to use their will to sense their surroundings, it would be difficult to detect them without careful observation.

The two figures slowly entered the Chu family's land and started heading toward Chu Xuan's small courtyard.

"Be careful, the Chu family can not be underestimated."

"Don't worry, with these stealth spiritual clothes, as long as we don't enter the core of the Chu family, we won't be discovered."

The clothes on the two cultists were made of a special material, and the stealth spiritual clothes were made with a special technique. Due to this, they could block the perception of will to a certain extent.

The flaw was that this kind of stealth spiritual clothes only displayed this miraculous effect at night. It could blend figures into the night and avoid the perception of the will.

Of course, due to their rank, they could only avoid the perception of the profound realm martial artists.

However, as long as they didn't enter the core area of the Chu family, it would be enough.

The two cultists didn't come here to assassinate anyone from the Chu family, but to cause destruction.

"This direction is where the Chu family's defenses are weakest. We'll go through here."

The two cultists then silently headed toward Chu Xuan.

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Chapter 8: Cultists, pawns!

Chu Xuan was actually in the part of the Chu family's estate which seemed to be the easiest to sneak into.

The trees around the courtyard were denser, making it easier to hide in.

Poisonous smoke and flames could also spread faster, making it harder to extinguish.

Late at night, Chu Xuan ate a spirit-nourishing pill and was lying on the bed whilst nurturing his will.

With the strengthening of his will and the nurturing of the spirit-nourishing pill, Chu Xuan did not need to sleep at all. He could still maintain his vigor without it.

However, life was still meant to be enjoyed, so Chu Xuan would still sleep every now and then.

At this time, the two cultists outside the courtyard stopped moving forward.

They spotted the courtyard at the same time and looked at each other. They seemed to understand each other's thoughts.

Then, they quietly approached the courtyard.

They stopped in front of the courtyard and communicated with each other through voice transmission.

"According to my intelligence, the one living here is Chu Qiuluo's useless son who was expelled from the ancestral mansion."

"What do you mean?"

"I think that the opportunity is here. If we manage to control him, our operation tonight will be smoother and more fruitful. We might even have a chance to put the poisonous smoke and fire straight into the Chu family's ancestral mansion. Moreover, we can leave without anyone knowing."

"Let's do it. I happen to have a heart-deceiving pill with me. It will make him do as we say."

The two heretics discussed and soon decided to control Chu Xuan.

"Although I've heard that Chu Qiuluo's son is a good-for-nothing, we can't be careless. Use the spirit-sealing net."

"Alright!"

One of them took out a net and opened it. In order to minimize the noise, the two of them each took one side of the net and opened it around the courtyard.

The spirit-sealing net was a special spirit tool used to seal spiritual energy fluctuations.

All spiritual energy fluctuations within the range of the spirit-sealing net would be sealed and could not be transmitted out.

As long as the spirit-sealing net was broken, the people inside would not be able to call for help.

The two cultist were not taking any chances. After opening the net, they activated it at the same time. A large net was then tightly sealed in the courtyard where Chu Xuan lived.

The moment the spirit sealing net was activated, Chu Xuan noticed it.

His face turned black at that moment.

He cursed in his heart. The Chu family was too useless. They did not even know that someone had infiltrated the clan grounds.

He lightly sensed the cultists who had entered the courtyard and heaved a sigh of relief in his heart.

Both of them were martial artists at the third level of the profound realm.

He was already at the seventh level of the profound realm, and he even had a high-grade treasured weapon, the spirit severing saber. A mere cultist was nothing in his eyes.

As for the spirit sealing net, he did not care about it at all.

After killing the cultist, the spirit sealing web would self-destruct.

Moreover, if he killed two cultist who disturbed his privacy, would he be able to obtain a random reward from the system?

After the spirit sealing net was set up, the two cultists heaved a sigh of relief, and they did not speak through voice transmission anymore.

"Why did Chu Qiuluo give birth to such a useless son? There's actually no movement at all."

"I heard that he hasn't even reached the profound realm yet. How could he have noticed?"

"Hurry up and take action. Give him the confusion pill, poison smoke, and poison fire. Make him go to the Chu family's ancestral residence to release the poison."

"I suddenly got an idea. Why don't we control him and treat him as a spy lying in ambush in the Chu family? It'll be much better than eliminating him after just one use."

One of the cultists suddenly said.

"He's a direct descendant of the Chu family, and he's also Chu Qiuluo's son. Although Chu Qiuluo is missing, who knows if he's still alive? Controlling his son might be of great use in the future. Moreover, this will help him break through to the profound realm and return to the core of the Chu family's direct descent. That'll make him even more useful."

The two cultists discussed in low voices how to control Chu Xuan and how to make the most of the trash.

The more Chu Xuan listened, the darker his expression became. F*ck, why were all of them thinking about how to control him?

Am I so easy to control, and so easy to use?

"Have the two you finished discussing?"

Chu Xuan opened the door and walked out with a dark face.

The spirit sealing net had sealed off the courtyard, which was exactly what he wanted. Now he could kill them without causing any news to spread.

He did not want to expose his cultivation level just because he killed two cultists. He did not want to receive too much attention and did not want to be put into the limelight.

At the moment, he only wanted to stay at home and become stronger.

The two cultists were shocked. They looked at Chu Xuan warily until they realized that he was only at the mortal realm Qi gathering stage. They immediately heaved a sigh of relief.

"Kid, your father, Chu Qiuluo, suppressed everyone in his generation. Why are you being suppressed by your peers? You're too useless."

One of the cultists laughed sinisterly.

"Come on, if you join our cult and we ensure that you become stronger, even future control of the Chu family will not not be a problem. Anyone sensible will know what the right decision is."

Two cultists, one on the left, one on the right.

"Don't even think about asking for help. Within the spirit-sealing net, no one will come even if you shout your throat out."

"Hahaha. When I see your tender skin, I already know you can't stand suffering. be obedient and enjoy the services of our cult. I guarantee that you'll be satisfied. It is not just a dream for you to become the head of the Chu family in the future. It's not even a dream for you to change the name of the Qin Kingdom to the Chu Kingdom."

As the heretic spoke in an evil tone, he began to take out some pills.

Chu Xuan looked at the heretic who was surrounding him. At this point, he was pondering whether he should use the Dragon Python Spirit Fist to kill the two people, or if he should use the thunder-rolling finger.

Or, should he use the spirit-slayer saber?

Wouldn't using the spirit-slayer saber be overkill?

Should he try the thunder-rolling finger?

In the end, he decided to use the two cultist to try out the thunder-rolling finger.

The Dragon Python Spirit Fist killed people and turned them into a pile of flesh and blood, making it difficult to clean them up.

The Thunderbolt Finger's power of lightning pierced through and left a charred wound, making it much easier to deal with corpses.

"Are you done? If you're done, you can die now."

Chu Xuan raised his right hand and glanced at the two cultists coldly.

The two cultists were stunned and felt a bad premonition in their hearts. The other party was too calm and did now seem like a mortal realm martial artist at all.

Moreover, this was not the performance of a piece of trash that the boy was rumored to be.

Just as they were about to attack, they saw Chu Xuan tap his finger repeatedly. After this, two bolts of lightning came crashing down.

They wanted to dodge or block, but it was too late.

They only managed to circulate their spiritual power and formed a spiritual energy shield around their bodies in an attempt to block the lightnight.

The two of them practiced evil techniques, and they were now restrained by the lightning. Moreover, Chu Xuan's strength far surpassed theirs, so how could a mere spiritual energy shield withstand it?

The lightning flashed, and before they could even let out a scream, a thumb-sized burn wound that was filled with black smoke appeared on their foreheads.

The lightning triggered by the thunderbolt finger directly pierced through the heads of the two cultists, leaving two small, charred holes.

PA!

The corpses fell to the ground.

There was still a look of disbelief on their faces.

Chu Xuan looked at the two corpses on the ground and nodded his head in satisfaction. The power of the thunderbolt finger was not weak.

His cultivation was not bad. The power of the thunderbolt did not spread out, nor did it burn his entire body. It left behind only a charred wound.

If the power of the thunderbolt did not spread out, the piercing power was even stronger, and it was even harder to resist.

However, when he looked at the two corpses on the ground, Chu Xuan was troubled again. What should he do with the corpses?

He could not leave the courtyard. Once he left the courtyard, it would waste all the time he spent in his residence.

He could not bury the corpses in the courtyard, right?

If there were two corpses buried in his courtyard, it did not matter how he looked at it, he would feel disgusted.

"You killed a cultist who tried to disturb your lifestyle. You are rewarded with a spirit-devouring flower."

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Chapter 9: Spirit Devouring Flower

As expected, killing the cultists who attacked him triggered the system's random reward.

However, this time, the reward was not a cultivation technique, secret technique, pill, or artifact, but a plant.

Spirit Devouring Flower!

Chu Xuan checked the information on the spirit devouring flower.

"Spirit Devouring Flower, a rare plant from heaven and earth. It can devour everything. It especially likes to devour poisons, dark objects, and other things. It also likes to devour corpses. When it's young, it already possesses simple intelligence and can walk. The flower is beautiful and has the power to confuse…"

After reading the description of the Spirit Devouring Flower, Chu Xuan was pleasantly surprised.

With the spirit devouring flower, it was much easier to deal with the corpses.

Other than devouring, the spirit devouring flower also had the miraculous effect of healing the soul. The fruit it produced could cleanse the body and soul, strengthen talent, and increase the power of comprehension.

It had the miraculous effect of helping to break through bottlenecks.

Other than that, the Spirit Devouring Flower's attack was also very powerful.

It could devour the mind and soul, and it could record all the memories of the mind and soul it devoured.

Chu Xuan took out the spirit devouring flower, and a one-meter-tall, small fist-sized tree with colorful flowers appeared.

The branches of the tree were as soft as vines. Not a single leaf could be seen. The entire tree was full of flowers, the fragrance was enchanting, and the flowers were in different shapes, appearing bright and beautiful.

As soon as the spirit-devouring flower was taken out, Chu Xuan detected a faint mental connection with it whereby it immediately recognized him as its master.

"Swallow it!"

Chu Xuan wanted to see the devouring ability of the spirit-devouring flower, so he pointed at the corpse on the ground and ordered.

The roots of the spirit devouring flower were densely packed. After landing on the ground, the plant could actually walk, like a small tree that had turned into a spirit.

In an instant, it arrived in front of the two corpses. The roots instantly spread out like a dense net, covering the two corpses.

The naked eye could easily see that the two corpses were rapidly decomposing under the roots of the spirit devouring flower. In less than half a minute, the corpses disappeared.

Even the clothes on the corpses disintegrated and disappeared.

Not to mention the things carried by the corpses.

After swallowing the corpses, the flower on the spirit devouring flower swayed and became even more beautiful and charming.

Chu Xuan gulped slightly. The spirit devouring flower's consumption was even more impressive than he had expected, and this was while it was still in its infancy.

Looking at the beautiful and charming spirit devouring flower that was swaying in front of him, Chu Xuan decided to try its other magical ability.

It recorded the memories of the spiritual will and soul it had previously devoured.

The two cultists were both profound realm martial artists who had just died. so their spiritual will had not completely dissipated from the world yet. The spirit devouring flower must have devoured their spiritual will.

He could check if the two cultists had taken any secret actions against the Chu family before this.

He did not want the Chu family to suffer a major blow at the hands of the cultists. If the Chu family was threatened, how would he be able to stay safely at home?

Therefore, he soon instructed the spirit-devouring flower.

The spirit-devouring flower made a swishing sound and its petals glowed before forming an image out of thin air.

The image contained the memories of the two cultists. Chu Xuan then instructed the spirit-devouring flower to look through the important memories, particularly the memories of the past month.

There were also some memories that were deep set and related to the cult or the Chu family.

After looking through the memories of the two cultists, Chu Xuan roughly understood the purpose of their trip.

The sudden actions of the Chu family caught the cultists in Chu County off guard, and they had suffered heavy losses without warning.

In order to weaken the Chu family, they had paid a heavy price. They took the two sets of undercover spirit clothes, picked out two cultists who were good at sneaking and hiding, and had them put on the undercover clothes before sneaking into the Chu family's land to cause trouble.

The cultist carried poisonous smoke and poisonous fire. They did not need to sneak into the Chu family's ancestral house, nor could they do so even if they intended to. Instead, they only needed to release poisonous smoke and poisonous fire in the Chu family's land.

This was not an ordinary poisonous smoke and fire. It would have a huge impact and cause major damage to profound realm martial artists.

What was more terrifying was that the poisonous smoke would stick to the grass and trees and would not dissipate for a long time. Without special medicine, it would be difficult to completely eliminate it.

It would take at least a hundred years for the poison to be eliminated via natural means. Burning for such a long time was equivalent to the destruction of the Chu family's land.

Even if the Chu family had the ability to remove the remaining poison from the smoke, they would still need to pay a hefty price. This was enough to cause considerable losses to the Chu family.

The poison fire was also not straightforward.

It was a unique poison. After it was released, it would burn like a flame, possessing the unique property of absorbing and burning spiritual energy.

It was also difficult to extinguish, as the only way to completely extinguish it was to isolate the spiritual energy.

Moreover, after isolating the spiritual Qi, the poison fire could still burn for more than half a day before it was completely extinguished. If it absorbed a little bit of spiritual Qi midway through the process, it would once again continue to burn.

If the poison fire had been released into the Chu family's land, the Chu family would have needed to mobilize many martial artists above the spirit realm as well as many spirit weapons in order to isolate such a vast area

Moreover, they would need to isolate it for more than half a day, which would occupy a lot of martial artists. During this period of time, the Chu family's defense would undoubtedly be at its weakest, and they would be exposed to a certain degree of danger.

In order to carry out this plan, the cult could be said to have paid a huge price.

After Chu Xuan read through the memories of the cult members, he could not help but sigh. If it were not for the other party wanting to control him and increase their results today, the Chu family's land at this time would have already fallen into chaos.

There would definitely have been many casualties.

Of course, most of the casualties would have been servants. After all, the important members of the Chu family lived in their ancestral home.

This matter also made Chu Xuan wary. The Chu family's land was not impenetrable. The ancestral home might not have any problems, but the danger within the family's land wasn't small.

The cultists had worn stealth clothes and sneaked in, blocking the perception of the patrolling guards. Moreover, he only discovered it when they reached the courtyard.

He still was not vigilant enough.

Now that he had the spirit devouring flower, he could feel more at ease. He did not have to worry about being stealthily ambushed.

Glancing at the spirit sealing net that covered the courtyard, he saw one of the spirit devouring flower's branches extending and spreading upward. The flower on the branch was beautiful.

The flower was like a trumpet. It attached itself to the spirit sealing net and sucked until the entire spirit sealing net was devoured.

Chu Xuan smacked his lips. The spirit-devouring flower was a little too awesome. It even devoured a spirit tool.

Moreover, this was only when it was in its infancy.

After devouring the spirit-sealing net, the spirit-devouring flower's roots crawled and quickly escaped to a corner of the courtyard. The roots dug into the soil, and most of the flowers closed, leaving only two blooming flowers on its branches.

It now appeared like a small flower tree. Other than its beautiful flowers, there was nothing special about it at all.

The spirit-devouring flower was a sinister plant. Looking at its ordinary appearance, it seemed to be waiting for someone to fall into its trap.

After silently dealing with the cultists and now having the spirit-devouring flower to guard the house, Chu Xuan could finally continue to sleep peacefully.

He took out a spirit-nourishing pill and threw it into his mouth. Just as he was about to return to his room to continue cultivating his spirit and will, he saw a branch stretch out. The flower on the branch bloomed and its petals moved, making it seem like it was asking for something.

"You're eating all of this?"

Chu Xuan directly threw two spirit-nourishing pills and two great profound pills toward the flower.

After this, the spirit-devouring flower withdrew its branch in satisfaction.

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Chapter 10: Spirit Cultivating Diagram And Hundred Tempering Divine Technique

It was the twenty-ninth day of Chu Xuan's residence in the courtyard, and tomorrow would mark a month.

Ever since he had killed the heretics who infiltrated the Chu family, there were no more heretics who tried to infiltrate the Chu family.

Over the past two days, Chu Xuan had learned from the servants that the heretics in the Chu County, which was the Chu family's territory, had suffered a heavy blow from the Chu family and had lost a void realm elder.

The entire Qin Kingdom was shaken. All of the forces were shocked by the manner the Chu family had suddenly bared their fangs.

Even the servants knew the results of the battle. It could be seen that the Chu family had obtained a considerable victory in this operation.

As long as the Chu family's fief was not conquered, Chu Xuan could stay at ease and gradually become stronger.

One month's time was soon up.

Chu Xuan was looking forward to what the system would reward him with after staying in the courtyard for one month.

"You've been in seclusion for a month. Your reward is the Immovable Mountain technique."

The reward for a month's seclusion was the Immovable Mountain technique.

Chu Xuan received the reward.

The Immovable Mountain was a powerful defensive technique. It was both a physical defensive technique and a divine soul defensive technique.

Once one succeeded in cultivating it, one's body would be as sturdy as a mountain and would be hard to shake.

This was especially in terms of the divine soul defensive technique. It was almost as if layers of mountains protected his divine soul. As long as one could not break past the defense of the mountains, one would not be able to harm his divine soul.

This was an extremely powerful defensive technique, even when one reached the emperor realm.

Chu Xuan immediately began to cultivate the Immovable Mountain technique. His body shook as his spiritual power condensed. After a few hours, he successfully understood the rudimentary concepts behind the technique's cultivation method.

His spiritual will was like a huge mountain that shielded him from external attacks.

At the same time, Chu Xuan broke through to the ninth level of the profound realm.

Time passed by quickly. In the blink of an eye, the end of the second month was about to arrive.

Chu Xuan already had half a foot into the threshold of the spirit realm.

The speed of his cultivation was fast enough to shock countless geniuses.

During this month, Chu Xuan had obtained various rewards from the system. There were cultivation techniques, secret techniques, medicinal pills, spiritual items, and treasured artifacts.

Even though he was in the courtyard, and did not even take a single step out, Chu Xuan was aware of the tense situation in Chu County.

After the cult had suffered heavy losses, they had launched a surprise attack. The Chu family had lost a spirit realm steward and more than a dozen profound realm juniors.

At this moment, the Qin Kingdom was basically using the entire country's strength to wipe out the cult.

Under the orders of the Qin royal family and the pressure of the three aristocratic families, countless forces and martial artists within the Qin Kingdom had participated in the effort to encircle and suppress the cult.

Besides the Qin Kingdom, the neighboring Great Zhou and the Purple Moon kingdoms also began to take action.

The defenses of the Chu family's territory were further strengthened. Occasionally, there would be spirit realm guards to guard the territory.

Three days ago, a short battle took place in the Chu family's territory. It was not far from Chu Xuan's courtyard.

The battle soon ended, but it also made Chu Xuan worried.

If a spirit realm or even a void realm heretic cult expert attacked, would it not be very dangerous for him to live at the edge of the family's territory?

He had to break through to the spirit realm as soon as possible.

Now, the encirclement of the heretic cult was no longer limited to just one force of the Chu family, but the combined efforts of the Qin, Great Zhou, and Purple Moon kingdoms.

One had to know that the force behind the heretic cult was the evil imperial court.

Would the evil imperial court sit back and watch the cult be exterminated?

This encirclement of the cult could be said to have been led by the Chu family, and it was also the Chu family that foiled the cult's previous plot.

If the evil imperial court really made a move, their first target would definitely be the Chu family.

They had to increase their strength as soon as possible before the evil imperial court made their move!

"You've been in seclusion for two months. You've been rewarded with a box of great spirit pills."

Great spirit pills were pills used to break through to the spirit realm, and they were also cultivation pills for those in the spirit realm.

Chu Xuan immediately swallowed a great spirit pill to break through.

After breaking through to the spirit realm, Chu Xuan let out a slight sigh of relief. The spirit realm was not considered weak in the Qin Kingdom. No matter how powerful the cult was, there were not many spirit realm experts.

At this moment, Chu Xuan was confident that as long as it was not an assault by a void realm expert, he would be able to deal with it.

In the blink of an eye, it was almost March.

Chu Xuan had been staying in the courtyard for almost three months now. He did not even take a single step out of the courtyard.

The people he saw every day were the servants who delivered his meals and cleaned his courtyard. They did not speak much.

In the courtyard, other than the spirit-devouring flower, there was not even a small animal.

Chu Xuan was very calm. After all, he was not strong enough. It was too dangerous for him to go out now.

No matter how boring it was, Chu Xuan could remain steadfast!

"Do you think it's too boring to stay alone? I'll reward you with a pet, a Heavenly Spirit Cat."

A pet?

Chu Xuan was pleasantly surprised and immediately received the reward.

A snow-white, silly, and cute-looking cat appeared.

"The Heavenly Spirit Cat is a mystical beast of Heaven and Earth. It can enter the nine netherworlds and ascend to the nine heavens. It's good at hiding and possesses extreme speed. It looks silly and cute on the outside but, once it is enraged, it will release the power of a divine beast, the White Tiger…"

Chu Xuan looked at the information on the Heavenly Spirit Cat and could not help but exclaim in astonishment. This silly and cute little cat was actually a mystical beast of Heavens and Earth, and its strength was extremely terrifying.

Of course, the current one he had was still in its infant stage.

Its strength was only around the third level of the spirit realm.

However, with the Heavenly Spirit Cat's extreme speed and agility, even a first-level void realm martial artist would be unable to injure it.

Chu Xuan's residence was no longer dull and monotonous. Aside from reading books, he could also pet his cat!

The cat ate a great spirit pill every day. Chu Xuan sighed. In the entire continent, no one was as extravagant as he was, feeding the cat with great spirit pills.

"You've been in seclusion for three months. Your reward is the Spirit Cultivating Diagram and the Hundred Tempering Divine Technique (Part One)."

Chu Xuan's spirit was roused. The spiritual will cultivation method that he had been thinking about all this while had finally arrived.

The Spirit Cultivating Diagram was a mysterious picture. Displayed on it were twisted and rotating lines, forming a picture that looked like mountains and rivers.

At a glance, one could not help but immerse oneself into it. One could even feel that the lines of the picture were continuously rotating and twisting.

In just a few minutes, Chu Xuan felt dizzy and he hurriedly averted his gaze.

The moment he averted his gaze, the dizzy feeling disappeared, and his spiritual will actually grew a little.

Chu Xuan was pleasantly surprised. Looking at the Spirit Cultivating Diagram could help him increase and cultivate his spiritual will.

The Hundred Tempering Divine technique was a great technique that surpassed the emperor-level scripture. Even if it was just the first part, it was still extremely powerful.

With the help of the Spirit Cultivating Diagram, the strength of Chu Xuan's spiritual will skyrocketed.

It was even close to that of a void realm martial artist.

Chu Xuan began to cultivate the Hundred Tempering Divine technique bitterly. The stronger his spiritual will, and the wider his perception range, the stronger the bewitching technique would be.

In the future, the condensed spiritual soul would also become more solid and powerful.

The defense of the Immovable Mountain technique would also be strengthened.

Up until now, Chu Xuan had already formed a hundred mountains to defend his spiritual will.

His next goal was to form a thousand mountains to firmly defend his spiritual will.

To form a mountain to defend his spiritual will required the consumption of spiritual will, and it was not something that could be done overnight.

Every time one's spiritual will was expended and subsequently recovered, it would be tempered, and the spiritual will gradually became more and more resilient.

The Hundred Tempering Divine technique was meant to continuously temper one's spiritual will, and its quality and quantity would increase at the same time. It just so happened that he could use it to form mountains to defend his spiritual will at the same time.

After staying in the courtyard for nearly four months, Chu Xuan's strength had broken through to the fifth level of the spirit realm, and the strength of his spiritual will was no weaker than a third-level void realm martial artist.

On this night, a figure stealthily sneaked into the Chu family estate.

Even the patrolling spirit realm guards of the Chu family did not notice this person's arrival.

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Chapter 11: Vice Sect Leader Of The Heretic Cult

Lu Qiang was the vice sect leader of the Chu County branch of the heretic cult in the Qin Kingdom, and his cultivation was at the third level of the spirit realm.

With his current strength, he actually did not have the qualifications to become one of the leaders of a county branch. He only earned this position because he was skilled at concealing himself.

He had once concealed himself by the side of an expert at the fifth level of the void realm for half a month without being discovered.

It was precisely due to this ability that he had managed to climb through the ranks and become the vice sect leader of the Chu County branch of the heretic cult.

The Chu family had wiped out the forces of the cult in Chu County. Facing the Chu family, which was one of the three great families of the Qin Kingdom, the cult naturally could not hold back.

They had paid a great price to have the disciples of the cult come over to the Chu family's territory to cause trouble in order to force the Chu family to withdraw some of their personnel back to their territory, which would in turn alleviate the dangerous situation the cult was facing.

In the end, the two cult disciples had disappeared without a trace, and nothing had happened in the Chu family's territory.

Faced with the mounting pressure from the Chu family, Lu Qiang had no choice but to pay a huge price once more to buy the necessary stealth equipment, after which he acted personally.

With Lu Qiang's stealth ability, coupled with the stealth equipment, it was not difficult for him to sneak into the Chu family territory.

Of course, it was absolutely impossible for him to sneak into the Chu family's ancestral residence.

There were many experts in the Chu family's ancestral residence, especially Chu Tianming, who was at the peak of the void realm, or perhaps even a half-step unity realm expert. No matter how good his stealth ability was, he would be discovered if he got too close.

The signature ability of void realm experts was to merge their spiritual will and power with the void and, from there, control even the slightest of movements. No matter how good his stealth ability was, he could not avoid their detection.

However, Lu Qiang's purpose was only to cause trouble. He only needed to release the poisonous smoke in the Chu family's territory in order to create chaos in the Chu family and force them to bring back their experts to defend the territory. It would be enough to reduce the pressure currently faced by the cult.

The poisonous smoke he brought this time was stronger than the one brought by the two cult disciples last time, and it was even more difficult to remove.

Once it was released in the Chu family's territory, it would definitely cause a lot of damage to the Chu family.

He easily avoided the guards of the Chu family. Even spirit realm guards would not be able to discover traces of his stealth ability.

After Lu Qiang entered the Chu family's territory, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly. The Chu family was a sitting duck now, just waiting for the poisonous smoke to be released.

This was the border of the Chu family's territory. In order to create better results, Lu Qiang decided to continue sneaking further in. At the very least, he had to get close to the inner area of the Chu family's territory.

In the entire Chu family's territory, the defense of this particular section was the weakest. It would be the easiest to sneak in from here, and he would also be able to escape easily in this direction.

Lu Qiang continued to sneak further in. He did not go very far before he saw a small courtyard in the distance.

"The intelligence reports indicate that Chu Qiuluo's son was expelled from the ancestral residence. It seems that he lives in that courtyard."

Thoughts flashed through Lu Qiang's mind. He had a bold idea!

Chu Qiuluo was the peerless genius of the Chu family. He had once dominated his entire generation in the Qin Kingdom.

His son was trash though. In the end, however, he was Chu Qiuluo's son. If he died, that old ghost Chu Tianming would definitely not feel good, right?

What if Chu Qiuluo was still alive and returned to the Chu family to find out that his son had been expelled by that old ghost Chu Tianming, which resulted in his son being killed by the cult? Would he still be able to stay peacefully in the Chu family?

Perhaps, he might even fall out with that old ghost Chu Tianming.

Although Chu Qiuluo's son had been expelled, if he wanted to return to the ancestral residence, the servants would not dare to stop him, right?

Even if he could not return to the ancestral residence, releasing poisonous smoke outside the ancestral residence could still affect the Chu family's ancestral residence.

"What a good opportunity!"

Lu Qiang's eyes lit up. This was a heaven-sent opportunity!

The more he thought about it, the more excited Lu Qiang became. This was an opportunity that old ghost Chu Tianming had personally created for him!

Silently, Lu Qiang arrived at the courtyard.

However, he did not know that when he approached the courtyard, a silly and cute-looking kitten had been silently following behind him.

Lu Qiang waved his hand and a stream of spiritual power surged out. It transformed into a python and headed toward Chu Xuan's room.

Spiritual power that could be transformed into form, and that power could be controlled by one's spirit!

It was symbolic of the spirit realm!

Chu Xuan was speechless. Were these heretics crazy?

Why did they sneak in one by one, and the first thing they thought of was how to control him?

Moreover, the Chu family was too f*cking useless. They had been infiltrated once again.

When Lu Qiang approached the courtyard, Chu Xuan had already noticed it.

He left a spiritual energy body in his place, hiding his real body in a dark corner of the courtyard.

The spiritual energy body left behind by Chu Xuan was life-like, almost like a real person. Moreover, he had attached a trace of spiritual will to it.

Unless it was seen with the naked eye, it would be impossible to notice that it was not his real body.

The python formed by Lu Qiang's spiritual power quickly tied up Chu Xuan's spiritual energy body.

"Chu Qiuluo's son really is trash!"

Lu Qiang sighed endlessly.

He was afraid that this was a bait, so he used his transformed spiritual power to tie Chu Xuan up.

The spiritual power python returned.

Lu Qiang suddenly felt that something was wrong.

Chu Xuan's body seemed to be somewhat abnormal.

Although there were still spiritual will fluctuations, why did that body not look like a flesh and blood body?

Not good!

The alarm bells in Lu Qiang's heart rang wildly. That was not his real body, but a body formed from spiritual power!

It was actually bait!

That old ghost Chu Tianming was indeed treacherous!

He was careless!

No matter what, he was still Chu Qiuluo's son. No matter how useless he was, how could that old ghost Chu Tianming not have any protective measures in place at all?

Lu Qiang's figure retreated explosively. He was about to escape from the courtyard and release poisonous smoke simultaneously.

Pa!

Suddenly, his shoulder sank!

A furry thing suddenly jumped onto his shoulder. There was no warning or sound; he did not even have the chance to dodge at all.

Lu Qiang's scalp turned numb and cold sweat kept pouring down his forehead.

At the critical moment, the spiritual power in his whole body was about to shock the thing on his shoulder to death.

Pa Pa Pa Pa!

His spiritual power dissipated, and his face and head were hit countless times in an instant.

He only felt a small, fleshy paw slapping his face and head at an extremely fast speed.

His face was swollen, and his vision seemed to be spinning in circles.

His head was dizzy, and his spiritual will was trembling. His vision was also gradually turning blurry!

He was going to lose consciousness!

Lu Qiang wanted to put up a desperate final struggle, but it was useless. The moment he fell, he knew that he had fallen for good!

Chu Xuan walked out and looked at Lu Qiang, who was lying on the ground. A mere third-level spirit realm cultivator dared to come and try to deal with him? He was courting death.

The cat easily took him down.

Looking at the cute cat, Chu Xuan could not help but sigh. This cat's small claws were really fast.

It moved and left a series of afterimages. Lu Qiang did not even have the slightest ability to resist before he fell.

This too was because the cat's claws had shown mercy.

The cat had landed on his shoulder. It would be strange if he did not fall.

Looking at Lu Qiang, who was lying on the ground, Chu Xuan frowned. What should he do?

Hand him over to the Chu family?

There was a risk of exposing himself that way.

In that case, it was better to kill him.

The spirit-devouring flower sneakily moved over. The flower poked out and prodded Lu Qiang's fallen body, indicating that it wanted to swallow him.

"Swallow him."

Chu Xuan nodded.

The spirit-devouring flower was very happy. Its roots climbed up over his body and soon, it had swallowed Lu Qiang.

Lu Qiang, the vice sect leader of the heretic cult, who was in charge of Chu County, left peacefully.

"Take a look at his memories."

Chu Xuan instructed the Spirit Devouring Flower to retrieve Lu Qiang's memories and show them to him.

Lu Qiang was the vice sect leader of the heretic cult in Chu County?

His status was not low.

It was just that he was a little weak.

As for his stealth ability, it was useless to Chu Xuan.

He had brought poisonous smoke to wreak havoc again. Was this all the cult could do?

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Chapter 12: Soul Seed Seal

"You killed a heretic who tried to destroy your secluded lifestyle. You've been rewarded with a soul seed seal!"

The system's voice rang out as Chu Xuan took out the soul seed seal.

The soul seed seal could plant a soul seal on the enemy's spiritual will or soul. Once a soul seal was planted, the enemy's life or death would be in Chu Xuan's hands. Furthermore, he could force the person to act according to his own spiritual will, and they would be unable to resist or disobey.

The most terrifying thing was that, even though the controlled person was clearly conscious and had a clear mind, he would be unable to go against his will.

If the controlled person was asked to kill the person he loved the most, he would still be unable to resist the order. However, the controlled person still maintained their mental clarity. This would definitely be the most terrifying torture for the controlled person.

The soul seed seal could be considered an extremely terrifying secret technique. That small seal was the foundation of the soul seed seal. It was not a treasure or divine weapon.

It was an evolution of a secret technique.

The system directly rewarded him with it, so Chu Xuan did not need to painstakingly cultivate it in order to create it.

Chu Xuan was overjoyed. With the soul seed seal, he could control the heretics who wanted to harm him, and he could also control the heretics to fight against each other.

Once the soul seed seal was planted, the controlled person's would still be conscious, and their mental clarity would still be present. However, they would not be able to betray or act against the will of the controller.

If Chu Xuan forcefully controlled their will to kill the other heretics, this would undoubtedly result in great chaos among the heretic cult.

After all, the heretics kept looking for him again and again. Chu Xuan's heart also felt pressured.

Lu Qiang's strength was not worth mentioning, but what if the heretic cult sent a void realm expert the next time?

He would definitely not be able to kill him silently. He would only be able to alert the experts of the Chu family. If that was the case, he would be exposed. How could he secretly become stronger then?

In a worst-case scenario, what if the evil imperial court sent experts over as well?

Therefore, he had to increase his strength as soon as possible.

If he did not enter the emperor realm, he would not feel safe.

Even if he was at the emperor realm, he would not be safe in this vast world where there were countless experts.

Of course, if he reached the emperor realm, he would at least be very safe in the Southern Region.

It was rumored that there were no emperor realm experts in the Southern Region!

Quietly, the evil cult's plan to disrupt and destroy the Chu family's territory disintegrated.

The Chu family knew nothing about it.

After destroying the cult's plot, Chu Xuan remained low-key. The main focus of the Chu family was on eliminating the cult.

The direct descendants of the Chu family seemed to have forgotten about his existence.

The battle with the cult became more and more intense. Even the servants who delivered his food had heard a lot of news.

Chu Xuan could only hope that the evil imperial court would not send over any experts to attack.

Just the power of the evil cult itself was not enough to shake the Chu family.

In the entire Southern Region, the Chu family was indeed nothing but, in the Qin Kingdom, they were one of the three great aristocratic families, and their strength was not weak either.

Chu Xuan had been staying in seclusion for four months now.

"You have stayed in seclusion for four months. You have been rewarded with a sword control technique."

The reward for four months of seclusion was a sword control technique, and the grade of the technique was the emperor-level.

Chu Xuan's strength had risen to the seventh level of the spirit realm, and his speed of cultivation was so fast that it would make the elites of the world cry, and make the saints weep!

The cat's strength had also increased a little, and it was now at the fifth level of the spirit realm.

As for the spirit devouring flower, after swallowing Lu Qiang, it also ate great spirit pills every day, so its growth was not slow either.

Although it still looked like a small tree, once its true form was revealed, it would be up to two to three hundred meters tall.

In a cave in Chu County, a few people exuding evil auras gathered. The person in the lead wore a black mask. He was skinny and had gray hair. He sat at the head of the group without saying a word.

"What happened to Lu Qiang? Why haven't there been any movements?"

A man with a scar on his face asked.

"Was he discovered and killed by the Chu family?"

In the group, a woman with an enchanting figure and a colorful face frowned.

"Impossible, there were no signs of battle in the Chu family's territory."

Some people denied the possibility.

"Then what happened? Did Lu Qiang not make a move? Did he betray us?"

"Impossible. Who would accept a member of our cult? Betrayal won't result in a good ending."

"Perhaps Lu Qiang is waiting for an opportunity to release the poisonous smoke into the core area of the Chu family's territory?"

The higher-ups of the cultists' Chu County branch were discussing the possibilities animatedly.

"Leader, the Chu family has gone too far. We should report this to the imperial court and have them send experts over."

"Do we have to trouble the imperial court over the mere matter of the Chu family? Aren't we useless in that case? Why would the imperial court take us seriously?"

The masked man in the leader's seat pressed his hands together and said, "The Chu family has indeed gone too far. Tell Lu Qiang to stop waiting for an opportunity and to act immediately."

"Chu Qing, the heaven's blessed of this generation of the Chu family, is in charge of this operation against our cult. That old ghost Chu Tianming wants to use our cult to train his juniors, but I don't know what that old ghost will do if Chu Qing dies."

"Spread the word and locate Chu Qing's position. I will personally take his dog life!"

"Yes, Cult Leader!"

A group of cult experts left the cave one after another.

One of them began to think of a way to contact Lu Qiang.

He took out a bead and crushed it.

This was a signal. Once the bead was crushed, the bead on Lu Qiang's body would also be crushed. This meant that he would have to act immediately.

The bead was a one-way communication device. If the bead in Lu Qiang's hand was crushed, the original corresponding bead would not be crushed.

Therefore, he did not know that Lu Qiang had already turned into a cold corpse.

Three days later, the cult experts gathered again in the cave again.

At first, there was a period of silence.

"Lu Qiang may have died."

The Chu family was calm and peaceful. There were no movements at all.

During these three days, the Chu family somehow obtained information and attacked a hidden base of the cult.

Another void realm elder had died.

The cult had suffered heavy losses.

There were only so many void realm experts in the branch of the cult in the entire Chu County, yet two of them had already died.

To the cult in Chu County, it was as if their bones and tendons had been ripped from them.

Apart from Chu County, the imperial family of the Qin Kingdom had also attacked aggressively and killed a void realm elder of the cult.

The Zhao family and the He family did not show any weakness either and also killed a void realm elder.

The Great Zhou and Purple Moon kingdoms, which had obtained information from the Qin Kingdom, also launched an operation to wipe out the heretic cult and weed out the originally hidden heretic cult spies.

They lost three void realm elders.

All of this was because of the Chu family.

The hidden techniques and methods of the heretic cult were also discovered and revealed by the Chu family, destroying the heretic cult's many years of planning.

How despicable!

"Since the Chu family has discovered the hidden techniques and methods of our cult, it would naturally not be easy for Lu Qiang to sneak in. Let's forget about the Chu family for the time being and force the He family to gather their experts back to defend."

In the end, the cult decided to destroy the He family's territory and force the He family to withdraw their experts back to their territory, making sure that the experts of the He Family could not come to the support of Chu County.

"When the imperial court arrives, we must destroy the Chu family first. How utterly despicable they've been!"

A cult expert said hatefully.

…

Chu Xuan heard a piece of news that shook the Qin Kingdom.

After the servant delivered the food each day, Chu Xuan would ask for news about the club.

He actually found out that, just a day ago, the He family's territory had been infiltrated by the cult experts, who released poisonous smoke and fire.

One-third of the family's territory had been destroyed, especially the medicinal herbs in one of the spirit fields, wherein almost all of the herbs had been destroyed. It could be said that they had suffered heavy losses.

Hundreds of servants had been killed or injured, and several spirit realm guards had died.

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Chapter 13: Heaven's Fate Saber Scripture, Extreme Dao Technique

The He family had already recalled their experts to their family's territory, and were doing their best to eliminate the poisonous smoke and fire. However, even if they successfully did so, that portion of the territory would still be affected to a certain extent.

Once news of this matter was out, the Zhao clan also gathered their experts to defend their territory.

Even the royal family of the Qin Kingdom also recalled many experts to guard their important defensive locations.

The Chu family also recalled a portion of their experts, and the defenses around the family's territory were once again strengthened.

As the person who initiated this purge of the heretic cult, and the one who had also destroyed the cult's long-held plans, Chu Tianming knew very well that the Chu family must have already become a thorn in the flesh of the heretic cult.

What he was puzzled about was why the heretic cult had chosen to act upon the He family first?

After the He family suffered that blow, it would be several times more difficult for the cult to launch a surprise attack on the Chu family.

Were the cultists out of their minds?

Chu Xuan could not help but mourn for the He family. The cult had attacked the Chu family again and again, but were foiled by him time and time again, resulting in them switching their target to the He family.

However, the purge of the heretic cult would continue. The He family would not give up after suffering such a big loss.

Although the family had recalled some of the stronger experts to defend the territory, they sent out a seventh-level void realm expert to pursue and kill the experts of the heretic cult.

A seventh-level void realm expert was already considered to be a peak expert in the Qin Kingdom.

For a period of time in the future, there would be no more cultists trying to sneak into the territory.

Every day, Chu Xuan would hear news about the cult from the servants.

The forces of the cult in Chu County had lost at least 60% of their overall strength.

They had suffered an unprecedented major blow.

Chu Tianming was becoming more and more satisfied with Chu Qing, and it was almost certain that he would become the next patriarch of the Chu family.

Half a year!

Chu Xuan had been residing in the courtyard for half a year.

For half a year, he had not left the courtyard. Every day, he would either read a book, play with the cat, or sleep soundly. His days passed very comfortably.

Boring?

Such a word did not exist in his dictionary.

Whenever he thought about the dangers outside, and the fact that he could become stronger by staying indoors, he felt that there was no way he could think of such a wonderful thing as boring.

His cultivation had broken through to the void realm.

Chu Xuan transformed his spiritual will and spiritual power and spread them over a hundred-meter radius around the courtyard.

Within this area, not even the slightest movement could escape his notice.

Moreover, he could silently launch an attack on anyone who stepped into this area.

The hallmark of a void realm expert was the ability to merge one's spiritual will and spiritual power with the void, almost as if merging one's entire person into the void.

On the other hand, the hallmark of the unity realm was the merging of spiritual will and spiritual power into both the void and reality. After merging them into one, one would be considered to have reached the unity realm.

In half a year's time, he had cultivated from the mortal realm to the void realm at an unprecedented speed.

Now that he was at the void realm, Chu Xuan finally felt that he had some ability to protect himself in the Qin Kingdom.

With the various rewards he had obtained, he was not afraid of facing even a peak void realm expert.

What he cultivated was an emperor-level scripture!

"You have been in seclusion for half a year. Your reward is the Heaven's Fate Saber scripture. Keep up the good work and continue to explore the pleasures of seclusion."

The reward for his half a year period of seclusion had arrived.

The Heaven's Fate Saber scripture was an Extreme Dao technique.

In terms of grade, it surpassed the emperor-level scripture.

However, as it was an Extreme Dao technique, its grade was a little hard to define.

Extreme Dao techniques focused on cultivating one's Dao to the limits, or to the extreme so to speak.

The Extreme Dao was best represented by the word 'extreme'!

To cultivate an Extreme Dao technique was actually very demanding. It was not something that could be successfully cultivated simply because one was talented.

Chu Xuan was not a person who could cultivate an Extreme Dao technique. However, after he received the Heaven's Fate Saber scripture, he naturally comprehended it thanks to the help of the system.

However, he could not be considered a cultivator of the Extreme Dao technique.

The Heaven's Fate Saber scripture was the Extreme Dao that focused on cultivating the saber!

The Extreme Dao had no end, and was only limited by the person cultivating it!

This was a sentence from the Heaven's Fate Saber scripture. As such, this saber scripture did not have a specific rank.

Only those that possessed emperor-level talent could cultivate to the emperor realm, and that was using the emperor-level scripture!

Likewise, those who wanted to cultivate to the heaven realm required heaven-level scriptures!

The rank of the Heaven's Fate Saber scripture depended on the person who cultivated it!

If one wanted to cultivate the Heaven's Fate Saber scripture, one could not depend on one's talent.

There was only one sentence that described the requirement to cultivate this scripture, which was "Extreme affection would lead one to the Extreme Dao"!

The word "affection" here did not describe the affection between a man and a woman, nor the affection between family members, but rather one's affection for the saber.

Only those who were extremely fond of the saber could cultivate the Heaven's Fate Saber scripture and comprehend its profound meaning.

Chu Xuan was not extremely fond of the saber, so he was not actually suitable to cultivate the Heaven's Fate Saber scripture.

However, thanks to the system, he did not need extreme affection for the saber in order to be able to comprehend and cultivate the scripture.

After cultivating the Heaven's Fate Saber scripture, Chu Xuan was shocked by the might of this Extreme Dao technique.

He felt that, with his current strength of the first-level of the void realm, if he were to exert his full strength with a saber strike, he might even be able to kill a martial artist at the first-level of the unity realm.

This was a technique that would allow him to kill an enemy that was an entire major realm higher than his. It was truly terrifying!

Of course, that was only if he could successfully pull off the saber strike!

However, with this saber strike, it was not an exaggeration to say that he might be the number one expert of the Chu family now.

The cult had suffered a heavy setback in the Qin Kingdom and had not made any big moves recently.

Unless the evil imperial court made a move, the cult would not be able to stir up any waves for the time being.

Chu Xuan continued to stay in the courtyard. He had already broken through from the mortal realm to the void realm in half a year. He was waiting for the reward he would receive for a year's worth of seclusion.

Chu Xuan did not think it would be a big problem for him to break through from the mortal realm to the truth realm in a year's time.

On this day, Chu Xuan was lying on a chair. The cat was sitting on his lap. One of his hands was rubbing the cat's head, while the other hand was holding a book aloft.

Suddenly, a woman's voice was heard.

"Brother Seventh, you're really a bad guy. Get your hands off me!"

"We're not married yet, so stay away from me."

Chu Xuan had a strange expression on his face. Who was it?

Did they not know that he lived in this courtyard?

His spiritual will spread out. In a small forest not far from the courtyard, a man was pressing a woman against a tree trunk.

His hands were acting very disobediently.

Was that Old Seventh?

It was said that the Old Seventh of the current generation of the Chu family was going to be married to He Weiwei of the He family.

So, that delicate and pretty woman was He Weiwei of the He family?

"Weiwei, getting married is something that will happen sooner or later. Some things don't have to wait till marriage."

Old Seventh's voice was gentle, as if he was deceiving an ignorant girl.

"Don't you understand how I feel? I won't disappoint you. Even if I wanted to, the Chu and He families wouldn't let me. I don't want my legs to be broken."

"But, but, it's not good to be doing such a thing in a small forest, right?"

"Don't you think it's more exciting to do this in a small forest?"

Chu Xuan's face darkened when he heard that. Old Seventh had the potential to be a scumbag.

Could it be that he did not know that he lived inside the small courtyard?

He actually came here to fool around!

Among the younger generation, Old Seventh's temper was quite bad. His relationship with Chu Xuan could not be said to be very good, but it was not bad either. It was considered a normal cousinly relationship.

"But what if someone sees us?"

He Weiwei's face was flushed red as she said shyly.

That look of wanting to reject him but still welcoming him made Chu Xuan speechless.

Miss, you are full of expectations!

"Don't worry, no one will see us. I've already made the necessary preparations."

Old Seventh took out a roll of red silk. "Look, we'll use this red silk to wrap ourselves like a cocoon so that no one will see us. I've also given instructions so that no one is allowed to come near this place."

"It's still not good enough. I… I don't have any experience. I'm afraid."

Chu Xuan could not bear to watch any longer. Miss, how was there any fear in your eyes that were full of anticipation?

He was almost sure that these two people had done this more than once!

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Chapter 14: Stimulation

"I don't have any experience either. But it's precisely because I don't have any experience that it's so exciting."

The smile on Old Seventh's face gradually became lascivious.

He raised his hand and waved it. The red silk unfolded itself, ready to form a large cocoon that would wrap the two inside it to play some exciting games.

Chu Xuan could not stand it anymore.

He did not even have a maid, yet Old Seventh was actually trying to provoke him right under his nose. Was this not deliberately provoking him?

Thinking about how he was alone in the courtyard, without even a maid to serve, Chu Xuan sighed. After all, he was the young master of an aristocratic family.

This level of treatment was too poor.

With a delicate maid around, he would not have to lift a finger. At the very least, she would be pleasing to the eye.

Focusing his spiritual will, a thin tree branch floated up off the ground.

Pa!

It fiercely smacked Old Seventh's buttocks.

Given that Old Seventh's strength was only at the second level of the profound stage, how could he discover Chu Xuan's spiritual will?

"Ao!"

Old Seventh's hands were still acting dishonestly when his buttocks were suddenly attacked. He was so frightened that he trembled and cried out in pain.

"What's wrong?"

He Weiwei asked nervously.

"Someone hit me!"

Old Seventh gritted his teeth and said.

"There's no one around."

He Wei Wei said in puzzlement.

Old Seventh rubbed his buttocks and spread his spiritual will out, but did not discover anyone.

Then, he thought of something and looked at He Weiwei with a strange smile. "Is that so? You're really bad. Let's see how your husband will deal with you!"

Baring his fangs and brandishing his claws, he threw He Weiwei to the ground.

Chu Xuan's face turned black as he raised the branch again.

Pa!

He gave Old Seventh a hard smack once again.

Old Seventh grunted. "Beating is a kiss, scolding is love. Weiwei, your husband will not back down."

This bastard, could it be that he had some unspeakable tendencies?

Chu Xuan was speechless.

Smack smack smack!

He slapped Old Seventh several times consecutively, but that fellow cried out in pain as he continued to prepare to pull off He Weiwei's clothes.

He Weiwei's pretty face was flushed red, and she was extremely nervous.

She saw a stick smacking Old Seventh.

The Chu family's ancestors must have seen them.

I'm going to die! I'm going to die!

She was an innocent girl. Faced with such a situation, she would definitely resist.

Otherwise, would she not leave a bad impression on the Chu family's ancestors?

He Weiwei started to struggle.

"No, Brother Seventh, don't be like this. Let me go!"

"Scream, go ahead and scream. No one will hear you even if you scream until your throat is dry."

Old Seventh's blood was boiling. It was all too exciting.

Weiwei was indeed a good match for him. She was being too cooperative!

Chu Xuan was about to vomit blood.

For real! This b*stard Old Seventh must truly have some unspeakable tendencies.

Moreover, looking at his appearance, it should not be the first time the two of them had fooled around like this!

F*ck, they really were a perfect match for each other!

If he did not stop them, he would soon have to bear witness to the whole thing.

Chu Xuan used his spiritual will to pick up a thicker branch and poked Old Seventh's butt!

"Ao!"

Old Seventh jumped up a few meters, covered his butt, and stared at He Weiwei.

"Weiwei, you've gone too far. You actually poked me there. I was almost scared sh*tless!"

He Weiwei hurriedly tidied up her messy clothes. Her eyes were aggrieved, and she looked at him weakly.

"It wasn't me. It's… It's a senior from the Chu family!"

Old Seventh's expression froze. He gulped and said nervously, "Weiwei, was it really not you?"

"It wasn't me!"

He Weiwei lowered her head.

Old Seventh laughed dryly and looked around. "Which uncle is present? I was just joking with Weiwei."

It was too awkward!

"I… I'm going back."

He Weiwei blushed and hurriedly left.

Seeing no elders appear, Old Seventh smiled awkwardly and prepared to leave.

F*ck! It was too f*cking awkward to have been seen acting like that in front of an elder.

Fortunately, he was thick-skinned enough.

When he left the small forest, he saw a small courtyard in the distance.

He ran over and asked, "Thirteenth, are you there?"

When he pushed open the door, he saw Chu Xuan sitting on the reclining chair leisurely.

"Thirteenth, do you want to go back to the ancestral residence? I'll go and plead for you if that's the case."

"No need. I'm living quite well here."

"You're too much. Work harder. As long as you break through to the profound realm, grandfather won't be angry with you anymore."

As Old Seventh said this, he looked around the courtyard and asked in a slightly lowered voice, "Thirteenth, which uncle visited just now?"

He did not suspect Chu Xuan at all. In his eyes, Chu Xuan, who was supposedly at the mortal realm, would not even be able to sense any movements happening in the small forest.

"No idea."

Chu Xuan shook his head.

Old Seventh walked around the yard and sighed, "Thirteen, aren't you lonely?"

"It's difficult for you to stay in the courtyard all alone. Why don't I find two maids to accompany you?"

Chu Xuan was a little tempted when he heard his offer, but he immediately shook his head and refused.

"There's no need. I'm living free and unfettered by myself."

"Sigh, thirteenth, you just don't know how to have fun. Look at the surrounding environment. The trees are lush and verdant, and it can be quite interesting there late at night."

Old Seventh clicked his tongue.

"Old Seventh, you're very experienced?"

"A little, just a little. I don't have too much experience. I've just played around a few dozen times."

"Alone?"

Chu Xuan asked after holding back for a long time.

"How boring would it be to do so alone."

This was a f*cking Sea King!

He Weiwei could not be a Sea Queen, right? If she was, the two of them were a perfect match.

After chatting for a while, Chu Xuan asked about the cult.

The food delivery servant naturally would not know too much information. As a direct descendant, Old Seventh would naturally know more about the matter.

The heretic cult had suffered heavy setbacks and, after they went into hiding, their guerilla-style warfare caused quite a bit of damage to the Chu family.

This was especially true half a month ago, where a void realm Chu family elder had actually been surrounded and killed.

The reason why they had successfully surrounded and besieged that elder was because the heretic cult had paid a huge price to purchase the traces of that family elder's location from the Black Moon Tower, and had set up an ambush in advance.

Black Moon Tower was the most mysterious force in the Southern Region. As long as one could afford the price, they could buy any piece of intelligence, commission any mission, and buy any treasure from Black Moon Tower.

Even if the Chu family knew that the Black Moon Tower leaked the whereabouts of the family elder, causing him to be surrounded and killed by the cult's experts, they still did not dare to make a move against Black Moon Tower.

Black Moon Tower was too powerful and too mysterious.

Moreover, the Chu family would also obtain the resources they needed from Black Moon Tower from time to time.

To purchase the information regarding their Chu family elder, the cultists would have had to pay a huge price. Black Moon Tower had always been black-hearted, and their prices were equally as outrageous.

The Chu family had also wanted to purchase information on the cult, but their asking price was too high. It was not worth paying at all. Otherwise, they would have long exterminated the cult.

Black Moon Tower seemed to be deliberately raising the price to maintain the situation between the different parties in the conflict.

If one side was completely victorious, how could Black Moon Tower continue to obtain profits?

In fact, in some chaotic places, or in some battles, there were traces of Black Moon Tower adding fuel to the fire.

Everyone knew that Black Moon Tower was evil, but because it was too mysterious and powerful, it had spread its wings throughout the entire Southern Region. No one knew where their headquarters were.

No force or dynasty dared to try and destroy Black Moon Tower.

In history, a powerful dynasty had destroyed traces of Black Moon Tower within its own territory but, in less than half a month, that powerful dynasty had been wiped from the face of the continent.

In addition, Black Moon Tower was rebuilt soon after.

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Chapter 15: Minor Five Elements Array Formation And Thousand Threads Spirit Net

Since the Chu family elder had been ambushed and killed, most of the direct descendants of the Chu family had returned to the ancestral residence.

This was to prevent the cult from paying to purchase more information from Black Moon Tower and assassinating the direct descendants of the Chu family.

At the same time, the royal family of the Qin Kingdom, along with the three great aristocratic families, were willing to pay a certain price to negotiate with Black Moon Tower to request that they not accept commissions from the cult in the near future.

The main clients of Black Moon Tower here were the royal family of the Qin Kingdom and the three great aristocratic families, so they agreed. However, frankly speaking, if the price paid by the heretic cult was great enough, Black Moon Tower would still accept the commission anyway.

The purge of the heretic cult was still ongoing.

Chu Xuan tactfully expressed his concern about the evil imperial court.

The news he received was that the Qin Kingdom had already entrusted Black Moon Tower with the task of paying attention to the movements of the evil imperial court. Once the evil Imperial court sent over an expert attack, they would immediately obtain the necessary information.

Since the Qin Kingdom had a plan to deal with it, Chu Xuan did not need to worry about the sudden attack of the evil imperial court.

The evil imperial court had many enemies. Once an expert was sent out, even if the Qin country could not defeat that expert, they could still request for help.

What Chu Xuan was more worried about was the fact that Black Moon Tower was a black-hearted organization. After taking the Qin Kingdom's money, they would most likely approach the evil imperial court to obtain even greater benefits.

Old Seventh returned to the ancestral residence.

Chu Xuan continued to leisurely stay in the courtyard.

Chu Tianming seemed to have forgotten about him.

Besides the servants that delivered the food everyday, no one else came.

By the seventh month, Chu Xuan's cultivation had risen to the third level of the void realm.

Every day, he ate a spiritual pill, and his cultivation speed soared.

The Heavenly Spirit Cat already had the strength of the ninth-level spirit realm expert.

Its speed was not the slightest bit slow. After all, it was a mystical beast of Heaven and Earth, and it did not lack spiritual pills to feed on, so its strength naturally progressed rapidly.

"You have been in seclusion for seven months. You've been rewarded with a minor five elements array formation and an array disk."

It was an array formation this time?

Chu Xuan was pleasantly surprised.

He knew that array formations were very rare in the Southern Region. Those who could set up array formations were all truth realm experts.

Not to mention that an array disk had to be refined by an emperor realm expert.

According to Chu Xuan's understanding, this situation was probably because the Southern Region was too backward.

After receiving the array formation and the array disk, Chu Xuan grasped the method to set up the minor five elements array formation as well as the method to refine the array disk.

He realized that he did not need to be at the truth realm either. He could also set up and refine the array disk with his current cultivation level.

Of course, the lower his cultivation level was, the weaker the array formation he set up would be, including the array disk he refined.

Therefore, the reason why the Southern Region lacked the Dao of array formations was because the region was too backward, or perhaps because the region had lost the inheritance of array formations?

On the array disk, there were five small flags representing the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.

Chu Xuan set up the array formation to encompass the small courtyard.

Without activating the formation, the small courtyard still appeared ordinary. However, if the formation was activated, Chu Xuan was confident that even a unity realm cultivator could be trapped inside…

Or even killed.

Chu Xuan became more confident. As long as the person who came was not at or above the fourth level of the unity realm, he had nothing to fear.

In the entire Qin Kingdom, it seemed that only the royal family had a martial artist who was at the first level of the unity realm.

This was also the reason why the Qin royal family could suppress the three aristocratic families.

Given that the Qin Kingdom was considered weak in the Southern Region the fact that they were able to stand strong for such a long time also meant that the region where the Qin Kingdom was located was relatively barren and stable.

Most likely, the evil imperial court did not think much of the Qin Kingdom.

It had been seven months, and the end of the year was inching ever closer.

Chu Xuan was filled with anticipation.

The reward for staying in seclusion for a year would definitely surpass the emperor-level scripture he had received previously.

Above the emperor realm were the venerated realm, the heaven realm, and so on.

In the Southern Region, the emperor realm was already a fabled existence, and the realms above the emperor realm were the stuff of legends.

The cultivation method above the emperor-level scripture was the heaven-level scripture, which was a cultivation method that could be cultivated up to the heaven realm.

Not to mention the Southern Region, even throughout this vast world, heaven realm experts were definitely top-notch existences.

Chu Xuan estimated that the minimum reward for a year of seclusion would at least be at the level of a heaven-level scripture, right?

There were still a few days before the eighth month. Suddenly, a piece of news that shocked the entire Chu family arrived.

Chu Qing had encountered three elders of the heretic cult, including one of the vice sect leaders, and had been attacked.

Despite being under the protection of one of the Chu family's elders, he was still heavily injured.

A third-level void realm elder of the Chu family had fallen!

"These b*stards!" Chu Tianming was enraged.

Chu Xuan could hear Chu Tianming's enraged roar even from the small courtyard.

Chu Qing was someone he had specially groomed to succeed the role of family patriarch.

He had performed extremely well during the operation to eradicate the cult.

Once Chu Qing matured, not only would he be able to stabilize the position and status of the Chu family, he would even be able to bring the family to a higher level.

When Chu Qing had been surrounded and attacked, the first thing that came to everyone's mind was whether the information had been sold by Black Moon Tower.

When this happened, the people around Chu Qing were all investigated to see if there were any spies of Black Moon Tower present among them.

Since they could not do anything to the Black Moon Tower, they could at least kill a few spies?

Chu Tianming left the ancestral residence with a treasured artifact and personally attacked the cult.

He did not bring the family's treasured artifact out. After all, that was needed to guard the ancestral residence.

After Chu Tianming's departure, the Chu family strengthened their defenses yet again.

In fact, there were even void realm elders patrolling the area.

Chu Qing had been heavily injured and Chu Yun, who was also a heaven's blessed of the Chu family and doted on by Chu Tianming, might very well become the cult's next target.

Chu Xuan could not help but worry about Chu Yun.

Chu Tianming personally took action. At this moment, in the eyes of outsiders, the Chu family's territory was definitely in its most vulnerable state.

Chu Xuan even suspected that it had all been a trick by the cultists to lure the tiger away from the mountain.

However, Chu Tianming was not so stupid. Since he dared to leave the ancestral residence, it meant that the Chu family had an expert of the same level as him guarding it.

For the Chu family to be able to stand strong for such a long time, it had to have its own foundation. Chu Xuan, however, could not come into contact with such information.

Chu Xuan raised his vigilance. Since Chu Tianming had left the Chu family's territory, it was very likely that the experts from the cult would come again.

At night, Chu Xuan would activate the minor five elements array formation. There did not seem to be anything unusual in the courtyard, but once someone stepped in, they would be trapped inside.

With the minor five elements array formation, even if there was a battle, he could ensure that the noise and fluctuations from the fight would not spread out.

This would prevent the scenario of his strength being exposed due to the battle.

After Chu Tianming left, the servants would not naturally not know what was going on with the cult, so Chu Xuan was unaware of how the matter was progressing.

"You've been in seclusion for eight months. You've been rewarded with a thousand threads spirit net."

The reward for eight months of seclusion finally came. It was actually an emperor-level artifact. Even though it was a low-level emperor artifact, it was far from being comparable to a treasured artifact.

The thousand threads spirit net was not an offensive-type emperor artifact, nor was it a defensive-type. Instead, it was a binding and sealing-type emperor artifact.

With the emperor-level artifact in hand, Chu Xuan's confidence increased. Even if a seventh-level unity realm expert attacked, relying on the minor five elements array formation and the thousand threads spirit net was enough to make the other party suffer a serious setback.

Although the consumption of using an emperor artifact was extremely large, Chu Xuan had cultivated the emperor-level scripture, and his spiritual will had already surpassed the void realm, and was comparable to a first or second-level unity realm martial artist. Activating the thousand threads spirit net once would not be a big problem for him.

As long as he managed to trap his enemy inside the thousand threads spirit net, unless the other party also had an emperor artifact, they would not be able to escape.

Given enough time to recover his spiritual power and will, killing the enemy would naturally not be a problem.

Another few days passed uneventfully.

On this night, two figures that were practically completely merged into the darkness silently entered the Chu family's territory.

A man and a woman had arrived, and their cultivations were both at the second-level of the void realm, and they were both elder-level experts of the cult.

The woman's figure was enchanting, and her face looked rather unusual.

Zhu Yan and Zhu Qiang had received orders to put on the illusion equipment they had spent a great price to obtain, and to conceal themselves in the Chu family's territory.

Soon, they arrived not far from Chu Xuan's small courtyard.

"Is the son of Chu Qiuluo living there?"

"Yes."

Zhu Yan looked at the small courtyard and suddenly had a perverted thought.

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Chapter 16: Something Is Wrong With The Chu Family

Zhu Qiang noticed that Zhu Yan's expression had gradually contorted, and that her eyes were filled with evil and perverted thoughts.

His heart trembled. This woman, what bad thing is she up to again?

He hurriedly sent over a voice transmission, "Don't worry about Chu Qiuluo's son. Focus on the mission at hand."

"No, I have an idea now!"

Zhu Yan's eyes grew brighter and brighter, and the corners of her mouth curled up. Her smile turned more and more sinister.

"What do you think will happen if I give birth to a grandson for Chu Qiuluo and a great-grandson for that old ghost Chu Tianming?"

"Even thinking about it excites me to no end!"

Zhu Qiang's eyes widened as he sucked in a breath of cold air. F*ck, this woman was too f*cking evil!

Zhu Yan's smile became more and more perverted.

"If it really turns out this way, will the Chu family kill me? Or will they kill Chu Qiuluo's son and Chu Qiuluo's grandson?"

"What will happen if Chu Qiuluo returns one day?"

Zhu Qiang shivered. When he imagined that scene, he broke out into a cold sweat.

If this matter was really successful, the Chu family would lose all face. What Would Chu Qiuluo do?

What would Chu Tianming think?

F*ck!

He did not know why, but he was actually looking forward to it.

"The mission at hand is more important. Let's not complicate matters, shall we?"

Zhu Qiang was indeed looking forward to it, but in order to avoid creating more problems, he tried to persuade her.

"You don't understand. Since we're already here, we should take advantage of Chu Qiuluo's son's presence. If we're exposed, at least we'll have a hostage."

Zhu Yan walked toward the small courtyard step by step.

"Will Black Moon Tower sell information regarding our actions and whereabouts to the Chu family?"

With a hostage in hand, it seemed that they would be able to escape unscathed. Zhu Qiang followed behind her and asked worriedly.

"Hmph, how could those black-hearted people from Black Moon Tower sell our whereabouts to the Chu family so easily?"

Zhu Yan sneered and said, "Only when the Chu family has suffered heavy losses can intelligence on us be sold for a higher price."

Zhu Qiang thought about it and agreed. Were it not for Black Moon Tower secretly providing some intelligence support to them, the cult in Chu County would have long been eradicated.

Black Moon Tower was truly black-hearted. For the sake of maximizing their own benefits, they secretly stirred up and encouraged trouble.

However, Black Moon Tower was powerful, and even the evil imperial court was wary of them.

Chu Xuan felt very helpless.

More cult members who were courting death had come.

If you wanted to create trouble, could you not just go around me?

Why did you have to target me?

The ones who had infiltrated the territory this time were actually two void realm experts, who were senior leaders at the level of elders in the cult.

The precious clothes they wore could actually completely merge their figures into the darkness, almost as if they were hiding in the void. Even the spiritual will of a void realm martial artist would not be able to detect them easily.

Such precious clothes would have no doubt been purchased from Black Moon Tower.

The heretic cult had paid a huge price in order to secure the success of this operation.

They had even dispatched two void realm elders.

Zhu Yan and Zhu Qiang entered the courtyard without a hitch and, from a glance, they saw Chu Xuan sitting on the reclining chair in the courtyard.

"He's so handsome. As expected of Chu Qiuluo's son!"

Zhu Yan's eyes lit up and her smile became even brighter.

"Huh?"

Chu Xuan frowned. What kind of expression did this bewitching, but multi-colored ugly freak have?

Did she train evil techniques to the point of foolishness?

"Little boy, come with me. I'll take good care of you. I'll definitely give birth to a big, healthy boy for you!"

Zhu Yan's smile gradually turned perverted. She raised her hand and tried to grab Chu Xuan!

What the f*ck!

Chu Xuan was so disgusted that goosebumps appeared all over his body.

The old witch had to die!

He originally wanted to capture her and interrogate her. He wanted to plant a soul seed seal on her so that she could go back and kill the heretic cult's experts.

However, the moment Zhu Yan opened her mouth, he was overcome with utter disgust.

"Go to hell, old witch!"

He raised his hand and pointed his finger at her. A bolt of lightning shot out from his finger.

Thunderbolt Finger!

Zhu Yan's perverted smile froze on her face.

Not good!

The spiritual power in her body surged, and she was about to resist his attack.

However, in his disgust and anger, Chu Xuan attacked with full force, so how could she resist?

Chi!

The lightning directly poked a hole in her face.

"Disgusting!"

Chu Xuan's finger quickly pointed, and bolts of lightning shot out each time.

Pu, Pu, Pu!

Lightning flashed all over Zhu Yan's body, and black smoke filled the air. The corpse that had not even fallen down was instantly turned into a sieve by his attacks!

Zhu Qiang, who was standing to the side, felt a chill rush to his head. His entire body trembled, and cold sweat dripped down his back.

This was too terrifying!

How old was he?

He was even more terrifying than Chu Qiuluo back then.

Flee!

He had to flee!

Zhu Qiang cursed Zhu Yan to death in his heart. Why did she have to have this kind of perverted idea? Now, his mission was in jeopardy, and his partner's body had been turned into a sieve!

His body moved, and he retreated rapidly!

Boom!

For some reason, despite retreating rapidly, there was an unusual atmosphere in the surroundings, and he had completely lost his sense of direction.

Not far ahead, he could clearly see the courtyard wall.

Nevertheless, despite how hard he rushed forward, he could not get close to it.

Gulp!

Zhu Qiang swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and his heart sank!

Array formation?

There was a truth realm expert in the Chu family?

How could it be?

Could it be that Chu Qiuluo had returned?

When he thought of the person who had suppressed the Qin Kingdom by himself, the most talented man in the history of the Chu family, or even the history of the Qin Kingdom…

Zhu Qiang's heart sank.

It was rumored that Chu Qiuluo and his wife had gone missing while exploring a mystic realm. Could it be that they had obtained a great opportunity and had broken through to the truth realm?

Otherwise, how could the Chu family possess an array formation?

Formations were very few and far between in the Southern Region.

If Chu Qiuluo had not broken through to the truth realm, then the Chu family must have paid a huge price to buy a formation-setting artifact from Black Moon Tower!

No matter what the situation was, Zhu Qiang knew that he was going to die!

Since that was the case, then he had to take a gamble!

A fierce look flashed across Zhu Qiang's face. He was about to release the demonic smoke that he had prepared for this trip when, suddenly, a large hand grabbed him.

There was no way for him to resist. He was directly captured and sealed, unable to move.

Chu Xuan sat on the chair and looked down at Zhu Qiang, who was lying on the ground.

Zhu Qiang noticed that Zhu Yan's corpse, which had been turned into a sieve, was currently being devoured by a strange-looking small tree.

After a short while, Zhu Yan's corpse disappeared.

He was terrified. That small tree seemed to be looking at him now, eager to devour him.

Something was wrong with the Chu family!

What kind of strange tree was that?

Why was Chu Qiuluo's son so strong?

Could it be that the Chu family had been hiding their strength and were plotting something big?

"You guys have come to disturb me time and time again. Your cult is really courting death."

Chu Xuan said coldly.

He did not speak any further. A small seal appeared in his hand, and he directly used the soul seed seal to plant the soul seed seal on Zhu Qiang.

Zhu Qiang was shocked to find that he no longer felt any enmity towards Chu Xuan. He could not think of any thoughts of resisting or attacking him.

He clearly had all sorts of enmity toward Chu Xuan in his heart. He had even wanted to kill him just a moment ago.

What was going on?

Zhu Qiang was terrified.

His thoughts were normal and his consciousness was clear. However, he did not and could not drum up any enmity or any desire to resist toward Chu Xuan.

Even if the other party attacked him in order to kill, he would not resist. In fact, he would even obediently stretch out his neck.

This was the first time Chu Xian had used the soul seed seal, and he was filled with anticipation for the results.

Through the soul seed seal, he could sense Zhu Qiang's current state.

This meant that he could sense the death of the person who had been planted with the soul seed seal, and he would also know how he died.

Chu Xuan felt that he could use the soul seed seal as a medium to send a wisp of his spiritual will over.

However, he did not know if he would violate the rules of seclusion by sending a wisp of his spiritual will out with Zhu Qiang when he left the small courtyard.

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Chu Xuan only thought about it briefly. He would not take the risk to send over a wisp of his spiritual will and leave with Zhu Qiang.

If his actions broke the rules of seclusion, his seclusion record would be reset. After staying in the courtyard for such a long time, he would then have to start from the beginning again.

After planting the soul seed seal on Zhu Qiang, Chu Xuan inquired about his purpose in coming here.

In order to inflict losses to the Chu family, the cult had to pay a higher price every time they took action. This time, they actually brought along a wisp of demonic smoke.

Demonic smoke was different from poisonous smoke and toxic fire. Once it was released, the contaminated area would be extremely difficult to restore.

The price one would need to pay to purchase it was more than ten times that of poisonous smoke and toxic fire.

Moreover, once people below the profound realm inhaled the demonic smoke, their consciousness would become chaotic and they would fall into madness.

If the demonic smoke was really released in the Chu family's territory, the servants would definitely suffer heavy casualties.

One had to know that the servants in the Chu family's territory were all handpicked and had a certain amount of talent in various fields. Moreover, their family backgrounds were clean and they were relatively loyal to the family. They were truly assets worth nurturing.

If the casualties among them were serious, it would definitely be a great loss to the family.

The demonic smoke was refined from the corpses of the demon race. It had a very strong contaminating power. Even evil cultivators did not dare to easily come into contact with the demonic smoke before they broke through to the spirit realm.

The demon race had existed for a very long time in the Southern Region.

In some ancient battlefields, there would be a small number of demon corpses left behind.

Usually, only evil cultivators would collect the demon corpses.

The cult was really acting ruthlessly this time.

Chu Xuan looked at Zhu Qiang and directly forced him to act according to his own will.

He ordered Zhu Qiang to return to the cult's base, release the poisonous smoke, and conduct a sneak attack on the experts of the cult. He tasked Zhu Qiang with killing as many as he could, and never revealing anything about the Chu family.

After giving him the order, he let Zhu Qiang leave.

Zhu Qiang was on the verge of collapse. His consciousness and thoughts were clear. The only thing he could not do was resist the will of his controller which was hidden in the darkness.

He felt terrified in his heart, but the expression on his face did not show it at all.

Everything looked normal, and there was no sign that he was being controlled.

It was over!

Zhu Qiang knew that he was going to die. The Chu family was too terrifying.

The cult's Chu County secret headquarters.

This was their third headquarters.

They would change locations every once in a while.

Besides avoiding the Chu family's detection, they also wanted to avoid Black Moon Tower.

If they stayed in one place for too long, it would be easy for Black Moon Tower to find them. They might even sell information about their secret base to the Chu family at a high price.

In order to prevent such a situation from happening, the headquarters would change locations every once in a while.

Only the leader, vice leader, and a few elders knew the location of the headquarters.

They could be trusted. It was almost guaranteed that Black Moon Tower could not spy on them.

In the cave, the cult's vice sect leader for the Qin Kingdom, Wang Tu, and the cult's protector for the Purple Moon Kingdom sat at the head of the table.

The Chu County leader and many elders sat at the table as well.

They were all waiting for the news of Zhu Qiang and Zhu Yan.

Chu Qing had been heavily injured and a third-level void realm Chu elder had fallen. They had finally enraged Chu Tianming, forcing him to leave the family territory and make a move personally.

The cult took decisive action and once again aimed to take revenge on the Chu family's territory.

It was all thanks to the Chu clan that the cult had suffered heavy losses recently.

A branch of the cult in the Purple Moon Kingdom had even been directly annihilated.

The Qin kingdom was in a situation where the four families ruled together and, under most circumstances, they were each in charge of their own territories.

However, the Purple Moon Kingdom was not like this. The Violet Moon Kingdom's royal family was extremely powerful and firmly controlled the entire kingdom so, at the first possible moment, they gathered a portion of their strength and struck out with lightning speed to annihilate a branch of the cult.

The fourth-level void realm branch leader and numerous elders were all annihilated.

It was precisely because of this that the Purple Moon Kingdom's cult protector brought along a wisp of demonic smoke in order to take revenge on the Chu family!

"Brother Wang Tu, why don't we join forces to kill that old ghost Chu Tianming?"

The Purple Moon Kingdom's cult protector asked darkly.

Wang Tu could not be bothered with him and did not reply.

If the cult had the ability to kill Chu Tianming, would they still be hiding here and there?

Chu Tianming was the patriarch of one of the three aristocratic families of the Qin Kingdom. He was a bona fide half-step unity realm cultivator and was carrying a treasured artifact with him.

Unless a powerful warrior at the unity realm made a move, who could kill him?

In the Qin Kingdom, there was only one warrior at the first level of the unity realm.

If one wanted to kill Chu Tianming, they would need to enlist the aid of an elite warrior from the evil imperial court.

However, the evil imperial court was not without its own enemies either. An elite warrior at the unity realm could not leave easily, especially when the evil king was in closed-door cultivation.

In the end, the Qin Kingdom was still a little remote and barren. The evil imperial court would not pay much attention to it.

Had it not been so barren, the Qin Kingdom would not be so weak.

Seeing that Wang Tu did not speak, the cult protector from the Purple Moon Kingdom did not give up and said, "With the combined strength of several people, so what if he has a treasured artifact? There is still a chance to kill him!"

The branch leader in the Purple Moon Kingdom was his younger brother. Thanks to the Chu family, he had actually fallen.

He felt great hatred in his heart!

Wang Tu said coldly, "How many people would we need? Are they going to perish together with Chu Tianming?"

Ignoring the cult protector from the Purple Moon Kingdom, Wang Tu said, "Let's wait another day. If Zhu Qiang and Zhu Yan don't return, we will leave this place!"

He was worried that Black Moon Tower would have already found out about this place. Chu Tianming was currently enraged and might have really spent a large sum to purchase this information.

Once Chu Tianming attacked, it was unknown how many of the people present here would survive.

He was almost certain that Chu Tianming would try to kill him first. He was definitely the most dangerous person present.

Then, Zhu Qiang returned.

"Why are you alone?"

Wang Tu frowned.

Zhu Qiang was on the verge of breaking down in the depths of his heart. He was in utter despair, but he could not go against his controller's will.

"Sect master, Zhu Yan is hiding in the Chu family's territory. We found an important piece of information, so I came back to report it to the sect leader."

"What kind of information?"

Wang Tu did not doubt his words at all.

Zhu Qiang glanced at the cult protector from the Purple Moon Kingdom. He hesitated for a moment before approaching.

Wang Tu glanced at the protector from the Purple Moon Kingdom and thought for a moment. The other party was also a high-level member of the cult and also served the evil imperial court. It would not be a problem for him to hear this information as well.

Their common enemy was the Chu family. Since the information pertained to the Chu family, they should no doubt share it with him.

Since Zhu Qiang was acting so cautiously, it was likely that this piece of intelligence was very important. Even the other elders could not be allowed to hear it. Otherwise, it might increase the chances of it being leaked.

"Sect leader, the Chu family has been…"

Zhu Qiang approached Wang Tu and sent him a voice transmission, while acting as if he was taking out something.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, a violent gray light erupted.

Zhu Qiang made his move.

The moment he made his move, he struck with full force.

Wang Tu was caught off guard. Half of his body was shattered, and his spiritual will was shaken. He was on the verge of death.

This sudden change stunned everyone present.

Boom!

After the successful attack, Zhu Qiang's second strike struck the cult protector from the Purple Moon Kingdom.

Pfft!

The protector of the Purple Moon Kingdom could not dodge in time and was instantly heavily injured, but he did not die immediately.

"Zhu Qiang, what are you doing?"

Wang Tu's spiritual will had not yet dispersed, and he let out an angry roar!

"All of you should die!"

Zhu Qiang released the demonic smoke.

The demonic smoke billowed in the cave, and he roared, "All of you should die! I am the sect leader of the cult, and I will be immortalized eternally. I am the only one qualified to be the sect leader of the cult in the Qin Kingdom!"

He attacked crazily.

After being stunned for a moment, the others reacted.

"Zhu Qiang has gone mad!"

"Kill him quickly! He has gone mad!"

"Was he affected by the demonic smoke?"

The other cult elders attacked one after another.

However, Zhu Qiang did not care about his life at all. He only attacked and did not defend. Moreover, he targeted one person and attacked with all his might, completely ignoring the attacks of the others.

Pfft!

Another cult elder had fallen!

His face was filled with resentment. "D*mn you, Zhu Qiang! I was your lifelong friend! How dare you target me!"

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Chapter 18: Fighting And Killing The Cult Without Leaving Home

Zhu Qiang was on the verge of a mental breakdown. His lifelong friend had fallen at his hands.

Thinking back to the past, they had been hunted down and done some evil things together.

Yet now, he had died by his hands!

He did not want to kill him but, for some reason, killing him brought some unknown joy to his soul!

The battle in the cave was intense, and flesh and blood could be seen flying everywhere.

Zhu Qiang was, after all, rather weak, so how could he withstand the attacks of those around him?

"I can't die like this!"

Zhu Qiang's broken body suddenly pounced on a person and hugged him tightly.

It was another elder that he was on good terms with!

Bang!

Zhu Qiang self-destructed.

His spiritual will and spiritual power exploded in unison.

The elder that he hugged immediately suffered heavy injuries and was on the verge of death!

His heart was on the verge of collapse!

D*mn it, when we were young, we did say that we were not born on the same day but wanted to die on the same day, but that was just a joke.

We did not even make an oath, so why did you take it seriously?

That son of a b*tch Zhu Qiang actually dragged me to die together with him!

The battle ended soon after.

The other cult experts all fell silent.

Vice sect leader Wang Tu had fallen, and two other elders had also fallen alongside him.

The cult protector from the Purple Moon Kingdom had also fallen in the battle.

He had been severely injured by Zhu Qiang's sneak attack. The fluctuations from all the fighting had "coincidentally" affected him.

Zhu Qiang had suddenly gone crazy. They did not know whether it was related to the demonic smoke.

However, for the safety of the cult, the protector from the Purple Moon Kingdom had no choice but to die.

"Retreat, let's change our location and report to headquarters. I'm afraid that Zhu Yan is also dead!"

The branch leader of the Chu County cult said.

The others did not have any objections and retreated from the cave one after the other.

At the same time, they felt extremely aggrieved. The cult had fallen on hard times everywhere and was suffering setbacks wherever they went. It had all started from the Chu family's purge of the cult.

Their hatred toward the Chu family had increased several-fold.

"You have not left seclusion and stayed at home, but still managed to instigate a counterattack on the cult. You have been rewarded with ten years' worth of cultivation!"

Chu Xuan was pleasantly surprised. The soul seed seal was indeed awesome, and Zhu Qiang was also very powerful. He had actually killed some cult experts.

Boom!

A wave of power and comprehension surged into his body, and his strength started growing rapidly.

After breaking through to the void realm, the speed of Chu Xuan's cultivation had slowed down.

Even if he consumed a spiritual pill to cultivate every day, his cultivation speed still did not increase.

The higher one's cultivation level, the slower the increase in one's strength would be.

Chu Xuan estimated that, by the end of the year, he would probably only be able to advance to the eighth or ninth level of the void realm.

However, his cultivation speed would probably scare people to death if news of it were to spread out.

Despite this, Chu Xuan was not satisfied. Currently, the battle between the Chu family and the cult was becoming more and more intense, and the cult had failed several times and suffered heavy losses.

It seemed like it would only be a matter of time before they asked the elite warriors of the evil imperial court to make a move.

Therefore, he could not even delay one additional day in striving to raise his cultivation level to the emperor realm.

The reward of ten years' worth of cultivation was based on ten years of cultivation using the Great Luo Emperor scripture, rather than ten years' worth of cultivation based on Chu Xuan consuming spiritual pills.

Even so, Chu Xuan's strength finally surpassed the void realm and reached the first level of the unity realm!

After breaking through to the unity realm, his spiritual will and spiritual power would be able to merge with the void and reality, making a qualitative leap.

"I should be the number one expert of the Qin Kingdom now, right?"

Chu Xuan felt slightly more confident in his heart.

He was somewhat looking forward to the heretic cult sending people once again to ambush him.

The effect of the soul seed seal was unexpectedly great. If he could control a few void realm heretic cult elders, it would be almost enough to annihilate the heretic cult's forces in Chu County.

In the capital of Chu County…

Chu Tianming followed Chu Yun and two other elders of the Chu family into a building with a black moon engraved on the door plaque

A middle-aged man with a smile on his face quickly walked up to him.

"Patriarch Chu, it's been a long time."

Chu Tianming's expression did not look too good. Chu Qing had been surrounded and injured by the heretic cult's experts previously. Had he not been here for the information sold by Black Moon Tower, he would have torn this person's head off.

This was not the first time Black Moon Tower had done such a thing.

They sold information, accepted assassination missions, sold treasures, and so on. The scope of Black Moon Tower's business was very wide. Sometimes, in order to increase their profit margins, it was not uncommon for them to secretly act to stir up trouble.

Black Moon Tower's black-hearted ways were famous throughout the entire Southern Region.

The prices they charged were not standardized either. Instead, the prices were decided based on the location and situation.

For example, the price for assassinating an expert at the peak of the void realm was not considered too expensive in a strong country.

However, in the Qin Kingdom, the asking price was so high that one could only feel despair!

If not for that, the cult would have long commissioned Black Moon Tower to assassinate the patriarch of the Chu family.

Of course, in order to avoid encountering such a premise, and because it was indeed necessary, the Chu family had always been a major client of Black Moon Tower.

Unless the heretic cult offered a ridiculously high price, Black Moon Tower would not accept the mission of assassinating a major client like themselves.

"Tower Lord Wan, you sent me a message saying that there is important information for the Chu family. I won't beat around the bush. Just be direct with me. How much is the price? And is the information verified?"

Entering Black Moon Tower, they arrived at the VIP room.

"Patriarch Chu, the information of our Black Moon Tower has always been trustworthy. If the information turns out to be untrue, Black Moon Tower can reimburse you three times the price of the information. This is to ensure fairness and transparency."

Wan Chang was all smiles.

The cult had actually brought the demonic smoke with them and infiltrated the Chu family to cause destruction. Such an important piece of information would definitely be sold for a good price.

Looking at the time, the cult would start to take action around now, right?

Even if Chu Tianming got his hands on the information, he might not be able to stop the tragedy from happening.

Once the cult succeeded, the Chu family's territory would be filled with the demonic smoke. If they wanted to remove the contamination of the demonic smoke, they would definitely need to look for him again to purchase treasures that could remove the effects of the demonic smoke.

Wan Chang had already prepared such a treasure to remove the effects of the demonic smoke.

He was just waiting for the right opportunity to rip off Chu Tianming, this big fat sheep of a customer.

"Give me a quote."

Chu Tianming did not dare to underestimate the importance of this information to the Chu family.

If the information had not been crucially important, Wan Chang would not have come to him personally.

Black Moon Tower was black-hearted, but their reputation was worth its weight in gold.

"One million crystals."

"Why don't you just rob me instead?"

Chu Tianming said angrily.

"It's not like that at all!"

Wan Chang said seriously, "Brother Chu, this is important information regarding the safety of your Chu family. If it was not worth this price, why would I quote this price to you? Besides, if the information is false, not only will Black Moon Tower refund you, we will also compensate you three-fold!"

Chu Tianming became serious.

"Deal!"

He took out a storage bag, put in one million crystals, and threw it over to Wan Chang.

"Tell me the information."

Wan Chang was very satisfied. The Chu family was such a generous customer. For the sake of sustainable income, as long as they did not receive a high price from the cult or their other enemies, they would not let the Chu family disappear.

Any customer who could create a sustainable stream of income for Black Moon Tower was a good customer.

"According to our information, two elders of the cult have sneaked into the Chu family's territory carrying demonic smoke, and they are preparing to unleash it on the population!"

Wan Chang said seriously.

"That's it?"

Chu Tianming was furious. What kind of important information was this?

What did they take the Chu family's territory for? A sieve that anyone could enter and leave as they wished?

"Of course, it's more than that."

Wan Chang had expected such a reaction, and he narrowed his eyes as he said, "I naturally know that the Chu family's territory is heavily guarded. Under normal circumstances, it's naturally impossible for them to sneak in."

"This time, the cult has obtained two void-level treasured clothes, and those below the third level of the void realm will be unable to sense their. Even those at the peak of the void realm are unable to sense their presence beyond a certain range."

"The Chu family's ancestral residence is naturally safe, but the remaining large estate…"

Chu Tianming's expression turned grim.

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Chapter 19: Wrong Information?

The expressions of the other two elders of the Chu family changed drastically. One of them left immediately without waiting for instructions from Chu Tianming.

He sent a message while rushing back to the Chu family!

Chu Tianming cupped his hands and said, "Goodbye!"

"Brother Chu, don't worry too much even if you can't stop them in time. Our Black Moon Tower has countless treasures, and we can always help you recoup your losses."

Wan Chang said with a smile as he sent Chu Tianming off.

"This must be Chu Yun. As expected of the current genius of the Chu family. In a short period of time, she has already broken through to the second level of the profound realm."

As he said this, he took out a bracelet.

"Come over, dear niece. This is a gift for a major customer like the Chu family. You can keep it."

That bracelet was a low-grade spirit artifact. It was a mass-produced product of Black Moon Tower, and it was specially used as gifts for major customers.

Its quality was naturally rather ordinary.

Although it was a low-grade spirit artifact, its true power was a grade higher than ordinary low-grade spirit artifacts.

Chu Yun did not like it, but she still reached out to take it.

Since she did not need it, she could give it to one of the servants.

The Chu family had many such low-grade spirit artifacts of similar grade. They were all gifts given to the Chu family after completing transactions with Black Moon Tower!

Chu Tianming's face was dark and baleful the entire time. The void-level treasured clothes the cultists were using had definitely been sold to them by Black Moon Tower.

Unfortunately, the Chu family was not strong enough to make an enemy of Black Moon Tower. Otherwise, they would have killed this b*stard!

They were actually pandering to both sides!

"Brother Chu, I'll be awaiting your next visit."

Wan Chang was in a good mood.

Chu Tianming snorted and quickly returned to the ancestral residence of the Chu family.

He naturally knew what Wan Chang meant. If he rushed back now, it would definitely be too late.

This b*stard, he had timed it too precisely.

He would sell the information and, later, also sell them treasures that could dispel the demonic smoke.

If he waited until he received news that the Chu family's territory had been contaminated by the demonic smoke, he would not have been able to sell information, and would thus lose out on a portion of the potential profits.

This black-hearted Wan Chang!

Chu Tianming cursed in his heart.

Chu Xuan was puzzled. Was something big about to happen in the Chu family's territory?

All of a sudden, the defenses of the Chu family's territory had been beefed up again. More than ten void realm elders were dispatched to the borders of the territory to patrol.

Even the head butler personally held a detection-type spirit artifact in his hand and began to patrol the entire territory.

Could it be that the evil imperial court had sent over an expert?

Chu Xuan immediately felt pressured. Even if the evil imperial court sent someone this time, that person would likely only be at the unity realm, so he was not afraid at all.

However, once the battle actually started, would he not be exposed?

Moreover, if the evil imperial court's expert was defeated, there would soon be even more powerful experts coming over to attack.

If that was really the case, how would he be able to safely stay in seclusion?

The servant also realized what was happening, so Chu Xuan could only raise his level of vigilance.

Chu Yun had returned.

"Thirteenth brother, come back to the ancestral residence with me. I'll plead on your behalf to grandfather."

The first thing Chu Yun did was to ask Chu Xuan to return to the ancestral residence.

"I'm fine here and living comfortably. I'm not going back."

Chu Xuan refused.

He was not going back to see Chu Tianming's ugly mug.

He would just stay in the courtyard and slowly became stronger, not taking a single step out.

"The ancestral grounds aren't safe."

Chu Yun said anxiously.

"How can the ancestral grounds not be safe? You're worrying too much."

In the entire Chu family, there was no place safer than here.

"The cult is taking action. It's really dangerous."

When Chu Yun informed him about the information obtained from Black Moon Tower, Chu Xuan's expression immediately turned strange.

Calculating the time, if he had not killed the two cultists, by the time Chu Tianming obtained the information, the Chu family territory would already be filled with demonic smoke.

Black Moon Tower was truly black-hearted. They had sold soon-to-be useless information to them, and would then sell the necessary treasures to dispel the demonic smoke.

No wonder the Chu family was so nervous. Even the head butler was personally acting.

"Even the head butler has come out. The cult won't be able to infiltrate our territory."

Chu Xuan put on a look of great confidence in the Chu family's strength.

"Then I'll stay here with thirteenth brother."

When Chu Yun saw him acting like this, she changed her tune and decided to stay here with him.

Chu Xuan knew that she was still worried about him. As long as she stayed here, the head butler would definitely prioritize protecting this place.

His heart was filled with warmth.

Chu Yun had gone out to train for a few months and had just returned. At this time, she had already broken through to the second level of the profound realm. It could be seen that she possessed superior innate talent, and that she was one of the best among the younger generation of the Chu family.

No wonder Chu Tianming doted on this girl so much.

"Thirteenth brother, is this the cat you raised?"

Chu Yun picked up the silly and adorable-looking Heavenly Spirit Cat and asked happily.

"Right, I was bored and raised it to relieve my boredom."

The Heavenly Spirit Cat's strength had progressed rapidly, and was now comparable to a third-level void realm martial artist.

The Chu family was relaxed on the outside, but tense on the inside. They were trying to bait the two elders and get them to reveal themselves so that they could rid themselves of this threat to the family.

If they did not kill them today, they would have to worry about them tomorrow; that the other party would sneak in and unleash the demonic smoke.

However, half a month passed.

Everything remained peaceful.

Even the cult experts of Chu County had gone somewhat silent and, when they encountered the experts of the Chu family, they fled at the first possible moment, and they were no longer as fierce and stubborn as before.

Chu Yun also stayed in the small courtyard for half a month.

Chu Xuan secretly placed some cultivation methods and secret techniques around the house. He lied that they had been left behind by his father, Chu Qiuluo.

Chu Yun spent most of her time flipping through these cultivation methods and secret techniques. In just half a month's time, she was already on the verge of breaking through to the third level of the profound realm.

Chu Xuan also included the profound realm and spirit realm chapters of the Great Luo Emperor scripture that he had comprehended. Chu Yun was overjoyed when she discovered them and did her best to cultivate the Great Luo Emperor scripture.

Chu Qiuluo could be considered a legend of the Chu family. Chu Yun did not doubt that these were left behind by him.

After a few more days, Chu Yun was about to break through to the third level of the profound realm.

As such, she could only return to the ancestral residence.

Chu Tianming was pleasantly surprised. He praised Chu Yun and scolded Chu Xuan a few more times. He had embarrassed the Chu family and his precious third son, Chu Qiuluo.

The cult had not made any movements. It was impossible for them to be on guard the entire time.

Therefore, after some investigation, they found traces of the demonic smoke at a location where a big battle had taken place.

It seemed that the cult was experiencing an internal conflict?

Chu Tianming was stunned when he heard the news.

Would the cult also have internal conflict?

It had always been the case of the strong rising to the top. The loser would fall, and the winner would rise. There had never been such an internal conflict recorded in the history of the cult before.

Since the demonic smoke had already been released elsewhere, it was naturally impossible for it to appear in the Chu family's territory to wreak havoc.

This meant that the Black Moon Tower's information this time was wrong!

Chu Tianming was overjoyed and immediately set off for Black Moon Tower.

"Brother Wan, this is the first time Black Moon Tower's information has failed me."

Chu Tianming sat in the VIP room with a wide smile on his face.

Black-hearted man, you cheated me of one million crystals. Now, not only are you going to spit it all out, you are also going to compensate me three-fold.

Let me see if you are still full of yourself!

Wan Chang's face was dark. How could the intelligence be wrong?

What were those heretic b*stards doing?

Black Moon Tower's intelligence was wrong, so they had to compensate the buyer three-fold. As the tower lord, this meant that he was not capable enough, and also meant that he had failed in his duties.

If it was taken seriously, he would be reprimanded by the higher-ups, and perhaps even part of his benefits would be deducted.

"The intelligence can't be wrong. It's just that the cult was waylaid by an accident along the way."

"Brother Wan, Black Moon Tower has always valued its reputation. Surely you must be aware of the consequences of providing false intelligence?"

Chu Tianming picked up his tea and sipped it slowly.

Wan Chang did not want to compensate him. Once such a transaction was recorded, it would be a stain on his record in managing Black Moon Tower branch in Chu County's capital.

It would become evidence of his lack of ability.

In the future, when he was promoted to a higher position, it would be a weak point that could be targeted by his competitors.

However, the reputation of Black Moon Tower could not be allowed to suffer either.

This was the root problem.

If his actions damaged the reputation of Black Moon Tower, he would be punished even more severely.

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Chapter 20: First Vice Sect Leader Zhang Kui

In order to ensure that the reputation of Black Moon Tower was not damaged, Black Moon Tower had even killed people to silence them.

However, Wan Chang's strength and status were insufficient to pull this off.

If the other party had been a small figure at the mortal realm, it would have been feasible for him to do so. but Chu Tianming was the patriarch of the Chu family.

Disregarding his identity, just his strength alone was not something Wan Chang could deal with.

If he asked the experts of Black Moon Tower for help, would it not be equivalent to telling the higher-ups of Black Moon Tower that what he did caused the reputation of Black Moon Tower to be damaged, which resulted in him asking their experts to kill Chu Tianming to silence him?

He could neither compensate them nor allow the reputation of Black Moon Tower to be damaged.

As such, he could only offer to exchange information.

"Brother Chu, there is an important piece of information regarding the cult. One million spirit crystals isn't too expensive, right?"

Chu Tianming replied with a smile, "One million isn't a small amount. Is the information on the cult worth one million?"

Wan Chang cursed in his heart. They were actually extorting money from him.

"How about this? I'll give you a free service. Once the evil imperial court makes any unusual movements toward the Qin Kingdom or the Chu family, I'll inform brother Chu immediately. I won't delay the information. How about it?"

He was in the wrong. Even if Chu Tianming demanded a lot, Wan Chang could only endure it.

Chu Tianming cursed in his heart. Wan Chang was a b*stard. If he was not in the wrong this time, would he even tell him if the evil imperial court made any strange movements?

At that point, when the Chu family did not have time or opportunity to ask for help, in order not to suffer total destruction at the hands of the evil imperial court, would they not have to pay a huge price to request Black Moon Tower to protect them?

What a black-hearted guy!

"Alright, let's do it this way for the sake of our long-term relationship with brother Wan."

It was the Chu family's own fault for not being strong enough.

Every year, they would pay a certain amount to request that Black Moon Tower keep an eye on the evil imperial court's movements. If Wan Chang, this black-hearted person, really delayed the news, the Chu family would definitely face a great disaster.

Of course, Black Moon Tower's intelligence gathering capabilities were not omnipotent.

The Chu family had always been on guard against the possibility of being totally wiped out.

The direct descendants were not all gathered in the family's territory, but had spread themselves out.

It was all for the sake of preserving the inheritance of the Chu family in case they suffered a destructive blow.

"The first vice sect leader and two protectors of the heretic cult have already arrived at Chu County."

Wan Chang said with a smile, "Brother Chu, this piece of information is worth a million crystals, right?"

Chu Tianming's expression froze. The first vice sect leader of the heretic cult in the Qin Kingdom was the second strongest person in the heretic cult. His strength was at the peak of the eighth level of the void realm, and he was about to break through to the ninth level of the void realm.

Not to mention that those who could become protectors were all at the seventh level of the void realm.

"Where are his exact whereabouts?"

If the first vice sect leader of the heretic cult acted wantonly in Chu County, it would surely result in great losses for the Chu family.

"That is another piece of information altogether."

Wan Chang chuckled and said.

Chu Tianming sneered. "Just this piece of information about him coming to Chu County isn't worth a million crystals. Although the Black Moon Tower's information is slightly faster, I can guarantee that, in less than a day, my Chu family will be able to receive news of the other party coming to Chu County."

After all, Chu County was under the control of the Chu family. After operating for so many years, their intelligence gathering ability was naturally not bad.

"Alright, this is their current hiding place."

Wan Chang took out a piece of paper and placed it on the table.

Chu Tianming picked it up and took a look, "Thank you, brother Wan."

He immediately left Black Moon Tower.

He was going to kill the first vice sect leader and the two protectors!

In a small farmhouse less than 300 li away from the Chu family's territory, the first vice sect leader of the cult in the Qin Kingdom, Zhang Kui, sat on a chair with a cold expression on his face.

Dong Qian, the cult's branch master in Chu County, lowered his head and said, "Vice sect leader, we don't know the reason behind why Zhu Qiang suddenly went crazy."

"We suspect that it has something to do with the protector of the Purple Moon Kingdom, but we don't understand the intention behind his actions."

"What about Zhu Yan? Is she dead or alive? If she's dead, who killed her?"

Zhang Kui asked with a grim expression.

"I don't know."

Dong Qian had a helpless expression on his face. Ever since the Chu family's sudden attack, the heretic cult had suffered calamity after calamity, and many elders had fallen in battle.

Even if they cultivated evil techniques and had the support of the evil imperial court, the number of void realm experts were limited.

This time, the heretic cult could have been said to have suffered great losses.

In the entire Chu County branch, there were only four void realm experts left.

This included himself, the branch leader, who was at the third level of the void realm.

The Chu family was detestable!

Zhang Kui's expression was extremely unsightly. Other than that particular time a thousand years ago, the heretic cult had never suffered such a great loss.

The Chu County branch was almost half-crippled.

Not to mention that, throughout the entire Qin Kingdom, the heretic cult had lost one-fifth of its original strength.

"How did the Chu family find out where the evil cult was hiding?"

They had obtained a secret technique from a mystic realm, which could hide the aura of their evil cultivation methods. This helped the heretic cult members hide in plain sight.

After many years of planning, their spies had infiltrated the Qin, Purple Moon Kingdom, and Great Zhou kingdoms. They just needed to develop and grow their strength and influence gradually. In the end, they would have become influential characters in those countries.

They would then wait for an opportunity to suddenly rebel and wrest control of the three countries under the banner of the evil imperial court.

As long as they took control of the three countries, the other surrounding strong countries would realize that they had already been brought under the banner of the evil imperial court. With the attitude of those strong countries, they would definitely not go to war with the evil imperial court over this barren region.

Once the plan was successful, they would definitely be able to become high-ranking officials of the evil imperial court and receive the attention of the evil king.

They would also become important figures in the court.

Thanks to their great contributions in securing the three countries, they would no doubt receive bountiful rewards. At that time, they could move to the evil imperial court and leave this barren region.

When they arrived at the evil imperial court, not only would they be rewarded, but the cultivation resources and methods there meant that they would inevitably reach the unity realm.

However, who would have thought that their painstaking plans, which had been laid out over the course of many years, would be unraveled just like that by the Chu family.

The heretic cult suffered heavy losses in an instant, and the spies that had been lurking in the three countries had almost been completely wiped out!

How hateful!

"I wonder, could it be related to the information provided by Black Moon Tower?"

Dong Qian said in a low voice.

"Black Moon Tower is not omnipotent. Moreover, given the style of Black Moon Tower, how could they sell such information so easily for the sake of unknown benefits?"

Zhang Kui's face was gloomy and cold. From his investigation, the Chu family had not bought any important information from Black Moon Tower recently.

How could Black Moon Tower sell such important information at a low price?

The Chu family's actions could be detected by tracing the movements of their resources in a given period of time.

Zhang Kui would have never imagined that the trigger for this entire debacle was just because a pawn of the cult had wanted to take credit and control Chu Xuan.

"Get ready. Follow me over to the Chu family's territory tonight!"

"Cult master, there are many strong experts in the Chu family's territory. What if…"

Dong Qian had a worried expression on his face as he said those words.

"Old ghost Chu Tianming has already left the family territory. If I want to charge into the Chu family territory, so what? Since I dare to go, I naturally have the confidence to leave in one piece."

Zhang Kui stood up, and the aura on his body exploded forth.

"Sect leader, you… you broke through?"

Dong Qian's face displayed a shocked expression.

Ninth-level void realm experts were considered to be the strongest experts in the Qin Kingdom.

If Zhang Kui had broken through, then the Qin Kingdom's heretic cult would have two ninth-level void realm experts!

No matter how strong Chu Tianming was, he still had not broken through to the unity realm, so Zhang Kui might be able to contend with him head-on.

The only thing that Zhang Kui was lacking was a treasured artifact.

"Tonight, you'll follow me to challenge the Chu family."

Zhang Kui took out a black bead and tossed it over to Dong Qian.

"This… this is a spatial escape bead?"

Dong Qian was pleasantly surprised.

The spatial escape bead was sold at a price of one million spirit crystals at Black Moon Tower and, just like its name, it was a spirit artifact used to escape.

If one encountered a crisis, they could activate the escape bead and instantly escape a hundred li away.

With the escape bead, even if they were besieged by the elders of the Chu family, as long as they were not killed instantly, they would be able to make their escape.

Previously, when they had surrounded Chu Qing, he had seized the opportunity and activated an escape bead. Otherwise, they would have captured or killed him!

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Chapter 21: Is There Something Wrong With The Heads Of These Cultists?

After Zhang Kui had broken through, he was brimming with confidence.

Even if the Chu family's territory was a dragon's lair or tiger's den, he still wanted to venture forth.

So what if they possessed the family's treasured artifact?

He could use the spatial escape bead to escape.

As long as he was successful in his incursion into the Chu family's territory and managed to escape unscathed, he would definitely be able to apply a great deal of pressure on the Chu family.

As a result, the cult would face less pressure in Chu County.

In order to avoid a recurrence of his surprise attack, the Chu family would definitely gather their experts and return to defend their family's territory as well as some important location.

Chu Tianming would be restrained from leaving the Chu family's territory even more.

The Chu family had to pay the price for sabotaging the cult's years of planning and preparation.

When the evil imperial court was free to deal with them, they would definitely destroy the Chu family!

Were it not for this incident, the first target of the evil imperial court would have been the Qin royal family instead. However, thanks to this incident, their first target had shifted to the Chu family.

Zhang Kui and Dong Qian headed to the Chu family's territory.

Black Moon Tower's intelligence had proven to be wrong, so the Chu family's defenses were slightly relaxed. The head butler had also returned to the ancestral residence.

Occasionally, there would be void realm elders patrolling the territory.

Chu Yun was in seclusion in the ancestral residence, while Chu Xuan was staring at the spirit cultivating diagram and practicing the hundred tempering divine technique.

His spiritual will was now comparable to a sixth-level unity realm martial artist.

The Heavenly Spirit Cat was lying on the wall, taking a nap.

The spirit devouring flower was swaying its flowers and leaves around, looking rather bored.

Outside the Chu family's territory, two figures arrived silently.

After observing for a while, they found the direction in which it was easiest to break into the Chu family's territory, after which Zhang Kui and Dong Qian sneaked in silently.

Although they were intruding into the Chu family's territory, it was different from sneaking in.

Before he could enter the family's ancestral grounds, he would be stopped by the experts of the Chu family.

Zhang Kui's goal was not only to break into the Chu family's ancestral grounds, but also to break into the Chu family's ancestral residence.

Of course, the Chu family's ancestral residence was not easy to break into. There was no need to truly break into it. He only needed to break into the core area of the ancestral grounds to achieve his objective.

The ancestral residence was located at the core of the Chu family's ancestral grounds.

If someone broke into the core area of the Chu family's ancestral grounds, even if they did not break into the ancestral residence itself, it would be enough to inflict great pressure on the Chu family.

Zhang Kui was very confident!

After easily entering the Chu family's territory, Zhang Kui strolled about leisurely, not at all looking like he had broken into a dragon's lair or tiger's den at all.

On the other hand, Dong Qian's strength was relatively weak, so his expression was slightly nervous as he looked around vigilantly.

"There's no need to be so nervous. So what if you're discovered?"

Zhang Kui said proudly, "If we come across ordinary elders of the Chu family, we'll kill every single person we see. So what if we directly kill our way into the Chu family's ancestral residence?"

"F*ck!" Dong Qian cursed in his heart. You're f*cking strong, so you're naturally not afraid, but I don't have your ability."

If he were to be surrounded and attacked by several elders at the third level of the void realm or above, he was afraid that he would be beaten to death before he could even use the spatial escape bead!

Even if he successfully activated the spatial escape bead, he would still suffer heavy injuries.

How could he not treat his precious life carefully?

Dong Qian felt slightly uneasy in his heart, as he had a feeling that something would happen on this trip.

When he passed by a courtyard not far away, Zhang Kui suddenly stopped in his tracks.

"Is that where Chu Qiuluo's son lives?"

It was no secret that Chu Qiuluo's son had been expelled from the ancestral residence by Chu Tianming.

Before the spies inside the Chu family had been cleaned up, the cult had already obtained this information.

"It should be."

As the branch leader of the cult in Chu County, Dong Qian naturally possessed information regarding Chu Xuan.

The cult would not pay too much attention to the direct descendants of the Chu family who were below the profound realm.

Unless of course one happened to be Chu Qiuluo's son.

After all, Chu Qiuluo's strength had at one time suppressed the entire Qin Kingdom!

He was the most talented person in the history of the Chu family.

Zhang Kui thought to himself.

"Chu Qiuluo… although his son is a little useless, he is still Chu Qiuluo's son. If we control him, we might be able to gain something."

"Sect leader, you mean to recruit him into our cult?" Dong Qian asked

No one knew if Chu Qiuluo and his wife were dead, since there had been no news about them since they went missing.

Before they went missing, it was rumored that Chu Qiuluo was already at the ninth level of the void realm, and that he was even about to break through to the unity realm.

If he had not gone missing, the Chu family might already have a unity realm expert guarding it now.

The strength of the Chu family might have even surpassed the Qin family.

"There are two options. First, control Chu Qiuluo's son and help him break through to the profound realm. After that, we'll let him return to the Chu family's ancestral residence and become a chess piece for our cult."

"Second, we can recruit him into our cult and teach him the evil techniques. He'll become our cult's murder weapon."

As Zhang Kui spoke, his eyes flashed with wisdom.

"Chu Qiuluo's son cultivating evil techniques and becoming an evil cultivator. If he kills others wantonly, I'd like to see how the Chu family will deal with him."

The more Zhang Kui thought about it, the more tempted he was by the plan. He continued, "If that old ghost Chu Tianming kills Chu Qiuluo's son with his own hands, I want to see how Chu Qiuluo will deal with him if he comes back one day."

"Moreover, if Chu Qiuluo's son is in our cult, when and if Chu Qiuluo comes back one day, I'll let this son of his meet him and see if Chu Qiuluo will kill him or not."

The more he spoke, the more excited Zhang Kui became. He said, "It just so happens that we can apply for an evil heart pill from the evil imperial court and mess up his mind, turning him into a loyal supporter and proponent of our evil techniques."

Dong Qian said worriedly, "Sect leader, what if Chu Qiuluo is not dead and, seeing that his son has been forced into the cult, goes crazy and exterminates our cult?"

"What are you afraid of? At worst, we can just run away!"

Zhang Kui sneered and said, "Can he kill his own son? If he really kills his son, seeing that the one who caused his son to be captured and forced into the cult is none other than the old ghost Chu Tianming, what do you think Chu Qiuluo will do?"

"Heh, were it not for old ghost Chu Tianming expelling Chu Qiuluo's son, how would our cult even have the chance to make a move? I'd like to see how Chu Qiuluo treats the Chu family when he finds out!"

Dong Qian thought about it and agreed. No matter how he looked at it, the cult would not suffer any losses.

"Let's go and capture Chu Qiuluo's son. I want to take Chu Qiuluo's son away in front of the Chu family and anger old ghost Chu Tianming to death!"

Zhang Kui sneered and headed straight for the small courtyard.

Dong Qian followed closely behind.

Chu Xuan sighed.

Is everyone from the heretic cult crazy?

They kept sneaking into the territory, but if they wanted to cause trouble, then they should go cause trouble.

Why did they always have to target him before they went over to cause trouble?

If these two people went to cause trouble, Chu Xuan would still have not left the courtyard, so he naturally would not have been able to make a move to stop them.

However, these two people just had to target him!

They were courting death!

Zhang Kui's strength was at the initial stage of the ninth level of the void realm, which was naturally nothing to the current Chu Xuan.

However, it had only been a short while, and the strength of the invaders had soared once again. Would it be the evil imperial court's unity stage powerhouse that attacked the next time?

Chu Xuan felt pressured.

He had to live in seclusion for at least a year, so he had to try his best not to kill these two people.

The soul seed seal was about to come in handy again.

Zhang Kui and Dong Qian entered the courtyard and saw Chu Xuan. Without saying anything, Zhang Kui directly made a move.

As soon as he made his move, the surrounding environment changed. Flames surged, huge trees towered into the sky, and stone boulders rolled around. Huge waves surged up into the sky, and sharp blades swept across the landscape.

Not good!

Zhang Kui was horrified. Evil energy surged through his body, and he was just about to activate the bead and escape.

However, a huge palm swept over, and illusion and reality fused together with heaven and earth to form a seal!

No matter how hard Zhang Kui struggled, he was still held tightly within the palm. The bones in his body emitted cracking sounds, and a sense of life-and-death crisis filled his heart!

Unity realm!

There was a unity realm expert in the Chu family!

Who was it?

Zhang Kui was overwhelmed with shock. He tried to activate the spatial escape bead in a hurry, but the spiritual energy in his body had been sealed and his spiritual will was suppressed. He did not even have the slightest chance of escaping.

He felt despair!

Chapter 22: Subduing Zhang Kui

Pa!

Zhang Kui knelt in front of Chu Xuan.

"It's you?!"

Looking at Chu Xuan who was sitting on the reclining chair, Zhang Kui could not believe his eyes. Was this young man the one who attacked just now?

He looked a little like Chu Qiuluo.

Was he not Chu Qiuluo's useless son?

Was such a young unity realm expert a useless person?

Beside him, Dong Qian's face was swollen and he had fainted on the ground.

On his head, there was a silly and cute-looking cat.

The moment Dong Qian entered the courtyard, he felt his shoulder weighed down as something jumped onto his shoulder.

He was so scared that his hair stood on end. Before he could react, he felt a small, fleshy paw slap his face repeatedly at an extremely fast speed.

It slapped both sides of his face.

He fell to the ground in a daze.

He did not dare to move. He did not even dare to activate the spatial escape bead.

He cursed Zhang Kui in his heart. He just had to insist on breaking into the Chu family's territory. Was he going to die now?

Chu Xuan sighed gloomily and asked, "Are you cultists all mentally ill? Why do you insist on targeting me? Is it because my father is Chu Qiuluo?"

Zhang Kui wanted to cry, but had no tears to do so. Under normal circumstances, he would naturally not have paid any attention to a piece of trash among the direct descendants of the Chu family.

However, his father was Chu Qiu Luo, which was why it was different.

D*mn it, your father was already a monstrous expert, and now his son is even more ridiculous.

"What status do you have in the cult? Ninth level of the void realm, and your strength isn't bad either…"

Chu Xuan asked curiously.

A ninth-level void realm martial artist was considered a true peak expert in the Qin Kingdom, and this person ought to be an important figure in the cult.

If he killed him, the cult would surely send an even stronger expert after they discovered his demise.

How troublesome!

He only wanted to stay in seclusion and become stronger peacefully, yet why was there so much nonsense hindering him from doing so?

Zhang Kui felt that he ought to put up a strong front rather than lower his head to a young man, as doing so would be beneath his dignity.

Suddenly, he saw a small tree swiftly crawling over using its roots.

It seemed to indicate that it was very interested in him.

He panicked.

How could a tree that could walk be simple?

"I'm Zhang Kui, the first vice sect leader of the Qin Kingdom's cult!"

Chu Xuan's eyes lit up. "His status isn't low at all."

He formed a plan in his heart and decided to control Zhang Kui, the first vice sect leader. With his status in the cult, he could naturally order the cult to stop harassing him.

Moreover, with him acting as a high-level spy in the cult, if the evil imperial court made any moves, he would be able to be notified in advance.

"Don't be afraid. I, Chu Xuan, wouldn't even kill a chicken, so why would I kill you?"

Zhang Kui's body trembled, and his heart became even more panicked. Anyone who said such words was not a good person.

He still remembered that Chu Qiuluo had said something similar back then but, in the blink of an eye, he had massacred dozens of cultists.

His son was the same.

His life was at stake here!

Zhang Kui broke out in cold sweat. He wanted to put up a desperate struggle, but he could not move at all.

Cultists were brutal, but not all of them were unafraid of death. Zhang Kui happened to be one who was afraid of death.

"The first vice sect leader might be a valuable asset. It would be a pity to kill him," Chu Xuan said to himself.

Dong Qian, who was pretending to be unconscious, suddenly trembled when he heard that Zhang Kui, the vice sect leader, was valuable and that it would be a pity to kill him. In that case, would he be the one killed instead?

"Young Master Chu, Young Master Chu, I am the branch leader of the cult in Chu County. I am also someone of value."

He hurriedly opened his mouth to speak.

His cowardly actions left Chu Xuan speechless.

Zhang Kui cursed in his heart. This spineless thing… No wonder the Chu County branch had suffered such heavy losses.

Chu Xuan directly used the soul seed seal to control the two people.

Zhang Kui and Dong Qian immediately turned respectful. Deep in their hearts, they were afraid, but they could not even form any thoughts of resistance or disobedience.

From this moment on, they were Chu Xuan's loyal servants; the kind that would never betray him.

After understanding the purpose behind Zhang Kui and Dong Qian's incursion, Chu Xuan was speechless. Were it not for him, the Chu family would have been thrown into chaos countless times.

"Please calm your cult members down. Don't keep sending people over to disturb the Chu family, got it?"

"Yes, yes, master. I will definitely restrain the cult members. If anyone disobeys the order, I will kill them!"

Zhang Kui's speech was accompanied by awe-inspiring killing intent.

"You are the first vice sect leader. Work hard and strive to become the sect leader of the cult in the Qin Kingdom."

The best way to resolve the problem of the cult's harassment was naturally to control the cult itself.

Zhang Kui was the first vice sect leader and, under the right circumstances, had the chance to become the sect leader.

However, the cult was also divided into factions. It would not be easy for Zhang Kui to become the sect leader just because he wanted to.

One had to know that the sect leader of the cult in a country would have the support of the experts of the evil imperial court behind him.

If Zhang Kui wanted to become the sect leader, he had to obtain the support of the experts of the evil imperial court as well as defeat the current sect leader. Only then would he be able to replace the sect leader.

Chu Xuan was not in a hurry. With Zhang Kui's current position as the first vice sect leader, he was already capable of doing many things. The operation against the Chu family could be temporarily brought to an end.

As long as he had enough time to develop in seclusion, when he broke through to the emperor realm, Chu Xuan would not be afraid of even the evil king of the evil imperial court coming to attack him.

There was no emperor realm expert in the Southern Region!

"How much do you know about Black Moon Tower?"

Chu Xuan paid more attention to Black Moon Tower. They were all over the South Region and had a wide network of businesses and clients. They were not afraid of any force in the Southern Region either.

It could even be said that they were the strongest force in the Southern Region.

"Black Moon Tower can be found almost everywhere. Even our cult's secret operations cannot be hidden from them. It is very likely that Black Moon Tower has a treasured artifact that can spy on others and obtain intelligence!" Zhang Kui said respectfully.

He was also very wary of Black Moon Tower.

No matter how careful the cult was, as long as they stayed in a certain place for a little too long, they would be discovered by Black Moon Tower.

"Moreover, it is said that the strongest person in the Qin Kingdom is not the one from the Qin royal family, but rather a mysterious expert from the branch of Black Moon Tower in the Qin Kingdom." Zhang Kui continued.

The power Black Moon Tower possessed was quite interesting.

They boasted about their credibility, but were also black-hearted.

Chu Xuan had some ideas and plans regarding Black Moon Tower. However, he first needed to be strong enough before he could even consider carrying them out.

At this moment, Chu Xuan sensed a powerful aura emerging from within the Chu family's territory.

Chu Tianming!

It seemed that he had just rushed back in a hurry.

Did he receive information about Zhang Kui's attack?

"You guys should go. You should know what to do, right? If I need you to do anything, I'll let you know."

Chu Xuan threw out two jade talismans.

"Take them. They can help you avoid detection. I want to see if Black Moon Tower can really detect everything."

The two jade talismans were concealing talismans that he had received as a reward from the system.

"Thank you, master!"

Zhang Kui and Dong Qian were extremely shocked. These were actually jade talismans. In the entire Southern Region, jade talismans were mostly found in historical sites and were extremely rare.

Almost all of them were in the hands of the various top powers.

Although Black Moon Tower sold them, the price for one was astronomical and they could never have afforded one.

After activating the jade talismans, Zhang Kui and Dong Qian disappeared and silently left the Chu family's territory.

Chu Xuan sensed that Chu Tianming was patrolling the ancestral grounds. He smiled and returned to his room to sleep.

After subduing Zhang Kui, he would at least be safe for a period of time. There would no longer be any heretics coming over to harass him.

"You did not leave seclusion but managed to subdue an expert from the heretic cult. You have been rewarded with ten years' worth of cultivation as well as the Heavenly Golden Divine Eyes!"

Bang!

A surge of energy and comprehension filled his mind and body. Chu Xuan's strength rose steadily.

Second level of the unity realm…

Third level of the unity realm…

His strength did not stop rising until he achieved the eighth level.

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Chapter 23: There Has Been Another Mistake

Chu Xuan felt his strength increase, and he now felt even more confident.

"If a few more cult experts come…"

He hurriedly extinguished this inappropriate thought.

He could not be distracted. He had to remain steady. Only by being steadfast could he stay in seclusion for a long time, and only then would he be strong enough to guarantee his own safety.

He could not take risks!

The strength of the attackers in the future would be even stronger, so it would be terrible if he gave up his stable, secluded lifestyle for a moment's glory.

Therefore, he had to remain stable and keep his imagination from running wild.

Chu Xuan also received the Heavenly Golden Divine Eyes. This was a mysterious eye that had the ability to see through illusions and pry into the laws of Heaven and Earth.

Other than that, it also had the ability to attack. It could shoot out two rays of heavenly golden light with astonishing power.

One could really kill people with their eyes!

Chu Xuan lay on the bed, feeling rather good as he quietly cultivated the hundred tempering divine technique.

Chu Tianming carried the treasured artifact and patrolled the ancestral grounds. The other family elders were all alarmed as well.

Zhang Kui was very powerful. If an ordinary family elder encountered him, they would definitely not be his match.

Chu Tianming personally patrolled the area. Once he encountered Zhang Kui, he would immediately try to kill him.

After obtaining the information from Wan Chang, he had immediately rushed over to Zhang Kui's hiding place, but he did not find any traces of the cult.

At that time, he was extremely angry. What was going on with Wan Chang?

Was the information wrong again?

Was this information from Black Moon Tower also not true?

He had to get his crystals back!

He had rushed back to Chu County's capital with a dark look on his face.

"It can't be wrong!"

Wan Chang said calmly, "You have to understand that Zhang Kui is a living, sentient person. Perhaps when you rushed over, he just happened to leave? There is always a certain amount of delay when it comes to transmitting information. I can't provide you with real-time updates."

Chu Tianming sneered, "Did your Black Moon Tower sell the information that I went to kill him to him as well?"

Black Moon Tower was a black-hearted organization. They could and probably would do such a thing.

As long as the price was right, any information could be bought.

"Our Black Moon Tower always acts in a trustworthy manner. You bought intelligence from us, so the intelligence on your actions can only be sold after a day's interval!"

Wan Chang reminded him with a smile, "Brother Chu, Zhang Kui suddenly left, and his hiding place is not far from the Chu family's territory. Aren't you worried about where he will go?"

Chu Tianming's expression changed.

He had been careless!

He was so focused on finding trouble with Wan Chang that he had neglected Zhang Kui's possible actions.

"If the information is wrong again, Brother Wan, you have to give me an explanation!"

Chu Tianming hurriedly rushed back to the Chu family's territory.

Wan Chang smiled with a confident expression, and he muttered to himself, "How could the information be wrong? The information of my Black Moon Tower has always been true and reliable, and it has never been false, and we have never lied."

A strange bird that was the size of a thumb suddenly flew into the room.

It emitted weak spiritual fluctuations.

Wan Chang suddenly laughed. It seems that Zhang Kui was indeed prepared to charge into the Chu family's territory.

The fact that he possessed the spatial escape bead and had broken through to the ninth level of the void realm seemed to have given Zhang Kui a great deal of confidence.

The Chu family's territory was about to descend into chaos and, if they were careless, one or two void realm elders might even die.

Wan Chang calmly waited for Chu Tianming to return and angrily try to purchase information from him while swearing to kill Zhang Kui.

Wan Chang was already prepared to ask for an exorbitant price.

One day later…

As expected, Chu Tianming angrily appeared.

Wan Chang brewed a pot of tea with a smile on his face. He was ready to rip off the Chu family at any moment.

After ripping off the Chu family, his performance would definitely be rewarded by the higher-ups and might even be promoted soon.

"Tower Lord Wan, do you think that I'm easy to bully? Or do you want to throw the reputation of Black Moon Tower into the pits?"

Unexpectedly, Chu Tianming was indeed angry, but it was not because of Zhang Kui's incursion.

Wan Chang was stunned and said with a dark expression, "Patriarch Chu, what do you mean?"

"What do you mean? You took one million crystals from me, and the information you provided was wrong. Not once, but twice!" Chu Tianming said angrily.

He had been patrolling the family's territory last night, guarding against a possible attack by Zhang Kui.

After daybreak, he went over to Zhang Kui's hiding place, but also did not find him there.

Zhang Kui had never appeared.

"Impossible!"

Wan Chang said in a deep voice, "The information of our Black Moon Tower has always been trustworthy. How could it be wrong again and again?"

"It can't be wrong?"

Chu Tianming sneered, "Where is Zhang Kui? He didn't go to the hiding place you provided, and he didn't break into our Chu family's territory. Where is he then?"

"He didn't break into your Chu family's territory?"

Wan Chang was stunned.

How could it be? Zhang Kui bringing Dong Qian to barge into the Chu clan's territory was true and unmistakable information.

"Are you sure?"

"I personally patrolled the whole territory for an entire night, so what do you think?"

Chu Tian Ming was extremely angry. "Tower Lord Wan, since the information was wrong, shouldn't the spirit crystals be returned?"

"Family leader Chu, please wait a moment!"

Wan Chang felt a headache coming on. What was going on with Zhang Kui? Was he not supposed to barge into the Chu family's territory?

Could it be that he got cold feet at the last minute?

It did not make sense.

He had already broken through to the ninth level of the void realm, and he possessed the spatial escape bead, so even if he encountered Chu Tianming, he would still be able to escape.

Given his arrogant personality, how could he admit to being scared?

Wan Chang immediately contacted the intelligence manager of Black Moon Tower.

"Where is Zhang Kui?"

"I don't know."

"You're telling me you don't know? You'll have to bear the responsibility for making mistakes time and time again."

Wan Chang roared.

"I really don't know."

The person in charge of the intelligence said aggrievedly, "Zhang Kui clearly went to the Chu family's territory last night, but since then, we still haven't discovered his whereabouts until now. It's almost like he disappeared into thin air."

In preparation to rip off Chu Tianming, the person in charge of the intelligence department had paid close attention to Zhang Kui's whereabouts.

Once Chu Tianming came to purchase the intelligence, he would then be able to provide it immediately.

Moreover, Zhang Kui should have intruded into the Chu family's territory and killed the elders of the Chu family. He would have definitely run away immediately and would not remain in one place.

The information about his whereabouts could then be divided into several parts and sold accordingly.

The service of providing real-time information was expensive. This would be explained to the head of the Chu family.

Then, in his rage, and for the sake of avenging the Chu family, he definitely would not be stingy with the price of the information.

However, in the end, traces of Zhang Kui's whereabouts had completely disappeared.

Even if he used the Black Moon Tower's precious artifact to search for traces, he had still been unable to detect anything.

Zhang Kui's was strong and, given that he was at the ninth level of the void realm, it was understandable if he somehow had a way to avoid detection. However, why was even Dong Qian able to avoid detection?

The two of them seemed to have vanished into thin air.

"Use manpower and investigate them for me. Find his whereabouts as soon as possible!"

Wan Chang ordered.

He rubbed his forehead. What exactly was going on?

Why did that b*stard Zhang Kui not break into the Chu family's territory?

His performance had been excellent so far, and he even had a chance of being promoted. However, how could he be promoted if the news of this misinformation got out?

He had to appease Chu Tianming and keep him from making a fuss.

Returning to the VIP room, he said with a smile, "Brother Chu, don't be so angry? How about this? I have already given the order to investigate Zhang Kui's whereabouts."

"Tower Lord Wan, Zhang Kui is cunning. Black Moon Tower has already repeatedly made mistakes in providing intelligence, causing the Chu family to be unable to eliminate him in time. What do you think should be done about this?"

Chu Tianming narrowed his eyes and said.

Wan Chang cursed in his heart. However, for the sake of his future and the reputation of Black Moon Tower, he had to pay a price.

This kind of thing had happened before.

The reason why the reputation of Black Moon Tower had always been trustworthy was because, after making mistakes, they would make up for it in due time, and their customers were always very satisfied in the end.

As for the customers who wanted to ask for too much in return, they had all turned into ashes in the end.

Since the customers had turned into ashes, who would be aware that the reputation of the Black Moon Tower had problems?

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Chapter 24: Divine Replenishment Technique And Truth Mantra

Everyone knew how powerful Black Moon Tower was, so customers would rarely ask for too much.

Chu Tianming knew the rules of Black Moon Tower, and he also knew that Black Moon Tower valued reputation highly. If he did not take advantage of this opportunity, when would he ever have the opportunity to do so again?

Wan Chang wanted to be promoted, so this stain on his record had to be covered up and washed away.

Wan Chang had no choice but to act according to the rules of Black Moon Tower.

"Brother Chu, don't worry. Zhang Kui won't be allowed to live. Since the Chu family has entrusted Black Moon Tower with helping remove Zhang Kui, the Black Moon Tower will definitely help the Chu family get rid of him."

Wan Chang said with a straight face.

Tasking them with killing Zhang Kui was not too much to ask in terms of compensation, so Wan Chang agreed to the request.

Zhang Kui was not weak, and he had the spatial escape pearl, so it was not easy to kill him.

Possessing the spatial escape pearl did not mean that he would necessarily be able to escape with his life. After activating it once, he would need to wait 15 minutes before he could activate it a second time.

As long as he caught up to Zhang Kui in time after the first activation of the spatial escape pearl, it would not be difficult to kill him.

Given the means available to Black Moon Tower, it would not be a problem to track and surround him within those 15 minutes.

"Then I'll wait for the good news from Tower Lord Wan."

Chu Tianming squinted his eyes and said.

Three days later…

"Where is he?"

"No, I don't know."

Wan Chang's expression was unsightly.

Chu Tianming's expression was strange. Had the intelligence gathering capabilities of Black Moon Tower deteriorated?

Could they not even find Zhang Kui's whereabouts?

Even if he could not be killed, Black Moon Tower would at least be able to find him, right?

"Tower Lord Wan, are you toying with me?"

"Brother Chu, don't misunderstand. I've already given the order to investigate. Regardless of life or death, we will obtain accurate information for you."

Wan Chang had a helpless expression on his face.

He cursed inwardly. What was up with this b*stard Zhang Kui?

Did he really disappear into thin air?

Even if he died, the Black Moon Tower would still be able to obtain information of his death.

Someone who could kill Zhang Kui silently had to be at least at the second or third level of the unity realm.

Faced with a first-level unity realm expert, Zhang Kui would be able to struggle for a moment or two, so there would be a chance to activate the escape pearl.

Although escaping a hundred li may be insufficient to guarantee that his safe escape when faced with a strong opponent, but Black Moon Tower would at least be able to find out information if that had happened.

Anyone who could kill him without a trace had to be at least at the second level of the unity realm.

However, if Zhang Kui was vigilant enough, when faced with an impending crisis, he would have still made preparations to delay his demise and activate the pearl.

Therefore, if an expert was to Zhang Kui silently and directly, to the point that he would not have the chance to activate the spatial escape pearl, such an expert would have to be at least at the third level of the unity realm.

In the Qin Kingdom, there was only one expert at the third level of the unity realm and above.

He was an expert that belonged to Black Moon Tower and was in charge of the Qin Kingdom.

Was Zhang Kui dead or alive?

Wan Chang felt a headache coming on. What kind of nonsense was this? It seemed that ever since they had involved themselves in the matter between the Chu family and the cult, everything had started to go wrong for him.

"Tower Lord Wan, it has been three days and there has been no news at all. Should I be doubting the intelligence gathering capabilities of Black Moon Tower, or should I be doubting your ability?"

Chu Tianming was also puzzled. Could Zhang Kui actually avoid the detection of Black Moon Tower?

If that was really the case, Zhang Kui was a threat!

Wan Chang said with a dark face, "Brother Chu, don't worry. The intelligence gathering capabilities of Black Moon Tower are unique. My ability is naturally not bad either!"

"Then I'll wait another day."

Wan Chang once again urged the person in charge of the intelligence department.

"Where is Zhang Kui? No matter whether he's dead or alive, we must find an explanation!"

"I think there's a high probability that Zhang Kui is dead!"

"Are you sure?"

"80% sure!"

"What if he's not dead?"

"I'll make sure again."

A day later…

Wan Chang said with a straight face, "Brother Chu, according to reliable intelligence sources, Zhang Kui is dead!"

Chu Tianming was surprised.

"Are you sure? Who killed him?"

"The information from Black Moon Tower won't be wrong. There's a high chance that he was killed by an expert from the Qin Kingdom!"

Wan Chang said with a straight face.

There was a high chance that Zhang Kui was dead.

Even if he was not dead, as long as he appeared, Black Moon Tower would kill him immediately.

As such, in his eyes, the information from Black Moon Tower was not wrong.

If they said he was dead, he had to be dead.

Even if he was not dead yet, as long as he dared to show his face, he would then be killed.

Chu Tianming looked at him with suspicion.

"Regarding brother Chu's purchase of the information, I can personally accept a mission from brother Chu as personal compensation. How about that?"

Wan Chang would provide compensation for the information that was wrong.

It was not included in the records of Black Moon Tower, but came from his own account.

In that case, Black Moon Tower's information would not be considered wrong.

If Chu Tianming agreed, then Wan Chang would owe him a favor.

"Since brother Wan has said so, then I won't pursue the matter. However, I want to entrust brother Wan with the task of investigating the whereabouts of my son Qiuluo."

Chu Tianming said seriously.

This was why he had been adamantly following up on Zhang Kui's matter.

Otherwise, he might as well have directly sold off Wan Chang's favor. Would that not have been more profitable?

He wanted to use Black Moon Tower's information gathering capabilities to investigate Chu Qiuluo's whereabouts.

"No problem. I will use my personal identity to request Black Moon Tower to pay attention to this matter. Once there is any news, I will inform brother Chu immediately."

Every Black Moon Tower Lord could send a request to Black Moon Tower's intelligence network three times every ten years to investigate and track down the status of a person.

Wan Chang would use this benefit to help Chu Tianming find Chu Qiuluo's whereabouts. It could be considered as making up for the mistake in the information provided previously.

"Thank you, Brother Wan!"

Chu Tianming cupped his hands.

"You stayed in seclusion and did not leave the courtyard. Thanks to your small actions, Black Moon Tower, who are known for their accurate information, made several errors in the provision of intelligence to their customers. You are rewarded with the divine replenishment technique and the truth mantra."

Chu Xuan was lying on the reclining chair while reading a miscellaneous book in his hand.

The system's reward had appeared out of the blue.

He was stunned. What did he do?

His actions resulted in Black Moon Tower's information being false?

He immediately tried to recall the relevant information. Could it be related to Zhang Kui's matter?

He deliberately gave Zhang Kui a concealing talisman to test Black Moon Tower.

It should be this exact action that caused Black Moon Tower to provide incorrect information about Zhang Kui.

Therefore, it could be concluded that Black Moon Tower was not omnipotent, and not all information could be found by them.

He had obtained the divine replenishment technique and the truth mantra.

The divine replenishment technique was a powerful secret technique that could repair one's damaged soul.

It was an extremely powerful soul-type recovery technique.

Not only could it repair one's own damaged soul, but it could also heal the damaged souls of others.

In terms of rank, it had already surpassed the level of the Great Luo Emperor scripture.

Above emperor-level scriptures were the heaven-level scriptures, and above the heaven-level scriptures were the divine ones.

This divine replenishing technique belonged to a class of secret techniques that were of the same level as other divine techniques.

The truth mantra was also a secret technique of the same level.

Forcing others to speak the truth was only a small part of this technique.

The true core of the technique was the ability to turn words into truth!

Truth from a single sentence!

It was a secret technique that pointed directly to the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth.

Given Chu Xuan's current cultivation realm, even if he comprehended the truth mantra with the help of the system, he would still be able to reach the level of turning words into truth.

He would not be able to kill the enemy with a single word, break through all techniques with a single word, or even achieve the truth with a single word.

He could only use the technique in a way that made people spit out the truth.

Regardless, obtaining two secret techniques at once made Chu Xuan extremely happy. As expected, being in seclusion was the best, and there were also a lot of fun things to be discovered!

"You are in a happy mood. After comprehending the benefits of seclusion, and that there are all sorts of fun to be discovered within, you have received the reward of the seven-colored divine light."

Another reward appeared.

Chu Xuan was overjoyed. Today was a good day. He had actually triggered a random reward from the system.

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Chapter 25: Enlightenment Tea

Chu Xuan received the seven-colored divine light, and it immediately covered his body, making him look like an immortal god.

The seven-colored divine light unparalleled defensive capabilities. It would defend against physical, as well as soul-based, attacks.

Moreover, once the seven-colored divine light was activated, his entire body would be bathed in the divine light. He would appear mysterious, powerful, and divine, just like a legendary divine being.

Chu Xuan was very satisfied. With the seven-colored divine light on his body, he was unparalleled in terms of acting cool!

Although he did not want to go out right now, there would always be a chance to act cool later.

Moreover, once he became invincible, he naturally had to go out and have fun. Would he then not have the chance to act cool?

How comfortable!

Chu Xuan stretched his limbs and continued to read.

This miscellaneous book recorded many strange things in the Southern Region, including the miserable life of a particular evil king of the evil imperial court.

This evil king had once castrated himself in order to master a powerful cultivation technique when he was young. After he had successfully cultivated it, he had wanted to seek revenge on his enemy.

In the end, he sadly discovered that the cultivation technique mastered by his enemy was even more powerful than his. Not to mention that his enemy had not even needed to castrate himself!

His enemy was even happily married to the woman he loved.

The evil king's mind was thrown into chaos. He became mad and twisted. In the end, he actually sacrificed a million people in order to recover his male organs.

It was said that the blood devil technique that was passed down in the evil imperial court was created by this evil king!

He used this powerful devil technique to restore his male organs, kill his enemies, and take back the woman he once loved.

In the end, after the woman was taken back by him, she said coldly and disdainfully, "Compared to him, you are just too soft and boring!"

After hearing these words, the evil king went mad on the spot and died just like that!

Chu Xuan clicked his tongue in wonder. The life of that evil king was truly tragic.

In the evening, a steward arrived from the ancestral residence.

"Thirteenth young master, the Patriarch wishes for you to return to the ancestral residence!"

Chu Xuan was stunned. What was going on with this cheap grandfather of his, Chu Tianming?

Why did he suddenly want him to return to the ancestral residence?

Did Chu Yun plead for mercy on his behalf?

No, she was still breaking through to the third level of the profound realm and had not left closed-door cultivation yet, right?

It was impossible for her to have returned to the ancestral residence.

"I'm not going back. I'm living very comfortably here!"

Chu Xuan refused him flatly.

What kind of joke was this? He had been staying in the courtyard for almost a year. If he returned now, would not the record of staying in the courtyard for so long be wasted?

The living area of this house was bound to this courtyard.

If he wanted to bind it to another place after he left, and the system said that it had a cooldown period, how would he then become stronger quickly?

The steward was stunned. He had not expected Chu Xuan to refuse.

Was the thirteenth young master acting up in a fit of rage?

That had to be it. After being chased out of the ancestral residence by the patriarch, he was consumed by anger and would not return easily.

"Thirteenth young master, the patriarch said that he will overlook your past mistakes. You can return to the ancestral residence and live there."

"Go away. I said that I'm not going back. It's more comfortable here!"

Chu Xuan waved his hand and said impatiently.

The steward had no choice but to go back and report this to Chu Tianming.

Without Chu Tianming's order, he did not dare to forcefully bring him back.

"You refused to return to the ancestral residence and chose to continue staying here. You've been rewarded with a box of enlightenment tea."

A random reward from the system had made its appearance again.

Chu Xuan was overjoyed and examined the details of the enlightenment tea.

Enlightenment tea could help cultivators comprehend the true meaning of Heaven and Earth and break through the bottleneck of the truth realm!

The truth realm was about comprehending the true meaning of Heaven and Earth.

Therefore, it was not easy to break through the truth realm.

It was easy to reach the unity realm, but difficult to break through to the truth realm!

The reason behind this was because, in order to break through to the truth realm, one had to comprehend the true meaning of Heaven and Earth.

Only by grasping this strand of 'true meaning' could one break through the truth realm.

The spirit realm was about spiritual power taking form and displaying a certain degree of control. The void realm was about merging one's spiritual power and spiritual will with the void, allowing them to fuse and become formless and concealed.

The unity realm was about the transformation of spiritual power and spiritual will, and fusing and sublimating void and reality. This was the unity realm.

And the truth realm was the comprehension of the true meaning of Heaven and Earth!

The transformation of spiritual power and spiritual will into reality!

A streak of spiritual power could be turned into a rabbit. It looked entirely real and not fake, and did not appear to have been constructed from spiritual power.

This was the comprehension of true meaning!

To reach this step, one needed both extremely high innate talent as well as comprehension ability.

Many people were considered elites until they reached the unity realm. Their journey was smooth and without hindrance, and they cultivated to the unity realm very quickly.

However, they became stuck at the threshold of the truth realm, and were unable to advance an inch.

Countless people had been stuck at the unity realm for their entire lives and were unable to comprehend true meaning and break through to the truth realm.

The enlightenment tea could help people comprehend the true meaning of Heaven and Earth.

It was obvious how precious it was!

Any treasure that could help people comprehend true meaning was very rare and precious.

Once one entered the truth realm, their strength would undergo a tremendous transformation.

A single strand of spiritual power could easily be turned into an object and be used to kill a unity realm expert.

It was no exaggeration to say that even ten peak unity realm experts would not be able to defeat a truth realm expert.

Chu Xuan was already at the eighth level of the unity realm, and he was about to enter the ninth level.

No matter how confident he was, it would have taken him more time to break through to the truth realm.

However, with the enlightenment tea, he could greatly shorten the time needed to break through.

In fact, with the help of a cup of tea, he could even break through to the ninth level of the unity realm.

Chu Xuan was elated and immediately brewed a pot of tea for himself.

No one could force him to leave this small courtyard!

It was impossible for him to return to the ancestral residence.

Chu Tianming flew into a rage. After he returned from the Black Moon Tower, he found that he dearly missed his third son, Chu Qiuluo. He thought that no matter what, Chu Xuan was still his third son's only son, so he softened his heart and asked someone to bring him back.

In the end, Chu Xuan did not appreciate his kindness and was actually unwilling to come back in a fit of rage!

"Don't bother about him. He likes to stay there, right? Then just let him be!"

Chu Tianming was so angry that he smashed his teacup to the ground!

Chu Xuan did not care about whether Chu Tianming had flown into a rage or whether he smashed the teacup to the ground. After all, it was best if he did not allow Chu Xuan to return to the ancestral residence. After drinking a cup of tea, many profound concepts suddenly became clear in his mind.

He closed his eyes and savored the comprehension effect of the enlightenment tea.

His strength, which was originally at the eighth level of the unity realm, slowly rose and he broke through to the ninth level of the unity realm.

After putting down the teacup, Chu Xuan even managed to gain some comprehension regarding the true meaning of Heaven and Earth.

He believed that, by drinking a pot of true enlightenment tea every day and comprehending the true meaning of Heaven and Earth, it would not be a difficult thing for him to break through to the truth realm before the one-year period arrived.

A few days later, Chu Yun successfully broke through to the third level of the profound realm and left her closed-door cultivation.

The moment she came out of seclusion, the first thing she did was to come over to the small courtyard.

She flipped through the insights that Chu Xuan had prepared for her and said with a sigh, "Third uncle is indeed worthy of being the person who suppressed the cultivators of Qin Kingdom with his strength."

"Thirteenth brother, you have to work hard in your cultivation. You can't be so lazy. You shouldn't besmirch third uncle's reputation."

Turning back to look at Chu Xuan, who was lying lazily on the reclining chair, Chu Yun said with a frown.

"You wouldn't understand. It's really comfortable to live like this. It's so boring to work hard and cultivate every day."

Chu Xuan poured himself another cup of tea and replied while tasting it.

"Come over and try this tea."

The enlightenment tea could be drunk at any realm. It could lay the foundation for comprehending the true meaning of Heaven and Earth in advance.

Chu Yun took a sip of the tea, and she found it fragrant and delicious. It was much more delicious than any tea she had ever drunk.

Moreover, her mind became clear, and it seemed as if she could vaguely comprehend some things in her mind.

"This tea?"

Chu Yun drank the whole cup of tea, and her eyes lit up. "This tea is so delicious. It also seems to have some other special effects. I feel that my whole body is much more energetic now."

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Chapter 26: Truth Realm, Materialization Of Power Into Reality

"This was left behind by my father, so it's naturally not just any ordinary tea."

Chu Xuan lied through his teeth.

As long as he said it was left behind by his father, no one would doubt him.

His father was indeed a figure that had suppressed all his peers.

"So it was left behind by third uncle. No wonder!"

Chu Yun was enlightened.

Chu Qiuluo was a legendary figure.

This was why, when most people saw Chu Xuan, their first thought was that a tiger father had begotten a dog son!

After a period of time, the Chu family had become very peaceful.

The cult seemed to have stopped its movements for a while, and most of their forces in Chu County had retreated.

There was still no news of Zhang Kui.

It seemed that he really was dead.

Only Wan Chang was aware that the b*stard Zhang Kui had once appeared briefly.

The experts of Black Moon Tower had not been able to kill him during that brief moment.

He had escaped.

Moreover, he had once again lost track of Zhang Kui.

Fortunately, he had not announced to the public that Zhang Kui was dead!

He had only told that to Chu Tianming once.

Therefore, even if Zhang Kui really reappeared, no one would suspect that Black Moon Tower's intelligence had been wrong.

This was because Black Moon Tower had never officially said that Zhang Kui was dead.

As for Chu Tianming, he had offered to use his quota for Black Moon Tower's intelligence network for his sake to investigate Chu Qiuluo's whereabouts. As such, Chu Tianming would not do anything that would jeopardize the current situation.

"You've been in seclusion for ten months. You've been rewarded with the Mystic Fire Bell."

The mystic fire bell was a low-grade emperor artifact. It contained mystic fire that could burn the sky and boil the earth, and its power was unparalleled.

Chu Xuan had obtained yet another emperor artifact. The longer he remained in seclusion, the more generous the rewards became. The levels of the rewards even became higher as well.

The worst reward he was likely to receive for a year of seclusion was a heaven-level scripture!

Perhaps he might even receive a divine-level scripture or something above it?

Chu Xuan was full of expectation.

During this period of time, Chu Yun often came to the courtyard. Every time she flipped through the books, she would gain a different understanding of the concepts within.

Every time she would sigh, "Third uncle really is a genius!"!

Chu Xuan smiled but would not say anything.

She drank the enlightenment tea everyday. There would basically be no hindrances when Chu Yun attempted to break through to the truth realm.

She had outstanding innate talent and had comprehended the true meaning of Heaven and Earth in advance. It was only a matter of time before she would break through to the truth realm.

After a short period of time passed, Chu Yun was now not far from the fourth level of the profound realm.

Chu Xuan, on the other hand, had already touched upon the threshold of the truth realm. He would definitely break through to the truth realm within half a month at most.

There were a few more potted plants in the courtyard. These had all been brought over by Chu Yun.

She felt that the courtyard was too monotonous. There was only a cat and a strange little tree. It was very uninteresting, so she planted some spiritual flowers in pots here.

"Thirteenth brother, why haven't I seen you leave the courtyard before?"

Chu Yun asked in puzzlement.

Despite having visited him repeatedly, and over a long period of time, Chu Xuan had not left the yard once.

Chu Tianming had only chased him out of the ancestral residence. He had not grounded him, so he was actually allowed to leave the courtyard.

"I'm cultivating."

"Huh?"

Chu Yun said in confusion, "Thirteenth brother, I haven't seen you cultivate, and your strength has not increased."

"You wouldn't understand. I'm cultivating the heart."

Chu Xuan replied with an unfathomable expression, "The higher the state of the heart, the higher the cultivation strength."

"So, thirteenth brother, you're saying that because the state of your heart isn't high, that's why your strength is so weak?"

Chu Yun pondered.

"Is this the cultivation method that third uncle passed down? How strange!"

The corner of Chu Xuan's mouth twitched. In order to prevent her from forcing him to cultivate, he could only lie and say, "Yes, my father passed it down in secret. At the beginning, his strength appeared weak but, once he comprehended it, he soared into the sky."

"Not everyone can cultivate this method. It's very harsh. That's why I didn't return to the ancestral residence!"

With this excuse, Chu Yun would not continue pestering him to return with her to the ancestral residence.

"I understand!"

Chu Yun nodded, and said with a serious face: "I won't force thirteenth brother to return to the ancestral residence, and I won't allow anyone to disturb you!"

Ten days passed quickly.

Chu Xuan had already stepped one-foot into the truth realm.

He would break through within the next one or two days.

Chu Yun drank the enlightenment tea and flipped through the cultivation records. Her comprehension of the Great Luo Emperor scripture was getting deeper and deeper, and she had half-a-foot into the fourth level of the profound realm.

On this day, Chu Yun came over to bid farewell. She was going back to the ancestral residence to break through to the fourth level of the profound realm.

Chu Tianming was very happy. He loved his granddaughter Chu Yun more and more.

Even Chu Qing, whom he regarded as his successor to the patriarch position, could not compare to Chu Yun in terms of how much love and affection he displayed.

Chu Tianming's heart was already moved. He no longer had the intention of marrying Chu Yun out. He directly ignored the Qin royal family's intention to seek her hand in marriage.

Chu Xuan was very clear that the Chu family, Zhao family, He family, and the Qin royal family had always been connected by marriage. The direct descendants of the four families were all married to each other.

Thanks to this, the relationship between the four families was inseparable.

He did not have a fiancée because his father, Chu Qiuluo, had once broken the marriage contract. In addition, his talent was poor, so the other three families did not fancy him as a potential marriage candidate.

Other than him, the other direct descendants basically all had marriage partners.

Even if they had not been confirmed yet, the elders all had the same intention and would look for opportunities for these partners to nurture their feelings for each other.

For example, Old Seventh's fiancée was He Weiwei.

This pair could be considered to have already taken a liking to each other, and it was unlikely for their relationship to encounter any accidents.

Chu Yun was still young, so naturally, her marriage had not been decided yet. Moreover, Chu Tianming was very fond of her, so he did not have any plans to have her married off for the time being.

What Chu Xuan wanted to do was to allow Chu Yun to gain enough power to control her own future.

After staying in seclusion for 10 months and 15 days, the opportunity to break through to the truth realm finally arrived.

Chu Xuan sat cross-legged on the bed. The minor five elements array formation in the courtyard had been activated.

Although his breakthrough speed was very fast, and he could stabilize his cultivation on the same day as his breakthrough, he activated the minor five elements array formation to guard against any untoward incidents, just in case.

The spiritual power in his body surged and began to undergo a transformation.

Wisps of spiritual will and spiritual power, as well as the comprehension of the truth realm, surfaced in his mind.

The speed of transformation was not slow. Two hours later, Chu Xuan had already broken through to the truth realm.

His spiritual power had been completely sublimated, and each wisp of spiritual power contained a wisp of spiritual will.

After the breakthrough, Chu Xuan's mind moved, and a wisp of spiritual power appeared.

A little rabbit formed from spiritual power appeared beside him.

The little rabbit looked no different from a real rabbit. There were no traces of spiritual power being condensed.

Its eyes were bright and full of life. It opened its mouth and let out a cute little rabbit-like cry.

Every hair on its body was exactly the same as a real one.

Touching it, it felt furry, warm and alive.

Cutting its leg, the little rabbit cried out in pain, jumped about and struggled, and bright red blood flowed out of the wound.

Materialization of power into reality!

This was the mark of a truth realm expert!

For those below the truth realm, it was almost impossible to notice that this rabbit was something created from spiritual power.

Chu Xuan could not help but recall a record he read in a miscellaneous book.

A certain truth realm master created thousands of pills from spiritual power and sold them to a certain sect. The sect master did not realize that they were fake.

It was not until they found out that the pills could only increase spiritual power slightly and did not have any special effects that they discovered that they had been cheated.

Of course, if the pills created from the spiritual power of a truth realm expert were not tampered with, martial artists below the truth realm could consume them to recover their spiritual power and even break through a small realm.

With a thought from Chu Xuan, little rabbits and cute kittens appeared in the courtyard one after the other.

They were bouncing, lively and cute!

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Chapter 27: Myriad Spirits Scripture And Myriad Elixirs Scripture

"You have remained in seclusion and have broken through to the truth realm. You have been rewarded with a pet Sky-shaking Golden Roc."

Another pet?

Chu Xuan examined the information of the Sky-shaking Golden Roc.

"Sky-shaking Golden Roc. An ancient godly beast with extreme speed. It can shake the nine heavens above and split the nine netherworlds below…"

After reading the introduction of Sky-shaking Golden Roc, Chu Xuan could only say that it was awesome!

It was indeed an ancient divine beast.

He took out the Sky-shaking Golden Roc.

It was a valiant little eagle with golden claws, golden wings, and sharp eyes.

Its strength was at the first level of the truth realm.

However, it was only the size of a pigeon.

It was still in its infant stage, and he did not know how many years it would take for it to grow to adulthood.

"Meow."

The Heavenly Spirit Cat jumped over and stared at the Sky-shaking Golden Roc.

The Sky-shaking Golden Roc spread its wings and raised one of its claws to grab at the neck of the Heavenly Spirit Cat.

The cat's hair immediately stood on end. It let out a low roar and a surging pressure emerged.

It had activated the power of the White Tiger divine beast.

However, the Sky-shaking Golden Roc was not afraid. It tilted its head and appeared somewhat curious as to why this cat could release such power.

The Heavenly Spirit Cat's current strength was around the third level of the unity realm. It was weaker than the Sky-shaking Golden Roc, but since it also belonged to Chu Xuan, there would only be friendly fights and scars, but no life-and-death battles.

After breaking through to the truth realm, Chu Xuan's confidence had increased greatly.

He was one step closer to being invincible in the Southern Region.

The heretic cult was nothing to worry about.

The ordinary experts of the evil imperial court were also nothing to worry about.

There was no emperor-level character in the Southern Region either. As long as he broke through to the emperor realm, he would be invincible in the Southern Region. He could then ignore the evil imperial court.

Of course, the emperor realm was still rather insignificant elsewhere.

He would only be able to dominate the Southern Region.

Outside the Southern Region, on this vast continent, the emperor realm was nothing to shout about.

After breaking through to the truth realm, one's cultivation would increase even more slowly. Chu Xuan was in no hurry and would patiently wait until a year of seclusion had passed.

The reward for remaining in seclusion for a year would undoubtedly be generous.

Perhaps the reward for remaining in seclusion for a year would allow him to directly break through to the emperor realm.

As long as he broke through to the emperor realm, he would truly have nothing to fear in the Southern Region.

The Sky-shaking Golden Roc sat on a branch of the spirit-devouring flower and tilted its head to stare at it. It felt that this small tree was a bit extraordinary.

As an ancient divine beast, it naturally had its pride.

Those that could catch its eye were not ordinary things.

Chu Yun was still in closed-door cultivation. Not everyone was like Chu Xuan, whereby breaking through was like drinking water and happened in an instant.

For others, even breaking through a small realm would take at least a few days.

After breaking through, they would still need to stabilize their cultivation.

Looking at the potted plants in the courtyard, Chu Xuan felt that he had nothing to do. As such, he took out a pair of scissors and trimmed the leaves and branches of the potted plants.

Such a laidback lifestyle was indeed very comfortable.

He just needed a beautiful maid to accompany him!

No matter how beautiful the potted plants and flowers were, they could not compare to having a delicate beauty by his side.

There were many beautiful maids in the Chu family, but none of them were talented.

He did not want an ordinary maid.

As such, he could only stay home alone for now.

"You pruned the potted plants and enjoyed yourself. You've been rewarded with the Myriad Spirits scripture and the Myriad Elixirs scripture."

Chu Xuan paused. He had triggered a random reward again?

Awesome!

After trimming the potted plants, Chu Xuan sat on the reclining chair and checked out the system's reward.

The Myriad Spirits scripture recorded all the spiritual objects, heavenly materials and earthly treasures in the world.

If one was familiar with the Myriad Spirits scripture, one would be able to recognize any spiritual item in the world, any heavenly material or earthly treasure, even those extinct and extremely rare spiritual items.

The Myriad Spirits scripture recorded the effects and general uses of each spiritual item.

In addition to the Myriad Spirits scripture, he had received an alchemy scripture.

It recorded countless pill formulas, as well as numerous alchemy methods that had been passed down throughout history.

Both the lost pill formulas and the lost pill refinement methods could be found within its pages.

Chu Xuan had received the Myriad Spirits and the Myriad Elixirs scriptures. Both scriptures were not thick, but each page contained an enormous amount of information.

This was a special method of recording information. The contents of each page could be scrolled down continuously. Other than words, there were also images and diagrams on each page.

The pill refinement methods recorded in the Myriad Elixir scripture included not only the text notes, but also a process diagram of the pill refinement.

Chu Xuan did not immediately ask the system to infuse the contents of the two books into his mind. Instead, he flipped through them leisurely.

Reading the Myriad Spirits scripture was like reading a plant encyclopedia.

It was just right to pass time with.

Chu Xuan had read through most of the books in the Chu family, so the Myriad Spirits scripture and the Myriad Elixirs scripture could make up for his current lack of reading materials. It was the best way for him to pass the time.

In any case, he could not utilize the Myriad Spirits and the Myriad Elixirs scriptures for the time being, so he was in no hurry to master them.

He did not lack pills.

He did not lack natural treasures either. Every day that he stayed in seclusion, the system would give him all kinds of rewards.

Chu Xuan placed one of the pill refinement methods and a few pill formulas in the cultivation notes he had prepared for Chu Yun.

Chu Xuan did not care whether Chu Yun was interested in the subject or whether she would learn it.

He only needed to prepare things for her so that she could increase her own influence and voice in the family.

That pill refining method was one of the top pill refining techniques in the Southern Region. After Chu Yun learned it, her status in the Chu family would surpass Chu Qing's and would be no lower than the head of the family.

Moreover, the pill formulas that Chu Xuan had prepared for her included pills that would allow her to break through to the truth realm. Each pill could increase the chance of breaking through by 30 to 70 percent.

Other than pills that could help her break through to the truth realm, there were also pills that could heal injuries, strengthen her spiritual will, and help her recover from mental injuries.

If Chu Yun could refine these pills, the strength of the Chu family would increase by 30% within a short period of time.

Once Chu Yun mastered those pill refining techniques, even if she actually did want to get married, Chu Tianming would beg her not to leave the Chu family.

Three days later, Chu Yun left closed-door cultivation.

The first thing she did after she came out of closed-door cultivation was to come over to the small courtyard.

She flipped through the cultivation notes again and discovered the alchemy technique. She was immediately shocked.

There was actually an alchemy method to refine the profound void pills, which also included the recipe for the profound void pill.

The profound void pill was extremely rare. In the entire Southern Region, there were only a few people who could refine the profound void pill.

The Chu family had once thought of purchasing a profound void pill, but its price at the Black Moon Tower was too expensive. The Chu family would have to spend almost one-third of its reserves in order to purchase it.

It was precisely because of this that they gave up on the idea of purchasing the profound void pill.

If he had the profound void pill, Chu Tianming would have a chance of breaking through to the unity realm!

This pill refinement method had been very casually placed inside a pile of notes, almost as if it held no value.

"Third uncle actually did not pass on this pill refinement technique to the family?"

Chu Yun was puzzled. If someone from the Chu family was in possession of this pill refinement technique, it would be enough to cause the Chu family's strength to soar.

Moreover, after the Chu family could refine these pills themselves, there was no need for them to buy pills from others. In fact, they could even sell them to the market.

No matter how she looked at it, this pill refinement technique was extremely important to the Chu family.

Chu Yun could not understand why third uncle did not pass on this pill refinement technique to grandfather?

Could it be that this pill refinement technique had unique origins?

It had to be so.

Chu Yun was conflicted. Should she learn it then?

If this pill refinement technique were to be leaked, would it bring disaster to the Chu family?

After hesitating for a long time, Chu Yun finally decided to learn it secretly. When she wanted to refine pills, she would do so secretly.

As long as she did not refine pills on a large scale, and as long as it could be kept a secret, there would not be any trouble.

After making up her mind, Chu Yun began to seriously study it.

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Chapter 28: Sending Someone To His Door?

Chu Yun's actions naturally could not be concealed from Chu Xuan.

After seeing Chu Yun's cautious appearance, Chu Xuan could not help but feel puzzled. Why was she being so secretive?

After thinking about it for a moment, he immediately understood the reason and did not know whether to laugh or cry.

That pill refinement technique was extremely extraordinary in the Southern Region. If it had really been left behind by Chu Qiuluo, why was it not handed over to the Chu family?

It had to be because there was something wrong with the origins of this pill refinement technique.

Chu Xuan did not say anything. Her being more cautious was also a good thing.

If news of it were to leak out, it would be troublesome if some of the major forces in the Southern Region targeted and attacked the Chu family because of it.

He was only at the first level of the truth realm now.

Once an expert attacked and revealed his cultivation level, how would he be able to keep a low profile and stay at home in peace?

Over the next few days, Chu Yun fervently studied the pill refinement technique.

Finally, after mastering both the pill formula and the pill refinement method, she decided to practice the pill refinement technique.

In order to be cautious, she did not choose to refine pills inside the small courtyard.

Instead, she planned to go out and temper herself. She wanted to leave the Chu family's territory and find a quiet place to practice it secretly.

Before leaving, Chu Yun told Chu Xuan about the pill refinement method and asked him to hide it well.

Chu Xuan did not know whether to laugh or cry. Seeing how cautious she was acting, he could only lie and say that he was already aware of the pill refinement technique. He told her that his father asked him to learn it, but he did not do so because he felt lazy. There was no problem with where the pill refinement technique came from.

Although Chu Xuan claimed that there were no problems with the origins of the pill refinement technique, Chu Yun still remained cautious. If news of it were to leak out, it would end up being coveted by the powerful forces of the Southern Region, which would land the Chu family in hot soup.

Especially if she was targeted by the evil imperial court, the consequences would be unimaginable.

If Chu Yun were to go out to temper herself, there would be experts from the Chu family protecting her in the dark. If she wanted to secretly refine pills, then she would have to send away the experts from the Chu family who were protecting her in the dark.

Chu Xuan gave her a few jade talismans.

His excuse was once again that they had been left behind by his father and, since he did not need to go out and temper himself, he did not need them.

Besides that, Chu Xuan also used the soul seed seal to transmit his will to Zhang Kui, asking him to protect Chu Yun in the dark.

Zhang Kui's strength was at the ninth level of the void realm and, under the control of the soul seed seal, he was absolutely loyal. In order to complete the mission of protecting Chu Yun's safety, he would not hesitate to sacrifice his own life.

However, Zhang Kui was the first vice sect leader of the heretic cult after all, and he had to pay attention to the matters of the cult at all times, and he might not be able to protect Chu Yun all the time.

Dong Qian's strength was not weak, and so he was tasked with secretly protecting Chu Yun together with Zhang Kui.

Combined, they would be able to ensure that nothing went wrong.

In the Qin Kingdom, other than the cult, no other forces dared to attack the direct descendants of the three aristocratic families.

Chu Yun went out to train, and Chu Xuan continued to stay in the courtyard.

In this generation of direct descendants of the Chu family, apart from Chu Xuan, no one else stayed in the family's territory.

Old Seventh had gone to the He family.

Chu Qing continued to chase after the cult while managing the affairs of Chu County.

In an underground palace in the Purple Moon Kingdom, more than ten heretic experts had gathered.

The cult's vice sect leader of the Purple Moon Kingdom, Yuan Chong, said with a gloomy face, "The right protector fell in the Chu County of the Qin Kingdom. This matter is inextricably related to the Chu family. Who will seek revenge for our Purple Moon Kingdom's heretic cult?"

"Didn't the right protector fall in the internal strife of the cult in the Qin Kingdom?" An expert of the heretic cult asked doubtfully.

"Even so, who knows what truly happened then? Besides, were it not for the Chu family, would our cult have been reduced to this state?"

Yuan Chong said coldly.

The Purple Moon Kingdom's cult had suffered heavy losses, with more than ten elders falling in battle.

Even the sect leader had suffered heavy injuries and had almost died.

The source of this whole disaster was the Chu family's interference with the cult's plans.

Naturally, they placed the blame squarely on the shoulders of the Chu family.

"Although the Chu family's overall strength is inferior to the Purple Moon Kingdom, it is not weak either. Moreover, the Qin Kingdom is not part of our territory. If we were to rashly head over there, I'm afraid that we might encounter some mishaps."

An elder said with a frown.

"That's right. Our main target is still the Purple Moon Kingdom."

Many elders of the heretic cult agreed with his words.

"Hmph, how can we let the matter of the Chu family slide? Don't forget that the Chu family has sabotaged our many years of planning and preparation. Once the evil imperial court is free to act, they will not let the Chu family off either. Do we have to wait for the evil imperial court's orders before taking action?"

Yuan Chong snorted unhappily and said, "Moreover, we don't have to fight with the Chu family directly."

"I heard that Chu Qiuluo's son has been expelled from their ancestral residence. Since we can't do anything to the Chu family for the time being, we can still vent our anger by capturing Chu Qiuluo's son."

An elder questioned, "Chu Qiuluo's son has already been expelled from the ancestral residence. What's the point of capturing him?"

"Idiot!"

Yuan Chong angrily rebuked the elder, "He is Chu Qiuluo's son, not some random person's son. Even if he is trash, as long as he is Chu Qiuluo's son, then his existence holds value!"

"That's right, Chu Qiuluo might not be dead. If one day Chu Qiuluo returns, we will send his son over to the evil imperial court as a hostage. We can definitely restrain him from taking action that way."

An elder agreed.

"In that case, I will make the trip."

A skinny cult elder stood up and said.

Yuan Chong and the other leaders present did not have any objections. Among the people present, the elder who volunteered was not the strongest, but he was definitely the best at escaping and stealth.

Chu Xuan was still in the courtyard, waiting patiently for the year of seclusion to arrive.

The cult had not made any moves, and they did not continue to send their experts to infiltrate the Chu family's territory to kill and destroy.

After breaking through to the truth realm, Chu Xuan was much more confident. As long as he did not encounter an attack from the evil imperial court's experts, he would not be the slightest bit afraid.

Given the overall level of strength in the Qin Kingdom, even if the evil imperial court sent experts over, it was unlikely that they would send over anyone who exceeded the unity realm.

As such, Chu Xuan was not worried at all.

However, he still had to remain steadfast.

Just when he thought that he could peacefully seclude himself for a year, another person sneaked into the Chu family's territory.

It was another expert from the cult.

His strength was at the third level of the void realm, and he seemed like a senior figure among their elders.

Chu Xuan frowned. Why did Zhang Kui not send a message to him?

The soul seed seal was able to transmit his spiritual will and, similarly, it possessed a certain ability to transmit messages.

Sending over a simple warning was definitely possible.

What surprised Chu Xuan even more was that the cult elder that had concealed himself seemed to have come specifically for him.

He did not seem to have any intention of infiltrating the core area of the Chu family. After identifying his surroundings, he made his way straight toward Chu Xuan's courtyard.

He directly entered the courtyard.

Did he specifically come to deliver his head to the chopping board?

When he saw Chu Xuan, he asked, "Are you Chu Qiuluo's son?"

Chu Xuan had a helpless look on his face. What was going on with that father of his?

Why did everyone want to capture him just because he was Chu Qiuluo's son?

"That's right!"

Chu Xuan admitted it openly.

"Then I've got the right person."

Lou Yuan did not say anything further and raised his hand to grab Chu Xuan.

He was not a talkative person. Once he had confirmed his target, he would immediately make a move to prevent any accidents from happening.

A mere mortal realm warrior would easily be captured by him. Before the Chu family could realize it, he would have long escaped Chu County and would be on his way back to the Purple Moon Kingdom.

As long as he returned to Purple Moon Kingdom safely, it would be impossible for the Chu family to rescue him.

However, the moment he made his move, he felt his shoulder weighed down.

He suffered a blow from a paw on his head and fell to the ground.

Not good!

Lou Yuan was shocked. His first thought was that Chu Qiuluo's son was bait!

Just as he was about to resist desperately, a python suddenly appeared and wrapped itself around his body.

He did not realize how or when the giant python had appeared.

It seemed to have appeared out of thin air.

How could the Chu family possess a void realm demonic beast?

Lou Yuan's heart sank to the bottom. He was filled with regret. He should not have volunteered for this task.

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Chapter 29: Counterattack From Ten Thousand Miles Away

Chu Xuan looked down at Lou Yuan and asked, "Who are you? Are you from the cult? I'm curious, is the identity of Chu Qiuluo's son such a popular one?"

Lou Yuan calmed down slightly at this moment. There were no other experts of the Chu family in the courtyard, just Chu Qiuluo's son and the demonic python that was wrapped around his body.

Therefore, it was not bait laid out by the Chu family, but rather that Chu Qiuluo's son was protected by a void realm demonic beast.

Had the beast been left behind by Chu Qiuluo for his son?

Could it be that Chu Qiuluo had long broken through to the unity realm and had tamed a void realm demonic beast?

Lou Yuan did not answer. Since he was not being ambushed, he felt that he still had a chance to escape.

Secretly circulating his spiritual power, he looked for the weaknesses of the python, preparing to free himself from the python's entanglement and capture Chu Xuan in an instant. In that way, his mission would also be completed.

"You don't want to talk, right? It doesn't matter."

Chu Xuan smiled indifferently.

The python suddenly opened its huge mouth and swallowed him whole as Lou Yuan stared transfixed.

After swallowing Lou Yuan, the python gradually melted away and Lou Yuan's body slowly reappeared. The python had already merged itself into his body.

The python had been formed from Chu Xuan's spiritual power.

At this moment, this spiritual power was hidden in Lou Yuan's body, providing him with an endless stream of spiritual power and increasing his strength.

Lou Yuan was shocked. Why did the Python suddenly disappear?

He did not have time to think about the reason, so he immediately raised his hand and tried to grab Chu Xuan.

However, something that terrified him happened.

A huge turtle suddenly appeared in front of Chu Xuan, using its shell to block his attack.

Similarly, he did not see how this huge turtle appeared.

Lou Yuan had a shocking revelation in his heart.

Materializing power into reality!

The sign of a truth realm expert!

The huge turtle in front of him and the huge python from before were both real demonic beasts no matter how he looked at them. Whether it was through his eyes, or through his spiritual will, they were both flesh and blood demonic beasts.

However, their appearance had been too sudden.

Even if they were taken out of a beast sack, they would not have appeared so suddenly. There would have been traces that he could detect.

Lou Yuan's scalp went numb and his face turned pale!

A truth realm expert!

The Chu family actually had a truth realm expert, and he was even this young?

He looked at Chu Xuan's handsome appearance and vaguely saw Chu Qiuluo's shadow in it.

"You, are you Chu Qiuluo?"

His heart was in turmoil. The news of Chu Qiuluo and his wife going missing while exploring the mystic realm must have been fake!

Chu Qiuluo had broken through to the truth realm, and the Chu family had created this elaborate lie in order to hide it.

If Chu Qiuluo had broken through to the truth realm in such a short period of time, could he possibly break through to the emperor realm in the future?

Perhaps Chu Qiuluo had obtained a great opportunity and, to avoid being targeted by the major forces of the Southern Region, he had devised this plan. He lied about going missing, but had in fact been hiding within the Chu family.

He had even changed his appearance!

The more he thought about it, the more Lou Yuan felt that such a scenario was possible. Cold sweat unconsciously broke out over his forehead.

He had discovered such a big secret and was going to be killed and silenced!

"My name is Chu Xuan, the son of Chu Qiuluo. Don't be afraid, I won't kill you."

Chu Xuan said with a smile.

"Come on, tell me which branch of the cult you are from."

Lou Yuan was covered in cold sweat and did not dare to disobey. He said with a trembling voice, "I… I am not from the cult in the Qin Kingdom. I am Lou Yuan, an elder of the cult from the Purple Moon Kingdom."

Chu Xuan was stunned. Did he just say the Purple Moon Kingdom?

The Purple Moon Kingdom was adjacent to the Qin Kingdom. The Chu County of the Chu family was adjacent to one of the Purple Moon Kingdom's counties.

In terms of strength, the Purple Moon Kingdom was stronger than any of the four families in the Qin Kingdom. However, the four families were united. Therefore, the overall strength of the Qin Kingdom country was no weaker than that of the Purple Moon Kingdom.

"You came from the Purple Moon Kingdom… Why did you come all the way to the territory of the Qin Kingdom to capture me?"

Chu Xuan cursed in his heart. These guys from the heretic cult… did they train in evil techniques so much that they damaged their brains?

The heretic cult of the Purple Moon Kingdom had always been active in the Purple Moon Kingdom.

After all, although the heretic cult of each country belonged to the evil imperial court, they also had their own factions and territories.

The heretic cult of the Purple Moon Kingdom coming to the Qin Kingdom would have been equivalent to crossing the line, unless the two branches of the heretic cult had already discussed and agreed upon a joint action.

Lou Yuan did not dare to hide anything and directly sold out Yuan Chong.

Chu Xuan was speechless. So that was the reason. Apparently Zhu Qiang's counterattack last time was exceptionally successful, to the point where even one of the cult's protectors from the Purple Moon Kingdom had been slain.

Looking at Lou Yuan, Chu Xuan's heart was moved.

The Purple Moon Kingdom's cult actually targeted him. If that was the case, then they could only blame themselves.

Although I will not leave the house, I can still manage a counterattack.

Moreover, Lou Yuan was already here to give his head away, traveling from a thousand miles just to do so. Would it not be a waste if I did not make use of his sacrifice?

Instantly, Chu Xuan planted a soul seed seal on Lou Yuan.

At the same time, he sent a strand of spiritual power into his body.

This would guarantee that Lou Yuan would be able to continuously use his ultimate moves and remain in his peak combat state. The spiritual power he poured in would not be easily exhausted, and even a ninth level void realm martial artist would not be able to easily kill him.

Moreover, once he approached a ninth-level void realm martial artist and self-destructed, he would absolutely be able to blow up that ninth-level void realm martial artist to death.

This counterattack would surely create more results and prove to be more deadly than Zhu Qiang's.

The strength of the heretic cult in the Purple Moon Kingdom might even suffer heavy losses because of this.

As long as the Purple Moon Kingdom was slightly stronger, while they might not be able to completely annihilate the heretic cult within their territory, it would still be possible to deliver the cult a crippling blow.

As a result, the evil imperial court would pay more attention to the Purple Moon Kingdom, and the pressure the Chu family would face would decrease.

This would allow the situation around him to remain peaceful for a period of time. As long as he broke through to the emperor realm during that period, then he would not have to fear the evil imperial court.

He would kill anyone who came, and he would not fear any reprisals!

Lou Yuan received Chu Xuan's spiritual will and order to kill the others back in the Purple Moon Kingdom.

His thoughts and mind remained clear. However, he could not resist the will that was hidden in his mind. Other than the inner turmoil that was wracking his mind, there was nothing abnormal on his face or in his behavior.

It was precisely because of this that Lou Yuan was feeling even more desperate.

He was even more terrified.

He would rather be completely controlled, turning into a mindless puppet, than suffer such torture.

Chu Xuan would patiently await the results of Lou Yuan's counterattack. After he completed the counterattack, he would naturally be notified by the system's reward.

He hoped that the reward would be an increase in his cultivation level, which would allow him to increase his strength even faster.

Although the Purple Moon Kingdom was adjacent to Chu County, the distance from the Chu family's territory to the Purple Moon Kingdom was not that close.

This time, it could be said to be a counterattack from ten thousand miles away.

In the underground palace, a group of elders from the Purple Moon Kingdom's cult were gathered.

Other than vice sect leader Yuan Chong, most of the elders were all present.

Lou Yuan observed silently. This time, almost all the elders from the Purple Moon Kingdom, except for a few, were present.

After killing everyone present, the Purple Moon Kingdom's heretic cult would definitely suffer a great loss.

This would complete the counterattack request of the will in his unseen mind.

There had been no request to kill Yuan Chong.

Therefore, Yuan Chong's absence did not matter.

He could freely make his move.

"Where is he? Did you not capture him?"

An elder looked at Lou Yuan and frowned.

Could it be that he had failed?

"Hmph, you have no right to order me around. Who Does Yuan Chong think he is? From today onward, I will take the position of sect leader!"

Lou Yuan snorted coldly.

All the elders were stunned.

Was Lou Yuan's brain damaged?

His strength, among all the elders, was only middling, if not lower. He was far inferior to Yuan Chong.

He actually dared to covet the position of sect leader. Who gave him the courage to say such a thing?

"I, Lou Yuan, have encountered a great opportunity. My breakthrough to the unity realm is just around the corner. The position of sect leader shall belong to me. Who will support me and who will oppose me?"

Lou Yuan was acting very arrogantly and looked down on everyone present.

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Chapter 30: Those Who Follow Me Will Live, While Those Who Defy Me Will Die

Lou Yuan followed the instructions of Chu Xuan's will and kept everyone from suspecting the Chu family.

Therefore, he stated that he had obtained an opportunity and now wanted to become the sect leader. This was a very legitimate reason.

When the battle started later, the other elders of the cult would not doubt Lou Yuan's strength when they found out that his strength had skyrocketed.

They would only feel that Lou Yuan had gotten lucky and that his strength had increased greatly by chance, inflating his ego to the point where he actually coveted the position of sect leader.

The faces of the elders all darkened.

Especially the elders who were stronger. Lou Yuan actually dared to be presumptuous. He was simply courting death.

The cultists were not good people.

"Lou Yuan, what are you talking about? We are all brothers, but some jokes just shouldn't be made!"

Zheng Tu hurriedly said.

He had a good relationship with Lou Yuan and belonged to the same faction. It could also be said that they were on the same side, which strengthened their right to speak in the cult.

Who knew that Lou Yuan would directly glare back at him.

"Zheng Tu, you are trash. It's insulting that I even worked together with you back then!"

What the f*ck?

Zheng Tu was so angry that his face turned green.

Lou Yuan, this son of a b*tch, had really gone overboard!

"Speak up now. Who opposes it and who supports it?"

Lou Yuan looked down on everyone present.

"Those who support me will live, while those who oppose me will die!"

F*ck!

The cult elders were furious.

Even the sect leader did not dare to say such arrogant words.

What right did Lou Yuan have to do so?

Do you think you are a big shot of the evil imperial court?

"I object! What are you going to do about that?"

Zheng Tu was the first to stand up and speak angrily.

He decided that, after today, he would no longer work together with Lou Yuan. This was a guy that clearly suffered from a mental illness. If he stayed close to Lou Yuan, he might one day be tricked to death by him.

"Very well, then you can go to hell!"

Lou Yuan directly made his move.

Boom!

A blade slashed out.

He used a powerful attack the moment he made his move.

Zheng Tu never thought that Lou Yuan would actually make a move.

Caught off guard, he only had time to hurriedly block the attack.

Puff!

An arm left his body, and flesh and blood scattered on the ground where the light of the blade had passed through!

"Ah!"

Zheng Tu and Lou Yuan had been equal in strength, so there was no way a haphazard block would have been sufficient to defend against his attack.

Zheng Tu suffered a heavy injury in an instant!

"Lou Yuan, are you crazy?"

Fortunately, an elder beside him had made a move, so Zheng Tu was not killed off directly.

"Good, you dare to go against me and stop me from killing him? Then die!"

Lou Yuan was furious and initiated another powerful attack.

F*ck!

That Elder was furious and hurriedly blocked.

Lou Yuan had really gone mad.

"Lou Yuan, stop now, or don't blame us for not being polite!"

The other elders were all shocked and furious.

"How dare you!"

Lou Yuan was furious.

"Those who obey me will live, while those who defy me will die. Since you all dare to defy me, you should all die!"

He kept using powerful attacks one and the other and fought the elders single-handedly.

The elders of the cult were about to vomit blood. Lou Yuan had really gone mad. His speech and mannerisms were so crazy. Did he think that he was the evil king?

"Kill! He has gone mad. Kill him!"

Zheng Tu said in exasperation.

"I'll kill you first!"

Lou Yuan roared, and a powerful force emerged from his body.

His attack swept out instantly. Even though someone tried to help him block it, Zheng Tu still died!

The first kill was completed!

The other elders were shocked.

The force emanating from Lou Yuan's body was extremely powerful, and it gave them a very dangerous feeling.

He really did have a fortuitous encounter!

No wonder he was acting so crazy!

No, it was very likely that Lou Yuan was affected by this power and had lost his mind.

A big battle broke out.

Lou Yuan fought against many heretic cult elders alone.

Among the elders, his strength was not considered too strong.

However, relying on the spiritual power that Chu Xuan had instilled in his body, he was very fierce.

Within a short period of time, he had already killed two elders.

The other elders were all mad. Even if they joined hands to deal with him, they still felt immense pressure and were at danger of dying at any time.

The mysterious power inside Lou Yuan's body gave them the feeling of fear and trepidation.

They wanted to escape, but Lou Yuan was blocking the entrance and refused to let them leave.

The battle became more and more intense.

After all, Chu Xuan had imbued him with truth realm spiritual power. Even a wisp of that power was enough to kill a void realm expert.

One elder after another fell under Lou Yuan's ferocious attacks.

Cracks gradually appeared on Lou Yuan's body.

His body could not withstand the continuous use of truth realm spiritual power.

As the end of the battle neared, only four of the strongest elders were left.

Lou Yuan was also at the end of his rope.

The four elders heaved a sigh of relief in their hearts, but when they thought about how many elders had fallen, and how the cult would have suffered a great loss after this battle, they could not help but feel distressed in their hearts.

D*mn Lou Yuan! Why did he not self-destruct and die?

Why did he have to return and harm others!

"Die! Let's die together!"

Unexpectedly, Lou Yuan actually pounced on them directly, his body expanding. He was actually going to self-destruct!

Not good!

The four cult elders were terrified in their hearts. Lou Yuan, that b*stard, was actually going to self-destruct and take them with him!

Boom!

Spiritual power raged, the underground palace collapsed, and smoke and dust billowed in the air.

After an unknown amount of time, a bloody hand reached out from beneath the smoke and dust. A person covered in blood and wounds crawled out. He had lost an arm and a leg.

Among all the elders, he was the only one alive.

Moreover, he had suffered heavy injuries. It could even be said that he was crippled!

Yuan Chong rushed inside with a frantic expression on his face. He had just arrived when the underground palace exploded. He thought that the Purple Moon Kingdom's experts were attacking, so he had hurried over to try and rescue the cult elders.

In the end, he saw the great elder lying half-dead on the ground.

"Who did it? Where are the others?"

Yuan Chong asked angrily when he did not manage to find the enemy.

"That son of a b*tch Lou Yuan did it!"

The great elder spat out blood. He was really about to explode in anger.

The gaze he gave Yuan Chong was not a very friendly one either.

Had it not been for Yuan Chong's suggestion to capture Chu Qiuluo's son, Lou Yuan would not have volunteered, and this kind of thing would never have happened in the first place.

"Lou Yuan?"

Yuan Chong was stunned.

Lou Yuan had the ability to do this?

"Where are the others?"

"They're all dead. I'm the only one left."

The great elder spat out blood as he spoke those words.

Yuan Chong's brain immediately froze. They are all dead?

At least 70% of the elders had been wiped out?

This was a great loss to the Purple Moon Kingdom's cult!

After suffering such a heavy loss, how could he compete with his fellow sect leaders?

The imperial court would also be dissatisfied with him and feel that he was incompetent!

The great elder continued to vomit blood. Looking at the dazed Yuan Chong, he gnashed his teeth in anger.

D*mn it, hurry up and save me! Why are you still in a daze?

After a long while, Yuan Chong finally came back to his senses. He took out a pill to save the great elder and asked him for the reason behind Lou Yuan's actions.

"You did not leave the house, but killed your enemies from thousands of miles away. You have been rewarded with ten years worth' of cultivation plus one box of lightning bombs."

The system's voice sounded, and Chu Xuan instantly felt energized.

The rewards for the counterattack this time were quite good.

After receiving ten years' worth of cultivation, a wave of power and comprehension filled his mind and body.

His strength gradually increased from the first level of the truth realm to the third level of the truth realm.

As expected, the higher the realm, the slower the increase in strength.

Ten years' worth of cultivation only increased his strength by two small realms.

Chu Xuan looked at the lightning bombs.

They were single-use spiritual artifacts that contained a trace of the power of lightning. They were very effective against evil cultivators.

Once a lightning bomb was detonated, the power of the resulting explosion would be sufficient to severely injure a first-level truth realm expert.

Below the truth realm, unless one had a powerful defensive artifact, one would almost certainly die.

When used against evil cultivators, its power was even greater. It could severely injure a second-level truth realm evil cultivator.

Chu Xuan understood. This was the fantasy world's version of a grenade.

He decided that if any more evil cultists came to disturb him, he would send a few lightning bombs their way to deal with them.

Perhaps he could even go to the evil imperial court and detonate a few of them!

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