The two had just reached the door when they saw Chu Hao blocking the entrance with a group of servants.
Among them stood an old man with a head full of silver hair, his beard and hair bristling.
He glared at the two and said, "You scoundrels, who told you to kill Chu Hao!"
"And who are you?" Chu Chen frowned.
"I am an old servant of the Chu family, named Lin Bo, a seasoned martial artist of the ninth stage of Body Refining in the Chu family."
Lin Bo coldly shouted, "You degenerate, how dare you kill young master Chu Hao!"
Chu Chen was slightly stunned.
Chu Hao was dead?
Wasn't Chu Hao a cultivator?
However, he quickly understood. This was Chu Yuxin's doing, so Chu Hao became cannon fodder and died miserably.
"Heh heh." Chu Chen sneered.
"What are you laughing at?" Lin Bo's eyes were sinister.
"I'm laughing at your shamelessness."
Chu Chen said sarcastically, "Since he wanted to snatch my sister, what's wrong with me killing him?"
Upon hearing this, a hint of panic flashed across Lin Bo's face.
"What nonsense are you talking about!? How could I... snatch the third miss?"
Lin Bo vehemently denied it.
"Is that so?"
Chu Chen smiled meaningfully, his gaze sweeping towards a black figure standing on a tree not far away.
He said coldly, "If you hadn't instructed Chu Hao, would he have dared to kill me?"
The black figure's movements froze, seemingly surprised that Chu Chen had discovered his presence.
But then, he grinned sinisterly, "Chu Chen, you've actually recovered your spiritual power.
This is not good. I was planning to kill you tonight!
I didn't expect that Chu Hao, that good-for-nothing, failed."
Chu Chen watched the black-clothed man indifferently and mocked, "Do you think you can kill me?"
"Hahahahaha!!"
The black-clothed man threw his head back and laughed ferociously, "Chu Chen, don't overestimate yourself!
I admit you have some skills, but... in the face of an absolute power gap.
Any scheme is just empty talk!"
"I know your identity."
"You should also know that we, the Dark Alliance, specialize in gathering intelligence.
Your background has long been investigated.
Let me tell you, the assassin tonight was not sent by me!
It was your own cleverness. You thought that by killing Chu Hao, you could frame me, but you ended up shooting yourself in the foot!"
As his words fell.
Swish!
He suddenly drew the long sword on his back and pointed it directly at Chu Chen, "You bastard, you will die tonight!"
Chu Chen sneered, "I really admire you, daring to impersonate my enemy even now.
And you even want to kill me!"
"Stop the nonsense and die!"
The black-clothed man took a step forward, and a sharp sword energy instantly tore through the air, stabbing fiercely at Chu Chen.
Chu Chen's eyes narrowed, and his body suddenly disappeared.
The next second, he was in front of the black-clothed man, raising his hand to grab his throat.
"Huh?" The black-clothed man's pupils contracted, and he quickly drew his sword to block.
Clang!!!
Sparks flew.
With one collision, Chu Chen remained motionless, but the black-clothed man was sent flying back more than ten meters, his right arm faintly numb.
Chu Chen sneered, "Your strength is too weak! Your foundation is unstable, your speed is poor, and your swordsmanship is utter garbage!"
The black-clothed man's expression changed rapidly.
Clearly, Chu Chen's assessment had angered him.
But he did not give up, and instead gritted his teeth, "Chu Chen! Do you think I'll be as useless as you?"
Boom!
In an instant, the black-clothed man's entire body erupted with brilliant sword light.
The next moment, he seemed to transform into a drawn sword and charged at Chu Chen, thrusting out with his sword.
"Hmph!"
Chu Chen snorted coldly.
He clenched his fists and met the incoming sword, striking out fiercely!
Bang!
The two attacks clashed, fierce and unparalleled.
But strangely.
Chu Chen only retreated half a step, while the black-clothed man was sent flying several feet away.
"Unbearable."
Chu Chen said lightly.
Although his physical body was damaged, he had once reached the peak of Body Tempering.
How could a mere martial disciple at the sixth stage of Qi Refining shake his physical body?
"I'll fight you to the death!"
The black-clothed man roared, his eyes bloodshot, swinging his long sword and attacking madly!
Clang! Clang! Clang! ...
Every attack was blocked by Chu Chen's physical body.
And every attack sent the black-clothed man flying back several feet, bleeding profusely.
"As expected of the young master of the Chu family!"
Blood seeped from the corner of the black-clothed man's mouth, his eyes filled with venom, "However, even if you are at the peak of Body Tempering, I will surely kill you today!"
As he spoke, the black-clothed man took out a jade talisman, crushed it.
A surge of immensely powerful and pure vital energy poured into the black-clothed man's body from the jade talisman, quickly replenishing his depleted vital energy.
"Burning pills and talismans?" Chu Chen sneered.
"Chu Hao, take your life!" the black-clothed man roared.
At this moment, his cultivation had broken through, reaching the third stage of Qi Refining!
"Our Chu family's spiritual脉 was destroyed, yet you were able to break through to the third stage of Qi Refining!" Chu Yuxuan was extremely surprised.
Because both Chu Hao and Lin Bo were at the second stage of Qi Refining.
But Lin Bo had actually broken through to the third stage of Qi Refining first, while Chu Hao was only at the second stage of Qi Refining!
This was simply a great humiliation!
"Hahaha!"
The black-clothed man laughed, "Chu Chen, this is my secret.
Now that I have advanced to the third stage of Qi Refining, what else do you have to say!"
His confidence soared.
During this period, he had paid an unimaginable price to improve his cultivation!
"Secret?"
Chu Chen shook his head and scoffed, "Do you, trash like you, even deserve to have secrets?"
"Pah!" The black-clothed man cursed, "Chu Chen, I don't mind telling you, my cultivation.
has long surpassed the Chu family's traditional techniques. Your talent is far inferior to Chu Hao's!"
"If it weren't for your father forcibly suppressing his cultivation and transferring it to you back then.
You probably wouldn't even have reached the second stage of Body Refining, right?"
Upon hearing this, Chu Chen's gaze suddenly turned cold!
He hadn't expected Chu Chen to sneak attack his parents and seize their cultivation.
"You're seeking death!"
Chu Chen was furious.
A terrifying killing intent emanated from his body.
Then, he charged out with extreme speed.
"Not good!"
The black-clothed man sensed something was wrong.
He stopped entangled and chose to flee, simultaneously taking out a jade talisman to call for help!
Seeing this, Chu Hao's eyes turned extremely cold.
Whoosh!
He moved like lightning, chasing after him, and placed his left hand on the surface of the jade talisman.
Crack!
The jade talisman shattered!
"You!"
The black-clothed man was so terrified that his soul almost left his body. He hurriedly circulated his vital energy and used his fastest speed to escape.
Chu Chen pursued him while forming hand seals, drawing upon the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
Condensing them into spiritual snakes, he attacked the black-clothed man.
Bang!
The black-clothed man was sent flying, spitting out a large amount of dark blood.
But this time, he managed to endure it and did not spit blood and fall to the ground.
At this moment, he finally felt that Chu Chen's combat power completely crushed him!
"I'm not resigned!" the black-clothed man roared, "If it weren't for your parents, you wouldn't be worthy of being the young master of the Chu family!
I will kill you!!"
Whoosh!
As soon as he finished speaking, he did not hesitate to activate the life-saving jade talisman.
Instantly, the space distorted for a moment, and the black-clothed man was teleported away, disappearing without a trace.