Chu Chen let out a soft sigh and opened his eyes.
He stood up, looking at the unfamiliar surroundings, his brow furrowed. "Is this the Chu family's ancestral tomb?"
The Chu family's ancestral graveyard was located in the suburbs of Longcheng.
Chu Chen's parents were buried here.
"Chu Chen, let's go back. We'll definitely find a way to cure it," Chu Yunrou pleaded.
She looked at her grandfather's corpse, tears streaming down her face.
"Heh heh, you want to go back?"
Just then, a cold voice sounded, followed by a young man walking over. It was Zhao Heng!
"Zhao Heng!"
Chu Yunrou's face turned ashen, and she couldn't help but take two steps back.
She hadn't expected Zhao Heng to still be alive!
"You're still alive?" Chu Chen narrowed his eyes.
"Hmph, do you think I'm an idiot?"
Zhao Heng sneered, "Did you think I would actually believe your nonsense?"
"I was just pretending to be defeated. After all, that old fossil Chu Wenhai was still watching us menacingly!"
"If I had died, he wouldn't have let it go."
Chu Haotian breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. "It's great that you're alright!"
"You did very well this time!"
He praised, "As expected of my son, Chu Haotian. No matter the situation, you know how to protect yourself."
"My cultivation is still too low!"
Zhao Heng shook his head with a bitter smile.
His heart was filled with intense regret and resentment!
If it weren't for Chu Chen, how could he have ended up being chased by his enemies?
If Chu Chen had handed over the Xuanming Cold Qi back then, perhaps he would have already broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage.
Moreover, the potent poison of Xuanming Cold Poison could rapidly enhance his strength.
Alas, it was all too late.
"Sigh!"
Zhao Heng sighed deeply in his heart, then his expression suddenly turned grim, his eyes shooting out terrifying killing intent!
"Chu Chen!"
"Today, I will use your blood to mourn my son!"
Whoosh!
The spear was like lightning, sharp and unparalleled, piercing directly towards Chu Chen's forehead.
"Scram!"
Chu Chen struck out with a palm. With a loud bang, the spear instantly shattered!
"How can you be so strong!"
Zhao Heng's eyes widened in disbelief.
He was at the peak of the Xiantian realm!
"You don't understand?"
Chu Chen sneered, "You underestimate me too much! Xuanming Cold Poison has no effect on me!"
His Xuanming Cold Poison was extremely potent.
Even Golden Core cultivators were extremely wary of it.
But this potent cold poison was like a potent aphrodisiac to an ordinary person for the Xuanming Immortal Venerable.
"You... you are not Chu Chen!"
"Who are you?"
Chu Chen smiled coldly, disdaining to explain.
His body flickered, and he instantly appeared in front of Zhao Heng, clenching his fist.
He landed a heavy blow on Zhao Heng's chest with a dull thud!
In an instant, Zhao Heng spat out a mouthful of blood and flew backward, crashing into a rock and shattering into pieces.
His eyes were bloodshot, turning red, his pupils dilated.
"Die!"
Chu Haotian roared and charged forward with a treasured saber, unleashing a torrent of dazzling saber energy!
These saber energies condensed, like a coiling python attacking, unstoppable!
Boom!
The saber light collided, deafening.
A fierce shockwave spread out, engulfing the entire canyon.
A moment later, Chu Haotian scrambled to his feet, covered in blood.
His face was pale, clearly having sustained serious injuries in the previous exchange.
In contrast, Chu Chen remained as calm as still water, not even a single thread of his clothes damaged, like an exiled immortal!
"How is this possible!?"
Chu Haotian's eyes widened, filled with disbelief.
Zhao Heng had also been defeated!
Defeated in just one move?
"My son! You..."
Chu Haotian was grief-stricken, almost driven to madness!
"You shouldn't have provoked me, otherwise, I wouldn't have killed you!"
Chu Chen shook his head indifferently.
"I want your life!"
Chu Haotian roared and swung his treasured saber again.
"I, Chu Haotian, have roamed the Longjiang Province for years and have never lost!"
His eyes were fierce, charging forward with all his might, unleashing his full potential!
"You're wrong. I've killed more Xiantian experts than everyone you've ever met combined."
Chu Chen shook his head lightly and casually waved his hand.
Bang bang bang...
In an instant, Chu Haotian vomited blood and flew backward, crashing into another giant rock, dizzy and almost unconscious!
He struggled to stand up, gritting his teeth. "You..."
Suddenly.
He clearly saw Chu Chen's appearance!
"You... you... you are actually..."
His face was filled with extreme fear!
He remembered the rumors about Chu Chen.
It was said that this young man had a废柴 (wasteful talent) physique, not only was his cultivation crippled, but he had also lost his memory!
"That's right, I am Chu Chen."
Chu Chen nodded in acknowledgment.
Chu Haotian was so terrified that his soul almost left his body, and he turned to flee. Chu Yunyao stood frozen, unable to believe it.
The former coward and good-for-nothing had now become a Grandmaster-level expert?!
"Run! Run quickly! He is now a Grandmaster-level expert.
You are no match for him at all!" Chu Haotian shouted.
Chu Yunyao, upon hearing this, also quickly turned and fled!
Chu Chen indifferently glanced at Chu Haotian's retreating back, then flicked his finger.
He sent out a strand of finger energy, piercing through Chu Haotian's head.
Pfft!
Blood splattered!
Chu Haotian's corpse crashed to the ground.
Chu Chen reached out and snatched his storage bag.
"Huh? It's actually a spiritual artifact!" Chu Chen's eyes lit up.
He hadn't expected this branch of the Chu family to have such a rich foundation.
Inside the storage bag, spirit stones were piled up like a small mountain, numbering two to three hundred.
There were also many spirit herbs, with the highest grade reaching the level of low-grade spirit herbs!
In addition to spirit stones and spirit herbs, there was also a battle sword, a treasured sword passed down from the Chu family ancestors.
It was just that because Chu Haotian's strength was insufficient, he couldn't fully unleash the power of the battle sword.
Using it was very strenuous, so it didn't display its true value.
"First, refine a Body Tempering Pill!" Chu Chen took out a Body Tempering Pill and swallowed it.
Then, he sat cross-legged in the depths of the cave and began to refine it with his cultivation.
His cultivation had already reached the peak of the sixth level of Xiantian,
just a step away from entering the seventh level of Xiantian!
Now, after consuming the Body Tempering Pill, his physique transformed, his bones and muscles resonated.
A surging wave of energy churned and roared within Chu Chen's body!
"Dong!"
He opened his eyes, his gaze like a sword, tearing through the void!
"Hoo..."
He slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, and Chu Chen felt that his physical strength had increased significantly.
Moreover, with the help of the Body Tempering Pill, his martial will.
It had reached a new level, faintly touching the bottleneck of the ninth level of Xiantian!
This body tempering was a blessing in disguise!
"If I can reach the eighth level of Xiantian, even if I encounter a ninth-level Xiantian expert, I can still contend with them!"
Chu Chen murmured to himself.
He took out two talismans from his embrace.
One was a purple talisman.
This was an Explosive Spirit Talisman!
Once ignited, its power was comparable to the full-power strike of an eighth-level Xiantian expert.