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Chapter 76: No Woman In Your Heart, Drawing Your Sword To Slay An Immortal

Ding Yue was completely dumbfounded.

The first stage of the way of the sword required him to forget his sweetheart?

Why did he have to forget his sweetheart?

A beautiful figure appeared in his mind.

Su Xian'er was also dumbfounded. What did one's sweetheart have to do with Sword Dao cultivation?

Chu Xuan had said it so seriously too. She thought that it was some extraordinary revelation about the way of the sword, but it turned out to be about forgetting his sweetheart?

"Do you know the meaning of the first stage of the way of the sword? Do you know why countless sword cultivators are unable to break through the first stage of the way of the sword and tread upon the path of the Supreme Sword?"

"If you can't even break through the first stage, how can you even talk about the Supreme Sword?"

Chu Xuan was not surprised by Ding Yue's reaction.

"Master, please enlighten me!"

Ding Yue's eyes were slightly confused.

Forget about his sweetheart?

Forget about her?

Would he not be able to tread upon the path of the Supreme Sword if he did not forget about her?

Ding Yue, who possessed the Heaven's Will Sword Pulse, had a special obsession with the Sword Dao.

"If you have someone in your heart, then where is the sword?"

Chu Xuan's voice was like the roar of the Great Dao as seven-colored divine light bloomed around his body.

A halo appeared behind his head and shone in all directions.

Sagemaster's Halo!

Looking at his master who was bathed in the seven-colored divine light, Ding Yue was shocked. He suddenly felt that everything his master said was true!

"Where is the sword?" Ding Yue muttered to himself.

"Can they coexist?" Lacking confidence, he asked carefully.

"How can it coexist? Since it coexists, is your sword still the only one? Is your sword still pure?"

Ding Yue's brain buzzed. Yes, how can it be exclusive if it coexists?

However, the beautiful figure in his mind was holding him back.

Forget her?

It was easier said than done!

"Let me ask you, if your sweetheart's friends and relatives want to kill you, will you let them?"

"If one day your sweetheart falls in love with someone else and wants to kill you, will your sword still be able to stab her?"

"If one day your sweetheart falls into the hands of the enemy and they threaten you with her life, what will you do?"

Chu Xuan's voice rang loudly like a bell as it echoed directly into Ding Yue's mind.

His face turned paler with each question.

"If there is another bond in your heart, where is the sword? How can you still focus on the way of the sword? How can you tread upon the path of the Supreme Sword?"

Chu Xuan narrowed his eyes as he looked at Ding Yue.

Ding Yue's face turned pale and his entire body started to shake.

For a moment, he did not know how to answer Chu Xuan or what decision to make.

What should he do? Did he really have to choose between his sweetheart and the Supreme Sword?

"You have to know that your sweetheart will only bring you harm!"

Chu Xuan saw that it was almost time, so he directly gave Ding Yue a heart-piercing blow.

Boom!

Ding Yue's brain was in overdrive!

His mind was filled with the words, "Your sweetheart will only bring you harm!"

In Nine Swords Mountain, he had been coldly reprimanded, stepped on, and slapped around.

He had been sent flying with a kick, and the people around him constantly mocked and ridiculed him!

Her pretty face had gone from a charming smile at the beginning to cold glares, ridicule, contempt, and humiliation later on.

She never looked at him again.

Ding Yue was panting and sweating profusely, and his face was twisted with pain.

Chu Xuan just looked at him.

As the fated person of the Southern Region, if he could not even pass this test, then he was too useless and unworthy of being Chu Xuan's disciple.

If Chu Xuan did not help him to free himself from this, Ding Yue would sooner or later be cheated by his childhood sweetheart!

Su Xian'er watched silently from the side. Ding Yue appeared to be in a painful dilemma. It was obvious that his sweetheart had caused him a lot of harm.

After ten minutes, Ding Yue gradually calmed down.

The beautiful figure in his mind was no longer gentle and beautiful, but cold and heartless instead.

Thinking back to the past, Ding Yue suddenly realized that he had been hurt all along.

His master was right. The one he loved would only bring him harm!

His gaze gradually became firm. He looked at Chu Xuan and said, "Master, I understand!"

"You are a promising young man!"

Chu Xuan was gratified. There was hope for his eldest disciple after all.

"Master, please enlighten me. What is the second stage of the way of the sword?"

Chu Xuan narrowed his eyes and said, "The second stage of the way of the sword is, when you see a beautiful woman, don't let your mind wander. You must keep the soul of the sword in your heart!"

Ding Yue was a little confused.

Why was it related to a woman again?

"You don't understand?"

"Not really."

Chu Xuan's spiritual power condensed into a person. The person's face and appearance were rough.

The person condensed from his spiritual power stood next to Su Xian'er.

"Which one did you look at first? Who did you pay more attention to?" Chu Xuan asked.

Ding Yue looked over in confusion. The first person he saw was naturally Su Xian'er, who was dressed as a servant.

His attention was also more inclined to Su Xian'er.

After all, every normal man would pay more attention to the peerless beauty.

"It was Sister Su."

"You were distracted by her beauty, weren't you? Disciple, think about it. When you are fighting with someone, if a beautiful woman appears, she will either flirt with you or act extremely seductively. If you get distracted by her, what will happen to you?"

"Besides, in some illusions, there are countless beautiful women. If you are caught in them, your life will be forfeit."

"Why is it a woman's beauty? Weel, opposites attract. This is part of the Great Dao of Heaven!"

Ding Yue could already imagine the scene in his mind. He would be holding a longsword and confronting an enemy. Suddenly, from behind the enemy, a beautiful woman appeared and started flirting with him, trying to seduce him.

Would he not be distracted by her actions?

Given his current state of mind, he would definitely be distracted.

Once he was distracted, he would be killed!

Hiss!

When he thought of this, Ding Yue immediately sucked in a cold breath of air. His master's words were reasonable!

"Master, I will definitely break through the second stage as soon as possible!"

"En, that's good."

Chu Xuan was very satisfied with Ding Yue's performance. "In the second stage, seeing a beautiful woman not being distracted is the first part, and having the soul of the sword in your heart is the second. As for what the soul of the sword is, everyone's comprehension is different. You will need to figure it out yourself!"

"Yes, Master!"

Su Xian'er was a little indignant. After all, up until now, she had only heard Chu Xuan express one thing — women were obstacles!

"Sir, can't a woman become a strong person?"

Chu Xuan glanced at her. Why was this little girl joining in on the fun?

"It varies from person to person, and it varies from dao to dao. Those who walk the path of the Supreme Sword must only be interested in the sword."

Chu Xuan continued, "In other words, it's the same for women who cultivate the Supreme Sword. Just change the distraction from a woman to a man."

"How can it be the same?"

Su Xian'er said unwillingly, "A woman won't be distracted when looking at a man, right?"

This little girl was still unconvinced.

Chu Xuan said seriously, "Let's not talk about whether you'd be distracted by a handsome man. Let me ask you this."

"When you are confronting an enemy, an ugly naked man shows up performing dirty gestures and poses in front of you. Will you be confused? Will you be angry? Will you be distracted? If you are not mentally strong, you'll probably scream."

Su Xian'er was stunned. Her master was indeed a teacher. He always looked at the problem with such depth.

If someone really did that, Su Xian'er could not guarantee that she would not get mad or be disturbed.

Can you handle this situation, little girl?

Chu Xuan ignored her dazed expression and turned his attention back to Ding Yue. "For the third stage of the way of the sword, if you don't have a woman in your heart, you can kill an immortal by drawing your sword!"

Ding Yue's blood immediately surged. 'If I don't have a woman in my heart, I'll be able to kill an immortal by drawing my sword?'

I, Ding Yue, must tread upon the path of the Supreme Sword and kill an immortal by drawing my sword!

"Disciple, you must remember that having a woman in your life will affect the speed at which you draw your sword!" Chu Xuan warned him solemnly.

"Master, I know. I will definitely break through the three stages of the way of the sword and tread upon the path of the Supreme Sword!"

Ding Yue's gaze was resolute. Sweetheart, get lost!

I, Ding Yue, am a man who wants to slaughter immortals!

Chu Xuan looked pleased and said, "Disciple, I am very pleased that you possess such firm resolve."

"The three stages of the way of the sword are also three stages of the heartof the Sword Dao. Sever your emotional ties, forget your sweetheart; when looking at beautiful women, do not let your mind; and finally, having no woman in your heart."

"This is the secret way of the sword. Those who are not strong-willed or lack a firm Dao heart will not be able to complete the three stages of the way of the sword."

"There are countless ordinary sword cultivators. Very few have broken through the first stage. Naturally, these ordinary sword cultivators will not be able to tread upon the path of the Supreme Sword."

Su Xian'er suddenly thought of something and said, "That's not right, Sir. I recall that a certain Heartless Sword Technique exists in the world. Those who cultivate the Heartless Sword Technique possess no feelings in their hearts. Naturally, there will be no women in their hearts."

Chu Xuan glanced at her. This girl was deliberately causing trouble, right?

Ding Yue looked at Chu Xuan. It made sense. Since there was a Heartless Sword Technique in the world, could those who cultivated it be considered as having tread upon the path of the Supreme Sword?

Chu Xuan sneered and said, "The Heartless Sword Technique is something that only cowards cultivate. It's a deformed sword technique, a technique that the Great Dao doesn't acknowledge."

"The three stages of the Supreme Sword are directed toward the Great Dao. How can the Heartless Sword Technique be compared to it?"

"What does it mean to be heartless? To forget feelings, to be neither happy, sad or angry? If you lack emotions, are you still human?"

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Chu Xuan looked at Su Xian'er and asked, "Let me ask you, will those who cultivate the Heartless Sword Technique be angry when they are surrounded and killed by others? Will they be moved by treasures when they see them? Will they draw their swords out in anger when they are humiliated?"

Su Xian'er was stunned for a moment and replied, "Yes."

"They feel happiness, anger, and are moved by treasures. How can they be called heartless then? What's heartless is just their feelings. They are a bunch of cowards who don't dare to face the suffering in their hearts who created the Heartless Sword Techniqueto deceive themselves and others!"

Chu Xuan said with extreme disdain.

Su Xian'er was stunned. His words seemed to make sense.

"Disciple, don't learn from those cowards and disgrace me," Chu Xuan said earnestly.

"Yes, Master, I understand."

Ding Yue nodded and paused for a moment, and then said, "Master, actually, the three stages of the way of the sword contain the truth of the Great Dao, especially the stage where there is no woman in your heart. Does it actually mean that one's heart is still like water, and that nothing can cause your heart, or the sword that it contains, to be swayed?"

"Has this disciple comprehended it correctly?"

The corners of Chu Xuan's mouth twitched.

"You really are talented. You have comprehended it correctly."

"I am pleased that I have such a perceptive disciple."

Chu Xuan nodded and exhorted, "You must remember that having a woman will affect the speed at which you draw your sword!"

"Yes, Master!" Ding Yue's face was solemn.

"Master will teach you the way of the sword now."

Chu Xuan raised his finger and pointed. The first part of the Heaven-reaching Sword Technique was transmitted into Ding Yue's mind.

Ding Yue still had to break through the three stages of the way of the sword, so he divided the Heaven-reaching Sword Technique into three parts to be taught.

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Moreover, by the time Ding Yue finished cultivating the first part, Chu Xuan would probably be in the Heaven realm.

Ding Yue was immersed in the comprehension of the way of the sword. The Heaven's Will Sword Pulse was activated and the aura around his body pulsated fiercely.

It was like a sharp sword unsheathed.

Ten minutes later, Ding Yue opened his eyes.

He kowtowed three times respectfully and said, "Thank you, Master, for imparting this technique!"

"Go and cultivate," Chu Xuan waved his hand and said.

"Yes, Master!"

Ding Yue stood up, his expression was firm and his gaze sharp.

Returning to the universe space, he sat cross-legged in front of the divine sword.

The aura on his body became more and more ethereal and resonated with the divine sword. The divine sword trembled slightly and let out a slight hum.

Ding Yue's aura then became more restrained, like an ordinary sword that was stabbed into the ground.

"Forget my sweetheart! Forget my sweetheart!"

Ding Yue kept telling himself that he had to forget his sweetheart and break through the first stage of the way of the sword.

The way of the sword that his master had imparted to him was incomparably powerful; far beyond what Nine Swords Mountain was capable of.

He would not let down his master's high hopes!

Ding Yue kept recalling the past, when he and his childhood sweetheart had been together. From their time as happy children, to finally being despised, neglected, alienated, ridiculed and humiliated by the latter.

"You're just a piece of trash. You're not worthy of me!"

"Ding Yue, although we grew up together, I was young and ignorant back then. Now that I've grown up, I'm not blind. It's impossible for us to be together. Cease your wishful thinking!"

"You were just passing by? Who are you trying to kid? You're here to harass me, right? Or perhaps to disgust me?"

"Ding Yue, for the sake of our past friendship, can you please get lost?"

He had also let go and stopped looking for that person back then. However, he would always stumble across that person occasionally. Every time he did, he would be humiliated and spurned.

Ding Yue kept recalling his past experiences and hypnotizing himself. That person was not worth his time or affection.

Master was right. The person he loved would only bring him harm!

"Forget the person I love. I, Ding Yue, can do it. Since she is already heartless, why should I keep thinking about her?"

Ding Yue sat cross-legged on the ground with his eyes closed. He strengthened his resolve over and over again to forget that person.

The best way to hate someone was to constantly recall the bad side of her and the harm that she had caused him.

Ding Yue did exactly that. He believed that as long as he stopped thinking about her and loathed her, he could forget her.

She would never become his sweetheart.

As he recalled the bits and pieces of his childhood sweetheart, Ding Yue sadly realized that he had always been the one who had given, and had never received anything in return.

She wanted all of the medicinal pills and the spirit crystals… thinking back carefully, she had never given him anything, not even a single worthless item.

"Master is right. I shouldn't have a sweetheart!"

Su Xian'er looked at him curiously. She felt that something was wrong with Ding Yue.

Chu Xuan did not care how Ding Yue forgot his sweetheart. His goal had been achieved. His disciple would not become a simp.

He activated the Myriad Heavenly mirror and connected it to Ren Changhe.

"Greetings, Master!" Ren Changhe bowed respectfully.

"There's no need to be so polite!"

Chu Xuan's voice was vast and mighty, as if it came from the Great Dao itself.

Ren Changhe raised his head, and his soul was instantly shaken. He became even more respectful toward his master in his heart.

In his eyes, although his master did not reveal his imposing figure, bathed in divine light, there was an aura of the Great Dao that lingered around him.

The robe on his body seemed to be woven from the Great Dao itself.

"Hiss, just how strong is Master?!"

Ren Changhe was shocked.

How powerful was he to be able to weave the Great Dao into a robe?

"Are there still any parts that you are confused about?" Chu Xuan asked.

"Yes!"

Ren Changhe looked ashamed.

Until now, he still had not fully comprehended the Yin-yang Combination Divine Seal.

"Tell me."

Chu Xuan was speechless. More than once, he had wondered if Ren Changhe really was a top-notch Heaven's blessed.

However, he was very famous. The name of the Celestial Master had shaken the nine zones and fifty regions. There was no way that he was an ordinary cultivator.

Why had he been unable to fully comprehend the Yin-yang Combination Divine Seal this entire time?

Was the Yin-yang Combination Divine Seal so mysterious to the point that even Heaven realm cultivators found it difficult to comprehend it?

Ren Changhe asked his question. After Chu Xuan explained it to him, he asked, "Does this realm have a thousand-year Heaven realm cultivator?"

"Yes."

Ren Changhe did not know why Chu Xuan asked this question. Was it to motivate him?

Or did he want to find someone who was more talented than him to represent his martial inheritance in this world?

Chapter 78: There Was A Mysterious Senior

Chu Xuan raised his eyebrows. As expected, the cultivation benchmark of top-notch geniuses of the 100-year Emperor realm, the 1,000-year Supreme realm, and the 10,000-year Heaven realm were based on normal circumstances.

There were always special circumstances where unique individuals surpassed the cultivation speed of these top-notch geniuses.

Ren Changhe continued, "Some old monsters, for various reasons or under special circumstances, reincarnated using secret techniques. Due to the accumulation and comprehension of their previous lives, it was not impossible for them to recover their Heaven realm cultivation in 1,000 years."

Chu Xuan thought about Qin Keyun. She had cultivated to the half-emperor realm within such a short period of time by relying on the accumulation and comprehension of her previous life.

It could be said that, before the Emperor realm, as long as there were enough resources, the path of cultivation was a smooth one.

Moreover, for most, breaking through to the Emperor realm would not be too much of a problem.

In addition to the experts who reincarnated using secret techniques, there were also those who obtained the inheritance of great experts.

After receiving the inheritance of these great experts, the power and comprehension those experts had would be sealed in their bodies. They would then experience a smooth and rapid cultivation journey, and would be able to break through realms within an extremely short time.

All they needed to do was to continuously stimulate the power of the inheritance they had received.

However, the cultivators who cultivated using this method mostly had weak foundations due to their reliance on the inheritances.

Moreover, when they fully received and activated the inheritance, they would need to spend a very long time polishing their foundations. Otherwise, they would not be able to advance further.

Ren Changhe disdained this kind of cultivator.

He had killed several of these so-called Heaven's blessed with one hand back then!

Chu Xuan understood what he meant. Ren Changhe was just afraid that he would compare him to this kind of trashy Heaven's blessed.

Ren Changhe's meaning was that although this kind of cultivator would progress at lightning speed, their actual combat strength was nothing worth shouting about.

After all, he had crushed several of them with one hand.

There were also those who obtained great opportunities and entered some special secret realms.

Time passed differently inside these secret realms; a thousand years inside was equivalent to only a year in the outside world.

However, if one counted the time spent cultivating inside these secret realms, the time they took to cultivate was actually not a short amount of time.

"I heard that such a secret realm exists in the Desolate Ancient Zone. Unfortunately, this disciple's luck was lacking and was not fated to encounter it." Ren Changhe sighed regretfully.

"It's just a secret realm. It's nothing worth shouting about."

Chu Xuan's tone was very arrogant as he responded nonchalantly.

As expected of Master!

Ren Changhe inwardly exclaimed in admiration.

He had found out what he wanted to know, and had given Ren Changhe the necessary pointers. It was time for Chu Xuan to leave.

As usual, he encouraged Ren Changhe to cultivate properly.

Finally, he said, "Since you are my in-name disciple, you should at least know my title."

Ren Changhe immediately knelt on the ground, his face full of excitement.

His master was finally willing to tell him his honorific title.

This meant that he had formally acknowledged him as a disciple.

"Listen carefully."

Chu Xuan's voice was dignified as he said, "The powerhouses of the heavens all call me 'Eternal, handsome, unparalleled, majestic, virtuous supreme, and holy number one Dao master of the myriad realms.'"

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Ren Changhe was stunned when he heard that.

He felt that it was awesome!

His master was so awesome!

Chu Xuan was very satisfied with Ren Changhe's reaction.

After a few more words of encouragement, he deactivated the Myriad Heavenly Mirror.

Next, Chu Xuan connected to Du Yuan.

Du Yuan had already returned to the small family that he was the guardian of. He was behaving in a low-key manner as usual.

"Your Excellency!"

"Since you can be considered a disciple of sorts, I will give you a cultivation technique and a divine weapon."

Chu Xuan passed the Purple Flames Burning Heavens technique to Du Yuan as well as the fire spirit awl.

Du Yuan was pleasantly surprised. His choice back then had indeed been correct.

The cultivation technique given by Senior was more than a hundred times stronger than the cultivation technique he had obtained from his fortuitous encounter.

With this cultivation technique, Du Yuan was confident that he would be able to reach the Divine realm.

The fire spirit awl was actually a divine weapon!

There might not even be a second person in possession of a divine weapon in the entire Western Region.

Chu Xuan threw him a few bottles of supreme realm cultivation pills as well, which would be enough to allow Du Yuan's strength to soar within a short period of time.

Given Du Yuan's current second-level Supreme realm cultivation, he was still rather weak.

Fortunately, there was still some time until Asura Ancient Land would open, so Du Yuan still had sufficient time to raise his strength.

It was impossible for him to reach the Heaven realm, but with the help of medicinal pills and the powerful Purple Flames Burning Heavens technique, he could still cultivate to the eighth or ninth level of the Supreme realm.

Du Yuan's innate talent was not bad after all.

The last daily use of the Myriad Heavenly Mirror connected randomly to an ocean, so Chu Xuan did not encounter any living beings.

Over the next few days, Ding Yue immersed himself in the cultivation of the first stage of the way of the sword.

Su Xian'er was also cultivating hard.

It was then that Chu Yun came back.

"Thirteenth brother, I've brought you a treasure."

The first thing Chu Yun did when she came back was to run over to Chu Xuan's small courtyard.

The small courtyard had not changed much. The universe space was concealed by Chu Xuan, so Chu Yun could not sense it.

She took out an umbrella-shaped spirit herb with seven leaves and handed it to Chu Xuan.

"Thirteenth brother, this is a spirit herb that can increase one's natural talent. Eat it quickly."

Chu Xuan stretched out his hand and patted her head. This girl was quite thoughtful. Despite how precious this spirit herb was, the first thing she thought to do with it was give it to him.

It was worth doting on her.

"Black heart grass, ah, this is indeed a good thing. But your thirteenth brother doesn't need this thing. You should eat it."

Chu Yun's eyes widened and she said in surprise, "Thirteenth brother, you know about black heart grass?"

Chu Xuan gave her an enigmatic smile and said, "Of course I know about it. You should eat it quickly. This thing is not useful to thirteenth brother."

"How can it not be useful?"

Chu Yun was a little anxious.

"Thirteenth brother, don't worry. Even if you break through, I'll tell grandpa to allow you to continue to live in the small courtyard. No one will disturb you."

Chu Xuan chuckled. "I don't want anyone to disturb me. No one can disturb me either."

"No, thirteenth brother, you have to eat the black heart grass."

Chu Yun's expression was stiff. She decided to force the black heart grass into Chu Xuan's mouth.

If Chu Xuan was unable to break through to the profound realm and unable to improve his cultivation, his lifespan would be very short.

She did not want to watch him pass away while she continued on her cultivation journey.

Chu Yun used her spiritual power and, once she thought that she had Chu Xuan under control, she stuffed the black heart grass into his mouth.

In the end, for some unknown reason, the black heart grass in her hand ended up inside her own mouth.

It instantly melted away and dissolved into her stomach.

Chu Yun was dumbfounded.

Looking at Chu Xuan's expression, her eyes widened in disbelief.

"Thirteenth brother, you?"

"Your thirteenth brother's Dao is in this courtyard. I have no need for any treasures," Chu Xuan chuckled.

"I understand!"

Chu Yun suddenly jumped up excitedly and hugged Chu Xuan's neck from behind.

"I knew it! Thirteenth brother wasn't trash!"

"Shh, don't tell anyone."

"Yes, yes, this is a secret!"

Chu Yun nodded her head and her mouth curled into a smile.

After learning that Chu Xuan was even stronger than she was, Chu Yun became very excited. She sat at the side and talked about her experiences.

"Thirteenth brother, let me tell you a secret. A very powerful senior has taken a fancy to my talent and is testing me."

"Once I pass the test, the senior will take me as his disciple. At that time, we will have a strong backer."

"That senior might be someone from outside the Southern Region. He might even be an Emperor realm expert!"

"Emperor realm… I don't know if I can ever become an Emperor realm expert."

Chu Xuan quietly listened to her. He was inwardly laughing. The senior she was talking about was right in front of her eyes right now.

Chapter 79: Revealing The Chu Family's Foundation

Chu Yun stayed in the small courtyard for two days. As usual, she went through the cultivation insights Chu Xuan had prepared and discovered new pill refinement methods and pill formulas.

She was somewhat confused. What exactly was the connection between these pill refinement methods and that mysterious senior.

That mysterious senior seemed to favor her and test her precisely because of the pill refinement techniques she cultivated.

Chu Xuan pushed all of this onto his father, Chu Qiuluo, and lied that it was possible that his father had some kind of relationship with that mysterious senior.

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Chu Yun felt that it made sense.

After memorizing the new alchemy skills and pill formulas, Chu Yun returned to the ancestral residence.

Before returning, she sighed and said, "If third brother returns to the family's territory, his fate will be very miserable!"

Chu Xuan agreed.

After such a long time, Chu Tianming's roars could still be heard every now and then.

It could be seen how angry he was at Chu Yuan.

Chu Yun had returned to the ancestral residence to obtain a new status in the Chu family.

Since thirteenth brother liked peace, she needed to increase her authority and influence in the Chu family so that thirteenth brother could live comfortably.

Chu Yun did not mention anything about Chu Xuan's strength.

One day later, from the small courtyard, Chu Xuan heard Chu Tianming's laughter coming from the ancestral residence.

"Hahaha, how can my Chu family lag behind the other families?!"

Chu Tianming had broken through to the unity realm by consuming the void unity pills that Chu Yun had refined.

The other three peak-stage void realm elders had also broken through.

Chu Yun's status in the Chu family skyrocketed, surpassing the future successor of the family head, Chu Qing.

She became a precious treasure in the hearts of all the elders of the Chu family.

Chu Qing felt very helpless. His status in the family had already dropped to second place.

However, he was not unhappy about it at all. After all, Chu Yun had also given him many medicinal pills.

He would be able to quickly break through and increase his strength.

These pills could even be sold!

Chu Xuan looked at the space underneath the Chu family's ancestral residence. It was time for the Chu family's foundation to be revealed.

The Chu family's strength could be allowed to fall behind others.

If they were left further and further behind by the other three families, the mentality of the Chu family would probably collapse.

The big reveal of the Chu family's foundation would naturally be done by Chu Yun.

The emperor-level weapon inside would also automatically recognize Chu Yun as its owner.

With Chu Xuan's strength, it would naturally be easy for him to allow Chu Yun to activate the Chu family's foundation.

Moreover, Chu Yun would not even realize that someone had helped her open it.

Chu Tianming and the other elders of the Chu family were gathering all kinds of spirit herbs and giving them to Chu Yun to refine pills.

They decided to put in a lot of effort to nurture Chu Yun.

On this night, with a loud bang, the ground underneath a certain house in the ancestral residence collapsed.

A small space suddenly appeared.

All the experts of the Chu family were shocked. Chu Tianming headed toward the small space after ordering the elders of the Chu family to seal off the Chu family's territory.

No one was allowed to enter or leave.

"Yun'er, where are you?"

Chu Tianming was extremely anxious. Chu Yun had been refining pills inside that house just now.

He brought a few elders and rushed into the rubble. A black hole appeared.

A faint light appeared. As soon as he entered, he felt that something was wrong.

This seemed to be an ancient site?

Looking over, the first thing he saw was a stone tablet.

There were lines of words engraved on the stone tablet.

Chu Tianming first looked for Chu Yun.

Suddenly, a ray of light attracted everyone's attention.

In the center of the ancient site, there was a small blade that was floating in mid-air while emitting spiritual light.

A vast pressure swept over the people there.

Chu Tianming and the others' faces changed drastically, after which they became ecstatic.

Emperor-level weapon!

It was actually an emperor-level weapon.

However, this emperor-level weapon was currently floating above Chu Yun's head.

Chu Tianming and the others immediately became nervous.

The emperor-level weapon slowly descended and actually fell into Chu Yun's hands. In the end, it even merged into Chu Yun's body.

The emperor-level weapon acknowledged her as its master!

Furthermore, it voluntarily did so!

This emperor-level weapon chose Chu Yun as its master!

Chu Tianming and the others were all stunned.

"Look, what are those?"

One of the elders pointed at the balls of power floating in the air.

There was also a scroll placed on an altar.

Seeing that Chu Yun was fine, Chu Tianming turned his attention to the stone tablet.

Looking at it, he was so excited that he started to tremble.

"This, this is the inheritance left behind by our ancestors!"

Everyone in the Chu family was ecstatic.

They looked at Chu Yun as if they were looking at a treasure.

The emperor-level weapon left behind by the Chu family's ancestors had taken the initiative to recognize Chu Yun as its master. Naturally, they knew what this meant.

The rise of the Chu family depended entirely on Chu Yun!

Chu Yun still had a blank expression on her face. She did not know how or why she suddenly appeared here.

Moreover, a small blade had even recognized her as its master.

It had been incorporated into her dantian and was being nurtured.

"Grandfather, what is this place?"

"Yun'er, this is the foundation left behind by ourChu family ancestors. How did you come here?" Chu Tianming asked excitedly.

"I seemed to have heard a voice. It felt like someone was calling me, so I answered and came here," Chu Yun said blankly.

"Good, good. There is hope for the rise of our Chu family."

Chu Tianming was overjoyed.

As expected, Chu Yun was the inheritor of the Chu family and the descendant chosen by the ancestors of the Chu family.

"This is the inheritance of the truth realm!"

An elder from the Chu family who had returned from the Great Qian Dynasty said excitedly as he looked at the inheritance.

"The Chu family is going to rise!"

Everyone knew why the Zhao and He families had cultivated truth realm experts so quickly.

It was because their families' foundations had been activated.

"Third uncle, break through to the truth realm as soon as possible!"

Chu Tianming looked at the clan elder.

This clan elder was currently the strongest person in the Chu family.

The situation in the Southern Region had turned unstable, and the Qin Kingdom had become the Great Qin Dynasty. The relationship between the Chu family and the other three families was also different from before.

A truth realm expert had to appear as soon as possible and take charge of the Chu family.

Only a truth realm expert had the strength to lead the family through these troubled times.

"Good. With this inheritance, we will definitely be able to break through within half a month."

At the same time, the elders of the Chu family tacitly chose not to mention the emperor-level weapon.

The emperor-level weapon was in Chu Yun's possession. This would be a top secret of the Chu family.

Once it was leaked, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Ignoring Chu Yun's limited strength, even the entire Chu family would not be able to protect it if it were discovered.

It was an emperor-level weapon!

How many powers in the entire Southern Region had an emperor-level weapon?

They knew that the Qin family had an emperor-level weapon. Qin Keyun, the great empress, was extremely powerful. Who would dare to have designs on her or her weapon?

If things were the same on the Zhao and He families' side, they would also have an emperor-level weapon.

However, they did not know if those weapons were in the hands of the two families or whether they had been given to the Qin family.

The matter of the Chu family possessing an emperor-level weapon could not be leaked out.

Luckily, the ones who entered this space were the family elders, so they could keep this matter a secret.

In addition, the emperor-level weapon had taken the initiative to recognize its owner and had entered Chu Yun's dantian. As long as Chu Yun did not take the initiative to reveal it, no one would be able to discover it.

Chu Tianming instructed Chu Yun not to ever reveal the emperor-level weapon.

"Grandfather, I know. Furthermore, with my strength, I can't use it anyway."

Chu Yun nodded solemnly.

She understood the importance of the emperor-level weapon and had already made up her mind to hand it over to Chu Xuan.

"I can't let grandfather and the others know that I'll be giving the emperor-level weapon to thirteenth brother."

Chu Yun thought silently.

The Chu family's foundation had been opened and the entire clan land had been sealed. The three unity realm experts of the Chu family had started to inherit the power of the true realm.

At the moment, only three of them had enough cultivation to inherit the power of the true realm.

Chu Tianming and the other elders of the Chu family who had just broken through weren't strong enough to withstand it. It was easy for their power to become chaotic and their foundation to be damaged

Chapter 80: Coercion

Once one's foundation was damaged, even if one broke through to the truth realm, there would be no way forward.

The Chu family's complete inherited cultivation technique had finally appeared. It was a powerful cultivation technique that would allow one to cultivate to the Emperor realm or even the Supreme realm.

Which cultivator did not have the ambition or dream of reaching the Emperor realm?

It was not easy to break through to the Emperor realm though; talent and aptitude were very important. However, if one did not work hard, who knew what one could or could not achieve?

Moreover, with Chu Yun's aid with refining pills, there was still hope for them even if their innate talent was insufficient.

As the Chu family's foundation had finally been discovered, the Chu family members regained hope.

They now believed that they could catch up to the other three families.

As a result, the Chu family members all fell into a frenzied period of cultivation.

Even the voices that scolded Chu Yuan became softer.

Chu Tianming could no longer be heard roaring in the ancestral residence because of Chu Yuan's matter.

Two days after Chu Yun left the Chu family's ancient site, she came over to Chu Xuan's small courtyard.

"Thirteenth brother, I inherited the Chu family's emperor-level weapon," she said in a mysterious and low voice.

"Your luck is indeed good. You're the person who carries the hope of the Chu family on your shoulders now." Chu Xuan laughed.

"Thirteenth brother, I want to give you this emperor-level weapon. I don't have any use for it and I feel that it's very dangerous for me to hold onto it."

Chu Yun's face was solemn as she spoke. If others found out about the emperor-level weapon, her life would be in danger.

Chu Xuan laughed as he looked at her.

The reason why Chu Yun spoke so seriously was because she was worried that he would not accept the emperor-level weapon.

"Thirteenth brother, you must help me. I'll leave the emperor-level weapon with you. You can't tell anyone," Chu Yun said.

"Alright." Chu Xuan nodded.

Chu Yun was elated. As expected, thirteenth brother was afraid that she would be in danger and chose to accept the emperor-level weapon.

She immediately tried to take out the emperor-level weapon.

However, the emperor-level weapon in her dantian refused to budge.

She tried several methods but, in the end, she was unable to take it out. Her expression instantly took a turn for the worse.

"Thirteenth brother, I can't take out the emperor-level weapon."

"This means that the emperor-level weapon has completely recognized you as its master. During critical moments, it will still protect you, so just keep it."

Chu Xuan patted her little head and smiled.

The emperor-level weapon was also imbued with Chu Xuan's power. Not only could it help Chu Yun in her cultivation, it would also save her life during critical moments.

Given Chu Xuan's first-level Supreme realm cultivation, no one Emperor realm cultivator could harm Chu Yun.

In addition, Chu Xuan had left a soul-chasing seal on the emperor-level weapon. With this, he would be able to use the Soul-chasing Bow to kill any enemies close to Chu Yun.

"Alright."

Since Chu Yun failed to take out the emperor-level weapon, she returned to the ancestral residence with a disappointed expression.

After returning to the ancestral residence, she tried her best to rack her brain for a solution. However, despite her best efforts, she was still unable to take out the emperor-level weapon. As such, she had no choice but to give up.

Just as the Chu family was about to focus on their cultivation and growth, a piece of news suddenly arrived which caused the family elders to be shaken.

The sect master of Nine Swords Mountain, Song Yiming, had brought his son, Song Pang, to the Chu family to propose marriage. His son, Song Pang, wanted to marry Chu Yun.

Not only that, he had come in threatening fashion. He did not use friendly methods to propose this marriage; he was directly threatening the Chu family into agreeing to the marriage.

Had this occurred before the Chu family's foundation was unearthed, the family elders might have considered whether or not to curry favor with Nine Swords Mountain.

However, after the Chu family's foundation was unearthed, the emperor-level weapon had recognized Chu Yun as its master. How could they allow Chu Yun to marry the son of the sect master of Nine Swords Mountain?

Furthermore, the other party came menacingly and directly threatened them. The Chu family was unable to accept the other party's behavior.

Chu Yun was the hope for the rise of the Chu family!

Given the current situation, even if Chu Yun had someone in her heart, the family elders would not agree to her marrying out.

Her future partner could only marry into the Chu family!

"What should we do?"

The elders looked at Chu Tianming with serious expressions.

"We can only ask the Qin family for help!"

Chu Tianming said with a gloomy face.

The elders were worried. Would the Qin family come to their aid?

One had to know that the current relationship between the Great Qin Dynasty and Nine Swords Mountain was not normal. Would they offend the sect master of Nine Swords Mountain for the sake of the Chu family?

However, at this point, there was no other way out but to ask the Qin family for help.

Chu Yun was concocting pills inside the Chu family's ancient site, so she was unaware of what was going on outside.

Chu Xuan had already learned from the intelligence reports of the Black Moon Tower that Song Yiming had brought his son to the Chu family's territory.

The other party had neither been hurried nor slow. By traveling openly like that, they had exerted pressure on the Chu family. The accompanying Nine Swords Mountain disciples were currently taking control of one city after another in Chu County.

Although they did not make any moves to hurt anyone, their intention was self-evident.

"They're finally here."

With a single thought, Chu Xuan covered the entirety of the Chu family's territory within his domain.

He wanted to place a few more chess pieces in the Southern Region. He was very interested in the Asura Ancient Land.

The opening of the Asura Ancient Land was related to the situation in the entire Northern Zone. Many powerful factions would participate in this matter.

There might even be other factions from other zones interfering.

It would be more exciting to stir up trouble on a field where many powerful factions were present.

Moreover, his actions could trigger the system's rewards.

Nine Sword Mountain's sect master was one of the chess pieces that Chu Xuan wanted to obtain due to the matter regarding the Great Qin's Emperor.

Inside the Great Qin Dynasty's imperial palace, Qin Keyun looked at the Chu family's request for help and did not give an answer.

Qin Pingshan opened his mouth a few times, but soon closed it again each time. He could not guess what Qin Keyun was thinking.

Whether or not the Qin family helped the Chu family was all down to Qin Keyun's decision. No one could control her.

"I have my own thoughts regarding this matter."

Qin Keyun waved her hand, indicating for Qin Pingshan to leave.

Qin Pingshan sighed. The emperor-level aura around Qin Keyun's body was getting stronger and stronger. She was probably going to break through to the Emperor realm soon.

After Qin Pingshan left, Qin Keyun spoke to someone hiding behind a screen in the room, "Inform Nine Swords Mountain. If Song Yiming dies, just replace the sect master and pretend that nothing happened."

The person behind the screen was stunned.

If Song Yiming died, should he not take revenge?

How could he pretend that nothing happened?

Moreover, did the Chu family even have the ability to kill Song Yiming?

After a long while, he replied, "Yes."

Chu County…

Song Pang said impatiently, "Father, let's go straight to the Chu family's ancestral residence. What if someone eats the black heart grass while we're dawdling here?"

Song Yiming replied, "Pang'er, are you sure that girl is an alchemist?"

"I'm sure, I'm absolutely sure. Furthermore, her talent in alchemy should be quite good!" Song Pang hurriedly nodded and said.

Although his talent was lacking, he was not a brainless descendant. In order to stabilize his position in Nine Swords Mountain, he had thought of many methods and made every effort to improve.

He wanted to obtain the position of sect master, rather than the safe position of an elder. To achieve that, he had been working hard.

Song Pang knew that he was somewhat crippled in terms of cultivation. If he wanted to secure his position, his first choice would be to marry an excellent Dao partner.

What did Nine Swords Mountain lack the most?

Alchemists!

Due to this, he had traveled to Heavenly Cauldron Mountain more than once, hoping to hook up with a female disciple.

However, his hopes were dashed eac time. The female disciples of Heavenly Cauldron Mountain all looked at him as if he were a cripple. No matter how much he tried to sweet-talk them, he could not coax them into becoming his Dao partner.

It was precisely because he spent too much time with the disciples of Heavenly Cauldron Mountain that, when he chanced upon Chu Yun, he sensed a familiar faint pill fragrance lingering around her body.

He also found out that Chu Yun had once purchased spirit herbs, which further confirmed his guess that she was an alchemist.

Therefore, the first thing he wanted to do was to marry Chu Yun!

Since he could not marry a disciple of Heavenly Cauldron Mountain, he would take the easier route of marrying a daughter of the Chu family.

With the black heart grass and the beauty in his hands, his father's position as the sect master of Nine Swords Mountain would only become more and more stable in the future.

Later on, he would be able to vie for the position of sect master.

In the end, his father actually took his time traveling to the Chu family's ancestral residence, which worried him to no end. Even if he married Chu Yun in the end, without the black heart grass, he would not be able to fix his limited talent and aptitude, and thus would not be able to vie for the position of sect master.