"Scram!"
Chu Jianqiu coldly roared.
The few onlookers hurriedly helped Chu He up and scurried away.
Before leaving, Chu He cast a venomous glance at Chu Jianqiu, but didn't dare to utter another word. He was no match for Chu Jianqiu now, and provoking him would only lead to a bad end.
As Chu He and his group left Chu Jianqiu's room, a young man in a green shirt silently watched this scene from the corridor of a distant wing, his brows lightly furrowed.
Chu Jianqiu watched Chu He and the others leave, lost in thought.
Although he had defeated Chu He today, Chu Jianqiu felt no joy. A mere clown wasn't worth fearing; the real trouble lay ahead.
Although Chu He was defeated, he had learned the extent of Chu Jianqiu's abilities. It seemed the Grand Elder's faction would soon make their move. With his current cultivation, Chu Jianqiu was far from ready to face the impending difficulties.
He had to improve his cultivation as soon as possible!
Chu Jianqiu secretly resolved.
Clenching his fist, feeling the terrifying power lurking within his body, and recalling the scene of defeating Chu He, Chu Jianqiu deeply felt the terror of this power.
Chu Jianqiu temporarily ignored the flood of information pouring into his mind. The information was too vast; thoroughly sorting through it would likely take at least ten days to half a month.
But the current situation didn't allow Chu Jianqiu that much time to slowly sort things out.
Without sufficient power to protect himself, he feared he would no longer have a foothold in the Chu family, and might even lose his life.
If he truly became a cripple, that would be one thing. The Grand Elder wouldn't bother with a cripple too much, and might even spare his life.
But his cultivation had only greatly declined. The Grand Elder would never allow him another chance to rise, thus disrupting his plans for the position of family head, and would certainly try every possible way to eliminate him.
To protect himself and survive, the only way was to improve his strength as quickly as possible.
The Chaos Heaven Emperor Art was clearly his powerful reliance for improving his strength.
He had only just awakened the Chaos Supreme Bloodline through cultivating the Chaos Heaven Emperor Art, and hadn't even had time to further delve into this cultivation method before being interrupted by Chu He.
The Chaos Heaven Emperor Art was a cultivation method created by an ancient great power who, while observing the creation of the world and the evolution of all things from chaos, gained insights and thus attained the Chaos Dao.
A great power that existed before the creation of the world—an ancient god and demon from the time when chaos hadn't yet opened—Chu Jianqiu found it hard to imagine what level of terrifying existence this was.
The cultivation method created by such an existence was countless times more advanced than the cultivation methods he had practiced before. Through cultivating this method and awakening the Chaos Supreme Bloodline, Chu Jianqiu had already felt the terror of this cultivation method.
Chu Jianqiu didn't waste time and continued to cultivate the Chaos Heaven Emperor Art.
As Chu Jianqiu activated the core principles of the Chaos Heaven Emperor Art, the surrounding spiritual energy surged in like mad, frantically pouring into Chu Jianqiu's body. Chu Jianqiu's aura rose at a speed visible to the naked eye.
An hour later, Chu Jianqiu opened his eyes, his gaze filled with shock.
In this one hour of cultivation, he had completely consolidated his Body Refinement Stage Three cultivation. Before, it was because he had absorbed those golden lights that his cultivation had instantly risen three levels, but now he was purely absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to cultivate.
If it continued at this rate, he would probably be able to recover his previous cultivation in at most half a year.
The Chaos Heaven Emperor Art was actually so terrifying.
But in the current situation, he couldn't wait until half a year later. If he hadn't had this stroke of good fortune, it would be one thing, but since heaven had favored him, he had to fight for it.
Chu Jianqiu took out a Body Tempering Pill and swallowed it. Although the Chaos Heaven Emperor Art's cultivation speed was already terrifying, it still wasn't enough!
The pill entered his stomach, and within a few breaths, the powerful medicinal power spread out in his abdomen, and the surging spiritual power surged throughout his body.
After a stick of incense's time, Chu Jianqiu had already converted the medicinal power of this Body Tempering Pill into his own use.
Chu Jianqiu was overjoyed. The domineering and powerful nature of this Chaos Supreme Bloodline was truly bringing him constant surprises.
In the past, it would have taken him at least a day to refine a Body Tempering Pill, and at least five days to completely digest and absorb it.
Because every kind of pill contained impurities, while absorbing the medicinal power, he also had to spend time eliminating the impurities.
In the past, he couldn't take more than three Body Tempering Pills a month, otherwise the accumulation speed of impurities would exceed his own elimination speed, which would cause damage to his body.
But now!
Chu Jianqiu clenched his fist. He refined the Body Tempering Pill in a few breaths, and completely absorbed the medicinal power in the time it took for a stick of incense to burn. This speed was many times faster than before, and the impurities in the pill were actually dissolved by the power in his bloodline in an instant.
This meant that he could continuously swallow pills in the future without worrying about any side effects.
Chu Jianqiu took out a large handful of Body Tempering Pills and ate them one by one, as if he were eating candy beans.
It was only because he was the young master of the Chu family that he could be so wealthy. Each of these Body Tempering Pills was quite valuable.
The surging medicinal power swept through his body, and Chu Jianqiu's aura rose at a speed visible to the naked eye.
However, as he ate, Chu Jianqiu noticed something was wrong.
Five Body Tempering Pills were enough to break through from Body Refinement Stage Three to Body Refinement Stage Four, but he had already eaten fifteen Body Tempering Pills. Although Chu Jianqiu felt that his strength had greatly improved, he was still far from breaking through to Body Refinement Stage Four.
His dantian was like a bottomless pit, devouring a large amount of spiritual power, and it could never be filled.
Chu Jianqiu gritted his teeth and took out Body Tempering Pills to continue swallowing.
When he had swallowed fifty Body Tempering Pills.
With a "boom," he finally broke through to Body Refinement Stage Four.
However, Chu Jianqiu's face was already black and his hands were trembling.
Fifty Body Tempering Pills—damn, this was really a big consumer of pills!
Fifty Body Tempering Pills—this was already all of Chu Jianqiu's current savings!
It took fifty Body Tempering Pills just to break through to Body Refinement Stage Four. Chu Jianqiu couldn't imagine what cultivation would be like in the future. The amount of pills that would be consumed was enough to make one despair just thinking about it.
Even if the entire Chu family's resources were invested in him, it wouldn't be enough to supply his consumption.
But the power gained from these fifty Body Tempering Pills…
Chu Jianqiu clenched his fist and punched forward.
"Boom!"
The powerful force broke through the air, and the tumbling air waves overflowed, shattering the tables and chairs in the room.
Feeling the powerful force surging within his body, Chu Jianqiu estimated that he was now much stronger than ordinary Body Refinement Stage Six martial artists, and could even fight against Body Refinement Stage Seven martial artists.
Chu Jianqiu stood with his fist retracted, but saw Ruhua walking in from outside.
The little girl's eyes were red and half of her cheek was swollen. Although she deliberately used powder to cover it up, Chu Jianqiu could still see the clear fingerprints on it.
"Young master, I brought you medicine for your injuries!"
The little girl took out a small porcelain bottle, forcing a smile.
Seeing Ruhua like this, Chu Jianqiu knew what had happened without having to think. It was just that this little girl had always been strong-willed. Even if she was wronged outside, she was afraid that he would worry, so she would never take the initiative to tell him, but would endure it silently.
"It's just that Ruhua is useless and can only bring the lowest-grade wound medicine!"
The little girl lowered her small head, on the verge of tears. If she hadn't forcibly endured it, she would probably have been crying like a pear blossom in the rain.
Chu Jianqiu took the small porcelain bottle, reached out and rubbed Ruhua's head, and said softly, "Don't be sad, young master is fine!"
Ruhua finally couldn't help it, and with a "whoosh," threw herself into Chu Jianqiu's arms and cried loudly.
Chu Jianqiu gently hugged her delicate body, comforting her softly.
Looking at the bottle of inferior wound medicine in his hand that wasn't even considered a first-grade pill, and the little girl in his arms crying like a pear blossom in the rain, Chu Jianqiu's eyes turned cold.
These people were really going too far. One day, he would make these people repay everything they owed him!
However, Chu Jianqiu wasn't blinded by anger. His current strength was still too weak, and it wasn't suitable to clash with them head-on. He still needed to endure for the time being.
When his strength was strong enough, he would collect these debts one by one.
Strength, everything was strength!
"Ruhua, stay at home and don't go anywhere!" Chu Jianqiu comforted the little girl, gave an order, and walked out.
"Young master, your injuries!" Ruhua said anxiously. The young master had suffered such serious injuries and was still running outside. Wouldn't it be even more dangerous?
"Don't worry, it's nothing!"
Chu Jianqiu left the Prefecture Lord's courtyard and walked towards the Pill Pavilion.
As long as he had enough pills, his cultivation would be able to improve rapidly.
"Oh, isn't this Young Master Chu Jianqiu!"
As soon as Chu Jianqiu stepped into the Pill Pavilion, a voice full of mockery came from the side. Chu Jianqiu ignored it and continued to walk inside.
"Oh, Young Master Chu has such a big air!"
As soon as the voice fell, a purple figure blocked his path.
This figure was a girl of fifteen or sixteen years old, with a fairly pretty face, but the mockery and frivolity on her face at this time were annoying.
"Chu Jiaoyue, what do you want!" Chu Jianqiu frowned and said coldly.
This woman had followed him like a shadow three years ago, but when his cultivation stagnated, she immediately distanced herself. Chu Jianqiu had no good feelings for such a snobbish woman.
"I don't want anything, I just want to know what a good-for-nothing with a broken dantian is doing at the Pill Pavilion. Is it even useful for you to take pills now? Even feeding these pills to a dog might raise a spirit beast, but if they fall into your stomach, it's purely a waste. Hehe!"
As Chu Jiaoyue spoke, she let out a chuckle, and the surrounding people also laughed and gathered around, looking like they were watching a show.