Chapter 1 Rebirth

  Chen Xuan's father gave Chen Xuan a powerful hug, and even this man who was not usually talkative to his son changed his usual demeanor, with a brilliant smile on his face, that was a proud smile, all the family juniors gathered around.

  "Kid, when did you become so formidable? Even the Spiritual Martial Realm isn't a match for you. You can't have reached the Spiritual Martial Realm too, right?" Chen Lihao said.

  The other family members also stared at Chen Xuan with wide eyes as he replied.

  "Hehe..."

  Chen Xuan rubbed his head, "Nothing, just a ninth-grade official in the imperial court, and I had some unusual encounters."

  Chen Xuan said with some embarrassment.

  At this time, the host came out to resolve the situation, "All disciples clean up the battlefield, Chen Xuan led twenty people to search Wu's house, and I led twenty people to search Li's house."

  The host Chen Batian stepped out and said to everyone.

  All the disciples dispersed in a hurry, some cleaning up the battlefield, while Chen Xuan led twenty or so people towards the Wu family's direction.

  The crowd on both sides of the street was in an uproar, saying that a freak genius had emerged from the Chen family. At just 14 years old, he could kill the master of the Wu family's Lingwu realm. This kid's cultivation has been rising rapidly since he was ambushed last time, and it's unknown what kind of spiritual elixir or magical medicine he took. A shop owner in town said.

  This time, Wu and Li families were killed, and Chen family became the only dominant force in Hongling Town. From now on, we all have to get along with Chen family. Someone chimed in from the side.

  Others followed suit.

  Chen Xuan led a group of people to the Wu family, and heard that the master of the Wu family had been killed. Those servants, maids, and martial artists had long since fled without a trace. Only some members of the Wu family remained, all women and children who had no choice but to stay behind.

  Chen Xuan looked at a group of old and young people, when Chen Liangyu walked up.

  "Xuan Di, will you kill him?"

  Just now on the street, Chen Xuan killed people because those people had armed forces and threatened the Chen family. Chen Xuan had to kill them. Looking at a woman and child who were unarmed, Chen Xuan was not a bloodthirsty person. If he had killed these people in front of him, Chen Xuan felt that he would be no different from a demon king.

  "Today, it was your Wu family who took the initiative to find us Chen family. We also killed all of you in self-defense. Everyone present should understand that you should leave now and never come back to Hongling Town again. I hope you can forget this vendetta. If you persist in seeking revenge and return to seek revenge against our Chen family, we will not be afraid of you either. I am letting you go because I do not want to slaughter innocent people." Chen Xuan said with great righteousness.

  At this time, a young woman walked up.

  "Thank you, young master, for sparing our lives. We will leave Hongling Town and I will tell my descendants about the grudge of our family. Let bygones be bygones!"

  At this time, everyone walked outwards, and the twenty or so people behind Chen Xuan also didn't speak, watching them leave. Although almost all of those present were older than Chen Xuan, they now revolved around him. If they really let them kill these people, there wouldn't be many who could actually do it.

  "Go."

  Chen Xuan shouted, and everyone rushed to the backyard of Wu's house. All of Wu's family property was stored in Wu Hao's study in the basement. When Chen Xuan and his group entered, they saw rows of demon beast cores, silver tickets, several books on martial arts techniques, over a thousand Reversion Pills, and some unknown medicinal materials. More than twenty people were moving box after box out, which was all of Wu family's property.

  It took two carts to move everything out, and a group of people swept the Wu house clean. The entire Wu residence was empty, without a single person left. They returned home with laughter and cheers, and Patriarch Chen Batian had already rushed back, pulling two more carts. Now the Chen family's wealth has increased greatly, and young disciples can also get more cultivation resources.

  Everyone gathered in the Chen family's conference hall, with Patriarch Chen Batian sitting at the head, and today his face didn't have the usual stern expression, but instead showed a smile.

  "Xuan Er, I heard that you let all of Wu's family members go." Chen Ba Tian said with a questioning tone.

  "Yes, grandfather, they didn't have any armed forces, just a group of women and children. My son couldn't bring himself to do it, so he let them all go, and even asked you to punish him." Chen Xuan said.

  "Punishment? Why should I punish you, you've done well, no indiscriminate killing of innocent people. If you had killed women and children too, Grandfather would have been disappointed in you. As a martial artist, it's possible to kill or be killed, but as a martial artist, one must act with a clear conscience. Your performance today has made Grandfather very proud. The Chen family will rely on you to carry on its legacy in the future. From now on, do everything with integrity and stay true to your own heart."

  Chen Xuan's grandfather smiled and said.

  "Remember, grandson."

  "Today's coming-of-age ceremony has caused trouble for both the Wu and Li families. I have decided to rehold the ceremony in ten days, so everyone please go back."

  Everyone retreated back.

  Chen Xuan returned to his own courtyard, where many people were waiting, and some were rushing over, all wanting to get along with Chen Xuan. There were those who flattered him, those who sucked up to him, and all sorts of others, leaving Chen Xuan feeling overwhelmed.

  "Everyone has come, I'm very happy, but I'm a bit tired today, can we talk about it another day?" Chen Xuan said evasively.

  It was then that everyone reluctantly retreated.

  Finally at peace, Chen Xuan returned to his room and sat down cross-legged to digest the experience brought by today's battle. This was his first time fighting against a spiritual martial artist, and the experience he gained was very important for himself. Summing up the shortcomings of today's battle, he knew that only by constantly improving himself could he move towards an even higher level.

  "Lai Lao, you said that the knife aura I released today turned into a fierce tiger." Chen Xuan asked Lai Lao with his divine sense.

  "You little brat, I'm numb too. Knife aura transformation or spiritual power transformation, this is the least ability that can be achieved in the True Martial Realm, and it requires strong yuan force and soul, which is the Lingwu Realm. Only a handful of people can do it, and those who can are geniuses among geniuses. I don't know how you little brat did it today."

  "After I made that one move, I felt a void in my soul and a lack of true power. By the time I fully recovered, I couldn't make that move again."

  "What was your feeling when you made that one move?" asked Lao Li.

  "At that time, I was constantly mobilizing the energy of the soul stone to repair my body. Suddenly, I felt that my soul had become extremely pure, and even my soul had strengthened several times over. The true power in my dantian felt like a fierce tiger pressing down on me, and if it wasn't released, I felt that this fierce tiger would burst my dantian."

  Lao Li fell silent for a moment.

  "What you said might be the power of the Soul Stone stimulating you. To be honest, I don't know much about its functions either. From what I've studied about this Soul Stone, it can help people enhance their spiritual power and also aid in rapid physical recovery. But like what happened today, transforming your Dan Tian's true energy into a fierce tiger, that's something I've never heard of."

  "Chen Xuan, quickly bring your divine sense into the Soul Sea and take a look at the Soul Stone. The Soul Stone seems to have undergone some sort of change."

  Chen Xuan quickly mobilized his divine consciousness to enter the Soul Sea and also discovered that the Soul Stone was a bit different, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what had changed.

  "Hey kid, haven't you noticed that the Soul Stone is shining brighter than before? It's no longer dull and uneven like a rock."

  As soon as he said that, Chen Xuan also discovered that the Soul Stone had become smoother to the touch, but other than that, there was no difference.

  The two of them studied for half a day but still couldn't figure it out. Chen Xuan reluctantly withdrew from the Soul Sea, and since they couldn't understand it, they might as well not think about it anymore.