Just as those words fell, before anyone could react, two young men in their twenties, clad in brown robes and stepping on swords, appeared at the doorway.
Without saying a word, the two descended. With a series of hand gestures and incantations, their swords roared like ferocious beasts and charged straight at Chu Tian.
The crowd was horrified. They hadn't expected these two to immediately go for Chu Tian's life. Chu Tian himself cursed Feng Luo, that treacherous woman, for her ruthlessness.
In Chu Tian’s eyes, this was no longer a simple matter of demanding accountability. This was clearly an attempt to silence him forever. His hatred for Feng Luo deepened, and he swore to himself that he would capture her and see what kind of heartless person she truly was.
But now, faced with a dire enemy, he had to focus on survival. After all, he knew that cultivators at the Golden Core stage were far superior to those in the Qi Refining stage. Even with his five-layer magical armor for defense, it was at best effective against Foundation Establishment cultivators. Against the Golden Core stage, it was utterly inadequate.
In this life-and-death moment, he thought of the Beginner Earth Immortal Possession Experience Talisman. Without hesitation, he shouted, "Quick! Activate the Beginner Earth Immortal Possession Experience Talisman!"
“Ding~ Beginner Earth Immortal Possession Experience Talisman successfully activated. Character level: 9. You may borrow 0.9% of an Earth Immortal's power! Duration: 10 minutes.”
“What the—0.9%?!”
Just then, the two massive swords struck Chu Tian, only to be deflected. They clanged to the ground with a loud crash, leaving the onlookers dumbfounded.
Chu Tian himself was stunned. He quickly checked his internal strength and realized that even 0.9% of an Earth Immortal’s power far exceeded his peak strength during the Golden Core stage.
This realization filled him with exhilaration. He laughed heartily, "Hahaha! Is that pathetic swordsmanship all you’ve got? And you think you can hurt me?"
The two attackers were enraged and once again directed their swords at Chu Tian.
“Ding~ Congratulations, host! You’ve gained +1 Rage Point.”
Chu Tian was delighted. "Come on! Keep going! If you can't kill me, you're my grandsons!"
The crowd witnessed an unbelievable sight: the two swords kept striking Chu Tian, but it was as though they were hitting an impenetrable stone wall. The black aura surrounding Chu Tian repelled every attack.
Meanwhile, his Rage Points continued to accumulate, until the system chimed again: “Taunt limit reached. No more Rage Points can be gained from these targets.”
“That’s it?” Chu Tian felt a bit disappointed but, noticing that he had accumulated ten Rage Points, he grinned and said, "Not bad. Time to deal with these two."
Chu Tian turned to the two exhausted attackers with a cold smile. “You two are useless now. Time to die!”
In a flash, Chu Tian appeared behind the two men and struck with his fists. The sheer force of his attacks sent the two flying. With the power of 0.9% of an Earth Immortal, killing two Golden Core cultivators was as easy as slaughtering pigs.
As their lifeless bodies fell, the crowd shivered. Fang Long, who was lying on the ground, fainted from fright.
The Grand Elder's face turned ashen, resembling pig liver. The crowd was dead silent, save for the sound of trembling.
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Chu Tian glanced at the two corpses indifferently, then looked at the terrified Grand Elder and sneered. “Old Turtle, take these two corpses back to the Heavenly Star Sect. Tell them that if they dare come again, I’ll send them off in the same way!”
Hearing that he could leave, the Grand Elder, who had been so domineering moments ago, immediately turned meek. Stammering and trembling, he said, “Y-Young Sect Master, w-what about my son?”
Chu Tian smirked at the change in tone and said coldly, “That bastard caused me no small amount of trouble. Do you think I’ll let him go? Or do you want to stay here with him?”
The Grand Elder, now terrified, hurriedly turned to leave. But just a few steps away, a sudden palm strike from behind sent him flying. Spitting out a mouthful of blood, he gasped in horror. “Y-you... You went back on your word!”
Chu Tian sneered. “I said you could take them away, but I never said you’d leave unscathed. Old Turtle!”
“You!”
“Go now. Maybe you’ll make it back in time for the Heavenly Star Sect to save your life.”
Barely able to stand, the Grand Elder yelled weakly at his companions, “Help me leave!”
Watching the Grand Elder’s miserable state, the onlookers immediately bowed and congratulated, “Congratulations, Young Sect Master!”
Chu Tian scanned the crowd and sneered, “Whoever laid hands on my father earlier, step forward now.”
Several people turned pale. Chu Tian's father, the Sect Master, snapped out of his shock and anxiously said, “Tian’er, let this go.”
Chu Tian shook his head. “No, Father. If we don’t teach these people a lesson, there’ll only be more traitors next time.”
The Sect Master, sensing the change in his son, said nothing further. The culprits stepped forward one by one.
Chu Tian wasted no time. Using his overwhelming strength, he crippled their cultivation bases on the spot and warned, “Consider yourselves lucky to leave with your lives. Next time, you won’t be so fortunate!”
The crippled cultivators, surprisingly, expressed gratitude. “Thank you, Young Sect Master!”
Chu Tian, however, knew that keeping such disloyal people in the sect was meaningless. He ordered their removal from the sect entirely.
In an instant, the sect was plunged into turmoil. Even the Grand Elder’s son, Fang Long, was executed on the spot. The already small sect was reduced to a mere two or three hundred members.
After everything was settled, Chu Tian slumped into a chair in the grand hall, utterly drained. Only the heavily injured Sect Master remained. He stared at Chu Tian in disbelief. “Tian’er, you…”
Chu Tian forced a smile. “I’m fine, Father. Just exhausted.”
The Sect Master’s expression grew serious. “Maybe we should leave the sect behind and avoid further trouble.”
Chu Tian chuckled. “Father, are you worried the Heavenly Star Sect will come for us?”
The Sect Master said nothing, but Chu Tian understood. The Heavenly Star Sect was a third-rate sect with thousands of members, far stronger than their own Tianyun Sect. Destroying them would be effortless.
But Chu Tian, brimming with confidence, declared, “Don’t worry, Father. As long as I’m here, anyone who comes will leave as my grandson!”
Seeing Chu Tian’s resolute confidence and recalling the immense power he had displayed earlier, the Sect Master finally smiled. “Alright.”
After helping his father to rest, Chu Tian returned to his room to examine the system.
“Ten Rage Points. What should I exchange them for?”
The system’s shop offered countless options—pills, techniques, magical weapons, materials, and even more powerful Earth Immortal Possession Talismans. However, the more powerful items required far more Rage Points.
Chu Tian sighed. “Looks like I’ll have to settle for something basic.”
He scrolled through the options until one item caught his eye. “Beginner Treasure Map Locator and Teleportation Talisman. Costs ten Rage Points.”
“A treasure map teleportation talisman? Does this mean it’ll teleport me directly to treasure?”
Skeptical but with no other choice, Chu Tian redeemed it. “Beginner Treasure Map Locator and Teleportation Talisman obtained. Use now?”
“Use it!”
In a flash of white light, Chu Tian found himself in a warehouse filled with bottles and a strong medicinal scent.
“What the… Where am I?”
Seeing a sign nearby that read “Hundred Herbs Hall Warehouse,” Chu Tian was both shocked and overjoyed. “Haha! Isn’t this the big pharmacy owned by the Heavenly Star Sect?”
Realizing it belonged to the Heavenly Star Sect, Chu Tian’s eyes gleamed with greed. He began consuming the most valuable herbs and pills, stuffing the rest into a spatial pouch.
After emptying the warehouse, Chu Tian let out a satisfied burp. But suddenly, his body felt like it was about to explode.
“What’s happening?!”
As his meridians began to rupture, Chu Tian panicked. “I overdid it! I’m going to explode!”
He had always known the saying “medicine is three parts poison,” but his greed had overtaken his reason. Now, the accumulated potency of the pills was wreaking havoc inside him.
“Ding~ Congratulations, host! Reached Qi Refining Stage 10. Would you like to open the Level 10 Growth Gift Pack?”
“Open a gift pack now?!”
Lying weakly on the ground, Chu Tian despaired. But knowing he couldn’t die here and risk the Heavenly Star Sect desecrating his corpse, he clung to hope and shouted, “Open it!”