In the council hall of the Wu family, there were two middle-aged men and an old man. The old man looked extremely lecherous, with a goatee, and he was holding a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl in his arms, his hands wandering around her body making strange noises.

At this moment, another middle-aged man walked out, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, facing the lecherous old man holding the girl.

"Mr. Liu, as long as you help us deal with the Chen family, all the girls from the Chen family will be yours, along with the Chen family's assets. We won't take a single penny," said the man. He was Wu Hao, the head of the Wu family, speaking through gritted teeth.

Another middle-aged man also stepped forward and said, "As long as Mr. Liu helps us get rid of the Chen family, each of our families will contribute one hundred thousand taels as a reward." This man was Li Yuan, the head of the Li family.

"The damned Chen family, that Chen Xuan killed my son in the Sunset Mountains. I want the entire Chen family to bury my son," said the head of the Wu family fiercely.

It turned out that among the youths killed by Chen Xuan in the Sunset Mountains was the young master of the Wu family, which led to the head of the Wu family's intense hatred towards the Chen family.

At this moment, the old man with the goatee said, "Don't worry, since I promised to help you deal with the Chen family, I will do it. Didn't you say the Chen family is going to hold a coming-of-age ceremony in half a month? We'll attack them during the ceremony."

After speaking, the old man continued to fondle the girl in his arms.

"Wu Xiong, didn't Chen Yumu, the only son of the Chen family, already been assassinated by us half a year ago? How come he's not dead?" asked the head of the Li family to the head of the Wu family.

"The person who reported back said that the kid was hit by a Heart-Crushing Palm, his heart vein was severed, but I don't know what kind of luck he had. He was severely injured but didn't die. His cultivation also kept improving. According to the young man who escaped back, Chen Xuan fought against four seventh-grade and four sixth-grade cultivators alone and emerged victorious, killing six of them," explained the head of the Wu family.

"What's most hateful is that he can defeat seventh-grade cultivators even though he's only sixth-grade. If this kid grows up and breaks through to the Spiritual Martial Realm, it will be difficult for our two families to deal with the Chen family. We must nip him in the bud," said the head of the Li family.

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"Li Xiong, this time we must wipe out the entire Chen family no matter what. When the time comes, you must cooperate fully. Our mine will be empty in a year. If we don't find new mines, our income will be halved. At that time, even if the Chen family doesn't come after us, we will find it difficult to survive," said Wu Hao.

"Wu Xiong, why are we still being polite? Twenty years ago, we came to Hongling Town together to establish our foundation. We can't give it up so easily," said Li Yuan.

"Alright, you two, rest assured that with me, Liusheng, helping you deal with the Chen family, you can relax! Both of you, leave now. I want to enjoy some pleasures," said the old man eagerly, waving his hand towards the two family heads.

The two family heads glanced at each other with deep disgust in their eyes.

"Mr. Liu, if you need anything, just let us know," said the head of the Wu family, and then he and Li Yuan left together!

Meanwhile, after absorbing the Dragon Turtle's inner core, Chen Xuan's true energy in his dantian kept increasing, gradually solidifying.

"It's been a day already, and this kid still hasn't broken through," said Old Li anxiously in Chen Xuan's mind. Fortunately, yesterday's battle scared away the nearby demonic beasts, or else this kid would have been eaten by them. How come this breakthrough is taking so long?

"Thump, thump, thump." A sound of flowing water came from Chen Xuan's body, which was the sound of blood flowing through his meridians. It was so loud that it could be heard from the outside. Chen Xuan's meridians had expanded to a terrifying extent. The wider the meridians, the more powerful the true energy in the body.

With a sigh, Chen Xuan exhaled, producing a gust of wind that blew the broken branches on the ground. How powerful his true energy had become!

Standing up, his body crackled with each movement. Chen Xuan shook his neck, which made a creaking sound.

"So powerful. Eight-grade is several times stronger than seventh-grade," exclaimed Old Li.

"Kid, why did it take so long for this breakthrough?" asked Old Li.

"I don't know. There were several streams of energy in the Dragon Turtle's inner core that weren't true energy. It took me a long time to refine them. When I inspected it, I found that there were four or five strands of true energy swimming in my dantian, like little fish," explained Chen Xuan.

"What!" Old Li also noticed the changes in Chen Xuan's dantian.

"This is the spiritual power that only exists in the Spiritual Martial Realm. How can you have it when you're only eighth-grade? You're obviously still in the eighth-grade, but I understand now. This Dragon Turtle has already evolved halfway into the Spiritual Martial Realm. You absorbed the spiritual power that just evolved. You, an eighth-grade, can absorb spiritual power. Why isn't your body bursting?" Old Li was also confused. According to his cultivation knowledge, it was absolutely impossible for someone in the eighth-grade to absorb spiritual power. This kid was truly a freak, exclaimed Old Li in surprise.

"Doesn't spiritual power only exist in the Spiritual Martial Realm?" Chen Xuan asked.

"If spiritual power exists in the eighth-grade, then what's the point of calling it eighth-grade? You can directly advance to the Spiritual Martial Realm. Try to see if you can use this spiritual power," said Old Li, also puzzled.

Chen Xuan picked up the knife and tried to call out the strands of spiritual power from his dantian. But the spiritual power seemed to not listen to him at all, just swimming around in his dantian on its own. After several attempts, it still didn't work.

"For now, don't worry about it. Slowly break through the wall," said Old Li.

Chen Xuan used the knife to chip away at the stone wall bit by bit, and the temperature kept rising.

"There's a chance. There's something good inside," said Chen Xuan, digging more enthusiastically.

With a loud bang, the wall was broken through, revealing a small fruit tree inside, with only one fruit hanging from it, red and emitting heat.

At this moment, the voice of the old man in Chen Xuan's spiritual sea roared,

"Dragon Fire Fruit, it's actually the Dragon Fire Fruit!" This left Chen Xuan baffled;

it was the first time he had seen the old man lose his composure.