Chen Xuan swiftly took off his coat, swept his hair back, and pulled the steel knife from his spirit ring, strapping it to his back. In less than a minute, he was prepared for battle.

"All clan disciples, follow me out to face the enemy!" the clan leader shouted. Chaos ensued as men searched for weapons and women held onto their children. By this time, Chen Xuan had already made his way through the crowd to the family gate, where he saw three to four hundred people from the Wu and Li families standing on the street.

In less than the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, over a hundred disciples from the Chen family rushed over, and both sides confronted each other in the street. The shops along the street had long been closed, and bystanders retreated to watch from a distance. Uninvolved bystanders and others fled the area, unwilling to be caught in the crossfire.

Fubo from the Rejuvenation Hall rushed into the inner hall in a flurry. "Young master, miss, it's started, it's started!"

"What's started? Speak clearly," said Lu Feiyu.

"Chen family is fighting with the Wu and Li families from the town. Didn't Miss ask me to observe the young Chen Xuan of the Chen family?" Fubo said, sweating profusely.

"Let's go see. If this young man from the Chen family is truly talented, we'll lend them a hand," Lu Feiyu said.

As soon as he finished speaking, four figures dashed out from the Rejuvenation Hall, heading towards the Chen family.

Chen Xuan looked at the two families in front of him, filled with anger. He had originally planned to confront them alone as a rite of passage, but since they were all here today, he might as well deal with them all at once.

Chen's grandfather stepped forward. "Today is the coming-of-age ceremony for our Chen family. Those who are here to witness it, we welcome you. But if anyone is here to cause trouble, we will fight to the end."

"You old man from the Chen family! You killed my second brother, and your grandson killed my son. Today, I'll make your whole Chen family pay with their lives!" Wu Hao, the head of the Wu family, said angrily.

Upon hearing this, all the disciples from the Chen family drew their weapons, prepared to fight. If they lost today, the family would be destroyed. Everyone was filled with determination and ready to fight to the death.

Chen Xuan came to his grandfather. "Grandpa, watch over the family disciples. I'll go up and face them first."

"Xuan'er, what are you trying to do? There are three Spirit Martial Realm and six late-stage Nine-rank cultivators on the other side. Going up there is like sending yourself to death," his grandfather said.

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"Grandpa, I know what I'm doing," Chen Xuan said, regardless of his grandfather's agreement, and rushed up.

"Grandpa, watch over the family disciples. I'll wipe them all out myself. They came to cause trouble for our Chen family, and today, I'll make sure none of them leave alive," Chen Xuan said as he stepped forward.

Chen Xuan charged into the midst of the Wu and Li families, drawing his horse-slaughtering knife and swinging it towards the crowd.

"Wind Slash!"

Chen Xuan exerted all his strength, combining it with the Phantom Nine Transformations. Outsiders couldn't even see where Chen Xuan was; they only saw people in the crowd falling one after another, each with a fatal wound.

Plop, plop...

Chen Xuan was like a machine harvesting lives.

"Everyone, scatter! This kid's movements are strange!" Li Yuan, the head of the Li family, shouted hastily.

Immediately, everyone dispersed, making it harder for Chen Xuan to continue killing them all. Without pursuing his advantage, Chen Xuan retracted his knife and returned. In just a few minutes, there were piles of bodies on the ground, with over a hundred people killed by Chen Xuan.

The people from the Chen family went crazy, and even Chen Xuan's grandfather couldn't believe that his grandson had single-handedly killed over a hundred people from the other side.

"You beast! You killed my second brother!" Wu Hao looked at the bodies on the ground, heartbroken.

"It was me. I didn't expect them to ambush me, but I ended up killing them all!" Chen Xuan admitted without hesitation.

"Mr. Liu, please help us kill all the members of the Chen family," Wu Hao said, somewhat madly.

"Just a late-stage Nine-rank, it's a piece of cake for me," Liu Sheng said before walking out.

"Not bad, a late-stage Nine-rank, and you even have a powerful technique. Tell me your technique, and I promise to give you a quick death," Liu Sheng said.

"You're the helper hired by the Wu family, right? Spare me the nonsense. If you want my technique, ask my knife if it agrees first," Chen Xuan replied.

"Actions speak louder than words, kid. I'll make you regret ever being born," Liu Sheng said.

"Xuan'er, step back. This is the Spirit Martial Realm; you're not his opponent," Chen Xuan's grandfather hurriedly protected him.

"Grandpa, I'll be fine. Even if it's the Spirit Martial Realm today, I won't let them come and go as they please," Chen Xuan said, stepping forward.

"Come on, let me see how powerful the Spirit Martial Realm really is."

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Chen Xuan had reached the late-stage Nine-rank, but he had never fought against a Spirit Martial Realm opponent before. Today, he would use the opponent as his stepping stone. Chen Xuan picked up his knife and charged forward again.

"You ignorant kid, today I'll show you the difference between the Spirit Martial Realm and the late-stage Nine-rank," said Liu Sheng, standing still, as he swung a palm toward Chen Xuan. An invisible palm print came flying at Chen Xuan.

This was the ability unique to the Spirit Martial Realm - the power to strike without getting close. Whoosh! Chen Xuan dodged the attack and swiftly approached Liu Sheng, swinging his knife at him.

"Bang!" Liu Sheng's palm hit Chen Xuan's knife. Chen Xuan staggered back ten steps before regaining his balance. "Impressive. I still have a gap against the Spirit Martial Realm," Chen Xuan thought.

But this only fueled Chen Xuan's blood, making his fighting spirit even stronger. He picked up his knife and charged again. Clang, clang! Chen Xuan and Liu exchanged more than a dozen moves. Liu Sheng became increasingly alarmed. This kid was truly a freak - a late-stage Nine-rank could actually fight evenly against the Spirit Martial Realm. Chen Xuan fought more fiercely, pushing the Phantom Nine Transformations to its limit, filling the entire arena with afterimages.

"Boom!" The two exchanged another palm strike. Chen Xuan staggered back five or six steps, fewer than before, and a trace of blood trickled from the corner of his mouth. He wiped it away.

"So this is the Spirit Martial Realm," Chen Xuan said. "Come on, let's go again."

Chen Xuan charged forward once more. Every disciple from the Chen family stared wide-eyed, incredulous at the battle unfolding before them. When did this kid become so powerful?

"Xuan'er!" Suddenly, Chen Xuan's father shouted.

Under everyone's gaze, Chen Xuan's fist met Liu Sheng's palms. His body slowly dissipated, with no flesh or blood flying out.

Afterimages. Chen Xuan had unleashed his Shadow Split at a critical moment.

"Thought you got me?" Chen Xuan's voice came from behind Liu Sheng. Liu Sheng reacted quickly.

"Not good." Chen Xuan gathered his suspicion into a ten-meter-long knife qi and slashed toward Liu Sheng. The knife qi cut through the ground, leaving a deep trench.

"Pluf!" The knife qi pierced through Liu Sheng's waist. He looked at the knife qi passing through his body, turned his head slightly, wanting to see Chen Xuan. How could a late-stage Nine-rank release spiritual power? But he couldn't see anymore. With his head halfway turned, his body split in half and fell to the ground.