A young man in his late teens below angrily exclaimed, "How dare you, Wu Family, join forces with the Li Family to attack the disciples of our Chen Family! When we return to Hongling Town, I won't spare you."

Chen Xuan glanced at the young man who spoke, Hao Ge, his second uncle's son. Chen Xuan jumped down from the tree and flew towards the confrontation below.

At that moment, another young man stepped forward from the other side. "Today, none of you will leave here alive. Think about how you'll die!" he sneered.

"Is that so?" Chen Xuan approached with a stern expression.

Upon reaching his family's side, Chen Xuan surveyed the ground littered with seven or eight bodies, six of them wearing the family's clothes. Some were people Chen Xuan had grown up with. He glared at the group of young men standing opposite them.

"You killed them," Chen Xuan said with anger in his voice.

"So what if we did? And who are you?" the other side's young man retorted.

At that moment, another young man stepped forward from the opposing group.

"It doesn't matter. I just want you all to accompany them," Chen Xuan said coldly.

Before they could react, Chen Xuan had already charged into the group of opponents.

"Falling Leaf Blade Technique..."

Chen Xuan executed the technique four times in a row, and one by one, bodies fell to the ground. By the time they realized what was happening, Chen Xuan had already sheathed his blade.

Shock and disbelief filled the air.

Not only were the opposing youths astonished, but even those on Chen's side were stunned. Seven more bodies lay on the ground, each with a thin wound on the neck.

"You killed seven of us!" one of the youths trembled in fear.

"Not seven. All of you," Chen Xuan said coldly.

Suddenly, Chen Li Hao walked up to Chen Xuan. He hadn't gotten a clear look at who was approaching before Chen Xuan had plunged into the enemy group.

"Li Hao, what's going on? How did you encounter both the Wu and Li family's people at the same time?" Chen Xuan sheathed his blade and stood still.

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"I was out on an expedition with our disciples, and everything was fine. But today, we found a clump of Zilan flowers. Just as we picked them, they came over, demanding we hand over the flowers. We were the ones who found them first. Why should we give them to them? We argued a bit, and then the fight broke out. They had more people, and we lost six brothers!" Chen Li Hao spoke with a gloomy expression. Just moments ago, they were brothers laughing and chatting together, and now they lay on the ground.

"Zilan flowers!" Second-grade spirit herbs, the main ingredient for refining second-grade spirit pills, as mentioned in the continent's records.

"Li Hao, it's okay now. Leave it to me. None of them will leave here today!" Chen Xuan comforted.

"Can you handle it alone? They have four Grade Seven cultivators, and we only have two. Besides me, there's Chen Ming!" He pointed to a young man on his left. Chen Li Hao said.

Chen Xuan nodded towards Chen Ming.

"It's okay. Li Hao, take the rest of our brothers and block their retreat. Don't let anyone escape!" Chen Xuan gave Chen Li Hao a determined look.

Chen Xuan then turned to face the seven or eight young men on the opposite side.

"Will you settle it yourselves, or shall I take action?" Chen Xuan asked calmly.

"Such arrogance!" A young man in his twenties stepped forward from the group.

"Just because you're a mere Grade Six, you think you can keep all of us here?" the young man said with a tone of disbelief.

"Ignorant. Then I'll personally send you all on your way!" Chen Xuan charged forward once again.

The last time, Chen Xuan had the element of surprise on his side, attacking seven people at once. This time, however, the opponents were prepared. Chen Xuan knew it would be harder to finish them off all at once. Right now, the pressure was on him, and only under pressure could he break through to Grade Seven sooner.

"Li Hao, surround them!" Chen Xuan quickly shouted.

"Clang clang clang!"

The sound of weapons clashing resounded, one after another. Chen Xuan was like a tiger among sheep, his Falling Leaf Blade Technique honed to the point of merging with himself. Each strike caused injuries.

Against two or three Grade Seven opponents, Chen Xuan could easily handle it. However, there were still four Grade Sevens and four Grade Sixes on the other side. The battle became a stalemate for a while. It seemed it was time to use that move.

"Falling Sky!"

Chen Xuan had never used Falling Sky before, only repeatedly deducing it in his mind. Today, he would test the technique he had just perfected on them.

Chen Xuan shouted, and suddenly, the sky was filled with his blade's shadow, creating a vacuum in the area where the battle took place. All airflow was sucked in by this one strike.

"Thud thud thud!"

Three more people fell, but Chen Xuan's true energy suddenly dried up. He quickly took out two Rejuvenation Pills from his spirit ring and swallowed them. Why did this move consume so much energy? Chen Xuan wondered.

"Kid, I told you last time that I'd teach you the second move only when you reach Grade Seven. Now do you understand why?" came the voice of Li Ye.

"I haven't fully exerted this move yet, but it's already depleted so much of my true energy. How much would it need when perfected?" Chen Xuan communicated with Li Ye as he recovered his true energy.

With this strike, three more fell, and the opponents' faces showed disbelief. They couldn't comprehend this martial technique. A Grade Six cultivator, faced with four Grade Seven and four Grade Six opponents, was still able to kill three in one strike. Fear crept into their hearts.

The young man in his twenties wore a look of incredulity.

"What martial technique is this? Is it of Profound Rank? Isn't the best technique of your Chen Family the Tiger Roar Technique, a high-grade Yellow Rank?" the young man asked, his voice tinged with fear.

"People who are about to die don't need to know so much," Chen Xuan replied coldly.

With only four left, they were too afraid to continue fighting. One of them, the young man in his twenties, was severely injured and managed to break through the encirclement and escape.

"Li Hao, let them go," Chen Li Hao quickly led his men to block their escape route. The remaining four had lost their will to fight and were swiftly killed.

"Let's bring back our family's disciples. This time, our Chen Family has lost six young elites. Grandpa will definitely blame me again!" Chen Li approached Chen Xuan and said.

"Are you not going back, Brother Xuan?"

"I don't plan to go back for now. I want to continue training for a while longer," Chen Xuan said, taking out several basic techniques and martial skills from his spirit ring and handing them to Chen Li Hao.

"Li Hao, I encountered some adventures in the mountains. Take these basic techniques and martial skills back to Grandpa."

Chen Xuan could see the doubt in Chen Li Hao's eyes. He hadn't asked why Chen Xuan's swordsmanship was so powerful, or how he had advanced so quickly. To avoid having to explain later, Chen Xuan decided to give him these techniques directly. They wouldn't question further.

As for the specific techniques, Chen Xuan hadn't decided to reveal them to outsiders yet. He hadn't even told his own parents. A commoner is innocent, but those who possess treasures are guilty. If this became known, it would push the family into danger. The Xuan Grade was just right, not too high or low, suitable for the current needs of the family.