Fantasy: Starting with a bowl, you can exchange it for endless cultivation.

The faces of the high-ranking officials in the Tang family's direction were grim.

Gu Chen's strength exceeded their expectations.

Gu Chen did not unleash his cultivation aura.

This kept them from knowing Gu Chen's true level of cultivation.

But given how young Gu Chen is, his cultivation level probably isn't very high.

He defeated Wen Zhengzhen by brute force.

In other words, Gu Chen may have been born with superhuman strength.

Although his cultivation level is inferior to Wen Zhengzhen's, his power far surpasses his.

Wen Zhengzhen was unaware of his background and immediately engaged him in close combat, whereupon he was firmly held and fell into his trap.

The Tang family patriarch looked at Zhong Chenghu: "Master Zhong, are you confident?"

"No problem," Zhong Chenghu replied.

He had already seen through Gu Chen's true nature: he was powerful, but his cultivation level was insufficient.

As long as he doesn't catch you, you can defeat him by relying on your cultivation level.

"It's up to you." The head of the Tang family nodded.

Zhong Chenghu slowly walked towards the center of the training ground.

Seeing this, the entire training ground gradually quieted down.

The Cheng family experts, having just calmed down from their initial excitement, turned their attention to the upcoming battle.

Defeating Wen Zhengzhen alone is not enough; to win the fistfight, one must defeat Zhong Chenghu, the most powerful retainer of the Tang family.

"Kid, you're not bad, managing to defeat Elder Wen." Zhong Chenghu stood in the center of the arena, confronting Gu Chen. "But you're no match for me."

talking.

Zhong Chenghu unleashed the aura of a cultivator at the peak of the first level of the Innate Realm.

Instantly, an intense sense of oppression spread throughout the entire training ground.

"Perfected in the First Realm of the Innate Stage!"

Sensing Zhong Chenghu's presence, everyone on the Cheng family's side changed their expressions drastically.

Cheng Sihai was so shocked that he exclaimed.

Cheng Mengling also looked unwell.

Zhong Chenghu actually broke through to the perfect first level of the Innate Realm.

Can Brother Gu still be a match for him?

The difference between the late stage and the perfect stage of the first innate realm is significant.

The Cheng family's senior members became worried. If Gu Chen was no match for him, the Cheng family would probably be finished!

In the Cheng family area, only Huo Huaqiu's eyes showed a sinister and crazed look; he had already lost all face.

Now, the Tang family's patron Zhong Chenghu has broken through to the perfect first realm of the Innate Realm.

He wanted to see how Gu Chen could possibly be a match for Zhong Chenghu. He also wanted Gu Chen to experience the feeling of being defeated and humiliated in public.

In the training ground.

Gu Chen did not answer Zhong Chenghu's question, but instead chose to take action.

The sooner we finish, the sooner it's over.

Gu Chen used the Wall-Walking Technique to instantly approach Zhong Chenghu.

Gu Chen was so fast that people below the level of a second-rate expert couldn't even see his movement trajectory.

Only top-tier experts can barely see it clearly.

Zhong Chenghu was also surprised to see that Gu Chen could unleash such speed. He put aside his underestimation and used his innate first-grade martial art, the Fierce Tiger Fist.

They charged towards Gu Chen.

Seeing this, Gu Chen neither dodged nor avoided, but directly met his fists head-on.

A punch was thrown, an ordinary punch.

He unleashed a powerful and explosive punch at Zhong Chenghu!

boom!

Click!

After a loud bang, the cracking sound of bones breaking was heard.

Zhong Chenghu's figure flew backward instantly, his entire arm exploded and fell limply to the ground.

The figure crashed heavily to the ground, sliding for seven or eight meters before coming to a stop.

Gu Chen stood still, motionless.

The scene fell completely silent!

Zhong Chenghu, who was at the peak of the first level of the Innate Realm, was directly confronted by Gu Chen, who punched him so hard that his arm exploded and he was sent flying backward.

Those present felt it was too surreal.

In the martial arts arena, Gu Chen gained the upper hand with a single punch and pressed his advantage.

His figure moved forward swiftly like a ghost, and he kicked Zhong Chenghu squarely in the chest.

The kick caused his entire chest to cave in instantly, and he coughed up a mouthful of blood mixed with fragments of internal organs, flying away like a ball.

He flew dozens of meters away and crashed into the audience seats at the edge of the training ground.

The person lost consciousness on the spot, and it was unknown whether they were dead or alive.

Gu Chen estimated that he was probably not dead.

Even if they don't die, they'll only be half-dead, and if they're saved, they'll be crippled.

"If you don't have the strength, stop showing off. I didn't originally intend to cripple you," Gu Chen said.

Then he turned around and returned to the Cheng family area.

The Cheng family members reacted and immediately burst into loud cheers.

Gu Chen won too quickly; they hadn't even recovered from the worry that Zhong Chenghu had unleashed his first-stage Innate Realm perfection.

Gu Chen won.

The reversal was so rapid that it truly took them by surprise.

Tangjia area.

The faces of the Tang family's high-ranking officials were grim.

Wen Zhengzhen and Zhong Chenghu, the two retainers, were defeated one after another.

Especially Zhong Chenghu, who was practically crippled.

The Tang family is finished!

This time, the Tang family not only lost the sales rights of the trade route, but also lost Zhong Chenghu, a top combatant. In the future, the Tang family may be directly swallowed up by the Cheng family.

"Brother Gu, you're amazing!" Cheng Mengling exclaimed excitedly as Gu Chen returned to the Cheng family area.

"The Ancient Venerable's strength is astonishing, truly an eye-opener for us. The Cheng family thanks the Ancient Venerable." Cheng Sihai also expressed his gratitude to Gu Chen.

This time, the Cheng family not only won the fight, but Gu Chen also crippled Zhong Chenghu, the Tang family's strongest retainer.

The Cheng family not only won the sales rights for that trade route, but it's only a matter of time before they swallow up the Tang family.

"You're too kind, Patriarch Cheng. As long as my strength doesn't make you feel like you've been deceived, that's fine." Gu Chen glanced at Huo Huaqiu, who was seriously injured in the corner.

This clown just stirred up Cheng Mengling's words.

He remembered that the clown had just said that Cheng Mengling might have been deceived by his sweet talk.

"How could that be? With Gu's strength, becoming a retainer of my Cheng family and enjoying two hundred taels of silver a month, who in the Cheng family would dare to disobey?" Cheng Sihai knew that Gu Chen was referring to Huo Huaqiu, and said, "Gu is the strongest retainer of my Cheng family, and he truly deserves the title."

In the corner, Huo Huaqiu felt his face burning.

He noticed the occasional glances from the Cheng family members around him.

His previous words were like slaps, one after another, back onto his face.

"Master Gu, you have won a great victory for my Cheng family today, which will bring our business to new heights. Rest assured, Master Gu, my Cheng family will repay you handsomely," Cheng Sihai said to Gu Chen.

That night.

At Jiuxianglou.

Cheng Sihai hosted a banquet to celebrate his victory in a boxing match against the Tang family.

Except for Huo Huaqiu, all the other high-ranking members of the Cheng family were present.

Cheng Sihai directly took out five thousand taels of silver notes and gave them to Gu Chen as a token of his gratitude.

The fistfight that Gu Chen won for the Cheng family today is worth far more than five thousand taels.

This is the Cheng family's gesture.

Gu Chen happily accepted it.

With the 8,100 taels he received from selling pills to Cheng Mengling during the day, Gu Chen was able to directly purchase pills to break through to the second stage of the Bone Forging Realm, the Bronze Bone Realm.

However, this time, Gu Chen did not intend to purchase the Bone Forging Pill directly from the Treasure Medicine Pavilion.

Gu Chen planned to tell Xu Kun tomorrow that he had mastered the refining method of the Skin Tempering Pill and ask Xu Kun to give him the formula for the Bone Forging Pill.

At that time, he will be able to directly purchase the materials for refining the Bone Forging Pill from the Treasure Medicine Pavilion and refine it directly.

It's much more cost-effective to refine your own Bone Forging Pills for cultivation than to buy them from the Treasure Medicine Pavilion.

At the same time.

In Qingping Town, at the Black Heaven Sect stronghold courtyard where Gu Chen had killed the protector and a group of experts on the spot.

At this moment, several protectors of the Black Heaven Cult stood in the courtyard.

Wei Zhong, Liu Xianzhang, and the apprentice who had participated in the incident with Gu Chen were beaten half to death and left tied up to the side.

Several members of the Black Heaven Cult, dressed in black, dug a large pit in the center of the courtyard.

They saw the corpses of the cultists from the Black Heaven Cult who had been killed by Gu Chen.

"What a fine guard from the Treasure Medicine Hall!" The eyes of the Black Heaven Sect's protectors flashed with killing intent. Their years of planning in Qingping Town had been ruined by a mere guard from the Treasure Medicine Hall.

"He is no longer a guard at the Precious Medicine Hall, but a retainer of the Precious Medicine Pavilion in Chiyang City!" said a protector of the Black Heaven Sect.

"So what if he's a treasurer of the Treasure Medicine Pavilion in Chiyang City? If he dares to destroy one of my Black Heaven Sect's strongholds, even if he's a treasurer of the Treasure Medicine Pavilion, he'll die!" a protector with a hoarse voice said.

"Yang Wenhua's whereabouts are unknown, and we can't contact him now. It's time to let the Yang family of Fucheng lend a hand. If they're unwilling, then expose their past cooperation with us," the protector said, his eyes narrowing slightly.

"First, make that guy lose his status as a retainer of the Precious Medicine Pavilion, then we'll figure out how to deal with him."

The next day.

Gu Chen approached Xu Kun and directly demonstrated to him that he had successfully refined the Skin Tempering Pill.

Xu Kun has become numb to it.

It has only been five days since I last gave him the recipe for the Skin Tempering Pill.

He then mastered the method of refining the Skin Tempering Pill.

Xu Kun gave the recipe for the Bone Forging Pill to Gu Chen and told him to learn it himself.

There was nothing more I could teach him after that.

Gu Chen took the recipe for the Bone Forging Pill to Xiang Dezhou, wanting to buy the medicinal materials to refine the pill.

Xiang Dezhou was startled.

It had only been five days since Gu Chen last purchased the ingredients for the Skin Tempering Pill. Gu Chen had mastered the refining method of the Skin Tempering Pill in just five days.

They've begun their foray into Bone Forging Pills.

This is terrifying speed; even the top alchemy geniuses of the Dan Sect couldn't do it.

How far can Gu Chen's future achievements reach?

He couldn't imagine it.