Strongest Replication

While Chu Zhongtian was doing his best to increase his cultivation realm, the experts of the Wang Family who had entered the Endless Forest to assassinate him gathered together for the time being.    

They originally came with a total of 21 individuals. But now, there were only 18 of them left — missing three of their Ninth Layer Qi Refining Cultivators.    

"Haven't we found any traces of Chu Zhongtian yet?" The only Body Refining Cultivator from the group sent by the Wang Family asked in a cold tone with a gloomy expression.    

"Two days ago, I discovered some traces left behind by Chu Zhongtian somewhere and was planning on investigating the area. However, I accidentally came across a member of the royal family, so I had to withdraw for the time being," one of the Peak Tenth Layer Qi Refining Cultivators spoke up.    

"A member of the Royal Family, huh? The Qi Family must have sent some experts over to hunt Chu Zhongtian down as well. Since we have the same objective as them, you should've investigate the traces left behind by Chu Zhongtian with him. Why did you withdraw on your on accord?" The leader frowned and said in a slightly irritated tone.    

"Please listen to my explanation." Hearing the leader's unfriendly tone, the Peak Tenth Layer Qi Refining Cultivator quickly apologized and explained everything he saw the day before yesterday in detail.    

"A young girl with a white silk veil on her face accompanied by an unknown middle-aged woman. A member of the Royal Family, Qi Yiloong..." The leader muttered to himself after hearing the detailed explanation from his subordinates.    

"Could it be Dongfang Yun'er and her group?" After that, the leader suddenly remembered that Princess Dongfang Yun'er from Heavenly Dragon Empire had unexpectedly traveled to Qi Country a while ago. She had been staying with the Royal Family of the Qi Country and has yet to leave.    

Given the power of the Heavenly Dragon Empire and Dongfang Yun'er's noble status, it would be easy for her to obtain any treasure. So, why did she take the risk to enter the Endless Forest? Could some sort of powerful treasure have emerged here?    

Having such thoughts, the leader's priority of hunting Chu Zhongtian down was reduced by half as the idea of tailing Dongfang Yun'er suddenly popped up in his mind.    

As one of the leaders of the Wang Family's assassination team, his talent for cultivation was not very outstanding. Ever since he broke through to the Body Refining Realm, the progress of his cultivation had only become increasingly slower. His current status within the family was not very high either.    

Otherwise, he would not have been sent to hunt down someone like Chu Zhongtian who was merely in the Qi Refining Realm, even if he did possess an honorable status and outstanding talent for cultivation. In the end, everything was because of his low status.    

Naturally, he now had a very strong desire to increase his cultivation base. Although tailing the princess of the Heavenly Dragon Empire would be an extremely risky, they were in the Endless Forest after all. As long as he kept a low profile, there shouldn't be any problems.    

Of course, as a cautious person, he would not take the risk of tailing the princess himself. As such, he arranged two of his men who excelled in tracking people down to tail the princess while he stayed a certain distance from them just in case any thing happens.    

As for the other remaining men, they would continue to carry out the original task of hunting Chu Zhongtian down.    

In the area between the territory of the Mid Rank and High Rank Tenth Grade Strange Beasts, Dongfang Yun'er was holding onto a sharp sword and fighting a Peak High Rank Blood Python.    

Meanwhile, the middle-aged woman accompanying her was watching her battle the Blood Python from the side with a nervous expression, ready to step in ad help at any time.    

As for Qi Yiloong, who was standing beside the middle-aged woman, he seemed to be in a daze.    

This time, Qi Heng had given him two separate task during his time accompanying Dongfang Yun'er into the Endless Forest for her training.    

The first task was to try his best to gain the favor of Dongfang Yun'er. It would be best if he could capture her heart and win the beauty over to their side.    

Qi Yiloong did not hesitate to accept this task at all as he had fallen deeply in love with her at first sight and swore to himself that he would take her as his wife.    

As for the other task given to him by his father, Qi Yiloong was even more confident. From his perspective, a young girl like Dongfang Yun'er who had never experienced the outside world and had a simple personality was the easiest to fool. Moreover, as an expert in this field, he reckoned it would be easy for him to capture her heart.    

However, after following Dongfang Yun'er out of Lu City and entering the Endless Forest, he sadly realized that he was being far too naive back then.    

Even though Dongfang Yun'er may appear like a simple, innocent girl who did not want to have anything to do with worldly affairs, she was in fact smarter than anyone else. Although she spoke and interacted with him in a polite manner, she would never let him get within a radius of one meter around her.    

Moreover, every time he tried using his tricks to coax Dongfang Yun'er, her personal bodyguard, the middle-aged woman, would shot a small burst of spirtual qi towards him as a warning.    

Qi Yiloong was a rather smart person who knew how to take a hint. After being poked at a dozen or so times, he knew that it would impossible for him to win Dongfang Yun'er's heart. Therefore, he eventually gave up on his wishful thinking. No longer motivated to fawn up to her, he began carrying out the second task given to him and looked for any opportunities to get rid of Chu Zhongtian.    

Qi Yiloong both admired and envied Chu Zhongtian.    

He admired him because he actually dared to enter the Endless Forest alone to train his strength and increase his cultivation.    

On the other hand, he envied him because Chu Zhongtian had become the heir and future patriarch of the Chu Family at the young age of seventeen years old.    

Although Qi Yiloong was the strongest contender for the next king of the Qi Country, his victory would not be ascertained until the final moment. After all, the Royal Family was not lacking in fighting prowess.    

Whether due to admiration or envy, it was necessary for him to get rid of Chu Zhongtian. For this reason, besides letting Qi Yiloong be Dongfang Yun'er's guide, Qi Heng also sent four cultivators of the Peak Tenth Layer of the Qi Refining Realm to cooperate with Qi Yiloong to get rid of Chu Zhongtian.    

It had been three to four days since they had entered the Endless Forest. Not to mention finding Chu Zhongtian himself, Qi Yiloong did not manage to find even a single trace of him.    

Not knowing how long Dongfang Yun'er would be training for, he was worried that he would not find the time to deal with Chu Zhongtian.    

"You should get some rest." Just as Qi Yiloong was thinking about how to get rid of Chu Zhongtian, Dongfang Yun'er finally killed the High Rank Tenth Grade Strange Beast, Blood Python, that was equivalent in strength to a cultivator in the Peak Tenth Layer of the Qi Refining Realm.    

Looking at Dongfang Yun'er, who was gasping for breath, the middle-aged woman quickly handed a towel over for her to wipe her sweat. At the same time, she stood by her side to protect her.    

"How was my battle just now" After wiping the sweat from her forehead, Dongfang Yun'er quickly asked.    

"It wasn't half bad, but it's just that you failed to perceive the weak points of the Blood Python!" The middle-aged woman spoke honestly without deliberately praising or criticizing her.    

"In that case, what should I do to improve my perception?" Dongfang Yun'er asked in a flat voice, neither angry nor happy with the objective evaluation of the middle-aged woman.    

"There aren't any special methods. You will naturally improve your perception by gaining more combat experience."