Strongest Replication

A trace of envy flashed across Chu Zhongba's eyes upon witnessing the scene taking place right before him.    

As the former leader of the younger generation, he naturally saw himself as the one who stood in a prestigious position. However, after seeing Chu Yuping's domineering presence, he felt as if he was a total failure.    

Chu Zhongtian, on the other hand, was very satisfied with Chu Yuping's dignified behavior just now.    

The reason why Chu Zhongtian did his best to help Chu Yuping rise up into the top three positions amongst the younger generation was precise because of his way of doing things. Looking at it now, it seemed that he had made the right choice.    

"Xiao Tian, although they might have gone a bit too far with what they said just now, their words nevertheless made sense as the younger generation has been acting far too arrogant recently. Therefore, you must take the upcoming ceremony seriously," Chu Yuping said with a solemn expression after everyone calmed down.    

Having rejected Qi Yiloong's offer in the Administration Hall of the royal palace, being regarded highly by Chu Tianyun, and having broken through to the Seventh Layer of the Qi Refining Realm, his status within the family had increased drastically. Thus, he was certainly capable of getting information that others may not come across easily.    

Of course, with his current status, he still could not find out that the patriarch was about to break through to the Qi Transformation Realm. However, he was smart enough to see the uniqueness of this ceremony.    

"Don't worry, I know what to do." Ever since the arrival of the crowd, Chu Zhongtian essentially remained silent as he waited by the side. It was not that he did not want to chat with anyone, but rather because he was deliberately concealing his cultivation realm from the others.    

After determining the cultivation plan, Chu Zhongtian did not feel any heartache for the Eighth-grade Low-rank Spirit Stone. Upon returning to his residence from the library, Chu Zhongtian began his breakthrough to the Seventh Layer of the Qi Refining Realm.    

Eighth-grade Low-rank Spirit Stones contained an abundance of Spiritual Qi. However, he had wasted a lot of time because of this. Until three days ago, he had consumed nearly up to two thousand Spirit Stones before finally breaking through to the Seventh Layer of the Qi Refining Realm.    

Having undergone two straight days of strengthening himself, he had completely gotten used to his new strength after his breakthrough. As for the remaining day, he would spend it cultivating the secret technique of the Realm Concealing Technique.    

With just over a hundred words in the manual, Chu Zhongtian thought, with his intelligence and comprehension ability, that it wouldn't take long for him to master the secret technique. Only after he truly started cultivating did he realize just how difficult it was to cultivate the Realm Concealing Technique.    

Despite a day of non-stop cultivation, he had barely managed to comprehend the part of the technique, only enabling him to temporarily conceal his cultivation realm for six hours. After the duration of the skill reaches its end, the secret technique would instantly deactivate, far from the effects recorded in its manual.    

However, according to the records of the secret technique, if he could master this technique, he would be able to maintain it for a long time as long as he doesn't deliberately reveal the secret of the technique.    

When everyone was chatting with one another just now, he had allocated most of his energy to continue cultivating this secret technique. At this moment, he was already able to maintain it for eight hours.    

"Xiao Tian, the family's ancestral worshipping ceremony will be held at three o'clock in the afternoon. You must arrive there on time. Don't be late." Seeing how Chu Zhongtian did not have any intentions of replying, Chu Yuping and the others bid farewell tactfully.    

"See you later at the ancestral worshipping ceremony!" Chu Yuping and the others said as they took their leave, which was exactly what Chu Zhongtian wanted. Instead of asking them to stay longer, he immediately stood up to see them off.    

With Chu Yuping and the others' leave, Chu Zhongtian went back to cultivating the Realm Concealing Technique. Since he did not know how the ceremony later would last, he planned to put the secret technique to full use then.    

"Chun Xiang, prepare a new set of clothes for me!" He looked at the clock on the wall of the living room and noticed that it was almost one o'clock in the afternoon. With only two hours remaining until the start of the ceremony, Chu Zhongtian asked Chun Xiang to make preparations in advance.    

Although he was now the leader of the younger generation and was deeply valued by both the patriarch and the elders, he was still a young man in the Chu Family without a high status. Since this ceremony was related to the selection of the heir, he naturally had to arrive there in advance.    

At 2:40 pm sharp, Chu Zhongtian, dressed in a light blue robe, arrived at the plaza in the front courtyard of the Chu Family. Capable of accomodating more than ten thousand individuals at once, the plaza was chosen as the location of the ceremony this time.    

In the center of the plaza, a particular statue of a dignified middle-aged man stood ten meters tall. It was precisely the founder of the Chu Family, Chu Zimai.    

According to the records of the Chu Family, the ancestor, Chu Zimai, did not originate from the state of Qi as he was an outsider who had traveled here from a foreign land. For some reason, he did not end up leaving the state of Qi upon his arrival and opted to settle down here.    

With his profound and unfathomable cultivation, he soon established himself in the state of Qi, even getting married and having children here. Eventually, he ended up forming the Chu Family that lasted till this very day.    

At this moment, the entire plaza was filled with a hubbub of voices. Many members of the family who were traveling in the outside world had returned on time and fathered in the plaza as if it was a family reunion.    

On the east side of the plaza, the elite disciples of the Chu Family gathered together. Standing in the middle of the crowd was Chu Hongwei, the leader of the younger generation and Chu Zhongtian's biggest competitor this time.    

Twenty years old this year, Chu Hongwei possessed Mid Level Eight Cultivation Talent and was now in the Third Layer of the Body Refining Realm. Naturally, he was the strongest and most respected person amongst the younger generation.    

At this moment, he was surrounded by the crowd as they showered him with non-stop flattery and praises. He was enjoying this kind of vanity when he suddenly noticed a commotion not too far away from his side of the plaza. At that moment, he could not help but sweep his gaze over.    

A distance away, he noticed a young man around the age of sixteen or seventeen, dressed in light blue, greeting everyone in the plaza with a smile on his face.    

Upon seeing this young man clad in blue, a cold glint flashed past Chu Hongwei's eyes. Although he had never seen Chu Zhongtian before, he had nevertheless heard rumors going around the Chu Family about a certain peerless genius who had suddenly emerged within the family.    

According to what he heard from the people around him, Chu Zhongtian possessed Top Level Eight Cultivation Talent. Despite having his meridians shattered before, he managed to recover and rise back up once again. In just two months' time, his combat strength reached the Eighth Layer of the Qi Refining Realm and led the Chu Family's younger generation to seize first place in the Hunting Contest.    

Chu Zhongtian's performance had shocked Chu Hongwei deeply. Although he was also the leader of the younger generation, he had only managed to obtain fourth place during the Hunting Contest compared to Chu Zhongtian's first place.    

If things simply stayed this way, Chu Hongwei did not actually mind much. After all, over the past few centuries, many geniuses like him had emerged and disappeared soon after within the Chu Family.    

The only thing that made Chu Hongwei dissatisfied and threatened was how rumors were spreading around the Chu Family, saying how the patriarch and elders had attached great importance to Chu Zhongtian and favored him as the next heir of the Chu Family.