Strongest Replication

"Ha!" Chu Zhongtian was practicing the basic fist and leg technique while coordinating it with rhythmic shouts.    

Since the moves were simple and few, Chu Zhongtian practiced every move seriously.    

Rushing Fist, Penetrating Fist, Crushing Fist, Chopping Fist, Grasping Fist, Whipping Fist, and Bullet Fist.    

Stomp Kick, Recoil Kick, Whip Kick, and Hook Kick.    

Chu Zhongtian practiced every punch and kick very carefully. And after practicing for a while, he would stop and carefully absorb all that he had learned. He would reflect on his mistakes while practicing and try to improve himself in those areas in the next session.    

For the next seven days, Chu Zhongtian acted the same way he did after returning to the family from Luolin town. Apart from the time he spent consuming pills to increase his potential, he spent the rest of his time cultivating and practicing his various martial skills.    

Since Chu Zhongtian's saber technique had reached a limit, he didn't make any significant progress in his basic saber technique for the time being. However, his fist and leg technique had improved a lot. Also, since he had consumed so many advanced pills, his potential had increased to its limit.    

If Chu Zhongtian joined the Hunting Contest now, he could defeat a peak Level-7 Qi Refiner like Liu Yongjun without using the force.    

He still had a day before he had to enter the Hidden Dragon Pavilion, but Chu Zhongtian decided not to return to his cultivation room. Since he had consumed many pills in the last few days, an increased potential wasn't the only thing he got. No pill was perfect; they all had some amount of impurities. The impurities from the pills he had eaten had accumulated and had contaminated his spiritual power. Therefore, he planned to use this one and a half-day to eliminate all the impurities from his spiritual power. This would allow him to enter the Hidden Dragon Pavilion and cultivate with a piece of mind.    

Chu Family, meeting hall:    

Chu Yuping, ranked second in the Hunting Contest, was already waiting in the meeting hall. Besides Patriarch Chu Tianyun, there were also Chu Zhongba and a dozen Chu Family disciples who had participated in the Hunting Contest.    

The dozen or so Chu Family disciples who had survived the Hunting Contest had all made significant improvements thanks to the contest. A few Level-5 Qi Refiners had even jumped one minor level and became Level-6 Qi Refiners.    

Since Chu Yuping had better talent than most, he was already at the gate of Level-7. He just needed a lucky push to enter Level-7 of the Qi Refining Realm.    

As for Chu Zhongba, he was now an advanced Level-7 Qi Refiner and was about to reach peak.    

For the dozen or so disciples, these breakthroughs were accompanied by promotion in status. It could be said that as long as these disciples didn't have any accidents in the future, they would become the cornerstone of the family.    

These people didn't have to wait long before they saw a young man, around sixteen or seventeen years old, wearing a light blue robe, and exuding a refined aura, walk over with a smile on his face.    

Chu Zhongtian bowed to Chu Tianyun, who was standing at the front of the crowd, and then greeted Chu Zhongba and the others.    

"You have already reached your limit?" Chu Zhongba and the others couldn't tell, but Chu Tianyun could see Chu Zhongtian's potential since he was peak Level-10 Body Refiner.    

After spending an entire day purifying his spiritual power, Chu Zhongtian used half a day to relax. Since he had raised his potential to the absolute limit, he looked like a dragon waiting to soar into the sky.    

"Yes." Chu Zhongtian nodded, confirming Chu Tianyun's guess.    

"I hope you can use the Hidden Dragon Pavilion to spread your wings." After getting Chu Zhongtian's confirmation, Chu Tianyun patted Chu Zhongtian's shoulder with a smile and encouraged him.    

"Zhongtian, thank you." Chu Zhongba waited until Chu Zhongtian and Chu Tianyun were done talking before he came in front of Chu Zhongtian.    

Maybe it was because he was once the strongest disciples of the younger generation, but Chu Zhongba's thought process was rather... simple.    

Initially, Chu Zhongba had thought that his mid Level-8 talent, patriarch daddy, ex-strongest disciples of the younger generation title could help him get a less severe punishment. He thought that since he had honestly accepted his mistake, he would, at most, get reduced living expenses for a few months along with some amount of physical punishment.    

However, when Chu Zhongba returned to the family, before he could even get an ounce of rest, he was forcefully locked up in the secret chamber by the third elder, who was in charge of punishment.    

Later, Chu Zhongba learned through his connections that the family was about to punish him severely. After learning about the punishment he was about to receive, Chu Zhongba had half a mind to escape. However, if he accepted that punishment, his life would basically be ruined.    

Sadly, a mere Level-7 Qi Refiner like Chu Zhongba couldn't escape from a Body Refining elder. Since his chances of escaping were nearly zero, so he could only rely on Chu Zhongtian.    

Fortunately, Chu Zhongtian didn't let Chu Zhongba down. He only had to stay in the secret chamber for two days before he was released. Later, his father, Chu Tianyun, told him that Chu Zhongtian had bought his life after paying a hefty price. When he learned that Chu Zhongtian used one of the three requests to save him, he couldn't help but feel touched.    

In Chu Zhongba's heart, he knew that he had tried to kill Chu Zhongtian more than once. And it wasn't like he tried his best to hide that intention since he had blatantly refused to help Chu Zhongtian defeat Wang Chao. Chu Zhongtian must've been aware of his intention, yet he helped him, so how could Chu Zhongba not feel touched?    

"I always keep my promises," Chu Zhongtian patted Chu Zhongba's shoulder and said with a firm tone.    

Meanwhile, Chu Zhongtian had no idea that this bit of help had not only won him Chu Zhongba's loyalty but also the Chu Family disciples' loyalty.    

Lu City was situated at the center of the inner city and was the base camp of the Qi Family; it was also where the royal palace was located.    

Since there were only five days left until the Spring Festival, the entire palace was filled with lively lanterns and lamps.    

From the outside, the palace was the same as all the other years. But inside, the atmosphere this year was not as intense as the previous years. Instead, the entire palace was filled with a very oppressive atmosphere.    

All the palace maids and eunuchs who entered or left the corridor acted like sneaky thieves. They were afraid of making a sound that could raise the important figures' ire.    

It was all because the important figures inside the palace hadn't been in a good mood recently. If the servants made some sound that angered them, the light punishment was losing an arm and a leg; the heavy punishment was death. It had been just ten days since the royal family's group returned to the palace, but nearly a hundred palace maids and eunuchs had already been executed.    

In front of Administration Hall, Qi Heng was standing in front of the door with Qi Yiloong and dozens of ministers, quietly waiting for something.    

Qi Heng and the others waited until 8 o'clock in the morning when three people slowly walked over from afar.    

When Qi Yiloong saw the smiling boy walking in the second position, a look of envy flashed across Qi Yiloong's face.