Strongest Replication

In less than thirty seconds, the remaining 20 strange beasts all died under Chu Zhongtian's blade. He stretched out his hand and flicked the blade. The blood on his steel blade vibrated and dripped onto the ground.    

After putting away his blade, Chu Zhongtian left the valley, stood on an elevated spot, and observed the valley's surroundings.    

Realizing that there were no cultivators or strange beasts around, he quickly returned to the valley. First, he gathered the carcasses of the five intermediate Level-10 strange beasts, and then he moved on to the low Level-10 ones. Second, he took out the Cinnabar Fruit and activated his "copy-paste" ability.    

The carcass of an intermediate Level-10 strange beast contained massive amounts of Qi. Thanks to that Qi, those five intermediate carcasses gave him six Cinnabar Fruits in just a few minutes.    

Five Cinnabar Fruits were more than enough to open all his acupoints. However, Chu Zhongtian duplicated an extra so that he could offer it to Chu Fann.    

The Cinnabar Fruit was an advance Level-10 spirit fruit and only useful to Qi Refiners. So, why was he offering one to Chu Fann, a Body Refiner? Although Chu Fann couldn't use it, he could give it to his descendants.    

And this move wasn't just out of politeness. Becoming friends with Chu Fann had plenty of benefits. For example, not only could he get more resources through him, but this would also give him a bit of voice and authority inside the family.    

After duplicating enough Cinnabar Fruits, Chu Zhongtian began duplicating Qi Increasing Pills, Meridian Enhancing Pills, and Dantian Cultivating Pills.    

Five intermediate and thirteen low Level-10 beasts gave him thirty Qi Increasing Pills, twenty Meridian Enhancing Pills, and six Dantian Cultivating Pills.    

Popping all those pills could help him become a peak Level-4 Qi Refiner, so he decided to stop duplication and leave the valley.    

As for the remaining strange beast corpses, he could only abandon them... temporarily.    

He left so quickly because he could feel stronger beasts starting to roam around the valley. After all, dozens of strange beasts had died in the valley, so how could their smell not attract other strange beasts?    

The carcasses were no treasures to the other strange beasts, but weaker strange beasts could consume the carcasses and gain strength.    

After leaving the valley, Chu Zhongtian followed another route marked on the map and found himself in a very secluded place. He decided to use this place for his cultivation breakthrough. No one would disturb him here, and he could safely break through to Level-4 of the Qi Refining realm.    

The hidden place marked on the map was actually a massive tree, about three meters in diameter; its center was hollow.    

Looking at the hollow tree trunk, Chu Zhongtian suspected that he wouldn't be the first cultivator to hide in there. And since Chu Fann could mark down its location so accurately, he had to be the most recent resident.    

After putting on some disguise around the tree hole, Chu Zhongtian entered the tree hole.    

First, he gathered everything he had learned from killing all those strange beasts and the Tian Family trio. Then, he adjusted his state of mind and started to recover the spiritual power he had expended.    

With the help of many Qi Increasing Pills and spirit stones, his spiritual power was back at 100% in just an hour.    

Then, Chu Zhongtian took out a Cinnabar Fruit and a low Level-9 spirit stone. He ate the fruit, held the stone in his hand, and began circulating the Taixuan Heart Sutra. He was now trying to break through to Level-4 of the Qi Refining realm with all his might.    

While Chu Zhongtian was busy breaking through, the contest was starting to get intense. Everyone who once took part in the Hunting Contest said the same thing: the last five days were when the hunt really began.    

However, that saying was about to change this year. The mammoth rewards this time around forced the greedy youths into starting the bloodbath early. In addition, the grudges that families had been holding back for years were now bursting out.    

Back in the Cinnabar Fruit valley, two groups could be seen.    

There was a vast difference in the number of people in each group. While the first group had five members, the second group had over 30 people.    

The group with 30 people was surrounding the group with five members.    

"Chu Shixuan, you are the second most powerful cultivator of the Chu Family's younger generation. It's a pity that you, the second strongest, will die here, in this valley!" From the 30 people group, some Level-6 Qi Refiner mocked.    

Chu Shixuan was the second-strongest cultivator of the Chu Family's younger generation. He had a low Level-8 cultivation talent, and his status and strength were second only to Chu Zhongba's.    

He brought four of his most trusted subordinates to this Hunting Contest so that he could prove his ability.    

He cultivated for twice as long as Chu Zhongba's, he put in thrice as much effort as Chu Zhongba, and he was ten times as persistent as Chu Zhongba's. Yet, the attention and treatment given to these two people by the family were very different.    

Although Chu Zhongba's level was higher than his, Chu Shixuan never believed it was because Chu Zhongba was better. In his eyes, Chu Zhongba could break through before him only because of two factors: slightly better talent and truly abundant resources.    

If their treatments were exchanged, the one with higher cultivation would definitely be him.    

It was precisely because of this difference in treatment that Chu Shixuan always looked down on Chu Zhongba. This time, to prove himself, he decided to challenge the contest with just a few trusted subordinates.    

In the beginning, Chu Shixuan's luck was pretty good. Not only did he kill a few Intermediate Level-10 strange beasts in a row, he even found a spirit herb that could raise one's cultivation. With the help of this spirit herb, he became a peak Level-6 Qi Refiner, just a step away from Level-7.    

An hour ago, he encountered an intermediate Level-10 strange beast with agility being its biggest strength.    

The Gale Fox was a completely white strange beast. Not only was its core extremely precious, but its fur was also extremely difficult to obtain.    

Chu Shixuan had a lover. In order to gain her favor, he planned to give her a coat made from Gale Fox fur and leather. So, he gave chase to the fox with his subordinates.    

Due to the thick smell of blood in the valley, the Gale Fox subconsciously brought Chu Shixuan and the others into the valley. Just as they were wondering about the numerous strange beast corpses, the Wang Family's Wang Chao suddenly appeared in front of them with his people.    

Chu Shixuan felt despair in his heart when he discovered that the newcomer was Wang Chao.    

Let alone Wang Chao, a Level-7 Qi Refiner, just his numerous Level-6 Qi Refining lackeys were enough to bring him to death's door. Therefore, Chu Shixuan's group had no choice but to retreat to the center of the valley.    

"Wang Chao, you are a mighty Level-7 Qi Refiner. Shouldn't you be targeting another Level-7 Qi Refiner like Chu Zhongba? Why are you coming after me?!" Among the thirty plus experts of the Wang Family, Wang Chao was the only one he couldn't deal with.    

Although he couldn't deal with all the remaining Level-6 Qi Refiners, he had the confidence to escape with the help of his subordinates.    

If Chu Shixuan met someone from the Liu Family, this provocation could've worked. After all, Liu Yongjun was a proud man who disdained attacking the weak.    

However, his opponent was Wang Chao. He was a cruel and merciless man who would do anything, even harm the weak and helpless.    

Just as Chu Shixuan was trying to goad him into not attacking, Wang Chao smiled sinisterly. He jumped up from where he stood and attacked Chu Shixuan.    

Neither did they have as many people as Wang Chao, not did they have the strength. Consequently, in just a few seconds, Chu Shixuan and his subordinates died tragically under Wang Chao's hands.