Chapter Thirteen: Refining Martial Skills

  "As the head of the family, are you going to let such things happen?"

  Xuanyun Sect was a quiet place, Chu Ziyan stood under the giant stone, her face was cold and unapproachable.

  "Hehe, Zi Yun has grown up!"

  Xuanyun Sect's current sect master, Chu Yun Kong, looked at her with eyes full of kindness and love, without any hint of the majesty of a sect leader, resembling a father looking at his daughter.

  However, the conversation between them revealed their relationship, which was not as harmonious as that of a father and daughter, but rather seemed to have a rift.

  "Don't beat around the bush, I'm asking you directly: are you going to take care of this matter or not?!"

  Chu Zi Yun still had a cold face, and for some reason, she treated them this way.

  "According to what you said, if that kid hadn't made a move that day, would you have come to see me about this matter? Or should I say, was that kid just an ordinary good-for-nothing, and would you still be standing here?"

  Chu Yun Kong is such a character, who can guess things seven or eight out of ten just from a few words.

  "What's with the 'that kid' and 'not that kid' nonsense? They... they're all friends who've gone through thick and thin with me. They're being bullied, and it's by people within our own sect, no less! Are you just going to stand by and do nothing?"

  Chu Ziyan's face flushed for a moment before she turned her head away in anger.

  As it was said, on that day the wolf pack fought together, and everyone had a deep bond, but if they were to be moved by just this one thing for a stranger, then Chu Zi Yun, this heavenly spoiled girl, would truly be too cheap.

  "If young eagles stay under the wings of old eagles forever, they will never have the courage to fly into the sky!"

  Chu Yun's expression didn't change at all, his profound eyes gazing into the distance.

  Chu Ziyan was stunned, muttering to herself, and remained silent for a while. When she lifted her head to look around, Chu Yun Kong's figure had already disappeared without a trace. Two lines of crystal tears fell from her clear and cold eyes. "Was this the reason you abandoned my mother and me back then? Then why did you have to find me again?"

  Cold wind strikes, autumn has arrived, coolness gradually thickens, the road does not express how much sorrow there is in the world!

  Xuanyun Sect is located below the waist of the mountain, where the famous disciples of the Southern Courtyard reside.

  "Hey, your fur isn't even fully grown, and you want to go out and search for treasure like a human? Aren't you afraid of being fed to the demonic beasts?"

  A middle-aged man of medium build with a look of disdain on his face was staring at Li Chen, this person was none other than the inner sect disciple in charge of daily affairs, responsible for overseeing the disciples' daily life and martial arts training.

  But to get such a lucrative job, you must have solid connections, otherwise how can you exploit these young people?

  As for the situation of the nominal younger brother, he can be clear-minded. Li Chen is just a little over 14 years old and has only condensed his breath to the second layer, so he's not worth paying attention to at all, and it's only necessary to suppress and exploit him.

  "This is a low-grade Gathering Spirit Pill that I have just divided, specially presented to Lord Steward, hoping you will accept it with a smile. My family has an urgent matter at home!"

  Li Chen suppressed the anger in his heart, but he also knew that without the other party's consent, he would never be allowed to leave, so he had to make something up on the spot.

  "Alright, I'm not a heartless person either. Since that's how it is, you can go now, but remember to come back within a month!"

  Feng Luming reached out and touched the jade bottle. He was a cultivator of the sixth layer of the Cong Xi realm, although he couldn't use it himself, but his family could, and the low-grade Jiu Xi Dan was just right.

  Xuanyun Sect does not restrict its disciples from going out, but they must report back every month. Those who fail to do so will inevitably be severely punished.

  One is to protect the disciples under the gate, and the other is to know the general situation of the disciples, of course, only for nominal and outer gate disciples.

  As for the inner door disciples, they have a certain self-preservation power, but they also need to report once every three months. As for the more advanced elite disciples, they are already refined true disciples and will not easily enter dangerous territory.

  Because they are the hope of the sect, Xuan Yun Sect will inevitably be strictly protected.

  "Thank you, sir, for your kindness!"

  Li Chen bowed and thanked him, then hastily turned around and left.

  "Rubbish!"

  Looking at his departing back, Feng Luoming snorted and turned to shout at those half-grown kids practicing martial arts.

  Whoosh!

  A ghostly figure flashed through the dense forest in an instant, and after a few breaths, a gentle breeze blew by, revealing just how fast this person was.

  After advancing dozens of feet, Li Chen carefully crouched beside a withered tree stump, his disheveled long hair framing his bright, shining eyes, his nostrils slightly flaring.

  Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and with a fierce burst of strength, his body sprang forward like a nimble cat, leaping towards the giant boulders in front.

  Squeak!

  A fiery red cloud fox darted out from the crevice of the rock, baring its teeth and pouncing on Li Chen with a speed that was not slow either, especially those rows of sharp white teeth that glinted coldly in the sunlight.

  Huoyun Fox, a first-class demon beast. Its strength can be judged by the color of its single tail. Looking at it, it's neither shallow nor deep, so it must be mid-first-class.

  In an instant, Lei Chen's mind flashed through the various information about Huoyun Fox. Over the years, as a medicine slave, he had never been idle for a moment. Adding to that, Old Lei was also a sixth-layer internal breath master in his heyday, with extraordinary vision.

  In mid-air, exhaling loudly, his right hand suddenly withdrew backwards and then fiercely thrust forward.

  A monster of this level, apart from pouncing and killing, has no other tricks up its sleeve, so as long as brute force is strong enough to kill, that's all there is to it.

  After tempering his physical body for more than three years, Li Chen's physique was extraordinary, and with the support of his internal energy, this punch had the power to move forward, and it struck out a dull air explosion in the air.

  Boom!

  Only Huoyun Fox saw that things were going badly and relied on his agile body to twist his body, swiftly flashing to one side.

  Wow!

  Suddenly a fierce fist wind blew up a cloud of dust, Li Chen's feet didn't stop, the Wind Step unfolded, rolling and dodging, moving like a nimble cat, entwining with Huoyun Fox.

  Looking far away, it seems like a fiery cloud and gray shadow are entwined, really beautiful.

  This Fire Cloud Fox seems to be able to dodge the fist every time at the critical moment, but if you look closely at Li Chen, you will inevitably find that there is no color of intersection in his eyes.

  Every time he threw a punch or shifted his feet, it was as if he had discussed it with Huoyun Fox beforehand. He was actually using Huoyun Fox to hone his own martial skills!

  After a while, Li Chen's eyes flashed with a hint of sharpness, and his fist suddenly changed direction. In the midst of stretching and curling, he fiercely pressed inward with a sudden burst of force.

  Huoyun Fox managed to dodge more than half of the attacks with his speed, but after such a long entanglement, he was finally exhausted and hit by Li Chen's heavy fist wind on his waist, letting out a miserable cry, and fell to the side.

  "Accept death!"

  With one move, Li Chen changed his fist into a claw and took advantage of the victory to launch a fierce counterattack, viciously pouncing on his opponent's neck.

  Crack!

  At this moment, the bone crackled and shattered, and the Fire Cloud Fox convulsed a few times before falling silent.

  "Too weak!"

  Li Chen's chest heaved violently a few times, and he grabbed Huoyun Fox, flashing his body towards the back of the stone crevice. In just a few steps, he saw among a pile of scattered small stones, a lush and verdant spiritual grass, emitting a faint and alluring fragrance.

  Seems to be dissatisfied with the rank of this spiritual grass, Li Chen took out a jade scoop and dug up the spiritual grass, collecting it properly. He looked at the sky and saw that it was already dusk.

  Immediately, Huoyun Fox was cleaned and a simple stove was built with stones to roast it.

  Under the bright flames, Li Chen turned over the golden roasted meat, with a thoughtful glint in his eyes.