Chapter 4

Lu Chen's meaning was clear; he intended to reclaim the position of Young Master with his fists.

The crowd was stunned for a moment.

Then, laughter erupted.

In their eyes, Lu Chen was undoubtedly delusional, a madman dreaming.

They had seen with their own eyes that Lu Chen's dantian was empty, his martial veins gone, and he had become a complete waste.

A waste dared to make such a fuss, truly, where did Lu Chen get his confidence from?

There was only one person who did not laugh.

The Grand Elder!

The Grand Elder's expression was solemn, and no one knew what he was thinking.

"Then wait until the new Young Master is established, and you can challenge him."

Lu Zhengning sneered and waved his hand, signaling Lu Chen to leave.

At the moment Lu Chen turned around, a murderous intent flashed in Lu Zhengning's eyes.

This waste did not run away from the Lu family upon waking up, but instead came to talk about family rules, dared to contradict him, and even wanted to challenge the new Young Master. He truly did not know the meaning of death.

You don't want to leave the Lu family, do you?

Very well, I'll make you stay in the Lu family... forever in the graveyard!

At this moment, Lu Zhengning felt that Lu Chen could not be left alive, and he decided to send someone to kill him tonight.

The next moment, a young man rushed in from outside, completely disrupting Lu Zhengning's plan.

That young man was none other than Lu Zhengning's son, Lu Rong!

Lu Rong's face was full of anger, and his peak Ninth Stage Body Tempering aura was fully unleashed. Without a word, he punched directly at Lu Chen.

The punch broke through the wind, heavy as a mountain. If Lu Chen were hit, he would surely die!

Although the incident was sudden, everyone present was an expert, and it was not impossible to stop Lu Rong.

But no one moved, all watching from the sidelines.

Even the Grand Elder only watched quietly.

"Lu Rong, you came just in time!"

Lu Chen shouted, his aura bursting, and he punched back.

Boom!

The two punches collided, creating a loud explosion that shook the entire hall.

Thud, thud, thud.

Lu Chen and Lu Rong each retreated three steps.

In an instant, everyone stood up, all with looks of shock.

"Who can tell me how this waste has cultivation?"

"Lu Chen's dantian and martial veins were completely destroyed, how can he still have Fifth Stage Body Tempering cultivation?"

"Today is full of strange events. Lu Chen actually has Fifth Stage Body Tempering cultivation, but Lu Rong is at peak Ninth Stage Body Tempering, far stronger than Lu Chen. Lu Chen should not be able to withstand one punch from Lu Rong. But... they ended up in a tie, truly unbelievable."

Voices of shock echoed.

Lu Chen once again became the focus of everyone's attention!

Lu Rong also looked incredulous, eyeing Lu Chen with a wary expression.

Lu Zhengning was even more shocked, stunned for a moment before regaining his composure and immediately asking Lu Rong, "Rong'er, what's going on?"

"This waste unjustly crippled Lu Shaoping's hands, I couldn't bear it, so I came to settle the score."

Lu Rong had privately sent Lu Shaoping to do something without consulting Lu Zhengning, so he felt a bit guilty and decided to frame Lu Chen.

"Lu Rong, don't twist the facts, accusing the thief of being a thief!"

Lu Chen showed no emotional波动, just coldly said, "You sent Lu Shaoping to kill me, dare you admit it?"

"I didn't!"

"Bring Lu Shaoping here to testify."

"He is unconscious, how can he testify?"

"I have Wan'er as a witness."

Lu Rong's eyes darted around, about to argue, but was interrupted by Lu Zhengning.

"Lu Chen, unjustly harming a family member must be punished according to family law. Your cultivation will be stripped, and you will be expelled from the Lu family!"

From just a few words between Lu Chen and Lu Rong, Lu Zhengning basically understood what had happened.

He knew his son's character well.

Lu Zhengning did not want to complicate matters and decided to cut the problem off quickly, dealing with Lu Chen.

"Wait, I need to clarify something."

In the silent meeting hall, the Grand Elder's authoritative voice rang out again, "Lu Chen, you were stripped of your cultivation by the City Lord, where did your cultivation come from?"

"Because, it wasn't completely stripped."

Lu Chen calmly responded, having prepared this reason long ago.

"Did the City Lord hold back?"

The Grand Elder's pupils slightly contracted.

The crowd began to whisper, quickly agreeing with the Grand Elder's guess.

Otherwise, there was no way to explain Lu Chen's cultivation.

Lu Chen remained silent, tacitly acknowledging.

Anyway, he did not mind the Grand Elder's overinterpretation.

"The City Lord holding back means the City Lord still gives our Lu family some face and will not blame the Lu family for this matter."

The Grand Elder smiled, then stared at Lu Chen and asked, "Your realm fell to Fifth Stage Body Tempering?"

Lu Chen nodded, admitting it.

"Can you still cultivate?"

"Yes!"

At this point, many people looked at Lu Chen differently.

Falling in realm was not a big deal; the key was that he could still cultivate, and with cultivation, there was a chance to advance.

Lu Zhengning, however, was not calm. He vaguely felt something was wrong, and the Grand Elder might support Lu Chen.

Sure enough, the Grand Elder did not mention Lu Shaoping and made a proposal that greatly displeased Lu Zhengning.

"Since Lu Chen still has cultivation, the Lu family cannot abandon him and should give him a chance."

"I propose that in seven days, we hold a selection competition, and the winner will become the Young Master!"

The Grand Elder's proposal received the support of the majority of the elders.

Lu Chen, who was four minor realms behind Lu Rong, could still fight him to a draw. What did this mean?

It meant Lu Chen was still a genius!

The Lu family had a tradition of favoring geniuses!

The situation was set, and Lu Zhengning was extremely angry but could do nothing.

With the Grand Elder present, Lu Zhengning could not act as he pleased.

"Before the selection competition, Lu Chen will be under my protection!"

The Grand Elder added, the underlying meaning clear to everyone, especially Lu Zhengning.

Lu Zhengning coldly snorted and left with Lu Rong.

Back in the room.

Wan'er had already prepared the meal.

Lu Chen, who was starving, did not hesitate and quickly devoured the food.

After eating, taking a bath, and changing into clean clothes, Lu Chen finally had time to think.

The Grand Elder was a shrewd person. Although he protected Lu Chen, it was only for seven days, clearly testing Lu Chen's cultivation speed.

In other words, if Lu Chen could not reclaim the position of Young Master in the selection competition, the Grand Elder would no longer support him.

The Young Master selection competition would naturally involve the young martial artists of the Lu family.

Lu Rong, at peak Ninth Stage Body Tempering, was currently the strongest young martial artist in the Lu family and Lu Chen's only opponent.

Lu Chen only needed to advance one minor realm to beat Lu Rong so badly that even his father wouldn't recognize him.

However, Lu Chen had just recovered his cultivation and had used all his strength to punch Lu Rong, causing his meridians to become disordered and the Inflame Dragon Vein to go dormant.

The Nine Dragons Convergence Technique was currently cultivating the Inflame Dragon Vein!

With the Inflame Dragon Vein dormant, he could not cultivate.

Who knew how long the Inflame Dragon Vein would remain dormant?

Lu Chen was a bit anxious and immediately flipped through the fragmented memories to see if he could find a way to awaken the Inflame Dragon Vein.

Among the thousands of fragmented memories, only alchemy, ancient runes, and the Nine Dragons Convergence Technique were complete; the rest were incomplete.

Array formations, weapon techniques, sword techniques, spear techniques, secret arts, soul techniques, medical arts...

A wide variety of chaotic memories, but all were incomplete.

After reviewing many memories, he finally found a method to awaken the Inflame Dragon Vein in the ancient runes.

The powerful soul force Lu Chen inherited was highly sensitive to ancient runes.

Those obscure and difficult ancient runes, Lu Chen could understand their profound meanings with just one look.

The content of the ancient runes included the uses and refining methods of individual ancient runes, as well as the combination of ancient runes.

The last part of the ancient runes was related to the human dragon veins, capable of solving any issues with the dragon veins, perfectly complementing the Nine Dragons Convergence Technique.

Awakening Dragon Pill!

Taking this pill would awaken the Inflame Dragon Vein.

However, this pill was a special type of pill, not available for purchase, and could only be refined by oneself.

Entering the alchemy memories, he quickly found the formula for the Awakening Dragon Pill.

The Awakening Dragon Pill was a first-stage pill, requiring few ingredients, most of which the Lu family had, but one was missing.

Awakening Dragon Grass.

Lu Chen immediately got up and headed straight for the alchemy hall.