Chapter 11: Test

Chu Jianqiu immediately became wary. It was so late, who would still enter his residence, and in such a sneaky manner?

During this critical period, Chu Jianqiu did not dare to relax his vigilance for a moment.

"Click!"

A light sound came from the window as it was slowly pushed open, and a black-clothed, masked figure silently slipped in.

As soon as this figure entered the room, it suddenly felt a strong wind rushing towards it, causing great alarm. It hurriedly dodged, but in the rush, it was still hit by a punch on the shoulder, making it break out in a cold sweat from the pain.

Chu Jianqiu immediately launched an attack as soon as the figure entered the room. He would not be polite to these sneaky people.

The two engaged in a fierce battle in the small room.

This person turned out to have the cultivation of the Eighth Level of Body Tempering. Chu Jianqiu couldn't help but feel a chill. If he hadn't broken through to the Sixth Level of Body Tempering, he might really not have been a match for this person.

The person was also greatly surprised by Chu Jianqiu's strength. Originally, they thought Chu Jianqiu's cultivation was only at the Fourth Level of Body Tempering, but unexpectedly, it was actually at the Sixth Level. This guy had hidden his strength very deeply.

What made him even more frustrated was that he, at the Eighth Level of Body Tempering, seemed to gain no advantage against this Sixth Level of Body Tempering.

The two fought fiercely in the small room, and the newly replaced furniture was once again in a mess.

After half an hour, the black-clothed, masked figure spat blood and fled in a wretched state, leaving Chu Jianqiu's room almost completely demolished.

Chu Jianqiu watched the fleeing figure without pursuing it, his eyes revealing a somewhat unfathomable expression.

In the battle just now, he had actually held back somewhat and did not use his full strength. If he had truly unleashed all his strength, that person would not have been able to escape.

Chu Jianqiu had no interest in taking that person's life. He needed to leave someone to report back so that the person behind the scenes could understand his "strength."

After the battle, Chu Jianqiu had a general understanding of his current strength. He would have no problem facing an Eighth Level of Body Tempering, and he could probably barely defeat a regular Ninth Level of Body Tempering. However, if he faced Chu Han, he would have no chance of winning at all.

Before he was crippled, Chu Han was the top young expert in the Chu family below Chu Jianqiu. Although Chu Han's talent was not as good as his, Chu Jianqiu did not underestimate this opponent.

After the black-clothed, masked person left Chu Jianqiu's residence, the prying eyes around them also withdrew.

"Fifth Elder, what do you think this kid is up to? I find him increasingly hard to understand. Is his cultivation really drastically reduced, or is he just pretending?" A gray-robed elder said to a green-robed elder standing beside him. The two were on a rooftop, watching Chu Jianqiu's residence from a distance. They had naturally seen the fierce battle between Chu Jianqiu and the black-clothed, masked person just now.

The green-robed elder remained silent. If they still thought Chu Jianqiu was a crippled dantian, then they were truly foolish.

Could a crippled dantian, with no cultivation, make an Eighth Level of Body Tempering warrior flee in defeat?

However, they could not determine whether Chu Jianqiu's cultivation had truly fallen.

When Chu Jianqiu was first brought back, everyone thought he was crippled. But then he defeated Chu He, followed by Chu Jiaoyue and Liu Gaoyang, and now even an Eighth Level of Body Tempering warrior.

In these few battles, Chu Jianqiu displayed the cultivation of the Third Level, Fourth Level, and Sixth Level of Body Tempering, respectively.

This left the onlookers greatly puzzled, unable to figure out Chu Jianqiu's true strength. They didn't know whether his cultivation had truly fallen or not.

They never considered that Chu Jianqiu had started from zero and had been gradually cultivating step by step. In their view, breaking through to the Sixth Level of Body Tempering in just a few days was simply impossible.

If all of this was just Chu Jianqiu's strategy, it would be terrifying.

A young True Qi Realm cultivator with such terrifying thoughts made those who wanted to oppose him carefully consider whether they should stand against him.

Because once they made the wrong choice, the consequences would be unimaginable.

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"How did it go?" The green-robed youth looked at the heavily injured black-clothed, masked person, his brows slightly furrowed, and asked in a deep voice.

The black-clothed, masked person recounted the situation just now.

After listening, the green-robed youth pondered for a long time, finally letting out a slight sigh of relief.

After Chu Jianqiu defeated Chu Jiaoyue and Liu Gaoyang, he had a vague feeling of unease. Chu Jianqiu's consecutive performances were hard to fathom.

He defeated Chu Jiaoyue and Liu Gaoyang too easily, with just one punch. These two could not test Chu Jianqiu's true strength.

To thoroughly understand Chu Jianqiu's true strength and prepare for the clan competition in five days, the green-robed youth sent his personal guard to test him.

According to the black-clothed, masked person's description, although Chu Jianqiu had hidden a lot of his strength when he defeated Chu Jiaoyue and Liu Gaoyang, his cultivation had indeed drastically fallen, no longer at the True Qi Realm.

From the battle between Chu Jianqiu and the black-clothed, masked person, it was clear that although Chu Jianqiu's current strength was not weak, he was still far from being a match for the green-robed youth.

The green-robed youth could defeat the black-clothed, masked person in just three moves, but Chu Jianqiu had fought with him for half an hour.

Although Chu Jianqiu, at the Sixth Level of Body Tempering, defeated an Eighth Level of Body Tempering warrior, this cross-level combat strength was impressive, his current strength was still too low and not worth fearing.

A proud and satisfied smile appeared on the green-robed youth's lips. In five days, the position of the Chu family's young master would change hands.

Having been suppressed by Chu Jianqiu for over ten years, it was finally his turn to stand tall and proud.

The green-robed youth was not afraid that Chu Jianqiu would catch up again, because with Chu Jianqiu's current situation, once he lost, it would mean death, with no second chance.

The next morning, Chu Jianqiu took the spirit talismans he had previously refined and went to the Spirit Talisman Pavilion.

This time, he received much warmer treatment at the Spirit Talisman Pavilion. After all, he was now considered one of the Spirit Talisman Pavilion's people, and he had been officially recognized as a First Rank Talisman Master by the Spirit Talisman Pavilion.

In the Tianwu Continent, a Talisman Master would be respected by all forces wherever they went.

After receiving the report from the attendant disciple, Liang Jiushan personally came to greet Chu Jianqiu and arranged the best stall for him, even waiving the rent for this stall.

Chu Jianqiu was now as poor as a church mouse, so he naturally did not refuse the Spirit Talisman Pavilion's hospitality.