Slitting Throats

Gu Chen's parents died early, but as one of the heirs of the Gu family patriarch back then, they left behind a considerable amount of cultivation resources.

Currently, these cultivation resources are being "kept" by Gu Zhengchun and his wife!

They would only return the inheritance to Gu Chen once he came of age.

However, this inheritance had always been used by Gu Zhengchun and his wife to fund their own son's cultivation, and they were unwilling to let go of such a juicy piece of meat.

"Then what should we do? Feng'er needs a lot of resources to cultivate in the Cangshan Sword Sect. We can't just let that brat Gu Chen benefit for nothing?" Liu Caiyun's face contorted, showing none of her earlier amiable demeanor.

The Feng'er she mentioned was their biological son, Gu Feng!

"Fortunately, we managed to trick that little brat Gu Youwei beforehand and had her change her family registry."

Gu Zhengchun let out a smug laugh, seemingly pleased with his own cleverness.

"But what do we need this little brat for? If we don't let her cultivate, we still have to feed and house her, wasting food!"

Liu Caiyun said with disdain.

"What do you know? When this little brat gets a bit older, we'll send her to the Cangshan Sword Sect to pave the way for Feng'er. Those elders love this kind of girl the most," Gu Zhengchun sneered.

"What about that brat Gu Chen? How about we..."

Liu Caiyun made a throat-slitting gesture, killing intent flashing in her eyes.

"That's a last resort. Even if Gu Chen sees through our scheme, what can he do? He can't possibly abandon his sister, right?"

"Gu Youwei only listens to us now. If Gu Chen doesn't obediently give up this inheritance, we'll make Gu Youwei truly sever ties with him!" Gu Zhengchun said sinisterly.

"This plan is excellent, truly a brilliant stratagem!"

Liu Caiyun was overjoyed.

Gu Chen had already returned to his room.

If he knew about Gu Zhengchun and his wife's scheme, he would have scoffed.

Because they had used this method in his previous life.

Gu Chen, for the sake of Gu Youwei, had indeed agreed to give up the inheritance and struggled to survive in the East Desolation Commandery with her.

Gu Youwei, however, felt that Gu Chen had done it deliberately, intentionally preventing her from acknowledging her parents, and harbored deep resentment.

Gu Chen couldn't help but laugh. Since Gu Youwei wanted to throw herself into a fiery pit, why should he stop her?

Moreover, he was happy to add a few kicks.

"Ultimately, strength reigns supreme. In the face of true power, all schemes and tricks are futile!"

Gu Chen calmed his mind and began to cultivate.

In this world, cultivation formed its own system. The first four realms of cultivation were Body Tempering, Innate Realm, Profound Gang Realm, and Foundation Establishment.

The Body Tempering Realm was divided into ten stages. It involved drawing spiritual energy into the Qi Sea, cleansing the meridians, and purifying the marrow, thus transcending the mortal body and entering the path of cultivation.

In his previous life, due to having to look after Gu Youwei, Gu Chen's foundation in the Body Tempering Realm was unstable. Even though he later used countless secret techniques to solidify his foundation, a slight flaw remained.

This time, Gu Chen was determined to forge his supreme foundation with all his heart!

If the resources were insufficient, he would compensate with techniques!

Gu Chen no longer thought highly of the Gu family's ancestral techniques. This time, he decided to directly cultivate the "Primordial Celestial Scripture" from his previous life!

He closed his eyes and focused, absorbing spiritual energy according to the scripture.

Boom!

A terrifying and vast aura emanated from Gu Chen. The spiritual energy in the world was greedily absorbed into his Dantian Qi Sea like a whale drinking.

The surging spiritual energy swept through his meridians like a rushing river, and his mortal body began to steadily improve its realm!

Body Tempering First Stage!

Body Tempering Second Stage!

Body Tempering Third Stage!

It wasn't until the Ninth Stage of Body Tempering that Gu Chen voluntarily withdrew from his cultivation.

It wasn't that Gu Chen couldn't break through to the Tenth Stage of Body Tempering in one go, but it wasn't enough!

"Suppress!"

Gu Chen let out a soft cry, and his cultivation at the Ninth Stage of Body Tempering receded like a tide, falling step by step, finally dropping directly to the Sixth Stage of Body Tempering!

This level of cultivation was not conspicuous in the East Desolation Commandery, or even within the Gu family.

But Gu Chen's foundation had been solidified to a terrifying degree. While others were like bricks and tiles, he was like solid rock.

Time flies when cultivating. In the blink of an eye, three days had passed.

"Father, Mother, your daughter has broken through to the Ninth Stage of Body Tempering! Isn't my talent amazing?"

When Gu Chen arrived at the main hall again, he heard Gu Youwei openly boasting about her cultivation to Gu Zhengchun and Liu Caiyun.

Gu Zhengchun was astonished, nearly spilling the tea in his hand.

No one in the entire Gu family would have taught Gu Youwei how to cultivate. How could this little girl have gone from a mortal to a ninth-level Body Tempering cultivator in just a few days?

He knew that his own biological son, Gu Feng, had taken a full year to reach this level.

This little girl was too terrifying. What would happen if she were allowed to grow stronger?

Gu Zhengchun and Liu Caiyun exchanged a look, their eyes filled with deep apprehension.

Gu Chen sneered inwardly. Gu Youwei was the only one who was blind and foolish enough not to see this.

"Daughter, cultivation is so tiring. Isn't it good enough for you to just be our daughter? Also, how did you cultivate? How did you get so fast?" Liu Caiyun asked indirectly.

Gu Youwei naturally dared not reveal that she had lived another life. Her eyes darted around as she evasively replied, "That's just how I cultivated. And I didn't practice any specific techniques."

However, how could such a clumsy lie escape the eyes of the two old foxes, Gu Zhengchun and Liu Caiyun?

In their eyes, Gu Youwei had developed ulterior motives!

Gu Chen strode into the main hall. "The three days are up. Uncle and Aunt, can you return the inheritance my parents left me?"

"Gu Chen, you've only just reached adulthood. If I keep this inheritance for you, I'm afraid others might take advantage of you!" Gu Zhengchun feigned concern for Gu Chen.

"There's no need. It's my parents' belongings, and it's not right for them to be in someone else's hands!" Gu Chen stated firmly.

Gu Zhengchun's expression darkened. He was quite annoyed by Gu Chen's stubbornness, refusing to yield either way!

"Fine, then follow me!"

Gu Zhengchun stood up and led Gu Chen into the backyard, while Liu Caiyun kept Gu Youwei behind.

Once he was sure no one was around, Gu Zhengchun finally dropped his hypocritical facade, his gaze turning cold. "Gu Chen, you probably won't be getting this inheritance!"

"What? You can't keep up the act anymore?"

Gu Chen let out a cold laugh.

Gu Zhengchun said confidently, "Gu Chen, I don't know how you saw through my plan, but your sister is in my hands now. Do you believe I can make you and your sister completely fall out with just a word?"

"I have a sister? It's not on the family tree?"

"Hmph, Gu Chen, stop pretending. Who doesn't know you've doted on your sister since you were young? Give up the inheritance, and I can let you and your sister leave!"

Gu Zhengchun didn't believe Gu Chen was as calm as he appeared.

"Uncle, you intend to embezzle what my parents left me!"

A cold glint flashed in Gu Chen's eyes.

"So what if I do? Are you going to lay a hand on me or something?"

Bang!

Just as Gu Zhengchun was feeling smug, Gu Chen had already flashed in front of him and punched him square in the face.

"You damned brat, you actually dare to lay a hand on me! I'll beat you to death today!"

Gu Zhengchun roared in pain and rage, raising his hand to strike Gu Chen's crown.

Even though he had lived a life of luxury for years and neglected his cultivation, he still possessed Innate Realm cultivation, albeit the weakest kind.

Slap!

The next second, Gu Chen's kick landed before Gu Zhengchun's counter, striking him in the chest. Gu Zhengchun was sent flying backward, crashing heavily against the wall before slumping to the ground.

As he struggled to get up, Gu Chen stomped on his chest, pinning him down.

Gu Chen looked down at Gu Zhengchun from above and said coldly, "Do you still like to embezzle other people's things?"

"You, you, what do you want to do? I'm warning you, don't do anything rash..."

Gu Zhengchun trembled with fear.

If he had known Gu Chen was this formidable, he wouldn't have dared to speak so arrogantly, even if it meant death.