This middle-aged man really wanted to stab him

Sacred Emperor Peak.

Starlight spilled down. No one slept that night.

That night, Hui Mei suffered miserably, enduring torment unlike anything he had ever known—a double blow to both mind and body.

Yet what tormented Hui Mei most was that after an entire night, he had only barely absorbed the medicinal power of one barrel of medicinal liquid.

Meanwhile, Chu Tian had summoned Xing Nu five times throughout the night, replacing the medicinal liquid each time.

That meant that in the same amount of time, Chu Tian absorbed the medicinal liquid at fully five times his efficiency.

"This shouldn't be possible. How could the gap be this vast?"

"I have one million one hundred thousand jin of strength. The difference is only four hundred thousand jin—it shouldn't be a difference as wide as heaven and earth."

"Is the Chaos Demon God Body really that terrifying?"

Hui Mei endured psychological torment all night. Faint bloodshot veins webbed his eyes as he stared without blinking at Chu Tian's door. The mental strain of that night was far from ordinary.

And it was not just the blow to his talent.

A tall middle-aged man stood beside him, carrying a female corpse dried into a husk in one hand. His eyes brimmed with Sha Qi as he stared at Hui Mei's face, not looking away the entire night, as though he wanted to gouge a hole right through it.

Hui Mei spent the entire night trembling in fear, chilled to the bone and utterly exhausted. Even though he understood that the middle-aged man was probably trying to intimidate him, that terrifying Sha Qi was no fake.

This middle-aged man truly wanted to stab him from the bottom of his heart.

That night, never mind comprehending the Dao essence leaking from the Eye of the Heavenly Dao—he constantly felt as though he might suddenly drop dead at any moment.

Suddenly, Chu Tian's voice came from the room. "Xing Nu, dress me."

"Yes, Young Master."

Xing Nu responded. Picking up the folded black robes, she said to Chu Tianyun, "Third Master, this servant will go dress the Young Master now."

"Go in. I watched him grow up. What haven't I seen?"

With Sha Qi all over his face, Chu Tianyun viciously raked Hui Mei with his eyes once more before pushing open the door and entering.

"Big Brother, save me!"

Terrified out of his wits, Hui Mei hurriedly darted through the door as well.

Chu Tian stood calmly before the mirror with his arms raised, allowing Xing Nu to dress him. Chu Tianyun stood at the side with a grim expression, occasionally casting a baleful glance at Hui Mei as he recounted everything that had happened the previous night in meticulous detail.

After consuming the Cihang Sacred Fruit, his strength had improved enormously over the night. His power had surged by another two hundred thousand jin, reaching Two Million Jin. In the middle of the night, he had also taken another Supreme Spirit Forging Pill, renewing the three great halos. His spiritual power had improved tremendously as well, reaching a level of minute precision. He could clearly observe every grain on a single grain of sand, bringing his control over his body another step further.

If he fought Hui Mei again, Chu Tian was confident that without using the Eye of the Heavenly Dao, he could defeat Hui Mei in one move with only his body and spiritual power.

Chu Tian estimated that his physical strength was nearing its limit. After all, even a True Dragon Cub, said to be the strongest divine beast, generally possessed only a little over one million jin of strength.

"The Cihang Sacred Sect wants to dig out my Eye of the Heavenly Dao."

After hearing his third uncle out, Chu Tian muttered to himself. He waved Xing Nu aside, walked out of the room, and gazed toward the distant Sacred Emperor Peak, cold light flickering continuously in his eyes.

Chu Tian was not surprised by the attitude Ye Tianxiong had displayed. It was only natural.

It was the Cihang Sacred Sect's attitude that Chu Tian found vaguely strange. He knew the original plot. The Heavenly Fortune Dao Venerable was a hero who planned every move and commanded the whole board; he should not have made such a foolish, irrational decision.

After all, if this had been aimed at an ordinary, backgroundless disciple of the Sacred Heaven Sect, perhaps it would not have been strange.

But what was his background?

This would almost certainly enrage Chu Tianwang, an Emperor Venerable who held great authority. Even if he took the bigger picture into account, he could not possibly allow someone to dig out his only son's eyes. It would also anger and offend the Chu Family, the founding great clan of the Sacred Heaven Sect, creating a powerful enemy out of thin air.

"Big Brother, this has nothing to do with me! Elder Chu truly never mentioned it to me!" Hui Mei cried miserably. After hearing Chu Tianyun's account, he was scared senseless.

He finally understood why this middle-aged man had worn an expression all night as though he wanted to dig a huge hole into his face.

His own sect actually wanted to dig a hole into the forehead of the other family's Young Master. No wonder the other party's elder wanted to open his eyes for him.

"Little Tian, this is also your third uncle's fault for not thinking things through. I never expected the Cihang Sacred Sect to dare act so brazenly for the Eye of the Heavenly Dao, so I did not notify your father in advance and left him caught off guard. But your father's response last night was extremely firm. Under immense pressure, he slammed the table and declared his refusal. He even spoke of going to war with the Cihang Sacred Sect."

Chu Tianyun's expression darkened. "The main issue is that our family has been isolated. Ye Tianxiong gathered a large group of clans to hold a high-level meeting, going on and on about the sect's greater good. And the Cihang Sacred Sect really was willing to bleed, offering conditions with enormous temptation.

"Fortunately, your mother's Divine Soul Projection returned and shattered ten thousand laws with a single sword, making them shut their mouths."

As he spoke, Chu Tianyun gave a cold laugh and raised the Emperor corpse in his hand. "Little Tian, you are the Son of Destiny in this matter, so you will make the decision. Should we return the Emperor corpse of the Destiny Dao Venerable to the Cihang Sacred Sect?

"If there's fire in your heart, just say the word. Your third uncle will have your second uncle forge this Emperor corpse into a weapon right away and anger the Cihang Sacred Sect to death. Then we'll convene a family meeting, find a chance to kill off a batch of Cihang Sacred Sect people, and wipe out several of their branches."

"Your third uncle has already sent word down. From now on, whenever members of our clan encounter people from the Cihang Sacred Sect outside—especially those from the Heavenly Fortune Dao Venerable's lineage—they are to beat them to death. Whatever trouble comes of it, the clan will cover for them."

"Later, your third uncle will hang this little bald head from the summit of Sacred Emperor Peak and have someone whip him to vent your anger."

"If they dare humiliate our family, they must first consider what price they will have to pay."

"Big Brother, Third Uncle, don't get angry yet! Don't act rashly! Oh, heavens, I'm still young! I still want to pursue my cousin! I don't want to die, and I don't want to lose face either!"

As Hui Mei listened, his bewitching little face turned deathly pale. He felt that his life was about to be forfeit, because the Heavenly Fortune Dao Venerable was precisely his master. His master was trying to get him killed in the Chu Family. Trembling, he said, "The Destiny Dao Venerable is one of the strongest ancestors of my Cihang Sacred Sect. If her Emperor corpse is forged into a weapon, the sect's old ancestors will all go mad with fury. Even the Sacred Land Master will be angered until he vomits blood."

"This is an unforgivable humiliation, one that means death to the end! Big Brother, Third Uncle, don't act rashly yet. There must be some misunderstanding. My master loves me dearly; he would not harm me."

"Heh. At such a young age, you already understand that this is an unforgivable humiliation. Then when the Sacred Land Master of your Cihang Sacred Sect came to discuss digging out the forehead of our sect's Holy Son, did he consider the dignity of my Chu Family, or even the Sacred Heaven Sect?"

Chu Tianyun's eyes overflowed with Sha Qi. "Is this something that can be discussed? Then I'll dig out one of your eyes first, and give your Cihang Sacred Sect double the compensation."

His eyes surveyed Hui Mei's face as though he were considering which eye to dig out first.

The heavy Sha Qi scared Hui Mei until his face was ashen, but he had no idea how to respond. Even his legs trembled.

It was over. He was going to die in the Chu Family!

No matter how powerful the Sacred Sect was, it could not possibly storm the Chu Family's main hall to rescue him.

"Little Holy Son, Hall Master Tianyun, please calm your anger, calm your anger!"

At that moment, Elder Chu, the white-robed elder, arrived. Seeing Hui Mei's little face drained white with fright, he hurried forward in distress and hugged him, then turned and instructed the Cihang Sacred Sect members who had accompanied him to stay and watch from afar.

"Little Holy Son, Hall Master Tianyun, there is a misunderstanding in this matter. Please listen while I explain it slowly. Our Cihang Sacred Sect truly never intended to offend the Chu Family in this manner." Elder Chu said with a bitter smile, "As soon as the matter at Sacred Emperor Peak was dealt with overnight, the Sacred Land Master ordered me to come and personally explain the whole situation clearly to you, Little Holy Son."

Hui Mei's bewitching little face was pale, and even his gleaming bald head had lost all color. He nodded repeatedly. "Big Brother, it's a misunderstanding, it must be a misunderstanding. My master loves me very much. He would never harm me like this."

The lawless youth was truly frightened witless.

He was bold enough to wrap the heavens around himself, but he was not an idiot with no brains. This was not some childish sparring match. Under such unforgivable humiliation, the Chu Family really would take his life.