Su Longyuan immediately heaved a sigh of relief and hurried over to Su Qianyu, asking, "Are you alright?"
He carefully examined Su Qianyu's body, only to find that the wounds on Su Qianyu's palms had already begun to heal.
Clearly, Lin Han's attack just now had not caused Su Qianyu any serious injury.
"How is this possible?"
He was utterly shocked.
The man in cyan robes just now was a genuine expert of the Earth Profound Realm, yet Su Qianyu had taken a blow from him head-on and sustained only such minor injuries—it was nothing short of a miracle!
"I'm fine, it's just that my bride from the wedding night is gone." Su Qianyu shook his head and smiled faintly.
Su Longyuan rolled his eyes, but a moment later, as if something had dawned on him, he stared at Su Qianyu in disbelief.
"Wait, are you telling me that after sleeping with her, your cultivation broke through four consecutive realms?!"
He remembered clearly that Su Qianyu had only been at the True Profound Realm First Layer previously, but the Xuan Power aura currently emanating from him had clearly reached the True Profound Realm Fifth Layer!
Even Chu Yanran from earlier seemed to have awakened some kind of Ice Phoenix Battle Body, which was why she had been accepted as a closed-door disciple by the Deputy Sect Master of the Heavenly Sword Sect.
And the cause of all this was simply because the two of them had just slept together?
"You could put it that way."
Su Qianyu grinned.
Su Longyuan wasn't wrong at all; that seemed to be precisely how it went.
At the same time, Su Qianyu discovered that the Yin-Yang Chaos Formula not only enhanced his own cultivation, but the partner practicing dual cultivation with him would also reap the same benefits.
"So the two of you were just bursting with unreleased energy!"
Su Longyuan's eyelids twitched violently as he let out an exclamation of amazement.
The onlookers were even more dumbfounded. Could these two have been holding back this badly?
"Ninth Prince, please return that Heaven-grade high-tier spirit artifact to us." At that moment, an impatient voice rang out.
Everyone turned to look.
A man in black was staring greedily at Su Qianyu. "You only obtained this spirit artifact because of our ancestor. It doesn't belong to you at all; it belongs to the Chu Family!"
The man was named Chu Yan, Chu Mengyao's cousin and arguably the top genius of the younger generation in the Chu Family, second only to Chu Mengyao.
By this time, Chu Hong, Chu Mengyao, and the rest of the Chu Family had already arrived. Joy and elation filled every single one of their faces, and some were even trembling with excitement.
"Hahahaha, this is wonderful!"
"Our ancestor has been accepted as a disciple by an immortal; this is an immensely auspicious blessing!"
"That's the Deputy Sect Master of the Heavenly Sword Sect we're talking about! It won't be long before our Chu Family soars to greatness!"
"..."
Everyone present wore expressions of intense envy.
Now that Chu Yanran had become a disciple of the Heavenly Sword Sect's Deputy Sect Master, the rise of the Chu Family was an absolute certainty.
Judging by Chu Yan's burning gaze, he was clearly coveting the Jinghong Sword, the Heaven-grade high-tier spirit artifact in Su Qianyu's hands.
After all, that was a priceless treasure, one that couldn't be found a second time in the entire Tianwu Dynasty.
Yet everyone could smell the thick scent of gunpowder hanging in the air. Chu Yan's argument had no ground to stand on, but with the Chu Family now clinging to the Heavenly Sword Sect, even Su Longyuan would likely not dare to act rashly.
For a moment, the atmosphere grew tense and heavy with imminent conflict.
"You want it?"
Su Qianyu asked with a smile.
"I just said, this spirit artifact came from our ancestor's master, so it rightfully belongs to our Chu Family!" Chu Yan's voice was dripping with greed, yet he spoke as if it were only natural.
"Swish!"
Before his voice had even faded, Su Qianyu moved!
He lunged forward like a fierce tiger descending from the mountain, then smashed his fist straight into Chu Yan's chest.
"Bang!"
Under everyone's gaze, Su Qianyu's fist slammed heavily into Chu Yan's chest, instantly reducing his entire ribcage to a bloody mess.
"Ah, ah, ah..."
A harrowing scream escaped Chu Yan's lips as he crashed onto the ground, soaked in blood, before his head slumped to the side—he was dead!
Even in his final moment, his eyes remained wide open, filled with disbelief and reluctance.
At that instant, the entire place fell dead silent.
The Chu Family's second greatest genius had just died like this!
"Does anyone else want it?"
Su Qianyu then glanced at the members of the Chu Family.
Upon seeing this, Chu Hong and Chu Mengyao were consumed by shock and fury.
"You actually killed Chu Yan!"
Chu Mengyao stepped forward, glaring furiously at Su Qianyu.
Everything had happened too fast; it was only now that she reacted, but Chu Yan was already dead beyond saving.
"He wanted it, and I didn't want to give it to him, so I had no choice but to beat him to death." Su Qianyu smiled faintly.
Reborn into this life, he knew deeply that some people didn't die because their combat prowess was lacking, but rather because they talked too much.
In his book, there was never any reason to chatter before a fight. If you had something to say, beat the enemy to death first and talk later!
At the same time, he was astonished by his current strength.
After cultivating the Yin-Yang Chaos Formula, he seemed to possess an absolute, crushing advantage in battles against opponents of the same realm.
Chu Yan had been at the True Profound Realm Seventh Layer—a full two realms higher than him—yet he had been beaten to death with a single punch.
And this was still only a lower-tier Heaven-grade Yin-Yang Chaos Formula. If he could raise the grade of the technique even further, he couldn't even begin to imagine how explosive its might would be.
Chu Mengyao stared fixedly at Su Qianyu. "That Heaven-grade spirit artifact was only obtained because of our ancestor; it rightfully belongs to us!"
Hearing this, Su Qianyu wore a mocking expression.
"Then aren't you forgetting that your ancestor is now my wife? If we're going by seniority, never mind this spirit artifact—your entire Chu Family belongs to me."
With that, Su Qianyu raised an eyebrow. "What? Are you thinking of calling me ancestor again?"
Chu Mengyao froze on the spot upon hearing this, her face flushing crimson with anger.
"You're talking nonsense!"
Prompted by Su Qianyu, she recalled the moment she had been forced to call him ancestor, which was the utmost humiliation!
The expressions of the others present turned deeply colorful.
Su Qianyu wasn't wrong at all.
Chu Yanran was indeed Su Qianyu's lawfully wedded wife, so Chu Yanran's possessions naturally belonged to Su Qianyu. Even the entire Chu Family would have to address Su Qianyu as their ancestor.
By all logical reasoning, everything belonging to the Chu Family should rightfully belong to Su Qianyu!
It was a truly startling realization once you thought about it!
"Let's go."
Chu Hong said with a gloomy expression.
He knew that even if they stayed here, Su Qianyu wouldn't give them the spirit artifact and might even take advantage of them further. Therefore, he decisively led his people away.
Now that Chu Yanran had been accepted as a personal disciple by the Deputy Sect Master of the Heavenly Sword Sect, and Chu Mengyao had caught the eye of an elder from the same sect, he believed it wouldn't be long before the Chu Family rose to absolute prominence.
When that time came, the entire Tianwu Dynasty would change its surname to Chu. They would endure this humiliation for now and settle the score with Su Qianyu later!
At this moment, Su Longyuan's expression also looked somewhat grim. By now, the Chu Family had completely slipped out of his control.
"Are you really planning to go to the Heavenly Sword Sect?"
Su Longyuan then looked at Su Qianyu and asked.
"Yes."
Su Qianyu nodded.
"Putting aside Chu Yanran's attitude toward you, just that man in cyan robes from earlier is not someone you can match," Su Longyuan warned.
He could tell that Su Qianyu's actions earlier had completely offended the man in cyan robes. Even if Su Qianyu actually joined the Heavenly Sword Sect, he would likely be targeted by that person.
"If I go, there is still a sliver of hope; if I don't go, I can only wait to die." Su Qianyu's voice was resolute.
Whether it was to seek revenge on Lin Han or to protect the Tianwu Dynasty, he had to go to the Heavenly Sword Sect.
Hearing this, Su Longyuan sighed.
If Chu Yanran or Chu Mengyao truly managed to establish a firm foothold in the Heavenly Sword Sect, it would spell absolute disaster for them.
"Then what percentage of certainty do you have of joining the Heavenly Sword Sect?"
Su Longyuan asked again, knowing that entering the Heavenly Sword Sect was no easy task.
"Ninety percent."
Su Longyuan was momentarily stunned.
"And what about the remaining ten percent?"
"The remaining ten percent is for fear of making you too proud, Father."
Su Longyuan: "..."
The onlookers: "..."
"Father, don't worry. Once I head to the Heavenly Sword Sect, I guarantee I'll bring Chu Yanran back and make her obediently call you Father. By then, your old self might even be a grandfather." Su Qianyu grinned broadly.
Su Longyuan's eyes lit up, and he made his decision on the spot.
"Good! You truly are my son. Since you managed to pin Chu Yanran beneath you once, your father believes you can definitely pin her down a few more times—and it would be even better if you could knock her up!"