Seeing that Ye Qingtang and the others were only at the Mid-stage Golden Core, Chen Fan could understand. After all, although their talent was exceptional on Earth, it appeared very insignificant in the starry rivers and seas. Geniuses among the myriad races of the starry sky were as numerous as ants, so a Mid-grade Golden Core was already quite good. As for a High-grade Golden Core? Those were reserved for the core disciples of major sects. Only "Sword Saint Qin Jian" had managed to cultivate a Super-grade Golden Core, capable of overwhelming an immortal sect even at the Early-stage Deity Transformation.
As for a God-grade Golden Core? Those could only be achieved by geniuses in the outer realms of the Central Galaxy Great World after enduring all manner of trials and tribulations.
However, once Ye Qingtang and the others returned to Earth, their aptitudes should improve. Earth was no longer what it used to be; immortal Qi vented from it every day. Even though it was less than a tenth of the total amount, it was still enough for Earthlings to cultivate into Xiantian Golden Cores. It was even possible for Deity Transformation or Void Refinement experts to emerge a ten-thousand years down the line. That was immortal Qi, after all; if all of it were to vent at once, the living beings on Earth would likely drop dead from a single breath.
"What a fine Chu Family," Chen Fan said, his face sinking as he looked at the injuries of Ye Qingtang and the others. Although they were not his close relatives, they were still old acquaintances from his time on Earth.
"Your Chu Family is courting death," a cyan glint flashed in Chen Fan's eyes.
"Xiantian Taiyi Great Grasp!"
"Divine Lord, please stop!" Lin Yang's words were not yet finished.
A cyan palm descended from the sky. The Chu Family's ancestral hall, backyard, and main hall—stretching across hundreds of miles—were directly flattened into a vacuum zone.
Silence fell over the scene.
The Chu Family's Early-stage and Mid-stage Golden Core experts were instantly crushed to death with a single slap. Only a few family heads remained with shattered bodies, unable to stand ever again, staring blankly at everything that had transpired.
"How could this be?" The remaining elders of the Chu Family struggled to their feet in disbelief. Chen Beixuan had actually wiped out her Chu Family for the sake of two Golden Core cultivators. Fortunately, the eldest miss of the Chu Family had been shielded by him, preserving a sliver of legacy for the clan.
"Chen Beixuan, you actually wiped out my Chu Family for the sake of two Golden Core ants!" the Great Elder of the Chu Family roared.
"How can he be this powerful? How laughable that I thought he was only at the Early-stage Nascent Soul! In the blink of an eye, the entire Chu Family has been beaten to a pulp by him. Even the divine sons of the Seven Great Religions are probably no better than this!" Chu Xuanji could not fathom how such a powerful young man could exist in this world.
"Golden Core cultivators are like ants in your eyes, but aren't you lot also just ants in mine?" Chen Beixuan said expressionlessly.
The Second Elder of the Chu Family was so enraged that he coughed up blood.
"Sigh! Fellow Daoist, was that really necessary?" Lin Yang was also left speechless.
"Whoever dares to bully my friends and family must be prepared to bear the consequences. Even if you are the divine son of a major sect or the successor of an immortal sect, I will hunt you down to the ends of the earth," Chen Fan said, standing with his hands behind his back.
It was only then that Lin Yang remembered the person before him was not just Chen Fan from the Chen Family Martial Arts Hall, but the fearsome Chen Beixuan, Divine Lord Chen, as well as the master of the Northern Mystic Sect—the number one sect in the Tiannan Star Province—who commanded countless Golden Core and Nascent Soul experts.
"The Chu Family has committed monstrous crimes, sigh," Lin Yang said helplessly. He had some ties with the Chu Family's founding ancestor, but alas.
After today, there would be no more Chu Family.
"Chu Xuanji, considering you just pleaded for me, I can recommend you to join the Northern Mystic Sect, which is also known as the Chen Family Martial Arts Hall."
Nowadays, not just anyone could enter the Northern Mystic Sect; one had to be recommended by an Earthling or be a local resident, otherwise it was far too difficult for outsiders to get in.
At this moment, Chu Xuanji naturally had no idea what the Northern Mystic Sect represented, but what would happen in the Lesser Southern Heavens realm two or three days later would shock her to her core.
Chu Xuanji was now homeless. The Chu Family had been shattered into pieces by Chen Fan in an instant, leaving behind only a few family elders and heads—all of whom were severely injured. Without finding a backer, they would likely be wiped out by rival major families of the same generation within a day.
The passersby who had mocked Chen Fan earlier now fell completely silent, their eyes wide with shock.
"I, Chu Xuanji, am willing to pledge allegiance to and join the Chen Family Martial Arts Hall," Chu Xuanji kowtowed and said. Her Chu Family had already lost all power and could only rely on the Chen Family Martial Arts Hall now. Although the martial arts hall was not a top-tier major family, the sheer might with which this man had wiped out a clan with a flick of his wrist was something no major family could resist. He alone was a family.
In the Yishan District of the Tiannan Star Province.
"I really don't know why Great-Grandpa passed the position of Sect Master to that arrogant fellow," Chen Yue'er complained irritably.
"Alright, Yue'er. Since it's Master's instruction, we naturally must obey her. Besides, your big brother Chen Hao has made a direct leap from a God-grade Golden Core to the Mid-stage Nascent Soul. I heard he has already entered a certain major sect as a candidate divine son. That's a candidate divine son, you know!
I heard that Chen Beixuan went to the Chu Family yesterday?" Zhang Yunhan said.
"Hmph, he must have gone to see Chu Xuanji again. Probably got bewitched by her on the train a few days ago," Chen Yue'er scoffed softly.