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What a cruel heart!

He remained expressionless as he placed the roast chicken and roast pork from the tray onto the table one by one.

He even bowed his head and slowly approached Liu Zheng's side, seemingly to straighten the fish head on the table so that it was facing Wang Feng, who was in the main seat.

Such a sensible servant brought a satisfied smile to Liu Zheng's face.

But the next second, his gaze sharpened, and a doubt arose: "Hmm? Why do you look somewhat unfamiliar?"

laugh!

Before he finished speaking, Chen Yuan suddenly slashed out with the kitchen knife hidden under the tray!

puff!

The knife strike was swift, precise, and ruthless, slashing fiercely at Liu Zheng's neck!

This kitchen knife wasn't particularly sharp to begin with; it was all thanks to Chen Yuan's brute strength and speed that it was propelled forward!

Even so, it still managed to cut halfway into the neck!

puff!

Hot blood gushed out, splattering all over Chen Yuan's face!

It made his still-childish face look particularly ferocious!

"Hehe..."

Liu Zheng let out a hissing sound as if the bellows was leaking air, his eyes wide open in disbelief!

"You want to be respectable if you don't want to be respectable? Then help us be respectable!"

Chen Yuan's eyes flashed with a fierce light, his teeth clenched, and his words were icy cold: "Kill me and Uncle Lu to prevent future troubles, is that it?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly pulled with all his might!

puff!

The cleaver was forcibly pulled out, spraying a large amount of blood!

"Fuck your mother, I'll kill you first!!"

Chen Yuan roared and swung the cleaver horizontally, slashing fiercely at Wang Feng's neck on the right!

It's too late to say, then soon!

boom!

The cleaver struck the longsword with a heavy blow!

Wang Feng, being the Director of the Enforcement Department, reacted extremely quickly!

The moment Chen Yuan made his move, the long sword beside him was drawn with a clang and blocked in front of him!

Bang!

But the force from the cleaver far exceeded his expectations, making his arm go numb!

He staggered backward, causing the chair beneath him to overturn and fall to the ground.

"And you, you pig-dog!"

Chen Yuan roared, and taking advantage of the moment he fell to the ground, he pounced on him like a wolf, yelling, "I'll fuck you to death!!"

"Damn scoundrels!"

Wang Feng's arm was numb from the shock, and he was mostly sober. The anger in his heart surged up instantly.

He realized what was happening and cursed through gritted teeth!

Seeing Chen Yuan rushing towards him, he instinctively spun around and rolled to the side in a disheveled manner.

boom!

Chen Yuan missed his target and slammed the cleaver into the chair, breaking the solid wood chair instantly and sending wood chips flying.

"Go! Grab him!"

Wang Feng roared angrily, and the guards at the same table finally reacted, drawing their swords and rushing towards Chen Yuan!

Chen Yuan retreated swiftly, his waist bending sharply backward to narrowly dodge a blade slashing horizontally towards his face!

hum!

The sharp blade energy grazed his nose, causing a stinging pain in his skin!

In a flash, he transformed his left hand into a blade, slashing horizontally and precisely striking the guard's throat.

Click!

The crisp sound of a neck bone breaking was clearly heard. The guard didn't even have time to scream before he died.

Almost simultaneously, Chen Yuan turned around and threw a punch, the force of which, accompanied by a sonic boom, slammed into the face of another law enforcement guard who was rushing towards him!

boom!

The guard's face caved in instantly, and he flew backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily into the wall behind him with another bang!

They smashed a huge hole in the wall!

In a flash, Chen Yuan raised his hand and overturned the banquet table in front of him. The tables, chairs and dishes crashed to the ground, temporarily stopping the guards from rushing forward.

puff!

With his right hand, he wielded a kitchen knife, sweeping it across once more. In the flash of the cold light, the necks of several guards were slit open.

Blood gushed out like a torrent!

Several people clutched their necks, blood gushing from between their fingers, and then fell backward to the ground, lifeless.

The remaining members of the Liu family in the living room were all stunned, staring dumbfounded at the bloody scene, their faces filled with disbelief.

But Chen Yuan was already bloodthirsty, and without stopping, he charged in!

Swish swish!

With a swift stroke of his blade, one after another, high-ranking members of the Liu family were cut down and fell to the ground, their screams and wails echoing throughout the room.

"Damn it! All of you, attack! Kill this little scoundrel!"

Wang Feng watched his men die one after another, his eyes wide with rage, and he roared in fury!

He never expected that the boy he had failed the law enforcement assessment during the day would not only appear here, but also possess such ruthless methods!

My body, which has been indulging in excessive sexual activity today, is still feeling somewhat weak!

Otherwise, how could he have been forced into such a predicament by a mere youth?

At this moment, regret is too late.

kill!

Chen Yuan was small in stature, but as agile as a monkey, wielding the kitchen knife with great speed and power!

Puff puff!

Wherever they went, heads rolled!

Rivers of blood!

In just over ten breaths, all the members of the Liu family present had been slaughtered!

All the guards were brutally killed, but Wang Feng trembled and kept retreating!

Chen Yuan pressed closer, his eyes filled with chilling intent!

"You...you're a cultivator?"

Wang Feng stared intently at Chen Yuan, swallowed hard, and asked incredulously, "Just how many spiritual apertures have you opened?"

During the law enforcement assessment, Chen Yuan only demonstrated astonishing strength and superb archery skills.

But this terrifying combat power is something that ordinary people can't possess!

He must be a cultivator at the Spirit Aperture Realm!

Moreover, in the Great Xiang Empire, one is not allowed to cultivate without official permission.

Practicing martial arts without permission is illegal!

At best, their cultivation will be abolished; at worst, they could be beheaded!

"Heh, guess."

Chen Yuan sneered.

In the next instant, his figure transformed into the speed of a cheetah, charging straight towards Wang Feng.

The cleaver in his hand had become slippery from being stained with too much blood, so he simply threw it aside and started punching!

"Let's give it our all!"

Forced into a corner, Wang Feng immediately activated all the spiritual energy points in his body.

In an instant, forty spiritual apertures appeared around him, transforming into vortexes of energy that caused his power to surge several times over.

hum!

He roared and swung his fist to meet the attack!

But the next second, his pupils suddenly contracted, and the color drained from his face instantly.

In his vision... one by one, the spiritual apertures on Chen Yuan's body opened!

Densely packed, countless, they covered the entire body in the blink of an eye!

"How...is this possible!?"

Wang Feng screamed in shock, filled with horror.

boom!

The two fists collided with a deafening roar, and the two immense forces intertwined fiercely.

"what!"

Wang Feng let out a shrill scream as his five fingers were shattered and his arm bones exploded like bamboo tubes!

He looked up at Chen Yuan, his eyes filled with utter horror and despair.

In the next instant, Chen Yuan seized the opportunity to grab his broken arm bone and shoved him forward!

puff!

The broken arm bone pierced Wang Feng's chest, going straight through his chest!

"what!"

Wang Feng let out a miserable scream, coughing up mouthfuls of blood, his eyes wide open, filled with endless resentment, before finally dying.

Then, Chen Yuan walked to the backyard of the Liu family and saw Liu Ruyan, who had a graceful figure, big breasts and a perky butt. Too lazy to waste words with her, he chopped her neck with a kitchen knife!

"You little brat...you're really ruthless!"

Liu Ruyan died of resentment.

She never expected that the boy she took the exam with during the day would be such a ruthless person!

At this point, the entire Liu family was wiped out!

Not a single one was left.

Along with the head of the law enforcement department who was at the banquet at the Liu family's residence and plotted to eliminate him, as well as more than ten law enforcement guards, all perished.

As for the Liu family, young and old, he didn't see a single one. Although Chen Yuan found it strange, he didn't investigate further.

He breathed a sigh of relief, finally feeling at ease.

Chen Yuan walked into the living room again, looking at the mess on the floor, covered in blood, and then glancing at the intact table in the corner.

There were several plates of food that were still intact on top.

Remembering how greedy Nuomi usually is, I started packing the food.

The aroma of the roast duck and roast chicken was so enticing that he couldn't help but swallow hard.

"Let's not eat now. Let's go back and eat with Nuomi and Uncle Lu."

He resisted the urge to devour the food, packed it up properly, and then began to loot the corpse for valuables.

This search yielded an unexpected surprise... dozens of Moon Silver coins and several thousand Star Copper coins.

The currency here is a magical energy stone, which comes in three types: Yang Gold, Moon Silver, and Star Copper.

The exchange rate is 1 to 100.

Their magic lies in their ability to suppress the demonic and malevolent spirits within the body for a short period of time.

Furthermore, it possesses pure spiritual energy from the sun, moon, and stars, which humans can use for cultivation.

Therefore, these currencies are still incredibly valuable resources.

"With this money, Xiao Nuomi will be overjoyed, and the ten thousand star coppers that Wang Feng swallowed can also be considered recovered..."

A smile crept onto Chen Yuan's youthful lips, and then he set fire to the Liu family mansion.

Illuminated by the raging flames, he carried the packed food and money, turned around, and left this place of trouble.

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"Lord Guardian, Granny Black Mountain..."

On his way home, Chen Yuan narrowed his eyes, the conversation he had overheard at the Liu family's house echoing in his mind.

The fact that the Director of the Law Enforcement Department colluded with Granny Heishan must have been with the tacit approval of the town garrison commander of Wuqiao.

Even, participation.

"I still can't feel completely at ease..."

Chen Yuan muttered to himself, his gaze fixed on the direction of Black Mountain, then glancing at the location of the Wuqiao Town government office.

However, considering my current strength, it seems a bit presumptuous of me to go and take on the task of managing the town government office!

He shook his head. "Never mind, let's go back first. Nuomi must be hungry..."

Having made his decision, Chen Yuan suppressed the turmoil in his heart and quickened his pace to return.

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When he returned to Qingshan Village, Lu Chengfeng had returned to normal, except for a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth.

"You're back?"

Lu Chengfeng nodded to Chen Yuan, his gaze falling on the package in his hand, and asked in a deep voice, "Did it go smoothly?"

"Yeah, it went pretty smoothly."

Chen Yuan said calmly, "The whole family cooperated very well, and they were all very well-behaved."

"That's good."

Lu Chengfeng took the food from his hands, turned and walked towards the kitchen, his deep voice echoing...

"Go wash off the blood and change into clean clothes. I'll heat up some food and make some soup to help you recover."

Chen Yuan nodded.

"Brother Ayuan!"

Just then, Little Nuomi, who had heard the commotion, hopped out and stretched out her chubby little hands, her eyes sparkling with excitement.

"Give."

Chen Yuan handed her all the silver and copper coins he had looted from the Liu family.

Little Nuomi's eyes lit up like stars. She quickly told him to wash up, then grabbed the money and ran back to her room to count it.

Chen Yuan smiled and walked into the adjacent bathroom.

After washing off the bloodstains, he changed into the clothes that Xiao Nuomi had prepared for him.

The clothes were a bit worn, but they were clean and had a faint scent of vanilla.

After getting dressed, he returned to his room.

Although the mud-brick house was simple, it was divided into three small rooms, enough for the three of them to each have a room.

Outside, there was a makeshift kitchen and a bathroom, which barely provided shelter from the wind and rain.

Chen Yuan's room was even simpler, with only a bed and a set of bedding, nothing else.

But the house was always kept clean and tidy, without a speck of dust, which was obviously because Xiao Nuomi came to clean it every day.

A feeling of satisfaction and warmth welled up inside me.

Having been in this world for a year, he now feels at home here.

Before the food was fully heated, Chen Yuan sat cross-legged on the bed and began his daily cultivation.

"Binding Dragon Fighting Technique" is a combat skill taught to him by Lu Chengfeng, specializing in close combat.

The "Mysterious Yellow Righteous Qi Technique" is a basic breathing exercise used to temper the body and absorb spiritual energy.

Regarding cultivation, Chen Yuan currently only knows four realms from Lu Chengfeng:

The Spiritual Aperture Realm, the Dharma Body Realm, the Yellow Court Realm, and the Purple Mansion Realm.

He silently recited the incantation of the Xuanhuang Zhengqi Jue taught by Lu Chengfeng, and his mind gradually sank into cultivation.

"Heaven and earth possess righteous energy, and the universe contains profound mystery."

"Its vastness pierces the sun and moon, its fierceness breaks through the eight directions."

"With muscles and bones condensed into a powerful force, fists and palms can shatter the heavens."

"No one can escape in close combat; the battle shakes the heavens and earth."

……

With the incantation flowing through his mind, Chen Yuan slowly activated the spiritual apertures around his body, beginning to absorb the spiritual energy between heaven and earth.

In an instant, the spiritual energy between heaven and earth surged like a tide, frantically converging towards his body!

The commotion was so great that it far exceeded the extraordinary phenomena observed during ordinary cultivation.

In the kitchen next door, Lu Chengfeng, who was chopping meat, suddenly stopped chopping meat with a thud.

He suddenly looked up, staring in the direction of Chen Yuan's room, his eyes filled with unprecedented horror and shock.

"Opening ten spiritual apertures grants a level one talent, opening twenty grants a level two talent..."

Lu Chengfeng muttered to himself, his voice trembling with barely concealed fear.

"Opening ninety spiritual apertures constitutes level nine talent, making one a prodigy of the human race."

"One hundred spiritual apertures, level ten talent—in the ancient records of the Sword-Holding Society, this is already considered an unparalleled prodigy..."

His gaze was fixed on Chen Yuan's room, his heart churning with turmoil:

"This kid, in just one year, has transformed all 361 acupoints in his body into spiritual apertures..."

"Then how should his talent be defined?"

Level 36 talent? Or... max level talent?

"Is this a peerless prodigy, or... a super freak?"

Lu Chengfeng clicked his tongue in amazement.

The shock in my heart lingered for a long time.