In that instant, his pupils shrank violently!

In those pupils, there was a figure drawing closer and closer, along with a fist mang that felt like the descent of the god of death!

Gao Hongfu knew he had already lost, that there was no hope, but instinct still made him marshal the last remnants of his True Yuan to block!

Yet as expected, just as within expectations, that fist smashed solidly into Gao Hongfu's body!

Just like the First Elder and Second Elder before him, he too was sent flying backward, a mouthful of fresh blood spraying out and instantly dyeing the void red!

A moment later, accompanied by a thunderous boom, Gao Hongfu's body slammed straight into the ground!

The remaining core members of the Gao Family were utterly dumbfounded, eyes vacant, scalps tingling!

The Family Head actually lost!

More than just lost—he died on the spot!

Is this real?!

They didn't dare believe it, but that somewhat mangled corpse said it all!

Too terrifying, simply too frightening!

Especially when that young man walked toward them; they even forgot to run, just stood there in a daze!

"Is there anyone else who wants to make a move?"

Su Chen asked calmly.

Keep fighting?

How could that be possible!

The Family Head and the three Great Elders were all dead; what did they have left to fight with?

Aside from going to their deaths, there wouldn't be a second outcome!

"Thud!"

Suddenly, a middle‑aged man dropped to his knees on the ground:

"Young Master Su, I beg you, please spare us. From now on, the Gao Family is willing to submit to you!"

Immediately, the others also knelt down, voicing their willingness to pledge allegiance!

They had no choice; they had to save their lives now!

"Loyalty to me? I don't need it."

Su Chen shook his head as he spoke. Truth be told, he really didn't care about the Gao Family's allegiance.

Hearing this, the hearts of the Gao Family members all trembled!

Could it be this young man was so ruthless that he wouldn't rest until he exterminated the Gao Family?!

Just then, Su Chen spoke again:

"As long as you don't come looking for trouble with me in the future, I won't make things hard for you."

Su Chen was not a bloodthirsty person in the end; his main purpose in coming today was to put an end to this trouble.

He believed that in the future, as long as the Gao Family people hadn't had their brains kicked by a donkey, they shouldn't come looking for trouble with him again, and of course they wouldn't dare cause trouble for the Leng Family, especially Leng Ning!

That was enough!

Sure enough, once Su Chen said this, the remaining core members of the Gao Family felt as if they'd heard celestial music. They hurriedly declared they would not, and some even began to swear vicious oaths!

No nonsense—if they didn't show their stance now, then when were they going to?

After all, no one wanted to die!

They all had the same thought: no matter what happened in the future, this young man was someone they absolutely could not afford to provoke!

Su Chen nodded slightly and turned to leave. He had already given these people a chance!

If anyone still wanted to try something, they couldn't blame him for what came next!

Seeing Su Chen finally leave, the people of the Gao Family exhaled in unison, as if they had just taken a trip to the gates of hell!

Indeed, if that young man had really decided to slaughter them just now, they simply had no capacity to resist!

...

After Su Chen left, he naturally returned to the inn and continued his cultivation!

Right now, what he was cultivating was of course spiritual power. After four days, his spiritual power rose another rank, reaching the sixtieth tier!

"It's time to slightly raise my own realm."

Su Chen thought to himself, then took out a piece of Red Mysterious Stone from the Cangyue Ring and held it in his palm!

When he began circulating the Nine Yang Divine Technique, the True Essence Aura contained within the Red Mysterious Stone immediately streamed continuously into his body!

In just three days, his cultivation went from Third Turn Cave Void Realm up to Fourth Turn!

This result delighted him; as expected, the effect of this Red Mysterious Stone was quite a bit better than Spiritual Grade Pills!

Because at his current level, if he took a Spiritual Grade Pill, he would need at least five or six days to raise a minor realm!

Comparing the two, the difference was obvious!

Although cultivation would get harder later on and he would need more and more Red Mysterious Stones, he wasn't worried!

Right now he had more than four thousand pieces of Red Mysterious Stone. Without a doubt, these Red Mysterious Stones could help his cultivation soar by a large margin!

Just thinking about it made him a little excited!

However, he didn't continue cultivating the Nine Yang Divine Technique, but instead began comprehending the second move of the Dayan Sword Technique again!

A few hours later, he slightly furrowed his brows!

It wasn't that things were going poorly; it was that they were going too smoothly!

"Zi Mei, why do I feel that when I comprehend or study something now, my speed seems much faster than before?"

Su Chen asked out loud.

In fact, it wasn't just the Dayan Sword Technique; when he'd been studying the Chapter of Medical of the Laws Forbidden Tome some time ago, he'd felt the same way!

Zi Mei pondered for a moment, then spoke:

"This should be related to the increase in your spiritual power. The effects brought about by enhanced spiritual power are comprehensive!"

Su Chen nodded at her words; this was just what he'd suspected!

Thinking it through carefully, it wasn't hard to understand. It was like someone working during the daytime when their energy was at its peak, compared to forcing themselves to work late at night after a tiring day—the efficiency was naturally worlds apart!

Although Su Chen was already far ahead of ordinary Martial Artists in this regard, he was still human. As long as you're human, you experience fatigue; that's unavoidable!

And the effect brought by spiritual power was to keep his entire mind in a state of utmost clarity for long periods of time!

Naturally, the speed at which he comprehended things increased dramatically!

"By the way, Zi Mei, just who exactly are you?"

Since they were chatting anyway, Su Chen couldn't help asking again.

"When the time comes, you'll naturally know."

As expected, Zi Mei still gave the same answer as before.

"Then when does this so‑called 'time' count as having arrived?"

Su Chen asked again.

"That depends on you."

Zi Mei's reply was still full of mystery!

Su Chen was speechless once more; there was just no way to keep this conversation going, was there!

After that, he planned to continue comprehending the Dayan Sword Technique, when at that moment, the Sound Transmission Talisman began to vibrate!

It was that little girl Nangong Xi!

"Su Chen, there's an auction in the Imperial City the day after tomorrow. Let's go take a look together!"

Nangong Xi's somewhat expectant voice came from the Sound Transmission Talisman.

"Alright."

Su Chen replied. He didn't even need to think to know that what she was talking about was that auction the Zijin Auction House was holding that An Ruyan had told him about earlier!

Honestly, after hearing An Ruyan's description, he was quite looking forward to this auction!

Maybe he really could gain something from it!

...

Over the next two days or so, Su Chen spent most of his time on studying the second move of the Dayan Sword Technique and the "Chapter of Medical" of the Laws Forbidden Tome!

Although his comprehension speed had greatly increased now, the Dayan Sword Technique was, after all, a Divine Skill. Wanting to fully grasp it so quickly just wasn't realistic!

As for the Chapter of Medical, that would require even more time!