27: Chapter 27 Late Stage of Soul Condensation

Sun Family Martial Arts Hall.

Sun Lingyue came to the inner courtyard with red, swollen eyes.

She said in a sorrowful tone, "Father, has the murderer who killed Senior Brother Lu not been found yet?"

Master Sun Changming looked at his daughter, whose eyes were red and swollen from crying, and sighed helplessly, "Lingyue, I have already sent out most of the Disciples, and I have also contacted the government office to arrest the murderer!"

Among his six Personal Disciples, he regarded Chen Wu as his successor, but the one he admired the most was Lu Jianfei.

This young Disciple not only had good talent but also possessed high Comprehension Ability.

In the future, it was very likely that he would reach the Bone Refining Realm.

Coupled with the fact that his daughter also liked Lu Jianfei, he even planned to arrange the marriage between Lu Jianfei and his daughter after a while.

Never did he expect that at this critical juncture, Lu Jianfei would be brutally murdered.

This made him very angry.

He had personally gone to the scene to investigate, but he did not find any clues related to Lu Jianfei's death.

"Those guys in the government office, other than lining their pockets, how could they possibly find the murderer!" Sun Lingyue snorted coldly, "No, I cannot let Senior Brother Lu die in vain; I want to find the murderer myself!"

"Nonsense!"

Master Sun Changming rebuked, "First, you don't know how to investigate a case; second, your cultivation is only at the Early Stage of Flesh Refining. What use would it be if you went?"

"I don't care, I am going!"

After throwing down these words, Sun Lingyue ran straight out.

"Sigh!"

Master Sun Changming sighed helplessly and sent someone to call the chief steward over.

"Junior Brother, that child Lingyue insists on investigating the murderer herself. I am worried, so you should go and watch over her in secret!" Master Sun Changming said to the chief steward who had arrived.

Indeed, the chief steward of the martial arts hall was his Junior Brother.

He was the second-generation master of the Sun Family Martial Arts Hall.

The first-generation master was his father.

Back then, his father only took in five Personal Disciples, and that was including him.

Because he inherited the martial arts hall, the other Senior Brothers and Junior Brothers had left the hall; only the Junior Brother with whom he had the best relationship remained and had been serving as the chief steward of the martial arts hall.

His status in the martial arts hall was second only to his.

"Very well, Senior Brother!"

Zhuo Changlin naturally would not refuse, and after agreeing, he left rapidly.

On the other side.

Sun Lingyue, who had run out of the martial arts hall, felt somewhat lost.

She said she wanted to track down the murderer.

But for a moment, she did not know where to start investigating.

Thus, she could only run around like a headless chicken.

This left Zhuo Changlin, who was watching her from the shadows, speechless.

Unknowingly, Sun Lingyue, feeling a bit hungry, arrived at Yuquan Street.

After entering a restaurant.

Seeing Chen Hu sitting at a table eating, an idea suddenly occurred to Sun Lingyue.

Thus, she walked straight toward Chen Hu.

However, when she arrived in front of Chen Hu, she did not know how to speak.

In the past, she had looked down upon Gang members like Chen Hu, always wearing a cold face whenever she saw them.

"Young Miss Sun, do you need something?"

Chen Hu asked, seeing Sun Lingyue standing by his table, silent and looking somewhat conflicted.

"Chen Hu, my Senior Brother Lu Jianfei was murdered, and I want you to help me find the murderer!"

Sun Lingyue said.

Hearing this, Chen Hu's expression changed slightly: "Young Miss Sun, it is not that I do not want to help you, but this matter is something that a Gang leader like me cannot afford to get involved in!"

"Why?"

Sun Lingyue frowned, feeling somewhat displeased.

Chen Hu said: "Young Miss Sun, your Senior Brother Lu was a Martial Artist at the Refining Flesh Mid-Stage, right? What kind of person could kill him?"

After a pause, Chen Hu continued: "At the very least, they must be at the Late Stage of the Flesh Refining Realm, or even the Tendon Refining Realm. And me? I am only at the Late Skin Refining Stage, and my subordinates have even lower cultivation. Who would dare to investigate such a fierce existence?"

"Moreover, the other party killed a Personal Disciple and used the most vicious method of torture, clearly provoking the Sun Family Martial Arts Hall."

"Think about it, if the other party didn't have the strength, would they dare to provoke your Sun Family Martial Arts Hall?"

"I even suspect that behind this murderer, there exists a powerhouse at the Late-stage Tendon Refining."

"The leader of my Fierce Tiger Gang is only at the Mid-stage Tendon Refining. Tell me, what reason would we have to get involved in this matter?"

"Even if I agreed to you, Young Miss Sun, I am afraid the higher-ups would order me to give up the investigation."

Hearing Chen Hu's analysis, Sun Lingyue nodded subconsciously: "I didn't expect you to have some brains."

"Young Miss Sun, you say that, but although I am in a Gang, it doesn't mean I am stupid!" Chen Hu said, somewhat speechless: "By the way, Young Miss Sun, have you eaten? Would you like to eat a few bites together?"

"In your dreams! Not everyone is qualified to dine with this Young Miss!"

Sun Lingyue said haughtily, turning around to go to another table and calling the waiter to order food.

Regarding this, Chen Hu just smiled and did not get angry.

He had crawled up from the bottom, so he was not that sensitive.

At the same time, he had a guess.

Could Lu Jianfei's brutal murder be related to the hidden treasure location within the Sun Family Martial Arts Hall?

If that were really the case, then the treasure hidden within the Sun Family Martial Arts Hall must be extraordinary.

After lunch.

Chen Hu left the restaurant directly.

Then, returning to his small courtyard, he disguised himself as a sallow-faced middle-aged man and walked quickly out of Changqing Ward.

Ever since he obtained the Pill Formula that day, he had been thinking about refining the soul nourishing pill.

However, to prevent any news from leaking out and revealing flaws, he had always disguised himself to purchase medicinal herbs.

Other medicinal herbs had all been purchased; only one main ingredient was missing.

After a short half-hour.

Chen Hu arrived at a pharmacy in Fuyun Ward.

"This gentleman has arrived; these are the medicinal herbs you wanted!" The shopkeeper, upon seeing Chen Hu, immediately took a box from the cabinet and handed it to Chen Hu.

After taking the box to check it, Chen Hu paid the remaining balance.

The medicinal herbs and the Pill Furnace were all prepared; he could start Alchemy tonight.

Evening.

After work, Chen Hu returned directly to his small courtyard.

He first spent some time processing the medicinal herbs.

Then he took out the clay pot and started a fire for Alchemy.

The Pill Formula recorded in detail the process of how to make the soul nourishing pill; he just needed to follow the instructions.

Moreover, he had the help of his Spiritual Sense, which could ensure that every step went without error.

It took more than an hour.

Chen Hu extinguished the fire and waited for a quarter of an hour.

Lifting the lid of the clay pot, he saw a lump of white medicinal paste inside.

He took out the medicinal paste and then rolled it into individual pills.

He obtained a total of 23 pills.

After putting the 23 Medicinal Pills away into a jade bottle, he took one out and consumed it.

After a while.

He felt wisps of clear Qi appearing in his mind.

Thus, he immediately activated the Spirit Refining Art to absorb it.

More than a quarter of an hour passed.

All the clear Qi was absorbed, and on the features of his Divine Soul, a blurry nose had appeared.

"The effect is not bad!"

Regarding this, Chen Hu was very satisfied and took out another soul nourishing pill to consume.

After refining three soul nourishing pills, the nose on the features of his Divine Soul became exceptionally clear.

He only needed to condense the two ears, and his Divine Soul Realm would reach the Late Stage of Soul Condensation.

Striking while the iron was hot.

Thus, Chen Hu consumed another soul nourishing pill and continued to Cultivate.

After consuming another seven soul nourishing pills, the two ears finally appeared.

The Divine Soul Realm also naturally stepped into the Late Stage of Soul Condensation.

The Realm improvement caused his Spiritual Sense range to double, reaching a radius of 400 meters.

Moreover, the strength of his Spiritual Sense also increased significantly.

Chen Hu tested it, and his Spiritual Sense could actually lift objects out of thin air, but the weight was limited; it could lift at most 10 jin.