Taking out these ten top-grade spirit stones, Chu Tianbai's heart almost shattered.
He didn't have many top-grade spirit stones on hand, and now he had to give them away to Chu Jingzhuo for nothing, he nearly gagged himself to death.
But he could only endure it!
What he didn't expect was that even after he had taken out this much, Ke Chongbo was still not satisfied.
"Just this little bit of compensation? Are you joking with me?"
If not for knowing that Ke Chongbo was not easy to mess with, Chu Tianbai would've already started cursing.
"Just this little"?!
This was already a lot, okay!
Flames of fury surged in his heart, but Chu Tianbai still had to squeeze out a smile, "Young Master Ke, w-we're just a small household, of course we can't compare to Changtian Sect. This is the greatest sincerity we can bring out."
Whether it was or not, he had to say it was.
He couldn't possibly really take out all the treasures he kept at the bottom of his chest, right?
He wasn't stupid!
Looking at these ten pretty top-grade spirit stones, Ke Chongbo curled his lip in disdain. "Just this bit of family property, and you're still so arrogant and pleased. I thought your Chu Family was piled up out of spirit crystals!"
Spirit crystals were the upgraded version of spirit stones.
If spirit stones were still used as currency, spirit crystals practically didn't circulate on the market.
Even thousands of spirit stones couldn't be exchanged for one spirit crystal.
Hearing Ke Chongbo's ridicule, an old mouthful of blood clogged in Chu Tianbai's chest.
He stiffly forced out a smile and mocked himself, "Of course we don't have that, we don't have that kind of ability…"
"I know you don't have that ability." Ke Chongbo glanced at him. "That's why I'm curious about where you get the face to think Ah Zhuo wants to snatch your things?"
Ke Chongbo snorted, looking at them with ridicule, "Ah Zhuo's future is boundless, with a powerful Master and sect, and he's already a Golden Core. Why would he look at your three melons and two dates?"
He ridiculed the Chu Family crowd without scruples.
The Chu Family members' faces looked ugly, who wanted to be ridiculed?
So what if it was Changtian Sect! Isn't it just good reincarnation?
"—W-wait!"
Someone suddenly cried out in alarm, "What did you say? What Golden Core?!"
Had they misheard, or had Ke Chongbo misspoken?
The others also came back to their senses. Their eyes widened abruptly, expressions horrified.
Even Tan Fangjun's mind trembled.
Chu Jingzhuo was a Golden Core?!
Impossible, how old was he?!
Seeing everyone's incredulous expressions, Ke Chongbo instead became proud, "Yeah, Ah Zhuo is a Golden Core, what about it?"
"Impossible!" Chu Tianbai also reacted and immediately exclaimed, not daring to believe it, "Absolutely impossible!"
Chu Jinglin's reaction was no better, he was even more agitated, "You're talking nonsense! How could he be a Golden Core!"
How old was Chu Jingzhuo!
The others were breathing rapidly, faces flushed, incomparably stirred up.
A twenty-year-old Golden Core? That's too absurd!
Most of the people present were basically forty or fifty, and not every one of them had Golden Core cultivation.
Chu Jingzhuo was only twenty, how could he already be in Golden Core?!
Moreover, wasn't his spiritual root damaged before?
Facing the crowd's suspicion and shock, Ke Chongbo was very pleased, as if he himself were Chu Jingzhuo, and said proudly, "I'm not talking nonsense. Ah Zhuo is already a Golden Core—a twenty-year-old Golden Core!"
"You're all making such a fuss. Isn't this very normal?" He even flicked his sleeve, striking the pose of a lofty expert.
Seeing him so proud yet calm, Chu Jingzhuo's group looked at each other.
Back when Ke Chongbo learned they were in Golden Core, he almost lost his balance and fell to the ground.
And now, he's mocking the others instead.
The crowd who was mocked by him was still in a state of manic excitement.
A twenty-year-old Golden Core!
This was a twenty-year-old Golden Core!
Back when Chu Tianling became Golden Core at thirty, the whole Chu Family was shaken.
A thirty-year-old Golden Core was already an extremely talented existence.
Once one was Golden Core, would Nascent Soul still be far?
After becoming Nascent Soul, the later Spirit Severing and Soul Transformation were also hopeful!
Although the path upward was increasingly difficult nowadays, and an Fusion Stage Ancestor hadn't appeared for many years, at least there was hope!
And now, Chu Tianling's son had actually become Golden Core at twenty!
This was simply a genius among geniuses!
They had never heard of anyone who could become Golden Core at twenty!
—Don't even talk about Golden Core. Chu Jinglin only established his Foundation at twenty-one and was already a recognized genius!
With Golden Core at this age, did they even need to imagine the broad road ahead?!
The Chu Family crowd was about to go crazy.
With such a prodigious seedling, would the Chu Family still need to worry about future development?
The Chu Family had hope!
However, the Chu Family's wild joy froze bit by bit when they saw Chu Jingzhuo's indifferent expression.
When they remembered the grievances between Chu Jingzhuo and the Chu Family, their expressions became completely petrified.
What did Chu Jingzhuo having such strength have to do with their Chu Family?
Standing opposite them, Chu Jingzhuo could clearly see the change in the Chu Family's expressions.
Watching them finally come to their senses, their excited ecstasy turning into disappointment and regret, the corner of his lips hooked into a mocking arc.
Back when his father was targeted and framed, they didn't speak up; when he was harmed, they didn't speak up either. Now that he had become Golden Core, they wanted a share in the glory?
Too late!
Qin Yiwei nudged Chu Jingzhuo with her elbow and laughed softly, "Didn't expect Brother Bo to be pretty good at this."
Chu Jingzhuo chuckled, "Yeah."
They also understood why Ke Chongbo had mentioned Chu Jingzhuo's strength.
Look, weren't the Chu Family's reactions spectacular?
Don't even mention the Chu Family, even Tan Fangjun was full of regret!
At this moment, he bitterly regretted his earlier interference.
He had stepped in because Chu Tianbai said that Chu Jingzhuo had joined a small sect, not worth mentioning.
But unexpectedly, Ke Chongbo actually stood up for Chu Jingzhuo!
Even more unexpectedly, Chu Jingzhuo was actually a twenty-year-old Golden Core!
His aptitude was even better than Ke Chongbo's!
When Ke Chongbo became a Golden Core at twenty-five, the entire sect inside and out celebrated for several days!
And Chu Jingzhuo had actually become Golden Core at twenty!
This was even more of a genius than Ke Chongbo!
And to have such strength, Chu Jingzhuo absolutely couldn't be a disciple of a small sect!
What small sect could produce such a stunning genius?
Only a large sect could raise such a genius!
Moreover, Ke Chongbo had also said that Chu Jingzhuo had a very powerful sect and Master.
Thinking of this, Tan Fangjun decisively rushed to stand before Chu Jingzhuo, then slapped himself hard.
Smack!
The crisp sound of the slap jolted everyone awake.
Chu Jingzhuo was also stunned by this slap. He had just thought Tan Fangjun was going to make a move on him and had barely set up a defensive posture when the other party slapped himself, leaving him completely dumbfounded.
"Young Master Chu, I'm sorry, I, Old Tan failed to recognize Mount Tai. Please don't hold it against me!"
Tan Fangjun fawned with a smiling face full of flattery and pleading, entirely unlike his earlier arrogance.
As he spoke, he also pulled out a heap of items from his storage pouch, "These are gifts of apology for Young Master Chu. I hope you will accept them!"
Looking at the pile of items before them, Chu Jingzhuo and the others fell silent.
Truly, able to bend and stretch!