"Second Prince!" 

Bai Lao was startled, and reached out his hand to support Chu Tian, who was crumbling. 

"Don't worry, I'm fine." There was a trace of sadness in Chu Tian's eyes, he waved his hand to reject the kindness of Bai Lao, and at the same time his eyes swept the ground, "Bai Lao, arrange for people to clean the ground!" 

"Okay." 

Bai Lao With a sigh, he shook his head, and immediately began to arrange for people to quickly clean up the filth on the ground. 

Chu Tian walked alone under a willow tree nearby, sat down with his knees crossed, and closed his eyes. 

"Three days later, Xi Shui, Chu Xi, get engaged, has it really come to this stage..." Chu 

Tian whispered, and the scenes of the past flashed in his mind. 

Su Xishui was born in the Su family, which is second only to the Chu family in Qianyang County. His father was the current head of the Su family, Su Shilun. 

Not only does he have a distinguished status, but at a young age, he has a slim appearance, like a hibiscus, and his cultivation talent is not weak at all. Among the disciples of the Qianyang County family, there are many suitors. 

Before, when Chu Tian's amazing talent was still there, the two got along almost every day and practiced together. They were regarded as a pair of golden boys and girls by the entire Hou Mansion, and they were a perfect match. 

It's a pity that later, as Chutian fell down step by step, the contact between the two became less and less, and they haven't seen each other for more than half a year. 

Chutian didn't know whether the other party actively chose to stay away from him, or was forced to stay away from him under the pressure of his family. 

No matter what the situation is, the relationship between him and Su Xishui is already impossible. 

Thinking of this, there was a faint pain in his heart. 

Chu Tian knew that Chu Xi had secretly admired Su Xishui for a long time, and it is not surprising that the two are now engaged. 

And this engagement, the reason why it was called Chutian, I am afraid it is also a demonstration of Chu Xi, or even humiliation. 

After a long while, Chu Tian exhaled, opened his eyes, and glanced down at his chest, which was dyed blood red. 

After defeating Chu Li with one punch just now, his cultivation fell from the third level of the body-refinement stage to the second-level of the body-refinement stage, which did not exceed his expectations. 

Because this has happened once before. 

That was more than a year ago, when he and a disciple of an aristocratic family in the city started. Although he successfully defeated the opponent, his cultivation level also dropped from the sixth level of the body-refinement realm to the fifth level of the body-refinement level. 

After that, he became a lot more cautious, and he never fought anyone easily. 

Today, because of a moment of anger, he started hands with Chu Li, and as a result, his cultivation level fell from the third level of the body-refinement realm to the second-level of the body-refinement level. I am afraid that in six months at most, his cultivation level will completely disappear and become a mortal. . 

"It's impossible. As long as you find the reason why your cultivation base keeps falling, you will definitely find a corresponding solution!" 

Chu Tian clenched his fists, his eyes full of determination. 

Reason tells him that it is impossible for a person's cultivation to fall down for no reason. There must be a reason. As long as the reason is found, there must be a solution. 

half a year! 

He still has half a year to solve his own problems, otherwise once he becomes a mortal, he may never be able to cultivate again. 

After half an hour, Bai Lao and others had cleaned up the scene, Chu Tian boarded the carriage again, and led the convoy away from the Hou residence. 

In the middle of the night, there is no sound. 

A black mansion in the central area of Qianyanghou Mansion is brightly lit. 

"What! You were kicked out by that trash Chutian, and your silver bow was snatched away!" 

A short-haired young man with a handsome face and a sturdy figure stood up and stared at Chu Li dissatisfiedly. 

Chu Li's face was pale, his head was drooping, his hands were hanging by his side, like a child who had made a mistake. 

The short-haired young man in front of him is his elder brother, Chu Xi, the prince of the Hou Mansion, and the future Marquis of Qianyang! 

"It shouldn't be, the dose of the poison was enough, how can the third guy fight even more and beat the second one with one punch..." 

After the attack, Chu Xi turned his head and looked out the window, his brows furrowed, and he lowered his voice. murmured. 

"Is the dose of the poison enough?" 

Chu Li heard Chu Xi's murmur, his face changed suddenly, his hair stood on end in an instant, and he shuddered. 

He leaned closer and stared at Chu Xi: "Brother, could it be that Chu Tian's cultivation base keeps falling, is it really caused by your secret poisoning?" In the 

Hou Mansion, there had long been private rumors that Chu Tian was secretly attacked by someone. Poison, the person who poisoned it was probably Chu Xi, or even the lady Hou Ye, who had always been hostile to Chu Tian. 

However, this kind of rumor lacks conclusive evidence, and slowly no one believes it. 

"Humph! Of course it wasn't me, the poisoner was someone else." Chu Xi smiled coldly, and then looked at Chu Li with warning eyes, "Keep the poisoning secret, and never reveal 

it!" "Understood! " 

Chu Li hurriedly nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, smiling frequently. 

In his opinion, even if his eldest brother did not do the poisoning himself, he could never get rid of it, and even his mother might be involved. 

Big brother is worthy of being a big brother, the method is cruel! 

After knowing that Chu Tian had been deeply poisoned and it was difficult to get rid of it, the stuffy air that accumulated in Chu Li's chest finally disappeared. 

"Chutian, three days later, I will let you watch me and the woman you love get engaged. That must be very pleasant." After a 

while, the corners of Chu Xi's mouth showed a hint of gloom. 

... 

At the same time, in a dilapidated house on the edge of the Hou residence.

The candles flickered, and the light and dark were uncertain. 

Chu Tian sat cross-legged on the wooden bed, his eyes were tightly closed, his hands were clenched, and he secretly tried to run his main practice "Tongyuan Wujing". 

It's a pity that after running it several times in a row, several key positions in Chu Tian's body were firmly blocked, and Ling Yuan could not pass through at all. 

After a while, Chu Tian gritted his teeth, a ruthless expression appeared on his face, took a deep breath, and used all his strength to push the exercise. 

Just after a breath. 

puff! 

Chu Tian spat out a mouthful of blood, his face was pale and extremely ugly, and his spirit instantly slumped. 

"Cough cough... boy, remind you, your attempt is no different from courting death!" 

Suddenly, an unfamiliar old voice sounded in the room. 

"Who! Who is talking!" 

Ignoring his own injury, Chu Tian stood up all of a sudden, looked vigilant, turned his head quickly, and swept his sharp eyes around. 

However, besides him, there is no other person in the room! 

"Boy, don't look, I'm right in front of you." 

Just when Chu Tian rubbed his eyebrows, thinking that he was too tired and had hallucinations, the old voice sounded again. 

Chu Tian immediately looked at the broken knife that was entangled in layers beside the bed. 

In the next breath, he picked up the broken knife and quickly untied the layers of sackcloth wrapped around the surface, revealing the true face of the broken knife. 

This is a gray-black broken knife, the only remaining part is less than one-third of the complete blade, and there are faint dark lines on the surface of the blade, which looks inconspicuous at all. 

This knife was bought by Chutian from a stall in the early years. Apart from cutting iron like mud and being sharp enough, there is nothing strange about it. 

Swish! 

At the moment when the broken knife revealed its true face, the phantom of an old man in black robes jumped out. The old man's hair was gray, and the roots were like silk. 

"What!" 

Chu Tian was startled, dropped the broken knife, and took a few steps back. 

"Tool Spirit!" 

After a while, two words popped out of Chu Tian's mouth, and an ecstatic expression appeared on Chu Tian's face. 

Artifact spirits are legendary things. Only very high-level weapons can give birth to artifact spirits. 

Chu Tian never imagined that a broken knife that he had picked up at random would actually hide a tool spirit inside. From this, we can see that the complete broken knife must be an earth-shattering weapon! 

Snapped! 

The illusory old man raised his hand and snapped his fingers, then said with a smile: "That's right, but unfortunately there is no reward." 

"Senior, what should I call you?" 

Due to the great joy and sorrow over the years, Chu Tian's mind has matured a lot, and soon Restoring calm, he bowed his hands to the phantom old man. 

The illusory old man stroked his beard and said lightly, "You can call me Ba Lao." 

"Junior Chu Tian, I have seen Ba Lao!" Chu Tian hurriedly saluted the other party, and immediately remembered the other party's reminder, "Ba Lao I just said that forcibly running the exercises is no different from courting death, what the hell is going on?" 

"Hehe, boy, you are really stupid, you are already poisoned, and forcibly running the exercises will only speed up the spread of toxins and make your cultivation more difficult. In order to lose quickly, he will completely become a mortal within a month, and he will not even live to be twenty years old in the future!" 

A sneer appeared on Ba Lao's face. 

"What, poisoning!" 

Chu Tian was struck by lightning in an instant. 

It's not that he didn't think that he might be poisoned, but he visited so many masters and famous doctors, and no one detected that he was poisoned. 

Thinking of this, Chu Tian raised his own question. 

"Hehe, those quack doctors know shit, you are a vicious Spirit Essence Gu, which cannot be detected by ordinary methods!" 

Ba Lao said with a look of disdain. 

Immediately, his deep gaze swept across Chu Tian's whole body, and sighed: "Tsk tsk, at least nine key positions in your body are occupied by the spirit essence Gu. It seems that the poisoner hates you to the bone..." 

" Nine places!" 

Chu Tian shivered involuntarily. 

No wonder his cultivation has been going backwards all these years. No matter how hard he cultivates, he can't stop it. The lost cultivation has all been swallowed up by the spirit essence Gu in his body. 

As for who was behind such a vicious hand, the answer is not difficult to guess. 

Among the Hou Mansion, the one who hated him the most, besides the Hou Mansion Lady, there were also his sons Chu Xi and Chu Li. 

It's just that Chu Tian has always been cautious, he can't figure out how the other party poisoned him silently. 

"Also ask Ba Lao to save me!" 

Chu Tian was half-knelt on the ground with a sincere expression on his face. 

Since Ba Lao can see at a glance that he has been hit by the spirit essence Gu, there must be a solution. It is not too much for him to give this big gift to the other party. 

"It's not impossible for the old man to save you, but the old man has one condition. Only if you agree and make an oath of heaven, the old man will save you!" Ba Lao 

said seriously. 

"Senior, please tell me!" 

Chu Tian hurriedly spoke, as if the drowning man had grabbed a life-saving straw. Even if the other party asked him to pick the stars and embrace the moon, he had to bite the