Chen Zhi suddenly pulled out a dagger and violently stabbed it toward her chest!

"No!" the girl in her arms shrieked.

CLANG!

Chen Zhi used all her strength! The dagger plunged into the girl's chest!

"Haha! Let's die together, sisters! With you both dead, the Chen Family fortune will be mine!"

Chen Zhi let out a ferocious smile, then stabbed a few more times with the dagger before closing her eyes.

RIP!

In an instant, Chen Zhi's clothes shattered! Her skin was as tender and lustrous as jade, but now her flesh was torn and her bones were broken in several places.

"Sister!" the girl in her arms wailed in grief.

WHOOSH!

At that moment, Chen Zhi's body trembled. A mighty True Yuan surged within her, and in the blink of an eye, her cultivation soared from the Qi Refinement Realm to the Foundation Establishment Stage, and even seemed to have reached the Core Formation Stage!

"How... how is this possible..." Chen Zhi was dumbfounded. She felt as if she had switched bodies!

"Xiao Zhi, you've finally become a Golden Core Stage cultivator!"

"Sister! Sister, wake up!"

"Sister! Please, wake up!"

Cries of alarm and excitement came from nearby.

"This girl actually stepped into the Core Formation Stage!" From the ruins of the Chen Family estate, Chen Ze stared at Chen Zhi. His eyes swept over her, a greedy look on his face. "The spiritual veins in Chen Zhi's body are top-grade, at least! Such veins are perfect for a cultivation cauldron, hehe!"

With that, Chen Ze leaped into the ruins and walked toward Chen Zhi.

"Hm?"

However, just a few meters away from Chen Zhi, Chen Ze's expression changed. He noticed a strange young man had appeared in front of her.

"Hmph! Who are you? Get out of my way! Don't block my path, or I'll make sure you have no place to be buried!" Chen Ze glared at Chen Zheng and shouted angrily.

"Heh!"

Chen Zheng gave a nonchalant smile and casually snapped his fingers.

BOOM!

Chen Ze's body instantly exploded.

"Ah?"

"Ze'er! Ze'er, are you alright?"

The two girls stared in shock for a few seconds before screaming and jumping down from a second-floor window.

"Xiao Zhi, take these two to the hospital. When your mom wakes up, tell her that from now on, the Chen Corporation is yours. She doesn't need to worry about the family business being split up," Chen Zheng said nonchalantly.

"Chen Zhi..."

Chen Zhi mumbled the words Chen Zheng had just said, a look of realization dawning on her. She abruptly turned to face him.

"Am I... the elder sister?" she asked a very strange question.

"Yes," Chen Zheng answered.

"Then... Brother-in-law, what about you? Will you... will you come back?" Chen Zhi asked again.

"I will," Chen Zheng nodded.

"Sister... Brother-in-law... you..." A brilliant smile lit up Chen Zhi's face when she heard his answer, but it dimmed the very next second. "Don't let your grudges with Mom affect Xiao Qing and me. Don't drag our parents into this."

"I know," Chen Zheng nodded.

Chen Zhi paused again, took a deep breath, and after a moment of silence said, "Mom... Mom may not last much longer. She hopes you can keep her company."

With that, she released her hands.

THUMP!

She knelt straight down on the ground.

"Xiao Zhi... you..."

One of the sisters, watching this, was stunned.

SMACK!

Chen Zhi turned around, raised her right hand, and slapped the girl hard across the face.

"Chen Zhi! What are you doing?!"

"Are you crazy, Chen Zhi? What gives you the right to hit us?!"

"We're your own sisters! Have you forgotten that we picked you up from a trash heap?" the two girls screamed in anger.

"Picked up from a trash heap?" Chen Zhi sneered, slapping both girls hard across the face again. "Did you know that on the very day you found me, I made a vow? I swore that one day, I would step over you two wretches and ascend to the position of Family Head! I, Chen Zhi, am the sole heir of the Chen Family!"

"Chen Zhi! You're insane!"

"You're mad! We're your own sisters! Heaven will strike you down for this!" the two girls shrieked hysterically.

Chen Zhi scoffed once more. Ignoring the two girls, she gathered the unconscious Li Suae into her arms, swiftly retreated, and vanished into the night.

"Chen Zhi!"

After a few seconds of stunned silence, one girl screamed while the other wailed.

BOOM!

BOOM!

At that moment, two claps of thunder suddenly exploded above the ruins of the Chen Family estate.

"This is bad!"

"That girl, Chen Zhi, is about to undergo tribulation!"

"Quick, go help her!"

The Chen Family clanspeople in the estate looked up, their expressions changing.

"Xiao Zhi..."

"Xiao Zhi, you have to hold on!"

"Xiao Zhi, nothing can happen to you!" the Chen Family clanspeople exclaimed in shock.

WHOOSH!

The next moment, several Chen Family clanspeople rushed out of the estate. Two of them, one from the left and one from the right, flew toward the tribulation clouds in the sky.

"Chen Zhi! You wretched girl!"

Just then, a luxury car stopped outside the estate. A portly, middle-aged woman with a fleshy face ran hurriedly into the estate, followed by seven or eight brawny men in black suits.

"Madam! Madam, you're finally back! Please, save Xiao Zhi! She's... she's undergoing tribulation!" the two girls shouted as soon as they saw the woman.

"Undergoing tribulation? Hmph! It is a tradition in our Chen lineage that after reaching the Innate Realm, one must go through trials in the secular world to temper their Dao heart! Xiao Zhi, although our branch of the family can't compare to the main Chen Family, we also have businesses in the mundane world. Your gains from this experience will surely be immense! You must succeed in this tribulation!" the Family Head of the Chen lineage, Chen Ze, sneered with malicious glee.

"Chen Zhi! Did you hear that? Our family has businesses in the secular world, too! You just need to pass this heavenly tribulation, and the position of Family Head of the Chen Family will be yours!"

"Chen Zhi, this is your great opportunity!"

"If you miss this heavenly tribulation, you will never be able to cross that threshold, even if you become a True Immortal in the future!"

The other two girls chimed in, shouting as well.

"I understand."

Chen Zhi glanced at them, took a deep breath, and stepped forward, looking up at the sky. An expression of utter despair was already on her face.

RUMBLE!

However, just then, a peal of thunder roared across the sky above.

CRACKLE! CRACKLE!

Immediately after, the dark clouds churned, flashing with lightning as thunder rolled.

"This is..."

"A heavenly tribulation!"

"Xiao Zhi has actually triggered a heavenly tribulation!"

The people inside the estate were stunned for a moment, then burst into surprised exclamations.

BOOM!

At that same instant, a purple lightning bolt as thick as a bucket descended from the sky and slammed into Chen Zhi. She staggered and nearly fell, but she forcefully steadied herself, enduring the terrifying bolt of punishment.

"Haha! You passed the tribulation! Xiao Zhi, you succeeded! You'll soon be a Divinity Transformation Stage cultivator! Chen Zhi, you're truly formidable!"

Inside the estate, the two girls cheered with boundless excitement.

"Xiao Zhi, congratulations!"

"Xiao Zhi, from now on, you are the pride of our family!"

The Chen lineage clanspeople crowded around her.

"Hmph! Xiao Zhi's ability to pass the heavenly tribulation makes her our lineage's lucky star! I propose we celebrate tonight, everyone must attend!" Chen Ze also looked thrilled. After a moment's thought, he added, "No, that's wrong! She should be addressed as the Family Head!"

"Right!"

"Exactly!"

"Family Head!"

The clanspeople inside the estate cheered loudly.

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