Ordinary people offering gifts to Li Yingjie would always be declined, regardless of their worth, because he truly did not want to be indebted to anyone, but with Ye Chen's gift, he didn't want to decline it at all.

The Pure Yang Elixir, this was an exceptional medicinal pill, rarely seen in the entire world, able to aid a martial arts master in cultivation, the very divine medicine Li Yingjie had dreamt of, how could he refuse!

Li Yingjie was in the mid-stage of being a martial arts master, and even though he was currently vigorous, progress was hard to come by as his age was catching up, being able to lock in his qi and retain peak condition was already quite good!

But, with this Pure Yang Elixir, Li Yingjie could not only maintain his peak condition, but he could even go a step further, reaching the late stage of a martial arts master, perhaps even the pinnacle!

"Haha, this Pure Yang Elixir is only for giving, not for selling!" said Ye Chen upon seeing Li Yingjie hesitate, suddenly smiling. "However, Mr. Li, I'm not giving you this Pure Yang Elixir for nothing. I'm preparing to start an entertainment and film company, and I wish to invite you to join!

"Haha, so that's what this is about!" said Li Yingjie with a laugh. "I'm currently a free agent, so joining your company is no problem. But I've been out of this circle for many years. I'm an old man now, keeping up appearances is still okay, just please don't assign me any acting roles when the time comes!"

"Of course, I just want to use Mr. Li's prestige to boost our momentum, I will never interrupt your martial arts training!" Ye Chen promised readily, then he stuffed a bottle of the Pure Yang Elixir into his hand. "Take this Pure Yang Elixir; I, your junior brother, don't really have any wealth, so when you come to my company, I'm afraid you'll have to join for free!"

"Ye Chen, from now on you are my brother. Don't talk to me about money; talking about money hurts feelings!" said Li Yingjie, his hands trembling while holding the Pure Yang Elixir.

"Then let's agree on that, and no backing out!" Ye Chen said.

"Agreed!"

The collaboration between Ye Chen and Li Yingjie was negotiated in the simplest terms, which left all the onlookers utterly astounded!

Li Yingjie was an action superstar, internationally renowned, and although he had faded from the entertainment scene in recent years, his influence remained unquestionable. Ye Chen had given him just a small jade bottle, and it persuaded the star Li to work for him willingly. This was too legendary!

Upon hearing that Li Yingjie was joining their company, Zhang Xinlan was overtaken with joy. She and Ye Chen had just begun preparations for the company, and now, not only was the female anchor Li Yan joining, but a superstar like Li Yingjie was also coming aboard. This was like stepping onto the pinnacle of life!

"Li Yingjie, what is that pill, let me have a look!" exclaimed Liu Yingxiong suddenly.

"No look, no look, nothing to see here, these pills resemble sheep dung, what's there to see!" said Li Yingjie, tucking the Pure Yang Elixir into his chest, refusing to let go.

"Oh man, can't we just play nicely?" Liu Yingxiong cried out in a queer tone.

Having known Li Yingjie for many years, Liu Yingxiong was aware of his character. This was the first time he'd ever seen Li Yingjie so money-minded, which truly surprised him.

Could it be that the Pure Yang Elixir was an Immortal Pill?

The more Li Yingjie refused to show it, the more Liu Yingxiong wanted to see what it was all about, and so the two of them started to grapple with each other.

Seeing two of the entertainment industry's titan stars acting like children and roughhousing, Liu Shihua was stupefied. This was just unscientific!

"Ye Chen, that Pure Yang Elixir, what's it for?" Zhang Xinlan asked curiously.

"Yeah, yeah!" before Ye Chen could say anything, Liu Shihua also leaned in. "I remember you had all sorts of elixirs in those bottles and jars, for replenishing qi, nourishing the complexion, body sculpting, bring them all out!"

"I tossed all those miscellaneous pills, only these ones are left!" Ye Chen said. In fact, he had given all the other pills to Su Binglan.

Now, in Ye Chen's hands, there were only seventy or eighty Pure Yang Elixirs left, along with a few Strength God Elixirs; the rest had been given away.

The bottle of Pure Yang Elixir that Ye Chen gave to Li Yingjie didn't contain a full complement from a single batch, just seven or eight pills. A whole batch of Pure Yang Elixir was worth a fortune, which was why he wouldn't just give it away so freely.

"Ye Chen, you're not running some pyramid scheme, are you? Look at how you've got these two titan stars hooked. They're nearly coming to blows over it!" Liu Shihua said.

Ye Chen: "..."

Only Lin Ying maintained her composure, still as dignified and elegant as always, because she knew that Li Yingjie had actually gotten an enormous bargain. The Pure Yang Elixir was priceless, and even if it were just a few pills, they would have caused a frenzy if released to the outside world!

"Alright, I won't look anymore!" Liu Yingxiong, slightly out of breath, said. It was too much of a loss of face for him to quarrel with an old man in front of these younger people. "Ye Chen, what exactly is this Pure Yang Elixir? This old man once got his hands on an 800-year-old excellent blue and white porcelain piece, and I badgered him into giving it up. But now he's clinging to a broken jade bottle as if his life depended on it!"

"Mr. Liu, this Pure Yang Elixir has boundless uses. However, you don't need it right now!" Ye Chen said.

"I see," replied Liu Yingxiong, nodding his head, glancing at Li Yingjie. "Old Li, after all these decades of friendship, you play this game with me! A few worthless pills, was it worth it? Like I would compete with you for them?"

"What do you know, one bottle of what you call 'worthless pills' is worth more than those ten pieces of 800-year-old blue and white porcelain!" Li Yingjie retorted.

Liu Yingxiong was taken aback by this statement. That piece of 800-year-old blue and white porcelain was hard to find in the world and worth millions. It was a treasured rarity that Li Yingjie had reluctantly parted with. Now for him to say this was truly surprising.

In fact, Li Yingjie had not lied at all, though the blue and white porcelain was precious, it still circulated in the world, whereas he was seeing the Pure Yang Elixir for the first time in his life.

Blue and white porcelain was a plaything, while the Pure Yang Elixir could take Li Yingjie even further in his cultivation, naturally the values of the two couldn't be compared.

"Ye Chen, you've got to tell me, what exactly is this Pure Yang Elixir?" said Liu Yingxiong grumpily. "Seeing this old rascal's sleazy behavior really gets under my skin!"

Ye Chen: "..."

The elder superstar of the entertainment industry acted so adorably that it astounded both Zhang Xinlan and Liu Shihua.

"The Pure Yang Elixir contains a vast amount of Pure Yang energy," Ye Chen said, describing the characteristics of the Pure Yang Elixir in just a few words.

Indeed, the function of the Pure Yang Elixir is that simple: its primary purpose is to assist in cultivation!

However, martial arts masters are already superhuman. To enable such individuals to cultivate at an incredible speed is terrifying in itself!

"Is there more? I want one too!" Liu Yingxiong said.

"Brother Liu, you're really not suitable for this kind of elixir right now. You haven't even achieved the basic level of foundation, and without True Qi in your body, you won't be able to control the domineering power of the medicine!" Ye Chen shook his head. "Taking Pure Yang Elixir forcibly will only be harmful and not beneficial to you!"

"Exactly, Mr. Ye is right. Liu Yingxiong, you, an innate martial arts waste, would be degrading a treasure by taking the Pure Yang Elixir!" Li Yingjie added insult to injury for Liu Yingxiong. "Ye Chen, do you have more? If you do, give them to me, I can never have too many!"

"Li Yingjie, don't push me to turn against you!" Liu Yingxiong was furious, and then he pleaded pitifully with Ye Chen. "I want it!"

Liu Yingxiong knew he couldn't use such a pill now, but that didn't mean he wouldn't be able to in the future, so Emperor Liu began to plan ahead.

"Pure Yang Elixir, I can give you, but Brother Liu, can you join our company?" Ye Chen asked, not one to give handouts without expecting something in return.

"Yes, I can, it's just to make an appearance and show support, why not!" Liu Yingxiong said with an air of defiance, his status having reached a limit where not even Emperor Entertainment, where he belonged, could interfere with him.

Zhang Xinlan, hearing that Liu Yingxiong would also join their company, was overjoyed and her face flushed with excitement. This was really going to be sensational!

"Alright, this bottle of Pure Yang Elixir is your commission then!" Ye Chen handed a bottle of Pure Yang Elixir to Liu Yingxiong.

The same bottle contained only seven or eight Pure Yang Elixirs, but such martial arts elixirs were rare in the world and their value was immeasurable. Even a single pill, if it became known to the outside world, would cause a frenzy.

After all, one Pure Yang Elixir could replace several months of hard cultivation for a martial arts master!

"Brothers, you've taken my things, you have to do something for me!" Ye Chen said as he slid the remaining three jade bottles in front of them. "These are two bottles of Pure Yang Elixir and one bottle of Strength God Elixir, each bottle containing eight pills!"

"What, Strength God Elixir!" Li Yingjie exclaimed.

Li Yingjie, having broad knowledge, knew the Pure Yang Elixir was already world rare, but Strength God Elixir was practically unattainable—the Martial Way Holy Elixir that could even accelerate the cultivation of Grandmasters!

"At the auction, the rule is that the highest bidder wins. I set the starting price for the Pure Yang Elixir at five million, and for the Strength God Elixir at twenty million," Ye Chen said. "I'm so poor I'm nearly unable to make ends meet, so I need you brothers to help me sell these elixirs. Try to get as much money as possible so I can afford to buy rice to cook!"

Ye Chen had nothing else of value but these elixirs, which were useless to common people. However, falling into the hands of martial arts experts, they would certainly be miraculously effective, possibly even resulting in advance in ranks!

"Such good elixirs, why sell them to others? It's better you sell all of them to me for thirty million!" Li Yingjie said with a gleam in his eyes.

"Li Yingjie, you old fox, you've almost become too cunning. Mr. Ye's starting prices add up to thirty million already, and who knows what incredible prices they will fetch at the auction!" Liu Yingxiong scoffed. "Do you think you can take these pills for just thirty million? Can you be any more shameless?"

"Heh heh, I was just saying!" Li Yingjie chuckled sheepishly.

"Brothers, Pure Yang Elixir can enable martial arts masters to advance rapidly, while Strength God Elixirs could even push Grandmasters further on their path. You're both aware of the value of these elixirs, so please help me get a good price!" Ye Chen said. "These elixirs are my family heirlooms. I'm only auctioning them now because I'm starting a company and need funds. You must help your brother out!"

"Sure!"

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Outside the Emperor's Banquet.

Two stunningly beautiful women approached from afar, their beauty beyond measure and their noble aura causing any man who saw them to tremble and be dazzled.

"Ye Chen, you've completely captivated Yanran, and yet here I am, traveling thousands of miles to find you, you bastard!"

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