Li Yingjie, already a martial arts master, viewed money and such worldly possessions lightly. Nevertheless, the allure of making quick cash was still irresistible to him. A few small pills taken to market could incite frenzied bidding, fetching astronomical prices in the hundreds of millions. This sensation of easy money was quite fascinating for Li Yingjie.

"Didn't I give each of you a bottle of Pure Yang Elixir? If you're short on cash, just sell them. Given the market, fetching a few tens of millions shouldn't be a problem!" Ye Chen said with a smile. He still had some elixirs on him, but those were for maintaining his daily cultivation.

"That won't do. The Pure Yang Elixir is priceless. I'm keeping it for my personal collection!" Liu Yingxiong stated.

"Indeed. I originally consumed a Pure Yang Elixir to slowly refine, but after it was auctioned for an astronomical price of tens of millions, I hesitated to take it. Swallowing it felt like gulping down millions—what a luxury!" Li Yingjie echoed.

After taking the Pure Yang Elixir, Li Yingjie's cultivation progressed at an incredible pace. In just a month, his strength had improved significantly, and his combat power had increased. He even felt that given some time, it would be possible for him to break through to the late stage of a martial arts master!

However, the Pure Yang Elixir was just too expensive. Two bottles alone sold for the sky-high price of sixty-five million. As each pill was consumed, one less remained, which made them painful to part with.

"Haha!" Ye Chen laughed at these words.

In reality, the value of the Pure Yang Elixir and the Strength God Elixir wasn't as outrageous as it seemed. Those who were willing to pay such high prices for them were probably looking to analyze and discover how to make these elixirs themselves. After all, the formulas for these Martial Arts Elixirs were extremely rare and almost lost to the world.

However, replicating Martial Path Marvel Elixirs was not so easily achieved.

"The money?" Ye Chen inquired. "Hurry up and give it to me. I'm anxious to start my company!"

Founding a company was Ye Chen's top priority at the moment. Without being the CEO of a listed company, he felt embarrassed even greeting the high-class beauties.

Especially since his relationship with Zhang Xinlan was deepening—if he intended to propose to this beauty through a proper marriage in the future, the ceremony had to be grand. After all, Ye Tianwang was someone who greatly valued face!

"Don't worry about the money for now. First cure my illness; I can't wait any longer!" Liu Yingxiong said, his eyes shining.

Ye Chen was instantly overwhelmed, his heart aching.

Liu Tianwang's passionate remarks drew the attentive gaze of Liu Shihua and Zhang Xinlan. Could it be that Liu Tianwang was suggesting some indecent proposal to Ye Chen?

"Watch your language!" Li Yingjie almost burst out laughing; Liu Yingxiong's words were loaded with too much innuendo.

"Your power has recovered now, right?" Liu Yingxiong reined in his excitement. "You can cure my vein blockage, can't you? I've waited too long for this day, so long that it's turned my hair white!"

Liu Yingxiong had a dream of martial arts, and for that dream, he was willing to give his all. However, an accident while filming when he was young had nearly cost him that dream.

But now, Ye Chen could cure his chronic ailment and enable him to step into the martial path!

"Liu Yingxiong, even with your blocked veins, your vitality is still robust. Under Mr. Li's guidance lately, I'm sure you've practiced plenty of vitality-nourishing techniques," Ye Chen said. "Now, I'll use the Golden Needle Crossing Calamity technique to clear your blocked veins!"

"That's wonderful!" Liu Yingxiong's face lit up with joy. His long-held dream was finally becoming a reality!

In the end, Zhang Xinlan and Liu Shihua left the room, and a stripped Liu Yingxiong was placed by Ye Chen into a large medicinal bath, with Li Yingjie standing by to assist.

"Mr. Liu, your chronic ailment persists, with veins nearly impossible to clear. I have no choice but to treat you like an ingredient simmering in this huge pot," Ye Chen told the submerged Liu Yingxiong. "However, it comes with great benefits. I've added a hundred different herbs into this cauldron. If you can absorb the power from these herbs, once the veins are cleared, the nourishment you'll receive will be tremendous!"

"Ye Chen, start quickly, I can hardly wait any longer!" Liu Yingxiong urged impatiently.

"Can't you speak properly!" Li Yingjie retorted, annoyed.

This old guy looked as though he were deliberately asking for trouble.

"Alright, go ahead and stick those needles in me, Ye Chen—quick, pierce me!" Liu Yingxiong knew that Ye Chen was about to perform acupuncture, but the way he expressed it came out all wrong.

"Speak properly!" Li Yingjie exploded in anger.

"Alright, Mr. Liu, but to clear your blocked meridians is going to be an extremely painful process. You must endure it!" Ye Chen was amused by the antics of Liu Tianwang.

"Just go ahead, boldly! I can withstand it!" Liu Yingxiong declared courageously. To ascend to the hall of martial arts, he was willing to endure anything.

"Damn, it really hurts like a motherf*cker!"

However, the valiant Liu Tianwang, once pierced by Ye Chen's Golden Needles, instantly couldn't help but cry out in pain.

"Mr. Li, add some more firewood to make the fire burn more vigorously, give him something fiercer!" Ye Chen commanded; he truly intended to refine Liu Yingxiong as if he were an ingredient in a medicine.

"Alright!"

Li Yingjie readily agreed, continuously adding firewood beneath the medicinal cauldron; he wanted to boil this old geezer who loved to pick up soap to death.

The fire blazed, the water boiled, and Liu Yingxiong only felt like a plucked pig; his body almost had the sensation of being cooked. Meanwhile, Ye Chen's Golden Needle finally began to take effect!

Ye Chen inserted the Golden Needle seven inches into Liu Yingxiong's body. He utilized the Boiling Needle technique, which could stimulate the flow of blood and energy within the human body. As the True Qi invaded his system, it seemed as though a small dragon was moving through Liu Yingxiong's body. An astonishing surge of blood qi that appeared visible was chaotically coursing within him.

"Ye Chen, is this sensation merely pain?" Liu Yingxiong endured, not wanting to start howling. "This is practically taking my old life away; this feeling is even more f***ing exhilarating than falling into the eighteenth layer of hell!"

"Liu Yingxiong, if you want to howl, just let it out. It's beneficial for you and has no drawbacks!" Ye Chen said, noticing Liu Yingxiong's great effort to endure; this could actually suppress his own blood qi.

"Ah~! It hurts~! It really f****** hurts! Ah! Ah! Ah!"

With Ye Chen's encouragement, Liu Yingxiong completely let go, and thus the chambers of the mansion resonated with the butcher-like screams of Liu Tianwang.

"Xinlan, what kind of torture is Ye Chen inflicting on Liu Tianwang? Why does his screaming sound so harrowing?" While Liu Shihua was in the drawing room sipping tea, the screams from Liu Tianwang, as if someone's chrysanthemum was being forcefully plucked, truly made it hard for Liu Shihua to concentrate on her tea.

"I am not sure myself. All I know is Ye Chen is treating Liu Tianwang!" Zhang Xinlan said.

"Xinlan, you've been distracted all day. What are you thinking about?" Liu Shihua asked curiously. Zhang Xinlan's recent behavior had been off, especially today; she had spaced out numerous times.

"Nothing," Zhang Xinlan sighed. "I've been pondering over our company setup. Once Ye Chen's elixirs are sold, we will have the capital, but how should we take this first step?"

Starting a film and television company was colossal. Even though Zhang Xinlan had cultivated some connections in the entertainment industry over the years, it was still somewhat insufficient to support such a grand operation.

"Take it slow, no need to hurry!" Liu Shihua consoled.

Zhang Xinlan sighed softly. She understood this principle all too well; everything needed to be approached gradually. However, that was not what she was most worried about. What concerned her the most was that her 'aunt' had not yet come to visit her!

Zhang Xinlan suspected she was pregnant because, according to her routine, her 'aunt' should have visited her a week ago!

The long-absent 'aunt' had made Zhang Xinlan somewhat anxious these days. What would she do if she were pregnant?

"Boom!"

All of a sudden, the medicinal cauldron containing Liu Yingxiong exploded, and Ye Chen had refined this great medicine!

"Crap, what's going on!" Li Yingjie exclaimed, dodging the splashing boiling water.

"Success!" A look of joy crossed Ye Chen's face. "The veins have been cleared, all streams return to one; not only are Liu Yingxiong's channels now unobstructed, but he has also absorbed the efficacy of this pot of medicine, equivalent to an ordinary person's ten years of hard cultivation!"

"Haha, I can feel the changes within my body, every inch of my skin, every cell is jumping for joy!" Liu Yingxiong's gleaming eyes bordered on frightening, a sign of significant advancement in his power.

"That old guy's aura is so robust. Looking at him now, he seems to be on the verge of stepping into the realm of a martial arts master!" Li Yingjie's eyes showed a shock. Knowing that Liu Yingxiong had suffered from vein blockage earlier, even if he had trained his body continuously over the years, his physique was only slightly stronger than that of an average person, not as terrifying as it was now.

"Li Yingjie, come and spar with me. Bet you won't believe if I tell you I can knock you down within ten moves!" Liu Yingxiong, dressed in just his briefs, challengingly called out to Li Yingjie. "Back when we practiced martial arts together, your achievements were still beneath mine. It's only because my veins were blocked that you managed to get ahead. Now that my channels are unobstructed, believe me or not, I could beat you to a pulp in minutes!"

"You're halfway to the grave; this is all the achievement you'll get in this life. I am a martial arts master, I could crush you to death with just a finger, believe it or not?" Li Yingjie looked down on him, thinking Liu Yingxiong's claims were completely ridiculous.

"Then let's have a bout!" Liu Yingxiong, clad in his underpants and exuding a powerful aura, threw a domineering punch directly at Li Yingjie.

"Delusions of grandeur!" Li Yingjie casually swung out a palm, colliding with Liu Yingxiong's fist.

"Bang!"

The clash of flesh produced an extremely dull sound.

Li Yingjie, like a javelin, remained unshaken, while Liu Yingxiong also stood firm without taking a single step back.

"How could you be this strong? This isn't scientific!" Li Yingjie exclaimed in surprise. He had used fifty percent of his strength in that palm, and although he thought that even with significant improvement, Liu Yingxiong should have been pushed back, reality proved otherwise.

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