Xiao Chenchen was not fond of many people, Jiang Guirong, the elderly lady, was one of them, Chu Yanran was another, and Tong Xingtong was also one of them.

The former were Xiao Chenchen's only relatives, and it took Tong Xingtong, an outsider, a lot of hard work originally to make Xiao Chenchen willing to be close to her.

However, that Ye Chen could make Xiao Chenchen so easily willing to be close to him surprised Tong Xingtong instantly.

"He is not willing to be close to me, but to the aura on my body!" Ye Chen said.

"Wait a moment, I'll call the elder lady to come and look after Xiao Chenchen, so we can discuss this properly."

Chu Yanran sensed that Ye Chen had important information to convey, but she did not want her son to know all this, so she stopped Ye Chen from continuing.

After a while, the elderly lady came here and took Xiao Chenchen away. For Ye Chen's willingness to reach out and save her precious grandson, she was naturally extremely grateful, and promised before she left to create a match between him and Tong Xingtong.

However, that comment turned Tong Xingtong's face black in an instant.

"Now it's just the three of us, tell us everything about Xiao Chenchen's condition, what you are going to do to break his Solitary Star Fate, what do we need to do?" Tong Xingtong's face looked quite unsightly, all because of what the elderly lady had said before leaving.

"What you need to do is gather herbs, I need to concoct a batch of Pure Yang Elixir, which can weaken the sinister aura on Xiao Chenchen!" Ye Chen finished speaking and took out a list full of herbs, clearly he had prepared beforehand.

"What is this Pure Yang Elixir?" Chu Yanran voiced in astonishment. "A single elixir can free Chen Chen from calamities?"

Tong Xingtong folded her arms, also looking at Ye Chen skeptically.

"Pure Yang Elixir is an extremely yang and holy elixir. Consuming this elixir can transform a person utterly, allowing someone practicing martial arts to improve leaps and bounds. The qi within the elixir can dispel any kind of cold and sinister energy in the world. This is the most effective treatment I've thought of for Xiao Chenchen!" Ye Chen stated firmly.

"Changing one's fate involves setting up an altar and performing rituals, what are you doing concocting elixirs here?" Tong Xingtong scoffed coldly, clearly knowledgeable about such matters.

"If I were to set up an altar and forcibly change his Solitary Star Fate now, it would bring about lethal disaster. I can't sacrifice myself for you all," Ye Chen shook his head. "The Pure Yang Elixir can adjust the sinister force within Xiao Chenchen, diluting the power of the Heavenly Destitute Star Fate. What I need to do now is only to weaken the damage from the Solitary Star Fate!"

"Xiao Chenchen is so young, is he to rely on elixirs for the rest of his life?" Tong Xingtong said.

"At the moment, this is all I can do. To break his Solitary Star Fate, only when I have breached the void to see the divine and become a Land God can I do it!" Ye Chen spoke gravely.

"Does God really exist in this world?" Chu Yanran suddenly asked.

"No, the so-called gods are just extremely powerful humans. However, those people possess super abilities, akin to gods!" Ye Chen replied.

Chu Yanran nodded thoughtfully, her gaze complicated as she looked at Ye Chen, feeling something for the man, though it seemed they were not from the same world.

"Xiao Chenchen's reason for being close to me is due to the profound Martial True Qi within me!" Ye Chen analyzed for the two women. "Martial True Qi is extremely yang and can dispel the sinister qi in his body, making him not cold inside, which is why he says 'Mommy is cold, uncle is warm'!"

"And the Pure Yang Elixir contains the most yang qi, which can disperse his sinister qi and weaken his Solitary Star Fate, do you understand?" Ye Chen asked the two women, having explained as clearly as he could.

"You've been rambling on about this so long and so detailedly, we've understood what you meant long ago, you think I'm dumb!" Tong Xingtong spoke sharply.

Ye Chen: "..."

"Even if we can't break Chen Chen's Solitary Star Fate, weakening it is very good. Xingtong, you go stock up on the herbs listed here, the more the better!" Chu Yanran said.

Ye Chen was unwilling to perform the Heaven-Defying Skill, achieving this level was already making everyone happy, and Chu Yanran was not a woman who didn't know restraint.

"Within half a month, you need to find all the herbs I need. I'm only giving you half a month. If you can't find the herbs by then, then I'll be out of options!" Ye Chen spread his hands, making his point very clear.

"Okay!" Chu Yanran nodded.

"So what are you going to do during this half month?" Tong Xingtong asked curiously. "You're not planning to go find your two little lovers, are you?"

Chu Yanran's expression changed, obviously triggered by Tong Xingtong's mention of 'little lovers'.

"I will go into seclusion, adjust my own state, and prepare to start alchemy!" Ye Chen said sternly.

"Don't you miss them?" Tong Xingtong clicked her tongue in wonder. "Liu Shihua changes her look frequently, she's the national goddess, and that Zhang Xinlan is alluring and well-known in the entertainment industry, a famed beauty economist. You really know how to find the good jobs, even getting close to Liu Shihua to work as a bodyguard. I heard Zhang Xinlan has already fallen for you, so Liu Shihua probably can't escape your grasp either, can she?"

Ye Chen humbly smiled.

"Alright, Xingtong, go prepare the herbs!" Chu Yanran urged her, clearly disliking what Tong Xingtong had said.

Tong Xingtong caught the hint of jealousy in Chu Yanran's tone, feeling angry, it seemed Yanran was going to drift away from her, charmed by this scoundrel's shamelessness.

"Tong Xingtong is a good person, but her personality is a bit off," was Ye Chen's candid assessment of Tong Xingtong.

Chu Yanran gently bit her lip, feeling somewhat flustered. For some reason, the less she wanted to let herself interact with Ye Chen, the more she was fascinated by this man.

"How long have you been seeing Zhang Xinlan?" Chu Yanran suddenly asked, curious.

"Two days, I guess?" Ye Chen said, somewhat unsure.

"How long have you been pursuing her?" Chu Yanran asked again.

"Seems like two days as well?" Ye Chen still sounded unsure.

"Haha~!" Chu Yanran laughed happily.

In the following days, Yanran International, like it had gone mad, simultaneously acquired thousands of different medicinal herbs, and the quantities were enormous!

Some businesses secretly observing Yanran International saw this giant entity massively purchasing medicinal herbs and thought Yanran International intended to enter the medicinal market.

The list of medicinal ingredients Ye Chen had drawn up was all-encompassing. Some ingredients were worthless, while others were priceless.

Being such a giant, on the fifth day of acquiring herbs, Tong Xingtong had purchased over nine hundred varieties.

As for the remaining ingredients, those were rare treasures, seldom circulating in the market. Thus, Tong Xingtong visited various wealthy families to exchange benefits for them.

While Yanran International, this giant, was wildly purchasing herbs, Ye Chen, the instigator, was in seclusion, cultivating. In these past few days, nourishing himself physically, his vitality reached its peak. He intended to step out of the initial stage of a Great Grandmaster and enter the Mid Grandmaster Stage!

Imprisoned for a month, Ye Chen was fasting, his spirit roaming the heavens, comprehending the true essence of martial arts, constantly cultivating.

Ye Chen was just a step away from reaching the Mid Grandmaster Stage. After a month of rigorous cultivation, his martial intent grew stronger. He was brewing himself, attempting to break through in one swift move!

These days, Ye Chen had to consume a robust ox daily to nourish and replenish his vitality, keeping his vitality always at its peak, ready to make that step at any moment.

In the surveillance room, Chu Yanran sat idly, gazing intently at Ye Chen, who was deep in focused cultivation, but at that moment, someone pushed the door open and entered.

This room was a restricted area in Chu Yanran's mansion; only two people were allowed entry, one was her, and the other was her secretary-general, Tong Xingtong.

"Yanran, we've almost completed the purchase of the herbs. There's only a Thousand-year Ginseng we haven't found yet. However, I've got some leads on it, but the conditions proposed by the other party require your approval!" Tong Xingtong reported the situation to Chu Yanran as soon as she entered.

"Whose hands does the Thousand-year Ginseng lie in?" Chu Yanran asked.

"The Ye Family!" Tong Xingtong replied.

"The Capital City Ye Family, that has-been noble family?" Chu Yanran's expression shifted.

"Yes, precisely the Capital City Ye Family!" Tong Xingtong said. "The current family head of the Ye Family, Ye Wuchang, bought a Thousand-year Ginseng at a sky-high price ten years ago on Changbai Mountain, which he gave as a birthday gift to his beloved daughter—Ye Wushuang!"

"Ye Wushuang?" Chu Yanran muttered the name. "What conditions did she propose?"

"Ye Wushuang, twenty years old this year, a graduate of Qing University, admires you greatly and wants to be your assistant to learn from you. This is also the Ye Family's attitude." Tong Xingtong finished with a complex expression. She too was once an admirer of Chu Yanran, growing under her lead, though now they found themselves in a peculiar relationship.

"The Capital City Ye Family was once immensely glorious, monopolizing the world's renewable energy several times. However, a few years ago, they were plotted against by several huge corporations and fell from grace. But a starving camel is still bigger than a horse; their company is not much less than my Yanran International. Why would Ye Wushuang, the daughter of the family head, come to my side to learn?" Chu Yanran frowned, clearly seeing that the situation was not that simple.

"I also felt this was suspicious and did not rashly agree. Do you think they want to collaborate with our Yanran International so that their Ye Family could rise again? However, if we were to cooperate, the risks we'd bear are too great!" Tong Xingtong said.

"Let's not consider these for now. Apart from allowing Ye Wushuang to be my assistant, did the Ye Family make any other requests?" Chu Yanran asked.

"No, that's the only request!"

"Then fine, tell the Ye Family that the girl named Wushuang can start working by my side whenever she wants!" Chu Yanran concluded decisively.

"Alright, I'll go communicate with the Ye Family right now!" Tong Xingtong said and hurried off.

"Is this guy really in seclusion? Like a monk in meditation, he's really funny!" However, Tong Xingtong, looking at Ye Chen who appeared as serene as an old monk, couldn't help but be curious about what tricks this guy was playing.

"How could we possibly understand his kind of world?" Chu Yanran smiled.

"Don't think too highly of him, he's not worthy of you!" Tong Xingtong scornfully said to the screen showing Ye Chen.

However, no sooner had Tong Xingtong finished speaking, Ye Chen in the surveillance suddenly underwent a huge transformation.

From the screen, it seemed like an invisible force surged around Ye Chen, causing the objects around him to move on their own. The screen shook violently. Suddenly, a bright light erupted from Ye Chen's body, and then all the surveillance screens went completely dark, as the hidden cameras were instantaneously destroyed.

"This!" Tong Xingtong saw that shocking scene very clearly and for a moment, was somewhat shocked.

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