After a long silence, An Qi finally spoke up, "Where are Yifan and Sister Jiajia? Where are they?"

"They are outside," Su Qingqing replied, then explained, "There are too many journalists outside the ward door, and they're afraid of being recognized, so they didn't come."

"I understand that," An Qi responded softly.

Now Lin Yifan was at the center of attention, easily drawing others' notice; therefore, not visiting her in the ward was normal; she could understand.

"Sister-in-law! I've always had a question, did you and my brother do 'that' on the Lonely Island?" Yilian asked curiously.

She had long suspected that this female CEO was interested in her brother; so she was very curious about whether this female CEO had offered herself to her brother on the Lonely Island. After all, on a Lonely Island, in the company of each other, a lot could happen.

"Sister-in-law? Brother? Are you Yifan's sister?" An Qi was shocked, not expecting Yilian to also have this identity.

"Yes! I am my brother's real-deal sister—Lin Yilian; please take good care of me in the future, sister-in-law!" Yilian reached out and took An Qi's hand as a greeting.

"You're quite the idle little sister-in-law, so fond of gossip," An Qi criticized.

"I am very interested in the stories between my brother and his women," Yilian said thick-faced.

"Then my answer might disappoint you, your brother and I didn't do what you're referring to," An Qi answered.

"I knew my brother wouldn't give up his body that easily; after all, he said that his first time would only be for the woman he loves most," Yilian said with a twisted mouth.

It was clear to everyone what she meant by that.

"You little girl, quite scheming, aren't you, daring to meddle in the relationship between the three sisters-in-law, are you looking for a beating?" An Qi asked threateningly.

"My brother really said that, go ask him if you don't believe it," Yilian responded with an aggrieved face, showing no sign of fear.

"Yilian, stop playing tricks, Qingqing and I won't fall for your act," Su Qingqing naturally knew Yilian's cunning ideas.

"Not fun! Humph!" With a cold snort, Yilian turned her head away and sat aside.

After chatting in the ward for a while, An Qi's mother and Uncle Fu, who went out to buy food and visit An Qi's father, returned.

An Qi introduced Su Qingqing and Yilian, letting her own mother and Uncle Fu get to know them.

She didn't disclose the true identities of Su Qingqing and Yilian, fearing her mother would overthink it.

After the introductions, they chatted for a while longer, then Su Qingqing and Yilian left.

Through this conversation, An Qi came to accept Su Qingqing.

Su Qingqing seemed to be a rather gentle woman, understanding, approachable, and easy to get along with; so, An Qi held no grudges. Since Jiajia had acknowledged it, she was fine with it.

Moreover, Su Qingqing had been managing Lin Yifan's company all this time, making quite a bit of money; and this money had been borrowed by An Qi to keep her own company running smoothly; thus, Su Qingqing had indirectly done her a huge favor, saving her company.

Besides, Su Qingqing also wanted to make a large sum of money to help her and Sister Jiajia solve their marriage issues; this alone showed her goodwill.

Therefore, how could she refuse such a sincere person?

After dealing with the affairs of the three women, Lin Yifan began to bury himself in the painstaking practice of alchemy technique; he was determined to become an outstanding alchemist, controlling all the experts in his hands.

He purchased various medical classics and immersed himself in the study of the effects and dangers of various herbs. In addition, he also familiarized himself with controlling various levels of heat during the continual process of alchemy.

The control of heat is a very important factor influencing the formation of elixirs; this challenge had to be overcome; yet, even advanced alchemists could not guarantee perfection and ease in their practice.

The Antidote for the Hundred Steps Heart-Piercing Poison that he refined was sent to the Night Osmanthus Auction, and from there it was auctioned off; and the money earned from auctioning the elixirs, Lin Yifan used it all to purchase Yuan Force Pills.

He was currently lacking in cultivation power and was in dire need of a large amount of cultivation power to restore his lifespan and rejuvenate his youth. Additionally, he wanted to study the ingredients of the Yuan Force Pill to facilitate his own refinement.

As the days passed, through constant failure, Lin Yifan finally succeeded in researching the ingredients needed for the synthesis of the Yuan Force Pill; the essential ingredients for the Yuan Force Pill were not available in pharmacies, so he had to go to the Night Osmanthus Auction.

Therefore, he sent a trustworthy person to participate in bidding at the Night Osmanthus Auction; he himself gave remote instructions from the villa.

After several rounds, the Night Osmanthus Auction started to auction a rice bowl-sized Spirit Stone.

Spirit Stones are formed from the sedimentation of Spiritual Energy and contain a large amount of Spiritual Energy; and Spiritual Energy is the raw material for synthesizing cultivation power; therefore, Spirit Stones are also revered as treasures by cultivators.

Spirit Stones are extremely rare and are usually mined; a large mine that can extract hundreds of Spirit Stones can be considered a big mining area.

The reason why Cultivation Sects remain enduring is mostly that they control a vein that produces Spirit Stones; otherwise, given their rate of spending, they definitely wouldn't last long due to the lack of Spiritual Energy.

Therefore, competition over veins is an occurrence in every Sect.

The importance of Spirit Stones is self-evident; thus, their prices are shockingly high; the starting bid for a rice bowl-sized Spirit Stone is as high as one billion, which is terrifying.

Lin Yifan kept giving commands from the villa for the person present at the auction to bid; he was determined to obtain this Spirit Stone.

After a round of bidding, the Spirit Stone, originally priced at one billion, was raised to 2.5 billion; and the price was still climbing.

Lin Yifan estimated that a rice bowl-sized Spirit Stone should be able to refine five Yuan Force Pills; therefore, as long as the price did not exceed 50 billion, he would still profit, so he continued to instruct the person at the auction to raise the bid.

Finally, he acquired the Spirit Stone for three billion.

Not long after obtaining the Spirit Stone, he began the refinement of the Yuan Force Pill.

The refinement of the Yuan Force Pill did not require the addition of water, and the materials could be placed directly into it.

The order in which the materials were added was critical, and Lin Yifan had to ensure that the placement of materials was accurate and the time deviation did not exceed five seconds.

This was a very rigorous process of refinement; the slightest carelessness could lead to utter failure, so he had to be extremely attentive.

The initial stage of the refinement went without errors, and Lin Yifan breathed a sigh of relief; however, the alchemy was not yet complete, and he still needed to carefully monitor the process.

After not too long, the Middle Stage was also successfully completed, and what followed was the final stage.

The final stage is the most crucial step in the refinement process; if any errors occur at this point, the refinement of the Yuan Force Pill is essentially a failure.

Lin Yifan concentrated fully, intensely focused, and earnestly carried out the refinement.

After placing the last catalyst, the Spiritual Medicine, into it, he began to use his Cultivation Power to refine.

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