Ali's eyes immediately widened in astonishment, "Is she the one from the legends who can accurately track a butterfly to the exact flower it had perched on, based solely on the pollen scent on its body?"

"Yes," Qian Shanxue said earnestly, "That's why I advise you to keep a low profile in front of her and the medically-skilled Shen Qiang. You should know that both of their abilities are very strong, and you can't always show off in front of them. They are the only companions you can rely on."

Ali pouted, then giggled, "The Colonel is the only person Ali cares about, forget about the others."

Qian Shanxue frowned and said, "You look so ugly when you lie. If you didn't care, why would you exchange three hundred points for him?"

Ali was stunned.

...

Over the next two days,

Ali was healing at Shen Qiang's, while Ye Xiaolei took care of her.

Su Xiaonuan went to work every day and always brought them something delicious when she came back after work.

During this period, Qian Shanxue went out on a mission alone.

She didn't mention the specifics, and Shen Qiang, Ali, and Ye Xiaolei didn't ask.

Besides that,

It's worth mentioning that the Qi Gathering Powder Ali exchanged for Shen Qiang arrived.

But Shen Qiang casually tossed it aside.

After all, he could refine as much of it as he wanted.

However, he didn't want to tell her that.

Besides that,

Shen Qiang's life became monotonous.

Because in these two days, Shen Qiang did only one thing, and that was to consume the Qi Gathering Powder, whose potency was ten times that of the ordinary one, and cultivate with Qingxuan.

With focused attention, the two days flew by in the blink of an eye.

Until the third day morning.

Mid Dual Cultivation with Qingxuan, Shen Qiang felt a jolt through all the meridians throughout his body.

He then clearly felt the True Qi flowing in all the meridians had solidified into a liquid.

"Congratulations, master, for condensing Qi into liquid. Foundation Establishment is within reach!"

Hearing Qingxuan's crisp voice in his arms, Shen Qiang smiled slightly and said, "Qingxuan, without your help, the cultivation of the Qi Condensation stage would definitely not have been so quick, so master wants to thank you."

Qingxuan's eyes brightened, and she said coyly, "The master's acceptance is Qingxuan's happiness; I don't deserve your thanks."

Shen Qiang laughed.

Just then, still in his Sea of Consciousness, he suddenly sensed a trace of unease and abruptly opened his eyes.

He saw his strikingly beautiful supervisor, Qian Shanxue, standing beside the bed with bright, intent eyes staring at him.

"What are you doing?"

Shen Qiang frowned.

Qian Shanxue said with intent eyes, "It's strange. Even with Qi Gathering Powder, going from the initial stage of Qi Condensation to completing the stage would take at least a month. Considering your advanced age and still being in the Qi Condensation stage, you must have poor aptitude. So, I assumed it would take you at least three months to complete this phase of cultivation."

"So why did it only take two days?" Qian Shanxue stared at Shen Qiang, full of curiosity.

Shen Qiang smiled.

The effect of the Qi Gathering Powder was tenfold that of the ordinary Qi Gathering Powder. After being tempered by Qingxuan, the True Qi became a balanced blend of hardness and softness, boosting the cultivation effect exponentially.

Moreover,

The reason why everyone, from the people who came to collect medicine from the Dragon Group mall to Qianshan Xue and Ali, including Jing Haotian, and Xu Nan, thought Shen Qiang's aptitude was mediocre is that most cultivators start their practice around the age of three or four.

Cultivators who are at the age of eighteen or nineteen and have decent aptitude usually have completed their Foundation Establishment.

Those who have entered the Golden Core Stage can be considered excellent.

Like Qianshan Xue and Ye Xiaolei.

They belong to the excellent tier.

And Qianshan Xue, it's said that she already completed her Nascent Soul Stage cultivation by the age of eighteen, which is why she is considered a genius of legends within the Cultivation World.

But in reality.

From the beginning of cultivation to the completion of the Qi Condensation phase, most people only experience rapid progress after a prolonged period of accumulation.

Especially for the first qualitative change at the Qi Condensation phase for ordinary cultivators, it's unthinkable without at least ten years of hard work.

But what about Shen Qiang?

From his first encounter with cultivation to now, it has only been a mere month and a half, and in less than two months, he's completed it.

If the truth were to be told.

Even Qianshan Xue would be greatly surprised.

"Hey Little Rice, Big Rice, White Flour!" Shen Qiang said with a smile, "Can you wait for me to get dressed before you come in?"

Qianshan Xue was taken aback, then walked out expressionlessly, "The joke you made isn't funny."

After Qianshan Xue left.

Shen Qiang, who was lying on the bed, didn't get up. Instead, he lazily picked up his phone, and just as he turned on the screen, a small red dot on his messaging app captured his attention.

He opened the messaging app.

The person who sent the message was from a business investigation agency that Shen Qiang had hired.

The message contained photos of Gao Hui busily doing something.

What was strange was that she seemed to have bought a lot of bowls.

Moreover, in subsequent photos, she was standing at the entrance of a small bun shop in a somewhat shabby market, talking to a middle-aged lady.

And at the bottom was a brief from the private investigator of the business investigation center.

It roughly stated that Gao Hui had rented the small bun shop located within the little market from the middle-aged lady for a price of thirty-five thousand yuan, and had hired two middle-aged women for two thousand yuan a month to take over the business.

From the photos, it seemed Gao Hui had slimmed down a bit.

But her smile was full of hope.

This pleased Shen Qiang.

Because Shen Qiang was well aware that, unless there was an unexpected turn of events, the money Gao Hui used to run the bun shop was the sum that Shen Qiang had given her previously.

Sixty-five thousand yuan.

If she wasn't diligent, that money would quickly run out.

'

But now things were different, she chose to run a bun shop, and although it might not make her rich, as long as she worked hard and earnestly, maintaining a living shouldn't be a problem.

After sending a message to the business investigation center asking them to continue their observation and settling their fee, Shen Qiang was about to put down his phone when it rang.

Looking at the caller ID, he was surprised to find that it was Boss Ma.

This puzzled Shen Qiang, as it was too late for picking up bargains at the old objects market and a bit early for a lunchtime rush, so what could it be for?

While thinking, Shen Qiang still chose to answer the call, since Boss Ma might be a bit of a rascal, but he had to admit that Boss Ma had always been good to him.

"Qiangzi, are you up? There's a big business opportunity. Hurry over to me. There's a shop closing down in Antique Street, and they're transferring everything, including the items. They want the contract signed and payment made today. There's too much stuff, and the amount involved is quite substantial. Sun Kaiping and I can't quite handle it alone, so come quickly. If it's viable, the three of us can split it."

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