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Chapter 162 [The Changes in Chu Keqing] (6000 words)

Chapter 157 [The Changes in Chu Keqing] (6000 words)

Chen Yan returned to his room in the middle of the night. Lu Sisi was already sitting on the living room sofa, propping up her eyelids, her head nodding off intermittently.

Chen Yan had just walked in when Lu Sisi was startled awake. She looked up and saw Chen Yan enter, breathed a sigh of relief, and then got up to greet him and hug him.

Chen Yan held Lu Sisi in his arms and gently sniffed her hair: "Why aren't you sleeping?"

Lu Sisi shook her head, then looked up at Chen Yan: "It's rare for us to come out and have fun. I can't bear to go to sleep until you come back?"

"Ok?"

"We don't see each other often, and when we are together, I don't want to waste time sleeping."

Chen Yan laughed: "How is sleeping a waste of time?"

Lu Sisi shook her head firmly: "It's just a waste of time."

Chen Yan sensed the deep affection his girlfriend had for him, so he said nothing more. He simply pulled Lu Sisi into the room and accompanied her back to bed to rest.

Just as he lay down, Chen Yan suddenly felt a stirring in his heart, as if he had a premonition.

He immediately got up and went to the window of the room, where he saw a large gray bird perched on the railing of the balcony, quietly watching him.

Chen Yan sensed a trace of flowing demonic power on the other party. Upon closer inspection, he noticed that a bamboo tube was tied to the left foot of the large bird.

Chen Yan thought for a moment, then opened the window, and the large bird immediately hopped over and landed on the windowsill.

"Fellow Daoist Chen Yan?" This was the large bird speaking in human language.

"it's me."

"By order of my master, I am delivering pills to you, fellow Daoist."

As it spoke, the large bird gently stretched out its left foot, allowing Chen Yan to reach out and untie the bamboo tube tied to its left foot.

"Is your master Ouyang?"

"Exactly."

Chen Yan smiled, took the bamboo tube, opened it, and sure enough, there were two small porcelain bottles inside—Ouyang said he was sending pills, so this was how he was sending them.

"Are you a demon cultivator?" Chen Yan looked at the giant bird curiously.

“That’s right.” The big bird spoke in human language, with clear words and fluent pronunciation: “I haven’t reached the Transformation stage yet, I’ve only just refined my hyoid bone, and I’m here to be a messenger for my master.”

Chen Yan nodded politely: "Thank you for your hard work, fellow Daoist."

The large bird casually spread its wings, flapped them lightly as a gesture of greeting, and then flew away.

Chen Yan walked into the room with the porcelain bottle and saw Lu Sisi standing by the window, looking at him with a look of surprise.

The girl sighed: "Ever since I met you, I feel that this world has become more and more magical."

As she spoke, she looked at the thing in Chen Yan's hand: "That talking bird, it came specifically to deliver things to you?"

"Okay, just think of it as takeout that's been delivered."

Chen Yan then sat down by the bed and examined the porcelain bottles. One bottle contained a Spirit Refining Pill, while the other contained a Bone Forging Pill. Although the item was called a Bone Forging Pill, it was not just for strengthening bones, but for strengthening the physical body in all aspects. In fact, it replaced the function of nourishing vital energy.

Chen Yan picked up the pill and examined it carefully. He brought it to his nose and smelled a rich medicinal fragrance.

After thinking for a moment, he carefully put the two pills away and then took out his phone to send a message to Boss He.

After sending the message, Chen Yan tossed his phone aside, assuming the other person was asleep by now. Without waiting for a reply, Chen Yan pulled Lu Sisi down to lie down, held his girlfriend in his arms, and went to sleep.

·
When Chen Yan woke up the next day, he picked up his phone and saw several unread messages, all of which were replies from Boss He that had been coming in since the early hours of the morning.

The last message he sent, probably because he hadn't received a reply from Chen Yan, was because Mr. He couldn't wait any longer and came directly to the hotel to wait in the lobby.

The message was sent at 9:00 AM.

Chen Yan checked the time; it was almost noon.

Chen Yan glanced at Lu Sisi, who was still fast asleep, but did not wake her. Instead, he quietly got up, dressed, and went downstairs.

As soon as he stepped out of the elevator, he saw Assistant Liu pacing back and forth in the corridor outside the elevator lobby. When she saw Chen Yan come down, she immediately greeted him with a joyful expression.

"Mr. Chen! Chairman He asked me to wait for you here. Chairman He is in the lobby bar."

Chen Yan nodded and walked over. Assistant Liu followed beside him, but quickly added, "Chairman He originally wanted to wait here by himself, but after all, he has a special status. Standing here would make him easily recognized, which would cause some unnecessary trouble."

Chen Yan smiled and said, "There's no need to be so nervous. I'm the one who should feel bad. I just woke up and kept Chairman He waiting."

The hotel lobby bar has been occupied by this Mr. He. His assistant and several security personnel have blocked the area around the lobby bar to prevent ordinary guests from entering. Hotel staff are also there to accompany guests who try to enter, informing them that the lobby bar is temporarily closed.

Chen Yan walked over accompanied by his assistant Liu. Mr. He, who was sitting on the sofa by the window, stood up to greet him.

Chen Yan could see from afar that Boss He looked somewhat haggard, with dark circles under his eyes, clearly indicating that he hadn't had a proper rest since receiving his message in the early hours of the morning.

Faced with Boss He's eager gaze, Chen Yan stopped teasing him and handed him a porcelain bottle containing "Refining God Pills" with a smile.

“Take it to your mother in the mountains, and she will know how to use it.”

Mr. He's body trembled. He took a deep breath, looked at the porcelain bottle in Chen Yan's hand, took it with both hands, stared at Chen Yan again, exhaled, and said solemnly, "I, He Jianbo, will always remember Mr. Chen's kindness! I am able to reunite with my mother in this life, and we are not separated by death, all thanks to you, sir!"

After saying that, the fifty-year-old tycoon grasped Chen Yan's hands tightly and shook them: "I won't thank you enough! I won't say any more!"

Chen Yan said calmly, "I'm helping you not just for your reward, but also because I have some connection with Old Madam He."

That old fox Su Yi once served under his father, Chen Jue.

Boss He didn't understand what Chen Yan was saying and thought that Chen Yan was referring to the time Chen Yan helped him.

Chen Yan then added a few more instructions: "This thing must be delivered to your mother before it can be opened! No one is allowed to open this bottle before then! The medicine inside must not be touched by anyone other than your mother! Let me make this clear to you, the medicine inside... is not for ordinary people to take! Taking it will only result in serious injury, illness, or death!"

"..." Boss He was startled. He didn't actually covet the pill, but upon hearing that it would cause serious injury, illness, and death, he became worried: "Then, my mother..."

“This is a divine elixir, which mortals cannot withstand, but your mother can use it.”

Mr. He breathed a sigh of relief: "I will personally go back to my hometown and hand the item to my mother. No one else will touch this bottle except me!"

Chen Yan knew that this guy was extremely anxious, so he didn't exchange any more pleasantries with him. After seeing Boss He off, he went back upstairs to his room to rest.

Around noon, Chen Yan helped Lu Sisi, who had just woken up, to wash up before heading out again.

Chen Yan had finished all his business in Lin'an Prefecture, so there was no need to rush back. He spent another day playing with Lu Sisi there.

Assistant Liu still accompanied Chen Yan and his companion with a driver and a business vehicle throughout the trip, leading them to visit West Lake and the famous Broken Bridge and Leifeng Pagoda.

In the evening, they chartered a painted boat and a kitchen boat to take Chen Yan and Lu Sisi to see the night view on West Lake. On the boat, a chef prepared a table of local delicacies.

After trying a few dishes, Chen Yan found the other dishes acceptable, but the famous West Lake Vinegar Fish was indeed inedible. After taking one bite, Chen Yan almost wanted to throw the plate into the lake.

I really don't understand how a dish that's notoriously bad, and that both locals and tourists find unpalatable, has survived to this day.

When Lu Sisi mentioned this idea with a smile, Lu Sisi lowered her head and thought for a moment before saying, "Maybe it's because it's so famously bad that many people come here just to see how bad it really is, and that's why so many people order this dish, which is why it has been passed down for so long."

"That seems to make a lot of sense." Chen Yan smiled.

·
After spending two days in Lin'an Prefecture, Chen Yan and Lu Sisi began their return journey.

After arriving in Jinling Prefecture, Chen Yan escorted Lu Sisi back to school, but instead of going home immediately, he went to Yunzong Academy first.

I called before I went, and Chu Keqing was waiting for me in her own house on the same street as the academy.

When Chen Yan arrived, Chu Keqing had already prepared incense and tea.

A censer of sandalwood incense burns gently on the table, while fine tea is served on the tea tray.

Chu Keqing was dressed in plain clothes, with only light makeup on her beautiful face. She wore frameless glasses and her hair was tied up in a bun. She sat quietly behind the tea table, preparing the tea.

This outfit, it must be said, gave Chu Keqing an air of mature womanhood.

Chen Yan silently repeated "I am not Cao Cao" three times in his heart before he calmed down.

After drinking a cup of tea, Chen Yan took out the porcelain bottle containing the "Bone Forging Pill".

"For you."

"Mine?" Chu Keqing was somewhat surprised.

"Yes, pills are good for the body." Chen Yan said slowly, "Your Yunzong technique has inherent deficiencies, making it impossible to regulate your vital energy into your body to nourish yourself. Therefore, although your vital energy cultivation is not bad and your cultivation has reached the Returning Origin Realm, your physical body is too weak."

Chu Keqing blushed: "Am I... really that weak?"

Chen Yan didn't explain much, and casually picked up a copper kettle that was boiling water on the clay stove on the table next to him. The scalding hot copper kettle was in his hand, but Chen Yan's expression was normal, and he didn't feel the heat at all. As he gently applied pressure with his fingers, the body of the copper kettle immediately deformed slightly.

Chu Keqing's eyes suddenly flickered!
“Normal cultivators can transport primordial energy into their bodies. During this process, the primordial energy will cleanse the body and transform physical qualities, which is what I call ‘nurturing’. Logically speaking, even if a cultivator in the Returning Origin Realm does not reach my level, their physical qualities should not be too different.”

Chu Keqing was silent for a while, then said in a low voice, "It seems that our sect's techniques are too crude."

As she spoke, she looked up at Chen Yan with some anticipation: "Senior, you also helped me revise our sect's cultivation method, so can't you solve this problem?"

“The inherent flaws in the cultivation method are not something I can correct,” Chen Yan said with a smile. “Unless you abolish this cultivation method. But let me be clear with you, I cannot teach you my own cultivation method—there are differences between sects, and my cultivation method only comes from my elders and cannot be passed on to outsiders. It is even less likely that I will give it to your Yun Sect.”

Chu Keqing's eyes showed a slight hint of regret, but she was a smart woman and knew that Chen Yan wouldn't come to her today to say these things for no reason—especially since he had brought out that porcelain bottle!
Chu Keqing's gaze fell on the porcelain bottle, and Chen Yan continued, "Inside is a pill, used to temper and strengthen the physical body."

Chu Keqing's eyes lit up!
"I can't help you solve the problem of your Yun Sect's cultivation method, much less directly replace it with a new one—that's your sect's problem, and I'm not responsible for it."

But this elixir will be helpful to you personally.

It won't increase your Qi cultivation level, but rather temper and improve your physical body—after you consume it, diligently cultivate your Qi during the following period, and you will naturally feel the effects.

Chu Keqing took the porcelain bottle, her beautiful eyes sparkling: "Thank you, senior, I..."

"It's not for free." Chen Yan waved his hand and said, "After you take the pill, you need to record and tell me everything about the process of cultivating your vital energy, the different situations that occur after cultivation, and the changes that occur in your body."

Chu Keqing's heart skipped a beat: "Would I write it all down and tell you?"

“Yes.” Chen Yan said calmly, “I won’t hide anything from you. First of all, this medicine will absolutely not harm you! You can rest assured about that.”

But I've never used it myself to know how effective it is, so if I want to know the specific effects of this elixir, I need you to try it and tell me.

Another request is that I also need someone to cultivate your Cloud Sect's techniques, but this person will not become a disciple of your Cloud Sect—consider this the condition I'm offering in exchange for this pill.”

Chu Keqing immediately nodded: "Let's do as you say, Senior!"

Although the Yun Sect's cultivation techniques are considered very valuable in this world, they are clearly nothing compared to this senior's—especially since he also has this pill that can improve his physical fitness in exchange.

Chu Keqing naturally had no objection to these exchange terms.

·
Over the next few days, Chen Yan contacted Chu Keqing by phone every day to inquire about the effects of the medication.

Chu Keqing didn't hide anything and told him everything that happened after taking the pill.

This woman was very honest, even revealing some embarrassing things she had done after taking the medication.

She took the pill that very night after receiving it. Over the next night, Chu Keqing first had diarrhea, and then began to sweat profusely.

He was drenched in sweat all night, and Chu Keqing told Chen Yan that the smell of her sweat was significantly more sour and foul than normal sweat.

Chu Keqing was almost dehydrated after a night of tossing and turning, but fortunately she made some preparations to replenish her body's fluids in time.

On the second day after taking the medicine, Chu Keqing was weak, as if she had just recovered from an illness, but her spirits were high and her appetite had increased more than three times.

Moreover, even though I eat more than usual, I still always feel hungry.

I felt hungry again only about two hours after having a full meal.

To describe this feeling in Chu Keqing's words: it was as if her body was rapidly burning and consuming energy, which is why she quickly felt hungry and needed to constantly eat to replenish her energy.

Over the course of a few days, Chu Keqing ate more, but she did not gain weight.

Not only did she not gain weight, she actually lost three or four pounds.

During this period, its appetite continued to increase, and by the fifth day, its appetite had increased five or six times compared to before.

Moreover, Chu Keqing also made some changes in her food choices, trying to eat foods that are high in protein, energy, and nutrition.

This is the effect that occurs in the body after taking the medication.

Over the course of five days, Chu Keqing felt her physical condition improving. Her daily binge eating seemed to be making her healthier, with her strength and overall physical condition increasing.

Moreover, many details have changed – the hair has become darker and shinier, and the skin has gradually improved.

Chu Keqing was already thirty-three years old. Although she was naturally beautiful and took great care of herself, she still looked stunning and her looks were in no way inferior to those of younger women.

But age is a given, and no matter how much skincare you do, fine lines will inevitably appear on your face. There will also be areas with dead skin.

Inevitably, some dullness will appear on the skin. Even the skin and muscles will begin to sag.

There are many things that you can't see, but she herself is very clear about them.

Five days after taking the medication, the dullness of the skin disappeared, and even the fine wrinkles in minor areas vanished. The skin in many areas also regained its firmness.

Even the excess fat in some areas has disappeared, as if the whole body has undergone a comprehensive and systematic optimization process!

She took a test at the gym to assess her cardiopulmonary function and other aspects of her physical fitness.

As a result, even when she was young and at her peak ten years ago, her physical condition was never this good!
Five days after taking the medicine, there were also obvious changes in his spiritual practice!
The strengthening of the physical body expands the capacity of the practitioner's physical "container".

Chu Keqing cultivates and transports vital energy every day, and her own body, as a vessel, can accommodate more vital energy for transport and purification.

Specifically, the effects and progress of daily practice have improved by about 10% compared to previous practices.

In short, all the changes made Chu Keqing ecstatic! When reporting these things to Chen Yan, she was filled with gratitude, and her tone was more intimate and excited than before.

However, there is one inconvenience: with her body's increased need for food, it is now very inconvenient for Chu Keqing to go out, because she gets hungry very easily when she is outside.

Now, whenever she goes out, she has her assistant carry a large thermos. It's not filled with water, but with a food puree made from ingredients and recipes prepared by a nutritionist, using high-calorie foods.

When you're hungry, just have a bite.

However, the body's need for food begins to decrease on the tenth day.

Subsequently, the improvement in physical fitness slowed down and then stagnated.

After the tenth day, Chu Keqing's body stopped growing stronger, and her appetite began to decrease. Finally, on the fifteenth day, her appetite dropped to about twice that of an ordinary woman.

Chen Yan roughly estimated that the pill's effect on strengthening the body should last for about fifteen days.

In general, Chu Keqing's physical body was strengthened, and she appeared to have regained her youthful appearance, with improvements in all aspects of her physical fitness.

The effects of the cultivation have increased by 10%.

Chen Yan also asked Ouyang, who told him that the effects of this Bone Forging Pill are most noticeable the first time it is taken.

However, if you continue to take it, the effect will gradually slow down and decrease starting from the second pill.

After all, there are limits to human physical fitness.

Pills are, after all, external forces. Although they are used to replenish and enhance the effects of nourishing vital energy, they are still not as effective as the true nourishment of vital energy.

According to Ouyang's experience, if one continues to consume this Bone Forging Pill until it reaches its "full capacity," meaning until the pill is no longer effective, it can roughly achieve about 50% of the cultivator's own cultivation level and the nourishment of vital energy.

Another change was in Chu Keqing's own mindset.

After her overall physical condition improved, she suddenly felt rejuvenated—she's recently become quite fond of the gym because she told Chen Yan that after taking the medication, she found that exercising every day helped her body continue to absorb the medication's effects.

She went to the gym for fifteen consecutive days, and it actually became a habit. Plus, her physical condition improved dramatically – and women love beauty, after all.

Chu Keqing has recently become obsessed with squats at the gym.

After hearing this, Chen Yan couldn't help but feel moved.

Is Chu Keqing, this beautiful mature woman, trying to develop a peach-shaped butt?
Holy crap... doesn't that make him look even more like Team Leader Kim?

·
"You must be Mr. Fang?"

Mr. Fang welcomed a stranger into his office.

Although he had never met the other party before, Boss Fang was in high spirits to receive them, and prepared fine tea and cigarettes. He also had his assistant Yan book a private room for the banquet at a large hotel well in advance.

It wasn't that Boss Fang was being overly obsequious, but rather that the other party had a very powerful background.

With Mr. Fang's wealth, although he has some assets, he is considered a very rich person in the eyes of ordinary people.

But in reality, he is still far from being among the truly top-tier billionaires.

Today's guest is someone like Mr. Fang, a businessman of his stature, who is very difficult to curry favor with.

The business circle that the other party is in is one that Mr. Fang could never possibly squeeze into—at most, he could just attach himself to it and become an outsourced partner on the periphery, and he could make a living from that.

"You... must be General Manager Liu?" Boss Fang walked up warmly and shook hands with the man, carefully examining the middle-aged man in front of him. What intrigued him even more was that, given the size and scale of the man's company, he would actually take the initiative to contact him and arrange a meeting to discuss cooperation.

"No, I'm not a general manager. I'm just Mr. He's assistant. You can just call me Assistant Liu."

(End of this chapter)