Dual-wielding! 100x proficiency, I'll grind my way to godhood!

(This has been adjusted to refer to the Shen family; the previous chapter already revised this.)

Shen Ze's father, Shen Yan, picked up his wine glass and took a small sip.

The moment the liquor touched his tongue, his cheeks tightened suddenly, and the next second he turned his head and spat it all out with a "pfft," spraying it directly onto Shen Ze's face.

"What the hell is this thing?!"

He slammed his wine glass down on the table with a loud crash, spilling the wine all over half the table and dripping down the edge.

"You call this alcohol? It smells worse than horse piss, like medicine! What kind of junk did you pick up from a sewer to bring home?!"

Shen Ze closed his eyes, the wine on his face dripping down his chin and into his neck.

He sat in the chair, his groin aching terribly, but dared not utter a sound, much less reach out to wipe the wine from his face, his head bowed low.

"Speak! Are you mute?"

Shen Yan's temper flared even more, and he slammed his hand on the table.

"Weren't you so arrogant outside? Did you think you were invincible just because you had your family backing you up? Why can't you even utter a fart when you come back here!"

Shen Ze's lips trembled for a long time, his voice barely audible.

"Father... the wine might... might have been spoiled on the way here. But the secret medicine is real! We checked it on the spot. The servant took the medicine and immediately... immediately became energetic again. Everyone in Lin'an saw it!"

"Where's the medicine?"

Shen Yan interrupted him, not having the patience to listen to his nonsense.

Shen Ze hurriedly reached into his pocket, his hands trembling violently. It took him a couple of tries to pull out the medicine bottle. He held it out with both hands, his arms shaking.

Shen Yan took the medicine bottle and poured out a few blue pills into his palm.

It's round and has a sweet smell.

He glanced at Shen Ze, picked up a pill, and handed it to him.

"You said it would work immediately. Try one pill and let me see the effect."

Shen Ze's hand froze in mid-air.

He subconsciously looked down and glanced at his crotch; the wound was still throbbing with pain.

When she looked up again, a smile that looked more like a grimace stretched across her face.

"Father... I... I can't try right now... There was a little accident... I got a little injured..."

His voice grew softer and softer until the last few words were almost inaudible.

Shen Yan stared at him for three breaths, his gaze sweeping from his face to his crotch and back again, squeezing out two words through gritted teeth.

"waste."

He gestured with his chin toward a burly servant standing beside him: "Come here and eat this one."

The servant quickly stepped forward, took the pill, put it in his mouth, and swallowed it with a gulp.

The lobby fell silent instantly, with more than a dozen pairs of eyes fixed on him, waiting to see the effects of the legendary secret medicine.

Shen Ze also raised his head, still clinging to the last glimmer of hope in his eyes.

One breath, two breaths, three breaths.

The servant stood there, patted his belly, and smacked his lips.

Everyone moved forward.

The servant scratched his head and spoke cautiously.

"Reporting to you, sir... apart from being a little sweet, I don't taste anything else; it's like eating candy."

With a "boom," Shen Ze's mind went completely blank.

Shen Yan's face turned completely dark.

He stared at the few blue pills remaining in his palm, remained silent for two seconds, then picked up one and put it directly into his mouth.

"Father! No..."

Shen Ze screamed in fright.

Shen Yan ignored him, held it in her mouth for a moment, chewed it twice, and then swallowed it.

After a few breaths, there was still no response.

After a while, there was still no response.

Shen Yan slapped Shen Ze across the face with his backhand.

"Smack."

Shen Ze was sent flying by the slap and crashed to the ground, his wound reopening, causing him to scream in pain.

Shen Yan's voice was cold.

You've been tricked!

Shen Ze lay on the ground, half of his face swollen, his eyes staring blankly, looking utterly lost.

Images of Lin'an City and Zhang Deshuai's smiling face flashed repeatedly in his mind.

He had never hated anyone so much, nor had he ever been so afraid of anyone.

Shen Yan pointed at Shen Ze.

"You've completely disgraced the Shen family. From today onwards, stay in the backyard and don't step out of the gate. Your food and drink will be delivered to you; if you dare to run away, we'll break your legs."

He turned away with a flick of his sleeve, never glancing at Shen Ze on the ground again.

The He and Han families weren't doing much better either.

That night, the three families secretly communicated.

They all decided to investigate secretly for the time being, and wait for the storm to pass before secretly seeking revenge, capturing Zhang Deshuai, and obtaining the real secret medicine and wine.

Meanwhile, in his small courtyard east of Lin'an City, Chen Mo was living a remarkably peaceful life.

Chen Mo leaned back in the recliner, tapping the armrest lightly with his fingertips, his mind blank.

He has nothing left to practice right now, having already mastered all the techniques to the highest level.

The medicinal herbs he had collected from Manager Zhao in his bronze ring were piled up into a small mountain, but they were all low-grade pills for body refining and qi and blood cultivation, which were of no use to him now.

He is now at the early stage of Grandmaster, but he has not yet made any progress in mastering the ultimate techniques.

The leader of the Crimson Fire Sect was thousands of miles away and could not be reached at all, while the Emperor of the Great Abyss lived deep in the palace, and ordinary people could not even see him.

There's no reliable way to learn these two top-tier skills right now, so we can only muddle through for now and see how things go.

For the next ten days or so, Chen Mo stayed in the courtyard with the three women to help them cultivate.

He spent a few days refining all the medicinal herbs into top-grade bone-strengthening pills and top-grade blood-tempering pills, storing several thousand bottles of each.

The three women diligently cultivated their skills every day so that they could go shopping as soon as possible.

With the added benefit of Chen Mo's teaching skills, the three women's cultivation progress was frighteningly fast.

Xu Wanqing has the best talent, and with the help of elixirs, her cultivation speed is advancing by leaps and bounds.

Su Yue and Qing Zhu made steady progress and their improvement was quite obvious.

After more than ten days, Xu Wanqing finally broke through to the Transformation Realm.

She looked down at her hands, her fingertips twitching slightly, feeling her inner energy flowing smoothly through her meridians—a completely different level from before.

She looked up at Chen Mo, who was lying on the chair, her eyes holding a barely perceptible light.

Chen Mo leaned back in his recliner, holding a teacup, and nodded to her.

"Sister Xu! You've broken through!"

Qingzhu immediately ran over, circled her twice, her eyes sparkling.

"That's amazing! I'm only at the Inner Strength Realm. I wonder when I'll reach the True Transformation Realm."

Xu Wanqing's lips twitched, and she reached out to rub her head.

Three days later, Su Yue and Qing Zhu also broke through to the Inner Strength Realm.

Su Yue also came over.

"Congratulations on your breakthrough, Sister Xu."

Xu Wanqing spoke with a smile.

"It's all thanks to your excellent teaching, young master."

Qingzhu ran behind Chen Mo and massaged his shoulders.

"Young Master, Sister Xu has broken through to the True Transformation Realm. Shall we go out for a stroll?"

Chen Mo closed his eyes to enjoy the moment, and spoke softly.

"Let's skip the training today and go for a walk."

The three women smiled upon hearing this.

Chen Mo was secretly planning to go and ask Ru Hua if he could get in touch with the leader of the Crimson Fire Sect and try to exchange something for the secret technique in her possession.

While he was at it, he also inquired about the actions of Shen Ze and his two companions. If they dared to secretly plot revenge, Chen Mo didn't intend to hold back this time.