The proof of Emperor Wu began with daily rewards for diligence.

During the two days he spent recuperating at his uncle's house, Chen Jue's Five Elements True Qi reached an astonishing 25 strands.

Fortunately, two-thirds of his true energy came from the transformation of his talent for rewarding diligence.

Otherwise, even if Chen Jue had abundant qi and blood, he wouldn't be able to withstand the violent extraction of spiritual energy during the dantian furnace's refining process, and he would be drained into a dried-up corpse.

After two days of persistent drug use, Chen Jue's blood energy level returned to a high of 119.4%, which was 2 percentage points higher than before he drank the blood-burning medicine.

Chen Jue, who possesses "innate superhuman strength," is back!

It's still the enhanced version.

In addition, Chen Jue tried dozens of times to figure out how to ignite the blood in a furnace.

Hard work pays off. When the loss of vital energy reached 0.1% in one go, this secret method created by Chen Jue finally gained recognition from the Diary of Rewards for Diligence and was officially mastered.

Chen Jue named it "Reversed Blood of the Setting Sun".

As for why it's not called "Furnace Blood Reversal," it's simply because Chen Jue felt that the threshold for this secret technique wasn't high.

He feared that future opponents might misinterpret his words and create a one-to-one replica of him.

Wouldn't he have shot himself in the foot by lifting a stone?

Time flies, and it's almost noon.

With some free time, Chen Jue finally remembered the prescription that Doctor Jiao had given him.

Following the steps on the prescription, Chen Jue poured the prepared herbal medicine into the rice cooker, added 2 liters of water, and set the timer to simmer for three hours.

By the time it was taken out of the pot, a pool of black, viscous paste had formed at the bottom.

Chen Jue used a slotted spoon to scoop out the dregs of the medicine, then sprinkled 50 grams of high-gluten flour according to the prescription. He then flattened and rolled the solid matter in the pot into pills the size of a thumb, placed them in the oven and baked them for thirty minutes until they were distinct, and then divided them into two porcelain bottles.

Chen Jue took a "homemade" pill and put it in his mouth. After the medicinal power dissipated, the increase in his blood and qi was even more powerful than that of a high-level qi-boosting capsule.

"This is alchemy? It doesn't seem that difficult!"

Chen Jue was somewhat shocked.

According to the uncle, he only gave Doctor Jiao 20,000 yuan.

The cost of those two bottles of his "homemade" thirty Qi and Blood Pills was at most 15,000 cash.

Can you believe it? He spent 30,000 cash to buy 30 high-level Qi-boosting capsules, and their effects were not even as good as this bottle of homemade pills!

"Damn it, these powerful families who monopolize the elixir market deserve to die!"

While complaining, Chen Jue poured the dregs of the medicine into the clay pot next to him and casually stewed an old hen in it.

When there are good things, of course we should learn to share them. This chicken is his and his uncle's dinner tonight.

"Bang bang bang!"

Just as Chen Jue was marveling at his brilliant idea of ​​making the most of everything, three polite knocks suddenly came from the front door.

He peered carefully through the peephole and observed the outside of the door.

There was a cute oval face with wide, watery almond-shaped eyes, standing on tiptoe, as if trying to see what was happening inside the house through the peephole.

It is Tangtang's best friend, Pei Qingying.

I don't know what a special day it is today, but the little girl is dressed up very beautifully.

She wore a light mint green Song Dynasty-style gauze jacket with elegant floral and bird patterns printed on the hem, and a cream-yellow patterned bodice underneath. Her long black hair was styled into a double-looped bun, adorned with gilded butterfly hairpins and small white flower hair accessories.

Two dark green silk ribbons hung down on either side of her face, and a pearl teardrop necklace around her neck swayed gently with her movements. A warm gold bracelet on her left wrist was faintly visible outside her sleeve, and her slender, fair hands carried a pale yellow thermos.

"Miss Pei? What brings you here?" Chen Jue opened the door, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

"Tangtang said Brother Chen was injured, so I specially stewed a spirit chicken to visit you." Pei Qingying smiled slightly, her voice gentle, and gently handed the pale yellow thermos to Chen Jue.

The little girl was slender, and her smile was like a peach blossom in spring, bringing joy to everyone who saw her.

"Huh? Is Brother Chen brewing medicine? There's a strong smell of herbs in the room."

The little girl sniffed and said, "Astragalus, Angelica sinensis, Codonopsis pilosula, Rehmannia glutinosa, Paeonia lactiflora... Hmm, the doctor who dispensed the medicine is quite skilled; these are all good medicines for replenishing qi and blood."

"I didn't decoct the medicine, I just boiled some soup with the dregs. Please have a seat, I'll get you a glass of water..."

Chen Jue thought to himself that the little girl must be born in the Year of the Dog. With such a keen sense of smell, if she gets married in the future, how could her husband dare to have affairs?

He took the thermos, turned around and went to the kitchen to cut three slices of lemon, made a cup of warm water and brought it over.

Pei Qingying leaned forward, sat on the sofa, gently pinched the rim of the cup with her fingertips, and took a small sip with her pink lips.

Her moist almond-shaped eyes narrowed slightly as she asked curiously, "How did Brother Chen know I like to drink water with three slices of lemon?"

"The last time you came to visit, you drank this recipe, and I remembered it."

He does not mean that.

"..." Pei Qingying held her water glass, a faint blush spreading across her cheeks. She lowered her eyelashes, concealing the emotions surging in her eyes, and a small, subtle joy gradually spreading through her heart.

Chen Jue didn't notice the girl's change in expression and reached out to open the thermos on the table.

In an instant, a refreshing fragrance wafted from the bucket.

Just by smelling the aroma, Chen Jue felt a slight warmth in his lower abdomen, indicating that it was very nourishing.

He glanced into the bucket.

Inside the snow-white ceramic pot, apart from a few ginseng-like plant roots that had sunk to the bottom, there was only a pool of light-colored broth, with no chicken meat visible.

He was somewhat dazed, unsure whether the chicken had been taken out beforehand or for some other reason.

It's a pity that he's never eaten a spirit chicken in his life, and he doesn't know if the legendary white-feathered spirit chicken has eight pairs of wings, just like the rumors say!

"Brother Chen, this is chicken soup that I cooked in a cauldron with top-quality spiritual spring water. The cauldron was heated by the alchemical fire for two days and two nights, and the spiritual chicken and the ginseng have already turned into water."

Seeing Chen Jue deep in thought, Pei Qingying opened her mouth slightly to answer his questions.

"Nourishing Ginseng! Is this some kind of divine food?!"

Upon hearing Pei Qingying's description, Chen Jue immediately realized what was happening. The chicken soup before him wasn't just a simple tonic; it was a medicinal dish prepared with herbal remedies!

"Miss Pei, this is far too precious. The price of Peiyuan Ginseng is not cheap."

A single rooster costs 12,000; a ten-year-old ginseng root costs 13,000.

This is just the black market price; if purchased through official channels, the price will be 20% higher.

"It's very cheap. Two 30-year-old ginseng roots only cost 120,000 cash in total."

Pei Qingying was not sensitive to prices, and she had no idea what 120,000 cash meant to an ordinary family.

One should not accept rewards without merit.

However, Chen Jue believed that he had been protected by Qingtian during the murder in the alley a few days ago!

Therefore, he said no more, picked up the thermos, and drank it all in one go.

"ah??"

Pei Qingying was startled by Chen Jue's bold action. After all, who would drink a whole liter of spiritual soup in one go?

After finishing the spiritual food, Chen Jue no longer cared about Pei Qingying's surprise. He only felt a warm fire suddenly spread in his abdomen, turning into a torrent of life that flowed through his meridians and blood vessels, cleansing his limbs and bones.

Qi and blood began to grow wildly and uncontrollably.

No matter how hard Chen Jue tried to move it, his abdomen felt like a small, inextinguishable sun, continuously providing him with abundant blood and energy, and an exceptionally hot temperature.

In addition, there was a pure life essence mixed into the surging blood and qi.

It subtly nourished Chen Jue's limbs and meridians, strengthening his body and enhancing his life potential.

The throbbing sensation in his meridians, which he hadn't experienced in a long time, returned to Chen Jue.

He harnessed the surging energy and blood throughout his body, rushing towards the furnace in his dantian.

Time passed second by second.

As massive amounts of qi and blood continuously flow into the dantian furnace, they continuously collapse inward.

About half an hour later, a blood-red glimmer of light finally condensed and took shape at the center of the vortex, shining brightly in harmony with the sun formed from the effects of the spiritual food in Chen Jue's abdomen.

"Great soup! Very flavorful!"

A little over fifteen minutes later, Chen Jue opened his mouth and spat out a white arrow of air, which shot far away.

The boost this bucket of spiritual food gave him was comparable to that of an elixir of immortality.

Although he had never taken any elixir of immortality.

"..."

Pei Qingying came out of the kitchen with a soup spoon in her hand. She was so surprised to see that Chen Jue had actually woken up from his meditation that she opened her mouth wide.

No?

That soup contains a whole spirit chicken that was raised on spiritual herbs!

Brother Chen digested it all in just one hour?