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

After three days of bandaging his wounds, Chen Jue's strength improved by leaps and bounds, his true qi broke through two hundred strands, and he successfully entered the third level of the True Qi Realm.

However, compared to Chen Jue's rapid improvement in swordsmanship, the accumulation rate of 25 strands of Five Elements True Qi per day was really not impressive.

In particular, Chen Jue's experiments based on the "Wind-Splitting Saber Technique" were a great success.

His two sword techniques were like rockets, mutually reinforcing each other and rapidly advancing.

The entire process of learning the "Wind-Splitting Saber Technique" from "beginner" to "master" takes no more than six days.

His two consecutive realizations of "great success" and "perfection" indirectly enabled the difficult-to-cultivate "Six Harmonies Knife Technique" to quickly pass the "great success" stage, and thereby comprehend the obscure and difficult-to-understand true meaning of the Six Harmonies three times.

Chen Jue took out the sealed "Linggu Lingya" from the zero-degree preservation refrigerator.

After three days of gathering spiritual energy and promoting germination, each grain of spiritual grain in the pottery jar blossomed with a crystal-clear "crystal root" and a two-inch-long pale golden spiritual sprout.

At this moment, all the spirit valleys had absorbed enough water-attribute spiritual energy, causing the total amount of spiritual power they contained to increase by at least double compared to before.

However, the spiritual power that increases in a short period of time is all superficial. If a martial artist consumes it directly, he will not absorb more spiritual power than if he directly eats "spirit grain rice".

Following the recipe, Chen Jue evenly spread the spirit sprouts on the prepared dragon-patterned bamboo steamer and added a small amount of first-tier spirit plant, the wood bell flower.

Then, water was boiled in a large pot, and the billowing steam encouraged the dragon-patterned bamboo steamer to absorb the wood-elemental spiritual energy from the outside world, causing the wood bell flowers in the steamer to mix with the wood-elemental spiritual energy and integrate into the spiritual valley and spiritual sprouts.

The steaming time is approximately six to seven hours.

Chen Jue calmly cultivated his true qi, and in his spare time, he even flipped through his reward log.

[True Qi Realm Level 3 (1.5%)]

[Qi and Blood Value (170%)]

[Six Harmony Knife Technique - Mastery (3600/10000)]

【Wind-Splitting Blade Technique - Perfected (7960/10000)】

[Dragon's Movement Technique - Minor Mastery (1460/10000)]

[Basic Alchemy - Introduction (240/10000)]

This progress can only be described as rapid.

It should be noted that he is a genuine practitioner of all five elements, and his 203 strands of true qi are equivalent to the true qi strength of some single-attribute martial artists at the sixth level of true qi.

Even if you encounter a dual-attribute martial artist and get a discount, the final result is still the fourth level of True Qi, which is a proper entry into the mid-stage of True Qi.

Just as I was admiring myself, there was a knock on the living room door.

Chen Jue peered through the peephole and saw that it was Miss Pei who had taken pity on him and brought him some newly prepared medicinal food to feed him again.

Pei Qingying wore a mint green striped Peter Pan collar fitted long dress, her long black hair was styled into double cat ear buns, and she still wore that thin gold bracelet on her wrist.

She deliberately wore light makeup today, her almond-shaped eyes were soft and gentle, and her temperament was fresh and cute, making people want to reach out and gently pinch her little face and the cat ears on her head.

"Brother Chen! How did you get injured again?!"

Seeing Chen Jue wrapped in wounds, Pei Qingying stood at the door, carrying a pale yellow thermos, somewhat annoyed.

"..."

Chen Jue awkwardly touched his nose and explained, "I encountered some unexpected situations and dealt with them briefly."

"Look, you can move freely and your injuries aren't serious."

Pei Qingying glared at Chen Jue, skillfully closed the door, and changed into her rabbit slippers in the porch.

"Huh?!"

The girl smelled the aroma of steamed spirit sprouts, stuffed the pale yellow thermos into Chen Jue's hands, and walked into the kitchen with cheerful little steps.

A bamboo steamer with dragon patterns, as thick as a person's embrace, was still steaming the spirit grains and spirit sprouts.

Driven by the continuous flow of steam, the surrounding wood-elemental spiritual energy flowed into the bamboo steamer along the patterns on the dragon-patterned steamer.

"Brother Chen, are you preparing to make Spirit Sprout Pills?"

Pei Qingying blinked her shimmering, watery eyes and turned to look at Chen Jue.

"I feel I have a decent talent for alchemy, so I'll give it a try... what if it works?"

Chen Jue began to establish his persona as a genius alchemist again, so that when his proficiency in "Basic Alchemy" soared in the future, he could use this as an excuse to dispel some people's wild thoughts.

"If you succeed, you must tell me!"

"I have so much spirit grain in my little warehouse, but I usually use it to make spirit rice or feed spirit birds. It's such a waste..."

Pei Qingying reached out and grabbed Chen Jue's sleeve, swaying it from side to side in a coquettish manner, as if she wouldn't let go unless Chen Jue agreed.

Having only had one online romance, Chen Jue was no match for the girl's persistent advances and made a promise without really understanding what was going on.

"Relax, relax. Once I've successfully refined the Spirit Sprout Pills, I'll definitely help you clear out your entire inventory, okay?"

Chen Jue had no idea how big a hole he had dug for himself; he thought the little girl's "small warehouse" weighed at most a thousand or eight hundred jin.

"Brother Chen, this is what you said, let us stamp it and sign the contract!"

Pei Qingying extended her snow-white, soft hand, wanting to hook her little finger with Chen Jue's and leave a mark with her thumb.

"Are you still a three-year-old?"

Chen Jue rolled his eyes at Pei Qingying, but didn't spoil the mood. He reached out and made a pinky promise with her, completing the "ceremony" of signing the contract.

"What's been happening at school lately?"

Chen Jue was referring to the "Shi Huo Sect" infiltrating Wu Gao and attempting to take advantage of his cousin.

"Not at the moment..."

"Tang Bi, Feng Li, and the other two have only been dead for less than half a month. The Fire Cult in Wugao Village is still electing a new deacon. It seems like there will be some more internal turmoil before they remember me and Tangtang..."

Pei Qingying looked relaxed, it seemed that nothing bad had happened at school recently.

"Even so, you two should still be careful in everything you do when you're at Wugao High School..."

While Chen Jue was still giving instructions, Miss Pei had already opened the thermos.

A rich, refreshing fragrance filled the living room. Chen Jue sniffed and, amidst the strong aroma, caught a faint scent of sunflowers.

"Daihi green mackerel, stewed with green-scaled bluefish!"

"A double boost of Wood and Fire! Helping Brother Chen reach the second level of Qi Refining soon!"

Pei Qingying clasped her hands together and introduced herself in a very exaggerated manner.

Chen Jue couldn't help but roll his eyes at the little girl again, saying, "I'm already at the third level of True Qi! Are you cursing me to regress in my cultivation level?"

"Also, you should read fewer cultivation novels. The initial stage of a martial artist is called the True Qi Realm, not the Qi Refining Realm."

"If you're used to calling it that, and subconsciously write 'Qi Refining Realm' instead of 'True Qi Realm' on the martial arts exam, you might not even be able to get into a martial arts college and will only be able to go home and raise pigs."

Pei Qingying, annoyed by the retort, put her hands on her hips and retorted, "You're the one who should go home and raise pigs!"

However, the girl's anger came and went quickly.

Especially when she thought that Chen Jue had already reached the third level of True Qi, her almond-shaped eyes immediately sparkled with excitement.

"Are you cultivating Wood and Fire True Qi?"

"Could you tell me what kind of cultivation technique you practice? I'll find you a copy of 'Tongcan' (a book on cultivation methods) later."

Chen Jue glanced at the girl, but didn't seem to intend to hide anything.

After all, he is currently receiving a salary and subsidies from the main family, and both the patrol bureau and the main family should have his file on their desks.

He couldn't even keep it from the people he should have kept the most secret.

The little girl had fed him, so it would seem petty to hide it from her.

"I can tell you the cultivation technique I practice, but don't tell anyone about my cultivation speed," Chen Jue warned.

"I understand! I understand! The tallest tree in the forest will be felled by the wind!" Pei Qingying smiled, her eyes narrowing into crescent moons.

After a long period of feeding her, she finally became one of Brother Chen's "one of his own".

"I cultivate the Lesser Five Elements Technique. If you have any connections, please find me some fellow practitioners."

"No matter how much the reward is increased online or on the black market, I still can't buy it..."

"What?!~~" Before Chen Jue could finish speaking, the little girl jumped up from her chair.

"Brother Chen! How could you cultivate the Lesser Five Elements Technique!" Pei Qingying's eyes were anxious, filled with fear.

"..."

Seeing Pei Xiao-xiao react suddenly, Chen Jue's heart skipped a beat.

Pei Qingying, being from the inner city, certainly knows more than he, an outsider.

Even she seemed so anxious; one can only imagine how much danger was hidden within.