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

Three more days have passed.

Chen Jue's Five Elements True Qi reached 281 strands, and after he mastered the "Wind-Splitting Saber Technique" to 10,000 proficiency points, it transformed into a pale silver spiritual pattern and attached itself to his right arm.

Unfortunately, his "Six Harmonies Knife Technique" was not affected by this; his skill level remained at 3780 points, and the completion of his "Wind-Splitting Knife Technique" did not cause the slightest ripple.

Chen Jue reluctantly touched the pale silver spirit mark on his arm, which was only as thick as his little finger, and then tried out his swordsmanship again.

Then, to his surprise, he discovered—

Whenever he uses a move like "slashing sword," the spiritual energy of heaven and earth will automatically flow into the spiritual pattern on his arm, increasing the power of his sword technique by 30%.

Damn, this power-up is completely unreasonable, it's like temporarily attaching a spirit armor exoskeleton while slashing with a sword...

Chen Jue was shocked. With his current accumulated strength, he was comparable to some weaker seventh-level True Qi martial artists.

"What a pity, I should have killed Ding Ze that night too, otherwise I could have sparred with him now..."

As Chen Jue was thinking to himself, he suddenly heard someone turn the key and open the living room door.

He looked up in surprise and saw three women, two adults and one child, carrying full shopping bags and chattering noisily, pouring into the living room.

"Cousin! I've missed you so much!"

He Tang wore a short-sleeved red shirt today, her skin as white as snow, like maple leaves reflected in snow.

She changed her shoes first, opened her arms wide, and rushed towards Chen Jue.

Chen Jue turned to the side with a look of disgust and pushed He Tangtang onto the sofa next to him.

"Young master, come and try on the new clothes I bought for you."

Ms. He Yin placed most of the shopping bags on the dining table, then picked up three bags and walked towards Chen Jue.

"Why are you back?"

Chen Jue asked in confusion as his mother held the clothes up to his body.

"Your director has already killed off the remnants of the Rat Gang. Isn't it a waste of money for us to stay in the inner city?"

Ms. He rolled her eyes at Chen Jue, then clung her clothes to Chen Jue's body, admiring her son's handsome appearance from head to toe.

"Tsk tsk, with A-Jue's looks, it would be an injustice if you didn't bring back a noblewoman to be your daughter-in-law."

Aunt Chen Yun has always been a huge fan of her nephew and cousin, regarding him as the most outstanding person in the world.

"That brat..."

"Qingqing was so good to him. He stayed at home recovering for ten days, and the young lady cooked medicinal meals for him in the kitchen for ten days straight..."

"If I were him, I would have already offered myself to him," Ms. He Yin said with exasperation.

"Honestly, Miss Pei only sees me as a brother, okay?!"

"Don't play matchmaker and ruin other people's reputations."

Chen Jueyi spoke righteously and eloquently, refuting the rumors on the spot.

The two adults and the child all looked at him with disbelief, their faces filled with disbelief.

elder brother?

What younger sister would spend every day in the kitchen brewing medicine for a brother who isn't related to her by blood?

This older brother... is he probably a lover?

Seeing that they didn't believe him, Chen Jue didn't force them. He went into the kitchen and started fiddling with his jar of "Spirit Valley Sprouts" that had been sitting for three days.

"Huh? Cousin, what are you doing?"

Seeing Chen Jue pour half a pot of amber-colored liquid from the earthenware jar, He Tangtang moved closer.

"What is this? Is it wine you brewed yourself?"

"Wow! It smells so good! Quick, pour some out so I can have a taste!"

He Tangtang circled around Chen Jue, her eyes shining as she looked at the pool of amber liquid in the specially made iron cauldron, her mouth practically watering.

"Get out of here, get out of here! If you drink that, you'll eat up two of my spirit stones!"

Chen Jue disgustedly pushed He Tang aside and turned on the fire under the stove.

"Huh? Two spirit stones in one bite? Is this thing made of gold?" He Tangtang stared blankly at Chen Jue, shocked by the exorbitant price of "two spirit stones" in one bite.

"Can't you tell? I'm refining pills," Chen Jue said matter-of-factly.

"ha?!!"

The two adults and the child were all shocked by Chen Jue's words, looking incredulously at the amber-colored liquid bubbling in the iron cauldron.

"Young Master, who are you trying to fool? At least other people have a furnace for refining pills, but you're using a rice cooker inner pot?"

Ms. He felt that her son was spouting nonsense.

"What is a rice cooker inner pot?!"

Chen Jue grew anxious and pointed out, "This is an alchemy apparatus forged from red iron stone! Simply heat it with an open flame, and the metal and fire elemental energies circulating in the world will be injected into the spiritual liquid through the vessel..."

"In this way, the five elements of spiritual energy floating within the spiritual liquid can be replenished. Then, by stirring, they can be blended together. Once the internal sand turns and reveals a pale golden hue... then a Spirit Sprout Pill with six times the original spiritual energy of the Spirit Valley can be condensed!"

While stirring the spiritual liquid in the iron pot with iron chopsticks, Chen Jue explained the production process of "Spirit Sprout Pill" to them.

"..." The two adults and one child couldn't understand what Chen Jue was saying, but that didn't stop them from being greatly shocked.

Especially when they watched the slurry in the iron cauldron being stirred to remove moisture, just as Chen Jue had said, gradually turning into pale golden quicksand.

Their breathing became even heavier.

No way? No way?!

In just over ten days, their Chen Jue has transformed into a revered alchemist.

Is this really reasonable?

Sensing the shock of his loved ones, Chen Jue slowly curled a smug smile onto his lips.

Then, tragedy struck because he couldn't mix it properly.

The pale golden, transparent quicksand had developed a slightly burnt color due to uneven heating.

Chen Jue was immediately heartbroken and quickly sped up his work to stir the paste evenly.

About ten minutes later, the liquid in the steamer began to churn, with large bubbles rising from the bottom of the pot.

Chen Jue quickly turned off the fire and poured the viscous liquid little by little into the prepared pill mold.

One, two, three...

Forty pale yellow Spirit Sprout Pills took shape in the pill mold.

Chen Jue's proficiency in Basic Alchemy instantly surged by 80 points, reaching (440/100000), just one step away from mastering the technique.

Chen Jue peeled a Spirit Sprout Pill from the mold and put it in his mouth.

The pills were yellowish, with fine golden sand flowing inside.

Due to a flaw in the alchemy process, the medicinal properties of this Spirit Sprout Pill inevitably suffered some loss.

Chen Jue had never taken the normal version of the Spirit Sprout Pill; he only knew that taking this pill would increase one wisp of Five Elements True Qi.

Converted to single-attribute true qi, that's five strands.

According to black market prices, 10 strands of true qi are worth about 1 spirit stone, and the price of this "Yellow Sprout Pill" is about 0.4-0.5 spirit stones.

He made 40 pieces in one batch. If they sold well, he could almost recoup the cost of the ingredients.

"I really am a genius at alchemy!"

Chen Jue was delighted and casually peeled three "Huangya Dan" from the mold for the two adults and one child.

Although my mother and aunt have not achieved the Foundation Establishment stage in martial arts, their overall Qi and blood are still maintained at or above the seventh level.

Although the spiritual energy from the Huangya Pills wouldn't remain in their bodies, it would strengthen them to some extent, making the best use of the energy.

It's just that He Tangtang's Qi and Blood cultivation level is a bit lacking. After taking a Yellow Sprout Pill, she will most likely be too weak to handle the nourishment and make a little embarrassing mistake.

However, what business is it of his, as the older brother, that his sister makes a fool of herself?