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

Seeing Chen Jue's resolute attitude, Jiao Fengchun thought it over and over again and took out a very secret prescription.

The Formula for Cleansing Marrow

This elixir can cleanse the bone marrow and enhance the physical constitution of martial artists at the Qi and Blood or True Qi realms.

Each one is worth millions of dollars, and they are extremely rare and unavailable, making them the most top-tier among all first-grade pills.

However, refining this pill requires rare and precious materials, which is quite costly.

It can only be used before reaching the Spiritual Root Realm, because once the five internal organs have spiritual roots planted, the quality of those spiritual roots is difficult to change.

At that time, even if you washed your root bone to the maximum level, it would all be in vain if you couldn't reshape your spiritual root.

Chen Jue's basic alchemy skills have been greatly improved, and refining first-order pills is no problem for him.

As long as we can gather all the ingredients for the Marrow Cleansing Pill...

"It's a pleasure working with you!"

Chen Jue reached out and shook hands with Jiao Fengchun, taking the other copy of the Body Tempering Pill formula into his pocket.

Old Jiao breathed a sigh of relief, took out a dozen sealed medicinal herbs, and handed them to Chen Jue, saying, "These are the materials needed for the Body Tempering Pill, a total of twelve doses."

"We've been looking for third-tier alchemists from the Miscellaneous Alchemy Bureau in Linjiang."

"Recently, the various powerful families in Linjiang have been taking on more private jobs, and they've started asking for exorbitant prices."

"For your first attempt at refining Body Tempering Pills, you only need to keep the success rate around 75%."

"Each batch of pills yields 5-8 pills, taking the middle value. For 12 batches of materials, you only need to give us 58 pills."

"As for the extra pills, we can buy them back at the official shop price of 25 cash per pill."

Chen Jue took the materials and put them into his storage ring, chuckling as he teased, "Are you really that trusting, entrusting me with medicinal materials worth millions? Aren't you afraid I'll run off with the money?"

"If you had the guts to run away with the money, you wouldn't have hesitated when I gave you the formula."

Jiao Fengchun saw through it but didn't say anything. In his eyes, Chen Jue, a young man who grew up under the protection of his elders, was full of flaws.

However, people with so many flaws are also the most terrifying when they go mad, inspiring fear in gods and ghosts, and should not be easily provoked.

"Old man, you have a really good eye for people!"

Chen Jue packed his things, put on a hooded mask, and strode out of the clinic.

Outside the clinic, the autumn sun shone warmly, casting a golden hue on the city streets.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I've become rich overnight! Anyone free to go house hunting with me in the inner city?"

As Chen Jue walked towards the inner city, he typed rapidly on his phone, sending messages to the family group chat.

"Me! Me! Me!" He Tang replied first.

"Study hard and stop stirring up trouble in the group!" Chen Jueyi said righteously.

"@Auntie, I want to report this! Chen Jue transferred 100,000 yuan to me ten days ago, telling me to spend it however I wanted!"

When He Tang saw that her cousin wouldn't let her participate in group activities, she directly confronted him.

"Chen Jue?! You've really made something of yourself, haven't you?"

"What kind of older brother are you? Spending money so recklessly, what if you set a bad example for the kids?"

"Don't you have any sense of responsibility as an older brother?!"

Sure enough, as soon as He Tangtang posted the screenshot of the transfer in the group chat, Ms. He Yin's barrage of three reprimands arrived as expected.

"He Tang, you just wait! Next time I'll put laxatives in your Qi and Blood Pills and Spirit Sprout Pills, so you'll embarrass yourself again!" Chen Jue was scolded by his mother, but he turned around and, not to be outdone, brandished his knife at the weaker one.

"Auntie! Look at him! I knew he embarrassed me last time; he definitely did it on purpose!"

Thinking of how embarrassed he was when he first took the Spirit Sprout Pill, He Tang died of anger.

Even through the phone screen, they wanted to lash out at Chen Jue.

"Thumbs up, Ah Jue is awesome! But buying a house in the inner city isn't cheap. Do you have that much money? Do you need your aunt to help you raise some?" Chen Yun always stood by her nephew.

"Ah-Yun, don't you dare pay for his money!"

"These past two days he's been tinkering with pills at home, producing Spirit Sprout Pills like dumplings being dropped into a pot, dozens at a time, it's terrifying to watch!"

Ms. He Yin was extremely impressed by how quickly her son made money.

In this respect, Chen Jue is far superior to his father; the former only knows how to spend money, while the latter knows how to both spend and make money.

"I've made up my mind. Originally, I planned to give Tangtang 100,000 yuan in pocket money every month, but now I've seen the error of my ways and will only give her 3,000 yuan!" Chen Juezheng declared righteously.

"I was wrong! I was wrong! Cousin, I was wrong! I offer you my precious knees, please forgive my disrespect!"

I originally thought the 100,000 yuan was a one-off deal, but it turned out to be my monthly allowance.

He Tangtang immediately performed a sliding kneeling act, submitting to her cousin's tyranny.

"How much money have you saved up so far? Which property in the inner city are you planning to buy?" Ms. He asked.

As the Fire Cult showed signs of spiraling out of control in the outer city, everyone felt increasingly unsafe there.

If the opportunity to move into the inner city were available, no one would want to stay in the outer city in fear just to save money.

"We have 900 million yuan available. As long as it's not within the inner ring road, there should be quite a few properties to choose from," Chen Jue replied confidently.

He had looked at the inner-city housing prices before; the cheapest two-bedroom apartment averaged around eight million.

He now has a total of 925 million spirit stones and precious coins, which should be more than enough to buy a decent two-bedroom apartment.

"..." Ms. He Yin.

"..." Chen Yun.

"What's wrong? Is there a problem?" He Yuanshan asked.

"Good heavens! You two grown men, don't you care about housing prices at all?"

"Ever since your garrison was breached, a two-bedroom apartment in the inner city is now easily worth over ten million."

Ms. He Yin sent several facepalm emojis in a row.

"ha?!!"

Chen Jue was initially slightly shocked, but upon reflection, he didn't find it strange at all.

They were alert, and others weren't fools either. They all knew that the outer city was no longer safe, and those who had the means would naturally sell their possessions to squeeze into the inner city.

The skyrocketing housing prices are entirely in line with objective laws.

"It's okay! If it doesn't work today, it'll be the same the day after tomorrow."

"Given how fast I make money, I'll buy a nice apartment the day after tomorrow..."

Chen Jue was preparing to go back and continue working on his Spirit Sprout Pill.

After much deliberation, Pei Qingying finally spoke up.

"Why don't you take a look at my friend's house? It's in the Luxi District of the Third Ring Road, and it's only 20 million yuan."

She posted more than a dozen photos in the group chat. It was a detached villa near an artificial lake, covering a large area. Let alone 20 million, even 2 small goals might not be enough to buy it.

After all, this is the inner city where land is incredibly valuable. In a place where even a large single-level apartment is considered a luxury home, a detached villa would be priced at an astronomical sum.

"Great! This is excellent! Cousin, hurry up and try to buy it outright!"

He Tangtang had no idea how things worked, but she fell in love with the big house at first sight, her eyes sparkling.

"Pei Qingqing? Aren't you being a bit too deliberate?"

Chen Jue sent a private message to Pei Qingying, feeling that the young girl's offer was outrageous.

Although her gigolo is very tempting, Chen Jue can't be completely shameless, can he?

If he really accepts this kind offer, what will his mother and uncle's family think of him?

Just as he was thinking about this, his mother sent him a private message.

"Young Master, are you alright? Qingqing has already gone to such lengths to help you, what are you still hesitating for? Hurry up and agree!"

"No? You're my own mother! How could you encourage your son to be a kept man?!"

"What's wrong with being a kept man? Isn't Qingqing's life as a kept man satisfying?"

"Ah Jue, you can't refuse this young lady's sincerity!" Aunt Chen Yun also sent a private message.

The way things unfolded was beyond Chen Jue's imagination.

"Brother Chen, don't feel pressured. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have gotten firsthand information that 'the outer city is about to descend into chaos'."

"I wouldn't buy a lot of inner-city properties in advance and make a fortune..."

"This house doesn't even make a tenth of what I earned this time, consider it a thank-you fee!"

Chen Jue thought his speed in making money through alchemy was already impressive enough, but he didn't expect there to be an expert by his side.

Moreover, judging from the brief three-line message on her phone, Pei Qingqing's secret stash of money is outrageously thick.

Perhaps her statement, "I support my sister," wasn't just something she made up.