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

With his residence in the inner city settled, Chen Jue felt a great weight lifted from his shoulders. The next step was to move.

Chen Jue's main jars and containers contain those spiritual grains and sprouts that are in the process of cultivation and fermentation.

Ms. He Yin and her aunt had a lot of belongings and wished they could move all the items from both rooms to the new house.

Moving to a new house was a joyous occasion, and He Yuanshan and He Tang both took leave. Pei Qingying helped contact vehicles in the inner city, and the transfer was completed in one trip with great speed and efficiency.

It wasn't until they entered Luxi District and saw with their own eyes the detached villa that Pei Qingying had sold to Chen Jue for a mere 20 million dollars.

Only then did everyone truly understand what it meant to be rich and powerful.

The three-story detached villa faces south and is situated on the lakeside within the community. The roof is covered with lapis lazuli tiles, which shimmer in the sunlight, giving it an elegant and grand appearance.

There are flower beds and lawns in front of and behind the Western-style buildings. Outside the flower beds is a cement road for vehicles to enter the house. On the other side of the road is a gentle embankment of the inner lake. Weeping willows line the embankment, their branches swaying gently, reflecting their graceful figures in the rippling inner lake.

The group helped unload the goods in the open space in front of the main building and then excitedly pushed open the door to enter.

The main hall on the first floor runs from front to back, with abundant natural light, making it bright and airy.

The bedrooms on the second and third floors are accessible by both stairs and elevator, and are designed to be warm, comfortable, quiet, and spacious.

On the left and right sides of the main building, there is a supporting facility.

On the right are the two existing meditation rooms, and on the left is the underground alchemy room, which is undergoing final renovations.

Chen Jue took a look at the meditation room. It was fully equipped with a futon, incense burner, ink painting, bed, and shower room. It was very clean and showed no signs of use.

"Thank you!" Chen Jue turned around and thanked Pei Qingying. The little girl had solved a big problem for him.

"Don't say thank you!" Pei Qingying put her hands behind her back, her pink embroidered shoes tracing circles on the ground with her toes.

"Actually, I can also help you find a job in the inner city. The outer city is in a turbulent time. Your alchemy skills are very good. If you can be affiliated with the Pei family, it will save you a lot of trouble."

The young girl was naturally romantic and unaware of the danger in her words.

If he could join the Pei family as a completely free individual, Chen Jue wasn't stupid; why wouldn't he join the Pei family?

However, human nature is greedy, so he dared not gamble.

If someone exploits his weaknesses and turns him into a tool for alchemy, working over ten hours a day, who will he turn to for help?

There's no need to share these dark speculations with an innocent young girl.

Chen Jue simply smiled and politely declined.

"Calm seas can't produce excellent sailors. I still want to try my luck in the outer city and see if I can make a name for myself..."

"Of course, if I really can't stay in the outer city any longer, I won't act impulsively or care about saving face; I'll definitely slink back to you for help..."

Pei Qingying rolled her eyes at Chen Jue when she heard his sarcastic tone.

"Don't think I don't know, you guys have a morbid obsession with government jobs!"

The girl's words were like a bolt from the blue, suddenly exploding in Chen Jue's mind.

How could he not have thought of that...?

Now that he has a substantial source of income, what's the point of staying in the garrison as a lackey of the imperial court?!

Wouldn't it be better to step out of the official system and spend more time cultivating oneself?

A hundred thoughts flashed through Chen Jue's mind, and it took a great deal of effort to suppress them all.

Unfortunately, now is not the time to leave the Patrol and Inspection Division.

Although he never assumes the worst about others.

However, the sales channels for Lingya Dan are too limited.

The background of Doctor Jiao is also unknown.

He's currently under the guise of a patrol inspector, so the other party might be a little wary of him. But once he leaves the garrison, things will be hard to predict.

He must find more sales channels; he can't put all his eggs in one basket.

"Brother Chen, what are you thinking about?" Pei Qingying peeked at Chen Jue, her expression lively and bright.

"I'm imagining my retirement life."

Chen Jue reached out and naturally took Pei Qingying's small hand. "Let's go for a walk by the lake."

The little girl's face quickly flushed red. She lowered her head and let Chen Jue gently pull her along, like two young martial arts students experiencing their first love, walking side by side out of the courtyard.

The second-floor platform of the small villa.

Two adults and one child were peering down from the balcony, watching with excitement as two figures strolled along the lakeside.

"It's done! It's done!" Ms. He Yin was overjoyed.

"What a perfect couple, a match made in heaven." Chen Yun took out her phone, zoomed in, and although the image was blurry, she still took a picture to remember the moment.

"Hooray! I can be Qingqing's best friend for life!" He Tangtang cheered.

He Yuanshan placed several deck chairs on the balcony, glanced at his nephew's departing figure, unscrewed the thermos cup beside him, and calmly took a sip of tea.

Time really flies.

In the blink of an eye, the little kid who used to cry on the back of a bicycle has grown into a great person.

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In the evening, a lavish housewarming banquet was prepared at the small villa, and everyone chatted and laughed, feeling right at home.

As usual, Chen Jue escorted Pei Qingying to the courtyard to wait for the carriage.

As soon as the black car arrived, the little girl ran up to Chen Jue, opened her warm arms, and gently hugged him.

See you another day!

Pei Qingying waved to Chen Jue, reluctantly got into the car, and then left.

Chen Jue watched as the wheels crushed the willow leaves on the ground and disappeared into the unfamiliar inner road.

He returned to the quiet room on the right side of the Western-style building and once again entered a state of focused concentration, devoting himself solely to rigorous self-cultivation.

After ten days of relentless cultivation, his true qi strength has successfully broken through the peak of the fifth level of true qi (1600 strands) and reached the sixth level of true qi (1704 strands).

Its Qi and Blood value has even exceeded 207.5%, which not only allows it to perfectly perform the Four Cycles of Qi and Blood, but also allows it to allocate a small amount of Qi and Blood to transport external fire-type spiritual energy.

However, the fire-element true qi in his dantian was already at its maximum. The fifth movement of the River Chariot could only slow down the rate at which the fire-element true qi in his dantian decreased, but it would not increase the efficiency of condensing the five elements true qi.

To put it simply, Chen Jue's internal energy cultivation speed has reached its limit, and there is no room for further improvement.

"This cultivation speed is also not good. According to the rate of 48.57 strands of true qi per day for internal cultivation and 15.21 strands per day for top-grade spirit sprout pills..."

"I need at least 375 more days to cultivate the 25600 strands of Five Elements True Qi to reach the peak of the ninth level of True Qi Realm."

"This is way too slow..."

If the teachers at Wuhan University heard Chen Jue's complaints, they would be absolutely stunned.

This is because the amount of true qi a martial artist needs to accumulate to advance to the next realm increases exponentially with the advancement of their realm.

For example, the sign of perfecting the seventh level of true qi is that the amount of true qi is close to 6400 strands.

However, once one reaches the eighth and ninth levels of True Qi, the required amount of True Qi suddenly skyrockets to 12800 strands and 25600 strands, respectively.

Therefore, the further one progresses in the True Qi Realm, the slower the progress will be.

However, someone like Chen Jue was able to cultivate from the early stage of the sixth level of True Qi to the peak of the ninth level of True Qi in just one year.

Even among those geniuses who cultivate the three attributes of true qi, he stands out like a crane among chickens.

"By the way, there is an uninvited guest in my dantian."

"I've been so busy refining pills these past few days that I completely forgot about him..."

Chen Jue used his inner energy to examine himself, passed through the silent area sealed by the Five Elements True Energy, and arrived in front of the black dot that had lost the power to scream.

"Quickly! Kill me! Please, kill me!"

The black spot, scorched by the furnace for ten days and ten nights, had suffered a mental breakdown and lost all will to resist.