Chapter 590: The Troubled Lin Ruoxi

Chapter 590: Chapter 590: The Troubled Lin Ruoxi

Cheng Yuan grinned. ’With a cheat like the Double Pupil, what’s modifying a Saint Level Technique? I could even modify a Divine Level Technique!’

Cheng Yuan offered a far-fetched explanation, "Maybe it’s because I comprehended the Dragon Spear?"

The two men bowed solemnly to Cheng Yuan. "Xiaoyuan, the Hu and Zhu Families can never repay this great debt. Even if you asked our families to climb a mountain of blades and jump into a wok of boiling oil, we would not hesitate for a second!"

Cheng Yuan helped them up. "We’re all on the same side, why be so formal? Here are a few Elixirs. Uncle Hu, Uncle Zhu, take them. I hope you break through to the Martial Emperor realm soon!"

Like a magician, Cheng Yuan produced several Elixirs from his clothes.

The two men didn’t take them. Instead, they smiled and said, "Xiaoyuan, have you forgotten? You already gave us two bottles of Essence Enhancing Pills."

"Of course I haven’t forgotten. What I gave you before were just Three Patterns Essence Enhancement Pills. That stuff is common-grade. What I’m giving you this time are Four Patterns Essence Enhancement Pills. Two for each of you, and they’re for your personal use only."

Four Patterns Essence Enhancement Pills?

The two men quickly looked at the Elixirs in Cheng Yuan’s hand. Then, they both sucked in a sharp breath, their eyes widening in disbelief!

After a long moment, Hu Yidao said with a trembling voice, "They really are Four Patterns Essence Enhancement Pills! Xiaoyuan, these are too valuable! We can’t accept them!"

"Uncle Hu, I have plenty of these. My two senior brothers have already accepted theirs. If you don’t take them, you’re not treating me as one of your own."

The two men looked at each other and could only nod with difficulty.

"Alright, we’ll accept them!"

Cheng Yuan’s voice grew serious. "Take them now. Strive to break through to Martial Emperor in one go! Then, become Half-Step Martial Saints as quickly as possible! We can’t let the heroes of the world look down on Dongshan!"

The two men’s expressions turned solemn. "Xiaoyuan, don’t worry. With such an incredible Cultivation Technique and such amazing cultivation resources, if we still can’t become Half-Step Martial Saints, we’ll have truly failed you! Our goal is to become Martial Saints!!"

Cheng Yuan nodded in satisfaction. "Then begin. I will stand guard for you."

The two men looked at each other and smiled, then tilted their heads back and swallowed the Four Patterns Essence Enhancement Pills!

BOOM!!

An astonishing torrent of heat erupted in the men’s abdomens, surging from their stomachs into their blood vessels, then into their Meridians, where it began to rampage wildly!

If the two were still using their previous Cultivation Techniques, they would have been utterly unable to control such astonishing energy and might have exploded and died on the spot!

The versions of the Hu Family Saber Technique and Zhu Family Swordsmanship that Cheng Yuan had modified were absolute pinnacles among Saint Level Techniques!

The two men easily brought the rampaging energy inside them under control. Soon, the energy began to circulate along the paths of their Inner Power Heart Methods!

Ultimately, all of this energy was converted into their True Essence!

The two once again felt the barrier to the Martial Emperor realm!

With determined expressions, they launched assault after assault against the Martial Emperor’s barrier!

「Ten minutes later.」

A loud hum suddenly resonated!

Hu Yidao was the first to break through to the Martial Emperor realm!

Zhu Song followed right after!

The Medicinal Power of the Four Patterns Essence Enhancement Pills was too potent. Even after breaking through to the Martial Emperor realm, the two didn’t stop; their auras continued to climb!

In the end, Hu Yidao’s power stabilized at the Martial Emperor Late Stage, while Zhu Song’s settled at the Martial Emperor Middle Stage!

The two let out a long, turbid breath and looked at Cheng Yuan with excited expressions.

"Xiaoyuan, Dongshan finally has its own Martial Emperors! From now on, Dongshan will no longer be at the bottom of the Ancient Martial Realm! Though we’re still in the lower-middle ranks for now, we’ll keep working hard and strive to reach the top!"

Cheng Yuan grinned. "Just striving for the top isn’t enough! The Hu and Zhu Families must become a Holy Land in the Ancient Martial Realm! The kind that’s second to none!"

Cheng Yuan’s words made their blood boil with excitement, leaving them feeling impassioned and inspired!

"Well said! The Hu and Zhu Families will become a Holy Land! We’ll become a Pillar of the Martial World in the Ancient Martial Realm!"

Cheng Yuan nodded in satisfaction and took his leave. "Uncle Hu, Uncle Zhu, you two should consolidate your realms first. I need to head back to Dongshan."

"Alright!"

After bidding them farewell, Cheng Yuan left the room and walked to the door of Li Baizhan and Yang Qianhuan’s room.

Cheng Yuan pushed the door open and entered. Hearing the two men’s thunderous snores, he shook his head slightly. ’I’d better not disturb my two senior brothers.’

Cheng Yuan took out two Four Patterns Rejuvenation Pills, placed them on the headboard, and left a small note.

"Senior brothers, please deliver these two Rejuvenation Pills to the He Family. They’re a gift from me to Elder He."

He Hongting had helped Cheng Yuan so much; it was time to return the favor.

Cheng Yuan gently closed the door and continued walking until he reached the Old Dragon King’s door. "Master, I’m returning to Dongshan. I’ll come see you again later."

The Old Dragon King’s somewhat lazy voice came from inside the room: "You little rascal, it’s better if you visit less. Nothing good ever happens when you show up. After one trip to the Jinling Yang Family, these old bones of mine are about to fall apart!"

Cheng Yuan grinned. "So, if I were to refine a Five or even Six Patterns Essence Enhancement Pill, I shouldn’t come visit you, Master?"

WHOOSH—the door flew open.

The Old Dragon King’s face was plastered with a grin that could outshine the sun.

"Hahaha, I was just joking! I’m very happy you came to visit, Xiaoyuan! It’s quite nice to get out and about, relax a little."

Cheng Yuan’s expression turned solemn. He bowed deeply to the Old Dragon King. ’Without the Old Dragon King’s protection, I would have surely died at the hands of the Jinling Yang Family!’

"Master, I won’t waste words on thanks. Take care. I’ll take my leave now."

"Go on, go on."

Cheng Yuan took his leave, got into Dragon Flame’s car, and headed straight for the airport.

Cheng Yuan didn’t call Lin Ruoxi, intending to give her a surprise.

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「Yuanxi Pharmaceutical, the President’s office.」

Lin Ruoxi was in a meeting with her senior executives.

Every person in the room wore a worried expression.

For three days now, departments like Industry and Commerce, Taxation, Environmental Protection, and Fire Safety had been visiting Yuanxi Pharmaceutical every day to conduct comprehensive inspections.

The Environmental Protection Department, in particular, was being ’exceptionally thorough’ with their inspections.

It had even started to affect Yuanxi Pharmaceutical’s normal operations!

Today’s production output hadn’t even reached one-tenth of its normal level!

If not for the remaining stock in the warehouse, Yuanxi Pharmaceutical would likely be unable to deliver its products to distributors on time, resulting in a breach of contract.

The warehouse supervisor, Yang Xiong, reported with a long face, "President Lin, our warehouse inventory can last two more days at most. We should try to pull some strings! If they keep inspecting like this, we’re going to default on our contracts! When that happens, we’ll probably have to pay a sky-high breach of contract penalty!"

Lin Ruoxi’s assistant, Hua Fangfang, gave a bitter smile. "I’ve already made the rounds to all the major departments, but I couldn’t get a meeting with any of the department heads. Their secretaries blocked me. I think this must be a premeditated and targeted campaign against us."

Lin Xinghe turned to Lin Ruoxi and asked hesitantly, "Ruoxi, I remember Xiaoyuan has a lot of connections. Could he help pull some strings?"

Lin Ruoxi gave a bitter smile. "Cheng Yuan’s connections are mostly in Luocheng. This is the Provincial City. Even officials from Luocheng have to tread carefully when they speak here."

Lin Xinghe corrected her, "I remember when our Yuanxi Auction House opened, Deputy Director Qian came to show his support. Deputy Director Qian is a leader in the Provincial City! He should have some influence, right?"

Lin Ruoxi shook her head gently. "Dad, Deputy Director Qian was the first person I tried to contact. But just three days ago, he was reassigned to a new post in Yanzhou."

Lin Xinghe was slightly taken aback. ’What a coincidence...’

’Deputy Director Qian was transferred away at the exact same time this joint enforcement action began?’

Lin Xinghe had a faint feeling that a large net was closing in around Yuanxi Pharmaceutical!