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Return In Mr.
Chen Zhizhong’s courtyard, there originally stood a semi-old “Ford,” which looked passable.
But once the brand-new Cadillac entered, it immediately made it look rather shabby.
A refined lady in her thirties dressed in bright red satin, her face beaming with smiles, circled the new car several times.
This was Mr.
Chen’s wife.
Chen Zhizhong glanced at her and barked,
“Stop gawking and go call Yi’an and Yiping out to meet the guests.”
Only then did the woman turn reluctantly and head back inside.
“The kind that only smiles for money.”
Chen Zhizhong turned and smiled, “Since you’ve already driven it here, I won’t stand on ceremony.”
Lu Li clasped his hands in a salute and said, “I have been assisted by you on numerous occasions; this modest gift hardly shows my gratitude.”
“It was nothing…
Eh?
What’s that, another box?”
Chen Zhizhong noticed a brand-new suitcase on the front passenger seat, thinking it was silver coins, but it felt quite light when he picked it up.
Lu Li explained, “This is also a token of appreciation.”
“You’re too polite…” Chen Zhizhong casually opened it, then he was stunned.
The price of Calming Incense had increased to the point where it was incomprehensible, and now even the wealthy could only obtain it through connections.
The box contained enough to last a year, its value no longer measurable by mere money!
Chen Zhizhong quickly closed the box, catching his breath, and said formally,
“I would have declined anything else, but I have been in need of Calming Incense for my two kids…
Thank you!”
As the words fell, a boy and a girl, both twelve years old, came over.
They looked very similar to each other, evidently a pair of twins, and they both bowed in greeting,
“Chen Yi’an and Chen Yiping, pleased to meet the honored guest!”
The brother and sister were both strikingly attractive and carried themselves with grace.
Xiao Cha sincerely admired, “It’s hard for Martial Artists to bear such outstanding offspring, your twins must be the envy of many.”
Chen Zhizhong’s vanity was tickled, and he couldn’t stop smiling,
“The heavens have been kind to me, my only wish now is to see them succeed.
This Calming Incense couldn’t have come at a better time…
You two haven’t thanked him yet!”
“Thank you for your generous gift, esteemed elder, we are forever grateful!”
The siblings bowed deeply, bending at the waist.
Lu Li gestured for them to rise and said, “Mr.
Chen, there’s no need for such formality.”
Seeing this gesture, Chen Zhizhong’s pupils shrank—[Zuowang!?]
He was shocked but couldn’t see through Lu Li’s level of Cultivation—he only knew this young man was no ordinary person!
At this moment, more visitors arrived to pay New Year’s calls.
Lu Li and Xiao Cha, not wanting to impose any further, hastily took their leave.
Chen Zhizhong stood up to see them off and, once they were in a secluded spot, he leaned in and whispered to Lu Li,
“If Young Master Lu has a way of procuring Calming Incense, I hope you could extend some assistance to the National Martial Arts Association.
They really helped out a great deal and are currently scouring the world for Calming Incense.”
After speaking, Chen Zhizhong clasped his hands in a farewell and turned to go back.
Lu Li and Xiao Cha exchanged glances, telepathically thinking—
National Martial Arts Association President Nan Jiping, and board member Xia Weiyun, who had proactively taken the fall on multiple occasions, really did help out a lot.
During the festive season, it was indeed time to repay their kindness!
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The pair quickly drove back home.
At that time, Wanqing was airing out the Calming Incense.
If stored for too long, it tended to become damp, but to Lu Li, its value was equivalent to mosquito incense.
He said directly, “Keep a bit that’s enough for us, and send the rest to the National Martial Arts Association.”
The two women had no objections, and Xiao Cha asked, “How shall we send it?
Shall I sneak it in after dark?”
“No need, I’ll handle it,” Lu Li smiled.
“It’s the perfect opportunity to try out [Soul Object Transfer]”
After ascending to the Jin Realm Breath state, one’s Spirit could be imbued into objects, and the “Curved Bullet” from yesterday was made possible by this ability.
Lu Li wanted to test whether he could make large objects turn in midair—
After all, the “sniping” he planned would require quite a large caliber~
Without further ado, Lu Li found three large leather suitcases and placed bundles of Calming Incense inside.
The chest had been pilfered during one of the past robberies and was a bit worn, but it was nothing too detrimental to its appeal.
Lu Li gazed at it intently and poured his Spirit into the chest.
But as soon as he injected his Spirit, he felt it rapidly dissipating.
It was like pouring water into a kettle full of holes, quickly draining away.
After some contemplation, Lu Li recalled the contents of “Feijian Refining Notes.”
When Cultivators refined their Flying Swords, they had to infuse both Spirit and inner breath into the embryo.
He suddenly understood!
He hurriedly stimulated his five viscera, sending a stream of inner breath through the “Hand Taiyin Lung Meridian” into the leather chest.
However, precious as the inner breath was—the very essence of life—his body desperately craved it.
All the cells along the path went mad with absorption, and even the meridians were not too clear.
By the time the inner breath exited the meridians and entered the leather chest through the “Shaoshang acupoint” on his thumb, only a hair-thin wisp remained.
Lu Li was somewhat helpless, yet glad that at least he hadn’t made anyone else the beneficiary.
He hurriedly injected more Spirit into the leather chest…
this time, the outflow of Spirit nearly ceased!
The tiny wisp of inner breath became the nourishment for the Spirit, while the Spirit became the support for the inner breath, forming a delicate balance between the two.
Lu Li observed this curious phenomenon and marveled:
“Without using it, it could maintain two to three hours without dissipating!”
Full of profound curiosity, he injected Spirit and inner breath into the other two chests, achieving the same delicate balance of the two energies.
At this moment, the three girls in the house all leaned over, curious to see what this man was up to.
Lu Li did not disappoint them and soon put on quite the show.
The eyes gleamed with starlight, and then the storeroom door opened on its own.
The long-unused Titanium Alloy Ball flew out, a full ton of it brought together to form a Metal Giant Hand about the size of a small car.
After attaining Fetal Breath, Lu Li’s Spirit could exert a force of—6000 pounds!
“National Martial Arts Association, 5 kilometers to the northeast!”
“Mystic Yellow One Qi Capture: Meteor Shower!”
The Metal Giant Hand grabbed a chest and with a fierce whip motion, flung it out—exploding with a sonic boom at the end!
Under the terrifying force, the leather chest filled with Calming Incense soared toward the direction of the National Martial Arts Association like a bomb!
Under normal circumstances, such a throw would surely miss the mark.
But the chest was still connected to Lu Li’s Spirit!
His eyes narrowed, and his perspective immediately switched to the flying chest.
In an instant, Lu Li became the flying chest zooming through the sky.
He looked around and, seeing a significant deviation from the target, quickly used the Spirit power within the chest to adjust its flight angle, steering towards the National Martial Arts Association building.
As he approached, he happened to see a nun standing by the window.
“Xia Weiyun?”
Lu Li directed the chest to smash towards her.
With the last bit of his Spirit before exhaustion, he saw a look of surprise on a beautiful face!
At this time, Xia Weiyun was fretting over the matter of Calming Incense.
Essential for both low-level Martial Artists and Cultivators, it had been hoarded by several large trading firms, severely affecting the Cultivation of individual loose practitioners.
Even after several transfers from other regions, the imports barely had any significant effect; it was merely a stop-gap measure…
“We must cultivate our own Alchemists!
Otherwise, we’re too dependent on others!”
While Xia Weiyun was feeling indignant, suddenly, a chest came flying towards her?
It seemed light as if it hardly contained anything, but when she casually caught it and looked inside, she was dumbfounded!
“Could this be…?”
Before she could even process it, two more chests flew in.
On opening them, she found they were full of Calming Incense!
Xia Weiyun was overjoyed and quickly leapt to the rooftop, looking in the direction from which the chests had come.
But aside from birds, the cold wind, and the sound of firecrackers, what else could be seen?
At that moment, an old man had somehow joined her, smiling wistfully:
“Has he already attained Fetal Breath…
That was quick.”
“Well, it did relieve an urgent need and showed that they understood our dire straits.”
Xia Weiyun looked down upon the city brimming with festive spirit, revealing a contented smile.