Watching Yan Hu's gaze become complex, Jiang Chen smiled faintly, his own eyes briefly turning complicated before settling into a determined expression.

There was one thing he had not told Yan Hu, and that was his greatest wish, as well as the principle by which he had always conducted himself!

"When I stand at the peak, I hope my brothers stand by my side!"

This sentence had always been in Jiang Chen's heart; he had never forgotten it.

While keeping Yan Hu in the dark, he had been discussing with Elder Yao the matter of Xuan Long and the others' talents. Although they had not yet found a solution, Jiang Chen had never given up on changing Xuan Long and the others' talents.

What he wanted was for all his brothers to stand together at the peak, not one less!

…

Jiang Family Courtyard of Jincheng.

Wuu wuu... creeak!

An Audi A8 stopped at the entrance of the Jiang Family Courtyard, and a middle-aged man with two young men stepped out of the car.

"Hello, may I ask who you are..." a Jiang Family guard approached the three men and asked softly.

"I am Qiu Boyuan, the head of the Dingjing Martial Alliance Branch, and I have an appointment with Mr. Jiang Chen Jiang today to pick him up!" the middle-aged man said with a smile.

"Oh! The Family Head has given instructions. Please follow me, Mr. Qiu!" The guard nodded and led the three men into the Jiang family villa.

After bringing Qiu Boyuan and his party to the guest room, the guard excused himself and hurried to the sixth courtyard.

At the entrance of the sixth courtyard, the guard did not enter but called out softly through the gate: "Inform the Family Head that Mr. Qiu of the Dingjing Martial Alliance Branch has arrived! He is waiting in the guest room of the third courtyard!"

"Okay!" A response sounded from inside the courtyard, and a man abruptly appeared at the entrance.

The sixth courtyard was still a forbidden area of the Jiang Family, and apart from a few people like Jiang Chen, others could not come and go as they pleased.

The guards inside the sixth courtyard were led by Jiang Yi and others who had returned only after the destruction of the Jiang Family, and they were heading the Jiang Family's secret force.

This force, where even the weakest was now at the Innate Peak realm, and the ten captains, including Jiang Yi, had all reached the Semi Venerable Venerable Realm!

At this moment, the captain on duty was Jiang San.

After receiving the guard's message, Jiang San quickly made his way to the shrine behind the forest.

Wafts of elixir fragrance emanated from within the shrine, and the three Mo Bao brothers stood guard at the entrance with vigilant expressions.

"Mr. Mo Bao, please inform the Family Head that Mr. Qiu of Dingjing has arrived and is waiting in the outer guest room," Jiang San said softly as he approached the Mo Bao brothers.

"Okay!" Mo Bao responded and turned to walk into the shrine.

In the courtyard of the shrine, the two grand elders of the Jiang Family, Mo Qianxun, and Jiang Minglong sat around a stone table in the center of the courtyard, with Yan Hu standing at the doorway of the north building.

After entering the shrine, Mo Bao nodded to Jiang Minglong and the others before heading straight to Yan Hu: "Hu Zi, Qiu Boyuan is here!"

"So early?" Yan Hu expressed surprise and glanced at the tightly closed door. After a moment of thought, he turned to Jiang Minglong in the courtyard: "Old Master, I'll go to attend to our guest. Please inform the Young Master when he comes out."

"Okay!" Jiang Minglong nodded.

Yan Hu and Mo Bao left the shrine.

"Ming Long, what elixir is Jiang Chen trying to refine? That young fellow Hu Zi is inseparable from this place, always tense and on guard until the fragrance of the elixir was released from the room and he finally seemed to relax a bit!" Jiang Family's First Elder looked at Jiang Minglong with curiosity.

Jiang Chen had been back for two days. The very night he returned, he stepped out briefly and then plunged himself into the northern room of the ancestral hall. After the death of the Third Elder, the eldest had moved into the Third Elder's room, leaving the northern room vacant. Jiang Chen immediately turned it into a pill refinement chamber.

"I really don't know, but the fact that this kid so cautiously called back the Mo Bao brothers indicates that the elixirs he's concocting are of a high grade!" Jiang Minglong gently shook his head.

Buzz!

Suddenly, an intense aura emanated from the pill refinement chamber.

Taken aback for a moment, Jiang Minglong and the others were surprised. Wu Qianxun, in a swift motion, appeared at the doorway of the chamber, unleashing his own aura to block off the energy inside.

Buzz buzz buzz!

The sky above the pill refinement chamber seemed to tremble several times, as vast breaths of air descended from above.

"What's going on?!" Jiang Minglong and others exclaimed, involuntarily crying out in shock.

"What kind of elixir is Jiang Chen concocting? Even refining a fourth-grade elixir wouldn't cause such celestial phenomena, would it?" the head of the Jiang Family exclaimed.

"Could this... possibly be a fifth-grade elixir?" the Second Elder's face changed as he spoke hesitantly.

"Fifth-grade?! Are you joking? Have you ever heard of fifth-grade elixirs?" The Family Head gave the Second Elder a disparaging look.

The Second Elder blinked and uttered two words: "Historical records!"

"Historical records... I know our Jiang Family's historical records have mentioned the appearance of fifth-grade elixirs in the past, but... not even the Elixir Valley has managed to produce a fifth-grade elixir. Can Jiang Chen... really make it?" The Family Head looked towards the pill refinement chamber with a face full of astonishment and doubt.

Buzz!

The air above the pill refinement chamber vibrated once more, and that vast and elusive breath gradually dissipated.

"How... how did it stop again?" The Family Head was filled with confusion, truly unable to comprehend what had just happened.

Inside the pill refinement chamber.

Sigh!

Jiang Chen let out a heavy sigh and glanced at the pill furnace before him, shaking his head slightly, "Still a failure! It seems the Polyporus Barrier Breaking Elixir can only reach fourth-grade at best; fifth-grade is beyond improvement!"

In an effort to boost everyone's chances of breakthrough, Jiang Chen threw all the medicinal materials provided by various forces into the pill furnace at once, aiming to refine a grand medicine that would increase the level of the Polyporus Barrier Breaking Elixir to fifth-grade. Clearly, this attempt had failed!

Crack!

Jiang Chen stood up, lifted the furnace lid, and glanced inside. He nodded lightly with a trace of relief on his face: "Although it hasn't reached fifth-grade, it's still acceptable. Most importantly, we have enough now. This will significantly enhance our overall strength!"

Inside the pill furnace lay a glittering mass of elixirs. At a glance, there were nearly a hundred, and each one had four white rings of light around them.

These elixirs, refined from the materials collected by various major forces, were also Jiang Chen's most vital preparation for the upcoming Elixir Valley Pill Refinement Competition and the Martial Arts Assembly.

Turning around, he took several porcelain bottles from a wooden box beside him and divided the elixirs from the furnace into portions.

After storing the elixirs, Jiang Chen walked out of the pill refinement chamber with a bottle of them in hand.

"You brat, you've finally come out!" Jiang Minglong chuckled as he saw Jiang Chen emerge from the chamber.

Jiang Chen smiled slightly and handed the porcelain bottle to the Family Head: "Here are a few Polyporus Barrier Breaking Elixirs for you, Family Head. Keep them safe. The three of you are nearing the critical point for breakthrough; take these when you reach it."

"Good, good, good... It's great for the Jiang Family to have such a fine child as you. Hahaha."

The Family Head took the elixirs and laughed heartily, his old heart filled with consolation.

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