"Damn it, the furnace is going to explode! Broken Dan Furnace, you better pull through!"

Muttering a curse under his breath, Jiang Chen encircled the Pill Furnace with his hands, operated his Cultivation Technique, and a faint blood-red glow lit up on his hands, wrapping around the furnace.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

The water of Dingyun Lake suddenly began to churn slightly, streams of transparent air flowed into Jiang Chen's room, turning into a faint blood-red mist that seeped into his body through his pores and Jiang Chen instantly felt his Cultivation Technique speed up a bit.

What exactly is it about Dingyun Lake that accelerates my Cultivation Technique?

A question that had always puzzled Jiang Chen rose in his mind. He glanced out the window and thought that he should take a look in the lake when he had the chance!

Crack!

A crisp sound rang out, and Jiang Chen's face changed. He hurriedly turned to look at the Pill Furnace, where a thin crack had appeared!

Hum!

A humming noise sounded, and Jiang Chen's eyes brightened. He quickly slammed his palm onto the lid of the Pill Furnace.

Whoosh!

The lid was sent flying by Jiang Chen's strike.

Whoosh whoosh!

Two purple Elixirs emitting a faint, lustrous glow leaped out from the Pill Furnace!

Jiang Chen quickly grabbed them and took a prepared jade box from the side to store them in.

Crack crack crack!

Continuous crisp sounds followed, and more cracks appeared on the Pill Furnace.

Jiang Chen's face changed, and he hastily leaped up, running straight to the door.

Boom!

A loud explosion, and the Pill Furnace… exploded!

"What happened?"

At the sound of the explosion, Gong Lin's face changed in the living room, and she exclaimed, rushing up to the second floor, while Hua Zhiqiang and the others stood up, looking worriedly at the staircase.

Crack!

The door opened, and Jiang Chen walked out, meeting Gong Lin who was running up.

Seeing the concern in Gong Lin's eyes, Jiang Chen smiled slightly, "It's okay, the Pill Furnace exploded, but luckily the Elixirs were successfully crafted!"

Phew!

Gong Lin let out a long sigh of relief and softly said, "That's good, Mr. Hua and the others are waiting for you downstairs, you go ahead, I'll clean up here."

"Okay, oh right!" Jiang Chen nodded, then as if remembering something, he handed the jade box in his hand to Gong Lin: "Find another jade box and put these two Elixirs in separate boxes."

"Got it!" Gong Lin took the jade box and nodded in agreement.

Coming down to the living room, Jiang Chen glanced indifferently at Hua Zhiqiang and the others, his gaze shifted and his expression grew slightly solemn as he strode over to the couch and silently sat down.

"Mr. Jiang, the Elixir…" Seeing the expression on Jiang Chen's face, Hua Zhiqiang's heart skipped a beat, venturing to ask.

"The Elixir has been crafted!" Jiang Chen spoke indifferently.

Hua Zhiqiang secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Giving Hua Zhiqiang a glance, Jiang Chen continued, "But the Pill Furnace exploded!"

""Exploded?!" Hua Zhiqiang stiffened for a moment, then thought of the roaring sound from before and his eyes suddenly filled with urgency.

"Don't worry, the elixir is fine, but…" Jiang Chen waved his hand and said with a solemn expression, "To continue pill refining, I need a good pill furnace. Your elixir was too much for the furnace to handle, and I can't afford that kind of damage. You will have to find a new pill furnace, Mr. Hua, otherwise, there will be no elixirs for next year!"

Hua Zhiqiang was startled, then promptly patted his chest and said, "No problem, I'll take care of the pill furnace."

"The quality of the pill furnace has to be good. Don't just find any ordinary ones on the market, those won't work," Jiang Chen reminded him.

Hua Zhiqiang nodded repeatedly, knowing this matter concerned his lifespan. He dared not be negligent and quickly asked, "Once I've found a good pill furnace, please, Mr. Jiang, could you authenticate it?"

"Sure." Jiang Chen nodded and leaned back on the sofa.

Hua Zhiqiang opened his mouth to say something, but he was at a loss for words. The living room fell silent for a time.

Hua Feng'er's expression changed slightly. Just as she was about to speak, she suddenly thought of something and quickly turned to look at Assistant Sun, "Assistant Sun, transfer the money to Mr. Jiang."

"Yes, young mistress," Assistant Sun replied, and began to transfer funds using the laptop she carried with her.

After glancing at Hua Feng'er, Jiang Chen smiled faintly and took out a pink elixir from his pocket, tossing it directly to Hua Zhiqiang, "Eat it."

Hua Zhiqiang was startled and fumbled to catch it, looking deeply at the elixir the size of a little finger, his heart aching with the thought, this was ten billion!

With a grit of his teeth, Hua Zhiqiang tossed the elixir into his mouth.

No sooner had the elixir reached his throat than it transformed into a fragrant liquid and slid into Hua Zhiqiang's belly.

"Oh!"

Hua Zhiqiang let out a comfortable moan, feeling a refreshing sensation in all his organs, his eyes revealing a look of surprise.

"Thank you, thank you, Mr. Jiang."

Hua Zhiqiang stood up and bowed deeply to Jiang Chen. He had harbored some skepticism about the elixir, but now there was no room for doubt. The rejuvenating sensation made it clear to him:

This elixir, indeed, was spiritual medicine!

It was then that the sound of a message notification rang out. Jiang Chen took out his phone, saw a smile break across his face, ten billion credited to his account.

"Alright, this year's elixir is yours. Hurry up and look for the pill furnace. Also, speed up the construction in Xincheng. Don't think about stalling, I want you to complete it on time, with quality and quantity assured," Jiang Chen looked up at Hua Zhiqiang, a cold light flashing in his eyes.

"Yes, yes, yes! We will certainly ensure quality and timeliness. We've already measured the location these past few days, and we've come to an agreement with the nearby shops and residents. We can start construction within a week at most!" Hua Zhiqiang hurriedly explained.

"That's good!" Jiang Chen nodded.

Footsteps resounded, and Gong Lin came downstairs carrying a bag of trash with the help of a servant. Hua Zhiqiang and the others took one look at the trash bag, which contained pieces of the pill furnace, and understood that Jiang Chen had not tricked them.

"Director Gong, let's go. It's about time for us to take our leave," Hua Zhiqiang quickly went up to meet her, and Assistant Sun, with sharp eyesight, took the trash bag from Gong Lin's hands.

"Alright then, I won't see you out," Jiang Chen stood up and called out.

"That's not necessary!" Hua Zhiqiang said, laughing and waving his hand, as he left the villa with Hua Feng'er.

Watching Hua Zhiqiang and the other two leave, Gong Lin handed over two jade boxes to Jiang Chen.

Taking the jade boxes, Jiang Chen chuckled and said, "Lin Lin, the construction of Xincheng will start soon; I'm afraid it will be tough on you again."

"It can't be helped, saddled with a boss like you who always delegates, I can only lament my fate!" Gong Lin gave Jiang Chen a look, then called out, "I'm off to work."

"Okay," Jiang Chen nodded.

Watching Gong Lin's retreating figure, Jiang Chen felt bittersweet. Her words that day had deeply moved him—a phrase like 'when Jing Yi wakes up, the three of us will follow you,' still seemed unbelievable to Jiang Chen. What had he done to deserve the affection of three such wonderful women?

But the reality in front of him was undeniable.

However, would Ye Jingyi agree when the time came?

Alas, this was truly a headache!

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