"Thank you for your kindness, old sir. Farewell!"
After multiple refusals, Lin Chen, along with a stunned Qiu Hanying and Qiao Shan, walked out of the Fan family's gate.
Even after exiting the main entrance, Qiao Shan's head was still buzzing.
Everything he had witnessed today had completely overturned his worldview!
Cultivators who could fly through the sky and burrow through the earth, capable of beheading someone a thousand miles away with a single sword strike—who would have dared to believe it if they hadn't seen it with their own eyes?
Qiu Hanying, on the other hand, had already regained her composure.
She knew that the man she fancied could never be ordinary.
"Qiao Shan, for the next few days, you must fully cooperate with CEO Qiu in preparing to take over the He family's assets."
"Those major families might send people to obstruct you secretly, but they wouldn't dare to act too overtly."
"Your task is to acquire as many of the He family's important industries as possible, preventing them from falling into others' hands. Do you understand?"
Before getting into the car, Lin Chen instructed Qiao Shan.
"Lin Chen, will you be in danger in three days?"
Hearing his confident words, Qiu Hanying was still a little worried.
As someone from a prominent family, she understood the ways of such families much better than Qiao Shan.
These ancient families had been around for thousands of years; any one of them was not to be trifled with!
"Don't worry, my master will be present then. There will be no danger."
Seeing Qiu Hanying's worried face, Lin Chen smiled slightly and reassured her.
"Alright, I'll head back and make preparations. If anything comes up, feel free to call me anytime."
After hearing Lin Chen's words, Qiu Hanying also made up her mind.
After all, the current success of her Ruo Shuang Group was all thanks to Lin Chen. Trusting him one more time now was not an impossible feat, was it?
"Mr. Lin, I'll be taking my leave as well!"
After bidding Lin Chen farewell multiple times, Qiao Shan drove away.
Once both of them had left, Lin Chen had to take a taxi back to the Long Teng Hotel by himself.
As soon as he stepped through the door of his room, Lin Chen felt a powerful aura surge towards him.
"Huh? Senior Sister, has Master broken through to the Nascent Soul stage?"
Sensing the aura, Lin Chen quickly stepped forward and asked Zhang Ying, who was meditating and guarding.
The aura emanating from his master had indeed far surpassed that of a cultivator at the late stage of Core Formation!
"Heh, Nascent Soul stage? It's not that easy."
Before Zhang Ying could say anything, Zhang Long, who had been meditating, stood up and smiled at Lin Chen.
"The Nascent Soul stage is a watershed, not easily crossed."
"Although I've taken the Nascent Soul Pill, the spiritual energy in the world is too thin now. It will take some time for the medicinal effects to fully manifest."
"However, I have now reached the realm of Half-step Nascent Soul. With just a sliver of opportunity, I can break through completely!"
The elder said with emotion, his gaze toward Lin Chen becoming increasingly satisfied.
It could be said that without his disciple, he would probably still be languishing in prison, filled with despair.
How could he have possibly found his daughter and reached the Half-step Nascent Soul realm?
"Then this disciple congratulates Master in advance on achieving the Nascent Soul Dao fruit!"
"With Master's talent, breaking through from Half-step Nascent Soul to the Nascent Soul stage is just around the corner!"
After receiving his master's reply, Lin Chen nodded slightly.
It seemed his previous guess was correct; even with the Nascent Soul Pill, breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage was not easy!
However, a cultivation base at the Half-step Nascent Soul realm was more than enough to deal with the He family!
"You brat, if it weren't for the pills you refined, it would have taken Master at least another two years to refine the Nascent Soul Pill."
"With an unlimited supply of Spirit Gathering Pills now, it will only take about half a year!"
Speaking of which, Zhang Long was filled with emotion.
The talent of his disciple was simply monstrous!
Not only was his cultivation talent high, but his alchemy talent was also terrifyingly good!
"It's all thanks to Master's excellent guidance!"
"If it weren't for Master's support, I would still be an ex-convict right now."
Hearing his master's praise, Lin Chen felt a surge of pride and deep emotion.
Who could have imagined that he would embark on the path of cultivation after a disaster back then?
"Alright, alright, Dad, stop flattering each other. It's giving me goosebumps."
Seeing Lin Chen and Zhang Long endlessly chatting, Zhang Ying couldn't stand it anymore and quickly interrupted.
"Fine, I'll continue my seclusion to refine the Nascent Soul Pill. You two can go to the adjacent room yourselves."
"The formations have already been set up outside the hotel; you don't need to guard me."
Zhang Long rolled his eyes at Zhang Ying, truly a case of a daughter favoring a lover over her father.
"Yes, Master!"
With Zhang Long's command, Lin Chen and Zhang Ying went to the adjacent room and began their secluded cultivation.
Lin Chen's divine soul immediately entered the Nine Dragon Ring.
His battle with Zhou Xiang had given him a better understanding of those veteran Core Formation cultivators.
Although Xiao Kui was also at the Core Formation stage, his cultivation had been forcibly elevated by elixirs, leaving him with little actual combat power.
To kill Zhou Xiang, the previous Spirit Snake Sword had been directly damaged and was no longer usable.
Now, the only weapons he had of any significance in his storage bag were those obtained from He Honghui's storage bag after killing him.
If his guess was correct, He Honghui had possessed a top-grade spirit artifact sword, right?
The Spirit Snake Sword, being a low-grade spirit artifact, couldn't withstand the immense spiritual energy of the Spirit Sword Art. A top-grade spirit artifact should surely be able to handle it, right?
With this thought, Lin Chen eagerly took out that treasure sword.
The sword was pure white, with an ancient design, and a coiling white dragon carved on it.
Several ancient seal scripts were etched onto the sword hilt, reading "White Dragon Sword"!
"White Dragon Sword, excellent! It's so much better than the previous Spirit Snake Sword!"
Feeling the sharpness of this treasure sword, Lin Chen was extremely satisfied.
Without any hesitation, Lin Chen bit his finger and dripped his blood onto the hilt of the White Dragon Sword, beginning the process of blood-binding.
It took Lin Chen more than ten days to fully bind with the Spirit Snake Sword.
Fortunately, this was inside the Nine Dragon Ring where time flowed differently from the outside world; otherwise, he would have missed the duel with the He family.
After completely refining the White Dragon Sword, Lin Chen couldn't help but feel fortunate. It was a good thing he had ambushed He Honghui back then!
Good heavens, if He Honghui had been able to fully unleash the power of the White Dragon Sword, it would have been himself who died!
A top-grade spirit artifact was truly terrifying!