"Ah? Uncle Wu, what exactly was the rare treasure inside that small cauldron?"
Ye Fan was curious as well.
"Haha, I'm not too sure either. I heard it has great research value."
"Moreover, the researchers extracted a kind of essence from it. Based on your contribution to eliminating the Tier 2 mutated beast, you can receive a reward of 1 mg."
"Someone should deliver it to your villa tonight."
"Also, I'll have someone bring over the high-grade weapon fragments you asked me to purchase and collect."
Wu Xie said with a smile.
Just as he had said.
Ye Fan was his lucky star.
Because of his contribution in killing the Tier 2 red-furred mutated beast, he would receive 2 mg of the extracted essence as well.
It was said that this essence could raise a Martial Warrior's vitality. It was absolutely a priceless treasure, sought after but unavailable.
"Alright, then thank you, Uncle Wu."
With Wu Xie's help, Ye Fan found that cultivating martial arts was simply far too pleasant.
Ye Fan was definitely the sort of person who repaid a drop of kindness with a gushing spring.
He remembered Wu Xie's kindness, bit by bit, in his heart.
"No need to be polite. We're family."
"Dinner's ready."
Like a lark, Ye Ling moved lightly as she and Xiao Zhi carried dishes to the dining table.
"Coming~"
Ye Fan put down the phone, sniffed the air, and his eyes lit up.
With a sneaky grin, he darted to the island dining table and reached out to pinch up a piece of meat for a taste.
Smack!
However, a pair of chopsticks rapped him directly on the back of his hand.
Mother feigned anger. "Go wash your hands."
Ye Fan rubbed his hand, which did not hurt in the slightest, and put on a pitiful expression. "Alright."
Watching her son's impatiently rushing figure disappear into the washroom, Lan Cuifang smiled.
Because...
Their family had gone through far too many changes these past few days.
Changes so immense that she had not even dared imagine them in her dreams before.
And the one who had shaken her the most was Ye Fan.
From a stubborn youth who only knew how to train bitterly, he had now truly become a respected Martial Warrior.
Even...
Afterward, she had looked through the trending news. Her son had even been awarded the honor of Jiangning City's Heroic Youth.
Even Meng Xiong, Jiangning City's business tycoon, had personally gone to the hospital to apologize and paid five million in compensation.
It was too dreamlike.
Several times, she had even pinched herself, suspecting she was dreaming.
But this was reality.
When she saw her son's greedy-cat look as he tried to steal food, Lan Cuifang seemed, in a daze, to return to the warm scene of their family in that little house.
This was the real Ye Fan.
Her genuine, bona fide son.
"Eat up."
Lan Cuifang placed food into Ye Fan's and Ye Ling's bowls. Only then could she feel more clearly that everything before her was real.
Ye Fan and Ye Ling would even make their chopsticks crackle and clash over a piece of meat.
However, Ye Fan lost most of the time.
Of course, when the youth looked at Ye Ling, his eyes held a trace of indulgent affection.
Father, Ye Jun, also drank a small cup of baijiu. If his body had not still been weak, he would have downed at least a whole jin.
The meal was filled with laughter and joy.
How long had it been since the family had been this happy?
It was as if the financial burden that had once nearly crushed the Ye family had now drifted away with the wind.
Yet Ye Fan knew.
All of this came from strength.
For a Martial Warrior, only by becoming stronger could one protect and safeguard everything one cherished.
After dinner, Ye Fan did not immediately throw himself into training.
Instead, he stayed with his parents.
Until...
ding-dong.
The villa's doorbell rang.
Just like before, the delivery was escorted by professional Martial Warriors.
However, Ye Fan noticed some subtle differences.
The Martial Warriors escorting the delivery this time were much stronger than before.
In other words...
The essence extracted by the researchers from that mysterious small cauldron was exceedingly precious and rare.
After signing for it,
Ye Fan carried the alloy briefcase and a bag of high-grade weapon fragments toward the underground martial arts room.
"Dad, Mom, I'm going to cultivate."
Ye Fan called out to his parents.
Ye Ling, who had been lounging on the sofa with her long, pale legs stretched out, sprang up with a start as well.
She swallowed the fruit in her mouth and mumbled, "I'm going upstairs to cultivate the Hidden Dragon Stance too."
With that, she thumped up the stairs.
"These two children, they just finished eating. They should rest for a while."
Lan Cuifang was both delighted and heartbroken.
"If one wishes to shine before others, one must suffer behind the scenes.
"Let the children do as they please. Besides, with Little Fan as his sister's example, we should feel at ease."
Ye Jun's face was full of pride.
Then, he picked up his phone.
"Hello, Old Feng? Mm, I was hospitalized a while ago. What, you want to come visit me? But I've moved. Where? This place... is Linjiang No. 1."
Rustle.
The moment he entered the martial arts room, Ye Fan casually tossed the bag of high-grade weapon fragments aside.
Instead, he entered the password on the table and carefully opened the alloy briefcase.
The entire alloy combination case held only a single glass test tube secured in a clip at its center.
Inside the test tube, a jade-green liquid gently rippled with a mysterious radiance.
One milligram was practically no larger than a sesame seed.
"Mm, there's an instruction manual here too... Take it directly... Mm, the medicinal effect is mild, but it is volatile. If it cannot be absorbed in time, it will dissipate within the body."
"The exact effect depends on the Martial Warrior's absorption ability."
Seeing this explanation, Ye Fan smiled confidently.
After all, his Nine-Star Hegemonic Body still seemed to be in a dormant state and had not fully awakened.
Yet its absorption ability was astonishingly powerful.
Otherwise, he could never have digested ten jin of Ironhide Blood Rhino treasure meat every day.
He was practically like Taotie.
This was also one of Ye Fan's most important Trump Cards for maintaining rapid growth in the Spirit Stream Realm without awakening spirituality.
In just over ten days, Ye Fan's Vitality Value had reached 545 calories, and he had smoothly advanced to Spirit Stream Realm Fifth Grade!
"Gulp..."
Ye Fan hesitated no longer and swallowed the jade-green essence.
"Mm, slightly bitter, but not strongly so. It even has a faint sweet aftertaste..."
Boom.
The next moment, Ye Fan felt his Tyrant Body become like a furnace.
And that jade-green essence was like a bundle of dry firewood thrown into the furnace.
It made it burn wildly.
Because Ye Fan had not awakened spirituality, he could not, like many Martial Warriors who had awakened spirituality, cultivate techniques and absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
Instead, he relied entirely on his physical body to absorb energy and strengthen his vitality!
"Beep, beep, beep..."
At the same time, Ye Fan felt warmth spread through his body. His vitality churned and boiled, like a divine dragon coiling around a pillar and wrapping him within.
Improvement, transformation!
On Ye Fan's Martial Artist Watch, the numbers measuring his Vitality Value began to leap wildly.
Vitality Value: 600... 700... 900... 1150!
After nearly three hours, Ye Fan's Vitality Value finally settled at 1,150 calories.
In other words, Ye Fan's current realm had reached Spirit Stream Realm Seventh Grade!
Moreover, barring any surprises,
Two days later, his vitality would break through the 1,200-calorie threshold, and his realm would reach Spirit Stream Realm Eighth Grade!
"What powerful medicinal effects."
In three hours, his Vitality Value had soared by a full 700 calories.
It was equivalent to saving nearly a month of grueling work!
Ignoring the cost of time, this 1 mg of medicinal essence was worth at least several million Huaxia Coins!
And this was a short-term increase.
Its value had to multiply severalfold at the very least.
Of course, Ye Fan knew that this was definitely related to his Tyrant Body's absorption speed.
But this felt far too incredible.
Clenching his fist slightly, Ye Fan seemed to feel the vitality within his body roaring.
The current him would no longer be as weak and helpless as he had been during the day, even if he faced Ying Cong.
He could even contend with him!
In two days, the Citywide Joint Examination will begin. By then, my Vitality Value will break through the 1,200-calorie threshold.
Let's see who can still stop me!
Ye Fan was brimming with confidence...
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