Strength Value skyrocketed

Seeing this more mature version of Ji Lingxuan, Chen Lie was unsure how to address her.

After hesitating for a moment, she finally said, "Hello, Auntie."

Calling her "Auntie" made her sound incredibly old. If Chen Lie hadn't known she was Ji Lingxuan's mother, he would have probably thought she was just a few years older than him.

Only by breaking through to the Heavenly Human Grandmaster Realm can one truly master the art of preserving youth in martial arts. Below the Heavenly Human Grandmaster, even Ninth-Order Grandmaster can only slow down the decline of bodily functions, which is reflected in extending lifespan. In terms of preserving youth, they are only slightly better than ordinary people.

Ji Lingxuan's mother, with a daughter as old as Ji Lingxuan, shouldn't look only in her twenties or thirties.

Ji Lingxuan's mother hummed in agreement, her beautiful eyes sweeping over Chen Lie.

"Xuanxuan, the Three-Province Martial Tournament arts competition you mentioned last time, you lost because of this person, right?"

"Hmm." Ji Lingxuan nodded gently. "Chen Lie has outstanding talent in martial arts..."

I don't know if he's exceptionally talented or not; perhaps I'm just blind to his talent.

But his background is extraordinary.

Ji Lingxuan's mother glanced into the distance, a hint of sorrow flashing in her eyes, and sighed softly, "Has the martial arts of the Central Galactic Empire become so prosperous?"

If someone can lay such a solid foundation on a planet in a Fringe Star Domain, then what level of development must the Ten Great Star Provinces have reached?

Chen Lie remained outwardly calm, but inwardly he was in turmoil.

Ji Lingxuan's mother just mentioned the Ten Great Star Provinces. She actually knows about the Ten Great Star Provinces?

How could an ordinary person on Blue Star possibly know the Ten Great Star Provinces under the jurisdiction of the Central Galactic Empire, let alone see at a glance that their own foundation is solid?

With his Tough Skin Resilient Flesh, Dragon Tendon Flood Dragon Bone, Five Viscera Vajra, Pure Yang Precious Blood, and fifteen times the Strength Value, all she considered was a 'solid' foundation?

"Mom, have you been reading that ' Interstellar Anecdotes ' book again?"

Is what's recorded in that book true or false? Is there really a star province composed of ten star clusters Outer Stars?

Ji Lingxuan's mother smiled and said, "Some are true, and some are false."

Ji Lingxuan's mother looked at Chen Lie: "Xuanxuan said you repeatedly requested to visit me?"

"Yes, I heard..."

As soon as Chen Lie opened his mouth, Ji Lingxuan's mother gently waved her hand and said calmly, "I don't see outsiders."

Xuanxuan has known my rules since she was little, so she has never brought any classmates or friends to our house.

But this time, Xuanxuan made the request repeatedly, which shows that she values you very much; otherwise, she wouldn't have disregarded my rules.

Since you've come all this way, I won't let you leave empty-handed.

As soon as she finished speaking, Ji Lingxuan's mother turned and walked into the main room in the courtyard.

Seeing that Ji Lingxuan's mother had left, Chen Lie called Ji Lingxuan over and asked, "Ji, have you lived in this place all your life?"

Ji Lingxuan hummed in agreement. "Otherwise what?"

"Haven't you noticed that your family is a bit different from ordinary families on Blue Star?" Chen Lie asked.

"Is it different?" Ji Lingxuan shook her head. "I didn't notice anything!"

"Can't you tell that your mother looks a little too young?"

"My mother has looked like this since I can remember. Is there anything wrong with that?"

What's wrong? It's absolutely wrong!

A short while later, Ji Lingxuan's mother came out of the main room and said to Ji Lingxuan, "Xuanxuan, let your classmates in!"

"Okay!"

Ji Lingxuan looked at Chen Lie and said, "Chen Lie, let's go!"

Chen Lie nodded and walked into the main room with Ji Lingxuan.

Upon entering, Chen Lie saw a stone table in the hall, on which were arranged various colored flower petals.

"Xuanxuan, treat your classmate to something to eat. Remember, you eat the blue one, and give him the red one."

"I see!"

Ji Lingxuan led Chen Lie to the stone table and said, "Chen Lie, sit down and have something to eat."

After Chen Lie sat down, he saw three colors of petals, held in three bamboo baskets: white, blue, and red.

"What should we eat? These flowers?"

After examining the petals for a while, Chen Lie asked.

"Yes, my mom said you should eat red things. These things may look strange, but they'll make you feel very comfortable after eating them."

"Have you been eating this stuff since you were a child?"

"No, my family is poor. I usually do odd jobs to earn money to buy food when I'm hungry. My mother only gives me these flower petals once every six months or so," Ji Lingxuan said.

"From a poor family?"

Chen Lie frowned slightly, but didn't ask further about that. Instead, he asked, "If you're hungry, you do odd jobs to earn money for food. Doesn't your family feed you?"

"When my dad was alive, he would often take me out and prepare meals for me. But when I was ten, he joined an interstellar exploration team and never came back. I had to fend for myself from then on. My mom rarely left the house," Ji Lingxuan said.

Chen Lie understood. Did that mean Ji Lingxuan had been practically raised in a hands-off manner since she turned ten?

At this moment, Ji Lingxuan's mother came out from a side room and placed two jade vessels on the stone table, each containing a pool of clear water.

"You have a very solid foundation. Since you are Xuanxuan's friend, you can also be considered my junior."

No matter what your intentions are when you come here, I won't let you leave empty-handed. These things in front of you were left by Xuanxuan's father, and they should help you build a more solid foundation."

At this moment, even if Chen Lie were slow-witted, he would realize that Ji Lingxuan's mother was definitely not an ordinary person, so he thanked her and said, "Thank you, Auntie."

Ji Lingxuan's mother shook her head slightly. "No need to thank me. I don't like meeting outsiders. Let it go this time, and please don't come again in the future."

Upon hearing this, Ji Lingxuan immediately said, "Mom, Chen Lie came to visit, how can you say that?"

"As you know, Mom is naturally lazy and really doesn't like meeting outsiders."

"So, Xuanxuan, please don't make things difficult for your mother, okay?" Ji Lingxuan's mother smiled.

Seeing her mother like this, Ji Lingxuan didn't know what to say.

Chen Lie tasted the red petals on the stone table; the petals melted instantly upon entering his mouth.

There weren't many petals in the bamboo basket, only about seven or eight. Soon, Chen Lie ate all the petals in the basket, and then drank all the water in the vessel.

After Ji Lingxuan finished eating the flower petals in the bamboo basket, Chen Lie asked her to take him for a walk in the courtyard.

Even if there's a hidden world behind a broken door in a hutong, it shouldn't be this vast.

Perhaps sensing Chen Lie's desire to find out more, Ji Lingxuan's mother lazily yawned and said, "Xuanxuan, our home is simple, we don't have anything to offer your friends, and I'm too lazy to cook. Why don't you take your friends out to eat?"

"OK!"

Ji Lingxuan glanced at Chen Lie Chen Lie, who understood immediately, and they walked out of the courtyard Ji Lingxuan.

Walking up the steps, I quickly reached the top and returned to the alley.

"Chen Lie, shall we go?"

Ji Lingxuan was walking ahead when she suddenly noticed that Chen Lie had stopped, so she turned around and urged him on.

"Hold on!"

Chen Lie turned around, wanting to see how the dilapidated door at the end of the alley could be a hidden world, but when he opened the door, he found that behind it was a dilapidated courtyard, with no long steps or the pavilion and courtyard he had just seen.

"What's wrong with you?"

Ji Lingxuan turned back and asked.

Chen Lie looked at Ji Lingxuan and asked, "Ji, in all these years of your life, haven't you realized that you're not from an ordinary family?"

"I'm not from an ordinary family? How did you figure that out, Chen Lie?" Ji Lingxuan retorted.

"Do you even need to look? Do you really think your family is the same as an ordinary family on Blue Star?"

"But my mother says we're just an ordinary family."

Seeing that he couldn't reason with Ji Lingxuan, Chen Lie stopped arguing with her and asked, "Excuse me, did your mother ever teach you martial arts?"

"Chen Lie, have you forgotten what I told you? My mother is just an ordinary person, not Martial Artist. How could she possibly teach me martial arts?"

Upon hearing this answer, Chen Lie simply stopped asking.

Ji Lingxuan took Chen Lie to a Martial Artist restaurant in Cloud River Province City for a meal.

"Chen Lie, tomorrow is the last day of the holiday. How are you planning to get back to Blue Star University?"

"Let's take Star Boat; it'll be faster."

"Then... would you like to come along?" Ji Lingxuan asked.

"Alright, I'll book the tickets for you!"

"Um!"

After the meal, Ji Lingxuan escorted Chen Lie to the airship parked by the Yunchuan Martial Artist Association.

Once aboard the airship, Chen Lie's expression changed. He was suddenly startled to realize that everything he had seen and heard at Ji Lingxuan's house during that time had become blurry, as if decades had passed, and it had been quickly forgotten.

But I vaguely remember eating some red flower petals at Ji Lingxuan's house, and Ji Lingxuan's mother seemed to tell me not to come again next time.

Chen Lie slapped his thigh suddenly and muttered to himself, "How long has it been? I can't possibly forget what happened half an hour ago. Just who is Ji Lingxuan's mother?"

Chen Lie tried desperately to recall, but he could only remember that Ji Lingxuan's house didn't seem that dilapidated. Besides that, he couldn't even remember what Ji Lingxuan's mother looked like.

This situation was, of course, extremely abnormal, and it made Chen Lie realize that Ji Lingxuan's family was no ordinary people.

Chen Lie returned home by airship.

As soon as Chen Lie arrived home, his Green Bubble notification popped up; he had received a video from Ruan Liuyun.

Chen Lie opened the chat window with Ruan Liuyun and sent a question mark.

Ruan Liuyun: Liusu asked me to film a video for you. You can click on it to see.

After watching it several times, Chen Lie exited Green Bubble and turned off the Communicator.

Honestly, Chen Ye and Chang Guirong have no idea how cruel the world is. Ruan Liusu is definitely from the elite class. If this mother and son dared to slander and harass her like this, any other powerful person with a temper would have suffered the consequences of family ruin.

The next day, Chen Lie had breakfast at home and saw his parents packing their things to go out.

Chen Lie asked, "Dad, Mom, it's your day off today, where are you going so early?"

Feng Yuelan said, "Your eldest aunt called last night and said that something happened to your second uncle's family."

They said your Second Aunt was negligent in her work, which seems to have involved job-related crimes, causing serious consequences, and she has been detained by the Special Task Force.

Just yesterday, Chen Ye got into a fight with a senior student from East River Province Martial Arts University and was seriously injured. According to your aunt's description, the injuries are very serious and he may have to be hospitalized for two months.

Although your Second Aunt went a bit too far that day, it has nothing to do with your second uncle. He's all alone at home now, and your dad and I discussed it and decided to go and check on him."

"Today is the last day of my holiday, and I'm going back to Blue Star University today."

Upon hearing this, Feng Yuelan said, "In that case, let your dad take you. Mom will go see him herself."

Chen Gequn also said, "East River Province is far from Lanjing, I'll take you there."

"No need, Dad. I've already made plans to go by Star Boat."

I wanted to let you all know that once I arrive at Blue Star University, I'll start buying a house there. You can come over once the time is right."

Feng Yuelan handed Chen Lie a Star Dollar Card: "Okay, this is your previous endorsement fee, 500 million Star Dollar. Mom hasn't touched it."

Although housing prices in Lanjing are high, 500 million Star Dollar should be enough to buy a decent house.

Chen Lie did not accept the Star Yuan Card. He currently had 300,000 Star Yuan Galaxy Coins, and the exchange rate between Galaxy Coins and Blue Star Yuan was one to one million.

He could exchange a huge amount of Blue Star Dollars at any bank on Blue Star, so naturally he wouldn't need money from his family anymore.

After his parents left home, Chen Lie also left home.

He hailed a speedboat, boarded it, and went to Yunchuan Province.

On the speedboat, Chen Lie sent a message to Ji Lingxuan: 'I've set off for Cloud River Province, I'll arrive in about an hour.'

Chen Lie's Green Bubble chimed with a message from Ji Lingxuan: "Okay, I'll be waiting for you outside the Yunchuan Martial Artist Association."

And so, after about an hour's ride by speedboat, Chen Lie landed outside the Yunchuan Province Martial Artist Association.

The cabin door opened automatically as soon as the speedboat landed.

Just as Chen Lie was about to get up and disembark from the airship, Ji Lingxuan stepped forward first.

"Chen Lie!"

Ji Lingxuan waved to Chen Lie Chen Lie, then sat down next to him.

Chen Lie also greeted Ji Lingxuan and said, "Blue Starships are in short supply. There are no starships in the Sichuan province, so I booked two starship tickets to the Guannei province."

"Good!"

Ji Lingxuan nodded.

After Ji Lingxuan boarded, Chen Lie immediately set off by speedboat towards Star Boat Plaza in Guannei Province.

After about another hour, the speedboat arrived at Star Boat Plaza in Guannei Province.

After Chen Lie and Ji Lingxuan disembarked from the speedboat, they each picked up a Star Boat ticket outside Star Boat Plaza and boarded the Star Boat together.

The Star Boat took off and sped towards Blue Star University.

In just about half an hour, the Star Boat stopped outside Blue Star University.

Chen Lie and Ji Lingxuan walked into Blue Star University.

Upon arriving at Blue Star University, Chen Lie bid farewell to Ji Lingxuan and eagerly found a Cultivation Room, where he took out the Blood Origin Crystal given to him by Ruan Liusu to begin his cultivation.

Chen Lie sat cross-legged beside the cultivation platform and began to absorb the energy of the Blood Origin Crystal by circulating his cultivation method.

The Blood Source Crystal is formed from the condensed blood of Starry Sky Behemoth, which greatly aids in the cultivation of qi and blood. This Blood Origin Crystal is a mini version, so it is definitely not as good as the one Chen Lie used at Starry Sky University.

As Chen Lie rapidly absorbed the energy of the Blood Origin Crystal, his Chen Lie and qi power quickly expanded.

A bright red light shone brightly in the Cultivation Room, mixed with the surging of golden blood energy.

After an unknown amount of time, the energy of the Blood Origin Crystal in front of Chen Lie was completely absorbed, and it turned into ashes.

After fully absorbing the power of the Blood Origin Crystal, Chen Lie arrived in front of the power testing device.

With a loud "boom".

He threw a punch, and a set of values instantly appeared on the strength testing device.

"Strength: 48546.76 (average)"

Next, Chen Lie went to the Blood Qi Value Detector and tested his Blood Qi Value.

As the light from the blood and qi scanning swept across Chen Lie's body, the Blood Essence Detector began to announce the results.

"Beep, test complete. Blood Qi Value: 3036.11 calories."

This test result startled Chen Lie.

"What's going on? My Strength Value has increased by 15.99 times? Why did it surge so much?"

Strength Value of 15.99 times is something that, as far as Chen Lie knows, even the top geniuses of the Taia Star Province Martial Arts Academy cannot reach.

Martial arts geniuses in the Central Galactic Empire can generally cultivate their Strength Value to over 15.8 times their normal strength, provided they have sufficient cultivation resources, but this requires a massive amount of resources.

After reaching 15 times the Strength Value, it becomes incredibly difficult to break through even 0.1 times. Once it reaches 15.8 times, breaking through even 0.01 times becomes extremely difficult.

The closer the Strength Value gets to 16 times, the more difficult it becomes to improve. After 15.4 times, each breakthrough of 0.1 times is no less difficult than breaking through from 9 times to 10 times in terms of Blood Qi Value.

The reason why many super geniuses in the Central Galactic Empire cannot reach Strength Value of 15.99 times is that after reaching 15.9 times, increasing Strength Value by even 0.01 times is no less difficult than breaking through from 11 times to 12 times. This is not something that can be achieved by simply piling up a large amount of resources.