The Banquet

Chen Lie walked up to the Strength Detector Strength Detector punched the target with all his might.

"After a loud bang, a set of values appeared on the screen above the Strength Detector."

622.90 jun (a unit of weight).

"As expected, my Strength Value is still five times my Blood Qi Value."

The <Flood Dragon Rebirth Technique> works like this: once you reach the entry level, the refinement of your Qi and blood will be fixed at that stage.

Unless Chen Lie's Blood Qi Value exceeds four digits, and he hasn't yet mastered the <Flood Dragon Rebirth Technique> from beginner to minor success, his Strength Value multiplier will likely start to decline.

Because there is no progress in martial arts techniques, but the qi and blood keep increasing, it will lead to insufficient refinement of qi and blood.

After spending nearly two hours at the Martial Arts Hall, Chen Lie left the scene. Once Martial Arts Hall, seeing that it was almost dusk, he immediately boarded the Flying Bus home.

When Chen Lie arrived home, he saw his parents sitting on the sofa discussing something.

Upon seeing Chen Lie, Feng Yuelan said, "Chen Lie, you're back?"

Your dad and I are discussing something, why don't you come over and give us your opinion?

"What's up?"

Chen Lie walked over.

Tomorrow is the day your sister Chen Ying is hosting a martial arts banquet.

Your uncle and aunt booked the banquet at the Dongchuan Military Banquet Hotel.

A meal there would cost at least 20,000 Star Dollar.

Your dad and I were just discussing how much money to give as a wedding gift to your uncle and his family.

In my opinion, a gift of 60,000 Star Dollar would be fine, not a small amount, and the number sounds good. But your father says that at least 100,000 Star Dollar would be appropriate, because Chen Ying is so talented, and your uncle is now a general in the military. Even if we give him 100,000 Star Dollar coins, he might not even care.

"Tell me, how should we handle the gift money for your sister Chen Ying's Martial Artist Banquet?"

Chen Lie said, "Then let's listen to Dad. There's not much difference between 60,000 Star Dollar and 100,000 Star Dollar."

He remembered that although his eldest uncle's family was arrogant and looked down on his family, they were not as calculating and petty as his second uncle's family.

If you need their help, you'll definitely get a few scoldings, but they'll genuinely help, so there's no need to haggle over a few tens of thousands of Star Dollar.

"Alright, then we'll listen to you two, father and son."

Feng Yuelan got up and went to the kitchen to prepare dinner.

Not long after, Chen Xingyao returned home.

As soon as they got home, Chen Xingyao said, "Dad, I have some good news to announce."

"What good news?" Chen Gequn asked.

"I have mastered the Void-Breaking Fist and can use it freely. My Qi Blood Qi Value have reached 0.93 calories today."

Our instructor in the Key Class said that because I have mastered a D-Rank Martial Art, my Blood Qi Value must be progressing rapidly during this period, and that my Blood Qi Value will definitely break through 1 within this month.

So you need to prepare the Blood Essence Fluid for me quickly; I need the Blood Essence Fluid produced by Sunlight Group.

My classmate said that her brother used Sunlight Brand Blood Essence Fluid, along with some supplements, and his Blood Qi Value immediately increased to 1.8 calories.

Chen Gequn was taken aback, then his face lit up with joy. "That's really good news! Don't worry, Dad has already ordered the Sunlight Brand Blood Essence Fluid. It should arrive in two days at most, and then be sent directly to our home. Tomorrow I'm going to attend your sister Chen Ying's Martial Artist Banquet, and the day after tomorrow Dad will go buy you some corresponding supplements. You can use it together with the Blood Essence Fluid after your Qi and Blood Qi Value breaks through 1."

"Thank you, Dad!"

Chen Xingyao beamed with joy.

"Your mother is making dinner in the kitchen. Go tell her the news and make her happy too," Chen Gequn added.

"Good!"

Chen Xingyao immediately strode towards the kitchen.

Chen Lie found this rather strange.

He remembered that in his previous life, his sister's Blood Qi Value broke through to level 1 in the second half of her first year of high school. Now, her progress was much faster than in his previous life. Could it be that her classmates broke through to Blood Qi Value 1 early on, which stimulated her?

Chen Lie knew his sister's aptitude. In her previous life, her achievements were no less than Chen Ying's. However, in her later cultivation, the heavily indebted Chen Family simply couldn't provide her with any martial arts resources.

Because cultivation resources were limited, Chen Xingyao, who relied solely on the Blue Star government's subsidies for geniuses, had his Blood Qi Value exceed four digits by the age of 19.

Blue Star Martial Arts has been constantly evolving, raising and becoming increasingly demanding in its standards for geniuses. This explains why Chen Xingyao, despite having Blood Qi Value exceeding four digits at the age of 19, still couldn't enter the Provincial Youth Genius Group. A major reason for this was that her family couldn't provide the necessary support, causing her younger sister to fall far behind others in the early stages.

Chen Xingyao, who was not selected for the Provincial Youth Genius Group, was eventually specially recruited by Blue Star University.

Therefore, Chen Lie his younger sister might not be considered an exceptionally outstanding martial arts genius, but she was definitely within the realm of genius.

At dinner time, the family sat down together to eat.

Feng Yuelan said, "Chen Lie, Yaoyao, you two should get some rest early today. Tomorrow morning, we're going to attend your sister Chen Ying's Martial Artist banquet."

Chen Lie nodded, while Chen Xingyao asked, "Sister Chen Ying? Didn't she take the entrance exam for the Dongchuan Military Academy?"

"So, your sister Chen Ying is hosting a banquet at the Dongchuan Military Banquet Hotel tomorrow. Remember to get up early."

"Okay, sure." Chen Xingyao nodded.

After dinner, Chen Lie returned to his room.

That night, he did not cultivate the <Lingguang Divine Refining Chapter> all night again. He had been cultivating for more than a dozen nights in a row. Although his Mental Power was strong, it would eventually be too much for him. Cultivation should be balanced with rest and relaxation.

The next morning, Chen Lie woke up from his sleep, got dressed, and washed up.

When I arrived in the living room, I saw that my mother, Feng Yuelan, had already prepared a simple breakfast.

At his parents' urging, Chen Lie sat down at the dining table and began to eat.

At this moment, Chen Xingyao also came out of the room and joined the group eating.

"Mom, what time is Sister Chen Ying's Martial Artist Banquet? Why are we going so early?" Chen Xingyao asked.

"It's better to be early than late. Your Second Aunt's family must have gone early too. We can be a little late, but it won't look good if we're too late," Feng Yuelan said.

"Oh well."

Chen Xingyao pursed her lips.

After the family finished their meal, they went out of the house together, arrived at the airship, and boarded it.

On the airship, Chen Xingyao asked again, "Are we going to my uncle's house, or directly to the place where the banquet is being held?"

"Let's go to your uncle's house first," Feng Yuelan said.

Then, she asked Chen Gequn, "Where is my brother staying now? If it's the Dongchuan Military Region, we probably can't get in, right?"

Chen Gequn said, "He's not inside the military region. He has a residence next to it; we'll go directly there."

As he spoke, Chen Gequn piloted the airship into the air.

In less than ten minutes, the airship arrived at its destination.

Chen Gequn piloted the airship to land, and Chen Lie and his family of four disembarked one by one.

"Does your uncle live here?"

Arriving at a courtyard, Chen Xingyao felt a sense of novelty. In her memory, her family rarely interacted with her uncle, and she had almost never visited his house.

"Your uncle usually lives within the Dongchuan Military Region, so he probably only stays at this house occasionally."

Chen Gequn said, "Let's go knock on the door."

With that, the group went into the courtyard.

Before I could even knock, I saw someone come out of the courtyard.

"Chen Ye?"

Chen Xingyao was puzzled when he saw who came out.

Chen Ye, wasn't he suffering from qi and blood deficiency? What's he doing here?

At this moment, Chen Ye said, "Third Uncle, Third Aunt, my eldest uncle and aunt aren't home, but my parents are inside. You can come in too."

Chen Gequn nodded, then asked, "Chen Ye, your parents said you had qi and blood deficiency. How are you now?"

"My uncle used his Military Merit to exchange for Blood Mist Flower and many supplements to stabilize my Qi and blood. I am now cured, and my Strength Value has returned to about three times that of my Qi and blood."

"And ironically, this misfortune turned into a blessing in disguise, as it increased my Blood Qi Value by nearly twenty calories," Chen Ye said.

"That's good. Okay, let's go inside."

Chen Gequn and Feng Yuelan entered the courtyard, and Chen Xingyao, after giving Chen Ye a disapproving look, followed her parents inside.

Just as Chen Lie was about to go in, Chen Ye suddenly moved to block him.

"Chen Lie, I heard your Blood Qi Value has exceeded 40? But it's unstable. Is that true?"

"None of your business?"

After saying that, Chen Lie bypassed Chen Ye and walked into the courtyard.

He understood Chen Ye's personality; he was simply trying to make himself uncomfortable.

According to age, Chen Ye is a little over a month younger than him and is his cousin in terms of seniority. However, his Blood Qi Value too poor, so Chen Ye would deliberately pick on him every time they met in order to show off.

Knowing Chen Ye's intentions, Chen Lie naturally had nothing to say to him.

"His Blood Qi Value are only at 40 calories, and he's already become so tough?"

Chen Ye scoffed; 40 calories of Blood Qi Value was just a fraction of his.

In the courtyard, Chang Guirong saw Chen Gequn and his wife and immediately went to greet them.

"Gequn, Yuelan, you've arrived?"

"Second sister-in-law, where are eldest brother and sister-in-law? Why are you and second brother the only ones here?" Chen Gequn asked.

"As soon as it was light, my elder brother and sister-in-law took Chen Ying to visit my elder brother's old leader in the army."

Today is Chen Ying's Martial Artist Banquet, and her eldest brother's family has also invited other military generals.

"Especially the Dongchuan Lu Family. This time, my eldest brother and sister-in-law brought Chen Ying to visit the Dongchuan Lu Family," Chang Guirong said.

"Oh, I see. Will you come back here, brother?"

"They definitely won't go back. They'll go straight to the Dongchuan Military Banquet Hotel."

Our elder brother told us to wait for you here, and that our two families should set off together for the Dongchuan Military Banquet Hotel.

Chang Guirong said.

At this moment, Chen Guangqun walked over and said, "Let's go straight to the hotel where the banquet is being held. There's no need to linger here."

Mr. and Mrs. Chen Gequn nodded, and then the two families went to the Dongchuan Military Banquet Hotel together.

After about ten minutes by airship, Chen Lie arrived outside the Military Banquet Hotel.

After disembarking from the airship, Chen Lie could see the huge signboard above the hotel from afar.

"Congratulations to the Chen Mansion of the Chen Ying on her successful advancement to Martial Artist."

Turning his gaze away, Chen Lie, along with his parents and sister, entered the Military Banquet Hotel.