"Vice Pavilion Master Chen, these are the items Minister Nie asked us to deliver. Please inspect them." The soldier leading the group had merely been polite, but he had not expected Vice Pavilion Master Chen to actually open them on the spot and inspect the goods.
Only after confirming that nothing was missing did Chen Xu pick up the suitcase and return to his guest room alone.
"As expected of a prefectural city minister—rich as hell." Chen Xu wiped away his drool and drank all five bottles of second-rank Refining Liquid specially formulated for Martial Artists in one go.
Looking at the surging Psychic Energy on the panel, Chen Xu unhesitatingly raised the Myriad Beasts Bronze Statue Art to the ninth level.
From the seventh level onward, the Psychic Energy required for each level of the Myriad Beasts Bronze Statue Art increased dramatically. He no longer had enough Psychic Energy for the tenth level.
He had no intention of saving it. He was about to take part in a major battle, so he had to convert all his Psychic Energy into strength as quickly as possible. He simply raised all twelve In-Ranked martial arts, including the [Steel Bone Skill], to their maximum levels.
That was still not enough. He took out the final box of Essence Paste and smeared it over his body.
"Don't absorb it. Your Uncle Chen needs it to stimulate Essence Apertures." Chen Xu muttered to himself, but unfortunately, [Tianwu] did not listen at all. The Psychic Energy was credited to him once more.
"Not a trace of intelligence. You don't even know how to be considerate of your great father."
Chen Xu's expression darkened slightly. Back when he had stayed up late coding, this was the idiot son he had ended up creating.
Expressionlessly, he chose