Meanwhile, inside a car about one or two hundred kilometers from Qi City, an elder and a young man were seated in the back seat.

They were precisely Zou Yuan and Zou Hong, who had left earlier!

The night view outside the car window was beautiful, but the expressions on both their faces were extremely grim!

"Are we really just going to let today slide?"

Zou Hong said, full of indignation.

Today, both he personally and their Medicine King Valley had lost a great deal of face!

"Let it slide?"

Zou Yuan snorted coldly and said:

"Impossible!"

He had already decided that this young man absolutely could not be allowed to remain!

On one hand, because this young man had brought their Medicine King Valley a disgrace unseen in years, and more importantly, the young man's pill cultivation skills made Zou Yuan extremely apprehensive!

In the future, with his existence, it seemed unlikely they would ever surpass the Myriad Medicine Pavilion again!

The most crucial thing was, he was still so young!

Thus, from any perspective, this young man could definitely not be left alone!

......

After arriving at the airport, Su Chen waited for another hour or two, then boarded a plane bound for Yandu!

Soon, the plane gently ascended, heading in the direction of Yandu...

He was completely unaware that a single competition had sparked a killing intent from the Medicine King Valley against him!

Of course, regardless of what the Medicine King Valley decided to do, Su Chen wouldn't care too much!

Honestly, for Su Chen, apart from helping the Myriad Medicine Pavilion as a gesture of gratitude for their previous assistance, he hadn't really gained much from this Elixir Conference!

One objective for going was to observe the current level of alchemy in the Ancient Martial World, to learn from it if possible!

Unquestionably, the result left him somewhat disappointed!

Another main reason he went was to investigate fire, which here did not refer to any ordinary flame!

For higher-grade elixirs, ordinary flames will not suffice!

Generally, there are two types of fire; one is Pill Fire, which can only be condensed after reaching the Condensation Pill Realm, with a very low probability, not everyone can condense Pill Fire!

Of course, even more elusive is True Fire, which is not only hard to find but extremely difficult to control, and mastering the Fire Control Technique is necessary!

The Fire Control Technique is also exceedingly rare, but Su Chen happened to possess one, contained within the Elixir Chapter!

However, as Su Chen had only recently begun studying elixirs, he hadn't had time to delve into the Fire Control Technique yet!

After all, he understood the principle of progressing step by step; without a solid foundation, no high buildings could be constructed!

On this occasion, not only did he not encounter True Fire, he didn't even see Pill Fire!

In hindsight, it made sense; reaching the Condensation Pill Realm was exceedingly difficult, let alone condensing Pill Fire!

Of course, the most precious is the Spirit Fire among the True Fires!

Spirit Fire is naturally rarer than True Fire!

Furthermore, Spirit Fire has a will of its own, making it nearly impossible to control!

Even with advanced Fire Control Techniques, it's not necessarily effective!

If one could master Pill Fire or True Fire, not only could higher-grade elixirs be refined, even the current ones would be significantly more effective!

Su Chen sighed deeply; how could it be so easy?

He simply dismissed all these chaotic thoughts for the time being, then took a nap on the airplane seat...

.......

After a dozen hours of flying, the plane finally landed gently at Yandu Airport!

When Su Chen walked out of the airport, it was already the afternoon of the next day!

After retrieving his car from the airport parking lot, he directly drove towards the villa.

When he arrived at the villa, Qi Meng and Du Hanbing, among others, were chatting in the living room of the money shop!

Upon seeing him, all the women were somewhat surprised, not expecting him to return in just two or three days!

"Ladies, did you miss me?"

Su Chen laughed heartily upon entering!

"We only feel comfortable when you're not here!"

Eniel scoffed.

"Exactly, we're hoping you'll never come back!"

Du Hanbing also deliberately gave him a sideways glance and said.

Su Chen feigned being deeply hurt, then looked towards Xu Xinran:

"Xinran, surely you missed me, right?"

"Miss you for what? To be bullied by you?"

Xu Xinran retorted directly.

"Hahaha, Brother Su, didn't expect you to be so disliked!"

Huang Menglei couldn't help laughing upon seeing Su Chen in a fix!

Lan Xinyi, standing nearby, also had a smile at the corner of her mouth!

She knew well that everyone was speaking contrary to how they truly felt, after all, they had just been talking about this guy!

"Never mind, too disheartening, you guys have no conscience!"

Su Chen pretended to be aggrieved, then turned and left...

As soon as he walked out, the women burst into even more unrestrained laughter, laughing so hard they were about to fall over!

Of course, Su Chen knew they were teasing him on purpose; after returning to his room, he first took a bath, humming an unnamed tune, looking nothing like someone who was upset!

Afterwards, he thought for a moment, having no other immediate matters, he began to study issues related to the Elixir Chapter, as he hadn't quite figured out a small problem he suddenly thought of earlier!

After one or two hours of contemplation, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, having understood the small puzzlement!

Thus, he stepped out of his room. By then, it was already evening, Eniel and Lan Xinyi were preparing dinner together, while the other women were in the entertainment room playing with little Xun!

Su Chen also went over and played with the little girl for a while!

After Xia Qiuru and Ye Mei, who were at work, returned in succession and saw Su Chen, they were also pleasantly surprised!

Shortly after seven, Lin Ruoxue also got home, and everyone sat down together for dinner!

After dinner, the women naturally engaged in their own activities, while Su Chen, wearing swimming trunks, joined Du Hanbing, Xiao Yaning, and the others in the hot spring!

Needless to say, his intention was not just to enjoy the hot spring, but to take advantage!

Of course, the women were aware of his intentions, but it had become an accepted norm!

Moreover, who says it's safer not to soak in the hot spring?!

After all, they had fallen for this rogue man!

They had no choice but to resign themselves to it!

Yet, Su Chen knew when to stop; after he'd taken enough liberties, he returned to his room and began cultivating.

Around eleven, all the women retired to their rooms.

Su Chen's eyes brightened as he quietly left the room, swiftly arriving at Lin Ruoxue's room door, slipping inside.

At this moment, Lin Ruoxue was looking over some documents she'd brought back; Su Chen approached the bed, took the documents, and placed them on the bedside table, smiling as he said:

"Dear, it's getting late, time to rest!"

Meanwhile, his hands became rather mischievous...

"You rascal...!"

Lin Ruoxue blushed and muttered with a sideways glance.

Before she could finish, her moist lips were already sealed with a kiss...

(PS: Four chapters were updated today, including one that was owed from before!)