The next day, Xu Mu woke up early. There were quite a few things to do today, so he needed to make preparations in advance.
Ye Tong and Ye Yu also got up one after another. They found Xu Mu laying out several newspapers in front of the floor - to - ceiling window in the living room.
On the newspapers, there were all kinds of medicinal herbs piled up.
"Brother - in - law, what are you doing?"
Ye Yu asked after seeing this.
But Ye Tong grabbed her by the shoulder from behind and whispered, "Don't disturb your brother - in - law."
She thought Xu Mu must be planning to research a new medicine again.
Recently, the Xu Group had purchased the medicinal herbs for refining Yang Qi Pills in batches.
They wouldn't buy too many at once, as it would easily attract the attention and targeting of other competitors.
This batch of medicine was planned to make its debut at the branch company in Yang City.
Ye Yu stuck out her tongue, then turned around and sat on the sofa.
After Ye Tong finished making breakfast, she came behind Xu Mu and found that he was now matching these medicinal herbs.
"Breakfast is ready," Ye Tong said softly.
"Okay," Xu Mu replied with a smile, then stood up.
He had roughly allocated these medicinal herbs. According to his current alchemy skills,
he could refine about a dozen Marrow - Cleansing Pills and more than twenty Qi - Gathering Pills.
The Marrow - Cleansing Pills could change one's constitution and clean up the waste accumulated in the body. Even some hidden noble families couldn't afford them.
As for the Qi - Gathering Pills, they were like the youth version of the Qi Sea Pills.
They could directly help people improve their cultivation levels.
However, according to the plot, the Qi - Gathering Pills were mainly used to enhance the power in the early stages.
For example, to advance from the Bright Strength realm to the Dark Strength realm. After reaching the Dark Strength realm, one would need a large number of Qi - Gathering Pills to continue improving.
As for the True Qi realm, the Qi - Gathering Pills would hardly have any effect.
But reaching the peak of the Bright Strength realm was still a remarkable combat ability.
For instance, if Ye Tong reached this realm, she could easily deal with some ordinary people who were a threat to her in the future.
Xu Mu, Ye Tong, and Ye Yu had a simple breakfast, and then the two sisters left.
He stayed at home alone and started alchemy.
Although Xu Mu was a junior alchemist, once he mastered a skill, he would reach a great - achievement level.
For example, now he was at the top of the junior alchemist level.
There was no alchemy furnace at home, so he used an oven and a microwave instead.
Refining high - level pills required high - quality materials for the alchemy furnace, but for these low - level pills, an oven and a microwave were sufficient.
Some medicinal herbs needed to be baked, while others needed to be steamed.
After finishing the preparation work for the materials, Xu Mu started the most important step.
Using his own Qi to extract the essence.
This was the most difficult step in alchemy, but Xu Mu relied entirely on muscle memory and became proficient through practice.
Each medicinal herb had a different extraction method. Xu Mu controlled the external Qi and used different forces to stimulate the essence out.
It took him two or three hours to finish refining all the pills.
Looking at the pills in his hand, they were no longer full of impurities like the ones he made before.
Now they looked very smooth on the surface.
This time, he had refined twelve Marrow - Cleansing Pills and twenty - six Qi - Gathering Pills.
It was enough for him to improve the cultivation of several people.
Just then, Xu Mu's phone vibrated. He took it out and saw that it was a call from Meng Wanyue.
He immediately answered, "Wanyue, what's up?"
"Mr. Xu, aren't you coming to work today?" Meng Wanyue asked on the other end.
Only then did Xu Mu remember that he hadn't told Meng Wanyue, and she had gone to work on time.
"I'll come right away," Xu Mu said with a smile.
Logically speaking, Meng Wanyue couldn't afford a Marrow - Cleansing Pill either. It would be just right to give her one.
...
Xu Mu arrived at the company and first called Meng Wanyue to his office.
When Meng Wanyue saw Xu Mu, black words appeared above her head.
[Favorability +5]
She didn't know what was wrong with herself. She had only been apart from Xu Mu for one day, but she already missed him a little.
Now that she saw Xu Mu, her mood also became much better.
Xu Mu sat on the sofa, waved to Meng Wanyue, and took out a Marrow - Cleansing Pill. "Wanyue, this is for you."
"What is this?"
Meng Wanyue sat next to Xu Mu, took the pill, and asked.
"A Marrow - Cleansing Pill."
"What?"
Meng Wanyue was so shocked that her body trembled. She immediately returned the pill to Xu Mu. "Mr. Xu, this is a priceless treasure! I remember that it took the Dragon King a great deal of effort to get a few of them."
"He got some too?"
Xu Mu was very surprised. As expected of the male lead. Then he continued to ask, "So, have you taken one?"
"Of course not. The Dragon King only gave them to his right - hand men. It definitely wouldn't be my turn," Meng Wanyue said, lowering her head.
"Then just take it," Xu Mu said with a smile, patting Meng Wanyue on the shoulder. "Take it now. There's a shower in the bathroom of my office."
[Favorability +10]
Meng Wanyue felt a little embarrassed and whispered, "Mr. Xu, or I'll take it at home."
"What? Are you afraid I'll peek?"
Xu Mu said with a chuckle. "Don't worry. I'll go out later."
"No," Meng Wanyue said, then stood up and said, "Okay, I'll take it here."
Xu Mu nodded gently and left the office.
Meng Wanyue hurriedly went to the bathroom, locked the door, and then carefully took off her clothes.
She sat on the toilet and swallowed the pill Xu Mu gave her in one gulp.
She now trusted Xu Mu unconditionally. Even if it wasn't a Marrow - Cleansing Pill, she would have swallowed it without hesitation.
The pill melted as soon as it entered her mouth. Before she could chew it, it turned into a burning liquid and flowed into her stomach.
In a moment, Meng Wanyue felt her body getting hot.
She looked at her fair arm, which was now turning red and sweating.
"The effect is similar to what Sister Xiao Ran had when she took it. No, it should be better," Meng Wanyue murmured softly. She remembered that it had taken more than ten minutes for Xiao Ran to show the effect after taking the pill.
The pill Xu Mu gave her took only a few dozen seconds.
After the sweating, a light - black substance gradually flowed out of the pores of her body.
Meng Wanyue first glanced at the bathroom door, afraid that Xu Mu would see her in such a dirty state.
Then she immediately turned on the shower to clean her body.
Xu Mu was standing outside the office. He calmly withdrew his perception.
As a just young man, he just wanted to check the efficacy of the pill. There was definitely no other improper intention.
After finding that the pill was effective, Xu Mu walked towards an office in the corner of this floor.
"Master Xu!"
The young man with a crew cut, who was playing with his phone, quickly put down the phone and stood up.
He was Wang Biao.
He used to be Xu Mu's driver, assistant, and bodyguard.
Before, Xu Mu would take him with him wherever he went. But since he replaced the previous villainous Xu Mu, he rarely let Wang Biao follow him.
"Have a seat," Xu Mu waved to Wang Biao and asked with a smile, "What were you chatting about? You seemed so excited."
"Well..."
Wang Biao sat down, scratched his head, and said, "A relative from my hometown introduced a blind - date partner to me. She's also in Jiang City. I was just chatting with her."
"Wow! That's great. Can I have a look? I've seen more women than you," Xu Mu said with a smile.
"Sure," Wang Biao handed his phone to Xu Mu.
Xu Mu took a look and was immediately stunned. Holy cow! They're treating Lao Wang like an ATM!
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
e school belle recognized by the whole school, a genius girl from the kendo club. She also has a hidden identity, the youngest legendary demon hunter. Chen Shuo just transmigrated and found himself turned into a weak, helpless little vampire. He was caught by Su Xiyen and taken home at the very beginning. Since then, Chen Shuo's life creed only had two items. "First, classmate Su Xiyen is always right." "Second, if classmate Su Xiyen is wrong, please refer back to item one." Many years later, Chen Shuo, who had turned back into a human, led a pair of twins to appear in front of all the vampires to share the secret of how he turned back into a human. "It's simple, I tricked a female demon hunter into becoming my wife!"
ng to die together with you." Lin Xuan is dead, his body thrown into the river by his scumbag lover and her accomplice. She, the president of the Su Group, is decisive, ruthless, and ice-cold. For three days and three nights, she had his body fished out of the river, and without hesitation, she kissed the bloated corpse of Lin Xuan. She laid down beside him in a cold coffin, their fingers intertwined, a smile lingering on her lips as she closed her eyes. The noble and cold-hearted woman, only bending for one man—Lin Xuan. Lin Xuan, with his golden finger, is reborn and returns to the day of his wedding to the treacherous woman. Su Qiang comes to steal the bride. Lin Xuan's eyes light up, eager to pledge his loyalty on the spot, but instead, her kiss transfers a glass of drugged wine into his mouth, causing him to pass out... 【Male Protagonist with Single Female Lead】【Yandere Tycoon】【Action-Packed】【True vs. Fake Heir】
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