Upon hearing the voice of his trusted aide Lin Jiayi, Jing Hongchen immediately said, "Come in."
Lin Jiayi pushed the door open and took out a soul tool password box from his storage soul tool, respectfully handing it to Jing Hongchen. "Hall Master, this was sent by Lord Wang Chen's people, saying it's for Miss Meng Hongchen."
After delivering the item, Lin Jiayi tactfully left.
Jing Hongchen took the password box and glanced at Meng Hongchen, thinking to himself, That brat Wang Chen still has some conscience.
Meng Hongchen, hearing that it was from Brother Wang Chen, immediately stopped crying. She looked at the password box in Jing Hongchen's hands.
With a whoosh, like a little rabbit, she snatched the password box from Jing Hongchen's hands.
Looking at the password on the box, Meng Hongchen immediately entered the date of her first meeting with Wang Chen. As she input the password, a soft click sounded, and the password box slowly opened, revealing a delicate letter and an exquisite small jade bottle inside.
Meng Hongchen picked up the letter, her fingers trembling slightly as she opened the envelope and eagerly began to read.
The letter was long, spanning ten pages. As Meng Hongchen read, she sometimes smiled, sometimes cried, and sometimes looked dejected.
Seeing his sister like this, Xiao Hongchen, standing nearby, couldn't help but want to sneak a peek at what Wang Chen had written.
But just as he leaned in, his grandfather Jing Hongchen grabbed him and pulled him back.
Xiao Hongchen winked and signaled with his eyes, Grandfather, don't you want to see what Wang Chen wrote?
Xiao Hongchen had long since been completely convinced by Wang Chen, harboring no thoughts of comparison. A few days ago, when he learned that Wang Chen had killed an evil soul master with Title Douluo cultivation, in his eyes, Wang Chen was no longer human. How could anyone at the Soul Emperor level kill a Title Douluo powerhouse?
If that was human, then what was he? And what were the soul engineers even worse than him? The gap between people was greater than the gap between a person and a dog.
Xiao Hongchen had completely let go of his competitive spirit. He no longer compared himself to Wang Chen or anyone else, focusing only on whether he could surpass his yesterday's self.
As a result, by reducing internal conflict, Xiao Hongchen became more focused in his cultivation, and his cultivation speed had improved compared to before.
Jing Hongchen looked at his eldest grandson and gave him an exasperated glare, transmitting his voice, "It's a letter Wang Chen wrote to your sister. What are you looking at?"
While Jing Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen were talking, Meng Hongchen had already reached the last page of the letter. After finishing it, she tightly clutched the letter, her eyes filled with anticipation.
The letter Wang Chen wrote to Meng Hongchen was long, detailing their past experiences, their moments of joy… and then explaining the reason for the emperor's arranged marriage.
Finally, Wang Chen promised that within three years, he would rise to the pinnacle of the Sun Moon Empire and marry Meng Hongchen.
Meng Hongchen thought to herself, Brother Wang Chen, I'll wait for you forever.
Jing Hongchen, observing Meng Hongchen's changing expressions, let out a sigh of relief. He walked to her side.
He comforted her, saying, "My dear granddaughter, I can roughly guess what Wang Chen wrote. Wang Chen is too talented. If he doesn't form a marriage alliance with the royal family, the royal family won't feel at ease."
Meng Hongchen nodded, wiping away her tears, and said, "Grandfather, I understand. Brother Wang Chen has no choice in this matter. I'll be considerate of him."
Xiao Hongchen, watching this scene and seeing his sister's mood improve, was also delighted. He walked to Meng Hongchen's side and smiled, "Sis, don't worry. If Wang Chen dares to let you down, I'll… I'll…"
Well, Xiao Hongchen thought for a while but couldn't figure out what he could do to Wang Chen.
In the end, he said, "I'll stand at the gate of the Wang family every day, using a megaphone soul tool to curse him as a scumbag twenty-four hours a day."
Meng Hongchen burst into laughter, nodding gently.
Jing Hongchen said to Meng Hongchen, "My dear granddaughter, focus on your cultivation during this time and don't overthink. As for Wang Chen's matters, your grandfather will keep an eye on things for you."
Meng Hongchen nodded and softly said, "Thank you, Grandfather."
After the three chatted for a while and saw that Meng Hongchen's emotions had stabilized with no further issues, they each left.
Soon, the room was left with only Meng Hongchen.
Meng Hongchen picked up the small jade bottle from the password box and opened it.
In the letter, Brother Wang Chen had said that the pill in this jade bottle could cleanse the meridians and marrow, removing impurities accumulated in the body.
This would lay a solid foundation for breaking through to higher realms in the future, and it had no side effects. He told her to take it and cultivate diligently to break through to the Soul King realm as soon as possible.
Meng Hongchen had complete trust in Wang Chen's words and immediately planned to consume the pill in the jade bottle.
As soon as she opened it, a rich medicinal fragrance wafted into her nose.
After smelling the fragrance, a look of surprise appeared on Meng Hongchen's delicate face. As the young lady of the Hongchen family and Jing Hongchen's granddaughter, she had consumed countless pills since childhood.
There were pills for strengthening the foundation, stabilizing the base, enhancing soul power, strengthening the body, improving talent, and fortifying the internal organs—every kind of pill imaginable.
When it came to appraising pills, Meng Hongchen was somewhat of an expert. Yet, the pill in this jade bottle surpassed even the best pill she had ever taken by a significant margin.
She remembered that the best pill she had taken was an ice-attribute spiritual pill her grandfather Jing Hongchen had bought at an auction for a high price, outbidding another level nine soul engineer. After buying it, her grandfather had been heartbroken for two days.
Yet, the pill Brother Wang Chen gave her was even better than that spiritual pill, undoubtedly a spiritual pill as well.
Meng Hongchen knew the value of spiritual pills all too well. Even for a level nine soul engineer, parting with a spiritual pill was painful.
Looking at the translucent, fragrant spiritual pill in the jade bottle, Meng Hongchen couldn't help but think back to her childhood. Back then, Brother Wang Chen hadn't yet received the Wang family's full support.
As a result, he lacked various cultivation resources, even using a storage soul tool with very limited space. So, she often found excuses to give him things.
The corners of Meng Hongchen's mouth curved upward, thinking to herself, Brother Wang Chen has really become amazing now.
In a pleasant mood, Meng Hongchen's pretty face revealed a charming smile.
She then reached out with her slender, fair hand, took the spiritual pill from the jade bottle, and placed it in her mouth.
The pill melted upon contact, and its potent medicinal power surged through her body, penetrating her meridians and bone marrow.
Clearly, the pill's meridian-cleansing and marrow-washing effects had taken hold.
Having taken many pills since childhood, even though they were carefully selected by Jing Hongchen to have no side effects, some impurities inevitably remained.
If taken in small amounts, these impurities would naturally be expelled through the body's metabolism. But with frequent consumption, the body's metabolism couldn't keep up with the accumulation, leaving impurities deep within the body.
Meng Hongchen felt the impurities deep within her body being expelled under the pill's effects.
Several hours later, Meng Hongchen slowly opened her eyes. Seeing the black, foul-smelling layer on her body, she let out a scream and hurriedly rushed to the bathroom.
…
While Meng Hongchen was absorbing the pill's medicinal power, at Wang Chen's home, Wang Chen was also digesting and absorbing heavenly treasures and spiritual pills.
These days, Wang Chen's pockets were full. In addition to the large amount of top-grade rare metals and ten spiritual pills gifted by the emperor, there were also gifts from level nine soul engineers of the Sun Moon Empire after he became Kong Deming's disciple.
These gifts from the level nine soul engineers were all top-quality items. Though not as lavish as the emperor's gifts, their value was equivalent to one or two level nine soul tools.
Among the gifts from the level nine soul engineers, besides the usual rare metals, there were also spiritual herbs and plants considered heavenly treasures.
Though these spiritual herbs and plants weren't as valuable as spiritual pills, they were raw materials for refining spiritual pills, making them equally expensive.
It could be said that Wang Chen was now wealthier than many level nine soul engineers.
With so many heavenly treasures and pills, Wang Chen naturally selected those without side effects to digest and absorb.
In the path of cultivation, personal talent was crucial, but resources were equally important.
In the original story, whether it was Huo Yuhao or Tang San, without various heavenly treasures and opportunities, how could they have broken through to level one hundred at such a young age?
As long as one avoided taking pills that forcibly boosted cultivation at the cost of one's foundation or methods with significant side effects, it was fine.
Wang Chen sat cross-legged on his bed, a spiritual pill with a rich medicinal fragrance in his mouth.
Spiritual pills were extremely difficult to refine, made from spiritual herbs and plants with almost no impurities, greatly beneficial to soul masters' cultivation, especially when refined into spiritual pills.
The pill melted in his mouth, transforming into a surge of medicinal power that flowed into Wang Chen's dantian.
This spiritual pill was particularly stubborn, as if resisting being refined and absorbed. Wang Chen circulated his Tongmai Technique, spending nearly half a day to fully refine and absorb the pill's medicinal power.
After completely absorbing the spiritual pill, Wang Chen's cultivation jumped directly from level sixty-five to level sixty-six and a half.
Wang Chen slowly opened his eyes, feeling his stronger soul power, and a smile curved his lips.
He thought to himself, As expected of a spiritual pill. One pill saved me months of hard cultivation, bringing me much closer to level seventy Soul Saint.
It's a pity that spiritual pills, though excellent, can't be taken consecutively. I need to consolidate my foundation, or my soul power will become unstable.
Of the ten spiritual pills gifted by the emperor, two were for enhancing cultivation.
The remaining eight included two for healing, two for strengthening the physique, two for increasing potential and foundation, one for enhancing mental strength, and even one for emergencies, which boosted combat power by overdrawing vitality to preserve life.
Of the two pills for enhancing potential, one was for cleansing meridians and marrow, which Wang Chen gave to Meng Hongchen. Having absorbed the Gold of Life, Wang Chen's body, under its immense vitality, was free of impurities, crystal clear, and flawless.
Thus, the meridian-cleansing pill was useless to him, so he gave it to Meng Hongchen.
Having just absorbed one cultivation-enhancing spiritual pill, Wang Chen didn't plan to take the remaining one anytime soon to avoid unstable soul power.
However, he naturally intended to refine and absorb the two physique-strengthening pills, the mental strength-enhancing pill, and the potential-enhancing pill to boost his strength.
Wang Chen took a deep breath and continued cultivating.
As he consumed the spiritual pills one by one, Wang Chen was like a furnace, frantically circulating the Tongmai Technique to refine the medicinal power.
The Tongmai Technique cultivated essence, qi, and spirit simultaneously, giving it a significant advantage over ordinary meditation techniques in refining physique and mental strength-enhancing pills, maximizing the absorption of their medicinal power.
Time passed quickly, and a day flew by in the blink of an eye.
Having absorbed several spiritual pills and some heavenly treasures, Wang Chen walked out of his room.
He clenched his fist, feeling his stronger physique, mental strength, and soul power, and couldn't help but feel refreshed.
Though his cultivation was still at the Soul Emperor level, his soul power had turned liquid, its quality comparable to that of a Soul Saint powerhouse.
After absorbing the two physique-strengthening spiritual pills, his physique was even stronger than that of an average Soul Douluo powerhouse.
After absorbing the mental strength-enhancing spiritual pill, his mental strength had reached the peak of the Soul Douluo realm, just one step away from the tangible yet intangible realm of a Title Douluo powerhouse.
Wang Chen was confident that when his cultivation reached level seventy, he could condense a soul core.
As long as he could condense a solid soul core, Wang Chen could greatly compensate for his soul power deficiency, significantly closing the gap with Title Douluo powerhouses.
By then, even without using the ring detonation secret technique, Wang Chen could contend with and even defeat Title Douluo powerhouses.
This rapid progress and the feeling of growing stronger were so exhilarating, intoxicating.
This was why so many soul master powerhouses chose not to marry or fall in love—because they were addicted to the feeling of growing stronger bit by bit.
Wang Chen was different. He loved it all and wanted it all.
After finishing his cultivation, Wang Chen left his room and spent some affectionate time with Ju Zi.
Then he thoroughly "comforted" Ye Guyi, who was throwing a tantrum after learning about Wang Chen's marriage to the princess.
On the bed, Ye Guyi rolled her eyes, panting as she thought to herself, Stinking Wang Chen, you big pervert, always bullying me. Once I'm pregnant, I won't put up with this anymore. I'll take the kid and run.
And so, time passed. Five months went by.
Wang Chen gazed at the sun outside the window, his eyes deep and profound, thinking to himself, The plot is about to begin…
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