Gu Yan carefully sensed the condition inside her body with his divine sense and found that it had not been completely lost, but rather some was stored in her dantian. He breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"It seems like everything should be fine," Gu Yan thought to himself.

After a while, Xue Qiaoqiao opened her eyes, her lips slightly parted in surprise, her ears and eyes becoming much more sensitive.

The ancient saying directly led to a stream of water washing over her body.

She then realized that black liquid was flowing out of her pores all over her body.

"Don't speak yet. This is the body tempering process. It will be over in a while. Close your eyes first," Gu Yan said, looking at her.

Xue Qiaoqiao immediately closed her eyes and obediently let Gu Yan wash her.

They only stopped when Gu Yan could no longer see the black liquid.

Then he took out twenty spirit stones and a bottle of spiritual liquid mixed with spiritual energy and said, "You have now embarked on the path of cultivation. In the future, whenever you have time, take the spirit stones and use the Spirit Guiding Technique I gave you to absorb spiritual energy and improve your cultivation."

"Huh? Brother Yan, am I a martial artist now?" Xue Qiaoqiao asked uncertainly.

Didn't Mr. Zhou say that he would have to endure a lot of hardship?

"I guess so, or more accurately, cultivation of immortality," Gu Yan said, looking at the flawless, delicate body.

Xue Qiaoqiao blushed slightly and wanted to cover herself, but there was nothing to cover herself with.

"You're actually wary of me? Is there anything I haven't seen before?" Gu Yan said, pulling her into his arms and scolding her.

"Brother Yan, are you alright?" Xue Qiaoqiao asked in a very soft voice.

"Hmm?" Then Gu Yan was pushed over.

Gu Yan was taken aback, as this was quite unusual. He did not resist, but instead propped himself up with both hands.

Xue Qiaoqiao looked down at Gu Yan, her pretty face flushed, and then grabbed Gu Yan's hands.

...

On the other side, Xiao Mengya looked somewhat worried. Wanqing asked, "Sister Mengya, is there anything difficult to do?"

Xiao Mengya glanced at her and then said, "Wanqing, you can just call me Mengya from now on. Maybe I'll have to call you 'sister' in the future."

Wanqing's heart sank. Just as she thought, that damned man...

But Xiao Mengya changed the subject and said, "Once our Immortal Spirit Liquid is launched, it will definitely be in the spotlight. I'm afraid I won't be able to handle it."

"Let the chairman handle this. Otherwise, he'll be idle all day and get sick from being so bored," Wanqing said.

"Well, that's the only way. But it'll be fine for the short term. We just need to produce a few packaging units," Xiao Mengya nodded.

They clearly felt it was unreasonable for the chairman to do nothing all day.

Around 4:30 in the afternoon, Xue Qiaoqiao nestled in Gu Yan's arms, her fingers twirling in circles, her rosy cheeks flushed.

Gu Yan also slightly opened his eyes; he had just felt like he was about to ascend to heaven.

"Brother Yan, my dad insists on going on vacation, saying he wants to quietly enjoy his last moments," Xue Qiaoqiao said to Gu Yan.

"What's wrong with that? Now that you've taken off your burden, can't you enjoy yourself?" Gu Yan said, stroking her lower abdomen.

"That's what I was thinking too, I just wanted to let you know, hehehe." Xue Qiaoqiao pinched Gu Yan.

Because I touched her sore spot; there are still two handprints there.

"Haha, Qiaoqiao, tell me what are the stumbling blocks hindering the group's development," Gu Yan said, stroking her smooth back.

"The only ones who can threaten us are the Tian family, the Shen family, the Han family, and an underground leader," Xue Qiaoqiao said, not minding Gu Yan's actions.

"Are they protected by martial artists?" Gu Yan asked.

If there is one, then kill it; if there isn't, then it's even easier to kill it.

“There definitely are, but their strength should be about the same as Mr. Zhou’s. It’s said that the country will restrict people who are too strong,” Xue Qiaoqiao said after thinking for a moment.

"Restrictions? What do you mean?" Gu Yan asked.

He hadn't heard Qingyue and the others mention it, and Old Zhou hadn't mentioned it either.

"I'm not entirely sure about this either, but it's definitely some kind of special forces team," Xue Qiaoqiao said.

Then Gu Yan sat up, carried Xue Qiaoqiao back, and said he needed to ask Lao Zhou about it.

"Qiaoqiao, you rest first, I have to go out and take care of something," Gu Yan said, glancing at Xue Qiaoqiao who was struggling to put on her clothes.

"Oh, Brother Yan, you go first," Xue Qiaoqiao said obediently.

After Gu Yan went downstairs, he immediately used his Wind Control Technique to find Old Zhou.

When I arrived, I intended to open the door as usual, but I found it was already open, so I went inside.

"Senior, what brings you here?" Old Zhou hurried over as soon as he saw Gu Yan.

"I've come to ask you about the country's restrictions on martial artists," Gu Yan said bluntly.

Old Zhou paused for a moment, then said, "Senior, people from those sects are restricted by the Dragon Group. Otherwise, if they came to the city, wouldn't it be chaos?"

Only a small number of third-rate families develop their businesses in cities, but they are few in number and cannot easily interfere in urban affairs.

"Do you know what their strongest strength is?" Gu Yan asked.

“Heavenly Realm, I heard that the Dragon Group was founded by an old general from the Heavenly Realm, just to balance these things,” Old Zhou said.

"Will they use airplanes and artillery to bombard the martial artists?" Gu Yan asked.

That's what he's worried about.

"Probably not. Even those demonic sects have never been bombed by the government; instead, they have been stopped by force."

"The country is also afraid of their counterattack. After all, the impact of a powerful attack is immeasurable, while a weaker one won't kill those old monsters," Old Zhou said.

"Okay, I understand. You can continue your cultivation." After saying that, Gu Yan tossed a book and a large stick and left.

Old Zhou's eyes lit up when he saw it. His seniors didn't think much of the Kaishan Sect's techniques, but he did. So he started flipping through them carefully.

After Gu Yan left, he went to the spot where he had slapped someone and saw that there were indeed signs of someone having moved there, but he didn't know if it was the Dragon Group.

Then he sent Wanqing a text message with the address of the villa.

He headed towards the villa, feeling he needed to make a breakthrough in his cultivation level, ideally reaching the seventh level.

At that time, his speed will definitely be faster than the bomb exploding, so he won't be hurt, or at least his life will be safe.

When Gu Yan arrived, he saw the four women practicing swordsmanship and nodded slightly.

The four women were about to bow when they saw Gu Yan when he vanished like a gust of wind.

Qingyue knew that Gu Yan was busy, so she didn't disturb him and continued to lead her sisters in sword practice.

Gu Yan entered a room, poured himself a bottle of medicinal liquid, and then took out spirit stones to absorb them together.

The faint blue mist drifted around him, making him appear as if he were a celestial being descended to earth.