"Robbing his Golden Core? What a ridiculous idea!"
Yu Zhongfu rolled his eyes.
"Let me teach you another lesson..."
"Enough, stop lecturing me. Just tell me why!" Yu Feng said, also rolling his eyes.
"Heh, fine, I'll let you skip class today!"
Yu Zhongfu cleared his throat. "Have you forgotten that our Ancestor is trapped there?"
"That Chen Jie, to prevent our Ancestor from breaking free, didn't hesitate to block the entrance and set up a formation to isolate spiritual energy, preventing our Ancestor from appearing. But he didn't kill him directly. What does that tell you?"
"It means our Ancestor is simply unkillable! A Golden Core stage cultivator, even if crippled, is no match for a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator like me!"
Yu Feng gasped, "A Golden Core stage cultivator, terrifying indeed!"
"Exactly, a Golden Core stage powerhouse is truly terrifying! More importantly, he is our Ancestor. If we kill him, at best we get a Golden Core! But if we save him, then our Qingcheng Sect will have a Golden Core stage powerhouse! The choice is clear!"
"Moreover, if we fail, our father and son are likely to perish here!"
"If it were you, what would you do?"
"Dad, I understand. Without absolute strength, don't act rashly!" Yu Feng said, taking a deep breath.
"Yes, you need to chew on this lesson carefully!" Yu Zhongfu said.
At this moment, Yu Feng asked again, "Then what do we do now?"
"Don't tell anyone else in our sect about this for now. Go directly to that Chen Jie and snatch back the treasures he got from our Ancestor!"
"Then, we'll use our Ancestor's treasures to improve ourselves! If our Ancestor asks, we'll say that Chen Jie, that so-called Chen Jie, used up all the spirit stones!"
Yu Feng's eyes lit up. "Dad, that's a great plan! Let's mobilize secular forces to track down Chen Jie's whereabouts!"
...
Inside Villa No. 1 at Qianlong Mountain Villa.
Chen Jie awoke from his cultivation.
A green light shot out from his eyes.
Then it receded.
A look of joy appeared on Chen Jie's face.
He had finally succeeded!
Now, Chen Jie had successfully advanced to the Foundation Establishment stage, and his strength had increased by leaps and bounds.
Moreover, Chen Jie found that his Foundation Establishment stage self was much stronger than a normal Foundation Establishment cultivator. This was because there was a small amount of spiritual liquid in his Qi sea. Upon careful sensing, the amount of this spiritual liquid was dozens of times stronger than the spiritual energy at the ninth level of Qi Refining!
Ordinary Foundation Establishment powerhouses would definitely not have this amount of spiritual energy!
Chen Jie also discovered that his absorption of spiritual energy had increased by several orders of magnitude.
And the tree on his palm was still generating spiritual energy incessantly.
"The real treasure is this tree!" Chen Jie murmured, looking at the tree pattern on his palm.
Just then, the doorbell of the villa rang.
Although He Yufei also lived in this villa, He Yufei had a lot of work to do during the day, so Chen Jie rarely saw her.
Chen Jie had been busy cultivating these past two days and had not seen He Yufei at all.
Chen Jie opened the door, looking puzzled.
He saw Lu Changbu entering with Feng Nian and Man Niu, smiling heartily.
"Mr. Chen, hello, hello..." Lu Changbu said enthusiastically.
"Boss Lu, what is this..." Chen Jie asked, confused.
"It's like this, Mr. Chen. Our Qianlong Mountain Villa is all set up. All that's left is the ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open for business. For such an important event, I'd like to invite Mr. Chen to personally cut the ribbon, what do you say?"
Chen Jie said, "Oh? It's done so quickly?"
"Yes, our president has been busy with the paperwork these days. Everything is ready now, except for the ribbon-cutting ceremony."
Lu Changbu had run a lot of advertisements these days.
The most core selling point was that no matter how serious your offense was, no matter how much you were hunted by international organizations, as long as you lived here, your safety was guaranteed!
If he were just the president of the Martial Arts Association, he would naturally not dare to make such a bold claim.
The key was Chen Jie.
He believed that with Chen Jie around, any great difficulty could be resolved.
"Our Qianlong Mountain Villa is officially renamed Peace Mountain Villa!" Lu Changbu added.
"Alright, since that's the case, I'll go with you!" Chen Jie had just finished cultivating and needed to get some fresh air, so he agreed.
On the way, Chen Jie learned from Lu Changbu that the villas in Qianlong Mountain Villa had all been repossessed.
The ordinary residences that had just been put on sale were all converted into hotels and were not for sale.
The ribbon-cutting ceremony would be held at the sales office.
The sales office had now been converted into a reception area.
"Mr. Chen, you must let me stand with you so I can bask in your aura!" Lu Changbu said obsequiously to Chen Jie.
"Boss Lu, you're too kind," Chen Jie said with a smile.
"Now, the ribbon-cutting ceremony officially begins!"
The host handed the ribbon to Chen Jie and had someone hold a camera to film.
Then he took out scissors and personally cut the ribbon.
The ribbon-cutting ceremony officially concluded.
"Hahaha... I wish our Peace Mountain Villa booming business!"
"Mr. Chen, this is a share certificate, a total of 50% of the original shares. Could you please confirm it?" Lu Changbu handed a share certificate to Chen Jie with a smile.
Chen Jie exclaimed, "This, isn't this share too much?"
He hadn't contributed anything yet, but he was receiving half the shares. This was indeed a bit too much.
After all, the villas and houses here were worth hundreds of billions, and Chen Jie hadn't spent a dime throughout the entire process.
The operation was also managed by Lu Changbu.
"Hahaha... It's not too much. Mr. Chen, if you like it, I can give you all the shares!" Lu Changbu said with a laugh.
Man Niu also chimed in, "Yes, Mr. Chen, please don't refuse. With your strength, even just living here would be our honor!"
"To our president, you are the stabilizing pillar!"
Chen Jie smiled and said, "Alright, since you all say so, I'll accept it!"
Half of the shares might seem like a lot to an ordinary person, worth around ten to twenty billion.
But to Chen Jie, it was not enough.
This was because Chen Jie's Shengtian Company and Shengshi Entertainment Company were worth far more than these properties.
Money, to Chen Jie, was just a string of numbers.
As time went by, Chen Jie's Shengtian Company would eventually develop into a trillion-dollar enterprise.
"Let's go, Mr. Chen, let's all go for a meal to celebrate today!" Lu Changbu said with a smile.
Chen Jie did not refuse.
As the group was about to leave, a man and a woman walked over, looking travel-worn.
They asked the receptionist, "Excuse me, at Peace Mountain Villa, is it true that no force is allowed to occur, and that you will truly protect the safety of our tenants?"
The group was stunned.
These two people were clearly potential customers. Since this was the first customer for Peace Mountain Villa's opening, Lu Changbu decided to personally receive them.
"What are your names, sirs?"