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Of course, this is under the condition of not being attacked. If faced with a soul attack, the consumption would increase exponentially.

Chu Chen opened the wooden box containing the Soul Ascension Grass and found that it was exuding a strong wave of soul power.

It was only palm-sized, milky white in color, and its leaves resembled willow leaves.

Chu Chen did not consume the Soul Ascension Grass directly, because consuming it directly would result in the loss of its efficacy. He planned to refine it into elixir pills and add some medicinal ingredients to fully unleash its efficacy, but the cost would be quite high.

However, Chu Chen's fortune now exceeded ten billion, so he didn't care about such an amount, and the money from Wu Yingxiong's betting game hadn't arrived yet. Once it did, Chu Chen's fortune would multiply several times over.

After storing the Soul Ascension Grass properly, he swallowed a drop of Ten Thousand Year Stalactite Liquid and began his cultivation.

The effect of the Ten Thousand Year Stalactite Liquid was astonishing. Just one drop elevated him from Early-Stage Fourth Rank to Mid-Stage Fourth Rank. His body seemed to have undergone subtle changes, evidently being transformed by the Ten Thousand Year Stalactite Liquid to enhance his cultivation talent.

The next morning, Chu Chen's Communication Bracelet suddenly rang.

Seeing that the caller was Dong Hanyang, Chu Chen quickly clicked to answer.

"Young Friend Chu, congratulations! I only found out last night that Hall Master Long accepted you as a disciple. I wanted to call to congratulate you last night but didn't want to disturb your cultivation, so I held off until this morning. I hope you don't mind," Dong Hanyang said with a laugh.

Upon hearing this, Chu Chen hurriedly responded, "City Lord Dong, you're too polite."

"This is only natural. I've always known Young Friend Chu to be a remarkable talent, just lacking an opportunity. I already sent a gift your way, it should be arriving soon."

"City Lord Dong, how should I respond to this kindness?"

"We are friends, after all. Just call me Old Dong in the future. As friends, it's only right to send you a congratulatory gift, so don't refuse."

"Brother Dong, then I'll gladly accept your gift."

"Now that's more like it. I'll treat you to a meal at noon so we can have a drink together."

"No need to trouble yourself, I have other matters to attend to at noon, so I'm afraid I can't make it."

Dong Hanyang showed no sign of wanting to end the call and continued to engage Chu Chen in friendly conversation.

After chatting for a while, Chu Chen finally realized Dong Hanyang's intention.

They had previously agreed that Chu Chen would help him obtain an Immortal Level Beast Taming Egg during the gambling egg competition.

This wasn't a big deal initially, but Chu Chen unexpectedly won the championship at the communication competition and was taken as a disciple by the Hall Master. Even if he broke the agreement now, Dong Hanyang could do nothing about it.

Dong Hanyang feared Chu Chen might renege on their agreement but dared not offend him, so he resorted to gifting and friendly gestures to gauge his intentions.

Thinking of this, Chu Chen quickly said, "Brother Dong, is the gambling egg competition starting soon?"

Hearing this, Dong Hanyang quickly replied, "Yes, it starts tomorrow."

"You see, my mind's been so preoccupied these past few days that I almost forgot about it. Should I go and register now?"

"Haha, if you hadn't mentioned it, I would've forgotten too. Don't worry about the registration, I'll arrange for someone to register you. It's on Entertainment Street, starting at eight tomorrow morning, and the competition lasts for two days."

"Then I'll trouble you with that, Brother Dong."

"I'm the one seeking your help with this matter, how could it be a trouble?"

"A deal is a deal; we agreed beforehand, and I certainly won't go back on my word."

Hearing this, Dong Hanyang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Brother Chu keeps his word; indeed, a model for people like us."

After chatting a bit more, only then did Dong Hanyang hang up the communication.

At this moment, Dong Hanyang lifted a teacup, took a sip, and then sighed with relief.

"Old Dong, I told you this youngster is trustworthy, but you didn't believe it then. Now you see, if it weren't for him, Zhang Kun would still be running wild."

Dong Hanyang nodded and said, "Tianxiong, I have you to thank, otherwise I wouldn't have brought it up again. This lad is impressive; even with his current status, he's willing to help me at the cost of exposing his talent. I was too narrow-minded, judging the gentleman by my own heart."

Wang Tianxiong waved his hand and said, "Let's not talk about gratitude between us. When dealing with Zhang Kun, without your arrangement, he would've escaped."

Inside the villa at this moment, after Chu Chen had breakfast, he heard a knock on the door.

Quickly getting up to open it, he found the visitors were the Gu Family Siblings.

The two first congratulated Chu Chen, exchanged a few polite words, and then explained their purpose.

"This is a congratulatory gift from City Lord Dong." With that, they handed over a wooden box.

Chu Chen hurriedly accepted the box, patted them on the shoulder, and invitingly said with a smile, "Thank you for your trouble, why not stay for lunch?"

Gu Zhen shook his head and said, "No, we have to return tomorrow and are planning to buy some gifts today. Let's meet again another time."

"I see, well then, I have to attend the gambling egg competition tomorrow, so I won't be able to see you off."

"Yes, I understand. It's a pity I won't be able to watch such a grand event." Saying this, he left the villa somewhat dejectedly.

Seeing this, Chu Chen shook his head helplessly. This guy really loves excitement.

After seeing them off, Chu Chen returned to the living room to check the congratulatory gift sent by Dong Hanyang.

Opening the wooden box carefully, he found a black and gold bicolored fruit inside.

The fruit was the size of a baby's fist and was perfectly round, with black and gold halves, appearing quite magical.

However, Chu Chen did not recognize this fruit. After searching online for a while, he discovered it was a Profound Rank Middle Grade Demon Gold Fruit, which can enhance the affinity of Dark Element and Gold Element beasts to those elements, valued at tens of millions.

Dong Hanyang gifting such a present clearly showed he had researched Chu Chen's background, putting thought into it.

This Demon Gold Fruit was very suitable for Shadow Kill, as it would be impossible to find such a treasure in Celestial Star City.

At this moment, his Communication Bracelet rang again.

Chu Chen quickly checked it and found that the caller was Wu Yingxiong.

He didn't dare delay, as the caller was his benefactor.

"Brother Chu, congratulations on being accepted as a disciple by Hall Master Long. I only just found out. I'm at the academy entrance now, how about coming out to meet?" Wu Yingxiong said with a smile.

Hearing this, Chu Chen quickly replied, "Wait a moment, I'll head out now." With that, he hung up the call and hurried out.

A few minutes later, Chu Chen found Wu Yingxiong waiting at the entrance, accompanied by a few guards.

"Brother Wu, sorry to keep you waiting," Chu Chen said with a smile.

Wu Yingxiong waved it off and said, "I haven't waited long. I came not only to congratulate you but also to bring over the betting game money." He took out a palm-sized wooden box and a bank card from his Spatial Ring.

Seeing this, Chu Chen hesitated briefly but accepted the items, gratefully saying, "Thank you, Brother Wu."

Wu Yingxiong responded with a laugh, "You're calling me big brother, so no need for thanks. You winning the championship is beyond my expectations. This card contains forty billion, which is twenty percent of total profits; our Wu Family gets another twenty percent, City Lord's Mansion thirty percent, and the remaining thirty percent I donated to the frontline."

Chu Chen was shocked to hear this, as the card contained forty billion and was only twenty percent of the profits, meaning the total profits were two hundred billion.

After a moment, Chu Chen recovered from his shock.

"Brother Wu, we agreed on ten percent; this is twenty billion more…"

Before Chu Chen could finish, Wu Yingxiong interrupted, "Do you still consider me your big brother?"

Chu Chen quickly replied, "Of course, I do."

Laughing, Wu Yingxiong said, "Then it's settled. If you refuse, I won't recognize you as my brother."

"But…"

"No buts, quickly accept it."

Seeing this, Chu Chen could only accept the bank card.

"Thank you, Brother Wu."

"No need for thanks. Alright, you should go back and cultivate. Don't slack off. I'll be off now."

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