Xiao Chen entered the Xiao Family Company's office building, where the receptionist greeted him politely and contacted Xiao Yufei for him.
While waiting, Xiao Chen took in his surroundings.
The office building, although not the skyscraper he had imagined, had nice decorations and facilities. Its only downside was its remote location, far from the city center.
The company's main business involved cosmetics. They had their own brand, and although it couldn't compete with the best-selling products on the market, under Xiao Yufei's management, performance in recent years had been very good, showing a trend of rising.
At that moment, two female employees wearing suits passed by, sneaking glances at Xiao Chen.
"Is he President Xiao's younger brother? So fresh and tender, quite handsome, huh?"
"He's just eighteen, still a high school student, so stop thinking about the young grass, old cow."
"Come on, I've only just graduated recently, so our age difference isn't that much."
"Yo yo, you're really into him? If you had one-tenth of President Xiao's beauty and demeanor, you might stand a slight chance."
"You little witch, are you asking for a beating?"
Xiao Chen overheard the two women's conversation but didn't pay much attention to it.
"Stop it, President Xiao is coming!" one of the women whispered.
As her words fell, the lobby quieted down considerably, and Xiao Chen looked up.
Xiao Yufei was extremely beautiful with a height of 1.7 meters, making her look very tall, dressed in a black suit dress, her slender waist accentuated.
With delicate features, her arching elegant eyebrows framed a pair of eyes as if painted, and her skin was as smooth and white as jade, simply flawless.
What made others even more envious was undoubtedly her mature and cold demeanor, like an ice mountain goddess, untouchable.
Xiao Yufei descended the escalator and immediately spotted Xiao Chen. A brief flicker of worry crossed her face before she disappeared.
Pretending as if nothing were amiss, she approached Xiao Chen, scrutinized him seriously for a moment, and after ensuring he was unharmed, she spoke in a cool tone, "Follow me!"
Saying so, Xiao Yufei walked outside.
"It seems she's used to maintaining such an attitude in front of others, the same for everyone."
Understanding Xiao Yufei's thoughts, Xiao Chen followed her out.
...
Xiao Yufei led Xiao Chen to a white Audi and opened the door.
"Get in, I'll take you to the apartment where you'll be staying. The company has been very busy lately, so I might not have much time to take care of you."
Xiao Chen stood still, startled, "You... don't have any questions for me?"
"I'm waiting for you to take the initiative to tell me!" Xiao Yufei said as she sat in the driver's seat.
"I see!" Xiao Chen said, touching his chin, and got into the car.
At that moment, Xiao Yufei turned to look at Xiao Chen, her expression somewhat peculiar.
"What's wrong?" Xiao Chen asked.
"Nothing, it's just that you seem to have changed a lot since the last time I saw you."
Xiao Yufei wasn't joking; in her memory, Xiao Chen was very afraid of her and always acted submissive in her presence.
Today, things seemed a bit different.
"But that's not the point," Xiao Yufei said as she started the car, "Now, can you tell me what happened on your way here?"
Xiao Chen started spouting nonsense, "I ran into a classmate on the way and stayed at his house for a few days."
"Just like that?"
Xiao Yufei clearly didn't believe him, her flawless, ivory face showing a hint of annoyance.
Xiao Chen countered, "Or what did you think it was?"
"Then where's your phone, why can't I get through?"
"Phone?" Xiao Chen was startled for a moment, and then thought it must have fallen into the lake. Thus, he said, "It's gone, might have been stolen in the car!"
Xiao Yufei gave Xiao Chen a disdainful look, "How can you say such groundless things without blushing or skipping a beat?"
Xiao Chen shrugged, "There's nothing I can do if you don't believe me!"
This attitude left Xiao Yufei feeling helpless; she knew she wouldn't get any reasonable explanation.
"Forget it, the important thing is that you're back. We can talk about this matter later."
...
Twenty minutes later, they arrived at the apartment where Xiao Yufei lived.
The apartment was nice, but after all, it was rented, which seemed a bit subpar for the CEO and chairman of a company.
With Xiao Yufei's current financial capabilities, buying a mid-range villa in Lanling City was absolutely no problem, but she had invested all her talents and financial resources into the company.
She had her own vision of a business blueprint and was tirelessly working towards it.
Xiao Yufei gave Xiao Chen a cursory tour of the room and furniture, then handed him a set of keys, saying,
"Get used to the place for now, I have to get back to the company!"
Xiao Chen nodded, "Okay, you go ahead with your work, don't worry about me."
Xiao Yufei glanced at Xiao Chen and hurried downstairs.
"She clearly cares, yet she pretends to be indifferent; she must be very lonely!"
Xiao Chen murmured to himself, then shook his head to dismiss the cascade of thoughts.
"I should focus on restoring my cultivation level now. No matter the world, powerful strength is the only capital for standing firm."
Xiao Yufei's busy schedule was actually a boon for Xiao Chen, meaning he had more private space to do what he wanted.
"The Divine Soul Nurturing Technique was of little use to my former self, but to me now, it's an unsurpassed technique. With a soul strength dozens of times greater than ordinary people, I can easily break through the limits of my cultivation level, continuously generating Inner Strength within my body!"
Qi, is not only the foundation for a cultivator, but also the core component.
Martial Artists pursue Inner Strength and often get blinded by the superficial power. Yet, Inner Strength is also spurred by inner qi—qi is the origin.
Cultivators practice qi with a clear focus on the essence.
In this aspect, the ancient martial artists have already lost one round.
Of course, the gap isn't because cultivators are smarter than martial artists, but due to environmental differences.
The wise predecessors of martial arts also understood the principle that qi is the root, but the Spiritual Energy on Earth is thin and nearly exhausted. In such an environment, harnessing the qi of heaven and earth for oneself is too difficult, hence the creation of martial arts.
As time passed, Earth entered the Age of Dharma Decline, and the concept of the path of immortality was no longer known to people; the ancient martial arts became a mysterious and profound path.
However, this was true only for ordinary people. Xiao Chen, having once stood at the pinnacle of the immortal path, was confident of returning to the summit even in the face of harsh environments.
"Now is a good time to start anew and practice the Imperial Polar Transforming Immortal Technique; the results should be unexpected!"
Xiao Chen entered meditation again, as a forbidden cultivation technique emerged in his mind.
When he had reached the summit of the immortal path and stood invincible in the world, he once went into seclusion for a hundred years. Utilizing all the high-rank techniques he had gathered in his life, he fused and created a new technique.
As soon as this technique appeared, it caused a thunderous stir in the Ziwei Immortal Domain; the nine heavens trembled; heaven and earth seemed to cease; cosmic events emerged revealing the five characters of the "Imperial Polar Transforming Immortal Technique."
For man to create a technique and for heaven and earth to bestow it a name—that strange occurrence, unprecedented in tens of thousands of years, made it no exaggeration to call the Imperial Polar Transforming Immortal Technique a forbidden technique.
He once suspected that the attack from that mysterious force was related to the Imperial Polar Transforming Immortal Technique.