Gao Wu: From Martial Arts Student to Star Emperor

Chapter 54 One Jin of Spirit-Nourishing Flower

Outside the provincial governor's mansion, a large number of guards stood watch.

Wang Kui arrived at the gate of the provincial governor's mansion ahead of Chen Lie.

"Halt! This is important provincial government grounds. Unauthorized personnel are not allowed near. Get out of the way!"

As soon as Wang Kui approached, the guards standing watch outside the provincial governor's mansion came to reprimand him.

"I am Wang Kui, a member of the Changdong Municipal Committee for Commerce and Industry. This is my citizenship certificate and proof of my position. I have important matters to discuss with the provincial governor."

As he spoke, Wang Kui handed over his citizenship certificate and employment certificate.

The guard didn't go to greet him, but simply said, "The provincial governor is not receiving guests today. Please leave."

Wang Kui quickly replied, "But I really have something important to convey to the provincial governor."

"Then first consult your superiors and report it level by level. If it's really a big deal, the provincial governor will definitely get involved eventually."

"Since you hold important positions in both politics and business, you must have worked within the system for over a decade. Don't you know that overstepping your authority to report is a major taboo?"

"But……"

Before Wang Kui could say anything more, Chen Lie suddenly spoke up.

"Uncle Wang Kui, let's forget about it."

"Oh, I'm sorry to have made you laugh."

Seeing Chen Lie's words, Wang Kui had no choice but to obediently leave the provincial governor's mansion.

He was being too presumptuous, assuming that since Dongchuan Province already lacked spiritual masters, the emergence of a spiritual genius would surely force the provincial governor to submit.

But to everyone's surprise, they were turned away by the guards before they could even meet the provincial governor.

"The differences between social classes are very clear. The provincial governor, who is a big shot at the top of Dongchuan Province, is not someone we can meet whenever we want."

So, Uncle Wang Kui, please apply for a mental cultivation subsidy for me within your authority.

Chen Lie said.

"Alright then, it would indeed be a bit awkward to stand guard at the gate of the provincial governor's mansion and rush off to meet the governor."

Wang Kui had no choice but to board the airship again and return to his office with Chen Lie.

In front of the office's quantum computer, Wang Kui held Chen Lie's Divine Sense Master certificate, operated it for a while, and then returned the certificate to Chen Lie.

"Your spiritual cultivation subsidy is under review."

The message above indicates that you can obtain four catties of Star-level Divine Flower. Your application is currently pending approval and is expected to be approved in a couple of days.

"Four catties of Spirit-Nourishing Flowers?"

Chen Lie was somewhat surprised that the subsidy given to Divine Sense Masters by Dongchuan Province was actually four catties of Spirit-Nourishing Flowers.

Four catties of Spirit-Nourishing Flowers is a considerable resource for a Spiritual Master who has not yet reached the next level.

According to Chen Lie's estimate, ten catties of Spirit-Nourishing Flowers would be enough cultivation resources for a Blue Star Divine Sense Master to start from the first level of Divine Sense Master and awaken their Divine Sense.

"The official website shows that because you are under 18 years old, you fall into the category of mental genius, so you will receive two more kilograms of Spirit-Nourishing Flowers than other Spirit Masters."

What is this Spirit-Nourishing Flower? Is it very precious? Spiritual Masters are so rare, yet they only give an assistant two catties of Spirit-Nourishing Flowers to one.

Chen Lie said, "It's quite precious. A pound of Spirit-Nourishing Flower should be worth no less than a martial arts treasure, and it's an extremely rare treasure."

"So precious?"

Wang Kui was also taken aback. He knew that even the cheapest martial arts treasure was worth tens of millions of star coins. If you had tens of millions of star coins to buy it, you might not be able to buy it even if you paid a premium, unless you had a purchase channel.

The value of this pound of Spirit-Nourishing Flower is comparable to that of a martial arts treasure.

If that's the case, wouldn't the four catties of Spirit-Nourishing Flowers that Chen Lie is about to obtain be worth as much as 200 million Star Yuan?

Two hundred million Star Coins—that's his salary for two hundred years.

"Uncle Wang Kui, now we're just waiting for the approval, right?"

Wang Kui nodded and said, "Yes, it should be in a day or two. Someone will contact you and deliver the resources."

"So that means there's nothing more for me to do? Then I'll be going now."

"Okay, shall I call Wang Hui and have him come back to take you?"

"No need, I can walk by myself."

Chen Lie refused Wang Kui and walked out of the Bureau of Political and Business Affairs alone.

Because his blood and qi levels had doubled a few days ago, his body's meridians were under great strain. That's why he bought a spiritual medicine in Yunchuan Province that could nourish his blood and qi: the Spirit Blood Green Lotus Seed.

Back home, Chen Lie found the Spirit Blood Green Lotus Seed.

Looking at the lotus seeds, which were about the size of ordinary pigeon eggs, Chen Lie couldn't help but ponder.

"These kinds of medicinal herbs have hard outer shells, so they don't seem suitable for direct consumption."

He knew that martial arts students on Blue Star with blood energy values ​​exceeding three digits would never eat any kind of spiritual medicine raw, but would have it cooked by the catering workshop before consuming it. For example, spiritual medicine and beast meat dishes, because the energy of raw spiritual medicine is too violent, and it must be cooked to make its energy milder and easier to absorb.

"Let's find a restaurant to cook it. The outer shell of this medicinal herb is so hard that swallowing it will definitely reduce its potency."

Chen Lie began to wonder if there were any restaurants nearby.

In his previous life, after his Qi and blood reached three digits, he hardly ever had to worry about anything. His parents would simply bring him the medicinal food directly. Even when he occasionally went to the food shop, it was never more than ten times. Now, more than seventy years have passed, and he has long forgotten about it.

Suddenly, he thought of Yang Xixi, who had added him as a friend on Green Bubble a few days ago.

Her Qi and blood levels have exceeded 100, and she is now in the stage of dealing with the food service industry.

I opened the Green Bubble social networking app, which I hadn't used in a long time, and the communicator kept ringing.

Chen Lie saw that these notifications were all from Green Bubble's friends, so he opened them one by one.

"Chen Lie, how's the martial arts atmosphere in the elite class?"

This is a girl who was added to the class in the regular class; Chen Lie has forgotten her name.

So he replied "It's okay" and left.

Clicking on the second friend's message, Chen Lie saw a friend whose nickname was "Wei".

He remembered that this person was a girl named Shen Miaowei whom he had added to the Yunchuan Divine Sense Master Association.

"Mr. Chen Lie, my sister is being immature and offended you with her words. I hope you won't hold it against her."

"If you're still willing to trade, I'm willing to offer double the martial arts treasures you've requested."

Upon seeing this, Chen Lie replied directly: "Okay, come to Dongchuan to trade with me within ten days. Otherwise, I won't wait."

After sending the message, Chen Lie exited the friend chat window.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Lie scrolled to the last friend message, a friend nicknamed "Martial Arts Girl" by Green Bubble.

"Hello senior, I am Yang Xixi [smiley face]".

Chen Lie found his friend, immediately edited a message, and sent it over.

Are you busy?

After the message was sent, there was no response for more than ten minutes, as if it had sunk into the sea.

However, Chen Lie was not in a hurry.

In the martial arts era, no one carries a communicator around all day, otherwise, would they even bother practicing martial arts?

Especially for someone like Yang Xixi who has achieved a certain level of success in martial arts, it's no exaggeration to say that every second counts.

On the path of martial arts, anyone who can feel progress will be full of energy and become more courageous in battle.

However, if you put in tremendous effort but see no return at all, you will only become discouraged in the long run.