Chapter 117

“Huh?”

“What is that?”

Chen Hao walked toward a jar.

He brushed the dust off the top of the jar, and the contents inside were instantly revealed.

“This... is this a seed of the Strange Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum?”

Chen Hao had not expected that he would be able to find a seed of the Strange Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum here.

Looking at the Strange Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum seed in Chen Hao’s hand, a flash of sadness crossed Yali’s face.

“That was the flower the Master loved most while he was alive.”

“He used to plant the Strange Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum in the backyard.”

Chen Hao could feel that these Strange Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum seeds still held vitality.

It was just that he was not skilled at planting.

So he asked Yali, “Yali, do you know how to plant?”

“Or rather, do you know how to grow the Strange Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum?”

“I do.”

“Whenever the Master planted them before, I was the one who assisted him.”

“Good, then these Strange Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum seeds are handed over to you.”

“Help me grow them.”

“No problem.”

“Actually, planting the Strange Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum is very simple.”

“You just need to dig a hole, plant the seeds, water them a little, and then fertilize and weed them regularly.”

Listening to Yali’s words, a scene suddenly appeared in Chen Hao’s mind: dig a hole, bury some soil, count one, two, three, four, five; my own soil, my own land, whatever I plant will grow RMB. “Mm-hmm.”

“Since you know how, then you do it.”

Chen Hao became a hands-off manager.

After staying in the villa for a while, Chen Hao said goodbye to Yali and left with Lu Xiaoji and Lu Xiaobu.

On the way back.

Lu Xiaoji and Lu Xiaobu opened the car windows, and they took deep breaths of the fresh air outside.

“Is it necessary for you two to be so dramatic?”

“Of course it is.”

Lu Xiaoji said, “Brother Hao, why don’t we sell that house to someone else?”

“It’s too eerie.”

“After all, it’s a haunted house; it’s like the Dilu horse, which brings misfortune to its owner.”

Chen Hao heard this, but he didn’t take it to heart.

The Dilu horse brings misfortune to its owner?

That was only because its owner’s fate wasn’t tough enough.

Beibei rode it and was able to cross the Tan River, escaping the enemy’s pursuit.

Fengchu rode it, but died at Fallen Phoenix Slope.

A haunted house is terrifying to others.

But for Chen Hao, who practices the "Corpse Cultivation," it is a treasure trove.

Not to mention there is a beautiful maid inside.

Seeing that he couldn’t persuade Chen Hao, Lu Xiaoji stopped bringing up this matter.

The group returned to the Extraordinary Bureau.

Because Chen Hao had absorbed the energy of the woman in red, he needed to refine it now, so he left directly.

Lu Xiaoji and Lu Xiaobu looked at each other.

“Let’s go, let’s go and cultivate properly too.”

...A few days later.

Chen Hao finished his cultivation, and he exhaled a breath of turbid air.

“I’ve reached the peak of the 3rd stage of the General Realm!”

“I didn’t expect my cultivation speed to be so fast.”

“At this rate, I believe it won’t be long before I can reach the 9th stage of the General Realm.”

“In order not to delay the improvement of my cultivation.”

“I must put the matter of collecting materials for the King Realm Pill on the agenda.”

Chen Hao left his room and went straight to Lu Fengfeng’s office.

Lu Fengfeng was currently eating sour and spicy noodles with a meat burger.

“Mmm, so delicious!”

“Chen Hao, do you want some?”

“No need.”

Looking at the bitten meat burger, Chen Hao waved his hand.

“What are you looking for by coming here this time?”

Lu Fengfeng said to Chen Hao while eating.

“I want the materials to refine the King Realm Pill.”

“Materials for the King Realm Pill?”

Lu Fengfeng heard this, and she didn’t tap on the keyboard.

Instead, she smiled and said to Chen Hao, “There is one available right now.”

“It’s just that you’ll have to put in some effort.”

“What is it?”

“This.”

As she spoke, Lu Fengfeng tapped on the keyboard.

Before long, a poster appeared on the computer screen.

“Extraordinary Bureau Tournament?”

“That’s right, it’s the Extraordinary Bureau Tournament.”

“Don’t look at how calm things seem between each Extraordinary Bureau.”

“In reality, everyone is secretly competing in private.”

“This Extraordinary Bureau Tournament is being held by the Southern Region.”

“I took a look and found that nine Extraordinary Bureaus are participating this time.”

“The competition is divided into three arenas: upper, middle, and lower.”

“This tournament only allows those at the General level to participate.”

“Stages 1-3 of the General level are for the lower arena, 4-6 for the middle arena, and 7-9 for the upper arena.”

Chen Hao nodded upon hearing this.

“I just want to know, what is the final prize?”

“The upper arena rewards one King Realm Pill, the middle arena rewards three stalks of Spirit-Awakening Grass, and the lower arena rewards one Blood-Qi Pill.”

“The material you want for refining the King Realm Pill is naturally those three stalks of Spirit-Awakening Grass.”

Chen Hao frowned upon hearing this.

“Middle arena?”

“It seems my strength isn’t enough!”

Chen Hao started to get a headache, as the middle arena requires the 4th-6th stage of the General Realm.

Lu Fengfeng saw Chen Hao’s sorrowful expression.

She laughed instead.

“You don’t have to be so sad.”

“Actually, you can participate in the middle arena.”

“Hmm???”

Hearing this, Chen Hao’s mind was full of question marks.

“The middle arena says it’s for levels 4-6, but that’s actually just for reference.”

“Reference?”

“That’s right, it says levels 4-6, but in fact, those below the 4th stage of the General Realm can also participate.”

“It’s just that those above the 6th stage cannot participate.”

Chen Hao suddenly realized.

So this thing restricts the high end, but not the low end.

The existence of this rule has only one purpose, and that is to prevent big shots from coming to bully the weak.

Imagine if someone at the 9th stage of the General Realm came to participate in this middle arena.

There would be no need to fight; the other contestants might as well just surrender.

Because basically no one can challenge an opponent across so many stages.

“Looking at it, you want to participate in this middle arena?”

Lu Fengfeng asked.

“Yeah.”

Chen Hao nodded.

Lu Fengfeng showed a difficult expression upon hearing this.

She knew that trying to persuade Chen Hao to give up was harder than ascending to heaven.

“Since you want to participate, I won’t stop you.”

“But before you go, I think you’d better be prepared.”

“Prepared? What kind of preparation?”

“Naturally, investigation, to see what kind of opponents are participating this time.”

“Understand their strength and extraordinary abilities.”

Chen Hao smiled upon hearing this and couldn’t help but look at Lu Fengfeng.

Seeing this, Lu Fengfeng rolled her eyes at Chen Hao in annoyance.

“I must have owed you money in my past life that I didn’t pay back.”

Lu Fengfeng pouted.

Although she said that, her hands didn’t stop.

“These days, I will help you collect information on your opponents.”

“As for you, think for yourself and see if there’s any way to improve your strength in the short term.”

“Okay.”

Chen Hao nodded.

Coming out of Lu Fengfeng’s office.

Chen Hao kept thinking about how to improve his strength quickly.

“Bang, bang, bang!”

The sound of collision not far away caught Chen Hao’s attention.