Chapter 413: Passing on Power

"What? Let people from outside the city move in?"

"Give them our land to live on?"

"On what grounds?"

Only then did the group seem to notice the intended use of the land, and one by one, they were stunned into speechlessness.

In their eyes, those people outside the city were inferior beings, born a class below them, or even several classes below.

Why should these inferior beings be allowed to live in the same city as them?

"That's enough. This is the President's decision; you don't need to know the reason."

Hai Qiong waved his hand, though in truth, he himself did not understand why the President wanted to do this.

But as for the task the President had handed down, he only needed to execute it; this was his duty as Vice President.

"In any case, after you sell the land to the President, you don't need to worry about the President doing anything detrimental to you. He has no need for that, nor does he have the time. If there are no other objections, shall we sign the transfer contracts now?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than the two Awakened behind Hai Qiong immediately produced the documents they had prepared in advance.

The people in the room looked at one another; they had figured it out—once they entered this room, they couldn't even think about leaving without signing the contracts.

This Hai Qiong was truly ruthless!

"Brother Yan, why don't you start?" Hai Qiong said with a smile.

The gazes of the crowd turned toward Yan Hua; some widened their eyes, while others nervously swallowed their saliva.

"Fine." Yan Hua responded, squeezed a smile onto his face, and walked forward. He carefully examined the pre-drafted contract, picked up a pen to sign his name, and pressed his thumbprint.

"President Hai, this is sufficient, right?"

"Mm, thank you for your trouble, Brother Yan. The money will be wired to your account within three days. I ask for your understanding, Brother Yan." Hai Qiong said with a smile.

"Then many thanks, President Hai. If there is nothing else, I will be taking my leave?"

"Please do as you wish, Brother Yan."

Yan Hua smiled, turned around, and left his family behind, walking out the door alone.

As he walked, the smile on his face gradually turned cold, and in the end, his eyes were filled with deep, intense resentment.

This land, and even the entire Yongan City, should have belonged to his Yan Family! Now, not only Yongan City, but over ninety percent of the land had been seized by others; how could he be reconciled to this?

"President Su, is it? And you, Hai Qiong, don't think you'll easily keep what my Yan Family couldn't get!" He wore a ferocious expression as his figure quickly vanished into the dark night.

Inside the Yongan City Martial Dao Branch.

Song Tian gently pushed open the door to the Xiulianshi, and a voice immediately came from inside: "President, you have arrived."

"Yes, yes I have." Song Tian walked into the Xiulianshi, carefully closed the door, and asked with a curious expression: "Brother Lu, you asked me to come over—is there something the matter?"

"Mm." Lu Yu smiled and asked: "President, do you wish to break through to the Vein Refining Realm?"

Song Tian was slightly startled, then nodded desperately, saying excitedly: "I do, I dream of it!"

Lu Yu couldn't help but laugh, then continued: "If there were a way right now that could allow you, President, to immediately break through and become a Vein Refining Realm Martial Artist, would you be willing to try it?"

"A way to immediately break through to the Vein Refining Realm?" Hearing this, Song Tian opened his mouth wide in surprise.

Could such a miraculous method truly exist in the world? If it did, wouldn't there already be a large group of Vein Refining Realm Martial Artists in the Association?

Suddenly, as if he had thought of something, he asked with a trembling tone: "Brother Lu, the method you speak of, could it be..."

"It seems the President has already guessed it." Lu Yu said, gently placing a slice of Cloud Jade Fruit on the table.

"This is!" Song Tian's eyes widened instantly, and a moment later, he let out another exclamation: "Cloud, Cloud Jade Fruit?"

"That's right, it is Cloud Jade Fruit." Lu Yu nodded and explained: "If a Vein Refining Realm Martial Artist consumes this, it can increase the Origin True Qi within their body. If an In-Jin Martial Artist consumes it, the Origin True Qi within their body will likewise increase.

It is just that, because the meridians have not been cleared and there is not enough space to contain this True Qi, it will cause damage to the blood vessels and organs within the body. But if the person consuming it has an expert nearby to protect them and help them clear their meridians, the situation is different."

After finishing, Lu Yu smiled and looked at Song Tian: "President, if you trust me, consume this slice of Cloud Jade Fruit, and leave the rest to me."

"I trust you, of course I trust you!" Song Tian nodded like a pounding pestle.

Lu Yu's strength—if others didn't know it, how could he not? Even if he hadn't reached the True Essence Realm, he was nearly there.

With such an expert nearby to protect him, what else did he have to worry about?

However, his gaze involuntarily fell upon that Cloud Jade Fruit. This item was extremely precious; although there was only one slice here, was it really appropriate to use it on himself?

"If the President is worried about the value of this item, there is no need for that." Lu Yu said with a smile, "To be honest, I still have quite a few of these Cloud Jade Fruits. Furthermore, helping you break through this time can be considered compensation for that matter this morning."

"This, this, this..." Song Tian hurriedly waved his hands and said: "That matter is truly not worth mentioning; please, do not take it to heart."

Lu Yu smiled and shook his head: "Alright, President, let's have no more of that talk. Consume this slice of Cloud Jade Fruit, and leave the rest to me."

"Alright!" Song Tian gritted his teeth; since such a rare opportunity had presented itself, he should grasp it firmly.

If he remained hesitant and let this chance slip by, he might never have it again.

He sat steadily on the meditation cushion, then placed the Cloud Jade Fruit into his mouth and slowly swallowed it.

Instantly, a painful expression appeared on his face.

Beneath his skin, several strands of energy began to dart about. Just then, he suddenly felt a wave of warmth coming from his back; the restless energy in his body instantly calmed down and then began to converge in one direction.

With a "Boom," it was as if something in his body had been broken through, and a trace of somewhat familiar energy slowly emerged.

"Is this... True Qi?" Song Tian opened his eyes abruptly.

That's right, the energy that appeared in his body after he consumed the Cloud Jade Fruit before seemed to be True Qi as well, right? It was just that that True Qi was relatively violent and beyond his control.

Just as he was thinking this, several more cracking sounds rang out. The True Qi in his body dissipated by more than half, leaving only a few faint traces of True Qi.

"It seems the True Qi provided by the Cloud Jade Fruit ends here." Lu Yu silently withdrew his hand.

Theoretically, he could actually continue to help Song Tian clear his meridians, but the price of doing so was truly too great.

According to the experience summarized by others in the Association, even without the aid of Cloud Jade Fruit, a Vein Refining Realm Martial Artist could channel the True Qi within their own body into a Transformation Energy Martial Artist to help the other party clear their meridians, enabling them to become a Vein Refining Realm Martial Artist.

But this method is, firstly, very dangerous; once the control is not managed well, it is very easy to cause irreversible damage to the latter, and the former is also easily subject to backlash.

Secondly, this approach is not worth the cost.

This is because the one performing the opening consumes Origin True Qi, and it is a case of losing a little for every bit consumed, while the one having their channels opened also gains Origin True Qi, but the amount is far less than what the opener consumes.

Therefore, this method is also known as "Transmitting Power."

Generally, anyone with a bit of sense would not do this lightly.