Chapter 151 Inoue MX Group

"Yes, exactly. The invitation letter for the Southeast Nine Provinces Martial Arts Tournament," Ma Tian said. "The martial arts tournament will begin in about thirty days. I was afraid that someone of your noble status might have a lapse in memory and forgotten about this matter."

"Ah, fortunately you reminded me, otherwise I really would have forgotten!" Chen Xian smiled and said.

He was speaking the truth. Recently, there had been a multitude of matters, and once he got busy, it was entirely possible he would not have been able to spare any attention for the martial arts tournament.

"Grandmaster Chen, you must attend the Southeast Nine Provinces Martial Arts Tournament. With your strength, aided by Master Tong Yin—two grandmasters under one banner—you will surely secure the position of the leader of the Southeast Nine Provinces martial arts world.

Once you become the leader, our corporation will undoubtedly expand exponentially, leaping to become the number one corporation in the Southeast Nine Provinces. Furthermore, you will be able to command the Southeast Nine Provinces martial arts community and have those martial artists handle matters for you.

In the future, if you wish to collect precious and rare cultivation resources, it will become much simpler..." Ma Tian said, unable to suppress his excitement.

Hearing the other man's words, Chen Xian felt his blood surge with passion as well. "Good! This martial arts leadership, I am certain to claim it!"

"Haha, then let me congratulate Grandmaster Chen in advance on becoming the leader!" Ma Tian was overjoyed.

As the saying goes, a rising tide lifts all boats. As a key general under Grandmaster Chen, once Grandmaster Chen became the martial arts leader, he too would reap boundless benefits.

This was a case of shared glory and honor!

As for shared ruin and disgrace, Ma Tian did not even consider it. In his mind, Grandmaster Chen was an invincible victor; how could he possibly ever be defeated?

"Alright, let's hang up the phone for now. I need to properly elevate my cultivation realm before the Southeast Nine Provinces Martial Arts Tournament begins!" With that, Chen Xian hung up the call.

In the time that followed, Chen Xian retrieved the Spirit-Gathering Powder, swallowing and refining it. He simultaneously absorbed the medicinal potency and the spiritual qi within the secret chamber to enhance his cultivation, hoping to fill his fourth spirit wheel with special spiritual qi as soon as possible and awaken the fifth spirit wheel, so that he could shine brilliantly at the martial arts tournament and seize the position of leader.

...

In City H, at the top of a skyscraper, hung a company sign reading "Inoue MX Corporation, H Province Branch of the Hualong Federal Republic," inside a luxurious office.

Three short, middle-aged men dressed in Fusang-style samurai garments were excitedly discussing something. On the table before them sat a glass bottle containing a small amount of transparent liquid—it was precisely the spirit water produced by the Ma Family Corporation.

"Section Chief, this spirit water is truly miraculous. Drinking it can actually enhance one's cultivation realm."

"Not only that, the spirit water can also strengthen bodily immunity and other functions. This spirit water is simply divine water."

"With such spirit water, if our Inoue Corporation can acquire its formula and mass-produce it, relying on our Inoue Corporation's powerful distribution channels across the entire Blue Planet, we will undoubtedly earn trillions, or even tens of trillions of dollars."

"Let's report this news to the Hualong Federal Inoue Corporation Business Division and see what the directors have to say."

"..."

Eventually, the short, bald man referred to as the section chief picked up the phone, dialed the number of the director of the Hualong Federal Business Division of Inoue Corporation, and reported the appearance of the miraculous spirit water in Province H to him.

Shortly after, the short man hung up the phone, his face bearing an undisguisable look of joy.

"Section Chief, what did the director say?" a subordinate asked curiously.

The bald, short man's small eyes flashed with greedy and excited light as he said, "The director instructed me to scout out more information regarding the spirit water. If the intelligence is of high value, the director will grant us a heavy reward. Moreover, upon returning to the Hualong Federal Republic, the director will rush directly to our City H branch office."

"That's wonderful, Section Chief! This is a prime opportunity for our City H branch to establish accomplishments and build a career; we must seize this chance."

"Mm, I was thinking the same. I will make some preparations and personally head to City M to scout out the information." The bald, short man said.

...

Chen Xian was unaware that his spirit water had already been targeted by major foreign powers.

He remained completely focused on refining the Spirit-Gathering Powder and cultivating...

Time was like a thief, slipping away quietly while people were not paying attention.

In the blink of an eye, several days passed.

As evening fell on this particular day, Chen Xian opened his eyes. A brilliant divine light flickered within his pupils, and a faint smile hung at the corners of his mouth.

He had completely swallowed and refined all dozen or so bottles of Spirit-Gathering Powder, and the amount of special spiritual qi within his fourth spirit wheel space had increased substantially.

Chen Xian was extremely satisfied with the effects of refining the medicinal pills.

He stood up, walked out to the courtyard, and looked at the ginseng and ganoderma mushrooms planted there. They were about to reach a century of age, with some only a single day away from achieving it.

"Whether I can reach the fifth tier of the Mortal-Shedding Realm before the Southeast Nine Provinces Martial Arts Tournament begins depends entirely on you all!" Chen Xian said, looking at the vibrant, thriving ginseng and ganoderma.

Meow~~~

At that moment, the voice of the charm cat suddenly emanated from the secret chamber.

Whoosh!

Little Charm rushed out from the secret chamber and sprinted toward the outside of the house.

"Little Charm, what is it?" Chen Xian inquired.

Without looking back, the charm cat replied in a babyish voice, "Master, someone broke into the spirit mountain and triggered the seal I left at the foot of the mountain."

Learning this, Chen Xian immediately released his powerful divine sense, the tendrils of his spiritual awareness extending rapidly toward the base of the mountain.

Sure enough, there was a short figure dressed in black, wearing a black hood that covered his mouth and nose, with only a pair of sharply piercing small eyes exposed. Strapped to his back was a slender black saber, and his movements were as agile as an ape's.

"A ninja?" Chen Xian recognized the attire at a glance; it belonged to the mysterious ninjas of Fusang. Although he had never seen one in person, he had seen far too much about ninjas in anime and manga.

"A Fusang ninja—why would they sneak into my spirit mountain? Could they be coming for my spirit water?"

"It must be so!"

After a brief moment of thought, Chen Xian pieced together the ins and outs of the situation.

"Since you dare to covet my spirit water, you had better prepare yourselves to pay the price with your lives!" Chen Xian said coldly.

With those words, his figure flashed and vanished from the courtyard without a trace.

At the foot of the mountain, the ninja was scanning his surroundings with utmost vigilance, cautiously creeping toward the summit.

At this moment, an undisguisable shock still lingered within his small eyes.

The ninja thought to himself, "This place is permeated with a mysterious aura, identical to the aura within the spirit water. If I could stay here for a long time, it would definitely allow my cultivation to advance by leaps and bounds."

"You won't have that chance; you are about to become a dead man!" Right at that moment, an indifferent voice suddenly rang out.

The chill was like a cold wind blowing across an ice field, piercing deep into the heart and making one's hair stand on end.

Clang!

Hearing this, the short ninja's slender saber sprang from its scabbard with unbelievable speed. Gripping it with both hands, he looked around with tense eyes.

He saw a tall youth with a buzz cut and chiseled, knife-like facial features appear a dozen meters away from him, gazing at him with an indifferent expression.

That look was akin to a deity looking down upon a mere ant.

The ninja turned pale with shock. He noticed that the youth's eyes bizarrely presented a dual color of black and white—one glowing with a deep, eerie light, and the other flashing with a stark white radiance, as though capable of seeing through everything.