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“Mister Collins, Mister Lowe, so long as you’re willing to make a purchase, Cynthion Group will allow it,” Harvey said with a smile.
“Good.” Both Jacob and Anson relaxed.
Within a blink of an eye, the first and second– grade Energy Nurturing Pills were soon emptied from the shelves and since there was a limited supply, most people only ended up with the second– grade Energy Nurturing Pills and for some of the people who were standing toward the end of the line, t hey failed to purchase anything.
Jacob was not able to make any purchases for the first– grade Energy Nurturing Pills and only managed to obtain two hundred second– grade Energy Nurturing Pills, which was still considered fortunate compared to many others who remai ned empty–handed.
Fane came close to bursting into laughter at the sight of the crowd fighting over the pills. As the others. fought over the first– grade Energy Nurturing Pills, he purchased one thousand pills. He credited his success
to Leon as he was the one who informed Fane about the launch ahead of time.
“Sir, you’re brilliant!” Fane’s men fawned over him.
“Of course! Here are a few dozen first– grade Energy Nurturing Pills. Take them! Remember to work hard on your training and make me proud! ” Fane tossed a small flask that contained thirty to forty pills to his men.
“Thank you, Mister Poole.”
Fane’s subordinates were overjoyed. Other families had to fight for the first– grade Energy Nurturing Pills and while those who were considered lucky could purchase a hundred pill s, those who were not as fortunate ended up with none at all. Yet, Fane offered his subordinates the pill s without hesitation.
“Sir, should we go back now that we have the pills?” One of the men asked.
“There’s no hurry. Let’s stick around! The Energy Nurturing Pills are gone, but Cynthion Group is selling Beauty Pills, Life–Prolonging Pills, and Nurturing Pills. I need to get some Beauty Pills and Like– Prolonging Pills for my sister and parents,” Fane said with a smile..
“You’re so considerate, Sir! I heard that Cynthion Group is launching the Styptic Pills and Circulation Pills that can be used for injuries as well. Martial artists often get into fights with on e another and we can buy some of those for safekeeping!” Another one of Fane’s men suggested.
“Yeah, that’s right. I’ll get a little of everything later.” Fane nodded.
Hearing the conversation between Fane and his men, the others soon came to a realization that if the Energy Nurturing Pills were so effective, the other alchemical pills that Cynthion Group was selling had to be of the same quality.
Within an instant, everyone in the hall decided to follow Fane’s lead to purchase every single type of pill
“Thank you for your support on our Energy Nurturing Pills! And now, we shall move on to the other alche
onto the stage.
Apart from martial artists and heirs of countless powerful families in Springfield City, many of the high-
born ladies were invited to the opening ceremony as well.
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All the businessmen and high– born ladies came for the sake of alchemical pills such as the Beauty Pills and Life– Prolonging Pills and since the testing of the Energy Nurturing Pills helped to build a foundation of trust t oward Cynthion Group’s products, the crowd instantly started fighting over the remaining pills.
The rest of the alchemical pills were not as costly as the Energy Nurturing Pills and were sold for a few hundred to a thousand for each pill. Since Leon worked ahead for mass production, the other pills would not face t he same issue with a supply as the Energy Nurturing Pills. Even so, the launch of the remaining pills pu shed the crowd toward the peak of excitement.
At the back of the crowd, Gilbert remained standing and stared at the stage with a dark expression.
The Four Major Families were always competitors, with every one of them trying to be on top and the Y oungs were no exception.
In recent times, the talk of the city has been the new cosmetic product line launched by the Elegante Gr oup. Advertised with high– end quality and affordable prices, Elegante Group profited tremendously, showing unimaginable potenti al for future growth
Elegante Group was under the Young Family and they were already beginning to surpass all other famil ies in terms of financial capabilities, only for the Shears to launch Cynthion Group out of the blue.
Considering what Cynthion Group managed to achieve in a single day during the opening ceremony, it was inevitably going to out–fame Elegante Group, which was hardly good news to the Young Family.
Gilbert could already imagine how the Shear Family could defeat the other three Major Families with th e help of Cynthion Group.
“Damn it! Where’d this Cynthion Group come from? If the Shears have the recipes for all these magical alchemical pills, why didn’t they launch it before? Why now? This is too strange!” Gilbert clenched his fists in
frustration.
The Young Family was so close to becoming the top of the Four Major Families, only to be caught up b y the Shear Family.
Meanwhile, Anson was staring at the crowd darkly as well.
Though Elegante Group made its mark earlier, Anson did not pay much mind to it, as merely an econom
However, the situation with the Shear Family was different. The potential that Cynthion Group showed s
It was foreseeable that the Shear Family would soon become the most powerful family and no one woul
Anson and his farmily wished for nothing less, but he could not help it unless other families obtained wa
The opening ceremony for Cynthion Group arrived at its end, and Cynthia shot Leon a look, signaling him to follow her backstage.
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Harvey and the others were still busy selling the alchemical pills on stage and there was no one else
backstage.
“Cynthia, what do you need?” Leon asked,
“You’re the chairman of this company so I figured that I should let you know how much we’ve profited to day. I did a rough calculation and we have made a sale of over 260 million and over 130 million of sheer profit.” Cynthia beamed and said.
Though the Shear Family held properties worth billions and a mere profit of a hundred million did not mean much, it was Cynthia’s first attempt at running a business and she was overjoyed t hat her company with Leon made such an impressive profit on the very first day.
“What? Over 130 million of sheer profit? T- That much?!” Leon was both stunned. Like Cynthia, it was his first attemp t at starting a business and its success guaranteed him a lifetime worth of fortune.
Leon was over the moon.
The total sum of assets owned by the Four Major Families added up to no more than a hundred billion and if Cynthion Group could make a sheer profit of millions within one day, the company would soon be come the most powerful force in the city.
Realizing that Gilbert and the Young Family would have no excuse for disapproving of his relationship with Iris, Leon grinned from ear to ear but immediately sobered from the excitement at the next instant.
Cynthion Group only managed to achieve such success because of the Energy Nurturing Pills, which r equired countless rare ingredients including wild Panax and fleece flower root that grew for over a hund red years.
He already exhausted the Shear Family’s stock of those ingredients to produce ten thousand Energy N urturing Pills and if they failed to find more raw ingredients, they would struggle to proceed with mass production, and achieve the same kind of success over a day would be almost impossible.
It was still too early for them to celebrate.
Seeing the concern on Leon’s face, Cynthia consoled him and said, “Don’t worry, Leon. We didn’t know that those ingredients can be used to make Energy Nurturing Pills and we didn’t have much saved up. We will start sourcing for the ingredients and get started on the second batch of the Energy Nurturing Pills as soon
as possible.”
Despite what she said, Cynthia knew that the ingredients needed for the Energy Nurturing Pills were far too rare and what little supply they might secure would not be sufficient to satisfy the need for the pills i n all families of Springfield City.
It was determined that the demand for the Energy Nurturing Pills would surpass its supply, but that wou ld only work toward Cynthion Group’s advantage.
The rarer the Energy Nurturing Pills became, the more influential Cynthion Group would become. It wou
He discussed with Benedict in length and decided that Cynthion Group would focus mainly on selling ordinary medicines and alchemical pills would only be one
Though it would require time and effort, the company would only need one to two years to reach the same level of financial stability as the Four Major Families as lo
“That
way,
I can be considered a proper match for Iris and I’ll get to marry her!‘ Leon thought to himself.
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This was his greatest wish.
“Leon, one more thing. We have kept a thousand first– grade Energy Nurturing Pills to ourselves and here’s half of them. My grandfather asked me to hand this over to you.” Cynthia took out a few jade flasks and handed them to Leon.
The Premium energy Nurturing Pills that Leon produced were limited and the Shear Family was given t wo hundred and seventy pills in total. Since it was far from enough to supply the need of the martial arti sts in the Shear Family, Benedict reserved a thousand first– grade Energy Nurturing Pills in private. However, since the Shear Family and Leon were partners with one responsible for supplying ingredients and the other responsible for manufacturing the pills, Benedic t decided that Leon was entitled to half of the pills he reserved as well.
This was Benedict’s way of running a business.
“I-” Leon already had enough Premium Energy Nurturing Pills and had no use for first– grade Energy Nurturing Pills. He wanted to decline the offer, but soon changed his mind when he reme mbered that the Young Family seemed to require the Energy Nurturing Pills.
“Alright. I’ll take them, then.” He accepted the pills with a big grin, all the while plotting to gain Gilbert’s f avor by offering him the Energy Nurturing Pills since this would only be beneficial to his relationship wit h
Iris.
Just then, they heard footsteps approaching and Harvey walked backstage with a smile. “Mister Wolf, Cynthia, what are the two of you talking about?”
“Nothing much. I’m just telling Leon about how much we’ve profited today.” Cynthia explained.
“Mister Shear, it’s good timing that you came. There’s something I need your help with,” Leon said.
“What is it?” Harvey asked in confusion.
“I need a wild Panax or wild fleece flower root that has grown for over five hundred years. Will it be pos sible for the Shear Family to track it down as soon as possible?” Leon reached the peak of the Meditati on Phase.
and would move into Foundation Phase soon.
A wild Panax or wild fleece flower root that grew for over five hundred years could be used to produce Spiritual Energy Pills and one pill was all it would take for Leon to reach the next stage of his training.
The Foundation Phase was equivalent to the Realm of Supreme Master for martial artists and if he ma naged to reach such a level, he would be as powerful as a martial artist in the Intermediate State of the Realm of a Supreme Master.
Leon would then become one of the most powerful men in his generation and would even rival martial artists of the older generation; hence, the production and consumption of the Spiritual Energy Pill were
crucial to him.
“Mister Wolf, why would you need that? Do you intend on making an even better version of Energy Nurt
Leon told Harvey that he could make Energy Nurturing Pills with a more powerful effect with a wild Pana
wild fleece flower root that grew for over five hundred years, and Harvey did not forget about it.
“I suppose. If you can find what I’m asking for, I guarantee that you are going to reach the Realm of a Supreme Master!” L
The Spiritual Energy Pills were the deepest secret of sage art and Leon knew better than to share the in
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When Leon saw Gordon, he instantly realized why Harvey seemed so resentful toward Theodore.
Behind the group, Gilbert stood with his men and observed as Theodore ambushed Leon and Iris.
“Sir, Miss Iris is in trouble. Should we interfere?” One of the men asked
“It’s fine. Theodore seems to be after Leon, so I don’t think he would do anything to Iris. Let’s sit back a nd observe. If Theodore dares to lay his hands on Iris, we’ll stop him,” Gilbert said hesitantly.
The Young Family and the Fields Family were not direct competitors and Theodore would not be foolish enough to harm Iris.
‘As for Leon Wolf,‘ Gilbert thought to himself, ‘that brat dares to pursue my daughter!‘
Gilbert despised Leon and would only be pleased if Theodore helped to teach Leon a lesson. It would b e ideal if his daughter managed to realize how useless Leon truly was after this and decide to stay awa y from him.
The opening ceremony for Cynthion Group ended and people were beginning to leave; with all the cars in the way, Leon, Theodore, and the others did not notice Gilbert from the distance.
“Theodore, what do you want?” Iris asked.
“Iris Young, this is between me and this kid. Stay out of it. I don’t want to hurt that pretty face of yours!” Theodore smirked devilishly as he scanned Iris’s enticing features and seductive curves greedily.
Like Anson, Theodore was one of the infamous playboys in Springfield City and was known to be as de spicable as Anson.
As the most beautiful woman in Springfield City, Iris was the dream woman of all men and Theodore was no exception. Out of consideration of Iris’s status as the eldest daughter of the Young Family, he knew better than to act on his impulses, but always secretly fantasized about having a taste of Iris.
Apart from Iris, Cynthia was yet another breathtaking beauty and he could only imagine the pleasure of making the two women his.
“Theodore, I don’t care if you have any personal grudge against Leon. He’s my boyfriend and you’ll have
retreat.
“What? He’s your boyfriend?” Shocked, Theodore’s eyes darted between Iris and Leon, consumed by envy that Leon managed to capture the interest of the
In a distance, Gilbert’s expression darkened when he heard Iris admitting to her relationship with Leon.
He was worried that Leon would fool Iris into falling in love with him, and did not expect the two to becom
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“Iris, don’t worry. I’ll be fine. Trust me!” Leon consoled her, before stepping forward.
Iris fell into silence with resignation. The situation escalated beyond control and she had no other optio n but
to believe in Leon.
“You probably didn’t see this coming, did you? You snuck behind my back and injured me, causing me to stay in bed for over half a month! You will bleed today for the humiliation you put me through!” Gordon glared daggers at Leon.
“Be grateful, old twat! I spared you and that’s the only reason why you managed to escape with your lif e! You won’t be as lucky this time!” Leon said calmly as he stared at Gordon in the most condescending
manner possible.
“Bullsh*t! Die, you brat!” Enraged, Gordon launched himself toward Leon, aiming his fist at Leon’s chest .
“Leon, watch out!” Iris shouted.
Having started her training as a martial artist as well, she could sense how powerful Gordon’s true ener gy was despite not being able to read his level precisely; on the other hand, there was no true energy fl ow at all in Leon’s body and the difference between the two was too obvious.
Her heart raced and threatened to leap out of her chest.
“This kid’s too arrogant!” Theodore and his men sneered as they stared at Leon like they were looking at a
fool.
Leon was merely in the Initial Innate State and it would be suicidal for him to provoke Gordon.
Meanwhile, Gilbert felt more or less the same.
Leon was an orphan who was married once and was hardly even as capable as an ordinary man, wher eas Gordon was a skilled martial artist who could easily destroy Leon without moving a single muscle.
“That’s exactly what I want!‘ Gilbert thought, ‘Gordon better kick some sense into that brat or I will!‘
“You dare to show off when that’s all you can do?” Leon snorted as his fist darted forward as well.
“Baam!”
Followed by a deafening noise, the energy of Leon’s fists exploded on Gordon’s chest.
Gordon was instantly sent flying like a broken doll, slamming hard on the ground after bumping into one of the cars parked behind the gr
Both Gilbert and Theodore were stunned. None of them expected Leon to defeat Gordon with a single m
“How? How’s that possible?” Gordon covered his chest with disbelief. He was certain that Leon was in th
“Gordon, you told me that this brat is at the Initial Innate State. What’s going on?!” Theodore’s expression
darkened.
He did not sense any flow of true energy from Leon’s attack and had no means of detecting Leon’s power
level accurately.
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It happened too fast and went beyond his expectation.
Instantly, Gilbert’s resentment toward Leon deepened. If he was merely hoping that Theodore would te ach Leon a lesson earlier, he decided that he wanted Theodore to kill Leon after all.
“Iris, others might be afraid of the Youngs, but I’m not! I don’t care if he’s your boyfriend. He destroyed my plan and I’m not about to let him go today. Stay out of the way, or I won’t show you any mercy!” Theodore said coldly.
It did not matter who Leon was and even if he was the son–in– law of the Young Family, he would merely be Theodore’s equal in terms of status.
“I won’t g-” Iris said, but was interrupted before she could finish.
“Iris, I started this. Let me handle this.” Leon took a step forward and shielded Iris behind his back.
“But Theodore’s strong,” Iris muttered worriedly. Though Leon was not entirely helpless, Theodore was the eldest son of one of the Four Major Families and one of the most skilled martial artists in the young er
generation of Springfield City; Leon did not stand a chance of winning.
“Don’t worry. I’m a guy. I’m supposed to protect you, not the other way around. Besides, so what if he is the eldest son of the Fields Family? I don’t care!” Leon said calmly.
He already crossed Jaco and Anson from previous events and he did not care if he added another enemy to the lis t. If both Jacob and Anson failed to defeat him, Leon had nothing to fear toward Theodore.
“How arrogant!” Theodore roared in rage.
“Mister Fields, this kid attacked me and injured me from the time before. Please let me fight him! I seek revenge for what he did to me!” Gordon said viciously.
From his previous encounter with Leon, Gordon noticed that while Leon had no true energy flow, his str ength was equivalent to a martial artist at the Initial Innate State.
Gordon was at the Intermediate Innate State and with the help of the Energy Nurturing Pill he took from the opening ceremony earlier, he reached the Advanced Innate State, and killing Leon should be effortless for
him.
“Fine. Teach him a lesson for me. Go all out. There’s no need for mercy. Just make sure he doesn’t die and I will take responsibility fo
He learned from Gordon that Leon was in the Initial Innate State and knew that Gordon was more than
capable of defeating Leon.
Theodore was not bothered by the relationship between Leon and Iris and decided that he could simply
“Brat, prepare to suffer for what you did!” Gordon roared as he pointed at Leon.
“Leon, they outnumbered us. Don’t get ahead of yourself.” Iris took Leon’s arm but was interrupted befor
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Harvey was at the peak of the Innate State and one Pure Energy Pill would help him achieve the Real m of a Supreme Master.
“That’s great!” Harvey was excited at first but calmed slightly when he realized that it would be extremel y difficult to find wild plants that grew for five hundred years or above.
“Mister Wolf, to tell you the truth, this is incredibly hard to come by, even for us Shears, but don’t worry. I will send my men to the neighboring cities to ask around and I’ll let you know as soon as I find something!”
“Sure. I’ll be waiting for good news from you, then,” Leon said with a smile.
After discussing matters about the ingredients, Leon took some Beauty Pills and Life– Prolonging Pills, before returning to the hall.
When Leon returned, Iris asked, “Leon, I didn’t see you anywhere in the hall just now. Where’d you go? ”
“Oh, I went to buy some of the pills. This is called the Beauty Pill. It works best for women and can pres erve your beauty.” Leon pulled out a flask of Beauty Pills and handed it to Iris.
“Thank you.” Iris accepted the pill happily. Though the Beauty Pills would only cost a hundred, she was still pleased that Leon specifically bought something for her.
“So long as you like it, you don’t have to thank me,” Leon said with a smile and reached for Iris’s hand.
Iris flushed. She just agreed to be Leon’s girlfriend and was still too shy for intimacy, especially in public where there were people around them.
Worried that someone might see them, she pulled her hand away from his grip and said, “Leon, the cer emony is ending soon, so let’s go home.”
“Yeah, sure.” Leon nodded and the two proceeded to leave.
Gilbert stared darkly as the two left, chatting and laughing along the way. He hesitated, before following the two with a few of his subordinates.
Outside the hall of Cynthion Group, Leon and Iris arrived at the parking lot and were about to get into th e car when they heard someone snorting behind them.
“Brat, I’ve been waiting for you for some time now!” Theodore strode over with Gordon and a few other m
“Who are you?” Leon scanned Theodore up and down in confusion. He saw Theodore arguing with Harvey during the ceremo
“Leon, this is Theodore, the eldest son of the Fields Family,” Iris explained warily, as she wondered if Theodore was coming after he
“Eldest son of the Fields Family? I don’t think I know you. What do you want with me?” Leon asked.
“Stop playing dumb, kid! You destroyed Mister Fields’s plan the last time and we are going to make you pay! “Gordon roared
“You! You were the ones who attacked Cynthia!”
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However, if Leon was capable of defeating Gordon, who was at the Advanced Innate State, it would not be possible that Leon’s power level stopped at the Initial Innate State.
“Mister Fields, I can assure you that he was only at the Initial Innate State before this! He must have us ed some kind of dirty trick.” Gordon glared at Leon. He had a taste of how sly Leon was from the time b efore and suspected Leon of using certain tricks, or he would not have been able to defeat Gordon with such ease.
“Enough! The two of you were in a proper fight, so what tricks can he possibly use? Even if he did, we would’ve seen it!” Theodore roared impatiently.
“But,” Gordon was instantly rendered speechless.
“Mister Fields, Gordon has just broken through the bottleneck of his training. He’s probably still adjusting to it. Please allow me to fight this brat!” Another man suggeste d.
“Forget it! Something is off with this kid. I’ll do this myself! I don’t want to send you all out only for you to embarrass me!” Theodore snorted as he stepped forward.
The most powerful subordinate he had was at the Advanced Innate State like Gordon and if Gordon fail ed to defeat Leon, there would be no point in sending the others.
“Kid, I don’t care what tricks you pulled. Consider yourself unlucky for running into me today! I shall tea ch you what despair truly feels like!” Theodore sneered as he unleashed his true energy that pierced th rough the air like a sharp blade.
Iris struggled to withstand the waves of power and paled as she backed away.
“The peak of the Innate State!” Leon’s expression darkened. While he stood a chance against martial a rtists at the peak of the Innate State, the possibility of winning was slim as he was at around the same l evel of strength as Theodore.
Theodore had a group of martial artists at his disposal and if they decided to utilize their advantage in n umbers, Leon would be sure to lose.
“You’re right! Take this!” Theodore sneered and charged toward Leon.
Facing an enemy of equal strength, Leon dared not to move recklessly and dodged the attack, or
only for Theodore to launch yet another attack. Instantly, the two were throwing fists and kicks at one another.
Leon knew that he was outnumbered and considered ways of winning as he countered Theodore’s attac
For the time being, the best solution was to defeat Theodore before Theodore’s men decided to swarm
Leon slowed his motions as he dodged Theodore’s strikes, which Theodore saw as an opportunity to intensify his assault. Soon, Leon was left in a defensive position.
“So, you’re at the Advanced Innate State. You’re quite close to the peak. It’s no wonder that you manage
beat Gordon!”
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“But you have no true energy, so you’re just someone who’s trained in external power! External power, however powerful at the start, isn’t built to last. Let’s see how much longer you can take this!” Theodore sneered, deciding that Leon was a fighter trained in external power since Leon showed no sign of true energy
flow.
Theodore never heard of anyone reaching the Advanced Innate State through external power alone, an d was impressed that Leon managed to achieve such an accomplishment. However, without the support of true energy, external power would not last in prolonged battles and as Leon was slightly weaker than Theodore, Theodore was certain that he would be able to defeat Leon soon.
As he anticipated, Leon paled and began to back away under Theodore’s relentless attack.
“It’s over, Brat! Stay down!” Seeing an opportunity, Theodore launched a punch toward Leon’s chest at the speed of lightning, knowing that Leon would be severely injured even if he survived the impact.
“Yes!”
“Mister Fields, destroy him!”
Theodore’s men were all martial artists and all realized that Theodore was close to winning. They cheer ed,
while Iris stood worriedly as she observed the fight, looking as pale as a ghost.
“We don’t know who’s going to win just yet! You’re getting ahead of yourself!” Leon smirked and stilled for a moment, before striking.
‘Something’s wrong!‘ An ominous feeling overwhelmed Theodore when he saw the strange smile on Le on’s face. ‘No, I have nothing to worry about. I’m stronger than him and if we both strike at the same time, he’s going to be the one who gets hurt!‘
“You’re so dead, kid!” Theodore sneered and sped up as he threw his fist at Leon.
“Baam!”
A tremendous wave of energy exploded from Theodore’s fist and swarmed toward Leon, while spiritual energy radiated off of Leon’s fist, barely countering Theodore’s power.
Theodore was shocked that Leon was capable of withstanding him at full strength.
Leon was obviously beneath him and was not able to counter his attack directly, yet displayed equal str ength
at the very last moment.
Though caught by surprise, Theodore regained his composure almost immediately.
Leon was at the same level as him at best and while he might not be able to defeat Leon, Leon would s truggle
to defeat him as well.
The reality struck cruelly as Theodore did not know that Leon had both spiritual energy and true energy.
Once he fended off Theodore’s attack with his spiritual energy, Leon fired up his true energy and struck
again.
“The Advanced Acquired State?” Theodore was utterly stunned when he finally sensed the true energy f
from Leon.
Theodore would have been able to defeat a person at the Advanced Acquired State with ease, but with