"Here's the situation... The mole within the Grand Virtue Gate took advantage of Mr. Tang's blocked veins to capture him."

Jiang Chen said softly, "On that island, they forced Mr. Tang to accept the Gene Potion. My people received the news and secretly went to the island to kill those people. They planned to bring Mr. Tang back, but..."

After casting a deep glance at Elder Bai, Jiang Chen continued in a low voice, "Mr. Tang learned that the Gene Potion had already entered his Dantian. To avoid implicating the Tang Family, he... committed suicide!"

"Suicide!?"

The crowd exclaimed collectively, looking simultaneously at Elder Bai and Supreme Shi Kui.

"Elder Bai, Supreme Shi Kui, I'm sorry!" Jiang Chen got up and bowed to the two of them, "If... if I hadn't kept it a secret, maybe Mr. Tang wouldn't have died!"

"What do you mean?" Elder Bai frowned at Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen said softly, "Didn't I release my aura while on the island? It was to... dispel the life energy from Mr. Tang's body. I've always made it known that I can heal the injuries caused by the Soul Devouring Power."

"In truth, after returning from the Holy Court, I discovered that my Inner Qi could even devour life energy. Didn't I have several Life Energy Crystals? I experimented a bit. Unlike how we practice absorption, I can directly devour it!"

After explaining, Jiang Chen once again apologized to Elder Bai and Supreme Shi Kui, "I'm sorry!"

"No, Young Jiang, you don't need to apologize!"

Supreme Shi Kui gently shook his head after listening to the explanation, "We had already speculated some things about the nature of your Inner Qi. Of course, we only guessed that you could probe the Soul Devouring Power and life energy, and then could devour and eliminate the Soul Devouring Power."

Speaking of this, Supreme Shi Kui pondered and continued, "Such an ability is a lethal restraint against the Soul Devouring Group. We've collectively decided to keep this information sealed; everyone should act as if they don't know. Even the fact that you can now devour life energy must be kept secret; everybody should act like they don't know, even if it happens again!"

"Young Jiang, you should not feel pressured. This kind of ability must never be exposed."

Elder Bai nodded gently, reached out to pat Jiang Chen's shoulder, and comforted him in return:

"You are our greatest assurance against the three major organizations. As long as you are safe, we do not have to worry about being controlled by the three major organizations, and we can more confidently fight them to the end. So, it's not your fault because your existence is our strongest backing, and such an ability must not be exposed for personal reasons!"

Jiang Chen felt warmth in his heart, looked at Elder Bai with a complex expression, and sat down slowly.

When he hid his ability, he was worried that the Soul Devouring Group would attack him madly upon finding out, but unexpectedly, Elder Bai and the others had already noticed and had always been covering up for him!

After calming his emotions, Jiang Chen said softly, "Although Mr. Tang has been proven not to be a Gene Warrior, Elder Bai, Supreme Shi Kui, Grand Virtue Gate needs to be investigated!"

"Young Jiang, in three days, there's a Grand Virtue Gate assembly. You should participate!" Supreme Shi Kui looked at Jiang Chen thoughtfully.

Jiang Chen was slightly stunned, instantly understood, and lightly nodded in agreement.

Tring Tring!

A phone rang, Jiang Chen took out his phone, glanced at it, and smiled slightly, revealing a bit of tenderness in his eyes, quickly answering the call, "Hello, Jing Yi."

"Jiang Chen, we have two guests at home. They say they're from Elixir Valley and claim to know you. Also, they seem not hostile, having no strong reaction upon meeting Elder Yao and Ling'er. Elder Yao is dealing with them and asked me to inquire how you want to handle this." Ye Jingyi's serious voice came through the receiver.

"Elixir Valley people came to our house? And they know me?" Jiang Chen frowned, speaking with a heavy voice.

"Elixir Valley people came?"

Elder Bai and the others all looked at Jiang Chen.

"Yes, they said they met you at the medical conference."

Jiang Chen was slightly stunned, recalled an old and a young person, and after pondering for a moment, said softly, "Let them wait a bit, I'll head back soon."

After hanging up, Jiang Chen looked at Elder Bai and the others, "I'd like to use a helicopter. I've met those two from Elixir Valley before, and I'll go back to take a look."

"Alright! If you need anything, just ask!" Supreme Shi Kui nodded.

Jiang Chen rose to bid farewell, and along with Yan Hu and the others, took a helicopter to Dingjing.

Dingjing Dingyun Lake Villa Estate.

The Medicine Saint and Supreme Hu Sha were accompanying an old man and a young man in the living room, chatting idly.

Tap, tap, tap!

The sound of footsteps came as Ye Jingyi descended the stairs and said softly, "Jiang Chen will be back soon. Please wait a moment, both of you."

"Alright!" The old man chuckled as he spoke.

The young man pursed his lips and muttered impatiently, "He sure thinks he's important, making us wait, what an ego!"

"Shut up!" The old man turned and glared at the young man.

The young man rolled his eyes, looked up at Ye Jingyi, and a discreetly lewd glint flashed in his eyes, "Miss Ye, would you like to sit down and chat?"

Ye Jingyi glanced at the young man and turned back up the stairs.

The young man's face changed slightly, and a hint of anger flashed in his eyes.

The Medicine Saint glanced at the young man and exchanged a look with Supreme Hu Sha, secretly preparing to act. If this kid acted towards Ye Jingyi when Jiang Chen returned, action would inevitably be taken!

The living room fell silent as the old man glanced at the young man, his eyes showing a look of disapproval.

Instantly, a repressive atmosphere filled the entire villa living room.

Since the young man invited Ye Jingyi, no one spoke again, and the silence lasted the entire afternoon.

Click!

As evening approached, the sound of a door opening broke the silence.

Jiang Chen, with Yan Hu, Spirit You, and Ying Zi, walked into the villa living room.

"You're back." The Medicine Saint greeted Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen nodded, nodding to Supreme Hu Sha, glanced at the old man and the young man, paused slightly, and cupped his fist toward the old man, "Seventh Elder."

"Mr. Jiang, long time no see!" The old man stood up and responded with a smile, while the young man remained seated on the sofa.

This old man was Fu Lengfeng, the Seventh Elder from Elixir Valley, whom Jiang Chen met at the medical conference, but the young man was not his grandson Fu Mingliang.

"And this is..." Jiang Chen glanced at the young man, curiosity in his eyes.

"This is Tian Chong, the grandson of our Elixir Valley's Great Elder." Fu Lengfeng introduced.

Jiang Chen nodded towards Tian Chong, took a step forward, and sat down in front of the sofa.

"Some people think because they've had a little success in business and attached themselves to the Flame Dragon Group, they can look down on others. As if they're something great!" Tian Chong looked at Jiang Chen with a mocking tone.

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