Modern World's Martial Dao Human Immortal
Chapter 33 Within Reach

Lin Xia and Alkaid had just left the chairman's office when Su Yaoyu, who had been waiting from afar, hurried over to greet them, full of concern.

Su Huaiyue followed her, wearing his signature smile.

"Alkaid, did you meet with Grandfather? How did you get along with him?" Su Yaoyu asked impatiently.

"Not bad, quite smooth," Alkaid replied with a slight nod.

Su Chiming was very tactful, and the collaboration this time had indeed gone quite smoothly.

A spark of joy immediately appeared in Su Yaoyu's eyes, "That's great."

The Su Family was almost equivalent to a one-man show under Grandfather Su Chiming.

Despite having siblings who were still alive, none could compare with him, the one in charge of Bu Zhou Group.

The only reason the third eldest grandfather, Su Chixin, held a position on the board was because of Grandfather Su Chiming's strong support and his status as a veteran of the Bu Zhou Group.

One could say that if Alkaid got along well with Grandfather, his acknowledgment of ancestors and return to the Su Family would face no further obstacles.

"The chairman is very fond of young master Alkaid, so much so that he specifically asked me to help young master Alkaid choose a few satisfactory residences in Yu Garden and make the necessary arrangements," Lin Xia said with a smile.

"Yu Garden?" Su Yaoyu exclaimed, a look of joy flashing across her face.

Su Huaiyue's expression changed slightly upon hearing this.

Yu Garden was the highest class villa district under the Bu Zhou Group.

Not only was it conveniently located near the center of the city at Yunjing Mountain, but all who lived there were either wealthy or noble.

The villa at Half Moon Bay that Su Huaiyue had previously gifted paled in comparison to Yu Garden.

Currently in the Su Family, only the authoritative and influential middle generation such as Su Chiming, Su Chixin, Su Huaigu, and Su Huaiyue were eligible to reside in Yu Garden. The rest of the Su Family either lived around the area or were scattered about.

Su Yaoyu and Su Yaoxue were among these.

This fact alone indicated that living in Yu Garden was symbolic of entering the core circle of the Su Family.

Su Chiming letting Alkaid live in Yu Garden…

"Is he staying at big brother's place?" Su Huaiyue asked.

"The chairman means for young master Su to freely choose any villa currently under the Su Family's name," Lin Xia explained with a smile.

"To freely choose from any villa under the Su Family's name!?" Su Huaiyue's eyes widened sharply, "What about villa number 3? Is it also within the range of choices?"

Villa number 1 in Yu Garden was given to Duan Qingliu, the family head of a noble family, reputed as the eternal guardian of Tian Nan.

Despite the fact that the family head of Duan had not moved in, even Su Chiming, who was both the family head and chairman of the Su Family, only resided in villa number 2.

It was rumored that villa number 3 was reserved for the next family head of the Su Family.

If villa number 3 was also among the options available to Alkaid…

What did that imply!? Did Father intend to appoint him as the next successor of the Su Family!? How could that be possible!?

"This…" Lin Xia, remembering the chairman's instructions…

Alkaid was not one who favored ostentation.

Quickly masking her reaction with a smile, she said, "Actually, I did not ask clearly, that's my negligence. I will confirm with the chairman in a while."

Su Huaiyue glanced at Lin Xia, somewhat incredulous that someone who was usually meticulous could make such an oversight on a minor matter.

However…

Even if Su Alkaid was the legitimate eldest grandson of the Su lineage, it was unthinkable for his father to show such significant regard during their first meeting, even deciding firmly that he would be the next family head of the Su Family.

Rather than believing that, she would rather believe this truly was a lapse in Lin Xia's work.

"I shall now take young master Alkaid to choose his residence. Please excuse us," Lin Xia said, and then she left with Alkaid.

Su Huaiyue watched the two depart…

Her mood, however, was somewhat heavy.

Alkaid would be living in Yu Garden…

It seemed that her hopes of taking over the assets left by her elder brother and entering the Bu Zhou Group board through Xingyu Center were somewhat dim.

However…

Alkaid was still rather young.

Pending the current situation with Bu Zhou Group, the seat in the Board required someone trustworthy to take over; otherwise, it would surely affect the Su Family's control over the Bu Zhou Group.

The other five external board members would obviously not allow a nineteen-year-old who was completely unfamiliar with the operations of the Bu Zhou Group to enter the board and sit on the same level with them.

Therefore…

It was not entirely hopeless.

...

Elsewhere, Lin Xia led Alkaid into another office, soon projecting various villa information through a projector.

"The villas in Yu Garden are more secluded and elegant. Additionally, in the city, the chairman has many properties, primarily large flats, as well as the apartment-style hotel managed by our own property management in Xingyu Center…" Lin Xia introduced.

"Choose a quiet location for me," Alkaid said.

"If it's quiet, then it's villa number 11," Lin Xia immediately unfolded the map and began describing that villa.

Alkaid looked at it for a moment but noticed a villa situated in a recessed area on Yunjing Mountain on the map.

Not only was the environment secluded, but the space was also quite impressive.

"How about this one?" he asked.

"This is villa number 49…" Lin Xia said, "The location is a bit poor, deep inside Yunjing Mountain, but it does have the largest yard in Yu Garden…"

She continued describing as she opened the information on this villa.

Alkaid glanced through the details and quickly said, "Let's go with this one."

With a yard of over a thousand square meters, not to mention right outside Yunjing Mountain, it was perfect for practicing martial arts.

"This location..."

Lin Xia looked at Alkaid.

"No worries, just prepare a car,"

Alkaid said.

He practiced martial arts to make himself safer and live a better life.

Food, clothing, shelter, and transportation—if he could enjoy these comfortably, that was best. However, if there was a conflict with cultivation, everything must give way to cultivation.

After all, he was still far from reaching the point where he could completely enjoy life without worries.

Since he understood the potential of the ancient mystical tree and embarked on the Martial Path, he had always had two small goals in his heart.

One was to live a long and healthy life, achieving freedom of lifespan.

The other...

Was to have a body resilient enough to withstand a nuclear explosion, to achieve safety without any worldly threat.

...

"Ding dong."

Just as Alkaid had chosen his residence, his phone rang.

He glanced at it and saw a message.

"Your account *8879 received a transfer of 300,000,000.00 yuan on May 31, 1018, at 15:41. Current balance: 300,531,017.61 yuan. [Taiyu Bank]"

Moving three hundred million was not an easy task.

But the Su Family's connections in Tian Nan spread across various industries, enabling such a huge fund transfer to still take less than half an hour.

"Received the first installment of the transaction,"

Alkaid thought to himself while shifting his focus to the ancient tree in the Spiritual World.

The branch representing [Businessman] was lush and green with ample nutrients.

[Transaction profit 300 million, First Rank Businessman branch gains growth nutrients...]

He did not hesitate to divert these nutrients, infusing them into the [Martial Artist] branch.

Instantly, the [Martial Artist] branch began to grow rapidly.

The progress, originally at 45%, soared to around 80%.

This was nearly as significant as slaying five Grandmaster-level demons.

With this trend, with an additional two or three hundred million, his branch of [Fourth Rank Martial Saint] would blossom and bear fruit, stepping into the entirely new Fifth Rank.

And the Fifth Rank...

The cultivation of the Martial Path has always been a systematic endeavor.

Though he had not yet reached the Fifth Rank, he had already encountered some information about it.

This step mainly involved nurturing the spirit.

Even after achieving complete Blood Replacement and Marrow Cleansing, a cultivator began nurturing the spirit, and only by cultivating the "spirit" could one truly step into the Fifth Rank.

"Since I don't have a term for the Fifth Rank's classification in my cognition, all the job titles regarding the Fifth Rank are replaced with 'Fifth Layer.'"

The mysteries of cultivating the "spirit" flashed through Alkaid's mind...

It was indeed mystical!

At this stage, the means available to a cultivator had already surpassed what the physical world could explain.

It involved the domains of spirit and perception!

Such individuals, when aimed at by a gun, would immediately sense it.

A gaze filled with killing intent landing on them would also be perceived.

Mysteriously ineffable.

However, that was not the main point. The main point was...

"My realm is about to break through to Martial Saint, yet my physical body hasn't reached the Grandmaster's limit?"

He was somewhat speechless.

Having thoroughly digested the connection between the organs during the Martial Saint phase and Blood Replacement and Marrow Cleansing, he had formed a new idea in his mind.

To stimulate his physique in a more intense manner to reach the human limit.

And then...

The Blood Replacement and Marrow Cleansing would naturally occur, breaking the physical shackles.

"I can now reduce the time to ascend to Martial Saint to half a year,"

Alkaid thought to himself.

That's not right.

He glanced at his bank account balance.

A formula for stimulating physical potential and replenishing his foundation with medicinal substances quickly flashed through his mind.

If he was willing to spend these three hundred million...

In three months...

Or even two months, he could begin the Blood Replacement and Marrow Cleansing.

Grandmaster!

Still a mortal flesh body!

Martial Saint...

Was already stepping into the extraordinary domain!

Three hundred million, accelerating the achievement of Martial Saint by three to four months, was it a big price?

Not at all.

In front of cultivation, people, money, and objects, all must give way.

With this thought, he quickly turned his gaze to Lin Xia, "I need to order a batch of medicinal materials with very high requirements for age and medicinal strength. I will give you the list of materials in a while."

"What would Young Master Alkaid like to buy? Our Bu Zhou Group has a sector dealing with medicinal materials..."

Lin Xia said with a smile.

"The quantity is quite large, and the order is substantial. The Bu Zhou Group does not specialize in medicinal materials; it can't handle it."

"How large?"

"Three hundred million,"

Alkaid stated bluntly, "And I need it as quickly as possible."

Lin Xia was taken aback and quickly realized something, hastily saying, "Let me consult the chairman. For such a large order, a subsidiary of the Bu Zhou Group indeed can't handle it. Given your high requirements for speedy delivery, I'm afraid we need to go through a special channel and place the order directly with our partners."

Alkaid nodded.

Earlier in the office, he had demonstrated his strength as a Grandmaster.

Next, it was time for the Su Family to show their capabilities in logistics.