The Pinnacle of Life Chapter 113

After taking a bath, Alex sat on his bed. In his hands was a gift box of unknown content, given by Felix Shepherd, which he did not open just yet. “Could it be a watch?” Alex muttered to himself. He was not interested in watches at all as he found them cumbersome to be worn. As he opened the box, a green flash greeted his eyes. It was not a watch but a piece of lush green emerald. Born into a wealthy family, he was no stranger to luxurious gemstones. At a glance, the particular piece, sculptured into the form of a unicorn, looked extremely expensive and was as big as a child’s fist. Holding the emerald sculpture in his hand, he felt a comfortable sensation. In the next second, he was startled as he felt a stream of energy radiating from within the emerald. “What is this? Could it be… the essence?” The Ultimate Book of Medicine was an all-encompassing approach to the cultivation of medical martial arts. It also described that the Force could be enhanced by absorbing the essence from heaven and earth and various forms of spiritual energy present in the human world, resulting in the enhancement of the cultivation base in one’s self. He did not require the additional essence of heaven and earth to speed up his cultivation as he received the breath of the gods from his ancestors earlier. However, with the aid of the essence, he would have achieved greater results in his cultivation with minimal effort. Alex was shocked. Caressing the unicorn sculpture, he sucked the essence into his body using the Force. In that instant, the Chi inside his body fluctuated rapidly, as if a stream of pure, serene energy flowed throughout his body. It was really comfortable. “Amazing! It is indeed the essence! Again!” Alex sat on the bed and continuously absorbed the essence from the emerald; it took him a little over half an hour to finish absorbing all its essence. It was also at this moment a vibrating sound could be heard as the Force in his body had evolved, entering third base. “The essence is wonderful, I need to get myself more of these!” The emerald unicorn sculpture, which looked lively in lustrous green earlier, now looked dull and subdued after having all of its energy siphoned away. The next day in Assex Villa. Dorothy left early for work and Beatrice went to school for classes, leaving only Claire in the villa, sleeping through all the way to ten in the morning. Why? That was because the twenty-million-dollar check kept her excitedly awake last night. Even though the mother-daughter trio lived in a villa, they survived solely on Dorothy’s paycheck. Dorothy was previously the general manager of the subsidiary company in City South, but most of the earned money was given to the Assex family, so they had not much money on hand. She would be content with just a few hundred thousand dollars. Of course, she was thrilled to see the twenty-million-dollar check. So, she stayed up until four in the morning, and fell asleep after she could no longer keep herself awake. Furthermore, the check was placed firmly under her pillow, fearing Dorothy would snatch and return it to Alex. The first thing that she did after waking up, was looking for the check. Fortunately, it was still there. However, there were a few creases on it. Claire thought that was because she accidentally caused them during her sleep. Claire did not put much thought into it. Skipping breakfast, she excitedly went straight to the bank wanting to cash out the check. And coincidentally met Madam White, her neighbor, at the bank. Madam White’s daughter recently got married to a general manager of a company. Every time she saw Claire, she would brag about her successful son-in-law while mocking Claire’s son-in-law, Alex, with a disdained look. It angered Claire every time, so much so that she would then vent her anger in Alex when she got home. As usual today, Madam White began bragging about her son-in-law giving her two hundred thousand dollars of pocket money for shopping and beauty care.