After Chen Yunhao's cultivation recovered, he tried again and replicated a Storage Pouch.
He originally wanted to replicate his own Storage Pouch, because even though the Storage Pouch granted by his Master wasn't of a high grade, it was considered a fine product among Low Grade ones.
A Storage Pouch like the one he used would cost almost a hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones in the market.
However, the ancient mirror couldn't replicate it; when the ancient mirror shone on it, no image of the Storage Pouch appeared in the mirror.
On the other hand, the Storage Pouch he obtained as spoils of war, which was just barely a Low Grade item, was easily replicated by the ancient mirror.
This raised another question: how could the ancient mirror replicate higher-grade Magical Artifacts or other items?
This was something Chen Yunhao would have to slowly explore and discover in the future.
In the few days before his Master returned, Chen Yunhao diligently meditated to restore the True Qi in his body.
The previous few experiments had depleted his Qi Replenishing Pills, and he had very few Spirit Stones left. Fortunately, he had obtained a few Spirit Stones from killing that Middle-aged Cultivator, otherwise, his pockets would have been completely empty long ago.
Without relying on any Cultivation resources, just pure meditation and Cultivation, it would take at least five or six days to recover seventy to eighty percent of his depleted True Qi.
Such arduous Cultivation days were very difficult to endure; without Spirit Pills and Spirit Stones, even with his decent Spiritual Root Aptitude, the recovery speed was still not fast.
It's worth noting that among Chen Yunhao's four Senior Brothers and him, his Spiritual Root Aptitude was the best.
If he hadn't joined Tianzhen Sect but instead joined some other large Cultivation School, where resources were more abundant, he would have achieved Foundation Establishment two years ago.
This isn't even considered fast; true Heavenly Spiritual Root Geniuses achieving Foundation Establishment in three years is quite common.
Five or six days later, Drunken Taoist returned, bringing back a piece of news.
A demonic Cultivator with bizarre and extremely brutal methods had recently appeared in Yunhua Prefecture, having killed nearly a hundred Cultivators below Foundation Establishment Stage.
These included Loose Cultivators, Cultivation Families, and members of various Schools.
Because the backgrounds of the killed Cultivators were very diverse, many Schools had issued wanted orders, causing widespread panic in the Cultivation World of Yunhua Prefecture.
Therefore, for a recent period, not just Drunken Taoist, but the entire Tianzhen Sect, temporarily stopped visiting the markets in Yunhua Prefecture.
This news disappointed Chen Yunhao; the large markets were temporarily inaccessible.
Tianzhen Sect's rule was that Disciples were not allowed to leave the mountain gate at will until they reached Foundation Establishment.
The main reason was that Tianzhen Sect had too few Disciples, and Qi Refinement Stage Cultivators traveling in the Cultivation World were indeed at too great a risk.
Killing people and seizing treasures is not an uncommon occurrence in the Cultivation World.
Otherwise, Drunken Taoist would not have agreed to Chen Yunhao's repeated requests to visit his relatives down the mountain for three consecutive years. He finally agreed only after considering that the distance wasn't far, and especially that it was relatively safe within Taihua Prefecture, before letting him go down the mountain.
This shows that Tianzhen Sect's ability to endure for ten thousand years is not just due to being set in its ways, but also inseparable from the entire School's caution and prudence.
Especially in protecting its low-level Disciples, Tianzhen Sect is unparalleled by any other School, as Cultivators who have achieved Foundation Establishment do possess the ability to protect themselves in the Cultivation World.
Although large markets in other Prefectures were inaccessible, there were still two small markets within Taihua Prefecture.
One of them was closest to Tianzhen Sect, about two or three thousand li away, and was a small market organized by two Foundation Establishment Stage Loose Cultivators.
Another market was ten thousand li away, founded by a powerful Cultivation Family within Taihua Prefecture.
Normally, Tianzhen Sect Disciples who needed to purchase Cultivation resources would mostly go to the nearest market.
Chen Yunhao's Senior Brother and Second Senior Brother often went to the market to buy necessary items.
So Chen Yunhao just needed to wait patiently for a while, and then he could go to the market with his Senior Brothers, and conveniently sell his items to exchange for Spirit Pills or Spirit Stones.
Over the next month, Chen Yunhao replicated two more gathering spirit pearls and two Storage Pouches.
This was his limit; his resources were too scarce, and recovery was still too slow.
He finally waited until the day his Senior Brother and Second Senior Brother were going to the market.
Senior Brother Liu Changting specializes in Alchemy and is considered an Intermediate Alchemist.
Second Senior Brother Jia Yuntian specializes in talisman crafting and can create four or five types of Level One Low Grade spirit talismans.
Every now and then, Liu Changting and Jia Yuntian would make a trip to the market to sell the Spirit Pills and spirit talismans they refined.
After all, some resources cannot be provided by the School, so they need to find their own ways.
And the market is a place where Cultivators exchange goods. This was Chen Yunhao's first time visiting a market in his eight years of Cultivation.
If it weren't for the accompaniment of his Senior Brother and Second Senior Brother, Drunken Taoist would never have allowed Chen Yunhao to leave the mountain easily.
This kind of protection for low-level Disciples by the School has both advantages and disadvantages; Tianzhen Sect's failure to expand and grow over the past ten thousand years is also one of the reasons.
Chen Yunhao's speed in controlling the flying disc was too slow, so Senior Brother Liu Changting eventually took him along by stepping on his Flying Sword.
A journey of three to four thousand li only took an hour.
This was a valley nestled among towering mountains; from the outside, it appeared as a continuous cliff face, with no visible entrance to the valley.
This was an illusion array set up by the market to prevent Mortals from wandering in.
Liu Changting and Jia Yuntian, familiar with the way, led Chen Yunhao through the illusion array and into the market he had longed for.
This was a valley about four or five li long, with simple houses built against the mountainsides on both sides, which served as individual shops.
There were some open spaces between the shops, where some stalls were set up.
There weren't many people in the market today. Ever since entering the market, Chen Yunhao was like a curious baby, finding everything new and strange.
Fortunately, Liu Changting and Jia Yuntian were by his side, constantly introducing him to various aspects of the market.
Liu Changting and Jia Yuntian had familiar shops in this market, specialized in buying Spirit Pills and spirit talismans. Although the prices were a bit lower, it saved them the trouble of setting up stalls.
After gaining a general understanding of the market, while Liu Changting and Jia Yuntian went to the shops to settle their transactions, Chen Yunhao asked to wander around the market by himself.
With Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivators overseeing the market, safety was guaranteed.
This market was indeed quite simple; many shops didn't have dedicated storefronts, and most merchants simply hung a wooden sign at their entrance.
The wooden signs simply stated the items the shop sold or wanted to purchase, making it clear at a glance.
Because time was limited, Liu Changting and Jia Yuntian would return directly after settling their transactions and purchasing a batch of supplies.
Therefore, Chen Yunhao didn't waste much time and found a small roadside shop deep in the valley.
This shop was near the bottom of the valley, appearing quite secluded with less foot traffic.
Most shops in the market conducted buying and selling business; any shop would acquire various Cultivation resources, only the prices offered by each varied.