Chen Yunhao stayed at his Elder sister’s house for one more day, not because he didn't want to stay longer, but mainly because he didn't want to cause trouble for his Elder sister's Family.
After all, this was a major case involving one or two hundred lives. It was better to be safe than sorry.
When he left, he also took advantage of the night to secretly depart.
With this matter concluded, he was going directly back to his School. Before leaving, he left behind all the gold and silver he had, which was only a few dozen taels of gold.
These things were like dirt to a Cultivator and easily acquired, not very useful, but for his Elder sister's Family, they were enough to improve their lives.
He also picked out the smallest Low-Grade Spirit Stone, drilled a hole in it, threaded a string through it, and gave it to his little nephew to wear around his neck.
With the nourishment from this Spirit Stone, his little nephew's health would be guaranteed.
The Cultivation World and the Mortal Realm were two paths, two paths that would diverge further and further and never intersect.
Although Chen Yunhao wanted to find an opportunity to return and see his Elder sister, the next time would definitely be after his Foundation Establishment, which could be ten or even twenty years later.
Taihua Prefecture City was nearly four thousand li in a straight line from Jade Phoenix Mountain.
For a Cultivator who could fly, it was only half a day's work, but for a Mortal, it might take a lifetime to reach.
Chen Yunhao rode his Flying Disc and returned to the familiar Jade Phoenix Mountain in just half a night.
The Jade Phoenix Mountain Range spanned a thousand li, and Tianzhen Sect was the only Cultivation School.
It could be said to be the only Dao Cultivation School in the entire Taihua Prefecture, but it was also an unranked School.
Dao Cultivation Schools were once glorious. It is said that tens of thousands of years ago, all Cultivation Techniques in the Cultivation World originated from Dao Cultivation classics.
As time passed, Dao Cultivation Schools adhered to old ways and gradually declined.
Meanwhile, other Cultivation Schools developed countless new Cultivation Techniques and had long become the mainstream of the Cultivation World.
Tianzhen Sect had no Mortals from top to bottom, and its total number of members was less than two hundred. In the Cultivation World, it was a School that couldn't be smaller, only slightly larger than some small Cultivation Families.
Although Tianzhen Sect was a very small Cultivation School, the area within twenty li of Tianzhen Sect was not a place where Mortals could freely enter and exit.
Tianzhen Sect was located on the highest peak of the Jade Phoenix Mountain Range, and including this huge peak, the entire area within twenty li was enveloped by a thick mist.
This was the Mystic Sky Formation laid down by Tianzhen Sect. What seemed like a simple mist actually concealed a bewildering Formation within.
Not only could Mortals not approach it, but even Golden Core Stage Cultivators entering the Mystic Sky Formation would become disoriented.
As a Disciple of Tianzhen Sect, Chen Yunhao naturally had a token for entry and exit.
When he approached the Mystic Sky Formation on his Flying Disc, the thick mist automatically receded, revealing a passage about a zhang wide.
This passage led directly from the foot of the mountain to the summit. It is said that this Mystic Sky Formation has a history of nearly ten thousand years, and it was personally laid down by the first Sect Master of Tianzhen Sect, belonging to the High Grade of the Profound Tier.
Putting away his Flying Disc, Chen Yunhao used the Lightness Technique to run all the way from the foot of the mountain back to the summit.
This mountain path was not allowed for flying. There was a Restriction above the passage, also set up for defense against enemies.
“Senior Brother…”
Before entering the Tianzhen Sect mountain gate, there were two ordinary Disciples on night duty.
Chen Yunhao did not act superior just because he was an Elder's Personal Disciple. He still stopped and greeted them very politely.
Although Tianzhen Sect did not have many people, it was still divided into different ranks, and there was a distinction between ordinary Disciples and Personal Disciples.
Tianzhen Sect occupied a vast area, from the middle of the mountain to the entire summit, covering several thousand mu.
Of course, there weren't many actual buildings; most of the area consisted of Spirit Fields.
Spirit Rice and various Spirit Medicines were grown in the Spirit Fields, and there were also Spirit Beasts raised in the back mountain.
Tianzhen Sect has a history of nearly ten thousand years in this place. The Disciples in the School have always been few, and most of the time they are self-sufficient, with few disputes with the outside world.
It is precisely for this reason that Tianzhen Sect has never grown and developed, but has continued steadily for nearly ten thousand years.
One must know that in the true Cultivation World, it is a world where the strong prey on the weak, and big fish eat small fish. The more powerful a School is, the faster it collapses.
On this continent, Schools that can continue for nearly ten thousand years like Tianzhen Sect are as rare as Phoenix feathers.
So, sometimes, developing discreetly and being a bit cautious is not a bad thing.
Chen Yunhao returned at night. It was not yet dawn, and his Master and Senior Brothers were probably still cultivating in meditation, so he would not go to pay his respects first.
Within the Sect, Chen Yunhao had his own residence. Tianzhen Sect was vast and sparsely populated, and almost every Personal Disciple could get a small courtyard to settle down.
This was a small courtyard with three rooms. The courtyard to his left belonged to his Third Senior Brother, and the courtyard to his right was vacant.
Of the three rooms, one was used for cultivation and meditation, one for storing miscellaneous items, and the other was converted into a Pill Refining Room by him.
In Dao Cultivation Schools, Alchemy has always been their strong suit.
Chen Yunhao's Master, Drunken Taoist, could barely be considered an Alchemist.
Drunken Taoist's forte was not Alchemy, but brewing wine, specifically Spirit Fruit Wine brewed from Spirit Fruits grown in the mountains.
Spirit Fruit Wine was also considered one of Tianzhen Sect's specialties and was quite popular in the surrounding markets.
When Chen Yunhao first began to Cultivate, his Master had him choose a Cultivation skill.
Among skills like Talisman Making, Alchemy, Artifact Refining, Wine Brewing, Spirit Plant Cultivation, etc., he ultimately chose Alchemy.
After these seven or eight years, he could barely be considered to have just started in Alchemy.
Alchemy is a skill based on experience. The Pill Formula is fixed; only continuous refining can improve the skill and the pill Formation rate.
However, Tianzhen Sect is a small School, and the sources of Spirit Medicine are few. Relying solely on self-sufficiency means there is too little to go around.
Therefore, since he began learning Alchemy, in these seven or eight years, Chen Yunhao had only refined a dozen furnaces at most, a pitifully small number of times.
With such few attempts, let alone successfully refining a furnace, it was already good that he had just grasped the basics. This was also due to his good Comprehension Ability.
These are all digressions and have strayed far off topic. Let's return to Chen Yunhao in his quiet room for meditation and Cultivation, where he took out his spoils of war from his embrace.
The Storage Pouch of that Middle-aged Cultivator was far inferior in quality to the one at his waist.
After all, a Storage Pouch is also a type of Magical Artifact and has grades; the worst is this Low Grade Yellow Tier one.
The Middle-aged Cultivator's Storage Pouch was only three or four chi in size; he was truly a pauper.
Inside, there were only five or six Low-Grade Spirit Stones, a Jade Slip, a gray bead the size of a fist, and three or four Low Grade Tier 1 Spirit Talismans.
Besides these, there was nothing else. Although there seemed to be many types, their total value combined was not as much as his Flying Sword.
What interested Chen Yunhao the most was the fist-sized bead. Judging from the Spiritual Qi fluctuations on the bead, it was a Magical Artifact, a Low Grade Magical Artifact.
As he extracted this fist-sized bead from the Storage Pouch, he immediately felt the surrounding Spiritual Qi converging towards the bead as its center.
“gathering spirit pearl…!”
Chen Yunhao's eyes lit up. He had heard his Second Senior Brother talk about this item, but he had never seen a physical one before.