An Chen returned to his small house in a rather dejected manner for the first time, not even going to the Dining Hall until his stomach started rumbling.
He had Cultivated the entire afternoon, and he was genuinely tired, so naturally, he was hungry now.
However, An Chen was too lazy to go to the Dining Hall again. He had dozens of flatbreads in his qiankun bag from before, so he took them out and started munching.
Although the ending this time wasn't ideal, the gains from that afternoon were quite substantial.
Qingyun Step, Qingfeng Swordplay…
He couldn't Cultivate the latter for now, but he had already achieved a small mastery and was very proficient in Qingyun Step.
While he couldn't say he could step precisely in the right place with every move, he was much more composed now.
An Chen was confident that even in a combat situation, he could utilize Qingyun Step.
And now, An Chen only wanted to quickly raise his Realm so he could begin Cultivating Qingfeng Swordplay as soon as possible.
This was truly a lethal move.
Even just the first three forms were rare and excellent swordplay.
An Chen felt that once he learned the first form, coupled with the saber techniques he had previously learned, he should have sufficient self-preservation abilities.
However, An Chen still had one concern.
That was, he still had no Spirit Stone on hand.
He wasn't sure if Ye Xinning and Hong Shan had sold the cosmetics yet. If they couldn't sell them, then their stock wouldn't quickly convert into Spirit Stone and cash.
Although he had the three hundred Spirit Stone Manager Yang had given him before, half of it was used to buy Talisman from Jiangcheng, so he truly didn't have enough Spirit Stone on hand now.
The saying in Jiuzhou is that Cultivation emphasizes “wealth, companions, methods, and Cultivation grounds,” representing funds, good teachers and friends, techniques, and Cultivation locations, respectively.
Wealth is ranked first.
With money, everything is easy to say; without money, everything is useless.
Just take the Medicinal Pill An Chen consumed; the Gathering Qi Pill he had taken over so many days were High Grade Medicinal Pill for the Qi Refinement Stage. He had consumed so many bottles, and their market value outside was worth several hundred Spirit Stone.
If the Sect didn't provide him with Medicinal Pill for Cultivation, he would have to spend a considerable amount of Spirit Stone to buy them himself.
Moreover, even if the Sect provided him with these Medicinal Pill, An Chen still felt it was slightly insufficient.
Gathering Qi Pill were just the most basic Medicinal Pill, and also the Medicinal Pill the Sect could provide him, but he heard that there were many more effective Medicinal Pill outside that could significantly boost Cultivation speed.
This is also why large Sect forces are more likely to Cultivate powerful Cultivator.
The people they Cultivate may not have the top-tier Spiritual Root talent, but with those precious Cultivation resources and Heaven And Earth Treasure, their Cultivation speed can reach a thousand miles a day.
Even a Low Grade Spiritual Root could pile up their Realm with those things.
To obtain these top-tier Cultivation resources, one must first have money.
An Chen was a self-aware person. He knew that he couldn't obtain such top-tier Cultivation resources now, but he also felt that he couldn't just rely on the Gathering Qi Pill given by the Sect for Cultivation.
So, An Chen planned to go to the Hanging Reward Hall tomorrow to see if there were any tasks within his capabilities and if he could earn some Spirit Stone.
After a night passed, An Chen exhaled a turbid breath comfortably.
He felt that he had reached a critical point and would soon Breakthrough to Qi Refining Fifth Level.
He first took a Foundation Nurturing Pill to stabilize his Realm, then stretched lazily.
It was roughly seven in the morning, leaving nearly twelve hours.
If he was fast enough, he should be able to complete some simple bounties.
To prevent his two Senior Brother from waiting at the door, An Chen left a note at the door, went to the Dining Hall early for breakfast, and then arrived at the Hanging Reward Hall.
He wanted to try completing a task by himself.
At this time, the Hanging Reward Hall had just opened, and the Disciple at the counter was still yawning.
An Chen looked at the wall of wooden plaques, searching for tasks he could undertake.
More than half of the tasks were very simple, with no special requirements for Realm. The tasks Chen Sheng and Jiangcheng took him to do before were even considered slightly more difficult.
These tasks mostly involved helping in the medicine garden or helping collect Spirit Medicine in the back mountain.
The more difficult ones were to clear out mountain bandits in the mountains, but these required teaming up, and those below Refining Qi Sixth Level could not accept them.
Tasks in between were relatively few, and among these, there were no suitable ones that An Chen could quickly complete alone within a day.
Having no choice, An Chen selected a task to collect Spirit Medicine in the back mountain.
One reason for choosing this task was that the time was relatively easy to control, and another was that the more he collected, the richer the reward.
An Chen hadn't been idle during his two days back on Earth. He read books whenever he had free time, specifically the herb book he bought in Qingfeng City, memorizing many wild Spirit Medicine and Heaven And Earth Treasure's appearance characteristics. This was a good opportunity to practice.
The back mountain was divided into two parts: the outer area, closer to the Sect's core, and the inner area, further into the mountain range.
The outer area was very safe, with nothing that could harm people. Neither Yao Beast nor mountain bandits could reach this place.
However, due to the large number of Disciple who came here to collect Spirit Medicine, the Spirit Medicine in the outer area was already relatively scarce.
But the inner area was slightly more dangerous. While mountain bandits certainly wouldn't reach here, there would be some Low Rank Yao Beast, and some Disciple with lower Realm dared not venture deep.
However, correspondingly, the resources in the inner area were also slightly richer.
The back mountain was actually fully open to Qingfeng Sect Disciple; as long as these Disciple wished, they could enter at any time to pick Spirit Medicine and Spiritual Plant.
However, Qingfeng Sect Disciple who lived in the mountains everyday, even if they picked Spirit Medicine and Spiritual Plant, if they didn't use them themselves, they had no way to sell them. Going to Qingfeng City specifically to sell them would be a waste of time, so they generally sold them directly to the Sect by accepting tasks.
Of course, it was fine if they wanted to keep them.
In fact, An Chen didn't intend to hand over all the Spirit Medicine directly to the Hanging Reward Hall for Spirit Stone. Things like Qingxin Grass Leaf could be kept directly. When he Transmigration back, selling them to Sun Zhijun would yield more money.
Not only that, some Spirit Medicine for treating illnesses could also be kept to exchange for money.
After accepting the task, the Disciple from the Hanging Reward Hall also gave An Chen several wooden boxes with a bit of spiritual energy, saying it was a gift for his first task.
Many Spiritual Plant and Spirit Medicine would wither quickly after being picked, such as qingxin grass, so these wooden boxes were needed for storage. If they felt it wasn't enough, Disciple could also purchase them at the Hanging Reward Hall.
This saved An Chen trouble.
Last time, he had sold that wooden box along with everything else to Sun Zhijun, and he was worried this time he wouldn't be able to store Qingxin Grass Leaf and other Spiritual Plant he collected.