The three of them went to eat as usual, and during the meal, the two, who were a beat slow, suddenly realized that An Chen's Realm had improved.
“Junior Brother has reached Qi Refining Fifth Level already? You’re making Senior Brother Chen look bad, he took half a year to reach Qi Refining Fifth Level back then, and it took him ten years to Breakthrough the subsequent few levels. In a couple of days, Junior Brother, you’ll surpass Senior Brother Chen.”
Jiang Cheng said with a laugh, glancing at Chen Sheng.
Chen Sheng’s nose was practically twisted out of shape from anger.
“You’re only talking about me, how are you any better? Did you Breakthrough two days earlier than me or something? Your talent is inherently better than mine, but I don’t see your Realm being higher than mine, do I? Can’t you learn from Junior Brother and Cultivate more diligently? It’s fine if I, your dad, am unaccomplished, but you can’t be unaccomplished!”
“You’re taking advantage of me!”
“Two Senior Brothers, there’s no need to argue. I just happened to have a slightly better Spiritual Root, and the Sect’s support for my Cultivation resources is quite substantial. I believe that if we work hard together in the future, we all have a bright future.”
After a while, Chen Sheng brought up the topic of the Transcendents again.
“Do you know? Recently, the Transcendents from the opposite world seem to have hidden themselves. Whether on the tongshen jade talisman or in folk rumors, news about Transcendents has significantly decreased.”
Jiang Cheng said nonchalantly:
“Didn’t they say that all the major Sects are currently gathering Transcendents? Maybe they’ve all been captured?”
“That’s true, but it shouldn’t be that fast. I heard that our Qingfeng City is also a place with a relatively high number of Transcendents. Our Sect seemed to have secretly searched the city for a period of time before, but they didn’t find any. Several individuals who were rumored to be Transcendents later disappeared!”
“Ah?”
Jiang Cheng’s eyes widened, and An Chen also perked up his ears.
“Anyway, they weren’t captured by our Sect members. Perhaps they were captured by some other force. After all, our Sect’s strength is still relatively weak, and even within Qingfeng City, our control isn’t that strong. We might not be able to stop other forces from doing what they want.”
However, An Chen knew that these people had probably been gathered and protected by Kunpeng, just like the small shop where Zhou Limin stayed, which housed many Transcendents.
There was also a portion that should have been captured by other forces from Earth and Jiuzhou, and it was not impossible for some capable individuals to survive as lone wolves.
This news was actually good news for him.
For a Transcendent like him, the fewer Transcendents around, the better. It was excellent that Qingfeng Sect hadn't found any Transcendents.
“Then what about the Transcendents from our Jiuzhou? Where did they all go? Did our Qingfeng Sect not gather any of them?”
Jiang Cheng then asked.
“Hey! Many of the Jiuzhou Transcendents died or were injured after Transmigration, so there aren’t many left!”
As for those who remained, An Chen felt that not many would be able to hide themselves in Earth's society, and some might even have been captured by Kunpeng.
Just like Zhang Youcai.
“As for the remaining people, do you think they would look down on our Qingfeng Sect?”
Chen Sheng shook his head and asked, and Jiang Cheng also shook his head.
“Our Qingfeng Sect has also issued announcements to recruit Transcendents, but not a single one has responded. They all go to large Schools like Fire Phoenix Sect and Water God Palace. The conditions there are better, and they offer more! Damn it, if I were a Transcendent, I would just run away!”
Jiang Cheng quickly covered Chen Sheng’s mouth.
“What are you afraid of? I’m just talking, no one will do anything to me!”
“Aren’t I afraid something will happen to you?! You can’t just say anything!”
Watching the two of them bicker, An Chen smiled faintly, then suddenly remembered something.
He needed to prove his identity as soon as possible.
After the meal, An Chen went to Heavenly Craft Hall to collect a new bottle of Qi Replenishing Pill, and another bottle of Foundation Nurturing Pill, as his Foundation Nurturing Pill was almost finished.
He had given Zhang Wei his tongshen jade talisman number back then, and he naturally had Zhang Wei's number too. After An Chen returned to his small room, he left a message for Zhang Wei.
“How are the preparations coming along?”
A message quickly came back from the other side.
“Currently preparing, everything is going smoothly.”
An Chen then felt relieved and continued to Cultivate.
An Chen did not rush to continue improving his Realm, but instead took out the several bottles of Qi and Blood Pill that Su Xiaojiu had given him.
This item is specifically used to enhance Physical Body strength for Body Tempering.
Qi Refinement Stage Cultivators do not have abundant spiritual power, and the intensity of their spiritual power is relatively low, so the offensive power of the spells they can use is not high.
At this time, the strength of the Physique becomes very important.
Among Cultivators of the same Realm, the difference in Physical Body is actually very significant. The Hanzi (Man) at the internet cafe entrance last time had undergone a lot of Body Tempering, and he could withstand the shooting of numerous soldiers. If it were another person, even if they were at Qi Refining Tenth Level or Eleventh Level, they might have been directly shot into a sieve.
Many Cultivators with poor Spiritual Root, or those who have no hope of Breakthrough and can only remain in the Qi Refinement Stage, will try their best to Body Temper their Physical Body to make themselves stronger.
However, Cultivators who are capable of Breakthrough must also pay attention to the Cultivation of their Physical Body.
Only with a strong Physique can one more easily bear powerful spiritual power and Primordial Spirit.
If the Physical Body strength cannot keep up with the Realm, big problems will arise.
An Chen poured out a Qi and Blood Pill, put it into his mouth, and swallowed it. The medicinal power of the Qi and Blood Pill quickly dissolved and entered An Chen’s body.
An Chen suddenly felt his Qi and blood surge, and a stinging pain came from inside his body.
This pain radiated from the inside out, causing An Chen to frown involuntarily, and his body began to tremble uncontrollably.
It hurt, it really hurt.
However, the degree of this pain was just right; it made An Chen uncomfortable but not to an unbearable extent, so enduring it by gritting his teeth was not a problem.
Tens of seconds later, beads of sweat the size of beans slid down An Chen’s forehead.
Although this didn't cause him to faint from pain, the pain was continuous, which also made An Chen quite uncomfortable.
After about five minutes, the pain began to subside, and it completely disappeared after ten minutes, but An Chen’s Qi and blood continued to surge, and his heart rate and breathing were very fast. This state only subsided after about fifteen minutes.
An Chen found sticky black spots appearing on the surface of his body. These were Impurities from within his body, expelled after Body Tempering.
An Chen tried to feel the strength and Physique of his body, and felt that his strength seemed to have increased a little, and his body seemed to have become a little tougher. There was an effect, and it was noticeable, but it was not particularly significant.
Body Tempering, after all, cannot be completed with just one Qi and Blood Pill. If it were truly that easy, Su De would not have rewarded him with so many Qi and Blood Pills.
Thus, An Chen wiped the sweat from his forehead and turned his gaze to the remaining Qi and Blood Pills.