An Chen finished his plaza sweeping task for the day, then skillfully went to the Hanging Reward Hall to exchange for fifty Spirit Stones, and walked back to his small house feeling refreshed.
This job, which provided a stable income of fifty Spirit Stones daily, was too easy.
He sat in the middle of the Gathering Spirit Array, slowly absorbing the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi to restore the Spiritual Power in his body, then shook the porcelain bottle beside him.
Only one Qi and Blood Pill remained in the bottle.
An Chen swallowed it in one gulp, continuing to endure the pain. Fifteen minutes later, An Chen stood up and exhaled.
He took a bath in the bathing room in his house, washing away all the dirt from his body, then looked at himself in the mirror.
In fact, after a few days, his body hadn't changed significantly; only his arms and legs had slight muscle outlines, and his abdominal muscle lines were a bit more defined, but the change was truly not big.
He even looked a bit thin and weak.
However, An Chen's physical quality was no longer comparable to a few days ago; his seemingly thin body contained terrifying power.
It seemed that the muscles on the strong man who caused trouble outside the internet cafe before were not a side effect of using Medicinal Pills like Qi and Blood Pill; he must have eaten something else or deliberately trained them.
The Qi and Blood Pill had no after-effects or side effects; only the process was a bit painful.
An Chen was very satisfied with his current state.
“This counts as… having a little strength, right?”
An Chen originally wanted to return to the Gathering Spirit Array to continue Cultivating. Although his Qi and Blood Pill were used up, he still had other Cultivation resources like Crimson Eye Flower and Gathering Qi Pill.
He wanted to quickly Breakthrough to Qi Refining Sixth Level.
But at this moment, Ye Xinning's message came through the tongshen jade talisman.
In the past few days, Ye Xinning's messages had been constant.
Ye Xinning seemed to have a strong desire to share, sending him messages and chatting every day. An Chen also learned about Hong Shan's booming business and her becoming a “salesperson” during these days.
Ye Xinning was sharing how much she sold today, and how a female customer casually gave her dozens of Spirit Stones as a tip.
Before they chatted for long, another message popped in.
It was Su Xiaojiu's message.
Su Xiaojiu would occasionally chat with An Chen, sometimes asking about his situation in the Qingfeng Sect, sometimes complaining a bit, but less frequently than Ye Xinning.
However, this time, Su Xiaojiu's message was different.
“An Chen, An Chen, I can go to Qingfeng City!”
An Chen tilted his head, a bit puzzled.
“You weren't allowed out?”
Previously, Su Xiaojiu had complained to him that Su De, because of her running away from home, recently wouldn't let her run around at all, forcing her to stay in her room to Cultivate, with only one hour of activity time daily, and only allowed to roam within the Fire Phoenix Sect.
And there was always someone following her.
“No, no, it's for serious business! Don't you have a Qingfeng Secret Realm there? It seems it's opening soon, and my dad is letting me go to gain some experience.”
“It's such a coincidence that he's letting you come here?”
An Chen was a bit suspicious.
The Qingfeng Secret Realm was said to be a very good Secret Realm, but there were also many Secret Realms better than Qingfeng Secret Realm in the same Realm, and the Fire Phoenix Sect itself had many small Secret Realms.
Why did Su De specifically choose this one?
“Actually, choosing the Secret Realm was two months ago, and I hadn't even met you yet! At that time, Dad let me choose one from several Secret Realms, and Qingfeng Secret Realm was among them. But back then, I didn't choose Qingfeng Secret Realm. Yesterday, I remembered this matter, so I went to beg my dad to change it, and so it happened!”
“So that's how it is.”
In fact, it was only when Su Xiaojiu mentioned it that An Chen remembered that Qingfeng Sect also had such a Qingfeng Secret Realm.
The Secret Realm and the Qingfeng Sect's frequency of widely recruiting Disciples were the same: once every three years, opening shortly after new Disciples were recruited each year.
He hadn't forgotten it; rather, he had overlooked it, because An Chen originally thought that such a Secret Realm wouldn't be his turn, and no matter what, his Realm was a bit low.
Although theoretically, only those in the Qi Refinement Stage could enter this Secret Realm, entering with Qi Refining Fifth Level strength would probably be no different from delivering food.
But if he had a helper like Su Xiaojiu, perhaps it wasn't impossible?
“You'll probably go to your Sect's Secret Realm too, right?”
Looking at this question, An Chen was really a bit unsure.
He estimated his Sect status was sufficient; if he requested, the Sect Leader and Grand Elder should agree, but An Chen wasn't sure if he truly had the strength.
Today was the second to last day before his return, and the Secret Realm's starting time was precisely the last day of his next Transmigration, which was eight days later.
An Chen re-examined his Realm.
If he worked hard… he should be able to Breakthrough to Qi Refining Sixth Level, right?
Although Qingfeng Secret Realm wasn't the top-tier Secret Realm, it was still quite good among those for the Qi Refinement Stage. If he could secure this Opportunity to enter the Secret Realm, it would definitely be a good thing.
He heard there were many good things in the Secret Realm, and finding anything at all would be a considerable Opportunity.
An Chen didn't want to miss it.
“I'll try my best to get it.”
After replying to this message, An Chen immediately immersed himself in Cultivation.
He wanted to enter the Secret Realm.
If it really didn't work, he still had the Crimson Eye Flower; consuming the Crimson Eye Flower could also forcibly raise his Realm by a small level. Once he reached Qi Refining Sixth Level and could use Qingfeng Swordplay, An Chen would have some confidence.
…
This Transmigration seemed to pass very quickly.
An Chen felt that it was actually very reasonable for the flow of time to be different in the two worlds, because Cultivation was truly a process of “time acceleration”; once deeply immersed in the Cultivation state, time would quietly pass by.
During these seven days, he was either Body Refining or Cultivating, spending only a small amount of time outside, and also sweeping the plaza for a few days.
Therefore, An Chen even felt that these seven days in Kyushu were even shorter than the two days on Earth.
An Chen actually somewhat wished that his stay in Kyushu could be longer, so he would have more Cultivation time.
However, for other ordinary people, this might be a great suffering.
In seven days, some students living in dorms would miss home, let alone in another world; if it were longer, people wouldn't be able to bear it.
The moment of return quickly arrived. One second, An Chen was still Cultivating, and upon feeling the change in the Spiritual Qi around him, he opened his eyes, knowing he had returned to Earth.
The four of them appeared neatly on the sofa again, and on the table in front of the sofa, the cards they had been playing before the last Transmigration were still laid out.
An Chen turned his head and glanced; Su Xiaojiu and Ye Xinning were still by his side.
Ye Xinning's Realm had advanced another level; she had now reached Qi Refinement Stage Fourth Level.
Her Cultivation speed was not at all slower than An Chen's; this was the power of the Heavenly Spiritual Root.
As for Su Xiaojiu and Hong Shan… these two couldn't possibly Breakthrough in just a few days.