Qin Chuan truly couldn't sit still.
It had been five days, a full five days!
Unless An Chen could somehow break through to the Spirit Nurturing Stage, which Qi Refinement Stage Cultivator could stay for more than five days?
The Grand Elder stepped through the entrance of the Tong Shen Hall and walked directly towards the entrance area of the Pagoda of Spiritual Connection.
The Grand Elder knew he was here to cause trouble this time, so he specifically chose to come at night.
As soon as he entered the hall, someone walked towards him.
“Have you seen…”
The Grand Elder grabbed the shoulder of the person in front of him, just about to take out An Chen's portrait, but then he realized that the person in front of him was none other than An Chen, whom he was looking for.
“Grand Elder?”
An Chen looked at the Grand Elder, who was grabbing his shoulder, with some surprise.
“Why have you come?”
The Grand Elder was startled at first, then said irritably:
“You finally came out?! What have you been doing these past few days?!”
“In the Pagoda of Spiritual Connection, of course.”
An Chen said as if it were obvious.
“How many levels did you clear?”
“Seventeen levels. When I reached the eighteenth level, I wasn't in good condition and couldn't defeat the Nameless Ones materialized by the Pagoda of Spiritual Connection, so I lost.”
An Chen was a little dejected.
In fact, if he had been in better condition, the eighteenth level might not have been impossible to pass.
“That's very good.”
Feeling the aura of An Chen, who had just broken through to the Refining Qi Sixth Level, the Grand Elder patted An Chen's shoulder, but then quickly frowned again.
“It took you more than five days to clear seventeen levels? Tell me honestly, what exactly did you do?!”
When they came out of the Pagoda of Spiritual Connection, the people of the Tong Shen Hall didn't know where they came from, so they could only report their own location. If An Chen had reported the name of another city and teleported there to play for two days, that was also possible.
An Chen grinned, then recounted to the Grand Elder how he had Cultivated inside the Pagoda of Spiritual Connection.
The Grand Elder was shocked.
“You little rascal, you're a thief!”
After so long, who would be like An Chen, treating the Pagoda of Spiritual Connection as a Cultivation ground?
The key was that the Spiritual Qi inside the Pagoda of Spiritual Connection was quite concentrated, not much worse than the effect of a Gathering Spirit Array.
People who had previously challenged the Pagoda, due to the expensive ticket price, all wanted to rush as many levels as possible, and often overlooked this point.
And who would cripple the enemies materialized by the Pagoda of Spiritual Connection, but then leave them there without killing them, keeping them by their side to Cultivate themselves?!
Only An Chen could have thought of that, right?
“I paid so much money, I have to earn some back.”
An Chen scratched his head with a smile.
Whether it was the Qingfeng Sect or the Tong Shen Hall, or even some places in the city, there were special Cultivation rooms. These places would use a Gathering Spirit Array to create an area with higher Spiritual Qi concentration for you, but you had to pay to Cultivate there.
Moreover, the Gathering Spirit Arrays in most of these Cultivation rooms were of average quality, and their efficiency was not as good as inside the Pagoda of Spiritual Connection.
An Chen's approach was like paying one fee and getting two experiences.
“Good, I'll bring this method back to the Sect and let our Sect's Disciples widely learn it, think actively, and apply it by analogy. Our Qingfeng Sect is indeed not wealthy, so we need to make those guys who constantly complain about poverty learn from this! This time, you mainly brought too few healing Spirit Medicines. Next time, you can bring more, and also bring some sedatives, so you can Cultivate with peace of mind!”
With sedatives, you could directly knock out your opponent, without having to get up after a while to check and then drain blood or anything.
An Chen gave a thumbs up.
It had to be the Grand Elder.
A scene appeared in An Chen's mind.
Disciples of the Qingfeng Sect would come to the Pagoda of Spiritual Connection in groups, each carrying a pocketful of food, water, healing medicine, and sedatives, and then stay in the Pagoda of Spiritual Connection for a month or so.
An Chen shook his head.
He was thinking too far ahead.
But he always felt that it wasn't that far off.
However, he still changed the subject.
“Grand Elder, I still have a question.”
“Ask away.”
“I observed outside the Pagoda that this Pagoda of Spiritual Connection doesn't seem to have only seventy-five levels, but why do they all say we can only clear seventy-five levels?”
At that time, he glanced at the towering Pagoda of Spiritual Connection outside the Pagoda and immediately judged that its number of levels must be more than seventy-five, possibly over a hundred.
But according to the current statement, each Realm corresponds to three levels, and the highest level only corresponds to the seventy-fifth level, which is the Peak of the Returning Void Stage.
What about the extra ones?
“I presume you've also heard that this Pagoda of Spiritual Connection can refine Medicinal Pills, Magical Artifacts, Formations, and Talismans on its own. It couldn't possibly materialize those things out of thin air, could it? Those extra levels are some spatial areas for refining these Treasure Artifacts, including the concentrated Spiritual Qi you can feel, which is also because several levels in the Pagoda of Spiritual Connection are huge Gathering Spirit Arrays, and of extremely high quality.”
The Grand Elder suddenly shook his head again.
“This is the current mainstream saying. In reality, no one knows the specifics. This Magic Treasure is too mysterious and powerful. Even the current Sect Master of the Baoqi Gate wouldn't be able to figure it out.”
This was also one of the unsolved mysteries of Kyushu.
Knowing that An Chen hadn't run away and learning that this kid had discovered such a good method to Cultivate for free, the Grand Elder was also quite pleased. He put his hand on An Chen's shoulder and pulled An Chen out of the Tong Shen Hall.
Finding a restaurant, the Grand Elder took An Chen inside, ordered a table full of dishes, and chatted with An Chen about things in the Pagoda of Spiritual Connection and some recent Cultivation insights while eating.
An Chen answered one by one.
An Chen realized that Su Xiaojiu's praise of the food on Earth was justified.
The place they were eating at was also a large restaurant in Qingfeng City, but the quality of the dishes was really not that good, the seasoning was a little bland, and there was even a tiny bit of a strange taste, probably due to poor seasoning production techniques.
After eating for a long time, the Grand Elder patted An Chen's shoulder again and said:
“It's getting late today. I'll take you to eat something, you rest tonight, and tomorrow I'll send you back to the Sect.”
An Chen, however, did not continue, but asked:
“Grand Elder, if I remember correctly, the Qingfeng Secret Realm is opening these past two days, right?”
In fact, he didn't need to ask at all; he already knew the opening time of the Qingfeng Secret Realm.
“Hmm, it will open precisely at noon on the day after tomorrow. After you return to the Sect, I still have some matters to handle in Qingfeng City, and I'll preside over the opening of the Qingfeng Secret Realm, so I won't be accompanying you back tomorrow.”
However, An Chen's words startled him.
“Grand Elder, I want to enter the Qingfeng Secret Realm for some experience.”
“You?” The Grand Elder's eyes widened: “Your Realm is still too low! Entering the Secret Realm is too dangerous, I'm not at ease!”
“Grand Elder, this Qingfeng Secret Realm is our Qingfeng Sect's own property. Can I still be bullied inside?”
The Grand Elder kept shaking his head.
“No, no, there are many Yao Beasts in the Secret Realm. First-grade Yao Beasts are running everywhere. If you encounter a second or third-grade Yao Beast, you wouldn't even know how you died!”