“I… Grand Elder has already accepted me as his Disciple. To also take you as my master… I’m afraid…”
“I’ve already communicated with Grand Elder, and he has no objections. This is all for the sake of our Qingfeng Sect.”
An Chen noticed that Zhao Qingfeng rarely referred to himself as “I,” almost always using “we” or “our Qingfeng Sect.”
Was he trying to strengthen his sense of Sect identity?
If he were younger, he might have fallen for it, but after experiencing the emphasis on collective identity from elementary school through high school, An Chen was long immune.
“I am willing.”
The bread was already at his mouth; An Chen had no choice but to take a bite.
“Good, good, good.”
Zhao Qingfeng beamed with joy.
“Actually, there’s one more thing I haven’t told you. Although Grand Elder also Cultivates Qingfeng Sect’s Cultivation Technique now, he also practices Fire Phoenix Sect’s Cultivation Technique. What he possesses isn’t the Qingfeng Sect’s true Legacy, so naturally, he can’t teach you. Since you’ve become my Disciple, I can teach you the Qingfeng Sect’s true ultimate techniques in the future.”
The foundation of every Sect is a unique Cultivation Technique or some ultimate spell. The Qingfeng Sect is no exception.
And those who can access such ultimate techniques are, without exception, the Sect’s implicitly designated next generation leaders. Once they master the Sect’s ultimate techniques, they cannot be allowed to leave the Sect.
Being entrusted with such a significant responsibility so quickly put a little pressure on An Chen, but not too much.
At worst, he could just run away in the future.
Once he learned the ultimate techniques, he wouldn’t be able to escape, so it was better to learn them later if possible.
“Open your tongshen jade talisman and add my contact information: 176495…”
Watching An Chen add his contact information, Zhao Qingfeng patted An Chen’s shoulder and said,
“I will still need to enter seclusion soon. If anything comes up, you can find Grand Elder. If he can’t solve it, you can use the tongshen jade talisman, and I’ll be able to sense it even in seclusion.”
He had set up “special attention,” and the tongshen jade talisman was connected to his Primordial Spirit, so he would know if someone was looking for him even while in seclusion.
As for Grand Elder… he was naturally set to ‘do not disturb.’
“In terms of Cultivation, there isn’t much that requires special guidance. Grand Elder said you are intelligent and learn quickly, which puts my mind at ease. Just now, outside the house, I could also sense that your Cultivation had no errors. If you continue to Cultivate like this, you will surely enter the Spirit Nurturing Realm within a year.”
“Thank you, Sect Leader!”
An Chen cupped his hands in a bow, but Zhao Qingfeng merely waved his hand.
“It’s just an objective fact, not praise. Don’t be stingy with the Medicinal Pills Grand Elder gave you before. Once you’ve used them up, just go to the Affairs Hall or Heavenly Craft Hall to get more. Our Qingfeng Sect can still afford to support you.”
Zhao Qingfeng turned and walked towards the door, pushed it open, and then looked back at An Chen.
“I am already old. The future of the Qingfeng Sect belongs to young people like you. I hope you remain humble, Cultivate diligently, and become a pillar of our Qingfeng Sect in the future.”
Listening to these words, An Chen got goosebumps.
In the Cultivation World, unless one reached the twilight years of their Lifespan, there was no such thing as being old.
Someone like Grand Elder was, in a sense, in his prime. Zhao Qingfeng was not as old as Grand Elder, his Realm was higher than Grand Elder’s, and his Lifespan was still long.
This generation of Qingfeng Sect Disciples would likely die of old age, but Zhao Qingfeng would still be alive.
After seeing Zhao Qingfeng off, it was already past eleven o’clock, and An Chen finally had the chance to Cultivate properly.
He took out three bottles of Medicinal Pills he had received earlier: Qi Replenishing Pill, Gathering Qi Pill, and Foundation Nurturing Pill.
Since he could claim more when he ran out, there was no need to hide them.
One Qi Replenishing Pill went down, and the Medicinal Pill transformed into a liquid that was rapidly absorbed. An Chen felt his Dantian quickly fill up.
This single Qi Replenishing Pill actually replenished his spiritual power completely.
Then, An Chen swallowed two Foundation Nurturing Pills.
He had just broken through a Realm and needed this Foundation Nurturing Pill to help him stabilize his Realm.
The quality of these Medicinal Pills was quite good. An Chen couldn’t determine their exact grade now, but he could tell that they were good items that surpassed his current Realm.
The effect of the Foundation Nurturing Pill was significant.
After spiritual power was compressed, it was still somewhat difficult to maintain, but the medicinal power of the Foundation Nurturing Pill quickly stabilized it. A portion of the medicinal power also entered his Spiritual Root, strengthening it.
This couldn’t improve the grade of the Spiritual Root, but it could improve the efficiency of the Spiritual Root in converting and purifying Spiritual Qi.
Finally, there was the most useful Gathering Qi Pill.
The purpose of this Gathering Qi Pill was to help Cultivator gather and compress spiritual power.
An Chen immediately entered a state of Cultivation.
Under the medicinal power of the Gathering Qi Pill, An Chen’s speed in gathering and compressing spiritual power greatly increased, and it became much easier.
Half an hour later, the medicinal power was exhausted, and An Chen directly took a new one, then continued to Cultivate.
Anyway, this stuff… surely had no side effects, right?
He Cultivated like this all night, and a bottle of Gathering Qi Pill was completely consumed.
The effect was still very significant.
An Chen could feel that he was only a step away from the Qi Refining Third Level. After a few more hours of Cultivation, it would definitely be no problem.
However, the urgent matter now was to fill his stomach first.
Today, Grand Elder hadn’t taken him to his Immortal Cave to Cultivate, so there was no thoughtful breakfast. Therefore, he needed to go to the Sect’s Dining Hall for breakfast.
The food in the Dining Hall was free for Sect Disciples, unless you wanted to eat something better, in which case you could spend Spirit Stones to order some delicacies.
These “delicacies” were nothing more than dishes made from Yao Beast meat rich in Spiritual Qi, processed by the Dining Hall’s few masters who had a slight understanding of cooking. They weren’t particularly delicious.
This was according to Chen Sheng.
He seemed to do some small businesses, so he was relatively wealthy and had experienced the “paid items” in the Dining Hall many times.
Like everyone else, An Chen took a lot of filling food and found an empty table to sit down and enjoy it.
Eating and resting were his favorite times on the Kyushu Continent.
Free food and lodging without having to pay, and people even sent him things—where else could he find such a good life!
As he was eating, a female Disciple he didn’t know sat down next to him. This person had a delicate and pretty face, giving An Chen the feeling of a pure Senior Sister.
However, An Chen still searched his memory for the figure of this female Disciple. She wasn’t on that carriage, so she should be An Chen’s Senior Sister.
Among the Disciples who watched from afar when Grand Elder visited yesterday, this female Disciple was present.
In the Qingfeng Sect, Yin and Yang were balanced, with male and female Disciples being roughly one-to-one, much better than places like the Fire Phoenix Sect where Yang greatly outweighed Yin.
The Dining Hall was also the place where male and female Disciples interacted the most.
This female Disciple was probably here to get acquainted with An Chen.
But An Chen didn’t want to interact with more people right now.
“Junior Brother, hello!”
“I’m not good.”
“Don’t be so reserved! Senior Sister won’t harm you!”
“Save my mother, save the younger one, still in contact, didn’t forget, we’re not compatible.”
Senior Sister: “???”