Since they were already in the city, the two Senior Brothers simply took him to explore Qingfeng City a bit more.
In the morning, they also took him to the Tong Shen Hall to register a Tong Shen Hall account, and he deposited two hundred of his three hundred Spirit Stones into it.
The tongshen jade talisman could also be used for payments at merchants, just like mobile payments.
There wasn't much to do in the city; the two Senior Brothers mainly took him to browse the commercial street. Of course, this commercial street was divided into one for Mortals and one for Cultivator.
Mortals couldn't enter the Cultivator' section, but Cultivator could freely go to the Mortals' section.
However, the Mortals' commercial street mostly sold food and drinks, as well as women's rouge and jewelry shops, and antique calligraphy and painting shops, among others.
An Chen wasn't very interested in these.
As for the Cultivator' commercial street, it almost exclusively sold Talismans, Magical Artifacts, Medicinal Pills, and some Formation Plates.
However, in these shops, the two Senior Brothers only looked and didn't buy, mainly just to satisfy their curiosity.
An Chen also secretly glanced at the prices of those items.
If it was a Low Grade Medicinal Pill for the Qi Refinement Stage, it wasn't expensive; basic Medicinal Pills like Gathering Qi Pill and Qi Replenishing Pill were one Spirit Stone each, and a bottle was only ten Spirit Stones.
But if it was the High Grade kind he used, the price would increase tenfold.
The money An Chen had was only enough to buy three bottles.
An Chen secretly clicked his tongue.
It seemed Qingfeng Sect had indeed invested a lot in him.
Talismans were slightly more expensive; basic Talismans like the Low Grade Vajra Talisman and Swift Talisman for the Qi Refinement Stage cost ten Spirit Stones, equivalent to a bottle of Medicinal Pills. If they were High Grade, the price would also increase tenfold.
As for Magical Artifacts, they were even more expensive; even a mere Low Grade Magical Artifact for the Qi Refinement Stage would easily cost over a hundred Spirit Stones.
An Chen suddenly thought of Su Xiaojiu's kindness at this moment.
She had been constantly giving him "gold coins"; the value of the items she had given him must have been several hundred Spirit Stones, right?
There were also some spiritual plants and similar items here, mostly used for Alchemy. An Chen wasn't interested in buying them, but one book caught his interest.
It was a very common herb book, mainly documenting various spiritual plants in the Cultivation World, including some rare Heaven And Earth Treasures.
An Chen thought for a moment and bought it for ten Spirit Stones.
It was necessary to learn this, otherwise, he wouldn't know if he encountered good things in the future.
"Junior Brother, actually, there's no need to buy it. If you want it, go ask the Grand Elder; they definitely have extras to give you."
"It's fine."
Since he had already bought it, if there were any non-overlapping records between the two, he could also use it to fill in the gaps.
Chen Sheng bought a Flying Sword Talisman and handed it to An Chen.
"A Medium Grade Flying Sword Talisman for the Qi Refinement Stage, it's for you. Don't think it's too shabby, okay?"
An Chen waved his hand, wanting to return it.
"How can this be!"
"Hey, this is your reward for doing the mission with us this time. It's too much trouble to split a hundred Spirit Stones, so just take this as compensation!"
Since the words had been said to this extent, An Chen couldn't refuse and could only accept it.
In fact, he had done almost nothing during this mission; the two Senior Brothers had done everything, and they had also taught him so much. He should be paying tuition.
Moreover, he had just seen that Flying Sword Talismans were slightly more expensive than other Talismans, and a Flying Sword Talisman of this quality would at least cost fifty or sixty Spirit Stones.
"This thing, ah, is the best offensive method for Cultivator in lower Realms. It can be used repeatedly. Go back and figure it out; you'll definitely get it!"
Chen Sheng said with a smile.
An Chen kept thanking him.
When they got tired of wandering, the three of them simply had lunch in the city. Mortal restaurants could actually also accept Spirit Stones for payment, and the exchange rate for Spirit Stones was very high; two or three were enough for a meal.
This time, An Chen treated them.
"This Qingfeng City is still too small; there's nothing much fun here. Junior Brother, is there anywhere else you want to go? If so, just tell Senior Brother, and I'll take you!"
"No, there isn't."
An Chen shook his head.
He just wanted to return to the Sect as soon as possible and start Cultivating in his small room.
Last night, after returning to the inn, he slept for a few hours and then started Cultivating again in the early morning. However, he found that the Spiritual Qi in Qingfeng City was not as rich as in Qingfeng Sect, and even with a Gathering Spirit Array, the efficiency was not as high as using a Gathering Spirit Array in his room.
An Chen now just wanted to go back and Cultivate.
After reaching Qi Refining Third Level, he felt that his Realm's advancement speed had slowed down, and there seemed to be quite a distance before breaking through to Cultivation level four; it might take two or three days.
"Alright, then we will return to Qingfeng Sect!"
There were three shuttle boats daily between the mountain and the city: one in the morning, one at noon, and one in the evening. They arrived just in time for the midday shuttle.
This shuttle boat was slightly larger than the Grand Elder's, but its style was similar.
An Chen and the two others each paid three Spirit Stones for their tickets and quietly waited for the shuttle to take off.
The Qingfeng Sect had too few Disciples; the entire Sect had less than a thousand people, and not many went down the mountain for missions. Therefore, there were only about ten people on this shuttle, all of them Disciples in the Qi Refinement Stage, and also including an attendant who operated the shuttle.
The shuttle quickly ascended the mountain and landed in the Sect square.
Chen Sheng and Jiang Cheng also bid farewell to An Chen here.
"Junior Brother, then we'll go claim this mission reward."
An Chen returned to his room but didn't immediately start Cultivating. Instead, he took out his tongshen jade talisman and dialed a number.
This was the Grand Elder's number.
Before it could connect, hurried footsteps came from outside the door, followed by violent knocking.
"An Chen, An Chen, what's wrong with you?"
An Chen sighed, went to open the door, and saw the anxious Grand Elder outside.
"Is something wrong?"
The Grand Elder looked into An Chen's room for a long time, only exhaling in relief after confirming that nothing unexpected had happened.
"Grand Elder, when I went down the mountain, you were following me, right?"
An Chen pouted and said straightforwardly.
"No... You went down the mountain? Why did you go down the mountain by yourself? You didn't encounter any danger, did you? Let me see..."
"Grand Elder! Can you stop acting! I saw you this morning, and you couldn't resist buying roasted chicken from west of the city and stuffing it into your qiankun bag."
"Ah? Really? Hahaha... You must have seen the wrong person. That wasn't me. Grand Elder, I don't like roasted chicken."
An Chen took out his tongshen jade talisman and sent a message to the Grand Elder.
Jiuzhou had something similar to a recording stone that could record photos and videos, so there was no reason for the tongshen jade talisman not to incorporate this function.
"I took a picture, Grand Elder."
The Grand Elder didn't pick up the tongshen jade talisman to check whether it was indeed him, but merely stroked his beard and coughed twice.
"As your Master... what's wrong with me caring about you?"
"My Master is the Sect Leader now..."
"Well, I was your former Master. A Master for a day is a father for life. I... I'm half your father!"