An Chen was the kind of person who didn't need any worries at all.
This was the Grand Elder's feeling.
Because An Chen never needed him to remind him; he would Cultivate on his own, often for several days straight, only eating in the morning, noon, and evening, spending the rest of his time as if in seclusion.
The Grand Elder sometimes wanted to persuade him not to be too diligent, or he would exhaust himself.
But he couldn't be persuaded.
The Grand Elder even felt that An Chen might have suffered Qi Deviation from his Cultivation.
What's wrong with An Chen playing games for a while?
The Grand Elder suddenly felt a wave of relief.
Because An Chen's current state made him seem like a normal person.
An Chen, who was secretly observing the Grand Elder's expression from the side, was a bit confused.
What on earth was the Grand Elder thinking? Why did his face change so quickly?
The Grand Elder ignored him, and An Chen didn't say much, waiting until An Chen put down the tongshen jade talisman in his hand before the Grand Elder slowly spoke.
"Tomorrow is the day the Qingfeng Secret Realm opens. Although the Secret Realm opens at noon, you will come out with me in the morning. I will take you to Qingfeng Plaza. There will be many people there, so just find our Qingfeng Sect team."
"Yes, Grand Elder."
The Grand Elder left that evening, presumably to rest somewhere, while An Chen went to bed early.
An Chen rarely suffered from insomnia because he wouldn't keep himself awake by overthinking. He could easily clear his mind and thus easily fell into a state of sleep.
And the next morning, as soon as the sun rose, An Chen sat up.
He changed his clothes and habitually checked the items he had brought.
Actually, this step was completely unnecessary now, because all his belongings were now stored in his qiankun bag, making it impossible to leave anything behind. However, An Chen still reorganized the items inside his qiankun bag to make them easier to retrieve.
An Chen waited for a while in the inn and soon the Grand Elder arrived.
The Grand Elder led him out of the inn and walked north along the road towards Qingfeng Plaza.
Qingfeng City today was noticeably much livelier than usual.
In fact, this lively atmosphere had already shown signs a few days ago, as many Cultivators had poured into Qingfeng City due to the opening of the Qingfeng Secret Realm, resulting in Cultivators being visible everywhere in Qingfeng City now.
Along the way, An Chen saw dozens of Cultivators, among whom there seemed to be Disciples from other smaller Sects.
And at Qingfeng Plaza, it was even more bustling with activity.
Not only Cultivators, but many Mortals were also heading there, seemingly wanting to witness the elegant demeanor of the Cultivators.
However, they didn't dare to actually enter the Plaza, only daring to gaze from afar.
Qingfeng Plaza was precisely where the Qingfeng Secret Realm opened.
In fact, it was precisely because the Qingfeng Secret Realm was located here that Qingfeng City built such a Qingfeng Plaza, and the busiest time for Qingfeng Plaza was during the triennial opening of the Secret Realm.
The outermost circle of the Plaza was lined with small stalls, all set up by the Qingfeng Sect and rented out to Cultivators.
There weren't many people at these stalls right now, but that might change once the Qingfeng Secret Realm closed and the Cultivators emerged with treasures from the Secret Realm.
From a distance, An Chen saw the Fire Phoenix Sect's team.
They were easy to identify, as one only needed to look for a group of people dressed in red.
The Fire Phoenix Sect's uniform, for both Disciples and Elders, was red, but the vividness of the red and the patterns on the clothing varied according to their Rank.
An Chen searched for Su Xiaojiu's figure within that crowd, while asking:
"Grand Elder, is that your maiden home?"
The Grand Elder's face darkened.
"What do you mean 'maiden home'? It's true that I came from the Fire Phoenix Sect, but that's not called a maiden home!"
An Chen also found Su Xiaojiu's figure at this moment. She stood in the middle of the crowd, with a powerful middle-aged man standing behind her, and several Fire Phoenix Sect Disciples chatting with her nearby.
However, Su Xiaojiu probably didn't notice him. Although she was looking around, her gaze never landed on An Chen.
"That's our Qingfeng Sect's location, at the very front. Aren't you good friends with those two boys, Chen Sheng and Jiang Cheng? They're here too. Go find them. I'm leaving first."
The Grand Elder pointed An Chen in a direction and patted An Chen's shoulder.
That was the central area of the Plaza, where hundreds of Disciples in white robes and seven or eight in blue robes were chatting excitedly. An Chen quickly found Chen Sheng and Jiang Cheng among them.
An Chen was also wearing the Qingfeng Sect's blue robe today, as requested by the Grand Elder.
This outfit displayed his identity; if he encountered anyone with ulterior motives, seeing this attire should make them wary.
However, An Chen felt that wearing this attire might also bring him some trouble.
An Chen planned to change his clothes and disguise himself once he entered the Secret Realm.
"Okay, Grand Elder, I'm leaving first!"
An Chen turned and jogged over, finding the two among the crowd.
"Junior Brother!"
Chen Sheng noticed him first, turned around, and greeted him.
"Why didn't you come back after going to the Pagoda of Spiritual Connection a few days ago? Jiang Shixiong and I thought you were living in the Pagoda of Spiritual Connection!"
"Well, in a way, I was living there..."
An Chen scratched his head and chuckled.
Then, he recounted his experience in the Pagoda of Spiritual Connection to the two of them.
Since the Grand Elder was already preparing to promote it back at the Sect, telling the two of them in advance was no big deal.
"Then, in that case, Drawing Talismans in the Pagoda of Spiritual Connection should be fine, right? Drawing Talismans also requires an environment with high Spiritual Qi concentration..."
Jiang Cheng immediately drew inferences from what he heard.
"Senior Brother can try next time."
Seeing this Junior Brother arrive, many other fellow Disciples also gathered around.
After all, the entire Sect knew that the Junior Brother possessed a High Grade Spiritual Root, and there were even rumors that An Chen actually had a Heavenly Spiritual Root, and that the Grand Elder had been short-sighted to only test him as having a High Grade Spiritual Root.
This matter had even angered the Grand Elder.
After all, An Chen's current Cultivation was progressing by leaps and bounds, reaching the Qi Refining Sixth Level, which others could only achieve in a year, in such a short time, making people suspect whether An Chen's Spiritual Root was even more powerful than a High Grade Spiritual Root.
Everyone naturally wanted to build good relationships with this Genius Junior Brother and make friends.
However, so far, An Chen had almost no interaction with other Disciples, except for his good relationship with Jiang Cheng and Chen Sheng.
"Junior Brother, when we enter the Secret Realm later, remember to find us! Senior Sister will protect you!"
"An Chen Junior Brother, take good care of yourself."
"Junior Brother, Junior Brother, share some of your Spiritual Root with me!"
Listening to these words, An Chen couldn't help but smile wryly, secretly sighing in his heart.
An Chen always felt as if he was being treated like a mascot, with everyone wanting to get close to him.
