An Chen released his Spiritual Qi, and now his control over external Spiritual Qi had improved further; although it wasn't enough for object manipulation, it was still a significant advancement.
An Chen suddenly felt a sense of disconnect; the world in his eyes became two: one was the world before him, and the other was the world within the tongshen jade talisman.
The world within the tongshen jade talisman was very abstract, but he could vaguely distinguish several "areas."
Among them were sections similar to a contact list, sections like various social media applications, and he even discovered an "e-commerce platform."
"What is this Nine Provinces Quick Delivery?"
An Chen simply asked directly.
"Oh, that? The tongshen jade talisman was invented by the Tong Shen Hall, and Nine Provinces Quick Delivery is a function they developed. It's basically hiring some Cultivator to run errands for others. For example, if I want to buy a Qi Replenishing Pill, but our Sect's Heavenly Craft Hall can't refine the grade I need, I have to go to another Alchemy Sect to buy it..."
The Grand Elder spoke halfway when An Chen suddenly interrupted, "But traveling between two places would waste a lot of your time. And this Nine Provinces Quick Delivery, isn't it where you can find a Cultivator to help you retrieve the Qi Replenishing Pill you want from the Alchemy Sect, and you only need to pay a small delivery fee?"
The Grand Elder's mouth fell open in surprise.
"You can understand it with just a hint? As expected of a Genius!"
"That's not how you praise someone..."
An Chen rubbed his forehead, a bit speechless.
Isn't this just food delivery?
He was no longer suspicious; An Chen was certain that there was a plagiaristic relationship here!
Is food delivery also a profession that naturally developed in the Cultivation World? Is that reasonable?
An Chen thought about his current situation and suddenly understood.
Su Xiaojiu could go to Earth, and he could come to Nine Provinces, which meant that Transmigration was bidirectional. Although he didn't understand the underlying reasons, the conclusion was certain.
Yuan Lihuan was a Soul Transformation Stage Cultivator; he must have Cultivated in Nine Provinces, not in a place like Earth where there was no Spiritual Qi. Therefore, before this, there were already people who could travel between Earth and Nine Provinces, and there were already Transcendents like him and Su Xiaojiu traveling back and forth.
So, isn't it perfectly reasonable for Transcendents from Nine Provinces to bring back "advanced concepts" from Earth?
His thoughts suddenly opened up.
He just didn't know if uniform work attire and 996 had been brought to this Nine Provinces continent.
An Chen only hoped that this place hadn't been polluted yet.
An Chen suddenly remembered that he still didn't know how to use the qiankun bag. However, this time he didn't ask when he didn't understand.
If the tongshen jade talisman could be used by infusing Spiritual Qi, was the qiankun bag the same?
He tried it, and it was indeed so!
When Spiritual Qi was infused, the inside and outside of the qiankun bag connected. He could feel the space inside the qiankun bag. He found it hard to imagine that such a small bag could have an internal space significantly larger than his house on Yong'an Road.
No wonder it could be used to hold an excavator.
An Chen secretly took out all the Talismans he had previously put in his pants pocket and now hidden in his sleeve, and then put them into the qiankun bag without attracting the Grand Elder's attention.
"Grand Elder."
Hearing An Chen suddenly call him, the Grand Elder was stunned for a moment.
"What's wrong? Do you still have any doubts about Cultivation?"
"No."
An Chen shook his head.
His main task now was to raise his Realm, and he could also feel his control over Spiritual Qi growing stronger and stronger. After this, using Spiritual Qi should not be difficult.
He really had nothing to ask about.
"I just want to ask, can I keep using this Gathering Spirit Array?"
"You can... If you want, just keep Cultivating here with me..."
"Thank you, Grand Elder!"
After thanking him, An Chen immediately returned to his Cultivation state.
Watching An Chen start Cultivating again, the Grand Elder suddenly felt a pang of melancholy.
With An Chen's Cultivation speed, he would probably reach Spirit Nurturing in less than a year, and perhaps Soul Transformation in five years. Could his Qingfeng Sect keep such a person?
If An Chen wanted to leave on his own in the future, he would accept it, but what if he was poached midway?
No!
The Grand Elder secretly vowed that he would absolutely not let such a thing happen!
An Chen Cultivated in the array, while the Grand Elder pondered beside him.
But he thought for a long time, until night fell, and still couldn't come up with a good solution.
"This shouldn't be. My mind used to be famously sharp when I was in the Fire Phoenix Sect..."
The Grand Elder felt a burst of frustration.
No!
The Grand Elder suddenly sat up.
He had to find the Sect Leader!
An Chen also exited his Cultivation state at this time.
He had Cultivated for a full seven or eight hours. Although he hadn't yet reached the threshold of Qi Refining Third Level, he wasn't far.
What prevented him from Cultivating, in fact, was not mental fatigue, but hunger.
In the Qi Refinement Stage, he couldn't abstain from grains, nor did he eat grain-abstinence pills, so he would get hungry after Cultivating for a long time.
This was like getting very hungry after prolonged high-intensity exercise; Cultivation also consumed nutrients in the body. An Chen was now so hungry he could barely walk.
An Chen looked up and saw that the Grand Elder had already stood up and was walking out the door.
"Grand Elder!"
An Chen quickly called out to the Grand Elder.
If no one gave him something to eat, or carried him down, he would surely starve to death here.
He had been too engrossed in Cultivation just now and had completely ignored the alarms from his digestive System.
"Uh... Why aren't you Cultivating anymore?"
"I'm hungry..."
"Oh, oh."
The Grand Elder quickly returned, took out the breakfast tray again, and placed it in front of An Chen.
An Chen grabbed a pancake and started gnawing.
This time, he ate almost twice the amount he had in the morning.
Feeling his stomach full, An Chen let out a long breath and leaned back.
The feeling of being full was truly wonderful.
An Chen had experienced hunger for a period, so he really liked this feeling of being full.
In fact, sometimes, when the threshold for satisfaction lowers, it becomes easier to find happiness.
"I'll take you down the mountain. You've Cultivated for quite a while today. You must rest well tonight."
The Grand Elder instructed.
Even though An Chen's Primordial Spirit was strong, he was still worried that if An Chen Cultivated like this from this Realm, he might truly mutate from Cultivation one day.
"Yes."
It was the same bird that took An Chen down the mountain again. The Grand Elder seemed to have something urgent and left in a hurry.
An Chen listened to the Grand Elder's instructions, but not much.
He rested for half an hour, and as the sky outside gradually darkened, An Chen entered his Cultivation state again.
Now, with less than 24 hours until his return, he had to seize the time to break through to a higher Realm, at least reaching Qi Refining Third Level before going back.
This was the goal he set for himself.
He had a premonition that he was definitely not the only one who had Transmigrated to the Nine Provinces continent. The Cultivator from the Nine Provinces continent who had Transmigrated to Earth had already caused a lot of trouble, and those who had Transmigrated from Earth and returned would certainly also create chaos.
But for An Chen, the more chaotic it was, the greater the opportunities.