Chapter 46: The Map

In the Immortal Sect, it is generally not customary to openly investigate one's cultivation level.

However, Chen Mobai had felt the spiritual energy of his father, who was at the ninth level of Qi Cultivation, and even Chen Xinglan did not give him as much pressure as this young man did.

Could he be a Foundation Establishment cultivator?

After returning home, Chen Mobai still thought about the young man who had asked for directions at the bus stop.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt something was off.

The young man's every word and action were extremely polite, even somewhat old-fashioned, which was very characteristic of Foundation Establishment cultivators who were over a hundred years old.

If he really was a Foundation Establishment cultivator, then his behavior of asking for directions was very strange.

The Immortal Sect has three hundred million cultivators, but those who have reached Foundation Establishment have truly embarked on the path of cultivation. It can be said that most cultivators serve the Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Although Dancheng City is a remote blessed land, it has a permanent population of over one million. Among these one million Qi Cultivators, there are fewer than fifty Foundation Establishment cultivators. These people control the economy, power, and resources of Dancheng City, and it can be said that all the cultivators in the city are creating value for them.

The boss of the magical artifact factory where Chen Mobai's father works is a Foundation Establishment cultivator and a second-stage alchemist.

The boss of the talisman factory where Chen Mobai's mother works is also a Foundation Establishment cultivator and a second-stage talisman maker.

Although the Immortal Sect advocates equality among all beings, in reality, after reaching Foundation Establishment, one's lifespan increases significantly, and with the development of divine sense, learning efficiency is much faster. If one is willing to work hard, they can basically control most of the wealth.

Qi Cultivators simply cannot compete with Foundation Establishment cultivators. Even if it were fair and just, just the time factor alone would be a challenge, let alone the fact that after reaching Foundation Establishment, most would master one of the hundred arts of cultivation.

For the same talisman, if the maker is a Qi Cultivator and the other is a Foundation Establishment cultivator, even if the latter's price is slightly higher, most cultivators would still buy the one made by the Foundation Establishment cultivator.

This is even more true for elixirs and magical artifacts.

It can be said that the group of Foundation Establishment cultivators is half the master of Dancheng City. Except for Qingnü's master, who is said to have a peculiar temperament and a solitary personality, and only runs a pharmacy to maintain his skills, the rest are all top-tier people, and having a car when they go out is the bare minimum.

How could a Foundation Establishment cultivator need to take the bus and ask for directions?

Unless... he is from outside.

As Chen Mobai thought about it, his mind expanded, wondering if the young man who asked for directions was a friend of Qingnü's master. After all, they are both Foundation Establishment cultivators, and he might have come to visit an old friend.

But he quickly realized this and got into bed to practice the Tranquility Mantra.

Under the influence of the Moon Stepping Melody, his divine sense became active again, and his thoughts multiplied, making it hard to calm his mind.

However, he did not practice the "Nurturing Thought and Casting Spirit Technique."

Because he had decided to fully utilize the cultivation room at school and planned to go to Nanxi Market again that night.

Silver light flashed.

He returned to the Water Mansion and looked around, his heart stirring.

This was inside a side hall.

In other words, the teleportation could only send him to the place where he last left, not to the main hall of the Water Mansion.

However, it would be best to verify this again outside the Water Mansion.

Chen Mobai changed into his ancient-style outfit, put on a wig, and made sure there was no modern aura. He opened the Green Water Array and went ashore.

The Biyun Lake is not far from Nanxi Market, but even with the utmost effort using the Lightness Skill, it still took him an hour.

If only he had a car.

Thinking this, Chen Mobai arrived at the market entrance.

That day, he was still familiarizing himself and did not sell anything rashly. When the time was almost up, he left.

But this time, he did not return to the Water Mansion. Instead, he found an uninhabited cave and clicked to return to the city.

The next day, after school, when he clicked to teleport, a prompt appeared on the screen.

[An unusual location (unnamed) has been detected. Do you want to continue teleporting?]

Huh?

Seeing the new screen on the Turtle Treasure software, Chen Mobai clicked [Yes].

Silver light flashed, and Chen Mobai opened his eyes, finding himself not in the Water Mansion but in the desolate mountain where he had returned yesterday.

Now it was confirmed.

The teleportation location is the place where he last left.

However, Chen Mobai noticed something different. When he clicked to teleport on the Turtle Treasure software, a map-like interface appeared. It was still very simple, with only a water-drop-shaped lake symbol, which should represent the Water Mansion, and a new brown triangle, which should be his current location.

He tapped the symbols on the map with his phone and found that they could be named.

So he labeled the blue water drop as "Water Mansion" and the brown triangle as "Desolate Mountain."

[If I travel throughout the entire Tianhe Realm, this blank map should be filled up, right?]

Chen Mobai thought to himself.

After studying the new feature for a while, he went to Nanxi Market again. Since it was close, it only took him twenty minutes.

This time, in addition to setting up his stall, he also visited some large shops.

These places do not accept gold; they start with spirit stones.

However, the quality and grade of the items sold are far superior to those on the street stalls.

In a Baicao Pavilion pharmacy, he saw a familiar bottle, identical to the one he had obtained from the old man. After asking the clerk, he learned that it was a "Juyuan Pill" for Qi Cultivators to enhance their spiritual energy. A bottle contains twelve pills and costs one spirit stone.

He also tried to find the bottle style from the Flying Needle Sect disciple but could not find it, thinking it might be an internal item of their sect.

"Senior, do you want to buy some Juyuan Pills? The elixirs in our Baicao Pavilion are personally refined by the great alchemists of Huitian Valley, who are well-known throughout the Eastern Wasteland."

The clerk was a third-level Qi Cultivator. Seeing Chen Mobai's attire, he thought there was business and introduced the items enthusiastically.

"Juyuan Pills are no longer useful to me."

"We also have Juling Pills, which are for Qi Cultivators to advance to the later stage. They are not expensive, costing only eight spirit stones per bottle."

"I recently took an elixir to break through to a new level and am currently stabilizing..."

Chen Mobai couldn't keep up the act and had to find an excuse to slip away.

He then visited some magical artifact shops and array flag shops.

In a bookshop, he picked up a book titled "Introduction to the Major Sects of the Eastern Wasteland" to learn about the local common knowledge. He stayed until the clerk couldn't help but ask him to leave, then left Nanxi Market.

Since he would be staying here for the next period, he did not return to the Water Mansion but went back to the unnamed desolate mountain and clicked to return to the city.

When he returned, it was already dark.

After eating dinner, he went out for a walk and arrived at the Changqing Pharmacy.

Walking into the store, he waited for a while, and Qingnü came out from the back door, looking puzzled when she saw him.

"Why are you dressed like this? I almost didn't recognize you."

"I admire the ancient style."

Chen Mobai was too lazy to change clothes when he returned, so he went out in his ancient-style outfit. After all, there are many people like this in the Immortal Sect.

"By the way, I have a few bottles of elixirs I bought from the blind box market. You're an expert, can you help me check them?"

When Chen Mobai went out, he took the four bottles of elixirs he had hidden under the counter. Although he knew three of them were Juyuan Pills, he still wanted a professional to verify them.

"These elixirs are poisonous!"

Qingnü's conclusion made Chen Mobai's face change.