Early the next morning, Wang Changsheng woke up. After washing his face and rinsing his mouth, he went downstairs and arrived at the main hall. [No pop-up window.]
Perhaps it was because it was still early, but there was no one in the main hall. The grey-robed old man sat at the counter with a yellow abacus in his hand. There was an account book on the counter.
The grey-robed old man was also a cultivator, but his cultivation was not high. He was only at the sixth layer of qi refining.
Wang Changsheng walked up to the counter and said to the grey-robed old man, "Shopkeeper, bring some food over."
"There are four types of banquets. The one you want," the grey-robed old man said without raising his head.
"Four types of banquets? Do they also cost spirit stones? "Wang Changsheng heard this and his expression changed. He had a bad feeling in his heart.
"Of course. Where do you think this place is? The banquets are all made with various spiritual materials and contain a large amount of spiritual energy. They are much more delicious than those dry Fasting Pills. They are also good for cultivation. How about it? Do you want a table?"
"How many spirit stones is the cheapest banquet?" Wang Changsheng heard this and his expression changed.
"Five spirit stones. Two dishes and one soup. Spirit stones paid on the spot," the grey-robed old man said indifferently.
"Then give me a table of five spirit stones. Send it to my room on the fifth floor, room number nine." Wang Changsheng took out five spirit stones and placed them on the counter.
The grey-robed old man put away the spirit stones and took out a palm-sized jade plate from his sleeve. He cast a spell and said in a low voice, "Room number nine on the fifth floor. I want a table of five spirit stones. Make it quickly."
"A communication magic tool?" When Immortal Wang saw this situation, he was extremely shocked. As the name implied, a Communication Artifact was a type of artifact used by cultivators to transmit information. What was different from Sound Transmission Talismans was that Communication Artifacts had a strict distance limit. Once the distance limit was exceeded, it would lose effect. Of course, compared to Sound Transmission Talismans, Communication Artifacts had an advantage. The information transmitted was very difficult to intercept midway.
Immortal Wang had seen this sort of special magical artifact on the third floor of Grand Purity Palace's tower. Even the cheapest one would cost around five hundred spirit stones. For the gray-robed elder to be able to use a communication magical artifact, he either had a wealthy background or a deep background. Thinking about it carefully, the second possibility was a bit more likely. To be able to open such a large inn in the market, it was impossible to say that there was no one backing him. The true owner of the inn was very likely a disciple of Grand Purity Palace, and not just any ordinary disciple.
Thinking of this, Wang Changsheng obediently returned to his room and waited for the banquet.
Not long after, a man's voice sounded outside the door. "Fellow Daoist, please open the door. I'm here to bring you food."
Hearing this, Wang Changsheng used the white jade plate to remove the light curtain outside the door. A green-robed servant pushed the door open and entered, carrying a delicate food box in his hand.
The green-robed servant was also a cultivator, but his cultivation was very low. He was only in the second level of Qi Refining.
Even a servant delivering food was a cultivator. This confirmed Wang Changsheng's previous guess. There was definitely someone behind this inn. Whether or not it was a disciple of the Taiqing Palace, he didn't know.
The green-robed servant placed the food in the box on the table one by one and left. Before leaving, he closed the door for Wang Changsheng.
There were two dishes, one meat and one vegetable, plus a vegetable soup and a bowl of rice. They emitted a tempting aroma.
Wang Changsheng didn't refuse and sat down to eat.
These dishes were exceptionally delicious. Wang Changsheng ate them all in a few bites.
"Besides being a bit delicious, there doesn't seem to be anything out of the ordinary!" Wang Changsheng muttered to himself.
But not long after, Wang Changsheng felt a hot aura appear in his stomach and quickly spread to his five viscera and six bowels.
This hot aura was clearly the Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth.
Wang Changsheng didn't have time to think about it. He immediately sat cross-legged on the bed and closed his eyes. In his mind, the chants for the ninth level of the Acute Metal Technique appeared and he began to cultivate.
Two hours later, when Wang Changsheng opened his eyes again, his face was full of surprise.
After cultivating just now, he actually advanced to the tenth level of Qi Refining.
No wonder the grey-robed old man said that the banquet was made of spiritual materials and contained a large amount of Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth.
If he ate these three meals a day made of spiritual materials, wouldn't his cultivation speed increase exponentially?
But in the next moment, the feeling of fullness in his stomach made Wang Changsheng dispel this idea. This feeling was even stronger than taking a Fasting Pill. He probably wouldn't be able to eat for the next five or six days.
Even so, Wang Changsheng was still a little excited. If there was a chance, he would try an even more expensive banquet next time.
After calming down a little, Wang Changsheng closed his eyes again and began to cultivate to consolidate his cultivation.
In the next few days, just as Wang Changsheng guessed, he didn't feel any hunger at all. This made him somewhat disappointed.
During this time, Wang Changsheng didn't leave his room. He stayed in his room and drew many talismans. Fire Serpent Talisman, Wind Blade Talisman, and Icicle Talisman. Of course, Wang Changsheng also drew five Chain Thunder Talismans.
On this day, after Wang Changsheng finished drawing a Fire Serpent Talisman, he felt a little hungry. Just as he was about to go downstairs and call for a banquet, a cold voice transmitted from the sky.
"All participants of the Disciple Recruitment Ceremony are to immediately gather outside the market. There is a time limit of fifteen minutes. If you don't wait, your qualifications will be revoked."
When Wang Changsheng heard this, he curiously opened the door and saw many people coming out of their rooms and heading downstairs. It seemed that he wasn't the only one who heard this voice transmission.
After closing the door, Wang Changsheng hid the storage pouch he obtained from Family Chen Village under his bed. Then, he walked out and cast a spell into the white jade tablet. A blue light screen suddenly appeared and blocked the door.
Seeing this, Wang Changsheng nodded with satisfaction and quickly walked downstairs.
Because he didn't know how long the Disciple Recruitment Ceremony would take, Wang Changsheng paid for two more months of accommodation before walking out of the market.
When Wang Changsheng walked out of the market, he was surprised to find that there was already a sea of people outside the market. The plains outside the market were packed with people.
Wang Changsheng glanced at the dense crowd and estimated that there were at least seven to eight thousand people on the plains. He didn't know how many people would be able to enter the Taiqing Palace.
In the sky above the crowd, there were dozens of cultivators who were either flying on magic tools, riding flying spirit beasts, or standing on a big yellow bird covered with cyan runes. Judging from their clothes, they were obviously disciples of the Taiqing Palace.
"Okay, time's up. Close the city gate. Those who don't come out will be disqualified." Once again, a cold female voice came from the sky.
As soon as the voice fell, the city gate of the market slowly closed. There were still many cultivators in the market who rushed to the exit, but before they could walk out, the city gate was closed.
"Open the door! I paid the spirit stones. "
"Open the door quickly. I'm here to participate in the Taiqing Palace's Disciple Recruitment Ceremony."
"We know we were wrong. Open the door quickly!"
Behind the city gate, there were shouts. Listening to their words, they were all cultivators who were preparing to participate in the Disciple Recruitment Ceremony.
Because Immortal Wang was standing a bit closer to the city gate, these words fell into his ears without missing a single word. Fortunately, he immediately came out when he heard the sound transmission, otherwise, he would be like the people behind the city gate right now, unable to cry even if he wanted to.
Many people also heard the shouts coming from behind the city gate, but most of them turned a deaf ear to it. Their expressions were cold, and some of them even had a gloating expression on their faces. These people were probably referring to the saying, "It doesn't matter to me."
However, Wang Changsheng's reaction wasn't much better. He just looked back and quickly turned his head away, no longer paying attention.
At this time, several escape lights flew in from the distance and landed in front of the crowd, causing a commotion.
"Little guys who can fly, quickly get on the Jade Cloud Boat." A woman's voice sounded in everyone's ears.
As soon as the voice fell, a green light flashed in front of the crowd. A giant jade-green boat appeared in mid-air. There were large amounts of green spirit inscriptions engraved on the boat, sparkling with green light.
"Magic treasure? This is a magic treasure. "A knowledgeable cultivator shouted out the origin of this item.
"This is a magic treasure used by cultivators above the Core Formation stage?" Wang Changsheng narrowed his eyes and muttered to himself.
Although Wang Changsheng had a Flying Talisman on him, it was reserved for when he wanted to break through. Naturally, he wouldn't use it so easily.
In a moment, cultivators with magic treasures rode on their magic treasures, while those with flying spirit beasts rode on spirit birds. They all flew towards the giant jade-green boat.
After a quarter of an hour, no one else flew up from the ground.
"Since there's no one else, let's set off." As soon as the woman's voice fell, a green light shot up from the ground and landed on the giant jade-green boat.
With the word "set off", the jade-green boat turned into a green light and shot off in a certain direction. In the blink of an eye, it disappeared.
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