"Buzz!"

Shortly after entering a meditative state, Ji Chen was surrounded by an unending influx of spiritual qi converging towards him from the world.

In front of him, a spirit crystal stone floated there, with boundless energy pouring out from it and continuously being absorbed into Ji Chen's body.

His body was like a black hole, madly absorbing the spiritual qi and energy from the spirit crystal stone around him.

The speed of absorption was astonishingly rapid, far beyond what ordinary people could achieve.

If anyone were here, they would surely be amazed by this sight.

Because Ji Chen's speed of absorbing the spirit crystal stone was several times faster than anyone else's.

This was due to the advantages brought by the mastery of the Hongmeng Body.

"Hoo..."

By evening, Ji Chen finally stopped cultivating.

The spirit crystal stone in front of him had been completely absorbed, turning into powder and scattering onto the ground.

He exhaled deeply and slowly opened his eyes, "Indeed, it's good stuff!"

After absorbing a spirit crystal stone, Ji Chen could perceive a significant increase in the spiritual power within his body.

If he could absorb all ten of these spirit crystal stones, he estimated that he might reach the peak of the Celestial Essence Realm's Ninth Layer, and even attempt to break through to the Void Realm.

"Unfortunately, there are too few spirit crystal stones, receiving only five per month; I wonder if there's a way to get more?"

He murmured to himself, his gaze directed into the distance.

"Let's visit the Cultivation Technique Hall, select a few martial techniques, and later try to comprehend them alongside the Profound Spirit Scripture."

Saying this, he got up without hesitation and headed out of Qixian Residence.

Descending along an ancient ladder paved with blue bricks towards the Spirit Peak, Ji Chen soon arrived at the Divine City among the Nine Peaks.

The city was magnificent, with various Ancient Halls standing tall, including the Cultivation Technique Hall, Treasure Hall, Elder Hall, all situated here.

Celestial Emperor City, as named by the disciples of the Nine Veins.

Though it was already dusk, the night was about to fall, but even now Celestial Emperor City still had many disciples from various veins walking around.

Upon arriving in Celestial Emperor City, Ji Chen realized it was quite different from what he had imagined.

The city was filled with numerous shops, as well as teahouses and restaurants.

After inquiring, he learned that not all these shops or teahouses belonged to the Celestial Emperor's Mansion, the majority were actually set up by disciples, though they had to pay a certain amount of rent to the Celestial Emperor's Mansion each month.

Within these shops, most of what was sold were various magical treasures or spiritual artifacts, each with unique uses, attracting many visitors.

Of course, not all these treasures were made by one person; some were placed here by others to be sold by the shops, with a share of the profits given upon a successful sale.

Indeed, Ji Chen could also rent a shop here, paying five spirit crystal stones as redemption each month to the Celestial Emperor's Mansion.

All the spirit crystal stones obtained from what he sold would belong to him.

People like Huang Shuying and Gu Hao could also bring items for Ji Chen to help sell, with commission discussions upon sale.

This was the operational model for most shops in Celestial Emperor City today.

Overall, after paying the five spirit crystal stones of monthly redemption, those renting shops wouldn't suffer losses, but how much they earned depended entirely on how attractive the things they sold were.

"I wonder if elixirs would be popular in the Celestial Emperor's Mansion?"

Ji Chen contemplated, thinking he might have found a business opportunity, for he was now a Ninth Grade Alchemist, and the elixirs he crafted could even be consumed by Saints.

But upon further thought, he realized that elixirs he crafted might not be significantly better than spirit crystal stones.

Spirit crystal stones, after all, were things that could quickly enhance cultivation, using them to purchase another type of cultivation-enhancing elixir seemed redundant.

Thus, Ji Chen believed that selling Spirit Gathering Pills, this type of cultivation-enhancing elixir, in Celestial Emperor City was clearly unfeasible.

"Perhaps the Face Stabilizing Pill could have a market?" he mused, stroking his chin.

There were quite a few young and beautiful female disciples in the Celestial Emperor's Mansion who might be the main patrons of the Face Stabilizing Pill.

Aside from this, if he truly intended to start a shop selling elixirs, he would probably need to delve into other elixirs with special effects, in addition to the Face Stabilizing Pill.

If he could indeed use this to earn more spirit crystal stones for cultivation, it would naturally be a good thing for Ji Chen.

Of course, this was just his initial idea.

Implementing it wouldn't be as simple as imagined.

Ji Chen had inquired somewhat, and found out that Celestial Emperor's Mansion had just inducted another group of new disciples, making the shops in the city much more in demand.

Originally, five spirit crystal stones a month could rent a shop, but now the price had been bid up to twenty spirit crystal stones a month!

The current shops were too sought-after, making it nearly impossible to find an available shop.

While pondering, Ji Chen arrived at a plaza within the city.

Looking around, he saw many disciples gathering here, engaged in exchanges.

Though night had fallen, Celestial Emperor City was ablaze with lights, resembling the City That Never Sleeps, and many disciples were still roaming about.

"Cultivation Technique Hall."

On the left of the plaza, an ancient hall rose from the ground, appearing not old, even resplendent with a faint Holy Light, very majestic.

This was Ji Chen's ultimate destination, the Cultivation Technique Hall.

Legend has it that the hall collects countless martial techniques and cultivation techniques, sourced from all over the Nine Great Star Domains, and even some martial techniques that had lost their legacy for years in a star domain could be found inside.

Every disciple of the Celestial Emperor's Mansion could borrow three martial techniques here each month, with a free choice, without discrimination.

Ji Chen stepped towards the Cultivation Technique Hall.

In a corner by the entrance, he saw an elder with white hair and beard, sitting with closed eyes as if meditating.

The elder was responsible for guarding this place, and although he didn't particularly release his aura, Ji Chen could still sense that he was an existence at the Saint Realm level.

"After selecting a cultivation technique, bring it to me for registration."

The elder did not open his eyes but could sense Ji Chen's presence, speaking lightly before paying him no further mind.

Ji Chen slightly cupped his hands without asking more, directly heading into the interior of the Cultivation Technique Hall.

Due to the recent influx of a large number of new disciples, many came here to select martial techniques and cultivation techniques, now gathering in the hall, numbering around a hundred.

But inside the ancient hall, there was ample space and numerous wooden shelves, each holding hundreds of martial techniques, adding up to at least tens of thousands in the Cultivation Technique Hall.

What surprised Ji Chen was that these martial techniques were not of low level, with the lowest having reached the Earth Tier.

While casually skimming through several, he found nearly half were marked with the words 'Celestial Tier' cultivation technique.

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