Chapter 568: Chapter 178: [135th Brother] (7000)_4
On the table, there’s food similar to soup porridge, along with some pickled meat side dishes.
Gu Jinjia looked at Chen Yan with a smile: "Brother! Last night we pledged allegiance, and you officially joined our Brotherhood. I’ve sent messages to the brothers scattered outside, and over forty brothers have replied, saying they’ll come back in the next couple of days to see our one hundred and thirty-fifth brother.
By then, they’ll want to drink with you!"
Chen Yan was holding a bowl of soup porridge and his hand trembled upon hearing this.
More drinks?
Forty more older brothers?!
He looked at Gu Jinjia, only to find this guy with a faint smile watching him.
Damn! He’s doing this on purpose!
This is revenge! It’s definitely revenge!
Revenge for when we pitted each other on Evil Land Mountain!
Luckily, Gu Jinjia was just teasing and then put away his smile, gesturing to Ruyi who was sitting at the counter.
Ruyi immediately came over and placed a bulging leather bag on the table.
"Brother, this is the bounty obtained from exchanging the heads of the Fierce Beast Race we killed outside before entering the pass. I already sent someone to get it from the Pass Administration yesterday, this is your share."
After a pause, Gu Jinjia said slowly: "The heads you killed from the Fierce Beast Race, along with the weapons and equipment as spoils, exchanged out to sixteen hundred coins at the Pass Administration.
You were drunk and passed out, so I made the decision on your behalf. This bag contains six hundred coins for your pocket money.
As for the other thousand coins... it’s somewhat inconvenient to carry so much money on you."
With that, he took out a Jade Token and placed it on the table: "This is our Brotherhood’s ’Money Token,’ usable at all the shops and establishments within Snow Cliff Pass! Whether it’s at the medicine shop, Alchemy Room, or weapon shop, you can use this token for transactions. By showing our Brotherhood’s Money Token, you can even get a ten percent discount.
Your thousand coins are stored on this Money Token. If you plan to leave Snow Cliff Pass, you can come to the counter anytime and ask Ruyi to exchange the remaining balance on the token for Jade Coins to take with you."
Money Token?
Isn’t it just a bank card? Using the card is indeed more convenient.
Chen Yan smiled and accepted it: "Thank you, Brother Gu Jinjia."
Gu Jinjia sat and accompanied him while eating for a while before saying: "I learned yesterday upon returning that my family has been sending messages for days, asking me to return to the Immortal Platform for a visit. I’m leaving today. Once we’re apart, who knows when we’ll meet again...
Well, anyway, our Brotherhood’s headquarters is in Ruyi’s inn here at Snow Cliff Pass, where the brothers gather. If you need, you can leave anytime, and if not, just feel free to stay here."
After a pause, he laughed: "Just pay the room rent, Ruyi gives brothers the cost price.
Haha! It’s not that I’m trying to earn money from you, it’s just that this business belongs to Ruyi, and I can’t just eat and drink here for free.
So? Will you stay here for a few more days or leave? Or you could travel with me to the Immortal Platform."
Chen Yan thought for a moment and then smiled: "I just arrived at Snow Cliff Pass, I’ll stay here for a few days."
"Good! Just tell Ruyi if you need anything."
After speaking, Gu Jinjia already stood up, and the few "elder brothers" from the Brotherhood at the same table stood up as well, making farewell gestures of clasping hands and embracing Chen Yan warmly before leaving together with Gu Jinjia.
Chen Yan finished eating afterward, walked to the counter, and chatted with Ruyi for a while, inquiring about various matters and the locations of different shops in Snow Cliff Pass, and then stood up and went out.
The inner belly of the mountain peak was hollowed out, tunnels crisscrossed throughout the mountain, and all facilities were carved into cave dwellings inside the mountain’s belly.
Chen Yan left the Brotherhood’s hub and walked through the mountain tunnels, occasionally asking passing patrol officers for directions if lost. Seeing the Money Token from Brotherhood in his hand, people were quite friendly and pointed him the right way.
A moment later, Chen Yan arrived at a certain place, facing a rather exquisitely crafted cave door. Pushing the door open, he saw two middle-aged men sitting at a counter inside, who looked like brothers.
"I need a practice room, what’s the cost?"
"Top grade room is ten coins per day, middle grade five coins, lower grade two coins." One of the middle-aged men immediately stood up with a smile: "If you use the top grade room, the Fasting Pill package is offered free each day."
Chen Yan nodded, tossed over the Brotherhood’s Money Token: "Top grade room, three days."
The person checked the Money Token and became more respectful, smiling: "You’re a valued guest of the Brotherhood. According to our agreement with the Brotherhood, there are privileges for honored guests.
Well, no discount on the price, but for booking a top grade room for three days, we’ll offer three hours extra stay."
With that, he took out a porcelain bottle and placed it on the table: "Here are three days’ worth of Fasting Pills, dear guest, keep them well."
Chen Yan accepted it, and the middle-aged man stepped out from the counter, leading Chen Yan through the cave’s back door.
Through the back door and down the tunnel, he saw rows of finely crafted cave-door entrances, each leading to a practice room.
Walking for a while with this person, they arrived at a room door. The person opened it and smiled: "Activate the Eight Trigrams disc on the wall, and the door will be sealed by an Array. Even folks like me can’t open it unless forcefully blasted.
The Spirit Gathering Array will automatically activate upon starting the Eight Trigrams disc. After three days plus three hours, it’ll shut off automatically, hope you cultivate well and achieve Realm Breakthrough soon!"
Saying that, the person left, and Chen Yan entered the room, glancing around at the practice area.
The room was not big, with a small cushion in the center for sitting. Surprisingly, the ground was made of jade stone, engraved with all sorts of runes.
Chen Yan walked over, twisted the Eight Trigrams disc on the wall, the door closed automatically, the Array activated, sealing the entrance.
Soon after, from under the jade stone floor, thick Primordial Qi surged continuously!
Chen Yan’s heart stirred, he walked over to sit on the cushion and carefully felt the flow of Primordial Qi.
The concentration was quite good, several times stronger than his family’s previous bluestone strip version of the Spirit Gathering Array!
Chen Yan took a deep breath, first opened the porcelain bottle, consumed a Fasting Pill, then sat cross-legged and began circulating Primordial Qi...
After completing one Circulation, Chen Yan felt Primordial Qi abundant within his body, then took out the ring and slipped it onto his thumb.
With another Circulation of Primordial Qi, as the Qi flowed and cleared through his body, none was stored or held, but instead, it was completely infused into the ring...
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[Although the updates weren’t on schedule the last two days, fortunately at least there wasn’t a gap between updates, everything due has been updated. The reason is I’ve been busy with traveling lately, squeezing time to write every day amidst travel fatigue. Sometimes I was already so tired my eyes couldn’t stay open, resorting to splashing cold water to stay awake for writing.
But thankfully the travel is now over, and since there was no gap earlier, I will try to maintain the previous update rhythm going forward~]
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