Big Data Cultivation
Chapter 1099: Monk’s Protection

Chapter 1099: Chapter 1099: Monk’s Protection

The cultivator who gained enlightenment through martial arts was now fighting desperately. Yet, the two Innate Martial Cultivators would not stubbornly take the hits but, with a flash, they separated and attacked from two separate directions—this was the correct tactic when outnumbered, a fact well-known by any experienced cultivator.

However, their experience in combat was still inferior to that of Combat Cultivators, who were amongst the Lower-Level Cultivators that most valued cooperation.

An arrow, silent and sudden, shot forward from behind; there were never any courtesies on the battlefield, only the pursuit of a fatal strike.

But this arrow was shot too silently—an indication that the shooter, a Qi-Refining Practitioner akin to a sniper in the military, surely wouldn’t miss.

The unsuspecting cultivator was struck by an arrow piercing from his back to his chest. He did have a Defense Talisman activated, but initially hit by an Armor-Piercing Arrow and then targeted again, this was the third arrow, rendering his defenses almost non-existent.

Under the eyes of all, this man was impaled through the heart with a spear and a longsword thrust into his chest.

Seeing this, the others shouted together and charged towards the broken Flying Boat.

The people on the Flying Boat were still desperately trying to make themselves clear, saying, "We were just passing by, are you mistaken?" but their attackers would not listen at all, striking without care as if they were all deaf.

About a dozen people sat on the Flying Boat, now extremely passive because they couldn’t even run; they could only hold the line by the split section of the boat. However, because of this, their area of defense was not large, allowing them to still hold on temporarily.

Before long, two defenders were killed and another two severely injured, most of the damage being dealt by the concealed archer.

The people on the Flying Boat were both angered and annoyed, "If you’re certainly determined to oppose the Xue Family, then please leave your name behind. Do you have the guts?"

Ji PingAn, with his face covered by a black scarf, scoffed at their words, "Your Xue Family attacks covertly, so I can do the same. We don’t need to flaunt our names, which would only provoke ridicule."

While talking, another member of the Xue Family was injured. He wailed, "Everyone, attack! Don’t mind me. Support by the transcended cultivator is almost here. Hold these thieves!"

It’s uncertain if he had some divine blessing, but right after his loud shout, a white blur tore through the air swiftly from afar, someone loudly warned, "Everyone stop, or don’t blame me for being rude!"

His words sounded fair, but now the Combat Cultivators had the absolute upper hand, so his words indeed seemed biased.

The Combat Cultivators on Ji PingAn’s side were slightly shocked, "Holy crap... Is that the transcended master, and a Sword Cultivator no less?"

Song Chunbo, seizing the moment of others’ astonishment, cleaved down another cultivator opposing him and coldly sneered, "When the sky falls, there will be taller people holding it up; what’s there to fear!"

Before his words fell, the white sword light charged directly at him.

Just as he was scared out of his wits, a gray figure suddenly appeared in front of him, stretched out a hand, and directly caught the white light, "What, trying to bully the weaker?"

His voice was rough and exceptionally grating, like ceramic scraping on a metal pot, causing those who heard it to involuntarily get goosebumps.

The suddenly appearing Sword Cultivator was also stunned, "Who are you?"

"What does it matter to you who I am?" the gray figure answered with his irritating voice, "If you want to bully the weaker, don’t blame me for teaching you a lesson."

The Sword Cultivator’s countenance was also a bit blurred, clearly using a Technique to conceal himself, and he coldly chuckled, "Are you confident you can kill me?"

The gray shadow replied coldly, "I don’t want to scare you with the truth... But if you don’t believe it, feel free to try."

The Sword Cultivator realized this person must be Ji PingAn’s protector, and he sized up the situation—probably incapable of defeating his opponent.

But, committed to his entrusted duty by others—a typical straightforward style of a Sword Cultivator—he would not back out, so he haughtily replied, "Of course I want to try. Given your remarkable skills, would you dare to disclose your name?"

The gray figure snorted coldly, "My name is only for the dead to hear, but I will tell you this, I come from Tiantong, now it is your turn to leave your name... either leave a name or leave your life."

The Sword Cultivator hesitated briefly, then decisively replied, "I am Sima Mingyao of Kongming Mountain, employed by the Xue Family to ensure their safety, not intended to offend Tiantong, and I hope for your understanding."

Kongming Mountain is indeed a force in the Cultivation World, a gathering place for Loose Cultivators, also sheltering many Loose Cultivator families, but the problem with Kongming Mountain is that it has few Golden Cores—only the Liu Family Brothers have Golden Cores.

Clearly, Sima Mingyao was a Loose Cultivator with a lineage, and by disclosing his origins, he lived up to the identity of a Sword Cultivator, fully aware that currently, there were some minor conflicts between Kongming Mountain and Tiantong.

The conflict wasn’t really about right or wrong. As a power of Loose Cultivators, Kongming Mountain inevitably needs resources from Tiantong to grow, but what Tiantong could gain from Kongming Mountain was minimal—not only did Kongming Mountain lack outputs, but more crucially... there was a scarcity of Spirit Stones.

And Tiantong’s support for Kongming Mountain wasn’t entirely pure in intention; how could the Four Sects and Wutai suffice? With more power in this area, they could make more money happily.

However, recently, the relationship between Kongming Mountain and Tiantong had become somewhat strained, and as for the reasons...there’s not much to say, just that Kongming Mountain owed Tiantong a lot of Spirit Stones and had not been very active in repaying recently—Kongming Mountain was really poor.

Sima Mingyao also knew that there were minor conflicts between Kongming Mountain and Tiantong, and knelt down immediately upon hearing about it.

As for the pride of a Sword Cultivator? Sword Cultivators should indeed stand out, but... to keep struggling when obviously outmatched, that’s just foolish.

The gray figure hesitated before scoffing coldly, "Sima Mingyao, I’ve noted this... I’ll spare your life this time."

Sima Mingyao did not engage in direct combat with his opponent, but when he caught the opponent’s flying sword with one hand, he understood: this person, I truly cannot defeat.

Therefore, no matter how arrogant the adversary was, he could only stand by helplessly, watching a group of Combat Cultivators slaughter all the descendants of the Xue family without sparing a single one.

This flying boat belonged to the Xue family, and among those killed, there were certainly some who were wrongfully killed, but... was it right for the Xue Family to kill Combat Cultivators?

These matters do not concern right or wrong, only standpoints.

However, with the appearance of Sima Mingyao, Ji PingAn and others realized something—the Xue family had finally run out of patience; they had began to summon Qi-Refining Practitioners for protection.

But it really didn’t matter. After finishing this operation, Ji PingAn and his group took about five days of rest before they wiped out another household of the Xue family.

By now, the Xue family really couldn’t tolerate it anymore: how many of ours did we kill? How many of ours did you kill?

But with Tiantong backing them, they couldn’t really do anything to the Combat Cultivators. In fact, if the Combat Cultivators were to advertise their deeds, they would absolutely be overwhelmed by the influx of combatants.

Individual Combat Cultivators are not to be feared, nor has anyone really taken them seriously; the number of Combat Cultivators the Xue family has bullied is countless—because these people are easy to bully. Isn’t it just that they have no real choice but to become Combat Cultivators?

But if someone really managed to organize them, it would become a terrifying force.

The Xue family made a significant decision: to halt all family business operations, withdraw their personnel back to the old residence, then dispatch people for public relations.

At this time, Feng Jun was haggling with Luo Lieyang.

After returning lithium batteries to the Thunder Origin, the Thunder Cultivators tested them and were thrilled by the results; although not as good as Yunlei Stone, they were cost-effective indeed.

Luo Lieyang also knew that it would not be easy to get support from Feng Jun, but at this moment, Thunder Origin was in desperate need of these batteries; he needed 10,000 sets—even if it meant paying a higher price, he was willing.

However, Feng Jun knew this was impossible; buying 2,000 batteries nearly exhausted him on the Earth Plane.

Luo Lieyang casually mentioned: our Spirit Stone Generators will be available soon, and the demand for batteries will greatly decrease; buying so many is actually for your benefit.

Though his proposal was somewhat aggressive, his manner was fairly kind—last time, his sect brother was unfortunately trapped by the Yinsha Sect at Mount Zhige, and if not for Mountain Master Feng stepping in, there would have been more trouble.

Feng Jun, cold on the outside but warm on the inside, was uncertain how to refuse when Yun Buyao entered, saying that Chairman Huang Fu of Tiantong had something to discuss with him.

Yun Buyao had already reached the sixth layer of Flawless, and there was a barrier between the sixth and seventh layers; passing through would denote a High-Rank Flawless.

Feng Jun knew her talent was exceptional, but at this barrier, it was appropriate to suppress her cultivation progress—leaving her to her own devices was not good for her.

Therefore, he had Yun Buyao start involving herself in the daily affairs of Mount Zhige; the good thing about this child was: whatever Feng Jun assigned, she would complete with all her heart and effort.

Thus, around Feng Jun, she had even become the chief steward—others were not unaware of how close Mi Yunshan was to Feng Jun, but Sister Lin was just Feng Jun’s woman, whereas Yun Buyao... she was Feng Jun’s designated disciple.

Yun Buyao easily took over significant authority of Mount Zhige and ensured protection by reporting daily to Feng Jun.

However, she did not undermine people like Mi Yunshan, because she was fully aware that her platform wasn’t here—merely handling emergencies, performing necessary tasks without causing offense to Sister Mi was crucial.

Among people, it’s better to leave some space.

Feng Jun really appreciated Yun Buyao’s method of handling issues; he felt Mi Yunshan was somewhat soft, and Liu Feifei too young. Yun Buyao, not very old yet quite opinionated, was a good fit.

Upon hearing that Huang Fu Flawless had come, he frowned, "Tell her I’m busy right now, really can’t manage, no intention to slight her... What does she want with me?"

Though Yun Buyao was young, her rigid and somewhat dogmatic approach caused her to respond, "It seems to be... it seems to be about Ji PingAn, there’s been a little change there."

Feng Jun raised his eyebrows, helplessly smacking his lips, "What kind of change could there be..."

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