Big Data Cultivation
Chapter 1109: Stubbornness is Useless

Chapter 1109: Chapter 1109: Stubbornness is Useless

When Feng Jun used the Mountain and River Seal, it still managed to unleash considerable power, injuring a high-rank cultivator was not an accident.

However, this time, he hastily released the Mountain and River Seal, significantly diminishing its might.

Fortunately, Yan Xiaomo was a Sword Cultivator, truly of thin skin and scant blood, and in order not to affect his sword flying ability, he did not bolster his defenses.

Thus, he was immediately knocked over by the Mountain and River Seal, rolling twice on the ground.

But within those two rolls, he had already lost the best opportunity to escape with his flying sword.

Right after that, a rope lasso descended from the sky, binding him tightly—it was the Immortal Binding Rope from the Guanquan Valley’s Yu Family.

This Immortal Binding Rope was indeed overbearingly powerful, truly living up to the claim of "being able to bind anything below the Ascendant phase".

However, the rope also had its natural flaws: first, it was not quickly dispatched, and second, it was relatively fragile.

Feng Jun didn’t use it right away because he was worried that the Immortal Binding Rope wouldn’t catch up to the sword cultivator’s sword escape technique, and he also didn’t want the razor-sharp sword light to damage this treasure.

Only after knocking the sword cultivator to the ground did he relinquish control over the Mountain and River Seal and used the Immortal Binding Rope to capture his opponent.

Merely this, and he was still somewhat worried he couldn’t firmly lock his opponent down, so he leapt forward and fiercely launched a Divine Sense Attack.

At the corners of Yan Xiaomo’s mouth, however, a cold smile appeared as he ran his blood and qi in reverse to open his Niwan Palace, intending to detonate his life-bound secondary sword.

A typical sword cultivator would only cultivate one life-bound flying sword, but Yan Xiaomo’s Cultivation Technique was different; in addition to a life-bound flying sword, he also had a life-bound secondary sword, which was one of his last resort methods for survival.

The explosion of the life-bound secondary sword would cause him great harm, but he was confident that it would loosen the ropes binding him and that he could use the eruption of sword qi and sword intent to immediately escape with sword flight.

The loss this time was tremendous, kid, I’ll remember you, we are not done yet!

Watching Feng Jun charging at him with a blade, he snorted quietly: as long as this blade doesn’t kill me, kid, the mountains are high and the roads are long, we shall meet again in the martial world!

"Eh?" Just at that moment, a light exclamation sounded, and a surge of qi descended, binding Yan Xiaomo right where he stood, with even his Niwan Palace suppressed by the imposing aura, preventing his secondary sword from jumping out.

Yan Xiaomo was greatly alarmed in his heart, it’s over! "Could it be a Golden Core Master?"

It was Master Sumiao who took action; initially, she was just keen on watching the excitement, but once Feng Jun succeeded, she was even less inclined to intervene.

But seeing the opponent opening his Niwan Palace, attempting to explode his life-bound flying sword, she could no longer tolerate it: If Feng Jun fails to recognize this move and gets injured by you, wouldn’t that be my fault?

From beginning to end, she did not want Feng Jun to be harmed because, as a Golden Core Master standing by his side while being a patient, it would be not only improper but also a disgrace to the Golden Core if she did not actively assist the doctor.

She also feared that the sword cultivator could use the destruction of his life-bound flying sword to escape, which was something she could not accept: having discovered this person and after a bit of gossip, if he were to escape in the end, how could she, a Golden Core, have the face to remain on Mount Zhige?

Thus, as soon as the situation turned dire, she directly employed the "Thousand Illusion Icy Cloud Hand," firmly restraining him.

Of course, her ability to subdue him with such ease owed a great deal to the Immortal Binding Rope; without it, seizing him would have required some additional effort.

Then, with a gesture of her hand, she directly sucked him into the sky, then slammed him fiercely to the ground, "Mountain Master Feng, see to his disposal."

With this slam, Yan Xiaomo’s bones broke in myriad places, more than half of his meridians burst, and blood spouted from his mouth as if it cost nothing.

At this moment, he could not even contemplate escape, as without immediate treatment, whether he could survive was a question.

Feng Jun, however, bowed in the distance and sent a Divine Sense message, "Many thanks, Master, for your assistance."

Master Sumiao’s Divine Sense replied, "No need for thanks. Since I came to you for a favor, it’s only right that I offer some help. There’s no need for gratitude, but you must be careful, this fellow... Eh, he’s a sword cultivator who cultivates both main and secondary swords?"

Feng Jun walked over to Yan Xiaomo and looked down at him from a superior position, "If you tell the truth, I can grant you a quick death."

While coughing up blood, Yan Xiaomo replied with a bitter smile, "Does that mean my death is certain?"

Feng Jun took out a cigarette, lit it, and looked indifferently at him, "I just don’t want to deceive you. Are you sure you want to hear lies?"

After spewing out more blood, Yan Xiaomo finally said, "Then just do as you please, to experience the methods of Mountain Master Feng is not a loss in this lifetime."

"Eh?" Feng Jun laughed, raising a thumbs-up, "You really are forthright, I like challenges the most."

He bent down, reached out his hand, and directly sealed the opponent’s Dantian, then went to retrieve the Mountain and River Seal, and took the person off to a small courtyard.

Halfway there, Zi Yi strode toward him, holding a wooden plaque in her hand and cheerfully said, "This is the Soul Arresting Tablet, it contains a trace of extraterrestrial Gang Qi. Master Sumiao feared that Mountain Master Feng might be too soft-hearted, so she lent it to you for use."

Upon hearing the three words "Soul Arresting Tablet," Yan Xiaomo’s eyes widened, and when he heard the four words "extraterrestrial Gang Qi", he couldn’t help but struggle, shouting loudly, "Let me go, you people are even more sinister than Evil Cultivators!"

The Soul Arresting Tablet specializes in capturing all kinds of souls, with it in hand, even if he tried to harm himself, it would be in vain unless he had a way to destroy his own soul.

The extraterrestrial Gang Qi was even more terrifying. This substance, gathered from beyond the heavens, is usually used by high-rank cultivators to temper their physical bodies. For the soul, this substance is much more vicious than the torments of yin fire in soul refinement, causing unbearable agony to the soul, yet preventing it from dissipating.

In ancient times, there was a Demon Cultivator whose soul was captured by an enemy and tormented with extraterrestrial Gang Qi for tens of thousands of years, screaming in misery every day.

Zi Yi, seeing his malicious words, couldn’t help but snort lightly, "How daring, if I don’t refine you for a hundred years, I’d be unworthy of being a disciple of Taiqing."

Only then did Yan Xiaomo realize he had spoken rashly and begged pitifully, "Fellow Daoist, I truly did not know you were a High Disciple of Taiqing. May I ask which venerable Taiqing is the real master?"

Zi Yi smiled coldly, "So you still knew there was a real master? You should be thankful that the master didn’t want to dirty her hands. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have had the chance to nag at Mountain Master Feng and would’ve been sent somewhere extraterrestrial to cool off."

Hearing this, Yan Xiaomo couldn’t help but let out a heavy sigh. If he had known about this earlier, he would have just killed himself on the spot.

He dared to let Feng Jun interrogate him because he had a secret technique for self-destruction on hand; he thought he could just kill himself if the torture became unbearable. But now, with the Soul Arresting Tablet present, he couldn’t die even if he wanted to.

However, at this point, regret was useless, so he could only look pitifully at Feng Jun, "Mountain Master Feng, I was ignorant just now, I beg your great tolerance and forgiveness, I am willing to confess everything, just seeking a quick death."

Feng Jun smiled coldly, "That... depends on my mood."

Yan Xiaomo then spilled the beans, confessing the details of the event.

The one who hired him was none other than the escaped member of the Xue Family, Xue Jingxiang. Yan Xiaomo shouldn’t have probed the identity of his employer, but thinking he was paid too little, yet couldn’t refuse the job, he demanded to know the employer’s identity.

As soon as Feng Jun heard "Xue Jingxiang," he knew the other party was likely not lying.

How he found his way to Mount Zhige and how he attacked Tian Letao, Yan Xiaomo also confessed clearly.

Seeing Feng Jun unmoved, Yan Xiaomo gritted his teeth and revealed another secret: Xue Jingxiang should now be hiding around Jumu Market Town—he had escaped from there, but he had been cultivating his network there for over a decade, with many hidden ties.

After letting him finish speaking, Feng Jun took a while before asking, "If he wants revenge, why didn’t he come with you? After all, I’m also the enemy who ruined his clan... If you two joined forces, you might actually stand a chance against me."

"The enemy who ruined his clan? Hehe," Yan Xiaomo replied with a disdainful laugh, "Because his clan was destroyed, he appreciates the value of being alive even more, I’ve seen too many of these clan scions... Hiring me for assassination, they can be considered to have lived up to their clan’s upbringing, and as for themselves? They’d rather not, after all, I am stronger than him in combat, a fact that is undeniable."

Feng Jun was speechless as he felt that what Yan Xiaomo had said was closer to reality. After a moment of silence, he inquired, "What about Tian Letao?"

"Killed him," Yan Xiaomo replied nonchalantly, "My cultivation involves a destructive Soul Search, and after Soul Search, the person is bound to become an idiot. Such a cripple doesn’t need to live, and I don’t have to worry about being discovered."

His answer sounded cold-blooded, but in reality, this was the norm. In a society where resources are scarce, a cripple who can’t be cured is really not worth wasting food on—not just he thinks so, perhaps even the Tian Family members would think the same.

Feng Jun did not reproach him but nodded, "You confessed so readily, I would have given you a swift death, but since you did a poor job before, I will hand you over to the Tian Family for them to deal with... This isn’t considered reneging on my word, who told you to kill a man?"

Yan Xiaomo remained silent, he was not afraid of what kind of retribution the Tian Family would seek. As he thought before— without the Soul Arresting Tablet present, he really didn’t care about being tortured.

Feng Jun incapacitated Yan Xiaomo’s cultivation, and had Elder Liao Brother plant a worm inside him. Even so, Zi Yi made another move, thrusting two Spirit Sealing Talismans into his body—there was no choice, there were simply too many secret techniques among cultivators.

That night, they handed over the person, and the next day the Tian Family brought him back, but in separate pieces.

Turns out, Yan Xiaomo still had a trick up his sleeve. After seeing the Family Head Tian Yangni, he forthrightly stated: I didn’t bring the wealth I’ve accumulated with me this time, give me a clean death, and I’ll tell you where I’ve buried my treasure.

Tian Yangni couldn’t resist such a temptation—the wealth of a cultivator, after all.

Under Yan Xiaomo’s guidance, the Tian Family members unearthed Tian Letao’s corpse, and that was pretty much the end of it.

So they executed Yan Xiaomo, and then they faced another problem: How to uncover this person’s wealth?

Mortals who have secret stashes of Spirit Stones are sentenced to clan extermination!

After some thought, they had no choice but to go back to Feng Jun.

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