Big Data Cultivation
Chapter 1137: Capricious, Huh?

Chapter 1137: Chapter 1137: Capricious, Huh?

Sister Hong and Good Scenery were busy all night and transported another ten thousand tons of grain.

Upon returning, Shen Qingyi went straight back to the Bamboo Forest to continue her cultivation.

Good Scenery truly embodies the nature of a natural slacker. After working hard all night, she didn’t hesitate to go back and catch up on her sleep.

But Sister Hong is different; she’s used to being in control, with a particularly strong sense of crisis.

She felt she must cultivate—Mei Jin could freely enter the mobile phone dimension, but she couldn’t. If this continued, they would widen the gap between them over time.

Her cultivation wasn’t forced, and after about an hour, dawn broke.

She originally planned to go back to sleep but scoped out the surroundings, raising a question in her heart: Where was Cai Xin?

Zhang Caixin didn’t cultivate every night, but knowing her temperament, if she didn’t cultivate at night, she would definitely appear in the Spirit Gathering Array in the backyard early the next morning.

Sister Hong made a phone call, but her sister’s mobile phone was out of service, leaving her a bit doubtful, though she didn’t dwell on it.

That night, she went to transport grain again, only to find the next morning that Zhang Caixin was still nowhere to be seen.

It was only then she realized Feng Jun had disappeared too. When she dialed his number, sure enough, his phone was also unavailable.

That night, Sister Hong genuinely didn’t want to transport more grain, but with less than ten thousand tons left, it was essentially the last night.

She whispered to Good Scenery, and after the two finished the final round of grain transport, it wasn’t yet five in the morning. They watched Shen Qingyi leave and directly headed to Zhang Caixin’s room.

As expected, she wasn’t in her room. Sister Hong was deeply frustrated and was about to push Feng Jun’s door when Mei Jin stopped her.

Teacher Mei viewed these matters with a more detached perspective. She gently shook her head. "Forget it."

She asked softly yet indifferently, "Even if both of them are inside, what can you do about it?"

Sister Hong hesitated, her expression unusually conflicted, but in the end, she shook her head with a sigh. "Ah..."

At that moment, the two felt an odd disturbance. Hastily looking outside, they caught sight of something descending in the pale morning sky. Sister Hong muttered under her breath, "The Time Shuttle?"

Without explanation, she understood—they had gone out to take care of business. Her face instantly relaxed, breaking into a relieved smile. "These two, going out to handle things and not even bothering to inform anyone. How worrying!"

Good Scenery stared out the window with indifference, secretly murmuring to herself, "Probably not just for business matters..."

Zhang Caixin was holding onto Feng Jun’s arm, her body nearly leaning entirely against him, her face lit up with radiant joy.

The kind of pure happiness she exuded was something anyone, except perhaps the blind, could easily see.

Feng Jun actually didn’t want to appear overly intimate with her; his consideration was for Sister Hong’s feelings. But sensing Zhang Caixin’s heartfelt joy, how could he push her away?

The two stepped off the Time Shuttle, and Feng Jun raised his hand to stow the artifact away. He then asked, "Do you really want this?"

"Of course," Zhang Caixin nodded. She had long dreamed of flying freely in the sky. In the past, her cultivation level wasn’t sufficient. Now, finally advancing to the Qi Refinement Realm, she desperately desired a flying artifact.

Feng Jun pondered for a moment before shaking his head. "Better not use this. Once your sister and the others finish their affairs, I’ll give you the flying artifact they’re using instead. The Time Shuttle draws too much attention from Kunlun, and using it could bring unnecessary trouble."

"So what?" Zhang Caixin tilted her chin up nonchalantly. After advancing to the Qi Refinement Realm, she inevitably felt some slight arrogance. "My sister and the others don’t have good self-defense capabilities. Why not let me attract the heat instead... Wait, sis, you’re still awake?"

Feng Jun had already noticed the two others sneaking over, but it was too late for him to warn Zhang Caixin.

Sister Hong looked at her younger sister with a half-smile. "My self-defense is so poor that I couldn’t risk sleeping while you were away."

Zhang Caixin ignored the undertone in her sister’s words, joyfully announcing, "Sis, I’ve advanced in my cultivation!"

"Advanced..." Sister Hong was about to continue her sentence but instantly widened her eyes in shock upon realization. "The Qi Refinement Realm?"

"That’s right," Zhang Caixin said, proudly nodding. "Our manor finally has a second cultivator in the Qi Refinement Realm."

In Feng Jun’s circle of disciples and women, neither Shen Qingyi nor Hua Hua could fully be considered part of Luohua Manor.

Before Sister Hong could say anything, Good Scenery spoke with a cheerful smile, "That’s worth celebrating, for sure! This calls for a banquet, doesn’t it?"

"Of course there’ll be a banquet," Zhang Caixin grinned, tightening her grip affectionately on Feng Jun’s arm. "Brother Jun said he’ll send out invitations—I’m currently deciding with him what kind of artifact I should use."

Sister Hong noticed her subtle movements and felt an inexplicable wave of irritation. "Regarding artifacts, just take whatever Elder Feng gives you. If everyone learns from your example, being a master will become quite stifling for him."

Zhang Caixin wanted to say that Feng Jun was not just her master but her man as well. However, upon seeing her sister’s somewhat gloomy expression, she refrained from speaking her thoughts.

After all, advancing to the Qi Refinement Realm meant she could now use magic artifacts and storage bags freely, which left her in high spirits. "Brother Jun said I could pick one myself. He has plenty of artifacts anyway. We were just discussing whether or not to use Kunlun’s artifacts."

"You still shouldn’t use those; it’s genuinely unsafe," Sister Hong shook her head solemnly. "The Elder may not fear Kunlun, but we’re still far from that level, even with your advancement to Qi Refinement."

However, Zhang Caixin demonstrated her position as Luohua Manor’s second cultivator, along with a willingness to consider the bigger picture.

She waved her head decisively, saying, "I’m actually thinking about Kunlun’s Ruthless Rope too. Brother Jun has many artifacts, but there will always be limits. If others advance a bit later, they can use other artifacts, while I’ll use these. Keeping these artifacts unused would just waste their potential, wouldn’t it?"

Sister Hong responded with an enigmatic smile. "You’re overthinking things. Elder Feng has other disciples. The key is they can use these artifacts without Kunlun being able to cause trouble for them."

She was, of course, referring to Mi Yunshan, Yun Buyao, and Tian Wangun from the mobile phone dimension. They couldn’t come to Earth.

Zhang Caixin was stunned upon hearing this. "Brother Jun... has other disciples?"

"Alright," Feng Jun gently patted her arm, responding with a smile. "That’s something you’ll find out sooner or later. No need to overthink it now. Get some rest first and then prepare for the celebration."

After saying this, he subtly pulled his arm away. Smiling faintly, he headed into the Jade Building.

Good Scenery yawned and said, "I’m going back to sleep too. The sun’s about to rise."

The small courtyard was left with only the two sisters facing each other. After a long silence, Sister Hong sighed, asking, "What’s going on with you two?"

When alone with her sister, Zhang Caixin couldn’t steel her heart.

She could only offer a gentle explanation, "The day Gu Jiahui left, I received a last-minute notice from Kevin to trade two thousand sets of lithium batteries. I had no choice but to ask Brother Jun to escort me. After all, the manor is so big. Taking three or four people out would create vulnerabilities."

Her explanation didn’t help much; in fact, it made Sister Hong understand clearly—if you weren’t feeling guilty, why would you bother defending yourself with so many words?

After hesitating briefly, Sister Hong eventually asked, "Your recent advancement..."

Feeling her sister’s suspicions weigh on her, Zhang Caixin hesitated momentarily before steeling herself and admitting, "It’s exactly what you’re thinking. I first cultivated using the Dragon Phoenix Supreme Heart Method... then practiced the Life of Water Technique to stabilize my cultivation slightly."

"The Dragon Phoenix Supreme Heart Method," Sister Hong murmured quietly, knowing well that this was the advanced version of her own Dragon Phoenix Fusion Scripture.

She sighed deeply, staring into her sister’s eyes. "Did you ever consider my feelings?"

Initially, Zhang Caixin felt uneasy, but upon hearing this, she boldly asked, "And when you all advanced, did you think about how I felt? I don’t mind losing to you, but even the Gu Family’s brat has caught up to me—how could I accept that?"

Faced with these words, Sister Hong fell silent. She had assumed the close bond between her and her sister meant Cai Xin would never act recklessly, which was why she’d bottled up her frustration. But hearing this explanation, she found herself at a loss for words.

From Zhang Caixin’s perspective, Gu Jiahui indeed posed a significant threat. While her talent was slightly inferior, her family background put her leagues ahead of the two sisters. Moreover, even Yang Yuxin had started cultivating now.

After a long time, Sister Hong sighed and walked away. "There’s no need to rush. You could’ve waited until the Dust Formation Realm before using it."

Watching her sister’s melancholic departure, Zhang Caixin couldn’t help but feel a tinge of regret—was she being too selfish?

But the next moment, she clenched her fist tightly: Brother Jun already said, in the battle for the Great Dao, there’s no room for retreat. I’ve always been the one yielding, but nobody said Brother Jun belonged solely to [the other sister’s] side!

Feng Jun had been protecting Zhang Caixin as she cultivated for three days and was somewhat exhausted. He slept until four in the afternoon before waking up.

By then, the small courtyard was bustling with activity. Upon hearing the news, all of the manor’s disciples had gathered: Zhang Haifeng, Xu Leigang, Gazi, Gao Qiang, and Li Shishi—even Hua Hua had flown over, tilting her head to curiously observe Zhang Caixin.

Only Shen Qingyi hadn’t arrived; she was tending to the Spirit Gathering Array and Lingzhi Formation in the valley while also cultivating herself.

The commotion was centered in the backyard of the villa—Elder Yu and others couldn’t enter this area, so everyone spoke freely without hesitation.

Besides Sister Hong, whose gaze occasionally drifted, everyone else’s faces were alight with joy. With the manor producing a second Qi Refinement cultivator, there’d naturally soon be a third. Even Xu Leigang, who tended toward self-defeat, wore an excited expression.

Everyone chatted enthusiastically about preparations for the ceremony—on Earth, achieving the Qi Refinement Realm meant becoming a Great Cultivator.

Seeing Feng Jun emerge, the crowd went silent. Zhang Caixin, however, couldn’t contain her excitement. "Let Brother Jun decide what to do!"

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