Big Data Cultivation
Chapter 1151: Courtesy Calls for Reciprocity

Chapter 1151: Chapter 1151: Courtesy Calls for Reciprocity

Daoist Chen’s eyes rolled, then he smiled and spoke, "I wonder if Luohua accepts named disciples? I’ve been exploring the path of cultivation on my own, and it’s truly a bit aimless. If the Mountain Master doesn’t mind, I’m willing to acknowledge the Mountain Master as my master..."

He paused for a moment and then continued, "It’s just a pity that I’m tied to the Fanghu inheritance and cannot sever it. I can only offer a disciple’s courtesy, to express my humble feelings."

Qing Xiaozi glanced at him, half-smiling, "Daoist Chen, you’re not eyeing Mountain Master Feng’s storage bag, are you?"

Everyone burst into laughter upon hearing this, but Daoist Chen only shook his head with a smile, "This item... I have one as well."

Feng Jun coughed lightly, "To become a disciple of our sect is not that easy. Cai Xin, please recite the Luohua sect rules!"

The Luohua sect regulations were just compiled by Yang Yuxin. Feng Jun found them satisfactory and called them "Luohua’s Seven Prohibitions."

Zhang Caixin had heard Feng Jun was organizing some sect rules but never paid much attention because she felt she had a decent moral compass and was principled in her actions, thus not needing to worry about such rules.

It was the first time she saw these rules on paper and didn’t expect to be reciting them at the discipleship ceremony.

Reading it is no big deal, but when she got to the part about "supporting national unity," she couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

Supporting Huaxia’s unity isn’t funny at all, but... Luohua isn’t even a company, so it feels a bit far-fetched?

Feng Jun didn’t mind her laughter, letting her finish reciting, then coughed lightly before speaking, "The rise and fall of a nation is the responsibility of every individual. I don’t demand everyone to be patriotic, but Luohua disciples must not betray their own country, and that should be the baseline."

Zhang Caixin immediately stood up and apologized, "I’m sorry, I just didn’t wrap my head around it. I never thought of myself as that important."

Feng Jun waved his hand with a smile and replied, "In the past, it was normal to not feel that way, but now that you are at the Qi Refinement Realm, things are different, including your abilities, actions, and perspectives... they will influence many people."

"That’s reasonable!" The old Taoist from Wangwu gave a thumbs up, "The Qi Refinement Realm means you’re a great cultivator, Fellow Daoist Zhang, do not underestimate yourself... Just consider that storage bag. If you were to use it on foreigners, that would be a disaster."

Zhang Caixin rolled her eyes upon hearing this, thinking to herself how would someone who speaks like that live to such an old age without getting beaten up. It’s not easy.

However, Feng Jun picked up the conversation, scanning the surrounding people, "This is also the reason for inviting everyone to witness this. You’ve all heard Luohua’s rules, if you encounter a Luohua disciple violating any of them, feel free to report it... I will certainly give everyone an explanation."

"Isn’t that unnecessary?" said Zhang Dongyuan from Qingcheng, eager to improve relations with Feng Jun, first indicating goodwill, "If the Luohua lineage does accidentally breach any regulations, we can assist in coordinating first."

Feng Jun shook his head, responded seriously, "Fellow Daoist Zhang means well, but if we only coordinate, bad habits might form. For things unsuitable, feel free to inform the manor."

Zhang Dongyuan frowned, "But how to gauge appropriateness? Small matters shouldn’t be worth it, right..."

His worries were reasonable. For phrases like "supporting national unity," it’s easy to say, but how does one measure the appropriateness? Would notifying Luohua about minor issues be bothersome?

"Ahem," Dong Zenghong coughed violently twice, then gave him a glance — Are you really that foolish?

Feng Jun pondered a bit and replied, "Let me put it this way, if the Luohua sect does anything intolerable, you can complain rather than taking matters into your own hands."

The atmosphere suddenly became extremely quiet; even though it was already quite silent, it now grew eerily peaceful.

Finally, someone spoke. The Grand Elder of Kunlun nodded, "Understood, only Luohua people can handle Luohua issues, right?"

During Kunlun’s prime days, they handled matters in a similar fashion, but they never announced it publicly to other Daoist sects.

"That’s right," Feng Jun nodded solemnly, "Luohua’s problem-solving will not show favoritism, only severity, but my requirement is that only I handle my people... Please remember this."

The scene returned to silence once more; was it appropriate to say such things on a day meant for celebration?

It was Dong Zenghong who spoke, "What if we handle it ourselves?"

Feng Jun knew this guy was cooperating with him, so he straightforwardly answered, "If you handle it yourself... even if right, it’s wrong!"

"Clap, clap, clap," someone was applauding. Everyone turned to see Guan Shanyue smiling broadly while clapping, "Luohua, the leader of the Daoist sects, should indeed have such dominance. I also believe Fellow Daoist Feng can act justly."

Upon hearing this, Dong Zenghong nodded, "Mountain Master Feng is surely laying the foundation for centuries to come."

It just goes to show the heir of Ghost Valley’s uncommon intelligence; while others only heard the dominance of Luohua, he had already grasped the underlying intent from Feng Jun’s statement.

While Luohua may show partiality, given his public pledge, it’s certain that he won’t be lenient when handling his own people.

He could even imagine that Luohua disciples might be somewhat arrogant but would absolutely not randomly bully others!

Those attending the ceremony were all from Daoist sects and had a much deeper understanding of Huaxia culture than typical people. With Dong Zenghong’s explanation, everyone began to come around, with Qing Xiaozi being the first to give a thumbs up, "Fellow Daoist Feng’s foresight is admirable!"

Daoist Qiu also spoke with some emotion, "To be honest, I’ve always believed that strict teachers produce better students. I feel that the current educational approach in Huaxia has issues... I rarely see strict teaching environments anymore. I support Mountain Master Feng!"

The two individuals from Kunlun were reluctant to support Feng Jun — according to Luohua’s demands, Kunlun disciples can’t casually confront Luohua disciples. However, the situation was out of their control, so they didn’t dare to voice opposition.

They could only hope that Feng Jun would follow through with his promise to strictly discipline his own people.

With Kunlun not opposing, it was even less likely for others to disagree.

Next came the following phase: the dinner banquet began.

Li Shishi originally planned to set off fireworks. Since this was in the suburbs, it was relatively easy to get approval for setting off fireworks.

However, Sister Hong stopped her, saying that once the fireworks were lit, people around would surely inquire about what’s happening.

Since Luohua had decided to keep a low profile, it was best to maintain that stance.

Meanwhile, Wang Haifeng, Gazi, and others drove off to deliver food to the Daoist friends outside the manor.

This time, the meals were quite lavish, with spirit rice, spirit beast meat, and spiritual wine. The thirty Daoist guests within the manor had a more sumptuous feast, but the twelve tables outside the manor weren’t too shabby either.

Moreover, each of the twelve tables’ attendees would receive five catties of spirit rice as a gift. Since they came to support, it was only fair not to let them leave empty-handed.

After all, it’s only about six hundred catties of spirit rice.

And for the thirty people within the manor, the gifts were undoubtedly better. Each received not only ten catties of spirit rice but also one Body Tempering Pill, one Foundation Establishment Pill, and a Thunderclap Talisman.

Such generosity would likely earn Elder Yu’s admiration, but Feng Jun felt it wasn’t a big deal. With another Qi Refinement cultivator joining the manor, any celebration was justifiable.

These thirty people were genuinely flattered, and Feng Tianyang even exclaimed, "I went through great trouble to get ten jars of hundred-year-old Xifeng wine as a gift, but now it seems utterly unimpressive."

Not only did he feel this way, but others did as well, especially Qing Xiaozi from Luofu Mountain. His gift was a Range Rover 5.0, which he thought was quite nice — young people should like cars, but little did he know that money wasn’t the main focus here.

Dong Zenghong disdainfully glanced at him, lightly scoffing, "That’s all your intelligence could yield."

Feng Tianyang, being on good terms with him, couldn’t help but roll his eyes, "So what did you give?"

Dong Zenghong rolled his eyes, "I co-gifted with Zhang the head, a small courtyard on Mount Qingcheng... it’s not valuable, just convenient."

Is a small courtyard on Mount Qingcheng expensive? Not really, it doesn’t compare to the imperial or magical capitals’ markets and is slightly worse than villas in Jin City’s suburbs. It’s remote and secluded, even food delivery vendors won’t take orders there.

However, these places are off-limits to private development; one can’t simply create a small courtyard there with just money.

Certainly, no one in their right mind would spend vast favors and funds to develop in such a spot.

Only those on the cultivation path would truly value these locations.

From another perspective, the fact that prestigious places like The Sky of the Nine Immortal Chambers have buildings from other Daoist powers nearby would bring some inconvenience to the Fifth Celestial Realm, yet Qingcheng was willing to accept, even proactively offering it.

Thus, the gift Dong Zenghong presented was perfectly suited — not only a scarce resource but given to the right individual.

"Oh?" The head of Xuande Cave Heaven, Feng Tianyang, raised an eyebrow, "I was just feeling my gift was inadequate. Since that’s the case, I’ll reserve a courtyard for Fellow Daoist Zhang too. You’ll have a resting place when visiting Mount Taibai."

Truth be told, the people present, being heads of their respective sects, were not short of houses because of their occupation. In no time, Zhang Caixin received seven to eight property offers.

For the average person, this might be overwhelming, but she truly wasn’t concerned. She just smiled and expressed, "I am grateful for the kindness of all Fellow Daoists. However, each Celestial Realm has its own laws; how dare I linger freely?"

Everyone immediately assured her that it wouldn’t be an issue, resulting in a night of complete harmony between guests and hosts.

The next day, Feng Jun spoke on the Great Dao in his residence, and this time it was genuine. His primary template was the "Five Elements Transcendence Technique."

The Earth Realm lacked this cultivation technique, so he lectured on the relationship between the five elements in cultivation.

The guests present listened intently, while in Luohua Manor, only Zhang Caixin stayed to accompany him.

Others were engaged in their activities, finding no need to compete for listening with the guests.

Feng Jun explained in a clear and profound manner. When lunchtime arrived, the attendees were reluctant to leave.

"Alright, it’s time to eat," Feng Jun had no choice but to pause his teaching, "The lecture concludes here. In the afternoon and tomorrow, you can cultivate in Luohua’s Spirit Gathering Array, a small token of our goodwill to you, Fellow Daoists."

(Double monthly ticket period, call for monthly tickets loudly.)