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Chapter 1230: After Modification - 1130 - Crush Him (2nd Update)

Chapter 1230: After Modification: Chapter 1130 - Crush Him (2nd Update)

How could Feng Jun know what is meant by the "bloodline gift"? He just discerned what the medicine bottle was by relying on his mobile phone.

Thankfully, the information obtained from the mobile phone often comes with annotations, and the "resentful soul crystal" is no exception.

Guo Xiaosong neither knew the "Soul Hosting Secret Technique" mentioned by Master Sumiao, nor understood the resentful soul crystal mentioned by Feng Jun, so now he chose to trust Kong Ziyi - after all, she is a disciple walking with the elder’s authority card, he asked happily, "Is it a bloodline gift?"

He understands what a bloodline gift is; with a clan’s bloodline, one can activate the bloodline gift.

Kong Ziyi was about to respond when a voice in her heart arose, "It’s not a bloodline gift, there is a remnant soul filtering the talent."

She immediately realized that the sole prerequisite for the bloodline gift is the bloodline, but to filter talent, it’s not just about the bloodline condition.

Kong Ziyi is also very clear about the purpose of this transmission from her grandmother - she’s a core disciple of Taiqing, being a bit lacking in insight is fine, but cannot be too lacking, especially since she represents Zixia Peak.

So she smiled and shook her head, "Never mind, I misunderstood, Mountain Master Feng can even discern Meng Xiaofei, obviously there’s a remnant soul."

A voice within her sounded again, "Consider yourself clever, be cautious with your words in the future, don’t let people make fun of your grandmother."

Yet Guo Xiaosong couldn’t comprehend the subtle distinction here, a misery of inadequate foundation, he asked in bewilderment, "Cannot a bloodline gift have a remnant soul?"

Tang Shixun, however, already understood, "Friend Xiaosong, the bloodline gift recognizes only bloodline, not talent."

Then he turned to Feng Jun, "But I’ve never heard of the resentful soul crystal claim before, can Mountain Master Feng explain it?"

Immediately after, the voice in Kong Ziyi’s heart arose again, "Let him explain, I’m not very clear, it’s a good chance to understand his sect’s foundation."

Feng Jun glanced at Tang Shixun, spoke with a faint smile, "Friend Tang, I’m pairing cultivation techniques for you, without setting conditions."

Pairing cultivation techniques is not a big deal to him, he’s never minded helping others much, even though he once announced he would charge hefty identification fees, but this time he helped everyone identify items without charging.

Friends wouldn’t charge for such trivial matters, generally, this belongs to the mindset of a Golden Core Master - my most valuable asset is time, I’ll help you if I want, it’s at my discretion to help or not.

But now, Tang Shixun is requesting to understand the resentful soul crystal, this is somewhat inappropriate - to learn knowledge, one has to pay the price.

If Tang Shixun asked like this initially, he could answer, but he’s already offered help to the counterpart without charging, receiving further questioning is quite excessive - I don’t owe you anything.

People’s problems gradually accumulate from slight indulgence, Feng Jun doesn’t want the opponent to think of him as a weak person.

Tang Shixun hesitated for a moment, finally reacted, and then cupped his hands in apology, "Sorry, indeed a bit presumptuous."

Such an attitude rarely occurs among disciples of Taiqing, for the proud students of the Four Sects and Wutai, Taiqing is particularly so.

But Tang Shixun truly stands out as a peculiar flower within Taiqing Sect, his character is naturally easygoing, courteous, helpful, and even calmly dealt with the discovery of his physique issues at the ninth level of emergence for eighty years, which is really remarkable.

Though quite a few disciples on Wuwei Peak have similar traits, he stayed at the ninth level of emergence for so long without affording more than twenty thousand Spirit Stones and fully financed junior brothers and sisters in the sect, which is exceptional.

Feng Jun also appreciated his attitude hence nodded, "Good you understand."

But then Guo Xiaosong spoke out, "Mountain Master Feng, how should the resentment in the resentful soul crystal be resolved? What do I need to pay for this answer?"

Feng Jun looked at him, sighed helplessly, "Thunder Cultivator..."

His grievance with Thunder Cultivator is also tangled; he has sold many things to Thunder Cultivator and sheltered them, but likewise, Thunder Cultivator purchases things quickly, and when he went to Thunderfield, Thunder Cultivator treated him warmly.

Moreover, this time Thunder Cultivator could bring so many cultivation techniques to White Pebble Beach because of his presence.

In short, he can’t completely disregard Thunder Cultivator’s face, so he responded, "Has none of you heard about resentful soul crystal?"

Everyone shook their head in confusion, only Kong Ziyi asked, "Is it a Soul Hosting Secret Technique?"

"Soul Hosting Secret Technique? More or less," Feng Jun pondered a moment, nodding slightly, "But it can not only host souls, it can also enhance one’s cultivation level..."

Briefly put, it’s when a cultivator harbors a resentment that cannot be released before death resulting in the formation of a resentful soul, which lasts for some time - ghostly cultivation methods practice precisely these things.

The resentful soul can crystallize, at least requiring a Golden Core cultivation level. It retains a certain consciousness, so choosing aptitude and such is relatively simple for it. The key is that the crystal not only condenses the Golden Core consciousness but also accumulates part of its cultivation level.

Master Sumiao’s judgment on the Soul Hosting Secret Technique is actually... quite close, because she also considered that Feng Jun directly called out the other party’s name, yet it wasn’t a soul capable of seizing a body—isn’t this soul hosting?

However, Meng Xiaofei’s method exceeded her imagination—the reason this medicinal bottle is called a crystal is not just because it can host a soul, but also because... it can enhance Meng Xinghun’s cultivation level.

It’s akin to that feeling in martial arts novels, where one imparts sixty years of cultivation.

Meng Xinghun’s cultivation level was not enhanced, not because of his problem, but because the Resentful Soul Crystal believed that at this stage, enhancing cultivation level is meaningless. Building a solid foundation is normal and can avoid trees standing out in the forest.

Feng Jun’s explanation was immediately understood by Kong Ziyi, who could even guess why her grandmother’s judgment was mistaken.

She raised her hand and took the medicinal bottle from Meng Xinghun to examine it, "Is there energy stored on it?"

Meng Xinghun anxiously shouted, almost crying, "Grandpa Guo..."

Guo Xiaosong looked at Kong Ziyi with dissatisfaction and then at Tang Shixun—wasn’t this a bit too much?

Tang Shixun was also somewhat surprised; he hadn’t interacted much with Kong Ziyi and didn’t expect this junior sister to act so directly.

In fact, Kong Ziyi was just very curious. Her master protected her well, so she didn’t care about other people’s perceptions; the first time she met Feng Jun, she flew into Mount Zhige on her own to inspect the dug-out holes.

She sensed the medicinal bottle and casually tossed it back to Meng Xinghun, then looked at Feng Jun, "The energy on it isn’t very strong... is that right?"

Feng Jun smiled and spread his hands, "Probably the strength of three to five strikes at the Out of Dust Peak level, already enough to help him cross three thresholds of the Out of Dust stage... any more, and the aura would be undisguisable."

Kong Ziyi made a small sound of surprise because the strength she felt was similar to her own. She opened her mouth, wanting to ask directly but ultimately smiled, mindful of not disgracing her grandmother, "It’s not easy at all."

"Is it really this miraculous?" Tang Shixun asked with great curiosity. Initially, he also wanted to take the item over to examine it, but seeing Guo Xiaosong’s reaction earlier, he looked at Meng Xinghun, "Xiao Meng, may I also take a look?"

Meng Xinghun hesitated a bit, but Guo Xiaosong smiled and encouraged him, "Star Soul, let them see. They are honorable seniors, would they see your item for nothing?"

Tang Shixun sensed the medicinal bottle and couldn’t help but shake his head in admiration, "Truly impressive, such a secret technique to seal cultivation... it must be carefully sensed to know. Meng Xiaofei lives up to his reputation."

After him, Su YuanJiang and An Yuhong also took turns examining it, all exclaiming in admiration.

Because Guo Xiaosong pressured everyone with his words, the Taiqing disciples felt embarrassed to examine it for free, so they took out some pills, talismans, and spirit stones as a meeting gift for Meng Xinghun; the quantity wasn’t much.

This was actually out of care for him; for someone merely at the seventh layer of the mundane realm to have too many good things in his hands isn’t necessarily a good thing.

Even the instigator Kong Ziyi consoled Meng Xinghun with a couple of sentences, "This is your chance; you don’t have to worry. Others can’t take it away... without the bloodline of the Meng Family, they won’t be recognized by the Resentful Soul. Taking it is useless."

Meng Xinghun, however, kept a small face tense, and only after hearing this did he let out a heavy sigh and asked with a bitter face, "I know that’s the case, but can you say this as Mr. Kong... would anyone believe it if I said it?"

An Yuhong laughed nonchalantly, "Little friend, don’t worry. Do you see anyone here who would talk about this?"

Su YuanJiang also spoke up, "Little friend, this isn’t entirely a bad thing for you. At least Senior Feng reminded you to be cautious of mental demons when breaking through to the Core Holding stage, and you can prepare in advance."

The matter was resolved this way, but that night, after Kong Ziyi finished her cultivation, Master Sumiao murmured in her mind, "It’s a pity; I wanted to ponder a bit more about what this Resentful Soul Crystal is all about."

Kong Ziyi said in surprise, "Then why didn’t you hint to me during the day? I could have delayed returning it for two more days."

Master Sumiao replied, "Forget it; you all only glanced for a moment. How could I shamelessly do worse than you? I roughly understand the situation, and as for the details... two or three days might not be enough to comprehend it all."

At this moment, Meng Xinghun wasn’t resting in his room either. He silently called out to a certain presence in his mind, "Ancestor, are you the Golden Core Thunder Cultivator Meng Xiaofei?"

A bit of violent intent surged in his mind, "I’ve said more than once, I can’t remember what I was called... just focus on cultivating properly. I’m your ancestor, could I harm you?"

However, Meng Xinghun was a bit sleepless; today’s events were still quite a stimulation for him. It both confirmed the value of the medicinal bottle and ensured that nobody would seize it. "Then ancestor, will I have any inner demons during my Core Holding stage?"

"What inner demons could there be during Core Holding," the consciousness disdainfully stated, "I’ve never heard of Thunder Cultivators fearing inner demons. Just use lightning to temper the body more, and it’ll be fine. Even if there are inner demons, overcoming them will solve the problem, won’t it?"

Truly, it lived up to being a once-mighty presence among Thunder Cultivators, not taking inner demons seriously.