Big Data Cultivation
Chapter 1240: Gu Cultivators’ Pact

Chapter 1240: Chapter 1240: Gu Cultivators’ Pact

Feng Jun and the others arrived in a small forest, where Gong Yannan took out a transparent box containing a ten-centimeter-long insect that resembled a mantis—with wings, surprisingly.

Feng Jun pulled out his mobile phone, swiped it twice, then looked up at the other party, "It’s confirmed to be a Green Silk Spirit Grass Gu. Can it be put into a Spirit Beast Bag?"

"Use my Spirit Beast Talisman," Gong Yannan handed over another Spirit Beast Talisman, "This way I can sense its location."

Feng Jun traded two thousand Spirit Stones to the opposite party while using the Spirit Beast Talisman to store the Gu insect, casually mentioning, "If you feel that your Life-bound Gu is weak, it’s because it’s about to evolve."

"Oh?" Gong Yannan looked at Feng Jun with surprise, his gaze a bit unfriendly, he spoke sinisterly, "Of course I know it’s going to evolve, but Fellow Daoist Feng... How did you sense it?"

Gu Cultivation doesn’t harm people, but the internal competition is quite fierce. His Life-bound Gu is going to evolve, and he absolutely dares not casually tell others; otherwise, in the evolution process, he and his Life-bound Gu may become nutrients for other Gu Cultivators.

"I deduced it," Feng Jun answered lightly, "Worry not, I generally don’t deduce randomly, but I hope you can quickly help me find the Gu insect... I’m not interested in the Green Silk Spirit Grass Gu at all."

His meaning was clear: I’ve accepted your collateral; if you’re pulling tricks with me, I still have other means.

Gong Yannan deeply looked at him, "Can you tell me where I can find you?"

Feng Jun already turned to leave, "Lantern Town, Mingsha Fang Market, Master of White Pebble Beach... I’ll wait for you for a month."

Gong Yannan tilted his head to think for a moment, slightly nodded, "A month... it’s enough."

After Huang Fu Wu Xia walked away for a while, she spoke, "Gu Cultivators have many bizarre means. You have to be careful... The Spirit Beast Talisman might be stolen by a Gu insect he sends out."

"I also have many bizarre means," Feng Jun smiled indifferently, "I hope he can be sensible and not force me to tear our relationship apart."

Huang Fu Wu Xia was first stunned, then she laughed and nodded, "I almost forgot, you can deduce the other’s background."

"Should we go check out other places?" Feng Jun changed the topic, "Mingsha Fang Market selling Gu insects, not only Tiantong, right?"

Indeed, Tiantong sells Gu insects here, attracting some Gu Cultivators, so there are also three Gu Cultivator shops here.

Feng Jun inquired about Gu Cultivation Techniques, but the shopkeepers from Qi Refinement Realm shops dared to ignore him, directly indicating, "Gu Cultivation Techniques are not shared."

He could buy Gu insects, but the shopkeepers weren’t enthusiastic, and through investigation, it’s known that many Gu insects have various issues, like overdrawn potential or severely damaged vitality, yet the shops sell them as good Gu insects.

In the end, those who don’t recognize the goods here are just stretching their necks to get slaughtered.

Only Tiantong seems relatively reliable; no wonder their business is big.

After visiting three Gu Cultivator shops, someone approached and spoke, "Are you two interested in Gu Cultivation Techniques... uh, pardon me, I have no eyes to recognize great individuals."

Having lounged around in Huanying Fang Market for two days, Feng Jun had to admit that the ordinary cultivators’ society isn’t very friendly to Gu Cultivation; the Gu insect eggs he obtained from Tiantong were his only gain, the title of the first major commercial alliance isn’t just boastful.

Feng Jun and Huang Fu Wu Xia stayed at Qingfeng Ridge for another two days, and when people from the Huang Fu Clan arrived, after a session of instructions, they flew towards White Pebble Beach again.

Huang Fu Wu Xia was a bit curious, "Are you really waiting for Gong Yannan to deliver the Gu insect?"

"Say one month, then give him a month," Feng Jun nonchalantly replied, "At worst I can seal his Gu insect and sell it."

"Gu Cultivation..." Huang Fu Wu Xia hesitated, finally shaking her head, "Cannot be judged by common sensibilities."

"At worst let another Gu Cultivator absorb it," Feng Jun responded dismissively.

Huang Fu Wu Xia glanced at him, "Then what about the Gu insect you want? Ordinary Gu Cultivator towns don’t trade with outsiders."

Transactions between Gu Cultivators usually occur in Gu Cultivator towns; situations of trading in the normal cultivator society are rare, it’s either urgency or an attempt to exchange for Spirit Stones when someone like Gong Yannan trades in Huanying Fang Market.

Feng Jun smiled, "At worst go to Mount Wangu for trade, they do welcome ordinary people buying..."

On the third day after their return, Huang Fu Wu Xia received notification, the first Congress of the Mundane Communication Deliberative Assembly is commencing, aiming to discuss the usage rules of the communication system and delineate everyone’s territories, and she surely had to attend.

Two days later, Kong Ziyi finally fully recovered from her injuries, she went to find Feng Jun.

"My grandma mentioned, the curse hasn’t been completely removed. Based on her analysis, basically, there’s no issue within thirty years. I hope to stay by your side for some time; firstly considering the quick removal of the curse, in case there’s a relapse, secondly I’ve reached the point to descend the mountain."

Disciples of Taiqing rarely go down the mountain, but each has traveling experience. Taiqing emphasizes emerging into the world, but it’s not about staying home cultivating—haven’t matured, how dare achieve immortality?

"That’s not an issue," Feng Jun was happy to have such a powerful teammate, though he had slight concerns, "Grouping up is fine, but... if your grandma always follows, it wouldn’t be convenient."

"She has already left," Kong Ziyi replied seriously, but she couldn’t help but complain inwardly. Having a Golden Core Master secretly protecting you is something many people dream of, yet this fellow seemed somewhat disdainful.

As if sensing her thoughts, Feng Jun replied with a wry smile, "Having a master to look over you is indeed good, but it also loses the original intent of training... Look at me, I don’t have a master from the sect to look over me either."

"I’m the same now," Kong Ziyi replied, unaware that this fellow was different from her situation.

Though they had agreed to visit some interesting places, An Yuhong’s Yin Floating Thunder was at a critical point in her cultivation and needed another ten days or so.

Ten days later, Gong Yannan arrived, accompanied by a Gu Cultivator at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer.

Seeing the two small courtyards on White Pebble Beach, he wasn’t particularly surprised and went directly to Feng Jun’s courtyard.

During these days, Feng Jun was cultivating while trying to adjust the Earth Vein—to set up the Spirit Dust Gathering Array on the Earth Plane, adjusting the Earth Vein is essential, otherwise, that dense Spiritual Energy cannot be gathered.

Of course, if he seized the foundation of Kunlun, the Earth Vein there might sustain a High-Rank Spirit Gathering Array, but he had already punished Kunlun and taking their foundation would be excessive.

Kunlun had been domineering in Jiuzhou for thousands of years, plundering countless resources and magical treasures from others, but they had never taken anyone’s foundation.

In short, destroying someone’s Dao lineage sounds better than seizing their foundation—destroying lineages is due to endless enmity, but seizing foundations is related to greed, which not only impacts outside perceptions but also affects one’s own Dao heart.

Such matters stray far from the point. Feng Jun could feel that the Earth Veins across the two planes had subtle differences, and he intended to understand the variations to enhance his understanding.

Notably, Kong Ziyi’s understanding of Earth Vein Techniques was considerable, and the Taiqing’s knowledge of Earth Veins was unparalleled among the Four Sects and Wutai.

Though she couldn’t divulge the details recorded in her sect’s ancient texts, she could express her insights regarding the Earth Vein.

This situation didn’t violate any rules; after all, many small sects and clans in the Cultivation World were able to cultivate largely due to the guidance of others, combining those teachings with their own characteristics to develop various cultivation techniques and secret techniques.

In short, Feng Jun found pondering over the Earth Vein here not as tedious as on the Earth Realm and found it much more interesting.

When Gong Yannan arrived, Feng Jun happened to be in a nearby forest, deep in thought. Seeing someone calling at his door, he was slightly puzzled: Why did he choose my place at once?

Then he stepped out, laughing as he cupped his hands, "Gong Daoist, it’s been a while! You seem to be in good spirits."

Gong Yannan turned to see him, and also cupped his hands with a smile, "Greetings to Mountain Master Feng. I’ve brought the items you requested."

Though pleased internally, Feng Jun couldn’t be certain if the other party would surely come, so it was best that nothing went wrong now.

Still, he paused briefly, "Mountain Master... seems Gong Daoist knows a bit about me?"

"Gu Cultivators have friends too," Gong Yannan rolled his eyes, "The Gu Insects you asked me to find were quite rare."

Feng Jun nonchalantly replied, "That’s not what you said at the time, but let’s just chalk it up to a matter of price... Shall we talk inside?"

He ushered the guest in, and Kong Ziyi flew out from her accommodation, just two or three hundred meters away, quite convenient, as she sensed the aura of a Gu Cultivator, "Feng Daoist, do you have a guest?"

"This is the Gong Yannan Daoist I mentioned," Feng Jun introduced the two, "This is Taiqing’s Kong Daoist."

This realm was still somewhat male-dominant, and it wasn’t appropriate to casually mention the name of a female cultivator; a surname was sufficient.

Gong Yannan was very polite as he cupped his hands, "Greetings to the esteemed practitioner of Zixia Peak, I’ve long heard of your great name."

Kong Ziyi, having heard Feng Jun speak of this person before, nodded without further response, maintaining a slightly aloof demeanor in line with her character.

Gong Yannan produced two transparent boxes, "Here are two types of Gu Insects, one is the Meridian Insect, the other is the Grey Mist Needle Insect; both can treat Nest Usurpation Syndrome, the Meridian Insect uses venom, while the Grey Mist Needle Insect devours."

Feng Jun checked with his mobile phone, indeed, both types of Gu Insects truly had potential for treating cancer.

"Then let’s take them all," he waved his hand, generously instructing, "Thanks to Gong Daoist for going through the trouble... I assume you have the feeding methods as well?"

"I brought them all," Gong Yannan nodded, "Each has ten Gu Insect eggs and the feeding methods, requiring six thousand Spirit Stones."

"Alright, deal," Feng Jun nodded, knowing the quoted price likely included some padding, but that wasn’t an issue, "As long as the feeding methods work, Spirit Stones are of no concern."

Gong Yannan sighed, "Mountain Master Feng, I know that Kong Daoist is from Zixia Peak, do you think I have the guts to deceive you?"

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