Big Data Cultivation
Chapter 1285: 100 From Spirit

Chapter 1285: Chapter 1285: 100 From Spirit

Kong Ziyi was not very optimistic about Feng Jun’s plan, "I feel that the Wen Family might not agree. This clan is a bit too arrogant... I’ve been here for two days, yet they haven’t come to pay their respects?"

Such words, if uttered by someone else, would indeed be truly arrogant, but when she said them, it was only natural.

There’s no need to mention her Golden Core grandparents; just her identity as a core disciple of the Taiqing Sect qualifies her to demand visits from ordinary Dust-Free clans—though she had nothing to ask of them, if they thought the same way, that would be arrogance.

Do they really think that just because Golden Core cultivators are barred from entering the Bewildering Soul Forest, the Taiqing Sect can’t do anything to their Wen Family?

The Taiqing Sect has just under four hundred Dust-Free Masters, but those are the direct lineage. The affiliated forces under the sect have more than five hundred Dust-Free Masters, and even the Guest Elders have no less than three hundred.

Cao Cao did a quick calculation, the Taiqing can summon seven or eight hundred Dust-Free Masters without needing to earn favors; just directly call on them, and maybe pay some Spirit Stones as a mobilization fee.

Zixia Peak is one of the Taiqing Nine Peaks. As long as Master Sumiao is willing, mobilizing sixty or seventy Dust-Free Masters would be as easy as anything—these people might even rush to come.

Feng Jun, however, smiles indifferently, "I didn’t always expect it to work out; the Earth Vein Technique isn’t strictly about studying the Energy of Wooden Fiends. I’m just waiting for a couple of days, seeing if I get lucky."

Kong Ziyi saw his "forced smile," and she unexpectedly felt a pang in her heart, "I can’t let you practice the Earth Vein Technique of Taiqing, that’s a sect restriction I can’t defy. But I do have some Golden Core Talismans in hand... should I apply some pressure to them?"

The Wen Family Estate has a defensive Golden Core formation, but the formation can never be on the highest alert all the time; typically, it’s used to guard against Qi Refinement Realm. If something seems off, it’ll be raised to guard against Dust-Free Realm.

As for transitioning fully to defend against Golden Core, the cost is too high. Last time, when the Demon Beast raged, its first target wasn’t the Wen Family Estate. Upon hearing the bad news, the Wen Family Estate heightened vigilance, but if the Demon Beast had attacked here first, the defensive formation might have been useless.

If Kong Ziyi unleashed her Golden Core Stage talisman, it could directly blow up the defensive formation.

Feng Jun was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and shook his head, "No need. I’m just intrigued by the hunt, traveling around... shouldn’t I see everything? Fellow Daoist Zi Yi, your talismans aren’t acquired easily, don’t use them rashly."

He knows that Kong Ziyi’s talismans likely come from Sumiao or Ji Buseng. It might seem easy, but for Kong Ziyi, who is in the Dust-Free Realm, using Golden Core Talismans is quite troublesome to make.

Kong Ziyi was taken aback briefly, then nodded, "Alright then, it was just a suggestion. I mean, if you need my help, just speak out, no need to be polite with me... Hmm, traveling this way is quite good."

After finishing speaking, she turned around and returned to the abode, but for some reason, her heart was pounding fiercely.

The Golden Core Talismans in her hand are not many; Master Sumiao only gave her three, two for defense and one for attack.

Her grandmother’s intention was clear. With two defense talismans and one attack talisman, it’s enough to make any potentially aggressive Golden Core realize the severity—if they still choose to attack, no matter how many talismans I give you, it would be useless.

As for encountering difficult Dust-Free level enemies... a single defense and a single attack are sufficient.

This is the mainstream way of nurturing descendants on the Kunhao Plane—the family will support you, but you must learn to use it wisely.

Fortunately, Ji Buseng also left a talisman for his granddaughter, which was handed over by Master Sumiao after recognizing family—it’s an attack talisman, and the madmen on the Tianxin Platform most revere offense.

So now Kong Ziyi possesses four Golden Core Talismans, two for defense and two for attack.

She feels she can quite extravagantly use one attack talisman, more than that might lead to a structural change in her life-saving cards, but this matter is rather... regardless, she doesn’t want him to know her support is limited.

Of course, her understanding of "limited support" is flawed; a Golden Core strike is earth-shattering anywhere, but if she must think this way, then perhaps she’s developed a bit of a mental block.

Feng Jun was completely unaware that when Kong Ziyi left, her heart was strangely perturbed. He only felt a touch of gratitude and couldn’t help but reach out and pat the Spirit Beast Bag again.

"You should... be more mindful," the Yin Spirit appeared unpleasantly in his mind, "Can’t you speak properly? I told you last time, don’t be so handsy."

"I don’t want to be so handsy," Feng Jun replied mentally, "It’s just... my cultivation level is limited."

"As an ant, it’s remarkable you can recognize your own limits," the Yin Spirit’s words were sharp, "It’s rare you realize your cultivation level is limited, you might just be salvageable... what do you want from me?"

Feng Jun hesitated a moment before speaking, "We haven’t discussed; if I help you retrieve the item, what will you give me in return?"

The Yin Spirit was silent for about two seconds before answering, "Didn’t you say you wanted a cultivation technique?"

"But you said there might not even be anything here," Feng Jun replied very straightforwardly, "If there’s really something, then pretend I didn’t ask."

"Indeed, there might not be anything. I suspect there isn’t," the Yin Spirit answered frankly, "But... why are you thinking of asking about this now?"

"Because previously I just wanted to help you, and whatever we gained could be discussed later," Feng Jun replied straightforwardly, "But just now, I felt I couldn’t let Kong Ziyi toil for nothing; her help to me has been significant... As you can see, she’s a very earnest person."

The Yin Spirit remained silent for a while before asking, "What are you actually trying to say?"

Feng Jun asked bluntly, "Has your hidden vault been opened by someone else?"

The Yin Spirit really wanted to say, "None of your business," but in the end, it replied, "No, they can’t open it; at most, they can only destroy it. But according to my perception, the vault is still there... Tell me what you want."

"Medium-grade Spirit Stones," Feng Jun answered clearly, "I want to know, out of the four hundred medium-grade Spirit Stones here, how many do you need?"

The Yin Spirit had a plan for each vault, and had left sufficient reserves, but at this moment, it couldn’t say so, "I... at least, you need to leave me half."

"Leave three hundred for you, that’s enough, right?" Feng Jun considered himself a person of principle and certainly wouldn’t do anything unprincipled, "The remaining hundred, I’m not asking for myself; Kong Ziyi acts sincerely, let her have them."

"If you’re giving them to her, I have no objections," the Yin Spirit wasn’t one to fuss—on its level, such disputes are probably very disgraceful, right? "Are you sure you don’t want anything else?"

"I’ll take this much first and discuss the rest later," Feng Jun felt he shouldn’t push too hard, "I don’t even know what’s in your warehouse. My principle is simple: if you can use it, go ahead, but if you can’t, prioritize letting me have it."

"Heh, where’s your dignity?"

"Just forget about dignity," Feng Jun replied without hesitation, "I didn’t negotiate before for your sake, but you’ve come up with such an unreliable situation, letting the vault be cornered into a house... When even you, the senior, are so careless, why should I worry about dignity?"

The Yin Spirit hesitated for a while, then said very gloomily, "This... was an accident."

"Big Boss, please spare me this time," Feng Jun felt he might be too lenient, "I’ll leave you here, then turn around and leave, the bridge goes its way, the road goes its way, and I won’t even take the hundred medium-grade stones, okay?"

Without you, I wouldn’t even be able to enter those formations, not to mention having a physical body, the Yin Spirit was a bit displeased, "Do you think I can’t manage without you?"

Feng Jun wasn’t buying it because he could feel that the Big Boss was willing to be reasonable—if you really planned to be unreasonable and forceful, remember, I haven’t accumulated all these energy points for nothing.

So he responded strongly, "I don’t mean it that way, so I came to the Bewildering Soul Forest, but things here have changed beyond your calculations, and the risks I face have greatly increased. That’s not wrong, right?"

"It’s not wrong," the Yin Spirit replied reluctantly, "But..."

"No buts," Feng Jun directly interrupted him, "Senior, right now I can completely drop you and then walk away."

The Yin Spirit had quite an imagination, "So, are you planning to... raise the price?"

"Your heart is a bit dark," Feng Jun replied with no courtesy, "I really just want to help, but seeing Zi Yi help me so much, if I don’t react, what kind of man would I be?"

"I’ve already promised you the hundred medium-grade stones," the Yin Spirit felt somewhat hurt, "If you want anything else, it’s not impossible to negotiate, but speaking this way is quite hurtful, you know?"

"Well, you called me shameless," Feng Jun claimed he was innocent, "What’s the harm in that? You’re a Yin Spirit, not a human."

The next day, Feng Jun still set up a stall at the entrance, specializing in treating various difficult cases, but throughout the day, only one patient who had been bitten by a Thousand-legged Iron Centipede came for treatment.

Being bitten by a Thousand-legged Iron Centipede does have standard treatment methods, but they require spending seven or eight Spirit Stones; the patient thought seeking Feng Jun might cost less.

Feng Jun’s reply was simple, "Get lost, you come to me for this kind of thing, you really think the master isn’t worth anything?"

Believe it or not, there are indeed people who don’t take the master seriously. In a Fang Market over ten thousand miles away, a white-haired elder was losing his temper, "A mere master actually dares to contemplate harming Feng Jun... Does he think he can manage it?"

Beside him, a Qi-Refining Practitioner spoke in a low voice, "Maybe he just wants to understand if Feng Jun is hard to deal with; actually, he’s more focused on Kong Ziyi... who is a core disciple of Taiqing."

"Kong Ziyi is worthy to compare with Feng Jun?" the white-haired elder sneered coldly, "Well, my Rongxun Hall people have always been untimely, gather some information on that Fang Wenping, if he’s really blind, then kill him."