Big Data Cultivation
Chapter 1317: Gathering of 3 Peaks

Chapter 1317: Chapter 1317: Gathering of 3 Peaks

When the Taiqing Flying Craft landed on White Pebble Beach, it made quite a spectacle.

The standardized flying boats of the Four Sects are eye-catching no matter where they appear.

Kong Ziyi was the first to notice the flying boat, even though it was still four or five miles away from the station.

She opened the door and walked out, planning to greet her fellow disciples—such a standardized flying boat in action definitely means there are notable figures aboard.

At this moment, Feng Jun was not in the station. Recently, he had transported some crude oil to the Earth Realm, and White Pebble Beach had resumed operations. Today, he took three women to see their oil wells and storage facilities.

Sun Wufeng has a good reputation in the Taiqing Sect, not only is he the chief senior brother of Tianyao Peak, but also one of the younger generation’s most likely to achieve Golden Core recognition. When Kong Ziyi saw it was him, she respectfully cupped her hands, "Greetings, Sect Leader Sun."

Sun Wufeng generally doesn’t keep track of people; while the Taiqing Sect’s notable figures number less than four hundred, and it isn’t difficult to remember them all, Sect Leader Sun’s focus is usually on future prospects, so rising talents don’t often capture his attention.

Moreover, since Kong Ziyi is from Zixia Peak, they don’t usually have many opportunities to interact.

He recognized Lu Wanfeng because Lu often represented Zixia Peak in negotiations with other peaks over the past decade, and his distinctive appearance made him memorable.

But upon seeing Kong Ziyi, he recalled the little girl, "Oh, it’s you. I remember you weren’t in good health before."

He’d visited Zixia Peak once and saw her when she was ill, no one was taking care of her; she was hiding behind a rock, shivering—she dared not tell her master, fearing scolding.

Kong Ziyi later understood that her grandmother didn’t reunite with her to prevent her from knowing too much. As for the scolding—a dignified Golden Core Master watching her descendants suffer while powerless would naturally be irritable.

Sun Wufeng remembered her because he found it odd that a disciple of Zixia Peak could be so neglected. When he covertly asked if she needed help and saw her wave him off, he decisively left.

He then forgot about the matter until this moment brought it back to memory upon seeing her.

Kong Ziyi didn’t know that this fellow disciple who had once inquired about her now was the leader of Tianyao Peak, but she knew quite a few were aware of her health issues, so she responded with a smile, "Yes, indeed I had some issues, but thankfully it’s not a problem now."

Sun Wufeng nodded with a smile, though his mind was racing; how did this sickly little girl become the holder of Master Sumiao’s sect token? It seemed unlikely.

Lu Wanfeng bluntly asked, "Sister Kong, did the master give you the elder’s token to keep?"

"Not to keep," Kong Ziyi shook her head and answered seriously, "Master entrusted me with the sect token."

Keeping the token is just holding onto a toolbox, but being able to carry it means having the authority to make decisions on the master’s behalf.

"How can this be," Lu Wanfeng lost his composure for a moment, forgetting about others watching, "Show it to me!"

Kong Ziyi looked at him puzzledly, thinking, are you out of your mind? If you know I hold the sect token, how can you speak to me in such a commanding tone?

If Senior Brother Lu ordered her on other matters, she might relent as a junior sister, but when it came to the elder’s token, she would not tolerate it.

However, with so many outsiders present, she didn’t want to behave as poorly as he was, so she merely smiled slightly, "Senior Brother Lu jests, the elder’s token must be ’invited out,’ how could it be simply shown?"

The words were gentle, but the implication was quite firm.

Oddly enough, Lu Wanfeng was a unique character; after a moment of dumbfoundedness, he incredulously asked, "Is this how you speak to your senior brother?"

"Alright," Sun Wufeng, as the leader of Tianyao Peak, couldn’t just watch the spectacle unfold—even if it involved members from other peaks, "Sister Kong, I just want to confirm, are you truly carrying Zixia Peak’s sect token?"

Kong Ziyi nodded. Lu Wanfeng’s inexplicable behavior, along with the repeated questioning, made her somewhat irritable about this interaction.

So she answered with a blank expression, "Mingsha Fang Market has confirmed this, otherwise I wouldn’t be here unscathed. Master also personally acted to erase a senior member surnamed Bai from the market. I wonder what Sect Leader Sun is suspecting?"

Sun Wufeng genuinely wanted to see the elder’s token, but given her sharp response, he couldn’t insist further—the subject was somewhat taboo, inquiring politely to see it wouldn’t matter too much, but demanding to see it meant preparing for confrontation.

Even though he is the chief senior brother, with the elder’s token in the holder’s hand, it was equivalent to the elder being present.

So he smiled nonchalantly, "It’s not about suspicion, but some things require coordination, and your role is quite sensitive."

Kong Ziyi glanced at the others, gaining some understanding, "Senior Brother Li and Brother Xie from Kongxing Peak are here, for Feng Jun?"

Sun Wufeng smiled and clapped his hands lightly, "Sister Kong is indeed astute, could that be the residence of Fellow Daoist Feng?"

He pointed towards Feng Jun’s residence. When he heard from Lu Wanfeng that this Loose Cultivator actually owned a residence, he was quite surprised.

"Yes," Kong Ziyi nodded and then spoke deeply, "I do not know why Sect Leader Sun has come to find Mountain Master Feng?"

Sun Wufeng noticed that she did not invite him into the residence for a chat and couldn’t help but feel a little disgruntled inside— Even if you are a female cultivator, we are a group of eight, can’t we even have a cup of hot tea?

However, he still controlled his emotions well and smiled as he spoke, "I was a bit curious... By the way, does it appear that Fellow Daoist Feng is not here?"

"He went to the oil well at White Pebble Beach," Kong Ziyi responded with a smile, "Sect Leader Sun, this is already the private land purchased by Mountain Master Feng. If you have any business, you may wait here. Wandering freely might be seen as disrespectful to the host."

Sun Wufeng gave her a sidelong glance, laughed loud and shook his hand, releasing a residence of his own, "As disciples of Taiqing, we certainly wouldn’t behave as rude guests for no reason. But borrowing a piece of land to place a residence shouldn’t be a problem, right?"

He also had a residence, though inferior to Chi Luan’s, and even less so compared to Kong Ziyi’s, but it was certainly better than Bai Luan who had none—after all, as the senior brother, equivalent to a deputy peak master or peak master’s assistant, having a residence to support his status was quite normal.

After setting up his residence, he smilingly gestured to Kong Ziyi, "Junior Sister Kong, please."

Kong Ziyi hesitated slightly— when not using the Elder’s token, her status was still noticeably lower than a peak leader.

Of course, Sun Wufeng did not refuse any further, striding into the house, then instructed the Qi Refining Disciple to boil water for tea.

After everyone was seated, he began to speak, "Continuing our previous topic, Junior Sister Kong, I am somewhat curious, how do you evaluate the true strength of Fellow Daoist Feng?"

Kong Ziyi furrowed her brows, "In what aspect is Sect Leader Sun referring to his strength?"

"All aspects," Sun Wufeng replied with a smile, "and I would trouble Junior Sister Kong to explain a bit."

"I do not know much about him," Kong Ziyi answered gravely, "I only know that his background is mysterious, he likely has backing, his combat strength is extraordinarily superior, he possesses a very strong deduction ability, and he has many novel items at hand with a wide circle of connections."

She had already guessed that Sect Leader Sun might not have come with much good intention, so she first heaped a wave of praise.

"Oh?" Sun Wufeng and the others were secretly surprised to hear such an appraisal, wasn’t he said to be just a mere Loose Cultivator?

Li Zhishen was somewhat unconvinced, "I wonder about the extraordinary combat strength that Junior Sister Kong refers to, how does it compare to us disciples of Taiqing?"

"Well..." Kong Ziyi hesitated for a moment but still answered with a smile, "Combat strength is hard to compare casually, the strength on paper doesn’t mean much, it still takes a battle to know. I know that when he was at Passing Dust First Layer, he killed two superiors who besieged him."

Li Zhishen was momentarily stunned but then smiled indifferently. As a Sword Cultivator, he was not afraid of fighting multiple opponents, and Feng Jun’s achievements were something he might not be unable to achieve, "Is he now at Passing Dust Third Layer?"

"Passing Dust Fourth Layer," Kong Ziyi would not mention Feng Jun’s rapid progression—this kind of ability was what attracted envy the most, but since Senior Brother Li asked, she could not avoid saying it.

Sun Wufeng inquired further about Feng Jun’s situation, most surprisingly was the "wide circle of connections."

When he learned that Feng Jun actually had a network composed of Combat Cultivators, and could also provide them with means of livelihood, he finally couldn’t help but change his expression, "This tactic is indeed formidable."

Ordinarily, in the eyes of the Four Great Sects, Combat Cultivators were not even considered, but he was different. He was already a Sect Leader, and in the future, could very likely become a Peak Master, and beyond that... leading the sect was not impossible.

So Sun Wufeng was no longer a mere cultivator, often viewing issues from the perspective of a sect leader.

Combat Cultivators may be insignificant, but if they can be integrated, their profound influence must not be underestimated.

The reason the Four Great Sects dominate, the reason the Four Sects and Wutai overshadow two peaks and a valley, and the reason two peaks and a valley lord over Loose Cultivators is not merely because of their numerous cultivation techniques and complete inheritance, more importantly, are two words—suppression.

Pushing down any potential opponents, as far down as possible, even developing into suppression.

Others might underestimate Feng Jun’s ties with Combat Cultivators, but Sun Wufeng certainly would not.

But in the end, what caught his attention the most was Feng Jun’s deduction ability, "Junior Sister Kong, since Fellow Daoist Feng possesses such strong deduction abilities, you surely know how important this is to the Taiqing Sect."

"Of course I know," Kong Ziyi replied very forthrightly, "so when I encountered Senior Sister An from your Tianyao Peak, I arranged for her to receive a deduction. She’s now at Thunder Plains, using Thunder Cultivation Techniques to refine Gold Attribute."

The four Qi Refining Ninth Layer disciples of Kongxing Peak exploded directly upon hearing this, unaware of the purpose of this journey, and they could all confirm they had latent Fierce Wind Gold, "Thunder can refine Gold Attribute?"