Big Data Cultivation
Chapter 1318: A Familiar Taste

Chapter 1318: Chapter 1318: A Familiar Taste

The Qi Refining disciples of Kongxing Peak were visibly excited, and Xie Qingyun took the initiative to speak—he was known as the hidden Fierce Wind Gold, "Calm down, not every Gold attribute can be tempered with thunder, let’s listen to what Sect Leader Sun has to say first."

Sun Wufeng squinted at Kong Ziyi and spoke with deep meaning, "In fact, besides assessing constitutions, Friend Feng has other deduction abilities... even modification abilities, Junior Sister Kong, you should be aware of this, right?"

He was, of course, referring to the experiences of Tang Shixun on Wuwei Peak. However, the ability to customize Cultivation Techniques was simply too extraordinary. If such a thing were to spread, even if the Taiqing Sect forcibly invited Feng Jun back, there would likely be an uproar, so he could only speak vaguely.

"I am aware," Kong Ziyi nodded, having already discerned a thick sense of malice from his words.

As a disciple of the Taiqing Sect herself, she should be considering the welfare of her sect, but for some reason, when she thought of how Feng Jun had gone to great lengths to reject the Crimson Phoenix Sect’s enticements, she felt she must stand on the right side, "Therefore, I say he is an outstanding person."

"Such a person should not be left outside the Taiqing Sect," Sun Wufeng spoke calmly, without any emotions like excitement or resolve, extremely indifferent, as if stating a fact: "The Wutai will never catch up to the Four Sects."

"If anything happens to him, Taiqing will suffer considerable losses, which is something we don’t want to see... Junior Sister Kong, having known him for so long, haven’t you felt similarly?"

His words already carried a veiled accusation that Kong Ziyi was somewhat negligent. However, although she was a disciple who occasionally represented the Elder’s will, she was not the head of Zixia Peak.

If she were the Senior Sister of the head, then reporting this to the sect could possibly lead to her being held accountable for negligence.

Kong Ziyi, however, smiled indifferently, "Our companionship in the Mortal World does have the intention of protecting him."

Undergoing Worldly Trials in the Cultivation World... well, many disciples of the Four Great Sects did this, and venturing into the Mortal Realm was considered exile.

However, her words carried some subtle inappropriateness, at least the phrase "companionship" could easily lead to misunderstandings, whether intentional or not.

Sun Wufeng adjusted his expression and spoke seriously, "To be blunt, Junior Sister Kong, your thoughts are correct, but his ability to modify Cultivation Techniques makes him even more significant than you might imagine. I hope we can bring him back to Taiqing."

"Do you think I haven’t thought of this?" Kong Ziyi replied helplessly, "But he doesn’t want to."

"That’s easy to handle," Li Zhishen, who had been silent for a while, suddenly spoke with an arrogant expression, "Persuading with words is not as effective as persuading with the sword."

Sword cultivators always had this mentality, believing there was no problem that couldn’t be solved by the sword, and if there was... just use two swords!

Kong Ziyi frowned, "Senior Brother Li, has he ever done anything to wrong Kongxing Peak?"

"No," Li Zhishen smiled, "I never intended to wrong him either; bringing him to Taiqing would be beneficial for everyone."

Kong Ziyi sighed, "Is there no other option?"

"None," Li Zhishen answered arrogantly, "Unless he can defeat me."

"Then I am relieved," Kong Ziyi nodded, now feeling her fellow disciples were truly too naive—living in peace isn’t good? Why does encountering something good mean it must be brought back to the sect?

Upon hearing this, Li Zhishen nearly exploded, "He’s at the fourth stage of transcendence, you think he can beat me?"

Though he had only advanced to the ninth stage of transcendence three years ago, he was, after all, a sword cultivator, invincible among those of the same stage.

Not to mention, even when facing an Initial Golden Core Stage, he was confident he could escape... even a counter-kill wasn’t impossible.

Kong Ziyi thought for a moment and, not wanting to disadvantage her fellow disciples too much, replied, "He accepted the Talented Scholars Plaque from the Heavenly Heart Platform, issued by Master Buseng... he refused to go, nearly confronting Master Buseng. If anyone spreads this news, I will turn hostile."

"My goodness," hearing this insider information, Sun Wufeng couldn’t help but be startled, "Dare to refuse the Heavenly Heart Platform’s Ji the Mad?"

Kong Ziyi remained expressionless—why do I dislike hearing these words so much?

However, even more displeasing words followed, as Li Zhishen smiled faintly, "Ha, the Heavenly Heart Platform’s master?"

In this plane’s Cultivation World, there truly exists a discrimination chain.

"Then go ahead," Kong Ziyi was enraged, Ji Buseng was her grandfather, "If you win, so be it, but if you lose, I will prove to the sect that you acted on your own, unrelated to Mountain Master Feng!"

The Four Sects are top-tier existences in the Kunhao plane, indeed arrogant but also observant of rules. As long as the loose cultivator has a justified reason, even if disciples of the Four Sects are killed, it is accepted—though they might secretly deal with the other party later, there’s no public disgrace.

Li Zhishen coldly smiled, "No problem... but rest assured, I won’t act recklessly."

He ultimately maintained the pride of a sword cultivator, and unless absolutely necessary, he wouldn’t act against a mere fourth stage of transcendence, too embarrassing.

Lu Wanfeng finally couldn’t hold back, "Junior Sister Kong, do you support a loose cultivator like this, does your master know?"

"Yes," Kong Ziyi looked at him in surprise, "Did you forget? I carry the plaque on behalf of my master."

"I really don’t believe this," Lu Wanfeng was truly about to explode on the spot, daring to say anything, "The Master has always valued the interests of Taiqing. Whatever you did yourself, I don’t want to say, but please don’t use the Master’s banner, okay?"

"What did I do?" Kong Ziyi laughed angrily, directly revealing a token in her hand, "I won’t even talk about what I did myself, I’ll just ask you once... is this token real or not?"

Sun Wufeng had long wanted to take a look at the token himself—although he felt the likelihood of it being fake was extremely small, he still felt more at ease taking a glance at it.

As soon as he took a look, the big stone in his heart finally settled down; it really was an elder’s token.

He had no interest in the ensuing verbal disputes until the evening, when Feng Jun returned with three women.

A new building had inexplicably appeared by the gate, leaving anyone who saw it dumbfounded. Sister Hong reacted the fastest, whispering to Feng Jun to discuss, "Is this another temporary dwelling... should we go back?"

Feng Jun waved his hand dismissively, "Let’s go back to the temporary dwelling first and see what they have to say. The days of imperialism setting up a residence at our doorstep, making us tremble in fear... are over and gone."

Zhang Caixin couldn’t help but burst out laughing upon hearing this, then unceremoniously dragged him into the dwelling, "Is it still ’Kill one to save another’ next? Senior Brother Feng... you can’t just plagiarize classic lines like that?"

Feng Jun glared at her, looking quite unhappy, "I am Master Feng, not Senior Brother Feng."

No matter how they joked internally, the pressure brought by that sudden appearance of the temporary dwelling outside ultimately needed to be addressed.

As for others setting up a dwelling casually in his territory, that truly wasn’t something he needed to mind; when the place is vast, that’s just how it is, conveniences both ways.

Before Feng Jun could resolve the pressure, Tianyao Peak’s leader came knocking directly.

Sun Wufeng brought three other elders, with Kong Ziyi trailing behind four Qi Refining disciples.

Jing Qingyang, upon opening the door, greeted them, "Taiqing’s Sun Wufeng, here to visit Fellow Daoist Feng with three junior brothers."

The same feeling persisted. Although the words were spoken civilly enough, the superior sense of condescension was unmistakably palpable.

Jing Qingyang had already seen the temporary dwelling in the afternoon. Now, upon witnessing four elders at the door from the Taiqing Sect, he truly lacked the courage to obstruct them—he might be the guardian, but blocking such individuals was beyond his capability.

Feng Jun invited them inside; seeing Kong Ziyi following along, he understood that it probably meant some trouble was coming.

However, in the practice of cultivation, how could there be no troubles? So he directed Sister Hong to prepare tea, giving her a signal with his eyes.

"Fortunately, I brought Taiqing’s specialty, a leaf of Jade Ribbon Tea," Sun Wufeng smiled faintly, producing a small palm-sized bottle, "In my hurry, I set up a temporary dwelling in your precious territory, I hope Fellow Daoist would understand."

Feng Jun naturally expressed his indifference, while Tianyao Peak’s leader introduced the tea leaves.

Jade Ribbon Tea is a specialty of Taiqing, capable of calming the mind and nourishing the soul. It’s highly sought after in the cultivation world. Feng Jun had seen it before at the Tiantong Commercial Alliance, where an ounce was worth several hundred spirit stones.

Yet this particular leaf of Jade Ribbon Tea wasn’t available at Tiantong.

This was picked just as the tea bud emerged, said to have a certain probability of perceiving the primordial intent of the nascent heavens and the evolution of chaos. Even within the Taiqing Sect, those elders who had accumulated enough sect contribution points might not necessarily obtain a single leaf of Jade Ribbon Tea.

As for Sun Wufeng, being the leader of Tianyao Peak, he couldn’t partake of this tea anytime he wished. This time, he brought an ounce of tea leaves for Feng Jun, estimated to be worth a thousand spirit stones in the sect’s internal trade prices.

As a meeting gift, it might have been a bit small, but still sufficient.

Feng Jun accepted the gift frankly and also presented a return gift—eight pairs of night vision goggles.

They were unsure of the utility of the night vision goggles, but Kong Ziyi knew. She roughly explained their use and stated that although the gift might be somewhat trivial for someone at the level of transcending the mundane, it was still very helpful for Qi Refining disciples traversing the mortal world.

Xie Qingyun, intent on fostering good relations with Feng Jun, laughed as he added, "They’re also quite useful even for those transcending the mundane. Divine sense observation can lead to fatigue and is easily detected, whereas this item doesn’t have that problem at all."

Everyone nodded upon hearing this; there was indeed some logic to his words.

Amidst the ambiance of cordiality, Sun Wufeng finally brought up the main topic, "Fellow Daoist Feng’s deduction skills are astonishing, and our sect members unanimously admire them; even the peak masters and real masters of Tianyao, Kongxing, and other peaks couldn’t stop praising."

"I have come here with an earnest request, hoping to invite Fellow Daoist to be a guest elder at Taiqing."

Feng Jun glanced at him, then at the other elders, his expression a bit odd, "To invite someone... does it really require bringing so many elders? I thought you could just mention it to Fellow Daoist Ziyi."

"Junior Sister Kong might not be able to persuade you," Lu Wanfeng interjected sarcastically, "So naturally, we had to bring someone who can."

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