Big Data Cultivation
Chapter 1330: Repeated Temptation

Chapter 1330: Chapter 1330: Repeated Temptation

Ninety percent chance... that I can successfully form a core? Qu Jianlei was dumbfounded, his mouth agape.

He had actually given up on forming a core. A hundred years ago, he was still a bit unwilling, but fifty years ago, he had completely abandoned the idea. Although he told himself that finding the Thousand-year Yin Yang Ganoderma might give him another chance, he truly had no motivation to seek it out.

He had even imagined his own death—dying in battle when a significant event occurred at the Crimson Pheonix.

He only hoped that before he died, he could see her surprised gaze, and that would make life perfect.

Now, upon suddenly hearing he still had a ninety percent chance to form a core, he was left with a blank mind.

He did not want to believe this claim, but Feng Jun’s deduction... could it be wrong?

Why did Crimson Pheonix send him to protect in secret, and why did Taiqing have so many upstanding people come to strongly invite? That was the mark of ability!

Feng Jun looked at him with a smile, feeling rather pleased at heart: shouldn’t lightly test people’s hearts, should I? But I just want to test a little.

This habit of being a sycophant is pretty bad and needs to change—feelings should be a matter between two people.

Qu Jianlei was stunned for a full three minutes before he found his voice to ask, "What... does this mean?"

"No particular meaning," Feng Jun said with a smile, "There is only one exotic fruit; you should realize its value... I can’t get more of them."

"I know that," Qu Jianlei nodded disconsolately, "Name your price, I won’t haggle."

"That’s not what I meant," Feng Jun continued to laugh lightly, "The price aside, my point is that the fruit must be consumed whole to possibly form a core. Eating half... or even ninety percent won’t succeed. You should trust me, right? Think of the Fire Marrow Pill."

"I trust you," Qu Jianlei nodded again, "You’re saying that the two of us can’t share it."

"Precisely," Feng Jun nodded again, "There are only two choices: either you eat it, or Master Xiaomeng eats it."

"She eats," Qu Jianlei, after talking for a couple of sentences, gradually cleared his mind. He made the decision outright, then felt a bit annoyed, "Is there any point in asking this clearly?"

Feng Jun looked at him with a smile, "Elder Qu, now you’re the one who needs my help. This attitude doesn’t look like a plea for assistance."

Qu Jianlei rolled his eyes, thinking to himself, you’re really getting into it, aren’t you? If I were pleading for myself... This ninety percent possibility to form a core does have to make one think a bit.

Ultimately, he coughed lightly, "I have no other meaning, just saying... my choice has nothing to do with you, Fellow Daoist Feng."

"How is it unrelated?" Feng Jun blinked and spoke, "It’s very much related; I need to consider how to set the price."

Qu Jianlei thought about it and nodded gloomily, "Hmm, the needs of a master and those of an elder... the price should be different."

Feng Jun just liked watching him in a dilemma; he spoke leisurely, "The price of this fruit is either to save someone or kill someone. If the master consumes it, they help me kill a master; if an elder consumes it, they help me kill an elder."

Qu Jianlei grew increasingly frustrated. I let her consume it, and I still have to help you kill a master?

If I want to form a core, killing an elder will suffice?

This choice really made him too conflicted. He considered letting the other party change the terms, but it’s unlikely they’d agree—being able to let this old fellow form a core for a second time, with a ninety percent success rate, this fruit is so rare, there’s no need to explain.

After thinking it over for a long time, he steeled his heart, "Who isn’t getting along with Mountain Master Feng?"

"Haha," the Yin Spirit Bigwig laughed wildly in Feng Jun’s mind.

Feng Jun coughed lightly, "There isn’t any mortal enmity. If anything, it’s just some friction with an ancestor from the Nangong Family."

"Which Nangong Family?" Qu Jianlei asked in a deep voice, "The Nangong of Wanfu Platform, or the Nangong of Tiantong Commercial Alliance?"

He was clear about most masters, but he didn’t dare to casually mention their full names—it would be noticed.

"Tiantong’s," Feng Jun answered straightforwardly, "Their family doesn’t get along with the Huang Fu Family, yet here they come to meddle with me."

"Ah, that Nangong," Qu Jianlei exhaled a breath of relief; he was just at the Pure Gold Peak in his late years, trying to say he could take down a master was something he himself probably didn’t believe, not to mention being not even as confident as Li Zhishen, who at least dared to confront a Golden Core Master head-on.

But since it wasn’t the Nangong of Wanfu Platform, Elder Qu felt, in a situation where he took the initiative and the opponent did not defend well, he might have a twenty percent chance to perish together—not more.

Thus he spoke in a deep voice, "I will go kill this person, but I have one unreasonable request..."

"I want to kill him, but I don’t think I’ll survive. So... can you, can you, can you first let me send the exotic fruit back to the Crimson Pheonix Sect? I’m still a Rongxun member of Crimson Pheonix, I wouldn’t deceive you."

"Hahaha," the Yin Spirit Bigwig laughed even louder.

Feng Jun felt somewhat uninterested for a moment, waved his hand weakly, and said, "Then you can go ahead first. I may not even let you kill Master Nangong. Just come back after delivering... Just remember you owe me a life."

In the Cultivation World, he had relationships with many forces that were both hostile and friendly, with very few true enemies. Since Nangong Youjiu had conceded, he no longer had a reason to put the Nangong Ancestor to death—Master Busheng had already gone to make trouble once.

Therefore, if the Huang Fu Family couldn’t offer good enough terms, he didn’t want to take action and risk others benefiting in the end.

Hearing this, Qu Jianlei sighed, "I, Qu, have never owed anyone in my life, never thought I’d owe a life in my old age. Mountain Master Feng, I’ll remember this friendship... Give me the exotic fruit, and I’ll return within three days."

Feng Jun glanced at him, half-smiling, "I already told you, the exotic fruit isn’t with me... Such a rare thing, you wouldn’t carry it with you either, right? I’ll have someone deliver it; you’ll have to wait a few days."

Qu Jianlei nodded in agreement, "That’s true. I was abrupt... By the way, be careful after I leave."

Feng Jun shook the talisman treasure in his hand with a smile, "Elder Qu, just rest assured. I’m not in the mood to get serious with them... This is a talisman treasured by a Golden Core Peak master."

He spoke conservatively—more than just Golden Core Peak? When the bigwig made this talisman treasure for themselves, they were likely already at the Nascent Soul level. However, in this realm, even those in the Out of Body stage wield mostly Golden Core talismans—any more would be over the top.

Golden Core Peak? Qu Jianlei nodded silently, thinking that Feng Jun’s background was unusually strong.

The Xianxia Master he cared about was only at the Golden Core Fourth Layer, and Golden Core Peak... seemed unreachable in this lifetime.

Three days later, Kong Ziyi arrived with Li Zhishen and a master from Wuwei Peak. The master, named Yu Pao, was at the Out of Body Seventh Layer but had extreme Yang metal attributes and exceptional aptitude.

Although he wasn’t Innate Pure Gold, he had a strong Yang aspect with a single metal attribute. His understanding was notably high, and he had a good grasp of cultivation techniques, with a somewhat leisurely demeanor, which the Wuwei Peak Master valued highly—so much so that he gave him the elder’s command token.

In short, he was a credentialed disciple of Wuwei Peak, similar in status to Kong Ziyi at Zixia Peak. He was reportedly somewhat detached, rarely willing to leave the mountain. This time, he was named by Master Xiaodong to come out.

Yet the most active Xie Qingyun did not appear in this group. Kong Ziyi calmly explained: he and Sun Wufeng went to Leitingyuan to buy Spirit Stone Generators.

Feng Jun felt a bit gloomy—people from Leitingyuan seemed to have promised not to sell Spirit Stone Generators outside.

However, he could only feel gloomy and couldn’t protest, because Xie Qingyun was at the Out of Body Eighth Layer and wanted to learn Thunder Techniques. The generators brought from the Earth Realm didn’t have sufficient power, so one couldn’t blame him for choosing Spirit Stone Generators.

Moreover, Kong Ziyi mentioned that since wind-attribute cultivators were beginning to learn Thunder Techniques, the thunder cultivation rooms in the sect were becoming inadequate—thunder cultivators were a niche group.

Xie Qingyun had a broader vision. He believed that if the Taiqing Sect could reach an agreement with Feng Jun, the thunder cultivation room would be packed in the future. Although he could fight for a few special approvals, with his status... how could he compete with juniors?

He felt most secure having cultivation resources in his own hands, so he went to Leitingyuan to buy generators, accompanied by Sect Leader Sun.

In addition to the news that Xie Qingyun couldn’t make it, Kong Ziyi also brought another piece of news: that when Taiqing Sect disciples come here in the future to ask Feng Jun to deduce, the sect will also cover part of the Spirit Stones through tokens—two thousand for Qi Refinement Realm, three thousand for Out of Body Realm.

In other words, if a Taiqing Disciple wants Feng Jun to deduce, they still have to prepare a thousand Spirit Stones themselves.

Taiqing’s way of learning from the Crimson Phoenix wasn’t perfect, but since the sect would pay part of the Spirit Stones, it would surely enhance the sect’s cohesion—even though Taiqing doesn’t put much emphasis on cohesion.

Indeed, Taiqing doesn’t prioritize cohesion. People often speak of the Four Great Sects, but there’s also a hierarchy among them.

Taiqing believes itself to be the top of the Four Sects, with many people seeking to join Taiqing, allowing them to choose members leisurely.

For something like Feng Jun’s deducing, the reason the Crimson Phoenix Sect offers more Spirit Stones than Taiqing is not because of Kong Ziyi’s influence, but because the Crimson Phoenix is inherently inferior to Taiqing—they mainly recruit female cultivators and prefer those with fire attributes, limiting their pool of potential recruits.

With Taiqing’s profound foundation and broad acceptance capability, although they have many problems too, they aren’t as unbalanced as the Crimson Phoenix.

Of course, even though the Taiqing Sect supplements fewer Spirit Stones, tokens must still be made, and some cohesion among the disciples is necessary.

Meanwhile, three peaks brought seven Qi Refinement Disciples with them—among them, three had latent fierce wind and gold attributes, and an Out of Body Master with latent fierce wind and gold attributes. The other four Qi Refinement Disciples came to help the masters while gaining experience.

Upon arrival, the group first paid a visit to Feng Jun and then began planning the sect’s residence.

Once everyone got to work, Li Zhishen took the initiative to find Feng Jun and said that the four people who came this time needed deductions and would still settle with Spirit Stones. The sect’s tokens were being made, and for now, couldn’t release too many tasks to earn Spirit Stones.

However, no matter which sect, there are always wealthy disciples, which these four happened to be, and they didn’t want to wait.

"Let’s discuss this matter later," Feng Jun said with a smile, then released a brand-new living area, "Would everyone like to come in and sit for a while?"

(Update to, summon monthly tickets.)