Chapter 1418: 1418: Jinwu Niepan Technique
Feng Jun was somewhat surprised to see the Big Boss so irritable, "Boss, calm down, the Aura Concealment Array won't hold much longer."
"It's fine," the Big Boss immediately calmed down, "Your faith system… it really can be cultivated."
Seeing how quickly it adjusted its temper, Feng Jun felt a bit unbalanced again and teased it, "Then why are you angry?"
"I got tricked, alright?" The Big Boss's emotions were still a bit unstable as it tried to control its anger, "Well, your faith system does make some sense, but I think it needs some changes. It's best not to break through the Golden… Qi Refinement Stage."
After a pause, it added, "For mortals who can't cultivate, just being able to cultivate is quite an accomplishment, don't you think?"
"I think so too," Feng Jun nodded vigorously, "The Qi Refining Ninth Layer is quite good."
Lin Heihu plays with the faith of idol worship, which is not the right path, and Sofia is even a foreigner. The Qi Refining Ninth Layer is enough for her to smirk. Feng Jun felt that having such a cultivation technique was already worthy for them—being in the Qi Refinement Realm is considered being a 'Great Cultivator.' What more do you want?
As for the church possibly producing cultivators in the Qi Refinement Realm in the future, Feng Jun couldn't help there—if the Huaxia Daoist Sect couldn't suppress even foreign Qi Refinement cultivators, then it deserved to decline.
Honor is not only about ancestral achievements; descendants need to strive to maintain it.
"Do you think so too?" The Yin Spirit was quite excited, "Then should we… deduce the cultivation technique together?"
This was something Feng Jun couldn't ask for more. Although he had some tricks, in terms of experience, he was completely eclipsed by the Big Boss. He wanted to handle the loose ends of the Earth Plane cleanly… especially in these unclear karmic matters.
The Big Boss was truly powerful. When it came to deducing cultivation techniques, Feng Jun felt like an elementary school student who had barged into a college campus—well, maybe a middle school student—not completely clueless, but mostly lost, always having that feeling of "I don't understand, but it seems impressive."
For him, this was a rather novel experience. As a man who could barely be considered a top student—and the key point was he had tricks—he was being taught by someone else. This feeling was really strange.
However… he had to give in; professionals are professionals. The Big Boss even helped him deduce the faith collection of those who had "an object of faith," saving Feng Jun a lot of trouble and broadening his knowledge.
The key was… it blocked the two loopholes, so Sofia's future cultivation speed shouldn't be slow.
Of course, this deduction wasn't pulled out of thin air, the Big Boss was very experienced, but Feng Jun wasn't just for show. When he encountered areas he didn't understand, he would ask the Big Boss, but when the Big Boss wasn't sure either, it was up to him to deduce.
Unknowingly, dawn had arrived.
The deducing of the cultivation technique was almost done, but as Feng Jun was about to leave, he remembered a question, "I have a question. Can a 420-year-old at the peak of Qi Refinement form a Golden Core?"
The Big Boss hesitated for a moment, then asked in a very peculiar tone, "Can they form a Golden Core… are you asking me? Shouldn't you be more skilled in this?"
Feng Jun was stunned for a full three seconds before he realized, yes, I always want to get advice from the great ones, but in reality? There are many who rely on my deduction for cultivation.
So, people shouldn't underestimate themselves. Unknowingly, he had become a great one in the eyes of others.
So what's there to say? Once you're put in this position, you have to maintain the image!
He actually wanted to know how to give that owl from the Crimson Pheonix a proper explanation—he hadn't thought about it before, but today he felt this matter needed to be arranged.
Fortunately, due to his gratitude towards the owl, he did remember the woman's name—it seemed like her surname was Sun.
After chatting all night, it was time to go out and clear his mind. He walked out of the courtyard and arrived at the manor being built by the Crimson Pheonix Sect, "Is your Sun… Sun Rongxun here?"
Having drunk all night yesterday, Bai Luan surprisingly had no issues. After receiving the message, he was the first to come out and couldn't help but smile when he heard him ask this, "You're just in time, in a few days, she'll be leaving."
Sun Rongxun was severely injured at the time and could only recuperate locally; she couldn't even handle being teleported. Recently, her injuries had stabilized, so theoretically, she could return for a quiet recuperation.
Bai Luan found it quite interesting that someone mentioned Sun Rongxun yesterday, and today he showed up, "You're not here to deduce anything for Sun Rongxun, are you?"
Feng Jun gave her a surprised look, then nodded, "That's indeed my intention."
This… really was unnecessary, Bai Luan was very clear about this. Although Sun Rongxun's injuries weren't light, they weren't complicated. Otherwise, she would have actively sought Feng Jun's help, and he wouldn't charge for it.
She hadn't gone to Feng Jun, also wanting to retain this favor, so when there was a real emergency in the future, she could approach under Rongxun's name—this is Sun Rongxun's friend, Mountain Master Feng, could you make an exception?
Sun Rongxun also agreed with this idea—mainly because the "save one, kill one" condition was too sinister.
But now that Feng Jun had actually come to deduce, Bai Luan couldn't possibly turn him away—if he could help Sun Rongxun, that would be the best, as it was something she exchanged with her life. If he couldn't help, it wouldn't waste this favor and could be used later.
So she nodded with a smile, "Mountain Master Feng is quite considerate, indeed someone who distinguishes between right and wrong. However, Sun Rongxun is not in a good mood right now, so I ask for your understanding."
Feng Jun had heard about it, especially after Qu Jianlei formed a Golden Core, Cat Owl's emotions were a bit out of control. They took on the same task, but one successfully formed a core while the other was severely injured, where's the fairness in that?
So he nodded with a smile, "I understand, she got injured protecting me, so of course, I won't mind."
However, to their surprise, when Sun Rongxun met Feng Jun, she was unexpectedly amiable. She smiled and said, "I'm grateful that you're willing to help me deduce, but my protection of you isn't really about you… It's for the benefit of Crimson Pheonix."
Feng Jun couldn't help but sigh inwardly, truly worthy of someone from Rongxun Hall, so loyal to her sect!
So he smiled and said, "I promised Bai Luan to reduce the expenses for Crimson Pheonix Sect. If I can't provide you with any beneficial suggestions, I'll immediately reduce the costs. If I do have suitable suggestions, the expenses will still be reduced once Crimson Pheonix does something for me."
The terms were quite open and sincere. A smile appeared on Sun Rongxun's youthful face. She actually wanted to earn some favor for her sect, but since the other party might help her, she wouldn't insistently refuse, "Then thank you, Mountain Master Feng."
Feng Jun looked around and felt a bit unused to it, "So… should we go to my residence for the deduction?"
"No problem," Sun Rongxun nodded with a smile and stood up straightforwardly.
Back at the small courtyard residence, Feng Jun briefly helped Sun Rongxun with the deduction and couldn't help but frown, "Such excellent aptitude."
Cat Owl turned out to be Innate pure fire, the second pure Innate Five Elements aptitude Feng Jun encountered on this plane.
But on second thought, it was quite normal. Most Crimson Pheonix disciples struggle to advance to the next realm. She not only advanced but reached the peak of the Dustless realm, although her state wasn't maintained as well as Qu Jianlei's, but she's twenty years younger than Qu Jianlei.
Sun Rongxun was proud of her own aptitude. Hearing this, a slight smile appeared in her eyes, but she ultimately sighed lightly, "What's the use of just having good aptitude? Cultivation hasn't been good enough."
Feng Jun blinked and curiously asked, "Can you match your Jinwu Niepan Technique with something?"
"Eh," Sun Rongxun looked at him in shock, "You actually know what cultivation technique I practice?"
"I can roughly deduce a bit," Feng Jun answered very conservatively, "This cultivation technique feels quite extraordinary."
"Of course it's extraordinary," Sun Rongxun sighed lightly and answered with a distant tone, "Back then, I also had the qualification to compete for Chi Luan, but an unexpected incident led me to join Rongxun Hall."
Just like what Qu Jianlei said — everyone who enters Rongxun Hall has quite a remarkable story.
However, after sighing, Sun Rongxun still shook her head, "Jinwu Niepan is Crimson Pheonix's top-notch cultivation technique, I can't carry it with me, let alone casually bring it out for you."
Feng Jun replied with a bemused expression, "I don't intend to study this technique, just match it with destiny. Haven't you heard of my deduction method?"
"I've heard about it, that's exactly why I'm refusing you," Sun Rongxun answered earnestly, "If I hadn't heard of your deduction method, just you making such a request would be enough for me to take action."
"Take action?" Feng Jun shook his head with a bemused expression, "In your current state, to be honest… you can't beat me."
He remembered the favor, but he wouldn't back down completely. Showing a bit of temper is beneficial for everyone — you Crimson Pheonix might be proud, but I'm not without confidence.
Sun Rongxun rolled her eyes, "As a Rongxun of Crimson Pheonix, when I take action, I never consider whether I can defeat the opponent."
"Impressive!" Feng Jun gave a thumbs up. Such a strong sense of honor and fearless attitude deserved his admiration, "I thought your vitality was quite strong, not like a 420-year-old, so I wanted to match it with the cultivation technique."
"Eh?" Sun Rongxun let out another small sound of surprise, "You really have some insight. I have to ask Master Xiaomeng if she can reveal some information about Jinwu Niepan."
After finishing, she turned around and left decisively.
At that moment, the Big Boss's thought arrived again, "Come up, come up."
Feng Jun knew that the Big Boss was quite wary of the current four Big Bosses at White Pebble Beach, but… your invitation sounds ambiguous.
After he entered the room, the Big Boss began to laugh at him, "I say, don't you know Jinwu Niepan can be cultivated up to the Divine Spirit Stage? You sure dared to make any request."
"I was just matching destiny, I didn't have any other intentions," Feng Jun replied indifferently, "Taiqing Divine Heaven Scripture is also a Divine Spirit cultivation technique, yet the Taiqing Sect doesn't hide it."
The Big Boss replied slowly, "These two aren't the same, Jinwu Niepan is a secret tradition…"
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