Big Data Cultivation

Huang Fu Wuxia was slightly dumbfounded by Feng Jun's question, but she quickly regained her composure.

The Chaos Plane is indeed chaotic, and she doesn't grasp the current situation, but she understands the basic logic of that plane—no matter how chaotic the order becomes, people still need to eat, yet their grain production is insufficient there.

So she smiled and nodded, "Graphene... will be available soon. I've been neglecting it lately, Mountain Master Feng, please understand."

"Besides this bulk business, what else do you want to discuss with me?" Feng Jun asked leisurely, eyeing her, "Communications equipment? I've brought some for you, let's take it one step at a time... ever heard of hunger marketing?"

Huang Fu Wuxia was indeed here for the communications equipment. The constitution for the Mundane Communication Deliberative Assembly had already been set. For this matter, the Four Sects, Wutai, two peaks, one valley, and other notable forces argued for over four months before barely reaching a common understanding.

Now that everything was agreed upon, she was, of course, anxious to expedite the order.

Upon hearing Feng Jun's words, she paused briefly before responding, "You're quite skilled in business... your level is improving, actually discussing grain with me first?"

Feng Jun understood her implication, so he chuckled, "I haven't had contact with Ten Directions Platform, why can't I discuss grain?"

He's been pondering why Ten Directions Platform is here, after all?

Though he doesn't have specific information, regardless of how he thinks about it, it's clear they're here for the communications equipment—besides this kind of widely impactful, universally applicable, and highly developable product, he couldn't think of another possibility.

Luxury goods like perfume have a market too, but selling luxury goods never turns much profit—the market is too small.

Genuine essentials, bulk trading items, are the real way to make big money—profit margins are thin, but the volume makes up for it.

No matter when, high volume is the true king.

He guessed this was Ten Directions Platform's intention and realized Tiantong was wary of this, especially Huang Fu Wuxia, but he had no plans to interfere with their negotiations—as the sole supplier, sometimes not competing is the best strategy.

But being the sole supplier easily draws accusations of monopolization—maybe this plane doesn't have such a term, but monopolies objectively exist, and the potential profits from monopolies are something others probably understand.

So meeting Huang Fu Wuxia today, he first raised the issue of grain—this is also a monopoly trade between us. Keep it in mind, don't make me feel too uncomfortable, okay?

You're seeking bulk trades—doesn't grain trade qualify as bulk?

No wonder Huang Fu Wuxia feels he's improved—a single grain trade can partially silence her.

More troubling for her is that she's been focusing her attention on White Pebble Beach, really sparing little concern for the Chaos Plane.

However, she's not easily intimidated. She replied with a smile, "Haven't contacted Ten Directions Platform... so that means you still recognize me?"

"Ahem," Feng Jun coughed twice seriously, "Chairman Huang Fu, please adjust your stance: you're speaking with someone at the Fifth Refinement Realm."

"I'm about to reach the Third Refinement Realm too, okay?" While Huang Fu Wuxia's words sounded like a rebuttal, they were more playful. Then she lowered her voice, "How much communications equipment did you bring?"

This time Feng Jun brought quite a bit of communications equipment, over thirty billion worth, many carried over using Storage Bags meant for crude oil, which didn't look great—but no choice, he had too few Large Storage Bags.

Besides... with communications equipment, thirty billion isn't even much, even if you multiply it by three zeros, it wouldn't satisfy the Cultivation World's needs—they want seamless 4G switching, you'd need at least another zero.

No matter what, the communications equipment was well packaged, slightly blocked from energy signatures, brought over in Storage Bags meant for crude oil, which really wasn't an issue—if grain were brought over similarly, that would be a big problem.

He briefly explained the situation, and Huang Fu Wuxia immediately remarked, "It's too little... not enough. Hunger marketing sometimes doesn't work well, between the Four Sects and Wutai, how should I favor one?"

Feng Jun glanced at her, "Satisfied by any faction, does that still count as hunger?"

Huang Fu Wuxia had been with him for too long, she was very familiar with this kind of rhetoric and logic, yet she couldn't help but furrow her brows, "But there are way too many people to satisfy?"

Feng Jun just glanced at her, "You're telling me this? I can handle this matter too, but... why would I let you make money? If you desire the crown, you must bear its weight, don't you understand?"

"If you desire the crown, you must bear its weight?" Huang Fu Wuxia savored this phrase, then smiled and nodded, "You really sound like you're from a Cultivation-deficient plane, the Worldly Trials have indeed had an effect..."

Then she composed herself and spoke seriously, "Seriously though, we're hoping you'll train another batch of people, staffing is severely lacking."

"Staffing is always insufficient," Feng Jun also replied seriously, "You need to learn to train your own talent."

"I certainly know how to train my own talent," Huang Fu Wuxia glared angrily, "I'm not that stupid, but do you know how many people I'm short of? At least five hundred, and that's just for the calibration personnel, the shortage of installation personnel is even larger."

"I'll make some video tutorials for you later," Feng Jun waved his hand, having hundreds of missing personnel, he was not inclined to step in.

Huang Fu Wuxia had just left when Sun Rongxun arrived, handing Feng Jun a Storage Talisman, "I heard from old Qu... Master Qu mentioned you're looking for Soul-searching Talismans, fortunately, I'm skilled in crafting them and brought some for you, both for the Qi Refinement Realm and the Fifth Refinement Realm."

Feng Jun glanced at the Storage Talisman and was shocked to find there were more than a hundred Talismans, "Isn't this a bit too much?"

The Soul-searching Talismans are not common items; those for the Nascent Soul Stage are worth thousands each.

"I made them myself, it's no big deal," Sun Rongxun waved her small hand, then spoke seriously, "But you must use them cautiously. Don't use more than three a day, and don't use them frequently, or it will have a significant impact on your soul."

"I understand that, but thank you, Sun Rongxun," Feng Jun smiled and cupped his hands, but he secretly reminded himself: No more than three times a day? That's something to remember.

In fact, he had only used the Soul-searching Talisman a total of three times, but that was mainly because they were scarce and not very necessary to use. Now that he had more, he really needed to pay attention to this.

The key is that this kind of knowledge is not found in books and can only be passed by word of mouth. With just a casual mention from Sun Rongxun, Feng Jun could avoid significant risks—after all, many people are following him in cultivation.

Grateful, he asked again to show concern, "That Golden Crow... that Cultivation Technique of yours, can it be delivered to White Pebble Beach?"

Sun Rongxun hesitated a bit before answering, "It's already on the way. I'd like to ask Mountain Master Feng, do you think I still have a chance to form a golden core?"

Feng Jun glanced at her and replied with a smile, "The Great Dao is fifty, Heaven derives forty-nine..."

There is nothing impossible in this world!

Sun Rongxun hesitated and continued to ask, "Then what kind of herbs do I need to prepare to match it? Or, do you have any targeted suggestions?"

"That depends on the Cultivation Technique," Feng Jun replied with a wry smile as he shook his head, "Without the Cultivation Technique, I can't deduce more information, and it's hard to look for specific herbs. Since the Cultivation Technique is coming, let's wait a bit. There's no need to rush and mess up your Dao heart."

Sun Rongxun's eyes flickered, and her youthful face seemed a bit cute, "If the Cultivation Technique can't be delivered, does that mean I have no hope?"

"Not necessarily," Feng Jun shook his head. He wasn't inclined to guide others, but the owl had done him a favor and even brought over a hundred Soul-searching Talismans, so he'd feel guilty not offering some hope.

"I have other workable methods; they may not be sure successes, but they are worth a try. Theoretically, they are possible."

"What methods?" Sun Rongxun's eyes blinked as she looked at him pitifully, "Please tell me."

"These methods..." Feng Jun pondered for a moment and suddenly his heart moved, "For instance, you could lead your soul into the Rongxun Drum and let it merge with the big drum..."

Sun Rongxun shook her head in distress, "I'm afraid I couldn't qualify to touch the Rongxun Drum, and besides... I wouldn't know how to merge."

Feng Jun laughed, "That's why I said it wouldn't be easy. You insisted on asking."

"Ah, I'm sorry," Sun Rongxun clasped her fists towards him apologetically, "I interrupted you, I'm truly very sorry, please continue."

"There's nothing more to say," Feng Jun replied with a smile, "Then you could force a Golden Crow Rebirth in front of the Rongxun Drum again. If successful, you could smoothly form a core."

Success is impossible! Sun Rongxun was very aware of this fact, but she listened without comment.

She had already been impolite once by interrupting, and she would never do it again.

Indeed, Feng Jun had more to say, "If it can't succeed, you could become the Artifact Spirit of the Rongxun Drum."

"Artifact Spirit?" Sun Rongxun couldn't help but breach etiquette again when she questioned Mountain Master Feng, "It's very rare for Precious Treasures to have Artifact Spirits, and the act of refining an Artifact Spirit... is mostly an Evil Cultivator's method."

"I wasn't finished," Feng Jun sighed and shook his head, "Isn't it normal for Precious Treasures to have Artifact Spirits? I've even seen Magical Treasure with Artifact Spirits... They voluntarily become Artifact Spirits, not evil cultivators."

"This..." Sun Rongxun shook her head, "I'm really not sure."

"Feng Xiaoyou is indeed right," suddenly a voice appeared, and a female with a tall crown materialized in the air.

"Greetings, Great Supreme," Sun Rongxun hurriedly stood up and cupped her hands toward the sky.

Feng Jun maintained his composure, but inwardly, he felt uneasy. This woman exerted the greatest pressure on him since he came to the Mobile Plane.

However, ultimately, he lightly coughed, "Greetings, Great Supreme Senior, but... could you use the door?"

Since he was already pretending to be the Divine Doctor, he needed to have the pride of one; without pride, where's the "kill one, save one" quirk?

The persona must remain unbroken!

(Updated to this point; end of the month, additional update at midnight as usual, scheduled for guaranteed monthly tickets in September.)