Big Data Cultivation

Facing Xia Nichang's question, Feng Jun answered very straightforwardly, "Without a physical match, I can't provide the relevant data."

Xia Nichang didn't dwell on this issue further. She withdrew her Divine Sense and glanced at Sun Rongxun not far away, "Oh, I still have to run errands for you once more. Why don't you ask Feng Jun what else he might need, so as to avoid going back and forth?"

Sun Rongxun originally planned to go back by herself. She had asked Qu Jianlei to help with some of the poison collection, but mostly she intended to return to Rongxun Hall and enlist everyone's help.

The relationships among the Rongxun aren't all particularly good, but the sense of collective honor is quite strong, and their cooperation in the battle formation is very skilled — this is a place for muddling through life, but the Formation for safeguarding the path must still be practiced.

In Rongxun Hall, Sun Rongxun is not someone with particularly good connections, but she believes that as long as she speaks up, others will still give her face, and when a group of Rongxun steps forward to collect poisons, the influence is just right.

Now, Xia Nichang intends to return and help her deliver the message, something she never dared to imagine before. But thinking about the words "Jinwu Essence Blood," she knows she wouldn't even qualify to discuss this issue if she went back.

The status of Rongxun is high, but a treasure of this level is not something she can borrow just by opening her mouth.

As for poison collection, Xia Nichang stepping in is much more effective than her doing it.

As long as Master Xia speaks, the items in the Crimson Pheonix Sect's warehouse are truly at her disposal to choose from — in a way, even more freely than the superiors — because the superiors might consider the public's opinion, but Master Xia does not need to care about these.

Just as Sun Rongxun thought, after returning to the Crimson Pheonix, Xia Nichang directly found the place where the head was in seclusion.

When the head heard she had come, he had no choice but to halt his seclusion to meet her — it is almost a certainty that he will form a Nascent Soul, and he is relying on this for future support as a True Immortal.

Upon hearing that Xia Nichang wants to borrow some "Jinwu Essence Blood," the head couldn't help but frown, "You brought back three drops, I already gave one to Zi Luan, now there are only two left, so what are Guan Hongxiu's chances of forming a Golden Core?"

Guan Hongxiu is Sun Rongxun's original name and was once a dazzling genius of the Crimson Pheonix Sect — she claimed to have a chance to compete for the Chi Luan position.

Of course, since her accident, her former fame quickly faded.

However, the head remembers most of the geniuses in the sect, especially since Guan Hongxiu is not much younger than her, and her past prominence even made some believe that if she had joined the Crimson Pheonix a hundred years earlier, she could have contended for the Chi Luan position with her.

But no matter how talented, it is all in the past, aren't there enough fallen geniuses?

"It's always necessary to deduce a bit first. As for Feng Jun's situation, you should know it," Xia Nichang smiled slightly at her, "I'll borrow one drop and see how it goes."

"Alright," the head nodded. Since Master Xia spoke to this extent, she couldn't refuse, "It seems that your impression of Feng Jun is quite favorable, Martial Sister."

"That little guy… is very dangerous," Xia Nichang thought for a moment before finally deciding to describe this person as "dangerous," "Of course, he is also quite reliable. If there's a possibility of cooperation, do not provoke him."

"Can he really make you feel he is dangerous, Martial Sister?" The head's eyes shifted, "How is that demonstrated?"

"After discussing the deduction of a Cultivation Technique with him, he possesses a lot of knowledge that shouldn't exist in this plane," Xia Nichang replied solemnly.

This wasn't her selling out Feng Jun, mainly because her conversational partner was the head of the Crimson Pheonix, and if the head didn't recognize the threat Feng Jun posed, it might bring significant harm to the sect. She must make it clear to be responsible for the sect.

"Hmm?" The head furrowed his brows, then instantly grasped the key point, "Knowledge from higher planes?"

Xia Nichang smiled, "I'm not at liberty to say, I've already promised him, but Guan Hongxiu was listening in. By the way, she shapeshifted into a Falcon Swan, loves to eat poisons, and Feng Jun wants her to gather a batch of poisons to strive for his Third Nirvana."

The head raised his eyebrows, "Completing the Third Nirvana through bloodline extraction?"

What Feng Jun could think of had already been researched by the Crimson Pheonix Sect — after all, this is the Crimson Pheonix's Cultivation Technique, so she guessed it immediately.

Then the head's face darkened a bit, "Could this guy have seen the Jinwu Nirvana Technique?"

"Do you think I couldn't even keep a Soul Imprint Technique secure?" Xia Nichang frowned in displeasure, then raised her hand and pointed upwards, "If he came from there, it explains everything."

"So that's how it is," the head nodded, thinking that this was indeed a reasonable explanation. The Jinwu Nirvana Technique is quite powerful and mysterious in this plane, but higher up, it is powerful but not necessarily mysterious.

However, she still did not understand, "This Third Nirvana seems like a theoretical possibility… How does he ensure it?"

But as soon as she said this, she regretted it.

Sure enough, Xia Nichang chuckled indifferently, "The sect couldn't solve the problem of the Fire Marrow Pill, yet Feng Jun managed it?"

"Alright, that's a slip of the tongue on my part," the head also did not deny her mistake, "Besides poisons and Jinwu Essence Blood, is there anything else?"

Xia Nichang laughed, "He still wants to match with the Rongxun Drum, I said that's impossible."

"What?" The leader was taken aback at first, and after understanding what she said, she was immediately enraged, "Dream on, Senior Sister, are you just going to let him ruin our Crimson Phoenix like this?"

"Haha," Xia Nichang laughed out loud, but did not offer any explanation.

The leader paused for a moment, then reacted, "This must be your gain, right? Tell me about it?"

"To talk about this person's thoughts… he's truly daring," Xia Nichang smiled and shook her head, "I've promised him not to leak the news, of course, also because it doesn't affect the sect's major affairs, so I won't say much."

The leader was anxious, staring at her fiercely, "Even targeting the Rongxun Drum doesn't count as affecting the sect's major affairs?"

"Actually… that's also another destiny for the sect's Rongxun," Xia Nichang sighed lightly, then gave a bitter smile and shook her head, "Forget it, it's too difficult to manage. Would you even agree to let me take the Rongxun Drum out?"

"That's impossible," the leader shook her head, expressing decisively, "Even if I agreed, it wouldn't work. Among the True Immortals, at least eight must approve, five approvals don't count… The location of the Rongxun Drum is also the location of the Crimson Phoenix's orthodoxy, have you forgotten this?"

Actually, it's not as serious as you say, Xia Nichang gave a slight smile but remained silent.

"The location of the Rongxun Drum is also the location of the orthodoxy" — in fact, this means that the Rongxun will fight to the death and won't retreat. If even the Rongxun Hall has to retreat, then the Crimson Phoenix's orthodoxy deserves to end.

However, although Xia Nichang is the top Golden Core of Crimson Phoenix, the other party is ultimately the leader. If she wants to interpret it this way, she has to give the leader some face.

The leader also realized that she was slightly overreacting. She was primarily very curious about what Senior Sister Xia had gained from Feng Jun, and realizing her attitude was a bit too aggressive, she decided to back down, "If it's poisons you're talking about, Senior Sister can get them from the general or elder storerooms."

The storerooms of the Crimson Phoenix Sect are divided into levels: disciple storeroom, general storeroom, emergency storeroom, and elder storeroom.

The disciple storeroom is the lowest level, the general storeroom is essentially the biggest storeroom of Crimson Phoenix, the emergency storeroom can be considered an elite storeroom. When Crimson Phoenix encounters unexpected events, the items here are the most suitable, while the elder storeroom is where all of Crimson Phoenix's top items are located.

However, not everything in the elder storeroom is essential, many items that cannot be identified — the kind that may have potential, are also in the elder storeroom.

Anyway, the general storeroom and elder storeroom together basically encompass most of Crimson Phoenix's potential.

Why not choose the elite storeroom? Because that's the emergency storeroom, it contains good things, but the origins and uses of the items are clear — it serves as the backbone during unforeseen circumstances, and there can't be unclear items in there.

Xia Nichang was not surprised by her decision, so she straightforwardly went to select items, and incidentally enlisted her close friend — Bai Luan's master, to help her collect some rare poisons.

She didn't spend much time after returning, just two days, yet she spent seven days arranging those items within the Crimson Phoenix Sect. However, this did not make her feel annoyed, rather it filled her with an anticipation: Can fighting poison with poison really work?

In fact, she was not the only one with anticipation. When she was leaving, the leader came to see her off, specifically pulling her aside to speak in a low voice, "Senior Sister Xia, this third Nirvana, you need to watch it closely."

Xia Nichang was straightforward in expressing that she would not take on such responsibility, "I can watch closely, I can also keep a close eye on the Fire Marrow Pill, but as for decision making… I can't learn that."

The leader's eyes turned, her voice lowered further, "So how should we use the Rongxun Drum?"

"This question I even more can't answer," Xia Nichang gave a wry smile, "I can only tell you that the Rongxun Drum is the entire Crimson Phoenix Sect's faith… that's correct, isn't it?"

"Faith… that's correct," the leader's brows furrowed, she nodded in a confused manner, "Could you give me another hint?"

"I really can't give another hint," Xia Nichang raised a hand and patted her shoulder, speaking softly, "Feng Jun plans to do something with the Rongxun Drum, can't you guess?"

After all, she is still a member of Crimson Phoenix; necessary hints will not be omitted. But if the leader is too dull, then it really has nothing to do with her.

The leader pondered for a long time, her eyes finally lit up, "Faith… could it be to take the incense route? But this, this, this, is too extravagant, right? Guan Hongxiu has always cultivated steadily, I'm sure of this, taking the incense route, wouldn't all the past cultivation be wasted?"

Xia Nichang glanced at her, eyes full of pity, "That's why Feng Jun amazed me."

She couldn't say much more, raising her hand and departing grandly, but in her heart, she felt a regret: Such a big secret, yet it can't help the Crimson Phoenix… there's guilt in her heart.

So her thought was, after meeting Feng Jun, to negotiate the patent fee issue again.

But two days later, when she arrived at the White Pebble Beach, she was a bit dumbfounded, "Feng Jun is not here?"

(To be continued, summon September guaranteed monthly votes.)