Big Data Cultivation

Regarding Master Yuanming's question, Feng Jun could only offer one answer, "The Earth Vein Technique of my sect, I cannot learn it!"

These words were not deceitful, as the Earth Realm surely once possessed Earth Vein Techniques, and he truly couldn't learn it—it had already been lost.

Master Yuanming, however, was uncertain of what came to his mind. After a moment of shock, he remarked, "So, Mountain Master Feng is also ambitious!"

"Ambitious?" Feng Jun was a bit stunned and offered a helpless smile, think what you will, as long as it makes you happy.

However… carrying the mission of the rise and fall of the Earth Realm's Daoist Sects could also be considered ambitious, right?

After a moment of silence, Master Yuanming spoke, "If you want to repair this Magical Treasure, you should still seek Tiantong. I don't know if anyone in Taiqing can fix this treasure, but even if it's repaired, you won't be able to take it away… this has nothing to do with the good or bad relations between both parties."

"Tsk," Feng Jun clicked his tongue, genuinely regretting it in his heart, but this outcome was not beyond his expectations.

He wasn't angry with Master Yuanming; rather, he respected his frankness.

It was Qu Jianlei who laughed on the side, "Relations matter a lot, if relations are bad, you would directly kill each other."

Master Yuanming shot her a glance, not denying this statement, merely letting out a light snort, "What status is matched with what resources, is it wrong?"

"No, it's not," Feng Jun nodded, a deep feeling crossing his face. Not to mention the Cultivation World, isn't the Earth Realm the same? President Obama of the Mai Nation once openly stated that if Huaxia's population all lived like the Mai Nation people, Earth couldn't bear it.

Master Yuanming smiled and turned to leave, "I need to deduce some more, see how to observe the output of Mount Zhige. I owe you those two hundred medium Spirit Stones, I'll give them to you later."

"Master," Feng Jun called after him, "There's still twenty medium Spirit Stones here, take them."

"What I've seen is worth that price," Master Yuanming's voice faded as he walked off into the distance, "If you feel embarrassed, once your Treasure Seeking Plate is fixed, let me have a look at it."

His deduction ended quickly, choosing eighteen spots, each paying Mount Zhige two hundred ordinary Spirit Stones—because he heeded Feng Jun's advice, avoiding those sensitive locations, so in total, it cost three thousand six hundred Stones.

After excavation, his hypothesis was verified, that is, the conditions for forming a Spirit Stone Mine at Mount Zhige were not present.

In the end, Taiqing was so concerned about Mount Zhige and even sent Master Yuanming to personally deduce on site because they wanted to know if thousands of years later, this place might have a Spirit Stone Mine.

If there really was a possibility for a Spirit Stone Mine to appear, Taiqing would then have to start arranging early. Forcible seizure was not possible, but they could possibly team up with Crimson Phoenix to purchase this place or… buy shares.

Master Yuanming's judgment was: ultimately, this place is the Secular World, unable to support the vast Spiritual Energy needed for a Spirit Stone Mine to crystallize, and it is precisely because of this that the Destiny Stone here is extraordinarily large.

Thousands of years later, this place might become a fragmented Spirit Stone Mine, with some scattered Spirit Stones, but no veins, thus it wouldn't really become a Spirit Stone Mine, and the Destiny Stone, once turned into fragmented Spirit Stones, would dramatically reduce in value.

According to Master Yuanming's analysis, this place could be a piece left behind when an ancient powerhouse extracted a Spirit Vein inadvertently.

Indeed, the Mortal Realm used to have Spirit Veins, but at that time, the land of Donghua Country didn't belong to humans but to Spirit Beasts. To prevent Spirit Beasts from growing too fast, mighty humans took turns extracting Spirit Veins, with heavy and tragic casualties.

Later on, generations of the Human Race developed this place, eventually forming the Mortal Realm.

The Mortal Realm indeed thought about retrieving the Spirit Veins, but that was never possible. The resources were simply too few, not enough for everyone to cultivate, hence the Cultivation World declared: those with the aptitude for cultivation can come to cultivate, if not, just stay a mortal honestly.

At any rate, the situation of Mount Zhige is somewhat peculiar, but not too strange. The appearance of small fragmented Spirit Stone Mines in the Mortal Realm has happened more than once or twice, but appearing in the form of a Destiny Stone, only this one place exists.

In such a context, Mount Zhige being in the hands of a Cultivator is indeed not bad. Anyway, if Spirit Stones appear in the future, this place will still be taken over by Cultivators, with no other possibilities.

However, in Master Yuanming's opinion, the current value of Mount Zhige is the greatest, and once it crystallizes into a Spirit Stone Mine, it won't be worth much—once Destiny Stones are turned into Spirit Stones, would they still be valuable?

His analysis matched that of the Yin Spirit Bigwig, who even suggested Feng Jun to sell this place.

Yet, Feng Jun also told the Bigwig: Selling is impossible, sentimental value is priceless.

The Bigwig was about to complain, when Feng Jun directly questioned, would you prefer to stay at White Pebble Beach facing Xia Nichang?

The shadow Xia Nichang left on the Yin Spirit Bigwig was not insignificant, and the Bigwig felt Feng Jun's words made sense—it had been keeping an extremely low profile in this realm, to the point of boredom, but until it met Xia Taishang, it realized its caution was indeed justified.

Still, it was somewhat puzzled: with this, wouldn't we be staying in the Mortal Realm indefinitely?

To convince it, Feng Jun specifically took it on a "journey of footprints," which meant taking it for a trip to White Pebble Beach and instantly returning—two million miles, is that far?

After returning, the Bigwig locked itself away in seclusion for two days, before finally admitting: we might as well consider unlocking my next secret stash.

Both sides clearly understood that each had secrets, yet their collaboration was growing increasingly tight—between men of refinement, some matters need not be spoken too plainly.

However, Feng Jun believed he still needed to stay at Mount Zhige for a while longer and must completely eradicate certain corrupt practices.

Just as the two had reached a decision, the next day, Liang Chao from the Qinggang Sect arrived.

The last time the Qinggang Sect didn't want to provide Feng Jun with a Transmission Array, Feng Jun decided to ignore them, but unexpectedly, upon returning to the Mortal Realm, King Liang Tian of the Battle Hall of the Qinggang Sect pursued him.

Liang Chao's visit certainly wasn't to provoke; though he was unaware that Master Yuanming was also here, it was widely known that Qu Jianlei was always guarding Feng Jun.

He didn't come empty-handed; he brought three heads, all belonging to notable figures from the Hunting Alliance.

As mentioned earlier, the person at the initial high-rank who was with Si Xiaoguang—anyway, a person not worthy of a name—had a relative in the Hunting Alliance who held an executive position, serving as his backing.

Feng Jun planned to apprehend this executive, resulting in competition with Taiqing and Crimson Phoenix for credit.

Both sects offered rewards, and Taiqing even stated—capture the person cleanly before Crimson Phoenix, and the contribution would be doubled!

If both aimed to capture the person, there wouldn't be so much contribution.

Taiqing had this attitude, and Crimson Phoenix naturally wouldn't be inferior, directly dispatching disciples to the Hunting Alliance.

The Hunting Alliance of the Endless Sea is very powerful; the four alliance leaders, one primary and three deputies, are all masters. Though it's a temporary alliance by Loose Cultivators, no ordinary force dares to easily confront its edge; even the Two Peaks and One Valley and Tiantong negotiate with them.

Yet, Taiqing and Crimson Phoenix are fearless; each has nine openly acknowledged masters, and due to the rush to seize the opportunity before the other, they arrived with great momentum.

However, unfortunately, this executive had just gone out to sea, hunting in the Endless Sea, leaving both sides empty-handed.

The disciples hurriedly blocked the news, yet it was already too late. As loud as they could be, they couldn't extinguish everyone in the Hunting Alliance without cause—there are various figures in the alliance, even relatives of Tiantong shareholders.

News inevitably spread out, and somehow, the executive received the information.

The Hunting Alliance is organized for hunting activities in the Endless Sea, offering loose cultivators greater allure and danger compared to places like the Bewildering Soul Forest or Burning Desert.

Thus, loose cultivators in the Endless Sea not only possess strong power but also a keen sense of urgency.

The executive directly fled, abandoning his position in the Hunting Alliance—continuing in this job would require him to confront the disciples of either Taiqing or Crimson Phoenix in the alliance.

However, when he fled, he was genuinely unwilling and expressed: No matter who is harming me, I will certainly avenge—you're too powerful to provoke, but can't I target your family instead?

Such harsh words are indeed common among loose cultivators—our heads are on the line, and when discontent builds, aren't we allowed to speak a few harsh words?

This is why information blockade is brutal; he didn't even know whom he was targeting with his harsh words, nor did he realize that the cause of his plight was the heed of a simple suggestion—to visit Mount Zhige in the Donghua Country.

What was Mount Zhige in Donghua Country? He didn't care at all.

Loose cultivators suffer from outdated inheritance and insufficient information; if he truly knew whom he had provoked, he probably wouldn't dare utter any harsh words.

Life offers no ifs, and neither does the path of cultivation, yet the executive truly enraged, plotting revenge.

But before revenge, he must hide first, right? Once discovered by others, not only revenge would be difficult, even his life would be at risk.

Having made many friends in the Hunting Alliance, avoiding the pursuit of Taiqing and Crimson Phoenix wasn't too challenging—the key was that disciples from the Four Great Sects were unfriendly towards loose cultivators, keeping resentment within.

Thus, the disciples from both sects couldn't find any information about this person in the short term.

However, as cultivators, everyone understood that once individual combat strength ran wild, many unexpected issues and losses could arise, and recently, the disciples' pursuit became even more severe—that scoundrel had threatened their families.

At this moment, the Qinggang Sect finally realized—huh, Feng Jun actually had such an adversary?

The pursuit of the executive was done by the Taiqing and Crimson Phoenix sects; the Qinggang Sect never participated, and even if they wanted to, they had no entry.

The troubling part was that the executive even considered the Qinggang Sect as a possible ally for his advantage—they were against Taiqing.

His decision delivered him straight to hell.