Big Data Cultivation

It's quite unfortunate that the Big Boss didn't get the expected flattery.

Feng Jun's mind wasn't focused on that at all, and he calmly said, "Why tell him so much? We just need to perform the deduction. Chasing the culprit isn't any of our business... By the way, Kunhao isn't one of those two planes, is it?"

The Big Boss didn't receive any compliments, which displeased him, and he couldn't help but express it, "Are you suffering from a lack of intelligence budget? If this plane could produce such items, could Yue Qing not know? Or is it that you don't know enough about the natural treasures of this plane?"

Feng Jun chuckled and didn't get angry, "You're right, if there's such a treasure, even if I haven't seen it, surely I've heard about it. I just want to confirm whether this plane has it. Senior, please don't be upset."

Compliment me a bit, and I won't be mad! The Yin Spirits snorted, "Forget it, I can't be bothered with you. The appraisal fee should be at least ten mid-grade Spirit Stones, you won't likely get this information on this plane. Since you've started earning mid-grade Spirit Stones, I can't remain idle either."

Seeing Feng Jun received twenty mid-grade Spirit Stones from Master Yuanming, plus two hundred mid-grade Spirit Stones in receivables, the Yin Spirits felt a bit unbalanced.

The next morning, Feng Jun left the mountain gate again and came to the entrance of Yue Qing's residence, loudly announcing, "Feng Jun of Mount Zhige requests to see Master Yue of Qinggang Sect."

In the next moment, Yue Qing personally opened the door. It's noteworthy that there were quite a number of Qinggang Disciples inside, and it was unexpected that he would open the door himself.

His demeanor remained steady, but Feng Jun's Soul was strong enough to sense that his spirit was somewhat slightly worn.

Master Yue very politely extended an invitation, "Mountain Master Feng, please come in and have a seat."

Feng Jun waved his hand and replied with a smile, "At the residence of a Master, how dare I, in my humble stage of Outdust, be reckless? Liang Tangzhu and others are inside, let's talk outside so they don't have to avoid us."

Previously, he didn't pay attention to this matter. After all, he had entered a Master's residence more than once. It was only after hearing the conversation between Master Yuanming and Yue Qing that he realized how risky it might be to enter a Master's residence rashly.

Yue Qing was also a savvy person, knowing Feng Jun didn't quite trust him. However, he could understand this point—primarily because the Qinggang Sect once had an unsuccessful attempt at kidnapping. With people being wary of this, he couldn't really mind.

Therefore, he only nodded, putting on a nonchalant appearance, "Was there a result from the deduction? Then go ahead and tell me the location."

Feng Jun walked to a large tree nearby and released a table and chairs, "Master Yue, please sit."

Master Yue released a large green rock, resembling a stone bed, and sat cross-legged on it. He raised a hand and released a Spiritual Qi Shield while asking, "Is it convenient for Divine Sense communication?"

It had to be asked as Qu Jianlei was standing not far away, and beside him was a Crimson Phoenix at the ninth level of Outdust. If someone could read lips or something, wouldn't that be a hassle?

Moreover, communication between a Golden Core Master and an Outdust Elder using Divine Sense should ideally be preemptively notified. It's favorable if the relationship is familiar; if not, sudden use of Divine Sense could be perceived as an attack.

"Alright," Feng Jun nodded, transmitting a piece of Divine Sense, "The deduction fee is fifteen mid-grade Spirit Stones, does Master Yue agree?"

Without another word, Yue Qing took out fifteen mid-grade Spirit Stones and placed them on the table, pushing them towards Feng Jun's side.

Qu Jianlei saw this scene from afar and couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth, "My goodness, the deduction fee is settled using mid-grade Spirit Stones?"

Feng Jun was unceremonious and raised his hand to store the Spirit Stones into a Storage Talisman before transmitting another piece of Divine Sense, which was basically the Big Boss's original words, "The fruit of Dragon Blood Thorn Wood, fragments of a precious treasure made from them, very rare trees."

Yue Qing remained silent, but his expression was unpredictable. After a while, he transmitted Divine Sense back, "What else?"

"That's it," Feng Jun looked at him baffled, "I identified it for you. You can't possibly expect me to deduce who made the precious treasure or who used it, right?"

"Why not?" Yue Qing originally had an important question to ask, but he was sidetracked by Feng Jun's counter-question, staring angrily at him, "A true divination can deduce specific individuals... Fifteen mid-grade Spirit Stones, and you only say one thing?"

"Hehe," Feng Jun chuckled lightly, "Others couldn't deduce it, but I did, hence it's worth such a price... Let's put it this way, what I told you isn't knowledge from this plane. The deduction is worth five mid-grade Spirit Stones, and the knowledge is ten mid-grade Spirit Stones, is that expensive?"

"Not expensive," Master Yue understood the meaning in his words very well. In this plane, where information monopoly is emphasized, knowledge is wealth. He nodded and asked further, "So, it's not a product of this plane?"

Feng Jun glanced at the table, pulled out a cigarette and lit it without answering.

Understood! Yue Qing extracted five more mid-grade Spirit Stones, placed them on the table, and silently pushed them over.

Again, Feng Jun unceremoniously accepted the Spirit Stone before transmitting a piece of consciousness, "It's not a product of this plane."

However, he felt collecting five mid-grade Spirit Stones for just those seven words was rather excessive, so he supplemented with another segment, "Not certain if anyone secretly cultivates it on this plane, but it's basically improbable... Only two planes produce this item."

Impressive! Yue Qing's heart was filled with admiration. You have to know many planes to pinpoint that only two produce this item.

At that moment, he felt extremely fortunate that he didn't take offense at Feng Jun's slight misconduct; otherwise, he'd not only offend a mysterious force but possibly never uncover the truth about his master's death.

Unhesitant, he promptly produced five more mid-grade Spirit Stones. After all, being a Master, you gotta have some Spirit Stones.

He pushed the Spirit Stones over and transmitted a piece of consciousness, "Could you tell me which two planes?"

Feng Jun looked at the Spirit Stone, shook his head, and said nothing.

Yue Qing was taken aback, then took out five medium-grade Spirit Stones and pushed them over, also without saying a word—surely this is enough.

Not far away, Qu Jianlei and Sun Rongxun were staring wide-eyed... No way, since when were medium-grade Spirit Stones so worthless?

Feng Jun continued to shake his head, but at the same time, the Spirit Beast Bag at his waist trembled slightly.

The Big Boss was really anxious; this was already ten medium-grade Spirit Stones—wasn't it just the names of two realms?

Look, I was going to tell you yesterday, but you didn't even listen, regret it now?

This time, Yue Qing was stunned for quite a while, then took out another ten medium-grade Spirit Stones—this is all I have, no more.

Feng Jun shook his head, pushed the medium-grade Spirit Stones back, and sent a strand of Divine Sense over, "You already know the names, go inquire yourself. It's knowledge not belonging to this realm; I can talk about some, but some information can't be bought with Spirit Stones."

Qu Jianlei and Sun Rongxun continued to be dumbfounded; twenty medium-grade Spirit Stones, and Mountain Master Feng, you didn't even consider it?

Yue Qing was a bit annoyed, thinking to himself you're really disrespecting me, but then he thought it over and understood; who wouldn't care about information monopoly? The other party had already given information, and logically, the rest is for him to find.

The Qinggang Sect often handled things this way; you buy information, I sell information, but the most critical details you must inquire about yourself—if you have a lead but can't get the specific information, sorry, maybe you'll never qualify to buy information from me again.

Yue Qing's anger and frustration passed in an instant, and the next moment, he pushed over another twenty medium-grade Spirit Stones.

In fact, for him, knowing the name "Dragon Blood Thorn Wood" meant that finding the details wasn't difficult, but the truth about his master's death was right before him; he really didn't want to wait any longer.

"Then may I ask one thing: Is the Star Initiation Plane one of the two realms? You only need to say one or two words... please."

Feng Jun hadn't said anything yet, when the Spirit Beast Bag at his waist slightly shook again.

For the Big Boss, information monopoly was also important, but for information at this level, it didn't think there was any need for monopoly.

It was only because Yue Qing was sitting opposite. If it were Xia Nichang, he really wouldn't dare to mess around like this.

Feng Jun's face changed from cloudy to sunny for a long time before he collected the medium-grade Spirit Stones, and then spoke out—this time not using Divine Sense but speaking aloud, "This is an exception... it is just as you thought."

Yue Qing was immediately dumbstruck, not reacting for a long time, without even withdrawing the Spiritual Qi Shield.

Feng Jun could feel his disappointment, but didn't hurry to urge him.

However, not far away, Qu Jianlei felt something was wrong, and after waiting for five or six minutes, he cleared his throat loudly, "Mountain Master Feng, someone has sent over the land deeds, would you like to take a look?"

Of course, this was just an excuse; the Magistrate and the Prefectural Governor had already sent both land deeds over, but there always had to be an excuse, otherwise it would be too rude to abruptly interrupt the conversation.

Upon hearing this, Yue Qing finally woke up as if from a dream. He glanced at Feng Jun blankly, then quickly came to his senses, his mind moved, and the Spiritual Qi Shield instantly disappeared before he cupped his hands toward Feng Jun, "I was a bit distracted, my apologies."

"It's nothing," Feng Jun shook his head with a smile, then stood up, "Does Master Yue have anything else to ask?"

Yue Qing's attention was obviously elsewhere already; he heard this and forced himself to respond, "Not for now... Oh, if I open the box, can you divine more? Spirit Stones aren't an issue."

"I can't," Feng Jun shook his head, answering straightforwardly, "I can only divine to this extent, Master Yue, I'm just a mere cultivator at the Out-of-Dust stage."

Yue Qing forced himself to rally spirit, "I understand, it was just a question... To divine to this point has already greatly surpassed other cultivators at the Out-of-Dust stage."

Feng Jun turned and left, and not far away, Huang Fu Wuxia also walked out of the small courtyard, "Mountain Master Feng, are you done? I have something to discuss with you."

As she said this, she followed Feng Jun and his group into the mountain gate.

Liang Chao and the others also walked out of Master Yue's small courtyard, muttering as they watched her back, "That little girl can freely enter and leave Mount Zhige, while we have to wait outside; Feng Jun's way of doing things is quite excessive."

"Perhaps they have some sort of relationship," a younger cultivator winked and smiled.

Yue Qing frowned, speaking impatiently, "I'm heading back; you all maintain good relations with Mountain Master Feng. Liang Chao, we are from Qinggang Sect; pay attention to your words and actions, and don't let Mountain Master Feng mock us."

The three cultivators were all startled by this: What happened with Master Yue today?

(First Chapter update, celebrating the patron's boundless Taoism, Mid-Autumn extra update, calling for monthly tickets.)