Big Data Cultivation

The results of Feng Jun's deduction really startled Xia Nichang.

Out of more than sixty thousand types of poisons, he not only selected over two thousand, but also deduced the dosage, order, and timing of taking them. What kind of extraordinary deduction ability is this?

So after the two came out from Feng Jun's residence, she took the initiative to discuss with Sun Rongxun, "Hongxiu, can I discuss something with you… Can you start cultivating with poisons a bit later? I want to take this piece of obsidian back to the sect to have someone deduce it."

"Of course," Sun Rongxun answered without hesitation, "My main task now is still guarding Mountain Master Feng, so cultivating after the task is handed off isn't too late. But how long do you need to use this obsidian? I don't have much time left either,"

"I really can't say," Xia Nichang replied with a frown, "Anyway, I'll hurry as much as possible. Just on this trip back to the sect, I'll send another Rongxun over, making it convenient for you to extricate yourself for cultivation."

Sun Rongxun thought for a moment, "How about this, I'll replicate the obsidian, and when the Great Supreme thinks I can start cultivating, just let me know… Also, the poisons listed on it, could I trouble the Great Supreme to help publish a purchasing task for them?"

"Since it's delaying your cultivation, these things will be covered by the sect," Xia Nichang straightforwardly stated, "It's just around forty to fifty thousand Spirit Stones; the sect can afford this cost."

"No need, I have enough Spirit Stones myself," Sun Rongxun shook his head and earnestly said, "The sect helping me gather so many poisons is already the greatest support. One must know gratitude."

After Xia Nichang returned to the Crimson Pheonix, she also found the head, "Look at Feng Jun's deduction ability, selecting so many from over sixty thousand types of poisons, isn't that terrifying?"

The head was also taken aback after seeing it, "Has he been calculating this for the past three months?"

"No," Xia Nichang shook her head, "He went to Mount Zhige, handled a lot of matters, and possibly did some preliminary preparations, but he hadn't seen so many poisons. The day after I gave him the poisons, he produced this piece of obsidian."

"Gasp," the head gasped upon hearing this, "What an impressive method… By the way, I remember he has a habit of deducing probabilities. What is the probability of Hongxiu embracing the Dan with this cultivation?"

"That's another thing I admire about him," Xia Nichang gave a wry smile and shook her head, "He said it's about thirty-seven percent."

The head, accustomed to Feng Jun's estimation method, noted that the seven after thirty percent is quite specific—are you boasting about accuracy?

For the head, who reached superior grade pill concoction, thirty-seven percent wasn't particularly high; her self-evaluation for her own core formation was ninety-seven percent probability. Back then, she was more concerned about the grade of the pill—a world of geniuses incomprehensible to the inept.

So she nodded slightly, "This probability… is actually not low. To have hope from no hope is already quite good."

How could Xia Nichang not catch that she was holding back? Hence, she let out a wry smile, "Feng Jun thinks the same way as you do, Mistress. He thinks the probability is too low… Yes, he said 'too low', so he's still considering the Rongxun Drum."

The head's eyes twitched, "Qu Jianlei has reached the Golden Core, Guan Hongxiu has the opportunity for core formation, what about the other Rongxun?"

"Hongxiu asked Feng Jun about this," Xia Nichang had also considered this point, "Feng Jun said Qu Jianlei is extremely fortunate, Guan Hongxiu is someone he must help, and the Jinwu Nirvana Technique is quite special, so he could lend a hand."

"Qu Jianlei indeed has fortune," the head nodded with profound feeling, "To successfully form a superior grade pill twice, who else has fortune if not him? Does that mean… the other Rongxun have no chance?"

"Whether there's a chance, it's hard to say," Xia Nichang shrugged with open hands, "Qu Jianlei and Guan Hongxiu showed no signs of opportunity before… I'm here to ask if you could find two people good at deduction to assess the reliability of this process."

"Mountain Master Feng's deduction, does its reliability even need questioning? Moreover, he has been quite earnest with Hongxiu," The head expressed confidence in Feng Jun, lamenting, "It's a pity that the other Rongxun don't have this chance."

Xia Nichang shook her head with a smile-cry expression, "Mistress, no matter how well outsiders deduce, we still need to foster our own people, or we'll never have it, and… isn't learning his line of thinking beneficial?"

"You're right," the head nodded, weighing the obsidian in her hand with a wry smile, "but such a complicated deduction… what can we learn? Besides, we need to match the Fire Marrow Pill immediately; this has already been delayed by more than two months."

The Crimson Pheonix disciples had originally prepared to go to White Pebble Beach to match the Fire Marrow Pill, but the sudden events at Mount Zhige delayed the matter, and gathering the disciples for so long doesn't suit further delays.

"We must give it a try at least," Xia Nichang spoke seriously, "and it's best to evaluate the effects of the Rongxun Drum."

The head rolled her eyes in exasperation, "I knew you're still thinking about the Rongxun Drum. Fine, if he can help the other Rongxun with a deduction, at worst, we'll take the Rongxun Drum along to White Pebble Beach this time."

Xia Nichang nodded, "That's what I think too. Should we call an emergency Elders Council meeting?"

The head pondered for a moment before making a decision, "Then we really need to assess this piece of obsidian… It should be for a reason."

They summoned two elders and a patron, along with Cai Luan, the best at deduction in the Nine Luan group.

These four people are currently the strongest deduction team in the Crimson Phoenix Sect. However, when they saw the list Feng Jun provided, they were stunned—this deduction ability is truly monstrous, isn't it?

When they heard that Feng Jun had selected this many from sixty thousand types of poisons, the patron directly expressed amazement—just this deduction process alone would take me thirty years, and I don't think I'm qualified to evaluate it.

But Cai Luan, proud as ever, said, "We can't compare to him, but with the results, reverse deduction is always a bit easier."

Sure enough, after four people discussed for two days, they understood the general idea of Feng Jun's thought process.

The four believed that to fully grasp the specific meaning, at least four people would need two months. If they wanted to get ninety percent of the details completely clear, everyone would have to spend at least half a year.

As for making deductions like Feng Jun, and selecting over two thousand types from sixty thousand materials, the four unanimously believed that without acquiring a groundbreaking new deduction Dharma, it would be impossible in a lifetime.

However, after two days of deductions, they became more interested instead of intimidated, and including the patron, the four unanimously stated, we are willing to continue deducing.

The allure of cultivation lies here as well. Starting is difficult, but once you begin, you can't stop. Otherwise, how could someone go into closed-door cultivation for over a hundred years? Being immersed in it, there is indeed its own pleasure.

But this time, the leader disagreed. They said to stop for now, let's have an elders' council meeting before letting you continue pondering. The disciples waiting to match with the Fire Marrow Pill did not agree.

The elders' council has a total of fifteen seats, all are Golden Core, and this emergency meeting gathered seven Golden Cores. However, Xia Nichang took out Master Xiaomeng's token, saying Xiaomeng entrusted her to fully represent, so it counted as eight, exceeding half.

Xiaomeng, Xia Nichang, and the leader were already three votes, plus the two elders participating in the deduction, that made five votes. Five out of eight, the vote rate exceeded sixty percent, allowing the Rongxun Drum to be taken out.

The Supreme Elder resolutely opposed taking the Rongxun Drum out, and seeing it couldn't be stopped, they made another request, "Well, since the Rongxun Drum is going out, at least thirty-six Rongxun guards are needed!"

There are nearly a hundred Rongxun at Rongxun Hall, but most are in closed-door cultivation, and some are in life-or-death seclusion.

With not much lifespan left, they try to move as little as possible—Guan Hongxiu prefers to transform into a Falcon Swan for this reason. Some have even been in a "fake death" state for nearly a hundred years, still waiting to strike the final blow in life to defend the sect when a strong enemy arrives.

The number of Rongxun willing to normally be active is only about forty people.

The Supreme Elder's suggestion basically empties out Rongxun Hall, but it cannot be said that her suggestion is wrong.

The leader actually also thought this way, bringing the Rongxun over to let Feng Jun deduce them as well—what if more Golden Cores could be discovered and wasn't that a huge gain?

The Crimson Phoenix disciples who can enter Rongxun Hall are the most steadfast guardians of the sect, and once they become Golden Cores, they are the most trustworthy.

This is what she thought, but the suggestion was raised by the Supreme Elder, and knowing this person is difficult to deal with, she pretended to hesitate, "I'll consider it."

The Supreme Elder, however, would not let go, "I don't think there's a need to consider it. These disciples have given everything for Crimson Phoenix, they should be given a chance!"

Normally she is not such a selfless person, but since she doesn't have to pay for it herself, and can earn herself some favor… she knew how to do that too.

The leader was about to "reluctantly" nod, but Xia Nichang spoke coldly, "I oppose."

"If someone in Rongxun might achieve Golden Core, that's a good thing, but if thirty-six people go, and after the deduction, someone achieves Golden Core, and some can't achieve it, with such vast disparities among partners waiting for death… can Rongxun Hall continue to remain calm?"

No one else had more say in this situation than her, "I saw with my own eyes the same hidden Fierce Wind Gold in the Taiqing Sect. After the deduction, those with the Hidden Feng Lei Jin Body were ecstatic, those without even committed suicide in grief… even young people with many opportunities were like this, let alone the elderly Rongxun members?"

The Supreme Elder didn't get along with Xia Nichang either, and not being afraid of the Great Supreme Elder, she retorted sharply, "They already considered themselves dead when they joined Rongxun Hall, dying another time is no big deal."

"Supreme Elder, you crossed the line with those words!" Bai Luan's master spoke coldly, "Rongxun are honorable and should not be treated like this! Rongxun Hall cannot fall into chaos!"

Rongxun Hall cannot fall into chaos, those words were fair, but the Supreme Elder sneered, "Isn't having a few more Golden Cores in Crimson Phoenix a good thing?"

"Of course having a few more Golden Cores is good," Xia Nichang sneered, "but such a large-scale action, I'm not sure how many more Golden Cores Crimson Phoenix will have, but I know Feng Jun will be assassinated by Yinsha sooner or later! And then…who will deduce the Fire Marrow Pill, you?"

Just then, the leader received a flying crane note, opened it, and spoke expressionlessly, "Han Ji of Yinsha is missing."