Big Data Cultivation

When Master Xiaosong posed the question, all the masters turned their gaze towards Feng Jun, including the head of the Crimson Pheonix, whose eyes sparkled exceptionally bright—advancement of a Golden Core Master, especially to a high rank, is something one must experience personally to understand.

Grinding spiritual energy and enhancing comprehension of the Great Dao, everyone knows these are slow, meticulous tasks.

However, when it comes to the Golden Core stage, relying solely on time-grinding for advancement is impossible; these exercises are just the premise. To achieve natural success, one is constrained by many factors.

Feng Jun hesitated for a moment before finally smiling wryly, "If I say his advancement had nothing to do with me… I wonder if any of you masters would believe it?"

"Believe, of course, I believe," Master Xiaosong answered without hesitation, not forgetting to add with a wink, "Mountain Master Feng's deduction has already outshone Kunhao. If you say Yue Qing is a woman, I'd believe you."

A roar came from afar, "Fellow Daoist Xiaosong, please do me a favor, don't end up alone!"

After a pause, Xia Nichang spoke, "This time I'm really leaving… Fellow Daoist Xiaosong, the promised tome, is it still available?"

"Of course, it's still available," Master Xiaosong replied in a mixed tone of crying and laughter, "I truly didn't know he hadn't left yet."

This person exhibits many habits typical of the Immortal Second Generation, but he does have one advantage—he's not afraid to admit his shortcomings.

It's not just his family background that dictates this; it also fully demonstrates his confidence in himself—I have shortcomings, but I'll make up for them, I surely have the ability to compensate.

Thus, every Golden Core is not simple—they have issues, yes, but they also have many strengths.

Master Xiaosong officially stated, "Taiqing will certainly treat friends well; I'll notify them to select a good one from Taiqing's Earth Vein Technique… but it cannot involve the fundamentals, about this, I ask Mountain Master Feng's understanding."

"During cooperation, there's bound to be a period of adjustment," Feng Jun nodded with a smile, "I also wouldn't dare to touch upon Taiqing's fundamentals."

He actually guessed right that the other party couldn't give him any good tome, but the gratitude should still be there.

Seeing their lively discussion, Xia Nichang couldn't help but ask, "That Yue Qing guy has always been very arrogant; I wonder what he requested Mountain Master Feng to deduce this time?"

In fact, Yue Qing's reputation is not for arrogance, but humility, with many transcendents willing to testify to this.

However, Golden Core Masters can generally see through appearances to the essence, knowing he is internally arrogant—for instance, just now under the scrutiny of four masters, he casually left, even hid afar; if this isn't arrogance, what is?

What Xia Nichang cares about is not to cause trouble for Yue Qing, but she indeed feels that Master Yue attaches great importance to this matter.

Of course, she wouldn't think this relates to the black pot almost pinned on the Crimson Pheonix Sect for the death of Master Hanji; she is more curious whether it's related to the advancement of a Golden Core Master again?

She believes this possibility is quite significant—advancement in the Golden Core phase is extremely lengthy, but if truly discussing significance, is moving up a rank in the Golden Core phase necessarily inferior to a transcendental's embrace of the core? It's probably the opposite.

From her own perspective, successfully condensing a Nascent Soul grants a three-thousand-year lifespan, extending life by two thousand years, whereas a transcendental's core embrace only extends life by five hundred years; after the Golden Core phase, each rank advancement is invaluable.

"Well…" Feng Jun smiled slightly, "He also asked me what the Crimson Pheonix is deducing, but I didn't tell him, so unfortunately, Great Supreme Xia, I must apologize."

Great Supreme Xia smiled enchantingly, decisively interjecting, "As long as it's not about Taiqing's deduction, then it's fine."

Master Xiaosong was utterly perplexed… how had it involved our Taiqing?

However, recently Taiqing is also in full swing, organizing disciples to run the Mount Zhige instance, and it's not just the three peaks of Kongxing, Wuwei, and Tianyao, even Zixia Peak is eager to try.

The wind attribute cultivators of Zixia Peak are less than one percent, so the problem of latent fierce wind gold doesn't really exist, but they have another rather serious issue—the cumulative damage from Taiqing Purple Qi.

Setting aside Taiqing's actions for a moment, after another day, Feng Jun spent four days matching the two hundred disciples of the Crimson Pheonix, and then… it was his turn to go to the Crimson Pheonix's residence to continue the deduction for Sun Rongxun.

Logically, he generally didn't provide on-site deductions, but the Crimson Pheonix's courtyard was originally his territory, and this time, the Crimson Pheonix had brought the Rongxun Drum over, even if just out of respect for the Crimson Pheonix's Rongxun, he should visit in person.

To be fair, Feng Jun from the depths of his heart disliked fanatics, as he saw them as madmen devoid of reason—believers of all monotheistic religions in the Earth Realm are overly fanatical.

However, he deemed the Rongxun of the Crimson Pheonix Sect not as fanatical but as having firm beliefs—they acknowledge the existence of the other three sects, but they approve of the Crimson Pheonix's camp and are willing to give everything for the Crimson Pheonix.

Anyway, the fact that the Crimson Pheonix Sect brought the Rongxun Drum here was, in itself, a great sign of respect to him, with the Rongxun Drum now on his territory, his visiting in return—this is the proper etiquette, right?

The Yin Spirit Bigwig strongly opposed this move, although with the increasing number and quality of masters, it dared not to show itself as much, it still felt that Feng Jun should adhere to his principles—didn't you say you wouldn't offer on-site deductions?

Feng Jun did not believe this affected his principles and was lazy to discuss the specifics with the bigwig any further; he just went on with the deduction anyway.

As for what kind of difficulties the Crimson Phoenix Sect might pose for him, he wasn't too concerned. In the cultivation world, everyone would tacitly acknowledge that this was his domain.

He went there with ease, and when matching deductions, the Crimson Phoenix was also quite serious about it: with four real guardians, himself, Sun Rongxun and the Rongxun Drum in the center, the atmosphere was exceptionally solemn.

With the addition of the Rongxun Drum, the deduction results underwent a significant change, which even surprised Feng Jun.

Although the Rongxun Drum was tightly guarded, not many Crimson Phoenix disciples were privy to the secret.

After the deductions were completed, the master of ceremonies put away the Rongxun Drum, and Master Xiaomeng invited Feng Jun to his abode for a chat—the master of ceremonies and Xia Nichang also had abodes, but only hers had male cultivators, making it more appropriate for her to extend the invitation.

In Master Xiaomeng's abode, Feng Jun presented a new deduction plan.

The master of ceremonies was the first to examine it, and after scanning the obsidian, she expressed surprise, "No way, so many poisons are missing and two highly toxic ones have been added… what's the reason for this?"

"I suspect this is the role of the Rongxun Drum," Feng Jun replied in a deep voice, "The over two thousand poisons have been reduced to over a thousand, making cultivation easier, and the Rongxun Drum contains the fighting spirit of the Crimson Phoenix, capable of withstanding a stronger level of toxins."

Since Master Xiaomeng hadn't seen the previous list, she merely glanced at it and then asked, "What is the probability of core formation if we cultivate in this way?"

Feng Jun replied solemnly, "Fifty-one percent, just over half."

"Thank you, Mountain Master Feng," Sun Rongxun, upon hearing these words, couldn't help but stand up, clasp his fists towards Feng Jun, with an expression of uncontrollable excitement, "Over half, indeed."

The master of ceremonies, upon hearing this, couldn't help but nod, "This is really good news, it was worth bringing the Rongxun Drum here."

For her, only a core formation probability over fifty percent would move her—anything less would be akin to gambling.

"Given this, the matter is successfully completed," Xia Nichang glanced at Feng Jun, "Tomorrow we can set off, Hongxiu will cultivate here, I'll arrange for someone to bring in the new poisons, but… isn't the protective force here a bit lacking, Mountain Master Feng?"

After some thought, Feng Jun answered, "It should… not be considered too few; I don't think Master Yue would resort to violence."

"Yue Qing has a decent reputation," the master of ceremonies nodded, "but I think we should guard against the Yinsha a bit more. You're not on good terms with the Yinsha, and recently one of their real masters has gone missing, which might lead to some unrest."

"A real master missing?" Feng Jun frowned, feeling something was off, "Would they vent their anger on others?"

"There's quite a possibility," Qu Jianlei answered seriously, "People from Yinsha are not known for their reason."

Feng Jun was in a daze, and the master of ceremonies made the decision, "It's settled then, we'll send another veteran to assist in protecting Mountain Master Feng… for the most part, Hongxiu should focus on cultivation."

A few words later, Feng Jun stood up to leave, with Qu Jianlei following suit, while Sun Rongxun also intended to leave, but the master of ceremonies instructed, "Hongxiu, stay behind."

Upon saying this, she released a Spiritual Qi Shield, "Hongxiu, do you have any suggestions for the next Rongxun candidate?"

"I have no suggestions," Sun Rongxun, still in great delight, "It's up to you to decide, master of ceremonies."

"I can't decide on my own," the master of ceremonies looked at her with a smile, "I need your cooperation."

"My cooperation?" Sun Rongxun blinked in confusion and asked.

"Ahem," Xia Nichang cleared her throat, "In the future, you will rely on the Rongxun Drum to achieve a third rebirth. Such an important artifact is lent to you, so you should contribute to the Rongxun Hall as well."

Sun Rongxun was silent for a moment before tentatively asking, "Is it… regarding the core formation possibility of other Rongxuns?"

Xia Nichang clapped her hands in praise, "As expected of the once brilliant Guan Hongxiu, you figured it out quickly."

You said it like that, how could I not figure it out? Sun Rongxun inwardly gave a wry smile, yet her face remained expressionless, "I think this matter should be considered carefully, Mountain Master Feng can't possibly let all the Rongxuns achieve core formation; he's not strong enough for that."

She had also witnessed the failures of certain Taiqing disciples, "Some can achieve core formation, some can't, it would cause chaos… Some time ago, Master Qu achieved core formation, while I was injured; that feeling almost led me to develop a mental deviation."

The master of ceremonies gave Xia Nichang a side glance, "You were right, after all."

Xia Nichang shook her head modestly, then smiled at Sun Rongxun, "So, every year the Rongxun Hall will dispatch a Rongxun to rotate duties. How to guide and comfort them is up to you."

This was a makeshift solution she and the master of ceremonies came up with after deliberation—all the Rongxuns coming together was not appropriate; comparisons would cause harm, so rotating them was preferable.

The master of ceremonies and Xia Nichang were truly exerting themselves for the development of the Crimson Phoenix.