Big Data Cultivation

The curse technique mentioned by the Yin Spirit Bigwig actually follows the path of the Great Dao Dharma.

After cultivators reach the Golden Core stage, because they possess a flawless body, every strand of hair and every piece of nail is related to the body's origin.

As for hair loss before the Golden Core stage, it doesn't matter, for after the Golden Core Tribulation Thunder, it is no longer relevant to the past.

In such circumstances, when someone obtains one's hair or essence blood, they can use a secret technique to influence the soul.

Of course, there are other curse techniques that don't affect the soul but rather the essence blood, lifespan, or fortune, which is normal. But now we're discussing curse techniques that influence the soul.

This secret technique comes from a demon cultivator, and its most basic principle is to slowly influence the target's soul through a curse technique, eventually even absorbing it slowly. The essence of it is the emphasis on the word "slow," prioritizing stealth.

The most crucial link in this is not how the curse technique is performed, but how to prevent the other party from detecting it.

With cultivation at the Emergence Stage, one can cast spells barehanded, but since this technique emphasizes "slow," the best method is still using formations.

That Emergence Stage demon cultivator was defeated by the big boss, who obtained all the techniques and formations from him. However, the big boss didn't seriously study them, mainly just wanted to understand the specifics to ensure not being harmed by the technique in the future.

After understanding the principle, creating a simplified version of the formation became relatively easy, especially the detection prevention part. The highest cultivation level in the Feng Family is only at the Nascent Soul Stage, so not much rare material was needed.

Despite this, Feng Jun and the big boss still toiled for an entire night, interrupted twice by Yue Qing, and Feng Jun angrily stated, "Don't you know the simulation can't be disturbed? Come back in two days!"

Master Yue felt quite aggrieved, thinking his strand of hair was just to see if simulation was possible; was it necessary to take the whole night?

But since he needed something from Feng Jun, he had to swallow his dissatisfaction. Until the next afternoon, he remotely used his Divine Sense to detect Feng Jun had actually gone to the Crimson Pheonix Sect's villa to observe their Earth Vein traction.

At this point, he couldn't hold back any longer and sent a Divine Sense message, "Mountain Master Feng, have you... completed the simulation?"

"It went smoothly," Feng Jun also replied using his Divine Sense, "Come over tonight and try not to be noticed."

In fact, being unnoticed was impossible. Not to mention the Crimson Pheonix Sect already noticed yesterday, but even the Taiqing Sect's Master Sumiao wasn't there for nothing.

In the evening, even Kong Ziyi found Feng Jun and curiously asked, "That Master Yue is pestering you... do you want a Taiqing Sect master to step in and give him a harsh lesson?"

She meant well, but with her abilities alone, she indeed couldn't command a master capable of reprimanding Yue Qing, so her words also reflected Taiqing's deep grievance against Qinggang—just let Feng Jun request aid, and they would dare to act!

"No need," Feng Jun smiled and shook his head, "Harmony begets wealth, harmony begets wealth."

That night, when Yue Qing sneaked in again, over Feng Jun's residence, three strong Divine Senses were sweeping back and forth.

Master Yue couldn't help but be at a loss, "Can't there be some privacy? I've already given you a lot of face by coming in at night."

"It's fine, no worries, they won't break through the defense," Feng Jun laughed and replied, "I tried it yesterday, and hair can't be simulated... By the way, when I simulated you, did you feel any unease?"

Yue Qing shook his head bluntly, "I was also very concerned about this question you asked, and specifically sensed it, no!"

Feng Jun then took out his mobile phone, "Then I'll simulate again now, and you feel it again."

This time, he directly used the hypothetical curse formation, and the test showed that the formation was effective.

Yue Qing couldn't help but feel disgruntled, thinking to himself whether he should take the risk to threaten Feng Yishu?

The simulation was effective! Feng Jun was very pleased. In fact, if he wanted to use a curse technique, he could simulate with just hair, but in front of this rare high-stage Golden Core with strong combat strength, he also wanted to test whether he could quietly simulate without alerting the opponent.

After the simulation ended, he asked aloud, "Did you feel a vague threat?"

"No," Yue Qing shook his head, satisfied with the testing perception result, but still pondered about how to lure Feng Yishu out—what method should he use?

While he was contemplating, he vaguely heard Feng Jun's question, "Is it challenging to draw him out?"

"Drawing him out is not too difficult," Yue Qing instinctively replied, "but once he's out, his suspicion will surely rise... including his clan behind him, which is the real trouble."

Although he said it was troublesome, his mind was already planning how to inform, whether he should be present, or how to create an illusion if absent—perhaps if he pretended to be extorting as an informed insider, it might be better?

After all, as a Golden Core, he had experienced enough. As long as there was a relatively stable method, he wouldn't mind trying it, even if it was a bit dangerous, but for avenging his master, a little risk was worth it.

He was lost in thought when Feng Jun began to speak, "You got hold of his hair, are you planning to use a curse technique?"

"That's right," Yue Qing finally came to his senses and looked directly at the young man opposite him, a glint flashing in his eyes, "Do you know curse techniques?"

"I learned a little," Feng Jun replied lightly, "but... you know, I only deduce, not involving cause and effect."

Yue Qing didn't believe this at all. Last time, he bought "no exceptions" with twenty spirit stones and figured out what kind of person the other party was—spirit stones aren't omnipotent, but nothing works without them.

So he directly stated, "Price is not an issue, Mountain Master Feng, just name your price."

Feng Jun remained silent, just looking at him calmly, thinking what's meant by price isn't an issue—don't I have my dignity?

Yue Qing, being a detail-oriented person, noticed Feng Jun's reaction and realized he might have been a bit rash, "How about this, Mountain Master Feng's deductions are unrivaled in Kunhao, far from lacking in spirit stones... I owe you three favors, how about that?"

"Favors... what kind of favors?" Feng Jun asked with a faint smile, "For example, can you help me kill the Broken Blade Steward?"

"You..." Yue Qing frowned and felt the impulse to get angry but then considered that his dealings with Feng Yishu also involved inner conflict, so he could only shake his head, "Doing something against righteousness is inconvenient unless he has wronged you excessively."

Hearing this, Feng Jun was not upset but rather pleased, nodding with a smile, "Your answer is very sincere. Alright... I can consider helping you with this, but it involves cause and effect, and must not be disclosed."

Disclosed... Am I foolish? Yue Qing replied weakly, "My dear Mountain Master Feng, your matter involves cause and effect, and mine involves inner conflict."

Feng Jun originally planned to play hardball a bit longer, but considering that in this realm, "inner conflict" indeed was already quite miserable, he didn't bother going in circles, "Three favors, right? You better remember that."

Yue Qing laughed, very confidently, "You can inquire about the reputation of a certain Yue... By the way, what Old Yuanming says doesn't count, you can't trust him."

"Alright then," Feng Jun took out a piece of obsidian, "You are responsible for finding the things on this. They are materials for a curse formation."

Yue Qing took the obsidian and scanned it with divine sense, "No problem, they're all ordinary items, worth forty to fifty thousand spirit stones."

"Don't think it's too cheap," Feng Jun said solemnly, "You need to understand, you can't buy everything in one place, and you can't just go for the cheap options. You must buy some high-priced items on the black market, understand?"

"Understood," Yue Qing nodded seriously, acknowledging it wasn't a problem of logic but of estimation, as he had already considered separating purchases for safety reasons, but estimated based on internal sect prices, which were indeed low.

Still, he didn't want to explain his miscalculation—he knew how to proceed correctly; his issue lay elsewhere, "This kind of curse technique... is it easily detected? My Qinggang does have measures against curses."

"This is actually... not really a curse technique," Feng Jun pondered for a moment, feeling unnecessary to elaborate further, "Let's say, even Qinggang won't notice anything, isn't the Feng Family a Nascent Soul Family? I guarantee, even a Nascent Soul won't unravel the mysteries within!"

Yue Qing was a very composed person, but at this moment, he couldn't keep his calm, "Even Nascent Soul can't unravel the mysteries... How can you make such a claim?"

Feng Jun looked at him, speaking calmly, "I dare to say this, if you don't believe, then forget everything."

Yue Qing frowned, probing, "Could it be a legacy from the Emergence Stage?"

To be honest, he hardly ever did things this way; he wasn't the kind to make wild moves, preferring to ponder things he couldn't understand himself—relying on others pales in comparison to relying on oneself.

"Emergence Stage? Haha," Feng Jun chuckled indifferently but didn't bother to explain further.

Yue Qing saw this and understood it might not even be a legacy from the Emergence Stage.

He was truly puzzled about just how formidable his lineage might be. Nonetheless, he chose to keep his doubts to himself, "Okay, I'll collect them as soon as possible... there won't be obvious curse traces, will there?"

"No need to rush, collecting safely is the priority," Feng Jun replied with a smile, "Curse traces? There won't be any... it just looks like natural cultivation decline, even if you find a Divine Spirit Stage, they might not be able to discern it."

This, Yue Qing absolutely didn't believe—Did you really know some experts from the Divine Spirit Stage?

He disliked braggarts, yet lacked the ability to expose them, so could only say, "I'll gather the things as soon as possible, give me two days."

"Two days?" Feng Jun was a bit surprised, "As I said, prioritize secrecy, don't rush."

"Don't worry," Yue Qing responded steadily, "I've lived almost five hundred years, I do have some channels."

That's truly impressive; Master Xiaomeng is nearly five hundred years old and only at Golden Core Fourth Layer, while Sun Rongxun is also nearly five hundred and still at the peak of the Dust Stage. Feng Jun pondered, "You're so impressive... how about getting a few Earth Vein Traction Formations for me as well?"