Big Data Cultivation
/ Big Data Cultivation Chapter 704
Chapter 704: Chapter 704: The Pressure of Starting as a Wolf Chapter 704: Chapter 704: The Pressure of Starting as a Wolf Feng Jun was not a man of unreasonable pride; he did not believe that on Earth Realm, he alone could escape from the Stone Gate.
But to escape while also keeping the three of them alive, there definitely wouldn't be more.
Before anyone else could comment on his statement, the male Taoist warmly agreed, “We really owe a great deal to Senior Feng.”
Having experienced the horrors of the Nether Bead, his admiration for Feng Jun was both verbal and heartfelt.
Guan Shanyue fell silent, taking a long time before raising another question, “Senior Feng, how can this scroll be used to open the secret location… Would it be convenient for you to enlighten us?”
“There's nothing inconvenient about it. Just sweep it with your Divine Sense,” Feng Jun casually responded, “However, Divine Sense also has its strong and weak points. For instance, the Divine Sense of someone in the Nourishing Qi Phase is not sufficient to open a Storage Magical Artifact, whereas in the Qi Refinement Realm, it can.”
He paused for a moment before continuing, “But even for cultivators in the Qi Refinement Realm, sweeping this scroll with Divine Sense might not yield any effect… Therefore, it makes sense to require someone from the Detachment Stage.”
To be honest, he had to admit that he was somewhat impressed by the predecessors of Danxia Heaven from eight hundred years ago; a Detachment Stage practitioner was precisely on the cusp.
Not to mention the battle with the Nether Wolf. It required someone from the Detachment Stage, and even with scanning the scroll with Divine Sense, it was likely that those in the Qi Refinement Realm wouldn't be able to make any sense of it.
This was not Feng Jun praising himself. When he was looking for the scroll, he only felt a slight abnormal fluctuation in the direction of the stone, and it was not until he was right next to the stone and swept over it with his full Divine Sense that the Stone Gate appeared.
Guan Shanyue fell silent once more, and after a long while let out a sigh, “No wonder it requires the Detachment Stage.”
She paused, then glanced at her two disciples, “Remember, don't talk about today's events with anyone else. Our ancestors didn't reveal the secret location for our benefit… We must also not expose the secret location and cause harm to later generations.”
The two Taoists nodded in unison. The female Taoist nun let it go, but the male Taoist had personally felt today just how terrifying the Yin beings within the Stone Gate were. If not for the “external support” being so suitable, he and the director would likely have lost their lives in the Stone Gate.
He had always thought that the predecessors of Danxia Heaven were somewhat irresponsible for not leaving detailed information about the secret location, but now he understood that they did it for the welfare of their descendants.
Then, a more terrifying possibility struck his mind, “Director, could it be that this secret location does not hold any treasures, but instead seals something else?”
The sky had turned completely dark, and as they walked along the muddy mountain road in the light rain, Guan Shanyue shivered involuntarily upon hearing this, unsure whether it was the cold weather or something else that caused it.
Arriving back at the monastery with the sky completely dark, Feng Jun and Xu Leigang kindly refused the offer of a meal there, opting instead to go out to dine and stay.
After Guan Shanyue arranged for the scroll to be safely stored, she followed them out, even calling ahead to make restaurant reservations.
The influence of Magu Mountain was perhaps far less than that of Maoshan, but locally, it was unquestionably significant.
Director Guan arranged a table of exquisite dishes and, over dinner, she enquired whether the exploration of the secret location could continue.
Feng Jun, after some thought, told her in all seriousness that this secret location gave him the feeling of an endless loop of death and he was worried about what might be sealed there; he did not want to enter it again in the short term.
Director Guan's disappointment was evident, “Can't we try a few more times?”
Feng Jun shook his head, “You should investigate more texts to understand what's really inside. Let me put it this way… the effort and materials I used today would not be covered by a hundred Spirit Stones.”
Guan Shanyue was taken aback, “No way, a hundred Spirit Stones… does the entirety of Huaxia even have that many Spirit Stones?”
“Think differently, Director,” Xu Leigang chimed in, “If you had a hundred Spirit Stones, could you find someone to kill a Detachment Stage Cultivator?”
Guan Shanyue was once again at a loss for words, then pitifully looked towards Feng Jun, “Senior Feng, we are sincere in our request… What if I find a couple more texts about the Earth Vein?”
She might not be able to procure texts about the Earth Vein; the point was to remind him: we have already provided compensation.
Together with today's Nether Bead, it has to be said that compared to Maoshan and Wudang Elder Guo, Danxia Heaven was much more respectful in their approach.
She also did not behave like Huang Fu Flawless, flaunting her actions to gain favours; her approach was–to continue searching for these things you are interested in, I can help you.
With such an attitude, Feng Jun found it difficult to dismiss, and after considering for a while, he said, “How about this, first build a path leading to that stone, and in the meantime, look for other texts to work out what this secret location really is…”
“And wait for me a little longer. I need to prepare some more things and improve my cultivation level before coming to help you investigate… To tell the truth, I'm very interested in this secret location too. It's just that my cultivation level is still slightly lacking.”
Guan Shanyue was relieved to see that he did not flatly refuse. She had really worried that he would say no.
Before now, she did not have a clear understanding of the secret location nor the dangers within, but today she truly had her eyes opened.
She felt like a three-year-old infant, cradling a massive block of gold in her arms. Indeed, it was “a toddler in a crowded market holding gold”–or perhaps what she was holding was not gold, but an atomic bomb.
This danger far exceeded her ability to control. She even began to doubt how the predecessors from Danxia Heaven were so formidable that they had managed to create such a secret place.
However, for the time being, the other party was not considering their next move. Although she understood the peril involved, she would not give up trying. Therefore, she pondered for a moment before asking, “Could you provide us with a batch of Golden Armor Charms?”
In her view, this item was truly a sharp tool for exploring secret realms.
“That really depends on the situation,” Feng Jun replied seriously. “I'll try to think of a way, but what you need to consider now is finding a Daoist ally with sufficiently strong Divine Sense first.”
Guan Shanyue did not think he was mocking her. Instead, she took it as a reasonable suggestion and nodded, “I will try my best to find one. By the way, that stone mace you had, could you lend it to me at the appropriate time…”
She had a quite profound impression of the long blade Feng Jun originally held, but the blade was destroyed in battle. However, the stone mace he took out had smashed the Nether Wolf at the Out-of-Dust stage into ashes.
“Don't even think about it,” Feng Jun shook his head, flatly refusing.
The stone mace had a history; he had taken it from the secret treasury of the Yangshan Gu Family. At that time, there was also a wooden box, which contained the Supreme Dragon Phoenix Technique. This stone mace was referred to as “Stone Mace” by Chen Junwei.
It was a Treasure Weapon that cultivators at the Out-of-Dust stage could use. Before, Feng Jun was worried that he couldn't wield this Treasure Weapon and had never used it. This time he was desperate, thinking that there was only a slight difference between the Qi Refining Ninth Layer and the Out-of-Dust stage, and that's why he used it.
As expected, the weapon of the Out-of-Dust stage did not let him down and directly killed the Nether Wolf.
Therefore, he could not lend it to Guan Shanyue. “It's not that I don't trust you, but if this item falls into the possession of Yin creatures, I'm afraid I wouldn't be a match… It's very possible that I won't be able to snatch it back.”
This response left Guan Shanyue with nothing to say. However, the male disciple, intrigued, asked, “Master Feng, so is this stone mace a Magical Treasure that only those at the Out-of-Dust stage can use?”
After being treated with Inner Qi by Feng Jun, he was showing a tendency to become Feng Jun's adoring fan.
Feng Jun hesitated slightly then answered his question, “It's not a Magical Treasure, but a Weapon. Indeed… its greatest damage can only be unleashed at the Out-of-Dust stage.”
“No wonder,” the adoring fan nodded in sudden realization. “Perhaps this is one of the remaining weapons of the Out-of-Dust stage in Huaxia, right?”
“I wouldn't dare say that,” Feng Jun laughed in response, “You're purely trying to flatter me to death.”
Then he spoke seriously, “In the Age of Dharma Decline, it's true that Spiritual Energy is waning, but it's quite normal that there are relics from the Out-of-Dust or even the Golden Core Stage… I've seen them.”
The Soul Stone he obtained from Maoshan was an essential item even for those at the Nascent Soul Stage.
“Indeed,” Xu Lei Gang nodded along. He rarely followed Feng Jun on expeditions, but indeed, in matters of interpersonal relations, he was quite reliable–not in a sly way, but very magnanimous.
He pointed out to the Danxia Heaven folks, “This secret realm of yours might truly contain treasures, after all, it's a start with a dog… no, I mean it started with an Out-of-Dust stage wolf, so whatever lies ahead is really worth looking forward to.”
Guan Shanyue and the others were already aware of this logic and did not need his analysis, but upon thinking it through, even Feng Jun, wielding an Out-of-Dust stage weapon and having slain an Out-of-Dust stage Yin creature, had no desire to re-enter the Stone Gate in the short term. They couldn't help feeling disheartened.
Could there be cultivators stronger than Feng Jun in Huaxia? The possibility seemed slim.
Even if such cultivators did exist, would Danxia Heaven be able to find them? Would they be willing to help?
And between them, there was also the issue of mutual trust–Feng Jun was a trustworthy person, but others might not be.
Director Guan hesitated for a long while before finally asking, “Senior Feng, if you weren't responsible for protecting us, would you be confident in leaving that secret realm unharmed?”
“If I wanted to leave, they probably couldn't keep me,” Feng Jun answered proudly, but the very next moment, he smiled slightly, “However, I prefer to avoid trouble, so it's better to take you with me… It saves everyone from hassle.”
Logically, taking Guan Shanyue and the others would be the hassle, as he would need to be distracted protecting them, unable to fully deploy his own power.
But in fact, entering the secret realm without others would be the real trouble, since he would be unable to explain what he had obtained in the secret realm to anyone.
Indeed, he might leave the secret realm empty-handed, but who didn't know he had a Storage Magical Artifact?
What was more frustrating was that no one else could open his Storage Magical Artifact–let alone whether such an inspection would offend Senior Feng; the key point was that no one had the strength to conduct such an inspection.
Feng Jun disliked trouble, so he thought it was better to take the people of Danxia Heaven with him, at least to avoid any ambiguity.
Chapter end
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