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Chapter 894: Chapter 894: Trial in the Minor World Chapter 894: Chapter 894: Trial in the Minor World Magu's idea was not necessarily wrong; she understood joint stock business but did not agree with the sharing of the small world.
In essence, it was a matter of mindset and vision. It was not that ancient people were incapable of adapting, but people who had lived through the information explosion era had thoroughly surpassed them with all sorts of novel ideas.
Feng Jun didn't want to explain too much, and merely pointed out one thing: without Spirit Stones, your small world cannot operate, and you, yourself, do not possess any Spirit Stones–only mine can keep your small world running normally.
As the owner of the small world, Danxia is irreplaceable, but could Luohua, who provides the power, be replaced?
Therefore, Feng Jun believed that it was unfair for us to hand over the Spirit Stones and merely qualify to enter the small world for cultivation trials.
He was reluctant to elaborate, but Guan Shanyue was an excellent communicator. After she understood his intentions, she actively tried to persuade Magu.
Director Guan even bluntly pointed out that if no other Daoist Sects were allowed in, and it was just Luohua and Danxia, there wouldn't be a problem with shareholding. However, if other families provided some resources to also enter and conduct trials, then it would be inappropriate.
The resources contributed by Luohua were not only valuable but were also essential for the operation of the small world–could other families' resources compare?
But at this point, could they refuse other families the chance to conduct trials? It was impossible; the boast had already been made.
Magu herself had overseen such matters before and had various karmic experiences during her life. Now that she did not have to worry about treasures being stolen, she was quite willing to look after the descendants of her fellow cultivators.
The most critical point was that this was an era where even the fragrance of wine feared the depth of the alley–the self-treasuring of an old broom was doomed.
In the end, Magu was moved by the condition that “Luohua does not pursue a controlling share.”
She stated that she had been too disconnected from this era. Since Director Guan had activated the prerequisite conditions for operating the small world and had essentially rescued her, she would let him take charge.
Regarding how many Spirit Stones Luohua should contribute and what percentage of shares it should hold, the three – two humans and one ghost – had roughly the same intention: enter the small world, walk around, and decide based on the situation.
Feng Jun also didn't care much about these details; once the execution phase was entered, his disciples would naturally worry about it.
Then Magu began to worry anew–if the operational costs of the small world were too high, would Feng Jun stop investing? This could be a fatal blow to Danxia's development.
Her concerns were valid because Danxia held a major share and did not need further investment, simply awaiting returns–this was not reaping without sowing; they had made significant investments in the early stages, with at least two transcendent beings dedicating their lives to this small world.
Feng Jun then stated that cultivation could not be viewed purely in terms of investment returns. Certain aspects required perseverance even at a loss–of course, if the losses were too substantial and made the investment clearly unreasonable, one should not persist down that path.
Having said this, he recalled another detail. “By the way, I need to declare something in advance. If I become a shareholder, then I hope to have the authority to deny certain individuals from participating in the trials.”
Guan Shanyue blinked, “Such as?”
“Such as Dragon Phoenix Mountain and Wangwu Mountain,” Feng Jun replied without hesitation. “I don't like them.”
Guan nodded, “I also dislike Wangwu Mountain. Those guys are too cunning, but… don't you also dislike Qingcheng?”
“Qingcheng…” Feng Jun pondered and then spoke, “Let it be. I find Zhang Dongyuan rather agreeable for now, so I'll leave them alone.”
Guan nodded and then turned her eyes, “What benefits do we get by agreeing to your conditions?”
“It's the right of a shareholder, why haggle over benefits?” Feng Jun answered confidently. “Of course, as a return, I will also deny entry to those you're opposed to.”
Magu couldn't help but mutter, “I don't need you to refuse them; I can do it myself.”
She had now freed herself from suppression, and her various abilities were rapidly recovering. In time, she might be able to open the secret land on her own without needing the painting as a catalyst–honestly, she wouldn't even require Feng Jun's Divine Sense scanning.
As the Artifact Spirit of the small world, she couldn't see why she needed Feng Jun's help for refusal.
Feng Jun smiled and looked at Director Guan, who indeed understood the situation well enough to drop a hint, “Ancestral Master, some people have significant influence within the Daoist Sects, and it's more suitable for Master Feng to step forward… he doesn't need to curry favor with anyone.”
Undoubtedly, Danxia's small world this time was very extraordinary, but Magu Mountain's longstanding weakness was also undeniable. At this time, they were still unsuited to provoke powerful adversaries.
“Alright,” Magu sighed helplessly. Although she was a transcendent being, during her life there had been even more powerful experts in Jiuzhou, and she could accept her home's “relatively weaker” setting.
Seeing that everything had been settled, Feng Jun spoke, “How about this, I'll first give ten Spirit Stones and tomorrow, invite Daoist friends to come and experience the small world… Master Magu, what do you think?”
Offering ten Spirit Stones was a grand gesture in today's Huaxia cultivator community. It was well known that if Maoshan or any other Daoist Sects could buy each of Feng Jun's Spirit Stones for 100 million yuan, they wouldn't blink an eye.
He had spent ten billion on this treat, and it felt a bit like being taken advantage of.
But in fact, Feng Jun didn't see it that way, when people encountered joy, they wanted to share it with everyone, no matter the cost – the joy was what mattered.
Moreover, from his own desires, he didn't mind spending Spirit Stones, especially after he had acquired a certain amount.
What concerned him more was his monopolization of the Spirit Stones – only with a large quantity of Spirit Stones could he ensure he had a say.
In other words, if he had to give someone ten Spirit Stones, he wouldn't be willing, but spending those ten Spirit Stones was no big deal – Spirit Stones that didn't enter circulation posed no threat to him.
Just think about it, Feng Jun played treasure appraisal in Qiuchen Market and earned Spirit Stones to casually reward others, even allowing them to “invest” in him to earn more Spirit Stones, which showed he wasn't stingy.
But on Earth Realm, he couldn't do that; one reason being Spirit Stones were too precious, his high-profile nature could provoke “sky's madness calls rain, man's madness calls trouble”; another reason was: it would impact his monopolization of Spirit Stones.
Feng Jun's name included “Jun” because his mother was Zhang Junyi, not because he was a gentleman.
The monopolization of Spirit Stones, he enjoyed it most – as long as he was the monopolizer, not someone else.
Ma Sanniang simply replied, “Ten is not enough, I need more.”
“I have more, but I won't pay,” Feng Jun replied resolutely and decisively, “If you insist, then I will leave tomorrow… and never return.”
Ma Sanniang was silent for a long time before speaking again, “Do you think I'm exaggerating?”
“It's not about whether you're exaggerating or not,” Feng Jun answered succinctly, “If a trip costs ten Spirit Stones, then I won't invest in the Minor World again… It's just not worth it. My disciples have plenty of places to train.”
This time, Ma Sanniang didn't hesitate. She straightforwardly stated, “It doesn't actually need ten Spirit Stones, but over this millennium, I've incurred many losses, mainly wanting to recover some quickly.”
“Why should your losses count as my investment?” Feng Jun frowned, “Although you're a female cultivator, you should be reasonable… Forget it, dealing with women is too troublesome, let's call off the cooperation.”
Ma Sanniang was startled by his words, “Didn't you just give me a Spirit Stone? I thought you were quite generous.”
Feng Jun shook his head, half laughing and half crying, “Please, we are both at the Withdrawal from Mortality stage. Exchanging a few Spirit Stones maintains the dignity of the elders; you had better not overinterpret it.”
Ma Sanniang had never heard the term “overinterpret,” but it wasn't hard to understand from the context.
After some thought, she awkwardly spoke, “I have some information… that I want to tell you, the Minor World only allows those below the Withdrawal from Mortality stage to enter, I didn't mean to conceal it.”
Watt? Feng Jun was momentarily stunned, then after a long while, he finally spoke, “Are you joking?”
“It's not a joke,” Ma Sanniang's voice sounded a bit embarrassed, “This Minor World… only has demon cultivators at the Initial Stage of Qi Refining.”
Feng Jun was silent for a moment, felt like getting angry, but thought it was meaningless, “Where did this Minor World come from?”
“According to my mother, it came from Jin land,” Ma Sanniang's speech slowed a bit as if reminiscing, “At that time she heard a voice from the void saying, 'This was originally a Cave Heaven of our Mount Danxia…'”
Feng Jun's brow furrowed, he recalled another legend, “Could it be that these Ten Great Cave Heavens, Thirty-Six Minor Cavern Heavens, really… each have their own Minor World?”
Ma Sanniang shook her head blankly, “I'm not sure, but I can feel that this Minor World is not rejecting the cultivation techniques of Danxia Heaven, otherwise it wouldn't have been so easily refined.”
Danxia Heaven actually had its Daoist methods too – although not formidable, a thousand years ago, it had produced Withdrawal from Mortality cultivators. However, the heritage was later lost. This time, when Feng Jun exterminated the Ghost, it wasn't just about releasing a Minor World – the Maoshan Cultivation Technique was also carried on.
However, what Feng Jun cared about wasn't this, “Do you know if any other family's Cave Heaven still exists?”
“No,” Ma Sanniang answered directly, “According to the rumors, East Sea Water Mansion is the last Cave Heaven.”
East Sea Water Mansion… Feng Jun learned a new term, but he just listened; in this degenerate age, it really left little to look forward to, “Where in Jin land did you get this secret place?”
Ma Sanniang shook her head directly, “I don't know, my mother said not to ask what shouldn't be asked.”
Feng Jun fell silent, and after a long while, he asked, “A disciple of Luohua who has reached the Eighth Layer of Mortal Transcendence, won't come to any harm in the Minor World, right?”
“How can I guarantee that?” Ma Sanniang said she wouldn't take the blame, “The Minor World is a place for trials, I can't intervene much, but if you have enough Thunder Talismans, to ensure that if others die, she doesn't, then nothing untoward should happen.”
“The trials in the Minor World won't result in total annihilation, at least one must survive.”
(Updated to, summoning for monthly tickets.)
Chapter end
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