Big Data Cultivation-Chapter 1918 - 1920: The Boss Will Lecture on the Dao
Mei Jin has been cultivating diligently lately. Although the Qi Refining Second Layer is still far off, she has reached the Qi Refinement Realm and surely aims to enter the Out of Dust Realm.
In the Kunhao Plane, the Out of Dust Realm allows for a 500-year lifespan. On the Earth Plane... well, given Earth’s impurities, let’s halve it—living over 200 years shouldn’t be a problem, right?
Teacher Mei didn’t have a clear goal before, so she was quite laid-back. Now, with the possibility of living 200 more years, she certainly wants to seize that opportunity.
She’s currently managing the Xiuzhen Courtyard, where the spiritual energy is sufficient for her cultivation, so she often doesn’t feel like returning to Luohua. Sometimes, even after going back to the manor, if there’s no yoga activity planned for the evening, she might return to the Xiuzhen Courtyard.
In the end, she’s responsible for this area, so she has to manage it. Besides, in such a big courtyard, her word is final.
While Feng Jing has a laid-back personality, she still has to keep an eye on her own domain, right?
She heard that Wang Keer lectures well, so she went to listen—after all, for these minor cultivators, it’s normal for a Great Qi Refining Cultivator like her to randomly inspect their classes.
After listening for two days, she had to admit she learned something—this Wang Keer does have some genuine knowledge!
Shamefully, she hasn’t been following Feng Jun for long on the cultivation path. Most of her cultivation level improvements came from practicing yoga.
Wang Keer hasn’t been cultivating for long either, but she’s been at it for one or two years more than Mei Jin. The key is that she’s really dedicated, much more so than Mei Jin, who only works sporadically.
Though Feng Jing’s cultivation level was forcefully elevated by Feng Jun, her perspective is much broader than Wang Keer’s, so she understands that she might not really be a match in fundamental theory.
After two days of listening, she found a lot made sense—after all, many views from Danxia Heaven are indeed beneficial for female cultivators.
Liang Siyu also came over, curious about Teacher Mei’s opinion on Wang Keer’s lectures.
Interestingly, Liang Siyu, Zhao Xia, and Liu Yuting were originally part of the second recruitment into Luohua. Feng Jun had promised then that they wouldn’t be allowed to cultivate within five years.
But now that the Xiuzhen Courtyard is established, Yang Yuxin reminded Feng Jun that, while outsiders are benefiting from Luohua’s resources, they should also take care of their own. If outsiders receive better treatment than their own people, it would be disheartening.
Feng Jun is someone who values rules; he rarely breaks promises and doesn’t change easily.
However, after Yang Yuxin’s input, he realized his previous decision may have been a bit off. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂
Feng Jun’s basic education is in Chinese literature, and its foundation lies not in grammar or context but in history!
Learning Chinese without studying history isn’t truly learning Chinese—other countries in the Earth Realm might not relate because countries using alphabetic languages without historical depth don’t appreciate the pride in pictographic characters.
Without digressing, Feng Jun, versed in history, knows well that there’s no eternal law.
To avoid falling behind, one must keep up with the times and willingly adapt, deriving useful nutrients from the era’s changes. Without this awareness, resistance to change would eventually lead to being left behind in history’s dustbin.
Therefore, while Feng Jun sticks to his principles, he doesn’t cling to outdated ideas when faced with significant changes.
He doesn’t regret setting the principles back then, but... who could’ve foreseen such rapid changes?
After all, what he needs to do is merely to adapt to the changing circumstances, and it certainly can’t be considered going back on his word.
The Xiuzhen Courtyard still has eighty empty rooms reserved. Feng Jun allocated three rooms for Liu Yuting, Liang Siyu, and Zhao Xia to cultivate—when all the other Daoist sects could enjoy such benefits, it’s unreasonable for Luohua’s own people not to.
However, the promise from back then still lingered. Providing positions was normal, but directly offering a cultivation technique... didn’t seem quite right, right?
In fact, he’s already selecting the third batch of managers. The last time it was a vote, and this time, a vote will do as well.
The last voting process wasn’t very mature; this time, lessons must be learned, and at least Gazi and Feng Jing’s abstentions shouldn’t happen again.
Moreover, the number of eligible voters should increase, including Gao Qiang, Gu Jiahui, and Yu Qingzhu.
Liu Yuting is currently responsible for external relations at the manor, the previous role held by Li Shishi. She’s still doing it, but clearly, her enthusiasm has entirely shifted to cultivation!
It’s important to know that during her more than a year at Luohua Manor, not only did she not receive a salary, but she even had to pay the manor. After getting past the initial unfamiliarity, she continued to pay willingly while working.
No one is a fool; she’s aiming for a qualitative leap in life after five years!
Back then, Zhang Caixin said, "I helped you seize this opportunity," which she didn’t understand at the time, but later truly did—this position isn’t something money can buy.
Now that Luohua has opened a door for the three of them, of course, she has to come and adapt.
However, one should sing the appropriate song for the mountain they are on, and she understands that well. Currently, Zhang Caixin is undoubtedly the second in command at Luohua, but the Xiuzhen Courtyard isn’t under her control—apparently, because Zhang Caixin didn’t want to manage it, which upset Feng Jun a bit!
These factors aren’t the main ones. The main factor is: Luohua has provided them a place to cultivate but hasn’t given them the corresponding cultivation techniques!
Liang Siyu is already very clear that the term "cultivation technique" is actually very sacred; having it or not makes a world of difference.
Luohua not providing cultivation techniques—is it out of reluctance? Others might think so, but Liang Siyu, considering herself more intelligent than average, definitely doesn’t think so. As part of Luohua’s management team, she’s very certain that Luohua isn’t lacking techniques!
Not lacking but still not giving, why is that? It’s likely due to those four words: "Teachings are not given lightly!"
The three novices gathered to discuss, thinking Elder Feng provided a cultivation spot but no techniques likely because he wanted the three to first deeply understand Daoist concepts, solidify their foundation, and then start cultivating, achieving more with less effort.
Regarding this speculation, they even asked relevant people. Wang Haifeng and Xu Leigang expressed that understanding concepts first is good, whereas Zhang Caixin thought that Elder Feng might be conducting some experiment, but researching the theoretical foundation first is beneficial anyway.
Liang Siyu isn’t lacking intelligence, but her time with Daoist concepts has been too short, and after arriving at Luohua, her work has been not only numerous but also complicated, leaving her little time to delve into study.
This time, she heard Feng Jing’s interest in Wang Keer’s lectures, so she joined in to understand if her talks were authoritative.
Teacher Mei indicated, "It’s not about authority; she has her own ideas, which are worth listening to... When it comes to authority, who can compare to our Elder Feng?"
Liang Siyu sighed and said leisurely, "What a pity that we can’t hear the Elder’s teachings."
She was just lamenting, but Feng Jing remembered it—since the Xiuzhen Courtyard is her domain, it wouldn’t reflect well on her if it didn’t develop well.
With her being in charge here, the previously unambitious Director Mei has started considering performance and reputation proactively, clearly showing that Feng Jun’s delegation of responsibilities has positive effects.
That night, after finishing yoga with Feng Jun, Feng Jing brought up having him give a lecture at the courtyard.
Feng Jun just chuckled upon hearing it. He truly wasn’t afraid of lecturing; he had dabbled in it at school, and after venturing to the Kunhao Plane, self-explored cultivation, reaching the point of almost forming a golden core. He couldn’t believe anyone could teach better than him.
However, lecturing to a group of minor disciples didn’t really interest him, "There’s no point in talking about very shallow things; if I go a bit deeper, I guess they won’t understand."
Director Mei could understand his mindset, but she still wanted to try, "Then just talk about some basic things..."
"This Xiuzhen Courtyard is a platform provided by Luohua. If we just let them interact freely, wouldn’t our presence seem negligible? We’ve already provided such a large venue, giving a little more by lecturing would round out the gesture!"
Feng Jun was a bit moved by this, "True, if others can actively share, we can’t let people think of Luohua as misers... Odd, why are you so proactive today?"
Feng Jing responded lightly, "In the past, I wasn’t in charge so I didn’t take responsibility. I have a habit, either I don’t do something or I do it beautifully."
Having received Feng Jun’s promise, the next day, she announced in the Xiuzhen Courtyard that Mountain Master Feng would give a lecture next Monday at 3 AM, with two hours for the lecture and two hours for a Q&A session, asking everyone to prepare and maintain order at that time.
Once the news was released, it caused an immediate stir, with everyone going to Director Mei to apply for mobile phone use.
The Xiuzhen Courtyard generally doesn’t advocate using mobile phones, and Teacher Mei has explained this clearly: because discussing Daoist techniques could be eavesdropped on by foreign forces who might steal the true meanings of the Dao, mobile phones are usually collected.
It’s only for one hour after lunch and one hour before bed that everyone can reclaim their phones for calling, checking social media, and posting on Weibo and such.
This measure isn’t resisted by most Daoist practitioners; after all, cultivators should focus on a pure and desire-free life.
In fact, everyone has heard that Mountain Master Feng himself rarely uses a phone, sometimes using it for some theoretical calculations, but trying to reach him by phone is nearly impossible.
However, with urgent matters now, everyone urgently applied for phone use, and Feng Jing naturally accommodated them.
Some people had already started making phone calls, while others pestered Teacher Mei with questions, "Master Mei, can people from my sect come to listen?"
Feng Jing had already asked Feng Jun, and she replied that Mountain Master Feng would be lecturing on basics, so their sect elders didn’t need to attend. Moreover, attendees would have to stay in the guest area to listen, without entering the living or cultivation areas, and could not ask questions.
However, she had one requirement: any who wish to attend must notify in advance so the courtyard can make arrangements.
