Big Data Cultivation-Chapter 1923 - 1925: Zhang Junyi’s Mishap

Just when Luohua’s Blessing Courtyard was bustling, the blessings from Danxia Heaven on Magu Mountain also helped divert some attention.

However, what made Feng Jun laugh and cry was that the diversion from Magu Mountain wasn’t on his main business, but another branch – finding women who had been trafficked!

This phenomenon wasn’t obvious at first, but after the news spread that Magu Mountain frequently rescued young children, many families of missing women came looking—if they can find children, then surely they can find adults?

Is this differentiation happening because there are more female followers on Magu Mountain?

Miao found a place to replenish her spiritual energy, and she even told Feng Jun that the Spirit Gathering Array in the barracks was really not easy to access. Although she was at the Out-of-Body stage, those masculine and murderous energies were not very friendly to a Spiritual Body, so absorbing energy at the sanatorium was much easier.

However, although she absorbed a lot of spiritual energy, her expenses were also high. She often helped to find people, which was very costly.

But she didn’t want to give up, because it indeed increased the reputation of Danxia Heaven effectively, and as a female cultivator—once a female cultivator—she truly detested those who trafficked women.

So she boldly made a request to Feng Jun, "If possible, could I go to Chaoyang to absorb spiritual energy?"

Feng Jun wasn’t surprised that she knew about the spiritual energy in Chaoyang, as Miao had been frequently going out to find people recently, and her courage had also grown—she even dared to go to the barracks, so discovering spiritual lands in the mountains of Chaoyang was only a matter of time.

But this didn’t mean he should be indifferent to this matter, so he asked with a bit of curiosity, "I’m not surprised you’ve been to Chaoyang, but I’m really curious, how do you have the nerve to mention this to me?"

He thought the most normal reaction from her should be to "see through but not say through," because some things, once spoken clearly, would carry great risk—I wouldn’t be able to pretend not to know.

But Miao wasn’t concerned about him being angry, because she had enough reason.

She straightforwardly stated, "I noticed that the high-tier Qi Refinement big white goose doesn’t have any contracts on it; I don’t know why you trust it so much, but ultimately there’s a hidden danger. If I go frequently, it can serve as a constant reminder to it."

This reason was strong, and Feng Jun acknowledged it in his heart, but he couldn’t show weakness and needed to give Miao a reminder, so he nonchalantly replied, "It’s okay, my parents have my Essence Blood Protection Talismans on them, more than one."

"You don’t need to warn me," Miao’s response indicated that she understood Feng Jun’s words, but she still had her reason, "Even if you can rush back in time, what if that swan gets possessed? And with Danxia Heaven behind me, how dare it act recklessly?"

Feng Jun was taken aback for a moment and then laughed, "You’ve convinced me. Alright, I’ll take you to meet my parents, so you don’t scare them... You can absorb alone, but don’t bring other Danxia Heaven disciples."

Miao smiled slightly, "We’ve recruited a few good seedlings recently at Danxia Heaven, ones with talents you wouldn’t believe..."

"Enough already," Feng Jun looked at her helplessly, "Do you believe I can swap the Artifact Spirit in your Danxia Heaven Secret Realm?"

Of course, these words were just a verbal threat. Miao would rather absorb at a Spirit Gathering Array than mingle as a guest elder at the Xiuzhen Courtyard, indicating she was just strong with words. Internally, she still had her own pride, which Feng Jun was willing to respect.

He brought Miao to Chaoyang, and sure enough, his parents easily accepted her presence. The old couple truly weren’t old-fashioned, as they already had Storage Talismans and Thunderclap Talismans, so seeing a legendary Spiritual Body wasn’t all that surprising.

Alright, the old couple were somewhat taken aback, but it was only for a moment.

The proper shock came from the big white goose, which was startled again—turns out there are more than one at the Out-of-Body stage these days?

However, though the swan had a small brain, its spirituality wasn’t lacking. Realizing it couldn’t resist, it directly shrank into a corner.

To Feng Jun’s surprise, Miao turned out to be a good conversationalist, neither humble nor arrogant when facing the two at the Transcendent Five Layers. Though she maintained the demeanor of a great cultivator, she was also very approachable and chatted well with the old couple.

Feng Jun couldn’t help but speculate if she had often visited parents in her previous life?

Of course, these were just musings. Anyway, Zhang Junyi was quite fond of Miao, directly taking out a pair of Teleportation Formation Plates, "You don’t have to travel back and forth anymore. Here’s a Transfer Matrix Plate; keep one here and one at Danxia Heaven... Just use the plate when you want to come."

Miao was petrified for a full minute—you at the Transcendent Five Layers actually took out a pair of Teleportation Formation Plates?

Eventually, she bashfully remarked, "Well... I need Spirit Stones to activate them, which I don’t have."

Zhang Junyi was essentially a woman of great discernment, rarely doing anything too reckless, to the point where Feng Jun often admired his mother.

But this time she slightly misjudged the situation—actually, it wasn’t really a misjudgment, as she even perceived her son’s true internal reaction.

Anyway, she believed that if her son could bring this Out-of-Body stage cultivator to face them, then there was surely no problem with her—this logic wasn’t wrong, "Spirit Stones, huh, I don’t have many either. Xiao Jun, give her a hundred pieces... We are also tight lately."

Feng Jun raised a hand and smacked his forehead hard, "Mom, you’re... really generous!"

Generous, huh? Zhang Junyi couldn’t quite grasp her son’s context. The key issue was she honestly didn’t know what the market value of a Spirit Stone was outside — there wasn’t even anyone she could ask. All she knew was that her son’s transformation of this Spirit Land required a final payment of fifty thousand.

And they had only paid forty thousand. That rather fierce hamster didn’t seem to mind this shortfall much either.

Altogether, it seemed the total cost of transforming this Spirit Land should easily be over two hundred thousand.

Such a large piece of Spirit Land, and I only ask you to give her a hundred Spirit Stones so she will visit often. It’s not much, right?

So she tentatively spoke up, "Oh, are you short on funds lately? Your mom here can scrounge up a hundred or so, but no more than that... Shall I cover it for now?"

Her and Feng Wenhui could gather a little over five thousand Spirit Stones — this was because Feng Jun wasn’t sure if he could stay in the Earth Realm after reaching the Core Formation, to take care of his parents, not due to unwillingness to give more; he simply couldn’t give them more.

Miao Sanniang lowered her eyelids, refusing to look at Zhang Junyi, her heart a jumble of emotions. One hundred Spirit Stones, and two cultivators at the fifth stage of Mortal Transformation could "only" gather this much... Feng Jun, you really surprised me!

Back in the day, she, a proud cultivator at the Limb Cleanse stage, would fight tooth and nail with Feng Jun for just one or two Spirit Stones.

The key words "cover it for now" indicated that it wasn’t much for Feng Jun to get these Spirit Stones.

Feng Jun was utterly defeated by his own mom, so he straightforwardly said, "Just give her ten. It’s like a holiday bonus for her. I have only thirty-four and a half left in my Storage Bag."

Da Baier turned around directly upon hearing this, pointing its rear at Feng Jun — last time you spoke of Spirit Stones in tens of thousands, and now only "half"? Aren’t you embarrassed?

Miao Sanniang wasn’t that easy to fool either. Hearing the word Spirit Stone, she paid little heed to moral compass.

And she noticed the swan’s reaction too, "Fellow Daoist Junyi, if you bring a hundred Spirit Stones, and encounter an emergency, teleporting to Danxia Heaven, before all Danxia Heaven Disciples are wiped out, you will surely be safe!"

Zhang Junyi thought it was a considerate remark, but after a moment of daze, she responded, "Then I might as well teleport to Luohua, are you stronger than my son?"

Feng Jun closed his eyes, defeated... How did I ever think my mom was smart?

So there’s even a Teleportation Formation Plate? Miao Sanniang’s eyes brightened, then she glanced at Feng Jun mournfully, sighing, "I am not as powerful as Mountain Master Feng, but he has many responsibilities, so the task of protecting you two... leave it to me."

"I feel like I’ve done something wrong," Zhang Junyi’s personality was somewhat similar to Feng Jun’s. She didn’t always admit her mistakes immediately when she erred, but now that her family was wealthy, she wouldn’t hold on to her pride, so she admitted her mistake directly.

Then she looked at Miao Sanniang with a hint of hostility, "Son, what do you think we should do?"

Feng Jun scratched his head in distress; he could not just eliminate Miao Sanniang, "Um... twenty Spirit Stones then, I’ll take care of it."

Miao Sanniang felt somewhat worried, but upon hearing this, she beamed a smile and said, "Fine then, eighteen is enough."

Zhang Junyi’s eyes flickered with regret — you, a grand cultivator of the Limb Cleanse stage, squabbling over two Spirit Stones?

She felt she might have underestimated her own son... My son is even more excellent than I thought!

"Alright then," Feng Jun didn’t want to discuss it any further; his mom had already sold him out, so saying more was pointless, "Fellow Daoist Miao, could you tell me what Technique you use to find people?"

"The Thousand Machines of Life and Death," Miao Sanniang answered casually, "That’s what we call it in Danxia Heaven. I don’t know what you guys call it."

Feng Jun asked with a furrowed brow, "Why does it consume so much Spiritual Energy? It seems a bit unreasonable to me."

"Let’s discuss it," Miao Sanniang smiled from ear to ear. Though she was a cultivator from a thousand years ago with exceptional insight, after listening to Feng Jun’s lecture, she realized clearly... this guy has a whole system in his head.

The things Feng Jun talked about were actually quite elementary, but there’s a big difference between having a system and not — a broken lineage is just broken. Anyone with a discerning eye could easily see whether you’re dressed or not.

After discussing for a while, Feng Jun felt that Miao Sanniang’s Cultivation Technique really didn’t cut it — how to put it? It had everything it needed, considered everything it should, but... it was too crude!

Previously, there was mention that Feng Jun had three sets of similar Techniques. One required innate talent and needed no further mention. The other two... bluntly speaking, both were much better than the one Miao Sanniang presented.

Now, Feng Jun had refined these two Cultivation Techniques so that they suited him better, which made them far superior to Miao Sanniang’s Technique.

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