Big Data Cultivation-Chapter 1952 - 1954: The Tournament Begins

Aside from the significant number of people leaving the Xiuzhen Courtyard, many from Luohua also departed.

Zhang Caixin led the group, with Little Celestial Master and Gao Qiang as strong fighters, accompanied by Sister Hong, along with newcomers Yu Qingzhu and Gu Jiahui—who were genuinely going for the experience.

No matter what, this time with Luohua members formally participating, rallying a crowd to cheer them on was a necessity.

In fact, Zhang Caixin also carried the Ascension Mirror; since other sects could select talents from the Dragon Gate Convention, why couldn’t Luohua?

Usually, Feng Jun wouldn’t do this; recruiting for Luohua didn’t require active selection. Quality over quantity was the principle, and compared to aptitude, Feng Jun had always valued a cultivator’s character... and their closeness to the group.

But that was the past; now Luohua’s framework was established, with core members largely in the Qi Refinement Realm. Plus, due to recent unexpected events, Luohua had to have Li Shishi participate, prompting Feng Jun to decide on reinforcing the subsequent tiers.

Otherwise, why would he recruit eight new people? Following that, he would have to make the assessment period more flexible.

In Feng Jun’s mind, the ideal state for Luohua should be pyramid-shaped, akin to the structure of the Four Great Sects on the Kunhao Plane, with a minority of high-end cultivators and a relatively large number of lower-level cultivators.

Of course, even if large, it could never reach the scale of the Four Great Sects. His current ideal is to have three to five Golden Core cultivators, a dozen or so at the Nascent Soul stage, and around sixty at the Qi Refinement stage, most of whom would accompany him to the Kunhao Plane.

This success rate is evidently far superior to the Four Great Sects, though ultimately cultivation revolves around resources, and with his ability for cross-world transactions and proficiency in deduction, resource shortage is not a short-term concern, supporting such a grand operation.

However, adopting such a structure naturally leads to choosing an elite path, and in the future, selecting disciples with good aptitude will be imperative.

Nevertheless, Luohua has its pride; even if changes are necessary, there’s no rush. They won’t compete with others for disciples. This time Zhang Caixin brought the Ascension Mirror merely as a precaution, to avoid missing potential recruits worth attracting.

Once these people left, the manor, which had just been a bit lively, quieted down considerably. Fortunately, newcomers stepped in, and various tasks continued in an orderly fashion.

Director Wenxu once again invited Feng Jun to Wudang to observe the conference, but Feng Jun outright refused—he truly couldn’t continue drawing attention, staying peacefully in Luohua was the wiser choice, and honestly... he had plenty to deal with.

However, others were quite relaxed; Gazi frequently went out with Luo Yuhuan, claiming that if not for the intention to practice "Soaring Dragon Dominating Phoenix Unified Understanding" together, they would have already crossed boundaries.

He also requested Brother Jun, asking when he could receive the cultivation technique.

Feng Jun told him that only when Luo Yuhuan accumulates five hundred contribution points will she receive the cultivation technique.

Gazi couldn’t help but complain, saying this contribution point system... currently, there are no tasks available.

Feng Jun leisurely replied, saying he didn’t know when tasks would come, but she receives a monthly salary of one contribution point—five hundred points in forty years.

Then Gazi suggested, asking if he could post tasks. Some missing children’s locations have been identified, but parents can’t easily retrieve them, needing help; Luo Yuhuan could assist.

That’s impossible! Feng Jun outright rejected, stating that such thinking is quite dangerous; Xiuzhen Courtyard is meant for blessings, not mundane operations.

Providing clues about missing children to parents is good enough, taking responsibility for rescues crosses boundaries—each should stick to their roles, no one welcomes those acting as both referee and player.

Moreover, truth be told, Luo Yuhuan isn’t part of the police system, and her department also avoids meddling, frequent contacts with the police could lead to negative consequences.

Despite being somewhat cheeky, Gazi, having followed Feng Jun for so long, understood some things, so he stopped dwelling on it, just hoping Feng Jun would post tasks soon.

Then Feng Jun casually posted a task—needing detailed information on each of the sixty-four finalists, including their names, birthdays, and places of origin, which were secondary, focusing more on their expertise in cultivation techniques and potential development prospects, simply put... as detailed as possible.

The contribution points for this task were allocated for the sixty-four finalists... to be precise, sixty-three, with each finalist’s detailed profile worth one contribution point, and ten contribution points could be exchanged for one Spirit Stone.

Essentially, Luo Yuhuan and the other eight, working for Luohua for ten months, could exchange for one Spirit Stone, equating to a monthly salary of ten million, not without pay.

However, it’s also known that calculations can’t be done like this—Feng Jun already specified in the system that contribution points can only be exchanged for pills, cultivation techniques, talismans, and magic artifacts, and Spirit Stones cannot be used in the Earth Realm.

As the system undergoes refinement, some aspects still need gradual improvement.

After posting the task, newcomers and old members all got active, but Feng Jun noted in the task bar that each finalist was awarded only one contribution point, determining contribution allocation based on depth of work.

Who has put in the most effort? It’s definitely Feng Jun who makes the final decision—this is the task he posted.

As soon as the task was posted, he immediately felt the change. People in the manor started calling all over, frantically gathering information. They weren’t as laid-back as before.

You can’t deny that rewards are truly motivating. Feng Jun deeply appreciated this. In the past, if he wanted to know this information, he’d have to inquire himself, use his mobile phone to check, but now, he only needs to spend 6.3 Spirit Stones.

Especially when he posted the task, it was only the first day of the preliminary competition, and no one knew who the sixty-three finalists would be, but everyone started to get busy—putting in the extra effort is never wrong.

So the emergence of this system really makes sense, Feng Jun felt much more relaxed instantly.

For most people, they would probably regret not using this method earlier, and learn from it.

But Feng Jun is not like most people. He’s quite stubborn, and after a little reflection, he believes his choice was not wrong. In the past, he was trying hard to keep a low profile, fearing others would notice him, so how could he have dared to launch such a thing?

Once launched, the people of Luohua might act proactively, and the situation could develop beyond control, adding many variables.

But now he’s developed enough, his ability to resist risks has increased dramatically, he can even have Luo Yuhuan’s department help with investigations. Would he have done this before?

That’s why they say that half a step ahead is genius, but a full step ahead is madness. A person should do what’s appropriate at the appropriate time. Being too ahead is madness, being too behind is foolish. Feng Jun thinks the timing of launching the system was just right.

Anyway, this task made everyone go crazy, even Shen Qingyi called, asking if she, being half a Luohua person, could take on a task.

Feng Jun ignored her: Don’t you know in your heart if you are a part of Luohua? Even Li Shishi came out, thanks to Kunlun, isn’t it?

The preliminary and semi-final competitions were actually quite fast, only five days, during which many people fought more than five matches—a lot of people had one match in the morning and another in the afternoon. At this time, the healing ability of the sects had to be considered.

Just think about how exhausting back-to-back games in the NBA are, then you would know how luxurious it is to have enough recovery time after going all out. But five consecutive back-to-backs, that’s not a nightmare, it’s pure hell.

However, the schedule is arranged like this, the scale and funding of civilian competitions are limited, it’s impossible to have enough rest time like the Olympics.

So those who survive are true heroes,

However, from this, it can be seen how precious Li Shishi’s ticket straight to the finals is.

On the night when the top sixty-four were decided, it rained in both Wudang and Zhengyang. Over in Wudang, they started announcing the information of the top sixty-four, while Feng Jun sat in front of his tent watching the rain.

Now, he wasn’t interested in knowing the specific data of the top sixty-four—after all, it would be passed to him sooner or later, and... is the top sixty-four of the Dragon Gate Tournament really worth everyone’s attention?

He didn’t think he needed to care. In fact, he released that task mainly to test the system and, incidentally, distribute some contribution points to everyone.

Looking at the delicate rain threads in the sky, Feng Jun’s thoughts drifted a bit far. So what about the top sixty-four? The people around me now, in terms of strength, should far exceed the top sixty-four, but I don’t even know how far they can accompany me.

So better enjoy the moment, early autumn, night rain... I’m still on Earth!

At this moment, two cool arms wrapped around him from behind, and Yang Yuxin’s cool voice rang in his ear, "What are you thinking?"

Director Yang knew very well that he liked rain, especially rain at night, when he would always have some inexplicable restlessness.

"Nothing," Feng Jun replied casually, "just thinking about whether to take a walk in Gaul, there’re fewer people there during the Dragon Gate Tournament."

"You’re not allowed to leave," Director Yang whispered in his ear, the warm breath from her nose made his ear slightly itch, and her arms tightened even more, "otherwise, I’ll curse you to death!"

"Fellow student Yang, are you... trying to murder the coach?" Feng Jun moved slightly as if struggling, and spoke with a smile, "Let go, let go, it’s not your yoga class tonight, it’s Director Mei’s session!"

"Hehe," Director Yang chuckled softly, the scent she exhaled was rich and sweet, like osmanthus, "Director Mei went back to accompany her mother, how about I accompany you to gaze at the stars?"

"I don’t like gazing at the stars, that makes me feel insignificant," Feng Jun flatly refused, "I prefer to overlook the earth!"

Yang Yuxin paused and released her arms, "Then let’s drink first."

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