Big Data Cultivation-Chapter 1976 - 1978: Second Use of the Soul Substitute Puppet
Feng Jun heard Nie Chifeng’s words and couldn’t help but roll his eyes, "What kind of Absolute Spirit Land is this, do you mean there’s no Spiritual Energy here?"
But Nie Chifeng wasn’t inexperienced. She responded indifferently, "That’s just how it is inside, but look at how it is outside; this place is already an Absolute Spirit Land, alright?"
"Whatever you say," Feng Jun didn’t bother to argue seriously with her, "Eat something, adjust yourself, and I’m going to start the deduction."
Nie Chifeng actually really loved gourmet food, even though with her cultivation level, she could basically abstain from eating.
She grabbed a bunch of snacks and started eating with relish, and even motioned for Feng Jun to have some, but he refused.
She ate for almost two hours before she patted her belly, "Hmm, I’m satisfied... There are quite a few people here, but none of them are cultivating; you still say it’s not an Absolute Spirit Land?"
While she was eating, she wasn’t idle, releasing her Divine Sense to observe, and indeed, there were quite a few explorers in the Alps that she noticed.
"In this place, I have two Spirit Stone mines," Feng Jun didn’t bother to explain further, "Bring out the Substitute Soul Puppet."
Nie Chifeng blinked and brought out the Substitute Soul Puppet, but she was indeed curious, how could there be Spirit Stone mines in an Absolute Spirit Land? She blinked again, "Do you mean this is The Last Dharma World?"
Feng Jun placed the Substitute Soul Puppet on the table and took out his mobile phone, "Alright, no more questions. Let me proceed with the deduction."
Nie Chifeng didn’t say anything else, watching Feng Jun to see how he would perform the deduction.
His deduction was really simple. He swiped his phone twice, then put it away, took out another phone, swiped twice, put it away again, and then... took out another phone.
Actually, Feng Jun didn’t want to do it like this, but he had no choice; he had to match over seventy thousand cultivation techniques, and the quantity was truly vast. Although he wasn’t tired, it was particularly power-intensive.
Using the Substitute Soul Puppet takes about half an hour, and most of this time, Feng Jun spent changing mobiles, switching over a hundred phones before he matched the cultivation technique that suited him best.
Then he simulated his future situation after forming his Golden Core, and as expected, he wouldn’t be rejected by the Earth Plane.
Finally, he assessed the success rate of core formation for himself and Nie Chifeng, and he was surprised to find that Nie Chifeng’s probability had increased, actually reaching seventy-nine percent.
He hadn’t had time to analyze it thoroughly when the usage time of the Substitute Soul Puppet ran out, leaving him only one more chance to use it.
Feng Jun couldn’t help but silently say "luckily" in his heart, as he managed to complete all the matching within the allowed time.
If the permutations and combinations of the Devouring Primordial Heaven Technique had increased by tens of thousands more, he would have had to use the last chance.
Now, the situation was perfect, and he looked up with a smile, "Congratulations, there’s a seventy-nine percent chance of core formation."
"Seventy-nine percent?" Nie Chifeng blinked and couldn’t help but exclaim, "Doesn’t that mean I will definitely form my core?"
"Ahem," Feng Jun couldn’t help but cough twice, "Well, I don’t want to discourage you... but the risk of failure objectively exists."
"This isn’t very accurate," Nie Chifeng responded indifferently, smiling charmingly at Feng Jun, "This world is quite strange, when we return to Kunhao, we can deduce again, I think the success rate will be even higher... Anyway, the puppet still has one more chance, right?"
Feng Jun was stunned, and after a while, he sighed, "I barely managed to save one chance for other places, and you’re arranging it for me like this?"
"Mountain Master Feng, this Substitute Soul Puppet is mine," Nie Chifeng blinked seriously, "I paid you the deduction fee... several Prohibition Breaking Talismans."
"Please, you don’t calculate accounts like that," Feng Jun also got agitated, "I even accompanied you to practice the Kan-Li Secret Spell."
Nie Chifeng rolled her eyes and confidently declared, "You took advantage of me with that, and I’m being magnanimous by not minding!"
"Come on," Feng Jun laughed in anger, "With someone like you who’s ’raising A, can’t handle it,’ saying I took advantage of you? Clearly you’re craving my body!"
Nie Chifeng blinked, curiously asking, "What does ’raising A, can’t handle it’ mean?"
"Can’t be bothered with you," Feng Jun waved his hand, refusing to explain, "How many people want me to accompany them in cultivation, have I agreed?"
"Alright, you look handsome," Nie Chifeng casually deflected, not arguing seriously, but she was more fixated on another question, "What does ’raising A, can’t handle it’ mean?"
"Um... how about I don’t want your Substitute Soul Puppet anymore?" Feng Jun was also embarrassed to talk more about it, this kind of joke, those who understand get it, it can be seen as a joke, but if he explains, it seems indecent, "Okay, get ready to enter the Spirit Beast Bag."
"Leaving already?" Nie Chifeng was a bit surprised, "I haven’t toured this world yet, take me to see your Spirit Stone mines?"
No matter what, she could discern that this was indeed a different world, showing she had some insight.
"Your heart is quite big," Feng Jun glanced at her scornfully and spoke coldly, "Even Guan Hongxiu is about to achieve her Golden Core, yet you only think about strolling around... She achieved it earlier than you, it seems it wasn’t by accident."
Nie Chifeng’s face instantly changed; she couldn’t stand such words—Guan Hongxiu is decades younger than her, and she wants to maintain her dignity, "She’s merely attempting the Golden Core advancement, hasn’t achieved it yet... Alright, where’s the Spirit Beast Bag?"
Feng Jun put her away, then packed up the journey, and returned to Luohua, taking everyone back to the Kunhao Plane.
This time returning to Kunhao, they didn’t stop at White Pebble Beach as usual, but went to Celestial Star Marketplace, wandered for two days before going back—to spend time adjusting to the time difference; similar instances in the future won’t be specifically explained.
After returning, Feng Jun released Nie Chifeng, but Nie Chifeng really felt no change—being in the Spirit Beast Bag, her perception of time was significantly altered.
On the second day after they returned, Guan Hongxiu came over saying that the Golden Core Cave Mansion was stable, and she herself was stable too, asking when she could start impacting the Golden Core?
Feng Jun analyzed briefly and seriously informed her, "Enter the cave mansion ten days later."
Actually, when it comes to achieving the Golden Core, entering the cave mansion earlier or later by a few days doesn’t matter. Some people retreat for a decade to overcome the Golden Core, a few days does not account for much.
But again, those who retreat for such extended periods usually have... very limited options.
Some people have no way ahead and don’t know how to proceed, hoping that retreating might pave a path.
For others, there’s nothing but a cliff ahead, so they can only retreat desperately, risking everything.
Usually, impacting the Golden Core within half a year can be considered a very rational action—feeling ready to achieve the Golden Core, making an attempt, and succeeding naturally.
Of course, the fastest Golden Core achievement was accomplished in a day, that was by the Taiqing Sect’s Master Juechen nine hundred years ago—it was truly like lightning leaving dust behind. Chatting casually, he remarked, "You all continue chatting, I’m going to achieve a Golden Core."
The same day, the Tribulation Cloud arose, and five days later, Master Juechen became Master Juechen-Realized.
But half a year later, Master Juechen-Realized was killed by Elder Qinggang in the Burning Desert—the animosity between Qinggang and Taiqing was incredibly intense.
Feng Jun believed that if Guan Hongxiu entered the Golden Core Cave Mansion after ten days, she would quickly achieve the Golden Core.
Guan Hongxiu truly trusted him, entering the Golden Core Cave Mansion on the dawn of the tenth day.
Currently, at White Pebble Beach, it’s widely known that a Crimson Pheonix disciple is about to achieve the Golden Core here. Although her success timeline is unpredictable, people still show concern, right?
Master Guyue naturally was a keen observer among the crowd, eager to get closer and watch. However, at the Crimson Pheonix Courtyard, there are four Golden Cores—not to mention Xia Nichang, Bai Luan’s mentor is formidable, isn’t he?
As for Qu Jianlei and Xiao Meng, there’s nothing to say; they’re just an inseparable pair.
So Master Guyue couldn’t observe much, his focus was primarily on Feng Jun—and as expected, Feng Jun indeed entered the Crimson Pheonix Courtyard.
To be honest, Feng Jun didn’t actually wish to enter this courtyard; staying honestly at home provided considerable insights. But faced with Guan Hongxiu’s earnest request, he couldn’t deny her.
Achieving the Golden Core is indeed a lengthy process, and Feng Jun spent an hour each day at the Crimson Pheonix Courtyard before returning to his manor for cultivation, polishing himself for his own Golden Core, while also assisting Nie Chifeng in adjusting her condition.
Every seven or eight days, he would help with concentrated analysis, occasionally supplying communication equipment to the Tiantong Commerce Alliance, living a fulfilling life.
In the blink of an eye, over two months had passed, and today, the Golden Core Cave Mansion at the Crimson Pheonix Courtyard suddenly experienced an energetic fluctuation.
Was it the final step? Feng Jun was in the manor adjusting his mood, noticing this, he immediately stood up, stepped out, arriving at the entrance of the Crimson Pheonix Courtyard.
The disciples of Crimson Pheonix had halted their cultivation, all retreating from the courtyard, staying temporarily in the front courtyard of Feng Jun’s manor—only three Golden Cores steadfastly occupied three corners to protect Guan Hongxiu, with Xia Nichang being the sole one ready to coordinate centrally.
The energetic fluctuation persisted for a whole day and night, growing increasingly intense; Feng Jun sensed it, and after some analysis, he spoke solemnly, "It’s time to begin!"
At this moment, Guan Hongxiu actually couldn’t hear him speaking—if she couldn’t even shield from such disturbances, how could she achieve the Golden Core? That would purely be courting disaster!
Yet, in the ethereal realm, she did sense his affirmation, so she decisively increased the speed of absorbing spiritual energy—although slow, it was extraordinarily resolute and unstoppable!
The momentum within the Golden Core Cave Mansion was gradually increasing, reaching a significantly astounding level after three days.
But in the subsequent two days, the momentum ceased to rise further, instead becoming increasingly stable—this marked the initiation of the final assault.
However, another three days passed with no change, Xia Nichang became somewhat anxious, sought Feng Jun, "There seems to be a bottleneck, do you have any good suggestions?"
