Big Data Cultivation-Chapter 2073 - 2075: Not Accepting

As soon as Feng Jun spoke, everyone was surprised. The other party had let go of past grievances and only wished to retrieve the corpse, yet you still disagreed?

Yi Jue, the True Immortal, was also puzzled, but her face showed no expression—I support those I stand by, no matter what.

The Nascent Soul Tree Demon laughed in anger, thinking that Feng Jun was so fearless because he had Yi Jue True Immortal backing him. So, it looked at her and said, "Daoist Yi Jue, it’s not that I’m disrespecting you, but he’s not taking me seriously... is my request excessive?"

If it tried to use force, Yi Jue True Immortal wouldn’t stand for it and would certainly support Feng Jun. But now that it had complained, she glanced at Feng Jun, "If it’s due to a lack of materials, whatever amount there is, I’ll make the decision for you, and let’s consider the matter settled."

The redwood essence Nascent Soul materials in Feng Jun’s possession were in high demand, not only in Kunhao but also in Tianqin.

The redwood essence body was huge, and he collected a lot. However, if not intending to refine a wood-type True Treasure, three to five people couldn’t even finish using it. Selling a portion to exchange for spirit stones or other materials was normal.

Yi Jue, the True Immortal, felt that he should at least return the intact corpse, so she thought about pleading for his case—Regardless of who started it, you killed the other, and their family came looking. Now, they’re not even talking about revenge, they just want to take the corpse back, which isn’t unreasonable, right?

If we return half now, it’s still a gesture, even if it’s just an arm, it still counts as a body, right?

But Feng Jun didn’t think so, and he was at irreconcilable odds with the Nascent Soul Tree Demon.

Killing one Nascent Soul and then having another Nascent Soul come looking for you already created a big enough grudge. Moreover, this Nascent Soul came over extremely arrogantly, ignoring the many Initial Golden Core Stage at White Pebble Beach and directly projecting into the sky—they just didn’t regard him as anything.

What angered Feng Jun the most was that the fellow directly tried to capture the Earth Spirit... Was the Earth Spirit something that could be easily captured?

He spoke of the Earth Spirit originating from the sect, which didn’t matter, and forcibly taken from the redwood essence... it could be argued the sect intervened. But what bothered him the most was... the Earth Spirit was currently channeling the spirit vein for him.

During the work, the Earth Spirit had been taken away... Perhaps to the Nascent Soul Tree Demon, this was not a big problem, just capturing an Earth Spirit. But to Feng Jun, it was a major problem—my spirit vein was halfway through formation!

The Earth Spirit’s lifespan is long, and it might channel countless spirit veins in its life, and even mature Earth Spirits focus more on building Spirit Land.

But to Feng Jun, having his first spirit vein construction interrupted for no apparent reason was intolerable.

More importantly, if you have any anger, you should vent it on me, that’s negotiable, but randomly targeting others without considering the severity and consequences is highly inappropriate.

Today you can target the Earth Spirit, tomorrow you might target Yu Qingzhu—for the Nascent Soul Tree Demon, there should be no difference between the two. Perhaps the only difference is... one is at the Golden Core Stage, the other at Qi Refinement Realm.

It seems like the Qi Refinement Realm is easier to handle.

So he bluntly stated, "The corpse... I won’t give it up. Why should I let go of a trophy I won with my skill?"

Yi Jue, the True Immortal, looked at him thoughtfully, her gaze containing a hint of confusion.

The Nascent Soul Tree Demon was truly infuriated, sensing that Yi Jue True Immortal had a mindset of seeking to calm things down—being of the Nascent Soul High Stage, she wouldn’t focus her thoughts on such trivial matters.

This little ant was so tactless, it became furious, "I’ve already forgiven your offenses, yet you still don’t appreciate it. Do you think... the Tree Clan can really be bullied?"

The Spirit Wood clan refers to themselves as the "Tree Clan," but this term is rather vague, and there are many disputes within it. Generally, they wouldn’t say this, but when it involves matters of principle, such expressions are necessary.

Feng Jun ignored this logic entirely, "True Immortal, I don’t oppose your investigation of me, but... can you come into Kunhao to discuss? Without clarifying anything, you just obscured the sky over my White Pebble Beach, is that appropriate?"

"I don’t find anything wrong with that," the Nascent Soul Tree Demon’s attitude was quite clear, coming from a superior plane, it had such confidence, "Your Kunhao, there’s no point in me entering it, you come out to talk with me."

The barrier of Kunhao’s domain was indeed formidable. Even if it entered Kunhao, it couldn’t exert much power, so it preferred to subtly apply pressure in some interlayer space outside the domain.

Feng Jun was too lazy to argue with it, looking up, "You can leave now. Let’s consider this matter over; I won’t hold it against you."

Saying this, he felt a bit frustrated—initially, the redwood essence recklessly attacked me, then the elder came, also acting without consideration. And now they want to take away the Nascent Soul materials I collected with skill, yet acting as if they were making concessions?

But the Nascent Soul Tree Demon was not willing, and it asked in a deep voice, "Yi Jue, are you really going to let him be this presumptuous?"

Yi Jue True Immortal couldn’t say much more, but she still stated her stance, "I said it, this matter will be decided by Feng Xiaoyou."

She neither expressed support nor opposition, but judging from her words, she would not sit idly by if Feng Jun were bullied.

The Nascent Soul Tree Demon snorted coldly, "It seems I have no choice but to seal this space. Fellow Daoist Yi Jue, I don’t believe you can stay here forever. The moment you leave will be the moment of his death."

After saying this, the tree shadow in the sky gradually faded until it was completely invisible, but cultivators with particularly keen senses could feel that the aura of the Nascent Soul still existed in the interlayer space.

Is it planning to stakeout? Feng Jun smiled, shook his head, and pondered in his heart whether to send Sister Hong and the others back.

True Immortal Yi Jue also withdrew her aura and flashed into the Nascent Soul Pedestrian. She said nothing and did not ask Feng Jun why he refused the seemingly fair condition.

She had her own pride, but others were different. Master Wanyang and Master Mushi came to see Feng Jun.

As the guardian of White Pebble Beach, Wanyang straightforwardly asked, "Mountain Master Feng, that Nascent Soul Tree Demon has already taken a step back, no longer investigating the killing of the Redwood Spirit, only asking for some broken corpses. Why not agree to it? It would be a win-win."

Feng Jun shook his head indifferently, "If it had been so reasonable from the start, returning some materials to it would be harmless. But how arrogant it was from the beginning, acting as it pleased, I can’t stand that behavior."

Although True Immortal Yi Jue had entered the residence, she was still paying attention to the outside situation. She originally thought Feng Jun might be reluctant to part with those Nascent Soul materials, but now hearing it was a matter of principle, she nodded slightly - he wasn’t a petty person.

Master Mushi also had this speculation. Hearing Feng Jun wasn’t greedy for wealth, he was relieved.

His intention was also to settle the matter peacefully, and since Master Wanyang had already registered a guard’s identity, it was inappropriate for her to advise, which could easily make her seem cowardly.

So the task of persuading was most suitable for him, "Mountain Master Feng, I think it might not be intentional. Nascent Soul acts freely, strikes fiercely, which can intimidate many people, saving a lot of trouble."

His logic wasn’t wrong, but he overlooked one point, and Feng Jun unhesitatingly pointed it out, "When it came, it intended to kill me. It’s just that True Immortal Yi Jue was here, it didn’t succeed."

"It’s normal," Master Mushi smiled wryly, "Even if the true immortal wasn’t present, Mountain Master Feng, you’re not easy to kill. As a cultivator, encountering these turns of events is normal. You can’t always be fighting and killing; solving the problem is what’s important."

Feng Jun looked at him with surprise, "That doesn’t seem like something a cultivator from your sect would say. Are you always this conciliatory? Oh, I understand... you’re worried I won’t be able to defeat it and will be killed by it?"

"It’s not that I’m afraid you’ll be killed," Master Mushi laughed helplessly, shaking his head, "I never dared underestimate your combat strength. The problem is it’s staking out here, causing a lot of trouble. As the saying goes, it’s not the thief who is scary, it’s the thief who keeps thinking of you."

"Let it guard first," Feng Jun shook his head, speaking expressionlessly, "Let’s see how long it can guard!"

In fact, most people thought that while the Nascent Soul Tree Demon arrived aggressively, its change in attitude after recognizing Yi Jue was logical, and its requests seemed sincere. Feng Jun’s refusal seemed a bit ostentatious.

Some thought he was relying on True Immortal Yi Jue being by his side, but Yi Jue knew best in her heart, Feng Jun did not intend to rely on her; it seemed he had another card up his sleeve.

In fact, most people also felt that Mountain Master Feng was determined to prove a point, suggesting that he genuinely had confidence.

The two Golden Cores of the Dantai family were discussing whether to report to the Nascent Soul Old Ancestor in the family to come and take down this Tree Demon.

The risk of a Nascent Soul battle is quite high, but the Tree Demon... is a treasure all over its body.

The Golden Core High Stage was a bit hesitant because there really is a "tree race" concept; secretly killing one wouldn’t matter, but killing one so publicly could indeed provoke indignation among other tree demons.

The Initial Golden Core Stage suggested there was no need to inform the true immortal of the clan, "Isn’t it said that Feng Jun has a backing? We’ll just see this time what kind of backing he has."

What backing does Feng Jun have? The reason he refused was firstly out of indignation, secondly... for some other maneuver.

The first day passed like that. On the second day, Yan Yuxi stabilized her Golden Core aura, came out of the cave, and clasped her fists towards the sky, speaking loudly, "Yan Yuxi of Pine Cypress Peak, greets the Tree Demon True Immortal."

She had already completed forming her core, and after passing the heavenly tribulation, was in the stage of stabilizing her realm, so she could extend her divine sense moderately. She knew what was going on and came out to challenge the Nascent Soul Tree Demon – you were acting recklessly while I was stabilizing my realm!

The Nascent Soul Tree Demon wouldn’t bother with a mere core-forming novice, so it didn’t react at all.

Yan Yuxi also knew this was the likely outcome, but she wasn’t discouraged and continued to speak loudly, "The True Immortal must have seen that this is where human cultivators form their cores. Did senior not consider the wrath of human cultivators when acting without discerning the situation?"

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