Big Data Cultivation-Chapter 2081 - 2083: Punishment

Elder Dantai was somewhat dissatisfied with Feng Jun because the Dantai family had suffered losses at Feng Jun’s hands, not for other reasons.

Seeing his clan’s Golden Core unleash the Earth Shaking Talisman, he knew things were not good, for there was a True Immortal at White Pebble Beach!

Moreover, if they truly angered Feng Jun, provoking the force behind the demon fox, the Dantai clan would be in trouble.

But when he shouted "Hold on," it was indeed a bit late, and the opponent’s counterattack was extremely fierce and decisive!

The elder recognized the white light as a sword talisman, and it was definitely a Nascent Soul Sword Talisman.

A Nascent Soul cultivator striking in anger would certainly not be weak, and the sword qi was majestic, undoubtedly pure in origin.

The elder dared not be careless, quickly deploying two shields and activating a Protective Array Talisman.

The sword qi cleaved through the first shield directly but stalled at the second shield. After three or four breaths, the sword qi finally dissipated, yet the second shield became somewhat damaged.

It was indeed a Nascent Soul Initial Stage Sword Talisman! Elder Dantai knew well why Nascent Soul cultivators generally did not make moves on the Kunhao Plane. The attack tolerance here was simply too low, making it easy to be repelled from the domain with a single palm strike.

Therefore, the opponent merely used a sword talisman instead of making a move personally.

However, the fact that the opponent chose to use a sword talisman instead of attacking personally made the elder more apprehensive, proving a willingness to stay in Kunhao. The reason for staying could be to protect Feng Jun or merely a convenient action.

Thus, he straightforwardly raised his hands in a bow, "Please forgive us, our juniors were reckless. I hope you, fellow cultivator, can forgive us... Dantai Weilai sends his regards and is willing to offer some medium spirit stones as an apology."

"The Dantai family’s manners remain consistently disgraceful," a cold voice rang out, "Do you have too many people at home to dare use the Earth Shaking Talisman, knowing that Yi Jue is here?"

Dantai Weilai was greatly shocked. He knew Immortal Yi Jue had once descended upon White Pebble Beach, along with Wan Qing True Immortal from Gold Crow Sect, and even Taixu had True Immortals descend, though it was said they had left.

Now, the one who struck was actually Immortal Yi Jue, who was famously detached from worldly affairs and might not have acted even if present.

However, for him, encountering Immortal Yi Jue was not entirely bad. Though she was indifferent, she was not bloodthirsty.

So he clasped his hands and spoke with a smile, "Immortal Yi Jue jokes, I came here to thank Mountain Master Feng, the juniors below misunderstood my intentions, I hope Immortal can forgive us."

Immortal Yi Jue snorted coldly, "Twice now, if there’s a third time and you strike my dwelling, don’t blame me for being ruthless."

She heard that the others came to thank Feng Jun, so she bothered not to bicker, of course, if the Dantai family wished to deceive her, they should be ready to face her wrath.

She was reasonable, but Wan Qing True Immortal was not so easy-going. He did not come forward but released his Divine Sense directly, "Leave that guy who attacked the manor, and I’ll spare your Dantai family, otherwise don’t blame my Gold Crow Sect for being merciless!"

Gold Crow Sect? Dantai Weilai was stunned again, raising his hands in a bow after thinking it over, "Dare I ask if this is Wan Qing True Immortal face to face?"

"See, I knew you’d understand everything," Wan Qing True Immortal coldly chuckled, "I’m puzzled why this Small Golden Core dared to make a move knowing there are four True Immortals here. Is he a spy sent into the Dantai family by other clans?"

Hearing this, Dantai Weilai glanced sideways at the Small Golden Core beside him and spoke harshly, "Do you have anything to explain?"

"They bully us too much!" The Initial Golden Core responded righteously, "Other clans can enter White Pebble Beach, but we’re not allowed to enter and achieve the Golden Core, otherwise my cousin Shenmin would not have failed."

"Heh," another True Immortal sneered. It was Wu Nan of the Nascent Soul Third Layer, "Does Mountain Master Feng owe your family something?"

"They’re currently discussing the Golden Core order," the Small Golden Core shouted, "Yet they’ve still not invited our Dantai family, instead there’s the Yan Family!"

"Oh, I’m curious," Yan Yuxi was furious upon hearing it, "My Pine Cypress Peak is friendly with White Pebble Beach, how did it become ’instead’ in your words? Future True Immortal, I suggest you investigate, he might really be a spy sent by another family!"

Hearing this, Dantai Weilai raised his hand and struck the Small Golden Core’s chest, sending him spinning away. While still airborne, he spat a mouthful of blood and rolled twice upon landing before moving no more.

Then he raised his hand in a bow and spoke expressionlessly, "I’ll give a light punishment first, before returning home for a severe one... I hope everyone gives our Dantai family some face, and not punish him publicly anymore."

With this move, naturally, others could say no more; otherwise, it would be excessive. Only Jiu Wei True Immortal chuckled, "Nicely controlled strength."

The internal clan law of the Kunhao Plane’s families was no lighter than outside. The Pine Cypress Peak Yan Family was famously harsher than outsiders, so Dantai Weilai’s seemingly ruthless strike was actually merciful, no wonder Jiu Wei True Immortal said so.

Seeing no reaction from the other side, Elder Dantai continued, "I wish to meet with Mountain Master Feng, would it be convenient?"

Feng Jun chuckled softly and replied, "In the presence of a True Immortal, there’s nothing inconvenient. However, I would like to ask, has the Dantai family thoroughly investigated... was Dantai Shenmin’s failure to form a core related to me?"

Dantai Weilai’s face showed a trace of embarrassment upon hearing this, "Well... can we meet to discuss this in detail?"

He had indeed clarified the situation; the problem lay within the Dantai family itself, with someone secretly switching items in the storeroom. However, this was an outright family scandal, not something to be discussed openly with outsiders.

Feng Jun could guess his thoughts—this was always how families conducted themselves here, but he did not indulge their ways.

So he spoke in a deep voice, "I think it would be better to make things clear first. When I was being slandered, it was in front of so many people, and now it has to be discussed in private... Does the Dantai family care about face while I don’t?"

Dantai Weilai was stunned, almost wanting to strike, but obviously couldn’t do so. He could only cough dryly, "This matter is indeed unrelated to Mountain Master Feng, which is why I’ve come to express our gratitude and also to discuss some matters..."

Feng Jun was resenting the Dantai family for repeatedly making things difficult and unhesitatingly spoke, "Please wait, True Immortal... What does the Dantai family want to thank me for?"

This... was too much, Dantai Weilai gritted his teeth silently, "Of course, we want to thank Mountain Master Feng for your proposals and suggestions, which have helped our Dantai family greatly."

There was no other way; he simply couldn’t elaborate more.

Seeing his discomfort, Feng Jun was considering whether to let it go when Immortal Yi Jue’s curiosity was piqued, "Oh, what sort of help did you provide the Dantai family? Can you share?"

You’re doing this on purpose, aren’t you? Dantai Weilai’s face turned even more sullen; did this even need to be mentioned? It was obvious!

"Does this even need to be stated? One could easily deduce," Immortal Wan Qing spoke with an unmistakable tone of schadenfreude, "It’s probably some disgraceful incident within the family, which is why there’s hesitation to speak up."

Dantai Weilai’s face was as dark as could be, and other cultivators from the Dantai family ground their teeth in silence, not daring to act out.

Though Immortal Yi Jue was something of a recluse, she wasn’t naïve; she asked because she was indeed curious and also a bit dissatisfied with Dantai Weilai restraining himself from a strike.

She snorted coldly, "Family misfortunes happen; the important thing is to mend mistakes. Ignoring problems to save face only makes things worse."

"We’re not ignoring issues; we just don’t want it publicly known," Dantai Weilai responded with a stern face, "Doesn’t every family have unspeakable matters? No need to keep pressing on it, right?"

"Then wait for a bit," Feng Jun spoke deeply, "We are discussing the allocation of slots for fellow cultivators to enter the White Pebble Beach. Once I’m done, I’ll invite True Immortal to join us at White Pebble Beach for a discussion."

"Our Dantai family also wants this slot," Dantai Weilai, though apprehensive of the opposing group, dared to argue at a critical moment, "Considering our past, there’s no reason why we shouldn’t be allowed access if Tianqin is."

Strictly speaking, the Dantai family’s main force had moved elsewhere, but since they started at Kunhao and still had a secret territory, whether they counted as Kunhao cultivators was debatable.

However, Immortal Wan Qing didn’t engage in debate, responding with a light laugh, "Do you really think... we’re intending to reason with you?"

Dantai Weilai was left speechless and frustrated, unable to act, as large field migrants didn’t intend to negotiate; how could anyone handle that?

Meanwhile, another True Immortal conveyed a thought, "Elder, if you want to resolve this, you need to seek out Feng Jun."

"Seek him? I want to kill him!" Dantai Weilai, with a dark face, communicated via thought, "If we can’t get it, then no one will—if need be, we’ll go down together... What’s the big deal?"

"That idea is dangerous," the other True Immortal was startled, "If you fail to kill him, the Dantai family will be in deep trouble, not to mention forces behind him. With his ’kill one, save another’ rule, do you think the Seven Major Houses could wipe out our family?"

This was a rhetorical question needing no answer; not even Seven Major Houses were needed, just one could easily wipe out ten Dantai families.

Dantai Weilai fell silent, only sighing after a long pause, "Alas."

Meanwhile, Feng Jun wasn’t taking long, and soon after, people from the Seven Major Forces came out, although several True Immortals did not follow.

Dantai Weilai, along with another True Immortal, entered White Pebble Beach. Upon reaching the estate, the aura was slightly distorted. Unavoidably so, in a domain like Kunhao, gathering six True Immortals in such a small area could indeed have some influence.

In the presence of True Immortals, Dantai Weilai no longer concealed matters. He candidly recounted the chaos in the family storage, apologized to Feng Jun for the unfounded suspicions, and offered a hundred middle-grade spirit stones to compensate for the losses caused by the Earth Shaking Talisman.

Then he solemnly stated, "The Dantai family is very willing to befriend Mountain Master Feng and also hopes to utilize the fellow cultivator’s aura field. I wonder how we might make an arrangement... Oh, is it getting dark?"

"Oh, is that a tribulation cloud?" The three True Immortals from Jinwu emitted in unison, "So that one is also beginning to undergo a heavenly tribulation."