Big Data Cultivation-Chapter 2119 - 2121: Making an Exception

Feng Jun felt that if his disciples could make some money through their own efforts, he shouldn’t stop them.

For example, the land surrounding White Pebble Beach was acquired by them through clever deals, so he won’t take any related proceeds.

Moreover, since Pine Cypress Peak played the role of a "patsy" or "angel investor," he paid extra attention to the Yan family. Yan Yuxi advanced to Core Formation within his estate.

Of course, sooner or later, the disciples need to support the group, for the group to grow and develop. He also has similar plans, but now is far from the time for reciprocation, and since he bears the leader’s responsibility, naturally he should take on more.

The disciples now want to earn money by advancing to Core Formation, and he certainly supports it. As cultivators, they need to develop this awareness. Once they grow stronger, Feng Jun believes he can send them out to explore the world.

So regarding them receiving rewards from others, and deducting fees during Core Formation, he couldn’t possibly be opposed.

However, the Cai family’s Outdust Peak situation is quite dire, as it is not intact, and achieving Core Formation in such circumstances is immensely difficult, even harder than Guan Hongxiu’s situation.

Typically, the Cai family, being a secret realm clan, should possess treasures for limb regeneration, at the very least. Such physical impairment requiring Core Formation appears only in smaller factions. Still, it remains true—accidents are never scarce in the cultivation path.

This Cai family Outdust Peak cultivator faced such fate when exploring ruins, unexpectedly encountering a group of wild beasts. He covered the clan’s retreat but never returned, prompting the clan to dispatch Golden Core rescuers, searching for five years without success.

Thirty years later, Cai family disciples revisiting the area accidentally found him. He had entered an ancient cultivator’s abode, obtained some secret techniques, but ended up physically impaired.

In such situations, limb restoration isn’t feasible, only regeneration is an option, but it costs much and yields slow results. For his limbs to regenerate and match his cultivation level, thirty years is an absolute minimum.

This is where the ruthless nature of big clans reveals itself. This individual rescued clan members out of selfless intent, bringing secret techniques back to the clan. However, he is already four hundred years old.

Using treasures for limb regeneration, he would regain his cultivation level at four hundred thirty, and need another decade to adjust for Core Formation.

Thus, the earliest he could attempt Core Formation is at four hundred forty... what hope is there?

Clan rules are cold but not entirely merciless—no clan survives without kindness. The clan conveyed that his chances for Core Formation are slim. Instead, they could allocate resources to nurture one of his sons.

Nonetheless, whether his son can develop is uncertain. Excluding potential interim loss, if his son can reach High-Rank, it’s an unknown. However, reaching the initial stage of Outdust is undoubtedly expected.

His son, likely realizing upon reaching Outdust initial stage that his aptitude falls short compared to his father, might opt to abandon the resources, striving for some benefit for his own son.

Most clans follow such traditions. Once identifying wasted resources with dim prospects, they consider shifting limited resources to descendents, even if it slightly lacks—without a spirit of sacrifice, how can a clan exist?

Recognizing opposition within the clan, he decisively abandoned regeneration, procuring favorable support policies for his two sons instead. Despite his impaired physique, he sought additional allocation to contribute to the clan.

Ironically, an opportunity came his way during clan tasks, reaching Outdust Peak at four hundred twenty.

Awkwardly, yet he secretly rejoiced, foreseeing six or seventy more years to secure resources for his two sons—he actually had eight sons, so the other six couldn’t be completely neglected right?

At four hundred twenty-five, news arrived: White Pebble Beach displayed fellow cultivator presence.

Though keen to contribute to his sons and clan, a personal Core Formation chance arose, which couldn’t be ignored. Thickening his face, he petitioned the clan for permission to propose a plan.

He didn’t push for special predictions—killing one saving another task he couldn’t accomplish. However, he mustered three thousand Spirit Stones and borrowed two thousand from the clan for prediction fees.

The prediction surprisingly yielded a fifty-eight percent chance of Core Formation, a decent probability. Coincidentally, he encountered Jie Chaoqun, with whom he had exchanged some favors in the past.

Now as a Golden Core, Jie Chaoqun acknowledged him, stating he had an additional "kill one save one" slot and lent it for use, ensuring Mountain Master Feng devises a more comprehensive plan.

With Mei Jiushan’s presence, Feng Jun willingly accommodated the Sword Forging Peak clan, abstaining from requiring the slot—after all, it’s his own employee, efficiently working already, and bearing compounded Spirit Stones hardship shouldn’t ensue discontent.

On an unrelated note, Mei Jiushan’s current role is envied by many. Initially, he forgot prediction fees, prompting Feng Jun to fetch him back to Sword Forging Peak for debt labor, which inadvertently elevated his standing by association with Mountain Master Feng.

Some even calculated that if buying his role with Spirit Stones, twenty million Spirit might not be mentioned, but ten million Spirit would surely see fierce competition for it.

Thus, society’s quirks persist, as luck remains unfathomable.

Speaking of which, Feng Jun helped this person from the Cai Family with another deduction, even correcting some unsuitable aspects of the Cai Family’s cultivation technique for this individual—of course, it was a custom deduction.

Then, the chances of this person successfully forming a core increased by another five points, reaching sixty-three percent.

Increasing these five points required an additional expenditure of twelve thousand Spirit Stones for spiritual materials, but upon hearing this, the Cai Family immediately made the decision; this time, half of the cost would be covered by public funds—if the family gains a new cultivator, what’s the big deal about six thousand Spirit Stones?

After all, this person has contributed to the clan, and spending a bit more Spirit Stones is not a problem for everyone; the key is the more than sixty percent chance of forming a core.

But when it came to actual practice, the Cai Family got anxious—they heard that this probability was calculated at White Pebble Beach and was limited to there. If attempting core formation nearby, the probability would drop significantly—by three or four points?

They really wanted to request another deduction to know the core formation probability outside White Pebble Beach.

However, at this point, no one dared to make such a request. Mountain Master Feng’s presence was just too formidable—he deduced the core formation at White Pebble Beach; if they can’t enter, they have to find their own way. What does that have to do with Mountain Master Feng?

Fortunately, their previous efforts were not in vain.

Gazi found Feng Jun, saying that he was given an Evergreen Fruit and a Life-Extending Pill, which he intends to give to his mother. Now he wants Feng Jun to calculate the core formation probability if not at White Pebble Beach—just name a price without worrying about his feelings.

"You talk so nonchalantly," Feng Jun was slightly at a loss, "your mom is my aunt, how can I set a price for her?"

"It’s already a bit of an oversight on my part not to get her life-extending treasures, and now you want me to set a price?"

"Enough said, we’re like brothers in this lifetime, I’ll just go help you with the deduction."

The deduction result was not very optimistic—the probability for the Cai Family disciple to successfully form a core outside White Pebble Beach was forty-eight percent.

A difference of a whole fifteen percent.

Such a situation was not surprising; the so-called kindred spirits influence their surroundings, and the influence is of course significant. It acts as a complement to the Heavenly Dao—the higher a person’s core formation chance, the smaller the improvement, but if there are other significant shortcomings, perhaps they can be supplemented considerably.

Upon hearing that there was such a big difference, the Cai Family became anxious, "We have to form a core at White Pebble Beach!"

As for expenses, that’s not a problem, just name your price, and we’ll comply.

Feng Jun wanted to refuse, but Luohua disciples didn’t hide anything from him, so when he found out that his own people had received life-extending treasures, he simply couldn’t refuse.

This wasn’t coercion, it was a necessity. If it were up to Feng Jun himself, it would really be impossible to receive so many life-extending treasures in the short term—if he could spread the word, he might receive them, but wouldn’t that expose his weaknesses?

Without exposing his weaknesses and having someone else handle it, he saved so much trouble.

The key is that the Cai Family handled this with sophistication—they paved the road in advance; it wasn’t a last-minute rush. They acted calmly, so his help was natural. This way of doing things fits the identity of a secret realm clan.

The way the Dantai Clan does things is also in line with the style of a secret realm clan, but they’re too overbearing, and Feng Jun doesn’t like it.

After all, in society, emotional intelligence is very important, isn’t it?

The Dantai Clan also has emotionally intelligent people, such as Dantai Yuhu, but unfortunately, she took over a bit late, and their planning is a bit lacking compared to the Cai Family—in essence, the Dantai Clan is a bit arrogant.

So Feng Jun decisively let them in, believing that under his care, the Cai Family’s cultivator’s core formation success rate might reach seventy percent. As for any karmic effects related to core formation, if it involves them, so be it, what’s the big deal?

This peak of transcendence in the Cai Family was indeed remarkable, with several body parts missing, yet successfully forming a core within just twenty days. However, entering White Pebble Beach from its outskirts increased the core formation cost... they had to pay extra.

However, this was not just a simple matter of paying extra.

To say nothing of it, once core formation succeeds with a flawless Golden Core, the missing limbs will naturally regenerate. Although it may take some time to adapt to the new limbs, within just a few days, they saved decades of effort. How many Spirit Stones can buy something like that?

The Cai Family discussed with Zhang Caixin: "Let’s not talk about Spirit Stones, our newly advanced Golden Core could help maintain White Pebble Beach for thirty years, how about that?"