Big Data Cultivation-Chapter 544 - : Business Opportunity (2nd Update)
Chapter 544: Chapter 544: Business Opportunity (2nd Update)
Mi Yunshan and Yu Changqing, upon seeing the situation, rushed forward without hesitation.
Yu Changqing, who came from a prestigious background with a higher cultivation level, called out loudly without hesitation, “Halt… uh, Senior Brother?”
The arrivals were none other than Pan Renjie and Shangguan Yunjin.
The two had discovered an abnormally large cluster of spiritual energy within Mount Zhige and, not finding Yu Changqing in her courtyard, surmised that it must have been Feng Jun who activated the Spirit Gathering Array.
After waiting for a while, they saw the cluster of spiritual energy growing larger, and Shangguan Yunjin wanted to see for herself what an intermediate-level Spirit Gathering Array looked like.
Pan Renjie felt it wasn’t quite appropriate to do this on Feng Jun’s territory, plus he had seen similar phenomena before.
But he couldn’t withstand his junior sister’s pleading and eventually decided to bring her to have a look.
Seeing two small ants in the Earth Ascension Stage barring their way, they slowed down and stopped in front of them.
“Is this the Spirit Gathering Array?” Shangguan Yunjin, looking at the array half a mile away, exclaimed sincerely, “Impressive!”
“It’s just an array plate,” Pan Renjie said nonchalantly, “The real Spirit Gathering Array is more powerful and would include protective formations… Right now, without any protective formations, we should watch from a distance and, by the way, act as protectors for Daoist Feng.”
Shangguan Yunjin envied what she saw, “If only I could cultivate in such dense spiritual energy for a while, what did Feng Daoist say? Oh, right… ‘leeching off spiritual energy’.”
“This spiritual energy isn’t easy to leech off,” Pan Renjie said with a wry smile, shaking his head, “A formation of this scale consumes a lot of spirit stones. Whether or not Feng Daoist allows you to leech, you have to discuss it with him first.”
He had asked someone to deliver the Gathering Spirit Array Plate without doubting Feng Jun’s financial means, but he knew his junior sister was not only a small miser but also really didn’t have many spirit stones.
Mi Yunshan breathed a sigh of relief at these words; if the two insisted on going forward, the pressure on her would be truly great.
Because Mount Zhige was situated near a river with abundant water vapor, the Spirit Gathering Array was also shrouded in a faint mist, which made it difficult to clearly see Feng Jun’s cultivation within the array.
Two hours later, Feng Jun walked out of the array with a frown; it was clear that his recent cultivation session seemed like an experiment of some sort.
Pan Renjie and his companion approached upon seeing this.
Feng Jun, staring absent-mindedly at the Spirit Gathering Array, just nodded his head when they approached and looked at the spirit stones on the Array Plate.
Pan Renjie knew too much about this matter, and he gasped when he saw the spirit stones, “You used up twenty percent?”
“Mmhmm,” Feng Jun touched his chin in frustration, “It’s practically eating up spirit stones.”
“The Spirit Gathering Array I found for you shouldn’t be this exploitative,” Pan Renjie couldn’t stand it any longer. Even for an intermediate-level formation, you’re not supposed to use up twenty percent in half a day’s time—by that calculation, wouldn’t nine spirit stones only last you a little over two days?
He cast a suspicious glance at Feng Jun, “What cultivation technique are you using? It’s not a Qi Cultivation technique, is it?”
Of course, Feng Jun was using the Devouring Primordial Heaven Technique, which devoured all things. Even without the Heaven-Swallowing Formation, as long as there was sufficient spiritual energy, the speed at which spiritual energy was absorbed was extremely fast.
Thus, the rapid consumption of spirit stones wasn’t really a surprise to him, but inwardly he felt a bit troubled: at this rate, my spirit stones really won’t be enough.
However, these matters were for him to know, so he casually replied, “I was conducting some tests inside the array, which consumed more spiritual energy, but I did gain something from it.”
Shangguan Yunjin leapt forward with shining eyes, “What other tests do you have to do? Do you need my help?”
Feng Jun’s eyes flickered, and he knew what she was thinking. So he smiled slightly, “If Daoist Shangguan wants to cultivate inside, then go ahead… I can afford that amount of spirit stones.”
At this point, he looked at Pan Renjie and added, “Daoist Pan should also take this opportunity to recover. If you feel embarrassed, you can compensate me with a few spirit stones.”
Elder Brother Pan had this in mind, but upon hearing these words, he felt a bit unhappy. He answered with an expressionless face, “You invited me; I have nothing to be embarrassed about… Otherwise, wouldn’t I be disrespecting my fellow Daoist?”
The broad-browed Pan Renjie, you’re learning bad habits too… Where is the backbone of a high-tier Qi Refinement cultivator? Where is the comportment of an Immortal Second Generation?
Feng Jun mocked in his mind but showed no sign of it on his face, “Then both of you go and cultivate; I’ll have them act as protectors.”
Shangguan Yunjin walked contently toward the array, “Thank you, Daoist Feng, I just want to experience it a little.”
Pan Renjie, however, glanced at Feng Jun, “How long can we cultivate for? This place really consumes spirit stones.”
I’m aware it consumes spirit stones, Feng Jun replied with a glance and a smile, “You two cultivate, and I will look around to see if there’s a place with more abundant spiritual energy.”
Actually, he could hardly wait to start mining for spirit stones extensively in the surrounding area. Now that he mentioned surveying the terrain, it served as an official reason.
Pan Renjie and another entered the Spirit Gathering Array, and Shangguan Yunjin took a deep breath, “Ah, what bliss, to be enveloped by such spiritual energy, I feel as if this life… What’s that sound?”
Before she could finish, a “rumbling” sound came from the distance.
“Focus your mind,” said Pan Renjie with barely contained irritation, “The spiritual energy here is a bit scarce. He needs to find a new place, and surveying is unavoidable… You’d better concentrate on cultivation, he won’t give us too much time for it.”
In fact, Elder Brother Pan also cherished such cultivation opportunities, to use a Spirit Gathering Array… or an Array Plate meant for the Detachment Stage… He had seen them more than once or twice, but to actually practice inside one, this was only his second time—the first was just a brief experience.
They had not anticipated that the clanging and banging would go on for two full days and nights.
Feng Jun was still somewhat discontent, having dug up fewer than fifty mid-refinement Spirit Stones.
But he had to stop, because Elder Yan had already cracked his Analytical Gathering Spirit Formation.
After cracking it open, Elder Yan was overjoyed. Because Feng Jun forbade those in the Detachment Stage from entering his territory, Elder Yan had Wang Botai, who had been watching from the side, report the situation to the owner of this place.
Feng Jun was mining Spirit Stones while avoiding all cultivators. Hearing Wang Botai’s call on the walkie-talkie, he immediately stopped.
When he arrived at the courtyard of the Wuyou Platform, he saw Wang Botai standing by the Spirit Gathering Array, eagerly wanting to uncover the two concealed materials—in a sense, these disciples from the great cultivation powers were still quite respectful of rules.
At least towards their peers in cultivation, they could maintain a relatively fair attitude, waiting for the owner to arrive before making their move.
Feng Jun smiled and waved a hand, “Go ahead and check, see if the calculation is accurate.”
Elder Yan lived up to his title, the names and quantities of the two materials were calculated without the slightest discrepancy.
Feng Jun smiled and clasped his hands in salute, “Admiration, Elder Yan’s calculations are indeed exquisite without compare.”
Elder Yan held the walkie-talkie in his hand, playing with it thoughtlessly, seeming rather listless, “What’s that worth? You laid out over ninety percent, I merely completed it… If I couldn’t figure that out, I might as well never mention formations again.”
He spoke with ease, but not only Feng Jun, but even Wang Botai was muttering in his heart: No matter what, you still calculated for three days and nights, it can’t be as easy as you say, right?
Elder Yan fiddled with the walkie-talkie for a while, and seeing that the two of them were silent, he had to add, “This walkie-talkie of yours seems not bad, too bad the range is a bit short.”
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“I plan to hook up a repeater,” Feng Jun replied with a smile, “It can significantly increase the distance.”
“That would be even better,” Wang Botai said with a laugh, then turned to Elder Yan with a pitiful look, “Elder Yan, can this kind of Spirit Gathering Array… be popularized?”
“Of course it can,” Elder Yan answered without hesitation, then his face grew serious, “But the encapsulation you speak of, I fear you three won’t be able to solve on your own…”
The siblings Wang Botai had already discussed this issue. Their rough idea was to divide the Spirit Gathering Array into four pieces, each piece based on a stone slab, with the materials fixed to the slab and then encapsulated.
The encapsulation was meticulous; once opened, the stone slab and materials would automatically turn to dust.
Such a Spirit Gathering Array could be mass-produced. During installation, it was as simple as piecing together the four stone slabs.
To actually have prepared a self-destruct mechanism? Feng Jun couldn’t help but marvel, these three had really thought of everything.
But Elder Yan did not look favorably upon this, he believed such encapsulation was only good for stopping the honorable but not the unscrupulous. If a Detachment Stage cultivator wanted to figure it out, after multiple experiments, they would almost get it.
He suggested looking for a Detachment Stage elder to collaborate with—obviously not himself but someone skilled in artifact refining.
Elder Yan believed that if they wanted to sell the Spirit Gathering Arrays, they would inevitably use the Wuyou Platform’s name. Why not transfer the business over, you take care of the production, the platform supports you, and an elder from the Detachment Stage does the encapsulation, surely also wanting a cut of the profits.
If a Detachment Stage elder took care of the encapsulation, any power wanting to decipher it would most likely need a Golden Core Great Cultivator to intervene.
However, those of the Golden Core Stage were revered immortals, and getting involved in such petty matters was beneath their dignity. Plus, there was always the risk of angering the Wuyou Platform if they forced the issue.
Elder Yan thought the business was viable but not that promising. The Spirit Gathering Arrays made from mundane materials deteriorated quickly and once they malfunctioned, they couldn’t be repaired, only discarded.
Any cultivator reduced to using such an array likely doesn’t have the brightest future ahead of them.
It’s like business owners in the Earth Realm—if circumstances allow, wearing brands and driving good cars is necessary; it’s a form of self-promotion, and also a mutual respect in social interactions.
Elder Yan’s assessment of the Spirit Gathering Array was that there would be a market, but not a large one, unless they could sell it to the Mortal Realm, which was clearly impossible.
Public-private partnerships, too? Feng Jun thought the mobile phone dimension was rather enlightened, but he couldn’t help but speak up, “I say, you don’t have to discuss business in front of me, right? Trying to make me regret my decision?”
“You don’t have to regret it,” Wang Botai replied with a grin, then glanced meaningfully at Elder Yan, “Shangguan Yunjin said you could have a ten percent stake.”
