Big Data Cultivation-Chapter 1303 Unexpected

Feng Jun always thought that the formation of this Yin Spring must have its reasons.

Alright, that’s obvious, the point is he remembered the Energy of Wooden Fiends made by the Yin Spirit Bigwig, which was a byproduct. The real treasure was the ten-thousand-year-old Wooden Marrow Amber.

Then, could there be some extraordinary treasure beneath this Yin Spring?

So he took out a mobile phone without signal, intending to inspect the surroundings.

Chen Shengwang, watching his actions, was quite puzzled in his mind. What on Earth Realm was Mountain Master Feng planning to do?

Feng Jun fiddled with the mobile phone for a while, pondered for a bit, then took out a cigarette to smoke.

After finishing the cigarette, he finally asked aloud, "Chen Daoist, do you have any future plans for handling this Yin Spring?"

"Not at the moment," Chen Shengwang shook his head, "I’ve considered building a Daoist Temple nearby in my old age, which would count as a branch of Fanghu, and this Yin Spring could become part of its assets. However, it’s quite difficult to manage that..."

For him, finding money to build a temple was easy, the headache was how to gain local support and deal with the attitude of the local villagers, though these matters could be settled with some effort.

He was most troubled by, "The key issue is Fanghu and Jin Province... they just can’t be integrated."

Feng Jun tentatively asked, "If I want to destroy this Yin Spring..."

"Destroy it if you wish," Chen Shengwang answered indifferently, "This is my own opportunity, unrelated to Fanghu Daoism. If I really lack Yin Energy, I can still find Guan Shanyue; her secret realm in Magu Mountain contains a lot of pure Yin Energy."

In the small world of Danxia Heaven, there was certainly no lack of Yin Energy. Feng Jun had obtained two Nether Beads there.

Chen Shengwang was also shrewd and did not mention the cultivation technique — if I offer this Yin Spring and you are still not satisfied, then I’ll strive to contribute further.

However, he had a premonition that if Feng Jun really destroyed this Yin Spring, his cultivation technique would basically be secured.

Feng Jun took out another cigarette and handed one to Chen Shengwang — this fellow was also a smoking and drinking Taoist.

Only after lighting the cigarettes did Feng Jun ask aloud, "Chen Daoist, if this Yin Energy originates from the ancient corpse... should we destroy that ancient corpse?"

"Ancient corpse!" Chen Shengwang was dumbfounded, taking a long time to ask, "Could it be... a Drought Demon?"

"Not necessarily a Drought Demon," Feng Jun pondered for a moment and shook his head, "Anyway, there must be a reason for the formation of this Yin Spring, haven’t you even thought of this?"

Chen Shengwang was stunned for a moment, then nodded frankly, "I certainly thought about it, but I just said, finding a Yin Spring is too difficult, I couldn’t cherish it enough, why would I investigate its source? If the spring vein breaks, it would be disastrous."

Feng Jun could understand this sentiment, in fact, he himself was in a dilemma, "In my understanding, under Shengshi, it’s hard for Yin objects to cause trouble, how does your Fanghu Lineage view this issue?"

"We think the same," Chen Shengwang responded seriously, "During Shengshi, Yang Energy is naturally abundant, how could there be many Yin objects causing trouble? Only when a nation is about to perish, would there be malicious beings... and take this Yin Spring for instance, without my protection, it might have already vanished."

As he mentioned, refining a few wisps of Yin Energy would require the Yin Spring to nourish for ten years or more, fearing excessive use would ruin it.

However, a matter he must also emphasize, "But Mountain Master Feng, are you certain it’s an ancient corpse and not a Drought Demon? If it were a Drought Demon, it would really be troublesome without eliminating it; if it emerges, it would bring nationwide drought."

"How can I be sure?" Feng Jun laughed bitterly, "Only after it emerges can it be identified as a Drought Demon, but the Drought Demon is merely an omen for drought. Saying it could cause a nationwide drought seems to be a false rumor."

"Indeed, my sect also has records on this," Chen Shengwang hesitated and nodded, "A Drought Demon likes water and would give water to those it favours, but it inevitably brings significant drought itself, so regarding this Yin Spring..."

His voice grew softer as he spoke, and his expression turned increasingly grim, clearly realizing something from the conversation.

Feng Jun’s expression also grew peculiar, "This is a resentful corpse, hundreds of meters underground. It hasn’t emerged yet as a Drought Demon, absorbing quite a bit of Yin Energy from this graveyard, but meanwhile, it’s still supplying this Yin Spring."

Chen Shengwang nodded thoughtfully, "Supplying the Yin Spring essentially means preserving the mountain spring."

The clear water above was indeed spring water, merely rich in dense Yin Energy, earning it the name Yin Spring, not because the water was transformed by Yin Energy to be called a Yin Spring.

As for the spring water being only the size of a washbasin and less than a foot deep, that indicates the water level is just that high, not that there’s only that amount of water — otherwise, how could such a water remain throughout so many years?

In other words, even if the resentful corpse hundreds of meters below eventually turns into a Drought Demon, its current actions are somewhat beneficial to humans, as Changping is a typical water-scarce area.

Drinking this spring water directly would certainly be impossible, but boiling it at home would make it safe for consumption.

Anyway, the actions of the resentful corpse were quite astonishing, absorbing the Yin Energy of other deceased while outputting Yin Energy, maintaining a tiny water source, utterly baffling.

Actually, its absorption of the yin energy from the deceased isn’t necessarily a bad thing, at least it prevents excess yin energy here, and the yin energy it emits is quite pure, which Chen Shengwang can use for cultivation after condensing it.

Feng Jun couldn’t help but sigh, "So you’re saying that the resentful corpse helps dissipate the yin energy from the recently deceased and at the same time allows cultivators to improve their cultivation level?"

How is this still a resentful corpse? It’s practically a Lei Feng! However, using the deceased’s yin energy for cultivation is the most meaningful use.

Chen Shengwang realized his stance seemed to be problematic after hearing this, so he chuckled awkwardly, "I’m just analyzing this, Mountain Master Feng, you mentioned it was a resentful corpse... it has resentment in its heart."

Feng Jun waved his hand, speaking calmly, "I have no prejudice against resentful corpses... without resentment, it would have been truly dead a long time ago. I don’t believe a resentful corpse is necessarily harmful to people."

Chen Shengwang felt a bit frantic, "So Mountain Master Feng, what do you mean? I’ll definitely cooperate with you."

"I don’t even know what I mean," Feng Jun sighed quietly, "I’m also uncertain, so I wanted to discuss with you whether we should destroy this thing."

"A drought demon definitely isn’t good, but since it’s yet to be born and seems harmless, even beneficial, destroying it doesn’t sit well with me, so I wanted to hear your suggestion."

Sometimes, Feng Jun could form very firm opinions, but sometimes he was willing to take advice from others.

"What suggestion can I offer," Chen Shengwang gave a bitter smile, "If you think... right, what’s this resentful corpse’s cultivation level?"

"Fifth Layer of Fledgling," Feng Jun replied, "The cultivation level was once the Fourth Layer of Qi-refining but has dropped to this extent."

"The cultivation level dropped?" Chen Shengwang raised an eyebrow, "If it dropped, it can rise again... how do you know this so clearly?"

The drop in cultivation level is certainly a good thing, though it’s likely due to the current prosperity which heavily suppressed the yin energy; once it transitions from prosperity to decline, restoring the cultivation level shouldn’t be difficult.

But what shocked him most is: how can Feng Jun know so much, is the Intermediate Level of Transcendence really that terrifying?

Feng Jun didn’t answer him but spoke solemnly, "Given its potential, once it’s born, it might break through to the Transcendent Stage."

If it really is a drought demon, during its emergence, there will be a rapid surge in cultivation, breaking through to the Transcendent Stage is quite normal.

Chen Shengwang’s face turned increasingly sour, "Historically, there have been drought demons at the Golden Core Stage."

Fanghu Daoism has a long heritage, although it’s not as advanced as the cultivation world on the mobile phone plane; it has greater knowledge of Earth Realm’s history.

Feng Jun chuckled, "The current Earth Realm doesn’t support advancing to the Golden Core, rest assured."

The Earth Realm won’t see the emergence of another Golden Core, this is a consensus among the Daoist sects; conditions to produce Golden Cores here simply no longer exist.

Feng Jun also agrees with this point, but all depends on his own judgment; he’s traveled quite a bit, and hasn’t found a place suitable to set up a High-Rank Spirit Gathering Array, Golden Core... where could it possibly advance?

But Chen Shengwang remains somewhat uneasy, "However, it might reach the peak of Transcendence, at that point it could be unchallengeable."

If he mentioned anything else, it would be fine, but Feng Jun truly disliked the last statement.

"Unchallengeable? Ha, so what if it’s the peak of Transcendence, doesn’t this prosperity continue for another fifty years? If I can’t reach the peak of Transcendence in fifty years, it deserves its rampant arrogance."

What he really wanted to say was, even if he is only at the Intermediate Level of Transcendence, he’s not afraid to contend with a peak Transcendence drought demon; if things get desperate, he could even recruit external help from the mobile phone plane—though this would be a last resort.

In fact, he has the Golden Finger, granting him the confidence to handle the opponent alone.

Yet, Chen Shengwang furrowed his brows saying, "This matter requires caution, weren’t you going to discuss it with me? Personally, I’d rather kill by mistake than let it go, even though I truly care about this Yin Spring... but let’s destroy it, that’s my decision."

He vaguely sensed that perhaps Feng Jun intended to avoid the cost of destroying this Yin Spring, wanting him to make the decision, thus sparing Feng Jun the consequences of destroying the Yin Spring—including promised cultivation techniques, for instance.

But now he has decided, even if delaying the cultivation technique he’s longed for, he hopes Feng Jun can eliminate this hidden threat.

An unknown time of emergence for a possible peak Transcendence drought demon is too uncontrollable—Chen Shengwang is a man with personal interests, yet at this moment, he’s willing to abandon all selfishness just to prevent bringing disaster upon future generations.

Feng Jun looked at him with an odd expression, and after a while, shook his head with a smile of helplessness, "You’ve overthought, I just wanted to discuss with you how to deal with this... after all, this corpse hasn’t done anything bad as far as I’m concerned."

"Eliminating it unreasonably, I find such behavior inappropriate; we have to observe whether it harbors goodwill."

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