Big Data Cultivation-Chapter 2046 - 2048: Good Memory or Not

Master Guyue knew Master Tuantuan, although their acquaintance wasn’t deep, they had met, and Master Guyue had a decent impression of him.

Recently, when Master Guyue was searching for treasures, he heard a piece of news that Master Tuantuan had Nine Heavens Imperial Demon Fragrance.

Imperial Demon Fragrance is a treasure that restrains inner demons, which are the most likely cause of failure in forming a Nascent Soul. Comparatively, inner demons during the Emergence Stage are less frequent—at that time, it is more likely to face Heavenly Demons crossing domain barriers.

Master Guyue had Imperial Demon Fragrance, but he hoped to obtain a more advanced one, like the Triple Seven Imperial Demon Fragrance. As for the top-tier Nine Heavens Imperial Demon Fragrance, he didn’t hold much hope.

However, since he knew Master Tuantuan had it, he wanted to buy some powder, or if that wasn’t possible, even just the aura, as he was aware he was not well acquainted with Master Tuantuan. So he entrusted an acquaintance of Master Yuan to ask for him.

The result was that Master Tuantuan outright denied having the Nine Heavens Imperial Demon Fragrance, even passing a message through the acquaintance to Master Guyue: You must tell me where this rumor started from, or else... though I don’t care about these things, my nephew has a bad temper.

Master Guyue didn’t care at all—so what if your nephew has a bad temper? If he’s capable of it, let him come to Kunhao and kill me!

Actually, it wasn’t that serious. Master Guyue asked the acquaintance to pass on a message, saying that since it was a misunderstanding, it’s fine; I know I was wrong, and I won’t spread this message, as I’ve forgotten the source.

He figured the other party didn’t want the news to leak, hence the behavior, with the real intention of threatening him to keep quiet.

Sure enough, Master Tuantuan’s reaction was as expected: Good to know you understand. I like making friends, but if someone insists on being an enemy, though easy to bully, I know a few friends who are not that easy to bully.

This clearly indicated: Remember your words, or don’t blame me for being impolite.

Master Guyue wasn’t minded to be angry, he was mainly pondering, with Master Tuantuan’s sociable nature, why did he act this way?

Soon, he learned why—someone said that Master Tuantuan never gave up on the idea of forming a Nascent Soul. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

He analyzed, if that’s the case, then it makes sense, having the treasure for forming a Nascent Soul, secretly never giving up, and of course, would refuse any potential coveters verbally.

The reason Master Guyue was so certain, apart from these pieces of news, was that he also had other pieces of info; Master Tuantuan’s business in the Mist Sulfur Plate was far larger than others thought—painstakingly building it over a hundred and fifty years, it was as impenetrable as an iron barrel.

In the Hot Spring Plate, many lands not belonging to Taixu were bought by him and managed, and the income from these places didn’t need to be offered to Taixu Sect, it was all his.

And Master Yuan’s clan was very weak, with less than a thousand people, all descendants of his and his siblings, with only over eighty being his direct descendants, none of whom were noteworthy.

In the entire clan, besides him, there were only two Golden Cores, both at the initial stage, breaking through by relying on medicinal pills, with no future to speak of. If he collapses, the clan is doomed, and the more wealth, the faster the doom.

So he dared not flaunt his wealth first of all, and didn’t want to offend anyone secondly, but ultimately, his ability to form a Nascent Soul was the best way to protect the clan.

Master Moran wasn’t very familiar with this person, and since he wanted to sell favors, he preferred selling to someone he knew, and the number of Golden Core Peaks he knew wasn’t just one or two, to put it bluntly... Master Tuantuan was still a bit lacking.

Moreover, he was reluctant with the person introduced by Master Guyue—Fellow Daoist, you’ve got to understand, I am the one doing favors, not you!

However, as he listened, he somehow felt that choosing this person could really be a possibility.

In fact, Master Moran completely understood Master Tuantuan’s mindset, he even grasped why Taixu disciples weren’t aware while outsiders were actually in the know—only Taixu disciples could compel Taixu disciples, outsiders didn’t have that capability!

In fact, when they discussed these matters, Xia Nichang was not kept in the dark because... there was no need!

Xia Nichang belonged to the Jinwu forces; she had no standing to interfere in matters within the Taixu Sect if she didn’t deliberately wish harm, hearing or not hearing made little difference.

Moreover, she was dispatched from above, not a native of this plane, how much influence could she really wield?

Xia Nichang truly wasn’t interested, she was concerned about... maximizing resources, the relationships were secondary.

After listening to their conversation, she directly asked, "Master Moran, I now wish to hasten to the Jinwu Sect, how do I proceed with the transmission?"

She had also been to the Tianqin Plane and knew that the transmission costs here were actually much cheaper than on the Kunhao Plane.

The main reason was that the consumption level over at Kunhao could not keep up, so high-end services were more expensive, while on the Tianqin Plane, the usage of Transmission Arrays was excessive and too frequent, so the transmission cost ended up being cheaper.

The cost of transmitting a million miles on Kunhao could transmit five million miles on Tianqin; however, the downside was... the Tianqin Plane was much larger than Kunhao.

So Xia Nichang wants to go to Jinwu Sect, she definitely needs seventy to eighty thousand Spirit Stones, so Master Guyue couldn’t help but ask, "Do you have enough Spirit Stones? Do you need me to lend you some?"

Xia Nichang laughed at this, "I have enough Spirit Stones for this; don’t look down on me like that."

However, Master Moran reminded her, "This is a small place here; the frequency of teleportation is not high, so the cost is a bit more expensive. The key is, you still have to wait another day, as I need to process your entry identity; otherwise, you would be smuggling."

Feng Jun has traveled back and forth to Tianqin several times via footprints. The key is not interacting with people to avoid being checked; otherwise, he wouldn’t escape the charge of smuggling.

Strictly speaking, Xia Nichang doesn’t count as smuggling either; she is qualified to come to Tianqin and has previously visited. This time, she simply didn’t use the specified procedure and didn’t land in a fixed area.

Without using the Transmission Array, there’s no problem, but if you do use it, an explanation is needed.

However, Master Moran is in charge of the entire East City, so arranging entry procedures is still quite easy.

So the next day, she left East City, while within East City, the Contribution Point Management System was being installed.

Gu Yue didn’t want to wait any longer, so he found Moran, "You go ahead with your work; I’ll go meet with Master Tuantuan."

"I have nothing to be busy with," Master Moran spread his hands, formally stating, "But during the system installation, it’s inconvenient to leave. After installation, there’s testing and training... You understand this better than me, right?"

"I’m very clear on the system training; it doesn’t matter if you’re present or not, it’s the technicians from Tiantong who are exhausted," Gu Yue expressed his urgency, "I really don’t want to wait any longer."

Master Moran shook his head, "Not to underestimate you, but without me accompanying you, it’s useless to go to the Hot Spring Plate, Master Yuan might turn hostile directly; are you sure you want to go alone?"

"That’s why I hope you’ll come with me," Gu Yue replied helplessly, "If you won’t go, then I can only go by myself."

"It’s not that I’m criticizing you, but you’re really lacking in time management... We’ll go quickly and return; during the wait for treasure collection, isn’t there plenty of time to learn this Contribution Point Management System?"

So you’re waiting here for me? Master Moran shook his head in frustration, "I really haven’t decided whether to go find him; technically, I could send an invitation for him to come see me."

He’s not unhurried either; he’s honestly somewhat conflicted about this matter, and now, in his prime, Master Tuantuan is already nothing. If anyone should meet, it should be the other party coming to see him.

Gu Yue isn’t necessarily going to the Hot Spring Plate; he just feels that three months is too short, "Then send him a message; if he doesn’t want to come, it’s his missed opportunity."

After they discussed it, Moran directly used Taixu Sect’s information system to send a message to Master Tuantuan, with very succinct content, "Currently, there’s Nascent Soul opportunity, if Master Yuan is interested, please come alone to Yiyao East City swiftly."

According to Moran’s estimation, the message should take two days to reach the Hot Spring Plate, and if Master Yuan replies, it should be another two days. He decided to wait for five days; if by then there’s no reply, he would plan to contact other sect siblings.

Yet, early on the fourth day, Master Tuantuan arrived at East City, accompanied by a handsome young man.

This young man was none other than Master Yuan’s apprentice nephew, Wu Xiu, the True Immortal of over a hundred years of Nascent Soul maturation.

This Wu Xiu True Immortal is the disciple of Master Yuan’s senior brother; after his master’s demise, he heavily relied on support from Master Yuan, his uncle, to continue rapid improvements. When Master Yuan practically lost hope in Nascent Soul formation and his prospects declined, he had already risen.

Master Moran dared not neglect, quickly cupped his hands, and respectfully spoke, "Greetings, Uncle Wu Xiu."

Wu Xiu True Immortal is slightly older than Moran, now at the peak of Nascent Soul First Layer, not far from Second Layer, but he dared not underestimate Moran, only waved his hand, "No need for politeness; when you contacted my uncle, I was in the Mist Sulfur Zone."

A Nascent Soul True Immortal calling a Master his uncle; his purpose, naturally, goes without saying.

Master Moran was somewhat displeased in his heart; he looked at Master Tuantuan, raised his hand in a salute, and spoke expressionlessly, "Master Yuan arrived so quickly, I thought we’d communicate first... After all, this opportunity here isn’t fully secured yet."

Wu Xiu True Immortal gave him a blank look without speaking because he felt an aura of Nascent Soul Initial Stage Peak scanning just now, likely only wanting to understand the situation without further intent.

Yet Master Yuan knew that he might have offended Moran, so he smiled warmly and cupped his hands, "Master Moran, brother, it’s been nearly a hundred years since we last met. I still vividly remember your sword dance in intoxication last time."

Master Moran smiled stiffly and nodded, "Master Yuan has a good memory, remembering everything."

You didn’t remember I asked you to come "alone," did you?

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