Big Data Cultivation-Chapter 2056 - 2058: Applying for Support

For Xia Nichang, this was a very difficult choice.

If she chose to develop systematically, she wouldn’t age over the next sixty years, just a bit over six hundred years old, and then she could form her Nascent Soul and surely enter the sect. Even if she wanted to switch to the Eighteen Paths, the sect wouldn’t obstruct her—after all, it’s a normal age, not an exceptionally talented type.

However, speaking of which, forming her Nascent Soul sixty years early would slightly increase her chances of achieving the Out of Body stage.

Although this "slightly" could possibly be erased by a rigorous battle, it’s still a slight increase, putting her ahead at the starting line—as for what happens afterwards, who can say?

Anyway, Xia Nichang couldn’t choose at the time. Her financial background was relatively wealthy, at least better than Gu Yue’s—usually, girls are better at saving money, setting aside those who are extravagant.

But thirty thousand medium Spirit Stones were unimaginable wealth to her, she couldn’t possibly afford them.

But again, with a seventy-six percent chance of forming her Nascent Soul, it’s enough for her to take a gamble.

She could endure another sixty years, and then the chance of forming her Nascent Soul would be only seventy-five percent; during this period, she would need to consume thirty to fifty thousand medium Spirit Stones—as a Golden Core Peak, consuming one or two thousand medium Spirit Stones annually, just over a hundred each month, shouldn’t be considered high, right?

By then, if she wanted to increase the probability to seventy-nine percent, she would need to spend another thirty thousand medium Spirit Stones—in fact, Xia Nichang had already ruled out this option; she wasn’t too lacking in Spirit Stones, but she wasn’t a tycoon.

Upon obtaining the deduction result, Xia Nichang looked at Feng Jun, asking softly, "Do you have any suggestions?"

"What suggestions could I have?" Feng Jun wouldn’t get involved in such matters; he stated righteously, "I’m just helping you all with deductions, how to choose is really not my concern."

The person does the job and earns the money for it, to give a simple example, a person doing paternity tests, his job is to determine—this is your son; or, this is not your son.

As for whether this son should be recognized or not, that’s not his job; whether the couple should divorce is even less related to him—after all, it’s not my child, you couples can mess around all you want, why involve me?

He didn’t want to get involved, but Xia Nichang was not so easy to deal with, "I’m not trying to trap you, I just want to ask, if you were me, how would you choose... Please think carefully before answering."

"If I were you..." Feng Jun tilted his head thoughtfully, then answered sincerely, "I feel like this isn’t comparable, because you’re poorer than me, poverty is an original sin... If it were given to me in your situation, this wouldn’t be a problem at all, it’s just thirty thousand medium Spirit Stones."

Xia Nichang was choked to the point of rolling her eyes, as the Supreme Elder of Crimson Phoenix, when had she ever been short of Spirit Stones?

She never thought of herself as poor, but after listening to Feng Jun, she did start to doubt life—are you a mere Golden Core First Layer, thinking thirty thousand medium Spirit Stones is nothing?

She knew Feng Jun wasn’t lacking in Spirit Stones, but hearing him say this, she was energized, "Then I choose to form my Nascent Soul in half a year, but I don’t have the Spirit Stones."

"Haha," Feng Jun could guess what she was thinking, but he didn’t indulge it—the key is that this route really couldn’t be opened, "I wish to form my Nascent Soul in a day, all matched up, just lacking Spirit Stones... Ultimately, it’s still about not having enough money."

"I want to borrow from you," Xia Nichang ignored everything else, "Twenty thousand... nine out of thirteen returned!"

"Don’t joke around," Feng Jun shook his head and answered seriously, "I’m responsible for deductions, anyone can lend you Spirit Stones, except me... surely you can think of that?"

Xia Nichang blinked and then nodded thoughtfully, "I hadn’t thought of that until you said it!"

But the next moment, she started to worry, "But... without borrowing from you, I really don’t know many wealthy people."

Feng Jun was surprised, "Can’t you borrow from the Crimson Phoenix Sect?"

In his impression, the Four Sects of Wutai generally support disciples in forming their Nascent Soul, once successful, the sect can receive rich rewards, and if they fail, the Spiritual Energy dispersed in Kunhao doesn’t affect their spiritual energy.

Of course, for someone like Master Guyue, the sect basically wouldn’t give much support—approaching eight hundred years old, the failure probability is too high, and even if they manage to succeed, with such age, they wouldn’t be welcomed in the sect.

These are very realistic issues, cultivators aren’t exempt from them; reasonable resource allocation is very necessary.

Xia Nichang hesitated, then sighed heavily, "Crimson Phoenix would only give me twenty thousand medium Spirit Stones, and lend me thirty thousand more."

Crimson Phoenix indeed has dedicated Nascent Soul formation support, typically offering ten thousand and lending another twenty thousand, the most common way is providing related Nascent Soul formation resources rather than directly giving medium Spirit Stones; if Xia Nichang forms her Nascent Soul over five hundred years old, it’s considered worth nurturing, slightly increasing the support.

"Really... stingy," Feng Jun couldn’t help but comment, "Couldn’t they apply according to needs ratio?"

"That’s impossible," Xia Nichang shook her head. "If that’s the case, anyone would devise a plan with abundant treasures, which the Crimson Phoenix simply cannot bear. And if you spread this calculation around, everyone will aim for the highest budget."

"Then talk to Master Ranyun," Feng Jun suggested again. "If you can achieve Nascent Soul in half a year, it would also serve as proof of my calculation abilities... see if you can apply for some support."

Xia Nichang nodded absent-mindedly, it was evident that she wasn’t very optimistic about this suggestion, "I’ll give it a try."

After she went out, she met with Master Ranyun, explaining the results of the calculation and asking if she could receive any support from above.

"One hundred and fifty thousand Spirit Stones... that’s not a small number," Master Ranyun was also a bit troubled. For the vast Jinwu Sect, it’s a small amount and he does have the authority to decide, but allocating it to someone at Golden Core Peak is not insignificant at all.

Thus he expressed, "This matter needs to be reported... Let’s calculate first to see what can be reduced."

He couldn’t completely understand the list provided by Feng Jun—Even Supreme Elder Yi Jue couldn’t fully understand it, but in his mind, he tended to believe Feng Jun, so he directly audited the list details.

Many treasures have different prices in Tianqin compared to the Kunhao Plane, especially with the strong support of the Jinwu Sect, some treasures are cheaper within the sect, such as the Two-Element Fire Embryo.

Master Ranyun straightforwardly stated, "If you’re only using it for half a year, you can just rent one, and I’ll coordinate the cost for you; a half-year rental won’t exceed ten thousand Spirit Stones."

After cutting here and chopping there, in the end, they reduced it by about fifty thousand Spirit Stones, so the gap was only just over one hundred thousand. For Master Ranyun, it was less pressure.

Then he proposed a suggestion, saying that you should apply to the Crimson Phoenix; if they are willing to increase their support, it would be easier for me to handle over here—sub-sects are offering so much, the main sect can’t be too stingy, right?

These were legitimate suggestions. Xia Nichang thought it made sense, thus she went out to contact the Crimson Phoenix Sect.

She left, but Master Ranyun’s troubles didn’t end; Master Ranyun and Master Jiangxia kept bothering him, saying if the sub-sect’s masters can get support, it’s unreasonable for the local masters not to get any.

"Don’t be ridiculous," Master Ranyun shook his head with a smile, having a good relationship with the two women, akin to a "guy friend."

Thus he could normally discuss the issue, "Seventy-two years cut-off, those over the limit receive no support—it’s a strict rule within the sect, and you’re both aware of this... how old is Xia Nichang anyway?"

"She received support as part of the ’calculation test’ quota," Master Ranyun pouted unhappily, "Jinwu never offers support to Kunhao’s sub-sects, if she can take up the test quota, why don’t the two of us have it, right Jiangxia?"

"Exactly, you’re right!" Jiangxia nodded decisively; her master is also her Taoist partner, so even though she has almost no hope of achieving Nascent Soul, she’s still confident enough to speak her mind within the Jinwu Sect, "Sub-sects have it, main sect disciples don’t, it’s too unfair."

Master Ranyun gave her a disdainful look, "Is your master lacking Spirit Stones?"

"Those are his Spirit Stones, not mine. His Taoist partners aren’t limited to just me," Master Jiangxia dared to speak freely, "I’m now old and losing beauty, and he’s just into new love. We haven’t been together for a hundred and twenty years..."

"Stop your digression, focus on the point," Master Ranyun became impatient, "Haven’t you noticed? Mountain Master Feng’s calculation is extremely fearsome; by stacking the treasures, you can continuously improve the probability of achieving Nascent Soul... have you considered the consequences?"

Upon hearing this, Master Ranyun’s complexion immediately changed; it was his first true encounter with Feng Jun’s Nascent Soul calculations, previously all three were from Taixu Sect or Taixu’s sub-sects, but his Nascent Soul Sixth Layer wasn’t for nothing, he instantly reacted.

"Then the subsequent Nascent Soul achievements... wouldn’t it become a competition based on financial strength? No need to call it achieving Nascent Soul then, might as well call it forming a spirit."

Jiangxia also realized, "So as test personnel, is it excessive to ask for support?"

Master Ranyun shook his head, "That’s not excessive, since sub-sects have it, why can’t the main sect have it? I’m just worried if this door is opened, I truly don’t know how to wrap it up in the future."

"This is merely a test, special cases can be handled specially," Master Jiangxia expressed very confidently, "During the trial phase, mistakes can be tolerated, but forming it into rules is unacceptable... Besides, you don’t have to be responsible, why are you so eager to refuse?"

"Hey hey," Master Ranyun’s expression turned serious, "Do you even understand the rules, how to speak to True Immortal?"

He jokingly but seriously said a sentence, the two masters genuinely couldn’t withstand it, Master Ranyun immediately explained, "Actually those Golden Cores without issues still prefer relying on their own strength, True Immortal, you have to consider this."

It’s not untrue! Master Ranyun nodded; he himself is an example, truly powerful individuals don’t really care about external matters.

While they were talking, Xia Nichang was anxiously contacting Crimson Phoenix Zhi Zhang. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

(Updates reaching late June now, has anyone noticed the new monthly ticket?)