Chapter 1313: Chapter 1313: Division of Labor in Industry
During the period of contacting Feng Jun, Tang Shixun had already reported his encounter to the Wuwei Peak Master. The Peak Master, true to his nature, said that since the Tianyao Peak people are concerned, you should maintain contact with them. If they reach any conclusion, Wuwei Peak will follow up accordingly.
After all, the Wuwei Peak Master is quite unfamiliar with this matter, while Master Yuanming of Tianyao Peak is friendly with a Patron who can conduct so moderate divination, so Wuwei Peak will simply follow suit—any related credit can go to that Yuanming fellow.
Anyway, besides Kongxing Peak, Wuwei Peak has many wind attribute disciples, and there are many with hidden fierce wind gold traits, so naturally, there are many with the Hidden Feng Lei Jin Body. Solving this issue allows Wuwei Peak to gain a significant advantage, so why not let Tianyao Peak have the spotlight?
Tang Shixun could only contact Master Yuanming.
Master Yuanming values this matter highly. Su YuanJiang’s situation of dispersing cultivation and re-cultivating is one thing, but there’s also a disciple nad An Yuhong who is undergoing Lightning Tempering Body.
An Yuhong stayed at the Thunder Plain and didn’t leave, but every ten days or so, Master Yuanming would contact her to inquire about the effects of her tempering.
An Yuhong’s tempering effect was excellent. She discovered her hidden fierce wind gold attribute not long ago, only five or six years, which caused her great confusion, but she never gave up on her cultivation efforts—she hoped it was a misconception.
Since the gold attribute has troubled her for a short ti, she has always been working hard, so after the tempering took effect, she could feel her cultivation level increasing, making her very happy with each report to the Peak Master, and increasingly so.
Master Yuanming also planned to drop a major move, so early on, he hinted to the ascension disciples on the peak that if anyone thinks they might have a hidden fierce wind gold trait, they should co to him privately; he might figure out a solution.
The ascended cultivators had no reaction—there are only over thirty cultivators on Tianyao Peak, with eight being wind attributes, and already two having the Hidden Feng Lei Jin Body. Statistically speaking, it couldn’t get worse.
However, several Qi Refining Ninth Layer veteran disciples approached him. They had been unable to advance to ascension for a long ti due to a noticeable internal gold attribute—the eruption of such a hidden fierce wind gold physique isn’t confined to the ascendant cultivators and follows no pattern.
Undoubtedly, they previously dared not expose it, as Tianyao Peak had over twenty thousand disciples, close to a thousand Qi Refining Ninth Layer disciples, discounting those who had fallen out or had no hope of advancing, nearly three hundred had a chance to ascend, and about eighty were wind attribute.
These individuals were unable to enter the ascension realm for a long ti, yet still had hope, and enjoyed small benefits and minor roles in the peak. Once exposed as hidden fierce wind gold, they could quickly fall from grace, so they dared not acknowledge it, hoping it was a fluke.
However, since the Peak Master spoke up, they were willing to take a gamble.
After divination, the Patron believed that two of them could essentially be considered Hidden Feng Lei Jin Body. The Peak Master hoped to find Mountain Master Feng to verify and calculate which Thunder Technique was reasonable for tempering.
The ascension layer one disciple was from Sunlight Peak.
There aren’t many wind attribute cultivators on Sunlight Peak, but the Peak Master had a good relationship with that Patron, learned about this matter through chat, and said he also had a dormant ascension layer one disciple, delayed for many years, and asked for divination help.
The Sunlight Peak Master did not expect that this disciple was necessarily a Hidden Feng Lei Jin Body. He thought even if this disciple was a hidden fierce wind gold, as long as it could be calculated, the disciple could completely disperse and re-cultivate.
However, the calculation result suggested there was a ninety percent chance of being the Hidden Feng Lei Jin Body.
Sunlight Peak had no connections with Feng Jun, so had to ask Tang Shixun to handle it.
After listening to Tang Shixun’s words, Feng Jun imdiately said, “Brother Tang, I am very grateful and honored by your trust in …”
“Mountain Master Feng, let’s not digress,” Tang Shixun laughed and said straightforwardly, “Anyway, I’ve been at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer for over eighty years and have seen too much. In terms of playing with techniques, you’re not my match. Just directly say, ‘but’ what…”
“Do you have the audacity to ask ?” Feng Jun looked at him, puzzled, “What about the divination fee?”
“Last ti you benefited from An Yuhong’s presence. She is a friend of Kong Ziyi, so I couldn’t charge her, naturally not charging you either, but this ti you’ve brought others, so we need to discuss the fee.”
“I wondered what it was,” Tang Shixun laughed and said, “Fees are necessary. I wouldn’t mind covering even last ti’s fee. After all, it’s what Junior Sister Zi Yi said. Issues that can be resolved with Spirit Stones aren’t issues… What’s the amount to pay?”
“Let’s not talk about last ti,” Feng Jun decisively stated, “this ti, we need to establish the rules.”
“Sure, let’s establish them,” Tang Shixun agreed, “You state the number of Spirit Stones needed, as long as it’s within a reasonable range, I can advance the paynt, and this ti I have brought Spirit Stones.”
Feng Jun hesitated for a mont and eventually said, “I can’t say for sure. Brother Tang, you should discuss this with Zi Yi,”
He could na a price, but it’s better to let Kong Ziyi set it.
If Kong Ziyi strongly supports Taiqing, he wouldn’t mind putting more effort, so the favor debt wouldn’t be too heavy.
Kong Ziyi walked out from the adjacent residence, with a serious expression, she said, “The cost of the simulation is set at three thousand Spirit Stones for the Qi Refining Ninth Layer and four thousand for the Foundation Establishnt Realm, for now.”
Tang Shixun was taken aback, “This price… how did you co up with it?”
Indeed, he was at the ninth layer of the Foundation Establishnt Realm for over eighty years, but he had never been a wealthy man. He could spend money himself or lend it to others, to the point where he had to borrow money first before selling to collect loans to buy a set of Cultivation Techniques.
So, he felt that Kong Ziyi’s offer was a bit harsh—although I could front the cost, helping outsiders to fleece fellow mbers, that’s… is it really appropriate?
However, at this mont, Kong Ziyi was also sowhat aggrieved at him—could this price possibly be calculated by ? The Crimson Pheonix Sect calculated it this way, and they spent money with particular ease!
But among sect mbers, it was still important to maintain an image in front of outsiders, so she stated, “I estimated it this way. Brother Tang, if you think it’s unreasonable, you might consider evaluating it yourself.”
In truth, she and Tang Shixun were of different generations, Tang Shixun was between her and Master Sumiao, a generation later than Master Sumiao, but higher than her. It’s only because he had not yet ford a core, and now, in terms of cultivation level, he was on the sa level as her.
Tang Shixun did not fuss about these—and he couldn’t even if he wanted to. He pondered for a mont, felt sothing was amiss, but given so many people, he couldn’t question further. So he nodded, “Mm, let consider it.”
Later that night, he went to visit Kong Ziyi again and privately asked what was going on.
Kong Ziyi didn’t answer directly but pulled out a red token, looking at him with deep aning, “Guess what it is.”
Tang Shixun looked at the token and the four golden edges on it, thought for a mont, and tentatively asked, “A token from the Crimson Pheonix?”
The Four Great Sects were very familiar with each other, especially for soone like him, who had been in the Foundation Establishnt for over a hundred years. The style of the token and the aura on it all indicated that it originated from the Crimson Pheonix.
He just didn’t know what this thing was used for, so he broadly guessed it as a token.
“That’s right,” Kong Ziyi nodded, “The four golden lines represent four thousand Spirit Stones. Only the Crimson Pheonix disciples who possess the token can ask Mountain Master Feng for help; otherwise, he may not acknowledge it…”
She roughly explained the situation. Topics like the Fire Marrow Pill were a bit sensational, inconvenient to disclose in detail, but other matters she didn’t mind ntioning—these news couldn’t be completely locked down, and it would spread sooner or later.
However, in the end, she gave appropriate caution, “Brother, you know how important this matter is, do not leak it.”
Of course, they both assud that reporting to the sect real people did not count as a leak.
Tang Shixun nodded, “No worries, speaking of the matter itself, this amount of Spirit Stone isn’t much. I can afford it, but for most Qi Refining disciples, three thousand Spirit Stones is simply an impossible burden. Since you are friendly with Mountain Master Feng, why not ask him to lower it?”
Kong Ziyi sighed helplessly, “Brother Tang, the debt of gratitude is the hardest to repay, it’s not a big deal occasionally, but if it’s used all the ti, is it appropriate? Moreover, compared to the five thousand Spirit Stones spent by the Foundation Establishnt real people of the Crimson Pheonix, we are already getting a bargain with just four thousand Spirit Stones.”
Tang Shixun pondered for a mont and asked, “How could the Crimson Pheonix agree to put up three thousand Spirit Stones for a Qi Refining disciple, unless they discovered a new Spirit Stone Mine?”
“It’s not a Spirit Stone Mine,” Kong Ziyi shook her head, “Chi Luan exchanged it using sect tasks.”
Tang Shixun imdiately understood. He only liked Wuwei, not ignorant, “So it’s to strengthen the sect’s cohesion, but she’s the lesser head… you and I can’t compare to her.”
“Then let’s use another way,” Kong Ziyi also didn’t want to put fellow sect mbers in a tough spot, finally relenting, “Mountain Master Feng actually prefers to price it after the simulation, I’ll let him quote his price… Oh, it’s just limited to these four people this ti.”
Tang Shixun nodded, “Myself and the junior brother from Sunlight Peak can go for the four thousand, so as not to put you in a tough spot, but as for the two Qi Refining disciples, just be a bit lenient, we all ca from the Qi Refinent period.”
Kong Ziyi agreed, and naturally, Feng Jun agreed as well. He accepted eight thousand Spirit Stones from two Foundation Establishnt real people, first calculated for the real person from Sunlight Peak, confirming that this person possesses the Hidden Feng Lei Jin Body, and matched it with a Thunder Technique.
This Thunder Technique was one that neither the Taiqing Sect nor Tiantong had, but was a relatively niche secret technique from the Origin of Thunderclap.
This real person expressed a willingness to purchase the Thunder Technique from Feng Jun—if you can match it, you should have the relevant Cultivation Technique.
Feng Jun indeed secretly made a copy of this Thunder Technique, but he decisively refused the other’s request, stating that he did not have this Cultivation Technique in his hands.
He knew very well that while one can monopolize a trade, when it cos to an industry chain, excelling in just one link is enough. Trying to consu the entire industry chain upstream and downstream is too excessive and undoubtedly a path to ruin.
(Update to summon monthly tickets.)
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