Yang Yuxin moved into the back building, not because Feng Jun deliberately showed favoritism, but simply because there was no room left in the front building.
With twenty-three Daoist companions, plus the five people from the Yu Family, only Li Shishi was left to stay in the front building.
Apparently, Yang Yuxin had so misconceptions about the mystical peach; it’s at least a natural treasure of the Body Integration Realm. With the current density of spiritual energy in the Earth Realm, gathering all the energy wouldn’t even be enough to cultivate a second-generation cutting.
Let alone the peach pit of a second-generation cutting.
However, Feng Jun was still sowhat interested in even a second-generation peach pit, as the Yin Spirit Bigwig seed to have more knowledge about plants, and it might co in handy.
Of course, he wouldn’t say this aloud, "It’s just a peach pit, if Director Yang is interested, feel free to take it."
"I was just asking," Yang Yuxin smiled indifferently. Ever since Feng Jing and Sister Hong shook off their idle status, she beca the biggest idler in the manor, followed by Xu Leigang.
Ever since she discovered that practicing yoga suitably with Feng Jun could keep her youthful and energetic, she wanted nothing more—living to a hundred, looking beautiful until the day she departs, isn’t that enough?
If she had any regrets, it was only that she t Feng Jun too late—starting cultivation at almost forty, even without reading much xianxia novels, she knew she’d already lost at the starting line.
She still had so longing for her late husband, and now her daughter had also started successfully cultivating. What more could she ask for?
She also hoped the mystical peach could extend her life from three thousand to nine thousand years—after all, according to the legends, a little peach tree ripens once every three thousand years, a top-level peach tree once every nine thousand years.
But since Feng Jun said this peach pit was nothing special, she imdiately gave up pursuing it. If she didn’t trust his words, who else could she trust?
Feng Jun, seeing her unwavering belief in him, also smiled slightly, "Xiao Li, what does Heavenly Master Zhang want to obtain?"
According to convention, this is just a congratulatory gift celebrating his advancent to the interdiate level of the Out of Body stage. Once he accepts it, as long as he can’t et the other’s demands, a simple return gift suffices; there’s no need to return the original item.
However, Feng Jun’s vision was no longer limited to such trivial matters. The third Stone Ring... he was determined to claim it, so eting the other’s needs was inevitable.
Even though Li Shishi was a bit dorky and cute, she was quite skilled at her job, more than earning her title of "assistant." Heavenly Master Zhang hoped to strengthen ties, such as recomnding cancer treatnt slots and Three-Life Wine.
In fact, among all of Luohua’s collaborations with other Daoist branches, cancer treatnt slots were the most sought after. After a long period of initial coordination, Luohua’s ability to treat cancer had been thoroughly recognized by many Daoist friends.
Moreover, cancer treatnt was different from selling Three-Life Wine; it was a necessity, with no room for compromise. Skipping a few bottles of Three-Life Wine might not be fatal, but cancer truly could be.
Besides, how much does one bottle of Three-Life Wine sell for? How much does it cost to treat a cancer patient?
Currently, Feng Jun’s external quota for cancer treatnt was set at sixty, of which thirty... couldn’t be counted. The remaining thirty slots were entirely based on the recomndations from those around him and the Daoist sects. Without an appropriate referral, kneeling at the gates of Luohua Manor wouldn’t help.
Just for this quota, Luohua had encountered not a few odd incidents. It had been ntioned in earlier texts, various bizarre occurrences were too nurous to list again here.
Other Daoist branches saw this clearly as well, even places like Mountain Jiuhua, where the Daoist sects were in decline, made the effort to co over, just to secure two cancer treatnt referral slots.
Jiuhua is indeed one of the four famous mountains of Buddhism, but also one of the Daoist’s seventy-two blessed lands, ranking thirty-ninth.
Thus, it’s imaginable how intense the competition for these thirty slots was.
Heavenly Master Zhang spoke about his plans with Luohua, but he didn’t ntion much about the Danxia Heaven Secret Realm—if he could secure a cancer treatnt recomndation slot, would Guan Shanyue dare to oppose?
Feng Jun looked at the dark red peach pit again, then at the indigo-colored Stone Ring, and finally nodded slightly, "Give three slots."
Li Shishi was imdiately dumbfounded, "Boss, Maoshan only has four slots. Aren’t you afraid that Tang Wenji won’t let you to her bed?"
If Danxia Heaven didn’t favor Dragon Phoenix Mountain, Maoshan’s grievances with Dragon Phoenix Mountain were even greater, much more intense than the relationship between Dragon Phoenix Mountain and Wudang, and Assistant Xiao Li was well aware of the boss’s relationship with Little Celestial Master Tang.
Feng Jun chuckled, "For the seventh session, we’re changing locations; the number of people we accommodate will increase. I’ve told you about this."
The next day’s interdiate level Out of Body stage celebration was indeed uneventful, without any surprises.
Feng Jun didn’t even preach much—he had done so last ti, and such occasions were never the best tis for preaching.
That night, he held a grand banquet. The attendees not only got to eat spirit rice but each person also received a Body Tempering Pill as a gift.
Spirit rice is actually better than Body Tempering Pills. Spirit rice provides a slight amount of spiritual energy, enough to entice cultivators to fight for it.
Body Tempering Pills are slightly inferior, a product for martial cultivators. Although they have the effect of purifying the body and muscles, they can be purchased with silver.
However, the Daoist community preferred Body Tempering Pills more. Even though no one knew that Body Tempering Pills were the "mother liquor" of the Three-Life Wine, just the effectiveness of Body Tempering Pills in cultivation was amazing enough.
Therefore, at the banquet that night, everyone was quite joyful. Even after the banquet ended, so people lingered, sitting in the front yard of the villa, chatting excitedly.
In addition, so people were seeking to buy Body Tempering Pills at high prices. Among so many Daoist practitioners, there were always so who did not cultivate the body.
However, generally speaking, even Daoist friends who did not cultivate the body would not easily part with their Body Tempering Pills.
Halfway through the drinking, around eight-thirty, fireworks were set off on the outskirts of Luohua Manor.
Zhengyang prohibited fireworks, and of course, firecrackers too. Baixing Town, being on the outskirts, also fell under the ban on firecrackers.
The Yu Family sent people to set off these fireworks, and they had obtained the necessary permits, so there was no issue of violating regulations.
Elder Yu’s family had witnessed many of Luohua Manor’s promotion celebrations, and each ti they benefited from it. Seeing the scale of this celebration, they finally understood that they couldn’t just take advantage without reciprocating—this was Feng Jun’s promotion.
The scale of the fireworks was considerable, burning through a million’s worth in half an hour. However, the reason for setting them off was quite amusing—it was to "celebrate the successful opening of the first phase of the project"—one must find a reason to apply for a permit.
Feng Jun had received prior notice and did not feel surprised, but he did feel a bit emotional inside: the Yu Family finally got things right and stopped being so reserved.
After the banquet, so people began to leave, and by noon the next day, more than half had gone.
Yet so purposely stayed to et Mountain Master Feng, among them was Dragon Phoenix Mountain Heavenly Master Zhang.
Heavenly Master Zhang had been inford by Li Shishi that Mountain Master Feng had agreed to give him three recomndation slots for cancer patients in the future, and also that a portion of the Three-Life Wine sales would be available to him.
The reason he stayed was to specifically thank Mountain Master Feng and see if he could find so new collaboration.
Feng Jun also wanted to et this person and have a discussion; previously, there were too many people in the manor, so it was hard to give individual attention.
Upon receiving Heavenly Master Zhang’s request to et, knowing Feng Jun would et him in the front yard of the villa, he was quite pleased—the treatnt of discussing matters here was obviously higher than at the pavilion at the entrance.
After eting, he first expressed his gratitude, then asked Mountain Master Feng if the gift he sent was to his liking?
Previously, he had been trying hard to contact Luohua to no avail, but this ti he inexplicably received three spots, even if he were slow-witted, he could guess it must have been the effect of his gift.
Although he had sent the gift, he couldn’t help wanting to inquire—what was it about my gift that caught Luohua’s attention?
Feng Jun was in a good mood, having progressed from two Rings to three; anyone would be in a good mood because of that.
He knew the other party wanted to explore the inside story, but he also very much understood the feelings of anxiety over gain and loss, so, as he was in a good mood, he straightforwardly answered, "The Pan Peach pit is interesting, it’s genuine."
"The Pan Peach pit...is authentic?" Heavenly Master Zhang was suddenly dumbfounded; he didn’t think the item was fake, but hearing the other party’s confirmation made his heart pound, "A genuine piece from the Queen Mother’s Pan Peach Feast?"
Feng Jun nodded with a smile. As for the topic of transplanting it a second ti and such, he was too lazy to explain further.
Heavenly Master Zhang was stunned; as the current generation Heavenly Master of Dragon Phoenix Mountain, he couldn’t help but believe a bit in Daoist legends, but now hearing that what he contributed was indeed the stuff of legends, he felt a little dry-mouthed.
More importantly, he was very curious about how Feng Jun was so certain.
In his mind, he even had an absurd thought: Could this guy have tasted a real Pan Peach before?
After being dazed for a while, he nodded, "Thank you Mountain Master Feng for solving the mystery. The forr imperial family was indeed powerful to acquire such items."
Feng Jun smiled indifferently, "The ordained Heavenly Son graced by fortune, of course, it’s no joke."
Heavenly Master Zhang gathered courage to ask, "I wonder if this item... can Mountain Master Feng cultivate it?"
Feng Jun shook his head and straightforwardly replied, "The spiritual energy of the entire Earth cannot cultivate such a tree, and according to its flowering and fruiting speed, Zhang Daoist Friend, I’m afraid you won’t make it in ti."
Heavenly Master Zhang still didn’t give up, "Perhaps there are small worlds similar to Danxia Heaven Secret Land on Earth..."
He was genuinely curious and didn’t forget to send a veiled jab at Magu Mountain.
Feng Jun shook his head, "You have no idea how much spiritual energy is required to cultivate such a tree; how much spiritual energy does Danxia Heaven Secret Land have?"
After pausing, he thoughtfully looked at the other party, "This Pan Peach pit, for , is nothing more than an interesting collectible. If you feel reluctant, I can return it to you, and you can try growing it yourself."
Heavenly Master Zhang dared not let him return it. Although he sowhat regretted it after the confirmation, even from the beginning, he never thought he was necessarily holding a counterfeit.
In fact, he was worried that the other party would think he had no sincerity, so he prepared two more gifts.
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