On the third day after the Dantai family’s night raid on White Pebble Beach, soone from Kongming Mountain ca to see Feng Jun.
Feng Jun didn’t need to see the visitor; he already knew what was going on with the Loose Cultivator Alliance.
Recently, the Hunting Alliance has been continuously suppressing the Endless Sea, and at Kongming Mountain, the two Masters from Guanquan Valley have allied with a group of cultivators, attacking mbers of the Loose Cultivator Alliance everywhere, with the intention of besieging Kongming Mountain.
Ultimately, the four Masters at present in Kongming Mountain are the real targets for everyone, and most of the "killable" people are also hiding in Kongming Mountain, with not many left outside. Attacking Kongming Mountain is the most suitable choice.
However, the biggest problem facing the Loose Cultivator Alliance is not here but at the Endless Sea, where the Hunting Alliance has devastated them completely, forcing all mbers of the Loose Cultivator Alliance to go underground. Years of hard work wasted in an instant.
Except for one Master who escaped severely injured, nine high-ranking mbers of the Loose Cultivator Alliance died, and more than thirty were injured.
The Hunting Alliance is not as reasonable as Feng Jun, who only kills those with a bad reputation at the top. They spare no one from the Loose Cultivator Alliance, not even the Minor Qi Cultivators.
However, cultivators in the Qi Refinent Realm can still be used as cannon fodder, bait, or mine slaves, while those in the Initial Stage are killed if possible, and severely injured at the very least.
So Loose Cultivators not confird to be from Kongming Mountain are still detained for investigation by the Hunting Alliance, and any resistance is suppressed. If they can’t find anything, they make them promise never to join the Loose Cultivator Alliance.
In short, the surroundings of the Endless Sea are quite chaotic, but fortunately, so people can use the White Pebble Beach na, and the Hunting Alliance doesn’t dare touch them easily.
Yet at the sa ti, the Hunting Alliance is becoming ambitious and plans to rally a large group of Initial Stage Cultivators to counterattack Kongming Mountain.
Indeed, this vibrant regional social entity is trying to step out beyond the confines of the Endless Sea.
However, the Hunting Alliance claims this as retaliation against the Loose Cultivator Alliance, stating they do not seek gains at Kongming Mountain; they rely want to teach their opponents a harsh lesson.
So now, Kongming Mountain is sending people, obviously wanting to ease relations with Feng Jun to avoid fighting on two fronts.
Feng Jun directly stated, "No eting, what were they doing before?"
Before long, the captain of the oil extraction team, Du Wentian, arrived, "Well, Mountain Master Feng, Yu Shangren from Kongming Mountain did a favor, so I owe him a personal debt. If you et him once, I’ll consider my debt repaid."
Settling like this... is acceptable. Feng Jun didn’t mind Du Wentian’s intercession; as long as it’s not a big issue, he hopes to see people he knows have so human warmth.
Yu Shangren’s cultivation level is not high, only the third level of the Initial Stage. Upon seeing Feng Jun, he frankly stated that he is an insignificant figure in the Loose Cultivator Alliance, and he’s here mainly due to his acquaintance with Du Wentian, assigned as an emissary.
This cause-and-effect, Feng Jun understood without being told.
But then Yu Shangren showcased the level expected of an emissary. He first pointed out that the Hunting Alliance is brutally cleansing loose cultivators, an extrely heinous practice.
He knows that Mountain Master Feng has always shown sympathy to loose cultivators, so he hopes Mountain Master Feng would give Kongming Mountain a chance to apologize, for which Kongming Mountain is willing to pay the corresponding price.
Frankly, Feng Jun doesn’t think highly of either alliance, but putting aside personal experiences for a view, he dislikes the Hunting Alliance more—they are monopolizing resources to oppress loose cultivators.
As he thought about it, it’s understandable; Kongming Mountain, despite having no resources, can rally a group of loose cultivators, clearly stronger than those at the Endless Sea.
But nonetheless, the Loose Cultivator Alliance offended Feng Jun the most severely, while the Hunting Alliance, despite having a traitor, killed the remaining three high-ranking mbers of the Zhang family and even sent their heads.
So Feng Jun was a bit irritated, "Before we talk about an apology, what exactly happened to my junior brother?"
Yu Shangren hesitated a bit before slowly answering, "I’m not very clear on the specifics. It’s just that...our two factions never had a good relationship; Master Jiao only recently joined the alliance and wanted to make a move."
"Just as Kongming Mountain is interested in expanding into the Endless Sea, they also gathered so discontented with the Hunting Alliance. It might be...well, personally, I think Master Jiao wanted to use these people to tarnish the Hunting Alliance’s reputation, and your junior brother accidentally got involved."
His words were mostly true, and pushing the bla onto the deceased Master Jiao was typical, with a logical justification—Master Jiao really might have been eager to achieve rit.
Feng Jun had no intention of dwelling on the details, "Then why didn’t Kongming Mountain co to explain sooner? Do they think I’m easy to bully?"
Yu Shangren hesitated again, cautiously responding, "This...to be frank, it might be a bit offensive."
Feng Jun lit a cigarette and spoke slowly, "Go ahead and say it. I won’t hold it against you for Du Wentian’s sake."
Yu Shangren composed himself and spoke formally, "Our two Master Liu... have a master, a Nascent Soul True Immortal!"
"Oh?" Feng Jun’s eyebrows slightly furrowed, then he laughed, "A Nascent Soul True Immortal, huh? How terrifying, aren’t those real masters in the Hunting Alliance scared?"
"You’re joking," Yu Shangren smiled cautiously and replied, "Even if a Nascent Soul True Immortal descends, they can’t make a move."
"Hmm," Feng Jun nodded, "So they can’t act when they descend, almost scared to death. I was thinking of abandoning my foundation at White Pebble Beach and fleeing imdiately."
"You’re joking," Master Yu continued to smile, "The sincerity from the Loose Cultivator Alliance is to turn the page on this. If you need the hand of a Nascent Soul True Immortal, we are willing to take action once."
Feng Jun’s expression turned sowhat peculiar, "Nascent Soul intervening... I don’t even know who this True Immortal is."
"This..." Master Yu’s expression also turned strange, "There certainly is a True Immortal, but I’m not at liberty to say. After all, True Immortals also have adversaries. When doing things, it’s better to be a bit discreet."
"A bit discreet?" Feng Jun almost burst out laughing, "I agree with being discreet, but the Loose Cultivator Alliance’s actions don’t seem very discreet to ... At the very least, you should tell which plane the Nascent Soul is on, right?"
"The Nascent Soul is on the Tianqin Plane," Master Yu answered confidently, "which is the plane one level above Kunhao."
"Tianqin, huh," Feng Jun chuckled, "Over in Tianqin, there are the Four Sects visiting, right?"
Master Yu spoke seriously, "On the side of the Four Sects, using a True Immortal once might not be convenient. Isn’t having a favor from a True Immortal better?"
"I really don’t lack the favor of a True Immortal," Feng Jun smiled, "A couple of days ago... never mind, why am I telling you this? My point is, your talk about the favor of a True Immortal, is it appropriate?"
"There’s really nothing I can show to prove it," Master Yu spread his hands, speaking openly, "However... it’s worth a gamble, isn’t it? That’s a True Immortal."
The difference between Nascent Soul and Golden Core is not small. A True Immortal can single-handedly take on a dozen Golden Cores, no problem.
"I’m not interested," Feng Jun shook his head, but considering that Kongming Mountain sent soone after all, he was too lazy to argue—besides, he really didn’t need to consider a True Immortal; in the Kunhao Plane, it wasn’t necessary, and when he reached the Tianqin Plane, he had plenty of people he could use.
However, on second thought, letting the Hunting Alliance grow unchecked wasn’t a good thing either, and the Loose Cultivator Alliance seed to be making a concession—although their sincerity was sowhat careless, "I’ll send soone to have a word with the Hunting Alliance."
To be honest, many things the Hunting Alliance did were indeed inappropriate; the Loose Cultivator Alliance could do more practical things for the loose cultivators.
Master Yu pondered for a mont, then asked, "What about those people from Guanquan Valley?"
"That’s for you to consider," Feng Jun rejected him without hesitation, "I’ve already promised soone to let them hunt a Golden Core... I have to save face too, you know."
Master Yu opened his mouth, finally remaining silent; at least Feng Jun had agreed to curb the Loose Cultivator Alliance, as for the Guanquan Valley side... it could be discussed slowly.
What he wanted to understand most now was what had happened a few days ago, what Feng Jun was hesitating to ntion.
Within the Loose Cultivator Alliance, Master Yu was indeed soone of marginal significance, but the alliance had brought him many conveniences, and he didn’t want this alliance to just disappear; he felt he had to do sothing within his power to help the alliance recover so influence.
He naturally had to consult Du Wentian about these matters.
Du Wentian was straightforward, recounting everything in detail. He owed Master Yu a favor from his Qi Refinent days, not a significant one—he had no capacity to owe a large favor.
The key point was, he considered himself a part of White Pebble Beach, feeling quite honored, so he wasn’t afraid to talk.
After hearing him out, Master Yu felt his scalp prickling, Hidden Families, Dantai family, Three Hidden Surnas—what the hell were these?
The most horrifying part was that over twenty Golden Cores attacked in one night—did any one of the Four Great Sects have so many Golden Cores?
Even more terrifying, those twenty-plus Golden Cores returned without success, losing many Spirit Stones—Du Wentian couldn’t reveal the other side compensated with dium Spirit Stones, that was absolutely confidential.
But losing a lot of Spirit Stones was already incredibly frightening, wasn’t it?
Realizing this, Master Yu quietly slipped away—White Pebble Beach’s backing had foundation.
He didn’t understand this foundation, but presumably... the two Master Lius might know sothing, right?
As soon as he left, a group of disciples from the Crimson Pheonix Sect arrived, still seeking guidance from Feng Jun.
However, among those who ca this ti, there was actually a Crimson Pheonix Rongxun, a petite woman nad Yang Xiaofan.
Yang Xiaofan, over four hundred and twenty years old, had just entered Rongxun Hall and was a junior martial sister to Nie Chifeng.
This visit was not a mission from Rongxun Hall; she was here on Nie Chifeng’s behalf to deliver a set of core cultivation techniques.
The core techniques of the Crimson Pheonix are not sothing that just anyone can take out of the sect; even Rongxun requires permission to take them out.
The cultivation technique was called the Chaotic Yin-Yang Secret Technique.
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