Chapter 1640: Chapter 1462: The Hongn Sect and the Jianghu
Zhang Caixin really didn’t want to et the people from the Hongn Sect, not just because she is a cultivator, but because she has little ties to the mortal world.
Previously, it was Sister Hong who handled the connections with Hongn, and there was no need for her to co forward.
However, Hongn has indeed helped them sisters, not only with this Daoist temple, but even when they used Hongn’s influence to buy costics in Siam, and going further back, there’s the legend of “Sister Hong’s plane ticket.”
So finally, she stated, “I can et with everyone, but it’s just to sit down, there will be no more contact.”
Elder Lin nodded eagerly—just sitting down was already great. Now, Luohua Manor held a notable position dostically, just ntioning that so people from secret battlefronts even sought help from Luohua showed their capabilities.
Zhang Caixin, to minimize the impact, went with a veil, but a beauty is still a beauty, and the veil wasn’t completely opaque, adding a vague allure that easily sparked infinite imagination.
Hongn did not lack young people; several young n were utterly spellbound, knowing full well that a beauty of this caliber was probably beyond their reach, but… what if?
The man who spoke last was the outstanding one among the young n, truly hoping to win the beauty’s heart, but Zhang Caixin remained lukewarm and distanced from him—after all, she had encountered such things frequently during her school years.
She didn’t care much about such matters—after all, the young man was good-looking and well-built, not causing her disgust, but she wasn’t sure if Feng Jun cared, “…the last senior brother was rather attentive, but I ignored him.”
“Haha,” Feng Jun chuckled, speaking nonchalantly, “You don’t think I’m so shallow as to be jealous of a mortal, do you?”
Zhang Caixin felt relieved at this, blinking as she asked, “So what are you here for now?”
“I am going over there, might stay for a while,” Feng Jun answered softly, “Now asking you, are you coming?”
“Of course,” Zhang Caixin answered without hesitation, then asked, “Who else is coming?”
Half an hour later, Feng Jun quietly entered the mobile dinsion with the three won.
This ti, he stayed three months in the Earth Realm, but everything was the sa at White Pebble Beach, and he didn’t linger, quietly leaving with the three won.
The four spent two days wandering around Qiuchen Market, then went hunting in the wild for a few days. After passing enough ti, they returned to White Pebble Beach.
Qu Jianlei was the first to discover his return, expressing dissatisfaction, “I say, Mountain Master Feng, you disappeared without a word, making things difficult for … huh, you advanced again?”
“Yes,” Feng Jun nodded, casually responding, “The opportunity ca very suddenly, so I advanced.”
Qu Jianlei rolled his eyes at the statent: You, cultivating the Devouring Primordial Heaven Technique, need opportunities? Spirit Stones are enough!
But the next mont, he turned his eyes, released a Spiritual Qi Shield, and spoke softly, “Do you still have that exotic fruit from last ti? Though its spiritual energy is quite explosive, with your cultivation technique, maybe you could use it to advance.”
If I really waited for your reminder, the cucumbers would be cold! Feng Jun smiled and asked lightly, “Do you think I have a lot of those exotic fruits?”
Qu Jianlei smiled awkwardly, “I also think you don’t have many, but it’s a good option. If you really have stock, it’s better to consu them than let anyone know.”
“I understand that,” Feng Jun smiled, nodding, then sighed lightly, “But the fragrance is quite strong, and I’m afraid of causing trouble.”
“That’s true too,” Qu Jianlei nodded, “Hurry and go back, you’ve been out for so many days, you should rest.”
He directly ignored the three won behind Feng Jun—he had seen these three before, and although their cultivation levels had different improvents… isn’t that normal?
After entering the residence, the three won went off to find a place to rest, while Feng Jun entered a room and called out to the big boss, “Did anything happen recently?”
“How would I know,” the big boss replied indifferently, “With Xia Nichang around, I can’t easily show myself, but you… indeed used the Heavenly Fragrance Fruit to advance, your sect’s secret realm really has a problem with ti flow.”
Feng Jun walked around with the three won to prevent anyone from guessing the ti flow comparison, although it was easy to fool Qu Jianlei with this, it was hard to fool the big boss.
So he didn’t follow up on the topic and instead questioned, “How do you know, senior, that I used the Heavenly Fragrance Fruit to advance? I’ve been very careful to remove the scent, where did I overlook?”
“Your scent concealnt is indeed well done,” the big boss spoke honestly, “Even I can’t be sure if you used the Heavenly Fragrance Fruit, but the won around you can’t hide it… you used the Heavenly Fragrance Fruit to boost their cultivation, right?”
Oh my, Feng Jun felt a bit embarrassed upon hearing this, “You could sense that too?”
“The spiritual energy dispersed by the Heavenly Fragrance Fruit is sothing they absolutely cannot handle,” the Big Boss suddenly got a bit angry, “not to ntion the shedding of mortal, even those in the Qi Refinent Realm can’t withstand it. Luckily, you knew to let it pass through your own body first… otherwise, those two in the shedding phase would definitely be done for!”
Feng Jun hadn’t thought that far ahead, so he asked nervously, “So now… will there be any hidden dangers left behind?”
“That won’t necessarily be the case,” the Big Boss casually replied, “Nascent Soul cultivators can eat Heavenly Fragrance Fruits as snacks, so it’s definitely not a big issue. Even if there are so minor problems, they can be overco by the Nascent Soul Stage.”
Feng Jun broke into a cold sweat as he listened. Even if there are so hidden problems during the shedding phase, they’ll be fine by the Nascent Soul Stage… Big Boss, you’re so outstanding, you might have no friends!
The Big Boss seed to realize this too, so he changed the topic, “Is the formation I gave you useful?”
Feng Jun originally wanted to consult the Big Boss about this matter, but he was just questioned about the ti flow issue, so he decisively shook his head, “It’s only been a few days. How can there be any results? We need to observe for a period.”
“Alright,” the Big Boss said listlessly, “since you’re back, set up the Soul Nourishing Array for … sigh, when will these hard days end?”
The three won rested for a while and went to cultivate separately. Feng Jun, however, found Du Wentian and asked him to devote all efforts to extracting oil.
Du Wentian readily agreed. The managent fees Feng Jun gave him were not low, but not too high either. Currently, his operations at White Pebble Beach were only marginally profitable, sotis even just breaking even.
However, he was still enthusiastic because being in charge of the mining operations at White Pebble Beach greatly enhanced the Du family’s influence in the surrounding area—there were just too many major powers congregating here.
Take the disciples of the three major sects as an example; ordinary loose cultivators have no chance to interact with them, let alone greet them.
Yet Du Wentian managed to do just that. He didn’t dare approach a Golden Core Master, but when he encountered an Exalted One, he could chat a bit without getting a cold shoulder. When he asked so irrelevant questions, he usually got answers.
This illustrates the importance of a platform. By aligning with the master of the platform, even if he ca from an ordinary background with diocre strength, others had to give face to the master.
The Du family’s previous decision to attach themselves to Feng Jun’s strong backing was clearly motivated by the aim to prevent their own people from easily being bullied. In hindsight, this backing is much stronger than they imagined.
Other powers in the area who want to approach Feng Jun and the three sects find Du Wentian to be an excellent choice—if you want Du Exalted to do sothing, you’d better show so courtesy.
Du Wentian was not particularly interested in wealth. He was more of a straightforward and sociable person. Often, he didn’t take benefits, just to build goodwill, which made others respect him even more. As the saying goes, free things are the most expensive.
Therefore, in the past two years, the Du family’s status had been rising rapidly, becoming a very reputable clan in the vicinity. They had even successively recruited three Exalted Ones as patrons and guest elders. Their fa was almost catching up with the Lu family’s three brothers of yesteryear.
Many Exalted families expressed envy, claiming that Du Wentian’s luck was truly extraordinary; he created such a spectacle as a steward—did he save the Kunhao Plane in a past life?
Thus, for Du Wentian, any order from Feng Jun would be executed to the letter. Holding firmly onto this strong backing was his greatest task, and other benefits like ‘using the Spirit Gathering Array’ were relatively insignificant.
Du Exalted was fully prepared for full-scale production. In Lantern Town, he had already reserved so personnel and made arrangents. As long as there was a need, they had to arrive on ti.
So, by the third day, all the personnel were in place—even a hundred cultivators were on standby, with twenty oil wells extracting fossilized insect corpses around the clock.
After one day and night, Feng Jun got the latest news. These twenty oil wells, running continuously, could basically extract 550,000 tons of crude oil.
The super large storage bags Feng Jun possessed were 800,000 and 1,000,000 cubic ters respectively. The 1,000,000 cubic ter storage bag had a different use, leaving the 800,000 cubic ter one for oil. With the full day’s extraction at White Pebble Beach, it was worth a trip back to the Earth Realm.
Over on Earth, Yu Zhiyuan had also arranged things quite well. Five hundred billion Huaxia currency was sent over consecutively, allowing them to transport 25 million tons first. Many large oil depots were cleared out, and the guards were moved aside, giving Luohua room to operate.
It must be said that one of Huaxia’s strengths is their willingness to overlook details and offer full support once they realize the importance of sothing. The explosive energy they can unleash is truly astonishing.
Feng Jun was quite satisfied with this cooperation as well, because he was mostly handling things himself and naturally felt the difference between ‘full cooperation’ and ‘strong cooperation.’
Given this task, Zhang Caixin could likely handle it, which ans he wouldn’t need to run back and forth. However, Xiao Caixin, having advanced to the Fourth Layer of Qi-refining, needed to stabilize her cultivation level and also developed a stronger desire for cultivation.
Since Feng Jun didn’t need to consider advancing in the short term, he thought… a bit of hard work wouldn’t hurt.
However, he had just transported ten million tons of oil when the Little Celestial Master sent a ssage via Maoshan, “I feel I can attempt a breakthrough to the Innate.”
(Update completed, is there anyone who noticed the new monthly ticket not far in front?)
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