Yi Jue was muttering to herself, but how should she put it... actually, wealth, when reaching a certain quantity, can lead to a qualitative change.

Merely ten thousand Insect Race from the Outless Dust stage wouldn’t pique her interest, but forty thousand Outless Dust Insect Race would be different. Even if you sold one insect for one Medium Spirit Stone, forty thousand Medium Spirit Stones would not be a small amount for her.

Moreover, as an Elder of the Spirit Plant Path, it was also her duty to seek cultivation resources for disciples within the Path—which sometimes required her to come out of retreats halfway to complete sect missions.

"I don’t mind," she wasn’t truly greedy, and then she turned to look at Feng Jun, "What do you think?"

Feng Jun spread out his hands, "I don’t care, but since a True Sage is willing to act, I’m not daring enough to share the spoils. If the True Sage cannot agree to that, I’ll just stand aside and watch."

His attitude was very clear—if you offer me benefits, I won’t agree. Ren Tu True Sage wasn’t a fool either, so he asked directly, "Then what exactly are you seeking?"

Feng Jun hesitated for a moment before answering, "Since it’s for free, I hope that if I have my own matters to attend to, you elders won’t force me to do anything. And secondly... when I need to return, I hope someone can help me eliminate some karma."

Ren Tu True Sage was initially a bit dissatisfied with the first request, but on second thought, no cultivator would be willing to be a tool willingly. To trade freedom with something of no cost was quite normal.

So he said, "Both things can be arranged, but since you’re transporting people, and we’re promising a share of the spoils, we’ll just divide according to shares—there shouldn’t be a problem with that, right? I understand it costs you Spiritual Energy to do this, and I shouldn’t take advantage of the younger generation."

Feng Jun lifted his hand and bowed slightly, "Thank you, elder, for understanding. If that’s the case, I would ask whether any other elders are interested in joining. While Yi Jue True Immortal rests, others can also come find me, but... they will have to arrange their military camp themselves."

Ren Tu True Sage had been observing Feng Jun, so he understood clearly what he meant by this. Although he didn’t care much about the Substitute Soul Puppet of a Golden Core, he knew how precious such an item was for a Golden Core Master.

"Your words are very much to my liking, and indeed, the Substitute Soul Puppet is truly rare. As for the military camp concerns, you don’t need to worry others. I’ll point out the insect military camps on this planet for you."

Feng Jun was taken aback and asked, "The insect military camps... on this planet?"

"It’s not difficult for me," Ren Tu True Sage replied nonchalantly, "What do you think the ’Emergence’ in the Emergence Stage means? It’s just that I didn’t see any point in doing so before."

Feng Jun understood suddenly—the insect military camps weren’t even appealing to Yi Jue, never mind to those in the Emergence Stage, and with Ren Tu’s capabilities, capturing a Golden Core was a trivial task. Why waste energy dealing with military camps?

Realizing this, he felt surprisingly uplifted: It seems that my presence is still quite necessary, as I am diligently eliminating the Outless Dust stage of the Insect Race.

Therefore, with this opportunity to kill tens of thousands at once, I should be content and not think of it as helping others!

He was contemplating this when Ren Tu True Sage came over to the two of them and pointed forward, "Imprison!"

All the insects in the military camp ahead suddenly stopped all actions, as if someone had pressed a pause button. The Nascent Soul of that beetle just lay there, seemingly unchanged.

However, one could imagine that it had definitely been restrained; otherwise, it wouldn’t ignore the sudden stillness of the camp.

Then Ren Tu True Sage turned his head to Yi Jue True Immortal, "I can hold it for five breath’s time, Yi Jue, use your Luo Pa. I didn’t bring a large-area binding True Treasure."

"I have one," another voice chimed in as the Fisher Sage revealed himself and tossed out a fish basket from his waist.

The fish basket expanded in an instant, sucking in the surrounding insects before landing precisely over the military camp.

He’s an old war veteran, so multitasking is really a common operation, and he also understood Feng Jun’s importance. When he found out that Ren Tu had rushed to the Mining Star and wasn’t leaving, he increased his attention on the area.

Just then, Ren Tu mentioned he didn’t bring a binding True Treasure, so he immediately stepped in.

Then with a wave of his hand, the Fisher Sage sent Feng Jun to the front of the fish basket, "Go ahead, my broken fish basket, your elders probably won’t fancy."

Feng Jun reached out to grab the fish basket, and the next moment, both he and the fish basket vanished, leaving a large crater beneath, two hundred meters deep with a diameter spanning ten miles.

Seeing this, Yi Jue couldn’t help but sigh, "Feng Jun’s deducing... it truly seems like he’s planning on building a nest."

Ren Tu cast a strange glance at the Fisher Sage, "A reputed True Treasure... you truly are generous."

Fisher Sage’s most famous True Treasure was actually his fishing rod, but that was a combat weapon. The fish basket, however, had multiple attributes—it could attack groups, imprison, or release attribute-based attacks. It might not be the most powerful True Treasure, but it was undoubtedly the most practical.

Such a treasure can’t even be bought with ten thousand High Spirit Stones. Imagine Feng Jun holding a broken Speculator and being coveted by many True Sages—it shows how priceless the Fisher Sage’s fish basket is.

Of course, with the Fisher Sage still around, anyone daring to covet this True Treasure would have to face the impending wrath of a True Sage.

So lending out this True Treasure isn’t as risky as Ren Tu suggests.

In fact, Ren Tu knows that the fishing rod of the Fishing Sage is crafted from a naturally occurring rare object, and the crafting process was quite simple, although the nurturing period was rather long, the overall cost isn’t high.

In contrast, the fish basket is different; the Fishing Sage, wanting to live up to his name, spent a considerable amount to create the second True Treasure. He gathered Heaven and Earth Treasures from all over, had someone forge a rough prototype, and personally nurtured it, but the cost of materials and crafting was extremely high.

The Fishing Sage True Sage spoke sternly, "If you trust someone, you shouldn’t doubt them; if you doubt them, you shouldn’t use them. Feng Xiaoyou has his vast world. I believe in him."

This trust sounds heavy, but Ren Tu True Sage scoffed disdainfully, "Don’t pretend to be all generous and poor with me. If you ask me, you actually hope he won’t return it?"

In fact, the Fishing Sage True Sage did have such thoughts. Although he instinctively thinks Feng Jun wouldn’t dare to keep his True Treasure, if the other party dared to act out, he’d have the perfect excuse to seek justice—your sect has elders; does my Xuanhuang Sect not have any?

In the Cultivation World, strength speaks, but when evenly matched, having righteousness on one’s side becomes crucial.

The Fishing Sage True Sage isn’t at all afraid that Feng Jun will take his True Treasure and hide in other planes without returning—you have a small foundation in Kunhao, are you really willing to abandon those small things?

Even if the other party is willing to abandon their foundation, he remains unafraid—in that case, just pray that I don’t find you; otherwise, once I do, let’s discuss compensation for the losses.

The Fishing Sage True Sage has even thought of compensation content, like... helping Xuanhuang disciples guide through the void for three thousand years?

The abilities Feng Jun carries can be converted into tangible benefits, so numerous that any one of them would make Xuanhuang Sect gain stably without loss.

Truth be told, deep down, the Fishing Sage True Sage somewhat hopes Feng Jun is short-sighted and just runs off with the True Treasure. He might be laughed at in the short term, but once the sect’s Divine Spirit or Integration Period Powerhouses return, they’ll naturally resolve the issue.

Feng Jun’s deduction skills are extraordinary, yet anyone who dares to doubt the deduction abilities of Divine Spirit or Integration Powerhouses is just waiting to be proven wrong.

Of course, he can’t say this openly now, so he casually expresses, "Judging a noble person with the heart of a petty person, Ren Tu, that’s just your realm, having cultivation but lacking mindset... you won’t go far."

"Oh, cut it out," Ren Tu True Sage scoffed disdainfully, "You Fishing Sage, you’re not fishing for the Great Dao, just people’s hearts."

Among the seven sects, there is competition and cooperation, but ultimately, competition outweighs cooperation—if your resources increase, mine decrease; no ambiguity is tolerated in the struggle of doctrines.

So given a chance to poke at the Fishing Sage, Ren Tu will absolutely not miss, especially knowing full well that the Fishing Sage is quite adept at calculation, appearing indifferent but actually not.

Then he looks at Yi Jue, "Does Feng Xiaoyou not leave for long each time?"

In fact, he has observed twice that Feng Jun’s leaving times don’t differ much.

Yi Jue nods, "Indeed, not very long, but I suspect the time flow differs at his sect."

No one is foolish. She can’t fully decode Feng Jun’s situation; Feng Jun also speaks vaguely, but as a researcher with high homebody attributes, she can imagine the immense spiritual energy needed for Feng Jun to relocate those Insect Races.

The Cultivation World doesn’t follow energy conservation principles, but there are certain basic understandings.

Yi Jue believes that the relocation completed by Feng Jun consumes something related to himself—be it vital essence or Dao intent, these things can’t be offset by Spirit Stones directly; there must be a conversion process.

And such massive consumption requires time for conversion, thus she naturally speculates that perhaps both sides have different time flows.

Don’t underestimate the imagination of cultivators; their imagination is far greater than the Mortal Realm’s. Without this creativity, why cultivate?

Anyway, Yi Jue can accept this reality: the void and reality time flow is ten to one—is she surprised?

Ren Tu actually has similar understanding, so he furrows his brow, "The White Steed Tower?"

The White Steed Tower is a renowned cultivation sacred artifact of Tianqin, lost three thousand years ago.

Yi Jue mainly wants to provide Feng Jun some explanation, not let others target him excessively; hearing this, she shakes her head, "I don’t know, perhaps it’s twenty to one time flow. If I consume Thought of Dao, it won’t recover in three months."

She does have techniques related to Thought of Dao—with her battle against Tiegu, she exposed many cards.

Ren Tu also heard about this battle. After all, a Nascent Soul Stage genius using Thought of Dao—he was a True Sage two thousand years ago and is still vague about Thought of Dao.

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