Feng Jun couldn’t tolerate the other party constantly saying "Ancestor of True Sage"—was this considered a threat?

Therefore, he was even less inclined to agree and decided to compromise, "Then how about I take a few True Immortals from the Seven Gates and Eighteen Paths over?"

"Well..." The corners of Zhiqiu True Immortal’s mouth twitched slightly, "That might not be so convenient."

Feng Jun’s expression turned serious, and he spoke firmly, "I think I mentioned to you last time, True Immortal, that even if I go, I would bring True Immortals with me."

"I reported this to the clan," Zhiqiu True Immortal spread his hands in resignation, "but I am very sorry, they unanimously think that it’s within the clan’s domain, and True Immortals from the Seven Gates and Eighteen Paths... I hope Mountain Master Feng can understand."

"I don’t intend to understand," Feng Jun shook his head, answering decisively, "The Wei Family only hopes others understand them; have you ever tried to understand others?"

"That’s not what I mean," Zhiqiu True Immortal attempted to explain, knowing that Feng Jun once possessed Diao Sou True Sage’s Fish Basket, someone the Wei Family couldn’t offend?

But before he could finish, Feng Jun swiftly interrupted him, "I don’t care what you mean; you only know yourself, not others... Such a business, I can skip it."

"You..." Zhiqiu True Immortal was indeed speechless, he had never seen such an unreasonable Golden Core before.

The Wei Family possessed the Lingyang Minor Realm and their own development strategy, traditionally focused on cultivating internal skills without much outward expansion, so they weren’t very domineering outside, their temper relatively better, but nonetheless, as one of the Eight Great Mystic Families, they had their pride.

Zhiqiu True Immortal adjusted his mood for a while before asking in a deep voice, "Mountain Master Feng, might there be any other operational methods?"

Feng Jun wanted to say "No," but eventually sighed, "Fetch a section of the Chestnut Pear Tree branch and Ling Yang Realm’s soil, related energies and so forth, and I will conduct simulations for you at White Pebble Beach."

Zhiqiu True Immortal blinked, pondered for two to three seconds, then raised his hand respectfully, "Thank you, Mountain Master Feng, for informing me."

Feng Jun’s lips twitched slightly, attempting a smile, thinking, if others didn’t know this, would I tell you?

He then spoke solemnly, "Simulation fee... I don’t need to elaborate, do I?"

Zhiqiu True Immortal raised his brows, "Why not, Mountain Master Feng, please clarify."

"Standard price," Feng Jun replied casually, "Qi Refinement is three thousand Spirit Stones, Golden Core Stage is three thousand Middle-grade Spirit Stones, Nascent Soul is three thousand High-grade Spirit Stones... Nascent Soul Peak, I’ll calculate as Nascent Soul for you; by the way, this is only the diagnosis fee, not guaranteed to save lives."

"Three thousand High-grade..." Zhiqiu True Immortal’s mouth twitched, how could he put this? It’s actually not high; the treasures he prepared to offer should far exceed this price in value.

However, the Wei Family, developing within the Minor Realm, reserved many treasures for emergencies; in truth, their reserve of Spirit Stones isn’t particularly ample, whether they have a million High-grade in the main treasury is questionable.

Is a million High-grade enough? It’s truly not a lot; the Wei Family has seventy to eighty True Immortals, each True Immortal’s annual consumption wouldn’t be less than a thousand High-grade; ten years mean seventy to eighty thousand, and this doesn’t even include various formations’ consumption...

Any large clan, no matter how vast its reserves, would face the risk of insufficiency once they’re "averaged over its members."

But Zhiqiu True Immortal was concerned about more than just that; the crucial point was "not guaranteed to save lives," which made him a bit hesitant, "I’ve heard there’s the rule of killing one to save another?"

Feng Jun gave him a strange look, "Then if I save a Nascent Soul Peak, you must also kill a Nascent Soul Peak!"

"Nascent Soul Peak... No problem!" Zhiqiu True Immortal hesitated only for a moment before nodding decisively; in fact, what he said also had a bit of muscle flexing—our family has Out-of-Body True Sages, "as long as Mountain Master Feng has sufficient reasons."

In essence, the Wei Family acted quite cautiously, unwilling to directly confront forces possessing Nascent Soul Peaks—doing so would be more appropriate from a moral high ground.

"Does killing require reasons?" Feng Jun glanced at him, sighed helplessly, with a hint of faint pity in his tone—was this the backbone of the Eight Families?

Then he spoke leisurely, "Your commission doesn’t meet the criteria for the rule of killing one to save another, because I am uncertain."

The treatment of killing one to save another has triggering conditions, and he’s unsure if he can cure—or if he can roughly cure, he wouldn’t propose this demand.

Moreover, he doesn’t think the Wei Family cannot invite sufficiently skilled medicinal masters or simulation experts; if those people can’t cure, why would he undoubtedly assume he can?

Pride is necessary, but one must not be blindly arrogant, always maintaining a sense of reverence is key.

But Zhiqiu True Immortal genuinely felt the slight disdain from the other party, yet... what could he say?

He rose and bade farewell, while Feng Jun continued his recovery—frequently using the Stone Ring to release and replenish energy had an impact on him; after making fine adjustments, pursuing a breakthrough seemed more suitable.

After two more days, Yu Qingzhu came to inform him of a matter: treasures from the Void were running out, estimated to last no more than three months.

That’s right, with the establishment of the bidirectional gate, the little princess of the Yu Family would occasionally stroll along White Pebble Beach, though she secretly wished that this gate could open a bit later. She hoped to advance quickly and find a new longevity treasure for her grandfather.

When the gate did open, she came to help, mainly overseeing the plot of land "crowdfunded" by the core members of Luohua. Two shops that gambled on Void Stones were set up there, so she took the opportunity to report back.

Feng Jun felt a bit helpless about this as well. At present, he really found himself stretched too thin. "Okay, I understand... what a headache."

Yu Qingzhu thought for a moment and said, "Actually, hunger marketing... isn’t out of the question."

Feng Jun nodded, temporarily putting the matter aside.

In fact, it wasn’t only Yu Qingzhu who dropped by. A Yin Spirit Bigwig also had Feng Jun take it through the bidirectional gate, a feeling it actively wanted to experience despite its nature for "stealthy development." It showed its trust in Feng Jun.

In truth, it was also urging Feng Jun, "Did you mention the matter? Maybe borrowing some Spirit Stones to lend me a hand?"

Feng Jun found himself overwhelmed and couldn’t focus on the issue, "I said after I advance. Why are you in such a hurry... Maybe you should talk to them directly?"

"No," the bigwig shrank instantly. "Let’s wait until you finish your work first."

Meanwhile, the materials bounty offered by Feng Jun saw responses from claimants. However, almost no one opted for Spirit Stones; they all chose to claim the deduced tokens from Mountain Master Feng.

Currently, Feng Jun isn’t lacking Spirit Stones to pay with. The raw ore Spirit Stones he held has begun to liquidate, handled by the Huang Fu Family. Collaborating with smaller parties has its advantages; he hardly worries about them deducing the source of the raw ore.

Deals of this nature he wouldn’t delegate to others in Luohua — controlling the circulation of Spirit Stones in the Earth Realm is rather necessary.

These mundane affairs, although not disturbing his rest, unquestionably made rest seem fragmented, an unsettling sensation.

Sofia also arrived in Luohua one day. Having begun passing on her skills to Avril, she recently heard about Feng Jun’s plan to advance and was still pondering his "advancement benefits." After settling matters at the Daoist Temple, she planned to stay in Luohua for a while.

Her open appearance surprised some ordinary employees of Luohua.

Beauty Lin and others noticed this, prompting them to contact Liang Siyu to understand how the relationship between this woman and Luohua had developed. After all, Beauty Lin had given her quite the runaround before.

These matters didn’t bother Feng Jun, but after staying for two days, Sofia discovered the bidirectional gate and clamored to take a look.

Fine, go ahead then. Feng Jun believed his strength was ample enough to handle any resulting inconveniences. Moreover, a person should not doubt their friends; fostering more friendships is essential.

As expected, Sofia faced discrimination in Kunhao. While no one would publicly say anything, the looks they gave her always carried a "can humans really look like that?" expression.

Yan Yuxi even inquired of Feng Jun: Is she perhaps a transformed demon clan?

Sofia understood Huaxia language but was lost with Haozhou dialect. Seeing the strange looks people gave her, she sought out Gazi to ask: Why do they look at me like that?

She chose to ask Gazi because she knew he spoke candidly.

Ironically, it was Gazi’s honesty that hurt her the most, leaving her, proud of her beauty, dissatisfied: You all... are too mean!

Indifferent to such concerns, Gazi straightforwardly told her: You should see true beauties, like Yan Yuxi, Yi Jue, and even Xia Nichang.

For Xia Nichang’s Nascent Soul celebration, they planned to hold one at the Crimson Phoenix Sect too, specially inviting people from White Pebble Beach.

However, Feng Jun regrettably expressed: I really can’t get away. Perhaps... Li Shishi could go on my behalf?

Even though he has established himself in Tianqin with decent connections, White Pebble Beach is his foundation and remains the best place for the Luohua folks to cultivate. Thus, proper etiquette must be observed.

Sending Li Shishi... is a bit inappropriate. At merely Qi Refining Second Layer, if Xia Nichang loses control of her aura slightly, it could obliterate her. But there’s no choice; others truly can’t leave.

Nevertheless, she, being a female cultivator, could obscure her relationship with Mountain Master Feng — what if she were his woman?

But sending her alone wasn’t an option, so Mei Yeyu had to accompany her.

This arrangement was barely completed when more matters arose in Luohua, issues that couldn’t be easily dismissed — unless Feng Jun completely left Luohua; he truly couldn’t live detached from worldly affairs.

This time, the matter arose due to Luo Dan. A company supplying appliances needed a new chairman as the current one reached retirement. The three factions below were competing for the position. Thus, vying for Luohua’s support became crucial.

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