"Ah?" Elder Cang Jing opened her mouth wide in astonishment. A hundred thousand year old Thunderstruck Wood, gone just like that?

She had been hoping to get a share of the Thunderstruck Wood from Feng Jun, and her dreams were thus dashed?

Then she felt that she had inadvertently revealed her shallowness in related knowledge, so she braced herself to argue, "Yi Jue, I know what you said, the Aura of Annihilation is so strong... but if you carefully control the scale, it’s not impossible to obtain Thunderstruck Wood."

"That’s correct," Yi Jue acknowledged her point, however, "but controlling that scale is truly difficult; you must maneuver it with extreme precision to have even the slightest chance of obtaining Thunderstruck Wood. Any deviation in fire or water techniques is destined to be futile."

Then she turned to Feng Jun, "Can you calculate that accurately?"

If I could simulate in real-time, doing this wouldn’t be considered difficult! Feng Jun knew this very well.

But could he simulate in real-time? Not to mention the power of the Wei Family, which clearly excludes outsiders, even if he were to go to the headquarters of Jinwu Sect or Taixu Sect, he would decisively refuse - far too unsafe.

Perhaps only the Spirit Plant Path... could make him consider it a bit.

So he decisively shook his head, "I can’t achieve that point; based on current conditions, my simulation suggests the following: roughly three Lightning Pearls worth of lightning can generally lead the Chestnut Pear Tree into a state near death..."

"However, the total amount of lightning isn’t the only factor. We must also address the intensity. Three Lightning Pearls should be released over approximately three hours, and then promptly activate the Netherlite Blue Flame afterward. This fire, unhindered by gold or water attributes, can burn a bit longer."

"The Netherlite Blue Flame burns for an incense stick’s time, which generally can completely kill the Chestnut Pear Tree, and at this point, one should pour down near-earth-wood kind of water, such as Ziyin Heavy Water, which can nourish and also promote vitality..."

He explained the entire process in meticulous detail and with strong operability, yet it still gave an impression of fortune telling.

True Immortal Zhuoju couldn’t help but interject, "If operated as Mountain Master Feng says, what is the likelihood of the Chestnut Pear Tree successfully undergoing Nirvana?"

"I’m not entirely certain of your ability to grasp the details," Feng Jun replied casually, "Somewhere between ten to fifty percent, perhaps."

Ten to fifty percent... Isn’t that quite a wide range? True Immortal Zhuoju asked again, "Then I’d like to know, how to achieve ten percent, and how to achieve fifty?"

"That’s for you to consider," Feng Jun answered without hesitation, and his tone was rather stern. "I haven’t conducted a field investigation, so being able to simulate such results is already quite remarkable... True Immortal Zhuoju, you can absolutely ask someone for a secondary simulation."

"You’ve asked for simulations so many times, surely you know of simulation experts other than me, why not try it?"

The logic of this statement was sound, but True Immortal Zhuoju felt somewhat humiliated. "I wish Mountain Master Feng would conduct a field investigation."

"That’s impossible," Feng Jun shook his head decisively, then glanced around, "Would you allow me to bring these True Immortals along?"

"That would be impossible to permit," True Immortal Zhuoju insisted firmly, "Wei Family has its own dilemmas, and these people you intend to bring belong to the Seven Gates and Eighteen Paths..."

"Impossible is not worth discussing," Feng Jun interrupted him decisively, "Since field investigation is out of the question, the suggestions I can offer are just these. Regardless... I won’t refund the simulation fee, it’s your own inability."

True Immortal Zhuoju sighed lightly, knowing that certain contradictions were impossible to reconcile—at least not with his abilities.

Then, he pondered another issue, "Even if it undergoes Nirvana, the old Chestnut Pear Tree is destined to die?"

Old tree sprouts new buds, yet remains uncertain whether it’s still the original life consciousness—this is really hard to say.

"You’re asking strange questions," Feng Jun glanced at him in surprise, "Before you came to White Pebble Beach, did it have any chance of survival?"

True Immortal Zhuoju couldn’t answer this question and could only state, "But... Mountain Master Feng, you are a simulation master."

"I don’t feel it at all, you think I’m a simulation master," Feng Jun coldly smiled, "If White Pebble Beach wasn’t filled with True Immortals, your attitude might have been worse, perhaps even forcibly taking me away."

True Immortal Zhuoju remained silent. He could indeed argue, but it would only bring shame upon himself, so he sighed lightly, "Alright, this is all my fault. I just want to ask... can its Nirvana be avoided?"

"Impossible," Feng Jun and Yi Jue shook their heads simultaneously, and Yi Jue directly stated, "You can let it die naturally, but if you want to save it, you can only try to let it attain rebirth through Nirvana."

"But after Nirvana, is it still itself?" True Immortal Zhuoju raised his hand and heavily slapped his forehead, lowly growling, "That’s my family’s ancestor... the ancestor’s legacy, if it’s no longer it, how do we explain to the clan?"

His emotions were obviously somewhat out of control, but Elder Cang Jing was as hard-hearted as iron, "Whether or not, that’s your feeling and your choice. They’ve already deduced it for you, if you want to accept it, go ahead, if not, you can turn around and leave."

Zhuojiu True Immortal turned to look at Feng Jun, his expression somewhat strange, "Can we really not go to Ling Yang Realm?"

Feng Jun took out a cigarette to light and took a puff before looking at Elder Cang Jing, "Why not just kill him, I’ll count you five Golden Core deduction slots... Someone like him, who only knows themselves and doesn’t care about others, is just a trouble to everyone if alive."

"Wait until he leaves White Pebble Beach," Cang Jing True Immortal replied indifferently, "Making a move here would leave loose ends... I assure you he won’t make it back to Ling Yang Realm."

Upon hearing this, Zhuojiu True Immortal’s anger quickly transformed into endless fear—he wasn’t familiar with Cang Jing’s aura but knew she’s a Great Cultivator who calls the shots in Xuanshui Sect, "Elder Cang Jing, I was emotional, just speaking casually."

Cang Jing True Immortal coldly laughed, "I know you were speaking casually, I’m speaking casually as well, for you to have some empathy. But Mountain Master Feng... if you really have such thoughts, just leave them to us."

"Alright, alright, I was wrong," Zhuojiu True Immortal quickly raised his hands and softened, "I will report Mountain Master Feng’s outcome back, and simultaneously persuade my clan, striving to have the clan agree for all elders to go forward together. If they don’t agree, then it’s none of my business."

"Hmph," Elder Qinghuang descended his Divine Sense, gently snorting, "You think we are eager to go? If not for concern that Mountain Master Feng might encounter mishaps, no matter how many Spirit Stones you offer, I wouldn’t go!"

Indeed, Ling Yang Realm doesn’t want cultivators from the seven gates and the eighteen paths to go, and within the sect system, not many care to go either, especially for those at the elder level. For Ling Yang Realm to invite him, there must at least be reasons like a Nascent Soul celebration.

Zhuojiu True Immortal was too embarrassed to stay, and upon getting up to bid farewell, casually asked, "I heard Immortal Yi Jue has dao thoughts related to life force—is it possible for her to aid the rebirth of the Chestnut Pear Tree?"

"It can provide assistance, the amount varies," Before Feng Jun could reply, Yi Jue spoke first, but then she added, "However, why would my dao thoughts assist you? Not to mention, your Wei Family doesn’t want me to go, let’s not bring this up again."

"Then I’ll take my leave," Zhuojiu True Immortal shook his head, turned to leave, and sighed aloud, "Really stuck between a rock and a hard place."

After he left, Feng Jun escorted Cang Jing and Qinghuang back to Tianqin—they needed to organize their gains from the Insect World and would wait for Feng Jun to ascend in level before taking them back.

Apart from the original True Immortal at White Pebble Beach, only three returned from the Insect World, excluding Yi Jue, Chen Xi and Liu Xingyu entered the Insect World halfway, their cultivation levels were low, and their gains weren’t significant enough to require special sorting.

After such busyness, Feng Jun took three days to rest and began his official retreat, and the Bidirectional Gate was temporarily halted.

Yi Jue, not treating Feng Jun as a stranger, also discovered the light gate with subtle spatial fluctuations. She even speculated that it might be a gate leading to a small world or a large world.

Such a resource isn’t something an ordinary single cultivator can possess. Even if White Pebble Beach can reluctantly be considered a force, with only one Golden Core and three to five cultivators at Nascent level, it’s impossible to safeguard it.

Especially the plane gate to a larger world, even ordinary Nascent Soul families cannot safeguard it. Such a channel potentially influencing the entire Tianqin Plane cannot be controlled by a small force—it must be handed over to a sufficiently large force for unified management.

Of course, given Feng Jun’s current reputation and influence, he might manage to keep this plane gate if he avoids using it for any negative purposes, so others can’t make a fuss about it.

However, Yi Jue wasn’t in a hurry to inquire. Feng Jun’s advancement was imminent, and this matter could be discussed slowly.

On the sixth day of Feng Jun’s retreat, the aura of advancement began to permeate, and the four True Immortal protectors Yi Jue, Liu Xingyu, Chen Xi, and Chao Cheng heightened their vigilance—this individual truly cannot afford any mishaps.

The next day, the advancement continued, the sky was shrouded in dark clouds, and a light drizzle fell, with minute amounts of Spiritual Energy and wisps of mysterious aura, filled with the charm of vitality.

Chen Xi, seeing much and knowing much, softly exclaimed, "Domain Affection... Mountain Master Feng and this domain have a profound cause and effect."

"Certainly," Chao Cheng’s thought was transmitted, "He buried the Swallowed Star Demon’s corpse, creating a significant cause and effect. This time leading everyone to attack the Insect World, the main Tianqin World there will also sprout some cause and effect, Kunhao naturally has a share."

To mention the word ’leading,’ he’s not quite worthy! Chen Xi wished to correct this, but wouldn’t do such a disappointing thing.

Instead, Yi Jue spoke up, "A tree standing out is sure to be destroyed by the wind; Domain Affection doesn’t mean we can let go of vigilance, let’s protect calmly and endure our fate."

Those words were correct, yet Domain Affection was truly remarkable, as it rained continuously for five days, and later everyone realized the benefits of being in the rain, with many directly heading to the fields to get soaked.

Thus, after five days, two more people successfully formed their cores.

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