Chapter 2246: Chapter 2248: Gathering
Half an hour later, Feng Jun suddenly returned to the mountains of Chaoyang, facing the land where the lungs were buried.
He thought for a moment, pulled out his mobile phone, and returned to Luohua.
Upon arriving at his cultivation site he vaguely felt something different, then checked with his mobile phone, and sure enough, the spleen of the Tunxing Clan had been buried 500 meters underground.
Without further ado, he took out a set of formations to set up, then called Yang Yuxin, "I need to buy two pieces of land, please help me handle it... Also, have your people help guard it."
For Yang Yuxin, guarding wasn’t a big deal. She was just puzzled by the area Feng Jun designated, "20 square kilometers in Pingyang...although mountainous, it might be a bit troublesome to purchase because there might be coal mines. I have to ask first."
"Coal mines don’t matter, we guarantee no mining," Feng Jun replied casually while explaining, "This is an essential part of my layout... If they disagree, I may focus on other matters, and oil supply won’t be assured."
Yang Yuxin was equally puzzled about the other piece of land, "20,000 square kilometers in Taklimakan... Don’t tell me you plan to plant trees there? There are many confidential units there."
"Just planting trees," Feng Jun replied casually, "guarantee greening completed within thirty years. I’m planning to conduct a test... If it doesn’t work, I might try the Sahara Desert."
He had learned by now that if the requirements weren’t granted, he’d make gestures about going overseas, and with that in mind, he couldn’t help but chuckle silently, Am I taking advantage of foreign forces now?
Yang Yuxin went off to arrange the matter, while Feng Jun swiped his phone and went to Amsterdam in Australia.
This time with Domain Care, he hadn’t intended for Sofia to participate because "not of our kind, their minds are surely different", but the Guardians’ attitude made him realize perhaps supporting overseas descendants could be worthwhile—since it was merely a test trial.
Unfortunately, Sofia wasn’t at the Daoist Temple, sensing with his divine sense he realized she’s at a crucial moment in absorbing incense, just half a step away from advancing to the Qi Refinement Realm.
Thus, she headed to Sydney City, where there’s a large population and many churches, basically going there to steal faith.
To put it bluntly, Sofia was quite pitiable, walking the path of Incense Fire Ascension, progressing quickly, but hindered by Feng Jun, stuck at the bottleneck of Qi Refinement for two years, now having to resort to theft.
Oddly enough, her original cultivation method involved stealing incense from churches, this time she merely went a bit farther—primarily because the two churches in Amsterdam had reduced followers by seventy percent, no more wool to shear.
Feng Jun quickly locked onto Sofia’s location; she was next to a large church, obtained a standalone villa, currently cultivating on the second floor, brazenly stealing faith from the church in broad daylight.
Interestingly, there were two young White girls on the first floor, whom Feng Jun recognized, presumably from Amsterdam Town, often volunteering at the Daoist Temple.
The two girls were in the living room, seemingly acting as protectors for Sofia.
Feng Jun didn’t think much and chose a footprint in Sydney City, then a Blink, arriving under a big tree less than half a mile from Sofia, releasing his divine sense, "Take down the formation and come out for a bit!"
Sofia’s body trembled fiercely, slowly opened her eyes, thankfully relying solely on incense for Incense Fire Ascension cultivation, the chance of going astray was minimal, else just these words could cause trouble for her.
She blinked once, slightly furrowing her brow, tentatively whispered, "Boss?"
"It’s me," Feng Jun crisply informed her using divine sense, "There’s an opportunity, I’ll take you to try it."
"Okay," Sofia trusted Feng Jun unconditionally, stood up and began packing the formation.
Clearly, she wasn’t unfamiliar with this practice, packing with exceptional proficiency, especially apart from Jinwu Sunflower, she only took some materials from the Kunhao Realm, barely touching anything from Earth Realm, portraying a seasoned thief image.
While going downstairs, she hesitated slightly, and asked in a low voice, "Can I bring the two followers downstairs?"
"No," Feng Jun answered decisively, "Though they are followers, Jinwu Sunflower is far too important to the church, are you certain they won’t cause any slip-up?"
Sofia was silent for a while before speaking, "Should they return to the Daoist Temple or wait here for me?"
"You all return to the Daoist Temple," Feng Jun replied in a deep voice, "Then start a retreat, I’ll pick you up in two or three days."
This time he planned to invite quite a few to share, Hua Hua with a high chance of advancing was certainly among them, even Lin Heihu who hadn’t been to Kunhao would also go to Chaoyang—the Guardians mentioned there would be merit, the former Earth Deity certainly needed it.
Feng Jun also intended to invite another spiritual body, Ma Sanniang.
Aside from that, he also plans to invite Guan Shanyue, Dong Zenghong, Elder Tang Tian Shi, Feng Zhizhang, Qing Xiaozi, and even people like Zhang Dongyuan to come. This Domain blessing event is a rare feast, and it’s fitting to let the Daoist sects share some benefits.
After returning to Luohua, he made a series of phone calls, and basically, everyone who answered agreed. Zhang Dongyuan was stationed at a Daoist temple in Gaul and wanted Feng Jun to slightly postpone the date, but Master Feng stated he wouldn’t specially wait for him alone.
Zhang Zhizhang had no choice but to pay extra for a high-priced ticket to hastily return to the country, almost getting into a car accident on his way to the airport.
These people hurriedly went to Chaoyang, and such reactions couldn’t escape the attention of the keen. Not to mention domestically, even abroad, some people kept a close watch on Feng Jun—the mobile phone of Zhang Dongyuan had been under surveillance all along.
However, Feng Jun invited everyone to Chaoyang, claiming to celebrate the completion of his parent’s mountain estate. Those people abroad were powerless to intervene, as no foreign official organization could extend its reach into Huaxia Country, and Feng Jun was truly not someone easily provoked within the country.
Domestic individuals wouldn’t easily meddle in the affairs of Luohua either. Although they were curious about the "opportunities" Feng Jun mentioned, since it involved his parents, no one dared to risk universal condemnation by interfering.
The latest to arrive from the Daoist sects was Autumn Taoist from Zhongnan, who traveled extensively as his home was all under the sky. Feng Jun couldn’t even contact him initially, but eventually, it was Qing Xiaozi who utilized connections to find him in Beijiang—who knows how he ended up there.
Autumn Taoist received the news late, but thanks to Qing Xiaozi’s extraordinary abilities, a private plane was hired to fly him in just before dawn to the mountain in Chaoyang.
By now, over two hundred people had gathered at the estate nestled within the forest contracted by the Feng Family, most of them from Daoist sects—even the majority of cultivators from the Xiuzhen Courtyard had come along, and essentially all of Luohua’s second-generation disciples were present.
Currently, only Liu Yiyi was watching over Luohua—Feng Jun was no longer concerned about her knowing these things, and as a cultivator from the Kunhao Realm, she had no need to experience the Domain blessing at close range.
Finally, as dawn was breaking, a light drizzle still continued, Zhang Caixin gathered a group of Daoist sect members and suggested skipping morning lessons, opting instead for meditation to perceive the changes in the world.
She didn’t elaborate on specifics, and quite a few among the Daoist sect members sensed something fishy, leading one to ask about why people like Teacher Mei or Gu Jiahui weren’t present.
Zhang Caixin explained that those individuals had gone deep into the mountains to secure opportunities for them, advising them not to inquire further.
The reality was that besides Zhang Caixin, all first-generation disciples of Luohua had gone to the hillside where the lungs were buried, to closely experience the Domain blessing, accompanied by one outsider... Ma Sanmei from the secret realm of Mount Danxia.
The reason Feng Jun allowed her to approach was twofold: firstly, he was aware that such Domain blessings could hardly be concealed from former experts like her, so why not let her enjoy it up close and create goodwill.
Secondly, Ma Sanmei’s insight far surpassed that of present-day cultivators. If she guessed it was Domain blessing, she should understand its significance and likely wouldn’t gossip about it heedlessly.
At seven o’clock sharp in the morning, Feng Jun finally began performing incantations, and amidst the drizzle, the ground subtly trembled.
Having experienced this once already, Gazi and Little Celestial Master were not overly surprised, but Feng Wenhui, Zhang Junyi, Ma Sanmei, Lin Heihu, and others were witnessing it for the first time and couldn’t help but ask, "What is... happening?"
No one responded to them, while needle-like rain threads sprinkled down from the sky, producing an almost imperceptible rustling sound.
Shortly after, Ma Sanmei murmured, "Is this... a change in the flow of energy?"
Lin Heihu, whose cultivation level was somewhat lesser, grumbled in response, "I only felt a slight shift in the ground."
Indeed, being an Earth Deity himself, he could sense minute changes in the earth’s surface.
Finally, Little Celestial Master spoke up, "This is Domain blessing, try to feel it carefully."
Lin Heihu didn’t comprehend what Domain blessing meant, but Ma Sanmei swiftly grasped it, "Could it be the world’s joyous harmony? I also feel it’s somewhat similar, but... why aren’t there any phenomena in the heavens and earth?"
Being the ancestor of Magu Mountain, she truly knew quite a few related things.
Feng Jun finally responded, "Right now, it’s not appropriate for any phenomena to occur, so I made some adjustments—don’t ask too much, take this time to regulate your breath. If you can advance through this, it would be double happiness."
Seeing his serious demeanor, everyone refrained from asking further and focused on inwardly calming themselves, silently sensing the profound energy descending from above.
Feng Jun had always believed that the first to breakthrough would be Hua Hua, because it had already reached the threshold for advancement in the Kunhao Realm, only obstructed by deep ties to the Earth Realm, preventing that final step.
Unexpectedly, not long after, at a nearby location where miracles were stirring, the first to break through turned out to be... Lin Heihu!
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