Chapter 2259: Chapter 2261: Xuanhuang Qi
Upon hearing Feng Jun’s question, the Guardian remained silent for a full thirty seconds, not quite sure how to respond.
Then it countered with a question, "Do you think the current Earth Realm can accommodate those at the Tribulation Transcending Stage?"
This is a place where even hosting Nascent Souls requires Domain Care consideration. Unless someone wishes to destroy the entire Earth Domain, those at the Tribulation Transcending Stage can only obediently be bounced away.
As for destroying one side of a domain, someone at the Divine Spirit Stage can roughly achieve it, but the greater the ability of the cultivator, the more they focus on Heavenly Dao Karma. Unless something extremely dire happens, no one would be insane enough to annihilate tens of billions of intelligent beings without reason.
Feng Jun comprehended its words but was still a bit puzzled, "Then, senior, what do you mean by others breaking the barrier and coming?"
"Your intelligence is quite touching," the Guardian unexpectedly used rather trendy language, probably learned during a recent inspection of Earth, "If you can have a Realm-Breaking Ring, why can’t others have one? I mean, if the Earth Realm can accommodate the cultivator, I can handle it!"
So... does that mean you’re still inexperienced? Feng Jun dared not dwell on those negative thoughts too much, so he asked again, "Then what level of cultivators can Earth accommodate?"
Actually, what he wanted to ask was, senior, what level of cultivators can you handle, but it was clear he couldn’t ask it directly.
The Guardian’s response was straightforward, "If this person is you, with some effort, perhaps those in the Body Integration Realm could stay briefly. But if it’s an outsider... those at the Emergence Stage wouldn’t be able to act."
To Feng Jun’s surprise, Earth’s capacity to accommodate surpasses even the Kunhao Realm? He was quite astonished yet concluded that this senior dealing with the Emergence Stage should not be a significant problem.
This deviated a bit from his initial judgment, but considering the current state of the Earth Realm, perhaps this senior was also affected by the lack of spiritual energy, causing a decline in power... Regardless, as long as it can handle the cultivators at the Emergence Stage, it basically meets the demand.
However, at this moment, he couldn’t help but ask a question, "Senior, is the Realm-Breaking Ring common in the cultivator world?"
The Guardian was silent for a while before answering in a deep voice, "How would I know? Actually, the name ’Realm-Breaking Ring’ is something I invented."
It was you who invented it? Feng Jun was speechless at this answer, "No wonder I feel it has more than just the barrier breaking function... Senior, do you know the origin of this treasure?"
The Guardian was silent again for a while and answered in a solemn voice, "Are you doubting my knowledge? This treasure originates from Earth, of course I know its source, but... I simply won’t tell you!"
Alright then... Feng Jun curled his lips, "Senior, my doubts have been resolved, may I ask if you have any other instructions?"
"No more," replied the Guardian casually, pausing for a moment before adding, "Bring more Spirit Mechanisms and Spirit Stones... Supporting you also requires spiritual energy."
Feng Jun, hearing this, could hardly suppress his urge to retort—after all, isn’t it just among ourselves? "Senior, I only aim to gain more benefits for Earth, our goals are the same, is there a need to be so calculative?"
"Do you think I can absorb the Earth’s spiritual energy indefinitely?" Rarely, the Guardian could understand Feng Jun’s real intention, "You’re overthinking; I’m really not the Domain Consciousness, absorbing Earth’s spiritual energy... is against my vow!"
Feng Jun then apologetically remarked, "Sorry, I really thought you being the Domain Consciousness was one and the same."
"That entity now only has instinct left," the Guardian calmly stated, "Therefore, it doesn’t give me much face."
Indeed, it can still show some respect! Feng Jun finally gathered some information; although the Guardian wasn’t the Domain Consciousness, since it has always been maintaining this domain, how could it not have some special privileges?
In fact, his speculation was not only confirmed on this point, but also regarding the Yin Spirit Bigwig’s reaction, which he guessed fairly accurately.
In the next moment, he arrived at White Pebble Beach and found the retreating Bigwig, inquiring about the Xuanhuang Qi, and sure enough, the Bigwig directly stated, "This thing is good, get it for me, it would save me a lot of hassle."
Feng Jun felt a bit frustrated and continued his rant—after all, the Bigwig was still quite afraid of the Guardian, "Senior, I used to think you helped me a lot, but now... you’re consuming resources too fiercely."
"But I have become stronger," the Bigwig didn’t mind his ranting, allowing the other to voice complaints signifies a real partnership, "I can now practically elude those at the Emergence Stage... you should realize, this is a substantial help to you."
"But you’ve taken quite a lot of good stuff as well," Feng Jun couldn’t help but argue, "Not to mention the High-grade Spirit Stones, the Fire Embryo, Water Embryo, Domain Care... and now adding the Xuanhuang Qi, it feels quite burdensome to sustain you."
Indeed, within Domain Care, the Bigwig was also a beneficiary, and its ranking might not necessarily be lower than his because the formation to activate the Swallowed Star Demon’s organ was provided by the Bigwig—even if it only provided the idea, the details were completed by Feng Jun.
The Domain Consciousness truly is an exotic existence; in comparison, instead of calling it a living entity, it’s more like an intelligent personification of Heavenly Dao rules. Sometimes very rigid, but regardless of merits or demerits, it would not overlook anyone.
Maybe the Bigwig felt a bit embarrassed, so it surprisingly argued seriously, "I deserved the most credit for finding the Swallowed Star Demon’s corpse, right? Yet you couldn’t protect the spoil, letting the lion’s share be taken by others. That can’t be blamed on me, can it?"
"Moreover, have I ever quarreled with you for helping you find so many treasures in the void?"
Feng Jun admitted this point, recognizing that it was often truly selfless, yet he couldn’t help but argue.
"You have indeed helped me a lot, but Senior, I have always respected you; the One-Yuan Fire Embryo and Water Embryo were both earned by me, and I used them for you without a second thought. Even those gains from the void, after converting them to high-grade Spirit Stones, I gave you many."
The Big Boss also remained silent; in fact, it was relatively reasonable, and its vanity was particularly strong.
Its vanity was not just reflected in bragging—that could be described as having eyes bigger than its belly. Often, it cared more about face than ordinary people.
After a moment of silence, it asked, "What exactly do you want to know?"
Feng Jun indeed had something he wanted to ask, "If I don’t give you the Xuanhuang Qi, how many high-grade Spirit Stones would suffice?"
"At least five... eight hundred high-grade Spirit Stones," this time the Big Boss did not hesitate much, just adjusted the numbers slightly, "Actually, it has some subtle uses for me, not that alternatives can’t compensate, but I’m very curious, why do you ask like this?"
"I heard Xuanhuang Qi can enhance Domain Spirit Mechanism," Feng Jun was fabricating this; he just felt that such a possibility might exist, "You also know, I have a relatively barren domain in my hands."
The Big Boss fell silent again, after a long while it stated, "It truly is karma..."
Shortly after, Feng Jun returned to the Ice Plate, and Yi Jue soon descended his consciousness, "Where did you go?"
She was becoming increasingly candid, and Feng Jun didn’t mind, "Went to inquire about the benefits of Xuanhuang Qi."
Yi Jue was not surprised by this situation; deep down, she held some awe for Feng Jun’s sect—after all, it was a force capable of using Soul Confinement Art, and it’s impossible not to take it seriously, "What did you find out?"
Feng Jun was a bit embarrassed to say he was intimidated by "three strikes and you’re out," having previously felt inflated, so he could only answer, "They analyzed and said Xuanhuang Qi is excellent, and Xuanhuang Sect is sincere, demanding that I agree to stop being headstrong."
"Agreeing is right," Yi Jue nodded; she was very pleased with this response, because she truly cared about Feng Jun’s attitude. As for Xuanhuang Sect’s "three strikes" rule, she was not very afraid, but it was certainly troublesome.
The key was she felt there was really no need to resist stubbornly, "Then I’ll now contact Elder Kumu."
"There’s really no need for that," Feng Jun also didn’t want to appear too cunning; after understanding, he wasn’t very worried about that occasion, "I brought Liu Yiyi... let’s not mention anything else, I still have the skill of retreating into the void."
Yi Jue was actually quite aware of his capabilities, without hesitation she expressed, "Alright then, it also saves owing too many favors... Though, tomorrow when you agree to him, he will agree to you too."
Agree to me? Feng Jun hesitated for a moment before reacting, "You mean... the upper echelons of Taixu Sect make decisions so quickly?"
"Why would Taixu’s Elders Council need to pass this?" Yi Jue scoffed with a smile; although her time in Taixu wasn’t particularly long, her position was high enough, and matters within the sect couldn’t be hidden from her.
"It’s not about Taixu’s honor, just some Spirit Stones; Elder Duan Liang holds a high position, and it’s no problem for him to even produce all those Spirit Stones, just a few thousand high-grade Spirit Stones... he has that authority."
Feng Jun was taken aback, then nodded, "So saying he wants to consult the Elders Council is actually just looking for a way out?"
"Exactly," Yi Jue was indeed clear in her opinions, unhesitatingly helping Taixu Sect when she wanted to, yet also not sparing feelings when helping Feng Jun, "Yesterday his posturing was too high... still hasn’t figured out who is asking whom."
"I was not posturing," Feng Jun instinctively shook his head, "I truly didn’t know the secrets of Xuanhuang Qi, so I had to consult some people."
Yi Jue couldn’t help but ask another question, "Then you changed your mind... Is Xuanhuang Qi really that important?"
No wonder she was so curious; Xuanhuang Qi is indeed rare in the Tianqin Plane, and the reason Xuanhuang Sect earned its name, besides their practice of Qi Aperture techniques, mainly lies in the fact that they have a unique portion of an "Xuanhuang Aperture."
The Xuanhuang Aperture can spray a stream of Xuanhuang Qi every thirty-six years, which means only ten streams can be sprayed in three hundred and sixty years. So how many streams can be sprayed in three thousand six hundred years? One hundred streams!
If supply was freely given, nearly every True Immortal would need Xuanhuang Qi, and how many True Immortals does Xuanhuang Sect have? Nearly a thousand!
Which means, Xuanhuang Sect itself, ten True Immortals can’t even share one stream of Xuanhuang Qi, does this not make it precious?
