Chapter 2263: Chapter 2265: The World Across
When True Immortal Chen Xi saw Feng Jun, he was very appreciative, and his attitude changed as well, feeling extremely pleased in his heart—my painstaking efforts have not been in vain!
He raised his hand to respond, only to see Feng Jun had already stored away the Xuanhuang Qi and taken out his mobile phone.
Then he mumbled, "Please wait a moment... I believe this treasure is not suitable for carrying around, I’ll first put it away safely."
The next moment, he disappeared completely.
True Immortal Chen Xi was taken aback for a moment, his lips twitched, "This is... truly disrespectful, well, being cautious is good."
Feng Jun didn’t keep them waiting long, returning after about half an hour.
In fact, hiding something would only take half a minute, with so many footprints, how could others search through them all?
He just wanted to create an illusion; in this kind of situation, being cautious isn’t harmful, and he could also take the opportunity to recharge the Stone Ring with energy.
Since he had received payment, he naturally had to do his job. Over the next five days, he wandered around the vicinity of the anomaly.
Later on, he even tried to get closer because being too far away made it difficult to gather information, and if he could properly use his foresight ability, he could basically ensure he wouldn’t fall into danger.
However, once he pondered too intently and almost got caught in the anomaly’s periphery shaking — the anomaly was mostly contained, but there were still subtle fluctuations.
With such a large-scale anomaly, even a slight tremor could extend its periphery fifty or sixty miles, which is quite dangerous.
Yi Jue was startled, almost intervening, and after they retreated a bit, she even scolded him, "Be careful!"
Although Cang Jing enjoyed teasing the two of them, she couldn’t help but comment, "Feng Jun, you’re way too bold, can’t you keep further away?"
"I can’t, my reach is too short," Feng Jun replied with a wry smile, thinking that earning this strand of Xuanhuang Qi was really not easy, not to mention the hard work for so long, he also exposed his own shortcoming, everyone present saw it clearly.
However... how should I put it? This might not necessarily be a bad thing.
When Feng Jun was running business in Yang City back then, he understood this principle: moderately exposing your shortcomings helps to reduce others’ vigilance or even hostility—you’re not flawless, your level of threat naturally decreases.
Is being too close for deduction truly a deadly weakness? Not really!
In certain specific contexts, this might be a crucial flaw, but in most cases, it’s really not a big deal.
Many deduction experts also have various preconditions to ensure their full performance.
So although he felt a bit regretful, he didn’t mind too much, "The key is that if you take someone else’s reward, you have to do a good job."
No one among the eight or nine people following him said anything about this—indeed, there were quite a few people wandering around with him right now, even though every day they were like headless flies, wandering aimlessly, without any order or gain.
The ones following him were all Nascent Soul cultivators, and having reached this level, who would think of a few days of idle wandering as boring?
Closed-door cultivation for ten or several decades is frequent among cultivators, and if they can’t endure a little loneliness, what’s the point of cultivating?
Interestingly, the more aimlessly he acted, the more others wanted to follow, and most even silently noted his route and the atmospheric changes during this period—to ponder slowly after returning, perhaps deriving some benefit.
Elder Duan Liang, who was responsible for cultivation techniques, patiently followed him, couldn’t help but express, "Taking people’s money and resolving their troubles is proper... However, Mountain Master Feng daring to take such a risk, I truly admire his dedication!"
In fact, the people from the Yuangang Sect and Xuanhuang Sect who saw this scene also couldn’t help but feel touched. Cultivators encountering danger on the cultivation path is common, so they aren’t too sensitive about death, but for a deduction expert to risk their life, it’s just not the same.
When accepting commissions, deduction experts usually wouldn’t take on those that are too dangerous anyway; being experts, they don’t lack work usually, so why take on such risks? Isn’t staying away from danger and deducing peacefully better?
A Nascent Soul Initial Stage couldn’t help but sigh, "Suddenly realizing that no matter the result, as long as he maintains this deduction attitude, that strand of Xuanhuang Qi isn’t too much at all."
Beside him, a True Immortal, from the Xuanhuang Sect, felt a bit dissatisfied and said, "This is not enough, I’ve been applying for Xuanhuang Qi for over two hundred years and haven’t received it; at the very least, he needs to deduce for a year to be worthy."
Feng Jun certainly wasn’t going to deduce for a year; he carried on for another five days, making it ten days in total, not including the initial two-day warm-up, which adds up to less than twelve days altogether, then concluded the deduction.
However, during these twelve days, he was quite exhausted, sleepless and restless, maintaining deduction non-stop and constantly being in potential danger—adding these up, even someone at Initial Golden Core Stage might find it a bit overwhelming.
Then Feng Jun found Chen Xi and said, "I’ve made some progress through deduction, but I’m missing data for verification. I hope you can provide some samples or aura from other major worlds, so I can identify which world the adversary is from."
True Immortal Chen Xi had heard of Feng Jun’s usual practice and had prepared some samples and materials. However, he wanted to delay a bit, lest the other party felt he was too eager, and asked, "Don’t you need a couple of days to rest?"
"I really need it," Feng Jun nodded with a smile, adding that the past ten days had been an incredibly intense work period for him, "So on your way back and forth, you can slow down, allowing me to rest properly."
"Slowing down isn’t suitable," Chen Xi responded with a smile, "But since you’re so tired, I can leave a little later."
This delay stretched to five days, during which Feng Jun slept soundly for the entire duration—he was truly exhausted.
Of course, he had protectors while resting; despite accompanying him for ten days, Yi Jue, Cang Jing, and Qing Ji were not mentally drained as they hadn’t used their brains much.
True Immortal Chen Xi brought along various samples and materials, and Feng Jun woke up only after half a day.
The resources, aura, and information from other major worlds are foundational assets of the Seven Gates and Eighteen Paths, not easily shared with others. Chen Xi brought over a hundred samples and more than two thousand volumes of books, showing Xuanhuang Sect’s significant commitment.
Feng Jun glanced through the more than two thousand related volumes and examined the over one hundred samples, then nodded, "Alright, I have a rough idea; time to deduce again."
This time his efficiency was much greater, no longer blindly mapping, but selecting key points, saving considerable time.
However, at crucial points, he extended the deduction time, focusing on the key areas.
So when he finished deducing, eight days had elapsed again.
Upon returning, he expressed the need to confer privately with True Immortal Chen Xi, making everyone aware that he had discovered something.
However, for safety reasons, his "private discussion" included himself and Yi Jue, and True Immortal Chen Xi couldn’t possibly face her alone. This small world was jointly conquered by Xuanhuang and Yuangang, so the result couldn’t be known only by one sect.
Only Cang Jing, Duan Liang, Qing Ji, and others were excluded, obviously feeling displeased—not that acquiring information afterward would be difficult, but being excluded from the circle without decision-making or participation authority is not a pleasant feeling.
Feng Jun didn’t consider these matters; he straightforwardly told True Immortal Chen Xi, "If there’s no error in deducing, the opposing side should be a major world belonging to the Insect Race."
"Insect Race?" Chen Xi was initially taken aback, then let out a bitter smile, "Insect Race... can it be so dangerous? Even Yi Jue feels threatened; we have elders who’ve visited major worlds of the Insect Race, the main trouble is their large numbers."
Feng Jun lightly coughed, his face slightly amused, "Insect Race of the Incense Fire Ascension Path."
He couldn’t help but recall Hua Hua—it had accumulated so much merit and had similar aura.
"Insect Race of the Incense Fire Ascension Path?" True Immortal Chen Xi couldn’t help but be startled, "This is indeed rare... does an upper deity have the Divine Spirit Stage?"
"What’s the limit for Incense Fire Ascension?" A high-rank True Immortal from Yuangang shook his head indifferently, "Unless looking at the world rules... if the rules are sufficiently high, even the Transcendance Tribulation Stage or Mahayana Realm might appear."
"I really don’t need you reminding me," True Immortal Chen Xi replied with a wry smile, "But that’s the Insect World, such a world couldn’t be too high-end... truly high-end worlds naturally have powerful races dwelling, where would Insect Race have dominance?"
Then he turned to Feng Jun, "What’s the highest combat strength of the opposing side?"
Feng Jun gave him a glance and shook his head straightforwardly, "How would I know?"
Knowing the opponent was merely the Insect Race made True Immortal Chen Xi relax significantly, so he asked again, "Insect Race is advocating invasion... when can they reach this dimension?"
"If they are coming... five to six years," Feng Jun replied uncertainly; he could only perceive roughly four to five years into the future and only sensed the aura of Insect Race invasion and traits of the Incense Fire Ascension Path.
"Four to five years..." True Immortal Chen Xi pondered, "Is there a possibility to advance their arrival?"
"This possibility objectively exists," Feng Jun replied without hesitation; during deducing, he could easily sense how much deviation various accidents would cause—not to mention, deducing the Insect World was already a big variable.
"That’s good," True Immortal Chen Xi surprisingly seemed a bit excited. In fact, his words proved he was genuinely pleased, "It’s better not to sit and wait anxiously, let’s charge forward together... thieving only a thousand days, how can guarding against thieves last a thousand days?"
"Is it you two sects charging forth again?" True Immortal Yi Jue couldn’t help but speak coldly, "Is this how you treat other members of Tianqin Sect?"
She also had considerable knowledge of major worlds of the Insect Race; they aren’t considered strong, but ingesting the Insect Race offers many excellent materials. Every Insect World is a treasure trove, and she truly couldn’t tolerate the selfishness of the two sects.
Feng Jun’s brows slightly furrowed, expressing displeasure, "I say, do you have any consideration for the potential danger?"
