Chapter 2274: Chapter 2276: Retreat 50,000 Li
Elder Cang Jing has searched for treasures in the Void and knows very well what can be gained in a year.
However, in her mind, the gains from a year in the Void are secondary; establishing good relations with Feng Jun is what really matters.
Seeing the four cultivators from the Taixu Sect profiting immensely in just three months shows the consequences of Feng Jun loosening his grip a little.
As for that Emergence True Sage, she really doesn’t care; at least she hasn’t heard of such a person. And to publicly pressure Feng Jun in such a manner is unlikely the behaviour of someone respectable.
Moreover, the Xuanshui Sect also has True Sages, unafraid even if a Divine Spirit stage conflict arises.
In fact, she has strong doubts that the Emergence True Sage would dare retaliate against her—should Feng Jun truly be angered and call upon the owner of that thread of energy, the consequences would be far more severe.
True Immortal Yi Jue was stunned when she heard her words, "Ah?"
She was even more eager than Cang Jing to help Feng Jun, but she never expected Cang Jing would have such a fierce reaction.
However, she didn’t mind, thinking that since her friend stood up for her, she wouldn’t need to speak out herself.
Yes, that’s the kind of homebody she is, not overly fond of getting involved in matters; if someone could handle it for her, she could conveniently avoid it. It’s her unpretentious nature that made her get along well with Feng Jun.
Meanwhile, over a hundred thousand miles away, there was a very subtle spatial fluctuation, "Assuming that old ghost’s identity, could allow entry into the Void once? Forget it, both being Emergence stage, it’d be quite losing face for myself... yet, what is that energy?"
Anyway, after Feng Jun put out a reward and Cang Jing accepted the commission, the scene was silent for quite a while before people began whispering, mainly discussing whether Feng Jun could truly take people in and out of the Void.
True Immortal Chen Xi pondered for a long time before letting out a bitter smile, "Elder Cang Jing really has a sense of duty; I would like to do the same. Sadly, my cultivation level is low, and I have little authority. Mountain Master Feng, I will definitely report this to my sect and make sure to provide you with an explanation."
He still adhered to his previous promise and did not give people the impression of going back on his word.
Feng Jun shrugged with a smile, "Alright, let’s start the final test."
For the final test, he tested it three times in total, using up eleven days, with the final test taking five days.
During this period, he encountered danger twice, but each time he narrowly avoided it.
Initially, others thought he had a bit of a nitpicking habit, but after these eleven days, everyone finally realized that Mountain Master Feng wasn’t intentionally making things difficult for others—he genuinely cared about the details. He was so meticulous himself.
The test finally passed, and he informed True Immortal Chen Xi that activating in five days would yield the best outcome, but if it exceeded five days, it would need to be recalculated.
His seriousness deeply touched Chen Xi, who promised to determine the activation time as soon as possible—primarily, the two sects needed to coordinate their actions, and they also hired many experts externally.
Three hours later, he came to inform Feng Jun that everyone had decided to proceed in four days.
"Four days..." Feng Jun felt a bit like grumbling again, wouldn’t it be better to act a bit earlier? Why exactly on that point?
But he was only responsible for the calculations; the execution was not his domain, so he refrained from commenting—it’s never a good idea for those who talk to mock those who act.
Chen Xi also noticed his expression, but what could he say? So he asked, somewhat intentionally, "Mountain Master Feng, can’t you calculate the optimal time?"
"Can’t calculate it," Feng Jun shook his head, "There are many variables in predicting the future, you should know this... each calculation yields a different result, and it doesn’t rule out new situations, so it’s best not to overextend."
Indeed, it’s like that with predictions, especially when his range of calculation is limited, unable to encompass all celestial phenomena; he can only calculate bit by bit, which adds difficulty. It’s somewhat analogous to the story of blind men trying to describe an elephant.
True Immortal Chen Xi also understood this principle, so he nodded and didn’t speak further.
Seeing him leave, Feng Jun glanced at Yi Jue next to him, "Let’s step back a bit; once activated, there won’t be time to retreat."
Yi Jue nodded slightly, "How far back should we retreat to be suitable?"
Feng Jun had enough estimation of the consequences of this operation after many days of calculations, and after considering, he said, "Let’s withdraw fifty thousand miles first."
"Fifty thousand miles?" Yi Jue frowned slightly; she also had estimations of the situation, "Isn’t that distance not safe enough?"
"It definitely doesn’t speak of safety," Feng Jun replied calmly, "but being too far away, we won’t be able to experience it firsthand. I just think... fifty thousand miles should be within our tolerable range. If something unexpected happens, we’d still have time to run."
He and Yi Jue turned and left; Cang Jing, Qing Ji, and Elder Duan Liang saw this and hurriedly followed.
Elder Duan Liang even asked quite frankly, "Is it dangerous to stay here?"
Indeed, no one is a fool, Feng Jun silently mocked, but he answered coldly, "Elder Duan Liang, before the Taixu rewards are finalized, I won’t be answering any of your questions."
This time he sent four people from the Taixu Sect into the Void for two and a half years. Aside from the distribution of the Void gains, the effect of forming energy into Gang has been thoroughly tested, but upon return, Elder Duan Liang did not provide any further reward promises.
According to his words, consolidating Qi into Gang was upgraded to the Void Annihilation Technique, and this reward scale needs to pass the Elders Council.
But Feng Jun had been tricked by him once, so of course he wouldn’t trust him so easily.
This time, Yi Jue actually expressed that Elder Duan Liang might be telling the truth, as it was no longer just a matter of techniques.
However, this time Feng Jun didn’t even trust her—friends should trust each other, but blind trust can easily destroy friendships and is not the true way of friends.
Of course, he didn’t suspect Yi Jue, he simply stated: since Taixu selected four people for testing, wouldn’t there be a final reward?
Actually, he somewhat wronged Elder Duan Liang; the power of the Elder who disseminates techniques is great, but the Void Annihilation Technique is exceptionally rare, and before proving it, he couldn’t report on such a small possibility.
Even if Feng Jun believed this was true, Duan Liang couldn’t do so—although he tended to believe the other party, being the Elder who disseminates techniques, the most important thing is to be steady. If it were a scam, it would have a huge impact on his reputation.
As a fellow Elder, others could act on intuition, but he couldn’t—there can be no ambiguity when it comes to cultivation techniques!
So in the face of Feng Jun’s dissatisfaction, he could only smile bitterly, and couldn’t even offer an explanation.
Meanwhile, many onlookers saw Feng Jun retreating and also began to follow back.
Xuanhuang Sect doesn’t like these cultivators watching too closely, but those who dare to do so are not easily rejected by Xuanhuang.
This time, they cooperated with Yuangang, excluding others, which had already caused considerable dissatisfaction. Right now, if they kept being stubbornly tough, it could easily cause unpredictable consequences, so they could only quietly grumble.
However, when they saw these "unimportant" people retreating, another emotion arose in their hearts.
Thus, a True Immortal from Yuangang Sect chased after Feng Jun, "Mountain Master Feng, are you planning to leave?"
Feng Jun glanced at him, "I haven’t received the final payment, why would I leave? It’s just that it feels a bit dangerous, so I’m retreating slightly farther."
Luckily he had just awarded a bounty for a True Sage at the Emergence Stage, otherwise, his attitude towards speaking with a True Immortal could easily get him beaten.
This True Immortal certainly wouldn’t stoop to argue with him, "We also know it’s quite dangerous, we just wanted to ask, how far does Mountain Master Feng plan to retreat?"
Punching through the barriers between two worlds would definitely have a significant impact, Yuangang Sect and Xuanhuang Sect are well aware of this. They have some countermeasures, but seeing Feng Jun retreat, they realized they perhaps underestimated this factor.
That’s why someone caught up to ask Feng Jun’s view.
Feng Jun didn’t plan to hide it, "I estimate fifty thousand miles will be enough, but how far to retreat exactly still needs to be calculated."
"Fifty thousand miles," the True Immortal sighed softly, this distance is still within the range of endurance, "then please, go ahead and calculate."
Feng Jun retreated fifty thousand miles away, then took out his mobile phone to calculate. After half a day, he finally deduced—around fifty-six thousand miles would be a relatively safe location.
By this time, his actions influenced not just a few people; a crowd followed by his side, bustling around.
So much so that the four Elders had to surround him, pushing those people further away.
When he stops, the group stops too, a classic case of herd behavior.
But all this is trivial. After Feng Jun chose a place, he reminded everyone, "This location is relatively safe for me, you’d better retreat farther... I formally advise everyone, my protective abilities are far stronger than yours."
This statement made everyone a bit unwilling to accept it; even if your protective ability is strong, aren’t you just at the Initial Golden Core Stage?
But True Immortal Yi Jue reacted immediately, "Huo Liu senior brother, retreat another ten thousand miles!"
Huo Liu, also a True Immortal of the Spirit Plant Path, Nascent Soul Fourth Layer but slightly older, she was right to call him senior brother.
"I can’t retreat further now; I’m still waiting to get some plants from the other world," True Immortal Huo Liu is a burly man but seems rather shy, "you know my protective ability is quite strong."
"I told you to retreat, so retreat!" Yi Jue said coldly, sometimes she was quite unreasonable, but she had her accounts in mind, even if her words were not pleasant, "your protective ability is not sufficient!"
True Immortal Huo Liu knew his small Elder’s personality, so without saying a word, he retreated again.
He didn’t call to others because he wasn’t good at socializing, but someone who got along with him fairly well asked aloud, "Huo Liu, must we retreat?"
"If you don’t want to die, retreat," True Immortal Huo Liu replied quite bluntly, "If even I can’t withstand it, do you dare to stay?"
(Updated to summon double monthly tickets.)
