Chapter 2306: Chapter 2308: Set Apart
If he could choose, Feng Jun really didn’t want to become an auxiliary cultivator; he enjoys fighting and exploring.
What he didn’t expect was that this transportation of cultivators was only the start of his auxiliary role, not the conclusion.
Of course, he didn’t think much about it and just planned the transportation method a little.
Doing it twice... definitely couldn’t accomplish the transportation of so many people; no other reason is needed, he estimates he just couldn’t do it.
Three times... basically can be done, but there wouldn’t be much margin, very likely close to none which would be too risky.
Four times... theoretically, this is the most reasonable value, transporting around thirteen people each time. Not only can he do it, he can also ensure some margin, effectively reducing risk.
Five times, of course, would be even safer.
So Feng Jun thought about it and decided... to complete it in seven times, and after each transport, he would rest for ten hours.
Ultimately, he still doesn’t want others to figure out his limits, although they are almost exposed, but... if they can be a bit blurry, better to keep them blurry.
Then came his explanation of the plan. When everyone heard that he needed seven times, sixty hours to transport everyone, some felt surprise, others were a bit disappointed.
That is to say, it would be almost two and a half days to transport everyone, and True Sage Yusou was really a bit impatient.
So he couldn’t help but ask, "Last time, you transported ten or so people at once."
"Then I rested for a long time," Feng Jun replied without hesitation, "The consumption of continuous transportation versus one-time consumption is completely different, I don’t want to damage my foundation because of this."
He spoke to this extent, so naturally, others couldn’t say anything more, and the plan was set.
On the first transport, Feng Jun brought Ren Tu True Sage, who did not disappoint him, and directly brought over a block of stone about a mile in length, and began hollowing it out, with the next step to carve various formations.
He was about to create a hidden refuge near the star system; it doesn’t need to be large, but while being hidden, it must also be solid.
Feng Jun did not wait to watch, instead choosing to return to the Yellow Sky Plate, rest for ten hours, and then deliver another batch.
By the time he delivered the fourth batch of cultivators, the refuge had been constructed. Ren Tu True Sage did the most work, but other Nascent Soul True Immortals also cooperated.
From the outside, the block of stone was still a stone block, but the solidity was incomparable. In Ren Tu True Sage’s words, it could at least withstand three strikes from the Emergence Stage.
The inside of the refuge was not large, approximately three hundred square meters, less than twenty meters high, densely arranged with various formations. Those Nascent Soul True Immortals accustomed to courtyard living would basically feel very constrained.
But it couldn’t be helped, during wartime, the refuge wouldn’t consider comfort much.
Yaoyang Elder casually expressed, "If there was no need, I’d rather be invisible on the stone than go inside."
In the sixth batch of cultivators Feng Jun delivered, True Sage Yusou was included. When he arrived, Ren Tu True Sage was discussing with Yi Jue on how to raid the insect race inside the star system, "... We don’t need to wait for everyone to act, the Human Race can hardly hold on."
During the days Feng Jun and the others were gone, the insect race launched a massive attack on the star system. The intensity easily made one think of "revenge," especially since recently, The Seventh Army had battered a group of tens of millions of the insect race.
This star system has more than ten large planets, with four having Human Race activities. Of these, the fifth is Xingzheng Star, the fourth and sixth are planting stars, and the fourth also has some mineral resources.
Furthermore, the eighth planet is a mining star, producing several rare minerals and also Vitality Stones.
The insect race simultaneously launched attacks on four planets. Currently, the fourth planet had already fallen; the remaining resistance forces retreated to an underground circular defense fortress, located in the base behind the Planetary Governor’s Mansion.
The sixth and eighth planets also fell into ground warfare where air defense weapons were nearly destroyed. Human warriors strongly resisted through the fortresses.
Only Xingzheng Star still had an effective air defense system, as more than seventy percent of the star system’s Human Race population was gathered here. It is the economic, political, cultural center of this star system and a key defense planet.
But even so, there are occasions when the insect race breaks through the air defense net and lands on the ground for slaughter.
Ren Tu True Sage felt that in such chaos, it was completely possible to launch a surprise attack.
Despite hearing this, Fishing Sage was furious, "We haven’t even arrived, and you’re already thinking of making a move? Haven’t you ever seen the Insect Race in your life?"
Feng Jun couldn’t be bothered to listen to their argument though. After putting people down, he went back to transport the seventh batch of cultivators.
Ten hours later, he brought the seventh batch of cultivators, and finally, the transportation task came to an end. Only then did he surprisingly notice that Fishing Sage and Ren Tu were still discussing something, but it didn’t seem like they were arguing.
Feng Jun still didn’t pay attention, his body flashed and disappeared, heading to Mount Zhige.
To him, this place wasn’t just a business venue but also the safest location in the current Kunhao Realm. After all, even Golden Cores couldn’t stay long here. Anyone plotting against him would truly be making a foolish decision.
The reason he came was quite simple, to take a "long-term rest". After transporting seven batches of cultivators continuously, if he didn’t take a deep rest, others wouldn’t hesitate to ask him to be their "means of transportation".
Before leaving, he conveyed his intentions to Yi Jue, hoping she would explain it to others. Eventually, Yi Jue wanted to give up fighting in the Insect World to protect his rest, but he expressed that he had "Sect Elders", and she finally stopped insisting.
However, Yi Jue also mentioned that with more than forty True Immortals now, plus two True Sages, even if the Insect Race found out accidentally, at least they could protect themselves short-term, so he didn’t have to worry too much.
Of course, Feng Jun couldn’t possibly return to Earth, for doing so would render his rest meaningless, and he could only kill time at Mount Zhige. Yet, after staying half a day, he felt a bit bored and decided to make a round trip to Earth, bringing over quite a few people from Luohua again.
This time, he indeed brought quite a number, even Madame Wang Liu Yuting and Madam Xu Zhao Xia came over. After all, they had started cultivating, and there wasn’t much need to hide it anymore.
Actually, within the core levels of Luohua, there was already a legend about "that place". Those who knew dared not speak recklessly, but it was hard to completely hide certain things from one’s partner.
Liu Yuting had long yearned for this place in her heart. After coming and looking around, she expressed that the air was great, even better than Luohua, hoping she could come often.
In fact, her feeling wasn’t entirely accurate. Since many Boiler Camel Motorcycles appeared at Mount Zhige, the air wasn’t as fresh as before. Whereas in Luohua, after burying the Tunxing Clan’s spleen, the pollution decreased day by day.
The key is that Zhengyang City also started to tackle pollution, and the results are quite impressive. However, it’s somewhat amusing that light and sound pollution increased instead, but this is unavoidable in urban development.
Feng Jun took everyone to leisurely cultivate at Mount Zhige for five days. Meanwhile, the supplies were restocked to be abundant again, before sending them back. He himself entered the Insect World.
Upon his return, Yaoyang Elder of Yuangang had also just returned to his hideout. Upon seeing him, he cheerfully greeted, "Back so soon after resting? Why not take a few more days?"
"I haven’t completely rested," Feng Jun shook his head, replying solemnly, "But it’s roughly good enough. Knowing you’re fighting here, I can’t just ignore it."
"It’s no big deal," Yaoyang Elder said lightly with a chuckle, "We are clearing out Insect Race on three planets; not dangerous at all. It may take quite a while, but just take care of yourself."
It turned out they carefully planned and concluded that while eliminating the Insect Race was necessary, rescuing the Human Race needed priority. Thus, clearing the Insect Race on the fourth, sixth, and eighth planets became important—especially combat on planets allowed better concealment of one’s tracks.
There were also cultivators fighting in space. Besides the two True Sages, there were Qinghuang, Qing Ji, and Cang Jing; others had somewhat lesser abilities, even Yaoyang Elder could only stealthily fight on the ground.
Yi Jue further led a group of True Immortals from the Spirit Plant Dao to infiltrate the fifth Xingzheng Main Star. They carried some wood attribute aura, and the Xingzheng Main Star’s greenery was quite good for hiding.
So far, they had silently killed over four thousand Insect Race Golden Cores. Additionally, three Insect Race Nascent Souls were killed mysteriously. Anyway, they’re currently stealing a chicken, making silent fortune was the way, so there’s no rush to take out the Nascent Souls.
It was indeed Fishing Sage and Ren Tu True Sage who discovered that ambushing Golden Cores was not only efficient and cost-effective but also less burdensome. In five days, these two alone took out nearly two thousand Insect Race Golden Cores silently.
Yet, for the remaining forty-plus True Immortals, the five days weren’t unproductive, averaging about fifty Insect Race Golden Cores killed per person, approximately ten per day.
For a Nascent Soul High Stage, is killing ten Golden Cores a day too many? It isn’t really, especially when there are Golden Cores of the Insect Race everywhere. For safety reasons, they choose the safest targets using the most secure methods.
Just as Yaoyang Elder said, "Ten Golden Cores a day aren’t many, but continue for a hundred days, and that’s a thousand Golden Cores. Who wouldn’t enjoy such steady days?"
Feng Jun heard this and was quite moved, "Is this really possible? Then I want to go to Xingzheng Main Star for a trip too."
"Absolutely not!" Yaoyang Elder replied without hesitation, "The two True Sages unanimously believe you should stay at the rear; your combat strength in the battlefield isn’t significantly impactful. Your real battlefield is in the logistics."
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