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Chapter 1033 - Chapter 1033: Chapter 1333: Repaying a Peach with a Plum

Chapter 1033: Chapter 1333: Repaying a Peach with a Plum

This is the consequence of letting others cultivate on your own grounds so casually!

Master Yan is somewhat a tech otaku; aside from cultivating, he dedicates his mind to pondering formations, with little thought to scheming against others.

But he has a mission from his sect, with annual assessment targets–even if accepting disciples is a minor target, failure to achieve it entails no severe punishment, but it is still a punishment, and as a master, that’s an embarrassment he cannot bear.

As mentioned earlier, he would occasionally enter Mount Zhige and spend Spirit Stones to cultivate within the Spirit Gathering Array.

Not long ago, while cultivating in the array, he discovered an unusual little girl.

After observing for a while, he inquired about who the girl belonged to and found out she was brought back by Feng Jun from the Qiuchen Market.

The situation of the little girl, he had almost figured out–Innate Gold constitution, suitable Cultivation Techniques, and the start of her cultivation was timely–if the girl had started cultivating five years later… no, three years later, her potential would have been wasted by sixty percent.

Fortunately, the girl had not yet entered the Qi Refinement Realm; at this stage, a Cultivation Seedling can actually be transferred or even traded.

Now, Master Yan is contemplating how to bring this little girl over to his side, but as she is only at the fifth layer of mortal transcendence, he’s not in a rush.

Today, as he returned from cultivating and saw the Tiantong Commercial Alliance brightly lit, he took a detour and happened to hear Luo Shuchen mentioning Mountain Master Feng. He perked up his ears to listen and found that Mountain Master Feng seemed to be inside, so he entered directly.

“Yun Buyao…” Feng Jun listened with a bit of a headache, to tell the truth, Yun Buyao is the next genius in his system, second only to Zhang Caixin–perhaps even stronger than Zhang Caixin, as she has experienced many hardships, which Zhang Caixin has not.

However, on the flip side, Feng Jun also realized that the world is never short of geniuses; more often, it lacks the nurturing ground for geniuses to grow. It could be said to be “a sievert brings forth a steed.”

Of course, as a normal cultivator, he is a transcendent being with his own dignity. If just anyone tried to snatch his disciple, his first reaction would be to chop off the offender’s hand to serve as a warning to others!

But his feeling for Yun Buyao is somewhat different; she’s someone he “picked up” outside Qiuchen Market!

So many people missed her, and he happened upon her by chance.

Moreover, his motive for picking up Yun Buyao wasn’t purely simple; it was mainly to disguise his purchase of water system cultivation techniques, and Yun Buyao happened to be of Innate Pure Gold constitution–gold produces water!

Of course, he must admit, Yun Buyao is a particularly sensible child; she wasn’t in a hurry to cultivate while in Qiuchen Market and only began cultivation after following his arrangement upon arriving at Mount Zhige.

He pondered for a long while, feeling that he should not delay Yun Buyao or betray her trust, so he couldn’t simply refuse, “About this matter… have you talked to her, Master Yan?”

Master Yan was startled at first, then shook his head, “I haven’t, isn’t that something I should discuss with you first?”

Master Yan was quite reliable in his doings, Feng Jun smiled, “Then I suppose you don’t know what cultivation technique she’s practicing either, right?”

“Indeed, I don’t,” Master Yan wouldn’t make such a common mistake, “It’s not right to rashly inquire about another’s Cultivation Technique.”

“The Cultivation Technique she’s practicing, I bought it especially for her,” Feng Jun replied smilingly, “It cost quite a few Spirit Stones, if you take her away, how should this cost be accounted for?”

“That’s easy to say,” Master Yan didn’t think this was a problem; the Wuyou Platform has seen many such matters, “If she takes a set of techniques, I’ll leave you with a set of equal rank.”

Feng Jun thought this was a good idea, and after contemplating, he replied, “How about this? Let’s listen to Yun Buyao’s choice. If she is willing to enter Wuyou Platform, I won’t obstruct her. If she’s unwilling, then let’s not raise the issue again, what do you think?”

Master Yan was only worried about Feng Jun being an obstacle; he never considered whether Yun Buyao was willing or not. In his eyes, who wouldn’t cry and beg for the chance to join Wutai?

So he nodded decisively, “Then it’s settled.”

Feng Jun took out his two-way radio and called directly, asking Yun Buyao to come to the Tiantong Commerce Alliance’s courtyard quickly.

About half an hour later, Eldest Brother Deng arrived in an all-terrain vehicle, bringing Yun Buyao with him.

Yun Buyao had been cultivating in the mountains; she was brought back to the courtyard by Chen Junwei, and then brought here, completely bewildered.

Huang Fu Flawless became curious, “What’s her physique?”

Leng Qionghua looked at her strangely upon hearing this, “Don’t you have Treasure-Appraising Eye?”

Chairman Huang Fu straightened her face and seriously responded, “Treasure-Appraising Eye is for appraising treasures, using it on a person… isn’t quite appropriate.”

Feng Jun didn’t listen to their chatter, instead he looked at Yun Buyao and asked, “Bu Yao, I have a question to ask you, just answer according to your heart… Are you willing to cultivate at Wuyou Platform?”

“Wuyou Platform…” Yun Buyao blinked, asking confusedly, “Will you go, Mountain Master?”

“I won’t go,” shook Feng Jun, “It is Master Yan who sees your potential and wishes to provide you guidance to enter Wuyou Platform. I don’t know your opinion, so I specially called you here to ask, do you want to go?”

Yun Buyao’s eyes blinked twice, a layer of moisture vaguely covering them, she continued to inquire, “Does the Mountain Master no longer want me?”

Feng Jun smiled and shook his head, “It’s not that I don’t want you. For many, being able to join Wuyou Platform is a good thing. I also don’t want you to complain later that I ruined your future… Of course, if you wish to stay on Mount Zhige, that’s fine too.”

Upon hearing this, Master Yan felt something was amiss and chuckled, “If you enter Wuyou Platform, I’ll consider you as a potential disciple. Once you break through to the Qi Refinement Realm, I’ll take you on as a disciple… Wuyou Platform is one of the five major platforms, you should know that.”

Yun Buyao blinked again and cautiously asked, “If I don’t want to go to Wuyou Platform, will it… will it affect the relationship between the Mountain Master and Master Yan?”

“How could that be?” roared Luo Shuchen with laughter from the side, “At most you are just a minor cultivator stepping out of mortality, and Master Yan is merely looking to fulfill his discipleship task. It’s not serious to that extent.”

Yun Buyao remained silent, just gazing at Master Yan, waiting for his response.

After a while, seeing that he offered no rebuttal, she bowed deeply, “Thank you, Master Yan, for your generous regard. Bu Yao was originally just a mortal outside Qiuchen Market, and I’m fortunate to have been accepted into the Mountain Master’s sect without disdain. I dare not forget my roots… I really apologize to you.”

“No matter,” Master Yan waved his hand, speaking dispiritedly, “It’s rare for someone so young to understand the greater principles.”

As he spoke, he pulled out two Spirit Stones and handed them to Yun Buyao, “I can’t take you as a disciple, but let’s just establish a karmic connection. Cultivate well… Don’t let down the deep affection of your Mountain Master.”

Yun Buyao, quite familiar with etiquette, took two steps back at the sight, “Thank you, Master Yan, for your generous affection, I truly do not deserve it.”

“Alright,” Feng Jun spoke up, “Master Yan has good intentions, just accept them. In the future, cultivate diligently; living up to Master Yan’s special recognition is the best repayment to him.”

Upon Feng Jun’s permission, Yun Buyao stepped forward, thanking him profusely and accepted the two Spirit Stones — this was the proper etiquette when receiving a gift.

After this small interlude, they continued discussing the repair of the Magic Artifacts. In the end, it was Luo Shuchen who promised to repair the three damaged Magic Artifacts for free.

His determined demeanor left others with no room to comment. Then, Huang Fu Flawless asked, “Master Luo, regarding the Ascension Mirror, do you intend to fix it, or replace it with a new one?”

Luo Shuchen slapped his forehead, “I forgot to mention this… Mountain Master Feng, repairing the Ascension Mirror is a thankless job; wouldn’t it be better to simply give you a new one?”

The Ascension Mirror, used to measure a cultivator’s potential, is widely used in the Cultivation World and is rather sophisticated, though not difficult to manufacture.

Over time, however, the principles behind making the Ascension Mirror had been almost forgotten.

Thus, for Luo Shuchen, fixing the Ascension Mirror meant having to seek out others, whereas buying a new one was more convenient and not much more expensive.

“This…” Feng Jun pondered for a moment, still shaking his head, “If the old can be restored, that would be best.”

“Let me have a look,” stretched Master Yan, pulling the Ascension Mirror into his hand.

After examining it carefully for a moment, he slowly shook his head, “Although I’m not particularly skilled in Artifact Refining, I can tell this Ascension Mirror has been overused and badly damaged… Fixing it doesn’t seem worthwhile, why doesn’t Mountain Master Feng consider getting a new one?”

Feng Jun was aware that this Ascension Mirror had been mended many times, along with some temporary emergency measures that caused destructive damage, Kunlun had thoroughly worn it out.

But he just couldn’t get Kunlun a new one, it wasn’t a matter of cost; it was simply not how things were done.

He pondered a moment before speaking, “A new one would do as well, but this old one still needs to be fixed… I’ll pay with Spirit Stones if it comes to that.”

Master Yan was about to speak when Luo Shuchen already nodded, “Okay, no problem… I’ll fix it and give you an additional one.”

“Then I will trouble Master Luo,” Feng Jun smiled and nodded, then stood up, “It’s getting late, I should depart. Is there anything else I can do for you all?”

“I’ve been traveling for two days. I’d like to use the Spirit Gathering Array in the mountains to recover,” Luo Shuchen stood up, his expression merry, “I wonder if Daoist Feng would accommodate me?”

I knew it! Feng Jun inwardly chuckled, in this world where do free lunches exist?

He nodded and seriously stated, “Master Luo, you jest. I’m thankful for the great help you’ve provided, what is the use of my Spirit Gathering Array in comparison? It’s nothing at all.”

Feng Jun led Master Luo and Yun Buyao away. Those left behind at Tiantong weren’t fools, Master Yan shook his head, “Strange, what does Luo Shuchen need from Mountain Master Feng?”

“People of Tianxin Platform do all sorts of things, it’s normal,” Leng Qionghua spoke indifferently, then tilted her head to look at Huang Fu Flawless, “Chairman Huang Fu, what do you think of that Soul Capturing Bead?”

She couldn’t quite comprehend the bead, so deemed it wise to seek advice.

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