Big Data Cultivation
Chapter 811 - Chapter 811 Chapter 811 Have Been Thinking About It for a Long

Chapter 811: Chapter 811: Have Been Thinking About It for a Long Time Chapter 811: Chapter 811: Have Been Thinking About It for a Long Time Liang Zhongyu listened to Feng Jun’s idea and was a bit dazzled by his creativity, “Can even servants become permanent residents?”

Permanent residents enjoy many benefits, but defending the front lines is also an obligatory duty. By manipulating it like this, Feng Jun was only reaping the benefits without fulfilling the duties, which was indeed very cunning.

However, Feng Jun didn’t consider it cunning at all. The loophole was there for all to see, clear as day, and no one said you couldn’t take advantage of it.

Ordinary people from Earth Realm would definitely consider it a normal tactic. How could someone who came up with the concept of “legal tax avoidance” not exploit a loophole?

But Ji PingAn threw a wet blanket on Feng Jun, “Qiuchen is different. It costs double for those in Qi Refinement to apply for permanent residency… though the daily expenses are the same.”

It wasn’t that Qiuchen Market was guarding against loopholes, but rather that it discriminated against those in the Qi Refinement phase–want to become a citizen of Qiuchen with low cultivation level? Double the application fee!

“Double it is, then,” Feng Jun said decisively. “No big deal, I’ll just double the merit points… The main issue is the mandatory military drafts, they impose too many restrictions on cultivators.”

Liang Zhongyu’s eyes spun, “Seems like I should also learn from you and get someone from my family in the Qi Refinement phase to become a permanent resident. I’m not against being drafted per se, it’s just… like you said, the forced rotation is too restrictive.”

This was the true sentiment of most cultivators. Fighting tooth and nail with Spirit Beasts and wild beasts wasn’t feared; after all, with cultivation comes this readiness. But the inability to travel due to obligations was indeed very uncomfortable.

Then his face soured, “Shoot, I don’t have enough merit points… ugh, and I even sold two of my ears.”

This comment found no takers. Merit points were useful for many things, and except for those desperately in need of money, few would exchange them for Spirit Stones.

“Folks,” Liang Zhongyu looked around, “can I buy some merit points? Twenty… no, twenty-two Spirit Stones per point.”

The offered price was fair, taking into account that he was formerly in the business of finding loopholes, the price he set was already very sincere.

But unfortunately, no one took up his offer, and even after he increased his price to twenty-five Spirit Stones, there was still no response.

“Forget it,” Liang Zhongyu shook his head, “I won’t raise the price anymore… I’ll think of other ways.”

Feng Jun gave him a look and walked away to have a smoke.

Liang Zhongyu immediately scurried after him, smiling and whispering, “Lao Feng, I knew you’d have a way…”

“I have ears,” Feng Jun took a puff of his cigarette, passing one to him with a smile, “but I’m not interested in Spirit Stones… I’m not short on money.”

“Of course,” Liang Zhongyu nodded in agreement, acknowledging the claim of someone who dared to buy even knowing it was fake, “then Lao Feng, what do you want? Anything I have is negotiable.”

Feng Jun’s eyes flickered with a hint of a smile, “I think that Dharma of yours that pretends to be at the Detachment phase is quite nice.”

“Dharma…” Liang Zhongyu grimaced, his face filled with distress, “I’m truly sorry about that…”

“Then forget it,” Feng Jun said with a smile, “I just took a fancy to it, nothing else I really want.”

What he wanted, he was willing to spend money on; that was the impression he gave to others.

“Hold on, Lao Feng,” Liang Zhongyu became anxious, “when I said I was very sorry, it was because it’s a little pricey… I didn’t say it wasn’t for sale.”

Feng Jun pointed at him with a humorous expression, “Not a single word of truth comes from your mouth, don’t think I’ve forgotten… how did we meet for the first time.”

“I’m not lying to you, it really is pricey,” Liang Zhongyu said earnestly, “Having done business for so many years and making quite a few enemies, without this technique by my side, I’d have been dismantled long ago.”

Feng Jun looked at him indifferently, “It’s just about imitating aura, tell me… how many Spirit Stones?”

“No joke, it’s an authentic ancient Qi Cultivator’s Qi Concealment Technique,” Liang Zhongyu maintained a serious demeanor, “definitely not something you can just buy with Spirit Stones.”

The reason Feng Jun was so eager to greet this guy with drinks and write off old debts was for this very Dharma.

Otherwise, why would he take the risk of being discovered exploiting the longing for the rank of the count and chum up for no reason?

Because he was about to advance to the Detachment phase, and in order not to let others notice his rapid progression, as well as for ease of moving around in the Cultivation World, he was keen to acquire a technique that could conceal his aura.

To put it more bluntly, in Earth Realm’s web novels, isn’t every male protagonist proficient in this kind of technique?

Regrettably, there were no similar Dharmas for sale in the Technique Store, and as for the Tiantong Commerce Alliance… maybe they had some, but a big reason he wanted this technique was to guard against Huang Fu Flawless. How could he bring himself to ask?

But his claim of an “ancient Qi Cultivation technique” annoyed Feng Jun somewhat, “If I can’t buy it with Spirit Stones, how can you get it… am I much worse than you?”

“It’s not about being better or worse, it’s about personal fortune,” Liang Zhongyu saw Feng Jun’s displeasure and ironically smiled, “When I was small, I helped an old beggar…”

“Stop right there, I tell a better story than you do,” Feng Jun was so exasperated he almost laughed, “and then this old man gave you a technique manual and said that the task of saving the Cultivation World is now up to you… He didn’t give you a system too?”

“I really don’t understand what you’re talking about,” Liang Zhongyu replied with an apologetic smile, “The old man died later, I collected his body, and then I discovered this technique manual on him… Honestly.”

Feng Jun stared at him intently, and after a long moment, he grinned, revealing his teeth, “So you’ve encountered the last Qi Cultivator’s descendant…”

Having said that, he turned and left without any hesitation or delay.

“Hey, hey, Lao Feng,” Liang Zhongyu’s hand shot out like lightning, grabbing him, and with a pained expression, he spoke, “Big Brother Feng, Grandpa Feng… you can’t just say anything, what do you mean by ‘the last of the Qi Cultivators’… that thing?”

Feng Jun glanced at the hand grabbing his sleeve and snorted coldly, “Are you… planning to start a fight?”

“Is this necessary, Lao Feng?” Liang Zhongyu continued with his apologetic smile, “You just can’t shake off that habit of coercive buying and selling, can you?”

Feng Jun looked at him coldly, “I need to think carefully, what other Qi Cultivation Techniques could there be, Primordial Child Technique? Chaotic Primordial True Qi? No Return Sword Technique? Old Liang, you’ve hit the jackpot.”

“Alright, alright, you win, okay?” Liang Zhongyu bitterly smiled and bowed, “Lao Feng, please be merciful with your words… I’ll sell you the technique, okay? Honestly, it’s the Qi Concealment Technique from Qi Cultivation.”

“You’ve never said a true word in your life,” Feng Jun shook his head, “I’m not buying. I can’t afford the karma of inheriting Qi Cultivation… But, someone else might be interested.”

“Lao Feng!” Liang Zhongyu was truly anxious, “What about the three iron laws of life we agreed on? Can’t I sell it to you?”

“How much in Spirit Stones?” Feng Jun looked at him with a half-smile, “Fifty-thousand Spirit Stones?”

“To tell you the truth, I stumbled upon this,” Liang Zhongyu said earnestly, “Three thousand Spirit Stones, not more… I will sell it to you for three thousand Spirit Stones, with just one condition: it cannot be disclosed to others!”

After a pause, he spoke again, “Of course, first you’ll have to get me ten merit points, worth two hundred Spirit Stones.”

Feng Jun stroked his chin, looking at him thoughtfully, “Did you bring the technique with you?”

Merit points are in principle not to be traded. They can only be traded privately before being officially recorded. Once merit points are recorded, you can only trade the right to use them, not the ownership.

There are many aspects of using merit points that aren’t suitable to be shared with outsiders.

For example, if you’re late for a conscription call, you can use merit points to offset the punishment, but if you’re using your merit points to offset someone else’s delay, you need to pay double.

If you kill a cultivator without cause, merit points can cancel out a death sentence, but it must be your own merit points; others’ are useless.

So, before merit points are registered, it’s the ears that carry the most value. Feng Jun thinks that’s what he wants to trade, which leads to the question… Did you bring the technique or not?

Liang Zhongyu rubbed his forehead with a troubled look, “If I say I brought the technique… I guess you wouldn’t believe me, would you?”

Of course, who would carry a technique with them for no reason at all?

Feng Jun had once snatched a technique. It belonged to a descendant of the Gu Family, a High-Rank Martial Master, but that was on their way back from purchasing the technique, so he managed to get his hands on two quite impressive manuals, one was the Chaos Sky Swallowing Technique, and the other was the Mystic Element Sword Technique.

But normally, cultivators wouldn’t carry such sensitive items on their person–it’s like inviting thieves.

Liang Zhongyu did want to deceive Feng Jun, but he estimated the other party wouldn’t believe him, and if he annoyed Feng Jun to the point of revealing that he had inherited “the last Qi Cultivator’s” legacy, his troubles would be great.

Feng Jun just smiled, as he wasn’t in a hurry, “Then let’s talk again when we return to the Fang Market.”

Where was Liang Zhongyu willing to discuss this back at Fang Market? The merit points and the current ears weren’t the same at all, “How about this, you give me the ears for ten merit points now, plus a thousand Spirit Stones, and I’ll write down the technique for suppressing Qi for you, what do you say?”

When Feng Jun first encountered this wretch in the Fang Market, he had suppressed his Qi to the Third Level of Qi Refinement, which was quite deceptive.

But Feng Jun furrowed his brow slightly, “A technique for suppressing Qi? That’s not what I want.”

The truth was, he did want the technique for suppressing Qi, the technique that would allow a High Tier of Qi Refinement to pose as a mere nascent cultivator. Such a technique was not of interest because it didn’t align with his strategy of “sneaky progress”–he preferred to think of it as courting death.

But Liang Zhongyu thought differently. All along, his concern was that Feng Jun said he wanted to advance to the ascendant phase.

What if the advancement didn’t go as planned? Then he could only pretend the advancement was successful!

There was no choice. The Huang Fu Clan had a true immortal ancestor, and wooing a girl from a Golden Core Family… wasn’t that easy, was it?

He had concocted a lot of stories in his mind, but there was one thing he hadn’t lied about. He genuinely expressed, “I can write out the technique for suppressing Qi, and you’ll understand it once you see it. You’re already at that stage, after all. But for the ascendant phase… it’s still best to refer to the original version.”