Big Data Cultivation

Chapter 2513: Chapter 2505: Feeling Wronged or Not

Moran’s words sounded relatively polite, but in fact, this was giving Luo Shiqi a way out.

If the Luo Family stubbornly refused to see reason and continued not to cooperate, then they couldn’t blame Xuanshui and Taixu for using heavy-handed methods.

Luo Shiqi felt extremely stifled in his heart, but since he had cultivated to the Out-of-Body stage, he naturally wasn’t brainless.

Previously, his arrogance came from having been a True Sage for so long, and he had long since formed the habit of acting straightforwardly; only at this moment did he realize—being a True Sage didn’t mean he could do whatever he wanted.

So he simply took the hint and climbed down the ladder; first he chuckled lightly, then said with evident cheer, "I thought you wanted to search my Luo Family. If it’s just this kind of cooperation, then there’s absolutely no problem, but I need to make a statement first... over in Xin Mo, there aren’t many Luo Family disciples."

Seemingly worried that Feng Jun and the others would get angry, Luo Yuanwu quickly picked up the conversation, "The Great Elder is right. Xin Mo is not only barren, it’s also suffered demonic calamities many times. Every time something happened, the investigators always demanded that the cultivators prove their own innocence..."

At this point, he spread his hands helplessly and spoke with a bitter smile, "Isn’t that a joke? It’s easy enough for a cultivator to self-prove that he’s a demon cultivator, but to self-prove that he’s not a demon cultivator... that requirement is a bit absurd, to say the least."

Feng Jun nodded with considerable feeling; it was all too familiar a scene: prove that "your mother" is "your mother," prove that you’re still alive right now...

True Immortal Moran, however, was a bit puzzled. "Aren’t there Dharmas for detecting entry into demonic cultivation? Cultivators themselves can also cultivate some anti-demonic Techniques."

"Of course the Seven Sects and Eighteen Paths wouldn’t have a problem," Luo Yuanwu couldn’t help complaining, "but the Luo Family disciples don’t have that much face. Every time we have to go through a huge hassle, so over there we only keep a minor patrol office, and occasionally send low-level disciples to undergo trials."

"I don’t want to hear these explanations," Han Hai True Sage shook his head and said coldly, "Right now I only want to know this: I came all this way specifically to investigate—does the Luo Family intend to cooperate or not?"

Luo Shiqi was so angry he couldn’t even be bothered to speak: you’re here to ask for our cooperation, at least try saying it nicely, is that so hard?

But he still glanced at Luo Yuanwu, signaling: you talk.

Luo Yuanwu also felt quite unhappy facing this situation, but when your skills are inferior and your strength not enough, what else can you say?

He could only force a smile. "True Sage is right. Since the incident happened in Xin Mo, my Luo Family must at least self-prove our innocence."

He bit down hard on the four characters "self-prove innocence," clearly alluding to that earlier demand to "self-prove one is not a demon cultivator"—Han Hai True Sage’s approach was really a bit overbearing.

This time, however, it was True Immortal Qing Que who couldn’t stand it anymore. He snorted coldly, "Your Luo Family is not that wronged. If it weren’t for your rejection of outside powers entering, do you think we’d have trouble finding people to ask?"

Luo Yuanwu was stunned at his words. "Xin Mo is so close to our Clan, and we reject outside powers... is that wrong?"

"No one said you were wrong," Moran said with a smile; he felt the other side’s logic really had a problem. "If your Clan hadn’t driven people away, why would we have to come knocking on your door?"

Feng Jun also shook his head with a smile. "In this situation, if you still say you’re feeling wronged, then after you’ve driven people away... whose karma does that count as?"

Luo Yuanwu fell silent. He certainly understood this reasoning. In fact, very often the Luo Family treated others with exactly this logic; it was just that they’d grown used to acting domineeringly, and when it came back to fall on them, they subconsciously felt humiliated.

Then he looked at Luo Shiqi. "Great Elder, I’d like to accompany Han Hai Great Sage to Xin Mo and cooperate with the investigation."

After hearing Moran’s words, Luo Shiqi’s mood had also calmed a lot. On hearing this, he immediately stated, "With a Daoist friend of Han Hai’s status, of course I have to accompany him. Just follow along."

No matter how petty he might be, he still had to face one problem directly: if the other side was displeased, the Luo Family would be in big trouble.

Once he’d adjusted his mood, he even invited them onto the Cloud Car. "Daoist friend of Han Hai, my Cloud Car is extremely steady and fast; going to Xin Mo takes no more than five or six hours. Why don’t you come aboard and have some tea?"

"Too slow," Han Hai shook his head, thinking to himself that he would never give them time to collude on their statements. He then looked at Feng Jun. "Mountain Master Feng?"

Feng Jun did not want more people knowing about his transportation attributes, so he shook his head and cupped his fists. "I have an appointment with the Wei Family. I’ll go see whether they’ve delivered the goods yet. Let’s meet in five hours."

After saying that, he blinked out of sight in a flash. The Luo Family members were first startled at the sight, then all together turned to look at Han Hai True Sage.

This person’s spatial Technique was indeed impressive and quite stunning, but what astonished them even more was this: in front of a堂堂 True Sage, the guy just left as he pleased—wasn’t he afraid of incurring the True Sage’s wrath?

Han Hai True Sage was hidden within the mist, so they couldn’t see his facial expression. Luo Yuanwu then turned to Moran. "Daoist friend Moran, may I ask, that Wei Family Mountain Master Feng mentioned just now is..."

"Exactly the one you’re thinking of," True Immortal Moran answered straightforwardly. "They often go to White Pebble Beach as well. After hearing that Mountain Master Feng was ambushed, they sent people to deliver some things to show their concern."

"The Wei Family also often goes to White Pebble Beach?" Luo Yuanwu’s brows furrowed slightly. He was about to continue questioning when he heard Luo Shiqi speak in a deep voice, "Daoist friend of Han Hai, since Feng Xiaoyou has gone to handle his own affairs, why don’t you come up and have some tea... and you two Taixu Daoist friends, please don’t stand on ceremony."

The three exchanged a look, then boarded the Cloud Car. Immediately after, the guardrails of the Cloud Car rose up, turning it into a neat, square Flying Boat, though its exterior was still as luxurious as ever.

Watching the Cloud Car shoot off like lightning and disappear into the distance, a Nascent Soul cultivator at the gate finally gave a quick order, "Hurry and contact the juniors stationed in Xin Mo, ask them what’s been going on lately!"

There was no Transmission Array between the Luo Family’s minor realm and Xin Mo, because setting one up wasn’t cost‑effective, and they also had to guard against people using it to invade the Luo Family. However, they did have communication devices between the two.

In other words, the collusion that Han Hai True Sage was worried about was not a baseless concern, but something that could actually be done in practice.

It was just that the Luo Family really hadn’t done that this time, so it didn’t count as collusion.

Feng Jun had also considered the possibility of collusion, but he felt there was no need to guard against it.

He didn’t think the Luo Family was the black hand behind the scenes— even if they really were, with something this big and such a long preparation period, the Luo Family would surely have had their story straight long ago. Guarding against it wouldn’t help much.

On the Cloud Car, Han Hai True Sage didn’t speak, and Luo Shiqi also didn’t want to lose face for his own clan. In the silence, Luo Yuanwu brought up an old topic again, "I get the feeling the Wei Family really doesn’t like going out. They actually went running to White Pebble Beach?"

"They wanted something, obviously," Moran answered casually. He actually didn’t like gossiping behind people’s backs, but in this kind of atmosphere, if he didn’t say something, it would be too stifling.

Luo Yuanwu didn’t know whether he was truly curious or just trying to ease the awkwardness by finding something to talk about. "Because of the divination? Is Mountain Master Feng’s deduction really that amazing?"

"It really is that amazing," Moran nodded firmly. "I only managed to form my Nascent Soul because I begged Mountain Master Feng to do a deduction for me."

"Got it, no wonder you wanted to come along," Luo Yuanwu nodded. "Looks like the Luo Family should also go ask him for a divination."

True Immortal Moran shook his head. "If you want to invite him to do a deduction, it’s very difficult. You’d better be mentally prepared."

"I’ve heard," Luo Yuanwu nodded. He recalled a certain joke. "Killing one person to save one person— when I first heard that rumor, I really laughed at how arrogant he was. Turns out it was my own lack of experience."

The Golden Core boy carrying the zither at the side spoke up, "I heard this person isn’t very friendly toward Clan Practitioners?"

"Shoo, shoo," Luo Yuanwu waved a hand. "Since when is it your turn to talk here?"

He scolded him with his mouth, but didn’t refute what had been said. His attitude was obvious.

True Immortal Qing Que and Han Hai True Sage were still unmoved. Moran, having been schemed against by the Duanmu Family Clan, felt a bit disdainful about this topic. "Not friendly toward Clan Practitioners... isn’t the Wei Family a Minor Realm Family?"

The Golden Core girl was pressed into silence, not daring to speak again, but Luo Yuanwu changed the subject. "I heard Mountain Master Feng can take people into the Void. Don’t know if that’s true or not?"

Normally, Moran didn’t like touching on such sensitive topics, but he was in a bit of a foul mood now. Thinking it over, since this wasn’t exactly a secret on White Pebble Beach, he chuckled lightly. "Do you really think the Wei Family rushed to deliver gifts to Mountain Master Feng just because of divination?"

Luo Yuanwu was stunned when he heard this. It took him quite a while before he asked in disbelief, "Mountain Master Feng agreed to take the Wei Family into the Void?"

"Not agreed— he’s already taken their juniors in," True Immortal Moran replied calmly, then gave him a meaningful look. "Think about it: if Mountain Master Feng really met with misfortune this time, what happens to those people in the Void?"

"They’ve got guts!" Just as Luo Yuanwu was listening in slack‑jawed shock, Luo Shiqi raised his hand and slapped the table in front of him into powder.

The Luo Family’s Great Elder’s face was dark as iron as he spoke coldly, "To dare harm so many fellow Daoists— the Luo Family will never sit idly by on this matter!"

Then he turned his head, cupped his hands to Han Hai True Sage, and said solemnly, "Daoist Han Hai, this is my negligence. I thought you were targeting my Luo Family and couldn’t help feeling some resentment... Now that I know the inside story, the Luo Family will investigate this with you to the very end!"

You old fox! Han Hai True Sage, though proud and lofty, was not ignorant of how the world and human hearts worked. He cursed inwardly, but his face remained unchanged. He only inclined his head slightly. "That is for the best. My Han Hai came forward this time not just for the disciples of Xuanshui Sect."

Seeing that he was actually willing to respond, Luo Shiqi immediately climbed along the pole, "I don’t know how many of your sect’s disciples are trapped in the Void this time?"

Han Hai True Sage couldn’t help rolling his eyes upward slightly and answered flatly, "Some Nascent Souls and Golden Cores."

It wasn’t that he was deliberately being arrogant, but that Xuanshui Sect had located quite a few Treasure-Finding Spots in the Void. If such matters were spread around, it would inevitably bring some trouble to Mountain Master Feng, so it was better left unsaid.

True Immortal Moran saw this and couldn’t help sneering inwardly: And here I thought you were just arrogant— in the end, you still can’t bear to part with your benefits!

He was secretly muttering to himself when he saw the Luo Family’s Great Elder turn his head and ask him with a kindly expression, "Feng Xiaoyou Moran, how many disciples of Taixu Sect entered the Void this time?"

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