Big Data Cultivation

Chapter 2524: Chapter 2516: Discrimination

The moment Yi Jue disappeared, Xiaotong True Sage came over, looking displeased, "I say, Mountain Master Feng, it’s fine if you don’t stay here, but bringing a few people away on your visit seems inappropriate, doesn’t it? We’re short on people over here."

"They’re also due for some rest," Feng Jun replied seriously, "Moreover, after managing to eliminate three Emergence-Stage insects, the situation might change, and perhaps the insects will retreat."

"Or maybe they’ll send reinforcements," Xiaotong True Sage said with resignation, "You’ve already mentioned that there are many insects at the Emergence Stage."

"Their Emergence Stage is likely scattered, and I think a retreat is more probable," Feng Jun answered methodically, seeing that the other party was about to speak, he raised a palm, "Alright, if the insects do send reinforcements, shall I go to the passage entrance and bring in more aid?"

"That’s the best we can do," Xiaotong True Sage nodded and disappeared in a flash.

He initially appeared to discuss reinforcement issues, and since the other party agreed, why stay any longer?

About ten minutes later, Yi Jue, Kumu, and Qinghuang True Immortal appeared.

Elder Qinghuang spoke first, "Mountain Master Feng, Elder Qing Ji isn’t very familiar with Dong Wanting, but I have a good relationship with him. Do you have anything you’d like to ask?"

"His background, identity...and various other information," Feng Jun tilted his head in thought, "as well as the whereabouts of his descendants."

Elder Qinghuang was indeed familiar with Dong Wanting, saying this person came from a small clan, though his ancestors were once part of a Minor Realm Family, which Minor Realm Family wasn’t mentioned by Dong Wanting. Anyway, he cultivated his way up from being an outer sect disciple.

Dong Wanting’s aptitude wasn’t bad, but within Taixu Sect, it was rather average, and he formed Nascent Soul near the age of six hundred, so his potential wasn’t deemed high, making him just an outer courtyard disciple.

Close to a thousand years old, Dong Wanting reached the peak of Nascent Soul Third Layer, teaming up with fellow disciples to hunt a Sun True Immortal, but got killed by the Sun True Immortal when he was alone.

As for whether Dong Wanting had descendants? Elder Qinghuang stated he had none, though he had several brothers who did expand their branches, but after Dong Wanting’s demise, there was no one left to protect the little Dong Family, and Elder Qinghuang didn’t pay further attention.

Upon hearing this, Feng Jun frowned slightly, "Then how can I find these Dong Family members?"

Elder Qinghuang pondered for a moment, finally sighed and shook his head, "Forget it, I’ll go back and inquire about it for you."

He initially didn’t intend to return, but in the end, changed his mind.

Next, Feng Jun took the people away, sent Qinghuang back to the Blazing Flame Plate, and delivered Yi Jue and Kumu back to Lingmu Sect.

He didn’t feel like running back and forth, and so he meditated and adjusted his breathing at Geng Zi Yuan, while also recharging Stone Ring—a significant recent energy consumption.

Two days later, Yi Jue True Immortal came by, Feng Jun nodded, "Did you acquire information on Liao Yin?"

"The person has already perished," Yi Jue handed him a piece of obsidian, "He died five hundred years ago, going insane during a closed-door cultivation and perishing."

Lingmu Sect, being a close adversary to Lingmu Sect, had comprehensive records on any practitioner of significance within Lingmu Sect, especially those high-ranked practitioners like Liao Yin.

The obsidian recorded Liao Yin’s life comprehensively, including all of his disciples and their descendants.

In fact, Yi Jue had noted something during data collection and marked it specifically, "Registered disciple Little Winter Melon, unknown origin, Seventh Level of Golden Core, perished nine hundred years ago at the hands of Yu Teng Elder’s second disciple Shou Xin True Immortal, at the time Shou Xin was at Golden Core Ninth Layer."

Seeing this, Feng Jun smiled slightly, "Do you think this Little Winter Melon could be a Dong Family member?"

"There’s a possibility," Yi Jue True Immortal responded without expression, "The most critical point is: an unknown-origin person being taken as a registered disciple by a high-rank True Immortal...there must be a reason."

"Then let’s focus on investigating this Little Winter Melon," Feng Jun said seriously, "Regarding Dong Wanting...as much information as we can get."

"First trace the Dong Family’s bloodline," Yi Jue suggested, "With the bloodline, the comparison becomes easier."

Then the two arrived at the Blazing Flame Plate, Qinghuang True Immortal had prepared the information, apologizing, "After Dong Wanting’s demise, the Dong Family was severely repressed, the entire clan relocated, leaving behind only a private child."

Private children are common in Tianqin, not included in ancestral registers, sometimes not even allowed to inherit the family name; Dong Family’s private child had changed their surname to Dong.

This private child was quite capable, building from the ground up with tough effort over a thousand years, and has developed a family of over a thousand people, the Dong Family now has two Golden Core members.

The Dong Family currently resides on a plate governed by Jin Wu, though it’s exceptionally remote, Qinghuang True Immortal knew what Feng Jun wanted, and provided some hair and blood essence from Dong Family members.

"Thank you, Qinghuang True Immortal," Feng Jun raised his hand respectfully, "I’m going to investigate some matters, and during which might require your assistance, so I won’t be bringing you to the Insect World for now. Would you rest here temporarily?"

"This... okay," Elder Qinghuang couldn’t say much else. He just regretted a bit, thinking he shouldn’t have volunteered to replace Qing Ji back then.

Anyway, he did need some recuperation, though he could still hold on for quite some time.

Feng Jun left with Yi Jue and discussed with her, "Shall we go to the Lingmu Sect’s auxiliary mountain gate?"

"The auxiliary mountain gate has been messed up by us once, so restrictions might have increased," Yi Jue pondered for a while and responded, "They might especially be targeting our aura... Hmm, including Elder Cang Jing."

She suggested to Feng Jun to find one of those three True Sages to conceal their aura.

When Luo Shiqi heard about this, he immediately said it wasn’t necessary to be so troublesome. He could send a True Immortal from the clan to handle it.

"Sending someone from the Luo Family might attract too much attention," Moran True Immortal expressed, "I’ll go along with Uncle Master Qing Que; we’re part of the Seven Doors Eighteen Paths, while they’re clan practitioners."

Luo Yuanwu rolled his eyes helplessly, "Do you need to make the discrimination so obvious?"

"Is this called discrimination?" Moran also felt a bit helpless, "Sect practitioners being wary of clan practitioners is just natural, right? Just like your Luo Family, you never intended to let us into the Minor Realm, did you? Did I ever say you were discriminating?"

"You actually could enter the Minor Realm," Luo Yuanwu softly muttered, glancing at Han Hai True Sage not far away, but dared not say more.

Moran and Qing Que went quickly and also returned quickly; within two days, they had inquired about "Little Winter Melon."

The reason for such speed wasn’t that Little Winter Melon’s affairs were easy to inquire; quite the opposite, in the Lingmu Sect, information about this person seemed like a forbidden topic, with no one mentioning it.

Fortunately, Qing Que practiced Sword of the Heart and had an extremely keen perception of abnormal reactions; he selected an unusual Golden Core to perform a soul search, only then discovering Lingmu Sect had set a ban hundreds of years ago forbidding mentioning True Immortal Liao Yin’s disciples.

True Immortal Liao Yin’s disciples even included those who had promoted to True Immortal, so the ban definitely wasn’t on these True Immortals. The intention was clear: to prohibit discussions about the disciples of True Immortal Liao Yin who hadn’t grown up.

The most unusual among them should be Little Winter Melon—the origin of this guy was a mystery.

However, ultimately, they performed soul searches on another informant, discovering that after Little Winter Melon became a registered disciple under Liao Yin, he had committed a massacre, annihilating an entire branch of a Liu-named clan, killing nearly a hundred people.

Among these nearly hundred people, there was only one Golden Core, a weak clan, though they were friends with several Golden Core disciples of Lingmu Sect, generally not encountering bullying.

However, as Little Winter Melon became a registered disciple of True Immortal, he mercilessly attacked the Liu Family, and Lingmu Sect disciples could hardly intervene.

As of now, other branches of this Liu-named clan still exist, some even possessing more than one Golden Core, and when the matters from over a thousand years ago are mentioned, someone knows the reason—it was that Liu Family branch that first attacked Little Winter Melon’s family.

Simply put, it’s the usual massacre and revenge plot; Tianqin is vast, and similar stories are countless; it’s just that how Little Winter Melon achieved Golden Core and managed to cling to Liao Yin True Immortal, no one knew about the process.

Moran and Qing Que performed soul searches on three individuals in total, gathered this information, and they didn’t need to guess, casually imagining that Little Winter Melon must have offered ancestral treasures.

As for the exact treasures, they couldn’t confirm, and their attempt to explore Little Winter Melon’s descendants came back empty-handed—not that they didn’t find them, but this person left no descendants; neither were there any messages about related relatives...

Moran and Qing Que returned to Xin Mo with this news, leaving Yi Jue a bit regretful, "If we could bring back some of Little Winter Melon’s bloodline, we could determine his true identity."

"That might be very difficult," Qing Que answered solemnly, "My feeling is that Lingmu Sect is deliberately concealing news related to this person; Little Winter Melon might have had relatives whose bloodlines continued, but we cannot know."

Feng Jun furrowed his brow slightly, "Were Little Winter Melon’s relatives harmed, but inside the auxiliary mountain gate?"

"No," Moran shook his head, "The auxiliary mountain gate... they haven’t had the qualifications to enter, just Qing Lin Plate."

Qing Lin Plate is one of the eight major planting plates controlled by Lingmu Sect. The reason they are called major is not only because of the plate’s vast area but also because of the significant planting space, and primarily, it’s planted by external cultivators.

The plates planted by Lingmu Sect’s disciples are generally not large, like Geng Zi Yuan of the Spirit Plant Sect; those are exclusive, not only undisturbed by external factors, but also convenient for altering environments or combat training.

Feng Jun looked at Yi Jue and spoke in a deep voice, "I want to take a trip to the eight major plates to match the Dong Family’s bloodline."

"Then let’s go together," Yi Jue answered matter-of-factly, "Anyway, a battle between the Spirit Plant Sect and Lingmu Sect is inevitable sooner or later."

Han Hai and Wei Sancai glanced at the two but didn’t speak up—they were True Sages, unable to easily tread into other plates.

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