Big Data Cultivation

Chapter 2560: Chapter 2552: Annihilation of a Clan

Which of the four True Sages present here hasn’t lived for several thousand years?

They were very clear that the difficulty of developing the Insect World really exceeded their initial expectations.

First of all, this world was large enough that it might not be fully explored even in a thousand years. No matter what kind of power you were, an oversized territory was always a headache; to achieve effective administration, you needed an enormous population to fill it.

The population of the Tianqin World was not small, but the bad news was that the rules of this world were extremely unfriendly to Cultivators; they couldn’t absorb Spiritual Energy in the usual ways. So Cultivators who came here were only here to explore and hunt for treasure, and there was no way they could reside long-term.

More importantly, this side of the world also had overlord-level forces present, forces capable of standing on equal footing with Tianqin Cultivators.

If there were no opponents, no one would be afraid of a world this large; they could just slowly survey it. But once there were opponents, the number of explorers had to keep up—that was the importance of having a population advantage.

Wei Sancai had long since realized this problem, and now he simply laid it out directly.

Xiaotong couldn’t be bothered to argue with him and only stated, "If your Clan Practitioners are willing to accept administration and sign a liability waiver contract, then of course they can enter the Insect World... those are my words."

Tuotuo True Sage then remarked that it wasn’t just Clan Practitioners; even their Seven Emotions Dao disciples who wanted to enter the Insect World had to promise to bear their own life and death, otherwise the two Sects would never have agreed to let them in—oh right, he also had to bring a batch of Seven Emotions Dao disciples over.

No one objected to entering from the passage entrance, so the next question arose: how were they going to get from the passage entrance to here?

This wasn’t a mere few hundred million or over ten billion li away, but tens of billions to hundreds of billions of li—a distance so great that they couldn’t even set up a Transmission Array. "Then we can only trouble Feng Xiaoyou."

"Don’t." Feng Jun waved his hand and flatly refused. "It’s fine if I occasionally do you a favor, ferrying people back and forth once or twice. But if you’re thinking of turning this into a regular arrangement, then don’t even think about it. I have my own matters to deal with!"

Wei Sancai looked at him in distress. "If Mountain Master Feng doesn’t step in, how long will it take them to fly over? We can’t possibly waste all this golden time on traveling, can we?"

Feng Jun countered with a question of his own. "So my golden time is supposed to be turned into a Flying Boat, just to ferry people for you?"

Wei Sancai replied with full confidence, "You can use this to make a fortune—a genuine monopoly business."

Feng Jun shook his head. "Sorry, not interested. It’s not like I’m short on money. However much you pay, can it possibly exceed the cost of entering the Void?"

Wei Sancai was struck speechless on the spot. Knowing that Feng Jun could carry people into the Void, how could he not know about that one-thousand high-grade spirit stone entry fee?

Hearing this, Tuotuo True Sage couldn’t help glancing at him. "Then we can only proceed step by step?"

Luan Xiong was a bit depressed as well and had no choice but to look toward Xiaotong. "Can our two Sects send some disciples to station themselves in this galaxy, and collect some entrance fees and taxes?"

Even Xiaotong, unusually, hesitated. Wasn’t it better to collect fees uniformly at the passage entrance? If each galaxy charged on its own, first, it would be hard to manage; second... the loopholes would be enormous. "This matter requires further discussion. Can’t we push forward from the passage entrance instead?"

Sect Cultivators valued order more; if things were handled in a messy, disorganized way, problems would arise far too easily.

Tuotuo True Sage spoke solemnly. "If we advance from the passage entrance, the time cost will be far too long. And Xiaotong Daoist Friend, you also know that in this world, the consumption of Transmission Arrays far exceeds that in Tianqin."

Xiaotong True Sage still wasn’t inclined to agree. "During the advance, we can also mine all kinds of ores. It’s just that there won’t be any bugs."

"On planets without insects, the probability of good things appearing is much lower," Luan Xiong True Sage replied in a deep voice. "I’ve roamed this stretch of starry sky for some time and have roughly drawn that conclusion. A Big Planet full of energy stones like the one Feng Xiaoyou discovered is extremely rare."

"That makes sense." Wei Sancai actually nodded in support of Luan Xiong. "On planets suitable for life, there are of course more opportunities—aside from ores, there can also be things like plants."

Xiaotong True Sage, in the end, was someone capable of making decisions. After pondering for a while, he nodded decisively. "All right then. However, I need to go to the passage entrance to discuss the fee structure. At the same time, I’ll bring disciples responsible for fee collection and registration. In that case, I’ll have to trouble Mountain Master Feng for another trip."

Hearing this, Feng Jun knew he couldn’t dodge this errand, so he nodded. "Fine. Once in a while isn’t a big deal. But first, I have to send Immortal Yi Jue back to the Lingmu Sect to recuperate."

Upon hearing him mention her, Yi Jue responded refreshingly, "Then I’ll wait for you to come back."

"No need," Feng Jun waved his hand in refusal. "I still have some other business to take care of. I’ll come to the Lingmu Sect to find you in fifteen days."

After sending Yi Jue off, he then escorted Xiaotong True Sage to the passage entrance. As for that transportation attribute... there was no need to spell it out.

The upper echelons of the two Sects took the news brought back by Xiao Tong very seriously. As for the First and Third Battlefields, the two Sects were indeed a bit out of reach, but to have them give up their plan of steady advancement now was impossible.

In the areas the Disciples of the two Sects had pushed into so far, quite a lot of resources had already been discovered. Yet precisely because there were too many resources and most of them were not windfall profits, they were in a sealed state for now. Only a small portion could be mined, and many of those had already been outsourced.

After all, the majority of the two Sects’ Disciples still had to stick to the task of continued advancement.

So their current methodical progress not only carried low risk and was highly controllable, it also allowed them to sit and collect money after outsourcing. This sort of stable high return was exactly what large powers liked best.

As for the First and Third Battlefields, those were simply too chaotic. Since there were already others throwing their lives in there, there was no need for their own Disciples to rush to their deaths.

The Second Battlefield, however, was an option. It had already been cleared, and the resources had been marked out. But considering that a swarm could warp in at any time, dumping a large number of Lower-Level Cultivators there would also be rather irresponsible.

From these considerations it could be seen that the presence of the three True Sages such as Luan Xiong was extremely important to the development of the Luan Jiu Galaxy. They might have nothing to do for years on end, but only with True Sages present could the Lower-Level Cultivators be protected.

So after thinking it over, opening another toll station there was still very necessary. Anyway, whoever came would have to pay upon arrival and leave a cut upon departure.

As for the possibility that the situation might become chaotic, that shouldn’t be too big a problem. As long as Feng Jun didn’t mess around, there would be no major loopholes. Slight discrepancies in profit were normal—those Cultivators earned money with their heads hanging on their belts; there was no need to be too pedantic about some matters.

Of course, if Feng Jun were willing to honestly act as a "bus," that would be the most reasonable direction of development. The problem was that he was unwilling to agree—if he really did that, he truly wouldn’t be able to do any Cultivation.

If Feng Jun had no background, whether he cultivated or not wouldn’t be up to him. But he had a very strong background. Although no powerhouse from his Sect had showed themselves, some things simply couldn’t be faked.

Moreover, the interests Feng Jun was involved with went far beyond just the Insect World. The two Sects had already heard that because Feng Jun had been attacked, several True Sages had been alarmed enough to come forward and back him up.

There was no helping it. Since they couldn’t force Feng Jun, they could only set up another stall. The good part was that by sending a few Golden Core Disciples over to patrol, they could just sit and enjoy the profits, which was acceptable enough.

Xiao Tong waited at the mouth of the passage for a day, and the relevant terms were drafted. Feng Jun didn’t bother to ask; in any case, even if they charged fees, none of it would be levied on him, so why look for trouble himself?

This time, Xiao Tong brought forty Golden Cores and two Nascent Souls along to the Luan Jiu Galaxy. This was to prevent another "Fourth Battlefield" situation or the like; personnel could be assigned directly at the front so they wouldn’t be stretched too thin.

Upon arriving in the Luan Jiu Galaxy, Xiao Tong explained the rules for management and toll collection. Luan Xiong and Wei Sancai immediately stated, we need to return to Tianqin to recruit people; Feng Xiaoyou, come along with us for a trip.

This was something Feng Jun couldn’t shirk. In fact, he had already anticipated this. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have sent Yi Jue back to the Lingmu Sect—he could handle these trivial matters alone, so why delay her rest and recovery?

With a True Sage accompanying him back to Tianqin, there was no need to worry about safety. He then returned to the Luan Jiu Galaxy, sent Xiao Tong back to the front line, and afterward went back to White Pebble Beach—where quite a few people had once again gathered, waiting for deductions.

He spent five days finishing these deductions, then made a trip to the Xin Mo Plate, where he discovered more than a hundred new corpses. Upon inquiring, he learned that the Luo Family had sent people out and exterminated the Xiao Family clan.

As for the reason? Naturally because the Xiao Family were the descendants of Little Winter Melon, a secret known only to the Family Head within the Xiao Family.

But for the Luo Family, finding the enemies who had profaned their Ancestral Master was a task that had to be completed. So they had conducted a Soul Search on the Family Head, and based on the Xiao Family Head’s memories, they had located the handwritten records left by the Xiao Family’s forebears.

Those handwritten records were quite delicate in wording, directly treating Little Winter Melon as the Ancestral Master, with no records before him at all, merely noting that the Ancestral Master’s ancestors had come from Gold Crow. By offering up the clan’s heirloom Formation, they had been able to take True Immortal Liao Yin as their master and had fallen to their death at the hands of Shou Xin of the Lingmu Sect.

Little Winter Melon left words for his descendants: should he fall, they must not seek revenge, but immediately change their name and go far away into exile.

The hatred between Lingmu Sect and Lingmu was already very deep; if anyone dug up that they were descendants of the Dongmen Family, it would undoubtedly spell a great disaster. For a small clan with no real backing, fleeing far away to avoid calamity was the correct choice.

Otherwise, just the Luo Family’s quest for vengeance alone would not be something the Xiao Family could withstand.

The Xiao Family’s approach had already been very cautious, yet in the end they were still traced down.

When the Luo Family members saw the four characters "clan heirloom Formation," their eyes went red. Not only had their Ancestral Master been insulted, but their Luo Family’s Formation had "become" the Xiao Family’s? If such a clan wasn’t exterminated to the last, would the Luo Family still have the nerve to call itself the second clan?

So annihilation of the clan was a must. The Luo Family believed they were still acting with some restraint, merely tracing the hatred downward. If it had been those overbearing ancient clans, even the Dong Family on Gold Crow’s territory might have been implicated.

After Feng Jun arrived, he received this news. By this point it could already be confirmed that among the forces that activated the Six Pillar Formation, at the very least the Lingmu Sect had intervened. As to whether other forces were also involved, further investigation was still needed.

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