Big Data Cultivation

Chapter 2575: Chapter 2567: Displaying Divine Skills

In essence, Han Hai True Sage is quite protective and cannot tolerate others bullying him.

However, at the same time, he is also very assertive—secretly losing face is one thing, but to lose face in front of so many people, that’s unacceptable!

Anyway, his threat to expel someone from the sect might not be true, but his discontent surely is.

The Nascent Soul Initial Stage did not dare to argue—what was there to argue about? Besides his own True Sage, the "San Cai" Great Sage was also present. If he caused a scene, he’d be in big trouble, so he nodded, "Sure, I definitely won’t disappoint Master."

"Wait," Qian Zhong spoke up, "Han Hai Daoist, why don’t we let them ask first and we go together?"

The Nascent Soul Initial Stage disciple nearly collapsed—this this this... another Great Sage?

He could sense that Qian Zhong was just at the Nascent Soul Initial Stage, but to dare speak like this to his Master, how could he possibly be merely at the Nascent Soul Initial Stage?

He surely must be concealing his cultivation level! Such things aren’t unusual in Tianqin—everyone has their reasons for secrecy at times.

To rightly call Han Hai True Sage "Daoist," he must not be an ordinary person.

Han Hai True Sage paused, then nodded, "What the elder says is fine... Feng Mountain Master, what do you think?"

The Nascent Soul Initial Stage finally sat down on the ground, his Master addressed this veiled Nascent Soul Initial Stage as... "Elder"?

Being addressed as elder is not done lightly—given Han Hai True Sage’s cultivation level and pride, there are only two possibilities for him to call someone elder.

One is a seasoned Emergence True Sage—indeed an elder.

The other is... someone with a cultivation level above Emergence, necessitating the title of elder.

Han Hai True Sage is quite a prodigy, reaching Emergence at seven hundred years old, while many are still struggling with forming their Nascent Soul at this age. Now, over a thousand years old, although at Emergence Intermediate Level, his combat strength can crush Emergence High-Rank.

Emergence High-Rank may not necessarily lose to him, but the key lies in his boldness to fight, possessing decent combat strength and not afraid of defeat—being young, even some damage to the foundation does not worry him, he can slowly recover.

Someone like Wei Sancai, at over four thousand years old at Emergence Intermediate Level, can also fight desperately with him—anyway, ascending to Divine Spirit is out of the question now.

However, what Wei Sancai must consider is, even if I gravely injure him, but I am doomed, once he ascends to Divine Spirit—will the Wei family survive?

Thus, Han Hai True Sage’s reputation now not only surpasses Luan Xiong, but even outshines Ren Tu True Sage by a margin.

For Han Hai True Sage to willingly call someone elder, that truly is no ordinary person!

But yet the elder still needs to hear Mountain Master Feng’s opinion... what’s going on? He’s just a Mid-Stage Golden Core!

Amidst the Nascent Soul Initial Stage’s bewildered thoughts, Feng Jun spoke up, "Then let’s go together, Fairy Yi Jue, what do you think?"

That woman in palace attire—is she Immortal Yi Jue? The Nascent Soul Initial Stage’s thoughts grew even more muddled.

Immortal Yi Jue is famous in Tianqin, the ideal Dao companion for countless male cultivators.

This Nascent Soul Initial Stage had also heard that Mountain Master Feng might have some... kind of relationship with Fairy Yi Jue, but never imagined he’d see Fairy Yi Jue in person!

Indeed, Feng Jun often sees Yi Jue, but for most Tianqin cultivators, hearing legends of Yi Jue is normal, while truly seeing her in person is rare, one in thousands.

This Nascent Soul Initial Stage is already quite impressive, a sect practitioner, disciple of Han Hai True Sage, with a solid family foundation—if it weren’t solid, Han Hai True Sage wouldn’t have accepted him as a disciple, right?

But honestly speaking, he had never seen Yi Jue, so at this moment, he truly felt his brain was a bit foggy.

"What are you still looking at?" Han Hai True Sage spoke harshly, feeling this guy was really embarrassing him, "Hurry up and say where this family is located."

The Ge Family is scattered across three plates, but that’s for business needs, their main residence is on the Liuyang Plate, the arrival of two True Sages caused chaos among the Transmission Array guards.

This is the Free Plate, not belonging to the territory of the Seven Sects and Eighteen Paths, so the leaders here are actually an alliance of five Nascent Soul families.

Two Nascent Soul members quickly arrived to inquire about the Great Sage’s intentions, but Han Hai True Sage had no intention to elaborate, simply revealing his identity and stating he was here to handle matters.

This attitude might be a bit bullying, but in Han Hai’s view, although he should adapt to local customs, he remains a Great Sage in the sect system, and you five families without even one Emergence Stage dare to check me?

Fortunately, someone recognized Wei Sancai, though the Wei Family rarely emerges from its small realm, he is after all an aged True Sage, aged over four thousand, impossible not to be remembered.

He is the family True Sage, if he came alone, the families of the Liuyang Plate might have some thoughts, but now compared to Han Hai True Sage, he is practically "one of their own," so everyone exchanged polite greetings again.

Wei Sancai didn’t express much enthusiasm, just calmly stating, the Xuanshui Sect is handling matters, I’m merely here as a witness.

However, his presence as a witness already offered a sense of reassurance to the local families—at least someone could restrain Han Hai Great Sage.

As for Can Sheng and Qian Zhong, they were simply overlooked, at least Yi Jue was more eye-catching than the two combined.

Feng Jun and his group did not delay; upon exiting the Transmission Array, they headed straight to the Ge Family Ancestral Land.

The Ge Family Ancestral Land was next to a small town. Around the town, there were seven or eight clans similar in size to the Ge Family, as well as dozens of smaller families, collectively forming this bustling town.

Ge Xilai’s family was not in the town but within the Ancestral Land, and the Xuanshui Sect Nascent Soul directly went to seek them out.

There were not many people in Ge Xilai’s branch, as he himself was the head of the family. There were only nine grandchildren, nephews, and grandnephews beneath him.

Seeing the Nascent Soul from Xuanshui Sect, they were a bit helpless, "True Immortal, Master Xi Lai hasn’t returned."

The Xuanshui Nascent Soul asked aloud, "When did he leave, and where did he go?"

You’ve asked this question before! The Ge Family felt wronged but did not dare to remain silent, so they could only reply---Master Xi Lai left last year and did not say where he was going; no one dared to ask.

It was particularly unfortunate that while Ge Xilai got along well with other family members, he rarely talked about his work and affairs.

In fact, many family members knew that the path Ge Xilai took was rather unorthodox. Not informing the family wasn’t necessarily reluctance but likely for their protection.

Feng Jun listened for a while and didn’t quite grasp the essentials. After some deduction, he realized these people were deeply connected with him, so he directly asked, "Does your clan have name plaques or soul lamps?"

The Ge family was collectively startled, "Could it be that something happened to Master Xi Lai?"

The Xuanshui Nascent Soul grew a bit impatient, "I asked you a question, so answer it."

The Ge family was a bit bewildered. Two Great Sages were present, alongside many Nascent Souls, yet a Golden Core appeared to be questioning them. What did it mean?

"In our family, we have name plaques for those below the Golden Core Stage," a Golden Core Female Cultivator answered reluctantly. She was one of the three Golden Cores remaining in the Ge family—other Golden Cores had been summoned to the Ice Plains, so she, as an in-law Golden Core, had no choice but to speak up.

Below the Golden Core Stage, there are name plaques; Golden Cores do not have them. This may seem reversed, but it is actually not uncommon for many families to follow this rule.

Those below the Golden Core Stage require protection. If someone goes missing, as long as the name plaque doesn’t crack, the High-Rank Practitioners would not give up the search or rescue. This is the primary purpose of the name plaque—not to confirm death but to never give up on rescue.

For those above the Golden Core Stage, once they venture out or go missing, their life or death doesn’t matter as much. Even attempting rescue could risk more lives. It’s customary not to have a name plaque, so the practitioner theoretically still holds deterrent power.

Of course, the key is that a Golden Core has a body without leaks, and the name plaque requires essence blood. If it can’t be safeguarded, it could become a fatal weakness for the High-Rank Practitioner from the family.

Feng Jun frowned, "Do you have any personal belongings of Ge Xilai?"

"We can find some," the Golden Core Female Cultivator nodded, but then she furrowed her brows again, looking pitifully at Feng Jun, "Master, did something really happen to him?"

"Just go fetch them, why talk so much?" The Xuanshui Sect True Immortal impatiently interjected, "You might all get implicated, so it’s crucial to cooperate well."

The Ge family was startled by the words and dared not ask further, as nobody could endure the wrath of the higher powers.

At this moment, another voice spoke, "No need to ask anymore, Ge Xilai is already dead."

The crowd turned their heads and saw it was a Nascent Soul Second Layer Female Cultivator speaking.

The Xuanshui Sect True Immortal dared not scold her, as he knew even the Han Hai Great Sage called her "senior."

Feng Jun showed no surprise and softly asked, "Did you deduce this?"

"Just a minor technique," Qian Zhong replied lightly, "But it would be better to bring his belongings for deducing... never mind, take us to where he last left."

Nothing significant was found where Ge Xilai last departed. However, in Ge Xilai’s personal woodworking room, Qian Zhong managed to collect a wisp of Ge Xilai’s aura.

The Han Hai Great Sage couldn’t help but shake his head slightly upon seeing this—this was last year’s aura, and only such an adept could collect it. He, for one, couldn’t do it.

With Ge Xilai’s aura and his belongings, Feng Jun, Yi Jue, and Qian Zhong deduced in unison.

The Han Hai True Sage and Wei Sancai, seeing this, refused to be outdone and silently moved their fingers within their sleeves.

After about half an hour, Feng Jun spoke up, "I have some results. What about you?"

Qian Zhong nodded as well, "Let’s discuss it somewhere else."

When they spoke, they certainly wished to avoid the Ge family, so everyone left the Ge family, leaving two Xuanshui Sect disciples to guard—they probably wouldn’t dare to run off casually.

Feng Jun was the first to state, "He died three days before I was attacked; it can basically be confirmed as silencing."

Yi Jue also nodded, "My deduction reveals he died because of something he was handling. The cause is the effect, and the effect is the cause."

Everyone then looked toward Qian Zhong, who hesitated before speaking, "This matter involves Emergence Stage Practitioners, has significant cause and effect, and isn’t restricted to the Lingmu Sect."

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