Big Data Cultivation-Chapter 1256: Dealing with Hidden Dangers

Before Wang Wushan left, he asked, "Does Fellow Daoist Kong need anything?"

He didn’t want to compensate Feng Jun too much, but if he could get closer to Kong Ziyi, he didn’t mind paying a little extra.

Kong Ziyi waved her hand lazily and said, "I’ll give you three days."

Feng Jun had a stomach full of things to say but found it inconvenient to speak. It was only after Huang Shangren and Wang Wushan left together that he asked, "Fellow Daoist Ziyi, is this how you’re helping me with the Spirit Gathering Array?"

Kong Ziyi was much more amiable when facing him. She smiled and replied, "How could I have anticipated such a matter? The method I mentioned pertains to another aspect. What’s wrong with helping you set up two more Spirit Gathering Arrays?"

Feng Jun also smiled, "It’s good, but you spoke on my behalf without gaining any benefits. I feel a bit embarrassed."

"What’s there to be embarrassed about?" Kong Ziyi replied indifferently, "You helped my senior brother and sister with their deductions without asking for anything in return. It’s just a minor favor." ƒreewebɳovel.com

Upon hearing this, An Yuhong nodded continuously. Feng Jun had indeed helped her immensely. Whether or not there’s hope of forming a core, at least reaching the High-Rank is no longer a dream, so whenever Feng Jun encountered trouble, she would spare no effort to help.

Feng Jun really wanted to say, "I truly acted out of convenience, but can you really call that just a minor favor?"

But thinking further, it truly was the case; she had her sect, her grandmother, and her grandfather. It was indeed just a minor favor.

Fortunately, he had a Golden Finger, so he wasn’t entirely useless...

On the morning of the third day, Wang Wushan sent over two Gathering Spirit Array Plates and also brought along the manager of the Fang Market.

However, this guy genuinely didn’t take Feng Jun seriously; he directly gave the Array Plates to Kong Ziyi—even though she clearly stated that Mountain Master Feng needed these things.

After delivering the Array Plates, he further mentioned that his family ancestor heard of this matter and had set up a banquet in the clan, hoping Fellow Daoist Kong could attend, which would be considered the Wang family’s apology feast.

Kong Ziyi straightforwardly refused, "No need. I don’t want more people to know about something so embarrassing."

Early the next morning after receiving the Array Plates, they packed up and released the flying shuttle to hurry on their journey.

After traveling for seven or eight days, they saw three groups fighting along the way.

Even though Chen Junwei and Jing Qingyang were nearby, Zhang Caixin couldn’t help but sigh, "Truly... bold."

Feng Jun glanced at her expressionlessly, thinking that he should find an appropriate time to properly remind them.

It turns out the Cultivation World has even more bold places, such as... the Lightning Field.

The last time Feng Jun passed by the Lightning Field, it was to check how the Thunder Cultivators’ generators were progressing. At that time, because he was in a hurry, he only stayed for two days. This time here, he planned to stay longer with a clear purpose: to deal with the Yin Soul in the Soul Stone.

He had intended to do this the previous time, but it wasn’t very convenient then. He thought of coming back quietly when he had the time to handle it. The results of his treatment for Kong Ziyi were quite good, and they became confidants, so he didn’t need to keep it a secret from her anymore.

This time, they came quietly to avoid the Thunder Cultivators’ reception. Unexpectedly, Feng Jun’s previous visit had made quite an impression, and many Thunder Cultivators remembered his appearance. Even before entering the Lightning Field, many people greeted him.

By the time he reached the edge of the Lightning Field, Guo Xiaosong had already hurried over upon hearing the news.

Seniority-wise, Guo Xiaosong’s position in the Lightning Field was even higher than Luo Shangren’s. He drove over in a huge all-terrain vehicle to pick them up.

The all-terrain vehicle was surrounded by sheets of metal, with windows, similar to a Faraday Cage, providing excellent lightning protection.

However, what Feng Jun was most concerned about was, "This vehicle... did you make it?"

"Yes," Guo Xiaosong saw his surprised expression and laughed out loud proudly, "It can be driven by a Spirit Stone Generator or a Yunlei Stone... How about that, isn’t this modification great?"

Upon hearing this, not just Feng Jun, even the three women from the Earth Realm couldn’t help but exchange glances—what did they just hear? An electric vehicle actually emerged in this realm?

Indeed, the manufacture of electric vehicles isn’t more troublesome than gasoline or diesel vehicles, but in this technologically barren realm, the appearance of such a product is still quite surprising.

The all-terrain vehicle’s shock absorption performance wasn’t very good, unrelated to the tires. The Cultivation World had substitutes for rubber, more than one in fact.

The key was that this vehicle was a newly assembled experimental product. The various components weren’t very well coordinated—even though the craftsmen were Cultivators and there were no issues with the craftsmanship, developing an entire vehicle is a systemic project, so it’s normal to have some minor problems at the start.

Guo Xiaosong didn’t mind this point, "Even if it’s bumpy, it’s much better than riding a horse."

After the vehicle drove for a while, he asked, "What are you here for this time?"

Feng Jun thought for a moment and felt there was no need to hide, "I’m looking for a place where the lightning is most intense and strong, preferably where it can strike a Nascent Soul True Immortal to death."

"Strike a Nascent Soul to death..." Guo Xiaosong pondered for a while before he spoke in a solemn voice, "Those places are very dangerous. I don’t know if they can strike a True Immortal to death, but if anything happens, you won’t be able to withstand it."

I might actually manage to withstand it, Feng Jun mused to himself—his extraordinary opportunity came from lightning; when he used to charge up in the Earth Realm, he used electrical energy instead of Spirit Stones.

Thinking of this, he realized a problem: actually, right now, I can still use electrical energy to replenish energy points. Before, there was no condition; now if I set up a larger power distribution room, I can completely use electrical energy as a supplement, wouldn’t that save Spirit Stones?

At worst, the charging time would be longer; it’s not like having lived in good times, one wouldn’t want to endure hardships, right?

However, then he thought again, using electrical energy would greatly increase electricity usage in the short term, which would make it easy for others to notice abnormalities, especially since several people are now watching him. If someone figures out the pattern, it would be meaningless...

He shakes his head to clear the absurd thoughts from his mind—getting a bit carried away.

Then he smiles, "Of course I’ll be careful; actually, I won’t stay for long, just have something important that needs a considerable amount of Thunder Tempering."

"Thunder Tempering?" Guo Xiaosong cast a doubtful glance at him. He initially didn’t want to inquire about certain matters, knowing too much isn’t necessarily a good thing, but at this moment, he couldn’t resist, "Using thunder that can kill a Nascent Soul for tempering... this item must be quite precious, right?"

Feng Jun smiles and nods, half-jokingly and half-seriously, "Yes, quite precious, Senior Guo, do remember to keep it a secret."

The Soul Stone is undoubtedly extremely precious, but he no longer needs to make an effort to seek discretion now.

After all, his companion, Kong Ziyi, is someone who can give away a Super Large Storage Bag, and the reason he met Guo Xiaosong was through the intermediary, Taiqing Sect’s pinnacle of unworldliness, Tang Shixun.

Besides, both parties shared a mutual secret—the remnant soul of Golden Core Thunder Cultivator, Meng Xiaofei, which made Feng Jun feel unnecessary to be overly secretive.

His response was quite cheerful, but Guo Xiaosong could only manage a forced smile.

Elder Guo isn’t someone fond of gossip; he knows Feng Jun and Kong Ziyi are quite reliable, but with the other party bluntly stating it’s something very precious, he felt a bit lost, "Actually, we have a strong thunder tempering zone; Yunlei Stones get charged in those places..."

"But if the thing is too precious, then we need to find a place without people; otherwise, if there’s any mishap, it would be my fault."

Feng Jun laughed upon hearing this, "Then I have to trouble Senior Guo to find such a place for me—ideally, where a guarding house can be built."

Guo Xiaosong glanced at him, muttering softly, "Finding a location is not hard; you’d better protect yourself."

This time, Feng Jun came with the need for thunder tempering and truly witnessed things he hadn’t seen last time.

Guo Xiaosong first showed him the process of charging Yunlei Stones.

Every Yunlei Stone wasn’t just randomly thrown into the wild; around each stone, there was a circle of copper rods about a meter high, resembling very short lightning rods inserted into the soil.

Under every copper rod, there were copper strips extending along the ground to the position of the Yunlei Stone.

How to put it? It’s a circle of copper rods with a Yunlei Stone in the center; the thunder drawn down by the "lightning rod" is input into the Yunlei Stone—actually, it shouldn’t be called a lightning rod but an attractor needle.

If the lightning is too intense, with instant energy enough to explode the Yunlei Stone, the thunder will be guided underground by the "attractor needle."

No wonder Thunder Cultivators are all research enthusiasts; many setups do have rules.

Guo Xiaosong found Feng Jun a spot very close to the middle area of the Thunder Plains, about four hundred miles from the nearest settlement and nearly a hundred miles from the nearest hideaway.

This location has significantly dense lightning, and there’s basically no pattern; thunder can strike even in clear skies.

But in fact, Guo Xiaosong believes that as long as one is cautious enough, occasionally traversing here, the danger wouldn’t be particularly high—don’t ever force yourself, don’t think about lingering, nor relax your vigilance; there’s still a good chance of surviving.

He made it clear, "Golden Cores struck by lightning in the Thunder Plains are those not afraid of thunder; those afraid of thunder, honestly, not many have died... What I mean to advise is, you must be careful."

This phrase sounded familiar; Feng Jun’s father, Feng Wenhui, had said to him—"Those who drowned in the river are those who knew how to swim."

Feng Jun also quite agreed with this, plus he had some confidence in his own resistance to lightning, so he didn’t think much danger would appear here.

Comparatively, what he was more concerned about was how many "uninformed people" might wade into this area.

Before this, in the Earth Realm, he had made an iron cabin, not very large, fifteen square meters; the iron sheet wasn’t thick, only ten millimeters. The small iron cabin stood over two meters tall with a pointed top; around each side were windows twenty centimeters by twenty centimeters.

The windows were a bit small, but once inside the iron cabin, no amount of thunder could do him any harm.

—I forgot to mention, the floor inside the iron cabin was covered with thick flooring, which had much better insulation effects than wood boards.

When Feng Jun first entered this place, he refused others’ company and insisted on going alone—should he encounter bad weather, he could return to the Earth Realm.

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