Big Data Cultivation

Chapter 376: Chapter 376 Hope (1st update for He Yingmeng Maple Peak~)

Before the fight, Feng Jun had considered the possibility that his opponent might use poison; there was no reason he could use poison while others could not.

Therefore, he had taken the Yu Family’s Antidote Pill in advance and had been very careful during the fight.

But now… he had still been poisoned!

Seeing his legs weaken, the people of the Gu Family were overjoyed, and someone couldn’t wait to rush over.

“Stop!” Gu Maoyuan barked, “Do you think an Innate Expert is to be taken lightly? Even if they’re at their weakest, a breath from them could kill you… Everyone, step back, do you hear me!”

His words were actually very understandable, and the people of the Gu Family quickly came back to their senses from their excitement, hurriedly retreating in fear of the opponent’s dying blow, which could cause more damage to their own side.

Not only did Gu Maoyuan scold his family members, but he also kept his distance, grinning at Feng Jun, “Are you wondering how you got poisoned?”

“Yes,” Feng Jun replied with a smile, his tone remarkably relaxed, “What kind of poison is this? I’ve already taken an antidote.”

If it weren’t for him propping himself up with a sword, his casual tone would have sounded like two friends chatting.

But Gu Maoyuan did not answer him, instead speaking to himself, “Have you ever wondered why there is such a big tree outside the Martial Practice Field? Let me tell you the truth, this tree was transplanted here only seven years ago.”

Feng Jun immediately realized, “So the poison was on the branches?”

“Exactly,” Gu Maoyuan nodded with a smug smile. He had designed this trap, and such a clever move deserved to be disclosed to a worthy opponent, otherwise, it would feel like wasted effort, “My family is part of the Family Alliance, you know that, don’t you?”

Feng Jun caught on immediately. Damn it, Mr. Shi had set him up, “You wanted to trap the Imperial Court?”

“Smart man,” Gu Maoyuan sheathed his longsword and clapped his hands with a smile, “It seems you indeed have a collusion with the Imperial Court, and the Imperial Court really does disapprove of our Family Alliance.”

Then, he sighed with a hint of regret, “To tell you the truth, when I set up this trap seven years ago, I wasn’t thinking about definitely trapping someone, it was just for self-protection… The Imperial Court won’t admit to probing us in secret, and we don’t trust the Court’s assurances.”

Feng Jun knew this guy was dragging out the time, waiting for the poison to fully take effect on him. However, he could feel that although his Inner Qi was somewhat sluggish and becoming more so, there was nothing else wrong.

It was crucial for him to find out exactly what poison was used, or else he couldn’t take the right countermeasure.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

So, despite feeling quite anxious inside, he kept his composure and listened to the other party’s boasting.

“So you see, we were also driven to a desperate situation,” Gu Maoyuan continued to sigh, though a barely suppressible excitement flashed in his eyes, “This medicine is very expensive, I am usually reluctant to use it… I only used a bit because I guessed you might come, hehe.”

Feng Jun looked at him expressionlessly, “Go on, I’m very interested in this backfiring thing…”

Very interested my foot! He inwardly complained.

The next moment, he took out a light brown sphere and threw it into his mouth—this chocolate was quite delicious.

“Hehe,” Gu Maoyuan laughed upon seeing this, “An antidote? Impossible… Have you realized that it’s not driving out the poison? That’s right!”

“Still so young, do you not realize that I have been delaying all this while?”

While saying this, he was exceptionally proud. Forgive him, for this was the mobile phone realm, not the modern society of information explosion.

Gu Maoyuan thought to himself that having spent so much time in the martial world, and combined with the experience left by his ancestors, such a clever way of delaying was not something a novice would understand.

Even if the other side understood, he was not afraid—I am delaying, waiting for you to have an attack.

Feng Jun grinned at him, “Right, you’ve been delaying, and so have I… Haven’t you noticed?”

Since the other party was adamantly not talking, he could only provoke him like this.

“Haha,” Gu Maoyuan laughed loudly, bending over with laughter to the point where tears streamed from his eyes, “The Antidote Pill from the Yu Family didn’t work, did it? Antidotes from other families will be the same because this isn’t poison at all… it’s the ancient Qi Dissipating Powder, and it’s quite expensive.”

“Qi Dissipating Powder?” Feng Jun’s face darkened, “You actually have such forbidden medicine?”

Forbidden medicine my ass; he hadn’t even heard of the words “Qi Dissipating Powder”. But since it wasn’t poison, there was no cause for concern.

What he mainly considered was that since the other party dared to use this powder to deal with him, it probably would have some effect on Immortals as well. If Cultivators knew there was a medicine in the mundane world that could restrain Immortals, they’d be furious.

Even the hallucinogenic Bewitching Heart Poison Powder was once banned by Cultivators for over a hundred years.

This Qi Dissipating Powder, by the sound of it, seemed even more vicious. Of course, he had to bluff.

“Forbidden medicine? Haha,” Gu Maoyuan was thrilled to see the other become anxious, “I didn’t know it was forbidden. All I know is, it’s not just effective on Martial Cultivators.”

His face blossomed into a wide smile—a chrysanthemum smile, “You can try other antidotes if you’d like, I don’t mind.”

Feng Jun kept a straight face, switched the blade to his right hand, and silently exited the mobile phone realm…

Lately, the people at Luohua Manor noticed that Master Feng was acting abnormally, wearing a dark expression and often sitting alone in a daze for hours on end.

One day, Xu Leigang greeted him, mentioning that his father-in-law was about to celebrate his seventieth birthday and that he was going out of province to congratulate him. Feng Jun sighed and unexpectedly said, “Ah, when you have it, you don’t cherish it.”

What Feng Jun meant was not about cherishing the time with family elders who were still alive; he was saying, you haven’t encountered Qi Dissipating Powder, why aren’t you seizing the time to cultivate?

Having returned from the mobile phone dimension, Feng Jun immediately went to the hospital for a check-up, a comprehensive VIP package check-up.

The result of the check-up, in the doctor’s words, was “even healthier than young people”—Doctor, could you try learning some more Chinese?

President Feng did manage to snag two WeChat contacts—two nurse sisters noticed his excellent health and insisted on adding him.

But Feng Jun always responded to their greetings on WeChat with standard emoticons and had no interest in chatting.

Because… as time went on, his inner qi really was completely dissolved, not a trace left.

The antidote pills from the Yu Family had been proven ineffective, and he tried absorbing spiritual energy again but to no avail. The stone ring could absorb energy points, but… was that what he needed now?

He took a Body Tempering Pill, ineffective, took a Meridian Opening Pill, ineffective!

He took a Foundation Establishment Pill, and while he did feel more energetic, he couldn’t generate any sense of qi.

After struggling for about ten days, Feng Jun finally realized that the problem was that his body was already in the state of an innate expert, so Body Tempering Pills were ineffective, and since he wasn’t injured, Meridian Opening Pills were also ineffective.

In other words, his body was actually in great shape; the only issue was that there was no inner breath!

There were plenty of natural treasures from the mobile phone dimension hidden in the villa, and Feng Jun ate a Spirit Green Bamboo Shoot… still ineffective.

Actually, this was what he had expected. Spirit Stones were ineffective, how could a Spirit Green Bamboo Shoot compare to them?

Feng Jun was not the type to give up. He told himself, no inner breath, huh? Well, I’ll just start from scratch!

When it came to doing things, Mr. Feng had never lacked perseverance and determination.

However, it was quite tragic that after practicing tirelessly for over half a month, he still couldn’t muster even a hint of qi.

Keep in mind that the first time he practiced the Tai Chi Breathing Technique, he had advanced in rank overnight, and it had been continuous advancement at that.

Feng Jun felt that perhaps there was a problem with his mindset, so he had Wang Haifeng buy a yacht.

The yacht was purchased from a reservoir, part of a tourism project, just over a month old with all the documentation complete. Wang Haifeng simply offered fifty percent more, buying it for twenty-one million.

Sitting on the yacht, Feng Jun drifted on the big river in front of his door for two days, which made him feel much calmer, but it still didn’t work, no sense of qi.

He wasn’t discouraged though, thinking that his three disciples could generate a sense of qi by practicing other breathing techniques, so he tried practicing the cultivation techniques of the eighteenth and twenty-seventh diagrams; the result was still the same.

Fortunately, the three disciples didn’t know their master’s sense of qi had disappeared; they still consulted him despite the issues with his cultivation.

After all, although Master Feng no longer had a sense of qi, he still possessed a robust physique, and his deterrent power was not to be underestimated.

In fact, his sensitivity to spiritual energy was still there, probably much more acute than Zhang Caixin’s, proving that his body really had no issues.

How frustrated Feng Jun was is not even worth mentioning; in the blink of an eye, more than a month had passed since his return.

The construction of the walls was mostly complete, except for a few areas where the geology demanded ongoing civil engineering work. In most places, the civil engineering was wrapping up, and in the areas that were further along, greening of the parapets and painting of the exterior walls had begun.

Feng Jun was getting a bit impatient; he really wanted to go back to the mobile phone dimension to see if there were other methods.

However, the problem was his return location set at Gu Family’s villa, meaning facing an innate expert, and potentially countless Gu family members, both near and far.

Perhaps I should prepare a hundred tons of gifts and set off a super-sized firework show at the Gu family villa?

Feng Jun’s expression turned uncertain, not because he grudged the hundred tons of explosives, but because he had lost all cultivation. It didn’t matter in this dimension, but once he returned to the mobile phone dimension, too many would notice.

With his suspected status as an immortal, others may not dare to offend, but… what if someone decided to take their chances privately?

As he wrestled with his predicament, his mobile phone chimed. He glanced at it, half-heartedly.

Feng Jing: It’s getting hot; I’m considering a trip to Xijiang for a week off.

For over a month, Feng Jun had never reached out to her— he did not want to spread his gloom to others.

Seeing this message, his eyes immediately brightened, “Hmm?”

Luohua: Why go to Xijiang? Come to my manor; it’s filled with fresh flowers and clean air. [Cute]

Feng Jing: Your manor? Keep dreaming, can a bicycle even ride there? [Contempt]

Luohua: No kidding, you can drive cars no problem, as long as you don’t fear falling into a ditch. [Sneaky laugh]

Feng Jing: … Keep dreaming…

Luohua: I’m not lying to you, I have a manor with a river view, abloom with the warmth of spring. Starting tomorrow, you can ride horses, split your legs…

(First update, celebrating Yin Meng Feng Peak~2/5, seeking double monthly votes.)