Big Data Cultivation

After the Du Family expressed their stance, it was the Qin Family’s turn. The one who came was not the Family Head, but a Nascent Soul Seventh Layer Elder named Qin Wudi.

Unlike Du Wuhan, Qin Wudi was not as cautious. Although he had formally met the True Immortal Cang Jing, he boldly asked, "May I ask Elder Cang Jing, where are the three Emergence Stage Yin Spirits? And what about those Nascent Soul Yin Souls?"

Cang Jing’s face immediately darkened, "Though I don’t know why you assume I’m an Elder, such lack of decorum..."

"Cang Jing Junior Sister," True Immortal Numu quickly spoke out, "Forgive me this time, Qin Family ancestors were once Elders of the Wuji Sect and made great contributions to the sect. Currently, many disciples also cultivate in Wuji’s other courtyard."

"Wuji Sect has another courtyard? Well, it’s indeed thriving," Cang Jing was slightly surprised, as she had mentioned before that she had never been to the White Qi Realm, and only recently followed Feng Jun there twice, so it’s not surprising she was unaware of the details.

Considering the opposing side could be considered an affiliate of the Wuji Sect, rather than a genuine family power, Cang Jing was willing to forgive their offense, "There won’t be a next time, two True Sages present... what are three Emergence Stage jokers worth?"

You should open your eyes and ears, the two beside me are Divine Spirit True Sages! Do you really think I want to make things difficult for you?

Those present turned pale upon hearing this, though they certainly dared not offend Divine Spirit True Sages, they couldn’t help but all look towards Qian Zhong and Xuanyuan Buqi.

Xuanyuan Buqi, acting like a big boss, took out a Yin Spirit Bead and tossed it casually, then spoke nonchalantly, "This is an Emergence Stage Yin Spirit Bead, little friend Cang Jing... hurry and talk some serious business."

True Immortal Cang Jing looked at Qin Wudi, spoke lightly, "Elder Qin, you may make your vow, or perhaps tell us... how the Qin Family offers souls."

Elder Qin was momentarily stunned, then slowly began to speak, his eyes somewhat dazed, "Offering souls... the Qin Family really has not done so, but over ten thousand years ago, our ancestor Qin Wuqi fell over ten thousand miles away, and we continued sacrifices for three thousand years."

"Qin Wuqi was an Elder of the Wuji Sect," True Immortal Numu couldn’t help interjecting, though doing so was quite risky, but... Cang Jing is ultimately an Elder of the Xuanshui Sect, which carries some weight, right? "Nascent Soul Peak, fell during the Heavenly Demon invasion."

"What are you telling me this for?" Cang Jing was somewhat displeased, but the next moment, she slightly furrowed her brows as if she thought of something.

"This is how the Qin Family offered souls," Qin Wudi spread his hands, admitting transparently, "Over ten thousand miles, for the Emergence Stage... actually even for the Nascent Soul Stage, that’s not much distance, so I definitely need to clarify."

Cang Jing’s brows furrowed again, "What does your family use for sacrifices?"

"The usual custom in the White Qi Realm, starting with six animals... Ancestor Wuqi’s Nascent Soul Peak," Qin Wudi answered bravely, "At that time, the Qin Family was struggling, so we used seventy-seven sacrifices of forty-nine animals, at least Spirit Beasts and above, offered fifteen times a year."

This is worth lamenting; honoring ancestors, the Qin Family truly puts its heart into it.

But this phenomenon is not unique, some families with the means hold even more extravagant ancestral rites. Not only do they use seventy-seven sacrifices, but ninety-nine sacrifices are not uncommon, and once, someone even conducted a live offering of nine hundred and ninety-nine sacrifices.

The Qin Family also had motivation for doing this, with the passing of the Nascent Soul Peak ancestor, the clan declined, so having large-scale rituals is quite normal.

True Immortal Cang Jing heard this, furrowed her brows and asked, "Live offerings?"

"Live offerings," Qin Wudi nodded without hesitation, "Anyway, after the sacrificial ceremony, they could be taken back to eat, to share the ancestor’s luck... mainly at that time things were tough, naturally, we couldn’t waste."

The Tianqin Main Plane beneath has many small realms, besides the subtle differences in Heavenly Dao rules, customs vary too. In some small realms, offerings for ancestors must not be consumed, while in others, they must be.

But the White Qi Realm is similar to most small realms, not that extreme; offerings should ideally not be eaten, if consumed, it’s fine—though somewhat embarrassing, so Qin Wudi explained... because times were tough.

Precisely because of this, it explains how they could continuously hold ceremonies for three thousand years... basically choosing a place to gather Spirit Beasts, hold rituals, then take them back to eat.

The mystery was solved! Cang Jing understood too, offering fifteen times a year, held ceremonies for three thousand years, resulting in an Emergence Stage Soul Body was indeed possible, most importantly, it was not the Human Race’s essence offered.

But she still asked, "Predecessor Wuqi... did they have any beast companions?"

Qin Wudi thought for a moment, then shook his head and hesitantly replied, "In the clan records... none!"

"That’s not how the question should be phrased," Xuanyuan Buqi couldn’t bear it, he spoke up, "The Soul Body we killed was an Emergence Stage Soul Devouring Treasure Seeking Snake... any memory?"

"That’s correct!" Qin Wudi slapped his thigh, "Beside ancestor Wuyang, there indeed was a Nascent Soul Stage Soul Devouring Treasure Seeking Snake Soul Body, but we always thought it perished as well."

Feng Jun and others heard this, exchanged glances, so it was such a matter.

"The case is solved," the Furious True Immortal sighed with relief upon hearing the news. With two True Sages presiding, figuring out certain unreasonable things was indeed too stressful. Fortunately, it wasn’t the human race’s blood essence."

Using human race’s blood essence to patronize exotic beasts or soul bodies is definitively the act of evil cultivators and should be investigated at any cost.

At this moment, someone coughed softly. It was a Nascent Soul Initial Stage cultivator from the Wuji Sect, who looked at Du Wuhan with a thoughtful expression and spoke, "True Sages, Elder Cang Jing, Immortal Yi Jue... could any of you deduce how this Yin Realm was formed?"

"Your hidden treasure," Feng Jun connected spiritually with the Big Boss, "Senior, what exactly did you do?"

"It’s none of my business," the Big Boss replied sarcastically, "How was I to know that a soul body would exist thousands of miles away at that time?"

Feng Jun and his group remained silent, but everyone actually guessed that it was the hidden treasure that lured the Soul Devouring Treasure Seeking Snake over. Even though it was already a soul body, treasure seeking was its nature; this was perfectly understandable.

However, no one could mention this, so after a brief pause, Cang Jing, who had vowed not to reveal secrets, forced himself to speak, "We haven’t deduced that yet. Don’t ask, Junior Brother... you seem to have your own insight?"

"The first to discover the Yin Realm was the Du Family," the Nascent Soul Initial Stage cultivator pointed at Du Wuhan and his group and spoke seriously, "The Yin Realm can be used for cultivator training to some extent, and they once monopolized it. There might be more to the story."

"You... don’t spout nonsense," Du Wuhan seethed with anger, but considering Cang Jing’s side had three unidentified members, with the remaining two being sect practitioners, he held back from cursing.

"Why can’t the disciples of the Du Family claim the opportunities they discovered? In the end, didn’t the Qin Family forcefully intervene?"

"I’m only discussing the matter objectively," the Nascent Soul Initial Stage cultivator stared directly at him, "Your Du Family monopolized the Yin Realm for hundreds of years. Had it not been for the Qin Family’s ancestral land once being nearby, would you give it up? Over these hundreds of years... you would have cleaned up all traces!"

Du Wuhan turned angrily towards Elder Cang Jing, "Immortal Cang Jing, if you allow your disciples to spout nonsense, my Du Family will have to seek someone to uphold justice!"

He understood well; even though Cang Jing is an elder of the Xuanshui Sect, there’s no way Xuanshui Sect can dispatch two True Sages to the White Qi Realm—it’s unlikely they’ll send even two True Immortals. This means... at least one True Sage here isn’t from Xuanshui Sect.

He believed that True Sages have their dignity. Some things may be done quietly, but won’t be blatantly stated.

"Oh?" Xuanyuan Buqi was intrigued, "Young friend, who do you plan to seek for justice?"

"With all due respect to the True Sage, I have no intention of inciting conflict between clan practitioners and sect practitioners," Du Wuhan spread his hands first to state his principles, "But my Du Family is also part of the secret realm clan. Xuanyuan Family, Ji Family, Luo Family... they all have True Sages."

Xuanyuan Buqi smiled and remained silent.

"This Junior Brother of Wuji Sect," Cang Jing True Immortal coughed softly, "If you have evidence, present it. If not, don’t speak recklessly. Sect practitioners and clan practitioners are all cultivators of Tianqin... you must be accountable for your actions and words!"

The Nascent Soul Initial Stage cultivator hesitated for a moment, spoke through clenched teeth, "There might be gains in the Yin Realm, but many have died. My senior sister fell within it... while few of the Du Family’s disciples died."

"Tsk," Yi Jue sighed softly, "No wonder the Yin Energy of the Yin Realm is so intense; there’s accumulation."

Du Wuhan was furious, "Our disciples know their limits and abide by family rules; hence fewer deaths... yet you’re blaming us?"

The Nascent Soul Initial Stage cultivator looked up at the sky and didn’t respond, his anger unabated.

"Angry-eyed brother," Elder Cang Jing pointed at the Furious True Immortal, "Your subordinates from Wuji who trained the disciples are out of line... you should discipline them. Xuanshui Sect focuses on cultivating character first!"

"Focusing on character first... what does that mean?" The Furious True Immortal looked at her, stunned, "This Junior Brother is just a bit frustrated; isn’t it better to leave him be?"

"I too am frustrated," Xuanyuan Buqi sneered coldly, suddenly releasing his aura, "If I beat you up, would you accept it willingly?"

The Furious True Immortal was even more astonished, hesitated for a moment, then gathered his courage to speak, "Senior, are you... a clan True Sage?"

"That’s why you are only at this level," Xuanyuan Buqi snorted coldly, "Watching your disciples bully others, no wonder you’re just at the Nascent Soul Eighth Layer despite being over two thousand years old!"

The Furious True Immortal was so enraged he nearly spat blood, but Du Wuhan was overjoyed, raising his hand and speaking respectfully, "Thank you, senior, for upholding justice; could the Great Sage grant us an honorific title, we of the Du Family are willing to risk everything in return!"

"No need for your sacrifice," Xuanyuan Buqi looked at him indifferently, "I didn’t plan to get involved, but since you first thought of the Xuanyuan Family, I cannot stand by and watch you be bullied."