Big Data Cultivation

Feng Jun was about to refute, but suddenly felt something was off, a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes. How dare Luan Xiong speak like this, could it be that...

Tuo Tuo True Sage was initially just watching the drama. He noticed that Feng Jun seemed to have discovered a problem, so he coughed lightly, "Fellow Daoist Luan Xiong discovered the Ciansi Star System, so he does not have to adhere to the three-day agreement."

Discovered the Ciansi Star System? Feng Jun finally understood why this person was acting this way today. According to the agreement, the other party discovered the Ciansi Star System within three days, so he really couldn’t just drive them away.

However, he was still somewhat displeased, "You should have told me first. If you don’t say anything, how would I know?"

"Even if I don’t say anything, you should have thought of it," Luan Xiong True Sage replied carelessly, "Do you have such little confidence in me, a True Sage?"

Feng Jun was merely bantering with him; after two sentences, they stopped. The serious matter was that he was very curious about how Luan Xiong True Sage found the Ciansi Star System.

Luan Xiong True Sage indeed expressed that it wasn’t particularly difficult. Just because you don’t have the ability for soul search doesn’t mean I can’t find it out... If I say I’ll find the place for you, then I’ll find it; simple, right?

Feng Jun looked at him, then at Tuo Tuo True Sage, his eyes filled with doubt. He always felt that something had happened that he didn’t know about, but he couldn’t argue about it. Ultimately, strength is king among cultivators, "How far is the Ciansi Star System from here?"

Tuo Tuo True Sage, upon hearing this, looked upward with an expression that indicated it was none of his business.

"It’s a bit far," Luan Xiong True Sage hesitated for a moment, but had to answer, "Mainly, it’s the main camp where the Insect Race is concentrated, probably over ten billion miles away... mainly because it’s close to the origin of the Insect Race. You know, it’s called the ’Ciansi’ Star System."

"Ten billion miles might not be enough," Feng Jun laughed upon hearing this. He now had quite an understanding of this world. Not to mention, he had seen many star maps of the Human Federation. The diameter of this world must at least be in the unit of trillion miles.

Ten billion miles is merely a ten-thousandth of the diameter—could the Insect Race’s old nest be nearby?

"It’s an estimate, it’s an estimate," Luan Xiong True Sage also cared about saving face. He could joke around with Feng Jun, but in reality, he was notorious for having a bad temper. Back when You Xuan True Sage was relatively soft with the Wanhuan Sect, he was close to storming in to clean house.

So, he indeed valued his reputation greatly in his actions, "My soul search star map isn’t complete, but... even if it were, I wouldn’t let you go. The vicinity of the Ciansi Star System is the main camp of the Insect Race, with over ten billion Insect Race members, at least double-digit Emergence Stage beings."

"Wait a minute," Feng Jun felt he might have heard wrong, "How many Emergence Stage beings?"

The Jinwu Sect can only send out two Emergence Stage beings at most, yet the Insect Race has hundreds of thousands of Emergence Stage beings... that’s actually not too many.

"Emergence Stage, that’s their Ancestral Gods," Luan Xiong True Sage said solemnly, "Did you know there are over three hundred of these Ancestral Gods among these insects? When I first found out, it almost scared me."

The fact that there are over three hundred Emergence Stage True Sages would definitely scare more than just you. Feng Jun’s lips twitched slightly but he did not respond.

"But our Tianqin’s emergence stage beings aren’t fewer than theirs," Luan Xiong True Sage nonchalantly stated, "I thought it was going to be a hard-fought battle of equal strength, but it turns out they not only have less combat strength but only have eight Divine Spirit Stage main gods. They’re really not on the same level."

Feng Jun knew that the combat strength of the Insect Race was lower than that of the cultivators, but he still couldn’t help but ask, "Does the Human Race have so many True Sages to match those three hundred Emergence Stage Insect Race members?"

"Who doesn’t have a few Emergence Stage True Sages?" Luan Xiong True Sage laughed disdainfully, "Among the Seven Gates and Eighteen Paths, in these twenty-five sects, who doesn’t have at least ten or eight True Sages? It adds up to over two hundred, right?"

"Although there are few True Sages who appear in public, each one’s True Sage has a lot on their plate. We’ve already committed close to twenty True Sages for the Insect World, which isn’t small, right?"

Feng Jun compared this to Huaxia in the Earth Realm and gained some insight.

The Huaxia family has over two million troops. If twenty thousand are sent out to fight, it’s a nationwide major war that will attract all attention. How much will be gained after winning is hard to say, but if they lose, even if it doesn’t necessarily harm the core, it will definitely take a long time for the wounds to heal.

Moreover, the True Sages of Tianqin are different. Besides being responsible for various affairs, they also pursue their own cultivation paths.

Strictly speaking, there are not even four hundred Emergence Stage True Sages in the Tianqin Plane, but most True Sages... have gone out adventuring, or searching for their own path. It’s hard to say if there are even a hundred waiting in Tianqin.

From another perspective, two sects plus Feng Jun managing to mobilize nearly twenty True Sages is really not easy, equivalent to the current top combat strength available in Tianqin. They have summoned about one-seventh, if not one-sixth.

And this is just in relation to the Insect World; True Sages like Han Hai True Sage and Yang Jing True Sage might not even be ranked, while You Xuan True Sage can be said to be completely unrelated to this ranking.

So even if Tianqin’s paper combat strength is slightly inferior, its foundation is truly not inferior to others.

As for the Divine Spirit Stage, the Insect Race only has eight, while Tianqin has absolutely more than eighteen, though for the same reasons, it’s estimated that at most three or five could come to the Insect World during the most intense battles.

However, Luan Xiong True Sage mentioned that the combat strength of the Insect Race’s Divine Spirit Stage is relatively weak, and estimated that three to five Human True Sages can withstand one Insect Race Divine Spirit Stage — at least they shouldn’t have a problem entangling them.

Furthermore, insects also face issues like campaigns and seclusion, with over three hundred Ancestral Gods; Ciansi Star System and its surroundings have become one of the insect’s birthplaces, producing a dozen Emergence Stage Ancestral Gods.

This quantity initially startled Feng Jun, but upon careful calculation, it really isn’t much.

Luan Xiong True Sage had evidently also considered the issue of combat strength distribution, noticing Feng Jun in a daze, and casually remarked, "Given the distance, both of us feel the leap will consume a lot of energy, and they may not be willing to perform a second leap. What do you think?"

You have the air of a marketing account! Feng Jun thought, reluctantly nodding, "It makes sense, but if they leap over with four or five Emergence Stages... the trouble isn’t going to just be average."

"If it’s four or five Emergence Stages, it wouldn’t matter if we’re here or not," True Sage Jiu Si commented, "So we think the Ruler Star System barely has any potential to exploit, it’s necessary to let them shift to this ’Seven Crows’ Star System."

"Seven Crows Star System, my foot," Luan Xiong True Sage snorted coldly, "This is called Luan Jiu Galaxy, a star system I found, you should’ve laughed when I included a nine in it, believe it or not, I could name it the Luan Tuo Star System."

It seems these two are bickering over the naming rights of the star system. Tuotuo True Sage remarked, "Be reasonable, there are a total of seven planets here."

"Seven planets called Luan Jiu, isn’t that normal?" Luan Xiong True Sage snorted, then looked up at Feng Jun, "Arrange for them all to come here, wouldn’t this be another grand battle?"

Feng Jun, however, shook his head, "The two True Sages can sustain such intense battles, but other cultivators may not. I’ll go check first; I can’t guarantee I’ll recruit enough people... mining operations on the Big Planet also require a lot of people."

Realizing these two didn’t want to go back to act as babysitters, Feng Jun returned to the Ruler Star System, gathering some Nascent Souls and true cultivators to inquire about their interest in going to Luan Jiu Galaxy.

Surprisingly for Feng Jun, nearly seventy percent of the cultivators preferred to rest in the Ruler Star System. Firstly, there were straggling enemies here, still a considerable number of Insects to kill, and secondly, there were various mineral deposits to be mined.

Tianqin plane’s cultivators are not afraid of battles, but not many are war-addicted either. Yue Qing, considered a tough one, also thought it more suitable to search for minerals in the Ruler Star System.

This is a subtle mindset mainly because Ruler was conquered through collective effort, while True Sages did intervene, most battles were completed by cultivators from Big Planet, making them feel justified to mine here...

Finding minerals elsewhere, confidence is inevitably lacking.

Moreover, Ruler being occupied by the Insect Race relates to the star system’s configuration, but it likely has corresponding resources, with the minerals unlikely to be lacking.

So far, over a hundred mineral deposits have been discovered, with more than thirty providing immediate benefits upon mining, and eight mines particularly alluring to Tianqin’s cultivators.

Feng Jun reluctantly shook his head, "Alright, I don’t object to mining, but you must pay attention to safety... I need to inform you all, after this phase, I might go into seclusion to advance in stage, and might not be able to look after you by then."

"Going into seclusion to advance," Dantai Yuhu’s expression didn’t look too good, as she was still at the Golden Core Eighth Layer, watching Feng Jun ascend from the ninth Emergence Stage to the Fourth Golden Core, "About to reach the Fifth Golden Core... truly a genius, right?"

"Don’t compare with him," a true cultivator from the Gongyang Family lightly coughed, "Some people are born to be admired."

"I know that, but I originally thought I was such a person," Dantai Yuhu answered with a bitter face, "Now, I realize I’m just among many admirers..."

While they murmured, Xia Nichang nodded, "I estimate you’re about ready as well, need a protector?"

"I have someone for protection," Feng Jun responded seriously, "I meant I might not have the time to escort anyone in the future — who wants to retreat to Big Planet first?"

After quite some time, no one answered, and Yue Qing slowly spoke up, "Actually, we know the way back to Big Planet too; if an emergency arises, we can still retreat in time."

Can your retreat speed match mine? Feng Jun really wanted to ask this, but ultimately he said, "Alright, anyway... safety first! I’ll take my leave!"

"Wait a moment," Yue Qing spoke, "When you’re going to advance, remember to inform me!"