Chapter 2666 - 2658: The Proper Way to Use the Big Boss

Chapter 2666: Chapter 2658: The Proper Way to Use the Big Boss

Feng Jun has recently stopped paying much attention to the Big Boss because it said his cultivation level was insufficient to uncover hidden treasures.

Meanwhile, he’s been getting closer to the Guardian, receiving considerable help, and then Jing Ling appeared.

Adding the affairs of the Insect World, and having to occasionally check on the Void, manage the headquarters on White Pebble Beach, and the Earth Realm... If it were a novel, the Big Boss would end up not even being a secondary character.

It’s a bit unfortunate, whether it’s the Guardian or Jing Ling, although their former cultivation levels were quite strong, they are both broke, only able to provide help within their remaining power.

The Guardian is somewhat better, able to offer him some life-saving items and is quite concerned about his safety, but Jing Ling mostly relies on its aura to intimidate others, yet it remains arrogantly poor, occasionally making a display of arrogance.

Lately, the Big Boss has been appearing more, but it’s still that "ignorant with money" kind of aura, seemingly just a bag of money—perhaps with the addition of being talkative. As for cultivation level... it used to be decent, but now it’s not worth mentioning, let alone providing protection.

It wasn’t until the Big Boss spoke that Feng Jun suddenly realized: this is how the Big Boss should be utilized!

The wealth of the Big Boss is indeed abundant, and the hidden treasures are highly tempting, but now considering its ancient knowledge and secret techniques, it brings another kind of gain—security.

Previously, the Big Boss never offered much security to Feng Jun, at best it might give a warning, and the most it did was quietly scheme against the Redwood Spirit. Was there anything else? Truly none.

But now its ancient secret techniques can be transformed into tangible benefits, with this carrot dangling, who knows how many strong cultivators will follow along.

Ancient secret techniques might be considered expendable? Indeed, not all ancient secret techniques are particularly useful, and the reason they haven’t been passed down might be because they’re not very practical.

But Feng Jun is not afraid, he believes he has the ability to develop other uses for ancient secret techniques—just like today’s minor techniques.

This isn’t to say he doubts the intelligence of the cultivators, thinking they couldn’t find new uses. Those who underestimate others’ intelligence often meet a dead end; respecting others is respecting oneself.

His confidence lies in coming from an information-explosive society, with access to a vast array of information, having witnessed countless bizarre ideas. These insights and unconventional thoughts are not something the average expert possesses.

Especially in the society of cultivators, they are very cautious about information isolation, and communication is often limited.

So, can even the smartest expert, after seeing more things and living longer, develop new uses for secret techniques more easily than he can? Without being modest... he believes it’s unlikely.

Of course, finding the correct way to open up the Big Boss now is mainly due to his own growth.

The Big Boss has indeed pointed out correctly—the previous him was really too weak. Even if he developed such capabilities, he couldn’t preserve the results; it would not only harm himself but also cause unnecessary trouble for the Big Boss.

But now things are better, he’s finally standing tall, and these operations can be carried out openly.

Actually, there’s one thing he’s still mindful of: in the past not only was he weak, but the Big Boss was weak too, once shy even to release divine sense in front of Yi Jue, and now daring to tamper with the Spiritual Qi Shield of a Divine Spirit True Monarch.

However, these things are better left unsaid; speaking them would make him seem petty and upset the Big Boss.

Doing things that hurt others without benefiting oneself, why bother?

He was pondering this, not knowing how much time had passed, when suddenly he heard Xuanyuan Buqi breathe a sigh of relief, "Done."

Feng Jun looked up to see that the four- or five-cubic sphere had reduced by about one cubic, the liquid cluster remained sparkling, but its transparency had decreased somewhat, with a faint whitish hue inside.

Qian Zhong exclaimed, "Buqi True Monarch’s refining technique is indeed exquisite!"

"Glad I didn’t fail," Xuanyuan Buqi revealed a satisfied look, then with a flick of his hand, the large cluster instantly split into five equal smaller clusters, "Everyone gets a share, don’t be shy... I’m much more generous than some people."

"Are you talking about me?" Feng Jun spoke with a smile, taking out a small bottle to store a cluster of soul liquid, while bantering with the Great Monarch, "If I recall correctly, the main combat strength came from Senior Qian Zhong... and the Lightning Pearl was hers too."

"The lightning in the Lightning Pearl can be nurtured, it’s not a one-time item," Xuanyuan Buqi replied casually, "You all... one more calculating than the other."

"Oh, you actually dare to say that?" Before Feng Jun could react, Qian Zhong had already gotten annoyed, "Since the soul liquid has been gifted, that’s that, Mountain Master Feng, who goes first for the next task?"

"Of course it’s Senior Qian Zhong," Feng Jun’s impression of Qian Zhong wasn’t particularly good, especially since she had a tendency to spy on people, which was somewhat taboo. But at this moment, he had to support her unconditionally, "Dealing with you is more hassle-free."

"Alright, let’s pretend I didn’t say anything," Xuanyuan Buqi was best at adaptability, expanding or contracting his stance as required. When outsiders were present, he needed to maintain the clan’s honor with ostentatious behavior, but if there were no outsiders, he didn’t mind losing face.

Hence, he decisively shifted the topic, "It’s getting late, let’s return to White Pebble Beach and chat leisurely, alright?"

Truthfully, everyone wanted to leave; having exerted all efforts, it was time to go. The rules of the White Qi Realm weren’t particularly friendly to foreign cultivators. However, Elder Cang Jing couldn’t help but speak up, "Could you escort me back to the Ice Plains first..."

Before finishing her sentence, Yi Jue pulled her sharply, "Let’s go to White Pebble Beach first, there are fun things there."

Having just returned from the Insect World, Cang Jing really wanted to say something along those lines. But obviously, Yi Jue, being her close friend, wouldn’t pull her without reason, so she nodded, "Alright, I heard there are interesting new Magical Treasures."

The next moment, everyone was back at Kunhao, and it was morning at White Pebble Beach. Feng Jun instructed everyone to pursue their own activities while he entered the estate and chose to enter seclusion directly.

"What are we here for?" Cang Jing complained softly to her confidante, "Even if you want to help him, I need at least another half month of rest before I can fully recover."

She indeed wasn’t seriously injured in the Insect World, but after more than three years of intense battle, the conditions for replenishing Spiritual Energy weren’t very good. Then upon returning to Tianqin, finding a suitable place for a month of seclusion... should be quite normal, right?

However, Yi Jue didn’t tolerate complaining, so she straightforwardly stated, "It’s easy if you want to leave, I can have Feng Jun specially escort you... but are you sure you want to do that?"

The phrase "are you sure" had a problematic implication, and Elder Cang Jing sensed a familiar vibe, hence she nodded, "Alright, I’ll rest here; can I use the Nascent Soul Cave Mansion?"

White Pebble Beach’s Earth Vein was forming, pre-setting three Nascent Soul Cave Mansions and over twenty Golden Core Cave Mansions. But even with Qian Zhong’s adjustments, opening three Nascent Soul Cave Mansions simultaneously wasn’t suitable — because some Golden Core Cave Mansions would need to be closed due to insufficient Spiritual Energy.

Considering that occasionally there’s someone at the peak of Foundation Establishment forming a Core, usually only one Nascent Soul Cave Mansion is opened, so there’s a need to queue, sometimes opening two — this is the quota Cang Jing is vying for.

"Not an issue," Yi Jue was quite familiar with the situation at White Pebble Beach — not that she could make decisions for Feng Jun, but she knew what resources were matched here, getting a Cave Mansion for her friend was no problem.

Actually, the Nascent Soul Cave Mansions here could only provide cultivation for the Nascent Soul Initial Stage at most, unable to fully restore Cang Jing’s state to its best, but this slightly lower-level Spiritual Energy did facilitate bodily recovery, although slower, it was solid without hidden dangers.

Nevertheless, Yi Jue was in no rush to arrange the Cave Mansion; instead, she suggested she go and inspect the Virtual Combat System first.

Currently, White Pebble Beach had two systems in testing: one was the prototype Feng Jun initially created, and the other was the Xuanyuan Family’s second Magical Treasure. This Magical Treasure was relatively mature, but the Xuanyuan Family wanted to test it for a while before bringing it back.

In fact, Elder Cang Jing was quite interested in this Magical Treasure too; after all, body recuperation wasn’t urgent, so why not take a look first?

Yi Jue’s presence made things straightforward; neither the people at White Pebble Beach nor Xuanyuan Buqi had the nerve to forcibly stop them from viewing some battle imagery — of course, Xuanyuan Family would deny viewing very private scenes.

Even so, it was much better than if Cang Jing herself went to view — if she went alone, no one would take her seriously.

In the process of spectating, several Xuanshui Sect disciples approached, hoping the elder would lead the fellow disciples to broaden their horizons.

Yi Jue politely refused; Elder Cang Jing’s face carried considerable weight, but theirs didn’t. As a result, those disciples asked when the next Magical Treasure would begin refining.

The next Magical Treasure was supposed to be based on the Path of Spirit Plant, but Yi Jue was aware she planned to have the sect pay the fee; if it was slightly hard-pressed, Feng Jun wouldn’t charge. Hence, she intended to wait until the Magical Treasure was refined and then claim it from the Spirit Plant Path for reimbursement.

Under such circumstances, she was naturally embarrassed to rush Feng Jun; in fact, she also knew that he seemed somewhat indifferent about the Jing Ling.

In truth, the Jing Ling was recently anxious too, having received some fees, but it had many tasks to handle, more complicated than the Guardian’s endeavors. Unlike the Guardian, it hadn’t watched Feng Jun grow step by step, hence its patience was limited.

Interestingly enough, having endured loneliness on Mars for thousands of years, it could withstand solitude, but with a glimmer of hope now, it became impatient and couldn’t restrain itself.

However, this time Feng Jun intended to keep it waiting, thus upon returning, he didn’t go to Luohua, nor did he have someone bring it over from the Earth Realm.

The Jing Ling couldn’t contain itself anymore, directly revealing its thoughts, notifying Zhang Caixin — as Luohua’s second-in-command, "Take me to Kunhao now!"