Big Data Cultivation

Chapter 397: 397 Offer Letter

Chapter 397: Chapter 397 Offer Letter

As Feng Jun’s identity gradually “exposed,” those around him found their worth soaring.

Deng Lao Er, a mere high-rank martial warrior, actually dared to refer to an innate expert disdainfully as “that guy”.

However, Feng Jun’s expectations had also risen. He frowned and asked, “Have you asked him if he wants to live or die?”

He no longer wished to waste so many words. The other party must obediently comply, and only then would he consider sparing the person. Otherwise, one slash would suffice to end it—merely an innate, who gave you the audacity to pry into immortal matters?

Deng Lao Er nodded, “He said he wants to live and hopes the Divine Doctor can give him a chance.”

“Chances are not given by others but fought for by oneself… Do not overestimate your importance, an insignificant innate,” Feng Jun huffed, then waved his hand, “Alright, bring him in.”

Soon, the innate was brought before him. He was burly, with a face full of beard, and bowed deeply to Feng Jun, “I am Chen Junsheng, a simple man of the wilds. I did not mean to offend a person of stature and deserve to die a thousand deaths.”

“Hmm?” Feng Jun’s brow creased slightly, speaking casually, “You’ve already said you want to live, so why now… do you seem so eager to die?”

Chen Junsheng’s eyebrows lifted as he looked at Feng Jun in astonishment, “What do you mean, sir?”

Feng Jun did not pay him any attention and picked up a cigarette, lighting it and taking a puff.

“Speak the truth, have you not heard?” Deng Lao Er snorted coldly, “Come on, confess, who really are you?”

Just then, the princely heir couldn’t help but speak up, “Deng Er, are you mistaken? He really is Chen Junsheng.”

He had seen Chen Junsheng before when both he and his son from Yuntai Chen Family were present. The father and son duo, both innate, truly stood out, especially Chen Junsheng, who achieved innateness at thirty and was one of the rising stars within the Family Alliance.

“Princely heir, just shut your mouth,” Deng Lao Er paid no heed to the title “Deng Er”—if, half a year ago, the princely heir had addressed him in this way, he probably would have felt weak in the knees.

But things were different now. “This guy has only mentioned one name. If the Divine Doctor says he is courting death, then he definitely is not being honest.”

Hearing this, the princely heir dared not say more, only able to stare at Chen Junsheng.

In Chen Junsheng’s eyes, a flicker of inner conflict appeared, “Then, please have the Divine Doctor to dismiss everyone.”

Of course, Feng Jun wouldn’t dismiss Deng Lao Er, so he turned his gaze to the princely heir. His look made it clear: can’t you take a hint?

The princely heir could only leave sullenly, and as he left the room, he wondered: Are immortals… truly omniscient?

Once the princely heir had left, the burly man with the beard paid no attention to Deng Lao Er’s presence and bowed deeply once more, “Yuntai Chen Junwei, at your service, Divine Doctor.”

Feng Jun lifted his chin slightly, speaking coolly, “You have already deceived me once; remember, I will not give you a second chance.”

“Chen Junsheng is my brother,” the bearded man stated earnestly, “I assumed his name out of dire necessity.”

Feng Jun waved his hand, cutting him off, “Everyone has their own sorrows, I am not interested in that. State your intentions, objectives… and everything else that must be said; otherwise, death!”

He didn’t even wait for a response before turning to Deng Lao Er, “Go get a copy of Magistrate Han’s employment offer.”

At this, Chen Junwei was greatly alarmed. If he accepted the official government’s offer, the entire Yuntai Chen Family would lose face within the Family Alliance, “Please let me finish, Divine Doctor, I truly cannot accept the offer.”

“To accept the employment offer, you should count yourself lucky,” Feng Jun scoffed, “If you can’t satisfy me, I won’t waste the offer… I’ll just kill you and take that short spear you’re hiding.”

This guy had three short spears on his back, also spirit weapons of decent quality that could be wielded as a pair or thrown at a distance. Although unconventional, they were quite practical.

Of course, Feng Jun’s words were primarily a threat. The spines of his Spiritual Hedgehog were not much worse than those spears, and he wouldn’t care less about throwing them. However, if the other party really didn’t know how to appreciate the opportunity, killing him and seizing the spirit weapons wasn’t a big deal to him.

Feng Jun mainly felt that there were too few people at his disposal. Taming an innate expert as a hitman would be very convenient, so he gave the other party a chance.

“I am willing to guard your gateway, Divine Doctor,” so it seemed that Chen Junwei was quite straightforward, an innate expert openly seeking employment.

But what he said next was even more shocking, “Three years ago, my brother was also poisoned with Qi Dissipating Powder…”

Three years ago, a dispute occurred between two major clans within the Alliance. Chen Junsheng went alone to mediate and encountered bandits abducting a girl on the way back, which led him to kill the bandits.

After that, he found himself in an all-too clichéd plot… The girl had poisoned him.

The girl admitted to being affiliated with the official government and offered to detoxify him and elope with him if Chen Junsheng agreed to join them. Otherwise, “…you can try, but nobody can cure Qi Dissipating Powder.”

But Chen Junsheng, who had risen to innate status at the age of thirty, had lofty ambitions. The Yuntai Chen Family was also a prominent clan within the Family Alliance, with not only a father-son pair as innate experts but also an old ancestor who was a longstanding innate.

With an entire family of three innate experts, such a force was extraordinary, even within the Family Alliance.

Before its fall, the Yangshan Gu Family was already quite impressive, but what was it compared to the Chen Family?

Chen Junsheng never had any intention of agreeing with the other party, instead, he used his last breath of Inner Qi to directly kill the woman and then set off a distress flare, waiting for his clan’s people to come to his rescue.

In the time that followed, there were others who wanted to kill him, but he had two Golden Armor Charms with him and finally managed to hold out until reinforcements arrived.

The Chen Family swept through several local official government agencies, killing many before they withdrew.

To maintain the deterrent power of their clan, they did not announce that Chen Junsheng was poisoned.

In fact, the foundation of the Chen Family was incredibly strong; Chen Junwei’s appearance signified that the fourth Innate Expert emerged from their family.

However, the Chen Family had been drawing too much attention lately and didn’t want others to know about Chen Junsheng’s predicament.

So as soon as he took charge, he did so under the banner of Chen Junsheng, and no one suspected anything—the two of them did look very similar.

Strictly speaking, he reached the Innate level at twenty-eight, even more of a prodigy than his brother.

He had heard from others that when the Yangshan Gu Family was being destroyed, they also used Qi Dissipating Powder, but it seemed to have no effect on their foe.

Therefore, he had to make a trip to Zhige no matter what, to find an antidote for his brother.

When he arrived at the foot of Mount Zhige, he passed through numerous checks, but he was well-disguised and remained undetected.

He personally saw Feng Jun leave Shi Feng Mountain in a sorry state, but in his eyes, Feng Jun might not necessarily be an Immortal; he could just be another Innate Expert.

However, his visit was for a personal matter, to find an antidote for his brother, and he had no interest in representing the Family Alliance.

Today, he personally witnessed the successful construction of the Spirit Gathering Array and couldn’t restrain the excitement in his heart. He planned to learn the technique of the Spirit Gathering Array by stealth and take it back for his brother—he was very confident in his memory.

Old tales handed down say that Qi Dissipating Powder depletes the cultivation of Martial Cultivators but does not affect their path of Cultivation.

As for offending Feng Jun? He hadn’t thought that much—if Shi Feng Mountain could get away, there was no reason he couldn’t too.

The moment Feng Jun made a move, it gave him a big shock: he knew the Mysterious Primordial Saber Technique?

The Yuntai Chen Family was not like those clans with shallow foundations. The moment he recognized the saber technique, he was sure that the other was an Immortal, so he promptly admitted defeat.

It wasn’t that he lacked courage, but only the truly traditional big families understood how terrifying Immortals could be.

As for him taking his brother’s name in front of Feng Jun with outsiders present, it was partly because there were others around, and partly because he was testing Feng Jun—there’s no helping it, young people are always a bit curious and defiant.

After listening to his story, Feng Jun pondered for a while before speaking, “Are you certain that the person who harmed your brother is someone from the official government?”

“I can’t be certain,” Chen Junwei shook his head. The Chen Family had analyzed this issue many times and had already drawn a conclusion, “They just wanted to ruin my brother’s reputation… It’s likely someone from within the Family Alliance. After all, my Chen Family has three Innate Experts.”

After pausing, he added two more sentences, “Actually, whether the other party has an antidote for Qi Dissipating Powder is also hard to say. As far as I know, there’s no antidote for it in my Chen Family.”

“That may not necessarily be the case,” Feng Jun shook his head, “If a Golden Core Ancestor is willing to make a move, Qi Dissipating Powder wouldn’t be a problem.”

“Come on, can we be a bit more realistic?” Chen Junwei’s lips twitched, followed by a wry smile, “A Golden Core Ancestor… my Chen Family can’t even make contact with an ascetic Immortal.”

“Then there’s nothing that can be done,” Feng Jun shook his head and asked with renewed interest, “You say that Martial Cultivators can counter Qi Dissipating Powder through Cultivation, is there any basis for that?”

Chen Junwei hesitated, then gave another wry smile, “There’s no basis, but old stories say that some have succeeded in Cultivation.”

Feng Jun didn’t know much about Qi Dissipating Powder either, but even if he did, he had no obligation to share that information with others.

He was, however, very interested in another matter, “Since you dared to steal the Spirit Gathering Array, your family must surely have Spirit Stones and Immortal Cultivation Techniques?”

Both of these items were not something ordinary families could possess; he could even use that as a pretext to destroy the Chen Family.

Chen Junwei was certainly clear about this and after a moment’s hesitation, he answered honestly, “Spirit Stones… we have a few in our family, but we really don’t have Immortal Cultivation Techniques. However, my brother is in contact with an Immortal who’s willing to teach him the Five Elements Transcendence Technique.”

“Five Elements Transcendence,” Feng Jun’s lips curled disdainfully. He already had that technique, and moreover… it was really a very common technique, “Could it be that your family has the Five Elements Qi Refining technique?”

“No,” Chen Junwei quickly shook his head upon hearing this, “But if my brother can reach the Great Accomplishment of Transcendence, he’ll be able to seek fortunes.”

“Still not very valuable,” Feng Jun shook his head, his interest waning as he spoke, “Forget it, just sign the servitude contract… It’s a blank contract, and I won’t report you to the official government, so you can rest assured as you guard your family’s gate.”

(The last three hours of double votes, asking for monthly tickets.)