Elder Cang Jing used a pleading tone, rather than the imperious "you must speak" command.

This attitude satisfied Feng Jun; he needed an opportunity to let others know his plans.

Otherwise, although the three of Yi Jue agreed to let him take the items, what if others who didn’t know better came after him demanding them?

So he answered in a low voice, "The entrails of the Star Devouring Clan have a certain probability of feeding the domain."

"So that’s it..." Elder Cang Jing nodded, but midway through her sentence, she froze, and upon hearing his words, both Yi Jue and Qing Ji looked up sharply, faces full of surprise.

These two had many questions to ask, but neither spoke, as their knowledge of the Star Devouring Clan was not as profound as Elder Cang Jing’s, so they looked to her.

After her initial shock, Elder Cang Jing furrowed her brow and pondered, "Domain feeding... Who said this?"

It was of course what the Big Boss said! Feng Jun hesitated over whether to pursue the Star Devouring Clan’s remains, ultimately deciding to inform others because he wanted to feed the domain.

So he smiled, responding with a question, "What, you haven’t heard of it?"

"No," Yi Jue shook her head decisively, then mused, "However, I think this theory can be established to some extent. The Star Devouring Clan can devour planets, so their carcasses feeding the earth subtly aligns with the cycle of the Heavenly Dao."

Elder Cang Jing also nodded, "I agree with Yi Jue’s theory; theoretically, this possibility exists, but I can assure you that there’s no concrete information to prove this, so I’m really curious where Mountain Master Feng got his information."

"Sorry, it’s inconvenient to say where it came from," Feng Jun shook his head and spoke solemnly, "and I’m not even sure it will work!"

"Then don’t ask," Yi Jue glanced at Cang Jing, "Mountain Master Feng’s knowledge is quite valuable. Tiegu mainly targeted him for the Soul Confinement Art. If you spread what you know, won’t it just cause him more trouble?"

Ungrateful! Elder Cang Jing rolled her eyes at Yi Jue, "I say, have a bit of faith in me, okay? Am I that kind of person?"

"This has nothing to do with whether you are that kind of person," Qing Ji stood by Feng Jun’s side, "When too many people know, it’s easy to leak the news. Mountain Master Feng has been very decent to us, so why push it for more?"

"Fine, I’ll pretend I didn’t say anything," Elder Cang Jing felt a bit deflated but explained herself, to avoid displeasing Feng Jun, "I was genuinely curious and wanted to know about his experiment’s effect, that’s why I asked."

"Alright, let’s drop it," Feng Jun said with a smile and a wave of his hand, "Everyone prepare yourselves; I’ll give you half a month to get ready to leave the void."

"Isn’t it a bit early?" Qing Ji couldn’t help but speak up, "We agreed on two years, and it’s been just one year and eight months; even with another half month, it’s only just nine months, still about three months short."

"Plans are plans; changes are changes," Feng Jun replied with a smile, "I think it’s time to leave."

He spoke while smiling, but his tone brooked no dissent.

Elder Cang Jing was reluctant to leave just like that, with more than three months left; who knows what other good things could be found? "Mountain Master Feng, since you’re helping, you’ve already agreed, right? What’s another three months?"

Feng Jun spread his hands with a smile and said, "But I also haven’t taken any benefits from you, right? If you insist on staying for two years, that’s up to you, but in these three months, I won’t return. When the time comes, I’ll fetch you."

Immortal Cang Jing was about to agree when she caught Qing Ji’s cold glance.

Then Qing Ji spoke with a smile, "Half a month for preparations is a bit rushed... how about a month?"

Feng Jun glanced at her, smiling as he nodded, "Alright, but no longer than that."

After saying this, his body flashed and shot out again, evidently off treasure hunting once more.

Elder Cang Jing couldn’t help but shake her head, "Free is indeed the most expensive; he doesn’t take a commission but decides where to go as he likes. This really is... haha."

She gave a helpless bitter smile, as three Nascent Soul Peak elders were commanded and ordered around by one mere Initial Golden Core Stage cultivator, and she didn’t even have the right to oppose him. Feng Jun did say that those who wished to stay could continue treasure hunting, but could she really do that?

To genuinely do that, there might not be a next time.

"Stop complaining; we’ve gained quite a bit," Elder Yi Jue spoke calmly, "To be honest, I can understand his feelings; we just took the Star Devouring Clan carcass that he discovered. Even if he doesn’t say it, it’s normal to feel some resentment."

Elder Qing Ji also gave a wry smile, "Yes, we care about our reputation, and Mountain Master Feng cares about his. Since he knows the uses of the innards of the Star Devouring Clan, he must know the uses of other parts of the corpse too... If I were him, I’d be somewhat dissatisfied too."

Cang Jing chimed in upon hearing them, "I’m not complaining about him, just feeling like fate plays tricks on us. I am definitely grateful to him; moreover, burying the Star Devouring Clan’s corpse... we did that to actually protect him."

Anyway, regardless of what anyone says, the date of return has already been decided. In the coming month, while preparing for departure, everyone continued to explore the void, striving to seize each day.

The time to leave finally arrived. Before leaving, Feng Jun took Moli and the others to Big Stone once again—they need to continue healing there, and the Broken Stone Zone still has Space-Cracking Devouring Bees present. After they leave, Moli is unable to protect himself.

This time, for the journey out of the void, Feng Jun chose the hotspot plate route, sending people off one by one, and then returned to White Pebble Beach himself.

Upon arriving at White Pebble Beach, he checked the situation and found nothing unexpected, so he went to Luohua, stayed for two days, and then returned.

From this test, he discovered a problem because he left Moli in the void, causing Earth Realm and Kunhao, which have a time flow contrast with the void, to synchronize their time flow.

In other words, regardless of whether he is currently on Earth or in Kunhao, the time in both places is already synchronized; there’s no issue of non-flowing time.

As for why this phenomenon occurs, Feng Jun isn’t very clear on the mechanics, but he is aware that in the short term, he cannot bring everyone from Luohua to Kunhao because Luohua would experience noticeable loopholes.

The shortage of manpower is a minor issue; the key problem is that he can’t explain where his people have gone, especially considering Feng Jing’s mother, who would come to Luohua in a few days if she doesn’t see her daughter.

Thus, Feng Jun only brought Sister Hong and Gao Qiang over.

Next, he needed to deal with the innards of the Star Devouring Clan, starting with handling the lungs first.

The Big Boss stated that lungs are organs for purifying air, so if the lungs of the Star Devouring Clan were buried underground, they could mystically attract spiritual energy from beyond the domain—in other words, they could improve the spiritual energy reserves of the entire Kunhao realm.

This is an extremely defying capability, one that only the Star Devouring Clan can achieve; while alive, they were destroyers of planets, and with death, they naturally nurture the world. Beneath the Great Dao, various rules objectively exist.

Although Feng Jun only possessed the lungs of one Emergence Stage Star Devouring Clan member, which is pathetically insufficient for the entire Kunhao realm, having something is better than nothing, and this thing has a gradual and subtle way of absorbing spiritual energy, requiring a long time before results manifest.

In other words, the longer the time, the more benefits the Kunhao domain receives.

Regarding the burial location, Feng Jun pondered and decided not to bury it within White Pebble Beach, not because he didn’t want to, but because he couldn’t—the ground beneath White Pebble Beach is full of oil, and shallow at that, fundamentally not enough to bury such a large lung.

Moreover, he consulted the Big Boss. Although the Big Boss didn’t possess much knowledge about related topics, he was basically certain that choosing an inappropriate burial location would bring pollution to the lungs.

The Star Devouring Clan members had iron bodies, and Feng Jun couldn’t even cut through their skin, but since the lungs had been extracted, there was minimal protection. Coupled with the long-term process of attracting spiritual energy, even weak pollution sources could erode them over time.

Feng Jun didn’t think that oil was necessarily a pollution source, since it was derived from the transformation of animal and plant bodies, and industrial societies and cultivation societies have different concepts of pollution.

But, ultimately, oil cannot be considered clean, so he decided to stay away from it.

Having been away from White Pebble Beach for almost two months this time, Feng Jun had accumulated a batch of tasks, but he wasn’t in a hurry; he performed simulations every morning and roamed around with his mobile phone in the afternoon, seeking a suitable burial location.

On the fourth day, he finally chose an ideal spot, which was already at the edge of White Pebble Beach, next to the piece of land collectively "purchased" by the people of Luohua—in reality, there were multiple suitable locations, but when it was possible to take care of one’s own people, why not do so?

Then he found Du Wentian, asking him to help issue a task—to dig a large pit with a diameter of three hundred zhang and a depth of two hundred zhang within three days at this location, for which he was willing to pay two thousand Spirit Stones.

Paying two thousand Spirit Stones for digging such a large pit was somewhat extravagant. Although Kunhao lacked construction machinery, the cultivators were extraordinarily powerful as individuals; the main reason Feng Jun offered such a high price was to meet the urgent time requirement.

Du Wentian was pragmatic too—the key was that his relationship with Feng Jun was the foundation for the Du Family’s livelihood, so he stated that it wouldn’t require two thousand and could be done beautifully for one thousand.

"...Turning stone to mud with a big imprint, get two Golden Core masters to ensure it’s completed within two days."

What he said... was not entirely accurate—a Golden Core Master’s status is such that if it weren’t for Feng Jun’s influence, Du Wentian dreaming of asking Golden Core masters to dig a pit for civil engineering would be pure fantasy.

Feng Jun, however, expressed, "One should always let others earn a bit too; the key is finding someone with a clean background who won’t meddle during the excavation."

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