Big Data Cultivation-Chapter 2058 - 2060: Deducing Psychology
Regarding the request from True Immortal Yi Jue, Feng Jun found nothing he couldn’t agree to: it was merely a hypothetical deduction.
However, after the deduction, a situation emerged that left him dumbfounded: if Xia Nichang used the fire attribute cultivation room here for more than ten days, she would lose the chance of a quick path to consolidate a nascent soul and would have to endure sixty years before consolidating her nascent soul.
This unexpected situation greatly surprised Feng Jun, causing him to exclaim, "This is truly miraculous; it seems that only by achieving a subtle balance can Xia Taishang have this opportunity for a Gold-powered consolidation of a nascent soul."
Xia Nichang also listened with beads of cold sweat about to form. She had already prepared for rapid nascent soul consolidation, and some had promised the necessary treasures. If she lost this opportunity because she was enamored with the attribute cultivation room, it would be terrifying.
With a quick path laid out in front of her, no one would willingly endure sixty years of waiting, as this would not only waste time but also make the journey to becoming an expert practitioner more difficult.
It’s not always "only when you lose it do you know its value." Almost losing it unintentionally can also scare a person into cold sweat.
True Immortal Yi Jue seemed to have anticipated this possibility and merely nodded, thinking, "Indeed, the Great Dao is elusive, and the concept of opportunity is truly wonderfully indescribable."
The next moment, she looked at Feng Jun with bright eyes, "Won’t you continue deducing? What if there’s an even better outcome?"
Helplessly, Feng Jun rolled his eyes, "You’re really good at giving advice without feeling the pain in your own waist; if each branch is deduced like this, I won’t need to do anything at the Golden Core Stage... I’ll just deduce until old age and death."
True Immortal Yi Jue expressed dissatisfaction, "You’re being so uncomprehending, wasting your talent in deduction. If I were you, I’d absolutely deduce every possibility around Xia Nichang..."
"A complete and classic deduction process can help people comprehend many things, and this is also a great opportunity for you to improve yourself."
"Sorry, I don’t need that," Feng Jun shook his head. He didn’t deny Yi Jue’s words, but at the moment, although he had established himself in Kunhao, he hadn’t reached a level of luxury to waste time like this.
True Immortal Yi Jue saw that she couldn’t move him and turned to Xia Nichang, "If he makes some effort, perhaps he could find a way to increase your consolidation probability to eighty percent; won’t you try?"
"Thanks, True Immortal, but that’s not necessary," Xia Nichang replied with a smile and shook her head, despite being a whole major realm lower than her counterpart, her resolve was very firm, "The concept of opportunity is too fleeting; I’ve already benefited and should be content..."
"Although better opportunities might exist, once greed knows no bounds, it might ruin the dao heart, making nascent soul consolidation hopeless."
"Oh, your determination is strong," True Immortal Yi Jue nodded and stopped speaking. She could instigate the other, but couldn’t risk the other due to her own desire to study deduction.
In the following two days, Feng Jun roamed around with Jinwu Sect disciples and also visited Fang Market. Being a guest arranged by Master Wan Qing, no one dared provocatively challenge him.
In earnest, he had the opportunity to visit some important places, such as the forge room, artifact refining room, spirit medicine garden, and even took a tour of the cultivation room.
Jinwu Sect disciples noted the other’s lower-realm aura and were curious why Uncle Wan Qing valued this person so much. Yet, apart from a few sensitive locations, they allowed his visit without voicing questions ultimately.
This demonstrates that Jinwu Sect has a well-structured management system for its disciples.
Feng Jun discovered few sect outsiders here, with over seventy percent being Jinwu Sect disciples. Only then did he learn that Master Ranyun had somewhat swapped the concept; as a direct sector of the Seven Sects, the Blazing Flame Plate holds significantly higher status in Jinwu Sect compared to Yiyao’s status in Taixu Sect.
Feng Jun was located in a rather central area of the Blazing Flame Plate, witnessing a higher proportion of Jinwu Sect disciples, whereas sect outsiders mostly positioned in peripheral areas mainly provided various support and services for Jinwu disciples.
To put it simply, throughout the Blazing Flame Plate, Jinwu disciples made up more than three-tenths, courtyard disciples held another five-tenths, and barely over one-tenth were pure outsiders.
Understanding this situation, Feng Jun indeed felt a bit horrified; he just came with no questions asked and visited many secret places. If he hadn’t evolved to his current state, he likely would’ve been bound here, unable to leave.
This also proves he has indeed grown, growing to a level that Jinwu Sect’s True Immortals must take seriously, not to mention refraining from inappropriate methods.
Unknown to him, within these two days, several more Jinwu Sect True Immortals had turned their attention to him.
On the fourth day, Feng Jun began deducing, with the first day on Master Jiangxia, followed by Master Ranyun on the second day.
He had to admit, deducing for Qianxiu was much harder than for Kunhao. Feng Jun originally thought he deduced three possibilities for Master Guyue, which was relatively rare, but unexpectedly... that wasn’t even a big deal!
Master Jiangxia’s nascent soul consolidation probability was fifteen percent, Feng Jun crafted a plan for her to use various treasures to condition her body, inner core, and soul within ten years. Around ten years later, supplementing with multiple treasures for consolidation, the success rate would be fifty-three percent.
This probability is lower than Gu Yue’s, yet the cost is substantial, at four to five hundred thousand Spirit Stones.
Feng Jun found it odd; Master Jiangxia’s age was slightly younger than Master Yuan’s, yet even with a plethora of treasures, her success rate was only fifty-three percent. Once Master Yuan resolved his knowledge sea’s hazard, his probability ought to exceed hers.
And Master Guyue was even more exaggerated. With a treasure worth only two hundred thousand Spirit Stones, he could reach 59% probability. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺
Feng Jun thought about it over and over again, but couldn’t figure it out, and ultimately could only analyze it from the perspective of aptitude and foundation.
However, he could roughly confirm one point: because the Tianqin Plane has more abundant Spiritual Energy, there are more treasures, so the Tianqin Natives are less sensitive to treasures compared to cultivators from lower realms.
That is to say, under the same circumstances, they require more or higher-grade treasures compared to cultivators from the lower realms.
Truly, "success due to Spiritual Energy, failure due to Spiritual Energy."
That’s how he deduced it, but Master Jiangxia disagreed. She felt that her low Nascent Soul formation probability was an absolute disgrace... No need to compare with others, just look at Xia Nichang—why could Xia Nichang only reach 53% probability, while that person could reach 75%?
So, she proposed one idea after another, hoping to "assist" Feng Jun in selecting a better deduction result.
Feng Jun was quite speechless about this; how could people be compared like this?
But he could understand her feelings, and besides, the Big Boss also coveted that unitary Fire Embryo. Feng Jun did not want to kill a True Immortal and seize their treasure, especially now that he was in the Blazing Flame Plate; he dared not even think about it.
He patiently listened to her suggestions, rejecting unreasonable ones on the spot, and for those basically reasonable ones... he could only attempt to deduce them.
This kind of pain is indescribable, and one suggestion even indeed raised Master Jiangxia’s Nascent Soul formation probability by one percent, but correspondingly, the formation cost increased by thirty thousand—seventy thousand Spirit Stones weren’t enough!
Master Jiangxia was a bit dumbfounded. She certainly knew that even if her mentor had money, it would be impossible to throw in thirty thousand Spirit Stones for a mere one percent.
Feng Jun asked himself, even if it were him, faced with such a choice he could only give up—in the end, it was still a matter of not having enough Spirit Stones.
Master Jiangxia was still unwilling to give up, trying a different route, "Xia Nichang found a shortcut, can you help me find one too? I feel her fortunes may not be deeper than mine."
"This question can be halted," Feng Jun finally became impatient, "You can provide ideas, and I’ll give you three more chances. If these three still don’t work, and you want to ask me to deduce again, then I can only say sorry, please seek guidance from someone wiser."
Master Jiangxia was unhappy, on the territory of my Jinwu Sect, are you so hard to serve?
However, she knew Wan Qing True Immortal valued Feng Jun highly, so she tried to ’persuade with reason’, "Don’t be displeased, Mountain Master Feng. Nascent Soul formation is ultimately a big deal. The reason why I am so particular is to strive for a greater chance for myself... Is that wrong?"
"It’s not wrong, but you’ve become a bit influenced by inner demons," Feng Jun replied seriously. "If—I’m saying if—I didn’t appear, would you still attempt Nascent Soul formation? Is a 53% probability really that low?"
"Do you know that Master Guyue once asked me to deduce a Nascent Soul treasure with a lower probability because he couldn’t afford Spirit Stones? Compared to him, you are actually quite fortunate; at least you can more easily borrow Spirit Stones."
"The most fundamental thing is, you shouldn’t compare yourself to Xia Nichang. Such comparison shows you’ve lost perspective. The greatest enemy in Nascent Soul formation is oneself, it is the Heavenly Dao; don’t gaze at others’ glories... At this rate, your mindset might encounter problems!"
Master Jiangxia was stunned upon hearing this.
Her personality is somewhat willful, but not unreasonable, and Feng Jun holds a high place in her mind.
After a long while, she stood up and bowed, speaking solemnly, "Thank you, Mountain Master Feng, for the wake-up call. I truly have been a bit obsessed."
After a pause, she added, "Three ideas... I’ll think about them when I go back, and seek your advice the day after tomorrow. I promise, it definitely won’t exceed three ideas."
She decided to go back and communicate with her Nascent Soul companion, to listen to some opinions—before, she was somewhat reluctant to contact him.
Feng Jun shook his head with a wry smile, "Still unwilling to give up on those three ideas, huh."
"Of course," Master Jiangxia replied seriously, "Since you’ve granted them to me, I will use them; since I’m unwilling, I ultimately have to vent a little, whether successful or not, it’s not important; what’s important is that I’ve done it!"
She turned and walked towards the door, "It’s just inner demons. Let them come, let them go, a cultivator should be carefree and straightforward!"
Feng Jun couldn’t help but give a thumbs up, "Master Jiangxia truly has an unrestrained personality!"
Though being asked to deduce for Kunhao... really isn’t an easy task.
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