Chapter 2633 - 2625: Testing and Ordering

Chapter 2633: Chapter 2625: Testing and Ordering

Feng Jun tested a few more people, including bodyguard Mei Yeyu, but the others were all in the Qi Refinement Realm.

This time, not only did he refrain from watching the combat process, he also tested the forced exit function.

Those who were ejected knew they were testing a magical treasure, but Mei Yeyu couldn’t help but mutter, "Just one more sword strike, couldn’t you wait?"

Feng Jun glanced at him, "Sword Cultivators releasing a sword strike... isn’t it meant to end with one strike?"

Mei Yeyu insisted on clarifying, "I was challenging a Mid-Stage Golden Core Demon Beast, fighting across realms... spending some time is normal, right?"

Feng Jun naturally couldn’t say, "I didn’t watch the combat process, it’s also to keep it confidential for you, which is why I operated this way."

So, he could only say, "I’ve done plenty of cross-realm fights, actually it’s enough in one strike."

Mei Yeyu listened and rolled his eyes: Are you not aware of your own combat strength?

Yan Yuxi observed the situation, couldn’t help but speak again, "Mountain Master Feng, my Yan Family has seven or eight Golden Cores, how about inviting a few to test this? I can pay in Intermediate Spirit Stones."

"Xuanshui Sect also has a few Golden Cores outside," Yi Jue spoke up, "Let them try it too."

Feng Jun had no choice regarding such requests, so he simply notified the Crimson Phoenix, Taiqing, and Qinggang families, and also informed several clans, allowing each to send two Golden Cores: one to undergo training and one to spectate.

As the news spread, it shocked the entire White Pebble Beach. Was Mountain Master Feng’s creation really such a defiant thing?

Clan Practitioners were the first to realize the benefits, relatively speaking, Sect Practitioners were a bit less sensitive to such matters, but seeing the Clan Practitioners so excited, after some thought they realized it too.

A great number of practitioners applied to spectate, Feng Jun regretfully stated: Sorry, we cannot let unrelated persons watch the practitioners’ combat.

In total, twenty Golden Cores tested for three full days in the Virtual Combat System, aware their combats could be spectated from outside, they were relatively cautious and reserved—not out of fear of others stealing their skills, mainly out of fear of becoming a laughingstock due to embarrassing shortcomings.

However, there were a few unruly individuals who fought very enjoyably, coming out shouting "Refreshing!"

Master Sumiao of Taiqing was also among them, after coming out she watched the video stone left by Master Taixu and then found Feng Jun, "Such a magical treasure... you’re even willing to sell it? Name a price."

Feng Jun was momentarily stunned, then chuckled wryly, "Double-digit Supreme Spirit Stones... are you sure you want it?"

"Where can Taiqing find Supreme Spirit Stones?" Sumiao answered without changing her expression and hesitation, "I’m just asking on behalf of Taixu... is it really that expensive?"

"Actually, whether I sell or not doesn’t matter," Feng Jun casually responded, "Sect Practitioners... aren’t exactly my target customers."

Those words were a bit confrontational, but the real practitioner of Xuanshui Sect was evidently clear, "Mountain Master Feng, you’re kidding; our Xuanshui Sect greatly cares about our disciples’ safety, could you clarify if these double-digit Supreme Spirit Stones are ten... or ninety-nine?"

Feng Jun shook his head, "I haven’t decided how much to sell it for, wait until testing concludes."

Master Sumiao couldn’t help but ask, "Can’t figure out the cost calculation?"

Yi Jue coldly retorted, "Is there necessarily a connection between cost and selling price? You people simply calculate based on cost without realizing how difficult it is to pave a path from nothing to existence, can’t you respect us innovators even a little?"

She wasn’t expressing this merely because of Feng Jun, Yi Jue, as a tech enthusiast, also detested those who disregard innovation, having encountered similar situations more than once—"A single grass seed, dare you sell it at such a high price"?

The true expense wasn’t the grass seed itself, but the entire experience of cultivating the grass seed from nothing to existence.

Hence, she couldn’t help but join in, this was the appreciation between technical talents for fellow individuals.

Master Sumiao was rebuked yet dared not utter a word.

Ignoring Yi Jue’s cultivation level, she was once a disciple in Taixu Sect too, what more could a lower-tier disciple say?

However, some were straightforward in expressing, "The Gongyang Family wants to reserve a set of such magical treasures, curious about the procedure?"

Feng Jun glanced at that person, solemnly replied, "Ahead of you, there are already three sets queued up, Gongyang Family will be set as the fourth..."

"It’s the fifth set," Qian Zhong released his Divine Sense, "The fourth set is for Sancai True Sage, I reported it for him."

The Yao Family and Wei Family were allies, since Yao Family ordered the magical treasure, how could they possibly forget the Wei Family?

Feng Jun looked at her, furrowed his brow slightly, but eventually nodded — they just finished organizing the data, it wouldn’t do to ignore them, besides remembering friends in good times is a virtue as well.

"The Gongyang Family is the fifth set. First, two Spirit Stones as a deposit. If you back out... the deposit is non-refundable."

The True Sage from the Gongyang Family was stunned: You’re too pretentious, right? You’re asking for a deposit before even starting the refining? If your refining doesn’t meet our expectations, could we ask for compensation?

However, this was just a thought. Throughout history, there have been countless masters in Tianqin known for auxiliary skills, some of whom also required deposits. Feng Jun wasn’t the first. It’s just that a mere Small Golden Core Cultivator daring to demand a deposit was something people found hard to accept.

The Gongyang True Sage could only give a wry smile, "Can you give us some time? The Extreme Spirit Stones are in the hands of our clan’s Out-of-body Old Ancestor, who’s in seclusion. We don’t know when he’ll emerge..."

This might be true, but it’s more likely false. Feng Jun nodded and couldn’t be bothered to say more, "Alright then, bring the deposit when you’re ready to queue up. The Gongyang Family can take more time to think."

The Gongyang True Sage wanted to explain further, but Feng Jun simply waved a hand, "No need to say more, just spread the word. Tomorrow, I’ll bring out the Magical Treasure. Anyone interested can give it a try, but it’s a paid trial..."

What about a paid trial? The news spread instantly, causing a complete uproar on White Pebble Beach.

Virtual Combat Magical Treasure... Most cultivators thought, I don’t need this, but "I have a friend" who might, so I should try it out for him.

The next day, on the land rented by the Luohua disciples, the queue of cultivators was a massive crowd of over three thousand people.

Feng Jun decided to place the Magical Treasure here mainly because of the already extensive equipment and facilities on White Pebble Beach. Although the beach is large, any disturbance caused by cultivators would not be small.

Just like when Yu Qingzhu was in seclusion, she was at least twenty miles away from the two resonance points, yet she was still affected.

So Feng Jun decided to accommodate his disciples’ business instead.

The trial time was two hours per round, and the cost wasn’t expensive: one Spirit Stone for Qi Refinement, ten for the Foundation Establishment, one Medium Spirit Stone for the Golden Core stage, and ten Medium Spirit Stones for the Nascent Soul stage. Any cultivator could afford it.

The first round allowed a hundred cultivators, the second two hundred, the third four hundred, and the fourth, fifth, and sixth rounds eight hundred, matching the number of registered cultivators perfectly for the day.

Most cultivators chose to hide their combat footage—keeping one’s trump card is crucial for any cultivator.

But on the other hand, there are always people who love to show off, eager to demonstrate their prowess.

In the first and second rounds, over thirty percent chose to expose their footage, with some even having friends record it outside with a memory stone, giving Feng Jun a strong feeling of dissonance—"Do you all have social circles or what?"

However, by the third round, it dropped significantly, to less than twenty percent, as people are afraid of comparisons.

Confident individuals like to showcase their combat style, but the worst is when you think you’re strong, yet someone stronger appears, and they also show footage.

For example, killing a Crimson Phoenix Tiger took you thirty breaths, but others only took fifteen breaths—though those who did it in fifteen regretted showing off, because someone did it in only three!

Show-offs hate getting embarrassed the most. Combat ability is personal privacy, and exposing it only to find oneself insignificant is an understandable frustration.

Those in the third round watched the first and second rounds’ footage entirely, and many instantly changed their minds.

Thus, only fifty-seven people, just over fourteen percent, chose to show footage in the third round.

By the fourth round, it was less than ten percent, and in the sixth round, only six percent, a mere forty-eight people, most of whom were Minor Qi Cultivators wanting their sect elders to critique their battle skills.

The next day, the testing continued, with doubled fees and doubled time. Feng Jun initially thought participation would drop by at least half, but to his surprise, more than two thousand were ready to try, mostly returning customers.

He was puzzled as to why until Yan Yuxi provided the answer. It turns out these cultivators discovered that talismans used in the virtual combat weren’t actually consumed, so they had to test which talismans were effective against which Spirit Beasts, and to what extent.

Besides talismans, the specificity of Magical Treasure effects on different Spirit Beasts also led cultivators to carry several more Magical Treasures today.

Elixirs, too; in the face of different situations, how to use elixirs properly—neither too little nor too much...

Unconsciously, the virtual combat system was being played with creativity by the cultivators.

Some even asked if they could engage in one-on-one duels, since there was no fear of death, they could go all out.

White Pebble Beach’s response was: yes, this is one of our highlighted features, but it’s not open yet.

Currently, the testing focuses on reliability, durability, and limits of the Magical Treasures, and since the combat system is quite mature, there’s no need to open it—once open, your related information might get recorded, which isn’t appropriate.

And on this very day, reckless individuals appeared—the Magical Treasure expelled over a hundred people who died from exhausting battles, forcing them out.

Ironically, these individuals still inquired whether testing would continue the next day...