Chapter 2730 - 2722: Brought It Upon Yourself

Chapter 2730: Chapter 2722: Brought It Upon Yourself

Feng Jun, upon learning that the other party was a True Sage of the Wanhuan Sect, responded indifferently, "I come under the agreement of the two sects."

Wen Kui True Sage’s divine sense swept over and he already knew the identity of the other, "Feng Jun of the Kunhao Realm?"

Feng Jun’s name was already noted in the Wanhuan Sect, but even then, one who matched the name could at most be a Nascent Soul True Immortal—a minor figure hardly in the eyes of an Out-of-Body True Sage.

However, Wen Kui True Sage had heard of this person, especially how Feng Jun refused to transport for the Wanhuan Sect, putting the sect in a passive position in the Insect World—not only missing out on the abundant spoils ahead but also having to undertake the arduous task of patrolling.

He even notified the main sect, suggesting if the opportunity were appropriate, it wouldn’t hurt to teach that junior a lesson.

Nevertheless, he was informed of Feng Jun’s arrival, as Feng Jun was a top-tier combat strength for cultivators in the Insect World—the advancing forces had encountered the Insect Race, and a large number of cultivators returned injured, among which were Wanhuan Sect disciples, urgently needing experts to heal them.

Though he knew this, he didn’t explicitly tell the disciples under his sect—what was he supposed to say? Be more respectful when encountering Feng Jun?

He thought the chance of his disciples bumping into Feng Jun first was nearly zero, so he found no need to emphasize anything.

Yet, to his great surprise, the patrol team clashed directly with Feng Jun.

At this moment, a rare hint of regret surfaced in his heart: had I known this would happen, I should’ve mentioned it to them.

A Nascent Soul and several Golden Cores, the Wanhuan Sect could afford to lose them, but being slain by clan practitioners was hard on their reputation.

Even worse, it was likely they wouldn’t be able to regain face.

Feng Jun simply nodded in response to Wen Kui True Sage’s question, saying two words, "It’s me!"

He truly couldn’t respond well, merely that the Wanhuan Sect sheltered bandits—what vile matters those were.

If not for the concern that they might use the excuse of "disrespecting a superior" to punish him, he wouldn’t have even bothered replying.

Wen Kui True Sage frowned, about to say something, but the next moment, his gaze turned to another side.

Two figures had already appeared, both not unfamiliar to Feng Jun: Fishing Old Man True Sage and Ren Tu True Sage.

Fishing Old Man True Sage glanced around, frowning slightly, "This disturbance... and casualties, what’s going on?"

Wen Kui True Sage responded irritably, "The True Sovereign of the Xuanyuan Family injured our Wanhuan Sect patrol team."

"Tsk," Fishing Old Man clicked his tongue, sensed the surroundings, and locked eyes with Xuanyuan Buxi, "I’ve seen the True Sovereign... may I ask why you acted?"

"Don’t you have your own hands?" Xuanyuan Buxi coldly replied, "Can’t you calculate it yourself?"

Calculating recent events was essentially a basic demand for True Sages, and although Xuanyuan Buxi wasn’t skilled in divination, he could do this as an Out-of-Body True Sage.

Fishing Old Man True Sage was scolded but could only acknowledge it; raising his hand to calculate, his expression immediately turned grim—the matter was indeed intractable.

He truly wished to stand up for the sect practitioners, but upon considering the cause and effect, the True Sovereign of the Xuanyuan Family did nothing wrong.

So he could only reluctantly look at Wen Kui True Sage, "Fellow Daoist Wen Kui, I know there are some grudges between the Wanhuan Sect and Feng Xiaoyou, but you must know why Feng Xiaoyou came, right?"

This was essentially blaming him; you already knew Feng Jun was coming, yet allowed Wanhuan Sect people to cause such a scene?

Wen Kui True Sage’s face was unsightly, "How could I have known he would come here? The disciples confronted someone who suddenly appeared... isn’t that part of a patrol team’s protocol?"

"You call that confrontation?" Xuanyuan Buxi sneered, "Do you want me to confront you the same way?"

Fishing Old Man True Sage also couldn’t support Wen Kui’s claim—how could he not calculate what just happened?

So he could only ignore the two’s conversation, turning to Feng Jun, "We invited you here, why did you end up here?"

It wasn’t a complaint or a question, but a tone of concern.

Feng Jun could respond in many ways to this question, but in the current situation, he unintentionally glanced at Wen Kui True Sage, "That still has to do with Ouyang Beishan True Immortal of the Wanhuan Sect, he taught me how terrifying it is to be ambushed when located."

Wen Kui True Sage’s expression immediately faltered, and he turned around, wrapping up the remaining Wanhuan Sect disciples, disappearing in a flash.

"This Wanhuan Sect is truly vile," Yi Jue True Immortal snorted coldly, "The two Great Sages perhaps don’t know, but they even shield bandits."

"I’ve heard about this," Ren Tu True Sage replied expressionlessly. The grievances of the Disciples of Taixu had long since reached his ears, but those disciples were hunting for bounties, not involving sect affairs. Being a True Sage, he was also not in a position to interfere proactively.

Because of this, he had even stopped speaking much with Wen Kui True Sage, but there wasn’t much more he could do—being the top combat strength of the sect, every action he took had to consider the sect.

Feng Jun also voiced his opinion, "I don’t know what injuries the cultivators have sustained, but I need to declare in advance... it does not involve healing the disciples of Wanhuan Sect."

The Elder Fisher and Ren Tu exchanged a glance and shook their heads helplessly, "Alright, let’s head to the main camp for now."

The main camp was not far from the entrance, with a straight-line distance of no more than ten thousand miles. There were a total of four large camps, serving as both a logistics hub and a resting place for cultivators, as well as guarding the passage.

The group entered one of the large camps, which had a diameter of over ten thousand miles, extraordinarily spacious inside, with scattered camps that kept a distance from each other, clearly belonging to different cultivator factions.

However, what surprised Feng Jun was that he could actually feel spiritual energy here, "Is there an Energy Conversion Array?"

The two True Sages nodded, Ren Tu spoke frankly, "This is a good thing; from now on, the cultivators of Tianqin need no longer have any concerns. Yi Jue and Mountain Master Feng have done a great service."

He had not forgotten that Yi Jue was once under the Taixu Sect, so he mentioned her name first.

Soon, they arrived at a defensive formation, above which was a large sign reading "Healing."

This was not only a place for treating the injured but also had relatively dense spiritual energy, with an environment similar to the Tianqin Plane, evidently able to help cultivators restore spiritual energy.

Then, Feng Jun saw the injured cultivators; the first batch wasn’t large, only seven or eight people, and none were from the Wanhuan Sect.

These cultivators were poisoned, by corrosive venom. During their advance, they encountered a massive swarm of spiders; not only were the webs poisonous, but the venom they sprayed was also highly lethal.

Fortunately, the exploration team’s strength was strong, with only over ten Golden Core cultivators fallen, but many more were injured, with four to five hundred people poisoned.

Now, the cultivators at the front were still besieging the spider swarm, but the returned wounded... were difficult to heal.

This poison was very peculiar, somewhat similar to "bone-corroding poison." The skin surface was corroded, and the poison quickly seeped into the bone marrow and vital energy, making it nearly impossible to eradicate.

Even worse, the toxin could devour spiritual energy; using spiritual energy to expel the toxin would backfire because of this trait. Most injured couldn’t even stay in a place rich in spiritual energy.

This was also the main reason why they summoned Feng Jun. Elder Fisher True Sage earnestly stated, "Tianqin’s cultivators have encountered many spirit-devouring toxins in various worlds, but this toxin is different from the past... because it comes from a world without spiritual energy."

This meant they valued Feng Jun not only for his ability to deduce healing methods but also because of his notable accomplishments in energy conversion formations—the poison from a world without spiritual energy could devour spiritual energy, which was very bizarre.

When Elder Fisher True Sage said this, even Yi Jue became excited, "Oh, this is quite interesting. What are your treatment plans?"

Elder Fisher was slightly stunned, then signaled for someone to bring the plans. In truth, they hadn’t anticipated including Yi Jue in this invitation—she did participate in the Energy Conversion Array’s deduction but, according to Formation Path individuals, was responsible for the spirit plant cultivation ideas.

However, since Yi Jue was present, Elder Fisher wouldn’t be rude. Not long after, someone brought over the treatment plans, and he apologetically stated, "None of the plans are very suitable, please make do with what you see."

Yi Jue accepted the plans and then drew out a set of divination sticks to start deducing, while Feng Jun was not in a hurry, "These spiders seem to be ones not seen on the First Battlefield, right?"

"Indeed never seen before," Elder Fisher nodded, "Recently, they’ve advanced into deeper regions and have encountered some insect races, but cultivators have discovered differences between the insect races on the periphery and those closer to the core."

"This..." Feng Jun thought for a moment, then nodded, "It can be understood; regional differences should objectively exist."

After chatting briefly, Yi Jue stopped her divination sticks, looked up at Feng Jun, "Mountain Master Feng, this poison is somewhat similar to the microorganisms you gave me last time."

Feng Jun furrowed his brow in thought, realizing she referred to the bizarre microorganisms he obtained from Mars, and raised his eyebrows, "Those things are afraid of ordinary fire, is the poison the same?"

"My deduction results seem to suggest that," Yi Jue nodded.

"Ordinary fire?" Elder Fisher True Sage frowned. They hadn’t considered ordinary flame, always assuming that fire refined with spiritual energy was much more advanced, and since this was bone-corroding poison, you couldn’t exactly throw cultivators into a pile of ordinary fire to burn.

However, testing it wouldn’t be difficult; he instructed two disciples to go and see if ordinary fire could burn away the poison.

Feng Jun, on the other hand, wasn’t concerned about these matters and instead asked Yi Jue with interest, "So, how did you utilize and control those microorganisms I gave you?"

"Control is straightforward, Absolutely Spirit is sufficient," Yi Jue replied without hesitation, "As for control, I used the wood energy binding of the Spirit Plant Path, which is quite effective."

Feng Jun widened his mouth in astonishment, "Wood energy... isn’t that also converted from spiritual energy?"