Big Data Cultivation-Chapter 644 - The Hidden Treasure in the Bustling

Chapter 644: Chapter 644: The Hidden Treasure in the Bustling Market

Chapter 644: Chapter 644: The Hidden Treasure in the Bustling Market

Feng Jun headed to Weiyu Mountain, truly keeping a low profile.

He only took Wang Haifeng and Sister Hong with him; neither had shown their faces in Juqu Cave Heaven before.

The father and son of the Guo family also didn’t want to attract attention, so they changed out of their Daoist robes into ordinary clothes. However, Guo Haiyun didn’t have any formal attire and was simply dressed in active wear, still somewhat giving off a martial artist vibe.

Five people in two cars set off before dawn and reached Weiyu Mountain around four o’clock in the afternoon.

Weiyu Mountain is now part of the urban district. Everyone found a place to stay locally, and they headed up the mountain early the next day.

It wasn’t really much of a mountain climb, just a small hill, and many areas had already been developed into neighborhoods with schools, stores, and… residential complexes.

Elder Guo, leading the group, walked to a relatively secluded hilltop and spoke gravely, “If I’m not mistaken, the treasure should be somewhere on this peak.”

Wang Haifeng snorted. “You call this molehill a peak?”

Guo Haiyun glared at him, displeased. Since two days ago, he’d been quite annoyed with the lad. “It’s written like that in the books, ‘The Five Peaks of Weiyu.’ What, you have a problem with that?”

Wang Haifeng didn’t pay him any mind, because he believed what he said was correct—this tiny hill couldn’t be called a peak, and whether others agreed or not was none of his concern.

Sister Hong looked around and showed a weird smile on her face. “No wonder you’re so urgent. If you don’t act soon, this place will be zoned for a residential complex too, right?”

It sounded like she was being sarcastic, but in reality, that was precisely the case. Weiyu Mountain was just a small hill within the city now, bearing none of the grandeur of a famous mountain, let alone being a second Cave Heaven.

Maoshan might not be very tall, but during the resistance war, the Maoshan Guerrillas were active there. Weiyu Mountain… couldn’t possibly have had guerrillas.

This was Feng Jun’s first visit. He looked around and couldn’t help but furrow his brow. “Setting up a Cave Heaven here? Really doesn’t seem like a place for cultivation.”

Although Guo Haiyun had a lot of respect for him, he felt the need to defend his point. “Now, there is a second Cave Heaven, it’s just commercialized.”

“I know,” Feng Jun nodded lightly. “The ancient Weiyu Mountain was a place for discussing the Dao, so it must have had easy access.”

After these words were spoken, it fell quiet for a while.

Finally, Elder Guo mustered up the courage to speak again. “I think we should find the treasure first. Rebuilding the Weiyu Daoism lineage needs to be done according to our capabilities.”

His first goal was the treasure, not that he had any disrespect for the Weiyu Daoism lineage, but the area had been developed too aggressively. Building a Daoist temple on a few acres was plausible, but recreating the former glory of the second Cave Heaven on a few thousand acres was practically a fantasy.

This was the city center, not a desolate mountain. A few thousand acres… he might dare to ask for it, but would anyone dare to give it?

However, the place where the five of them currently were was relatively secluded and quite tranquil.

Feng Jun, frowning, smoked a cigarette, looked around, and occasionally pulled out his mobile phone, giving the impression of being “absent-minded.”

But the father and son from the Guo family didn’t dare say anything. A master carried the demeanor of a master, and what they didn’t understand, they would naturally just respectfully listen to.

After Feng Jun smoked two cigarettes and drank half a bottle of hot tea, he pointed in a direction, “Over there, let’s go.”

He was pointing at a slope, not too steep, less than thirty degrees, not even eighty meters long. The woods were fairly dense, but that was it—no tree was large enough to embrace, though there were plenty of thick roots.

To put it in Elder Guo’s words, this place was often traversed by typhoons, and after the founding of the nation, many large trees had been cut down, so these smaller trees hadn’t been growing for long.

Nevertheless, there was nothing to indicate any treasure here, let alone any formation.

With no one else around, Feng Jun led the group forward for about ten meters, then gestured with his hand to stop. “All right, stop here,” he said calmly.

The others all stopped, but Feng Jun went on for another twenty meters or so, arriving at a thicket of shrubs and squatting down.

He did something unknown, and after about five minutes, a white fog began to swirl around him.

“Is this…” Elder Guo watched the scene unfold with delight, then suddenly thought of something and exclaimed, “Senior, we…”

Feng Jun’s voice came from within the fog. “Stay put and don’t move, or you might fall into the formation.”

No sooner had his voice trailed off than the fog suddenly became much thicker and began to spread all around.

In just two or three minutes, the top and bottom of the slope were engulfed in dense white fog, and the places where Elder Guo, Wang Haifeng, and the others stood were also cloaked in fog.

Guo Haiyun realized that even his father standing next to him was almost lost in the fog, and he couldn’t help but shout out, “We can barely see each other anymore, what should we do next?”

Feng Jun didn’t answer his question, but Sister Hong’s voice emerged from the thick fog, extremely reassuring, “The master said to stand still and don’t move, so just stay still.”

Elder Guo, who was a bit anxious at first, hearing her so calm, also spoke out, “Haiyun, just stand there and don’t move.”

The white fog grew thicker and thicker until visibility was reduced to the point where you could not see your hand in front of your face. Guo Haiyun wanted to check the time and found that he had to bring his mobile phone about half a foot from his eyes to see it clearly.

After roughly ten minutes, Feng Jun’s voice came again, “Alright, once the white fog clears, we should be set.”

Guo Haiyun subconsciously touched the inside of his overcoat; the box containing the token was still there, he let out a quiet sigh of relief—such noise was genuinely frightening.

Elder Guo couldn’t help but demand, “Master Feng, what’s going on here?”

“Nothing much. The formation encountered some unexpected changes,” Feng Jun’s voice remained calm and unruffled, “Actually, this white fog is just a disguise. But since the formation has existed for too long, I simply decided to break through it.”

“We must be careful, though,” Guo Haiyun couldn’t help speaking out, thinking to himself that this was their secret treasure.

Next, the white fog began to gradually dissipate, but compared to the speed of its gathering, it was dispersing much slower.

About ten minutes later, the four men on the hillside could see each other, but the spot where Feng Jun stood was still unclear.

After another five or six minutes, Feng Jun walked out from the white fog.

As if it were nothing, he suggested, “Let’s go back to the high ground and wait a bit. It will probably take another twenty minutes for this fog to clear.”

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The five returned to the high ground, and after twenty minutes, only half of the white fog had cleared.

However, by this time, the fog wasn’t much of an obstacle anymore. Most of it was concentrated at the bottom of the hillside.

The Guo father and son didn’t wait for the fog to clear completely before they went downhill, and then they discovered—there was a strange stone in the middle of the hillside.

The stone, over one meter tall, was naturally embedded in the hillside, surrounded by wild grasses and vines which entwined with each other, showing no sign that it had just suddenly appeared.

On the smooth, grass-free part of the stone, about the size of a door panel, there was a Tai Chi Fish pattern as big as a face plate.

The Guo father and son exchanged glances, unable to contain the excitement in their hearts. Both reached out simultaneously, each pressing on one of the fish’s eyes.

The stone quivered slightly, and the Tai Chi Fish split down the middle, revealing a crack.

Wang Haifeng, standing not far away, couldn’t help but let out a soft “huh,” “A keyhole with a protective shell?”

Within the revealed crack, there was a small hole that seemed to be for inserting the token.

The Guo father and son exchanged another glance, and Guo Haiyun reached into his chest to take out the token and try it.

“Wait,” Elder Guo stopped him promptly, then looked around, “We need to consider our actions under broad daylight, make sure no one notices… Senior Feng, can you restore it to how it was just before?”

“I can’t restore it. I’ve already destroyed the formation,” Feng Jun waved his hand dismissively, “But covering it up a bit, that’s still no problem.”

Many people visited this place. The sudden appearance of such a large stone might go unnoticed by tourists, but regulars would definitely discover it, not to mention the Tai Chi Yin Yang Fish pattern carved on the stone.

With a wave of his hand, the grass and shrubs in front of the stone grew wildly at a visibly fast pace, sprouting upwards.

“What kind of ability is this?” The Guo father and son were both startled to see plants growing so rapidly.

But Elder Guo, with his ample experience, decisively instructed, “Everyone, move back to the high ground, do not let anyone detect anything unusual.”

Wang Haifeng muttered discontentedly and under his breath, “You think you can command our Luohua Manor? On what basis?”

Guo Haiyun glared at him fiercely and retorted in a low voice, “On the basis that we’re paying the fee!”

In the blink of an eye, they were back on the mountaintop. This time, they simply sat down in the old pavilion.

Until they sat down in the pavilion, the white fog was still not entirely dispersed.

The Guo father and son continued to monitor the growth of the plants, noticing that the shrubs grew to about one meter high and then started to slow down. They were relieved; that height was sufficient, any taller and it would be obtrusive.

In fact, this height wasn’t enough to completely hide the stone, but looking up from the bottom of the hillside, it was more than enough to obscure the Tai Chi Fish pattern, and looking down from the hillside… the stone was not visible at all.

Half an hour later, the Guo father and son went down again and then returned. Elder Guo spoke seriously, “Master Feng, it’s truly unsuitable to open the secret treasure now. I think it would be better to wait until night falls, don’t you agree?”

This was a secret of the Weiyu Lineage, but since they had to pay a protection fee to Luohua Manor, the two parties were essentially partners, so it was best to discuss and agree on matters.

As for dismissing Feng Jun and claiming the treasure for themselves? He had not even considered it. In fact, it was his father and son who were more worried that Feng Jun might bypass them and forcibly take the treasure for himself.

Feng Jun was still indifferent, “Suit yourself.”

Looking at his demeanor, Elder Guo couldn’t help but feel a strange sense of foreboding in his heart. Could it be that Master Feng already knew what was in the secret treasure?

This thought flashed by, and before he could contemplate it further, two figures walked up the stairs nearby, dressed in security uniforms and looking vigilant, “What are you doing here?”

Wang Haifeng glanced at the two men, “Watching the scenery, is that a problem?”

“Yes, it is,” one of the security guards shook his head, “This area has been bought by our company.”