“Fine.”
Jun Changxiao said: “If I die, the sect master position is yours.”
As he spoke, he clenched his right fist, and three dazzling halos gradually appeared on his wrist.
Every time martial artists on the Starfall Continent opened a meridian, when they unleashed their spiritual energy, a halo would condense on their wrist.
“Ha ha.”
“Only just opened three meridians—this Iron Bones Clanging Sect master is so weak!”
“Don’t know where he gets the courage to face us Meridian Opening Fourth Stage cultivators!”
The Spiritual Spring Sect disciples laughed mockingly.
In their view, even if a sect master was only from a ninth-rate sect, they should at least have reached the Wutu realm.
Meridian Opening Third Stage as a sect master?
It was simply a huge joke.
Jun Changxiao squinted his eyes: “Meridian Opening Third Stage is enough to deal with you.”
“Really?”
Three disciples simultaneously released their spiritual energy, and four halos appeared on their wrists.
Tsk tsk.
So they were all Meridian Opening Fourth Stage.
No wonder they came over so arrogantly to cause trouble for me.
“Kid.”
Senior Brother Li grinned: “If you kneel and beg for mercy, my Spiritual Spring Sect can still give you, the sect master, some face and treat it like nothing happened.”
“Ding!”
“Side quest triggered!”
Hearing the system notification, Jun Changxiao was stunned.
Opening the sect panel that only he could see, he discovered that below the main quest, a side quest had appeared out of nowhere. The content read: Defeat the provocative Spiritual Spring Sect disciples 0/4.
Holy crap.
There are side quests too?
The system said: “Side quests require specific conditions to trigger. If the host completes them, you can obtain a certain amount of Sect Contribution Value.”
Jun Changxiao’s eyes immediately lit up.
To develop the sect, he had to become stronger.
His foundation for strength was the goods in the Sect Shop, which required Contribution Value to exchange!
Since there was a quest that could reward Contribution Value, he definitely had to do it!
Jun Changxiao said coldly: “Kneel down? You must have lost your mind.”
“Swoosh!”
The moment his words fell, his right hand formed a fist and fiercely struck out.
This move was both fast and ruthless!
Lu Qianqian thought with interest: “This sect master of mine doesn’t look weak at all.”
“Seeking death!”
Senior Brother Li shouted coldly and raised his fist to meet it.
“Boom!”
The two fists collided, and weak ripples spread through the air.
This was produced by the collision of spiritual energy.
In the memories Jun Changxiao had obtained, high-realm martial artists using spiritual energy to clash could shatter space!
“Thud, thud, thud!”
Senior Brother Li explosively retreated several steps. After stabilizing himself, his right fist immediately swelled up.
“Damn it!”
He said angrily and incredulously: “How can a Meridian Opening Third Stage have such strong power!”
“Swoosh!”
Jun Changxiao stepped forward: “Because I’m the sect master.”
“Boom!”
“Thud, thud, thud!”
Senior Brother Li explosively retreated again, sitting down hard on the ground. Pain transmitted from his attacked chest, and his face immediately became ferocious.
“Ding!”
“Defeated provocative Spiritual Spring Sect disciples 1/4!”
Watching the side quest data change, Jun Changxiao said in amazement: “I completed one already?”
“Damn it!”
Although Senior Brother Li had lost his combat ability from one punch, he forcibly endured the pain and roared: “Attack! Attack! Attack!”
“Swoosh!”
“Swoosh!”
Three Spiritual Spring Sect disciples immediately attacked together.
Jun Changxiao said coolly: “Using numbers to gang up? Shameless!”
“Hmph.”
“A piece of garbage being sect master is the greatest shame!”
The three Spiritual Spring Sect disciples were determined to gang up and had no intention of stopping.
“Fine, fine!”
Jun Changxiao said coldly: “Since you’re all so utterly shameless, don’t blame me for being merciless today.”
As he spoke, a wave of energy surged around his body, and the halos on his wrist instantly changed to five!
“Meridian Opening Fifth Stage!”
“How… how is this possible!”
The three Spiritual Spring Sect disciples’ eyes went wide.
After seeing the five halos displayed on Jun Changxiao’s wrist, surprise floated up in Lu Qianqian’s beautiful eyes.
After joining the Iron Bones Clanging Sect, she had always believed the sect master’s realm was at most Second Stage. Unleashing Third Stage was already very unexpected, but now reaching Fifth Stage was even more inconceivable.
The original Jun Changxiao only had Meridian Opening Second Stage.
But the transmigrated Jun Changxiao, relying on the Talisman of Experience, had easily broken through to Meridian Opening Fifth Stage.
This cultivation level wasn’t much on the Starfall Continent, but for dealing with Meridian Opening Fourth Stage, it was definitely more than adequate.
“Swoosh!”
Jun Changxiao stepped forward.
His right fist infused with spiritual power suddenly swung out, directly sending one stunned Spiritual Spring Sect disciple flying.
“Ding!”
“Defeated provocative Spiritual Spring Sect disciples 2/4!”
“A bunch of garbage dares to act arrogant before me—you don’t know whether you live or die!”
Jun Changxiao swung his fist again, sending another Spiritual Spring Sect disciple flying.
“Ding!”
“Defeated provocative Spiritual Spring Sect disciples 3/4!”
Relying on the Experience Talisman to open five meridians, Jun Changxiao bullying these Meridian Opening Fourth Stage Spiritual Spring Sect disciples was truly effortless.
Watching his companions get sent flying one after another, the other Spiritual Spring Sect disciple was so frightened he hurriedly retreated.
“You can’t run.”
Jun Changxiao strode forward and swung his fist.
“Bang—”
The last Spiritual Spring Sect disciple was sent flying and then collapsed on the ground in a weakened state.
“Ding!”
“Defeated provocative Spiritual Spring Sect disciples 4/4!”
“Ding!”
“Congratulations to the host for completing the side quest. You have obtained 4 Sect Contribution Value points.”
“Ding!”
“Sect Contribution Value: 4/100.”
Jun Changxiao pulled up the sect attribute panel. Seeing the Sect Contribution Value change from 0 to 4 points, a brilliant smile immediately appeared at the corners of his mouth.
Though the reward was small, it was still better than nothing.
“Clap.”
Jun Changxiao clapped his hands: “Now get lost quickly.”
“The green mountains remain unchanged, the green waters flow eternal—we’ll meet again!”
Senior Brother Li struggled to his feet. After leaving this parting remark, he led the three disciples in a disheveled escape.
“Wait for me, senior brothers!”
The green-headband martial artist chased after them in panic.
This guy probably never imagined that the senior brothers he’d brought would be so easily dealt with by that fellow.
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A conflict ended after Jun Changxiao unleashed his true strength, and when he completed the side quest and obtained 4 Contribution Value points, it could be considered an unexpected windfall.
Lu Qianqian said: “You should have killed them to eliminate future troubles.”
Jun Changxiao said speechlessly: “Isn’t that unnecessarily cruel?”
As someone from Earth who had received higher education, he really didn’t have the impulse to kill people over a minor grievance.
Lu Qianqian said coolly: “On the Starfall Continent where the strong prey on the weak, showing mercy to enemies is the greatest cruelty. If you don’t even know this point, you’re not qualified to be sect master.”
Jun Changxiao fell silent.
That’s right.
He was no longer an Earthling—he was a person of the Starfall Continent.
Here, martial prowess was supreme and the strong preyed on the weak. Showing mercy to enemies was being cruel to oneself.
“Ding!”
While thinking, a voice sounded in his ear: “Side quest triggered!”
Another quest triggered?
Jun Changxiao hurriedly pulled up the sect panel.
He saw that the side quest displayed on the panel read: Educate Lu Qianqian with grand principles and maintain the sect master’s dignity!
“What kind of weird quest is this?”
Jun Changxiao was a bit confused.
But he quickly understood, thinking to himself: “Lu Qianqian is a disciple. Letting her lecture me—where’s the sect master’s dignity?”
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