The System was rendered speechless by the Host’s retort. After all, thinking about it really wasn’t illegal.

Jun Changxiao ignored this fellow who constantly deflated his enthusiasm and instead focused his mind, clicking on the Talisman Pavilion.

Advancing to seventh-rate, upgrading to Level 4.

These were far less important than the newly unlocked functions!

“Swoosh!”

An independent mini-panel popped up, presenting a 3D projection resembling a taiji diagram.

The Alchemy Pavilion had a pill furnace, the Forging Pavilion had a forging platform.

This Talisman Pavilion featured a taiji diagram—could this be the equipment for crafting talismans?

Sect Leader Jun continued reading down. Seeing the three types of talismans listed, his gaze immediately blazed with heat, nearly jumping up in excitement!

The three types of talismans were—

Initial-Grade Strength Enhancement Talisman.

Initial-Grade Perception Talisman.

Initial-Grade Swift Flight Talisman.

Jun Changxiao frequently used the two types of talismans sold in the marketplace and could view them with equanimity.

But the Swift Flight Talisman made him so excited he couldn’t contain himself!

After all, that was a talisman from the Newbie Gift Package. When he crushed it during his fight with Ai Shangke, he moved so fast that even afterimages lingered for a long time!

Back then at the City Lord’s Mansion, when he slayed the two Wei brothers, it was also relying on that speed effect that hadn’t yet expired!

Being able to craft this type of talisman in the Talisman Pavilion—forget about combat, just for traveling it would be many times faster than riding the Purple Lightning Young Tiger!

Heavens above!

God!

Buddha!

This means… I’m going to make it big!

“Don’t get excited, calm down!”

The System said: “You’re the master of a sect, you’re the protagonist. Don’t let readers laugh at you.”

“Ahaha!”

“Ahahahaha!”

Jun Changxiao lost himself, leaning against the doorframe laughing, then squatting down to laugh, laughing just like the character Nine-Five-Two-Seven from “Flirting Scholar.”

“Second Senior Brother.”

Standing on the training grounds, Su Xiaomo said in a low voice: “What’s wrong with Sect Leader?”

Li Qingyang said: “Perhaps advancing to seventh-rate has made Sect Leader too excited.”

“Sect Leader has worried himself to exhaustion for the sect. Advancing from eighth-rate to seventh-rate and losing control of his emotions is understandable.” Su Xiaomo said.

“Therefore.”

Li Qingyang turned around and said earnestly: “We must cultivate diligently to make the sect even stronger and not disappoint Sect Leader’s nurturing!”

“Yes!”

All the disciples responded in unison.

Jun Changxiao squatting at the doorway laughing uproariously while hundreds of disciples stood in neat formation on the training grounds—though the scene was somewhat comical, it was also quite heartwarming.

……

After laughing wildly for a while.

Sect Leader Jun finally calmed down. He first clicked open the Strength Enhancement Talisman’s introduction and crafting materials panel, and his expression immediately froze.

The introduction stated.

After crushing this item, strength increases by two times.

Wait!

The one sold in the marketplace could increase it fivefold—why does this one only increase it twofold!

The System said: “Although the multiplier has been reduced, the duration has been increased. It can last for 120 minutes with no side effects whatsoever.”

Jun Changxiao felt somewhat devastated.

If he could choose, he would rather have the increased multiplier with shortened duration.

After all, if one’s strength was powerful enough to absolutely suppress an opponent, a few seconds or a few minutes would be sufficient to resolve the battle!

The System said: “It doesn’t cost Contribution Points, and Host is still unsatisfied?”

“Satisfied.”

Jun Changxiao said: “Of course I’m satisfied.”

As long as it didn’t cost Contribution Points, even if it only increased strength by thirty or fifty percent, that was better than nothing.

Moreover, after mass production, he could equip his disciples with them. When encountering formidable opponents or danger, they could crush and use them.

Jun Changxiao continued reading.

Required materials: Middle-Grade Ninth-Rank Crystal Cores 0/2, Low-Grade Ninth-Rank 0/20.

Middle-Grade Ninth-Rank crystal cores were quite expensive.

Below, there was another line of small text that read—Auxiliary Material: Initial-Grade Healing Pill 6699/1.

Jun Changxiao was completely dumbfounded and collapsed: “I can understand using crystal cores to craft talismans, but what the hell is a Healing Pill doing as an auxiliary material!”

The System explained: “The Talisman Pavilion’s talisman crafting materials have a rigorous scientific basis.”

Healing pills and strength enhancement had nothing to do with each other whatsoever, yet there was supposedly a rigorous basis—how scientific indeed!

Or rather.

Are you bullying me for being uneducated?

Jun Changxiao continued clicking on the Perception Talisman. This one wasn’t much different from the marketplace version.

The materials used were relatively high-grade: 5 Middle-Grade Ninth-Rank crystal cores, 10 Middle-Grade First-Rank crystal cores, and finally… auxiliary materials required 1 Initial-Grade Body Sculpting Pill.

Jun Changxiao clutched his head, going mad: “Don’t tell me this damn thing also has a rigorous scientific basis!”

“It does.”

“…”

Jun Changxiao nearly spat blood.

Body Sculpting Pills, when consumed, could enhance the physical body and drive strength improvement. Using it as auxiliary material for the Strength Enhancement Talisman could still be barely understood.

But adding this thing to the Perception Talisman—just how scientific would one have to be to create this!

“Whew!”

Jun Changxiao took a deep breath, calming his emotions, then opened the Swift Wind Talisman once more.

Truly worthy of being the finale!

There were a total of four types of materials—

Wind-Element High-Grade Fifth-Rank Crystal Core 0/1, Wind-Element High-Grade First-Rank Crystal Core 0/2, Wind-Element Middle-Grade Ninth-Rank Crystal Core 0/5.

Finally, there was still auxiliary material—Qi Vortex Pill.

Fine.

This must have a rigorous scientific basis.

I’m truly convinced!

After reviewing the three types of talismans, setting aside the bizarre pill auxiliary materials, Jun Changxiao understood that the main materials for talisman crafting were primarily crystal cores.

Especially the Swift Wind Talisman.

All three types of crystal cores were wind-element. Collecting them and crafting would undoubtedly be extremely difficult.

That heaven-defying speed—if he could easily craft it, wouldn’t he basically be running speed hacks the entire time?

“I can go buy materials for the Strength Enhancement Talisman and mass produce some.”

He also needed to buy Perception Talisman materials.

But this thing couldn’t help comprehend marketplace martial techniques, so its significance wasn’t very great. Just casually crafting ten or so would be enough.

As for the Swift Flight Talisman, Jun Changxiao naturally wanted to craft it too.

But in his view, even if the eight cities of Qingyang Commandery had wind-element crystal cores, they might not necessarily meet the crafting requirements.

“Right.”

Remembering something, he said: “Do Swift Wind Wolf crystal cores count as wind-element?”

“They do.” The System said.

“Ahhh!”

Jun Changxiao nearly bashed his head against a pillar.

Back then in Death Valley, he had killed quite a few Swift Wind Wolves of varying levels. Though he had once sold them to Ai Shangni, he bought them back, and ultimately used them all for Fire Dragon mutation.

Ziwei! My mistake, my mistake, it’s all my fault. I shouldn’t have wasted them all on mutation!

……

With the crystal cores all depleted from hatching and mutating Fire Dragon, Jun Changxiao could only accept reality and personally made a trip to Qingyang City.

As expected.

The crystal core shop didn’t have a single wind-element crystal core.

Jun Changxiao shook his head and could only select the other two types of materials, gathering enough for 10 sets of Strength Enhancement Talismans and 2 sets of Perception Talismans.

“How much?”

“Five million taels total.”

Jun Changxiao, worth over a hundred million, didn’t care about this small amount of money at all. He readily purchased them and returned to the sect.

Same old routine.

On the road, he began crafting with the one-click automated machine crafting.

However, by the time he returned to the sect, not a single talisman had been crafted—slower than even the Middle-Grade Healing Pills!

Jun Changxiao consoled himself: “Talismans are high-value items. Being a bit slow to craft is understandable.”

Sitting in his study, he skillfully opened the marketplace.

He began pondering whether to refresh with his remaining 202 points or browse the intermediate marketplace.

Forget it.

Intermediate items were too expensive. Better to use it on refreshing first.

If his luck was good, perhaps he could…

While thinking, Jun Changxiao had already refreshed the initial marketplace. The first item caught his eye, named—Array Formation Enhancer.

He clicked for details.

Item: Array Formation Enhancer.

Description: A supreme treasure for enhancing various array formations.

Effect: Enhances defensive array formations by 50% defense, enhances offensive array formations by 20% attack power, enhances spiritual energy array formations by 100% spiritual energy.

Drawback: Can only enhance initial-grade array formations from the marketplace.

Price: 200 Contribution Points.

Jun Changxiao’s eyes lit up as he said: “I currently have the Initial-Grade Disciple Spiritual Energy Array and the Sect Protection Grand Array. This thing can increase their strength. Recommended purchase rating: five stars!”

System: “…”

Host has not only learned to steal my thunder, but has now learned to steal my lines too!