When recruiting He Wudi, Sect Leader Jun employed scheme after scheme, demonstrating how eagerly a sect leader could seek talent. But once the person was recruited into the sect, he immediately became aloof and even arranged for the man to be his last disciple.
Why?
Because joining the Iron Bones Clanging Sect meant being directly bound to it.
Leaving the sect? Departing? Betraying?
Sure, but first all memories that shouldn’t exist would be completely erased.
Jun Changxiao was initially a bit worried whether the system was deceiving him.
However, when He Wudi developed thoughts of leaving and had barely walked out of the sect’s gates before being ruthlessly stripped of his memories, it proved the restriction truly existed.
These memories not only contained the Yi Jin Jing (Muscle-Tendon Transformation Manual) incantations, but also the cultivation realm breakthrough gained from benefiting from the mental cultivation method.
He Wudi collapsed unconscious at the gate. Not only had he forgotten many things, but the Wutu cultivation level he had just broken through to was also taken back, causing him to fall back to zero level once again.
Truly tragic and lamentable!
“Ding! Disciple He Wudi developed thoughts of leaving, memories have been erased.”
“Ding! Sect members: 2527/5000.”
With He Wudi’s memories erased, he automatically left the sect, and the member count also dropped by one.
Jun Changxiao, who was cultivating in the Spirit Gathering Array, shook his head upon hearing the notification: “He’s leaving right after breaking through to Wutu?”
He knew that winning hearts through schemes was impossible.
He Wudi definitely hadn’t joined wholeheartedly, and he had prepared for the other party to leave.
It’s just—leaving right after breaking through to Wutu was way too hasty!
The system said: “People have their own aspirations. All improper memories have been erased, the host can let him leave.”
“Even so.”
Jun Changxiao murmured: “But letting such good seedling material leave would be a loss to both myself and the Iron Bones Sect, so I must recruit him again.”
The system fell silent.
……
“My… my head hurts so much…”
The next day, He Wudi, who had been carried back to the sect, covered his forehead and opened his eyes. His mind sea was in chaos, his head splitting with pain.
After catching his breath a bit and seeing the unfamiliar environment, he thought to himself: “Wasn’t I surrounded by wolf beasts?”
The memory erasure went far back, directly erasing everything to when he first arrived in the Xingyun Continent and encountered wolf beast attacks in the wilderness.
As for what happened afterward, he had completely forgotten!
“Creak.”
The door was pushed open and Jun Changxiao walked in from outside, saying: “Little brother, you were saved by me.”
Little brother?
The corner of He Wudi’s mouth twitched. Rather weakly, he said: “What is this place?”
“This is the Iron Bones Clanging Sect.” Jun Changxiao said: “I am this sect’s leader.”
Iron Bones Clanging Sect?
What a terrible name!
Having lost his previous memories, He Wudi, like Tao Yuan with his immunity token in effect, was once again schemed by Sect Leader Jun, believing he had truly been saved, and thus stayed.
“Little brother, since you have no father or mother, and no relatives in the Xingyun Continent, why not join my Iron Bones Sect?” Jun Changxiao said.
“Well…”
“Join my Iron Bones Sect, and this master will take you as his last disciple, with all resources provided for free.”
The same scheme, because he had no memories, He Wudi believed it again. So he joined the Iron Bones Sect once more, then stood at the main gate alongside Tao Yuan.
Someone might say, isn’t this too stupid?
Not really.
He Wudi’s second time joining the Iron Bones Sect was because he felt that as a newcomer, he didn’t understand this world. By joining the Iron Bones Sect, he hoped to familiarize himself with it.
His true intention was still the same as when he first joined the Iron Bones Sect—once he had enough understanding, he would definitely leave.
Just like that.
He Wudi joined the Iron Bones Sect once again, cultivated the Yi Jin Jing once again, took some time to break through to Wutu once again, and once again…
“Sect Leader!”
The next day, Li Qingyang carried him into the great hall, collapsing in despair: “Junior Brother He has fainted again. Will he lose his memories and cultivation again?”
“He will.”
Jun Changxiao said: “This is an illness.”
“…”
Li Qingyang’s mouth twitched, so he cooperated with the sect leader to put on another performance, once again taking He Wudi into the sect, arranging lodging for him as a new disciple, and bringing him to the Cultivation Method Pavilion for the third time.
“This feels so familiar.”
Entering the Cultivation Method Pavilion for the third time, He Wudi always felt a sense of familiarity, but couldn’t figure out why no matter how hard he thought. In the end, following Li Qingyang’s suggestion, he chose the Yi Jin Jing again.
A few days later.
“Sect Leader!”
Li Qingyang carried him again, saying in despair: “Junior Brother He collapsed at the mountain gate again. His illness is very serious. Should we find a famous physician to treat him?”
“No need.”
Jun Changxiao said: “You just continue cooperating.”
“Alright then.”
Li Qingyang was about to send He Wudi to the Medicine Hall.
Jun Changxiao stopped him: “What martial techniques has he chosen from the Cultivation Method Pavilion these few times?”
This person kept having thoughts of leaving, kept losing his memories and cultivation—could it be that his family’s martial studies had no attraction for him at all?
That shouldn’t be right!
Even someone like Jiang Xie, a Wuwang, was extremely excited after cultivating various martial techniques.
A guy with no cultivation should be overjoyed seeing so many martial techniques!
Li Qingyang said: “This disciple suggested Junior Brother He first cultivate the Yi Jin Jing.”
“That won’t do, too few.”
Jun Changxiao said: “Let him choose more martial techniques. Let him experience My Slash, Explosive Fist, Mountain-Splitting Palm—all of them.”
“Understood.”
“Wait, also let him see high-level martial techniques, like Crimson Heaven Blazing Flame Slash, and also Seven Mysterious Radiant Light Breaker, let him be amazed.”
“Yes!”
……
He Wudi awakened for the third time, then was once again schemed by Sect Leader Jun using the same method. After joining the Iron Bones Sect, he was brought into the Cultivation Method Pavilion by Li Qingyang.
The plot was identical, but our Second Senior Brother changed his lines, saying: “Junior Brother He, our Iron Bones Sect has many martial techniques. You can choose freely, look freely, especially the last two rows—they’re all high-level martial techniques.”
“High-level ones?”
A trace of disdain rose in He Wudi’s heart.
He was only temporarily joining the Iron Bones Sect to understand the Xingyun Continent, so naturally he wouldn’t believe this sect could have any high-level martial techniques.
Because Li Qingyang didn’t follow the previous script, He Wudi didn’t choose the Yi Jin Jing but began browsing the martial techniques on the shelves, looking at Explosive Fist, Mountain-Splitting Palm, and other techniques respectively.
“Hmm?”
After briefly flipping through My Slash, he thought to himself in surprise: “This kind of martial technique seems pretty impressive!”
Then he also looked at Seal Shield, Cloud-Riding Steps, and Sound Transmission Technique, and said in astonishment: “I didn’t expect the Iron Bones Sect’s martial techniques to be so comprehensive, with all types available!”
Unfortunately.
Except for My Slash, the others couldn’t compare to the martial techniques he had cultivated in his home dimension.
While thinking, He Wudi came to the last shelf. First seeing the Crimson Heaven Blazing Flame Slash, after casually flipping through it, he murmured: “Barely acceptable to the eye.”
A divine-grade martial technique, barely acceptable.
These words were truly arrogant!
He Wudi put down the Crimson Heaven Blazing Flame Slash, then picked up another manual placed on the shelf.
Boom!
Upon seeing the martial technique’s name, he stood frozen in place as if struck by lightning!
After a moment, He Wudi rubbed his eyes. Confirming he hadn’t misread the name, he cried out in disbelief: “Se… Seven Mysterious Radiant Light Breaker Incomplete Scroll One?!”