Under a mouthful of exceptionally fragrant poison milk, Jun Changxiao once again shouldered a brand new main quest and a brand new soul bomb—this seemed to be an inescapable fate.
“Be content.”
The System said, “Same 100-year timeframe, but the new quest is more comfortable than before. At least there’s no disciple number limit—you just need to bring the sect to Immortal rank, which is basically just an enhanced version of an epic quest.”
That may be what was said, but Jun Changxiao roared, “Becoming an Upper Realm Immortal-rank sect is definitely tens of thousands of times harder than becoming the strongest sect in the mortal realm!”
“Complaining won’t solve any problems. Since you can’t resist, you need to learn to enjoy it.” The System said, “Host should quickly adjust your mindset and formulate plans to develop the sect comprehensively.”
“Alas.”
Jun Changxiao rubbed his reddened neck and sighed helplessly, “I’m destined to spend my life working hard to strengthen the sect.”
“Can’t be helped.”
The System said, “After all, this is sect-building genre. If you spent all day romancing… you wouldn’t be capable of that anyway.”
These words weren’t wrong.
“Get lost!”
Jun Changxiao cursed inwardly, then suddenly noticed the two spirit cores in his dantian beginning to tremble violently. The spiritual energy stored within also began to churn and slowly transform.
“Could it be…” After a brief moment of astonishment, he said delightedly, “I’m about to break through?”
Indeed.
After completing the epic quest, Jun Changxiao once again welcomed a breakthrough opportunity.
Although due to the author’s oversight it wasn’t synchronized with the rewards in the previous chapter, making amends now wasn’t too late.
“Whoosh whoosh!”
Heavenly and earthly attributes crazily surged into the courtyard, gradually enveloping Jun Changxiao’s body, flowing along meridian pathways into his dantian and beginning to replace the former attributes, condensing into even purer energy.
The first to transform were the spirit cores, gradually changing from their initial pale white to golden yellow, as if painted with a layer of noble color.
“These are core nuclei.”
The System said, “Once the internal spiritual energy completely transforms, host will have entered the First Revolution Core Rotation Realm.”
Jun Changxiao didn’t speak, immersed in an indescribably wonderful state. His soul seemed to fly from his body, merging into an endless ocean containing various attributes, sometimes butterfly stroke, sometimes breaststroke, sometimes doggy paddle—so comfortable that a contented expression appeared between his brows.
“Drip!”
“Drip!”
After the core nuclei gradually condensed, the internal spiritual energy, after transforming and being replaced, began gathering from a vortex state into liquid form, then splashing within, each time bringing even stronger power.
“Whoosh whoosh whoosh!”
A more intense wave of energy emerged around Jun Changxiao’s body and spread throughout the entire Eternal Sect.
Black and White Rakshasa sensed it and exclaimed, “Little brother is reaching First Revolution?!”
The spreading advancement momentum contained extremely strong heavenly and earthly attributes and laws. All sect disciples touched by it suddenly gained enlightenment, so they sat down cross-legged one after another, carefully sensing with their hearts.
“Whoosh whoosh!”
Disciples stuck at the peak of Wuzong and Wuwang levels, driven by their Sect Master, actually also showed signs of advancement. As time passed, the numbers and scale continued to increase dramatically!
In just one hour, over a thousand disciples advanced to completely new major realms, with countless small realm improvements!
The sect leadership and core disciples all entered Wusheng level. Although they didn’t break through, they all benefited greatly.
The advancement momentum for entering the Core Rotation Realm lasted about two hours. When the energy waves enveloping the sect lost momentum and gradually dissipated, it finally ended.
“Swoosh—”
Jun Changxiao flew from the study, hovering above the great hall, looking up and roaring skyward. The pressure aura emanating from his body made the sect disciples feel solemn respect.
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In just one day’s time, stepping from mid-tier to upper-tier Void-Breaking Realm, then from Void-Breaking Realm to Core Rotation Realm, successfully completing one revolution of the core nuclei’s energy—this advancement speed was truly terrifying!
Even more terrifying was that after entering the brand new major realm, Jun Changxiao not only broke free from heavenly and earthly constraints and could freely soar through the firmament, but his dantian also contained two brand new energy cores with powerful energies including martial dao and sword dao.
The mortal world called energy condensed in spirit cores spiritual energy. In the Upper Realm, this transformed attribute was called true energy.
Simply put, before he used spirit qi, now he used true qi—immediately becoming much more prestigious. After reaching Fourth Revolution, true qi would transform into dao qi, and after Seventh Revolution it would transform into immortal qi.
Each transformation in the dantian not only increased strength but also enhanced all aspects, such as physical body and soul. So Jun Changxiao’s entry into the Core Rotation Realm was an all-around sublimation.
Hovering in midair, Gou Sheng sensed the purer heavenly and earthly attributes surging toward him as if surrounding him calling “daddy,” and immediately showed a pleased expression.
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After enjoying the pleasure brought by the new realm, Jun Changxiao descended into the great hall, summoning all sect leadership to discuss one matter—how to develop the sect in the Upper Realm.
Unlike the mortal world’s single-player hell-mode start, coming to this brand new world with disciples and helpers meant that although strength-wise they temporarily couldn’t establish themselves, at least they weren’t lonely and had reliable support.
“Sect Master.”
Young Master Yuan first stated, “Whether family or sect, all cannot do without resources. I believe the first priority is finding ways to make money.”
“Makes sense.”
Jun Changxiao nodded.
Although he’d come up over a month early and obtained quite a bit of profound stone from Sword-Wielding Profound Sect, Blade-Commanding Profound Sect and other sects, it was definitely a drop in the bucket for sect development.
Black Rakshasa said, “Lower Realm martial arts are inadequate for the Upper Realm. Sect Master must also consider equipping disciples with brand new heart techniques and martial skills to accelerate their realm advancement.”
Mortal realm martial arts creation concepts were ultimately based on Lower Realm attributes. Even if they reached divine rank and above, coming to the Upper Realm they’d be inadequate and incompatible.
“Sect Master.”
White Rakshasa took out several manuals, “I have heart techniques and martial arts here. Though not high level, they’re very suitable for disciples’ initial cultivation.”
Previously he hadn’t brought them out because these heart techniques were created for the Upper Realm. Placed in the Lower Realm, even if cultivated successfully, they’d be difficult to achieve optimal results due to attribute incompatibility.
For example, He Wudi had cultivated quite a few impressive martial arts before, but because they severely mismatched Xingyun Continent’s attributes, after joining the sect he could only cultivate techniques like the Muscle-Tendon Transformation Classic.
Initially quite resistant, after cultivation he was delighted—these mortal realm martial arts were actually so powerful!
“No need.”
Jun Changxiao said, “This Seat has brand new heart techniques suitable for the Upper Realm.”
With that, he distributed pre-copied versions of the Radiant Illumination Heart Sutra and Heaven-Crossing Palm Seal—everyone from leadership to disciples received copies.
White Rakshasa held it in his hands, murmuring, “Never heard of these two martial arts. Could they be stronger than what I cultivate?”
With some doubt, he began flipping through the Radiant Illumination Heart Sutra. After careful study, he blurted out in shock, “This is an Immortal-rank heart technique!”
Black Rakshasa had already left long ago, having realized early on that the heart technique the Sect Master gave was stronger than what he’d cultivated. He was now sitting cross-legged in his room beginning cultivation.
“Creak!”
The door closed as Ye Xingchen leaned against it.
A Niu’s breathing grew somewhat rapid. Looking down at the heart technique in his hands that was even more profound and mysterious than the Muscle-Tendon Transformation Classic and Five Elements Heaven-Viewing Canon, he said excitedly, “This kind of heart technique should help me grow stronger faster, then go find that hateful woman for revenge!”
“Senior Seven Profound!”
After receiving the Radiant Illumination Heart Sutra, He Wudi also frantically speculated inwardly, “Just how many good things did you give Sect Master!”
Also beginning to carefully study the brand new martial arts was Jun Changxiao himself. As he gradually realized this heart technique’s powerful aspects, he said joyfully, “The Upper Realm start is so much better than the Lower Realm start!”
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