Song Cai was defeated before he even got close to Jun Changxiao.

This was undoubtedly very tragic.

It wasn’t that he wasn’t strong—it was that Jun Changxiao cheated!

Modified by a mysterious great power, I Slash had extremely low consumption. Being executed so crazily like this, any other Martial Master couldn’t withstand it either!

Of course.

Due to his realm, it was difficult to perfectly unleash I Slash’s威power. It merely bombarded Song Cai’s body until it ached all over and depleted a large amount of spiritual energy.

If Jun Changxiao had been a Martial Master, Elder Song wouldn’t be sitting in exhaustion right now—he’d be lying on the ground as a corpse.

No matter what, an Eighth-Rank Martial Disciple defeating a Martial Master was already sufficiently domineering. If it were Star Meteor Continent martial techniques, unless they were high quality, it would be absolutely difficult to achieve this.

“Sect Leader is mighty!”

“Sect Leader is mighty!”

After a brief daze, the disciples excitedly cheered.

The newly initiated disciples, seeing their Sect Leader defeat a Martial Master with Martial Disciple cultivation, immediately worshipped him with complete prostration!

“Elder Song.”

Jun Changxiao cupped his fists. “I accept your concession.”

With both side quests completed and 150 contribution points gained, his mood was excellent right now.

Song Cai endured the pain and stood up, his weakened face full of anger.

Those energy streaming lights clearly weren’t extremely powerful individually, but there were too many, causing him to be unable to respond adequately and lose. He was truly unwilling to accept this!

Jun Changxiao said, “If Elder Song is unconvinced, you may choose another day to return to my sect for a spar. This seat welcomes you anytime.”

Song Cai snorted coldly, cupped his hands and said, “Farewell!”

Having said that, he led his injured disciples away in disgrace.

Originally coming to the Iron Bone Sect on Alliance Leader Qin’s orders to deliberately cause trouble, they ended up beaten six-to-zero—completely humiliated beyond measure.

“Clean up the martial training grounds and continue your cultivation.” Jun Changxiao said.

“Yes!”

The disciples hurriedly fetched water to wash away the bloodstains from the martial training grounds, then cleaned everything spotlessly and resumed cultivation as usual.

“Senior Brother Su, the Sect Leader is really strong!”

“Naturally.”

“Was what the Sect Leader just executed a spiritual power martial technique?”

“Naturally.”

“Senior Brother Su, can we learn it?”

“As long as you break through to Martial Disciple, you can all cultivate it unconditionally!”

The newly initiated disciples’ gazes immediately burned with intensity, their hearts to become stronger growing even more resolute.

Long Ziyang, sitting nearby, thought to himself, “I really didn’t come to this Iron Bone Sect wrong. I also need to break through to Martial Disciple as soon as possible!”

He had joined the Iron Bone Sect not because he saw the advertisement—he’d come after hearing about Li Qingyang using a spiritual power-type martial technique to defeat Mo Shangfei on Spirit Spring Mountain.

To be precise.

He came for I Slash.

Witnessing the Sect Leader personally execute it with Martial Disciple cultivation and bombard a Martial Master to exhaustion, Long Ziyang silently praised his decision to join the Iron Bone Sect.

“Heh heh.”

“Once I cultivate this profound and mysterious martial technique, when I return to the family, I’ll definitely drop their jaws.”

“Bang!”

A soccer ball directly hit his face. He heard Li Fei beckoning, “Junior Brother Long, what are you spacing out for? Come play soccer with us.”

Mama.

This is too terrifying. I want to go home right now!

……

After Ye Xingchen and Xiao Zuiji bathed and changed into clean uniforms, they were called to the study by Jun Changxiao.

“Not bad, not bad.” Sect Leader Jun put both legs together and propped them on the desk. “This training session didn’t disappoint this seat.”

Seeing him in this posture, Ye Xingchen wanted nothing more than to rush over and press his head onto the desk, then swing his fists for a brutal beating.

“Sect Leader.”

Xiao Zuiji said, “This disciple obtained quite a few beast cores in the wilderness.”

“Is that so?” Jun Changxiao said.

With a wave of his hand, Xiao Zuiji manifested the beast cores from his spatial ring on the ground. There were quite a few—a full forty to fifty.

Among them were some he’d personally dealt with and some he’d shot with the Type 88 sniper rifle. The highest was Peak Rank fierce beast level, and the lowest was still Low Second-Rank.

“This many?” Jun Changxiao was greatly surprised.

He selected a few cores suitable for making bullets and gave them to Xiao Zuiji, then collected all the rest.

Beast cores had many uses. He could keep them for now.

“Idiot.” Ye Xingchen thought darkly.

If he took this many beast cores to sell and exchanged them for martial dao resources, wouldn’t that be wonderful? Yet here he was stupidly handing them over.

“Sect Leader.”

Xiao Zuiji said honestly, “Junior Brother Ye also has several beast cores.”

“…” The corner of Ye Xingchen’s mouth twitched, and tens of thousands of grass mud horses stampeded through his heart.

Jun Changxiao looked over with a smile.

“Can I keep one?”

“No.”

With extreme reluctance, Ye Xingchen took out several beast cores from his chest and placed them on the desk.

Jun Changxiao rolled his eyes at him. “Storing these rock-like things in your chest—don’t you find them uncomfortable?”

Ye Xingchen fell silent.

Well, they were indeed somewhat uncomfortable.

“Here.” Jun Changxiao tossed over a spatial ring. “This is a spatial ring. It can store things.”

Detestable!

Does this fellow think this seat hasn’t even heard of spatial rings?

In that moment, the Night Emperor, whose self-esteem was extremely strong, wanted nothing more than to smash the spatial ring on the ground and stomp on it twice with his feet.

“Inside the ring are five Meridian Opening Pills, five Qi Gathering Pills, and one Vortex Pill. The Vortex Pill can rapidly condense the energy vortex and break through to the Martial Disciple level.” Jun Changxiao said.

Ye Xingchen put it on his middle finger and thought to himself, “The size is just right.”

“Zuiji, Xingchen.” Jun Changxiao said, “This seat has divided inner and outer sects. You two are inner sect disciples. Cultivate diligently and don’t disappoint this seat’s regard for you.”

He took out a bottle of Aptitude Modification Liquid, tossed it to Xiao Zuiji, and said, “This is Aptitude Modification Liquid suitable for Common-grade spiritual roots. Take it and consume it.”

Xiao Zuiji hastily caught it, wild joy appearing on his face.

Having previously consumed Aptitude Modification Liquid, he naturally knew how heaven-defying this stuff was.

“Aptitude Modification Liquid?”

Ye Xingchen asked in confusion, “What is this thing?”

Jun Changxiao said, “A type of medicinal liquid that, after consumption, can immediately raise spiritual root quality.”

Ye Xingchen’s expression immediately froze.

It can modify spiritual root aptitude, and immediately at that? Is this nonsense?

As a former Martial Emperor, he truly had never heard of the Star Meteor Continent having medicine that could modify spiritual roots.

This world didn’t have it, but the system shop did.

“Gulp!”

Right at this moment, Xiao Zuiji impatiently opened the bottle and swallowed the Aptitude Modification Liquid.

“Whoosh whoosh!” In just a moment, wisps of white smoke emerged from his entire body, and his temperament also underwent a change.

Ye Xingchen immediately widened his eyes.

He could sense that not only had Xiao Zuiji’s temperament changed, his realm also seemed to have increased along with it, and this… happened in the blink of an eye!

My god!

There really is such a heaven-defying medicine in this world?

Jun Changxiao said, “Xingchen, you have a Low-grade spiritual root. I have a bottle here suitable for Low-grade Aptitude…”

“Wait!”

Ye Xingchen raised his hand. “Sect Leader, let me calm down first!”

“Whew!”

He patted his face, then rubbed his eyes. Looking at Xiao Zuiji again and confirming this fellow’s temperament had greatly changed from before, he said seriously, “Sect Leader, suitable for Low-grade—does that mean only Low-grade spiritual roots can consume it for effect?”

“Correct.”

Jun Changxiao said, “Low-grade consumption can break through to Common-grade. Common-grade level consumption can upgrade to Mid-grade. Your Senior Brother Xiao consumed the Common-grade level and is now a Mid-grade spiritual root.”

Ye Xingchen hastily said, “Sect Leader, I’m actually a Common-grade spiritual root. When I filled out the entry form earlier, I deliberately concealed it!”

“You’re a Common-grade spiritual root?” Jun Changxiao was extremely astonished.

“Yes.” Ye Xingchen said.

He couldn’t conceal this now—after all, if he could get Common-grade level, receiving a Low-grade level one would have no effect at all!

Jun Changxiao thought to himself, “If this kid is actually a Common-grade spiritual root, then I can conveniently save a bottle of Aptitude Modification Liquid.”