With only 1 Contribution Value point, looking at shop items that required 10,000 Contribution Value points to exchange, he truly felt utterly screwed.
“Host.”
The system reminded him: “You’re looking at the High-Tier Shop.”
“Hm?”
Only then did Jun Changxiao notice that on the left side of the shop panel were several buttons, respectively labeled Newbie Shop, Low-Tier Shop, Mid-Tier Shop, and High-Tier Shop.
“No wonder it’s so expensive—I was looking at the high-tier one!”
He hurriedly clicked on the Newbie Shop, and an entirely new panel appeared.
The Newbie Shop only had one type of item, called the Newbie Gift Package, requiring 1 Contribution Value point to exchange.
Newbie Gift Package?
Jun Changxiao’s heart leaped with joy: “This is it!”
He didn’t believe there could be anything cheaper than this in the shop!
“Ding!”
“Host has spent 1 Contribution Value point and obtained the Newbie Gift Package. It has been delivered to the spatial ring.”
“Ding!”
“Sect Contribution Value: 0/100!”
Jun Changxiao didn’t care that his contribution value had returned to zero. He hurriedly merged his consciousness into the spatial ring and saw a red gift box right next to the time bomb.
“Swoosh!”
He excitedly opened it.
“Ding!”
“Host has opened the Newbie Gift Package and obtained Talisman of Escape ×1!”
“Ding!”
“Host has opened the Newbie Gift Package and obtained Talisman of Endurance ×1!”
“Ding!”
“Host has opened the Newbie Gift Package and obtained Talisman of Swift Travel ×1!”
“Ding!”
“Host has opened the Newbie Gift Package and obtained Talisman of Unsealing ×1!”
After a series of notifications, four talismans appeared out of nowhere in the spatial ring, and Jun Changxiao’s mouth began twitching.
Escape?
Just hearing that, it was obviously for running away.
Endurance?
Just hearing that, it was obviously for defense!
Swift Travel?
Just hearing that, it was obviously for hurrying along the road!
Transmigrating to another world—if it wasn’t for showing off and slapping faces, only knowing how to run away and take beatings, what was the point of living?
“Ding!”
“Host has opened the Newbie Gift Package and obtained Talisman of Experience ×1!”
“Talisman of Experience?”
Jun Changxiao asked: “What is this thing?”
The system explained: “The Talisman of Experience can be used to rapidly increase the host’s cultivation level.”
“Really?”
Jun Changxiao was overjoyed.
It seemed that among all the items given in the Newbie Gift Package, this one was the most valuable!
“How do I use it?”
“Crush it!”
“Snap!”
Jun Changxiao didn’t even consider—he directly crushed the talisman inscribed with the two characters for “experience.”
“Whoosh! Whoosh!”
In an instant, a majestic aura surged within his body, rushing through his extraordinary meridians and collateral vessels.
“Ding!”
“Host has successfully broken through to Meridian Opening Third Stage!”
“Ding!”
“Host has successfully broken through to Meridian Opening Fourth Stage!”
“Ding!”
“Host has successfully broken through to Meridian Opening Fifth Stage!”
After the Experience Talisman was crushed, Jun Changxiao’s realm jumped from Meridian Opening Second Stage directly to Meridian Opening Fifth Stage.
Martial artists on the Starfall Continent had twelve main meridians in their bodies. Opening one meridian was Meridian Opening First Stage, and opening all twelve meridians completely was Meridian Opening Twelfth Stage.
Of course, Meridian Opening was merely the entry-level realm on the Starfall Continent.
Above it were: Wutu, Wushi, Wuzong, Wuwang, Wuhuang, Wusheng, and Wudi.
The stronger the realm, the stronger the power.
It was said that experts who reached the Wuwang level or higher could fly through the air and take someone’s head from a thousand miles away.
“This feels amazing!”
Sensing the streams of vigorous energy gathering within his body, Jun Changxiao’s face showed intoxicated pleasure.
If martial artists living on the Starfall Continent who painstakingly cultivated mental techniques to break through knew that he’d crushed a piece of paper and jumped three levels, they would definitely vomit blood from envy.
Jun Changxiao took out the yellow paper inscribed with the two characters “unsealing” and asked: “What’s this thing used for?”
The system said: “The Talisman of Unsealing is used to break the seal on the Blade of Difficult Acceptance.”
“That blade has a seal?”
“Yes. The Blade of Difficult Acceptance has a seal suppressing it. The host must use the Talisman of Unsealing to remove the seal before it can be used normally.”
A row of black lines appeared above Jun Changxiao’s head.
The weapon given for his first wish required unsealing before it could be used—what a damn frustrating setup!
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“Sigh.”
Thinking of the scamming system and the scamming first wish, Jun Changxiao walking on the road once again sighed toward the heavens.
“Stop sighing.”
Lu Qianqian said coolly: “Hurry up and travel. Otherwise, if the gates of Qingyang City close, we’ll have to sleep outdoors in the wilderness again.”
Since they needed to develop the sect, they had to recruit disciples.
According to the previous owner’s memories, Jun Changxiao learned that Qingyang City would hold the Hundred Sects Recruitment in half a month, which would attract many young men and women to participate.
This was an excellent opportunity to recruit members!
So Sect Master Jun brought Lu Qianqian to hurry over, which led to the scene earlier in the wilderness where they encountered the green-headband martial artist.
“Qianqian.”
Jun Changxiao put on a smiling face: “I’m a bit tired. How about we rest for a while first?”
“No.”
Lu Qianqian said coldly.
“…”
Jun Changxiao was speechless and could only continue traveling.
“Swoosh! Swoosh!”
Suddenly, hurried footsteps came from behind. Looking back, he saw several martial artists wearing matching uniforms chasing after them and surrounding him.
“Senior Brother Li!”
The green-headband martial artist covered his face and said angrily: “He’s the one who hit me!”
“Hmph.”
The martial artist called Senior Brother Li swept a glance at Jun Changxiao and said coldly: “You’ve got quite some nerve, daring to hit someone from my Spiritual Spring Sect.”
“Spiritual Spring Sect?”
Jun Changxiao felt this sect name was somewhat familiar.
Lu Qianqian said coolly: “Sect Master, the Spiritual Spring Sect is a ninth-rate sect from Spiritual Spring Village.”
“I see.”
Jun Changxiao remembered now.
Hearing that woman call him Sect Master, Senior Brother Li said incredulously: “You’re a sect master?”
Jun Changxiao felt very hurt.
This brother is so imposingly handsome—how could he not look like a sect master?
“Senior Brother Li!”
The green-headband martial artist covered his swollen face: “He says he’s the sect master of the Iron Bones Clanging Sect!”
“Iron Bones Clanging Sect?”
“Ha ha ha! Isn’t that the sect whose master went to a brothel, got caught by the authorities, failed to escape from jail, and was beheaded?”
“I heard the disciples ate a farewell meal together—how does it still exist?”
The Spiritual Spring Sect disciples’ faces were full of disdain and mockery.
Although both were ninth-rate sects, their Spiritual Spring Sect’s foundation and disciples completely crushed the Iron Bones Clanging Sect.
“Sigh.”
Jun Changxiao secretly sighed.
Learning that the previous Sect Master Wang had ended up separated from his head because he visited a brothel, he too had been speechless for a long time.
Men, you know—going out to relax and unwind is perfectly normal.
Since he was caught, why not just honestly accept reformation? Why risk escaping from jail?
Jun Changxiao couldn’t understand, because he still hadn’t truly comprehended the sect’s guiding principle—Be a person of iron bones and integrity, perform deeds of iron bones and integrity!
“Gentlemen.”
Jun Changxiao smiled: “You stopped me just to humiliate my Iron Bones Clanging Sect?”
“Bah.”
Senior Brother Li spat and said: “A garbage sect dares to call itself ‘this seat’? Do you really think you’re someone important?”
“A guy whose hair hasn’t even fully grown—what qualifications does he have to be a sect master?”
“That new disciple too—actually getting beaten up by such garbage. If word gets out, how shameful for our Spiritual Spring Sect!”
The Spiritual Spring Sect disciples completely didn’t take Jun Changxiao seriously, doing their utmost to humiliate and mock him.
“This is the typical brainless small-time villain. If I don’t step on them, how can I live up to my transmigrator identity?”
Jun Changxiao rolled up his sleeves: “Qianqian, stand farther away. I’m going to teach these morons a lesson.”
Lu Qianqian turned and stepped back, but left behind a cool, indifferent remark: “If you die, remember to pass the sect master position to me.”
Jun Changxiao nearly toppled over.
This cold, proud woman actually had ambitions to covet the sect master position!
If not for being bound by that damn system, he would really be very happy to let Lu Qianqian have the sect master position, then peacefully and quietly be a carefree handsome man in this other world.
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