The three Hall Masters had slept for ten thousand years, and their injuries had basically healed, but the damage to their souls could only be nurtured in the Bloodline Pool.
Empress Rose was different. Her injuries were currently very severe and could only be healed through medicine or by slowly recuperating over time—which would require at least several years or even decades.
Jun Changxiao had defeated her, so he must have paid a price—why did he recover in just a few days?
Suspicious!
Precisely because Empress Rose had her suspicions, she could only place her hopes of quickly recovering from her injuries on him.
“Sorry.”
Jun Changxiao shook his head and said, “I can’t heal your injuries.”
In his fight with this woman, he hadn’t suffered serious injuries—the side effects from his trump cards could be handled by the Space-Time Secret Realm.
Empress Rose was different. She was genuinely heavily wounded. To treat her would require medical arts and pills.
In these two areas, Jun Changxiao neither had expertise nor higher-grade healing pills, so he was powerless to help.
If Sun Bukong were here, perhaps there would be hope, since that kid had been studying the medical texts left by the Hundred-Faced Medical Sage for several years.
“You understand Sword Path and Formation Path? But not Medicine Path?” Empress Rose looked at him.
“…”
Jun Changxiao said irritably, “I’m not omnipotent.”
Empress Rose said, “Without recovering my injuries, I can’t use my divine ability, so you’ll just have to wait.”
“Fine then.”
Jun Changxiao shrugged, acting completely indifferent.
He and Empress Rose were just going through the motions. The two ultimately had no relationship and he definitely wouldn’t be bound by her just because they had the title of husband and wife.
The System said, “Host should quickly spend the excess hundred thousand contribution points.”
“Right, right.”
Jun Changxiao stood up and said, “I’m going to cultivate.”
Watching him leave the stone pavilion, Empress Rose’s eyes filled with resentment.
Was she really so inadequate that even going through the motions couldn’t make him look at her properly?
Young lady.
You’re very excellent.
You just encountered an extraordinary person.
“I thought getting married could keep him here.”
Empress Rose said bitterly, “Now it seems I was overthinking.”
She truly hoped Jun Changxiao would stay and assist her, but unfortunately, the former only wanted to quietly develop his sect and had no ambition to establish great achievements.
The two were similar in some aspects of their personalities, but their ideals were vastly different.
Without System restrictions, one would have long since wandered the world freely and lived carefree. The other was devoted to their clan and would personally lead campaigns and fight battles for it.
…
After becoming Prince Regent, Jun Changxiao had his own bedchamber. The environment was excellent, with mountains, water, and a pond—he could even fish when idle.
At this moment, he had no interest in fishing or bathing. Sitting in the bedchamber, he opened the Advanced Store.
The hundred thousand contribution points rewarded from the two missions were truly generous.
“This fake marriage with that woman wasn’t in vain.”
Jun Changxiao began carefully browsing, making large purchases of various weapons, talismans, and pill formulas to provide strong support for the sect’s future growth.
The items sold in the Advanced Store all had excellent effects. The downside was they were expensive—the minimum was ten thousand contribution points, with some even reaching twenty thousand.
“Hm?”
After buying two weapon equipment formulas, Jun Changxiao discovered the Supreme Grade Insight Talisman formula.
“Look at this!”
The System said, “Didn’t I tell you? As long as the host is willing to refresh the Advanced Store, this thing can easily be bought!”
“This isn’t the time to slap your face.”
Jun Changxiao said irritably.
“Ding! Host has spent 10,000 contribution points to obtain Supreme Grade Insight Talisman Formula ×1. It has been transferred to the spatial ring.”
“Ding! Sect contribution points: 140,000/70,000.”
Because he hadn’t successfully cultivated the Heavenly Equilibrium Soul Refining Technique, Jun Changxiao still bought the Supreme Grade Insight Talisman formula.
Moreover, as his level increased and the martial arts he encountered became more advanced, to continue showing off smoothly and elastically before others, this thing was definitely indispensable.
After purchasing the Supreme Grade Insight Talisman, it automatically matched to the Talisman Pavilion. The main materials required were about fifty types of advanced crystal cores, with auxiliary materials being one Superior Grade Healing Pill.
Jun Changxiao still couldn’t understand why talismans that enhanced understanding of martial arts always needed healing pills as materials!
The System said, “This is the power of technology.”
“…”
Jun Changxiao couldn’t be bothered with it. Seeing all the materials were available, he first crafted one to test its effects.
Supreme Grade Insight Talismans required time, so while waiting, he bought several more Supreme Grade level weapons and equipment.
With his current strength, unless it was Divine Grade or above, he completely didn’t care. What he bought would naturally be for disciples to use, so there was no need to describe (make up) the names and effects.
“OK.”
Seeing the contribution points return to the satisfying 70,000 value, Jun Changxiao’s obsessive heart settled down peacefully.
“Hm?”
However, when he was about to close the store, he discovered the Supreme Grade Healing Pill formula!
“This is good stuff!” Jun Changxiao’s eyes immediately lit up.
The Superior Grade Healing Pill’s effects were limited to Martial Emperor and Martial Saint. If there were higher-grade pills, after his realm increased, he could go out and cause trouble more confidently.
He quickly clicked on the description, only to feel quite disappointed.
Because the Supreme Grade Healing Pill formula’s healing effect was also instant recovery, but only worked for Martial Saint Grand Perfection.
The Superior Grade Healing Pill at least covered three realm levels: Martial Emperor, Semi-Saint, and Martial Saint, but this healing pill only worked for one realm—that was somewhat excessive.
Jun Changxiao said, “I’ll buy it and keep it for now.”
He spent ten thousand contribution points to purchase the Supreme Grade Healing Pill formula.
When it automatically matched to the Pill Pavilion and he opened the required materials, he found the data board densely listing many medicinal ingredients. He quickly closed it, collapsing, “There are way too many!”
The System said, “For healing pills used at higher realms, having many materials is perfectly normal.”
“…”
Jun Changxiao remained silent, then extracted the Supreme Grade Aptitude Elixir from his spatial ring and said, “During this time I haven’t comprehended Formation Path, and it’s gradually falling behind Martial Path. I can use this to improve.”
The System said speechlessly, “As if the host has ever comprehended Martial Path.”
For Martial Path and Sword Path, he’d never comprehended them—everything was raised through store items, Experience Talismans, and mission rewards.
“So have I been proud? Have I been arrogant?”
This fellow was already shameless enough, but learning Little Yue Yue’s tone made him even more shameless. If not for System regulations, the System would probably come out and kick him.
“Gulp!”
The aptitude elixir, tasting like Tsingtao Pure Draft, went down.
“Whoosh whoosh!”
After a wave of energy fluctuations emerged, Jun Changxiao’s formation aptitude improved dramatically.
“Whoosh!”
He raised both hands, ten fingers holding twenty Experience Talismans, and said, “This many experience talismans should help me advance two grades.”
“Smack smack smack smack!”
After a fierce crushing operation, surging spiritual energy gathered around him.
“Ding! Host successfully broke through to Four-Grade Sword-Martial Dual Saint!”
“Ding! Host successfully broke through to Five-Grade Sword-Martial Dual Saint!”
“As expected.”
Jun Changxiao confirmed, “Ten Experience Talismans can raise one level.”
Whether consuming aptitude elixirs or crushing Experience Talismans, his emotions showed no fluctuation—because it had become habitual, there were no ripples.
Contribution points spent.
Formation aptitude improved.
Realm also advanced from Three-Grade to Five-Grade.
With everything settled, Jun Changxiao carefully extracted the transformation spirit stone and said, “This is the main event! This is my precious darling!”
“Whoosh!”
Soul force emerged, about to begin melting it.
The System reminded, “Host, once you transform the Difficult to Retrieve Blade, you’ll need brand new Seal-Breaking Talismans. Won’t those two in the spatial ring become useless?”
“Right!”
Jun Changxiao quickly withdrew his soul force.
The second form Difficult to Retrieve Blade, though it struggled against powerhouses at Empress Rose’s level, was still very strong in itself, so there was no need to rush the transformation. At least he should use up the other two Seal-Breaking Talismans first.
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