The sanctions from the Upper Realm ended completely after the thunder punishment.

So the question arose: how did Jun Changxiao withstand the full ten-tenths intensity of the thunder punishment’s power? Could it be he relied on his face, which was thicker than the entire cosmic starry sky?

No, no, no.

This was just a running joke the System liked to tease about.

Jun Changxiao was able to withstand it because he used One More Bottle and activated the Qiankun Talisman.

When he was surrounded by the hundred thousand battlefield phantoms, he had already used the One More Bottle from the epic quest reward to purchase a talisman that could instantly elevate him by a major realm.

So even without the Rose Empress’s assistance, once he crushed it, his realm would immediately rise by one level.

With Martial Saint Great Perfection cultivation, adding another major realm on top of that foundation.

In other words, Jun Changxiao was not only a Martial Emperor, but his level was quite high—using the measurement unit “handsome guy units,” he possessed at least several handsome guys’ worth of power.

Moreover, he was wearing the Xuanyuan Divine Armor.

So, in summary, he… caught it with his face.

“Pfft!”

When the surrounding defensive barrier dissipated, Jun Changxiao spat out blood, and his complexion turned pale.

“You’re injured?” The Rose Empress asked urgently.

“…”

Jun Changxiao suppressed his injuries and entered roaring mode: “I withstood two thunder punishment forces—isn’t getting injured perfectly normal?!”

The Rose Empress, who had been worried just a moment ago, suddenly smiled and said, “If you can speak so loudly, it seems my husband has no major problems.”

“Pfft!”

Dog Sheng spat out blood again.

Whether this mouthful was due to his injuries or something else entirely remained unknown.

“Let’s go!”

“Where to?”

“The Sharo Continent!”

…

The appearance of the Upper Realm’s sanctions was merely a minor interlude in Jun Changxiao’s view, so he would still proceed according to the original plan to extort another plane.

Moreover.

Because this incident consumed one Seal-Opening Talisman, one One More Bottle, and one Qiankun Talisman, he absolutely had to fiercely recoup his losses from the Sharo Continent.

However, when they just arrived at the stronghold, the big shot from this first-tier plane was already waiting there with his subordinates.

“I…”

“Sect Master Jun, the money has already been prepared.”

When Jun Changxiao held the spatial ring containing several tens of millions of spirit stones, the expression on his face became incredibly animated.

This was absolutely the easiest extortion ever, and since the other party was so cooperative, he felt quite embarrassed, so he forcibly returned five million.

This also showed that Jun Changxiao had principles.

“Farewell.”

“Farewell!”

After seeing the married couple off, the Sharo Continent’s big shot let out a long breath and raised his hand to wipe away the sweat on his forehead.

He was able to be so cooperative, even bringing people out early to greet them, because he had been present at the scene watching when Jun Changxiao confronted the Upper Realm’s sanctions!

A monster.

Absolutely a monster!

So when he heard the other party was coming to his stronghold, he rushed back at the speed of reincarnation and brought out his entire fortune.

…

Thirty million from the Vast Continent, twenty-five million from the Sharo Continent.

This comforted Jun Changxiao, who had used multiple trump cards, but how should he split it with the Rose Empress?

“I get forty million, you get fifteen million.”

“That’s fine.”

“…”

Jun Changxiao’s eyes widened.

Hadn’t she been insisting on splitting it fifty-fifty before? Why was she suddenly so easy to talk to?

The Rose Empress smiled and said, “Who told you to help me withstand the thunder punishment?”

“Since you know to be grateful, you shouldn’t take a single spirit stone.” Jun Changxiao said coolly.

The Rose Empress said, “If you treated me as your wife, as your woman, it wouldn’t matter if I gave you all the spirit stones.”

“Take it, take it, take it!”

Jun Changxiao hurriedly tossed over several spatial rings and said, “There are twenty million spirit stones inside—take them and leave quickly!”

“There’s no saving him.” The System said.

The Rose Empress raised her head, her eyes filled with resentment as she said, “Why won’t you accept me!”

He would rather give an extra five million than treat her as his wife—this truly hurt her feelings.

“I don’t have feelings.” Jun Changxiao said.

The Rose Empress stepped forward, meeting his gaze directly and said, “Then why did you come to save me when the thunder punishment struck!”

“Because…”

Jun Changxiao turned his head away and said coolly, “If you died, how could I legitimately extort money?”

The System couldn’t take it anymore.

It wanted nothing more than to materialize and kick him in the face.

“You’re lying!”

The Rose Empress said, “You clearly have feelings for me in your heart—you just don’t want to admit it!”

“Stop being so narcissistic!”

“Look at me!”

“I won’t!”

“You’re evading!”

“The word ‘evade’ doesn’t exist in my dictionary!”

“You…”

The Rose Empress bit her lip lightly, and the resentment welling up in her eyes grew even stronger.

“Please.”

Jun Changxiao said, “We’re both powerful cultivators—stop harassing me in the future!”

Because of the time limitations on the Unstoppable Blade and Qiankun Talisman, he couldn’t stay long on the Plane Battlefield, so he immediately stood up and flew toward the Xingyun Continent stronghold.

“Jun Changxiao!”

The Rose Empress stamped her feet like an angry young girl and shouted loudly, “You and I are husband and wife—we’ll be husband and wife for life! Let’s see how long you can keep running!”

“Crazy woman!”

Jun Changxiao’s roaring voice echoed across the firmament.

“…”

The Rose Empress was so angry her willow-leaf eyebrows stood on end.

However, once that fellow disappeared from view, her brows suddenly relaxed as she smiled and murmured to herself, “His evasive appearance is as cute as his big head.”

“Thud!”

Although he had flown quite far away, Jun Changxiao, whose spiritual sense hadn’t been withdrawn, fell straight down from high altitude.

This woman really was crazy!

…

Eternal Sect.

As soon as Jun Changxiao returned and sat in the study, his entire body went limp like mud.

“Under the dual side effects, the host will probably be weakened for several years.” The System said.

“Not a big problem—I have the Space-Time Secret Realm.”

The higher time acceleration multiplier meant Jun Changxiao didn’t take his weakened state seriously at all. Instead, he opened the System data panel and saw that a Title Pavilion had appeared out of nowhere below the Divine Armament Pavilion.

“What’s this hidden function for?”

He clicked on it, and a small box popped up with text that read—

Activating the Title Pavilion requires 100,000 contribution points.

Agree, or Disagree.

“Damn it!”

Jun Changxiao broke down and said, “This hidden function actually requires contribution points to activate!”

“There’s no such thing as a free lunch.” The System said.

“…”

Jun Changxiao fell into consideration.

However, what made him even more devastated was that after the popup appeared, there were no skip or back buttons—he was completely stuck on this screen, only able to choose agree or disagree.

“This is a one-time opportunity.”

The System said, “Does the host choose to possess it, or choose to give it up?”

“…”

Jun Changxiao was silent for a moment, then ultimately chose to agree. After all, it was a sect function—even if it cost a hundred thousand contribution points, he had to take this gamble.

“Ding! The host has successfully activated the sect function [Title Pavilion].”

“Ding! Sect Contribution Points: 70000/70000.”

The contribution points awarded for completing the side quest of wildly slaughtering a hundred thousand battlefield phantoms on the Plane Battlefield were all used to activate the hidden function. This left Jun Changxiao slumped in his chair, helplessly saying, “All that work for nothing.”

Anyway, the money was already spent and the Title Pavilion was activated, so he might as well take a look. He clicked on it, and a rather large panel appeared with many titles listed in rows.

For example, Jade-Faced Flying Dragon.

For example, Bloodthirsty Asura.

For example, Chaotic Demon King.

“…”

Jun Changxiao broke down and said, “Could this get any more chuunibyou?”

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