With Fragment Five fully distributed, Eternal Ages Sect disciples began earnestly studying it during breaks from cultivation.

During this time, Jun Changxiao used overflow contribution points to buy many martial techniques of varying levels. But Seven Mystical Radiant Sundering, continuously supplemented with additional fragments, kept pace with the times and wasn’t eliminated.

Take Crimson Heaven Blazing Slash for example.

At Martial King and Martial Emperor levels it could deal high damage, but as realm improved, power would reach its upper limit with no substantial increases, gradually falling behind.

This couldn’t be helped.

After all, martial techniques had hierarchical divisions, destined to be eliminated someday.

Hadn’t the Explosive Fist, Mountain-Opening Palm and other first-generation martial techniques Jun Changxiao purchased from the shop also retired from the core disciples’ front lines?

Of course.

With retirement came replacement.

After distributing Seven Mystical Radiant Sundering Fragment Five, Jun Changxiao began considering the sect’s future martial technique needs, so he opened the Technique Pavilion to carefully select high-level martial techniques to provide disciples with stronger sustained combat power.

While researching formations, Shangguan Xinyao never forgot the sect master’s instructions, creating various worthless martial techniques. By now she had accumulated quite a few that could be exchanged.

Throughout this vast sect, whether upper echelons or disciples, everyone performed their duties. Even the rarely-seen Little Rooster was responsible for crowing each morning, granting the entire sect an Energized Spirit buff.

“I’ll choose this Universe Nine Seals Palm.”

After carefully browsing the Technique Pavilion, Jun Changxiao took all the palm seal martial techniques Shangguan Xinyao created to purchase Universe Nine Seals Palm.

He had actually wanted to buy this manual from the start, but couldn’t gather 999 palm technique manuals, so he set it aside. Then the author routinely forgot about it.

Better late than never!

Anyway, it was now purchased. The disciples’ martial technique library had one more option.

…

“Whoosh whoosh!”

“Whoosh whoosh whoosh!”

On the training ground of the disciples’ mountain peak, five different colored attributes gradually manifested, then gathered at Ye Xingchen’s fingertips at the fastest speed, forming a multicolored energy orb.

“So awesome!”

“Junior Brother Ye is too amazing!”

“Just a few days and he comprehended Fragment Five and successfully merged it with the previous four!”

The disciples standing in the distance looked on with admiration and worship.

Sitting at the doorstep, He Wudi yawned. He had also learned Fragment Five and merged it, but didn’t test its power publicly because it didn’t fit his low-key, luxurious, and reserved personality.

“Junior Brother He, close the door.”

“Right away.”

“Swish!”

Just then, having charged up to the extreme, Ye Xingchen raised his hand. His middle and index fingers pointed toward the distant sky. The multicolored energy shot out, trailing a long colorful afterimage!

“Boom!”

The peak of a mountain dozens of miles away instantly exploded into powder.

“To hit such a distant target—too amazing!” The disciples’ jaws dropped in shock.

Ye Xingchen was also quite astonished.

After comprehending Fragment Five, he could extract one type of energy from heaven and earth. Merging them would increase power, but it shouldn’t increase this much.

“Senior Brother Ye.”

He Wudi transmitted, “This type of martial technique, Seven Mystical Radiant Sundering, undergoes a qualitative transformation after merging five fragments and another qualitative transformation after training in all seven. So the power amplification is more significant than when training Fragment Four.”

So that’s it.

“Hmph.”

Ye Xingchen thought coldly, “Would I not know? Do I need you to tell me?”

…

Training in five fragments and achieving fusion to form multicolored radiance with greatly increased power immediately stimulated the sect disciples, who devoted more effort to comprehension.

Several days later.

Li Qingyang, Xiao Zuiji and others successively learned it. After testing, they were all overjoyed.

They were stuck at peak Martial Emperor. Even with daily cultivation, strength improvements were extremely limited. Now merging five fragments brought the most direct combat power increase—absolutely awesome!

A martial artist’s own martial path was certainly important, but martial techniques, weapons, and equipment enhancements were equally indispensable.

On the Plane Battlefield, Jun Changxiao gave disciples all the opportunities he pilfered. Fully equipped with divine gear, they could dominate the Mystical ranks, but once stripped of it, they’d still cower when they should.

…

“Creak!”

One day, Ye Xingchen once again closed his door, then with practiced ease pressed his back against it. His hand holding the ‘Universe Nine Seals Palm’ manual trembled slightly.

The sect master gave another martial technique!

He’s been especially diligent lately. No, no, my heart can’t take it!

Gradually calming down, Ye Xingchen opened the manual’s first page. Seeing it record that the first three palms shook rivers and mountains, the middle three palms shook heaven, earth, sun and moon, and the final three palms could reverse the universe, his eyes immediately widened.

Are you serious?

Or are you messing with me?

“I’ll know after training!”

Ye Xingchen hurriedly devoted his thoughts to comprehending Universe Nine Seals Palm. As he gradually grasped it, he exclaimed, “This type of palm martial technique is more profound and mysterious than any I’ve learned before!”

…

Nine Heavens Secret Realm could help disciples break through realms faster.

Four Directions Heaven and Earth Formation could give disciples strength to contend with higher realm martial artists.

Seven Mystical Radiant Sundering Fragment Five and Universe Nine Seals Palm greatly enriched their martial technique arsenal.

There was also the just-purchased Half-Step Martial Saint Pill with no materials to refine yet.

This fully demonstrated that the author wasn’t padding—he was frantically laying groundwork for the coming storm, allowing disciples to have stronger power to face everything rather than standing aside cheering for the sect master.

“Just what kind of place is Starry Sky Fortress?” Jun Changxiao, sitting in his study, pondered.

Although he’d spent an extra 20,000 contribution points to obtain Fragment Five, he wouldn’t forget about this so-called Starry Sky Fortress—after all, the underground black market made him very interested.

“After the sect level increases, I’ll go take a look.”

Jun Changxiao made his decision, then took out Universe Nine Seals Palm to begin training.

“Sect Master.”

Just then, Bai Luosha transmitted, “More warships have come!”

…

In the endless universe outside Xingyun Continent, Eternal Ancient Warship gradually stopped. Standing at the bow, Jun Changxiao clearly saw distant points of light rapidly approaching.

“Sect Master.”

Bai Luosha said, “The ships are marked with ‘Starry Sky Fortress Law Enforcement Vessel.'”

“Law Enforcement Vessel?”

Jun Changxiao’s eyes flashed coldly. “Really acting like they’re police maintaining cosmic peace?”

“Swish!”

He raised his finger.

“Whoosh whoosh!”

“Whoosh whoosh whoosh!”

Five types of attributes existing in the universe were extracted, then gathered at his fingertips at the fastest speed, forming a multicolored energy orb.

Ye Xingchen and He Wudi comprehended fastest?

Wrong!

The first to merge Fragment Five with the previous four was Jun Changxiao.

Moreover, whether in gathering speed or aura eruption, he was obviously stronger than the two—after all, his realm had reached Great Circle Martial Saint.

“What’s little brother going to do?” Bai Luosha wondered.

Hei Luosha frowned. “At such a distance, could he…”

“Whoosh!”

Just then, the energy orb gathered at Jun Changxiao’s fingertips shot out like a rocket thruster. The long, wide multicolored beam seemed to pierce through the void, bombarding toward the starry sky battlefield!

Since it was marked Starry Sky Fortress, the arrivals must be investigating the Starry Sky Five Tyrants. So Dogshit didn’t plan to follow procedures or reason—just blast them and be done with it!

“Hmm?”

The black-robed person standing at the ship’s bow noticed the multicolored radiance suddenly shooting through the starry sky.

He first froze, then sneered coldly, “Who ate a bear’s heart and leopard’s gall to dare ambush my fortress Law Enforcement Vessel?”

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