Diablo’s appearance could instantly give lower-level disciples first-revolution Core Rotation Realm strength.

However, this absolutely couldn’t be just for show. Jun Changxiao needed to convert them into effective assistance, thereby playing roles in various aspects—such as doing sect missions, such as obtaining resources from forbidden lands.

The results were good.

In just a few days, with mech intervention, disciples’ mission efficiency was significantly faster than before. As for various heavenly treasures, quite a few were obtained. If calculated, the profit brought clearly exceeded profound stone consumption.

Moreover.

The Eternal Pill Shop branches continued operating with high profound stone acquisition rates, completely sustainable for burning through.

“Comfortable.”

Sitting in his study, Jun Changxiao happily sipped tea.

Industries gradually entered the right track, second-generation mechs were successively equipped to disciples—future methods and speed of obtaining martial resources would become more abundant.

However, what made Gou Sheng quite regretful was disciples’ realm advancement was somewhat slow.

This slowness.

Was systemic.

Actually calculating these three years, with various new equipment assistance, Eternal Sect disciples’ advancement wasn’t slow at all. After all, when they came up most were at Martial Emperor and Semi-Saint levels. Any faster would truly reach heaven.

Jun Changxiao felt it was slow because of main mission restrictions, and the sect always belonged to the bottom tier in the Upper Realm.

The new system could certainly forcibly raise sect level through contribution or achievement points, but whether he was strong required world recognition!

Previously when Certification Halls just appeared, readers complained—do you need others to recognize if you’re strong?

Trash author, brain-dead setting!

Now, without such organizations in the Upper Realm, the question became whether you’re strong truly required others’ recognition, because even modifying data to write “Super Immortal-tier Sect,” if others couldn’t see it and main missions didn’t acknowledge it, it was all for nothing.

Moreover, Certification Halls could at least give numerical references. After passing examinations and making public announcements, the world naturally had intuitive understanding.

In contrast, though Jun Changxiao recently acted wildly, nobody believed Eternal Sect possessed Profound-tier sect strength.

“Right!”

Jun Changxiao slapped his forehead, “In the future, I can bring disciples to challenge Profound-tier sects!”

Without authoritative organization certification for sect levels, Gou Sheng planned to prove it through strength—if beating one didn’t work, beat two or three until acknowledged!

If Profound-tier sects knew, they’d definitely plead for relevant departments to quickly open a Certification Hall exclusively for him with twenty-four-hour comprehensive service, so their future days might be better.

…

The Formation Hall continued manufacturing Diablo units, War Cavalry Hall continued assisting disciples completing missions—the entire Eternal Sect entered a relatively stable phase.

Jun Changxiao rarely focused wholeheartedly on cultivation, occasionally refreshing the free Shop five times at month’s end. Results—nothing good purchased, firmly believing the notion of no VIP means no good items.

Outside.

Because Diablo units successively appeared, news gradually spread throughout the southeastern region, attracting various martial artists competing to observe, marveling at what kind of black technology this was.

Taixuan Elder, Zhen Dejun, and assistant Shangguan Xinyao constantly improved the mechs, later proposing a completely new setting—adding energy-saving, balanced, and performance modes, thereby greatly enhancing practicality.

In energy-saving mode, entering low power consumption state, combat capability maintained at upper-level Skybreaking Realm.

In balanced mode, maintaining a relatively average value between combat capability and consumption.

In performance mode, entering high power consumption state, combat capability would substantially increase, with the drawback of drastically increased energy consumption.

“This is quite good.”

Jun Changxiao gave affirmation.

Actually recently War Cavalry Hall members all provided feedback—when doing certain missions, due to excessively high performance, not activating made things difficult while activating wasted profound stones, creating somewhat awkward situations. Now with three modes for flexible switching, they could naturally make better choices.

“Master.”

Jun Changxiao said, “If the technology matures, you could add a berserk mode that instantly raises combat capability to the extreme, allowing disciples to reverse desperate situations.”

“Doing that easily destroys the internal formation structure, completely reducing it to scrap metal,” Taixuan Elder said.

Jun Changxiao shook his head, “If a person is about to die, who cares about the mech.”

Taixuan Elder immediately understood.

This meant having him add an extreme-breaking setting to Diablo as a final trump card. If users faced desperate situations, at least they could fight desperately rather than sitting in cockpits waiting for death.

“I’ll improve it later.”

“Also, can formations be used for positioning?”

Jun Changxiao needed to control every mech’s location to provide timely support when encountering trouble.

“Not a problem,” Taixuan Elder said.

Diablo’s interior was full of complex formations. Adding some tracking methods to transmit real-time information to the sect was feasible.

While various major forces in the Upper Realm thought of ways to enhance their own strength, Eternal Sect thought of ways to enhance mech performance—the art styles were completely different.

…

Half a year later.

Ye Xingchen, Li Qingyang, and others successively broke through to second-revolution, their strength substantially enhanced.

Ordinary disciples’ advancement was also quite significant. The entire sect’s overall strength reached lower-level Skybreaking Realm, thoroughly sublimating to universal Martial Emperor level.

With monthly access to Spacetime Secret Realm, the Formation Hall relied on this method to successively create a hundred Diablo units, with efficiency twice as fast as Taixuan Elder’s estimate.

Of course.

Though still second-generation models, many functions were added, especially the berserk mode Jun Changxiao suggested.

This was a red button covered by layers of small formations, requiring multi-factor authentication from users before activation, thereby instantly burning all energy to fully mobilize power.

“Boom!”

On the martial arts field, Xiao Zuiji formed a solid defensive barrier before him, blocking the mech’s full-force strike, his face showing solemn expression.

“Click click click!”

“Click click click click!”

After Diablo attacked, its body shook violently.

“Swish!”

Shangguan Xinyao released the control state, jumping from the cockpit, urgently saying, “Quick, get away—it’s going to explode!”

“Boom!”

On the martial arts field, light flashed, forming a small mushroom cloud!

“Holy crap!”

Su Xiaomo, who dodged early, opened her eyes wide.

Li Qingyang clutched his chest, feeling waves of pain in his heart. After all, causing such commotion, the martial arts field definitely no longer existed—he’d have to ask the Sect Master’s wife for money to repair it again.

No way!

Must try to test outside in the future!

“Cough cough!”

From the dust-filled area, Xiao Zuiji emerged disheveled with torn clothes, obviously having his defense broken in the recent explosion.

Having broken through to second-revolution and being the sect’s number one tank, getting blasted this miserably showed how ferocious Diablo was in berserk mode.

“Sigh.”

Taixuan Elder shook his head, “More extreme than I imagined.”

He predicted Diablo opening berserk mode would bring irreparable destruction to the mech and formations, but never expected it would directly explode on first use.

“Not bad.”

Jun Changxiao said with satisfaction, “When encountering desperate situations, it’s not just an additional trump card but can be used as a bomb.”

“…”

Everyone’s mouths twitched slightly.

The Sect Master had been quite attentive to Diablo lately.

Inevitably.

Instantly giving users first-revolution strength, such mechs would definitely prove useful in the future, at least…

“Ding! Epic mission triggered.”

“It’s here!”

“Finally here!”

During this half year disciples cultivated, and Jun Changxiao wasn’t idle either. Though crushing two Experience Talismans during this period, he relied more on himself and… inexhaustible profound stones for forcible advancement, finally reaching sixth-revolution upper limit, triggering the epic mission.

“Swish!”

Opening it, the content read—

Upper Realm Version Epic Mission [Four]

Mission Details: A sect’s strength depends on resource levels. Please be sure to obtain the large-scale True Stone vein emerging at Jade Cauldron Mountain Range half a year from now.

Mission Reward: ???

“Large-scale? True Stone vein?”

Jun Changxiao’s eyes sparkled with little stars.

“Damn.”

The System complained weakly, “This epic mission spoiled again!”

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