The heavy voice resounded throughout the Eternal Sect. All disciples heard it clearly.
“They cleared it!”
“That’s Hell Mode! As expected of Senior Brothers!”
While many disciples were generally stuck in Normal and Hard difficulty modes, the core disciples had directly cleared Hell Mode, naturally causing heated discussion throughout the sect.
In the study, Jun Changxiao applied a face mask to his face, then gently patted it a few times before saying with satisfaction, “As expected, they didn’t disappoint this Seat.”
“For the first clear of a high-grade Life and Death Secret Realm’s Hell Mode, all sect members are awarded experience points.” The heavy voice sounded again.
“This feature exists too?”
Jun Changxiao was astonished. He released his spiritual sense to permeate the entire sect and discovered all disciples were enveloped in holy light.
Clearly, this was the so-called experience points.
“What is this?”
“I can absorb it!”
The disciples sat cross-legged one after another, absorbing the holy light surrounding them.
This power was very pure and contained Heavenly Dao enlightenment, so once absorbed, it instantly merged perfectly with meridians and dantians.
“Whoosh!”
“Whoosh!”
In a short time, disciples who had been stuck at certain realms broke through to higher levels after absorbing the experience points, creating an extremely massive breakthrough momentum.
“I broke through!”
“I’ve advanced to Truth Seeking Realm!”
Excited voices rose one after another throughout the sect.
Li Qingyang and the others clearing Hell Mode had actually brought benefits to the entire sect—this was something Jun Changxiao had never expected.
However, one thing was strange.
The holy light only enveloped disciples, not high-level members.
“Because those who cleared it were disciples,” the System explained.
Jun Changxiao said, “If we let Elder Liu and the others attempt Hell Mode, would they also receive benefits after clearing it?”
“Probably.”
The System wasn’t certain, since it was just an assistant and commentator.
“When there’s time, I can have them try it,” Jun Changxiao said, stroking his chin. “They’re idle anyway.”
If Liu Sinan and the others heard this, they would definitely cry and shout, “We’re preparing for the Peak Competition—we’re about to die from being so busy!”
…
“Whoosh!”
“Whoosh!”
At the back mountain, before the Life and Death Secret Realm, Li Qingyang and the others were sent out.
After defeating the third checkpoint boss, they had also gained quite a bit of experience. Li Fei and the others advanced directly to peak Truth Seeking Realm in one leap.
Before entering, everyone’s strength varied.
After clearing it, everyone was at peak Truth Seeking Realm.
Although Li Qingyang and Ye Xingchen didn’t break through, they gained deeper understanding of the martial way. Perhaps when the opportunity arose in the future, they could advance to half-step Heavenly Secret Realm.
Of course, at this moment, they had no mind to care about the benefits from clearing the instance. They still stared dumbfounded at He Wudi, who had his back to them.
This guy had just… instantly killed the boss!
“Too strong!”
Ye Xingchen was utterly shocked.
Among the sect disciples, he prided himself on being second to none.
But compared to He Wudi’s dominant performance just now, the gap between them was truly too vast!
“Oh my god!”
Su Xiaomo walked over, saying incredulously, “Junior Brother, you’ve been hiding way too deep!”
He Wudi had made moves before, and his strength wasn’t the best but wasn’t the worst either. But judging from today’s performance, he was absolutely the Eternal Sect’s strongest disciple, bar none!
Not just among disciples—even the technique he had just deployed in the instance, that descending… Nine Dragon Splitting Palm, even Liu Sinan and Gongsun Hou would envy it, let alone Jun Changxiao.
“Thud!”
Just then, He Wudi, who had been standing proudly, suddenly collapsed to the ground like mud.
“Junior Brother He!”
Su Xiaomo hurried over to support him.
“I’m… I’m fine…” He Wudi said. “Just a bit… drained…”
Everyone immediately understood.
Although Junior Brother He had just unleashed an explosive move that instantly killed the boss, he had paid the price of having his body completely drained.
This made sense now.
Otherwise… it would be too terrifying!
“Quick!”
Li Qingyang said, “Take Junior Brother He to the Medicine Hall!”
“No… no need…” He Wudi said. “Just… carry me back to my quarters… I’ll recover in a few days…”
…
“Creak!”
The door closed.
The moment Li Qingyang left, He Wudi immediately got up from the bed, thinking silently, “I still exposed myself.”
His principle was to always lay low, but he had been influenced by Xiao Zuiji and the others, so he ultimately chose to act.
As for collapsing on the ground just now, that was also deliberate—to make his fellow disciples believe his formidable power came at a tremendous cost.
Simply put, after being high-profile, he had to be low-profile again.
However, no matter how low-profile or how much he tried to lay low, it was useless now.
Because his terrifying burst of power had already been deeply imprinted in Li Qingyang and the others’ minds, especially… Su Xiaomo had been right there.
The next day, that guy placed a chair in the martial arts field, put one foot on it, and began loudly recounting yesterday’s battle with the third checkpoint boss.
“Damn!”
“Senior Brother He is that strong?!”
News about He Wudi instantly killing the third checkpoint boss quickly spread throughout the Eternal Sect, with disciples eagerly discussing it.
“This happened?”
Jun Changxiao also learned of it. Stroking his chin, he said, “This inner disciple of mine has some goods.”
“Of course.”
Su Xiaomo said, “Sect Master, you didn’t see it, but the martial technique Junior Brother He deployed was simply… I can’t even describe it. In short—earth-shattering and soul-stirring!”
“This Seat will go visit him.”
Jun Changxiao headed toward the disciples’ mountain peak.
On the way, the System said, “This guy has his eye on someone’s martial technique again.”
Why “again”?
Because the pretentious divine technique Hidden Cultivation Art, which the entire sect still practiced without it becoming outdated, was obtained from He Wudi.
…
“Invincibility is so lonely.”
He Wudi sat on his bed humming a little tune when he suddenly sensed someone approaching. He quickly assumed a weak appearance and lay down on the bed.
“Creak.”
Jun Changxiao pushed the door open and entered. “Knowing you’re very weak now, this Seat didn’t bother knocking before coming in.”
“Sect… Sect Master… I’m fine…”
One had to admit, He Wudi was the true acting master.
“Wudi.”
Jun Changxiao pulled over a chair and sat by the bedside, looking at this disciple with a weak complexion. “How long have you been in the sect?”
“Uh…”
He Wudi said, “More than ten years.”
“Are you used to it?”
“Used to it.”
“Are you adapting well?”
“Adapting well.”
While He Wudi answered, he was muttering internally, “Something’s not right!”
“Sigh.”
Jun Changxiao stood up, clasping his hands behind his back. “Although my Eternal Sect inherited from the Seven Profound Holy Venerable, the martial techniques that venerable one left behind are pitifully few. So as your cultivation realms grow stronger, resources become increasingly scarce.”
“…”
He Wudi silently groaned internally, “Here he goes again trying to extract my martial techniques!”
“Wudi.”
Jun Changxiao said, “Has this Seat treated you well all these years? Have the resources you’ve received been lacking? All these years…”
“Sect Master, stop talking!”
He Wudi took out a martial technique manual from his spatial ring with a tearful expression. “I’ll hand it over!”
“Just one?”
“…”
He Wudi took out another manual. Before Jun Changxiao could speak, he quickly said, “This time I really have none left!”
Actually, he had many more.
But even if he took them out, due to environmental and attribute restrictions, there would be no way to cultivate them.
“Wudi.”
Jun Changxiao patted his shoulder. “Rest well. This Seat will visit you again when there’s time.”
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