Having spent 500 contribution points without obtaining a single martial arts-related item, yet completing a hidden quest and gaining a title—

This wave wasn’t a loss, absolutely not a loss at all!

Looking at his luck value one more time, Jun Changxiao nearly went mad with frustration.

This type of stat typically maxed out at 100. With only 1 point, his situation was absolutely tragic beyond measure.

The system said, “The maximum might be 1000, or perhaps 10,000.”

“Can you just shut up?” Jun Changxiao retorted.

Having completed its mental attack on the host, the system felt quite satisfied and stopped talking.

“Sigh.”

Jun Changxiao let out a long sigh.

However, thinking about how he had managed to refresh a sniper rifle and Green Dragon Crescent Blade with 0 luck value, he was actually quite blessed with fortune.

This world was beautiful—he couldn’t give up on himself!

Mentality, mentality was most important!

After consoling himself, his mood relaxed, and he lay in the tent enjoying a wonderful sleep.

The next day.

Calculating that they had been in Death Valley for nine days, Jun Changxiao announced, “Set out and return to the sect.”

If not for having one unused mid-grade Sect Leader Ball, he would have returned yesterday, since staying here held no further significance.

The disciples packed up their tents and began withdrawing toward the entrance.

During this period, most of the gourd-shaped valleys had been cleared by the Iron Bones Sect, so the return journey was exceptionally safe.

To be precise.

After their rampage through it, Death Valley wasn’t so terrifying anymore.

When rogue cultivators and various factions came to train and explore, they would basically find it very difficult to hunt any valuable fierce beasts.

…

At the Death Valley entrance.

The square-faced middle-aged man and several rogue cultivators had gathered together.

When they were scavenging in the scorching lands, Jun Changxiao had led his disciples away first, so they had temporarily lost contact.

Without the Iron Bones Sect, the rogue cultivators didn’t dare venture to other areas. After consideration, they returned to wait at the entrance.

“Brother Hui.”

One martial cultivator said, “We’ve been waiting a whole day. Sect Leader Jun and his group may have already left ahead of us.”

“Ah.”

The middle-aged man called Song Hui sighed and said, “Let’s go out.”

He had wanted to thank Sect Leader Jun before leaving, but since he couldn’t see them, he could only give up.

Several rogue cultivators headed toward the tunnel entrance and soon exited Death Valley.

“Whoosh!”

Standing outside, Song Hui and the others took deep breaths.

Following the Iron Bones Sect inside had been a gamble, with thoughts of risking everything, but who would have expected they could emerge alive and unharmed?

“Song Hui and his group have come out!”

“Tsk tsk, didn’t expect they’d all still be alive.”

“Where’s the Iron Bones Sect?”

“Need you ask? They were definitely wiped out by the Fire Dragon Beast.”

The portion of rogue cultivators who had fled from battle hadn’t left. They had been waiting outside the valley, wanting to see the final outcome.

Given the current situation, they had already concluded that the Iron Bones Sect was completely annihilated.

Hearing their discussion, Song Hui instantly understood that Sect Leader Jun hadn’t brought his disciples out of the valley yet.

“Brother Song.”

A rogue cultivator approached with a smile. “The Iron Bones Sect insisted on seeking death, yet you persisted to the end. Being able to emerge alive is truly remarkable.”

Song Hui smiled. “Brother Zhang’s inability to follow to the end—now that was a tremendous loss.”

The martial cultivator called Zhang Bin asked, “What do you mean by that?”

Song Hui smiled. “Sect Leader Jun and his disciples eliminated the Fire Dragon Beast. We who followed also benefited immensely.”

Zhang Bin’s expression froze, then he laughed. “Eliminated the Fire Dragon Beast? Brother Song, you must be joking.”

The rogue cultivators behind him joined in the laughter.

Without a high-level Martial Ancestor, eliminating a high fifth-grade flame fierce beast was simply impossible!

Song Hui didn’t bother explaining further, because he knew that if he hadn’t witnessed it himself, he would certainly have questioned it too.

The only thing that could make everyone believe now was to wait for Sect Leader Jun to emerge.

Learning that the Iron Bones Sect was still inside and hadn’t left, Song Hui and several rogue cultivators chose to wait, secretly anticipating how splendid the expressions on Zhang Bin and the others’ faces would be when they saw them.

Of course.

Among these were many rogue cultivators who hadn’t followed them inside.

They were still recruiting members, planning to enter Death Valley for training once they had gathered enough people.

Zhang Bin laughed. “Brother Song, why aren’t you leaving?”

“Waiting for the Iron Bones Sect to come out,” Song Hui said.

Zhang Bin shook his head. “If they could come out, why would they be behind you? In my view, they’re already dead in the Fire Dragon Beast’s territory by now.”

“ROAR—”

Just then, a roar echoed from within Death Valley, startling everyone’s faces to change dramatically.

“That’s a tiger’s roar!”

“It seems to be coming from the tunnel entrance.”

“Could it be that a powerful tiger beast is about to charge out from Death Valley?”

“Whoosh!”

A purple streak of light burst out from within the valley.

“ROAR!”

The Purple Lightning cub steadied itself and raised its head in a furious roar, purple lightning crackling brilliantly—truly majestic and imposing!

After clearly seeing its form and the lightning, the rogue cultivators’ eyes widened in unison.

What shocked them wasn’t the tiger beast—what shocked them was that someone was actually sitting on the tiger’s back.

This person was none other than Iron Bones Sect Leader Jun Changxiao!

In an instant.

The valley exterior became utterly silent.

The dozens of rogue cultivators gathered at this location—dozens of pairs of eyes all widened, gazes erupting with intense shock!

If Jun Changxiao had emerged alone, they would already have been very surprised, since in their hearts the Iron Bones Sect had already been wiped out.

Now he had not only emerged but was also riding a majestic and imposing tiger beast. The震撼 and impact this brought naturally defied description in words.

Song Hui and the others were also dumbstruck.

They absolutely couldn’t comprehend how Sect Leader Jun had come out riding a tiger beast.

Could it be a contract beast he had just captured?

Zhang Bin and the others were thinking the same thing, and the more they thought about it, the stronger the shock in their hearts became.

These days, having a contract beast was absolutely an incredibly prestigious matter!

A rogue cultivator with some knowledge of fierce beast species said with a trembling voice, “This… this is a lightning-attribute Purple Lightning cub!”

What!

Everyone was so shocked their faces contorted!

Lightning-attribute fierce beasts were extremely rare on Xingyun Continent, and they had violent temperaments. That Sect Leader Jun could subdue one—this was simply terrifying to the extreme!

“Oh?”

Jun Changxiao looked toward Song Hui with surprise. “You’ve come out too?”

Greeting people while riding a Purple Lightning cub—this act of showing off was absolutely perfect.

Too bad the system didn’t have showing-off points, otherwise it would be another +99999.

Song Hui snapped back to his senses and hastily said, “We truly thank Sect Leader Jun immensely for taking us scavenging in Death Valley.”

Jun Changxiao said, “You paid to scavenge—that’s essentially a business transaction. No need for thanks.”

“Unlike certain people.”

He paused, swept a glance at that group of rogue cultivators who hadn’t followed them in, and mocked, “Don’t even have the courage to scavenge. Destined for mediocrity their entire lives.”

Seeking stability wasn’t wrong.

But in a high-martial world, to become stronger, one must understand the principle that wealth comes from taking risks. Otherwise, they would certainly have no great achievements in the future.

…

After subduing the Purple Lightning cub, Jun Changxiao had wanted to ride it out to show off.

Emerging from Death Valley ahead of them and shocking dozens of rogue cultivators beyond measure—this could be considered wish fulfilled.

If a person lived without showing off, what fun was there in life?

Before long.

Li Qingyang and the others emerged from within the valley.

Seeing that the Iron Bones Sect had entered with twenty-five disciples and emerged with all twenty-five disciples still intact, the expressions on the rogue cultivators’ faces stiffened once again.

Seeing those splendid expressions on Zhang Bin and the others’ faces, Song Hui and his group felt secretly delighted.

Hadn’t they assumed the Iron Bones Sect was completely annihilated?

Everyone.

Are your faces swollen from the slap?