The second day.

After the disciples finished their morning exercises, Jun Changxiao announced that disciples who hadn’t undergone two months of molding in the Molding Room were forbidden from entering the Training Tower.

Unable to withstand the first floor’s gravity, going in would just mean immediate failure—undoubtedly a waste of time.

“Sect Leader.”

Li Qingyang said, “There aren’t many Molding Rooms in the training facility. It’s impossible to arrange for several hundred disciples.”

When there were still only a hundred or so disciples, the Molding Rooms were already somewhat scarce. Now with five hundred disciples, it would certainly be even more tragic.

Jun Changxiao pondered briefly, then went to the training facility and purchased ten muscle molding chambers. He commanded that disciples who had undergone molding for over two months no longer needed to continue molding there.

This way, the problem was solved.

Although it was still quite scarce, at least it allowed disciples to go in and cultivate for a period each day.

Because the spirit energy array consumed continuously and he had just spent 200 points, Jun Changxiao now only had 100 contribution points remaining.

Very tragic, very insecure.

However, if it could make disciples stronger and advance toward becoming the strongest sect, even spending it all wouldn’t make his heart ache.

“The sect still has 497 vacancies. Recruiting them all would earn quite a lot of contribution points.”

Jun Changxiao murmured.

In his heart, he already had plans to open the mountain gate again and recruit disciples.

…

And so, disciples with weak physical bodies primarily focused on molding in the Molding Room first. Disciples who met the requirements entered the Training Tower to train.

Of course.

Jun Changxiao wouldn’t be idle either.

After eating dinner each evening, he would enter the first floor of the Training Tower alone to begin his physically intense training.

Why wait until evening?

Because the disciples had all trained already, so when he endured the gravity causing his expression to contort grotesquely, they wouldn’t see it.

As the leader of a sect, he must maintain his dignity at all times!

On his second training session, Jun Changxiao was very serious. Not only did he succeed in the challenge, he also endured for over two hours.

In terms of physical body strength, he was no weaker than Xiao Zuiji. After all, after purchasing the molding machine, he frequently molded for entire nights as well.

“Hah!”

Under the star-filled night, Jun Changxiao lay on the grass breathing rapidly, his complexion gradually relaxing.

This was his third time going in to train—he had endured for three full hours.

Although he broke the record, because of his sect leader status, the Training Tower didn’t recognize it.

Forget it, forget it.

Records were a form of motivation for disciples—he didn’t need to care about them.

“Hm?”

Just then, Jun Changxiao noticed Lu Qianqian in white robes appearing in the darkness, then stopping in front of the tower door.

Why wasn’t this woman training during the day?

Could it be to maintain the demeanor befitting an ice-cold beauty?

Lu Qianqian noticed the sect leader, but only glanced at him once before rising and entering the Training Tower.

“Whoosh!”

Flowing light flickered on the first floor, illuminating the surroundings.

A heavy voice rang out: “Lu Qianqian, challenging the Training Tower’s first floor!”

Jun Changxiao murmured, “She never went to the Molding Room to mold. Being able to last several hours on her first try was already quite impressive. How long can she last this time?”

“Click.”

He retrieved from his spatial ring the mechanical stopwatch he had purchased earlier and began timing Lu Qianqian.

Truth be told, some of the seemingly useless products purchased by refreshing the shop could sometimes demonstrate just a little bit of value.

One hour later.

The heavy voice rang out again: “Lu Qianqian, challenge successful!”

Jun Changxiao wasn’t surprised. What he cared about was whether this woman could reach two and a half hours.

Time continued passing. Utterly exhausted, Jun Changxiao felt drowsiness coming on. Finally, he fell asleep lying on the grass, while the stopwatch in his hand kept counting.

Five hours later.

A voice came from within the Training Tower: “Disciple challenge complete. Lu Qianqian has become the record holder for the Training Tower’s first floor with three hours!”

On her second training session, she actually broke the record Xiao Zuiji had created!

Unfortunately, Sect Leader Jun was too tired, sleeping like a dead pig, and didn’t hear the announcement at all.

“Creak.”

The tower door opened. Lu Qianqian walked out with a pale complexion.

If Jun Changxiao had seen this, he would have been astonished again, because after enduring for three full hours, she still had the strength to walk!

“This Training Tower’s physical training is considerably stronger than the Extreme Cold Training Array…” Lu Qianqian murmured, then noticed the sect leader in the distance snoring away.

Supporting her weakened body, she walked toward the inner courtyard.

However, after walking just a few steps, she stopped, then came before Jun Changxiao. Her eyes remained icy cold.

…

After daybreak, Jun Changxiao suddenly opened his eyes, saying, “I actually fell asleep!”

“Hm?”

Preparing to get up, he discovered a blanket covering his body, lingering with a faint delicate fragrance.

Sect Leader Jun instantly determined this was not only a woman’s scent, but Lu Qianqian’s specifically!

As an older single dog, to actually be able to determine who it was from the scent alone—truly exceptional natural talent.

Folding up the blanket, Jun Changxiao murmured, “She actually knows how to care for her sect leader. Truly, cold on the outside but not in the heart.”

Speaking of which.

How long did that woman last?

Jun Changxiao instinctively looked up at the Training Tower and saw written on the first floor: Record holder, Lu Qianqian, time three hours.

Gah.

Expression frozen.

That woman… broke the record?

…

After finishing morning exercises and eating breakfast, Li Qingyang and the others continued coming to the Training Tower to train. When they saw that the first floor record had been broken by Lu Qianqian, every single one stood there dumbfounded.

“My heavens!”

Su Xiaomo exclaimed in shock, “We didn’t even see eldest senior sister come in yesterday—when did she break senior brother Xiao’s record!”

Xiao Zuiji scratched his head, saying admiringly, “Eldest senior sister is truly amazing!”

His third training session yesterday, he had only lasted twenty-some minutes longer than his second attempt. At this pace, reaching three hours would require at least several days.

“That woman really is no simple matter…”

Ye Xingchen thought to himself.

When she displayed ice-type attributes in the Valley of Death, he had already been quite surprised. Now enduring for three full hours, her strength was not to be underestimated.

With Lu Qianqian, a woman, occupying the first floor record of the Training Tower, many female disciples were overjoyed.

They originally had been somewhat afraid to enter, but inspired by eldest senior sister’s record, they ultimately stepped into the Training Tower.

Ling Yuanxue, who aspired to become a martial artist to prove that women were no less than men, also entered. Although she didn’t succeed in her challenge, at least she had gained courage.

And so.

With Lu Qianqian’s record established, male disciples refused to accept defeat and trained even more frantically, while female disciples, encouraged, also boldly cultivated.

Throughout the entire Tiegu Sect, the atmosphere of martial cultivation became even more intense.

Standing outside the Training Tower, watching disciples going in and out, emanating an aura of “I want to become stronger,” Jun Changxiao showed a gratified smile.

That evening.

He didn’t go in to train, instead waiting for Lu Qianqian.

Sure enough, around midnight, that woman arrived fashionably late.

“Hey.”

Sitting on a rock, Jun Changxiao called out, “It’s so late and you’re not sleeping, but still coming to train?”

Lu Qianqian said, “Sect Leader isn’t sleeping either.”

Jun Changxiao took out the blanket, saying, “This should be yours, right?”

“Sect Leader gave me a bracelet, so I’m giving Sect Leader a blanket,” Lu Qianqian said.

Jun Changxiao said speechlessly, “This seat gave you an ice-type bracelet, and you’re giving back a blanket—this return gift is way too cheap, isn’t it?”

“…” Lu Qianqian fell silent.

The moment she put on the ice-type bracelet in the Valley of Death, she had realized that the bracelet the sect leader gave contained ice-type power that could enhance her ice-type strength.

Otherwise.

It would have been impossible to seal the Fire Dragon Beast for four or five breaths of time.

Lu Qianqian said, “The Training Tower should be some kind of high-level treasure. Can Sect Leader separate it into male and female training areas?”

Jun Changxiao considered briefly, saying, “That’s possible.”

“However.”

He walked over, saying, “Today, you must first enter with this seat to train together.”

Lu Qianqian’s willow-leaf eyebrows furrowed slightly.

Jun Changxiao said, “This seat just wants to see exactly how strong the physical body of you, this eldest disciple, is to be able to break the record.”