The Training Tower’s function was comprehensive training.

The first floor used gravity to compress the physical body, thereby achieving ultimate tempering.

But if it was merely simple physical body training, it still couldn’t be called perfect, because tendons and bones equally needed training.

Flesh was the foundation, bones were the load-bearing beams.

With the two perfectly combined, towering buildings could rise from flat ground.

So then.

The Training Tower’s second floor theme was primarily bone tempering.

This bone tempering wasn’t done using gravity compression, but rather used special flames to temper bones and meridians.

When Su Xiaomo and the other two arrived on the second floor, their entire bodies were immediately enveloped by eerie flames. Several hundred bones and countless meridians instantly endured intense tempering.

Physical body tempering was just being compressed by gravity.

The pain brought by having this eerie flame burn bones and meridians was genuinely bone-deep agony!

Su Xiaomo and the other two, whose conditions were already poor, were caught off guard by this training. After resisting for just a few minutes, their soul forms directly shattered.

The punishment brought by the second floor far exceeded the first floor.

Judging by their convulsing condition, it would probably take two full days before they could recover.

Standing before the three, Jun Changxiao shook his head, saying, “You haven’t even fully adapted to the first floor yet rushed to the second floor—your courage is not small.”

This full adaptation was quite particular.

Not to say achieving walking as if flying, but at least after enduring for one hour, being able to maintain composure.

From the current situation, no disciples had yet achieved the requirement.

Therefore, wanting to proceed to the second floor was a matter requiring long and arduous effort.

…

With three senior brothers as examples, the Tiegu Sect disciples obediently tempered their physical bodies on the first floor.

As they gradually adapted to ten times gravity, coming out after training for half an hour no longer felt too painful, and they could normally go cultivate techniques.

Actually, tempering for one hour each day already had very good effects. Unless taking the extreme route, there was completely no need to stubbornly persist.

Li Qingyang realized this and no longer pursued extremes.

Every day he tempered inside for one hour, then either cultivated the Muscle-Tendon Transformation Classic or helped the sect leader handle sect affairs.

Su Xiaomo, Li Fei, and the others were the same.

In their view, physical body tempering was only one part of cultivation—spirit energy nurturing equally couldn’t be neglected.

From initially high emotions to gradually stabilizing, this belonged to normal development.

However.

Xiao Zuiji and Ye Xingchen still walked the extreme path, each time tempering for three full hours before stopping.

The benefit of this was that their physical bodies could improve with high intensity. The drawback was that after training ended, they would be weakened for an entire day.

Jun Changxiao wouldn’t stop the two from extreme physical body tempering. After all, disciples had the right to choose their own martial path.

What he could do was escort them on their journey, preventing them from being bullied by others.

Not by Martial Emperors, not by Martial Saints.

Not even by Martial Emperors.

…

During this period, Jun Changxiao distributed the Mountain-Opening Palm and Seal-Formation Shield. Disciples had more techniques to learn.

Mountain-Opening Palm belonged to domineering palm techniques. Spirit energy gathered in the palm, erupting with mountain-splitting stone-shattering power.

Seal-Formation Shield belonged to defensive techniques. Driven by spirit energy, it formed a defensive shield in front of the body.

Both techniques weren’t high level and were relatively simple to cultivate, but to unleash them to their extreme required high realm and high comprehension for support.

In the study.

Jun Changxiao laid out ten bottles of superior-grade Aptitude Transformation Liquid, saying, “Your performance during the Valley of Death expedition was quite good. Take this medicinal liquid and consume it.”

Zhang Wei and the other ten disciples with medium-grade aptitude stepped forward, each taking one bottle of Aptitude Transformation Liquid.

After consumption, their Spirit Roots elevated from medium-grade to superior-grade.

Long Ziyang and Li Yuhua had also performed well in the Valley of Death training, but because they joined the sect relatively late, Jun Changxiao chose to give it to the senior disciples first.

Many disciples, limited resources.

They could only be distributed according to order of admission.

“What exactly is this medicinal liquid? After drinking it, realm and cultivation actually improved!”

“Too incredible!”

“Could it be that the medicinal liquid Sect Leader gave us is celestial nectar and jade dew?”

The ten disciples were shocked beyond measure.

After their Spirit Roots elevated to superior-grade, if nothing unexpected happened, becoming inner sect disciples in the future would certainly be without suspense.

…

Those whose cultivation wasn’t very high relied on the Molding Room and spirit energy array for improvement. Those with good strength entered the Training Tower to train.

Disciples cultivated with blazing enthusiasm. The Tiegu Sect was obviously becoming increasingly standardized and professionalized.

With disciple training resolved, only one problem remained before Jun Changxiao—that was martial resources.

Martial resources included pills, weapons, and spirit stones.

Pills and weapons could be refined relying on the Pill Refining Pavilion and Forging Pavilion. Spirit stones were more difficult.

On the market, one spirit stone equaled ten thousand taels. Even if Sect Leader Jun took his entire fortune to exchange, he could at most only exchange for over a thousand stones.

Using them for his own absorption was fine, but supplying several hundred disciples definitely wouldn’t work.

“Still poor.”

Jun Changxiao sat in the study, rubbing his temples.

Without this damn system binding, how nice it would be to develop slowly in this other world by himself.

Complaining couldn’t solve any problems, so Sect Leader Jun still had to think of ways to earn martial resources.

Actually, with the Training Tower, persisting in cultivation, disciples would certainly become powerful, driving the sect to become powerful, but he just wanted it fast!

The main quest’s time limit was only one hundred years. If he could achieve it as quickly as possible, naturally he couldn’t take the Buddhist approach!

“I can give the Ai Family more Healing Pills to obtain more funds in a short time,” Jun Changxiao murmured.

He didn’t consider giving more Body-Molding Pills.

These things were far more heaven-defying than Healing Pills. If sold in large quantities, they would certainly attract others’ attention.

Moreover, if too many pills were sold, what if he encountered enemies who had consumed them? Wouldn’t that be equivalent to creating powerful opponents for himself?

“Sect Leader.”

Just then, Li Qingyang walked in, saying, “Family Head Ai requests an audience.”

Why is he here again?

Jun Changxiao said, “Invite him to the main hall.”

“Yes.”

…

When Family Head Ai came last time, Sect Leader Jun had taken disciples to train in the Valley of Death, so this visit was primarily to confirm whether he would attend the auction.

“Well…”

After learning the reason, Sect Leader Jun pondered briefly, saying, “Family Head Ai, this seat has too many sect affairs and won’t attend tomorrow’s auction.”

He truly had no interest in this kind of auction.

“Sect Leader Jun.”

Family Head Ai said, “This auction will have many powerful individuals and major forces from various commanderies attending. Going would broaden your horizons.”

“Moreover.”

He paused, saying, “The Palace Master of the fourth-rate Miaohua Palace has also come.”

Jun Changxiao said in surprise, “Your auction has even alerted a fourth-rate sect?”

Family Head Ai smiled, saying, “Sect Leader Jun, have you heard of the Miaohua Palace Master’s achievements?”

“Haven’t heard of them,” Jun Changxiao said.

Family Head Ai said, “This Miaohua Palace Master, like Sect Leader Jun, unified a sect at a young age and is hailed as a remarkable woman of the Star Meteorite Continent.”

“Oh?”

Jun Changxiao said, “The Miaohua Palace Master is a woman?”

“Correct.”

Family Head Ai said, “Miaohua Palace has always only accepted female disciples. It’s one of the few all-female sects on the Star Meteorite Continent.”

“How young?” Jun Changxiao said.

Family Head Ai said, “The Miaohua Palace Master just turned twenty years old. With outstanding appearance, she’s a great beauty, one in ten thousand.”

“Uh.”

Jun Changxiao said seriously, “Family Head Ai has invited me repeatedly. If this seat refuses, it would be somewhat discourteous.”

He decided to go.

Not to see some one-in-ten-thousand great beauty—just to broaden his horizons!