From Qingyang City to Longyang City, at normal traveling speed, would take at least seven to eight days. But Jun Changxiao and his group had wind-element fierce beasts and traveled along the official road, so they could arrive in about one day.
Of course, there were still five days until the Long Family’s grand competition, so time was quite ample.
Jun Changxiao wasn’t in a hurry to travel. Whenever they reached a place with beautiful scenery, he would take out the modified camera and take commemorative photos with his disciples.
“Whoosh whoosh!”
In the bamboo forest, flames rose up.
Liu Wanshi handed over freshly grilled skewers with a smile, saying, “Sect Master, has my skill improved?”
Her cute little face was written all over with “praise me, praise me!”
Jun Changxiao took a bite and praised, “Not bad, not bad—the student has surpassed the master!”
Liu Wanshi’s smile became even more radiant.
“Mengying, here!”
She handed over the grilled skewers.
Yao Mengying took them, and after eating, smiled, saying, “Sister Dudu, these skewers are really delicious!”
The little loli had joined Tiegu Sect for some time now.
But due to her age, she still hadn’t engaged with the martial path. She had been following Liu Wanshi all along, becoming an inseparable little tagalong.
Li Qingyang handed over mountain spring water he had just fetched, saying, “The water is very sweet. Little Junior Sister, would you like to try some?”
“Thank you, Senior Brother.”
Yao Mengying took the water bag and gulped down several mouthfuls, her little face breaking into a smile.
When she first joined Tiegu Sect, the little girl had strong resistance in her heart.
The senior brothers and sisters’ meticulous care for her gradually opened her heart.
Yao Mengying had lost Grandpa Lu but gained a loving sect—this could be considered fortunate amid misfortune.
“Sect Master.”
Su Xiaomo drank a bowl of wine and grinned, saying, “Cultivating in the sect every day is really quite boring. Coming out for a stroll is pretty nice!”
“…”
Long Ziyang muttered in despair, “As expected, cheering me on is secondary—the real purpose is to sightsee!”
“Tch.”
Ye Xingchen gnawed on a skewer, eating while thinking discontentedly to himself, “That guy is going to participate in his family’s grand competition—why did he have to bring us along? Isn’t this a waste of time?”
He cared more about cultivation now.
Unless it involved matters related to the sect, like when the evil sects came to invade earlier, he wouldn’t take other things to heart.
Under the dual comprehension of the Supreme Mystery True Scripture and the Muscle-Tendon Transformation Classic, Ye Xingchen’s cultivation speed was gradually showing itself. He could step into Rank Eight Wushi at any moment.
Li Qingyang, Xiao Ziji, and the others were still stuck at Rank Six Wushi, still a short distance from breaking through.
Honestly, their improvement speed was already quite fierce.
But Ye Xingchen still felt it wasn’t fast enough.
After all, the purpose of his rebirth was to pull that eternal first Female Empress down from her divine pedestal.
With his current Wushi cultivation level, if he went to seek revenge on that woman, he would only be obliterated to dust and ashes by a single glance.
…
“Swoosh!”
“Swoosh!”
On the official road leading to Longyang City, over ten Hurricane Wolves galloped swiftly. Everywhere they passed, blue wind spirals lingered.
“Holy crap!”
“What just ran past us—that seemed like a Gale Wolf, right?”
“A Gale Wolf definitely couldn’t run that fast!”
“Could it be… Hurricane Wolves?”
“My god, could those who just passed be Tiegu Sect disciples?”
On the official road, numerous martial artists immediately exclaimed in shock.
The matter of Tiegu Sect having a large number of Hurricane Wolves when they went to Huayang Commandery to eliminate four evil sect forces was no longer a secret, so Jun Changxiao didn’t try to keep a low profile by taking small roads.
“Traveling on Hurricane Wolves—that’s really awesome!”
“More than that, this Tiegu Sect that looks like only a seventh-rate sect also has a Wuwang and a Wuhuang!”
“Even the peak Wuwang from Temple of the Slain God was scared away!”
These past few days, news about the evil sects’ massive invasion of Huayang Commandery had already spread throughout the various commanderies, clearly becoming the hottest topic of the moment.
Tiegu Sect won ten consecutive battles, and finally a Wuhuang appeared and frightened away the peak Wuwang—all of this shocked the hearts of various forces and wandering cultivators.
They even doubted whether this was just rumor.
…
The battle at Saint Spring Sect, eliminating four sixth-rate evil sects in Huayang Commandery, frightening away a peak Wuwang at the Life and Death Arena—all these matters combined together caused Tiegu Sect’s fame to soar.
To be precise, the name of Tiegu Sect had resounded throughout Southwest Yang Province.
The most outrageous thing was, this was still just a seventh-rate sect!
“Ha ha ha.”
At the Southwest Yang Province certification headquarters, Elder Zhou received the news and laughed heartily, saying, “Sect Master Jun—everything he’s done during this period has been extremely explosive!”
He had personally certified Tiegu Sect’s three ratings, and now seeing them perform so dominantly, he was naturally in a delightful mood.
Pavilion Master Yi Tianjian shook his head, saying, “First challenging Saint Spring Sect, then offending Demon Fiend Sect, and now having a grudge with Temple of the Slain God—this young fellow is also a troublemaker!”
If Jun Changxiao heard this, he would definitely argue with him.
Challenging Saint Spring Sect—the cause was that Lingquan Sect ambushed him first.
Offending Demon Fiend Sect was because they wanted to steal his blade.
Temple of the Slain God was also meddling in others’ business, insisting on standing up for the destroyed sects.
I was all acting in legitimate self-defense—how is that causing trouble?
If we really must talk about causing trouble, going to Huayang Commandery to eliminate four evil sects could barely count.
But then again, others are allowed to openly bully his disciples, but he can’t bring his disciples to bully them back?
Hanshan asked Shide: “If people slander me, bully me, insult me, mock me, belittle me, demean me, deceive me—how should I deal with this?”
Shide replied: “Just endure them, yield to them, let them be, avoid them, be patient with them, respect them, don’t pay attention to them. Wait a few more years and see what becomes of them.”
This represents an open-minded, transcendent, magnanimous, and carefree attitude.
If Hanshan had asked Jun Changxiao, his answer would definitely be: “Just curse them, spit on them, hit them, kick them, beat them, brutalize them, torment them to death. After it’s over, see what becomes of them—they’ll definitely be obedient.”
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“Incredible, incredible!”
In the great hall of the Long Family in Longyang City, the current Long Family Head, Long Potian, sat in the seat of honor, his eyes gleaming with disbelief.
He had already received news that Tiegu Sect had a Wuhuang who had frightened away the Temple of the Slain God’s expert.
Regarding this Iron Bones Clanging Sect, after they challenged Vast Righteousness Gate, he had heard a bit about them, but never paid attention, since they were just a low-grade sect from a low-grade commandery.
Even if an eighth-rate defeated a sixth-rate, it wasn’t worth paying attention to.
Who could have imagined that first they challenged Saint Spring Sect, then defeated two Wuwang—all kinds of news came flooding in at once, making it hard for him not to pay attention!
“Family Head.”
A Long Family elder said, “I heard that many youths with not particularly high aptitude, after joining Tiegu Sect, all have decent improvements.”
“Li Qingyang, Qingyang Commandery’s number one genius, was only at Meridian Opening Stage Ten when he joined Tiegu Sect, and now he’s already stepped into Rank Six Wushi—his progress can be called incredibly rapid.” Another elder said.
“Tsk tsk.”
Someone praised, “This Sect Master Jun is quite something!”
“Family Head.”
The elder who spoke earlier said, “This old one believes we could select several disciples with ordinary aptitude to join Tiegu Sect. Perhaps they would have decent growth.”
“Our Long Family’s direct descendants are all outstanding—finding ones with ordinary aptitude wouldn’t be easy.” Someone said narcissistically.
“If Ziyang hadn’t run away, sending him to Tiegu Sect to cultivate would be better than having him idle around at home eating free meals.”
As soon as these words were spoken, several elders immediately shook their heads.
Though their Long Family’s direct descendants weren’t all top-tier geniuses, if sent out, major sects and even great sects would definitely fight to recruit them.
Only one oddity had appeared—clearly possessing high spirit roots, yet unable to cultivate the family’s martial arts.
“Hmph.”
Long Potian slapped the armrest, saying angrily with rage in his voice, “I told that brat to manage the businesses, and he wasn’t willing so he snuck away. When we find him, he must be severely punished!”
The elders remained silent.
They knew the Family Head was only talking.
When it came to actually disciplining his own son, it would definitely just be another painless beating with a few dozen strokes of the rod.
“Family Head!”
Just then, the gate guard came rushing over urgently, saying, “Young Master Ziyang has returned!”