Zhao Xingming stopped in front of the life-and-death arena and saw the four characters ‘Iron Bones Clanging’ written on the wooden board. He immediately felt solemn respect.

After being certified from eighth-rate to seventh-rate, Sect Leader Jun led his disciples to first challenge the Shengquan Sect, then annihilated four evil sects in Huayang County, and finally even frightened away powerful figures from the God Slayer Hall at this very place.

All these achievements—if he hadn’t been in Qingyang City where he could obtain the most accurate firsthand information, he would have doubted whether he was dreaming!

Thinking back to their first meeting at the certification hall, Zhao Xingming was immensely grateful to Ma Yunteng.

If not for him, he definitely wouldn’t have certified the Tiegu Sect, and the result would certainly have been offending them.

Gold will always shine.

If the Tiegu Sect hadn’t gotten certified in Qingyang City, they would have gone to other counties for certification.

If the higher-ups became suspicious and sent people to investigate, uncovering his shady dealings with the Hundred Sects Alliance, a hundred heads wouldn’t be enough to chop off!

Zhao Xingming was also extremely grateful to Jun Changxiao, grateful for his magnanimity, grateful that he didn’t hold grudges against small-minded people. Otherwise, his own fate would have been death just the same.

So when he entered the Tiegu Sect, he was most sincere and most respectful as he said: “Sect Leader Jun, it’s been a while.”

“Executive Zhao.”

Jun Changxiao smiled and said: “Making you come all this way, I really feel a bit embarrassed.”

Zhao Xingming said: “Certifying ranks for sects is Zhao’s duty.”

Jun Changxiao didn’t waste words and summoned the disciples to begin earnest one-by-one certification.

“Bang!”

Finally, he punched the testing stone. Not only did his strength meet the Wuzong standard, but his realm aura also conformed.

After all tests were completed, Zhao Xingming handed over the certification plaque representing a sixth-rate sect and cupped his hands, saying: “In such a short time, the Tiegu Sect has risen from ninth-rate to sixth-rate. This speed is truly breathtaking.”

Actually, whether they had the qualifications to become a sixth-rate sect, he had known in his heart all along.

The so-called certification was just going through the procedures.

“Lucky, lucky,” Jun Changxiao said modestly.

“Ding! Congratulations to the host for upgrading the sect to sixth-rate. Awarded 2000 achievement points, 2000 contribution points, and one Experience Talisman.”

“Ding! Sect contribution points: 3600/5000.”

“Ding! Sect achievement points: 2200/5000.”

Upgrading the sect to sixth-rate gave so many contribution and achievement points, which took him completely by surprise. What he least expected was that it would also give an… Experience Talisman!

Holy crap!

This was good stuff!

Since transmigrating, Jun Changxiao had never had an Experience Talisman appear in the shop’s refresh, and had only gotten one from the newbie gift pack, which had taken him directly from Meridian Opening Second Stage to Meridian Opening Fifth Stage in one leap.

The System said: “Experience Talismans are non-purchasable items. The host cannot possibly buy them from the shop unless they are given as rewards.”

“You never mentioned this before.”

“The host never asked either.”

“I never asked?”

“Did you ask?”

“…”

Jun Changxiao was too lazy to deal with it. He sent Zhao Xingming off, then hurried back to his room, shutting both the outer and inner doors. He looked just like someone about to commit a crime.

“Whew!”

Taking a deep breath, he retrieved the Experience Talisman from his spatial ring and said: “When I just transmigrated, you helped me open three meridians. This time I hope it can raise me three grades in succession!”

The System said: “The higher the level, the more spiritual energy required. The effect of the Experience Talisman is greatly reduced. If you want to rise three grades in succession, the host can wash up and go to sleep—it can be realized in your dreams.”

This guy’s vicious tongue level had far surpassed Lu Qianqian’s.

Jun Changxiao was too lazy to bother with it and instead crushed the Experience Talisman with a ‘snap.’

“Whoosh whoosh!”

In an instant, the heaven and earth attributes within his spiritual core suddenly surged violently, as if someone had viciously stirred them with a stick.

“Ding! Host has successfully broken through to Third-Grade Wuzong!”

“Ding! Host has successfully broken through to Fourth-Grade Wuzong!”

“Ding! Host has successfully broken through to Fifth-Grade Wuzong!”

After the energy in the spiritual core reached Fifth-Grade Wuzong, it began transitioning from a violent state to a calm period. When everything had settled down, Jun Changxiao let out a refreshed “Ahh.”

System: “…”

It had just told the host to wash up and go to sleep, and now it was getting slapped in the face again!

…

Since the battle at Shengquan Sect, Sect Leader Jun hadn’t raised his level in a long time. As a result, relying on the Experience Talisman, he easily broke through to Fifth-Grade Wuzong. This was truly unfair to martial artists on the Xingyun Continent.

No helping it—who made him the protagonist with all kinds of unreasonable system items?

“Boom!”

In the training room, the newly breakthrough Jun Changxiao punched the testing machine, which displayed a power value of 450,000 jin.

At Second-Grade Wuzong it had been 350,000 jin. After rising three consecutive grades, it increased by a full 100,000 jin. This effect was quite excellent!

Sect Leader Jun’s natural talent wasn’t absolutely top-tier on the Xingyun Continent. His ability to reach Super-Grade level was entirely due to various tempering from system products.

As for Li Qingyang and the others, as long as they continued cultivating, they would definitely also be extraordinary.

“Still a bit short of the one million jin power mark.”

Jun Changxiao wasn’t too satisfied.

The System said speechlessly: “At the host’s current level, even if you break through to peak Wuzong, your power would at most be six or seven hundred thousand. To reach a million, you can only wait until becoming a Wuwang.”

“Wuwang, huh.”

Jun Changxiao looked forward to it. Setting aside being a higher martial dao level, he would also be able to form spiritual sense and spy on everything around him—he could totally do some meaningful things.

Like… spying on women’s bathhouses and bathrooms.

No, no, no.

I am a dignified sect master. How could I do such despicable, shameless, utterly conscienceless things!

…

After his realm breakthrough, Jun Changxiao returned to his study and pulled up the shop.

The trip to the Long family made him deeply realize that in the future when disciples faced even stronger opponents, they couldn’t rely on their physical bodies to take hits head-on or rely on Strength Increase Talismans for basic attacks.

So the urgent priority was still to enrich the Martial Techniques Hall.

How to enrich it?

That’s right, refresh it in the shop!

With over 3000 contribution points, Sect Leader Jun’s courage swelled again. He continued browsing the intermediate shop, but after looking through it once, he didn’t find anything, which left him somewhat disappointed.

It was time to refresh again.

But should he refresh the basic shop or the intermediate shop?

The System said: “Definitely refresh the intermediate one. It has more good stuff. Even if you refresh just two or three items, they’ll completely outclass the products in the basic shop.”

To get him to spend more, this guy really spared no effort in encouraging him to waste more contribution points.

Sigh.

He’d grant its wish then.

Jun Changxiao locked onto the intermediate shop, then pressed down hard. After spending 100 contribution points, all new products were replaced.

As expected.

It didn’t disappoint him!

In the first row of products, there was a recipe called [Middle-Grade Insight Talisman].

Clicking for details, the content was similar to the introduction for the Basic-Grade Insight Talisman. It could perceive higher-level martial techniques, lasting 60 minutes. The drawback was still that it couldn’t perceive martial techniques in the shop.

“Bought it!”

Although at Jun Changxiao’s current level, the Basic-Grade Insight Talisman was basically sufficient, he definitely had to prepare for the future.

What’s more.

At the Mount Hua Martial Tournament in a month, whether it was exchanging martial dao insights or discussing martial techniques, using a Middle-Grade Insight Talisman to show off would definitely be no problem at all.

The System said speechlessly: “The host is thinking really far ahead.”