“Sect Leader.”

He Wudi entered the main hall. “Do you have any instructions?”

Because he always suspected the Iron Bones Sect was created by the Seven Mysteries Sacred Venerable, he held respect for this Sect Leader.

“Wudi.”

Jun Changxiao smiled. “Have you been enjoying your cultivation in the sect recently?”

The more he acted like this, the more uneasy He Wudi felt.

“Reporting to Sect Leader.”

“This disciple is very happy and very satisfied.”

“It’s good that you’re happy, good that you’re satisfied.”

Jun Changxiao’s smile grew even wider.

He Wudi was about to break down.

Sect Leader, can we just talk normally? This sinister smiling is really scary!

Jun Changxiao said, “Wudi, the first time I saw you, I determined you were someone with potential, which is why I took you as my final disciple.”

He Wudi nearly spat blood.

Only your family’s final disciple is an actual final disciple!

“Sect Leader.”

He Wudi said with a bitter face, “Please just say what you want to say. I can’t take this anymore—my heart can’t handle it.”

“Straightforward.”

Jun Changxiao stood up and walked down. “Wudi, do you think the Iron Bones Sect should exist in a mortal world?”

“It shouldn’t!” He Wudi said.

With so many martial resources and cultivation facilities, even sects in the upper realm might not have them!

“But……”

Jun Changxiao spoke extremely quickly. “It happened to exist. Why is that?”

How would I know!

He Wudi said, “This disciple is foolish. Please enlighten me, Sect Leader.”

Jun Changxiao patted his shoulder, his tone profound. “You’re a smart person. You should be able to guess.”

He Wudi froze.

Could it be the Sect Leader is hinting that the sect was created by the Seven Mysteries Sacred Venerable, so the Iron Bones Sect that shouldn’t exist in the mortal realm actually exists?

It must be so.

After forcing this interpretation, He Wudi said, “This disciple understands.”

“Do you really understand?”

“I really understand!”

“Good.”

Jun Changxiao said, “A sect that shouldn’t exist, existing in the mortal world—doesn’t this disrupt the balance of heaven and earth?”

“This……”

After brief consideration, He Wudi said, “It does.”

If he hadn’t been reset to level zero, he definitely couldn’t have come to a lower plane, because his every move would disrupt the balance of heaven and earth, even leading to destruction!

The Iron Bones Sect was created by the Seven Mysteries Sacred Venerable and definitely belonged to a super power in the upper realm. Now residing in a mortal plane, it definitely violated the natural order.

Wait!

The Sect Leader told me all this—could he be planning to take the sect to the upper realm, to the plane where it truly belongs?

That would be great.

Following such a power to develop, after regaining his peak strength, he could go take revenge on his enemies and find the person who stole his secret manual!

“To avoid disrupting the balance of heaven and earth, I believe the sect’s disciples should be more low-key,” Jun Changxiao said.

“The Sect Leader speaks truly.”

He Wudi was already very low-key; otherwise, he wouldn’t deliberately suppress his cultivation.

“But……”

Jun Changxiao sighed. “You’re all like fireflies in the dark night—no matter how low-key you are, you can’t conceal your brilliance.”

He Wudi said, “The Sect Leader speaks truly.”

“Wudi.”

Jun Changxiao patted his shoulder again. “Share the martial art you use to hide your cultivation with everyone, so fellow disciples can truly be low-key.”

“Sure……”

Wait!

He Wudi suddenly came to his senses and said in astonishment, “Sect Leader, I didn’t understand that last sentence!”

“Stop pretending.”

Jun Changxiao said, “Do you think you can hide your cultivation from me?”

“……”

He Wudi’s mouth twitched.

He said so much just to trick me into giving up my martial art?

That’s right.

He’s tricking you into giving up your martial art.

……

Perhaps the force of traversing the void was too strong, causing He Wudi to not only lose his cultivation but also severely drop in intelligence. A few words from Sect Leader Jun left him completely confused.

What to do?

He could only verbally pass on the Hidden Cultivation Technique. It wasn’t some important martial art for improving cultivation anyway.

Right.

Even if it were an important martial art, giving it up would be fine.

After all, on this low-level plane, he damn well couldn’t cultivate it anyway!

Jun Changxiao took note and murmured, “This mental technique operates the meridians very differently from the Xingyun Continent.”

Comprehend!

Half an hour later.

Sect Leader Jun successfully cultivated it. The first time he circulated it, his cultivation immediately dropped from Martial King level to Martial Grandmaster level.

The Hidden Cultivation Technique’s purpose was merely to hide cultivation—it was an auxiliary martial art, so there was basically no difficulty in cultivating it.

“We can print it as manuals and give one to each disciple.”

True to his word, Jun Changxiao found many disciples and had them work through the night to produce them.

The next day.

Hidden Cultivation Technique manuals were distributed to the disciples for them to cultivate.

When they all successfully cultivated it, they could freely suppress their own realms. Even Martial Kings would find it difficult to discern their true cultivation.

Just like that.

No one would have imagined that a martial art from the upper realm would be something everyone in a mortal realm sect could cultivate.

As for He Wudi, he kept thinking about his earlier conversation with the Sect Leader in the main hall and thought to himself, “He could discern my true cultivation—truly extraordinary!”

“Seven Mysteries Sacred Venerable.”

“Could he be the person you’ve chosen?”

The more He Wudi forced interpretations, the more respect he had for Jun Changxiao.

……

After being thoroughly disciplined, Chu Xiúnan became completely docile.

Unable to even beat a final disciple, what right did he have to be arrogant?

However.

The tragedy had only just begun.

Everyone knew that life in the Iron Bones Sect started with brutal torment, especially the Happy Football.

However.

There was also something that shocked them.

After taking the Body Tempering Pill, their physical strength and power both improved!

“Junior Brother.”

One day, after finishing the shameful morning exercises, Su Xiaomo brought Chu Xiúnan and the others to the training room, grinning. “Today I’ll let you experience what true happiness is.”

Bang!

Bang!

Aaah—

From dozens of training rooms came anguished screams.

Two hours later, Chu Xiúnan, Huo Ling, and the others lay on the steps like puddles of mud, expressionless and devoid of the will to live.

Father, Mother.

I really want to go home!

……

Joining the Iron Bones Sect definitely required enduring some torment before adapting. This group of Gathering Heroes Hall students was no exception.

When they perked up the next day and were then nourished by Liu Wanshi’s delicious food, they immediately forgot all their previous tragedies and completely fell in love with the masochistic feeling.

“Sect Leader.”

Li Luoqiu stood outside the main hall, watching those newly enrolled disciples going in and out of the training room, and smiled. “They seem quite happy.”

“Mm.”

Jun Changxiao leaned against the doorframe with his arms crossed, smiling. “Creating a happy sect is my lifelong wish.”

Li Luoqiu turned her head and smiled. “The Sect Leader is leaning in the same spot First Senior Sister often leans.”

“Uh.”

Jun Changxiao’s expression froze. He unconsciously looked up at the sky and murmured, “She’s been gone for some time. I wonder if she’s reached Northeast Luzhou yet.”

“From Southwest Yangzhou to Northeast Luzhou is a very long journey,” Li Luoqiu said.

“Sect Leader!”

Just then, Li Qingyang hurried over. “Outside there are many people claiming to be students from Tianyu Academy who want to see the Sect Leader and say they want to join the sect.”

“Is that so?”

Jun Changxiao waved his sleeve and smiled. “Let’s go out and see.”