When you walk by the river, how can you not get your shoes wet?

The Ice Cold Palace having a Half-Step Martial Saint was something Jun Changxiao never anticipated.

If Mu Changhong hadn’t acted just now, the sect and Xiao Longlong would certainly have suffered disaster.

Even someone skilled at scheming will miss something eventually, let alone an ordinary person like Jun Changxiao who’d transmigrated here.

However, setting aside the opponent’s sudden attack, Sect Master Jun actually wasn’t incapable of fighting a Half-Step Martial Saint, because his greater trump card arsenal had already opened when the faction was promoted to a sect.

This was Jun Changxiao’s greatest trump card for daring to go to Northeast Lu Province and daring to destroy two evil sect branches.

Honestly, he hadn’t originally planned this.

He’d been keeping the twenty thousand contribution points to develop the sect.

Now that a Half-Step Martial Saint had come to kill, nearly causing the sect disaster, even if he spent it all, he had to beat this guy to a pulp!

The High-Grade Shop had many categories, but for actual combat, techniques and pills could be ruled out—after all, there was no time for Sect Master Jun to comprehend them. So it had to be items that could be bought and used immediately!

For example—

Divine Modified RPG Rocket Launcher!

The description said this was a portable rocket cannon that, after divine modification, used crystal cores as propellant to condense shells that could directly shatter space!

Divine modified items all had special effects.

This one did too—once activated and fired, it would hit with one hundred percent accuracy. Even if the opponent traversed space or fled to the ends of the earth, it would lock on.

Such an awesome item would have been bought by Sect Master Jun in the past.

However, he continued rapidly browsing, thinking, “I only have twenty thousand contribution points. If I’m going to use them, I need to use them on the blade’s edge!”

Next, Jun Changxiao saw an item called “Divine Modified Mechanical Combat Wings.”

Once equipped, this item could give a martial artist a pair of wings, allowing them to ignore heaven and earth’s constraints and fly freely, while also entering multiple armed combat forms.

“A bit like Iron Man’s suit!” Jun Changxiao murmured.

No, no.

Too high-tech, taking it out would be jarring!

In the Basic and Intermediate Shops, Sect Master Jun prayed he’d refresh good items. In the High-Grade Shop, he was pondering which to buy.

Mainly because the item descriptions didn’t show combat power ratings, so he couldn’t be certain whether buying something would allow him to brutalize a Half-Step Martial Saint.

He continued screening.

“Sect Master Jun.”

The Ice Cold Palace Grand Elder said gravely, “This old one has already accepted the challenge. Why don’t you come out and fight?”

“Don’t rush.”

Jun Changxiao said, “This seat will give you a little time to enjoy life, because soon you won’t have the chance.”

“Arrogant!”

The Ice Cold Palace Grand Elder said coldly.

If not for City Lord Mu standing outside the formation, he would have already attacked to break the Sect Protection Array.

Truthfully, only a Half-Saint level cultivator could shake the Sect Protection Array. Even a peak Martial Emperor couldn’t, because the defensive strength of a Mid-Grade Sect Protection Array could withstand Martial Kings and Martial Emperors.

In Jun Changxiao’s view, the Demon Fiend Sect and God Slayer Hall had merely lost two branches. Even if they truly intended revenge, they absolutely wouldn’t send a Half-Saint.

He’d guessed correctly.

The most furious Demon Fiend Sect Master had only sent two peak Martial Emperors, not to destroy the Eternal Sect, but to recover the one hundred thousand spirit stones.

The Ice Cold Palace Grand Elder breaking through to Half-Step Martial Saint and coming to kill was truly the greatest variable, something Jun Changxiao never dreamed would happen.

Otherwise, even if four peak Martial Emperors from the two evil sects came to kill, they might cause trouble for the sect, but absolutely wouldn’t leave them as completely powerless as just now.

…

Jun Changxiao continued browsing, his gaze locking on an item called “Talisman of Heaven and Earth.”

Click for details—

Item: Talisman of Heaven and Earth.

Description: A talisman created by the Dao Ancestor, possessing the power to reach heaven and earth, reverse the cosmos.

Function: After use, can instantly stimulate the human body’s limit, causing cultivation to increase massively.

Advantage: Based on the user’s own potential, maximally stimulates cultivation, with a minimum increase of one major realm.

Drawback: Effective for 60 minutes. After the effect ends, for one year you’ll be like a weak scholar without the strength to truss a chicken.

Price: 10,000 contribution points.

“Stimulate one major realm?” Jun Changxiao’s eyes lit up. “I’m currently a Ninth-Rank Sword Martial Dual King. After using it, I’d reach Ninth-Rank Sword Martial Dual Emperor?”

“Correct,” the system said.

Jun Changxiao said, “From what I can see, this item is the most reliable. Crushing this guy should be no problem.”

A Half-Saint was just slightly stronger than a peak Martial Emperor, but a Ninth-Rank Sword Martial Dual Emperor was absolutely no ordinary thing.

Moreover, this was just the minimum stimulation.

If it reached the peak, or Half-Step Sword Martial Dual Saint level, he could definitely beat the guy until shit and piss flew together!

The system said, “Don’t forget, there’s a year-long side effect.”

“After defeating this Half-Step Martial Saint, my Eternal Sect will definitely shake the entire Meteor Continent. Trading one year for that doesn’t seem too bad,” Jun Changxiao thought.

Saying this, he still continued viewing other items.

The High-Grade Shop had techniques, cultivation methods, and pill recipes—everything one could want—but truly ready-to-use items weren’t many.

So Jun Changxiao could only consider buying talismans, or the rocket launcher and mechanical combat wings.

The first two items, even if they could possibly defeat a Half-Step Martial Saint, ultimately felt like relying on external objects. If he used a talisman, others couldn’t tell and would only think his strength was powerful!

Decided!

“Ding! Host spent 10,000 contribution points to obtain Talisman of Heaven and Earth ×1. Already delivered to spatial ring.”

“Ding! Sect contribution points: 10,000/20,000.”

…

After purchasing the Talisman of Heaven and Earth, Jun Changxiao said proudly, “The world thinks my Eternal Sect merely rose from humble beginnings as an emerging force, not knowing we inherit from ancient times, inherit from the Great Sage Equal to Heaven!”

“Swish!”

He raised his hand, fingers curled, pressing against his temple. His clothes stirred without wind as he said, “Today, I’ll let the world know what the inherited will of the Eternal Sect means!”

“Eternal Sect ancestors, please bestow your power upon me to punish today’s invader!”

System: “…”

Could you not boast?

Could you not portray the sect as truly ancient?

No.

Must boast, must elevate status.

Otherwise how could he live up to the 10,000 contribution points that just died!

Snap.

He crushed the Talisman of Heaven and Earth from his spatial ring.

Whoosh whoosh—

Streams of violent aura instantly erupted from Jun Changxiao’s body, forming a presence that rippled across the entire Iron Bone Mountain like waves.

Sensing that terrifying power, Mu Changhong exclaimed, “Mar… Martial Saint?!”

Correct.

After Jun Changxiao crushed the talisman, his muscles, meridians, spiritual core, and even every inch of hair were completely stimulated. His cultivation realm instantly broke through to Martial Saint!

Not half-step.

A true Martial Saint!

That terrifying pressure spread outward, shaking space violently, as if it might shatter at any moment.

The Sect Protection Array and various formations set up at the mountain base all stopped functioning and lost effectiveness under the severe spatial interference!

Step.

Jun Changxiao stepped forward, his entire body enveloped in terrifying presence.

Hiss hiss hiss—

Arc-like radiance erupted from his whole body. If his hair turned golden and stood up, it would be a perfect Super…

He raised his head and said gravely, “Daring to cause trouble at my Eternal Sect—you’ve grown tired of living.”

The Ice Cold Palace Grand Elder’s expression changed dramatically. Under that terrifying Saint Aura’s interference, his heart and spirit couldn’t stabilize, and his body lost balance, falling from the sky.

Buzz!

Suddenly, space rippled.

Jun Changxiao appeared out of nowhere in his falling trajectory, carrying space-shaking power as he struck.

Boom—

Space collapsed and caved in, showing dense spider-web patterns!

Rumble!

Rumble!

Rumble!

The Ice Cold Palace Grand Elder shot like a cannonball, smashing through layer after layer of mountains before finally falling onto grassland a hundred miles away.

The massive impact force directly cratered the ground over ten zhang deep, like a small meteorite impact!

Swish!

Jun Changxiao appeared out of nowhere in the air above the deep crater, raising both hands. Streams of energy shot out like cannonballs.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom—

The explosive energy bombardment shook the entire Qingyang Commandery!

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