Outside the Baiqu Mountain Range.

Qian Buduo was still anxiously waiting. Although there was no longer any commotion inside, he still didn’t dare to enter.

“Family Head.”

A skilled expert said, “Sect Master Jun probably can’t come out. We should leave.”

“That’s right.”

Another person said, “Several hours have already passed. If he were alive, he would have escaped long ago.”

“Brother!”

Qian Buduo faced the Baiqu Mountain Range and called out in grief, “Big Brother has harmed you!”

“However! Please rest assured!”

He said with determined eyes, “Big Brother will definitely build the best memorial cenotaph for you and your disciples, and bring descendants to pay respects every year during festivals!”

“Big Brother, that won’t be necessary.” A voice came to his ear.

Qian Buduo froze, quickly turned his head to look, and saw Jun Changxiao gnawing on an apple standing in front of him. Shocked, he retreated several steps, his voice trembling, “Are you… are you human or ghost!”

“Human.”

Jun Changxiao said speechlessly.

Only then did Qian Buduo realize he had a shadow, so he strode forward, placed both hands on his shoulders, and said with wild joy, “Brother, you’re not dead!”

“Lucky to have survived.” Jun Changxiao said.

As he spoke, Li Qingyang and the others successively walked out from the mountain range. Although their bodies were stained with blood, each one was in high spirits.

The Qian Family experts were dumbfounded.

Judging by their numbers, the Eternal Sect seemed to have suffered no casualties. What had they been doing inside for so long?

This “not much” was used incorrectly.

It should be: they damn well had zero casualties!

…

“Although Junior Brother dealt with some of the fierce beasts, there are even stronger ones inside.”

On the road, Jun Changxiao said, “So I could only quickly bring my disciples out. As for the spirit stone mineral vein, I think Big Brother should not go mining it, lest you lose your life inside.”

The ore had all been taken by him, so naturally he couldn’t say it directly and could only use lies to brush it off.

Qian Buduo sighed and said, “Your brother never expected this would be a trap deliberately set by fierce beasts. Naturally I don’t dare take the spirit stone mineral vein anymore. Brother returning safely is cause for great rejoicing!”

“Moreover.”

He stopped walking and said gravely, “If brother hadn’t accompanied me on this trip, Big Brother’s life would probably already be buried in Baiqu Mountain Range.”

The truth.

If he hadn’t asked Jun Changxiao for help and had brought experts from other sects instead, he would have long become mush under the fierce beast horde’s feet.

To express gratitude, Qian Buduo handed over a spatial ring, “Brother, there are one hundred thousand natural spirit stones inside. Consider it compensation for making you run this errand for nothing with your brother.”

“Big Brother.”

Jun Changxiao declined, “Junior Brother cannot accept this.”

He truly didn’t plan to take it. After all, having obtained ten million spirit stones, he felt a bit guilty… did he still care about a hundred thousand!

“Brother, you must accept these spirit stones!”

Qian Buduo insisted on forcing them on him.

After a struggle that seemed like a fight with pushing back and forth, Jun Changxiao could only reluctantly accept them.

The group returned along the original route, while those subordinates of the Baiqu Great King whose strength was still acceptable transformed into human form and followed in the shadows with bruised and swollen faces.

Since the boss had surrendered, they could only submit.

Counting them up, there were at least thirty to fifty at the King-level layer, and seven or eight that had reached Imperial level. If these were assigned to the Spirit Beast Hall, their strength would further increase.

This being the case.

Jun Changxiao had more confidence to go fight at the Planar Battlefield!

After traveling for two days, when they reached a fork in the road, Qian Buduo cupped his fists, “Brother, until we meet again!”

“Big Brother!”

Jun Changxiao said, “Farewell!”

After Qian Buduo left, the batches of fierce beasts lurking in the shadows could finally appear openly.

The Baiqu Great King’s fierce beast army was also quite numerous, roughly two hundred thousand. Jun Changxiao planned to stuff them all into Tiegu Mountain, then raise them with beast cores.

Don’t look at how the Eternal Sect didn’t have many disciples, but the beast clan army’s scale had already reached six to seven hundred thousand. This was enough to accomplish some great achievements.

Unfortunately, Sect Master Jun’s thoughts were focused on developing the sect and he had no intention of contending for dominance over the realm.

The reason for recruiting beast herds and subduing the Baiqu Great King was also to smoothly implement the robbery plan after entering the Soul Clan Continent in the future.

…

Eternal Sect.

When Jun Changxiao returned, he settled the two hundred thousand fierce beasts in the depths of Tiegu Mountain.

“Sect Master.”

Xue Rengui said, “The reason fierce beasts are so fierce is because they constantly fight in the wild. If we pen them up like this, over time they will lose their ferocity.”

“You have a point.” Jun Changxiao said.

Anyone could think with their toes about whether captive lions or wild lions were stronger.

“What’s your suggestion?”

“In this subordinate’s opinion, why not conduct unified training to let them skillfully use tactics!”

Jun Changxiao’s mouth twitched.

Training humans could no longer satisfy this War Cavalry Hall Master, now he’s having thoughts about training beast herds!

Under normal circumstances, Xue Rengui definitely wouldn’t think of it, but since the beast herd could follow commands, then conducting militarized training was not impossible.

Moreover, if they really could cultivate them, the combat power formed would absolutely not be negligible!

“Good.”

Jun Changxiao said, “I’ll leave it to you.”

“Sect Master.”

After brief consideration, Xue Rengui said, “That Spirit Communication Cat can speak human language and can also communicate with fierce beasts. Can it be assigned to my War Cavalry Hall?”

“No problem.” Jun Changxiao said.

“Ah ah ah—”

In the room, the Spirit Communication Cat desperately clutched the door, crying and shouting, “I don’t want to go, I want to stay here.”

“Boom!”

Little Demon Fairy pressed it to the ground and vigorously rubbed its face against the floor, saying, “This is Master’s order, you must obey!”

After being abused for a while, the Spirit Communication Cat very comfortably went tearfully to the War Cavalry Hall to report.

…

Training fierce beasts was undoubtedly very challenging.

However, Jun Changxiao believed that with Xue Rengui and Tao Yuan, there should be no major problems.

“Next…”

Sitting in a chair, supporting his cheek with one hand, he murmured, “I should consider allocating the natural spirit stones to let disciples improve faster.”

For the epic quest settlement day, relying on sufficient resources, he was confident in having Li Qingyang and other core disciples break through to peak Wuwang, but breaking through to Imperial level, unless there were higher-grade pill formulas, there was no hope whatsoever.

“Wuhuang Pill, oh Wuhuang Pill.”

Jun Changxiao opened the advanced shop and carefully looked through all the products inside, but didn’t discover any high-level pill formulas for raising cultivation realm, so he could only focus his thoughts elsewhere.

“Wait!”

His eyes landed on something called ‘Surge Talisman Formula’, so he clicked on it, and the introduction appeared—

Item: Surge Talisman Formula.

Introduction: After purchase, can obtain the method of crafting Surge Talismans.

Effect: Crushing a crafted Surge Talisman will raise the user one major realm from their original foundation.

Advantages: After use, possesses a higher realm, has stronger strength, and can also conveniently glimpse higher-layer martial arts, beneficial for realm breakthrough.

Disadvantages: User must be at the highest layer of a certain realm. Effect lasts one hour. After time expires, will relatively drop one realm, effect lasts one hour.

Price: 10,000 contribution points.

Jun Changxiao stroked his chin and said, “After Qingyang and Zuiji use them, can they enter the Planar Battlefield?”

The system said, “Should be possible.”

“I’ll buy it!”

“Ding! Host spent 10,000 contribution points, obtained Surge Talisman Formula x1, already transmitted to spatial ring.”

“Ding! Contribution points 24,480/50,000.”

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