“Sigh.”
Changsun Fanghua sighed and said, “In five years, dispatching two thousand warriors to the planar battlefield—once they go, life and death will be uncertain.”
Well then.
Another pessimist.
Jun Changxiao said, “Senior Changsun needn’t worry. Moreover, those going will be Martial Emperors. You’re currently only at peak Martial King level…”
Saying this, he closed his mouth. Perhaps she might break through within five years.
This was exactly what Changsun Fanghua worried about.
She had been at peak Martial King for a very long time. Breaking through to Emperor-rank within five years was completely possible. Thus, if she couldn’t enter the first batch, she’d definitely be in the second or third batch.
Changsun Fanghua didn’t have the dedication of City Lord Han and those experts to sacrifice their lives for the continent. She simply didn’t want to leave Miaohua Palace—after all, she helped share the burden of many sect matters.
“Sect Master Jun.”
Changsun Fanghua’s expression was sorrowful as she said, “If this old one goes to the planar battlefield in five years, please take care of our Palace Master in the future.”
This feeling.
Like arranging posthumous affairs!
Jun Changxiao said somewhat helplessly, “When the cart reaches the mountain, there will be a road; when the boat reaches the bridge, it will naturally straighten. Senior Changsun, don’t be so pessimistic.”
Speaking of which, Xingyun Continent warriors really had no confidence, huh?
Next time he went in to cause trouble, should he set up an imaging array to live broadcast and establish some confidence for them?
The system said, “The host is overthinking. Image signal transmission between planes alone is a huge problem.”
Imaging within a continent could be mutually broadcast through arrays, but the battlefield and Xingyun Continent were two different planes. Who knew how far apart they were? Achieving transmission with imaging arrays would definitely be extremely difficult.
“I’m just thinking randomly.”
Jun Changxiao thought silently, “If this could really be transmitted with arrays, it would definitely be somewhat world-shaking.”
“Sect Master Jun.”
Just then, a melodious voice came from the side door of the great hall. Xi Jingxuan, wearing large-framed glasses, walked in.
From her attire, she hadn’t been cultivating but had deliberately dressed up carefully.
“Palace Master.”
Changsun Fanghua said, “This old one has matters to handle, so I’ll withdraw first.”
“Mm.”
In the great hall, only Jun Changxiao and Xi Jingxuan remained.
“Sect Master Jun.”
Xi Jingxuan sat in the palace master’s seat and smiled, “How do you have time to come to my Miaohua Palace?”
“Since our two sects have formed an alliance, naturally we should interact more,” Jun Changxiao said while carefully examining this woman, discovering that after some time apart, she appeared more spirited than before.
“The Grand Elder just mentioned the planar battlefield. Sect Master Jun has already reached Emperor-rank cultivation. Even if not the first batch, you’ll be in the second batch, right?” Xi Jingxuan said.
Jun Changxiao said, “This Seat doesn’t care which batch.”
“Sect Master Jun has such a good mentality,” Xi Jingxuan frowned and said, “After my elders learned of this, they were so worried they couldn’t eat.”
“No big problem.”
Jun Changxiao said, “Come to my Eternal Sect’s dining hall—guaranteed to make them eat more the more worried they get.”
“Pfft!”
Xi Jingxuan covered her mouth and laughed.
Jun Changxiao shrugged and said, “Actually, the planar battlefield might not be as terrifying as everyone thinks. Just relax your mindset.”
For him, it indeed wasn’t terrifying, but Xingyun Continent warriors didn’t know!
Especially those big shots who worried every day—if they entered the battlefield, would they be bullied by Chihai Continent and Lingyun Continent?
Xi Jingxuan said earnestly, “I’ll cultivate hard these five years. If Sect Master Jun is selected, I…” Saying this, she gently lowered her head and said softly, “am willing to accompany you into the planar battlefield.”
“Oh?”
Jun Changxiao smiled, “In that case, can Palace Master Xi break through to Emperor-rank within five years?”
Big brother!
Is breaking through to Emperor-rank the key point?
If Old Wei were present, he’d definitely cover his forehead and collapse, “I can teach Su Gou Sheng, but can never teach Jun Gou Sheng.”
Xi Jingxuan meant she was willing to follow him into life-and-death experiences. Gou Sheng meant he was willing to bring her in for some wild times.
Their mindsets were completely different.
Xi Jingxuan smiled brilliantly, “My aptitude isn’t bad either. As long as I focus on cultivation, breaking through to Martial Emperor within five years should be no problem.”
Recovery from her eye disease not only gave her light but also established absolute confidence.
“Good.”
Jun Changxiao said, “If I enter the planar battlefield in five years, I’ll definitely bring Palace Master Xi.”
Xi Jingxuan meant she was willing to follow him into life-and-death experiences. Gou Sheng meant he was willing to bring her in for some wild times.
Their mindsets were completely different.
“By the way.”
Jun Changxiao took out a crystal core-like object from his spatial ring and said, “This is the strange attribute previously extracted from Palace Master Xi’s body. It’s now been purified—specially came to return it to its original owner.”
Xi Jingxuan looked completely confused.
Jun Changxiao said, “The sect still has matters. Jun will take his leave first.”
Xi Jingxuan personally escorted him to the mountain gate. Watching his departing figure, she murmured with some disappointment, “So he only came to return something.”
After returning to her quarters.
She took out the crystal-clear spirit core, recalling Jun Changxiao’s earlier words, puzzled, “Purified?”
“Swish!”
Xi Jingxuan released her spiritual sense and merged it into the spirit core.
“Whoosh whoosh!”
In an instant, strange attributes released from within, then swirled around her body. Without permission, they merged in, then gathered in her dantian.
“That attribute is back!” Xi Jingxuan was full of surprise.
The strange attributes absorbed by the vacuum had always existed in her dantian before. Whenever her emotions were low, they would erupt like floodwaters, then make her fall into a berserk state.
During those years treating her eye disease, Xi Jingxuan had thought about expelling the energy, but repeatedly failed.
Later, when she went berserk at Nine Poison Palace, the strange attributes were absorbed and never returned.
“It seems more docile than before.”
Xi Jingxuan used her intent to communicate with the attributes that had re-gathered in her dantian, discovering they had lost their previous violence.
“Whoosh whoosh!”
Just then, under her intent’s activation, the strange attributes seemed to be stimulated, suddenly flashing with radiance, then violently spreading out, extending toward the meridians throughout her body.
“Hm?”
Changsun Fanghua and Leng Xingyue, who were busy, suddenly sensed powerful energy fluctuations from the Palace Master’s courtyard. They simultaneously exclaimed, “Not good, the Palace Master has gone berserk again!”
They were most familiar with this aura!
“Swish!”
“Swish!”
In an instant, all of Miaohua Palace’s elders rushed toward where Xi Jingxuan lived. But when they landed in the courtyard, they all stood there dumbstruck, because the Palace Master just happened to walk out from her room.
Powerful aura emanated from her body, and her strength had also improved considerably. Though her eyes looked somewhat cold, there was no sign of going berserk at all.
“Palace Master… are… are you alright?” Changsun Fanghua asked quietly.
Xi Jingxuan said, “I’m fine.”
Changsun Fanghua, Leng Xingyue, and the others immediately widened their eyes.
The aura emanating from the Palace Master clearly matched her previous berserk state, yet why was she so calm, even able to speak normally!
“Whoosh!”
Suddenly, the powerful aura gathered around Xi Jingxuan dissipated, then contracted back into her dantian.
Her eyes changed from cold to gentle. She thought silently, “Is this what Sect Master Jun meant by purification?”
Yes.
This was purification.
Eliminating the impure elements that controlled thinking, leaving behind beneficial energy.
Now Xi Jingxuan could enter a cultivation berserk state for fixed periods without worrying about losing rationality.
“Too miraculous!”
She thought in shock, “How did Sect Master Jun do this?”
It wasn’t Jun Changxiao who did it, but the artifact spirit Er Ya, proficient in whips and candles.
At this moment, the thunder tribulation energy trapped in the Tianyuan Soul-Suppressing Tower, one by one in human form, was painfully yet happily accepting her discipline.
…
Eternal Sect.
After returning, Jun Changxiao first went to the planar battlefield and saw Li Qingyang leading the disciples actively excavating foundations. Then he placed the incubator in the study.
“This egg is the opportunity left by Guanhai Zunren.”
“Which means it comes from the Upper Realm. If hatched, it will definitely be some rare exotic beast.”
Jun Changxiao took out several dozen fairly high-grade crystal cores, transferred all internal energy into it, then pressed the incubation button. The LED screen immediately displayed text—
Incubation Time Required: 0/30 days.
Mutation Rate: 0/100.
“As expected…”
Jun Changxiao collapsed, “To hatch this thing, I have to pay again!”
“Brothers!”
Turning around, he grabbed the camera, tearfully saying, “Recommendation tickets and monthly tickets can increase the mutation rate—I need support!”