Li Shangtian, Mu Honglian and others were quite depressed. They’d entered the Planar Battlefield full of hope, wanting to spar with higher-level experts. But after wandering outside for half a day, every martial artist they encountered fled like startled rabbits upon seeing them.

Previously, planar martial artists had been unfriendly toward Star Meteorite Continent, wanting to take achievement points from them. Now Star Meteorite Continent was unfriendly toward them—the situation had completely reversed.

No choice.

Li Shangtian and the others had to change outfits and disguise themselves before they could finally find Yellow-ranked experts to fight during their limited surge time. They benefited greatly from the experience, then returned to the sect to digest their gains.

“This won’t work.” Jun Changxiao was somewhat depressed.

The Planar Battlefield was meant to provide disciples with real combat experience and opportunities to grow stronger. But if people wouldn’t spar with them and deliberately avoided them, it completely lost its purpose.

The system said, “Who told the host to unseal the Unstoppable Blade and directly kill tens of thousands of people? If I were them, I definitely wouldn’t play with you either.”

“Damn!”

Jun Changxiao said, “If I’d known, I wouldn’t have proactively seized opportunities. I should have let them all target me.”

“Dear participant, when Star Meteorite Continent reaches a certain population and area, you may issue a challenge to another plane and settle it in the Slaughter Asura Arena.” The female system said.

If he could choose, Jun Changxiao really wished he could replace the system that constantly dissed him with this kind that spoke so gently and pleasantly.

System: “…”

“Slaughter Asura Arena?” Jun Changxiao asked.

The female system explained sweetly, “The Upper Realm worries that lower realm planes will reach a tacit agreement not to fight, so they stipulate that all newly entering planes must enter the Slaughter Asura Arena.”

Jun Changxiao shook his head. “Forcing ducks onto a perch even when unwilling.”

“What numbers? What area requirements can trigger a challenge?”

“Minimum two thousand people, and the area must also reach town scale.”

Jun Changxiao definitely couldn’t produce two thousand people. After all, even with cheats, getting two thousand disciples to break through to Martial Emperor would take considerable time.

As for town-scale area, they were infinitely close. Not a big problem.

However…

Jun Changxiao asked, “If I challenge a plane, do they also need to meet the population and area requirements?”

“Correct.” The female system said.

“Then forget it.” Jun Changxiao said. “I’m letting disciples train, not sending dozens of them to fight thousands.”

He had no interest in participating in the Slaughter Asura Arena, so he continued focusing on expanding territory.

“Ding! Sect disciples completed a mission, gaining 20 achievement points.”

“Ding! Sect achievement points: 50,010/50,000.”

Jun Changxiao rejoiced. “Finally reached the limit!”

Since recruitment was completed, disciples had been consistently doing sect missions, with achievement points increasing to varying degrees daily. Today they’d finally met the upgrade requirement.

“Swish!”

He opened the system panel.

An upgradeable button appeared on Sect Construction.

Jun Changxiao clicked it mentally, and a crisp notification immediately sounded.

“Ding!”

“Sect Construction upgraded to Level 9!”

“Sect member limit, contribution points limit, and achievement points limit increased!”

“Sect Divine Armament Pavilion activated!”

As the notification ended, the system data panel immediately changed—

Sect Construction: Level 9

Sect Members: 50,000/70,000

Sect Contribution Points: 49,000/70,000

Sect Achievement Points: 10/70,000

“You’re kidding?”

Seeing the increased limits, Jun Changxiao despaired. “Why only a 20,000 increase in the limit, instead of doubling from 50,000 to 100,000!”

The system said, “The author didn’t calculate properly at the start, letting the host have so many member slots upon reaching third-rate sect status, so he’s definitely going to slash the numbers later to make the level match the population.”

“Damn!”

Jun Changxiao cursed.

The limits didn’t matter much because he cared more about the Divine Armament Pavilion. He quickly clicked on it, newly appearing in the sect functions.

“Whoosh!”

A small panel popped up.

This resembled the Alchemy Pavilion and Forging Pavilion panels, but lacked 3D projection equipment. Instead, it was more like the system shop with many small grid spaces.

“Buzz!”

Suddenly, rows of grids flashed with brilliant golden light, giving the impression of those fully equipped golden-geared player equipment panels in “one sword to level 999” style games!

“Whoosh whoosh whoosh!”

Under the golden light, the first grid gradually revealed a dragon-wrapped sword weapon, labeled ‘Dark Gold, Dragon Blade’ in four characters.

Jun Changxiao said, “Just from the name, it sounds awesome!”

“Whoosh whoosh whoosh!”

Next, the second grid displayed a spear-shaped pattern, labeled ‘Dawn Breaking, Heaven Shattering’ in four characters.

“Is there a description?”

Jun Changxiao focused his mind and clicked on the first pattern. Detailed content immediately popped up.

Divine Armament: Dark Gold, Dragon Blade

Level: Divine Grade, Lower Tier

Requirement: User must be a Hall of Luminous Smoke inducted disciple

Price: 10,000 contribution points

“Divine Grade?” Jun Changxiao exclaimed. “That’s quite impressive!”

Though he’d found plenty of equipment from the Planar Battlefield, their levels were all around Earth-rank, corresponding to Saint Grade in Star Meteorite Continent. He’d never encountered Divine Grade!

“User must be a Hall of Luminous Smoke inducted disciple?”

“Correct.”

The system said, “Only Hall of Luminous Smoke inducted disciples qualify to use them.”

“Can I use it?”

“No.”

“…”

Jun Changxiao nearly toppled over.

The Level 8 Hall of Luminous Smoke was useless to him—was this Level 9 Divine Armament Pavilion also useless?

He didn’t believe it!

He quickly clicked on Dawn Breaking, Heaven Shattering. The displayed requirement was still: must be inducted into Hall of Luminous Smoke to use.

“I can’t use it, fine.” Jun Changxiao said weakly. “But why does it also cost 10,000 achievement points? Do you think I have contribution points to burn?”

“From the current situation.”

The system said, “Yes.”

Though Dog Leftover Jun’s system panel didn’t show many contribution points, and he occasionally used them to purchase martial cultivation facilities, disciples earned plenty from raiding the Life-Death Secret Realm that the system was holding back for him.

If there was no pressing need for large-scale refreshing and purchasing, he had no shortage of contribution points.

“Fine.”

Jun Changxiao was speechless.

“Whoosh! Whoosh!”

Various weapons continued generating in the Divine Armament Pavilion grids—blades, spears, swords, halberds, axes, yokes, hooks, and forks—everything imaginable.

Without exception.

The newly appearing divine armaments all required induction into the Hall of Luminous Smoke.

“Ai.”

Jun Changxiao sighed. “Hall of Luminous Smoke can only induct twenty-four people. Looks like there’ll only be twenty-four weapons too.”

He guessed wrong.

After gathering twenty-four weapons, more armaments continued appearing one by one.

Jun Changxiao clicked on a weapon named ‘Purple Brilliance, Meteor’. The displayed level description was Saint Grade, High Tier, with the requirement of 50 Hall of Luminous Smoke achievement points, priced at 5,000 contribution points.

The system said, “It appears the Divine Armament Pavilion’s divine armaments aren’t only for inducted members. Those with sufficient achievement points can also use them.”

Jun Changxiao said listlessly, “I can’t use them anyway!”

As long as they were disciples, they would earn more or less Hall of Luminous Smoke achievement points through daily activities. But as Sect Master, he lacked this function. Unless the requirement was 0 points, he simply couldn’t use them.

“Whoosh! Whoosh!”

More weapons continued appearing, with Divine Grade tier items appearing again, separately categorized in a section of empty grids.

Jun Changxiao clicked to look and nearly vomited blood on the spot.

These high-grade divine armaments didn’t require Hall of Luminous Smoke achievement points, but the condition was Sect Elder status, with the price still 10,000 contribution points.

Grids continued generating weapons, with subsequent conditions being Hall Master level.

“Damn it!”

Jun Changxiao clutched his head. “This is deliberately excluding me perfectly!”

Just as he was about to close the Divine Armament Pavilion, the last grid suddenly flashed with rainbow-colored light, then gradually revealed a weapon resembling a long spear, labeled ‘Pointing at Rivers and Mountains’ in four characters.

“Pointing at Rivers and Mountains?”

Jun Changxiao examined it carefully, his expression collapsing.

The weapon’s lower half resembled a spear, but at the spearhead, the style completely changed. Instead of a spear point or blade, there was a hand with index and middle fingers raised vertically, in a one-handed thousand-year-kill pose, emanating an aura of ‘pointing’ at rivers and mountains!

“What the hell kind of ‘Pointing at Rivers and Mountains!'”

Jun Changxiao roared. “It’s clearly Pointing at Butts, okay!”

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