The Strongest Sect of All Times

The three deafening rounds of gunfire woke up all the disciples, who gathered in the inner courtyard. 

“Junior Apprentice Ye has been buried!”

“Quickly, quickly, dig him up!”

The disciples worked together, one moving bricks, another lifting the beams. After a while, they dragged out a dusty-looking Ye Xingchen. 

Ye Xingchen was lucky in the sense that he had experience in the Muscle Molding Room, or he would have fainted. 

“Senior Brother!” Su Xiaomo suddenly called out in alarm, “It’s Sect Head!”

“What?”

Li Qingyang quickly dashed through the ruins and found that one of the sect head’s legs could be seen, his entire body still buried under the rubble.

“Dig! Dig!”

The disciples scrambled to move the bricks, quickly also uncovering a dusty-looking Jun Changxiao, who grimaced, “Waist… My waist… Gentler!”

How did it come to this?

Well, how could it not?

He had pulled the trigger three times and killed off all three assassins, completing the side mission. However, the recoil was huge, almost enough to give him internal injuries. 

At least he had used a bipedal support, otherwise he would have been blasted off the dorm building and into some nearby cliffside. 

Goddamn, the recoil’s strong!

Jun Changxiao secretly rejoiced. It was fortunate that he had sufficient strength. If it had been some Meridian Opening cultivator using this firearm, the recoil would have shattered their innards and wasted their cultivation. 

Although his whole body had been shaken, he was still gratified, as the reward for the side mission was 100 contribution points.

Now that the sect contribution was at 180, he had earned back the price of the Type 88 sniper rifle, though he had wasted two bullets and about 5 contribution points.

Eh…

And a disciples’ dorm building!

…

The recoil of theType 88 rifle was indeed great. 

However, after using the Muscle Molding Room and a night of rest, the stiffness had disappeared. 

He shook out his arm and walked out of the sect, arriving at the nearby forest. 

The three gold-level assassins he had attacked last night, one of them had his head exploded and the others had been shot in the chest. 

The reason that the two others hadn’t lost their heads was because Jun Changxiao felt that it was too bloody and cruel. He therefore turned off the auto-lock and had switched to manual. 

The first assassin…. Let’s not talk about him. 

The other two assassins, their bullet holes were only about the size of a fist. 

Jun Changxiao followed the traces of the bullet into the distance, where the stone had exploded into powder. 

“What I shot wasn’t a rifle, but a cannon!”

Shua!

He crouched down and patted the bodies, finding three storage rings. He then used the Exquisite Flame to burn the corpses. 

…

In the three rings he only found a technique called ‘Ghost Steps’ and less than 120 taels of silver. Jun Changxiao stored the items away before giving the rings to Li Qingyang, Su Xiaomo, and Xiao Zuiji. 

“Many thanks, Sect Head!” 

The three each took a ring and submissively thanked him.

“Qingyang.” 

Jun Changxiao said, “Call the disciples, this Lord has something to announce.” 

“Yes!”

Shortly, a hundred disciples had gathered, neatly lining up in the field. 

Jun Changxiao walked over and after a fervent speech, gave them all one of each of the four pills. 

“This is the Healing Pill. Regardless of how severe your wounds are, you will recover immediately after taking it.”

“As for the Body Reconstructing Pill, after taking it, the strength of the mortal body will increase…”

Jun Changxiao introduced the effects of the pills one by one, holding the pills up for the disciples to see. Each and every one of them was wide-eyed by the end. 

So mysterious? 

Ye Xingchen was also surprised.

As someone of the previous generation, although he did not understand alchemy, he had eaten many high-tiered medicinal pills. For a healing pill to be able to instantly cure someone, that was absolutely unprecedented. 

As for the other pills, he had seen things like them before. 

Just that, those were all high-quality items. 

How could a ninth-grade sect have them? And how could it have so many?

Ye Xingchen had questions, but saw that the others were taking the Body Reconstructing Pill. He thus doubtfully swallowed one himself. The efficacy was immediately displayed, and as his blood and meridians transformed, his expression changed again and again. 

…

Bang!

“Li Fei, Meridian Opening Stage Seven, 1100 jin!”

Bang!

“Zhang Wei, Meridian Opening Stage Six, 930 jin!”

Bang!

After taking the Body Reconstructing Pills, the disciples lined up one by one to test their strength. 

Standing to the side, Ye Xingchen felt his mouth twitching. 

These youngsters all had ordinary aptitudes, but could explode with far stronger strength. It was simply unbelievable!

The normal strength per stage upgrade was about 100 jin.

If a Meridian Opening Stage Five could punch with 700 jin, they would be considered as having innate superhuman strength.

After taking the Body Reconstructing Pills, the Ironbone Sect disciples were stronger than their ordinary counterparts by 150-300 jin, even stronger than those with innate superhuman strength. 

If this was a crowd of high-grade spirit roots, it would be understandable. 

In reality, a small number of them had mid-grade spirit roots, but most of them were low-grades!

This just meant that the Body Reconstructing Pill disregarded aptitude, forcefully increasing a person’s strength. 

“Not bad, not bad.” After flipping through the test data, Jun Changxiao nodded in satisfaction. “Qingyang, make sure they don’t slack off. They should continue to cultivate, striving to enter Meridian Opening Stage Twelve.”

“Yes.”

…

Accompanied by the boombox in the morning, Liu Wanshi’s top quality meals, the Qi Gathering Array, and the Muscle Molding Rooms, the Ironbone Sect disciples were able to happily and assiduously cultivate. 

They knew that the reason they were able to grow stronger each day was all because of their sect head. In order to repay him, they needed to unceasingly improve!

One after another, the disciples succeeded in breaking through with the aid of the array and training room. 

Calculating the time, they had been in the Ironbone Sect for nearly two months. How far had they progressed?

At the beginning, the average cultivation base was only stage two or three. Now it had risen to Meridian Opening Stage Seven, meaning one meridian every few days. 

Jun Changxiao sat in his 1000-year old cedarwood chair in the Main Hall and murmured, “In less than one month, the disciples should be able to enter Meridian Opening Stage Twelve.”

“Sect Head!” 

Su Xiaomo ran over excitedly. Unable to hide his happiness, he reported, “Disciple has broken through to Martial Apprentice!”

The reason he had successfully condense a cyclone in his dantian and broken through to Martial Apprentice was because of the Qi Revolving Pill.

Not even a moment later, Tian Qi also came to report some good news. 

“Sect Head, Disciple has broken through to Martial Apprentice.”

Jun Changxiao said, “Not bad, not bad.”

Including him, the Ironbone Sect now had five Martial Apprentices, something rarely seen in ninth-grade sects!

After cultivating for another four hours, Jun Changxiao opened the system interface. He then scrolled through the previously refreshed store list and saw a martial skill named ‘I Cut’. 

He clicked on it. 

[Item: I Cut

Description: Originally an incomplete martial skill. It was later revised by a mysterious expert, becoming a complete skill. 

Function: Spirit power is gathered into the palm, forming a crescent moon shaped flowing light blade used to slice. 

Advantages: After being revised by the mysterious expert, it is easy-to-learn, powerful, and not energy-consuming. It is also suitable for long-distance attacks. 

Disadvantages: Must be in Martial Apprentice Realm to learn. 

Price: 10 contribution points

Rank: Mid-grade basic]

“Only a basic mid-grade?”

Jun Changxiao immediately lost interest. After all, the Tendon Altering Sutra was a basic divine-grade. 

The system then said, [What is considered a mysterious expert is definitely a supreme existence. Since someone like that has personally transformed this martial skill, although the rank is low, it would inevitably be wondrous. The recommendation is five stars!]

“Is that so?”

Jun Changxiao purchased it, since 10 points was relatively little. 

[Ding! Host has spent 10 contribution points, obtaining ‘I Cut’ Manual x1. The item has been transported into the storage ring.]

[Ding! Sect Contribution: 177/500.]

[Ding! The host has purchased an energy-type martial skill from the store, automatically setting it as a sect technique.]