The Sect's Primary Tenet

Jun Changxiao, who had gone up the mountain, was now bringing his disciples back down.

The mountain bandits, along with their chieftain and the Black Wind Stockade itself, had been reduced to ashes in the great fire, becoming a thing of the past.

This trip had been quite fruitful.

Not only did he complete an extra hidden task to earn 50 Contribution Points, but the gold, silver, and jewelry inside the Spatial Ring were almost piled into a small mountain.

Jun Changxiao did not know much about the currency of the Starfall Continent, but he could roughly estimate that if it were all converted into silver, it would be worth at least ten thousand taels.

Doesn't this cover the money needed to renovate the Inner Court?

Walking on the road back, Sect Leader Jun was all smiles, but his eyes gradually turned cold and sharp.

Spirit Spring Sect.

Spending money to hire bandits to kidnap my disciples, very well.

When he first arrived at the Black Wind Stockade, Zhou Tianba had called him by his name, which made Jun Changxiao suspicious. Who would have thought that after asking, there really was something fishy going on!

"Kidnapping my disciples to demand a ransom—if I didn't go, it would chill the hearts of the other disciples and damage the sect's prestige if word got out. If I did go, even if I paid the ransom, I would still be killed."

"A well-calculated plan." Jun Changxiao shook his head and said, "Unfortunately, the Great Chieftain and the Spirit Spring Sect never dreamed that I possessed an Uncollectible Blade that could easily wipe out the Black Wind Stockade."

"Sigh."

He rubbed his temples and said irritably, "I just want to develop in the Starfall Continent with a low profile and complete the Main Quest to stay alive. Why must you provoke me?"

"Spirit Spring Sect."

He stretched lazily and said, "This Seat will go find you to settle the score sooner or later."

Why sooner or later, and not now? Because the Uncollectible Blade was sealed again, and with his current cultivation level, going to the Spirit Spring Sect to demand justice would certainly be a bit tricky.

"Does the Mall have a Talisman of Seal Breaking?"

Jun Changxiao pulled up his Data Panel, clicked into the Mall, and searched, but he could not find a Talisman of Seal Breaking.

The system said: "The Talisman of Seal Breaking is a non-sale item. The host can only have a chance to obtain it by completing specific tasks."

"Specific tasks, and only a chance to obtain it?"

Jun Changxiao shrugged and said, "Does this mean that if I want to get a Talisman of Seal Breaking, I have to rely on luck?"

"Correct."

"That's harder than winning the lottery..."

Sect Leader Jun muttered to himself. He had always believed that he was unlucky, and when it came to matters of luck, he would surely be stuck in the dark until the end.

"Senior Disciple Sister, Second Senior Brother!"

"The Sect Leader is back with the brothers!"

In the Outer Court of the Iron Bone Sect, a disciple ran over excitedly, shouting loudly.

Li Qingyang hurried out of the main hall. Seeing that the Sect Leader had returned safe and sound, bringing back more than thirty disciples, the stone that had been weighing on his heart finally fell.

Although he hadn't joined the sect for long, this top genius of Qingyang City had already deeply identified with Jun Changxiao.

The eldest disciple, Lu Qianqian, was different. She leaned against the entrance of the hall, glanced at Jun Changxiao, and said coldly, "How come you don't even have a single scratch on you?"

With the Sect Leader's return, the Iron Bone Sect suddenly became lively.

"What?"

"The Black Wind Stockade on Black Mountain was wiped out by the Sect Leader?"

The disciples who hadn't witnessed the corpses covering the ground were all left speechless upon hearing the news.

Li Qingyang asked in disbelief, "Sect Leader, did you really eliminate the bandit leader on Black Mountain?"

Jun Changxiao replied, "Yes."

Li Qingyang cupped his hands and said admiringly, "The bandits on Black Mountain have plagued the neighbors for years. The Sect Leader solving them is undoubtedly a way to Eliminate Evils for the People!"

"Just a small matter, not worth mentioning."

Jun Changxiao said.

The government and various sects had gone up the mountain repeatedly only to be defeated every time, yet the Sect Leader wiping them out was merely a small matter—what could possibly count as a big matter then!

Li Qingyang asked curiously, "Sect Leader, there were thirty-two disciples kidnapped, why is one missing?"

Jun Changxiao said, "That coward who feared death was killed by the bandit leader."

The disciple who had begged for mercy in front of Zhou Tianba had disappointed him greatly, and he realized that while disciples could be recruited easily, backbone and loyalty were a major issue.

A coward who feared death?

Li Qingyang understood something, so he didn't ask any more questions.

Lu Qianqian was still leaning against the entrance of the main hall and said, "Sect Leader, since you wiped out the Black Wind Stockade, you must have had a pretty good harvest, right?"

Jun Changxiao said, "I got a little something."

Upon learning that the Mountain Bandits had been wiped out, Li Qingyang thought about how they had eliminated evils for the people, which showed he possessed the heart of a hero.

Lu Qianqian focused on the spoils, clearly showing no interest in anything unless it involved money.

My first and second disciples have completely different personalities.

"Sect Leader."

Li Qingyang asked, "Are we still renovating the Inner Court?"

"Renovating, of course we are."

Jun Changxiao was rich now, so he generously tossed a few gold bricks to him and asked, "Is this enough?"

"Enough... it's enough!"

Although Li Qingyang came from a prestigious family, he had spent his days buried in cultivation and had never seen such heavy gold bricks before.

"Have all the other disciples reported to the sect?"

"Reporting to the Sect Leader, they have all arrived!"

"Pass down the order: gather at the Training Ground early tomorrow morning."

"Yes!"

The next day.

Jun Changxiao wore a clean robe and stood on the steps of the main hall.

In the Training Ground, ninety-eight disciples stood in neat rows. Because no uniform sect attire had been issued yet, they wore various different clothes, looking quite discordant standing together.

I need to find a tailor as soon as possible to make a batch of sect uniforms.

"Ahem!"

Jun Changxiao coughed twice, placed his hands behind his back, and said, "Since you have all come to the Iron Bone Unyielding Sect, you must remember that our primary tenet is: be a person of the Iron Bone Unyielding Sect, and do the deeds of the Iron Bone Unyielding Sect!"

"So, what is a person of the Iron Bone Unyielding Sect, and what are the deeds of the Iron Bone Unyielding Sect?"

Jun Changxiao paused for a moment and said, "To share honor and disgrace with the sect, to advance and retreat together, to act uprightly and sit straight—that is a person of the Iron Bone Unyielding Sect!"

The disciples shouted in unison, "Share honor and disgrace, advance and retreat together, act uprightly and sit straight!"

Jun Changxiao continued, "When facing bullying or provocation from others, you must retaliate within your capabilities. Even if you face death, you must keep your spine straight and never be cowardly—that is the deed of the Iron Bone Unyielding Sect!"

"Yes!"

The disciples shouted in unison.

"OK, dismissed." Jun Changxiao waved his large sleeve and left gracefully.

The disciples in the Training Ground looked at each other in confusion, wondering, What did the Sect Leader mean by that 'OK' thing?

This was the first time he had gathered all his disciples for a sect meeting. Jun Changxiao didn't give a long-winded speech; pointing out the most important tenet was enough.

Of course, a sect couldn't have only one tenet; it needed more comprehensive sect rules, so he called Li Qingyang over to discuss them.

"Sect Leader, the sect rules are to be formulated by you and the high-level officials of the sect; I am not qualified to participate."

Li Qingyang said humbly.

"If This Seat says you are qualified, then you are qualified." Jun Changxiao handed over the written sect rules and said, "Quick, quick, see if there is anything that needs to be changed or added."

"This..."

Li Qingyang felt quite awkward, but he still read through the rules on the paper, provided appropriate corrections, and added some necessary regulations, such as disciples not being allowed to leave the sect without permission, and certainly not being allowed to kill one another.

After some discussion, the preliminary rules for the Iron Bone Sect were completed.

They were no different from the rules of other sects, but they placed greater emphasis on being a person of the Iron Bone Unyielding Sect and doing the deeds of the Iron Bone Unyielding Sect.

Jun Changxiao handed over another piece of scrap paper and said, "Go to town and find a tailor shop with good craftsmanship. According to the specifications on the drawing and the ratio of male to female disciples, have them make two sets of school uniforms for each of them."

"School uniforms?"

Li Qingyang was a bit confused.

Jun Changxiao said, "It means the uniform attire worn by the sect."

"Oh."

Li Qingyang took it, saw the different designs for men and women drawn on the paper, and was instantly dumbfounded. "Sect... Sect Leader... isn't this attire a bit..."

"Go quickly!"

"Yes!"