This Luck, From Rags to Riches

Jun Changxiao had never wanted anything more than to personally take the field and instruct his disciples, but he himself was only at the Meridian Opening Tenth Stage, a mere novice when it came to his understanding of the martial way.

Lacking martial arts experience and possessing a low cultivation level, he could only rely on the Strongest Sect System for now, yet the damned purchase restrictions prevented him from happily buying more Insight Talismans.

"Sigh."

Jun Changxiao sat cross-legged in his room, rubbing his temples as he muttered, "I'll just have to let my first and second disciples handle the teaching for now. Once I can exchange for Insight Talismans again, I'll personally guide them."

The next day.

The sky was just beginning to brighten.

Li Qingyang led the male disciples to the Training Ground to begin their cultivation. Since their cultivation levels were generally at the second or third stage, most of their training consisted of basic martial exercises.

Not long after, Lu Qianqian arrived in a white short-sleeved outfit, looking like a fairy untouched by the dust of the mortal world, leading twenty female disciples. Because she had changed the color of her clothes, the frost on her face seemed to have softened slightly.

The daily training was left to the two disciples.

Sect Leader Jun sat inside the main hall, boredly pulling up the system panel. Seeing that the Sect Mission still showed "None," he grumbled, "System, when will this ghost of a mission be issued?"

"Wait."

The system replied crisply.

Jun Changxiao was speechless and could only circulate the Calm Heart Art, absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to condense his spiritual energy.

He still had 50 Sect Contribution Points. He hadn't considered exchanging them for Experience Points or other goods, intending to keep them for emergencies.

"Sect Leader."

A while later, Li Qingyang walked over and asked, "Does our sect have a unique cultivation method?"

"We do, the Qi Condensation Art," Jun Changxiao replied.

Li Qingyang's mouth twitched as he said, "The Qi Condensation Art is a non-ranked cultivation method; how can we use that for the junior brothers to practice?"

"That's true."

Jun Changxiao began to ponder whether he should write down the Calm Heart Art for his disciples to practice.

No, that wouldn't work.

That was a cultivation method practiced by a Cangshan Sect Elder; using it as his own sect's method was improper, and secondly, it wasn't exactly unique.

"Swish!"

Jun Changxiao pulled up the system panel and opened the Initial Stage Mall, thinking to himself, "The mall has martial techniques like the Ninefold Collapse Fist, so it should have cultivation methods too, right?"

Unfortunately, upon opening the Initial Stage Mall, there wasn't a single cultivation secret manual inside, aside from the Ninefold Collapse Fist.

"What should I do..." Jun Changxiao immediately felt depressed.

The system reminded him, "The host can pull down the panel; old items will be replaced by new ones."

"There's a refresh function?"

Jun Changxiao felt a surge of joy and prepared to use his thoughts to pull down the product panel.

The system reminded him, "Each pull-down will automatically deduct 10 Sect Contribution Points. Please consider this carefully, host."

"..."

Jun Changxiao's mouth twitched.

No wonder it was so kindly reminding him; it was a paid feature!

What to do?

Pull it down, or not?

What Jun Changxiao was struggling with was that many of the current items were quite good.

For example, the low-grade Insight Talisman and the Aptitude Modification Fluid; once they were replaced by new items, he certainly wouldn't be able to buy them anymore.

The system said, "Host, please rest assured. Any item you have purchased will be stored in the 'Purchased Items' section, so you can continue to buy them even if the mall is refreshed."

"Is that so?"

Jun Changxiao was overjoyed.

Of course, he understood that the system explaining it so meticulously had only one purpose: to encourage him to spend his contribution points!

Sigh, have it your way then.

With a thought, Jun Changxiao pulled the mall panel down hard. The original items disappeared from the grid, replaced by entirely new ones.

"Ding!"

"Sect Contribution Points: 40/100."

Jun Changxiao had not only spent 10 contribution points, but a [Purchased Items] button had also appeared out of thin air on the right side of the initial stage goods.

Opening it, he saw that items he had previously purchased, such as the Low-grade Healing Pill, were all listed there. However, most were grayed out, indicating that even if the mall was refreshed, the purchase limit would not reset.

Jun Changxiao closed the purchased items panel and began to examine the Initial Stage Mall.

After the refresh, the new product categories were numerous, but almost all of them were "low-grade," and the exchange price was generally 10 Sect Contribution Points.

As he continued to scroll down through the items, Sect Leader Jun's heart grew colder and colder, because among the refreshed items, let alone a Cultivation Method or Secret Manual, there wasn't even a single fist technique manual!

It's over, it's all over.

10 Sect Contribution Points had just been wasted for nothing.

If he had known this would be the result, he would have been better off exchanging them for a Low-grade Cold Edge Sword; at least that would have been practical.

"Hmm?"

As he continued to scroll down, Jun Changxiao discovered a yellowed ancient book sitting in one of the slots, with the three characters 'Yi Jin Jing' written on the cover.

"Even this thing is here?"

In his understanding, the Yi Jin Jing was the most supreme Shaolin Sect martial arts manual from the wuxia novels of his former world; that it was actually being sold in the mall was simply incredible!

If he could refresh a 98K, that would be even more awesome.

With a thought, he clicked on the item description--

Item: Yi Jin Jing.
Description: One of the two scriptures left behind by Grandmaster Bodhidharma while he faced the wall at Mount Song.
Function: Strengthens tendons and bones, clears meridians, tempers the will, and hones the physical body.
Pros: Suitable for martial artists in the Pulse Opening stage; once mastered, it not only improves the physical body but also increases the success rate of opening meridians by 50%!
Cons: Limited to martial artists in the Pulse Opening stage.
Price: 10 Sect Contribution Points.
Grade: God-grade Initial Stage Cultivation Method.

Seeing the grade at the end, Jun Changxiao's expression froze. He subconsciously patted his own face, saying in disbelief, "This Yi Jin Jing is... a God-grade Initial Stage Cultivation Method?"

He thought he had misread it.

In reality, it was indeed written as God-grade Initial Stage.

According to the quality classification of martial techniques on the Starfall Continent, the Yi Jin Jing belonged to a top-tier Cultivation Method, second only to the God-grade Middle and High stages!

"Holy crap!"

Confirming, double-confirming, and triple-confirming that his eyes weren't deceiving him, Jun Changxiao jumped straight up from his seat.

For 10 Sect Contribution Points, refreshing a God-grade Initial Stage Yi Jin Jing Cultivation Method was absolutely a terrifying thing!

Even the system couldn't watch anymore and said, "The host has great luck. The probability of this kind of God-grade Cultivation Method refreshing in the Initial Stage Mall is less than 1%."

"Hahaha!"

Jun Changxiao threw his head back and laughed, roaring internally, "With this kind of luck, I've gone from a scrub to a pro!"

What was he waiting for?

He had to buy! Buy! Buy!

Sect Leader Jun moved his mind, clicked on the Yi Jin Jing, and chose to purchase without the slightest hesitation.

"Ding!"

"Host spent 10 Sect Contribution Points, obtained Yi Jin Jing ×1, already transported to the Spatial Ring."

"Ding!"

"Sect Contribution Points: 30/100."

Jun Changxiao hurriedly merged his consciousness into the Spatial Ring, took the Yi Jin Jing manual into his hands, and said excitedly, "Once mastered, it increases the Pulse Opening success rate by 50%. This is absolutely a god-tier Cultivation Method!"

In the early stages of martial arts on the Starfall Continent, what was the hardest part? Naturally, it was opening meridians!

The original owner of this body, after stepping into the second stage of Pulse Opening, had challenged the third stage, but ended up failing every single time he tried, never managing to open it until he died.

As long as he mastered the Yi Jin Jing, even if his aptitude was a bit poor, he would still have a fifty-fifty chance of opening his meridians!

Sect Leader Jun couldn't wait to master the Yi Jin Jing immediately. That way, he wouldn't need to rely on Sect Contribution Points to exchange for Experience Points, and he could use Spiritual Energy to perform real, solid pulse opening!