Side Quest

"Alright."

Jun Changxiao said, "If I die, the sect leader position is yours."

As he spoke, he clenched his right fist, and three dazzling rings of light gradually appeared around his wrist.

Each time a martial artist on Starfall Continent opened a pulse, a ring of light would condense around their wrist when they unleashed their Spirit Power.

"Haha."

"He's only opened three pulses, yet he's the sect leader of the Iron Bone Unyielding Sect? What trash!"

"Who knows where he got the courage to face those of us at the Fourth Stage of Pulse Opening!"

The Spirit Spring Sect disciples burst into ridicule.

In their eyes, even the leader of a Ninth-rate sect should at least possess the Cultivation of a Martial Apprentice.

The Third Stage of Pulse Opening, serving as a sect leader?

It was simply a colossal joke.

Jun Changxiao narrowed his eyes and said, "The Third Stage of Pulse Opening is enough to deal with you lot."

"Is that so?"

The three disciples simultaneously unleashed their spirit energy, and four rings of light appeared around each of their wrists.

Tsk, tsk.

So they were all at the Fourth Stage of Pulse Opening.

No wonder they had strutted in so arrogantly to cause trouble for me.

"Kid."

Senior Brother Li grinned. "If you kneel and beg for mercy, my Spirit Spring Sect can still show some respect for you as a sect leader and pretend none of this ever happened."

"**Ding!**"

"Side Quest triggered!"

Hearing the system prompt, Jun Changxiao was stunned.

He opened the Sect Attribute Panel, visible only to himself, and saw that a Side Quest had appeared out of thin air beneath the Main Quest. Its contents read—Defeat the provoking Spirit Spring Sect disciples: 0/4.

Damn.

There were Side Quests too?

The system said, "Side Quests can only be triggered under specific conditions. If the host completes them, you can obtain a certain number of Sect Contribution Points."

Jun Changxiao's eyes immediately lit up.

If he wanted to develop the sect, it had to grow stronger.

Its strength depended on the goods in the Sect Mall, and those required Contribution Points to exchange for!

Since there was a mission and it rewarded Contribution Points, he definitely had to do it!

Jun Changxiao said coldly, "Kneel? You must have lost your mind."

"Whoosh!"

The moment his words fell, his right hand clenched into a fist and blasted forward.

This move was both swift and vicious!

Lu Qianqian watched with interest and thought, My sect leader doesn't seem weak.

"Seeking death!"

Senior Brother Li shouted coldly and raised his fist to meet the attack.

"Boom!"

The two fists collided, sending faint ripples through the air.

This was caused by the clash of spirit energy.

From the memories Jun Changxiao had inherited, high-level martial artists could shatter space itself when fighting with spirit energy!

"Thud, thud, thud!"

Senior Brother Li staggered several steps back. Once he steadied himself, his right fist immediately swelled.

"Damn it!"

Both furious and bewildered, he said, "How can someone at the Third Stage of Pulse Opening possess such strength!"

"Whoosh!"

Jun Changxiao strode toward him. "Because I'm the sect leader."

"Boom!"

"Thud, thud, thud!"

Senior Brother Li was sent staggering back again before landing on his backside. Pain surged from his struck chest, and his face instantly twisted in agony.

"**Ding!**"

"Defeat the provoking Spirit Spring Sect disciples: 1/4!"

Watching the Side Quest progress change, Jun Changxiao said in surprise, "That counts as one completed already?"

"Damn it!"

Though Senior Brother Li had lost his fighting strength from that punch, he endured the pain and roared, "Get him! Get him! Get him!"

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

The three Spirit Spring Sect disciples immediately attacked together.

Jun Changxiao said flatly, "Ganging up on one person? You have no shame!"

"Hmph."

"A piece of trash becoming sect leader is the greatest disgrace!"

The three Spirit Spring Sect disciples were determined to outnumber him and had no intention of stopping.

"Fine, fine!"

Jun Changxiao said coldly, "Since you are all so brazenly shameless, don't blame me for showing no mercy today."

As he spoke, a wave of energy rose around him, and the rings around his wrist instantly became five!

"Fifth Stage of Pulse Opening!"

"H-how is that possible!"

The three Spirit Spring Sect disciples stared with eyes wide open.

When Lu Qianqian saw the five rings around Jun Changxiao's wrist, surprise appeared in her beautiful eyes as well.

After joining the Iron Bone Unyielding Sect, she had always believed that her sect leader was at most at the Second Stage. His unleashing of the Third Stage had already surprised her; reaching the Fifth Stage now was utterly inconceivable.

The original Jun Changxiao had only been at the Second Stage of Pulse Opening.

But the Jun Changxiao who had crossed over had relied on the Talisman of Experience to easily break through to the Fifth Stage of Pulse Opening.

This level of Cultivation was nothing on Starfall Continent, but it was more than enough to deal with those at the Fourth Stage of Pulse Opening.

"Whoosh!"

Jun Changxiao stepped forward.

His right fist, infused with Spirit Power, suddenly swung out and sent a dazed Spirit Spring Sect disciple flying.

"**Ding!**"

"Defeat the provoking Spirit Spring Sect disciples: 2/4!"

"A bunch of trash, yet you dare act arrogant before me? You don't know the difference between life and death!"

Jun Changxiao swung his fist again, sending another Spirit Spring Sect disciple flying.

"**Ding!**"

"Defeat the provoking Spirit Spring Sect disciples: 3/4!"

Jun Changxiao, who had opened five pulses with the Experience Talisman, found bullying these Fourth Stage of Pulse Opening Spirit Spring Sect disciples as easy as turning his hand over.

Seeing his companions sent flying one after another, the remaining Spirit Spring Sect disciple hurriedly backed away in fright.

"You can't run."

Jun Changxiao strode over and threw a punch.

"Bang—"

The last Spirit Spring Sect disciple was sent flying before collapsing weakly onto the ground.

"**Ding!**"

"Defeat the provoking Spirit Spring Sect disciples: 4/4!"

"**Ding!**"

"Congratulations, host. You have completed the Side Quest and obtained 4 Sect Contribution Points."

"**Ding!**"

"Sect Contribution Points: 4/100."

Jun Changxiao opened the Sect Attribute Panel. Seeing the sect's Contribution Points rise from 0 to 4, a brilliant smile spread across his lips.

The reward was small, but it was still better than nothing.

"Clap."

Jun Changxiao dusted off his hands and said, "Why aren't you getting lost already?"

"The green mountains remain, the waters flow on; we shall meet again!"

Senior Brother Li struggled to his feet, tossed out those words, and fled in a sorry state with the three disciples.

"Four senior brothers, wait for me!"

The Green-scarf Martial Artist chased after them in panic.

This fellow probably had not expected that the senior brothers he had summoned would be so easily dealt with by that guy.

The conflict ended after Jun Changxiao revealed his true strength. Completing the Side Quest and gaining 4 Contribution Points counted as an unexpected windfall.

Lu Qianqian said, "You should have killed them to eliminate future trouble."

Jun Changxiao said speechlessly, "Isn't that a little too cruel?"

As someone from Earth who had received a higher education, he truly had no urge to kill people over such a minor grudge.

Lu Qianqian said indifferently, "On Starfall Continent, where the strong devour the weak, mercy toward enemies is the greatest cruelty. If you do not even understand that, then you are unqualified to be a sect leader."

Jun Changxiao fell silent.

That was right.

He was no longer a person of Earth. He was a person of Starfall Continent.

Here, martial strength was revered, and the strong preyed upon the weak. Being merciful to enemies meant being cruel to himself.

"**Ding!**"

As he pondered, a voice sounded in his ear. "Side Quest triggered!"

Another mission had been triggered?

Jun Changxiao hurriedly opened the Sect Attribute Panel.

He saw the Side Quest displayed on the panel—Educate Lu Qianqian with great principles, and uphold the sect leader's dignity!

"What kind of ridiculous mission is this?"

Jun Changxiao was somewhat dumbfounded.

But he quickly understood something and thought, Lu Qianqian is a disciple. If she lectures me, where would the dignity of a sect leader be?