The Rice Deliverer Has Arrived

The Rice Deliverer Has Arrived

While the disciples spent the day doing tasks in Qingyang Village, Jun Changxiao was not idle either. He brought out the manual for the Initial Grade Disciple Spiritual Energy Array, and on the first page, he saw five words written there: 'Foolproof Tutorial.'

"How foolproof?"

He continued reading and soon understood. To set up the Spiritual Energy Array, he only needed to plant thirty-six small flags in fixed positions. Easy.

"Let's try it."

Jun Changxiao walked out of the Main Hall and came to an open patch of ground on the left side of the Training Ground. Following the formation diagram in the manual, he planted the thirty-six small flags one by one in their designated places.

"Bzzzz—"

Once the final flag was planted, all the flags arranged in a square trembled faintly. Blue pattern-light surged from their bases, linking them with the neighboring flags.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

A moment later, four blue streamers appeared, rising like a curtain of water to a height of five meters. The top was sealed by streamers as well, and just like that, a small Formation took shape.

"It really is foolproof."

Jun Changxiao reached out and touched the Formation Barrier. Half his palm immediately sank through it, and then he stepped inside.

The space within the Formation was very small, only ten square meters, and the spiritual energy was no different from that outside.

The manual said the one who set up the Formation could activate it with a thought, but Jun Changxiao did not try it. After all, activating it would deduct one Contribution Point.

"The Spirit Energy Formation will help the disciples. Once the Sect Mission is completed, I'll activate it and let them cultivate."

"And since this is a consumable Formation, I can't keep it open every day..."

After thinking it over, Jun Changxiao decided to activate it once every seven days and let the disciples take turns cultivating for several hours.

"Ah."

"I'm still short on Contribution Points."

"Otherwise, I could keep the Formation running every day and give the disciples twice the cultivation environment. Their Cultivation would definitely rise quickly."

Jun Changxiao walked out. Once he left, the blue Formation vanished into thin air.

The next day.

Li Qingyang, Lu Qianqian, and the others continued heading to Qingyang Village to do tasks, while Jun Changxiao began cultivating the Yi Jin Jing, hoping to open his final meridian as soon as possible.

He had looked through the Mall the previous night but found no items suitable for breaking through in Cultivation. He could only honestly lower his head and meditate.

Sure enough, during this period of cultivating the Yi Jin Jing, Jun Changxiao had clearly noticed that the meridians in his body had widened considerably, while his fleshly body had also become much stronger than before.

"My strength should be much greater than it was a few days ago, right?" he murmured.

The system said, "The Initial Stage Mall contains a Strength Testing Machine that can accurately test strength values. The system recommends that the host purchase it with a five-star rating."

"Tch."

Jun Changxiao rolled his eyes. "You're urging me to spend Contribution Points again."

The system said, "Both the Sect Leader and disciples can use the Strength Testing Machine. It is truly an indispensable item for the sect. If it disappears upon refresh, do not wait until the whip is too long to reach it."

"The whip is too long to reach it?"

Jun Changxao's mouth twitched. "You meant regret when it's too late, didn't you?"

"Aren't they the same?"

The hell they were the same...

Resting his chin on his hand, Jun Changxiao murmured, "Raising one's realm is one thing, and strength is another. It would be necessary to buy a Strength Testing Machine and check the disciples' growth every so often."

Swish!

He skillfully pulled up the system panel, selected the Initial Stage Mall, and accurately found the Strength Testing Machine.

This item required 10 Contribution Points, and its description was simple, containing only one line—condense Spirit Power and strike it to accurately display the strength value.

"Bought."

Ding!

"The host has spent 10 Contribution Points and obtained Strength Testing Machine ×1. It has been delivered to the Spatial Ring."

"Sect Contribution Points: 24/100."

Bang!

Jun Changxiao came to the side room outside the hall and summoned the Strength Testing Machine. It looked no different from an upright sandbag. He tried pushing it, only to find that it would not move at all.

The system said, "Only the host can summon and retrieve this item through the Spatial Ring. No one else can shake it in the slightest."

"So that's how it is."

Jun Changxiao clenched both fists, rolled his neck, and said, "I'll test my own strength first."

After a simple warm-up, he took a deep breath, then clenched his right fist. Eleven rings of light appeared, winding around his wrist.

"Ha!"

Jun Changxiao stepped forward. In an instant, he gathered Spirit Power into his fist, and with a bang, struck the Strength Testing Machine.

Air rippled outward like waves across the surface of the sea...

Yet the Strength Testing Machine did not budge in the slightest. The number '1800' gradually appeared at its top, followed by the unit jin.

"1,800 jin?"

Jun Changxiao said, "Not bad."

The system said, "Martial Artists at Meridian Opening Eleven Stages on the Starfall Continent generally possess 1,500 jin of strength. The host exceeds them by 300 jin."

"Only 300 jin?" Jun Changxiao shook his head.

If any Martial Artist saw his dissatisfied expression, they would surely roar, "Big brother, you're already 300 jin above the normal standard! What more could you possibly be dissatisfied with!"

The system analyzed, "The host's body was frail and his aptitude was garbage. The reason he can exceed others by 300 jin should be due to cultivating the Yi Jin Jing."

"Then I'll keep cultivating."

Jun Changxiao sat down cross-legged and began cultivating.

Ding!

"Side Quest triggered!"

A Side Quest had arrived?

Having grown accustomed to that notification sound, Jun Changxiao skillfully opened the system panel. The Side Quest read—Teach the Ai Family elder who has come to provoke the sect a lesson 0/1 [Elite Mission].

"An Ai Family elder?"

He immediately recalled the Ai Family's third young master whom he had kicked away two days ago. Touching his nose, he smiled. "I beat up that dandy. The Ai Family definitely won't let it go."

"An Elite Mission."

Jun Changxiao rubbed his hands together. "This is a big fish."

Defeating Elder Wei's Elite Mission in Qingyang City had given him 20 Contribution Points. He was now eagerly looking forward to the Ai Family elder coming to make trouble so he could earn even more Contribution Points.

"Sect Leader!"

A disciple staggered in from outside, panic written all over his face. "There's someone outside claiming to be an Ai Family elder, shouting and causing a scene!"

He had been beaten the day before yesterday, and they had come today. That was fast enough.

"The rice deliverer has arrived."

Jun Changxiao rose and left. The disciple scratched his head, looking utterly baffled. "That's not right. We only filled several rice jars yesterday."

Outside the vermilion gates of the Iron Bone Unyielding Sect, a middle-aged man in a long robe stood with his hands behind his back. He cut an imposing figure, and his deep eyes gleamed with arrogance and disdain.

His name was Ai Shangke, an elder of the Ai Family. From his bulging temples, one could tell that he was certainly at the Martial Apprentice level.

"Oh my."

Jun Changxiao strode out and cupped his hands. "You're an Ai Family elder, correct? This seat failed to welcome you from afar. Please forgive me, forgive me."

Ai Shangke glanced at him from the corner of his eye and said blandly, "You are Jun Changxiao, Sect Leader of the Iron Bone Sect?"

"That's right," Jun Changxiao said.

Ai Zou had failed to recognize him as the Sect Leader for half a day before, yet this Ai Family elder had guessed it at a glance. It made him feel quite pleased.

Ai Shangke said blandly, "Sect Leader Jun, a direct descendant of my family was bullied by your sect's disciple. Please hand over the culprit."

"This..."

"Rest assured. For the sake of the Hundred Sect Alliance, Ai will only break one arm and one leg of the culprit. I will not take his life."

Ai Shangke's demeanor was exceedingly arrogant.

Jun Changxiao, however, said rather awkwardly, "Elder Ai, to tell you the truth, your family's direct descendant caused trouble outside my sect's gates. The one who taught him a lesson was not a disciple, but this seat."

"What?"

Ai Shangke said in shock, "You were the one who hit him?"

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