NOVEL NEXT Chapter 143: i alone, am enough
After the inner court was repaired, the outer court began remodeling once more as it was expanded.
The daily cultivation of the disciples was then moved to the inner court, which was fine because the smaller training field was still enough.
After taking the Body Reconstructing Pill, Li Luoqiu was deeply shocked. After the reconstruction of her physical body, she could directly feel the changes in her flesh and meridians.
She now rejoiced in her decision to bring her subordinates to join the Ironbone Sect, which had then been because she was captured and because of the Desert Eagle.
The Drizzle Hall members who were not out collecting information also took the Body Reconstructing Pill, integrating into the sect.
Year after year, they had walked in the darkness — they naturally treasured such a bright life.
It was a pity that most of the gold-level assassins had Martial Apprentice cultivations and could only learn the Rupturing Fist and I Cut, but not the Tendon Altering Sutra.
In order for Li Luoqiu and her subordinates to fully approve of the Ironbone Sect, Jun Changxiao gave them many preferential policies. For example, two of the Muscle Molding Machines in the training room were reserved for them.
Additionally, due to his increase in contribution points, he provided them with several Type-88 sniper rifles, making them similar to a special task force from Earth.
A group of specialized assassins, equipped with sniper rifles, dressed in all black to carry out a mission in the dead of night — just thinking about it made Jun Changxiao excited.
The outer court was being transformed; the new and older disciples cultivated in the inner court — all was peaceful.
A few days later.
It was now the first full month since the various sect rules had been established, so the disciples conducted a strength test.
After the strength test had been established, Li Qingyang had gone about recording the junior brothers’ strengths. Therefore during this test, the winner would be decided based on the degree of increase.
“Su Xiaomo, 6000 jin.”
“Xiao Zuiji, 9000 jin.”
“Long Ziyang, 4000 jin.”
“Ling Yuanxue, 700 jin.”
“Ye Xingchen, 10000 jin.”
“……”
Based on the test, Su Xiaomo and the other inner disciples, because of their higher cultivation and longer cultivation time, their strength was great.
The newer disciples were mostly Meridian Opening Stage Four or Five, so their strengths weren’t all that great.
Moreover, this was just a test of punch strength, so each disciple’s special skills were not displayed. For example, Su Xiaomo’s and Li Fei’s speed or leg strength could not be shown.
Currently speaking, the one to grow the fastest was Ye Xingchen.
Dual cultivating the Tendon Altering Sutra and the Grand Mysterious True Sutra, he had broken through to Second Stage Martial Apprentice and the advantages were gradually manifesting.
Jun Changxiao knew that this disciple likely cultivated some above divine-grade core technique and so paid special attention to him. He secretly decided, When I go to wreck the Vast Spirit Gate, I’m taking him with me.
The one whose strength and cultivation did not match was Xiao Zuiji. At only Meridian Opening Stage Nine, he could actually punch with nearly 10,000 jin of force. Obviously, the reason for this was his extreme body tempering.
Li Fei and Tian Qi were also not bad. Although their strengths were weaker than their senior brothers', the overall disparity was not too big.
Lu Qianqian was a little mysterious, since she definitely did not use her full power during the test.
Based only on strength, these inner disciples were absolutely fit to represent the sect.
But Li Qingyang was doomed to the lifestyle of an internal affairs manager, so the disciples to become the main attack force were definitely Lu Qianqian, Xiao Zuiji, and Ye Xingchen.
"Qianqian excels and spirit power utilization."
“Zuiji’s physical body is extremely strong.”
“Xingchen packs a punch.”
“Xiaomo can be considered unfixed…”
“The meat shield, the long-range and the close combat are all set…” Jun Changxiao whispered, “Now, if only I had a healer, then this would be the perfect dungeoning group.”
Well, it would only work for a 5-player dungeon, as trying a 25-player dungeon would definitely result in a wipe out.
But there was another main DPS!
Ding!
The last one to test was Zhou Hong. Although he slashed at the stone, it did not cut through. The value presented was 50,000 jin!
“My God!”
“Junior Brother Zhou is so fierce!”
Looking at that unattainable number, the disciples clamored in shock.
Ye Xingchen thought otherwise.
That was a sword cultivator whose strength was at least at Sword Master. For him to reach 50,000 jin after gathering sword qi was very normal.
He even had the feeling that since this was nothing but a test, the kid hadn’t even used his true strength.
“Not bad, not bad,” Jun Changxiao contentedly said.
The monthly strength test was not about who was stronger than who, but about who improved the most. Thus, the five outer disciples whose strengths increased the most received three Qi Gathering Pills each.
As for the five outer disciples who had improved the least, they would unfortunately begin their painful week of cleaning the yard, washing clothes, and doing the dishes.
As for the inner disciples, due to their fixed Qi Gathering Pill monthly quota, they were not considered even though they participated in the routine testing.
…
In the study room.
Li Qingyang said, “Sect Head, the number of disciples is increasing; we need more uniforms.”
Jun Changxiao handed him 10,000 taels and directly said, “Order some uniforms of different sizes for the new disciples.”
“Oh, right. Drizzle Hall is still a hall. Their clothing must be different from the disciples… Order their uniforms according to this design.”
“Yes.”
It was easy to do things when one had money.
The uniforms were ready the next day.
The Drizzle Hall uniforms were primarily gray, but otherwise very similar to the sect disciple uniform for the boys.
The hall master’s clothing was different. Simply put, it was bold, beautifully accentuating the woman’s outstanding figure.
“Am I attractive?”
Aftering changing into the gray outfit, Li Luoqiu gracefully walked into the study room. Each point of this beauty’s being was brought out in the dress.
One word: stunning!
“Quickly put on the robe.”
Jun Changxiao feared that if he continued looking he would get a nosebleed.
Li Luoqiu wrapped the black robe around herself and smiled. “I heard that Sect Head designed these clothes, but they fit my style pretty well.”
Jun Changxiao said, “Any beauty-loving woman would definitely like it.”
“Oh, right. This lord planned to choose several smart disciples to join Drizzle Hall, so you will be responsible for training them.”
“Of course.” Li Luoqiu said, “But, my Drizzle Hall needs an independent location to conduct specialized training.”
She meant specialized assassin training, obviously.
Jun Changxiao mapped out a region on the back side of the mountain, setting it aside as the Drizzle Hall’s special purpose training grounds.
Although the mountain the Ironbone Sect resided on did not have a name, nor did it have valuable land, it was broad — the area occupied by the sect was just the tip of the iceberg.
Based on Jun Changxiao’s plans, after there were greater funds and more disciples, the sect would develop and expand.
…
10 disciples were assigned to Drizzle Hall. Each one was quite smart. Take, for example, the youth with the dream to fly into the heavens, Li Shangtian.
When training her assassins, Li Luoqiu was very traditional and exceptionally strict. After the training area was constructed, the disciples were trained day in and day out, collectively hugging each other and shedding bitter tears.
Li Shangtian now had incomparably fond memories of Li Fei, because compared with this strict training, getting hit in the face by a ball was a happy matter!
The most tragic was actually Ye Xingchen.
Jun Changxiao gave him a divine-grade sword technique but didn’t give him a sword, so how the hell was Ye Xingchen supposed to practice?
It couldn’t be that he was supposed to use a tree branch… right?
Unacceptable, he had to ask for a sword!
“You will get a Cold Edge Sword, but the prerequisite is…” Jun Changxiao set his chin on the back of his hand and said, “When we go to wreck the Vast Spirit Gate in a bit, you must perform well.”
While rare pills could be given, weapons could not be casually handed out; those were only given to those with contributions to the sect.
Su Xiaomo had shown brilliance in the sect’s great competition, so he obtained a Cold Edge Sword.
“How soon?”
“In about a month.”
Ye Xingchen indifferently said, “It’s just a sixth-rate sect! Sect Head does not need to bring any other disciples. I alone, am enough!”