Chapter 104: hitting a hornets nest

The requirements for an eighth-grade sect were: 5 Martial Apprentices, 5 Meridian Opening Stage Twelve.

The disciples that Jun Changxiao brought, other than the unable-to-cultivate Xiao Zuiji, far surpassed the minimum standards. Thus, the whole verification process was very smooth. 

Sect Head Jun. At the counter, Deacon Zhao handed over a token inscribed with the word eight, his smile trembling. Congratulations to your honorable sect for being promoted to eighth-grade.

Now, even if no Azure Mountain Sect elder was standing with them, he would still display a respectful posture. After all, the disciples strength had been too great; he feared that the Ironbone Sects future would be limitless. 

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for reaching eighth-grade sect. Your reward is 100 achievement points and 200 contribution points.]

[Ding! Sect Achievement: 100/500.]

[Ding! Sect Contribution: 355/500.]

My god!

Sect rank had increased, but achievement and contribution points had also been gifted!

Jun Changxiao was pleasantly surprised. 

Actually, when he first heard that sect rank needed certification, he had rejected the idea. Now that he had obtained system points, he felt refreshed and that the process was quite wonderful. 

The system said, [If the sect rank is higher, the reward is also higher.]

Jun Changxiaos vision burned with passion. Deacon Zhao, what are the conditions needed to rise from eighth-grade to seventh-grade?

Deacon Zhao hurried to say, The sect leader needs to be a Martial Master, at least 50 disciples at Martial Apprentice, and 500 Meridian Opening Stage Twelve.

So many? Jun Changxiao frowned. 

The current limit was 500 disciples in the sect. It seemed that if he wanted to rise to seventh-grade, not only did the disciples’ average cultivation need to increase, Sect Construction needed to reach Level 3.

On the system interface, the ninth-grade changed to eighth-grade. 

Sect Head Jun, obtaining 100 achievement and 200 contribution points, happily left the Certification Pavilion. 

Eighth-grade sect token!

My god, the Ironbone Sect was successfully promoted!

Unbelievable, unbelievable!

The passersby saw an eighth-grade sect token hanging at Jun Changxiaos waist and were stunned. 

Two months ago, the Ironbone Sect had still been some obscure garbage sect, a laughingstock because their founder was arrested for playing around in a brothel. 

In the span of a few dozen days, under the lead of the second-generation leader, not only had it rapidly expanded, it had also risen from ninth-grade to eighth-grade with one fell swoop. This really made people feel like everything was just a weird dream. 

Sect Head Jun. The Azure Mountain Sect elder clasped his hands and said, This Ma still has matters to finish. If you have time, please visit my Azure Mountain Sect for a chat.

It sounded just like pleasantries, but the many surrounding martial artists felt like dying. After all, not everyone was qualified to hear pleasantries from a fifth-grade sects elder! 

Jun Changxiao bowed and said, I will definitely visit the Azure Mountain Sect on another day.

Farewell!

Farewell!

Elder Ma left. On his way, he thought, To be able to bring this crowd of ordinary youngsters to this level, this child is seriously not simple.

When we meet on another day

This Ironbone Sect will perhaps be even stronger.

A group of disciples that had such terrifying strength, Elder Ma would definitely not look down on them. 

After the verification, Jun Changxiao brought his disciples to the market. He entered a shop selling crystal cores and started to choose from the various cores. 

Considering that if the rank of the core was higher, the recoil would also be greater. Thus, his focus was on the fourth and fifth stage cores. 

Jun Changxiao chose two Earthly Flame Wolf King crystal cores with low seventh stage, and 50 with low fifth stage. 

The storekeeper smiled. Sect Head Jun, two low-seventh cores are 22,000 taels and the 50 low-fifth cores are 150,000 taels. Your total is 170,000 taels.

Damn, so expensive?

The disciples were wide-eyed. To many of them, that was a sum of money they wouldnt even dream of having!

Jun Changxiao took out 170,000 taels of banknotes, slapping them on the counter. Purchased.

Seeing so much money, the Ironbone Sect disciples felt like their eyes had been opened. They thought, Our sect head is really rich!

After purchasing the cores, Jun Changxiao swept through the medicinal herb market. After he found several ingredients for the Healing Pill, he led the group to return to the sect. 

On the road, he used a newly purchased low-fifth Earthly Flame Wolf King core to refill the Type 88s magazine with 10 bullets. 

Walking over to an empty space, Jun Changxiao pointed at a hornets nest hanging on a tree. Zuiji, hit it.

Yes.

Xiao Zuiji looked for a position, unfolded the support, then aimed the rifle at the target. During this process, Li Qingyang and the others had already backed up more than ten meters. 

Sect Head Jun also drew back. Replaced low-seventh with low-fifth, so the recoil should not be big.

Bang

As he was thinking, Xiao Zuiji double-checked his aim and then decisively pulled the trigger. A flowing light blasted out from the muzzle, accurately destroying the hornets nest. 

The sound of gunfire and the speed of the flowing light were both inferior to those of a bullet condensed from a low-seventh core. 

Obviously. 

If the core was higher, the condensed bullet was stronger. 

Although the recoil wasnt weak, it had only pushed Xiao Zuiji half a meter back, his shoulder a little numb. 

Lu Qianqian calmly said. The might of that shot, even a full seventh or eighth stage of  Martial Apprentice might not be able to resist.

Right? Jun Changxiao was smiling with satisfaction. Not bad, not bad.

Xiao Zuiji stood up and rubbed his shoulder, grinning. Sect Head, this disciple will adapt after some time, there should be no problem.

At that point, his smile suddenly solidified. 

What was wrong?

Jun Changxiao and the others followed the boys gaze and saw the destroyed hornets nest. A large swarm of hornets was gathering, their bodies glittering with a red light, buzzing with a loud bzzt bzzt sound.

Not good! Li Qingyang exclaimed, Those are venomous hornets!

Venomous hornets. 

A type of small savage beast. Although their rank was low, their strength when attacking in a group was very ferocious. 

Let alone a Martial Apprentice, even a Martial Master wouldnt dare provoke them. 

Li Qingyang had just opened his mouth when the great Sect Head Jun had already started to move his long legs, madly dashing away. He shouted, What are you all standing there stupidly for?! Start running!

Shua! Shua!

Flustered, the disciples hurried after him. 

Bzzt, bzzt. 

The colony of venomous hornets rushed at them. 

Their stingers gleamed in the light, their small eyes blazing with anger. 

Aiya! Tian Qi pitifully cried out, My butt!

Aaaaaah!

Li Fei was swarmed by a dozen venomous hornets and scurried about. He even released his spirit power to try to defend, but was still stung by the hornets, which seized every opportunity to attack. 

Su Xiaomo ran the fastest!

However, the venomous hornets could unexpectedly project their stingers. He too was hit on his butt, crying pitifully with an aaah. 

Dusk approached.

The group returned to the sect. 

Besides Lu Qianqian, the other disciples returned covered with stings. 

Especially Xiao Zuiji, whose lip had been stung and swelled up like sausages. 

Jun Changxiao was also stung, on his eyelid at that. As his eyelids swelled into lumps, his eyes became thin like a line. 

Sect Head. Li Qingyang covered his swollen backside and collapsed. Next Next time, definitely dont let Junior Brother Xiao hit a hornets nest.

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