After drinking with City Lord Xie, Jun Changxiao understood that although the world seemed peaceful, there were undercurrents. If a war were to break out in Southwest Yangzhou, there was a possibility that Azure Sun County would be destroyed.
When the nest was overturned, how could there be an unbroken egg?
Iron Bone was in Azure Sun City. Once the flames of war spread, it would definitely be affected. Thus, helping City Lord Xie was also helping himself.
"We still need time." Jun Changxiao said.
The sect was still in its infancy. If a war broke out in other counties and attacked Azure Sun County, it would definitely be difficult to organize forces to resist. As long as they had enough time, they would have the strength to protect themselves.
How long would it take?
Naturally, the longer, the better.
Of course.
Jun Changxiao also didn't want to be some savior.
If a war really came, he would only protect Azure Sun City where the sect was located. As for the other cities …
En, for the sake of the Ai Clan, if he had the ability, he would naturally do his best to help.
If he really couldn't, he could only focus on defense.
Sect Leader Jun didn't have the ambition to conquer the world. That was something for the emperor to do. As a Sect Leader, how could he overstep his authority?
"Hall Master Li."
In the main hall, Jun Changxiao said, "Order the members of Drizzle Hall to buy a large amount of ores in each city."
War didn't only rely on people, but also on equipment.
Regardless of whether they could use it to refine, it was definitely not wrong to buy it first.
Li Luoqiu said, "War is about economics. It won't start immediately. Sect Leader is thinking too much."
"Be prepared for danger in times of peace." Jun Changxiao said.
"Alright."
Li Luoqiu rubbed her jade hands and said, "You have to pay."
Jun Changxiao threw a few interspatial rings over.
Li Luoqiu counted them and found that there was a total of 50 million taels. Thus, she was a little confused and asked, "How much does Sect Leader plan to buy?"
Jun Changxiao handed over Cold Edge Sword and other materials that could be refined. He said, "Buy according to the ores here first. If there aren't any, then buy other ores."
"En."
Li Luoqiu summoned Viper and the others and distributed the banknotes. She ordered them to go to the eight cities in Qingyang City as fast as possible to purchase the items.
The members of the Drizzle Hall who had learned the Cloud Treading Steps were very efficient in their work. In just two or three days, they were able to purchase the items one after another.
The Cold Edge Sword, Overlord Spear, and Unyielding Iron Shield had all been replenished. He had also purchased a lot of other ores of different quality.
As for the 50 million taels, it was naturally all spent.
Since Jun Changxiao wanted to prepare for a rainy day, he naturally wouldn't be stingy with money. While cultivating, he opened the Forging Pavilion and began to forge weapons and equipment.
After a round of inventory, he had refined over two hundred Cold Edge Swords and over three hundred Overlord Spears.
Because he had obtained a large amount of iron ore from the Xiao Family, he had refined over 700 Unyielding Iron Shields.
Even so, it was impossible to equip a thousand disciples with weapons and shields.
…
The ambitious governor knew when the war would start. Therefore, after forging a lot of equipment and hoarding ores, Jun Changxiao continued to cultivate.
During this period, he had been taking Qi Gathering Pills and absorbing spirit stones. The speed of his spiritual energy accumulation could be said to be quite fast. In just one and a half months, he had broken through from eighth grade to ninth grade Martial Master!
There was a high improvement, but there was also a high cost.
In forty days, Sect Leader Jun had absorbed 450 spirit cores. On average, he used 10 spirit cores a day.
Not counting Qi Gathering Pills, just spirit stones.
This guy had to spend a hundred thousand taels a day. He was really burning money.
With his cultivation, even the Patriarch of a fourth or fifth grade sect might not be able to afford it.
The inner court disciples also cultivated with Qi Gathering Pills and spirit stones. Their cultivation had increased significantly.
Ye Xingchen had become a fourth grade Martial Master.
Li Qingyang, Xiao Ziji, and the others had become third grade Martial Masters.
Tian Qi, who had a high-grade Spiritual Root, broke through to Martial Master one step later. Although he had spirit stones, he had just become a second grade Martial Master.
At this time, there were less than three months left before the challenge to the Sacred Spring Sect. If there were enough spirit stones, it wouldn't be difficult to reach fifth grade Martial Master on average.
But … there was no more!
On the other hand, Qi Gathering Pills had been harvested and planted by Elder Wei and the others. It had formed a virtuous cycle and they were self-sufficient.
Although the high-multiplier Qi Gathering Pills were good, as one's cultivation increased, taking them all the time would take up a lot of time.
It was already very good.
If the martial artists of the outside world knew that the Iron Bone inner court disciples were replenished with 10 to 15 times the normal amount of Qi Gathering Pills, they would definitely vomit blood in envy.
Jun Changxiao made up his mind and personally went down the mountain to Qingyang City. He spent twenty million to buy 2000 spirit stones for himself and his disciples to cultivate and prepare for the challenge to the Sacred Spring Sect.
The one hundred million sent by Clan Head Ai was spent on seeds, ores, and so many spirit stones. There wasn't much left.
There was already a huge gap between them and the sects with deep foundations. If he didn't rely on the system and large amounts of money, how could he overtake them?
During this period of cultivation, the sect held a small sect competition once every three months and a monthly strength test.
Even if he used the Great Art of Spring and Autumn to speed up the process of time, this kind of thing still had to be done. It didn't mean that it didn't happen just because it wasn't written.
Similarly, Clan Head Ai would send resources to the sect and the medicine hall would harvest and replant the herbs.
… …
Two months later.
There were only ten days left before the challenge to the Sacred Spring Sect!
The discussions in the outside world became more and more intense.
Many martial artists were constantly paying attention to the latest news. For example, had Iron Bone set off yet?
The people of the Hundred Sect Alliance had even placed spies at the foot of the mountain. As long as Jun Changxiao set off with his disciples, they would immediately head to the Sacred Spring Sect.
Cheer for Iron Bone?
Impossible.
They had to go and watch the joke. They had to ridicule and ridicule them like brainless villains to forcefully show off their existence.
The reason why they didn't set off in advance and even sent spies was because they were afraid that Iron Bone would back out and abandon the challenge.
The Hundred Sect Alliance's intention was very simple.
Since they had issued a challenge to the Sacred Spring Sect, they had to fight like men.
They couldn't back down!
In Azure Sun City, City Lord Xie had already started to arrange matters to free up enough time to cheer for Iron Bone.
In this aspect, Clan Ai performed better. They didn't even hesitate to postpone the challenge because it was close to the auction.
When all the other forces didn't have high hopes for Iron Bone, City Lord Xie and Clan Ai were still able to stand firm. This was a true sign of a friend in need!
The day of the challenge approached.
The originally peaceful Azure Sun County became lively. The other forces in the other counties also started to move.
An eighth-rate sect challenging a fifth-rate sect was unprecedented. Naturally, they had to go to the Sacred Spring Sect to watch the show.
… …
Miao Hua Palace was filled with spiritual energy.
Xi Jingxuan sat in a picturesque pavilion and said, "Sect Head Jun is going to challenge the Sacred Spring Sect soon."
"Ten more days."
Li-er muttered in her heart. It had been more than half a year since the auction. Why was Palace Master still thinking about Iron Bone?
"Prepare, prepare."
Xi Jingxuan said, "Go to the Sacred Spring Sect."
"Yes."
… …
"Junior Sister Murong."
On a county's official road, a woman in a tight outfit said, "I heard that an unrated sect is going to challenge a fifth-rate sect. Do you want to go and watch the show?"
She was pretty, but compared to the Junior Sister walking in front of her, she was obviously inferior.
The woman walking in front of her was about sixteen or seventeen years old.
She was dressed in blue, had snow-white skin, a slender figure, an oval-shaped face, and willowy eyebrows. She exuded a noble aura.
This was Xiao Ziji's ex-fiancée, Murong Xin!
The cultivators on the road seemed to know that the two were disciples of the Lily Holy Sect. They all avoided them with fear in their eyes.
"An unrated sect?" Murong Xin said.
The Senior Sister said, "I think it's called Iron something Sect. Oh, right, it's the trash who had a marriage agreement with you."
"Iron Bone Upright Sect?"
Murong Xin was silent for a moment and said, "The training is over. There's still plenty of time. Why don't we go and take a look?"
"Junior Sister."
The Senior Sister said with a smile, "You've already broken through to ninth grade Martial Master. You're the fastest among the new disciples. You'll definitely get a good result in the upcoming Sect Competition!"
"It's all because of Elder's good teaching." Murong Xin said humbly.
The Senior Sister said, "How can that trash from the Azure Sun County be worthy of a genius like you? It was a wise decision to break the engagement."
Murong Xin frowned and said, "Senior Sister, can we not talk about him?"
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