Chapter 194 - - 194 The Worst is Over_1

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The seventh junior brother ultimately submitted to Duge’s lechery.

He didn’t believe that Duge would cripple his martial arts.

Having a flash of insight was secondary.

The main thing was that all he had left were his personal clothes, and he couldn’t just run down the mountain like that…

Seeing Duge occasionally glance at his underclothes, the seventh junior brother had a feeling that if he insisted on going down the mountain, Duge would definitely strip him bare.

Moreover.

The seventh junior brother was still young, and he was genuinely curious about Duge’s miraculous technique of stripping people of their clothes…

…

The seventh junior brother put his clothes back on, and, looking at the unblemished garment, he clicked his tongue in wonder, “Third senior brother, is this technique of stripping people’s clothes really something you comprehended in a flash?”

The few brothers didn’t really have any deep grudges or great hatreds between them.

Besides, they had been studying in the mountains for years and didn’t understand much about the outside world.

Duge suddenly stopped leaving. After going out, he didn’t know what to do, and after being persuaded by Duge, he simply gave up the idea of running away.

“Mhm.” Duge nodded.

“How did you come to realize it? Tell me, I also want to have a flash of insight.” The seventh junior brother stepped up to Duge with a teasing smile.

“The master has just passed away, and the eldest senior brother is in critical condition. Sky Mist Valley is watching us with covetous eyes. Stop grinning,” Duge glared at him and scolded.

“Right, seventh junior brother, you can’t call him third senior brother anymore, you have to call him Sect Head Senior Brother,” Guan Xuan corrected seriously, “There must be order between seniority and juniority. The third senior brother said that we, the Seven Star Gate, must establish rules again so that outsiders won’t look down on us.”

“Then you are still calling him third senior brother,” the seventh junior brother glanced back at her and said.

“Didn’t I just slip out of habit?” Guan Xuan’s face turned red, and she defended herself awkwardly, “In front of strangers, I definitely won’t make a mistake. Just now, when the third senior brother accused me of desertion, I didn’t even argue… "

“Desertion? What desertion?” the seventh junior brother asked curiously.

“Cough!” Duge coughed and, seeing the two obviously immature young man and woman, suddenly felt that the task of rebuilding the sect was long and arduous. He couldn’t help interrupting them, “You two, cut the nonsense. Guan Xuan, tell the seventh junior brother about the path our Seven Star Gate will take in the future.”

“Path?” the seventh junior brother was stunned once again. He felt like he had missed a lot during the short time he considered descending the mountain.

“Indeed, the path,” Guan Xuan, looking at the baffled younger brother, suddenly took pride in her knowledge, “The Sect Head Senior Brother said that one must establish their path before cultivating. I ask you, why do you think Seven Star Gate has fallen to its current state?”

“That’s obvious. The Seven Star Jue is missing its main principle—our cultivation techniques are inferior to others!” the seventh junior brother said.

“Wrong. It’s because we took the wrong path,” Guan Xuan coughed, using what she had just learned from Duge’s previous theory, “Cultivation is about defying the heavens, competing with the sky, competing with others. Even our sect’s esteemed cultivation technique, the ‘Big Dipper Seven Star Skill,’ is about seizing the starlight…”

After listening to her theory of plundering, the seventh junior brother pondered and then nodded, “That makes sense. In this light, the fundamental reason the eldest senior brother went into deviant cultivation is because he shouldn’t have absorbed the starlight into his body, but rather, he should’ve plundered the starlight.

I think that the main principle of the Seven Star Jue must talk about how to plunder starlight, and the body-forging technique should be about making one’s body strong enough to withstand the backlash of the plundered starlight…”

What a guy!

Is this what a cultivation prodigy looks like?

The same theory, heard by different individuals, yields different outcomes!

No wonder this guy was the best cultivator in Seven Star Gate, besides the eldest senior brother—such insight, what a waste for the Seven Star Gate…

Guan Xuan was taken aback, “Seventh junior brother, don’t you start following in the eldest senior brother’s footsteps, experimenting with starlight absorption again. There are only three of us left in the sect. If you fall, third senior brother and I won’t be able to take care of both of you…”

“Call him Sect Head Senior Brother,” the seventh junior brother gave her a look and corrected.

“…” Guan Xuan choked up.

“Little Junior Sister, Third Senior Brother’s theory is profound enough to found a sect and take the position of Sect Leader,” the Seventh Junior Brother said earnestly. As he spoke, he turned to look at Duge, “Sect Head Senior Brother, how did you achieve such sudden enlightenment?”

“It must have been my father’s spirit appearing!” Guan Xuan said, “When all of you were about to leave, I was completely desperate. I went to pray in front of my father’s spirit, took the Yellow Dragon Pill, and planned to feed it to the eldest senior brother, swearing that if I couldn’t revive him, I would end my own life. Then, as I left, I encountered Third Senior Brother, and the moment he saw me, he had an epiphany on the path of plundering.”

It was far more effective to explain from a third person’s perspective than to repeat the story over and over oneself.

Duge nodded, “Indeed, it was at that moment that I understood the path of plunder. As a result, I snatched the Sect Leader Token from eldest senior brother. The instant I got hold of the Token, a set of techniques for plundering emerged in my mind.”

Plucking Feathers in Passing was too miraculous to keep hidden.

He had to find a proper origin for this technique.

In the Seven Star Gate, there were only a few inexperienced rookies left. It wasn’t difficult to hoodwink them, especially since Little Junior Sister had added the story of our master’s spirit appearing. In the Immortal Martial World filled with wonders, anything could happen, and it was essentially enough to cover it up…

“Sect Head Senior Brother, may I take a look at the Sect Leader Token?” the Seventh Junior Brother asked with bright eyes.

Duge smiled, took out the Sect Leader Token, and handed it to the Seventh Junior Brother.

The Seventh Junior Brother received the Token, examined it carefully, then closed his eyes to feel its essence. Shaking his head, he handed back the Token and said, “Sect Head Senior Brother, I heard from Master that the large sects don’t rely on verbal teaching when passing down cultivation techniques to disciples. Instead, the senior masters of the sect would imprint their understanding of the cultivation techniques into a Jade Slip or Magic Artifact.

When the junior disciples hold it and contemplate, the seniors’ cultivation insights would be imprinted directly into their sea of consciousness. Could it be possible that the Seven Star Gate’s Sect Leader Token works on the same principle, hiding the essence of the Seven Star Jue, which Sect Head Senior Brother inadvertently understood? I have never heard of enlightenment that directly imparts cultivation techniques…”

Young man.

Are you patching things up for me too?

Duge looked at the Seventh Junior Brother and fell into thought.

Guan Xuan’s eyes lit up, “Sect Head Senior Brother, is it so?”

“After hearing Seventh Junior Brother’s words, it reminded me that it is indeed possible,” Duge frowned and nodded, “After all, I inexplicably mastered this technique. I can only use it but cannot explain how, and I also feel that there are many things within it waiting for me to discover. It’s definitely not as simple as just stripping people of their clothes…”

As he spoke.

His hand passed over the chest of the Seventh Junior Brother.

The next moment.

The Seventh Junior Brother’s intimate clothing had already fallen into his palm.

Feeling a chill between his legs, the Seventh Junior Brother looked at Duge in astonishment, holding the intimate clothing: “Third Senior Brother, how did you do that…”

Little Junior Sister looked at the intimate clothing in Duge’s hand, her face turned red, and she subconsciously took a step away from Duge, her expression somewhat strange.

“I can’t explain it,” Duge ignored the overly sensitive Little Junior Sister, tossed the intimate clothing back to the Seventh Junior Brother, and said, “It’s a very mystical feeling, as if I can control anything within my grasp if I wish, but currently, this cultivation technique is beyond my control. I originally wanted to take your outer robe, yet I ended up taking the intimate clothing…”

“Taking intimate clothing is even more impressive, okay!” the Seventh Junior Brother’s eyes bulged as he said, “To take objects through the air, unseen by gods and undetected by ghosts, this is already the method of immortals. The more I hear it, the more I believe that what Senior Brother learned is the essence of the Seven Star Jue. Now it’s just clothes, but perhaps later on, it could take a person’s life with a mere move. Once it’s mastered, plucking the light of stars might not be far off. Senior Brother, you must teach me this technique…”

“Of course, I will teach all of you,” Duge’s gaze swept over the two, “But right now I have no clue myself. I need to sort out a mental method first. My only understanding of the mental method so far is plunder, the plunder that is taken for granted, the plunder that comes naturally, making plundering an instinct seems to be the first step of cultivation…”

“Exactly, just like Master taught us to sword fight, making us repeat it countless times until it became instinctive to draw the sword upon encountering an enemy. Senior Brother’s technique is magical and almost mystical, probably for the same reason,” the Seventh Junior Brother nodded vigorously, “Senior Brother, I now believe what you said is true. With the essence recovered, Seven Star Gate can definitely flourish in your hands.”

Guan Xuan looked puzzled.

How did you connect these two things?

Looking at the Seventh Junior Brother, who seemed to have understood the truth and was overjoyed, and the Third Senior Brother who had an epiphany on the heritage and wanted to bring glory to Seven Star Gate.

She suddenly felt like a complete fool!

Duge smiled and looked in the direction of Seven Star Hall, saying, “Perhaps, it’s a case of fortune after hardship! However, the pressing matter at hand is to get past Sky Mist Valley. The revenge for Master’s death must be carried out…”

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