Chapter 208 - - 207 Awakened Seventh Junior Brother_1

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Our Sect Leader?

Where did you get that idea?

The Seventh Junior Brother was somewhat bewildered, looking at the squeaky-clean Lu Dong with a pleasing expression, and after experiencing the surge of spiritual power within him, he suddenly seemed to have grasped the true meaning of the Great Dao of Robbery!

Then.

He nodded, “Sect Head Senior Brother just achieved Enlightenment Dao a few days ago, once he masters the true meaning of the Dao, he will be even more fierce.”

Hiss!

Lu Dong gasped in astonishment.

Even more fierce?

With a wave of his hand, will the enemy’s clothes be stripped off?

Lu Dong shook his head vigorously, trying to rid his mind of the inappropriate images that had surfaced, then silently picked up the arm that Duge had yanked off from the ground.

Then.

He also retrieved his severed hand, randomly picked up a piece of clothing from the ground, wrapped it up, intending to ask a doctor to reattach it after Duge had conquered the sect.

The Seventh Junior Brother looked at him with a touch of sympathy on his face, “Junior Brother Lu, you should put on a few more clothes. Senior Brother has a heavy hand; if he touches you, who knows what parts might fall off next!”

Upon hearing this.

Lu Dong’s face changed drastically, and he ran to the training ground like he was flying, searching for his own clothes, and with one hand, he haphazardly dressed himself.

The Sky Mist Valley disciple who had earlier been stripped by Duge also stealthily put his clothes back on and, after hesitating for a moment, raised his hand and came to stand in front of the Seventh Junior Brother, “Senior Brother, I wonder if I could also join our Seven Star Gate?”

The Seventh Junior Brother raised an eyebrow.

“Xi Peng, have you lost your mind?” shouted a Sky Mist Valley disciple in surprise, “Wang Chong humiliated you so…”

“Mind your own business, I’m willing,” Xi Peng shot back a glare, intending to explain himself, but after a thought, decided it was best if just he knew the secret of power increase through clothing theft. If too many knew, how would the Sect Leader recognize who he was?

He paused and then declared, “It’s an honor that the Sect Leader humiliated me. If the Sect Leader likes, I’m willing to let him strip my clothes every day…”

“…” the Seventh Junior Brother.

“…” the disciples of Sky Mist Valley.

“…” Lu Dong.

…

Madness!

The world must have gone mad!

Many disciples of Sky Mist Valley instinctively clutched at their thighs. Ever since Wang Chong burst into the valley, events had turned topsy-turvy and surreal, making no sense at all!

“Evil Skill, Wang Chong must be using an Evil Skill, Xi Peng has been bewitched!” exclaimed a Sky Mist Valley disciple in horror.

Upon hearing this.

A group of Sky Mist Valley disciples’ faces turned pale, and they retreated even farther away, as if afraid of being contaminated by the evil emanating from the Seventh Junior Brother and the others.

The Seventh Junior Brother looked at Xi Peng curiously and asked, “Why do you want to join Seven Star Gate? I want the truth, or I will consider you a spy.”

“I…” Xi Peng looked back at the multitude of Sky Mist Valley disciples, gritted his teeth, and lowered his voice, “When the Sect Leader took off my clothes, he bestowed me with some spiritual power, at least worth a month of hard cultivation.”

The corner of the Seventh Junior Brother’s eye twitched inexplicably.

Well then.

It turns out it’s because our Third Senior Brother hasn’t mastered the true meaning of the Dao!

Lu Dong’s eyes instantly reddened as he roared in his heart, bleeding tears, that’s my cultivation! My hard-earned cultivation! So much spiritual power was sucked away by Wang Chong, I’m barely able to maintain my realm, and it all went cheaply to this kid…

No, there’s also the Seventh Junior Brother.

At that moment, Lu Dong finally understood the meaning behind Wang Chong’s abnormal behaviors.

It turned out that he could not only take away spiritual power from people but also feed it back to others.

He also understood the true meaning behind Wang Chong’s words about “spiritual power will be replenished.”

Then.

He unhesitatingly stood by the Seventh Junior Brother’s side, observing his alert gaze, he revealed a calm smile, “The Sect Leader said before, Seven Star Gate needs people like me, I’m already one of Seven Star Gate’s own.”

The Seventh Junior Brother glanced at Lu Dong, then at Ling Pingshuang not far away, who, despite being stripped by the Senior Brother and screaming chaotically, was still desperately resisting. All of Senior Brother’s words and actions over the past few days played through his mind like a revolving lantern.

Then.

He turned to face the Sky Mist Valley disciples, who showed faces filled with fear, and with a warm smile, he said, “Fellow Senior Brothers, earlier, Sky Mist Valley tried to annex our Seven Star Gate, it was the Valley Master’s intention, unrelated to all of you.

Sky Mist Valley, for their own selfish desires, set up a powerful enemy for the sect; to strangle us, they did not hesitate to abandon disciples who had followed them for many years; how foolish and evil is such a sect, why should you die for them?”

Observing the restless Sky Mist Valley disciples, the Seventh Junior Brother laughed, puffed out his chest proudly, and proclaimed, “Yet our Seven Star Gate Sect Leader, when the sect was in peril, dared to venture alone into the tiger’s den from far away to seek justice for our sect, how brave is that?

Ma Chuanzong and others offended our Seven Star Gate, yet Sect Head Senior Brother generously forgave them, how benevolent is that;

When we were surrounded by all of you, Sect Head Senior Brother hesitated not a moment to turn back and rescue us; how righteous is that?”

When Seven Star Gate faced peril, the people within a hundred miles generously donated their money to aid our sect, which clearly demonstrates the benevolence of our teachings;

Even when our Sect Head Senior Brother had the upper hand against the enemy, he merely stripped them of their clothes without taking their lives, enough to showcase the strength of our sect’s cultivation techniques;

“Sky Mist Valley is both stupid and malevolent, treating disciples as disposable pawns, while our Seven Star Gate is unparalleled in benevolence, never abandoning any Sect Disciple. Why not turn to the light and join our Seven Star Gate?”

The disciples of Sky Mist Valley remained silent.

Nobody present was a fool. How could they possibly betray their allegiance just because of a few words from the seventh brother?

Duge couldn’t even fly, and they still had the Valley Master in secluded meditation seeking the Golden Core. The outcome of the battle was still uncertain!

Moreover, Seven Star Gate’s Wang Chong habitually stripped people clean, a clear sign of the Demon Sect’s ways. Joining such a sect would be like becoming a rat crossing the street, feared by all once you leave the sect!

The risks were too great.

The seventh brother gave a slight smile and continued to throw out bombshell after bombshell, “Our sect’s Big Dipper Seven Star Skill can seize the light of the Big Dipper stars for our own use, or plunder others’ spiritual power. My senior brother is a true dragon amongst men, practicing the Big Dipper Seven Star Skill in reverse to transfer his own spiritual power to others;

“By joining Seven Star Gate, you can avoid the hardships of regular cultivation. Do you think Xi Peng was so adamant about joining our Seven Star Gate? My senior brother merely took his clothes and, in a blink of an eye, he was bestowed with a month’s worth of spiritual power…”

The crowd was in an uproar.

Lu Dong also remembered how his spiritual power was inexplicably lost, and his handsome face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

“Xi Peng, is it true?” cried a disciple from Sky Mist Valley.

Xi Peng nodded helplessly.

“Don’t be fooled by him, my fellow senior brothers. He only has one senior brother with a cultivation level at most of the Foundation Establishment Stage. How much spiritual power can he possibly share?” someone in the crowd shouted loudly.

At this moment.

Duge was already dragging along a naked Ling Pingshuang, who had both arms broken and lay unconscious like a dead dog, and ran back laughing, “Of course, those who join Seven Star Gate first will receive the power gift first. Wang won’t let down any disciple loyal to Seven Star Gate. Ma Chuanzong, it’s your turn…”

As he spoke.

He clutched Ling Pingshuang’s neck with one hand while he placed the other hand on Ma Chuanzong’s shoulder, initiating another round of spiritual power transfer.

Ma Chuanzong, feeling the surge of spiritual power, wept with joy, “Thank you, Sect Leader.”

Duge’s gaze swept over the people of Sky Mist Valley and turned to his own sect brothers growing up, saying indifferently, “Seventh brother, take note, before I conquer Sky Mist Valley, those who join Seven Star Gate will be considered Inner Sect Disciples, enjoying all the treatments of inner disciples of Seven Star Gate. The sooner they join, the higher their ranking.

Those who waver, or those who join after I’ve taken Sky Mist Valley, will all be relegated to Outer Sect Disciples;

If after I’ve taken Sky Mist Valley, they are still determined not to join Seven Star Gate, kill them!”

“Yes, Sect Head Senior Brother,” the seventh brother felt affirmed by his senior brother’s approval, and his spirit became even more exuberant. “Xi Peng, Lu Dong, you two help me with registration.”

The disciples of Sky Mist Valley looked at each other, with no one stepping forward.

Duge released Ma Chuanzong and threw his coat back at him, then placed his palm on another captive from Sky Mist Valley, Meng Chu;

Ling Pingshuang, as Lu Dong’s martial uncle, had much deeper spiritual power than him. After helping both Ma Chuanzong and Meng Chu reach the pinnacle of the Qi Refinement Realm, there was still a surplus of spiritual power.

Then.

Duge also placed his palm on Lu Dong, restoring some of his lost spiritual power, and afterwards, it was Xi Peng who had joined willingly…

Having boosted everyone nearby to the peak of the Qi Refinement Realm, Duge looked at the still hesitant Sky Mist Valley disciples with a light laugh, “Ling Pingshuang’s spiritual power is still plentiful, is there really no one who wishes to join my Seven Star Gate and enjoy the joy of instantly reaching the peak of the Qi Refinement Realm?”

As soon as his words fell.

Someone finally couldn’t resist anymore.

A youth of at most twenty-something stood up, “Sect Leader, I have dull aptitude, I’ve practiced hard for many years but am still at the early stage of Qi Refinement. May I join Seven Star Gate?”

“Of course,” Duge looked at Magu who had emerged on his own and smiled, “Our Seven Star Gate does not care about roots or talent, only loyalty and righteousness. Xi Peng is the eldest senior brother of the fourth generation of disciples; your courage is commendable, you can be the second senior brother of the fourth generation. Come here, let me elevate your cultivation…”

The youth looked back at the disciples of Sky Mist Valley, clenched his teeth, and flew to Duge’s side.

Duge’s palm rested on his shoulder.

In an instant.

The spiritual power from Ling Pingshuang flowed through his meridians and into his Dantian.

“Ugh!” The youth couldn’t help but let out an involuntary moan, his face immediately filled with ecstasy, “Mid Qi Refinement, peak Qi Refinement, I made it, I made it, thanks to the Sect Leader for making it possible…”

As these words came out.

The disciples of Sky Mist Valley with poorer aptitude couldn’t contain themselves anymore, and one after another, they rushed forward, “Sect Leader, I wish to join Seven Star Gate…”

“I wish to join Seven Star Gate…”

In an instant.

Their voices melded into one.

After the less talented individuals defected, those with better aptitude could not sit still either. With the chance of a lifetime before them, who would want to keep toiling in their cultivation?

Moreover.

The cultivation techniques of Seven Star Gate clearly robbed the rich to aid the poor.

Not joining Seven Star Gate meant risking being the next to be harvested…

Better to be a Demon Head than to be harvested by one!

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