Chapter 213 - - 211 Complete Command with a Single Call_1

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To have complete command with a single call: When others are conquered by your charisma, there is a high probability they will respond to your call;

Duge, while absorbing Xu Heming's spiritual power, opened his personal panel.

Then.

He saw a new advancement skill and instantly understood why, when he called upon the disciples of Sky Mist Valley to join Seven Star Gate, so many followers had gathered.

Turns out these guys were all conquered by his own charisma.

Charisma?

He tore off clothes, chopped off arms, absorbed others' cultivation technique, yet he still earned the respect of most people. Indeed, the saying was very accurate; there is no such thing as evil martial arts, only evil people using martial arts.

It seems that plundering and charisma are not in conflict!

Someone like him, who wholeheartedly considers others, even if he uses the world's most evil martial arts, is righteous, noble...

Nobility is established by comparison, not by deeds.

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The seventh disciple went off to help the Elders preserve their arms.

Lu Dong and two other Foundation Establishment realm experts were responsible for transitioning between Sky Mist Valley and Seven Star Gate.

Qian Dajin then led Duge to Xu Heming's retreat, where they found the nameless secret manual that had made him famous.

Without further cultivation techniques, even if one robbed more spiritual power, it would be impossible to break free from the shackles of one's realm.

If one's realm does not advance, more sophisticated moves and art techniques cannot be utilized.

The realm in cultivation is much like academic qualifications.

Qi refinement is akin to elementary school, and Foundation Establishment is akin to middle school. One might solve middle school problems with elementary knowledge, perhaps even successfully, but certainly not as conveniently and quickly as with middle school algebraic formulas;

More advanced subjects like calculus would be utterly incomprehensible to elementary knowledge, let alone solving them.

So.

It is necessary to advance one's realm.

Otherwise, no matter how much spiritual power one accumulates, facing someone of a higher realm would still result in being passively beaten.

Duge, at the peak of the Qi Refinement realm, forcibly contended with a Foundation Establishment realm expert, entirely because he benefitted from his attributes and skills; otherwise, even if he drained the Elders of their spiritual power, he would not be a match for Xu Heming.

In view of this.

Duge decided not to waste Xu Heming, the large-scale power bank, any longer and planned to use his cultivation technique to break through to Foundation Establishment first, then absorb his spiritual power.

Xu Heming's attempt to reach the Golden Core with this cultivation technique proves that his technique has the potential for advancement.

Of course.

It took him fifty years to start attempting the Golden Core, which shows that this technique is just mediocre.

But Duge didn't care at all, as long as he could find more experts. Even with the crappiest technique, he could quickly pile up his realm.

If he could find even better techniques, restarting from scratch would also be very fast...

To prevent Xu Heming from losing hope and committing suicide, Duge kindly ordered the seventh disciple to also preserve his severed limbs in ice, indirectly giving Xu Heming a sliver of hope for life.

As expected.

When Xu Heming saw Duge preserving his severed limbs, the volume of his curses diminished quite a bit, and he let Duge manipulate and torment him as he pleased.

...

Duge's spiritual power was sufficient, and his physique had been improved by his attributes, his talent MAX.

Moreover.

The spiritual power he had amassed was high enough that changing his cultivation technique did not affect his sprint towards a breakthrough in realm; in just half an hour, he had broken through from the Qi Refinement Realm to the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Then,

He laid his hand on Xu Heming, activated Actions on Behalf of Heaven, and in one fell swoop, he broke through to the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment.

Of course,

He also pulled Xu Heming’s realm down from its peak.

Xu Heming watched, dumbfounded and envious to the point of drooling. Not even the techniques of Evil Demons could be this easy, right?

And,

Demon Cultivation Arts came with all sorts of side effects, either making one crave for killing, for blood, or driving one insane. This guy’s power was advancing by leaps and bounds; why did he not have any side effects at all?

Could it be that stripping people’s clothes in battle counts as a side effect?

If that was the case, he would want such side effects too!

After hesitating for a long while, Xu Heming tentatively said, “Sect Master Wang, I truly had no knowledge of the plundering of Seven Star Gate; it was an undeserved calamity, my retribution. You can even forgive those who plotted against you and killed your master; I wonder if there’s a chance for me to seek a position within Seven Star Gate? After all, my experience in cultivation is richer than that of the juniors within the sect…”

“Have you figured it out?” Duge recorded the entire contents of the secret manual in his mind, smiled, and looked at Xu Heming, asking.

“I’ve figured it out. Only a favored son of heaven like Sect Leader Wang could carve out a career in the Cultivation World. I am far inferior and should settle for the next best thing, serving under the Sect Leader as a mere foot soldier,” Xu Heming said, with a forced smile.

“Valley Master Xu, I can spare your life, even find someone to heal you. But on the condition that your spiritual power serves my purpose—using your spiritual power to elevate the realm of the disciples within my sect. Are you willing to be a behind-the-scenes player, your painstakingly cultivated spiritual power taken by me to win hearts without compensation?” Duge asked.

“…” Xu Heming suddenly fell into silence. After a moment, he looked at his mangled limbs and bitterly said, “I am willing.”

“Valley Master Xu has indeed figured it out.” Duge smiled. “That’s right, if you don’t wish to die, I can take your power at will, without needing to seek your consent. But I, Wang, am an open and honest person; I prefer to take things with the willing consent of the other party. Since you’ve taken the initiative to agree, there could be nothing better.”

To take someone else’s things and still expect them to be given willingly?

That’s like committing a sin and then trying to present it as a virtue!

Xu Heming sneered at the thought.

But he had to admit that after Duge made things clear, his heart felt much more at ease, no longer feeling as wronged and awkward as before.

After all,

He was agreeing to offer his spiritual power, not being forced to…

“Old Xu, Seven Star Gate is just starting out. I have no choice. I am a kind-hearted person; who would want to take someone else’s sect?” Duge stood up, sat down opposite Xu Heming, looked at him, and heaved a long sigh, saying, “But sitting in the Sect Leader’s position, there are things you don’t want to do but have to. You have to be responsible for the people who follow you!

My master died, my senior brother died, my junior brother also died; I would also like to avenge myself and take the heads of Ma Chuanzong and his ilk to memorialize the master who raised me.

But I can’t do that. My master’s dying wish was to make Seven Star Gate renowned throughout the world. Old Xu, I must fulfill my master’s wish!

In this world, it’s the people that make everything possible, and Seven Star Gate is in need of people!

So, I have to be generous. I have to be accommodating.

Only then will Seven Star Gate grow bigger and bigger, will more and more people follow me. If I can forgive even my enemies, am I afraid that more people will not come to join Seven Star Gate?

Old Xu, don’t blame me.

One day, when my power has increased, and I catch enemies of an even higher realm, I will return to you the power you’ve lost. The power I’ll give back to you will only be more, not less, than what you’ve given. By that time, forget about Golden Core, maybe I could even push you all the way to Nascent Soul…”

Xu Heming was suddenly shaken, looking at Wang Chong, who was pouring his heart out, he found himself at a loss for words.

Duge chuckled, looked at Xu Heming, and stood up, asking, “Old Xu, I know you don’t believe me, you’re a businessman. If you believed everybody, you would have been devoured to the bone long ago, but I don’t expect you to believe me. As a Sect Leader, there are some things I can’t tell others; it’s uncomfortable to keep them bottled up inside, and if I tell you, no one will believe you anyway…”

“I believe,” Xu Heming suddenly interjected, cutting off Duge.

“You believe?” Duge was stunned.

“Yes, I believe. I am already a fish on your chopping board, at your mercy. You could simply deceive me if you wished; there’s absolutely no need to tell me all this. So, I believe your words. Don’t forget, I’m also a Sect Leader,” Xu Heming said with a smile, “Besides, I believe you can make Seven Star Gate prosper. Your astuteness and breadth of mind, I cannot compare. In this matter, I wholeheartedly concede my defeat.”

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