There’s a kind of pitfall called screwing your dad.
There’s a kind of pitfall called screwing the dog.
Today, right under Gu Tianxing’s nose, Ye Xingchen and He Wudi screwed Gou Sheng over.
Actually, at first Jun Changxiao planned to tell them to stop fighting, but he’d completely forgotten because of discussing the Universal Holy War.
“Not bad.”
Gu Tianxing nodded and said, “Your two disciples’ comprehension of the Heaven-Crossing Palm Seal has reached the perfected stage. Truly the younger generation…”
As he spoke, he stopped speaking.
As he spoke, he turned the corner.
They!
How could they know the Heaven-Crossing Palm Seal!
“Sect Leader Jun!”
Gu Tianxing waved his large hand, grabbing Jun Changxiao who was hunched over and tiptoeing away, and said coldly, “What’s going on!”
“Uh… eh…”
“Good grief!”
Gu Tianxing pulled him forward and said angrily, “So you’re the one who stole the secret manual!”
“Uncle!”
Jun Changxiao hurriedly straightened his tongue and said, “I didn’t steal it!”
“Then how do your disciples know it!”
“This…”
Seeing him hesitating, Gu Tianxing lifted him up. Especially remembering how he’d suffered domestic violence countless times because martial arts were stolen, his rage instantly burst through his crown, and he roared, “Boy, I’m going to crush you!”
“Uncle, let me…”
“Boom boom!”
“Boom boom boom!”
Jun Changxiao was like a broken leaf, smashed from east to west, from north to south, with ‘ah-ooh’ dog-like yelps.
“Hmm?”
Ye Xingchen and He Wudi stopped fighting and looked at Gu Tianxing madly pummeling Jun Changxiao in the distance, thinking admiringly, “The sect leader is still amazing, daring to spar with such a powerful expert.”
…
Case solved.
The Heaven-Crossing Palm Seal was stolen by this boy.
“Speak!”
After beating Jun Changxiao for a full hour, Gu Tianxing’s rage still hadn’t subsided. He grabbed his collar and roared loudly.
Sigh.
He wasn’t having it easy either.
After taking the blame for so many years, he’d finally caught the real culprit.
As for Jun Changxiao.
Forget it.
Although the stolen secret manuals weren’t from his subjective intention, theft was theft. Taking a beating was deserved.
“Uncle…”
Jun Changxiao, bruised and swollen, said, “The martial art… was passed down from the sect’s heritage…”
At this point, he absolutely couldn’t say it was stolen.
“Who?”
“The Seven Mysteries Saint Sovereign!”
“Boom boom!”
“Boom boom boom!”
Gu Tianxing pressed Jun Changxiao to the ground again and pummeled him wildly, roaring, “Do you take me for a fool!”
The Seven Mysteries Saint Sovereign was a cosmic myth, an immortal legend—he completely agreed with that. But to say there was a connection with the Eternal Sect, he definitely didn’t believe it.
Normal.
He Wudi hadn’t believed it at first either.
But through contact, especially comprehending the Seven Mysteries Rainbow Breaking, he had to believe. After all, in this world, what other force could produce seven incomplete scrolls?
In short.
Gu Tianxing hadn’t joined the Eternal Sect and hadn’t deeply engaged with it. If he and He Wudi switched places, he’d definitely become the leader of the brain-supplementing trio.
“Father!”
At this moment, Gu Zhaoxi ran over from the distance. Seeing Sect Leader Jun being abused, he hurriedly shouted, “Stop hitting, stop hitting!”
The deeper meaning was: if you beat him crippled, how can I leave the Mountain Sea Realm!
To maintain his image as a kind and affectionate father, Gu Tianxing casually tossed Jun Changxiao to the ground, resumed his immortal sage appearance, and said, “Sect Leader Jun, you must explain this clearly to me.”
“Ai-yo…”
Jun Changxiao groaned, “My back…”
Readers expressed: “How come he wasn’t beaten to death for a conclusion?”
…
“Wife!”
“He’s the one who stole the secret manual!”
“It has nothing to do with me!”
Gu Tianxing swore this was absolutely the most assertive moment of his entire life. That feeling was simply too satisfying!
“Sect Leader Jun.”
Mother Gu said with a stern face, “What’s going on?”
“Aunt!”
Jun Changxiao covered his swollen face and said, “The Heaven-Crossing Palm Seal is a martial art passed down through my Eternal Sect’s heritage. Uncle insists I stole it. I’m wronged!”
“Heritage my ass!”
Gu Tianxing roared, “The Heaven-Crossing Palm Seal was created by me!”
If it were just a high-level martial art obtained from outside, he might wonder if it had been copied multiple times and coincidentally ended up at the Eternal Sect. But this martial art was unique to his family, absolutely exclusive. Since they’d learned it, it was definitely stolen.
“Child.”
Mother Gu said, “Speak slowly.”
Gu Tianxing nearly coughed up blood.
Back when the secret manuals couldn’t be found, without asking for reasons, she’d given him multiple combination attacks. How come when it came to this boy, she was so patient!
Could that have just been an excuse for domestic violence?
“Uncle!”
Jun Changxiao said, “Since you say this secret manual was created by you, if someone wanted to comprehend it to the perfected stage, how many years would it take at minimum?”
“At least a hundred years.”
“How long has the secret manual been missing!”
“…”
Gu Tianxing fell silent.
“Several years.” Mother Gu answered for him.
“Doesn’t that prove it!” Jun Changxiao said, “A martial art that requires a hundred years to comprehend at minimum—my Eternal Sect disciples have already cultivated it to the perfected stage. May I ask if this could be done in just a few years?”
“Impossible.”
Mother Gu was also a powerful cultivator and naturally knew how difficult her husband’s Heaven-Crossing Palm Seal was to practice. Even with exceptional talent, it would take at least several decades to comprehend.
Several decades was for others.
Time-Space Secret Realm, understand?
“The name and techniques are identical!” Gu Tianxing said angrily, “How do you explain that!”
“Uncle just said that the Universal Holy War has millions or even tens of millions of participating geniuses. Among them, there must be martial artists with identical names. Martial arts under heaven ultimately converge through different paths to the same destination, myriad changes without departing from the fundamental principles. Creating martial arts with the same principles and same names is also normal!” Jun Changxiao spoke seriously and passionately.
“When it comes to bullshitting.”
The System sighed, “I submit only to the host!”
“Sect Leader Jun makes sense.” Mother Gu expressed agreement.
“What sense does it make!”
Gu Tianxing said, “It’s all complete bullshit!”
Old Master Gu saw through it clearly. Unfortunately, at this moment his wife didn’t stand on his side. She even turned around and looked at him with suspicious eyes, “Are you trying to use Sect Leader Jun as a scapegoat?”
“No!”
“Absolutely not!”
Seeing this, Jun Changxiao added a crying tone, “I’m so wronged!”
“Child.”
Mother Gu said, “Don’t worry, Aunt will see justice done for you.”
With that, she grabbed Gu Tianxing’s ear and said, “Come, follow me back to the room.”
“It’s not… wife…”
“This boy is the mastermind who stole the secret manuals. Instead of questioning him, how did you blame it on me again…”
Although Gu Tianxing was very impressive, before his wife he was very wimpy.
“Boom!”
“Boom!”
“Ah ah ah—”
Hearing Uncle Gu getting beaten again, Jun Changxiao hurriedly covered his face and ran out, thinking inwardly, “That was close, so close!”
“Sect leader.”
At this moment, Zhen Dejun transmitted, “The Eternal has been repaired.”
Jun Changxiao’s heart leaped with joy. He looked at Gu Zhaoxi watering the heavenly treasures in the medicine garden and said, “Brother, we can leave!”
“Really?”
Gu Zhaoxi hurriedly threw away the watering can and said, “Wait for me, I’ll be right back!”
“Your mother is currently beating your father. This is a good opportunity—hurry!”
“Right away!”
Gu Zhaoxi sprinted all the way toward Tranquil Heart Lake.
…
Ten minutes later.
The repaired Eternal rose into the sky, its tail spouting light as it instantly vanished from the Mountain Sea Realm.
“Hmm?”
Mother Gu dragged Gu Tianxing by one leg out of the room, frowning, “Why did that child leave without saying goodbye?”
“Leave… leave nothing…”
“That boy… guilty conscience… ran away…”
Wait!
Gu Tianxing suddenly jumped up and looked at the barren medicine garden, then immediately let out a roar that shook the mountains and rivers: “Thieving bastard, you dared to steal my heavenly treasures!”
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