The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS
Chapter 316 - 128: Peeping

Chapter 316: Chapter 128: Peeping

After taking care of Feng Jue once more, even Feng Jiu—who was presently maintaining the facade of a gentleman—couldn’t help but reveal a look of enlightenment on his face.

Although Feng Jiu and Feng Jue were brothers, with one ranking ninth and the other tenth and being close in age, their relationship was as incompatible as water and fire.

Ever since Feng Jiu had come of age, his sole feeling toward his younger brother Feng Jue was one of disgust.

Both were similar in age, and there were no other children of the same age in the Imperial Palace. Out of boredom, Feng Jue would bully Feng Jiu one day, and then again the next.

With his formerly weak constitution, it was truly a stroke of luck that Feng Jiu had survived Feng Jue’s bullying until this day.

Now the tables had turned. Once the victim, even the profound-minded Feng Jiu couldn’t help feeling a miraculous sense of "Thirty years on the east bank of the river, thirty on the west; do not take the poor youth lightly."

Of course, the above reasons, while significant, didn’t get to the heart of the matter. The most important reason why Feng Jiu would exhibit such an insolent behavior in public was another matter altogether.

The Phoenix Sky Strategy—a secret Divine Skill of the Feng Family of the Northern Zhou Imperial Family—had established the Great Zhou for six hundred years and had circulated in Northern Zhou for three hundred years.

Feng Jiu’s misfortune manifested in various aspects. He could be said to be the only member of the current Northern Zhou Imperial Family who was unaware of the Phoenix Sky Strategy. Even Feng Qiwu, who cultivated the incompatible "Vast Righteous Qi," was well-versed in the Phoenix Sky Strategy.

Among all the princes, only Feng Jiu was disliked by Feng Tianming; even the Phoenix Sky Strategy was not imparted to him under the pretext that his body was too weak and unsuitable for martial arts.

Feng Jiu, desiring this Divine Skill, was no lie. Unlike Feng Qiwu, Feng Jiu’s "Vast Righteous Qi" was derived from Tribulation Power. As the possessor of Tribulation Power, which could transform into various True Qi properties, Feng Jiu naturally could cultivate the incompatible Phoenix Sky Strategy.

After thoroughly dominating Feng Jiu, Qing Yu had passed on the insights on the manipulation of Tribulation Power from the Black Heaven Book, including the Heavenly Repair Tribulation Hand, to Feng Jiu. Although Feng Jiu had yet to truly master the Heavenly Repair Tribulation Hand, his control over the divine powers of the hands from the Black Heaven Book had increasingly become second nature to him.

Just now, Feng Jiu had seized the opportunity to teach Feng Jue a lesson by using a special technique to stimulate Feng Jue’s instincts, causing him to unwittingly circulate his True Qi defensively against Feng Jiu’s purposeful strikes on his body.

Using this contact, Feng Jiu sensed the flow of Feng Jue’s Qi Mechanism to glimpse a portion of the True Qi pathways of the Phoenix Sky Strategy.

"If Brother Yu were here, with his abilities, he could probably figure out most of the mental methods of the Phoenix Sky Strategy."

Regretfully, Feng Jiu had to stop his actions. Even though he had held back, Feng Jue’s face was already bruised and swollen, looking like a pig’s head. The beating had gone on too long, and continuing it would be inappropriate.

Therefore, Feng Jiu regretfully ceased his action, brushed off his sleeves, turned around, and said to Feng Jue, who was groaning on the ground, "Tenth Brother, I hope you remember this lesson and learn to respect your elder brother, or I won’t mind teaching you again."

"Take your master and that monk and get lost," he said to Feng Jue’s attendants.

The attendants scrambled to lift up Feng Jue, who looked like a beaten pig, and the nearly breathless Kongmen Monk.

"You, and you, both of you, first...hiss—" Feng Jue pushed away the attendants coming to help him, grimacing and showing his bruised and swollen lips, and gritted his teeth, "Quickly carry the great master of Kongmen down the mountain for treatment. If anything happens to him, I’ll take your heads."

Feng Jue, as a member of the Imperial Family, wasn’t merely a brash character; he was rather astute in certain respects. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been the first to align with the Esoteric Sect.

The reason he had called upon the Esoteric Sect to teach Feng Jiu a lesson was his own doing, so he needed to ensure the survival of the Kongmen Monk. The Esoteric Sect might not blame Feng Jue for an incident involving a Kongmen Monk, but showing this attitude could still win favor with the Sect.

Thus, the two attendants hurriedly carried the Kongmen Monk down the mountain. The monk was seriously injured, but fortunately, he possessed Body Refining Martial Arts. The two attendants also being Innate Realm martial artists hurried down without overly jostling the injured monk, ensuring he wouldn’t lose his life on the way.

After making arrangements for the Kongmen Monk, Feng Jue pointed at Feng Jiu and cursed, "Feng Jiu, you wait, I’ll come back."

"Oh," Feng Jiu raised his eyebrows slightly, "Brother is very welcome to have the Tenth Brother come again."

Feng Jiu would dearly love for him to return a few more times, hopefully allowing himself to fully understand the pathways of the Phoenix Sky Strategy’s heart method.

However, his eager appearance made Feng Jue think that he was about to start a fight again, prompting him to quickly signal his attendants to leave.

"Tenth Brother, I truly hope you can come again for another lesson," Feng Jiu said, watching the hurried departure of Feng Jie and his entourage with great anticipation.

"Feng Jiu." Suddenly, a voice called from behind.

Feng Jiu recognized the voice and quickly turned around to bow, saying, "Mr. Wuqu."

"Have you broken through to the Divine Origin Realm?" Mr. Wuqu asked as if to confirm.

Feng Jiu humbly revealed a modest demeanor and replied, "I’ve been fortunate enough to break through."

"In matters like this, there is no fortune involved; your breakthrough proves your talent. Come with me, let’s go meet Dean Zhuge."

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On the Marble Mountain Path down from Mountain River Academy.

Two attendants were carefully carrying the severely injured Kongmen Monk, using Qinggong to rush down the mountain.

Due to it being vacation time, the Academy was mostly empty. Only some students from distant lands of Daqian stayed at the Academy, along with Feng Jiu who practically made the Academy his home now.

As the two attendants made their way, occasionally encountering a few students who pointed and whispered out of curiosity, they encountered no one who tried to stop them from carrying a monk of the Esoteric Sect.

It seemed they were just about to reach the foot of the mountain under the influence of Qinggong. Once they reached the base, they could find a clinic to provide temporary relief for the injuries before carrying the monk to where the Esoteric Sect members were located for proper treatment.

Below Datong Mountain, due to the presence of Mountain River Academy, there was essentially a small town, making finding a clinic quite easy.

However, the foot of the mountain seemed unreachable—anecdotally, mountains always appear closer than they are. But that notion of seeing the base right before them yet always being at a distance wasn’t unheard of.

What these two didn’t know was, at this moment, the foot of the mountain they saw was all an illusion. Their real bodies had unwittingly strayed off the path, deep into the mountain woods away from the mountain path.

After they completely disappeared from view on the mountain path, the two attendants carrying the Kongmen stopped, but in their minds, they were still urgently using their Qinggong to hurry down the mountain.