A Family of Hopeless Romantics, Except for the Evil Little Junior Brother-Chapter 64: The Moment Humanity’s Stars Shine

A Qi Refining Stage cultivator recruiting disciples on behalf of his master?

No, that's not right—Li Xuanxiao is already at the Foundation Establishment Stage.

That really does sound a bit ridiculous.

But then again, on second thought, it makes sense.

Among the Seven Peaks, Silver Sword Peak has the fewest disciples to begin with.

After Daoist Lingxu became the Sect Leader, Lu Ziyin took over.

And just happened to be absent at this time. The Sect Leader had his own plans for Silver Sword Peak, so he had Li Xuanxiao take disciples in his stead, counting them as disciples of Silver Sword Peak.

It's still within reason.

".........."

At this moment.

Inside the grand formation.

Lu Ziyin’s rage had him banging his head against the ground.

"Impossible! How could this happen? How could I be so stupid, falling into another illusion formation again!"

This formation was just too cleverly designed—large traps enclosing smaller ones, each layer locking into the next, as if it were impossible to ever escape.

Lu Ziyin cursed himself for not being skilled enough, falling for trap after trap.

His Daoist robe, once spotless and white as snow, was now covered in dry, yellow leaves and muddy grime, clinging wetly to his clothes, making him look utterly disheveled.

And not only that, but his entire aura had become chaotic.

Lu Ziyin had long forgotten about the whole Mount Shushan disciple recruitment thing.

He stared at the formation in front of him—if he didn’t break this formation, he wouldn’t leave!

This was about his dignity.

Lu Ziyin chanted under his breath, continuing to deduce.

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Logically, if one entered through the “Life Gate” in the due east, exited through the “Rest Gate” in the southwest, then reentered through the “Open Gate” in the due north, the formation could be broken.

Yes, this was the most basic formation.

But now, after entering through the Life Gate, Lu Ziyin didn’t find the Rest Gate.

Instead, he fell into another grand formation.

Lu Ziyin calmed his mind.

No telling how much time passed.

Lu Ziyin suddenly stopped in his tracks.

Finally! He’d found the formation’s core.

He exhaled deeply and felt the world open wide.

It felt as though he had accomplished something monumental.

His gaze suddenly landed on a blue-covered book on a rock. He picked it up and examined it closely.

It turned out to be the tenth solution to world formations!!

How could this be!?

Someone broke my record?

Only then did Lu Ziyin realize this wasn’t the real formation core, but a fake one someone had deliberately set up.

And inside this fake formation core, they’d deliberately placed this book outlining the tenth solution.

Helping him crack the formation right in front of him.

"............"

Silver Sword Peak.

Feng Liuli followed Li Xuanxiao to Silver Sword Peak.

Standing on a massive sword over ten meters long, Feng Liuli blinked and stared blankly at Senior Brother Xuanxiao’s lone back.

Li Xuanxiao inhaled, then exhaled.

This might be the boldest decision of his life.

But this was already the best method he could think of to take control of the situation.

Back at Silver Sword Peak, to his surprise, Su Wan and Jiang Luoshui were also there.

Only after asking did he find out it was because Silver Sword Peak had too few disciples, so they’d been brought in to help.

Su Wan looked at Li Xuanxiao with slightly awkward eyes.

Ever since they returned from the Wuwang Mountains, the two had barely seen each other.

Su Wan had already guessed that Li Xuanxiao might be deliberately avoiding her.

What surprised Li Xuanxiao even more was that Third Senior Sister Lin Wanqing had returned too.

She hadn’t found Fan Yue at the foot of the mountain.

Now that Mount Shushan was recruiting disciples, she had come back to help.

Li Xuanxiao glanced again at Feng Liuli behind him.

He nodded.

Yes—The moment humanity’s stars shine!!!

What virtue or capability does Mount Shushan have, to gather so many legendary figures at once?

Li Xuanxiao looked up at the sky.

I’ve lived my life treading on thin ice… who knows if I can make it to the other side.

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“This is the Ruthless Dao Manual!!”

“This is Real-Life Cases of Love-Brain Meltdowns”

“This is One Hundred Tragic Tales of Love-Brained Fools”

“This is How to Identify Scumbags and Homewreckers”

“This is How to Spot Fake Besties”

“This is Countermeasures After Being Schemed Against”

“This is A Thousand Scripts to Use After Being Falsely Accused”

“This is Don’t Just Endure When Bullied”

“.......”

One book after another, compiled by Li Xuanxiao, stacked in front of Feng Liuli.

Feng Liuli: (⊙o⊙)…

“S-Senior Brother… what are these?”

“These are all the things you’re going to study next!!”

Feng Liuli pressed her lips together. “Senior Brother, is this really a cultivation sect?”

Feng Liuli felt like she’d somehow joined a really weird organization.

“Of course. Cultivation starts with cultivating the heart—build a solid foundation, or else even if your cultivation soars in the future,

it’ll all be for nothing if you fall. One misstep and you're finished. Do you understand?”

“I... I understand.”

“Good. Next, I’ll tell you the first real case.”

Feng Liuli hadn’t expected that she’d start attending class the moment she arrived at Silver Sword Peak.

“The first case is from Great Bamboo Peak’s Miao Lu. She was once an outstanding disciple of Great Bamboo Peak.

But she left Mount Shushan for the sake of her childhood sweetheart fiancé and became an elder in some low-tier sect.

She had to handle sect affairs while also dealing with a shortage of resources.

Later, that small sect got absorbed by a bigger one. Miao Lu, too focused on managing things, missed her best chance to break through.

In the end, she was abandoned by her fiancé, who then married a Senior Sister from the big sect.

Miao Lu was heartbroken, her Dao heart shattered, and she ultimately declined into obscurity, dying old and bitter!”

Li Xuanxiao paused and asked, “After hearing this real story, what do you feel?”

Feng Liuli blinked. “That guy was so heartless!”

“And Miao Lu did nothing wrong?”

“Wasn’t she the victim?”

“She kept blindly trusting her fiancé—that was her biggest mistake. Because she enabled him, he kept pushing her limits again and again.

In the end, he drained every ounce of her worth and tossed her aside.

Remember, in this world, there's no one you can rely on completely—only yourself!”

Feng Liuli bit her lip.

“Now the second case. Liu Yun, a female disciple from Tongtian Peak, fell in love with a Demon Sect disciple during one of her trips down the mountain.

The Demon Sect disciple claimed he needed to access Mount Shushan’s sacred pool to cure his illness.

Liu Yun willingly helped him sneak in. Who would’ve thought his true goal was to steal Mount Shushan’s secret techniques?

Luckily, an unknown passerby stopped him—almost a catastrophe.”

Unknown passerby = Li Xuanxiao.

“After the plan was exposed, that Demon Sect disciple convinced Liu Yun to flee the sect with him.

She thought he wanted to retire together deep in the forest, but instead, he used a soul-searching technique to forcibly extract her memories.

He obtained tons of intel on Mount Shushan, while Liu Yun, having had her three souls and six spirits damaged, became a fool.....”

The girl’s brows furrowed.

Seeing that his words had the intended effect, Li Xuanxiao nodded.

“That’s it for today—when you get back, write two reflection essays based on these stories, no fewer than two thousand words each.

Next, we’ll study How to Spot Fake Besties and A Thousand Scripts to Use After Being Falsely Accused.

Tonight, I’ll teach you the Ruthless Dao Manual.”

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