Under normal circumstances, when someone goes up the mountain to seek a sect and learn skills, it usually doesn’t take much effort to find the Shushan Sect once they enter the mountain. If the head of the Shushan Sect could manage things well, it wouldn’t be so hard to recruit even a single disciple.

Unfortunately, for several generations, none of the sect leaders have had such awareness, merely staying at home and waiting for people to come to them. But the Shushan Sect has declined badly, its reputation is obscure, unlike those famous and prestigious sects that people specifically seek out. So even if many people see this sect, after a moment’s hesitation, they’ll continue up the mountain to join another one.

In recent years, more and more sects have appeared on Shushan, but only a handful of people come each year to seek a master, making the competition increasingly fierce. As a result, annexations have become more common, and in fact, the destruction of the Shushan Sect is related to this. Besides just having a name, the Shushan Sect’s location near the foot of the mountain is another reason why many ‘neighbors’ covet it.

“The only relatively good thing is that there aren’t any truly powerful forces on the whole of Shushan. Right now, the only slightly stronger one is Zhengquan Sect, which took over our original base!” As they walked toward Shushan, she explained the current situation on the mountain to her amnesiac senior brother.

Emily Carter didn’t feel there was anything wrong with telling William Clark all this. Besides the fact that William Clark was injured and had lost his memory, her senior brother was never someone who cared about the surrounding situation—he was always muddle-headed about many things and too lazy to ask. It was precisely because of this that she was so displeased when their master asked William Clark to take over as sect leader.

After all, martial arts can be practiced even if you’re a bit lacking, but if you don’t bother to understand the circumstances that affect your sect’s survival, how can you lead a sect? Even if the sect only has two people!

As for now, William Clark took the initiative to ask about the distribution of power on Shushan, which made her feel, ‘Senior brother has finally understood!’ So she explained everything in great detail, not leaving out a single thing.

However, her expression still habitually looked impatient, which formed a strange contrast with how thoroughly she explained everything, leaving William Clark puzzled for quite a while.

“Zhengquan Sect? Are their fist techniques very strong?”

After hearing so much information and still slowly digesting it, William Clark finally figured out which sect was the creditor of both himself and his predecessor. He just hadn’t expected that the other party was actually a fist technique sect. And the one who defeated his predecessor that day seemed to be a guy who used a saber, and that guy’s palm techniques were also impressive.

He had originally thought that their signature skills were either palm or saber techniques, but it turned out to be a group specializing in fists. Thinking about how his predecessor didn’t even force the opponent to use their best skills before being beaten to death on the spot, it really was a bit pathetic. No wonder this junior sister always looked down on her senior brother—at this moment, William Clark firmly drew a line between himself and the body’s previous owner, though he himself was only a little better than pathetic.

Emily Carter seemed to guess what William Clark was thinking and didn’t answer his question. But from her expression, it was clear she was indeed dissatisfied with her senior brother’s performance that day.

However, considering that William Clark was, after all, the head of the sect, and especially now seemed to have the drive to work hard and revive the sect, she still offered a few somewhat comforting words: “Although Zhengquan Sect mainly practices fist techniques, many of their disciples joined with skills from elsewhere, so there are quite a few who are proficient in other martial arts as well!”

“I see!”

No matter what, William Clark felt a little better, and by this time, the two of them had already climbed Shushan and wandered around for a while.

They deliberately chose remote paths, so they didn’t run into any disciples from other sects who were out to recruit people. After all, those who wanted to join a sect would usually take the main road up the mountain.

But after making a big loop, they found that all the good spots had been taken by the slightly larger sects, and even the less desirable places had been claimed by small groups who set up a thatched hut, fenced it off, and put up a sign to claim a spot. Even so, they were still better off than these two—though they had few disciples, at least they had two or three, which was definitely better than Master Clark, who was only marginally better than a lone commander.

As for forcibly taking a spot, it wasn’t impossible, but William Clark was still recovering from his injuries, and though his junior sister was strong, they didn’t know what her real standing was on Shushan. She definitely wasn’t a top expert, otherwise, even if the sect leader lost, they wouldn’t have had their base taken away.

From this, it was clear that Emily Carter was stronger than him, but probably not a big deal in the grand scheme of things. So, William Clark never even considered taking a place by force to reestablish their sect.

Moreover, according to his original plan, after finding a suitable place to reestablish the sect, his priority wasn’t to seek revenge or make a name for himself.

The most important thing for now was to find a suitable place to properly practice martial arts. Once his skills improved, whether it was reviving the sect or seeking revenge, it would all be within reach. After all, in a world like this, true strength is the foundation of everything.