At the heroes' gathering at Dashan Pass, the Five Elders of Quanzhen had been stunned by Yang Guo and Xiaolongnü's martial arts. Later, at the Golden Snake Assembly, they had been shaken by Song Qingshu as well, instantly developing a strong sense of crisis.
After returning to Chongyang Palace, the Five Elders of Quanzhen went into secluded cultivation in Jade Void Cave. But Song Qingshu's martial arts were simply too high. After staring at one another in silence for a long while, they knew that no matter how deeply they studied, they would likely find it difficult to surpass him. So they gave up on using him as their benchmark and instead focused on finding ways to counter the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra.
The five of them racked their brains and labored day and night. They felt that every move Xiaolongnü and Yang Guo had displayed happened to be the nemesis of Quanzhen Sect martial arts. To triumph through techniques alone was truly difficult.
Later, Qiu Chuji realized something from the Heavenly Dipper Formation and said, "Our variations in technique are certainly inferior, but we can combine the strength of five people and use force to make up for the shortcomings of our moves."
Thus, the five of them painstakingly studied methods of joining their strength to attack enemies. Every strike they unleashed gathered the power of all five into a single point. They knew that there were no outstanding figures among the third and fourth generation disciples, so they could only rely on their numbers and perhaps preserve themselves through combined strength.
Over the past month or so, they had finally created a move called Seven Stars Gathering.
This move had ultimately evolved from the Heavenly Dipper Formation. Though it was called Seven Stars Gathering, it did not necessarily