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So Chung-hyeon returned to his barracks after a brief meeting with the elder of the Joint Faction, who was of goodwill, and heard a shocking sound.
“what?”
They say that the student groups scattered throughout Sacheon must be united and act as one.
So, who dared to say such a thing?
“……
I am the student center representative.
“Hahaha!”
It goes beyond unpleasantness to a sense of absurdity.
Even if a puppy doesn’t know fear, there is a limit.
At this point, isn’t it practically impossible to see anything?
“So, you want us to wait here?”
“Seunghodang is rushing here with an official order from the Mantongbu, so he asks us to wait until then.”
That’s ridiculous.
It is beyond absurd; it makes me wonder if they have completely lost their minds.
I cut back on sightseeing and followed along out of anxiety that I might have to deal with the leading Jeomchang, the Shaolin Joga, and all the villains, but you’re telling me to wait?
And to me, who holds the supreme position of an Elder of the Murim Alliance?
“You’re getting all high and mighty just because the Chief of Staff favors you a little. How dare you even mobilize Seunghodang?”
We must not just let this slide.
No, we must take this opportunity to firmly re-establish discipline.
“What should I do?”
“If they come, we’ll have to move faster. We will depart at the hour of the Rabbit. Make sure to inform everyone.”
“All right.”
As So Chung-hyeon drank Geumhwabunju, a specialty of Gangjeong, and issued an order to expel the guest, the disciple tried to leave immediately.
at that time.
Hwasan’s disciple slumped down onto the ground.
“Huh? What’s going on…….”
A sharp sound ringing in the head at the same time.
Zzz
Clang. ‘The sound of a dead spirit?’ My heart started beating violently, and I felt dizzy.
The space before my eyes twists strangely, and the sound of wicked music begins to be heard.
The reason I could clearly identify the nature of this phenomenon, even though it was the first time I had ever experienced it, was that I had heard how terrifying this sound was since childhood until it was ingrained in my ears. ‘Ten Great Golden Arts!!’ The martial arts of the Heavenly Rebellion, which should have remained sealed, had leaked out into the world.
So Chung-hyeon quickly pulled up the Purple Pearl Divine Technique to protect Jeongsim and shouted.
“What are you doing! Raise your inner energy and protect your virtuous heart! The martial arts of Mount Hua will not crumble against such wicked techniques.”
“Ugh…… Ugh…….”
However, the disciple gave no answer.
“Demon-Suppressing Mantra! Recite the Demon-Suppressing Mantra!”
Protecting the mind against sound attacks was not something a first-year student at the academy could learn.
It was a moment when I suddenly felt resentful of the school curriculum that I had never paid any attention to my entire life.
So Chung-hyeon drew up all his internal energy and let out a lion’s roar.
“Hah!”
As the commander’s mind vanished in an instant at the deafening roar that echoed through the area, the disciple, who had collapsed to the ground and was trembling all over, coughed up blood.
The righteous mind and the lion’s roar, which had been dominated by the evil mind, tangled up with each other, leaving the inside in a mess.
“Th-this is….”
And at the moment So Chung-hyeon is flustered, the commander’s heart is heard once again.
Zzz
“Uh… uh… uh… what did you say, Elder…?”
Blood flows profusely from both of the disciple’s ears.
So Chung-hyeon quickly inscribed the ‘Demon-Suppressing Mantra’ on the ground, but before he knew it, his disciple had rolled his eyes, foamed at the mouth, and collapsed backward. ‘This is no ordinary spirit mind.’ Spirit minds sealed by the Ten Great Golden Arts do not possess this level of destructive power.
Moreover, tremendous penetrating power, enough to prick even the mind protecting one’s heart.
Moreover, the fact that no disciples came out of the tent despite the resounding roar of a lion was proof that the situation was serious.
“Who are you! Who are you to dare appear before Mount Hua without fear!”
I shout at the top of my lungs, hoping to wake up even the co-elder, but for some reason, his tent remains silent as well.
I knew it, the Joint Faction.
Since he had not expected much in the first place, So Chung-hyeon drew the Red Flower Sword, the treasure sword of Mount Hua.
Right now, it is more efficient to catch the culprit than to wake up the children who were victimized by the spirit of the dead.
So Chung-hyeon raised his energy with all his might.
An area where nothing can be felt.
One, the faint energy was eventually caught by So Chung-hyeon’s sense of energy.
“Stay right there!”
So Chung-hyeon’s new form, having stepped on the Amhyangpyo, shot out like lightning.
Squirt.
Just as So Chung-hyeon shot out as if to cleave the wind, he was about to swing his sword without delay. ‘A lantern?’ Instead of the enemy that should have been there, a red lantern floating in the air caught his eye.
“Did you think you could stop Mount Hua’s advance with such shoddy sorcery!”
So Chung-hyeon swung his sword without hesitation.
Crunch.
As the red lantern went out, nearly a hundred people in blood appeared in the area as if the curtain had been torn.
Despite the enormous scale, So Chung-hyeon firmly braced himself and glared at them.
“To think such shoddy sorcery exists. You are beyond compare.”
“…….”
People wrapped in red from head to toe.
They drew their greatswords from behind their backs and assumed an attack stance as if moving as one person.
So Chung-hyeon straightened the Red Flame Sword.
“Come! Today I will show you just how fearsome the Sword of the Volcano is!”
Fluttering
A cluster of plum blossom leaves appears.
After that, two plum blossom leaves.
Then, four plum blossom leaves begin to encroach upon the space.
Plum Blossom Sword Technique that has reached the Twelve Stars.
Plum blossoms begin to bloom profusely throughout the area, and the scent of plum blossoms fills the air.
Soon, plum blossoms, swirling all around as if scattered by the wind, began to fall toward the Blood-clad men.
Puff puff puff!
Puff puff puff puff!
Puff puff puff puff puff puff puff!
The Blood-clad men who touched the plum blossoms had their arms severed, their chests split open, and their necks cut off without being able to put up a proper fight.
Blood, redder than the clothes worn by the Blood-clad men, gushes out like a fountain all around, and before long, their blood gathers on the ground to form a small stream.
Splish splash
Even though So Chung-hyeon’s feet turned red from stepping on a puddle of blood, he did not step back from where he was standing.
“This is the very plum blossom of Mount Hua!”
However, no matter how much blood is shed, the scent of plum blossoms does not fade.
Truly overwhelming destructive power.
The number of people, reaching one hundred, decreased in an instant.
However, for some reason, So Chung-hyeon’s face did not look very at ease.
What a bunch of wretched bastards.
Mountains of corpses and sea of blood.
Bodies are piled up like mountains all around, and blood flows like a sea.
However, a new hundred people appear out of nowhere and fill the space.
Even though their comrade died, not a single one of them even screamed.
Right, you need this level of confidence to be an enemy of the Volcano.
“Although I was flustered by the commander’s mindset, after clashing swords with them, I found that they were not particularly skilled. Indeed, this is the nature of the Heretics.” Had those who practiced the Left Path’s techniques ever surpassed the power of the White Path?
“If we confuse them so that the sorcerers cannot carry on the spirit’s mind, the children will quickly come to their senses and come here. Then we can take care of everything. Once we get out of here, we can regroup and wipe them out in one fell swoop.”
So Chung-hyeon let out a lion’s roar once again, envisioning an optimistic future.
“Disciples of Mount Hua, gather here!”
Worried that he might not hear, I shouted out loud several times, pouring all my inner strength into it.
Then, scattering plum blossoms once again, he began to cut down the approaching enemies.
At the same time.
At the volcano and the joint encampment a short distance away, the disciples who had regained consciousness were panicking.
“Where is the Elder? Haven’t you seen Elder So Chung-hyun!”
He isn’t in the barracks either.
“Where did they suddenly go?”
The students who came out of the barracks at the sudden loud noise looked for Elder So Chung-hyeon and the Co-Elder first, but both of them were out of the barracks.
Could it be that the two of them went out for drinks alone?
At the words of the disciple of Hwasungmun, a lay member of Hwasan, the members of Hwasan spoke with stiff, rigid faces.
“What nonsense! Where do you think the elders would go in the midst of this!”
“I, I’m sorry.”
“He must have gone first to investigate the loud noise. Wake up all the other students! And look for the Elders first.”
The students gathered in small groups and began to spread out in all directions.
And a red lantern began to slowly follow behind them. “You clearly said you would avoid them!”
Nam Hwa-seong shouted in anger.
All those words about Dongseomseohol and whatnot were all blatant lies.
While running, Jin So-un fought battles of varying sizes against all three Green Forest strongholds he encountered.
Strangely enough, wherever I run, a Green Forest Village is right there.
Damn it, I can’t find it even if I try like this.
Moreover, because they were constantly being caught by the Green Forest Gangs, the three Green Forest Gangs ended up cooperating to capture Nam Hwa-seong and Jin So-un.
A truly miraculous operation.
Are you blaming me for getting caught because you were slow?
“Damn it…….”
The Deer Horn Wind and Cloud Sect is an outstanding movement technique that is never inferior in speed in the Jianghu.
He displayed his skills with the intention of teaching Jin So-un a lesson, but Jin So-un’s speed did not lag behind.
Instead, while I was running my life out of my way, he was leisurely chattering away next to me about strategies and whatnot. ‘What on earth is going on?’ Leaving Jin So-woon’s skills aside, the footwork he was displaying was not the Taeeul Sect style I knew.
Nam Hwa-seong, who had not believed the rumors about Taeeulmun until then, had to rewrite the information about Taeeulmun in his mind.
As Nam Hwa-seong was frantically racking his brain to organize the things he needed to report to Cheol Sun-jik, Jin So-un took out a bundle of talismans and handed one of them to Nam Hwa-seong.
“What is this?”
You know how to use Samadhi, right?
“Pant, pant, what do you take me for?”
“This is the Demon Subduing Talisman of the Hyungsan Sect. Burn the talisman the moment your body loses control and you seem to be seeing illusions. Then you will be able to break free from the sorcery.”
You’re saying this is the Hyungsan Sect’s talisman?
The Hyungsan Sect’s talismans, said to require a highly powerful sorcerer to pray for a hundred days to create, were a representative luxury item among martial artists.
It’s nice to have, but not particularly useful compared to its price.
Commonly referred to as luxury goods.
I was surprised enough that he had a whole bundle of such things, but the thought that the sorcery Jin So-un mentioned was real made my heart sink.
Right, it is clearly a desperate situation…
“Why do I only have one?”
Jin So-un spoke curtly, as if asking why I was asking such an obvious question.
“Wouldn’t it be a waste of the talisman if you died while still holding onto half of it?”
“Damn it! You really have to say it!”
As the sound of a piercing air tearing through was heard, Nam Hwa-seong turned his head.
Then, seeing the arrow flying toward him, he froze. ‘W-what, before I knew it!’ The Green Forest Bandits of Jeokhwachae, whom he thought he had shaken off, had already chased him to within the arrow’s radius. ‘I can’t dodge.’ Because his senses had been dulled, he spotted them too late and had no way to avoid the arrow.
The moment I raised my hand with the intention of at least protecting my head.
chin.
I didn’t feel the pain I had expected.
“huh?”
Nam Hwa-seong cautiously opened his closed eyes.
What I see before my eyes is the figure of Jin So-un catching an arrow with his bare hands.
They’re getting close. Let’s speed up.
Uh, uh. Th-that’s right.
Just as Nam Hwa-seong was about to pick up speed by scraping away the nearly depleted internal energy in his dantian.
A man dressed in all sorts of colorful clothes suddenly dropped right in front of me.
“How dare you make a mockery of our Red Flower Village…….”
Before the Green Forest Bandits of Jeokhwachae could even finish speaking.
Jin So-un began swinging the long iron bar he was carrying on his back with brutal force.
Strangely, illusions of the bar appeared around the iron bar and began to adorn the air.
As if it were the first time they had seen such an overwhelming sight, the ten bandits began to swing their swords and axes desperately.
Puff puff puff puff puff.
However, whether it be a sword or an axe, everything is shattered by the iron bar, and the iron bar even smashes the heads of the beings holding weapons to a crisp.
The illusion of Taeeulmun whose true nature can only be realized upon reaching the climax
There was no way the bandits could have countered the ingenuity.
Nam Hwa-seong helplessly had his gaze stolen by Jin So-un. ‘I’ve seen plenty of illusion swords, but this is the first time I’ve seen an illusion staff.’ Jin So-un, having swiftly dealt with the bandits, thrust his staff back in and began to advance.
“If you do this, won’t a trace be left?”
Because of these traces, three Green Forest Clans were relentlessly chasing them.
Jin So-un said as if dumbfounded.
“I guess the traces you left weren’t really traces?”
Certainly, Samwonmun’s tyrannical martial arts cannot eliminate enemies as cleanly as swordsmanship.
Even so, I couldn’t understand why Jin So-un, a swordsman, would go out of his way to bring out an iron staff just to spare people’s lives.
Nam Hwa-seong cursed inwardly. ‘What on earth is he plotting?’ Nam Hwa-seong, who had been relentlessly chasing the unresponsive Jin So-un, was slowly reaching his limit.
With all the pride I had at first gone to waste, just as I was about to say, “Please, let’s take a break, let’s rest even just a little bit.”
Jin So-un’s new form slowly slowed down.
“Hah, hah, hah… Th-you’ve reached your limit now, haven’t you, too? Is that it?”
Nam Hwa-seong looked at Jin So-un, gasping for breath as it rose to the very tip of his chin.
However, even Jin So-un’s breathing was calm. ‘What on earth is wrong with this guy!’ Whether Nam Hwa-seong struggled inwardly or not, Jin So-un slowly walked forward.
Nam Hwa-seong, who had been chasing Jin So-un with swaying footsteps, came to a sudden halt. ‘The scent of blood?’ The pungent smell of blood stinging the nose intensely.
When I instinctively lowered my head, it was then that I realized what was wetting my feet was not water.
“Gasp! What is this!”
He quickly turns his head to look at Jin So-un, but he is already far away.
Furthermore, they were identifying the corpses among the bodies scattered haphazardly.
“Hwaseongmun?”
Patterns engraved on the ceremonial robe.
The appearance of a broken sword.
He was revealing that he was a disciple of the Hwaseong Sect, which was practically a direct secular sect of the Hwasan Sect.
Moreover, it was a face I had seen coming and going at the academy.
“What on earth…….”
That is not all.
Most of the corpses scattered around are members of the academy.
Volcanic Sect and Joint Sect.
And the disciples of the secular branches of those two sects were found dead.
“J-Jin So-un!”
Forgetting that he had been gasping for breath just moments before, Nam Hwa-seong approached Jin So-un like lightning.
“Uh, hurry! I—I have to inform the Murim Alliance! Th-this is by no means a small matter!”
However, Jin So-un spoke in a voice that was beyond calm.
Don’t make a fuss.
In an instant, the air surrounding him settled heavily.
The corpse Jin So-un was examining looked much older than the other academy students.
Nam Hwa-seong recognized him instantly and shouted.
“Hongmae Sword So Chung-hyeon?”
To think that a master of the Plum Blossom Sword Technique, said to make the entire area bloom like full-blown red plum blossoms with every swing, was found as a mere corpse.
Trembling
Nam Hwa-seong’s hand began to tremble without him realizing it.
According to the information, these two
“It’s only about that level, but have they already stormed in this far?”
Deep sorrow appeared on the face of Jin So-un, who had never once worried even while being chased by three Green Forest gangs.
“W-who… who on earth could do something like this against a volcano and a cavern?”
“Don’t act rashly. Fortunately, it seems not everyone was harmed. However, it is a bit unexpected to be taken down so unilaterally.”
Moreover, what is surprising is that while the damage to the students in the area was evident, the enemy was nowhere to be seen.
“Then what about the others?”
“They must have run away. Still, they are Hwasan’s and Gongdong’s disciples.”
“You ran away? Who is the enemy?”
“enemy?”
A heavy killing intent flows from Jin So-un’s body.
Raiding the Murim Academy like this is something even the boldest Dark Sects couldn’t do.
Didn’t I say it wasn’t the Black Path?
At that moment, Jin So-un stood up from his seat and turned his head to one side.
There he comes at that moment.
“What, what?!”
Nam Hwa-seong’s gaze shifted following Jin So-un’s chin gesture. ‘What is that…’ A red lantern was approaching them, floating gently in the air through the darkness.
