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This is because information is often incomplete.
For example, Cheondonggul is like that.
The Book of Jianghu Elixirs only states where in the Heavenly Cave the Five Spirit Immortal Flower Oil emerged, and the report from the Martial Arts Alliance Xi’an Branch merely records the fact that it was Zhongnan that ultimately seized the Oil. Therefore, while one might dismiss it by saying, “That’s just how intellectuals do it,” recording only essential information briefly is actually better in terms of efficiency.
“If it were a world where recording even the trivial details was the norm, in my previous life, I would have gone insane from memorizing the Mantongbu’s records and become useless before I died at the hands of Gwak Gung. So there is no need to feel regret or complain.” In the affairs of the world, one must know when to simply overlook the minor details.
However, unlike me, who has a big heart, it seems our cute priests are not like that.
“This kind of thing! What the heck! *Phew*”
– It’s military strategy!
“Seongdong! A letter of accusation?! No! Why……! We! Are the ones in Seongdong!”
“Good heavens! What! Swindler! Who! Would you! Get! Drawn! into! a scam…!”
“Ugh… this is so hard!”
The disciples of Taeeulmun have just encountered the third group of Jongnam disciples.
However, even while dealing with Jongnam’s disciples, they subdued their opponents by shouting complaints instead of battle cries.
Hmm, judging by the speed, everyone has certainly grown.
But why don’t I feel good about it?
“……
Are you saying that just now for me to hear?
After all, isn’t there a saying from the ancient sages that superiors should not misinterpret the intentions of subordinates?
I checked just in case.
“Whew!Whew!Whew! No!”
“Pant! Pant! Pant! That can’t be! It’s not!”
“No, no! I wasn’t talking to Senior Brother! I really wasn’t!”
“…….”
What? Why are you trying so hard to deny it?
Anyway, with the exception of Dongryong, who was hesitating with his lips twitching, the others shook their heads vigorously and denied my words.
“thank god.”
“You guys are already having a hard time, so I didn’t want to add more iron ore and steel plates.”
“What are you doing? Cheolhwan, do you want it?”
Perhaps moved by the great-heartedness of the senior disciple, they kept their mouths shut and steadily dealt with the Jongnam disciples from then on.
To be honest, I didn’t expect the plan to go awry to this extent either. ‘Did they spread their disciples throughout the entire Thousand Cave?’ They deliberately designed it so that there was a time difference between when the third entrance opened and when we entered.
If Jongnam’s disciples rush to the third entrance to block the suddenly swarming crowd, they will be able to take advantage of the chaos to enter from the other side and burglarize the empty house.
However, there was something I hadn’t expected.
“Jongnam was even more of an idiot than I thought. ‘To think he let the disciples spread like this, even if he had blocked the entrance.’ Did he think the entrance they sealed off would never be breached?”
Or did they think there wouldn’t be anyone bold enough to break through the path blocked by the mighty Zhongnan?
Well, either way, it can only be seen as their heads being so full of a sense of chosenness that they are overflowing.
Moreover, perhaps because they had scraped together every last one of the disciples from the main temple, the disciples who greeted us were young friends whose bones had not even fully matured yet.
“Huh? Who are you!”
It’s an intruder!
The people who appeared to be the Four Great Disciples of Zhongnan, whom we met in the next cave, were startled and screamed at the top of their lungs, but
As before, no additional disciples came running.
The priests rushed in at the same time and subdued Jongnam’s disciple.
At first, the four people who were using swords soon realized that there was no need to do so against their opponent, so they attacked with bare hands.
“You villain! Draw your sword!”
“No, he’s not exactly a villain, though…….”
“Hee! How dare you disrespect Jongnam!”
For children who haven’t even properly built up their internal energy yet, their swordsmanship is fierce.
but.
Bang!
“huh?”
They cannot help but be bewildered by the physical strength—no, divine power—of the Taeeulmun disciples who raise their hands, clad in iron rings, to block the sharp sword.
“S-S-I’m handcuffed! Attack the heart!”
The quick-witted ones quickly retrieve their swords and try thrusting them back into the torso, but.
“Huh?”… …
This time, the blade is blocked by the steel plate and damaged, leaving only the sword wounded.
“Damn it, what the hell…….”
What else could it be? It’s the result of grueling training.
I was extremely satisfied to see the brothers Geum, Eun, and Dong, along with Sa-ryeon, moving nimbly despite wearing heavy steel vests.
To think the day would come when I could strike a disciple of Jongnam with such ease.
Crack! Clatter
Then, Eunho lightly unleashed Geumnasu to snatch the sword, and as he struck the child’s demonic and acupoints, the child slumped onto the ground.
It took less than half an hour for the five disciples of the Zhongnan Sect to be subdued.
However, even our stamina eventually reaches its limit.
“Senior Brother, is it really okay to continue like this? We can’t keep fighting our way out.”
As Eunho said, I am worried.
It isn’t a big problem right now because they are the Four Great Disciples, but there probably aren’t only the Four Great Disciples in other places either.
Even if you manage to get past the third generation disciples somehow, if you encounter a group that includes the second generation disciples or the first generation disciple, it will not end with simply subduing them.
But if I go looking for a deserted cave, the disciples of Jongnam are scattered in every direction. ‘In the worst-case scenario, if I happen to run into the Big Dipper Swordsman…’ No. Let’s stop having bad thoughts.
Even back in the days of the Sojeongdae, whenever I said something unlucky, it would become reality. Because whenever I said things like ‘Did they die?’, ‘Did they win?’, ‘Did they survive?’, etc., something would happen.
at that time.
perked up
Dong-ryong, standing at the very back, twitches his ears and looks at the caves he has passed through.
“Why are you doing this?”
The thing is, I just had a bad feeling about it.
The senses possessed by the Heavenly Killing Star are manifested in superhuman aspects.
Especially when it comes to survival and death, you have to say that his instincts are better than those of most experts.
I quickly shot my energy to a single point.
When we went back up the caves we had passed through one by one and reached the entrance we had entered through.
Shy!
I felt the fine hairs on my entire body sprouting. ‘You noticed my energy?’ Ever since my days in the Sojeongdae, I had honed my senses to the point where no one could match me in manipulating subtle internal energy, all to make use of my practically useless internal energy.
To think you noticed my secretly unfolded energy.
“……!”
On top of that, following the energy I sent, he even shoots out killing intent as if to confirm his existence.
He is not an ordinary expert.
“under…….”
I’m screwed.
First-generation disciple? Or clan head level?
I don’t know.
However, it is certain that the dangerous person discovered that we had entered the cave.
Trembling
Dongryong, standing next to him, turns pale.
“D-Big Brother…… P-Can’t we just go now?”
Dongryong was someone who would fearlessly step forward whenever he felt the urge to kill, regardless of who the opponent was; however, his cold reason reacted first, rather than the murderous intent that had surged forth suppressing the Heavenly Killer Star.
If Dong-ryong feels uncomfortable, then I suppose I should consider him just that dangerous of a person.
“Okay. Let’s get moving.”
I stopped the priests who were trying to follow the familiar path of the ghost, just as I had done before.
“From now on, do not move your head, and do not even dilate your pupils. Move as quickly as possible.”
It is an extremely dangerous choice, considering not only that it leaves a trace but also the possibility of an increase in pursuers.
Right now, the only thing to think about is shaking off that pursuer immediately. [Jongnam will try to secure the Five Spirit Immortal Flower Oil at any cost.]
What Cheol-sun-jik had said kept coming back to me.#“Ack!”
“Heh!”
“100 million!”
Jongnam’s disciples fall down.
The guys we encountered were a group that often included the three great disciples.
After moving, before I knew it, more than half an hour had passed.
I looked at Dong-ryong because spreading my energy to confirm it would only amount to directly revealing my location to the other person.
“Dongryong!”
I think it’s still coming!
Damn it.
Dongryong’s face was still pale.
I immediately gave orders to the other priests.
“Just passing by!”
“Death penalty! Then it will increase even more.”
Two groups had already joined forces and started chasing us.
Before I knew it, every street corner was packed with Jongnam’s disciples.
There isn’t even room to despair.
“Instead, speed up!”
I drew up Ohseong’s internal energy. And in a single stroke, I swung the Great Heaven Sword Technique.
Chae chaeng!
The small space was filled with countless afterimages of swords, terrifying the disciples of Jongnam.
It is difficult for those relying on torches to distinguish between a momentarily created illusionary sword and a real sword.
Moreover, these were the third and fourth generation disciples.
They flinched and stepped back at the sight of the swords rushing in, and the priests took advantage of the opportunity to escape the cave.
I fired sword energy at the stones above the heads of the Jongnam Sect disciples from the very back.
Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!
Part of the cave ceiling was cut away, and falling rocks blocked the entrance halfway.
The moment he unleashed his sword energy once again to block the remaining half.
Puff puff puff puff!
At the same time, Jongnam’s palm technique is fired at the falling stones.
Crazy, if you use that kind of technique recklessly in a cave, fragments will fly out with nowhere to dodge…
wedge
Sure enough, stones the size of human heads shoot out like cannons. ‘Damn it…’ I don’t know how sturdy the cave is, but if I retaliate rashly here, this whole area might collapse.
In the end, the only way to prevent the priests from getting hurt was to block the stones.
“Everyone, move back!”
“Hmph!”
There was a shadow blocking my path.
Pow pow! Pow pow! Bang! Pow!
That is none other than a forbidden marker.
“Brother, are you alright?”
A guy who blocks the stones with a diamond shield and instead asks about my safety.
I nodded instead of answering.
The guy turned his back to me and stared straight ahead.
I will block the rear.
It is a back that looks quite sturdy.
I chuckled and answered.
“Alright. I’m counting on you.”
Taking a breather thanks to Geumpyo.
Rumble!
With an ominous sound, the ceiling collapsed.
The entire cave area began to collapse as the shock spread due to the tension of the Jongnam Sect.
I shouted at the priests.
Run!
Rumble!
A massive amount of stones and piles of earth are falling down, incomparable to when I cut through the ceiling.
I spread my energy forward and led the disciples in a direction where Jongnam’s disciples were not present.
“left!”
“Right! Right again!”
As we passed five forks in the road in an instant, the shaking of the cave gradually subsided.
“Pant! Pant! Pant! Wow! I really almost died this time.”
“Ugh, you crazy bastards… Who throws a punch like that inside a cave?”
“Senior Brother, are you alright now?”
Are you asking if I’m okay? I don’t know either.
We deviated slightly from our destination because we fled to avoid the cave collapsing first.
The biggest problem is the whereabouts of the master who was captured by the spirit sense earlier.
It would be best if he got caught in the collapsed cave and could no longer chase after us.
“Dong-ryong.”
yes.”
At my call, Dong-ryong shakes his head as if he doesn’t know.
It was clear that he thought we ended up like this because of what he said about just going.
I looked into the guy’s eyes.
It doesn’t matter if it’s accurate or not. Just let me know your feeling.
Right now, I have no choice but to rely on the sixth sense of the Heavenly Killer Star.
Dong-ryong clenches his fist tightly at my gaze.
I’m still anxious.
Shit.
The cave we came from is blocked, so the master will find another way.
Now, it is a situation where you can’t even predict where a master might pop out from.
Let’s move.
For now, there is no choice but to just keep moving.
If you were to meet that expert here, you wouldn’t even be able to imagine how things would go.
“left.”
“right.”
First, I led the priests to the most secluded place possible to escape the master’s sphere of influence.
Fortunately, perhaps because there was no one with senses as sharp as that master from earlier, no one noticed the energy I was unleashing.
And with every movement like that, Dongryong’s complexion gradually returned to normal.
A signal more welcome than anything else.
When you start to get a little out of breath.
I’ll rest here for a while before continuing.
While the priests slumped into their seats and practiced Qi cultivation, I unfolded the map in my head.
The map of Cheondonggul Cave newly obtained from Haomun.
It was a map that had completely filled in even the remaining three-tenths of the drawing that Gaebang had not marked. ‘We have come too far from the original route.’ If Jongnam did not have a complete map, he might be able to look forward to the journey ahead, but…
According to Cheol Sun-jik, he said that the Beggar’s Sect handed over a complete map to Jongnam.
A situation where you have no choice but to hope that damn master is clueless about maps.
Suddenly.
Dongryong, having finished his breathing exercises, suddenly stood up from his seat.
He stared at me with wide, rabbit-like eyes.
There is really no need to say anything.
He is heading this way again.
The other priests also seemed to have noticed and quickly finished preparing to move.
“let’s go.”
Once again, I race through the cave, searching for the least amount of human traffic.
However, no matter how much he moved, Dong-ryong’s expression did not improve. ‘How close is it?’ While he was lost in thought for a moment.
“under.”
I had no choice but to stop at the three forks in the road before me.
“Senior Brother?”
Damn it… … .
I can sense people in all three caves.
And quite a large number of them.
Where should I go?
I simply cannot come up with an answer.
“But… ‘At least I know I shouldn’t go backward.’ I gripped the Black Dragon Sword.”
Prepare for battle.
Just as the priests followed me, drawing their swords with grim faces.
Rumble
People poured out of three caves at the same time.
“Huh? What is it? Was there a passenger?”
Are you a disciple of Jongnam?
“No. It’s not a Jongnam Sect martial arts uniform.”
These people, each wearing their own unique martial arts attire.
The weapons were also diverse, ranging from swords to katanas, staffs, and spears.
Those holding different weapons.
It was none other than the warriors who were protesting at the entrance of Cheondonggul Cave.
“Senior Brother…….”
“no way…….”
While running frantically.
Before we knew it, we had reached the vicinity of the third entrance.
Fuck.
