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You told me to bring Master as well, so we came together.
First up is Moyong Jaehwa and Yeo Samtong of the Ghost Palace Sect, who is here as his martial arts department.
Next, he ordered Ilgak, Namgung Seonhwa, and Cheol Sun-jik of the 12 Peaks to be brought in.
While waiting for people to arrive, I heard an explanation about the Yangyi Eight Trigrams Ten Thousand Formations from a formation expert of the Zhuge family.
Although I probably knew more about the Yangyi Eight Trigrams and Ten Thousand Formations than the formation master did at the moment, I pretended to listen obediently for now.
The Yangyi Eight Trigrams and Myriad Forms were originally created as a creation.
“What do you mean by ‘Saengjin’?”
I kept my expression straight as if I were hearing it for the first time.
The formation master’s shoulders twitched with pride.
“Until the entire energy of the Yangyi Eight Trigrams and Ten Thousand Symbols Formation is depleted, the Yangyi Eight Trigrams and Ten Thousand Symbols Formation will never collapse. If a shock occurs from within or without, the energy naturally moves to restore the formation.”
The emergence of this concept of Saengjin certainly changed the landscape of Gimunjin.
But I really don’t want to see you acting all high and mighty even in this situation where a problem has arisen.
I slapped my forehead with a deliberately exaggerated gesture, as if I had realized a surprising fact.
“Ah! So, if they try to forcibly destroy it because of that, all the students at the academy could die.”
“…….”
While I was listening to the formation expert, who had a disgusted look on his face, explain the Yangyi Eight Trigrams and Ten Thousand Symbols Formation, everyone I called arrived.
“You were looking for me, weren’t you?”
Meanwhile, Cheol Sun-jik, who had been summoned along with Namgung Seon-hwa, had a face full of dissatisfaction.
Still, you came.
May I ask why?
I confessed honestly.
“That is because there are not many people I know who possess sixty years of internal energy.”
“……
Nam Hwa-seong also possesses sixty years of internal energy.
“I don’t think that guy would control his internal energy delicately.”
When I shrugged my shoulders in approval, Cheol-sun-jik couldn’t really object either.
After a moment of silence, he stared at me intently and spoke.
“Do you think I will help Representative Jin So-woon?”
I’m not asking you to help me.
“sure?”
Who else but my reliable backer.
“You mean to obey the Commander-in-Chief’s orders.”
“General?”
As my gaze turned behind him, Cheol-sun-jik turned around in surprise.
Is there a problem?
Jegal So-myeong’s voice piercingly with a heavy weight.
Cheol-sun-jik bows his head and sweats profusely.
Oh, no.
Jegal So-myeong glanced at Cheol-sun-jik once, then looked at me.
“How long will you be able to prepare?”
I will finish within a moment.
“good.”
While Zhuge Xiaoming was preparing for a contingency, I asked Yeo Sam-tong.
“Can you help Jae-hwa shoot arrows at four places at the same time?”
Your place?
I nodded and explained more clearly.
They must fall at the same rate.
Yeosamtong, lost in thought for a moment.
“hmm…….”
“Brother, I don’t have the skill for that yet…”
Then, he soon nods his head.
I think it will be possible.
“yes?”
Instead of the dazed Moyong Jaehwa, Yeo Samtong spoke confidently.
The wind blowing around the marijuana grounds isn’t very strong, so it should be possible.
“What is that…….”
I looked at Yeosamtong and gripped the bow.
“Understood. Then, please get ready at my signal.”
“No, no! Brother! I can’t do it!”
He seemed flustered when the conclusion was reached while he, the actual person involved, was excluded, even though it was clearly a story about himself.
Seriously, it’s not like this is the first time, so I don’t know why I’m so flustered.
I grabbed Moyong Jaehwa’s shoulders with both hands.
“Jaehwa! The lives of seventy-eight people depend on you! You can do it!”
“No… Brother! I can’t do it…”
“The others, please come this way too.”
“H-Brother…?”
Leaving Moyong Jaehwa behind, he concluded the preparations by informing Ilgak, Namgung Seonhwa, Cheol Sunjik, and Buk Wonpyeong where and how to make preparations.
While everyone else approached their respective positions and took their spots, Cheol-sun-jik remained standing in his place, staring intently at me.
Do you perhaps not understand the method?
There is no way that clever person wouldn’t understand.
Wait, is it really that hard to get me to work together?
Still, it’s about saving people, isn’t it?
That is not what I am curious about.
Cheol-sun-jik’s gaze settles coldly.
“Why are you doing this?”
“What do you mean?”
Cheol-sun-jik asks me, as if he simply cannot understand.
“The Yangyi Bagua Wanxiang Formation is a newly created Qimen Formation. No matter how outstanding Representative Jin So-un may be, I do not believe he can safely dismantle a Qimen Formation he is seeing for the first time. In that case…”
Soon, he took a step closer to me and lowered his voice even further.
“Isn’t it enough to just pretend you don’t know?”
“Then the Baekdo Society will naturally collapse, and Representative Jin So-woon’s position will become solidified.”
It is a valid question.
As he said, I might be doing something foolish right now.
Because a massive force is a monster in itself that fiercely pursues its own interests until it completely collapses.
Perhaps by stepping forward, Baekdohoe can escape the crisis of collapse.
but.
So what?
Even in their past lives, it was always the ones at the bottom who were perished for political reasons.
Only when the blood of those insignificant and worthless ones flows and flows, and blood stains their own feet, will the boss come to his senses.
Now that I possess even a meager amount of power, are you telling me to act exactly like them, steeped in the inertia of power?
Does it mean I have to imitate that baseness exactly and become the same kind of bastard?
Unfortunately.
Because that can happen.
I have absolutely no intention of becoming the same despicable human being as them.
Cheol-sun-jik frowns at my answer as if he does not understand.
I looked at him indifferently.
“I save it because I can. That is the only reason.”
Cheol-sun-jik’s eyes tremble violently, as if he still cannot understand.
However, if you fail, you might have to shoulder the responsibility. Are you really okay with that?
I shrugged my shoulders once and answered.
“So, that is the responsibility the person giving the order must bear. Isn’t that right?”
Cheol-sun-jik bit his lip tightly, as if resentful of something.
The legendary Gimunjin that blocked the path of the demons and prevented the slaughter.
However, the appearance of Ma-noe, who could even shatter this legendary Qi Gate Formation, was a major blow to the Murim Alliance.
Sojeongdae had also been deprived of even the slightest sanctuary where they could rest, so we gnashed our teeth at Manoe again and again.
However, hearing that the Yangyi Eight Trigrams Ten Thousand Formations were being destroyed using the method Demon Brain used now gave me a strange feeling. ‘Am I getting help from that damn Demon Brain?’ I quickly shook off the distracting thoughts in my head.
So what if I receive help from the mind?
They say it can save people.
If I can save my allies and defeat the enemy, I will gladly accept help from the Heavenly Demon, not just the Demon Brain.
I composed myself and looked around.
I will begin.
At my shout, the four people positioned at the Four Gates of the Eight Gates simultaneously began to raise their stakes.
It infuses powerful energy into the remaining four gates, excluding the major four gates of Life, Death, Opening, and Rest.
Trembling
The Yangyi Eight Trigrams Ten Thousand Formations begin to tremble under the tightening pressure from all sides.
The visualized Gimunjin revealed its movements in detail to the outside, as if its inner self, which should never have been shown, had been exposed.
Soon, the black mist filling the interior of the Gimunjin began to slowly gather at the attacked sect.
Concentrate force on the attacked point to apply external force
It is to defend against it.
and.
“now!”
Pow pow pow!
An opportunity came to us.
As the bets of the four people burst forth simultaneously, the form of the Yangyi Eight Trigrams Ten Thousand Symbols Formation shattered in an instant.
I shouted at the four people.
It starts now! Blow in a steady bet!
The Yangyi Eight Trigrams Ten Thousand Formations continue to gather strength to repair the broken outer wall, but the force crashing in from the outside is formidable, and it is not being properly restored.
Eventually, even the power that had been enveloping the main sect began to slowly shift to other sects.
“Jaehwa!”
As soon as my signal was given, Moyong Jaehwa on the roof began shooting arrows in accordance with Yeo Samtong’s instructions.
Thump. Thump. Thump. Thump.
Four arrows, each flying at a different speed, rise so high they are invisible to the eye, then fall simultaneously.
Soon, blunt arrowheads fell simultaneously onto the pillars of Life, Death, Dog, and Rest.
Kwa kwa kwa bang!
With a shock that shook the ground, the Yangyi Eight Trigrams Ten Thousand Symbols Formation rippled for a moment.
Realizing that the main gate is under attack, he quickly attempts to send his power to the main gate.
You must not miss this.
You have to snatch it!
The reason why Cheol Sun-jik had no choice but to be called instead of Nam Hwa-seong.
You must keep holding onto the force trying to turn back.
“Aaaargh!”
“Aaaargh!”
“Gasp!”
Perhaps because the manpower was formidable, everyone except Buk Won-pyeong shouted their full energy.
As the fog of the Yangyi Eight Trigrams and Ten Thousand Symbols Formation partially dissipated, the figures of the personnel inside the Qimen Formation began to become visible.
Hope has started to appear.
Now for the last one.
Standing on the roof of the pavilion right in the center, I unleashed the Flying Dragon Birds endlessly and ensnared the four pillars of the Yangyi Eight Trigrams and Ten Thousand Symbols Formation.
“Ughhhh!”
Then, holding the silkworm cocoon with both hands, he pulled the pillars forming the gate.
Eventually, the Yangyi Eight Trigrams Ten Thousand Symbols Formation began to shake slightly.
A precarious feeling, like when a baby tooth falls out.
It seemed like I could pull out all the pillars with just a little more effort.
At that moment.
“Uh oh!”
I went to great lengths to call Cheol Sun-jik instead of Nam Hwa-seong to regulate the bet, but…
As the pillar shook, perhaps unable to anticipate the power of the turbulent energy, bewilderment crossed the faces of Buk Won-pyeong and Ilgak.
“Jin Siju!”
“Jin So-un! I let you get away……!”
The energy that had been blocking the four people instantly shifted to the pillar I was about to pull out.
The four people could not immediately stabilize the fluctuating energy.
As a result, the power of Gimunjin began to move toward the major sects!
“At this rate, I might be dragged into the Qi Gate formation soon. Damn it!!!!” From now on, it’s a battle of endurance.
I poured all my energy into it, feeling like a gambler betting their life on a card game. ‘How much did I spend on this elixir!!!’ Then, I started pulling the pillar with all my might.
The tightly stretched silk thread began to dig into my palm, but I paid no heed and tightened my grip even more.
The pain of my nerves shattering into pieces invades my entire body.
However, recalling the screams of those trapped inside the Gimunjin, he let out a battle cry.
“Aaaargh!!” When you enter the #YangEightTrigramsMansangFormation, a terrible nightmare comes to mind.
Those who had experienced murder were overwhelmed with guilt, and those who had committed wrongdoing were paralyzed by a sense of sin.
I merely intended to experience Mansangjin, but the energy dominating the upper dantian drained all the strength from my body.
I tried to draw up the energy from my dantian to protect my mind, but I could not shake off the illusion.
Trembling
The academy student, who had just emerged from a fantasy, looked at his hands.
The corpses that had been filling the surroundings just moments ago and the bloodstains all over his body had disappeared.
“D-clearly…….”
In the fantasy, the family was destroyed due to his own mistake.
Family, relatives, colleagues, and friends had all died, and only he was waiting for death.
It definitely was like that…
Just as I was pleading with the enemy whose face was not visible.
Suddenly, everything I thought was real vanished. ‘What is going on?’ My hands trembled violently.
A neat ceremonial robe without a single stain.
Around him were dormitory students who looked just as dazed as he did.
Only then did he realize that he had entered Mansangjin and seen a hallucination.
at that time.
“Aaaaaaaah!!”
I looked up at the sound of a shout from above and saw a man gripping a thin thread and straining.
He was a man whose face looked familiar. ‘J-Jin So-woon?’ He couldn’t contain his surprise at the fact that the man was Jin So-woon.
“Is this another illusion?” I thought, looking around.
The other students at the academy also wore surprised expressions, as if they were seeing the same scene as him.
“I can’t hold out!”
Someone’s voice heard from beyond Mansangjin.
Along with that sound, black clouds begin to cover the ceiling once again.
The students in the academy, swallowed by the black cloud, soon began to scream from within.
Aaaaaaaah!
Ahhhhh.
Please… please…
Please forgive me! I was wrong!
Crying sounds that can be heard clearly.
Only then did the academy students realize that entering that cloud would cause them to see illusions, and that Jin So-un was doing something to prevent it. ‘But why…’ Jin So-un was practically an enemy to them, as they were members of the White Dao Society.
Most of those who entered here are individuals who participated in the Baekdohoe event with strong animosity toward Jin So-un.
Why does Jin So-un want to save them in this state?
Perhaps finding it difficult to hold the thin string with both hands, he wraps it around his arm.
The skin began to swell grotesquely from the piercing tension, and blood streamed from both hands, flowing down the rope.
“Why on earth…… why…….”
“What is this…….”
“Not Zhuge Zhengqi… but Jin Xiaoyun?”
The reactions of other students at the academy were not much different.
Everyone just stared blankly at Jin So-woon’s desperate expression, forgetting that they were in danger.
Just then, a sharp shout burst from Jin So-un’s mouth as he looked down.
“What the hell are you doing, you idiot! Break the pillar connected to the rope right now!”
“What? What did you say?”
Blood is still dripping from both of his hands.
“Ugh… If you want to get out of there, break the pillar!”
Ah, I got it!
Without anyone saying who went first, the people stood in front of the pillar connected to Jin So-un’s rope.
Although it was inside Mansangjin, it was not difficult to find the pillars.
Because the blood flowing from the rope was soaking the pillar.
“Move fast! You bastards!”
No one frowned at Jin So-un’s cursing.
He just kept hitting the pillar as if possessed, doing exactly as he said.
Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang.
As everyone scraped together every last bit of their wagers and started hitting the pillars, they soon began to shake violently.
Crackle.
And at that moment.
“Haaap!!!”
With Jin So-un’s thunderous yell, the pillars were pulled out in unison and soared high into the sky.
Thump, thump, thump.
Four pillars that fell to the floor at the same time.
Eventually, the black fog that had been covering everything gradually thinned out and completely dissipated.
“Oh my god!”
The Yangyi Eight Trigrams Ten Thousand Formations, created with great care by the Zhuge family.
Jin So-un shattered the legendary formation said to surpass the Seven Star Seven Gold Formation.
Both the people inside and outside Mansangjin stared at Jin So-un with their mouths wide open.
“Ow! I really almost died.”
Jin So-un slumped onto the floor and spat out a curse, and people’s eyes naturally turned to his hands and arms.
“Those damn Baekdohoe bastards! Stop causing so much trouble.”
Although the majority of people inside the Great Demon Hall belonged to the White Path Society, no one showed hostility toward his words or attacked him.
“……!”
Everyone was just staring blankly at his bloodied hands and arms.
