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But I couldn’t stop here.
Guncheonji quickly regained his composure and was about to launch a counterattack.
That’s why I hate experienced guys.
I rushed at Guncheonji without missing the opportunity.
Whoosh
-Whoosh
He swung the Black Dragon Sword without a moment’s pause, and two more wounds appeared on Guncheonji’s body.
What a coward!
Papapapapapak!
In a state where one was injured and even ambushed without realizing it.
Therefore, it would be impossible to block all dozens of Kwon-yeong.
Whoosh
-puck!
His body floated up and hit the wall.
I glanced over at the middle-aged man from Jongnam, and he began to speed up as if he were wary of me joining him.
The ulterior motive is to eliminate at least one more before I join.
However, it is a wrong judgment.
That is a rule that applies only in peaceful times.
I charged straight at Guncheonji and deliberately controlled my strength to swing the Black Dragon Sword.
pop!
Thud.
The sword energy bursts forth, narrowly sweeping over Guncheonji’s head.
In a battlefield, when a comrade is being held hostage, the side that gets scared and backs out first is always at a disadvantage.
So, I’m saying you should fall for it.
I fired the tangible sword energy at Guncheonji once again.
The fallen Guncheonji barely managed to raise his sword and let out sword energy.
Thud thud.
The twisted sword energy struck the cave wall and spewed a pile of earth at Guncheonji.
I glanced at the middle-aged man and nodded.
As expected.
“crazy!”
The middle-aged man who was about to swing his sword at the priests moves away from the spot with lightning speed.
visor!
And as if I had been waiting for this moment, I shot a sword energy at the middle-aged man.
“Eek!”
A middle-aged man who hurriedly releases tension to relieve it, perhaps not expecting me to suddenly turn around.
Blood flowed from his hand because he could not properly channel his sword energy, but the middle-aged man somehow managed to stand before Guncheonji.
Guncheonji lifts his face, contorted with pain, and looks at the middle-aged man.
I gave him back exactly what he had said.
“Do you have the luxury to worry about others?”
Hey, that looks really painful.
“You crazy bastard!”
The middle-aged man gnashed his teeth.
I glanced over to see Saryeon examining Eunho’s wound, while Geumpyo and Dongryong stood on either side of me.
With this, they completely gained the upper hand over the opponent.
As Geumpyo and Dongryong stood on either side of me, preparing to form the White Tiger Sword Formation, bewilderment welled up in the middle-aged man’s eyes.
He must be feeling disoriented, not knowing the state of Guncheonji or what he should do. Moreover, he himself has been injured without even realizing it.
Ahem…
Just then, as the fallen Guncheonji let out a groan, the middle-aged man shouted urgently.
Is Cheonji okay?
“……
Ugh.
I spoke at the moment when it was obvious he was racking his brains in a helpless situation.
“How about we both back down at this point?”
huh?”
“I was lenient with my hand, so the wound shouldn’t be deep. If treated immediately, there shouldn’t be any problem with wielding your sword again.”
“How dare you mock Jongnam!”
The middle-aged man’s face turned into a murderous ghost.
As expected, a tiger’s pride is hurt by a small wound.
Are you saying it’s better to bury my bones here?
However, even a tiger sometimes needs to see its opponent clearly. For what it thought was a rabbit’s teeth could actually be a viper’s fangs.
“If you want.”
I instantly drew the Black Dragon Sword and struck his neck.
He, too, was terrified and raised his sword to block the way.
Instead of drawing my sword and swinging it again, I drew up my internal energy and began to push him away with the blade itself.
I’ll do that for you.
To make the other person feel fear, you must display an overwhelming presence.
Push—blood sprayed from the middle-aged man’s wounded hand, and his eyes widened like a rabbit’s.
“What the hell is this internal energy!”
I like it.
You went through such hell to gather this inner strength, so you should at least show that kind of expression.
squeak
The sword blade was instantly pushed toward the middle-aged man, just as it was about to touch his body.
He laid the blade flat and began pushing the sword with both hands.
However, unless this person is a master of external martial arts, there is no way for them to overwhelm me in a battle of internal energy.
Kkkkkkk
The moment the Black Dragon Sword touched his neck and wounded him with the sound of scraping metal.
“S-stop…….”
Guncheonji grabbed the middle-aged man’s ankle with a dying voice.
“Executioner, stop…….”
“world!”
“I didn’t even see the executioner. That fellow is… a dangerous one.”
Guncheonji turned his gaze to me and asked.
“Are you… going to keep your promise?”
I have never failed to keep a promise.
“How can I trust him? Someone whose face is even covered…”
That’s true.
But what are you going to do if you don’t believe me?
squeak
As I pushed the Black Dragon Sword again, Guncheonji’s face contorted violently.
“Jo, good. Understood.”
I slowly pulled my sword away.
The middle-aged man still hasn’t abandoned his stance.
Hmm, look at this.
“Is Jongnam planning to break his promise?”
“……!”
At my shout, Guncheonji yells at the middle-aged man.
“capital punishment!”
The middle-aged man looked back and forth between me and Guncheonji for quite a while, then put his sword away.
Then, he immediately supported Guncheonji.
“Is Cheonji okay?”
“I-I’m fine. Ah, ah, don’t grab there.”
Just as the two of them were entangled in each other trying to leave the cave.
I blocked the two people’s path.
What is it? Is there something else to see?
I looked at Jongnam’s disciple, who was unwilling to do what was obvious, with disdain and said.
You have to leave the black sword behind.
“…….”
While you’re at it, leave what’s in your pocket behind.
Ah, is this the first time something like this has happened to Jongnam’s disciple?#“Are you alright?”
Eunho looked at me with a complicated gaze at my question.
Did you think of emptying my pockets in the midst of that?
I can’t see the expression clearly because it is hidden by a mask, but I can tell that the gaze is very disrespectful.
Seeing that your mouth is still alive, it seems like you’re doing well.
It is definitely good for kids to grow up rolling around a bit.
He also answers in a calm voice.
It seems like it would be a bit difficult to swing a sword.
“It’s alright. I never expected swordsmanship from you in the first place.”
“Huh? What do you mean? ……
Senior Brother? Wait a minute, answer me. Senior Brother! Hey! Answer… …!
I pressed on the pressure point of the noisy Eunho and found the elixir in the luggage left behind by Jongnam’s disciples.
It is only natural for disciples of the Nine Great Sects and the Five Great Clans to carry emergency medicine with them.
Sama Jeong’s Golden Wound Medicine might be superior, but the Wonkidan is another story.
After breaking off a small piece of Wongidan and tasting it, I put it in Eunho’s mouth and applied the wound medicine…
But I think he just called me ‘Hey’?
Press firmly
“Ugh! Ugh! Ughhh! Ugh!”
Even though the pain must have been severe, Eunho endured it quite well.
He’s definitely a smart guy, so he must know that if he makes a lot of noise, his location could be discovered quickly.
“Brother, is it really okay to just smear it on like that?”
“Doesn’t Eunho endure well?”
It doesn’t seem like they are holding it in of their own free will.
“Don’t underestimate Eunho. Eunho is a smart child.”
“Ughhhhhhh───!”
After giving him some first aid, Geumpyo and Dongryong helped Eunho up and supported him.
“capital punishment.”
When I turned my head, Saren was looking at me with strangely cold eyes.
“Why… didn’t you help us?”
Ah, I wonder if this is a look Sa-ryeon hasn’t gotten used to yet.
I said calmly.
Because that was the right thing to do.
What the heck!
Because it was the right choice in that situation. That is all.
This is not a matter that can be understood just by explaining it.
There is no way for everyone to survive on the battlefield while also considering individual emotions.
Even if I don’t understand, if I can survive, that is enough.
That is why, even though I knew what Sa-ryeon was thinking, I didn’t bother to add any explanation.
Because adding an explanation won’t make it convincing.
Because trying to understand is ultimately the same as saying that it will be difficult to follow eventually.
Is that all you have to say?
“okay.”
Saryeon bit her lip tightly and then let out a sigh.
He seemed to think that it wasn’t something worth arguing about right now.
Soon, as if trying to change the atmosphere, Sa-ryeon turns the words toward Eun-ho’s arm.
“When on earth did you learn this? You don’t look like you’ve only done this once or twice.”
Ah, come to think of it, this is something I learned after the Great War of the Righteous and Demonic.
Didn’t I roam the mountains a lot? I just happened to learn it in the process.
“But doesn’t the bleeding stop too quickly for that?”
Anyway, you’re quick-witted.
The best way to get out of a difficult situation is to look away.
I raised my hand, warmly curling the corners of my mouth.
“At least Eunho wasn’t seriously hurt. It’s a relief it’s only this bad. Eunho.”
“Ughhhhh—!”
As I roughly patted Eunho’s head, who was looking at me as if I were a sworn enemy, the conversation turned toward Guncheonji and his companions who had just fled.
“Anyway, is it really okay to just let it go?”
They must be worried that they will chase after them again.
As I said, Jongnam must not shed blood here.
“No, what I mean is, shouldn’t you have at least kept him detained?”
“Hoho, our Saryeon has truly become a man of the Jianghu. To think we can bury him alive just to avoid bloodshed.”
“No! When did I ever say that!”
Saryeon shivered as if the mere thought of it gave her goosebumps.
“Don’t worry. It will take them a while to return to where they saw the situation and explain, so they won’t go out of their way to chase us.”
“Why?”
“Well, the inside of the Thousand Cave is already packed with others.”
Jongnam’s mistake is that all of Jongnam’s people, who should have been outside, have entered the Heavenly Cave.
I understand your concern that a disciple from the secular world might come into possession of the Five Spirit Immortal Flower Oil, but because of that, defenses against the outside were weakened.
Moreover, with the third entrance breached and people already inside, would the warriors of Xi’an just sit idly by?
The three entrances are probably in absolute chaos right now.
In the midst of that, what kind of impact would there be in spreading the story that we were attacked?
They probably haven’t even properly identified the intruders inside yet.
“What if they chase after me?”
All I have to do is make sure they can’t chase me.
There was no other reason why I had no choice but to choose this path in the first place.
The ocean field extending from my hand strikes the ceiling we passed through.
Rumble
-Rustling sound.
The cave was quickly blocked by falling rocks and piles of earth spewing out from the ceiling.
“If we block this place, we’ll have to go a long way around to get to where we are.”
The reason for going through the trouble of breaking through here.
This is because this is the fastest way to obtain the Oryeong Seonhwa Yu.
We were one step closer to Oryeong Seonhwa-yu. We passed the cave where Guncheonji was located and closed off several caves.
Thus, in order to head to the place where Oryeong Seonhwa Yu will appear, people [borrow]
– You have to turn around and come back.
After passing through a few caves like that, I did not encounter Jongnam’s disciples.
“There are no people from Zhongnan over here?”
“Because everyone would have stepped forward to stop the people who entered through the third entrance.”
Saryeon nodded.
Moreover, this is the northeastern direction, which belongs to the outer periphery even within Cheondonggul Cave.
Considering that the Oryeong Seonhwa Yu that has appeared so far came from the southwestern direction of Cheondong Cave, surveillance of this area is bound to be somewhat loosened.
Perhaps because of that, as we went deeper into the cave, the number of torches Jongnam had set up gradually decreased, and soon places where no torches were set up began to appear one by one.
We each held a torch and kept walking further inside.
“for a moment…….”
At my signal, the priests stopped abruptly and hid their torches behind a stone.
Although some light shone, it did not leak into the other caves.
“Hurry up! Outsiders are coming in!”
“What are you talking about! I was blocking the entrance!”
“That’s just how those scoundrels are!”
By the time the sound of the footsteps of the Jongnam Sect disciples running away while cursing had slowly faded into the distance, we slowly got up again.
It seems the newly arrived unmanned personnel are doing their job well.
Jongnam is also in a desperate situation.
It is only natural to be anxious when outsiders enter just as the time for the Oryeong Seonhwa Yu to appear is approaching.
“But Senior Brother, don’t we have to split up to find the Five Spirits Immortal Flower Oil?”
I shook my head at Geumpyo’s question.
The Oryeong Seonhwa Yu has a predetermined place to emerge.
“yes?”
“The energy of the Five Spirit Vessel repeats in a sequence where if one side tilts, the other side rises. Over the years, the Immortal Flower of the Five Spirits has appeared three times on one side, so the next place it will appear is the opposite side.”
Of course, this was merely a theory written in the Manchoborok, and the place I was looking for was the exact location described in the Ganghoyeongyakseo.
A cave that is not particularly large compared to the caves passed through so far.
Put out the torch.
“What? Is it Jongnam again?”
“No. Now is the time to turn off the lights.” ‘Jongnam didn’t know this, so he wasted two hundred of the Five Spirit Immortal Flower Oil.’ As soon as the lights were turned off, the surroundings were filled with darkness where not a single inch of light could penetrate.
Soon after.
uh?”
“ah!!”
“Ugh— Ugh—.”
The ceiling slowly began to turn red, as if embers had caught fire.
The red glow that had begun to spread slowly soon started to shine brightly, far brighter than a torch, and the room, which had been pitch black, became bright enough to see each other’s faces as if it were daytime.
“What is this!”
As the bright light shone into their eyes, which had adjusted to the darkness, everyone frowned and squeezed their eyes shut.
I approached the very center holding the canteen.
Yellow heat is clustered like dew on the part that protrudes bluntly like a tree root.
I quickly took out a container and collected the falling yellow dew.
Plop—plop—plop—with each drop of dew falling, a strange fragrance spreads around.
“Executioner, that is…….”
Geumpyo, unable to close his mouth in admiration.
I nodded as I looked at him.
That item that Jongnam desires so much, and that Beggar’s Guild cannot let go of its lingering attachment to, constantly eyeing with the intent of it.
“Yes. I am Oryeong Seonhwa Yu.”======Greetings. Fellow Easterners of the Jianghu.
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