Chapter 135: Chapter 135
“Zhuge Un…… for what business did that man come here?”
Namgung Cheon, who had run over in a hurry as soon as Zhuge Un left, asked urgently. Of all those present here, he was the one closest to him, and because of that, he wanted to avoid being found out even more.
However, Dan Woo-hyun silently set down a wine cup in front of Namgung Cheon.
He then lifted the remaining Sohongs-ju to fill the cup.
“Drink.”
Although it was out of the blue and made no sense, Namgung Cheon did not doubt him. Nodding his head, he put a cup of Sohongs-ju into his mouth, and it slid down his throat like honey.
His eyes widened in surprise.
“It is quite delicious…… No, that is not what I meant to say…….”
“It is good alcohol. And he was a good person. I quite liked the wind that lingered by his side.”
Namgung Cheon frowned.
He did not think he had asked about such a thing just now.
“One should always cherish relationships. How can you just throw them away?”
“Ahem! I do not want to hear that from you.”
“Haha, well, that might be so. The reason he came here…… He said he came looking for me.”
“For what reason?”
“He asked me to protect the orthodox Jianghu together……?”
Namgung Cheon frowned.
He did not fail to understand the meaning of those words. Zhuge Un was undoubtedly planning to bring Dan Woo-hyun into either the Cheondo Association or the Martial Alliance. While he might not fully know this man’s skills, he must have noted the fact that he was a considerable expert.
“Are you interested?”
“No, I am not.”
Dan Woo-hyun chuckled.
He could step forward in the affairs of the Jianghu. However, if it was something that benefited someone else, he had no need for it. Dan Woo-hyun had no intention of staying in any one organization, nor did he even plan to work for them.
He was an extremely selfish and self-centered person.
“But his eyes are also great. To recognize you at a single glance…….”
“I recall meeting him once in the past. I do not think it was that long ago, though…….”
“If he is a man recognized by that person, then you are indeed amazing. He is not someone who would cast aside other matters to go around searching for someone.”
“Is that so.”
Trickle.
He filled the empty cup with alcohol once again.
Sa Do-hak, who had slipped in beside them before they knew it, also held out an empty cup.
Dan Woo-hyun filled his cup as if it were nothing.
“Zhuge Un…… He is a guy said to have a brain comparable to that Dongfang Gu bastard. He is extraordinary. And that makes me dislike him just as much.”
Sa Do-hak took a rough gulp and grinned.
He remembered falling into his schemes and suffering a few times in the past. If it were not for a place like this, he was a guy who should have been eliminated first for the sake of the Demonic Cult.
“Do not do anything strange.”
At the single sentence muttered by Dan Woo-hyun, Sa Do-hak flinched and trembled. It was a word spoken casually while drinking, but a thick killing intent was mixed within it.
The moment Dan Woo-hyun’s words pierced into his ears, his entire body trembled.
Sa Do-hak clenched his fist tightly.
Even while feeling the emotion of fear, he smiled.
‘This is why I cannot leave this place!’
It was the first time in his life.
To feel fear toward someone.
That was why he could not leave Dan Woo-hyun’s side even more. If he could only overcome this fear, it was no different from preparing a stepping stone to rise one level higher.
“That aside, this alcohol is truly delicious.”
“Looking at the bottle, this is definitely from the Hoyeon Clan. I heard they no longer brew alcohol…… That Zhuge family bastard managed to obtain it somehow.”
Sa Do-hak examined the bottle here and there before nodding his head.
If one spoke of the Hoyeon Clan, it was a clan famous for its alcohol. It was said that they no longer brewed alcohol because they fell behind the Chumeon Clan and went ruined.
For that reason, the remaining alcohol of the Hoyeon Clan in the world was being traded at a fairly high price.
Thus, Zhuge Un had used something worth dozens of gold liang just to build a connection with Dan Woo-hyun.
“He said he would come again next time. He might bring even better alcohol than this then.”
“Hahaha, I look forward to that. Let us suck him dry to the bone.”
“The Zhuge Clan is not that wealthy of a family. Do not think of such things!”
Namgung Cheon clutched the bridge of his nose as if he had a headache.
Were these bastards experts at ripping off other people?
Even though they had plenty of money, they acted like people who found joy in ripping off others instead of thinking about buying and eating with their own money.
Before they knew it, it was time for the sun to set.
Soon, they would eat dinner and end the day like that. Dan Woo-hyun, who was smiling while thinking such thoughts, suddenly set down his cup and looked toward a certain place.
It was not that someone was there.
Nor was it that someone was coming.
He merely felt the flowing wind and caught the ominousness residing within it. Setting down his cup, Dan Woo-hyun slowly stood up from his seat.
And without saying a word, he simply began to walk away with wide strides.
“Hey! Where are you going!”
“Do not follow me. If possible, do not even come out of this manor.”
“Eh?”
At that single sentence for which they could not understand the reason, the two men tilted their heads. Although there were more things they wanted to ask, Dan Woo-hyun left the manor along the gradually darkening night path as if it were not even worth answering.
They were extremely curious about the reason.
Sa Do-hak and Namgung Cheon looked at each other.
“Are you curious?”
“Y-Yes, I am?”
“Shall we follow him?”
Sa Do-hak’s eyes sparkled like a young child’s.
He wanted to follow.
If he went as far as to say those words, it meant something was happening no matter what. Perhaps an extremely strong person had appeared, or since he was called the descendant of the Martial God, it might be that the Martial God who had become an immortal had appeared.
Or there might be something that could clearly determine Dan Woo-hyun’s identity.
But Namgung Cheon shook his head.
“The moment we go, we will get caught.”
“Right?”
“Of course…….”
The two looked at each other and nodded. They were also among the strongest experts in the Central Plains. However, Dan Woo-hyun was someone far above them.
That was why they knew.
The fact that Dan Woo-hyun’s five senses and energy sensitivity were several times superior to theirs. No matter how much they hid their presence and approached, they would get caught the moment they moved.
The two looked at the table.
There was still alcohol left.
Should they be satisfied with this for now?
Dan Woo-hyun was sitting quietly, feeling the wind. In front of him was a large burial mound. It was the burial mound where the remains of the Three Heavens were buried.
Below his gaze, the scenery of the manor could be seen.
From there, the sound of several people chatting drifted over. Listening to that, he smiled without realizing it. It was a sound that was now all too familiar.
Perhaps if this sound disappeared, he would become lonely once again.
“Is that it? The burial mound where the remains of the Three Heavens are buried.”
Just then, someone’s voice was heard.
Dan Woo-hyun did not look back and simply nodded his head.
Soon, the footsteps grew closer and closer, and a man approached all the way to the front of the burial mound. The man, who stood with his long red hair fluttering in the wind, opened his mouth while pouring the alcohol he had kept in his coat.
“It is not as good as the Sohongs-ju you drank a moment ago, but it is decent alcohol in its own way. It is enough to soothe the souls of these fellows.”
Dan Woo-hyun silently lifted his head.
The red-haired man.
Although he felt somewhat different from his past appearance, the wind blowing from his side was a red wind that was all too familiar, and all too teeth-grinding.
“It is surprising that you are alive when a thousand years have passed. I clearly recall splitting your head open?”
Dan Woo-hyun looked at him and sneered.
It was a tone clearly intended to provoke the opponent. Even his gaze seemed to look at the man as if he were merely a single bug. A bug that he could trample to death at any time if he resolved to do so.
“I was the best, but I did not become the strongest. That is why I created various spells before facing you. It is thanks to that.”
“Is it the Law of Reversing Heaven?”
“Hahaha. You know it well.”
Dan Woo-hyun looked at the man with an absurd expression.
The great law of moving one’s soul to another place.
In order to execute that, the blood of five hundred boys and five hundred girls who were not even ten years old was required.
In the end, he had killed a thousand young children just to survive alone.
“It took an incredibly long time to find a body that matched me.”
That meant, in the end, he had repeated his lifespan using the Law of Reversing Heaven, and only now did he find a matching body to achieve complete resurrection.
Dan Woo-hyun’s eyes narrowed into slits.
“I did not expect you to appear, though.”
“That is the same for me as well.”
“Perhaps this is also the will of the immortals. The immortals you hate so much must have thought that you are the only one who can stop this Blood Demon.”
“You are good at joking.”
That meant the seal he thought he had broken himself might have been broken by the immortals. Since that was the one thing he could not tolerate, Dan Woo-hyun’s momentum erupted explosively.
The Blood Demon took a step back.
A thousand years.
To call it a thousand years, it was a distant time.
Unlike the Blood Demon who had repeated such times several times, Dan Woo-hyun had not changed a single thing starting from that day, a thousand years ago.
That was why this sharpness.
He knew it painfully well.
It was still terrifying.
However, there was also just as much ridicule.
“Stop it. Right now, you cannot do anything to me.”
“As time has passed, you have started joking a lot more.”
“Hahaha, since that much time has passed, is it not natural that there are things that change?”
The Blood Demon lightly waved his hand.
In an instant.
A streak of light flashed and exploded right in front of Dan Woo-hyun’s nose.
A finger strike technique.
The Blood Demon who shot it in an instant was one thing, but Dan Woo-hyun who blocked it in that short time also possessed astonishing reflexes. What was bizarre, however.
At a mere finger strike, Dan Woo-hyun was pushed back half a step.
Dan Woo-hyun’s eyes widened in surprise.
His eyes were filled with astonishment.
It was the first time such a thing had happened.
Because of that, Dan Woo-hyun’s gaze shook greatly.
“It is the first time I have seen such an expression on your face. Hahaha.”
The Blood Demon laughed.
He looked down at Dan Woo-hyun with a downward gaze. Until now, he was always the best but could not become the strongest, so the reality was that he could not help but lose his spirit in front of him.
But now it was different.
The Blood Demon’s downward gaze was filled with confidence.
Even if he fought a life-and-death battle with Dan Woo-hyun in this place, he had the confidence that he would never lose. The things that a thousand years of time had given him were by no means things that would end as a mere dream.
“Ascend a little higher. Right now, you are no match for me.”
“…….”
“Let us fight once again…… risking the best and the strongest. Risking this Central Plains and our lives.”
“What are you thinking?”
The Blood Demon laughed out loud.
In an instant, he took half a step back.
Boom!
At the same time, a massive explosion filled their ears. The debris splashing in all directions shot out like throwing weapons, but the Blood Demon, who did not even use protective body energy, lightly avoided them while harboring a sneer.
“I have released the Black Wind Sacred Demon.”
“……!”
“Can you stop it? Can you kill me? If you can stop it, then try stopping it! If you can kill me, then try killing me again! A destiny of killing and being killed! That is your life and mine! Hahaha!”
The Blood Demon retreated.
His body disappeared into the darkness. The laughter that echoed belatedly stimulated Dan Woo-hyun’s ears and crushed his pride.
Dan Woo-hyun, who was standing still, clenched his fist.
“The Black Wind Sacred Demon……”
He knew that it was by no means a lie.
The Soul Descent Art was a spell he had enjoyed using, and it was also the reason why the Blood Demon Sacred Sect had once risen to the top of the Central Plains.
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