Chapter 438: Chapter 438

Bi Cheon-woong stood blankly on one side of the training ground.

He quietly closed his eyes and heightened his senses for a long time. Feeling the wind brush by, he seemed to entrust even his exhaled breath to the breeze.

The tree branches swayed in the fluttering wind.

Through that swaying, leaves fell and danced flutteringly.

Bi Cheon-woong, who had put all his senses from one to ten into his sword, moved his body while keeping his eyes closed.

Saak-!

A single slash.

How many people would be able to engrave that movement with their actual eyes?

It was a sword art that swift and exquisite, and for anyone, mimicking it would be difficult in itself.

The dancing leaves were split in half and dropped with a thud.

“Wow-!”

“Ah…”

Dan So-mi and Yeo Eun-wol, who had engraved that sight in their eyes, opened their eyes wide.

Watching something that couldn’t be called human movement was enough to make one burst into astonishment, but Dan So-mi just clapped her hands as if she had seen a fun spectacle, and Yeo Eun-wol had a blank expression, not knowing what had happened.

“Bullshit…”

Jeok Mu-seong and Jang Sam-tae, who were sweeping the floor of the training ground, clicked their tongues. As if he had nothing better to do, he brought young children and showed them something bizarre.

It might be an impossible divine feat for Jang Sam-tae, but it was something fully possible for a person on Jeok Mu-seong’s level.

Of course, it wouldn’t be as exquisite as Bi Cheon-woong’s.

This was because he wielded a sword art that felt quite different from his, who had learned techniques to subdue opponents instantly as an assassin.

“The leaf… split into two.”

“…Yeah, these are the things you will have to do in the future.”

“Do… you mean me?”

Yeo Eun-wol looked up at Bi Cheon-woong with a bewildered expression.

She had learned martial arts from Sa Do-hak, but it wasn’t the Heavenly Demon Divine Art.

It was a situation where she had done nothing more than learn the basic framework, so in order to escort Dan So-mi, she had to learn even higher level martial arts.

That was where Bi Cheon-woong stepped in.

His connection with Yeo Eun-wol was one thing, and he too had a desire to try raising a disciple.

He wasn’t one to just blow away such an opportunity, so he intended to raise Yeo Eun-wol well and make her into a martial artist who could definitely do her share.

“Flying Swallow Sword, Black Killing Sword, Dagger Arts, Flying Knife Arts, Assassination, and even everything specialized in poison and surprise attacks…”

“…”

Jeok Mu-seong glanced at Bi Cheon-woong at the sounds he heard.

He wore a dagger in both hands and a single sword on his waist. It seemed like there was nothing other than that, but sharp moves were hidden all over unseen places.

In particular, the blade extending from his wrist was something no one could easily anticipate.

“I will give you everything I can.”

“Mister…”

“Become strong. If you never want to experience the same thing again…”

Bi Cheon-woong didn’t think badly of everything that had happened now. He had nothing to say even if he had ten mouths about trying to kill Dan So-mi, but in the end, his restriction was released by Dan Woo-hyun, and he still remained in this manor.

The one who provided a place for Bi Cheon-woong, who had nowhere to be, was Dan Woo-hyun.

It wasn’t such a bad thing if he thought of it as a way to repay the favor even a little to such a person.

“It will be training so arduous that you’ll want to die. Will you still do it?”

At Bi Cheon-woong’s words, Yeo Eun-wol paused for a moment.

However, knowing that nothing would work as she was right now, Yeo Eun-wol tightly clenched her small fists and nodded.

The young child’s eyes shone brighter than ever.

“Yeah… that’s a relief.”

Bi Cheon-woong nodded while covering his face with a mask.

He liked the child’s resolute appearance very much. Even though she must be naturally feeling that it would undoubtedly be arduous, Yeo Eun-wol didn’t seem to mind at all.

With this, Bi Cheon-woong’s duty was decided.

Making that child into a powerhouse counted amongst the top in the world.

It was also the moment a new motivation was given to his life.

* * *

“This is all.”

The Heavenly Path Society.

The Orthodox groups who reclaimed Henan displayed their majesty by flying the Heavenly Path Society’s flag at the very top of the Blood Heaven’s main pavilion.

As it was a flag akin to the pride that the Orthodox Murim had reclaimed this land of the Central Plains, many people cheered and also gave them a thumbs up.

However, the internal atmosphere wasn’t very good.

“Those Demonic faction bastards… they’re demanding an enormous amount of money…”

“Isn’t it what we expected?”

“That’s true.”

The Heavenly Path Society Leader, Peng Do-woong, sighed and shook his head. Although the Orthodox and Demonic factions had allied to drive out the Blood Heaven, the aftermath still remained.

Since things began to twist right from dividing the recovered funds of the Blood Heaven, it wouldn’t be strange if Peng Do-woong’s head were to explode right now.

“More importantly, what’s going on with the Sichuan Dang Family’s side?”

Zhuge Hyeon briefly swallowed a groan.

He seemed troubled about what to say. But when Peng Do-woong smiled gently and made an expression telling him to go ahead and talk, Zhuge Hyeon let out a sigh and opened his mouth.

“Most of the Heavenly Path Society’s real power has passed to the Sichuan Dang Family.”

“It would… wasn’t it to be expected?”

“Yes, I believe that perhaps as soon as the behind-the-scenes work with the Nine Great Sects and One Union is over, they will try to raise a new Heavenly Path Society Leader.”

“And that would be Elder Dang?”

Zhuge Hyeon nodded.

In truth, this was a natural progression.

The Hunan Dan Family, called the World’s Greatest Family and revered by all martial artists, was not interfering in the affairs of the Heavenly Path Society.

In this situation, there was no one with as much influence as Dang Sa-hwi, so it was perfectly natural for him to become the new Heavenly Path Society Leader.

Peng Do-woong didn’t like that.

But for the sake of this Murim, it was also unavoidable.

“The only ones who could stop it would be the Namgung Family…”

“As you already know, the Namgung Family and the Hwangbo Family officially declared their withdrawal from the Heavenly Path Society, and the Namgung Family is even trying to move their main estate from Anhui to Yueyang.”

“It must be because of their connection with the Hunan Dan Family.”

“Yes, it seems so.”

“Huu…”

Peng Do-woong sighed.

Frogs in a well.

That saying fit perfectly. The Emperor of this world was someone else, yet the number of people trying to take a tiny bit of power were countless. Should he take this in a good way or a bad way?

A laugh leaked out of Peng Do-woong without him realizing it.

“What about you?”

“Excuse me?”

“Doesn’t the Zhuge Family also have a connection with the Hunan Dan Family?”

Zhuge Hyeon smiled awkwardly.

That wasn’t a wrong statement either, but it wasn’t as deep as the Namgung Family’s. Also, he didn’t have the desire to move to a new place to the point of abandoning the place where his ancestors had lived for generations, and Zhuge Hyeon’s desire to just watch the beginning of a new Murim with his own eyes was greater.

Did that feeling show on his face?

Peng Do-woong chuckled.

“You and I are the same.”

“Haha.”

“Now, then let’s look into the next problem. Is it the North Sea?”

Zhuge Hyeon, who had been smiling for a long while, nodded with a stiff expression.

It hadn’t even been long since the problem of the Blood Heaven disappeared when another huge incident occurred.

“Yes, the sudden downfall of the North Sea Ice Palace is unusual. We can tell the seriousness of it especially from the fact that not a single person survived.”

“Who do you think it is?”

“…To be honest, looking only at the current situation, it is judged that there is no one other than the Hunan Dan Family, but…”

“That’s true…”

“The timing does not fit. Also, no personal reason for the Hunan Dan Family to do such a thing has been revealed.”

“A new group…?”

“I think it is reasonable to think so, but… those who checked the corpses are unanimously saying the same thing.”

“What is it?”

“That it was the deed of a single person.”

“…!”

Peng Do-woong trembled.

If it were a group, he could understand to some extent. Because there was no guarantee that such entities like the current Blood Heaven incident wouldn’t appear again.

But a single person annihilated the North Sea Ice Palace?

The moment he heard those words, goosebumps broke out all over his body.

“Gather people. I’ll have to discuss this matter.”

“Understood.”

* * *

The place Cheon Moo-gwang stopped at was practically a ruin.

The surroundings were literally shattered as if a storm had passed by turning everything upside down. Corpses that had already turned into white bones were also everywhere.

The reason people hadn’t cleared this place and left it alone was because it was deep inside the Changbai Mountains, and because many didn’t even know of its existence.

“It’s tremendous.”

Cheon Moo-gwang shook his head in astonishment.

It was such a gruesome sight that one couldn’t believe it was the work of Dan Woo-hyun alone.

They said it was to kill the Blood Demon, but when considering the number of corpses that became solitary souls by his sword, even Cheon Moo-gwang couldn’t hide his chills.

Why was Cheon Moo-gwang here?

“The dust is no joke either… Phew, it’ll take a long time to find it, right?”

He frowned.

The place where the Blood Demon once stayed.

Although now only its remnants remained showing traces of the past, Cheon Moo-gwang hadn’t come here just to sightsee.

He moved around, clearing the remnants here and there.

The distance to the largest main pavilion was considerable, so he had to move for a long time.

The main pavilion having completely collapsed was also the same.

There were even traces that seemed to show that the Blood Demon had died in this spot, but what was bizarre was that bones presumed to be the Blood Demon were not seen.

Squinting his eyes, Cheon Moo-gwang searched the surroundings like he was catching lice. But traces of the Blood Demon still couldn’t be seen, so he frowned without realizing it.

He lightly swung his hand.

Kwakwakwang!

The remnants around the collapsed main pavilion flew in all directions and fell crashing into other places. Quietly examining the place where suddenly only the bare floor remained, Cheon Moo-gwang put strength into his fist.

Kwang!

Simultaneously with striking down, the floor shook greatly.

Since the bottom was an empty space, a hole appeared on one side, and Cheon Moo-gwang smiled as if he had been looking for that from the beginning.

“I knew it.”

It was none other than that Blood Demon.

It would be strange not to have made a single secret passage. Usually, the more bizarre deeds a guy does frequently, the more things he sets up.

Cheon Moo-gwang stepped inside.

A damp smell wafted through the desolate space. Since not even a fire illuminated the passage going inside, it was filled only with pitch-black darkness, but as if even that darkness was nothing, Cheon Moo-gwang dug inside.

“It smells.”

He gave a broad grin.

A foul smell filled the inside.

Cheon Moo-gwang, who had been going inside for a long while like that, suddenly stretched widely as a large space appeared and opened his mouth.

“Were you in a place like this?”

“Oho… how did you know of this place?”

A voice was heard.

The voice echoing in the pitch-black darkness was truly bizarre. Even eyes shining like a cat’s gave a person the chills just by looking at them.

The one visible to Cheon Moo-gwang’s eyes.

The old appearance he had seen just recently was nowhere to be found, and his close friend, whom he once laughed, enjoyed, and chatted with, but eventually pointed a sword at.

He stood there blankly in a young appearance.

“I knew you would be here. You have a long way to go to fool me with something like that. Getting fooled is that bitch’s patent, so you might have fooled her well, but not me.”

“Haha, it’s truly unexpected. I didn’t know you would come…”

Udeuk-udeuk-!

Cheon Moo-gwang began to loosen up his body.

The gaze looking at the person in front of him gradually grew more squinted.

“What orders did you receive and what are you doing here?”

“…”

“Speak before I tear your mouth apart. Tae Gong-jin.”

Cheon Moo-gwang’s killing intent surged madly.

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