Chapter 144 : Chapter 144
Chapter 144 The Sorrow of the King of Wanderers (1)
Who do I trust the most?
I know the fact that this trivial question is actually a truly difficult question.
It is because saying one trusts the most is no different from saying one likes the most.
Keeping trust inside is freedom, but revealing it is also quite an embarrassing thing.
For Myeong-gae, whose connections were narrow, picking the most trusted person was not difficult.
It was decidedly Chwipung-gae, and just Chwipung-gae.
It was because Chwipung-gae was my master, parent, and at the same time, friend.
It was because the existence called Chwipung-gae was the only rope for Myeong-gae left alone in the world.
However, for Dancheon Myeong, it was a question that made him worry more than expected. It is because precious people have been created in my life before I knew it.
Nevertheless, the conclusion came out without difficulty.
The person I trust most is Uncle Yeo Baek.
It is not because Uncle Yeo Baek was the person who reached out his hand first to me when I was in distress, but simply because he was a person who possessed the appearance of an adult I desperately hoped for.
Just like a child says ‘I want to be like Father when I grow up,’ it means I want to become a person like Uncle Yeo Baek when I grow up.
That emotion was also not lacking to be called trust. Naturally, it is a secret from Father Dancheon Gang.
“I trust Uncle the most.”
Uttering those slightly cringe-worthy words out of my mouth, I handed a wooden box to Uncle.
“What is this?”
“It is the Taecheong Pill.”
“What?”
The reason I struggled with trust recently is because I have to entrust a precious object.
Since I will have to travel the world to find the remaining Five Great Elixirs of Murim, wouldn't it be a heavy burden to carry that precious object in my bosom every time?
However, I can't entrust precious objects amounting to the Five Great Elixirs of Murim to just anyone, so I pondered the most trustworthy person.
“Trusting me with what?”
With a suspicious or perhaps mischievous expression, Uncle Yeo Baek asked me.
“I trust everything about Uncle.”
“Haha.”
Uncle seemed to intend to play a joke, but at my sincere answer, he seemed to give up even playing a joke.
“I will keep it well.”
Uncle Yeo Baek gathered the Taecheong Pill into his bosom.
Escort Captain of the Dancheon Sword Clan, Bang Yeo-baek.
Originally a protector and at the same time the one I trust most, there would be no figure better suited to entrust the Taecheong Pill to.
Since I intend to entrust the elixirs I obtained to Uncle Yeo Baek and move around until I collect all Five Great Elixirs of Murim, by the time I go to find the last one, the Blue Pine Pill of Kunlun, I think Uncle Yeo Baek might become the wealthiest figure in the Jianghu.
“Thank you.”
“I’m trembling, so go find them as quickly as possible.”
“Yes.”
Although he trembles with exaggeration, I know Uncle Yeo Baek will protect my elixirs more reliably than anyone else.
“Always thank you.”
“Khm.”
Uncle Yeo Baek cleared his throat for no reason and turned his gaze.
At that appearance, laughter came out naturally.
Again, a small realization settled in my brain.
From Yang Su-rin, I obtained a life after the calling of blocking the Great War of Righteousness and Evil ends.
To Uncle Yeo Baek, I entrusted the clue to the future that will block the Great War of Righteousness and Evil.
Emperor Breaker Yeom Gi-ha and Chief Strategist Singija are still running east and west to extinguish the embers of the Great War of Righteousness and Evil, and the old masters of the Nine Sects are fighting fierce life-and-death duels with the Heavenly Demon even now.
Now I know clearly.
I was not fighting alone.
Since it is a path moving forward together, I don't need to carry all the burdens alone.
Just as Brother Chun-baek solidifies conviction in his sword path due to my words, it would be correct for me to also build conviction in my steps while receiving help from people around me.
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Due to the fluctuating flow of heavenly secrets, Wisu, who had been practically living in the Skyscraper recently, came down from the mountain after a long time.
It was to find the Demon Suppression Hall where the Supreme of Ten Thousand Demons, Heavenly Demon Seol Cheon-sang, resides.
It was because the time he had been eagerly waiting for finally arrived.
“Where is the Cult Leader?”
“He is in the Deep Place.”
“Thanks.”
Only after walking to the Deep Place of the Demon Suppression Hall could Wisu discover Seol Cheon-sang.
Splash.
“You came?”
“Cult Leader.”
Heavenly Demon Seol Cheon-sang was soaking his body in a boiling hot spring.
Wisu knew the fact that the busy Heavenly Demon was not enjoying a hot spring bath just to enjoy leisure.
It was because the hot spring Seol Cheon-sang is soaking his body in right now is the Rebirth Spring, which can be called one of the mysteries of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult.
“Did something happen?”
Since the Heavenly Demon soaking his body in the Rebirth Spring means he suffered an injury that cannot be easily shaken off with Qi Circulation Healing, Wisu asked with a concerned voice.
If it was when he raided the Dancheon Clan previously, he would have needed recuperation because he went against the heavenly secrets, but recently in the heavenly secrets, there were absolutely no signs threatening the Heavenly Demon.
Excluding the heavenly secrets, Wisu could not easily infer the existence that left a deep scar requiring recuperation on the Heavenly Demon.
“I just went for a little outing.”
“……An outing?”
Splash.
Without giving an answer to the counter-question, Seol Cheon-sang raised his body.
Seol Cheon-sang’s body, whose age could not be gauged, was truly like a sculpture.
However, what caught Wisu’s eye was not the Heavenly Demon’s flesh boasting profound beauty.
“This is…….”
It was exactly the scar of a Cotton Palm engraved on the Heavenly Demon’s chest.
Since Wisu himself was knowledgeable in martial arts, it wasn't difficult to recognize that the scar was Wudang’s martial arts.
“It is nothing special.”
Seol Cheon-sang tried to pass it off casually, but it was an impossible thing.
“Cult Leader, I am the Chief Strategist of the Divine Cult. I must know.”
For Wisu, who is as stubborn as he is loyal, it was because it is an issue that cannot be just passed over.
No, since he didn't know until the Supreme suffered a scar in the first place, he should be evaluated as disqualified as a strategist.
It was a matter where he should rightly perform Grand Prostration of Atonement.
Thud.
“Please kill me.”
Wisu lay flat on the floor like a sinner.
“Rise.”
“I cannot.”
“Are you planning to disobey my order?”
“…….”
Between two conflicting propositions, Wisu slowly raised his body.
It was because at the top of everything was Heavenly Demon Seol Cheon-sang’s order.
“It is not a big deal. I just played along with the old goats a little.”
“If it is old goats…….”
It was not difficult to infer the identity of the old goats the Heavenly Demon spoke of.
Surely he must be talking about the secluded masters of the previous generation who explore the Ascent Realm. Since they, who have escaped worldly understanding, did not hesitate to be hostile to the Divine Cult.
But that is why it is not easily understood.
If the Heavenly Demon and the previous generation masters of the Nine Sects clashed, this would inevitably have caused earth-shattering commotion, so there was no way it would escape the Divine Cult’s intelligence network.
“Whether the old goats combined their minds or something, their Origin Spirit Bodies gathered together and attacked. I had no choice but to deal with them.”
“Um…….”
Origin Spirit Body.
It was something Wisu also understood only as a concept.
It was said to be a skill allowed only to a tiny minority of supernatural beings who had half a foot in the Transformation and Ascent.
Understanding it in Wisu’s way, it was a phenomenon that could be expressed as an Out-of-Body Experience. Consciousness or soul leaving the body manifesting in the material world.
If there is a problem, unlike ordinary spirits that cannot interfere with the material world, the spirits of supernatural beings close to Transformation and Ascent can affect even the material world based on spirituality.
“This wound is…….”
“I took a hit from the bastard Wuji. It is fine. Since I returned more than that.”
“It is not fine.”
Wisu also knows the fact that Sword Emperor Wuji is a figure residing in the highest layer of the Jianghu Murim with his prestige.
However, this absolutely cannot be seen as an equivalent exchange.
Sword Emperor Wuji is one of many masters in the Jianghu Murim, but Heavenly Demon Seol Cheon-sang was the unique and sole absolute of the Divine Cult.
“It will become fine.”
Heavenly Demon Seol Cheon-sang answered with a firm voice after a long time.
“Ah…….”
From those words, Wisu could obtain the conviction that the Heavenly Demon would finally move forward to the next stage.
He understood that this is also a process, and eventually, even the Origin Spirit Bodies of previous generation masters cannot dare to invade the Heavenly Demon’s jade body.
Since he is a Heavenly Demon of the Demigod Realm, he is playing along with the secluded masters who reached Half-Immortal, but Heavenly Demon Seol Cheon-sang is now trying to surpass even that.
The great cause of the Great War of Righteousness and Evil is being completed.
“But.”
“Speak.”
Passing the issue, Wisu finally felt curiosity stir. It was the unique temperament of a brain bag hidden in the strategist’s work.
“How strong is Wuji Jin-in?”
Since it is said that if you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear in a hundred battles, it could be seen as an extension of the strategist’s work, so there was no hesitation in Wisu’s question.
“Hm.”
Seol Cheon-sang, who pondered for a moment, answered.
“If compared to Emperor Breaker, he would be a little lacking.”
“Emperor Breaker is…….”
“Correct. The current Emperor Breaker probably wouldn't be able to leave a scar like this on me.”
The reason Emperor Breaker is dangerous lies in his potential for development and future prospects.
Although it is awkward to discuss future prospects for him who has already reached the status of Number One Under Heaven, since the heavenly secrets informed so, it would be an undeniable truth.
As if understanding Wisu whose expression became complicated, Seol Cheon-sang smiled faintly and continued his words.
“Aren’t there many mysteries in the Jianghu Murim that cannot be replaced by martial arts alone?”
“……Is that so?”
“You would also be one of them.”
Indeed, Seol Cheon-sang’s words were not wrong.
Although each of the Five Great Demon Lords has superior martial arts to Wisu, Wisu’s value would be noble compared to all Five Great Demon Lords combined.
That was the dignity of the Mashintong that looks into heavenly secrets.
Wisu is also a figure who occupies the current position with mystery surpassing martial arts.
Even such Wisu did not perfectly understand Seol Cheon-sang’s words, but he clearly contained his words in his memory.
It was Wisu’s wisdom knowing the fact that understanding often accompanies time.
“So what is the matter?”
Only after that question was asked could Wisu recall the real reason he visited the Demon Suppression Hall.
“A gap in the heavenly secrets has been created.”
A gap in heavenly secrets.
The strange event that visited after a truly long time was the reason Wisu urgently sought the Heavenly Demon.
“Good thing.”
From the perspective of the Divine Cult arranging the great cause, it was indeed good news.
“Since the opportunity came, I intend to eliminate variables.”
“Where will you do it?”
The Divine Cult and the Central Plains Murim were always at war.
Orthodox Path, Unorthodox Path, Neutral Path, Mysterious Sects, Previous Generation Masters, etc.
Actually, it was safe to see the entire Central Plains Murim as enemies of the Divine Cult.
Finally, an opportunity arrived to bring down one axis avoiding the eyes of the heavens, so it was absolutely not something to be taken lightly.
“I have identified the bases of the Mysterious Sects.”
Aren’t the Mysterious Sects the breed that hid their identities even from the Central Plains Murim people?
The Mysterious Sects would be perfect to annihilate without anyone knowing.
“Excellent.”
At the Heavenly Demon’s answer, Wisu smiled.
It was because he hadn't obtained an answer better than ‘not bad’ from the Heavenly Demon recently.
“It would be better to eliminate future troubles in advance.”
“Do so.”
The move Wisu presented this time is, so to speak, the move of cutting the grass and removing the roots.
Even if they seize the Central Plains Murim, knowing the fact that it becomes truly troublesome if the breed called Mysterious Sects starts operating in secret.
With this one move, the Divine Cult seizing the Central Plains will come to spend more prosperous days.
After the New Star rose, a smile seeped onto Wisu’s whole face after a truly long time.
Since he prepared truly everything waiting for the current time, the Central Plains Murim people won't know the news that the Mysterious Sects of the Jianghu Murim are annihilated all at once.
Since it is stabbing a gap that even heavenly secrets cannot fathom, it means it must surely happen that way.