The World of Sound - Chapter 156
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156
The main building of the 18 buildings of the Yangtze River, located at the junction of the Yangtze River in Hunan Province.
Cheonhwa, who arrived there in an instant after spreading out his lightness, was able to see the figures of the fallen soldiers and the pearl light.
It seems like they had fought quite a fierce battle, as everyone had suffered major and minor injuries. Jin-ju Gwang was also badly injured, as he greeted Cheon-hwa wrapped in bandages.
“Cow, small intestine? How is this place… … .”
He looked a little embarrassed, perhaps embarrassed by his appearance or ashamed of having survived after sacrificing his subordinates, but Cheonhwa had no idea.
What mattered to him was not how the Pearls had survived, but why they had been attacked, what they had lost, and if it was because of the Asura statue, what did he know?
Although it was quite a stressful situation, Jinju Kwang made special time for Cheonhwa’s visit.
After leaving the remaining cleanup to his subordinates, he went with Cheonhwa to one side of the destroyed Suchae to talk.
“It seems like there was a liver. Even if it was the Palryubonghonjin, the forbidden area inside it is not something that can be easily broken through by those who do not know about it. They broke through the territory of the water ghosts that even our enemies fear without any trouble. Thanks to that, they were able to approach the main building in an instant.”
“Ahem. I see.”
Since he had already seen this, Jinju Kwang felt like there was no need to hide it, so he blurted out what had happened.
The reason why the main building of the place with 18 buildings along the Jang River was so easily breached was because the effect of the forbidden area they believed in was not working properly.
It would have been easier to respond if they had come by boat.
If there weren’t any enemies in this waterway, they would have had no choice but to use fairly large ships, and while they were trying to break through the natural formation of Palryubonghonjin, they would have already been discovered and a response would have begun.
But they didn’t use the boat.
He must have mastered some pretty good techniques to pass through the Palryubong Honjin without being detected by swimming and diving.
That’s where the trouble started.
It’s not that I didn’t keep in mind that there would be such cases.
However, the reason they did not place outposts everywhere was because inside the Palryubong Honjin, there was an area for water ghosts that even they had designated as a forbidden area.
It is a place that even the enemies fear, even though it is their own yard.
It is true that I felt somewhat at ease because it was a place where supernatural powers and phenomena existed that could not be overcome by simple force or manual achievements.
Even during the past wars with political factions, there was a record of easily blocking their approaches.
But for some reason it didn’t work.
Thanks to that, I discovered them after they entered the water and started causing a ruckus.
The numbers weren’t weak, but the opponent was too strong.
Also, the real power of the enemy was exerted on the ship or under the water, making it difficult to resist.
Those words made Cheonhwa feel a pang inside, but she didn’t show it.
There was no need to hide the fact that he had saved the souls of the vengeful spirits with his requiem, but there was also no reason to let it be known.
“Mines. They were mines. Those filthy… … seeds of the Demonic Cult.”
Fortunately, Jinju Gwangdo was more focused on the enemies’ identities than on the fact that the Golden Zone was not doing its job.
Minds.
It seems like he was treated pretty badly while talking about the seeds of the Demonic Cult and being cautious, but he still survived.
Cheonhwa also pointed that out and was able to hear how he survived the attack by the Demonic Cult.
“I got hit hard. The number was small, but they were all excellent masters, so there was no one below the peak. In addition, some of them even lit up with magic fire, so it was difficult for my subordinates to deal with them. I tried to somehow hide in the water and drag them in, but it was impossible. In my opinion, at least the elder-level people were mobilized. That person’s martial arts were at least at the peak. Ahem! Slightly, very slightly stronger than me.”
The personnel sent by the Demonic Cult were small in number, but they were elite.
They were people with such powerful martial arts skills that it made you wonder where such masters came from, and they didn’t hesitate to throw away their lives while firing off magic fire, so they were difficult opponents for enemies to take advantage of and gain the upper hand against.
If the fight had started on the water from the beginning, it might have been different, but since the fight took place after landing, it was even more so.
“Anyway, I resisted desperately, but it was impossible. I couldn’t stand seeing any more of my men being sacrificed, so I tried to negotiate with him and end the fight, but I ended up being subdued instead.”
Jinju Kwang, who was known to be strong in martial arts despite being a small number of people, was also lacking.
Although he was able to deal with other minions somehow, he was defeated and subdued in a duel with a strong man who was presumed to be an elder.
“So?”
“They didn’t kill us right away. Their goal wasn’t to wipe us out in the first place. If they had negotiated in advance, they would have given us everything… … Of course, they couldn’t give us the items.”
Having subdued the pearl mines and forced the rest of the enemies to surrender, the mines did not bother to annihilate them.
I was annoyed by their attitude that they could crush and kill me at any time, but I couldn’t argue with them since I was actually outgunned.
In the midst of all this, what they wanted was to find something.
What Jinjukwang had, but doesn’t have now.
Cheonhwa was convinced by that story.
What they were looking for was, after all, the Asura statue.
“Is this Asura?”
“Ahem, you knew? That’s right. It seems like you knew a little bit, so there’s no need to hide it. He was looking for the thing I gave you as a gift. When I told him it wasn’t here, he didn’t believe me and tortured me. However, when he couldn’t find it even after searching thoroughly, he seemed quite flustered. Hehe.”
It was robbery, not a gift, and it wasn’t intentional, but Jin-ju-kwang smiled faintly, perhaps thinking that he had at least given them a piece of the pie.
Cheonhwa thought that the guy was really naive when he was given a lot of money, but at the same time, he also had doubts.
If that were the case, there was no way they would have spared them.
Murderous pest.
Now that they know what they’re looking for, they’ll kill them all and try to silence them.
When I asked, as it was a natural thing, Jinju Gwang smiled broadly again.
“I asked him to finish it off alone. It’s true that his subordinates didn’t know anything. And then he died. His heart burst.”
“… … Was it a ghost?”
“That was almost the case. They probably knew that too. But no. I survived thanks to my unique constitution.”
The reason why Jinjukwang survived.
It was thanks to his unusual constitution.
Because the heart is on the right side, not the left, he induced them to stab his heart, pretended to be dead, and woke up.
He suffered serious injuries as a result, but his life was saved.
“Then let’s talk more about that. Tell me. Everything about the Asura statue.”
Only then did I begin to understand it.
It was a bit surprising that it ended with just that, but it wasn’t like that.
Because the moment he chose death, all the other enemies ducked into the water.
Although they were skilled in their craft, they were not good enough to chase down and subdue all the enemies, so they killed Jinju Gwang, searched the water a bit more, and then disappeared.
‘You’ll find out soon enough.’
And that also meant that it would soon be discovered that the Asura statue, which was a pearl-like object, had fallen into Cheonhwa’s hands.
They will track you by operating their own information network.
It may be only suspicion, not certainty, but that alone would be reason enough to target him.
Because he deliberately made it clear that he already had another Asura statue.
So I was a little surprised that they didn’t target me directly during the chaos of the raid, but I figured the information might have been late.
He had already sent those who had mastered the Five Elements Sword to him, so he probably thought they would retrieve it.
There are no survivors, and there is no trace of their bodies, so news of their failure may have been heard too late or not yet.
‘It actually turned out well.’
That’s why I thought it turned out well.
There’s no need to search for them.
Since it was operated as a tactical organization, the information about the attackers was also fragmented, but if you put those pieces together, you’ll end up with a pretty big chunk.
Cheonhwa nodded and asked Jinju Gwang.
He got all the information he knew about Asura Statue.
“… … That’s all I know. I knew it was something sinister, but I never thought it would cause such trouble.”
‘I guess I didn’t tell you everything.’
The information he heard about the Asura statue was as follows:
A dozen years ago, there was a story that a statue containing the absolute martial arts of Yeokcheon had appeared in the Central Plains, and that many masters from Jeong, Sa, and Jeong Sa-ji secretly moved and clashed to obtain it.
As a result, the incident was concluded when those who recognized its dangers agreed to destroy it.
That was something that even Cheonhwa knew, but Jinju Kwang also knew the hidden secrets.
Although it was known to be like that, in reality, instead of destroying it, it was divided into thirteen pieces and sealed.
The reason why it was not completely destroyed was not because they were greedy for the absolute martial arts contained within it, but because the moment someone thought of hostility towards it, the statue would unleash an unknown power and destroy that person’s mind.
Even though the one who tried to break it was a master with a strong mind.
It was said that everyone was afraid of it because it was like a devil that could be processed in itself, and they agreed to seal each one and manage it separately.
It could not be destroyed, but it could be split into pieces, which was possible because it was originally meant to be completed by combining thirteen pieces.
It was surprising that he couldn’t even destroy that piece, but it was understandable since he was a heavenly flower.
Even in that statue, and even in the statues that imitated it, the unknown waves felt were something that could only be influenced by those who could understand and resist the nature of the waves.
We have already seen martial arts using the wave principle several times, but it makes sense that it was not properly understood or developed a dozen years before it appeared.
Rather, it was a good thing that it was sealed.
“Wait a minute. Where did that statue come from? It didn’t just suddenly fall from the sky.”
But there were still some questionable parts.
So where on earth did the statue suddenly appear?
It seems to be related to the Demonic Cult, but if so, why was it discovered in the middle of the Central Plains and not in the Demonic Cult’s territory?
Even recovery is not easy.
“That… … I can’t tell you either. Oh, don’t misunderstand. It’s not that I don’t want to tell you, I just really don’t know. I was just asked to keep one of them, so I kept it. I heard a general explanation during that process, but I didn’t hear anything about where it was first discovered, or who made it or why.”
Unfortunately, even Jinjukwang didn’t know about it.
He also had a piece of the statue, but he was not directly involved in the incident. He only received one piece after the incident was over, when the sealed Asura statue was split and dropped.
It is said that since it is a very dangerous item, it will be stored in the most difficult to find places.
“It’s a hard place to find… … .”
“It’s probably meant from the perspective of the opponent, that is, the Demonic Cult, so it’s not like there’s no way to expect it. And some of them already know about it.”
“Where is it?”
But it wasn’t completely unexpected.
Because there was something I saw and heard when I received the statue.
“First of all, I think it’s certain that Shaolin, Mudang, and Mosanpa are involved. They took the lead in sealing.”
I already knew about Shaolin and Mudang, but Mosanpa was a bit unexpected.
Although it was considered the best in the Central Plains in terms of magical arts, it was not included in the Gupa Il Bang or the Five Great Sects.
So, it seems like it might have added strength to the seal, but at the same time, it’s not unlikely that it has it.
“And Namgung. At that time, he was stronger than any other Gupaebang and was also at the forefront of dividing the Asura statue. The person who brought it to me was also a member of the Namgung family.”
Next is Namgung Se-ga.
It was perhaps natural that they were the leaders of the Five Great Clans and had power and influence that was comparable to that of any of the Gupaebangs, but it was new information that they took the lead in splitting the sealed Asura statue.
“And the rest… … I think one went to Nokrim too. That’s all I know for sure. Other than that, I think there are Bukgung Sega, Sadoryeon, Heukdobang, and Heukcheonmun. Bukgung Sega is deeply connected to the government, so it would be hard for the Demonic Cult to mess with them, and I heard that the most powerful factions of the Sasas at the time participated, so they might have one too.”
“Hmm?”
The biggest piece of information came next.
The Black Heavenly Sword, the Sado Sword, and the Black Swordsman, which are called the three pillars of the Green Forest and the Four Sects, and which each possess the Black Emperor of the Heavenly Heaven, the Overlord, and the Four Kings, were also expected to some extent.
However, the name of Bukgung Sega, which suddenly appeared, surprised Cheonhwado.
If it is the Bukgung family that has deep ties to the martial arts world and the military world, then it is true that it is a place that even the Demonic Cult cannot easily touch, as Jin Ju-kwang said, but it was a bit unexpected.
‘Is it okay?’
I felt like I owed them a debt, so maybe I could get another Asura statue easily, but I was also worried.
Because Bukgungyeon is currently returning to his family and entering retirement.
If they had attacked Bukgung Sega, she could also be in danger.
In particular, since Bukgung Se-ga was greatly tilted towards treating Bukgung Yeon, it could have easily suffered great damage.
Among the places where the Bukgung Sega is thought to have divided the statues, it was the weakest group along with the Mosan faction that could do it.
But even so, there was nothing I could do right away.
They can only hope that she blocks or dodges it well.
‘If I were to pick out a few, roughly… … there are 10.’
Shaolin, Mudang, Mosanpa, Namgungsega, Bukgungsega, Surochae, Nokrim, Heukcheonmun, Sadoyeon, Heukdobang.
Here are 10 that are currently strong or confirmed.
The statue was said to be divided into 13 parts, so the whereabouts of 3 were unknown, but there was a catch.
Because it was said that five statues had already been secured from the Demonic Cult.
Since there were only four of them, including the three whose whereabouts were unknown and those of Shaolin, at least one of them may have already been robbed or joined hands with them.
Just as the shaman’s belongings were taken away by the king, it means that the five may include Heukcheonmun, Sadoyeon, and Heukdobang.
‘You’ll know when you check the list.’
That would probably be obvious if you checked the list of places that were raided this time.
There is no reason to attack a place that has already been attacked.
We know that Nokrim was attacked, so we just need to check other places.
If they had joined hands with the Demonic Cult, they could have staged a false attack, but if it was Haomen, they would have been able to detect it immediately if they had just given him a hint.
‘Then the route is roughly set.’
After gathering that information, Cheonhwa was able to immediately decide on his next course of action.
There’s a long way to go, but it might be easier to sort things out than I thought.
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