The World of Sound - Chapter 63



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“Did you find it? That spirit… … no, Master’s whereabouts?”

“I found it. However, I don’t know its current location. I only know its whereabouts, its last location, and the direction it left in.”

On the promised day, Dang Sang-ak really came with information about the master’s whereabouts.

To be honest, I didn’t expect it, but I ended up finding out that the saying that he was the loser of Sacheon was not a lie.

There was a sense of hesitation, as if our party was trying its best and this was nothing, but it was acceptable.

Since he was a master who, like himself, was not concerned about what others thought, it may have been easy to find him, but since he was worried that he would be pursued, and even tried to talk to Jang Gang-su, the head of the Jang Gang-su Group, Jin Ju-gwang, it is highly likely that he maintained his secrecy.

That’s why I became more curious.

Where on earth is the master headed?

If it was truly to perfect martial arts and join the ranks of the immortals, wouldn’t it have been better to just go with them or hide and settle down in a suitable place instead of running away?

Was there anything like a desired location?

Cheonhwa perked up his ears and listened to Dangsangak’s words, because if he found out, it could help him raise his level.

“So where is it?”

“First of all, it started from Hoju-hyeon, as you said. It happened to be a route that connected to the official route, and since it stopped here in Sacheon, I thought it would pass through Seongdo, but it changed direction after passing through Naegang and Ganyang. It seems like it moved along the official route to Suning and Namchung, and then passed through Pajung and left Sacheon.”

“So?”

“Traces of it were discovered again in the Gansu collaboration, and after that, it disappeared after passing through Nanzhou and Baekun. It changed direction slightly, but it seems that it ultimately headed north.”

“If it’s north… … ?”

“The grasslands. Or the North Sea.”

Cheonhwa’s expression suddenly crumpled as he listened to Dangsang-ak reciting the story of his master.

This damn inspirational bastard must have been running around like a slob.

I heard that he never stayed in one place for more than three days, and he even practiced the method of renewal here and there, so the travel time between bases was also extremely short.

It seemed as if he was running away or heading somewhere in a hurry.

I thought you were eating a lot of it somewhere.

“The grasslands and the North Sea… … Damn it.”

But anyway, I was able to roughly figure out the direction.

If he had moved east instead of north from Nanju, his whereabouts would have become completely unknown, but his path was roughly drawn as he moved north.

The problem, however, is that it is too far.

It had already been more than ten days since the last trace was discovered, so it was difficult to guess where it might be.

Even if they had pursued it, it would have been difficult to pursue it any further since the trail had been cut off, and since there was already a considerable distance between them, it would not have been easy to close the distance even if they had moved immediately.

‘Should I just give up like this?’

So it seemed like the pursuit of the master would have to be put on hold again.

If he showed up in the Central Plains again, would I be able to chase him then? If I did it now, it would most likely just be a waste of time.

I desperately wanted to meet you and give you a treat, but I didn’t know if it would be possible.

“If you wish, I will continue to collect information in the future.”

“I would appreciate it if you could do that.”

Moreover, since Dang Sang-ak had been the first to suggest that he continue to track and gather information, as if trying to win Cheon-hwa’s favor, Cheon-hwa was no longer able to harbor any regrets.

“But when are you planning on leaving? It’s a long way to Hanam, but we have a lot of time. How about staying here a little longer and then leaving with Mimi?”

“Hanam?”

I was also informed of my master’s activities and promised to continue collecting information in the future.

In addition, he had already taken over the ownership of the Brain Spirit Book seven days ago, and was using the Cheon-geon-su to feed it brain energy.

Perhaps because he had been neglected for quite some time, he had not recovered his health immediately, but he was slowly regaining his energy and was acting cute towards him, so he was thinking that it was time to leave, but Cheonhwa tilted his head at Dang Sang-ak’s sudden mention of Hanam.

“It’s the end of the martial arts competition. Did you not receive the invitation?”

“Martial Arts Tournament… …?”

I was a little puzzled by the word Hanam, but now that you mention it as a martial arts competition, I understand.

According to Namgung Se-ga-ju, the martial arts competition to be held in three months will be hosted by Shaolin, so he must be talking about that place.

However, since it was the first time he had heard of receiving separate distribution, Cheonhwa frowned slightly.

“Huh. That’s really strange. There’s no way I’d miss out on someone with the nickname of the Evil Dragon. Did Namgung make a mistake?”

‘Namgung? Not Shaolin?’

They say Shaolin is hosting this martial arts competition, but Danggaju mentions Namgung?

This smelled really bad.

It’s the smell of a little girl who seems to have intentionally left herself behind.

‘You acted cool, but behind your back, you did such petty things?’

It seemed as if he was indifferent to even his own child’s business in front of me, and he even told me about the martial arts competition, saying it was a secret, but he never sent me a concubine.

It was an incredibly petty act that put to shame the reputation of being a prestigious family.

‘Are you trying to prevent me from getting my fortune back?’

In fact, such pettiness was nothing more than a trivial matter.

However, the problem was that his luck was at stake in this martial arts competition, or more precisely, in the later index competition.

If he had deliberately kept himself from participating, knowing that she wanted to, and had not circulated the secret, then Namgung Se-ga would have had to pay the price.

‘Should I go to Shaolin first and get it?’

Aside from that, the method of recovering the iron ore was problematic.

I would have liked to just storm in and rob them, but my opponent was Shaolin.

It is a place called the Great Head of Mount Tai and the guardian deity of the martial arts world, and is a prestigious place respected even by those who do not believe in Buddhism.

Regardless of whether or not he had the power to do so, he briefly pondered over how to retrieve it since it was a place that even the Heavenly Flower was reluctant to go to.

“But don’t worry. If it’s Bae Cheop, I’ll rescue you right away.”

“Huh? Is that something that can be obtained so easily?”

At that moment, Dang Sang-ak said something unexpected.

If you haven’t received the letter, he’ll rescue you instead.

“If it were easy, it would be easy. Since it is a martial arts competition hosted by Shaolin, we cannot hand it out directly, but the handouts distributed to the later disciples can be obtained as long as you follow the rules.”

“What are the rules?”

“There are two types of baptismal rites that have been handed down for this martial arts competition. One is for the representatives of each school, and the other is for the later rankers. Among them, the baptismal rites for the later rankers are like a kind of screening tool. It is a qualification for participating in the later rankers’ non-competition that will be held at the martial arts competition, but the process of securing it can be considered a preliminary round.”

“Can I take that away?”

When Cheonhwa was puzzled, Dangsangak gave him detailed information.

It was a description of two types of handouts distributed for the martial arts competition, but thanks to the strange aftertaste, Cheonhwa figured out why he was so confident that he could obtain them easily.

In the case of a later index, it is possible to transfer or steal it.

“That’s right. Anyone who has a baekcheop is eligible to compete in the Later Jisoo Non-competition, but the baekcheop doesn’t have names on it. Anyone who brings it can compete in the martial arts competition and the Non-competition. However, in that case, the masters of the sect can step forward and give the baekcheop to all of their sect’s Later Jisoo, so we set one rule. It can only be transferred through a fair fight between Later Jisoo, and no matter what, you cannot take the opponent’s life. If you commit murder, you will be disqualified regardless of the reason, but as long as you avoid that, you are allowed to take anything that belongs to anyone. Whether it’s the right sect, the evil sect, or those who stay in between.”

“Oh?”

However, there were restrictions such as the fact that the person wishing to participate in the non-competition had to obtain the secret recipe through the non-competition and that he could not kill his opponent even by mistake during the non-competition.

If it is at a level where you can only break it with a fatal determination, then it means that you should just give up.

It also meant that they would not acknowledge any gains through ambush or anything like that, so they should appoint a notary and have a proper fight.

“Isn’t that interesting?”

However, to Cheonhwa, it was just a meaningless restriction.

Since he himself seems to be a latecomer in their classification anyway, the first restriction was not a problem, and since the skill gap is so obvious, the second one is not a problem either.

If the target is the latter index, there won’t even be people who can make him play, let alone make him do it.

Because of this, Cheonhwa’s expression after hearing the explanation became strangely distorted.

It was not only because it was not difficult to get my hands on the secret recipe, but also because a good idea occurred to me.

“So, our family is also planning to have the children collect the extra supplies that are not included in the allotment, and I will give you one of them. Of course, I can’t just give it to you, but you won’t lose to those kids, so I think it would be good if you could also teach them some martial arts.”

“No, that’s fine. Just tell me the locations of the sects that have the secrets, and I’ll get mine myself.”

Then, Dang Sang-ak said that since they were going to get more concubines anyway, they would help Cheon-hwa get them too, but he refused.

He didn’t want to be indebted to someone for something trivial, and it was obvious that he intended to observe his martial arts skills under the pretext of being a leader.

I don’t really mind showing off my martial arts skills, but I also had an idea that came to mind as soon as I heard the explanation.

‘It was going to be so boring anyway, so this is great.’

First of all, there are too many concubines.

I don’t know the exact number, but from what I’ve heard, it seems like the information was spread across a fairly wide area, including the sects of the Jeongpa, Sapa, and Jeongsaji.

Because it was a martial arts competition.

It is not simply a feast for the political elite, but an event for the entire martial arts world, encompassing both politics and private life.

Moreover, it seemed that the distribution of the sects was not limited to only the so-called large sects, but that there were quite a few small and medium-sized sects that also received the sects.

It felt like everyone who had made a name for themselves in their respective regions got a piece of the pie?

Still, he felt resentful that he hadn’t sent it to him, but he would ask about it later.

‘If it’s like this, I won’t have to waste time.’

That is why Cheonhwa decided to reduce the number of concubines.

In order to participate in the non-competitive tournament, you only need one baekcheop, and the party leader said that protecting the baekcheop was a preliminaries, but if countless people with baekcheops flock in, wouldn’t you have to take them through another boring preliminaries?

That meant that he too would have to spend boring time in order to obtain the fortune, so Cheonhwa was ready to take action for once.

He sweeps up a lot of the concubines by himself.

If we can’t make new ones, we can just reduce the number of copies, so the boring preliminary round won’t last long!

‘I don’t mind being alone since I just need to get the luck anyway!’

The fame and honor that could be gained in the process meant nothing to Cheonhwa.

The goal was only one prize, the fortune, given to the one who climbed to the highest place, so if possible, he would be okay with destroying all the other ships except his own.

Of course, in that case, the preliminary round itself wouldn’t be possible, so other problems could arise, but we were planning to reduce the number of preliminary participants as much as possible during the remaining time.

First, let’s start with the sects of Sacheon.

Cheonhwa’s eyes sparkled and he began preparing to collect the secret recipes.

As soon as I secured the list and location of the martial arts schools that had received the secret recipe requested from Dang Sang-ak, I kicked open the door to Dang Ga and headed out.