Who threatened Cheonma Hara with a knife - Chapter 190



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Who threatened to call me Cheonmahara with a knife? Episode 190

Nancheonhoe (2)

Gorang-hyeon Buntaju opened his mouth with a complicated expression.

“I do not doubt your ability, Confucius, but isn’t it a little dangerous? Even though Gansu Province is a half-abandoned land in the Central Plains, the Nancheonhoe is a force that has taken over the capital of one province.”

At the sight of Ilmok spitting out orders, people like Baekcheon and Hyukryeon Seon-a were about to throw a fit like fanatics, but Ilmok spoke first.

“We’ve already killed the messenger they sent. So our only options are to either launch a surprise attack before this information reaches them, or to defend this place. And if we defend, we won’t be the ones who will suffer the real damage.”

Those gathered quickly realized who the victims were that Ilmok was talking about.

There could have been great harm to the living beings living in Goranghyeon, just like the couple that Ilmok had saved earlier.

“And I have no intention of fighting without thinking about the consequences. So tell me. How strong are the Nancheonhoe bastards? Have you found out anything, whether it’s the information you investigated this time or rumors floating around?”

“Nancheonhoeju Maeng Gwak was called Heukgwissangdo (黑鬼雙刀), and it is said that no one has seen him in battle since Nancheonhoe unified Nanju over ten years ago. However, there is a rumor going around that he used Ganggi (罡氣) in the last battle that took place ten years ago.”

“If you say ‘Kang-gi-ra…’, does it mean the peak of the Jungwon people’s term? Or does it mean the state of recognition and understanding?”

Ilmok asked, recalling the conversation he had with his past teacher, Cheonma.

It was during the time when he was preparing to enter the Magic Hall. It was a time when he would become stronger whenever he was in a dangerous situation, and he would treat him like a dog, even though he was in a close combat situation.

Ilmok, who really thought he was going to die, would often ask questions to kill time whenever a fight ended.

One of them was a story about the distinction of realms.

– It’s a realm of martial arts… .

Cheonma muttered while stroking his beard, and briefly explained the realm of martial arts.

Those who have just learned martial arts and have succeeded in gathering internal energy in the danjeon are third-rate. Those who can use internal energy to perform first-rate moves are second-rate. Those who can freely use internal energy to match various movements, beyond simply following set movements, are first-rate.

And those who have gone beyond the level of strengthening their physical body with internal energy and have become capable of releasing energy are said to be at the peak.

Those who can display martial arts such as fists or swordsmanship. It is said that the highest level among the martial artists of the Central Plains is considered the standard for a ‘master’.

Occasionally, those who forcefully squeeze out sword energy by borrowing the power of ascending martial arts, regardless of their original skills, are called first-class.

– What kind of frog-in-a-well thinking is this? Anyone who has learned the upper-level magic of our school can successfully release energy in just a dozen years at most. Hehe.

In the meantime, Cheonma never forgot his pride in the Demonic Cult and his gossip about the people of the Central Plains.

But there was no way to deny it.

Among the graduates of the Magic Academy, there was no one who did not reach the peak level by the standards of the Central Plains, and all the demons from the headquarters who are active in the armed forces or organizations of the Heavenly Demon Sect are at the peak level or higher.

It wasn’t because of winning.

‘Isn’t it common to suffer from mental illness and become obsessed with money in return?’

Because if I said something like that, Cheonma might cut off my balls.

After that, Cheonma’s explanation continued.

– The Zhongyuan people are talking about the state of the super-climax after the peak, but the state of the super-climax is like a mirage. It is just something that was added because the gap between the peak and the state after it, the human world, is so big. It is like the false state of the super-first-class.

The peak was the level at which energy could be released, so the possibilities for further development were endless.

If you strike with a sword, you can form a sword curtain beyond the sword energy, create a swordsman, go beyond simply having the sword energy gather on the sword, and shoot the sword energy at a distant enemy, or even use the energy to move the sword energy itself according to the principles of the river or the martial arts.

After practicing the operation of various qi within such a peak state and gaining countless enlightenments, the dream state that swordsmen reach is the state of sword qi becoming perfect.

So, the people of the Central Plains used to call a warrior who could control the strong energy a super warrior.

– In order to freely control your energy, you must eventually enter the Inhae Realm. The energy that you create at the level called the peak is nothing more than a fake that you have forcibly squeezed out.

Cheonma, who had already reached an overwhelming level, was taking the level of the super peak lightly.

– Then, is the standard for the realm of Inhae Kyung being able to freely handle the strong energy?

– The order of things has changed. Since you have entered the Inhae-gyeong, you can freely spread your energy.

– ???

When Il-mok made a face that seemed incomprehensible, Cheon-ma added an explanation.

– The standard for judging the Inhae-gyeong is the transformation of the bones and the fetus. The body is transformed into the most suitable form for performing martial arts, and all the blood vessels of the eight meridians and the four limbs and hundred seas are connected to the world, so naturally, one can freely control the energy.

Cheonma added with a very proud expression.

– And this is a story related to our new religion. This is because the ‘higher level magic’ is classified based on whether or not one can achieve a complete transformation and reach the realm of the Great Demon if they succeed in getting rid of the demon.

– … If I do that, will the disciple also succeed in his transformation the moment he takes off his horse with the Talhonmujeonggeom?

Whether or not the past memories of realizing that the road ahead of him was tens of millions of miles were sad, Cheonma spoke with a proud expression.

– That’s right. Hehehe. So now let’s start training again.

The loving tone and the terrible murderous intent weighed on everyone.

As I remembered the horrible ending to the conversation they had that day, a cold sweat ran down his back.

Perhaps because his expression had become heavy, Gorang-hyeon Bunta-ju cautiously opened his mouth.

“It is unlikely that Nancheonhoeju entered the Inhae-gyeong. The absolute masters of the Inhae-gyeong are few and far between among the vast central plains’ Sect forces. If they were that powerful, there would be no reason for them to be in a remote area like this.”

“If so, how many masters are there, excluding Nancheonhoeju?”

“In the Gansu Province area, there is a rumor that the female martial artist known as the Nachalyeo is at the peak of her power. And I know that there are about five or six other masters who are at the peak level.”

After hearing the full explanation of the division, Ichimoku looked at everyone in the group and nodded.

Although most of them were crazy, their skills were trustworthy.

* * *

The prepared Ilmok and his party moved towards Nanju Castle.

Although Gorang-hyeon and Nanju-seong were relatively close to each other, they were only close when compared to the vast landmass that was Central Plains.

After running nonstop for over three hundred li, deploying light air, they were finally able to arrive at Nanju Castle after the sun had completely set.

Considering the distance they had run, they had at least gained a day.

“The men who came to Goranghyeon were probably planning to stay for a day, receive hospitality at Jeoksabang, and then return. At least until tomorrow, Nancheonhoe won’t notice anything unusual. So, let’s rest now and launch a surprise attack at the beginning of Insi (3~5 o’clock).”

After giving instructions to his party, Ichimoku washed his sweaty body thoroughly from practicing light martial arts and then slept for about two hours.

Ilmok, who opened his eyes around the end of the Ox Hour (1-3 o’clock), satiate his hunger with rice balls and other things he had received from the inn before leaving with his companions.

* * *

A huge manor located just a short distance from Nanju’s red-light district.

The place with the signboard that read [Nancheonhoe] was incomparably large compared to the Jeoksabang in Goranghyeon.

Perhaps because of its enormous size, the wall was also quite high, and men were standing guard at regular intervals with torches lit.

But is it because they have been established as losers of Nanju for over ten years?

“Whoaaah.”

Contrary to the outwardly solemn atmosphere, those standing guard were just yawning and staring blankly at the night sky.

‘I don’t have a day off tomorrow, so I should go see Angran.’

The man’s imagination, which had been nurturing his lustful desires while looking at the nearby red-light district, came to an end at some point.

“!?”

Suddenly, he had difficulty breathing. Before he knew it, a thin black thread was tied around the man’s neck.

Crunch.

Before the man could even protest, his neck was cut in two by a thin black thread.

Next to the man who had lost his head in an instant, a woman who had approached him at some unknown time was hiding her body in the darkness.

A woman in a tight black nightgown, her face covered by an angry mask.

Her stealth skills were astonishing, as she hid herself in the shadows cast by the torches, even though there were torches right nearby.

The leader of the surprise attack was Eunwigak. Dambin took care of the last prey and put out one of the torches as promised.

No one noticed this, as there were no survivors near the wall, and the masked men passed through the wall where she had turned off the torch and entered the Nancheonhoe manor.

After safely entering the manor, they dispersed in all directions, either alone or in groups of three.

‘It’s shabby compared to how it looks.’

The man who had moved alone headed towards the center of the estate, thinking that things were going smoothly.

As befitting the large size of the manor, there were several pavilions and walls inside the manor.

As he was passing by one of the pavilions, Ichimoku suddenly stopped walking.

It was because there were two men standing between the two pavilions, each with their own set of rules.

Ilmok used his stealth skills and cautiously approached the two.

And then he stopped at a certain distance and spread out his fingers to create a kind of Tanjigong by applying the Talhonmujeonggeom.

The energy containing the secret of the quick sword passed through Ichimoku’s fingers and struck the demon and child blood vessels of the two men.

Ichimoku approached the two who were subdued without even being able to scream, swung his blackened sword, quickly dealt with them, and then walked away.

Just after passing another pavilion, a particularly splendid pavilion came into view.

On each side of the pavilion, there was a guard warrior standing to watch the surroundings.

‘Did you win?’

It was a surprise operation that was carried out in a hurry. Since Nancheonhoe was so famous, the location of the garden was known, but there was not enough time to find out exactly where the owner was sleeping.

That’s why we distributed our people and spread out to find the guild.

‘I never thought they’d advertise a Hoejujeon so blatantly, right in the center.’

Despite his feelings of emptiness, Ichimoku looked at the Hoejujeon and was lost in thought.

It occurred to me that it would be a good idea to secretly catch the guards standing everywhere one by one.

‘If that bastard, Hoiju, is truly super-smart, it is impossible for me to completely deceive his aura with my stealth skills.’

In the process of attacking one guy, there was a high possibility that the Hoiju guy would sense the flow of foreign energy and wake up.

‘Going quickly.’

After gathering his thoughts, Ichimoku took a deep breath and focused all of his energy into his danjeon.

Pot!!

As a noise as if the ground was about to burst echoed, Ichimoku arrived right in front of the guards guarding the west side of the pavilion.

The escort’s eyes widened at the unexpected attack.

The escorts had no time to even open their mouths to report the attack, so they quickly tried to draw their weapons.

Crunch!

Before the escort could even draw his sword, a lightning-like slash of the sword cut through the escort’s body and split it in two.

However, Ichimoku’s original purpose was not to be a bodyguard or something like that.

The sword energy that erupted from the sword swung by Ichimoku passed over the body of the escort warrior and split the wall of the pavilion.

bang!!

Amidst the huge explosion and the rising dust, Ichimoku swung his sword roughly and entered the hall, pushing away the dust with the sword wind.

‘Fucking hygiene obsession.’

As I pushed away the dust, I saw the inside of the pavilion.

On a huge bed.

The three women, barely able to cover their naked bodies with silk blankets, looked at each other with startled faces, as if they had just woken up.

“This son of a bitch!!”

The man who had been lying with the women was screaming and quickly throwing himself towards the pair of swords next to the bed.

Ichimoku almost closed his eyes tightly at the sight of that miserable sight, and side effects were churning in his mind.

‘My eyes are going to rot!!’

– Cut that monstrous thing off right now!!

When Nancheonhoeju woke up, she was completely naked.