Who threatened Cheonma Hara with a knife - Chapter 373



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Who threatened to call me Cheonmahara with a knife? Episode 373

Who is evil (3)

Seven plum blossom swordsmen, who had avoided or repelled the sword energy shot by Ilmok, approached from all directions.

Plum Blossom Inspector was a title given only to the most outstanding inspectors in the Hwasan faction, and Plum Blossom Inspectors were given the authority to learn the twenty-four Plum Blossom techniques.

The Plum Blossom 24-handed Sword is a sword technique that utilizes the secrets of pleasure and joy. If you exclude the Jahashin Sword, which is only allowed to Jangmunin, it can be said to be the most refined martial art in the Hwasan Sect.

“Die!!!”

visor!

While enduring the combined attacks of the top players of the Volcano Sect, Ichimoku calmly observed their movements.

‘It’s different from the time of Amina Podalap Palace.’

The number of people who originally formed the formation of the Amipa’s Demon-Exterminating Bokhojin and the Podalap Palace’s Seventy-Two Diamond Ramajin exceeded fifty.

On the other hand, they were just seven people forming a Chilseongjin and practicing their magic.

Chilseongjin was not a formation with any special effects. It was a type of Chil-in-hap-gap-sul, and all it did was help prevent the paths of those who formed the formation from overlapping.

However, there were clearly some points that were more difficult than the Myulmabokhozin or the Geumgang Ramazin.

Rather than the power of the formation itself, the difficulty comes from the characteristics of those who formed the formation.

‘Is there no hole?’

All seven of them were masters who had reached the pinnacle of their power, and since they did not rely on formations to gain strength, the method of finding a single loophole and attacking it did not work.

Even since all seven of them were using the same swordsmanship, they were showing off a very clean passing technique without any overlapping paths.

“You’ll never get out of here!”

“Know that it is an honor to die intoxicated by the scent of plum blossoms! You filthy cultist!”

As the plum blossom swordsmen swung their swords simultaneously from all directions with a shout, countless flower petals fluttered in the air.

Because flower petals were fluttering in the wind from all directions, their passing technique had the effect of making those who encountered it dizzy.

It took a while for them to accept my passing technique as if I was being pushed back.

As Il-mok was looking at the flower petals filling the air, at some point he let out a sigh.

“I heard that the plum blossom sword emits a plum blossom scent, but instead of the plum blossom scent, it vibrates with a rotten smell.”

“What!?”

The moment the plum blossom inspector, who was standing in front of Il-mok’s provocation, crumpled his expression.

Pot!

Ilmok spread his lightness with his polarity and attacked the man in front by surprise.

Countless flower petals blocked his path, but Ichimoku swung the Ascension Sword very simply.

Immediately after exactly three friction sounds were heard.

For some reason, the flower petals that had filled the front suddenly scattered.

The Plum Blossom Twenty-Four Hands was a sword technique that focused on pleasure and illusion, so one glance was to ignore the empty petals among the countless petals and strike only the real flowers to cancel them out.

“Uh, how?”

The plum blossom inspector looked visibly flustered as his method was destroyed with such ease.

However, perhaps because he was a seasoned expert, the plum blossom swordsman swung his sword again even though he was flustered.

visor!

The moment his sword and the Ascension Sword met, Ilmok used his magic to deflect the enemy’s sword and simultaneously dug in and thrust the Ascension Sword into his chest.

With laughter.

“Seven people are using the same swordsmanship, at this point, the one who can’t recognize them is an idiot.”

At first, I was dizzy because flower petals kept fluttering in the wind from all directions. Ichimoku, who had already reached a high level and was also equipped with innate talent, was able to easily discern the characteristics of the sword techniques they were using.

“Hey! How dare you, you dirty cult bastard!”

“The plum blossoms are invincible!!”

The six plum blossom swordsmen swung their swords even more passionately in anger at Ilmok’s provocation.

In the midst of the strong scent of plum blossoms, enough to fill the void left by a person who has left.

“Then, it’s not Plum Blossom Twenty-Four that’s the problem, it’s you guys.”

Ilmok once again countered the petals that were confusing his eyes, then swung his sword at one of the plum blossom swordsmen.

Crunch!

There was no special hole. Anyway, all seven of them were inferior to Ichimoku.

Now that I was familiar with their swordsmanship, it wouldn’t be difficult to deal with them no matter how many there were.

Several times, he destroyed the plum blossom swordsman’s swordsmanship and took his life.

Before long, all the plum blossom inspectors had turned into corpses, lying on the floor, and only Mok Seonja was left alive with a blank expression.

“Oh, how can a demon cult…?”

Seeing the shepherd struggling to accept reality, an interesting thought suddenly occurred to Ilmok.

“Hmm. I guess you have a lot of pride in the plum blossoms.”

As Ichimoku muttered as if it was nothing and swung his sword, countless flower petals appeared in the air.

The Talhonmujeonggeom that Ilmok mastered was the swordsmanship of a crazy perfectionist who wanted to encompass all the skills that could be performed with a sword, including Kang, Yu, Kwai, and Hwan.

The origins of the Plum Blossom Twenty-Four were the Kwai and Hwan that were very familiar to Ilmok, and for Ilmok, who had already escaped from his horse with the Talhonmu Jeonggeom, unleashing Kwai and Hwan at the same time was as easy as twisting a child’s wrist.

It’s just that the color of the petals is grayish, unlike the volcano’s, due to the difference in the internal energy they contain.

The shepherd gazed at the countless gray flower petals spread out in the air, lost in their beauty.

‘Falling flower bun (落花紛紛)… .’

Without even realizing that his own neck was being cut off.

Crunch.

* * *

While Ilmok was dealing with the Hwasanpa’s chieftain, Mok Seonja, and the seven plum blossom inspectors, the Cheonmasingyo’s warriors were executing the Hwasanpa’s Taoists all over Jucheonhyeon.

And in just half an hour, all of the hundreds of Taoist priests of the Hwasan Sect had become mindless corpses.

From the early morning of the previous day until this early morning, Ilmok ordered a short rest for the warriors who had been moving around and fighting repeatedly.

And the next morning.

As he was waking up and stretching, an unmanned person came up to him in a hurry and reported to him.

“Your Majesty, I have received a signal from the direction of Zhangye County.”

After advancing from Goranghyeon to Geumchanghyeon in one day, Ilmok, who had rested for one night, left behind a few of the Cheonmasingyo warriors on the way to Jucheonhyeon.

They were familiar with the geography of Gansu, and they were stationed in several strategic points with a clear view, keeping watch for the approach of the Zhengpa men.

“If it’s Jang Aek-hyeon, it’s about half a day apart.”

At the news that the main force of the Jeongpa was pursuing him, Ichimoku nodded with a satisfied expression for some reason.

The same was true for the servants who were by Ilmok’s side.

“Now that we’ve lured them north, it seems we can move on to the next step.”

As Jin Ha-yeon said, luring them north was part of the scheme.

Ilmok, who had led the Cheonmasin Church’s unmanned forces and infiltrated Gansu Province through a secret path, was able to obtain new information.

There was news that the Hwasan faction was pillaging villages in the northwestern direction centered around Nanju, while the Jongnam faction was pillaging the southeastern direction.

So, I made a few changes to the plan.

“As planned, instruct some of the unmanned units to move to Xinjiang while leaving as many traces as possible.”

“I will do so.”

As Jin Ha-yeon answered and left the pavilion first, Ilmok turned his head and gave instructions to Hyukryeon Seon-ah as well.

“Tell the rest of the men to prepare. We will begin to move south.”

I had no intention of heading to Nanju.

If you move a little bit south from Jucheonhyeon, a rugged mountain called Giryeonsan appears.

They planned to ride the Gyerim Mountain and cross over to Cheonghae in the south, then pass Cheonghae and head to the northern part of Sacheon.

To get rid of the Jongnam faction priests who were causing trouble there.

After the order was given, the demon cult members moved in unison from early in the morning.

About twenty people headed west, leaving as many traces as possible, while the remaining hundred or so unmanned personnel headed towards Mt. Gyerim.

Although Mt. Gyerim was famous for being steep and rugged, there were no warriors left behind while crossing the mountain because all of them were at or above the peak.

After leaving Mt. Giryeon, they continued south for a while. They arrived at a place called Deoknyeonghap around evening.

After taking a day off and stocking up on emergency rations, they set off again early in the morning.

And then around that afternoon.

As they were moving along the large lake called Cheonghaeho, a group of people blocked their path.

All of the demon cult members, including Ilmok, couldn’t help but show a puzzled expression.

It was a number that appeared to be at least five hundred, and the [Murim Alliance] flag was fluttering here and there.

‘You clearly said that the Jeongpa bastards were chasing you from Jang Aek-hyeon?’

While the cultists were pondering such questions.

The leader of the Jeongpa faction, Cheok Pae-myeong, was looking at the generals next to him with a pleased expression.

* * *

A few days ago.

Upon hearing the news of the Demonic Cult’s attack, the Nanju sect’s followers began to move in groups.

It took them half a day to arrive at Goranghyeon, but unfortunately, the demon cult members had already left.

When Cheok Pae-myeong heard the news that the demon cult was heading northwest, he tried to lead his men to move, but Gongsun Xuan stopped him.

“Your Majesty, there is no use chasing them now. They are at least a day’s distance away.”

“Are you saying we should just let them go like this?”

At Cheokpaemyeong’s words, Yangmuja also took his side.

“The leader is right. The main force of the Hwasan faction is in the north. If they can buy us time, we can easily join them and destroy them all at once.”

As the others agreed and tried to open their mouths to say something, Gongsun Xuan quickly opened his mouth.

“You have to think rationally. It’s too late to pursue them. So, instead, you have to block their retreat route.”

“???”

When Gongsun Xuan said this, people wondered if he was crazy.

How can you block the retreat route when you can’t even chase after them?

“Why did those fanatics suddenly come out? It’s because Hwasan and Jongnam moved independently. They said there were only about 150 people, so those who came here must be a special force. So, what would be their next target after dealing with Hwasan?”

“Are you saying that you’re going after Jongnam?”

“Yes. After dealing with the volcano, it is expected to pass through Mt. Giryeon or Mt. Daeseol and cross to Cheonghae.”

“… What if I just cross over to Xinjiang and escape?”

To Namgung Jin’s question, Gongson Hyeon answered with a cold expression.

“Think the other way. It’s too late to pursue anyway. In that case, shouldn’t we have some adventurers?”

“… … .”

As the leaders of each sect seemed lost in thought, the general added:

“Since they are a special force and their numbers are not that many anyway, I think we should split the group in two. Half of them will chase after the Demonic Cultists, and the other half will go over to Cheonghae right now and wait for them to move.”

In the end, everyone accepted the military commander’s opinion, and the Jeongpa warriors were divided into two groups starting from Gorang-hyeon.

The warriors of the Murim Alliance, including the leader of the Cheokpaemyeong faction. The warriors of Namgung Jin and Namgung Se-ga. And the warriors who joined from the Jungsobang faction and Jegal Se-ga followed them.

The Buddha and Shaolin monks headed north, with Huang Boyue, who wished to avoid battle with the Demonic Cult, joining them, followed by Yang Wuzi and the Hyeongsanpa Taoists.

* * *

The leader, who had been looking at General Gongsun Xian with trust, soon turned his head and looked straight ahead.

Cheokpaemyeong, who had pulled out his attitude, pointed at the roughly 100 or so demon cult members and let out a shout filled with immense internal energy.

“The time has come to destroy demons and establish justice, so eradicate the vile demonic cultists!!”

His instructions became the signal for the start of the Great Battle of Jeongma.

“Wow!!”

The unmanned soldiers of the Jeongpa charged towards the demon cult members while shouting.