Five days later, Lim Soo-yeon visited Woon-seong again. The other three did not join her.
Kwak Soo-dong was the oldest, but it seed that Lim Soo-yeon was in charge.
She finally ca back with a letter from the master of the First Jade Knife.
The master of the First Jade Knife sent an answer.
What does it say?
Lim Soo-yeon flinched for a mont because of Woon-seongs cold, serious tone.
She had no idea how to approach him
She did not want to accidentally anger him and be crushed under the pressure like the other day.
Before you et the master of the First Jade Knife, it looks like you need to et soone else first.
Woon-seong could not help but notice.
Just how many steps were there to et the First Jade Knife?
Its quite difficult to et the Alliance Master of the Justice Blood Sect. Im sure it would be easier to et the heads of the Five Noble Clans.
Woon-seong shook his head. And who do I need to et?
The Seventh Master.
The Seventh Master, owner of the Seventh Jade Knife.
The problem was that Woon-seong had no idea who that was.
And who is that?
Lim Soo-yeon shook her head too.
Just because were mbers of the Justice Blood Sect does not an we know all seven masters. They each conduct missions secretly in their own positions. The Seventh Master is especially unknown, as none of us have t him.
So you dont know either.
Exactly.
The mysterious Seventh Master of the Justice Blood Sect.
Since my master Nok Yu-on was one of the Seven Masters, this person should also be at a similar level. But there arent many people who are at such a level.
I know too little about this alliance sect and the Seventh Master. I cant make a reasonable guess based on this information
I should just start with eting this Seventh Master.
Woon-seong shook himself out of thought.
So, I can et the Leader of the Justice Blood Sect after I et this Seventh Master?
That is a matter the Seventh Master will decide.
Woon-seong sighed again. Every step is so tedious.
It felt like he was sighing a lot lately.
***
Two weeks after receiving the letter, the master of the Seventh Jade Sword contacted Lim Soo-yeon.
The ssage stated that he would be waiting in an old shrine just outside of Yichang.
Do you know where this old shrine is?
We just need to leave from the east gate and walk northwest for a bit. People dont use that place anymore.
Woon-seong nodded at her words, satisfied.
Its good you know the way. Lead there.
***
Two silhouettes dashed through the mountains.
In front of Woon-seong, Lim Soo-yeon was running first.
Unfortunately, she had to lead because only she knew the location.
Lim Soo-yeon sighed deeply while guiding Woon-seong. I cant believe Im acting as a re tour guide.
To her, Woon-seong was still frightening.
She may complain in her heart, but she had no choice.
He looks younger than , but he seems used to commanding people below him. On top of that, his martial arts skills dont match his age.
Maybe hes one of those rejuvenated martial artists from the legends?
But Ive heard that even rejuvenation cant hide the aging of fingernails and toenails.
And this young masters fingernails look like those of a young man whos barely in his twenties
Then what does that an? That hes one of those legendary innate martial bodies?
Or I dont know Did he learn martial arts since he was in the womb or sothing?
While Lim Soo-yeon was busy with such thoughts, the two of them had arrived near the old shrine in no ti.
The said shrine was one made for Taishang Laojun, one of the three highest deities in Taoism [1]
But why this old shrine?
Woon-seong gazed at the shrine, tilting his head.
Most martial artists avoided high profile locations and used places like graves for etings instead.
At least, it was the first ti he was eting soone for the first ti at a shrine.
Is there so special aning behind this shrine?
Maybe its simply that this person is a Taoist who serves Taishang Laojun.
Taoism was quite a big influence, so countless sects and martial artists were followers.
Thats right hes most likely a Taoist.
Of course, that was just a guess.
Everything would be solved once he t the Seventh Master, so Woon-seong stopped thinking.
Lim Soo-yeon stopped running as soon as she reached the entrance.
Woon-seong walked past her and went inside.
Soon, he could see the face of the person waiting for him.
At that mont, Woon-seong flew towards him like an arrow.
Sage of the Bright Rock!
A mortal enemy who could not possibly be kept alive under the sa sky.
These words described the people on Woon-seongs hit list.
The Sage of the Bright Rock, the Sect Leader of the Mount Hua Sect, was one of them.
So the Seventh Master was Sage Myung Am?!
Then why did he kill Master, who was also a mber of the Justice Blood Sect?
Woon-seong ran, unwrapping his spear and swinging it.
Contrary to his expectations, when he saw the face of an enemy, he did not get lost in bloodlust.
Or perhaps it was different for each encounter.
The closer he got to Sage Myung Am, the more Woon-seongs mind was calming down.
It was as if everything unnecessary had flown from his consciousness, leaving behind only Woon-seong and his spear.
The White Night Spear in his hands split the wind.
Shh-shh-shh!
W-What?
The startled Sage of the Bright Rock drew his sword.
But he was half a pace slower and quickly retreated backwards.
Woon-seong did not let up, rushing forward.
Boom!
Woon-seongs shoulder slamd straight into the Sages chest. All of his energy, from the tips of his toes, was transferred through this body slam.
Kuang!
The Sage of the Bright Rock smashed into the wall of the shrine, crashing through and onto the floor.
Cough!
The man threw up a puddle of blood.
Myung Am was around Demonic King-level in strength, which wasnt enough to face Woon-seong.
However, the leader of the Mount Hua Sect rolled a few tis on the floor before getting up.
So it looks like you didnt beco the sect leader of Mount Hua by winning it in a gamble, Woon-seong sneered, walking towards the man.
It all happened so fast.
Lim Soo-yeon, who just figured out the situation, shouted: You! What are you doing!
But her cry was too weak to do anything.
Woon-seong was already in pursuit of the Sage of the Bright Rock, who had been thrown out of the shrine.
When Woon-seong stepped out, the man had his sword in hand.
Sage Myung Ams nickna in Murim was the Plum Blossom Sword Saint.
Like the plum blossoms Mount Hua was known for, their sword art caused swirls of pink and purple flower petals.
The mont this sword art ca out, the Sages montum skyrocketed.
It would not be smart to attack unprepared.
But who was Woon-seong?
Leader of the Cult of the Heavenly Demon.
Even if the Sage Myung Am was the sect leader of one of the Ten Great Sects, Woon-seong was one of the three semi-divine martial artists in the world!
He dashed forward in an instant.
Boom, boom!
What is the aning of this?!
The Sage swung his sword to block the spear, but every ti he did so, his body would violently shake.
Woon-seongs imnse qi, which he inherited from Chun Hwi, was overwhelming.
How is each stroke of his spear full of such force
Cough!
After the impacts accumulated, the Sage vomited blood again.
Woon-seong swung his swear relentlessly, pressuring the Sage into a cold sweat.
Sage of the Bright Rock You filthy hypocrite.
What are you talking about?! I simply ca here because I heard the master of the Fifth Jade Knife was here
Woon-seong stomped his foot.
Kwa-rung
A rumbling sound arose as the ground trembled.
The earth cracked open, shattering like a spider web and forming a large pit.
You are the one who killed that very Fifth Master!
Did sothing co to mind when Woon-seong yelled that?
The Sage shouted in horror, What?
In the anti, Woon-seong reached for his ring.
A light flashed from his fingers and sothing flew towards the Sage.
Flying explosive rings!
The man swung his sword in haste.
Kuang!
With a huge explosion, a massive fla engulfed the Sage of the Bright Rock.
With one sword swing, the fla was cut off.
From inside the explosion, a man with burnt clothes and skin walked out.
Because of the fire, the man weirdly looked healthier than earlier, no longer pale from coughing up blood.
Woon-seong pushed forward relentlessly.
Lightning stitching throwing knives!
A shower of glass knives rained down on the Sage of the Bright Rock.
Of course, the man was in a hurry to get out of harms way.
The difference between soone who had stepped upon the Divine threshold and soone who had not was trendous.
From the side, Lim Soo-yeon was gaping as she watched this fight. This isnt so fight I can even imagine intervening in! Hes pushing the leader of the Mount Hua Sect into a corner at such a young age!
After so more struggling, Sage Myungs movents had beco slower and weaker.
At this point in ti, one of his knees hit the ground.
He had beco exhausted.
Woon-seong slowly approached the man.
Just like with the others, the Sage of the Bright Rock would vomit out everything he knew before dying by Woon-seongs hands.
Ill start with crushed bones and squeezed muscles
Woon-seong raised his hands to tap the others body.
At that mont, the Sage grabbed hold of his sword, lifting it up.
Are you still planning to resist? I pulled my punches until now, but if you continue to
Woon-seong raised his finger, ready to use another flying explosive ring.
But he did not do so.
The Sage of the Bright Rock was pointing the sword at himself.
In a situation that he did not understand, Woon-seong spoke frostily. What are you doing?
The Sage coughed before answering, Before the very end Id like to ask you one thing.
I should be the one asking questions.
Sage Myung paused, then blinked his eyes slowly.
How are you related to the Spear Master Sect?
It was enough to make Woon-seong pause montarily.
[1] Taishang Laojun the Supre Venerable Sovereign, is one of the Three Pure Ones at the top of the pantheon of Taoist gods.
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