An eight-horse carriage!
It was a carriage pulled by eight horses.
The carriage was so large that it looked like a small building moving in its entirety.
Heavenly Pavilion!
A flag with those words written on a white cloth.
There was only one eight-horse carriage in the Heavenly Pavilion.
It was the Heavenly Carriage, also called the Heavenly Pavilion Master's pleasure palace.
A carriage to show off the wealth of the Heavenly Pavilion and a carriage that was also a symbol of the Heavenly Pavilion Master.
The Heavenly Carriage, which moved majestically, stealing the gazes of all the people of Lanzhou, ran straight towards the Qilian Mountains.
The Qilian Mountains were the sacred ground of the Demonic Path.
The road from Lanzhou to the Qilian Mountains was well-paved so that even an eight-horse carriage could run freely.
So Banjeok Myeong was able to go comfortably in the Heavenly Carriage.
However, if there was one thing that bothered him, it was that he was riding with the Heavenly Pavilion Master.
The Heavenly Carriage was so large and spacious that a separate bedroom space was created.
The Heavenly Pavilion Master, Elder Tian, Banjeok Myeong, and Xue Fuyong.
Four people were riding in the Heavenly Carriage, and about a hundred martial artists of the Heavenly Pavilion, dressed in gorgeous white robes, were riding horses behind the carriage.
The White Dragon Brigade!
The strongest martial force of the Heavenly Pavilion.
It was organized with a total of five hundred people, but only a hundred of them were carefully selected and brought.
"So the opponents I should be mindful of are Tie Paigang of the Big Dipper Iron Horse Family and Sima Long of the Asura Blood Demon Family."
"That's right. The two of them will be leading two factions."
Elder Tian answered Banjeok Myeong's words.
During the journey, Elder Tian had been explaining the power distribution of the nine great sects of the Demonic Path, the key figures, and the faces and backgrounds of those participating in the Hidden Demon's Grand Festival.
"If you have a rough understanding, I will tell you about the martial arts of the Big Dipper Iron Horse Family and the Asura Blood Demon Family."
"No, I won't listen to that. They won't know anything about either, so I shouldn't know either. Wouldn't that be fair?"
At Banjeok Myeong's words, the Heavenly Pavilion Master, who had been looking out the window until now, turned her head.
But she just looked for a mont and then turned her head again without saying anything.
"Taking an advantage is smart, not unfair."
Elder Tian said.
"I know that too. But I'm participating in the Hidden Demon's Grand Festival not only to protect the dignity of the Immortal Divine Demon, but also personally to beco stronger. If I fight knowing their martial arts, I won't gain as much."
"But..."
"Elder Tian."
When Elder Tian was about to speak as if he were frustrated, the Heavenly Pavilion Master, who had been looking out the window, cut him off.
"Yes, Pavilion Master."
"He also didn't know anything when he participated in the Demonic Sect's Grand Festival."
"But..."
"Dignity cos from being confident in oneself."
"Ha, I understand."
Elder Tian sighed deeply and gave up.
Banjeok Myeong made an apologetic face at the frustrated Elder Tian.
"I'm sorry. I'm desperate in my own way, so I've made up my mind."
"Yes. I understand."
Elder Tian nodded his head as if he understood. But his expression did not change much. The embarrassed Banjeok Myeong turned his gaze to Xue Fuyong.
"I heard you're one of the seven disciples of the Pavilion Master, so where are the rest?"
Xue Fuyong could not answer easily and just looked at the Heavenly Pavilion Master's face.
"Four of them died fighting the righteous faction brats when the Supre One was traveling the world, and the whereabouts of the other two have been unknown for a year."
Elder Tian answered.
At the sa ti as he spoke, he looked back at the Heavenly Pavilion Master and sighed briefly.
Banjeok Myeong could not say anything because it seed to be a great pain for the Heavenly Pavilion Master.
In the anti, the Heavenly Carriage was running fast towards the Qilian Mountains.
Two days later.
It was when they were about halfway to the Qilian Mountains.
The Heavenly Carriage ca to pass through a huge canyon where even the sky was not clearly visible. The height of the canyon alone seed to be well over a hundred feet, so if you looked up once, it felt dizzying.
The Heavenly Carriage, which had been running, slowed down its speed and moved as the sound of the carriage running echoed.
But it was when they had been running through the canyon for a long ti.
Suddenly, one of the two coachn shouted loudly.
"The White Dragon Brigade is not following!"
At the sudden report, Elder Tian gave an order as if he were roaring.
"Stop the carriage!"
After running for a long ti, the Heavenly Carriage stopped running.
Elder Tian, who had gone out of the carriage, looked back at the back of the carriage and asked.
"Since when?"
"I confird that they were following right before entering the canyon."
The coachman reported.
At that, Elder Tian frowned and looked at the back of the carriage.
Although he had waited long enough for them to catch up even if they had fallen behind for so reason, the White Dragon Brigade did not appear.
"Pavilion Master."
Elder Tian said towards the carriage.
"Go and co back."
"I'm sorry. I'll be right back."
Elder Tian, who had bowed his waist towards the carriage, ran towards the canyon entrance.
And a long ti passed.
This ti, even Elder Tian did not return.
"Shall I go?"
Xue Fuyong asked.
Then the Heavenly Pavilion Master turned her head and suddenly asked a question.
"Did you resent ?"
"What?"
"I sent you to Tangchang to protect you."
"What does that...?"
"Yuhua and Xiuxiang must have t with a mishap long ago."
Yuhua and Xiuxiang were Xue Fuyong's senior sisters whose whereabouts were said to be unknown.
Xue Fuyong's face was filled with surprise.
"When even those children disappeared, I realized that there was a traitor in the main pavilion, but it was too late. So I sent you to Tangchang to protect you at least."
"Master, that's..."
"We'll know if Elder Tian betrayed us or not if we wait a little. Young master Ban."
"Yes."
"Please take care of Fuyong."
"......!"
"Master?"
Both Banjeok Myeong and Xue Fuyong made a surprised face.
The Heavenly Pavilion Master looked at the two with an apologetic face for a mont and then opened the carriage door and went outside.
Banjeok Myeong and Xue Fuyong looked at each other and then quickly followed.
When they went outside, the two coachn had already run away.
The Heavenly Pavilion Master was looking up at the narrow sky above the canyon.
"I'm sorry to you two. I must have lost my mind when I saw his Immortal Demonic Aura again."
"Master..."
Xue Fuyong called as if she had sensed sothing. But the Heavenly Pavilion Master turned her gaze to Cho Myung.
"Young master Ban."
"Yes."
"They might be aiming for you too, so it will be very dangerous. Sohow, while I'm blocking them, take Fuyong and leave. Since you have his Immortal Demonic Aura, there will surely be a way to get through."
"I understand."
Banjeok Myeong answered without delay.
The Heavenly Pavilion Master seed to have given up on life. It would be useless to say what he thought. He knew well through the three people of Yifeng Hall that words were useless to people who had prepared for death.
"It seems you expected it?"
Elder Tian's voice was heard from sowhere.
The Heavenly Pavilion Master looked up at the canyon.
Elder Tian was looking down at the three from the top of the canyon.
"I hoped it wasn't just Elder Tian."
"Hmph! Betrayal is usually done by the closest person."
"Yes. That's how it is."
The Heavenly Pavilion Master nodded her head. And she did not say anything more. She did not even ask what the reason for the betrayal was. Whether it was because that was more frustrating or because she wanted to laugh at him, Elder Tian spoke for himself.
"Even though I made all sorts of reasons, you didn't leave the house, but as soon as the Immortal Demonic Aura appeared, you didn't hesitate to take this long road! A woman who can't forget a man is not qualified to lead the main pavilion!"
The Heavenly Pavilion Master did not say anything, as if she understood, and did not even get angry.
"Thanks to the Pavilion Master, I saw the limit of a woman well. I have also removed the sprouts that could beco the next Pavilion Master. So if the Pavilion Master and Fuyong just die there, it will be fine."
"Just send Fuyong away. She won't covet the position of Pavilion Master."
The Heavenly Pavilion Master wanted to prevent the death of her disciple, Xue Fuyong, at least.
If only Xue Fuyong's safety was allowed, she could die herself. But a person who had betrayed would not easily trust others.
"No, that won't do. I have no intention of letting the root of the trouble live."
"Then I'll drag even Elder Tian to the underworld!"
The Heavenly Pavilion Master's tone changed.
A cold anger was contained in her single roar.
"You've been so obsessed with the dead man that your sense of reality has fallen far behind!"
Elder Tian shouted back.
At that mont, many people appeared on both sides of Elder Tian and on the opposite side of the canyon. The Heavenly Pavilion Master's complexion hardened when she confird their faces.
The seven guests of the Big Dipper, the vassals of the Big Dipper Iron Horse Family, the five elders of the Asura Blood Demon Family, and even the guardians of the Demonic Path Tower and the Blood Demon Sea.
About thirty masters had shown themselves at once on both sides of the canyon.
"Hmph! You've gathered like a pack of hungry wild dogs!"
The Heavenly Pavilion Master let out a cold roar.
A snow-white energy exploded from her whole body.
The Heavenly Phoenix Vermilion Bird Art!
Although it was known that she could not reach the level of the masters of the nine great sects of the Demonic Path, she could not be taken lightly by the elders or guardians below them.
The montum was so great that the horses pulling the eight-horse carriage were startled and began to run.
Thud, thud, thud, thud, thud!
Although the huge eight-horse carriage ran along the canyon, no one paid attention to it.
"Co down!"
The mont the Heavenly Pavilion Master roared arrogantly.
The masters on the canyon attacked all at once.
Towards the top of the canyon where they were standing, not the Heavenly Pavilion Master.
Thwack, thwack! Thwack, thwack, thwack, thwack! Thwack, thwack, thwack!
As the thirty or so masters struck all at once with a strong force, the huge canyon began to collapse. Huge rocks and piles of dirt poured down. There were also rocks the size of houses.
To the three people in the canyon, it was as if the sky were collapsing.
The Heavenly Pavilion Master, who had widened her eyes.
It was an attack that surpassed her expectations.
"Fuyong! Go!"
The Heavenly Pavilion Master shouted and exerted the Heavenly Phoenix Vermilion Bird Art above her head at once, supporting the collapsing debris of the canyon.
Huge rocks and piles of dirt stopped in mid-air. Even the rocks the size of houses barely stopped.
Seeing that, Xue Fuyong could not move her feet and just stomped her feet.
Banjeok Myeong grabbed such a Xue Fuyong's hand and began to run.
Banjeok Myeong wanted to fight, but protecting Xue Fuyong was the priority.
But it was at this ti.
A person suddenly appeared in front of Banjeok Myeong and Xue Fuyong.
A seven-foot-tall old man who appeared with a huge, crescent-shaped, deford saber.
"The Blood Moon Demonic Saber! The master of the Demonic Path Tower!"
The mont Xue Fuyong shouted in surprise, a person appeared on the opposite side of the canyon.
An old man with red hair who was exuding a gloomy energy.
The Blood Hair Evil Venerable!
He was the master of the Blood Demon Sea.
The masters of two of the nine great sects of the Demonic Path had blocked both sides of the canyon where they had appeared.
Swoosh!
The master of the Demonic Path Tower swung his deford saber.
Then a huge, reddish flash of saber qi cut through the space and flew. It was a trendous attack that would cut anything in its way into two pieces.
Banjeok Myeong let go of Xue Fuyong's hand and clenched his two fists.
It was at this ti.
Swoosh!
The pair of hands of the Blood Hair Evil Venerable on the opposite side emitted a reddish energy.
The Blood Fla Demonic Palm!
It was a terrifying palm art that was said to burn and lt the blood and organs of the person who was hit at once.
Xue Fuyong flew her body.
Because if she did not do anything, her master, the Heavenly Pavilion Master, would be hit by the Blood Fla Demonic Palm.
The Heavenly Pavilion Master was defenseless against other attacks because she was supporting the collapsing canyon.
Thwack!
Banjeok Myeong's fist strike blocked the saber qi of the master of the Demonic Path Tower.
It was a powerful saber qi that made Banjeok Myeong's upper body stagger greatly.
It was at this ti that a strand of qi emitted by the Heavenly Pavilion Master pushed Xue Fuyong, who was about to receive the Blood Fla Demonic Palm of the master of the Blood Demon Sea, to one side.
The mont Xue Fuyong, who had been pushed to one side, looked back in surprise, the Blood Fla Demonic Palm struck the Heavenly Pavilion Master.
"Ugh!"
With a groan, the Heavenly Pavilion Master knelt on one knee as if she were collapsing.
She looked back at Xue Fuyong, supporting the collapsing debris of the canyon with all her might.
'Go quickly!'
'Master!'
'Elder Tian is right. I was so obsessed with him that I couldn't even take care of my disciples. You shouldn't be like that.'
There was much she wanted to say, but there was no ti.
The master of the Demonic Path Tower swung his deford saber once more, and the master of the Blood Demon Sea exerted the Blood Fla Demonic Palm. At the sa ti, an indiscriminate attack poured down from both sides of the canyon.
'There's no way out!'
Banjeok Myeong ran with all his might.
After snatching the body of the Heavenly Pavilion Master, who was about to collapse, and then snatching even Xue Fuyong, who was in a daze, he stuck to one side of the collapsing canyon and covered the bodies of the two from above.
Thud, thud, thud, thud, thud!
The debris of the canyon that the Heavenly Pavilion Master had barely been supporting collapsed. But that was not the end.
Thwack! Thwack, thwack! Thwack, thwack, thwack, thwack!
An indiscriminate attack that was like a carpet bombing poured down on the three from both passages and from above, and in the anti, the huge canyon completely collapsed.
Thud, thud, thud, thud, thud!
The explosively rising cloud of dust swallowed everything.
***
Banjeok Myeong, the Heavenly Pavilion Master, and Xue Fuyong.
The three were entangled in the rocks and piles of dirt.
"Master! Master!"
Xue Fuyong, who was calling out desperately.
It was the Heavenly Pavilion Master who had squeezed out her last strength and spread a barrier of qi around Banjeok Myeong.
Thanks to that, Banjeok Myeong was able to stand and endure, and the rocks and piles of dirt that had collapsed on top of him were entangled with each other, creating a small space.
Although Banjeok Myeong had endured with all his might, he had been hit by the indiscriminate attacks of the enemies and had been hit by the huge rocks and piles of dirt that had collapsed from above, and was in a state of fainting.
"I'm fine."
"Are you really, really okay?"
"Take it."
In the darkness where not a single point of light was visible, the Heavenly Pavilion Master took out sothing and handed it to Xue Fuyong.
Xue Fuyong, who had recognized what it was just by the feel of her hand, was greatly surprised.
"Th-this is...!"
"Since you have young master Ban, you will be able to get out alive. When you get out, whether you protect the Heavenly Pavilion from Elder Tian or just leave it, do as you please."
What the Heavenly Pavilion Master had given her was a ring called the Vermilion Bird's Flying Ring, which was the sacred object of the Heavenly Pavilion Master.
Elder Tian seed to have thought that the sacred object of the Heavenly Pavilion Master was not necessary, but he was both right and wrong. Because without the Vermilion Bird's Flying Ring, he could only have half of the Heavenly Pavilion.
"The secret to mastering the Heavenly Phoenix Vermilion Bird Art is hidden in the Vermilion Bird's Flying Ring. Look at the ring later."
"I don't want to receive it."
Xue Fuyong said, shaking her head.
It ant that she did not want to go out alone.
"This master cannot live even if she goes outside. Her five viscera and six bowels have already lted."
"Master!"
The startled Xue Fuyong reached out and fumbled for her master's body. The Heavenly Pavilion Master grabbed that hand.
"Fuyong."
"Yes. Master!"
"There's no ti. Place young master Ban on the master's body."
"Master?"
"Quickly."
Xue Fuyong, who had guessed what her master was trying to do, placed Banjeok Myeong, who had not yet regained consciousness, on top of the Heavenly Pavilion Master's body as if she were stacking him.
Although she could not move her body, the Heavenly Pavilion Master, whose two arms could move, brought her two hands to the back of Banjeok Myeong, who was stacked on top of her body. And before operating the Heavenly Phoenix Vermilion Bird Art for the last ti, she said.
"He ca from Mount Kongtong. To young master Ban, that word... hmm."
"Master...!"
The Heavenly Pavilion Master, who could not finish her words due to the intermittent extre pain.
Xue Fuyong shouted in surprise.
"It's okay. I will give my energy to young master Ban and go to him. When you get out of here, live the life you want."
"Master!"
Xue Fuyong, who was on the verge of wailing.
Although she wanted to comfort her disciple, there was no more ti.
The Heavenly Pavilion Master closed her mouth and began to operate the Heavenly Phoenix Vermilion Bird Art. A white light poured out from her two hands and began to flow into Banjeok Myeong's body.
When the Heavenly Phoenix Vermilion Bird Art entered, the Immortal Demonic Aura, which had been busy moving to return Banjeok Myeong's body to normal, welcod it and they beca one.
Swoosh!
The Immortal Demonic Aura was writhing in the completely collapsed canyon.
(End of Chapter)
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