"The Divine Martial Stage is really different. Just looking at them, you can tell they're masters."
"Is it just that they look like it? According to rumors, they learned the martial arts of the heavens from the Six Orthodox Heavens."
"Then the fight in the land of Guiyang will be settled soon, right?"
"Is it just that it's early? Yifeng Hall will beco the hegemon of the land of Guiyang. We did well to stay."
With the joining of the Divine Martial Stage, the ronin group was bustling.
Everyone could not hide their excitent and expected a rosy result.
"Hehehe! You simpletons. It's not like you've been in this business for a year or two, how can you be so ignorant."
Gwak No, who was listening from one side, laughed.
Although the content of his words was close to a sneer, the expression drawn on his face was just a smile. He always laughed like that.
"What do you an we don't know?"
"Since you're asking, you don't know."
Gwak No looked back at Mak Lip, who had thrown the question.
"Yes. I don't know what you an."
Gwak No looked back at Eom Tak and the Cho Myung party who were nearby.
They just made an embarrassed face and no one opened their mouth.
"The fight that Yifeng Hall has been having until now was just a power struggle between local forces. A big variable has appeared in that fight. A variable that could turn the tide at once."
"That's right. Isn't that why everyone is so happy?"
Eom Tak quickly said a word, as if he also knew how to think.
But Gwak No was still smiling.
"Tianlian has moved, do you think the demonic path will just watch?"
"What? Are you saying they will also interfere?"
Mak Lip asked, startled.
"They might have already interfered. Anyway, the important thing is not the order, but that the fight that is happening in the land of Guiyang will expand from a power struggle between local forces to a struggle for hegemony over the world."
"......!"
"......?"
Everyone made a very surprised face.
"Guizhou is a place that is heavily tilted towards the demonic path. In such a place, if the Divine Martial Stage of the Orthodox Faction sweeps away the other forces in the land of Guiyang, will the Demonic Path Alliance just stand by? They will also send reinforcents to face the Divine Martial Stage. The sa goes for the opposite. Tianlian will send stronger people, and back and forth, Guiyang will beco a battlefield where the two great powers have a preliminary battle. We are standing in the middle of it."
Of course, it was just Gwak No's prediction, and it was just a guess. Nevertheless, everyone made a serious face. Because Gwak No's prediction was so plausible. But at this ti, a question that broke the serious atmosphere was heard.
"What's a preliminary battle?"
It was Cho Myung's question.
"It's a small fight to test each other before a full-scale battle breaks out."
Ilpyeong inford him in a low voice.
Cho Myung tilted his head.
"Why do they have such a fight?"
"What?"
"If they're going to have a war anyway, isn't it more advantageous to strike hard first?"
Cho Myung had realized sothing on his own after a few fights. That if a fight broke out, it was more advantageous to strike hard first.
That way, he could reduce the risk, and his clothes would not be damaged.
Ilpyeong could not answer.
Although Cho Myung's words were not wrong, there was a reason for having a preliminary battle. But it was difficult to explain suddenly because it was not organized in his head.
Everyone just nodded their heads when they heard 'preliminary battle', they did not ask why they did it. No one asked why they were testing each other. Because everyone just roughly understood and knew.
"It's to find out how strong the opponent is."
It was what Ilpyeong had said after a long ti.
But it could not resolve Cho Myung's doubt.
"They're going to have a war anyway, right?"
"That's right."
"Then isn't it better to strike quickly in the ti it takes to find out how strong the opponent is?"
"Your words are not wrong, but you have to know how strong the opponent is to match them."
"Do you have to match the opponent's strength?"
"No, it's not necessarily about matching, but it's about examining the opponent's strength through a preliminary battle and preparing for a proper full-scale battle."
Cho Myung still did not understand.
If they were going to have a full-scale battle anyway, why did they have to find out how strong the opponent was instead of striking hard from the beginning?
"If you have a lot, you're always careful. It's the sa as looking before you leap. And the important thing is that whether Tianlian and the Demonic Path Alliance have a full-scale battle or a preliminary battle, we are standing in the middle of their fight."
It was what Gwak No had said.
Although Cho Myung's doubt was not completely resolved, he now knew what was important.
'If you don't have strength, your first priority is to worry about surviving.'
At the sa ti.
Mu Yanchou of Nanzhigong, who had led about twenty mbers of the Divine Martial Stage, heard about the situation in Guiyang from the leaders of Yifeng Hall and let out a short sigh.
"I heard roughly from the main branch, but the situation here is more complicated than I thought."
There was nothing complicated.
It was just that the plan had been disrupted because the strength of Yifeng Hall had been cut in half.
He had said it in a roundabout way.
"The Guiyang rchant Alliance is firm. As rchants have always done, they said they would not take sides with either the Orthodox or Demonic Factions."
At Yu Bicheon's words, Mu Yanchou nodded his head in agreent.
Although he was displeased and did not like it, he thought he would have done the sa if he were in the rchants' position.
Since rchants were mainly engaged in trade between regions, if they took sides with one side, their route could be blocked by the opposing force. So they always aid for neutrality.
"What about Zhiren Baijia? If we join hands with them, it will be worth a try even if the Wolf Union and the Evil Family Fortress ally."
"It won't be easy there either. It's a place that never interferes in any matter unless they are touched."
"Do you think they will do so even if the Six Orthodox Heavens wish it?"
"If you bring that up, you'll see blood on the spot."
It ant that since they were so proud, threats would only have the opposite effect.
"Hmph! If I want to erase the na of Zhiren Baijia, what can't I do!"
Mu Yanchou made a remark that looked down on Zhiren Baijia.
This was not a remark that only looked down on Zhiren Baijia. It was clear that he was looking down on the entire Guiyang martial world.
Mu Yanchou of Nanzhigong was worthy of boasting about himself. Because he was that skilled. Not to ntion that he had beco the hands and feet of the Six Orthodox Heavens. The Guizhou martial world would look insignificant.
Although Yu Bicheon was so displeased that his stomach churned, he did not show it.
Mu Yanchou, who had glanced at such a Yu Bicheon, said a word.
"Even though you knew the situation was like this, you still struck the Seven Kill Chamber with only Yifeng Hall. You were too reckless."
It was quite different from the attitude of refraining from speaking when they first t.
It was to seize the initiative.
From now on, he would lead the fight in the land of Guiyang, so he was telling them to just follow him quietly.
"Your words are too much!"
The martial artists of Yifeng Hall were offended.
Mu Yanchou, who did not care whether they were or not.
Yu Bicheon looked at such a Mu Yanchou and said in a serious voice.
"Annihilating the Seven Kill Chamber was a long-cherished wish of our Yifeng Hall. And we finally did it. Although the damage was great, even Tianlian cannot laugh at that matter."
"Just because the Seven Kill Chamber has disappeared, it's not the end, is it?"
"Since we have passed one hurdle, we just have to prepare for the next one."
"Do you even know who is in Guiyang now? Do you even know that the Heaven of Killing Emperors has sent the Hundred Kill Group to put the land of Guizhou under their feet?"
"......!"
"While I am blocking the Hundred Kill Group, do you have the confidence to face the Wolf Union and the Evil Family Fortress with only the remaining Yifeng Hall?"
Yu Bicheon could not answer.
He had regarded the Seven Kill Chamber as his main enemy and had looked down on the Wolf Union and the Evil Family Fortress. But when he realized that the Seven Kill Chamber Master, Ga Bulyeom, was much stronger than him, his confidence had collapsed.
Most of the martial artists of Yifeng Hall were in that state.
Mu Yanchou looked over Yu Bicheon and the martial artists of Yifeng Hall and then got up from his seat.
"Call the leaders of the small and dium-sized sects that can join our side in one place. Not in the na of Yifeng Hall, but in the na of Tianlian."
Mu Yanchou put his hands behind his back and went out.
Yu Bicheon and the martial artists of Yifeng Hall could not say anything and just clenched their teeth.
***
Yangzhi Inn.
At the ti when it was getting dark.
The leaders of the Qingfeng Sect, the Xiong Hu Martial Arts School, the Taiyi School, and the Zhao Family gathered in one place. They were the ones who were aiming for the Orthodox path or were close to it among the small and dium-sized sects of Guiyang.
When they were invited in the na of Tianlian, they all ca in one go without a single exception, and the inside of the inn was full of those people.
Although it was crowded with dozens of people, it beca as quiet as a dead mouse from the mont Mu Yanchou appeared, leading the mbers of the Divine Martial Stage.
The twenty mbers of the Divine Martial Stage.
Their outstanding appearance, which was not inferior to that of the disciples of the prestigious sects, their strong-looking prayer, their gorgeous martial arts clothes, and their unusual-looking weapons.
For the martial artists of the third-rate sects, they could not help but be an object of envy and admiration.
How could they not be envious when they had the status and qualifications recognized by the world and were learning the martial arts of the heavens directly from the Six Orthodox Heavens?
The martial artists of the four sects could not take their eyes off the mbers of the Divine Martial Stage.
The mbers of the Divine Martial Stage were calm, as if they were used to such gazes.
It was rather Mu Yanchou who was pleased.
Although he had expected it, seeing their reactions, it seed that things would go as he wished. In addition, when he glanced and turned his head, the face of the Yifeng Hall Master, Yu Bicheon, was a sight to see.
It was a face as if he had eaten shit.
It seed his taste was bitter, seeing that the people who had not budged when he had asked them had co running in one go like this.
Mu Yanchou grinned.
'This is the difference between Tianlian and Yifeng Hall, and also the difference between you and .'
Mu Yanchou made a confident face and went to the seat that corresponded to the center of the inside and stood.
"Ahem, I am Mu Yanchou of Nanzhigong. It is a pleasure to et the various heroes of Guiyang."
When Mu Yanchou first clasped his hands and greeted them, the leaders of the four sects also looked at each other and then greeted him one by one.
Their attitude was so polite that it made Yu Bicheon's face distort again.
"The reason I have asked to see the four of you like this is because I wish to join hands for the peace of Guiyang. I don't know if any of you know, but the Hundred Kill Group of the Heaven of Killing Emperors is now in Guiyang."
"......!"
"The H-Hundred Kill Group! Are you saying the Hundred Kill Group of the Heaven of Killing Emperors is here!"
The leaders of the four sects showed a very surprised reaction.
The Hundred Kill Group of the Heaven of Killing Emperors?
Wasn't the Hundred Kill Group one of the three great killing groups of the Heaven of Killing Emperors!
If the rumors known to the world were true, it was a situation where they could not guarantee their lives, and they were so surprised that they even looked around and were wary in this place.
"You don't have to be so afraid. The only thing you have to be careful of is their backs."
It ant that assassins were scary when they were not visible, but if they were in front of you, there was no need to be wary.
In other words, since they could not run wild in broad daylight, he was telling them not to be so timid.
Mu Yanchou showed such confidence and focused the attention on himself.
"The Six Heavens in Tianlian wish for to join hands with you and establish a bridgehead to drive out the Demonic Path Alliance here."
"Is it an order given directly by the Six Orthodox Heavens?"
"That's right."
"If it is an order given directly by them, we must follow it. Isn't that right?"
"That's right. If we are with them, we can throw our bodies into the fight against the demonic path at any ti!"
"Let's do that."
"Hehe! It seems the sun will finally shine on Guiyang."
It was truly a single mind and a single will in an instant.
There was no sign of calculating or weighing.
Seeing such a sight, Yu Bicheon felt a sense of self-pity, wondering if he and Yifeng Hall were so insignificant.
He had fought for the peace of Guiyang for nearly ten years, and many had shed their blood and died, but he wondered if those sacrifices were so insignificant.
He wondered if even those fierce sacrifices beca a firefly under the sun in front of the fa of Tianlian and the Six Orthodox Heavens.
While Yu Bicheon was having a difficult struggle with the self-pity that was trying to break him down, a person appeared and conveyed sothing to Mu Yanchou's ear and then retreated.
Mu Yanchou, who had heard sothing, looked back out the window.
Darkness was slowly swallowing the world outside the inn.
"It seems it's ti for the assassins."
Mu Yanchou, who had turned his head to the people, had a sneering smile on his lips. Everyone made a puzzled face, not knowing what he ant.
Mu Yanchou glanced back at Yu Bicheon.
"It's information that the Hundred Kill Group is heading to Yifeng Hall."
"......!"
Yu Bicheon quickly lifted his head.
"Go back first."
Mu Yanchou said.
Yu Bicheon's eyes widened.
Go back alone?
Yifeng Hall was in danger right now.
"I can't miss this opportunity. The Divine Martial Stage will strike the Evil Family Fortress with the people here."
Mu Yanchou, who was overflowing with confidence.
At that sight, Yu Bicheon realized that one of the reasons for creating this place at this ti was to draw out the Hundred Kill Group.
'Did he use Yifeng Hall as bait!'
Yu Bicheon could not believe it.
"You can't...!"
"Ti is of the essence."
Mu Yanchou cut him off.
At the words that he was in a hurry, Yu Bicheon quickly ca to his senses and ran out of the inn.
Watching the scene, Mu Yanchou's eyes shone.
'You should have waited for .'
The independent action of Yifeng Hall, which had raided the Seven Kill Chamber, was by no ans a light matter for Mu Yanchou, who had led the Divine Martial Stage.
There had to be a clear hierarchy on the battlefield, but in the eyes of Mu Yanchou, who had received the order of the Six Orthodox Heavens directly, the action of Yifeng Hall was to not acknowledge that hierarchy.
So he had arranged this place.
To re-establish the hierarchy of the battlefield and to rebalance the power of both the Orthodox and Demonic factions.
He had even tid it so that the Hundred Kill Group could move.
The Hundred Kill Group had taken the bait, and he just had to catch the fish. What did it matter what happened to the bait?
Mu Yanchou turned his head to the leaders of the four sects who were whispering. And he said, feigning solemnity.
"The sacrifice of Yifeng Hall is unfortunate, but you are in Guiyang. Let's go. Let's go and let the whole land of Guiyang know that you are here. Tianlian and the Divine Martial Stage will be your strength."
At Mu Yanchou's words, the faces of the leaders of the four sects began to flush.
(End of Chapter)
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