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“Phew.”

Murim Lord Yeon Cheon-baek let out a long sigh as news came in from all directions.

The fight against the blood religion was gradually going in a bad direction.

A considerable amount of time had passed since the start of the Blood Cult movement, and among the clans belonging to the Murim Alliance, those who had preserved their true methods relatively well had raised their power to a level where they could compete against the spiritual creatures of the Blood Cult, but the situation for the Murim Alliance was still not good.

This was because the friendly forces of the blood religion were growing like mushrooms, and the conflict with the blood religion was showing signs of breaking away from the simple structure of Jinbeopdae and spiritual entities.

As powers that went beyond joining hands behind closed doors and announced that they would become allies were emerging, the power of the blood religion was growing frighteningly by the day.

And due to such actions of blood religion, political factions from all over the world were gathering into the Murim Alliance.

The Murim League was an organization that brought together major political factions in the world, but of course it did not embrace all the forces of the political factions in the world. There were many more sects who could not join the Murim Alliance or did not feel the need to join the Murim Alliance for various reasons.

Even though the Murim Alliance did not show any noticeable activity, the power of the blood religion was ultimately revealed to the world. It was proven that the power of the Blood Cult was by no means weak, and the Murim Alliance was the only force standing against such a Blood Cult, so they naturally sought the shadow of the Murim Alliance.

Yan Tianbai raised his gaze and looked ahead.

The office where Yeon Cheon-baek used to work alone was greatly expanded, and officials dispatched from the Zhuge Dynasty, Sima Shi, and others were handling the affairs of the Murim Alliance.

This was the result of the factions belonging to the Murim Alliance realizing that the religious movement was not a temporary situation and adding strength to the Murim Alliance.

It was proof that the Murim League, as its name suggests, was truly growing into a force that discussed the world, but Yeon Cheon-baek’s face was just full of worry.

‘If things continue like this, something really big will happen.’

The Hyeolgyo and the Murim Alliance were currently growing into a force that divided the world.

The power of the two forces that harbor hostility toward each other is growing, so the moment the two enlarged forces collide, the world will be engulfed in an irreversible war.

There will be a huge battle that will never be seen in the history of martial arts, worthy of being called a great war.

And regardless of the outcome, the mere fact that a fight takes place will turn the world into a mess.

Yeon Cheon-baek imagined the world in shambles in the aftermath of the Great War and let out a long sigh.

If the blood religion were to win, more terrible events would hit the world than even the imagination that came to Yeon Cheon-baek’s mind, but even if the Murim Alliance were to win, would it be possible to say that the peace of the martial arts was preserved?

Noh Kang-ho, Yeon Cheon-baek, recalled the physiology of martial arts that he had experienced throughout his life.

Murim had many different menstruation conditions, but if he had to choose the most severe among them, he would have chosen Eunwon without hesitation.

Benevolence (恩怨).

In the martial arts world, even Eunwon, which originated from one person or one sect, was passed down from generation to generation.

So what about the silver lining that will emerge from the war between the Murim Alliance and the Blood Cult?

The great war between the Murim Alliance and the Blood Cult would give birth to a silver circle that would cover the whole world, and once the wheel of silver circle had started to turn, it would continue to turn without stopping, scattering sparks throughout the world.

Even if the blood religion falls, the spark that fell somewhere in the world will one day reappear as a fire that will engulf the world.

The fire that struck Murim will leave sparks again, and those sparks will one day become another fire that will attack Wu-rim.

Yeon Cheon-baek thought.

How much blood will have to flow and how many years will have to pass for that chain of blessings to be broken.

Even Yeon Cheon-baek, Noh Kang-ho and the Murim lord, could not know.

“Phew.”

It was when Yeon Cheon-baek was sighing and soothing his worries about the bad future.

Quadang!

“Lord! Lord! This is urgent news!”

One of Sima’s treasons delivered a letter to Yan Tianbai, making all the fuss. Yeon Cheon-baek received the letter from the clerk who was almost out of breath with urgency and excitement.

What kind of letter is this that makes such a fuss?

“Umm.”

Yan Tianbai looked at the letter with heavy eyes. One of the letters had a symbol I had never seen before, and the other had the seal of the Kunlun faction.

Recalling the letter from the Kunlun faction a week ago, in which they urgently requested reinforcements, Yan Tianbaek made up his mind and opened the letter.

In the worst case, there could have been news written about the extinction of the Kunlun faction.

“No?”

However, despite such determination, clear astonishment appeared on Yeon Cheon-baek’s face as he read the letter.

“The Heavenly Demon Church has moved?”

At Yeon Cheon-baek’s astonishment, all the secretaries’ heads turned towards Yeon Cheon-baek.

“Lord, what do you mean that the Heavenly Demon Church has moved?”

One of the secretaries asked a question, but Yeon Cheon-baek was already preoccupied with the contents of the letter.

Socheonma suddenly appeared in the Kunlun Sect, which was slowly dying out as it was surrounded by blood cult forces led by a group of Sects and a wild boar spirit, and wiped out the warriors of the Sect Sect?

And after that, six Jinbeopdae appeared and killed the spirit creatures of the blood religion?

Lastly, Cheonma and Ho Cheon-an, the thunder sword, appeared and announced that they were heading to the central plains together?

“Heh heh….Heh heh heh…”

Yeon Cheon-baek, who read the entire contents of the letter, burst out laughing out of sheer absurdity.

Yeon Cheon-baek recalled Ho Cheon-an, who came to him before falling into the blood zone trap and said that if things went wrong, he would head to the Heavenly Demon Church.

Did Ho Tian-an really succeed in moving the Demonic Cult?

In addition, as many as six Jinbeopdae moved, and even Cheonma and Socheonma stepped forward, so it is no exaggeration to say that this was not just support, but the entire main force of the Demonic Cult was moved.

Yeon Cheon-baek could not believe the fact that it was written in the library.

Naturally, Yan Tianbaek’s eyes turned to the second letter. Even the experienced Noh Kang-ho and Yeon Cheon-baek, who holds information about countless powers in the world, is seeing this for the first time: a seal with a blunt weapon drawn on it.

Only then did Yeon Cheon-baek realize that the seal was the seal representing the Heavenly Demon Church.

This is an official letter from the Heavenly Demon Church.

It may have been the first letter from the Heavenly Demon Church published in the history of martial arts.

gulp.

Yeon Cheon-baek swallowed dry saliva and opened the letter.

[The Heavenly Demon Wijicheon reports to the martial arts group.]

[This church broke its long silence and decided to go to Central Plains in order to deal with the blood religion.]

[Why did our school break its long silence and decide to go to Jungwon?]

[The reason is not because they are concerned that the world will fall into disrepair, nor because they have a grudge against the forces called blood religion.]

[Nevertheless, the reason for deciding to go to Jungwon is to repay the saint of Shinism, who is famous as a Noegeomnangin in the Jungwon Murim.]

[So I will tell you clearly.]

[Anyone who stands in the way of Protestantism will be treated as an enemy of Protestantism.]

[Anyone who blocks the way of the saint will be treated as an enemy of Protestantism.]

[Anyone who calls themselves an ally of the blood religion will be treated as an enemy of the religion.]

[This is done in the name of Wijicheon, the Heavenly Demon of the time, and is the will of Shingyo.]

[Everyone in the midfield should keep this clearly in their minds.]

After reading the entire contents of the letter, Yan Tianbai raised his head.

All the soldiers who were watching Yeon Cheon-baek swallowed their saliva at the unusual name Cheonma and Yeon Cheon-baek’s even more unusual actions.

“You guys, put down everything you’re doing now.”

Yeon Cheon-baek pointed to the letter from the Heavenly Demon God Church that he had just read.

“And spread this proclamation throughout the entire central circle so that no one knows about it! Right now!”

Soon, all the warriors of the Murim League began flying all over the Murim.

The news of the Cult of the Heavenly Demon God spread like wildfire throughout the entire martial arts world.

And that time.

Cheonma Shingyo and Hocheonan, which emerged as the core of Wulin’s new typhoon, were moving toward Yunnan.

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How far can humans go to satisfy their curiosity?

As I looked at the crowd of people gathered, a thought occurred to me.

In the minds of those living in the central plains, what kind of existence is the Heavenly Demon Church, or rather, the Demonic Cult?

A monster that can laugh while chewing on raw human flesh. Those who can freely choose to become a magician who can abandon their humanity as long as they can become stronger. These madmen can’t even bear to make eye contact without resorting to knife violence.

Such rumors cannot be called just prejudice. There have always been people in the Church of the Heavenly Demon who secretly learned magic arts that were considered to be high risk, and it was a regular occurrence that they eventually lost their senses or fled to the central plains after being discovered that they had acquired magic arts. .

The warriors who were crazy about magic were only a very small number compared to the warriors of the entire Heavenly Demon Church, but in the end, the warriors of the Demonic Cult who were exposed to the central world were nine out of ten people who were crazy about magic, and the remaining one out of ten were killed without hesitation to kill such crazy demons. They must have been great, so in the end, the Demonic Cult warriors that the world saw were either crazy or cold-blooded.

In the Jungwon martial arts world, the two letters ‘Magyo’ could be said to be synonymous with fear.

There are people who flock to see such figures of the Demonic Cult with their own eyes.

Human curiosity sometimes seemed to overcome even fear.

“Hmm. Is this your home?”

Wi Seo-ryeon, who used to run around in all directions like a bouncing colt in places where there were few people, was conscious of her face when she entered the city.

Seeing that, the black cat shook its head, but Dokgo Iseol responded politely.

“That’s right. Although it is not comparable to the Church of the Heavenly Demon, the Dark Dragon Gate also boasts its own history for a sect, so this Okgye can be said to be the foundation of the Dark Dragon Gate.”

“Hmm. I guess so.”

Wei Seo-ryeon’s eyes sparkled. It was the first time since I came to the Jungwon that I was invited to a clan, so expectations seemed to be high.

“You can look forward to your father preparing to welcome a distinguished guest at our Amryongmun.”

As Dokgo Iseol said that, his shoulders were raised an inch higher than usual. The reason may be that the large group of onlookers heard whispers of surprise and admiration.

“Isn’t that person over there Dokgo Iseol?”

“Oh my god! I heard a rumor that they were moving together with the Noegeomnangin, and it seems they were true!”

“It looks like you developed a friendship with Socheonma!”

I don’t know if the situation of returning to the prison world with the forces of the Heavenly Demon Church should be described as a golden return, but it is certain that Dokgo Iseol will be seen as having a reputation and influence beyond his title as Somunju of the Dark Dragon Gate.

“Now I can see the scenery of the Dark Dragon Gate.”

The main gate of the Dark Dragon Gate began to appear in the distance. In front of the gate, there was an unusual-looking warrior standing in front, and his momentum alone made it clear that it was Dokgo Yeongcheon.

I never thought the day would come when I would be invited as a guest of honor to the Amryongmun Gate, where I couldn’t even lift my nose during my Yongjimaengil days.

It was something to see in the world.

“Welcome to Amryongmun. I am a person known in the martial arts world as Dokgo Yeongcheon.”

“Cheonma Wijicheon.”

“Socheonma Wi Seoryeon.”

“Although it may not be enough, we have prepared it to welcome the distinguished guest, so please enjoy it.”

“Thank you for the invitation.”

Wi Ji-cheon sent a hand gesture to me. I guess it’s to show Dokgo Yeongcheon that I have the qualifications to sit with Cheonma in an official setting.

As he stood side by side with the two Heavenly Demons, Dokgo Yeongcheon’s eyes sparkled.

This may be because I confirmed that my position in the Heavenly Demon Church is by no means low.

“Now that we have prepared accommodation, let’s relax first. In the evening, we plan to hold a banquet to welcome distinguished guests. Since we have also invited renowned families from Yunnan, could you grace the occasion?”

“Thank you for your hospitality.”

I was also assigned a suitable room. As soon as I entered the room, I lay down on the bed.

Because I was conscious of other people’s gaze, I was straining my shoulders, and my whole body was sore.

In fact, it didn’t make sense for Master Hwagyeong to feel stiff just because he was putting some pressure on his shoulders, so it just meant that he was mentally uncomfortable.

But there was no time for me to rest.

“Are you resting?”

This was because Dokgo Iseol, who secretly called me Gaga, called me when I was alone with him.

I was expecting Dokgo Iseol to come find me, so I got up without hesitation.

“Father asked to see me for a while.”

I also nodded in response to the expected business.

From Dokgo Yeongcheon’s perspective, he would want to have a conversation with me before the evening banquet where Yunnan’s clan leaders and Cheonma gather in one place.

“Let’s go.”

Dokgo Iseol naturally crossed his arms and opened his mouth.

“No matter what your father asks, you don’t have to comply. Regardless of whether the request is accepted or not, my father is the one who will take all the benefits he can.”

“Hmm. If it were to come to Master Mun’s ears that you said this, wouldn’t you be angry?”

“It’s okay. I am no longer just the small master of the Dark Dragon Gate, so my father will not treat me carelessly.”

Dokgo Iseol looked at me and smiled with satisfaction.

“You could say that my personality bloomed because I met a good man. Isn’t that right, Yong-maeng?”

I smiled bitterly at Dokgo Iseol imitating the way he spoke when he had me as his subordinate. Dokgo Yi-seol laughed when he saw me like that, and when he arrived at Dokgo Yeong-cheon’s room, the tension soon increased.

“Father. That’s me. I brought with me Hocheonan Daehyeop, a brain swordsman.”

“Come in.”

I waved my hand and looked closely at Dokgo Yeongcheon.

The appearance of Dokgo Yeong-cheon coming out of his private room and greeting Dokgo Yi-seol showed his spirit as a ruler, unlike when he entertained Wi Ji-cheon and Wi Seo-ryeon earlier.

The atmosphere of intense will and desire, like a wild beast stalking its prey, was truly befitting of the head of a huge Sapa.

“Thank you for the invitation. It is called Hocheonan, which is the brain sac.”

“Nice to meet you. This is Dokgo Yeongcheon, Lee Seol’s father.”

As I looked away from Dokgo Yeongcheon’s eyes studying me, I remembered the reason why I came here.

Now, Heavenly Demon Wijicheon’s proclamation may have been spread throughout the world, but it was too much to expect that the friendly forces of the blood religion would fall away with just that one proclamation.

There were only rumors about the power of the Heavenly Demon Church, but no one had seen its reality.

Therefore, it was necessary to prove its power in order to make the Safa factions accept Wijicheon’s declaration as a real threat.

How will we prove the power of the Heavenly Demon Church and the Heavenly Demon?

Well, you can prove it by destroying all the sects that declared themselves allied with the blood religion. However, such actions were not very efficient.

Although it varies depending on the local situation, among the current sects that have shown a clear connection with blood religion, there are very few sects that have great influence or reputation.

Well, even those factions could be said to be powerful enough to have ambitions to overthrow the prestigious factions in the region, but they were not opponents that could prove the power of the Heavenly Demon Church.

Who will recognize the power even if you squeeze the little ones?

That’s why I came to Yunnan.

In order to capture this place, where the power of the four factions is the strongest in the world, at once and prove the power of the Heavenly Demon Church to the whole world.

“Speak comfortably. I don’t know what to do with it being called an honorific even in private.”

“I see. Then I will feel comfortable with my words.”

I thought to myself as I looked friendly towards Dokgo Yeongcheon.

You don’t have to see blood to show strength.

If the four factions in Yunnan give up their alliance with the blood religion due to the visit of the Heavenly Demon Church, it can be said that the power of the religion was fully demonstrated.

As I was thinking that, Dokgo Yeongcheon opened his mouth without hesitation.

“Honestly, I was surprised. Who would have thought that the warriors of the Heavenly Demon Church and the Heavenly Demon would choose Yunnan as their destination.”

Dokgo Yeongcheon’s eyes flashed once again.

“There are no spiritual relics of blood religion here in Yunnan.”

What Dokgo Yeongcheon said was true.

Strictly speaking, the enemies of blood religion were Jinbeop and Jinbeopdae, which could pose a threat to spiritual creatures.

However, since there was no way for there to be a Jinbeopdae in Yunnan, which had virtually no political factions, there was naturally no reason for the blood religion to send spiritual creatures to attack.

Therefore, Yunnan could be said to be the only region in the world where the blood religion did not dispatch spiritual creatures.

I also smiled and said.

“There may be no spiritual objects, but the forces of blood religion are unknown.”

“Hoo.”

Yunnan is free from invasion by blood religion.

Therefore, the four factions of Yunnan would have been able to form an alliance with the blood religion without hesitation.

Because we can only exchange positive influences without invading each other’s territory.

The forces in Yunnan must have been well aware of that fact, so they must have had numerous exchanges with the blood religion behind closed doors.

And Dokgo Yeongcheon in front of you will be no exception.

Even though Dokgo Iseol was in my group, he wasn’t one to turn down an opportunity to benefit for that reason.

So from now on, I had to erase the option of blood religion from Dokgo Yeongcheon’s mind.

“Okay.”

Just as I was about to open my mouth to do so, Dokgo Yeongcheon continued speaking.

“How do you feel about stepping into the Dark Dragon Gate, which you were unable to visit under the name of Yongjimaeng?”

…It seemed like the right to start was lost by a narrow margin.