episode_0471

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‘It’s boring.’

Wei Seo-ryeon looked around the banquet hall with a listless expression.

It was full of people who couldn’t even make eye contact and just smiled servilely.

Were the Amryongmun and the Four Schools of Yunnan of high standard?

Wei Seo-ryeon licked her lips and thought.

If I had known it would be this boring, I would have accepted it at least.

If you’re stroking that warm, soft, soft fur, you’ll lose track of time.

‘Well, it’s still better than your father’s situation.’

Wei Seo-ryeon looked towards Wi Ji-cheon.

“Hahahaha!!”

“Hehehe!”

Wi Ji-cheon was drinking in silence among the laughing leaders of the Xi’an Sect, but Wei Seo-ryeon could clearly feel the irritation felt through his expressionless expression.

Seeing that scene, Wei Seo-ryeon poured a glass of wine into her mouth.

‘Ho Cheon-an, you’re in big trouble now.’

Wei Seo-ryeon prayed for Ho Cheon-an’s soul to rest in peace.

In order to release the anger built up inside Wi Ji-cheon, he will have to go through hardships.

“Hahaha! Just being able to see the Heavenly Demon’s face like this is the honor of my third lifetime. It is a pity that I was not able to meet Hocheon-an Daehyeop, the saint of Shinyo religion.”

At that moment, one of the leaders of the clan mentioned Ho Cheon-an.

“I heard that you were running errands in Sichuan Province.”

The civil servants subtly ask for news about Ho Cheon-an.

Wi Ji-cheon poured a glass of alcohol into his mouth and opened his mouth.

“No saint will come while staying in Shaanxi.”

The eyes of the faction leaders sparkled at Wi Ji-cheon’s remarks.

“Huh. If I had to guess, it seems that the saint has some important business to take care of in Sichuan Province.”

“You probably have a deep meaning.”

The leaders of the clan tried hard to find out what was going on inside Wijicheon.

For them, or rather for the Murim sects who could not join the Murim Alliance, there was nothing more important than the actions and intentions of the Heavenly Demon Church.

Depending on the intention of Wijicheon, who guides the Heavenly Demon Religion, the structure of the world changes completely.

What would happen if the Heavenly Demon God Cult really returned to Xinjiang after defeating only the Blood Cult? Even if it is a new religion, it will not clean up all the spiritual relics of the blood religion scattered throughout the world.

It will take time, but the political faction will be the one to organize the spiritual objects scattered throughout the world, and the public sentiment around the world will be turned towards the political faction.

This is an unwelcome situation for the Safa faction, which is at odds with political factions in various places.

On the other hand, what if the Church of the Heavenly Demon wants to spread its influence over the world?

If the Church of the Heavenly Demon were victorious, it would expand its power throughout the world using the spiritual objects spread throughout the world, and the factions attached to the Church of the Heavenly Demon would be able to enjoy the fruits of the process by helping the Church of the Heavenly Demon to expand its power.

Which side should you take the line between, the Blood Religion or the Heavenly Demon Religion?

In order to understand the pros and cons, I needed at least a little more information about the Heavenly Demon Church.

Wi Ji-cheon’s mouth, which had been tightly closed, began to open little by little, as if their earnest feelings had reached them.

“I’m just thankful that I’m working for Shingyo.”

Noegeomnang-in is working for the Protestant Church?

The eyes of the clan leaders sparkled at the unusual word.

What do you mean by “work..?”

“Our school predicts that the subjugation of blood religions will be prolonged. The retreat of spirits from Sacheon. This is a conclusion that was made considering the fact that spiritual objects were hidden in this island in line with the religious path.”

“Wow, I guess so.”

“After becoming a martial arts official, Hyeolgyo lived while hiding from people’s attention and prepared for the same thing as now. If such a blood religion decides to run away, it will not be easy to catch it.”

As Wi Ji-cheon continued, the clan leaders held their breath.

In the end, the words of the Heavenly Demon were no different from saying that the Heavenly Demon Church would advance into the central plains. Even if the Church of the Heavenly Demon had no ambition to conquer the Central Plains, its influence would naturally expand if it stayed in the Central Plains for a long time, so it was no different from having advanced into the Central Plains.

“So, our school should also establish a base in the central region.”

Hearing Wi Ji-cheon’s words, the leaders of the clan slowly began to form a picture of the current situation in their minds.

Hocheonan is trying to establish a base for the Heavenly Demon Church in Sacheon.

However, the warriors of Wijicheon and Cheonmashinyo are passing through Sacheon and interacting with the Sapa forces in Shaanxi.

They didn’t say it clearly, but it was the same as rejecting Hocheonan’s proposal that the Heavenly Demon Church establish a base in Sacheon.

‘It will certainly be difficult to shake off the power if the political faction is entrenched in Sacheon, where it is the strongest…!’

‘As expected, the world has a meaning…!’

The gazes of the leaders of the faction diligently crossed, and as a result, the leader of the Seoak faction had difficulty opening his mouth.

“Then, do you plan to set up temporary residence in Yunnan? I heard that you have a good relationship with the Four Schools in Yunnan.”

Wi Ji-cheon answered after drinking a glass of wine.

“It wouldn’t be a bad idea to settle in Yunnan, but I think it’s too remote a place to travel around the entire central plain.”

Wi Ji-cheon’s meaningful answer.

The answer spread throughout the world even before the banquet was over.

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Be famous.

Then people will applaud even if you poop.

These days, every time I practice in the morning, this quote comes to mind.

In order to sharpen only the Thunder Sword, I forgot all about the Ilhwi Cheongun Sword, so I just sharpened it again from the beginning.

“Mmm. Amazing…! I can’t believe you can do basic training so sincerely.”

“Even if you have reached the level of perfection, do you still think about even one basic principle?”

“After all, the path to higher realms lies in the foundation!”

…a craze for basic training arose among new experienced Sichuan nangs.

Even if I practice Ilhwi Cheongun Sword, the existing Sacheonang people say, ‘That’s cheating again.’ It was a contrast to repeating my training with the same look in my eyes.

“Ilhwi Samgeom!”

At Hyeok Gi-rin’s shout, the swords of Seo Yi-ryeong and Cho Yong-sang split the air.

“Cheongun Chungpa! Jeoundansu!”

It’s already been two weeks since I started practicing Ilhwi Cheongun Sword.

Before training, I was just a Noe-geom pretending to be a strong sword, a Noe-geom pretending to be a Kwae-geom, a Noe-geom pretending to be a Byeon-geom, and a Noe-geom wrapper who could not even imitate a Yu-geom and only used Noe-geom, but now I have managed to handle the techniques of Kang-kwe-byeon-yu.

It wasn’t just me who grew.

Is it because I have people to train with and a teacher named Hyeok Kirin who guides me?

Cho Yong-sang and Seo Yi-ryeong were also developing explosively.

Well, there were some minor side effects as well.

Perfect!

“Evil!”

Cho Yong-sang was hit on the forehead by Hyeok Gi-rin’s wooden sword and fell to the ground.

“How many times have I told you not to follow the sword of Hu Tian-an Xiaohyeop!”

“Ugh…sorry.”

I thought as I looked at Cho Yong-sang, who was rubbing his forehead and crying. Does having monster-like talent refer to someone like Cho Yong-sang?

Cho Yong-sang was able to see through the method of the Noegeom buried in my Ilhwi Cheongungeom and was following it.

“Now, let’s start with Cho Yong-sang’s small cooperatives separately! Ilhwi Samgeom!”

“Ilhwi Samgeom!”

Hyeok Gi-rin was treating Jo Yong-sang very strictly. Well, rather than saying I have feelings, it’s probably a necessary action.

I just ignored it because it was me. Stealing the essence of martial arts learned by someone else was something you never knew what could happen.

It’s good to have talent, but do you have to use that talent at any time?

The reason Hyeok Kirin treats Cho Yong-sang harshly is to rein in Cho Yong-sang’s talent.

Perfect!

“Evil!”

I left Jo Yong-sang, who was rolling around on the floor, and finished my training with Seo Yi-ryeong and ate breakfast.

Well, if you can say that as soon as the noodles came out, I ate them all in one bite and they disappeared.

“Uhehe~”

Seo Yi-ryeong crouched down in front of Seo Gong, who was resting crouched in the corner of the guesthouse, and burst out laughing.

Is Seogong that good?

As I was shaking my head and stuffing the remaining noodles into my mouth, a black cat that had finished training sat in front of me.

“Senior! If we’re going to go out today, let’s go out together.”

“Hmm?”

“I need to refill the fried rice.”

“Sure.”

Let’s see, where is the clan near the snack shop where Black Cat buys fried rice?

Okay, I guess I can stop by Gyeongyang Restaurant today.

“Are you going out with your black cat Sojeo today?”

“Please come back. Silver ball.”

After being seen off by my companions, I left the guest house with the black cat.

Compared to two weeks ago, the number of eyes following had significantly decreased, but there were still many eyes watching Ronin Gaekjan.

“Isn’t it time for the bite to come?”

“That’s right.”

I put on an extremely relaxed expression and sighed inwardly.

The two weeks I spent in Sichuan Province were such a leisurely time that it could easily be called a vacation, but I always felt uncomfortable.

This was because time had passed for a reaction to occur, but the signs had not yet been revealed.

It was an operation to put the blood religion under foreign control, but will this operation be truly effective?

Could it be that we are giving the blood zone too much time?

As time passed, anxiety came along with those thoughts.

As I was thinking that, the black cat put something in my mouth.

It was fried rice.

“You can succeed, so don’t worry too much.”

“…Okay.”

Black Cat shared the last handful left in the bag of fried rice he always carried and placed half in my hands.

Is it the black cat’s own way of cheering?

I smiled without even realizing it.

They say the human heart is like a reed, and the mind calms down after receiving at most half a handful of fried rice.

Anyway, the fried rice was delicious.

After eating the savory and sweet fried rice one by one, we arrived at the bakery. The store owner, who recognized us, bent down to welcome us, and the black cat skillfully ordered the snacks he always ate.

“See you later, senior!”

As always, the black cat carrying a snack in one hand and a pile of fried rice in the other waved its hand and disappeared, and I also walked towards Gyeongyang Restaurant.

The gatekeepers at Gyeongyang Restaurant recognized me right away, and without much waiting, I was able to meet Munju Baeksajang of Gyeongyang Restaurant.

And as soon as I hit the white sandy beach, I realized that the bite I had been waiting for had finally arrived.

“Mmm. Why did you come to Gyeongyang Restaurant?”

It was because the way the white sand beach looked at me was not kind.

Well, Baek Sa-jang, who is the owner of Gyeongyang Restaurant, probably knows well that Dajeo-yong gained enlightenment while drinking with me, so there was no reason for him to be hostile towards me.

However, the reason why he doesn’t look at me well is probably because Baek Sa-jang received some information.

“I came here to make a request.”

“What do you mean by Cheong?”

“Currently, I am fighting with the Heavenly Demon Church against the forces of the Blood Cult. In my heart, I want to destroy the power of the Blood Cult at once, but the Blood Cult is currently avoiding the fight with the Heavenly Demon Church… so the warriors of the Heavenly Demon Church need a base to operate in the central plains.”

Baeksajang’s eyebrows twitched.

“Do you mean to establish a base for the Heavenly Demon Church in Sichuan Province?”

“That’s right.”

I want to establish a base for the Heavenly Demon Church in Sichuan Province.

This was an issue for which I had been touring the sects in Sichuan Province for two weeks, seeking understanding from the sect leaders.

In fact, if you think about it calmly, it was a proposal that the Sichuan sects could not have accepted.

No matter how much we use the word ‘temporary’, what political faction would accept the demonic cult’s warriors as their home?

However, the people I visited over the past two weeks could not easily say no.

This was because the country could not ignore the power and influence of the guarantor, and my request had a good justification.

“Currently, the Heavenly Demon Church is hostile to the blood religion that is disrupting the world. Helping the Heavenly Demon Church can be a good thing for the world, regardless of your position. It is by no means an easy task, but I am asking you to believe that any sect from Sichuan Province will be able to show such courage.”

But it was too risky to accept my offer.

Will the Heavenly Demon Church really stay in Sichuan Province for a short time and then leave? If the Heavenly Demon God Church does not leave, will Noegeomnangin be responsible?

Because you won’t be able to shake off those worries.

“Gyeongyang Restaurant has no direct benevolence with the Church of the Heavenly Demon, but the political faction and the Church of the Heavenly Demon have been enemies for generations. It is important to suppress the forces of blood religion that are disrupting the world, but I am worried that this will become a new disaster for Sichuan Province.”

“There is absolutely no possibility that the situation you are concerned about will occur. But can you please trust me? The title of saint of Protestantism is a respected position even within Protestantism.”

“Is this a respected position?”

The look of distrust emanating from Baeksajang immediately deepened. Gyeongyang Restaurant is ultimately a sect of people who practice Yeoyanggong.

Even though he was a civil servant, he was not good at managing his facial expressions, as if he could not avoid the fate of Yeoyanggong practitioners who quickly lose blood to their heads.

Baeksajang is clearly treating my words as lies.

From Baek Sand-jang’s attitude, I could tell that he had strong grounds for treating my words as lies.

What is the basis for this?

Of course, it must be Wi Ji-cheon’s ambition to conquer the martial forest that he showed in Shaanxi.

It looks like Wi Ji-cheon did well in Shaanxi.

Master Baek said to me right away, ‘You traitor! He had an expression that made him want to shout, ‘Are you planning to sell Sichuan Province to the Heavenly Demon Church?’, but his mouth gave out a simple answer.

“We will carefully consider Noegeomnangin’s suggestion.”

“We are waiting for your positive reply.”

When I left Munjujeon, Dodger Yong was waiting for me. Dajeoyong looked at me with disapproval and opened his mouth to tell me.

“Walk for a while.”

“Of course.”

As soon as Dodge reached a place with few people, he immediately opened his mouth.

“It has just become a world of peace.”

“There was a chance.”

“Is it the Heavenly Demon Church?”

Dajeo-yong asks without hesitation whether someone is a Yeoyanggong practitioner. I just smiled and said.

“Do you think so?”

“This is not the time to relax and say Zen questions. Because everyone in the world will believe that.”

What Dodger said was correct.

A person who had been taught enlightenment openly by me would think that I had achieved the heights of enlightenment through my own talents, but to the world’s eyes, my growth was almost incomprehensible.

People in the world were trying to guess why I suddenly became Hwa-gyeong, but of course there was no clear answer.

However, what if the connection with the Heavenly Demon Church is revealed, and if that is not enough, they show an act of handing over Sichuan Province to the Heavenly Demon Church?

There may be a rumor going around that the Hocheonan Mine is a mine.

If the Hocheonan demon theory goes around, people will naturally think that the reason the Heavenly Demon Church is hostile to the blood religion is not because of me, but to establish influence in the central plains.

“In Shaanxi, Cheonma said that he would spread his power over the world. So now the Sichuan sects will not believe you.”

“Uh-huh, the Heavenly Demon Church is just considering a base. They don’t have the world in mind.”

Dodger frowned and gave him a reprimand.

“I guess so. Even if it were true, who would believe it to be true?”

That’s right.

So, this is how the board was set up.

When I didn’t show much of a reaction, Dodger sighed.

“I am indebted to you, so I am just telling you what I know.”

“Thank you. ”

“Heung.”

Dajeoyong snorted and disappeared, and I left Gyeongyang Restaurant and looked for other clans. Some showed subtle reactions, while others just looked purely troubled, as if they had not yet received the information.

However, it is impossible to pick up a rumor once it has spread.

And my news will spread faster than those rumors.

The faction leaders and senior figures in the faction who heard the rumors will feel betrayed by me, and some of them will leak the rumors they heard to Sichuan Province.

Soon, the rumor will spread throughout Sichuan Province, and suspicion will be cast in the eyes of Sichuan residents, who regard me as the pride of Sichuan Province and look at me with friendly eyes.

And that suspicion will serve as a guarantee of trust that my actions are not lies.

How long will that process take?

I don’t know, but it won’t take that long.

So, I guess I should tell Dang Do-yeon to get ready for the trip.

Because you will have to run non-stop from the moment you leave Ronin Gaekjan.