Chapter 467: Nice To Meet You (2)

She walked endlessly with her legs shaking.

She felt like she was going to collapse any moment.

With every step she took, she let out a heavy breath.

Her Dantian was completely empty, and her body was at its limit.

Despite that fact, she couldn’t stop.

Crack-

The Demonic Sword continued to walk onwards as she stepped on dried leaves on the ground.

“Hah… Hah…”

She was completely out of breath. It felt like she was going to fall to her knees if she relaxed for even a second.

She continued to walk while enduring the pain.

She was almost there.

Even if she was going to fall, she had to do it there. With determination, the Demonic Sword walked and was able to reach her destination.

“…!”

The Demonic Sword immediately backed off a step as soon as she got there.

It was an ordinary plain with nothing in it, yet the condensed energy in the air made it hard for her to breathe.

What was it?

What happened here that caused the area to be covered in such energy?

The Demonic Sword placed her hand near her Dantian.

Was it because of the energy in the air? She felt her Dantian shake a little.

She looked around in order to check for the Heavenly Venerable.

…Where…?

She clearly felt the Heavenly Venerable’s Qi even just earlier, but she couldn’t find him anywhere, no matter how much she looked around.

She thought about sharpening her senses to check further, but it wasn’t possible as she didn’t have any Qi left.

Then suddenly…

“…Ah.”

The Demonic Sword let out a gasp after seeing something in the distance.

There was a figure that was sitting on a rock.

The shadowy figure seemed a bit strange for it to be a normal human, but the Demonic Sword immediately realized the figure’s identity.

She ran.

It was already exhausting for her to walk, but she was able to run without trouble after seeing the figure.

When she got closer, the figure’s gaze aimed at the Demonic Sword.

“Hm.”

The Demonic Sword stopped right in front after getting close.

Something felt different.

It didn’t matter to her if his appearance changed, as that wasn’t what she cared about.

However-

“…Who… are you…?”

The Demonic Sword instantly.

This figure wasn’t the man she was looking for.

After seeing the Demonic Sword’s reaction, the figure tilted his head for a second.

“Oh?”

He then started speaking after being amused.

“I wondered who it was, and it’s this brat’s wife.”

“…?”

The Demonic Sword’s pupils shook after hearing something unexpected.

Wife…?

As if it didn’t matter how she reacted, the figure moved its gaze up and down and observed her body.

“…Woah.”

He then became impressed.

“You are much better.”

“…”

She didn’t understand what the figure was talking about.

Clack.

The Demonic Sword pulled her sword out.

“…Where is he…?”

The sword she pulled out was the Thunder Fang.

She wasn’t able to form a blade as she didn’t have Qi, but she was willing to use her life energy if she needed to.

“…”

When the figure… When Shincheol saw the sight, he asked her a question after a moment of silence.

“Let me ask you one thing.”

“Is Myung inside you?”

“…”

The Demonic Sword’s eyes widened when she heard his question.

She was shocked by the name that came out of the figure’s mouth.

“How…?”

Because of that, she accidentally reacted in shock.

She didn’t expect to hear that name from anyone else.

“…I see, so he really is in there.”

The voice she heard was filled with a deep sense of longing as well as sadness.

“Child. Did that bastard say anything to me?”

“…”

The Demonic Sword held her Thunder Fang more tightly after hearing Shincheol’s question.

[…]

She should’ve heard his voice normally, but the Thunder Fang remained quiet for some reason.

That silence made her feel very uncomfortable.

“…Who… are you?”

She didn’t show hostility anymore.

It didn’t feel like this figure was an enemy to her.

Quite frankly, this intuition of hers was never wrong.

“Who am I, you ask…”

Shincheol thought for a moment with his hand on his chin and responded.

“A remnant of the past. That’s all.”

“…”

“Do not worry, this bastard is fine.”

After seeing the figure wave its hand lightly, the Demonic Sword loosened its tension.

Funnily enough, she felt relieved after hearing what the figure said.

When Shincheol saw her reaction, he let out a smirk inside.

The bastard is stupidly lucky with girls.

He was aware that this wasn’t the world Gu Yangcheon he knew lived in.

He also knew that this wasn’t the same world he himself lived in.

Many things were different in this world, yet that girl was still in love with the bastard.

How was that possible when this was a whole different world?

Damned bastard.

As always, Shincheol wasn’t fond of him.

There was another thing that surprised him, which was the fact that the girl immediately knew that this figure was Gu Yangcheon.

Shincheol quietly placed his hand on his chest.

Thump… Thump…

He still felt vibration from the inside.

…

He didn’t know what was happening inside, but it was clear that it wasn’t anything easy.

Overcome it.

It was the only thing Shincheol was able to say in this situation.

Shincheol also didn’t know what kind of change there would be after the vibration is over, so he only prayed that Gu Yangcheon would overcome the challenge inside.

Moreover,

You can do it.

Shincheol believed that Gu Yangcheon could do it.

Shincheol may have wanted to curse him out every time because of his nasty personality, but he didn’t think that he was the type of person to die in that place.

“Child.”

Shincheol called out towards the Demonic Sword.

As soon as the Demonic Sword lifted her head up after being called,

-!

Shincheol’s body faltered and started to fall.

The Demonic Sword quickly supported his body after being surprised.

It didn’t matter who this unknown person was to her.

She knew who this body belonged to, so she was able to do it without hesitation.

Thankfully, no stench was coming from it.

Instead, she was able to smell the scent of flowers. It was quite fascinating.

After falling into the Demonic Sword’s arms, Shincheol spoke while slowly closing his exhausted eyes.

“Excuse me for a moment.”

He was at his limit.

He wasn’t able to endure in this body any longer, so he asked the Demonic Sword to take care of the rest.

He wanted to endure until Gu Yangcheon woke up,

I’m at my limit.

But he had to close his eyes for now.

Right before Shincheol was about to fully close his eyes,

“…Myung.”

He started calling out his friend’s name in an exhausted tone.

[…]

Then, the Thunder Fang in the Demonic Sword’s hand shook a little.

“Are you there, Myung?”

[…]

The vibration continued from the sword.

The Demonic Sword noticed something was strange.

She should’ve been hearing the voice from the sword already in this situation, but it was quiet for some reason.

“If you are in there, listen very carefully.”

Whether it didn’t matter if he was in there or not, Shincheol spoke with a smile.

“It was a joke seeing your descendants swinging their swords.”

[…!]

The Thunder Fang started to echo wildly after Shincheol spoke.

After noticing its vibration, Shincheol continued to speak.

“I would’ve stuck my head in somewhere in embarrassment if I were you.”

[You piece of-]

“Serves you right. Hehe. It serves you right, you bastard.”

After letting out a few more insults, Shincheol closed his eyes.

Immediately after, the Demonic Sword started to hear a very loud angered voice.

She thought about throwing the Thunder Fang far away from her because of how loud it was.

[…Pull it out.]

Then, a very angry voice started talking to her.

[…Pull your sword out immediately and cut him in half…!]

“…”

It was the angriest voice she had heard from the sword.

However, she ignored the voice.

She was busy rubbing the young man’s back.

“…”

The figure was covered in so much darkness she couldn’t even see his face.

How did he end up this way?

As the Demonic Sword continued to watch him with a pitiful expression,

Crack-

“…!”

Something fell off the figure’s body.

It was a black substance.

After landing on the ground, it disappeared without leaving a trace. The Demonic Sword quickly checked up on the body afterwards.

“…”

It didn’t happen just once.

The black aura around the body started to fall off one by one.

Cracks started to form on the body.

The Demonic Sword hurriedly hugged the body as she was nervous that it was going to shatter completely.

After wrapping both her arms around it,

Shiver-

The body started to vibrate crazily.

That wasn’t the end of it.

Blaze-!!

From the cracks, flames started to burst out.

It would have been understandable for her to back off after seeing this, but she only hugged the body more tightly instead.

The fire was astounding and huge in size, but it didn’t feel hot.

The Demonic Sword tightened her grasp while praying that nothing would happen to him.

Limp-

It was a walk to leave the Sichuan territory.

Passing by the dried, dead trees, the old man continued to walk.

It was very slow.

The old man had a lifeless look on his face as he limped his way slowly.

He was tall and had a well-trained body, but no one would think that he was one of the almighty Three Venerables, the Heavenly Venerable.

After all, he seemed much smaller than before.

Where was he going?

Without knowing where he was even going, he continued to walk.

The only thing on his mind was that he needed to leave this place.

But what direction did he need to go in?

…Where was it again?

He didn’t know. His feet continued to walk, but he didn’t even know where he was going.

The sight from earlier was still on his mind.

Three Swords of Mind towered in the air, and the great power could be felt from them.

It destroyed everything the Heavenly Venerable had.

What did he live his life for?

To avenge his destroyed clan and to save the world from the Heavenly Demon.

That was his goal, but where did it go wrong?

The Heavenly Venerable knew nothing.

It was only white.

His world was completely crumbling.

Limp-

He lost his balance.

The Heavenly Venerable did everything he could to prevent himself from falling to the ground.

The little pride he had left didn’t allow that to happen.

After noticing that, he smirked at himself.

Even after turning into a mess like this, he found it ironic that he was still taking care of his pride.

“…It was pointless.”

The life he lived.

The goal he desired to achieve.

All of it was pointless.

At least that was his thought now.

“It was all pointless…”

“Is that so?”

Pause.

The Heavenly Venerable’s voice froze like a rock after he heard a sudden voice.

Right as he was about to turn around,

Clasp-

“Ugh…!”

A cold hand reached out and grasped his neck.

Squeeze-

The Heavenly Venerable was lifted in the air.

He was lifted very easily despite being close to seven feet tall.

Moreover, the arm that lifted his body up seemed way too thin and soft.

“Ugh… Ugh…!”

The shocking part was that the Heavenly Venerable couldn’t even resist.

All he was able to do was groan out as he was losing breath.

“I ask you a question, shade of Namgung Clan.”

The mysterious person started asking a question.

Wave-

Long black hair waved with the wind.

She had soft-looking white skin, and the violet light in her eyes seemed as if precious gems were stuck in there.

The lady’s appearance was so beautiful that it was shocking, but the Heavenly Venerable felt fear more than anything.

Why.

Why was this monster in this place?

No one was able to answer his question, not even himself.

After all, this area naturally belonged to her as soon as she made her appearance.

He felt the area around him change.

The energy and pressure in the air started changing.

Everything was changing, and she was the center of it.

“I clearly warned you not to enter the land of Sichuan. How come you are here right now?”

The lady’s eyes bent like a crescent moon.

It looked very seductive.

Rumble-

But the Qi that could be felt from the lady’s body, was way too overwhelming.

Even the Heavenly Venerable found it hard to breathe.

“Perhaps, you took my words too lightly? That might be a problem.”

The lady smiled as she saw the Heavenly Venerable slowly lose consciousness.

“I’m not very fond of insects trying to climb up to my shoes.”

After finishing that sentence, the lady gazed at the Heavenly Venerable’s eyes.

In that moment,

Snap-

All light around the area disappeared, and only darkness remained.