I Prayed for a Murim Reincarnation, But I Was Born as the Youngest Imperial Prince - Chapter 121

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Chapter 121
Shadowless was once again deeply moved by Seonwu’s benevolence.
The forgotten secret sword art, and even the precious sword required for it.
He bestowed them all, so how could he ever repay this grace?
This was, after all, the difference between an ordinary Wulin martial artist and a warrior serving the Imperial Court.
If Shadowless had been a true Wulin martial artist, contributing a fraction to the subjugation of Mandok Mazon would certainly be a great exploit and bring fame, but what practical benefit it would yield remained ambiguous.
Gaining a reputation in Wulin did bring subtle advantages when running a sect, but that was an advantage one could only secure when the underlying sect was large.
For a Solo Jianghu Wanderer, though they might win renown, what they actually gained was meager.
Even with the current Medical Pavilion, if Seonwu had not intentionally seen to it himself, Shadowless might not have received such a reward.
However, it was different for him, who served the Imperial Court.
‘Because he bestows it directly like this, the prize itself is on another level.’
The Invisible Heaven-Sinking Sword Art and the special precious sword meant for it.
Shadowless’s heart was already racing fiercely.
“Truly, the royal grace is as vast as the ocean and—”
“Hey, hey, Junior Disciple. The choice of words is strange. Choose carefully.”
“Thank you, Senior Disciple.”
“Right, that’s it. I’ll contact Father to get it, so just wait a bit.”
Seonwu wrote a letter to the Emperor on the spot regarding the treasures and the sword art he wished to give Shadowless.
Asking to bring out a martial art and a precious sword from the Imperial Vault.
If he were an ordinary subject, he would not have dared open his mouth or even think of it before the Emperor, but Seonwu could manage it as the beloved youngest prince.
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His Majesty the Emperor indeed nodded at the request of his cute youngest son.
“Indeed, it makes sense that the fellow would want to nurture his own person. Moreover, unlike his four older brothers who already possess solid power, the youngest is still frail and lacking, so his guard should at least be sharper. The boy has great potential, but he is still immature.”
Hearing the Emperor’s words, Yuelongwei Admiral Lee Dae-yong had to try exceptionally hard to control his expression at the word ‘frail.’
How could he dare object to the words of the august Emperor over such a trivial matter?
He had no wish to commit such disloyalty.
But that was that….
And if one were to ask if the Emperor’s words were correct….
‘If it were Mandok Mazon, even I would probably end up in Mutual Destruction ten times out of ten.’
The most likely scenario was that he would take the Mazon’s head first, but fail to overcome the toxic energy suffered until then, collapse within a few steps, and follow him to the grave.
The youngest prince had already defeated such a Mandok Mazon.
Most encouraging of all was that he did not collapse from being poisoned himself.
‘Of course, it wasn’t purely by his own strength alone.’
Seonwu had written down the exact process of the battle only to his father, the Emperor, and Admiral Lee Dae-yong had read it, so he understood.
‘But the assistance of Yaxian or the Zhuge Clan’s formation was secondary in both cases.’
The main driver was, without question, His Highness the Prince.
Of course, rather than being purely his own strength, it owed a great deal to the world’s Rare and Precious Treasures he carried out, but since he carried them, did that not count as his own martial power?
Who, when discussing Guan Yu’s martial prowess, sets aside the Green Dragon Crescent Blade and counts only him fighting with bare fists?
‘As long as His Highness is the master of those items, they are included in his current martial power.’
Furthermore, it was said he had recently begun learning the Vatality Restoring Poison Medical Art, and once he mastered that completely, it would be no different from him doing what Yaxian had assisted with by himself.
‘No. It will be more than that.’
Rather than that help coming from an external Yaxian, it would be more powerful for Seonwu to possess it himself and wield it alongside his existing four divine arts.
Of this, he could be certain.
Yet, frail.
When discussing the greatest of all time, he was weaker than the current Emperor, who was always counted on one hand, so if that meant he was frail, then whether it was the Ten Great Masters of Wulin or the Ten Great Masters of the Court, they were all frail.
Though, of course, the youngest prince was still a bit lacking to stand shoulder to shoulder with the Top Ten Masters.
But coming that close at an age just turning twenty-one was an astounding speed.
‘Since His Majesty truly dotes on the youngest prince, what is there to say?’
“Admiral Lee Dae-yong, send what the youngest wanted. I shall personally retrieve it from the Imperial Vault.”
“Yes, Your Majesty. I receive your command.”
Now all that remained was to deliver it safely without any delivery mishaps.
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The secret manual of the Invisible Heaven-Sinking Sword Art.
And the Invisible Glass Sword, a special sword capable of actually executing that sword art.
Those two treasures were placed before Shadowless.
“These are the treasures I obtained for the contribution you made this time.”
From the side, the Demon-Subduing Divine Dragon Sword lodged an objection.
[Uh-huh, calling that level a treasure. Only something like me deserves to be called a treasure.]
[There aren’t even two spots in the Imperial Vault for treasures that can compare to you.]
[Ahem, well, that’s true.]
And Seonwu had brought almost all of those treasures out by now.
Compared to the Demon-Subduing Divine Dragon Sword, which fought on its own and deployed the Flying Sword Technique without its master’s power, the Invisible Glass Sword was bound to be a step below.
But that was simply a terrible comparison, and objectively speaking, this too was a precious sword.
‘Though it’s a bit of an ambiguous item without mastering the Invisible Heaven-Sinking Sword Art.’
It was translucent, but not completely transparent.
In terms of durability, it fell slightly short compared to other famous swords of equal rank.
Even though it was superior compared to an ordinary hundred-refined steel sword.
Being merely translucent was just mysterious to look at, and from an opponent’s perspective, it offered no special difficulty at all.
But what if the exclusive sword art, the Invisible Heaven-Sinking Sword Art, was added?
“Junior Disciple, this will fit well with your sword technique.”
“Senior Disciple’s grace is truly vast.”
“Well, it just so happens our sect’s name is the Eunhak Sect, right? If anyone asks about the sword technique, we can just insist it’s a secret technique of the Eunhak Sect. Since it hides the sword, it matches the Eunhak Sect.”
Words could be made up however one pleased, and when actually demonstrated, what could anyone do about it?
As for Shadowless, he would merely follow whatever Seonwu intended.
“So that your grace is not in vain, I will surely master it and become a sharper sword.”
Seonwu also smiled with satisfaction.
‘Though Shadowless managed to handle three Demonic Practitioners alone in this battle.’
That was partly because the opponents were careless and relied on poison, so blocking that created conversely large openings.
If they had been three masters of pure martial arts, how would it have fared even for Shadowless?
To prevent such a thing from happening again, Shadowless needed to be nurtured further.
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While Seonwu’s group stayed at the Medical Pavilion and each perfected their martial arts, information about his battle had now spread thoroughly across the entire Wulin.
It could be said that almost the entire Orthodox Faction of Wulin rejoiced at the exploits of this new chivalrous Xia.
However, Guryonggae, the Chief of Beggar Sect who made a living handling and selling information, felt a strange sensation while reviewing this matter.
“Hmm, if coincidences repeat to this extent, it becomes uncanny.”
“What do you mean, Chief?”
“The Chivalrous Dragon and the Sword Dragon, those two young friends.”
“Ah, they are remarkable fellows. Splendid, aren’t they? Though their own sect is small, they have been active in various matters here and there, so they will likely rebuild based on this fame in the future.”
At the words of his disciple, Ha Goepal, who held the alias of the Beggar Dragon, the Chief of Beggar Sect murmured while rolling his staff.
“If you look at it simply, yes….”
“Is something strange, Master?”
“Look closely. First of all, was there any record of a sect called the Eunhak Sect in our Beggars’ Sect’s information?”
“There wasn’t, but during the great chaos of the demonic monsters at the end of the previous dynasty, didn’t all of our main sect’s information records burn down? People stole genuine martial arts manuals, several Elders fled, and it was revived by merging with the Haoma Gate, so losing one or two pieces of information back then is nothing unusual.”
That was true enough.
Among the records that vanished like that, a line or two about the Eunhak Sect could well have existed.
The fall of a dynasty and the founding of a new one.
A countless number of things must have been lost during the terrible chaos of that era.
The merger of the Beggars’ Sect and the Haoma Gate was a reflection of the current prosperous age where living conditions had improved so much that the number of beggars had dwindled, but it was also because right after the founding of the kingdom, both were in such a mess that it felt like they would perish together.
“Right, let’s grant that. But look at the subsequent actions of these two. First, they punished two small Unorthodox Factions.”
“With their skills, what’s so difficult about punishing two Unorthodox Factions?”
The Chief struck his disciple on the head with his staff for stating the obvious.
“You fool, use your brain a bit. They didn’t just punish them; it was resolved cleanly even though the officials intervened completely.”
“Mmm, that’s true, but if the officials were righteous, then—”
“Would they be righteous?”
Of course, he wasn’t saying all officials were corrupt.
‘But if an Unorthodox Faction has fared well in a region for a long time, it usually means there is some degree of collusion with the local officials.’
Operating a business the way an Unorthodox Faction does under the rule of a strictly upright official?
That was an impossible contradiction.
‘Yet when those two passed through, the officials functioned normally.’
Was that not bizarre?
Still, let’s grant that as well.
For about two mere counties, the County Prefects, intimidated by the martial cultivation of those two, might have watched their step and acted accordingly.
“But look here. Right after those two passed by, the Namgung Clan was also thoroughly cleaned out as their past flaws were investigated.”
“Eh, to be honest, the Namgung Clan was a bit arrogant. Take the Hebei Peng Clan, for instance; they call it the Five Tiger Severing Saber, not the Five Kings Severing Saber or the Five Emperors Severing Saber, right?”
Of course, the current Imperial Family was very generous in permitting the use of aliases like dragon, king, or emperor, not only in Wulin but also in other fields such as poetry, painting, cooking, or tea ceremonies.
Since it was merely a metaphor for being at the top within that field and not an actual rebellion against the Imperial Court, the founding Emperor, Tianlong Dadi, had questioned what the issue was, so what could the ministers do?
Thus, the Namgung Clan openly displayed a martial arts name like the Imperial Sword Form.
Even though they were the ones who used to prostrate themselves before the sweeping blade of purges in the previous dynasty.
But that was only officially the case.
Strictly limited to aliases.
Ha Goepal’s words continued.
“You can judge the whole from a part; did the Namgung Clan only use the name Imperial Sword Form? Looking at what came out during the raid, their arrogant deeds were countless compared to other noble Wulin clans. In fact, didn’t everyone roughly guess it even before the Imperial Court raided them?”
Would the Imperial Court have decided on an investigation just like that?
On the surface, it appeared to be an investigation by the Golden Dragon Guard, but the Yuelongwei side must have secretly conducted a primary investigation beforehand.
“They were raided because they deserved it, but is there any reason to connect it to those two?”
“Tsk, of course the Namgung Clan had accumulated their own retribution, but the timing is strange.”
Of all times, right after those two visited?
Of course, even up to this point, it could be a coincidence.
On the surface, there wasn’t a single strange point visible.
Even he himself had only focused until then on what would happen to the Namgung Clan and what choice the Beggars’ Sect should make, merely thinking that excellent rookies had appeared regarding those two.
However, as the leader of a sect that took the handling of information as its strength, the Chief’s intuition gradually brought something else to mind.
“Look at what followed. They went to the Zhuge Clan and subjugated Jinguo Manei.”
“Ah, that was a exhilarating affair.”
“Of course, it was said the Zhuge Clan did the main part, but they happened to be there at that time. What did the Zhuge Clan say? They said that thanks to the Imperial Court secretly informing them about Jinguo Manei, they were able to ambush and subjugate him in reverse.”
“They did say that.”
And those two just happened to be there by chance and joined the subjugation?
“Next is the Huangbo Clan. When the officials exposed the conspiracy plotted by the Patriarch and Mashu Xuesheng, those two cooperated and worked together.”
“That’s true.”
“If you look closely, excluding the small fry, they have never taken the lead when entangled with big figures, but they always appeared as assistants. And in succession, too. And now, decisively, haven’t they even caught Mandok Mazon? That too, alongside someone like Yaxian of the Medical Pavilion.”
He respected Yaxian’s medical skills and his ability to raise many disciples, but his martial arts?
‘Even with talk of Divine Pills or Grand Rituals.’
And here again, the two revealed their names as assistants.
Of course, the Earth Dragon of the Zhuge Clan was also with them in the cases of the Huangbo Clan and Mandok Mazon.
But his intuition as the Chief of Beggar Sect kept telling him there was something to those two.
‘The Earth Dragon’s background is clear anyway. He is the prodigy of the Zhuge Clan, nothing more, nothing less.’
But the Chivalrous Dragon and the Sword Dragon were different.
Rising stars newly appeared from a mysterious sect called the Eunhak Sect?
Was that truly all?
“This won’t do. Ha Goepal, you go.”
“What?!”

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