Instant-Death Cultivation: Surviving in an Immortal World with Instant Kill - Chapter 162
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Chapter 162: Nine-Pattern Golden Core (2)
Azure Wind Valley’s Main Hall has moved!
When that news was delivered, all of Central Mirror Town was shaken.
There were cultivators who tried to flee from Central Mirror Town for fear of getting caught up in the fight, but Azure Wind Valley’s advance team had already blocked all the pathways.
“Look here! What authority do you have to block the road!”
“It’s the Valley Master’s order! If you really want to go outside, then offer your neck!”
“This damn… Ugh!”
Swoosh!
Azure Wind Valley’s characteristic wind-like swordsmanship unfolded.
Right after that, the protesting cultivator’s head fell with a thud.
Others raised their voices at this unimaginable violence.
“Wh-what kind of behavior is this!”
“If you have complaints, come at us! That is, if you have the confidence to make Azure Wind Valley your enemy!”
The reason Azure Wind Valley could be so confident was because they had gathered as many disciples as possible who had been scattered throughout Ghost Head City.
Anyway, the scattered cultivators of Central Mirror Town wouldn’t be able to unite as one to oppose Azure Wind Valley.
No matter how many riffraff came at them, they could easily crush them.
With that judgment, they were acting so tyrannically.
“Da-damn it, I’ll just have to go to Yuehong Tower!”
“Let’s ask Fellow Daoist Gong for help!”
Fellow Daoist Gong.
This referred to Gong U, a mercenary of Qilin clan origin who was the most prestigious in Central Mirror Town.
At that name, the disciples of Azure Wind Valley showed slightly tense expressions.
If Gong U stepped forward directly, it would be possible to rally the scattered cultivators of Central Mirror Town.
“It’ll be useless.”
“…!”
The one who spoke coldly was a 9-foot tall man.
It was Park Ho-yeon, a True Transmission Disciple of Azure Wind Valley.
“Gong U isn’t the type to step forward directly in such disputes. He’ll just say let’s wait and see how things turn out.”
“On wh-what basis…”
“Even when the fight over the Ghost Spirit Demon Territory occurred, Gong U just stood by and watched. He’s not someone who takes sides, so don’t have false hopes.”
“…!”
If Gong U had the personality to take sides and participate in fights, Azure Wind Valley would have moved more cautiously too.
In the first place, Gong U was on friendly terms with Cheon Woo-jin and Seo Seol-ryeong.
If he had the personality to take sides, he would have protected those two from the beginning.
But Gong U wasn’t that type.
Even if Azure Wind Valley came attacking to capture those two, he would just watch for now.
Because they judged it that way, Azure Wind Valley also pushed forward with this operation.
“Rather, find Cheon Woo-jin and Seo Seol-ryeong and bring them here. Then we’ll also withdraw quietly.”
“Cheon Woo-jin and Seo Seol-ryeong?”
“Anyway, our target is only those two bastards. If you bring them, we’ll withdraw quietly.”
Park Ho-yeon spoke in a solemn voice.
“Of course, there will be sufficient reward too.”
“…!”
“Even if you don’t bring them directly, there will be some compensation just for delivering information.”
A reward from Azure Wind Valley, the largest Orthodox Sect in the middle layer.
At that talk, everyone gulped.
“What are you doing! Hurry and find information about those bastards!”
“Y-yes sir!”
The scattered cultivators rushed urgently into Central Mirror Town.
Using the scattered cultivators of Central Mirror Town like this was also part of Azure Wind Valley’s strategy.
“Senior Brother, will they be able to capture Cheon Woo-jin and Seo Seol-ryeong?”
“It won’t be that easy.”
Park Ho-yeon answered with a sneer.
“However, if we keep stirring things up from various directions like this, they won’t be able to stand it and will pop out. It’s the same as lighting smoke to catch badgers hiding in their burrow.”
“Ah, so that’s how it was!”
“This is all the Valley Master’s strategy too.”
Mentioning Azure Wind Valley Master Yu Jin-bong, Park Ho-yeon smiled.
Park Ho-yeon had a special relationship with Yu Jin-bong.
If Yu Jin-bong, who succeeded in this operation, received a reward from the Elder Ancestor, some benefits would fall to Park Ho-yeon too.
“Hurry up and crawl out, you badger-like bastards…”
If those bastards didn’t crawl out, they would have to enter the badger burrow first from this side.
But that wasn’t bad news either.
Those bastards were likely hiding in the underground waterway, so then they could sweep them away along with the bothersome Shi-gwi Geuk-ok Gate.
If they swept away even Shi-gwi Geuk-ok Gate, Azure Wind Valley would reign as the absolute powerhouse dominating the 6th Floor.
“The day we stand shoulder to shoulder with Sacred Horn Unity Gate isn’t far off, kuhehe…”
Thinking of the day when they would match the upper sect that reigned over Ghost Head City’s upper levels, Park Ho-yeon laughed while shrugging his shoulders.
* * *
“Pil-so, it seems noisy outside…”
The infirmary located in a corner of Central Mirror Town.
There, Jang Ryang, who had suffered severe injuries from Azure Wind Valley’s attack, was lying on a bed.
Since even his spiritual meridians were damaged, he was in a state where he needed to recuperate for a while.
“You don’t need to worry, Senior Brother.”
Won Pil-so, who was nursing him, replied while forcing a calm expression.
But Jang Ryang didn’t miss the tension in Won Pil-so’s voice.
“Has Azure Wind Valley begun taking full-scale action…?”
“Senior Brother, that’s…”
“They’re moving on a large scale to catch Cheon Daoist and Seo Dou, those wicked bastards…”
Jang Ryang clenched his fist tightly on the bed.
“It would be good if I could help… How pathetic that I’m so powerless.”
“Don’t say such things. You gave them talismans, so that’s enough.”
A few days ago, Won Pil-so had delivered talismans to Cheon Woo-jin.
They were talismans that Jang Ryang had painstakingly made over several months.
“Those people will handle what comes next on their own. We just need to wait comfortably.”
“Still… I can’t help but worry.”
“Geez, Senior Brother, why do you keep…”
Right at that moment.
A commotion was heard from the direction of the infirmary entrance.
“L-look here. How can you do such a thing… Aagh!”
The scream of the Foundation Establishment Cultivator who ran the infirmary was heard.
Won Pil-so jumped up in surprise, but immediately two assailants with swords burst in.
“Jang Ryang and Won Pil-so! As expected, you were here!”
“If we beat up those bastards, we’ll be able to find out where Cheon Woo-jin and Seo Seol-ryeong are!”
These were people who had attacked to obtain information about Cheon Woo-jin and Seo Seol-ryeong.
Understanding that fact, Won Pil-so urgently raised his hands.
But the assailants’ swords flew faster than Won Pil-so could deploy his magic arts.
“Kugh…!”
Swoosh!
Blood spurted from Won Pil-so’s entire body due to the wildly dancing blades.
“Don’t worry, we won’t kill you.”
“Right, we need to extract information.”
Listening to the voices of the approaching assailants, Jang Ryang bit his lips tightly.
Normally, he would have fought back by throwing talismans, but with his body in this condition, he couldn’t do anything.
“Well then, let me torture you with my magic artifact… Kugh!”
The assailant who was taking out a torture magic artifact suddenly stiffened his body.
Someone had stabbed him with a sword from behind.
“Wh-who… Argh!”
Slash!
Lightning-fast swordsmanship cut the assailants’ bodies to pieces.
It was an attack at incomparably faster speed than the technique that had just overwhelmed Won Pil-so.
“Are you both alright?”
“Baek-Baekwha-pa’s senior sister…!”
Seeing a woman in white clothes walking in, Won Pil-so exclaimed in amazement.
It was Ju Yang, a disciple of Baekwha-pa whose face he had seen not long ago.
“H-how are you here…?”
“Seo Dou sent me.”
“Seo Dou?”
Hearing that Seo Seol-ryeong had sent her, Jang Ryang and Won Pil-so opened their eyes wide.
“Are you saying Seo Dou anticipated that we would be attacked?”
“Yes, that’s correct.”
Throwing a healing pill to Won Pil-so for his wounds, Ju Yang said.
“Seo Dou has already grasped all of Azure Wind Valley’s operations.”
“Wh-what did you say?”
“There was an information leak.”
An elegant smile appeared on Ju Yang’s lips.
“Currently, Azure Wind Valley is essentially in the palm of Seo Dou’s hand.”
* * *
“It’s time.”
Park Ho-yeon frowned as he checked the time with his timepiece.
“Those Central Mirror Town bastards are useless. Still no word from them.”
“Senior Brother, then…”
“I’ll enter the underground waterway with the 1st Division. You all guard this place well.”
After assigning his junior disciples to guard the pathway, Park Ho-yeon headed to the drainage outlet located east of Central Mirror Town.
About fifty Sword Cultivators were already waiting there.
“Park Senior Brother, you’ve arrived?”
“Let’s go in, 1st Division Leader.”
Park Ho-yeon descended into the underground waterway with the 1st Division.
The 2nd and 3rd Divisions would also be descending underground through other entrances by now.
The operation was to storm into the underground waterway all at once, sweep away the Shi-gwi Geuk-ok Gate, and secure Cheon Woo-jin and Seo Seol-ryeong.
“This reminds me of the Ghost Territory Token battle.”
“Did you go underground back then too, Park Senior Brother?”
“Yes, but back then we went to the wrong place and didn’t meet anyone. So this time for sure…”
While having such conversation and walking through the dark underground waterway.
Splash, splash sounds came from somewhere.
Realizing someone was approaching by running on water, everyone drew their swords.
“Ah…!”
Squeak, squeak.
It was a monster rat the size of a person.
It was running toward them while twitching its nose.
“Got nervous for nothing.”
Whoosh!
Park Ho-yeon irritably sent out a sword wind.
The monster rat was cut in half instantly without even making a squeak.
Having grown by absorbing the spiritual energy of the 6th Floor, it probably had power at the Foundation Establishment level, but to Park Ho-yeon who was at late Core Formation Realm, it was nothing more than a mere creature.
“What a filthy place. I can’t understand how anyone lives in a place like this… Hmm?”
While Park Ho-yeon was frowning and grumbling, the surroundings suddenly shook.
“What? An earthquake?”
“An earthquake on the 6th Floor… Huh?”
Crash!
An enormous torrent of water rushed from the direction the monster rat had come from.
Unless there was a downpour outside, this was strange.
“What is this now!”
Everyone simultaneously deployed magic arts to try to block the torrent.
But it was useless.
The torrent, as if artificially created by someone, struck the Azure Wind Valley Sword Cultivators with tremendous force.
“Ugh!”
Park Ho-yeon concentrated spiritual power into the sword in his hand.
He planned to drill a hole in the ceiling and escape outside.
But just then.
A cold voice came from beyond the torrent.
“It’s useless.”
The moment that ice-cold voice echoed.
The torrent that had been striking the Azure Wind Valley Sword Cultivators suddenly froze.
“Ah…”
Park Ho-yeon felt the bone-chilling cold penetrating through his protective qi.
He tried to draw spiritual power from his golden core to resist, but his body grew cold too quickly for proper spiritual energy circulation.
‘Could this be Seo Seol-ryeong’s…!’
With the White Night Ice Palace destroyed, Seo Seol-ryeong was the only person on the 6th Floor who could deploy ice attribute magic of this level.
But to deploy such large-scale magic arts required advance preparation.
Could it be that Seo Seol-ryeong had anticipated that Azure Wind Valley would storm in through the underground waterway like this?
‘Did someone leak the operation information…?’
He had doubts, but there was no way to confirm.
Eventually, Park Ho-yeon was completely frozen.
Having only killed one fleeing rat, without achieving any merit.
The Azure Wind Valley 1st Division that had descended underground to capture Cheon Woo-jin and Seo Seol-ryeong was thus annihilated.
* * *
It felt as if a cool breeze was blowing from somewhere.
In the empty cave dwelling, Cheon Woo-jin slowly opened his eyes.
His whole body, which had been sitting cross-legged, was stiff.
It felt like muscle pain, but it was actually pain in his spiritual meridians.
It was because he had overworked his entire body’s spiritual meridians for several days to control the rampaging energy.
“Phew…”
Cheon Woo-jin swept his dantian with his palm.
The golden core that had been raging madly under the influence of the Supreme Spirit Golden Radiance Pill was now stable like a well-behaved child.
But it was different from before.
Just placing his hand on his abdomen like this, there was a change he could feel.
Nine patterns carved into the golden core.
Feeling their presence, Cheon Woo-jin slowly got up.
“Heuup…”
After taking a deep breath.
He exhaled loudly and let out a spirited shout.
“Haaah!”
Rumble rumble rumble!
An intense thunderous wind swept through with enough force to collapse the entire Cave Dwelling.
It was the power of a Core Formation Realm master who had completed the Nine-Pattern Golden Core.
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