The Patriarch of the Northern Heavens - Chapter 109

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Master of the Bukcheon Sword Family – Chapter 109

Several days before the incident unfolded.
I stood with my arms crossed, listening as my Uncle Jin Yu-seong recounted the details of the conspiracy.
“They’re planning to poison us? Hmm….”
“It’s confirmed intelligence. They’ve already spent a fortune acquiring a deadly toxin. Even a master of the Johwa Realm would collapse in an instant if they ingested it without preparation.”
“It seems they’ve made their decision. Thank you for the warning.”
I had nearly fallen victim to a treacherous ambush without suspecting a thing.
I bowed my head in gratitude.
Uncle Jin Yu-seong let out a soft chuckle before asking his question.
“So what will you do now? Arrest them immediately?”
“That would be ideal, but… we’re not ready yet.”
If I arrested them outright, it would inevitably cause chaos.
After all, they were elders of the Bukcheon Sword Family.
Even with the poison as evidence, others might perceive us as arbitrarily purging them and fabricating proof.
The family’s atmosphere could become poisoned with suspicion.
Other senior members might live in fear, never knowing when they’d be next.
Uncle Jin Yu-seong nodded as he absorbed my explanation.
“You’re right about that.”
“Exactly. Moreover, if we act now, we can eliminate the elders, but we’ll never uncover the other connections to Black Night Fortress. The moment we arrest them, they’ll sever all ties.”
“Then what do you propose?”
“For now, I intend to play along.”
“What?”
Uncle Jin Yu-seong’s expression shifted to shock.
“Isn’t that far too dangerous?”
“It’s manageable. As long as I know about the poisoning attempt, I can easily swap out the wine cup without being detected. I can handle it discreetly.”
“But….”
“I’ll convince the Family Head and Great-Uncle. I believe they’ll agree as well.”
This was about eliminating parasites that had been festering within the family.
They wouldn’t refuse to help with such a cause.
Uncle Jin Yu-seong pondered for a moment before nodding.
His expression grew calm as he posed his next question.
“What should I do?”
“Just continue as you have been. Stay among them, and if anything changes, inform me immediately.”
“Very well. I’ll do as you say. But once this is finished, you must grant me the favor I mentioned before.”
“Rest assured. I promise to do everything in my power to make you the master of your branch family. You have my word.”
After hearing my words, Uncle Jin Yu-seong hesitated briefly before raising another matter.
“…I heard from Jin Cheon-hui. You asked your father to teach him, didn’t you?”
“Yes. Why do you ask?”
“Thank you for looking after that child.”
“It was nothing. I simply thought it was necessary for the family.”
“Hmph. Of course it was. In any case, inform me if there are any developments.”
My Uncle spoke those words and departed.
I let out a soft chuckle as I watched his retreating figure.
And now, returning time to the present moment.
“….”
I could feel everyone’s eyes upon me, their expressions etched with shock.
It wasn’t just me. Father and Great-Uncle were both rising to their feet as well.
“H-How is this possible!?”
One of the senior members who appeared to be orchestrating matters alongside Jo Chil cried out in disbelief.
They could never have imagined that we, who had consumed the deadly poison, would rise so effortlessly.
But unfortunately for them.
The deadly poison they had paid such a fortune to obtain had already been discarded on the ground.
“Hehe, Family Head. My acting wasn’t half bad, was it?”
“It was truly flawless, Great-Uncle.”
“Your acting was also magnificent, Family Head. Anyone watching would have sworn you were genuinely poisoned.”
Father and Great-Uncle conversed casually as though nothing had happened.
Meanwhile, I drew my blade and strode purposefully toward the conspirators.
The performance had concluded; now it was time to eliminate the parasites we had been unable to deal with until now.
“S-Stay back!”
“Jin Yu-seong! You’ve betrayed us!”
Only then did the vermin comprehend the situation, their bodies trembling with fear.
Gripped by terror, they leveled their weapons toward me.
But these toothless tigers posed no threat whatsoever.
“I offer you one final warning.”
I spoke to them with measured calm.
“Surrender now, and I will at least spare your lives. I cannot guarantee anything else, of course. But it would be better than death—so surrender.”
“A-As if we would listen to that!”
“What are you doing!? Stop him! No—kill him!”
At the traitors’ command, some of the Masked Figures who had been restraining the others lunged toward me.
Their momentum was formidable.
They appeared to be remnants of the Black Night Fortress that had infiltrated the family.
‘Roughly dozens of them.’
If that was the case….
I activated Yaksha Transformation without hesitation.
Whiiiiing!
Simultaneously, golden winds swept forth.
I felt it wash over me as I raised my blade.
It was time to dance with my sword.
Whoosh!
My blade traced a precise arc as I advanced, treading upon the Wind God’s Steps.
Shhhhwack!
“Ugh!”
“Gasp!”
The enemies caught in that trajectory collapsed with groans of agony.
I had neutralized them while minimizing the waste of my strength.
More than five fell in that single exchange.
But I seized the moment of their panic and pressed my advantage relentlessly.
Boom-boom-boom-boom-boom!
Blood and screams erupted as over twenty enemies were sent flying in an instant.
At that point, their formation had effectively crumbled.
It was only natural—their numbers had been halved.
“Follow the Young Family Head!”
“Strike down the invaders!”
As I dealt with the enemies, the senior members who had regained their senses drew their weapons and charged into the fray.
The banquet hall transformed into a chaotic battlefield drenched in blood.
I pressed forward, eliminating those who blocked my path, advancing toward the traitors.
But someone stood in my way.
“Hmm?”
A master wearing a white mask.
In each hand, he wielded a spear and a sword respectively.
I recalled his name and spoke it aloud.
“Mu Cheon… wasn’t it?”
“That’s right.”
“I never expected you’d participate in such a foolish scheme.”
“I didn’t want to either. But circumstances dictated otherwise.”
He shrugged and leveled his weapons toward me.
I let out a hollow laugh.
No matter how I looked at it, Mu Cheon’s actions defied all logic.
“With your skill, escaping in this chaos would be trivial. Why insist on fighting me?”
“Because there may not be another opportunity like this.”
“You say that even with Great-Uncle present here?”
Great-Uncle was a master of the Heavenly Martial Realm in every sense.
In contrast, this Mu Cheon was merely at the Johwa Realm—the threshold before ascending to the Heavenly Martial Realm.
Should Great-Uncle and him clash, victory would almost certainly be ours by an overwhelming margin.
Yet he seemed unconcerned.
“So? Won’t you humor me?”
“Fine. I’ll oblige.”
I grinned savagely at him as I spoke.
I had wanted to settle things with Mu Cheon anyway.
At the same moment, I thrust forward in a surprise attack.
“Hah!”
But he had already anticipated it, deflecting my strike with his spear.
A counterattack followed immediately.
Whoosh!
His blade sliced past, nearly grazing the bridge of my nose.
I pulled my head back, narrowly evading the attack.
What ensued was a furious exchange between us.
Strengthened by Yaksha Transformation and golden wind, I unleashed relentless strikes.
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
But he proved formidable, parrying every single one of my attacks.
Was he truly standing at the threshold of the Heavenly Martial Realm?
It felt as though I were facing an impenetrable wall.
‘I have the advantage in speed. Yet he wields the spear and sword with an uncanny mastery of their respective strengths.’
Wherever it originated, his technique was exquisite.
I had never encountered someone who wielded different weapons with such proficiency.
As most of my attacks were blocked, I clenched my fist.
It was the Gale Fist technique passed down through the Bukcheon Sword Family.
Boom!
Caught off guard by the sudden gust, his body was driven backward.
In that moment, I drew two hidden blades from my sleeves and hurled them at him.
The Dang Family’s hidden blades, their trajectories bent repeatedly by Wind God’s Technique, rushed forward in a devastating assault.
But Mu Cheon remained unperturbed, twirling his spear in all directions.
In an instant, the blades I had thrown were deflected, clattering to the ground.
Yet that brief opening was all I needed.
Whirrrrr!
Wind erupted.
Beginning as a gentle breeze, it swiftly transformed into a vicious gale that swept everything around us away.
Treading the Gale God’s Steps, I unleashed my ultimate technique.
In an instant so fleeting that one could not blink, our bodies drew close.
My blade tore through the air with ferocity, aiming to sever his lifeline.
In that moment, he gritted his teeth and thrust his spear forward.
‘A mutual destruction technique?’
He had chosen to thrust his spear rather than evade my attack.
It was only natural.
I held the advantage in speed.
Until now, he had endured through technique, but there was no way to avoid such a decisive strike. So he was employing this desperate gambit to force me to retreat.
Normally, I would have altered my trajectory mid-strike, for I had no desire to die either. But….
There was something he had overlooked.
Thwack!
“!?”
The sensation of the spear tip catching something felt remarkably heavy.
It had pierced directly through the chest protector I was wearing.
The force behind it was considerable—the chest guard crafted from the Inface Demon’s carapace shattered instantly.
But…
‘Unfortunately, that wasn’t the end of it.’
Beneath it lay a defensive robe woven from the Inface Demon’s silk, and below that, the energy of the Vajra Asura Divine Art enveloped me like a protective barrier.
No one weaker than me could possibly pierce through all of this.
Which meant his desperate gambit was utterly useless against me.
The moment I sensed that impact, I swung my blade without hesitation.
Raging Wind Annihilation.
Shhhhwwwwack!
The creature’s chest split open diagonally with a sickening sound.
“What… how…”
It touched its own chest in disbelief.
The face visible beneath the mask must have been filled with shock.
But it didn’t last long.
The wound was too deep—it collapsed moments later.
In that instant.
“Uwaaaaaaaaa!”
“The Young Family Head has defeated the enemy commander!”
A thunderous cheer erupted from our forces suppressing the Black Night Fortress warriors.
The Black Night Fortress warriors, who had been resisting fiercely until now, seemed utterly bewildered.
They never expected a martial artist approaching the Heavenly Martial Realm to fall so pathetically.
In truth, this was half a gamble on my part.
If I hadn’t possessed the chest protector crafted from the Inface Demon’s carapace, I would never have attempted such a technique.
‘I should request repairs from the Dang Family.’
Though I’m not sure if it can be fixed.
With that thought, I turned my head.
The remaining traitors, now subdued by Jin Yu-seong, trembled as they stared at me.
Their eyes filled with terror, they spoke to me.
“Y-Young Family Head. There seems to have been some misunderstanding. Please, just listen to us…”
“Silence.”
I smiled faintly and addressed them.
“I won’t hear your excuses.”
Thwack!
I drove my fists into their abdomens one after another.
Those whose dantians were destroyed foamed at the mouth and lost consciousness instantly.
I handed them over to the family’s warriors approaching from this direction.
“Confine him to the Thunder Prison.”
I declared in a cold voice.
“He will pay dearly for daring to attempt poisoning both my father and me.”
“…!”

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