The Supreme Who Rules the Boundless Sky - Chapter 126

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Spear Heaven Martial Emperor Episode 126

 

 

 

 

 

“An alliance with the Seomun Family Estate.”

 

Namgung Hyeok nodded without a moment’s hesitation.

 

“Rather, it was a proposal I wanted to make myself. But since you’ve offered it first, I’m grateful.”

 

“Who wouldn’t want to join hands with a heroic figure like yourself?”

 

Seomun Jin said with a hearty laugh.

 

If he had a daughter, or at least if there was a girl of similar age in the family, he would have proposed marriage rather than an ordinary alliance.

 

But since that wasn’t possible, he was proposing an ordinary alliance.

 

With Seomun Ho’s recognition and his friendship with Seomun Gi, it was certainly a worthwhile alliance.

 

“I gladly accept. From now on, the Seonghwa Sect will stand together with the Seomun Family Estate.”

 

Namgung Hyeok readily agreed.

 

From his perspective, it wasn’t a bad deal either.

 

While the Seomun Family Estate wasn’t counted among the Ten Great Families that people often mentioned due to their limited activities in Murim, in some ways they possessed even greater potential.

 

‘And that’s not all.’

 

Changsha, where the Seomun Family Estate was located, was adjacent to Dongting Lake.

 

And Dongting Lake was the center of logistics located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River.

 

Therefore, by joining forces with the Seomun Family Estate that controlled this place, they could simultaneously dominate the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

 

That meant they could handle an enormous amount of distribution among the logistics flowing through the Central Plains.

 

‘If that happens, the Yeomhwa Trading Company will be able to make a tremendous leap forward.’

 

The leap of the Yeomhwa Trading Company was directly the leap of the Seonghwa Sect.

 

They were responsible for the Seonghwa Sect’s finances, and the larger the Yeomhwa Trading Company grew, the bigger the Seonghwa Sect would become.

 

In other words, there was much to gain from this single alliance.

 

Perhaps the Yeomhwa Trading Company might grow into a trading company comparable to or even surpassing the Ten Great Trading Companies through this opportunity.

 

“Haha! Then we must hold a banquet. We can’t just sit still when a new alliance has been formed.”

 

Seomun Jin said excitedly.

 

That evening, a banquet was held at the Seomun Family Estate.

 

Though it wasn’t a grand banquet due to the short preparation time, Namgung Hyeok and the Seonghwa disciples, the Martial Alliance members, and the people of the Seomun Family Estate ate and enjoyed themselves to their hearts’ content for several days.

 

At the same time, the news spread widely to the surrounding areas.

 

It was the news that the Seonghwa Sect had joined hands with the Seomun Family Estate.

 

Some of the stories that spread even included rumors that Namgung Hyeok had exchanged moves with Seomun Ho.

 

“Not only did he match moves with one of the Ten Greatest Masters Under Heaven, but he even gained his recognition…”

 

“How old is the current Seonghwa Gate Master? Isn’t he only around thirty?”

 

“Hehe. All I can say is that he’s remarkable. Truly a great figure.”

 

People were amazed.

 

After all, it was none other than one of the Ten Greatest Masters Under Heaven.

 

To gain recognition from such a person at the mere age of thirty was truly remarkable.

 

If Namgung Hyeok didn’t have a title, he would have earned a fitting one.

 

In any case.

 

The news that had heated up Hunan for a while soon spread to other regions.

 

The Black Dragon Society, which was reorganizing its forces in Guizhou, also received this news.

 

The Guizhou Branch Leader of the Black Dragon Society clenched his fist and slammed it down on the table.

 

“Damn it!”

 

Bang!

 

At his reaction, all the executives around him flinched.

 

The branch leader’s mood clearly didn’t look good, and it seemed like they wouldn’t fare well if they provoked him wrongly.

 

And indeed, that was the case.

 

He had been thinking of recapturing Hunan once the Black Dragon Society forces in the Guizhou branch were somewhat reorganized.

 

The Martial Alliance forces there were limited, and even combined with the Seonghwa Sect, they numbered only five hundred.

 

But with the Seonghwa Sect forming an alliance with the Seomun Family Estate, such plans were completely ruined.

 

If they attempted to attack to recapture Hunan, they would have to face the Seomun Family Estate as well.

 

The Seomun Family Estate was a powerful family with strength comparable to the Ten Greatest Masters.

 

At least the current Black Dragon Society didn’t have the power to face them head-on.

 

Their main forces were all concentrated on blocking the Martial Alliance’s fierce attacks in the Chongqing region.

 

“Damn it! That cursed Seonghwa Gate Master! If it weren’t for that bastard, we wouldn’t have been driven to this point…”

 

In fact, they had been confident they could adequately block the Martial Alliance forces that were making a southern detour.

 

This was because the Heavenly Demon Sect’s support units were backing up the rear.

 

But Namgung Hyeok, who suddenly appeared, had completely crushed both the support units and the main force.

 

It was impossible not to feel hatred.

 

“Phew.”

 

“Branch Leader, what shall we do?”

 

“For now, we’ll strengthen our defenses here. No matter that they’ve formed an alliance with the Seomun Family Estate, they won’t come all the way here.”

 

The alliance between the Seonghwa Sect and the Seomun Family Estate was formed for personal reasons, not to deal with the Black Dragon Society.

 

So the Guizhou Branch Leader didn’t think they would lead a large army to attack.

 

And indeed, there were no signs of such a thing.

 

“If we firmly defend Guizhou from here, the front lines will become stagnant and they won’t be able to do anything about it. In that case, we’ll give up Hunan, but at least this place will become our secure territory. Hunan is… unavoidable.”

 

That place had never been an area where the Black Dragon Society’s influence was particularly strong to begin with.

 

So even if it was taken, they could easily abandon it.

 

“The problem is the fighting in Chongqing…”

 

The main forces of the Martial Alliance, the Heavenly Demon Sect, and the Black Dragon Society were said to be continuing bloody battles in the north at Chongqing.

 

The scale was several times larger than what was happening here in the south.

 

But the Guizhou Branch Leader had no particular intention of sending reinforcements there.

 

If he did such a thing and even Guizhou was breached, not only would his own life be in danger, but the Black Dragon Society would end up being attacked from both front and rear.

 

‘There’s no choice.’

 

He ultimately decided to stay put here.

 

Because that was the best judgment he could make at the moment.

 

‘First, I’ll use Guizhou as a base and gradually build up strength again.’

 

Strong enough to someday take revenge. It was when the Guizhou Branch Leader was thinking this.

 

“Branch Leader, we have a visitor.”

 

“A visitor? For me?”

 

“Yes. The thing is…”

 

The subordinate frowned briefly as if trying to recall the name, then spoke.

 

“They said they’re from the Four Directions Divine Sect.”

 

“…!”

 

 

 

* * *

 

 

 

He had watched for about two weeks, but there was no movement from the Black Dragon Society.

 

It seemed they had chosen to defend that place rather than crawl out of Guizhou to seek revenge.

 

Namgung Hyeok made this judgment and finished preparing to return.

 

Though he had been holding out due to his obligation to the Martial Alliance, he couldn’t stay here indefinitely.

 

“Are you leaving?”

 

“That’s right. There’s nothing particular to do if I stay anyway.”

 

“That’s regrettable. Honestly, I was hoping you would continue to stay.”

 

The Chamma Group Leader, who had become close during their stay in Hunan, expressed his disappointment.

 

He had already received troop support from the Martial Alliance so there would be no problem even if the Seonghwa Sect left.

 

But even so, the absence of the Seonghwa Sect felt very significant.

 

‘I suppose it’s because I directly experienced the battles we fought together.’

 

The bloody battle at Dongting Lake and their victory were intense experiences he would never forget for the rest of his life. So it was quite disappointing that the Seonghwa Sect, the main protagonists of that victory, were leaving.

 

“If anything happens, contact me. I’ll return immediately to help you.”

 

“I’ll do that. You should also be careful on your way back, just in case.”

 

With that, he finished his farewell with the Chamma Group Leader.

 

Namgung Hyeok then proceeded to exchange greetings with the people from the Seomun Family Estate, to whom he owed a debt.

 

“I should be going now.”

 

“Hm. Won’t you stay a bit longer?”

 

“If the leader is away from the main camp for too long, it doesn’t look good. Besides, I’ve finished everything I needed to do here.”

 

Namgung Hyeok exchanged these words with Seomun Ho, who had personally come out to see him off.

 

Seomun Ho grinned and patted his shoulder.

 

“You’re right. The head of any organization must firmly hold his position. Moreover, isn’t your organization still incomplete in many ways?”

 

“I won’t deny it.”

 

Namgung Hyeok nodded obediently.

 

The organization called Seonghwa Sect might appear to be a major sect that had instantly built tremendous power, but in reality, it was an incomplete organization that depended entirely on one person—its leader, Namgung Hyeok.

 

In other words, without him, the organization would collapse.

 

To fix this problem, he needed to take time to carefully build the foundation. So that it could function well even without him.

 

“Moreover, the enemies targeting your life are no easy opponents. The Blood Heaven Cult and the Four Directions Divine Cult. Those two suffered near-annihilation during the Evil Cult War but ultimately survived. If they’ve recovered even half their original strength, you should be properly vigilant.”

 

“Please help me when that time comes.”

 

“Hahaha. That’s why I haven’t used my favor, isn’t it? If you ever need my help, contact me anytime.”

 

Seomun Ho laughed heartily as he saw Namgung Hyeok off.

 

“Farewell.”

 

“Next time, I’ll come visit you!”

 

The family head Seomun Jin and his comrade Seomun Gi also offered their respective farewells.

 

Namgung Hyeok nodded to them and then set out on his journey home.

 

“Which route will you take on the way back?”

 

“I plan to use the waterway, same as when we came. That would be the fastest and safest.”

 

“True, even if there are still water bandits left, they’d never think of robbing us.”

 

Namgung Hyeok had fought numerous battles with the water bandits of the Yangtze Water Bandits and sent them to watery graves.

 

Among the water bandits, Namgung Hyeok was already an existence no different from a messenger of death.

 

So they would likely flee at just the sight of Namgung Hyeok’s back. To avoid following in the footsteps of other water bandits.

 

“If we have time, shall we head north midway and briefly stop by the Namgung Family Estate?”

 

“Hmph. Are you getting homesick?”

 

“It’s not that—I want to see how much those I trained have grown. You might not know, but I held the position of Training Hall Master at the Namgung Family Estate.”

 

By now, those who had been training then would likely all have become reliable warriors in their own right.

 

Thus, the Namgung Family Estate’s military strength had become incomparably stronger than before.

 

‘By now they should have Anhui firmly in their grasp.’

 

As planned, Namgung Hyeok took the waterway and then headed north to arrive at the Namgung Family Estate in Anhui.

 

“Hyeok! You’ve finally come!”

 

Indeed, the atmosphere of the Namgung Family Estate had changed from before.

 

Unlike the declining state of a few years ago, it had now completely regained its vitality, truly worthy of being called one of the Ten Great Noble Houses.

 

“Master Ho Young is here too. Everyone, please wait a moment. Let’s all have a drink and talk.”

 

The family head Namgung Cheon invited them with a bright face, arranging a drinking session.

 

Though hastily prepared and modest, it was still a gathering filled with good spirits.

 

“Family Head, a moment.”

 

While they were in the midst of various conversations, one of the Namgung Family Warriors entered and whispered in Namgung Cheon’s ear.

 

Namgung Cheon’s face hardened instantly upon hearing the report.

 

Namgung Hyeok didn’t miss this and asked.

 

“Elder Brother. Is something wrong?”

 

“Well…”

 

Namgung Cheon hesitated. His expression suggested he was wondering if he should speak of this.

 

But that lasted only briefly.

 

He let out a light sigh and began to speak.

 

“Recently, there’s been a bit of a problem in this area.”

 

“A problem?”

 

“Yes.”

 

Namgung Cheon explained with a serious face.

 

“They say a murderous demon is roaming around this vicinity.”

 

“…!”

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