The Supreme Who Rules the Boundless Sky - Chapter 128
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Spear Heaven Martial Emperor Episode 128
The Master of the Demon Sword was a man who appeared to be in his mid-thirties.
Just as he had heard in stories, the man had such an emaciated frame that his cheekbones protruded sharply.
He had probably had his life force drained by the Demon Sword.
He looked at Namgung Hyeok with eyes filled with madness.
He had begun to be wary of this presence that had suddenly appeared.
‘He’s not completely without intelligence.’
“What are the current casualties?”
“Two of our members nearly fell victim, but fortunately their lives aren’t in danger. However, they won’t be able to participate in combat.”
“That doesn’t matter. Take the wounded and everyone fall back.”
At Namgung Hyeok’s words, all the Namgung Family warriors retreated.
Even though they had branched off independently to form the Seonghwa Sect, to them Namgung Hyeok was both a hero who had revived the declining Namgung Family and one of their own.
“Hey. Why are you targeting the Namgung Family warriors? You were once comrades, weren’t you?”
Namgung Hyeok asked the Master of the Demon Sword.
“….”
But no answer came.
He seemed to have intelligence but wasn’t capable of conversation.
‘Or maybe he just has no intention of talking.’
Either way, the result was the same.
In that case, he would either force him to speak, or simply destroy him.
With that thought, Namgung Hyeok charged forward.
Kwang!
Namgung Hyeok’s thrust, creating a cloud of dust, struck his opponent.
A technique form of Flame Dragon Breaking Heaven.
But the Master of the Demon Sword had thrown his body to the side, avoiding the thrust.
However, Namgung Hyeok didn’t let him escape and immediately changed his sword’s trajectory diagonally.
Clang!
The Azure Heaven Sword and the Demon Sword collided, producing a metallic sound.
“Kugh!”
Then the man possessed by the Demon Sword made a pained sound.
Was it because of the pain he felt in his hands?
‘No, that’s not it.’
Rather, it was probably due to being affected by the Sacred Fire wrapped around the Azure Heaven Sword.
Sacred Fire was a flame with the power to purify and burn all evil things.
So there was no way a Demon Sword made of demonic energy could withstand it. In terms of compatibility, it wasn’t even a contest.
‘In that case!’
Namgung Hyeok’s eyes flashed as he continuously unleashed Killing Grass.
Chae-chae-chae-chaeng!
In an instant, dozens of exchanges of attacks occurred.
Each time their swords clashed, he could feel The Man’s expression growing more distorted.
He had probably reached his limit of pain.
Namgung Hyeok caught the moment when his movements began to slow.
Slash!
“Aaaaaargh!”
Soon The Man’s arm that had been gripping the Demon Sword went flying through the air.
The Man let out a pained groan, then rolled his eyes back and fainted.
Namgung Hyeok ordered the Namgung Family Warriors to take care of him, then approached the Demon Sword.
“Huff, huff.”
Just then, Namgung Cheon arrived.
Seeing the severed arm and the Demon Sword, he seemed to grasp the situation and smiled broadly.
“Did you succeed?”
“Yes.”
“Good. Then now we can research it and figure out what to do with…”
“That won’t do.”
Namgung Hyeok answered firmly.
At his words, Namgung Cheon’s eyes widened slightly.
“It won’t do?”
“If we try to research the Demon Sword for no good reason, there’s a possibility we could fall into demonic corruption and cause new incidents. It would be better to just destroy it here.”
“Then, then…”
“I’ll handle it, so please don’t approach. You might be enchanted by the Demon Sword.”
Namgung Hyeok raised his Azure Heaven Sword and drew upon the power of Sacred Fire.
Whoosh!
The flames that rose from his Fire Essence wrapped around the Azure Heaven Sword more intensely than ever before.
He looked down at the Demon Sword that contained ominous energy, then brought his sword down.
Crack!
At the same time, the Demon Sword shattered into pieces and scattered.
The fragments spread out threateningly, but since he had moved people back in advance, no one was hurt. Namgung Hyeok let out a light sigh and looked at the one who had been holding the Demon Sword.
“How is his condition?”
“That is… I’m sorry. We tried our best but couldn’t save him.”
“I see.”
Namgung Hyeok nodded as if it couldn’t be helped.
From the moment he fell to the Demon Sword’s temptation and had his life force drained, his death was practically inevitable.
If it had been possible to save him, he would have done everything he could… but there was no way to do the impossible.
“Give him a proper funeral. Though he fell to the Demon Sword’s temptation, he was once a Namgung Family Warrior.”
“Yes.”
Namgung Hyeok cleaned up the scene and looked at Namgung Cheon.
“Elder Brother. I think you should convene a Family Council.”
“A Family Council?”
“Yes. This incident is over, but we don’t know when another incident might occur. I think it would be good to establish proper countermeasures through a Family Council. Moreover.”
Namgung Hyeok’s eyes turned murderous.
“After getting hit like this, I can’t just sit still, can I?”
“…!”
Namgung Cheon’s eyes widened.
* * *
Half a day later.
A family meeting of the Namgung Family was held.
The participants were the family head Namgung Cheon and the senior members, along with Namgung Hyeok and his companions.
Among them, Namgung Jangcheon looked at Lee Cheolgun with an openly uncomfortable expression.
“I never thought I’d see that Evil Path Alliance Leader in our Namgung Family’s meeting hall.”
“Likewise. I didn’t think you’d survive this long either. I thought you would have staged a rebellion out of greed for the family head position and gotten your head cut off by now.”
“Both of you, please stop. Although our past is complicated, we’re on the same side for now.”
At Namgung Hyeok’s mediation, the two men turned their gazes away.
But they still didn’t hide their uncomfortable expressions.
“Well then, let’s begin the meeting. The reason I called this meeting is to discuss countermeasures regarding the recent Murderous Demon… no, the Demon Sword incident.”
“Family Head. Isn’t the Demon Sword incident already over since the Third Young Master destroyed the Demon Sword?”
One of the senior members asked with a puzzled expression. The others seemed to have similar thoughts as they looked at Namgung Cheon with curiosity.
“Of course this incident is over. But we don’t know when something like this might happen again, and the enemies who caused this are still alive and well.”
“You’re talking about the Blood Heaven Sect.”
The Elder Council Head spoke with a sharp expression, and the senior members’ faces darkened.
“Hmm…”
“The Blood Heaven Sect.”
“Why did they attack the Main House?”
None of them were unfamiliar with the Blood Heaven Sect.
Although few had experienced the era when the Blood Heaven Sect was fully active, they had heard about them through the previous generation or through records.
A heretical cult that once made the entire Murim tremble in fear.
That was the Blood Heaven Sect.
But the thought that such specters had targeted them sent chills down their spines.
“There would be several reasons. The main one would be proximity, and secondly, it’s probably because the Seonghwa Sect and Namgung Family are blood allies.”
Namgung Hyeok briefly explained the reasons. The senior members tilted their heads in confusion.
“I understand the second reason, but proximity?”
“Third Young Master. What do you mean by that?”
“It seems some of you don’t know yet. Then let me explain. The Blood Heaven Sect is currently supporting the Northern Four Islands Alliance. I’m not sure where their main base is, but… what’s certain is that the Yangtze Water Bandits and Northern Four Islands Alliance are under their influence.”
“…!”
“So they’re probably scheming in Anhui, which borders the Northern Four Islands Alliance territory. They might be doing similar things in Jiangxi and Jiangsu without us knowing. But that’s not important. What’s really important is that they attacked the Namgung Family.”
“That’s right.”
Namgung Jangcheon nodded. He looked at the map with sharp eyes and said.
“In any case, now that we know this was one faction’s scheme, we can’t let it slide. If we just ignore it despite knowing, the Namgung Family’s reputation will fall to the ground.”
“Hmm.”
“Certainly….”
Several senior members nodded their heads.
They were those who had belonged to Namgung Jangcheon’s faction since the past.
They looked at Namgung Cheon and asked.
“Family Head. Do you share the same thoughts?”
“That’s right. If we didn’t know, it would be one thing, but now that we know we’ve been attacked, we can’t just let it slide.”
Namgung Cheon spoke with a resolute voice.
However, one senior member asked with a skeptical expression.
“But what can we do? Are you saying we should seek revenge against them?”
“Why shouldn’t we?”
“Wh-what?”
“Elder Jeong. The Namgung Family is no longer the declining clan it once was. Now we’ve transformed into a powerful force that controls all of Anhui once again. If we seriously draw our blades, even the Blood Heaven Cult won’t be able to ignore us.”
Namgung Cheon spoke with a strong tone.
The senior members’ eyes lit up at the Family Head’s confident appearance. They could truly feel the different status of the Namgung Family compared to before.
“Then what do you plan to do?”
“Of course, I don’t intend to start a war immediately. Instead, let’s mobilize our forces and deploy them at the border between Zhejiang Province and Anhui Province. Then they won’t dare to pull any other tricks.”
“Indeed….”
“Our Sacred Fire Gate will also disperse forces to the Suzhou region where Makriseoga is located to pressure them. So that if they try any mischief, we can immediately punish them.”
As if to reinforce those words, Namgung Hyeok added a comment.
Pressure at the border regions.
And this would happen not in one place, but two.
Neither the Northern Four Islands Alliance nor the Blood Heaven Cult would dare ignore this.
They would probably move their forces to block the two-front situation.
‘If that happens, the hostile Southern Four Islands Alliance might also make a move.’
In other words, the Blood Heaven Cult would have to defend against three different fronts.
Even without actual combat breaking out, the burden placed on them would be beyond imagination.
‘If I had my way, I’d rather just crush them instead of these tactics….’
But it wasn’t time yet.
Starting a war without preparation would only increase casualties on their side.
Namgung Hyeok wanted to pressure the enemy to prevent their growth while expanding Sacred Fire Gate’s size to win with minimal damage.
That way would be advantageous when facing other enemies in the future. Especially against the Blood Heaven Cult and Four Directions Divine Cult, whose exact strength couldn’t be measured, even stronger forces would be needed.
‘Now that we’ve formed an alliance with the Seomun Family Estate, if we just invest time, we’ll be able to use the Yangtze River as a full-scale trade route. When that happens, we’ll be able to accumulate enormous wealth.’
And based on that wealth, Sacred Fire Gate would be able to expand its size once again.
If that happened, they would be able to subjugate the Northern Four Islands Alliance more easily.
“Good. Is there anyone who opposes the Family Head’s words?”
The Elder Council Head looked around and said this.
But the assembly remained silent. With the tide already turned, no one would say unnecessary words to dampen morale.
“Good. Then let’s follow the Family Head’s words. We’ll decide when and how many forces to deploy to the border regions as the next agenda item.”
“How about we end the meeting here and take a break? Everyone needs time to organize their thoughts.”
“That sounds good. Then let’s reconvene in half a hour.”
The meeting hall became quiet following the Elder Council Head’s declaration.
Namgung Hyeok also left the cramped meeting hall to get some fresh air.
There was someone who followed Namgung Hyeok out.
“It seems you’re not planning to attack the North Sado Alliance right away?”
His identity was none other than the former Evil Path Alliance Leader, Lee Cheolgun.
Namgung Hyeok nodded calmly and answered.
“You might be disappointed, but that’s my intention. However, when war breaks out, I’ll let you fight on the front lines.”
“That’s something to look forward to.”
Lee Cheolgun smiled mysteriously.
“However, there’s something I’d like to advise you about beforehand.”
“What is it?”
“Your plan to surround and isolate the North Sado Alliance is excellent. But there was no mention of that place.”
“That place?”
“I’m talking about another force that would complete the encirclement of the North Sado Alliance. It’s a place you were concerned about when you waged war against the Makri Family, isn’t it?”
“Don’t tell me…”
“It’s probably the place you’re thinking of.”
Lee Cheolgun nodded and continued speaking.
“The Qinghai Sect of Shanghai.”
“…!”
“To completely isolate those North Sado Alliance bastards, we need their cooperation.”
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