The Supreme Who Rules the Boundless Sky - Chapter 205

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Spear Heaven Martial Emperor Episode 205

The group crossed the Central Plains at a rapid pace.

This was to prepare for any possible enemy attacks.

Moreover, it wouldn’t be good to leave the Seonghwa Sect unattended for too long.

Namgung Hyeok occasionally stopped at cities to send messenger birds while investigating the sect’s situation.

‘At least externally, there seems to be nothing unusual.’

No news of major problems had reached him.

At most, there were only reports of minor conflicts with the Ha Clan.

‘Well, that’s understandable.’

The Seonghwa Sect was now the strongest sect in the southeastern Central Plains, beyond just Jiangsu Province.

Looking around, there were only allies everywhere.

In this position, except for the Ha Clan or Hwangbo Family, no sect existed that could harm the Seonghwa Sect.

Even that Ha Clan was minimizing contact with the Seonghwa Sect to avoid unnecessary damage.

‘Of course, the story becomes a bit different when venturing into the heart of the Central Plains…’

There were plenty of forces there trying to check the Seonghwa Sect’s growth for various reasons.

But even those forces didn’t think to deal with the Seonghwa Sect through force.

They knew all too well that carelessly provoking them could lead to disaster.

‘At most, they interfere with trade or support merchant groups competing with the Yeomhwa Trading Company. This level can hardly be called interference.’

However, Namgung Hyeok didn’t let his guard down.

The martial world was a place where one could be stabbed in the back at any time if they became complacent.

So it was best for him to return quickly and guard his position.

How long had they traveled with such thoughts?

“We’ve finally arrived.”

They were able to reach Jiangsu Province by taking a boat.

Thanks to prior contact, warriors from the Seonghwa Sect were waiting at the dock.

“We greet the Sect Master!”

Booming voices echoed in all directions.

The people from the Seonchang Faction who had been on the same boat seemed surprised by their vigor.

Namgung Hyeok smiled broadly and looked at Jeon Wook, who was at the front of the group.

“I’m back.”

“Did you obtain what you wanted?”

“As you can see.”

Namgung Hyeok shrugged his shoulders, looking at the Seonchang Faction members disembarking behind him.

Jeon Wook’s gaze, which had been watching them with interest, stopped at one place.

“So that’s the Iron Blood Demon Lord.”

It was where Yeo Hui was standing.

Like So Geomlip had initially done, he didn’t hide his wariness.

Namgung Hyeok patted Jeon Wook’s shoulder and said.

“That’s right. A former Demon Lord and current guest of the Seonghwa Sect. So there’s no need to be too wary.”

“True, if she weren’t trustworthy, you wouldn’t have brought her, Lord. My apologies.”

“No, it’s fine. In fact, there aren’t many people who could trust a Demon Lord they’re seeing for the first time.”

Namgung Hyeok nodded understandingly and walked ahead.

“Let’s return to the Seonghwa Sect for now.”

Following Namgung Hyeok’s words, the Seonchang Faction and the troops who came to escort them moved in perfect order.

It wasn’t far from the dock to the main headquarters of the Seonghwa Sect.

As they entered the Seonghwa Sect, tremendous cheers could be heard from all directions.

“The Sect Master has returned!”

“Waaaaaaaah!”

Namgung Hyeok raised his hand to acknowledge their cheers.

“Wow…”

Meanwhile, the Seonchang Faction members, including Sa Gong Yeon Hwa, seemed surprised by the enormous crowd.

Especially Song Jin, who had followed her, thought with wide eyes in amazement.

‘It’s not just about numbers. Most of the people here are masters.’

He was someone who took pride in the Seonchang Faction not being inferior to anyone.

But upon entering the Seonghwa Sect, that confidence seemed to disappear.

Because everyone here could be called elite among elites.

‘Moreover, there are people with skills equal to or greater than mine.’

They seemed to be the Four Great Guardians and faction leaders that Namgung Hyeok had mentioned.

He looked at Namgung Hyeok with eyes full of awe.

The thought struck him that Namgung Hyeok’s ability to gather such forces in just a few years was remarkable, considering the newly rebuilt Seonghwa Sect hadn’t been reconstructed for long.

“So Yeon. Give them a brief explanation of our main sect and provide them with lodging and meals.”

“Yes, Lord.”

“Miss Sagong, Yeo Hui, follow So Yeon to rest and recover from your journey for a while. I’ll call for you again soon, so rest and wait.”

“I’ll follow the Sect Master’s command.”

“Finally, we can rest!”

Sa Gong Yeon Hwa seemed to have become more respectful, while Yeo Hui appeared excited.

So Yeon smiled brightly and led the group away somewhere.

Namgung Hyeok watched them leave and returned to his own quarters.

Splash!

After taking a simple bath and changing clothes, he headed to the conference room.

Thanks to prior notice, all the executives of the Seonghwa Sect except Ho Young had gathered there.

“Lord, you’ve worked so hard bringing the Seonchang Faction.”

Baek Ya, the Fire Sword Faction Leader, bowed respectfully on behalf of the others.

Namgung Hyeok smiled slightly and nodded.

“You all worked hard protecting the Seonghwa Sect while I was away. Are there any notable matters to report?”

“There are several things.”

“Go ahead.”

“First, I’ll report on the southern situation. The war between the Xin Sect and Southern Sado Alliance has completely entered a lull. Currently, both forces have set up outposts at the border between Zhejiang Province and Fujian Province and are on guard.”

“Lee Cheolgun seems to have done well. It’s regrettable that we couldn’t completely cut off their lifeline, but…”

“It seems the Four Directions Divine Cult stepped in, unable to watch the Southern Sado Alliance being pushed back. There’s much information about witnessing a third force that was neither the Southern Sado Alliance nor the Ha Clan appearing on the battlefield.”

“Hmm? But how did they not get pushed back? If the Four Directions Divine Cult had intervened in earnest, the Xin Sect’s forces wouldn’t have been able to handle it.”

“It seems they only intervened passively, worried about our sect’s involvement. As evidence, they didn’t venture outside the Southern Sado Alliance’s territory.”

Namgung Hyeok nodded after hearing Baek Ya’s words. It was certainly a plausible reason.

“Still, thanks to that, we seem to have identified the Four Directions Divine Cult’s main base. It appears they’ve established themselves in the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains of Guangdong.”

“The Hundred Thousand Great Mountains.”

That was an enormously large mountain range crossing Guangxi and Guangdong.

Some people also called the Tianshan Mountains in Xinjiang the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains, but the real Hundred Thousand Great Mountains were here.

But the Four Directions Divine Cult had established themselves there.

“Now I understand why they haven’t been discovered until now.”

Being so far away and in such a remote location, their allied forces’ intelligence network probably hadn’t functioned there.

Rather, discovering them like this felt quite remarkable.

“Anything else?”

“The whereabouts of the Blood Heaven Cult’s Seven Death Blade have been discovered, and Ilho Beop is currently pursuing him. According to contact received a few days ago, he suffered serious injuries and fled to the Anhui region.”

“Then the pursuit will continue. Was Ho Young’s absence due to that?”

“Yes. He left alone as soon as he heard news of the Seven Death Blade.”

“Ho Young will handle it safely and return.”

Namgung Hyeok spoke calmly.

Given Ho Young’s skills as he knew them, there was no way he would fall to someone like the Seven Death Blade.

“However, to be certain, it would be best to request support from the Namgung Family Estate. Send a messenger pigeon to request their cooperation.”

“Yes. I will do so.”

“Anything else?”

“It’s not something to report, but… there’s something I’d like to ask you, Lord.”

It was Heo Un, the acting leader of the Fire Core faction, who stepped forward. He asked with a voice that seemed slightly confused.

“You took in Iron Blood Demon General Yeo Hui this time, but may I ask about your true intentions? I’m worried there might be complaints from the orthodox faction side because you accepted an executive from the Heavenly Demon Sect.”

“Don’t worry. That fellow didn’t earn the title of Demon General through evil deeds. It seems she fought a lot with unorthodox faction bastards in her youth, but conversely, she has no grudges with the orthodox faction. So if they don’t want to make enemies with us, they won’t dare openly criticize.”

“But a Demon General is still a Demon General, isn’t she?”

“That’s right. And now she’s also the main gate’s hunting dog.”

“…!”

Many executives showed surprised expressions at the word “hunting dog.”

Seeing their reaction, Namgung Hyeok continued calmly.

“Why are you all so surprised? Did you really think I accepted someone of Iron Blood Demon General’s caliber out of pity?”

“You intended to use her as a hunting dog from the beginning?”

“We are a murim force that practically dominates Jiangsu Province. We also have considerable influence in other regions. But that means we have a correspondingly large territory to worry about.”

“…!”

“And to safely manage that vast territory, we need many people. People who can solve whatever problems arise. In that sense, Yeo Hui will significantly reduce our burden. Honestly, it’s not easy to recruit someone with that level of martial power.”

“But if Iron Blood Demon General betrays us and returns to the Heavenly Demon Sect…”

“Haha. Could someone who greatly contributed to killing two Demon General-level figures and leaving one in critical condition easily return? I don’t think so. And.”

Namgung Hyeok’s eyes suddenly sharpened.

“If she shows signs of betrayal, we can just eliminate her first.”

“…”

The executives swallowed dry saliva after hearing Namgung Hyeok’s words.

They could clearly feel that those murderous words were sincere.

“Well, she didn’t seem to have any intention of betraying us anyway. She said her goal was to become stronger, and she’ll probably like it since we’ll have continuous battles while taking down all our potential enemies.”

After all, the enemies inherited from the previous Seonghwa Sect era, the Hyeoltian Sect and Four Directions Sect, were still alive and well.

Moreover, newly made enemies like the Sichuan Tang Family and Ha Family would continuously keep the Seonghwa Sect in check…

As Namgung Hyeok said, battles would continue for quite some time.

“You all know why I went all the way to Qinghai to bring back the Seonchang Faction in the first place. I went to unite the four factions of Seonghwa Sect, revive the tradition, and enhance the complete Seonghwa Sect’s power. But I have no intention of stopping there.”

“What do you mean?”

“I intend to grow the Seonghwa Sect even larger and stronger. The Four Great Dharma Protectors solidly guarding my side, the faction represented by the Flame Fire Trading Company being added to Seonghwa Sect, and recruiting outsiders like Yeo Hui are all part of that plan.”

“…!”

“There will often be occasions to bring in outsiders in the future. Sometimes from among strangers, sometimes from allies, and even from enemies if we find common ground, I plan to absorb them into Seonghwa Sect. I believe that only through continuous growth can Seonghwa Sect avoid repeating the mistakes of the past.”

He meant that if they were satisfied with merely being the hegemon of Jiangsu Province, they would eventually face opposition and crumble like the old Seonghwa Sect.

That wasn’t the future Namgung Hyeok wanted.

He truly wanted to make Seonghwa Sect strong.

Flame Blade faction leader Maeng Seungji swallowed hard as he watched Namgung Hyeok.

He asked with a trembling voice.

“Then Lord, may I know what the goal of such a strengthened Seonghwa Sect would be?”

“The strongest.”

Namgung Hyeok answered immediately.

“I will make Seonghwa Sect the number one sect in the Central Plains.”

“…!”

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