The Supreme Who Rules the Boundless Sky - Chapter 78
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Spear Heaven Martial Emperor Episode 78
Gulp.
So Yeon swallowed her dry saliva.
Gathering the descendants of the Sacred Fire Sect was by no means an easy task.
Why?
After the Sacred Fire Sect’s downfall, they had been hiding throughout the Central Plains, secretly continuing their lineage.
That had happened several decades ago.
So finding them would likely require considerable effort.
Moreover, even if they found them, it was uncertain whether they would cooperate willingly.
“Of course, I know well that it won’t be an easy path. It will probably be quite arduous work.”
Namgung Hyeok also seemed to know this fact as he nodded and spoke.
“But now that we’ve come this far, we can’t retreat. Besides, this was something we would have had to do eventually. That time just happens to be now.”
“Lord…”
Jeon Wook and So Yeon looked at each other and nodded.
“We will follow our Lord’s commands at any time.”
“Just give us your orders.”
“Yes. Thank you.”
Namgung Hyeok smiled broadly.
“But for now, you can just rest. After all, finding the descendants of the Sacred Fire Sect is something Yeomhwa Trading Company will put more effort into than us. We should think about how we can bring them under our command.”
“That’s true.”
“So you don’t need to feel much burden about the searching itself. Besides, didn’t you just finish a mission? Then you should rest.”
Namgung Hyeok said this and called the waiter to order more food.
When the table was lavishly set, he picked up his chopsticks without hesitation.
“Let’s eat.”
“Yes.”
“We’ll eat well.”
The three people relaxed further and enjoyed their meal.
Various conversations took place during this time.
They were mostly casual topics, but occasionally there were serious discussions too.
“I think it was probably the Evil Path Alliance that leaked information to the Blood Heaven Cult. They’ve been waiting for the Namgung Family’s power to weaken, haven’t they?”
“That’s right.”
“Then the force that would benefit most from the Namgung Family and Blood Heaven Cult clashing would be them. The motive is sufficient.”
“That makes sense.”
Namgung Hyeok and Jeon Wook agreed with So Yeon’s opinion.
Certainly, as she said, those who would be most pleased with this situation were the Evil Path Alliance.
There was no evidence, but the circumstances were suspicious enough.
“Hmm. The Evil Path Alliance.”
Namgung Hyeok muttered while tilting his wine cup.
“We’ll probably need to investigate. No, before that…”
A mischievous expression appeared on his face.
“Come to think of it, isn’t there no need for that?”
“Pardon?”
“We’re enemies with those bastards anyway. So as long as we don’t get caught, it doesn’t matter what we do.”
“You mean…”
“Shall we take a little walk after we eat?”
He said with a fierce smile.
“I happen to know there’s an Evil Path Alliance branch nearby.”
“…!”
Surprise appeared on both their faces.
A short while later.
The Evil Path Alliance Huangshan branch was attacked by an unidentified trio wearing masks.
The attackers left these words written on the floor:
[Do not try to use our sect as your chess pieces.]
* * *
Several days later.
The Evil Path Alliance’s main headquarters.
Evil Path Alliance Leader Lee Cheolgun clenched his fist and slammed it down on the table with a bang.
“Damn it all. What the hell is this situation?!”
He lashed out in all directions as if unable to contain his anger.
But everyone just flinched at his outburst; no one answered.
“Why is the Blood Heaven Cult attacking us?!”
The reason was the traces left at the Evil Path Alliance Huangshan branch.
Those words telling them not to use them as chess pieces.
Most of the executives didn’t understand what it meant, but Lee Cheolgun and a few others could immediately grasp its meaning.
It was a warning sent by the Blood Heaven Cult.
A warning that there would be serious consequences if they tried to exploit them.
Lee Cheolgun glared at Hong Ikgeom with sharp eyes.
It was a look that seemed to demand he take responsibility for how things had turned out.
Hong Ikgeom let out a sigh.
“Please calm down, Ryeonju. There’s still no guarantee that this was done by the Blood Heaven Cult, is there?”
“But the warning came!”
“That warning is just an ambiguous expression. Anyone could have done it. So there are many insufficient aspects to say it was sent by the Blood Heaven Cult.”
“Then are you saying other bastards pulled this prank?”
“Yes. Among those who could do such a thing, there’s the Flame Dragon, isn’t there?”
“…”
At the mention of Flame Dragon, Lee Cheolgun’s mouth closed.
“If it’s someone who’s been through thick and thin on battlefields, it wouldn’t be strange at all for him to come up with such a scheme. The target we were trying to eliminate was also him. If he noticed that and tried to drive a wedge between us and the Blood Heaven Cult, the story fits together.”
“But isn’t that too opportunistic thinking? What if the Blood Heaven Cult really was involved…”
“Then it can’t be helped. But I’m confident. Didn’t Flame Dragon Namgung Hyeok return safely to his family this time?”
“…”
“That means he won the fight against the Blood Heaven Cult. So he was able to rescue the Namgung Family’s Huangshan Branch Leader’s daughter and son and return home.”
“The Blood Heaven Cult could have lost that fight and sent us a warning out of anger.”
“No. If the Blood Heaven Cult lost and survivors remained, would they turn their arrow toward the idle Evil Path Alliance? They wouldn’t do that when the Namgung Family, their target for revenge, is right there.”
“Hmm.”
Hearing the plausible words, Lee Cheolgun’s anger subsided a little.
But it was still frustrating.
“Sigh. Still, my chest feels tight. Even if it’s an obvious scheme to drive a wedge, it’s too frustrating that we can’t do anything.”
“You must endure for now. We shouldn’t fall for such light provocation.”
Hong Ikgeom spoke in a calm tone.
Lee Cheolgun wanted to lash out asking whose fault all this was, but he forced himself to appear calm and nodded.
Making enemies of Hong Ikgeom and his backer, the Vermillion Bird of the Four Directions Divine Cult, would be foolish. The entire Evil Path Alliance might be destroyed.
“Then what should we do going forward…”
“Ry-Ryeonju! Something terrible has happened!”
Just then, one of the warriors waiting outside rushed in urgently and bowed his head.
“What’s the matter?”
Lee Cheolgun asked him with an uneasy feeling. The answer that came back was shocking.
“Th-that is….”
“Don’t stammer and speak up. Quickly!”
“It’s the Blood Heaven Cult!”
“What?”
Lee Cheolgun’s eyes widened enormously.
“A messenger from the Blood Heaven Cult is currently requesting to meet with Master Ryeonju!”
“…!”
At those final words, his mouth fell wide open.
* * *
Meanwhile, Namgung Hyeok, who had returned to the Namgung Family Estate, immediately began writing a letter.
It was a letter to be sent to Yeomhwa Trading Company.
He used a newly trained messenger pigeon to send the letter to Yeomhwa Trading Company.
‘With this, those fellows will gather information for me.’
Of course, he had no intention of remaining idle during this time.
Namgung Hyeok entered the family’s library and began searching through all the records of the past.
There might be some content written that could be even slightly helpful.
He had been immersed in searching for information for several days like this.
A visitor came to see Namgung Hyeok.
“Who wants to meet me?”
“Yes. But the thing is….”
“What’s wrong?”
“He won’t reveal his identity. He just said that if we mention he’s from Sacred Fire Gate, you would know….”
Without listening further, Namgung Hyeok stood up from his seat and said.
“Guide me to him.”
“Pardon?”
“That’s sufficient introduction. Where is he now?”
“Just in case, I had him guided to the separate residence.”
“Good. I’ll go there myself.”
Namgung Hyeok strode purposefully toward the guest separate residence.
Behind him, the four companions who had joined him at some point were following Namgung Hyeok.
Creak.
Namgung Hyeok opened the door of the separate residence and looked inside.
There was a handsome young man with long hair hanging loose, not tied up.
He looked to be around his mid-twenties perhaps?
He appeared considerably younger than expected.
The young man who had been drinking tea stood up from his seat and respectfully performed a cupped fist salute toward Namgung Hyeok.
“Finally, we meet. It’s a pleasure. Inheritor of Sacred Fire. I am Baek Yeonhu of the Fire Sword Faction of Sacred Fire Gate.”
“Fire Sword Faction.”
Namgung Hyeok looked over the young man who had introduced himself as Baek Yeonhu with sharp eyes.
Sacred Fire Gate was composed of a total of four factions.
Fire Sword, Flame Blade, Sacred Spear, and Fire Essence.
During their prime, each of these factions was said to be so powerful that there were records of them surpassing the military strength of the Nine Sects One Gang.
But now they had all scattered and fallen into a state where they didn’t even know what had become of each other.
Yet now, a descendant of one of those four major factions, the Fire Sword Faction, had appeared.
Naturally, he couldn’t help but be tense.
“For someone from the Fire Sword Faction to come looking for me, how unexpected.”
“We have been hiding in the darkness of Murim, waiting for the master of Sacred Fire all along. Then we heard rumors about you and came to find you like this.”
“Honestly, I’m suspicious. I had just started searching to find you people. But as soon as I took such action, a descendant of Sacred Fire Gate comes looking for me like this….”
“It’s certainly a situation that could cause misunderstanding. Then would it suffice if I showed you proof?”
Shing.
Baek Yeonhu drew his sword and held it up without letting it touch the ground.
“…!”
The four people who had come as guards immediately formed a defensive formation and were wary of Baek Yeonhu. However, Namgung Hyeok raised his hand to stop them, as if telling them to just watch.
Soon.
Whoosh!
Flames with properties remarkably similar to Namgung Hyeok’s Sacred Fire erupted from Baek Yeonhu’s sword.
Namgung Hyeok could instinctively feel it.
‘Purifying Fire!’
That was the flame that the disciples of Sacred Fire Gate had used in the past, Purifying Fire.
From what he had heard, it possessed the power to destroy evil and purify harmful things?
And to use that, one absolutely had to learn the Purifying Fire Mental Technique.
That meant, in other words….
“You really are a descendant of Sacred Fire Gate.”
The young man before his eyes was truly a member of the Fire Sword Faction.
However, Namgung Hyeok became slightly confused.
Why had the descendants of Sacred Fire Gate, who had been quiet all this time, only now come to find him?
“That’s correct.”
“May I ask why you came to find me?”
“Because if possible, we want to rebuild the glory of the past and gather again under the banner of Sacred Fire Gate.”
“…!”
Namgung Hyeok’s eyes widened in surprise, then after a moment he slowly asked.
“Is that… just your personal intention?”
“No. It’s the intention of the entire Fire Sword Faction. Of course, we don’t know the circumstances of the other factions… but please know that at least the Fire Sword Faction thinks this way.”
“So you’re saying you’ll come under me?”
“No.”
Baek Yeonhu answered firmly.
To this, Namgung Hyeok calmly asked.
“Didn’t you just say you wanted to gather under the banner of Sacred Fire Gate?”
“I did. But that is merely the manifestation of our desire to emerge in Murim again under someone who is qualified.”
“That means….”
“Yes. Conversely, if an unqualified person were the inheritor of Sacred Fire, we would not go under them.”
“Now I can guess why you came.”
“It’s probably exactly as you’re thinking.”
Baek Yeonhu pointed his sword toward Namgung Hyeok and said.
“Flame Dragon Namgung Hyeok, I must test whether you have the qualifications to lead us.”
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