The World’s Greatest Martial Arts Instructor - Chapter 151

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Chapter 151. We Are the Demonic Faction

Ha Mu-baek picked up several sheets of paper scattered messily on the ground.

There were many papers with the same content written on them. This was just a portion of them.

Gung Mu-hyeok glanced at those papers.

“Those are part of the design blueprints for the Ten Thousand Heaven Gold Chain Thunder Explosion.”

At Gung Mu-hyeok’s explanation, Ha Mu-baek tilted his head.

It looked like incomprehensible diagrams, a chaotic combination of pictures and letters.

“I wrote them in cipher and divided them into five pieces. All five pieces must be gathered to decode the cipher… It seems Do-hyeok tried to decode the cipher with just two pieces. This is just a direct copy of the cipher I left behind. He probably tried this thinking he might get some clue by repeatedly copying it.”

Gung Mu-hyeok’s lengthy explanation.

Ha Mu-baek stood quietly listening to that explanation.

He had already been surprised by the thought that the repeated writing was transcription.

Now that Gung Mu-hyeok had confirmed it.

Ha Mu-baek’s eyes remained fixed on the transcribed papers once again.

Just because he was looking didn’t mean Ha Mu-baek could understand the content.

However.

‘Transcription…’

A matter he had briefly pushed aside came to mind.

That was why he had been surprised when he first saw the transcription.

‘They must have certainly done transcription too.’

There was no way they wouldn’t have.

The secret manual they had so desperately desired had appeared before their eyes.

Not knowing what might happen to that secret manual, transcribing as much as possible would be any normal person’s response.

Ha Mu-baek could memorize everything after reading it a few times, so he had never particularly done transcription.

‘Hao Sect.’

Those who immediately came to mind.

When they imprisoned Peng Gun-ho and studied the Chaotic Blood River Destruction Art while watching his cultivation, they must have certainly made transcriptions.

Ha Mu-baek had retrieved the secret manual and given a clear warning to Hao Sect by showing his anger.

And he had pretended not to know about the transcriptions.

This was to decide what to do based on their response.

When making transcriptions, they couldn’t have known how Ha Mu-baek would react, so that could be understandable.

But after seeing him show such anger about the Destruction Art’s secret manual, they continued researching without discarding the transcriptions they had obtained?

Then.

‘I’ll have to end it.’

If they had discarded them, he intended to end the grudge with Hao Sect there.

Ha Mu-baek himself had given Hao Sect a chance.

Whether they had accepted the final mercy he had shown.

It was actually uncharacteristic mercy for Ha Mu-baek. Perhaps it was compensation for killing the Hao Sect Leader’s daughter in one blow.

How had it turned out?

He had forgotten about checking after a reasonable amount of time had passed.

Treating severed meridians, nearly dying from the Ten Thousand Heaven Gold Chain Thunder Explosion, and the subsequent martial arts tournament.

He had been busy.

But by finishing the Manmulryeon matter, he had now completed all his urgent business.

Gyoryong Hall was also in recess.

It was the perfect time to visit Hao Sect.

Just as he was looking at Gung Do-hyeok’s transcription, the Hao Sect matter had come to mind.

Thus Ha Mu-baek’s next destination was decided.

‘This recess period is quite busy. Unlike last time.’

The previous recess had been spent returning to Cheongran Island and having a relatively leisurely and peaceful time with Master and Seol-ran.

Though he had spent most of his time at the blacksmith shop.

But this recess was different.

Starting like this, another task he needed to do had come to mind.

“A-Alliance Leader!!”

Just then, a commotion arose outside.

Elder Seong, who had lost one arm, had received only emergency treatment and hurried off somewhere urgently, and this seemed related to that.

People rushing into Gung Do-hyeok’s office.

“Elder Council Chairman.”

Gung Mu-hyeok warmly greeted the person who entered at the front.

These must be the people who said Gung Do-hyeok was completely absorbed in something and couldn’t come to his senses.

“T-the workshop entrances were all sealed and we were trapped inside. Elder Seong here opened the entrances so we could barely come out… What on earth happened? We heard roughly on the way here.”

Elder Council Chairman Deung Gun-hyeon spoke with a trembling voice.

Ha Mu-baek looked at Gung Mu-hyeok and said.

“You’ll be busy from now on. It seems you won’t need my help anymore, so I’ll take my leave now.”

Plain words.

At those words, Gung Mu-hyeok was startled and approached Ha Mu-baek.

“What do you mean! Instructor. You came all this way and only worked hard. You should rest a bit and give me a chance to repay your kindness.”

At his urgent words, Ha Mu-baek shook his head.

“No. Thanks to coming here together, I remembered something I need to do. That alone means I received great help from the Alliance Leader. Since the debt is repaid, I’ll leave with a light heart.”

Gung Mu-hyeok realized he couldn’t stop Ha Mu-baek.

So he cupped his fists and bowed his waist.

“I will repay my benefactor’s deep kindness throughout my lifetime. Thank you so much. If you ever need Manmulryeon’s help, please let me know anytime.”

Gung Mu-hyeok spoke sincerely and respectfully.

He remained bowed for a long while before straightening up.

Deung Gun-hyeon and the other Elder Council members wondered what this was about but watched silently.

They judged there must be a reason for the Alliance Leader’s actions.

Now was not the time for them to interfere.

“I did this to repay a debt. Since you think of it that way, I’m the one who’s grateful. Well then, farewell.”

With a brief farewell, Ha Mu-baek launched his body.

His body movement disappeared in an instant.

Deung Gun-hyeon’s eyes widened.

Because he couldn’t follow his movement with his eyes.

Not only that.

He couldn’t even sense his presence.

“A-Alliance Leader. Who was that person? What is all this…?”

Deung Gun-hyeon asked with a trembling voice.

“It’s truly a long story to tell. But I should let you know. First, let’s handle the cleanup.”

Gung Mu-hyeok spoke calmly.

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“Hm?”

Sahae Alliance Leader Gong Ya-jang-cheon.

Sitting in the Grand Master’s chair at the highest point of Sahae Great Hall, his gaze turned toward the entrance of the great hall as he was spending idle time looking at the scenery outside the window.

Because one of his subordinates was running toward him urgently.

“A-Alliance Leader.”

A subordinate who had arrived below the high platform where the Grand Master’s Chair was positioned prostrated himself flat.

The platform’s height alone was 3 jang (about 9m).

It was an impossibly high elevation for a platform inside the Great Hall.

Nevertheless, it was built this way because ascending to high places and looking down below was Gong Ya-jang-cheon’s pleasure.

When constructing the main headquarters of the Four Seas Alliance, this was the only part he had been involved in.

“What matter is so urgent?”

“An urgent message came from Hao Sect through a messenger hawk.”

“Hao Sect?”

Gong Ya-jang-cheon frowned slightly.

Because he knew about the schemes those bastards had pulled recently.

They had sent an urgent message back then too.

Saying that the Sect Leader’s daughter had died to that monster bastard.

“What trouble have they caused this time?”

If it were up to him, he’d want to immediately expel that sect from the Four Seas Alliance, the demonic faction coalition.

A sect formed by gathering lowlife trash.

Yet they were useful because of their vast information network through their extensive branches.

The orthodox faction had the Beggar’s Sect, the demonic faction had Hao Sect.

Two representative sects of Gangho.

If the Four Seas Alliance expelled Hao Sect, they would fall behind the orthodox faction in intelligence.

That’s why, even though he disliked their actions, he had no choice but to keep them.

“Tsk. Even though we’re the demonic faction, there should be some lines we keep. Those bastards cross the line too often.”

Gong Ya-jang-cheon muttered.

The subordinate prostrated flat on the ground had different thoughts.

‘Didn’t we become the demonic faction because those lines were bothersome in the first place…’

A thought he couldn’t dare voice aloud.

However, as if reading his subordinate’s thoughts, Gong Ya-jang-cheon’s muttering continued.

“Already, telling demonic faction bastards to keep lines is nonsensical… But if they cross that line and get entangled with that bastard, that bastard will go crazy and rampage. And I can’t stop him.”

Gong Ya-jang-cheon muttered while picking his ear.

‘Who is this bastard he keeps mentioning.’

That bastard who occasionally appeared in the Alliance Leader’s mutterings.

The subordinate who had rushed all the way here was going crazy with curiosity about who exactly this bastard was.

After that bastard was mentioned, there was always a phrase that followed.

‘I should probably leave now.’

“Leave the message and go. Hoo.”

Gong Ya-jang-cheon, who had been picking his ear, lightly blew away the earwax powder on his finger and stretched that hand forward.

He retrieved the message using Void Grasping.

The subordinate carefully backed away and withdrew outside.

“Military Advisor.”

Gong Ya-jang-cheon’s quiet call.

Then a door next to the platform in the Great Hall opened and a middle-aged man appeared.

Mun In-baek-song, the Four Seas Scholar.

He was the one who managed all major and minor affairs of the Four Seas Alliance.

That’s why he had a side chamber built next to this Great Hall, where Alliance Leader Gong Ya-jang-cheon spent most of his time, to conduct his business.

This was due to Gong Ya-jang-cheon’s enjoyment of viewing the precipitous mountain terrain from the Great Hall.

Hyeongsan Mountain.

A treacherous mountain that held the position of the Southern Sacred Mountain among the Five Sacred Mountains of the Central Plains.

After the last two wars, the Four Seas Alliance had gained control of the area south of Hyeongsan Mountain.

The region south of Hyeongsan Mountain in Hunan Province, along with Guangxi Province, Guangdong Province, and Guizhou Province, were the Four Seas Alliance’s territory.

That didn’t mean there were no orthodox factions in this place, but even the orthodox factions positioned here recognized that they were within the Four Seas Alliance’s sphere of influence.

There were two reasons why the Four Seas Alliance’s main headquarters was located on Hyeongsan Mountain.

One was that this place was the frontline of the Four Seas Alliance’s territory, and the other was that the Alliance Leader liked treacherous mountains.

“Why do you think these bastards sent a message?”

Gong Ya-jang-cheon immediately threw a question at Mun In-baek-song.

“Wouldn’t you know if you read it?”

“No, I’m curious about our Military Advisor’s insight.”

“I have too much work to do to use my insight on such things.”

“Ugh. How boring. Tsk.”

At Mun In-baek-song’s reaction, Gong Ya-jang-cheon clicked his tongue and unfolded the message.

The seal appeared undamaged, as if no one had opened it yet.

This was inevitable, since it was an urgent message from the Hao Sect Leader to the Four Seas Alliance Leader, so no one had opened it in between.

Since there could have been tampering with the message, inspection of that aspect was completed before it was delivered to Gong Ya-jang-cheon.

“You’re carrying the Poison-Repelling Bead, right?”

“Unless those bastards have gone mad, would they apply poison to a message?”

“We are the demonic faction.”

To Gong Ya-jang-cheon’s question, Mun In-baek-song answered calmly.

“Tsk. I always carry it, so don’t worry. I am the leader of this demonic faction.”

The Poison-Repelling Bead, an ancient treasure said to repel all poisons.

To prepare for possible assassination attempts by poison, Gong Ya-jang-cheon always carried it.

Gong Ya-jang-cheon carefully examined the contents of the message.

Soon his face contorted.

“Hah. Look at this? These bastards?”

“What’s wrong?”

“It seems these bastards caused trouble?”

Gong Ya-jang-cheon said while waving the message back and forth.

“What kind of trouble?”

“They made a handwritten copy.”

Words with all context cut out.

At those words, Mun In-baek-song frowned, then soon nodded as if understanding.

“I see. That method existed too. A handwritten copy of the Destruction Art. I failed to properly calculate the limitations of ordinary people. This is my mistake. I shouldn’t view ordinary people by my standards, yet I occasionally make such errors. I will reflect and strive to improve.”

“What are you talking about?”

“If you can memorize everything after seeing it once, why bother making a handwritten copy? You could look at something else in that time.”

At Mun In-baek-song’s answer, Gong Ya-jang-cheon frowned.

“Military Advisor. You were quite annoying just now.”

“However, it seems that monster isn’t an ordinary person either. When he caused that commotion with Hao Sect, he only retrieved the secret manual and returned… He probably made a similar mistake as me. But contrary to Hao Sect’s intentions, the analysis of the Destruction Art isn’t proceeding properly. Since they don’t know when that monster might come charging in, the Sect Leader must be getting anxious.”

Mun In-baek-song spoke what came to mind without looking at even a single character of the message.

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