The World’s Greatest Martial Arts Instructor - Chapter 494

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Chapter 494. It’s Been Cut Off

 

 

“So this is that thing? Hmm.”

One of the Demonic Cult’s minor sect leaders.

Seok Mu-won rested his chin on one hand and tapped the armrest of his chair with the other as he gazed at the small wooden statue before him.

“It certainly does resemble Grandfather.”

Though he had seen the former Sect Leader Seok Won-cho only in his childhood, he remembered that face clearly.

The wooden statue’s face bore a strange resemblance to that face.

Those who knew him well would see the resemblance, while those who didn’t know him properly would not.

It was truly a cunning wooden statue.

“Whose handiwork could this be?”

Seok Mu-won’s eyes gleamed coldly.

Seseegwaneum Temple.

The Heavenly Demon Guanyin Statue.

It was said to be a secret religion currently spreading covertly among the common people.

The Heavenly Demon Guanyin Statue.

That was the problem.

With the name “Heavenly Demon” added to it, and the wooden statue’s face cunningly resembling the former Demonic Cult Leader’s face.

If the Jeongcheon Alliance bastards discovered this, they might think it was the Demonic Cult’s scheme and come looking for them.

They could get entangled in quite a troublesome affair.

Whoever it was, they were meticulous.

It was a scheme to expand their own power secretly and swiftly while shifting the blame to the Demonic Cult.

Tap tap tap.

Seok Mu-won continued tapping the chair’s armrest.

“What should I do about these bastards?”

Seok Mu-won pondered.

This was an extremely important time for the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult.

Not long ago, they had finally gathered all the fragments of nothingness.

No, they hadn’t just gathered all the fragments of nothingness.

While searching for the fragments of nothingness, they had also found some of the other primordial fragments that had reacted to the Asura Thunder Spirit Demon Origin Heart Method.

In the closed training room, Sect Leader Seok Cheon-gyeong was in the process of combining them all.

Although Seok Mu-won had failed to obtain the fragments of nothingness by manipulating Gwang Hoe-cheon.

He had succeeded in using the Blood Cult’s schemes to divert the Jeongcheon Alliance’s attention to the Blood Cult.

But now there was a force that was using them to grow their own power.

“Heuk-pung.”

“Yes.”

At Seok Mu-won’s quiet call, a response came from the darkness.

“Find them. Find out which bastards are behind this scheme.”

“I obey.”

With those words, several presences disappeared.

“Tch. I’m already being pushed back by Senior Brother Sama, and now these petty bastards are causing trouble too.”

Seok Mu-won muttered irritably.

His senior brother Sama Hu-do, having established the foundation for understanding the true nature of the Asura Thunder Spirit Demon Origin Heart Method, was currently closest to the position of the Sect Leader’s successor among the senior brothers.

“Sigh. In any case, I should report this to Father.”

Seok Mu-won rose from his chair and began walking.

He headed toward Seok Cheon-gyeong’s closed training room located in the deepest part of this place.

In front of the thick iron door.

“Father. This is your son Mu-won.”

He announced his visit with a voice infused with internal energy and waited quietly.

Since this could be an important moment.

He was simply waiting for Seok Cheon-gyeong’s response.

Since he couldn’t enter inside, all he could do was wait.

A little less than half an hour passed.

“What is the matter?”

“I have found traces of those I mentioned last time.”

“You mean those gutless bastards who dare impersonate the great Demonic Cult?”

“Yes.”

“What kind of bastards are they?”

“They were a group calling themselves Seseegwaneum Temple. They worship a wooden statue called the Heavenly Demon Guanyin Statue, and its appearance resembled Grandfather.”

“…”

There was no response for a moment.

“Damn bastards. Find the ringleader. I’ll tear them apart and kill them.”

“I have ordered Heuk-pung to find them.”

“Is that so? I understand. The great achievement is not far off now. The day when we can meet again will come soon. Now withdraw.”

“I understand.”

Seok Mu-won bowed his waist and turned around.

His expression was subtle.

Along with joy about his father, the Sect Leader, achieving great success, there was also a hint of confusion at the too-rapid achievement.

That was natural since he, as the son, was one step behind his senior brother in the competition.

He knew well that his father was not someone who would simply pass down the Sect Leader’s position just because he was his son, so his heart was anxious.

‘Should I mobilize Dark Wind too?’

The two military units given to him.

Though he had already mobilized one of them.

The impatience to achieve results before his father finished his closed training was slowly rising in one corner of Seok Mu-won’s chest.

 

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“How is it progressing?”

“It has spread throughout Henan, Shaanxi, Shanxi, and Hebei.”

The middle-aged man nodded at his son’s answer.

“Good. What about the south?”

“It is gradually spreading toward Hunan and Guizhou.”

“Very good.”

The middle-aged man stroked his beard with a satisfied smile.

In front of the father and son was a precisely crafted small golden statue.

It looked exactly like the wooden statue called the Heavenly Demon Guanyin Statue.

“What news from Luoyang?”

“It’s been cut off.”

At the young man’s calm answer, the middle-aged man’s expression changed subtly.

“You mean contact from the messenger has been cut off?”

“That’s correct.”

“Hmm.”

The middle-aged man organized his thoughts.

After finishing everything, he asked his son.

“Then what should we do?”

The young man instinctively realized this was a test for him.

“First, we must assess the situation in Luoyang.”

“Are you suggesting we send another messenger?”

“That would only repeat the folly of startling the snake by beating the grass. This is Luoyang, of all places.”

Luoyang, where the main branch of the Jeongcheon Alliance is located.

As such, it was both an important and dangerous place.

That’s why they had proceeded with utmost secrecy, yet the messenger’s communication had been cut off.

To send another messenger to such a place would be absurd.

“Then what do you propose we do?”

“We must work through the Dark Secret Guards.”

“The Dark Secret Guards?”

“Yes. They are still transmitting information normally.”

These were the noble family’s spies planted in Luoyang.

“The estate we plan to build is an important stronghold. It’s like a dagger positioned at the throat of the Jeongcheon Alliance. But sending another messenger risks having our tail stepped on.”

The estate they had planned to build through Jeon Dok-woo by sending a messenger was positioned at an exquisite location in Luoyang where it could strike at the Jeongcheon Alliance’s weak points in case of emergency.

“So we should move the Dark Secret Guards? What if the Dark Secret Guards get their tail stepped on by Cheonmok Pavilion?”

“We can simply say they were investigating the Demon Cult’s movements.”

The middle-aged man nodded at the young man’s words.

A smile had somehow formed on his lips.

He was pleased that his son had thought of the same strategy as himself.

The Dark Secret Guards were the noble family’s power, moving for the noble family’s affairs.

They were people who knew nothing about the Sesegwaneum Cult.

Therefore, even if Cheonmok Pavilion stepped on their tail, there would be nothing improper about it.

Though everyone kept quiet about it, not only the Nine Sects and One Alliance, but all Five Great Noble Families had planted their spies in Luoyang to quickly obtain information.

“What if the Ninth Messenger spills everything he knows?”

This referred to the messenger whose communication had been cut off.

“Doesn’t he know nothing? At most, he’d only reveal Yungjoong Mountain.”

The middle-aged man nodded, seemingly satisfied with his son’s answer.

The location the Ninth Messenger knew was called Yungjoong Mountain, but it was far from the noble family.

If they raided that place, all they would find would be traces of the Demon Cult.

“That’s right. That place is one of the Demon Cult’s secret strongholds. If someone like Ha Mu-baek were to learn of that place…”

The middle-aged man didn’t continue his words.

That place also contained clues about the Demon Cult.

These were clues about the Demon Cult that the Zhuge Noble Family had found with their utmost effort.

While securing countless individuals with absolute loyalty through their techniques.

A strategy of using others to kill, making the Jeongcheon Alliance and Ha Mu-baek fight the Demon Cult, with the Zhuge Noble Family reaping the benefits as a result.

A messenger pigeon flew from Yungjoong Mountain toward Luoyang.

 

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At the safe house, Ha Mu-baek was lost in thought.

He had visited Luoyang to make the Maengryong Corps’ future movements easier.

But now he had become entangled with the Demon Cult.

Right now, the Maengryong Corps would be preparing to move upon receiving orders from Cheonmok Pavilion.

Since they were moving to the border with the Sahae Alliance, it was true that leaving it only to Han Seol-bing felt uneasy.

But simply handing these bastards over to Gongsun Elder and returning to the Maengryong Corps didn’t sit well with him either.

It would leave him with the uncomfortable feeling of not having resolved things properly.

Moreover, what the messenger had said bothered him greatly.

Yungjoong Mountain.

Of all places, it was the Zhuge Noble Family.

There was a possibility that place had sided with the Demon Cult.

“How troublesome.”

Ha Mu-baek frowned.

How long had he been pondering like this?

“Phew. Acting alone ends here.”

He muttered as he got up.

One way or another, it was easier to dump troublesome problems on Gongsun Elder.

Ha Mu-baek grabbed the necks of the two people he had subdued.

Nothing much came out of Jeon Dok-woo.

Everything was contained in the conversation he had with Ha Mu-baek.

In the end, he had devoted himself to the Demon Cult for revenge for his family.

With the goal of revenge being the annihilation of all martial artists in the world.

Nevertheless, the reason he had captured him was to prevent the construction of the estate.

The location was far too problematic.

If the Demon Cult moved those they had obtained through near-brainwashing to cause disturbances in Luoyang, diverting the Jeongcheon Alliance’s attention.

And then those emerging from the estate attacked the Jeongcheon Alliance?

Since it would cause considerable damage, it was best to prevent that estate from being built in the first place.

Ha Mu-baek leaped up lightly.

He arrived at Cheonmok Pavilion in an instant.

Today he had come secretly.

Therefore, the Gate Guards of Cheonmok Pavilion were completely unaware of Ha Mu-baek’s visit.

The same was true for Gongsun Dan-gyeong.

He was concentrating on his work.

Swish.

Ha Mu-baek lightly released his presence, and Gongsun Dan-gyeong felt it and looked up.

At that moment, four figures dropped down around Gongsun Dan-gyeong.

They looked at Ha Mu-baek with full tension.

“What brings you here?”

Thud. Thud.

Ha Mu-baek threw down the two people he had been holding by their necks.

“What are these bastards?”

“Give them a good interrogation.”

At Ha Mu-baek’s words, Gongsun Dan-gyeong frowned.

“For what reason?”

“Sesegwaneum Cult.”

When Ha Mu-baek answered briefly, Gongsun Dan-gyeong’s expression hardened.

From that expression, Ha Mu-baek realized that he was aware of the existence of the Sesegwaneum Cult.

“You know about them.”

“They’re the bastards giving me headaches lately. I was only monitoring their movements because of the Sanwol Demon Forest, but thanks to you, I’ve been focusing on those bastards recently.”

Gongsun Dan-gyeong turned his gaze to the two people sprawled on the ground.

“Are these the related parties? I did figure out recently that the head of Jeon Trading Company was a Sesegwaneum Cult member.”

He said this while glancing at Jeon Dok-woo.

“That bastard claims to be a sect messenger.”

Gongsun Dan-gyeong’s gaze turned to the other person.

“And did you know about this too?”

Ha Mu-baek took out the Heavenly Demon Guanyin statue from his chest and lightly threw it toward Gongsun Dan-gyeong.

One of those guarding Gongsun Dan-gyeong jumped out, caught the wooden statue, checked if there was anything dangerous about it, then handed it to Gongsun Dan-gyeong.

Gongsun Dan-gyeong’s expression hardened even more as he quietly examined the wooden statue.

He had recognized the face on the wooden statue.

“Is this the Demon Cult?”

“They called it the Heavenly Demon Guanyin Statue.”

Even the name itself was a wooden statue that brought the Demon Cult to mind.

Gongsun Dan-gyeong tilted his head.

“Isn’t that too obvious?”

They had gone to the trouble of disguising themselves with the name Sesegwaneum Cult, yet they called it the Heavenly Demon Guanyin Statue.

That made the meaning behind adopting the name Sesegwaneum Cult completely pointless.

“They said the corrupted world must be destroyed and a pure new world must be created.”

Gongsun Dan-gyeong nodded at Ha Mu-baek’s words.

“I’ve heard roughly about that doctrine as well.”

“Heavenly Demon Guanyin’s descent, all things’ prosperity, salvation for all generations.”

Ha Mu-baek quietly recited the words they chanted like an incantation.

“This is the first I’m hearing of it.”

“That bastard kept muttering those words endlessly.”

“Hmm.”

Gongsun Dan-gyeong still looked at the messenger with eyes full of suspicion.

It had been too easy.

Although Cheonmok Pavilion had barely managed to discover their tail.

Ha Mu-baek had caught that tail within just a few days of staying in Luoyang, yet they were revealing too much about being the Demon Cult.

“And that bastard said he came from Yungjoong Mountain.”

Gongsun Dan-gyeong’s eyes flashed.

He had reacted to the mention of Yungjoong Mountain.

 

 

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