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Episode 43: Mount Hua’s Fiery Wave (2)

‘That person is a self-made man.’

Jin Myeong quietly looked at the Purple Cloud Sword God Mae Jin-pung.

‘In the novel, he was said to be a very upright person…..’

But unlike the description in the novel, he appeared to be very sly.’

‘Should I say that all of that was lie?’

‘Does he hide his true nature? Or does his personality changes when he fights?’

In the novel, Ma Jin-pung was described as having blank expression and slaying enemies without saying a word whenever a battle began.

‘And he was someone who was very friendly to main character, Kang Mu-hwi.’

When Kang Mu-hwi first entered the Orthodox Alliance, he was constantly ignored by others because he had no background.

He continued to grow stronger, succeed in missions, and achieve great results, but he was unable to secure a high-ranking position.

The Leader of the Orthodox Alliance tried to give more importance to Kang Mu-hwi, but the Goo Noble Family and the Odae Noble Family opposed it.

Among those people, ther were a few who were favourable to Kang Mu-hwi, and Purple Cloud Sword God, Mae Jin-pung was one of them.

‘But in the end, he had an ulterior motive.’

Purple Cloud Sword God is a member of the secret organization that appears at the end.

He continued to support Kang Mu-hwi in order to raise him and use him as a pawn.

‘Didn’t Novel mentioned that, he thought he was stronger, but was unable to become one of the Ten Great Kings because of the reputation of the Wudang Sect and the Namgung Noble Family?’

The Mount Hua Sect tried to overcome the Wudang Sect and Namgung Noble Family with their swords, but in the end, they were unable to change the world’s perception.

In the end, instead of Purple Cloud Sword God, Wudang’s Taiji Sword King and Namgung Noble Family’s Blue-Sky Sword King became the Ten Kings.

The organization approached Purple Cloud Sword God, who was furious about this.

‘But what exactly was the name of the organization? Cheonwicheon (Heavenly beyond Heaven)? Was it something like that?’

‘I think it appeared near the end of the novel, but I lost interest after that point and skimmed it, so I don’t remember it very well.’

‘That’s not what’s important now.’

Eventually, the name of the force behind it will be revealed later.

What’s important now is the Purple Cloud Sword God.

‘If I can kill him, I’d rather kill him now, but…….’

Unfortunately, Jin Myeong’s power was not enough to kill him now.

No, even if everyone here combined their strength, they wouldn’t be able to kill him.

Even if Mae Jin-pung alone was fine, the elite disciples of the Mount Hua Sect were also keeping their eyes wide open and on guard against them.

‘It’s not good to kill unconditionally just because you can. It wasn’t a situation where I could kill him, even if I wanted to.’

In the end, Mae Jin-pung was a necessary character for the growth of the main character, Kang Mu-hwi.

Thanks to Mae Jin-pung, the Leader of the Orthodox Alliance was able to entrust important missions to Kang Mu-hwi, and thanks to that, Kang Mu-hwi had many opportunities to build connections.

“What should we do? If you accept the offer, it will be better for both of us.”

Jin Myeong thought that Purple Cloud Sword God was truly self-willed.

‘He can’t help it since he has the power.’

Only the Heavenly Demon Sect may think that power is justice, but in the end, all martial artists try to solve problems with power.

If you are a member of the Orthodox Alliance, you may try to find justification, but in the end, justice is given to those with power.

“What happens if I refuse?”

“Well. You should try refusing?”

As Purple Cloud Sword God’s smiling face hardened, the atmosphere began to quickly become tense.

The demons of the Heavenly Demon Sect and the disciples of the Mount Hua Sect all placed their hands on their weapons with tense expressions.

“Then I guess there’s nothing we can do.”

At Neung Byeok-mun’s words, Mae Jin-pung snickered and drew his sword.

“I guess you have no intention of accepting my offer.”

“That’s right. Even if it’s Mount Hua Sect, you have no reason to attack us.”

“That’s right. The disciples of the Mount Hua Sect died, but there’s no evidence that it was you.”

There was no clear evidence that the Heavenly Demon Sect had attacked the Yukga Escort Agency.

‘I just have a feeling.’

“Isn’t it actually burdensome?”

Neung Byeok-mun, Commander of Shadow Demons immediately figured out Mae Jin-pung’s psychology.

‘How could it not be burdensome?’

‘It’s not difficult to kill those in front of him. But he wasn’t confident he could handle the aftermath.’

‘I wish there was some concrete evidence,’ Mae Jin-pung couldn’t help by swallow his anger.

‘If we had evidence, we could have received help from the Orthodox Alliance. I didn’t have the confidence to handle the wrath of the Heavenly Demon Sect, but I couldn’t just send them away like that.’

It was a very humiliating experience.

“Then how about this?”

Without even thinking about it, Purple Cloud Sword God started making another suggestion, “Who is the new Divine Demonic Fang?”

At the mention of the Divine Demonic Fang, everyone’s gaze turned to Jin Myeong.

‘That’s a nickname I don’t really want to hear,’ Jin Myeong frowned at the attention of the people.

It was a nickname that sounded somewhat ominous, but he felt more burdened by the singled out by a master like Purple Cloud Sword God.

“How about this? The Divine Demonic Fang receiving just one strike of my own sword.”

“Are you going to act on the results?”

“No. I will withdraw as soon as The Divine Demonic Fang the hit.”

It would be a blow to his pride to back down like this, but Mae Jin-pung can’t attack the Heavenly Demon Sect without any evidence.

However, if he cut off the head of the Divine Demonic Fang, which the Kunlun and the Gongdong Sect must be most wary of, then the story would be different.

The Mount Hua Sect would be able to preserve their pride and appease the souls of their disciples by killing the future of the Heavenly Demon Sect.

“Okay,” Neung Byeok-mun nodded and accepted without a moment’s hesitation.

“I never accepted it,” Jin Myeong glared at Neung Byeok-mun, who accepted the offer against his will.

“You’re going to accept such unreasonable demands? It seems like an offer that you can obviously refuse.”

“There’s nothing I can do. I must carry out the Leader’s orders.”

Purple Cloud Sword God’s proposal was clearly far-fetched.

But the most important thing to Neung Byeok-mun was Heavenly Demon’s order.

Rather than clash with the Mount Hua Sect and fail to carry out the order, he thought it would be better to sacrifice Jin Myeong.

‘Is this what happens when we have an argument once?’ Jin Myeong recalled the incident in the Cloud Escort Agency where he had clashed with Neung Byeok-mun while trying to steal treasure.

It was to the point where Jin Myeong wondered if Commander Neung had been keeping that incident in his mind and was seeking revenge.

“Commander, the Vice Sect Leader will not stay still,” Shin Ye-hyang also opposed Neung Byeok-mun’s words.

If Jin Myeong simply dies in battle, the Vice Sect Leader will accept it as fate.

However, it seemed unlikely that Crazy Demon would remain silent after hearing that Jin Myeong had been sacrificed to avoid a battle with Purple Cloud Sword God.

“I will take responsibility for it. If the Vice Sect Leader wishes, I will pay with my life,” Neung Byeok-mun looked at Shin Ye-hyang with a stern expression.

“But right now, the leader’s orders take precedence.”

If he could carry out Heavenly Demon’s order with his own life, Neung Byeok-mun would gladly offer his head.

So, he couldn’t understand Jin Myeong’s refusal and Shin Ye-hyang’s opposition.

“Not everyone is like Commander.”

“But if it’s necessary, we have to do it. We can’t stand here forever, right?”

The one who replied Shin Ye-hyang’s words was not Neung Byeok-mun, but Mok Ja-gyeong.

“I feel sorry for the youngest, but shouldn’t we do it? We can’t all die like this.”

The others nodded slightly, agreeing with Mok Ja-gyeong’s words. Even though they couldn’t say it out loud, they wanted to get out of here quickly.

“If I continue to refuse, you will cut off my head and offer it to them.”

“Surely not.”

Even though Jin Myeong’s voice had become cold and settled, Mok Ja-gyeong was smiling brightly.

‘If someone else were to be pointed out, I would show the same behaviour as them…’

Unfortunately, Jin Myeong became the party concerned. He threw his luggage roughly on the floor and picked up his swords.

‘I guess I’ll have to die here. If I survived, I had no intention of laughing with those who sympathized with my current situation.’

“You have spirit.”

“Rather than that, it would be more correct to say that I was dragged out against my will,” Jin Myeong sighed.

“More than that, is it right for the Sect Leader of the Mount Hua Sect to be so unreasonable?”

“The little guy has a sharp tongue.”

“Why are you so sensitive about speaking informally to me when you’re going to kill me anyway?” Jin Myeong smirked as he looked at the Purple Cloud Sword God.

“You called me out to kill me. Did you expect me to say, ‘Oh my, senior. Thank you for choosing me?’ Did you think I would say something like that?”

Purple Cloud Sword God was unable to continue speaking, ‘When had I ever heard such words?’

“What manners are you talking about when you’re the enemy?”

“Hmm. I see. You’re right.”

As Jin Myeong said, there was no need to be polite to the enemy. Because he was planning to kill Jin Myeong anyway.

“But you seem to think you won’t die.”

“Well,” Jin Myeong avoided answering, but Purple Cloud Sword God could see confidence in Jin Myeong. The confidence that Jin Myeong can block his own attacks.

“Then let me ask you something. Why are you being so stubborn? Even if you don’t stop the attack, there’s nothing you can do about it.”

“That’s right. As you said, the Mount Hua Sect has no reason to stop the Heavenly Demon Sect.”

Mae Jin-pung made this proposal in order to kill the Divine Demonic Fang, who could be called the future of the Heavenly Demon, but it was okay for the Heavenly Demon Sect to not accept it.

As Jin Myeong said, the Mount Hua Sect would not be able to attack the Heavenly Demon Sect.

“But in the end, didn’t you accept my offer?”

“That’s why it’s stupid.”

If only they had thought a little more and held on, the Mount Hua Sect would have eventually retreated.

However, Commander Neung, Mok Ja-gyeong, and the other could not stand it and eventually pushed Jin Myeong in front of Purple Cloud Sword God.

“Was this your intention from the beginning?”

“Haha. Surely not.”

Seeing Mae Jin-pung’s sly smile made Jin Myeong believe that he had been after him from the beginning.

If they asked to see the luggage, they would refuse, and he would use that as an excuse to ask for Jin Myeong.

“I think it would be best to end this conversation now,” Purple Cloud Sword God Mae Jin-pung’s face became serious.

“Then take good care of it.”

There was no other exchange.

After just saying those words, Mae Jin-pung swung his sword.

A purple aura flashed and flew towards Jin Myeong.

Bang!

Jin Myeong’s body, which had blocked Purple Cloud Sword God’s sword, staggered greatly. It was certainly not easy to withstand the power of the Purple Cloud Sword God.

‘It’s not for nothing that they say he is on par with the Three Kings,’ thought Jin Myeong

Even though the four swords were stacked together to block Purple Cloud Sword God’s attack, Jin Myeong felt shocked.

Clang!

Purple Cloud Sword God’s hand began to move.

The sword followed his hand and began to move at a rapid pace, striking down the swords of the Jin Myeong.

Jin Myeong quickly gathered the scattered swords and blocked Purple Cloud Sword God’s path, but the movements of his swords began to slow down.

“Just one move?” asked Jin Myeong while thinking, ‘Of course, it’s not like one move is just one attack, but isn’t it too long to be called one move?’

“Isn’t it your only option to block the attack?” Mae Jin-pung couldn’t help but ask.

“Don’t you think it’s forced?”

Purple Cloud Sword God’s logic was forced. Anyway, Jin Myeong used the sword to block Purple Cloud Sword God’s attack.

However, Purple Cloud Sword God said that he would acknowledge that Jin Myeong had to block it with his body.

‘I’m weak, so I can’t do anything about that.’

If Jin Myeong was stronger than Purple Cloud Sword God, he wouldn’t have been able to do such a thing.

No, if that was the case, Purple Cloud Sword God wouldn’t have even made a condition for accepting his hand.

This all happened because Jin Myeong was weak, or rather, only moderately strong.

‘I need to create some distance first,’ Jin Myeong stamped his feet and stepped back.

“Where are you going!”

However, as if he would not miss, Purple Cloud Sword God rushed towards Jin Myeong at incredible speed.

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