Return of Mount Hua Sect - Chapter 666
“Could it be true?”
“What?”
“The story we heard earlier. They said that Mount Hua defeated Magyo in the North Sea…”
“Do you think someone as important as Gungju of the Ice Clan would make up such a story?”
“Well, he still seemed like a child, so maybe…”
The speaker abruptly stopped talking. The reason was that a warrior from the North Sea Ice Clan, who was passing by, glanced at him fiercely.
When he hurriedly lowered his head and avoided his gaze, the Ice Clan warrior soon turned his head again and moved on.
The person who was holding his breath next to him whispered a rebuke.
“Watch your mouth! That mouth of yours!”
“I, I’m sorry.”
“They say Gungju of the North Sea Ice Clan is inherited by bloodline, just like the leader of a prestigious sect. So, it wouldn’t be strange for a young leader to appear.”
“Th- That’s true.”
The man who had been glancing around cautiously opened his mouth.
“Anyway, if it’s true, it’s an incredible event, isn’t it? It’s not anything else, it’s that Magyo.”
“…Maybe they just found and dealt with a few Demonic cultists?”
“Hey, you! The North Sea would know better, wouldn’t they? Do you think they would bow in gratitude for such a small favor?”
“Come to think of it, you’re right…”
“It’s frustrating. There’s no way to confirm it.”
“Why is there no way to confirm it! There are so many people here.”
“Huh?”
One of them sneakily gestured toward the Ice Clan warriors.
“Since it happened in the North Sea, we just need to ask the people from the North Sea, right?”
“… Something’s a little uncomfortable.”
The North Sea Ice Clan had hardly any interaction with Jungwon. Moreover, since they were an ethnic minority, it was difficult to initiate a conversation.
“There’s nothing to be uncomfortable about! They also came to participate in the Heavenly Comrade Union’s founding ceremony. They won’t get angry, will they? Let me ask them.”
Boldly speaking, the man rolled his eyes around and stopped an Ice Clan warrior who happened to be passing by.
“Excuse me…”
“What’s the matter?”
Then Ice Clan warrior turned his head and looked at them.
“Can I ask you a question?”
“Go ahead.”
Swallowing his dry saliva, the man quickly opened his mouth.
“A little while ago…. what Gungju-nim has said.”
“What do you mean?”
“Well, you know, In the North Sea, Mount Hua defeated Magyo…..”
Then Ice Clan man nodded loudly.
“That story.”
“Yes, yes! Is that true?”
As the man asked with a bright smile, the eyes of the Ice Clan warrior eyes slightly grew thinner.
“Are you doubting that our Gungju-nim is speaking falsehoods right now?”
“No, no! How could that be? His words are absolutely truthful.”
Feeling the cold aura emanating from the Ice Clan Warrior, the man hurriedly continued his words.
“That’s not what I meant. I was just curious about the extent of the Magyo remnants…”
There was a moment of silence. The Ice Clan warrior frowned as if he couldn’t believe it.
“You really don’t know anything?”
“Well, all we’ve heard is…”
Song Won the Ice Clan warrior let out a quiet sigh.
‘Really, these people can’t be helped.’
Then they’re not mentioning even a word about it even though they made such a great contribution?
Although it’s not good to boast about one’s achievements, this was still unusual. Most people can’t help but talk about even their smallest accomplishments.
“How many of those remnants were there?”
As the man gently urged, a smile appeared on the warrior’s lips.
‘Not boasting about one’s accomplishments.’
Hiding one’s own achievements and praising others’ was considered virtuous, right? If Mount Hua followed virtue, there was no reason why he shouldn’t as well.
“Well, what happened was…”
Song Won slightly mixed up some detail and began to talk about what happened in the North Sea.
“That’s what happened.”
“….”
“….”
Before they knew it, a crowd had gathered around Song Won, unable to close their mouths in disbelief.
“…Bi- Bishop, you say?”
“That’s right.”
“A- A bishop and over two hundred cultists? Unbelievable…”
It’s an enormous force.
When they heard that Mount Hua repelled Magyo in the North Sea, they thought it was at best a few remnants, but they were all stunned by the story that flowed from Song Won’s mouth.
“Is that really true?”
“The North Sea people do not lie.”
“Of- Of course, I understand. But it’s such an incredible feat…”
“And I have witnessed all of it with my own eyes. I also participated in that final battle.”
“….”
Song Won frowned when he noticed that there was a mixture of doubts in the man’s eyes.
“I cannot show you what I have seen, but there is a way to show you what I have experienced.”
“Yes?”
Song Won began to untie his upper garment.
“Huh?”
The people around him were taken aback by his inexplicable action, but Song Won opened his top wide instead of answering.
“Gasp!”
“That… that!”
Completely exposed, his upper body was covered with thick, snake-like black scars as if they were tattoos. The wound, which had already healed but still dented, proved perfectly that he had crossed the line between life and death to be here.
“Those, those scars…”
“That’s right. I get this during the battle with Magyo believers.”
It was evident at a glance that the scar was not very old.
Gulp.
The sound of people swallowing dry saliva nervously from all around was clearly audible.
“My goodness… It was all true.”
“Mount Hua….”
Looking at the rapidly changing atmosphere, Song Won buttoned up his clothes.
“If Mount Hua’s Five Swords had not come, the North Sea would have become a land of death. The people of North Sea would not have survived, and by now, Jungwon would not be safe either.”
“….”
It sounded absurd at first glance.
What could have changed so much with just five people supporting them?
But no one could refute his words. Which sect in the world would belittle its own sect to praise another?
The fact that that word came out of the Ice Clan warrior’s mouth, not anyone else, meant that Mount Hua’s credit was that significant.
“So not only the Ice Clan warrior but also Jungwon should be grateful to Mount Hua. If you don’t know grace, aren’t you no different from a beast?”
Song Won, who left a sharp remark, turned away again.
“…So it’s all true.”
Words that someone groaned penetrated people’s minds.
“You said you don’t know Five Great Heroes?”
“….”
Gong Man-ri crumpled his neck like a turtle, looking at the beastly gaze of Yasugungju directed at him.
The blatantly scornful gaze saying ‘Why is there such a moron?’ was the first he had ever experienced in his life.
“Ha….”
As Yasugungju let out a hollow laugh, the solid muscles on his dark arm twitched together.
“No, okay. Let’s just say you don’t know Five Great Heroes. But you don’t know Plum Blossom Sword Sovereign? Are all the people of Jungwon living with their eyes closed and their ears blocked? How can you not know Plum Blossom Sword Sovereign? That great person thanks to whom you were able to be born safely!”
“….”
“I heard that the people of Jungwon value courtesy and reason, but that was complete nonsense! How can you so confidently say that you don’t know Plum Blossom Sword Sovereign, who defeated Magyo and repelled Heavenly Demon? It’s absolutely pathetic!”
“….”
After mistakenly asking, ‘Who is Plum Blossom Sword Sovereign that your Gungju mentioned earlier?’ and receiving a blatantly contemptuous look for the first time in his life, Gong Man-ri grumbled with a wronged expression.
“I’ve never heard of it before…..”
“What?”
Yasugungju’s eyes flickered slightly. Gong Man-ri took a step back without realizing it due to his momentum, which instantly turned into a hungry wolf.
“How can a Jungwon person not know the existence of Plum Blossom Sword Sovereign! How many Cultists his sword has defeated, how many Bishops he has brought down, and how many sects he saved! This damned bastard!”
When the loud noise began, Mount Hua’s disciples ran in amazement.
“Wha- What’s the matter?”
“No! These idiot yangbans don’t know how Plum Blossom Sword Sovereign!”
“What?”
“How can people from Jungwon not know about Plum Blossom Sword Sovereign?”
“Are they crazy?”
Upon hearing that they didn’t know about Plum Blossom Sword Sovereign, the Yasugung Clan warriors rushed over. Their ferocious and vicious momentum seemed like they could catch and tear someone apart, and still have energy left.
“Is it this guy?”
“Which one is the person that doesn’t know?”
“Should we enlighten him?”
Surrounded by Yasugung Clan warriors who suddenly gathered, Gong Man-ri became desperate and looked at Mount Hua’s disciples.
“Sa- Save me please!”
“Yes, he saved you! Plum Blossom Sword Sovereign did! But you don’t know him?”
“Ca- Calm down!”
Yoon Jong broke out in a cold sweat and dissuaded Yasugung Clan warriors. He had felt it before when he visited Yasugung Clan, but their respect for Plum Blossom Sword Sovereign was beyond even Mount Hua.
Even Mount Hua didn’t have a separate temple for Plum Blossom Sword Sovereign, but didn’t Yasugung Clan have one?
‘Now that I think about it, there didn’t seem to be a temple for their Yasugungju.’
At that time, he was so tense that he just let it slide, but looking back, how enormous it was to make a temple for someone from another sect, not their own ancestor?
“Remember this clearly! Plum Blossom Sword Sovereign defeated Magyo in the past and saved Jungwon and the world! It’s Plum Blossom Sword Sovereign from Mount Hua!”
“Yes! Yes! Understood! I will definitely remember it!”
“Do you really?”
“I don’t think he understand yet!”
“Should we engrave it on their bodies?”
As Yasugung Clan warriors threatened Gong Man-ri by narrowing their eyes and pushing forward, Yoon Jong cried out in surprise.
“Yo- You shouldn’t treat a guest like that!”
Then, as if it was a lie, Yasugung Clan warriors obediently dusted off their hands and quickly retreated.
“Step back!”
“It’s Mount Hua’s words. Let them go!”
“Yes!”
Their attitude was as if nothing had happened. Gong Man-ri, who barely escaped from the pressure, fell down to the spot after losing strength in his legs.
“Tsk. If this were Yunnan, we would have dragged him somewhere secluded.”
“Or threw him into a snake pit.”
“Ah, what a pity.”
“….”
The faces of the people from Jungwon turned pale at the mumbling of the Yasugungju Clan warriors. Yoon Jong forced a smile and looked up at the sky.
‘We shouldn’t have called Yasugung Clan.’
Regret is always late even at the earliest.
The Ice Clan warriors conveyed in detail how Mount Hua had excelled in the North Sea, and Yasugung warriors began to praise Plum Blossom Sword Sovereign while narrowing their eyes. The suspicion among those gathered here grew larger.
It was an unbelievable situation for everyone.
If anyone else had said this or had Mount Hua told it themselves, they would have dismissed it without listening.
But the ones telling this story were none other than Yasugung Clan and Ice Clan.
The Yasugung Clan had lived in isolation from Jungwon, and the Ice Clan had built their own world on that barren land. What would they gain from passionately defending Mount Hua like that?
That means their words were somewhat close to the truth…
“Was Mount Hua such a great sect in the past?”
“But why weren’t they well-known?”
“N- No. Actually, I’ve heard of it, too. It was said that the past Mount Hua was even stronger than Wudang Sect.”
“I thought it was from a bunch of bragging warriors who like to make things up…..”
“Would there be smoke without fire?”
“Why did such a sect fall so much to the point they were driven out of the Ten Great Sect?”
“What do you mean fallen! You can still say that after hearing what Mount Hua did in the North Sea? How could a fallen sect achieve such a thing! Besides, they won the sparring matches against Wudang a while ago!”
“R- Right. That’s right.”
“Now I finally understand. I thought Wudang was just going easy on Mount Hua, but it seems that wasn’t the case. I didn’t believe that Wudang’s elder was defeated by a third-class disciple, but if what Mount Hua did in the North Sea is true, then it’s not necessarily an unbelievable story!”
“That’s right! That’s right!”
Baek Cheon, who was watching the rapidly changing atmosphere, smiled slightly.
‘As they say, they’ll eventually recognize us even if we don’t boast about it.’
This would never have happened if Mount Hua had publicly publicised their achievements. Although it was sometimes frustrating and unfair, enduring it and walking on quietly brought this response.
‘The founding ceremony will be successful.’
If such a favorable response could be maintained and led, there seemed to be no major problems in the future.
But… as always, accidents are bound to happen where people gather.
“What the hell are you babbling about, you barbarian!”
Baek Cheon’s head turned like lightning at the sound that pierced his ears.
‘What is it?’
He had seen people gathering in the distance and thought the Ice Clan and Yasugung Clan were having another conversation. But it didn’t seem to be such a simple situation.
“Where do these dirty outsider scum come from! You don’t even know the subject!”
Upon hearing the reckless words of someone who didn’t know where the line should be drawn, Baek Cheon was appalled.
‘What the…!’
He felt his anger rising from within. But Baek Cheon’s anger quickly turned into other concerns.
For now, he quickly scanned the surroundings.
Baek Cheon was obliged to complete the event perfectly no matter what. It was an absolute necessity to not let any accidents happen.
However, isn’t there an existence in this Mount Hua that can instantly inflate a small accident into a major one?
‘He isn’t here?’
‘He isn’t here right?’
A momentary sense of relief washed over Baek Cheon’s pale face.
‘Right. Hu- Hurry. I need to deal with this before that guy comes!”
Baek Cheon swiftly approached the scene of the incident. He had to start the cleanup process, regardless of the means or methods, whether by calming people down or forcefully intervening.
Sadly, however, bad premonitions are usually not wrong.
“What did you say, you punk?”
With a familiar voice heard clearly, Baek Cheon stopped in despair.
“Who did you mess with? Did your liver bloat up so much it burst?! Hey! Come over here! You bastard, here!”
Even without seeing it, he could sense what was happening and what would happen next.
At this point, it was beyond worrying and had become utterly miserable.
‘O’ Yuanshi Tianzun.’
‘Why is that guy always, without fail, present wherever an accident occurs?’
‘Why!’
‘No! Whyyyyyyy!’
No one could satisfyingly answer his questions even if he asked.