Chapter 126 – Samadhi True Fire (6)

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Not only Blade Fist Demon who heard the insult, but many of the Thirteen Evil Sects warriors either snickered or maintained indifferent expressions.

Jeong Yeon-shin’s words were shocking.

No one in vast Sichuan would dare speak to Blade Fist Demon that way.

Even counting all the local martial artists, it would be hard to find someone who would.

Talk of corpses was something only Pure Demon Alliance warriors would say among themselves.

That atmosphere was evident in the murmurs spreading like clouds.

Mostly merchants well-versed in martial affairs and local martial artists.

“His bearing seems quite extraordinary… but his words are excessive.”

“Isn’t he from Desolate Fortress? No wonder he looks down on Sichuan’s sky.”

There were many mocking words. This was characteristic of isolated regional murim like Sichuan.

They said even apart from orthodox paths, they were exclusive. Often showing arrogance toward the Central Plains martial world beyond Shu Road.

The boy thought, what of it?

That’s when it happened.

“His words are too harsh?!  Just look at all the evil these Thirteen Evil Sects trash commit!”

Did you lose your parents to the Soul-Sucking Demon Art? If so, you wouldn’t be spouting such nonsense. You can’t even distinguish between heaven and earth.”

It was the voices of a boy and girl. The Tang siblings were hanging on the walls of Desolate Fortress’s Sichuan branch.

They had poked their heads out seemingly to watch Jeong Yeon-shin’s fight, but couldn’t stand seeing the Sichuan commoners defend the Thirteen Evil Sects.

The siblings who had recently gained fame as exceptional talents.

Those who lived closely with Sichuan’s murim necessarily kept track of the Tang Clan direct line’s appearances.

Like memorizing lands prone to landslides and earthquakes.

Naturally some recognized them.

“Poison Dragon and Phoenix…?”

“Yes. I’ve seen them before.”

“Why would such precious young masters be at Desolate Fortress Branch?”

Whispers spread. The Tang Clan is formidable, being one of the eight great families. They are renowned as a righteous faction.

They have the power to make people reconsider their actions.

The atmosphere changed palpably after the Tang siblings shouted.

The stance of many in the crowd shifted from rejection to observation.

Instead, there was a sense of curiosity all around. Their thoughts were clear.

What can this boy do? How far can the ambition of this young swordsman reach?

Jeong Yeon-shin didn’t bother looking back.

Though he vaguely felt the siblings’ small sighs brush the back of his head, the boy had been measuring the distance to the supreme masters since before mentioning corpses.

‘Two leaders.’

He counted those who needed to die.

Ten Perfections Sect’s Fierce Sword and Pure Demon Alliance’s Blade Fist Demon.

They were lofty beings at the realm of supreme masters. Not the type to immediately resort to joint attacks among so many people.

They said for masters, a warrior’s honor sometimes substituted for practical benefit.

In a world where titles were fame.

With one boy stepping forward showing his presence, they couldn’t pass through the gate without breaking through Jeong Yeon-shin alone.

It was a good opportunity.

Murim Alliance, Eight Families,Year of famine, Thirteen Evil Sects…’

Jeong Yeon-shin recalled the names eyeing Desolate Fortress.

If he cut down the vanguard of Ten Perfections Sect and Pure Demon Alliance here, it would deal them a near fatal blow.

The boy’s martial prowess could now calculate that far. He had reached such a position.

“The young swordsman has created a battlefield. Zhang Fei and Liu Bei would be proud.

[TL- Zhang Fei and Liu Bei were sworn brothers and also prominent military generals during three kingdoms era. Zhang Fei used to server under Liu Bei.]

A voice tinged with laughter.

From the left. Spear Axe Sword was smiling as if amused. He was the youth accompanying Ten Perfections Sect’s Fierce Sword.

His Spear, Axe on his back and sword guard at his waist gleamed noisily, but like Fierce Sword his qi was calm.

They said such ones were often more fearsome.

Jeong Yeon-shin glanced at him then turned his head again. Like dealing with something trivial.

His gaze was fully on Pure Demon Alliance’s Blade Fist Demon standing with lowered arms.

The boy stared at him intently.

‘Blade Fist Demon. Definitely black-rank by Desolate Fortress standards. I heard he’s counted among Pure Demon Alliance’s top masters.’

A strange aura. Had he sensed the Luminous Wheel That Transcends Law?

Jeong Yeon-shin paid no mind and stepped forward. The Luminous wheel was spinning even without Bodhidharma’s spiritual energy.

The light emanating from his heart was warm.

Step.

The firmly trodden ground made a small sound. Sand grains scattered beneath his feet.

It was because he had raised his energy. The true qi spreading from his bubbling well point was creating waves.

It was the energy waves of the Luminous Wheel That Transcends Law Technique.

He had already observed everything.

He had clearly imprinted Blade Fist Demon and Sword Demon’s muscle conditions and stances, their qi waves.

How they would use their bodies was being drawn in his mind.

His upper dantian approaching death harmonized with the Luminous Wheel That Transcends Law Technique to create peerless ability.

Snap!

“Step back.”

Blade Fist Demon spoke briefly. To his subordinates.

Whoosh!

The distance closed at an extreme speed.

Jeong Yeon-shin’s footwork that had advanced with anger in the City of Renowned Craftsmen was now like drawing a swift sword with his body.

The wind seemed to distort visibly.

“…!”

Hum.

A sword cry rang out amid everyone’s shock. The Desolate sword in the boy’s grip emerged from its scabbard.

It was a sword draw accompanied by light. The upward diagonal sword strike flashed like that.

Clang!

Blade Fist Demon’s elbow struck down on the sword surface. The blade that brushed his abdomen passed by drawing blood.

Jeong Yeon-shin’s gaze sharpened. The response was amazing.

‘Strong.’

He had heard of him.

They called him Blade Demon for wielding blades like a devil. Also Fist Demon for being good with fists.

That’s how Blade Fist Demon’s title came about. He was Pure Demon Alliance’s main force. His fame reached across the world.

Jeong Yeon-shin paid no mind. He had appeared in the murim wearing a black robe. This was no place for defeat.

Tap.

He stepped forward with the foot that was supporting him. The sound of strong wind still roared in his ears.

The moment he dove in without fearing close range, his footwork naturally transformed into true steps.

He stepped firmly. The feeling of earth force seeming to pierce his ankle. After the right hand fist strike comes the left hand technique.

Along with the verses of the Eternal Blossom Fist, the wheel in his heart spewed light.

‘Advancing Thunder.’

It extended from below his vision. The straight-line strong fist’s energy wave shook Jeong Yeon-shin’s front.

*Crack!*

He felt something blocking his fist.

The auspicious true qi of the Luminous Wheel That Transcends Law unraveled and entered the enemy’s protective inner force armor.

The sensation was clear. The fist strike broke ribs and brushed the enemy’s side… At the same time he felt it at his ears. Natural shock disturbing the enemy’s breath.

As long as they have cultivated demonic techniques, any master would have a tough time against Jeong Yeon-shin, only the Pure Demon Alliance Leader could gain advantage over Jeong Yeon-shin.

‘Let’s end it here.’

Perhaps because he was born with a short life, Jeong Yeon-shin preferred short decisive battles.

It might also have been due to his talent for analyzing and predicting opponent’s techniques.

Swoosh.

“Ugh…!”

Whether groan or battle cry was unclear.

When Blade Fist Demon brought down his left fist, the boy’s right fingertips were brushing down the sword guard of the Desolate sword.

He changed his qi form naturally like flowing water. It was an instant.

With the Desolate sword in the air, he completely reversed his grip on the sword handle. The sword point still faced forward.

It was the grip method of reverse sword.

He pulled up while gripping like that. The distance was close enough to embrace him.

The rising sword body caught Blade Fist Demon’s arm. It was a moment. He extended straight up carrying sword energy waves.

Whoosh! Clang!

The left arm fell with explosive blood, and one fist powerfully struck aiming to crush Jeong Yeon-shin’s shoulder.

Whoosh!

The fist strike’s energy waves were tremendous.

Jeong Yeon-shin’s gradually growing hair scattered backward. It felt like a blade wind striking his eyes.

But there was no great impact. The demonic technique energy waves dissipated before the faintly white qi shield of the Luminous Wheel That Transcends Law Technique.

Even though Jeong Yeon-shin’s defensive skills were still shallow.

Blade Fist Demon’s eyes widened like they would tear.

It was his final expression.

Destroying Evil, Revealing Truth. The energy that breaks demonic paths and manifests correct principles surged back up against his fist strike.

Blade Fist Demon’s body momentarily froze. He was paralyzed.

By then Jeong Yeon-shin had already slightly lifted the sword’s energy to properly grip the handle again.

Blade Fist Demon’s pupils moved sideways. He seemed to accurately sense the grip’s energy. But it was too late.

Slash!

It was carved horizontally across his neck. A snow-white trajectory blazed like lightning.

Blood drops scattered at the tip of the Desolate sword that had rushed through that instant.

Blade Fist Demon.

Could not overcome the countering divine technique.

Jeong Yeon-shin turned around upon hearing something fall.

As the corpse tried to cover his back, he gently pushed it away with the back of his hand, and a heavier sound followed.

“…”

The street fell silent. Spear Axe Sword’s eyes who had mentioned creating a battlefield shook greatly.

Blade Fist Demon hadn’t even drawn his blade once.

The body said to be tempered with extreme external techniques couldn’t withstand three sword strikes. It was a fight that brought silence.

For the boy, it was an expected outcome.

‘Fortunate. I can start after taking out one leader.’

Jeong Yeon-shin thought while lightly swinging his sword to shake off blood.

He had aimed to break Pure Demon Alliance’s vanguard first.

Since only he knew the ability of the Luminous Wheel That Transcends Law Technique, he thought he could easily win a life-and-death battle. And he succeeded.

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In this moment he had cut down nearly thirty percent of the enemy’s fighting power.

‘Annihilation is best option.’

They were demonic path rabble. Thinking of Desolate Fortress’s future with many enemies, it was right to cut off the limbs of major enemy sects.

The elite masters of both major sects had already died in the City of Renowned Craftsmen.

Pure Demon Divine Hand and Sword Scorpion had led them. The enemies here now should be considered replacement forces.

If these disappeared too, the Thirteen Evil Sects would no longer be thirteen.

‘So this is it.’

Jeong Yeon-shin suddenly felt the symbolism and role of Desolate Fortress’s black rank.

They were decisive battle masters who could face leaders of major sect elite groups alone, and when fortune favored, could deliver fatal strikes.

It meant directly affecting huge groups that acted as local powers all across the world.

“What…”

“Monstrous power.”

“Blade Fist Demon in one exchange…!”

They said supreme masters’ technique exchanges appear as one move to ordinary people’s eyes.

A space so crowded that hundreds of breaths could be felt in one inhale and exhale.

The gazes on Jeong Yeon-shin completely changed. Fear and awe mixed. The temperature was different.

On one side, Pure Demon Alliance’s masters were revealing abyss-like energy.

Many smiles disappeared. But they didn’t retreat.

Slowly.

They approached Jeong Yeon-shin one step at a time, their oppressive energy flowing as one as if using formation techniques.

They were truly demons. The atmosphere felt like a wall had been erected.

“He was meant to become Desolate Fortress’s divine sword. As you saw, don’t treat him as a boy. Someone’s words were right. He is a monster.”

Ten Perfections Sect’s Sword Demon muttered. Spear Axe Sword kept his mouth shut.

Jeong Yeon-shin’s pupils alternately looked at them and Pure Demon Alliance.

He could handle about one of the two groups here.

Even with Fierce Sword remaining, it would work somehow if prepared to die. Because he now wore Ma Jin’s robe.

But he couldn’t handle them all at once. The boy’s realm was still at the stage of solidifying black rank realm.

Meaning he was insufficient to face joint attacks.

Ten Perfections Sect.

Sword-like qi waves were also sprouting from their side.

Following Pure Demon Alliance, they seemed to be preparing to charge in immediately, having come to see Jeong Yeon-shin as a great enemy.

They thought it was no longer a situation for saving face.

The Radiant Demon Wing seniors lying in sickbeds might rush out with Body Protection Technique.

‘That won’t do.’

Radiant Demon Wing was already near unrecoverable. Their forces were reduced by half. That’s why the remaining seniors’ qi regulation was even more important.

Therefore.

Other means had to be devised.

Boom! Hum!

It echoed from all directions. The vibrations of true steps and sword sounds tickled his clothes.

Jeong Yeon-shin quickly turned his body, scanning all directions.

Following a nod, the boy’s eyes flashed with white light.

A line formed in his mind, etched into his vision. It was time to swing the sword.

The demons rushing in with various weapons had lost their dignity.

Pure Demon Alliance’s Blade Fist Demon. They had lost a supreme master who was teacher or senior brother before their eyes. Pure Demon Alliance’s remnants were now vengeful spirits.

‘One sword.’

He gripped his sword guard firmly. It was the moment he thought to imbue his will into the blade.

His mind moved forward along the sword. Along with true qi. The Desolate sword was calling him.

With sword force blooming together with the Luminous Wheel That Transcends Law Technique.

He firmly stepped on the ground and swung his sword while turning halfway. It was a horizontal strike. A snow-white light stream’s trajectory drew an arc.

It felt immensely solid, even though he had extended it himself.

Clang—-!

It completely shattered the weapons in the demonic people’s hands…. The swords and spears thrust by Pure Demon Alliance’s masters crumbled and fell.

The sword strike that rushed in a half-moon shape distorted in white light.

Their shocked gasps were clearly felt. Jeong Yeon-shin extended his opposite hand while turning with the Desolate sword.

It wasn’t over yet. The enemies were still many, and the boy had means to break through the situation.

Hum!

It was a sound ringing from inside. The wheel in his heart was spinning sharply.

He operated different verses in the Lesser Palace and Labor Palace points in the center of his left palm.

It was absorption and emission. Along with qi operation of sucking in and spewing out, the Luminous wheel’s vortex spewed out riding his left hand acupoints.

His arm stung momentarily. It was tremendous energy waves.

‘Got it.’

The fragments of the shattered weapons were caught in a small gesture.

Iron pieces soared through the clear sky, drawing a galaxy in the distant heavens.

Cold petals bloomed, etched into the blue sky.

They scattered sunlight in the sky. The sun’s rays pierced through the gaps in the net of dark energy.

Myriad Heavens Flower Rain.

Without even a secret manual.

He manifested with his fingertips the divine technique he had only heard passed down orally.

The pinnacle of complex and varied martial arts transformed into art.

In this moment, the crowd fell silent rather than speaking. It was a silence filled with awe.

In the complete stillness, metal fragments swept around him. As if protecting the boy.

Groans began to ring out from all directions.

The fragments landed, breaking the crowns, shoulders, bridges of noses and arms of those standing near Jeong Yeon-shin.

Blood sprayed along with the shower of light rays.

In the center of it all.

The boy thought.

‘Tang Clan.’

They were cunning ones. Even after arriving in Sichuan, they hid with concealment techniques to observe.

Perhaps they only half-believed the Tang siblings’ letter. If that was truly the case, he just needed to demonstrate it before their eyes.

So he showed them.

The effect was immediate. Strong qi waves could be felt from various pavilions along the roads stretching north, east and west.

They were the ones who had been faintly concealing themselves.

“Tang Clan. I know you’re here.”

Jeong Yeon-shin quietly parted his lips.

Now he understood the value of Desolate Fortress’s black rank. It was a level where his external words and actions carried weight.

“As an orthodox sect, you should restrain these Ten Perfections Sect scum.”

The boy spoke slowly from the center of the swirling storm of steel flowers.

As his pitch-black robe hem fluttered, Jeong Yeon-shin concluded his words unhurriedly.

“Let Pure Demon Alliance come to me.”

His calm voice rang out distinctly alone.

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