Chapter 5 Unwanted Guests

Inside a virgin forest that stretches endlessly under an indigo sky.
A man moves swiftly through the shadows cast by all the foliage.
He wore a brown robe, a circular bamboo loincloth, and carried a sword nearly three feet long.
Sasak, sasak, sasak……
After traversing the pathless forest without stopping, the swordsman came to a bend in the road and came to a quiet halt.
Next, grasp the end of the bamboo stick with your index finger and thumb and gently lift it up to face forward.
A face that’s finally becoming clear as the shadows lift.
He has an octagonal, ashy mustache and a sharp, bird-of-prey-like brow…… that suggests he’s in his late forties or early fifties.
‘This is indeed a good place to hide from the forest.
Far ahead, where the swordsman’s gaze lingered, three peaks pierced the sky.
“I must fulfill my wish before I grow old. I hope this time I can reach my old stomping grounds…….”
Muttering to himself, he suddenly turned his head to the side.
Reason one.
It’s because we detected a very subtle sign.
Or not.
In the distance, you can see a myriad of shadows slipping through the bushes.
There was a flurry of activity.
At first glance, it’s clear that this is prey-driven behavior.
I counted at least two dozen of the keenly sensing creatures.
“That’s annoying.”
Dreading the end of the reviewer’s words.
flutter->
The hem of the garment fluttered, and a transparent azirang quickly spread around the newborn.
Chapter.
Dense flesh and grit that surpasses that of the beast.
Windowpane.
“Boom!”
“Kaboom!”
A flock of Chapter scattered in alarm beyond the bushes, scurrying away without looking back.
Soon there’s a heavy silence.
Seeing that the swarm had moved away, the swordsman healed his bamboo leg and moved his legs again.
* * *
Ding, ding, ding, ding-.
As the regular thud of horses’ hooves echoed through the dense forest, the iron trail stared off into the distance.
Then, three peaks dotted with white clouds come into focus in my pupil.
‘Four days after leaving the White House, you’ve arrived just when I expected.
The so-called Samsun Mountain.
It has been so named because its mountainous shape resembles the three gods.
The destination is hidden in the depths of the mountains.
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve sprinted through dense greenery.
“Whoa.”
When Chulryuhyeon, who stopped his horse by pulling the reins, looked up, the three peaks symbolizing Samsunsan Mountain zoomed in on his pupils.
Looks close.
That means the destination isn’t too far away.
It was hard to get there on horseback anymore.
By now, the faint path had disappeared completely.
It’s a backcountry that’s so rugged that we had to carve our way through it.
But that didn’t matter to the iron currents, which were already scarring the landscape.
From here on out, it’s just a matter of finding your way around.
He stomped to the ground, tied the reins to a nearby dead tree, and gathered up his simple pack.
“I ate a quick breakfast on the way, so I’ll be fine until I get there.
This body has been a vegetable for so long that its stamina, strength, etc. have been greatly diminished.
If he used the Hana Inner Gong to temporarily strengthen his muscles, he would be fine for the ride up the mountain.
“I’m resting.”
He patted the horse’s neck a few times, then hurried off into the depths of the mountains.
‘Almost a decade.
It’s been a thrill to be here.
When he left Samsun Mountain, he was still just a new recruit, a new sword.
One.
After many years, he has returned as a human, not a divine sword.
It was a strange feeling to suddenly realize that.
It’s where the relationship started.
Gongyun had once traveled to Samsun Mountain to get the herbs he needed, but he stumbled into a cave and found himself inside, becoming its new owner.
Until then, every day was free.
I’ve been stuck in an uninhabited cave for a very long time.
I’m not sure of the exact number of years, but it was probably around twenty.
The reason we were stuck in the backcountry in the first place was simple.
This was because the owner of the former lease, the man who had dealt with him before Gongyun, decided to retire one day and came to the cave in the Samsun Mountain.
If it hadn’t been for the Saguaro clouds a decade ago, I would have been further delayed in getting out into the world.
It made sense.
Without an owner, how would a weapon without hands and feet move?
“Well, that’s one thing about being human, you can move around at will. Who discovered that cave, by the way?
I did.
The cave of civility was the place where all the arrangements were made.
No one knows except you.
You realize that the man hiding in the cave on Mount Samsun was once the mighty Ascended Sword Dragon of the Zhongyuan Lands.
He was also an avid collector of rare items in his lifetime…….
‘He’s saved me a lot of trouble, so let’s hurry before the sun goes down.
And with that, the iron stamped his feet and disappeared into the forest beyond.
* * *
A cave at the base of a rugged escarpment.
The torch-bearing swordsman walked outside and shook his head.
“Not here.
I’ve already explored over a dozen caves in the mountains, and have had one hit after another.
Still, he wasn’t about to give up until he found the cave he was looking for.
Whether it took him a week or a month, he was going to explore every cave in Samsunsan.
Then he tilted the jarlip back slightly, his eyes fixed on the sun in the distant sky.
It was a way to gauge time.
It looked like the sun would set within half an hour.
“Hmm, let’s find one last place and call it a day.
The swordsman immediately took to his heels and headed for the other cave.
His tears were raw, as if he’d done this countless times before.
* * *
Kwakwakwakwakwak, kwakwakwakwak……
A valley echoing with the sound of a waterfall.
Stepping over a large boulder, the swordsman found a cave on the side of a cliff with water pouring down.
The entrance was recessed and overgrown with vines, making it hard to see.
The swordsman at the front of the cave scanned the entrance with the torch in his left hand, then flicked his right hand to draw his sword.
Shhh-!
Like long paws, the sword winds tear through the dense vines and shoot out into the dark interior.
A little time passes and nothing happens.
First of all, it didn’t seem to be a place where bats or other beasts lurked.
“Hmm…… has a weirdly good feeling about this.
The swordsman sheathed his sword and walked into the endless cavern.
Jabber, jabber, jabber……
A light receding beyond the darkness.
And then he disappeared completely, as if swallowed by a gaping maw.
Some time after that.
A young man appeared in the grass near the cave.
He was a lightly dressed, bulky bot with an iron streamer.
“Whoa.”
Clearing his throat, he wiped a bead of sweat from his brow with his cuff and stepped closer to the cave.
Then.
It flickered over his dark brown pupils.
It was the marks on the entrance.
Apparently, someone has made their way through the vines to the interior.
Chulhyeon stared off into the darkness in disbelief, but soon picked up a rock.
“That’s annoying.”
* * *
The swordsman grunted as he shone his torch into every nook and cranny.
Where he now stood was where the cave ended.
One.
The top, walls, and ground are smoothed out as if they were planed.
That means only one thing.
“People lived here!
The swordsman’s eyes glowed, and his hands tightened around the torch.
The anticipation that you’ve finally found the place you’ve always wanted to be. The sense of anticipation.
A pair of transparent, wobbly eyes speaks volumes about its swelling heart.
It was clear from the cancer alone that it was man-made.
There was even a circular, stone-cut dais in the center of the space, leaving no doubt.
This is where the potential for misunderstandings is very high.
But there was nothing to indicate the identity or history of the cave’s former inhabitants.
“First you have to figure out who created it.
That’s the most important part.
You’ve got plenty of time anyway, so there’s no need to be impatient.
Don’t rush it, just stay calm, poke around, and whatever comes up will come out.
“If there was a secret agenda behind the charter, it wouldn’t be so obvious.
The swordsman’s complexion hardened slightly.
The faintest sign of life has been detected from beyond.
The sound of footsteps reaching your ears.
Chuck…… Chuck…… Chuck……
That’s about thirty sheets.
The swordsman quickly stood with his back to the wall that blocked the end of the cavern, his gaze fixed straight ahead.
This was unexpected.
I didn’t expect anyone else to show up in a cave in the middle of nowhere.
After a while.
There’s a light on the other side of the inky blackness.
His nervous eyes settled heavily.
“Have they known about this cave all along?
Next.
The master of courtesy, Chul Ryu-Heon, appeared expressionlessly.
Shhh.
He stood still in front of the dais, holding a Chapter and a small stone in each hand.
Gazes that intensify the distance, silently intertwining.
The swordsman was suddenly seized with a strange feeling.
I’m new to this.
That nonchalant look.
It’s like everything in the world is insignificant and a nuisance.
And he didn’t even seem embarrassed when confronted.
That’s why it won more awards.
“First strike!
I thought it would be a good idea to take out my opponent first.
The swordsman immediately taunted Usu and drew his sword.
ssshhhh
Dark flesh and speculation radiated out of the body.
An intangible prayer swirled within him, so intimidating that it would have scared away a swarm of Seungnang earlier.
Immediately after.
The area around where the swordsman is standing is starting to look transparent and wrinkled.
It’s like a Chapter.
An intangible prayer, like being covered from head to toe in blades.
It was a scene that spoke volumes about a first-class kendo master.
As you cannot radiate such intangible prayers unless your martial arts studies are at a high level.
Hana Chulleuhin remained expressionless.
Shhh.
The swordsman asked, holding his sword upright in front of his chest and assuming a majestic stance.
“Who are you?”
As he watches, Chulhyeok suddenly throws a rock, hitting the base of the platform.
Ironclad!
The swordsman stepped on it, and a large hole was made in the bottom of the line.
“What? Aaaaaaaaaaah……!”
His new car disappeared down a hole in the ground.
Ironclad!
The floor is closed again.
The still-stepping Iron Ripple said bluntly.
“You know who you are, do what you want.”
He walked past the dais and stood before the wall at the far end of the cavern, one hand outstretched.
Holding.
I pressed down hard on one spot with my fingertips, and with a pop, the wall cracked left and right.
That’s so extreme , that’s so extreme –
The organ is working.
Soon, a wide-open wall reveals a warehouse-like stone room.
One box, visible in the front.
The chilly room was surprisingly filled with rare elixirs, including Gongqing Stone Milk, Hundred-Year Snow Ginseng, Great Return, Puppet Horseshoe, Dragon Thread, Golden Fungus, and Qingxuan.
Chullehorn smirked and muttered.
“Let’s give it a real try.”
The Chronicle of the Reincarnated Divine Sword – Chapter 6(6/552)