Chapter 35

The moonlight danced across the surface of the darkened Younggyo Lake.
Chumbaeng. Chulung.
A black shadow sprinted across the water, stepping on branches floating on the surface.
It was Buunsul, dressed in a worn-out uniform.
Whirr. Percussion.
With each leap, the shadowy footprints sprayed in the darkness.
It seemed to be running in a straight line, but from a distance, it was traversing the lake in an inexorable motion.
“It’s the late master’s extreme speed.”
Bai Yan’s eyes shook as he watched the scene from afar.
“The Extreme Speed Martial Arts is a divine art that cannot be mastered in a short period of time just because one has good qualities…….”
Shaking his head, he muttered in disbelief.
“You don’t mean to tell me that you came to the main hall and only learned the Zulchang Divine Law?”
“That’s impossible.”
Dan Qing shook his head with a smirk.
“He came in three months ago. And two months ago, he was practicing the Inner Gongxin Technique on the Iron Spear.”
“Speaking of the Iron Fist…….”
“He’s studying the Anti-Polar Core Technique with Blood Gold.”
“The Anti-Polar Core Method?”
Bai Yan furrowed her eyebrows as the unbelievable stories poured in.
“Then the rumor that he mastered the Beast Dao in three days is true…….”
“It’s not a rumor, it’s a fact.”
Dan Qing smiled bitterly as he remembered the leather pouch that Sau always carried.
“It seems that Sau drank all of the Extreme Heavenly Spirit Water he had in his pouch, and that’s why his supreme divine plexus opened so quickly.”
“That’s ridiculous.”
Bai Yan shook his head.
“The Beast Dao is a realm of enlightenment rather than martial arts.
Even if one were to eat the legendary Gold Spirit Fruit, rather than the Supreme Heavenly Spirit Tree, one would still be unable to master the Beast Dao.
“Then all the rumors must be true.”
“What do you mean?”
Bai Yan said with a blank gaze as Dan Qing asked.
“The rumor that that fellow has so many outstanding qualities that he’s managed to make the number of Ten Demon Warriors to fourteen when there should have been twelve.”
“That’s also true. That’s why the old man who was the head of the Revolutionary Sect was chastised and returned to the Demon Warriors.”
Dan Qing couldn’t hide his amusement.
“I didn’t expect much, but the Ten Demon Warriors’ Competition has given the main palace an excellent successor.”
He wasn’t thinking of Bu Eunsul as a Ten Demon Warrior, but as a successor to lead the Nangya Pavilion.
“It’s not that simple a matter.”
“A problem.”
“Because that child has caused us quite a bit of trouble.”
“Trouble?”
After a pause, Baekyeon suddenly changed the subject.
“When the heck is Mr. Gakju going to finish closing up shop?”
“That’s right.”
Shrugging his shoulders, Dan Qing said weakly.
“Thanks to him, I’m tied up in Gumisan and watching all the Omani chores.”
“Hmm.”
Bai Yan thought for a moment, then cut to the chase.
“The plan was originally pushed through by the Ten Devils, so there was a lot of dissatisfaction at the Ten Devils Gate.”
Dan Qing immediately took over.
“No wonder. Other sects have many complicated issues such as factions, so it’s important to choose successors in advance so there are no regrets.”
Unlike other sects, the Nangya Sect doesn’t have to choose a successor.
Only the strongest. The strongest will be the next footnote.
“Then what’s the problem?”
“The truth is, the Ten Doors, aside from the main hall, have long since chosen their own heirs to the martial arts purification, and when the plan was announced, they panicked.”
“That’s understandable, but…….”
A sharp light exploded from Dan Qing’s long pupils.
“After all, wasn’t the plan for the Ten Demon Wars to create swordsmen who would slay the great masters in the Demon Wars?”
“You knew that.”
Bai Yan nodded.
The current balance of power in the Feng Clan was about six to one in favor of the Demon Clan.
Furthermore, the Martial Sect had raised the Cause Masters to train the next generation of martial artists, and the Demon Warriors were looking down on them.
“However, a few of the ten majors who did not know the inner workings of the Demon Lord made a choice.”
“A choice?”
“They entered the disciples they had predicted as their successors in the Ten Demon Warriors Tournament.”
“Not a bad choice.”
Dan Qing stroked his chin, and Bai Yan nodded.
“As long as they’ve been cultivating the Martial Arts of the Ten Doors for a long time and have the best qualities, they’ll be chosen as the Ten Demon Warriors no matter where you put them.”
“That is true. In fact, from their point of view, the Ten Demon Warriors Competition isn’t necessarily a bad thing, as it allows the heirs to prove their abilities.”
Bai Yan pointed to Bu Eunseol, who was running in the spirit circle.
“But their plans were derailed because of her.”
“Derailed…… la.”
“At the hands of that child, the grandson of the Bai family’s first blood, Kang Wulun, died.”
Dan Qing nodded as if he understood the whole situation.
It was clear that the successor that the Magisterium had enlisted, a direct blood relative, had been killed by Bu Eunseul.
“You were overconfident.”
“The only good thing is that the Third Gate was created with the approval of the Magisterium, and not even the Patriarch knew that he had a grandson.”
“Well, it’s unfortunate that you lost your grandson, but…… I don’t think it’s anyone else’s fault.”
“There’s another problem.”
“What problem?”
“They’re betting against me at the cattle guard.”
“Hua’ou checkpoint?”
Suddenly, Dan Qing’s mind flashed back to what Sword Horse and Wei Hyuk had said back in Hell City.
-Not only Lord Qin, but even Elder Dan had praised him, and he had even learned the Qin Divine Technique from Lord Chen?
“No way, he’s criticizing the sword techniques he’s mastered…….”
“That’s right.”
Bai Yan shook his head with a bitter face.
“He’s not even a disciple of the Hua Wu Sword Gate, yet he’s claiming to have mastered the Hua Wu Sword Gate’s Ascended Sword Technique.”
“That doesn’t make sense. Wasn’t it agreed upon in the first place that you were allowed to freely cultivate the Magical Sword Gate?”
Dan Qing said in disbelief.
“Besides, the Thunderbolt Sword Technique is not an authentic sword technique of the Huo Wu Sword Gate, it’s a flesh sword that the Flesh Sword Pavilion Tianyun Guang invented himself.”
“That’s how I explained it earlier, but the Hua Wu Sword Gate’s side……, to be precise, the Sword Horse Great Revolutionary Army, is strongly insisting on sanctions.”
“Weihukun……. Is he so narrow-minded?”
Bu Eun-sul rejected Wei Hyuk-gun’s offer to become the former head of the Hua Wu Sword Gate.
Could he be doing this out of spite?
“It’s not just pride.”
Bai Yan shook her head at Dan Cheng’s words.
“Mr. Wei Hyuk is a man who worships the Hua Wu Sword Gate to the core. Even if it’s a Heavenly Realm Sword Technique that was invented by Tianyun Guang, he won’t allow it to be passed on to someone from another sect.”
“You’re talking nonsense. That’s for Tian Yunguang, who taught the sword art.”
“Chen Yunguang has already been stripped of his position as a party leader and sentenced to a life of hard labor for improperly passing on the secrets of the Huayu Sword Gate.”
Dan Qing smiled wryly.
“Now that you’ve punished the one who passed on the sword art, you’re going to punish the one who practiced it?”
“That’s right.”
“So. What do Bai Masa and Hua Wu Sword Gate want?”
“The Bai Masa wants to bring him back to the Demon Hall to see if he has what it takes to become a Ten Demon Warrior.”
“The one who made such an unreasonable demand…… must be the White Horse Master, Kang Yang Tian.”
“Yes. Under the pretext of checking his qualifications, he wants to summon that child in Nangya Pavilion to avenge his grandson.”
“What about the Hua Wu Gate?”
“At the Hwauwu Gate…….”
Bai Yan paused for a moment, then narrowed her eyes.
“He wants to make sure that kid can’t use a sword in the future, so that he doesn’t use the lightning bolt method.”
“Hahaha!”
After hearing everything, Dan Qing looked at the sky in disbelief and chuckled.
“Mr. Wei Hyuk, he’s still young, but he must be getting old. He’s asking his own disciple not to use a sword? Hahaha!”
After stopping laughing, Dan Qing said in a cold tone.
“What you say isn’t even worth listening to.”
“Emphasis on the word.”
“Refuse both of their demands. Tell them to come to me if they have any complaints.”
Whirr.
At that, twelve afterimages rained down from thin air with a crashing sound.
Percussion.
At the same time, the twelve scattered afterimages merged into one, revealing a young man wearing no clothes.
It was Bu Eunsun.
“My lord.”
Looking at Dan Qing, Bu Eunsul clasped her hands together and bowed deeply.
As she was practicing the Extreme Speed Martial Art, she sensed that the two of them were observing her.
When the sound of “Hahaha!” shook the spirit circle, she couldn’t pretend not to notice and approached them.
“So, you’ve been taught the Extreme Speed Martial Art by the late Master.”
“Yes.”
“That’s cause for celebration.”
“Thank you.”
As Bu Eunsul bowed his head in response to Dan Qing’s words, Bai Yan stepped forward.
“I see that you are one of the ten warriors of the main palace.”
Bu Eunseol paused for a moment.
Not only was the middle-aged man in front of him dressed in a very strange outfit, but the prayers running through his body were as clear as daylight.
“I’m Bai Yan, Bai Dazhu, the head of the Fengyun Clan. Greetings.”
At Dan Qing’s words, Bu Eunsul bowed her head again.
“I’m Bu Eunseol to see you.”
“Mm.”
Nodding, Bai Yan quickly swept her hand over her body.
“Your muscles don’t look too great…….
Then she saw his eyes glittering in the darkness and nodded.
“But the pupils…… are like a spirit.
“Good.”
Just as Bai Yan was about to relay the story so far, Dan Qing shook his head.
“Bai Dazhu. It’s not worth listening to. I don’t think you need to tell this child.”
“I am also a disciple of Nangyagak.”
Bu Eunsul said in a firm voice.
“I don’t shy away from a fight that comes my way.”
At that moment, Bai Yan’s eyes slowly widened.
“Have you heard everything I’ve said so far?”
“I apologize.”
“You mean to tell me that your cultivation has already reached the peak of the Dao of Peak Formation?”
The distance between Lingyue Lake and this place is at least a hundred kilometers.
To be able to eavesdrop on him while he’s frantically practicing the divine Laws? His cultivation level is already comparable to the Blood Gold River.
“This large lake has become my ears.”
A thought suddenly flashed through Bai Yan’s mind as she replied.
“You’ve applied the Beast Dao’s Gongfa Shen’an.”
Gongfa Simian.
It was one of the practical techniques of the Beast Dao that could expand one’s extrasensory perception by vibrating things around them.
Using the vast lake as a medium, Bu Eunseol had been able to eavesdrop on Dan Qing and Bai Yan’s conversation while practicing the technique.
“That’s right.”
Bai Yan’s eyes widened in astonishment at Bu Eunsul’s answer.
“The Gongfa Profound Scripture can only be unleashed by focusing one’s mind in a very calm state. Yet, you were able to manifest it while unleashing the Divine Law?”
“In any case, the Extreme Speed Martial Art that Master Gao Yue taught me requires a change of direction in the middle…….”
“To do what?”
“Each time I struck a branch on the water, I followed the waves that spread out over the surface of the water and tried to pull the beast dao up.”
Bai Yan’s eyes were losing focus.
“You pulled the beast up along the waves that spread out over the surface?”
“That’s right.”
Bai Yan looked at Dan Qing, who stood beside her, unable to hide his surprise.
Then Dan Qing opened his mouth with a grim expression.
“This is how he usually is when he learns something. He always surprises the teacher.”
“……I see.”
Only then did Bai Yan realize what Dan Qing was thinking.
-Refuse both demands. Tell them to come to me if they have any complaints.
This is a record of the taxation method that will make Nangyagak’s practical martial arts flourish.
And Dan Cheng is willing to fight not only the white martial artists but also the swordmaster, the first martial artist, to protect a skill that will never be seen again in Heaven.
“I’ll take responsibility.”
At that moment, Bu Eunsul narrowed her eyes and said.
“I’ll go to the temple, take the test, and stop using the sword, all of that is on me…….”
“Hahaha, look at you, you brat.”
But Bu Eunsul’s words did not continue. Dan Qing patted him heavily on the shoulder.
“Bu Eunsul. You are already a disciple of the main hall.”
“My lord.”
“A disciple of the main hall must not succumb to any outside forces. Do you understand?”
Dancheng interrupted with a solemn glare.
“Do you think the main hall is weak enough to ask a child like you to take on such a responsibility?”
He smirked and said in a low voice.
“Such matters need not concern you. You just need to work hard on your martial arts.”
Just then, Bai Yan stepped forward and said something unexpected.
“Emphasis on the word. Why don’t you trust this kid instead?”