Chapter 95

Pah-bah-bah-bang!
A tough fight means fighting while defending someone.
The man with the white and black hair parted in half, giving off a mysterious aura, had a distorted expression.
“Everyone back off!”
“Zhang Wenyin!”
In a binge that swallowed up the voices of the Taoists, the man called Zhang Wenyin swung his sword mercilessly.
He hadn’t swung a sword this fiercely since he was initiated into the Dao.
The sword steel protruding from the tip of the sword was like a dragon’s claw.
“Tai, Taihe Dragon Sword Technique!”
The Taihe Dragon Sword Technique performed by Qi Sheng was the highest level of the K’un-Lun. It was the highest level of the Kung Lun’s representation.
And why would such a master need to raise his mortal energy?
Pfft!
Five corpses, their entire bodies disintegrated as if they had been hit by shells from the Taihe Dragon Sword Technique.
And the eyes of the countless human spirits who rushed in unmoved by the bloodshed were lifeless.
Many of the lifeless people had become soulless dolls, puppets, and were mercilessly charging at the adults. At first, he merely pushed them back and retreated, but when their number reached more than a dozen, then more than a hundred, then hundreds, he was forced to summon up his strength and unleash a killing blow.
“Master…….”
The problem was, the title they used to call him was Master.
“Are you abandoning us…….”
Quickly.
With an unwavering gaze, Qi Shengjia swung his sword.
At the same time, he let out a lion hoot.
“Stay back! Don’t take another step!”
He wasn’t shouting at the unconscious. It was addressed to the masters who stood behind him. Those puppets calling out to him as master were the disciples of the same Kunlun.
It was only Qi Sheng who could stand up to them because of his level of martial prowess, and the strength of spirit that had been imprinted upon him.
“Master ……! Sahyung, you’re abandoning us, where are you going?”
“Priest, do you mean to abandon me, is this all we have?”
The cries of the howling puppets caused the countless martial artists standing behind Qi Sheng to stop like a stone, unable to shake off their anguish and unable to step back.
How could they so cruelly abandon them when the people they would normally have used Mount Kunlun as a playground to train with were looking for them?
“Go!”
Flash!
A loud bang, like a lion’s hoo, shook the delusions out of their minds, and the masters behind him came to their senses at once.
“We’ve fallen into a trap. It’s the spirit that’s gnawing at us. Do not be deceived. You are the pillars of Kunlun. He Gung!”
One of the Taoists called He Gung raised his eyebrows in response to Qi Sheng’s shout.
“Lead all the priests to the back, for there is a hidden one among the puppets. I will find him, and I will find a way to escape the law he has created.”
“Ha, but if I do!”
You can’t guarantee Zhang Wenyin’s life!
He Gong couldn’t finish his sentence. Qi Sheng’s momentum was terrifying.
“I can’t see Kunlun falling. He will bring people from outside to help us. Go with He Do to greet them and inform them of this situation, and be sure to tell them.”
The tip of Qixing’s sword dripped with energy, creating a boundary between them and the puppets like a mist.
“Shaolin, shaman, volcano. And tell the others. There must be no more splitting of the Zheng Sect into two!”
With that, Qi Sheng stomped into the air.
The aura of the Taihe Dragon enveloped the tip of his sword, transforming his stride into that of a dragon gliding through the clouds.
It was a peak cultivation technique, the Yunlong Great Eight, one of the supreme martial arts of the Unseen Season and one of the supreme ascension seasons of Kunlun.
The puppets following his steps were all frozen in place and could only stare blankly at the Supreme Master’s cultivation.
“Namgung, Fang Ga, Huang Bo, Jie Gal, Tang Ga, Mo Yong. Tell them, too! It’s no longer time to be arrogant. Dark clouds even darker than this one will envelop the Zhongyuan Martial Forest!”
With that, the eight dragons slashed through the puppets.
Roar!
The explosive aura and explosive sound vibrated everywhere.
“Now!”
He Gong gritted his teeth when he heard the voice. Zhang Wenyin leaped in, risking his life. The countless heads of his brothers-in-arms were at his mercy.
“Go, go, go, go!”
Kaaaaaah!
The clouds thinned behind He Gong and the executioners. Perhaps it was because the concentration of those who were practicing the True Law had been scattered.
The only way to escape the True Law was to cut through the thinning clouds.
I grabbed the robes of a few of the disoriented executioners and led them.
“Zhang Wenyin, please be patient, I will definitely……, I will definitely return!”
He Gong’s shout quickly turned into a hollow cry, but upon hearing it, He Gong and the others all clenched their fists.
In unison, they began to make their way through the mist.
Quickly, now that the time was urgent.
They realized that the longer they delayed, the more their lives would be depleted, and they began to pierce through the gates with determination.
* * *
“Mr. Zhang Wenyin told me that you would be arriving here for help, and I’m glad I came at just the right time. I’m glad the wait won’t be long.”
The taoist, who gave his name as He Do, greeted us with a friendly smile. We smiled back, watching his reaction.
Then he looked back at us with a curious expression.
“By the way, Shaolin and Qingcheng, and the Southern Palace and Panga, times seem to have changed a lot.”
I coughed uncontrollably at his reaction. I hadn’t given it much thought, but I realized that it might seem embarrassing to him.
We’d come here to serve our own interests, but in He Do’s eyes, it would seem like we were here to solve her problems in a friendly way.
“You should come with me to see how the world works, not listen to useless rumors.”
Guangxiang threw out a casual comment in response, then looked at He Do.
“Where’s Ki Sung-ja?”
“……You mean in long words.”
As they ascended Mount Kunlun, the more they climbed, the more they were filled with a sense of the old woman. The thick fog that kept obscuring their vision was a nuisance to their senses.
“When I heard that the old man was coming to solve the difficulties here, I made the first move.”
“Why would he move himself?”
“……that.”
Seeing the seriousness in Kwang Seung’s expression, He Do spoke up quietly.
“He said that if he stuck around, he wouldn’t know how much he would be scolded…….”
At that, Guangxiang’s face fell, and I burst out laughing. I didn’t know what kind of person this K’un-Lun master was, but I couldn’t help but think that he was at least as good as I was at giving Kwang-Seung a good beating.
“Take me there. If I see him right away, my intuition will be unlocked.”
“……Ah, yes, sir.”
Heero led me and the others straight ahead. As He Do moved freely through the fog, I marveled at the movements of a man who was truly a master of the Kunlun Sect and who was at home on Mount Kunlun.
“But what on earth is going on in Kunlun?”
“……, actually.”
I had assumed that whatever was going on in Kunlun was simply a case of kidnapping a master and using him for my own gain and advantage, just like the Green Forest.
So there were eighteen or nineteen of them, plus me, Black Ho, and Fang Xiang.
I thought the combination of the six of us would be enough to get the job done.
“It’s been quite a while since so many of our disciples have been kidnapped.”
The disappearance of just one or two would be enough to tarnish the dignity of the sect.
Kunlun had lost quite a few over the years. In the hope of finding a breakthrough, they invested heavily in manpower to search for their whereabouts, but to no avail. They were nowhere to be found on Mount Kunlun, their home away from home.
“Then we found a strange inscription.”
“It was them.”
Everyone swallowed hard and looked at He Do, hoping it wasn’t the other way around.
“It was them, yes. It was Mado’s tracks.”
The appearance of those calling out for Mado made everyone tense. In particular, the K’un-Lun masters felt that the situation was too dire to call upon Shaolin directly for salvation.
“That’s probably why he made the move himself.”
He was no longer willing to stand idly by and watch the sect’s threat.
Guangxiang knew him well. He knew him well enough to know that he would lay down his life for his students and children.
The Eighteenth Shaolin, Gakkun, heard the story and opened his mouth, unable to break his stony expression.
“We should get moving,” he said, ”even if we have to speed up a bit now that we’re sure it’s Mado…….”
“That won’t be necessary.”
The moment he said that, Kwangseung gathered his eyes.
Numerous spirits burst out of the bushes. The cuts and scars on their bodies, one on top of the other, seemed like they would never heal.
“Death, death!”
Heero rushed forward and stood in front of the one breathing heavily at the front.
“Heh, it’s He Do.”
“Yes, death penalty! It’s He Do. What’s your name!”
The man in the lead was none other than He Gung. He shifted his gaze to He Do’s back, looking as if he might collapse at any moment.
“I don’t have time to go into details. I’ll tell you later…….”
“And this is Master Guangxiang, the eighteen Shaolin masters, and the Southern Palace’s Sword King, Incense Master Fang, and Black Lake King!”
He Gong’s eyes widened at the mention of none other than Master Guangsheng, and he walked past He Do with a staggering pace.
He shook his head.
“Wow, Mr. Berserker.”
He Gong knelt down to his knees, his head bowed deeply, and spoke in a watery voice.
“Please, please save Zhang Wenyin. Mr. Zhang Wenyin is trying to save us…….”
Unable to finish her sentence, He Gong’s body slowly rose to her feet.
“Who told you to kneel down, even if you’re an expert?”
The force that made He Gong stand upright after uttering those words was a mysterious power whose end was unknown, a momentum that could only be described as infinite.
He then looked at Hegong. As soon as He Gong saw him, the energy in his eyes made her gulp down the air.
Life.
Life.
Or vague enmity.
A desire to slaughter the enemy that everything had come together to create.
It was a far cry from the look in his eyes.
I was stunned by such an aura.
Regardless, the madman finally spoke.
“Lead the way.”