Chapter 48

Chop! Chop!
Their fight began with light movements.
Simple movements, with no clashing or chi involved.
But as the atmosphere heated up, the fight became more vicious.
Bang! Bang! Boom!
The swords clashed with each other with a deafening crackle as the power built up.
Light converged and dispersed, energy burst forth and gathered again.
A white glow enveloped the swords.
The sword energy rose, and the fight intensified.
“I can’t compare them now that they’re together.
From the first time I saw them, I felt that their personalities and skills were similar.
And now that they’re fighting like this, I’m sure it’s true.
Eun-woo stabs to the right, and learned Jung blocks.
Eun-woo would poke, and she would block.
Because their skills were similar, they would attack and defend each other once.
Chop! Kwao!
After twenty seconds of such swordplay, a thin line of blood appeared on Eunuch’s right arm.
“Kk…….”
Eunuch panicked, and his sword slashed in disarray.
“You’re caught!”
Eunuch Jung’s eyes lit up, and he quickly stabbed his sword through the disheveled gap.
“Ugh!”
Eun-woo twisted and dodged, but Learned Jung was gaining momentum.
She lunged forward, slashing one after the other, knocking Eunuch backward over and over again.
‘It’s over…….’
The two were evenly matched in skill.
They were about fifty to fifty.
But then one of them got the upper hand.
Forty-nine versus fifty-seven.
If it gets bigger and bigger, it will eventually collapse uncontrollably.
That’s what’s happening now.
Eun-woo was falling apart, and Eun-jeong was getting stronger and stronger.
“Haat!”
Bang, bang, bang!
The sword falls to the ground.
In bimu, losing the sword meant defeat.
The winner of the fight was Liu Yunzheng.
Eunuch bit his lip and shuddered at the sword at his throat.
“I’m the victor.”
Eunuch sneered bloodily, and Eunuch shouted.
“You!”
“Stop, Eunwoo.”
‘Is he next…….’
It was Aksogun who stepped forward.
He walked toward Eun-woo, but it was me who was glaring at him.
When I brushed it off, his brow furrowed.
However, his frown was even more furrowed than Aksou’s.
“Mr. Aksou, this is Eunuch and I’s dance?”
The duel is over, and it’s not polite to fight anymore.
It would be like fighting a wheelbarrow war.
“It’s not even polite, and the original precepts forbid such a bloody fight between Huashan Sect martial artists.”
“This is ridiculous.
What happened to yesterday’s behavior?
What is it about the precepts that forbids such murderous behavior?
When I thought about yesterday’s behavior, I couldn’t believe it.
“The elders are not here. Don’t you know that this kind of behavior has been tacitly practiced since ancient times?”
“I’m too careful to observe the precepts.”
“You’re too good at talking nonsense.”
Sparks seemed to fly between them.
Chu!
Behind Eunuch Jung’s sword, Pae Kyung Wook stepped out.
Just like learned Jung and Eunwoo.
Once again, two similar people met.
“Step back, learned Jung. That’s me.”
Perhaps they had decided to just fight each other one by one, and a certain Sandana was pushed to the back of the line, and the murderous atmosphere between the two factions filled the performance hall.
“This, this. You can’t do that. Kyung-wook, back off a bit.”
“Jung Il…….”
Just as another fight was about to break out, Geum Jung-il stepped in.
With a cool smile on her face, she stepped forward and blocked Aksou’s path.
“Let’s stop, fighting amongst ourselves won’t help us. I thought you were after that guy?”
“…….”
“You seem to have a grudge, and I like him. Fighting is natural, but there’s no need to make it this big, especially when it was so bloody.”
“You’re right.”
Aksogun lowered his sword.
Eun-woo unsheathed his sword with a trembling hand, while Paekyung-wook and Learnedjeong stood behind Geumjeong-il.
“We’ll have to settle this between us. Come out, Yuk-yeon.”
Yuk-yeon, who was smiling at Geum Jung-il’s words, stepped forward.
Koooow!
As he took a step forward, his aura overwhelmed his son-in-law.
“Is …… this good?
A disciple of the Heavenly Flow Sword Sect.
A disciple of an elder who, like the Five Elements Master, was the pride of the sect.
His heavy inner qi was comparable to the one from just a moment ago.
‘You’re strong…….’
I honestly thought I was a bit stronger.
But he’s just as strong as I was just a moment ago.
I’ll win now, but if it were me, I would have let my guard down and lost.
One hundred percent, I was sure.
‘I’m not the only one who’s strong…….’
I realize something else here.
I was given the gift of the Plum Blade, and I survived the top tier even though I didn’t deserve it, thanks to a gracious benefactor.
I harmonized with it, grew stronger, and trained under Master Mujin, the strongest elder I felt I had ever known.
I thought I was the strongest of my age in the volcano.
But the volcano is still a gufa.
There are not many people like me, but there are a few.
‘I have to work harder.
I was too lazy.
When I saw someone my age who was at a similar level to me, I became more determined.
And Geum Jung-il, he was no slouch either.
When Zheng Yi matched the momentum of his words, the wind whipped between them.
It wasn’t enough to affect everyone, but it was strong.
“Why did you ask me to come out?”
Yixian asked with a smirk.
But according to Geum Jung-il, it was a mask to deceive people.
So, unlike the first time, it didn’t feel very friendly.
“Your two friends seem to have a grudge against him. I like him. Why don’t we just compromise?”
“It’s their opinion that matters, not mine.”
“That tone is annoying. Anyway, stop talking nonsense. I know they’ll kill you if you say anything.”
The eyebrows of both of them twitched at this.
But he is the leader of two factions of swordsmen.
Even though they are the same age, they would be afraid of the repercussions.
When they stared at her, she chuckled.
“If that’s what you want, I’ll tell you. How about it, do you want to make a compromise?”
I couldn’t see her expression from behind, but judging from their initial flinch, it wasn’t a kindly mask.
‘Saibi Tosa…….’
When they shook their heads, the tongue swirled around and smiled again.
“Don’t say no.”
“Don’t you ever get tired of pretending? In that case, what’s the point? It’s not good to fight like this.”
“It’s against the laws of the Jiang Clan to interfere in the affairs of others, and even though this is the inner sanctum of a sect, it applies just the same. It’s polite for you to move out of the way.”
At Aksou’s words, Paekyung Wook said.
“To discuss the laws of the strongest man when the majority is persecuting one, you really have no idea what to do.”
“…….”
Aksogun fell silent, as if he had nothing to say in response.
“Ego, you should be quiet. You’re only making a bad atmosphere.”
Geum Jung-il waved her hand, and Aksogun and Paek Kyung-wook stepped back.
“Why don’t you ask the party?”
“To the party?”
“Yes. Let him decide whether he wants to fight us or stick to your side. If he sticks to you, we won’t get involved, but if he doesn’t, we’ll touch him and you’ll stay put.”
“Hmm, that sounds good.”
The conversation turned to me.
Geum Jung-il turned and spoke to me.
“What are you going to do, self? Are you going to join us?”
My answer was the same as yesterday.
“No, I don’t.”
I said firmly, and the sixth voice said.
“Heh, heh, then you’ll join us…….”
“I don’t like that either.”
“…….”
The sixth language shut its mouth.
He doesn’t know what I’m talking about.
“Then what are we going to do?”
“I’ll just leave.”
I grabbed Yeonhwa’s shoulder and spun her around.
From behind me, I heard Geum Jung-il’s loud laughter.
“Hahahaha, a masterpiece.”
“Hahahaha. A masterpiece.” Yuk-un shouted back.
“What are you doing, ignoring me!”
“I’m not ignoring you, I just don’t want to fight.”
“Huh, are you scared?”
“I’m not scared. I literally don’t want to fight.”
“I literally don’t want to fight.
I felt much better after Geum Jung-il came forward and tried to help me.
It’s nice to know that there’s at least one decent guy out there.
Of course, it’s not the same as splitting into factions.
Anyway, that’s why I don’t want to fight now.
All the fighting before was because I felt bad.
I’m fine now, so there’s no reason to fight, right?
But I don’t see any reason for them to accept it.
That’s why I’m attacking like this.
‘@…….’
I turned and swept it aside as I felt a faint aura behind me.
Sigh.
I moved so that no harm would come to Yan Hua.
Yue Yan stood in front of me with a stern face.
“Don’t ignore me.”
“Why don’t you take off your mask?”
“…….”
“Aren’t you tired of covering your true personality with a mask and showing others a fake?”
At my words, the flesh tongue wordlessly drew its sword, and Jin Zhengyi stepped forward.
“He chooses nothing, so we’re back to square one. I stop him.”
“If you like it so much, I don’t like it, but I’ll help you.”
Jung-il moved, and the guys standing behind him moved.
They blocked my path, and I felt a strange sensation.
It’s nice that they’re fighting for me like this, but…… I don’t like the situation itself.
“It’s going to end up like this, shouldn’t we have fought from the beginning?”
Geum Jung-il laughed bitterly at the words of Learned Jung-jeong.
“I knew he was a masterpiece, but I didn’t expect this.”
“Well, he’s your favorite, so why not? Let’s fight him anyway.”
Tempers flared.
The simmering energy of the two groups clashed in the arena.
And just as they were about to clash, someone entered the arena.
A loud voice and a huge wave of energy.
“What the hell are you doing?”
Everyone turned their heads.
It was the Elder, the Five Elements Master.
A look of bewilderment spread across the faces of Jin Zhengyi and Yue Lian.
“Why don’t we disperse!”
The two groups of people flinched at the Five Elements Qin Yin’s words.
However, not a single person dared to leave.
“Come on!”
It wasn’t until the voice of the Five Elements Qin Yin echoed loudly through the hall that they began to leave.
However, there were those who remained, the Sixth and Fifth Saints.
“You are…….”
The elder’s brow furrowed.
“It was a personal matter,” he said, ”nothing to do with them, but we moved in and got involved.”
Pae Kyung-wook is a master liar.
The Five Elements Qinin approached me without saying anything, knowing that no matter what else he said, he would continue to answer like that.