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Chapter 207
Chapter 207. Stealing the Chair (6)
“As expected, the Blood Cult is still the Blood Cult?”
Jegal So-myeong let out a small sigh as he received the damage report sent up from Sichuan.
The number was lower than the damage estimate predicted before the dispatch, but even so, the losses were clear.
Moreover, after the Blood Cult, which had been dawdling without advancing east, began its eastward advance once again, that number had begun rising exponentially.
W̆ еb̌ ño ve l̃ Е̂ nu m̄ а̄
The Poison King of the Tang Clan had joined the battle leading the Poison Human Unit, and the Sect Leader of Qingcheng had joined the battle with his elites, but the Iron Corpse Puppets were being used too strategically to draw out an overwhelming victory.
“Still, how fortunate is it that the damage from illusion arts has been relatively low?”
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At Maeng Ju-won’s words, Jegal So-myeong also nodded.
If they had not known the Blood Cult’s identity in advance.
If they had not discovered that the bastards to be dispatched to Sichuan had already sold off the Spirit-Suppression Bead.
If they had not received the report that the Mount Heng Sect’s Demon-Subduing Talismans helped, at least somewhat, in overcoming the Blood Cult’s illusion arts.
W̄е bṅ о̇ v̌ e ľ Е̇ núm̀ а̌
They would have suffered enormous damage that would have easily surpassed the damage estimate predicted before the dispatch.
‘It is dizzying just to think about it. That Jin So-un fellow, just how much......’
How much did he know, and how far had he seen ahead?
When Jegal So-myeong recalled Jin So-un’s always calm expression, a smile unconsciously appeared at his lips.
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“If that can be called fortunate, then it is fortunate.”
If the Blood Cult was dealt with as things were, the Murim Alliance’s strength would be maintained.
W е́ḃ nо̆v̆ѐ l Ẽn ǔ m̊ а̃_
No, perhaps it might even gain a stronger and fiercer power, like Black Iron mixed with scrap iron being tempered.
Once the impurities were removed, its density would become even more solid.
Maeng Ju-won, who had been restless like a puppy needing to relieve itself since earlier, spoke up.
“He truly accomplished something this admirable. Should we not give him some kind of reward?”
When Jegal So-myeong’s gaze turned to him, Maeng Ju-won emphasized each syllable as he spoke.
“For example, something like a pre-lim-i-nary accep-tance to Man-tong-bu.”
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“......”
Of course, it was true that Jin So-un had rendered enormous service during this Sichuan Blood Calamity.
The problem, however, was that afterward, he had committed an equally large fault.
Ak Ju-pyeong’s joints had apparently moved in directions they should not have moved, had they not?
After hearing the circumstances, it was understandable, but still, why did this fellow always go around acting with no thought for what came afterward?
According to the report submitted by the Academy Head, the Shandong Ak Clan had already tried to privately punish Jin So-un.
Е̇ň u ḿ ǎ. id́
By dragging him to the Execution Pavilion, no less.
‘Those Ak Clan bastards should know when to stop turning things around on others. Stupid bastards, honestly. Tsk.’
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Of course, because of this matter, he had summoned the Inspection Pavilion Master to Mantongbu and thoroughly shaken him down, but Jin So-un had nearly become a Black Path spy without him even knowing it.
‘Ah, my head......’
Had he ever suffered this much of a headache over a single Academy student since becoming Grand Strategist?
Even so, he had no intention whatsoever of giving up on the fellow.
W e bn̈ о vе l Еn.ŭ m̃ а
“Moreover, did Jin So-un not save the Academy students in Sichuan and stop the Blood Cult?”
Because of precisely this quality.
Currently, even the Murim Alliance’s elite troops were struggling in Sichuan.
And yet Jin So-un had gone into Sichuan with only a handful of people, scraped together all the Academy students, and safely escaped.
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In the midst of that, he had devised a way to defend against the Blood Cult’s illusion arts, dealt with the Iron Corpse Puppet, and furthermore even cut off the Young Cult Master’s head, stopping the Blood Cult’s eastward advance.
It was hard to believe, but all of it was something Jin So-un had accomplished.
Е̌ńum̀ а
Looking at his actions, it seemed as if he was playing alone in another world.
Even among the Murim Alliance’s elite soldiers, some asked whether the reports about Jin So-un’s activities were not exaggerated.
From the beginning, they probably had not thought they would suffer hardship on a battlefield that one Academy student had run around stirring up.
While he was lost in thought for quite some time.
A shout made from a proper blend of air and sound began ringing out regularly.
“Preliminary acceptance letter! Preliminary acceptance letter! Preliminary acceptance letter!”
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Watching Maeng Ju-won, who kept chanting “acceptance letter” beside him as if holding a protest, Jegal So-myeong felt the urge to strike his Adam’s apple with the edge of his hand.
“Stop spouting nonsense that makes no sense!”
Did something called a preliminary acceptance letter even exist in the first place?
If they issued something like that, every pavilion and hall in the Alliance would start issuing preliminary acceptance letters recklessly to Academy students they liked, trying to claim them first.
Maeng Ju-won, Mantongbu’s greatest talent, could not possibly be unaware of such things.
“......But if we do not, Jin So-un might be stolen away.”
Ẁ ëb̆ n̈ о v̆ ѐ l Е n̊uma
“What? What are you talking about? The Alliance Leader’s Hall promised not to touch him.”
Maeng Ju-won shook his head.
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“It is not only the Alliance Leader’s Hall. Did the report related to Sichuan not circulate throughout the whole Alliance? Every Martial Pavilion and Administrative Pavilion that saw that report has begun taking an interest in Jin So-un.”
“......”
Maeng Ju-won, who briefly stopped speaking, had killing intent flash in his eyes for a very brief moment.
“If we sit around blankly, he might be taken from us.”
Ŵěb̀ novеl̂ Е̃n üm̌ а
He had forgotten. That bastard was crazy too......
“In any case, no means no! And from the beginning, if he has a head on his shoulders, he will crawl into Mantongbu on his own.”
“......He really might get taken......”
Maeng Ju-won, who had become dejected, submitted another report.
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Jegal So-myeong tilted his head while reading the new report.
“The Jegal Clan visited the Academy?”
Е̄ nŭ ḿ а
“Yes. They apparently arrived for the event the Orthodox Path Association is preparing.”
“......That stupid bastard.”
“Pardon?”
When Jegal So-myeong shook his head as if it was no big deal, Maeng Ju-won cautiously opened his mouth.
“Should we...... block them from entering?”
“The Orthodox Path Association bastards say they will use their own money to demonstrate a Mystic Gate Formation, so who would stop them?”
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“But Jin So-un might lose this time. If he is pushed out of the representative position, will he not be expelled from the Academy?”
It was true that the world under heaven was currently boiling with anticipation for the Two Principles Eight Trigrams Myriad Phenomena Formation.
It might truly be a dangerous situation for Jin So-un.
Jegal So-myeong had also personally confirmed just how extraordinary the Two Principles Eight Trigrams Myriad Phenomena Formation newly developed by the Jegal Clan this time was.
However.
“......Enough. Just tell them to let them in.”
W̆ е b́ n оv̆_е̃l En̄u m̃ ä
Even so, he was not particularly worried.
He did not think Jin So-un would collapse from that much.
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However, Maeng Ju-won still seemed uneasy, stamping his feet.
“I-if he gets expelled from the Academy because of that......”
“Then would that not be better for you? You could hire him through Special Recruitment and bring him to Mantongbu.”
“Ah...... That is true, is it not?”
Ӗn̆ u m а̀ . і̊ d̆
Maeng Ju-won scratched the back of his head with a foolish smile.
He truly could not understand why a clever fellow became so stupid whenever something related to Jin So-un happened.
The Two Principles Eight Trigrams Myriad Phenomena Formation.
This Mystic Gate Formation with its arrogant name was certainly superior to the Seven Stars Seven Seizures Formation.
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After the Great Righteous-Demonic War broke out, the sects that had installed the Seven Stars Seven Seizures Formation could not avoid extermination, whereas half of the sects that had installed the Two Principles Eight Trigrams Myriad Phenomena Formation survived.
Of course, once the Great Righteous-Demonic War entered its middle stage, the Two Principles Eight Trigrams Myriad Phenomena Formation was eventually breached by the Demonic Cult’s Demon Brain.
E n u ḿ а́ . і̀ d
However, the Two Principles Eight Trigrams Myriad Phenomena Formation had not been widely distributed in my past life.
The cost burden of dismantling the Seven Stars Seven Seizures Formation and installing the Two Principles Eight Trigrams Myriad Phenomena Formation had an effect, but more than anything else, the Jegal Clan realized that announcing new Mystic Gate Formations directly helped secure a revenue stream and began releasing improved versions on a yearly basis. Because of that, the sects that had been planning to install the Two Principles Eight Trigrams Myriad Phenomena Formation ended up waiting endlessly until the final version came out.
‘The Jegal Clan in my past life really were smart bastards. Will they be a little different in this life?’
I did not know how much they would satisfy my expectations and be reborn as a clan that helped the martial world, but in any case, it was an undeniable fact that the Two Principles Eight Trigrams Myriad Phenomena Formation was an excellent Mystic Gate Formation.
That must be why Jegal Jeong-gi had created a place at the Murim Academy to announce the Two Principles Eight Trigrams Myriad Phenomena Formation as his decisive move to solidify the Orthodox Path Association’s position.
I had also prepared an improved version that could simply install the Boundless Indestructible Soul-Destroying Formation for times like this, but thanks to a good item falling into my hands, I had been spared the fatigue of having to install the complicated Boundless Indestructible Soul-Destroying Formation.
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“Damn it...... damn it...... damn it...... ”
Nam Hwa-seong kept muttering something that sounded like he was calling on some kind of Buddha.
No, was he the only one who had been shoveling?
“Can we really face the Orthodox Path Association with this?”
“Of course we can.”
Even at my answer, his brow showed no sign of relaxing.
Ẁ е̂ ḃn о̌v̂_е́ ľ Е́ n̊ ŭm а̇
“......Even ten-year-old children can pass through a Nine Palaces Bewildering Formation.”
“Oh? Then you must be worse than a ten-year-old child.”
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“Fucking hell!”
Nam Hwa-seong, whose whole body was messily covered in dirt, strode toward me.
“What if I pass through it?”
“If you pass through?”
Ėnum̆ а̊
“Yes! If I pass through!”
His eyes suddenly sparkled.
“......Do not ever call me a spy again!”
“Hmm...... good.”
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Whether from confidence or something else, Nam Hwa-seong raised his shoulders triumphantly and burst into laughter.
“Then activate it right now! This body will show you how I shatter the Nine Palaces Bewildering Formation in one go!”
Е ň.u m а̄
Nam Hwa-seong stood before the Gate of Life with more confidence than ever.
I stood before the pile of stones I had set up at the center of the Nine Palaces Formation.
It was the central axis of the Nine Palaces Formation and the pillar supporting the Nine Palaces Bewildering Formation.
The Nine Palaces Bewildering Formation deceived people with illusion arts, but if one found and destroyed only the qi of this pillar, it could be dissolved.
‘If I mix this in here......’
I took out the Illusion Ring I had stolen from the Blood Cult Young Cult Master and put it on my finger.
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It was a strange Sacred Relic that transformed even ordinary Mystic Gate Formations into the Blood Cult’s Illusion Formations.
For me, this event was also an opportunity to test how effective the Sacred Relic was against Academy students, who could be called the rising elites of the martial world.
‘Everyone’s eyes are on the Two Principles Eight Trigrams Myriad Phenomena Formation, so they will pay less attention to how I created this illusion formation. Heh heh.’
I recited the oral formula of the Nine Palaces Bewildering Formation and blew qi into the Illusion Ring.
-KYAAAAAAAH!
-GRAAAAAAGH!
Wèb n o v ël̂ Еn̈ u m̀ӓ.
-KYAHAHAHAHAHA!
The Illusion Ring also seemed to be no ordinary item, because the moment it absorbed qi, all sorts of screams began rampaging through my head.
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I suppressed the distracting thoughts that muddied my mind and infused the qi dwelling in the Illusion Ring into the Nine Palaces Bewildering Formation.
RUMBLE.
With a rattling sound, the pile of stones slightly collapsed, and several stones fell down.
At the same time, red mist that began from the pile of stones slowly crawled out beyond the mound and began spreading in all directions.
Е̇ n̄ u m̃ ӑ . і̌ d
The red mist did not leave the area where the Nine Palaces Bewildering Formation had been built, but inside it, it began pooling like a lake.
The red mist sloshing between our ankles soon rose to our thighs, then filled the entire Nine Palaces Bewildering Formation.
At the sudden change, Nam Hwa-seong, who had been brimming with confidence, began stepping backward.
“W-what is this......”
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Once the red mist filled the area, the appearance of the Nine Palaces Bewildering Formation vanished without a trace.
The pillars and stone piles of the Nine Palaces Bewildering Formation that should have been before our eyes disappeared, and before anyone noticed, the Horse Station had returned to the way it looked before we started digging.
Еnü_m̃а̄ .i d
Confusion appeared on Nam Hwa-seong’s face as he stared at the Gate of Life left alone before his eyes.
I looked at him and jerked my chin lightly.
“What are you doing, not going in?”
“I-is this really the Nine Palaces Bewildering Formation?”
“You made it yourself. Why? Scared?”
“F-fucking hell!”
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At my provocation, the moment Nam Hwa-seong gritted his teeth and took one step forward.
He was sucked straight into the Nine Palaces Bewildering Formation.
Soon.
Ugh!
Ghak!
W-why is a damn Demonic Beast here!!!!
Ѐń ú m.а̄
S-save me!!!!
GRAAAAAAGH!
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Jin So-un, you son of a bitch!!!!!
Gueeeek!
His colorful voices began to ring out.
“Hmm. It is functioning properly.”
Е n ŭm̈а
Nam Hwa-seong, who had seemed as if he would shatter the pillar of the Nine Palaces Bewildering Formation in one go, showed no sign of coming out even after quite some time passed.
After about thirty minutes had passed, I kicked one of the pillars forming the Eight Gates and broke the Nine Palaces Bewildering Formation.
Immediately after.
“GRAAAAAAAAGH!”
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Nam Hwa-seong appeared, drooling from his mouth and flailing disgracefully.
I kicked him once with my foot.
W é b̆_n̊о̂ vе̂_l Еn̊ um̀ â
“Come to your senses, man.”
“Huff! Huff! Huff! F-fucking hell......!”
He spat out rough breaths and looked at me with a dumbfounded expression.
“I-is this not the Blood Cult’s witchcraft?! What the hell happened?”
With a satisfied smile, I answered him.
“What do you think? This much should make everyone interested, right?”
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“......”
Nam Hwa-seong pressed his mouth shut, as if he did not want to admit it.
“Answer me, spy!”
“F-fucking hell!”
In the end, the bastard replaced his answer with a curse and acknowledged that his life as a spy would grow longer.
The situation of the battle against the Blood Cult currently unfolding in Sichuan had not yet become known to the martial world.
Ê n̆ ǔ m̊а. í ď
Information was being exchanged under strict secrecy, and they were extremely wary of operational details leaking.
Even so, people with a bit of influence naturally learned the news from Sichuan.
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“Tsk.”
Jegal Jeong-gi of the Orthodox Path Association was one such person.
He furrowed his brow deeply, clearly displeased.
“Are the Murim Alliance’s Martial Pavilions not even as capable as one Academy student?”
Ĕn̆ ūm а.ї d̃
The news that they were struggling against the Blood Cult was more than enough to irritate Jegal Jeong-gi’s nerves.
The more incompetent the Murim Alliance looked, the more Jin So-un’s achievements would stand out.
Because of that, Jegal Jeong-gi felt the need to divert people’s attention in preparation for any possible situation.
If the matter in Sichuan stood out, attention would focus on Jin So-un’s event.
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If the matter in Sichuan was covered up, people’s eyes would focus on his own event.
Because the entire Orthodox Path Association knew this point well, they all exerted themselves to cover up the information.
Ё ǹů m а̂ . і d
No, rather than covering it up, they worked hard to spread new information by word of mouth.
But there was a problem.
“The budget will soon hit bottom. Is there a reason to go this far?”
It was precisely the budget problem.
Jegal Jeong-gi gave a firm order.
“When the Orthodox Path Association takes charge of the representative delegation, more budget will come down from above. So do not worry and proceed.”
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“......Understood. Then we will request the Beggars’ Sect.”
“No, not only the Beggars’ Sect. Entrust the work to gossipmongers as well. There is no power as strong as people’s word of mouth.”
The Orthodox Path Association scraped together its budget until the bottom showed, hired the Beggars’ Sect and gossipmongers, and used them to gradually spread information about the Two Principles Eight Trigrams Myriad Phenomena Formation by word of mouth.
Each time people’s interest seemed about to fade like a drought, the information released little by little was enough to raise their curiosity sharply again, and the attention of each sect became even more focused on the Murim Academy, where it would be revealed for the first time.
As a result, this became the trigger for the Academy students’ hearts to move from Jin So-un’s existing event to the Orthodox Path Association’s event.
Meanwhile, at the main gate of the Murim Academy.
Е́_nūm a
“That is the situation. It is extremely urgent.”
“......”
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Just as Jin So-un had said, as the Orthodox Path Association gradually released information about the Two Principles Eight Trigrams Myriad Phenomena Formation, people began to waver.
The more interest in the new Mystic Gate Formation grew, the more even those who had previously expressed their intention to participate in Jin So-un’s event began watching the situation one by one.
That was indeed the situation, but......
‘But why am I here?’
Ё nu m̂а̀
A thick bundle of papers in his hand.
The sash running across his shoulder and down to his waist bore the slogan, “Dominate Witchcraft, Reign over All under Heaven.”
“Benefactor Jin....... I understand the situation. But...... why must I do this?”
Il-gak’s body was trembling more violently than when he had been swept into any worldly anguish.
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Looking at Il-gak, Jin So-un spoke with the attitude of a back-alley thug.
“Obviously, because you failed to bring in members of the Orthodox Path Association.”
Е̇ n um ӑ
Il-gak barely suppressed his trembling body and replied,
“Benefactor Jin...... As I said, I cannot do espionage.”
“That is why I am giving you other work instead. ......Oh my! Hello! You know about the event being held by the Murim Academy’s official representative delegation this time, right?”
In the middle of speaking, Jin So-un smoothly approached an Academy student and handed him a bundle of papers.
So......
Right now, Jin So-un was doing touting work, something commonly done by tavern servers or thugs in pleasure districts.
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“What are you doing? Are you not working?”
And he was doing it while dragging along himself, a later-generation talent of Shaolin Temple who had overcome wall-facing cultivation and even learned the Tendon-Changing Classic.
“H-hello......”
Il-gak held out a paper with trembling hands.
For some reason, the passing Academy student was overcome with fear at Il-gak’s attitude and quickly fled without accepting the paper.
“W-wait! W-why...... why are you just leaving!”
W е̌_b̂ñ ȯv̄еl Е̌ ṅům̊ а.
Watching this, Jin So-un clicked his tongue.
“Tsk. No, you cannot bring people in! You cannot hand out flyers! What exactly can someone who calls himself Shaolin Temple’s later-generation talent do?”
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“......”
Every time Jin So-un spat out harsh words, large nails drove deep into Il-gak’s chest.
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