Absolute Sword Sense Chapter 339

<Episode 108: The Magic Line (3)>

-Srrrrrr!

A being walked across the water that was waist deep.

It was a strange being with a lower body like a snake, but an upper body in the form of a human.

A being with four yellow eyes approached a man whose entire body was covered in smooth snake-like scales and spoke.

“Master, thanks to your consideration, I was reborn.”

“It suits you better than a dirty human body.”

“Thanks to the Master’s foresight. I think it was a good idea to transfer my soul in advance and leave only my spirit in the body.”

The half-snake, half-human being bowed his head in gratitude.

But the man he called master was still carrying his luggage on his back, looking at the water hole through which Jin Yun-hui and the In-myeon Ja-ansah that had swallowed him had fallen.

Water was rising into the cavity at an increasingly rapid rate.

“Is that guy alive?”

It was absurd to survive with such injuries.

Besides, didn't his own teacher personally take action?

The man asked about the existence of such a half-human, half-dual being.

“The guy’s incomplete immortality is a phenomenon that occurred because of the strong metal element in the five elements. It is impossible for him to survive with his body, which is infinitely vulnerable to water.”

“But how?”

“What a pity.”

"yes?"

“I can’t believe I killed someone who was born hundreds of years later and has a similar trait to me.”

That's why the man was looking there.

He watched with the eyes of a snake as countless descendants were born.

People with various talents were born, from those who harbored the same anger as him and wanted to wash the world with blood to those who wanted to become scholars.

However, he is the first to reveal his qualities as a dragon.

'Cruiser.'

It could have been his if it hadn't fallen into his hands.

That was just a shame.

But soon he shook off his foolishness and raised his head to speak to the half-human, half-dark being.

“The time has come.”

“Ahhhh!”

“Where is the center now?”

“Not far away, there is a martial arts league made up of hypocrites who talk about so-called justice.”

“The Martial Arts Federation?”

From Jiangsu Province to the southwest, passing Anhui Province and Hubei Province.

The Martial Arts Federation is located in Muhan, the holy land of the Martial Arts sect.

The man said, raising the corners of his mouth.

“It is time to let those dirty, greedy humans know that the life they are living is wrong.”

“I was just waiting for those words.”

-Wooooooooooo!

The man's body rose into the air.

As he rose, the extraterrestrial beings that filled the surrounding area focused on him.

The man shouted at them loudly.

“This demonic ship commands the beings outside of humanity to wash the world with blood. Destroy the seeds of humanity and purify the world. In this way, accumulate the karma of the demonic path!”

-Kuuuuuuuuuuuu!

-Ooooooooooooo!

The extra-human monsters roared at the command of the being who called himself the Demon Slayer.

Their fierce and evil roar was a bloody declaration to the world.

* * *

I looked at the teacher, dumbfounded.

A world bright with brilliant light.

Is this not the afterlife I came to after I died?

'Master, where is this place?'

-Your imagination is deceiving you.

image?

Ah, so that's why the teacher looked like that.

'How could the Master……'

-I was always there.

'You were by my side, what the….ah!'

When I saw the Sodam sword in the Master's hand, tears suddenly welled up in my eyes.

'Namcheon…….'

It was because the Namcheon Iron Sword came to mind.

Just like Sodam Sword, he is a guy who has been through thick and thin with me.

I never could have imagined that the guy who was my teacher and advisor would be broken and die like this.

The sadness was too much to put into words.

I never thought I'd miss it this much, the way the guy used to talk so earnestly about his former owner.

-I can sense your sadness.

'The Namcheon Iron Sword was broken.'

-All things are destined to decay. That is why separation is bound to come in one way or another.

'…….But it's not like this!'

At least I didn't want to break up with him like this.

As a swordsman who worked with the great swordsman Namcheon Geomgyeok, and as a colleague and friend who was with me for a long time, I could not forgive his death.

-Ugh!

My teeth are grinding.

To the being who made the Namcheon Iron Sword like that.

I looked at the teacher and asked.

'Who the hell is that guy? Why didn't you ever tell me about him when you were at the fuse?'

-ha…….

The teacher sighed at my words mixed with anger.

Then he waved his hand lightly.

Then, something was drawn in the air as if a paintbrush was painting a picture in a world filled with brilliant light.

The appearance resembled that of the bastard.

The only difference was that his eyes were brimming with energy.

-He, who was once called Baekmuja, was taken in by Jeongyang Jinin before me.

Jeongyang Jinin, the leader of the Eight Immortals.

He was called the master of all Taoists.

Come to think of it, that guy said he was a dragon who wanted to become human, and then he said he was Baekmuja, the founder of the Central Plains swordsmanship.

I just had a thought, and since it was an image, the teacher answered right away.

-Before he became a dragon, he was also a martial artist who was superior to anyone else.

'Why is there such a being……'

-That is why it was collected by Master Jeongyang Jinin. So that its strength would not go astray and would be used correctly.

Correctly……

In my view, that entity is truly corrupt.

It wasn't called the Magic Line for nothing.

-He ended up going down the wrong path, but he was originally a person with a clear soul and a greater sense of justice than anyone else.

'Would such a being want to wash the world with blood?'

-…….

The teacher didn't say anything to me.

I just waved my hand and saw a house on fire and people dying.

There he was seen hugging someone and crying.

'What is this?'

-Before he passed away as a Taoist, Hwa-ryong Jin-in established his own clan in the secular world as a human. That is the sword gate he established.

'…….What if that is the place?'

-The awl has no choice but to stick out of the handle. As he gained fame as a swordsman, he developed animosity towards many people.

'Did they make that?'

-okay.

Is that why you started to resent humans?

But the scope of the resentment has grown to an absurd degree.

Shouldn't you just take revenge on those who did this to your family?

The teacher answered my question.

-Before entering the world of Taoism, the true man of Jeongyang takes an oath to the three heavenly kings.

'If it's an oath?'

– He said that he would give up everything related to the secular world.

'……..'

– Even in Buddhism, those who wish to become Taoist monks must cut ties with the secular world and learn to control their five desires and seven emotions.

All my relatives died right before my eyes, so I have to endure it?

I think I know why he started going astray.

-Jeongyang Jinin tried to control his anger. However, there was something we overlooked.

'What is that?'

That he is an extra-human being.

As the Master waved his hand, a change was seen in the howling creature.

His hair was turning blood red and his eyes were gradually turning white.

It had the usual eerie snake eyes.

-Even if he has become infinitely closer to human beings through honing his skills, his true nature is that of a snake and a dragon.

'Couldn't you stand it?'

-I couldn't overcome my own latent evil nature.

'So what happened?'

As the Master waved his hand again, the bastard's body was seen swelling up.

Then, soon, it began to look like something you would see in a fairy tale or myth.

It was a being called a dragon.

Deer-like horns, black scales and white snake eyes.

And the sight of the feathers on its back burning red.

It was the Jiaolong itself, a corrupted monster, not a holy spirit.

-His anger led many innocent people to their deaths.

'ah!'

Suddenly, an anecdote about my teacher came to mind.

This is the legendary story of how he defeated the evil dragon using the Great Sword Technique, which is said to defeat demons.

'Did you defeat it with your master's hand?'

-I faced him but could not defeat him. Even if he had become corrupted and chosen the devil, he was a death sentence to Nobu and was like a teacher to him.

'Master?'

-……The old man's Cheon-dun sword technique originated from the Hwa-ryong Jin-in.

'yes?'

I couldn't hide my surprise at those words.

Are you saying that Cheon-dun-geom-beop is not a sword technique that the master created?

The teacher spoke as if to dispel these doubts.

-It was the Hwa-ryong Jin-in who made the Dharma tool Cheon-dun with his own horn for No-bu. And he had a great influence on the completion of the Great Sword Cheon-dun Sword Technique.

'Then does that mean the Cheon-dun Sword Technique doesn't work on him?'

-They say he's fallen, but he's still a dragon. His own power wouldn't be easily affected by a spirit that can control the harmony of thunder and lightning and breathe fire.

Now the mystery is solved.

This is the secret of why the Great Sword Technique of Daedochon Dun Sword, which had such great power, did not work.

Even though he was soaking wet and critically injured, the Daedochondun Sword Technique's Noebyeokcheondun had the power to destroy even mountains.

But the bastard could withstand it.

'Then how did you defeat him?'

-Any power, when it reaches its extreme, transcends even its compatibility.

'What is that?'

-Even if darkness is covered by light, light is also covered by darkness.

'ah…….'

-Even if you suppress him with a single extreme, how can you completely harm him, the source of his power? In the end, Jeongyang Jinin sealed him with the Dharma Ball Yeongbo Pilbeop.

I never thought there would be such a story behind this anecdote that has become a legend.

But that wasn't the point.

The bastard was released from the seal and even regained his original powers thanks to the elixir of immortality that Seo Bok had hidden away.

No, maybe it got even stronger.

'……..In the end, the bastard was resurrected.'

-Yeah. I hoped the old man's reading of the weather forecast was wrong.

'Did you foresee this happening?'

-How can the weather know everything with certainty? I began to guess that the coming bloody calamity might be related to this.

With those words, the master held out a small sword to me.

Now that I think about it, I remember the howling Sodam Sword surrounded by blue light when I was losing my mind.

'What about Sodam?'

– Lastly, I thought a lot about where to put the scroll containing the old man's soul. Then I read the prophecy that you will face that calamity head-on.

'That means…..'

-Yes. The Sodam Sword that has been by your side from the beginning had Nobu's bag.

'!!!'

There's something creepy about that.

Wasn't the last swordsman record nearby from the beginning?

I didn't even know it until now.

Even Sodamgeom didn't seem to be aware that he had such a secret hidden from him.

-If you hadn't run into him, the origin of the heavenly stream, you wouldn't have met Nobu again in this state of mind.

'under……'

It was all arranged by the Master.

It's so surprising that I'm speechless.

But then suddenly I remembered the situation I was in right now.

Although I was in my mind, I was now seriously injured and lying on the bottom of the Taeho River.

Can I survive like this?

-Whether you survive or not is entirely up to you from now on.

'What do you mean it depends on me?'

-Woooow!

While he was wondering, a white sword of boundless brightness appeared in the Master's hand.

It was no ordinary sword.

The Master spoke in a meaningful voice, raising the sword that was emitting a brilliant light.

-I will pass on to you the last insight of the old man.

* * *

It all happened in just three days.

In the southern part of Jiangsu Province, countless martial arts schools, factions, and dozens of people from large and small villages met miserable deaths during the dark night.

The situation was so dire that it is estimated that the number of dead people reached 40,000.

And the mysterious massacre continued, moving rapidly southwest.

Because of this, the news quickly reached the headquarters of the Martial Arts Federation.

ⓒ Hanjungwolya