Becoming the Swordmaster Rank Young Lord of the Sichuan Tang Family Chapter 282

Episode 281. In Hwaeumhyeon

Hwasan (華山), where the Hwasan faction, famous for its kendo skills among the six factions, is located.

To the north is Hwaeum, a fairly prosperous town.

As they live close to each other, it is not difficult to see Hwasanpa disciples wearing robes with plum blossom patterns embroidered on the sleeves in Hwaeumhyeon.

To the majority of ordinary people living in the secular world, the masters of the six schools who practice their craft somewhere in the sacred mountain range may seem like immortals, but even those who possess the highest level of martial arts are still people. They need food, cloth, and other necessities, so they interact to some extent with the surrounding villages.

The place with the deepest connection with Hwasun is Hwaeumhyeon. Hwasunhyeon is a small village, but it has a long history. It has been under Hwasun’s protection for over two hundred years. Thanks to this, it has been able to enjoy peace even in these times when demonic forces are rampant throughout the world. The Hwasun people, who know this well, would provide various conveniences on the days when Hwasun’s disciples came down.

Not only that, some villagers even had their children enter the Hwasan sect. Of course, becoming a disciple of the Hwasan sect, which is the best among the six sects of kendo, is originally a very difficult task. They are evaluated in various aspects such as origin, qualifications, and innate character, and only after passing a certain standard are they allowed to enter.

However, Hwasan took in three or four children from Hwaeumhyeon as disciples at a time. This decision was made in consideration of the close relationship with Hwaeumhyeon. Even though they were a little lacking in qualifications, Hwasan believed that the people of Hwaeumhyeon were trustworthy.

Maybe that’s why.

To the people of Hwaumhyeon, the disciples of Hwasan were very familiar, yet at the same time, they were also grateful and reliable, and in a way, they were like distant relatives.

We are close enough to greet each other with a smile whenever we meet.

But not now.

“No, at this hour, there are so many volcanoes… …?”

“It doesn’t seem like you came down to buy anything… … ?”

“If it was an errand, I would have sent only the young disciples. But look over there. The plum blossom inspectors, I don’t know Hamza, but there are even elders I met earlier mixed in. No, if you look closely, it looks like the entire volcano has collapsed… …?”

“I can’t see the sword.”

“He’s such an elusive person. He might have passed by before we criminals even noticed.”

“Anyway, I don’t feel good. Everyone’s faces are stiff. Let’s give the village chief a message first.”

When the world turned red with the sunset, the people of Hwaeumhyeon began to gossip and move busily around seeing the disciples of Hwasan.

The disciples of Hwasan, who had been seen from afar, soon arrived at the entrance to Hwaeumhyeon, and the village chief of Hwaeumhyeon came out to greet them.

“Long time no see.”

The village chief of Hwaeumhyeon, who had a kind smile, was a man who was a little over 70 years old and had worked as a skilled shaman in his younger days. Naturally, he would mainly search the nearby volcanoes and dig up various medicinal herbs and ginseng, and one day he found a precious mushroom.

It was a mysterious thing called hwasan lingzhi (華山靈芝). At first glance, it looked like the lingzhi herb (靈芝草) that grows on any mountain, but it was imbued with the volcano’s unique spirit energy and earth energy, and its color and the sheen flowing over its surface were subtly different.

Volcanic spirits are a precious herb in and of themselves. When a martial artist who has mastered the mind method and built up internal energy takes them, they have the effect of slightly purifying one’s true energy. The Volcanic Sect buys up Volcanic spirits at high prices as soon as they are discovered.

The reason is that Hwasanyeongji is a place that must be entered in order to prepare Hwasan’s Jahashindan (紫霞神丹), which is often compared to Shaolin’s Daehwandan. The reason it is called Hwasanyeongji in the first place is because it is all purchased from Hwasan.

However, since volcanic lingzhi was a rare herb that was hard to find even in famous mountains, it was impossible to obtain even if the volcanic faction paid a high price to obtain it. There was another reason for this. Apart from its rareness, it was so similar to lingzhi that even when cultivators dug up volcanic lingzhi, they often passed it off as lingzhi to herbal medicine shops and other places, saying it was lingzhi.

It was not easy for the herbalist to recognize the volcanic lingzhi as a herbalist. It might have been different when it was dug out. After drying to a certain extent, the color and surface gloss became no different from the general lingzhi plant.

In the end, unless you were an experienced and keen observer, it would be difficult to even properly recognize the volcanic spirits.

On the other hand, from the perspective of the Volcano faction, the Volcano Spirit was a medicinal herb that had to be obtained at all costs. If you think about it simply, you could think of it as being necessary for making Jahashindan, but there was a more fundamental reason than that.

This is because in order to learn the Purple Haze Divine Art, which is the most profound art of the Volcano Sect, you must take the Purple Haze Divine Art.

That’s why the volcano paid such a high price for just one mushroom.

Of course, this fact is not known to the world. Even within the Hwasan faction, only a few high-ranking figures know about it.

Even so, it was widely known among the shamans that digging up volcanic ash could yield enough wealth to feed several generations.

The village chief of Hwaumhyeon also knew this.

When he was young, he immediately took the volcanic spirit to the volcanic sect as soon as he dug it up. Surprisingly, a single simmani was able to have a monopoly on the volcanic sect. Unlike now, the old sect was still intact at the time. The power of the volcanic sect was also so high that it seemed to pierce the sky, so this was a very unusual event.

It could be said that the importance of the volcanic territory was that great, but it was more surprising that Wen Simmani offered to give up the volcanic territory without receiving any compensation.

At that time, the leader of the Hwasan faction asked, “How can you donate such a precious thing without receiving even a single penny?”

━Do you remember twenty years ago, when there was a severe famine? At that time, Hwasan gave relief rice. Thanks to that, my family and the people of Hwaeumhyeon were able to survive. I have not learned anything and just survive by digging for hemp, but I have grown up watching Hwasan since I was young and know what faith is. I hope to repay some of the kindness of the lifesaving effort with this, so please accept it.

When I heard the whole story, I couldn’t help but be moved. In this world, there are many people who forget the kindness even when they received help in difficult times after the crisis or hardship has passed.

Volcano also gave relief rice to Hwaeumhyeon out of morality and necessity, but who would have thought that the matter would come back to haunt him like this?

It was from then on.

Hwasan began to take care of Hwaeumhyeon with utmost sincerity. He periodically sent his disciples to check if there were any difficulties, and he made sure that the supply of goods was done through Hwaeumhyeon, so that the people of Hwaeumhyeon could make some profits in their transactions with merchants.

Wasn’t that all? The fact that Hwa-ryong-jeom-jeong had three or four children from Hwa-eum-hyeon as his disciples in each generation was not important. It was a considerate measure to ensure that when those who had developed relationships with him as his disciples later became the leaders of Hwa-san, they would naturally be able to take care of Hwa-eum-hyeon.

The decisions made and the words spoken by one person brought enormous benefits to the entire village.

Although not everyone knew this background, the village chief of Hwaumhyeon loved his village that much, and it may have been inevitable that he would become the village chief today.

anyway.

Even if others didn’t know, the disciples of the Hwasanpa Okja Bae clearly remembered the village chief. It was because he offered the Hwasan spirit that the Jahashindan could be created, and because Geomhwa Okyeon took it and completed the Jahashingong.

At this moment, the reason why the Volcano Sect elders were half-commanding was because of this.

“How have you been, village chief?”

“Elder? That’s out of the question. Just call me old. That’s enough.”

“Circumstances were not favorable, so I had to stop by the village so suddenly.”

“Let’s cut to the chase. There must be a reason for what the volcano does. We just follow.”

“You may not know it yet, but the Hwaseong clan is leading its troops and invading our main camp.”

“It’s a breakwater battle.”

The village chief of Hwaeumhyeon nodded without being too surprised and said. This Hwaeumhyeon is a very peaceful place under the protection of the volcano, but I heard that sporadic battles occur in other places due to the flourishing magic forces. I am not very knowledgeable about martial arts, but I heard that the Namgung family, known as the Five Great Families, was destroyed just a few days ago. The situation was not good at all.

Even now, look. Those Shaanxi people with a very short history dare to invade the volcano.

The village chief of Hwaeumhyeon thought that they had come down to fight. At the same time, he had a question. Hwaeumhyeon is located north of the volcano.

On the other hand, I don’t remember well, but wasn’t Shaanxi Hwaga located southeast of Mount Huashan? If so, shouldn’t he have descended from the south instead of here?

The village chief’s doubts were justified.

But that question was answered as soon as the elder, who had been shaking his head, opened his mouth.

“This is not a breakwater battle. We have packed up and come down to retreat. In fact, you could say it was a flight.”

“… … .”

The village chief was speechless. Retreat, no, flee? That volcano? The famous swordsmanship faction, which competed with Jongnam for the top spot among the six factions, abandoned its headquarters and fled? Was the influence of the Shaanxi painter really that great?

These were questions that he could not bring himself to say, but the elder of the Hwasan faction opened his mouth again as if he could guess the questions just by looking at the village chief’s eyes.

“It’s not that I’m hiding in fear of the Hwaseong Sega. Even before the rumors spread, Shaolin has been destroyed. At the hands of Magwang Heavenly Lord.”

“… … !!”

This time, even the village chief, who had lived there for quite some time, was greatly surprised.

Unlimited Shaolin – Isn’t this the place where the martial arts of Buddha have been passed down for a thousand years? Although Sima’s group has recently become very powerful, I heard that they can never compete with the Shaolin monks. The martial arts they have learned contain the power of destroying demons.

But how could such a Shaolin collapse!

“It is easy to infer that Magwangcheonju will visit Shaanxi as soon as he settles the land of Hanam. If that happens, the main sect will never be able to handle it. That is why Jangmun has made the bold decision to abandon the main sect that he has protected for hundreds of years and retreat.”

“Your Majesty… …?”

“He went to Jongnam. There was a crisis there that was imminent. He received a long order to take care of the people in Hwaeumhyeon and retreat together. So please persuade the people so that they can leave with only light luggage.”

“I would, but at least after doing this, it would be better to move around while the day is still bright… … .”

“Elder.”

The elder of the Hwasanpa faction cut off the village chief of Hwaumhyeon.

“We need to move immediately. There are two masters in Hwasisega who can match the Jangmun of the main faction. They are running ahead of us. Since they are peerless masters, they will have incredibly fast footwork, and their eyes will be sharp enough that darkness will not be a problem at all. If you move according to the criminal’s standards, you will be caught in no time.”

Of course, the masters of the main faction were planning to stay behind and fight off their pursuit━ but that was before the conversation could even be concluded.

Kwaang━!

Far away, to the south, a loud noise is heard. No, it is not loud here. It is only faintly audible due to the distance.

The faces of the Hana Volcano faction members turned pale.

Those who know are familiar with the sound of the powerful gods of martial arts fighting each other.

“… … .”

In the silence that had come for a moment, the sky was still red as blood.

Before the sun has completely set━

The King of Hell and the Demon King of Talmyung have arrived at the volcano.

Without a sword.