Surviving as a Genius on Borrowed Time Chapter 592

Gather the night sky

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Most missions in the Imperial City mean that failure means death. If you are a living black, you have achieved countless successes.

“… … .”

The place where Jeongyeonshin disappeared.

The king’s inner chambers.

There were circles filling all four sides, including the ceiling, both walls, and the floor.

It was a drinking technique that contained the dizzying letters and strange patterns of the ancient times. It was the drinking technique that Socheonmujeok had previously called ‘Jeokyo’.

There is no need to think about the function. It killed all the signs of the inner room. Until she subdued Shin So-bin and prepared the wide-area heteromorphic void.

Kang Ho-in’s death came suddenly.

At this moment, the black people under the Shingeomdan suddenly encountered a fatal failure. Now, they had to leave everything up to the fate of Jeongyeonshin.

Saaaaa―

The embroidered words on the bed seemed to mock them. A thick draft blew in through the broken windows and cracks in the walls, slowly pushing away the ashes.

It is a space where only those with extraordinary talents can live.

The words left behind by the great sect leader were engraved in their minds like a fire seal. Even in the eyes of Tae-Yeon-Ryong, Nam-Gung-Hwa-Shin, and Heon-Won-Chang, who were slightly later than the other great sect leaders.

“… … ?”

Tae-Yeon-Ryong’s face was filled with doubt. His mind had figured out the situation, but it was a moment when his inner self had no choice but to reject the truth as if it were a weapon of self-defense.

Phew!

Namgung Hwasin, who was still under the pressure of the deep giraffe, was the same. He stood there blankly, holding the Iphwang sword down, and a heavy question was on the face of the noble and elegant beauty.

Among the young masters of the Black Order, only Heonwonchang was free from doubt.

The temporary blood-boiling vessel called Jinhyeong (眞兄) by Ma Gwang-iljo and Jeong Yeon-shin. Even so, his eyes were filled with murderous intent and he was sending out his spirits in all directions. He had a bitter expression of defeat under Young-woong-geon.

“Where… Where… … !”

My brain is racing anxiously.

It was obvious that Taeyeonryong sensed something strange from Heonwonchang. The mouth that had been chewing poppy slowly opened.

“Did you know something?”

“You’d better shut up. If you have time to babble, just increase your energy.”

“You already knew that…?”

The hottest mouth in the world spits out a voice as cold as frost. But there was no blackness that felt the chill of such a rare sense of disconnect.

“… Get out of the way.”

The Lord of the Sunmok Mountains, Cheon So-so, hit Tae-yeon-ryong’s elbow and walked to the bed where Jeong Yeon-shin had disappeared.

A movement that did not even make the sound of footsteps. Before she knew it, she was pulling a branch out of her arms with slightly trembling hands.

Phew!

He tucked her into the bed as it was. For a moment, the crumpled blanket groaned like the imagination of the great masters, and then Cheon So-so let out a soft groan.

It was because the tree branches had sucked up her energy. And immediately, with a thud, the warmth of Jeongyeonshin took root on the remaining bed.

It was a sapling of the world’s best tree.

It was also a milestone of the void that Jeongyeonshin might one day unfold with a sword.

Since he was a peerless swordsman who could move freely from one world to another, he was trying to grab onto even a shred of hope.

It was also their limitation.

“… … .”

Time has stopped for many.

It was 9 p.m. at night. It was the time when the sunset had disappeared.

The purple is nowhere to be found.

The northern horizon, which had been shining brightly all day long, had disappeared. It was superimposed on the dark sky.

But they couldn’t be quiet.

Yeonshin-ah!

There was a single bloodthirsty demon who would scream loudly and break and flip things over in all directions. She constantly reminded the Shingeomdan of the painful reality.

We won a great victory in the Battle of Cheonggwangpyeong.

Because the four Yukwonseong armies, and none other, drove out the North’s Transcendents in a battle. It was a result that shocked the vast North and South powers.

However, losing Jeong Yeon-shin is a mistake that cannot be compensated for by anything. It can be considered a defeat in the post-war settlement.

so.

It was a crushing defeat for the Shingeomdan.

Before she knew it, Shin So-bin’s face, which was sitting next to ‘Shin Geum-dan Jeong Ga-dong-gong’, was covered in a dark mist. It had been a while.

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There was a dark room that even the faintest light could not reach. It would be correct to call it a dark room.

“I don’t understand the cult leader’s intentions. I heard that he personally invited outsiders to participate in the Great Ming Flame Festival… .”

“Outsider?”

The two men’s voices resonated softly, and a faint air wave flowed out, swaying in the darkness.

A chilling sensation, like the tongue of a snake. It was a thick magical energy.

“Yes, they are two Han Chinese people.”

“Your reaction is new. Isn’t this ceremony a ritual for initiation? Those who were ignorant are now upholding the will of the Heavenly Demon.”

“Yes, but.”

“This northern region is already filled with the sweat of the Yao tribe. If there were only one or two Han tribes, they wouldn’t be seen on the battlefield. You just have to be good at distinguishing between jade and stone.”

“Your Majesty, this is unusual.”

The one who had been speaking politely the whole time continued speaking urgently.

“The outsiders I mentioned were unconscious, but the leader of the cult gave orders to the followers to take good care of them and push them into the sanctuary….”

“Then the leader has gathered the talented ones. The number of people who participated in this initiation ceremony is 1,370. The leader’s eyes have also been added to the initiation ceremony that will soon be held successfully. Isn’t this a blessing for our church?”

“What I mean is, do you not need to look after the safety of outsiders? Your Majesty, don’t you know? This event is extremely dangerous because the demonic tribes of the Demon Realm have come in large numbers.”

“ah.”

The shadow of an old man called Taesa trembled in the dark room. He was laughing.

An old voice continued.

“You speak like a Ming Dynasty Confucian scholar. How dare you try to defile the ancestral rites with such a careless manner? It is also reprehensible that you have presumed to know the mind of the sect leader. Peace? Peace! These are words that are most incompatible with our sect.”

“No…! How dare I… …!”

There was a small noise.

It was the sound of flesh being torn apart by bone. In an instant, the old man pulled out his subordinate’s head like a ball with his hands that merged with the darkness. His movements were like flowing water.

One of the Five Great Laws of Heaven quietly manifested.

The dark heavenly hand wall posture of Myeonggyo.

“Of course I don’t know. What the leader is thinking.”

The old man, the great scholar of Minggyo, muttered peacefully in a deep, pitch-black room. The darkness rippled as a headless body fell to the ground.

* * *

Jeongyeonshin had a dream.

It was a nightmare where Baek Mi-ryeo was held in the arms of So Cheon-mu-jeok.

Although he knew that he was dreaming because of his innate talent for the upper class, it was still terrible. The sister he had from Iphwangseong did not look back at Jeongyeonsin.

I was just led by the invincible Socheonmujeok and went far away.

Then, all of a sudden, Baek Mi-ryeo’s head fell off her neck, and upon closer inspection, it was Gogeomjinin. The sight of her small face rolling around like a pebble.

‘ah.’

When I closed my eyes and opened them again, a field of rocks was spread out before me. They were all the heads of my comrades who had died in the Battle of Iphwang.

At that moment, Baek Mi-ryeo was moving away, but Jeong Yeon-shin did not dare to move forward. How could she step on the faces of her colleagues?

– It’s a fertile land. I envy you.

Jeong Yeon-shin’s consciousness suddenly stood on end like a knife at the sound of a cold voice.

Baek Mi-ryeo’s back had changed into that of a giant. The pitch-black armor was fluttering like a cape. It was the Southern Emperor, the greatest of the North.

It was from then on.

The back of the Southern Emperor changed into countless people. Moon-gok, Yeom-jeong, Buk-do, Cheon-geuk-mun-ju, Pae-geom-jong-ju, So-cheon-mu-jeok, and then again, the Southern Emperor… .

Beings who have gained supreme freedom through the downfall of those who were as fast as a ray of light. Now, no one can stop the retreat of those backs.

The same was true for Jeong Yeon-shin.

I can’t catch this moment even in my dreams.

‘The best in the world… … .’

He thought.

What if it was the old man, the Open-minded Ju Gwang-singae? If it was Bo-shin-gyeong, who was said to be faster than my maternal grandfather, wouldn’t anyone be able to catch him?

The six constellations disappeared as if it were a given.

The life of the famous master, Unsohyun.

Time also flows.

That was when.

“… Hey, listen! Hey, listen!”

Suddenly, an unfamiliar voice rings in my ear.

In that moment, Jeongyeonshin came out of her dream with transcendent speed. It only took a moment for her to feel the air that felt like ice on her skin and lift her eyelids that felt as heavy as a thousand pounds.

I see a man.

A rather human-like facial features. He was smiling somewhat awkwardly. He was waving the end of his dongdubong (a cape with a fur hat), a common outfit in the north, in a stylish manner.

For some reason, Jeongyeonshin was holding his wrist. He was sitting roughly on the dirt floor.

The man asked cautiously.

“Would you mind letting this go? Contrary to its appearance, it’s actually a great warrior. If this keeps up, I’m going to break my bones.”

“… … .”

As soon as Jeongyeonshin’s grip loosened slightly, the man’s hand quickly slipped away.

“Oh, are you a ronin? Your senses are truly frightening. I almost got into trouble when I tried to wake you up.”

The man is whining.

Jeongyeonshin silently observed her brain. She scanned the sensations that had passed from her body to her mind during the few seconds she had been unconscious.

The god of the upper chamber was of a level that surpassed that of humans. His talent was such that he could see through the lies of others in an instant.

The opponent had come out with malicious intent, and Jeong Yeon-shin’s hand unconsciously grabbed the long sword. Her skin remembered.

Jeongyeonshin scanned her surroundings with a sense of foresight. She didn’t sense any sign of the Black Swordsman. Even though her senses remembered that she had been with him until recently.

“Was there anyone else beside me? He’s an old man with the look of a ronin.”

“You’re the only one lying here peacefully.”

The man shrugged his shoulders in a pretended nonchalant manner and continued speaking.

“Anyway, an old ronin…? Is there really any need to worry about that? If a ronin has survived until he becomes old, he must have skills that even the Northern Kings of the Demon Realm would find difficult to imagine.”

“… … .”

“Of course, I will somehow survive this ‘initiation ceremony’, even if I am not selected as the top student.”

A ritual.

It means two things: a grand event or a ritual of some kind. In this case, it seemed to mean both.

That was because a hellish scene unfolded beyond the man’s shoulder. A scene where hundreds of men, women, and children of all ages, of all kinds, fought with their bare hands.

Blood spurts, the bullets shatter like glass, and those who are thrown in all directions are trampled and blown up by those nearby.

It’s literally a devil. The devils were using each other as a touchstone and becoming stronger.

Boom! Bam! Bam! Kukukung!

There was no screaming, only the clash of footsteps, the loud noise of awakening, and the sound of flesh being torn from each other. There were only strong men in the whole place.

The man who had been holding Jeong Yeon-shin’s hand shook his head with a look of disgust.

“There are several more areas like this nearby. I originally came from Seokwonryeong, but I didn’t know there was a place like this underground. I just applied because I heard that Ming Sect is joining hands with the Southern Emperor of the World to provide martial arts. I think Ming Sect’s headquarters is now here.”

The map of the Imperial Admiral appeared in Jeong Yeon-shin’s mind. If it was Seokgwondo, it was a large city in the northern part of the Demonic Realm.

It is about four thousand li north of the Juyong Pass (居庸關) point of the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty. The city of Yeolu is located in the middle.

It’s ridiculously far away.