The Ruler Of Darkness - Chapter 585



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Episode 585

Chapter 9: The Realm

Ta-da-da-dak!

There was a person who ran down the hallway, but the people of the Namgung family did not dare to criticize him.

“father…!”

This was because he was the head of the Namgung family, Namgung Bukwi.

He grabbed a maid who was passing by.

“Where did my father go…?!”

Even though it was the head of the household, Namgung Bukwi, who had overcome the wall, still.

It was impossible for him to track down and find any trace of his father, the Sword King Namgungje.

A wall beyond a wall.

Many people only guess that there is another realm beyond the realm of a master.

I don’t really know what it actually is.

This was because the number of those called the Most High was so small and rare.

“Your Majesty, Your Majesty just went towards the study…!”

“A study? Okay…!”

however.

Gaju Namgung Bukwi knew well about the wall beyond that wall.

“at las…!”

At that time, when he had stood tall over the wall with patience full of long suffering, he had cheered.

“I finally got over the wall…!”

Finally, he thought he had escaped the shadow of his father, the Sword King.

That huge shadow that I couldn’t escape no matter how faithful I was to the task at hand.

The sorrow of having a father who was a great warrior, Namgung-je (南宮?), the Sword King of the Uncrowned Emperor.

I thought I could get away from it all.

“Father…! Look…! This Namgung Bukwi has finally climbed over the wall…! Now I too, Father-!”

but.

Wrong.

“What is this…?!”

He still looks at his father, the Sword King, who is quietly watching him.

I couldn’t read anything.

There was another wall between his father and himself.

In fact, you could call it a wall.

Namgung Bukwi himself couldn’t even tell whether he should call it the sea, the sky, or a huge gap.

What was clear was that there was a clear difference in level between his father and himself, and Namgung Bukwi himself simply called it a wall.

“haha….”

at that time.

Namgung Bukwi himself, who had sensed the huge difference, sat down on the floor.

“Hahahahahaha… .”

Until now.

I thought I had achieved the goal I had always wanted to achieve, but it was still like a mirage.

still.

I was in that far away place.

Bam!

“father…!”

Namgung Bukwi, who kicked open the door to the study and entered, was able to immediately see his father, King Geom.

As usual, my father was sitting cross-legged on a chair, holding a sword in his arms.

and.

“Heh heh heh heh… .”

His father, King Namgung Je, was smiling.

It was a hollow laugh.

And that laughter sounded so unfamiliar to Gaju Namgung Bukwi’s ears.

What kind of person was his father, King Namgung Je, the King of the Unified Sect?

To endure the pointing fingers of the world and one day break the world’s greatest sword.

Wasn’t he a person so full of venom and passion that he chose to live in seclusion in order to secure that position for himself?

“Are you here?”

however.

What is that father’s face, that expression?

“father….”

Gulp.

Namgung Bukwi, the head of the Namgung Se family, swallowed dry saliva and asked his father.

“Yeonsohyun, what on earth did you see in him…?”

“… … .”

King Namgung Je, who had been silent for a moment, instead of answering, asked a question to Namgung Bukwi.

“What was the reaction of the people of Luoyang?”

“… … .”

Gaju Namgung Bukwi sighed at his father’s unanswered question and then answered.

“Everyone is gossiping, but there hasn’t been much of a response. At best, they’ve personally confirmed that Yeon So-hyeon is an amazing master, just like the rumors said.”

Immediately after.

The opening celebration festival of the Yongbong branch that had already begun also had a big impact.

“… Well, I guess so.”

Sigh.

King Namgungje of the Sword laughed, making a sound like the wind was blowing.

“You guys who climbed over the wall don’t know what you saw, and you came to ask me. How could you, the ignorant people, know what I saw?”

“… … .”

moment.

Gaju Namgung Bukwi was speechless.

‘Ignorance of not knowing what you saw even after seeing it.’

It was because his father’s words seemed to stab deep inside him and open old wounds.

“The ignorant will come to know, as they always have, through the mouths of others, through the eyes of others, through the judgment of others.”

A twisted smile appeared on King Namgungje’s lips.

“And then, once again, you will be shocked and astonished by other people’s standards.”

“… … .”

Although the head of the household, Namgung Bukwi, remained silent with a heavy expression, King Namgung Je of the Sword paid no attention and asked.

“What are the reactions of other forces?”

“…other, ahem.”

Gaju Namgung Bukwi coughed in vain.

The reason my voice was hoarse was because my throat suddenly got sore.

“The response of other powers is also not clear yet. However, basically, everyone seems to agree that ‘another supreme being born in the Central Plains’.”

“Even the word ‘supreme’ is funny.”

Sigh.

Once again, King Namgung Je laughed and turned his gaze to his son, the head of the household, Namgung Bukwi.

“What do you think the wall is?”

“… … .”

How can my father so calmly rip off his own wounds?

“… Don’t you know, Father, that it has been a long time since I laid down my sword ‘that day’?”

The head of the Namgung family is putting down his sword.

If this fact were to spread, it would be a huge shock both inside and outside the family.

“You idiot!”

But actually.

King Namgung Je of the Sword didn’t seem to care about such facts.

“Even if you guys have lost your will to improve, how can you keep lying and claiming you don’t know what you saw with your own eyes?!”

but.

Over the years, there were things that even Gaju Namgung Bukwi could know.

The point was that Father Sword King really didn’t care whether he put down his sword or not.

“The wall is….”

That might be it.

It might have been the gaze of beings looking down from high above at the tiny creatures below.

“Arrival.”

“okay.”

King Namgungje nodded.

“The wall is the destination. The countless paths that our ancestors have paved and built to reach the top. The destination of those paths is the wall.”

The Sword King continued speaking.

“Those who reach the wall are those who follow in the footsteps of the sages. Those who climb over the wall are those who catch up with the sages they themselves followed.”

Since the discovery of Qi, the endless history of humans trying to transcend human limitations.

Beginning to learn martial arts is like starting history again.

Going over the wall is like catching up with and completing thousands of years of history.

This was the reason why there were only a few who could overcome the wall and become a master.

“so.”

“yes?”

King Namgung Je’s gaze turned to the head of the household, Namgung Bukwi.

“You go beyond that wall. What do you see beyond it?”

“… … .”

Namgung Bukwi kept his mouth shut.

Now that he was middle-aged, it wasn’t like he was rebelling against his father’s indifference.

It really is.

It was because he had nothing to say.

“…yes.”

slowly.

As if he understood.

King Namgungje nodded.

“There is nothing beyond that.”

“… … .”

Yes, that’s right.

In a way, it was a natural fact.

The top of a tower that has been built high over countless years, countless dynasties, and countless histories.

Beyond that, there is only emptiness that cannot be grasped and nowhere higher to go.

“… … .”

and.

In that overwhelming emptiness, Namgung Bukwi put down his sword and chose to devote himself to his path as the head of the household.

“… Only you can overcome the wall.”

The Sword King continued speaking with half-open eyes, looking into the empty space as if recalling an experience from long ago.

“Just like a blind person wandering through a mountain without a path. Using a sword as a cane, he gropes his way through the mountains, taking each step forward.”

Hehe, the Sword King laughed.

It was a laughter filled with pain.

“Falling, rolling, tearing, breaking… and even howling in all directions.”

At first.

There may be those who started their journey together at the top of the tower.

But when you wander down a path that doesn’t exist with your eyes that can’t see, there’s no one around you.

“But I’m going anyway.”

Sometimes.

After a big roll or fall, you can’t even tell which way is ahead.

It is not uncommon for you to find yourself back where you started after feeling around for a while.

It is only natural that after decades of thinking, you realize that the direction you have been heading in is the wrong direction.

“But I’m going anyway.”

“… … .”

Gaju Namgung Bukwi frowned slightly.

What sparkles in the half-opened eyes of his father, the Sword King, is his obsession with martial arts.

It was pure madness.

“Having faith that one day you will reach it, having faith that one day you will achieve it. And.”

Namgungje raised his finger and pointed at himself.

There were no fingerprints left on his fingers.

All that remains are countless scars and calluses.

“I have come this far.”

“… … .”

A realm called the Supreme.

A state where so little is known that it is unclear whether it even exists.

“A wall beyond a wall?”

King Namgungje of the Sword laughed.

It was the miserable laughter of a madman.

“I don’t know about that.”

“… … !”

Gaju Namgung Bukwi’s eyes narrowed.

Now, his own father.

The story the Sword King was telling was a story he had never told to anyone else.

“What do you mean…?”

“Even though I’ve told you this far, do you still not understand?”

King Namgungje of the Sword looked back at his father-in-law, Namgungbukwi, and said.

“I have come this far by groping and groping because I cannot see. Even if I stop and look around, what can I see if I cannot see?”

“… … !”

that.

It was an absolutely horrific story.

“Did I climb the next wall? Or did I climb the mountain? Did I fly through the sky? Or did I swim into the depths of the sea?”

King Namgung Je opened his eyes that had been half-open.

But even when he opened his eyes, all that was in his eyes was clear emptiness.

“… I don’t know. I don’t know. I thought I knew, even if I couldn’t see it, I thought I remembered the path I took, but now I don’t even know that. That’s how it was… .”

Suddenly.

Liveliness filled the eyes of King Namgung Je.

“His brilliant light alone, even to a blind man in this darkness, was so clearly visible.”

“…that.”

Gaju Namgung Bukwi intuitively felt who his father was talking about.

“Yeonsohyun, are you talking about that guy…?”

“… … .”

King Namgungje, who had been quietly staring into space, nodded his head with confidence.

“Yes, that’s right.”

“… … .”

Gaju Namgungbukwi was shocked.

And soon, my head became so complicated that I felt like it was going to explode.

He lifted his sleeve and tried to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead, but gave up.

His entire body was already drenched in sweat, and his sleeves had also been wet for a long time.

“…then.”

Instead, he asked his father.

okay.

Wasn’t that what you originally came to ask?

“Yeonsohyun, are you saying that that guy’s level is higher than your father’s…?”

Why.

Is even his own voice shaking?

The appearance of someone who has surpassed his father, the Sword King, and has reached a level that surpasses the Supreme Being is a huge threat.

If this fact spreads.

In the future, the political situation in the Central Plains would change drastically, making it impossible to predict even an inch ahead.

but.

“So much so that my father said it was a brilliant light in the darkness?”

Just for this moment.

Beyond all those vested interests.

“Are you saying that you would break all your schedules and promises and just sit in your study and reminisce about the situation…?”

lang syne.

The heart of Namgung Bukwi, the warrior who had put down his sword, was trembling.

“okay.”

King Namgung Je answered without a moment’s hesitation.

“It was the first time I had seen such light since I saw the World’s Best Sword.”