The World of Sound - Chapter 177
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177
Three letters delivered to Cheonhwa while he was away in the North Sea.
The first of these was from Dangmimi.
The content is simple. The Demonic Cult has now risen and swept away Cheonghae Castle, and is now targeting Sacheon Land, so they are asking for his help.
Perhaps they had a brief connection and asked for help, but it was unusual that they sent this letter, even though Jeongcheonmaeng had sent a separate letter.
Through this, we could see that the internal situation of the Jeongcheon Alliance was not very good. It could be that there was a lack of mutual trust, or that the situation was so bad that even the party had to individually ask for help from multiple places.
That may be because they are afraid of the Demonic Cult, but they had already decided not to help.
Although he didn’t remember, Dang Mimi had shown enough affection for him to change many things for him, but that letter couldn’t change Cheonhwa’s will.
“It was a good idea to put those two together.”
The next letter was from the king and the swindler who had left behind them in Nokrimchae.
According to Cheonhwa’s instructions, he stayed by the side of the Green Forest General, then pretended to have the fake Asura Statue stolen by the cultists who attacked him again, and then followed them to steal the real Asura Statue from them.
In the process, there was considerable damage to the Nokrim headquarters, but fortunately, since they had not intended to fight with full force from the beginning, they were able to avoid serious damage by stealing key forces. Afterwards, it was reported that the King of Fighters and Salgwi worked together to kill several Mines and steal the bait and another Asura statue.
“You really did it.”
However, since stealing it, he has been pursued by the Demonic Cult.
As the two of them belonged to the Samjeowangsagwi, they were untouchable by even the most skilled warriors, not only in stealth and concealment, but also in military force. However, they were late in sending the news because they were trying to evade the unexpected pursuit of the skilled warriors.
It was even later that Cheonhwa confirmed this letter.
But I didn’t think anything would have happened to them in the meantime.
If you are in a position where you have to kill your opponent, then it may be understandable, but if your only goal is to escape, then it is no exaggeration to say that there is no one in the martial arts world who can chase them.
Also, since the Salgwi occasionally showed off its skills as a killer to stop the enemies, and cover up or switch their tracks, most of the Mines had already been shaken off, and it was written that it was hiding in one of the King’s houses to avoid being searched, so it seemed that there was no need to worry about them being killed or having their things stolen by the time it got there.
“If it’s Honam, it’s not too far away.”
So, let’s go to the king’s house in Honam, meet them, and retrieve the Asura statue.
It might be a bit far from the front lines with the Demonic Cult, but it doesn’t matter since we won’t be fighting.
Rather, it was the perfect time and distance to observe the movements of Jeongcheonmaeng and Heukdomaeng.
“But… …what on earth is this guy thinking?”
And the last letter.
It was shocking from the start.
Heavenly horse.
The master of Cheonmasingyo and the man designated as a martial arts master sent a separate letter to Cheonhwa.
Even Cheonhwa was surprised and opened the letter, but the content itself was more ordinary than he thought.
I thought they were talking about recruiting, cooperation, and alliances like the Jeongcheon Alliance or the Heukdo Alliance, but it wasn’t at that level. It was a kind of declaration of non-aggression.
At the top of the Black Panther, the realm and workplace of Cheonhwa.
Think of it simply: I won’t touch you either, so don’t touch me either. It could also be seen as meaning that.
It could be seen as a suggestion to Cheonhwa, who was located between Jeongsaji and Jeongsaji, simply to avoid increasing the number of enemies, but it contained a lot of information.
“You seem to be interested in me? Anyway, this guy’s popularity… Wait… This guy, he’s not a pervert, is he?”
First of all, the thing is that Cheonma is watching you more closely than you think.
By promising inviolability to the Black Panther’s top, he showed that he was well aware of his sensitive areas, and seemed to know that if not, Cheonhwa would not come out.
It was also judged that it was more valuable than the elixirs that Cheonhwa supplied to Jeongcheonmaeng and Heukdomaeng.
The supply of elixirs means an increase in the number of masters, and although this poses a threat to the Demonic Cult in both the short and long term, they have declared inviolability, so they judge that it is more important to keep Cheonhwa from interfering in this fight than to strengthen the two alliances.
In addition, it may have had the meaning of blocking in advance any tricks that the Jeongcheon Alliance or the Black Do Alliance might use against the Black Panthers by pretending to be members of the Demonic Cult.
“Anyway, he’s a weakling. I thought he only thought about killing and beating everyone up since he’s called Cheonma.”
When I think about those things, I get the feeling that the author Cheonma is quite a clever person.
It was Cheonhwa who had already clashed with the mines several times.
They also must have been aware that they were gathering Asura statues and that they were being hindered.
But you extend your hand?
Rather than being a great person, he seems to have an ulterior motive.
However, even if there was an ulterior motive, the fact that someone as great as Cheonma tried to hide it is commendable in itself.
Since I have the Asura statue, I think we will eventually face each other, but until then, I know it is better not to clash and I know how to sit back for a while.
Even if it was the idea of a strategist and not Cheonma, it was worthy of recognition just because he approved it without showing off his pride and authority.
“It’s not a bad thing for me. I don’t need to send a reply though.”
Thanks to this, Cheonhwa was able to decide to go to Honam with more peace of mind.
After writing a letter to Mayering, asking her to establish a branch of the Black Panther Group in Shaanxi and prepare for exclusive trade with the Beihai Ice Palace, Cheonhwa headed straight to Anga in Honam, where the King of Tou and Salgwi were hiding.
In the meantime, some news reached him.
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Cheonhwa’s offer to give him all the Asura statues and help him if he could tell them where the rest were, was rejected by both sides.
Several other suggestions were made, but they were ignored, along with the comment that it was too dangerous for one person to have it all, as it could easily fall into the hands of the Heavenly Demon.
Because I knew from the beginning that they would reject this condition.
“As expected.”
And after a while, some news came.
First of all, the actions of the Demonic Cult were the same as Cheonhwa’s thoughts.
It was a nearly bloodless entry into Gansu Province, where there were no notable strongmen.
If they completely took over Gansu, they would be able to share a border with Shaanxi, where the Jingtian Alliance was located, so they thought that the Jingtian Alliance would put up strong resistance, but they gave up the land too easily, perhaps because they judged that Sichuan was important or because they judged that they could not stop them by dispersing their forces.
And then there was the attack on Sacheon.
The Sacheon martial arts world was turned into a wasteland by the explosion of power accumulated over a hundred years.
They formed their own front lines and fought, but were completely pushed back by the bizarre attacks of the demonic cult.
“The seal is a bit unexpected though.”
As a result, another shocking thing happened.
It was news of the Amipah’s sealing.
Like the Kunlun sect, the Ami sect, which had occupied a position in the Gupa sect for a long time, was unable to overcome the onslaught of the Demonic Cult and eventually declared a sealing of the sect.
If anything, it was fortunate that the clan was not completely wiped out.
Perhaps the Demonic Cult respected Mount Ami and Amipa, one of the sacred sites of Buddhism, and gave them the opportunity to offer their blessings.
However, there were also problems due to the special nature of the Amipa.
Since it was a Geumnam region, it was difficult for Jeongcheonmaeng or Jeongpa warriors to easily support or hold a sit-in.
There was also an expectation that since they were an army with strong military power, they would do something about it.
Some hoped that the Amipa would choose desperate resistance rather than sealing the gate, thereby greatly reducing the power of the Demonic Cult.
However, the Amipa chose to seal the gate, and the Demonic Cult also accepted it.
No matter what, it was a waste of time.
If they wanted to destroy the sect, they would have had to deal great damage as a demonic sect if they had made up their mind to do so, so they would have chosen to be satisfied with ending it at that point.
“Is this a lesson from a hundred years ago?”
It was a surprising event, but I understood it even then.
But what was more surprising was the actions of the Demonic Cult afterward.
If you think about the existing demonic cults, they should have pushed through in one breath, burning down every place they touched, but they didn’t do that.
Those who resisted were thoroughly trampled, but those who surrendered and civilians were not greatly affected.
It was a different move from the previous demonic cult.
It’s as if they learned a great lesson from the past, when they pushed forward and burned everything down a hundred years ago.
And the reason, the effect was soon revealed.
In order to block them from advancing throughout Sacheon, the Jeongcheon Alliance and the Heukdo Alliance gathered their men, but they did not dare to confront them head-on.
If it was a moderately strong defense line, it would be destroyed as if it were a demonstration of the difference in strength, but it bypassed defense lines that were stronger than a certain level.
The forces of Jeongcheonmaeng and Heukdomaeng could have attacked their flank or rear, but they ignored them and advanced as if to show off.
Thanks to this, we were able to carry out several surprise attacks, but they were not successful.
Instead of clashing head-on, the power of the Demonic Cult is not concentrated at the front.
With so many great masters stationed on the sides and behind, the confusion only grew.
It is impossible to estimate just how much power the Demonic Cult possesses.
“We’ve also won the hearts of the people.”
Also, since all those who tried to block it clumsily were slaughtered, the speed of the advance actually became faster.
The civilians in the occupied areas also did not dislike or become uncooperative because the Demonic Cult did not bother them or cause any trouble.
Some people tried to firmly maintain loyalty to the political or social factions, but there were many reactions that it was actually a good thing because the Jeongcheon Alliance and the Black Sword Alliance sucked their marrow and created an atmosphere of fear for a while in the name of blocking the activities of the Demonic Cult.
In such a situation, the front line continued to be pushed back.
There were a couple of proper fights, but they were pushed back and forth with only accumulated damage, so they eventually decided to hold a sit-in.
Cheongseongpa and Sacheondangga.
All the martial artists of Sacheon and the armed forces of Jeongcheon Alliance gathered there.
Preparing for the decisive battle with the Demonic Cult that will soon invade.
“We also reduced power consumption.”
However, they did not attack.
They simply mocked and ridiculed those who were crouching and waiting for battle, and bypassed them to occupy other Sacheon lands.
Instead of even thinking of setting foot in the two cities they had made their base, they expanded by conquering the surrounding cities, which made the Jeongcheon Alliance’s warriors feel embarrassed.
If you fight and lose, you will have a reason to retreat, but since they won’t even fight you, it’s ambiguous whether you can leave or wait.
“I wonder how the Jeongcheon Alliance will come out of this.”
Will we be isolated or will we break through?
Should we defend our stronghold or abandon it?
It was a problem for Cheongseong and Dangga, but it was also a concern for Jeongcheonmaeng.
If we were to send reinforcements, there was a high possibility that they would set a trap and eat us, but if we were to abandon them, it would be a burden to abandon Kunlun, Ami, Qingchong, and Tangga as well.
In particular, in the case of the Tang family, they were not only the best of the Gupailbang Five Great Families but also the only masters of poison and secret weapons in the entire Central Plains martial arts world.
The opponent also had powerful poison masters called Odokmun, so he was a force that had to be brought in alive to fight against them.
It may be a one-man show, but it was a concern because Cheongseong and Dangga were holding up well.
Whether to act only to save them, or to use them as bait to gain other benefits.
No one knew whether they would eventually try to suppress Cheongseong and Dangga by force or launch a sabotage operation to cut off their supplies and gradually wear them down, so their worries were bound to deepen.
It was a bad situation either way, but if we couldn’t turn the tide here, we could be pushed back to other areas without any way to do anything.
“It looks like the Black Alliance won’t cooperate.”
Meanwhile, the Black Alliance was quickly retreating.
There were numerous black sects in Sacheon, but the concept of a base was relatively weak.
There are many who have lived and protected their own regions for quite a long time, but their influence was so great that Sacheon could be called the Tang family’s territory.
Most of them were people who enjoyed moderate power in a village at best, so in a situation where their lives were at stake, they chose practicality over pride or existing vested interests.
Moreover, the Black Alliance’s base was in Honam, so even if they retreated here, they still had some leeway.
Since they decided that it would not be too late to respond if they withdrew from Sacheon and invaded Guizhou, they effectively gave up on Sacheon and pulled back the front lines.
It was also to observe their actions, knowing the difficulties of the Jeongcheon Alliance.
If we both suffer moderate amounts of damage, there’s nothing we can wish for.
“For now, I guess I just have to move on my own.”
Then, we heard that Haomun had created a branch of the Black Panthers in place of Cheonhwa, and that he had gathered food and daily necessities and gone to the North Sea to trade, just as I had told him. We also heard news of Majin, who had gone on a mission.
Although he could no longer continue his inaction due to the circumstances, he did not join the Black Alliance or anything.
News came that he had gathered all the scattered Iron Man disciples and gone out to hunt the mines that occasionally appeared, and that he seemed to have surpassed the level of Red Iron Man and reached the level of Black Iron Man.
It is said that during the battle with the mines, his entire body turned black, and there were even misunderstandings that he had learned magic.
However, he said that he did not lose his reason or side with the minions, so he was not attacked or anything.
In the end, it was said that the margin was too strong to be attacked with only suspicion and speculation.
Since everyone was busy with their own work, Cheonhwa was able to move quickly from Shaanxi to Hubei and then to Hunan without being stopped or bumping into anyone.
Finally, we were able to reach the king’s house where the king and the slayer were hiding.
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