novelraw Chapter 197 : Chapter 197
Chapter 197 : Chapter 197
Chapter 197. This Is the Punishment I Inflict on the Qingcheng Sect
“H-How…….”
The same question arose in everyone's mind.
How could that be possible…….
They couldn't believe even after seeing with their own two eyes whether that was a human martial art executed with a human body.
But Jin Cheon paid no attention regardless of whether people were shocked or not.
Once he made a move, there was no hesitation for Jin Cheon.
He had already activated the Heavenly Demon Divine Qi Demonic Emperor and unleashed the Heavenly Thunderclap Palm to sweep away the enemies once; what was there to hesitate about?
‘I will make them submit definitively.’
Jin Cheon hardened his heart.
The enemies were Black Dao martial artists.
Honor as a martial artist?
That was not an important virtue to them.
Only profit.
Those who moved for personal gain were Unorthodox martial artists.
Wasn't it all too obvious that acting half-heartedly would lead to being stabbed in the back?
So Jin Cheon unleashed the Heavenly Thunderclap Palm without hesitation, sweeping away enemies wherever he saw them.
Flash!
Rumble!
Every time Jin Cheon extended his palm, lightning rained down and thunder roared.
Crackle crackle crackle!
The lightning energy of the Heavenly Thunderclap Palm burst out incessantly.
“Aaaaah!”
“Uaaaaaaaah!”
Before the overwhelming destructive power of the Heavenly Thunderclap Palm, the Unorthodox martial artists guarding the foot of Mount Qingcheng were utterly helpless.
They must have polished their martial arts all their lives in their own way, but in front of Jin Cheon’s martial power, their lives were simply useless.
Their deaths held no meaning or value, just insignificant and worthless lives weighing less than a handful.
In the blink of an eye, the number of Unorthodox martial artists Jin Cheon killed reached hundreds.
It was not a fight but a unilateral slaughter, no, a massacre.
Since no one could withstand Jin Cheon’s single strike, nor dare to launch an attack, they had to face death helplessly…….
“Stop!”
Unable to watch any longer, Abbess Hyeonchok stepped forward and shouted.
“Amitabha, Amitabha. I hope the Seventh Young Master stops, please. I ask of you like this.”
As a Buddhist, it was hard for Abbess Hyeonchok to sit by and watch Jin Cheon’s massacre, so she mustered courage to say so.
“I fully understand the Abbot’s feelings, but how can I withdraw my hand when they do not submit?”
Jin Cheon answered as if it was out of the question.
“I will kill and kill again until they completely submit and lie flat under the Cult’s feet.”
“But…….”
“There will be no compromise or concession here. Even if the Abbot blocks me.”
When Jin Cheon revealed his steel-like will, Abbess Hyeonchok could only recite the Buddha’s name and roll her prayer beads, unable to take any significant action.
If she blocked Jin Cheon, it looked like she herself would become a handful of ash by the Heavenly Thunderclap Palm, so she didn't dare to step in.
“What is everyone doing! Hurry up and kneel and express your intent to surrender!”
Eventually, Abbess Hyeonchok reached the point of persuading the Unorthodox martial artists, not Jin Cheon.
“The Unrivaled New Demon will never stop the slaughter until you submit! Look! The Unrivaled New Demon’s martial prowess has already reached the realm of the Heavenly Demon! How can you stand against the Unrivaled New Demon!”
Not to be outdone, Dang Seong-yeong also stepped in to persuade the Unorthodox martial artists.
“Do not do foolish things! Even if there are tens or hundreds of thousands, how can you stand against one who has reached the realm of the Heavenly Demon! Do you intend to die a dog’s death for the Qingcheng Sect!”
Was the persuasion effective?
Thud, thud.
Unorthodox martial artists began to put down their weapons one by one and step aside to the left and right.
They knew too.
That they couldn't handle Jin Cheon alone with their strength…….
Soon, a path opened.
With that, there was no one blocking Jin Cheon’s front, nor the path of the Sichuan Tang Clan and Emei Sect heading to the Qingcheng Sect.
“Did you say Hegemon Blade King.”
“It is shameful, but I am called that.”
The Hegemon Blade King performed a full prostration in front of Jin Cheon and bowed his head.
“Disband immediately now, and wait for the Cult’s contact.”
“As you command.”
The Hegemon Blade King answered as if he had become a cultist of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult, complying with Jin Cheon’s order.
As an Unorthodox martial artist, it was a natural appearance if considered natural.
Jin Cheon declared he would exterminate the Qingcheng Sect today, and proved he had the power to make it a reality.
So for the Hegemon Blade King, an Unorthodox martial artist, switching from the Qingcheng Sect to the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult was perfectly natural.
“Let’s go.”
Jin Cheon spoke to the martial artists of the Sichuan Tang Clan and Qingcheng Sect standing behind him, and moved his steps casually like a person out for a walk.
Seeing him clasping his hands behind his back leisurely, he looked exactly like a noble young master out for a stroll.
It was an attitude that couldn't be seen as someone who had slaughtered hundreds of people in the form of the Demonic Emperor just moments ago.
“Phew. He really became a monster.”
The Blood Qilin shook his head from side to side watching Jin Cheon’s back.
***
The Qingcheng Sect was also not unaware of the confrontation between Jin Cheon’s group and the Unorthodox martial artists at the foot of the mountain and its result.
Since it happened at the foot of Mount Qingcheng, they were watching clearly what was happening.
Thanks to that, it was only natural that fire fell on the Qingcheng Sect’s feet.
After mobilizing Unorthodox martial artists, who knew they would just withdraw without inflicting any damage on the enemies?
Consequently, the Qingcheng Sect’s direct disciples and lay disciples gathered at the sect had to prepare for the approaching battle with the Sichuan Tang Clan and Emei Sect.
If the Unorthodox martial artists had put up a good fight to some extent, perhaps the heavenly luck of the Sichuan Tang Clan and Emei Sect just retreating might have followed, but now that things turned out this way, a fight was unavoidable.
“The air is truly clear. I guess it’s not called one of the sacred places of Taoism for nothing.”
Jin Cheon, having arrived in front of the Qingcheng Sect’s mountain gate, inhaled the clear air and smiled.
“It’s the Unrivaled New Demon!”
Qingcheng Sect martial artists discovered Jin Cheon and shouted.
Clang!
Thousands of Qingcheng Sect martial artists drew their swords in unison and emitted killing intent.
An ordinary person might have weak knees and collapse, but Jin Cheon just scanned around the mountain gate with his hands still behind his back as if nothing happened.
The killing intent emitted by the Qingcheng Sect disciples couldn't intimidate Jin Cheon in the slightest.
“Who is the person in charge here?”
“How dare you, where do you think this is!”
An old Taoist with the appearance of a Daoist immortal stepped forward and yelled at Jin Cheon.
Azure Cloud Sword Immortal Perfected Person Cheon-yang.
Excluding the Great Divine Physician of Immortals, he was currently the top master of the Qingcheng Sect and the senior brother of the Sect Leader, Perfected Person Cheon-su.
He was also a master who had reached the Realm of Transformation, and was known as a long-time rival of Perfected Person Peng King, who was cut in two by Jin Cheon in the past.
“Where do you think you are leaking filthy Demonic Qi in Qingcheng!”
The Azure Cloud Sword Immortal’s anger toward Jin Cheon was truly immense.
He seemed unable to tolerate the very fact that Jin Cheon, a traitor of the Orthodox Faction and the Seventh Young Master of the Demonic Cult, set foot in this sacred place of Taoism, Mount Qingcheng.
“For trash, there’s nothing you won’t say.”
Jin Cheon sneered at the Azure Cloud Sword Immortal.
Azure Cloud Sword Immortal?
He looked like a lofty Taoist, but he was the villain who had committed all sorts of dirty deeds behind the scenes.
How many evil deeds had the Azure Cloud Sword Immortal committed under the pretext of the Qingcheng Sect’s prosperity?
The blood he stained on his sword under specious pretexts was certainly not little.
Outwardly he pretended to be a noble practitioner walking only the path of seeking the Way, but wasn't he hiding a dark intention pursuing the path of the hegemon more than anyone else in his heart?
“I will end your empty fame today too.”
“Do you think the Great Qingcheng will sit by and watch your evil deeds, Unrivaled New Demon!”
The Azure Cloud Sword Immortal shouted and drew his sword, stepping toward Jin Cheon.
“Disciples of Great Qingcheng! Show the spirit of Qingcheng! They shall not cross Qingcheng’s mountain gate!”
“Yes!”
Just as the Qingcheng Sect disciples spread out centering on the Azure Cloud Sword Immortal and began to pressure Jin Cheon, the Sichuan Tang Clan, and the Emei Sect warrior monks.
“Clan Head Tang.”
Jin Cheon looked back at Dang Cheon-wi.
“Ten Thousand Flower Rain…… do you want to see it?”
“W-What do you mean by that?”
“Literally. I asked if you want to see the Ten Thousand Flower Rain. The greatest divine martial art of the Sichuan Tang Clan.”
“Of course I want to witness it, but…… why do you ask that suddenly…….”
“I will show you, the Ten Thousand Flower Rain.”
Jin Cheon grinned and said.
“Huh.”
Dang Seong-yeong couldn't guess Jin Cheon’s intention at all.
How could he show the Ten Thousand Flower Rain?
A martial art he had never properly trained in, having only seen three volumes of the manual and the accompanying interpretation books?
But Jin Cheon’s thought was different.
‘A martial art has already been realized, there’s no way I can't execute it.’
Jin Cheon had already mastered all the core principles and essence after seeing the manual and interpretation books of the Ten Thousand Flower Rain.
Then, there would be nothing he couldn't execute.
Because the Ten Thousand Flower Rain was a martial art unfolded through Qi and Will, not Technique, like the essence of Internal Arts.
“Come.”
Jin Cheon extended his hand forward.
Wooooonnnng―!!!
Just as strong vibration seemed to emanate from Jin Cheon’s grip, the swords held in the hands of the Qingcheng Sect disciples floated gently into the sky.
“……!”
Those who saw the sight were astonished.
It was truly an unbelievable sight.
Taking away the enemies' weapons through psychokinesis…….
How such a strange thing could happen in the world, it was beyond surprising, almost marvelous.
Like that, the swords Jin Cheon took from the Qingcheng Sect disciples and floated numbered over a hundred.
“Break.”
Jin Cheon commanded the hundred or so swords floating in the sky.
Clang!
Fragments of the shattered swords embroidered the empty air.
The number of fragmented sword pieces roughly exceeded thousands, almost reaching ten thousand.
“S-Surely.”
A muttered cry filled with astonishment flowed from Dang Seong-yeong’s mouth, as if he absolutely couldn't believe it.
He realized what Jin Cheon intended to do and why he asked if he wanted to see the Ten Thousand Flower Rain.
“Broken Sword, Ten Thousand Breaks.”
A low mutter flowed from Jin Cheon’s mouth.
“Blood Kalpa…… Flower Rain.”
As soon as those words ended, a rain of broken swords poured down from the sky.
Swaaaaaaaaaaa!
A rain of death flowers made of fragmented sword pieces began to rage.
“Uaaaaaaaah!”
“Kuaaaaaaah!”
Soon, desperate screams resonated.
Swaaaaaaaaaaaa!
The Ten Thousand Flower Rain unfolded by Jin Cheon became a storm of blades and raged, tearing the Qingcheng Sect martial artists to shreds.
It was a sight worthy of being called a great catastrophe.
Almost ten thousand blade fragments raged like a gale sweeping through the Qingcheng Sect formation; the sight of blood splattering and flesh falling off was truly like a hellscape.
If the power was this much when unfolded over a wide area against multiple enemies, what result would come out if unfolded against a single target…….
“T-That is the Ten Thousand Flower Rain……!”
Dang Seong-yeong shuddered at the power of the Ten Thousand Flower Rain.
The horrific sight didn't even catch his eye.
Having witnessed firsthand the Ten Thousand Flower Rain, the family’s divine martial art and the pinnacle of hidden weapon arts under the heavens, what did it matter what happened to the Qingcheng Sect martial artists?
“Take it.”
Controlling the blade storm of the Ten Thousand Flower Rain, Jin Cheon said to the Qingcheng Sect martial artists.
“This is the punishment I inflict on the Qingcheng Sect.”
Swaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!
The storm made of blade fragments drew a spiral and engulfed the Qingcheng Sect martial artists.
***
The front of the Qingcheng Sect mountain gate where the Ten Thousand Flower Rain ceased was truly like a Sea of Corpses and Blood.
Corpses of torn Qingcheng Sect martial artists were scattered everywhere, and those with tens or hundreds of cuts engraved on their bodies lay groaning all over.
The number of Qingcheng Sect martial artists felled by a single form of the Ten Thousand Flower Rain easily exceeded a thousand, so the Divine Might shown by Jin Cheon was not lacking even if said to have reached the heavens.
“If you watched well, let’s go now.”
Jin Cheon looked back at Dang Seong-yeong.
“I will do so.”
Dang Seong-yeong nodded, then commanded the martial artists of the Sichuan Tang Clan under him.
“All martial artists of the Tang Clan! Annihilate the enemies!”
“Yes!”
Soon, the martial artists of the Sichuan Tang Clan ran toward the Qingcheng Sect martial artists whose formation was completely disintegrated by the Ten Thousand Flower Rain.