novelraw Chapter 201 : Chapter 201
Chapter 201 : Chapter 201
Chapter 201. There Is No Reason You Cannot Follow the Example, Is There?
“Why, does it seem you dislike me staying at the Sichuan Tang Clan?”
“Th, that is not it! How could you say something so disappointing?”
Dang Seong-yeong waved his hands desperately as if it were absurd.
Just imagining what kind of plight he might suffer if he needlessly got on Jin Cheon’s bad side was terrible.
When he recalled that martial prowess, no, that Divine Might that had practically exterminated the Qingcheng Sect single-handedly, did his spine not go cold on its own?
“You may stay for several years if you wish, so please do not misunderstand.”
“Is that so?”
“Of course.”
“I thought the Clan Head Tang felt uncomfortable with me.”
“How could that be possible?”
Cold sweat streamed down Dang Seong-yeong’s spine at Jin Cheon’s feigned ignorance.
“Really? Then let’s go.”
Jin Cheon grinned and moved his steps toward the Sichuan Tang Clan.
‘Da, damn it!’
Dang Seong-yeong wanted to cry at the words that Jin Cheon was going to the Sichuan Tang Clan.
For Jin Cheon to stay at the Sichuan Tang Clan was, to Dang Seong-yeong, like bringing a tiger into the master bedroom.
With a beast sitting in the master bedroom, how could he stretch his legs and sleep?
However, since Dang Seong-yeong had no right to refuse, treating Jin Cheon with the utmost hospitality was the best he could do.
Since he had decided to bet the fate of the clan on the single figure named Jin Cheon, Dang Seong-yeong had no choice.
After that, Jin Cheon stayed at the Sichuan Tang Clan and poured his time into teaching Dang Cheon-wi the Ten Thousand Blossoms Rain.
Since he had come all the way to Sichuan, he intended to teach Dang Cheon-wi sufficiently before leaving.
That was bestowing a tremendously great grace, but from Dang Cheon-wi’s perspective, it was truly hard labor.
“Keu-heok!”
Every time Dang Cheon-wi used the martial arts formula Jin Cheon taught him, it was chaotic, pouring nosebleeds or vomiting blood.
It was understandable, as the formula Jin Cheon taught was for tempering the Upper Dantian and unlocking its potential, so it was natural for a martial artist who had trained in righteous arts to find it difficult.
“Slowly. You must maintain concentration. Don’t mind the nosebleed bursting. It’s a side effect occurring because you are using the Upper Dantian that you haven’t used.”
“Yes, Big-brother. Ugh.”
Dang Cheon-wi poured nosebleeds day after day as he mastered Jin Cheon’s teachings one by one.
Like that, about a month passed.
“Was there a little progress?”
Dang Seong-yeong sought out Dang Cheon-wi, who was in training, and asked.
He could not help but visit, curious about the achievement of his son Dang Cheon-wi, who had been receiving teachings from Jin Cheon all month.
“Yes, Father. There was indeed some achievement.”
“Really?”
Dang Seong-yeong was exceedingly curious, but his expression clearly showed he found Dang Cheon-wi unreliable.
Although Dang Cheon-wi’s aptitude was on the excellent side, it was not at a unique level within the clan.
“Could you show me once?”
“Yes, Father.”
Dang Cheon-wi nodded, then floated hundreds of hidden weapons he had in his bosom high into the sky.
Hwiririk!
The moment the hidden weapons were falling down.
“……!”
Dang Seong-yeong was startled to see the hidden weapons Dang Cheon-wi had floated up remaining stopped in the air.
“Heavenly Net, Spiral, Full Bloom…….”
Dang Cheon-wi chanted the formula with his mouth and waved his hands.
Shuuuuuuuu!
The hidden weapons danced in the air following Dang Cheon-wi’s hand gestures.
“Uh, uh-heok!”
A gasp filled with astonishment burst out from Dang Seong-yeong’s mouth.
Moving that many hidden weapons with the technique of psychokinesis was by no means an easy task.
Even for a tremendously outstanding master, moving hundreds of hidden weapons without using hands was close to impossible.
Of course, the hidden weapons Dang Cheon-wi had floated up did not last long and all fell to the ground.
“Ugh.”
Nosebleed flowed profusely from Dang Cheon-wi’s nose.
It was because he had overexerted himself to show his achievement to Dang Seong-yeong.
“Are you alright?”
Dang Seong-yeong hurriedly approached Dang Cheon-wi, took a handkerchief from his bosom, and pressed it into his hand.
“Fa, Father?”
Dang Cheon-wi was flinched and surprised by Dang Seong-yeong’s warm attitude.
He was a father who had been nothing but cold since Jin Cheon’s conversion, but to think he would hand over a handkerchief like this?
“Wipe it quickly.”
“Yes, Father.”
“I saw your achievement well. It was truly amazing.”
“……!”
“Forgive me for underestimating your aptitude. This father’s eyes were wrong.”
“Ah, Father.”
“When he saw your aptitude as sufficient, I honestly doubted it. I thought you did not have the aptitude to inherit the Ten Thousand Blossoms Rain. But not now. Cheon-wi, you were indeed the talent to inherit the Ten Thousand Blossoms Rain.”
Dang Seong-yeong’s attitude had changed from before after seeing Dang Cheon-wi’s achievement.
Although it was merely the entrance, floating hundreds of hidden weapons in the air and moving them meant he showed the possibility of realizing the Ten Thousand Blossoms Rain.
Unfortunately, since there had not been a single talent who showed achievement like Dang Cheon-wi in the last several decades, it was only natural for Dang Seong-yeong’s attitude to change.
Was that all?
Dang Cheon-wi was a key figure who played the role of a bridge between the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult and the Sichuan Tang Clan.
If not for Dang Cheon-wi, the Sichuan Tang Clan might have continued to act as a subordinate of the Righteous Heavenly Alliance, being gnawed away little by little by the Qingcheng Sect until finally falling into ruin.
Was it not solely thanks to Dang Cheon-wi that the Sichuan Tang Clan could seek stability by joining hands with the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult in such chaotic times?
“I have been very sorry to you all this time. Forgive this unworthy father.”
“Father…….”
Dang Cheon-wi knew all too well why Dang Seong-yeong’s attitude had changed, so he could not readily adapt.
“I know, I know. How could I not know that this father has been harsh to you?”
“…….”
“But I merely did what I had to do as the Clan Head. Before being a father, I am the Clan Head of the Sichuan Tang Clan, so I have no choice but to make choices for the prosperity and well-being of the clan. It has been so until now, and it will be so in the future.”
“Indeed, that is like you, Father.”
Dang Cheon-wi smiled faintly.
“I understand your words, Father. This son also intends not to keep the past events in his heart. For I know that it is your role as the Clan Head.”
“Thank you for understanding.”
“I did not say I understand it.”
“Hmm?”
“I just accept it as it is. If the same thing happens as back then, I will stand against you even then, Father.”
“Haha.”
Dang Seong-yeong let out a hollow laugh.
However, it was by no means an unpleasant look.
“Cheon-wi, you have finally become an adult.”
“Yes……?”
“Yes, generally, a martial artist must believe in their own conviction and move forward. You perform your chivalry. This father will perform his chivalry.”
“Ah, Father.”
“I earnestly hope you achieve great success.”
Dang Seong-yeong said so, patted his son Dang Cheon-wi’s shoulder, and left the training ground with a pleasant smile.
“Yes, even if the sky falls, we cannot coexist, but…… still, it is fine. It is a matter of simply accepting it, not understanding it.”
A lighthearted smile rose on the lips of Dang Cheon-wi as he watched his father’s retreating figure.
* * *
Before leaving the Sichuan Tang Clan, Jin Cheon gave Dang Cheon-wi very detailed teachings on the realization of the Ten Thousand Blossoms Rain.
“Train hard until we meet next time. Got it?”
“Yes? What kind of disappointing words are those!”
Dang Cheon-wi made a disappointed expression.
“Surely you didn’t intend to leave me behind? No way. I will go with you.”
“No. You play your role here. I will play mine too.”
“If it is training for the Ten Thousand Blossoms Rain…….”
“No.”
Jin Cheon shook his head.
“Training isn’t everything.”
“Then why…….”
“Do you not intend to broaden your standing?”
“Yes.”
Dang Cheon-wi answered promptly.
“My path and the clan’s path are diff…….”
Smack!
“Ack!”
Dang Cheon-wi clutched his head and groaned in pain.
“Why, why do you hit me! Ugh!”
“Then you just have to become the Clan Head, right?”
“Yeees……?”
“Doesn’t it work if the path you take becomes the path the Sichuan Tang Clan takes?”
“Ah……?”
Dang Cheon-wi made a dumbfounded expression as if he hadn’t thought of that.
Let alone being a candidate for the Young Clan Head, he had been treated as the nuisance of the clan, so he couldn’t even have such a thought in the first place.
“If you achieve great success in the Ten Thousand Blossoms Rain, no one will be able to stop you from becoming the Clan Head. If that happens, you will be able to change the clan.”
“Such a method…….”
“The Cult Leader did so as well. There is no reason you cannot follow the example, is there?”
“……!”
Dang Cheon-wi trembled as if he gained some enlightenment when Jin Cheon mentioned the Iron-Blooded Demonic God.
Iron-Blooded Demonic God.
The one who raised a rebellion against the First Heavenly Demon Dokgo Seong and executed him, thereby reforming the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult which was no different from a demon’s den.
This was the most important turning point in the hundreds of years of history of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult, so it was an event that resonated quite a bit with Dang Cheon-wi as well.
“No matter if you and I are like real brothers, the places we belong to are different. I am the Seventh Young Master of the Great Heavenly Demon Divine Cult who must contribute to the revival and prosperity of the Cult, and you are a direct lineage of the Sichuan Tang Clan.”
“Big-brother…….”
“I am telling you to stay for the sake of the Sichuan Tang Clan you dream of. So stay at the main house for the time being and think deeply.”
“I understand, Big-brother.”
Dang Cheon-wi decided to stay at the Sichuan Tang Clan as if he had hardened his heart after hearing Jin Cheon’s words.
“Then, brother is going now. Stay well until we meet next time.”
“Yes, Big-brother. Take care on your way.”
Dang Cheon-wi smiled at Jin Cheon.
“Big-brothers and Captain Dan, please take care as well. It was truly enjoyable all this time.”
Dang Cheon-wi did not forget to say goodbye to Jin Cheon’s party as well.
“Rascal.”
Jin Cheon grinned, then turned around and left the Sichuan Tang Clan behind.
“Phew! Finally going home!”
Blood Qilin said as if relieved.
“Still a long way to go.”
“Huh? What do you mean?”
Blood Qilin blinked his two eyes and asked.
“Aren’t we going home now?”
“No.”
“Then where are we going?”
“I intend to go to the Western Regions.”
“Whaaat?!”
The Western Regions were a very uncomfortable area for the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult.
Although not as much as the Central Plains, the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult and the Potala Palace of the Western Regions had been in conflict for hundreds of years over the supremacy of the Southern Tianshan Road area.
Going to such a place was the same as jumping into another war.
In fact, weren’t the elites of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult and the martial artists of the Potala Palace fighting fiercely in the Western Regions right now?
And the one leading that fight was the First Young Master Cheon U-jin.
“Wasn’t the First Senior Brother taking care of that?”
“Until now, perhaps, but not anymore.”
Jin Cheon said with a troubled expression.
“The Western Regions…… precisely, the Potala Palace is a more terrifying force than we thought. The First Senior Brother has done well so far, but that alone is insufficient.”
“Why do you think so? Aren’t you underestimating the First Senior Brother too much?”
“Absolutely not.”
Jin Cheon said emphatically as if that was absurd.
“Do you remember the existence that dominated Senior Sister before?”
“Of course. He was…….”
Blood Qilin trailed off as if it was hard to say.
Because he knew, albeit vaguely, what the existence that dominated Cheol Yu-ra’s body was.
“An existence like him is in the Potala Palace. That is why I, why we, are going to the Potala Palace.”
“……!”
“So please understand even if returning to the Cult is delayed a little. This is a matter where the fate of the Cult is at stake.”
Would it be only the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult?
The matter of executing the First Heavenly Demon Dokgo Seong was a critical issue beyond just the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult, involving the fate of the world at this point in time.
Since he had pacified Sichuan by exterminating the Qingcheng Sect, now it was time to go to the Western Regions and execute another soul fragment of Dokgo Seong presumed to be in the Potala Palace.