Sword God Reborn

Chapter 48 : I'll Take It.

The orthodox martial world of Henan was turned upside down.

The fact that the Shaolin Temple had been attacked not long after it had lifted its seclusion had shaken Henan Province.

A considerable number of Arhat monks had died. The fact that the abbot of Shaolin and the head of the Arhat Hall had also suffered considerable internal injuries was known, and the shock of the public was even greater.

Fortunately, by successfully blocking the attack, Shaolin had also announced that it was still strong, but even so, a ripple had occurred in the hearts of many.

"After the righteous-demonic war 40 years ago, has there ever been a time when the prestigious Nine Sects One Gang was attacked on a large scale?"

"And that too, as if they had been waiting, as soon as the seclusion was over!"

"This is an attack on the orthodox martial world! It's that Shaolin. The Shaolin Temple!"

"My goodness... moreover, can the current orthodox martial world be seen as stronger than 40 years ago?"

The worries of the elderly martial artists of the orthodox sects deepened. After the righteous-demonic war 40 years ago, the orthodox martial world had not yet completely overcome its aftereffects. If not, would the black-way and the unorthodox sects, including the Great Dragon Gang, have gained power?

In such a situation, the fact that the Shaolin Temple had been attacked made them feel a sense of crisis.

However, even in the midst of such a sense of crisis, there was also a story that gave them a sense of anticipation.

"But I heard there was someone who helped Shaolin?"

"I heard his martial arts are very profound?"

"I heard that it's not his martial arts but his medical skills that are no joke? He treated the plague patients by himself..."

"Huh? I also heard that he's a hero who brought down the large black-way called the Black Wolf Gang in Bonggu County?"

It was the rumor about Cheon Mubaeck that had spread by word of mouth.

It was a natural thing.

The Shaolin Temple was also full of ordinary commoners.

Cheon Mubaeck had run around himself to save them. They could not help but clearly remember Cheon Mubaeck, who had been engulfed in a white radiance and had saved them from a crisis. Naturally, the story about Cheon Mubaeck had been spread to their families, and their families had chattered about it at their workplaces.

The rumor had spread in an instant.

Moreover, at that time, there were not only Cheonghyeonjin but also several other martial artists at Shaolin. They had also clearly witnessed Cheon Mubaeck's martial prowess. With their testimony, the credibility of the rumor was added.

Of course, since it was a rumor, the gossips did not believe all of it.

"What? The Unhindered Light? It's not like Buddha descended."

"The Eight Divine Generals? They say he's not even of age yet?"

"Aren't they commoners who don't know martial arts? They must have just thought so."

"Well, but it's clear that he has enough skill to save the commoners in that chaotic situation."

"Can we see it as the appearance of a new successor?"

Although not all rumors could be believed, there was something that was certain to some extent if you listened to the stories.

"He is a hero who is quite profound in martial arts, has a deep knowledge of medicine to the point of treating plague patients, and is full of a sense of justice to the point of saving the common people who are suffering from the black-way."

"But isn't the title 'Heavenly Dragon Sword Hero' too excessive?"

"Did we give him the title? The rumor has already spread like that."

"A successor who has the sky and the dragon in his title at an age that is not even of age... my goodness. The martial world is finally starting to feel like the martial world."

The gossips chattered about various things.

In the orthodox martial world, which had been weakened so far, there had not been anyone who could be seen as a new figure.

Of course, the successors of the Nine Sects One Gang and the children of the Five Great Families still had a reputation. But they lacked a fresh aspect.

In contrast, the appearance of Cheon Mubaeck, who had been given the tremendous title of 'Heavenly Dragon Sword Hero' as soon as he had revealed himself in the martial world, was a topic that the gossips could talk about all night.

"Is the title important?"

"Right. The martial world will prove the title anyway."

"The martial world will prove whether that young friend is a heavenly dragon or a serpent that imitates a dragon."

"My goodness. There will be a lot to talk about even if we talk all night."

* * *

Around the time the gossips were talking leisurely.

The Shaolin Temple was literally in a state of chaos.

Because it was a terrible incident where Shaolin might have been annihilated if things had gone wrong.

Shaolin, on the one hand, held a Buddhist service for the dead, and on the other hand, investigated the mastermind behind the attack.

The investigation was not easy.

Not only had most of the attackers died, but most of the survivors had also attempted to commit suicide. Moreover, since they were just martial artists who were being used, they did not know anything even if they opened their mouths.

"That guy, the Eighteen Stars, won't he open his mouth?"

"He's stubborn. He absolutely won't open his mouth."

"Eum. Fortunately, we were able to capture a prisoner with the help of the esteemed Medicine Immortal..."

The Great Master Hyeryang swallowed his saliva.

Fortunately, they had been able to capture the man named the Eighteen Stars, who had been fighting with Master Muso, among the two attackers who had been running away.

Although it was a pity that they had missed that extraordinary old man, where else could they have caught such a formidable person?

It was thanks to the tremendous figure named the Medicine Immortal, who had been coming to Shaolin just in time.

"To think that he came to Shaolin just in time..."

"It is the mercy of Buddha."

The Medicine Immortal was a master of the previous generation.

In particular, Hyeryang had seen the Medicine Immortal from a distance when he was not even of age.

Despite being only in his thirties, the Medicine Immortal was a person who had made a name for himself among the tremendous martial artists of that time.

'Because the medicine he makes is the best in the world, and the pills he makes are the best elixirs.'

But what was scarier than that was the fact that the Medicine Immortal had a very deep knowledge of formations.

Before the title of Medicine Immortal, he had made a name for himself as the best formation master in the world.

'Teacher Myo...'

The Great Master Hyeryang suddenly recalled Cheon Mubaeck.

'They said that the ones who brought the Medicine Immortal were the escort warriors of the Azure Star Escort Agency Agency. Then it means that it was planned by Young Master Cheon. To really know about the Red Buddha Hermitage...'

Hyeryang closed his eyes.

He felt as if the tangled threads in his mind were slowly unraveling.

'The ones who sealed the Red Buddha Hermitage were the Great Master Cheonseung, the Azure Sky Sword God, and Teacher Myo. And Young Master Cheon. What he showed at that time was clearly the Ghost Crying Light Cliff.'

Hyeryang understood why Cheon Mubaeck, an outsider, knew about the Red Buddha Hermitage.

'He is a descendant of the Azure Sky Sword God.'

And that descendant had brought the Medicine Immortal, Teacher Myo, here.

Hyeryang recalled the story about the Red Buddha Hermitage that had been passed down only to the abbot.

The moment the red light of the Red Buddha Hermitage disappears, it is time for Shaolin to step forward again.

'The roof that protects the world, the Great Shaolin Temple.'

Hyeryang's eyes flashed.

That's right.

Now is the time for Shaolin to step forward. The fact that Cheon Mubaeck had come, and that he had led the Medicine Immortal here.

Isn't now the time for Shaolin to step forward?

"Namu Amitabha."

Hyeryang asked Master Muso.

"Where is the esteemed Medicine Immortal now?"

"He was taking care of the patients until last night, but this morning, he talked with Young Master Cheon and disappeared."

The Medicine Immortal had shown the feat of curing the plague patients in an instant, as befits his name.

The patients had gotten up from their beds in just one night after taking the medicine he had given them.

No matter how much of a Medicine Immortal he was, it was impossible to make a medicine for an unknown disease in one go.

'Young Master Cheon must have told him in advance.'

It was clear that he had made the medicine in advance. Then it was clear that Cheon Mubaeck, who had revealed that this was not a simple plague but a poison of the Blood Demon Sect, had told him.

When his thoughts reached that point, the Great Master Hyeryang was impressed and at the same time felt a considerable fear.

'Young Master Cheon is not even of age yet.'

His mind was very deep.

Fortunately, he seemed to be a person of the orthodox path, but what if he had been on the side of the demonic path?

'All this must be the arrangement of Buddha...'

It was then.

"Abbot, Young Master Cheon and the Medicine Immortal are looking for you."

The Great Master Hyeryang nodded his head with a stiff face.

It was time for Shaolin to step forward.

* * *

"It's a strange thing."

"What is it?"

"He's clearly a descendant of the Azure Sky Sword God."

Cheon Mubaeck smirked as he saw the Medicine Immortal's narrowed eyes.

In fact, the reason he had guided the Medicine Immortal here was to dismantle the formation of the Red Buddha Hermitage.

Cheon Mubaeck could not undo the seal of the Red Buddha Hermitage by himself.

'Because all three have to be gathered.'

The ones who had sealed the Red Buddha Hermitage at that time were three people.

The Azure Sky Sword God, the Great Master Cheonseung, and the Medicine Immortal.

In order to undo the seal of the Red Buddha Hermitage, three different methods were needed. One had to be broken with the internal energy of the Azure Sky Sword God, one had to be dismantled with the method of the Medicine Immortal, and the last was only possible with the treasure of the abbot of Shaolin.

So it was an impossible task for Cheon Mubaeck alone.

Cheon Mubaeck had contacted the Medicine Immortal to make a cure for the poison and to undo the seal of the Red Buddha Hermitage.

To do that, he had no choice but to reveal that Cheon Mubaeck was related to the Azure Sky Sword God.

By writing a few things that only the Azure Sky Sword God and the Medicine Immortal could know in a letter.

So the Medicine Immortal had no doubt that Cheon Mubaeck was a descendant of the Azure Sky Sword God.

But.

"Looking at your age, you should be a disciple of the Sword Saint, that friend, not the esteemed Azure Sky Sword God. But you don't seem like that guy's disciple."

Cheon Mubaeck did not answer.

Not only had he not completely grasped what had happened during the 40-year gap, but it would be a headache if he said something unnecessary and caused a strange misunderstanding.

Moreover, Cheon Mubaeck felt a strange feeling, to the point of being amazed, at being called 'you bastard' by that young brat.

"If you're a disciple of the Sword Saint, you should be a serious person, but looking at how you treat your servant... you're just as rude as."

"...Rude?"

"You're just like the Azure Sky Sword God."

"..."

"It's strange that your personality is so similar, as if you had learned directly from the Azure Sky Sword God. Does it change like that if you learn his martial arts? No. Then why is the Sword Saint not like that?"

The Medicine Immortal muttered so and then suddenly asked.

"Then where is the Sword Saint?"

"I don't know."

The Medicine Immortal felt that Cheon Mubaeck's tone had become somewhat blunt, but he did not pay much attention.

Because what was important to him was the whereabouts of his friend, the Sword Saint.

"Keung. That bastard. It's been years since I've lost contact. If he's alive, he should at least send a letter saying he's alive. Tsk tsk. We're at an age where it's not strange to go at any time."

Since Cheon Mubaeck also had no way of knowing, it was a difficult moment to answer.

Fortunately, the Great Master Hyeryang arrived.

"This humble monk is late, Namu Amitabha."

"Ah. Great Master. Let's start now. The formation has been dismantled, and that friend has solved what the esteemed Sword God had done."

The Great Master Hyeryang, with a grateful greeting, walked to the center of the formation. And in the center circle, he carefully placed the seal with the Arhat monk drawn on it, which proved the authority of the abbot of Shaolin.

"..."

There was no dramatic change that he had expected.

"It's a little boring."

But the red light that had filled the cave had died down and had completely disappeared.

"...Is it all over?"

"The red light of the Red Buddha Hermitage has disappeared. Congratulations, Great Master. The Shaolin Temple has regained its original heritage."

The Great Master Hyeryang blinked his eyes.

Surprisingly, in the cave where only a Buddha statue had been placed, numerous boxes had now appeared.

"Ah... ah."

The Great Master Hyeryang, with a voice full of emotion, examined them one by one.

The numerous martial arts of Shaolin that were thought to have been lost.

The treasures that had protected Shaolin.

On top of that, the secret manual with the manufacturing method of the Great Return Pill and the Great Return Pill, which Shaolin had lost the manufacturing method of.

Everything that Shaolin had lost was there.

The Great Master Hyeryang, barely managing his emotional feelings, carefully held the small box containing the Great Return Pill and approached Cheon Mubaeck.

"There is not much that the current Shaolin can give, Young Master Cheon. Although it is really lacking compared to the help we have received, I hope you will accept it."

It was two-thirds of the Great Return Pill in the Red Buddha Hermitage.

Cheon Mubaeck did not refuse. Although it was normal to pretend to refuse a few times with humility, Cheon Mubaeck thought that he should receive this much, as the Great Master Hyeryang had said.

'Huh? How much have I done?'

Of course, looking at that scene, the Medicine Immortal's eyes narrowed even more.

"No matter how I look at it, he's just as shameless as that old man, the Azure Sky Sword God."

"...Esteemed Medicine Immortal."

"Huh?"

"If the Azure Sky Sword God were alive, what do you think he would do if he heard that?"

"What? He's alive?"

The Medicine Immortal was startled.

"If he were alive."

At the meaningful words, the Medicine Immortal's brow narrowed.

"Let's just say I didn't hear it. Ah, and leave those with me for a bit."

"These?"

"I'll give them a little touch."

At those words, Cheon Mubaeck handed over the Great Return Pill to the Medicine Immortal without hesitation.

In an instant, the Medicine Immortal's eyebrow twitched.

'Isn't this guy crazy?'

The Medicine Immortal's eyes seemed to say so.

Where in the martial world was there a guy who would just give away an elixir, even if he asked for it?

And that too, the Great Return Pill, which had a reputation as the best elixir in the world.

And not just one or two, but all of them.

The Medicine Immortal had a fed-up face at that boldness.

Of course, it was natural for Cheon Mubaeck.

Because the reason why the Medicine Immortal had asked him to leave them was clear.

'Although he was famous for his formations, it's not for nothing that he has the title of Medicine Immortal.'

If the Medicine Immortal personally touched the Great Return Pill, it would be reborn as an elixir that was second to none in the world.

So Cheon Mubaeck had handed it over without hesitation.

Because he also knew well about the person named the Medicine Immortal.

And what was important to Cheon Mubaeck now was not actually the elixir.

Cheon Mubaeck approached the unusually small box among the numerous boxes.

"Among these, there is something that the Azure Sky Sword God of that time left behind."

Cheon Mubaeck muttered quietly.

"So, I, as his descendant, will take this."

The Great Master Hyeryang's body trembled for a moment.

It was the moment when Cheon Mubaeck had declared himself a descendant of the Azure Sky Sword God.

(End of Chapter)