Chapter 38: If You Have Nowhere To Go, Why Dont You Come With Me?

    I walked over to the fallen Wiji Cheon.

    He finally fainted.

    My First Unlimited Slash had pierced the back of his hand, not his heart. My aim was to make him lose his grip on the sword, but he never let go of it, even though his hand was bleeding profusely, and even when he was unconscious and stunned.

    Tsk, its great that you didnt let go of the sword, but whats the point of hanging on to it if you pass out? Clicking my tongue, I pulled the sword out of the kids hand and treated his wounds to stop the bleeding.

    Wiji Cheon had poured all his inner qi into his final attack, aiming for mutual destruction.

    Luckily, I was familiar with all of his techniques, or I would be crossing the Sanzu River1 right now.

    Stupid brat.

    BONK!

    I smacked Wiji Cheon on the head with my sword sheath, then strapped it back to my waist. After making sure that there was no immediate danger to his life, I carried him back to the straw hut, laid him down on the bed, and stripped off his ragged clothes, revealing a body so thin and malnourished that I couldnt believe it belonged to a martial artist.

    However, all of his major meridians were ruptured, resulting in internal bleeding.

    Fuck, the Qi Deviation is quite severe.

    Suddenly, I noticed a book stuffed inside the boys clothes.

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    There was no title on the outside of the book, but as soon as I glanced at the first page, I knew it was the manual for the fake Unlimited Sword that I had made to fool the Blood Cult. At the same time, I remembered what the black-cloaked man had said when he handed the manual to the boy.

    Do you want to take revenge on the world? Then learn this martial art. If you practice it for ten years, I assure you that you will become the strongest in the world.

    When I thought about it again, I realized something very wrong about that statement. Ten years? If one learns from this fake manual, theyll die from Qi Deviation within five years. Did that black-cloaked man not know that, or did he hand it to Wiji Cheon knowing exactly what would happen? If he did, then he must be a very evil man.

    However, I understand his intentions. Wiji Cheon is the ideal guinea pig to perfect an incomplete martial art

    Very occasionally, a genius would complete an incomplete martial art on their own. The black-cloaked man had probably seen that possibility in Wiji Cheon and given this incomplete martial art to him.

    After that, he would often visit, observe from afar, and then leave again, just like an experiment.

    I wonder if something similar is happening elsewhere? As I thought about the seeds of destruction I had sown, I felt a little guilty.

    I looked down at the innocent-looking boys face and muttered, Youve mastered this much on your own, without a teacher.

    The Unlimited Sword was a profound and esoteric martial art. Moreover, this manual was an extremely elaborate fake. Unless he was a genius on par with the Sword Saint, it was impossible to realize where he had gone wrong while practicing.

    Still, to be able to accomplish this much without dying after practicing a fake martial art for three years, that alone was a testament to Wiji Cheons tremendous talent.

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    Suddenly, I thought back to Hyonwon Kang, whom I had met at the Azure Dragon Academy Festival.

    Wiji Cheon is just as talented as that kid, no, maybe even better. Hes a raw diamond that would shine brightly if someone were to polish it.

    I stretched out my hands, placing my left hand on Wiji Cheons stomach and my right hand on his forehead. Then, I gently pushed the energy of the Heaven Defying Divine Art into Wiji Cheons body.

    Mmph

    Wiji Cheon squirmed and groaned in pain, but I held him down firmly and continued to probe inside his insides with my qi.

    The contaminated qi from Qi Deviation has spread throughout his entire body, including his brain.

    As the culprit who had made that fake Unlimited Sword manual, I could easily tell what kind of condition Wiji Cheon was in.

    At this level of contamination there might still be a chance of curing him.

    TAP TAP TAP!

    I quickly poked a few of Wiji Cheons acupuncture points, then increased the intensity of the Heaven Defying Divine Art. The stream of inner qi I sent out traveled around his body, gathered the contaminated qi, and slowly began guiding the contaminated qi into his welcomes you.

    Mmph! Wiji Cheon broke out in a cold sweat and shivered as chills ran down his spine. Blood began to trickle from his nose.

    Youd better endure this, its your only chance of survival!

    Suddenly, Wiji Cheon slowly opened his eyes, looked up at his grandfather with a drowsy face, and muttered, Grandpa?

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    Unlike before, his voice was polite, and his eyes gleamed with innocence rather than malice. However, when he saw me, he was startled and immediately tried to scramble to his feet.

    Wiji Yeol quickly stepped forward and supported his beloved grandson. Ch-Cheon, youre awake?

    Why am I here? Who is he?

    Dont you remember anything?

    Uhh, I remember practicing a certain sword technique, and then my mind started to get hazy Wiji Cheon shivered and his mind spun. He unconsciously leaned towards his grandfather and whispered, Grandpa, I-I think I had a nightmare

    The old man hugged his grandson, who had gotten thinner over the years, tightly and wept, Ooh..ughsniff

    Wiji Yeol, who I first thought was a man as solid and sturdy as a rock, broke down in tears.

    I watched the two of them for a moment, then quietly walked out of the hut.

    THUD!

    Wiji Yeol kneeled down before me and loudly declared, Savior, I will grant you anything you want. Even if it costs me my life!

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    G-Grandfather! Beside him, Wiji Cheon gave me a pitiful, pleading look.

    I was tempted to tease him, but I was worried that he might actually take me seriously and hurt himself, so I answered him tactfully, I dont need your life. I just need you to make me a sword.

    I will do my best and use every technique that I know of. I will surely make you a sword that will satisfy you

    I dont want just any sword, I interrupted. I want a sword as good as the Blood Demon Sword.

    T-Thats Wiji Yeol was speechless. If I wasnt his grandsons benefactor, he would have thrown something at me right away.

    Fortunately, he was a gracious old man who repaid his debts, so he only bowed his head and sighed, Im sorry, sir, but the Blood Demon Sword is not something that can be made. First of all, I cant even get the materials

    Would you be able to do it if you had this? I took out the Meteor Iron that I kept in my chest pocket and showed it to him.

    Wiji Yeols eyes widened in shock as he stared blankly at the Meteor Iron.

    M-M-M-Meteor Iron! he stammered as he took the piece of metal from me with trembling hands.

    I wasnt surprised at his response. For an ironworker, Meteor Iron was a treasure even greater than the Shaolin Great Elixir or Sky Blue Stone Extract.2

    With a serious tone, I asked, Can you make me a sword even better than the Blood Demon Sword?

    Instantly, the proud craftsmans eyes became as hot as a furnace. Would you believe me if I told you that the sword you want is also my lifelong goal?

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    These words were more trustworthy than any oath of gratitude.

    However, Wiji Yeols expression quickly darkened as he added, Theres just one problem. In order to work with Meteor Iron, I need a proper forge. Only a large smithy in a big city would have something like that

    Wiji Yeol proceeded to explain the facilities he needed to work with Meteor Iron and why he couldnt do it right away.

    After listening for a while, I said, Hmm, if thats all you need, then I have good news for you.

    Good news?

    I happen to have recently inherited a smithy from Old Man Heo.

    And I also have a constable friend who can forge identity plaques for these two.

    If you have nowhere else to go, why dont the two of you come with me? I offered.

    That night, I hit the road with an old blacksmith whod been a fugitive for years and a boy who needed a proper teacher.

    Sanzu River: The Korean/Japanese version of the River Styx.

    Shaolin Great Elixir or Sky Blue Stone Extract: Shaolin Great Elixir aka Dahuandan, a miracle panacea commonly seen in murim and cultivation novels. Sky Blue Stone Extract is also a fantasy miracle elixir made of dissolved rock found by protagonists in caves, usually guarded by some kind of ferocious spirit beast. ?iscover new chapters at novelhall.com