Chronicles of the Lazy Sovereign Novel - Chapter 286

Chapter 286: The Lazy One Returns Home (1)

The return of the Demon Cult was a major event.

How big was the impact?

You already know. The tournament for future leaders at Mount Hua, held after decades, turned into a massacre.

The appearance of the cult at Mount Hua and the numerous casualties quickly spread throughout the world.

People no longer cared about the results of the tournament.

Isn’t that right? How did you find out about the Mount Hua tournament?

That’s right.

You found out about it because of the Mount Hua massacre.

The return of the Demon Cult was a great shock to everyone in the Central Plains.

Huh?

Baek Geomyeong?

…Well, what can you do?

Although he must be upset, he didn’t make a big impression when the Demon Cult attacked, so it’s an inevitable result. If he wanted to, he should have acted.

If he had shown his power after winning, he would have gained fame.

But he couldn’t act.

As it was later revealed, Baekgeom Fortress wanted to show its power to leave its name in the world.

But Wei Yanho took all the fame.

What?

That Baekgeom Fortress could have stopped the cult with just their people?

No.

That’s impossible.

So Baekgeom Fortress had a plan. The problem is that they couldn’t use it.

Why?

Hahahaha.

It’s not just the Master of Divine Abilities that exists among the righteous clans.

Didn’t you notice that someone important didn’t appear?

Yes, that person.

That person blocked Baekgeom Fortress.

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“……You won’t open the way?”

An old man in a black robe smiled kindly.

“Didn’t you say we should defeat you?”

“Why are you blocking us? Mount Hua is being attacked by the cult. Why are you blocking the way?”

“I don’t know. Maybe I have become a puppet of the Demon Cult.”

The old man frowned.

The probability of that man being a puppet of the Demon Cult was less than the probability of Shaolin starting to grow hair. He was the Tai Chi Sword Sage, the elder of the Wudang Sect, who was closest to becoming the best swordsman in the world.

“Why are you doing this?”

“That’s my question, Heavenly Flowing Sword.”

The man known as Heavenly Flowing Sword smiled.

“Didn’t you say you were going to stop the Demon Cult?”

The Tai Chi Sword Sage smiled kindly and replied.

“Baekgeom Fortress is far from here, how did you know the Demon Cult would attack and come all the way here?”

“I received information.”

“And you didn’t tell anyone?”

“That’s an interesting question. Who should I have told?”

The Tai Chi Sword Sage’s eyes darkened.

“Should you have asked for help from the ancient clans or the Righteous Martial Alliance?”

“Either one.”

“Why should we? We don’t belong to the ancient clans or the Righteous Martial Alliance.”

Heavenly Flowing Sword said confidently:

“Baekgeom Fortress is independent. You shouldn’t say that…”

Heavenly Flowing Sword was right.

Baekgeom Fortress was not part of the Righteous Martial Alliance or the ancient clans. Although dealing with the Demon Cult was a problem for the entire martial world, if Baekgeom Fortress could do it alone, it didn’t need to ask for help.

Although he knew it, the Tai Chi Sword Sage did not open the way.

“Then, I can force you.”

“Hahahaha.”

Heavenly Flowing Sword looked at the Tai Chi Sword Sage. His eyes were fixed.

“You think I can’t open the way?”

“How could the Heavenly Flowing Sword, who is the best in the world, not be able to handle this? Even if no one else could, aren’t you the one who can defeat me?”

“The Sword Sage is flattering me.”

The Tai Chi Sword Sage did not change his expression when he saw Heavenly Flowing Sword laugh.

The world does not know this man.

The name “Heavenly Flowing Sword” is just a name given by those who do not know his true power.

An encounter in his youth.

That encounter made the Tai Chi Sword Sage obsessed with the Heavenly Flowing Sword and Baekgeom Fortress.

“Hmm…”

Heavenly Flowing Sword, who was looking at Mount Hua, nodded slowly.

“It seems there is nothing to gain by coming to Mount Hua. If the Master of Divine Abilities has intervened, there is nothing to gain.”

Heavenly Flowing Sword stroked his beard and clicked his tongue.

“You must share the good, you can’t monopolize it.”

“It’s not monopolizing, but going in the right direction.”

Heavenly Flowing Sword clicked his tongue.

Overthrowing the powerful is not easy. The ancient clans, the Righteous Martial Alliance, and the Righteous Heavenly Alliance only confront each other when there are no other enemies. When a clan challenges their power, the three clans unite to protect their position.

‘I expected it, but they are faster than I thought.’

Killing the Tai Chi Sword Sage here and attacking Mount Hua would only result in a loss. The name of the Tai Chi Sword Sage would influence people’s opinions.

“Alright. We will retreat today.”

The Tai Chi Sword Sage looked at Heavenly Flowing Sword with a sad expression.

“Won’t you try to work for the peace of the martial world?”

“Peace of the martial world? Do you mean a world where the ancient clans rule?”

“…You know that’s not it.”

“Well, I can only say one thing. Sword Sage, we will retreat today, but you won’t be able to stop us anymore. Especially now that we have revived the name of the Infinity Sword. The martial world will pay for its hypocrisy.”

“Hypocrisy?”

Heavenly Flowing Sword did not answer. He looked at the Sword Sage in silence and turned around.

“We’re leaving.”

“…Take care.”

Heavenly Flowing Sword walked slowly.

The Tai Chi Sword Sage looked at the sky to relieve his frustration.

‘A new era is coming.’

The Demon Cult has returned, and there are forces that are using it. There is no evidence, but Baekgeom Fortress definitely manipulated the cult. If he had not stopped Heavenly Flowing Sword, everything would have gone according to Baekgeom Fortress’s plans.

“Will the heavens not allow peace in the martial world?”

Dark clouds were approaching.

As if they were going to wash away the blood of Mount Hua.

“Why are you retreating, Great Elder?”

The question was careful.

To show that he was not dissatisfied, even if he did not understand, his voice was soft and his tone polite.

Heavenly Flowing Sword smiled kindly and replied:

“What will we gain by coming to Mount Hua?”

“But if you retreat, your plans will be in vain. According to the plan, we should have come to help Geomyeong and defeat the Demon Cult.”

“That’s right.”

“But if we retreat…”

Heavenly Flowing Sword shook his head.

“Do you know what you shouldn’t do when you make a plan?”

“I don’t know.”

“It’s wasting time and resources trying to fix a plan that has already failed. A plan is like a river, once it changes direction, it never returns. Stopping the flow quickly is the best option.”

“…Yes.”

“The same is true here. The Master of Divine Abilities and the Righteous Martial Alliance have already intervened, do you think we can follow the plan if we go up the mountain?”

“No.”

“Yes, we can’t. So, we must retreat. We have announced the return of the Infinity Sword at Mount Hua. It’s a shame that we haven’t been able to show the power of the Infinity Sword, but we will have more opportunities.”

“Yes, Great Elder.”

Heavenly Flowing Sword clicked his tongue as he walked.

‘Things have gone wrong.’

He had always emphasized that plans rarely go as planned. But he didn’t expect things to go wrong from the beginning.

Although he mentioned the intervention of the Master of Divine Abilities, he had another reason to retreat.

‘Wei Yanho has taken all the fame.’

This was the place to announce the return of the Infinity Sword. There should be no one brighter than the Infinity Sword.

“Tsk, for wanting something small, we lost something big.”

Heavenly Flowing Sword shook his head.

If he had eliminated Wei Yanho when he first saw him, this would not have happened. But you can’t change the past…

“I hope Geomyeong has learned a lot.”

“Great Elder!”

“Hmm?”

Heavenly Flowing Sword turned his head at the urgent voice.

“There!”

He looked towards where they were pointing, and saw the members of the cult coming down the mountain.

“Huu…”

Heavenly Flowing Sword clicked his tongue regretfully.

“The Demon Cult is retreating? Guangmuliang, who led the attack, is known to be impulsive, why is he retreating so easily…? What did the Master of Divine Abilities do, or…?”

Heavenly Flowing Sword stroked his beard, with a thoughtful expression.

“Yes, as expected. It wouldn’t be so easy. They have waited three hundred years to reclaim the world. It would be strange if it were easy.”

“…Are you sure?”

“Don’t worry.”

Heavenly Flowing Sword stated firmly:

“The plan is just beginning. We only wanted to announce the beginning at Mount Hua. Now the world will know what the return of the Infinity Sword means.”

“Yes, Great Elder.”

“But…”

“Huh?”

“Nothing.”

Heavenly Flowing Sword turned around and was left thinking.

‘Wei Yanho’s existence is more problematic than I thought.’

Heavenly Flowing Sword quickened his pace, thinking that perhaps he would need to take extraordinary measures.