Heavenly Inquisition Sword Novel - Chapter 192
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Chapter 192. I Have Given You the Sword of Nokrim
After a good while of kicking Nok Dampyeong, Yeon Jeokha slowly turned around, sensing a nearby presence. A group of more than ten people emerged from the forest and headed toward the Suicide Rock. They were the Grand Chaeju of Nokrim, the Heaven Destroyer Demon Lord, Seok Muhae, and his Twelve Demon Generals.
Yeon Jeokha greeted them with a look of disgust.
“Grand Chaeju? What brings you here?”
“Oh! What are you saying? You talk as if this place were forbidden to me.”
Seok Muhae agilely leaped onto the Suicide Rock. The Twelve Demon Generals took positions around it, turning their backs to the rock. The energy emanating from these twelve Great Swordmasters made Nok Dampyeong shrink even further.
Seok Muhae curiously looked at the makeshift hut and Nok Dampyeong.
“I came to thank you for your efforts. But what is all this?”
“This idiot tried to attack me while I was meditating, so I was punishing him.”
“Oh! Attempting to attack the Grand Inspector… that man deserves death.”
Seok Muhae looked at Nok Dampyeong with disdain. Nok Dampyeong trembled, terrified by the murderous intent looming over him.
It was Yeon Jeokha who saved him from death.
“He’s undergoing a three-year duel in my place, so he can’t die.”
The murderous intent directed at Nok Dampyeong vanished instantly.
“Wow! A truly devoted son. He’s an example to all. And why is that fish still there?”
Seok Muhae pointed to the fish still skewered on the sword, weakly wriggling.
“I was hungry and planned to roast it. But today, with so many guests, it seems that won’t be possible.”
“Why? Can’t you catch more?”
Seok Muhae looked around for a fishing rod.
“Are you going to fish now? Seriously?”
“Why not? Can’t I enjoy fishing with you? I’m not that busy.”
“Oh! No, thanks. I don’t want those people waiting for you to be upset.”
Yeon Jeokha pointed to the Twelve Demon Generals.
“But I don’t see a fishing rod. If it’s still alive, it means you caught it recently.”
“I caught it using the Sword Control Technique while it was jumping out of the water. If I had known we’d have visitors, I wouldn’t have caught it. I’ll have to discard it.”
Yeon Jeokha casually lifted his sword and tossed the fish back into the river.
“Using the Sword Control Technique to catch such a big fish shows great skill.”
Seok Muhae was not entirely convinced but decided not to press the matter.
Looking for a seat, Seok Muhae pushed Nok Dampyeong, who had just managed to stand, making him fall again, and sat on his back.
“Thanks to you, my reputation has improved by getting rid of the traitors. Today, I came to talk to you about a few things.”
“I’m a novice in the Murim, I doubt I can be of help.”
“Oh! Your humility is a problem. As the Grand Inspector of Nokrim, you shouldn’t belittle yourself so much. Though I respect your humility, don’t do that in other places. The world will bite if you show your neck.”
“Ah, I’ll keep that in mind.”
“There are several rumors about the Demon Warriors in Nanjing. I thought you could clarify them. What’s true and what’s false?”
Yeon Jeokha looked at Seok Muhae.
It seemed that, just like the Justice Alliance, he also wanted to know about the abilities of the Demon Warriors.
‘Just as Sister Yeon predicted.’
Before leaving, the Heart-Reading Solitary Flower, Namgung Yeon, had said that Seok Muhae would seek him out.
When Yeon Jeokha asked her how he should proceed, she told him that providing accurate information would help Seok Muhae make the right decisions.
Yeon Jeokha recounted his experiences with the Demon Warriors without omitting details.
“…In the end, the help of the Three Immortals of Kunlun was crucial. If it weren’t for them, we would have fought all night.”
“Oh! Amazing. I thought they were just baseless rumors. This is incredible.”
Seok Muhae was astonished.
That the Demon Warriors would revive as even stronger creatures was surprising.
“Is it true that they offered monks as sacrifices?”
“That’s what I heard.”
“The Justice Alliance will never make peace with the Yoomyung Cult.”
“Probably not.”
“I understand the Yoomyung Cult well enough. What’s your opinion?”
“What opinion?”
“Recently, the Yoomyung Cult sent someone to meet with me. Clearly, they want to test the waters before the war with the Justice Alliance.”
“Ah!”
Yeon Jeokha nodded.
He already had an idea of the landscape in the Murim.
“Which side do you think we should take?”
Yeon Jeokha frowned.
Take a side?
Who had forced him to fight against the Demon Warriors of the Five Peaks Mountain Strongholds?
“For now, the Yoomyung Cult must know that you’ve eliminated the Five Peaks Mountain Strongholds.”
“Of course, they know. Still, they extended their hand toward me.”
Seok Muhae observed Yeon Jeokha with interest.
He was curious to know what someone who had been at the forefront of the fight against the Yoomyung Cult thought.
“I’m a novice in the Murim, what could I know?”
Yeon Jeokha tried to avoid the question.
He didn’t want to get more involved in Nokrim’s affairs.
But Seok Muhae had no intention of letting him go.
“I don’t trust your knowledge, but your instinct. Instinct is the best gift from heaven. Tell me what you feel, no pressure.”
Under Seok Muhae’s insistence, Yeon Jeokha reluctantly responded.
“The Yoomyung Cult will fall.”
“Why do you think that?”
“It’s just a gut feeling.”
A mischievous smile appeared on Seok Muhae’s lips.
“Ha ha. If you say so, it might be true.”
“Do you plan to join this fight?”
“What do you think?”
Seok Muhae looked at Yeon Jeokha with sly eyes.
“I don’t know.”
Yeon Jeokha shook his head.
If it were Namgung Yeon, with her brilliant mind, she might know. But someone like him had no way of understanding Seok Muhae’s intentions.
“My instinct tells me that Nokrim will follow the direction of your sword.”
“Me? Haha. I’m not interested in this fight.”
“Really? My instincts never fail, but maybe this time is different.”
“And with your eyes wide open, why do you say that Nokrim will follow my sword?”
“If I move, the Murim collapses immediately. But if you move, it turns into a current. So I plan to follow the current you generate.”
Yeon Jeokha didn’t understand anything Seok Muhae was saying.
“A current like in a business?”
“Oh, are you interested in running an inn?”
“Yes, it’s a good place to rest.”
“That’s fine too. But you don’t have the face of a merchant.”
“Do you also read faces?”
“I ate monk’s food for a while. I never thought I’d end up in Nokrim, like you now. Seeing you reminds me of when I was young. That’s why I have high expectations of you.”
“Even so, I won’t join this fight.”
“Ha ha ha! It doesn’t matter. Just remember this: I have given you the sword of Nokrim. It’s up to you whether you use it or not.”
“No matter what you say, you won’t convince me.”
“Ha ha ha! If you were an incomparable beauty, it would be different. Why would I want to seduce you?” (Note: Convince and seduce sound similar)
As Yeon Jeokha and Seok Muhae continued their discussion, a group of people from the Murim noisily crossed the forest.
Finally, the people of the Sambo Clan, also known as Sambobang, and the most renowned sorcerer of Kaifeng, Gowol Sangin, had arrived.
Leading the group, the leader of the Sambo Clan, Nok Ilchwi, slowed his pace when he noticed the presence of the twelve Great Swordmasters.
Gowol Sangin also stopped to observe the faces of the twelve masters.
“Oh! Who are they? If they were masters of that caliber, they would be known…”
But he couldn’t find a match in his memory of the great masters of Kaifeng.
“Leader Nok, do you know them?”
“No, but seeing that each one emanates the energy of an absolute master…”
Nok Ilchwi swallowed his words.
Not even in his dreams could they face these masters.
No matter how skilled Gowol Sangin was, he would have no chance against them.
At that moment, the First Demon General, Gui Yeongjagun, stepped forward.
In the blink of an eye, Gui Yeongjagun appeared in front of Nok Ilchwi.
Gui Yeongjagun asked in a cold voice.
“Who are you to dare invade this place?”
With those words, a terrifying murderous intent emanated from his body.
Nok Ilchwi, feeling his throat tighten, urgently responded.
“Ah! I am Nok Ilchwi, Leader of the Sambo Clan from Kaifeng.”
“I am… Gowol Sangin, a sorcerer.”
Seeing Nok Ilchwi and Gowol Sangin completely subdued, the people of the Sambo Clan were paralyzed with fear.
Gui Yeongjagun intensified his murderous intent.
“What is a group of insignificant people like you doing here? Who sent you?”
“Ah!”
“Ah!”
Nok Ilchwi barely managed to stay standing by holding onto Gowol Sangin’s arm.
Gowol Sangin also leaned on Nok Ilchwi to avoid falling.
Even in his desperation, Nok Ilchwi gathered the courage to speak.
“Ah! We just came to see Young Master Yeon.”
The murderous intent suddenly disappeared.
“Young Master Yeon? Why are you looking for the Grand Inspector? If you don’t tell the truth, you will die.”
Upon hearing “Grand Inspector,” the faces of Nok Ilchwi and Gowol Sangin turned pale.
That someone they called “Young Master Yeon” received such respect from those powerful warriors!
Shocked, Nok Ilchwi quickly responded.
“My son is undergoing a three-year duel in honor of Young Master Yeon’s parents. I came to see if they needed anything.”
Gui Yeongjagun, knowing about the duel, nodded.
“Understood. But right now, the Grand Chaeju and the Grand Inspector are conversing, so you can’t approach. Wait here until you are called.”
Gui Yeongjagun was about to turn around when Nok Ilchwi took the opportunity to carefully ask.
“Excuse me, could you tell me which sect the Grand Inspector belongs to?”
“Young Master Yeon is the Grand Inspector of Nokrim.”
“Oh!”
Leaving behind Nok Ilchwi’s exclamation, Gui Yeongjagun returned to his original place in an instant.
Seeing Gui Yeongjagun’s ghostly movement, Gowol Sangin murmured to himself.
“Oh! Could they be the Twelve Demon Generals?”
The name of the Twelve Demon Generals made Nok Ilchwi’s eyes widen like saucers.
In the world of the evil sects, the Twelve Demon Generals were equivalent to the leaders of the Seven Great Sects.
‘Could it be that Young Master Yeon is Yeon Jeokha, the Grand Inspector of Nokrim?’
He knew what Yeon Jeokha had done in Zhengzhou.
A demon who didn’t hesitate to exterminate entire families if he didn’t like them.
Just thinking about it made Nok Ilchwi’s knees tremble.
Gowol Sangin, observing Nok Ilchwi trembling, whispered.
“Leader Nok, it seems that Young Master Yeon is Yeon Jeokha. I’m leaving now; don’t look for me again.”
Without waiting for a response, Gowol Sangin turned and hurried away.
Nok Ilchwi enviously watched Gowol Sangin’s back as he left.
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