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 Chapter 241 - Culprit (1) Chapter 241: Culprit (1) Air sword was a technique to control swords without ever touching them. With the swords flying on their own, it allowed the user to move the swords more in a variety of ways to increase the power of formation. But the technique had a weakness. The technique was used by the supreme master level warrior using his trained focus and energy. If the user lost focus or was not sane, then it was hard to control it. When Lord Chun Yujong was normal, he could have controlled over 10 swords, but he now could barely use 7 swords. ‘D-does he have experience against air swords?’ Most warriors would be shocked to fight against air sword for the first time, but Yeowun didn’t seem to care and used another technique to fight against it. ‘I should thank the Great Guardian.’ If Yeowun had not experienced air sword while fighting Marakim, he might have had a hard time. And more fortunately, the seven air sword used by the Lord was actually weaker in power when Marakim used it with one of his sword. ‘Let’s crush down the remaining four swords and move up.’ “Ugh!” Another sword shattered. Every time a sword shattered, the Lord felt pain. Four swords had already shattered. And with four out of seven shattered, the attack became weaker and Yeowun moved onto the second formation, moving his hands forward. ‘You can’t…!’ The Lord then controlled the swords to attack Yeowun from the front and the sides. The Lord was now experiencing pain from a severe headache, not from the pain whenever an air sword was shattered. His forehead had a vein expanding as if it would explode. He didn’t use blood reversion art, but his reddened eyes showed he wasn’t in good condition. ‘My head feels like it’s going to explode…!’ And with the severe headache, the Lord couldn’t control his air sword anymore. Since he lost focus, three swords then dropped to the ground. ‘He’s losing control! This is the chance!’ With what was blocking him gone, Yeowun charged toward the Lord right away. Chun Yujong was holding onto his head with his one hand and stomped on the ground with 100% of his energy. The ground shattered, sending debris up into the air, shooting out toward Yeowun. Debris also wielded energy, so it worked like a throwing weapon. Yeowun used his Sky Demon Sword to defend against the debris. Chun Yujong frowned and took steps to get some distance. “Oh!!” The elders and clan leaders became excited. It seemed the Lord was getting weaker as the symptom of blood reversion art was getting more severe. If Yeowun wasn’t to lose his chance, then it seemed he was going to win soon. But not all wished for Yeowun’s victory. There was someone who looked grim. ‘The Lord will die at this rate.’ If the Lord was to die, then the Demonic Cult would rise up against a powerful leader called Chun Yeowun. It was unfortunate that he didn’t know about the Sky Demon Order or the Sky Demon Sword. He didn’t fulfill his purpose yet, so he couldn’t let the Lord die here. ‘You still have work to do.’ He had to make the Lord kill the remaining three people since he had lost the sanity to even try to kill his own son. “Aaaaargh…!!” The Lord grabbed his head with his left hand and used bullet force qi via his replica Sky Demon Sword to have Yeowun to stay away. “Don’t come!” But that action only bought him a short amount of time. Yeowun used his both weapons to easily cut down the force qi coming at him. And now in Lord’s eyes, Chun Yeowun had turned into a devilish monster. “Hah… Hah…” The Lord even was drenched in sweat when he heard a telepathic message in his ears. [Will you die at the hands of the betrayer? Will you truly let six clans to live who let your mother and loving wife die?] The Lord’s eyes shook at the familiar voice. Chun Yeowun was coming closer. The ominous demonic energy coming out of Yeowun made it feel as if a giant Black Dragon was coming nearer. “Aaaaargh…” [Use the Blood God’s Reversion Art. Use it to defeat your enemy, and kill remaining three leaders from three clans and bring order back to the cult!] ‘Blood God’s Reversion Art? …Blood God…’ The Lord then dropped the sword to the ground. He became confused at the telepathic message that urged him to use Blood God’s Reversion Art and swayed. ‘Blood God’s Reversion…’ And in that short moment, many glimpses of the past shot through his mind. Chun Yujong was born from the adopted daughter of the former Sword clan leader, Kingbonkang. Kingbonkang had a daughter, but she couldn’t give birth to a child between her marriage with Great High Lord Chun Inji. Kingbonkang then adopted a daughter to have prince in his clan. But it was not long after adopted daughter Kinghawen was pregnant that Kingbonkang’s real daughter Kingyuyun was pregnant. ‘Both are my sons, so I should give equal opportunity to both of them.’ Chun Inji recognized Chun Yujong and Chun Yujing as a formal prince. But even through that, life wasn’t easy. Kingyuyun began to treat Kinghawen poorly, and so did other wives from other six clans. And although no one knew if that played a role, Kinghawen died before Chun Yujong could even remember. ‘Don’t call me mother. Call me Lady King.’ Chapter 242 - Culprit (2) Chapter 242: Culprit (2) ‘…Yes, Lady King.’ Chun Yujong was also discriminated against as he grew up. He was talented in martial art, but he wasn’t a true descendant from the Sword clan, so he wasn’t welcome. ‘You have to help so that Yujing can become the next Lord. Remember this.’ ‘Yes, Elder.’ Kingbonkang assured this multiple times until they entered Demonic Academy. Chun Yujong believed that was his true purpose so he didn’t think it was strange. ‘Brother, did you get scolded by mother again? Ugh… if I become Crown Prince, I’ll make sure that no one will be rude to you.’ ‘…Thanks.’ ‘You know how much I love you, right?’ At least Chun Yujong was happy as his brother Chun Yujing was very close to him. But everything changed when they entered the Demonic Academy. It was okay for the first few weeks, but soon, princes from the other five clans began to treat Chun Yujong badly. ‘You dare to think you are the same as us?’ ‘You are lucky to be born in six clans. Just serve your master.’ Chun Yujong became exhausted as he was discriminated. He still thought everything would get better if his little brother Chun Yujing became the Crown Prince and tried his best to help. But Chun Yujong was still too powerful. His talent was something that just could not be ignored. In less than three years, Chun Yujong had passed the fifth test in the Academy. ‘Yujing…’ ‘Don’t even call my name.’ Chun Yujing also became cold. Just like other princes, he too began to grow wary of his own brother. Chun Yujong was not a fool however. He knew that his talent was the reason people became wary of him, so he stopped training from that day on and hid from others. Even when the other princes, after passing the fifth test, began gathering people for approval, he did not seek any more approvals. But there was one who wanted to join Chun Yujong. ‘I am Yi Burwi from the Buju Sword clan. Please take me in. I will make you a Crown Prince.’ The Buju Sword clan was owned by the Sword clan, so Yujong told him to go join Yujing’s forces, but Yi Burwi insisted on joining Yujong instead. And when the academy was almost over, Yi Burwi spoke to him again. ‘Prince, when the Academy is over, you have to attack the other princes.’ ‘What are you talking about?’ ‘The princes are working against you to kill you first. And… Prince Chun Yujing is involved in that plan.’ ‘What?!’ Chun Yujong couldn’t believe what Yi Burwi said. Even if their relationship had gotten a bit distanced, Chun Yujing was still his brother. Yi Burwi then told him that he’d collect the evidence and the princes’ meeting place. At the hill behind the Demonic Academy’s dormitory, six princes gathered in one place. “Are you all ready?” Chun Mujin from the Wise clan asked everyone and the others took turns to express their willingness. Most decided to join and only one who didn’t answer was the princess Chun Yuyay from Loyal clan, and Chun Yujing. ‘No. I don’t want to win in such an unfair way.’ Chun Yuyay wasn’t like a normal cultist and preferred to solve everything in pieces, so she refused. She wasn’t interested in being Crown Prince anyway, so the others understood. ‘Yujing. What’s with you?’ ‘Don’t say you changed your mind just because you are from the same clan.’ Princes gnarled at Yujing and Chun Yujing spoke. ‘Don’t give me that bull shit. Do you think I will think much about that peasant girl’s son? Count me in.’ And other than the Loyal clan, every prince agreed on killing Chun Yujong. When all of them went down the mountain, Chun Yujong, who had been watching up on the tree, couldn’t come out of his shock. ‘Why… why did you…’ Chun Yujong thought his brother was only one who considered him as family. But what Chun Yujing had said was something that he could ever even think of. Disappointment and anger was beyond imagination. That’s when Yi Burwi who also hid behind the tree spoke. “Now you know. You have to strike them first if you want to live.” “…Why are you telling me this?” It even felt like it could have been better if he died without knowing this. Yi Burwin then explained his reason for helping him. ‘Because we share the same blood.’ ‘What? What do you mean?’ ‘Your mother, Kinghawen, was actually my aunt.’ Kinghawen’s true name was Yi Hawen. She was from the Buju Sword clan. Chun Yujong was shocked to hear something he had not known about before. He wasn’t told of his mother’s true family before, but now he had learned. ‘Aunt was adopted into the Sword clan by order of Elder Kingbonkang.’ Yi Hawen was originally appointed to marry the leader of the Giant Sword clan Ha Ilhan, but the Buju Sword clan couldn’t object the six clans. ‘Aunt had to suffer for years in the mansion of the Sword clan just to give birth to a prince and died.’ Yi Burwi had heard this from his father Yi Burkin many times. This incident was a scar that was left deep within the Buju Sword clan and still remained. ‘Dammit! Dammit!’ After hearing of his mother’s death and how she had spent years in suffering, Chun Yujong blamed himself for considering he had to be grateful for the Sword clan who raised him until now. ‘Strike them down. That’s the only way for you to survive, and also avenge your aunt.’ ‘But I can’t fight all of them by myself.’ Yi Burwi was right in saying that Chun Yujong had to kill the other princes if he were to survive. But he had stopped training for past year, so his power had not grown. But other princes had trained and they now had become super master level warriors already. It was impossible to take five of them on alone. Chun Yujong had no forces to back him up and even if he had, it wasn’t likely anyone would move against six clans. ‘There is a way.’ ‘A way?’ ‘It’s a way for you to defeat them easily.’ ‘…What do you propose?’ ‘It’s through Blood God’s Reversion Art.’ Chapter 243 - Culprit (3) Chapter 243: Culprit (3) ‘What?’ ‘It is an upgraded version of Blood Reversion Art.’ ‘What are you talking about! That art is forbidden by the Great High Lord!’ Blood Reversion Art had a bad side effect that made users lose sanity and become mad. It was strictly forbidden from learning or using, but that was what Yi Burwi was suggesting Chun Yujong to learn. ‘No, this one’s different. Blood Reversion Art would be so, but our clan has studied and fixed this to remove the side effects. We did have success.’ ‘But how did you…’ ‘…We were ordered by the Leader of the Sword clan to do it.’ ‘An order from the Sword clan?’ Yi Burwi said both covert operation clans owned by the Sword clan were forced to do many dirty things, including study of the forbidden Blood Reversion Art. But he said that the leader of the Sword clan did not know the existence of the Blood God’s Reversion Art yet. ‘This is different. It won’t make you mad or anything. There won’t be any side effects even if you use them once or twice while in a pinch.’ ‘…’ ‘You are like my relative. Why would I lie to you?’ At the time, Yi Burwi was grinning in a weird way. But Chun Yujong, gripped with hatred and anger, could not see or care about this. And the night when the Academy ended and every cadet graduated, the incident that caused the entire Demonic Cult to become shocked happened. It was a night of heavy rainfall. Water puddles on the ground were red from blood and there were many bodies ripped apart in all places. ‘Krrrrr….’ And at the front of Chun Yujong with deep reddened eyes, someone was begging. On the puddle, the man was pounding his head, begging for his life. It was Chun Yujing. He begged that he will never tell anyone of Chun Yujong’s secret and begged to be spared. ‘Please! Don’t kill me! W-we are brothers! Please!’ Everytime Chun Yujing mentioned that he was his brother, Chun Yujong was reminded of Yujing saying that he was the son of a peasant girl. ‘Kill him, prince.’ Yi Burwi shouted to Chun Yujong who was gripped with the beastly urge to kill the target. But every time Chun Yujong raised his sword to kill Chun Yujing, he was overwhelmed with a certain unknown emotion and couldn’t do it. He had learned the truth, but he couldn’t kill his brother who he trusted for over 10 years. So, in the end, Chun Yujong couldn’t kill his brother. He just cut his arm off. ‘You will now bark like a dog if I tell you to, and live accordingly.’ ‘Aah… Y-yes… thank you… thank you for sparing me!’ ‘No! He will be a threat in the future! You must kill him!’ Yi Burwi insisted that Chun Yujing be killed. But Chun Yujong refused and Yi Burwi pulled out his sword and tried to kill Chun Yujing instead and Chun Yujong had to stop Yi Burwi. The next day, Chun Yujong was arrested for killing the princes from the four clans and cutting the arm of Chun Yujing. ‘Why! Why have you not killed him?! WHY!!!’ And during five days at the prison, Chun Yujong suffered from terrible illusions and pain. The Blood God’s Reversion Art, which should not have had any side effects, didn’t take away sanity but there were still side effects. Chun Yujong’s mother, who he had not even seen once in his memory, appeared every night to shout angrily at him. ‘NO! NOOOOO!’ Chun Yujong was finally able to ease down the side effect by meditating continuously. He was finally freed after 10 days. The four clans insisted that Chun Yujong should be persecuted, but the leader of the Sword clan opposed the idea. ‘…Keep your promise.’ This was due to a secret promise being made between Chun Yujong and the leader of the Sword clan. Chun Yujong had threatened the Sword clan that he would reveal the research that was being made on Blood Reversion Art if the Sword clan did not stop doing it and help Chun Yujong instead. ‘Prince.’ When Chun Yujong was freed, Yi Burwi came to him but Chun Yujong warned him to stay away. ‘You told me that Blood God’s Reversion Art does not have any side effects.’ With this, Chun Yujong did not have Yi Burwi come close to him. He thought Yi Burwi was dangerous. But Yi Burwi told Chun Yujong, ‘Well, addiction is something you cannot stop once you start. Kekek.’ Chun Yujong thought if he should kill Yi Burwi, but it was true that Yi Burwi was the nephew of his mother and also helped him so Chun Yujong decided not to kill him. And after a year, the Lord Chun Inji came to visit him. Chun Inji took him to the Altar of Fathers. ‘I will make you become the Lord.’ ‘What?’ Chun Inji said that he was stepping down to make Chun Yujong the next Lord. He had given up on hope as Chun Inji had postponed appointing the Crown Prince for a year after the other princes were killed. He thought Chun Yuyay would be the Crown Princess instead of him, but this was unexpected. ‘…She is too weak to withstand the danger that is coming to our cult.’ Chapter 244 - Culprit (4) Chapter 244: Culprit (4) That was the answer Chun Inji gave to Chun Yujong’s question on why he was chosen. It was curious as Chun Inji specifically said ‘danger’, but Chun Inji did not go into detail. After explaining many things that the Lord should know and do, Chun Inji asked Chun Yujong. ‘The throne is not only power. It is a responsibility. You now bear the lives of 100 thousand cultists on your back. Ease your anger inside of you and think only for the future of the cult.’ ‘…I understand.’ Chun Yujong then swore an oath at the altar that he would serve his entire life to the cult. And with that, Chun Yujong became the Lord, and to keep the promise, he eased his anger. But the anger that already had placed within his heart didn’t die out that easily. He took in wives from the six clans as a tradition but he couldn’t love any of them. ‘…I have to become strong.’ The Lord Chun Yujong largely lived in two ways. When he was done with his official duty as a Lord, he spent all of his time training martial arts. Chun Yujong was appointed as the Lord without any preparations, so he was weaker than the other elders and had to be protected by Great Guardian Marakim. Chun Yujong tried hard to train his martial arts. That’s when a change came into his life. ‘Oh no… my Lord, how come you always mess up your clothes like that?’ Everytime when he came out of training, a female servant greeted him with a sad look as she looked at Lord’s clothing that had turned to rags. He first thought she was amusing and exchanged a few words, and soon it evolved into almost a full day of conversation. ‘Wow. You didn’t mess up your clothes today!’ ‘You always blame me for messing up my clothes, so I took it off before I trained. Hwa Yun.’ ‘Okay, okay. Thank you so much for your generosity. Happy?’ ‘HMPH! How dare you.’ ‘…Are you angry at me?’ ‘Uh- uh…’ Conversations filled with jokes and laughter was something Chun Yujong had not experienced in his entire life. It was warm and happy. Chun Yujong fell in love with the woman who always smiled at him. Her every word and smile was like a bright sun light to Chun Yujong. After a few months, she was pregnant with Chun Yujong’s baby and Chun Yujong proposed to marry her. Hwa Yun cried and said that it was against the law of the cult and that she would leave, but Chun Yujong did not allow her. ‘No… I will protect you and my baby.’ He couldn’t leave his only hope and love. Chun Yujong opened a Great Meeting and declared that she was pregnant with his baby and pressed on with the marriage. All six clans rose up against it stronger than ever. It was so severe that Great High Lord, who was in his closed room training, had to come out temporarily to put a stop to it. And after all that commotion, Chun Yujong was able to marry her but she had to stay outside the Lord’s palace. However, Chun Yujong was always happy when he went to Hwa Yun’s house outside the palace. Chun Yujong hoped this happiness would last forever. And with Chun Yujong’s attention fully being given to a female servant and her baby, jealousy and hatred began to arise from the wives of the six clans. ‘Who is doing such a thing?’ And there had been bad things happening near Hwa Yun’s house. It was getting worse and worse so Lord appointed guard warriors and tried to protect Hwa Yun in all ways. After a while, the Great High Lord who had left his closed room training suddenly went missing. Chun Yujong dispatched people to find him, but he was nowhere to be found. Adding to this problem, Power King Hang Yen took his forces of evil and invaded cult territory. The cult tried hard to keep Chun Inji missing as a secret but it seemed like the forces of evil somehow found out and attacked. The war lasted over six months. And during those times, Hwa Yun became sick and didn’t get well. ‘My Lord, don’t worry about me. I will be fine.’ Chun Yujong was worried about Hwa Yun, but he had to go. Power King Hang Yen himself was at the warfront and killed two elders and even Chun Yujing, so the Lord himself had to go and fight him. ‘I… I will return as fast as I can.’ ‘Yes… I will wait for you.’ Even in her sick bed, Hwa Yun smiled at Chun Yujong. And that was the last smile Chun Yujong saw. Lord Chun Yujong led a huge army of the Demonic Cult and fought Power King Hang Yen’s forces in the battle of the Sawon Plains. Chun Yujong then fought Hang Yen on one on one fight. ‘Hahahahaha! To think man such as you is the Lord! You are just a kid compared to Chun Inji!’ Chun Yujong was at the end stage of superior master level, but Power King Hang Yen was at the entry to supreme master level warrior level. Even though Chun Yujong was talented, he lacked power so he couldn’t win. ‘No… if I lose, the cult… Hwa Yun will…’ Chapter 245 - Culprit (5) Chapter 245: Culprit (5) To turn the tide, Chun Yujong had to use Blood God’s Reversion Art that he withheld using for 7 years. The energy exploded immediately and turned him into a beast and Hang Yen had to retreat without a victory. ‘Y-you are mad!’ He feared for Chun Yujong who seemed to not care about his own life. And with the top five warriors of the Jianghu retreating, Chun Yujong earned the title of top five warrior of the Jianghu followed by Chun Inji. But Chun Yujong’s excitement over the victory did not last long. ‘Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh!!!!’ Chun Yujong was enraged when he heard of the death of his wife, Hwa Yun. Demon Doctor Baek Jongwu declared that she had died from poisoning and Chun Yujong ordered a search in the cult to find the killer. But he couldn’t find the person who poisoned her. And what was even more painful was… ‘Gaaaaaaaah!!’ Chun Yujong had to lock himself in the training room inside the Lord’s palace and to fight against side effect of the Blood God’s Reversion Act. His wife Hwa Yun’s funeral was in progress, but he had to fight against a heavy headache and illusion inside the locked doors of the training room. He pounded on the wall made out of blue pearl stone until the wall became bloody from the blood that came out of his fist and wailed. But even then, he was afraid he might kill his child because of the illusion. ‘You said… you will wait…’ And after a month of wailing, the headache disappeared. Chun Yujing’s illusion that had been talking to him every day for the past month also disappeared. The symptoms lasted much longer than before. When Chun Yujong got out of the training room, he was now very different. He always lacked emotions, but he was now just cold and was negative on everything. ‘…Who is it?’ Chun Yujong was certain that the killer was within the six clans. He also became hesitant on what he should do with Chun Yeowun. If he were to be left alone, there was a chance that the evil women from the six clans might try to do something to that boy again. ‘They made it so that he can’t learn martial art?’ ‘Yes, my lord.’ Chun Yujong became dumbfounded at Marakim’s report. It was beyond expectation that these women went so far as to make the harmless boy not learn any martial arts. But that wasn’t the saddest part. ‘…You did that much to save him?’ While he was at war, Hwa Yun had to make such an unfair promise in hopes of saving her own son. ‘What should I do…’ In truth, Chun Yujong wanted to gather these six wives and kill them all. But that would surely lead to a war against six clans, and that was going to put an end to the Demonic Cult. Chun Yujong bit his lips and decided. If things had turned to this, he then decided to change the cult from the roots and not allow the six clans to gain more power over the cult. But he had to take it slow as quickly-made changes would weaken the cult. ‘I’m sorry. I’m sorry.’ Chun Yujong felt so much pain when he thought about Chun Yeowun. He wanted to bring in young Chun Yeowun into his protection, but he knew that that would only worsen his relationship with the six clans and also make it harder to find the person behind the killing of his wife. ‘I am sorry, my son.’ Chun Yujong decided to leave young Chun Yeowun as bait to find the killer, and decided to weaken the power of the six clans so that Chun Yeowun would not walk the same path like his mother. He also did not visit Chun Yeowun, thinking that would make him become soft. ‘I am cold. I have to keep the balance of the cult. My son is now only a piece in my chess game.’ The Lord mumbled on the words time and time again, alone in his office. And 10 years had passed. The Lord protected Chun Yeowun without being noticed and acted as if he wasn’t interested in Chun Yeowun. On the first day of Demonic Academy, Chun Yujong was concerned about seeing Hwa Yun’s son for the first time in 10 years. He had refrained from meeting Chun Yeowun as it might make him soft, but this was something he couldn’t avoid. He tried hard to not meet eyes with him but… ‘Ah…’ He recognized Chun Yeowun right away. Yeowun had inherited many features from his mother and it made Chun Yujong too sad. He had to make his speech on the stage short and come down, as he might become too overwhelmed with emotion if he stayed too long. ‘Right Guardian is interested in that boy?’ ‘Yes, my lord.’ ‘…Tell Left Guardian to let him be.’ ‘Why…?’ ‘I do not wish to see one of my child fail from the mere first or second test.’ ‘Yes, my lord.’ Yujong sent Marakim to order guards around the medical room to be sent to other places. He couldn’t teach Chun Yeowun any martial arts as the six clans might notice it, so this was a good chance. And after about two months, the Sword clan had bit the bait. They promised to never study Blood Reversion Art, but the Great Sword Martial Clan had revealed themselves. ‘Right Guardian. Arrest Great Sword Martial Clan. If they resist, kill them all.’ Chapter 246 - Culprit (6) Chapter 246: Culprit (6) He wished the Buju Sword Clan would also react to it, but they were silent. Right Guardian Submeng didn’t seem all that happy at the order however as he thought Yujong was using Chun Yeowun as bait. But this process was needed so the six clans will be weakened slowly. ‘That boy is only a chess piece. He is a chess piece…’ He had to remind himself multiple times so he would not get soft. And three years had passed. With Jurkang castle falling to a mysterious clan, Chun Yujong made a deal with the Yulin clan from the forces of justice and went on to take back the castle. He decided to make it quick, as it might start a war in fifteen years. ‘I have to solve this before he graduates from the academy.’ If the war prolonged again and Chun Yujong was driven out from the cult, he was afraid he would see the same thing happening again. And at Jurkang Castle, Chun Yujong faced warriors of the Blade God Six Martial clan. They were stronger and more dangerous than any of the enemies he had seen previously. ‘I have to kill them.’ He intended on letting elders take care of it, but decided to fight them by himself along with the Great Guardian. That’s when the true enemy appeared. Chun Yujong feared the man’s power. It felt as if he had returned to the days when he was just a cadet at the academy. The man spoke to Chun Yujong. ‘…You are not the one.’ And with that, he tried to strike down to finish him. Chun Yujong then remembered the faces of Hwa Yun and Chun Yeowun at the moment of death. ‘No… NO!’ If I die, he will be left alone!!’ If he died here, then Chun Yeowun was going to face the six clans alone. Chun Yujong had not protected him and used him as a bait, but he had to stay alive to prevent the six clans from going too far against Chun Yeowun. ‘My Lord, I have to warn you… you said that you watched some illusion for a month after using a certain martial art. You must not use it anymore. If you use it again, it is not certain if the symptom will go away like this time.’ The Demon Doctor warned him of this, but Chun Yujong had no choice. ‘I can’t die here.’ Chun Yujong then used the Blood God’s Reversion Art again. He then didn’t remember anything that happened after. When he was back to his senses, Great Guardian Marakim was helping him stand up. ‘My Lord?’ It felt like his spirit was gone or something, and he couldn’t feel anything. He didn’t even remember how he defeated the enemy. And in his numb state, someone else appeared and helped himself up. ‘Yujing?’ It was Chun Yujing. Chun Yujing, who Yujong thought he was dead, appeared and helped him up. [You went overboard again. Can you keep the balance of the cult at this rate?] ‘Balance?’ [My, my. Brother, I mean my Lord. If you die, who can keep the balance of the cult?] Chun Yujong then looked Yujing numbly, and came back to his senses and mumbled. ‘Yes… balance of the cult… I have to keep the balance…!’ “Krrrrrr…. YES! You are just the chess piece!! I… I have to keep the balance of the Demonic Cult!!!” Chun Yujong, who had been grabbing his head in pain, suddenly pulled up his head with reddened eyes. Unlike before, his eyes were deep red, proving that he was trying to use the Blood God’s Reversion Art. People in the hall became shocked. “NO!” “H-he’s using Blood Reversion Art!” Even if the Lord was in a bad condition and was in danger, nobody thought he would use Blood Reversion Art. And there was a man who was grinning. ‘Kakaka! That’s it! Now… go mad and kill the Crown Prince, the six clans and do your job!’ It was good that he sent a telepathic message to rile the Lord. Now, the Lord will go mad and attack anyone within his reach. With the Blood God’s Reversion Art active, the Lord’s muscle began to enlarge and ripped the clothes. It was then. Chun Yeowun bolted out like lightning and quickly grabbed Chun Yujong’s head and placed his hand over his chest. “Krrrr! What are you doing!” “I’m sorry, but I’ve been through this too much. This will hurt.” “What?!” ‘NANO!!’ [Yes, master.] And from Yeowun’s left hand, white lightning bolted out, charging into the Lord’s blood point over the head. And from the right hand, powerful internal energy was sent into the Lord’s body and held on the energy that was trying to flow in reverse. “Gaaaaaaaaagagagagaga!” And with the powerful electric shock, Lord Chun Yujong trembled severely. He shook his head and screamed for a long time while his hair and all of his face was burnt and soon dropped to the ground. Everyone became dumbfounded by the sight. ‘W-what?! What is this?!’ The man who was watching became shocked. He didn’t expect Chun Yeowun to stop Chun Yujong before he could even activate the Blood God’s Reversion Art. And what was that weird energy coming out from his left hand? And it was then. “WHAT?!” Chun Yeowun suddenly appeared in front of the man. “A-already?!” The man was so shocked by Chun Yeowun’s lightning speed and tried to run away, but Yeowun quickly grabbed him by the neck and pulled him up. “KEK!” He tried to pull himself out of Yeowun’s grasp, but the power was beyond that of any ordinary man. Chun Yeowun glared up at the man he picked him up and glared as he asked, “You… who are you?” Chapter 247 - Culprit (7) Chapter 247: Culprit (7) Great Guardian Marakim had told Chun Yeowun of the truth. He said that Lord Chun Yujong had not shown in public, but always helped and protected Chun Yeowun in a way that it cannot be seen. But Chun Yeowun couldn’t believe everything. To him, the Lord was cold hearted man who did not even visit even when Lady Hwa died. ‘Mother waited for the Lord even on her dying breath.’ Yeowun couldn’t ease down his anger toward the Lord when he remembered his mother. And he also saw the Lord using him multiple times. ‘He used me as a chess piece but he was actually trying to protect me?’ He couldn’t believe it. But if the Great Guardian said was true, and the Lord was just gone mad from using Blood Reversion Art, then Yeowun needed to correct this first. ‘If that really is true, I will listen to it from his own mouth.’ While Marakim and Yin Moha was undergoing meditation to heal their wounds, Yeowun went to check on Kingbonki’s body. ‘Nano, can you analyze a body?’ [Scanning the target entity with Magnetic Resonance Imaging is possible. Please move over the body slowly with your palm hovering over it.] Yeowun couldn’t analyze any of the body of enemies that used blood reversion art until now. It was likely that he was going to learn something if he analyze it. If he can stop the person using it from going mad, then maybe it was possible to meet Lord with his sanity. “Kek… kek…” The mysterious man being strangled up coughed in pain. The man couldn’t believe the situation. Blood God’s Reversion Art was something that would make energy began to flow in reverse, so that it cannot be stopped until the user dies or go mad and use all of its energy. He didn’t think that it will be stopped from flowing backward even before it started. ‘W-what kind of monster is he?!’ And Yeowun asked the man again. “I asked you. Who are you?” “W-what are you talking about- Kaaaak!” Yeowun grabbed on his hand harder and the man’s face reddened. He had stayed silent in the halls, but he was now being grabbed by his neck, so he was now even confused if he whispered out instead of sending telepathic message. It was another clan leader who was next of them who spoke identity of the man. “L-Lord Chun Ma. He is the leader of Buju Sword clan, Yi Burwi.” “Buju Sword clan?” Chun Yeowun raised his eyes. He already knew that Buju Sword clan was covert operation group owned by Sword clan. But why did he sent telepathic message to make the Lord use Blood God’s Reversion Art? The Lord became more confused when he heard it and went on to use it. When Chun Yeowun entered the hall, he activated tapping mode on telepathic message to listen to all messages being made, and Yi Burwi was caught on his radar. “Kek… L-Lord Chun Ma… why are you doing this to me?” Yi Burwi decided to lie. He didn’t say anything out loud, so if he insist then it was going to make Chun Yeowun a weirdo. There were clan leaders looking at them confusingly. But Chun Yeowun shook his head and sent telepathic message. [You told the Lord to use Blood God’s Reversion Art and kill me, and remaining elders from three clans. Wasn’t that what you said?] “?!” Yi Burwi’s eye grew large. He did sent the telepathic message to the Lord. But how can Chun Yeowun, who was busily fighting against Chun Yujong know this? And how did he know about the telepathic message? ‘N..no way. How can one overhear a telepathic message?’ It was unbelievable. No one, not even strongest warrior in the world can overhear telepathic message. And as if his mind was read, Yeowun sent another telepathic message. [Why? Are you shocked that I overheard your telepathic message? You said I made a treason and are you trying to say you don’t know anything about it?] ‘What!’ Yi Burwi’s eye began to shake. He wasn’t sure until now, but this confirmed it. ‘I-t’s impossible! H-he can really listen to telepathic messages!’ This was very dangerous skill. Telepathic message was a way to send information to specific target without having others from hearing it. But if it was able to overhear, then one telepathic message might work against the secret plan. ‘N-no! I have to stop him from sending me telepathic message!’ Yi Burwi quickly analyzed the situation. If Yeowun can overhear telepathic message, then he had to stop his partner from using the telepathic message. “Kek… T-telepa…” “Who told you to speak?” “UGH!” Yeowun grabbed harder on the neck to stop Yi Burwi from speaking. There was only one way left. With the plan failed, he had to take all the blame to let others to go out of the castle. It was when Yi Burwi was pulling up his energy to flow in reverse. [Ugh. Our plan failed. We have no choice. Leader Yi, die together with the Crown Prince. I will take care of this place and retreat.] Yi Burwi frowned. He was going to use the Blood Reversion Art to get out of Yeowun’s grasp and shout so that his partner will not use the telepathic message, but it was too late. ‘N-no way!’ And Chun Yeowun’s eye immediately turned to someone. It was the leader of Palace Guard Pahin, fighting against Hou Sangwha near the entrance. ‘Dammit!’ Yi Burwi then reversed energy in unique blood points. His muscles began to expand and veins popped up over his neck. Chun Yeowun’s grasp was thrown back. Yi Burwi had to grab onto Chun Yeowun to die together before he can get to Pahin. But… “UGH!” “You are a fool. You saw that it won’t work.” Yeowun placed his hand on Yi Burwi’s head and placed another hand on Yi Burwi’s chest and tried to use electric shock and energy to stop the flow. “UGH!” With electric shock coming in, Yi Burwi pushed out the hand over his head and threw punch into Yeowun’s chest. ‘He moved?’ Chapter 248 - Culprit (8) Chapter 248: Culprit (8) Yeowun quickly jumped back and Yi Burwi also got back to get distance. When he reached the back, his clothes were ripped apart as his muscles were expanding. Veins popped up all over, making him look disgusting. What was different was that he was using Blood Reversion Art but his eyes weren’t red. ‘It’s different. I sealed the correct blood points but he’s still moving.’ It seemed like the energy flow points were different. As proof of it being different, Yi Burwi didn’t turn beastly like others. But he still had become more aggressive. ‘You think this is the same as that incomplete blood reversion art? This is the true Blood God’s Reversion Art.’ Unlike the one that Chun Yujong or Kingbonki had learned, this was the true, completed version of Blood God’s Reversion Art. It removed most of its side effects and allowed one to increase the power. The only downside was that it had a time limit. It only remained for five minutes and the one using it would pass out at the end. But that was enough time to use everything in his power to die together with Chun Yeowun. “B-blood reversion art!” “Lord Chun Ma was right!” “Arrest him!” Clan leaders began to surround him. If the one other than the Lord was using blood reversion art, then they had to put him down. They hadn’t brought any weapons in here, but they were still master to super master level warriors. Five clan leaders charged at Yi Burwi, but Yi Burwi dodged their attacks and countered them. “Ugh!” “H-how can he be so powerful!?” Two clan leaders were thrown to the back. They tried to defend, but they couldn’t defend against powerful energy. “Take this!” Leader of Sword Illusion clan, Muk Yen, charged at Yi Burwi from the back. His force qi struck into Yi Burwi’s back but… “Ugh. G-get away from me!” “W-what?!” Force qi was only pushed into about the fingertip and strong energy retention pushed Muk Yen out. It wasn’t as hard as Kingbonki’s body, but his body had grown very dense. “Hah!” And Yi Burwi charged toward Chun Yeowun. ‘I just need to kill you!’ He didn’t have time to fight others. If he killed Chun Yeowun who could hear the telepathic messages, their plans would still fail but they would be more successful in the end. Yi Burwi’s hand wielded blue force qi. It was larger than any force qi that the others used. It was as large as what Kingbonki used when he used the Blood God’s Reversion Art. “L-Lord Chun Ma!!” Clan leaders shouted. Yi Burwi quickly unleashed sword formation with his force qi over his hand. The power of the formation struck down upon Chun Yeowun, trying to tear him apart into pieces. “DIE!!” And at that moment… “…Huh?” With the sound of something being cut off, something dropped to the ground. It was an enlarged arm covered with bulging veins. It was Yi Burwi’s arm. “Aaaaaaaaaargh!!!!!” Chun Yeowun’s hand, which was empty until now, had the Sky Demon Sword glowing with black force qi. Yi Burwi screamed in pain while he grabbed his shoulder. His body had grown so tough to even withstand against force qi, but it was cut off easily. “Aaaargh… M-my arm… my arm!!” He was in pain, and was confused. More powerful warriors were no match even they used Blood God’s Reversion Art, so there was no way for Yi Burwi to defeat Chun Yeowun, even if the art was completed. Chun Yeowun asked Yi Burwi, “I guess you will refuse to deactivate the blood reversion art, right?” “What- Aaaaaaargh!” And before he could even respond, Yi Burwi’s other arm was cut off. Yeowun was trying to make it so that he cannot even try to fight back. But that wasn’t the end. “I just need your head and your body.” “W…what are you…. N… no… AAAAAARGH!” With the black sword shooting past over his thighs, Yi Burwi dropped to the ground. Both his legs were cut off. But Yeowun just looked down at him coldly. “Nngh…. Y… you monster…!!!” Chun Yeowun was much more colder than Chun Yujong. He had no mercy toward enemies. Yi Burwi realized that he was no match against Chun Yeowun even after using Blood God’s Reversion Art. But it was now too late. ‘Is… is he really a monster? …I guess this is it… at least I bought time for Pahin to run away… I should kill myself now.’ “Argh!” And someone dropped next to him, who was lying on the ground limbless. He turned his head and checked the man dropped and frowned. ‘W-what?!’ It was Palace Guard leader, Pahin. His blood points were sealed, so Pahin couldn’t even move. “Ngnnngh!!” “I have captured him, as you ordered.” The person who got him down here was 10th Elder Yin Moha. Pahin’s face turned red and glared at Yin Moha. “NNn….noo! Aaaaargh!” There was no way Yeowun would not do anything when he knew who Yi Burwi’s partner was. Yi Burwi’s buying time was not successful. Yi Burwi screamed in anger, but Yeowun ignored it and ordered to every elder and clan leader in the hall, “I order you as the Lord Chun Ma. Arrest every member from the Buju Sword clan and the Palace Guards. If they resist, you may kill them.” “Yes, my Lord!!” Chapter 249 - Culprit (9) Chapter 249: Culprit (9) With the official order from the Lord Chun Ma, the clan leaders moved quickly. Chun Yeowun’s authority and power he showed was enough to make cultists follow him. Clan Leaders all charged out of the hall and began to arrest the Palace Guards. The warriors within the top 200 of the cult began searching the palace, and the progress was quick. There were also other palace guards inside the hall. These were the twelve best warriors from the Palace Guards that were appointed directly under the Lord. 3rd Elder Bu Churyong walked over to them with blue force qi over his hand. “Do not resist,” Bu Churyong warned and ten warriors went down on their knees, showing their sign of surrender. They only moved under the Lord’s order, but when Chun Yujong used Blood reversion art, they realized something had gone wrong and surrendered. But not all of them were real Palace Guards. Two of them within the hall looked weird. ‘What should I do?’ ‘Dammit.’ They didn’t think their leaders would be overpowered so easily. They were finally able to be appointed as the Lord’s direct guards when the Lord’s mental health became worse, but it seemed like everything was going to fail without them doing anything. “You two seem to know something.” And from their hesitation, Bu Churyong recognized them to be the enemy. Bu Churyong charged at them. ‘We have no choice.’ [I’ll defend him. Go kill the Lord!] One of the warriors unleashed force qi and struck Bu Churyong. He wasn’t sure how long he could withstand the powerful warrior, but he had to buy time. [Okay.] Another warrior then charged in against the Lord who was on the ground by the throne. Marakim was checking on him, but the warrior was going to push him in some way and kill the Lord who was unconscious. “Haaaaaaah!” But when Marakim waved his hand, three swords that dropped within the halls floated in the air and charged at the warrior. ‘A-air sword?!’ The warrior became shocked and tried to defend himself. He was able to fend off one of the swords, but he couldn’t defend himself against the remaining two. “Ugh!” Two swords penetrated the warrior’s two shoulders. His body couldn’t resist the powerful energy wielded in these swords and was pushed up in the air and was pinned against one of the pillars in the halls. “D-dammit! Aaaaargh!” He wanted to pull out two swords, but the energy coming through the wound was so painful that he couldn’t move. “Aaaaargh!” And the warrior who charged against Bu Churyong screamed in pain. He thought he could last at least unleash the three formation, but he couldn’t even defend himself against the first formation and lost his two arms. “I told you not to resist.” “Aaaaargh…!” Chun Yeowun had been too powerful that made it feel like they were weak, but these were within top five warriors in rank within the cult. And what was happening outside wasn’t much different. There were three hundred palace guards, but not all of them were spies. When clan leaders ran out to arrest them, they all became shocked. “W-why are clan leaders attacking us?!” “Has something gone wrong?” They were originally trying to charge into the hall under order of their leader Pahin. They first thought there was an uprising, started by the masked servants, but it seemed that wasn’t the case. “Lord Chun Ma ordered that we can kill if you resist. Do not show your mercy on the traitors!” “Yes, sir!” Ko Wanghin from the Demon Fist clan shouted and the clan leaders showed no mercy. There were some palace guards who did resist intensely as if they were truly traitors, and died. “I- I surrender!” “I-I’m not a traitor!’ Many guards began to surrender and it became much more easier to pinpoint the traitors among them. ‘Dammit! Dammit!’ Yi Burwi was furious as he stayed on the ground limbless. His family was ordered to proceed with the plan on his generation, and they planned very carefully but it all failed just because of one man. Starting with his grandfather, a total of three generations had spent so much time and effort to earn the Sword clan’s trust. ‘If the messenger who has the order from him comes, our 100 year plan will begin. Do you understand this? Burwi?’ And as former leader Yi Burkem said, the messenger really appeared, even when it required them to show their hidden identity to Yulin. Yi Burwi was glad that time had finally come, but the plan was now over. And in Yi Burwi’s ear, he heard a whistle from outside. His eyes made it seem like he had been waiting for this, so Yeowun asked curiously, “What is it?” “Keke… You think you won? You think you are victorious?” “…What are you talking about?” It seemed like whistle sound that was heard outside was related to it. Everything had failed, but Yi Burwi was excited to strike Chun Yeowun in one way. “I couldn’t kill you or any of the remaining clans, but I will take the guardians with me.” “What?” Yeowun asked back with a frown. “Who do you think is guarding those Guardians in prison? With the signal just now, I’m sure their heads will be rolling on the cold prison floor!” That was the meaning of the whistle. It was planned ahead in case of any emergencies. The whistle was a signal to the palace guards to kill the Left and Right Guardians. ‘The two guardians who work for you… go look at their dead bodies and wail! Hahahaha!’ But Chun Yeowun looked weird. He didn’t seem to be worried as he shook his head. ‘What?’ Yi Burwi became confused and Yeowun scoffed at him. “Is that all?” “What?” The two guardians, who were also the two most powerful warriors within the cult and best advisors to Chun Yeowun, might be in danger but he didn’t seem to care much. At the same time, at a prison located toward southeast of the Lord’s palace, there was a small cell with two middle aged men tied tightly to their chairs. They were Left Guardian Lee Hameng and Right Guardian Submeng. They were frustrated as they were imprisoned together. They had to follow orders from the Lord, but they also had their blood points sealed so they couldn’t move, which made them even more concerned. And it was weird that the palace guards were moving up and down the corridor outside the cell with their weapons, as if they were waiting for something. Lee Hameng sighed. He didn’t think he would be targeted while he was working as Chief of the Academy. ‘Has the Lord truly gone mad?’ Chapter 250 - Culprit (10) Chapter 250: Culprit (10) He only thought his enemies were the six clans, so it was hard to believe that the Lord had ordered this. He was also frustrated that he didn’t know what was going on outside. If they were arrested like this, it was likely that something happened to the other elders who sided with Chun Yeowun. ‘The Crown Prince might be in danger.’ That concern also was shared by Right Guardian Submeng. Submeng had lost an eye and had taken internal damage that made him stay at home to meditate, but he was arrested nonetheless so he was certain that something wasn’t going right. ‘Whew.. whew…’ Submeng spent four hours focusing on his energy to pull out the giant needle stuck in his body that sealed his blood point. ‘Again…!’ Submeng focused on the blood point with all of his might. But it wasn’t easy. After failing another attempt, Submeng let out a large sigh and panted. “Aaaaaah… hu…” “What? What are you doing?” A palace guard found this out and shouted as he tapped on the iron bar. Lee Hameng knew Submeng was trying to pull out the needle already, so he shouted loudly, “You call yourself a Guardian when you can’t even stay quiet while being tied down?” “What? Ugh… hah… you red haired idiot. Think where we are before picking a fight with me.” “Just go to sleep if you can’t stay still.” “You!” Submeng understood what Lee Hameng was trying to do, so he played along. With two of them arguing, the palace guard sighed and turned away. He had seen the two Guardians arguing with each other ever since they were imprisoned so he didn’t think it was anything strange. “Whew.” Lee Hameng sighed in relief. ‘Try to be careful, you fool.’ It was good that Submeng was trying, but he kept on making mistakes that made Lee Hameng become afraid. But he was also astounded by Submeng’s persistent tries. Lee Hameng tried few times before he gave up, but Submeng was trying hard to the end. ‘I should try it again.’ It was then that he heard a small whistling sound from outside the prison. The palace guards then grinned as if they were waiting for that signal and pulled out their swords. “W-what? Wait… what are you-!” Submeng shouted frantically as he saw these warriors readying to strike. It seemed they were going to kill them. One of them tried to open the cell door. Lee Hameng realized he shouldn’t stay still and tried to at least get him out from the rope, but it was no use. His internal energy was sealed so he couldn’t use any energy. “Ugh!” He regretted that he had not tried harder. Even if it was an order made by the Lord, he thought he should have tried to get the seal out. And it was when the cell door was almost unlocked. “W-who are you!” A large bodied man burst into the underground floor and charged toward the prison guards. The man moved quickly and struck his fist wielding blue force qi into the guards. “Argh!” The power strike threw the prison guard away to the prison wall. Lee Hameng became dumbfounded when he saw the large man with a long beard. “Ko Wanghur?” The man was Ko Wanghur. Palace guards tried to attack Ko Wanghur when another man jumped in and kicked them. It was Bakgi. Bakgi stormed in upon them to push the guards away. His kicks were too fast for the palace guards who swung their swords in the small prison corridor and they couldn’t react to it. “S-since when-?” “We were waiting for a while now. Hah!” “Argh!” Ko Wanghur and Bakgi quickly overpowered the palace guards. And with two of them arriving at the right moment, the two Guardians sighed in relief as they were saved. “Do you not see what it means for the elders of the three clans to help me?” “What?Yi Burwi became surprised. The Lord had sent Yeowun’s members to be appointed at the groups owned by the four clans purposely. This removed Yeowun’s members to be out of the picture. But with four clans siding with Yeowun now, then it meant his members were free to move. “Do you think I would leave the two Guardians without any help?” “N-no! You’re just bluffing!” “Well, you can believe what you want.” Yeowun spoke casually and Yi Burwi became shocked. If Yeowun really sent his members to the prison, then Yi Burwi failed with every plan that he made. “You should be worried about yourself.” “Ugh… YOU!!!” ‘I have no choice.’ Yi Burwi then made a choice. The reason he was left alive was because Yeowun was thinking about finding out who Yi Burwi was working for. He still had the Blood God’s Reversion Art activated, so Yi Burwi decided to kill himself by increasing the reverse flow even more. “HAH!” Yi Burwi focused on the energy and his body began to expand more, as if it would explode. “Hahaha! It’s no use! My Blood God’s Reversion Art changes all blood points so you won’t block me from doing this!” This was why Yeowun couldn’t stop Yi Burwi from using Blood God’s Reversion Art. Yi Burwi did not want to die, but it was better to die than to survive and suffer from torture. His body had expanded twice as large and veins popped up all over his face, making him look disgusting. Yi Burwi then spoke while holding on to his sickness coming up from inside. “Ugh… don’t be too excited that you’ve won here. Our clan’s power reaches not only to the Demonic Cult, but beyond… ugh!” But Yeowun wasn’t focusing on him. Yeowun’s hand passed through Yi Burwi’s face, and Yi Burwi noticed some kind of faint light. Yeowun then quickly swept through his body, unclear as to what he was trying to do. “Ugh.. I don’t know what… ugh… you are trying to do… but- Ugh. Nothing will work…!” Yeowun then placed his palm below Yi Burwi’s right ear and placed his right palm over Yi Burwi’s chest. Yi Burwi became shocked and tried to speak. “What are you trying to… Gaaagagagagagagaga!” With electricity coming through his body, Yi Burwi trembled and screamed. The electric shock made him feel like his entire body was twisted. It was so painful that Yi Burwi screamed before he passed out. But he didn’t stay that way for long. “ARGH!” Yi Burwi woke up from the pain coming from his cheek. “W-what? Why am I…?!” He didn’t die. His body should have exploded after all his veins expanded beyond limits, but his body turned back to normal, just like when Chun Yujong was stopped from going mad. Yeowun then scoffed at Yi Burwi and spoke. “That worked, didn’t it? So, let’s talk about your clan now.” ‘…D-dammit!’