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 Chapter 141 Chapter 141: Scheme (3) A total of twelve cadets gathered at front of the wall toward the torch fire. They were cadets from Chun Yeowun’s group. It was cold winter night, so some were staying close to the fire to keep warm, and some were flowing their internal energy to keep up their body temperature, even if it was a bit of a hassle. “Is Master skipping dinner today too?” Ohjong mumbled as he warmed his hand over at the fire. Yeowun had not been together for the past six days already, aside from a brief breakfast. Yeowun told them that he had something he needs to train, so he might skip dinner. “But he ate once in two days.” Hu Bong spoke and Ko Wanghur nodded. “We didn’t see him at dinner yesterday, so maybe he’s already at cafeteria.” Unlike the whole group, which waited until everyone gathered and went to the cafeteria almost at the end of dinner time, they usually saw Yeowun when he finished eating and was on the way out. “Ugh, we can have dinner with him if they come out a bit faster.” Hou Sangwha, Bakgi, and Jin Guuk were still missing from the group. They have been waiting for twenty minutes already, so Mun Ku didn’t look too comfortable as she rubbed her face with her hands. Ko Wanghur grinned. ‘He wasn’t like that at first, but now he likes master as much as Hu Bong do.’ Hu Bong was the first servant so that was understandable, but it was quite weird to see Mun Ku, a member from the highest ranking clan, to be acting like this. It almost looked like if Mun Ku liked Yeowun as the opposite sex. ‘He’s strong but he looks too weak.’ It sometimes felt weird to see Mun Ku’s thin arm and small body that almost looked feminine. ‘Hmph. What am I thinking.’ Ko Wanghur figured he went too much on his thoughts and shook his head. Hou Sangwha soon came out, followed by Jin Guuk and Bakgi walked out as the last. “You’re late again.” Mun Ku mumbled and Bakgi looked away awkwardly. Bakgi was always the last to come out so Mun Ku ranted on him a lot. Hu Bong had gave up on Bakgi being late. “Well, he’s faster than yesterday. Let’s go eat now.” As they began walking down to the southern road, Ko Wanghur who was walking up on the front suddenly stopped. Not only that, the other Six Swords also stopped as if they sensed something. “W-what is going… huh?!” Before Jin Guuk can finish his question, over twenty cadets came out of training room building and blocked their ways. After looking at the faces lit under torches, Ko Wanghur frowned. The young man standing at the front was Guk Shin. ‘Guk Shin? Then…’ They were members of Chun Muyun. They never had clashed directly until now, but if they were blocking the way with arms, then it sure meant they were up for no good. ‘An ambush…’ On the way back to his dorm after finishing the dinner, Chun Yeowun was blocked by four men. ‘Hmmm.’ Yeowun knew very well who these men were. It was Kingpo from the Sword Clan, Hang Yujik from Lust Clan, Bu Yankang from Blade Clan, and Baek Churku from Poison Clan. ‘I thought they left together.’ Kingpo had his chest bone crushed from Yeowun’s hands so Yeowun had thought he had left the academy with Chun Kungwun who had lost an arm. If there was a member from the Loyal and Wise Clans, then it meant all members from six clans were here. And from their hostile atmosphere, it was easy to guess why they were standing in front. Yeowun looked at them and spoke casually. “What do you want?” Baek Churku glared and shouted. “Chun Yeowun. You think we will not come to you for killing our elder and destroying Jongsum’s internal energy!?” Baek Churku was who had the most grudge against Yeowun. After Chun Jongsum’s internal energy destroyed, Churku had been training hard to look for a chance to avenge. And then Yeowun had killed Churku’s grandfather Baek Oh, which made him furious. “You seek what doesn’t belong to you, peasant. The seat of the Lord does not belong to you.” Bu Yankang from Blade clan pulled his blade and began to walk up to him. Only Kingpo who was injured recently was hesitant. Hang Yujik also took out an instrument-looking sword out. Yeowun still didn’t look tense. “You think four of you can defeat me?” “Hah. Only one of us is enough to beat the likes of you.” “Hmmm?” It seems they were certain that they can defeat Yeowun for real. Yeowun was sure that none of them had become at the supreme level, but what was giving them such confidence? ‘Foolish peasant boy! I waited for this time for a long time!’ Baek Churku glared. Just about thirty minutes ago, Churku had seen Yeowun eating the spicy soup entirely and was excited. The soup had the poison that he crafted with all of his knowledge and power. ‘You wouldn’t even guess how hard I worked on that poison.’ Baek Churku had worked a long time to set up traps for Yeowun. He knew that Chun Yeowun was not someone to be messed with in terms of martial art, so he had found a way to poison him. ‘You can poison him?’ ‘But how?’ Bu Yankang or Hang Yujik weren’t convinced that there was a way to poison Chun Yeowun who even endured Baek Oh’s terrifying poison, but after hearing the scheme, they decided to join. ‘Maybe you managed to push out poison after becoming the supreme level, but you won’t be able to push out the one that’s already gotten into your body!’ Churku had worked so hard to bribe to cooking staff to poison Chun Yeowun. With the promise of fortune and support from the Poison Clan, the worker had created a spicy soup that had a strong smell to hide the poison within it. ‘Poison was in the scoop.’ Even if Chun Yeowun had a lot of suspicion, it wasn’t likely that he will become suspicious that a worker might poison it. Churku thought it almost failed when Yeowun tasted it with the chopstick, but Yeowun ate it all after. The poison’s effect was that after about ten minutes, it scatters internal energy so it can’t be pulled up and the second poison will kick in after to melt Yeowun’s veins and organs so he will die. ‘I did it!’ Chapter 142 Chapter 142: Scheme (4) Churku told the other cadets that his plans worked. He knew that Yeowun will lose his internal energy and slowly die, so they ambushed without hesitation. ‘I need to make sure.’ If Chun Yeowun had lost his internal energy, then it was probably possible to defeat him alone, but it was the first time Churku used poison against superior level warrior. There was a chance that the poison might kick in late because of the high level of internal energy, so they gathered. They were four grandmaster level warriors. There was no way for Chun Yeowun to survive this. Churku then began to speak what Yeowun did not know. “Hah. Let’s see if you can keep that smirk on your face even when you end up at the medical room along with your friends. Oh, of course if you can survive here, that is.” “What? What are you talking about?” Yeowun’s eyes narrowed at the word. He had thought he was only one targeted, so he didn’t think his members were also targeted. But with these people here, who would attack his members? ‘Did they side with the Wise Clan members?’ Yeowun then thought that if there were members from four clans here, then it was likely that they also sided with another remaining clan. ‘…If Chun Muyun is up, then it’s dangerous.’ Chun Yeowun became grim. Churku, who figured that Yeowun was scared, grinned. Yeowun reached to his back and pulled out the White Dragon Blade. There was no time for him to waste. “I don’t have time, so let’s finish this fast.” “Finish?! Ha! You cut down my sister’s arm, so I will cut your both arms!!” Hang Yujik from the Lust Clan shouted furiously and charged against Yeowun. As he swung his sword, the string from between his swords plucked, making a unique energy wave. It was a way to make the enemy’s ear ring, and open the room for attack. The sword swung at Yeowun’s arm to cut it down. “What!” Hang Yujik’s eye became widened. Chun Yeowun, who should have lost his internal energy, easily swung his blade and destroyed Hang Yujik’s sword. “Y-you…!” “I said I don’t have time.” Chun Yeowun then disappeared and shoot past Hang Yujik, cutting off his arm. Yujik declared that he will cut down Yeowun’s arms but instead it was he who got his arm cut off. Yujik screamed in agony and fell down to the ground and rolled. “H-how can this be?!” Churku’s eye began to shake in terror. It was not Hang Yujik losing his arm that shocked everyone. It was Yeowun’s White Dragon Blade that wielded clear blue force qi over it that made them shocked. ‘I thought he was poisoned?!’ ‘How can he use force qi?!’ Even if Yeowun had withstood it with supreme level power, it still should have scattered his internal energy that should make him impossible to use force qi. Kingpo and Bu Yankang glared at Churku. “I-I saw him eat the soup!” “Huh? You talking about this?” Yeowun looked at Churku’s shocked face and reached out his hand on the air, right above Hang Yujik on the ground and gestured to twist. And in his hand, black liquids began to seep out and dropped down to Hang Yujik. “Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh!!!” Hang Yujik’s thigh that came in contact with the liquid began to burn, with smoke rising from it. It was pure poison itself. “P-poison?!” Yeowun looked at them with cold eyes and declared. “You thought this trick will work on me?” When Yeowun tasted the soup with the chopstick, he ordered Nano to analyze it quickly. [Detected poison that can disturb the body energy and scatter it.] The suspicion started with the cooking staff’s weird attitude. Yeowun just checked it just in case and his suspicion came to be true. This meant that the soup was poisoned intentionally. He thought if he should not eat it, but changed his mind. ‘If I don’t eat this, whoever did this will know that I found out. Nano, can you collect the poison and keep it from spreading over my body?’ [Yes, master.] After collecting the poison with Nano’s ability, Yeowun ate all the soup. And the poison was now extracted this way. “Aaaaaargh!” Hang Yujik screamed in pain and the other three cadets were shocked beyond imagination. ‘It is impossible! He kept the poison inside him and sent it out?!’ Pushing out the poison from the body was possible for most experienced warriors who studied in poison art. But doing that while poisoned in such poison that can scatter internal energy was impossible even for Churku who was a member of the Poison Clan. “H-how can you…!” “I don’t have time to explain.” Yeowun then disappeared and appeared at the back of Bu Yankang. It was so fast that they couldn’t even see Yeowun moving. After learning the Step of Wind God, unique walking skill from Great Guardian Marakim, Yeowun had gotten much faster. “Yankang! Watch out!” “Dammit!” Kingpo shouted and Bu Yankang quickly turned around to unleash the defensive blade formation of the Blade of Illusion. But he was given no time, as Yeowun was already on his back. Yeowun’s hand unleashed powerful chop movements and struck on Yankang’s back. “Ugh!” Yankang spat blood as he was struck with a total of eight strikes over his back and was thrown away. The power difference in internal energy was too great so he couldn’t defend himself with the energy barrier either. Bu Yankang who fell on the ground flinched and passed out. “Just one formation?!” Kingpo was shocked and began to take steps back. He knew Yeowun was powerful as he fought him while ago, but this was even worse then he imagined. ‘Dammit! I shouldn’t have listened to Churku!’ This was the same as before. Chun Yeowun without being poisoned was a monster himself. ‘I barely got out of the medical room…!’ IT was likely that he will be sent to the medical room again. Even if he wanted to run, Yeowun was too fast that he couldn’t even hope for running away. But Yeowun, without coming after him or Churku, walked over to Bu Yankang instead. But the hostility was weird. Yeowun glared down at Bu Yankang and raised his foot over at Yankang’s head. “W-wait! Chun Yeowun! What do you think you are doing?!” “You think I will let you go with an arm forever?” “NO!” Yeowun stomped and Yankang’s head crushed, with blood exploding out from it. “B-but how…!” “H-he killed Yankang!” Kingpo and Churku’s face turned pale. They didn’t imagine Yeowun will crush a person’s head. The level of martial art did not matter here. Kingpo lost energy to stand from terror and slumped down. “It’s your turn now.” Yeowun then turned against them. The terrifying atmosphere came through. ‘Is-is he really going to kill us?’ This was different from what Yeowun did until now. He always withdrew from killing other princes, but it seemed he was not going to limit himself anymore. And with Yeowun unleashing his internal energy, Kingpo felt terrifying sheer power that made him give up. ‘N-no… I can’t run away from him!’ There seemed to be no way to run. But unlike Kingpo who was shivering with fear, Churku who was determined to turn things upside down shouted quickly. “Y-you are crazy! Are you not afraid of fury from the six clans?!” “Six clans? As Yeowun reached out with his hand, something on the ground brought up, and from Yeowun’s energy controlling it, it hovered over the air and shoot through at Kingpo. “UGH!” Kingpo, who was dumbfounded and shaking had something striking into his chest. It was Hang Yujik’s broken sword. “YOU!” Kingpo painfully fell to the ground and Churku shouted in fury. Yeowun replied coldly. “If I was afraid of them, I wouldn’t even start this.” His eyes had no fear or hesitation. Churku bit on his lips and cursed Yeowun. “You have made a grave mistake. The six clans will not let you live!” “…Hah. We’ll see about that.” And with that, Yeowun’s body charged against Churku. Chapter 143 Chapter 143: Scheme (5) After about thirty minutes, Yeowun who took care of four cadets from six clans, quickly ran through to find his members. If what Baek Churku said was true, then it meant his members were in danger. And if Chun Muyun attacks them while Yeowun wasn’t with them, then they were not going to easy. Yeowun needed to move fast. And as he moved through, he felt the energy. ‘There!’ Yeowun felt many energy sources coming into his direction quickly. And soon, Yeowun found those who ran through toward his direction. “Master!” “Prince Chun!” It was Yeowun’s members. With their body steaming with heat from internal energy, it was sure that they have been looking for Yeowun as well. As expected, Yeowun’s members have been searching around from the training room, and was now toward the dorm room. “Ah… you’re okay. Thank goodness.” Mun Ku sighed in relief as she checked that Yeowun was safe. Other members seemed they were relieved also. “Master, are you okay?” Ko Wanghur asked and Yeowun became confused. “That’s what I need to ask. Weren’t you guys attacked by Chun Muyeon’s group/” What Churku had said was not just a bluff. If Yeowun was really poisoned, then it sure was the best chance to get rid of both Chun Yeowun and his members. Ko Wanghur was surprised. “How did you know that?” But all of Yeowun’s members were unharmed. “But it wasn’t an ambush. Members from Chun Muyun came and offered us to join them.” “Huh?” Guk Shin and members from Chun Muyeon’s group did not attack them. They offered them a deal, saying that Chun Yeowun will never become an heir as he wasn’t from six clans, so it was better to follow Chun Muyeon. ‘Ko Wanghur. I heard you are a loyal man. But you must be rational. Even if Chun Yeowun is powerful, he is still under the protection of the Demonic Academy. If he leaves, then he will have to face all six clans and other highranking clans. Do you think that is possible?’ ‘But Prince Chun Muyeon is a wise man, and will be willing to take you all. Please don’t be a fool and choose Chun Yeowun.’ Guk Shin and Mu Jinyun claimed that Chun Yeowun couldn’t do anything against the might of the six clans. But no one under Chun Yeowun was afraid of six clans. Hu Bong who got angered by these cadets talking down of Yeowun shouted. ‘Bah! Stop giving us that bullshit.’ ‘What?!’ ‘You think I will still go with the Wise Clan? And you are just calling the name of our Prince, when you should address him as ‘Elder Chun,’ remember? Master Guk?’ Hu Bong spat and both cadets were lost for words. Hu Bong was actually right on that one. ‘…How dare you speak to me like that, weakling from mid ranking clan?’ ‘You want to have a go against that weakling then?’ ‘What did you say?!’ ‘Guk Shin, we aren’t here to fight.’ Guk Shin became angered, but Mu Jinyun stopped him. Ko Wanghur also spoke to them with a frown. ‘Don’t think our master is alone. We are ready to die for him anytime.’ ‘…So, ‘Elder’ Chun Yeowun has some men. This makes me more tempted to recruit you, Wanghur. We’ll be waiting.” Mu Jinyun, who clearly said he didn’t intend on fighting Yeowun just told Wanghur to think it through and left. “He just left?” “Yes. They wanted to make us join them, but that’s all they did.” Yeowun was ambushed, but his members weren’t harmed. Yeowun’s eye narrowed. It was hard to understand from a simple thought, but… ‘Members from four clans ambushed me to kill me, but the ones from Wise Clan only offered to recruit…’ After thinking about it multiple times, Yeowun finally came to the conclusion. ‘…It’s a scheme.’ Mu Jinyun, after being left alone, was now talking with someone in the training room. It was Chun Muyeon, Prince of the Wise clan. Muyeon’s clothes were drenched in sweat from his long day of training. Jinyun spoke to him with a grin. “I did as you told me, Brother. So no matter what happens to Chun Yeowun, we have nothing to lose! Hahaha!” “We have to be careful. He endured the Poison Man’s poison.” Surprisingly, Muyeon who were said to have entrusted every work to Mu Jinyun, knew what was going around. This was why Muyun’s members were confused. Chun Muyun was not a type who can give all of his authority, even if the person was his brother. It was especially so at the matter of competition. “Well, if he dies you will be the winner of the competition. And if he doesn’t die, then he will have the anger of four clans. Isn’t it?” If Yeowun were to survive, it was likely that he would not let his attackers go easily. It was attacking four members from each respective clan at once, so it was likely to bring more impact. “Hahahaha! This is the best scheme!” Whichever happens, it was a plus. And even if Yeowun was to survive, they had something to say. They can say that the Poison Clan offered them, but they refused to join the dirty tricks. Chun Muyun analyzed his power coldly. He knew that the combined power of his group was still no match for Yeowun and his members. If that was the case, then it was needed to borrow power from others. “This is truly a strategy! I learn new things from you every time, Brother!” All of this was a competition. For the Wise Clan, Churku and the other three cadets did their job to hold back Yeowun enough. And with hearing everything, Muyun waved his hand off and spoke. “You should go now. I’ll return to my training.” “Yes, Brother. Then…” That’s when someone pounded on the thick door of the training room. It wasn’t just once. “Huh?” The door should have a sign posted outside that said it was in use, so there should be no one pounding. Muyun nodded and Jinyun went to the door and opened it. As it opened, with many torches, Senior Instructor Hou Jinchang revealed himself. “Instructor?” But he wasn’t alone. There were many other instructors standing outside with their swords out, ready. It seemed they were ready to fight if needed. “Uh… uh- what’s going on?” Jinyun figured out something was going wrong and asked, and turned back to Muyun. “Hmph. It’s good that you two are together.” “Huh? Instructor, I don’t follow what you are saying…” “We have order to arrest both of you and bring you to the Chief’s office. I want to do this easy way, so please don’t resist.” Hou Jinchang spoke as he also pulled out his sword. Chapter 144 Chapter 144: Scheme (6) At the back of Hou Jinchang, there were over forty instructors armed and ready. They all looked tense. Chun Muyeon and Mu Jinyun were established grandmaster level warriors. The only one who can fight them one on one was Hou Jinchang. The reason why all of them were brought here was the possibility of Muyeon or Jinyun refusing to be arrested. ‘What is going on?’ Even Chun Muyeon couldn’t understand what was going on. This was first time he was experiencing such happening in three years and sixth month time in academy. ‘If they are armed, then they expected us to resist.’ From the look of the instructors outside, it seemed situation will get worse if he resisted. “Yes, sir.” Muyeon then pulled back the sword he held, for his training. With Muyeon taking the order, Mu Jinyun also had to follow his brother. “Good choice.” Two of them were then brought out of the training room with over forty instructors circling them. Outside the building, few members from Chun Muyeon’s group looked at two being taken away with dumbfounded look. Within them was also Guk Shin. From the looks of their serious face, it was sure they knew something. [What’s going on?!] Jinyun quickly sent a telepathic message. Guk Shin then replied with something Jinyun didn’t even imagine. [I-I am not sure exactly. But the instructors are saying that they have found bodies within the academy.] [What?!] Jinyun became grim. What was going on? Killing someone within the academy was against the rule, so that should not have happened. And even if bodies were found, why were they being taken away? Jinyun wanted to ask more but he couldn’t do it anymore as they were being taken away. When they got to the front of the building, there were two instructors standing at the entrance. “Instructor Hou.” “I have the suspects. Chief?” “He’s at the site of crime. He told to bring suspects there.” ‘Suspect?’ Jinyun’s face turned grim. He wasn’t sure why he was being taken, but it now was sure that Muyeon and Jinyun were was being considered as a killer. “Take us there.” “Yes, sir.” With two instructors leading the way, all of them then turned to the dormitory area of the academy. The place they went were dark alleyway behind the dormitory. There were about twenty instructors there already, and the area was lit up brightly from torches that these instructors held up. Almost all the instructors were now here. ‘Is this the smell of blood?’ The air was cold, but thick smell blood filled the area. At the middle of where twenty instructors were standing, Lee Hameng was looking into something. There was a total of four bodies scattered around. ‘What!’ Jinyun’s eye shook. These were cadets who said that they would ambush Chun Yeowun. It wasn’t sure why they were found as corpses. ‘What happened? Why did they die?!’ “Chief.” Hou Jinchang spoke and Lee Hameng got up. His face was distorted with fury. Lee Hameng walked up to the group and stood at front of two cadets. “Master Chun Muyeon. Leader Mu Jinyun.” “Yes, Chief.” Chun Muyeon and Jinyun both bowed politely. Lee Hameng spoke to them furiously. “I’ll cut to the chase. Is it both of you? Or is it just act of one person?” It was very direct. Jinyun was shocked to hear Hameng’s question on who was behind this. If they were found as bodies, then only one who can be behind all this was Chun Yeowun. But they were the one who was being called suspects. “C-chief, I am not sure what you are talking about.” Hameng’s eye raised. “…So, you will lie.” “No- we are…” “Chief.” Chun Muyeon interrupted Jinyun and spoke. “Me and Jinyun was in the training room, and was just brought here. We do not know what is going on, so we truly do not know what you are talking about.” Unlike Jinyun, Muyeon was still keeping calm. Lee Hameng then gestured them to follow him. As they walked through instructors circling around the site, they saw first body with one of its leg melted, and an arm cut off. ‘Hang Yujik?’ It was body of Hang Yujik, from the Lust Clan. The sign of death was from the loss of blood, but his face was turned black that it was sure that he was also poisoned. ‘A poison? Why?’ Jinyun became confused. If the plan worked out, then it should have been Chun Yeowun who should have been poisoned. But it was Hang Yujik who was poisoned instead. “Did you see it?” Hameng then brought them over to another body. ‘Kingpo!’ Kingpo, dead with kneeling on the ground, was still had fearstruck face. There were sword penetrated into his chest, which was broken pieces from the sword from the Lust Clan. Just by looking at this, it looked as if Kingpo and Hang Yujik were killed while fighting each other. ‘…Something went wrong.’ Jinyun then realized something had gone terribly wrong. If looking from these bodies, there were no signs of Chun Yeowun killing them. “Next.” Hameng then pointed at the body placed at about fifteen steps away. “UGH!” Jinyun almost vomited at the sight of the body. Third body had his head half crushed, with blood and brain spilling out from it. But the top clothes of the body were pulled out, and on back of it had eight hand marks over it. ‘….!!!’ Jinyun felt sweat running down his forehead. Chun Muyeon too seemed to have been shocked by the palm marking on the back. There was no way they would not realize what that was. ‘Eighth Formation of the Energy Hand!’ This was one of Wise Clan’s martial art, the Wise Energy Hand fourth formation. They now realized what the situation was. ‘But how can that be…! So, this was why we were considered to be a suspect!’ Chapter 145 Chapter 145: Scheme (7) The clear sign of the Wise Energy Hand made them become a suspect. But the problem was that they weren’t the ones who did this. They had to explain. “Ch…” [Stop.] [Brother?] Jinyun spoke out that it wasn’t them, but Muyeon stopped him from doing that. [It’s a trap.] [A trap?] […There is skillbook for the Wise Energy Hand at the fifth floor of t he library.] [Ah!] Muyeon was quick to recover from the shock. He was the one who set up this scheme in the first place, so it was apparent as to who was behind killing of these cadets. But he was surprised at two things, as he never saw Chun Yeowun killing ones that attacked him like this. ‘So, he don’t need to care anymore?’ And second thing he was shocked was that Yeowun had become very cunning. He didn’t think Yeowun will take this as a chance to strike back. Just by one formation of the Wise Energy Hand made Chun Muyeon become a suspect. ‘…He is really dangerous.’ If they were to spill the truth, then they had to say that they were related to this whole incident. Muyeon had to explain calmly that he wasn’t involved in any of this. [I’ll take care of it, so be still.] […Okay.] Muyeon looked down at the body. Luckily, only thing left on the body was palm trace of the Wise Energy Hand. ‘Chun Yeowun, you made a mistake.’ The fifth floor of the library was open for everyone who had passed the fifth test. That meant anyone had chance to learn that skill. “You saw that? Then off to the last body.” Lee Hameng then took them to the body at farthest place. ‘Brother is always right… let’s keep calm.’ And Jinyun, who thought he had to keep calm instantly frowned at the last sight of the body. “W-what is this…?!” It was dumbfounded. The last body was Baek Churku. He was also unclothed on top part of his body, that had tracing of two formations. ‘….Ha.’ Even Chun Muyeon became grim. On the left chest of Churku, there were tracing of red swollen mark from palms, and from right chest to the stomach, there were sword markings. The reason why both Muyeon and Jinyun was shocked was simple. Left was the fist formation from the Wise Energy Hand and the right sword trace was left by the sword formation of Wise Demon Sword. Muyeon clenched his fist hard. ‘Right… Sword Left Hand…’ This was final step of martial art in Wise Clan, that only the first elder Mu Jinwon and Chun Muyeon had learned within the Wise Clan. Only time that Muyeon showed this was from the battle for yellow tag three years ago, and now it was on the body. Lee Hameng then looked back at Muyeon coldly. “You have anything more to say? Master Chun? The Wise Clan was the top clan even within six clans. Mu Jinwon, the first elder, had learned to use two martial art over on both hands, and was ranked second within the cult in terms of power. With both martial art needing to be used on both hands, it was hard to learn this. Even within the Wise Clan, only Chun Muyeon was the one learned this other than Jinwon. Muyeon head showed he had acquired this in front of everyone for the yellow tag three years ago. ‘Right Sword Left Hand?’ Lee Hameng recognized this immediately w hen he saw the body of Churku. Warrior like Lee Hameng was easy to see what martial art was used to leave the trace. “So, Master Chun. What do you say?” Only one who can use Right Sword Left Hand was Chun Muyeon within the academy. ‘What did you really do?’ Chun Muyeon couldn’t focus on what Lee Hameng was saying. He was too shocked and confused at the trap set out from him that he couldn’t even guess. ‘He used the martial art that he just saw once? This is impossible.’ He knew Chun Yeowun was behind this. But how can he remember one formation that Muyeon had shown for brief moment three years ago? That was impossible even for the First Elder Mu Jinwon. ‘…There’s no way out.’ All of this was set up by Yeowun, and it would only make Muyeon look funny if he claims Yeowun have memorized the formation from three years ago and used it. It was so perfectly set out that there were no way out. “C-chief!” And with every evidence pointing Chun Muyeon as a suspect, Jinyun lost his cool and broke. “This is a trap! Master Chun had been inside the training room for the entire day! How can he possibly kill them?!” It was of course, very true. But even then, there was no way to explain these tracings left on the body. Lee Hameng spoke to Jinyun coldly. “Trap? What trap?” “T-that’s…” If he had to explain, then he had to explain everything that had happened here. This was going to reveal that they were related to these schemes, meaning they will suffer in one way or another. ‘No way. If Brother gets expelled, then Chun Yeowun will become victorious automatically!’ Jinyun gritted his teeth. He had to stop his brother from being expelled at all cost. Jinyun then decided to choose the alternative so that they can suffer less. “Chief! We are not responsible for these deaths!” “It’s nothing if you don’t have a proof. Instructors, listen!” “Yes, sir!” As Lee Hameng tried to order instructors to arrest them, Jinyun quickly shouted. “Chun Yeowun! I-it’s him! It’s his doing!” Chapter 146 Chapter 146: Scheme (8) Muyeon closed both eyes and sighed. He told Jinyun to be quiet, but Jinyun broke at the end. But Muyeon couldn’t blame him either, as if he were to be expelled at the crime of killing cadets, then he was going to lose the competition anyway. Lee Hameng then signed instructors to stop from coming. Jinyun then thought he had gotten a chance. ‘I have to explain so that we will look the least involved.’ Lee Hameng looked at him without any word and Jinyun began to explain what had happened, with slight change with it. As these cadets were already dead, he decided to blame all guilt upon them. “…So, I declined as it didn’t seem like a fair competition. Think about it, Chief. What good does it do if we kill them? And if our Master Chun is expelled, then we lose to compete in the competition. We found out they were dead when we came here.” Lee Hameng, who heard the story, looked weird. He didn’t seem to raise any question at all. Jinyun then continued on to the next step. “Please call Chun Yeowun and his cadets and question them! I explained everything! We are innocent!” Jinyun also had an alibi that he was not involved. He was with Chun Yeowun’s members at the time so if they testify that, then it was going to be proof. “Please!” It wasn’t why Jinyun met with Yeowun’s members, but he thought it was fortunate. But Lee Hameng who heard this didn’t react to his expectation. He shook his head and spoke dumbfoundedly. “You think I am a fool?” “Huh? I’m not…” “Do you think such nonsense will be enough?” “What?” “Who do you think found these bodies?” “I-isn’t it the instructors?” “Elder Chun, the other Masters, and Squad Leaders found this crime site and reported it to me directly.” “T-that is absurd!!” Jinyun spat dumbfoundedly. How can one who did this report this, pretending he not done it? Jinyun now became so angry and raised an objection. “Chief! It’s Chun Yeowun, who’s the real suspect! Why-” “Why am I a suspect?” “Huh?!’ Jinyun and Chun Muyeon then turned to the sound. Through instructors who circled around, Yeowun came between them toward the inside. ‘A criminal came to the crime spot! Is he crazy or reckless?!’ Jinyun was shocked to see Chun Yeowun. But when Yeowun walked in, all instructors bowed at him and shouted. “Elder Chun!” “Elder Chun!” Over seventy instructors all bowed instantly and Jinyun was lost for words. He knew that Yeowun had passed the sixth test and became an elder, but he still thought Chun Yeowun was still the same cadet and a boy born from a mere servant. “Show your respect.” Lee Hameng spoke, and two of them became grim. They were bound to do this, but it felt weird. As two of them hesitated, Hameng became furious. “I told you, to pay respect.” Muyeon bit his lips and bowed. “Elder… Chun.” “Ugh… Elder Chun.” They didn’t think the day would come when they will have to bow to Chun Yeowun, who they thought was merely a peasant. ‘Dammit!’ But it was how the cult worked. Mu Jinyun brought his head back up and Yeowun looked at him coldly. “Leader Mu. So, are you saying that Poison, Blade, Lust and Sword Clans set up traps for me and I killed all of them?” The situation had gone very wrong. If Jinyun were to agree, then it meant that he was saying the elder of the cult was behind the killing. When Jinyun became silent, Yeowun turned to Lee Hameng. “Chief, can you tell me how these bodies were killed?” “Of course.” Lee Hameng snapped his fingers, and instructors gathered bodies into one place. The instructor who brought the body of Hang Yujik began to explain. “Hang Yujik was cut down of his arm from Bu Yankang’s blade formation, and was poisoned by Baek Churku.” The instructor who brought Kingpo then spoke. “Kingpo was killed by Hang Yujik’s sword penetrating into his heart.” At the two explanations, Chun Muyeon’s eye shook. He just thought this incident was done for Yeowun to blame on Chun Muyeon. ‘No…’ And the instructor who brought Bu Yankang explained further. “Bu Yankang… had his internal organs damaged from possibly the Wise Energy Hand and his head was crushed, leading to his death.” And for the last body, Lee Hameng spoke himself. “As for Baek Churku, he died from Right Sword Left Hand, a special art from the Wise clan.” Hameng then turned to Muyeon, who was reddened, gesturing that Muyeon was the one who was behind this. Yeowun nodded and turned to Muyeon and Jinyun. “This is strange. So, are you saying I know how to use all these poison art and other martial arts?” “T-that’s…” Jinyun was lost for words. No bodies had a trace of any Chun Yeowun’s martial arts. “From what I can hear, it sounds like five people killed each other while fighting. Isn’t it?” ‘Chun Yeowun…!!!’ Chun Muyeon’s eye became large and glared. After hearing from the sign of death, Muyeon had guessed something and now confirmed that his guess was correct. ‘He’s trying to make the five clans fight each other!!’ He just thought Yeowun did it to push out Muyeon from the competition. But that wasn’t the reason. Yeowun’s real target was not only Chun Muyeon. If these bodies were sent to their respective clans, then each of the clans will think of the killer looking from the tracings. And for Blade and Poison Clans, they will be furious at the Wise Clan who seemed to be behind the killing of their members. ‘…No!’ The scheme that Muyeon had planned had countered and hit him back hard. With this incident, Chun Yeowun successfully removed his last rival at the competition and made all five clans fight with each other. Muyeon had never seen someone with such terrifying strategy aside from his mother, Lady Mu. This was beyond the level of just a simple scheme. ‘….!!!! Chun… Yeo…wun…!!!!’ With everything revealed, Mu Jinyun knew what was now going on but he couldn’t say anything either. They knew the truth but their hands were tied. They couldn’t understand any of these tracings or martial arts used to kill these cadets. It was Chun Yeowun’s perfect victory. Lee Hameng then ordered the instructors. “Arrest these two and place them in the prison cave!” “Yes, sir!” Chapter 147 - Worth of a heir (1) Chapter 147: Worth of a heir (1) In the 500 years of history of the Demonic Academy, it was the first time that members of six clans all died in one night. Bodies were sent to their respective clans the next afternoon. It was sure that the situation will become worse, so the letter was also delivered that suspect Chun Muyeon and Mu Jinyun will be arrested in prison cave until all elders and the Lord returns to the cult. And at the Chief’s office on the first floor, Hou Jinchang and Lee Hameng were talking. “It was amazing.” Hou Jinchang spoke and Lee Hameng nodded in agreement. These two already knew that the true culprit behind the killing of these four cadets Chun Muyeon nor Jinyun. “It will be hard to recognize who’s behind just by looking at the body.” Even Lee Hameng thought of Chun Muyeon when he saw the tracing left on Baek Churku’s body. ‘I am curious myself.’ Repeating the same formation just by watching it once was not something anyone, not even warriors of the superior level could do. And Right Sword Left Hand was one of top special skills within the Wise Clan. It was likely that the clans would come to have grudge against themselves from this incident. ‘Even the Lord barely had them weakened of their powers.’ As Hou Jinchang said, it surely was amazing scheme. This was only method that can be done within the academy, as there were no other way for these members to gather in one place. ‘The fruit is ripe.’ The fruit that Lee Hameng waited for a long time had now completely riped. Yeowun couldn’t think straight from his anger before, but now he had earned the cold heart that really befitted his worth. ‘We will now have the true Lord that the Sword Demon waited so long.’ It wasn’t sure how things will unfold from here, but it was likely that all six clans will less care about Chun Yeowun from this. And if five clans were to fight against each other, it meant Yeowun’s plan was successful. “I guess bodies and letters arrived at each clan now.” It has been hours since these were sent to respective clans. Hou Jinchang then looked out to the west side of the window and spoke. ‘”The Poison Clan might make problems soon.” As for the Poison Clan, they had lost the prince, leader of the clan, and even the future leader of the clan. It wasn’t sure what they will try to do now. At the mansion located at west of Demonic Cult, there were many leaders of Poison clan all dressed in white mourning robes. These members who were in process of the funeral for their leader Baek Oh who died eight days ago, were looking at the casket that just arrived in reddened eyes. Inside of the casket, there was the body of Baek Churku, pale without blood. Their fury to see another death in their family even before finishing up the previous funeral made them infuriated. “Churku! NOOOOOO!” Lady Jo screamed and wailed in front of the casket of her own son. No one came to comfort her, as all of them just looked at the casket dumbfoundedly. It angered them so much that Baek Munsu, Baek Oh’s eldest son, gritted his teeth and spoke. “I can’t hold back any longer! I was going to wait until we finished Father’s funeral, but this has gone over the line!” Now even his son had died. There were no one who can ease Baek Munsu’s anger who had lost his son. Only blood of vengeance was going to ease him. “Wise Clan…!!!” All leaders of the Poison Clan knew that it was Wise clan that was behind reason of Baek Oh’s death. Baek Oh, who decided to refuse to accept that the sixth test changed his mind in just one day after Lady Mu from the Wise Clan visited them. “You are right! We shall not play puppet to them any longer!” Baek Chau also shouted angrily. Their anger was now focused solely on the Wise Clan. Munsu looked at each of the leaders and shouted. “We must cut the head of that woman. Only then, we will have our father and Churku rest in peace!” That woman, meant Lady Mu. All of them remembered what happened eight days ago. On the first day of Baek Oh’s funeral, Lady Mu visited them. And to the leaders who knew that it was Lady Mu who changed Baek Oh’s mind, Lady Mu taunted them, accusing they weren’t doing anything to avenge Baek Oh on Chun Yeowun. Of course, they couldn’t forgive Chun Yeowun either and it was the midst of a funeral that they didn’t make it any problem, but it had now gone out of the line. ‘You have gone too far, Wise Clan!’ Baek Churku’s sign of death was from internal damage and sword wound left by Right Sword Left Hand from the Wise Clan. And considering the letter sent by Lee Hameng, the suspect was no doubt Chun Muyeon, the prince of the Wise Clan. “We have to strike them now!” “I agree. We have to take them out when half of their power is missing.” All the leaders agreed. With the 1st to 8th leaders out of the cult’s castle right now, five clans aside from the Poison Clan were missing of their half powers. “Brother. They will think we will be busy with the funeral for Churku. We must not lose this chance.” “You are right.” Baek Munwung’s idea was right. Even Baek Munsu thought it was very reasonable. Munsu then ordered for preparing Churku’s funeral and secretly ordered all forces of the Poison Clan to spread around the cult to gather at midnight. They had been weakened severely due to the Lord’s oppression in the past three years, but without the first Elder Mu Jinwon, it was best chance for them to wipe out the Wise Clan. Chapter 148 - Worth of a heir (2) Chapter 148: Worth of a heir (2) And at midnight, the time was now two hours past the time when Baek Munsu decided to attack. At the large courtyard of the Wise Clan’s mansion, the courtyard that was as twice large as the Poison Clan’s, was filled with the smell of blood. There were countless bodies all over the place. The Poison Clan’s vengeance had started, but the result was unexpected. “Kneel!!” “Ugh!” Old man with white hair made a middle-aged man fell on his knee. Man wanted to resist, but the powerful energy pressed him down easily. And as torches were lit, the man’s face was revealed. It was Baek Munsu, with both of his shoulders drenched with blood. Munsu couldn’t raise his head up as he scowled in pain. ‘Dammit… how did this happen?’ Baek Munsu gritted his teeth. At the courtyard that was lit up, all bodies had masks over their head. These were warriors from the Poison clan. Among them, were Baek Chau, Baek Munwung, and other leaders. All of them were killed. Munsu was hard to believe on what just happened. ‘Monster…!’ Baek Munsu when he was ready, ambushed the Wise Clan’s mansion immediately. He thought the Wise Clan would not be ready for any ambush from the Poison Clan. But as they snuck into the courtyard and walked in, they couldn’t find anyone. Baek Munsu then realized it was a trap and tried to retreat, but it was too late. Arrows wielding internal energy fired upon warriors of the Poison Clan and killed half of them easily. Right after that, warriors from the Wise Clan appeared and attacked them. Baek Munsu and the other warriors fought valiantly, as they were enraged with anger but the situation turned upside down with the appearance of the old man and woman with a veil over her head. ‘I can’t believe this…!’ Munsu looked up to see the middle-aged woman with a red veil over her face, cleaning her sword of sticky blood. It was Lady Mu, the first wife of the Lord. Munsu thought she was just merely the wife of Chun Yujong, but she killed Baek Chau and Baek Munwung with her own sword. It was an attack of two grandmasters, but they stood no chance. Not many in the cult knew of her true power. “You… you hid your skill!” “Oh, so you can still talk? I didn’t hide anything. Nor that I shown to anyone either.” “You dare…” But before Munsu can finish, her sword swung, cutting off Munsu’s neck. His head fell to the ground and Mu spat on it. “I won’t waste any more time talking with you.” Lady Mu’s sword then began to burn with the smell of blood boiling. All warriors of the Poison Clan had poison within their blood. As Lady Mu raised white qi over her sword, the blood began to boil and let out purple steam and turned sticky. “It’s dirty.” Mu then cleaned her sword off with a cloth piece and a middle-aged man with a long beard walked up to her. “Lady Mu, we are finished cleaning off these rats that entered our courtyard.” “Good. They always play under my expectations.” Lady Mu knew that the Poison Clan was going to ambush them. After receiving the letter that Chun Muyeon was sent to prison for being suspect of killing others, she guessed this will happen. “I thought I can use them further… what a shame.” “But Lady, do you think the Blade Clan will stay quiet?” Bu Yankang were also claimed to be killed by Chun Muyeon. Lady Mu shook her head. “Without their elder’s order, they will never come.” Unlike the Poison Clan who had lost their elder, the Blade Clan still had their elder alive so they won’t be going to move without their leader’s order. It was different from the Poison Clan who had lost so much. “Yes, sir. Then we will send someone to the academy tomorrow and retrieve the Prince and Jinyun.” With being a suspect of killing another cadet, Chun Muyeon and Jinyun were going to expelled anyway. “Hmm… No. Let them be.” “Huh?” “Muyeon needs to learn.” “But we can’t…” “I know my kid. He became arrogant and was fell to the enemy’s trick. He needs to learn from this. I wanted to teach him that being on the Lord’s seat isn’t easy, so it’s a good opportunity.” The middle-aged man didn’t speak any further as he knew well Lady Mu wasn’t likely to change her decision. “Yes, ma’am.” “But first, we have something to do.” “Order anything.” “Find out everything about that dirty peasant. Use every of our power to do it. I don’t care what you need. Starting from the Guard Jang, to all cadets who were expelled. Use everything.” “Yes, ma’am.” And when the middle-aged man disappeared, the old man walked up. He was worried about Lady Mu, who seemed calm, but was actually very unhappy ever since she received the letter from Chief of the Demonic Academy. “Are you okay?” “Of course. Hmph. He got on my back this time, so I’ll make him pay. I can’t let him be as he…” ‘He has become too dangerous.’ She didn’t say the last part out loud. Chun Yeowun had reached the superior level and now shown the ability to make a perfect scheme. She was uncomfortable to accept that she had to deal with the Poison Clan by herself because Yeowun had played tricks on them. ‘…He’s not someone Muyeon can deal with anymore. I have to deal with him myself.’ Her face was hidden under the red veil, but her eyes glared ominously through it. Chapter 149 - Worth of a heir (3) Chapter 149: Worth of a heir (3) Three days passed after members from four of six clans had died. Starting with the fight between the Poison Clan and Wise Clan, there had been many incidents between six clans that turned the atmosphere around the castle of Demonic Cult to be cold. With the Lord and elders missing from their seats for a long time, all these tensions were just growing further. There were also changes to the Demonic Academy. With Chun Muyeon and Mu Jinyun imprisoned in prison cave with their internal energy sealed, all members of Muyeon’s group were shocked. As they heard that Muyeon was imprisoned because he was being accused as killing members of other clans, they knew that there were no way to win the competition anymore. Those who entered the group to support Chun Muyeon on becoming the Lord left the group. Guk Shin, left hand man of Chun Muyeon tried to stop them from leaving, but he didn’t have any option. ‘How can you betray our prince!’ ‘Betray? If Prince Chun Muyeon will not become the heir, how can he support our clans afterwards?’ ‘Did you forget we are not members of clans affiliated with the Wise Clan?’ ‘I warned not to fight against that monster, Chun Yeowun.’ Those members supported Chun Muyeon, not the Wise Clan. With fifteen members leaving, Chun Muyeon’s group were left with only eleven cadets who were members of clans affiliated with the Wikse clan. ‘We have no choice.’ ‘Chun Yeowun controls the entire academy now. There’s nothing we can do.’ ‘Ugh… we’ll have to help the Prince once we get out.’ If Chun Muyeon was to be expelled, then they didn’t need to stay within the academy. After realizing they were given no optin, they all volunteered to leave the academy. And out of those fifteen cadets who left Muyeon’s group, seven of them came to Yeowun to join him, but none of them were allowed. ‘Why is that? Don’t you need members from high ranking clans to become a heir too?’ ‘I don’t need it.’ Chun Yeowun snapped coldly. For Yeowun who valued integrity above all else, he didn’t care for these cadets. And with Yeowun refusing them, these seven cadets were now left with no where to go. Yeowun’s members all gathered in one place. With two more being added to their group, there were now total of seventeen members. Two who joined were Sama Chak and Yi Sahum. They have volunteered to join Yeowun before Yeowun fought those four cadets so they were accepted. ‘I want to follow you who will become the future Lord.’ ‘I know that you need members from high ranking clans. Please take us in.’ ‘I refuse.’ ‘What?’ With Chun Muyeon being imprisoned, Chun Yeowun was now most likely to become the heir, and five cadets who sided with no one finally came to ask to join Yeowun but they were refused. He didn’t want to let those cadets who waited until the last to see who’s the right choice. With that said, Sama Chak and Yi Sahum’s quick decision was lucky on their part. “Master! You must take them in!” Che Takim spoke and a few cadets nodded in agreeance. They gathtered here to persuade Chun Yeowun. They were telling Yeowun to take those seven cadets who said they will side with Chun Yeowun. “I understand your position, prince. But you need at least twelve clan leaders from high-ranked clans that agree with your coronation.” Chun Yeowun frowned. After defeating every other cadndiates, there were one barrier left for Chun Yeowun to become the heir. He needed approvals. This was real reason behind princes requiring to build their forces within the academy. In current group, Chun Yeowun had Ko Wanghur, Bakgi, Mun Ku, Hou Sangwha, Che Takim, Wu Sojung and Sama Chak but that was only total of seven members. “You just need five more.” This wasn’t a issue when only members from six clans competed against each other. They already had many high-ranked clans under them so they didn’t need further members but Yeowun did not have any. And it was only two days ago when Yeowun found out that he needed twelve approvals. And if it wasn’t for Lee Hameng who told him, he would not have learned it either. “Master, I agree with Che Takim also.” Hou Sangwha, who didn’t raise any objection usually agreed with Che Takim this time. All members who got out of Muyeon’s group were from high ranking clans, so no one imagined Yeowun will refuse all of them. “Master, you must take them in!” They knew Chun Yeowun was careful in taking in members, but it didn’t seem like smart to lose the chance to gain those approvals with such ease. But Chun Yeowun shook his head. “No. I will choose another method.” “What?” Yeowun claimed and his members became confused at unexpected declare. “I am leaving the Demonic Academy today.” “….Whaaaaaaat?!” All cadets were shocked to hear something they didn’t expect. There were still five months left in the academy, so even if Yeowun had passed the sixth test, they thought he will stay for the remaining five months. They all knew that he will immediately stand against six clans moment he leaves the academy. “Master, don’t you think it’s dangerous to leave now?” Members from high ranking clans in Yeowun’s group still had tests to go through. It was safer for Yeowun to leave the academy with them. “And we don’t have all the approvals yet… isn’t it dangerous to…” “No. There’s another way to be accepted, without having need of 12 approvals.” Every member turned grim at Yeowun’s word. They all knew what that other way was. “But that’s…” That’s when Ko Wanghur smiled and talked to the other members. “Don’t worry. He’s not leaving alone.” Chapter 150 - Worth of a heir (4) Chapter 150: Worth of a heir (4) “What? Are you leaving too?” Jin Guuk’s eyes turned wide and he faced Ko Wanghur. He then realized that Ko Wanghur, who always spoke of his opinions, had been silent. “I’m not alone on that.” “Hehe. I’m going out too.” “Mun Ku?” “I’m going also,” Mun Ku spoke excitedly, and Bakgi also raised his hand to speak up. ‘Wait…’ These were those who had passed the fifth test. Che Takim and Hou Sangwha then turned to Sama Chak who recently joined them, and Sama Chak nodded embarrassingly. “Yes. I still have more training to do, but I am going off to support Master.” They already had talked this through with Chun Yeowun. They already had passed the fifth test, and with the sixth test which was almost impossible, it was safe to say that they had finished the academy. “I’m sorry I have to say this after we all decided.” Ko Wanghur began to explain to the other members. There were two reasons why Chun Yeowun was leaving the academy. As mentioned earlier, one was to gain more approvals to become the heir, and another was because the Lord and eight elders were missing as they had gone to Wulin. And with the missing five leaders aside from the dead Baek Oh, this was the best time for Yeowun to leave the academy. “Then we will go together!” “Yes, we’ll go together!” Hou Sangwha stated first that she too would leave the academy, followed by the other members. But Yeowun shook his head and told them to stay behind. “No, you should stay.” “B-but!” “I know you all want to support me anywhere I go, but if you really want to help me, then you must finish your training before you leave the academy.” “Ah…” Chun Yeowun thought they still had the potential to become more powerful. It wasn’t with everyone, but Ohjong, Jin Guuk, or Machil still had not completely acquired the top ranking martial arts that were given to them before. ‘So, we are not strong enough to be of help to Master yet.’ ‘He’s telling us to gain more strength.’ ‘…We have to become strong!’ They spent a long time with Chun Yeowun already, so they all understood what Yeowun meant. All of them then decided that they would have to become more powerful for Chun Yeowun’s sake and the future that lied ahead of them. ‘Hu Bong will be sad.’ Jin Guk turned over to Hu Bong. He brought his down and spirits was shaking it. Hu Bong, the self-claimed best servant of Yeowun, was not allowed to leave with his master so Jin Guuk tried to comfort him for his disappointment. ‘Huh?’ That’s when Hu Bong shot up from his seat and turned to the cadets who were going to be left in the academy in teary eyes and shouted. “I-I will support the Master, so don’t worry and come out soon!” “…Ugh.” Ko Wanghur then covered his eyes with his hand and shook his head. He told Hu Bong to stay quiet until they left the academy, and Hu Bong just had to spill it. In Hu Bong’s case, he had been insisting on leaving together ever since Chun Yeowun revealed his plan, so Hu Bong was only chosen as an exception. But if Hu Bong spilled it here, then it was likely that the other members would feel left out too. “What?! Master! How can you do this to us!” “You told us to stay back, but why are you taking Hu Bong!” “Didn’t you say we should get stronger?” Needless to say, all cadets burst in objection to Hu Bong. Hu Bong, who now realized his mistake, became dumbfounded. “…Hu Bong, you take care of this.” “M-master!” Chun Yeowun shook his head and left the scene. Hu Bong had to spend hours trying to persuade others. At a late hour after dinner time, there was a large mansion on the southwest side of the Demonic Cult’s castle. It was a bit smaller than that of the mansion of the Poison Clan, and it had a more dark and gloomy atmosphere filled around it, unlike with the other clan’s mansions that were lavish and grand. On the large panel outside the gate, it said the Ghost Illusion Clan. There were two guards who stood outside the gate that had white-colored skin masks that only revealed their eyes and nostrils. If one didn’t know it was a mask, then it would have made them look like a ghost. Thanks to that, no cultist who lived around the area ever came close to this mansion. And the guards saw people coming in their direction, which wasn’t common. They were six young men and woman in their late teens, with one particular person that was the most striking. ‘Hmm?’ One bearded young man was muscular and was about two heads taller than any of the adults. He was the most noticeable one from the distance, but as they got up to the front of the gate, the young man at the front came to be most striking. He had long hair that reached down to his back and a pale white face. He didn’t seem like he had any internal energy, but he had sword and blade on his back and waist, proving that he was a martial artist. ‘Who is this guy?’ As a guard, they knew most cultists that lived around the area, so these people were first ones they saw. Guards placed their hands over their swords and asked, “What brings you here?” The young man with long hair then took out a blue medal from his pocket. The medal was engraved with the number 12 on it. “T-this is…?!” Two men’s eyes grew large with shock and they quickly took their hands off from their swords and bowed. “12th Elder, welcome.” The medal was proof that one was an Elder, the highest ranking title within the Demonic Cult. The young man who showed the 12th Elder medal spoke to the guards. “Please let 11th Elder Huan Yi know that Chun Yeowun the12th Elder is here to meet him.