Surviving as a Rival in a Martial Arts Novel

Chapter 79 – Division of the Murim Alliance (02)

As soon as their identity was revealed, they immediately arranged a carriage and took us on a ride.

First of all, they were moving by getting a carriage under the name of the Namgung family who was familiar with Namgungjeon, but other informants promised to meet near Murimmaeng in Hanam and declared that they would gather those who had received similar contacts when the time came.

‘Jade Dragon God Sword’

I was once surprised by a name I didn’t know called Jade Dragon God Sword, and was surprised again by the fact that people around me were expecting something from me.

The informant of the Namgung family who is currently accompanying us explained the story about me and that he was praising a new divinity that had appeared in the martial arts world. The content was astounding.

“I heard from the master of the Four Heavenly Dangmun. In fact, I heard that the hero who stopped the Four Heavenly Blood Deaths was not Ban Gyu-seong, but Jade Dragon God Sword.”

It was true that I tried to stop the Sacheon Blood Death, but at that time, I, Seolhwa, Tangmunju, Ban Gyu-seong, and Han Soso, and the full support of the Sacheondangmun, prevented it.

“And, although the Murim Alliance seems to have tried to bury it, the story was secretly spread among the disciples of the Shaman faction, and the fact that Jeongin was trapped in Yakgok and rushed in to defeat the Blackwoldang’s robbers.”

Also, the reason he saved Yakgok was because he heard Jeonryong Cheongsang’s request for help and moved to punish the executives of the Black Moon Party, and at that time, he had no relationship with Gyu Sojeo.

“Also, he is a man who was recognized as the best disciple by the Sword Saint, who was disappointed by the Murim Lord and fell from his hometown.”

Something was strangely known.

The swordsman’s greatest disciple was not me, but Seolhwa next to me, and I only received a sword, but the news seemed strange to me.

In particular, it seems that the informant sent from Jinju Eonga was trying to properly confirm what kind of person I was. Contrary to the popular rumor that they were not interested in the Sword Saint, they were extremely interested in the successor of the Sword Saint.

Until now, these matters were not known, but now that rumors are spreading along with the name Jade Dragon God Sword, I have a strong feeling that they are deliberately spreading the rumors.

‘Jinang Wise Woman Jegal Yeonji. Are you thinking of switching from the Murim Lord to me?’

I don’t know if she wanted to change me because she thought I would replace her as the Murim lord, but unfortunately for her, I had no intention of becoming the Murim lord.

They are just trying to destroy Cheonwonsangjon Jin Cheon-ho and make him step down from the position of the Murim leader, appoint a more normal person to the position of leader, bring about a union between the Murim League and the Demonic Cult, and attack the Black Moon Party.

In any case, in order to become a bridge between the Demon Cult and the Murim Alliance, I must not belong to either side.

‘To be honest, it would be nice if Ban Gyu-seong became the Murim lord… But like the Heavenly Demon of the Demonic Cult, I think he will listen well.’

That was wishful thinking, and my goal was for a normal person to become the Murim lord rather than Jincheonho.

‘Among the people gathered this time, it would be good to push someone with a moderately high reputation and high distribution to become the Murim Lord.’

That’s why, without saying anything, I gathered people together and said let’s meet at this anti-Murim Defense League meeting organized by Jegal Sega.

‘Among them, we need to find someone suitable to be the next Murim Lord.’

While she was thinking about this and that, an informant from Namgung Sega spoke to Namgung, who was sitting across from her.

“Master. This time, the little master started walking.”

“Hmm? Already? Has Son grown that much?”

“It’s already. He’s now two years old.”

“Hmm… Is it time to start walking slowly?”

“Yes. The matriarch and madam are also very fond of it. But I wonder when the master will return…”

“I disowned you, so I can’t go back. It’s reassuring to hear that he’s healthy.”

I was dumbfounded while listening to their conversation.

“Namgungjeon. Are you married?”

“Didn’t we talk about it?”

“I didn’t.”

Now that I think about it, Sikbong didn’t even say that Namgungjeon was married.

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‘Is it because it was such obvious information that you didn’t teach it?’

Well, if Nam Gung-gung was older than me and she wasn’t married, that would have been mentioned as an unusual fact.

By the standards of this world, Nana Gyu Sojeo is old, and Seolhwa is slowly losing her marriageable age.

“I got married when I returned from the first Yongbong branch. Although I tend to have children a little later, I was able to isolate myself with peace of mind thanks to the birth of Son.

‘Is he crazy?’

Is it normal here to say that I was relieved and isolated because I had a child? When I looked around, I saw the informant of the Namgung family next to me and Seolhwa also looking dumbfounded.

In other words, Namgungjeon was a strange person.

“Anyway, from the moment I fought Ban Gyu-seong and exposed my teeth against the Murim Lord, my existence was a burden on the Namgung family. It’s better to pretend I don’t exist.”

“……”

Well, if you had nothing like Nana Seol-hwa and had a family group of monks, you would have nothing to lose in antagonizing the Murim lord, but this was not Namgungjeon.

If you were going to fight Ban Gyu-seong and, beyond that, the Murim lord under the name of the Namgung family, one of the five major families, you would have had to prepare yourself.

“How do you plan to challenge the Murim Lord?”

“I plan to apply for military leave, telling him to take responsibility for the failure of this expedition.”

I don’t think that the level of the Murim lord that I saw at the last Yongbong branch meeting is over, but I have also overcome two levels since then.

I think there will be at least an equal number or a slight edge.

‘It may not be possible to put me under my feet like the devil’s cult, but it may be possible to weaken my right to speak.’

Looking at me like that, Namgung-jeon held his chin and let out a troubled sound.

“You are trying to challenge yourself with a formula. Is that correct?”

“That’s right.”

Since we need to save the Murim Lord’s face, we must gather together the famous masters of the Murim Alliance and destroy them.

“Do you know how to challenge the Murim Lord?”

“Isn’t it okay to just go and ask for a secret service?”

“Do you know why the Murim Alliance collects the later indices and fills the five with five dragons?”

‘Why is the story of the Five Dragons suddenly coming out?’

“The Murim Alliance is not a place with small numbers and no organization like the Demonic Cult. It is divided into small organizations and operated like the Blue Dragon, Suzaku, White Tiger, and Hyunmudae.”

I knew that well. Because Master was a member of the Jujakdae.

“And there is no law of strong self-respect that says you have to accept that just because I am strong in martial arts.”

“Hmm…? I know that.”

“If what you say is justifiable, it means you will receive enough support, so you must prove that there are inevitably people who agree with you.”

Things are slowly getting complicated.

“In the Murim Alliance, a duel is not a one-on-one fight, but rather a five-on-one battle where five people gather together to defeat those who agree with the opponent’s opinion.”

“Do you mean a team event?”

“That’s right. Gathering such experts is considered worthy of respect. Then do you know why the number of five dragons is set to five?”

In other words, the story was that Oryong was a proxy duelist presented to those who challenged the Murim Alliance.

“It’s called the Battle of Heaven’s Mandate. It means that Heaven’s Mandate chose their opinions and must be followed.”

‘I’ve never even heard of such a thing?’

“This may be the first time I’ve heard of it. It’s a formality, but the Murim lord will avoid a duel as long as there is even a slight chance of defeat. That’s why other factions can’t freely express their opinions compared to the power of the Murim lord.”

Other factions may also have peak masters, but their power is inferior compared to the Murim Alliance, which fills the Five Dragons with transcendent and peak masters.

Even in a faction that can fill the five ranks with peak experts, there are those who will not respond because their pride is hurt if they are asked to fight against an Oryong class that is much lower than them, so the Murim Lord chose his hand exquisitely well.

“Even if you apply for a military position, the Murim Lord will unconditionally tell you to formally challenge him. Even if there is a conflict with other members of the old faction, it is always said that if there is dissatisfaction, the Murim uses the sword.”

“Then what?”

“It means that we need to gather five people to participate in the Battle of Heaven’s Mandate.”

First of all, there was me, Seolhwa, and Namgungjeon.

The military power that the Murim lord will bring out will be Mubong, Ban Gyu-seong, and Han So-so, and if the Murim lord participates directly, it will be Mae-ryong…

At the very least, the power of two peak masters and two super peaks was equivalent to the total power of any sect.

Right now, the Demonic Cult does not have a single transcendental master, and Naesang-ib only has one person including the Taesang Demon, and the Cheonma, Geumseon Demon, and Chiljangro are the end of the peak masters.

“Or, if I simply win with the three people in this carriage, I will be able to win even if the rest are defeated by default.”

“Would the Murim lord, who values formality, accept it?”

“Then what if we involve a third party? Wouldn’t it be okay to just fill in the number of people?”

“It must be a skill that they can’t help but acknowledge, at least at the peak level, or at a level where their remarks cannot be ignored since he is a member of a prestigious political faction.”

The point was that if the Murim Lord made the most of his troubles, we would have trouble even just planning the entry for the match.

“I don’t know how many people would be willing to take the risk of being directly attacked by the Murim Lord.”

“……”

So, did the Jinang wise woman of the Zhuge family gather us for this meeting, those who will oppose the Wulin Defense League?

Are you asking us to recruit people among them to participate in the Battle of Heavenly Mandate?

“Ha… This is true.”

I was honestly a little worried about whether there would be a useful master.

“You should write down what you want to suggest to the Murim Alliance and gather those who agree with you.”

There was only one opinion I wanted to suggest.

* *

We were able to arrive at Hanam, right near the Murim Alliance, without any hindrance.

If there were no rumors about us, the Murim Lord would have done anything to prevent our arrival, but thanks to the rumors spreading, we were able to arrive safely, although onlookers followed us from the middle.

Thanks to deliberately driving the carriage slowly, all the people who had received the letter and had arrived in advance gathered at a guest house near Hanam, and we headed there and had a meeting and that was the end.

“It’s here! Here~!”

Sikbong was greeting us as we brushed off his hair, which was dripping with water as if it had just been washed.

“Brother Jade Dragon God Sword!”

“…Do they call you that too?”

“Isn’t it great that it’s grandiose?”

It is the Jade Dragon God Sword. I don’t know why it got this nickname.

It seems that Sikbong was not aware of this nickname itself, so it must have been a name given by Zhuge Yeonji while spreading the rumor.

The reason it was given the name Divine Sword is because it is a powerful swordsman, and I don’t know where the title Jade Dragon came from.

“The Jade Dragon. If you were one of the Five Dragons and Seven Peaks, you might have been called the Jade Dragon because of your smooth face.”

“That suits the Hawk Dragon.”

“That guy is from the Volcanic Sect, so there’s nothing we can do because he’s always fixed on being a Hawk Dragon. And honestly, I don’t know how women think, but in the eyes of men, you’re a little better than a Hawk Dragon. Don’t you think?”

Seolhwa nodded her head without realizing it in response to Nam Palace’s question, but then she looked at me and lowered her head.

“Welcome.”

Ignoring the nonsense from the Namgungjeon Hall, we went inside and found young disciples of the Shaolin Temple and the Shaman School greeting us.

In the middle, there were warriors who looked like Namgung Jeon, a slender young man who seemed to be from the Namgung family or who jumped up at the sight of Namgung, and there were thieves from Jinju who were staring at me with interesting eyes while wearing an Edo around her waist. Was also seen.

In addition, there were people from the Hwasan faction, the Jeomchang faction, and the Ami faction, and it was surprising that there were so many people who were dissatisfied with the Murim Alliance.

‘Are there so many complaints against the Murim Lord?’

Then, now it was time to gather people here to participate in the Battle of Heavenly Mandate.

“Are you the Jade Dragon God Sword?”

A middle-aged man who appeared to be from an independent faction came out and asked.

“That’s right.”

“Is it true that you applied for the Battle of Heaven’s Mandate?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“If this goes on, there will be no one here who will follow you and participate in the Battle of Heaven’s Mandate.”

The suggestions for Cheonmyeongdaejeon that I had sent in advance were written exactly as they were.

[The Murim Alliance unites with the Demonic Cult to repel the Black Moon]