Return of the Mount Hua Sect
Return of the Mount Hua Sect - Chapter 431: But I Am Not Plum Blossom Sword Saint? (1)

It burned red.

As if the red sun was rising, continuously rising higher.

The round jewel turned red鈥?/p>

鈥?em>Uhhh鈥?鈥?/p>

Hae Yeon鈥檚 round head was now red.

鈥榃hat kind of guy can have this much qi鈥︹€?/p>

He was confident that he had the most internal qi among those of his age. But this confidence was based on arrogance. Weren鈥檛 his skills established in Shaolin, with not many people around?

But the disciples of Mount Hua, who were standing to either side of him, were now more relaxed than ever鈥?all while doing the same thing as him.

鈥榃as Disciple Jo Gul and Disciple Yoon Jon鈥檚 qi this strong?鈥?/p>

If they hadn鈥檛 picked some old ginseng to eat, how on earth did they get like this?

Besides鈥?/p>

鈥淭hat bald head! What did you eat today! Can鈥檛 you do it properly?!鈥?/p>

鈥溾€ou told him to only eat grass.鈥?/p>

鈥淭hen what should I say? Would you like some meat?鈥?/p>

鈥溾€hat wasn鈥檛 my intention鈥?鈥?/p>

Hae Yeon added cooling water to the conversation from behind. Of course, even that was being blown away by the heat surrounding the forge.

鈥楾hat fucking devil!鈥?/p>

If the Buddha was really looking down on this reality, why did he let this devil down onto this land?

No, this was not something to bother the Buddha with. Wasn鈥檛 that human a Taoist?

Oh heavens! How can you just watch and not do anything?! Lightning or something! Just make sure to solve this problem facing the world!

鈥淪e-See! Look at him thinking of other things!鈥?/p>

Flinch.

Hae Yeon quickly infused qi into the handle.

鈥淥nce upon a time, Shaolin鈥檚 people were so focused that once they entered into meditation, they wouldn鈥檛 even notice a bird shitting on their heads! Shaolin these days! Eh!鈥?/p>

鈥淗ow can a bird shit on their heads when their heads are that smooth? You are speaking nonsense.鈥?/p>

鈥淚n the old days, birds had guts!鈥?/p>

鈥溾€adman!鈥?/p>

Hae Yeon, who listened in on this conversation, shut his eyes tightly.

Wasn鈥檛 this a strange thing? He hated that Baek Cheon, who was next to him, was talking more than Chung Myung, who openly harassed people.

Kwaaaaak!

Hae Yeon opened his eyes and frowned at the brazier. It felt like he was choking on the heat raging around it.

鈥楬ow much more do we have to do this for?鈥?/p>

It had already been two days since he last slept, and shift after shift came and went. Now everyone was exhausted regardless of their鈥?

鈥?em>Kuak! This alcohol is amazing!鈥?/p>

鈥溾€︹€?/p>

Ah. I hate him, for real.

Chung Myung turned the bottle upside down and licked the last drop from it. Pushing the last drop into his mouth, he reached to the side鈥?/p>

鈥淓mpty?鈥?/p>

The table next to him was empty.

Chung Myung looked and smiled at Tang Gunak,

鈥淟ord, we are out of alcohol.鈥?/p>

鈥溾€ see.鈥?/p>

Tang Gunak frowned at his words.

鈥淓veryone is working hard, but what is it that you are doing?鈥?/p>

鈥?em>Uh? What?鈥?/p>

鈥溾€︹€?/p>

Tang Gunak lowered his gaze without answering Chung Myung.

Tang Gunak wasn鈥檛 sure where Chung Myung had gotten it from, but he was sitting on a comfortable-looking chair. Just watching Chung Myung sit there and drink made his stomach burn.

No, that chair was fine.

But all the bottles lying on the floor was shocking.

鈥淢ount Hua鈥檚 Divine Dragon!鈥?/p>

鈥淵es?鈥?/p>

Finally, Tang Gunak鈥檚 face stiffened, and he said,

鈥淚 have no desire to call out your desires and actions, but still鈥?there is a limit to all this, right? Not just the Tang Family, but the other disciples from Mount Hua and even Monk Hae Yeon of Shaolin are suffering so much鈥?so do you have to drink like this in front of them?鈥?/p>

鈥?em>Ah鈥?鈥?/p>

Chung Myung bowed his head, and this made Tang Gunak think Chung Myung was feeling bad.

鈥淵ou can drink alcohol once this is finished. As the head of the Tang Family, I can no longer give you alcohol.鈥?/p>

鈥淚 understand what you mean.鈥?/p>

Chung Myung shook his head.

Tang Gunak was quite surprised by this.

鈥楬e is actually good at listening.鈥?/p>

He thought this guy was stubborn but he鈥?/p>

It was then鈥?/p>

鈥淜id Pyung!鈥?/p>

鈥淵ESSSS! Sword Saint Elder!鈥?/p>

鈥溾€︹€?/p>

Tang Gunak鈥檚 eyes twitched.

Tang Jo Pyung, who was watching the furnace from far away, came running at the call of Chung Myung.

鈥淵ou called?鈥?/p>

Chung Myung pointed to the bottles spread out on the table and floor.

鈥淟et鈥檚 put these away.鈥?/p>

鈥?em>Eh? What do you mean?鈥?/p>

鈥淭he Lord said that it is against proper etiquette to drink here. I made a mistake.鈥?/p>

The old man immediately looked at Tang Gunak.

Flinch.

In the face of those eyes, Tang Gunak began to step back like he was a child.

鈥淕-Great Uncle. It isn鈥檛鈥︹€?/p>

鈥淵ou brattttttt!鈥?/p>

鈥溾€︹€?/p>

Tang Jo Pyung frowned,

鈥淒o you know who this person is?! How dare you!鈥?/p>

鈥溾€︹€?/p>

No, you don鈥檛 even recognize the Lord of the Tang Family, Uncle! Why did you have to believe that guy鈥檚 words and let this happen?

Why are you conscious only when this guy speaks?!

鈥淭his! This Man! The Plum Blossom! Plum Blossom Sword Saint! He is the best swordsman of Mount Hua, who has made the Demonic Sect shiver in pain! And he is like a brother to my grandfather Tang Bo! What? Cannot drink? You said No?鈥?/p>

鈥溾€-that is not what I said, Uncle鈥︹€?/p>

鈥淪hut up!鈥?/p>

Tang Gunak鈥檚 eyes were covered in tears.

This was sad.

It was extremely upsetting.

鈥淗ow dare you make a foolish remark about drinking alcohol with this person?! This person deserves to drink even within the main halls of Shaolin!鈥?/p>

Hae Yeon, who was suffering to the side, turned his head in shock.

鈥楴o, Elder. Isn鈥檛 that a permission that only Shaolin should give?鈥?/p>

It was so horrible that he couldn鈥檛 even speak while infusing qi into the furnace.

Tang Jo Pyung鈥檚 praise of the Plum Blossom Sword Saint would never end,

鈥淭he hero of the heavens who defeated countless of those demons!鈥?/p>

鈥?em>Hehehehe.鈥?/p>

鈥淭he greatest sword in the world! Uh? The best in the world! No! In the heavens!鈥?/p>

鈥?em>Hehehe!鈥?/p>

鈥淎nd he is the greatest guest of the Sichuan Tang Family! Even our own grandfather or great great great grandfather would never dare say such things to me! That goes against the laws of our family! Should I use my cane to put some sense into you?鈥?/p>

鈥?em>Hehehe!鈥?/p>

Chung Myung laughed, and seeing this, anger rose in the heart of Tang Gunak.

鈥楴-No! Why are you like this to me?! Why?鈥?/p>

At that time, Tang Jo Pyung shouted with red eyes,

鈥淎nswer me!鈥?/p>

鈥淚-I am sorry.鈥?/p>

鈥淕o and bring alcohol for the table right now!鈥?/p>

Before he knew it, Chung Myung was back to lying on his chair.

鈥淕et Shaoxing wine.鈥?/p>

鈥淵es! Get that for him!鈥?/p>

鈥淕et some bamboo leaf too.鈥?/p>

鈥淩ight, that too! No! Bring all the bottles we have! All different kinds!鈥?/p>

When Tang Gunak hesitated, Tang Jo Pyung was wide-eyed,

鈥淲hy? Should I do it myself?鈥?/p>

鈥淣-No! Great Uncle! I will bring them all right away!鈥?/p>

鈥淩un!鈥?/p>

鈥淵es!鈥?/p>

When Tang Gunak was just about to run, Tang Pae and Tang Zhan came out,

鈥淔-Father. We will do it!鈥?/p>

鈥淪tay here!鈥?/p>

As the two rushed away, Tang Gunak turned to the sky above the furnace,

鈥榃here did I go wrong鈥︹€?/p>

I should have stopped him from impersonating the Plum Blossom Sword Saint. Why did I allow all these things to happen?

Whether or not he thought so, Chung Myung asked Tang Jo Pyung,

鈥淪o, still taking some more time?鈥?/p>

鈥淚t is almost done.鈥?/p>

鈥淲hy is it taking this long?鈥?/p>

鈥淚f it were melted, we would have already been done, but it takes more time to melt cold steel compared to iron cubes. Now that we are at the final stages, Elder should help us out.鈥?/p>

鈥?em>Uh? Me?鈥?/p>

鈥淵es. We need a large amount of power at the end.鈥?/p>

鈥?em>Ugh鈥?/em>鈥?/p>

Chung Myung groaned in agony as he got up.

鈥淵es. It is better to end sooner rather than later. Let鈥檚 go.鈥?/p>

And they moved forward.

鈥淪asuk! Sago!鈥?/p>

鈥淚 get it!鈥?/p>

Baek Cheon and Yu Yiseol followed him.

鈥淓veryone, come out!鈥?/p>

When Chung Myung shouted, Jo Gul, Yoon Jong, and Hae Yeon stepped back.

Chung Myung let out a deep breath and grabbed the brazier.

Yu Yiseol and Baek Cheon also closely held the brazier and began to infuse their qi into it as Tang Jo Pyung sat down in front of the furnace again.

鈥淒o your best! Let the brazier burn!鈥?/p>

鈥?em>UGHH!鈥?/p>

Chung Myung鈥檚 qi began to glow, and the other two responded by doing the same.

Tang Gunak was a bit shocked by this.

鈥楨ven if he was called 鈥榶oung disciple鈥? Chung Myung and the others all have a tremendous amount of qi.鈥?/p>

He gasped for breath and asked Yoon Jong, who was walking out,

鈥淎re all the disciples of Mount Hua this strong?鈥?/p>

Yoon Jong glanced back for a moment and shook his head.

鈥淣o. Everyone is strong鈥?but the average is Soso.鈥?/p>

鈥淎bout Soso鈥檚 level.鈥?/p>

Tang Gunak turned his head and looked at Tang Soso. At the entrance of the workshop where she and Baek Sang were moving about.

Since they were the weaker ones, they couldn鈥檛 help them out this time.

鈥楻ight, that is the average level.鈥?/p>

No. That wasn鈥檛 the normal level! Soso鈥檚 internal qi was not low compared to her peers, and after moving to Mount Hua, she had already improved by so much!

Even so, there was a difference鈥?

鈥淭he pills seem to have worked.鈥?/p>

鈥淵ou know?鈥?/p>

鈥淚 am the head of the Tang Family. How can I not know what you people did when you went to Yunnan?鈥?/p>

Yoon Jong shyly scratched his head.

And that attitude made Tang Gunak happy.

鈥楬e didn鈥檛 even look at Soso.鈥?/p>

If the Lord of the Tang Family came to know only this, one would be suspicious of what had happened, but even after knowing that, he didn鈥檛 care.

鈥楢 nice place.鈥?/p>

He could see why Soso wanted to move to Mount Hua.

鈥淭hen鈥︹€?/p>

That moment鈥?/p>

Rumble!

A loud noise came from within. Tang Gunak looked up in shock and saw white flames rising over the chimney.

鈥溾€?I don鈥檛 know, for real.鈥?/p>

The end of the work had arrived. In the workshop, Tang Jo Pyung鈥檚 voice came out, excited,

鈥淏ring the frame!鈥?/p>

鈥淵es!鈥?/p>

The waiting Tang Family members grabbed the frame and carried it over. Then, under orders, they carefully placed it near the furnace.

鈥淗old it tighter, you brats!鈥?/p>

鈥淵es!鈥?/p>

Tang Jo Pyung鈥檚 eyes were close to madness.

鈥淕et out!鈥?/p>

Having scolded all his family members, he took the long iron rod and began stabbing the bottom of the furnace.

鈥淭ake the hot steel out!鈥?/p>

Thud! Thud! Thud!

After hitting it several times, it was almost as if a hole had opened up in the bottom as molten metal, which appeared close to white, flowed out.

鈥?em>Kuak!鈥?/p>

鈥淥h god!鈥?/p>

The Tang Family members, who were far away, each burst out an exclamation.

Sparks erupted from the molten metal. It was as if a river of flame and metal was flowing down. The heat was so great that even though he moved back, his skin was still red.

Kukuku!

Tang Jo Pyung, who scraped up the last bit of metal, threw the iron rod down.

鈥淒one!鈥?/p>

Chung Myung took his hand off the furnace and watched the molten iron, which was all in the long frame, radiate heat.

Somehow, just looking at it made him feel refreshed.

鈥淚sn鈥檛 it all about letting it cool down now?鈥?/p>

鈥淵es, Sword Saint Elder. Since it is set into the mold, all we have to do is let it sit. And then we can tap it into shape.鈥?/p>

鈥?em>Hmm. This is not as large as I thought it would be. Can you make many?鈥?/p>

鈥淣o. It is said that a sword made with cold steel doesn鈥檛 always come out properly. We will have to use some hard, refined steel-making skills, and then we will use some Yunnan steel. Besides, aren鈥檛 Mount Hua鈥檚 swords thinner than normal swords? There will be enough.鈥?/p>

鈥?em>Oh? Is that so?鈥?/p>

Chung Myung smiled at the happy news.

鈥業 was worried, but he is a better craftsman than I thought.鈥?/p>

鈥?em>Oh! It is getting cold already!鈥?/p>

Tang Gunak, who was watching this from the side, admired the way the tip was cooling. It was his first time watching a sword be made from cold steel.

鈥淥h god, such a clear silver shine.鈥?/p>

When molten iron that was poured from a furnace began to cool down, it would normally turn black and rough. It was common for one to pound these blemishes out, cleaning them, and then the sword would shine. But for these swords, the moment they began to cool down, it was already as clear as snow.

鈥淭his is really ten-thousand-year-old cold steel. Look at it cooling down so fast.鈥?/p>

Tang Jo Pyung stood tall.

鈥淐old steel that has been properly melted, and the cast has yin qi, as the name suggests, it is cold. So it cools down fast.鈥?/p>

鈥淚ndeed鈥?amazing, Great Uncle.鈥?/p>

鈥淭his is nothing.鈥?/p>

Tang Jo Pyung waved his hand lightly, but Chung Myung tilted his head like he couldn鈥檛 understand something.

鈥淏ut鈥︹€?/p>

鈥淵es.鈥?/p>

鈥淲hy did you take this long? As the saying goes, it takes less than a fistful of iron to make a sword, so why did it take so long to make these?鈥?/p>

鈥淭o cut it.鈥?/p>

鈥溾€hat looks thicker than my forearm, how will you cut it? And it has already cooled down.鈥?/p>

鈥?em>Hehehe. What joke are you making.鈥?/p>

鈥?em>Uh?鈥?/p>

Chung Myung still didn鈥檛 understand, and so he asked, to which Tang Jo Pyung chuckled.

鈥淐old steel is the best, but it isn鈥檛 exactly steel. Elder, you can probably cut through it like cutting through mud.鈥?/p>

鈥溾€︹€?/p>

鈥淣ow, as I said, you can cut through it one at a time. I will tell you the right length.鈥?/p>

鈥溾€︹€?/p>

Chung Myung鈥檚 eye twitched.

Cut?

What?

Cold steel?

The other day he almost broke his waist trying to cut it, and now he wanted to cut something thicker than his forearm?

Tang Jo Pyung didn鈥檛 even know the meaning behind Chung Myung鈥檚 look and continued to draw lines.

Chak chak chak!

鈥溾€︹€?/p>

The length of a finger was drawn onto a big sheet of cold steel.

鈥淣ow! Elder! You can cut it here.鈥?/p>

鈥溾€e?鈥?/p>

鈥淥f course.鈥?/p>

鈥淏ut I am not the Plum Blossom Sword Saint?鈥?/p>

鈥?em>Hahahah. Do not joke. Please start here, I can make it into a sword from there.鈥?/p>

鈥溾€?I am telling the truth.鈥?/p>

鈥?em>Hahahah. Such a joke. It was fun.鈥?/p>

No, brat!

I am not joking, I am not him!

鈥?I want to turn back time.

The actions of heaven.

In the end, karma always comes around.