Chapter 86

Editor: Ytho

Perhaps it was because of the robe he was wearing, but the guard at the gate bowed his head and asked him politely,

“Where are you going?”

Braden was a city that was heavily influenced by the Shaolin Temple . Lee Sung-min would be treated respectfully in Braden as long as he wore those robes, even if he wasn’t a real member of the Temple .

“I’m going to Drimoor . ”

The guard nodded at Lee Sung-min ‘s answer . Lee Sung-min passed the gates on foot . Even if Braden and Drimoor are relatively close cities, it will take a month if you walked without riding a horse .

The reason he initially came down to Shaolin so suddenly was to run an errand for Grandmaster Bulyoung . He was to pass a note to the Volcanic Waves Sect in Drimoor . Originally, Jihak was supposed to do the job, but he had handed it over to Lee Sung-min as a way to repay for teaching him .

The Volcanic Wave Sect is one of the oldest traditional Daoist sects that is famous for swordsmanship . Although the style is famous and similar in power to Shamanic styles, most people consider the Volcanic Sword to be slightly inferior to the Shamanic Sword . The traditional Big Dipper style versus the more modern Great Mountain style . Great Mountain is Shaolin, and Big Dipper is Shamanic . There is no Volcanic Sect involved .

Although it is considered to be a bit inferior, the Volcanic Sword is different from the Shamanic Sword from its core . Volcanic swordsmanship is elegant and graceful, with circular swings and gorgeous movement . On the other hand, Shamanic swordsmanship favored weight and blunt force instead of splendor, and consistency over change .

Originally, a volcanic wave is called a volcanic wave because it originates from a volcano . However, this is Jungwon’s story . Since Eria lay at a moderate height above sea level, there were no volcanoes there . Despite this, Shaolin named a mountain a volcano and established the main school there .

It was a good time to finish off his stay in the temple . The ambassador’s errand was only an excuse . Although his time in Shaolin was valuable, Lee Sung-min had a reason to go to Drimoor . It was because he had to meet Denir, the god of time, as Mush had asked him to .

“Nevel . ”

The sun was going down as he walked away from the gates . After preparing to stay in the wild for a while, Lee Sung-min called Nevel . In the entirety of his three-year stay in the Shaolin Temple, he had never gotten in touch with Nevel .

“Long time no see . ”

Nevel, who soared out from the shadows, seemed to have remained unchanged even though so much time had passed . He bowed toward Lee Sung-min . Lee Sung-min glanced at the unchanged Nevel, and opened his mouth .

“Please connect me to Selgerus . ”

“Okay . ”

Nevel didn’t ask what happened over the past three years . He went into the shadow of Lee Sung-min and hid inside . After a while, the space in front of Lee Sung-min was torn into shreds .

“I thought you were dead . ”

Just like Nevel, Selgerus did not change much either . As a dark elf, she aged much more slowly than humans did . Lee Sung-min smiled bitterly .

“Did you want me to die?”

“Of course not, Lots of things have changed . Then again, humans grow a lot older in three years . ”

Selgerus said as she took off the thick gloves she was wearing . She asked, rubbing her sweaty hands on her apron .

“Are you calling me to report your survival?”

“Ah… That’s not it . ”

Lee Sung-min said, opening a subspace pocket . The spears and armor that were pulled out from inside looked old as if they had been tossed about by the wind and waves for three years . Selgerus’ eyebrows stiffened into a frown .

“There was a bit of a situation, and I’m now unable to use them due to their age . Can they be repaired?”

For three years, Lee Sung-min had not used this spear and armor . The reason he placed it at the entrance of the cave was to use it as a symbol, a reminder of his arrogant and negligent self . He had run away from reality, and so placed the spear and the armor that he had been using as a symbol of his atonement in a place where he practiced every day . He wanted to escape from his weakness .

“It is possible . It’s my first time seeing this kind of armor . May I take a look? ”

“Oh, yes . Of course . ”

Nevel delivered the armor and spear to Selgerus . Selgerus was more interested in the armor than the spear .

“This… It’s an artifact . The enchantment that was the focal point has disappeared, though the auxiliary enchantments are still functioning properly .

The armor is automatically worn when you activate it . In addition, some damage is automatically repaired over time .

I don’t have to touch it since it was managed properly . There should be no major problems . The spear is the same . ”

Lee Sung-min sighed with relief . He had been worried that he couldn’t use his expensive equipment anymore due to his neglect over the three years, but it didn’t seem like that was the case .

“Do you have any additional requests you’d like to add?”

“There is nothing else at the moment . Please repair it for now . ”

“Okay . It will take about three days . ”

“Ah… If it’s okay, could you take care of them for the time being? ”

“Why?”

“I don’t think it’s suitable for me yet . ”

In response to Lee Sung-min, Selgerus opened his eyes wide into a circle . She nodded her head while looking at Lee Sung-min and smacked her lips .

“What? It’s not difficult to take care of it, but I’m telling you just in case . Is it alright for me to take a look at it occasionally when I’m free? ”

“Huh?”

“It doesn’t fit in your hands well anymore, is it? You said it didn’t suit you? Surely you didn’t mean to say it like that?”

“Of course not . It’s… a really good spear . Too good for me to use as I am now . So I’d rather not use it right now . ”

“That’s the best praise for a blacksmith . I will improve it as a warm-up every time I get bored . ”

“If it gets better, then it’ll just be harder to use, though… ”

“Then you’ll just have to work harder . ”

Selgerus said with a smile . After talking to Selgerus, Lee Sung-min told Nevel .

“I want to buy the information . ”

“What information do you want?”

“I’d like information on the Ghost Blade, Dok Bejun and the Silent Flare, Baek Sogo . ”

“It’s not that difficult . The three are martial artists who have become famous in recent years . What would you like to know? ”

“Please tell me about their current location . ”

“Okay, I will tell you tomorrow . ”

“Oh, and… I would also like information about the Minor Heavenly Demon, Wijihoyeon . ”

“Okay . ”

Nevel replied with his head bowed . That was the end of our talk .

A little over one day later .

[Can I give you the information now?]

Nevel’s voice sounded in the mind of Lee Sung-min, who was walking on the road leading to Drimoor . He stopped walking and nodded .

“It is information gathered from information guilds linked to Erebrisa . You can be confident it is accurate . ”

Nevel was holding a small crystal ball . As Lee Sung-min looked at it, Nevel smiled and said .

“There is information inside . ”

Although the information fee was a little expensive, he didn’t have any difficulty in paying as he didn’t spend any money while living in Shaolin . When he had paid, Nevel handed the crystal ball over .

“How do I use it?”

“Try infusing qi into it . ”

Following Nevel’s instructions, Lee Sung-min infused some qi into the crystal ball . Then the crystal ball turned gray, and the information he wanted was conveyed in his head .

The first thing he learned was information about Baek Sogo . Baek Sogo was making a name for herself as a knight errant, providing countless good deeds to helpless people . She was currently staying for a week in the large city of Louves . This was because she had no clear purpose and was travelling aimlessly .

Baek Sogo as a knight errant? If anyone was making a name for themselves, it was Ghost Blade Dok Bejun who was known to be a fighter . He was engaged in non-stop action as he visited famous martial artists and clans to spar . Lee Sung-min looked a little surprised after hearing about what Dok Bejun was doing .

‘He’s heading to the volcano?’

It was information that was based on an educated guess made by the information guild . Currently, Dok Bejun is headed to Drimoor, and among the Murim in Drimoor, only the Volcanic Sect were of interest to Dok Bejun .

Lee Sung-min thought he might end up meeting Dok Bejun at the Volcano if the guess was correct . It wasn’t that he had a big connection with Dok Bejun on Mush’s mountain, but it would be nice to meet him again, who had also experienced the mountain .

‘Actually, if you think about it, Dok Bejun never had a chance to see my face . ’

When I met Dok Bejun at the mountain, he had lost his sight in both eyes .

Following Dok Bejun’s whereabouts, information about Wijihoyeon was narrated inside his head . After checking the information, Lee Sung-min swallowed a gulp .

‘It is different from my previous life . ’

It wasn’t that Wijihoyeon, the Minor Heavenly Demon, wasn’t well known in his previous life . However, it was only after the dungeon incident that Wijihoyeon had made her name known . In addition to Baek Sogo and Dok Bejun, the dungeons at the time had many high-ranking masters and excellent wizards .

After wiping out all of them and conquering the dungeon alone, Wijihoyeon reigned supreme as an untouchable monster .

But that wasn’t what had occurred in this timeline . Unlike the previous life that Lee Sung-min remembered, Wijihoyeon had made her name known from an early point in time . He had heard about Namgoong Hee-won a year ago, but since then, Wijihoyeon had also become a force to be reckoned with .

In the information received through the crystal ball, the recent appearance of Wijihoyeon was also inscribed . It was as clear as seeing it with both eyes . Lee Sung-min trembled as he recalled the appearance of Wijihoyeon engraved in his memory .

She had long hair and didn’t even bother to dress up . A fur coat was worn as an outer layer, and underneath it were tight clothes that did not hide the curvature of the body . Her slender shoulders were wrapped in silk, making her look much older than she really was .

Compared to Baek Sogo and Dok Bejun, there was a lot of information about Wijihoyeon . As such, the name of Wijihoyeon was creating a big storm in the current area . The followers of Wijihoyeon called themselves the Heavenly Demon sect and refused to leave her side . There weren’t too many, with about 20 people, but everyone seemed to at least be a Master at Peak level . Thanks to this, even though there were not many of them, there was still a strong force backing Wijihoyeon .

In particular, it was the prestigious households centered around the Conservative Faction and 4 Generations that were holding Wijihoyeon in check . They, being part of the orthodox sects, did not look too kindly upon Wijihoyeon, who was the Son of a Heavenly Demon; driving them to unite to suppress her . Wijihoyeon had most recently been witnessed near the northern city of Gerar, with many information guilds tracking her movements .

She was heading to clash with the Bloody Heavenly Demon, Baek Museun .

Bloody Heavenly Demon Baek Museun was a monstrous fighter that was wreaking havoc in the northernmost part of Eria where the ice caps accumulate . He had more power than the nobility in that area . The Minor Heavenly Demon Wijihoyeon was headed to Trigia, a northern city that can be said to be home to the White Museon and the Blood Clan Alliance . The information guilds had predicted that the two Heavenly Demons would clash due to their natural inclinations .

‘This is also different from what had happened in my previous life . Wijihoyeon and the Bloody Heavenly Demon never clashed . Wiji Hoyeon was in central Eria, and after the Bloody Heavenly Demon completely occupied the north, she moved south … ‘

Why are events occurring so differently from what had happened previously? It is not only the movements that are different from the previous life, but her outfit also changed significantly . That she gave up the male act at all… Does that mean that Wijihoyeon’s values ​​are different from her previous life?

Lee Sung-min was worried, but that didn’t mean he could head north right now . He needed to run an errand for the Grand Master, and also meet the god of time, Denir . What could he do if he went north now?

He had to do what he could . That was especially clear to him while he stayed in the Shaolin Temple . What he should do now is head to Drimoor . Lee Sung-min looked down at the crystal ball that turned gray, then looked at Nevel .

“Are you satisfied with the information that was passed on?”

“Yes . ”

“The crystal ball is single use only . It’s not of great value, so it would be better to throw it away . ”

Nevel bowed his head .

“I look forward to seeing you next time . ”

Nevel disappeared, and Lee Sung-min strengthened his grip on the crystal ball held in his hand . The crystal ball, which was already cracked, shattered and fell to the floor . Lee Sung-min took a deep breath, bringing to mind the appearance of Wijihoyeon once again .

Since we separated at age 14… It has been eight years . He was 22 years old now .

The appearance of Wijihoyeon eight years later had changed so much that it was hard to imagine what she looked like as a child .

She was beautiful .

She had beautifully changed .

‘But her breasts weren’t that big . ’

Lee Sung Min laughed and felt refreshed when he recalled Wijihoyeon’s last words to him .