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Chapter 8: Toxic blood hell)

Chapter 8: Toxic blood hell)

mountain of sorrow.

The mountains are rough and the valleys are so deep that you can't see the end..

The peak, which is covered only with clouds and fog throughout the four seasons day and night, was high even at first glance..

And between the peaks there was a steep valley with its mouth wide open like the entrance to hell..

The mountain range that extends like tree branches is dark and covered with giant trees of unknown age..

Aeneosan Mountain has a rugged topography, but it is also notorious as a mountain of death due to the poisonous substances and wild animals hidden in the mountain..

Among them, the most infamous one was the Poisonous Blood Valley located on Aeneosan Mountain..

Poisonous Blood is also a different world..

I don't know what's in there or what's going on..

There have been several attempts to conquer Tokhyeolgok since ancient times, but no one has come back alive..

Even the entrance was full of dangerous poisons, and most people turned away without even being able to get through the entrance..

Occasionally, there were people who went inside, but even the Tang family's poisoners could not return unless heavenly luck favored them..

According to an unknown survivor, there are unimaginable poisons lurking inside the Dokhyeol Valley..

Due to its danger, Dokhyeolgok was designated as a prohibited area not only in Gwanbu but also in the martial arts region..

However, there were those who opposed the ban..

Jang Mun-in of the Jeomchang sect has seven disciples..

In the rivers and lakes, they call them Jeomchangchigongzi (點蒼七公子)..

Jang Mun-in's last disciple, Seven Prince Dan Ha-seong, stood at the entrance connecting this world and hell and muttered..

“This is the place I only heard about……”

poisonous blood song!

Just the name alone fills my body with strength..

“It's not too late now.”

Dan Ha-seong looked back..

At the end of that line of sight, there were about thirty warriors with expressions prepared for death..

“Even if I go back now, they won't punish me later, so if you want to go back, you can go back..”

“no!”

The warriors answered simultaneously as if they had made a promise..

“I'm sure you all know the reputation of Poisonous Blood, as you have heard all about it. It's hell down here.”

“The moment Confucius took us in, we swore to follow him for the rest of our lives..

If Confucius had not helped us, we would not have been able to stand here..”

“……”

Dan Ha-seong closed his eyes and opened them at those words..

What he saw reflected in his eyes were warriors with faces of death..

“Don't go in.”

Dan Ha-seong led thirty warriors into the valley..

The entrance to Dokhyeolgok is exactly as the name suggests..

The depth to the inside was considerable, so I had to walk steadily along this angle..

But no one missed the tension..

This is a place where you can lose your life if you make a mistake..

Reassurance and pride are extremely toxic here..

“hot……”

I didn't even walk that far, but sweat poured down like a waterfall..

I raised my head, but all I saw were steep cliffs and huge trees..

Because there was no sunlight, the inside of Dokhyeolgok was dark..

“Confucius, I think we will soon reach the poisonous insect zone.……”

Crunch Crunch Crunch!

The warrior who took the lead froze unable to continue his next sentence due to strange sounds coming from around him..

“Prepare your posture!”

Dan Ha-seong’s expression also hardened..

He coolly pulled out the sword from his waist and warned the warriors..

“Ahhhh!”

My head turned like lightning.

The warrior standing on the left wing screamed and rolled around on the ground..

I saw a strange-looking bug stuck to my leg..

It was as big as the palm of an adult man..

“poisonous insects)!”

Although it was a weak entity at the bottom of the food chain in Tokhyeolgok, it was the best in terms of quantity..

I can't let down my guard because they come at me whenever I get the chance..

These poisonous insects are largely responsible for not being able to sleep properly in the poisonous valley and not being able to go to the bathroom..

“danger… … Ugh!”

Dan Ha-seong tried to swing his sword to save the warrior bitten by a poisonous insect, but the action did not last..

Crunch Crunch Crunch Crunch Crunch!

Poisonous insects that had not made any sign or appearance until just a moment ago appeared, washing over like a wave..

The swarm of insects, colored black and green, devoured the warrior and ran wild..

“Don't be discouraged if it doesn't take long to decode! Because they attack you because your movements have slowed down for that moment.!”

“Avoid being bitten by poisonous insects!”

“Wow!!”

Hell has just begun.

“Wake!”

* * *

A poisonous insect fell from a tree branch and landed on my arm..

Then, without hesitation, I asked with the pincers attached to my mouth..

“Oh, bother.”

Frozen!

I hit it roughly with my palm..

The poisonous insect exploded and blood splattered out..

Blood is not just blood, it is made of poison..

From the point of view of poisonous insects, the poison of poisonous insects is not dangerous..

There's no need to decipher it, it just doesn't work.

“What are bugs?!”

I decided to clean up those pesky bugs..

I pull out my sword and wear a sword flag..

Because I had to prepare for the fight with the Seven-legged Temple, the amount of energy I injected was not much..

“disappear!”

I spun around in place..

The sword energy turned into a sword wind and swept through the surroundings..

The pressure of the sword hidden in the wind crushed the poisonous insect..

All the poisonous insects that could not withstand the force exploded..

Hundreds of nearby bugs disappeared in the blink of an eye..

The poisonous insects that managed to survive were also unable to move, shaking their bodies as if the aftereffects of the shock had not subsided..

“Now that I've taken care of all the annoying things, let's take my time and look around..”

Joo Seocheon walked slowly with his sword hanging down..

By the way, what you are looking for is not Chigaksa Temple..

The horned snake lives in a cave that follows the stream..

I've never been there, but the map of Amcheonhoe is accurate..

They had already been crossing the valley continuously, and I could feel their fear once again..

“found!”

I saw grass with bluish leaves full of colorful dots..

Anyone can see that it is a poisonous plant..

Dig the soil with your fingertips.

I was careful and careful to avoid damaging the roots..

Joo Seocheon dug up all the grass, including the roots, shook off the dirt, and stuffed it into his mouth..

Could it be that it is not a poisonous herb but a fancy herb??

“Hmm, this taste that makes my tongue tingle... … It's a poisonous plant!”

no.

“The poison has seeped well from the leaves to the roots..

If it's this much poison, it's neither weak nor strong..

It will be a great help in increasing your poison resistance..”

Drinking blood is prohibited, but the warriors of Sacheondanga ignore this and come regularly..

This was because, from the point of view of those who practiced poison, there were things that were no different from elixirs scattered throughout the heavens and earth..

However, even Tangga cannot go any deeper than this..

The only thing I could do was dig up the poisonous plants near the entrance and go back..

Although Ju Seo-cheon did not practice poison, he took poison for the sole purpose of increasing his tolerance..

Muttering.

Grass sticking out of the mouth.

When you chew with your teeth, the juice comes out..

It's dark blue and doesn't look very good..

“Poisonous weed, poisonous weed, poisonous weed……”

I put everything I saw in my mouth..

My mouth moved constantly..

I chewed it thoroughly to ensure good digestion..

I didn’t worry even if I couldn’t put it all into words..

Knowing this would happen, I paid money to a herbalist and bought a dried root..

The sight of him wearing a uniform, carrying a net on his back, and munching on a poisonous plant with leaves sticking out was truly bizarre..

I was so focused on collecting that I lost track of time..

In Dokhyeolgok, the position of the sun was not clearly visible, so it was difficult to determine how much time had passed..

“……hmm?”

It felt like it was about an hour later, when the hands that had been busy digging the floor suddenly stopped..

‘scream?’

Sounds like the howling of animals are common..

I'm so sick of it now that I don't even care..

But it was different just now.

It didn't belong to the beast..

“Ahhhhh!”

It's a person.

“Is it around here? why?”

It's not even the beginning.

It is a place teeming with wild beasts and poisonous water..

Even the masters of Sacheondanga won’t go any further than this..

No, in the first place, most of them encounter a swarm of poisonous insects and cannot do this or that and return home.. 

There was no way there was anyone.

“Ouch!”

“……”

My eyes narrow and my hand is already on the sword..

‘Who are you?.’

There was tension on Joo Seocheon’s face..

A murderous intent that has never been seen before slowly rises..

I increased my energy and expanded my energy, so I couldn't tell in detail because it was quite far away, but several drones were caught..

‘Amcheonhoe?’

There are not many people who come deep into the depths..

Amcheonhoe, who had been wandering around Dokhyeolgok as if it were their home, was the most influential..

Even though we didn't put as much effort into it as the elixir, we still went all over the world to retrieve the poison..

Dokhyeolgok, which was designated as prohibited and was not visited by people, was like a treasure trove for those who needed poison..

Care was taken not to overlap with Sacheondangga, and Naedan was taken by collecting poisonous plants or hunting poisonous substances..

‘Let's come and see.’

If it was a secret meeting, I was planning to hide until they left..

If you stand out for no reason, it's just a pain in the ass..

Walk carefully so as not to make any noise..

I shortened my stride and didn’t put on any weight..

I was careful to erase any traces..

Breathing also naturally slowed down..

If other people hear it, they'll be mistaken as to whether it's dead or not..

“Go away!”

As I approach the source, I hear all kinds of sounds..

I climbed a branch of an old tree nearby to assess the situation..

In the distance, about twenty warriors could be seen fighting fiercely against the approaching poisons with their backs to each other..

I must have been looking for a moment, but it didn't take long to figure out their identity..

‘It's not a secret club..’

Joo Seocheon sighed in relief..

His mood, once sharp as a blade, has become much softer..

I feel sorry for them, but I made that decision only after confirming that someone was hurt by the poison..

The Dogambu, which hunts spiritual creatures and poisonous substances and collects and records elixirs, is an armed group with several masters in the Amcheonhoe..

Those people are mostly poisonous insects, and even if they did, I don't think they would be affected by this level of poisonous insects..

‘Then who is it??’

It was clear that they were not from the party family..

That's why I couldn't understand it even more..

Dokhyeolgok is not a messy place where you can get lost or accidentally step into it..

Since it was prohibited, signs were erected at various entrances and warnings were engraved in black letters on the rocks..

If that's the case, then I'm saying that I was looking for a poisonous blood song on purpose, but even when I thought about it, I couldn't come up with a clear answer..

“Okay, let's help first..’

Still, I recognized that they were a political faction..

“Huh, huh!”

It was a nightmare.

* * *

Poison blood song was hell.

It wasn't banned for nothing.

The countless poisonous insects continued to attack, leaving no time for rest..

The deeper you entered, the more concentrated hell became..

Insects that can be easily killed by stepping on them from outside are of unusual size here..

When I first saw a centipede or a spider, I was shocked to see that it had a body the size of a child of about six or seven years old..

Someone along the way screamed in fear, but no one could point a finger because they were cowards..

Because they too were barely holding back their screams..

The number of reliable warriors who numbered thirty has decreased noticeably..

The problem is that not all survivors are healthy..

Among them, there were many who were exhausted or addicted to the extreme consumption of their internal energy..

The momentum that seemed to follow Dan Ha-seong to the conquest of Southern Manchuria suddenly disappeared and could not be found..

Some people were scared and trembled, rolling their eyes here and there..

Morale sank to rock bottom, fatigue and poison piled up..

There was no time to rest, so accumulating fatigue was no joke..

“Wow!”

So far, I've only dealt with poisonous insects, spiders, and centipedes..

I hoped it wouldn't come out anymore, but it was a vain hope..

As the waist-high bushes split, poisonous water that I had never seen before appeared..

First of all, if you look at the outside, it looks like a village, but it is far from the normal appearance, as it may be the poison of poison blood valley..

The body length is six feet long..

The front legs with scythes were sharper than any famous sword, so just looking at them was scary..

Only the chest between the armor-like hard front legs is yellow, and the rest of the body is dark brown overall..

“crazy!”

A bridge as long as six feet long.

I couldn't believe it when I saw it.

I heard that if one survives in the extreme environment of Tokhyeolgok, the species itself will change due to the influence of the poison..

However, the man in front of me crossed the line of common sense..

Rather than being an insect, it is now a species of poison..

“Confucius, be careful.!”

Geodanrang swings his front foot.

Despite its size, its speed was like the wind..

Dan Ha-seong did not avoid the front paw that came down with the force of splitting his head, but instead struck it away with his sword..

“ah”

Shouts filled with disbelief and astonishment erupted..

What was reflected in those eyes was Geodanrang's front paw, which was holding on unscathed even after colliding with a sword covered in sword flags..

I heard that spirit creatures can deal with even masters of sword energy merchants, but seeing it in person was shocking..

Shaaaaaaa!

Geodangrang made a roar while rubbing the pins attached to its mouth..

Afterwards, the front foot, which became a scythe, aimed at Dan Ha-seong's shoulder blade..

“where!”

Dan Ha-seong moved quickly and avoided it as if it were no problem..

This is Jeomchang's ascending martial art, Tanhyeonsinbeop, which is considered the best in martial arts in terms of instantaneous movement..

“Just a poison!”

I aimed for the gap created by not being able to retrieve my front foot yet..

I retreated for a moment, pulled away, and then dug to the left..

The hand holding the sword takes strength..

He burned his anger to avenge those who came here and died..

‘Four Day Sword)!’

The sword extends straight towards the front..

A quick stab that was difficult to see with the naked eye was aimed at Geodanrang..

Puuk!

The tip of the sword pierced Geodangrang’s mouth exactly..

An unpleasant amount of dark blood splattered downwards..

‘I did it!’

Dan Ha-seong smiled and expressed his joy..

When the inside of the mouth was attacked directly, the skin split easily..

We even confirmed that there was a small hole in the brain..

To confirm a kill, the sword was drawn horizontally..

Geodanrang’s head was split in two..

The top part rattled like a lid and rolled on the floor..

“Confucius!”

The warrior who was watching screamed instead of cheering..

“omg!”

Dan Ha-seong was scared and stepped back..

Geodanrang's front paw landed on the spot where he was standing just moments ago..

pabababat!

Geodangrang swings its front paws one after another with its head flying off..

Somehow, the momentum was even stronger than when I was alive..

Is it even a jiangshi?!

No, even if you are a jiangshi, you cannot move if your head is blown off..

It was not a dangrang, but a monster itself..

Chaechaejang!

The blade of the front foot draws a diagonal line to the right..

Dan Ha-seong bounced away with an upper strike, but his body tilted for a moment..

Every single blow from the front foot is amazing..

The power exerted increased compared to before and the attack became more intense..

Gyeomyeong (鎌影) rains down, but Dan Ha-seong catches it with the four-point sword technique..

Fortunately, Jeomchang's four swords are extremely powerful, so although Geodanrang's attack was fast, he was able to easily parry it..

“Wow!!”

Someone else screamed in pain.

When Dan Ha-seong rolled his eyes and checked, a look of defeat appeared on his face..

Wow!

The warrior who looked anxious earlier was cut from the top of his head to his crotch and was split like a log..

The cross section was as clean as if it had been cut by a skilled swordsman, but the problem is that showing off that talent is poisonous..

“no……”

The voice was full of despair..

The new thing that appeared while cutting through the bushes was Geodanrang..

Maybe it's a mutant species, but it has four front paws..

I didn't want to die.

I wanted to survive and return.

But somehow there is no hope and only despair remains.

Since the recovery of internal energy was not achieved, Dan Ha-seong gradually became exhausted..

No matter how expert you are, unless you have trained externally, if your internal power does not hold up, you are finished..

‘Someone... … Help me……’

Dan Ha-seong himself knows very well how vain that is..

Unless you go crazy, there is no way you can enter the poisonous blood song..

There was no one who would set foot in this hell where there was nothing but poison and no one could live in it..

I love you so much!

The feeling of despair bound my body as I escaped from the darkness with no end in sight, like an abyss..

In an instant, the hand holding the sword loosened..

Dangarang, whose head was blown off, does not miss the opportunity..

“Alas!”

No, in order to avoid being eaten by the female in the first place, he was moving violently as if he was having sex while supporting his soul..

The moment he allowed that moment even just a little bit, the life of Jeomchang's Chilgongja was as if it were over..

“Everyone run away and leave me alone... … la?”

I inadvertently opened my eyes that had been tightly closed..

There was a look of puzzlement on his face..

It is said that when a person is close to death, he or she remembers his or her life before death..

And I heard that time feels slow at that moment..

But even though it was long, it was too long..

I felt strange because I couldn't feel any pain in my body, so I checked it out..

There, I saw the man's back..

“Is this Geodangrang that I only saw in the illustrated book?……”

The man muttered curiously and tapped the ground with his sword..

Then, the Geodangrang, which had been burning life until just a moment ago, was broken into five pieces..

“that is… what……?”

Dan Ha-seong could not understand this situation..

I wondered if I was dreaming right now..

He was a stranger.

His voice and appearance were unfamiliar to me..

I checked the face I saw at first glance, but it was my first time..

“When snails mate, the female eats the male..”

The man trampled on the front paw of Geodangrang, who had been harassing him so much..

The scythe breaks and blood flows on the floor..

“It is said that the female eats the head first, which is easy to pull off, and instead of the male dying, it is said that his sexual activity becomes more intense..”

The man threw himself towards the front..

At the end, the newly appeared Geodangrang was crying, saying ‘Keeeeek’..

“And without a head!”

Geodanrang's front paw is aiming for a man.

It was head, shoulders, thighs and chest..

These were all areas that could cause fatal injuries..

However, the man seemed to not need to move his body much, and avoided it with just a few steps..

That step is!

Dan Ha-seong is a disciple of Jang Mun-in..

As a result, I interacted with Gupailbang and Odaese from a young age..

The man's movements were familiar..

I've seen those steps before.

“It is said that there is a nerve in the head of a dandruff, like a human, that prevents it from being damaged by excessive force..”

sky sky.

It reminds me of plum blossoms coming down in the wind..

I felt a sense of leisure in that movement..

They say that if you blow off your head, the nerves will disappear as well, and your strength and movement will double.!”

Even Dan Ha-seong could not afford such leisure in front of Geodangrang..

However, the man plays around by listing useless information even if he knows it..

Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

There are no legs to secure the body..

The geodangrang used its two front paws to support itself so it wouldn't fall..

And he threatened me by swinging his remaining front paw randomly as if to tell me not to come closer..

“So, if you see a dangrang in the future, crush or kick its entire body, not just its head.!”

The man's sword cuts his front foot.

The skin, which was good at blocking out blackness, was cut like tofu..

“Hmm!”

Just before Geodanrang died, he cried pitifully as if begging for his life..

The man ignored it with enthusiasm and kicked it away..

A lot of energy packed into the tips of the feet struck the chest between the Geodangrang's front feet with all their might and shattered it..

Wow!

Geodangrang falls helplessly to the floor..

The light went out from the eyes on the uncut head..

“To be honest, I was expecting a story like the one where the flower-scented woman cries out for help and Yeong Yong-ji appears and saves the day..”

The man was talking nonsense that I couldn't understand..

The man injected energy into his sword.

At a glance, I can see a bluish energy flowing like water..

Looking at the color, it was a political faction..

Still, I avoided risking my life to Safain, demonic cultists, or blood cultists..

“No, even if there are more poisonous insects than that, it is not too many.?”

I can hear the bugs in your voice..

Dan Ha-seong almost inadvertently answered in the affirmative..

With an expression distorted in frustration, the man swung his sword in all directions several times, sending out a barrage of sword winds..

puff pop!

When I blinked, nearly a hundred poisonous insects burst out of my body..

You can do it alone.

However, the consumption of internal energy was so great that I did not use it..

So I tried to tell him to save his energy, but he closed his mouth again..

The man went out to slaughter the poisonous insects, pouring out his sword wind as if he was breathing, without even a drop of sweat..

……

The warriors who had suddenly become like folding screens did not say anything, but just opened their mouths in astonishment at the overwhelming inaction..

“My, am I dreaming now??”

“Am I hallucinating because I'm addicted?……”

At a time of great desperation, a master appears and destroys the poisons that had previously threatened one's life as if they were extinct..

It was a sight so far removed from reality that it was no wonder they were suspicious..

Kyaaaat!

“Noisy.”

An unknown poison screamed and attacked me..

But the man cut it open as if it was annoying..

Trial blood loss.

Corpses formed mountains and blood flowed like an ocean..

The good news is that the body is not human..

Eventually, enough time passed for the car to cool down..

Dan Ha-seong and the warriors who followed him were still rubbing their eyes and gaping in disbelief..

Before their eyes, they saw the poisonous substances that had been tormenting them running away in a hurry and the back of the man..

“……Phew!”

The man put his hands on his waist and sighed, as if he wanted to catch his breath..

But he still didn't break a sweat, so it didn't seem that hard..

“volcanic wave ……”

Dan Ha-seong muttered when he saw the plum blossom engraved on the man's sleeve..

His puzzlement deepened even further..

“who the hell are you?”

Instead of answering, the man silently sharpened his sword..

Even though there was no sunlight, his sword shined dazzlingly..

“Joo Seocheon.”

The man, Joo Seocheon grinned..