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Dad Is the Demonic Cult Leader – Chapter 40

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Chapter 40

“……!”

At Jin So-cheon’s words, Seok Yeon-u, Seok Dae-bang, and Cheongmun Sword Master fell silent with shocked expressions.

‘……A swordsman, you say! So-cheon Older Brother was a swordsman!’

‘Then, does that mean Sect Leader Jin has been fighting with hand-to-hand combat techniques all this time despite being a swordsman? What could be the reason?’

‘He was hiding his true strength……’

The three men each interpreted Jin So-cheon’s words differently.

Seok Yeon-u, who already held Jin So-cheon in high regard, couldn’t help but be astonished, Seok Dae-bang felt perplexed, and Cheongmun Sword Master……

‘An unfathomable person…… A swordsman subduing the entire Black Society barehanded. How bizarre.’

He couldn’t avoid the complex emotions swirling within him.

“Older Brother. Then, why haven’t you been using a sword all this time?”

At that moment.

Seok Yeon-u stepped forward appropriately, lightening the atmosphere.

Then,

“Just because?”

“Huh?”

“I didn’t particularly think about not using a sword, or that I should use one. I just fought barehanded, there’s no other reason.”

“???”

What on earth does this mean?

Seok Yeon-u, who had asked the question, was instead thrown into greater confusion.

“Huh……!”

“……”

It wasn’t just Seok Yeon-u who was dumbfounded.

Seok Dae-bang and Cheongmun Sword Master’s faces also flushed with bewilderment, and Jin So-cheon himself, seeing the reactions of those present, wore an expression that seemed to ask, ‘What’s the problem?’

“Sect Leader Jin.”

“Yes, Master.”

“Is everything you’ve said so far true?”

“Why would I lie? To begin with, I’m someone who has never lied in my life.”

Suddenly.

Cheongmun Sword Master’s lips curled up in a wry smile, and Seok Yeon-u stared at Jin So-cheon with bright, sparkling eyes.

‘That’s right…… Older Brother isn’t someone who would lie. He’s so principled…… No, he’s someone who has nothing to be ashamed of, so he’d only speak the truth even with a knife to his throat. Then, really…… So-cheon Older Brother was a swordsman!’

Seok Yeon-u’s emotions, initially filled with absurdity, bewilderment, and a slight sense of betrayal, suddenly began to transform into awe, anticipation, and joy.

‘Indeed…… Older Brother was someone whose depth I couldn’t fathom. Perhaps I was underestimating him!’

As Seok Yeon-u’s respect(?) for Jin So-cheon deepened,

Cheongmun Sword Master spoke again.

“Sect Leader Jin. To be honest, I’m an old man who prides himself on having weathered the storms of the Jianghu, but I’ve never seen a swordsman achieve such mastery of hand-to-hand combat. For example, even the Great Shaolin Temple, which boasts of its unparalleled external martial arts, isn’t particularly skilled with the sword, and even the Wudang Sect, which has become a leading authority in the Central Plains with its swordsmanship, doesn’t excel in areas other than the sword. Yet, you, Sect Leader, have established yourself barehanded and still call yourself a swordsman, so I’m not sure how to interpret that.”

“Master. I don’t mean to argue…… but my thoughts are a bit different.”

“I’d like to hear your insights.”

“I consider the sword my specialty, but I don’t limit myself to the term ‘swordsman.’ Whether it’s a sword or a saber, fist, palm, or spear, it’s merely a means to express martial arts, it can’t define me as a person, Jin So-cheon.”

“Huh……”

“Moreover, if we look at the examples of Shaolin and Wudang that you mentioned, Master…… Shaolin is renowned as the pinnacle of external martial arts, focusing on fist, palm, and kicking techniques, but they are also proficient in weapons like the Zen staff instead of the sword. Similarly, while Wudang has built its reputation on swordsmanship, their fist techniques like Tai Chi Chuan and movement techniques like Cloud Soaring Movement are known to be unparalleled. In fact, I’ve heard that when Patriarch Zhang Sanfeng was called the greatest under heaven in the past, he used Tai Chi Chuan more often than the Tai Chi Sword.”

‘Oh my……!’

As soon as Jin So-cheon finished speaking, Seok Yeon-u’s eyes widened like lanterns.

‘Is…… Is that really Older Brother? That logical, composed, and theoretically sound person…… Is he really that…… incredibly vulgar So-yun’s father?’

Anyway……

“Haha. Sect Leader Jin. You’ve got me there. Now that I hear it, your words make sense.”

Cheongmun Sword Master burst into laughter and bowed to Jin So-cheon with his fists clasped.

It was an extremely humble attitude, not just in terms of the distribution of power in the Jianghu, but also as a way of treating a young man who wasn’t even his son’s age.

‘Still…… He’s a Daoist master who cultivates in the remote mountains, so he has manners.’

Of course, that’s all Jin So-cheon thought(?), but.

◈ ◈ ◈

There’s a saying called”sword debate”.

It refers to martial artists who live by the sword in the Jianghu discussing this and that about swords, and I never thought I’d be doing this insignificant thing myself.

But what can you do?

I have to consider Yeon-u’s reputation as well.

That’s why I left the Seokga Estate after engaging in this pointless sword debate for nearly two hours.

Still……

It wasn’t entirely without gains.

Clan Head Seok promised to gather and share all information related to the Cult of the Evil Path and their movements, which I was grateful for.

“Older Brother! Let’s go together!!”

At that moment.

Just as I had taken about ten steps, Yeon-u’s urgent voice came from behind.

I instinctively knew he would cling to me like a leech again.

“What?”

“Older Brother. I got permission from my father. He said that he and Grandmaster will handle everything related to the Black Society, so I’m free to travel the Jianghu for the time being.”

“Ha…… Alright. Traveling the Jianghu is good. It’s better for a young guy like you to gain experience by traveling freely than to do assigned tasks. But what does that have to do with going together?”

“What do you mean, what does it have to do with it?! My destination for traveling the Jianghu is the Dawn Heaven Sect!”

“???”

“Why?”

“Yeon-u.”

“Yes?”

“Don’t you have anything better to do? Isn’t your family a secular family of the Mount Hua Sect? Even if you go to the Martial Alliance or whatever, there will be tons of promising young martial artists lined up like dogs. The Demonic Cult and the Martial Alliance are clashing right now, and even the Righteous Path is busy, right? Then you should be traveling the Jianghu to those places, why would you come to the Dawn Heaven Sect?”

“Come on! Don’t you still not know this Seok Yeon-u, Older Brother?”

“……”

“I have no desire to play hero with my peers. What’s the point of getting entangled and showing off who’s better? It’s better to gain experience alongside a peerless expert like you, Older Brother.”

This guy is a real nutcase, isn’t he?

I was so dumbfounded that I let out a hollow laugh.

“Yeon-u. When did I become a peerless expert without even realizing it?”

“Older Brother. I’m certain of it now. You’ve been hiding your strength all along. It’s like…… A hidden master who doesn’t flaunt his strength, you know?”

“D*mn it……”

“Forget it! Anyway, I’ve decided on you, Older Brother.”

“What?”

“My goal. Seok Yeon-u of the Seokga Estate will work hard towards Jin So-cheon of the Dawn Heaven Sect from now on.”

Wow……

You know what this feels like?

It’s like I want to unleash a Praying Mantis Chestnut combo 108 times on him, but I can’t actually hit him because he’s so ‘sincere.’

“Yeon-u.”

“Yes?”

“I really hate to say this, but.”

“Please, speak.”

“I need to tell you the truth. Got it?”

“Of course. Why would I lie to hyung-n……”

“Do you have any interest in men…… You’re not really like that, are you?”

“???”

“If you are, give it up. I’m seriously going to smash your head in.”

“Ah! How can you say that?! I like women, women! Are you satisfied now?”

“That’s a relief.”

“Whew! Don’t ever slander me like that again.”

“Shut up. It’s natural for me to be suspicious when you’re clinging to me like that.”

“D*mn it! I’m doing this out of pure respect!”

“That’s a very disrespectful way to treat someone you respect.”

“……”

For a moment, I couldn’t bring myself to shake off Yeon-u, who was looking around with a bewildered expression.

Sigh……

It seems my connection with this guy will be quite strong.

“Yeon-u.”

“Yes.”

“Alright. I’ll accept you as a house guest of the Dawn Heaven Sect for the time being.”

“Really?”

“But, there’s a condition.”

“What is it?”

“Even house guests must follow the rules of the Dawn Heaven Sect.”

“That’s only natural.”

“You won’t regret it?”

“Regret what?!”

“Alright. Then, let’s go. To the Dawn Heaven Sect.”

“But Older Brother. What exactly are these rules of the Dawn Heaven Sect?”

“Training.”

“Huh?”

“Starting tomorrow, I plan to focus on the training that I’ve been putting off. All Dawn Heaven Sect disciples are required to participate. And so are house guests. The Dawn Heaven Sect’s sole aim is to ‘cultivate humans who excel in fighting,’ so through customized training that reflects that, I will turn all disciples, including house guests, into ‘human weapons.'”

“No, what kind of……”

“That’s all.”

It’s a good thing.

Come to think of it, I’ve received a lot of help from Yeon-u.

I’m a man who repays kindness, a man who deeply engraves received kindness in his heart and never forgets, a man of faith who never forgets a debt of gratitude, a man who might have been reincarnated to repay all the kindness in this world, Jin So-cheon.

Therefore, I’m going to take this opportunity to……

Make Yeon-u realize what ‘Asura h*ll’ is.

◈ ◈ ◈

The next day━.

“Are all the personnel assigned to the annex building, in addition to the main building, gathered?”

“Yes, hyung-…… No, Sect Leader-nim.”

“Good. From now on, I will announce the future plans.”

Before noon.

I summoned all the disciples, less than 20 in number, the Dongdong brothers, Yeon-u, and even Master Dongbyeok to the main building and said,

“The Dawn Heaven Sect’s beginnings were humble. A widower who only knew how to fight, three good-for-nothing brothers representing Sodam Village, came together, ripped off some villains to make a fortune, and then established the Dawn Heaven Sect after destroying the Green Gang.”

Murmur murmur━.

Then, the disciples started whispering amongst themselves with puzzled expressions.

They must be bewildered, right?

Considering my usual behavior, acting dignified wouldn’t suit me, and it would be awkward.

But I didn’t care.

“Nevertheless, I believe that the Dawn Heaven Sect will have a glorious ending. Why? Because I am the Sect Leader of the Dawn Heaven Sect.”

“……”

“Most of you have lived low lives. But if you’re a disciple of the Dawn Heaven Sect, you shouldn’t dwell on the past. In that sense, I plan to give you new lives.”

At that moment, Gil-bok, who had been listening to my words with a stupid look, asked,

“Sect Leader-nim. What…… What kind of new life is that?”

I patted Gil-bok’s shoulder and said,

“Martial artists.”

“Ah……”

“The Dawn Heaven Sect is a Jianghu sect. Therefore, we are all martial artists, and martial artists speak with their martial arts.”

“……”

“That’s why, from this moment on, I declare the commencement of ‘Asura-Naga Training.'”

“Asura-Naga Training, you say?!”

“……”

“What……”

Suddenly.

Il-dong, Yi-dong, and Sam-dong understood what I meant, so their reactions were just so-so.

The other disciples and Yeon-u looked bewildered, but Master Dongbyeok was strangely smiling.

“It will be tough. You’ll want to give up, and you’ll even want to jump off a cliff. However, there’s no dropping out of training. Of course, if you really can’t do it, you can leave the Dawn Heaven Sect, but leaving the sect without permission means death, so if you want to run away, you might as well kill yourself.”

“???”

“???”

“???”

At this point……

Fear slowly crept into the disciples’ eyes.

They must be wondering how much I’m going to torment them.

But there’s a reason why I’m making this solemn declaration of war(?).

From today onwards, I will treat the disciples as assassins of the Demonic Cult and teach them accordingly.

To do that, I need to guide their hearts and minds through this process.

Otherwise, they might actually go insane during training.

“We’ll start group training now. The first training is ‘mindless physical conditioning.’ Mindless physical conditioning, as the name suggests, is to train your physical strength mindlessly and relentlessly. With Il-dong in the lead, everyone will follow behind and sprint to Mount Guangyang. As a reminder, the last one will be given additional training accordingly, so keep that in mind. Start━.”

As soon as I finished speaking, Il-dong started moving.

Yi-dong and Sam-dong followed suit, and since they had already experienced ‘mindless physical conditioning,’ they didn’t hesitate.

“I’m going too, Older Brother!”

Yeon-u also immediately started running after the Dongdong brothers, and seeing the four of them running, all the disciples who had been hesitant started moving in unison.

“Haha. You’re finally going to act like a proper Sect Leader? Physical conditioning…… Good choice.”

At that moment.

After seeing all the disciples run out, Master Dongbyeok burst into laughter and spoke as if it were someone else’s business.

“Medical Hall Master-nim.”

“Yes?”

“What are you doing?”

“???”

“There are no exceptions in the Dawn Heaven Sect’s group training. Of course, there’s no such thing as respecting the elderly either, so…… Hurry up and run.”


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(🇰🇷)Dad Is the Demonic Cult Leader

🇰🇷)Dad Is the Demonic Cult Leader

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Status: Ongoing Type: Author: Released: 2021 Native Language: Korean
The commander of the Great Heavenly Demon Holy Cult’s assassination unit, the best assassin of all time, Number 7! Opening his eyes after he met his end… “Pa, papa?” Suddenly, he became a dad?! The strongest assassin commander’s difficult parenting journey begins now!

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