Return of the Mount Hua Sect [EN]: Chapter 1048

Daepungru, or Great Wind Tower.

This tower, located in the heart of Hangzhou, must have been very beautiful and decorated once. Now, it was half-destroyed, showing its broken frame.

Just one week ago, this place was full of life. You could hear laughter, music, and loud men showing off. Now, it was only filled with a sad silence.

On the highest floor of the tower, which had miraculously not yet collapsed, a man sat by the window.

Pour, pour, pour.

A clear liquid with a light red color poured into the glass. The sweet smell of the liquor spread around.

Clink.

Dan Zajang set down the bottle and quietly looked at the liquor in the clear white glass. He stared at it for a long time before picking up the glass.

He lifted the glass and slowly drank. Closing his eyes, he breathed in the gentle smell of the drink. He could feel it warm as it went down his throat, a pleasant burning feeling. Dan Zajang quietly set down the glass.

Hoo…

He sighed. Was it because he didn’t like the liquor? No, it was the opposite.

The smell seemed to fill not only his nose but his whole body. Anyone who had tasted this liquor would know that it was not just to get drunk. It was to enjoy the taste and smell.

Yes, anyone who had tasted this liquor, that is.

We…

Dan Zajang slowly looked up at the sky. He could see the half-fallen moon through the broken ceiling.

Never had the chance.

That fact made Dan Zajang feel empty.

He was not just sad that cultists couldn’t drink this. He was sad they didn’t even know it existed.

Few people regret something that doesn’t exist. Regret only comes when something that was there disappears. The cultists didn’t even know what they were missing, so they couldn’t even be sad about it.

Even now, many cultists of the Order believed that cheap firewater, not even worth calling liquor, was the only liquor that existed. They wanted and missed that cheap bottle of liquor.

What would they think if they tasted this liquor here? What would they think if they saw the many high-end liquors that filled the walls and warehouses?

Haha…

They might hate the non-believers of the Central Plains, who had easily enjoyed all the things they could not, even more.

Hahahahat.

Maybe they would resent the Order’s leaders for not telling them about this.

Haha… hahahat…

And maybe…

Dan Zajang stopped for a moment and slowly shook his head. Disrespectful thoughts kept coming into his mind.

His bored hand refilled the glass. He lifted the glass and drank it all.

After doing the same thing several times, Dan Zajang stared out the window with empty eyes. When he first came here, this city was as bright as possible with people and lights.

But now, all that was left was darkness and sadness.

Just like the world they lived in.

Now… Yes, now the people who lived here and the cultists were equal. But…

If being equally miserable is what they call equality, what good is it for the cultists?

A sense of relief that more people were suffering the same pain? Or a small pleasure in bringing those who enjoyed a good life down to their level?

Hahahat.

It was just ridiculous.

Maybe the world would soon become like this place. The bright lights would disappear, the good land for growing food would be covered in blood, and the streets, once full of people’s laughter, would be filled only with death and silence.

And all that would remain was…

The Heavenly Demon’s Rebirth, All Demons Bowing in Submission…

Dan Zajang closed his eyes.

Yes. What remained was not the cultists, but their belief that the Heavenly Demon will return and everyone will obey him.

The Heavenly Demon’s Rebirth, All Demons Bowing in Submission.

Their mantra, their everything. The only truth they had to believe in.

But Dan Zajang wanted to ask a sad question he had never asked before, but now had to ask. It kept hurting him.

Heavenly Demon…

Had his faith faded? No, it had not.

Even though he felt all these confusing things, his faith in the Heavenly Demon was strong. Because of this, he had to ask this question.

Does this lowly one dare to ask the Heavenly Demon…

The Heavenly Demon’s Rebirth, All Demons Bowing in Submission. The Heavenly Demon’s Rebirth, All Demons Bowing in Submission.

This dirty world will be made pure as the Heavenly Demon wants. And soon, the great Demonic Heavenly Realm will arrive.

This was a holy ceremony for him. Also, a holy war for him.

But he wanted to ask.

After achieving all that? What was there after that?

After welcoming the returning Heavenly Demon, making this world pure, and opening the Demonic Heavenly Realm, what kind of lives should the cultists live?

No one talked about what came after that. No one discussed the world that followed. Because no one was curious. Because those who had not even done the first thing the Heavenly Demon asked were not allowed to think about what came after.

Dan Zajang leaned back in his chair and tilted his head. His eyes were empty.

What is there, Heavenly Demon? What…

What have we been waiting for all this time? And what must we fight for?

Even if all of this was only for the Heavenly Demon’s glory, we would gladly do it with a smile. But… why don’t you show us any kindness?

Haha…

Ridiculous, all of this. It was just ridiculous.

Tap tap tap tap.

Just then, hurried footsteps came from the stairs below. Dan Zajang greeted the visitor without turning around.

Bishop.

Red One climbed the stairs, bowed to Dan Zajang, and then knelt down.

Non-believers have invaded the outskirts, and a battle is happening.

He reported, swallowed hard, and continued.

There are over five hundred of them.

Dan Zajang didn’t react. Usually, he would have been angry just knowing that those dirty non-believers existed.

Five hundred…

Instead, he said in a slow voice.

Are they after my head?

It is a very bad thought, but we believe so.

I see.

Dan Zajang looked out the window.

Even though it was far from the outskirts of Hangzhou to this place, he hadn’t noticed that so many people were coming. This meant he was very distracted.

My head…

A terrible emptiness, like a fog, filled his eyes as he looked at the moon. If he was in his usual state, he would have rushed out as soon as he heard this news to punish them. But now, he didn’t feel like it.

What should we do?

Red One immediately answered.

They are fighting with the general cultists patrolling the outskirts. The very religious Demonic Warriors of the diocese are moving to punish them, so the Bishop doesn’t need to go.

Is that so…

Dan Zajang grabbed the liquor bottle again and poured liquor into the glass.

Pour, pour, pour.

The red liquor filled the glass.

Red One’s face became serious at the slow action. Dan Zajang hadn’t reacted even after he reported about those who were against the Order.

But at that moment…

How dare they.

The world began to shake. The scary energy coming from Dan Zajang was shaking the air and the tower.

Red One felt like he couldn’t breathe for a moment and quickly slammed his head on the floor.

Bi, Bishop. Please calm your anger…

Red One.

Yes! Bishop.

A deadly voice came from Dan Zajang’s mouth.

They dare to go against the Heavenly Demon. Chew their flesh, grind their bones, and ask them for their sins. Let this wicked world know the price of not believing.

The Heavenly Demon’s Rebirth, All Demons Bowing in Submission!

Thud!

Red One slammed his head on the floor. He carefully got up and ran down the stairs like the wind.

As he left, Dan Zajang’s eyes darkened.

Amitabha!

A great Buddhist chant echoed, and golden Buddhist light spread forward.

Boom!

A loud explosion happened. The Demonic Cultists coming forward could not beat the power and were thrown back. But they stood up as soon as they hit the ground and rushed in again, screaming.

Keuk!

Hye-yeon groaned quietly for the first time.

Keep running!

Cheong-myeong’s voice kept pushing them on.

Cheong-myeong and the best of Hwasan he led.

Jang Il-so and the Hong-gyeon following him.

When Cheong-myeong and Jang Il-so first said they would leave the battlefield to Heuk-gwi-bo and enter Hangzhou, most people didn’t understand why.

But now everyone understood.

Damn it!

Baek Cheon gritted his teeth. There was no end to the Demonic Cultists rushing at them. What they had seen on the outskirts of Hangzhou was only a small part, and even that was just scouts.

The deeper they went, the more Demonic Cultists with stronger Demonic energy greeted them. It was hard to breathe because of the Demonic energy.

Flash!

Baek Cheon jumped off the ground with all his strength and swung his sword at the Demonic Cultists rushing in front.

The red sword energy spread out, creating many images, and then cut the Demonic Cultists’ bodies.

Kraaaah!

The Demonic Cultists, with holes all over their bodies, screamed in pain. But even then, they swung their long fingernails.

Aaargh!

Jo Gul, who was behind Baek Cheon, quickly jumped in to block the attack.

Wham!

A golden object, flying like a meteor with a loud sound, instantly broke the heads of the Demonic Cultists in front of Baek Cheon.

You have to be careful, little one.

A gentle voice echoed. Baek Cheon twisted his face and turned his head.

Jang Il-so!

Don’t be too excited, and don’t waste your energy from the start. You still have a lot to do.

Keuk!

Baek Cheon bit his lip. He felt ashamed that Jang Il-so had helped him.

At that moment.

Flash!

Cheong-myeong’s sword cut off the neck of the Demonic Cultist rushing at Jang Il-so.

Don’t be so relaxed, you idiot!

How kind of you.

Jang Il-so smiled. Even in this situation, Cheong-myeong quickly looked around.

Where is he?

His senses reached out in all directions.

The Bishop was hard to guess. Each one acted differently. So, it was impossible to guess where he might be in this big Hangzhou.

But he didn’t need to do that.

All he had to do was find the place where the strongest Demonic energy was coming from within this Demonic energy that made it hard to breathe. It wouldn’t be hard with his senses, which were now much stronger than before.

After a while, Cheong-myeong looked up.

Hangzhou, where all the tall buildings had fallen. On that land, which was now flat, the only building that stood out!

This…

Cheong-myeong smiled, showing his teeth.

It seems I’m not the only one who’s being kind?

A strong energy flowed from Cheong-myeong’s eyes.