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The Patriarch's Hall reflects the clan itself.For instance, the Namgung Clan is characterized by a grand, majestic pavilion visible right from the main gate, while the Sichuan Tang Clan exudes a bizarre and eerie aura reminiscent of deep mountains and secluded valleys.The Patriarch's Hall of the Jegal Clan likewise boasted its own distinct family character.Outsiders who entered the hall were usually struck by the tranquil, profound layout of the building and its decorations, marveling at the deep…-
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The martial world of the Nine Provinces was vast and boundless, filled with all manner of mysteries and bizarre lands.Upon hearing such words, those ignorant of the ways of the world or lacking in experience would often picture an idyllic paradise like Shangri-La.Yet in the Central Plains, grim and perilous places far outnumbered the beautiful ones.This manor, situated somewhere in the Central Plains, was one such place.A blood-red mist, unsettling and repulsive even to look at, hung everywhere.It was so…
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Silence descended.No one could have possibly imagined that the leader of the Snow Salt Society, the very subject of their meeting, would show up right here in person."...You're truly the leader of the Snow Salt Society?"Do Mok-san asked in return.While everyone else was stunned into silence, he alone maintained his composure.Having spent his life as a salt merchant, he had grown thoroughly accustomed to the dirty, underhanded fights typical of the Black Path."Yeah. Have you got…
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Salt is an essential element of life.In a way, it was just as essential to a nation.After all, wasn't the Founding Emperor able to raise an army in Bashu precisely because there was salt there?Salt was that closely tied to everyday life, and if its price fluctuated even slightly, people's lives were bound to grow arduous.The problem, however, was this:The world the common people currently lived in was already far too precarious."Wait, my lord... Are you telling me this is salt?""If…
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Once we've outlived our usefulness to each other, let's go our separate ways.He was proposing that they join hands while simultaneously finalizing their farewell.Faced with this strange contradiction, Eon I-gyeom found himself bewildered.Yet this was Jeok-un's pure, unvarnished sincerity.'Once his martial level rises high enough to go claim the Black Spirit Bamboo, my relationship with him in this life will come to an end.'Was it because, unlike before his regression, Eon I-gyeom…
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He was always running away.That was how Eon I-gyeom remembered his past.From his earliest memories, the very first image that came to mind was martial artists chasing after him, brandishing gleaming blue blades.Wandering martial artists aiming for the bounty placed on a Public Enemy of the Martial Community pursued him to the bitter end, swinging their blades no matter where he fled.He had nearly died dozens of times, and he had been injured ten times as often.Yet, whether by fortune or misfortune, he had…
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"...It really is salt."Elder Hwang lightly tilted his palm.The grains of salt trickled down like fine sand.Fine grains alone did not necessarily make salt high-grade.However, as the saying goes, what looks good tastes good; when the salt crystals were this small and delicate, it was only natural for their value to rise.The taste and quality are at an unbelievable level.People commonly think of salt as merely salty, but it actually holds a surprising variety of flavors.It is precisely those…
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A revolving lantern.It is a type of lamp that creates the illusion of movement in the pictures painted across its shade.While the term is sometimes used to express the fleeting nature of time, it is far better known for the saying that one's life flashes before their eyes like a revolving lantern right before death.I never believed it at all.Hae-yeon had not believed this claim in the slightest.How could someone possibly look back on their life right before dying?Rumble!Grrrrk!The entire laboratory…
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Once the conferring of rewards for meritorious service was over, Jeok-un returned to his office.He had skipped the lavishly prepared banquet altogether.He did need to build rapport with the key figures who had been showing him favor, of course, yet..."Phew, empty formalities are always a damn nuisance, no matter how many times I go through them."Aside from sharing drinks with comrades who had crossed the line between life and death together, Jeok-un loathed such gatherings.Besides, there was…
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Originally, the next event to be held after the triumphal ceremony was supposed to be the conferral of rewards for Jeok-un's achievements."Truly magnificent!""Utterly splendid! To think you accomplished such a grand feat!"He was on his way from the main gate of the headquarters into the Grand Assembly Hall.It was a distance that could be considered either long or short depending on how one looked at it, yet the entire way there, the figures of Unorthodox Heaven were desperate to…
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