Chapter: 142
He was Mu Jeong-jin,3 an elder of the Qingcheng sect.�
Mu Jeong-jin was unquestionably the number one sword of the Qingcheng.�
No matter how brilliant Woo Jinpyeong was, the Qingcheng sect would not have been able to achieve this level of development if it hadn�t been supported by the armed forces of Mu Jeong-jin.�
Woo Jinpyeong nodded in response to Mu Jeong-jin�s words.
�It will be so, senior brother!�
�The Shaolin Temple, the Wudang Sect, and the Mount Hua Sect, who participated in the battle after opening their doors during the War of the Demons and Heaven, regained their former reputation. However, those who sealed their doors and did not participate in the war such as our sect and the Emei sect, only gained an empty name of �Four Heavenly Kings� in Sichuan. However, our actual power is far short of theirs. To catch up with them, we must tighten our reins. If we can�t move forward because we�re caught up in an incident like this, even if we die, we won�t be able to reach our previous glory.�
At Mu Jeong-jin�s words, all the elders nodded their heads.
A lot of things have changed in Jianghu due to the war that took place several decades ago.
At that time, Jianghu was in danger of being conquered by the Celestial Demon Union.4�
If the extraordinary martial artist named Lee Kwak had not formed the Providence Alliance [???(???)] and resisted, Jianghu would have fallen into the hands of the Celestial Demon Union.
At that time, the Shaolin Temple, the Wudang sect, the Mount Hua Sect, the Qingcheng, and the Emei sect had their gates closed. However, soon the Shaolin Temple, the Wudang sect, the Mount Hua Sect boldly opened their gates and participated in the Heaven�s Will Alliance, and made a great contribution in driving out the Celestial Demon Union. On the other hand, the Qingcheng and Emei sect did not open the gates because they were too careful.
The difference divided the fate of the five sects.�
The Shaolin Temple, Wudang, and Mount Hua sect, who participated in the war, regained their former glory with praise from the people, but the Qingcheng and Emei sect were criticized by the people.
Since they unlocked their gates late, Jianghu�s gaze on them was unbearably cold. It was unfair because of their circumstances, but they could not turn back Jianghu�s already tilted gaze.
Now, people did not think that the Qingcheng sect and the Emei sect were in the same ranks as the Shaolin Temple, the Wudang and the Mount Hua sect.�
Actually it was true.�
Jianghu�s outstanding martial artists preferred the other three sects more than the Qingcheng sect or the Emei sect.
The Qingcheng faction has recently expanded its ranks and has been eagerly following the three clans, but the gap was still considerable. The gap was not narrowing at all, but rather widening.
Because of that, the sense of crisis that Qingcheng felt was really great.
�Don�t worry. If things go as planned, we�ll be able to catch up with them within a decade.�
�How dependable. It�s reassuring to have someone like you!�
�No, senior brother!�
�Since you�re so great, your son must have taken after you.�
Woo Jinpyeong�s face darkened slightly at Mu Jeongjin�s words.
�Woo Gunsang has isolated himself to focus his training with the thought of atonement.�
�Is that so?�
�I apologize.�
�What do you mean?�
�My son��
�It�s understandable for a boy of his age.� JrNovels.com