#100. Jinheung Village (2)

#100. Jinheung Village (2)

The Mount Hua Sect’s (華山派) Sixth Elder, Daoist Hyeon-jin (玄鎭眞人), known as the Clear Water Sword (淸秀劍).

His many heroic deeds in his youth made the name Clear Water Sword synonymous with chivalrous heroes, regardless of whether they belonged to the orthodox or unorthodox factions.

Of course, as time passed, his fame naturally faded. But lately, the name Clear Water Sword had once again spread throughout the Central Plains.

As the master of the Sword Dragon (劍龍), one of the greatest young talents in the orthodox world.

Hyeon-jin had been dispatched to the small village of Jinheung to investigate an ancient temple where the Vajra Divine Monk, said to have been the greatest under heaven several hundred years ago, had spent his final years.

It was obviously nothing more than a baseless rumor, but the fact that the Zhongnan Sect was involved gave the Mount Hua Sect elder more than enough reason to go in person. They couldn’t afford to be outdone by the Zhongnan Sect in even the smallest matter.

Besides, with rumors that even Shaolin was on the move, he couldn’t simply dismiss it as a groundless rumor.

After all sorts of difficulties, they arrived in Jinheung Village, but it was so small that it didn’t even have an inn. With no other choice, they pitched tents in a nearby clearing and worked out the details of their plans with the disciples.

The Zhongnan and Shaolin Sects had yet to arrive, but since they’d agreed on everything in advance, there was nothing to do but wait...