[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-myst-might-mayhem":3,"chapter-myst-might-mayhem-myst-might-mayhem-chapter-381":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Myst, Might, Mayhem",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},555520,804,"Chapter 381","myst-might-mayhem-chapter-381",381,"\u003Cp>Chapter 381 – Joining (3)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…… Yes. Now I’m just someone who wants to see how far our Lord will go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s a first. Our thoughts aligning, I mean.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt the same way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seop Chun, who had no special connections, had thought it would be more than enough if Mok Gyeong-un just became the Society Leader’s fourth disciple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now things were different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having witnessed their Lord’s monstrous growth and extraordinary aspects up close, he wanted to stay by his side and see just how far he could go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps they were now standing at the center of a new chapter in Central Plains history.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they didn’t know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were unaware that someone was listening to their conversation from outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one standing in front of the door was none other than Mok Gyeong-un.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-What? Feeling pressured?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Cheong-ryeong’s words, Mok Gyeong-un chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t exactly pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had simply gathered people he could use efficiently for his revenge, but he was puzzled that their expectations were higher than he thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Simply using people is mere employment and commanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-I suppose so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-But leading people is different. It’s about bringing many along on the path you want to walk, towards the dreams you wish to fulfill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bringing them along?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mok Gyeong-un’s eyes, which had been smiling, became subtle at Cheong-ryeong’s meaningful words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These people were like chess pieces to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of them had submitted to him unwillingly, so he thought they would see themselves that way too, but he didn’t expect them to harbor such thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Chess pieces……’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pieces to be discarded when their usefulness ends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet such pieces are pinning their hopes on his dreams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s a strange feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until recently, hearing such words wouldn’t have stirred much emotion in him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at some point, new emotions began sprouting like seedlings in barren soil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Don’t assume you were born this way. You’ve simply closed yourself off.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s what his grandfather always used to tell him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, he couldn’t understand those words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t know specifically what emotions meant and only felt them abstractly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But ever since he first felt the emotion of liking someone, it seems numerous emotions have been deriving and spreading from it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Living up to expectations.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emotions don’t seem to stop at just one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Endless might be the right expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Cheong-ryeong said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Don’t feel burdened. Neither I nor anyone else is forcing you to lead others. But try to understand their hopes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheong-ryeong understood both their expectations and Mok Gyeong-un.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their path was actually different from those who were driven solely by revenge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was just an intersection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Mok Gyeong-un spoke through mental transmission,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Wasn’t Cheong-ryeong’s original wish to lead others?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this sudden question, Cheong-ryeong showed a bitter expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This mortal had come to know too much about her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every word he says shakes and pierces through her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-…… Even if that was the case, I no longer cling to dreams that have crumbled like sandcastles. A vengeful spirit’s only wish is to resolve its resentment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Is that really all?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-…… What exactly are you trying to say?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-I’ve been thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Thinking what?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Since we’re doing this anyway, why not do it thoroughly? Of course we’ll eliminate everything related to him, but I also want to reclaim everything he took from you, Cheong-ryeong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Mortal…… Are you perhaps……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she could finish her words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of someone walking approached from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Step, step!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one approaching, deliberately making footsteps loud enough to announce his presence, was a middle-aged man who looked to be in his mid-fifties, with black hair but graying beard and eyebrows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he saw him, Mok Gyeong-un immediately recalled,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Is that the man from the Sword Valley?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remembered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword disciples had called him Ji-oe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say he was the highest expert apart from Master Ou Cheon-mu and the Swordsman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mok Gyeong-un’s eyes flickered as he looked at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason was,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It seems you’ve gained some enlightenment.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Flinch!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Mok Gyeong-un’s words, Ji-oe, who had been approaching, suddenly stopped and frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was because he had been staring intently at the ‘sword’ Mok Gyeong-un had carved on the cliff of the Sword Valley for over half a day, gaining enlightenment there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, not everyone had gained enlightenment like him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of the other sword disciples were overwhelmed by the high level of swordsmanship, feeling discouraged, and some even left after planting their swords in the Sword Valley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were even those who broke their own swords, unable to bear the self-loathing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re certainly different. To notice that I gained enlightenment without even crossing swords.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You were the most eye-catching person besides the Master.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Eye-catching…… It’s an honor for a great master like you to say so.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is it really such an honor?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mok Gyeong-un shrugged his shoulders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, the door opened and Seop Chun spoke with surprised eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My Lord!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had many things he wanted to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was curious if they had found the treasure bead, and most of all, he wanted to ask how they had subjugated Spiritual Sword Sanctuary and Ou Cheon-mu, one of the Six Heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as he was about to ask, he sensed a strange atmosphere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘What’s this? Who is that man?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He exuded an extraordinary aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was the reason my Lord was standing in front of the guest room door because of this man?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he wondered, Mong Mu-yak, who had been waiting behind to pay his respects, pushed past him and couldn’t hide his surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh my?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you know him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s Ji-oe.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ji-oe?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mong Mu-yak, who was in the Society Leader’s direct intelligence department, had memorized the appearances of all famous figures in the martial arts world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why he recognized who Ji-oe was the moment he saw him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When it comes to Spiritual Sword Sanctuary, of course Master Ou Cheon-mu, the craftsmen, and the holy land of swords are famous, but Ji-oe and Gok-o were also well-known.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji-oe was especially famous because he had been staying here as a guest for over twenty years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike other swordsmen who came to the Sword Valley for enlightenment and learning, he had stayed this long solely to surpass Master Ou Cheon-mu’s swordsmanship, earning him the nickname ‘Mad Swordsman’ among martial artists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A guest obsessed with swords.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a title that suited him perfectly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seop Chun clicked his tongue and muttered,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What a coincidence. To see one of the rare Three Madmen here again.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Three Madmen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They are three individuals in the martial arts world called madmen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their martial prowess reached the level of top experts in major sects, but due to their inherently eccentric and unpredictable nature, people called them the Three Madmen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now two of these Three Madmen had gathered in one place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was why Seop Chun said it was a coincidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What? Did someone say something about the Three Madmen?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Ja Geum-jeong, who had been sipping alcohol from a gourd bottle, came out thinking he heard someone calling the Three Madmen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seop Chun said to him,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I wasn’t calling you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then why did you mention the Three Madmen?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Have you heard of Senior Ji-oe, the Mad Swordsman?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mad Swordsman? Ah…… That old man who’s wasting his years obsessed with swords.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wasting years obsessed with swords?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The distance wasn’t far, so there was no way he couldn’t hear what was being said about him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji-oe glared at Ja Geum-jeong with an unpleasant expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What? You want to try me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, Ja Geum-jeong showed a competitive spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had seen one of the other Three Madmen by chance due to some connection, but this was his first time seeing Ji-oe, the Mad Swordsman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji-oe, who had been staring at Ja Geum-jeong who seemed ready to fight at any moment, soon softened his expression and stepped back with a grin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, you’re not wrong. I did waste my youth obsessed with swords.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…… Old man, aren’t you accepting it too easily?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What can I do when it’s not wrong?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tch.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ja Geum-jeong clicked his tongue at Ji-oe’s response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was the type who never avoided a fight, so his competitive spirit had risen and he wanted to fight with him at least once, being called one of the Three Madmen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when Ji-oe brushed it off so smoothly, he felt disappointed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching this, Mong Mu-yak’s eyes flickered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘He’s certainly the most gentlemanly of the Three Madmen.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji-oe was just obsessed with swords, but at least compared to the other two, he was closer to the righteous path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had never harmed anyone without reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Ji-oe turned his gaze back to Mok Gyeong-un and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I thought you were alone, but you have quite a few companions.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, do you have something to discuss with me privately?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What would I have to discuss privately? Since they’re all your companions, they’ll all know anyway, so I’ll get straight to the point.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please do.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s nothing they can’t hear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening wouldn’t be difficult at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Clap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji-oe respectfully cupped his hands and bowed to Mok Gyeong-un, saying,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Forgive my rudeness at this late hour, but I have a request. Please cross swords with me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘!?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At those words, the eyes of his subordinates, Seop Chun and Mong Mu-yak, sharpened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly coming and bluntly requesting a duel with their Lord, there was no way they could view this favorably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seop Chun stepped forward and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Senior, what kind of discourtesy is this, suddenly coming and asking our Lord for a duel?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord? I thought I misheard earlier, but all these people serve you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, now……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Swish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seop Chun, feeling displeased by the attitude of ignoring his words and only conversing with their Lord Mok Gyeong-un, tried to protest, but Mok Gyeong-un restrained him with a single hand gesture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Seop Chun closed his mouth, Mok Gyeong-un asked with an expressionless face,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is there any reason I should cross swords with you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There isn’t. But as a sword disciple pursuing the way of the sword, how could I pass up the chance to face a Sword Saint who has surpassed the wall of walls and reached the realm of Invinsible Sword, the essence of sword mastery?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘!!!!!!!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as those words ended, Mok Gyeong-un’s subordinates were dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What did they just hear?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Commonly, surpassing the wall is called the Transformation Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The realm of great masters who surpass the wall of the Transformation Realm is called the Profound Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the countless martial artists, those who surpass the wall are extremely rare even within a generation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There aren’t many even in the entire martial arts world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among those exceptional few with outstanding martial talent, the realm reached by surpassing the wall of the Transformation Realm is called the Profound Realm, referred to as heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what is this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Surpassed the wall of walls?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone had assumed that only the Six Heavens, called the pinnacle of the current martial arts world, had reached the Profound Realm, but what realm is above that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone of Ji-oe’s caliber wouldn’t say such things carelessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then someone spoke in an amazed voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This can’t be.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The owner of that voice was none other than Guyang Sa-oh, wearing the human skin mask and wielding the Eight Poison Snake Staff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Senior Gu Yang?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Mong Mu-yak’s call, Guyang Sa-oh spoke in a trembling voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…… I’ve heard of it before.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heard of what?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In the days of the Old Murim, there was a being called the World’s Greatest by all. That being said there is a realm beyond surpassing the wall of walls.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A realm beyond surpassing the wall of walls? Then does that mean what he said is true?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I heard it was called the Life and Death Realm because it can only be achieved by transcending the boundary between life and death.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Life and Death Realm?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At these words, everyone looked at Mok Gyeong-un with wide eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had already been greatly surprised just by hearing that he had subjugated Ou Cheon-mu, one of the Six Heavens and the master of Spiritual Sword Sanctuary, on their way here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now they’re saying Mok Gyeong-un had surpassed even the Profound Realm, which is called the realm of great masters and superhumans?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What on earth is going on?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While everyone was surprised, Mok Gyeong-un spoke in a nonchalant voice,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is that all the reason you have for wanting to cross swords with me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s not just that. For me, the sword is my entire life.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji-oe stared intently at Mok Gyeong-un as he answered, as if he were sincere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sensing his sincerity, Mok Gyeong-un opened his mouth with a somewhat annoyed expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, if that’s the case, I can’t help it, but the sword isn’t my entire life, so I don’t feel any particular need to cross swords with you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘!?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji-oe’s expression hardened at the outright rejection without a moment’s hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had inwardly thought that a swordsman who had reached such a realm as Mok Gyeong-un would naturally be sincere about the sword, and such a person would understand his sincerity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn’t expect to be rejected outright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘The sword isn’t his entire life?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could someone like that reach a realm surpassing Ou Cheon-mu’s sword techniques?\u003C\u002Fp>",2223,"2026-05-30T14:58:18.410Z","2026-06-01T04:31:31.827Z",1,"novelbin.me","a759dcb3b60f4e37bf88a6641ace38631ec1cacbd12a2f4fe9cb3d10b68a8676","myst-might-mayhem-chapter-382","myst-might-mayhem-chapter-380",526,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmyst-might-mayhem-cover.jpg"]