Baek Cheon-Sang departed for Jinhua to discuss the Three Great Clans of Fujian’s intention to join the Zhejiang Martial Alliance with the Patriarchs of the Ten Clans of Zhejiang. Venerable elders Qiankun Hands Seok Gang and Daybreak Swordsmaster Geom Woo-Saeng accompanied him as his escorts. Although some would think that having two venerable elders escort him was too much, they had to take such huge precautionary measures since they did not know when, where, and how the Nine Celestial Demons Sect would attack.0

Meanwhile, as the Young Patriarch, Baek Mu-Gun was tasked to oversee both the important and trivial matters within the Baek Sword Sect while Cheon-Sang was away. However, that did not really change Mu-Gun’s daily life all that much. As usual, he spent his day practicing martial arts and examining the martial arts of his two friends and the Six White Wolves. He also frequently checked for any new information from the Heavenly Secret Hall and reacted accordingly.0

The Heavenly Secret Hall’s information was delivered through two channels. Baek Mu-Ok relayed information related to the Baek Sword Sect, while Heavenly Secret Hall Vice-Leader Dan Seol-Young delivered any other information. Today, he received information from Seol-Young about the evil factions that were believed to be under the control of the Nine Celestial Demons Sect.0

Mu-Gun had requested the Heavenly Secret Hall to thoroughly investigate four evil clans—the Heretical Emperor Hall, the Green Snake Gang, the Blood Ring Gang, and the Ma Thieves Gang. Today, the Heavenly Secret Hall finally delivered the results of that investigation.0

“We did not discover any evidence that connects the four evil clans to the Nine Celestial Demons Sect. Moreover, they are neither an immediate...0