The Kang Paecheon warriors were in shock—an overwhelming shock. Their young master had been killed.

In truth, if Elder Il had died, everyone would have just pretended to be sad. That old monster, who clung to the young master and acted as if he ruled the sect, would be gone, and the other elders would have just nodded in approval at his passing.

The death of the first and second brothers wasn’t exactly tragic either. Those bastards had the young master as their backing and always ignored the hierarchy, becoming future rivals to be dealt with.

But the young master …