The Terminally Ill Young Master of the Baek Clan

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Also known as Baek Clan's Terminally Ill Young Master · 백씨세가 시한부 공자 · El enfermo terminal joven maestro Baek · Thiếu Gia Yểu Mệnh Nhà Họ Bạch · The Terminally Ill Young Lord of the Baek Clan

Story by Bido (비도), Danbak (단박) · Art by Gwajang ( 과장)

Synopsis

Baek Yi-gang is the young heir of the Baek Clan, one of the seven great houses of the central realm. Born with a rare and fatal condition called Taeeum Jeolmaek — a severing of the inner energy channels — he has never been able to cultivate his power and is not expected to live past twenty. Retreating to the family estate to spend what time he has in peace, he is one day ambushed by a band of black-masked assailants and loses his beloved maidservant, who was like a sister to him, in the chaos. Fleeing through a hidden underground passage, he reaches a dead end and, resolving to die fighting, seizes a rusted sword lodged in the floor of an ancient cave — only to hear a voice declare that a descendant must speak respectfully to a supreme master. Standing before him is the ghost of Baek Seong-cheon, the Immortal Sword, the greatest warrior of his age and the man who led the Baek Clan to its golden era two hundred years ago.