Episode 416
I had met Hao Wen-ju in person before.
And that too three times.
In my previous life, once at the main altar of the Demonic Cult, once at the Shaonye Guest House in Changsha, Hunan Province, and finally once at the secret temple of Wuying Shintu.
‘I knew he was a person with many secrets.’
A sturdy physique and a protruding uvula.
Looking at his appearance alone, he was a man without any problems.
But he was actually a woman.
‘Well, he has a lot to hide from even the leaders of the clan.’
Now that I think about it, it seemed like her appearance was strangely feminine.
Does Cheon Ji-ryeong know about this?
I thought that I may or may not know.
In the first place, she didn’t even know that Hao Wen-ju was her parent.
[How is it?]
[······?]
[Is this a face in my memory?]
I remembered a question Hao Wen-ju asked me at a guesthouse in Suning in the past.
I didn’t feel any discomfort at the time, but it was only now that I realized it.
By asking that one question, she naturally went through several confirmations.
Anyway, I guess who is the leader of Haomun?
He was an opponent who could not let down his guard.
“······.”
Simaun and I burst into laughter at the same time.
I wonder why there are so many secrets in this damn martial forest.
Sima Yun cleared his throat once and said, pointing to the index finger.
“Also, there were other phrases that would be helpful in resolving the manager’s doubts. Please take a look at the words written at the bottom left of the second page.”
『Probably Muyeongsintu will not achieve its purpose. It looks like he’s working hard to shorten the time it takes to accumulate water energy, but even if he manages to solve the problem, the spirit will reject him.』
『The idea of allowing the power of foresight to reside in oneself who has returned to the past is good, but that is also impossible. Each new substance has the property of repulsing each other. A person who has gained the power of one god cannot accept the power of another god.』
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There were questions that remained unresolved even after it was discovered that the ritual objects found in Gija Cheon’s secretaria were sacred items from the Demonic Cult.
Why did the power of wisdom come to Hao Wen-ju in his current life and not in his previous life?
Why did he only glimpse the original history and not the future that had changed because of me?
Thanks to the records left by reporter Cheon, all my questions were resolved at once.
‘In the end, this is said to have originated from Muyeongshintu’s greed.’
A divine object with the power of return resided in me, a practitioner and fit person of the Heavenly Demon Heart Gong.
And the power of foresight that bounced back against my power of return resided in Hao Wen-ju, a woman who died nearby at the hands of Ma Cyo-ju.
When I think about it this way, the front and back are in perfect sync.
The reason why Hao Wen-ju only sees the original history that has not changed because of me is because the reference point is her age in her past life, not her current life.
In other words, it could be said that the problem occurred because new materials were used in the wrong way.
“Realizing that it was impossible to be reincarnated through the power of divine beings, Gija Cheon turned the direction of his quest. “I was interested in the new object itself and focused on finding out its principles and activation conditions.”
“······.”
“It is safe to say that the book left in Bang Hyeon’s remains was actually a kind of research diary in which he recorded his findings. Thanks to you, I was able to obtain a lot of information.”
I felt refreshed as all the questions I had the whole time were resolved.
It felt like all the frustration had been lifted.
As I was carefully organizing the information I had obtained in my head, I blurted out.
“To be honest, I thought it was a waste.”
“What do you mean?”
“This is the jegi that I destroyed with my own hands.”
Sima Yun nodded as if he understood what I meant.
He said with a soft smile on his lips.
“As long as we are human, we can’t help but feel regretful. “Isn’t it a sacred object of the Demonic Cult?”
“But after hearing the explanation that the powers of each sacred object repel each other, my worries went away. Doesn’t that mean it was something I couldn’t use anyway?”
“······Well, from the manager’s perspective, you might think that way.”
Sima Yun’s expression became odd.
I tapped the table with my index finger and looked at his reaction, and then I said something.
“Didn’t you just imagine what if you gained the power of reincarnation?”
“Have you mastered mind reading?”
“It’s just expected. Everyone thinks based on themselves. In that sense, the way the cult leader showed this time was clearly foreign.”
“······?”
Sima Yun tilted his head.
He looked like he didn’t know why a story about a religious leader was suddenly being brought up here.
“Have you never thought about that? “I don’t know why the religious leader was so obsessed with taking over the ruins of Banghyeon.”
“Isn’t that to retrieve a sacred object?”
“well. I don’t think it’s just that reason. “Isn’t this an item that none of the previous religious leaders have been able to use?”
“······ah.”
“From the religious leader’s point of view, it would have been an unusable item. “Isn’t it strange?”
“That’s what I heard.”
When I didn’t know it, I vaguely assumed that it was because there was an item lying in the ruins that would decide the outcome of the war.
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However, my thoughts completely changed when I heard that the ritual found in the ruins was a sacred object with the power of reincarnation.
“If it was not an item that would be helpful in the war right away, it would have been better to have secured it leisurely after the unification of the martial arts was achieved. Do you know why the sect leader tried to obtain the sacred object even at the cost of such great losses?”
“Hmm.”
“Here’s my guess. “Perhaps the cult leader is a suitable person, or else he has found a way to use the divine object.”
“Are you saying that the Demon Cultist himself tried to use a divine object?”
“That’s right.”
“If that assumption is true, the former would be more likely than the latter. “It is hard to think that the cult leader would have discovered a method that even Reporter Cheon could not find…”
“My opinion is the opposite.”
“yes?”
“Often, people in the world describe the first religious leader as a separate being, like Master Bodhidharma of Shaolin Temple or Jang Sanbong of the Shaman sect. However, I believe that the contemporary religious leader is no less than the original religious leader.”
“······.”
“When I visited Zhuge Dynasty, I received a request from the Earth Dragon (知龍) Xiaohyeop and tested the power of the formation method he created. “It’s called Seven Prisons.”
“I heard the story. “It is an exquisite stone newly created by Zhuge Dynasty’s Sojiazhu, capable of trapping even absolute masters.”
“It was a great fight. “The power of the Jinbeop was at its peak, and even I couldn’t find a way to escape.”
“Was it that bad?”
“However, even that great Jinbeop could not withstand the blade of the will-shaped power energy infused with independent enlightenment.”
Even as I speak, I can vividly recall that time.
Although it may seem like he is painting his face with gold, a warrior who has reached his extreme is capable of performing miracles that ordinary people cannot even imagine.
What if he is a demonic cult leader who has achieved a higher level than me?
The level of martial arts he achieved was so great that even the words “heavenly and outer heavenly” (天外天) are not enough.
If I or Master used the Pokjam Attack, the output of power could be roughly similar, but that was it.
The reality was that there was no match for the depth of enlightenment.
‘I may be over-exaggerating my thoughts.’
It wouldn’t be strange if a Demon Cult leader could ignore the restrictions and laws that dictated that only certain conditions could be met to gain the power of a divine being.
At least I thought so.
“Well, this part isn’t that important, so let’s skip it.”
“······.”
“Whether or not the leader is a suitable person is the second issue. The point is that he desperately wanted a sacred object that contained the power of reincarnation.”
When Tang Seo-yeon handed me the information she obtained from interrogating Dark Soul Poetry.
This is what came to mind when I realized that the reason the Demonic Cult forces invaded Hubei was to take over the ruins of Banghyeon.
This is not the way of the demonic cult.
It was revealed that a sacred object had been buried in the ruins, but even now, that thought has not changed.
In fact, the damage suffered by the Demonic Church in this battle was enormous.
The cost of using troops in an unreasonable manner, unlike before, was high.
In his previous life, when the secret to the Muyeongshintu was discovered, the Ma cult leader quietly infiltrated Sacheon alone without informing his subordinates.
It’s just a guess, but I thought he may have moved in secret because he couldn’t share the secrets of the sacred object, which were only passed down to past religious leaders, with his subordinates.
But what were the circumstances of the battle that took place in Hubei this time?
‘The Demon Cultist’s characteristic cautious appearance was not visible at all.’
It wasn’t enough that he formed a large army and marched forward unreasonably, and he himself descended into the middle of the battlefield.
To put it simply, Ma Qiaoju had too much at stake in this battle, like someone who didn’t think back.
“It’s obvious what this means.”
“······?”
“The religious leaders are also flocking here. “To the point where I want to take out insurance just in case something happens.”
Sima Yun’s eyes opened wide.
I narrowed my eyes and smiled.
The inaction of the transcendental Demon Cultist has blinded the eyes of many.
I was no exception.
It took too long to figure out the true intention of the Demon Cultist.
‘Everything I have done so far has been gradually strangling the leader.’
The history of this life is very different from the previous life.
Most of the work that Lord Ma had prepared for a long time to achieve great succession came to naught, and rather, it worked in a beneficial direction for me and the Baekdo martial arts team.
Hwayang Sangdan, which had been the source of funds for the Demonic Cult in its past life, currently had a supply contract with the Murim Alliance.
Similarly, Hao Wen, who had been the eyes and ears of the cult leader, was forming a hostile relationship with the Demon Cult following Chen Ji-ryeong’s psychodrama treatment.
Lee Kang-hak, Ak Yeo-ryeong, and Bang Cheok-sam.
People who would have originally been swayed by the demonic cult leader’s demands became on my side.
The artificial ruins created by the Iron Blood Demon Army collapsed in vain, and King Gwon and King Dao, who should have died, survived unharmed.
According to the history of the previous life, the forces of Demonic Cult should have crossed Shaanxi and Shanxi and devoured Hebei and Shandong, but the front line that was fixed in Shanxi had no intention of collapsing.
‘It is a clear fact that the power of the Demonic Cult does not reach that of the martial arts faction. Although their high-level power is comparable, there is an overwhelming difference in the basic number of people.’
When the war became a war of attrition, it was the martial arts faction that ultimately gained the advantage.
The power of quantity derived from abundant human and material resources could never be taken lightly.
As time passes, the background inevitably becomes more disadvantageous to the Demonic Church.
In fact, four of the eight great demon armies were already dead.
Now, there is only one disciple of the cult leader left, the Sosalmagun.
Although the number of believers would be increased by carrying out reformation work based on the expanded territory, the expansion of the sphere of influence would not proceed as smoothly as expected, so it would not be possible to secure sufficient troops.
“under.”
I laughed.
Why did I only realize this now?
In the end, the Demon Cultist was also human.
A human being who wants to make a promise to the next, even if it means using reincarnation, a means that requires giving up everything in the present.
“It seems that the time has finally come for the Baekdo Murim side to launch a massive counterattack.”
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