Little Demon Reversion to Youth

Chapter 208

Baekji stood in the square and swept his gaze over the martial artists who had prostrated themselves.

The news that the Cult Leader had returned had spread quickly through the inner fortress.

At that, the leaders of the sect, who had rushed in a hurry, prostrated themselves as soon as they arrived and shouted, "We greet the Cult Leader!"

"I, Feng Sheng-hui, greet the Cult Leader."

The Outer Fortress Lord, Feng Sheng-hui, went to the Cult Leader's feet and prostrated himself.

The Cult Leader, whom he had seen for the first time in over ten years, had not aged at all.

Tears of emotion welled up in Feng Sheng-hui's eyes.

Baekji looked down at such a Feng Sheng-hui and said, "Sheng-hui-ya. How did you come to join them?"

"I have committed a mortal sin! At the news that the Cult Leader had ascended, I only thought of preventing the confusion of the cult members."

"Was that really your only thought?"

"I will prove my sincerity with my death."

Feng Sheng-hui drew the sword at his waist and cut his neck.

As Baekji stretched out his hand, Feng Sheng-hui's sword stopped.

"Please let me die."

"Your life is mine."

At Baekji's words, Feng Sheng-hui prostrated himself again. Baekji's words meant that he would wait and see.

Feng Sheng-hui, moved, shouted, "I will keep that in mind."

Baekji looked at the flocking cult members with an aloof air and waited.

A moment later, Hyuk-ryeon Seung-mu ran from the Cult Leader's hall and knelt.

"We greet the Cult Leader. Ten thousand years, ten thousand years, ten thousand ten thousand years!"

At Hyuk-ryeon Seung-mu's shout, the cult members all shouted, "Ten thousand years, ten thousand years, ten thousand ten thousand years!"

Baekji looked at Hyuk-ryeon Seung-mu without a word. Next to him was the head of the 'Bright Right Emissary' Gyeongseung.

"Did you... kill Gyeongseung?"

"I, Hyuk-ryeon Seung-mu, have something to report."

At that, Hyuk-ryeon Seung-mu raised Gyeongseung's head and offered it, saying, "After the Cult Leader entered the 'Heavenly Demon Cave', the movements of the 'Bright Right Emissary' Gyeongseung were suspicious, so I have been watching him."

"..."

Baekji looked down at Hyuk-ryeon Seung-mu with an indifferent gaze.

Hyuk-ryeon Seung-mu, with an impression that seemed to be a good person.

In So Ya-hu's memory, there was a debt of heart towards Hyuk-ryeon Seung-mu. In any case, it was as if he had killed Hyuk-ryeonjong with his own hands.

There had always been the burden of having cut off the direct line of the Hyuk-ryeon family.

He secretly unfolded the 'realm of harmony' and scanned Hyuk-ryeon Seung-mu's entire body.

'...?'

He did not feel the energy of the Blood Sect.

'Is it not 'soul division'?'

He had inwardly thought that there would be a 'soul division' of the Blood Cult Leader in the Hyuk-ryeon family, but it was unexpected.

Although Hyuk-ryeon Seung-mu did not feel Baekji examining his energy, he somehow felt a chill down his spine.

'If things go wrong here, the hundred-year plan will be for nothing! Get a hold of yourself!'

His own life was no longer important. When his son had died, he had already had no lingering attachment to the world.

Hyuk-ryeon Seung-mu organized his thoughts and said, "I saw the 'Bright Right Emissary' enter the 'Heavenly Demon Martial Library', and I personally monitored him and saw him learning the 'Heavenly Demon Divine Art'. The 'Bright Right Emissary' used 'Heavenly Demon Qi' to enter and exit the 'Heavenly Demon Cave'. Then he won over the great elder of the Hyuk-ryeon family and spread the false rumor that the Cult Leader had ascended."

At Hyuk-ryeon Seung-mu's tragic words, the cult members were very surprised.

"What is more surprising is that he colluded with the old ancestor of Mingshan of the 'Mingshan Sect' and, after putting the sect in crisis, he intended to take the position of Cult Leader. I, Hyuk-ryeon Seung-mu, noticed this and took control of the main headquarters to stop it, but the 'Bright Right Emissary', who had noticed this, went into hiding, and I was chasing him."

It was not difficult for the seasoned Hyuk-ryeon Seung-mu to make up a story after the first word was out.

"I see. So that's what happened. But why did the 'Bright Right Emissary' jump into a place where he would die?"

"It seems he came to find the 'Heavenly Demon Token'."

'Heavenly Demon Token'.

The one who obtained the 'Heavenly Demon Token' could have his mortal sin forgiven once.

Although it was a sudden situation, Hyuk-ryeon Seung-mu calmly made up an excuse.

Of course, he did not think the Cult Leader would accept this. But in this place, all the key figures of the main headquarters were gathered. Most of them were the ones who had joined the Hyuk-ryeon family and had started the great undertaking.

He calculated that the Cult Leader would not be able to kill so many people.

He might be able to kill himself, but that was not bad either. The cult members would be afraid of the Cult Leader's cruel punishment... and if Hyuk-ryeon Gi were to step forward, he would be a reliable backer.

If he could open the world of the Hyuk-ryeon family by throwing away his old body... he would have no regrets.

Hyuk-ryeon Seung-mu looked up at Baekji with a relieved heart.

As he emptied his mind, his gaze also became calm.

Baekji looked at Hyuk-ryeon Seung-mu and waved his hand.

"The Right Emissary's greed was excessive. Since the Hyuk-ryeon family has taken care of it, that's enough. Since he has worked hard for the sect for a long time, give him a grand funeral."

"He is a traitor. His head should be hung on a pole..."

"There is no need for that. This happened because I was lacking. It is because I was away for too long."

Baekji said to the cult members who had prostrated themselves, "With the matter of the Right Emissary, there will be no one else to be punished. Everyone, rise."

As the order was given, everyone stood up and bowed their heads.

Baekji slowly walked up the stairs leading to the Cult Leader's hall.

"Call all the elders and the leaders of the sect!"

* * *

As Hyuk-ryeon Gi returned to the family's estate, Hyuk-ryeon Wi ran.

Hyuk-ryeon Gi, who had gone to take over the main headquarters, had suddenly returned alone, and he had guessed that something had gone wrong.

"I will perform the great art. Twelve 'shichen'! Mobilize the family's martial force and hold out for just twelve 'shichen'."

"Not yet..."

Hyuk-ryeonhu was in the 'Blood Exhausting Divine Soup'. It would take a few more days to perform the great art.

"There is no time."

Unlike Hyuk-ryeon Seung-mu, who was sure of the Cult Leader's death, Hyuk-ryeon Gi had a thread of doubt. As expected, the Cult Leader had returned. If he were a fake, the 'Bright Right Emissary' would not have run so hastily.

Hyuk-ryeon Gi bit his lip.

If his own talent had been a little better, there would have been no need to plan things so complicatedly. No, if that brat, Hyuk-ryeonhu, had returned from the Central Plains a little sooner, the great art would have already been finished.

Hyuk-ryeon Gi did not have any lingering attachment to the past.

'In the thousands of years that have passed, has there ever been a time when things have gone smoothly? But... this time, it will definitely succeed!'

Hyuk-ryeon Wi, who had confirmed Hyuk-ryeon Gi's firm resolve, ran out.

As he heard the sound of a whistle, which signaled an emergency, echoing, Hyuk-ryeon Gi headed for the cave.

* * *

"..."

Baekji sat on the grand master's chair in the Cult Leader's hall and looked at the people who were gathered indifferently.

As the silence lengthened, everyone trembled in anxiety. The ones who had committed sins felt their legs give out, and it seemed as if they would collapse at any moment.

"Why are the 'Ten Demonic People' not seen?"

In the sect, the 'Ten Demonic People' received special treatment. They were beings who did not hold the important positions of the sect and could devote themselves solely to the path of martial arts.

It was natural that they were not in this place.

But if the Cult Leader called, they had to come.

"I will go and call them."

One of the inner fortress's 'danju' (team leaders) ran out.

Baekji asked Hyuk-ryeon Seung-mu, "I stopped by the So family before coming. They say the old ancestor of Mingshan is alive. What happened?"

"That's... I don't know the details either. To think that a dead person has come back to life."

"It's not just the old ancestor of Mingshan. They say the 'Yin Soul Twin Ghosts' have also become 'soul jiangshi'."

Although Hyuk-ryeon Seung-mu's spine tingled, he said calmly, "People know that you need the 'soul weaving art' of our family to make 'soul jiangshi', but in fact, there are several ways to make 'soul jiangshi'. In the past, the 'Maoshan Sect' had also made 'soul jiangshi' and had disturbed the 'jianghu'."

"..."

"Fifty years ago, the Cult Leader personally killed the old ancestor of Mingshan. A dead person cannot come back to life. It seems a fake is impersonating the old ancestor of Mingshan."

Hyuk-ryeon Seung-mu subtly shifted the responsibility to the Cult Leader. In the sect, except for the Cult Leader, Hyuk-ryeon Seung-mu was the most senior.

Since he had decided to die, he had nothing to hold back.

"Since the old ancestor of Mingshan has run away, we will know what happened when we catch him."

"I will go and catch the old ancestor of Mingshan."

"That's enough. Since Lei Mo and Quan Ma are dealing with him, won't they catch him?"

"The old ancestor of Mingshan is a person who had faced the past Cult Leader. The two of them are not enough."

"..."

Baekji looked at Hyuk-ryeon Seung-mu intently and said, "You seem to know well about the martial prowess of the old ancestor of Mingshan."

"Didn't I also participate in the subjugation of the 'Mingshan Sect'? I also remember that if it weren't for the Cult Leader at that time, there was no one who could catch the old ancestor of Mingshan."

Hyuk-ryeon Seung-mu wanted to avoid this place somehow.

He intended to buy time for Hyuk-ryeon Gi to complete the great art on the pretext of catching the old ancestor of Mingshan.

As Hyuk-ryeon Seung-mu finished speaking and looked at Baekji, his gaze seemed to see right through him.

'That brat's 'soul spirit art'...'

The 'soul spirit art' of the So family was so mysterious that even the one who was hit by it would not notice at times. But Hyuk-ryeon Seung-mu had also secretly learned the 'soul spirit art' of the So family.

He activated the 'soul spirit art' and blocked Baekji's 'soul spirit art'.

Baekji's gaze shook slightly.

Hyuk-ryeon Seung-mu inwardly cheered.

'Even if he dies and comes back to life, he will never know. How I obtained the 'soul spirit art' of the So family and the 'Heavenly Demon Divine Art'...'

The past events flashed through Hyuk-ryeon Seung-mu's mind.

The being that had possessed Hyuk-ryeonjong's body one day. He was the soul of Hyuk-ryeon Ju-pae, who had been the Cult Leader five hundred years ago.

Although he was surprised and flustered and had intended to remove it and had unfolded the 'soul weaving art', Hyuk-ryeonjong's soul had been encroached upon instead.

Hyuk-ryeon Ju-pae, who also knew the 'soul weaving art' of the Hyuk-ryeon family, had made a proposal.

Instead of keeping Hyuk-ryeonjong's consciousness alive, he would plant his own soul in his son's body, and in return, he would teach him the 'Heavenly Demon Divine Art' and the 'soul spirit art' of the So family.

Hyuk-ryeon Ju-pae was a person who had ascended to the position of Cult Leader. Hyuk-ryeon Seung-mu had no choice but to accept.

He had actually obtained the 'Heavenly Demon Divine Art' and the 'soul spirit art' of the So family.

The problem was that as Hyuk-ryeon Ju-pae entered his body, Hyuk-ryeonjong's consciousness had become unstable.

Hyuk-ryeonjong had adored Bi Yun-seol from the bottom of his heart since he had come of age. But when So Ya-hu and Bi Yun-seol were engaged, a feeling of jealousy had arisen, but he had had no choice but to give up.

Because So Ya-hu was the only 'bosom friend' he communicated with.

But due to Hyuk-ryeon Ju-pae, his consciousness had become unstable, and the jealousy he had suppressed had exploded.

The rampaging Hyuk-ryeonjong had tried to rape Bi Yun-seol, and when she had resisted, he had killed her. Because of that, he had been chased by So Ya-hu and had died miserably on the outskirts of the Heavenly Mountains.

It was also a crisis for Hyuk-ryeon Ju-pae.

Hyuk-ryeon Ju-pae, who had escaped Hyuk-ryeonjong's body with a 'blood flower', had entered the body of a pregnant woman in a nearby mountain village.

Afterwards, the woman who had given birth to a son had come to Hyuk-ryeon Seung-mu and had reported, "Please accept the bloodline of the Hyuk-ryeon family."

Hyuk-ryeon Seung-mu, who was devastated by his son's death, was greatly enraged when a woman who had suddenly appeared and had said she was of the Hyuk-ryeon family's bloodline, and he had tried to kill the mother and child.

Although he had thought that no matter how crazy Hyuk-ryeonjong was, he would not have taken an ignorant woman from a mountain village, the soul of Hyuk-ryeon Ju-pae had revealed itself.

Hyuk-ryeon Seung-mu, who was filled with resentment over his son's death, had accepted Hyuk-ryeon Ju-pae's proposal again.

He had named the son born to the mountain village woman Hyuk-ryeon Gi, had made him the posthumous child of Hyuk-ryeonjong, and had handed over the position of family head. The disappointing thing was Hyuk-ryeon Gi's talent.

Hyuk-ryeon Gi, who was born from the body of an ordinary man and woman, had poor martial talent.

Although Hyuk-ryeon Ju-pae had occupied his consciousness and had displayed outstanding 'five senses', it was difficult to change his foundation even with all sorts of miraculous medicines.

So he had searched the Hyuk-ryeon family and had found a 'heavenly vein' and had adopted him as his son, and that was Hyuk-ryeonhu.

If the soul of Hyuk-ryeon Ju-pae, which was in Hyuk-ryeon Gi's body, were to enter Hyuk-ryeonhu, it would be the best combination.

Hyuk-ryeon Seung-mu ground his teeth as he recalled the past.

'The So family... I will return the years of suffering with tears of blood to you brats!'

But in the next moment, his heart sank.

"I see. So that's the story."

Baekji was looking at him indifferently.