Chapter Index

    As soon as I arrived in Tianshan, what I did was gather information.

    The Demonic Cult is made up of eight tribes, excluding the Black Heavenly Clan, led directly by the cult leader, Cheonma.

    The eight tribes include Suramun, led by Tuma, Bingeumgok, Hyeolgeommun, Chaehwagung, Gwigokwon, Heuksabang, and Myeol. Flower garden, phantom gate. In this way, the eight demon clans were mentioned.

    Among these, what I needed to find was the location of Bingeumgok led by Bingma.

    It wasn’t difficult to find.

    Even in the original work, it was never mentioned where each of the eight tribes was located, so I couldn’t get help from a guidebook, but instead, there were demons who made Cheonsan their home.

    All you had to do was ask them about the locations of the eight tribes.

    I killed the presence and infiltrated the village formed at the entrance to Cheonsan Mountain.

    There were many common people in Cheonsan who did not learn martial arts. It was common sense that such a large group could not be maintained by martial arts training alone. Even though the demons treated ordinary grassroots as slaves or livestock to feed them.

    It wasn’t a strange thing. It was no secret that demons who learned magic arts had ferocious personalities, and that living humans were used as materials to learn some magic arts.

    It was a similar scene that I witnessed as soon as I hid in the village.

    puck!

    “Gagging!”

    “If you don’t repay by midnight today, you will have to sacrifice yourself.”

    These were the words spoken by a person presumed to be a member of the Demonic Cult as he knocked down a middle-aged man in shabby clothes. Unlike Myne’s remark, which was as harsh as a human being, the reaction of those around her was calm. Mine’s behavior like this seemed to have become a daily routine.

    The middle-aged man, who had not even learned martial arts and was beaten by a demon, groaned and could not say anything. This village was completely under the influence of the Demonic Cult, so unless you wanted your family to be wiped out, you shouldn’t even give them that excuse.

    I followed behind the mischievous Mine. Then, I set my sights on him while he was passing through a deserted alley. Now I know I can at least point out demonic blood and evil blood. Because he was a martial artist who had reached the pinnacle of excellence.

    “… … !”

    Mine’s expression was devastated when she was suddenly kidnapped while walking down the street as usual.

    Afterwards, information was obtained through torture.

    I didn’t specifically learn how to torture. But I knew I could at least make the wound more painful. And by using the healing rosary, the subject could be saved no matter how harsh the torture. It was a healing rosary that was somehow used only for torture rather than its original purpose.

    Anyway, among the magic arts, there were those who practiced by drinking human blood and chewing on human organs.

    However, when he saw his own organs and blood coming out of his body, he begged to be asked a question. Through him, I was able to find out the location of not only Bingeumgok but also all eight tribes.

    Of course, I couldn’t send Mine alive just because I found out the information, so I killed him and hid his body in my inventory. It was a perfect crime.

    The higher-ups of the demon I killed probably thought he ran away to the central world or the world. At first glance, based on the situation in the village at the entrance to Cheonsan Mountain, such cases did not seem to be very rare.

    I wondered if the magicians that existed in the Sapa martial arts world in the Jungwon area came from something like that.

    Although it is an inland area surrounded entirely by desert, it is not difficult to find areas covered in permanent snow deep within Cheonsan Mountain.

    The place where Bingeumgok was located was exactly such a terrain.

    Hehehe

    A cold, sharp wind blew up and down the mountain range. It was a wind that made me want to say that it was a sharp wind. As the temperature dropped rapidly, breath came out like a kettle boiling water.

    Apart from the magician, whose temperament is violent and cruel, I felt that if they lived together in such a small space with a wide central field next to them, they couldn’t help but want to go outside.

    After finding out the location of Bingeumgok, I returned to Namgung House.

    While I was fighting the Bingma and other demons of Bingeumgok, I was going to infiltrate inside and bring in Baek Geon to secure the martial arts level.

    Aside from his level of martial arts, his achievements in hiding and ecstasy, excluding souvenirs, were truly infinitely higher, to the point where they were comparable to mine.

    “Priest, I have something to tell you. Let’s take a moment.”

    “Huh? What’s going on?”

    I called Baek Geon into the room and performed a magic trick. The task was to infiltrate the Demonic Cult and carry out an operation. It didn’t just end in trouble if someone heard it.

    This miracle was originally a skill that appears in 『Yeonhwaro’s Jagirok (雜技錄)』, and it reached the level of transcendence and could be used properly. It was a bonus that the teacher showed me a demonstration because I couldn’t get a feel for it just from what was written in the book.

    ‘This is not the only technique like this. I’ll probably be spending a lot on this plan.’

    “… Death penalty, what on earth is going on?”

    Baek Geon’s face hardened as he felt a miracle pass over his body. He realized that I was about to tell something unusual.

    Baek Geon continued to grow for two years and was noticeably taller than me. Anyone who saw Baek Geon looked like his older brother, so it was an awkward structure for others to call me the older brother. Of course, it was something we were familiar with.

    I told Baek Geon the plan.

    Naturally, the first reaction was fierce.

    “Death penalty, are you crazy?! What a demonic religion!”

    “Sseu-eup… Where do you raise your voice against the death penalty?”

    “No, that’s not what’s important right now… !”

    Baek Geon jumped up from his place.

    “I know that Sahyeong killed Tuma and Suramun guys, but this is a different case… ! It’s almost like a devil’s religion! What, Cheonsan? Do you know how long it takes to get to Tianshan? Such dangerous thoughts about my sister-in-law… ”

    I waved my hand to stop the nagging.

    “Don’t worry. Because there is a way to get to Cheonsan right now. It is a Buddhist instrument that has the ability to heal the earth. And now I’m stronger than then. It’s worth it.”

    “There is such a legal instrument? Why have I never seen it before?”

    It was a natural question since we always moved together whenever we went outside after joining the martial arts group.

    “It’s something I originally had, like the sword I have. I only recently discovered its purpose.”

    I took out the key and showed it to Baek Geon, who was looking at me with suspicious eyes. When the air was opened like a door, showing the connection to the snow-covered mountain range, Baek Geon opened his mouth as if his jaw would fall off.

    “What the hell is this… this… ?”

    Baek Geon made a sound like he was out of breath for a long time. In the end, it was only after putting the snow beyond the connected space into my clothes that I came to my senses out of surprise.

    He looked at me with complicated eyes.

    “Can I tell you that you have this treasure?”

    “If I hide it from the priest, are you saying I can keep it a secret until I die alone?”

    I know that even though Baek Geon is a thief, he is not the kind of person who touches the belongings of close people or spreads secrets carelessly, but he seemed quite impressed by my answer.

    I continued before Baek Geon said anything unfamiliar.

    “Anyway, if you don’t go, I plan to go alone. Well, you can pick it up slowly after the fight. I just asked you to do it because I was worried that the entire building would burn down in the aftermath of the battle. I think you’ve reached the top level now, so you should slowly move up to the peak, right? I think it would be a good experience to mix with a few demons while I deal with the main force.”

    “It’s a really crazy plan… ”

    After hesitating for a while, Baek Geon looked at me and the key in turn, then nodded heavily.

    “… Okay, let’s do it.”

    It wasn’t difficult to convince the priest.

    After making the decision, everything went smoothly.

    Baek Geon quickly finished preparing for the theft. He stood next to me holding the keys and asked anxiously.

    “Sahyung, but what if we find out that Namgung Se is a human being from the Demonic Church…? ?”

    “Well, that won’t happen. We will return to Namgung House as soon as we finish work. Strictly speaking, he never left the Namgung family. Who knew that there was a Buddhist instrument with supernormal abilities?”

    This was also the reason why I was thinking of attacking the Demonic Cult.

    First of all, in order to hide his identity, he planned to leave no survivors behind.

    However, it is natural that if you are fighting a truly strong person, you will not have time to worry about such things. Then, it may be revealed that the person who learned the martial arts of the Namgung family played a game in the Demon School.

    ‘But over the past two years, I have learned many martial arts that are not from the Namgung family.’

    I didn’t learn it assuming this situation, but it was a situation that could be useful anyway.

    Deal with demons using as many different martial arts techniques as possible.

    Then, all kinds of traces of martial arts will remain mixed in the body.

    What if the distance between Magyo and Namgungse is added to that? A perfect alibi is created.

    If you don’t know the existence of a key anywhere, you won’t be able to think of the idea of ​​moving that distance in one day.

    Then, the Demonic Cult would not think that the Flame Fighting Dragon attacked the Demonic Cult. Rather, we should be wary of the suddenly appearing master of a mysterious force who is skilled in various martial arts.

    ‘Actually, I wonder if there is any need to hide my identity if I kill the Ice Demon as well.’

    Because there was very little the guys on the opposite side of the midfield could do. Unless you are prepared to start a civil war.

    There will be a loss in Palma’s power, so it won’t be able to move easily.

    With that in mind, I put on the suit I had stored in my inventory under my long sleeves.

    ***

    Kwaang!

    “What’s going on!”

    “It’s an explosion!”

    “Are the top mines fighting?”

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