Chronicles of the Mad Demon - Chapter 116
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Chapter 116. The Watcher (1)
A word that couldn’t be ignored had come up.
‘Sacred Blood.’
Holy blood.
Considering the mentions of demonic path and gods, only one place came to mind no matter how he thought about it.
“Could it be… Sacred Blood Palace?!”
At Ja Dam’s murmur, Moyong Bi glanced at her.
Her startled face was filled with surprise. Seeing how she honestly revealed her emotions, he truly thought she was befitting of Heo Do Jin In’s disciple.
That’s when it happened.
“Kugh! Cough cough!”
Bang Hyeon suddenly convulsed.
Ja Dam was flustered.
“Wh-why is this person suddenly acting like this?”
“Vital energy damage due to demonic energy disruption.”
“What?!”
Moyong Bi sighed and placed his hand on Bang Hyeon’s chest.
“It seems my true energy scattered his demonic energy and shocked even his primordial essence.”
“C-could such a thing happen?”
“It’s possible with high-level Taoist divine arts and dense energy.”
The divine power of Taoism and the dharma power of Buddhism are incompatible with demonic arts.
If demonic energy’s power is overwhelmingly superior, the energy of Taoism and Buddhism turns pitch black, but if there’s not much difference, the energy of Taoism and Buddhism scatters or destroys the demonic energy.
“But this is abnormal.”
He had information to extract, so he had definitely restrained his power. Having faced countless demons, there was no way he would have misjudged his true energy control.
Whooom.
Moyong Bi’s eyes flashed as he examined Bang Hyeon’s body with his energy.
‘Well, look at this bastard?’
It seemed to be the Great Net Blood Absorption Art.
But it also wasn’t the Great Net Blood Absorption Art.
‘This is similar to that Hong Clan Sword Family head bastard?’
Half-baked demonic art.
In terms of level, it could be considered superior to what Hong Jun Ak had learned, but it was a demonic art with great risk since blood absorption was essential.
‘So that’s how it was.’
If it had been complete demonic art, the demonic energy wouldn’t have evaporated with this level of true energy.
‘Exquisite. I don’t know the incantation, but it’s much more secretive than what those Hong Clan Sword Family father and son bastards learned.’
Since his achievement in the Brain Gate Heart Technique was still at the First Method, it would be difficult to recognize someone who had learned demonic arts if there was some distance.
But even considering that, this bastard’s demonic art was excessively secretive.
‘At this level, I wouldn’t have been certain unless he came within ten zhang distance.’
He could feel suspicion. But he couldn’t be certain.
The Brain Gate Heart Technique itself had a high probability of not being able to read demonic energy.
‘This is somehow spine-chilling.’
He had already seen half-baked demonic arts twice, not complete ones. It hadn’t even been two months since returning to his great grand nephew’s body.
‘This isn’t something to dismiss and pass over as nonsense about fate or whatever.’
He examined Bang Hyeon’s eyes once more.
Those eyes with pupils exactly like a snake’s were gradually turning gray.
“Damn.”
Moyong Bi stood up and stepped back three or four paces.
“Step back.”
“What?”
“If you don’t want to, then don’t.”
Crack!
Bang Hyeon’s head suddenly snapped.
Crackle! Thud thud thud!
His whole body twisted in bizarre directions, and soon black blood flowed steadily from Bang Hyeon’s eyes, nose, and mouth.
A moment later.
Hissss!
Bang Hyeon’s body decayed at a terrifying speed.
“Ugh!”
Ja Dam clutched her nose and stepped back.
Moyong Bi waved his hand in front of his nose and sighed.
“Still can’t get used to it.”
When the demonic art was broken, the vital energy evaporated entirely.
This was the end of a demon who hadn’t reached enlightenment.
‘Anyway, the fact that a member of the Flying Spear Gate bloodline learned demonic arts means the Flying Spear Gate is similar to the Hong Clan Sword Family?’
Or had the entire sect turned to the demonic path?
After pondering briefly, Moyong Bi gripped his spear and stabbed the ground.
Thud! Crack! Crackle!
Even though it wasn’t a shovel, a large pit formed after just a few spear thrusts.
Ja Dam, who had regained her composure, asked.
“A-are you going to bury him?”
“Then should we leave him like this and go?”
“Shouldn’t we show this to the organizers?”
“Organizers? What organizers?”
“Of course, the Wudang Sect and the Zhuge Family…”
“I don’t know about the Zhuge Family, but I don’t trust the current Wudang Sect.”
“Isn’t that a different matter from this? A demon has appeared in the world. And with the name Sacred Blood at that…”
“It could be dismissed as nonsense he spouted before dying.”
Ja Dam looked at Moyong Bi with a face full of disbelief.
“Do you really think that?”
As if that could be the case, you bastard.
“Whether we report it or not, are you going to carry around this stinking corpse? If it really matters, we can just dig it up again, can’t we?”
“Th-that’s true, but.”
“Stop the useless talk and cover it with dirt.”
“…Me?”
“I dug the ground, didn’t I? Won’t you do any work?”
She had nothing to say.
A moment later, Ja Dam, who had completely filled the pit, approached Moyong Bi who was standing in front of the cave.
“Moyong Sohyeop.”
“…”
“No matter how I think about it, I believe we should inform people about this incident.”
Moyong Bi silently glared into the cave.
Ja Dam continued speaking.
“Of course, since the demon is dead, such incidents won’t happen again. Whatever the case, the Flying Spear Gate bloodline learned demonic arts, and they should rightfully undergo thorough investigation.”
“…”
“Moyong Sohyeop seems to know more about demonic arts than I do. If so, you must also know how dangerous demonic arts are and how cruel demons can be…”
“Not all demonic arts are dangerous.”
“What?”
“Though they’re ‘generally’ dangerous, not all demonic arts are dangerous. Some demonic arts boast depths equal to the orthodox martial arts of righteous sects.”
“…Whatever the case, we cannot just let this matter pass.”
A sound argument is a sound argument.
Moyong Bi opened his mouth.
“Before that, decide what you’re going to do first.”
“What do you mean?”
“I have something to find out from your senior brother.”
Instantly, Ja Dam’s face was colored with tension.
“Don’t tell me… you mean to kill him?”
“Since when did ‘finding out’ become synonymous with ‘killing’?”
“That’s not it, but…”
“Of course, I might get heated up in the middle and beat him up enthusiastically. I wonder if that body can withstand my beating.”
Ja Dam truly could not understand.
Before the realm he had achieved, the divine art of the Taoist sect that Moyong Bi had learned was truly remarkable. Honestly, it was a peerless divine art that didn’t fall behind even when compared to the Wudang Sect’s supreme divine art, and in some ways seemed even superior.
If he had learned such martial arts to this depth, he must have gained many insights. Yet Moyong Bi was showing such a worldly appearance.
“Moyong Sohyeop. I don’t know exactly what wrong Martial Arts Master Yeong Geom committed or how he did it, but…”
“Then shut your mouth.”
“What?”
Moyong Bi turned to look at Ja Dam.
Ja Dam unconsciously swallowed.
Vivid anger had risen on Moyong Bi’s face as he looked at her. It was an emotion so human that it overwhelmed the observer.
“If you’re going to talk about showing mercy or not without even knowing my situation properly, then shut your mouth now.”
“…”
“I understand your will to uphold Wudang’s laws. But do you think my will to destroy the bastard who got caught trying to ruin my bloodline is worth less than your will?”
“That’s not what I meant. I just…”
“There are things in this world you can know without experiencing, and things you shouldn’t pretend to know when you haven’t gone through them.”
The anger he could no longer suppress was now even drawing out killing intent.
“If you can still say such things even when your master gets destroyed by these bastards, then I’ll back down today too.”
Ja Dam felt her mouth go dry.
She could guess Moyong Bi’s feelings. But demanding an answer that would force her to back down no matter how she responded was too much.
However, since she could clearly feel his anger, Ja Dam had no choice but to answer like this.
“If such a thing happened, I too would not be able to forgive even a senior brother.”
“…”
“But that’s just a hypothetical. It’s not something that has happened in my current reality. As a disciple of Wudang, I must first protect my senior brother.”
Please understand my situation too.
Moyong Bi, who had been silently watching her, snorted.
“Well, even without me, your senior brother won’t survive anyway.”
“What?!”
Moyong Bi headed toward the cave without a word.
Ja Dam hurriedly blocked his path.
“Wh-what do you mean by that?”
“Move aside. I won’t kill him.”
“Please tell me what you mean first!”
“See for yourself.”
Moyong Bi grabbed Ja Dam’s shoulder and pushed her aside.
It was such a natural action that she couldn’t block or resist it.
Worried, Ja Dam followed Moyong Bi into the cave.
Moyong Bi took out medicine from his chest, put it in Yeong Geom Jin In’s mouth, and used his internal energy to awaken his consciousness.
After a moment.
“Cough!”
Yeong Geom Jin In, who had coughed several times, opened his eyes with difficulty.
Instantly, Ja Dam felt herself getting choked up without realizing it.
He had always looked at her with displeasure. Sometimes he wouldn’t even treat her like a human being.
Yet seeing those eyes and expression somehow made her heart ache.
Moyong Bi spoke with a cold face.
“Does it hurt?”
“…It doesn’t hurt anymore.”
“Your nerves have gotten twisted up randomly. Your pain receptors aren’t functioning properly.”
“Then it’s too late.”
“That’s about right.”
A strange sense of relief appeared on Yeong Geom Jin In’s face along with despair.
“Yes… it’s really the end.”
Moyong Bi took out another object from his chest.
It was a thin book.
“I found this at that bastard Yang Hyo Myeong’s place.”
“…”
“Where did you get this?”
“…”
“Are you going to leave without saying anything?”
Yeong Geom Jin In, who had been looking at the Kang Won Gong secret manual with trembling eyes, sighed.
A rattling sound mixed with his exhale. Blood foam had risen from inside his throat.
“Jang Moon Sa Hyeong knows the exact details.”
“You don’t know anything?”
“…I only know that the secret manual was obtained in Liaoning Province.”
Moyong Bi’s eyes shook slightly.
“Where in Liaoning Province?”
“I don’t know that far. I can only guess that it has some connection to the Ho Yeon Family.”
“It seems your senior brother didn’t tell you such things either.”
“I’ve lived thinking such things didn’t matter anyway.”
“Does that bastard Ho Geom know?”
“Probably he knows.”
“I see.”
Ja Dam was surprised once again.
The senior brother she knew wasn’t someone who would be so obedient in front of anyone. Wasn’t he famous for never bending his stubbornness even in front of the sect leader?
Moyong Bi, who had put the secret manual back in his chest, stood up.
“I had no intention of sparing you anyway, but now I can’t spare you even if I wanted to.”
“Was that person a demon?”
“Yes.”
Yeong Geom Jin In sighed.
“A Taoist Priest who had fallen beyond the heretical path to the demonic dao, and a demon came to suck even his blood… Divine Physician’s words were truly right.”
His face and voice seemed to have realized something.
“Clean paper gets dirty easily. Knowing this, yet I lived trapped in obstinacy claiming I was clean, so how could I not look back even once?”
Tears streaming down were full of regret.
Yeong Geom Jin In looked up at Moyong Bi.
“I am…”
“Don’t apologize to me.”
“…?”
“Apologize to your life that you lived ignoring what you knew was wrong. You betrayed yourself.”
“…”
“When one knows how to apologize to oneself, a person can truly repent their wrongs. I’ll accept your apology then.”
Yeong Geom Jin In smiled weakly.
“I can’t do it while alive.”
“I can’t stand the sight of you.”
“Yes, it can’t be helped.”
He closed his eyes.
His vital energy was damaged beyond repair, reaching a point where recovery was impossible.
Should he be grateful that at least in his final moments, he could reflect upon himself?
The Divine Physician’s voice came to him again like a hallucination.
“Round and round, it is the Great Ultimate. If this life is destined to return as a handful of earth after death, becoming nourishment for grass and fattening beasts to become part of the world, shouldn’t one pursue a life of even greater principle?”
Yeong Geom Jin In muttered.
“Principle… I still don’t understand, Divine Physician.”
The Divine Physician chuckled heartily.
“Not knowing is the principle. If I knew, I would have ascended to immortality long ago, you fool.”
Yeong Geom Jin In smiled.
Even if he couldn’t ascend to immortality, it seemed he had gained at least enough enlightenment not to defile the earth before his death.
Shortly after, Yeong Geom Jin In’s breath ceased.
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