Instant-Death Cultivation: Surviving in an Immortal World with Instant Kill - Chapter 128
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Chapter 128: Gongryeong Island (5)
While taking off the Heavenly Silkworm Shadow Cloak.
Cheon Woo-jin checked the status window of the National Elder once more.
[Dongri Un ]
* Race: Human Race
* Age: 911 years
* Realm: Nascent Soul Realm Mid-stage
* Constitution: Five Elements Spirit Root
* Faction: Demonic Path
* Affiliation: Dongri Family
* Heavenly Mandate: Self-Interest
Originally, the Dongri Family was part of the Orthodox Faction.
However, due to the National Elder entering the Demonic Path, their faction had changed to the Demonic Path.
Once everything was finished, they would try to distance themselves from the Blood World Demon Sect and pretend to be Orthodox again, but it would be useless.
In the game, the National Elder never escaped from the Demonic Path even after this incident.
‘Of course, in most cases, he died during this incident.’
The possibility of the National Elder achieving victory and installing the First Prince was very low.
Sometimes he died to Song Yu-hui who awakened new abilities.
Sometimes he died from being backstabbed by the Blood World Demon Sect.
Sometimes he died after being defeated by Gwan Hwang of the Thirteen Alliances Under the Moon.
Sometimes he self-destructed due to the conflict between Demonic Cultivation Methods and Orthodox Cultivation Methods.
Therefore.
Cheon Woo-jin needed to confront the National Elder as quickly as possible.
‘This is the best possible outcome.’
As soon as he detected the start of the battle between the National Elder and Song Yu-hui, he immediately took out the Heavenly Silkworm Shadow Cloak.
This was possible because he had told Gwak Yu to protect the Second Prince Gong Ui-un and was heading to the Dongri Family alone.
Cheon Woo-jin, concealed by the Heavenly Silkworm Shadow Cloak, waited for the National Elder to deploy his pseudo-domain.
Even in the game, the National Elder would quickly rely on his pseudo-domain when his mind became urgent.
Eventually, the National Elder deployed his pseudo-domain after failing to properly subdue Song Yu-hui, and Cheon Woo-jin was able to secretly enter inside.
And as the National Elder completely subdued Song Yu-hui… a situation was created where Cheon Woo-jin could confront the National Elder alone.
‘Since the pseudo-domain was broken while being deployed, Song Yu-hui won’t wake up for a while.’
Cheon Woo-jin confirmed Song Yu-hui lying collapsed with a nosebleed.
She hadn’t simply fainted but had taken damage to her Nascent Soul, so she wouldn’t be able to sense anything right now.
A closed space where he didn’t need to worry about anyone’s attention.
It was Cheon Woo-jin’s favorite environment.
“You bastard, how do you have the Heavenly Silkworm Shadow Cloak…?”
The National Elder looked at Cheon Woo-jin with bewilderment.
“Wait a moment, I remember receiving a description of your appearance. You bastard, aren’t you the mercenary recruited from the Taeul Yeokri Sect? But why do you have the Heavenly Silkworm Shadow Cloak?”
From the National Elder’s perspective, this situation was incomprehensible.
How could he possibly realize that the person before him was Cheon Woo-jin who had stolen the Heavenly Silkworm Shadow Cloak?
“You bastard, what exactly is going on? Answer me!”
The National Elder threatened Cheon Woo-jin.
The National Elder, who was at the mid-stage of Nascent Soul Realm, possessed the power to kill Cheon Woo-jin in one blow.
Watching the National Elder press him with an attitude that didn’t doubt for a moment that he was the superior being, Cheon Woo-jin concentrated his mind.
The mid-stage of Nascent Soul Realm was still a stage that hadn’t overcome the limitations of time.
Instant Death Heaven Eye would work.
‘Instant Kill.’
Immediately after.
Blood spurted from the National Elder’s entire body.
From the National Elder who collapsed after being torn to shreds, the voice of his thoughts could be heard.
[It seems you’ve launched some kind of attack on my body.]
[Truly surprising, that a mere Core Formation cultivator could do this to a Nascent Soul’s physical body.]
[But no matter how much you damage the physical body, it’s useless.]
[I can just escape from the physical body with my Nascent Soul.]
The National Elder’s thoughts were still leisurely.
[With just the power of my Nascent Soul, I can subdue someone like you.]
[After neutralizing you, I’ll take that body of yours.]
It was common for Nascent Soul Realm cultivators to abandon their bodies and move to better ones.
The reason the National Elder could be leisurely now was because he thought he could just steal the body of Cheon Woo-jin before him.
But that was a grave misconception.
[How is this happening?]
Bewilderment mixed into the National Elder’s thoughts.
[Why can’t I escape from my physical body with my Nascent Soul?]
[You bastard! What exactly have you done!]
[Stop this immediately! Release me!]
It was laughable talk.
Why would he do such a thing for them?
“Come to your senses, Master Gukro.”
Cheon Woo-jin spoke to Master Gukro for the first time.
“You are already dead. Not just your body, but your Nascent Soul as well.”
A moment of silence passed.
And from Master Gukro, who lay collapsed at the bottom of the cauldron growing cold, came his final thought.
[That can’t be…]
Unable to accept his own death until the very end.
Master Gukro’s Nascent Soul completely vanished from this world.
It was the futile end of an Old Monster who had parasitically accumulated his power in the Wei Jin Kingdom for hundreds of years.
‘The pseudo-Domain is starting to collapse. I need to move quickly.’
Gooooo.
Feeling the space vibrate, Cheon Woo-jin took out an orb from his Storage Bag.
It was the Blood Life Orb of the Blood World Demon Sect that he had obtained on Pyeonghwang Island.
As he concentrated while holding the Blood Life Orb, the blood that had flowed from Master Gukro’s body gathered together.
Cheon Woo-jin compressed it inside the Blood Life Orb.
The amount of blood from one person could be stored inside the Blood Life Orb.
‘With this… I’ve obtained blood that contains the vast power of a mid-stage Won Yeong-gyeong intact.’
A smile appeared on Cheon Woo-jin’s lips.
‘It’s the material to create the finest Blood Spirit.’
The Blood Spirits serving in the Blood Soul Hall originally require sacrificing hundreds to thousands of prisoners to create.
But with the blood of Master Gukro, who was at mid-stage Won Yeong-gyeong, one person’s worth would be enough to create a Blood Spirit.
Since Blood Spirits possess Core Formation level power, it would be of great help.
‘Still, I can’t create a Blood Spirit right now.’
The method of creating Blood Spirits requires separate study.
He could obtain this through an executive of the Blood Soul Hall that he would encounter soon.
Cheon Woo-jin finally searched through Master Gukro’s belongings.
Since Master Gukro was at mid-stage Won Yeong-gyeong and used Sleeve Universe, he had no Storage Bag, but he still had several elixirs hidden in his clothes for emergencies.
‘These are top-grade elixirs.’
After collecting all of those as well, Cheon Woo-jin burned Master Gukro’s corpse.
He couldn’t leave traces of killing with the Instant Death Heaven Eye.
Then he embraced the collapsed Song Yu-hui and leisurely escaped from the collapsing pseudo-Domain.
* * *
Song Mu-yeol barely escaped from the Dongri Family after a bloody battle.
He whipped his still incompletely recovered body and headed toward the prince’s residence.
But on the way, he discovered a red-clothed young man supporting Song Yu-hui.
Before the startled Song Mu-yeol, the young man greeted him.
“It’s my first time meeting you, Sect Master.”
“You couldn’t be…”
“I am Shin Hyeok, who has been helping after receiving Left Advisor Gwak’s proposal.”
“Ah…!”
So this man is Shin Hyeok.
Then what Master Gukro said earlier about achieving great merit at the prince’s residence was true.
“But what’s the situation now? Where did Master Gukro go, and why are you supporting my daughter?”
To Song Mu-yeol’s question, he answered in a calm voice.
“Master Gukro is dead.”
“What did you say?”
He slowly explained.
He had left Gwak Yu to guard the prince and was heading to the Dongri Family when he witnessed Master Gukro fighting with Song Yu-hui.
He got caught up when Master Gukro deployed his pseudo-Domain and witnessed Song Yu-hui’s defeat.
But then Master Gukro’s body twisted grotesquely and he died by exploding on his own.
Hearing this explanation, Song Mu-yeol groaned quietly.
“The Demonic Cultivation Method and Orthodox Sect method clashed and went berserk…”
This could sufficiently happen when carelessly mastering opposing cultivation methods.
“Having cultivated only Orthodox Sect methods his whole life, then hastily entering the Demonic Path recently, that could happen. What a futile end.”
It was an empty conclusion, but also a fortunate one.
Master Gukro had self-destructed without being able to harm Gong Ui-un.
With the Dongri Family also destroyed, the sickly First Prince could no longer be a competitor in the succession struggle.
The fact that Song Yu-hui was safe was also fortunate.
Though she seemed to have suffered shock to her Nascent Soul, she would recover with some rest.
“I heard you achieved merit at the prince’s residence. Is that true?”
“I found and killed a hidden Demonic Path spy.”
“What? There was a Demonic Path spy hiding in the prince’s residence?”
“Please be at ease. Not a single one remains now.”
Song Mu-yeol let out a sigh of relief at that answer.
“That’s quite fortunate. Now that the Dongri Family has been annihilated, we don’t need to worry about those Demonic Path bastards interfering.”
“That’s not the case, Sect Leader.”
“What?”
“Those Demonic Path bastards will try to interfere and cause chaos in this fight regardless of the Dongri Family.”
“….”
Song Mu-yeol fell silent for a moment.
“I see. You’re right. We’ll need to remain vigilant.”
He’s a man with excellent insight.
Thinking this, Song Mu-yeol smiled.
“Mmm….”
Just then, Song Yu-hui groaned.
Seeing her struggling to open her eyes, Song Mu-yeol urgently spoke to her.
“Are you coming to? Your Nascent Soul must be injured, so don’t overdo it.”
“Ah….”
However, Song Yu-hui didn’t even glance at her father.
She only looked at the man who was supporting her.
“Hehe….”
Smiling softly, Song Yu-hui leaned against him.
And then she fell asleep again.
“….”
Song Mu-yeol was left speechless at this sight.
Was this man’s embrace comfortable for her?
“What an incomprehensible child….”
Muttering this, Song Mu-yeol turned his head again.
“Let’s go to the Prince’s residence for now. I’ll only ask you to go that far.”
“Understood, Sect Leader.”
Song Mu-yeol smiled with satisfaction at the man’s respectful response.
‘This is different from what I first heard. Isn’t he a polite and sincere young man?’
He had also achieved the great merit of detecting Demonic Path spies early.
And he had safely rescued Song Yu-hui from the rampaging Elder Guk-ro.
‘He’s a useful man.’
Song Mu-yeol was pleased with this person called Shin Hyeok.
* * *
“The Dongri Family has been annihilated?”
First Prince Gong Ui-hwi hastily sat up from his bed.
Though he spent most of his days lying down due to illness, he couldn’t help but bolt upright at this news.
“Wh-what happened to Elder Guk-ro?”
“Well….”
The trusted aide who brought the news hesitated for a moment.
“The Demonic Cultivation Method and Orthodox Sect method clashed and… he self-destructed….”
“Ahhh…!”
Gong Ui-hwi collapsed back onto the bed.
He knew that his real father was Elder Guk-ro.
He even took pride in being the child of Daoist Won Yeong-gyeong rather than the incompetent Emperor.
So he couldn’t help but be greatly shocked by this news.
“Hmm….”
Just then, a short-haired man standing beside the bed stroked his chin and muttered.
“That’s strange. That shouldn’t be possible.”
“Wh-what do you mean that shouldn’t be possible!”
Gong Ui-hwi protested upon hearing the man’s words.
“In the end, isn’t this all the fault of you Demonic Path Forces! This is why I was reluctant to join hands with the Demonic Path…!”
“Y-Your Highness, if you speak so carelessly to the Daoist….”
“Shut up! This is all the Demonic Path’s responsibility…!”
His aide urgently tried to calm him down, but Gong Ui-hwi was unreasonable.
However, the short-haired man seemed completely unconcerned.
“It seems confirmation will be necessary.”
“Confirmation? What confirmation….”
The short-haired man suddenly placed his hand on top of Gong Ui-hwi’s head.
Then Gong Ui-hwi suddenly became quiet.
He just sat there with his mouth agape, looking stupid.
“Wh-what are you doing to His Highness?”
“Be quiet.”
Swish.
The short-haired man now made his subordinate docile in exactly the same manner.
“We need to assess the situation before the Blood Soul Sect Master arrives.”
Muttering this, the short-haired man looked at Gong Ui-hwi again.
“Your Highness, from now on, let’s go surrender to your younger brother.”
“Ah, aah…”
“You can no longer become emperor anyway. Please become my puppet, a tool for gathering information.”
The short-haired man took out an orb from his chest.
It was a red Blood Life Orb.
When he rubbed the orb with his finger, a large amount of blood flowed out from inside the orb.
The blood moved as if it had a will of its own and was sucked into Gong Ui-hwi’s mouth.
“Ugh, uggh, uggggh…”
“Once my blood spirit enters your body, you’ll become healthier than you are now.”
Gong Ui-hwi’s body trembled violently as he shed tears, but the short-haired man only smiled cruelly.
“Still, well… once we gather sufficient information, I hope you’ll self-destruct and deal a major blow to those bastards. Since your life is useless anyway, please help us at the very end.”
There wouldn’t be anyone in the Second Prince’s camp who could detect the blood spirit anyway.
Thinking this, the short-haired man smiled leisurely.
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