Instant-Death Cultivation: Surviving in an Immortal World with Instant Kill - Chapter 142

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Chapter 142: Great Chaos (5)

 

“Wh-what exactly….”

 

Emperor Gong Ui-ryun swallowed his saliva and asked.

 

“What is your identity… which sect do you come from to say such things….”

 

“I am different from the others in the Cultivation World.”

 

Cheon Woo-jin answered in a cold voice.

 

“When everything is complete, I will leave this place as if I never existed from the beginning.”

 

“…!”

 

All the forces that had tried to intervene in the imperial succession issue so far were those who wanted to seize real power in the Wei Jin Kingdom.

 

But Cheon Woo-jin was saying he would just leave without any lingering attachment.

 

“Wh-what exactly do you want?”

 

Gong Ui-ryun asked in a trembling voice.

 

“A Daoist from the Cultivation World wouldn’t move without any benefit. You must want something to be doing this, right?”

 

“There are two main things I want.”

 

“Tell me.”

 

“The first is….”

 

Cheon Woo-jin spoke in a calm voice.

 

“To receive the treasure hidden in the imperial treasury… the Eight-Armed Burning Slaughter Blade of the founding Emperor.”

 

“…!”

 

The Eight-Armed Burning Slaughter Blade.

 

That was precisely the magical treasure that the Black Spirit Blade Emperor Guan Huang had wanted.

 

Since it was a blade-type magical treasure rather than a sword, Guan Huang had great interest in it.

 

It was a powerful magical treasure in itself, but could also be used as a Nascent Soul spirit material to overcome Heavenly Tribulation.

 

Cheon Woo-jin planned to use the Eight-Armed Burning Slaughter Blade as a Nascent Soul spirit material when challenging the Nascent Soul stage later.

 

“The Eight-Armed Burning Slaughter Blade is originally a magical treasure that the Yin Soul Ghost Bone Palace gifted to the founding Emperor. It’s not an item of great significance to the Wei Jin Kingdom’s imperial family, and would only cause unnecessary strife.”

 

“Hmm, even before there was a Daoist who tried to infiltrate the imperial palace targeting the Eight-Armed Burning Slaughter Blade….”

 

“Please allow me to take it with me.”

 

“Ahem….”

 

Gong Ui-ryun let out a low groan.

 

“What about the second?”

 

“The second is also an item from the treasure vault.”

 

Cheon Woo-jin spoke in a serious voice.

 

“I would like to receive the flying magical treasure that is the prototype of the sea-crossing ships… the Ghost Wood Boat.”

 

“…!”

 

The Ghost Wood Boat.

 

This was also an item provided by the Yin Soul Ghost Bone Palace.

 

It was a flying magical treasure that could freely traverse any treacherous terrain, even capable of crossing the rough seas of the True Imperial Sea.

 

The sea-crossing ships used in the True Imperial Sea were crafted by referencing this Ghost Wood Boat.

 

Of course, the Ghost Wood Boat’s performance was overwhelmingly superior.

 

“This is also something that the Wei Jin Kingdom no longer needs. Please allow me to take it.”

 

“Hmm….”

 

Gong Ui-ryun fell into contemplation.

 

Indeed, these were items of no use to the Wei Jin Kingdom.

 

However, handing over the founding emperor’s relics was not an easy decision to make.

 

“There’s something I want to confirm.”

 

Gong Ui-ryun, who had been pondering, spoke again.

 

“Considering how you entered this place, you appear to be a Daoist with extraordinary power. I believe your words about destroying those who humiliated me are not mere bluster.”

 

“It is certainly not false, Your Majesty.”

 

“However, I have doubts about the part that comes after.”

 

Gong Ui-ryun spoke cautiously.

 

“You said you would free the Wei Jin Kingdom from being a plaything of the Cultivation World. How exactly do you intend to do that?”

 

“Your Majesty, originally the Cultivation World has no interest in worldly affairs. There’s little to gain from interfering.”

 

Cheon Woo-jin explained slowly.

 

“The reason the Taeul Yeokri Sect and the Bright Light Sect are trying to seize the Wei Jin Kingdom this time is because this Nakryeong Island Imperial City is the center of the Great Technique that governs the entire Continent.”

 

Why did the Wei Jin Kingdom establish its capital in the middle of the True Imperial Sea?

 

The superficial reason is that the Jinhuang Sea serves as a fortress of the Heavenly Sea.

 

Without crossing ships, no one can enter, so it can block enemy invasions.

 

But the true reason lies elsewhere.

 

The Jinhuang Sea is an inland sea located in the middle of the continent.

 

And among the Hwangryeol Archipelago floating in the Jinhuang Sea… Nakryeong Island corresponds exactly to the center of the continent.

 

That’s why the founding Emperor of Wei Jin Kingdom built the imperial palace on Nakryeong Island.

 

To make it the central point of the great sorcery that maintains Wei Jin Kingdom’s reign.

 

“But after a thousand years have passed, the old Great Technique has lost its effectiveness. That’s why the Taeul Yeokri Gate and Gwangmyeong Sect are trying to install a Great Technique for Sect Ascension in its place.”

 

“Correct.”

 

Nodding his head, Gong Ui-ryun asked again.

 

“But even if we destroy the Taeul Yeokri Gate or Gwangmyeong Sect, won’t the other Capital Sects continue to target Wei Jin Kingdom?”

 

“We just need to make sure they can’t.”

 

Cheon Woo-jin continued his explanation while recalling the game’s setting.

 

“The Yin Soul Ghost Bone Palace has drilled holes beneath the imperial palace. It’s a passage connected to the spiritual veins of the entire continent, and if we collapse it, they won’t be able to install the Great Technique.”

 

“…!”

 

“The modern Capital Sects don’t have the technology to create the same structure. So it would become completely worthless.”

 

There’s no reason to waste effort on a place that has no value.

 

The Capital Sects would no longer have any interest in Wei Jin Kingdom’s imperial palace.

 

“How, how do you know such things?”

 

Gong Ui-ryun asked while swallowing nervously.

 

“Don’t tell me you’re a descendant of the Yin Soul Ghost Bone Palace…”

 

“Please don’t ask, Your Majesty.”

 

“Ah…!”

 

Cheon Woo-jin didn’t bother to clarify.

 

It would be easier to persuade Gong Ui-ryun if he let him continue with that misunderstanding.

 

“I, I see. So that’s why you’re here like this…”

 

Gong Ui-ryun muttered to himself with a look of understanding.

 

He appeared to be thinking that Cheon Woo-jin had come to help Wei Jin Kingdom because he was a descendant of the Yin Soul Ghost Bone Palace and felt a connection due to that bond.

 

“Ah, b-but, you see.”

 

However, Gong Ui-ryun spoke again with a serious expression.

 

“The underground of the imperial palace cannot be approached carelessly. In the place that serves as the center of the Great Technique, a very sacred being slumbers…”

 

“I am aware, Your Majesty.”

 

Cheon Woo-jin spoke in a cold voice.

 

“But there is something you need to know.”

 

“What do you mean?”

 

“Among those who infiltrated the imperial palace today, there is a villain who seeks to awaken that being.”

 

“Wh-what…”

 

Gong Ui-ryun’s eyes widened in shock.

 

“Are you saying… they’re trying to awaken the founding Great Emperor right now?”

 

“That’s correct.”

 

Cheon Woo-jin nodded.

 

“A Demon Cultivator from the Blood World Demon Sect who has joined the Third Prince is moving to awaken the Nation-Protecting Yellow Dragon Divine Lord from his slumber.”

 

* * *

 

‘Everything is going according to my plan.’

 

Soul-Shattering Blood Demon walked through the imperial palace corridor with a wicked grin.

 

Just moments ago, Soul-Shattering Blood Demon had escaped the maze by sacrificing a large number of people from the Bright Light Sect and Jongli Family.

 

Since then, Soul-Shattering Blood Demon had been leading the way to find the path.

 

However, the place Soul-Shattering Blood Demon was heading to was not toward the Emperor’s chambers.

 

His business was not with the Emperor, but with the Nation-Protecting Yellow Dragon Divine Lord.

 

‘If I awaken that Yellow Dragon, I’ll be able to stain Wei Jin Kingdom with blood.’

 

Though called a Yellow Dragon, it had no relation to the Dragon Clan.

 

It was because the founding Emperor who established Wei Jin Kingdom had ascended as the Yellow Dragon, the symbol of the central earth that governs the four directions of east, west, south, and north.

 

A thousand years ago, the founding Emperor was worried that someday the nation might be shaken by the schemes of the Cultivation World.

 

So he sought help from the Yin Soul Ghost Bone Palace, with whom he had formed a connection during the founding process.

 

Since the Yin Soul Ghost Bone Palace was planning to leave the continent through Sect Ascension soon, they accepted that request and made various arrangements.

 

One of them was to make the founding emperor into a guardian spirit of the nation and allow him to be enshrined beneath the imperial palace.

 

The founding emperor became an imperial dragon and was put to sleep beneath the imperial palace in preparation for when the Cultivation World would try to destroy Wei Jin Kingdom itself in the future.

 

‘But the founding emperor’s intentions have already completely disappeared.’

 

The founding emperor was an ordinary person without spiritual roots.

 

Even if the Yin Soul Ghost Bone Palace had intervened, there was no way his soul could last a thousand years.

 

Originally, the Dongli Family was supposed to manage things so the founding emperor’s soul wouldn’t perish.

 

But the Dongli Family diverted the massive amount of resources needed for management and used them for themselves.

 

As a result, the founding emperor’s soul slowly weathered away while sleeping underground.

 

Currently, the Guardian Imperial Dragon God is merely a monster with tremendous power.

 

No will to protect the nation remains.

 

Of course, the Dongli Family hadn’t taken no measures at all.

 

Anticipating that a great tragedy would occur if the Guardian Imperial Dragon God awakened and went berserk, they installed additional barriers beneath the imperial palace.

 

So it would never awaken from its deep slumber.

 

‘So by destroying those barriers, I can cause a great tragedy.’

 

If the Guardian Imperial Dragon God were just an ordinary spirit beast, the Capital Sects would be able to subjugate it.

 

But the Yin Soul Ghost Bone Palace, which had a close relationship with the founding emperor, granted the Guardian Imperial Dragon God special powers.

 

The power to suppress the strength of those who learned cultivation methods and absorb spiritual power to make it its own.

 

Therefore, the Guardian Imperial Dragon God cannot be defeated even if experts of the Nascent Soul stage rush at it in groups.

 

Only beings of the Avatar Mirror stage would need to step forward, but they don’t involve themselves in such worldly affairs.

 

In the end, the Guardian Imperial Dragon God would massacre both ordinary people and cultivators indiscriminately, staining Wei Jin Kingdom with blood.

 

‘Yes, that would truly be…’

 

While Soul-Crushing Blood Demon was grinning as he let his imagination run wild.

 

A voice came from behind him.

 

“Soul-Crushing Blood Demon.”

 

“Stop for a moment.”

 

Yu Mugi of the Radiant Light Sect and Jongli Cheol of the Jongli Family were glaring at Soul-Crushing Blood Demon.

 

“Are we really heading to the main hall right now?”

 

“We’re not trapped in a maze, but it feels like we keep going in strange directions.”

 

“Oh my, is that so?”

 

The Soul-Shattering Blood Demon played innocent.

 

“From what I can see, this path is correct. If we move recklessly trying to find shortcuts, we’ll get caught up in formations like before… Gack!”

 

Swoosh! Boom!

 

Yu Mu-gi and Jongli Cheol’s surprise attack magic arts struck the Soul-Shattering Blood Demon.

 

Originally, the Soul-Shattering Blood Demon’s individual combat power wasn’t particularly high.

 

While he displayed very powerful strength when deploying multiple blood spirits, his bare body fell below the average of Won Yeong-gyeong cultivators.

 

Meanwhile, Yu Mu-gi and Jongli Cheol were strong warriors representing the Gwangmyeong Sect and Jongli Family respectively.

 

When the two attacked by surprise, cutting off the Soul-Shattering Blood Demon’s breath wasn’t a difficult task.

 

“Grrrgh…”

 

Eventually, the Soul-Shattering Blood Demon collapsed with his entire body torn apart.

 

Bright red fresh blood flowed and stained the corridor.

 

“W-what are you doing right now…”

 

“Your Highness, you must not trust villains of the Demonic Path.”

 

“We don’t know what he was plotting, but it certainly wouldn’t have been anything helpful to us.”

 

Yu Mu-gi and Jongli Cheol explained to the shocked Gong Ui-se.

 

“Still, he was someone who helped us, so killing him so cruelly like this…”

 

“The Soul-Shattering Blood Demon is alive anyway.”

 

“What? Is that so?”

 

“His Nascent Soul is elsewhere. This is just a lump of meat.”

 

Among Won Yeong-gyeong cultivators, there are those who separate their physical body and Nascent Soul to act independently.

 

What was here now was only the Soul-Shattering Blood Demon’s physical body. His Nascent Soul would be alive and well somewhere else.

 

“Still, now he won’t be able to interfere with our affairs anymore. From here, we can move on our own.”

 

“Hmm… I understand.”

 

Eventually, Gong Ui-se was also convinced, and they left, leaving behind the Soul-Shattering Blood Demon’s corpse.

 

However… they completely failed to notice that the blood flowing from the Soul-Shattering Blood Demon’s corpse was entering the water drain.

 

‘Kekeke… foolish ones.’

 

This blood contained the consciousness of the Soul-Crushing Blood Demon intact.

 

It was an evil art only possible because he was the Soul-Crushing Blood Demon, leader of the Blood Soul Horn.

 

‘Anyway, now that we’ve come this far, there’s no need to travel with you guys anymore. From here, I can go straight down underground.’

 

The Soul-Crushing Blood Demon, having become a blood body, quickly descended underground by penetrating through various cracks.

 

The imperial palace only had formations to prevent entry into the interior, but no formations to prevent descent downward.

 

‘If I go underground like this and destroy the Dongli Family’s barrier, I can awaken the Guardian Imperial Dragon God. And if I make it go berserk with Demonic Path magic arts…’

 

A tragedy where the founding Emperor who tried to protect Wei Jin Kingdom would drench Wei Jin Kingdom in blood.

 

Imagining that horrific scene, the Soul-Crushing Blood Demon felt ecstatic.

 

‘The blood world that our Blood World Demon Sect has so desired will begin!’

 

* * *

 

‘By now, the Soul-Crushing Blood Demon must be moving to awaken the Guardian Imperial Dragon God.’

 

Song Mu-yeol bit his lip as he walked through the imperial palace corridor with his subordinates.

 

‘The Bright Light Sect and Jongli Family will be caught off guard without knowing anything. They probably haven’t even grasped the existence of the Guardian Imperial Dragon God.’

 

If the Soul-Crushing Blood Demon succeeds in awakening the Guardian Imperial Dragon God, everyone will be in a difficult situation.

 

It will also cause major problems for the Great Technique for Sect Ascension.

 

‘So… if the Guardian Imperial Dragon God awakens, I must immediately sacrifice Song Yu-hui.’

 

The Imperial Dragon is the center of the five directions and the Earth Element of the Five Elements.

 

One characteristic of the Earth Element is dominating the field.

 

It’s the power to rule a certain range like one’s own territory, influencing all beings within it.

 

To break that, the Wood Element is effective.

 

Because of the principle of Five Elements mutual destruction – Wood overcomes Earth.

 

Wood can penetrate the earth, put down roots, and absorb its energy.

 

If one could penetrate the territory dominated by the Guardian Imperial Dragon God and steal its power, it would be possible to suppress that mighty force.

 

‘Song Yu-hui has the Divine Sandalwood Spirit Tree Body… a body capable of fulfilling that role.’

 

From the beginning, Song Yu-hui was a talent cultivated for this purpose.

 

She was a child created to play the central role in the Great Technique that would extract all energy from the land of Wei Jin Kingdom to prepare power for Sect Ascension.

 

The harsh cultivation he had imposed on her from a young age.

 

Gathering all kinds of precious resources from the Continent and pouring them into her.

 

It was all for the purpose of making her fulfill that role.

 

Being such an existence, she would be able to steal the power of the Guardian Imperial Dragon God as well.

 

‘However, Song Yu-hee is still in an incomplete state.’

 

She still cannot create a proper Law Domain.

 

With Song Yu-hee’s current state, there’s no way she could withstand the power of the Guardian Imperial Dragon God.

 

‘Her Nascent Soul would burst and she would die.’

 

If Song Yu-hee had grown a bit more, it might be different… but with a body that’s still only at the early Won Yeong-gyeong stage, she cannot survive.

 

‘But it’s a necessary sacrifice for the Taeul Yeokri Sect.’

 

He doesn’t feel any pangs of conscience about sacrificing his own daughter.

 

That’s the natural attitude as the sect master of the Taeul Yeokri Sect.

 

‘Children can always be made again.’

 

As he walked with such thoughts, a wide courtyard paved with stone appeared.

 

It was the Dragon Court that one must pass through to reach the Emperor’s bedchamber.

 

But corpses were scattered everywhere. They were the warriors who had been guarding this area.

 

“Damn, we’re one step too late!”

 

“We must hurry!”

 

It seemed the Guangming Sect and Jongli Family had already broken through here together with Gong Ui-se.

 

Song Mu-yeol hurriedly headed toward the bedchamber with his Subordinates.

 

But then someone appeared from inside.

 

“Father.”

 

“…!”

 

It was Song Yu-hee.

 

Seeing her face, Song Mu-yeol’s expression brightened.

 

“Minister Guo was right! You did enter the imperial palace!”

 

“….”

 

“But didn’t you see the Guangming Sect or Jongli Family? They should have been heading to the bedchamber from that direction with the Third Prince….”

 

Now that he had reunited with Song Yu-hee, he could feel at ease.

 

Even if the worst situation occurred where the Guardian Dragon God awakened, he could handle it by sacrificing Song Yu-hee.

 

But just then.

 

“Father.”

 

Song Yu-hee looked at Song Mu-yeol with cold eyes and asked.

 

“What are you going to do with me?”

 

“…!”

 

Song Mu-yeol felt his heart sink.

 

* * *

 

“The bedchamber is at the far end over there!”

 

Gong Ui-se raised his voice as he ran through the corridor.

 

“Once we reach the bedchamber and tell the Emperor to abdicate the throne, it will be our victory!”

 

Gong Ui-se was swept up in excitement.

 

He had even forgotten to use honorifics when referring to the Emperor.

 

After all, Gong Ui-se had no respect for the Emperor whatsoever.

 

He wasn’t his biological father, nor was he particularly capable.

 

He was even just an ordinary person without spiritual roots.

 

What courtesy should he show to such a person?

 

“Once I inherit the throne, I’ll be able to control all the formations in the imperial palace! So I can repel the likes of the Taeul Yeokri Sect in an instant…!”

 

In truth, it would be difficult with a Qi Condensation Cultivator’s abilities.

 

But somehow Gong Ui-se felt it would be possible.

 

Soon he would be able to forcibly drag down the Emperor and claim the throne for himself… He had lost his reason in that excitement.

 

“….”

 

“….”

 

Yu Mu-gi and Jong Ri-cheol exchanged glances with bitter expressions.

 

For a mere Qi Condensation cultivator to act so arrogantly—if they could follow their hearts, they would want to take his life right here and now.

 

But the only one who could inherit the throne was Gong Ui-se, who held the status of the Third Prince of Wei Jin Kingdom.

 

They couldn’t just bring anyone from anywhere and make them Emperor, so they had no choice but to respect Gong Uise.

 

“There it is! Just open that door and enter, and you’ll be in the Emperor’s bedchamber!”

 

Gong Uise raised his hands and cheered.

 

He rushed forward to be the first to enter the bedchamber.

 

And the moment he tried to push open the doors of the bedchamber with both hands.

 

“Huh?”

 

Swoosh.

 

The doors of the bedchamber opened by themselves to the left and right.

 

And through the gap, a single blade extended out and pierced Gong Uise’s chest.

 

“Uh, uh…?”

 

Thunk!

 

The sword penetrated through Gong Uise’s torso and emerged from his back.

 

Everyone froze in place at the sudden turn of events.

 

Gong Uise, Yu Mugi, Jong Richeol, the other subordinates… no one understood the situation.

 

“What, what is…”

 

Gong Uise, with his chest pierced, muttered blankly.

 

“You, who the hell are you, how dare you do this to me, to me who will become Emperor, who the hell are you to dare do this to Gong Uise who will become the first Immortal Emperor of Wei Jin Kingdom…”

 

Receiving the question of who he was.

 

Pulling out the sword embedded in his chest, the young man in the red Daoist robe coldly spat out.

 

“A rootless Mercenary.”

 

Slash!

 

The blade swung once more swept past Gong Uise’s neck.

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