The Chaotic Immortal Wood Sect: Immortal Cultivation War - Chapter 59

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59. Getting Entangled with a Vicious Female Monk

 

“We who are merely at the mid-stage of Qi Accumulation have nothing to offer you, Senior…”

 

Gil Cheong Ho muttered while watching the female monk’s expression.

 

“You might be like that, but that child is somewhat different, isn’t he?”

 

However, the female monk showed no interest in Gil Cheong Ho and passed by him, focusing her attention on Kang Hyeon instead.

 

“Is there something you need from me, Senior?”

 

Kang Hyeon didn’t beat around the bush and immediately asked the question.

 

Then the female monk smiled brightly and said.

 

“Don’t you have that formation technique you used when dealing with that ghost-like bastard from Hyeongyang Sect?”

 

“What about that formation technique… Don’t tell me you want to have your Chaotic Heaven Serpent absorb life energy?”

 

Kang Hyeon suddenly recalled how the snake had stolen and consumed the life energy generated from the formation as he asked.

 

“Hohoho. You’re quite clever. That’s right. My child has absorbed too much ghost energy and is in a difficult situation, so it would be good if you could create life energy using that formation with the strange tree.”

 

“Since it’s Senior’s command, it would naturally be right to comply, but the life energy from that tree doesn’t just come out freely—it drains from my spiritual root…”

 

At the female monk’s request, Kang Hyeon trailed off with a hesitant expression.

 

Then the female monk frowned as she looked at Kang Hyeon.

 

“Are you daring to try to make a deal with me? I’m willing to forgive and overlook the fact that you followed me and took the teleportation array, yet you’re reluctant about losing a little life energy?”

 

The female monk didn’t hide her anger toward Kang Hyeon.

 

The sinister aura emanating from her body wrapped around Kang Hyeon’s body and constricted him.

 

“Senior, that’s not what I meant. How could someone who is merely at the mid-stage of Qi Accumulation like me possibly handle Senior’s Chaotic Heaven Serpent? Moreover, didn’t I just exhaust much of my vital energy dealing with those corpses from Hyeongyang Sect?”

 

“Hmm.”

 

When Kang Hyeon urgently protested, the female monk slightly calmed her anger.

 

“So you’re saying you can’t fulfill my request?”

 

However, she still seemed unwilling to give up on treating the Chaotic Heaven Serpent with Kang Hyeon’s formation, and pressured him once more.

 

“Senior, when I departed from Nok Province, I was told this place was called the Black Secret Wetlands.”

 

“So what?”

 

“By any chance, is this place’s environment rich in life energy?”

 

“Huh? This place’s environment?”

 

At Kang Hyeon’s question, the female monk paused for a moment and seemed to spread her spiritual consciousness to examine the surroundings.

 

And then.

 

“Indeed, the outside is rich with life energy.”

 

“Is that so? Then if you give me some time after I deploy the formation, I should be able to gather the life energy of the Black Secret Wetlands and deliver it to Senior’s spirit beast.”

 

“So you’re saying you’ll absorb the surrounding life energy and transfer it to my child, rather than extracting your own life energy?”

 

“That’s correct.”

 

“Would that be possible?”

 

“I’d need to expand the formation’s size somewhat, but it’s definitely possible. However, doing so would have the drawback of greatly reducing the life energy inside the formation, making it desolate.”

 

“How large would the formation’s scale be that you’re worried about such things?”

 

“If deployed to maximum size, it would be about ten li in diameter.”

 

“Hohoho. What problem could there be with just that much area becoming desolate? Don’t worry about it. Do it.”

 

The female monk dismissed Kang Hyeon’s concerns as nothing and accepted his method.

 

But right at that moment, Gil Cheong Ho urgently stepped forward.

 

“S-Senior! You mustn’t! The Black Secret Wetlands is a very dangerous place. Even if you treat Senior’s spirit beast, it would be better to do so after leaving the Black Secret Wetlands.”

 

“What?”

 

“Couldn’t we find plenty of terrain rich in life energy even if not in this place? We should avoid causing trouble in the Black Secret Wetlands, which has been nearly forbidden since ancient times.”

 

“I’ve never heard that the Black Secret Wetlands is so dangerous. What do you know that makes you say such things?!”

 

The female monk interrogated Gil Cheong Ho.

 

Then Gil Cheong Ho prostrated himself on the ground and said.

 

“Senior, there are very dangerous parasites in the Black Secret Wetlands.”

 

“Parasites?”

 

“They attach to other creatures and drain their life energy. Once attached, they can never be removed, and no matter how much time it takes, one will eventually have their entire body stolen by them.”

 

“Such things exist in the Black Secret Wetlands?”

 

“Usually they don’t move so it’s fine, but if one stays in the Black Secret Wetlands for too long, they will eventually attach themselves.”

 

“I’ve never heard of such things existing?”

 

“I once obtained a jade slip explaining the teleportation array network, and among the content describing destinations, there was content warning of the dangers of the Black Secret Wetlands.”

 

“Hmm, is that so? How interesting.”

 

When Gil Cheong Ho warned of danger, the female monk instead showed interest with sparkling eyes.

 

At this, Gil Cheong Ho rolled his eyes with an expression of not knowing what to do at the female monk’s reaction, which was different from his intention.

 

“S-Senior…”

 

“Good. What was your name again?”

 

“I-I’m called Gil Cheong Ho.”

 

“Right. Gil Cheong Ho, let’s do some work together.”

 

“What kind of work do you mean…”

 

“Didn’t you say there are dangerous parasites in the Black Secret Wetlands?”

 

“Among the explanations about teleportation arrays, the section about the Black Secret Wetlands definitely described it that way.”

 

“But I’ve never heard such stories. Could you perhaps show me the jade slip you read?”

 

“I-I’m sorry. It had a usage limit, so after I read it, it crumbled to dust and scattered.”

 

“Hohoho. How very convenient.”

 

“It’s absolutely not a lie, Senior.”

 

“Yes. I’d like to believe that too. That’s why I’m asking you to do some work with me.”

 

“That work is…”

 

“That child Kang Hyeon needs to deploy the formation, so there’s no one else I can use but you.”

 

“U-use me, you say?”

 

“I’m truly curious whether the parasites of the Black Secret Wetlands really exist, so it would be good if you could show them to me.”

 

“How could I show the parasites to Senior…”

 

“Well, if you go up there and spend some time, won’t the results naturally come out?”

 

“What? Are you telling me to go up to the Black Secret Wetlands and lure in the parasites?”

 

“If not you, should I do it? Or should that boy by the river who will gather life force for my child do it? Who do you think should do that job? Hmm?”

 

“Uuuugh.”

 

Under the female monk’s pressure, Gil Cheong Ho couldn’t answer and let out a groan with a pale face.

 

“Now, boy from the Kang family. You deploy the formation, and boy from the Gil family, you go find the parasites.”

 

“S-Senior. You said that once parasitized by a parasite, one can never escape. How can you do this to me?”

 

“Stupid fool! Who told you to actually get infected by a parasite? Couldn’t you just find traces of parasites anywhere and report them to me?”

 

Wooooong!

 

At Gil Cheong Ho’s repeated pleas, the female monk finally burst out in anger.

 

How could Gil Cheong Ho, who was merely at mid-stage Qi Accumulation, withstand the fury unleashed by a mid-stage Resolution Stage monk?

 

Gil Cheong Ho was pressed down as if stuck to the floor, unable to even struggle properly.

 

“I-I’m sorry. S-Senior, please show mercy. This foolish junior begs you.”

 

Gil Cheong Ho begged the female monk for mercy while pressed against the stone floor.

 

At this, the female monk released the energy that was crushing Gil Cheong Ho and said.

 

“Foolish one, go out immediately and find evidence to prove your words are not lies.”

 

The female monk said this and drove Gil Cheong Ho away, and Gil Cheong Ho immediately used an escape technique to disappear from the cavern.

 

“Now then, boy from the Kang family. You start as well. Don’t tell me you can only deploy formations if you go up to the surface?”

 

“To deploy a great formation I’d need to go up, but for now I’ll deploy a small formation here that will serve as the center, then go up.”

 

“You mean you’ll move after securing safety with a small formation?”

 

“That’s right.”

 

“Children who cultivate wood-attribute spiritual roots are mostly that cautious. Very well, let’s do that.”

 

The female monk permitted Kang Hyeon’s plan to create a safe area with formation techniques before going to the surface.

 

And immediately went to one side of the cavern, summoned the Chaotic Heaven Serpent, leaned against its massive body, and lay down diagonally with her eyes closed.

 

Then the Chaotic Heaven Serpent twisted its body left and right several times to hide the female monk’s form, then glared at Kang Hyeon while shaking its head.

 

“Whew.”

 

Kang Hyeon let out a long sigh at the Chaotic Heaven Serpent’s behavior, took out tree branches from his sleeve, and sent them outside using short-range spatial movement technique.

 

And the tree branches that Kang Hyeon moved this way were precisely planted in positions that would serve as axes according to the formation deployment sequence.

 

Crrrrrack! Crack crack crack!

 

Wooooooong! Woong woong wooong!

 

The branches planted in the humid but life-filled earth instantly grew into giant trees dozens of zhang tall, making strange crying sounds through holes that formed in their trunks.

 

Shiiiiik! Shh shh shit shit shiiiit!

 

As the trees’ crying sounds began to be heard, the Chaotic Heaven Serpent guarding the female monk raised its head and glared piercingly at the cavern ceiling.

 

“Not yet. We must wait until they grow large and ripen well.”

 

Then the voice of the female monk, whose form was hidden behind the serpent’s body, was heard soothing the Chaotic Heaven Serpent.

 

After that, the Chaotic Heaven Serpent lowered its head to the ground and glared motionlessly at Kang Hyeon.

 

“It would be good to hurry. My child doesn’t have very good patience.”

 

And then the female monk’s voice followed, containing a subtle threat as she urged Kang Hyeon’s formation deployment.

 

At this, Kang Hyeon sat cross-legged in that spot, replenishing his spiritual energy through cultivation method operation while taking out tree branches from his sleeve at regular intervals and sending them to the surface.

 

As the female monk also seemed to have no intention of further urging Kang Hyeon, a quiet silence settled over the cavern for several days.

 

***

 

“Senior! Senior!”

 

After four days had passed, Gil Cheong Ho appeared in the cavern with the teleportation array, along with an urgent voice.

 

“What’s the matter?”

 

Hiss hiss hiss!

 

The female monk also revealed herself above the serpent’s body at Gil Cheong Ho’s urgent voice.

 

“P-please look at this.”

 

Gil Cheong Ho pointed to his shoulder, where a handful of pale green moss was visible on the shoulder skin exposed through torn clothing.

 

“What is that? Why are you carrying such a thing… Don’t tell me that’s a parasite?”

 

Whoosh!

 

The female monk quickly flew her body down in front of Gil Cheong Ho.

 

“That’s right. This seems to be that very parasite. Senior, what should I do now?”

 

“What do you mean what should you do? Just tear it off and be done with it.”

 

“That doesn’t work, which is why I’m telling you this. If I forcibly tear it off, it grows back from the wound where it was removed.”

 

“Huh? Then you could just find the parasite that entered your body and push it out.”

 

“That’s also impossible. No matter how hard I try, there’s nothing wrong inside my body. It’s just slightly penetrated under the skin. But if I pull it out or cut it away, this thing grows back from the resulting wound. The reason what was initially smaller than a fingernail has grown this large is because of that.”

 

Gil Cheong Ho looked at the female monk with an expression ready to burst into tears, explaining in a desperate voice.

 

“Hmm, interesting.”

 

The female monk’s eyes gleamed at Gil Cheong Ho’s words as she reached her hand toward the parasite on his shoulder.

 

Flinch!

 

But that hand stopped just short of the parasite.

 

“Let’s observe the situation a bit more. It seems like it will be interesting. Ho ho ho.”

 

The female monk said this and waved her hand to summon golden rope, binding Gil Cheong Ho.

 

“Huh? What? Senior, why are you doing this? I merely carried out your orders…”

 

“When did I ever tell you to come back infected with a parasite? If that thing is truly dangerous, how could you bring such a thing all the way here!”

 

Gil Cheong Ho resented the female monk, but the female monk instead scolded Gil Cheong Ho for bringing something dangerous all the way to the cavern.

 

At this, Gil Cheong Ho couldn’t even respond properly and just opened and closed his mouth a few times before hanging his head.

 

“For now, you should dig a separate cave over there and stay in it. While doing so, let’s observe how that parasite on your shoulder changes, and find a way to remove it.”

 

“Thank you. Senior, thank you.”

 

At the female monk’s words about finding a way to remove the parasite, Gil Cheong Ho repeatedly expressed his gratitude with moved eyes.

 

Kang Hyeon watched the two of them quietly, looking pitifully at Gil Cheong Ho who was bowing while bound with rope.

 

‘What a truly lacking person. He was put in danger because of that woman, yet he’s begging for his life from that very woman.’

 

Kang Hyeon found Gil Cheong Ho’s way of handling things distasteful, but quietly turned his gaze away and pulled out another tree branch from his sleeve to activate his spell arts.

 

Thus another tree branch rose to the surface and positioned itself where it would become an axis of the Ghost Tree Phantom Sea Formation.

 

‘It won’t be long now. Even a Resolution Stage monk and snake spirit beast cannot overcome Dream Mist as long as they are living beings.’

 

Originally, Dream Mist was born from special environments and formation techniques.

 

A formation technique encompassing the entire Muyeon Mountain Range gathered evil energy in Chaotic Dark Valley, and natural formation techniques were added to create Dream Mist.

 

So unless it’s such a special situation, there should be no need to be wary of Dream Mist.

 

So now, once the trees forming the Ghost Tree Phantom Sea Formation begin emitting Dream Mist, that will be the end.

 

Kang Hyeon was confident that the future awaiting the female monk and her snake would be very dark indeed.

 

‘Done! The final axis of the formation technique has been properly positioned.’

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