The Great Heavenly Demon Sovereign - Chapter 235

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Chapter 235.
Hyuk So Jin drew a deep breath, suppressing his emotions before speaking.
“Yu Hyuk Shim knew we would not accept the proposal.”
“He knew?”
“Yes. Displaying the Qinghua Jade was merely a stratagem to lure Brother Bu into the open.”
“What are you saying?”
“Hell Blood Sect, having lost its candidacy for succession to the Demon Palace, no longer has justification to attack Brother Bu. So… they resorted to this method.”
Hyuk So Jin ground his teeth together.
“To provoke Brother Bu into attacking them first.”
Bu Eunseol’s beast instinct was keen enough to surpass even the most refined perception techniques.
He had already heard everything spoken in the banquet hall, including Hyuk Gong Baek and Hyuk So Jin’s rejection of the proposal.
“Brother Bu fears nothing, and he would never wish for anyone to suffer because of him.”
Hyuk So Jin bit his lip.
Hell Blood Sect had discerned his nature and woven an intricate trap.
“Whenever Yu Hyuk Shim revealed himself in the Gangho, he always brought the entire Dok Ma Jeon with him.”
Hyuk Gong Baek, grasping the situation, cried out urgently.
“Send the Sa Hon Dae at once.”
“That cannot be done.”
“It cannot?”
“If we do, it will appear that Brother Bu and our sect joined forces without cause to slay Hell Blood Sect’s masters.”
Hyuk So Jin spoke with unwavering composure.
“Outwardly, Hell Blood Sect merely came to our sect with conditions to exchange the Qinghua Jade, did they not?”
“Hmm.”
“Moreover, Hell Blood Sect’s plan to eliminate Brother Bu in this manner must surely be coordinated with the other Gates of the Ten Demonic Gates.”
Hyuk Gong Baek fell silent.
Hyuk So Jin’s words were flawless.
“Then you mean to simply let this pass?”
“No.”
Hyuk So Jin spoke without hesitation.
“Summon the Sa Hon Dae.”
Hyuk Gong Baek blinked.
Moments ago he had vehemently opposed sending them, yet now he was being asked to call them back?
“…So that is your intention.”
Hyuk Gong Baek, observing the resolute determination etched upon Hyuk So Jin’s face, understood something and nodded.
“Very well. Go swiftly with the Sa Hon Dae.”
* * *
Yu Hyuk Shim, having departed from Jeol Cheon Myul Ji.
He unfurled his lightness technique, swiftly breaking free from Jeol Cheon Myul Ji’s sphere of influence and racing through the solitary forest.
Whoosh. Thud.
At last, as he emerged from the forest and a broad road came into view,
Hiss.
Yu Hyuk Shim gazed at the distant landscape before him, his lips curling into a smile that bared his white teeth.
The plan had succeeded.
Standing in the distance with arms crossed, blocking the path, was none other than Bu Eunseol herself.
Whoosh.
Yu Hyuk Shim swiftly deployed his movement technique and descended to the ground in an instant.
“So the Nangya Sect’s master has graced us with her presence.”
He stepped forward with a sinister smile playing across his lips.
“Tell me, what brings you to this place?”
“I’ve become curious about this thing called the Qinghua Jade Palace.”
Hehehehe.
A cold, murderous intent flickered in the eyes of the quietly laughing Yu Hyuk Shim.
“One might think you share quite the intimate friendship with our sect leader, judging by your interest. Hehehehe.”
“Does one require such a connection to inquire about it?”
His laughter ceased abruptly, and he glared menacingly at Bu Eunseol, whose expression remained perfectly composed.
“You, who have not only repeatedly disrupted our sect’s affairs but also slain the Blood Ghost Party’s master—do you truly believe you have the right to address our leader?”
“Now that you mention it, I am curious about something.”
Yet Bu Eunseol spoke of an entirely different matter.
“The Hwawoo Sword Sect and Blood-Dyed Sword School would never participate in such a crude scheme.”
With a mysterious smile, she looked down at Yu Hyuk Shim and spoke in a low voice.
“Is it the White Horse Sect and Saryeong School, stripped of their successor candidacy, joining forces? Or perhaps Geuk Sal Mil Gak and the Destruction Spear Sect, sensing their own vulnerability?”
Hahahaha!
Yu Hyuk Shim burst into raucous laughter.
“If you’ve deduced that much, there’s no need for further words.”
He tilted his head, and the brush and vegetation covering the mountainside suddenly trembled in unison.
Simultaneously, dark mist rose from the earth, and shadowy figures emerged one by one.
They were the poison masters of Dok Ma Jeon, wielders of the most bizarre and cruel poison techniques in Hell Blood Castle.
“Because you dared to strike down Geol Wang, I’ve brought the entire force of Dok Ma Jeon as a special courtesy.”
Yu Hyuk Shim narrowed his eyes and spoke in a low voice.
“If you kneel now and apologize to our sect for your transgressions, I shall graciously return you to the Demon Palace.”
Dok Ma Jeon was Hell Blood Castle’s supreme combat unit—a force incomparably more formidable than the Cold Blood Demons she had faced before.
Even if Bu Eunseol had reached the perfected Extreme Heaven Realm, she could never face them alone.
Hell Blood Castle had made its preparations to ensure Bu Eunseol’s death with absolute certainty.
“Stop wasting breath. Draw your weapons.”
“Very well. Shall we begin?”
Just as Yu Hyuk Shim extended his hand forward with supreme confidence,
Flash! Whoosh.
Purple lightning descended from the heavens, and suddenly dozens of warriors descended from the sky as if materializing from the clouds themselves.
They wore martial robes that shimmered with violet radiance, their faces concealed behind purple masks.
They were the Sa Hon Dae, Jeol Cheon Myul Ji’s supreme combat force.
“Brother Bu.”
A shadow in azure robes descended beside Bu Eunseol. It was Hyuk So Jin.
His eyes and expression were steeled with grim resolve.
“This is not a matter for you to involve yourself in, Brother Bu.”
Hyuk So Jin spoke with utmost gravity.
“This affair belongs to me alone.”
“How unfortunate.”
Yu Hyuk Shim’s lips curled into a grin as Hyuk So Jin and Sa Hon Dae arrived.
“The Patriarch has failed in raising his grandson. It seems Jeol Cheon Myeol Ji will end with this generation.”
“That is irrelevant.”
Hyuk So Jin’s voice was resolute.
“We have just been expelled from Jeol Cheon Myeol Ji on our way here.”
Yu Hyuk Shim’s face hardened in an instant.
Hyuk So Jin and Sa Hon Dae had abandoned their status and position within Jeol Cheon Myeol Ji to come here and aid Bu Eunseol.
“A peculiar course of action.”
Yu Hyuk Shim, regaining his composure, spoke again.
“Do you truly believe that expulsion will absolve Jeol Cheon Myeol Ji of responsibility?”
“Not entirely, perhaps.”
Hyuk So Jin’s gaze swept across Yu Hyuk Shim with piercing intensity.
“But we can at least eliminate the pretext that our entire sect orchestrated the destruction of Hell Blood Castle.”
Hyuk So Jin drew a deep breath and spoke softly.
“So long as our sect’s lineage endures, that is enough. As long as we survive, we can rise again whenever we choose.”
Faced with this unexpected turn of events, Yu Hyuk Shim was taken aback.
Hyuk So Jin and Sa Hon Dae were willing to sacrifice themselves to protect Bu Eunseol’s life.
“Return home.”
Then Bu Eunseol spoke in a low voice.
“Do not trouble yourselves further.”
“Brother Bu.”
“That is enough.”
Bu Eunseol gazed at Yu Hyuk Shim and offered a faint smile.
“Besides, the Qinghua Jade Pendant is already in my possession.”
“Hmph, what nonsense is this?”
As Yu Hyuk Shim scoffed, Bu Eunseol produced a necklace with a blue jade pendant hanging from it.
“How did you—!”
Upon seeing the necklace, Yu Hyuk Shim leaped to his feet and hastily withdrew a jade case from his bosom.
“….”
His eyes widened in shock.
When he opened the case, the Qinghua Jade Pendant lay within, perfectly intact. Then what was the pendant Bu Eunseol held in her hand?
“So this was the true Qinghua Jade Pendant after all.”
Bu Eunseol, who had been carefully observing Yu Hyuk Shim’s expression, nodded knowingly.
Then he unfastened the necklace and handed it to Hyuk So Jin.
“Go and tell the Patriarch. This is the Azure Jade Pendant.”
“Bu Hyung. What on earth… is happening?”
“I merely wished to verify something. Whether this truly is the Azure Jade Pendant.”
I had already heard every word Yu Hyuk Shim spoke using my Void-Piercing Divine Eye.
―Throughout the Murim, only two Azure Jade Pendants have been passed down through the generations. One was kept at Mu Ha Soo Yu Jeong, but it was lost….
Upon hearing those words, I suddenly recalled the necklace that Dan Seo Ok had given me.
A jade of azure brilliance that was extraordinary at first glance. Moreover, it constantly emanated a warm energy.
Yet I did not know precisely what the Azure Jade Pendant was.
So I had blocked Yu Hyuk Shim’s path to verify it.
“I have possessed it from the beginning.”
I swallowed the words ‘though I cannot claim it as truly mine’ and nodded toward Yu Hyuk Shim.
“Thank you for confirming it.”
Yu Hyuk Shim’s mind was reeling.
How could Bu Eunseol possibly possess a fragment of the Azure Jade Pendant that had vanished so long ago?
‘Geuk Hye Ryeong. Did that old man lie? No, that cannot be.’
The disappearance of the Azure Jade Pendant from Mu Ha Soo Yu Jeong had occurred decades ago.
It was impossible that they had maintained such a falsehood for decades merely to deceive him.
“And tell the Lord of Hell Blood Castle this.”
My eyes blazed like burning flames as I looked down upon Yu Hyuk Shim.
“Since he has repeatedly obstructed my path, I shall no longer remain idle.”
“Hmph. And what will you do if you don’t remain idle?”
“Worrying about what I might do is a matter for later.”
I spoke with perfect composure.
“Today’s events will be reported in full detail to Ma Cheon Je. There is no need for me to elaborate further.”
In that instant, Yu Hyuk Shim’s complexion shifted dramatically.
Hell Blood Castle had repeatedly suffered defeats whenever they touched Bu Eunseol, and ultimately lost even the position of heir to the Demon Palace.
Today’s incident would certainly diminish Hell Blood Castle’s prestige. No—if this matter reached Ma Cheon Je’s ears, uncontrollable consequences might unfold.
At that moment, I muttered in a voice tinged with contempt and mockery.
“So even the vaunted Hell Blood Castle… was merely at this level.”
Yu Hyuk Shim trembled violently but could say nothing.
In truth, this entire scheme—using Hyuk Gong Baek’s illness as leverage to separate Bu Eunseol from Jeol Cheon Myul Ji—had been executed by him alone.
―Bu Eunseol. Whether we strike him down or weaken Jeol Cheon Myul Ji’s forces, one of the two must succeed! This plan cannot possibly fail!
He had boasted confidently before the Lord of Hell Blood Castle. It was a plan that could absolutely not fail.
Even if it did fail, he would simply return with the Azure Jade Pendant.
But Bu Eunseol possessed the Azure Jade Pendant… and so an entirely unexpected turn of events had occurred.
Yu Hyuk Shim gazed up at the sky with a devastated expression.
Man proposes, Heaven disposes. Ultimately, the success of all things is determined by Heaven.
Not only did the plan fail, but I had dragged Hell Blood Castle’s honor through the mud…
The moment I returned to Hell Blood Castle, I would have to offer my neck.
* * *
A broad earthenware vessel sat atop the brazier, filled with crystalline water.
The moment a single leaf—crimson as blood—was placed into it, the water suddenly began to roil and bubble, suffusing with a deep red glow.
It was a leaf from the Fire Spirit Divine Tree, where the Fire Spirit Divine Fruit ripened—a Crimson Crown Leaf.
When Jeol Cheon Myeol Ji learned that Hyuk Gong Baek had contracted the Frozen Gold Severing Illness, they spent ten million gold coins to procure this Crimson Crown Leaf.
Bubble, bubble.
As the water began to boil, a jade stone tinged with azure was cast into it.
The Azure Lotus Jade—only two remained in all of Murim, a treasure beyond measure.
Sizzle.
The moment the water touched the Azure Lotus Jade, white vapor erupted forth, and in an instant, it transformed into a thick, crimson liquid.
This was the Crimson Jade Divine Water, capable of cleansing every meridian and nerve in the human body of all affliction.
Click.
As the Azure Lotus Jade was lifted from the vessel, all azure radiance vanished, leaving behind only transparent stone.
With the spiritual essence within depleted, it had become nothing more than an ordinary rock.
Having drunk the Crimson Jade Divine Water, Hyuk Gong Baek was cured of the Frozen Gold Severing Illness as though it had been washed away.
“I scarcely know how to express my gratitude.”
With his health restored, Hyuk Gong Baek reclaimed the majestic bearing of the Peerless Demon Lord.
“Tell me—how shall I repay the debt I owe you?”
Bu Eunseol offered a faint smile and replied with serene composure.
“I merely repaid a debt I owed to Hyuk So Jin.”
“A debt, you say.”
Hyuk Gong Baek suppressed the surge of emotion welling within him and exhaled deeply.
This young Grand Sect Master always wore an expression of ice, showing no mercy to his enemies.
Yet those who entered his circle were protected as fiercely as his own life.
“What I asked of you was merely to awaken my grandson’s dormant potential.”
Hyuk Gong Baek spoke, unable to conceal his profound emotion.
“But you have bestowed upon Hyuk So Jin invaluable experience and teachings that no amount of wealth could purchase. Not only that—you have guided his martial cultivation to heights beyond measure….”
Hyuk Gong Baek paused, then bowed deeply to Bu Eunseol with utmost respect.
“I am truly grateful.”
Hyuk Gong Baek—the legendary Demon Master who had never bowed even to Ma Cheon Je.
The patriarch of the Ten Demonic Gates, the lord of Jeol Cheon Myeol Ji, was now bowing in gratitude to Bu Eunseol.
The next day.
Thousands of people stood arrayed before the great gates of Jeol Cheon Myeol Ji.
All the martial masters and retainers of Jeol Cheon Myeol Ji, including Hyuk Gong Baek, stood solemnly in their ranks.
“Senior Bu.”
Hyuk So Jin turned toward Bu Eunseol and performed a deep bow of respect.
“Until we meet again, may you always be well.”
From his eyes flowed a light as scorching as a furnace.
Throughout this time, Bu Eunseol had been both a stern master and a steadfast companion.
And like a parent, she had nurtured his wisdom and martial prowess as they flourished and grew.
“Continue your relentless cultivation.”
Bu Eunseol nodded calmly and brought her palms together in respect toward Hyuk Gong Baek.
“Then, I shall take my leave.”
As Bu Eunseol offered her salutation, Hyuk Gong Baek likewise pressed his hands together in reverence.
At that moment.
Every warrior of Jeol Cheon Myeol Ji bowed with utmost respect.
It was a gesture of gratitude toward the benefactor who had restored the former glory of Jeol Cheon Myeol Ji, which once commanded the entire Tianxia Murim…
And a mark of deference to the future ruler of the Demonic Path who would lead a million demons forward.

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