The Great Heavenly Demon Sovereign - Chapter 31

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Chapter 31.
A wind sharp as a blade’s edge cut through the air.
Geommi Mountain Iron Fortress Peak.
At the precipice of this desolate summit, a figure stood with eyes closed at a perilous distance from safety.
It was Bu Eunseol.
Whoosh!
Then, with a piercing sound, a fist-sized stone hurtled toward Bu Eunseol’s back.
The projectile, infused with formidable inner energy, struck as though it would pierce straight through her body.
Crack.
Yet the moment the stone touched Bu Eunseol’s back, it crumbled to dust and scattered across the ground.
Boom!
This time, accompanied by a thunderous explosion, a massive boulder flew toward Bu Eunseol’s back once more.
Crack. Whistle.
Remarkably, the boulder disintegrated into powder before even reaching her body.
“So you’ve finally reached the First Tier.”
A broad-shouldered man emerged from behind Bu Eunseol.
The monk’s skin was covered entirely in scars. He was Hyul Geum Gang, a former prodigy of Cheon Ryong Temple in Yunnan who had since turned to the Demonic Path.
“Master.”
As Hyul Geum Gang approached, Bu Eunseol slowly turned to face him.
She clasped her hands together and bowed respectfully, when—
Screech!
Suddenly, Hyul Geum Gang extended his fingers, unleashing a ferocious wind blade.
Thwack, thwack, thwack.
Three wind blades struck directly at the vital points across Bu Eunseol’s chest.
Yet she stood unmoved, as though she felt nothing at all.
“Confirmed.”
Hyul Geum Gang withdrew his hand and nodded.
“Upon reaching the First Tier, vital energy overflows through the Eight Extraordinary Meridians, hardening the body as though external martial arts had been cultivated.”
He continued matter-of-factly.
“Your foundation in inner energy is exceptionally solid. Moreover, the life-nurturing technique you’re practicing aligns perfectly with the Reversal Heart Method. This achievement is the natural result.”
His eyes gleamed with admiration.
But Bu Eunseol shook her head, her gaze darkened.
“I apologize.”
“Apologize for what?”
“For my dullness. Even after two months of cultivation, I remain trapped at the First Tier.”
“What are you saying? This humble monk—”
Hyul Geum Gang fell silent mid-sentence.
The Reversal Heart Method is something those without talent cannot master even after ten years of practice.
Even he, once called the greatest prodigy in Cheon Ryong Temple’s history, required three years to reach the First Tier of the Reversal Heart Method.
Yet Bu Eunseol had achieved ten times faster progress and still berated herself for her inadequacy.
This is absurd.
“Ahem.”
Hyul Geum Gang, clearing his throat, patted Bu Eunseol’s shoulder as he spoke.
“Your future lies bright before you. If you continue to cultivate with greater diligence, you will surely achieve excellent results.”
“Thank you.”
“Now that I think of it, two months have already passed.”
Hyul Geum Gang, gazing at Bu Eunseol, released a deep sigh.
The gaunt frame Bu Eunseol had possessed had transformed into a robust, well-defined physique over those two months.
Having learned the inner cultivation technique and circulated the vital energy accumulated in her body through the Eight Extraordinary Meridians, her physical condition had become unrecognizably vigorous.
Whiiiing.
At that moment, a sharp whirlwind swept around Cheol Jang Peak.
“It has already come to this, hasn’t it?”
Bu Eunseol also gazed toward the distant sky.
Over those two months, Bu Eunseol had learned the fundamentals of the Inverse Extreme Heart Method from Hyul Geum Gang.
The pain and suffering she had endured during that period were beyond what words could express.
“Then let us begin your cultivation.”
“Yes.”
At Hyul Geum Gang’s words, Bu Eunseol climbed onto the platform before Mo Wok and sat in proper form.
Though she could circulate her energy in any posture after mastering the Muscle Transformation Scripture, she crossed her legs at Hyul Geum Gang’s suggestion.
―From now on, even when alone, you must always sit in the lotus position when circulating your energy. If you practice in any other posture, it could reveal that you have mastered the Muscle Transformation Scripture.
Hyul Geum Gang was always concerned for Bu Eunseol’s future and showed meticulous consideration in all matters.
Just as he was doing now.
Shudder shudder shudder.
Bu Eunseol’s body trembled lightly as she entered her cultivation state.
Simultaneously, black mist began billowing forth from the region of her Baihui point,
Crack crack.
Light bone-cracking sounds began resonating throughout her entire body.
What?
Hyul Geum Gang’s eyes widened as he observed this sight.
Bu Eunseol’s condition was the phenomenon that appeared upon reaching the second stage of the Inverse Extreme Heart Method.
Had she already reached the second stage, the realm of Bones and Sinews Undefiled?
Upon reaching the second stage of the Inverse Extreme Heart Method, the bones and muscles begin to be repositioned into the optimal state for maximizing the body’s physical power.
As if to prove she had reached the realm of Bones and Sinews Undefiled, her muscles and bones continued to shift and move incessantly.
Shudder shudder shudder.
Then Bu Eunseol’s body began trembling violently, as if struck by an earthquake.
“Oh no.”
A gasp escaped Hyul Geum Gang’s lips.
Having suddenly reached the second stage of the Inverse Extreme Heart Method, she had entered a state where she could not control the overwhelming vital energy flooding through her.
Drip.
Blood trickled from the corner of Bu Eunseol’s mouth.
If I could not control the true energy flowing through my meridians, I would inevitably suffer fatal internal injuries.
“Cast aside your distractions and focus.”
Thump.
At that moment, Hyul Geum Gang placed his palm against the Mingmen acupoint on my back.
And he began injecting his formidable anti-polar true energy into me.
Shiver.
As Hyul Geum Gang initiated the true energy guidance technique, my trembling gradually subsided.
But conversely, Hyul Geum Gang’s complexion began to turn deathly pale.
He was pouring his primordial true energy into my Mingmen acupoint to control my rampaging energy.
‘Ugh…’
As Hyul Geum Gang poured his formidable true energy into the Mingmen acupoint, my eyes—which had been cultivating in a state of oblivion—slowly opened.
Flash!
Eyes blazing like the sun itself, I finally regained my senses.
“That should do.”
As I stabilized, Hyul Geum Gang withdrew his hand from the Mingmen acupoint with an exhausted expression.
Sway.
In that moment, Hyul Geum Gang’s body tilted. He had expended an excessive amount of true energy to correct my meridians.
“Master.”
I knelt before Hyul Geum Gang.
“Why have you shown me such kindness?”
Not only had my tangled meridians stabilized, but powerful anti-polar true energy—which I could not have cultivated at my current level—now filled my eight extraordinary meridians.
This was because Hyul Geum Gang had generously infused his primordial true energy into me.
For martial artists, inner strength is more precious than life itself. What Hyul Geum Gang had done was no different from tearing away his own flesh and blood to protect me.
“Hmph. If you fail to properly master the anti-polar heart method, won’t this old monk be unable to leave Nangya Pavilion?”
“Master.”
Waving his hand dismissively, he spoke with an indifferent expression.
“Think nothing of it.”
I could only bow my head in silence.
‘His manner and appearance are fierce, but his heart is full of compassion.’
After two months together, I had come to see that despite his fearsome visage, Hyul Geum Gang possessed a genuinely kind heart.
And I could not help but feel deeply moved by this.
“I shall never forget the kindness you have shown me, Master.”
At my words, Hyul Geum Gang’s eyes wavered for the first time.
“Forget it.”
He sighed and gazed intently into my eyes as he spoke.
“The greatest repayment for my kindness is to forget that this old monk ever existed.”
In that instant, Sa Woo’s final words came flooding back to my mind.
―Forget. The martial world is such a place. Whether it be kindness or resentment… it is best if you can forget them all.
My eyes grew clouded.
Why do all those who show me kindness ask me to forget all debts and grievances? Why do they wish to be forgotten?
“Is there truly no other way to repay this debt?”
Bu Eunseol pressed the question with persistence and emotion.
“If there is something you have left unfinished or incomplete, Elder… I will see it done.”
That Hyul Geum Gang would expend the Primordial Essence, as precious as life itself, meant he no longer harbored attachment to existence.
Perhaps, then, there remained some unfulfilled wish.
“The Inverse Extreme Heart Method is the grand patriarch of all heavenly heart techniques.”
For a moment, luminous points slowly emerged around Hyul Geum Gang’s pupils.
“Yet this humble monk lacked the aptitude to transcend the threshold of the fifth tier.”
And upon his lips bloomed a serene smile, as gentle as Buddha himself.
“In time, when enlightenment arrives, ascend to the eighth tier and the realm of the Great Origin. That shall be how you repay this humble monk’s grace.”
Hyul Geum Gang appeared to have already transcended the desires of the mundane world.
Bu Eunseol lowered her head, her voice catching slightly.
“I understand, Elder.”
The following morning.
After resting comfortably in her quarters, Bu Eunseol stepped outside to make her way to Cheol Jang Peak.
A murmur of voices echoed through the air.
At that moment, an unfamiliar sound reached her from afar.
Upon stepping out, she saw roughly twenty men entering the interior of Nangya Pavilion.
As if returning from a punitive expedition, their bodies bore the marks of fierce combat, and they appeared somewhat weary.
Just then, Wang Gyeol, who had been hammering metal at the forge, muttered to himself.
“The Changsin Squad has returned.”
“What is the Changsin Squad?”
He glanced at Bu Eunseol and continued in a low voice.
“The Changsin Squad is a martial combat unit specializing in eliminating factions that oppose our pavilion.”
“Factions that oppose… you mean?”
“Indeed. This time, they swept away the Blue Dragon Faction.”
The Blue Dragon Faction.
Though not belonging to the Demon Hall, they were a faction that dominated the Yellow River, with over five thousand members in their ranks.
Yet Nangya Pavilion, with merely twenty warriors, had annihilated the Blue Dragon Faction, which belonged to the Great Faction Alliance.
But Bu Eunseol, unaware of this significance, simply nodded without concern.
“Why did you eliminate the Blue Dragon Faction?”
“They laid hands upon a disciple of our pavilion.”
Wang Gyeol’s eyes, previously calm, sharpened with intensity.
“Those who touch a disciple of our pavilion die. Factions that encroach upon our pavilion’s territory face annihilation.”
Wang Gyeol turned his gaze back to his workbench and spoke in a low voice.
“Such is the creed of our pavilion.”
Only then did Bu Eunseol truly understand why Nangya Pavilion belonged to the Ten Demonic Gates.
‘Nangya Pavilion is Nangya Pavilion. Even among those of the Demonic Path, they show no mercy.’
Nangya Pavilion was like a pack of ferocious beasts bound together.
Those who encroach upon their territory are never forgiven. If one provokes them, they exact bloody vengeance.
‘I rather like it.’
Certain vengeance over clumsy tolerance.
Bu Eunseol found herself drawn to the Nangya Sect’s creed.
“….”
At that moment, a massive man with spiky whiskers jutting out like a porcupine’s quills strode purposefully toward the blacksmith’s forge where Wang Gyeol stood, emerging from the gathered crowd.
Clang.
The Bearded Warrior set down the great sword he carried on his back onto the table with a hearty laugh.
“Master Iron. Could you tend to this blade for me?”
“Hmm.”
Wang Gyeol picked up the great sword and his expression twisted into a scowl.
“Not only the edge but the entire blade spirit is damaged. How many times have I told you to use a mace instead if you’re going to treat it like this?”
“Hahaha. If I wielded a mace, wouldn’t people mistake me for a gorilla rather than a man?”
The Bearded Warrior, laughing boisterously, tilted his head in confusion.
“Huh?”
Only then did he notice Bu Eunseol standing there motionless.

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