The Great Heavenly Demon Sovereign - Chapter 429

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Chapter 429.
“I apologize for the delay.”
Bu Eunseol clasped her hands respectfully and withdrew a token from her robes.
“I stopped by the Nangya Sect to obtain this credential.”
“How… how did you get here…?”
As Gong Ya Geuk’s eyes widened in shock, Bu Eunseol answered with perfect composure.
“I walked. Since the Ma Jeong Council was in session.”
And she regarded Gong Ya Geuk with a faint smile.
That smile appeared gentle, yet in Gong Ya Geuk’s eyes it resembled the gesture of the King of Hades himself.
“I have come in place of the Pavilion Master of the Nangya Sect, who is currently absent.”
Bu Eunseol produced the Arang Token—the symbol of the Nangya Pavilion Master—from her robes.
“I acknowledge it.”
As Yeop Hyo Cheon nodded, Bu Eunseol clasped her hands together.
“I shall merely declare my vote on this matter and take my leave, as instructed by the Pavilion Master.”
Click.
Bu Eunseol set down her token and spoke without hesitation.
“I vote in favor.”
Thud.
In that instant, the expressions of the Ten Demonic Sect Lords contorted.
Bu Eunseol had cast her vote so brazenly?
Did this not mean she possessed absolute confidence that she would not lose her position?
―Seeing her return, it appears Jeol Cheon Myeol Ji and Mu Ha Soo Yu Jeong have already been stabilized.
Everyone within the chamber could discern it.
That Hyuk Gong Baek and Geuk Hye Ryeong had come here was only possible because Bu Eunseol had already resolved everything.
“Then.”
Bu Eunseol, her white teeth gleaming, clasped her hands together.
And without hesitation, she departed the conference hall.
A silence as profound as death descended upon the chamber.
Gong Ya Geuk in particular stood with eyes wide as a strangled corpse, his mouth hanging open.
“I oppose.”
After a long silence, Wi Ji Hye Sang smiled brightly and raised his hand.
“I came here to cast my opposition vote, after all.”
And he rose from his seat, clasping his hands together.
“Then.”
As Wi Ji Hye Sang turned, the remaining Ten Demonic Sect Lords, save Gong Ya Geuk, hastened to raise their hands.
All of them voted in opposition.
“Since the majority has spoken, I declare that Muk Hon Ryeong Ju shall retain his position as successor.”
At Yeop Hyo Cheon’s words, those in the chamber rose calmly.
And they filed out of the conference hall.
Only Yeop Hyo Cheon and Gong Ya Geuk remained.
‘What in the world is happening here?’
Gong Ya Geuk’s eyes glazed over as he smoothed the corners of his eyes with his index and middle fingers.
Sam Gye’s intelligence had never been wrong even once until now. So why was this situation unfolding?
“It seems even the information of Gong Ya Castle Lord can sometimes be inaccurate.”
At that moment, Yeop Hyo Cheon rose from his seat and spoke.
“I shall take my leave first.”
“Chong Gyo Ryeong.”
Gong Ya Geuk, his neck stretched taut, had thick folds of flesh beneath his chin, and his eyes blazed upward like sharpened blades.
“Did you know about this?”
“Know about what?”
As Yeop Hyo Cheon responded with leisurely indifference, a sharp, volcanic toxin emanated from Gong Ya Geuk’s body in all directions.
But when Yeop Hyo Cheon chuckled softly and waved his hand, that toxin dissipated as if washed away.
At the same moment, the bright light flooding the conference hall gradually dimmed.
As Yeop Hyo Cheon unleashed his martial power, the entire world began to be consumed by darkness.
“…It is nothing.”
Gong Ya Geuk, gritting his teeth and withdrawing his toxic aura, slowly rose to his feet.
Whoosh.
Then he passed by Yeop Hyo Cheon and exited the conference hall.
* * *
Dozens of graves had appeared on the Small Hill overlooking Jeol Cheon Myul Ji.
These were the graves of the Do Won Hyang demons who had fought to the end to protect Jeol Cheon Myul Ji.
And the coffins in which they rested were crafted by hand, one by one, by Bu Eunseol, the successor of the Demon Palace.
She had personally and meticulously prepared the bodies of the fallen demons for burial.
Moreover, she had the Demon Palace’s ceremonial division transport the remains with utmost dignity by carriage, conducting all rites with the highest honors.
Though their lives in Do Won Hyang had been humble, their final journey was solemn and majestic.
And with the Demon Palace’s greatest successor and all the key figures of Jeol Cheon Myul Ji seeing them off on their way…
The fallen demons would have had no regrets.
“….”
Bu Eunseol, gazing upon the graves, appeared peaceful.
Yet deep within her chest, a volcanic heat surged and erupted.
To others’ eyes, the demons who had dwelt in Do Won Hyang might have been great demons who once ravaged the Gangho.
But to Bu Eunseol’s eyes, they were elderly who had barely survived in the merciless Gangho, finally obtaining peace.
She had no intention of letting those who had so brutally shattered their rest go unpunished.
“Even with the Lord’s intelligence network, we cannot find the Hyung Su.”
Hyuk Gong Baek, standing beside Bu Eunseol and gazing upon the graves, felt a violet murderous intent surge in his eyes.
“It must surely be the work of those called Sam Gye.”
Hyuk Gong Baek too had come to recognize the power and capabilities of the organization known as Sam Gye through the information Bu Eunseol had provided.
But…he could not feel it viscerally.
Throughout all of Murim, only Bu Eunseol had ever directly clashed with Sam Gye.
“I had originally intended to entrust everything to So Jin and retire.”
An aura emanated from Hyuk Gong Baek’s body as if tearing through the very heavens.
“However, I must postpone this for now. I must become a blade that the Lord can wield whenever needed.”
―I shall become a sharp blade that can be wielded whenever the Lord requires it.
This signified not only that Jeol Cheon Myul Ji stood under Bu Eunseol’s command, but also that he acknowledged her as the next Demon Hall Master, not merely his successor.
“I shall ensure you do not regret postponing your retirement.”
A crimson gleam flickered across Bu Eunseol’s eyes as she gazed toward the tomb.
“Yes, the Lord could certainly do such a thing.”
Hyuk Gong Baek sensed the raging fury she was suppressing within her chest and nodded before turning away.
“I shall take my leave first.”
As Hyuk Gong Baek departed, Hyuk So Jin approached and spoke.
“Brother Bu.”
That single brief utterance contained everything Hyuk So Jin wished to convey.
There was no need for lengthy, rambling words.
True men could communicate their entire intent through the gleam in their eyes.
“So Jin.”
Bu Eunseol called his name once as well.
Then she slowly turned around.
Originally, Bu Eunseol had intended to mobilize only the Sayoung Battle Division to crush those who had sent the Shil Hoon In.
But she had changed her mind.
Jeol Cheon Myul Ji was also one of the Ten Demonic Gates.
The Murim needed to understand clearly what would happen if they touched this place, what would unfold if they incurred their wrath.
* * *
Hyuk Ryeon Eung.
Known as the Dharma Protector Lord of the Demon Hall, he actually held the dual identity of the Wei Wang Residence’s Royal Advisor and was among the highest leadership of the Three Realms.
Yet since his attack on Bu Eunseol, his existence had completely vanished. As if he had never existed in the first place.
Utterly and completely erased.
However, Hyuk Ryeon Eung had made one miscalculation.
He had been certain that the missing Bu Eunseol could not return intact.
Bu Eunseol displayed exceptional strategic acumen and always pursued perfection.
Therefore, the Infinite Realm could be certain that her disappearance was not a false pretense.
A brilliant person like Bu Eunseol would never.
Deliberately feign disappearance and accept such massive losses.
And that prediction proved precisely correct.
Indeed, Bu Eunseol had suffered grave injuries and lost her memories.
Had it not been for the attack on the Sung Family Estate?
Perhaps she would have lived her entire life as a vagrant beggar, never recovering her memories.
But Bu Eunseol recovered her memories and returned to the Demon Hall.
Yet the Three Realms, Hyuk Ryeon Eung.
When the exceptional commander Bu Eunseol disappeared, they failed to maintain the thorough security they had upheld until then.
And that became a painful blunder that returned to haunt them.
Dae Woon Rim.
This place was renowned throughout the Murim as one of the greatest medical guilds, specializing particularly in detoxification.
In particular, the antidote produced by Dae Woon Rim, capable of neutralizing various poisons,
the Moo Gyeol Hong Rin Pill was the universal antidote most favored by wanderers who constantly faced the threat of poisoning.
Rumble, rumble, rumble.
Yet before Yu Cheon Gok, where Dae Woon Rim stood, ten thousand troops began to converge.
They were the forces of the Sayoung Battle Division, Nangya Sect, Jeol Cheon Myeol Ji, and Mu Ha Soo Yu Jeong, all under Bu Eunseol’s command.
“So that famous Dae Woon Rim was the place manufacturing Shil Hoon In.”
At the vanguard of the forces encircling Dae Woon Gok,
Yu Woon Ryong, riding alongside Bu Eunseol, muttered in disbelief.
Dae Woon Rim, renowned for detoxification, had been seized by the Three Realms and was continuously producing Shil Hoon In?
Moreover, roughly half of Hell Blood Sect’s main forces had been secretly stationed there.
“That old fox Gong Ya Geuk must have been recruited into the Infinite Realm after all.”
At Myo Cheon Woo’s words, Yu Woon Ryong shook his head.
“Medical guilds in the Murim are sacred sanctuaries. That’s why we could never track the whereabouts of the Shil Hoon In.”
Medical guilds where physicians gathered were not touched carelessly, not even by the Righteous Path or the government authorities.
In the Murim, one never knew what might happen at any moment.
Making enemies of a medical guild meant risking one’s own life or that of loved ones, unable to receive aid when most needed.
And the Three Realms had seized control of one of the renowned medical guilds, manufacturing Shil Hoon In there to evade pursuit and suspicion.
“Had you not disappeared, this conspiracy would never have been exposed.”
At Yu Woon Ryong’s murmur, Myo Cheon Woo sighed.
“But this campaign was truly difficult.”
―Immediately deploy all forces to strike Dae Woon Rim.
When Bu Eunseol ordered the annihilation of Dae Woon Rim, deploying not only the Sayoung Battle Division but also Jeol Cheon Myeol Ji and Mu Ha Soo Yu Jeong,
and even the forces of Nangya Sect, the entire Murim was thrown into upheaval.
Dae Woon Rim, as a noble house of detoxification, maintained broad connections with numerous Righteous Path sects and government authorities.
Yet to strike a medical guild, three of the Ten Demonic Gates were moving their forces?
―We cannot stand idle before the Demon Hall heir’s arbitrary decision!
As Bu Eunseol’s forces reached the borders of Gangseong Province, numerous Righteous Path sects based in Gang Seo protested vehemently.
―Withdraw your forces! Verification of facts must come first.
But Bu Eunseol was resolute.
―From this moment forward, any who block our path shall be treated as accomplices and disposed of as enemies of the Murim.
Ordinarily in such circumstances, negotiation would lead to compromise.
But Bu Eunseol pushed her forces forward without mercy.
And what of this talk of enemies of the Murim?
―Do you intend to ignite a war between the Righteous and Demonic Paths?
The leadership of the Righteous Path sects was in turmoil.
If they did not withdraw and chose to make a stand?
The Murim Alliance would immediately intervene, and a full-scale war between the Righteous and Demonic Paths would erupt.
―Attack.
However, Bu Eunseol paid no heed and issued orders immediately.
As the vanguard forces sent by three factions of the Ten Demonic Gates began their relentless advance, the leaders of the Orthodox Sects fell into disarray.
Bu Eunseol had long carried the epithet “the Righteous One within the Demonic Path,” and had always conducted herself with unwavering integrity.
In truth, even those Orthodox Sect members who stood in her way
harbored at least a minimal faith that she would not undertake such action without concrete evidence.
Moreover, since she had invoked the term “Murim’s public enemy”—there must surely be a grave upheaval at Dae Woon Rim, and the Orthodox Sects would have legitimate cause to intervene.
The Righteous Path factions of Gang Seo sought not to obstruct Bu Eunseol, but rather to halt their advance and make their own names known.
They intended to buy time, investigate the facts, and position themselves to claim a stake in the Dae Woon Rim incident.
Yet when Bu Eunseol pushed her forces forward with uncompromising resolve, they were seized by profound alarm.
―C-clear the way!
To withstand the assault of the Demon Hall’s three elite vanguards would require at least two Murim Alliance-caliber battle divisions.
Such forces could not be stopped even if all the Righteous Path sects of Gang Seo threw their combined weight against them.
Furthermore, if Bu Eunseol spoke truly and a catastrophe had indeed befallen Dae Woon Rim? If they had truly committed atrocities worthy of being called Murim’s public enemy?
Then they themselves would find it impossible to escape the accusation of harboring Murim’s enemies.
In the end, the Righteous Path factions that had stepped forward to block the three vanguards scattered in panic and opened the way.
Thus Bu Eunseol’s forces were able to enter Gangseong Province intact.
“No time to waste.”
Bu Eunseol murmured low, then spoke in a commanding voice.
“Eradicate every last trace of the wicked forces lurking at Dae Woon Rim—leave not a single blade of grass!”
Total war.
I deployed a comprehensive offensive, mobilizing every available resource and force at my command.
After all, the key figures of the Three Realms would not be present in this place.
By annihilating Dae Woon Rim as though erasing it from existence—the very sect that had produced the Shil Hoon In—I would simultaneously demonstrate the might of the Ten Demonic Gates.
And lay bare their crimes before all of Tianxia.
* * *
The Murim world was thrown into upheaval.

―Dae Woon Rim had been manufacturing Shil Hoon In that had appeared throughout Murim until now!
The reason Bu Eunseol, the successor of the Demon Hall, struck Dae Woon Rim.
It was because she had obtained evidence that Dae Woon Rim had manufactured powerful Shil Hoon In using the knowledge accumulated over the years.
Moreover, those Shil Hoon In were created from the human calamity that had turned Murim upside down for a time.
When these facts came to light, Murim fell into shock for a while.
But before that shock could fade, a series of unbelievable revelations were announced.
―Most of the poisons used to manufacture Shil Hoon In at Dae Woon Rim came from Hell Blood Castle.
Hell Blood Castle, one of the Ten Demonic Gates, had cooperated in creating Shil Hoon In?
And it was the successor of the Demon Hall who uncovered this crime?
The Demon Hall immediately launched an investigation, and it was finally confirmed to be true.
Then Gong Ya Geuk, the Lord of Hell Blood Castle, came forward to make a statement.
―Our castle has distributed poisons to profitable places regardless of righteous or demonic alignment for generations. We are absolutely unrelated to the Shil Hoon In.
Though Gong Ya Geuk, who had always remained cooped up in Hell Blood Castle, made an active defense… unfortunately, the one he needed to convince was not the people of Murim.
―To hold Hell Blood Castle accountable, I will convene the Ma Jeong Council.
At Bu Eunseol’s words, the Demonic Path was overturned once more.
As the successor of the Demon Hall, was she proposing a Ma Jeong Council to discuss the punishment of the Ten Demonic Sect Lords?
Of course, it was difficult to escape responsibility for colluding with those who manufactured the Shil Hoon In that had disturbed Murim.
But for the successor of the Demon Hall to propose such a council… for Gong Ya Geuk, it was more shameful than biting down on a blade and dying.
―I would rather seal the gates!
Unable to bear such humiliation, Gong Ya Geuk finally declared the sealing of Hell Blood Castle.
But Bu Eunseol did not permit even that.
―If you wish to seal the gates, do so only after accounting for your responsibilities in detail. The Ma Jeong Council has not yet been convened.
Gong Ya Geuk felt unspeakable rage and contempt.
Was Bu Eunseol’s conduct not treating him as a fellow member of the Ten Demonic Gates, but rather interrogating a criminal?
―If you feel wronged, then at the Ma Jeong Council, reveal in detail the forces you colluded with. If there are circumstances that warrant leniency, perhaps sealing the gates need not occur.
But at Bu Eunseol’s terrifyingly cold response, Gong Ya Geuk fell silent.
Hell Blood Castle had conducted transactions without distinguishing between righteous and demonic paths whenever profit was to be gained.
And they had maintained secret agreements with the Infinite Realm for a long time.
If such facts were revealed?
Hell Blood Castle would have no place left to stand in Murim.
Hell Blood Castle had fallen into a dead end.
In the end, they had no choice but to wait until the Ma Jeong Council was convened, and they would have to face punishment.
No, at this rate… Hell Blood Castle would not only lose its position among the Ten Demonic Gates, but the sect itself could be destroyed entirely.
―The Lord of Muhonjung, leading the Three Battle Divisions, returned and swept away Jang Baek Sang Dan and Geom Rin Gok.
Murim had no time to worry about Hell Blood Castle.
While the Lord of Muhonjung pretended to return to the Demon Hall, he moved his armies once more to simultaneously attack Jang Baek Sang Dan and Geom Rin Gok.
Dividing his forces in two, Jeol Cheon Myul Ji led by Hyuk Gong Baek and Mu Ha Soo Yu Jeong attacked Jang Baek Sang Dan.
Bu Eunseol and Nangya Sect completely swept away Geom Rin Gok.
―Is he insane?
Murim was astounded.
For generations, Jang Baek Sang Dan had been one of the Ten Great Merchant Guilds, possessing tremendous martial power of its own while receiving protection from Gwan Bu.
Moreover, Geom Rin Gok was revered as a sacred ground among the Orthodox Sects, earning the name Geom Rin Seon Gok.
Yet the massive armies of Jeol Cheon Myeol Ji, Mu Ha Soo Yu Jeong, and Nangya Sect swept them away instantly?
And on top of that, another shocking piece of news came pouring in…
Bu Eunseol had faced Hee Moo Jong, the Valley Master of Geom Rin Gok, alone, and severed his head in merely ten seconds.
Who was Hee Moo Jong?
A legendary master of the previous generation, comparable to the Four Gods Seven Kings of this era, and one of the Mado Sipgyeol.
After reaching the realm of Extreme Demonic Arts, he had experienced a sudden enlightenment… and became the first person to defect from the Demonic Path to the Orthodox Path.
Particularly, by chance he had joined Geom Rin Gok, and mastered not only Demonic Sword Arts but also the supreme sword techniques of Geom Rin Gok itself.
Eventually, he had risen to the position of Valley Master of Geom Rin Gok—a master whose rise was truly legendary.
Moreover, was he not the owner of the Fish Intestine Sword, one of the finest blades in all of Murim?
Yet Bu Eunseol faced Hee Moo Jong alone, shattered the Fish Intestine Sword in three seconds, and severed his head in ten.
―So this was the extent of the Muhonjung Lord’s martial prowess.
―What could he possibly be relying on to commit such atrocities?
As Murim fell into shock,
―Both places had colluded with forces that disturbed Murim, and there is abundant evidence of attacks on Jeol Cheon Myeol Ji and Mu Ha Soo Yu Jeong. If you believe yourselves wronged, come find me.
Bu Eunseol made the announcement to the world as though she had done nothing of consequence.
―Henceforth, you must be cautious. Should you pursue secret dealings with vicious forces for immediate gain…such incidents may repeat themselves.
Bu Eunseol now understood.
The highest leaders of Jeong Ma Murim all knew of the existence of Sam Gye, and some either tacitly approved due to their involvement or…
Lacked the ability to root them out or destroy them, so they remained silent.
But Bu Eunseol boldly destroyed the tendrils of Sam Gye that she had identified, and issued a stern warning to those who would support them.
―If you cooperate with Sam Gye, you will meet the same fate!
So she declared.
Moreover, even as Bu Eunseol openly rampaged, Sam Gye made no response.
They would never reveal themselves openly. Even if they despised Bu Eunseol to death, they would exercise restraint now.
They absolutely could not expose their true nature.
―Place a bounty of one million silver taels on Hyuk Ryeon Eung, the Dharma Protector Lord who betrayed the Demon Hall and fled.
And Bu Eunseol made an even more shocking announcement.
Hyuk Ryeon Eung, the loyal servant and Demonic Path practitioner who was the Dharma Protector Lord of the Demon Hall.
She had placed a bounty of one million silver taels on him, who had now vanished without a trace.
In all of Murim’s history, had a bounty of one million silver taels ever been placed on anyone, no matter how vicious?
―Return at once.
Rather, it was the Demon Hall that responded.
Chong Gyo Ryeong, Yeop Hyo Cheon, exercised his authority to immediately summon the Muhonjung Lord back.
Bu Eunseol returned to the Demon Hall without hesitation.
Now it was time for a confrontation with Chong Gyo Ryeong Yeop Hyo Cheon.

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