The Great Heavenly Demon Sovereign - Chapter 762

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Chapter 762.
Within the Secret Chamber, only a candle flame no larger than a bean struggled to push back the darkness.
Dust lay thick upon the table, and from somewhere came the faint sound of wind.
Whoosh.
At the center of the Secret Chamber, a human form began to materialize gradually.
With uncertain contours and blurred edges, it resembled a specter emerging from the void.
“Hmm.”
As a sigh escaped from Shadow, all the air within the Secret Chamber seemed to evaporate, and an ominous aura spread outward.
Swish.
Simultaneously, the bean-sized candle flame burst forth with brilliant light, and the blurred form gradually transformed into the distinct shape of a person.
Before long, an elderly man with eyes honed sharp as a blade and a body covered entirely in spider-web-like scars came into view.
It was Mu Jon.
“I can delay no longer.”
He had long since discovered the Secret Library of the Baek Ri Family hidden throughout the Gangho.
This had been possible because, through Mok Bul, he had mastered the method of distinguishing the Absolute Boundary that the Baek Ri Family had established.
The Absolute Boundary, which could create or divide additional spaces within reality itself,
not only ensured that the Baek Ri Family’s Main Base would never be revealed to the world,
but served as the ultimate security mechanism, preventing anyone from accessing the legacy they had left in the Murim.
―I must find it.
The Baek Ri Family was known to possess three hundred years of history, yet in truth, they had existed since the very beginning of the Murim’s history.
After learning this fact, Mu Jon had devoted himself to searching for the Secret Cave they had left behind.
―At last.
Having finally discovered one of the Baek Ri Family’s Secret Caves, Mu Jon could not conceal his elation.
The Baek Ri Family was known to wield power that transcended even the highest martial arts and techniques known to the Murim—power that surpassed the very principles of martial arts itself.
If he could obtain their power?
Not only could he dominate the entire Murim under Heaven, but ascending to the Heavenly Immortal Realm would be no mere dream.
―There was nothing.
Yet within the Secret Cave, he could find no secret techniques or hidden treasures of the Baek Ri Family.
There was only a single small pond floating faintly within.
However, what filled that place was no ordinary water.
For like the crystal jade that responded to the Baek Pal Sung, it manifested different colors each time a person approached it.
―The secret lies in this pond.
Mu Jon could surmise that this pond was either the key to unlocking the Secret Library hidden within this cave, or the secret technique itself that had been left behind.
Formation Arts, Spatial Methods, Martial Arts, Poison Arts, Celestial Geography, Mechanical Engineering, and more….
Mu Jon had investigated the pond using every form of knowledge scattered throughout the world, yet to no avail.
It merely displayed different colors depending on the person, with no other discernible reaction.
Frustrated, Mu Jon had attempted to shatter the cave interior using his ultimate power, but ultimately abandoned the effort.
Using force recklessly risked causing the cave itself to collapse.
―In the end, it all comes down to people.
After much deliberation, Mu Jon gathered people of various conditions and sent them into that place.
I had attempted to use the power of the Gyeongseong Jade infused with Baek Pal Sung’s strength, yet the result remained unchanged—only the color shifted.
―Could it be reacting to the bloodline of the Baek Ri Family?
Though the reason eluded me, the Baek Ri Family had left behind not merely one or two secret libraries scattered throughout Murim, each concealed in vastly different locations.
Furthermore, some possessed barrier formations that sprawled across their very entrances, while others lay hidden so meticulously that even the barrier formations themselves remained undetectable.
Since there existed no immediate method to pierce through the barriers perfectly, the only place Mu Jon could access was.
This cave alone, where the barrier’s power had fortuitously weakened.
―Yet I could not simply bring forth that Baek Ri bloodline.
Mu Jon was aware that Bu Eunseol, who had earned renown as one of the Ten Demon Immortals of the Nangya Pavilion, was the bloodline of Baek Ri Mu Ha, raised by Bu Chanyang.
However, with her firmly within Ma Cheon Je’s grasp, I could not touch her easily.
Yet heaven smiled upon me, and a most fortuitous opportunity arose.
Bu Eunseol had ventured into Gangho for the purpose of avenging Bu Chanyang, who had met a gruesome death.
And I learned that she sought to obtain the Treasure of Repayment to find that murderer.
From that day forward, I began constructing a gateway in Blood Shaolin utilizing the Gyeongseong Jade.
Ostensibly, it was to verify whether Bu Eunseol, possessing the temperament of a Demonic Path practitioner, was indeed the Cheon Am Seong capable of toppling Murim.
In truth, however, it was to confirm whether she possessed the bloodline of the Baek Ri Family.
The Baek Ri Family’s formidable abilities were rooted in an exceptionally powerful spiritual realm, and they possessed unique meridian pathways.
When subjected to spiritual attacks, these individuals were said to manifest a most distinctive qi resonance.
Mu Jon was a figure versed in all martial arts and mystical techniques scattered throughout Murim.
After much deliberation, I constructed a mechanism capable of pressuring Bu Eunseol’s psyche.
Through this, I observed whether a qi entirely different from conventional martial principles would emanate from her body.
―Somewhat ambiguous, this is.
Certainly, Bu Eunseol possessed.
A qi that vibrated with an utterly unfamiliar wavelength, completely distinct from the qi resonance generated by ordinary Murim practitioners.
Yet this was not because of her Baek Ri bloodline.
―Could it be due to the strange force embedded within her body?
Mu Jon had not only achieved a martial foundation rivaling Jeong Cheon Je, but was also a master of the fundamental nature of qi, which formed the very bedrock of Orthodox martial arts.
He had sensed that a peculiar force had been infused into Bu Eunseol’s Noe Ho Hyeol.
Moreover, he had discerned that this was a force approaching perfect Primordial Qi, one that could neither be removed nor dissipated by external means.
―Or perhaps she had mastered the supreme heart technique of Jeong Sa Yang Do?
Bu Eunseol was cultivating the ultimate heart technique of Jeong Sa Yang Do, which operated through an entirely different pathway.
A legitimate Demonic Path practitioner inheriting the orthodox lineage of Nangya Pavilion, and successor to the Demon Palace.
Was engaging in the very schemes that only spies willing to stake their lives would undertake.
Moreover, through the mechanism’s apparatus, upon deploying the Thousand Intention Heart Technique.
Was there not a complexity of qi so intertwined that it resembled hundreds of thousands of tangled threads, rendering it impossible to discern clearly?
―In the end, I would have no choice but to either naturally dissipate the force within the Noe Ho Hyeol, or elevate my martial foundation to forcibly intermix the diverse powers.
After much contemplation, Mu Jon devised a means to rapidly elevate Bu Eunseol’s martial prowess.
If I could rapidly ascend her martial foundation, she would gain mastery over the intermingled qi within her body.
And she would be able to manifest the distinctive qi resonance of the Baek Ri Family.
Thus, I frequently assigned her perilous and precarious missions.
Even the dispatch to the Snowflake Sect was.
Upon learning that Bu Eunseol had mastered the Ice Palace technique.
I had hoped she would obtain the Ice Crystal Snowflake Technique located there, further refining the energy within her body.
As I anticipated, Bu Eunseol obtained the Ice Crystal Snowflake Technique and requested a private audience with me, claiming she wished to present the Ice Crystal Jade.
―Let me see for myself.
As Mu Jon accepted the Ice Crystal Jade, he once more probed Bu Eunseol’s energy signature and the vital force coursing through her body.
―What in the world is this?
In the meantime, the energy within her body had grown far more chaotic, her physical form deteriorating to such an extent that it seemed miraculous she hadn’t already exploded.
―Moreover, I can only barely sense it when she actively circulates her internal power?
Furthermore, she had transcended the realm of Dam Yeon Jeok Jeong by an immeasurable distance, and unless she deliberately employed martial techniques.
Even the Cheon Ui Heart Sutra could no longer detect the circulation of her true vital force.
As a result, the energy of Noe Ho Hyeol had become completely imperceptible.
―A monster indeed.
Though Mu Jon could not be certain that Bu Eunseol was of Baek Ri bloodline.
―If not of the Baek Ri bloodline, who else could be considered a true member of the Baek Ri Family?
Observing the sheer mad speed at which she elevated her martial arts mastery.
I could only conclude with certainty that Bu Eunseol was indeed of Baek Ri descent.
―I cannot wait any longer. Let us proceed.
From that day forward, Mu Jon had been waiting for the right moment.
And finally, he approached the intelligence organization that Bu Eunseol operated and spread the information that the Secret Library of the Three Families had appeared.
Much time had passed since then, so Bu Eunseol’s martial prowess must have risen even further.
At this level, I was confident she could open the Secret Library even without fully manifesting the true techniques of the Baek Ri Family.
[He has made his move.]
Mu Jon, who had been lost in deep contemplation, felt his eyes refocus as he received the telepathic message from his trusted subordinate.
“It seems the time has come for me to depart.”
He smiled faintly.
Thus far, Bu Eunseol, as Seon Woo Jin, had thoroughly stirred the Murim Alliance and drawn the attention of all the forces lurking in the depths within the Alliance.
“Having accomplished this much, her usefulness has been thoroughly exhausted….”
Now, after opening the Secret Library of the Baek Ri Family.
All that remained was to quietly dispose of that creature.
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Unmun Mountain presented a breathtaking landscape with its bizarre terrain, crystalline waters, and sheer cliffs that seemed carved by divine hands.
Yet the mountain’s treacherous nature was such that fugitives fleeing from the authorities and those escaping their enemies were said to have all converged here to make their stand.
Jagged rocks jutted forth at irregular intervals, and the winding mountain path was narrow and precipitously steep.
Where deep gorges carved their way through the landscape, the roar of rushing rapids echoed with deafening intensity.
Within the forest so deep and shadowed that even the descending sunlight could not fully reach the earth.
Whoosh.
Bu Eunseol raced swiftly through the forest of Unmun Mountain, following the map Dam Yoo Yeon had provided.
Thousands of limestone pillars and peaks were dimly obscured within a thick veil of gray mist.
Creating an apocalyptic landscape as if all life had perished from the world.
“Is this the place?”
Bu Eunseol, having climbed near the cliff’s edge, finally discovered the cave concealed in secrecy.
How peculiar.
It was known that treasures or purification methods of the Three Families were hidden here, and it had been detected by countless intelligence organizations. Logically, hordes of martial artists should have flocked to this place.
Yet before the cave entrance, there was not a single trace of martial artists.
Could it be that all the martial artists in the realm had already visited this place once, confirmed there was nothing of value, and departed?
‘They deliberately leaked information only to our intelligence organization.’
Only then did Bu Eunseol realize that a faction possessing such a formidable intelligence network had intentionally leaked information to the organization she operated.
In other words, the information about countless people coming and going would be fabricated.
After spreading such false intelligence, they had likely disguised numerous subordinates as ordinary martial artists and sent them to traverse this location.
‘If martial artists had truly flocked here in endless numbers, there should logically be countless chaotic traces left behind.’
As if to prove her deduction.
Though it was claimed that countless martial artists had come and gone, traces existed only up to the cave entrance itself.
There were far fewer signs of anyone having ventured into the interior.
‘This is decidedly unfavorable.’
That such information had been leaked to Sa Hon Dae’s intelligence network so covertly and precisely.
It meant that those orchestrating this possessed an information system and power rivaling Sa Hon Dae itself.
And they had deliberately lured me to this place.
‘Though this is something I had already resolved myself to face.’
They had leaked information about none other than the Secret Cave of the Three Families.
And given the high probability that I am of Baek Ri Family bloodline.
With merely the word “Three Families,” I had no choice but to investigate this place.
“How intriguing.”
Standing before the cave entrance, Bu Eunseol felt an uncanny sensation.
Merely by standing before the cave, it felt as though I had transcended the boundaries of time and space.
The distant past, the present.
And the future yet to arrive—all seemed to rush past before my eyes in swift succession.
Step by step.
Bu Eunseol slowly entered the cave.
Then an overwhelming and majestic silence, profound enough to deafen the ears, enveloped my entire body.
Hum.
As I continued walking deeper, a faint resonance seemed to emanate from somewhere.
It was like the heartbeat of the universe itself—a vibration emanating from an infinitely profound abyss.
‘What is this now?’
The cave walls bore strange patterns carved by millennia of time.
These patterns, seemingly symbolic of something, appeared to move as if alive whenever my gaze fell upon them.
Gazing upon that place.
A sense of déjà vu swept through my mind, as though I had come here long ago.
‘This is certainly a trap.’
The mere discovery of such a cave in the depths of Unmun Mountain would have been enough to captivate the curiosity of countless martial artists.
Even if this place contained no secrets of the Three Families, various stratagems could be deployed using this cave itself.
Yet if she had merely lured herself here alone….
‘A trap laid by one who knows me well.’
Bu Eunseol drew a deep breath.
Whoever had summoned her to this place must be someone aware of her connection to the Three Families.
If that were true, their identity could only be extremely limited.
‘Still… I have no choice but to proceed.’
The ceiling bore not stalactites but transparent crystals of some kind, from which a soft luminescence cascaded.
It was as though one gazed upon the stars of heaven itself, and watching them, faint whispers seemed to drift forth.
“In a place like this.”
After venturing deeper, a small pond came into view.
There too, scattered points of light shimmered, as though leaping into those waters might transport one to another realm entirely.
‘Is this truly the end?’
Bu Eunseol surveyed her surroundings, yet found no passage leading further inward.
This was unmistakably the cave’s terminus.
‘This makes no sense.’
To leave behind such mysterious patterns and clues, to construct this small pond, only for it to be the end? Impossible.
‘There must be something more.’
Drawing upon her Hollow Heart Perception, Bu Eunseol began to meticulously examine the cave once more.
Martial artists cultivate diverse tracking techniques and can deduce considerable information from the smallest clues.
Her Hollow Heart Perception allowed her to perceive traces invisible to ordinary sight.
She could intuitively sense things beyond the reach of mere physical sensation.
‘Nothing.’
Yet there was nothing.
No matter how thoroughly she examined or heightened her senses, the cave contained only what lay before her eyes.
Beyond that, not a single clue or trace could be found.
‘Could something be blocking my perception?’
Bu Eunseol paused in contemplation.
There had been only one instance when she failed to detect hidden mechanisms or devices.
That was the underground passage beneath Yeongak Dojeon.
That place contained a mysterious mechanism created by Mu Jon.
Since it responded only to the Mujik Force, her Hollow Heart Perception and heightened senses had been utterly useless then.
Had her own harmonization not possessed a resonance similar to the Mujik Force, she would never have discovered the passage through that mechanism.
‘Then should I attempt harmonization?’
Bu Eunseol did not hesitate—she immediately drew forth all the power within her body.
‘Hmm?’
Yet something extraordinary occurred.
Normally, when deploying harmonization, the power contained within would burst forth as though shattering the body entirely, with her Prajna Great Ability ordering it into form.
But here, as she drew forth all her strength, each individual force seemed to manifest in sequence, as though blooming one by one.
First came the Anti-Extreme True Qi born of the Anti-Extreme Heart Method, then the Flexible True Knot from the Dissolution Secret Scripture.
Thereafter, the Glacier Heavenly Flow Knot and the Blazing Inferno Great True Qi rose in succession, followed by the Crystal Divine Qi and the Thunder Divine Qi…
It began to extend slowly.
Fortunately, all of it manifested as intangible force, rendering it invisible to the naked eye.
What if each strand of that power had taken physical form?
I would have resembled a nine-tailed fox demon, with threads of power rippling across my entire body like waves.
Ziiing.
And finally, as I attempted to unleash the Thirteen Night Technique of the Mu Hwang Jeong Gak form.
Chiang.
Something shattered with a crisp sound.
Light began to flow from the pond.
‘It responded to the Thirteen Night Technique?’
I ceased my attempt to unfold the harmony and walked back toward the pond.
Yet something felt strange.
Could it be a reaction to the Thirteen Night Technique?
Unlike before, the cave’s air seemed clearer, and I sensed an intense flow of qi emanating from somewhere.
The closer I approached the pond, the more the passage of time itself felt different from usual.
‘There is something in that pond.’
I drew near and gazed into it intently.
But the light had vanished once more.
‘The Thirteen Night Technique again.’
Ordinarily, sharp piercing sounds would have echoed through the air.
But now, even as I unfolded the Thirteen Night Technique, no sound emerged, and no sharp brilliance was visible.
Charalang.
As I deployed the Thirteen Night Technique, unlike before.
The pond no longer scattered isolated light—instead, an endless stream of mystical radiance surged forth like a tempest.
“What is this?”
I gasped aloud in astonishment.
The mystical light flowing within the pond.
Swirled as if visually embodying the secrets of the universe itself.
Entranced, I reached my hand toward the pond.
Then time suddenly slowed.
My fingers maintained their form.
Yet the pond, like the abyss of the universe, caused my fingers to vanish in an instant.
Some force was rejecting my touch.
‘Mu Hwang Jeong Gak.’
It was not the Thirteen Night Technique.
The pond was demanding the heart method of Mu Hwang Jeong Gak from me.
Realizing this, I immediately drew upon the heart method of Mu Hwang Jeong Gak.
Then joyful memories flashed through my mind, and an indescribable exhilaration and power began to surge through my entire body.
Swish.
I extended my fingers toward the pond once more, and this time, my form did not disappear.
A sharp whistle pierced the air.
The moment the Pond touched my fingertip, the surrounding landscape warped and twisted, as light and darkness spiraled together in a vortex.
Simultaneously, a new world materialized before my eyes.
Mountains rose, seas flowed, and all living things began to breathe.
In that same instant, my mind became capable of accepting all things and interpreting all things.
―That power was the Mystic Divine Technique created by the Main House to counter Jin Ma’s Soul Demonic Qi, divided into eleven strands.
The Sam Gye, which now dominates the current Murim, failed to preserve all eleven complete strands.
Therefore, you must be a retainer of the Main House, untainted by evil.
The intentions flowing through the Pond transformed into immediate information, entering my mind through my hand.
―Had you not possessed one of the eleven strands with complete power, you would not have resonated with the force of Embracing All Streams and Profound Wisdom contained within this place.
‘Eleven strands.’
A single word suddenly crystallized in my mind.
The Eight Emperors and Three Stars.
Those brilliant grand masters from four hundred years ago who had magnificently advanced the martial arts of Murim.
‘So that’s why I resonated with the Thirteen Night Records?’
In essence, this Pond had been created to respond only to those who possessed the complete martial lineage of the Eight Emperors and Three Stars.
It was a conduit through which a mysterious sage could transmit their thoughts to others.
‘Then… has Sam Gye lost the complete martial purification of the Eight Emperors and Three Stars?’
Some among Sam Gye’s Special Divine Guard had learned the martial arts of the Eight Emperors and Three Stars, and Gwi Il Gye had attempted to resurrect Hyeol Hwang among them.
If so, then the martial arts they wielded were incomplete, and they had become obsessed with the Eight Emperors and Three Stars to reclaim their power?
―Originally, Sam Gye was created by the Main House, which had sealed Jin Ma, to protect the world and the ‘Laws’ while recovering from severe damage to their vital essence.
My eyes widened as I listened to the story pouring into my mind.
―A force created to protect the world and the ‘Laws’ from Jin Ma’s retainers, who wreak havoc upon Murim in place of the Main House.
They… created Sam Gye?’
A flash of brilliance swept across my pupils as I absorbed the cascading information.
Sam Gye. This deeply rooted power.
Created to protect the world on their behalf?

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