The Great Heavenly Demon Sovereign - Chapter 794

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Chapter 794.
Bu Eunseol and Hyuk So Jin finally arrived at Okryong Seolsan and began a thorough search of the surrounding area.
The Wind Divine Tower, which was supposed to reveal the location of Wind Divine Palace, did not remain fixed in one place.
Since the locations where it appeared differed by tens of miles or more,
knowing where the Wind Divine Tower had been seen in the past proved useless.
“Is this the right area?”
Hyuk So Jin, who had climbed to the peak to survey the surroundings, trembled.
The extreme cold was so severe that his nasal mucus froze, and the thin oxygen made breathing difficult.
“I’m worried those old men might have been talking nonsense.”
“It’s unlikely to be nonsense. They described the appearance of the Wind Divine Tower floating in the sky in great detail.”
Bu Eunseol had discussed the Wind Divine Tower with the demons of Do Won Hyang.
In the past, when Gu Yu Gwang Ja was being pursued near Okryong Seolsan by Hyeol Mi Ryuk, a master of Seo Jang,
he had hidden here for four days to shake off the pursuit, and at that time, he discovered the Wind Divine Tower that could lead to Wind Divine Palace from this location.
Bu Eunseol had judged his account to be highly credible and had come here accordingly.
“Though he does occasionally speak truthfully…”
Hyuk So Jin spoke with a worried expression.
“I’m concerned because his mind tends to wander so much that he often talks nonsense.”
“Besides Gu Yu Gwang Ja, I’ve heard that many elders have also claimed to have seen the Wind Divine Tower here. The probability is quite high.”
“I see.”
Bu Eunseol and Hyuk So Jin had no choice but to crouch in the snow-covered mountains.
In truth, Hyuk So Jin had achieved the Divine Flame Demonic Technique to the tenth level, and his inner force cultivation exceeded three hundred years by far.
Therefore, he could have created a protective aura to resist the cold, but instead, he remained crouched beside Bu Eunseol.
This was because Bu Eunseol’s inner force had drastically diminished to the point where she could not even create a protective aura.
“Why are you not drawing upon your inner force to resist the cold?”
Hyuk So Jin spoke with a solemn expression even as his nose ran.
“How could I remain comfortable while Senior Bu suffers like this?”
With Hyuk So Jin’s power, he could not generate a protective aura large enough to cover Bu Eunseol’s body.
“I still have this much inner force remaining. Even without deploying a protective aura, I have no difficulty warding off the cold.”
“But still…”
“We don’t know what might happen ahead, so your body at least must remain intact.”
“Ah, I understand.”
Hyuk So Jin slapped his forehead and shook his head as he gathered his inner force.
His exact inner force cultivation was approximately three hundred and forty years.
This was the highest level among young cultivators, made possible because he had practiced the Enlightenment Technique from childhood and consumed countless elixirs.
“Aren’t you cold, Senior Bu?”
“I have mastered the Ice Technique, so ordinary cold cannot penetrate my body.”
It was a lie.
My inner force cultivation and the collision between the Divine Flame Technique and the Light Technique had sealed away all my senses of the Beast Path and every ounce of power within my body.
Yet I clasped my hands behind my back without concern.
“I will survey the surroundings, so rest at ease.”
“Understood.”
Bu Eunseol could cultivate her inner energy whether standing, lying down, or walking.
Hyuk So Jin, aware of this ability, nodded and closed his eyes briefly before beginning his cultivation.
Crunch, crunch.
As I walked through the snow and surveyed my surroundings, my eyes narrowed.
‘Enduring brief cold is nothing.’
I found myself sighing without realizing it.
‘But waiting for the Wind Divine Tower, which could be discovered at any moment, is far from simple.’
Whether it was deploying protective energy or continuously channeling inner force to resist the cold.
In the end, it was no different from running without pause.
There was no guarantee how long I could endure it.
‘I need to plan for a longer duration.’
Bu Eunseol watched Hyuk So Jin sitting in meditation with closed eyes, then began gathering snow.
After piling snow to an enormous height and rounding the exterior shape.
I waited until the snow froze solid, then carefully hollowed out the interior.
I had created a large snow cave.
“So Jin. Cultivate your inner energy inside here.”
Hyuk So Jin looked at the snow cave Bu Eunseol had created and made a sound of realization.
“An excellent method to avoid the cold wind. I’ll make an even larger one instead.”
Hyuk So Jin quickly created a large snow cave following my example.
With his high inner cultivation and ability to use heat-yang energy, he was able to create a more sturdy and spacious cave.
Once both entered, it was considerably warmer than outside.
Hyuk So Jin continued his cultivation, while Bu Eunseol stood calmly facing outward.
The cold persisted, yet I remained standing upright as if feeling nothing at all.
How much time had passed?
The sun rose and set, and finally a new sun rose again.
By the fourth day, not even a mouse had appeared, let alone the tower.
“Brother Bu, no matter how I look at it, this doesn’t seem right.”
Hyuk So Jin spoke with a dejected expression as he surveyed the surroundings.
“It seems that old innkeeper was spouting nonsense after all.”
“Of course.”
“Pardon?”
Bu Eunseol spoke matter-of-factly.
“It makes no sense to expect that merely hearing a rumor would allow countless martial artists to find the Wind Divine Palace in such a short time, when so many have hoped to visit it.”
Hyuk So Jin nodded in agreement.
“Hearing you speak so candidly, it seems you’ve prepared a contingency plan.”
When I think about it, Bu Eunseol is someone who prepares numerous backup strategies even for a single task.
Naturally, I must have prepared a contingency plan in case the Wind Divine Tower couldn’t be found.
But an unexpected answer came back.
“I haven’t.”
“Pardon?”
“My battle with Gwon In was an unforeseen circumstance. Given the severity of my injuries, I simply believed that seeking out the Wind Divine Palace would be the fastest path to recovery.”
“So you came here based solely on Gu Yu Gwang Ja’s word?”
“Not entirely.”
Bu Eunseol shook her head as she answered.
“Before arriving here, I had been contemplating why the Wind Divine Tower had been consistently sighted in the vicinity of Okryong Seolsan.”
After a brief pause, she continued.
“The timing of the rumors about sightings of the Wind Divine Tower has always been consistent—always appearing at fifteen-year intervals.”
“Then…”
“This year marks exactly thirty years since Gu Yu Gwang Ja witnessed it.”
A profound light gleamed in Bu Eunseol’s eyes.
“The only question is when it will open. I am certain that I will be able to see the Wind Divine Tower here.”
Had anyone else spoken such words, Hyuk So Jin would have scoffed.
To wait for the Wind Divine Tower to appear based on a single clue seemed like a rather hollow hope.
But when Bu Eunseol said it, an unwavering conviction took root within him that the Wind Divine Tower would indeed open.
And he could not help but believe it desperately.
If the Wind Divine Tower could not be found, there would be no way to treat Bu Eunseol’s injuries.
“Understood.”
Hyuk So Jin nodded and spoke.
“Then let us wait a little longer.”
Two more days passed.
Yet nowhere did the Wind Divine Tower appear.
With each passing day, Hyuk So Jin’s complexion grew heavier and his gaze darker.
If the Wind Divine Tower could not be found, there might be no way to restore Bu Eunseol’s body to health.
Conversely, Bu Eunseol’s expression grew increasingly serene as time went on.
Rather than waiting for the Wind Divine Tower to appear, she seemed like an ascetic undergoing spiritual trials.
From time to time, she would trace something on the ground with a twig, or murmur softly to herself.
“Because the mind is empty, it can be filled… Because the mind holds something, it can be emptied…”
Until now, Bu Eunseol had fought countless masters and sustained several grave injuries.
And each time, the wondrous functions of the Yeui True Formation and the Anti-Extreme Heart Method had allowed her body to recover swiftly.
But when Gwon In’s Gyeong Ha—a power transcending martial principles—burrowed into her flesh,
her body could no longer be restored through inner force cultivation.
Yet Bu Eunseol did not despair. Instead, she studied the Anti-Extreme Heart Method, the Yeui True Formation, and the Daoist secrets that Gong Son Dan Ah had imparted,
delving deeply into whether these could resolve such a predicament.
‘This is…’
Hyuk So Jin realized that the words Bu Eunseol was murmuring were the dharmic teachings of the profound inner force cultivation methods of the Demonic Path, the Orthodox Sects, and Daoism.
He held his breath, committing them to memory and contemplating their meanings.
These were the secrets that would later give birth to the supreme inner force cultivation method of Jeol Cheon Myul Ji—though he did not know this now.
Whoosh.
With eyes closed, Hyuk So Jin continued memorizing the dharmic teachings Bu Eunseol was reciting, and only after turning them over in his mind for a long while did he open his eyes.
“Huh?”
Yet far ahead, an astonishing sight unfolded before me.
Upon a sky as boundless as the open sea, a solitary tower floated suspended in the void.
The Wind Divine Tower.
That mysterious tower said to reveal the location of the Wind Divine Palace, one of the Four Guardians.
It had finally revealed itself.
“Bu Eunseol! It’s appeared!”
Hyuk So Jin cried out excitedly toward me.
Opening my eyes at last, I spotted the tower in the sky that Hyuk So Jin was pointing toward.
“The Wind Divine Tower!”
“Indeed.”
“Let us make haste and investigate!”
I nodded and, moving shoulder to shoulder with Hyuk So Jin, swiftly deployed my lightness technique.
After running for some time, when we arrived at the location where the Wind Divine Tower hovered, we found ourselves near Haba Snow Mountain, on the opposite side of Okryong Seolsan.
“What?”
Upon finally reaching Haba Snow Mountain, Hyuk So Jin’s eyes widened in shock.
From below, the Wind Divine Tower floated at the very edge of the heavens.
Given that such an enormous tower appeared as nothing more than a black speck, its height seemed to reach at least three to four hundred zhang.
Without becoming a bird, there was no way to ascend to such heights.
“Bu Eunseol. How… how do we climb to such a height?”
Hyuk So Jin’s expression grew grim.
“We must reach that tower to learn the location of the Wind Divine Palace.”
I gazed at the Wind Divine Tower suspended in the void, lost in thought.
“A tower of such magnitude cannot possibly float in the void through ordinary means. It must employ some special formation or perhaps sorcery to create the illusion of hovering in the heavens.”
No matter how boundless human capability might be, such a colossal tower could not be suspended in empty space.
It was certainly achieved through some special formation or arcane technique.
“But whether it is sorcery or formation, would we not need to ascend to that height to unravel it?”
“That would be the case.”
I nodded, regarding Hyuk So Jin.
“Deploy the Terrestrial Flight Technique and ascend to that height.”
“That is… my inner force is only around three hundred and forty years…”
The Terrestrial Flight Technique required seven heavenly stems.
In other words, one needed approximately four hundred years of inner force to deploy it.
Truthfully, my inner force was simply abnormal.
Three hundred years of inner force was a level that would not yield even to the greatest masters traversing Tianxia.
“Then we shall employ the Absolute Pattern Combined Strike Force.”
“The Combined Strike Force, you say?”
Hyuk So Jin’s mouth fell open.
The Absolute Pattern Combined Strike Force required two masters with inner force of at least two heavenly stems.
It was a secret technique allowing the instantaneous transfer of inner force between them.
Unlike body-to-body transmission, when receiving inner force through transfer, I can sustain the technique for more than a moment.
Beyond the merged inner force, I can still exert additional power equivalent to this level.
The problem is, if I fail to perfectly unify the inner force…
I would instead enter a state where I cannot control my inner force for a moment.
Because of this, such a technique is known to be executable only by twins whose spiritual resonance is in perfect harmony.
“Bu, if you fail even for a moment, you’ll fall from the sky and die.”
What if I fail to perfectly unify the inner force?
I would be unable to control my inner force for a moment in mid-air, and I could fall from that dizzying height to my death.
“It’s fine.”
Bu Eunseol spoke calmly.
“I can do it.”
The two of us can entrust our very lives to each other. Merging inner force is nothing compared to that.
“I see.”
Hyuk So Jin smiled, understanding Bu Eunseol’s heart.
“Very well. Let us attempt it immediately.”
Bu Eunseol’s current cultivation was roughly one hundred and fifty years.
Since their inner forces had to be perfectly equal, Hyuk So Jin drastically reduced his cultivation level.
“I am ready.”
At Hyuk So Jin’s words, Bu Eunseol nodded. Then she unleashed the Ascending Void Technique in one breath.
Whoosh.
Bu Eunseol soared into the sky in an instant.
Normally, with this level of inner force, one could leap only about twenty zhang high.
But Bu Eunseol, who had mastered Extreme Speed Shadowless to its limit, shot up to eighty zhang—four times that height.
Whiiiing.
Yet soon she faltered in mid-air, beginning to descend once more.
“Ha!”
At that moment, Hyuk So Jin below let out a shout and immediately unleashed the Ascending Void Technique.
He stretched both hands toward Bu Eunseol’s soles as she fell downward.
Thud!
In that instant, Bu Eunseol’s legs made contact with Hyuk So Jin’s hands.
Zing.
At the same time, Hyuk So Jin deployed Combined Force Transmission, injecting power perfectly matched to Bu Eunseol’s inner force level without the slightest deviation.
Boom!
Then Bu Eunseol shot upward at a speed several times faster than when she had unleashed the technique herself.
Through the explosive enhancement of inner force from Combined Force Transmission, she could now deploy Terrestrial Flight in one breath.
‘Please.’
Hyuk So Jin, who had returned to the ground,
clasped his hands together, watching Bu Eunseol become a distant dot in the sky.
What if the Absolute Sect Combined Force Transmission had failed?
Bu Eunseol would instead fall uncontrollably to the ground.
Whoooosh!
White energy streaming from my body, I soared skyward until I reached the Wind Divine Tower floating among the clouds.
‘What is this?’
As I drew closer to the ethereal Wind Divine Tower, my eyes widened in shock.
It was not an actual tower at all, but an enormous kite.
A mysterious technique had been woven to make it appear as a colossal structure.
And the string attached to it led to none other than one of the peaks of Haba Snow Mountain.
‘So they were summoning supreme masters.’
If Wind Divine Palace truly wished to conceal its location perfectly?
There would be no need to fly a kite connected to the Main Base into the heavens.
The very fact that such a kite was raised suggested something deliberate.
It seemed designed to invite masters powerful enough to ascend three or four hundred zhang into the sky.
Zing.
At that moment, scorching heat erupted from my body.
Hyuk So Jin had infused his inner force into me, but it still failed to synchronize perfectly.
In an instant, all the inner power within me vanished completely.
Whoooosh.
My body tilted, and I plummeted downward in a heartbeat.
Wind whistled past my ears, and the ground came into view in mere moments.
Yet I gazed downward with an expressionless face.
Swish.
There stood a figure bathed in violet light.
It was Hyuk So Jin, who had already drawn his Divine Crimson Demon Qi to its maximum in preparation.
‘He was waiting.’
I knew well that the combined strike had a high probability of failure.
My inner force was complex, and my injuries were severe.
Even if Hyuk So Jin matched his inner force perfectly to mine, I could not fully accept it.
Yet I unleashed the combined strike because I trusted him.
Even if it failed, he would catch me with his Divine Crimson Demon Qi.
Whoooosh!
As I plummeted at tremendous speed, violet light erupted from Hyuk So Jin’s hands in a torrent.
“Nngh—”
Thick veins bulged across Hyuk So Jin’s face as he counteracted the crushing pressure with his Divine Crimson Demon Qi.
Considering the height from which I fell, even the most formidable Divine Crimson Demon Qi could not fully absorb such impact.
‘I must do this.’
Yet driven by the singular will to save me, Hyuk So Jin poured forth Divine Crimson Demon Qi beyond his limits.
“Hnngh—Haaah!”
Finally, having reduced my descent speed dramatically from a height of ten zhang, Hyuk So Jin cried out.
“Now!”
Whirrrr.
Bu Eunseol executed a rapid somersault through the air at precisely that moment.
No matter how formidable the Divine Flame Qi was, it could not completely nullify the crushing pressure from a fall of over four hundred zhang.
From this point forward, Bu Eunseol—now devoid of inner force—had to dissipate the remaining impact through the subtle mysteries of martial technique alone.
Whoosh.
Deploying the Extreme Speed Shadowless technique, Bu Eunseol created hundreds of phantom footprints in mid-air.
Though she could not draw upon a single thread of inner force, she had long mastered the technique of manifesting martial prowess through the mysteries of technique alone.
Swish. Swish swish.
Yet even this was not flawless.
Crash! Boom boom.
Bu Eunseol curled her body into a ball as she struck the ground, rolling for a considerable distance.
Finally.
At last, having dissipated all the pressure, Bu Eunseol rose to her feet.
Walking toward the landing point,
she found Hyuk So Jin collapsed on the ground, drenched in sweat across his entire body.
No matter how the Divine Flame Qi was an ancient supreme technique,
catching a stone weighing one hundred twenty catties falling from four hundred zhang at a terrifying velocity meant…
he had pushed his body to the brink of shattering.
“You’ve endured well.”
At Bu Eunseol’s words, Hyuk So Jin wiped away the sweat pouring like a waterfall and laughed weakly.
“It was nothing.”
As he tried to rise, Bu Eunseol stopped him.
“Your muscles and tendons suffered more strain than your inner force was depleted. Rest in that position for a while.”
“Understood.”
After a moment passed, Bu Eunseol drew upon her inner force and performed acupoint stimulation on Hyuk So Jin’s body.
“That should do it.”
With a groan, Hyuk So Jin rose to his feet, drawing a deep breath as he spoke.
“You have remarkable courage, Bu. Had my Divine Flame Qi achievement been even slightly lower, your body would have been crushed.”
“Achievement is irrelevant. I would have managed regardless.”
Bu Eunseol spoke calmly.
“Your potential is boundless.”
“You’ve traveled the Gangho extensively, so you’ve learned many ways to offer praise.”
Hyuk So Jin wiped his nose and laughed bashfully.
“You deployed more than half of your martial technique mysteries yourself.”
Even if he had unleashed Divine Flame Qi many times more powerful than now,
without Bu Eunseol dissipating the remaining force through the Extreme Speed Shadowless technique, he could never have landed safely.
“But what if you hadn’t endured with Divine Flame Qi to the end and had switched to the mysteries of Heart-Following Force instead?”
Most martial artists would have been unable to bear the agony of their body tearing apart and would have used the mysteries of Heart-Following Force to stably dissipate the pressure.
But if one did that,
the mysteries of Heart-Following Force would prevent free movement of the body… making it impossible to completely nullify the force and resulting in a dangerous fall.
Yet Hyuk So Jin had trusted that Bu Eunseol would dissipate the remaining pressure, choosing to use Divine Flame Qi instead of the mysteries of Heart-Following Force.
“No matter what situation arises, I won’t give up.”
Bu Eunseol answered calmly.
Just as Hyuk So Jin trusted her.
Bu Eunseol likewise knew that Hyuk So Jin would employ the Divine Flame Demonic Technique regardless of the agony that threatened to tear his body asunder, and it was precisely this certainty that allowed her to unleash their combined assault without hesitation.
“I see.”
Hyuk So Jin spoke with slumped shoulders.
“I appreciate your faith in me, but please give me some advance warning next time. I feel like I’ve aged ten years.”
“Understood.”
“But what is that tower? Is the Wind Divine Tower truly up there?”
“It wasn’t the real Wind Divine Tower, but an illusion created by kites. The genuine Wind Divine Tower was connected to the peaks of Haba Snow Mountain.”
“Then…”
Hyuk So Jin’s eyes narrowed.
Only then did he comprehend why the Wind Divine Tower had not only been constructed in mid-air,
but legends had spread that it could move freely at will.
The Wind Divine Palace had mastered the technique of flying kites through the heavens to create illusory forms that could be repositioned with complete freedom.
“They’re deliberately drawing people in…”
An ominous premonition flickered through Hyuk So Jin’s mind.
The deliberate act of flying kites that appeared as a mystical tower, exposing its location.
This was undoubtedly a clear intention to secretly lure in the masters who had witnessed the Wind Divine Tower.

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