The Great Heavenly Demon Sovereign - Chapter 838

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Chapter 838.
Gong Son Dan Gyeong spoke.
“He tried to kill you using Gwon In. But in the end, you survived.”
She shook her head.
“At that time, due to the complexity of my emotions, I failed to consider this point.”
“So… his prediction was wrong.”
“That’s right. Unlike the legends, he’s failing to accurately predict several variables.”
After taking a deep breath, she continued.
“This time, he not only deliberately deployed the opening move of the Heavenly Extreme Return to Origin, but also sent someone whose body is harder than Diamond Indestructibility.”
“…”
“To gauge the combat strength of Seon Woo Jin. To uncover his secret technique of enlightenment.”
Gong Son Dan Gyeong smiled with satisfaction.
“But you pierced through the opponent’s mouth with your sword using only improvisation, not through any great martial technique or secret enlightenment. I’m certain this outcome never entered his calculations.”
Bu Eunseol nodded.
This was merely an opening move written through improvisation using the Nangya Heart Eye, not any martial art or secret technique of enlightenment.
“And he must be bewildered. He can only recognize that the martial prowess is formidable, but cannot accurately predict the true combat strength of Seon Woo Jin.”
Chu So is Cheon Ki Sung, one who foresees the future and can command all things in the world.
But in reality, there are times when he errs, and matters he fails to predict.
“In the end, he too is merely human. Which means a counterattack is entirely possible.”
Gong Son Dan Gyeong spoke calmly.
“In truth, I have always believed that nothing Chu So does can be stopped. That is why I sought to meet him directly like this.”
She spoke with confidence.
“But only today did I realize. He too is merely human, and… we can certainly defeat him going forward.”
Whoosh.
At that moment, the energy of the Absolute Boundary, which had been densely layered, began to gradually dissipate.
Because Bu Eunseol had pierced through a portion of the Absolute Boundary, the formation ultimately lost its balance and shattered.
“How extraordinary. Such a formation exists in this world.”
“This is not a formation.”
Gong Son Dan Gyeong explained calmly.
“This is called the Absolute Boundary, used by the Three Families. It’s a secret technique that overlays countless formations to completely separate one space from another.”
“The Absolute Boundary. I see.”
Until now, the Three Families and the secret forces had been able to hide their Main Base so perfectly.
And previously, Gokgeomrim too lived in a completely separate space distinct from the existing world.
All of that was thanks to this secret technique of the Absolute Boundary, which could separate spaces.
“But the Absolute Boundary cannot be broken unless by the one who deployed it.”
Gong Son Dan Gyeong looked at Bu Eunseol with an expression of astonishment.
“How on earth did you break it?”
In the past, she would have asked while suspecting whether Bu Eunseol might be a member of the Three Families.
But now, her expression showed only pure curiosity.
“I possess the Sam Sin Gi.”
Bu Eunseol spoke with equal candor.
Now Gong Son Dan Gyeong had become more than just a comrade whose life I could entrust myself to—she had become something far greater.
“The Sam Sin Gi?”
“Indeed. I obtained it while attempting to organize the vital energy within my body….”
Bu Eunseol calmly recounted the story of how she had acquired the Sam Sin Gi.
However, she did not mention that Gong Son Dan Ah had provided her with the Daoist secret technique to operate the Sam Sin Gi simultaneously.
Given the various complications already surrounding Gong Son Dan Ah, discussing her felt awkward.
“Then, has the Sam Gye ever desired the Sa Sin Gi?”
At Gong Son Dan Gyeong’s question, Bu Eunseol nodded.
“Yes. In the past, the Infinite Realm was indeed obsessed with the Sa Sin Gi.”
“I see.”
She narrowed her eyes thoughtfully.
“Then the Sam Gye would never have employed Jeol Gye techniques. And they never integrated power equivalent to the Sa Sin Gi into their martial arts either.”
“That’s correct.”
Gong Son Dan Gyeong’s large eyes gleamed with insight.
“It’s merely speculation, but I suspect the Infinite Realm’s desire for the Sa Sin Gi stemmed from a wish to shatter the Absolute Boundary of the Three Families.”
If the Sa Sin Gi possessed the ability to break through the Absolute Boundary, and the Infinite Realm coveted it for that reason—
Gong Son Dan Gyeong had arrived at the conclusion that their true objective was to breach the Three Families’ Absolute Boundary.
“While artificially generating the Sa Sin Gi would be difficult, if the goal is to shatter the Absolute Boundary, there might be ways to manifest similar power through other means.”
“That could well be the case.”
Bu Eunseol spoke after careful deliberation.
“If you would not mind, might I ask the Gong Son family head to research methods of breaking through the Absolute Boundary?”
“Father?”
“Yes. I have a strong intuition that this Absolute Boundary may prove to be a crucial clue in the future.”
Gong Son Dan Gyeong nodded.
“Understood. I’ll see to it.”
“And….”
Bu Eunseol wanted to offer her words of encouragement.
Because her entire past had been negated by the man called Chu So.
Though she maintained an outward composure, the profound shock she had suffered was evident in her eyes.
“Thank you.”
Gong Son Dan Gyeong smiled beautifully, as if seeing through Bu Eunseol’s innermost thoughts.
“I’ll be strong.”
Bu Eunseol felt a peculiar sensation.
At some point, had Gong Son Dan Gyeong not begun to see through her heart as if employing a mind-reading technique?
And strangely, I did not find it displeasing.
Whoosh.
At that moment, a sound of air splitting echoed from the distant sky.
As the Absolute Boundary shattered, the Team Members of the Elite Division who had been roaming this area in frenzy came rushing in.
“Follow them and return. I have business at the Demon Palace, so I shall depart.”
“Understood. Be careful.”
“You as well, Chief.”
When their eyes met, I felt an inexplicable awkwardness. Bu Eunseol turned her body and deployed her movement technique with full force.
* * *
Sayoung Hall maintained the most distinctive position within Demon Palace.
As the successor organization of Demon Palace, directly under Muk Hon Ryeong Ju, it wielded considerable power.
Yet it refrained from involving itself in Demon Palace’s affairs.
Furthermore, when activating Muk Hon Ryeong, Yu Woon Ryong, the Chief of Sanghak Dae, was appointed as the Deputy Lord to oversee surveillance duties.
The problem was that all the Lords of Sayoung Hall received treatment as second and third-rank Lords.
Considering their martial prowess and accumulated contributions thus far?
Yu Woon Ryong and Myo Cheon Woo should rightfully receive special-rank treatment, with the remaining Lords receiving first-rank status.
Yet Muk Hon Ryeong Ju showed no intention of promoting anyone from Sayoung Hall.
And the Lords themselves never spoke of requesting higher positions.
Because of this, Wi Cheon Gyeong and others, of course—
When Myo Cheon Woo or Yu Woon Ryong showed respect to the senior Lords,
They would awkwardly clear their throats and receive the greeting in an uncomfortable manner.
―Why won’t she grant promotions?
Special-rank Lords are appointed by Ma Cheon Je, so that’s understandable, but first-rank Lords are entirely within Muk Hon Ryeong Ju’s authority.
She showed no intention of promoting them, as if she intended to keep her subordinates as low-ranking positions for life.
Because of this, some senior members occasionally expressed their grievances to Muk Hon Ryeong Ju, but Bu Eunseol remained silent.
In truth, the reason was simple.
Second-rank Lords who only followed the commander’s orders bore no responsibility.
But once they became special or first-rank Lords, their responsibilities increased accordingly, and they had to attend senior council meetings.
As long as Bu Eunseol remained in Demon Palace,
She was determined never to burden her subordinates with any responsibility, nor to be interfered with by others.
Even Bu Eunseol, however, had done it once.
Using her formidable command authority, she granted one person a position akin to special privilege.
And that person had recently entered Demon Palace and was heading toward Jamma Pavilion.
Within Jamma Pavilion, at the Great Training Arena.
A low murmur filled the space.
There, Won Se Moon and Jo Nam Cheon, Wi Cheon Gyeong, and the squad leaders of each division were all holding the horse stance.
Without using any inner energy whatsoever, relying solely on physical strength alone—for nearly two hours now.
“Hnnngh.”
Their faces had turned crimson, and thick veins bulged from their foreheads.
And standing on the martial arts platform was a figure of seven feet in height with cascading hair, arms crossed, standing solemnly.
None other than So Ok Rim, the Ilsupbung Cheonma.
Bu Eunseol had elevated her to the position of Martial Arts Instructor of Sayoung Hall, equivalent to first-rank Lord status, using her authority as Muk Hon Ryeong Ju.
As a Martial Arts Instructor, even if one obtained first-rank Lord status,
There were no restrictions or responsibilities, nor could one be forcibly assigned missions.
And as if to boast of being the only first-rank Lord within Sayoung Hall—
Every time she came to the Jamma Pavilion like this, she drilled the Sayoung Hall warriors as if catching rats.
“Tsk, look at this flabby belly. Have you been drinking and lounging every day?”
So Ok Rim stretched and pinched Won Se Moon’s sagging abdomen.
“Ugh.”
Won Se Moon’s fury reached his scalp, but he clenched his teeth firmly.
How brutally had he been beaten whenever he dared resist her in the past?
Moreover, her fists were devastatingly fierce.
A single strike left bruises that wouldn’t fade even after a month, and where she’d landed blows, his bones ached at the slightest cold breeze.
If he wanted to spend his twilight years in comfort without suffering… he absolutely could not provoke So Ok Rim’s temper.
“Enough. I can’t take this.”
Just then, Jo Nam Cheon released his horse stance and shot to his feet.
“What is this in front of my subordinates?”
He possessed considerable confidence.
Having primarily cultivated external force, he had long since reached a state where merely breathing unleashed formidable qi—
the realm of Qi Unison with each breath.
At this level, not only were blades unable to pierce him, but he could withstand even strikes from inner force masters who specialized in breaking external cultivation without flinching.
“Instructor So! We have our own—”
But Jo Nam Cheon’s words never finished.
So Ok Rim’s fist had already buried itself deep into his lower abdomen.
“Kuh.”
Jo Nam Cheon’s eyes, which had been gleaming with confidence,
suddenly rolled back white, his lips forming a perfect circle.
It was merely a casual punch.
Yet the pain felt as though his organs were being torn out and twisted in circles.
“See? See? Drinking every day makes your belly soft like this.”
So Ok Rim grabbed Jo Nam Cheon’s hair as his eyes rolled back and his lips remained perfectly rounded,
and turned him toward the direction where the warriors stood, clicking her tongue.
“Is this what external force cultivation looks like? Or did you cultivate some whining technique?”
Pant, pant…
The warriors, watching Jo Nam Cheon held by his hair,
his eyes rolled back and foam at his lips,
suddenly moved with a rumble and crash.
They swiftly corrected their stances in perfect unison.
Thud, thud.
At that moment, a figure in black robes walked toward the Great Training Arena.
It was Bu Eunseol.
“Instructor So.”
After parting with Gong Son Dan Gyeong, he had stopped by the Muhon Society to handle some business,
and upon hearing from Yu Woon Ryong that So Ok Rim had entered the Demon Palace, he had come here swiftly.
“How have you been?”
So Ok Rim, who had been glaring at the martial artists with fierce, hawk-like eyes, suddenly broke into a radiant smile like a child savoring candy.
―My goodness, that woman’s fierce as a she-bear, not some delicate creature.
―Even Guan Yu himself would just be Guan Yu if he smiled!
The Sayoung Hall warriors pursed their lips, yet none possessed the audacity to voice such remarks aloud.
“Has something happened?”
“Yes. Something good.”
“Ah, then.”
As Bu Eunseol opened her mouth as if remembering something, So Ok Rim nodded.
“That’s right. I found it.”
So Ok Rim wore a confident smile.
“Finally, one of the secret vaults.”
A mysterious secret vault said to contain the power of the Baek Ri Family.
At last, So Ok Rim had discovered it.
* * *
Whoooosh!
Bu Eunseol and So Ok Rim, having departed from the Demon Palace, were moving swiftly southward, their divine techniques unfolding like a tempestuous gale.
The secret vault of the Baek Ri Family that she had found
had once been home to a mysterious martial sect.
Now it lay in a deep mountain valley within a remote region inhabited by ethnic minorities in Yunnan.
It was a place called a sacred ground blessed by the divine.
Yet upon arrival, the landscape appeared so barren that one might wonder if it had been cursed rather than blessed.
The earth was fractured like cracked pottery, the soil hard as iron, bearing no trace of life.
The rocks were darkened or stained crimson, and beyond the hills stretched a desolate wasteland.
Witnessing such a landscape, it felt as though time had frozen entirely, as if trapped within a space of absolute silence.
“The Baek Ri Family’s secret vault lies here?”
“Yes.”
She walked toward a place where a river had once flowed, leaving behind a withered, twisted scar.
From her robes, she withdrew a lustrous pearl emanating ethereal light and pressed it against the ground.
As she took a step forward in that manner,
with each footfall, mysterious energy blossomed from the earth, and an auspicious radiance lingered around her body.
“This is the entrance. Follow me.”
At So Ok Rim’s words, Bu Eunseol began walking along the traces of the ancient riverbed.
Then light poured forth from all directions, and before her eyes, a brightly illuminated corridor seemed to materialize.
Finally reaching the end, a massive gate stood firmly sealed.
“Is something amiss?”
“No, it’s working.”
So Ok Rim withdrew another mysteriously gleaming pearl from her robes.
It resembled the first one, yet its color and luminescence were entirely different.
The moment she produced the pearl, remarkably, her body passed through the massive gate with ease.
“The gate is merely symbolic. What truly seals this place is a force that divides space anew.”
“You’re speaking of the Absolute Boundary.”
“You know of the Absolute Boundary?”
Bu Eunseol nodded.
“I learned of it through various experiences.”
“There’s truly nothing you don’t know.”
“Then can you open all the secret vaults of the Baek Ri Family with that orb?”
“No, this is merely a treasure that can locate the entrance to the Absolute Boundary—not a key to pierce through it and enter within.”
She drew a deep breath, her smile turning bitter.
“The entrance here was already collapsed from the start. I was simply fortunate enough to find one passageway through which entry was possible.”
She exhaled heavily and resumed walking.
As Bu Eunseol followed her inside,
‘…!’
An incomprehensible, peculiar energy wave enveloped her skin, and simultaneously, an inexplicable tremor coursed through her.
When Bu Eunseol hesitated, So Ok Rim blinked her large eyes.
“What is it?”
Her expression showed she had detected no energy wave whatsoever.
“You don’t feel it?”
“Feel what?”
“Upon entering this place, I sense a peculiar sensation.”
“Really?”
So Ok Rim laughed brightly.
“Could it be because you carry the bloodline of the Baek Ri Family?”
“I cannot say for certain.”
What Bu Eunseol sensed
was not something perceived through ordinary human senses, but rather something closer to an inexplicable intuition.
After passing through the doorway and walking for some time, a new landscape gradually revealed itself.
“This place is…”
Bu Eunseol could not hide her astonishment.
The landscape of the Baek Ri Family Secret Vault that she had finally reached resembled a paradise created by immortals dwelling in another world.
A beautiful and vast expanse bloomed with exotic flowers and rare herbs, and at its center lay a lake suffused with sacred light.
The waters held a blue luminescence, and across their surface, minute fragments of light danced as if in motion.
Pillar-shaped structures stood around the lake’s perimeter, each carved with intricate patterns.
The ceiling gathered countless golden points of light as if brimming with sunlight.
It was as though the passage of time itself had been visualized.
“One could live here quite comfortably.”
Bu Eunseol, bursting with admiration, surveyed her surroundings.
The twilight sky burned more beautifully than the actual heavens above,
and a pleasant breeze drifted in from somewhere.
“Indeed.”
So Ok Rim likewise gazed about the interior, releasing a gasp of wonder.
“Once I’ve settled everything, I think I could retire quietly in a place like this.”
“This is truly beyond comprehension.”
Bu Eunseol gazed around at the landscape and let out a sigh.
While the power of nature is said to be boundless, human capability has its limits.
How could one possibly separate space and create a new sky and sun in this place?
“The Baek Ri Family walked alongside the history of Murim, and they were said to be something other than human.”
So Ok Rim shrugged her shoulders.
“That monster called Jin Ma is the same way. Despite possessing a human body, it cycles through infinite reincarnations while retaining its memories.”
Bu Eunseol fell silent.
In retrospect, both the Baek Ri Family and Jin Ma were extraordinarily abnormal existences.
Though she spoke of such beings as if it were natural,
upon deeper reflection, they seemed far more alien—entities that should never have existed at all.
“Now that I think about it, I’m beginning to understand.”
“Understand what?”
“One of the Baek Pal Sung called Cheon Ki Sung once said that humans appear free, yet ultimately remain bound by the laws of the world.”
“Bound?”
“Indeed. And he claimed that to escape such bondage, one must eliminate the Baek Ri Family and Jin Ma.”
Bu Eunseol spoke with a grave expression.
“If that is true, then I wonder—are not the Baek Ri Family and Jin Ma themselves forces that bind humanity?”
“Hmm.”
So Ok Rim too fell silent.
The martial arts of Murim had achieved brilliant advancement.
Countless transcendent masters, including Jeong Ma Ssang Cheon Je, were breaking free from the boundaries of the Mujik Gyeong.
Yet despite this…
when compared to the legends of the Baek Ri Family and Jin Ma, they appeared to be at the level of an infant taking its first steps.
“It is certainly abnormal.”
So Ok Rim, who had been observing the landscape, nodded in agreement.
“The current state of Murim itself, that is.”
The present Murim was far too abnormal.
The fact that techniques once called forbidden sorcery had been eradicated was itself because they possessed abnormal power that humans could not comprehend.
Yet now, incomprehensible techniques and grand methods were emerging once more in Murim,
and something called the Black Divine Technique, possessing impossible abilities, had come into existence.
Moreover, martial arts were advancing far too rapidly, and the very meaning of the martial realms that had been established until now was crumbling.
Even Bu Eunseol, who possessed exceptional talent and profound knowledge of martial arts, could not comprehend the current state of Murim,
and at some point, the pace of development in Murim’s martial arts had reached a stage that defied prediction.
“Well, that may be true. But let’s not dwell on complicated thoughts for now.”
So Ok Rim laughed, gesturing toward the beautiful landscape.
“After all, no matter how much we think about it, we cannot understand everything. Much like the scenery of nature itself.”
And she added one more thing.
“Besides, if you try to calculate too much in your head like you do, you’ll age quickly.”
Watching the innocence still lingering in her eyes, Bu Eunseol offered a self-deprecating smile.
“Now that you mention it, I seem to be overthinking things far too much.”
Though So Ok Rim possessed a reckless and eccentric nature, Bu Eunseol harbored no dislike for her—quite the opposite, in fact.
It was precisely because of that pure and innocent disposition of hers.
“You’re right. Just appreciate the scenery here. Isn’t it beautiful?”
“Indeed. It certainly is pleasing to the eye. I find myself yearning to live in seclusion in a place like this someday.”
“Really? Then shall we truly live together here someday?”
“What do you mean by that?”
Sensing Bu Eunseol’s bewilderment, So Ok Rim hastily redirected the conversation.
“No, what I meant was, like those senior masters of old who lived in seclusion together, transcending romantic entanglements. Hahaha.”
As she rambled on, she suddenly noticed something and let out an exclamation.
“Look at that.”
What she pointed to was a massive circular structure without a roof, from which a single beam of light descended endlessly from the heavens.
“How fascinating. Let’s go.”
The two walked shoulder to shoulder toward it.
As they finally reached the building’s entrance, a massive door came into view.
The moment they attempted to enter, a dull thud sounded, and her heavy frame was instead repelled backward.
“What? What is this?”
So Ok Rim attempted to pass through by channeling the power of the orb in her possession, but it proved utterly futile.
“If it won’t yield, we’ll simply break it.”
As she gathered her full martial power, a brilliant white radiance bloomed across her massive fist.
“Haah!”
Boom!
Though she struck the empty air with all her might, only a thunderous explosion echoed forth—the energy barrier spread before the door remained completely intact.
“What is this? It seems different from the Absolute Boundary.”
“We cannot pass through?”
“I’m not certain. Could this be the Absolute Boundary of another of the Three Families?”
“Does each of the Three Families possess different Absolute Boundary techniques?”
“Yes, so I’ve heard.”
So Ok Rim spoke with her lip jutting out slightly.
“I read about it in the texts within the Secret Vault that my Youngest Grandfather instructed me to explore, though I’m uncertain of the exact differences.”
“I see.”
“It seems we’ll have to resort to brute force.”
So Ok Rim gathered her power once more and struck with all her might, yet the door remained utterly unmoved.
“Allow me to attempt this.”
Bu Eunseol stepped forward reluctantly.
Having come this far, she could not simply retreat without discovering anything.
‘If I achieve the unity of the Sam Sin Gi, I should be able to break through.’
With her eyes closed, Bu Eunseol began to slowly draw forth the Sam Sin Gi within her body.
A deep resonance hummed forth.
Yet something strange occurred.
As a low vibration resonated through the Muk Hon Sword, its blade sang out—and from the scabbard, a mysterious pattern slowly began to reveal itself.

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