The Wizard Who Endured the World of Murim - Chapter 63

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Surviving in the Martial Realm as a Mage: Episode 63
“Hmm? Another breach in the Dimensional Barrier?”
“Yes. This time, the direction was rather unusual. It originated from our side—the Immortal Celestial Realm—but the final trajectory veered toward the Demon Immortal Realm. There were divided opinions on whether it was a half-immortal, half-demon entity, or merely an accident.”
“Ho? A half-immortal, half-demon… that would have been possible centuries ago. But so much time has passed now that it’s unlikely. Yet calling it a mere accident seems dubious, especially given the previous breach. Suspicious indeed. There’s a high probability someone is orchestrating this deliberately…”
“What would you have me do, Dark Venerable?”
“Kekeke, well. Let me gather my thoughts for a moment. This is quite an intriguing incident.”
The Dark Venerable—Ju Wol-yang.
The Heavenly Demon who first pioneered the path of the demonic way—Dam Cheon-hu.
Among Dam Cheon-hu’s descendants, who had founded the Heavenly Demon Divine Sect, Ju Wol-yang was known to possess the most exceptional talent. In the Lower Realm, he had been called the Dark Demon Emperor.
Having ascended to the Upper Realm long ago, Ju Wol-yang had now reached the Incarnation Stage.
Ju Wol-yang continuously stroked his soft, lustrous beard, letting out low murmurs of contemplation—”Mm, mm”—before his expression shifted to one of intrigue.
His lips curled upward as he spoke with evident fascination.
“Now that I think about it, the others who went out to inspect the barrier with me must have heard this rumor too?”
“Indeed. By now, I believe everyone in the Celestial Realm knows of it.”
“Ah, that’s unfortunate. It seemed promising.”
Currently, the Immortal Celestial Realm contained countless Suseon Sects.
Each built their own power base and constantly checked one another.
Among these factions, several were particularly renowned for their strength.
The demonic sect to which the Dark Venerable Ju Wol-yang belonged—
The Celestial Demon Sect was one of the most formidable forces recently gaining prominence in the Celestial Realm.
Though the Celestial Demon Sect had joined the Celestial Realm latest and thus had the fewest members, their individual prowess was so formidable that none dared provoke them carelessly.
In short: elite in quality, not quantity.
Yet precisely because their numbers were limited, the Celestial Demon Sect was obsessed with increasing their ranks.
Indeed, they spared no resources poured into the Lower Realm to gain even a single additional member.
Directly issuing “divine revelations” to the Blood Flame Demon Army’s leaders in the Lower Realm was among their most valued undertakings.
Such interference in the Lower Realm required an absolutely staggering expenditure of resources.
‘But it’s a necessary investment.’
The more descendants of their sect in the Lower Realm ascended to the Upper Realm, the better it was for them.
The Celestial Demon Sect even actively encouraged dual cultivation—where men and women united in their practice—within their ranks.
Though unspoken, they were even semi-forcibly having their members produce offspring to increase their numbers.
“Gubyeong. I have a favor to ask of you.”
“Yes, Venerable. Please command me.”
The Celestial Demon Sect, unlike other factions, was ruthlessly frugal with human resources.
Conversely, they were not stingy regarding cultivation methods and material resources.
Thus, Ju Wol-yang, who served as a mid-level administrator within their ranks, withdrew a storage pouch from his robes and extended it forward.
“I’ll provide spirit stones and elixirs as advance payment. Can you take the youngsters and keep watch at the breach starting today?”
“You mean the barrier breach?”
“Yes. From how things are developing, it seems whoever tore open that breach will appear again. I need you to capture them.”
An order to abandon cultivation and focus entirely on surveillance.
Yet considering the storage pouch the Venerable offered, it was hardly a one-sided loss.
Yet there was one thing that troubled me.
“However, Venerable Dark One. The surveillance range of the Dimensional Barrier is far too vast. We cannot predict where the next breach might occur….”
The territory enclosed by the Dimensional Barrier was so immense that even a mere Celestial Watcher could not measure its scope.
Within that overlapping chain of space positioned between worlds, nothing existed.
There was only the dense lattice-patterned barrier network.
Moreover, ordinary investigators could not even enter that space.
Only a select few, specially authorized by the high-ranking figures of the Immortal Celestial Realm, could access the domain of the Dimensional Barrier.
The same applied to the Demon Immortal Realm.
As a result, even after the barrier was breached this time.
Detection was swift, but reaching the actual location took several days.
Had we not gone through such difficulty to confirm the breach and pooled our strength to seal it?
“You remember where the breach occurred this time, yes?”
“Yes. I have saved the coordinates.”
“Heh heh, well done. Take the others and wait there. Then that bastard will emerge from that same spot again.”
A tone brimming with certainty.
I could not fathom why he spoke with such conviction.
Gu Byeok Jin-in bowed without further question.
The one before me was a being who had entered the Transformation Realm.
His vision and senses perceived things I could not.
“I shall obey your command.”
“Good. Do your part well. If you can capture that audacious monkey who tunnels through the barrier from the Lower Realm and freely traverses between the Lower and Upper Realms, our sect will achieve tremendous advancement.”
Gu Byeok Jin-in flinched momentarily.
Reconsidering the Dark Venerable’s words.
From the perspective of one who had reached the Transformation Realm, it meant that the breach was caused by an entity capable of freely traveling between the Lower and Upper Realms.
‘Is such a thing even possible?’
Free passage from the Lower Realm to the Upper Realm?
Then a memory suddenly surfaced.
Had not that White Bone True Immortal from Mansizong, famous for manipulating living corpses, muttered something strange upon seeing the breach?
‘He said that breach was evidence of an invasion from the Lower Realm into the Upper Realm.’
Could it be that was actually true?
Despite my bewildered expression.
I paid my respects to the Dark Venerable and immediately set about executing the command given to me.
If this were true.
A massive fissure might form in the power struggle that had solidified in the Upper Realm.
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“Who are you?”
A boy clad in a suspicious black robe.
The boy, without another word, gazed upward at the sky with an amused expression and spoke.
“You may descend now.”
The moment those words left his lips, a Red Fox descended slowly through the empty air.
The moment I confirmed the fox had four tails.
Desire began to flicker in Goe Cheol’s eyes, which had been on high alert.
“What’s this? You’ve got quite the coveted treasure. How much is that fox worth?”
Goe Cheol of the Blood Flame Demon Army launched his body forward as he spoke.
A surprise attack aimed at the moment his opponent would pause to catch his breath and respond.
Whoosh—
It was an assault unleashed at full power by a master of the Flame Realm.
The movement was at a speed that defied the eye to follow.
The target was precisely the Kid’s two eyes.
A crimson flame-infused force erupted from his right hand in an instant.
But.
Boom—
“Kugh!”
It was Goe Cheol of the Blood Flame Demon Army who was sent flying backward helplessly with the tremendous explosion.
He was hurled beyond the sailing ship and plummeted toward the river.
It looked as though he would fall into the water at any moment.
But.
Splash—
He flipped his body nimbly in an instant, kicked off the water surface, and soared back onto the deck of the sailing ship with elegant grace.
Thud—
His landing posture was impeccable.
Yet his face was singed by red flames, and part of his beard had been burned away.
“…Tch, you’ve got some skill. You’re worthy of claiming such a treasure. I’ll admit it.”
Ilhyang smiled at Goe Cheol’s somewhat familiar tone.
Then, stroking Geum-ok’s soft fur as her eyes widened in alertness, I calmed her before speaking.
“Since you attacked first, you shouldn’t regret it even if you die. You’ve lived long enough, haven’t you?”
“How could I not regret it? I’d regret it immensely if I died now. How about you let me off just this once?”
“I think I’ll need to tear off at least one of your limbs.”
Goe Cheol scratched the back of his head as he observed the Kid’s composed demeanor.
Unfortunately, the Kid’s words didn’t seem like mere bluster.
Just moments ago, his full-power surprise attack had been repelled by some unknown protective force.
‘Bad luck.’
To think such a master had been hiding in Kangho.
This one was at least at the level of a Sect Leader.
A fight could only happen between those of similar caliber.
This would be one-sided death if I faced him.
His judgment was swift. The man who had been full of bravado moments before quickly softened his expression, raised both hands, and immediately dropped to his knees.
“I surrender! Please spare my life, great one!”
“…That shift in stance was faster than expected.”
As Ilhyang let out a hollow laugh at the unexpectedly quick change in attitude.
The assault troops of the Heavenly Demon Divine Sect, who had been covertly preparing their blades and looked ready to strike at any moment, simultaneously sheathed their weapons and knelt.
“We beseech your mercy, Great One!”
They too had understood.
When Goe Cheol made such a gesture, it meant the opponent was an extraordinarily formidable master.
Ilhyang climbed onto the railing of the Sailing Ship.
Gazing down at the kneeling masters of the Heavenly Demon Divine Sect, I smiled with satisfaction.
“Excellent workers have been acquired.”
“…?”
The construction of the Magic Tower was nearing completion.
Since things had come to this point.
Why not gather all the surplus personnel and establish a domain in the Upper Realm?
Those worthless Water Bandits would be crushed to death by the pressure upon ascending to the Upper Realm, but the ones I had recently acquired were different.
‘These ones are more than capable of surviving in the Upper Realm.’
The 4th Realm Spirit Vein I had unexpectedly obtained in the Upper Realm was undoubtedly an extraordinary resource.
If I could only utilize it freely?
Wouldn’t I be able to create something quite remarkable?
‘I could even construct portals.’
Ambition continued to swell within me.
Ever since ascending to the Upper Realm once.
More precisely, ever since experiencing that overflowing, pure mana.
Ambition had been born.
When madness filled my eyes without my awareness.
Goe Cheol, who faced that gaze, swallowed hard.

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