The Wizard Who Endured the World of Murim - Chapter 91

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Surviving in the Martial Realm as a Mage: Episode 91
Unaware of the torment Princess Yu Gaye was enduring in the Lower Realm, Ilhyang focused entirely on attacking the Ghost Shadow Demon Lord before him.
‘I need to finish this in one strike.’
When I’d faced Sidokmagun earlier, I hadn’t known about his regenerative abilities, so I’d been forced to expend multiple techniques.
Fortunately, I’d managed to land a fatal blow on the first strike and secure victory.
This time, I needed to be more careful.
“Accept the proposal.”
I sent a minor offer to Jeok Yang-jin through message magic.
The moment he finished deliberating and accepted my proposal, I moved immediately.
‘Blink.’
A spatial displacement spell used for traversing short distances.
It differed from Teleport, a similar spatial displacement spell, not just in range.
‘The key difference is that I can chain spells directly afterward.’
Blink didn’t interfere with mana, allowing me to cast it simultaneously while activating another spell.
This made it perfect for slicing through with a pre-prepared technique.
Exactly like now.
Skreeeee―
The plasma cutter split the Ghost Shadow Demon Lord vertically from crown to groin.
Dividing him with surgical precision.
Then I began the relentless barrage.
Yes.
It was a literal one-sided massacre.
Boom boom boom boom―!
The Ghost Shadow Demon Lord’s defensive dharma treasures reacted to my powerful attacks midway.
‘This is within my calculations.’
I was surprised the treasures had stronger magical resistance than expected.
But since I’d unleashed the plasma cutter at full power from the start, the Ghost Shadow Demon Lord’s entire body was swiftly dismantled into pieces.
‘Come out.’
I timed my strike perfectly for the moment his body completely collapsed.
Crack―
A small child wrapped in brilliant light burst from the Ghost Shadow Demon Lord’s abdomen.
That was the Ghost Shadow Demon Lord’s original spirit.
His true form.
[Damn it!]
An attack he’d never anticipated.
Unable to resist even once, forced to endure it unilaterally, his rage and resentment burned all the fiercer.
But escaping this place was his priority now.
The problem was that Ilhyang had been aiming for this moment from the very beginning.
I simply reached out and seized the original spirit’s body.
[Gasp!]
Ghost Shadow Demon Lord thrashed about desperately trying to escape, but Won Young-gi lacked a protective body and was far too fragile.
Moreover, with only limited cultivation techniques at his disposal, there was no way to break free from those brutish hands.
Ilhyang gazed down at the Small Human writhing in his grip and smiled wickedly.
“How fortunate.”
[Guh… guhhh….]
Won Young-gi was sensitive to even the slightest pressure.
A mere squeeze had left him half-unconscious and limp. Ilhyang placed a simple sealing spell on Ghost Shadow Demon Lord to prevent escape, then lifted his gaze.
‘Hmm?’
That’s when he noticed something glimmering near Ghost Shadow Demon Lord’s corpse within his field of vision.
‘Was today my birthday?’
It was an endless string of surprises he’d never anticipated.
Ilhyang hummed contentedly as he carefully collected the glimmering treasure that had fallen beside Ghost Shadow Demon Lord’s body.
Then he turned to Jeok Yang-jin, who stood frozen in an awkward stance, and spoke.
“Ah! Before I arrived, I also dealt with Sidokmagun, so rest assured.”
“…Heh. Truly impressive.”
Jeok Yang-jin still couldn’t quite determine whether Ilhyang was enemy or ally.
But since he claimed to have already eliminated Sidokmagun, he decided to treat Ilhyang as an ally for now.
‘Even if he isn’t, making the first move would be awkward.’
Unless the other party harbored hostile intent.
And his trump card talisman had already been spent against Ghost Shadow Demon Lord.
Engaging Ilhyang in combat now would be foolish.
When Ghost Shadow Demon Lord’s treasure had fallen earlier.
He’d felt a surge of greed in that instant.
‘But it’s awkward to ask for it.’
His position was too ambiguous to claim actual ownership.
Ilhyang sensed Jeok Yang-jin’s covetous gaze but pretended not to notice as he opened his mouth.
“As I mentioned before, I intend to establish a small sect soon. I would appreciate your hospitality.”
“…I understand.”
The formation was already destroyed anyway.
The entire sect had nearly been annihilated.
This request was trivial compared to what that friend had accomplished.
‘First, I need to root out the traitor within the sect and reconstruct the formation quickly.’
He could already hear the sound of astronomical expenses being depleted.
But it was infinitely better than the sect’s complete destruction.
He had to get the 4th Realm Spirit Vein operating properly as soon as possible.
“You said sharing about one-third of the spirit vein’s energy would suffice?”
“Yes. That would be sufficient.”
“The timeframe was ten years, correct?”
“Yes.”
Merely ten years.
For the Celestial Watchers, ten years was hardly a considerable span of time.
And if during that period I could use such a powerful yet amicable force as a shield.
Sharing a portion of my spiritual power might not have been such a poor arrangement after all.
“That said, you’ve been concealing your true strength. I had no idea whatsoever.”
“It was entirely unintentional. I offer my apologies for that aspect.”
As Ilhyang bowed respectfully, Jeok Yang-jin chuckled softly and spoke.
“Not at all. Thanks to that, our sect was able to overcome this crisis—it was quite beneficial. Let us consider the matter forgotten.”
“I am grateful for your generous understanding, Sect Master.”
Jeok Yang-jin had initially harbored some displeasure.
But observing now that he still couldn’t precisely gauge his opponent’s strength, he swiftly adjusted his stance.
‘Even if he’s mastered some special cultivation technique to conceal his identity, he’s at minimum a practitioner of the Won Young-gi Order.’
There was no need to be antagonistic then.
Since the other party was conducting himself with such courtesy, maintaining amicable relations would be far from disadvantageous.
“Not long ago, the Xuantian Sect, which had dominated this surrounding area, was completely annihilated. Because of that, the movements of nearby Demonic Sects have become rather ominous. Do exercise caution yourself.”
“Understood.”
The Xuantian Sect.
I had anticipated their decline to some degree following the death of Jeongmyeong Jonja, who had been a Hwa Shin-gi master.
But I never expected their complete annihilation.
Having some stake in that affair, I quickly turned my thoughts inward.
‘It seems the Xuantian Sect had been straining themselves to keep watch over the Demonic Sects all this while, and now they’ve received the karmic retribution all at once.’
I’d heard that Jeongmyeong Jonja was a practitioner at the mid-stage of Hwa Shin-gi.
When the Jeongmyeong Jonja in his prime had existed, the Demonic Sects would have clenched their teeth and endured even unjust treatment.
But with his death, they would have immediately launched their retaliation.
‘This won’t simply end there either.’
Given the power structure of this surrounding area.
The Demonic Sects would undoubtedly be eyeing the now-vacant spirit veins of the Xuantian Sect.
A 5th Tier Spirit Vein, no less.
The land where Hyeontcheon Holy City stood was certainly the territory with the most powerful spirit vein in this region.
As my thoughts extended to that point.
Jeok Yang-jin opened his mouth with a somewhat awkward expression.
“I apologize, but I must depart to deal with the remnants of the Black Night Sect.”
“Allow me to assist you.”
“There’s no need. Beyond this point, it would become a debt.”
Jeok Yang-jin politely declined Ilhyang’s offer and immediately launched himself into the air.
Watching him streak away like a beam of light, I gazed down covetously at the dismantled corpse of the Ghost Shadow Demon Lord.
“Indeed, it would be wasteful to simply discard this.”
[W-what exactly are you planning to do….]
“You know what you Demonic Sect types are good at. Resource recycling.”
These Demonic Sect fellows had always lived that way, so they wouldn’t feel wronged if they experienced the same fate themselves.
I carefully gathered the Ghost Shadow Demon Lord’s corpse piece by piece, reassembling it meticulously.
I carefully placed it in my spatial pouch.
‘Two Death Knight Mage materials have appeared!’
And these aren’t just any materials—they’re Lich-grade!
One of them even had its spectral form firmly within my grasp.
Ilhyang found myself breaking into an involuntary grin.
Ghost Shadow Demon Lord looked up at me with terrified eyes.
Indeed, I manipulated Ghost Shadow Demon Lord’s spectral essence as I spoke.
“You have many uses ahead of you. Look forward to it.”
It wasn’t particularly elaborate intimidation or threat.
Yet Ghost Shadow Demon Lord convulsed as though receiving a death threat, nearly losing consciousness.
[P-please spare me! If you just let me live, I’ll reveal where the treasures of Guiyin Sect are hidden!]
“Oh? You had something like that?”
The moment I showed interest, Ghost Shadow Demon Lord’s tongue moved frantically.
[If you guarantee my safety first, I can immediately reveal the location of Guiyin Sect’s Secret Realm! Even the 4th Tier Secret Realm additionally….]
Crunch—
I clenched Ghost Shadow Demon Lord’s spectral form while maintaining my smile.
Simultaneously, a sound like a frog’s belly bursting echoed.
Ghost Shadow Demon Lord couldn’t even scream, mouth agape as his entire form trembled violently.
“My friend, it seems you’re under quite a misunderstanding right now.”
I conjured a small flame at my fingertips and brought it near Ghost Shadow Demon Lord’s leg.
[Krraaaagh! Please! Please stop!]
“Understand your position clearly. Even enthusiastic cooperation wouldn’t be enough in this situation. Understand? It would be wise to conduct yourself properly.”
[Y-yes! I understand! Please stop!]
A spectral essence is far too fragile.
Even this candlelight-sized flame inflicted hellish agony.
The Won Young-gi, who once commanded all under heaven.
His soul was being torn to shreds in real time.
After interrogating Ghost Shadow Demon Lord for some time, I nodded.
“…So Guiyin Sect had a Secret Realm they kept hidden from the outside world?”
[Y-yes, Senior.]
“And no one else has discovered it yet?”
[Without the proper procedures, it merely appears as empty wasteland. Long ago, the sect master of Guiyin Sect fortunately obtained a 5th Realm Spirit Treasure and used it to create a 5th Realm illusory formation—the One-Thought Creation Array—to conceal it. Even Jeongmyeong Jonja of Xuantian Sect hasn’t discovered it.]
“They obtained a 5th Realm Spirit Treasure. They were fortunate.”
The story was gaining credibility.
After observing Ghost Shadow Demon Lord, who obediently revealed all secrets, I made my decision.
I withdrew a small iron box from my spatial pouch.
Then I began inscribing runes onto the iron box immediately.
Scratch— Scriiitch—
What was I doing?
Ghost Shadow Demon Lord watched with fearful yet curious eyes.
Ilhyang quickly finished the work and stuffed Ghost Shadow Demon Lord into the sealed iron box.
Ghost Shadow Demon Lord, whose surroundings had suddenly darkened, swallowed hard and asked cautiously.
[What is this?]
“From now on, it’s your home.”
[…Senior?]
Shouldn’t this be called a prison rather than a home?
Trapped in this dark place, despair already began to creep in—but his wishes were utterly irrelevant from the start.
“Well, I’ll see you later. If I find something nice, I’ll keep it in mind. I’ll take it out when I’m bored.”
[Senior! Wait! I have a better proposal…Please, just give me time….]
Ilhyang didn’t listen further and placed the sealed iron box into the storage space, then slowly surveyed the surroundings.
“Not bad at all.”
The spirit veins shattered by the collision of two Won Young-gi practitioners.
Breathing in the dense, intoxicating aroma of mana that seemed ready to burst forth.
Ilhyang examined the terrain of this place.
From now on, this corner of the mountain range would become the place where Ilhyang established a foothold in the Immortal Celestial Realm.

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