[Episode 104: The title of the best in the world (4)]
A deep cave located deep in the Black Mountains of Liaoning Province.
Nowadays, this place, which is famous for its rough terrain and is not even visited by herbalists due to bad rumors, is called Yeobingul.
The inside of the ice cave is so tangled like a maze that it is easy to get lost if you go in wrong.
I landed lightly in front of the ice drift cave.
-widely!
When I stretched out my hand, the Namcheon Iron Sword was sucked in.
-Woonhwi I see a lot of breath coming out of your mouth, so it seems like it's a pretty cold area.
It's as you said.
The area itself is so cold that people here in Liaoning wear fur clothes for nearly half of the year.
“Are we here?”
Anyway, if it was as I heard, it was definitely this place.
In fact, I tried to get here by Chukjibeop, but I ran into unexpected difficulties.
First of all, the Chukji method requires you to accurately remember the location or place you want to go.
Otherwise, even movement is impossible.
-There are quite a few restrictions.
I know.
In addition to this, there are several other limitations.
Because I had not trained Tao or Magic properly, the maximum movement distance was much shorter than I expected.
It is possible to cover 200 ri (里) in one go, but moving that distance three or four times in a row consumes a lot of mental strength and innate energy.
So, only after recovering this could the Chukjibeop be performed again.
-After all, nothing is perfect.
well.
If you practice properly, won't your limits become wider?
Anyway, now that I've arrived at the right place, I should go inside.
-Jump, jump, jump!
Going into the cave, it gets even colder.
It was okay to wear this type of clothing since it protects the body with internal energy, but I think it would be difficult for normal people to enter without wearing multiple layers of clothing.
Before long, numerous crossroads appeared.
‘There’s a spell.’
All six crossroads were enchanted.
She was, after all, a woman who had set various restrictions to protect her true self.
-Why don’t you call heavy oil instead?
The Mujungyu that Sodamgeom is talking about is Cheoeumyu, the eldest brother of Joeumsama.
She originally assisted her as the adopted son of Aksim Papa Cheolsu, a member of the Five Great Evils, but after realizing that it was she who destroyed her own clan, she followed me.
‘I don’t think that’s necessary.’
Since there was a spell on the cave anyway, it would have been immediately apparent that someone had broken into the cave.
It will come out here on its own soon.
-Just right!
With a snap of his fingers, the spell hanging over the entrance to the cave was canceled.
A variety of spells were cast, ranging from spells that deceive people to ones that tie their feet.
It is no exaggeration to say that once you enter, you can hardly leave.
‘It’s meaningless to me.’
Since I have absorbed a hundred of her iron training, I am capable of most of the magic she developed and learned.
Of course, it wasn't a difficult task to do.
As I entered the second entrance from the right, the path gradually led underground.
There was a fork in the road every dozen or so streets, and various spells were cast at each point.
Of course, I canceled everything.
Then
-Pupupupupupup!
Dozens of spears poured down from the ceiling of the cave.
It stopped midway before it could reach me.
When I lightly waved my hand, the entire spear pole broke and flew to both sides.
-There is also tracheal sedation.
That would be natural.
This is the most important place for Aksimpapa Cheolsu training.
There is a polar ice pavilion containing her true body.
Would she have lightened her defenses when her original body was at stake?
-But I think it's a little late.
‘hmm.'
That too.
I've already gotten quite far inside, but there's no reaction.
Are you overconfident in magic and organ healing?
It's a bit annoying, but I have no choice but to cancel it one by one.
In this way, I went down, breaking through more than twenty institutions and spells.
As we went underground, the walls were so cold that they were frozen.
‘Presence.’
I could feel numerous signs inside.
Considering that they do not have the vitality that ordinary people have, they seem to be half-shis who turned the living into jiangshi.
This is Cheolsu-ryun, which had hundreds of banshi under its wing.
Of course, they now listen to my orders.
‘From now on, I guess I should put on a mask and go in.’
I took the demon mask out of my pocket and put it on my face.
Mujungyu knows me as a blood demon.
‘Namcheon, you too, come in for a moment.’
-i get it.
I put the Namcheon Iron Sword in my pocket and walked away.
As we entered the cave, where even the chilly wind flowed, dozens of artificially created cavities were revealed.
Inside, as expected, there were hundreds of banshees with their eyes and mouths sewn shut.
I feel this every time I see it, but that sight really makes me frown.
-Is that him over there?
‘iced coffee.'
As Sodamgeom said, after passing hundreds of banshi, Mujungyu was standing in front of the entrance to a cave behind them.
But the guy had an iron cage with a bell in his hand.
Although he was older, he was trained in martial arts and did not use a cane.
-Why is your expression like that?
Just as Sodamgeom said, Mujungyu was almost glaring at me.
Just by looking at their facial expressions, it almost seems like they are looking at their enemies.
So I called him.
“No heavy oil.”
At my call, Mujung Yu, who was behind me, opened his mouth.
“I came here on my own. “Blood Demon!”
‘!?’
I frowned and looked at Mujungyu.
He wasn't the kind of guy who would call me a blood demon with such hostility.
I could clearly sense the murderous intent from this guy.
I said to him while staring at Mujungyu.
“.......How did you steal Mu Zhongyu’s body?”
-Eh? What are you talking about?
It was clear that it was Mujungyu on the outside, but his way of speaking resembled Cheolsu-ryun, the evil-minded person.
Seeing this unique energy makes me even more confident.
In response to my question, Mujung Yu raised the corner of his mouth and said,
“Do you think I won’t be able to break the ban I created?”
“ah......”
Was that what happened?
I placed a ban on the body of her child, whom she had made her flesh.
Just like the banshees, they can only follow my commands.
However, it seems that it was released arbitrarily.
‘Should I say so?’
Even if he lost a hundred to me, he could still be called the best in the midfield with his magic.
I told her, making her snort.
“That won’t change anything.”
Are you sure you are doing this because you trust the Banshee in front of you?
Anyway, now they listen to my orders, not hers.
At that time, Cheolsu-ryun, who had taken over Mujungyu's body, struck an iron rod toward the floor.
-thud! Jing! Jing!
As the sound of the bell rang, the banshees drew their weapons as if they had been waiting.
This is unexpected.
I'm sure you won't hear her orders.
While I was puzzled, Cheolsu-ryeon, who had taken over the body of Mujungyu, spoke in a triumphant voice.
“Do you think I wouldn’t have taken action? “Giggle.”
It's even more embarrassing to laugh like that with that body.
I guess I underestimated her.
At this level, he is stronger than when he first met him in his old monster form.
Is this the original body?
I said, turning my eyes slightly to the side.
“Before that, let’s cover ourselves first.”
Since she was naked earlier, it was difficult to look straight at her.
My breasts are also quite large, so whenever they bounce, my eyes turn to them without me even realizing it.
-Hey. If it were that big, it would be worth a try with Hwang Hye-joo, the head of the Hwang Young Pyo country at that time.
What do you think is worth doing?
When you say things like that, my eyes keep rolling.
It was that moment.
-Pot!
Before I knew it, the naked body's training had reached me.
Perhaps because it was his original body, he bowed to me with a confident face.
It was a treatment method, and each method was a herbal medicine aimed at urinating blood.
In response, I stood still with my head turned and moved only my left hand to easily block Cheolsu-ryun's herbivores.
-Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-tak!
Her eyes widened as she was blocked from eating so vainly.
“Your martial arts skills have become stronger than before?”
The last time I competed with her, I had barely surpassed her barrier.
In addition, she had the help of her father-in-law, Wolak Swordsman Sama Chak, and was able to subdue her because her strength was rapidly lost thanks to her Baek being absorbed.
Therefore, she obviously thought that she could easily overpower me.
“joy! Even so, nothing changes.”
Cheolsu-ryeon tried to unleash a stronger attack on me than before.
-Papa pa pa pa paak!
Anything that shakes is more annoying than herbivorous eating.
I feel conscious even when I turn my head, so I don’t think I can do anything about it.
“I can’t help it.”
“what?”
-Park!
I snatched her wrist as she opened her mouth.
She tried to shake it off at once by raising her power, but
“Anit?”
There was no way I could shake it off.
Even if she returned to her original body, the person I am now is a world away from that time.
I hit her palm with her head.
She urgently blocked her other arm, but she fell to the floor.
-Paang! Kwaaaaang!
“Ahh!”
Although we were able to control the aerodynamic force to some extent, we tried to suppress it all at once, so the entire floor of the cavity caved in.
-Gurrrrr!
The cavity was violently shaken.
Debris from the ceiling fell down.
- Control your strength. I'm going to collapse.
For a moment, I forgot that this was an underground cave.
Still, I used some strength, and Cheolsu-ryun fell to the floor, stumbling and losing consciousness.
The impact to her head must have been severe enough for blood to flow from her eyes, nose, and mouth.
If she had been a little weaker, she would have died like this.
She said, looking at me with eyes that found it hard to believe that Cheol-ryeon was in disbelief.
“What the hell are you? “How can it be done in just a few months...”
It seems astounding at the inaction that cannot even be compared to that time.
It is a natural reaction since he is one of the five great evildoers who has lived for over 200 years in name and appearance, but he was brought to this point with just one move.
“I don’t know anything about that, but from now on, you have to answer my questions.”
She bit her lip hard at my words.
Although she was defeated in vain, she didn't seem to have any intention of opening her mouth easily.
I asked her whether she would or not.
“I guess you planted that bastard’s bag on her scary sword at the request of her brainmaster, right?”
“what?”
She frowned at this question.
It's not like he's intentionally pretending not to know, but it's an expression that asks what he's talking about.
After losing Baek, it seemed like there was a lot of loss of memory, just like back then.
“Are you trying to act like a fool?”
She raised her voice at my words.
“He said he helped me in many ways, but why would I use such a magic sword?”
Instead of letting her anger out, she closed her mouth again.
I guess he doesn't like the idea of going over to me and saying something.
He bit her lip tightly and jerked her head.
‘It’s quite remarkable.’
-Are you going to torture me?
There may be a way, but no matter how I look at it, my memory is too unstable.
I think I can at least get the information I want by retrieving my memories.
-What are you going to do?
‘hmm......'
I looked at the dots of the Big Dipper on the back of my hand.
-You really?
I guess I'll have to return her bag.
Sodamgeom looked puzzled at my words and asked.
-Is that possible?
possible.
After learning the Chilseonghyeonmun properly from Master Geomseon, I was able to use it more skillfully than before.
By using me as a medium, the heavenly realm can confine the mind or spirit like a prison.
Cheolsu-ryeon was the first person to absorb the white power of a living person, and it seems that his memory will be restored only if he returns it.
-Are you okay?
It doesn't matter.
The power in the bag has long since been absorbed.
Even if I reversed it, it wouldn't harm me at all.
However, he may have been influenced by the fact that he was with many people filled with resentment in the Cheonquan during that time.
-It must be a bad influence.
Maybe he became a bag full of resentment.
If Chulcheolryun accepts that, it may go crazy or be affected by resentment.
Still, I need to get her memories back.
-widely!
I grabbed her head.
“What are you trying to do?”
As I grabbed her head, a panicked Cheolsu-ryun tried to shake off my hand.
However, the internal injuries were severe, and it was far from possible for her to shake them off with her strength.
“I’ll give it back. “Four hundred.”
“what?”
The dot of the heavenly sphere shimmered with blue light.
‘Go back.’
I pulled up her bag from the cloth roll.
A haze-like energy came out of Cheonquan's dot and seeped into Cheolsuryun's head.
“Huh!”
Then she convulsed violently, like someone who had been hit on the head with a hammer.
“Keuuuuuu!”
Even her eyes were rolled over and in bad condition.
This was a reaction that even I didn't expect.
-Aren’t you going to die like this?
It was her own bag and I had no idea it would have such drastic side effects.
I guess I'll have to take her bag back.
It was the moment when heaven was about to rise.
-Park!
Cheolsu-ryun grabbed my hand, which was holding her head with both hands.
Rather than trying to shake off something, it was a very earnest gesture, like a drowning person holding on to a rope for salvation.
“Please don’t leave me back there!”
what?
What does this mean now?
She tried to ask me what she was talking about, but I found her speechless for a moment.
The iron lily was crying with her terrified face.
Could it be that Baek's memories, which were absorbed into the Heavenly Fist, have been completely restored?
While she was wondering, she begged me and said,
“No... I’ll become a slave or something, so please don’t send me back to that place where those evil things live.”
‘!?’
I looked at the thousand dots fluttering with blue light.
......What on earth happened in here?