Chapter 416

Episode 416:

I have met Hao Wenzhou face to face.

And that too three times.

In my previous life, once at the main altar of the Demonic Cult, once at the Shaonye Guest House in Changsha, Hunan Province, and finally once at the secret wing of the Wuying Shintu.

‘I knew he was a person with many secrets.’

A sturdy physique and a protruding uvula.

Looking at his appearance alone, he was a man with no flaws.

But he was actually a woman.

‘Well, he has a lot to hide from even the leaders of the clan.’

Now that I think about it, it seemed like her appearance was strangely feminine.

Does Cheon Ji-ryeong know about this?

I thought that I may or may not know.

In the first place, she didn’t even know that Hao Wen-ju was her parent.

[How is it?]

[......?]

[Is this a face in my memory?]

I remembered the question Hao Wen-ju asked me in the past at Suning Guesthouse.

I didn’t feel any discomfort at the time, but it was only now that I realized it.

By asking that one question, she naturally went through several confirmations.

Anyway, I guess who is the leader of Haomun?

He was an opponent who could not let down his guard.

“.......”

Sima Yun and I burst into laughter at the same time.

I wonder why there are so many secrets in this damn martial forest.

Sima Yun cleared his throat once and said, pointing to the index finger.

“And there were other phrases that would help resolve the manager’s doubts. Please take a look at the words written at the bottom left of the second page.”

『Probably Muyeongsintu will not achieve its purpose. He seems to be working hard to shorten the time it takes to accumulate water energy, but even if he manages to solve the problem, the spirit will reject him.』 『The idea of allowing the power of wisdom to dwell in oneself who has returned to the past

is It’s good, but it’s also impossible. Each new substance has the property of repulsing each other. A person who has gained the power of one divine entity cannot accept the power of another divine entity.』

“......!”

There were questions that remained unresolved even after it was discovered that the ritual objects found in Gija Cheon’s secretaria were sacred items from the Demonic Cult.

Why did the power of wisdom come to Hao Wen-ju in his current life and not in his previous life?

Why did he only glimpse the original history and not the future that had changed because of me?

Thanks to the records left by reporter Cheon, all my questions were resolved at once.

‘In the end, this is said to have originated from Muyeongshintu’s greed.’

A divine object with the power of return resided in me, a practitioner and fit person of the Heavenly Demon Heart Gong.

And the power of foresight that bounced back against my power of return resided in Hao Wen-ju, a woman who died nearby at the hands of Ma Cyo-ju.

When I think about it this way, the front and back are in perfect sync.

The reason why Hao Wen-ju only sees the original history that has not changed because of me is because the reference point is her age in her past life, not her current life.

In other words, it could be said that the problem occurred because new materials were used in the wrong way.

“Realizing that it was impossible to be reincarnated through the power of divine beings, Gija Cheon turned the direction of his quest. “I was interested in the new object itself and focused on finding out its principles and activation conditions.”

“.......”

“It is safe to say that the book left in Bang Hyeon’s ruins is actually a kind of research journal in which he recorded his findings. Thanks to you, I was able to obtain a lot of information.”

I felt refreshed as the questions I had the whole time were resolved.

It felt like all the frustration had been lifted.

As I was carefully organizing the information I had obtained in my head, I blurted out.

“To be honest, I thought it was a waste.”

At least I thought so.

“Well, this part isn’t that important, so let’s skip it.”

“.......”

“Whether or not the leader is a suitable person is the second issue. The point is that he desperately wanted a sacred object that contained the power of reincarnation.”

When Tang Seo-yeon handed me the information she obtained from interrogating Dark Soul Poetry.

This is what came to mind when I realized that the reason the Demonic Cult forces invaded Hubei was to take over the ruins of Banghyeon.

This is not the way of the demonic cult.

Even though it was revealed that there was a sacred object sleeping in the ruins, that thought has not changed even now.

In fact, the damage suffered by the Demonic Church in this battle was enormous.

The cost of using troops in an unreasonable manner, unlike before, was high.

In his previous life, when the secret to the Muyeongshintu was discovered, the Ma cult leader quietly infiltrated Sacheon alone without informing his followers.

It’s just a guess, but I thought he may have moved in secret because he couldn’t share the secrets of the sacred items that were passed down only to past religious leaders with his subordinates.

But what were the circumstances of the battle that took place in Hubei this time?

‘The Demon Cultist’s characteristic cautious appearance was not visible at all.’

Not only did he form a large army and march forward unreasonably, but he himself descended into the middle of the battlefield.

To put it simply, Ma Qiaoju had too much at stake in this battle, like a man who didn’t care about his future.

“It’s obvious what this means.”

“......?”

“The religious leaders are also flocking here. “To the point where I want to take out insurance just in case something happens.”

Sima Yun’s eyes opened wide.

I narrowed my eyes and smiled.

The inaction of the transcendental Demon Cultist has blinded the eyes of many.

I was no exception.

It took too long to figure out the true intention of the Demon Cultist.

‘Everything I have done so far has been gradually strangling the leader.’

The history of this life is very different from the previous life.

Most of the things that Lord Ma had prepared for a long time to achieve great succession came to naught, and instead, it worked in a beneficial direction for me and the Baekdo martial arts team.

Hwayang Sangdan, which had been the source of funds for the Demonic Cult in its past life, currently had a supply contract with the Murim Alliance.

Similarly, Hao Wen, who had been the eyes and ears of the cult leader, was forming a hostile relationship with the Demon Cult following Chen Ji-ryeong’s psychodrama treatment.

Lee Kang-hak, Ak Yeo-ryeong, and Bang Cheok-sam.

People who would have originally been swayed by the demonic cult leader’s demands became on my side.

The artificial ruins created by the Iron Blood Demon Army collapsed in vain, and King Gwon and King Dao, who should have died, survived unharmed.

According to the history of the previous life, the forces of Demonic Cult should have crossed Shaanxi and Shanxi and devoured Hebei and Shandong, but the front line that was fixed in Shanxi had no intention of collapsing.

‘It is a clear fact that the power of the Demonic Cult does not reach that of the martial arts faction. Although their high-ranking power is comparable, there is an overwhelming difference in the basic number of personnel.’

When the war became a war of attrition, it was the martial arts faction that ultimately gained the advantage.

The power of quantity derived from abundant human and material resources could never be taken lightly.

As time passes, the background inevitably becomes more disadvantageous to the Demonic Church.

In fact, four of the eight great demon armies were already dead.

Now, there is only one disciple of the cult leader left, the Sosalmagun.

Although they were trying to increase the number of believers by carrying out reformation work based on the expanded territory, they would not be able to secure sufficient troops because the expansion of their sphere of influence was not proceeding as smoothly as expected.

“under.”

I laughed.

Why did I only realize this now?

In the end, the Demon Cultist was also human.

A human being who wants to make a promise to the next even if it means giving up everything in the present, such as reincarnation.

“It seems that the time has finally come for the Baekdo Murim side to launch a massive counterattack.”