Book 2: Chapter 145: A miracle happened in the Demon Cult (8)
Not many people were in the meeting room.
The Heavenly Demon, Sage Demon, and Left Guard were present from the Demon Cult. Elder Ho and the Cleave Saint were there from the Orthodox faction while Sima Dan and Sima Gong were present for the Unorthodox faction.
Cales side had Cale, Choi Jung Soo, and the Fist King. Of course, Choi Jung Soo was still covering his face with the bamboo hat. The original plan was for Chief Eunuch Wi to come along but the Fist King stepped in and said that he would go.
Human, why are they all looking at you like that?
Of course, Raon was with Cale while invisible.
Cale made eye contact with the Heavenly Demon. The Heavenly Demon, who was seated at the head of the table, pointed to the seat across from him.
Sit.
Cale nodded his head and sat down on the seat.
Young master Kim-nim.
Elder Ho, who was seated on the right side, slowly looked at him and started speaking.
Mm.
Cale subconsciously started scowling.
The look on Elder Ho's face was a bit, no, seriously concerning. How should I describe this? It was sentimental unlike his usual self and pitiful, making it unpleasant to look at. The way his lips were smiling as if he was trying extremely hard to hold back his sorrows was especially annoying.
Cale frowned more. Elder Ho became shocked and asked.
Your body, is it still not well, Young master-nim?
Cale responded honestly to him.
Not at all. It feels great, Elder Ho-nim.
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Elder Ho gasped.
He then clenched his eyes shut and raised his head toward the ceiling.
Human, what is up with Elder Ho Song Yi?
I know, right?
Cale wondered why he was acting like this.
The Cleave Saint squeezed Elder Hos shoulder at that moment.
Human! The Cleave Saint is talking to Elder Ho through sound transmission!
I wonder what he said.
Cale became curious.
We must respect his great intentions and his heart that is as vast as the sea. Lets feign ignorance. That is what he said!
What is he talking about?
Cale felt uneasy after hearing about this conversation he could not understand but felt as if it was about him for some reason.
Hwaaaa.
Elder Ho let out a weird noise and lowered his head.
Cale just looked away.
He then made eye contact with Sima Dan.
Shh.
She pushed an extremely expensive looking bottle of alcohol toward Cale.
Whats up with her?
Cale reached his hand out since she was giving it to him. However, Sima Gong stepped in and swiped the bottle.
Noonim. Alcohol is fatal for internal injuries.
Cale responded honestly to him.
Ah. I do not have internal injuries. And my body's condition is great right now.
Sima Gong flinched before smiling.
Yeah, compared to Elder Ho, it is much easier to talk to this guy.
Cale's face was about to light up a bit when he saw it.
He saw Sima Gong bite his lips for a moment before returning to normal. It was done with an extremely solemn look on his face.
An unexplainable chill descended on the back of Cales neck.
Sima Gong asked with a normal look on his face as if nothing had happened and nothing was wrong.
By the way, young master-nim, is it true that you are going to purify the other living jiangshi victims in the Demon Cult?
Ah. Right.
Cale immediately started speaking now that one of the topics he wanted to discuss was brought up. He looked around as he answered.
That is correct. Of course, I plan on purifying not just the living jiangshis in the Demon Cult but also in the Orthodox faction and the Unorthodox faction as well. However, there are quite a lot of them, so we may need to temporarily lock up the people who are revealed as living jiangshis so that they cannot cause any trouble.
He then added on.
Furthermore, I am able to purify larger numbers if the seal placed on my body is removed. Of course, it will take some time for that seal to be removed.
It would take some time to nab elixirs from different places.
But I need to release at least ninety percent of the seal.
Cale had set a goal to make the purification process effortless.
Anyway, I plan on purifying as many as possible before major battles break out against the Blood Cult in order to prevent the living jiangshis from self-destructing.
Cale then realized that it had become quiet and looked around.
Ha.
This time, it was the Cleave Saint who looked up at the ceiling and sighed.
Pop!
Cale turned his head after hearing a cheerful noise and saw that Sima Dan had opened the bottle she had tried to hand to Cale earlier and was gulping it down.
Haaaaaaa.
Cale turned his head after seeing her sigh in relief after finishing the whole bottle at once. He made eye contact with the Heavenly Demon.
The Heavenly Demon was chuckling.
However, his gaze was quite scary and vicious.
Cale made a simple decision after seeing all of this.
Lets ignore everything.
Their reactions were not important.
What was important right now was to take care of things as quickly as possible and
Home!
He wanted to go home.
Cales face subconsciously became serious and his gaze was full of determination.
The distance from Xinjiang to Nanman was quite far, so they had to consider moving such a large army.
It should be the same situation for the Divergent Coalition and the Martial Arts Alliance.
At least they would be able to investigate the Blood Cult, which is suspected of being in Nanman, a bit easier if they could get help from the Orthodox and Unorthodox factions forces that should be around Sichuan and Yunnan.
Of course, I plan on continuously purifying people as we move.
The Sage Demon nodded his head with a stiff expression on his face after hearing that part.
I guess that is about all we can determine right now, young master-nim.
Yes sir. The details about the troops and strategy are things that the leaders of each major force should set. Of course, we need to find all living jiangshis in each major force while we do that so that information is not revealed to the Blood Cult.
As for that part-?
Cale nodded his head at the Sage Demon's question.
Noble Warrior Do has agreed to suffer a bit more.
Durst was voluntarily offering to step up.
Cale found it weird that Durst would do so despite vomiting and fainting so much but he didn't have much to say on the matter because of Dursts response.
Oh esteemed Purifier, why are you confused about my actions when you cough up blood each time as well?
Cale became at a loss for words after seeing that Durst was truly confused.
Cale pushed the thought of Durst deep into a corner of his mind and finished organizing things.
I hope that we can focus on working together to take down the Blood Cult first rather than opposing each other.
The Orthodox faction and Unorthodox faction nodded their heads.
The weight of the words said by the person working the hardest was quite heavy.
Everything young master Kim said is correct.
The Heavenly Demon started speaking. His calm voice continued.
Our Demon Cult has also decided to focus our full attention on fighting the Blood Cult and has firmed our resolve on the matter.
The words being said with the gruff look on his face was quite heavy.
He looked at the Orthodox faction, Unorthodox faction, and finally at Cale before slowly speaking.
That is why I am debating whether I should make an entrance into the Martial Arts world.
Hmm?
Cale had a confused look on his face.
What is he saying right now?
I plan on traveling together with young master Kim.
Cale was even more confused.
What does you going into the Martial Arts world have to do with me?
You just need to bring people to the fight later?
T, then I will as well!
Sima Dan suddenly jumped up from her seat and shouted.
Then me too!
The Cleave Saint shamelessly raised his hand in the air and shouted.
While that was going on, the Heavenly Demon had a confident smile on his face as he addressed Cale.
Having a large group will only inconvenience young master Kim's movement. I am a purified living jiangshi. Having someone like me as proof of his purification will definitely be helpful for the purification processes. It will be best for me to be with him. For many reasons.
Nod nod.
The Sage Demon nodded his head multiple times while standing next to him.
Cale subconsciously thought to himself after seeing the Sage Demon looking so confident.
What is going on?
He heard Raons voice in his mind at that moment.
Human! The Sage Demon sent a sound transmission to the Heavenly Demon!
Oh esteemed Heavenly Demon. I pray that you achieve your will. is what he said!
What is the Heavenly Demons will?
Cale blinked his eyes.
* * *
Three days later.
Cale lifted his head up.
The sun was high up in the sky. The Heavenly Demon nonchalantly commented while standing next to him.
We are immediately heading for Kunlun after purifying these two people?
Yeah.
I see. I have already packed the bags.
Whose bags?
?
The confused Heavenly Demon pointed at himself.
My bags. I need to pack some things because it is my first foray into the Martial Arts world.
Wow.
Cale was amazed.
The Heavenly Demon was saying that this was his first time entering the Martial Arts world.
Wow.
This should be quite entertaining.
He looked away from the Heavenly Demon. He then gently smiled toward the two people standing in front of him.
This should not be that difficult.
Cale then became anxious.
Young master-nim!
Young master-nim, sob.
There were only two other living jiangshis in the Demon Cult. The two of them, one Battalion Commander of the Eight Battalions and one Pavilion Master of the Eight Pavilions, were looking at Cale with tears in their eyes as if they were deeply moved.
Cale felt quite uncomfortable while looking at these two people who looked like they might start crying at any moment despite the purification process not even having started yet.
Translator's Comments
How do you deal with two crybabies?
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