novelraw Chapter 192 : Chapter 192
Chapter 192 : Chapter 192
Chapter 192. I Will Not Accept Objections
What awaited Jin Cheon was tens of thousands of cultists.
“Long live the Seventh Young Master!”
“Long live!”
They chanted Jin Cheon’s name and praised his achievements.
That wasn't all.
“Thank you, Seventh Young Master!”
“Thank you!”
The Demons who had been trapped in the Demonic Ghost Cave…… those who had returned to being humans through the Heavenly Thunder Opening Hundred Soul Returning Great Art created by Jin Cheon, bowed flat on the ground toward him.
The sight of nearly eight thousand people bowing in unison was truly a spectacle.
“Hahaha…….”
Jin Cheon was bewildered by the unexpected fervent cheers, but he did not forget what he had to do.
Jin Cheon approached the Iron-Blooded Demonic God and stood before him.
“Seventh Young Master Jin Cheon, I have completed the Cult Leader’s order and returned.”
Jin Cheon knelt on one knee and bowed his head toward the Iron-Blooded Demonic God.
It meant that he was not intoxicated by the achievements he had made, did not become arrogant, and did not forget his own position.
Although Jin Cheon had been handed the Heavenly Demon Seal and was overseeing the major and minor affairs of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult, he was merely a proxy.
The Supreme Ruler of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult was the Iron-Blooded Demonic God no matter what anyone said, and the one who had reached the unprecedented realm of being the Strongest of All Time was also him.
In front of the respected Iron-Blooded Demonic God, there was no room for even a speck of arrogance in Jin Cheon’s heart.
“You have done a great deed.”
A gentle smile hung on the Iron-Blooded Demonic God’s lips.
“……!”
The expressions of those who saw it froze as if they had received a shock.
For the Iron-Blooded Demonic God, who had not shown even a speck of humanity for the past forty years, to smile was a great shock even to the leadership.
And such emotions of the Iron-Blooded Demonic God were conveyed intact to the cultists of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult present here.
He was the world, and the world was him.
If he smiled, the world smiled; if he grieved, the world grieved; and if he was angry, the world was angry…….
“The Great Heavenly Demon Divine Cult will remember the contribution of the Seventh Young Master Jin Cheon, and record it in the Divine Cult Historical Records to make it known to future generations forever.”
“I am overwhelmed with gratitude, truly overwhelmed.”
Jin Cheon bowed his head deeply toward the Iron-Blooded Demonic God.
“Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”
The cheers of the cultists resonated high enough to pierce the sky.
***
Upon returning home, Jin Cheon immediately collapsed and fell asleep.
Since he had moved without eating, drinking, or sleeping for several days, no matter how great Jin Cheon was, he had no ability to withstand it.
When Jin Cheon opened his eyes again.
“How long has passed?”
“Three days, my Liege.”
When Jin Cheon rubbed his sleepy eyes and asked, Danmok Cheong answered.
“……You must have thought I was dead.”
Jin Cheon chuckled.
Not just a day or two, but to sleep for three straight days?
“You had reason to be tired all that time.”
“That is true. Anyway, I’m hungry.”
“I will tell them to prepare.”
Baek A-rin served a table full of delicacies in front of Jin Cheon in less than a moment.
Judging by the speed at which the food came out, it seemed she had been waiting, not knowing when Jin Cheon would wake up.
“Always thank you. I will eat well.”
“Don't mention it. Please enjoy your meal.”
After Baek A-rin politely bowed and withdrew, Jin Cheon began to move his chopsticks in earnest to fill his hunger.
As he was eating like that, people came to find Jin Cheon one by one.
“What, you’re eating without me?”
The Blood Qilin was the start.
“Brother, I’m here. Can I set one more pair of chopsticks? Haha.”
Dang Cheon-wi joined next.
“Is there some for me too?”
Yeom Bi also appeared and sat at the table.
“Cheapskate, eating alone?”
“Can I eat together too?”
Seop So-yeon, the Fox Immortal of the Sea of Trees, and the Heavenly Evasion Divine Thief also slyly squeezed into the table and picked up chopsticks.
Thanks to that, Jin Cheon could enjoy a rather pleasant mealtime eating with his close friends.
“Brother, you look good.”
Dang Cheon-wi smiled and said to Jin Cheon.
“What?”
“If I knew you would be this happy, I think I should have told you to defect to the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult sooner.”
“……?”
“At the Heavenly Martial Academy, you were always alone because of those trashy guys.”
“Keuk.”
Jin Cheon smirked as if remembering the old days.
“What do you mean always alone? You were with me.”
“Haha.”
“By the way, is it okay for a direct lineage of the Sichuan Tang Clan to say such things?”
“With the Righteous Heavenly Alliance disbanded, what can’t I say? Huhu.”
“Kukuku. That is true.”
Jin Cheon giggled.
When he first defected to the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult, he thought they would be pointing swords at each other, but who knew they would be sharing stories while eating together like this?
“By the way, they say leaving home is hardship, but don’t you miss Sichuan?”
“I don’t miss it at all.”
Dang Cheon-wi shrugged his shoulders and answered as if it was nothing.
That wasn't a lie.
To Dang Cheon-wi, Sichuan, precisely the Sichuan Tang Clan, was truly a suffocating place.
There was no place for Dang Cheon-wi there.
Thanks to being relegated to a nuisance in the family after Jin Cheon’s defection, Dang Cheon-wi hadn't been able to sleep with his legs stretched out even for a single day.
So, naturally, he felt more at ease here in the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult.
“Even if you don’t miss it, you have to go home.”
“Yes?”
Dang Cheon-wi made a crying face asking what that meant.
“Then am I…… being kicked out now?”
“Keuk.”
Jin Cheon laughed.
“Kicked out? Who says they’re kicking you out?”
“Then why…….”
“We are going to Sichuan.”
“……!”
“It’s about time we crush the Qingcheng Sect.”
Jin Cheon’s eyes suddenly turned cold.
Qingcheng Sect.
A group that was no different from a mortal enemy to Jin Cheon.
Also, the sect of the Great Divine Physician of Immortals, Jin Cheon’s sworn enemy with whom he cannot live under the same sky.
To Jin Cheon, the extermination of the Qingcheng Sect was not a choice but something that absolutely had to be done.
After going round and round for a long time, the day of revenge had finally come.
“We will exterminate the Qingcheng Sect, and stabilize the Sichuan Murim through cooperation with the Emei Sect and the Sichuan Tang Clan. Afterwards, we will keep the Heavenly Dao Alliance in check. That is the Cult’s future plan.”
“Ah……!”
“So we will go to Sichuan tomorrow, so prepare yourself.”
“Yes, Brother.”
Dang Cheon-wi nodded.
Although returning to the main family was uncomfortable, if it was with Jin Cheon, he wouldn't have to worry about that.
No matter how much the blood relatives of the main family considered him a nuisance, they wouldn't be able to treat Dang Cheon-wi poorly while he was with the Unrivaled New Demon.
“And…….”
Jin Cheon turned his gaze to Seop So-yeon, the Fox Immortal of the Sea of Trees.
“I’ve figured out his location.”
“Is that really true?”
Seop So-yeon’s eyes shone.
Her goal was to help Jin Cheon eliminate Dokgo Seong and reach the heavens through that merit.
To her, knowing Dokgo Seong’s location must be a critically important matter.
“It’s certain, so you can believe it. That’s why I completed the Heaven and Earth Treasure Box.”
“So what are you going to do?”
“I will exterminate the Qingcheng Sect to stabilize Sichuan, and then set out to eliminate him.”
“Good.”
A determined expression appeared on Seop So-yeon’s face.
“I will do whatever it takes to eliminate him. Even if it means I die.”
“The one dying will be him, not you.”
Jin Cheon smiled and revealed his confidence.
Having reached the realm of Demonic Emperor with the Heavenly Demon Divine Qi, Jin Cheon’s confidence soared to the heavens, fearing nothing under the sky.
Of course, apart from that, Jin Cheon was also a person far removed from fear.
“It will be soon. So wait just a little longer.”
“Got it.”
Seop So-yeon nodded.
‘I need to clean up Sichuan quickly first.’
The reason Jin Cheon wanted to clean up Sichuan first was to reduce the front lines of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult.
Only by pacifying Sichuan could they block the expansion of the Heavenly Dao Alliance’s power and focus on the Potala Palace with peace of mind.
***
Meanwhile, thanks to Jin Cheon liberating the Demons of the Demonic Ghost Cave, the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult achieved a massive increase in military power.
This was because among the eight thousand or so Demonic Practitioners trapped in the Demonic Ghost Cave, excluding about two thousand, the remaining six thousand were masters at the Peak Realm or higher.
Of course, since most of them were figures from hundreds of years ago, it was obvious that major noise was expected.
The figures of the past only acknowledged Dokgo Seong as the true Heavenly Demon and followed him, so their way of thinking was different from the start.
Unlike the current Heavenly Demon Divine Cult that revered martial arts, there were many figures who possessed the ideology and tendencies of the past evil Heavenly Demon Divine Cult intact.
However, Jin Cheon neutralized such side effects very simply.
“Everyone, adapt to the newly transformed Cult and live on. Understood?”
“Yes.”
Jin Cheon gathered the Demonic Practitioners of the Demonic Ghost Cave and simply gave a speech, completely changing their way of thinking.
The secret, of course, lay in the Heavenly Demon Command.
Jin Cheon’s Heavenly Demon Command, having reached the realm of Demonic Emperor, was like an absolute order that could not be refused, completely altering the Demonic Practitioners' mindset.
With the authority of the Heavenly Demon Command, which exercised absolute influence over those who practiced Demonic Arts, Jin Cheon simply edified over six thousand masters.
He suppressed their past evil nature so they could follow the new tenets of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult, applying a bit of pressure.
‘The Heavenly Demon Command is truly incredible.’
Jin Cheon clicked his tongue seeing his will being conveyed to the Demonic Practitioners of the Demonic Ghost Cave and changing their thoughts.
He felt he understood why Dokgo Seong was revered as a god.
Reaching the realm of Demonic Emperor, handling Demonic Practitioners like limbs was easier than eating cold gruel, making him feel like he was dealing with puppets.
It wasn't for nothing that the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult transformed into a group teeming with devils after Dokgo Seong fell.
‘When Dokgo Seong returns, all the martial artists of the Cult will revert to how they were before. I must stop it.’
That wasn't the only thought he had.
‘The Heavenly Demon Command is too dangerous. Even I cannot be at ease.’
Jin Cheon worried that if he fell like Dokgo Seong, perhaps the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult would also fall.
‘This shouldn't be. The one possessing the Heavenly Demon Command…… perhaps shouldn't exist.’
Jin Cheon agonized deeply.
The Heavenly Demon Command was an incredibly useful ability for the Heavenly Demon who led ten thousand demons, but on the other hand, it had a terrifyingly scary side.
Since the fall of the Heavenly Demon led to the fall of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult, the fact that the group's nature and rise and fall were decided by only one person could potentially drive everyone into the abyss of ruin.
‘Let’s think about it step by step.’
Since he couldn't easily come up with an answer, Jin Cheon put aside the thoughts on the danger of the Heavenly Demon Command for a moment.
It was a problem worth agonizing over deeply someday, but that wasn't the priority right now.
With the First Heavenly Demon Dokgo Seong, the Potala Palace, and the Central Plains Imperial Family each entrenched, there was no time to sit idly and worry.
“Captain Dan.”
“Yes, my Liege.”
“Prepare.”
“As you command.”
Jin Cheon immediately set out to prepare for departure.
First, he convened the leadership and held a meeting.
The main agenda was a discussion on how much to deploy to Sichuan.
“To Sichuan, only the Fourth Young Master Yeom Bi, the Sixth Young Master Blood Qilin, and I, the proxy of the Cult Leader, the Seventh Young Master Jin Cheon, along with the Independent Guard, will be dispatched.”
“……!”
At Jin Cheon’s declaration, which was beyond unconventional and bordering on reckless, the leadership of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult could not hide their astonishment.
They thought he would deploy at least one of the top military groups, if not the Asura Blood Sword Unit…….
“I understand your concerns, but I will not accept objections. I will take care of the Qingcheng Sect myself, so you all focus on the Potala Palace. Dismissed.”
“…….”
At Jin Cheon’s unilateral notification, the leadership of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult was left speechless.
To say he would single-handedly exterminate the Qingcheng Sect, a member of the Nine Sects One Gang currently enjoying its greatest golden age, and a massive sect where the Great Divine Physician of Immortals, a master of the Mysterious Realm, was firmly holding the fort—they were appalled by his confidence.