Little Demon Reversion to Youth

Chapter 141

"Did you seal the Heavenly Demon Divine Art?"

Baekji tilted his head.

"I don't know the details either. Isn't everything about the Heavenly Demon Divine Art a top secret? I just went to make the miraculous medicine... I'm just guessing that's what it is..."

The 'Divine Doctor of Life and Death' said, watching Baekji's expression.

"Actually... wouldn't an outsider knowing this much be a reason to die?"

"..."

"Nevertheless, the reason I am revealing this is to clear up the Young Lord's misunderstanding. The reason why the Cult Leader sealed himself in the Heavenly Demon Cave is something the Young Lord must solve himself."

In the end, it meant that Baekji had to find the Heavenly Demon Cave himself.

Baekji, after watching the 'Divine Doctor of Life and Death' silently, asked, "Didn't you say earlier that all of this was because of the 'remnant soul'? How much does the 'Divine Doctor' know about the 'remnant soul'?"

"I learned about the 'remnant soul'... from the Young Lord. I don't know much either. But to have to explain it back to you. It's truly awkward."

The 'Divine Doctor of Life and Death's' eyes flashed for a moment.

"The Young Lord said so. That there is a soul that lives by moving from one person's body to another without dying. He also said that that soul was after the Cult Leader. When I asked the Cult Leader later, he said that that soul had been passed down from ancient times and was aiming for ascension by using human blood as a sacrifice."

It was roughly similar to what he had known so far.

"...But when I learned about the 'Great Soul Weaving Art' of the Hyuk-ryeon family, I was very surprised. The 'Great Soul Weaving Art' could both confine and divide a soul."

"Divide a soul...?"

"Think of it this way. If you divide the tea in this cup into two... you get two cups of tea with the same taste. It's the same with a soul. After a 'soul division', the soul power does weaken. But since the 'remnant soul' can be strengthened again using human lifeblood, it's not much of a problem."

"Why divide one's own soul? It's confusing."

"Young Lord, imagine if there was one more person with the same appearance and the same thoughts as the current Young Lord. Even if one is killed by an enemy, the other person is still alive... so it will never be annihilated."

Baekji, after thinking for a moment, asked, "Would the divided souls be the same soul? After being divided, aren't they independent souls?"

"Perhaps... since they have different experiences, they will become different souls. But since each one shares the memories from before they were divided... there will be no confusion of identity."

"..."

"I heard the story of how the Young Lord became an enemy of the Blood Cult Leader. When he said he had borrowed the body of a person from the Hyuk-ryeon family... I thought he might have been after the 'Great Soul Weaving Art'."

Baekji remembered the note he had entrusted to Tie Yantai just before his reincarnation. Before his reincarnation, he had also suspected that there might be a reason why the Blood Cult Leader had borrowed Hyuk-ryeonjong's body, and after hearing the 'Divine Doctor's' words, it became clear.

"Perhaps the Cult Leader knew."

Baekji muttered. If one became the Cult Leader, one could look at all the martial arts of the twelve guardian families. Since the Cult Leader would have been interested when the Hyuk-ryeonjong incident occurred, he might have known what the 'remnant soul' wanted.

Baekji asked again, "Can you divide a soul at will? It's not easy, is it?"

"Of course. If you're not careful, the soul itself could be annihilated. More than anything, the soul power must be high enough not to scatter even after being divided into two. So even the Hyuk-ryeon family would not have dared to try it."

"Then how many of those brats would there be?"

"Perhaps... they would be divided into three or four. Assuming they were divided into two when they stole the 'Great Soul Weaving Art', it would have taken time to raise their soul power enough to divide again."

Baekji thought about it. The calamity of the Blood Sect had occurred about twenty years after the Hyuk-ryeonjong incident.

The 'remnant soul' must have divided its soul and cultivated its soul power in the meantime.

If it had raised its soul power again through the twenty-year calamity of the Blood Sect and had divided its soul... the 'Divine Doctor of Life and Death's' inference of three or four fits.

Baekji remembered the consciousness of the Blood Cult Leader that had appeared in the Martial Alliance. It was a consciousness so powerful that it was incomprehensible to a human.

"By any chance... could the divided souls join forces?"

"As expected, the Young Lord is brilliant. I have also thought of that. Although they came from one soul, they are independent souls... so they have free will. It's easy to understand if you think of brothers from the same womb."

"..."

"Even brothers from the same parents can kill each other. If I were the 'remnant soul', I would have placed a restriction in anticipation of this situation. Furthermore, I would have made it so that they could join forces when necessary."

The 'Divine Doctor of Life and Death', after fleeing from the Demonic Cult, had been continuously researching the 'Great Soul Weaving Art' of the Hyuk-ryeon family and the 'remnant soul'. That's why he could immediately give Baekji the answer he needed.

'He's useful. But why don't I trust him?'

Baekji, after his reincarnation, had reached the 'natural realm' and had gained the ability to see through a person's true intentions.

Of course, it didn't work on everyone. It was difficult to completely figure out the intentions of a person with a complex consciousness like the 'Divine Doctor of Life and Death'.

That's why the feeling of natural wariness did not disappear.

Baekji said, "If the divided 'remnant souls' join forces, their power would be enormous. Since each one is at the level of the 'natural realm'."

"That would be difficult to assert. Even if the soul is at the 'natural realm', if the physical body cannot follow it, it would not be able to endure, would it? Unless it's the 'harmony realm'..."

"The 'harmony realm'..."

The 'natural realm' can use the principles of nature because it knows them. But for a human's will to use nature means to break the principles of nature, so a contradiction arises. That itself is an act that goes against the principles of heaven.

Baekji had realized that fact the moment the consciousness of the Alliance Leader and the Blood Cult Leader had clashed. The reason why the Alliance Leader had not woken up was because he had to pay the price for going against the principles of heaven by using his power excessively.

'The Blood Cult Leader must have also been hit. But... if it's not one, but three or four... the damage would be much less than the Alliance Leader's.'

Baekji, when he had heard the story of the 'harmony realm' from Jin Tiansuo, had thought that the Blood Cult Leader might have reached the 'harmony realm'.

The 'harmony realm' is literally the realm of re-establishing the principles of heaven. So it is on a different level from using the principles in the 'natural realm'.

But hearing the 'Divine Doctor of Life and Death's' words, he thought that he might not have reached that realm yet.

If it wasn't the 'harmony realm', but several souls joining forces... the mysterious consciousness that had appeared in the Martial Alliance also made sense.

More than anything, if he were a being who had reached the 'harmony realm', there would be no need to go undercover as he was now.

'If the Blood Cult Leader had reached the 'harmony realm'... he would have been able to reconstruct the physical body he had occupied and use that ability in a short time. There would be no reason to be lying low like this if there were no obstacles.'

Baekji thought that the Blood Cult Leader was also on the verge of some final gateway. After the Blood Demon had caused a great disturbance in the Martial Alliance, the Blood Sect had disappeared like a stone that had fallen into the water.

It was like the calm before a typhoon. Baekji's feeling was telling him so.

Baekji, after finishing his thoughts, asked again, "The Hyuk-ryeon family was looking for you. Do you know someone called Hyuk-ryeonhu?"

The 'Divine Doctor of Life and Death' was greatly surprised and looked around.

"You're saying he came?"

"Yes."

"If it's Hyuk-ryeonhu... he is the great young master of the Hyuk-ryeon family and the one who will become the next head of the family."

The 'Divine Doctor of Life and Death's' face turned ashen.

"Why did he come looking for me? What did you steal?"

"Isn't it to kill me and destroy the evidence! Because I know their 'Great Soul Weaving Art'."

"Is that all?"

When Baekji looked at him with a dumbfounded expression, the 'Divine Doctor of Life and Death' let out a long sigh and said, "...This is why I didn't want to get involved in the affairs of the Demonic Cult..."

It seemed there was some other reason.

The 'Divine Doctor of Life and Death' looked around and carefully opened his mouth.

"At the time of taking the 'reincarnation pill', the Young Lord was at the final gateway of the life-and-death realm. To break through that realm is also something beyond human ability. He might not have been able to break through it even if he had spent his entire life."

"..."

"That's why we made a 'reincarnation pill' instead of an 'ascension pill' with the medicine the Cult Leader had gathered. We had to buy time."

At the 'Divine Doctor's' words, Baekji muttered, "The 'Divine Doctor' is truly amazing. To make an 'ascension pill' for the 'Heavenly Throne' or a 'reincarnation pill' so easily..."

"...That's not it. The method of making the pill... came from the Cult Leader. Of course, it was I who understood it and filled in the missing parts."

The 'Divine Doctor' did not forget to add his own contribution in detail.

"...So the 'Divine Doctor' did his best, but because the 'Great Soul Weaving Art' that the Hyuk-ryeon family had given was incomplete, I lost my memories."

"That wasn't all. On that day, right after the Young Lord took the 'reincarnation pill', a few groups rushed into the divine palace."

"...?"

"I don't know who they were either. But at that time, almost no one knew the fact that the great art was being performed. So I have no choice but to suspect the Hyuk-ryeon family."

"Are you saying the Hyuk-ryeon family sent assassins?"

"It was the Hyuk-ryeon family that decided that the best day to perform the 'Great Soul Weaving Art' was the winter solstice."

"..."

"Because the assassins came... everything became a mess. We had expected the effect of the 'reincarnation pill' to be powerful and had set up a restriction, but those brats broke it. In that chaos, the Young Lord went on a rampage... and the divine palace was destroyed."

Among the twelve guardian families of the Demonic Cult, the So family and the Hyuk-ryeon family vied for the top position.

Although they competed fiercely for the position of Cult Leader, he had also heard that once it was decided, they would obey absolutely.

But they had started a rebellion?

It was something to think about.

He could not completely believe the words of the 'Divine Doctor of Life and Death'.

"Hmm... so on that day, the 'Great Soul Weaving Art' also failed, and unidentified assassins were after me... and the 'Divine Doctor' ran away."

The 'Divine Doctor of Life and Death's' face hardened.

"My martial arts are shallow... what could I do? I also had to live."

Baekji looked at the 'Divine Doctor of Life and Death' silently. As that time grew longer, the 'Divine Doctor of Life and Death' became anxious.

The notoriety of the Young Lord was heard until one's ears hurt even in the Demonic Cult.

He was a heinous human who had cut off the neck of someone for the reason that he had asked again because he had not heard the order properly.

"So the 'Divine Doctor' thinks that the assassins at that time were from the Hyuk-ryeon family... and that they came to kill you and destroy the evidence?"

"Isn't that obvious?"

The 'Divine Doctor of Life and Death' became noticeably anxious.

"So... because of those assassin brats, I had to shiver on the street, naked, on that cold day..."

A ominous light flowed from Baekji's two eyes.

* * *

Nod, his head tilted back, and Gong-chil woke up.

He had been leaning against the side of the boat and had dozed off. At his feet, Gong-yuk was lying on his back, even snoring.

Gong-chil, who was about to get back into position and close his eyes, came to his senses and looked at the distant place.

On the surface of the lake, which was full of moonlight, a dark dot appeared far away.

Sailors have good eyesight, and Gong-chil was outstanding among them. He could tell that the dot on the surface of the water was a boat.

'At this hour? This is a place where boats don't usually go.'

With an ominous feeling, Gong-chil woke up Gong-yuk, who was sleeping on the side of the boat.

"Brother! The atmosphere is unusual. Let's flee for now."

Gong-yuk rubbed his eyes and got up, and seeing where Gong-chil was pointing, he realized what the situation was.

The two brothers, with the sail down, rowed hard and hid in a secluded bay away from the ferry.

When they were able to completely hide the boat, Gong-chil jumped onto the land and crawled up. The black boat approaching from the lake was the boat that Baekji had been chasing since morning.

'They hid in the 'Dragon's Nest Valley' and are coming now.'

Gong-chil knew that there were six beautiful women on that boat. But the women were not seen, and he saw three men standing there. One of them was the young master who had fought with Baekji during the day.

'As expected, something has happened.'

(End of Chapter)