Little Demon Reversion to Youth

Chapter 158

"Wasn't the Alliance Leader dismissed by the Elder Hall?"

"That... it seems there was a misunderstanding. It was not the will of the nine sects. Shaolin and Wudang will support Alliance Leader Zheng as long as he is alive."

"Do you know that the Alliance Leader is unable to move?"

"I know that he has entered a state of meditation for a while. When he wakes up, his realm will be even higher."

They had kicked him out because he was seriously injured, and now they were changing their words, saying he had entered a state of meditation.

'Aigoo. The things that those who claim to be training do...'

It was no different from the secular world, where they would swallow what was sweet and spit out what was bitter.

"May I ask the reason why you are asking even me, the Honored One, to go?"

When he asked politely, Yunhe said as if it were a matter of course, "Since the Alliance Leader has entered a state of meditation, shouldn't the Young Alliance Leader take charge of the Alliance's affairs for a while?"

Baekji immediately knew Wu Tian and Yunhe's true intentions.

'They're going to put me forward and sit in the Elder Hall and control everything?'

Baekji frowned.

"I'm a bit flustered because it's different from what I've heard. They said the nine sects were trying to dissolve the Martial Alliance..."

"What does that mean? The Martial Alliance was established in the old days with the nine sects as the main axis. How can you say that the nine sects are trying to dissolve the Alliance?"

"Zhuge Jiao said so. He said he came to stop it."

"Hehe... Zhuge Jiao is a cunning and sinister person. You should not be deceived by his divisive tactics."

At Yunhe's words, Wu Tian added, "Zhuge Jiao is hell-bent on becoming the Chief Military Advisor and taking control of the Martial Alliance's real power. Do you believe his words?"

"Isn't the Zhuge family a noble family that has produced outstanding talents for generations? Since Zhuge Jiao is the military advisor of the noble family, wouldn't he be more than qualified to be the Chief Military Advisor of the Alliance?"

"Honored One Yang is saying that because you don't know. If Zhuge Jiao takes real power, it is as clear as day that he will operate the Alliance for the benefit of a few noble families."

"......?"

"It has been quite some time since a few sects, including the noble families, have put their selfish desires first and have been disrupting the Martial Alliance. Shaolin and Wudang intend to take this opportunity to purify the Alliance."

"Ah, I see. I did not know that the nine sects and the noble families, who are of the same Righteous Path, were at odds with each other."

Yunhe was flustered for a moment and then said, "The word 'at odds' is a misnomer. The reason why Shaolin and Wudang have stepped forward is for the purification of the Alliance."

"Well, purification is necessary. This Honored One has heard a little about the deceased great elder Haiyue... he really took a lot."

"Ahem, ahem..."

Wu Tian let out a dry cough. After Haiyue's death, all sorts of treasures had poured out of his house, and it had become a topic of conversation.

"I heard there was even a statue of the Eighteen Arhats made of gold. How much gold would it take to make a statue of the Eighteen Arhats?"

"Ahem, ahem... that... was just Grand-uncle Haiyue's deviation... Shaolin did not know."

As Baekji's words flowed in a strange direction, Wu Tian was flustered.

Yunhe quickly stepped forward.

"Of course, Shaolin would not have known. Otherwise, why would the nine sects have audited all the elders dispatched from each sect?"

At that, Wu Tian said, "That is why this humble monk has stepped forward to correct it now. This humble monk has lived his entire life as a martial monk and has guided the younger generation. The only thing I have is the clothes on my back! I will become a model for the elders of the Martial Alliance and will restore the honor of Shaolin."

"Ah, ah... I see."

Baekji nodded his head as if he were impressed and said, "I understand the intentions of Shaolin and Wudang well. I will discuss it with Chief Military Advisor Shangguan and then let you know. But..."

"What is it?"

"This time, on the way when the Alliance Leader was coming, assassins were chasing, and the masters of the Fengyun Pavilion were killed or injured. Even the Fengyun Pavilion Master met with a misfortune... what kind of force has this much power?"

"The noble families!"

Wu Tian answered immediately.

"Zhuge Jiao denied it."

"The Elder Hall is investigating that matter. When physical evidence comes out, the noble families will not be able to deny it."

Yunhe said.

Baekji tilted his head.

'Not the nine sects either? If it's not the noble families or the nine sects, where is it?'

Baekji could roughly see through a person's inner thoughts. Although Zhuge Jiao had told many lies, he had told the truth only about the assassin part.

It was clear that Yunhe also did not know.

'Are those brats the 'Spirit Immortal Sect'?'

Baekji organized his thoughts, stood up, and cupped his fists.

"I must be going now. If you have any inconvenience while you are staying, please let me know."

At Baekji's polite attitude to the end, Wu Tian and Yunhe responded with satisfied expressions, as if they had achieved their initial goal.

"I will wait for good news."

* * *

The next day, Senior Oh returned.

"I'm sorry. The demon head was so strong... I have brought shame to Master's reputation!"

"It's okay. What's so important about my reputation? Are you okay? Come here."

Senior Oh was moved by Baekji's warm words. To think that he would greet him so affectionately instead of hitting him.

"Keu-heuk!"

"A great hero is crying... hurry and sit down and circulate your energy."

Senior Oh sat in a cross-legged position, closed his eyes, and circulated his energy.

Baekji stealthily stood up and placed his palm on Senior Oh's 'baihui' point. Senior Oh felt a warm energy flowing in from the top of his head. It was a very cozy energy.

'A-heu-heu...'

As he was intoxicated by the languid energy, a sudden, sharp pain flashed. Senior Oh's eyes, opened, and he screamed at the pain that felt as if his head had been split with a knife.

"A-ak!"

And then he fainted just like that.

"As expected... that brat, the Blood Demon, played a trick."

The Blood Demon had also learned some of the 'Soul Weaving Art' from the Blood Cult Leader, 'Zhong Yue'. He had separated his own soul and had sent it, planted in Senior Oh's body. He must have been planning to control Senior Oh if necessary.

It was Baekji who had learned the Hyuk-ryeon family's 'Soul Weaving Art'. He easily drew out the Blood Demon's soul and temporarily trapped it in his own 'middle dantian'.

'What should I do with this? I have to put it somewhere else so he won't notice.'

Baekji, after racking his brain, went to the prison.

There was only one person trapped in the prison.

"Keu-a-a-a! I'll kill you! I'll kill everyone!"

Seomun So's furious voice echoed through the underground prison.

When Baekji entered the cell, Seomun So, who was bound in iron chains, rushed at him.

"Ike!"

Baekji instinctively took a step back.

Cheol-keong―!

The iron chains were pulled taut, and Seomun So stopped. Then he stuck out his head and tried to bite Baekji.

'Has Nangong Zhao found out anything?'

He had told Nangong Zhao, Tang Yunseol, and the Demonic Advisor to analyze the 'Blood Demon Sword Sea', but there was no answer yet, as if there were no results.

"Hold on. I'll help you find your senses."

Baekji reached out his hand, subdued Seomun So, then placed his hand on the top of his head and put the Blood Demon's remnant soul, which he had trapped in his 'middle dantian', into him.

At that, a streak of blood light flashed in Seomun So's eyes, which had been stained with madness, and he went limp.

* * *

Baekji trained in seclusion in his residence for three days. Although it was not a sealed place, since Tie Yantai was guarding it, there were few places as safe as this.

To treat the Alliance Leader, he had to completely learn the 'Soul Weaving Art'.

The Hyuk-ryeon family's 'Soul Weaving Art' was very tricky.

The 'Soul Weaving Art', which had started from training and strengthening the soul, had developed over hundreds of years into a technique to purify or divide the soul, and later, it had reached the realm of an evil art, such as controlling or even extracting another person's soul.

'He said it was 'Zhong Yue'. That brat, the Blood Cult Leader, must have found a way to supplement the weakness of the 'Blood Blood Demonic Art' from the Hyuk-ryeon family's 'Soul Weaving Art'.'

Baekji, recalling the 'Blood Demon Sword Sea' he had seen, referred to the Hyuk-ryeon family's 'Soul Weaving Art' and compared them one by one.

And he found out the reason why the Blood Sect had to take living blood.

'I see. To strengthen the soul power when the inner core is not completely formed... he needed living blood. To think he sacrificed so many people just to reach the 'flower realm' quickly...'

If one accumulates energy and forms an inner core, one enters the 'true realm'.

The size of the first inner core is usually the size of a bean. If one continues to focus on internal energy training, the inner core grows to the size of an egg.

In the meantime, the training method of the 'true realm' is to achieve a 'full-body heavenly circulation' that connects the twelve main meridians and the eight extraordinary meridians with the inner core.

Although many training methods have come out to shorten this, in the normal case, it takes several decades. That is why there are also those who are obsessed with miraculous medicines.

For an ordinary person, it takes several decades just to form an inner core, and then they spend the rest of their lives trying to break through the 'full-body heavenly circulation'.

Then they are bound to reach the end of their lifespan.

If one's talent is outstanding or if one gets the help of a miraculous medicine or a fortuitous encounter, forms an inner core early, and finishes the 'full-body heavenly circulation', the 'lower dantian' is eliminated, and one enters the 'middle dantian' training.

When the 'middle dantian' is formed and a 'qi core' is achieved, only then can it be called a true 'flower realm'. When the 'middle dantian qi core' harmonizes with the 'full-body blood vessels' and is eliminated, the 'upper dantian' is then manifested, and one enters the 'divine core' training. This is called the profound realm.

The 'Blood Blood Demonic Art' is a training method that directly grows the 'middle dantian qi core' with soul power, without the completion of the inner core. Since this is like building a building without laying the foundation, the possibility of cultivation deviation is high.

Moreover, one has to constantly take living blood to add soul power.

'According to the Blood Demon, 'Zhong Yue' has now found a way to train the soul without taking living blood...'

He must have found a way from the stolen Hyuk-ryeon family's 'Soul Weaving Art'.

'But he said that brat was also aiming for the family's 'Great Soul Spirit Art'... the 'Soul Spirit Art' is related to the 'divine core' training... if that brat has entered the 'limitless realm', he has already completed the 'divine core', so why was he aiming for the 'Soul Spirit Art'? There must be something else he needs.'

Although he couldn't be sure, he thought that 'Zhong Yue' would aim for the 'Soul Spirit Art' once again.

Hyuk-ryeonhu had said there was nothing to worry about regarding the Blood Sect. Seeing how confident he was, there must be a connection. Baekji, after a long thought, concluded that going to the main base of the Demonic Cult was the priority.

The Martial Alliance was like a den of demons, so it was a place that was difficult to resolve in a short period of time.

If he set foot in it once, he didn't know how long it would take... and the remaining time was a little over two months.

'First, let's treat the Alliance Leader and send him back to the Alliance.'

If the Alliance Leader woke up, the dispute would subside for now.

Baekji organized his thoughts and stood up.

* * *

While Baekji was in seclusion for a while, the 'Divine Doctor of Life and Death' finished the preparations for the 'Great Soul Weaving Art'.

He installed a 'yin-yang taiji diagram plate' in the cave and spread a 'wood, fire, earth, metal, water five elements formation' on top of it. Incense burners were installed around the 'taiji diagram plate'.

The refining of the miraculous medicine was entrusted to Changseon Jin-in.

Baekji went to see Shangguan Ming. As everything was proceeding smoothly, Shangguan Ming's complexion had brightened considerably.

"Chief Military Advisor, you know that the nine sects, the noble families, and Elder Qiu Ganyang are staying at the 'Yang-Bai Guesthouse', right?"

"How could I not know when there was such a commotion? It's strange that Zhuge Jiao and Peng Yitian are staying quiet."

"They're probably lowering themselves for a while to get the Alliance Leader. They're people who can't be trusted at all. But... what are you going to do when the Alliance Leader comes to his senses?"

"He'll have to stay here until he recovers his strength."

Shangguan Ming said as if it were his own house.

"Don't do that, why don't you go with Shaolin and Wudang? If Elder Qiu also joins, it won't be as dangerous as last time."

"Are you telling me to go back to the Alliance?"

"The Alliance Leader has to be in the Alliance."

Shangguan Ming shook his head.

"The Alliance is dangerous."

"Aigoo. If a martial artist is afraid of danger... is that a martial artist? The Alliance Leader is not a child..."

"..."

"You said the Alliance is on the verge of splitting. The Alliance Leader has to go."

"When the Alliance Leader wakes up, he will have something to say."

"A competent military advisor always prepares three plans in advance so that his lord can choose."

At Baekji's words, Shangguan Ming frowned.

"I did not know that you were also skilled in strategy."

"Hmm. What did you think I was..."

I was the Young Lord of the Demonic Cult, whom even the strategists had ignored.

"In my opinion, going back to the Alliance is the best plan. If the nine sects and Elder Qiu use their strength, he will be able to be reinstated."

"Why should I do that?"

"Have you heard of the 'Blood Heaven's Descent'?"

Baekji told him about the 'Blood Heaven's Descent' that he had heard from the Blood Demon. Shangguan Ming's complexion hardened gravely.

"As expected... I was going to investigate each sect and noble family because there was a suspicious flow... but two months is too short a time..."

"It's already too late. It will be difficult to stop. So we have to sort out our definite allies first."

"You said it's difficult to distinguish whether they are 'Spirit Immortal Sect' members or not. How do you plan to find out?"

"The Alliance Leader will be able to tell at a glance."

The Alliance Leader had also entered the 'natural realm'. From the profound realm, where the 'divine core' is completed, the ability to see through the principles of the world and a person's intentions increases.

Shangguan Ming thought for a moment and then said, "By any chance, did he say there were also 'Spirit Immortal Sect' members in the Martial Alliance?"

"He didn't say that... but since he doesn't know everything, there could be."

(End of Chapter)