Sword God Reborn

Chapter 144 : I will go in.

Cheon Mubaeck immediately moved with Zhuge Seola.

From Wudang, the Great Purity and Jincheong, and from the Red Scarf Society, Mucheonak and Chuhonsak, and as soon as he unpacked his luggage, the Monk Muso also immediately followed.

"This is the Biseon Cave, where the founding master is said to have cultivated the Tao. It is the place most full of natural energy in our Wudang."

A fiercely pouring waterfall. Beyond it was a wide-open cave. As they entered, they saw a pure white-haired Taoist lying as if dead on a large, square, flat rock.

"This is the former sect leader, Venerable Hyeonyeop."

"Namu Amitabha..."

A comfortable appearance, as if in a deep sleep. A figure of immortal grace, as if an immortal were lying there.

From the outside, it was impossible to tell if he was a Bidara.

All the other people put their hands together, and the Monk Muso rolled his prayer beads with a pitiful gaze.

Cheon Mubaeck, without getting lost in sentiment, quickly scanned the surroundings.

On the four sides of the flat rock, four Taoists were chanting incomprehensible spells.

In the middle, one or two would get up and shake a bell, or swing a bush clover tree as if to hit Venerable Hyeonyeop, who was lying like a corpse.

Mucheonak and Chuhonsak stopped in their tracks at the sight, and Zhuge Seola also had a reluctant face.

Venerable Jincheong smiled bitterly at the crowd's appearance and explained.

"The Taoists with high Taoist power are suppressing the demonic energy of the Bidara by chanting spells."

A sight that those who didn't know might find strange.

Even Mucheonak and Chuhonsak wondered if they could suppress the Bidara with such an act.

It was a natural reaction.

Because it was impossible to feel the immortal energy that filled this place unless one was a Taoist with deep Taoist power.

The Great Purity True Man carefully observed Cheon Mubaeck's reaction.

'He doesn't find it strange at all.'

Even if the Monk Muso was a person of Buddhism, it was understandable, but even Zhuge Seola, who was right next to him, was seen trying to manage her expression.

But Cheon Mubaeck was calm.

Every time those Taoists chanted spells and shook the bell, the Great Purity True Man felt a faint immortal energy.

The immortal energy fluctuated and shook, repeatedly entering and leaving the body of the lying Venerable Hyeonyeop.

It seemed as if Cheon Mubaeck was also feeling such a flow.

'No way...'

Even the Great Purity True Man, who had cultivated his whole life, could only barely feel the flow.

Even Venerable Jincheong of the Taoist Faction next to him could only vaguely distinguish between immortal energy and natural energy.

The rest misunderstood this energy as just natural energy.

That's how much immortal energy, even for a powerful martial artist, could not be read, seen, or felt unless one was a Taoist.

'How can he feel the immortal energy? He's probably sensitive to qi and is mistaking it for natural energy.'

The Great Purity True Man had no choice but to think so. The idea that Cheon Mubaeck could feel the immortal energy and see its flow was something he could not even dream of.

Unfortunately, Cheon Mubaeck was actually feeling the immortal energy.

No, beyond simply feeling it, he had perfectly grasped the flow.

'Certainly, Taoists with deep Taoist power are different.'

Not a single bit of internal energy was felt from the four Taoists who were chanting the spells.

Only immortal energy flowed out. The more they chanted the spells, the clearer the immortal energy became.

Only at this level could they suppress the Bidara.

On the other hand, he also felt a sense of pity.

'In fact, it means there's no way to stop the Bidara.'

It was only possible to this extent because it was the Wudang Sect.

Although Mount Hua and Zhongnan were also Taoist sects, Taoists with such Taoist power would be rare.

If even the Taoist sects of Mount Hua and Zhongnan were like that. What about the other martial sects?

Unless the Monk Muso next to him found a new way in Shaolin. For now, it was a helpless situation.

'Well, it's still worth a try. If the immortal energy is insufficient, I just have to increase it, right?'

It was too early to give up. Cheon Mubaeck was confident in his own way. Since he had come this far, shouldn't he try what he had prepared?

Since immortal energy was staying in this cave itself, it was a much better environment than he had expected.

Cheon Mubaeck turned his gaze to Zhuge Seola.

"Let's begin."

"Yes."

Zhuge Seola moved busily with a determined expression.

She had already discussed and prepared enough with Cheon Mubaeck. The movement to start the work was without hesitation.

"Is it a formation?"

The Great Purity True Man, who was watching, asked.

"Yes. I plan to try with a formation."

"A formation... In what way will you heal him?"

"The Taoists here are suppressing the demonic energy of the Bidara with the immortal energy they have accumulated through long cultivation. But this is not enough."

"Not enough? Great Hero. The Taoists here are the ones with the deepest Taoist power in Wudang. Their cultivation and study are so deep that it wouldn't be strange if they ascended tomorrow."

"Well, that's true, but. It's certainly not enough to heal the Bidara."

Even if he combined all the immortal energy spreading around, it did not reach the immortal energy that was revealed when Cheon Mungyeong recited the verses of the Primordial Root Scripture.

This was the level of the immortal energy of the renowned Taoists of Wudang.

So Cheon Mubaeck had devised a way to amplify the immortal energy gathered here.

"If it's not enough, we just have to amplify it."

"Amplify the immortal energy? Great Hero. Immortal energy can only be accumulated through long study and cultivation. It is impossible to amplify it artificially."

"Have you tried?"

"...Great Hero?"

A hint of annoyance was mixed in Cheon Mubaeck's voice.

In fact, although he hadn't said it, Cheon Mubaeck's annoyance was gradually accumulating at the power struggle and the hidden conspiracy happening in Wudang.

'Damn it. I came as a favor, but someone is trying to use me, someone is slyly hiding their true intentions, what a mess.'

It wasn't like he was an investigator. If it weren't for Wudang, Cheon Mubaeck would have run wild as he pleased. He had endured this much because he respected the struggle that Wudang had shown 40 years ago.

But his patience was slowly reaching its limit.

"Stop saying you can't do it without even trying. You don't even seem desperate, do you?"

The Great Purity True Man flinched for a moment.

"Geez. My master has fallen, but like someone who has given up, you say this can't be done, that can't be done. If it were me, I would have done everything I could. Geez."

Venerable Jincheong, who was watching the conversation, opened his mouth wide.

'How can he be so... arrogant!'

The Great Purity True Man was the sect leader of Wudang. He was also deeply cultivated in Taoism. To dismiss him with a firm tone and even rebuke him.

The Great Purity was Jincheong's senior martial brother. Although he had been quiet since he became the sect leader, his original personality was strict. So much so that he was called the tiger of Wudang.

But at the Great Purity's reaction, Jincheong could not bring himself to interfere. A feeling like shame appeared on his face.

'...?'

He couldn't understand.

Cheon Mubaeck waited for the completion of the formation with a calm face.

"Ta-da, it's all done!"

Evil Person Sealing Formation.

The family formation of the Zhuge Clan.

It was just as its name suggested.

It was a sealing formation that sealed the actions of evil people.

If it were a simple sealing formation, it would not be a secret art passed down only to the direct line of the Zhuge Clan.

Because any place famous for formations would have at least one sealing formation.

The Evil Person Sealing Formation had become famous in the Righteous-Demonic War.

"It's the Evil Person Sealing Formation."

"Evil Person Sealing Formation!"

"Are you talking about the formation that is said to have swallowed the Seven Moves Severing Demon during the Righteous-Demonic War?"

A demon who could sever the limbs of any opponent with just seven moves.

Zhuge Seon had dealt with such a demon with a single formation, and that was the Evil Person Sealing Formation.

Although the crowd was surprised by the fact that the one who had set up the Evil Person Sealing Formation was the young Zhuge Seola, who was in her prime, they soon had a question.

"But why are you using the Evil Person Sealing Formation here?"

"Instead of the internal energy of the sealed person, it will amplify the immortal energy trapped inside the formation."

Of course, it was not an easy task.

Strictly speaking, it was on a completely different track from the existing Evil Person Sealing Formation.

No, it was not an exaggeration to say that it was a completely new formation.

Zhuge Seola said with a proud expression.

"It's done. I've checked carefully to see if there are any wrong parts or mistakes. It turned out well, just as I practiced!"

"Good work. You've finally completed it properly. Truly amazing."

At Cheon Mubaeck's praise, Zhuge Seola's face flushed and she twisted her body. Cheon Mubaeck had never sincerely praised someone like this before.

That's how surprising this matter was for Cheon Mubaeck. Of course, the fact that he had given a lot of advice on the side was a big part of it, but if it weren't for Zhuge Seola, it was something he wouldn't have even been able to try.

She looked at Cheon Mubaeck with nervous eyes.

"It will work out, right?"

"It will. I'm sure you did a great job, young lady."

Cheon Mubaeck muttered so and walked calmly. It was in the form of a five-direction formation with five vertices centered on Venerable Hyeonyeop.

"Taoists, please stand at each vertex."

At Cheon Mubaeck's request, the Taoists who were chanting spells stared at the Great Purity True Man.

The Great Purity True Man nodded his head.

"Since Young Master Cheon here has a plan, please cooperate. Seniors."

"Hmm. If it's the sect leader's request..."

When the Taoists stood in their places, Cheon Mubaeck stood at the top vertex.

"Everyone, as you have been doing until now, please handle the immortal energy in your own way."

"Should we think of it as pushing the immortal energy into this formation? Young Master."

"Yes, that's right."

The Taoists nodded their heads and, as before, chanted spells and shook the bell.

Cheon Mubaeck also recited the verses of the Primordial Root Scripture, which were floating in his head, in a small but clear voice.

It was something that only Cheon Mubaeck, who had completely mastered the contents of the Primordial Root Scripture while interpreting and teaching it to Chae Garyeong in Chongqing, could do.

"......!"

The eyebrows of the Great Purity True Man, who was watching, twitched.

Before long, Venerable Jincheong's expression also changed, and the Monk Muso's pupils also widened.

'Immortal energy...!'

A clear light emanated from the formation drawn on the floor.

The transparent light gradually became so intense that it seemed to burn pure white.

"Oh, indeed!"

As a clear change appeared before their eyes, the faces of those who were watching flushed.

"This is, natural energy... no, it's different!"

"So this is immortal energy."

"Heo."

Admiration poured out from the crowd. An energy different from internal energy.

That pure white energy raged within the formation, and its light became clearly distinct.

A pure white dot like a snowflake turned on and off like a lamp, and then was connected in a straight line like a pure white line.

As time passed, the lines gathered into one and covered the formation like a curtain.

The immortal energy, which had no substance, appeared clearly before their eyes.

At that moment, Cheon Mubaeck's eyes narrowed.

'Wait a minute?'

A single thought that pierced through his head.

Could he accumulate that like internal energy?

Immortal energy did not gather or clump together. It had the property of spreading and scattering widely in the atmosphere. Like nature. As if it was there, but not there.

But those immortal energies could not escape the formation and gathered to become a dot, the dot became a line, and the line became a curtain.

It did not scatter. It was gathering. It was accumulating.

If so.

'If I go in there and recite the Primordial Root Scripture?'

The power of the Primordial Root Scripture that interfered with the flow of immortal energy.

What if he went in there?

Even the great Cheon Mubaeck had almost no knowledge of immortal energy.

He couldn't be sure. It might be dangerous. In the first place, the original Evil Person Sealing Formation was to make the target fall into qi deviation.

But Cheon Mubaeck felt a strong intuition.

And that intuition had never betrayed Cheon Mubaeck.

"I will go in."

"What? You're going in there?"

Zhuge Seola was startled.

"It seems it will be effective to go inside."

"Wait a minute. We haven't tested going inside the formation in the first place. It might be dangerous."

Zhuge Seola's face turned pale.

The original Evil Person Sealing Formation was to make the target in the formation run rampant.

Although the current formation had been changed a lot, the gist had not changed.

In any case, wasn't it amplifying the energy inside the formation and affecting the target?

So it was unknown what would happen if Cheon Mubaeck went in.

Even Zhuge Seola, who had created the new formation, could not be sure.

But Zhuge Seola's pupils trembled as she saw Cheon Mubaeck's expression.

"Don't worry. There's no problem."

Cheon Mubaeck was confident and, without giving her a chance to stop him, strode into the formation.

Zhuge Seola, with a pale face, prepared to dismantle the formation in case something happened.

But Cheon Mubaeck, who had actually gone inside, was calm.

No, rather, a strange heat appeared on his face.

The immortal energy raging inside the formation.

Standing in the middle of it, Cheon Mubaeck recited the Primordial Root Scripture.

(End of Chapter)