The Miraculous Divorce Technique

Chapter 31

Four Alliances.

If the righteous faction had the Eui-cheon Alliance, the demonic path had the Four Alliances.

The two groups were divided by the Yangtze River, and the people of the world sometimes called them the Northern Heavenly Alliance and the Southern Martial Alliance.

In other words, along with the Demonic Cult of the outer region of Xinjiang and the Sichuan Assembly, a coalition of righteous and demonic factions in Sichuan, it was one of the groups that divided the world into four.

SWOOSH.

Baek Ryuhon's figure stretched out and disappeared to the east and west.

"Chase him!"

At Geumryeong's signal, Nokryeong also moved.

The two became black streaks of light and chased after Baek Ryuhon.

BAM, BAM, BAM. BAM, BAM.

Baek Ryuhon didn't get far and was exchanging blows with Cheongryeong, who was waiting in the east.

Then, Geumryeong and Nokryeong also joined in.

"Hey! Three against one, aren't you ashamed!"

Baek Ryuhon was sweating profusely as he received the combined attack of the spirits.

"Young Master, where is there cowardice in the dark path? Winning is all that matters."

The banner of the demonic path is freedom and victory.

If freedom was the driving force that gave birth to the demonic path, victory was a concept that was naturally formed while craving survival to stay alive.

The demonic path, which was always at a disadvantage in the long fight against the giant force of the righteous faction, did not shy away from all sorts of combat methods, from assassination to traps, poison, and hidden weapons, and their weapons, unlike the righteous faction which insisted on only swords and sabers, were diverse and unconventional, such as bows, spears, sickles, and whips.

In other words, those who did not shy away from any means to win were precisely the demonic path.

"It is cowardly! Am I an enemy? Didn't you guys come to escort me?"

Even while his hands were moving dizzyingly, Baek Ryuhon's mouth was still alive.

"The Alliance Leader said it was okay to break one or two places."

"..."

Baek Ryuhon swallowed hard.

If he said that, the old man must be furious.

"Let's go back now. Even if you are the Young Master, you can't escape today."

Geumryeong said, raising the corners of his mouth.

To his left and right, Nokryeong and Cheongryeong also had smirks.

It was only natural, as not only the three of them but also three other spirits were surrounding them at ten-zhang intervals.

Moreover, since they carried out intelligence and assassination, they were people with deep knowledge of lightness skill.

No matter how much of a Baek Ryuhon he was, he could not shake off six spirits and run away while surrounded.

WHOOSH.

Qi exploded from Baek Ryuhon's palm as if it were an explosion.

It was the Body-Breaking Art, one of the Ten Arts of the Hegemon-King, a unique martial art passed down to the Lord of the Four Alliances.

PWAAAAAK.

But there was not a single spirit in the place where the qi had exploded.

It was because they had grasped the stance in advance and created a distance.

However, Baek Ryuhon, as if he had expected this, grinned.

"Screeeech."

Baek Ryuhon suddenly let out a piercing whistle.

Then, as if in response, a cry erupted from the sky.

"Screeeeeeek!"

A golden giant bird that appeared, breaking through the clouds in the sky.

And from its mouth, six balls of flame poured out.

BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, BOOM.

The six spirits, who were hit directly by the fireballs in an instant, were engulfed in flames.

But they were all peak masters.

They were able to escape from the flames without a single injury. However, when they, who were covered in a protective aura, broke through the flames, Baek Ryuhon and the giant bird were already gone.

"Damn it!"

Geumryeong stomped his foot on the ground in anger.

No matter how much they were, they could not chase Baek Ryuhon, who had disappeared beyond the sky, unless they had wings.

Nokryeong sighed and said.

"As expected, the Young Master was chosen by the guardian divine bird."

One day, the guardian divine bird, which had served Baek Cheonak as its master, had left and disappeared.

Since that time coincided with when Baek Ryuhon had disappeared, he had wondered, but it was really with Baek Ryuhon.

"He is a person who has mastered six of the Ten Arts of the Hegemon-King at that age. It should be said that it is natural."

Cheongryeong said with a pleasant smile.

It was only natural, as among the successive Lords of the Four Alliances, there were those who became the Lord without the choice of the guardian divine bird, but there were none who were chosen as its master and did not become the Lord.

In other words, the choice of the guardian divine bird meant that he had become an heir that any person of the demonic path could not help but acknowledge.

"What should we do now?"

Hongryeong asked Geumryeong.

Although the Twelve Spirits could be said to be of the same rank, he was the eldest and was in charge of this mission.

"It will take a lot of time to track the Young Master who is using the guardian divine bird. Since it has come to this, we'll have to do it our way."

Geumryeong said, his eyes flashing with killing intent.

"Our way?"

At Hongryeong's question, Geumryeong nodded his head.

"The cause of the Young Master's derailment. The assassination of the Golden Beggar."

"Do you not know the position of the Golden Beggar in the Beggars' Sect? If we make a mistake, a war between the righteous and demonic factions might break out again."

Hongryeong said, as if trying to stop him.

Nokryeong's opinion was not different.

"What will you do if the Young Master becomes even more crooked? What if he goes beyond admiring the Golden Beggar and even joins the Eui-cheon Alliance?"

Cheongryeong, as if it were a headache, shook his head and just looked at the sky.

It meant that he was neutral, so they should do as they pleased.

At his appearance, the taciturn Baekryeong opened his mouth coldly.

"If the Golden Beggar is not enough, we'll have to kill all of the Four Eccentrics. And if that's not enough, wouldn't it be fine to eliminate the Eui-cheon Alliance as well?"

At Baekryeong's words, Jaryeong stepped forward and said.

"Hehe, let's not cross the line that far. For now, I agree with Geumryeong's choice. I don't like that the Young Master has lost his heart to a mere beggar."

With this, it was three in favor, two against, and one neutral.

Geumryeong looked towards the Luoyang branch and uttered chilling words.

"Let's go. We'll kill the Golden Beggar without a trace."

* * *

CREAK.

It was then, as Cheok Sagyeol opened the door of his lodging and entered.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak. Squeak. Squeak, squeak, squeak."

The four baby monkeys rushed in and clung to Cheok Sagyeol's face, shoulders, arms, and legs.

"Oh my. You little rascals. It tickles."

LICK. LICK.

The Yi-Du-Han-Baek, as if they knew that Cheok Sagyeol was their master, licked him incessantly, expressing their intimacy.

Thanks to consuming a Small Recovery Pill every day, the white apes were full of vitality, and their size had also grown to about the size of a forearm.

The little ones, who had been the size of a palm, had grown that much in a short time.

"Ogoo, ogoo. Yes, yes. Are you hungry?"

Cheok Sagyeol smiled with satisfaction and took out a wooden box from his bosom.

Of course, inside it were Small Recovery Pills.

Cheok Sagyeol generously gave them one each in their hands.

The Yi-Du-Han-Baek, after showing their affection once, came down to the floor and began to eat the Small Recovery Pills.

"You have returned."

Sa-wol rose from the floor like a ghost and prostrated herself.

Sa-wol had not been able to leave this place because she had been acting as a monkey nanny all this time.

It was because Cheok Sagyeol had repeatedly warned her in case something happened to the Yi-Du-Han-Baek.

"You've worked hard, Sa-wol."

"Not at all. It is my pleasure to carry out the Supreme One's command."

Cheok Sagyeol sat down in a chair with a 'of course you should' expression and a smile.

"I know you've worked hard too. Here, take this."

Cheok Sagyeol handed a Small Recovery Pill to Sa-wol.

"The Supreme One's grace is as vast as the sea."

"Yes. That's that, but I need to give an order to O-wol and Chil-wol."

"Please give your command."

"Shanxi and Anhui. It is said that they were last seen there. Tell them to look for them."

"Are there any other orders?"

At Sa-wol's question, Cheok Sagyeol thought of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

"The Embroidered Uniform Guard came all the way to the Beggars' Sect. It seems it will be difficult to shake them off just by getting rid of the Thousand Li Tracking Incense."

"It seems they have tracked your movements, my lord."

"I left the scent in several places, but it seemed they followed me, checking each and every one. They are quite meticulous bastards. They might not even fall for the trap I set up in Qinghai Province."

The fact that they did not let a single clue slip by, considering that the pursuit would be slowed down, was proof that they were taking the matter quite seriously.

Moreover, since the Baili Huang fellow was such a novice, there was a high possibility that they had seen through the false information.

"Your subordinate will handle it."

"Do you have a way?"

"Since the Thousand Li Tracking Incense is useless, the clue they have will be your saber, my lord, Sa-wang. I will have a replica of Sa-wang made to confuse the pursuit."

At Sa-wol's words, Cheok Sagyeol took out Sa-wang and showed her the blade.

"I heard that the wavy pattern of this fellow is difficult to reproduce. It won't be easy."

"I will commission a forger, not a blacksmith. I will ask him to put a wavy pattern on the blade."

"A forger? Do you have a way to contact such people?"

There were surely such people in the underworld.

Trash who made and sold fake famous paintings or ceramics.

But since those bastards dealt with only a few specific clients among the upper class and used them as their backing, it was not at all easy to catch their tail.

"Lord, unlike in Xinjiang, such people are common in the Central Plains."

Cheok Sagyeol said with a displeased expression.

"Common... There is really a lot of trash to be cleaned up in the Central Plains."

After contemplating for a moment, Cheok Sagyeol commanded with a cold gaze.

"Commission a hundred replicas of Sa-wang. Then the production of forgeries will decrease while they are being made. And when the commission is over... you know what to do without me saying it, right?"

It meant to dispose of all the trash, just as he had done in Xinjiang.

Sa-wol, who had grasped the Supreme One's intentions, bowed her head and performed a cupped fist salute.

"As you command. Your subordinate will surely pull them out by the roots."

Sa-wol disappeared as if she had been extinguished.

"Now, then, shall I get to work too?"

Cheok Sagyeol stretched, stood up, and first approached Li Bai.

Li Bai, after finishing the Small Recovery Pill, was rolling around and playing.

TAP. TAP, TAP.

Cheok Sagyeol pressed Li Bai's vital points.

Although it was a beast, it couldn't not have vital points.

Because it was a living creature.

Among physicians, there was also a veterinarian called a demonic physician who took care of animals.

"Li Bai, don't be scared and stay still."

Perhaps because of its suddenly immobile body, Li Bai was flustered.

Cheok Sagyeol stroked Li Bai's head as if to soothe it.

And he turned Li Bai around.

RUMBLE.

The internal energy of the Bodhi Lotus Art was released from Cheok Sagyeol's dantian.

As expected, nausea welled up, but Cheok Sagyeol held it in and placed his palm on Li Bai's back.

It was important from now on, so even though he felt like vomiting, he endured it with superhuman patience.

The current work was the work of imprinting an internal energy cultivation method on Li Bai's body.

It was a method of creating a dantian with the energy of the Small Recovery Pill and guiding the qi according to the energy circulation incantation.

Moreover, since he had to adjust Li Bai's breathing to match the cultivation method using acupressure, it was a method that could not even be attempted by anyone other than a master of Cheok Sagyeol's level.

'Li Bai, I will give you the Prajna Divine Art.'

The Prajna Divine Art was an advanced ultimate technique that was counted among the seventy-two ultimate techniques of Shaolin.

He could have had it learn a demonic art, but he didn't know what effect it would have on the beast's unique ferocity, so he had chosen an orthodox martial art.

GRIND. GRIND.

Li Bai was grimacing as if in pain, and veins were bulging all over its body.

Such a phenomenon occurred because the energy it was feeling for the first time in its life was sweeping through its whole body like a wave.

But Li Bai was enduring it, as if it instinctively knew that it was for its own good.

But it was then.

'Huh? An inner core?'

In creating the dantian, it swirled, rounded, and gathered into a small clump, becoming an inner core.

It had taken a form as if it had become a real physical organ.

'Oh. So this is how spiritual beasts make their inner cores.'

Although he had induced it, he could see that it was Li Bai's instinct that had made it into an inner core.

"Phew."

As he removed his hand, Li Bai, as if it had reached its limit, collapsed and fell asleep.

At that moment, Du Fu, Han Yu, and Bai Juyi approached Li Bai and squeaked as if they were worried.

"Don't worry. It will be fine after a good sleep."

Cheok Sagyeol wiped his sweat and gathered his internal energy into his dantian.

It was because he felt like he would vomit if he used any more internal energy.

"Ugh, I can't get used to this internal energy at all."

Cheok Sagyeol staggered to the table, poured himself some tea, and took deep breaths.

When his stomach had calmed down to some extent, the next turn came into his sight.

"Du Fu. It's your turn, so come here."

"Squeak, squeak, squeak."

"Where do you think you're going!"

Cheok Sagyeol caught Du Fu, who was dodging here and there, forced him to sit down, and pressed his vital points.

"The other guys will die of envy when they find out the martial arts you will learn. So receive the great law quietly. Hehe."

After placing his palm on Du Fu's back, he began to guide his internal energy again.

The martial art he was imprinting on Du Fu was a martial art said to be comparable to the Prajna Divine Art.

It was the Wuxiang Great Power, a martial art that only the abbot of Shaolin was allowed to learn.

Next, Cheok Sagyeol instilled the Vajra Arhat Qi Art into Han Yu and the Arhat Divine Art into Bai Juyi.

It was the beginning of Cheok Sagyeol's future companion spiritual beasts and the demonic Buddhist monkeys who used Buddhist qi arts, the Four Demonic Buddhas.

(End of Chapter)