The Miraculous Divorce Technique

Chapter 48

"Huang, tell me the whole story with your own mouth."

Baili Jian said, pulling up a chair and sitting down.

He seemed to have no energy to stand, perhaps due to the great shock.

"Yes... Father."

Baili Huang calmly explained what had happened to him.

From the Half-Immortal Wine that Geumgae Lee Cheon-eok had given him, to going to Luoyang and returning to Suzhou.

Baili Jian, Lee Ok-yeon, and Baili Lin, who were listening to Baili Huang's explanation, listened with a calm attitude until the end.

"Phew... I prided myself on knowing as much as I could about the strange stories and ghost stories of the martial world... but this is really..."

Baili Jian, as if his throat were dry, picked up the teacup on the table and drank it in one gulp.

"But who is that person over there?"

The place where Baili Jian's gaze turned was where Cheok Sagyeol was.

The current Cheok Sagyeol was not the face of Muheo in his youth, but his own face in his youth.

The Indian Yoga Divine Art had finally reached a level where it was possible to change one's appearance.

Moreover, since he had worn Sa-wang after a long time, his previous appearance could not be found.

"Brother. As I said before, he is the great hero, Jeokun, who swapped bodies with Grand Master Muheo."

"But that appearance is not Grand Master Muheo, is it?"

At Baili Jian's question, Cheok Sagyeol answered.

"It is one of the secret ultimate techniques of my sect. Don't ask too many questions, and this should be proof enough."

As soon as Cheok Sagyeol finished speaking, he moved the internal energy of the Bodhi Lotus Art.

Then, a golden energy flickered behind Cheok Sagyeol's back.

"Demon-Subduing Qi!"

Baili Jian could recognize it at a glance.

He was also a person who had participated in the war against the Demonic Cult as a member of the Eui-cheon Alliance several times in his youth.

He had the experience of witnessing the divine presence of Grand Master Muheo, even from a distance.

"Hah... so those crazy bastards, the Four Eccentrics, have really caused a big accident..."

Baili Jian clicked his tongue and shook his head.

"Now, the situation should be understood. Let's discuss the future direction."

At Cheok Sagyeol's question, the crowd focused their attention on him.

"The key is the Half-Immortal Wine. From the circumstances, it seems that there are no members of the Four Eccentrics who have not used it. For now, it has been confirmed that Muheo and Geumgae have used up all of the Half-Immortal Wine, and it will be necessary to confirm whether the remaining two have left any. Also, we will have to investigate the unidentified Daoist priest who made that damn wine."

"The Golden Seven Squad is on the Four Eccentrics' side, Mr. Jeokun."

Baili Huang's words were true.

The six members of the Golden Seven Squad, excluding Cheok Sagyeol, had divided into groups of three and were moving to obtain intelligence on the Four Eccentrics.

Moreover, since Cheok Sagyeol's intelligence unit, the Red Moon, was investigating separately, there seemed to be no need to add more personnel.

"Good. I'll leave that to you, Baili Huang."

Cheok Sagyeol said with a silent smile.

He couldn't help but entrust it to him because passion was overflowing from his eyes.

"What is the Golden Seven Squad, Huang?"

At Lee Ok-yeon's question, Baili Huang said with a bright face.

It was because he had the experience of being praised by Cheok Sagyeol for the Golden Seven Squad.

"It is a private intelligence unit that I have selected using Geumgae's position. It is an intelligence unit that moves independently without any connection to the Beggars' Sect. I created it because I thought I needed people who would move according to my will without attracting the attention of the Beggars' Sect."

'He's saying unnecessary things that he doesn't need to say.'

'The attitude of asking for praise like a puppy was clearly revealed.'

'Is he naive... or stupid... phew, what a simple guy.'

'Right, he must have been thirsty for his parents' praise all this time.'

'Indeed, Baili Huang's eyes would sparkle even if I just said he did well during training.'

"Now, now, then we who are here just need to catch that unidentified Daoist priest... but the problem is that there are no clues about him."

At Cheok Sagyeol's mention, Baili Lin continued.

"He said that he met Lee Cheon-eok in Jiangsu Province. Then there might be someone who knows about him somewhere in Jiangsu Province. And Jiangsu Province can be said to be our Baili family's front yard."

'What front yard? It's half and half with the Danmok family.'

Cheok Sagyeol swallowed the words that came from within and asked.

"Then will you release the Baili family's retainers and conduct an investigation?"

"If we do that, the matter concerning the heir of our main family could leak out, so that won't do."

It was a firm refusal from the family head, Baili Jian.

"Then do you have something in mind?"

"It is a strange matter of swapping souls. And we, who have a foothold in the martial world, knew nothing about it. Even the Hidden Wind Squad, who are rich in knowledge, were the same."

'That's right. I don't know if the Hidden Wind Squad is rich in knowledge, but it's something that even I, the Supreme One of the Demonic Cult, have never heard of.'

'It was a matter that even the Red Moons, who handle all sorts of information, did not know.'

"Are you thinking that he is not a martial artist, family head?"

"That's right. And one certain thing about him is that he is a Daoist priest, isn't it?"

"Unless he deliberately disguised himself as a Daoist priest, that would be the case."

Daoist priest. It literally means a practitioner who cultivates the Dao or believes in Daoism.

Although there are numerous sects in Daoism, they can be largely divided into two.

The martial lineage and the sorcery lineage.

The martial lineage are those who seek to attain the Dao through martial arts, like the existing Wudang Sect and Huashan Sect.

Most of them had a foothold in the martial world.

The sorcery lineage are those who train in sorcery and magic to become immortals.

They also had a foothold in the martial world in the past, but now there is no place that exists as a martial arts sect.

"Are you suspecting a Daoist sect that has inherited the sorcery lineage, family head?"

"As you know, Mr. Jeok, sorcery has a wider variety than martial arts, and it is said that there are many cases of using extraordinary supernatural powers."

Although he had not seen it with his own eyes, it was said to be so.

Because sorcerers often appeared in stories passed down through oral traditions and folk tales.

But now, most sorcerers were just quacks selling medicine.

This was because sorcery itself relied more on innate qualities than on acquired efforts.

Although martial arts were also like that, sorcery was so extreme that it had disappeared into history.

"Do you by any chance have any acquaintances in that field?"

At Cheok Sagyeol's question, Baili Jian nodded his head.

"Among my personal acquaintances, there is a person named Jamheoja. He is from Yangzhou and is now here in Suzhou, so we can meet him even tomorrow. And..."

"Is there another person?"

'It might be. Since he is the head of a family with a long history, at least in Jiangsu Province.'

But the answer that followed was different from his expectation.

"I don't know the person, but you must have heard of it, Mr. Jeok. The Way of the Celestial Masters. The main headquarters of that Way of the Celestial Masters, Mount Longhu, is here in Jiangsu Province."

"Ah... the Way of the Celestial Masters."

Although he didn't know the details, he had heard of it.

One of the sects that is said to be the origin of Daoism, along with the Way of Supreme Peace of Zhang Jue, the leader of the Yellow Turban Rebellion at the end of the Later Han Dynasty.

Although it was founded around the same time as the Way of Supreme Peace, the Way of the Celestial Masters was a place that had been passed down until now, unlike the Way of Supreme Peace, whose lineage had been cut off.

And to be precise, they were a branch of the sorcery lineage.

"But will they have that much knowledge left?"

It was a place that had been passed down only as a folk belief for thousands of years.

Cheok Sagyeol felt that it would be difficult to expect anything from them.

"I don't know either. But since it boasts a long history, there might be an old document or a story that could be a clue, don't you think?"

"Hmm... that's true."

"For now, I will arrange a meeting with Jamheoja, so let's meet him first."

"I understand."

When the discussion with Baili Jian was over, Cheok Sagyeol looked back at Baili Huang.

"I'll be going, so you rest well at the main family after a long time. Do your work with the Golden Seven Squad here as well."

"Mr. Jeokun. Am I not receiving any more training?"

"There should be no need for any more guidance. I heard that you also passed the teacher's test, but are you still not confident in yourself?"

"N-no."

"Reflect on the training process so far and train yourself. It will also be helpful to change your training method like that."

"I understand."

Cheok Sagyeol nodded his head and gave a separate look to Baili Lin.

As if he had understood, Baili Lin followed Cheok Sagyeol out of the office.

"Huang, did you receive teachings from that person, Jeokun?"

Baili Jian said, looking at the door they had left.

"Yes, Father."

"How were his skills?"

"He was a person whose level I could not possibly fathom."

"You don't know even roughly?"

"He was a person who greatly helped me reach the peak realm. I think he is at least above the super-peak level. But that is not certain either."

At Baili Huang's answer, Baili Jian and Lee Ok-yeon's eyes became as wide as a startled rabbit's.

"P-peak? Did you say peak just now?"

"Yes. It's all thanks to Mr. Jeokun. Of course, it was possible because I had the body of a peak master, Geumgae."

"..."

Baili Jian was at a loss for words.

No matter how much one possessed the body of a peak master, it was useless without enlightenment.

Moreover, his son was a third-rate who couldn't even handle sword qi.

'Don't tell me he forcibly injected the enlightenment of the peak into a third-rate?'

Baili Jian was suddenly worried about qi deviation.

"I-is there anything wrong with your body? Like intermittent headaches, or fainting, or an uncontrollable anger welling up."

"Dear, are you by any chance worried about qi deviation?"

Lee Ok-yeon asked with a pale face.

"At first... when Lee Cheon-eok, in Huang's body, showed his sword energy, I did not suspect qi deviation. Thinking about it now, I think it was because I instinctively felt it was natural."

'Contrary to that time, now that I am instinctively conscious that he is my son, a sudden worry has arisen.'

Baili Huang, knowing that feeling, felt a pang in his chest again.

"Don't worry. There's nothing wrong with me. That's why Mr. Jeokun guided me with a training that was close to a real battle. He said to empty my mind of thoughts like stances, circulation methods, and enlightenment, and just accept what my body tells me to do. Then the peak body will lead my mind to that realm."

"Hah..."

Baili Jian opened his mouth without realizing it.

Although it was a simple explanation that anyone could understand if they heard it, he couldn't even fathom what level the teacher had to be at to actually apply it.

'My son has obtained a fortuitous encounter. Meeting him itself is a fortuitous encounter.'

Baili Jian could think about Cheok Sagyeol again.

"Then will you show me your strong qi once? I think I'll be relieved only after my father sees and confirms it himself."

"Yes, then please step back for a moment."

Baili Huang stood proudly in the middle of the office and closed his eyes.

ROAR.

It was not just a strong qi, but a protective qi.

A defensive qi art that surrounded the entire body with strong qi.

Baili Huang's protective qi formed a complete shape from the top of his head to the tips of his toes.

"Wow... it's perfect..."

Baili Jian was purely impressed.

There was no shaking of the energy, and no unstable parts could be found.

If we were to consider only the protective qi, it was at a level no less than his own.

"That's enough."

WHOOSH.

Baili Huang withdrew his qi art and slowly controlled his breathing.

He was still inexperienced in calming his greatly agitated dantian.

"You must have had a hard time all this while, Huang."

Lee Ok-yeon also looked at her son with proud eyes.

* * *

"I have a favor to ask of the Pavilion Master."

Cheok Sagyeol, after leaving the Heavenly Wind Pavilion, looked back at Baili Lin and said.

"A favor? What is it?"

"Please let me have a private meeting with Lee Cheon-eok."

"Can you tell me the reason?"

"It is to ask about that old man, Muheo."

"Muheo... may I ask what you will ask?"

"Do you really need to know?"

At Cheok Sagyeol's calm question, Baili Lin shrugged his shoulders.

"I don't really need to know. I understand. Since you gave great help in capturing Lee Cheon-eok, that much is not difficult."

Cheok Sagyeol, who was listening to Baili Lin's words, twitched his eyebrows as if his mood had been soured.

'But this bastard is subtly using informal speech... you young bastard... should I catch you once...'

TREMBLE.

Baili Lin, at the sudden chill, rubbed his arms.

'It's not like I've caught a cold in May or June, so why the chill? Geez...'

(End of Chapter)