Chuarararara!
With Kim Yeon and my abilities, we connect to the Mad Lord's consciousness and, using Oh Hye-seo's power, call forth his past mories from within.
Seo Hweol seems to know exactly which mory is the most painful for the Mad Lord, as he quickly flies through his mories to that point.
After a while,
We find ourselves confronted with a certain 'scene.'
—Yes, there is a next ti. Let's wait until then.
A dark secret room.
Yes, it seems to be deep within a cave residence.
This isn't the first ti I've seen soone's mories.
Occasionally, while placing a Seated Detachnt, Standing Oblivion single strike into others, I've glimpsed fragnts of their mories.
For instance, even when I implanted the All-Heavens Sword into the Mad Lord's heart essence during the 19th cycle, I caught a very brief glimpse of his mories.
It was also then that Seo Hweol slyly hinted at so information about his Tainted Soul Filling the Heavens.
In any case,
When peeking into soone's mories, in the case of mortals, the mory perspective is mostly in 'first-person.'
However, in the case of 'cultivators,' due to their consciousness domains, their mories are composed of everything perceived within it.
Thus, the mories of cultivators are predominantly in the 'observer perspective.'
To be precise, the mories of cultivators are a mixture of first-person and third-person perspectives.
Therefore, in the Mad Lord's mories, I am able to observe what he was doing as I peek into his recollections.
—Definitely. Next ti, I will definitely be with her.
In his youth, the Mad Lord, bearing a six-colored pattern on his face, makes such a vow, swallowing an unidentified pill and closing his eyes to focus on his cultivation.
As he practices for a while after taking the pill, two patterns on his face, which were partially rged, completely unite into one.
Now, only five colored patterns remain on the Mad Lord's face.
He mutters with shining eyes.
—Wait for , dear...I will definitely co for you. To grow old together, to be with each other for a hundred years. Because that is what we promised...
The heart of the Mad Lord, who made this vow, is so beautiful and dreamlike.
And as I observe this scene within the Mad Lord's mories, Seo Hweol's consciousness appears beside .
[Hoho...Though I guided it with my own hands, the Jo clan, including Jo Yeon, always exceeded my expectations.]
[...?]
[Now then, I shall cover up the mory that Mad Lord Jo Yeon despises the most.]
Splash, gurgle-
As he says this, Seo Hweol's consciousness transforms into sothing resembling black liquid, beginning to fill the scene within Jo Yeon's consciousness.
Chuararararara!
The black darkness of his Tainted Soul Filling the Heavens engulfs Jo Yeon's mories.
I realize that the surroundings have turned pitch black, so I protect my and Kim Yeon's consciousness.
Just then,
Flash!
Seo Hweol, Kim Yeon, Oh Hye-seo, and I are all violently ejected from the Mad Lord's mind by a powerful resistance.
'Th-This...!'
I flinch in surprise as I identify the formula that is pushing us away.
This is definitely the Wonderfully Mysterious Innate Heart Canon.
Paaatt!
When I regain my composure, I find myself standing in front of the Mad Lord, fully conscious.
And the mont I see the look in his eyes, I imdiately know.
'The Mad Lord has regained his senses.'
But at the sa ti, I know sothing is wrong.
"Remove this hand."
Though the madness has clearly subsided, his eyes are heavily bloodshot, and a thick murderous intent is seeping from his entire body.
I release my grip on the Mad Lord and take a step back.
He glances at briefly before glaring at Seo Hweol's projection behind .
"Elder Jo Yeon. The Bright Cold Realm is currently..."
The next mont.
Without even listening to us, the Mad Lord imdiately manipulates the Wonderfully Mysterious Fortress and detonates Seo Hweol's body.
Whoosh!
He turns his head to glare at and speaks.
"Did you join hands with Seo Hweol?"
"...It's a temporary alliance for now..."
"Then die."
In the next instant, the Mad Lord's [Her] and Puppet Hyeon Eum lunge at .
Kuadudududuk!
'Damn it...'
Though he's regained his senses, it seems he's beco even more ferocious and filled with killing intent.
I glance at the Mad Lord.
His consciousness, previously a chaotic mix of colors, is now solely afla with blood-red and dark crimson.
The current Mad Lord is overflowing with hatred and animosity towards the world.
'This is the first ti I've seen the Mad Lord like this.'
Whenever I brought the Mad Lord back to his senses in the past, he was always a calm and benevolent elder.
I vaguely assud that the sa Mad Lord would return this ti as well, but what erged is a completely different being.
"When you kidnapped my disciple last ti, didn't you hint at Tainted Soul Filling the Heavens with that Heart Tribe single strike or whatever? But now you've co here after joining hands with Seo Hweol. Have you already been eroded by that bastard?"
"That would never be the case, Old Man Jo Yeon."
"Then just why...!?"
Kuuung—
Blocking the attacks from Puppet Hyeon Eum and [Her], I take a heavy step towards the Mad Lord.
"Look."
I lay bare my heart essence to the Mad Lord without holding back.
"..."
Upon seeing it, the Mad Lord seems to flinch in surprise.
With the Entering Heavens sight granted by the Wonderfully Mysterious Innate Heart Canon, my heart essence must appear like a hellish inferno to him.
"The Elder's pain and suffering."
Drip, drip...
As I recall that mont again, black tears naturally flow from my eyes.
"I don't entirely fail to understand it. No matter how powerful Tainted Soul Filling the Heavens may be, it cannot erode soone who is already broken like us. Isn't that right, Elder Jo Yeon?"
At my words and the sight of my heart essence, the Mad Lord stares at my eyes for a mont, then rubs his head and flicks his fingers.
His Wonderfully Mysterious Innate Heart Canon trembles causing [Her] and [Black Lord] to be detached from my body.
"...It seems Seo Hweol temporarily broke one of the mories I hold most dear. Thanks to the absence of that information, I've regained so clarity...but that doesn't an the emotions tied to those mories have vanished. I...I still can't control this raging anger. I'll listen to what you have to say out of respect for your sincerity and my disciple, but don't provoke . Right now, I'm like a bomb ready to explode at any mont."
I begin to explain as I look at Jo Yeon, who has intent as red as Jeon Myeong-hoon.
"...First of all, a disaster has descended upon the Bright Cold Realm. Because of that...the Human Race had to be driven out of their own territory."
I briefly explain the situation, starting with how the Human Race lost their holand.
The Mad Lord listens to my story, then stares at with bloodshot eyes and asks,
"So, you want to expel a Star Shattering stage monster outside the world. The one pulling from outside will be Seo Hweol, the one pushing will be you, and I'll be keeping it busy for a while, is that it?"
"That's correct."
"..."
The Mad Lord glares at with a displeased look and asks,
"Why should I do that?"
"That's because..."
And then, it happens.
Tstststststs—
Beside , Kim Yeon, who is connected to through the Wonderfully Mysterious Innate Heart Canon, appears.
She created a Gang Sphere clone and overlaid it with an illusion to send a projection next to .
She was originally struggling at the Five Energies Converging to the Origin stage, but after obtaining a Demon Core of the Earth Tribe, she linked it with her Inner Core, ford a Gang Sphere, and quickly reached Ultimate Pinnacle.
[The reason is, you owe sothing.]
Kim Yeon's projection speaks confidently as she looks at the Mad Lord.
At her words, the Mad Lord smirks and says,
"Oho, it seems you've done well the howork I assigned you."
[Yes. I have fully deciphered everything. So please help out the disciple who has inherited your teachings.]
However, the Mad Lord snorts.
"You're saying sothing laughable, my disciple. If you had fully deciphered the magic artifact I made for you, you should have already mastered the Wonderfully Mysterious Innate Heart Canon. But it seems you haven't. The reason is obvious. You must have received help from soone, right?"
At his words, Kim Yeon nods.
[That's right. I received help from soone with the sa Extraordinary Pattern Law Talent as you.]
The Mad Lord's eyes widen.
"Received help from soone with the Extraordinary Pattern Law Talent... Could it be that the filthy bloodline of the Jo Clan still continues to this day?"
Baduduk—
He grinds his teeth and mutters,
"It makes my skin crawl...Truly disgusting. The grudge with that clan..."
I slightly furrow my brows as I look at the Mad Lord.
Judging by the intense emotions boiling within him, it seems he's about to go after Buk Hyang-hwa to kill her.
But in the next mont,
[So what are you going to do?]
Kim Yeon turns the question back to the Mad Lord.
[Do you really think you can do anything to the person I'm protecting?]
"..."
The Mad Lord glares at Kim Yeon for a mont.
Then he closes his eyes.
"...Fine. Whether or not you received help from soone with the Extraordinary Pattern Law Talent, you must have heard my ssage, so you should know what I want."
[Yes. And I know that I am the only one who can fulfill your wish.]
"Yes, that's correct. But...for you to fulfill my wish, that level of mastery in the Wonderfully Mysterious Innate Heart Canon won't do. It's regrettable that you used a shortcut to decipher my task and failed to properly advance your realm."
The Mad Lord's bloodshot eyes are fixed on Kim Yeon.
"...This ti, I will help you. But the next ti you appear, you must have grown enough to fulfill my wish!"
[...Understood.]
Kim Yeon nods, and the Mad Lord's killing intent eases slightly at her response.
"Alright, I understand. Now, take to that so-called Ghost Guiding Holy Mother or whatever. However, make sure to not bring that Seo Hweol bastard in front of . I'll definitely lose my mind if I see him."
Thud—
The Mad Lord sends a lump of energy condensed with the formula of the Wonderfully Mysterious Innate Heart Canon towards Kim Yeon's projection.
It seems to be a formula containing insights into the Wonderfully Mysterious Innate Heart Canon.
Kim Yeon absorbs the mass of formula, and I send a voice transmission to Seo Hweol, who is observing the Wonderfully Mysterious Fortress from a distance.
—You follow from a distance. The Mad Lord doesn't want to see you.
When I send him this heart ssage he nods.
[Understood. In that case, Daoist Seo, please bring the Mad Lord. I will prepare to pull with my madam from the Astral Realm.]
Tstststststs!
After finishing his words, Seo Hweol completely vanishes from the spot, leaving no trace behind.
Kugugugu!
The Wonderfully Mysterious Fortress takes to the sky.
"Where do we need to go?"
"Please head towards Heaven-Earth Palace for now. The place where the Flying Immortal Platform was when we first ascended."
"Got it."
Despite being engulfed in anger and pain, the Mad Lord has regained his senses to so extent and follows my lead as I guide him.
"Kim Yeon. Since the Mad Lord has regained his senses now, withdraw your consciousness."
However, Kim Yeon looks at with a troubled expression and sends a heart ssage through the Wonderfully Mysterious Innate Heart Canon.
As I listen to her, I get a headache and frown.
"...Just ignore it for now. This isn't the ti for an argunt..."
Just then,
Pa-jik, Pa-jijijik!
[W-Wait, Grandmother Yeon. You shouldn't...ugh!]
Kwa-jijijik!
A bolt of lightning shoots through Kim Yeon's consciousness, causing her projection to transform into sothing familiar to .
It's the projection of Yeon Wei.
As expected of an old monster who has lived for 40,000 years, she seems to have mastered a secret art that interferes with another's consciousness and alters their projection.
[Seo Eun-hyun!]
Clench!
Yeon Wei's projection grabs by the collar the mont she appears.
[You...just what...just what have you done!? The four disciples of the Golden Divine Heavenly Thunder Sect, just where did they go? Just, just how much more must you take from to be satisfied! Huh!?]
She clings to , her voice trembling with anger and sorrow, and grinds her teeth as if on the verge of tears.
[How much longer!? Will you only take from us!?]
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