Elsewhere, such as the Qingcheng Sect, many things were happening too.
Jang Seo-ah, the Sword of Earth, had left Sichuan months earlier under the orders of her master to investigate her junior brothers whereabouts. After confirming Mae Hong-sungs death, she ca back to Zhongyuan after suffering through a number of hardships on the road. Without a chance to pull herself together, she returned to Mount Qingcheng with his sword in hand. All she wanted was to deliver this grim news to her master and her senior brother as soon as possible.
But when she finally arrived back at Mount Qingcheng
What greeted her arrival was neither her master nor her senior brother, but their spirit tablets upon the shrine [1].
Master! Senior Brother!
She could not contain her tears and fell to the ground in mourning.
Jang Seo-ah had entered the Qingcheng Sect only after having lived a lonely and painful life as an orphan. At Mount Qingcheng, she t a family: she had her master and her martial brothers.
Being slow in cultivation, the Sword of Earth never earned the most attention. Of course, she also knew that her master had often swept over her body with a licentious eye.
But even so, he was my master He has taken care of since I was young. Instead of letting die in the cold of winter, he took in and gave a new life.
But that person no, her whole family had died.
The loss that Jang Seo-ah felt was hard to put into words. Suddenly, she was alone in a world full of red roses. It was as if everything in the world was harmoniously intertwined, but she just couldnt imrse herself within it.
She felt numb to the core and spent the next few days crying.
No, it wasnt just a few days. Her grief lasted months.
She didnt eat or drink properly. Thus, as ti went by, she withered until her bones showed.
So of the elders tried to comfort her. Seo-ah Please eat sothing. Youve barely eaten or slept for the past months
Elder
Dont worry. Im fine
Of course, what they really ant was: Im just afraid that we might lose the last successor of the Sword of Blue Clouds and Red Sunset.
Interestingly, Sang Seo-ah finally regained her senses half a year later thinking this very thought: Last successor Thats right! Im the last successor!
She grabbed her sword and went to find the elders, asking, Who was the one who killed Master and Senior Brother?
The elders shook their heads, We dont know for sure, but we simply suspect that it has to do with the Cult of the Heavenly Demon.
The Cult of the Heavenly Demon! Im Jang Seo-ah, the apprentice of the First Apprentice and the Sword of Earth of the Three Swords of Qingcheng.
It seed that in this small province of Murim, an instance of revenge had birthed another journey for vengeance.
Back in the Cult, Woon-seong imdiately left the Third Gate once he woke up.
With a thundering sound, a huge stone gate opened, allowing light to pour into the room.
Walking out, Woon-seong quickly passed through the mountains of the Inner Garden inside the Palace. He briefly stopped by the lake and glanced towards the pavilion where he and Chun Hwi had spent ti when the Heavenly Demon had still been healthy.
Master.
But now there was nothing to say and no one to talk to.
Turning away, Woon-seong focused on his current job. The place where I can et the Unrecorded Demonic Group
As he walked out of the Inner Garden, soone was waiting for him.
Sang In-hyo, who had been watching over Woon-seong since the Cave of Latent Demons, was now one of his trusted subordinates. He ca to Woon-seong with new clothing, as if he had known that Woon-seong was training.
Weve been waiting for you, sir.
Next to Sang In-hyo was Mok Dae-young, who was standing in for the Senior Strategist.
Woon-seong received the fresh clothes from Sang In-hyo with a nod. The clothes he currently wore had been soaked through with sweat and then charred by the Divine Fla.
Returning the destroyed set to Sang In-hyo he said, Theres a place I need to go.
A place to go? Sang In-hyo asked as Mok Dae-young also looked at him in question.
It seed odd that Woon-seong had left the Inner Garden and sounded so urgent.
Woon-seong briefly said, We may just be able to tip the power balance to our favor.
Sang In-hyo and Mok Dae-young both swallowed so saliva. The Young Leader is not a man that tells liesThen there must be a reason he believes that.
As they were thinking, Woon-seong had already started moving in a rush.
Sang In-hyo and Mok Dae-young asked, Where are you heading?
The Cults Demonic Armory.
The armory? Now? Sang In-hyo still rembered going to the armory as a guide for Woon-seong, back when the Young Leader had just beco a Great Demon and needed a new weapon. But nobody is allowed inside the armory without the Leaders permission.
The although he is poisoned, but Chun Hwi is still the Cult Leader was left unsaid.
Sang In-hyo quietly noted the speed at which Woon-seong was traveling, which was now well beyond the speed of a Great Demon.
I know.
And you still insist on going?
Woon-seong responded matter of factly, Theres soone I need to et there.
Soone you need to et?
Mok Dae-young and Sang In-hyo followed after the Young Leader and tilted their heads at the sa ti, but Woon-seong did not answer the question. Instead, he just quietly sped up, eventually leaving the two behind.
Of course, Woon-seong was not randomly deciding to pay the Demonic Armory a visit.
The day I entered the armory, there was soone guarding the place.
Woon-seong had chosen the armory as the place to contact the Unrecorded Demonic Group because he knew that while he had not seen the man, a mber had been there: Woon-seong had heard his voice.
That person must be it
Woon-seong soon reached the place where the armory was visible. Im here.
Shh!
Woon-seong suddenly stopped and dropped to the ground. He had stopped on the outskirts, such that he could enter the armory if he wanted. Instead of continuing forward, he broadened his senses.
Engaging qi sense!
His qi spread in a circle, allowing him to feel even the flapping of wings by the spirit beasts in the trees. In between this aura he felt a strange sensation, a blurry but unbroken presence.
Woon-seong smiled. Just as I expected.
It was then that Sang In-hyo arrived by his side.
Mok Dae-young, who was weaker in strength, arrived a little later. His presence was made known by so huff huffs and a billow of dust. The man was breathing hard after being forced to chase after the Demonic King-level Young Leader and a higher ranked Great Demon.
Woon-seong looked at the gorge below and shouted loudly at the surrounding area.
I know theres soone here. Ive heard that a person of the Unrecorded Demonic Group is in constant standby near the Cults Demonic Armory.
The wind blew as soon as he finished speaking.
Whaaaaah!
Woon-seongs clothing fluttered in the wind, but there was no response.
So theyre the Unrecorded Group for a reason. He was talking to martial artists that secretly supported the Cult from the shadows the ones that even the Heavenly Demon, the top of the Cult, could not control. It only makes sense that they wont respond to the Young Leader.
So youre not going to show yourself? Woon-seong smiled and asked again.
Once more, there was still only the sound of the wind.
Mok Dae-young stared at him in confusion, not knowing what the Young Leader was going to do at all. What is he thinking?
On the other hand, Sang In-hyo was watching Woon-seongs behavior carefully.
What neither the Young Leader nor Mok Dae-young knew was that Sang In-hyo was a mber of the Unrecorded Demonic Group. Moreover, he was no ordinary mber but an executive.
Cave of Latent Demons or not, Sang In-hyo had been closely monitoring Woon-seong the mont the youth had chosen the White Night Spear.
Woon-seong, the inheritor of the Art of Six Seals and Destruction as well as the Dragon Fang Spear of the White Night, was finally going to do sothing.
Sang In-hyos eyes deepened as he observed.
As he watched, sothing amazing happened.
Woon-seong made a light huff, then said, If you wont show yourself, Ill just have to make you!
Suddenly, there was a fire that burned across Woon-seongs body.
Whaaaah!
The Divine Fla! An overwhelming presence and pressure that no demonic practitioner could dare stand up against.
Sang In-hyo bowed towards the fla, as was the instinctive reaction of every demonic practitioner. The sa was true for Mok Dae-young.
As he bowed though, Sang In-hyo was still observing Woon-seong. So the Young Leader has already achieved the Divine Shaped Fla! As far as I know, he has yet to learn the Last Connection of the Divine Art of the Heavenly Demon
Sang In-hyo was filled with surprise as he looked up and saw Woon-seongs back. The fire wrapped around Woon-seongs body like a cape. Ah look at him Its as though Zhurong, the god of fire [2], has descended upon this world But the truly impressive part isnt his figure. Its the grey fire!
Sang In-hyo trembled slightly as he rembered a figure so many years ago: So, Sang In-hyo. Is this enough for the Unrecorded Demonic Group to approve ? That was a mory of Chun Hwi from his youth. Sang In-hyo smiled softly. My Leader, the Young Leader is just like you.
The grey fla manifested by Woon-seong was one of the two symbols of the Unrecorded Heavenly Demon.
He must have found the teachings of the Unrecorded Heavenly Demon sohow. However, its still only half complete. I understand why the Young Leader ca here. Although I have no idea how he knew that this Divine Fla was connected to the Unrecorded Demonic Group One thing for sure is that the Young Leader is here to contact the Unrecorded Demonic Group.
Sang In-hyo shook his head. But thats not enough.
Even the Vice Leader has obtained a half-complete Divine Fla. That is not enough to move the Unrecorded Demonic Group. If he truly wants to et the Unrecorded Demonic Group If he truly wants to obtain them He must present a complete Divine Fla.
The mont Sang In-hyo thought about this fact, the flas dancing around Woon-seong changed.
Whoosh!
The flas expanded and drifted away from Woon-seongs body. As it did so, the flas separated and floated into the air as a dozen balls of fire.
Sang In-hyo made a startled sound, Huup!
A confident statent ca from Woon-seong, Is this still not enough?
Subsequently, through his senses, Woon-seong felt a presence moving closer to him. He smirked. Show yourselves, Unrecorded Demonic Group!
The presence he had been following suddenly disappeared, but then quickly returned, now joined by a few others.
Shhh! Tak!
With a whistle, a group of people appeared in front of Woon-seong out of a cloud of wind and dust.
The man in front observed Woon-seong just as Woon-seong observed him.
The man had a stuttering beard on his chin, with a scar across his lip and a wide forehead. An unfamiliar face, realized Woon-seong.
Then what about the clothes? Woon-seong noticed that the mans black robe was made of quality silk. The word Unrecorded was engraved clearly on the cuff.
His power is no less than that of mine He must be at least as strong as the Ten Demonic Masters!
Woon-seongs eyebrows twitched.
However, the one who first spoke was the other. So, youre the one who presented the Divine Fla of the Unrecorded?
Hearing these words, Woon-seong had the vague feelings that the other man had modulated his voice. It was possible that his voice sounded different over qi transmission, but he wasnt sure. It was just a hunch that the man had changed his voice on purpose.
But thats not important right now. What matters is that this man must be ranked high within the Unrecorded Demonic Group
Once again, the trembling voice of the other man could be heard, If so, show proof.
Instead of speaking, Woon-seong raised his hands.
Fwoom!
The silent grey fla burned upon his arm once more. The fla lingered there for a mont before rising straight into the air in little balls of fire.
A fla. Not red, but grey [3]
As soon as the fire appeared, Sang In-hyo, who had been standing behind Woon-seong, knelt to the ground.
It was not just Sang In-hyo.
In fact, the man dressed in black standing before Woon-seong had actually gotten to his knees faster than Sang In-hyo.
I, the Tenth Group Leader of the Unrecorded Demonic Group, present myself to the Advent of the Unrecorded.
Looking around, the man added, This is not a proper place to have a lengthy conversation.
Raising his head, the man guided Woon-seong into a safe house. Once he entered the safe house, Woon-seong was brought through another passage.
The man in black walked at the front, leading Woon-seong. After that was the group from the Unrecorded Demonic Group and Sang In-hyo. Mok Dae-young also tagged along.
Woon-seongs gaze turned to Sang In-hyo. So Sang In-hyo was also part of the Unrecorded Demonic Group. The mont I presented the Divine Fla, I sensed a change in his breathing. Mok Dae-young was frozen in awe, but Sang In-hyo didnt do so.
Woon-seong turned around and looked at the man who was leading them forward.
The passageway forward was not long. At the end was a stairway.
The man opened another door, This way.
Once inside, a familiar space unfolded.
Woon-seong had only been here once before, but it was definitely a morable space. Looking around, he noticed the unusual traces from his altercation a few months prior.
Woon-seong tilted his head. This place is?
The man in black scratched at his face with his fingertips as he took his outer layer off.
Beneath the black robe was a set of white clothing.
In addition, his face peeled off.
[1] A spirit tablet is made during the funeral period and enshrined after the burial, with the na of the deceased person inscribed upon it. [2] Zhurong () is the god of fire in traditional Chinese mythology, said to rule over the southern hemisphere. [3] As a reminder, the color is being emphasized because the conventional Divine Fla is blood-red. The Divine Flas manifested by Joo Moon-baek and Woon-seong have both been grey colored. For clarity, the Divine Shaped Fla is just the usable form of the Divine Fla.
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