Little Demon Reversion to Youth

Chapter 211

In the end, all the successors flocked to the Cult Leader's hall.

"What? Why is the atmosphere like this?"

As they got closer to the main headquarters, they could see martial forces moving busily here and there.

Although the surprise attack of the 'Mingshan Sect' had ended in failure, they were preparing in case they attacked again.

The fact that they had been stopped at 'Shi Fortress' would have already spread through the messengers.

But they still had to build a defensive line.

But...

The atmosphere was strange.

Although they had been invaded, the faces of the martial force members were extremely bright.

"What. Is there some kind of celebration? 'Shi Fortress' fought, suffering to death, but these brats look like they're having a party."

As Shi Fengsheng was grumbling, he saw a messenger from the Weizhi family running from a distance.

The messenger from the Weizhi family got off his horse and, as soon as he did, he cupped his hands to Weizhi Shouchuan and reported, "The Cult Leader has come out of the 'Heavenly Demon Cave'! And, they say he has ascended to the throne of the 'Heavenly Demon'!"

At the messenger's report, everyone froze.

'Heavenly Demon'!

How long had it been since they had heard of such a being?

Weizhi Shouchuan asked with a dazed expression, "Are you saying the Cult Leader has ascended to the 'Heavenly Demon'?"

"The family head has gone to the Cult Leader's hall. I understand that the leaders of the other families are also going to the Cult Leader's hall one after another."

'Heavenly Demon's Descent'!

As the successors looked at each other's faces, Dongfang Yao brandished his horsewhip.

"I-rya!"

The head of the Dongfang family could not be absent from the place of the 'Heavenly Demon's Descent'.

As Dongfang Yao ran ahead, the other successors also came to their senses. They all pulled on their reins. To greet the living god, they held their injured and aching bodies and brandished their horsewhips.

* * *

Hyuk-ryeon Wi's eyes, which were flushed red, opened wide, and he said, "The family head... has taken responsibility and has committed suicide."

At the one word that had flowed out from between his clenched teeth, Feng Sheng-hui was at a loss for words.

Rebellion was a crime that would exterminate nine generations.

Hyuk-ryeon Gi must have admitted his crime and had committed suicide to prevent this...

Although Feng Sheng-hui thought so, Jian Yi had immediately realized what kind of trick the Hyuk-ryeon family was playing.

It was Jian Yi, who knew the methods of the Blood Sect better than anyone, having followed the Young Lord.

He did not fall for Hyuk-ryeon Wi's angry expression.

'He has already moved. Is it Hyuk-ryeonhu now?'

Feng Sheng-hui said with a hardened face, "To commit suicide without the Cult Leader's permission. Do you not know that that is also a crime? How can the Hyuk-ryeon family act so recklessly?"

"Are you saying it is also a crime to admit one's crime?"

"You should have reported to the 'Heavenly Demon' and have received permission! Since things have come to this, I will have to go to the body."

"Do as you please."

Hyuk-ryeon Wi had already received instructions from Hyuk-ryeon Gi. To hand over Hyuk-ryeon Gi's body would be a disgrace to the family.

But... since that disgrace would soon return as a brilliant glory, he nodded his head without hesitation.

"We are recovering the body now, so please wait a moment."

Hyuk-ryeon Wi's purpose was to buy time. Since it was a matter of sending off the family head who had committed suicide for the sake of the family, he had to follow the procedures properly.

"There is no time! How long are you going to make the Cult Leader wait?"

"We will follow the Cult Leader's orders. The Hyuk-ryeon family is also one of the twelve guardian families! Please respect the family's etiquette!"

Jian Yi snorted inwardly. It was clear to anyone that he was buying time.

'You need time to complete the great art, is that it?'

Jian Yi's head turned.

'Hmm... what kind of brat will come out when the great art is completed? I'm curious.'

'Well, whatever kind of brat it is, the Young Lord will take care of it.'

'This time, the Hyuk-ryeon family must be severely punished.'

Jian Yi saw through Baekji's intentions. If he were to drive him hard, the old soul would have a high possibility of running away. If he were to leave him to do as he pleased, he would appear on his own.

So he endured and persuaded Feng Sheng-hui.

"Hey, Outer Fortress Lord. Wait patiently. Isn't it a tragic event for the Hyuk-ryeon family? To have started a rebellion with a big heart, and before they could even try properly, the old head of the family had knelt before the Cult Leader, and the family head had committed suicide. It is a truly regrettable event. In any case, although the Hyuk-ryeon family did not know their place, it seems they know etiquette, so let's be patient."

"...?"

Hyuk-ryeon Wi was dumbfounded at the words, which he did not know whether they were praise or insults.

Jian Yi, wanting to hit his face, suppressed the urge and said, "The Western Divine General is grateful for your consideration."

"Yes. I don't know the head of the Hyuk-ryeon family at all. I feel sorry for him."

Jian Yi, with one hand behind his back and the other fanning himself with a folding fan, continued, "This is truly a series of misfortunes for the Hyuk-ryeon family. How long has it been since Hyuk-ryeonhu returned, crazy, and the great elder of the Hyuk-ryeon family became a cripple... and the head of the Hyuk-ryeon family committed suicide... all of this..."

'Ugh, ugh...'

"It is because they have been close to a ghost. Isn't there an old saying that one should not discuss or get close to strange powers and chaotic gods? Take this opportunity to think deeply about the 'soul weaving art' of the Hyuk-ryeon family. In my opinion, the downfall of the Hyuk-ryeon family seems to have originated from the 'soul weaving art'."

He sprinkled salt on the wound with a calm face.

* * *

The 'Soul Demon' was in conflict as he looked down at 'Shi Fortress'.

He had come with the order to take care of So Baek-cheon, but the 'Blood Wind Squad' was guarding the residence, completely surrounding it.

Bi Jun-hua was guarding the front of the door.

Although he had thought of infiltrating into the empty air using the darkness, 'Shi Fortress', as the front line of the sect, had watchtowers everywhere.

'If I break through the security line in one go and take him out in one blow...'

The 'Soul Demon' considered the possibility. From what he had heard directly, he was a master of the 'flower realm', and a master of the peak at that. No, perhaps he was even more than that.

Although it would depend on the extent of his internal injuries, if he could not kill him in one blow... Lei Mo and Quan Ma were in 'Shi Fortress'.

If those two brats were to attack together, it would not be easy for him to escape either.

Besides... the 'Heavenly Demon's Descent'.

The 'Soul Demon' had also heard the news that had spread widely in 'Shi Fortress'.

The news that Hyuk-ryeon Seung-mu had knelt and that Hyuk-ryeon Gi had committed suicide had also come right away.

At this point, was there any meaning in catching So Baek-cheon?

The 'Soul Demon' was envious of the other 'Ten Demonic People'. At this age, as an elder of the family, no one dared to say anything to him. But the old head of the family, Hyuk-ryeon Seung-mu, was the Cult Leader's contemporary and was also an elder to him.

Hyuk-ryeon Seung-mu had held and had shaken him, who was one of the 'Ten Demonic People'. Although the great elder of the Hyuk-ryeon family was also the same.

The 'Soul Demon' looked at So Baek-cheon's residence in the back garden of 'Shi Fortress' and then turned his body.

He had no loyalty to the Hyuk-ryeon family from the beginning. However, as a member of the Hyuk-ryeon family, he could not avoid the great crime of being a traitor.

So Baek-cheon was the great-grandson of the Cult Leader...

He had also thought of securing his own safety by holding his life as a hostage. Would the Cult Leader really spare his life for a great-grandson he had never met?

He shook his head.

Of course not.

He just intended to leave the Heavenly Mountains.

He had decided to obtain the 'Heavenly Demon Divine Art' if he succeeded in the great undertaking, but that was already a lost cause. He would hide in a place where no one could find him... and he would first overcome the 'life and death realm'.

That day, the 'Soul Demon' disappeared from the Heavenly Mountains.

* * *

The wide square in front of the Cult Leader's hall was a sea of people, with cult members who had flocked from all over the Heavenly Mountains.

The cult members who had flocked at the news of the 'Heavenly Demon's Descent' were gathered in groups of three and five.

"What on earth happened? To think that the Cult Leader, who was said to be dead, has returned as the 'Heavenly Demon'."

"Could it be that he has been to the heavens?"

"By the way, the Hyuk-ryeon family is finished. How dare they start a rebellion."

"Are they crazy? The brats who participated in the rebellion will all die."

Although the ones who were not related to the rebellion were just murmuring, the ones who were even slightly related had faces the color of dirt.

The leaders of the main headquarters were also from various families.

If it were revealed that they had joined the Hyuk-ryeon family, their families would not be safe.

Although the 'Heavenly Demon's Descent' was a joyous occasion for some, for others, it was as if the god of death had descended.

Although they wanted to enter the Cult Leader's hall right away and to confirm, the front of the Cult Leader's hall was guarded by the warriors of the inner fortress.

As the silence of the Cult Leader's hall deepened.

"Make way."

Feng Sheng-hui and Jian Yi led the way, and the martial artists of the Hyuk-ryeon family entered the square, carrying a coffin.

The people moved to the left and right and opened a path.

Since they knew what the situation was, no one opened their mouths. In the wide square, where thousands of people were gathered, the only sound that could be heard was the sound of the footsteps of the Hyuk-ryeon family's martial artists.

The coffin entered the Cult Leader's hall.

The long day ended, and darkness fell.

Fires were lit here and there in the square.

.

.

.

Lamps were also hung on all sides in the great hall of the Cult Leader's hall.

Baekji sat on the grand master's chair and watched the large bronze coffin being brought in.

Hyuk-ryeon Seung-mu, who was kneeling, collapsed as if he were crumbling and placed both his hands on the floor when he saw the coffin. His eyelids trembled.

Baekji's heart was also heavy.

Following Hyuk-ryeonjong, his son had also died at his hands. Although he had not used his hands directly, it was a situation where one side had to die unless the other died, and it was repeated.

'It's a bad fate...'

At the same time, an anger towards the old soul rose from the depths of his heart like a flame.

A person who drove the lives of many to ruin for the sake of eternal life.

He could not forgive that brat.

Baekji's expression, as he thought of the old soul, was extremely heavy. So the ones in the great hall could not even breathe loudly.

The coffin was placed in the middle.

Even the light-mouthed Jian Yi, pressed by Baekji's heavy expression, could not dare to chatter and quietly retreated to the side.

Feng Sheng-hui cupped his hands and reported, "I, Feng Sheng-hui, have carried out your order."

Then he slightly pushed the coffin lid so that Hyuk-ryeon Gi's face was visible.

"―!"

Baekji's gaze passed over Hyuk-ryeon Gi's body and turned to Hyuk-ryeon Seung-mu.

Hyuk-ryeon Seung-mu was prostrated and was just looking at the floor of the great hall.

Of course, Baekji had no memory of Hyuk-ryeon Gi. No, even in the fifty years he had lived as the Young Lord, he had not seen Hyuk-ryeon Gi.

After killing Hyuk-ryeonjong, So Ya-hu had cut off his ties with the Hyuk-ryeon family, and the people of the Hyuk-ryeon family had also not left their homes.

Baekji looked at Hyuk-ryeon Gi's peaceful face and immediately realized that he was not of the Hyuk-ryeon family's bloodline, and that he was not Hyuk-ryeonhu's biological father.

Jian Yi, who saw Baekji's puzzled expression, was inwardly triumphant. He had found out something while going in and out of the Hyuk-ryeon family. As if he had been waiting, he reported with telepathy.

―Hyuk-ryeon Gi came from the outside after Hyuk-ryeonjong died. Although he was said to be a posthumous child, there is a high possibility that he is not a real bloodline. According to my sharp reasoning, it is likely that the 'blood flower' that had run away at that time had possessed him...

Jian Yi's reasoning was close to the actual situation, and Baekji could also understand what he was saying.

"Cover it!"

As Baekji gave the order, Feng Sheng-hui covered the coffin lid.

"Hyuk-ryeon Seung-mu. There are two paths in front of you."

"..."

"The lives of about a thousand people of the Hyuk-ryeon family are at stake. You choose."

"―!"

The prostrated Hyuk-ryeon Seung-mu took a breath.

Baekji did not say what the two paths were. He just revealed that there would be no expulsion of the Hyuk-ryeon family.

In the thousands of years that had passed, there had been families that had been expelled from the Heavenly Mountains.

The 'Yao-yao Sect' was also a descendant of a family that had been expelled from the Heavenly Mountains a long time ago. They had lived in the remote areas of Xinjiang and had had to send the direct descendants of their sect to the Heavenly Mountains.

Although it was a kind of hostage, as a long time passed, it was diluted to sending a person of the sect instead of a direct descendant.

Hyuk-ryeon Seung-mu had intended to demand the expulsion of the Hyuk-ryeon family by putting forward Hyuk-ryeon Gi's suicide, but Baekji had drawn a line.

Baekji said to everyone in the great hall, "The Hyuk-ryeon family will hold a funeral for the family head and will seal their gates. After the 'Great Successor War' is over, the punishment for the Hyuk-ryeon family will be decided!"

"We will receive your order!"

As Baekji's words fell, the ones in the great hall all shouted and touched their foreheads to the floor.

Hyuk-ryeon Seung-mu staggered up and then bowed his waist deeply.

"I will follow your order!"

A ray of hope flashed in Hyuk-ryeon Seung-mu's eyes, which were facing the floor.

The remaining period until the 'Great Successor War' was now one week!

With Hyuk-ryeon Gi's death, he had obtained twelve 'shichen'.

"Escort the family head!"

At Hyuk-ryeon Seung-mu's order, the martial artists of the Hyuk-ryeon family carried the coffin again.

As he looked at the back of Hyuk-ryeon Seung-mu, who was leaving the great hall, Baekji, no, So Ya-hu's memory muttered to himself, 'Hyuk-ryeonjong... it seems I have done all I can!'

The reason he had given Hyuk-ryeon Seung-mu a chance was not just because Hyuk-ryeonjong was his 'bosom friend'.

The thread-like chance that Bi Yun-seol could have lived.

When Hyuk-ryeonjong had used his poisonous hands, he had avoided the fatal vital points at the last moment, and there had also been a moment of hesitation. That was why, even though a master like Hyuk-ryeonjong had used his hands, Bi Yun-seol had been able to avoid immediate death.

Perhaps it was because Hyuk-ryeonjong's original nature had remained even in the moment he had gone crazy with 'cultivation deviation' that he had not been able to cut off her life in one blow.

His heart was heavy as he thought of the soul of Hyuk-ryeonjong, who had walked the path of evil according to the order of his family.

Hyuk-ryeon Seung-mu did not know that the last chance that had been given to him was not because of the self-sacrificing Hyuk-ryeon Gi, but because of his deceased son, Hyuk-ryeonjong.

(End of Chapter)