Chapter 244 – Stealth (1)

Seol-Hwi returned to his place to prepare for the next step.

“As I expected… I was right. It was something which could come up at any time.”

The eyes of Cheon Miryo stood out as she looked at him. She noticed the change in Seol-Hwi at once.

“Do you know what happened to me?”

Seol-Hwi was curious as well. He definitely reached the Supreme Demon level, but he was not feeling the same changes he felt last time.

It was the same with the body reformation, but he felt that his hearing and other senses were enhanced too much in his past life, and this was a little worse than back then.

“The old people liked to divide the realm according to the use of martial arts techniques. The warriors who use the five types of qi and three flames would be in what is known as the peak of the Supreme State.”

Cheon Miryo had stated it.

“Around that time, people at the sect also began to focus on demonic arts. The method was the same. A person who was close to using the five types of qi would be considered to be at the top. However, in the process of ours, it turned out to be rough and more chaotic in nature. Later, the state was divided into those who could control our chaotic energy and those who could not. That would be the start of the Supreme Demon level.”

“Hmm…”

“You have the power of both pure energy and demonic energy. Those who mastered pure energy will consider this to be the Supreme State, and the people of our sect see it as the Supreme Demon level. It is a state in which two energies are in harmony. Seol-Hwi you are in such a situation.”

Both states were the same. At those words, Seol-Hwi felt goosebumps rise.

After all, it was humans who divided the realm, and it was also humans who searched for it. If one uses demonic arts, then it would be Supreme Demon while if one uses martial arts, then it would be Supreme State.

“Even that level is quite advanced. If you hit Supreme Demon, it is already very impressive, and if you hit Supreme State as well, then you are an energy god. Cause the internal energy of such a person would pass through every single vein in the body.”

Cheon Miryo continued,

“If you go one more step from here, you become the Light God, and from the standpoint of our sect, you will be in the final stage.”

“Ah…”

Seol-Hwi looked at her, and felt it, the shock of being at the top.

Also, an energy which he had never seen before felt like it was ahead of him. It was like pure white ice along with numerous snowflakes swirling vaguely around her.

Flash. Flash.

What the hell is this woman…

It was mysterious.

Not only that, but it was also surprising that even Seol-Hwi could not even guess her skills now.

“Mr. Seol-Hwi. In order to defeat the Heavenly Demon…”

Flinch!

Seol-Hwi was stunned. Once again, she mentioned the existence of the Heavenly Demon.

“You have to have an eye to see nature’s energy. Supreme Demon. The state of uniting one’s body with the heavens and the land. But in order to reach the level of Profound Demon you need to move nature to your will. To place it in layman’s terms, you need to be able to control the things around you…”

“Miss Cheon Miryo,”

Seol-Hwi spoke hesitantly. Cheon Miryo, who had been lost in thought during her explanation for a while, slowly turned to him.

“Till how far are you watching?”

“…”

“Have you experienced Profound Demon?”

Shhh

At Seol-Hwi’s words, Cheon Miryo averted her gaze. Then she closed her eyes again and made a subtle expression.

“Well. How far did I see?”

“Miss Cheon Miryo.”

“Rather… were you convinced?”

“…Yes.”

Seol-Hwi did not say much and just responded, and he explained in detail what happened.

“Wonderful.”

Cheon Miryo showed a bright smile. It felt completely genuine, simply showing a beautiful and intimate expression. When there was a moment of silence like that,

“Mr. Seol-Hwi, are you curious about my existence?”

She took a step closer to him as she asked which made Seol-Hwi feel awkward.

“I am sorry but I cannot tell you everything. However, there is one thing I can tell you right now.”

“…?”

“To make your dream come true… the one who will help you.”

“What does that mean?”

“You will find out soon.”

She bowed her head slightly.

“Soon.”

And after smiling once, she left.

You are so… you must be a person with secrets.

Seol-Hwi sighed.

If all of this was within the System, her existence must have been calculated. However, her words and actions were giving him a feeling of someone who was not controlled by the System.

It was from his intuition.

“I understand. I believe you.”

Seol-Hwi quietly set an example.

Nothing was certain right now. That was why he was reluctant to accept her help.

However, he knew very well that he would find out in time anyway.

Goo Jong-myung of the Mount Hua Sect.

After laying down, Seol-Hwi was thinking up a strategy to kill him.

At first he planned to follow the Supreme Pavilion Lord and launch a surprise attack, but when he thought about it, there were more efficient ways.

So he changed his plan.

Go to where he is.

Seol-Hwi originally lived in the Supreme Pavilion. Then he experienced the existence of the System and found a map which he handed to the Earth Demon to which he received an organization and subordinates. It was the distant past.

After all, in this life he did not make the same choice.

Due to the timing, the Supreme Pavilion Lord would not know that he was involved yet, and the other people of the Supreme Pavilion Lord would not know what changes he went through.

Like water on water, no difference can be seen.

So, if he quietly did one mission and pretended to return to his original weak position, no one would notice a thing.

Who would think that Seol-Hwi, who was in the same level as soldiers recently, would suddenly be under the Earth Demon and be on the level of Supreme Demon.

At a small place to the north of the Supreme Pavilion.

This is where I lived.

Standing in front of the worn out building, he felt strange. He was at the place where he stayed with his past subordinates.

Kiiik

In front of Seol-Hwi, who had deep emotions rising up, the door opened, and a man came out.

“Uh… Squad Leader…?”

It was a familiar face. The name of the man with the beard was Ju Myung.

“Right, have you been well?”

“Ah, is it really Squad Leader?”

He titled his head, and then his face brightened

“No way! Where were you? We searched everywhere but we couldn’t find you…”

“I had some work to do. While the superiors were reluctant, I got caught…”

“No way, must be true.”

“Don’t even get me started.”

Seol-Hwi sighed like he had gone through a lot and naturally approached him and asked,

“Right. I have been away for a while, has anyone ever said anything about me?”

“Hmm? Ah…”

Ju Myung tilted his head for a moment at Seol-Hwi’s question and nodded.

“Yes. The Supreme Pavilion Lord came a couple times but when I said you weren’t here, he didn’t say anything.”

“Is that so? Anything else?”

“Ah, the Black Moon Captain visited several times.”

Ju Myung thought and then added,

“When Squad Leader comes, bring him right away… but his expression didn’t look so good.”

“Ah… they want to break me again.”

Seol-Hwi nodded in disappointment and sighed, grumbling.

“Are the superiors never going to acknowledge us? They suddenly called me and made me work and they didn’t even say anything. Well, they must want something.”

“…You are doing a lot of hard work.”

Ju Myung looked at him with a sad face.

In his eyes, Seol-Hwi was the lowest leader who got pulled to work at any time.

Tuk. Tuk.

“Then you do good. I will report the return directly to the Supreme Pavilion Lord, you don’t have to come.”

Seol-Hwi patted him on the shoulder and moved naturally…

“Well, then it is good for me. You went through a lot.”

“Right. Is Jeok Myung… still the captain of Black Moon?”

“Yes. That’s right.”

Ju Myung who nodded smiled.

“…Right. you went through a lot too.”

Soon after, Seol-Hwi turned. What was that?

What was that? Why was he smiling like that?

With that strange, creepy smile.

There was a slight bit of shock in the eyes of the Supreme Pavilion Lord. It was because the person who came to see him was Seol-Hwi, who he had not seen for a long while.

“It’s been a while.”

Seol-Hwi bowed in front of the door. Looking at him, the Supreme Pavilion Lord frowned.

How should this situation be interpreted?

After the very important map disappeared, Seol-Hwi disappeared along with it, and now he wondered why the man came back.

The Supreme Pavilion Lord spoke,

“I haven’t seen you in a while… for what reason did you come here?”

“I came here because you were searching for me.”

“I was.”

The gaze of Sama Gwi was stern. Seol-Hwi waited for the upcoming question and thought about how to answer.

In the midst of that silence, the Supreme Pavilion Lord opened his mouth again,

“Where have you been?”

“I was in the basement of the heavenly library where the Fourth disciple stays.”

“Library?”

“Yes.”

“Why there?”

“The Earth Demon was being nice. I went there to take charge of the library but he recognized my skills and helped me.”

“Hmmm.”

And he fell silent again.

However, the hidden meaning of Seol-Hwi’s answer and the intention of coming here was communicated.

The Fourth Disciple, guidance, library.

An open situation to use.

“Interesting.”

Drrrr

The Supreme Pavilion Lord got up from his place and slowly approached Seol-Hwi.

Around that time, Seol-Hwi raised his face and looked at him. In the past the man was a tough opponent, but not anymore.

Even though he was so close, he felt fine.

“The fact that someone who ran came back, it is like saying you went under the Fourth Disciple.”

He came close enough to touch Seol-Hwi’s face.

Seeing him like that, Seol-Hwi wondered inwardly.

Did he find out about my skills?

Beyond reaching the level of Supreme Demon, he tried to hide his internal skills to not show anyone.

However, it was true that he wondered if he would not be recognized as worthy to fight.

“You, a spy?”

This!

It was a word which made him doubt his ears. How could this situation be noticed!

“Kuak!”

In an instant, he went for Seol-Hwi’s neck.

But there was no resistance, and seeing that, his face distorted.

He is trying to push me.

His other hand was ready to seal the blood point.

Originally, in order to measure the flow of energy, blood points could be touched, but one needed the right skills to do that.

The opponent didn’t notice.

Seol-Hwi quickly slowed down the flow from the dantian. It was to infuse the energy of the opponent into his own and make them feel like he had not gone past being a second or third rate warrior.

As a result, the energy of the Supreme Pavilion Lord went into him, but didn’t enter all the veins.

“Looks like you mastered nothing.”

In the end, the Supreme Pavilion Lord ended it there. Rather than seeing the vast sea of energy Seol-Hwi had, he only saw a small stream.

Actually, it was expected.

Even with a little more internal qi than the Supreme Pavilion Lord the dantian could be changed to something else, that was how strong Seol-Hwi was.

“Right, something interesting happened.”

At that moment, the Supreme Pavilion Lord smiled.

“Sooner or later, there will be a meeting of the justice factions in the grasslands of the Huiyuan region. After examining what the land is like, I want you to hand the information to Black Moon Troops.”

“…”

“So, will you do it?”

“I… will… do it.”

Tuk

After those words were said, he let go of Seol-Hwi’s throat and Seol-Hwi almost fell down. He stood up and perhaps something nice happened. Sama Gwi smiled.

The location changed,

Seol-Hwi thought.

In the past the place was somewhere else. Now, it was at a different place.

In such a situation—

“I have a request sir.”

Seol-Hwi struggled to get up and bowed.

At those words, the Supreme Pavilion Lord’s eyes widened.

“Can you put me in the Black Moon troops?”

Now things had turned strange to him.

“Why?”

“All this while, I read the books in the library. Now I want to become an honorable member of the pavilion.”

“Huh.”

The Supreme Pavilion Lord looked like this was unexpected. He changed his expression swiftly and accepted it.

“Well, do it.”

In fact, this was one of the reasons why Seol-Hwi came here.

The Supreme Pavilion Lord was under the First Disciple, and if a warrior from that place killed Goo Jong-myung—

If he could do that, he could convince the Black Demon Warlord and, at the same time, make sure the alliance of the First Disciple and Mount Hua would break down.

It has been a while since I met Jeok Myung.

It would be fun because he could see his old friends.