Myst, Might, Mayhem

Chapter 90

Chapter 90On the way back to the inner castle of Heaven and Earth Society, Diviner Jo Ui-gong had a complicated expression as he looked at the back of the old man walking ahead of him.

The old man silently walking was his master and the Pavilion Master of Primal Killing, In Seo-ok.

“Sigh.”

How did it come to this?

That fearsome master now moved according to his commands.

The reason was because he had received partial control from Mok Gyeong-un.

[I’ll let you command him as agreed.]

It was the only compensation Mok Gyeong-un kept.

None of the other conditions were kept.

The second proposal, the secret of the Six-Person Spirit Summoning Technique, was not taught, saying it would be impossible to do even if taught, and the third turned out like this, as you can see.

-Clank!

The incantation shackle on his wrist had turned him into a slave instead.

Now he had to follow the guy regardless of his will.

[I’ll stay at Corpse Blood Valley, so Master, please go back and become the Pavilion Master of Primal Killing.]

‘Damn it.’

He casually gave such an order to him.

Although he received control over his master In Seo-ok, who had become a Living Corpse Ghost, he couldn’t recklessly take over the position.

There were procedures, and he needed a proper justification.

‘What should I do?’

As expected, the biggest problem was senior brother Jo Tae-cheong.

Primal Killing Pavilion had been skilled in hand seal-based magic and Corpse Ghost techniques using dead bodies for generations.

However, senior brother Jo Tae-cheong was not only skilled in hand seal-based magic but also in servant spirit techniques, so he had even subjugated a Monstrous Beast level creature that even his master couldn’t handle.

‘…….It’s not for nothing that he’s called the next Pavilion Master of Primal Killing.’

If his senior brother found out that their master had become a Living Corpse Ghost, a big problem would arise.

No, his limbs could be torn apart by the Monstrous Beast in an instant.

He had to find a way to naturally deceive senior brother.

‘It’s giving me a headache. But……’

Something had been strange for a while.

There was something he couldn’t remember, but he didn’t know what it was.

What order did Mok Gyeong-un give him with the incantation that made him lose part of his memory?

‘It’s unsettling.’

What could it be?

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‘So it can be used that way too.’

Mok Gyeong-un thought the order he had given to Diviner Jo Ui-gong earlier was quite useful.

The order Mok Gyeong-un gave was simple.

[Forget that you heard my real name when making the incantation oath. Keep remembering me as the third son of the Yeon Mok Sword Manor.]

He wasn’t sure if this would really work, but it actually did.

It was possible because the principle was to restrain one’s own will.

He wanted to obtain a few more of these incantation shackles.

[Can I get more?]

[I want to, but it’s difficult.]

According to Diviner Jo Ui-gong, the incantation shackle was a magic tool created by Great Monk Myeong-ryul, one of the Six Directions Gods, and was one of the four that his master In Seo-ok had received as a gift while attending the general meeting of the Sixty-Four Diviner Sects.

Even his master In Seo-ok had tried to uncover this secret and conducted re

“Ah…..”

At those words, Lee Ji-yeom nodded as if he understood.

Then he carefully asked,

“……..Then how long do you think it will take for you to recover to your original level, my liege?”

That was the key point.

Lee Ji-yeom was in a highly excited state after making the loyalty oath.

He wanted to leave this Corpse Blood Valley immediately and regain honor together as the right-hand man of his liege.

To his question, Mok Gyeong-un pondered for a moment.

‘Original level?’

Actually, come to think of it, Mok Gyeong-un had never heard about the level of martial arts Cheong-ryeong possessed when she was alive.

She herself always talked about how strong she was, but the standard for that was vague.

However, seeing even the strong Lee Ji-yeom having reverence, it seemed she was definitely stronger than he thought.

‘Then…….’

It seemed good to set a target period to some extent.

A gentleman’s revenge is not late even after ten years.

It meant that a gentleman’s revenge, even if it takes ten years, is not too late, and to be patient, build up strength, and wait for the right time.

Of course, it was natural to cultivate patience for revenge, but ten years was too long.

So, the period Mok Gyeong-un had in mind was,

-Swish!

‘!?’

Lee Ji-yeom’s expression stiffened at the fingers Mok Gyeong-un held up.

-You……are you crazy?

The Blue Spirit’s voice was heard in Mok Gyeong-un’s ears.

Why were they reacting like this?

As he was puzzled, Mok Gyeong-un was only holding up two fingers.

-Ha!

The Blue Spirit clicked her tongue as if dumbfounded.

Meanwhile, Lee Ji-yeom, the Master of Corpse Blood Valley, spoke in a slightly trembling voice,

“Could it be twenty years…..”

“No. That’s too long.”

At those words, Lee Ji-yeom gulped and continued speaking as if he couldn’t believe it.

“Is that really……possible for you?”

“Is there anything I can’t do?”

An answer without a moment’s hesitation.

At this,

“Ha……..”

Lee Ji-yeom let out an exclamation with eyes full of genuine reverence.

He was trying to set the target period as short as possible and aim for it, but was this level of reaction necessary?

Then the Blue Spirit clicked her tongue and said,

-A guy who hasn’t even gained proper realization of the Peak Realm is boasting that he will surpass the barrier and reach the realm of Transformation (化境) within 2 years.

Transformation Realm (化境).

It was the supreme martial arts realm that could only be reached by surpassing the barrier and attaining the states of Three Flowers Gathered at the Crown[1] and Five Energies Paying Homage to the Origin[2].

It was said that only the Six Heavens and Eight Stars[3], known as the greatest masters in the current martial arts world, had reached that realm.

Yet Mok Gyeong-un had declared that he would reach the same level as them in 2 years.

‘Is it difficult?’

As if reading Mok Gyeong-un’s thoughts, the Blue Spirit said,

-Die and wake up a hundred times. See if that’s possible. No, if that happens, I will call you Lord for the rest of my life and attend to you.