Absolute Regression Chapter 46

Episode 46: The Man Who Deceives People.

I was standing in the middle of the training ground with my eyes closed.

With the help of the Sword Master, the Bicheon Sword Technique has surpassed the barriers of the Ten Great Saints and entered a new realm.

Until now, when I think of the Bicheon Sword Technique, it was tightly organized from beginning to end without a single error, but now it feels like the tightness has loosened up. My confidence has disappeared as I began to question the once perfect Chosik.

I slowly pulled out my black magic sword and began to use the basic techniques of the lowly swordsmanship. However, my previous skills did not disappear or diminish.

The splendid sword light filled the training ground. What would this splendid martial arts look like if it achieved the twelve great stars?

Crucially, I am aiming for the Twelve Great Stars of the Nine-Handed Demon Sword.

That is why I expected that the experience of achieving the Twelve Great Stars of this Bicheon Sword Technique would be of great help in achieving the Twelve Great Stars of the Nine-Haired Demonic Art in the future.

When I finished training like that, Seo Dae-ryong came in a hurry and reported.

“An incident has occurred.”

“What happened?”

“I think you should go and see for yourself, Your Majesty.”

The place that Seodaeryong guided us to was a nearby mountain.

There, the enforcement officers were already out there controlling the area.

Special investigator Gokmyeong, who had arrived at the scene first, reported with a serious expression.

“About a dozen recently buried corpses were discovered.”

The problem was that they were not ordinary.

“The hearts of the corpses are all gone.”

The moment I heard that the heart was gone, I thought of one great law.

The great law of the soul.

It was said that the process of absorbing life energy from a person’s heart was truly cruel. It was a great method of extracting the heart of a living person.

And there was only one person in our church who could use that law.

Subhonmazon.

When I came back to rescue Bimahon, there was a rumor going around for a while that the Sub-Hon Ma-Jon was using the Heart Soul Law to gather ghost energy.

But it was just a rumor, and the truth about it was never revealed. I, too, was running towards Bimahon at the time, so I didn’t have time to look into it.

‘Could it be that the rumor was true?’

I couldn’t help but frown when I imagined the scene of taking out a living person’s heart. But what really made me angry was something else.

Seo Dae-ryong reported cautiously.

“But looking at the bodies, it seems like they were not trained in martial arts.”

“Ordinary people?”

“Yes. They are mixed, regardless of gender… … .”

Seo Dae-ryong sighed and added.

“Among the corpses… there is a child.”

For a moment, my heart grew cold. This is the thing I hate the most.

It is an extremely unreasonable, one-sided violence for an untrained person to touch someone who has not learned martial arts, even children.

Whether they’re making a surprise attack or coming in a group, it’s going to be a mess because people are prepared to fight against the enemy.

Actually, I’m not that righteous of a person, but I strangely can’t stand it at times like this.

What if these corpses are really victims of the Heart and Soul Law?

When I returned to the main school to find the Bimahon, I heard rumors that the Subhon Majon was practicing the Heart Soul Law, which means that he had been practicing this Law for decades. There must have been thousands or more victims.

If that’s the case… … Suddenly, the face of the old man who sent me back came to mind. Revenge is good, and my life is important, too.

‘Okay, I understand. I don’t know about anything else, but I’ll stop this first.’

Then another investigator came and reported.

“Look at this.”

What he brought was a fan. When he opened it, he found it written in an unintelligible language and with strange drawings.

“This is a ghost fan used by witch doctors.”

It was a fan used by the disciples of the Demon Lord Sehonma for sorcery.

“Where was it found?”

“I was with the body.”

It was a moment when it became even more certain that it was the work of the Demon Lord.

But on the other hand, I had doubts.

The person in charge of disposing of the body dropped the debt and left?

“Where is the herbalist who discovered the body?”

“I left it waiting over there.”

“let’s go.”

But the herbalist was nowhere to be found.

“It looks like he ran away because he was scared. I’ll go look for him right away.”

I had a feeling I wouldn’t find him.

Something about this doesn’t feel natural.

Even though it is the main sect, it is impossible to openly practice the Dafa of digging out the heart from a living person’s body. Therefore, the Demon Lord of the Underworld must have really thoroughly dealt with matters related to the Dafa.

But the body was found by a herbalist and even a fan was dropped? No way. Someone must have found out where the body was buried and made it so that it could be found.

“Now that the evidence has been discovered, we should go to Seo Hwan-jin and investigate the owner of this debt, right?”

Seo Dae-ryong was very scared.

“Are you scared?”

“Yes. I am most afraid of the Demon Lord in our school.”

“why?”

“If I get attacked by a sorcerer, my soul will be taken away. Rather than being controlled like a zombie and dying a miserable death, I’d rather get stabbed to death cleanly.”

“What should I do? I have to go to Seo Hwan-jin tomorrow.”

“I’m quitting Hwangcheon-gak starting today. Ah, I really don’t want to go.”

“Don’t worry. I’ll take the executors with me as well. I’ll pick a few who are strong in martial arts.”

Seo Dae-ryong shouted.

“Those people are crazy and are going to kill me!”

Someone told me that the Sub-Hon-Ma-Jon was practicing the Heart-Hon-Da-Fa, even intentionally manipulating things. I need to check if it’s true, but I can think of one person behind this manipulation.

‘Sauzong.’

Saujong, the right-hand man of Ilhwageomjon.

There was a compelling reason why I assumed it was him.

It was because of his impressive ending that I thought of when I first saw Saujong.

Surprisingly, he tried to kill Ilhwageomjon while under the influence of the spirit seduction spell, but ended up dying instead. How could I forget the incident where the most loyal subordinate tried to kill his master while under the influence of the spirit seduction spell?

After his death, it was revealed that he had loved Geomjon as a woman. And it was never revealed who had cast the spell on him. It was a tragedy of love, so it was talked about and forgotten.

Another reason to think of Saujong.

Coincidentally, I recently had a three-day fight with Ilhwageomjon. Something about that must have stimulated Saujong.

‘It’s a trick to make me die fighting the Sub-Hon-Ma-Jon, or to make me lose interest in the Sword Lord while dealing with him.’

I don’t know how he found out where the corpse was buried and how he evaded the debt, but he pushed me into the hands of the Demon Lord. This incident was something I, the Lord of the Underworld, couldn’t just ignore.

But Saujong wouldn’t know.

That he entered the stage while pushing aside the Subhonmazon.

* * *

The next day, I headed to Seo Hwan-jin with Seo Dae-ryong and the executive officers.

As we had been informed in advance, a wizard was waiting to guide us at Seo Hwan-jin.

“My name is Yeo Cham. Please follow me.”

We walked along the trail.

After walking for a while, the moment I entered the flower garden, I stopped walking.

“Wait a minute. I feel a ghostly aura.”

I stopped my men and looked around. The ghost was caused by the ghost flower planted in the garden.

“It’s because of the fragrance those flowers give off.”

Yeo-cham was surprised. It must have been because only a master with a very keen sense could detect the spirit of Gui-hwa.

“If a non-Gwihwasa is exposed to the spirit of Gwihwasa, their internal energy will not be able to operate smoothly for a while, and they will be more susceptible to the art of soul-binding. They may also experience the side effect of seeing hallucinations, and if they are unlucky, they may fall into a state of mind demonic possession. I do not want my subordinates to experience that.”

As he raised his black magic sword to strike the enemy with his sword spirit at any moment, Yeo-Cham shouted.

“Please wait a moment. I can suppress the scent of naturalization for a very short time.”

He took a small cylinder out of his bosom and placed it in the middle of the garden. Smoke rose from the cylinder, and the ghosts around him flocked to the smoke.

“Please pass by now!”

I quickly passed there with my luggage.

“If I hadn’t said anything, we would have gone in exposed.”

“sorry.”

The female officer bowed her head to my reprimand. Knowing that she too was receiving orders, I did not pursue the matter further.

At that time, Seo Dae-ryong spoke softly from behind me.

“Thank you for your consideration, my lord.”

Looking back, not only Seo Dae-ryong, but also the executives were grateful. If it weren’t for me, everyone would have been influenced by the ghost.

“Everyone, don’t relax.”

“yes!”

Statues and towers everywhere emitted ghostly energy.

Before I knew it, the woman had suppressed her anger on her own.

It was understandable that Seodaeryong was afraid of the Subhonmajon. This was something that would have killed him if he had gone to meet him.

In that way, we were able to enter the center of Seo Hwan-jin.

The houses built there were of a peculiar appearance. Most of them were shaped like snail shells, made up of overlapping circles, a type of architecture that had never been seen anywhere in Central Plains.

Seo Dae-ryong, who was visiting here for the first time, was initially impressed by the exotic appearance. However, he soon complained that he felt unwell. Just looking at the buildings here made his head spin.

I told Seo Dae-ryong and the executioners to close their eyes and walk. They closed their eyes and walked in a line behind me, placing their hands on my shoulders.

Among the strange buildings, there was a cone-shaped building. This was where the Sub-Hon-Ma-Jon resided.

His room was the height of dizziness. The walls, floor, and ceiling were all covered in spinning patterns. It was truly painful to be in that room.

In the center of the room sat the Subhonmazon.

The Night Element of the Demon Lord.

I’ve felt this way in the past, but he really looks ordinary. If you go to Magachon right now, you could probably find ten people who look similar. How can he be so ordinary in this dizzying place?

He seemed like a symbol of how ordinary people who deceive others are.

“Meet the Amazon.”

I greeted him politely and politely.

Before returning, I had no special relationship with him. Even when I returned to the main school to find Dafa materials, I had no special contact with him. However, one thing is clear. He was the one who survived the longest among the Palma Zones.

“Welcome, Lee Gong-ja.”

His voice came from all directions, sometimes from the left, sometimes from the right.

“What is happening in this corner of the world?”

This time it sounded like someone was whispering behind my back.

By confusing the mind in this way, it could be seen that in a sense, the magic of seduction had already begun.

“I’m here to investigate the case.”

Then the demon lord stared at me as if he was going to pierce me.

Suddenly, the black pupils in his eyes grew larger. Looking at his eyes that were completely dark, I felt dizzy. Perhaps the subordinates who came with him were not in their right minds at the moment.

“Is it pretty good?”

As if it were a thought in his mind, his voice echoed like an echo in a cave.

“I often hear that I have a strong heart.”

Of course, that was part of it, but it was also thanks to the Heavenly Demon Guardian. The Heavenly Demon Guardian activated itself and prevented the evil spirit from invading his mind and heart. Of course, since his achievements were not yet deep, the situation would change if the Sub-Hon-Ma-Jon put forth all his effort.

Before it escalated into an unnecessary fight, I quickly revealed the purpose of my visit today.

“About a dozen strange corpses were discovered, and the sorcerer’s belongings were found among them.”

“What kind of thing is it?”

I showed him the debt.

It seemed that each ghost ship had its own owner. As soon as he saw the ghost ship, the Demon Lord called out to one person.

“Call Ling Hu.”

The question that would normally have been asked was omitted. Even though it was intentionally emphasized that it was a special corpse, the spirit demon did not ask what was special about it. That is to say.

‘I already know what kind of body it is.’