Gi Jacheon is cruel too.
As soon as he returned, he ground up humans used for breeding to make elixirs.
Of course, he didn’t grind them in a grinder. He put them in strange jars and closed the lids. This harvester went in without struggling as if it was natural and died just like that.
I took the warmth.
When becoming a harvester, the distorted body should have become stronger, but rather than getting stronger, there’s a sense they died much faster.
The human body is tougher than it looks, and a harvester’s body is even tougher. But the brain remained in its shrunken state.
I guess this is an ability.
Abilities arise to fulfill wishes that can’t be achieved through physical enhancement alone. At least that’s what I suspect.
Because the harvester had been living just to die from the start, when they became a harvester, they gained the ability to die more easily.
Life forms stripped of all rights from the beginning still die even after becoming harvesters.
I can’t see outside through a dead person’s view.
Then the next person.
The errand worker started learning martial arts. Considering Gi Jacheon ordered him to learn martial arts, this must be an experiment too.
The last person.
The person who was Gi Jacheon’s protector explains to Gi Jacheon what and how much has changed while checking his internal energy.
I already know about the physical abilities improving.
But something I didn’t know came up.
He explains with a broad smile that internal energy became tremendously easier to handle. As if having gone through rebirth, the internal qi moves much more easily through what they call meridians, and the paths became cleaner.
Of course, even though I’m seeing through his view, I can’t feel qi at all. There are no special pathways where the brain perceives something exists.
Perhaps this isn’t a physically existing bodily organ.
Or it could be an organ I can’t perceive.
Still, I think it should be connected to the brain. Does such special power exist in places I can’t reach?
I’m not sure.
I believe someday a world will appear where I can understand this.
Meanwhile, Soo-oh is sticking close to me and won’t let go.
Even when I ask why, she just shakes her head side to side. Is it because the weather’s getting cold?
It doesn’t seem to be because she met scary people, since we exercised plenty together earlier today. Thinking about that, I don’t think she’s scared now.
Another day passes.
Even with the moon high in the sky, nothing special happens.
So while spending the night, I observe the other harvesters.
After several days, Eunchun got up from bed and started training martial arts again.
Gapjae coincidentally discovered my harvester while passing by and clenched his fists. After tailing the harvester, he saw them enter the Heaven Palace Hall.
Gapjae immediately headed to the Earth Management Hall, and there explained what he saw to the Earth Management Hall Master.
The Earth Management Hall Master said he knew and dismissed Gapjae. So Gapjae came out and sighed. He grabbed his head while saying aloud that he could be expelled if he wasn’t careful.
But I know.
No matter how much they hide their expression, I can read expressions.
The Earth Management Hall Master was flustered.
Most likely, he doesn’t know the fact that the Heaven Palace Hall Master made new harvesters.
I could read that far but don’t know why he said he knew about it and sent Gapjae away.
Or what he’ll do from now on.
Sometimes I wish my head was smarter. It would be nice if I could understand what they’re thinking and figure out their future actions…
Hmph.
It’s futile to wish for abilities I don’t have.
I should think about what to do with what I have.
For example, Byeongil who’s quickly getting stronger while taking elixirs.
The elixir Gapjae got before was one that could let him enter the Crystal realm. But Byeongil received an elixir that could let him enter the Golden Dan realm as a gift.
And he took it.
When a harvester took an elixir for the second time, I discovered more than when I first saw it.
The elixir adds light.
It doesn’t expand the original light.
Still, since they can immediately cover however much it increases, a harvester remains a harvester.
With this I learned what effect elixirs have.
I also learned why people are needed to make elixirs.
If light is the soul, they coat it with new souls to make their own soul bigger. It’s a technique like human sacrifice.
I’m curious what would happen if they ate a harvester. But it’s hard to know right now.
I can’t see through his view from the point the harvester became an elixir.
But since I took the warmth, I look forward to how it will change. Will someone who took an elixir also become a harvester, or will there be no effect at all, or will there be no difference.
Meanwhile, Jeonyang is training with Heavenly Demon.
But unlike others, Jeonyang doesn’t take any special medicine.
You’d think someone like Heavenly Demon could give him the best.
Is it because he’s not yet at a level where he can take it? To me, Jeonyang seems plenty strong already.
That’s when it happened.
Suddenly, great commotion broke out all across the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult.
Fire.
People are running around shouting that fire has broken out.
Eunchun and Byeongil immediately grabbed their swords and ran outside. But neither of them could leave their places.
For Eunchun, the woman who always slept with him blocked his way, and for Byeongil, the master of the Bamboo Hall among the ten symbols of longevity blocked him.
The people blocking them explain the current situation.
They say the Cult Leader has returned.
Huh?
Does this mean the previous cult leader’s daughter becomes the new cult leader? Not understanding what this means, I listened to their conversation.
The Death Scroll Hall Master. He doesn’t seem to want to explain in detail but tells Byeongil our cult leader has returned. He explains that the current Heavenly Demon stole that position through cowardly means, and the cult leader who had survived has returned.
Hearing those words, Byeongil completely stopped his movement to go outside.
And he asked back if he just needed to watch. The Death Scroll Hall Master said that would be enough and took Byeongil into the room saying they should drink tea while the matter is resolved.
Byeongil followed that person.
Meanwhile, the woman named Miro who caught Eunchun said the person who should be at the very top of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult has returned.
When Eunchun asked if it was Seong successor, Miro shook her and answered that “Seong Cult Leader” had returned.
Interpreting the words, Seong Cult Leader is the previous cult leader and Seong Go is the previous cult leader’s daughter.
The word “Seong Cult Leader” seems to have been enough to stop Eunchun.
Eunchun completely stopped moving. And he asks the woman called Miro what Future Buddha Hall Master said.
The Deer of the ten symbols of longevity.
Oh ho. I thought Eunchun had no thoughts, but he knows who’s trying to bind him.
Miro answered Eunchun’s words like this.
She said she came here to catch Eunchun, not by that person’s orders. She says he shouldn’t go out and get hurt fighting now.
Yes.
It’s a lie.
Though she’s creating a desperate atmosphere, she wasn’t worried about Eunchun at all. I can tell that much. Emotions are very hard to hide.
While Eunchun was about to dismiss it thinking “falling for it again,” he cut Miro’s neck with the sword he was holding.
Oh?
Looking down at Miro’s corpse whose neck was cut in an instant, Eunchun spoke.
“No matter how strange I look, the one who made me a hall master now is the current Heavenly Demon. Woman. I’m not a fool who doesn’t know gratitude.”
After saying that, Eunchun immediately opened the door and went outside.
He made an interesting choice.
When Eunchun went outside, flames were rising from several buildings.
Eunchun looked around and muttered softly that if Seong, the previous cult leader, has returned, their target must be the current cult leader.
And ignoring the sounds of people running around, he immediately headed toward where Heavenly Demon resides with his sword.
While Eunchun was heading deep into the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult, Gapjae headed outside, who knows what he was thinking while looking at the burning cult.
No, to be precise, it was his room near the outside. After returning there, he just did what a protector should do in this situation.
He pretended not to know anything and blended in among people carrying water containers.
Perhaps this might be the best choice.
Meanwhile, Heavenly Demon entered Jeonyang’s room. When Jeonyang asked what was happening, Heavenly Demon shouted it was just a fire in one of the halls and to keep resting.
Jeonyang got upset.
Ah. Their relationship is splitting. Seems he thinks he’s being ignored.
Perhaps now might be the opportunity.
I woke up Soo-oh who was holding onto me while sleeping.
I picked up Soo-oh who could barely wake up in her half-asleep state. Then I went outside the door and pointed at the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult buildings burning brightly with fire.
Soo-oh opened her eyes wide in surprise. I know what expression she’s making even without looking at her face. And I definitely know she’s fully awake now.
“Soo-oh. Wait here while I go there briefly.”
She hesitates while grabbing my clothes.
“Can’t, can’t you not go?”
Soo-oh looks up at me with a frightened voice. Though I don’t know why she’s making an expression like she’ll be abandoned-
I was just going to leave Soo-oh behind. I’ll return anyway, and I’ve said everything I needed to say.
But the faded man’s memories flash through my mind again.
Saying she’ll secretly follow and make things troublesome?
No, I know we can’t predict what a child will do. But has she grown so attached in just a week? I haven’t even tried to earn her affection?
Though memories aren’t necessarily always right, I have no grounds to deny the faded man’s memories.
So what should I do?
Hug her?
Following the memory, I hugged Soo-oh. Soo-oh is startled.
“I’ll return, so guard the house. Understand?”
At my words, Soo-oh opened her eyes wide then nodded firmly. And she sat down with a determined expression.
It’s extremely simple.
I waved to Soo-oh and left the house. Though it’s quiet around these civilian houses, there’s chaos with people around the burning buildings in the distance. I should hurry.
Because that’s where the most important events are happening.
Of course, since Heavenly Demon Divine Cult people are running all around the buildings, there’s a chance I’ll be caught if I just go. So I’ll use the secret passage Jeonyang remembers.
With luck, I might obtain the harvester called Heavenly Demon.
Hehe.
I moved my steps toward where Jeonyang was.