Into the Creations 2352

Chapter 2352 – 2352. The Ascent To Guangming

Mi Dok Ak Bi, Yu Yeo-ryeo, sat in the shade beneath the roof of a tall building, watching the Thunder Sound Temple.

Even though she was sitting out in the open, no one could find her because the silver hairpin, the Hidden Shadow Pin, in her hair hid her with its shadow.

‘It’s been a week since Blood Light entered the Thunder Sound Temple.’

Because of the Thunder Sound Temple’s barrier, she couldn’t see inside. The inside of the Thunder Sound Temple was a completely different space from what was visible from the outside. The Great Eight Evils Association had once entered the Thunder Sound Temple and fled, so she knew it well.

‘Considering Blood Light’s nature, there’s a high probability he’s dead in the Thunder Sound Temple. It’s been a week, after all.’

However, Gyo-ak seemed to think differently. He considered the possibility that Blood Light had joined hands with the Thunder Sound Temple more likely than the possibility that he was dead.

Gyo-ak said that Blood Light must have something, so he confidently entered the Thunder Sound Temple alone. He also told her to watch and see if the Thunder Sound Temple made any sudden moves.

It wasn’t something that Mi Dok Ak Bi, one of the executives of the Great Eight Evils Association, should be doing herself. But the reason Gyo-ak assigned her to this surveillance mission was…

‘It’s probably because I’m an incomplete Poison Human.’

Yu Yeo-ryeo’s eyes darkened. Various thoughts swirled in her head. She knew she shouldn’t be like this, but… she couldn’t help it. She was too idle right now.

Yu Yeo-ryeo was from the Poison Kill Gate, a martial arts sect of assassins. Assassins who mainly practiced poison techniques.

She was born as the daughter of a special-grade assassin there. She learned poison techniques and stealth. She had been exceptionally talented since she was young, and she received the full support of the Poison Kill Gate. In return, Yu Yeo-ryeo showed tremendous growth.

That was the problem. Yu Yeo-ryeo’s talent stimulated the Poison Kill Gate’s greed.

A Poison Human, the ultimate wish of all martial artists who practiced poison techniques. They thought it was possible with Yu Yeo-ryeo’s talent.

The Poison Kill Gate closed its doors to make Yu Yeo-ryeo into a Poison Human. From that day on, hell began for Yu Yeo-ryeo. From dawn till night. What she ate was poison, and what she wore was clothes soaked in poison. She even slept in poisonous fumes.

Intoxication and detoxification, poison techniques and grand methods. A life like torture continued. Yu Yeo-ryeo somehow endured that life and reached the Five Qi realm much faster than others. And then she went berserk.

When she came to her senses, the Poison Kill Gate had been annihilated. Their corpses were melting away, gooey with poison. Her parents were no exception.

Yu Yeo-ryeo knew that she had done it, but she felt relief rather than regret. Because she didn’t have to live that hellish life anymore. But her ordeal didn’t end there.

She had become a half-baked Poison Human. Her lips and nails had turned purple. The saliva coming from her mouth was a deadly poison that couldn’t be compared to any ordinary poison, and her nails poisoned anyone they touched.

Most dangerous of all was her breath. Her breath was mixed with poison. Fortunately, it wasn’t a deadly poison… but ordinary people would feel dizzy and faint just by being near her. In severe cases, they would die.

‘It’s natural that Gyo-ak is wary of me. Unless they’re at a similar level as me, all the lower-level subordinates would be poisoned.’

Yu Yeo-ryeo had no choice but to be alone. But there was hope for her. If she reached the Three Flowers Gathering realm, she might be able to perfectly control the Poison Human.

‘……Huh?’

Her gaze, which had been blankly staring at the Thunder Sound Temple, turned elsewhere. A figure was circling around the Thunder Sound Temple. His face was covered by his clothes, so it was impossible to know exactly what he looked like. It was quite suspicious, but the people around him didn’t pay any attention to him. That was why it was strange.

‘I’m sure I saw him yesterday and the day before, but I’m only noticing him now… Is he using some kind of sorcery? Or am I just being too sensitive? Maybe he’s just someone who lives around here.’

Was he a martial artist, a sorcerer, or just a commoner? Was she simply overreacting? Yu Yeo-ryeo couldn’t be sure.

• • •

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The maid’s bell rang, demanding that she wake up.

“Goddamn it….”

I forced my heavy body out of bed. It wasn’t that my body was actually heavy. After reaching the Three Flowers Gathering realm, my body maintained its best condition unless something special happened. This was a mental issue.

‘Damn it. Why do I have to wake up like clockwork before sunrise? And above all, there are no women.’

Right now, I wasn’t even in auto-progress mode.

“Please wake up! Please wake up! Please wake up! Honored guest!”

A Thunder Sound Temple monk was making a fuss outside. After I ignored the maid’s bell last time and kept sleeping, he came to wake me up himself.

“I’m up….”

You son of a bitch.

A murderous intent stirred. The monk was startled.

“Is the devil whispering evil words again?! Om Mani Padme Hum!!”

-Hey, how long are you going to hold back, Master? Let’s kill them all.

The Heavenly Demon Divine Art whispered. I don’t know where it learned that way of speaking.

Ignoring it, I got out of bed and put on the monk’s robes. As much as I hated it, I had no choice. I had to play the role of a monk in exchange for learning the Thunder Sound Temple’s techniques. It was a relief that I didn’t have to shave my head.

I put on the monk’s robes, which I still wasn’t used to even after wearing them several times, and went outside.

-A terrible time is approaching….

The Heavenly Demon Divine Art muttered. This wasn’t a delusion.

This place was a sacred place where Buddha attained enlightenment, but it was also famous for being where demons came to interfere with Buddha. For that reason, it also affected demons.

Here, I was a practitioner, and the Heavenly Demon Divine Art was a demon interfering with the practice. It was a reproduction that occurred because the conditions were met. That was the claim of the Thunder Sound Temple’s abbot, Jeon-jeong.

The credibility was quite high. The Heavenly Demon Divine Art didn’t act up in other places.

‘Well, even if the Heavenly Demon Divine Art acts up, it can’t launch any mental attacks on me.’

I could suppress it if I tried. The reason I let the Heavenly Demon Divine Art act up was… because I was bored.

‘To think I have to do a temple stay in a game world.’

Lamenting my miserable situation, I headed to the temple.

The Thunder Sound Temple was in a rural area, so it was a bit different from other temples, but it was still a temple. As a religious facility, it was diligent.

Even before sunrise, they gathered in front of a large Buddha statue to perform a Buddhist service.

‘This sucks.’

-Why are you doing such meaningless things? I guarantee you will never be able to enter samadhi. Do you think samadhi is a joke?

‘I’m not doing this to train. I’m participating in the Buddhist service to screw you over.’

-You son of a bitch….

The monks took their places reverently. Finally, a high monk slowly entered. The high monks, including Abbot Jeon-jeong, held Buddhist services in other places and took turns presiding over the entire service.

“Maha Prajna Paramita Hridaya Sutra….”

The high monk began to recite the Heart Sutra. A terrible time was beginning. The only reason I could endure this time was because of the Heavenly Demon Divine Art.

-Kaaaaaaahhhhhh!!

Because the Heavenly Demon Divine Art was suffering from the high monk’s chanting of the Buddhist scriptures!

“Form is emptiness, emptiness is form….”

That was my favorite line from the Buddhist scriptures. Sex.

-Kaaaaaaahhhhhh!

The Heavenly Demon Divine Art’s suffering was my happiness. For its sake, I could even recite Buddhist scriptures. But when I actually tried to recite them, I didn’t feel like it.

‘I should recite something else. Hmm. In the dark night… In the pitch-black night, I set out to find dawn. Even if the sun and moon cry all day, it was only night in my eyes.’

“Gate gate paragate.”

-Kaaaaaaahhhhhh! Kaaaaaaahhhhhh!

“Gate gate paragate parasamgate.”

‘Oh Lord! I thank you! For giving me Siloam!’

-Kaaaaaaahhhhhh! Stop! Kaaaaaah!

‘Can you feel the power of the Lord and Buddha! Suffer, you Satan!’

-You son of a bitch! You don’t believe in the Lord or Buddha…!

After the tedious Buddhist service, it was time for food. I don’t know about the Shaolin Temple, but the Thunder Sound Temple ate meat. These bastards even raised cows, pigs, and chickens on one side of the temple. Moreover, the chef’s cooking skills were good enough to suit my taste.

After that, I headed to the abbot’s room to meet the abbot.

“Honored guest. Welcome. How was your life for the past week?”

“Ah, it was the worst. The demon inside me is going crazy.”

“You mean the devil is suffering. That’s good. You must have looked over the Thunder Sound Temple’s martial arts and sorcery, at least roughly. I will pass on one of the three great divine arts of the Thunder Sound Temple to you. Choose.”

The Buddha Light Eternal Exhaustion Scripture. The Subduing Demon Divine Art, The Thunder Sound Arhat Art.

The three martial arts that represented the Thunder Sound Temple.

The Buddha Light Eternal Exhaustion Scripture was a highly safe Buddhist divine art.

The Subduing Demon Divine Art was a divine art that was particularly powerful when dealing with demons.

The Thunder Sound Arhat Art was the true representative of the Thunder Sound Temple. Considering the environment of the Thunder Sound Temple, which was overflowing with thunder energy, I had no choice but to choose the Thunder Sound Arhat Art. In fact, most of the monks practiced martial arts of the Thunder Sound Arhat Art lineage.

Beginners trained in the Thunder Heat Art, and as their rank increased, they moved up to higher martial arts, eventually mastering the Thunder Sound Arhat Art.

“You have bad taste. Asking me to choose when you already know the answer.”

“Haha.”

“I won’t learn any of the three. No, I can’t learn them. I’m currently learning two martial arts. A demonic art that is incompatible with Buddhist martial arts. If I learn the Subduing Demon Divine Art, my body will explode and I’ll die immediately, and the Buddha Light Eternal Exhaustion Scripture will have a similar result, just with a difference in speed.”

“Then what about the Thunder Sound Arhat Art? Isn’t it similar to the Thunder Heaven Flow martial art that you have learned?”

“It’s different. The Thunder Heaven Flow is specialized in handling thunder energy. On the other hand, the Thunder Sound Arhat Art is specialized in handling the body and pursuing enlightenment along with thunder energy.”

The Thunder Sound Arhat Art was also a Buddhist martial art.

“When I realized that, I was going to throw away the deal and everything. You must have known in advance.”

“Honored guest. Please do not be angry. There is a direction that will benefit us all.”

“Okay. If it’s a part of the Thunder Sound Arhat Art and some of the martial arts and sorcery that the Thunder Sound Temple has, I can learn them too. Because they have the commonality of handling thunder energy.”

I looked straight at Jeon-jeong, who was chuckling, and said.

“Tell me in detail what you want from me.”

“Very well. As they say, seeing is believing… It will be easier to understand if I show you in person. Please follow me.”

Jeon-jeong stood up. He opened a secret door in the abbot’s room and led me to the depths of the temple. The deeper we went, the denser the thunder energy became.

And finally, we arrived at that place.

There was a sinkhole.

I couldn’t even fathom the end of the hole with my own eyes. It was like an abyss. I knew instinctively. That was the hole to the underworld. A hole that was connected to the underworld.

In the center of the hole, a golden vajra was floating in the air. It emitted eight pillars of blue lightning, suppressing the energy coming up from the hole. The pillars of lightning were supported by eight high monks who were positioned in the eight trigram directions.

They were rolling the prayer beads in their hands and quietly chanting Buddhist scriptures.

“We are sealing the hole to the underworld with the Vajra Eight Thunder Prison.”

“The vajra floating in the air is the center of the sorcery. What is that vajra? It doesn’t seem like an ordinary object.”

I couldn’t take my eyes off the vajra. That simple weapon was relentlessly drawing my gaze.

“You recognize it right away. The Thunder Sound Temple has countless sacred objects. But among them, the two most highly regarded are the Bodhi tree and that. Indra’s vajra. The Vajra Divine Thunder.”

I wanted to have that.