Into the Creations 2358

Chapter 2358 – 2358. The Ascension Of Radiant Light

The day of the plan’s execution.

That day, the usually tranquil Thunder Sound Temple was bustling from morning. The monks had all bathed since dawn and put on clean clothes that had been washed beforehand.

Today was the day I, with the aid of the Vajra Thunderbolt and the high monks, would eliminate the hole to the underworld deep within the Thunder Sound Temple.

“Hehe. Esteemed guest. How are you feeling today?”

Jeonjeong came to me from the morning to check on my condition. I shrugged my shoulders.

“As you can see, I’m the same as usual.”

“This time, we absolutely must not make a mistake… Why don’t you try using the Thunder Soul Technique to refresh your senses?”

Jeonjeong handed me a wooden fish. It was a suggestion to do a rehearsal. I took the wooden fish and began to recite a part of the essence of the Thunder Sound Arhat Mantra.

Crackle, crackle.

An electric current flowed into the wooden fish. The wooden fish accepted the current without any loss. The wooden fish began to turn a bright blue color.

Rumble….

A low thunder sound echoed from inside the wooden fish. It was a thunder sound like that of a beast.

Then, the wooden fish clicked and spread a clear wooden fish sound in all directions.

Thunder Soul Technique.

It was a technique that seemed quite grand, but according to Jeonjeong, it was a kind of purification technique. The Thunder Sound Arhat Mantra had the power to cleanse impure things. The Thunder Sound Temple called that power the Thunder Soul, and the method of handling that power was called the Thunder Soul Technique. So, to be precise, it wasn’t a technique.

“Hehe. A good sound. You have completely mastered the Thunder Soul Technique. I expected at least three years… but you mastered it in less than a year. Your talent is always amazing.”

“Considering that, I can’t even master simple techniques.”

“A person can’t be good at everything. Esteemed guest, you are a genius among geniuses just in martial arts.”

I nodded vaguely. I was tired of being called a genius now.

He took me to the training room and handed me a pill wrapped in high-quality cloth.

“Before the ritual… please take this.”

“A spirit pill? I can feel the thunder energy.”

“It’s a Thunder Soul Essence Pill. It’s a treasure of our Thunder Sound Temple. Only those who have mastered the Thunder Soul can take it. If someone who hasn’t mastered the Thunder Soul takes it, the effect drops by more than half, and they can’t fully absorb the spirit energy of the pill.”

“Is it okay to give me something like this?”

“Hehe. We are giving it to you with gratitude for helping our Thunder Sound Temple. And… we must minimize the possibility of failure in the ritual. I will wait outside the training room. Esteemed guest, you have completely mastered the Thunder Soul, so it won’t take long for you to absorb all the spirit energy of the Thunder Soul Essence Pill.”

Jeonjeong left.

I sat cross-legged on the floor. It was the most efficient posture for circulating energy. Then, I put the Thunder Soul Essence Pill in my mouth and swallowed it.

Crackling, crackling, crackling!

The Thunder Soul Essence Pill exploded inside my body.

“……!”

-Kuaaaaaaak!

The Heavenly Demon Divine Art screamed. At this moment, I sympathized with the Heavenly Demon Divine Art. I felt an enormous pain in my dantian.

The cause was the thunder energy, the Thunder Soul, which had the power of purification, colliding with the demonic energy of the Heavenly Demon Divine Art.

‘This has never happened before when I mastered or used the Thunder Soul. Why now…?!’

Something flashed through my mind.

The Thunder Soul I used was under my control. There was no reason for it to collide with demonic energy. But the Thunder Soul from the Thunder Soul Essence Pill was in an uncontrolled state.

‘There’s only one thing to do. Control the Thunder Soul…!’

I endured the pain and focused my mind.

-Hurry up! Kuaaaaaaak!

‘You’re being distracting. Don’t bark.’

About two hours. I absorbed the Thunder Soul of the Thunder Soul Essence Pill.

Crack. Crackle.

Sparks flew from my body even though I hadn’t done anything in particular. I could feel the power boiling within my body. I wanted to use this power right away. Now that I looked, a faint blue light was leaking from my skin. It was thunder radiance.

When I went outside the training room, Jeonjeong smiled with his hands clasped together.

“Hehe. You have obtained the Thunder Soul Arhat, the secret of the Thunder Sound Temple. Congratulations. The Thunder Soul Arhat is a secret technique that only those who have taken the Thunder Soul Essence Pill can use. You will feel that your physical abilities have been maximized.”

“I can definitely feel the power overflowing in my body. Are there any side effects?”

“There are none, except that the Thunder Soul Arhat is difficult to maintain for a long time and that there is a great loss of stamina when the Thunder Soul Arhat ends. Please rest assured.”

“It would have been easier if you had told me in advance.”

“It is not guaranteed that you will obtain the Thunder Soul Arhat just by taking the Thunder Soul Essence Pill. I was worried that you would be greatly disappointed if you failed, so I couldn’t say it.”

“Well, it’s a relief that I didn’t fail.”

“There’s still some time before the ritual begins… The more important the matter, the more important it is to match the time… Let’s have a cup of tea for a while.”

About an hour later.

Jeonjeong, myself, and the elders and elite martial monks of the Thunder Sound Temple all gathered and headed to the place where the hole to the underworld was located.

A sinkhole-like hole in the ground and eight high monks executing the Vajra Eight Thunder Prison around the Vajra Thunderbolt, the Dharma artifact of Sakra, which was blocking the hole.

“Sakra’s Vajra Thunderbolt is said to pierce all things in the universe, but the essence of the Vajra Thunderbolt is a Dharma tool. It has the ability to assist techniques and store formulas. The elders and I will perform the Nirvana Thunder Soul Technique. Esteemed guest, please infuse the Vajra Thunderbolt, which is the center of the technique, with the Thunder Soul.”

“Okay. Can we start now?”

“It is better to start now while the Thunder Soul Arhat is maintained.”

I walked towards the void where the Vajra Thunderbolt was. The golden Vajra pestle was always dazzling. I should run away with this, but not now.

‘Because of the Thunder Sound Temple’s barrier, I can’t use space movement scrolls. And even if it wasn’t for the barrier, I should steal other things from the Thunder Sound Temple. Considering how much I’ve suffered at the Thunder Sound Temple… the Vajra Thunderbolt alone isn’t enough.’

I had already made a plan. What was the reason for bringing in the Shadowless God Thief? It was to take everything. Ah, the Bodhi tree is excluded. I didn’t really need that.

From below, from the hole to the underworld, I could hear a sound. It sounded like a voice, but it was too faint to understand its meaning.

-Can’t you hear it? Hell is calling you. All demons are craving you. Your power is down there. Come, let’s go down.

‘You’re noisy. I’m a bit busy right now, so shut up.’

I grabbed the Vajra Thunderbolt. It fit perfectly in my hand. I pushed the Thunder Soul into the Vajra Thunderbolt.

Wooooooong.

The Vajra Thunderbolt vibrated. I could feel that the Vajra Thunderbolt was pleased with me.

“Hehe. As expected of the esteemed guest. The Vajra Thunderbolt is not rejecting you at all.”

Jeonjeong was impressed. But that was only for a moment. Unlike usual, he glared with both eyes. Light flowed from his eyes, which had nothing but the whites. He ordered the monks.

“Martial monks, deploy the Thunder Sound Arhat Formation in preparation for any eventuality. Elders, begin the Nirvana Thunder Soul Technique as I said in advance.”

They released the Vajra Eight Thunder Prison and rose from their seats. And along with Jeonjeong, they began to roll prayer beads and chant Buddhist scriptures.

Their Buddhist scriptures became spiritual energy, and the spiritual energy turned into the form of lightning and gathered at the Vajra Thunderbolt. The abbot and 13 elders of the Thunder Sound Temple began to concentrate on the technique. Their thoughts began to gather at the Vajra Thunderbolt.

Crackling, crackling, crackling, crackling, crackling!

Electricity burst out from the Vajra Thunderbolt. It wasn’t ordinary electricity. It was lightning of the technique that was full of the energy of the Thunder Soul, purifying the evil and impure energy flowing out of the hole to the underworld, and combining and eliminating the hole itself!

‘The Thunder Soul keeps leaking out. It’s manageable thanks to the support of the abbot and elders of the Thunder Sound Temple. I just need to buy some time.’

The situation was much better than when I made the plan.

I didn’t know that all the elders would participate in the ritual, but that was actually a gain. The fact that the maximum power was concentrated here meant that the outside was empty.

‘If the Great Eight Evils Association attacked now, they could be quickly dealt with. And if I forcibly cut off the technique, the elders would suffer internal injuries from the backlash.’

It was a perfect opportunity to wipe them out all at once.

‘What the Thunder Sound Temple believes in is the barrier. It only takes a little time to break that barrier.’

No matter how great the barrier was, it could be easily broken by destroying the core. Last night, I secretly installed a time bomb on the Dharma artifact that maintained the barrier.

‘In this world, science is an unknown power. Using the Illusitor made it easy to access the barrier Dharma artifact. Now, is it about 10 minutes left? I’ll cut off the technique before the bomb explodes. And when the bomb explodes, I’ll attack the abbot. It would be good if I could kill him, and if I fail… I’ll run away.’

If I could somehow use the moment to escape from this place… the attacking Great Eight Evils Association would fight the Thunder Sound Temple.

‘Hehe. I never intended to fight with the Eight Evils Association from the beginning. Be bait for me.’

I had given space movement scrolls to Danmok Soha and Yu Yeoryeo in advance. If they used them, they would be moved to the safest place.

‘The Thunder Sound Temple and the Eight Evils Association will be in shock. Hahahaha. This is so great!’

It was very fun to backstab people.

The appointed time was approaching. I stopped pouring the Thunder Soul into the Vajra Thunderbolt.

The Nirvana Thunder Soul Technique was not cut off. The Vajra Thunderbolt forcibly began to absorb my Thunder Soul. No, it began to absorb my innate energy, including my thunder energy.

This was strange. Wasn’t the Vajra Thunderbolt only absorbing the Thunder Soul? Even amidst the confusion, my mind continued to work and derived an answer.

‘Shit. I’ve been tricked!!’

I couldn’t take my hand off the Vajra Thunderbolt. It wouldn’t come off my hand like a magnet. Even if I tried to run away with the Vajra Thunderbolt, it was difficult to move my body.

“Jeonjeong!! You damn bald monk! How dare you trick me?!!”

“Hehe. You realized it faster than I thought. But it’s already too late. The Vajra Thunderbolt is a mysterious Dharma artifact that determines its owner. I am the owner of the Vajra Thunderbolt. You cannot let go of the Vajra Thunderbolt without my permission.”

A twisted smile was drawn on his lips. It was an evil smile that was hard to believe belonged to a monk.

“What about the seal on your chest?! Was it also a lie that you couldn’t handle the Vajra Thunderbolt?!”

“It’s just a technique formation that was made to look good. It wasn’t actually activated. You know nothing about techniques compared to your martial arts level. I didn’t know you would be so easily tricked.”

“These bastards, from the beginning…!!”

“The Nirvana Thunder Soul Technique is a technique that is so excellent that it can eliminate the hole to the underworld… but it requires a price. A practitioner of the Three Realms who was born with the Thunder Spirit! The day you came to the Thunder Sound Temple! I realized that Sakra was watching over our Thunder Sound Temple! Hahahaha!”

I could have backstabbed them first…! To be backstabbed first by a bald monk! I was so frustrated and angry that I was going crazy.

“Jeonjeong…! I will definitely kill you…!”

The guy sneered.

“Hehe. I will never forget that you sacrificed yourself for the Thunder Sound Temple.”

Come to think of it, the Thunder Sound Temple taught me martial arts and techniques too easily. I thought it was because I was that important, but now I see. Jeonjeong had planned to kill me from the beginning, so he taught me everything.

‘Not yet. There’s still a chance!’

Kwaaaaaaaang!

A huge explosion was heard. The ground shook a little. The sneer on Jeonjeong’s lips disappeared.

“What’s going on? Martial monks, check the outside immediately!”

I struggled to raise my left middle finger at the guy and laughed.

“I destroyed your proud barrier Dharma artifact! How does the taste of being backstabbed feel?! Hahahaha! Now my subordinates will come and kill all you bald monks!”

Crack, crack.

The bald monk’s face contorted like a demon. The exhilaration made me keep laughing.

“This, this guy dares…!! The barrier of the Great Thunder Sound Temple!!”