Chronicles of the Demonic Cult Conversion-Chapter 67 : Chapter 67

Chapter 67: You Talk Too Much.
‘N-no way!’
Jin Cheon was so shocked, as if he had been hit hard on the head with a blunt weapon, that he couldn't come to his senses.
Maintain a constant state of demonification?
He finally understood why no one had been able to learn the Heavenly Demon Divine Art, why one couldn't even dare to learn it without being a Heavenly Demon’s Physique.
What demonic art in the world was based on a constant state of demonification?
"Yes, that would be so. Since it is on a different level from the martial arts you knew, you are bound to be confused."
The Iron-Blooded Demonic God said as if she understood Jin Cheon.
"Honestly, yes."
"You will do well, so you do not need to worry too much."
"Yes, Cult Leader."
"I will come in three days at the beginning of the Hour of the Rat. Until then, train diligently to become familiar with the Heavenly Demon Divine Qi."
Leaving those words behind, the Iron-Blooded Demonic God vanished as if she had never been there in the first place.
It seemed that Wi Mu-rin's words that martial arts and sorcery were only a paper's difference when one reached a certain level were not wrong.
'Maintaining a constant state of demonification...... what an incredible idea.'
It was a statement that denied all his existing knowledge of demonic arts, but that very point became an enlightenment for Jin Cheon.
'Ah, so that's why. Now I understand a little.'
The passages of the Heavenly Demon Scripture that he couldn't grasp at all came back to him one by one, and their contents were fully understood.
Looking back on why he hadn't understood, to think that they were discussing matters based on a constant state of demonification…….
'There was a reason why the Heavenly Demon was always mentioned as the strongest in the world.'
Although there were many strong people in every era, the Heavenly Demon had always been counted as the strongest in the world for the past few hundred years.
Three days later.
"Demon Personification. The first stage of the Heavenly Demon Divine Qi. For the time being, you will train with this as your goal."
"Yes, Cult Leader."
"I will tell you the formula first."
Following the Iron-Blooded Demonic God's teachings, Jin Cheon focused on achieving Demon Personification.
Demon Personification was the first stage of the Heavenly Demon Divine Qi, and its core was to fill not only the three dantian but also every nook and cranny of the fine meridians throughout the body with demonic qi.
"Keuk, keuuuk!"
"You must endure it."
The Iron-Blooded Demonic God advised the pained Jin Cheon.
"Pain becomes easier once you pass the threshold. It is because you are not used to it, so you only need to endure a little longer."
"Keuuuuuk!"
Inducing demonification artificially was bound to cause enormous pain, but Jin Cheon endured even that well and continued to train in the Heavenly Demon Divine Qi.
According to the Iron-Blooded Demonic God's teachings, the Heavenly Demon Divine Qi was a divine art consisting of a total of five stages.
Starting with the Demon Person, the second stage was the Demonic Lord, the third stage was the Demonic King, and the fourth stage was the Demonic Emperor.
And the final fifth stage was the Demonic God.
It was said that just by achieving the second stage, the Demonic Lord, one could claim to be the number one person in a city; by achieving the third stage, the Demonic King, it would be difficult to find an opponent even within the cult; and by achieving the fourth stage, the Demonic Emperor, it would not be an exaggeration to discuss who was the strongest in the world.
"What about the Demonic God?"
"Even the Heavenly Demon could not reach it."
The Iron-Blooded Demonic God answered Jin Cheon's question.
"The Realm of the Demonic God is the ultimate realm that the human being known as the Heavenly Demon pursued. A realm he sought to achieve even through repeated reincarnations...... it could be said to be the goal of one who truly wanted to become a god."
"My goodness."
"Perhaps he lost himself by obsessing over the Realm of the Demonic God."
"Then, Cult Leader, you......"
"I have already realized the Realm of the Demonic God. I just do not try to ascend to that realm."
"Why do you not ascend to the Realm of the Demonic God?"
"There are no gods who remain in the human world."
"Aah."
Jin Cheon realized that what the Iron-Blooded Demonic God was saying was the same as what the Daoists called ascending to immortality.
In other words, the Iron-Blooded Demonic God was intentionally not ascending to the Realm of the Demonic God to avoid ascending to immortality.
"I have no interest in becoming a god. I have never wanted it, and I never will."
"The Heavenly Demon must be very jealous."
"......?"
"He repeated reincarnations for hundreds of years to gain the enlightenment of the Realm of the Demonic God, but he himself could not realize it, while you, Cult Leader, did."
It was truly ironic that the one who truly desired it could not obtain it, while the one who did not desire it did.
"Perhaps...... that may be so."
A faint smile appeared on the Iron-Blooded Demonic God's lips.
"In any case, you should train with the goal of reaching the stage of the Demonic King in your closed-door training. No matter how much of a Heavenly Demon’s Physique you are, it will not be easy to reach the stage of the Demonic King unless you are the Heavenly Demon himself. Therefore, train diligently, with the feeling of carving your bones every single day."
"Yes, Cult Leader."
Now that he had a goal, the only answer was training.
***
Life in the Black Bamboo Forest was monotonous, but the days were so full that he was busy from morning till night.
Jin Cheon started his day with qi circulation with the members of the New Demon Squad just before dawn.
Then he would run through the Black Bamboo Forest and train his body with bare-handed body-fortifying exercises.
After that, except for mealtimes, he focused solely on martial arts training.
Of course, he did not just do individual training.
Jin Cheon personally taught the members of the New Demon Squad martial arts.
Based on the Post-Heaven Extreme Demonic True Qi that he had created, he explained the martial arts manuals he had seen in the Demonic Scripture Pavilion in a way that was easy for the members of the New Demon Squad to understand.
"Was martial arts this easy?"
Danmok Cheong clicked his tongue in amazement at how easily Jin Cheon taught the formulas of advanced demonic arts.
"It's not that the martial arts are easy, but that the teaching is good."
Jin Cheon grinned.
"I-is that so?"
"Of course."
"It's truly amazing. These were contents that I couldn't grasp for years, but now that you are teaching them, Young Master, I understand them clearly."
"Then I'm glad."
"It seems that becoming your subordinate was the miraculous encounter of my life."
"Don't go that far."
"No, sir. If I had not formed a connection with you, Young Master, I would have retired after carrying out my duties as a member of the Bat Squad. I would never have dreamed of making a name for myself as a martial artist. Thank you so much."
Spurred on by Jin Cheon's teachings, Danmok Cheong devoted himself to training more diligently than anyone else.
Since he had always longed for martial arts while carrying out his duties in the Bat Squad, this time of training with Jin Cheon was incredibly precious to him.
"Yes, let's become like the Asura Blood Sword Unit too."
"With the Young Master's teachings, what can't we become?"
The members of the New Demon Squad also trained as diligently as anyone else and grew stronger with each passing day.
By abandoning the Reverse Heaven Heart Art and learning the Post-Heaven Extreme Demonic True Qi, they were able to learn martial arts stably, and by absorbing the spiritual qi of the Black Bamboo Forest, they were also able to accumulate internal energy more quickly.
A few months passed like that.
It was around the time when Jin Cheon, thanks to the Iron-Blooded Demonic God's teachings, had achieved the second stage of the Heavenly Demon Divine Qi, the Demonic Lord, and had learned a few more martial arts.
"Young Master, you need to come out for a moment."
"What is it?"
"It is difficult to explain in words."
"Alright. I'll be there."
At Danmok Cheong's urgent call, Jin Cheon left the mountain stronghold and headed for the outskirts of the Black Bamboo Forest.
"Kueooooooo!!!"
When he arrived at the scene, a huge panda was engaged in a fierce battle with Forest Killing Ghosts.
Panda.
An animal named panda because it resembles a cat-like bear.
He had heard that in the Central Plains, they inhabited the bamboo forests of Sichuan, but to think they would be here in this Black Bamboo Forest as well…….
"It seems to be a Sky Mountain Panda."
"Sky Mountain Panda?"
"I heard it is a spirit beast that inhabits the Sea of Trees, and it seems it was living here."
"I see."
"What will you do."
"Hmm."
Jin Cheon pondered for a moment.
Since it was a taboo to carelessly come into contact with the spirit beasts he met in the Sea of Trees, let alone the Black Bamboo Forest, he could not readily step forward.
However…….
"Uang, uang!"
Seeing the small baby panda crying in fear, he felt a sense of compassion and could not just pass by.
Looking at the situation, it seemed that the mother panda was fighting the Forest Killing Ghosts to protect her baby, and if he just passed by, it seemed that both the mother and baby would be eaten by the Forest Killing Ghosts.
"Let's help them."
"Will you be alright?"
"We needed some real combat experience anyway."
After saying that, Jin Cheon ordered the members of the New Demon Squad.
"Let's go, to help."
"As you command."
Jin Cheon and the members of the New Demon Squad launched themselves into the air.
***
'Yes, let's take this opportunity to test it.'
He had recently completed the second stage of the Heavenly Demon Divine Qi, the Demonic Lord, so he was curious about its power, and he thought it was a good opportunity.
'Here I go.'
Jin Cheon's form shot out like an arrow.
'Demonic Lord, activate.'
Soon, an intense demonic qi, incomparable to any other demonic art, swirled from Jin Cheon and spread to the surroundings.
"Kyaaak?"
"Kihit?"
At the moment the Forest Killing Ghosts were surprised by Jin Cheon's intrusion.
Kwaang!
Jin Cheon's single fist exploded on the chest of the foremost Forest Killing Ghost.
"......!"
The Forest Killing Ghost trembled as if it had been struck by lightning.
A hole the size of an adult's fist was gaping in the Forest Killing Ghost's chest.
Heavenly Demon Fighting Soul Martial Art.
A martial art that encompassed not only fist and foot techniques but also palm techniques and even capturing arts.
With a single blow of the Heaven-Breaking Fist, a fist art among them, he had pierced through the Forest Killing Ghost's chest.
'Incredible.'
While Jin Cheon was surprised by the power of the Heaven-Breaking Fist, the members of the New Demon Squad were also launching a fierce attack on the Forest Killing Ghosts with their respective martial arts.
The martial prowess of the members of the New Demon Squad was incomparably stronger than it had been a few months ago, so it was more than enough to deal with the Forest Killing Ghosts.
That was not all.
The second stage of the Heavenly Demon Divine Qi, the Demonic Lord, had the amazing effect of amplifying the power of the surrounding demon practitioners upon activation, allowing the members of the New Demon Squad to display even greater martial prowess.
"Kyaaak!"
"Kyaaaaaak!"
At the attacks of the members of the New Demon Squad, the Forest Killing Ghosts fell one by one.
Except for one.
A particularly strong-looking Forest Killing Ghost, far from falling to the attacks of the members of the New Demon Squad, was actually overwhelming them.
"I'll take this one."
Jin Cheon leaped into the air and blocked the last remaining Forest Killing Ghost.
"Our...... ceremony......"
Surprisingly, the Forest Killing Ghost opened its mouth.
Unlike the other Forest Killing Ghosts, he seemed to be able to speak a little.
"Interfering...... he will not forgive...... you should fear the consequences......"
"I don't know about that."
Jin Cheon cut off the Forest Killing Ghost's words as if he didn't want to hear them.
Since he had decided to help the Sky Mountain Panda, he had no intention of listening to such pathetic threats.
He had already done it, so what was the use of fearing the consequences now?
"Whoever it is, if they mess with us, we kill them. That's all."
"Foolish......"
"You talk too much."
Jin Cheon rushed at the Forest Killing Ghost.
Without asking about the rights and wrongs.
There would be no good in exchanging words with a being beyond human.
Tat, tatat!
Exchanges took place.
The Forest Killing Ghost was a being of considerable skill, as it had single-handedly dealt with the members of the New Demon Squad.
Not only did it have great strength and tough resilience, but it also seemed to remember its martial arts from when it was alive, showing movements that were reasonably well-founded.
However, Jin Cheon, who had already completed the Demonic Lord of the Heavenly Demon Divine Qi and learned the forms of the Heavenly Demon Fighting Soul Martial Art, was more than that.
Kwaaaang!
Jin Cheon's palms continuously struck the entire body of the Forest Killing Ghost.
The palm art of the Heavenly Demon Fighting Soul Martial Art, the Heavenly Thunderclap Palm, crushed the entire body of the Forest Killing Ghost with its mighty destructive power.
"Kyaaaaaak!"
At the moment a scream finally burst from the Forest Killing Ghost's mouth.
Chwarararak!
Jin Cheon's hand-blade sliced through the Forest Killing Ghost's neck.
Light Wing Blade, the most lethal one-hit-kill technique in the Heavenly Demon Fighting Soul Martial Art.
Jureureuk…….
Black, dead blood flowed from the cross-section of the neck of the beheaded Forest Killing Ghost.
Since it was a being that had long lost its vitality, the blood did not spurt out like a fountain.
"Keok, keo-eok......"
The mouth of the Forest Killing Ghost, separated from its torso, made a chilling sound.
It seemed to want to say something, but since its neck was cut, it could no longer make a sound.
"Just die, and don't be noisy."
Jin Cheon's kick shattered the Forest Killing Ghost's head into pieces.
"Congratulations on your victory, my lord!"
"Congratulations!"
The commander, Danmok Cheong, and the members of the New Demon Squad all knelt on one knee towards Jin Cheon and paid their respects.
"Any injured?"
"None!"
"Alright, you all worked hard."
Seeing the members of the New Demon Squad, who had become unrecognizablely strong in just a few months, a smile also bloomed on Jin Cheon's lips.
Of course, they still had a long way to go, but it was an undeniable fact that they had made great strides.
"My lord, please look over there."
Danmok Cheong pointed at the mother Sky Mountain Panda.