Chapter 181
“Woooooow!”
Yul-i exclaimed in a loud voice without realizing it, her face filled with surprise.
It was because the sight unfolding before her eyes right now was just that spectacular and beautiful.
Fwooooosh.
An incredibly beautiful curtain of light enveloped the entire Peng Family.
Everyone in the Peng Family saw the sight.
“L-look at that!”
“What in the world is that?”
It was a color like a rainbow.
As time passed, the sparkling rainbow light gradually subsided and soon disappeared.
Thus, the people considered the amazing sight they had just seen to be a mysterious, coincidental natural phenomenon and soon went back to what they were doing.
However, a few among them with sensitive Aura Perception could feel it.
That although it seemed to have disappeared, the curtain was still there.
And surprisingly, that curtain was embracing the entire massive grounds of the Peng Family as if protecting it.
“Grandpa!”
Yul-i asked the Heavenly Seer, hopping in place with a face full of excitement.
“What was that just now? It’s so pretty!”
Yul-i’s gaze was still sparkling toward the sky above the Peng Family.
Surprisingly, Yul-i also did not seem to think the curtain had completely disappeared.
“Do you like it?”
“Yes! I love it!”
“Haha. That is a relief.”
The Heavenly Seer laughed heartily and patted Yul-i’s head.
“That will safely protect the people you like, Yul-i. It is a gift from this grandpa.”
“Wow! Really?”
“Of course.”
Meanwhile, Jujak, who was standing behind Yul-i, also had a very surprised face.
“A rainbow-colored curtain…!”
She had heard of it before.
The fact that there was a rainbow-colored curtain acting as the strongest Protective Formation, one that no one in the world could pierce.
It was a story that had now become a legend, only occasionally found in ancient texts.
It was something she knew because she had received various forms of education, not just in Martial Arts, her entire life solely for the Heavenly Demon.
The amount of information and quality of knowledge already accumulated within the Four Great Protectors was at a level that did not fall behind even when compared to the Jegal Clan.
But to see it here right now, out of nowhere.
“Elder.”
Like Jujak, Yeo Un-hwi also had a quite surprised face.
The fact that there was another Guardian Mirror was surprising enough, but to think that such power could be used when two were brought together.
It was a fact he had not known at all.
No, even Jin So-baek probably did not know this story.
The Heavenly Seer smiled gently toward Yeo Un-hwi, who was bewildered by the unexpected situation.
“It is called the Absolute Barrier. To explain it simply, you could say it is like a protective formation. Since the curtain has already been spread, no one will be able to harm the people of the Peng Family inside it.”
The Heavenly Seer’s explanation continued.
Unlike the general protective formation of the Guardian Mirror, anyone could enter and exit the Peng Family, but if someone visiting harbored hostility or malice, everyone in the Peng Family would be able to feel it.
Furthermore, any enemy who entered the curtain would have all their Martial Arts and power sealed, and the opponent would not realize this fact until they directly tried to use their power.
And if the one holding the Guardian Mirror wished it, they could even prevent enemies from stepping inside the curtain at all.
It was truly an astonishing power.
In other words, as long as this Absolute Barrier existed, even if the Demonic Cult invaded with a large force like last time, no one could harm or injure the people of the Peng Family as long as they did not step outside the curtain.
“Please use it well.”
In truth, the Heavenly Seer had suffered quite a bit to obtain the pair to the Guardian Mirror.
Because it had been hidden in a treacherous region no one knew about.
The Heavenly Seer, who had looked at the sky with a pleased smile for a moment, soon returned Yul-i’s Guardian Mirror to her.
It seemed the Absolute Barrier would now continue to be maintained in this place even without the Guardian Mirror.
And he handed the other half of the pair to Yeo Un-hwi.
“Thank you so much, Elder.”
Yeo Un-hwi’s face was incredibly bright.
This was an immeasurably great help.
With this, the Peng Family had become absolutely safe.
Unless a natural disaster occurred, no one would be able to covet this place.
That fact overwhelmed Yeo Un-hwi more than anything else.
It was as if his practically only weakness had disappeared.
Yeo Un-hwi looked at the new Guardian Mirror placed on his palm and asked again.
“Why in the world are you treating us so well?”
“Well, why indeed?”
The Heavenly Seer smiled again.
He was a person who smiled a lot.
However, Yeo Un-hwi felt those smiles were somehow sad.
It was a smile that only a person who had experienced countless failures, frustrations, and despair could make.
Soon, the Heavenly Seer’s eyes, which seemed to contain the sky, turned toward Yeo Un-hwi.
“To you, there is nothing as important as protecting your wife, your daughter, and the people of the Peng Family here. So I thought that at the very least, they needed to be safe for you to fulfill your responsibilities. Thus, I merely helped with that.”
“Is that so.”
The word responsibility flew in and lodged itself in Yeo Un-hwi’s chest.
It was a word that had always bothered him for some time now.
Looking at such a Yeo Un-hwi, the Heavenly Seer continued speaking.
“That power you inherited might seem like a blessing given without any price in a sense, but in the end, you will bear a great responsibility. Because great power always comes with responsibility.”
Yeo Un-hwi agreed with the Heavenly Seer’s words.
It made sense, as too much power was already concentrating on him before he knew it.
A case where the powers of the Foremost Person of All Time and the Foremost Demon of All Ages were passed down to a single person was the first of its kind, even if one searched through the entire History of Murim.
It was truly an unprecedented situation.
However, even after gaining such mighty power, there was only one thing Yeo Un-hwi desired.
To protect his family.
And if it was the responsibility for this power that made that possible,
“I am ready to willingly bear all the responsibility for that power.”
No, perhaps it was something that did not even require resolve, a matter of course for him.
Because no matter what situation came, it would be better than before his Regression, when he had gone mad from wailing after failing to protect his wife and daughter.
“Right. Is that so.”
The Heavenly Seer nodded at Yeo Un-hwi’s passionately shining eyes.
The man who had inherited everything from the Martial God and the Heavenly Demon seemed better prepared than he had thought. It was truly a fortunate thing.
That he was not just a fool intoxicated by massive power.
“Yes. Good. There must surely be a reason why the heavens chose you.”
Perhaps it would be possible for him, who had endured all the terrible pain and crossed life and death to reach this place now.
No, the Heavenly Seer thought that only he would be able to do it.
“You will be quite busy with this and that from now on. As I said earlier, there is much you must do in the future. They have begun to move in earnest.”
“By them, you mean…”
“Black Darkness.”
Yeo Un-hwi’s face turned cold at the Heavenly Seer’s words.
“They have been deeply infiltrating here and there since much longer ago than you think. And they are strong. They are also incredibly wicked, demon-like people. You will have to brace yourself firmly.”
Yeo Un-hwi nodded.
He was already feeling it more clearly than anyone else.
That Black Darkness would indeed be the greatest enemy he would face.
And their fighting power would certainly not be just at the level of Tang Guhwi, who had become a Demon, or the traitor Sama Ryang he had met in the Demonic Alliance.
If that were the case, the Heavenly Seer, who seemed to know everything, would not have said something like he needed to brace himself firmly.
“Now then, I have said all I needed to say and delivered all I needed to deliver, so I will be on my way.”
At the end of the brief serious atmosphere, the Heavenly Seer smiled as if to loosen the stiffened mood.
Peng Mugang would definitely nag him to stay at least one more day before leaving, but he had a lot of work to do.
“Ah. And the Murim from now on will be very different from what you know. No, perhaps it has already started becoming so since a long time ago.”
“Pardon? What does that…”
Yeo Un-hwi asked back at the completely incomprehensible words, but the Heavenly Seer merely showed a strange smile.
Soon, he looked as if he would leave the Peng Family just like that.
“Excuse me, Elder, one last thing.”
“Hmm? What is it?”
“Who in the world… are you?”
The question that someone always threw at Yeo Un-hwi was this time being thrown at the Heavenly Seer by Yeo Un-hwi.
Of course, he already knew his title and name, but it was a question thrown out of the thought that there might be something else besides that.
Could he perhaps be an immortal wandering the world while hiding his identity?
At that,
“Me? Haha. I already told you. I am just a shabby old man with a slight talent for reading heavenly secrets.”
Soon, as he turned his body and slowly left, his back looked incredibly sorrowful to Yeo Un-hwi for some reason.
After his Regression, no one had left such an unknown, intense impression on Yeo Un-hwi like the Heavenly Seer.
But one thing was certain.
That he was a person who dedicated himself to the world more than anyone else.
Like that, the Heavenly Seer left.
He came like the wind and went off somewhere like the wind again.
And a few days later.
Black Emperor Dokgo Yeong also slowly prepared to leave.
“Wait, didn’t you say you were going to stay a bit longer?”
Yeo Un-hwi asked him, seemingly puzzled.
Judging by the atmosphere of his stay, he had expected him to stay much longer, so it was unexpected.
Peng Mugang was the same.
Every day whenever he had a chance, he would scold Dokgo Yeong, asking when in the world he was going back and if he had handed over the Demonic Alliance Leader position to someone else, but now that he was actually leaving, he seemed inwardly sad.
Though if he actually heard such words, he would wave his hands and tell him not to say such disastrous things.
When Yul-i, who had sneaked over without her mom knowing, made an excited face at Dokgo Yeong’s sky-flying game, Peng Mugang had wished that damn old geezer would leave quickly, but now that he was leaving, a corner of his heart felt strangely empty.
At the sight of those two, Dokgo Yeong laughed heartily.
“I want to stay longer too, but I should be satisfied with this much. I’ve also thought of a ton of things to do when I get back.”
Funnily enough, while staying at the Peng Family to rest for a while, he had been feeling an even greater sense of crisis.
It was as if the changes happening in the world hit him harder.
Those were things he had not felt when he was in the Demonic Alliance, which was even larger than the Peng Family.
“Perhaps I was engrossed in playing king after building my own castle.”
It might be too excessive a self-reproach for him, who had already built up incredibly excellent achievements as the Demonic Alliance Leader, but Dokgo Yeong sincerely thought so and reflected on himself.
Thus, he planned to start all of that over as soon as he returned.
So, the rest ended here.
It was time for him and his Demonic Alliance to become even stronger in order to survive in the new era.
“Then I will see you again. I had a pleasant stay.”
Like that, Dokgo Yeong left the Peng Family with the Soul Annihilation Unit.
Peng Mugang’s face hardened seriously as he watched Dokgo Yeong’s receding back.
He looked as if he had been greatly stimulated by something.
With the Heavenly Seer, the Black Emperor, and the Soul Annihilation Unit leaving, the atmosphere of the Peng Family was briefly chaotic, as if a storm had swept through once.
But no one knew.
The fact that a massive storm that would fiercely strike the entire Murim was approaching.