The Outer God Needs Warmth-Chapter 121: Sailing to the Bottom (6)

I slept soundly.

When I woke up in the morning, Choseol's body moved very smoothly. I might have overexerted myself.

After preparing to leave the room, I took the lantern and left the inn.

Even though I didn’t leave a tip, the innkeeper treated me with great respect until I left, which I appreciated. If I had to rate it, I would give five stars.

Additionally, he had prepared a food preserve made from roasted grain flour, like powdered misutgaru. This should be enough for a long journey.

I’m now holding the strangely brighter lantern, shaped like a Western-style gas lamp, as I head north.

If I keep heading north and then northwest, I’ll reach Kunlun Mountain. However, even though it’s called Kunlun, just like how Seoul National University Station appeared in my faded memories, the actual Kunlun is still quite a distance away.

Places where humans live, places where Taoists live, and places where immortals live.

These three places are separated.

The deeper you go, the more the difference in civilization and technology becomes enormous. Especially the places where immortals reside, they possess technology on par with or even exceeding the levels of some worlds that have passed through cosmic eras, far beyond the world in my faded memories.

So the simplest method is to enter through the right way.

If I could just barge in and meet them, I would, but after reviewing the memories of Taoists and immortals, I can’t find any hidden openings to sneak through, so I have no choice but to charge straight ahead.

As I walk along the midday streets, planning what I’m going to do, I notice that many people’s gazes are on me.

At first, I thought it was because of my height, but when I followed the gaze, it wasn’t my face or body they were looking at—it was the lantern I was holding.

It’s odd to walk around with a lit lantern during the day. Normally, if you carry a lantern with fire, it’s not only a waste of fuel, but the heat also increases.

However, the light from this one isn’t heat-producing; it remains cool even as it stays bright.

And once night fell, those curious stares disappeared.

It wasn’t so much that fewer people were staring, but rather, there were almost no people walking through the streets at night.

Occasionally, a drunk would pass by, or people coming back from working at night would walk by, their faces drained of life.

I took a small side road to get out of the city quickly, but as soon as I turned into it, people blocked both the front and behind me.

“Vicious woman. How can you walk all day without rest?”

“I heard you have a lot of gold. So, sorry, but now...”

“Boss? What’s going on here? Hey! What are you doing...?”

Seven men in total. Among them, three were around the age of teenagers.

There were too few of them, so I figured they might attack me if I used gold again. Back then, I moved freely because they were strangers, but here, everyone knows each other, and there’s a clear hierarchy.

It’s not the right time to cause confusion like last time.

As I thought about how to deal with them, their speech suddenly quieted, and their expressions became dazed.

The lantern shone pale blue, and they approached me like they were hypnotized, touching the lantern.

Their bodies seemed to compress as they shrank, and they were sucked into the liquid inside.

Thud.

Suddenly, someone fell from the roof.

“Huh, huh...”

No. It wasn’t just seven people.

Altogether, there were thirteen.

Some fell from the roof, while others slowly approached from a farther distance.

One by one, they came closer, touched the lantern, and were sucked in to become fuel.

After a while, even the lookout kid, who seemed to be keeping watch, was sucked into the lantern.

Hmm. That was quick.

The light grew brighter. I guess people really like using good tools. Without having to do anything, it automatically cleaned up everything.

Simple and nice.

Hmm?

Correction.

There are fourteen in total.

A faint light shone from a corner. When I approached it, I saw a kid, trembling with their face covered by clothes.

It seemed like a character from the faded memories, like an ostrich. Would it be safe if I didn’t look at its form?

I wasn’t really interested in cleaning up, so I just walked past it.

What’s more important is how useful this new toy is.

Even when it sucks things in, it can absorb warmth and memories. Of course, it’s not as complete as the memories obtained from killing, but at least I can get something.

It’s definitely good. This.

Making it into a tool.

I didn’t think of that.

I suspect it’s probably impossible with people.

This monster came from a legend, and according to the legend, the monster was born to lure people in by lighting a lantern and then devour them.

So when I crushed this monster and turned it into a tool, I created an item that lures people with light and devours them.

In that case, monsters born from such legends can indeed become useful items like this.

It’s something that might make people think they can use it.

If I have the chance later, I might go looking for such monsters.

But not this time.

My destination is Kunlun Mountain.

And the goal is the Primordial Heaven Lord.

If Daegon, the leader of the Tongcheon Sect, came from another world, then it’s likely that the Primordial Heaven Lord and the immortals are native creatures of this glass bottle.

They might have come from another bottle too.

Regardless, if they have the technology to defeat Daegon, they likely have the ability to cross over to other worlds as well.

That’s why I’m walking such a long distance to meet them.

The moment of meeting is getting closer.

I’m holding the pale blue lantern and walking toward the city gates, crossing the alley.

I’m glad this city is passing by quickly.

Breaking through nature, crossing the city a few times.

In the meantime, I’ve been watching the ones who put me inside.

The Huasan Sect’s original disciple arrived at the volcano first. But instead of being greeted, he was immediately captured by the sect.

From what I heard, the situation at the Huasan Sect is very bad. The reason is that the fallen Omyungseong, who embraced the Reverse Heaven Demon Qi, used to be from the Huasan Sect.

The Huasan Sect is in turmoil.

First, the former sect leader, Yoo Jo-young, died shortly after the martial arts competition for selecting the leader of the Five Evil Sects.

He won the competition and became the leader of the Five Evil Sects, but just days later, he was assassinated.

And the one who killed him was Omyungseong, who had fallen into the Reverse Heaven Demon Qi.

In truth, Yoo Jo-young had learned that his daughter was killed by Omyungseong and attacked him.

On the day of the attack, he shouted at why Omyungseong killed his daughter.

But Omyungseong didn’t kill Yoo Jo-young’s daughter.

Someone fabricated a false rumor, and Yoo Jo-young fell for it.

It seems his daughter did indeed die, so I can understand why the father, losing his mind in grief, got deceived.

Anyway, Yoo Jo-young started an unmeaningful fight after being deceived by others.

When Yoo Jo-young’s martial abilities were no match for Omyungseong’s, he took Goomilmil hostage and almost defeated Omyungseong.

But in a moment of desperation, Omyungseong became a Harvester.

He regenerated all his wounds and defeated Yoo Jo-young.

Later, when Omyungseong went to a monk’s place to confess the truth, no one believed him.

Only the story that he had fallen into the demonic sect and killed the sect leader remained.

So when a similar fallen person appeared, the Huasan Sect erased the existence of the original disciple altogether.

Yes.

They killed him. But the original disciple, until his death, had cried out that his disciple was killed by Jeongchiljin and asked for revenge.

Since the attention waned, I don’t know what the Huasan Sect will do next, but from the way people reacted to the original disciple’s plea, the outcome doesn’t look good.

They had a look of wanting to avoid troublesome matters.

It’s likely that the original disciple’s wish will be trampled and vanish.

On the other hand, the Taisan Sect’s Cheonbaek was completely different.

He returned to Taisan and met with the elders, saying there was something important he needed to reveal, and he shared his story.

The elders embraced him and helped him hide his appearance.

Since his blue skin was hard to cover, it couldn’t be hidden.

Here, they completely trusted Cheonbaek and, in the name of the Taisan Sect, were planning to seek revenge against the Sungsan Sect.

By the way, the sect leader of the Taisan Sect left to subdue the demonic sect and hasn’t returned yet. When that person comes, the flow may be interrupted, but judging from the reactions around, that person is so stubborn that he will become even more ruthless.

The Five Evil Sects. I wish that even the Murim Alliance could experience some cracks.

Because if there are cracks, the attention from Kunlun will weaken.

And lastly, the Sungsan Sect.

The leader of the Five Evil Sects is from the Sungsan Sect. And Jeongchiljin, the deputy leader, is also from Sungsan.

During the Five Evil Sect leader competition, he lost during the fight but still became the leader after Yoo Jo-young, the rightful leader, suddenly passed away.

Then, he entered the Murim Alliance and rose to a high position. But the leader is blind.

Most of the work is done by Jeongchiljin, the deputy leader.

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What’s more, Jeongchiljin came back with the Broken Devil’s Sword.

And he told the story that I killed someone with the Broken Devil’s Sword and then fled when things didn’t go as planned.

Samabaek was enraged.

But the Sungsan Sect didn’t trust Samabaek, they trusted Jeongchiljin.

Now, Samabaek has blue skin.

He has the perfect appearance for slander.

The demonic sect revived the dead to create a walking corpse to split the Sungsan Sect.

The one who spoke about this and the man with blue skin who denied it.

It’s clear who is more persuasive.

The Sungsan Sect charged at Samabaek to kill him. But Samabaek, unlike the original disciple, managed to escape the Sungsan Sect unharmed.

And that day.

A man who sought revenge on Jeongchiljin appeared.

By the way, I’m currently sending the Heavenly Demon Technique. I’m not sure if Samabaek’s consciousness is strong enough to fully receive it, but if he does, he might gain the strength for revenge.

The Huasan Sect remains silent, the Taisan Sect rises to confront injustice, and the Sungsan Sect’s lies have become truth.

Even the Five Evil Sects, a part of the Murim Alliance, are like this.

And I remember the report the Heavenly Demon received. Someone from the government is watching the Heavenly Demon Church.

Now, the Heavenly Demon Church is gone, and only the Murim Alliance remains.

According to faded memories, in ancient China, warlords easily became new countries.

A dangerous situation, right?

If there’s any common sense, they’ll try to divide and conquer, some memories flicker.

I’m fine with whatever happens in the martial world. Whether the government remains silent without common sense, or intervenes in a sensible way.

After all, I no longer need to set up the game like before.

I just need to reach Kunlun.

So please.

I hope no one blocks my path.