/5 YEARS LATER: CHEON MA'S RESIDENCE - MC Pov/
Well, five years have gone by just like that, and I am now 25 years old. A lot of things have happened, and of course, I have learned a lot as well. My life has changed drastically since I became 'the young leader'. To be honest, I hated it.
Every 2 months I get a mission from the cult and paperwork, most of those missions are dangerous, such as assassination, killing stage 6-7 beasts, killing bandits and destroying their fortress, etc.
But every time I go on a mission, I always get ambushed, like the culprit seems to know where, and when I go to do the mission, of course, I kill them all because I'm much stronger than them.
So every time got some free time, I do some research, and fucking hell, when I found out who the culprit is or who is behind it all, I am shocked. It was the whole fucking clan within the cult that held grudges against me, besides my father and his two guardians, of course.
So two years ago, I did what had to be done. I killed all the elders of the respective clan within the cult. I used every method I could to pull off this act of massacre.
Why didn't I get caught? Because my father was in closed-door/seclusion cultivation, apparently he reached a bottleneck while trying to break through from the peak of stage 8 to stage 9, and of course, his guardians were always there protecting him.
As for me? I am currently at the peak of stage 7, and as for the Murim Alliance leader, I don't know because I haven't seen him around lately. Unfortunately, after I killed those elders, I didn't find a single clue regarding my mother's death.
As for friends and allies? I already killed them all because they betrayed me.
And my biggest achievement from the past 5 years is that I managed to upgrade my main martial arts techniques, "Heavenly Demon Breathing Art" and 'Sword Art of the Demon God".
Why didn't I just learn some secrets or powerful martial arts from the cult? Because I found some flaws in them, they are contaminated, corrupted, and not 'Pure'. What I'm trying to say is that if you learn them, there is a 60% chance that you will become like those mindless demonic beasts.
That is the reason why demonic cultivators are hated by the world, especially the Murim Alliance, as they stand for justice and rigor. When demonic cultivators fight, they are violent and brutal, and they do not hesitate to violate rules and ignore the code of ethics when they are in a duel.
As for the martial arts I inherited from the first heavenly demon, They are the true demonic arts, pure and clean, and the only drawbacks are that your eyes will become red and your aura will appear to be strong, as it can attract some powerful beasts as they see you as a container full of pure energy.
I only realized this because, while hunting a beast for their core, I accidentally leaked out my aura a little bit. After that, in just a couple of minutes, I was surrounded by them.
And I discovered that my body or soul was gifted; since I contained that aura since day one, I learned those arts, so I suppressed the aura effortlessly.
And that day, I decided to burn those martial arts books since I couldn't let them be discovered and I already remembered everything about them anyway.
*sigh*
I let out a heavy sigh, stood up from my lotus position, went to my office, and made some plans for the future.
/2 YEARS LATER/
Another two years have passed, and I am currently on the way to meet my father because I was told to, with his guardians by my side. "Why is the leader calling me for?" I asked.
"..."
"..."
Both of them were silent, great, I was meditating when they suddenly approached me and told me to come with them.
*sigh*
Well, we continued walking in silence, accompanied by the sounds of nocturnal animals. Finally, we arrived at our destination, which seemed to be a cliff, and I saw my father at the end of the cliff with his hands behind his back.
He turned towards me and said, "Do you remember this place?" I tried to remember, and finally, I remembered. "This is the place where I almost died," I said.
"Indeed, and I was here too at that time," he said.
"Then why-" I widened my eyes, and before I could say anything, I was cut off.
"Have you found out who was behind your mother's death?" he said.
"No, not yet," I said as I lost myself in thought, 'Why was my father asking me that question?'
*Stab*
*Stab*
*Stab*
"!!!!"
Before I could ask anything, I was fucking stabbed by my father and his two guardians with their full powers.
*Cough*
*Cough*
*Cough*
I coughed up a lot of blood and stared at my father with hatred. "I am the one who ordered one of my concubines to poison your mother; why, you may ask? because I was ashamed at that time because she gave birth to a useless, talentless child like you, and I already killed all the witnesses."
He continued, "And for the last reason, because you are a threat to my throne, you think I didn't know about the massacre of the elders? how naive you are."
I was in a rage and full of hatred, but I couldn't move my body!
As I was getting weaker and weaker, he grabbed me by the neck and said,
"Goodbye, son. You've been very useful to me."
And he threw me off the cliff and fell directly into the flowing river...
A WEEK LATER, AT RIVER COAST"
*GASP*
I suddenly woke up, and I was confused as hell. 'I'm still alive! But how?' I thought.
After a couple of minutes, I gathered my thoughts and went to my secret, hidden base behind the waterfall.
I arrived at the entrance and quickly removed the rocks and put them back before I went in. After I got inside, I breathed a sigh of relief. At least I am here for now.
Remembering what happened before, I suddenly felt anger and hatred pouring like a waterfall inside me.
*Huffftt*
'Calm down." I manage to control my emotions. After I calmed down, I checked my current situation. Fortunately, I still have my cultivation base or foundation.
But my cultivation level seemed to decrease; I was peak of stage 7 before, but now I'm at the early stage of stage 7.
*Sigh*
No problem, I can still make up for it with my gifted body. My rings are still on my fingers (the sword ring and the storage ring). Now the biggest question here is, How did I not die?
I was sure that I was stabbed in my vital organs, especially my heart.
Anyway, I don't have time to think about that; I need to cultivate and make plans for revenge on my father.
*Huffftt*
Calm down. Calm down. "Alright, let's begin," I said.
/3 YEARS LATER - MC Pov/
I am 30 years old now, and I've made a lot of discoveries about my body and soul.
First, I am immortal, like a genuine immortal, one that cannot die whatever the circumstances are. I've tried poisoning myself, stabbed my heart, and the most extreme one, I cut my neck, and surprisingly, 5 minutes later, it grew back just like the other parts of the body, such as hands and legs, and I don't age as well, as I look like I am still in my 18-year-old self.
Second, it seemed like I easily got stronger after the incident three years ago. When I gathered energy, I didn't have to sit in a lotus position anymore; I could just breathe energy like the energy itself was part of my body.
Third and last one, I am now at a peak level of stage 8.
*Ekhem*
Sorry about that, well yeah, that's about it, and no, I'm not looking for friends or allies as they are useless and I don't trust them.
Right now, I was on my way back to finally getting my revenge on my father.
After a couple of months passed, I was currently at my hidden secret base.
And I was looking at the "Heavenly Demon" robe as it was time to claim that title. I prepared everything and put it in my storage ring, "It's time..." I said, destroying my hidden location because I no longer needed it.
/ PODIUM OF THE DEMONIC CULT /
I stood in the middle of the podium and poured all my aura out with the heavenly demon robe covering me and the heavenly demon sword in my right hand.
*Swish* *Swish*
*Swish* *Swish*
The grounds cracked, buildings rumbled and collapsed,
*Crack*
*Rumble*
"I AM HERE TO CHALLENGE THE LEADER OF THE DEMONIC CULT FOR HIS POSITION AND TITLE AS THE HEAVENLY DEMON!!" I shout.
Soon, the leader, his guardians, and the new elders began to surround me. "So you're still alive," the leader said with a little bit of surprised expression.
"Indeed, and I am here to get my revenge," I said. "So be it," he said.
And the battle began...
/ 1 month later
"Extreme art of the demon god—9th stance!"
*Stab*
I made my last move and stabbed his heart like he did to me three years ago.
*Cough*
*Cough*
"Heh heh. I can't believe you've succeeded. I am-" Before he could say anything more, I cut him off.
"Farewell, and you will not be missed."
"Divine Fire"
I said that and watched his body and soul burn to ashes.
I will never give him a proper burial, as he deserved it.
"M-master"
"M-master"
Oh yeah, I forgot about these two. As I began my battle with the patriarch, I never saw them moving an inch from their position.
"Any last words?" I asked.
"N-no, don't kill us, master; we saw you hold the heavenly demon robe and the sword of our ancestor, and in our family, we must always protect the heavenly demon," one of them said. Do you think I give a sh*t? Of course not, and I never show mercy to my enemy...
*Slash*
With a single slash, I cut their heads off and burned them to ashes as well.
I turned my gaze towards the new elders and saw them bowing at me.
"WE GREET THE HEAVENLY DEMON!"
I looked at them while thinking. 'Should I kill them all?' I thought. After a minute passed, I decided not to kill them as they were still beneficial to me but I didn't want to do those paperwork again.
I turned my gaze away from them and stared at the throne. I began to walk towards it and when I arrived, I slowly sat on it.
As I was sitting, I closed my eyes and began to make my ultimate plans as now I have the title of The Heavenly Demon on my shoulders. The Murim alliance and orthodox faction won't leave this matter be, I don't know about the unorthodox but I'm sure they'll take action as well.
I've discovered from my journey that the Murim alliance and orthodox faction were not as good as the people of Murim said to be. They are corrupt, thieves hiding in the name of justice, wolves hiding within sheep.
'They're just like the people from my past.' I thought while reminiscing about my past life.
"Within light there is darkness, and within darkness shall light come forth," I said while standing up from my throne and walking up to the podium.
I looked up at the sky and said, "I know what to do now..."