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“Get off.”

With my eyes still covered, I followed Chu Do Chi.

At some point, we stopped in an area, which then began moving downwards. It seems that it’s some sort of pulley.

Wooong!

I could tell that it had been created by a master craftsman, as there was hardly any movement as we descended.

We came to a stop after descending for quite a while.

This time, we walked through a long corridor, but I could feel the presence of something. It wasn’t a person’s presence, but the movements of more pulley systems.

There were... one, two, three, four. A total of four pulley systems were installed here.

The only reason I could tell was because there had been several pulleys in the Mengju’s pavilion.

After a while, we entered another corridor that didn’t seem to have any pulleys. However, this time I sensed the presence of people.

Experts!

There were experts on both sides of the corridor. I didn’t know what their skills were, but I could tell that they were just as strong as Sim Hw.a.n.g. There were eighteen of them present.

But that wasn’t it. I could also sense a large amount of ki coming from a corridor to the left. If it was coming from a person, then that person was a supreme expert.

I also felt a weird presence from a room close to that one. Although it wasn’t as strong as the first, it was exceptionally cold.

What are these people doing?

Who would’ve thought that these things would await me when I followed Chu Do Chi.

After that, we entered a room and he took off my blindfold. Since the room was pretty dark, I was able to regain my sight pretty quickly.

There was someone sitting in a chair in front of me.

Looking closely, I was able to see that it was a naked man.

This was the first time that I’d seen this man, but I knew that he wasn’t the person I was here to see.

His eyes were full of fear.

After a moment, he began panting and lost control of his breath.

When I looked towards Chu Do Chi, I saw that he was just watching the scene.

The man started turning red, then began to shake and scream.

He looked extremely miserable. I could tell that he was partic.i.p.ating in some sort of experiment, but I wasn’t in a situation where I could help him.

Who was tormenting him like this?

After a minute or so, he stopped moving as blood started to pour out of all seven of his orifices.

When he died, the room lit up. I could tell that the creator of this place had a significant amount of funding.

A man in his thirties entered through a door that was different than the one I’d entered. He had a skinny physique and an ordinary look. Something seemed suspicious, as there was no way a person that looked as ordinary as him would be in a place like this.

The man didn’t even look at us as he went and examined the corpse. He didn’t seem to mind getting blood on his hands and clothing.

“Failure again.” He mumbled.

The waved his hand for me to come forward, and Chu Do Chi gave me the go ahead look.

I approached him slowly, releasing an appropriate amount of ki in an attempt to read his ki.

I was able to observe his cultivation level, as his martial art wasn’t strong. However, he had a different sensation than most others.

“How is it?”

“What do you mean?”

“How does this corpse make you feel.”

Very brutal.

“I don’t feel anything from it.”

“Interesting. Then how about me?” He paused.

I was certain that the person in front of me was the man who’d given Chu Do Chi his orders, but who was he?

“I want to beat you up.”

As soon as I said this, Chu Do Chi yelled from behind, “Watch what you say!”

However, the man didn’t seem angry. Rather, he seemed to have taken a deeper interest in me.

“Definitely a crazy person.”

“I’m not crazy.”

“I heard that you ate three Devil’s Spirit Pill of No Regret all by yourself. You’re definitely crazy.”

“Devil’s Spirit Pill of No Regret?” I asked, as if I didn’t know what it was. I was pretty surprised that he’d personally said the name.

“Now you only have one year of life left.”

I widened my eye like I was surprised. Half of it was an act, while the other half was for real. Why would he tell me such a secret?

“You can only live for seven years after eating one Devil’s Spirit Pill of No Regret, with two you can only live three, and with three you’ll only have a single year left.”

I stared at Chu Do Chi, “Is this true?”

He nodded.

I continued, “Before I die, I’ll definitely kill you.”

My killing intent was so strong that it made Chu Do Chi retreat a couple of steps.

Then the man said, “But I have an antidote for it.”

I turned my head back towards the man and said, “Are you for real?”

“How about it? Do you want to live?”

“Of course I want to live.”

I knew that this man was a master of manipulation. He’d told me everything truthfully—except for one thing. There was no antidote for the Devil’s Spirit Pill.

If there was one, Kang Ho would’ve been in the hand of the Demon Sect already.

If it had been someone else, they would’ve believed his words, as this was a place that did all sort of experiments. Especially someone who’d just been told that they had only a few more years to live.

You can fool everyone else, but you can never fool me.

Alright, if you want to do it this way, then I’ll dance to the tone of your music.

I’ll find out how you make the Devil’s Spirit Pill, and who your backer is.

“What must I do to live?”

“Simply do as I say.”

“Then let me say this: I don’t kill unless they are a person of evil.”

“There are many evil people that I must kill.”

“Who are you?”

He smiled and revealed his name, “I am called Ma Ryung In.”

Who would’ve thought that I would meet one of the Heavenly Dao Gate’s successors here?

Why is he here?

He was much different than the person I’d heard of in the rumors. He seems much more cynical than what I’ve heard of.

With this I, sensed that I’d finally caught the tail of the monster.

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