Chapter 305 – The Black Sheep (5)

“Thanks to their noble sacrifice, we can ignite the Sun Realm.”

“So, you’re saying this is all to ignite the Sun Realm? But why…? No, how…?”

Was it shocking for Myeongwoljin, who was once a member of the high-ranking Palsun, to hear that someone who was a Shinseon was trying to ignite the Sun Realm?

She began to stutter her words like a person whose last hope had been shattered.

Bloodma, who was watching her, chuckled softly.

“Do you know what Shinseon’s role is?”

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According to common belief, those who reach the end of the Hyeongyeong become Shinseon by climbing the Sun Realm….

But according to what I heard from my master, the order is reversed.

It’s not the person who reaches the end of Hyeongyeong who becomes a Shinseon, but rather the person who is brought from the Sun Realm to become a Shinseon.

Therefore, the state of life and death does not exist in the first place.

It’s just a state of refinement that is created by the increased internal energy and strengthened body during the process of injecting the ability of immortality.

Anyway, to those around them, it seems like they have surpassed the limits of life and death with their own power and extended their lifespan infinitely… but in fact, it only means that they have been given the power by the Sun Realm.

So why does the Sun Realm give immortality to those who reach the end of Hyeongyeong?

“There are two main reasons. First, it’s for Samcheong, the true ruler of the Sun Realm. They need a sharp sword to fight against the Yoma on their behalf.”

I heard this briefly from my master as well.

The remnants of unfulfilled desires that cannot dissolve into the world. They gather to become Yoma, and the old stories say that those Yoma are the same as those ghosts.

The eight Shinseons who were the most active in the suppression process were the Palsun.

The story of Geoseon Yeodongbin, who famously cut down a giant dragon, is a story of suppressing a powerful Yoma.

Of course, most Yoma have now been suppressed.

So there are immortals, but no ghosts to be found.

“The second reason is to raise new Samcheongs.”

Samcheongs are those who are directly connected to the nature of the world. However, why are Yoma still active even though there are three of them?

The answer is simple. It’s because three is not enough.