Chapter 162
After immersing herself in warm water and finishing her meal, Seolhwa listened in detail through Ryeong about what had happened after she had entered the Imugi Formation.
The account was that No Mun had fled after losing one arm to Namgoong Mucheon, and that a small amount of information about the Blood Demon Cult had been obtained from the remaining spies.
Most of the Mount Hua disciples who had become spies had been captured by the Blood Demon Cult after leaving the main sect. In order to survive, they cooperated with them, and eventually, having been captivated by power, they were swayed to their side.
“I tried to extract information by any means, but the restriction seals were far too strong. They all died shortly after, so I could not learn much.”
“Died? The spies?”
“Yes. All of them had Gu Poison implanted.”
“Ah.”
Of course.
The Blood Demon Cult implants Gu Poison in those forcibly initiated into the cult.
No matter how much loyalty they might swear, the cult assumes betrayal is always possible and imposes a minimum form of restriction.
At this stage, when the very existence of the Blood Demon Cult as a massive force was /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ still being concealed, it made sense they would go to such lengths to seal their mouths.
‘There is nothing to gain from capturing spies.’