Invitation to the Chatroom of the Gods - Chapter 110



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Episode 110 – Incarnation (2)

The argument between Yeo Dong-bin and Taesang No-gun continued without end.

In fact, it was not so much a scuffle as it was Taesang No-gun simply accepting Yeo Dong-bin’s stubbornness.

And judging from the conversation between Yeo Dongbin and Taesang Laojun, it seemed that the reason why Goocheon Hyeonnyeo was able to appear was thanks to Taesang Laojun.

As expected, it seemed that only Taesang Laojun could intervene in the secular world.

└[Taishang Laojun (Great Elder Lord) Laozi]

: It’s hard enough to send down a dragonfly for a moment, but if I send you away too, my merits will be lost!

It seems that he appeared in the secular world by borrowing the virtues of the Supreme Lord.

└[Taishang Laojun (Great Elder Lord) Laozi]

: In that sense, Nalang-ah, if you go, you should just quietly check on life and death and come back. What are you going to do if you cause such a fuss?

└[Nine Heavenly Wise Women]

: Girl, that······ I couldn’t stand it the moment I saw the youngest···.

└[Taishang Laojun (Great Elder Lord) Laozi]

: So you’re going to unfold the mental imagery? Are you going to just turn the world upside down?

└[Nine Heavenly Wise Women]

: Cow, girl. I was wrong······.

At the shout of the Grand Master, Goocheonhyeonnyeo flinched and trembled her delicate body. Her gloomy expression showed that she was closely watching the Grand Master.

It’s the same with Yeo Dong-bin and Goo Cheon-hyeon.

Whenever Taesang Laojun got truly angry, it seemed like there was nothing he could do.

└[Nine Heavenly Wise Women]

: Ha, but! Thanks to that, I was able to see, touch, and feel the youngest in person, so it was so so so so so so so so so so so so good!!!!!

Then, Gucheonhyeonnyeo blushed and clenched her hands tightly.

As expected, it seems that seeing the Nine Heavenly Women in person wasn’t a dream.

And the reason why the clamor was quiet and not causing a fuss seemed to be because Gucheonhyeonnyeo had informed the damsobang that I was alive.

└[Nine Heavenly Wise Women]

: When I saw the youngest in person! He’s much, much cuter than the youngest in the portrait!! And he’s much, much more lovable!!

└[Nine Heavenly Wise Women]

: Girl, I swore that I would carry the youngest in my arms for the rest of my life!! Until the youngest comes to the celestial world, I will treasure the youngest’s scent that is now buried in my heart for the rest of my life!!!

Then, Gucheonhyeonnyeo covered her body with both hands as if she would never let it be taken away from her.

Her expression and eyes were extremely fresh, and as expected, even though she was the goddess of the nine heavens in the portrait, she was not a beauty of this world.

“But it’s still not as good as the real thing.”

There were clear limitations to what could be captured in a portrait.

The real face of the Goocheonhyeonnyeo was truly a beauty that could not be expressed in words of this world.

└[Sword Immortal Yeo Dong-bin]

: Ahh! I also want to capture the youngest’s scent on my sword! Why only Nangrang? Why only Nangrang? Why only Nangrang? Why only Nangrang? Why only Nangrang? Why only Nangrang?

└[Taishang Laojun (Great Elder Lord) Laozi]

: These are just pairs······. Didn’t I say that this can’t be done anymore!

It was a friendly chatroom that was always full of energy no matter when I visited.

Maybe that’s why I feel like I’ve returned home.

I smiled slightly and wrote a message on the folding screen.

└[Cheongun]

: I’m here, seniors.

As soon as I finished speaking, silence fell over the entire room.

Especially, Yeo Dong-bin, who was not particularly fussy, opened his eyes in surprise, and Gu Cheon-hyeon-nyeo showed a delighted expression as if she was glad to see him again.

And then for a moment.

└[Sword Immortal Yeo Dong-bin]

: You used the Cheon-dun Sword Technique again this time? You used the Cheon-dun Sword Technique again this time? Won’t you tell me that you used the Cheon-dun Sword Technique again this time? You used the Cheon-dun Sword Technique again this time? You used the Cheon-dun Sword Technique again this time?

Yeo Dong-bin’s new bluster and words came to mind. As expected, it was the same old Yeo Dong-bin, and the other seniors weren’t much different.

└[Emperor Divine Right]

: Hey you little brat! How could you not contact me for over five months!

└[Auxiliary Emperor Wang Zhongyang]

: We really thought you were dead!!!

└[Hyeonhyeonja (玄玄子) Jang Sambong]

: Follow nature, follow the clouds, follow the wind, follow the youngest!!

└[Gwangyeongja (廣零子) abuse]

: You’re the youngest, right…? This isn’t a hallucination, right? This isn’t an illusion, right? This isn’t an illusion, right? This isn’t an auditory hallucination, right? Oh my, this damn illusion! Illusion! Illusion! Illusion!

└[Purple House Immortal Gwangseongja]

: You can’t die, youngest…! If you die, how are we going to live? You’re leaving first…!!

└[Gwaea (拐兒) Lee Cheol-Gwae]

: I really thought I was going to die while I was wandering around the celestial realm looking for news about the youngest one···!

······There has never been a chaos like this.

Fortunately, Gucheonhyeonnyeo had let me know first that I was alive. If not, I couldn’t even imagine what kind of trouble Jokja would have caused.

That’s why I feel guilty, but maybe it’s because I’m seeing my seniors after a long time.

“It’s nice to see you again.”

I was so happy to see the seniors’ faces coming to mind one after another in the portraits. And it seemed like the seniors felt the same way, as the words kept coming to mind.

Because of that, I didn’t have time to write anything down.

To be exact, as soon as I wrote down the words, like bamboo shoots sprouting after rain, the words of my seniors came to mind and my words were pushed aside in an instant.

└[Auxiliary Emperor Wang Zhongyang]

: It always rained in the fairyland without the youngest···. Heart attack!

└[Hyeonhyeonja (玄玄子) Jang Sambong]

: What are you talking about! A Taoist temple without a youngest child is like nature without water. It is so empty and emptier than ever!!

└[Gwangyeongja (廣零子) abuse]

: Illusion! Illusion! Illusion! Illusion! A world without the youngest is a disease to me! Such a world is a fleeting dream! Every day, my heart is in misery! But the youngest has come back alive and my mood has changed!!

······I wasn’t in my right mind for a while.

Although his pupils did not roll over, in some ways he surpassed Yeo Dong-bin’s fuss.

Well, it was because I hadn’t heard from them for almost half a year, so they were worried about me, but in any case, it was the seniors’ words that showed no sign of calming down.

There wasn’t much of a difference in reality, except that the ‘@’ that calls me didn’t make a fuss, so the footsteps didn’t change.

“Should I come back later?”

···It was just then that I thought that.

└[Taishang Laojun (Great Elder Lord) Laozi]

: Can’t these guys be quiet!!!

Kwaaaaaaaah-!

Along with the scolding words of the Supreme Master, a mysterious energy poured out from beyond the scroll, and my hair flew about in a disorderly manner.

It wasn’t for nothing that Taesang No-Jun was being watched closely by Yeo Dong-Bin and Gu Cheon-Hyeon-Nyeo.

Anyway, thanks to that, the chatter died down in an instant.

└[Taishang Laojun (Great Elder Lord) Laozi]

: Shouldn’t you be listening to what happened to the youngest?

└[Emperor Divine Right]

: Oh, you’re being strict, Senior Noh. As long as the youngest comes back alive, that’s all that matters. What’s the big deal about that?

└[Taishang Laojun (Great Elder Lord) Laozi]

: Shut up, you idiot! You, the leader of the Eight Immortals, should know how to keep your dignity. Are you just going to watch the kids do that?

└[Emperor Divine Right]

: It’s not like that because we’re all happy to see each other after not seeing each other for almost half a year. Why are you being so strict about prestige and all?

└[Taishang Laojun (Great Elder Lord) Laozi]

: Hey, that’s enough. What kind of dignity does a guy who drinks alcohol every other day have?

└[Sword Immortal Yeo Dong-bin]

: I’ll keep my cool, so can I go see the youngest?

└[Taishang Laojun (Great Elder Lord) Laozi]

: Didn’t I tell you not to do it!

└[Sword Immortal Yeo Dong-bin]

: Why only Nangrangi? Why only Nangrangi? Why only Nangrangi? Why only Nangrangi? Why only Nangrangi?

└[Taishang Laojun (Great Elder Lord) Laozi]

: Anyway, these are all. These are all Kwon, since you are like that, aren’t all your disciples like that too? Aww, tsk tsk.

└[Emperor Divine Right]

: Senior Noh taught me everything, so what are you doing now?

└[Taishang Laojun (Great Elder Lord) Laozi]

: What? What did you just say?

└[Emperor Divine Right]

: Senior Noh said that his poop was thick. It was as thick as the prestige of the Three Qing Dynasties, so he said that his poop was thicker and bigger than Mt. Taesan.

└[Taishang Laojun (Great Elder Lord) Laozi]

: These are so pretty······.

When Taesang No-jun showed signs of being truly angry, Jong-Ri-Kwon kept his mouth shut.

“also.”

It was a friendly Taoist chatroom that I always saw.

After a while, Taesang No-jun clicked his tongue and recalled the words again.

└[Taishang Laojun (Great Elder Lord) Laozi]

: Youngest, what on earth is going on? Ask Nangrang what’s going on-.

└[Nine Heavenly Wise Women]

: Our youngest is sooooooooo cute and lovable!!!

└[Sword Immortal Yeo Dong-bin]

: Why only Nangrangi? Why only Nangrangi? Why only Nangrangi? Why only Nangrangi? Why only Nangrangi?

└[Taishang Laojun (Great Elder Lord) Laozi]

: You’ve been saying that all along, so how could I know?

Come to think of it, Gucheonhyeonnyeo left without even hearing what happened to me.

I didn’t even have a chance to speak because he hugged me and wouldn’t let go.

└[Cheongun]

: That’s right, actually······.

I explained in detail what had happened.

* * *

Contrary to expectations that it would be quite long, the story ended quickly.

That’s understandable, because I was unconscious for about five months, and I didn’t do anything during those five months.

└[Cheongun]

: ······That’s what happened.

The story, which was shorter than expected, ended quickly. But for some reason, no one could think of a reply.

The silence that fell in the room lasted longer than the time I spent talking.

“Is it broken?”

··· was the first thought that came to mind.

But I could immediately tell that it wasn’t that from the words of Yeo Dong-bin that came to mind.

└[Sword Immortal Yeo Dong-bin]

: You used Heavenly Flame Dragon Strike! Lalaararararara!?!?!?

Yeo Dong-bin started to fall over in shock.

The corners of Yeo Dong-bin’s mouth, which looked like a portrait, were bubbling and boiling. And his eyes were slowly rolling over, so I thought he might faint soon······.

└[Sword Immortal Yeo Dong-bin]

: Glararararararaklararok?!?!

As expected, it was Yeo Dong-bin who ended up fainting.

Thinking back, I thought that maybe the Taoist priestess called Geomseon (劍仙) was just a fancy name, but what the heck?

└[Emperor Divine Right]

: What are you saying?!?!

He recalled the phrase while making a fuss about Jongli Kwon. No, it wasn’t just Jongli Kwon.

Although he didn’t remember the words, the faces of Wang Joong-yang, Jang Sam-bong, Ho Gyo-tong, Gwang Seong-ja, and Lee Cheol-goe that appeared in portraits were astonished and floating.

“······Is it to that extent?”

The second chapter of the Heavenly Sword Technique, Heavenly Extermination Flame Dragon Strike.

When I tried it myself, it was a really crappy herbivore. But it wasn’t that surprising.

The Cheon-dun Sword Technique itself was originally a crazy martial art.

└[Taishang Laojun (Great Elder Lord) Laozi]

: I never could have imagined that I would soon understand the ‘true’ of the Cheon-dun Sword Technique.

But seeing the Supreme Lord speak like that, it seemed like there was something else going on.

I don’t know what the origin of the Cheon-dun sword technique is.

└[Taishang Laojun (Great Elder Lord) Laozi]

: And I heard the story from Nangrang, and it turns out that there was indeed an error in the conversion of merit.

Soon, the words of Taesang Laojun came to mind.

Unlike other gods, Taesang No-gun definitely maintains his ‘presence’.

└[Cheongun]

: Was it you who fixed the folding screen? How did you know that the folding screen was in a strange condition?

└[Nine Heavenly Wise Women]

: I told you the chair was broken!

······ah.

The first girl to hold the folding screen was Gucheonhyeonnyeo.

I thought he was just holding it, but it seemed like he was checking the condition of the table.

And the reason why the monk died was because of excessive merit that could not be converted.

So, it seems that the Supreme Lord listened to the story of the Nine Heavenly Women and improved and modified the conversion performance of the scroll.

└[Taishang Laojun (Great Elder Lord) Laozi]

: Now that we’ve made it possible to convert it down to the year unit, check it out.

As the words of Taesang Laojun came to mind again, I confirmed the merits of Hwansan written on one corner of the scroll.

[Hwan─ ─Deok(─)] – ──9──9──

“huh···?”

But why didn’t I see any conversion merit?

To be exact, it was a conversion merit that had an ‘error’.

“Didn’t you just say that it can be converted down to the year?”

I thought I had seen it wrong, so I checked the words written on the scroll again. And it was indeed true.

It was clearly written in years.

However, the conversion of merits was still causing errors······.

“Surely not, the merit of conversion is over 9,999 years?”

This was the only way I could think of it. Of course, I didn’t know the exact maximum conversion rate. However, judging from my previous experience, it was almost certain that it would be 9,999 years.

It seemed like the reward splitting had worked properly······.

“Does that make sense?”

That would be the case, as not all awards were split.

As the saying goes, it was just a matter of dividing the rewards, and there were rewards that fell to me at all.

I could split everything else, but I couldn’t split the one thing that was the defeat of the elder of the Demonic Cult and the Blood Heavenly Priestess.

So, I was given a ‘part’ of the award I was originally supposed to receive, in recognition of my merits alone.

And the reward for that part of the work was so great that even if it was cut into ten pieces, it was an unmanageable reward.

In a situation where the consumption of merit is already through the roof······.

“Does this make sense?”

There was no way that 9,999 years of merit could have been accumulated.

No matter how much I thought about it, it didn’t make sense. That’s why it was right to see the maximum conversion value as 999 years, not 9,999 years.

I recalled the words again over the scroll.

└[Cheongun]

: What is the maximum amount of improved conversion merit?

└[Taishang Laojun (Great Elder Lord) Laozi]

: Hmm? Why do you ask that?

└[Cheongun]

: That’s because the conversion merit causes errors.

Then suddenly.

A sudden silence fell on the study room.

From Gucheonhyeonnyeo to Jonglikwon, Lee Cheolgoe, Wang Jungyang, Gwangseongja, Jang Sambong, and Ho Gyotong. All the immortals’ portraits except for the fainted Yeo Dongbin were up in the air!

Finally, the appearance of the old Taesang No-gun as seen in the portrait. The eyes of the old Taesang No-gun were also wide open······.

└[Taishang Laojun (Great Elder Lord) Laozi]

: How could that be·········?

Somehow, it seems that the maximum conversion value is 9,999 years.

* * *

With a slap, ink splashed onto the table.

The sprinkled ink moved on its own across the scroll, drawing small dots.

Soon, the color became more vivid and a golden elixir that seemed to contain sunlight rose above the table.

The dan (丹) the size of a potato was blooming with a faint halo of light dancing around it. Its appearance gave the feeling that a spiritual being was standing nearby.

The name of this elixir, which looks extraordinary at first glance, is Cheonryongok Hwangsaengdan.

This one, which also had an extraordinary name, was a divine elixir made directly by the Supreme Emperor.

A natural treasure that can instantly cure my body that even Tang So-hyang couldn’t, and also allows me to enjoy the effect of greatly increasing my internal energy.

The value of that merit alone was a whopping 5,000 years.

The condition of my shattered body was more serious than I thought, and the amount of merit consumed had skyrocketed compared to before.

Although the loss was painful······, I had no choice but to recover.

I was trying to increase my internal energy, and above all, I had over 9,999 years of merit, so I was able to handle it somehow.

So, 5,000 years have passed and the amount of merit I currently have is······.

[Hwan─ ─Deok(─)] – ──9──9──

“uh···?”

······For some reason, the conversion merit was still causing errors.

Even after purchasing the Cheonryongok Hwangsaengdan (天靈玉凰生丹), errors were still occurring.

This meant that he had still surpassed 9,999 years of merit······..

└[Cheongun]

: There are still errors in the conversion of merit.

At my words, silence fell upon the room once again.

This time, no one except Yeo Dong-bin, who had fainted, recalled the words.

Only one.

└[Taishang Laojun (Great Elder Lord) Laozi]

: ··················What?

The absurdity and ridiculousness of Taesang Nogun were just like a fable.