Invitation to the Chatroom of the Gods - Chapter 116



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Episode 116 – Return (1)

The Grand Prince of Murim watched Cheongwoon’s movements from afar.

Cheongun was making movements as if he was fighting an imaginary enemy.

Also, the mysterious new technique that seemed to leap through space was not easy to catch up with even with the senses of the martial arts master.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

The flames contained in the Cheongun Sword slashed diagonally. It was not a very large flame. It was a monotonous sword strike without any particular momentum.

Fast and heavy.

What was contained in the Cheongun Sword were two basic secrets of the sword that even the Grand Prince of Murim was familiar with.

It was clearly a simple and basic sword technique. It was the most basic of the basics that any swordsman would know.

······But I have no confidence.

Kwaaaaang!

I had no confidence that I could survive even after receiving that sword.

“······!!”

The Murim Grand Prince could feel his feelings of awe growing.

Although he was a martial arts master who had recently attained enlightenment and had advanced to a higher level, he had no confidence that he would even survive, let alone receive the Sword of Cheongun.

I couldn’t believe it at all, but what I saw before my eyes was clearly reality.

‘How could you do that in such a short time…?’

It wasn’t like this until recently.

Cheongun was clearly an outstanding warrior, but he was not yet one of the top ten warriors in the world, let alone one of the top five warriors in the world.

The martial arts that Cheongwoon used could be said to be martial arts outside of humans, and the martial arts knowledge that Cheongwoon possessed was something that even the great martial arts general could not measure, but because of that, Cheongwoon still had many shortcomings.

The more outstanding one’s martial arts skills are, and the deeper one’s martial arts knowledge is, the longer it takes to fully acquire them.

That’s why I thought it would take 5 years.

I thought it would take at least a year at the earliest.

But now.

A star outside the sky, a star outside the sky.

The Thunder Sword Heavenly King of the Namgung Sega family.

The shaman’s Janggyangjinin (掌敎眞人).

The leader of the martial arts world, Deung Gwang-hyeok.

It was the moment when the number of four warriors that the Murim Grand Prince could not guarantee victory increased to ‘five’.

No, can we simply say that Cheongun ‘cannot guarantee victory’?

It was at that time that such a question arose.

Cheongun’s two eyes suddenly sparkled.

At the same time, an overwhelming power that even the Great General of Murim could not measure burned throughout Cheongwoon’s entire body.

The Murim Grand Prince felt a chill for a moment. A chill ran down his spine and goosebumps appeared all over his body.

······was different.

Cheong-un now was a completely different person than the Cheong-un just before.

It was as if something inside Cheongwoon had clearly changed, as if he had reached enlightenment and transcended a realm in that fleeting moment.

The atmosphere? The momentum surrounding Cheongun?

Gooooo-.

I couldn’t clearly define what it was.

However, the space that contained the blue cloud began to ripple and shake due to something that had bloomed around it.

An inexplicable sense of discomfort permeated the entire space where the Murim Grand Prince was standing.

It was as if the areas around here were subordinate to Cheongun.

As a result, the areas of the dependent space changed their forms according to Cheongun’s will.

······This is the first time I’ve seen this martial art.

‘That thing’ that overturned the natural law of space was completely different from the martial arts that burned all things when I crossed swords with Cheongun.

The Grand Prince of Murim’s Nine Heavenly Sword and Sambo Pilsal (Three Steps Surely Kill) also only interfere with space and do not subordinate it.

A martial art that does not exist in the world.

No, can that even be defined as martial arts in the first place?

Transcendence.

I could only express it like this.

Thus, the Grand Prince of Murim was able to see him for a very brief moment.

A realm that every martial artist dreams of.

The highest among those who discuss martial arts.

The best in the world.

But it is a legendary and dreamy realm that can never be reached.

That’s why······.

dump.

It is an unfinished martial art.

Cheongwoon’s body suddenly lost its strength and fell to the floor. The sense of awkwardness in the space he had felt also disappeared without a trace.

The Grand Prince of Murim quietly looked up and looked at Cheongwoon who had fallen to the ground.

Could this be the price of a glimpse into a far-off realm?

Cheongun, who had fallen to the floor, did not move at all.

And the Grand Prince of Murim could feel some emotions towards Cheongwoon.

It wasn’t awe.

It was heavier and more immense than the feeling of awe.

A feeling I had never felt before, even from Cheon-oe-seong. A feeling I thought I would never feel in my entire life.

Longing.

“haha······.”

For some reason, all that could be seen was laughter from the Murim Grand Prince.

* * *

Ten days passed by in an instant.

The phrase “in the blink of an eye” was a perfect fit, but if you look closely, time passed faster than Wang Zhongyang’s “extreme pleasure”.

It was no joke, it seemed faster than Lee Cheol-goe’s new technique.

In particular, it was frustrating that ‘time’ passed by on its own without any consultation.

Anyway, the ‘ten days’ passed by in an instant.

And while I was staying in the palace, I was taught by the senior immortals who had appeared. The second stage of the Cheon-dun sword technique, Jin (眞), is the process of completely understanding the basic principles of the sword and breaking away from them.

The opening of the Jeonjin Church, receiving weight and happiness from Wang Jungyang.

The opening of the Gonghappa, the strong from the Gwangseongja

The opening of the non-partisan faction, Jang Sam-bong, received a stream

The opening investigation of the volcano faction, an illusion from the abuser.

Finally, Pae had to learn from the female immortals of Kunlun, the Nine Heavenly Women, but…

“My sister’s status was too high, so I couldn’t appear.”

At my current level and rank, I couldn’t materialize the Nine Heavenly Women.

Gucheonhyeonnyeo was a beautiful and slender female immortal with an outward appearance.

Especially, when I saw her small shoulders shaking every time she sobbed, I felt so frail and fragile.

But in reality, that wasn’t the case at all.

“I saw it last time, and compared to senior Yeo Dong-bin, he’s not lacking.”

The word ‘weak’ did not suit Gucheonhyeonnyeo at all.

“Well, my older sister is also a god of the same level as senior Yeo Dong-bin.”

Goocheonhyeonnyeo was the assistant immortal of the Queen Mother of the West and was a ‘sacred and mysterious immortal’ of the same level as the Eight Immortals.

Taoist immortals were divided into ranks according to their status, and the highest rank was the Samcheong (三淸) level, to which Taesang Laojun belonged.

Just below that is the level of the Immortal Goddess, to which the Queen Mother of the West belongs.

The level of the Heaven, Earth, Mountains, and Rivers Hundred Gods to which the Jade Emperor belongs.

The Seonghyeonseonjin (聖玄仙眞) level, which includes Gucheonhyeonnyeo and Yeodongbin.

These are the beings that can be called ‘Dae-ra-seon (大羅仙)’.

Below that, they were divided into several levels, including nature gods, gods of death, mountain gods, guardian deities, gods of the four directions, gods of war, and gods of war heroes.

The Seonghyeon Seonjin level that Goocheon Hyeonnyeo belonged to was much lower than the Samcheong (三淸) level that Taesang Laojun belonged to.

But that’s only because the Samcheong level was the highest. The Seonghyeon Seonjin level was by no means low.

For example, Nuwa (女猧), a goddess known to have created humans and revered as the goddess of life.

Yeo-wa was also a sage and wise god of the same level, and the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors she belonged to were also sage and wise gods of the same level.

Yeo Dongbin and Gucheonhyeonnyeo were immortals of the same level as the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, so to put it simply, I could not handle their lofty status.

The reason why Gucheonhyeonnyeo was able to descend last time was because she borrowed the virtues of the third-level immortal, Taesang Laojun.

In other words, with my current merit and status, I could not manifest the nine heavenly virtuous women of the level of saints and sages.

Likewise, ‘Yeo Dong-bin’, ‘Jong Li-kwon’, and ‘Lee Cheol-goe’, who were of the same level as the Seonghyeon Seonjin and belonged to the Palseon, were also unable to appear.

There was no need to mention Taesang Nogun.

Anyway, at the moment, my rank and level are limited to manifesting ‘guardian spirit’ level sect investigators······.

“Because of that, my older sister and senior Yeo Dong-bin were in chaos.”

They growled at each other and fought so much, but is it true that yesterday’s enemy is today’s comrade?

└[Sword Immortal Yeo Dong-bin]

: Won’t you give me the merit, Senior Noh? Won’t you just give me the merit, Senior Noh? I wish I could give you the merit, Senior Noh. Shouldn’t I give you the merit, Senior Noh?

└[Nine Heavenly Wise Women]

: The girl wants to see the youngest too. The girl wants to mix swords with the youngest too. The girl wants to knock out the youngest too.

This time, Yeo Dong-bin and Gu Cheon-hyeon-nyeo are united in one mind and one heart.

If you look closely, they look like ‘brothers and sisters’ who get along well.

└[Taishang Laojun (Great Elder Lord) Laozi]

: It won’t work if you act like a jerk. You guys should wait until the youngest one raises his level.

And Taesang Laojun was like a ‘grandfather’ to me.

While they were arguing like that, Yeo Dong-bin and Gu Cheon-hyeon-nyeo suddenly turned their heads.

And then they joined forces to steal the merits of Taesang Laojun, and because of that, there was a lot of chaos in Damsobang.

Of course, it ended with him being torn to pieces by the enraged Taesangnogun.

“······There’s a reason you’re a Samcheong-level immortal.”

It was the moment when I truly realized the true nature of Taesang No-gun.

However, Taesangnogun said that he had a hard time this time.

Looking at that, it seemed that Yeo Dong-bin and Gu Cheon-hyeon-nyeo were not simply immortals who could be judged as saints and saints.

“But they say that if you touch the truth in the second stage of the Cheon-dun Sword Technique, you can manifest it.”

As the level of the Cheon-dun Sword Technique increases, the effectiveness of the merit increases and at the same time, my rank also increases.

So, I have been receiving private lessons from my seniors for the past ten days, but unfortunately, I have not been able to reach the second stage of the Cheon-dun Sword Technique, Jin (眞).

As someone who is known for being the best in the world, the Cheon-dun Sword Technique is not something that can be mastered with just a few private lessons.

However, although he was unable to reach the true state, he was able to reach other states.

“It’s a real story······.”

A mysterious realm that transcends the walls of the realm of creation, the Mysterious Realm.

I was able to take a step towards that realm.

However, since it was literally only one step, I couldn’t really feel what the Mysterious Realm was like.

Even in the world, there was little known about the state after the peak, so there was no information available.

As if they were trying to set it up, everyone kept quiet after that, and especially after Hwagyeong, nothing was known about it······.

└[Emperor Divine Right]

: Are you talking about Hyun-kyung?

That’s all I got when I asked the police.

The gods of Damsobang were ‘seniors’ who had transcended the realm of the supernatural and reached a level far beyond the present.

└[Emperor Divine Right]

: Isn’t that all written in the book that Dongbin left behind while I was still in the secular world? Don’t kids these days learn that?

└[Cheongun]

: Are you referring to the Jongryeo Questions and Answers Collection?

The leader of the Eight Immortals, Jongli Kwon.

The sword immortal of the Eight Immortals, Yeo Dongbin.

The ‘Zhonglu Questions and Answers Collection’ was compiled by collecting the questions asked by his disciple Yeo Dong-bin and the answers given by his teacher Zhong Li-kwon.

It contained the principles of all things, such as what the Great Way is, what heaven and earth are, the sun and moon, the four seasons, the five elements, and water and fire.

Thus, the detailed process of becoming a god was included, and the concepts related to the realm, such as Samhwachwijeong, Ogijowon, and Deungbongjogeukseo, were all from the Jongryomundapjip.

In other words, information about the Hwagyeong, Hyeon-gyeong, Saeng-sa-gyeong, and Choe-gyeong was all written in the Jongryo Mun-dap Collection······.

└[Cheongun]

: It’s been a while since that was lost.

It’s not just a long time ago, it’s been a very long time.

At least several hundred years.

I don’t know for sure, but I’d guess it’s been around a thousand years.

└[Emperor Divine Right]

: Is that right? Somehow, I felt like there were no people who were able to rise to fame in this world these days.

Jong-Ri-Kwon licked his lips, then recalled the words again.

└[Emperor Divine Right]

: To put it simply, it can be said that the state of being is a time when one tries to transcend the ordinary body and a state where great abstinence is achieved.

Then he further explained: blue, yellow, red, black, and white.

The five energies, the five Qi, combine the Yang Spirit, observe the Central Origin, expel the Lord Fire, and transcend the Inner Origin.

It fills the three thousand worlds, with essence like a red flower, energy like a silver flower, and god like a gold flower.

It is also called the realm of divine transformation (神化境) or the realm of entering a divine state (입신경), and it is also called the realm of half-immortal (반선지경), meaning that one has become half-immortal. This is the ‘mysterious realm’.

“I don’t know.”

······Honestly, it didn’t really hit me.

It is a myth of becoming a god, a story of entering the ranks of gods, a story of becoming half-immortal.

I’m in that state right now, but I can’t really feel anything like that.

“Is it because it’s only one step away from the current situation?”

It seemed like that after all.

So, the saying ‘It’s like you know but you don’t know’ would be correct.

The enlightenment gained through Wang Joong-yang’s teachings. The realm that was briefly reached through him. The sense of dominating space through thought, like the time-space locking that Goocheon Hyeon-nyeo showed.

It seemed like that was the state of affairs that Jongli Kwon was talking about.

That is, I could say that I had taken a step into the present world, but I tried to relive that feeling again by taking private lessons, but it wasn’t easy.

It is not for nothing that it is called Shinwha Kyung, Ipsin Kyung, or Banseonji Kyung.

“If I keep receiving teachings, I think I might be able to reach it······.”

It’s really unfortunate that I can’t take Hyunshin’s lessons right now.

[Conversion Merit] – 1 month 22 days

“I’ve used it all up.”

Because all of that merit has been used up.

“The old man said that the consumption of merit would not be insignificant···.”

Still, I didn’t know it would be this bad.

Although I didn’t measure it exactly, I think the merit consumed to manifest it during ‘Il Dakyeong’ was roughly ’10 years’.

The merit I had that caused the conversion error was a little over 18,900 years, which was enough to manifest about 47 hours of time.

So, I received private tutoring for 4-5 hours a day, and now, after ten days, I could say that all my merits were gone.

“······.”

I wondered if this was right.

No, is this really true?

No matter how much I earned, it wasn’t enough.

Moreover, the merits earned this time were by no means small. They were not small, but incalculable.

Not only did it include the merit of defeating the Blood Heavenly Goddess, but it also included the merit of saving the lives of millions of people in Guizhou Province.

However, I received a 5,000-year-old Cheonryongok Hwangsaengdan, a 60,000-year-old Cheondo, and 18,900 years worth of private tutoring.

“······It was worth getting ripped off.”

When I looked into them one by one, they were worth picking on.

It was amazing that he still had a month left, and it could be said that it was truly the greatest of virtues, the merit of saving his life.

So what, what can we do?

“I have to earn more.”

Fortunately, if you have reached the level of the original Cheon-dun Sword Technique, you don’t have to worry about your lifespan with just automatic merit.

But I didn’t have enough merit to receive private tutoring.

And I couldn’t completely rest easy. Someone whose identity I still don’t know was intentionally moving the sky to continue to pressure me.

I never knew when I would have to worry about my lifespan again.

As a result, it was a problem that could only be solved by reaching the final stage of the Cheon-dun Sword Technique, the realm of Cheon-dun.

“I guess I should go back soon.”

So, it seemed like it was time to leave the palace and go back to earning merit.

In order to receive a lesson from the realm of the living, you need at least ten thousand years of merit, so you had no choice but to obtain the merit of saving millions of lives or the merit of the immortals of the celestial world······.

“Where else can I earn that money?”

······I really wondered if this was right.

* * *

Hubei Province.

Hubei Province is located in the center of the country, and although it has plains in the central and southern parts, there are many mountain ranges along its borders.

Although it was not as mountainous as Guizhou Province, which had a mountain range covering about nine square kilometers of its area, it was an area where mountain ranges were developed.

It was also famous as an area where one could experience the natural beauty of the area, and if asked to name the most famous place, everyone would point to the same place without exception.

Mt. Wudangsan.

The headquarters of the shamanist faction, which can be said to be the head of the old-fashioned faction.

Hubei Province is the region where Wudang Mountain, the headquarters of the Wudang sect, is located. The leader of Hubei Province was a shaman, and the entire Hubei Province could be said to be the territory of shamans······.

“The blue-eyed man will soon pass through Hubei Province···.”

The shaman’s later index, Yang Jong-cheon’s two eyes flashed.