Invitation to the Chatroom of the Gods - Chapter 121



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Episode 121 – The Shaman’s Teachings (1)

The view of Janggyo Jinin with his eyes open.

But no one was seen at Jasogung Palace.

Only the eldest shaman had free access to Jasogung, so the shaman’s disciples who were reporting could not enter Jasogung without permission.

So the voice was heard from outside the palace.

-The lay disciples who came down from the mountain a while ago are coming.

“A lay disciple?”

-To be exact, they are excommunicated lay disciples······.

The officer’s eyebrows suddenly twitched.

“I was practicing as a monk while offering a sacrifice to the Heavenly King, but are you saying that the sacrifice was interrupted because of those who were excommunicated, not to mention the disciples of the common people?”

There was no small amount of anger in the officer’s voice.

A gulp and a swallowing sound could be heard outside the palace.

-That, that······. He kept insisting that he had something to tell the officer in person···.

It was just then.

Kwaaaaaaaah-!

A tremendous amount of momentum was released from the officers. The momentum spread out in all directions and took over the surroundings in an instant.

Kuuung!

A heavy feeling, as if a large rock were crushing the entire palace, descended.

-Cough···!

A gasping, choking sound could be heard outside the palace. Through the shadows reflected in the cracks of the door, a person could be seen struggling with his hands.

A person who inflicts damage on the opponent by emitting energy outward.

A person who intentionally harms others.

Even for a person with a physical form, it was a power that could not be easily displayed. Those who could display the physical form could be counted on one hand in the world, so they were called the five best masters in the world.

However, the power of the officers now could not be said to be simply a formality.

Kookookookook!

The scenery around Janggyojinin was distorted like a mist. Janggyojinin’s energy, which completely took over Jasogung, changed its form according to his thoughts.

A realm of power that interferes even with the laws of space.

-Hey, save me…!

I felt a struggle as if my breath was being sucked out of my vagina.

The officer’s eyes flashed with a red light.

And right then.

“Master, excessive excitement is not good for practice.”

Another voice was heard from inside the palace.

However, Janggyo Jinin did not even look in the direction from which the sound came.

The entire palace was already under the control of the Janggyo Jinin.

“Is it Jongcheon?”

This was because he knew that he was the shaman’s later index, Yang Jong-cheon.

Yang Jong-cheon crossed the interior of Jasogung Palace and approached Janggyo Jinin.

However, even though Yang Jong-cheon was a shaman who was considered to be the next Jangmun-in, he was not free to enter and exit Jasogung.

Even though Yang Jong-cheon was Jang Gyo-jin’s disciple, he was never allowed to freely enter and exit Jasogung.

“What are you doing?”

However, Jang Gwan-jin did not reprimand Yang Jong-cheon for striding around Jasogung Palace. He accepted Yang Jong-cheon as if it were natural.

Furthermore, the released energy was also collected.

With this, the area of ​​space that had been controlled was liberated, and a rough breathing sound of ‘Huh…! Huh…!’ could be heard outside the palace.

Yang Jong-cheon checked the panting shadow shining through the door and then said.

“I will meet the lay disciples.”

“They are lay disciples who have no close relationship with shamans.”

Janggyo Jin-in clicked his tongue as if he was displeased.

“First of all, since they have already been excommunicated, why would we take the time to meet them?”

“Long ago, Master Jang Sam-bong said, ‘The earth does not grow nameless weeds, and heaven does not produce those who are not blessed.’”

A person who will never be born without a fortune.

The grass of the land that does not grow and has no name.

This was the teaching of Jang Sam-bong, the patriarch, that everything that exists under the sky has a reason, and that there is no one insignificant in this world.

So, now.

“Even if he is an excommunicated lay disciple, wouldn’t he be of some ‘use’?”

Jang Gyo-jin was silent for a moment after hearing Yang Jong-cheon’s words.

“······If that’s what you’re saying, then it must be like that.”

After a while, Jang Gyo-jin nodded slightly, and Yang Jong-cheon lowered his head slightly and opened his mouth again.

“And I am worried that this may interfere with the Master’s practice, so if something like this happens in the future, I will take care of it myself…”

Janggyo Jinin fell silent once again.

But unlike before, this time the silence was not long.

“Are you outside?”

-Ma, please speak···!

“From now on, all of the shaman’s affairs will be left to Jongcheon, so please discuss all matters with Jongcheon and resolve them.”

-Hey, are you saying that you are delegating the authority of Janggyo Jinin to Taoist monk Yang Jong-cheon?

“That’s right.”

-······Ah, I understand.

The shadow outside the palace retreated along with a soft voice.

“I will do my best not to become a burden to the Master and Investiture Jang Sam-bong.”

Yang Jong-cheon bows his head while respectfully accepting the lottery ticket.

A wrinkled smile appeared at the corners of Janggyo Jinin’s mouth.

“The Jinsinjeolgi of Investigator Jang Sam-bong, whom you have found with difficulty, will raise up our shamans.”

“···Have you achieved anything?”

“It is indeed the true story of Investigator Jang Sam-bong.”

The officer nodded with an expression of admiration.

“Now the Shaolin abbot is no longer my rival.”

Shamans and Shaolin.

Although it was the Taesanbukdoo of the Gupaebang that could not be ranked, the shaman Jang Gyo-jin was confident that he had surpassed the Shaolin abbot.

“Sooner or later, even the leader of the martial arts world who always finds fault with everything and the brain swordsman of the Namgung family who thinks they’re great will not be able to look down on the shaman.”

Furthermore, he said that he would surpass the other five absolutes of the world.

But just one person.

“Is there still a person called Cheon-oe-seong?”

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

An unidentified master who visited the shaman about 8 years ago and inflicted a terrible defeat on Janggyo Jinin.

“······.”

Janggyo Jinin did not easily open his mouth about Cheonwiseong.

“···It will happen soon.”

It was a word heard after a long silence.

Also, unlike just before, there was no confidence on the officer’s face······.

“And that will be the day when our shamanism stands tall as the best sect in the world.”

There was an unknown energy in the eyes of the officer corps that sparkled with light.

* * *

A guest house in Wuhan, Hubei Province.

“Are you saying that you left first?”

I opened my eyes in surprise at the sudden message.

After sending Dang So-hyang and the band of swordsmen to Sacheon Dangmun, I did not go straight to the shaman.

Since I was going to be a shaman anyway, and since I didn’t know when I would be coming back, I wanted to teach him everything I had to teach him all at once.

So, for several days, we will organize the teachings of Jang Sam-bong that were lost over hundreds of years.

I had to teach it myself, so it took me a few more days to learn and become familiar with the teachings.

So, we were supposed to meet here today with Jang Seok-jin and other shaman disciples, but he left already.

“Did you have any special words for me when you left?”

“There was nothing special about that. He just asked me to tell him that he was leaving first…”

The waiter scratched his head as if he had not heard anything.

‘What happened to the shaman in the meantime?’

It seemed like that to me somehow.

‘If this is done······.’

I had to consider the possibility that Jang Seok-jin was trolling me.

On the contrary, the possibility that there is a problem with the shaman has increased significantly.

If Jang Seok-jin had tried to deceive me, there would have been no reason for him to leave me behind and become a shaman first.

If he had been trying to drag me into becoming a shaman, he would have had to stick to me and somehow drag me to the shaman.

But the fact that he left first meant that no matter how much I thought about it, I had to assume that he wasn’t trying to deceive me or take me to a shaman.

Although I wasn’t sure yet, I had to assume that the problem was with the shaman.

“I may be presumptuous, but have there been any strange rumors about shamans recently?”

“The merchants coming from Gyunhyeon say that a lot of people have been visiting the shaman recently.”

“Are you talking about the shaman’s lay disciples?”

“I’m fine with that too···.”

Jeomsoi scratched his head again as if he was embarrassed.

That would be the case, since the distance from here to Gyunhyeon, where the shaman was, was quite far. It was the end of Hubei Province, so it was difficult to know the details.

‘You’ll know for sure if you go there yourself.’

For many reasons, I had to go to the shaman myself.

After roughly organizing his thoughts, he politely handed the lottery ticket to Jeomsoi.

“Thank you for your words.”

Then he took out a silver coin from his bosom and handed it to Jeomso-i.

“This is a silver coin… isn’t it? This much money…? If it’s a reward for my efforts, even a single nyang would be sufficient.”

“No, take it. I didn’t mean to eavesdrop, but I heard that your younger sister is getting married soon. It’s not enough, but I hope you can help me.”

“Great, great sword······.”

Then, Jeomsoi starts to shed tears.

I hurriedly left the guest house because I felt like she would burst into tears if I left her alone.

And then, to check the folding screen.

[Conversion Merit] – 13 days

‘······It still didn’t go up.’

I had a hope, and it was as expected.

And now, only 13 days remain until the Hwansan Gongdeok.

‘It seems like the pressure from heaven is getting worse.’

That would be the case. Although he spent several days learning this and that from Jang Sam-bong, it was only for a few days? Or eight days?

However, since the conversion merit had been deducted for over ten days, I had to accumulate automatic merit as soon as possible.

‘I think they should have arrived by now.’

The distance from Hubei Province to Sichuan Province was considerable, but considering the speed at which the knights rowed, they could reach the destination in two days and still have time to spare.

Last time, I traveled from Jiangxi Province to Guizhou Province in just one day.

Now that I’ve grown up so much, five days would be enough.

So, it would be right to assume that negotiations with Sacheondangmun were underway by now.

‘······Will it be okay?’

I started to feel a little worried for no reason.

I suddenly thought that I had heard news that the Sacheon Dangmun sect had been destroyed.

‘I asked Eungseon just in case······.’

I was worried that Eungseon would be okay on his own since they were crazy guys who even pointed a sword at the emperor.

‘Hey, I guess it’ll be okay.’

I tried hard to shake off my worries.

Right now, the shaman’s work is more important than the Sacheondangmun. I shook my head vigorously to shake off the thoughts and focused on the shaman’s work.

‘It takes about five days to walk to Gyunhyeon where Mt. Mudang is.’

That means, even if we leave right now, it will take five days to get to the shaman.

There were only 13 days left until the Hwansan Gongdeok Inter-City Festival, so time was very tight······.

‘I have to go a little faster.’

If you were to fully unleash the power of Lee Cheol-goe’s body technique, ‘half a day’ would be enough.

* * *

A pavilion-style pavilion made of stone.

The large lettering on the badge with the word ‘Mudang’ engraved on it told me that I had finally entered the world of Mudang.

The shaman’s long history was evidenced by the shaman’s dents here and there. If a stone, not even a tree, was damaged like that, it would have taken at least hundreds of years.

“Looking at it this way, I see that Senior Jang Sam-bong is someone from a long time ago.”

I could feel once again how old Jang Sam-bong was… no, how long the history of shamans is.

As I continued to climb past the defeat,

Beyond the foot of the mountain, a building could be seen perched on the summit of Mt. Mudangsan.

“Is that Jasogung?”

Jasogung (紫霄宮), where the Hyeoncheon Daeje, the incarnation of Wonsicheonjon among the three immortals of Samcheong and the Taegeuk (太極) itself, is enshrined.

It was the building located at the highest point of Mt. Mudangsan and was the largest orchard.

“Senior Jang Sam-bong said that it was written by him.”

As far as I remember, I heard Jang Sam-bong say that he wrote it himself when he was in the secular world.

“That’s why His Majesty the King was so upset, right?”

That would be the case, since Taesang Laojun is one of the three immortals of the Three Heavenly Kingdoms, just like Wonsicheonjon.

It is said that he was very upset and asked why only the original Heavenly Lord was created and not himself.

However, Jang Sam-bong has already ascended to the throne and is in a situation where he cannot get involved in the secular world.

So, I remember hearing Jang Sam-bong’s complaint that he had been struggling for about a hundred years to appease the distraught Taesang No-gun.

“I’ll build you one while I’m at it.”

If the shaman’s work was resolved well, it seemed like it would be possible somehow.

If that doesn’t work out, we can build one for you at the mission office.

As we continued to climb the mountain, we came across four gates and gateways leading to Jasogung Palace, called Sagungmun (Four Palace Gates).

And the last and first gate that welcomed me was the ‘Okheo Palace.’

Okheo Palace was a temple where the Southern Heavenly King, one of the four immortals who most closely assisted the Primordial Heavenly King, was enshrined.

And since it was the first place you could see in the shamanic temple and the gateway, it was the largest dojo aside from Jasogung.

Behind Okheogung Palace, there were other four palace gates: Heungseonggung Palace, Daeseonggung Palace, and Taehyeongung Palace.

This was also a dojo that worshipped the Four Circles of Immortals, and each enshrined Hwangcheonhousa, Cheonhwangdaeje, and Taeeulgugocheonjon in that order.

“They say that the shaman is the sacred mountain of the Taoist temple······.”

When I came here in person, I could immediately understand why such words were said.

The magnificent view of the Okheung Palace Do-gwan seen through it.

In front of it, two Taoist priests who appeared to be disciples of a shaman were guarding it.

It seemed like the area from there could be called a ‘shamanist’ area, and as expected, as I approached, two Taoist monks guarding the Taoist temple stopped me.

“From here on out, it’s the shaman’s territory. If you have no hostile intentions, please state your identity and the purpose of your visit.”

“It’s called the missionary’s blue cloud.”

“The missionary’s fortune···?”

The two Taoists tilted their heads as if the names Seonmu-gwan and Cheongun were somewhat unfamiliar.

Of course, if I had said Hwa-ryong-dae-hyeop, you would have known right away.

Now that it has been revealed that I am the King of the Yangtze River, it would be okay to say that I am the King of the Yangtze River.

However, the reason he was introduced as the missionary’s bright future was not much different.

An insight gained from a sword debate with the leader of the martial arts world, Deung Gwang-hyeok, in the past.

Whether I am put into the vessel called ‘Hwa-ryong-dae-hyeop’, or the vessel called ‘King of the Yangtze River’, or the vessel called ‘Fate Against Heaven’.

The water and myself contained within it do not change.

So, from now on, I will be the missionary’s Cheongun for the rest of my life.

“Seo, are you the Hwa-ryong Daehyeop?”

“Why did the Great Swordsman Hwalong become a shaman…?”

Fortunately, the Taoists quickly realized my identity and opened their eyes in surprise.

Because my voice was quite loud, the Taoists inside also stopped practicing and looked at me with surprised eyes.

I was instantly the center of attention, but I lowered my voice slightly as I spoke.

“It’s a heavy topic to talk about here, but would it be possible for me to meet with the officer in charge?”

“Are you talking about Officer Jin-in···?”

Then the two Taoists opened their eyes, looking more surprised than before.

The shaman’s officer’s name refers to the shaman’s senior officer.

Of course, he wasn’t someone you could meet just because you wanted to. Above all, he wasn’t someone you could meet just because you wanted to.

That’s why, originally, an order should have been issued to get out immediately······.

“That, that···.”

“Hmm···.”

The two Taoists did not readily issue an order to banish me. It was clear that they could not issue one.

I was embarrassed to say this myself, but I wasn’t just anyone.

“Is it possible that the officer in charge is not at the shaman’s house?”

“That’s not it, but···.”

“Then please, I ask you this. I have something very important to do that requires me to meet with Officer Janggyo Jin.”

As I spoke somewhat harshly, the two Taoists looked at each other’s faces, taking note of each other’s reactions.

I never even doubted what the importance of being the Great Swordsman of the Fire Dragon and the King of the Yangtze River was.

“Oh, I understand.”

In the end, the two Taoists reluctantly step aside.

“However, you cannot enter while holding a sword.”

“Are you saying we should disarm?”

“Yes.”

Then, one of the Taoists added that it was a shaman’s custom called ‘Haegumji (解劍池)’.

From what I’ve heard, it seems like it was a custom created by Jang Sam-bong······.

‘Did my senior tell me that there was a custom like this?’

···I don’t remember any.

I tried to remember carefully, but as expected, nothing came to mind.

Even though I had been learning about shamanism from Jang Sam-bong for over a year, I had never heard of the practice called ‘Haegeomji’.

From the beginning, the Mudangpa was a place to learn Jang Sam-bong’s ‘martial arts’.

But the idea of ​​having to disarm didn’t make sense.

Asking a shaman to disarm was tantamount to ‘surrender’, which was tantamount to asserting the shaman’s authority.

If Jang Sam-bong had seen this, he would have definitely said, ‘Why don’t you dissect and instead practice?’

“I’m sorry, but you cannot enter the shaman’s chambers unless you disarm.”

But if that is the law of shamans today, then it was like that.

Whether Jang Sam-bong created it or not, if the current shamans are like that, then it is only right to follow······ But.

“I have no intention of going against the shaman’s rules.”

I politely took the lottery ticket from the Taoists and said:

“Please understand that there are circumstances that prevent you from disarming the sword.”

Just as you have to follow the shaman’s rules when you go to a shaman’s house, whether or not Haegeomji was a custom created by Jang Sam-bong, if it was the custom of today’s shamans, it was only right to follow it.

I wasn’t unaware of that fact either.

However, there were two main reasons why I refused to take the exam.

Firstly, it was because of the characteristics of the sword I use, Yong-a.

“My sword is a rather special sword, so no one but me can touch it.”

The dragon was a celestial object made by Yaja himself, and no one but me could use or lift it.

Only Eungseon could handle it, and Eungseon was currently at Sacheondangmun with the Jangganghyeopdan.

The first reason was that there was no one to whom Yong-ah could be entrusted right away······but.

······In fact, this was closer to an excuse.

So, it was just a superficial reason to surround people with.

It was not a problem at all to leave the dragon’s tail somewhere else, just that no one else could handle it.

So, this is the second and decisive reason why I refused to go to the sea.

Gooooooo-.

It was because of the strange energy that had been stimulating my senses since earlier.

I couldn’t pinpoint where this energy that I had felt since I entered the shaman’s house was coming from. So much so that I thought it might be felt throughout the entire shaman’s house.

This energy was not a natural energy or spiritual power from Mt. Mudang.

If my prediction is correct······.

‘It’s like magic.’

It felt completely different from any magic I had ever encountered before.

So I couldn’t be sure, but I still couldn’t shake the feeling that it was similar to Magi.

And it was the same even if it wasn’t magic.

As Jang Sam-bong’s direct disciple, I knew Jang Sam-bong’s martial arts better than anyone else.

So I can say with certainty that this was an energy that a shaman could never have or feel.

There definitely seemed to be something wrong with the shaman.

From now on, I had to find out the true nature of this energy and the problems with shamans.

But, she is a shaman who may be in the middle of enemy territory.

In that situation, disarming yourself was no different from sticking your head into a tiger’s jaws.

I know it’s forced, but I had no choice but to refuse the sword.

“Ugh···.”

“Hmm···.”

Then the Taoists looked at each other as if they were quite embarrassed.

“Although the principle is to have a sea sword, there are cases where it is permitted under certain circumstances…”

“If that’s true···.”

Fortunately, it didn’t seem like it was a custom that had to be followed.

“Thank you for your consideration.”

I politely accepted the lottery ticket from the two Taoists and expressed my gratitude.

No, that was just when I was trying to express my gratitude.

“This is a place to escape the secular world and pursue the Way.”

Suddenly, an unfamiliar voice was heard from inside the Okheo Palace.

I slowly turned my gaze and looked at the place where I saw a familiar yet unfamiliar face.

“Haegeomji is the first teaching of such a shaman.”

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

Yang Jong-cheon slowly walked out from inside the temple hall of Okheo Palace.

“Long ago, Master Jang Sam-bong taught us to break free from the attachments and suffering of this world by disarming ourselves and to attain the Way.”

Yang Jong-cheon stopped walking right in front of the door of the temple.

“Therefore, if a shaman refuses to perform the sword examination, it is considered an insult to Investigate Jang Sam-bong and a challenge to the shaman.”

And the cold gaze that shoots at me.

“Not only did you insult Investigator Jang Sam-bong, but you also directly challenged the shaman.”

Kwaaaaaaaah-!

Suddenly, Yang Jong-cheon’s momentum exploded.