Invitation to the Chatroom of the Gods - Chapter 81



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Episode 81 – Dragon’s Fang

No particular answer came to mind in the chat room.

At that moment, I was wondering if he had left the place.

└[God Craftsman Guyaja]

: Ah, it’s you. You were born with a destiny that went against the grain.

Fortunately, Guyaja’s reply came to mind quickly.

I guess he was flustered because my words suddenly came to his mind without any warning.

However, it was surprising that no one had any major doubts, but it seemed safe to say that there was no one in the celestial world who was unaware of my existence.

This is the portrait of Guyaja that is shown.

He was a muscular man with a rugged build who would make anyone think he was a blacksmith.

└[God Craftsman Guyaja]

: I thought he would be more manly since he is said to have gone against the grain. He looks like a prostitute, like a younger brother, in case anyone would think he is Yeo Dong-bin’s disciple. Hahahaha!

His gruff manner of speaking also made me think that he was definitely a blacksmith.

└[Cheongun]

: I heard that the sword you requested has been completed.

└[God Craftsman Guyaja]

: It’s refreshing to get straight to the point. That’s right. The name of the sword is ‘Yong-a (龍牙)’. I dare say that it’s no exaggeration to call it the masterpiece of my life.

Dragon’s teeth.

If you look at the literal meaning, it has the meaning of ‘dragon’s molar’.

And it was usually used metaphorically. It meant a sword as hard and strong as a dragon’s fang.

But for Guyaja, the progenitor of blacksmiths and a divine craftsman, it was not simply a metaphorical expression.

└[God Craftsman Guyaja]

: The sword body was made by refining the entire fang of the Eungryong. It possesses great power to control rain and cloud energy, and will be able to withstand the firepower of the Cheon-dun sword technique.

Responding dragon.

If the ‘Yeongryong’ I know is true······ it was a dragon that was told about in ancient myths.

Also, the Eungryong (應龍) was a being that was different from the general dragons (龍).

Usually, a dragon is a snake that lives for five hundred years and becomes a snake, and then the snake again practices for a thousand years and bites the Yeouiju to become a dragon.

The dragon itself is a noble being that must practice for at least 1,500 years.

It was said that Eungryong (應龍) was a being that became a dragon (龍) after 1,500 years of practice and could become one again after practicing for a whopping ‘10,000 Gapja (一萬 甲子)’.

It could truly be called the dragon of dragons, but perhaps because of this legend, there is only one Yinglong in all myths.

Even for a dragon, living for ten thousand years was by no means easy. Living was difficult, and the training that went along with it had to be added on top of that, so it could be said to be ‘impossible.’

Of course, in the celestial world, the only being that was so precious was the Eungryong.

They say it was made entirely from the molars of a dragon······.

“······somehow.”

I wondered why the amount of merit consumed had suddenly doubled.

It was accurate to say that this had only ‘at most’ doubled, so I couldn’t help but ask.

└[Cheongun]

: Can you give me this precious Yinglong’s molar like this?

└[God Craftsman Guyaja]

: No matter how precious a treasure you have, if you’re not going to use it, why carry it around? Just throw it in the trash.

Whether it was Gu Ya-ja’s personality or all blacksmiths were like that, his attitude was different.

└[God Craftsman Guyaja]

: Above all, since it wasn’t something I brought, I don’t feel particularly sorry about it. Rather, I was more honored to be able to make a sword with such precious materials.

└[Cheongun]

: Didn’t you bring back the wisdom tooth of the dragon?

└[God Craftsman Guyaja]

: I also received it. It may be strange to say that just now, but do you know how precious the wisdom tooth of the Eungryong (應龍) is? You can’t get it even if you try to get it in the celestial world. If I hadn’t received it, I wouldn’t have made it for you.

└[Cheongun]

: Then who should I tell that to······.

└[Sword Immortal Yeo Dong-bin]

: Nanyang saved me.

└[Cheongun]

: Are you talking about your older sister?

└[Nine Heavenly Wise Women]

: Yeah! I saved it! After thinking about it carefully, I realized I didn’t really have anything I should have given to the youngest.

The words came to mind as if I had been waiting for Gucheonhyeonnyeo to call me.

In the portrait that came to mind, she had a slightly sullen expression on her face, and as she said, she was blaming herself for not having done anything for me.

But that was what I was supposed to say.

I, too, have done nothing for the Lady of the Nine Heavens.

└[Nine Heavenly Wise Women]

: What do you think? Do you like it?

└[Cheongun]

: Of course I like it, sis. How could I not like it?

└[Nine Heavenly Wise Women]

: That’s good. Then, you must not faint or lose contact again! You must not use your innate energy!! Let’s go see the flowers in the paradise garden together! Let’s go for a walk holding hands with the youngest on a moonlit night! Let’s go to the Western Paradise with the youngest and have a cozy lantern festival together!! And again······!!

Gucheonhyeonnyeo wiggled her fingers and pouted her small lips, looking troubled. I wondered how a person could be so cute.

Of course, she wasn’t a human, but a female immortal, but whatever.

└[Cheongun]

: By the way, Sister, where did you get Eungryong’s molars?

As expected, the wisdom teeth of the Eungryong were not easy to obtain.

Judging from what Guyaja said, there was no way that he would go to Yinglong (應龍), the only one in the celestial world, and ask, “Excuse me, but can I pull out your wisdom tooth?” and he would never say, “Sure.”

······I wonder if that’s true?

└[Nine Heavenly Wise Women]

: I picked it from Eungryong.

······Well, that’s what it looked like.

└[Cheongun]

: Did Your Majesty the Dragon just pull out your wisdom tooth?

└[Nine Heavenly Wise Women]

: no.

└[Cheongun]

: What do you mean······?

└[Nine Heavenly Wise Women]

: He made a fuss and said he didn’t want to give it to me. So I had a hard time.

I wondered how I should take this.

It seemed as if Gucheonhyeonnyeo had forcibly pulled out one of Eungryong’s wisdom teeth.

However, the strength of the Yinglong (應龍) was beyond words. According to the myth, it was said that it defeated tens of thousands of monsters at once with just its howl.

It is said that even ‘Nüwa’, one of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors and the ancestral goddess and creator goddess who created mankind, cannot easily handle such a responsive dragon.

It is said that Yeo-wa was unable to ascend to heaven due to her weakened body from fighting the Ying Dragon, and stayed on earth for a while to create ‘humans’.

Even Yeo-wa had a hard time dealing with the dragon, but Gucheonhyeonnyeo was talking as if she had just come back from a local bar.

It meant that Gucheonhyeonnyeo was stronger than Yeowa, but when I thought about it, they were both immortals of the same level.

The Eight Immortals and the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors are said to be the immortals of the ‘Sacred and Mysterious Immortals’ category, and Goocheon Hyeonnyeo was a fairy who belonged to the ranks of the Sacred and Mysterious Immortals.

And since the ranks of the gods were not determined by force alone, it was clear that the force of the Nine Heavenly Women was stronger than that of the Nine Heavenly Women.

It’s because it’s overshadowed by that ridiculous, transcendent beauty.

This was a scene that made us realize once again how great of a female immortal Gucheonhyeonnyeo was.

Whenever Gucheonhyeonnyeo got truly angry, Yeo Dongbin was not just watching her.

└[Cheongun]

: Sister, you’re not going to kill me, are you?

└[Nine Heavenly Wise Women]

: Uhm, I don’t know. I think he suddenly got jealous of Eungryong and killed him, but I don’t think so.

jealousy······?

I tilted my head without realizing it. What could Gucheonhyeonnyeo possibly be jealous of Eungryong for?

└[Nine Heavenly Wise Women]

: If I become a sword, I can be with you, the youngest, for the rest of my life. I can train with the youngest every day, I can receive love from the youngest every day, and the youngest will treat me with great care······.

Then, all of a sudden, Gucheonhyeonnyeo’s expression turned cold.

Her face grew colder and colder as she spoke, and by the end it seemed as if a cool chill and cold air were flowing out of her.

“······.”

I was deeply troubled as to whether I should accept this sword or not.

As if he knew my worries, Yeo Dong-bin’s words immediately came to mind.

└[Sword Immortal Yeo Dong-bin]

: It’s okay, it’s okay. You won’t die from having one wisdom tooth pulled. Just leave one wisdom tooth alone for a thousand years and it will grow on its own, so don’t worry.

Fortunately, it seemed like he didn’t die.

I felt bad for thinking that he died because of my sword, but fortunately, it didn’t seem like he was dead.

······Maybe so.

* * *

If you walk about half a day north from our village, you will come across a mountain called Okhwasan (玉化山).

Mt. Okhwa is also commonly called Mt. Samcheong, and the reason it is called that way is as follows.

The story of the three peaks and three blue dragons.

(三峰峻? 如三?列坐其?)

On the three peaks of Mt. Okhwasan, the three pure sit and play.

Because of such anecdotes, it is also called Samcheongsan (三淸山).

The Three Pure Ones are the three Taoist immortals known as Cheonjon (Heavenly Deity).

Wonwoncheonjon (元始天尊), Okcheong (玉淸).

Yeongbocheonjon (Spiritual Treasure Heavenly Deity), Sangcheong (Supreme Pure One).

Taesangnogun (太上老君), Taicheong (太淸).

The Three Pure Ones refer to these three immortals, and I am familiar with the Supreme Master Laojun.

“You said it was nonsense.”

I could tell that rumors were just rumors.

Anyway, there was no particular reason why I suddenly came to Okhwasan.

None other than the sword tied to my waist.

This plain sword, without any special decoration, was made by the so-called divine craftsman, ‘Gu Ya Ja’, using the ‘Ying Long’s molar’ as the material, and its price alone was the Dragon’s Tooth, which boasted the virtue of ‘20,000 years’.

“It doesn’t look like anything special.”

But I didn’t really get the feeling that it was a divine sword. I doubted if it was worth 20,000 years of merit.

I drew my sword from its scabbard with great doubt, but my doubts disappeared as soon as I saw the appearance of Yong’a.

A silver sword that is both quiet and mysterious.

The gently slashing blade was sharp enough to cut through anything in the world, but it usually hid its sharp edge like a tooth.

As I lightly held the sword hilt in my hand, I felt a unique, stable weight that seemed to harmonize with my will. Although it was the first time I had met Yong-a (龍牙) ​​today, I could feel a sense of familiarity, as if it had been in harmony with me for a long time.

I stood in front of a rock that was taller than my height, holding the dragon’s fang in my hand.

And with a light swing, the rock split left and right with a crunching sound, as if cutting tofu.

“······huh?”

I felt like something. I really felt like something.

That would be the case, since I didn’t have any internal energy. In other words, it means that the rock was cut simply by the dragon’s fang.

Of course, no matter how skilled a rookie in the world may be, he cannot cut through a rock with a single stroke of his sword.

Even the Cloud Dragon Sword could never cut through the rock unless it unleashed its sword energy with its internal energy.

It’s like cutting tofu.

This was a situation where the sword itself was basically surrounded by sword energy······.

“Is this strong energy?”

Upon closer inspection, I found out that it wasn’t sword energy, but ‘strong energy’.

The ultimate ‘killer’ blow, strong energy, displayed by a master who has surpassed the peak.

The powerful energy that could mercilessly destroy sword energy was contained within the Dragon Fang itself.

“This is no way···.”

I looked around, making sure there was no one around, and then lightly scattered the Dragon Fang into the air.

Taeeulseon martial arts sword.

First call.

The dragon runs wild.

Kwakwakwakwang!!

Then the space around me was literally turned into scorched earth.

Thus, the middle of Mt. Okhwa was covered with a layer of ground, as if it had been bitten by a dragon’s teeth. This was because the ‘bunches of strong energy’ emitted from the dragon’s fangs swept through in time with the mighty dragon’s rampage.

This time too, I didn’t put in any special internal energy.

In other words, even though Yong-a (龍牙) ​​did not contain any special internal energy, each of his ordinary sword strikes not only contained the power of strong energy, but also ’emitted’ it.

Could this really be the molars of a dragon?

Yong-a (龍牙) ​​could not be called a divine sword.

“······Are you crazy?”

It’s a mad sword.

It wasn’t called Guyaja, Guyaja for nothing. And it seemed that only someone with this level of crazy performance could withstand the Cheon-dun Sword Technique.

Hereby.

└[Sword Immortal Yeo Dong-bin]

: Now let’s learn the Cheon-dun sword technique! Now let’s learn the Cheon-dun sword technique! Now let’s learn the Cheon-dun sword technique! Now let’s learn the Cheon-dun sword technique! Now let’s learn the Cheon-dun sword technique!

There seemed to be no problem in learning the Cheon-dun sword technique.

* * *

Flash!

As my eyes opened, something filled my vision.

This is already the ninth or tenth time.

That familiar ceiling that I can’t even remember the number of times I’ve seen it was the ceiling of the house of our town’s council member, grandfather Park Jin-Hyeon… wasn’t it?

“Missionary?”

That was the missionary’s ceiling. It was the missionary’s ceiling that I saw every day when I opened my eyes.

“Why am I at the missionary office···?”

But why am I suddenly at the mission office?

That’s understandable. I was learning Cheon-dun Sword Technique at Okhwasan. Instead of just getting a ‘taste’ of Cheon-dun Sword Technique like before, I was learning the essence of Cheon-dun Sword Technique from Yeo Dong-bin.

······But I don’t remember anything after that.

When I opened my eyes, I was right here at the mission office.

“ah.”

It was only after my thoughts reached that point that I could realize the reason.

“You fainted.”

For some reason, it seemed like he couldn’t handle the power of the Cheon-dun Sword Technique.

To be exact, Yong-a (龍牙) ​​was able to handle it, but it seemed like I wasn’t able to handle it.

Still, I wondered how I ended up at the missionary office, but when I looked at Eungseon, who was nodding off next to me, I thought that Eungseon must have brought me there.

But really.

“······.”

······I wondered if this was right.

Isn’t this a truly crazy martial art? Where in the world is there a martial art that can’t be learned properly even after reaching the realm of Hwagyeong?

All I could say was that it was truly a crazy feat.

“Anyway, it’s the internal energy that’s the problem.”

It seemed like this incident happened because I didn’t have enough internal energy to withstand the Cheon-dun Sword Technique.

It was a Cheon-dun sword technique that could not be properly learned without innate energy.

Fortunately, I could quickly fill up my internal energy by purchasing the elixir of the Supreme Elder.

But that also required a lot of merit, and the problem was that he used up all of his merit by purchasing this dragon’s fang.

“Even if it’s not possible, it will take at least a hundred years···.”

I confirmed the remaining conversion merit.

Fortunately, the function of the conversion merit was restored to normal. The merit that had paralyzed the function had disappeared.

[Conversion Merit] – 3 months and 27 days

······As expected, the amount of remaining merit was not much.

It was not enough to purchase the Taesang Laojun’s Xian Dan, which had growth-enhancing effects.

How can I become penniless after accumulating 20,000 years of virtue?

But what can I do?

“······We need to gather them again.”

It was at that very moment that I was making up my mind.

[Conversion Merit] – 6 months 27 days (+3 months)

“······huh?”

Suddenly your merits increased?

It looked like automatic merit had been accumulated, but the amount accumulated was somewhat strange.

“You can accumulate this much merit through automatic virtue?”

Until now, the automatic merit of the Jang Gang Hyeopgaekdan was accumulated in units of ‘days’. Recently, the amount of merit gained has decreased significantly, so it has been accumulated in units of ‘hours’.

Thanks to that, I was barely able to survive the Emperor’s reward last time, but now it was hard to maintain my life with just automatic merit.

In such a situation, the converted merit is accumulated in units of ‘months’, not days.

“Did it just coincidence?”

So, it seemed like the heroism of the thirty-six members of the Jang River Swordsman Corps coincidentally overlapped and three months of merit were accumulated at once.

however······.

-Wow, that’s amazing…! Now it really doesn’t hurt at all!

-Thank you, thank you very much, my lady······.

Suddenly, a loud voice is heard from outside the door.

Rather than saying it was Busan-like, it would be more appropriate to say it was tearful, and for a moment I wondered if something had happened to the missionary office.

[Conversion of Merit] – 11 months 12 days (+4 months 15 days)

“······what?”

No matter how I looked at it, it didn’t seem like it was due to the automatic merit of the Jang Gang Hyeopgaekdan.