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At sea (1)
High-power meter.
The Mugeuk Church.
In the basement of the headquarters of the sect, the Mugeuk Church, all the high-ranking members of the Mugeuk Church were gathered there with serious expressions on their faces.
“So… Are you saying that Seo Eun-Hyeon, who was conscious during the summer to build a stronghold, suddenly had her stomach split open and started vomiting blood?”
“Yes. And from then on, he entered a state of death.”
Bam!
Krrrrrr… .
Seo Eun-hyeon, who was sitting on the podium and connected her consciousness to the invisible world, could not open her eyes and only occasionally vomited blood boiling in her groin.
Jeon Myeong-hun made a dumbfounded expression at Hong Beom, who was with Seo Eun-hyeon, and Hong Beom nodded and handed over the document recording the situation at the time.
“First, look here.”
Jeon Myeong-hun, who had been looking back at the past scenes through Hong Beom’s magic for a while, asked with an even more serious expression.
“What the hell is going on?”
“In my view….”
That was when.
Yeonwi, who was looking at the records that Hong Beom had shown him, spoke with a serious expression.
“T, this is no way…!”
“Oh, Ancestor. Do you know something?”
“Yeah, fortunately it’s similar to what I know.”
She looked at Seo Eun-hyeon’s condition with a darkened face and said.
“A symptom where you suddenly become paralyzed and vomit boiling blood. There is a high probability that you are under the curse of the deep sea monsters, the Deep Sea Curse!”
“Deep sea…?”
“Yes. Sometimes, among the deep-sea monsters of the high-power realm, there are some that cast very strange curses. When you are cursed by one of these deep-sea monsters, you fall into a state of suspended animation and strange symptoms appear in your body. I saw that the author of the Aengryong Palace Master, who used to chase me in the high-power realm, also fell into a state of suspended animation and suffered from a mild deep-sea curse, and then often fell into a state of suspended animation and suffered from a fever.”
At Yeonwi’s words, Buk Hyang-hwa looked slightly puzzled and asked.
“Oh, but I heard that if you get a deep breath, scales like flower petals will grow on your body… ”
“What are you talking about! I came to the high-energy system first 40,000 years ago and have been exposed to all kinds of news and information. What you know is only some of the special characteristics of the deep sea!”
At those words, Bukhyanghwa nodded and stepped back.
‘You must have lived a very long time, Yeonwi, so you must know more than me.’
Yeonwi left Buk Hyang-hwa’s questions aside and spoke to Kim Young-hoon with a serious face.
“Hey, Simjok. Go ahead and cut into Seo Eun-hyeon’s body.”
“Okay, I understand.”
Boohoo!
A golden light flashed, and a small wound appeared on Seo Eun-Hyeon’s cheek, blood flowing out.
Yeonwi took a drop of the blood and let it float into the air.
Woohoo!
Seo Eun-hyeon’s blood floated into the air through Yeon-wi’s telekinesis, and began to boil as if alive in the air, emitting a white fog.
“Look at this. This kind of reaction only occurs in the blood of a true player. However, this guy is not of the true player bloodline, but a pure human race. The fact that this phenomenon is occurring is proof that the power of history within the body of the deep sea monster has taken hold and is boiling over.”
Yeonwi burst Seo Eun-hyeon’s blood with a serious face.
Pfft!
Seo Eun-hyun’s blood burst into the air, releasing a pitch-black, gloomy aura into the surrounding area.
“There’s this evil and bizarre aura there! This definitely resembles the unpredictable nature seen in deep sea monsters! Seo Eun-Hyeon must have been attacked by some kind of deep sea monster!”
But Hong Beom said with a puzzled expression.
“Um… Military Commander Yeonwi. But when I look at it, that energy seems similar to the ‘believers’ of the true people in the world of famous ghosts…?”
“what…?”
“I think that your Majesty did not get caught in the abyss, but rather came to consciousness in the lower realm and faced one of the passing sages.”
“Shut up! You idiot! Do you think my judgment, which has been around for countless years, is accurate, or your judgment, which has only been around for less than 500 years!”
At Yeonwi’s words, Hongbeom stepped back, nodding.
She crossed her arms and clicked her tongue in disapproval.
“Well, anyway. At that time, the King of the Aengryong Palace who was suffering from deep-sea poisoning only suffered from a fever and occasionally woke up from a coma, but Seo Eun-hyeon’s blood is boiling and she shows no signs of waking up, so it seems she’s suffering from a deep-sea poisoning that’s much stronger than that.”
“Tsk, is there a cure?”
Kim Yeon asked with concern, and Yeonwi nodded with a grin.
“Of course! Deep Sea is certainly a scary curse, but it is one that can be treated. Deep Sea can be treated with a stone.”
“Oh, Go Seok?”
“Yes. You can transfer the curse of the deep sea monster to the stone. I heard that when treating the Aengryong Palace Princess who was in the deep sea 40,000 years ago, about 1 million stone was needed. Seo Eun-hyeon’s symptoms seem to be five or six times worse than that… If we are generous, we will need about 10 million stone.”
At those words, Bukhyanghwa, Seoran, and countless others’ eyes grew wide as if they were going to pop out.
“Oh, 10 million Go Seok…?”
“Isn’t a million a 10-year budget for one palace in the sea area…?”
Yeonwi said while watching their reactions.
“Well, isn’t it fortunate that we can treat it with stones? After all, we already have four sea areas under our control, so there should be millions of stones that we can pull out right away?”
Seoran said in confusion.
“First of all… there are about 4 million stones that can be pulled up from the four sea areas right now. Stones… are quite valuable, and are traded at a rate of 100 spirit stones for one stone.”
“Hmm… Then we’ll need about 6 million more.”
Yeonwi shook her head with a serious expression, and Hongbeom, who was watching her, sighed while looking at Seo Eunhyeon.
“… I don’t think so… The master is under a curse…?”
“What? What did you say, Hong Beom?”
“…no.”
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“Okay. Then let’s all work together to get the 6 million missing stones!”
So, Yeonwi and everyone except Hongbeom started collecting stones to save Seo Eunhyeon.
* * *
hot.
No, should I say it’s warm?
It was a warm feeling, as if I was in my mother’s amniotic fluid.
‘Wait, what?’
“Huh!”
with a splash!
When I came to my senses, I was already in the water.
‘water?’
When I came to, I realized that I was half-immersed in a steamy hot spring-like place.
“Hey, this is… .”
Apparently, just a moment ago, he was fighting Jang-ik and was being chased by Gae-yeol-gi Jin-in.
But where is this place?
I stretched my consciousness out in wonder and tried to look around.
But then I realized that my consciousness wasn’t expanding.
‘What is this? Is this water blocking the expansion of consciousness? No… This space itself is blocking consciousness.’
I woke up in the hot spring, alert.
But then I felt uneasy and looked down at the floor that was submerged up to my knees.
“What…!”
There was no floor.
with a splash!
As soon as I realized that there was no ‘floor’, the thing I had ‘stepped on’ disappeared, and I fell into the hot spring.
Splash, splash!
Eventually, I came back up and gathered my energy to cast the Heavenly Ritual, but then I suddenly felt something strange again.
‘No energy!?’
That’s right.
Strangely enough, this hot spring-like place had no energy nearby.
No, even when I tried to release the energy inside my body, the energy did not even come out.
‘There’s something twisted about this space itself.’
It must not be an ordinary space, but some kind of secret or forbidden space.
Pfft!
I felt the flow of water vapor and air around me with my skin, and I just took extreme control of my body and ascended into the sky in an air-step manner.
‘I need to look around.’
How long did it take to go up into the sky to explore?
“what?”
Even though I went up to the ‘sky’, for some reason the hot spring I had stepped on and passed by appeared on the ‘upper’ side.
with a splash!
I ended up falling back into the hot spring I had come out of.
‘What the hell is this?’
I felt annoyed, and had a gut feeling that there was something distorted in the space or something wrong with my sense of direction.
I opened my eyes under the hot spring and decided to go down.
How long did he hold his breath and swim under the hot spring?
Phew!
“… .”
I looked back up at the hot spring with the same scenery as before.
‘Let’s calm down.’
I was bewildered by this bizarre situation, but instead of panicking, I took a calm breath.
‘If there is no energy, what moves this space? If neither energy nor consciousness can move, then what constitutes this place is… .’
As I was thinking about it, I remembered that I had climbed into the air while doing the airwalk.
“Pulse.”
That’s right.
Neither energy nor consciousness can be used and do not function within this space.
However, human power clearly exists.
Even though something was distorted and warped the space, it still ‘existed’.
‘If there is human power, there is destiny.’
I closed my eyes and thought about it.
The Cheoncheon Sword is a sword that transcends ranks.
If there is only human power in a space, then destiny must exist.
And the fact that ‘I exist here’ clearly meant ‘my sword also exists.’
Because the Sword of Heaven was soon to be me.
That means.
Tsk tsk tsk!
A shiver of anticipation rose up throughout my body, and began to cut down the hot spring water around me.
Choaaaah!
Each and every water droplet nearby bursts and turns into steam.
In an instant, all the water around me turned into steam.
Wheeee …
‘I see, this is….’
My eyes lit up as I felt the sword of the heavenly sword completely transformed into gravity.
Thanks to the characteristics of this space, the Chongcheon Sword has risen to the rank of Ming!
Kkugugugu!
Use the Sword of Heaven to cut through space and the gravity that rules this place!
Choaaaak!
Swing your sword straight into the air.
And then, in the next moment, the world of hot springs surrounding me seemed to be enveloped in fog, and I found myself in a different place.
‘Here…?’
Choaaaak!
hot water.
A cloud of water vapor covers the surrounding area.
It was another hot spring.
however.
[Hey, how long has it been since you opened your eyes and took off the bell?]
[That’s crazy.]
[It’s a bit of a waste to have this for dinner tonight.]
Kkugugugugu!
From all over, huge [voices] that seemed to shake the heavens and earth were being heard.
Cough!
Bam!
When I heard those voices, I felt blood gushing out of my seven chambers and my insides shaking.
The only fortunate thing is… .
Woohoo!
‘I can use my energy, my energy!’
In this other hot spring, I was able to draw energy and consciousness, and I quickly drew energy to heal my body.
Unlike the hot spring just before, there were quite a few rocks and reefs visible in the surrounding hot springs, and since there was a clear ‘bottom’, I was able to climb up onto them.
I climbed up to a nearby rock and looked around.
Kookookookookook!
‘What the heck is that!’
However, as I was trying to regain consciousness, I hurriedly hid it and lowered my eyes.
Beyond the hot spring fog, shadows like giants were shimmering.
As soon as I heard their voices, I remembered the moment my insides were shaken, and I guessed who they were.
And I swallowed and bowed respectfully to the shadows beyond the fog on the reef.
“… I am a mere human monk, and I come to see the Venerable Ones.”
And as I saluted them, a laughter came from beyond the fog.
Bam!
Phew!
It was as if the entire space was resonating.
Even though it was just a simple laugh, it sent shock through my entire body like a blow with all the power of a combined Taesu.
[Oh, dear. He’s dying.]
[Come to think of it, I was just talking like I usually do. Hehe…]
[Understand. Since I usually live in the galaxy, I often have to convey my opinions to others across boundless space, so I always speak a little loudly.]
“…Thank you for your consideration.”
‘Is this a bit too loud?’
I was a little taken aback, but I kept my head down and did whatever it took.
That was when.
[By the way, you really are quite squishy and chewy for a human. Can I taste just one arm, or maybe the left half of your body?]
Wince!
One of the venerable ones asked me in a quiet voice through the fog, his mouth drooling.
I looked up at the other side with nervous eyes.
Malice.
Of course, there was also the feeling of ‘this looks delicious’, but it seemed like the Venerable held some kind of grudge against the human race and was sending ill will at me.
But how am I supposed to answer here?
As I remained silent without answering, the shadow beyond the fog spoke with an annoyed look on its face, licking its lips.
[You didn’t answer the question, so as punishment I’ll tear off one of your legs.]
Whaddeuk, wadddeuk!
And then my legs started getting ripped off.
“…!!!”
A gravitational force that is closer to a cosmic force is gnawing at my legs like they are insects!
However, I gritted my teeth and placed the sword on my leg, then switched ranks to escape the influence of gravity.
The shadow spoke as if it were interesting, but also unpleasant.
[Amazing. Taesu, you’re getting out of my hands? Let’s see how long you can hold out…?]
The next moment.
Kookookookookook!
My whole body started to feel like it was going to break apart.
The power of the Venerable One is concentrated upon me.
‘What, what is this…!’
It was literally enough power to compress an entire continent into the size of a fist.
I gritted my teeth and held on, realizing that I only had a second left before I became a well-crushed Seo Eun-hyun dough.
Wheeing!
A halo of the three Taegeuk signs appeared behind my head, pushing away the power of the Venerable One.
But the Venerable One only pretended to find it amusing and began to torture me with even greater force.
‘Oh, dying is… .’
And then, finally, there came a time when I felt like I couldn’t hold on any longer.
Chomp!
The nearby hot spring water split open, and something green rose into the air.
It was Hamcheonjonja, Jang Ik.
He wiped the water off his head, shook his body, and looked at me.
“Huh, you’ve come to your senses already? That’s amazing. By the way… What are you doing now?”
He looked towards the voice that was playing with me and his green eyes burned.
The voice seemed to flinch when it saw Jang-ik, then smiled and spoke.
[The food you brought looked so delicious that I wanted to try it first. If you share a little, I’ll give you a proper reward.]
At those words, Jang-ik climbed up onto a nearby reef with a stern face and said.
“Let go right now. He is my disciple.”
[Oh, you were my disciple. I’m sorry about this.]
“…If you knew, why don’t you let go?”
But even though Jang-ik called me his disciple, the Venerable One on the other side just laughed heartily.
[If I am a disciple, I will test you as a disciple. In any case, to survive here, you need to have a certain level of skill, right?]
“I’ve already tried it. And it seems to have escaped from the bubble on its own power. That’s enough. Stop it.”
[Hmm. Well, everything is good, but I don’t like the way you speak. Your disciple is in my hands…]
The next moment.
Jang-ik disappeared from that spot.
And then the force that had been holding me back disappeared, and a terrible scream was heard beyond the fog.
[Kkaaa …
Flash!
A green light flashes where there is shadow.
[Hukkuaaaah! Kkuaaaahhhh!!!]
The venerable one who had sinned against me screamed in pain and thrashed wildly.
The entire space began to vibrate and shake.
After a while, the voice died down and Jang-ik appeared next to me again.
Before I knew it, the monks who had been chattering around me had collectively fallen into silence.
“Don’t worry, I won’t cause trouble for you from now on. He’s the Venerable One of the True Demon Realm, but before he became the Venerable One, he held a grudge against the human race, so he acts like that whenever he sees a human.”
“… .”
“Well… Since we’re talking here, should we move to a different location?”
Boohoo!
As Jang-ik waved his hand in the air, the air was cut away and in an instant we were transported to some place.
It was a place filled with endless darkness.
Knock, knock!
And then, in the darkness, Jang-ik lit a fire.
“You probably have a lot of questions. It might be embarrassing, so take your time and ask your questions.”
“… First of all, where am I?”
“This is the outskirts that lead into the Thunder Sacred Sea. In the outskirts of the Thunder Sacred Sea, the Golden Gods have woven countless barriers and dimensions, so countless dimensions overlap.”
“If it’s a brain haemorrhage….”
Anyway, I arrived at the destination I wanted.
“…Can you tell me where Ham Jin is?”
“Are you talking about the kid who came with your descendant? I dropped that kid near the thunderstorm, on a planet where he could survive. If he was a human race at the level of a sledgehammer, he wouldn’t get beaten to death anywhere.”
“…Thank you.”
“He’s a strange guy. Is he precious to you?”
“Of all the relationships I’ve had so far, is there one that isn’t important?”
“What a foolish question and wise answer.”
Jang-ik laughed heartily and cut through the air.
A brilliant golden light poured down from beyond the void, and Jang-ik reached out his hand beyond the golden light and took something out from there.
‘apologize?’
It was a golden apple, shining golden.
He threw the golden apples into the bonfire and said as he cooked them.
“Do you have any other questions?”
“Will you take me as your disciple?”
“You agreed, didn’t you?”
“yes?”
When I panicked and tried to recall my memories, I clearly remembered that I had accepted his offer while running away from Gae-yeol-gi’s hands with Jang-ik.
“You are my 23rd disciple. Congratulations. Hahaha!”
“… That’s… something I said when I was a little out of my mind…”
“You accepted it when you were weak-hearted? If that’s true, then the feelings you expressed back then were clearly strong desires.”
“… .”
“Anyway, I have already accepted you as my disciple, so you are my disciple. Know this.”
He waved his hand as if to say he would not accept any objections.
But I shook my head and said,
“There is a genius greater than me. You should accept him as your disciple.”
“Then you should accept him as your disciple and accept him too. What are you talking about? I’ll introduce you later.”
“…I understand for now.”
It went by more easily than expected.
‘Anyway, I’ve created a connection that will introduce Kim Young-hoon to Jang Ik… That’s it.’
“Is there anything else you’re curious about?”
“…Why do you ask me such curious questions?”
“It’s emptying.”
“yes?”
“I will try to relieve your curiosity as much as possible and empty your mind of clutter as much as possible. That way, it will be easier for you to practice.”
“Hmm….”
I somehow had a gut feeling that Jang-ik’s training would be extremely difficult and hard.
But I can’t refuse it.
‘Since we’ve come this far, let’s ask all the questions we can.’
I started by asking questions about what I was most curious about.
“First of all, I heard that the reason you came to this Brain Sea is to retrieve some extremely important things from the Middle Realm. What exactly are these important things from the Middle Realm?”
“It’s [name].”
“name…?”
“Yes. In addition to the Gwanghan, Jinma, Goryeo, Jigeum, Myeonggwi, and Hyeol-eum, each of the Middle Realms also has a ‘true name.’ And the Golden God stole the jade tablet filled with the power of the true name a long time ago and put it in his seonbo. That’s why he’s going to find it.”
“What happens if you find that name…?”
“If you find the name, the dimensional barrier of the middle realm will become much thicker, it will have magical significance, and manpower will somehow improve. I don’t know the details… but one thing is important.”
I was startled by Jang-ik’s subsequent words.
“If we retrieve the jade tablets with the true names of the Middle Realm written on them, the chances of the Middle Realm beings avoiding the apocalypse will increase exponentially!”
“…!”
end!
It was a word I had heard occasionally before.
I swallowed and asked carefully.
“What is the end…?”
“The name itself is obvious. The world is going to be destroyed. This heavenly realm, that is, the six middle realms including our holy realm, and the sub-realms connected to those middle realms. All worlds are going to be destroyed.”
“then….”
“I understand that the time is about 10,000 years later.”
“…yes?”
I lost my mind at Jang-ik’s words and stared at him blankly.
He said it again, as if it was nothing new.
“After ten thousand years, the world will be destroyed.”
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