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Get down. (1)
I didn’t answer [her] words.
‘Those who looked into the heart… suicidal impulses…?’
It seems as if he is trying to reveal a secret about the suicidal impulses of the Simjok.
But I never looked back or answered.
It was a topic I was incredibly curious about, but I had suffered too much during my time at Taesan to just open my mouth.
You must be careful, and be very careful, and keep your mouth shut.
“It is true that silence is golden, but untimely silence can also invite a sword. I am not a bad person like a vicious mountain spirit, so feel free to ask me anything you want.”
“… .”
Ssaaaaaaah-
‘It was read….’
I broke out in a cold sweat, not knowing what to do.
Finally, with great difficulty, I opened my mouth.
“Who are you… May I ask you something?”
“That is impossible. It is for your sake as well. There are only a few people in this mountain who can handle my burden.”
“… .”
I swallowed.
For a moment, my mind froze and I asked a question I shouldn’t have.
If he were a being as big as Mt. Taishan, he would have told me his true name and made my entire body explode.
“… I thank you for your mercy. Then… may I ask how you came to me?”
“I think you misunderstand.”
“yes?”
“It wasn’t me who came. You called me.”
‘I called [her]…?’
Knock, knock knock… .
The cold sweat that had been flowing from my head had already run down my cheeks and dripped down my chin.
I haven’t even fought a powerful enemy yet, and I’m already sweating this much.
This is a testament to how nervous I was.
“You will know who I am when you ‘come down.’ All the gods of the universe have high expectations of you. Up until now, there have been only a few cases where all seven of them entered the path of the water and succeeded in becoming a monk without dying of old age.”
Knock… knock knock knock knock… .
I felt beads of sweat dripping down my chin as I formulated my questions.
‘You shouldn’t ask any more questions about my identity.’
I instinctively felt that if I continued to question its identity, this being would become angry.
But I felt that if I just sat there and didn’t ask questions, this being would be offended.
‘Don’t be too greedy.’
Let’s not ask too many questions, but just ask questions at an appropriate level.
For example, the information that this being just said he would tell you.
“… I wonder how the people you just mentioned… could come close to committing suicide. Please give them wisdom.”
“Now I can give you a more proper answer.”
I felt [her] smiling.
“Do you know ‘why’ and ‘how’ the mind of existence comes into being?”
“… .”
I was lost in thought over the profound question that suddenly came to me.
“I do not know.”
What on earth is the mind?
Why does it occur?
It was a topic I had been thinking about since I started to explore my ideas, but I just couldn’t figure it out.
From a purely biological point of view, the mind is nothing more than the expression of genes and a collection of electrical signals.
But coming to this world, I felt that even stars and inanimate objects have ‘some degree’ of heart.
So then, what exactly is the true mind?
And the answer to the question I had been pondering for so long was so easily revealed through [her] mouth.
“The mind is death itself.”
Slurp-
Someone’s hand covered my eyes.
[Her] hand was clear.
But I couldn’t bring myself to shake off that hand or resist.
A pitch-black darkness unfolded before my eyes, without a single ray of light entering.
I realized that [she] had dragged my mind somewhere because of her ‘act of covering my eyes’.
Phaaaat!
At one moment, I arrived at a pure white land.
I still felt [her] behind me.
Drool drool drool-
Something flowed next to my feet.
They were dyes.
Colorful dyes flow beneath my feet.
“All colors, when combined, become black.”
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Gulp, gulp… .
When countless colored dyes are combined, they become black.
“And conversely, all thoughts, when combined, become colorless.”
That was right.
Because everyone who has experienced Ogijowon knows this.
“Colorlessness and black. Both are colors that symbolize the end. The ultimate goal of thought is ultimately the ‘end’ itself… In the end, the place where the mind ultimately reaches is death.”
Wince!
I felt goosebumps all over my body.
Clang! Clang!
The black dyes under my feet suddenly began to thrash around as if they were alive, and then they suddenly came rushing towards me.
I fell into a river of black dye.
When I carefully opened my eyes, I found myself in space.
Inside the black dye.
There, the universe spread out endlessly.
Countless billions of stars float throughout the universe.
“Those who look into their hearts gradually become aware of the true nature of their own hearts.”
Phaaaat!
The stars began to shine.
Colorful stars gradually began to brighten the universe.
The universe began to brighten.
“But when that essence is fully awakened… the end is…”
The universe gradually becomes brighter.
And it started to get hot.
Creepy!
‘This, this is….’
I have seen this sight before.
The master of Mt. Taishan.
The end of the universe, as shown by that infinite being.
end!
The universe begins to contract.
The universe seemed to contract at a speed that was faster than even light, and then disappeared into a single dot.
“Do you understand? The reason why enlightenment of the mind can never lead to true goodness… The reason why the entire world hates those who cultivate the mind. And… The reason why the fate of those who enlighten the mind inevitably approaches death… .”
“… Is it because the heart was soon… death… ?”
“That’s not the end. The more people who look into their hearts and know the essence, the sooner their entire world will come to an end.”
“…!!!”
“Not only does it destroy oneself… it is the power to lead the entire world to death… that is the mind. It is said that the conditions for the end of all worlds have changed because of the great cold.”
“yes…?”
I felt like my head was going numb.
Who is the Gwanghan she speaks of?
It was so obvious.
The owner of Gwanghan Cheonwon.
A being who rushed into [something] with the judges and met a miserable end.
Are you saying that the law of nature has been created that the more one awakens to the mind through its existence, the sooner the end will come?
“It is truly ugly and sinister… that is the truth of the ‘mind.’”
I felt [her] breath behind me.
While I was frozen, [she] made me an offer.
“So, I’ll give you a suggestion. From today on, don’t look into your mind anymore. Just focus on your feelings and feel them. Cultivating your mind only brings about everyone’s misfortune and does nothing to improve it. If you accept my suggestion, I will put you on the immortal throne immediately.”
“…!!!”
I was shocked by the radical proposal.
The word ‘senjwa’ dug into my head and injected its meaning into me.
True Immortal.
[She] said that if I gave up martial arts, she would make me a true person.
It was a proposal so radical that it was shocking.
But what I truly feared was [her] power.
‘If there is a being that can immediately make me a true being… what will you do with me if I refuse this offer?’
The nightmare of the owner of Mt. Taishan came to mind right before my eyes.
A memory of the universe being destroyed in an instant, everyone dying and their bodies being torn to pieces.
Resistance itself was impossible.
This time too, I thought it would be more if I added more, not less.
There is no hope in sight.
Even though he was just speaking calmly, without any pressure or threats, I felt like my reason was paralyzed.
I was so scared that I wanted to throw up at any moment.
Countless solutions came to mind, but none of them were useful.
I just wanted to sit down and cry and beg them to please leave me alone.
okay….
It wouldn’t be a bad idea to get comfortable here.
If you become a true person, you will no longer have to worry about your lifespan or losing your comrades.
With my abilities, I could probably survive by running away from the master of Mount Tai even after becoming a true master.
Wouldn’t it be better to just listen to this person and get the upper hand?
… .
“…I am….”
It was when I opened my mouth.
At that moment, a single memory flashed through my mind.
What a scene it was.
A hand that had grown old was holding someone’s hand.
A ‘someone’ who looked strong was holding my hand, looking at me with complicated eyes, with his back to the light.
-Savior. Your name is…Savior.
A brief moment.
But I kept my mouth shut at the memory of that fleeting moment.
Somehow, an inexplicable emotion was taking hold inside me.
I was silent for a moment.
And answered.
“…I refuse.”
“Why?”
“… It is difficult to obtain a human body and difficult to attain enlightenment of the Way (人身難得道難明).”
Tsk tsk!
Instead of answering, I opened my mouth with half-open eyes.
Through the Hwahonmancheon, I vaguely remembered it.
At the 16th time.
This is what I shared with my friend.
“Following the human heart, I seek the root of the Way (塑此人心訪道根)…”
I shouted, shaking off the fear rising in my heart.
“If I can’t discipline this body in this life (if I can’t discipline this body in this life)!”
I felt [her] gasp for breath.
I didn’t read the text, but I felt the emotion.
I felt genuinely surprised.
“When will I wait again to redeem this body?”
Phew!
With that, my eyes brightened.
The image of the universe where everything had disappeared subsided, and I was back in Seoak Village again.
I saw [her] take her hand away from my eyes.
I answered her, facing my fear.
“I understood the words that death is the mind. The mind is ultimately… born from the struggle of how to accept life that will end someday.”
“… .”
“But… even though the nature of the mind is cruel, I will stand on my own two feet in this cruel world.”
She didn’t answer.
I continued answering without paying any attention.
“I was given a body, I was given this moment… I was given death itself, it’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Even if my mind is close to death, if I am given the chance to find the root of my mind in this life, I will not give it up.”
Because that is….
Because it’s a [promise] with him.
I made up my mind, recalling the feelings of the 16th time that I could not fully remember even after obtaining the Hwahonmancheon.
“Torture me if you wish. The words ‘please kill me’ will come out of my mouth, but I will never give up…!”
And then, laughter was heard from behind.
It was a clear smile.
“The more you read my mind, the closer your life will be to death. Countless hands of death will reach out to you. Will you truly not lose your heart in the midst of such misfortune?”
“I will try.”
I made a firm resolution.
“Even if there are people dying around me, I will try to make sure that they get what they want in death.”
If my friend dies in the evening, I will give him what he wants in the morning.
I will do my best to make that happen.
Dying is certainly a sad and scary thing.
The thought of all ties and feelings being cut off was truly a fear and pain so great that it felt like my soul was being torn apart.
still….
Death eventually comes to everyone.
If death and destiny are unavoidable, I will find the utmost happiness in them.
If I give up my heart, does that mean that death won’t befall my fate?
That can’t be true.
Because there is no being that does not have death.
And my heart is not made up of only mine.
So how could I dare to give up my heart so easily?
Even if the world is destroyed, nothing can take away what I hold inside me.
It’s not that I’m not letting it go, it’s because it already belongs to everyone.
I summarized my long, drawn-out thoughts and resolutions and shouted them out to [her] behind me.
“Even if you give me the upper seat instead of the first seat, I cannot give this up. Please go back!”
There was silence for a while.
And then, I felt her laughter stop.
“Then… I’ll wait and see how much you feel the weight of your words. I originally planned to meet you somewhere else, but since you’ve confirmed your resolve here today… I guess we can only look forward to our next meeting.”
Thud, thud… .
I felt her leaving behind me.
“I look forward to seeing you next time. Until then, please… beware of the North. He is the worst opponent for all the cultists… .”
Srrrrrr-
With that, I closed my eyes and when I opened them I was standing in front of Ryeo-hwa’s corpse.
It was back.
I looked back hurriedly.
There was nothing but the shadow of the cedar tree.
I looked ahead again, and Hong Beom was standing there.
‘Watch out for the North?’
What does it mean?
Her words were powerful, and I realized that the words themselves symbolized [the North] itself.
I wonder if there’s something in the north.
Or is it possible that the being that symbolizes the North among the truths is dangerous to us?
I didn’t know the details.
I shook my head and came to my senses as I watched Hong Beom approaching.
“Are you all right, Master? You are sweating profusely.”
He brought me a towel.
I wiped the sweat and looked at him.
After entering the merger, he became a little younger.
The face that had once been that of an old man had now changed to that of someone in his fifties or sixties.
Dark black hair was growing out of his head.
“…Hong Beom.”
I looked at him and said.
“What’s going on?”
“…thanks.”
“yes?”
“Thank you for being by my side.”
Hong Beom said with a chuckle, seeming a little embarrassed.
“As long as we stand under this sky, I will always serve you with utmost devotion. You don’t need to be grateful.”
I smiled brightly, got up from my seat, picked up Ryeo-hwa’s body, and buried her body.
Clang!
‘I hope you have a safe trip…’
‘Ryeohwa’, who has continued for countless years… .
I stayed up that night with Hong Beom to pay tribute to Ryeo Hwa.
20 years have passed.
* * *
Phew!
I felt a bitter taste in my mouth as I looked at Jae-hoo, who had his eyes closed as if he was dead to my sword.
“glory….”
Jaehu, the great warrior of the Miwon tribe, fainted with blood dripping from my hands.
The sword of the mind subdued his thoughts.
He may not have died, but he would have fallen into a coma.
For the past 20 years, Dokyoung has constantly challenged me and I have had to deal with him.
In the end, the poisonous spirit of the Yakkyun tribe was completely destroyed by my hands and was defeated and died.
And today.
I won against the Miwon tribe’s Jaehu, and finally succeeded in subduing him without killing him.
“… It was long.”
After fighting against two great masters for 20 years, I have finally acquired five of the six supernatural powers.
Poetry is a life formed by moments meeting one another.
Wind is the wind that draws shapes in the world even if it only passes by in an instant.
Han (寒) is a moment of loneliness.
Wook (燠) is a momentary affection.
Yang is the clarity of the moment!
I governed the harmony of heaven and earth without using any magical powers, but only by changing the mental image.
When I used the city’s supernatural power, the flow of the surrounding heavenly and earthly energy became faster.
When he used his supernatural power of wind, the flow of the heavenly and earthly energy created wind and carved the surrounding land.
Han’s supernatural power solidified the carved earth and imprinted its shape.
Wook’s supernatural power melted the engraved image back into place, returning the earth to its original form.
The sheep’s supernatural powers made me clearly perceive all the supernatural powers I have had so far.
‘Now all that remains is the magic of rain… .’
I feel it.
Now, if I awaken the last remaining supernatural power, I will become the only member of the Combined Machine.
and….
‘With a probability of more than 70%, you can climb the ladder.’
I thought as I flew the sword far into the distance.
‘I have to get on the grinder quickly.’
Baekwoon said that if he waited a few years, he would regain his position as a priest.
However, even after several decades, there was no sign of her recovering.
‘If you think about it, it was Baekwoon who expressed 500 years as ‘only’.’
Maybe her ‘few years’ were much longer.
so….
I had to quickly bring the practice of heaven and earth to a climax and protect the entire realm with my own hands.
‘Now, among the strong men of the Imperial Palace, all of Jang Ik’s disciples who had reached the pinnacle of their power have either died or are in a coma.’
By making Jaehoo into a state of lyrics, I have become somewhat familiar with the realm of air-pulverization, and can now subdue them without killing them.
Thanks to that, there were no more people challenging me.
‘That’s a good thing.’
Now, the gap between us is so big that it would be meaningless to attack me.
But, what that meant was that in order to level up any further, I had to go out and find my opponent myself.
‘If you’re looking for some powerful poems, it might be a good idea to go and compete… .’
That’s when I thought about it.
Taat!
Above the tallest tree in the grove of pine trees where I sit.
There, Kim Young-hoon and Kim Yeon appeared.
“Oh, what’s the matter?”
I looked at them and asked.
‘What? Kim Young-hoon isn’t trying to attack me, is he?’
Now, among the top leaders of the Sammok Chong, the only one who had reached the extreme of the Eojon Ilbo was Kim Young-hoon.
But contrary to my expectations, Kim Young-hoon smiled and shook his head.
“I know what you’re thinking, but that’s not it. If you want a more detailed explanation… it would be better if Kim Yeon did it.”
“…?”
That was when I was wondering.
Kim Yeon came in front of him and spoke with a bitter expression.
“You have a challenger.”
“…Who is it?”
I asked seriously, reading the awkward atmosphere between the two.
And then, the next question left me speechless.
“… Incense.”
The painter of the north suddenly issued me a challenge.
* * *
I stood in the training ground of Sammokchong.
A lot of people gathered around.
Starting with those who had been close to Bukhyanghwa since the days of Su-gye, such as Seo-ran, Si-ho, and Kim Yeong-hun, and those who are close to Bukhyanghwa now, such as Kim Yeon and Hong Beom, were watching us.
After looking around, I looked at Bukhyanghwa, who had barely made it to the training ground.
I could feel her barely standing.
‘You’ve lost your light.’
Her eyes were completely clouded and her hands and feet were shaking.
Her consciousness itself had become extremely blurred, and she was now practically no different from a criminal.
I asked Bukhyanghwa through Sim-eo.
-Why did you come out?
At my planting, she smiled brightly.
Ssuk-
She lifted up her bright blue norigae.
A norigae that has been imbued with many connections and time.
And, on that norigae, countless circuits that Bukhyanghwa had been studying were engraved like grains of rice.
-I wanted to show you.
I silently took up my colorless glass sword and took up my stance.
The next moment, I swung my sword at her.
Between the swords, the last day of the 10th round, when it rained heavily, passed by.