Surviving as a Genius on Borrowed Time Chapter 497

◈ Name Tree (9)

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The final destination of a short but long journey.

As the self-defense energy that flowed through Jeongyeonshin’s body like clear lake water dispersed, the hem of his clothes became a slightly darker purple and hung down long.

Damn it.

A land that only a very few people in the entire vast world can enter.

I set foot on a place that, along with the Beijing Forbidden City and the Northern Jianghu, is known as one of the three forbidden places in Jiuzhou.

-The true nature of Cheonhamok will be there.

This was a story that Jongyeon, the old lord of Dongyeok Village, had boasted to Jeongyeonshin some time ago.

Unlike other nobles I had met in this city and village, Jongyeon’s words were trustworthy.

The only elder among the Cheonhamok clan who hid nothing and told only the truth. Jongyeon, who was unusually kind, was the most precious person in this land.

I shook hands with a man who had a patchwork of martial arts skills. He was called a famous elder.

This time I was right.

Jeongyeonshin opened her mouth slightly without thinking.

ha.

A faint exhalation escapes.

There were no seasons inside Cheonhamok.

If it were winter outside, white steam would be rising, but at this moment, all that was fluttering around his mouth were greenish beads like fireflies.

It was a movement that felt as futile as snowflakes.

The lights that had been pushed forward hit the tip of his pure white chin one by one and then disappeared like dust.

In front of Jeong Yeon-shin’s eyes, a person with the same appearance as Iphwangseongju appears, gently revealing himself.

‘Is this the true nature of Cheonhamok?’

Jeongyeonshin’s head was filled with questions.

A woman standing on top of a large, cut-down tree. Her expressionless face makes her seem inhuman.

From the moment they met, all his attention was focused solely on her, and he couldn’t feel even a single breath or a heartbeat.

Of course, there was no color in his face or even his lips.

Could it be a statue intricately carved from white marble?

At first glance, it looked like someone had lost consciousness and was under the influence of demon blood.

‘He is not the master.’

Jeongyeonshin thought.

Not only did his upper body intuition not match up with the circumstances, but above all, his teacher was not a person with such a blank expression.

A person with a smile that feels like a leaf bathed in the sunlight at dawn. The statue in front of you cannot be the Emperor’s son.

Right now, everything from her long hair to her elegantly hanging palace is white.

Still.

Jeongyeonshin placed a hand on her shoulder.

It was because of some inexplicable attraction. The cloth that felt more colorless than white was pressed into his hand.

It felt very cold to the touch. But surprisingly, it felt like it had the same weight as a real person.

That was when.

Doo-woong!

Jeongyeonshin’s heart beat like a drum.

To be exact, it was a vibration originating from the halo that constantly circulated the power of the Halo-Qing within the body. Meanwhile, a faint breeze flowed out like smoke from the main body of the Heavenly Tree that his hand had touched.

It was like a wave of air emitted by a person.

His eyes grew wide.

‘There’s an acupressure point… …?’

At that moment, a loud noise occurred in my head.

The innate qualities are imprinted in your mind as lines that extend endlessly.

The blood vessels and meridians of a being that is difficult to tell whether it is a stone statue or a person.

Only after touching it with my own hands did I realize that it was filled with a huge natural stone.

It was a density far beyond the limits of the human body.

In this way, all the meridians of the main body of Cheonhamok converged at the level of Myeongchi, and its structure reminded me of a Naegagosu who opened the middle hall.

But there was no accumulated aerodynamic force. There was only overwhelming suction.

She had a temperament that seemed like it could swallow up the world, but at that moment, a breeze rose from her shoulder and licked Jeongyeonshin’s heart like a small tongue.

Sarak.

The hem of her shoulder was wrapped around his hand.

“… … !”

In an instant, a storm-like pressure caught the energy of the light wheel flowing within my body.

It was as if he was forcibly unleashing his true energy like a thread.

It would be right to call it the Absorption Method.

Jeong Yeon-shin’s eyes became strong.

A feeling of being caught in an abyss that is beyond human comprehension.

One cannot help but wonder. Why is this thing, which is clearly the true nature of the Heavenly Tree, so thirsty?

Is he truly the one who supports the world? Why does he have to resemble his teacher?

Kuuung―!

The ground caved in.

I couldn’t take my hand off her shoulder. The pulling force was so strong that it felt like it was sucking my soul out.

Incomprehensible. It was literally an existence that did not allow for understanding.

‘no.’

Jeongyeonshin ignored the feeling she got as a person.

Unlike the martial arts masters who would do anything to prevent others from exploring, Cheonhamok’s body was defenseless like any other tree.

The diagram of the human body with her acupuncture points drawn on it had long been engraved in my mind.

As the great master of Jeonggadonggong, he was unconsciously closely analyzing the body of Cheonhamok’s true nature.

‘Instead of blood, natural energy flows through the blood vessels. The Gyeonwoo point (肩髃穴) that you are touching right now is the same as a person’s. The acupuncture points are elastic. Furthermore, the source of this suction power is the Okdang point (玉堂穴) in the middle and lower abdomen area. A large, circular flow… Although there is no movement of the chest muscles, the circulation of natural energy creates a huge suction hole like a Tai Chi. What do you want? How much of what energy do you have to eat to stop? Or, if you rotate the light wheel energy in the same way as the result of this Tai Chi and feed it once… … .’

When your thoughts are immersed in waves of light.

bang!

Suddenly, a dull shock struck my abdomen.

It was someone’s scabbard. The force of the blow was so great that the body was thrown out of the Elder’s Hall.

A very strong wind swept past my ears.

Of course, the hand that was difficult to remove by itself fell off.

Jeong Yeon-shin suddenly did a somersault while flying far away and then roughly slammed her leg into the ground.

Kwaaaaah!

A body that is pushed backwards for a long time, creating a long furrow.

When I raised my head, I saw a swordsman walking out with the ruined Presbyterian Church building in the background.

A middle-aged man with black hair, wearing a long robe the color of deep maple leaves. The nearby bushes leaned to either side of him as he walked, as if nature itself had opened the way.

Around them, countless nobles were flocking towards the two people.

“Purple is the color of someone who has been through a lot.”

The middle-aged man continued speaking in a deep voice.

“You must have already learned many lessons in the world of martial arts. This place is no different from the outside world. You shouldn’t touch things you don’t know. Your life was almost in danger.”

Even while spitting out long words to Jeong Yeon-shin, his facial muscles did not move much. He was truly expressionless, like a stone statue.

“…thank you.”

Jeongyeonshin looked at him silently and then responded with a lottery ticket.

This is a character I already felt.

A man who had turned his back on the true nature of Cheonhamok and was absorbed in the morning routine. There was no reason to talk to him or bother him, so he was not conscious of it.

The middle-aged man, Yongjigeomgong, the best guardian of Cheonhamok, nodded briefly at him and slowly opened his mouth.

The bushes were still laid out as smoothly as silk.

“I heard it during the Un-gi-haeng-gong. I cannot deny your story. The clans of this land also receive a huge amount of money from the Zhou imperial family, so it is unreasonable to simply ignore the world.”

“Yongji (頌地)! Don’t speak carelessly!”

A sharp shout rang out from the direction of the elders’ quarters, where Yongjigeomgong was standing.

But the two people facing each other now did not take their eyes off each other.

Yongjigeomgong was indifferent the whole time, as if someone had stolen his emotions, and Jeongyeonshin had no intention of listening to the shouts of the elder who had stopped him earlier.

‘There is a reason why Elder Jongyeon only spoke of the Four Great Laws.’

The elders are nothing.

The pressure that Geumbyeokja was radiating was stronger than her brain power.

There was no feeling of my head flying away when my concentration was disrupted. It was as if even the salchow of Chicheon Palace was gone.

He was just a person who imitated the dregs of Geumbyeokja and Chicheongungbaek and pretended to be a master, but the gaps flowing from his body were as large and cool as the water of the Yangtze River.

It was different from the peerless martial artists who had each developed their martial arts skills as solid as a diamond.

“I guess you’ve been dealing with the elder for quite some time.”

Yongjigeomgong, who had been silently observing Jeongyeonshin, suddenly asked.

“What was the reason?”

“I had a personal interest.”

Jeongyeonshin answered quietly.

The elder of Cheonhamok had many qualities in one body.

Of course, my horizons have broadened. I have also gained some important topics to discuss.

There was no need to talk about the direction his Gongwolmu should take in the future.

“This is something to celebrate.”

Yongjigeomgong nodded mechanically, like an organist. His gestures were as strange as his words and actions.

It was as if even the sword was a straight line.

Then Yongjigeomgong asked again.

“Can you step back here? If you insist on going back in, you must fight me and win. Regardless of what you say, the clan law regarding the Four Great Guardian Laws states that.”

“Is that law above your will?”

Yongjigeomgong slowly shook his head at Jeongyeonshin’s words.

“If something directly related to the safety of the clan occurred, it would be a different story. However, it is not applicable now.”

“I guess so.”

That was the end of it.

Before I knew it, they had stopped, pulling out their swords just as if it were a lie.

An extremely natural swordsmanship. The union of the two swords was at its peak.

A crowd of only the nobility surrounds them, stepping on the tips of blades of grass and branches of trees.

It was a silent movement, as if the nerves of the flying bird were the foundation of the ground.

“The elder has come to such a point… … .”

“Should we have stopped them too?”

“But when you hear the word ‘Bob-bo-raji’, how can you be so careless… Don’t you need time to look back on your clan?”

“I can’t believe it because of his age. With such martial arts skills, he could easily compete with our swordsmanship…”

“Of course it will surpass our imagination. The Ip Hwang Seong is a great sect that strategically pairs up when continuing the bloodline, so where would that nightmare bloodline disappear to? It should be transcendent.”

Whispering words.

Up until now, no one has shown any great hostility towards Jeong Yeon-shin.

Unlike the elders, he may not be stubborn. It may be because of Geumbyeokja, who is swaying back and forth on one side at this moment.

Jeongyeonshin only remembered in her head who had made the last remark.

“Brother Yongji and…? Who should I root for?”

A golden-colored, peerless master floating among the crowd. Unlike other Nengkong Heodos, he does not feel any energy waves.

An invisible lightning bolt was holding up the golden wall. It was the height of mystery.

There is nothing to see. If you join the Yongjigeomgong, Jeongyeonshin will definitely lose.

‘That damn tree… is strange. So strange.’

But Jeongyeonshin only thought that way while paying attention to the two people.

It was full of questions. It was also the case that the entire clan was tied up in a being that was either a tree or a person.

I guess one of the biggest reasons is the attraction of natural disasters.

The sight of him periodically taking in the energy of the great clans with enormous reserves of energy was vivid.

Even after receiving the power of the Yongjigeomgong, it was evident that one side of his clothes had regained a slight greenish tint, like a spot.

Even that was fading away again.

‘If I find my energy properly, will I be able to wear the same clothes as the Master?’

at that time.

Woof!

The hairs on the back of my neck stood on end.

The moment the opponent takes a step forward, a sharp feeling comes down from afar and stabs into my skin like a bolt of lightning.

I realized without even looking. Chicheon Palace Baek’s arrow was aimed.

“This is the Super Soul Archery Technique!”

It came from the elders’ house. It was the cry of an elder.

“Stop right there! Don’t bring any more shame to your master’s name!”

“…elder.”

Yongjigeomgong muttered. But Iljangro paid no attention.

“Seon-ye, you may think you know a lot, but in the end, you are also an ignorant Han Chinese. You have no idea what we have been dealing with. No matter how much chaos the world has become, taking people away from here is nothing but an unreasonable excuse. If you have the knowledge to embrace our clan, you can’t do that.”

“… … .”

“We have taken the name of this country as our own, and have sacrificed ourselves like rainwater needed by the dry land. The true nature of the Heavenly Tree that you have seen is proof of this. Our great tree literally supports the heavens and the earth, and if this role is lost, the world will witness… at the very least, hundreds or thousands of dragons coiling and descending. Yes, if I may speak according to your knowledge, then that is true. Incomprehensible beings from all time and all time on this land and beyond the gate will show their faces. This should never happen in the first place.”

At that moment, Jeongyeonshin cast her gaze over Yongjigeomgong’s shoulder for the first time.

Towards the destroyed presbytery. Elder Il, who was supported by two people, was staring at him with heavy eyes.

“That’s why our clan is doing its part to protect this land and the trees. So stop there. You’ll be the only one embarrassed.”

It was a voice as tingly as a thunderclap.

Jeong Yeon-shin, who had been staring blankly at her, slowly opened her mouth.

“If I told you there was a way, would you believe me?”

“What kind of room are you talking about?”

“A way to briefly breathe life into this land.”

“I know you’re being sincere. But I can’t just trust that method and the judgment of someone who just turned purple. Please understand.”

The elder shook his head stubbornly.

A gesture that seemed to have been frozen for hundreds of years like a rock formation. Then she moved her lips.

“As I look through the eyes of the clear clan, I see that the intruder’s intentions are not softened. The elder orders. The Dharma Guardians must subdue him.”

Immediately, the sword of the paper inspector became blurred.

At the same time, at a point tens of miles away, several loud noises erupted and an arrow began to fly, tearing apart the space between them.

The hair of the golden wall that was floating leisurely in the air with him also stood on end like a divine sword.

For a moment, a pressure that took Jeongyeonshin’s breath away began to build.

There are three beings who are difficult to be confident of winning even in one-on-one battles. They are all old, peerless masters of Cheonhamok.

‘The moment you receive a blow, you will lose.’

thud!

I stepped on the truth.

It leaps forward with a feeling of crushing the ground.

As the final lightning strike was activated, the field of vision before my eyes became stretched out like a pair of taffy fingers.

The feeling of kneading the time it touches my skin with my nerves. It was a sense of the exquisite realm that I had become accustomed to, but before I knew it, the sword of the Yongjigeomgong had cut through that moment and was now right in front of my eyes.

He pressed down on the sword with his left hand.

The tension caused by the sharp friction between the swordsman’s sword and the paper sword causes sparks to explode in all directions.

The first guardian of the famous clan was indeed a master of the sword. The trajectory of the sword that was supposed to cut off the head naturally changed into a fatal blow that stabbed the shin.

He had completely followed the time axis that Jeongyeonshin was swimming along. However, before the purple robe could even flutter once, he used Yongjigeomgong’s sword as a stepping stone to lift his body.

‘If we go to a showdown, there’s no chance of winning.’

You can sometimes steer the fight in your desired direction.

A storm of all sorts of trajectories was raging in my mind.

The ability to control the flow of battle as he wishes. The qualities granted to Jeongyeonshin, Socheonmujeok, Chilsado, and Taeyeonryong flashed through his mind in the form of a cold wind.

bang!

As the arrow, which had descended from the sky like a meteor, burst the ground into a huge hemisphere, the sword wind of Yongjigeomgong, which had been deflected by Hwan-gang’s gesture, cut the arrow’s pressure diagonally.

Jeongyeon Shin was already rushing in like a ray of light, taking advantage of the gap.

At some point, I stepped on the tension of the golden wall that stretched out and distorted the surroundings into colorless pieces like a stepping stone.

The reason was that when the sword of the Yongjigeomgong was first pressed down with the ring, the explosive wave of aerodynamic force continued straight ahead like a thread.

In an instant, he left the battlefield.

Was it because my concentration was at its peak? As if I was in a state of shock, thoughts began to swirl around in my head.

[If the suction power of the Cheonhamok that sucks in energy is the problem, you can block it by viewing it as a gear and cutting the energy with a specific true energy structure. This is similar to the foot technique that masters use as if they are breathing. Slightly open the large intestine acupoint below the waist and apply strength to the rectus abdominis in front to create elasticity… ]

Damn it.

I jump over the elder who has a blank expression on his face and step deep into the elder’s house again.

At the same time, Jeongyeonshin reached out to Cheonhamok’s body without hesitation.

It only took a moment for the name of the being that resembled the Lord of the Underworld to be recognized.

[If you twist the Taegeuk three times to make the Yukhap (六合), and then go further from there to make the Bagua (六兹) and use the two points as an axis… along with the imagery of putting the brakes on the attraction, if you break off a piece of Jin-gi that is suitable for use.]

Sarak.

There was no particular sound.

The sight before my eyes changed. In an instant, the clothes worn by the expressionless figure began to turn a light green like grass leaves.

It wasn’t just one spot, but the whole body was like that. It was a sight as if an artist had boldly painted with his brush.

Before he knew it, Yongjigeomgong and Geumbyeokja’s new form, who had been standing behind Jeongyeonshin, had frozen like ice, and Chicheon Palace Baek’s arrow, which had been fired once again, had changed direction to the side as if it had been imbued with the magic of the sword.

Kwaaaaaaaang―!

It was the sound of the distant ground sinking.

“You said you sacrificed hundreds of years.”

Jeong Yeon-shin glanced at the face that resembled that of Ip Hwang-seong-ju and took her hand away. This time, it wasn’t difficult.

“Was it a perfect training like that of Master Dharma? I am very curious about the reason, but if there is something you need to repent for, I will not ask any more. If I step back and ask the Master for my sins… … .”

“I don’t know.”

This time, Yongjigeomgong’s answer was the same as Gongjinsik’s.