Chapter 1517 – 1517. Map of Ascension
I told Mi-ryung about the story I had with Mahobeol, the branch manager of Mukjiryeon. There was something that took a little while.
‘If it’s difficult to give the correct answer, I can ask someone else.’
Mi-ryung looks like a bit of an idiot, but Mi-ryung has a good brain. It is so versatile that it is not inferior to being called omnipotent.
“Socheonma…. So, was it luck? You’re using the West to keep that person in check. There is no basis for certainty on this, but it may be that they are trying to use it more than a check.”
“More than checks….”
There was no way I didn’t know what that meant.
I shook my head.
And after a long time, I went into training. It was a direct training, not an automatic progression.
It was a barrier in the forest.
It wasn’t a nice place. There is no good land for cultivation around here. For example, the land where energy flows.
‘Such places have already been occupied by famous clans.’
I couldn’t help it.
It’s also a situation where you can’t go into the jongnam faction just to practice.
At least, I am grateful that Mi-ryung is by my side. Because she gave me a sensory drink to help her practice. Sensory technique is a technique that makes the senses more sensitive.
Shake off your thoughts and focus on your breathing.
The senses become more sensitive.
The gentle touch of the wind against my skin began to feel firm. The leaves blown by the wind fall slowly. Even though it was not used for a moment, the speed of thinking was accelerating due to concentration.
It was nothing special in this world.
There is a saying that battles between masters end in an instant. That statement is half right and half wrong. From the point of view of ordinary people, the battle of masters is a moment, and from the point of view of masters, that moment is one or more times.
‘This is the reason why you can never win if the level is too different. Coriander and Ha-su live in different worlds.’
I pulled the sword from my waistband.
The knife was slow, not befitting its nickname of “Sumjeondo”. It’s not because my thinking has accelerated. Even a layman’s eye would see the knife drawn very slowly, slower than a slug could crawl.
In the words of Wei You, pleasure (快) and dullness (鈍) are one. It is said that if you realize pleasure, you can know dull, and if you realize dull, you can know pleasure. It is said that you have to realize both of them to reach the level of true pleasure.
‘I don’t know at all.’
It is said that it is the principle of nothingness that you should understand when you reach the level I am. But no matter how many times I tried, I couldn’t understand.
‘If it’s fast, it’s fast. Why do I need to slow down?’
Pleasure should be quick.
I don’t need anything else.
Swing your sword quickly and kill enemies quickly.
I just wanted my sword to be like lightning.
‘But I can’t ignore the words of the super master.’
Wiyu was a master among masters.
Those who can match her in this world can be counted on her fingers.
‘A master like that is my teacher, so I should do as he is told.’
Swing the knife slowly
Although this may seem funny, doing it yourself is quite difficult. Even the slightest mistake will cause the knife to bounce all over the place. You have to exert a lot of force and control your muscles perfectly.
Dun’s training without any particular income was over.
Of course, training wasn’t everything.
I sat down on the floor. Take out the spirits from your inventory. It was a spirit group made up of cheap elixirs from the space box obtained after killing the Black Tiger.
‘Eating this won’t suddenly raise your level.’
It transcends the realm of the five spirits. If it had been possible simply by taking the elixir, I would have already crossed the wall long ago.
Still, an elixir is an elixir.
I take this elixir, believing that it will lower the threshold of the wall even a little.
Gulp.
As soon as the intense bitter taste disappeared, a fire soared inside the body. The hot flames spread to the fingertips and toes.
Regulate the energy by memorizing the spirit of thunder. The energy of the elixir cannot go against my will.
Pajik, Pajik.
Brain energy spurted from the whole body. Brain qi rotates around me. It was a cycle. A cycle that has already been completed.
The circulation of qi was perfect. The problem was that it was too perfect. In order to cross the realm, the circulation of this qi must be raised to a higher level.
I deliberately touched the cycle. Circulation is getting faster. It’s a supercar that runs on the highway. Driving on a straight road is more exciting than anything else, but the story changes when there is a corner. The cerebral palsy started to go out of circulation.
The shape of the cycle is distorted. The aftermath led to internal injuries.
Eyes, ears, nose, mouth. Blood flows from a total of 7 holes. Blood vessels are damaged. It’s already irreversible. The brain energy that is out of my control encroaches on my brain. If you do this, you will usually die or go crazy.
‘I, who have an absolute mind, won’t go crazy.’
Pop!
My head exploded.
[Death resistance has been activated. You will not die for the next 15 seconds.]
[Uses full recovery.]
“Whoa.”
He sighed and got up from his seat. The floor was muddy with blood and brain fragments.
‘It failed this time too.’
It was impossible to believe in complete recovery. But couldn’t cross the wall. They couldn’t even get a clue to cross the wall.
‘I’ve tried it several times, but this method isn’t the answer.’
I practiced in this way every time, thinking that if I was determined to die, there would be results. However, no matter how many times he died, there was no result.
The same goes for using genius time.
‘Honestly, YuRia didn’t pass the realm quickly either.’
YuRia also practiced steadily and sometimes got stuck in her realm. She knows how hard she’s worked, so by saying she’s a genius, she doesn’t want to disparage her efforts.
‘But Yuria is a genius.’
If an ordinary person gets 1 result with 1 effort, Yuria gets 10 or more results with 1 effort.
‘If Yuria were me, it wouldn’t take her years to jump over the wall, right?’
She left her place of practice thinking nonsensical thoughts.
Today’s training was over. I didn’t feel like practicing.
•••
The time for regular reporting has come.
I sat down in a place away from Baewol City and looked up at the sky. A black hawk flies in. It is a low-level spiritual creature called a black horse. The reason why the horse is in the name is because the body resembles a horse in a strange way.
Heukmaeung was a spiritual being with the ability to make his body invisible. He has a high level of intelligence and has a homing instinct, so the Cheonma Shinkyo actively used black demons.
The black demon flew in front of me and landed on the floor. The dark horse cynically shook his neck. The pouch that was hanging around my neck came flying at me.
I received the bag with a feeling of doubt. I’ve met black demons about six times so far, but this is the first time I’ve brought something else.
A folded piece of paper came out of the pocket. Unfold the paper and check.
[Sakpung Ghost Sword (朔風鬼劍) Jeongbae is hiding near Jongnamsan Mountain. Find him, kill him and put his head in your pocket.]
It was a mission from the Heavenly Demon Church.
I was scratching my head. It’s obvious, but I have no idea who the Sakpung ghost sword Jeong-bae is. He had never even heard of his nickname, let alone his name.
‘Looking at the special issue, he’s not from the political faction.’
The word “Gwi” Is not included in the special issue of Jeong Sect warriors.
‘Safa. Or a Protestant.’
It is most likely the latter.
Dismissal.
A small spark rose and burned the paper. The black horse sitting on the ground looked up at me.
“Follow me. Stay at my house for the time being.”
Dark Horse Ng nodded his head as if he understood what I was saying.
•••
I met Mahobeol, the head of Mukjiryeon’s Jongnamsan branch.
Mahobeul asked me with an expressionless face.
“Why did you ask to see me? I can’t meet you because I can’t afford it yet.”
“Not because of that.”
“Do you need more maintenance cost?”
“I wish I had that.”
“…….”
As expected, Maho Bee took out a money bag from his bosom and handed it to me. He repeatedly tossed and caught the money bag. It’s nice to hear the jingle and jingle.
“I’m done with my business, so let’s go.”
Mahobel doesn’t like me. He’s polite with his expressionless face, but I can’t fool my keen eye. He definitely hated me.
“For a moment. That’s not all there is to do today.”
“Need something else? Elixir takes time.”
“A mission has come down from Protestantism.”
Mahobol’s momentum has changed. The somewhat relaxed atmosphere turned cold.
“Do you need our help?”
“It is not necessary. I alone am enough.”
“Then?”
“It is a test. A test to see if you can be of any help to me. If you disappoint me… I will cancel my offer to accept your offer. I’m not stupid enough to hang out with incompetents.”
Despite the blatant provocation, there was no reaction from Mahobeol. He just asked calmly.
“What can we do?”
“Singyo told me to kill Jeongbae, the demon of Sakpung. Give me three days Get some info on him. Where he is, his family relationships, even the martial arts he has learned. If even one is missing, my sword will be pointed at you.”
“Mukjiryeon is not a place that specializes in information.”
“So you’re saying you can’t?”
“But you can easily do that. We will bring you information within two days.”
Mahobal kept his word.
He reappeared after two days and handed over the information about Sakpung Ghost Sword’s spouse.
From his current location, to his family relationships, to information about the swordsmanship he learned.
I glanced at the paper with the information written on it and asked Mahobal.
“Why is Shin-gyo trying to kill Sakpung Ghost?”
“Sakpunggwigeom was a member of the Ganghyeoldae. During the mission, he killed his superiors, stole the Order, and fled.”
“How good was it that it caused a stir?”
“This is Shaolin’s Summoning Team.”
“You deserved it.”
One of the most famous spiritual groups in Jianghu is the summoning group of Shaolin Temple, the Great Hwandan. There was even a time when 10 small and medium-sized factions perished because of one large group.
“He was a soldier of the 8th dan, but he must have risen to the level of ogi because he took the summon dan.”
“Anyway, it must be the beginning of Ogi. He is not my opponent.”
“Even before Sakpung Ghost got the summoning team, he had killed a soldier of the 5th rank Ogi. Don’t take it too lightly.”
“I know a little bit about his martial arts. Stop talking nonsense and tell me where he is hiding.”
