Chapter 1823 – 1823. Map of the Ascension of Gwangmyeong
“After.”
The sigh that came out of his mouth froze in an instant and fell down.
Cerebral perforation electromagnetic membrane.
Paperweight!
I block the negative energy that tries to cling to my body with an electromagnetic shield. The tone was not good. Not only are they trying to take away my body heat, but they are also trying to infiltrate my body.
‘It’s not an ordinary pitch. It’s a yin pot mixed with demonic energy.’
If the body is taken over by the evil spirit, useless evil spirits will come in, aiming for my body. Even if I had full recovery and the spirit of heaven, I would not dare to hand over my body to evil spirits for even one second.
‘I think I walked around for two hours… Where is the Heavenly Demon God?’
Take out the map Baekran drew and look at it again.
On the crude map, there were large, withered trees, flowing water, and what looked like wild dogs.
‘What I need to find is flowing water between a large tree and a wild dog. I was told to walk in the direction where the water flows…’
I couldn’t find any trees or wild dogs, let alone running water.
‘Damn the fog.’
The fog covered by this thick fog must have been so great that I couldn’t see through it completely even with my Cheonan. At most, the visible distance is increased.
‘This must be the reason why the Tomb of the Heavenly Horse can be hidden without being known to the outside world.’
Baekran didn’t tell me what to do with this fog. I don’t know if you believe me or if you’re Mac. Personally, I’d prefer the former.
‘How did Cheonma or Cheon Yuun break through this fog?’
There must be some way. There are secret paths passed down only to the Heavenly Demon, or objects with special powers.
I continued to walk while grumbling inside. In the middle, frustrated, I waved my hand in the air. A gale rises and pushes the fog away. It was only for a moment. The fog rolls in again and fills the surroundings. Burning the fog with thunderbolts was useless. This fog did not disappear no matter what I did.
Kung!
Suddenly, a dog was heard. My face was wide open. This dog noise must be the barking of a wild dog drawn on a map.
‘Right diagonal. I heard it from the one o’clock position.’
Feelings don’t help. These fogs disturb the senses.
Krrrr
I could feel the presence of wild dogs. It was clear that it was within 5m, but it was difficult to see because of the fog.
‘If only I could feel the presence.’
The growling dog was hostile. I stopped. There was no reason to fight the dog. Even though I don’t like the growling bastard at me, I have no desire to fight in this fog.
‘It’s a dog that lives in this kind of fog. It won’t be an ordinary dog.’
The location of the map was specified based on the dog. Now you just need to find a nearby flowing water.
‘The flowing water is between the dry tree and the wild dog… I don’t know where the dry tree is.’
I didn’t know which direction to go to get the tree. Once I moved, I had to find the location of the tree. However, if you move recklessly, you will get lost again.
‘Let’s choose a direction and walk in a straight line. If you’re lucky, you’ll find flowing water.’
He pulled out the Hwaryeonbido from his waist. Pierce the tip of Hwaryeonbido into the ground. Then, dragging the knife, he walked forward. A line is drawn on the floor.
‘Even if I go to the wrong place, I can see this line and come back.’
Dragging the ground with a knife is tantamount to throwing it away, but even when Hwaryeonbido cut rocks, the blade did not get damaged. Although it cracked slightly when fighting the dragon, the blade has never been damaged since then.
Krrrr
The dog ignores I was about to do so, but a dog suddenly appeared from behind. He opened his mouth wide and tried to bite my throat.
‘I didn’t hear any dog noise from behind. Was the bullshit a fake?’
[Uses a moment. Stacks Remaining: 11]
I used the moment to avoid the muzzle and raised the Hwaryeonbido to cut it. The dog’s head is split in half.
Dump.
The dog collapsed, spraying black blood everywhere.
‘This one has no legs.’
The dog had no legs and no tail. There is only the head and torso. It is the size of a normal large dog. It wasn’t big enough to bite my neck.
‘It floated in the air.’
The dog’s head had gouged eyes.
‘It’s a monster.’
Kung! Come on! Kwong Kwong Kwong!
This bullshit was heard above her head. It was the moment when he slightly raised his head and raised his gaze upward. A dog appears from the floor and tries to bite my leg.
Paper weave.
The electromagnetic shield I’ve been using reacts, but I ignore it and attack me like a dog that was aiming for my neck earlier.
Thunderstorm, Rain God.
The fine brain energy that started in the Danjeon rushes to the qi and blood throughout the body. I evaded the dog’s attack by sliding my body sideways as if someone was pulling it.
If you dodged an attack, it’s natural to counterattack right away. He held the Hwaryeonbido in reverse and cut off the dog’s head.
Squeak.
It had quite a taste.
‘Huh? The corpse of the guy who died earlier has disappeared.’
The black blood he spilled on the floor was also gone.
‘It’s a ghost to sing. … Ghost?’
I stare at the dog I just killed by slitting its throat. The dog’s body turned hazy and disappeared. With black blood soaking the floor.
‘Was it a ghost, not a monster?’
Kkong kkong kkong kkong!
A dog whistle is heard on the right. I didn’t even pay attention this time. Then a dog appeared from the right and glared at me.
Awesome!
I swung the knife right away without needing to dodge. Already knowing that an attack was coming, I was on my nerves. It can react from any direction.
After killing the dog, he moved forward, cutting the ground with the Hwaryeonbi blade.
‘It’s annoying.’
The dog wasn’t strong. But was persistent A dog that doesn’t die. It had been constantly attacking. Attacks roughly 3 times per minute.
‘Could it be 24 hours a day… No, it’s not like they’re constantly attacking while they’re at the Royal Tomb, right?’
Either way it was a problem. Because physical strength and endurance are not infinite. Besides, I have to learn the Heavenly Demon Art. Do ghost dogs interfere with learning the Heavenly Demon Art? It was a very troubling situation.
‘… Let’s worry about that later and find flowing water first.’
It was that he would not be bored if he forcibly found an advantage in the attack of the ghost dogs. You don’t know where they might attack, so you have to be alert. It feels like training in preparation for a surprise attack.
Two hours passed.
Instead of a withered tree, I saw a large rock. It was a joke. I shook my head and turned my body back. Looking at the line drawn on the ground, I walk to the place where I met the ghost dog.
Kkong kkong kkong kkong!
The dog noise was annoying.
• • •
15 hours have passed since entering the Royal Tomb of the Heavenly Demon.
I finally found the withered tree. As Baekran said, it was a tree 10 times as tall as an adult man.
‘The bullshit is gone.’
The ghost dog that constantly harassed me disappeared. The cause is probably the tree in front of you.
‘Dumb. I think this is the cause of the yin qi?’
I didn’t carelessly approach the tree. It may be a pesky tree like a ghost dog. Maybe it’s a haunted tree.
‘The important thing is not the identity of this tree.’
I know the location of the tree. That was important turned back On the floor, there was a line drawn all the way here.
‘There is water flowing around the center of this line… I didn’t see it until I came here. Looks like I’ll have to go through another high school.’
Paper weave.
I felt something coming through the electromagnetic shield.
[Uses a moment. Stacks Remaining: 11]
Feeling strange, I immediately used the instant to dodge to the side. A dry branch passed where I was and stamped into the ground.
Then other tree branches grow and aim for me.
I kicked the ground lightly and avoided the branches. The branch looked like a whip, but it was actually an awl. The tip was very sharp, and it moved irregularly, but at the moment of decisive attack, it always aimed at me with a stab.
‘It’s not like you’re just stabbing for no reason. Did you apply poison to the tip of the branch?’
Curiosity suddenly came to mind, and I pressed it firmly and threw it underground.
‘Since they attacked me, I have to kill them.’
Dozens of tree branches pierce me at high speed. It might be a haunted tree. If you use the lightning rod, you can avoid it easily.
‘I can’t just avoid it.’
[Use time acceleration. Stacks Remaining: 6]
Branches slow down. I ran forward and swung my sword. A red thunderbolt wriggled on the blade.
After cutting off dozens of tree branches with three blades, I approached the trunk and stabbed Hwaryeonbido.
[Time acceleration has ended.]
Just in time, the time acceleration ended. I could feel the tree trunk wriggling through the hilt.
‘Thunderbolt.’
Gripping Jiji Jiji Jiji Jik!
A large amount of red thunderbolts spread out in all directions. I controlled the stems of thunderbolts and pushed them all into the blade of the Hwaryeonbido. The thunderbolt rides the blade and flows into the tree. The tree started burning.
The tree’s wriggling intensified.
‘You’re holding on to this? Then I just need to increase the output.’
The surrounding area was filled with red lightning. The smell of burning wood stings your nostrils. The lightning continued to flow without stopping.
The tree is dead That feeling was felt through the hilt. I drew the knife without being vigilant until the end. Part of the dry, pitch-black tree was scattered as ashes.
‘He’s dead. I don’t know if it’s a living creature in the first place.’
A thick mist around me gathers in the trees. A terrible sound was regenerating the tree. I shook my head and stepped back.
‘You’ll bite me until you die like a ghost dog, right? I need to get out of here quickly.’
I walk while reminding myself that the important thing now is to acquire the Heavenly Demon Art.
After 4 hours of wandering around with my eyes on the ground, I was able to find running water hidden in a crevice in the rocks.
‘I thought it was like a stream because it’s flowing water.’
The stream was too thin to be called a stream. It wasn’t even plain water. You can feel the compressed yin in the water. I poked the flowing water with my index finger. The negative energy penetrates and the index finger starts to freeze. Paper weave. He used brain energy to burn Yin.
‘That’s a lot of water. Can I use it as an elixir?’
I shook my head. The moment you drink this water, your five organs will freeze in an instant. In addition, brain qi belonged to yang qi, so strong yin qi would not be of much help.
‘Let’s take this water later and go to the place where the water flows.’
