Chapter 196 – 196. Map of Ascension to Gwangmyeong
196. Gwangmyeong Ascension Map
“Sung Ji-gon Passed! Next, Sung Eugene! Come up unarmed!”
The voice of the three elders Seokjuk, who was watching the judgment of the martial arts, resounded.
I went up unarmed. Our eyes met Sung Ji-gon, who was coming down. Sung Ji-gon seems to have confidence that I will pass.
A myriad of eyes around me are focused on me.
As the initiation ceremony that takes place today happens once every few years, it is an event attended by most people, including the owner of the gate, Seonggodan, and the Meteor Checkpoint.
Seonggodan sat on the highest level. On his left sits the elders, and on his right sits 17 wives and concubines. The flowers seem to be gathered.
‘Oh. All of them are pretty.’
The wives of Seonggodan do not have a low status. The daughter of a famous munpa in the next city, or the daughter of a high official, and so on.
Unlike his wives, the concubines were of a lower status. Some of the concubines were servants.
I looked around and gave people a bow. Everyone around me has a higher rank than me. If you don’t say hello, you may be photographed.
“Seong So-jeong of the Yuseongdan! Come up unarmed!”
Seong So-jung, who is called the best of Yooseong, walked lightly and climbed onto the unarmed. She was wearing a white uniform that could be said to be the Yuseongdan’s attire.
‘Oh. Flowers are walking around.’
She was a woman with fair skin and innocent features. She has her hair, like long ebony, tied back behind her and covering her forehead.
She is on the tall side and has a slim body with no flab like a martial artist. Her breasts are a B cup, unfortunately, but on the small side.
‘I wonder if her pussy is as clean as her clean skin.’
Seong So-jeong greeted the people around her with a po-kwon, like me, and then she greeted me with a po-kwon.
Chuck!
“I will leave it up to you. Sister.”
“I’m asking you to take good care of me.”
Seong So-jung looked at me and smiled.
I had heard for days that she was my opponent.
‘Right now, I am known as the most talented among my peers. And Seong So-jeong is not only beautiful, but also one of the best young geniuses in the school!’
The upper echelons, who judged that I had outstanding talent, called Sung So-jeong to deal with me.
It doesn’t matter if you lose The important thing is not to win or lose, but to show your skills.
Me and Sung So-jeong drew their swords and took a stance.
It was a different attitude. I was the basic stance of the silver sword, and she was the stance of the meteor sword.
In this dance, Sung So-jeong is overwhelmingly advantageous. She knows about the Silver Star Sword, and I don’t know the Meteor Sword at all.
Most of all, Seong So-jeong reached the stage of 1st dan for exodus not too long ago.
As much as she is called a genius, she was able to reach her peak at the young age of 23 because her school actively supported her.
“This is a dance to show people. Keep that in mind.”
Samjangro Seokjuk told us. In short, it meant not to make dangerous attacks.
“Yes.”
“Yes.”
Upon hearing my answer, Seokjuk nodded her head and raised the flag in her hand over her head.
‘Sorry but… I have to win here.’
I decided to reveal some of my skills after researching and thinking deeply about the original ‘Painting of the Ascension of Gwangmyeong’ in reality.
‘I have to show off my skills to some extent in order to receive the support of the Munpa.’
Above all, pretending to be weak doesn’t really suit my temper.
“Begin the rain!”
Seokjuk lowered the flag and declared.
Sung So-jung runs towards me first. Usually, it is the first time for martial artists my age to perform a dance in front of many people, so it is natural for them to be stiff. This can be called the consideration of Sung So-jeong.
‘Or it’s an intention to quickly defeat me and go down.’
Paper weave.
Blue lightning flashed from the sword I was holding.
I slashed Sung So-jeong’s sword with my sword. A thunderbolt rode Seong So-jeong’s sword and moved through her body. Seong So-jung made a surprised expression, and then she hurriedly withdrew from me.
‘Isn’t it electric shock? Well, I made it weak on purpose.’
I pretended to be serious and looked around.
Everyone who sees me is amazed. In particular, the gate owner Seonggodan and the elders are standing up from their seats and widening their eyes.
Fire, Water, Wood, Metal, Earth.
Brain qi is spiritual qi that does not belong to the basic five qi. It is an energy that cannot be used unless one is born with something special, such as martial arts or intelligence.
‘The Seonggodan and the elders will think that I was born with thunder spiritshaha.’
In this world, there were very few people who were born with a certain energy, and such people are said to have spirits.
If you are born with fire energy, you are Hwaryeong (Fire Spirit), and if you are born with ice energy, you are Ice Spirit (氷靈). In this way.
“Sister. Aren’t you coming?”
“…… How do you use brain power?”
“It seems to work because I do it.”
I will speak vaguely about brain qi. Make them think I’m a genius.
“If you don’t come, I will go.”
I wrapped her thunderbolt around her sword and lunged at her.
‘You can’t exert too much lightning. Then they won’t think of me as a genius, they’ll doubt me.’
Seong So-jeong focused on avoiding my sword rather than cutting it. It’s because the thunderbolt flows through the sword. However, it cannot be avoided forever. She gradually started cutting my sword.
She could see that Seong So-jung was reluctant to use my sword.
Stepping on the steps of the silver sword, I approached Sung So-jeong. As she startled and swung her sword, I threw out her fist.
Fuck!
“Turn it off?!”
The fist hit Sung So-jeong’s abdomen accurately. Seong So-jeong gritted her teeth and cut off the sword she was swinging at me.
Caang!
Sung So-jung’s arms trembled. There was a slight electric shock, but it showed an electric shock effect. The attack from earlier had disrupted Seong So-jung’s concentration.
‘There’s no reason for her to insist on using the silver sword when the other person clearly knows about it.’
Seong Sojeong-yi She is called a genius, but she is still only 23 years old. Unlike hunters in reality, she is treated as a forbidden jade leaf in the sect and receives her elixir and only practiced long and long, so her practical experience is inevitably lacking.
“Sister’s right.”
I said a little to Sung So-jung. Seong So-jung’s gaze turned to the right.
‘Keuk. An innocent bitch.’
I landed my right foot on her left. Seong So-jung could not escape and was hit.
“That’s right by my standards.”
“You! Where did you learn that way?! It’s like….”
“Is it like a sapphire? I don’t care what my sister says to me. I intend to defeat you at all costs.”
“…… !”
Seong So-jeong gritted her teeth and stood up. And swing the sword at me Her anger was fully contained in the sword. The speed of the sword increased, but the delicacy of swordsmanship disappeared.
‘It’s been a year since I’ve only fought fair and square.’
I didn’t fight fair and square. Pretend to attack her and make her run away, or utter her lies to confuse her.
10 minutes like that. Seong So-jung missed her sword.
“… Seong Yujin passed!”
Seokjuk, who saw the referee, declared. He acquiesced even though he knew I was fighting cowardly. Seeing her glaring at me, it seems that Sung So-jung wants this opportunity to grow further.
I lowered my sword and wrapped my arms around me.
People are screaming in amazement when they see me. Before I went down unarmed, I saw Sung So-jung staring blankly at me.
‘I’ve properly imprinted myself on people with this.’
•••
“Since when have you been able to deal with brain power?”
Sung Ko-dan, a middle-aged man with a beard, asked me a question. Around him were five elders watching me.
“Not long ago.”
“Why didn’t you inform the Munpa?”
“As a trump card, I wanted to beat Seong So-jeong.”
“…….”
I haven’t even signed a contract yet. They will understand me to some extent.
“How far can you deal with brain power?”
“What I showed you earlier in the dance is my strength.”
“Show me.”
“Yes.”
I raised my right hand. A thunderbolt crackled in my right hand. Saint Godan and his elders carefully looked at the brain.
“…… I didn’t learn any special simbeop. I didn’t feel the bet moving at all. That thunderbolt is not to be used as a mental method or a magic tool.”
Iljangro Seongdam said.
“That means….”
“Moonju. Seong Yu-jin is a natural. The thunder spirit is certain.”
“…… Right. What do you think should be done?”
“You have to actively support it. Since I have the spirit of thunder, I will demonstrate superior power than others from the stage of the march.”
“…….”
Sunggodan looked at me with complicated eyes.
I easily guessed why he was like that.
‘I’m probably envious.’
Compared to his strength, Seong Godan is a small-minded guy. He is greedy and jealous. If I wasn’t his son, he might try to kill me.
The Yuseong checkpoint claims to be a political faction, but the gate owner, Seonggodan, is nothing more than a militant pretending to be a great man.
“…… Looks like we need a meeting. Seong Yujin. You will return.”
“Yes!”
I said goodbye to them and went out.
As soon as I left, the seonggodan and the elders started a meeting.
For once, I’m sure I’m supported. There’s no way a talented person like me would be left alone. The meeting they have will be how far they support me.
‘Heh. Give me good elixirs and weapons.’
•••
A few days after the initiation ceremony.
Finally, the strengthening of Hwaryeonbido was over.
I looked at the painting of Hwaryeonbi that I took out of the painting of the ascension of Gwangmyeong.
The appearance hasn’t really changed. The red blade and black hilt remain the same.
I wielded the Hwaryeonbi Sword and checked its performance. The blade became sharper and the durability became stronger. They also have special abilities.
Pajijijik!
When he caused a thunderbolt in Hwaryeonbido, a red thunderbolt occurred, not a blue one. The red lightning is far more destructive than the thunderbolt I caused.
“Hey. You are overflowing with sweetness!”
After swinging the Hwaryeonbido a few times, I put the elixir in the Gwangmyeong Ascension Sword.
The elixir that supported me during the Meteor Inspection was the Noi Cheongdan (雷淸丹). Although Brain Cheongdan is a low-class elixir, it is a rare elixir that is not easily obtained because it has brain energy.
“The only thing I gave you was this elixir.”
There was no level of support. However, if I do better in the future, Meteor Inspection will support me more.
I didn’t regret it One of my plans is to steal the herbs and elixirs from the Meteor Gate.
“I’ll steal them all.”
•••
Biyakwon (祕藥苑).
It is a place where medicinal herbs are grown and elixirs are refined in Yuseong Checkpoint.
The Biyakwon exists deep within the Meteor Gate. In order to enter and exit the most severe part of the meteor checkpoint, you need permission from Seonggodan Seonggodan, the owner of Bilyak Wonju or Seongchoon.
Seong Seong-chun is the second-in-command of the Yuseong Inspection. Ogi is 1st level, second only to Seonggodan. He was also Seonggodan’s nephew.
I spied the elixir with modern objects. I used the method of filming by attaching a camera to a small drone and putting it in the flying circle.
‘It’s impossible to sneak into the Elixir.’
Because the jinbeop is set, if a person or an animal enters the Biyakwon, it will be caught immediately. Drones seem to be impervious to inanimate objects, as they do not notice.
And all 8 people in the Biyakwon are the best masters in Meteor Inspection. If I fight head-on, I will die.
‘It’s hard to go in disguised.’
Since the Biyakwon is also a place where people live, servants regularly bring daily necessities to the Biyakwon. Of course, the warriors of the Biyakwon open their eyes and monitor the servants’ actions.
‘Seong Do-chun. This guy won’t come out at all.’
Leap Wonju Seong Chun Seong did not even attend the initiation ceremony. He is stuck in the leap circle and doesn’t move.
‘I can’t steal it in a normal way.’
I started to roll my head and went about my day.
My daily life was fine.
He harassed the servants with Sung Ji-gon and occasionally went down to the city to fuck women.
After learning meteoric swordsmanship, he met Seong So-jeong once and sparred.
Seong So-jung, perhaps losing to me was a big shock, and came to me directly and asked for a match. As I brushed her lips, I got very close to her.
The brain cheongdan supported by the Munpa was strengthened and taken in two weeks.
‘One step. It only takes one step….’
Unfortunately, I couldn’t climb to the 6th dan standing.
‘If I rob the elixir this time and take the elixir, I can definitely become a standing 6th dan.’
『Special mission time limit: 21 days 2 hours 35 minutes 11 seconds』
Checking the remaining time limit, I felt impatient. If you fail this mission, you will not receive 3 rigid bodies.
‘…… Can not help it. That’s the only way.’
No matter how much I think about it, there is only one way for me to reliably steal herbs and elixirs from the Elixir.
‘I have no choice but to poison the well.’
