Invitation to the Chatroom of the Gods - Chapter 34



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Episode 34 – The Waves of the River

A meeting of elders where all the elders of Sacheondangmun gather.

Tang Baek-gun couldn’t suppress his anger.

Dangbaek-gun was the head of the Sacheon Dangmun clan and the head of the family, so he could be said to be the highest decision maker of the Sacheon Dangmun clan. However, even though Dangbaek-gun was the head of the Sacheon Dangmun clan, he could not ignore the opinions of the ‘highest elders’ of the clan.

Above all else.

“Munju, I know what you are thinking, but I can’t do anything about the Jang Gangsu River right now.”

The elders’ words were not wrong at all.

The Changjiang Waterway.

It was a term referring to a group of ‘water bandits’ whose main area of ​​activity was the Yangtze River.

The Yangtze River is a huge river that originates in the distant Tibet region, passes through Sichuan Province, where the Sichuan Tang Gate is located, and flows through Hunan, Jiangxi, Anhui, and Jiangsu provinces before flowing into the East China Sea.

The longest river in the world, longer than the famous Yellow River.

There is a reason why the name ‘Jang (長)’ is included in its name. As it is a huge river that crosses the world, it has been used as a logistics center since ancient times.

In other words, there was no other river better suited for use as a waterway, so those who smelled money naturally flocked to the Yangtze River.

Numerous merchants sprang up around the Yangtze River, and they made a lot of profit by sailing their ships on its waters.

Sacheondangmun was also one of the three families that benefited in this way.

But, as the saying goes, “good things bring bad things.”

Good things are followed by evil spirits, and delicious food naturally attracts flies.

Likewise, thieves and criminals who smelled money gathered one by one and formed a group called ‘Surochae’.

They committed a variety of truly ‘robbery’-like acts, from collecting tolls to pillaging sailing ships.

But it was only at the level of a ‘thief’.

Because the Yangtze River is such a long river, the number of water channels positioned along the river was as many as ‘thirty-six’.

They often fought among themselves for vested interests as ‘separate groups’.

So, they were not powerful enough to rise above the water, and were just a bunch of ‘black bandits’ who had to be hit hard.

It was by no means a threat to the Sacheondangmun, one of the five great sects.

They were nothing more than thieves and bandits who preyed on ‘passengers’ using ships or small-scale ‘merchants’.

Rather, because of this, ‘escort’ for cargo transportation became important, and as a result, ‘Pyo-guk’ became active, and many escort requests poured in to Sacheon Dangmun, so it was actually a situation that was beneficial to Sacheon Dangmun.

In this way, Sacheondangmun proudly entered the ranks of the Five Great Clans and was able to reign as the ruler of Sacheon Castle.

but.

Now it’s all a thing of the past.

It started with a rumor floating on the Yangtze River.

A year or two ago, there was a rumor that the movements of the Jang River waterway were unusual. It was said that an unknown person was restoring the thirty-six Jang River waterway buildings one by one.

It was dismissed as a rumor.

For many years there has been a movement to control the entire Yangtze River.

The benefits of being able to control the entire Yangtze River would be enormous, so many groups tried to control it.

But it failed.

No, it was impossible.

The Yangtze River, a great river that crosses the world.

It was not something that one individual or group could dare to embrace.

That’s why it was dismissed as a rumor.

But then, at some point, a rumor started to spread that thirty-six water channels had been merged, and before I knew it, the great river of the Yangtze had been completely taken over.

The Yangtze River Waterway Group became one huge, unified group, and literally took control of the Yangtze River.

With this, the evil hand extended to Sacheondangmun as well, and the Jangjiangsu Waterway completely blocked the logistics of Sacheondangmun extending to the Yangtze River.

Sacheondangmun is located in an already rugged area.

When the logistics of the Yangtze River were blocked, the airway was blocked. At the moment when we were worried about what to do, the elders made a suggestion.

How about negotiating with the Jang Gangsu River Authority?

I heard that the king of the Jang Gangsu River is a ‘lustful’ man who lusts after ‘beautiful women’.

“But are you saying I should give you So-hyang?”

Dang Baek-gun’s biological daughter, Dang So-hyang.

This is the way to give her away, the most beautiful woman in the world.

Since ‘marriage’ has always been a sure way for two forces to unite, conversely, it could also be seen as an ‘opportunity’ for the Sichuan Tangmun to unite with the Yangtze River Waterway Clan and seize the vested interests of the entire Yangtze River.

“Absolutely not!”

But Dang Baek-gun resolutely rebuked him.

How could I hand over my precious daughter to a bunch of mere thieves, when my breathing holes were blocked?

However, this is only my opinion as a ‘father’ of a child.

The elders who were supposed to guard Sacheondangmun were not like that.

“It is heartbreaking that we have no choice but to do this, Moonju.”

“But isn’t that the situation… the situation?”

As the saying goes, the situation was what it was.

The power of the Jang River Waterway, which was made up of thirty-six waterways, was so great that even the Sacheon Dangmun could not do anything about it. If they had just held out like that, all they would have done was slowly wither away and die.

The fate of one person and the fate of one family.

If two fates were to be placed on the scale at the same time, the scale would naturally tip towards the ‘fate of one family’.

Tang Baek-gun also knew this, but…

“I can’t. I can never give you So-hyang!”

I couldn’t quite agree with that.

“Moonju!”

“There’s no need to be so stubborn!”

“I don’t care if you’re stubborn! As long as I’m in this position as the head of the household, I will never allow it!”

A fierce debate between the Tang Baek-gun and the elders continued.

That was when.

“The elders are right.”

Suddenly a clear and refreshing voice was heard.

Dang Baek-gun’s biological daughter, Dang So-hyang.

She is twenty years old this year. Having just entered her prime, she is showing that her reputation as the ‘most beautiful woman in Sacheon’ is not at all unfounded.

To Dang Baek-gun, she was a precious jewel that he would not mind putting in his eyes, a daughter of a jade tree and a branch of a jade landscape.

“What are you saying? The elders’ words are right?”

“If I can save my family with that one sacrifice, then I should do it.”

“So-hyang!”

Dang Baek-gun shouted.

But So-hyang’s will was firm.

“Father, you know that I don’t have much time left.”

Dang Baek-gun······ had nothing to say.

Was it said, “A beautiful person has a short life?”

Women with peerless beauty are destined to have a miserable fate, an unfortunate life, or a short life, as even the heavens are jealous of their beauty.

A body of a thousand poisons.

Dang So-hyang was born with both a ‘talent’ and a ‘disease’.

It was a ‘talent’ that allowed one to freely handle a thousand types of poison, and a ‘disease’ that allowed one to slowly die from a thousand types of poison.

If Dang So-hyang had not been the daughter of the Sacheon Dangmun, famous for her poisonous powers, she would have died long ago.

Thanks to the secret of Sacheondangmun, Tang So-hyang’s life was able to continue until the age of youth.

However, the talent of the Thousand Poisons was not something that could be completely controlled by the secret knowledge of the Sacheon Tangmun alone. The Thousand Poisons gradually ate away at Tang So-hyang’s life force, and now it had reached its limit.

The winter air becomes cold as the seasons change.

“Father, you know that I will have a hard time getting through this year.”

Tang So-hyang’s fate was not likely to survive beyond this year.

So······I couldn’t allow it even more.

I hoped that during the remaining time of my life, I would be the happiest person in the world, and that I would spend my last moments with the happiest smile.

That is why Dang Baek-gun could not nod his head as a ‘father.’

However, as the ‘head of the clan’ and ‘head of the household’ in charge of the huge Segae Sacheondangmun clan, I could not even raise my head.

“I don’t have much time left. Please allow me to use it for the sake of the Tang Dynasty.”

Crunch!

Tang Baek-gun lamented his own lack of strength and only clenched his fists.

* * *

Is this really a training method to become a Buddha?

The reverse sect’s water-curdling ability was able to clear my blocked blood vessels, allowing me to safely absorb the energy of the Heavenly Dragon’s Treasure Troop.

Unfortunately, the blocked blood vessels could not be completely opened.

Since it was only a ‘similar’ transformation, it had its limitations.

“It was quite painful to absorb the energy, but···.”

Still, it was bearable.

Since I had reached a level where I could somehow endure with both evil and brute force, I was able to make the energy of the Cheonryongbowondan completely mine.

So my current internal energy is···.

“140 years.”

A whole 140 years.

Although there was a loss of five years, it was not a significant loss, and a huge amount of money that had accumulated in my body for more than two years had accumulated.

At this point, one could easily call him a ‘top expert’.

No, I can’t say, he was a master at the peak.

“There’s a reason they say ‘reverse-chronic water clock’, ‘reverse-chronic water clock’.”

Although it was a copy of the ancient sutras that had almost been lost today, there was another reason why even just a part of it elevated Shaolin to the status of the leader of the nine-story school.

This alone had a tremendous effect.

But for me, the real benefit was something else.

My energy and blood vessels were opened with the reverse osmosis system.

But to me, the energy and blood vessels were not just energy and blood vessels, but were like my ‘talent’ that was blocked by the heavens.

“My talent has blossomed to some extent.”

The talent of the Thousand-Li-Zhi body began to blossom.

A body with limbs from heaven.

An overwhelming talent that even the heavens fear.

I wonder if those words really weren’t a lie.

└[Nine Heavenly Wise Women]

: Eeeeeeek?!!? You finished it already?!

└[Hyeonhyeonja (玄玄子) Jang Sam-bong]

: What, what are you talking about?! You’ve figured out all the secrets contained in the flowing sword?

└[Gwangyeongja (廣零子) abuse]

: You say you can smell the scent of flowers from the tip of the sword?!

└[Purple House Immortal Gwangseongja]

: Oh, I’m scared… I’m scared of the youngest…

└[Auxiliary Emperor Wang Zhongyang]

: Is this the Thousand-mile delay······?

The current chatroom was filled with the noise of the gods.

That’s understandable, because my original training time was seven hours out of twelve a day.

Except for the time spent eating and sleeping, he spent almost all his time training, but now he could complete all the immortals’ lessons in just one or two hours.

Furthermore, it was possible to take all the immortals’ classes at once, so now the immortals were having a hard time keeping up with me.

Thus, the Taeeul Seonmu Sword was created by my father and improved by Yeo Dong-bin.

“I think I’ll be able to achieve greatness soon.”

It seemed like I would be able to achieve greatness in no time.

It was a situation where everything was really going smoothly.

Just one.

[Conversion Merit] – 98 days

Except for the question of my lifespan.

My life span, which had lasted a whopping 479 days, had less than 100 days left.

There were also three months that had passed while I was practicing the Reverse Tendency Sutra. However, the decisive reason was still this.

“You said you would only repair it···.”

A grand missionary.

It was because of none other than our rewarder, Ju Gwan-cheon.

Ju Gwan-cheon immediately came to the Seonmu-gwan with the best carpenters of the imperial family. And Ju Gwan-cheon knew that I had distributed the goods I had received to Namgung Se-ga and the Murim Alliance.

I asked him to hide my name thoroughly so that Ju Gwan-cheon would not find out, but for some reason Ju Gwan-cheon knew everything.

Maybe that’s why.

“Where is this repaired?”

Our bounty hunter has gone wild again.

The original missionary position ‘Repair’ was changed to ‘Renovation’.

Since it was a reward for a missionary, there was no way to turn it around.

Moreover, since they had even purchased the land near the missionary office and ‘expanded’ it, it was no exaggeration to call it Sega’s ‘manor’ rather than ‘missionary office’.

“It’s fortunate that Byuksam’s mother takes care of it···.”

There was absolutely no way I could have managed this vast estate on my own.

Mrs. Byuksam not only cleaned the missionary office, but she also cooked three meals for me.

Because of that, his merit was once again tarnished, but he was able to offset it with the merit of taking Byeok Sam-i as his disciple.

“In this vast missionary center, there is only one disciple, Byuksam.”

anyway.

The reason why my current converted merit is like that is because of this.

“Is this life with a limited time limit after all?”

I thought I had some free time after accumulating merits for over a year, but I ended up going around and around like a hamster wheel, and once again, I ended up with a limited lifespan.

“Is there nothing I can do to accumulate virtue···.”

At least one year’s worth, that’s plenty.

However, since the Murim Alliance had wiped out the black bandits in Gangseo Province, it could be said that there was virtually nothing left to do in Gangseo Province.

It was at that time that I was just sighing deeply.

Flap!

Suddenly, the folding screen jumped up and down. After that, it was quiet, but I thought that one of the gods of the Damsobang had called me.

“Who is it?”

He tilted his head and opened the folding screen.

└[Sword Immortal Yeo Dong-bin]

: Youngest, are you there?

@Cheongun

I was able to confirm the words of Yeo Dong-bin that came to mind in the chat room.

└[Cheongun]

: Yes, senior. Go ahead.

Yeo Dong-bin did not reply to my words.

As I was waiting quietly wondering what was going on, I remembered a note that said Yeo Dong-bin would create another chat room and told me to come there.

“What’s going on?”

I tilted my head and went into the chatroom that Yeo Dong-bin had created.

└[Cheongun]

: Senior, I’m here.

└[Sword Immortal Yeo Dong-bin]

: Oh, you’re here.

This time, Yeo Dong-bin’s reply immediately came to mind.

└[Cheongun]

: What is going on that you even created a separate chat room?

└[Sword Immortal Yeo Dong-bin]

: It’s not something else, but I heard from the kids that you are on the verge of becoming the greatest swordsman in Taeeul Seonmu Sword. Your talents in Cheonryeojiche have also blossomed to some extent thanks to the reverse movement of the swordsmanship that you learned from your master.

└[Cheongun]

: That’s true, but···.

└[Sword Immortal Yeo Dong-bin]

: Then, wouldn’t you like to try the Cheon-dun Sword Technique?

A quote from Yeo Dong-bin that suddenly came to mind.

└[Cheongun]

: Are you telling me to learn the Cheon-dun sword technique?

└[Sword Immortal Yeo Dong-bin]

: No, no, I’m just telling you to ‘see’ it.

Yeo Dong-bin vehemently denied it.

But, although he said it was ‘experience’, in reality it meant nothing more than asking if he had any intention of learning.

But I am not yet at the level to learn the Cheon-dun sword technique.

He was about to achieve greatness in the Taeeul Seonmu Sword, but he was unable to achieve greatness, and even after achieving greatness, he had to separately prepare to learn the Cheondun Sword Technique.

Above all, in order to learn the Cheon-dun Sword Technique, permission from the Supreme Lord was needed, but of course, there was no way the Supreme Lord would grant permission at this time.

It was only then that I was able to realize why Yeo Dong-bin had created a separate chat room.

Yeo Dong-bin was afraid of getting scolded by Taesang No-gun, so he created a separate chat room like this.

however.

······Honestly, it was harsh.

Wouldn’t it be strange if it didn’t happen?

Heavenly Sword Technique.

Shingi (神技), meaning ‘to hide oneself from the sky’.

That is, it was a way to survive from the heavens that were trying to kill me.

Accordingly, Taesang Laojun also said that in order for me to survive, I had to learn the Cheon-dun sword technique.

Of course, according to what Taesang No-jun and Jong-ri-kwon said, if you learn the Cheon-dun sword technique without being prepared, your whole body will explode and you will die.

but.

“Can’t I learn it now?”

The me now is different from the me before, it’s a lot different.

He was on the verge of achieving great success in the Taeeul Seonmu Sword, possessed peak internal energy, and above all, had partially developed the talents of the Cheonryeo Jiche.

At least your whole body won’t explode or anything.

└[Sword Immortal Yeo Dong-bin]

: At your current level, I think it would be okay to just get a ‘taste’ of it?

So, wouldn’t Yeo Dong-bin also say something like that?

If you learn the Cheon-dun Sword Technique, you will no longer have to worry about ‘merit’.

It was a liberation from my limited life span, as I could hide my existence from the heavens that were trying to kill me.

Now, there is nothing to accumulate merits.

Was that why?

A beauty beyond compare, she didn’t even flinch at the beauties of the Nine Heavenly Kings······.

└[Sword Immortal Yeo Dong-bin]

: How about just a little taste, youngest?

······I couldn’t help but give in to Yeo Dong-bin’s temptation.

* * *

Flash!

As my eyes opened, something filled my vision.

That now familiar ceiling was the ceiling of the home of our town’s council member, Mr. Park Jin-hyeon.

This was already the fourth time, so I wasn’t particularly flustered… No, this time, rather than being flustered, I felt ‘questionable’.

“Why am I here···?”

Why am I at Grandpa Park Jin-Hyeon’s house?

That would be the case, because I was learning Yeo Dong-bin’s Cheon-dun sword technique. To be exact, I was only getting a ‘taste’ of Cheon-dun sword technique.

······But I don’t remember anything after that.

When I opened my eyes, I was here.

“ah.”

It was only after my thoughts reached that point that I could realize the reason.

“Did you faint···?”

It seemed that he had tasted the taste of the Cheon-dun sword technique but was unable to handle its power.

But does that make sense?

I didn’t even learn it properly, I just got a ‘taste’ of it?

“······.”

···It was truly a crazy martial arts.

All I could say was that it was truly a crazy martial arts.

I could clearly understand firsthand why there was no successor to Yeo Dong-bin for so many years.

It was at that time that I was trying to overcome such absurd feelings.

“You seem to be someone who talks to yourself a lot.”

Suddenly a clear and refreshing voice was heard.

It was only then that I realized there was someone else here besides me.

It wasn’t Grandpa Park Jin-Hyeon.

There is no way that the voice of my grandfather, who will be turning 70 next year, could be that clear and pure.

So, the direction from which the voice came.

There was an unknown woman sitting there.

Suddenly, I wondered who she was, and her beauty was extraordinary. She was no match for Gucheonhyeonnyeo, but she was a beauty that was not inferior to Namgung Yerin.

“who···?”

When I tilted my head and asked, an unknown woman bowed her head slightly and spoke.

“Nice to meet you. My name is Dang So-hyang from Sacheon Dangmun.”