Invitation to the Chatroom of the Gods - Chapter 4



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Episode 4 – The new recruit of the damsobang (1)

The fire department’s rampage showed no signs of stopping.

└[Emperor Divine Right]

: Hahahahahahaha! Hahahahahahaha!

└[Sword Immortal Yeo Dong-bin]

: Let’s learn the Cheon-dun sword technique. I’ll teach you the Cheon-dun sword technique. Wouldn’t you like to learn the Cheon-dun sword technique? It would be great if you learned the Cheon-dun sword technique.

└[Nine Heavenly Wise Women]

: You’re a cute junior. I’ll treat you well. I’ll make you pretty. I’ll make you my own little, precious junior.

Jong-Ri-Kwon, who just laughs for some reason.

Yeo Dong-bin looks like he’s lost his mind.

And then suddenly, Gucheonhyeonnyeo looks scared.

└[Auxiliary Emperor Wang Zhongyang]

: Where did the newbie come from? A shaman? A volcano? A Kunlun? A hollow? Or maybe not! Jongnam and Jeomchang?! Is it that a sage has finally been born in Jongnam and Jeomchang?

└[Hyeonhyeonja (玄玄子) Jang Sambong]

: What about Jongnam and Jeomchang! Of course they are shamans, right?

└[Gwangyeongja (廣零子) abuse]

: What are you talking about! It’s definitely a volcano!

└[Purple House Immortal Gwangseongja]

: Stop talking nonsense! You can tell right from the name that he’s from a communist faction!

The investigators of the old file room started fighting among themselves over my place of origin.

It was truly a crucible of chaos.

So at that moment, I was wondering what to do about this.

└[Taishang Laojun (Great Elder Lord) Laozi]

: Can’t everyone be quiet!!!

Kwaaaa …

Along with the shouting words of the Supreme Lord, an enormous amount of energy burst out from within the scroll.

With that, the rampant fire station also became quiet in an instant.

As I felt earlier, Taesang No-gun was Taesang No-gun.

└[Taishang Laojun (Great Elder Lord) Laozi]

: Our Taoist monks have been receiving new recruits for a long time and have gone out of their minds, so please be generous and understand.

And then the words of Taesang Laojun came to mind.

└[Taishang Laojun (Great Elder Lord) Laozi]

: But why doesn’t the new recruit have a Taoist title?

Taoho (道號) was a kind of nickname given to Taoist priests with high Taoist powers.

You can think of it as the same nickname given to martial artists with outstanding martial arts skills.

However, nicknames are given to those who do not belong to a specific sect.

To the Taoist, give Tao-ho. To the monk, give Buddha-ho.

Well, it was just a rephrasing of the words.

And I didn’t have any nicknames, no favors, no dislikes.

I was neither a Taoist priest with great magical powers, nor a monk with noble magical powers, nor a warrior with outstanding martial arts skills.

A third-rate warrior who had not even accumulated a single bit of internal energy until just a moment ago.

Compared to the gods, he was nothing but a human.

So I was worried about what to do about this.

“Should I be honest…?”

Or should I cleverly mix in some lies?

The worries continued, but not for long.

“Let’s just be honest.”

Who on earth would you lie to?

They are immortals who have transcended the human realm.

He would have been able to see through my lies right away.

It might not have been the case, but there was no need to get angry unnecessarily.

As the old saying goes:

It has been said that three lies are needed to cover up one lie.

If you sew the first button wrong, all the other buttons will be wrong.

“It doesn’t seem like they’re particularly hostile to me.”

In fact, this may be the biggest reason.

Contrary to my fears, they did not antagonize me.

Far from being hostile, they are extremely friendly.

└[Nine Heavenly Wise Women]

: Even a junior without a guardian is cute···!

···was loving me.

I didn’t think it would hurt me if I told the truth.

Besides, wasn’t it written in the letter earlier?

I’m telling you to learn how to climb the mountain from the seniors here.

They will help me if I ask them to, but they will not harm me.

└[Cheongun]

: I don’t have any special skills.

└[Taishang Laojun (Great Elder Lord) Laozi]

: Huh? Are you saying that Lee Kwon is going to quit drinking?

└[Emperor Divine Right]

: What the heck? What kind of fucking nonsense is that, Dongbin, saying he won’t wield a knife?

└[Sword Immortal Yeo Dong-bin]

: Cheon-dun sword technique? Don’t you want to learn it? Cheon-dun sword technique? Learn it? Don’t you want to???

As expected, everyone looked bewildered.

That would be the case, because whether they were gods, Buddhas, or saints, they had to have nicknames.

So, even if it wasn’t Doho, you had to have a nickname or dislike.

If you are someone who is worthy of entering the chatroom of the gods, then…

└[Cheongun]

: Actually, I am not a god, I am just an ordinary human.

···A very long silence followed.

After quite some time, the words of Taesang Laojun came to mind.

└[Taishang Laojun (Great Elder Lord) Laozi]

: So what you’re saying is that you’re a worldly person?

└[Cheongun]

: Yes.

I didn’t hesitate since I had decided not to tell a lie.

Once again a long silence came.

How much more time passed like that?

└[Emperor Divine Right]

: Senior, something seems wrong. How can a person who has not even been on a mission enter this chatroom?

└[Taishang Laojun (Great Elder Lord) Laozi]

: Hmm···.

└[Emperor Divine Right]

: Shouldn’t this be said to the sun, moon, stars, and heaven and earth gods?

The sun, moon, stars, and the gods of heaven and earth.

They were the gods of the sun, moon, sky, and earth, and they were the spirits who governed the great and small affairs of mankind.

└[Taishang Laojun (Great Elder Lord) Laozi]

: It seems like there is some problem in the secular world.

Taesang No-jun seemed to be thinking for a moment, then a phrase came to mind.

└[Taishang Laojun (Great Elder Lord) Laozi]

: I’ll be back shortly, so please wait a moment.

···The atmosphere was flowing in an unusual way.

Things were going completely differently than expected.

“Am I not allowed to come in here?”

It was something different from what was written in the letter.

I felt like I was going to get kicked out of the chatroom if I continued like this.

└[Cheongun]

: Okay, just a moment!

I grabbed Taesang No-jun, who was trying to leave in a hurry.

Fortunately, before he left, the words of the Great Master Taesang Laojun floated up to the scroll.

└[Taishang Laojun (Great Elder Lord) Laozi]

: What’s going on?

└[Cheongun]

: I may be being presumptuous, but am I not supposed to be in this chatroom?

└[Taishang Laojun (Great Elder Lord) Laozi]

: Isn’t that natural? How can a worldly person be in the chatroom of the immortals?

It seemed as if he was going to kick me out.

It seemed like I shouldn’t be in this room.

···It was a part that was completely different from the contents of the letter.

I guess I shouldn’t have said that I was a worldly person.

I guess I shouldn’t have been involved in this conversation.

It seems I had to be content with just eavesdropping on their conversation.

The enlightenment gained by eavesdropping on the Tao preached by the Supreme Master, even if it is only a little.

It seems that it was a coincidence that was granted to me.

But the water is already spilled.

It can’t be picked up again.

If things continue like this, I’ll be kicked out of the dormitory.

There was nothing I could do… honestly.

What can I do with those gods?

But we can’t just sit back and watch this happen.

I can’t just sit back and let this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity slip away.

└[Cheongun]

: Why do you say it is not possible?

└[Taishang Laojun (Great Elder Lord) Laozi]

: Isn’t the name itself a chatroom for the immortals? People of this world who have not cultivated the Way are not qualified to enter.

···It was an invincible logic that could not be refuted.

It was an extremely obvious and extremely reasonable statement.

So I have nothing more to say.

But I can’t give up like this.

I quickly wrote down the text and sent it.

└[Cheongun]

: But, didn’t the old lord say that the Way is not an unchanging truth, but merely the law of all things that are constantly changing and moving?

└[Taishang Laojun (Great Elder Lord) Laozi]

: That’s right.

└[Cheongun]

: He said that since there is nothing in this universe that is unchanging, the truth that we pursue with all our might is also not true.

└[Taishang Laojun (Great Elder Lord) Laozi]

: That too.

└[Cheongun]

: Then, wouldn’t the truth that only immortals can enter the immortal chatroom also be false and subject to change?

Taesang Nogun had no answer.

What can I say since it was said by the Grand Master himself?

But this too is only temporary.

The enlightenment I have understood is about the size of a truck.

The meaning and reasoning might not match exactly.

The opponent in the first place is the famous Taesang Laojun.

A god of the Three Heavenly Kingdoms who even the Jade Emperor dares not treat with contempt.

The root and founder of Taoism.

In terms of the depth of enlightenment, I am nothing more than a speck of dust.

If you drag it out, you will never be able to handle it with logic or eloquence.

So now.

We have to drive in a wedge, even if it’s by force.

└[Cheongun]

: Also, the old man said, Nature gives birth to and embraces all things, but does not own or rule over anything.

└[Cheongun]

: Nature is infinite because it embraces without expecting anything in return. So, he said that nature is everything about the Way.

└[Cheongun]

: Although I am a human and not a god, I am also a child of nature, just like the plants, water, sun and wind.

└[Cheongun]

: I dare to ask you, Lord Noh, why I, a child of nature like you, should not be in this chatroom.

└[Taishang Laojun (Great Elder Lord) Laozi]

: Hmm···.

Taesang No-jun let out a long sigh.

Honestly, in my opinion, it was perfect logic.

However, it seemed to Taesang Laojun that there was a loophole.

I bit my lower lip.

And right then.

└[Emperor Divine Right]

: Hahahahahaha! Look at that talking punk! Senior, I like that guy!

└[Nine Heavenly Wise Women]

: Girl! I wholeheartedly agree with your junior’s opinion!

Following Jongli Kwon, the words of Gucheonhyeonnyeo suddenly came to mind.

└[Nine Heavenly Wise Women]

: What if my junior is a human from the secular world, and what if he is a god from the heavenly world? Aren’t we all children of the same nature?

└[Sword Immortal Yeo Dong-bin]

: Even the immortals of Daeracheon are all dumbfounded in front of their old seniors. Just look at that bold attitude. How could he be an immortal? He is the perfect junior to teach the Cheon-dun sword technique.

Yeo Dong-bin also took my side.

└[Auxiliary Emperor Wang Zhongyang]

: If you think about it, weren’t we all human?

└[Hyeonhyeonja (玄玄子) Jang Sambong]

: The shaman’s children come to mind. I agree.

└[Gwangyeongja (廣零子) abuse]

: I hope the children of the volcano are doing well…

└[Purple House Immortal Gwangseongja]

: Those common guys. I don’t know where they’re getting hit.

The ancestors of other sects also agreed with me.

Given the situation, it seems that even Taesang No-gun can do nothing.

└[Taishang Laojun (Great Elder Lord) Laozi]

: You guys are like this. Okay. I won’t say anything, so you guys just fight amongst yourselves and figure it out.

The words of Taesang Laojun, who seemed to have raised both hands and feet, came to mind.

It didn’t look like he had convinced Taesang No-jun.

But the other gods of Damsobang seemed to have been persuaded.

“ha···.”

Only then could I breathe a sigh of relief.

I sat down on the floor with the tension leaving my legs weak.

“···I almost got into trouble.”

I almost kicked away the chance of a lifetime.

But they say a crisis is an opportunity.

“Still, I’m glad it worked out.”

It wasn’t just that it worked out well, the results couldn’t have been better.

Rather than simply eavesdropping on conversations, you can now receive teachings directly from the masters.

└[Taishang Laojun (Great Elder Lord) Laozi]

: But how did a human from this world end up here?

The words of Taesang Laojun came to mind again above the folding screen.

Although it was just a few words, it seemed to be mixed with concern.

└[Taishang Laojun (Great Elder Lord) Laozi]

: This isn’t a problem that can be solved just by keeping my mouth shut. I can’t fool the gods of heaven and earth forever.

└[Emperor Divine Right]

: So you’re saying we should just kick out the junior? You’re going to change your mind now? Senior, I didn’t see it that way, but you’re really a dirty trickster.

└[Taishang Laojun (Great Elder Lord) Laozi]

: You punk! When did I say I would kick out the youngest?

At some point, the title that Taesang No-gun used to call me had changed to ‘youngest’.

It certainly felt right to accept me as a member of this group.

└[Taishang Laojun (Great Elder Lord) Laozi]

: Worldly people should never be in this chatroom.

└[Emperor Divine Right]

: I won’t kick out my juniors, but I can’t have juniors? Then what are you saying?

└[Taishang Laojun (Great Elder Lord) Laozi]

: What should I do? It means that the youngest has no choice but to officially join our group.

└[Emperor Divine Right]

: A junior going to the Uhwadengseon? Senior, do you think the Uhwadengseon is a dick? Well, Senior, you could probably do that if you gamble away all your merits. But not us.

└[Taishang Laojun (Great Elder Lord) Laozi]

: You guys need to help me! You guys!

└[Emperor Divine Right]

: Are we talking?

└[Taishang Laojun (Great Elder Lord) Laozi]

: Yeah, you bastards. You take responsibility for the youngest and make him go to Uhwadengseon! Before the gods of heaven and earth find out!

└[Nine Heavenly Wise Women]

: Ahh, is this a plan to make the cute youngest Uhwa stand out? Girl, I agree. I totally agree!

Starting with Gucheonhyeonnyeo, the other Gaepajoseon gods also seemed to agree.

As expected, just like the first time I felt it, they were quite friendly to me.

└[Taishang Laojun (Great Elder Lord) Laozi]

: Youngest, what do you think?

Finally, Taesang Laojun asked me.

And of course, my answer was firm.

It was something I had always wanted and never dared to ask for.

Something I had been longing for in my heart, but never dared to ask for.

Of course, I’m not sure if I can become a god or not.

Perhaps it was right to assume that I had no chance of making it.

I had no interest in things like climbing mountains, and I had no talent for climbing mountains.

But wouldn’t it be possible to get to the edge, even if it’s not all the way to the summit?

So, can’t I be like that too?

A reality that we have tried to ignore for so long.

A limitation that had to be acknowledged.

Beyond all that.

“It can be done.”

You can become a drone like your father.

If it’s the teachings of the gods here, it’s definitely possible.

So what reason is there to refuse?

└[Cheongun]

: If you teach me, I will practice diligently.

It was at that very moment that my words floated above the scroll.

└[Nine Heavenly Wise Women]

: Then this girl will teach the youngest! I will teach her diligently!

└[Auxiliary Emperor Wang Zhongyang]

: No. I will teach the youngest with all my heart.

└[Hyeonhyeonja (玄玄子) Jang Sambong]

: This old man has an epiphany just before he ascended the ship. I will pass it on to you without fail, so leave it to me.

└[Gwangyeongja (廣零子) abuse]

: Youngest, don’t you want to learn the sword that spreads the fragrance of plum blossoms even a thousand miles away?

└[Purple House Immortal Gwangseongja]

: I will teach you everything in common! Learn from me!

└[Sword Immortal Yeo Dong-bin]

: Get out of the way, you guys! The youngest will learn my sword technique!

···The firefighters started to run wild again and run wild.