Invitation to the Chatroom of the Gods - Chapter 52



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Episode 52 – The Continuing Relationship (1)

Yongbong Branch.

It is a place where the world’s greatest geniuses gather to compete in martial arts, with the meaning being that the dragon and the phoenix determine who is superior.

The winner of the Yongbongjihoe was given the honor of being considered the best martial arts master of the time, so it was the greatest martial arts competition in the world, with the participation of all the schools in the world, including the ‘Gupilbang’ and the ‘Five Great Sages’.

However, this Yongbongjihoe was not a convention held every year.

“Was there a leap month next year?”

“Yes.”

The head of the Namgung Se-ga nodded in response to Namgung Yu-ryong’s question.

Leap month simply means ’13th month’.

However, since leap months do not necessarily exist only after December, the last month of the year, they are usually referred to as ‘leap months’ rather than the 13th month.

This is called the ‘rotten month’, which is caused by the gap between the current calendar system, the ‘lunar calendar’, and the ‘law of nature’, and is referred to as a period when the gods of heaven and earth take a break from watching over people.

No matter what you do, the gods won’t know about it, so it’s a period of time when you won’t be affected by evil.

Furthermore, it was also a month in which many things were carried out at once for fear of incurring the wrath of God, and the Yongbongjihoe was held in this leap month.

And usually, leap months came once every two to three years.

Therefore, if you miss this Yongbong branch meeting, you will have to wait at least two years until the next Yongbong branch meeting, so it is a competition that everyone is running towards with their eyes set on fire.

“The Yongbong branch meeting will be held early next year, so it seems like Miss Yerin is also preparing thoroughly for this Yongbong branch meeting.”

“hmm···.”

Well, if that’s the case, Namgung Yu-ryong could understand it too.

The Yongbongjihoe was a competition in which only young, emerging martial artists could participate.

That’s why it was common to participate in it once or twice in one’s lifetime, and if the timing wasn’t right, it was a competition that one might not even be able to participate in once.

The glory of winning was indescribable, so it was understandable why Namgung Yerin was so devoted to training.

however.

-How! Seriously! You can’t even send a single letter!!

······Is it really right to do that because of the Yongbongjihoe?

Namgung Yu-ryong couldn’t easily shake off his doubts and worries.

* * *

······This is fucking crazy.

If I had to describe my current state in one word, it would be like this.

My whole body was literally covered in wounds, and my blood vessels were torn apart by the torrent of internal energy, tattered and torn.

It was a miracle that he didn’t faint, and the reason he was able to do so was because he released his internal energy instead of absorbing it.

However, that does not mean that they were all discharged.

I was able to somehow hold on to it, and the amount of internal energy I was able to hold on to was······.

“······Around the 5th year of the 6th generation.”

About 300 years worth of internal energy.

I was only able to hold on to about a fraction of the 3,000 years of Taewondan’s internal energy, and with that, my internal energy amounted to 500 years’ worth.

It was by no means a small amount. It was an amount that could not be small.

The highest grade of elixir, Yoji Seongdan, could obtain the internal energy of one Gapja. The highest grade, Cheonryong Bowondan, was this Gapja.

Even if you put the two together, they don’t reach the level of the Five Gapja, so among the elixirs of the world, there is no elixir that can provide the internal energy of the Five Gapja.

So, there could never be any talk of it being too little.

In any case, my internal energy totaled 500 years, but even the later generations of the Gupa Ibang, who commanded the world, did not have this level of internal energy.

So, I couldn’t find any rivals among my peers, and if I searched the whole world, I could only find about fifty.

Of course, this is only when considering the amount of internal energy, and it is not the case that someone can be considered a master just because they have a lot of internal energy, so it is difficult to judge based on internal energy alone.

For example, he was said to be one of the ten best in the world, but he did not possess the internal energy of fifty years.

Having personally experienced 3,000 years of internal energy, I can say that this is an amount of internal energy that is beyond what a human could possibly possess.

The realm beyond the pinnacle, the realm reached by the ten best in the world, required not just ‘internal energy’ but also the corresponding level of ‘enlightenment’ and ‘martial arts’ to support it.

To put it the other way around, 3,000 years of internal energy would be a monstrous internal energy that could rival and surpass the ten best in the world by ignoring such enlightenment and martial arts and pushing forward solely with ‘internal energy red’.

In conclusion, 500 years’ worth of internal energy is by no means a small amount, but when you consider that the amount blown away was a whopping 2,700 years’ worth······.

“······What a pity.”

What was a pity was a pity.

Isn’t this an amount that can match and surpass the ten best in the world just with simple internal energy?

Fortunately, though, it wasn’t just blown away.

“The Im-maek and Du-maek are open.”

Overwhelming internal energy that tore my vital energy to shreds.

As a result, the most important meridian among the eight meridians and twelve meridians, and also known as the mysterious gate that separates life and death, the ‘Mysterious Gate of Life and Death’, was torn apart… no, it was opened.

If Dharma’s “Reverse Geunse Soo Gyeong” gently and soothed and unblocked my blocked qi and blood vessels, then Taesang Laojun’s fleet was like ripping apart the blocked qi and blood vessels.

“Is this what the Supreme Lord meant by ‘that kind of meaning’?”

So I guess he didn’t think I could hold onto 3,000 years of internal energy.

It seemed like he was trying to pour out all his internal energy, like a torrent of water, to tear apart my vital energy and blood vessels… no, to pierce through them.

It seems that the intention was to develop the talents of the Heavenly Fat Body.

That’s why I could definitely feel that my body had changed.

In the past, I felt like parts of my body were blocked by obstacles, like a stumbling block, but now that the Mysterious Pass of Life and Death has been torn open… no, opened, there was no longer any feeling of being caught.

It is the completion of a complete transformation, a leap to the pinnacle, and the flowering of the talent of the Thousand-Liang Body.

With this, I was able to gain full qualifications to learn the Cheon-dun Sword Technique.

“······I really thought I was going to die.”

I sighed and soothed my exhausted body.

Then suddenly.

I felt a lot of presence around me.

When I looked around wondering what was going on, I saw the thirty-six officers I had appointed as guardians and the unmanned members of the Jang Gang Hyeop Gang who had gathered at some unknown time looking at me.

And the expression and face he was looking at me with was frozen hard······.

“······.”

“······.”

“······.”

His body seemed frozen, without any movement or word. But he did not look as if he was trembling with fear or dread.

Should I say self-abandonment······?

He just looked at me as if to say, “Just kill me.”

‘Why are they like that?’

I really wondered why they were like that.

I shook my head and turned off my nerves.

And at the very moment when he took out the scroll from his bosom and was about to write a phrase on the desk.

[Conversion Merit] – 12 days

My slightly tense lifeline suddenly came into view.

As far as I know, the remaining merit from purchasing Taewondan was 13 days.

It seemed like a day had passed since the Taewondan’s energy was released, but it was less than a day.

‘Why automatic merit?’

The problem was that one’s life could not be shortened by automatic merit.

‘···Oh, right. All the swordsmen of the knight troop are in Payangho.’

But when I thought about it, it was only natural.

Since all of the Jang Gang Hyeopgaekdan are gathered here at Pa Yang Lake, they have not accumulated enough virtue to wipe out the bandits.

When the Jang Gang Hyeopgaekdan starts its activities again, merit will automatically accumulate.

Fortunately, there was no major concern about life or death.

‘······When will I ever collect these again?’

But it was true that it was somewhat daunting.

The only consolation is that Cheon San Ja still has a lot of wealth.

I slowly raised my body, calming my mind.

Then he stopped.

Thousands of seemingly broken Jang Gang-hyeop-dan drones can be seen in my field of vision.

As I looked at them, a thought suddenly crossed my mind.

‘······Should I teach you martial arts?’

The Jang Gang Hyeopgaekdan was formerly a bandit group.

Of course, it’s not that they are thieves without their own unique martial arts, but unlike the Nokrimchae, the thirty-six Janggangsurochae were a separate group.

Before Jo Gye-ak unified the Janggangsu River, they were all different people, so they were nothing more than scattered people coming together to become bandits.

In other words, to put it nicely, it was martial arts learned through actual combat, and to put it badly, it was martial arts learned through street fighting.

In fact, it can be said that it cannot be called a martial art.

And it didn’t look like Jo Gye-ak had taught him the martial arts of the Demonic Cult.

‘hmm······’

My thoughts and concerns deepened.

Actually, I had no intention of teaching them martial arts.

I never knew when he would stab me in the back.

However, there were some things that the Jang Gang Hyeop-gaek-dan did better than I expected, and the most decisive factor was the meticulousness of the Demonic Cult, which made me change my mind a little.

Jo Gye-ak used the lord of Jiangsu Province, Cheonsanja, as a shield.

The fact that they even used the Gangnam region’s escape route could be seen as evidence that their reach even extended to the imperial family.

The past 50 years.

The Demonic Cult was preparing to swallow up the world from under the water.

And the Yangtze River was a treasured land and waterway with many vested interests at stake.

As it was a huge water stream that crossed the world, it was deeply connected to the hegemony of the world, so there could be another conflict with the ‘Demonic Cult’ at any time as they tried to gain hegemony over the Yangtze River.

No, I think it’s almost like that.

It seemed necessary to strengthen the power of the Jang Gang Hyeopgaekdan for that time.

However, the more power I gave them, the greater the risk of them betraying me. That’s why I had no intention of teaching them martial arts······.

‘I don’t think he’ll betray me.’

It didn’t seem like he would betray me now.

Although their faces and expressions were blank and resigned at the moment, their hearts were burning with a burning passion for chivalry.

They are no longer a bandit group.

If the country has a focal point, and if I just stand firm in front, they will be able to live as ‘swordsmen’ in the future.

Also, before I became the King of the Jang Gang Hyeopgaekdan, wasn’t I the ‘Master of the Missionary Officer’?

‘Let me teach you.’

I was able to add more confidence to my thoughts.

Of course, I couldn’t teach you the Taeeul Seonmu Sword that I use.

To be exact, Yeo Dong-bin could not teach me the Taeeul Seonmu Sword that he had ‘improved’.

This was the cornerstone for me to learn the Cheon-dun Sword Technique, and it was a martial art that was ‘improved’ so that only I, a Cheon-ryeo-ji-chae, could master.

But if it was the Taeeul Seonmu Sword before Yeo Dong-bin improved it······ it didn’t matter.

Although it was a martial art of Dokmun created by his father, it was also a martial art of the Seonmu-gwan, so there was no hesitation in accepting the Jangganghyeopgaekdan as officials of the Seonmu-gwan.

Even though it was said to be an improvement, Yeo Dong-bin left a comment saying, “It’s pretty good.”

This was the evaluation of none other than Yeo Dong-bin, who is known as the ‘Sword Immortal’, and it is in no way inferior to the secret technique of Gu Ba-il-bang.

In the first place, it was a martial art recognized by the Gaepajosa who created the secret technique of Gupailbang.

And teaching martial arts was never an easy task. In the martial arts world, learning martial arts was considered a great ‘fate’ and ‘favor’.

So, it means that I have a lot of merit in teaching martial arts.

But what if it reaches 4,000 people?

What if I taught you martial arts here for ‘free’?

‘That’s several years’ worth of merit.’

A lot of merit will be accumulated again.

I don’t know for sure, but it will probably take at least several decades of merit to accumulate.

Moreover, the Jang Gang Hyeopgaekdan, who had become stronger through learning martial arts, would accumulate more knights and virtues, so now there was nothing to hesitate about.

‘I didn’t know that they would bring in 4,000 people as missionary officers.’

However, thanks to the construction of the Jukwancheon at the right time, the Seonmu-gwan became a three-story building and a royal palace, so it could easily accommodate 4,000 people.

‘I wonder how much merit can be accumulated.’

Seeing this guy’s heart start to beat so fast, I could clearly see the Taesang Laojun and the many senior immortals’ faces turning red.

* * *

Today, too, the sound of Namgung Yerin training echoed through Namgung Se-gae.

-Why haven’t I received a single letter today! Seriously, seriously… I’m so annoyed!!!

But I wonder if that’s training or venting anger.

Namgung Yu-ryong, the grand prince of the Namgung family, couldn’t tell how many months it had been today.

And you’re annoyed because I didn’t send you a letter?

How can you say something like that when there are so many ‘love letters’ pouring in to Namgung Se-ga right now?

No kidding, we’ll have plenty left over to use as firewood this winter.

No, at this point, with only a few days left in the year, there’s actually a lot left.

But you’re annoyed because I didn’t ‘send’ the letter?

Aren’t you annoyed by ‘receiving’ letters?

-Other men are trying to have a word with you, but it’s ridiculous! Do you really think I’ll send you a letter first just because I’m like that? Profit! Just live alone in a remote corner of the country for the rest of your life!

······I couldn’t really be sure if it was because of the Yongbong branch.

Moreover, ever since returning to Sega, he has continued to do that kind of shit… no, it’s been like that.

Namgung Yu-ryong was also worried that his younger sister might be entering a period of belated storm and stress.

At this point, I couldn’t just let it go.

After much thought, Namgung Yu-ryong got up from his seat.

Namgung Yu-ryong got up from his seat and headed straight to Sega’s martial arts studio. At that moment, Namgung Ye-rin, who had just finished training, was coming out of the studio.

Rough, wheezing breathing.

Drenched in sweat, wet silver hair.

This was a part where you could immediately see how intensely Namgung Yerin trained.

“Yerin.”

“······Ah! Brother.”

When Namgung Yu-ryong called, Namgung Ye-rin answered after a long time. She looked quite surprised, even trembling, but it seemed as if she had no idea that Namgung Yu-ryong was approaching her.

“What were you thinking that made you so surprised?”

“Ah, nothing······.”

Namgung Yerin sneakily avoided Namgung Yuryong’s gaze.

“But Brother······What brought you here all of a sudden?”

“Yerin, I came to see you because I was worried about you.”

“Are you worried about me?”

“Since returning to Sega, haven’t you been practicing all day for over a month?”

“ah···.”

Namgung Yerin opened her mouth slightly as if she had no idea.

Namgung Yu-ryong let out a small sigh at the sight of Namgung Ye-rin like that.

“No matter how important the Yongbongjihoe is, isn’t it too much? Yerin, you’ll be twenty this year, so even if it’s not this time, you’ll have a chance. So don’t feel too burdened.”

“······Yes? Yongbong branch?”

Then Namgung Yerin tilted her head as if asking what was going on. Namgung Yerin’s eyes were wide open, as if it was the first time she had heard that the Yongbong branch was being held.

“Didn’t you spend the whole day training in martial arts because of the Yongbong branch meeting that was going to be held soon?”

“uh······.”

Namgung Yerin with a stupid expression.

Namgung Yerin asked with a trembling face.

“When will the Yongbong branch be held···?”

“It will be held in the leap month next year, so there are only about two months left.”

It was a relatively free time, but it wasn’t an extremely free time, as the venue was Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, where the Wu Lin Alliance was located.

“okay···.”

Namgung Yerin nodded slightly.

It seemed like he wasn’t particularly interested in the Yongbong branch······.

Suddenly.

“Brother! Can I go to Gangseo Castle?!”

Namgung Yerin shouted with a bright face as if it was a good thing.