The World of Sound - Chapter 139
Only Krnovel
139
“That won’t work… … .”
Because it was wrapped in a rubbing as if it had been intentionally covered, the king tried to stop him from unwrapping it, but Cheonhwa paid no attention.
Because I had no choice but to check it properly.
When the wrapping paper-like rubbing was removed, the real statue with a hideous face was revealed.
To be exact, it seems to be a part of a statue, the head, but it was different from the rubbing of the statue I had obtained in Shaolin last time.
Also, the faces drawn on the armor worn by the unidentified monsters were subtly different.
Obviously, they are all rubbings of the face of the statue, but since the expressions are different, you might think they are from different statues, but strangely, that doesn’t seem to be the case.
Rather, I had an intuition that this statue was originally a sculpture of a being with more than two heads.
Because the energy and emotions felt too similar to say that they were the faces of different statues.
“… … .”
For a moment, Cheonhwa was speechless.
I felt a sense of dread and disgust, but at the same time, a vague, nostalgic, and sad feeling.
‘What on earth is this feeling?’
Even if the emotions that came before were the energy that the statue itself gave off, Cheonhwa couldn’t figure out what the emotions that came after were or why he felt that way.
I just had a vague feeling, as if there was something vague and obscured.
“Where did you steal this?”
However, at the moment, it was just a feeling that I couldn’t even figure out the origin, so I brushed it off and asked the king for more detailed information.
While he was locked up and on his way here, they had talked quite a bit and had agreed to hand over everything here to him, so there was no reason for the King to hide the information.
“She’s a shaman.”
“Non-partisan? Gupaebang’s?”
The answer that came back was both surprising and predictable.
From Shaolin to Wudangpa.
These statues were located in the holy places of Buddhism and Taoism, which are called the two great mountain ranges of the Central Plains martial arts world.
Although only a rubbing brought by the brain spirit was confirmed in Shaolin, and not the statue itself, if it was preserved in this way, it was highly likely that it was preserved in the same way in Shaolin.
As for the statue itself? They either took it or we recovered it from Shaolin.
Considering the fact that it was quiet afterwards, it was likely that it was recovered from Shaolin, but since it was a position where it had to be kept quiet, it might not have been the case, so it was not decided.
‘Wait, I think I’ve seen something similar to this… … .’
Then suddenly, I thought I had seen something sealed in a similar way to this statue, but I couldn’t quite remember it either.
“Inspiration, do you know what this is?”
“Can’t you tell when you see it? It’s a statue. As you can see, it’s not an ordinary one. That’s why it’s being treated with such care, like a sacred vessel. It seems to have been sealed, but it couldn’t stop this king.”
“More details.”
Instead of clinging to the memory, I asked the King for more information about the statue.
If he went to a shaman to steal this, he must know something more.
“I was going to say it anyway, you punk. That’s… … probably the Asura statue. It must have been about twenty years ago? I don’t remember exactly, but there was a huge uproar. They said that the Asura statue containing the martial arts of the Heavenly Reverse was released into the world. I think it contained an evil energy that would drive ordinary people crazy just by coming into contact with it… … I heard that the Gupa Il-bang came and retrieved it and destroyed it, but I don’t think they completely destroyed it.”
“Asura statue?”
Asura is the name given to an evil god with three heads and six arms.
If it was the Asura statue, it was understandable that it had only two heads, along with the rubbing he had seen.
I don’t know what the hell Reverse’s martial arts are, but just from the disgusting aura I feel from this one piece, I can tell that he’s extremely dangerous.
It was somewhat understandable that this was split and sealed in places like Shaolin and Mudang.
However, I don’t know why they didn’t destroy it and just sealed it, but I thought it must be because the people of Murim like pumpkin seeds and want to keep an eye on even the best martial arts, even if it’s magic, and then get in trouble.
‘Have I ever seen this? It can’t be.’
Of course, I couldn’t figure out why I had this strange feeling of having seen it somewhere, but I could roughly figure out the other circumstances surrounding it.
That’s why the demons are after that.
Because the place that best suits the name Yeokcheon is the Magyo.
Even if we leave aside the Heavenly Demonic Art that the Heavenly Demon mastered, isn’t it said that the Demonic Sect, which follows the law of the strong and the proud, has developed numerous magical arts in order to gain great power in one breath?
So maybe it was a demonic cult thing from the beginning. How it came to flow into the Central Plains and why we could only watch it being destroyed is unknown.
‘What did Shinseung see?’
Also, I wondered if Shin Seung had read any weather forecast related to this.
I couldn’t tell whether or not the time he meant when he said it wasn’t yet time and that he would know when the time came.
I thought maybe I had seen a more distant future, not something so superficial, but if that was the case, I couldn’t help but be filled with questions, because that meant there was still a lot I needed to know.
‘I told you to defeat yourself if you wanted to know faster. Anyway, I guess you have to raise the Heavenly Sound Divine Art to 11 stars. Either you find out first or you find out on your own.’
But I wasn’t completely impatient.
Even if it wasn’t because of the prophetic message from Shin Seung, the realm of the 11 stars was a path he also wanted to climb.
“Where are the rest of the statues?”
“I don’t know. But they must know since I retrieved it from the old file room. I didn’t climb over the wall to steal it in the first place.”
“Hmm… … .”
However, if what Shin Seung had said was to collect all the pieces of this Asura statue, there seemed to be no need to delay collecting them until then.
I don’t know how many pieces it was split into, but considering that each face was split into one, it could have been up to 13 pieces, or something like that, including the face, arms, legs, and torso.
If you’re going to collect them anyway, I thought it would be better to collect them slowly, one by one, rather than putting off collecting them until you reach level 11.
‘The 11th planet is not that far away now.’
Until now, I had no idea how to do it, but with this Ice Age, my communication with the Ice Spirit has reached its maximum level, so now I can communicate, unite, and communicate with the Ice Spirit at any time.
If it was like this, it wouldn’t be that difficult to obtain all the powers of the other spirits.
Even if it is not at the level of an ice spirit right now, it is still possible to control the power of the other spirits.
‘Besides, the completion of the Cheonumsinki is nearing.’
And the completion of the instruments that will contain it is just around the corner.
I still have at least two more instruments to make, but while I haven’t even gotten the main materials for one of them, luckily the other one is now in a state where I just need to gather some additional materials to complete it.
I could make it right now if I wanted to, but I was worried because I didn’t need to push myself too hard.
If I had headed towards Maga Cheol Bang instead of changing direction because of Jang Bo Do, I might have tried making it.
However, in order to fully exert its power, a few more ingredients were needed.
If you think about the method of making the brain gold that was perfected in Yunnan, it would be good to add a few more materials to the existing ones.
Of course, even though they were auxiliary materials, they weren’t easy to obtain individually, so I thought I should at least complete the form, but I was lucky.
Because quite by coincidence, some of them were here.
“If they’re things that I won’t be able to use anyway… … .”
Cheonhwa, who had been looking away for a moment to examine the rare items that the King had collected, picked something up with sparkling eyes.
It was a stone statue. It was a tiger statue that looked as if it had been carved by a master craftsman and was alive. Its two eyes were set with precious jewels and its body was dotted with jewels, each with its own meaning.
Although they have lost most of their functionality over time, they originally appeared to be used as a substitute for magic circles, imbuing them with internal energy according to certain rules.
“You can just change it so it can be used.”
“What the heck?! What are you doing!!”
Perseok
When Cheonhwa lifted it and lightly applied force, the tiger statue shattered. The waves seeped in and disintegrated it in an instant.
The stone dust was flying, and the precious jewels embedded in it fell out with a thud.
The king was shocked by the brutality of destroying a work of art that was superior to that sophisticated technique, but Cheonhwa was firm and responded naturally.
“What’s the big deal? If I just leave it alone, it won’t be of any use. Besides, everything here is mine now, so what’s wrong with the owner doing whatever he wants with it?”
“Ugh… … You don’t even know art! Do whatever you want with it!”
If it is only going to be used for ornamental purposes anyway, it would be better to turn some of it into something useful, whether it be money or materials, rather than leaving it meaningless.
Moreover, unexpectedly, among the collection of the King of Fighters that he had been looking through, there were some that contained the rare materials he was looking for.
Even though they were already used, that doesn’t mean they lost their value, so if they were properly disassembled, they could provide all the materials needed to make the next instrument.
‘With this, one is ready.’
Thanks to this, I now have all the materials for one of the two remaining instruments.
It was a little different from what the Four Great Masters had made, but if his calculations were right, he could make something that was just as good, or perhaps even better than the original, like the wind chime or noeryeonggeum he was using now.
What was important was not the instrument itself, but the power and magic that could be expressed through it.
As long as it could be handled and strengthened, it didn’t really matter what the material or shape was.
‘It’s a satisfying thing to think that I was so grateful just to be able to endure the Cheon-eum Shingong.’
When I first entered the world of martial arts, I thought that if I could just properly use the Cheon-eum Shingong, I would have no rivals, and that hasn’t changed much even now.
Of course, in order to deal with figures like the Three Emperors, Five Kings, and Three Ghosts more easily, something more outstanding would be needed, but in reality, even that would all be resolved once you reach the 11th level of the Cheonum Shingong.
At that time, you will be playing the world, not the instrument.
“But are you really going to do that?”
While Cheonhwa was taking care of disassembling and classifying the items, the pensive King asked cautiously.
It’s something I’ve asked myself several times on my way here, but with this added on, I’m even more cautious.
I thought that Cheonhwa might change her mind and refuse now, but even if she did, there was nothing she could do.
“Honey, you’re not really that senile, are you? It’s only natural that you won’t have to bother looking for it, right?”
However, despite such worries, Cheonhwa answered firmly and naturally.
That I will fulfill my promise and contract with him as originally planned.
“Instead, inspiration should also keep its promises. I really hate people who break their promises.”
“Huh. Me too.”
Because that was one of the plans Cheonhwa had in mind since they were buried.
Now that the conditions are just right, all that’s left is to execute.
“Okay, so from now on… … .”
The first step is,
“Let’s go.”
It was the death of the king.
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