Who threatened Cheonma Hara with a knife - Chapter 22



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Who threatened to call me Cheonmahara with a knife? Episode 22

Team Leader (1)

It’s already been almost two months since I was dragged into this fucking cult.

Thanks to that, I have already read all of the Cheonmabi-rok, which is a scripture and doctrine, and recently I have been studying history books.

Anyone who has ever studied seriously, whether during their school days, job seekers, or civil service exam takers, will probably know this.

Even if it is the same study, the method varies depending on the subject or field.

Cheonmabi-rok, a doctrine and scripture, was a subject that had to be memorized, but also required a certain level of understanding.

To be precise, it was not about memorizing the exact words written in the scriptures, but rather understanding the meaning interpreted by pseudo-religious believers to suit their own tastes.

In the process, it was a bonus to have to understand their crazy way of thinking.

However, the history books I was studying recently and the law books I was about to study were a little different. Of course, some understanding was necessary, but ‘simple memorization’ was much more necessary.

However, there was no need to worry.

‘If you just memorize it, it’s another civil service exam.’

Because I studied Korean history while taking the civil service exam and also studied things related to administrative law, such as their laws.

Thanks to my years as a student and exam taker, including my school days and my time as a civil service exam taker, I knew various memorization techniques.

Starting with things like memory palaces, visualization, and associative memory, and even the initial letter memorization method that was mainly used during school days.

The first letter memorization technique is probably something that most high school students in Korea have used at least once.

If you are a liberal arts major, memorizing the names of kings of the Joseon Dynasty starting with Taejeongtaesemundanse is representative. If you are a science major, memorizing the chemical symbols starting with Kalkalnamamaalachulnijunap is representative.

‘Oh, I thought you said that these days, liberal arts and science are integrated, so liberal arts and science are not separated?’

I had a thought that reeked of an old man’s tea, but then I shook my head.

Anyway, since I was already sick of memorization, I was progressing steadily with my ‘studying’ without any particular problems.

Then what about martial arts?

‘I never thought I’d have a body like this in my lifetime.’

Thanks to Jin Ha-yeon rolling over for two months, his muscles were now starting to show.

It was truly a remarkable thing.

I heard somewhere that it takes at least half a year to feel the real effects of exercise and build muscle, but it’s already showing this much.

‘Is this overwhelming talent?’

I thought I knew why the Master, called Cheonma, coveted my body so much.

And in terms of internal energy, it also increased quite a bit.

Now, if you use your martial arts skills while controlling your strength appropriately, you should be able to withstand something like Il-da-gyeong.

Since I had memorized the form and essence of the Talhonmujeonggeom, as well as the internal energy management, I had been practicing in a slightly different way recently.

Just like right now.

visor!

Jin Ha-yeon, with her usual emotionless gaze, blocked the palm strike by pulling out her sword in time with the technique of the Talhon Bigeom.

A cool chill slowly seeps through her palm where it touches the sword.

Since my internal energy was still not enough to withstand that energy, I used my magic to take a step back and swept her hand away.

But as if she had expected me to back off, she took a step forward and this time held out her left hand.

This time, instead of blocking her outstretched hand, I swung my sword at her heart.

‘Longer than a black hand!’

Jin Ha-yeon also seemed to know that fact, as she quickly turned her left hand to attack and tried to grab my sword with her five fingers using the golden fist technique.

If the sword is caught in her hand, which has mastered the Ice Sword, I take it back because the negative energy can penetrate through the sword.

However, the sword was not completely recovered.

After bending my shoulders and elbows halfway, I pulled just enough so that she wouldn’t grab me with her hand.

Wedge!

He stabbed again in a different direction.

It was something I realized after wrestling with her several times.

The strength of the sword is that it is useful for both thrusting and cutting, and although it is shorter than a spear, it has a longer range than an opponent with a close combat stance.

And against her who had mastered the Ice Strike, it was much more useful to focus on quick, striking and retreating stabs rather than powerful slashes.

Wedge!

visor!

Quick and concise stabs followed, and Jin Ha-yeon continued to look for opportunities to dig in, parrying or avoiding my stabs with minimal movement.

While adjusting the internal energy that runs without rest, he swings his sword several times.

Thanks to the extreme concentration, sweat keeps flowing out of my body even in a short period of time.

That fleeting moment when a drop of sweat on my bangs fell and covered my right eye.

Pot!

“!!!”

She moved towards my square in an instant, and before I knew it, she was aiming for my abdomen and screaming.

visor!!

“Ugh… .”

I managed to block it with great difficulty, but my posture collapsed and I was pushed back two large steps.

“Control your inner energy, Confucius. You are in danger of suffering an internal injury.”

Without even needing to listen to her advice, I sat cross-legged and entered the Unkiyosang.

However, since he had slightly adjusted his strength towards the end and had not suffered any serious internal injuries, it didn’t take long for him to control his internal energy.

“Phew.”

As I took a deep breath and opened my eyes after completing the first aid, Jin Ha-yeon spoke in a blunt tone.

“The Soul-Cutting Flash and the Spirit-Capturing Sword have become much more natural, Your Majesty.”

She had absolutely no concerns about my details, and as soon as she opened her eyes, she started reviewing the game.

The Danhonil Island and Porryeong Sword were the fourth and eleventh styles of the Talhonmujeong Sword, and they were the stabs I unleashed without stopping at her.

It was a stabbing that was carried out in various ways, targeting completely different directions, but in the end, only two types of attacks were carried out.

In the first place, all the basic forms of the Talhonmujeonggeom were like that. Just like the Talhonbigeom, there was a most basic form and movement, and it was a way to apply it in various ways.

And she, who opened the door to recovery with praise, coldly continued to criticize him, as expected of an aspiring psychopath.

“However, you are relying too much on those two techniques. Even though stabbing is good against my small-scale magic, if you only repeat those two techniques, the next move will be obvious. You need a little more variety.”

“I will be careful.”

“Also, I am disappointed that you lost me at the end because your vision was blocked by sweat. Your Majesty, you are born with excellent eyes and reflexes, but you have a bad habit of judging by the opponent’s movements. You should always anticipate the opponent’s next move.”

“Oh, that’s right.”

“Lastly, you are too cautious. If you had swung your sword at my neck instead of blocking my last move, you might not have won, but you could have tied.”

“… … .”

She had a great talent for attracting people.

‘… If Jin Ha-yeon had been the one who taught me the third death penalty when I was young, I would have hung myself a long time ago.’

You could literally call him a self-esteem killer.

“I want to do it too!”

At that moment, the little boy, who had now become much more cheerful, waved his hand brightly and shouted.

In fact, right now was a kind of break that Seon-ah had promised to come visit.

But thanks to Jin Ha-yeon, who was always annoyed by the fact that I was taking a break with Seon-ah, things were a little different.

Is this a time when Seon-ah and I study or train together?

We would sometimes take turns practicing together like this, and sometimes we would review what we had studied in the morning with Seon-ah.

“I’ll go!!”

Seon-ah, who had shouted like that, rushed forward with a ‘pop’ and a light attack. The claws of the little boy who had approached in an instant were already covered in red energy.

The red tint to Seon-ah’s hair and eyes also seemed to be due to the influence of the blood tiger red tribute the child had learned.

The nail imbued with Seon-ah’s internal energy clashed with the sword I swung, and a metallic ‘clang’ sound rang out.

The fight with Seon-ah was also a great help to me.

Unlike Jin Ha-yeon, who used her concise movements to utilize her negative energy, Seon-ah’s Blood Tiger Redemption Skill boasted sharp and versatile attacks, so she had to respond in a different way.

Besides, unlike Jin Ha-yeon, who was much more skilled than me, Seon-ah wasn’t much different from me.

Since Seon-ah had been learning the Blood Tiger Redemption Technique for over a year, she had the upper hand in internal energy and beginner skills.

visor!!

Because we were three years apart in age when we were both in the prime of our growth, I was physically superior to him.

‘Seon-ah is also learning the art of striking, so stabbing with gaps would be useful…’

Let’s keep our distance for a moment with light stabs like when we were fighting Jin Ha-yeon and Bimu.

I recalled the advice I had received from Jin Ha-yeon earlier, and when Seon-ah had become accustomed to my stabbing, I suddenly changed course and attempted a horizontal slash.

visor!!

Seon-ah, who was moving around nimbly, as befitting her small size, barely managed to block the surprise attack.

Unable to withstand the power of my sword, it flew backwards.

fault!

Well, I managed to land safely on the floor with cat-like movements.

“Hahaha. As expected, the priest really learns quickly. He memorized Lady Jin’s advice in one go.”

At that moment, a familiar voice pierced my ear.

I turned my head with a puzzled look, and sure enough, the third death row inmate was standing there.

“I meet the three death squads.”

As I was hastily stopping my fight and greeting the elder brother, Seo Wan-pyeong, one strange thing occurred to me.

‘If you know what Jin Ha-yeon advised you, then you’ve been saying it all along, right?’

It was a truly dirty and insignificant death sentence.

And the insignificant death row inmate smiled crookedly.

He looked sad because of that smile, but now I know that it was a genuine smile of happiness.

“Hahaha. It’s good to try out martial arts with different people, Master. Even though Lady Jin and the young lady of Hyukryeonga use different martial arts, they are both martial arts that utilize the hands. How about trying out martial arts with an enemy who uses a sword this time?”

“If it’s a sword… Are you saying that your Majesty would like to fight with me?”

The executioner nodded to my question.

“I am honored that the great venerable Lord would fight with me!”

At my flattering shout, the third brother burst into a hearty laugh that did not suit his face.

“Hahahaha! It’s an honor.”

The death penalty is in a very good mood.

And Seon-ah, who has a sullen expression on her face, perhaps because her playtime with me was taken away.

In addition, Jin Ha-yeon, with her usual cold expression.

‘…Why, I feel like there are more and more people.’

It won’t get any longer from here, right?

An ominous thought occurred to me.

* * *

Ambitious vision.

A corner of a large manor located at the headquarters of the Cheonmasin religion.

There were three people having a meeting, using the shadows cast by the faint moonlight obscured by clouds as masks.

How long did it take to exchange various news within the school?

From the mouth of the man on the left, a story about Ichimoku flowed out.

“Come to think of it, I’ve been hearing a lot of stories lately about the youngest disciple that Cheonma has brought in.”

“Hmm. I also heard that the story about the school that Cheonma is promoting came from the mouth of his youngest disciple.”

“Tsk. That little brat is doing something useless.”

The uneducated ignorant people just go about their business and bring in money and food.

He was an old man who thought that giving them knowledge would only make it more difficult to lead them.

“Then, how about we sort this out before the youngest disciple does anything more useless?”

There were countless ways to kill him, such as faking an accident, pretending to be possessed by a demon, or leaking information to the non-believers in the Central Plains to lure them into a trap.

However, the man sitting at the top shook his head at the suggestion of the man on the right.

“Anyway, the age of the Heavenly Horse has already exceeded 100. The day of its ascension is not far away, so there is no need to take such a risk.”

Even though the current Cheonma has achieved great success in the Cheonma Shingong and has reached a high level, he still maintains a youthful appearance for his age.

There was nothing I could do about my innate lifespan.

This was something proven by the history of martial arts. Although the current Cheonmain Hyukryun Ilhwi had reached a level rarely seen in the human world, Hyukryun Ilhwi was not the only one in the entire history of martial arts to have reached that level.

“At most, ten years. And after ten years, the only obstacle that could stand in our way of taking the position of cult leader would be Grand Disciple Wei Jin-hak.”

Seo Wan-pyeong, who reached the next highest level after Wei Jin-hak, was also a master, but he was no match for those gathered here.

From their perspective, Seo Wan-pyeong was still just a young child struggling in the extreme.

On the other hand, since Wi Jin-hak had reached a level close to de-demonic, there was a risk of success in de-demonic when Cheonma ascended to heaven.

“Even if Wei Jin-hak succeeds in getting rid of his horse, there is no need to worry. Wei Jin-hak is stupid anyway, so you can play with him as much as you want.”

The men on either side of him nodded for a moment at the confident words of the man in the center.

The man on the left asked as if he had just remembered something.

“But what if, during those ten years, the youngest one joins Wei Jin-hak instead of going his own way? Judging from the way he’s acting, he seems to be quite smart.”

At that question, white teeth briefly appeared through the shadow covering the man in the center.

The man with a bitter smile said.

“At that time, even if it means taking a little risk, it’s enough to deal with the youngest before he grows up any further.”