Episode 855
What is a Murim lord? (5)
It’s dark.
There was not a single speck of light anywhere. Since there is no boundary between heaven and earth, I cannot distinguish between top and bottom, and I do not even know where the left and right are, nor where the front or back is.
‘what.’
Yeon Ho-jeong looked down at his hands.
There was only darkness without a single ray of light, but strangely enough, I could clearly see my own body.
Yeon Ho-jeong, who had been looking down at his hands for a long time, looked around again.
At that time, a ray of light emerged from the darkness.
The white rays of light gradually formed a curved shape. The light that looked like a four-legged animal suddenly drew darkness like a mountain range behind its back.
‘Is it the right one?’
Then what about the left?
Phew.
It seemed like a light wind was blowing.
In the darkness where there was nothing, a phantom-like blue-green snake-like object gradually began to wriggle.
The two long horned beards waved from side to side like waves.
‘dragon?’
Yeon Ho-jeong looked to the right again.
‘tiger.’
Left Blue Dragon (Left Blue Dragon) and Right White Tiger (Right White Tiger).
‘then.’
Yeon Ho-jeong slowly looked back.
Grumble!
There was a flame-shaped bird with two huge wings flapping.
Unlike the divine beasts on the left and right, which were full of mystery, the firebird in the south was only full of splendor. Although I couldn’t feel the warmth, my whole body was burning so brightly that I could feel the heat just by looking at it.
‘….’
Yeon Ho-jeong, who had been looking at the Firebird for a while, soon turned his head back to the front.
It was quiet.
Appearing against the background of dense darkness, a snake-like shape continued to wriggle on the face and tail of the hexagonal tortoiseshell.
‘Front and back South and North.’
Namjujak (南朱雀) and Bukhyeonmu (北玄武).
‘They are the Four Gods.’
A divine beast from all directions rising from the darkness.
The source that has protected him so far and made his amazing progress possible.
The moment I realized that these were Shinigami, the world changed once again.
Flash!!
It felt as if the sun rose high in the sky and struck the ground like a thunderbolt.
A familiar sight was revealed behind the exploding storm of light.
‘here is…?’
It was then.
“Ha!”
thud! thud!
A young man was pounding on a rock with his bare fists.
The thin body with scattered hair was almost pitiful to look at. I didn’t know where I had left my shoes, but I kept hitting the rocks with my bare feet on the snow-covered ground.
Yeon Ho-jeong’s face was filled with surprise.
‘me?!’
Yes.
The person practicing by hitting the rock with his fist was his past self.
However, it is not the past after regression.
Before he returned, before he was called the Emperor of Darkness.
When his family went extinct and he was wandering around the world aimlessly, he met a teacher and taught him Hongcheongi (洪天氣) and Four Gods Dance (Four Gods Martial Arts).
It was that time when I focused on training with new martial arts skills and fierce persistence.
‘How could this be…?’
The world was showing me very clearly a time that I now only vaguely remember. It was as if I had returned to the past.
‘…’
At that moment, Yeonhojeong’s eyes wavered.
‘then…?’
Me decades ago. Me when I had just entered Sasinmu.
What if the world shows me back then?
then?
“Stop it.”
Whoa!
Blood burst out from childhood Yeon Ho-jeong’s fist along with a heavy sound.
The fist was already covered in blood, but the wound opened again.
“Whoop! Whoop!”
“I told you to practice martial arts, but I never told you to vent your anger.”
Yeon Ho-jeong felt goosebumps rising.
Jump and jump.
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This very contradictory sound of walking, heavy yet light as a feather.
Sreuk.
An old man in white clothes passed by Yeonhojeong and approached him as a child.
“Huh! “Huh!”
“Your breathing is getting heavier. “If I hadn’t stopped midway, I would have stopped breathing and died or become incapacitated.”
Wooooow.
The old man’s hands seemed very gentle as he injected energy into young Yeon Ho-jeong’s back.
“Whoa.”
Young Yeon Ho-jeong let out a long breath.
dump!
Is it because I am relaxed? The face of young Yeon Ho-jeong, who slumped down on the spot, was full of emptiness.
said the old man.
“Your hands are a mess.”
“….”
“When did your shoes wear out? “I’m on the verge of frostbite.”
“….”
Young Yeon Ho-jeong looked at the floor in silence.
The old man, who had been looking down at him for a while, slowly squatted down in front of him and said.
“Did you say that if you vent your anger on a rock, the evil enemies who destroyed your family will die?”
“…!”
“Even at this moment, they are probably eating well and living well.”
Saaagh!
Yeon Ho-jeong was surprised to see himself as a child.
Surprisingly, the life I felt vividly was more than what I was now. It was beyond common sense that he, back in those days when he could hardly be called second-class, let alone first-class, was exuding even more extravagant energy than he is now, after he has passed the stage of no return.
A man so terrifying that just being next to him destroys his spirit.
Even though he was acting so intensely that even a transcendental master would be heartbroken, his childhood self was fine.
hook!
When the old man waved his hand, his life disappeared like smoke.
I couldn’t figure out how that was possible. Even the current Yeonhojeong did not know how the old man had washed away his life.
“What a scary life.”
“….”
“I also fought against a group of demonic cults that invaded my land. They really didn’t look like humans. However, even among those devils, I have never seen anyone display such extreme murderousness as you.”
A bunch of demonic cults?
Yeon Ho-jeong could not understand the meaning of those words. I couldn’t even remember if he actually said that.
‘Of course.’
My younger self was completely entranced.
He must be almost out of his mind as he is unable to express his hatred and has even been deprived of the ability to live to the point of staining the world with blood.
“You may not have been born with martial arts, but your spirit is greater than anyone else’s. It’s just a pity that it was created by the sadness and frustration that crushes the spirit. “If I had been born with that level of courage, I would have been able to reach enlightenment faster than anyone else.”
The old man sighed and took both of young Yeon Ho-jeong’s hands.
Then something amazing happened.
Wooooow.
The atmosphere seemed to twist. It seemed that way in the eyes of Yeon Ho-jeong, who saw the illusion.
It was a fantasy, but it was also not a fantasy. The air flow was so strange that I could clearly feel it with my skin.
‘Gi (氣)?!’
Yeon Ho-jeong’s face was filled with surprise.
‘The outside air is like this!’
The spirit of the mountain, filled with rich spiritual energy, entered my young body at an alarming speed.
‘Unbelievable.’
It’s more than surprising.
‘Master… how do you have this ability…?’
He is a person who has never properly demonstrated his abilities in front of himself. That’s what I thought.
But no.
Although he didn’t remember, his teacher was freely showing off his abilities that transcended humans and even half-seon (半仙).
No, at that time, he did not have the eyes to recognize how great his teacher’s abilities were. In fact, he was a person who had never unfolded the common divine law except when teaching himself.
‘It cannot be expressed as physical power. ‘I can’t believe this is possible.’
Transferring one’s energy to others and increasing their internal energy is called Gyeokchepower. Of course, correcting the internal injuries of others with one’s own energy could also be said to be a type of physical power.
But the teacher’s abilities went beyond that level.
Using his own body as a medium, he instantly heals the wounds of others with his almost infinite natural energy.
Because energy has healing properties, it takes even martial arts experts less than a day to completely repair a broken bone.
However, no one has the ability to correct all wounds so quickly and instantly. It was an ability that could not exist and should not exist.
‘It’s like a devil.’
Should we say that it is similar to the super recovery of someone who has achieved the pinnacle of magic?
Of course, the teacher’s abilities exceeded even that. This is because it draws on the entire natural energy rather than the unclean ability of extremely evil magic energy.
“Look.”
Young Yeon Ho-jeong slowly raised his head.
It was a face filled with blank eyes and confusion.
The old man didn’t even smile as if to reassure him. He simply spoke in a calm voice while maintaining his characteristic blunt expression.
“You may have heard the term causal retribution. “It means that those who accumulate bad karma will definitely pay the price.”
“….”
“It is the truth. But it does not apply as truth only to people.”
“….”
“Among those who have done bad things, there are many who eat well, live well, and end their lives happily. If there really is such a thing as cause and effect, it shouldn’t be like that. However, heaven does not punish the wicked.”
“….”
“Who knows the meaning of the vast and deep sky? However, if Heaven is so great that it cannot be understood by human cognition, can’t we also see that it understands and accepts even the human desire for revenge and hatred?”
“….”
“I passed on some of my martial arts skills to my comrades who fought alongside me. Their descendants went to the rivers and lakes and established worthy families. “For a long time, that family was called the best in the world and was respected by the world, but later they accumulated all kinds of evil deeds.”
“….”
“Heaven did not punish them. Even though the sins have accumulated over decades. So I tried to punish them myself, but their martial arts skills were somehow distorted. “A lot of our ancestors’ martial arts skills were lost.”
“….”
“It is obvious that they will soon walk down the path of destruction. In other words, it can be said to be self-employed and a gift from heaven. “I don’t even need to use my hands.”
“….”
“But where will the people who have been harmed by them find redress for their injustice? “Will I be able to close my eyes even if I die?”
The old master held young Yeon Ho-jeong’s hand tightly.
“I cannot tell you to bring down the mace of retribution on behalf of Heaven. Also, I can’t tell you not to do that. “I understand your resentment and anger, but I don’t know everything because I’m not you.”
“….”
“The reason I give you this power is not simply because I feel sorry for you. “It’s not because I suffered damage because of that vicious family that I have a connection with, but with whom I have lost ties since our ancestors.”
“….”
“The reason I teach you is because I believe in your natural endowment.”
Young Yeon Ho-jeong’s eyes slightly wavered.
“I will teach you many things. However, I will not force you to live this way or that way. If you want revenge, do it. If you want to take over the world, do it. “If you want to punish evil people, kill them, and go across the sea to another world, that’s fine too.”
“….”
“But to do that, you need to develop yourself. You can release your anger and hatred at any time. However, this time when you can grow greatly should not be wasted because of such feelings.”
“…Master.”
“Yes, I know. How can you not know? “But your life doesn’t end right away, does it?”
The teacher pointed his index finger to the sky.
“In this world filled with only darkness, light came down and illuminated all people, and that light reaches both me and you.”
“….”
“Be free. From hatred, from resentment. “Put down those overwhelming feelings, at least for a few years.”
“….”
“From now on, if you continue my progress and become truly free in the future, only then will the Emperor (黃帝) find you.”
