Episode 64: If you tell me to come, I will come, and if you tell me to go, I will go.
After the leader of the Fengchun sect passed away, I used the space-time transfer technique for the first time. I wondered how quickly I could create space.
I have no intention of practicing this martial art for decades, so I just want the first space to be created as quickly as possible.
Fortunately, I was able to fully grasp the secrets of the time-space transfer technique by listening to the explanation of the Fengchun Sect’s Gugyeol, so I was able to skillfully use my true energy and perform the Gugyeol as if I had been practicing this martial art for a very long time.
How much time has passed?
I was standing in a new space with a clear and refreshing sound ringing in my ears.
It was a success!
It took exactly two hours. It is said that even a very talented person would take several days to create a new space, so it was an incomparably fast time.
I can assure you that even my father couldn’t create space this quickly.
Two poems.
By reducing this time, the day will surely come when you can freely use this martial art like the Seophonmajon or the Pungcheon Sect Leader.
Learning a new martial art is always exciting, but the thrill of learning space-time teleportation is something entirely different.
I walked slowly and looked around the space. There was nothing in this place when it was first created.
Just as the Demon Lord of the West created the cliff and the Leader of the Wind Heaven created the wasteland, I too will eventually be able to create the space I want.
But it wasn’t bad even now.
Was it because it was a space where I could be alone, cut off from the world? Surprisingly, I felt a comfort I had never felt before in this empty space.
A place where I could spend time alone without thinking about anything, away from the responsibilities, efforts, succession battles, weapons, relationships, and everything else in the world that I had been carrying. That was why it was good. Because I had my own space.
But unfortunately, I couldn’t enjoy this freedom for long. Maybe it was because it was my first time, but my internal energy was exhausted tremendously.
Later on, as your martial arts level increases, the amount of internal energy that goes into it will decrease, but at the current level, the internal energy is leaking out like water pouring into a bottomless pit.
It was easy to eliminate the space. As soon as I recited the vowel, the cheerful sound I had heard before was heard and the space slowly disappeared.
After returning to my original world, I sat down and started eating breakfast.
For that short freedom, I had to fill my inner strength with the mind method and invest two hours, but I didn’t hesitate.
I filled my energy and used the space-time teleportation technique again. This time, it took almost two hours, but it felt a little faster than before. Yes, keep shrinking. So I will also create this space in an instant.
By using space-time transference techniques like that, space is created, then destroyed, then created again and then destroyed.
As the day went on, I became absorbed in creating my own space. Even if it was just a little bit, the time I had to create it was decreasing.
Oh my gosh! There’s such an interesting martial art! This was my honest feeling.
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While Geommugeuk was absorbed in the space-time transfer technique, the Fengchun Cult Leader and Mabul were creating a somewhat heavy atmosphere.
Mabul came to the residence of the leader of the Pungcheon sect late at night without any notice.
Mabul, who was about to face the table, walked quickly and stood in front of the chained man. Since Mabul was short, he was almost at the same eye level as the sitting man.
The chained man had his head bowed, so I couldn’t see his face.
Ma-Bul bent down to look at the man in chains, but his flowing hair made it difficult for him to see.
Mabul hesitated whether or not to lift his hair with his small hand.
The leader of the Fengchun sect watched the scene with a displeased expression. He was not happy that Mabul was treating the chained man as a spectacle.
But I didn’t tell him not to ignore my subordinates. If I did, that demon would definitely start by asking who the person who tied me up in chains and didn’t treat me like a human would be, and then he’d start saying things like that and turn my insides upside down.
Then Ma-Bul turned around and suddenly asked.
“I heard you met a scholar.”
The yellow gaze that was trying to see into people’s hearts flew at them, but the leader of the Fengchun Church was not shaken at all.
“I should meet him, because he might become a cult leader someday.”
“The leader will become the archduke.”
Even if he didn’t answer so firmly, the leader of the Fengchun Church knew that Ma-bul was actively supporting the Grand Duke. If the Duke had the Blood Heavenly Demon, the Grand Duke had Ma-bul.
“The situation when returning is not always like that.”
“What are you talking about?”
“Didn’t Lee Gongja rise to the position of the Lord of the Heavenly Palace? Anyone can see that it seems like the Heavenly Demon is training his successor.”
“Haha, this guy. You’ve only been around the outside world, so your insight has declined.”
After hurting the other person’s feelings by saying things he didn’t need to say, Mabul continued to say what he wanted to say.
“I saw it the other way. The successor will be the Grand Duke, so I will hand over another position to the second son. You should be satisfied with that.”
“That could be true. It’s been a long time since I’ve been to the Central Plains, and it’s a shame to go back without seeing the Grand Duke.”
The leader of the Pungcheon sect never revealed his true feelings to Ma-bul.
“Why do you support the Archduke?”
“The Archduke will be the successor. Are you asking such obvious questions?”
“What makes you so sure?”
“It’s just my hunch.”
The leader of the Fengchun sect knew that Mabul was not the type of person to make such important decisions based on premonitions alone. He did not want to tell him about the things related to the Grand Duke.
‘How can we be friends like this?’
It was the same for me. I would never tell anything important about the scholar.
“Listen, leader.”
“Why are you like that?”
“Don’t even think about doing useless things. There are many eyes watching you here too.”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
“Why aren’t you going back?”
“Are you saying that I should get out now that my business is done?”
“I didn’t mean it like that.”
Although the content was sharp, the tones of the two people were soft and calm.
“Then just leave it alone. I’m enjoying my first trip to the Central Plains in a while. Why? Should I at least get a room rate?”
“If you come to someone else’s house, you should stay quiet and leave. Why would you take a dump in the bedroom?”
“Haha. What kind of dog mistakes my poop for his own?”
“This is advice from a friend. Stop causing trouble and go back to Pungcheon Church.”
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To be honest, the leader of the Fengchun cult was inwardly embarrassed. He didn’t know that Ma-bul would come and tell him to go back so openly. Despite his true feelings, they were on the outside pretending to be close to each other.
“Am I the one who comes when I tell him to come and goes when I tell him to go?”
Although his tone was still calm, the content of his words was like a sharp blade.
“Then it wasn’t?”
The expression on the face of the leader of the Pungcheon Church hardened and the surrounding air became cold in an instant.
Then Mabul laughed heartily.
“Just kidding, just kidding. This guy, you’re being serious just because I was joking around. You’ve really lost your touch because you’ve only been out of the city. Have fun and go. Let’s play here together for the rest of our lives. Hahaha.”
The leader of the Pungcheon Church also laughed as if he had never been angry before.
“I see. I guess even the people have become bleak after being exposed to the harsh sandstorm for so long. Saewoe is such a place.”
“I’ll buy you a drink somewhere with a nice atmosphere. A place with beauties who can melt away the loneliness of our leader.”
“How can a monk go to such a place? Won’t your Buddha scold you?”
“The Buddha I worship sometimes appears in the form of colored Buddha.”
“Good.”
The two people looked at each other and laughed.
“Okay, then let’s have a daily meeting!”
“Good.”
Mabul left the room, laughing heartily.
As soon as Ma-bul left, the smile disappeared from the face of the leader of the Pungcheon sect and he asked the man in chains.
“What do you think?”
“You seem anxious. It seems that you have noticed that the leader is trying to join hands with the scholar.”
“Is it really that concerning?”
“That must mean they are wary of the scientist. They are watching them closely.”
“What should I do now?”
“Think for yourself. Don’t make it a habit to keep asking questions.”
“Right now, it’s a matter of life and death for me and our school. So don’t be so expensive.”
The man turned to him and shook the chains.
The leader of the Fengchun Church made a reluctant expression, but eventually opened a new space.
Looking out at the green fields, the man had a bright expression on his face as if he was about to fly.
The leader of the Pungcheon Church asked, freeing the chains of the eternal iron with the key hanging around his neck.
“Why do you like this place so much?”
For a split second, a feeling of longing flashed through the man’s eyes. However, the feeling quickly disappeared, and the leader of the Fengchun sect, who was bending down to release his shackles, did not see it.
“The leader is chained up all day. Let’s switch roles for just one day.”
“I guess I’ll decline.”
The leader of the Fengchun Church gave the man a moment to enjoy his freedom.
Today, the man’s emotions were unusually calm. Maybe that’s why? The man looked out at the field and immediately gave the necessary advice.
“Mabul will do whatever it takes to make the leader go back. They will probably use their leader.”
However, the leader of the Fengchun sect had no intention of returning quietly. He was determined to use this opportunity to establish a bridgehead for advancing into the Central Plains.
“What do we do?”
“Go to the scholar and ask him how to stay here. He will surely tell you how.”
“Perhaps you know this method too?”
“Even if I knew, I had to give a gift to the scholar.”
“I don’t understand. Why do I have to be so dependent on this guy?”
“Then who are you going to cling to?”
For a moment, the leader of the Fengchun Sect was speechless. Cheonma hated him, and the Grand Duke was supported by the demon lords including Mabul.
Only Blood Heavenly Demon had officially joined hands with the Duke of Yi, while the rest of the Demon Lords were neutral or believed that the Duke of Yi would become their successor. They were in a situation where they had nowhere to go.
“If you don’t want to be hung up, just stay outside and come and go when you’re told to. Then you’ll be able to live comfortably and eat well for the rest of your life.”
If I had said it while swearing, the leader of the Pungcheon Church would have been less angry, but because I said it politely, the leader of the Pungcheon Church became even angrier.
“Don’t provoke my pride with words like that!”
But the man did not consider the feelings of the leader of the Pungcheon sect.
“The way to win this fight is simple. Choose well and believe until the end. Simple, right? It’s so simple that it’s actually difficult to put into practice. Losers don’t know until the end. Victory depends on whether or not you follow these simple principles.”
“Stop nagging! Stop lecturing!”
“If we can’t keep this principle, then it’s right for us to go back, like the saying goes.”
The leader of the Pungcheon cult, who was about to get angry and tell them to shut up, calmed down.
It was several times more frustrating than what he had said, but when he heard it, it was all true. So instead of getting angry, the leader of the Fengchun cult revealed his true feelings.
“I don’t want to keep giving things to the engineer. To be honest, it’s a shame. It’s such a shame. I still regret the time-space transfer technique I gave him earlier. I couldn’t even sleep last night. Because I felt like I gave it to him for nothing.”
No one would know that he, the best in the new world of martial arts, has this kind of personality. And that he lives listening to such criticism.
“It’s because you are narrow-minded and greedy.”
Whenever he heard such words, the leader of the Pungcheon Church would feel angry, but at the same time, he would feel a strange sense of pleasure.
I’ve lived my life hiding my true nature better than anyone else, but it was a sense of kinship that I felt from the fact that there was one person who knew exactly what kind of person I was.
“But what can I do with something that I feel bad about? And you want me to give it to you again?”
“If you choose, believe it. Give it to me. Give it all to me.”
“It’s a shame! I don’t want to give you even one!”
Normally, this would have been a moment when the chained man would have sworn out. But today, the man remained calm until the very end.
“Let’s just go back and live a life of wiping off the dust from the water and making paper. That’s just right for the leader.”
The leader of the Pungcheon sect bit his lips tightly.
“I’m going to get out. I’m doing this to break this soy sauce-like sack and get out! I’m definitely going to establish the headquarters of the Pungcheon Church in the central plains. I’m going to achieve with my own hands what my predecessors couldn’t.”
I wish he had cursed at me instead, but the man in shackles just sighed.
“… … Probably not.”
After that, the leader of the Fengchun sect was silent for a long time, lost in thought. It was a day when he was extremely angry, but the virtual space continued until his internal energy was depleted.
