Episode 117
The last one
The sight of dozens of iron pieces, separated one by one from the iron sphere and rising into the sky in a spiral shape, centered on the dark zone, was a spectacular sight.
It’s so good that I can’t help but exclaim in admiration every time I watch it.
The size of the iron pieces was all in the shape of an elongated triangle, and the spacing between the iron pieces was constant, as if measured with a ruler.
The shape in the sky stood upright like a spire, acting as an umbrella to hide the dark zone from the moonlight.
A procession of iron sheets filling the vast sky.
The ghosts and I were completely overwhelmed by the mechanical yet beautiful appearance, to the point where the word “geometric” came to mind.
“It looks like the castle… has been built.”
“In some ways, it seems like I’m looking at a painting depicting the birth of a saint against the night sky.”
“It also seems that fear will spread in a way that is not at all natural.”
“This is the dark zone… …!”
“I’ve only heard about it in words, but I never thought I’d have the chance to see the Mancheonggong ceremony with my own eyes.”
Even as the ghosts exclaimed in admiration, the procession of iron pieces continued, and soon a vortex was drawn across dozens of sheets in all directions.
It looked like a great phoenix spreading its wings wide to fly.
―The great pheasant soars ten thousand li to fill the skies.
When the great eagle spreads its wings, it will fill the sky ten thousand miles across!
This is the Mancheonggong Gisu ceremony that I only heard about.
It was a martial art that corresponded to the dark instrument technique among the three great poison techniques that were created by the dark spirit along with the Doban Samyang Gwiwon technique… … !
The Dark Lord spoke in a solemn voice, with all the majesty that weighed down the world.
“Before I fully reveal the Mancheonggong to you, let me tell you one thing first.”
In front of the great divine beast called Daebong, a single human being is nothing more than a tiny speck of dust.
I could only nod my head quietly.
“Actually, I had no intention of putting you in a new whirlwind.”
“!”
A completely unexpected fact.
My eyes grew wide on their own.
“You must be wondering. Why would I not accept someone like you? You don’t understand why I failed the exam when I gave you the chance.”
“… Yes. To be honest, yes. Was there anything you didn’t like?”
Amzon shook his head.
“No. It’s the opposite. I liked it so much that I wanted to eliminate it.”
What on earth is this?
“You are outstanding. But you are so outstanding that you cannot get along with others. You are meant to lead others, not blend in.”
“!”
“But that’s not allowed in the Gwangpungdae. Because if you don’t mix, you could end up hurting your colleagues.”
Here, even I couldn’t answer rashly.
I could lie and say that I could do it and get along with other people, but somehow, I felt like a lie wouldn’t work on Amjon.
“It is true that the vessel of the Sogyoju is a vessel to contain others, not a vessel to contain anything.”
“From the beginning, you were born with the duty to lead the new religion-“
I was the only disciple and successor of Master, the founder of the new religion.
He was the one who had the duty to bring glory to the followers after him.
Anyone who wants to become a leader must first have a different mindset.
If people are not prepared to accept their duties and responsibilities, the organization will collapse.
Moreover, as someone who was only halfway there and had to work several times harder than others to catch up, I had no choice but to become even more absorbed in that mindset.
I tried to expand my horizons somehow and tried not to miss even a single one of Master’s teachings.
It was all a result of this that I was able to sit in the position of a small cult leader.
The place created the ‘Socheonma’, but the Socheonma also created the place.
But it seemed as if the Dark Lord had seen through my thoughts.
These habits cannot be hidden, no matter how hard you try to hide them.
“But on the other hand, doesn’t that mean that there are no problems at all if you become the ‘leader’…?”
“If it had become a new storm maker, it would have been possible-“
Something flashed through my mind.
“… The reason you didn’t want to give me the position to lead was because there was already someone who had been chosen.”
The dark lord let out a hollow laugh.
“Did you come to that conclusion from that short conversation? Haha. As expected, your insight to see the whole picture is very sharp for your age.”
“Then, the position of the Grand Master was supposed to be filled by… Cheongseong Shingum.”
“You are right.”
I nodded.
Of course, if it was the Lee Cheol-san I saw, he would have been fully qualified to sit in that seat.
‘I kept feeling strangely anxious. Was this the way I wanted to get involved with that person?’
It turned out that my strong intuition that we might be strongly connected by fate was accurate.
“I was planning to place Cheongseong Shingum in the major position and Won-ah in the minor position. In addition, I was planning to place those who had a connection with me in major and minor positions.”
“There’s definitely no place for me to sit in there.”
“Yeah. You’re not the type to be under someone.”
I smiled silently. It was a silent affirmation.
Instead, I asked a different question.
“But is it because you changed your mind that you are giving me the teachings of Mancheonggong?”
“That’s right.”
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The dark lord chuckled.
“The fight with the Lion King… That really hit home for me. It’s been a while since I’ve met the Lord of the North Sea, and there’s been so much development in the meantime. Not only did you absorb the things I gave you, but you also interpreted them in your own way.”
“… … .”
“That’s when I changed my mind. I wasn’t surprised by your excellence, but by your flexibility in knowing how to change yourself when I taught you.”
The corners of the dark zone’s eyes and lips were also drawn in a curved line.
“Then I thought that even though he may be stiff now, if he were taught enough, he might become a talent that would be a perfect fit for Gwangpungdae.”
I quickly took the lottery ticket.
“Thank you for giving me the opportunity.”
“Don’t you hate me? I took it off without your consent and then put it back on.”
“I hate you. But more than that, I appreciate you.”
“Thank you?”
“Because it showed how much thought went into making that decision. Also.”
I lifted my head slightly, which had been bowed deeply, and smiled playfully.
“As a result, didn’t you end up receiving teachings from Gaju like this? In the end, if things go well, isn’t that all that matters?”
“What? Hahahaha! Who on earth does Genji resemble to be so sly? It’s clear that he doesn’t resemble Hosan.”
“I would be disappointed if you compared me to someone as small as a stone.”
“That’s right!”
Amzon nodded, hitting his knee.
“Yes. It was because I saw this flexible side of you that I began to think differently.”
“Then, the existing organization structure of the Gwangpungdae will change. May I ask how you plan to change it?”
I never thought that I could immediately kick out Lee Cheol-san and take his place.
Whenever Amjon mentioned Lee Cheol-san, the look in his eyes that he occasionally saw was trust itself.
Regardless of what Lee Cheol-san might think, Amjeon had already decided on him as one of his half-successors.
It’s like trying to break into that kind of trust relationship. Of course, it won’t be easy.
“It won’t be difficult.”
“Amjon said, curling one corner of his mouth.
“Isn’t there a rule that says you have to have only one wind chime?”
“!!”
“her!”
“If that’s true-“
This was a change of thinking that I had never thought of.
“If there is one leader, an efficient command system is created. That will allow for quick movement in urgent situations. However, on the other hand, there is also the possibility that a wrong judgment by the leader could put the entire unit in danger.”
“… … .”
“However, if there are two leaders, there is an advantage in that, although it may be inefficient, it creates a sense of competition between them, which can lead to the development of the entire organization. Both have their pros and cons.”
I nodded heavily.
“Of course, this is just a conclusion I came to on the spur of the moment a little while ago, and it is not a confirmed fact.”
“So that means it can always be reverted back to the original plan.”
“Yes. So from now on, I will give you a separate first test before anyone else.”
My eyes lit up.
“Tell me anything and I’ll try.”
“After seeing the Mancheonggong, organize your own enlightenment. Then show me. Your transformation.”
The dark serpent pointed to one of his spread wings with his hand.
“Then I will be able to claim this wing as my own.”
“Since I’ve already come this far, I’ll take both wings and show you. Please show me.”
“Hoyeonji is also amazing. Good. Let’s get started.”
The dark lord spread his palms wide.
At that moment, the great eagle flapped its wings loudly.
A gust of wind blew in.
The iron pieces were scattered in all directions.
It looked like a typhoon was blowing and the flower petals were scattering.
The world was full of iron bars.
That moment.
‘Purple eye!’
My two eyes were burning with purple flowers.
In order to absorb all the essence of the martial arts displayed by the Dark Lord.
Pavat! Pavabavat!
Ss …
Paaaaah… … !
The iron bars began to cross the sky.
At the same time, a huge amount of information poured into my brain in real time.
All raw, unprocessed information.
However, he split his consciousness into small pieces and quickly analyzed the information.
When I came across information that was simply difficult to understand, I opened up Cheonma Library and searched for information.
However, if there are parts that you don’t understand, I wanted to go over them from the overall context.
If that’s the case, then there are parts that will be understood later on.
What I wanted to capture was the very frame of the universe.
I had to be able to roughly draw that shape so that I could incorporate it completely into my martial arts system.
―Numerous changes were taking place within it.
The transition between the attractive and repulsive forces between the iron pieces was so variable that I wondered if I could properly unravel it with my own energy.
―There were countless illusions contained within it.
The changes in iron and iron pieces could be anything.
He became a great bird that protected the majesty of the dark realm, a gust of wind that tore through the air, and a beautiful shower of flowers that filled the sky.
The Dark Heavenly Palace was fearful because it contained completely unexpected changes.
Because I don’t know when that thing might turn into a monster that eats me.
Darkness was a ruler who knew how to toy with and manipulate the laws of this world at will.
Infinite, boundless, vast and boundless.
It seemed as if those words existed just for this.
That is why it is full of heaven.
The name that fills the sky is a name that can only be had because it is already the sky itself.
-This is the Ark of the Covenant.
I had a strong feeling that I had caught a glimpse of a legendary realm that I had never seen before, even in my previous life.
“iced coffee.”
When all the changes were over, all the iron pieces fell down and stuck in the floor.
The sight brought to mind a devastated battlefield with hundreds of swords, arrows, spears, and the like carelessly discarded.
The dark zone was right in the middle of it all.
As if I were alone in this world.
The only one in heaven and earth.
The Ark of the Covenant was exactly that kind of place.
“How is it? Did you get something out of it?”
“… … .”
Amjon asked with a face drenched in sweat.
He also looked slightly tired, as if it wasn’t easy to raise a large bill, but his breathing soon returned to normal.
I couldn’t answer hastily and just closed my eyes.
Now, I was busy feeling the aftertaste that Mancheonggong had given me.
Fit.
There was a sound of laughter from the dark room. It was as if he was dying from laughter.
“You can be proud. There are no more than five people, including you, who have seen and experienced the entire Mancheonggong from the Great Phoenix to the Hwawoo. Don’t try to establish the inspiration you have now, but just accept it in your own way. Sudden enlightenment comes from that very place.”
“… … .”
“What each of you gain here will be different. The two people from the original family that we saw earlier have seen the pinnacle of secret techniques, and another person from the outside world has acquired the basic techniques of swordsmanship.”
The three people mentioned somehow seemed to be Dang Ho-san, Dang Ye-won, and Lee Cheol-san. I am the fifth of them.
So who is the remaining one?
“Unfortunately, the last one didn’t last long and we lost touch midway, so I couldn’t hear the details, but it seems like he blossomed quite beautifully in a faraway place.”
faraway?
But strangely, what he said was in the past tense.
Thump thump!
But for some strange reason, an inexplicable sense of discomfort took over my entire body.
My heart was pounding wildly.
In the end, I opened my eyes without being able to fully enjoy the aftertaste.
Whether or not he read my gaze, the dark spirit was muttering while looking up at the night sky with his hands behind his back.
“Can I ask who that person is?”
“You know him too.”
“?”
“No, it would be more correct to say that he is someone everyone in the world knows.”
Who the hell is this?
For a moment, a shadow fell over one side of the dark zone’s face.
“The devils of Cheonsan called that child the Shingeomcheonma.”
“!!!”
It was a completely unexpected name.
The reincarnation demon temple
