◈ Overcome the wall (1)
The interior of a huge pavilion.
A man bowed down and reported to the old man at the top.
“They say there has been a setback in the plans underway at Cheonryu Sangdan.”
“If it was a minor issue, I wouldn’t have bothered to report it like this. “It looks like the blow was quite severe.”
“… … It will likely take several decades to recover from the damage suffered this time. Those planted in the main altar were wiped out. They say that those who have been in contact with Bunta are also being tracked.”
“It seems that Cheonryu Ilho’s plan has failed.”
Cheonryu Ilho. Sejak was the first to infiltrate the Cheonryu Sangdan. It was a word that meant a golden ticket.
“Hmm. “If it goes according to the plan I was previously briefed on, it seemed like the possibility was quite high.”
The prostrate subordinate pondered for a moment before answering the man’s words.
“… … “It seems like there was an unexpected ambush.”
“ambush?”
“According to an investigation after the failure, there were rumors like that going around in the headquarters of Cheonryu Sangdan. There is a rumor that the Shaolin monk has been revived.”
“If you are a Shaolin monk… … Are you really talking about that bright light?”
For the first time, surprise appeared on the face of the man who had always been relaxed.
“yes. “They say he happened to be at the banquet hall for his 70th birthday.”
“What did Cheonryu Ilho do that even though Hyeon-gwang was in the banquet hall?”
“That is… … It is said that until this incident, no one knew that Hyeon-gwang had regained his martial arts skills.”
“… … “So you were hiding your recovery?”
“It is not certain because it is a rumor, but if the rumors are true, it seems that he has reached a higher level than simply recovering his martial arts skills.”
“her… … .”
The old man burst into laughter without realizing it.
“At the age of only 32, he was one of the teenage masters of his time. But if he went up one level again, he would be at the same level as the current Three Swords of the World.”
“… … “It’s just a rumor, so we need to dig deeper to get certain information.”
“… … .”
He was lost in thought at his subordinate’s words.
This person was once called the best talent in the world.
A monster that was evaluated as capable of becoming the unrivaled greatest person in the world if ten years passed.
Therefore, they had to deal with that monster somehow.
Sorim didn’t care because they were the ones who would destroy themselves by acting alone. However, if Hyeon-gwang was given time, he could have grown into a monster that could single-handedly cause damage to their century-old plan.
Therefore, when the Demonic Cult was on the move, they deployed a large number of the elites they had gathered to attack Hyeon-gwang. By planning to disguise it as a separate branch of the Demonic Cult.
Even though Hyeon-gwang lost a hundred masters and the only thing he had to do was turn Hyeon-gwang into a ruined person, he was revived.
‘no. Thirty-five years have already passed. Even if Hyeon-gwang is revived, our power has become much stronger than before.’
The man shook off those negative thoughts.
They became stronger while Hyeon-gwang lived as an invalid. We trained a much larger number of experts than we lost at that time.
If that wasn’t enough, there were several masters who could rival the Seven Kings or the Three Swords of the World.
And there was something else that was needed to train more and better masters.
“There is no need to worry too much about that. For now, focus only on determining the truth of the rumor. And since there has been a change in the original plan, please focus manpower on the Daegeum Sangdan and the Eunha Sangdan instead of the Cheonryu Sangdan.”
“Is Cheonryu Sangdan giving up completely?”
“Ryu Ji-gwang’s suspicions must have reached their peak, so starting to work again now would only be self-defeating.”
“I will follow your orders.”
Looking at the back of his subordinate who bowed and left, the old man gathered his thoughts.
In order to train countless experts, a variety of children were needed. The more unique the child’s constitution was, the better.
In order to secretly supply such children, they were trying to prey on large merchants or secretly establish links.
And among the Tianhao Daesang Sangdan, the Cheonryu Sangdan was the one that put the greatest emphasis on the transportation industry. If he could only devour the Heavenly Stream Sangdan, there would not even have been a need to approach the other Five Great Sangdans.
However, they were persistent people who dreamed of achieving success for a hundred years, so they did not just focus on the Cheonryu Sangdan.
Just in case, a connection point had already been made between the Daegeum Sangdan and the Eunha Sangdan.
By using those two places, it was possible to solve this problem.
‘Compared to completely engulfing the Cheonryu Sangdan, the damage will be great… … .’
As I was thinking of such thoughts, I naturally became the main culprit who ruined this incident. The name Hyunkwang flashed in my mind.
* * *
Shaolin Temple in Songshan. Room manager’s room.
There, Master Bangjang Hyeoncheon and Hyeongwang were meeting alone.
“W-Mujin was so seriously injured!?”
Ambassador Hyeoncheon, who heard from Hyeongwang about what happened at Cheonryu Sangdan, asked back with a surprised face.
“That’s right. Priest Bangjang.”
Instead of his usual empty face, Hyeon-gwang had a sad face and shook his head and thrust the wrapping cloth towards Ambassador Hyeon-cheon.
It was a wrapping cloth that Hyeon-gwang had brought with him when he climbed Mt. Seongsan from Deungbong County.
“What is this?”
“In return for this incident, these are the things that Lord Ryu Ji-gwang gave to the monk. Priest Bangjang.”
“yes… … ?”
Does this mean that my brother, a man of great Buddhist merit, received a personal reward?
Feeling embarrassed, Ambassador Hyeon-cheon unwrapped the wrapping cloth that Hyeon-gwang held out.
“… … .”
I looked at the items in the wrapping cloth for a while.
The wrapping cloth was filled with gold and silver treasures, each of which looked expensive at first glance.
Although Hyeon-cheon was not very knowledgeable about the real world because he lived alone in the mountains, he knew it intuitively. Each and every small gold and silver treasure contained in the wrapping cloth is a treasure worth a year’s budget in Shaolin.
And Hyun-gwang, who had taken that enormous reward from Ryu Ji-gwang, opened his mouth with a still sad expression on his face.
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“In this way, the main monk has been rewarded by moving to Nogu, so now please give it to Mujin. Priest Bangjang.”
“W-what do you mean by that?”
When Hyeon-cheon asked in an uneasy tone in response to Hyeon-gwang’s words as if asking him to hand over something he had entrusted to him, Hyeon-gwang responded as if it was natural.
“It’s a grand tour.”
“You mean the great, great, great hwandan?”
“What have you heard just now, priest Bangjang! Our Mujin almost died!! “You were running around here and there trying to earn money to feed our Shaolin community with your weak body, and that’s what happened!”
As Hyeon-gwang shouted uncharacteristically with a sad face, the already old Ambassador Hyeon-cheon’s face became haggard.
“Ha, but you’re an ambassador. Anyway, the grand tour… … .”
“I guess that’s what Priest Bangjang would say, so I took the money like this! “Do you know how much my face has been made in embarrassment by repaying the price to Ryu Ji-gwang, the owner of the merchant?”
In fact, it was Hyeon-gwang who boldly extorted money from Ryu Ji-gwang without even changing his complexion.
Of course, from Hyeoncheon’s perspective, who was unaware of the situation, there was nothing he could say to refute it.
However, despite this, it was not easy for Hyeoncheon to give Mujin a grand prize.
“You know, Ambassador. “You can create a summoning corps if you have money, but you can’t create a summoning corps.”
The Daehwandan and Summoning Dan, which can be said to be one of the symbols of Shaolin.
The two were basically elixirs made by collecting various medicinal herbs from Seongsan Mountain, where Shaolin is located.
In a way, it was a very natural method since Shaolin lived with infinite integrity, or to put it another way, in poverty.
However, as with most medicinal herbs, if it was found in Mount Seongsan, it could also be found in other regions or mountains. In other words, it was possible to obtain it on the market. If you take away just one thing.
And that one thing was the biggest difference between the summoned group and the grand tour.
A special herb that grows in the most magical place here in Seongsan. Excluding the spirit candle, there was not much difference in the materials used for the Summoning Dan and the Grand Hwandan.
In other words, you can create a summoning corps if you have money, but it was impossible to create a grand corps.
It took dozens of years just for a single spirit plant to grow properly, and it could not grow unless it was in that magical place.
Therefore, the number of Daehwandans that can be made in Shaolin is at most two or three in one generation.
After making the Daehwandan, the remaining medicinal ingredients were used to create the summoning altar.
Of course, that just means that you can’t create a new one. Clearly, there were still Daehwandan remaining in Shaolin.
Nevertheless, this is why Ambassador Hyeon-cheon is against it.
“And above all, in our Shaolin world, there is no history of giving great welcome to the three great disciples.”
That was because of the Shaolin tradition.
Daehwandan, which can only be made two or three times at a time.
It was a tradition to give it to the disciples of this generation from generation to generation. Among these great disciples, he is the great disciple who will later become the leader of Shaolin. He is the disciple who has the strongest martial arts skills and will be in charge of Shaolin’s military power.
The Daehwandan was given to the most important talent who would protect Shaolin in the future.
“No matter how great Mujin’s efforts are and the child’s potential is endless, it is still too early to give Mujin a big welcome. Ambassador type. After Mu-jin becomes a disciple of Yi Dae, Mu-jin will receive a great welcome even if the Grand Master does not tell him.”
“… … “If that is what Priest Bangjang means, there is nothing we can do.”
As Hyeon-gwang shook his head, Hyeon-cheon sighed in relief. He thought he had barely succeeded in stopping the ambassador.
But that was nothing more than an illusion. By the time Mujin became a disciple of Lee Dae, he would have already left the earth.
Therefore, Hyeon-gwang decided.
“If the manager can’t ‘give it away,’ wouldn’t it be okay if I took it away?”
As Hyeon-gwang stood up and smiled while saying that, a few goosebumps ran down Hyeon-cheon’s spine.
“I think the location of the pharmacy was around this area.”
Hyeon-gwang muttered something he couldn’t tell whether he was talking to himself or threatening, and turned his body exactly in the direction where the pharmacy was located.
A huge number of nature guardians began to gather around his body.
“I’ll give it to you!!”
Ambassador Hyeon-cheon, who had become thoughtful, quickly jumped up, grabbed Hyeon-gwang by the leg of his pants, and shouted.
Perhaps because he liked that cry so much, the huge crowd of nature guards that had flocked to Hyeon-gwang were blown away by a favorable wind.
“Hehehe. “This old monk doesn’t know what to do with Priest Bangjang’s decision.”
Looking at Hyeon-gwang, who was smiling empty-handedly, Ambassador Hyeon-cheon thought.
‘I thought I could pull out the roots of Shaolin’s pillars in order to save the Great Master… … .’
Perhaps, Hyeon-cheon thought that the roots of the pillar might be pulled out by Hyeon-gwang rather than to save Hyeon-gwang.
* * *
A few days later.
Mu-jin, who was enjoying recuperation at Deungbonghyeon Musculoskeletal Therapy Clinic, received a letter from Shaolin Temple.
The letter was sent by Hyeon-gwang, and it told him to return to Shaolin immediately as he would now begin full-scale training to overcome the wall.
The road leading to Seongsan Mountain.
Ryu Seol-hwa, who had followed Mujin there, asked with a worried expression.
“Are you sure it’s okay? “You’re not even fully healed yet.”
“ha ha ha. it’s okay. Lord Seolhwa. “Grandpa, you know about my injury, but do you really think you should make me train to make it worse?”
On the other hand, Mujin just smiled awkwardly and answered.
I was worried about muscle loss, so every time I moved my body, she screamed and made a fuss, so I was starting to get scared of her.
That doesn’t mean I don’t like it, but what can I say? I felt like I was the troublesome son who got scolded by his mother in a drama.
I wasn’t sure because he didn’t have a mother, but I had a feeling it might be something like this.
“Then I will go up for training. “If you need anything, please bring a kite.”
“… … Climb up carefully. Monk Mujin.”
Immediately after exchanging greetings. Mujin climbed Mt. Seongsan with brisk steps.
Thanks to consuming enough health food and the doctors’ thorough treatment, Mujin’s body was almost completely healed.
Only a few deep wounds remained on his left forearm and back.
How long did it take to climb Mt. Seongsan with light steps? Mujin passed through Shaolin’s mountain gate and was soon able to reach Hyeongwang’s pavilion.
“Welcome to come. “Mujin.”
“I see you, grandfather.”
When Mu-jin greeted him as class president, Hyeon-gwang smiled softly and handed Mu-jin a wallet.
“What is this?”
Mujin wondered if it was a medicine to apply to his left forearm and back, which still had scars, but the answer he received was beyond his imagination.
“It’s a great welcome.”
“!?”
“Hehehe. Mujin, you were seriously injured this time, and it was unfortunate that you had to suffer at a young age for Sorim. Priest Bangjang willingly gave it to you. “Hehehe.”
Mujin responded to Hyunkwang’s words with an emotional face.
“If I ever meet Monk Bangjang, I will be sure to say thank you.”
“Hehehe. “It would be best not to encounter Priest Bangjang for a while.”
“… … “Is something wrong with you?”
“Mujin, it’s not something you need to worry about, so don’t worry. Rather, let’s focus on getting over the wall.”
It was Mujin that somehow felt like it was going through a rough patch.
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