5. Sweet Plum Martini (1)
5. Sweet Plum Martini (1) – I’m a fundamentalist in the 31st century
Planet W-100K, the center of the Western martial arts world and the headquarters of the Cheonma Sect.
Although the planet has a harsh environment dominated by massive sandstorms, the amazing pioneering spirit of humans has created a space where humans can live even on such a planet.
Megalopolis, home to hundreds of millions of people, surrounded by a massive mountain range reaching hundreds of thousands of meters above sea level.
The awe-inspiring sight of the nine towering hive megacities towering over the sky was so magnificent that it left viewers in awe.
And on the highest floor of the main hive city, the largest of the ten thousand great mountains. There, the pinnacle of the Heavenly Demon Sect, the Heavenly Demon Wisoha, was located.
“······Hmm. You said you were a heavenly horse?”
A girl who looked more like a teenager than an adult, sitting cross-legged on an ebony throne, resting her chin on her hand, and opening her mouth with an expression of interest. The servant who knelt down in front of her bowed deeply and answered, “Yes.” The girl with the black robe draped over her shoulders tilted her head, twisting her pink-blond hair tied to the side.
If you think about it logically, it would have been something he said to insult the Cheonmasin cult. Usually, to a cult member, saying ‘I am Cheonmasin’ is usually used in a provocative way, meaning ‘I am your father’. However, after seeing the recent fight with Seocheon Sword Marquis, it was impossible to ignore the possibility that his words were true.
“Was there anyone named Lee Mok-jin among the names of the past leaders of Cheonma or the cult?”
“There are no records from after the Middle Ages. If the man is indeed an ancient being who has been asleep for two thousand years as he said, it is possible, but since there are no remaining records, there is no way to confirm it, at least for now.”
After the first great bloody calamity of the Blood Cult that occurred long ago before mankind entered space, many records were lost, including the genealogy of the first Cheonma Sect. In the end, it was said that it was impossible to confirm whether the man named Lee Mok-jin was really a Cheonma or not.
“What was the martial arts skill of the man that was used in the non-video?”
“It was clearly called the Silent Thunder Heavenly Shingong.”
It’s called the Mukroecheonra Shingong. I rolled the word around in my mouth. It sounded unfamiliar. She turned her head to the side and asked.
“······Have you heard of it, Master?”
– This is my first time hearing about it. In the first place, where is the Heavenly Demon that uses martial arts other than the Heavenly Demon Shingong?
“If you look at the way he uses his martial arts, it’s definitely not the Heavenly Demonic Skill.”
– Then that guy isn’t Cheonma.
The hologram of an old man, who was about a span tall and stood solemnly with his hands behind his back on Wei Xiao’s shoulders, who was called Master, answered as if it was nothing. The Heavenly Demonic Art was a martial art that had been passed down from generation to generation to the supreme beings of the Heavenly Demon Sect since before the first great bloody aeon. Even if there was a frame limit, there was no way that she, who had learned the Heavenly Demonic Art, and the old man would not have recognized it.
Weisoha shrugged and gestured to his subordinates.
“Well, the most important issue has been resolved. Let’s go.”
“Your name.”
With her words, the subordinates went out. Weisoha still sat on the throne and asked the old man.
“So what do you think, Master? According to that man, we were wrong.”
– What do you think? I can’t help but think that another crazy guy has popped up.
The old man clicked his tongue and answered.
Actually, it’s not that surprising. In the vast universe of martial arts, there are enough people who commit such wide-scale provocations to trip you up. People who run wild trying to get some attention are everywhere.
– You’re saying I’m a fundamentalist in the 31st century? It’s not even the early 22nd century… It’s the end of the world.
It was a piece of crap that you would only see in history books, where the internal drive was invented and briefly popular. Even as an old man who lived just over a hundred years ago, I had no way of knowing that it was a being that appeared and disappeared briefly over eight hundred years ago. If it were any other time, I would have thought, “What a novel way to beg for attention,” and moved on.
But this time, things were a little different.
– But that person’s martial arts skills seem to be real. If he had really reached that level with only qigong without any internal energy drive, he would have accumulated martial arts skills that are unimaginably great.
Even for him, a former Heavenly Horse, it is difficult to guess his level.
Seocheon Sword Master Kim Yeon-hwa is a master who can see the edge of Hwagyeong, and is one of the top five masters in the western universe. But how could he be so overwhelmingly powerful? At least in his eyes, the man named Lee Mok-jin in the video was clearly a master who had overcome the wall of Hyeon-gyeong.
– I’m not sure just from watching the video, but if it wasn’t manipulated, there probably weren’t more than five people who could stand shoulder to shoulder with that guy at the time.
“Hmm, he certainly seems like a master······. Where did such a person come from?”
– Well, it could really be that he is an ancient being who was sealed twenty centuries ago, just like he said. Isn’t the world of martial arts a place where all sorts of things happen?
“Then is what that person is saying true?”
Weisoha asked. She smiled boldly, as if she already knew the answer.
The old man burst into laughter, as if asking an obvious question.
– The debate about Naegong-Naegong Drive was already concluded eight hundred years ago. It has also been proven for eight hundred years. Is it worth discussing something that has already been concluded?
There was once a claim that, like Mokjin, you can never reach the level of an absolute master if you use your internal energy drive. However, since there were already many masters who had overcome the wall of the realm …
If it were a legendary realm of life and death that no one had ever reached before, then that would be an understatement, but at least within the realms of martial arts known to date, there was no place for my own Qigong.
“Still, I’d like to try it at least once. I heard you defeated the Seocheon Sword Master······.”
She licked her lower lip as she spoke. Her amber eyes were filled with an uncontrollable spirit of triumph.
It’s not because of the power of martial arts. Even she could easily turn an asteroid of that size into dust.
However, I am interested in the skill with which she was able to block the sword of the Western Heavenly Sword Master. The dragon and tiger sword technique she displayed was such an incredible martial art that few in the entire universe would dare to block it.
– Tsk. How did I come to accept such a reckless person as my disciple?
The old man clicked his tongue again when he saw her like that. Perhaps because she was still young, his disciple seemed to be excited and wanted to run out and fight that man named Imokjin right away.
But there is an order to everything, said the old man.
– Sohaya. If you want to compete with that guy in martial arts, you must first learn the Ten Stars of the Heavenly Demonic Skill.
“······Ugh. I know.”
In order to bear the weight of the name Cheonma, one must have the appropriate qualifications. Wisoha nodded, her lips filling up at the old man’s words.
The Cheonma-class internal energy drive, which contains the essence of the Cheonma Shingyo internal energy drive technique that only those who have earned the name of Cheonma can obtain. In order to properly use the universe’s best internal energy drive that exceeds the output of a battleship, the completion of the Cheonma Shingong was essential.
On the day she completes the Cheonma Shingong, she will be reborn as a true leader of the Cheonma Shingyo, surpassing the immature, half-Cheonma.
While waiting for that day to come, I got up from my seat on the Cheonma throne and walked towards the training room.
Haa. Kim Yeon-hwa let out a deep sigh. It was a complicated sigh filled with various emotions.
Her whole body still ached from the aftereffects of Mokjin’s attack. But that wasn’t the reason she sighed.
“······You planned this from the beginning.”
When she opened her eyes after finishing her lucky breakfast, a headache awaited her.
Provoking the entire universe while streaming. Even though she treated Mokjin as her senior, she didn’t feel very good about it.
Mokjin nodded calmly to her words.
“That’s right.”
Even though it was Yeonhwa who first suggested filming without a weapon, by today’s standards, it would actually be more proper etiquette.
However, Mok-jin kicked away Yeon-hwa’s kindness and used it for his own purposes. Even from a moral standpoint, her displeasure was justified. That’s why Mok-jin apologized to her.
“I apologize for taking advantage of your kindness. I thought I would never get a better opportunity than this one, so I did this without asking for your understanding. I will definitely repay this debt in the future.”
“······Were you sincere with those last words?”
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Yeonhwa asked with a complicated expression. She was embarrassed by the current situation, felt a slight sense of betrayal towards her benefactor, and was confused by Mokjin’s remarks. Of all the emotions she felt, the one that was the most noticeable was the confusion over Mokjin’s remarks that directly denied her martial arts skills.
Ordinary people would just ignore Mokjin’s words. For them, who have difficulty overcoming their own limitations, the realm of absolute masters is just a story from another world. It is difficult to obtain the internal energy of ascending, which has long been eliminated, and how on earth can one learn it? Even if one were to learn it by chance, it would be much more efficient to simply transplant the internal energy drive rather than accumulating internal energy for dozens of years.
But to her, who had mixed Mokjin and Geom, Mokjin’s words were like a bolt from the blue.
There are already those who have reached the realm of the supernatural with their internal energy drive, but the realm beyond that is still unknown territory.
In the history of the universe martial arts world that has lasted for thousands of years, no one has ever reached a level higher than the realm of the realm of the realm of the realm of the realm of life and death. Although they have created the imaginary realm of the realm of life and death, it is literally a product of imagination. That is why the martial artists naturally chose the internal energy drive instead of the internal energy drive.
But what if Mokjin’s words, which seemed to have reached the legendary realm, were true? It wasn’t something she had to worry about since she hadn’t even been able to overcome the wall of Hyeon-gyeong yet, but the denial of the martial arts achievements she had accumulated up until now was a problem that was difficult to accept.
Mokjin nodded.
“That’s right. If the three practices of training the body, accumulating energy, and controlling the mind are not balanced, then in the end, you will not be able to break through the wall and will only end up stagnating.”
The state of Hwagyeong is where you can reach the extreme by practicing the basic techniques and qigong of martial arts to the utmost. And the next state is Hyeongyeong, where you can go beyond the method of moving your body and momentarily touch the principles of all things. From Mokjin’s perspective, it was hard to believe that you could reach Hyeongyeong through a shortcut like internal energy drive.
“I will give you some advice. Even now, you should abandon your dependence on internal energy drive and learn internal energy. When I was young, I lost all my internal energy and started over to come here. How can you not walk the same path as me?”
Hoho. Yeonhwa smiled slightly at Mokjin’s words. It was a smile that seemed both grateful and resigned. She looked at Mokjin’s face, who was seriously giving her advice, and slightly lowered her head.
“I understand that you are giving your junior valuable advice because you are a senior. However, I am sorry that I cannot follow those words.”
“Why?” she continued, looking at Mokjin, who was frowning.
“I guess you didn’t have time to think about it, Senior. As you can see, the girl has overcome the wall of the palace and experienced a complete transformation.”
“······It seems so.”
“Hwan-gol-tal-tae is the process of transforming a human body into a state most suitable for performing martial arts.”
If so, Yeonhwa placed her hand on her danjeon.
“What do you think will happen if we, the martial artists, undergo a complete transformation by removing our digestive organs and transplanting internal energy drives?”
“······no way.”
Mokjin opened his eyes wide. Yeonhwa smiled brightly.
“Yes. The internal energy drive is already a part of my body. I can replace it with something similar, but I can’t completely remove it from my body. That’s why the girl can’t follow her senior’s advice.”
Huh. Mokjin let out a soft sigh at her words. Who knew that reaching the realm of Hwagyeong would actually be poisonous? He truly felt sorry for the future of his promising junior.
However, Yeonhwa, who was actually involved, was not discouraged at all and calmly reported to her distant senior.
“I was able to get to where I am today by foolishly obsessing over things that others thought were impossible. If I continue to foolishly walk forward this time, I wonder if I won’t find another answer. I hope that my senior will support the path of a foolish junior.”
“······.”
Mokjin didn’t answer. No, it would be more accurate to say he couldn’t.
It wasn’t that he felt resentful toward her for rejecting his advice outright. It was just that her determination to go down that path honestly, even though she knew it wasn’t the right path, and find the answer, was so dazzling.
Even before she became a senior who had already gone far ahead of me, how could I, as a single person, not pay tribute to her attitude?
Mokjin could only give a single word in reply.
“······I’ll be waiting for you to come here.”
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The only place on planet W-100k where humans can live is the Sipmandaesan region.
The main hive city of Sipmandaesan is centered around a city with a population of 100 million, and hive cities with populations in the tens of millions are divided into eight directions and surround the city. The nine giant towers create a magnificent sight, making it a popular tourist destination.
The Hive Cities of the Ten Thousand Great Mountains are owned by the Heavenly Demon Cult. The top floor of the main Hive City belongs to the cult leader.
Natural ebony was completely lost after the Earth was devastated by nuclear war. There is artificial ebony through genetic engineering to somehow meet the demand, but natural ebony is no longer available, so it is expensive. The throne for the leader of the Cheonmasin Church is made of natural ebony from Earth and is incredibly expensive.
The Blood Cult has been casting soul trolling spells throughout human history, and has already caused four great blood calamities. They are still the public enemy of the martial arts world and are being pursued by the human government, but they are still tenaciously alive. They are truly vicious.
Because the First Great Blood Calamity was such a large-scale event, many martial arts sects, including the Cheonmasingyo, suffered great damage and many records were lost.
The record of the Mukhyecheonra Shingong was not lost, but it is not in the records. Therefore, the Cheonma Shingyo judged Mokjin’s statement that he was Cheonmayo to be a provocative lie.
The Cheonmasingong (Mukryocheonrashingong) of the Mokjin era and the modern Cheonmasingong are different.
When you gain the qualification of a Cheonma and learn the Cheonma Shingong, until you complete the 10 stars, the previous Cheonma who transferred his consciousness to the brain will be with you and receive the rite of passage and become your teacher and guide you. The previous Cheonma is about a span in size and is already a deceased nobleman, so many people do not fear him and rather love him. The previous Cheonma, who is the current Cheonma’s teacher, was so popular when he was alive that he has a fan club and sells goods despite his old appearance.
Until you master the Heavenly Demon God, your previous Heavenly Demon will assist you in your Heavenly Demon-level internal energy drive. This is to prevent other demons from keeping you in check while you practice the Heavenly Demon God.
In the early 22nd century, when the internal energy drive was first invented, the internal energy fundamentalists who used the theory that the internal energy drive was limited to mass-produced unmanned vehicles and could not become masters gained power. After that, when the masters of Hwagyeong and Hyeongyeong appeared, they quickly lost their voice and disappeared into the back alleys of history.
Jeon Dae Cheon Ma is a nobleman who has been dead for a hundred years. These days, he enjoys watching new dramas during his free time outside of his training at Wi So Ha.
In the martial arts world, all sorts of things happen. Even if an ancient person from 2,000 years ago shows up, people will accept it and say, “Oh, it’s the martial arts world, so that can happen.”
Seocheon Sword Master’s Yongho Sword Skill is a martial art with such a strong deception that even the most skilled of the Hyeon-gyeong classes would find it difficult to receive it head-on.
The Heavenly Horse-class Internal Energy Drive is the best internal energy drive in the universe, surpassing the core-class internal energy drive. Its output exceeds that of the military battleships operated by the human government, and therefore, due to the restrictions of the human government, only one Heavenly Horse-class internal energy drive can be produced.
The Heavenly Demon-level Internal Energy Drive can be controlled only when you reach the level of Hwagyeong at the very least, and to use it properly, you must reach the level of Hyeongyeong. Of course, you must also complete the Heavenly Demon Divine Art. The method of making it is treated as a top secret even within the Heavenly Demon Sect, and only those who have obtained the qualifications of a Heavenly Demon can transplant the Heavenly Demon-level Internal Energy Drive.
The current Cheonma is in the realm of a magnificent scenery.
Seocheon Sword Master Kim Yeon-hwa was in a state of disarray at first and didn’t know what was going on, but after recovering and hearing what had happened, she lost consciousness for about three minutes.
Mok Jin who used Seocheon Sword is a bad guy. Seocheon Sword is kind and treats Mok Jin as a senior, so it was okay. Originally, it was okay to take a lot of abuse. Seryeong was actually very scared because of Mok Jin’s aftermath.
Although he did start a fight, Mok-jin feels truly sorry after acknowledging Seo-cheon Geom-hu.
Mokjin was betrayed in his early twenties and his dantian was destroyed. After that, he met Giyeon normally and powered up normally.
When you transplant your internal energy drive and undergo a transformation, your internal organs will recognize the internal energy drive as part of your body and merge with it. That’s why martial artists who are about to become absolute masters usually go through the process of upgrading their internal energy drive into an artificial organ.
Repairing or replacing the internal drive with a new one requires separating the body fused to the internal drive, making the surgery very expensive.
Although Mok-jin thought that Kim Yeon-hwa would not be able to come to terms with life and death, he acknowledged her strong will and did not encourage her thoughts any further.
