5. Sweet Plum Martini (5)
5. Sweet Plum Martini (5) – The title of best in the world is still active, since it is not dead.
Fortunately, Yongjeoksan, who has a generous personality, was able to laugh off Mokjin’s personally attacking remarks.
“Oh, really. This is the first time I’ve heard the word ‘yokai’ since I was a kid.”
Huh. Seryeong lowered her head at the words of Yongjeoksan, the long-sleeved volcano that smiled kindly. For Seryeong, it was an incredibly unfair thing to do. It was Mokjin who caused the accident, so why should she, one of the group, feel ashamed?
On the other hand, Mokjin, although he had apologized in a polite manner, was still looking at Yongjeoksan with an expression of blatant wonder. A pair of horns on its head, reptilian scales covering its cheeks and neck, and even a long tail that he had not seen before. No matter how he looked at it, it did not look like a human.
It’s a story that Mokjin couldn’t possibly know, but the Dragon King is an alien species with the most human-like genetic structure in the entire universe, to the point where they can use internal energy. Because of their unique appearance, they are also called Dragon King or Dragonians, and even now, many of them live as members of the martial arts world, using their human-like genetic structure, strong body, and long lifespan as weapons.
Could it be that a spirit like a snake or a dragon has disguised itself as a human? Feeling Mokjin’s gaze, Yongjeoksan smiled and said.
“Haha, great swordsman. Even if you look at it that way, you can’t see any internal energy. You can’t use magic or breath either.”
“Magic? Breath?”
“Oh my, you don’t know much about this.”
It was a joke that was quite clever, but it didn’t work on Mokjin, who didn’t know fantasy. Yongjeoksan smiled awkwardly and waved his hand before getting back to the main point.
“Yes, I heard from Gemini’s master. He said that he would teach Qigong to our disciples at Hwasan.”
“I didn’t say anything about teaching him my Naegigong. I just said that in order for that child to control his constitution and perform the Plum Blossom Sword Technique that he wants, he needs Naegigong, not Naegong Drive.”
The inefficiency of my Qigong is effective in neutralizing the pulse. Yongjeoksan scratched his horn and answered after hearing Mokjin’s explanation.
“Hmm… It doesn’t seem like an unreliable story. If that’s true, then it would explain why some people with cerebral palsy are not affected by certain martial arts. Did they overcome cerebral palsy in ancient times in that way?”
“In those days, there was no other choice. Children born into a bloodline without learning martial arts mostly did not live long.”
With the advancement of medicine, there is no longer any fear of losing life, but the means to overcome illness have also been lost. From a universal human perspective, this is clearly progress, but from an unmanned perspective, it is like decline. Yongjeoksan took a sip of tea with a subtle expression.
“By the way, can I ask you something? I heard that you have never met that Hwarin child, and that you saw her for the first time a little while ago. Is that true?”
“That’s right.”
“But why do you want to help that child? It may be a simple intuition, but Your Majesty doesn’t seem to be the type of person who is particularly bound by compassion.”
The vertically slit golden pupil of Yongjeoksan looked straight at Mokjin. Although he was a layman, he was clearly a disciple of Hwasan. Mokjin, on the other hand, was merely an outsider. In that sense, his interference was clearly excessive.
It could be that he was doing Hwa-rin a favor out of pure pity, but unfortunately, in the martial arts world where power rules, there aren’t many such kind people. He suspected that Mok-jin was using Hwa-rin for something else.
How could Mok-jin, who has been fighting with the evil spirits of the martial arts world, not know his inner thoughts? Mok-jin smiled brightly and opened his mouth.
“I have no intention of teaching that child myself. If that child is going to learn Qigong from me, it would be right for him to learn from Hwasan. However, the reason I showed that child the way is because I saw potential in that child.”
“You said it was a possibility…”
“It’s possible that you’ll be a good inspector. Look, Jang Moon-in, there’s only one thing I want.”
More people should learn Qigong. Mokjin said sincerely.
“If it is because of chance that I woke up in this distant future, isn’t it there? That is what I think.”
Huh. Yongjeoksan made a blank expression at Mokjin’s words. That was because what he was saying was so absurd. If he hadn’t heard it directly from the man in front of him, he would have thought it was a joke. Seolyeong, who heard Mokjin’s true goal for the first time, had a similar expression.
But Mokjin’s eyes were extremely serious.
“I know that too. The internal energy drive is an infinitely convenient and important precious item for the unmanned.”
The martial arts of the universe that blossomed through the invention of Mokjindo’s internal energy drive were acknowledged. Didn’t you honestly admire the martial arts of Buwol Black Panther Kim Seong-beom or Seocheon Sword Marquis Kim Yeon-hwa? That was clearly another possibility of martial arts.
“If it’s simply a matter of strength, then the internal energy drive might be the way to go.”
Mokjin glanced at Seolyeong and said. Compared to Naegigong, where it is impossible to guarantee whether or not you can reach the ranks of a master even after practicing for decades, if you have an internal energy drive and an internal energy integrated operation system, you can become a master in just a few years.
Who would practice qigong if the results they see right before their eyes are like that? Mokjin knew that it was impossible for qigong to completely replace internal energy drive.
But that is the wrong way. Even though he knew that it was a provocation, Mokjin declared it in front of the unmanned being who had the internal energy drive transplanted.
“In order to go beyond the wall of enlightenment and reach a higher realm, you must learn internal qigong, not internal energy drive. At least for those who wish to walk the path of martial arts. That’s why people like that child are important. Those who learn internal qigong and reach the realm of ascension.”
As the number of such people increases, the number of people learning qigong will increase, and then someday, those who aspire to reach the same level as him will appear. Unlike the era in which he lived, the martial arts world of the space age was so vast that its end was unknown.
Yongjeoksan seemed to understand why Mokjin wanted to help Hwarin. In short, it was a story that people like Hwarin would learn Naegigong and become masters, and thus serve as advertising towers for Naegigong.
And that wasn’t really a loss for the Volcano faction.
“As for the text, if that child wants to learn Igagong, there is no reason not to allow it. However, before that, you must first prove that the path that the Great Swordsman speaks of is the right path.”
Yongjeoksan answered in a slightly challenging tone. There was no need to mention the method of proof he was talking about. Mokjin answered in a calm voice.
“Of course, I have to prove it. Is it acceptable for a powerless warrior to have a voice in the martial arts world?”
This is something that Mokjin, who once stood above the law of the strong, could say. Yongjeoksan let out a sigh after hearing his answer.
“You are trying to take the place of supremacy over all people.”
“That place was mine from the beginning.”
Since two thousand years ago.
Mokjin laughed. It was a completely different, arrogant laugh from the empty atmosphere he had been in until now. Yongjeoksan couldn’t bear to laugh at that laugh.
“Two from the Gupailbang, one from the Odaesega, one from the Sadoyeon, one from the Cheonmasingyo, and two who had no affiliation. Each and every one of them was worthy of being called the best in the world. Even you, as you are now, would probably have a hard time competing with Baek Heop.”
Mokjin spoke leisurely as if he was telling an old story while standing before Yongjeoksan Mountain, which had entered the realm of …
“When I overcame the combined attacks of the seven and brought them to their knees, I finally realized that I was the supreme being of all mankind.”
Well then, that’s it.
He had a dragon in his eyes.
“Are you qualified to talk about the best in the world, or rather, the universe?”
Only then did Yongjeoksan smile. The corners of his lips, filled with shivers, trembled slightly.
The best in the universe. What unmanned being would not flutter at the sound of those words?
Yongjeoksan opened his mouth, even though he didn’t have the confidence to answer his question with a yes. He couldn’t help but open his mouth.
“Take a guess.”
He said.
The dragon’s breath carried the scent of purple plum blossoms.
An underground smoke cave under the volcano sect. Mokjin and Yongjeoksan stand facing each other.
“Aren’t you broadcasting?”
“I’m not the type of person who enjoys being exposed to the media.”
“I see, that’s too bad.”
Yongjeoksan let out a hollow laugh at Mokjin’s reaction. No matter how great the difference in their realms was, it was impossible to help but feel absurd seeing him, the eldest of the volcanoes, not even thinking at all about defeat right in front of him.
Yongjeoksan gestured toward the sky. Twenty-four strangely shaped swords without handles flew towards him from the sword container placed far away. Mokjin frowned at the sight.
“I guess it’s not like that… it’s not like that.”
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“It’s not a technique, but it uses skill, so you could call it swordsmanship since you move the sword without touching it. Of course, it’s not comparable to swordsmanship.”
Mokjin had not yet experienced it, but Kinesis Swordsmanship was a surprisingly common martial art in the martial arts world, although it was expensive. The advantage of not being limited by distance was difficult for a martial artist to give up.
Of course, controlling more than twenty swords simultaneously with precision would be possible only for Yongjeoksan, who had been training for over several decades.
The swords spread out behind his back like peacock feathers. Twenty-four swords fluttered along with the sword holding Yongjeoksan.
“It’s getting late, so let’s finish this in one go.”
“Okay.”
Yongjeoksan overheated his internal energy drive. The internal energy drive, custom-made exclusively for Jaha Shin-gong, glowed and covered the swords behind him with purple energy. But that wasn’t the end. Sword threads rose like haze above the swords that wrapped around them.
The black branches are actually flower petals. The sight of the purple swords blooming from the twenty-four lotus petals spread out around Yongjeoksan Mountain was like a giant plum tree in itself.
“Just looking at it, I feel like I can smell the rich plum blossom scent.”
Indeed, it is a majesty worthy of the name of the Ten Thousand Flower Sword Lord. Mokjin smiled brightly when he saw the sword blooming from the sword in his hand. Even when he met the Sword Emperor of Hwasan in the past, he had never seen such a beautiful plum tree. This future world always surpassed his imagination with good meaning.
There was no need for further conversation. The two people’s eyes met and they smiled brightly, resembling each other.
Finally, the dragon’s sword began to dance. And-.
The plum blossoms on the plum tree are in full bloom.
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In this world, apart from a few remaining android-discriminating remarks, racist remarks are virtually extinct. This is because there are so many uniquely-looking people. Even the little bit of alien discrimination that existed was largely eliminated during the Android Wars.
In that situation, Mokjin’s remark was more than just a simple rude remark, it was a remark that was close to a fresh shock. To use a 21st century analogy, it would be like an Asian looking at a white person or a black person and saying, “This person looks strange, but is he even a human?”
Yongjeoksan has a good personality. When he was young, he had a fiery personality that matched his bright red scales, but after living for nearly a hundred years, he became gentle due to the secretion of female hormones.
The dragons of this world cannot use magic or breath. They have no genetic relationship with Earth reptiles, and are simply called dragons because of their appearance. The people involved do not particularly dislike the word dragon. The lifespan of a dragon is approximately two hundred years.
The tail of Yongjeoksan Mountain is very popular with children. There is no fire coming out of the tip of the tail.
Oddly enough, Yongin have very similar genetic makeup to humans. Because of this, there are rare cases of human-Yongin hybrids being born.
Yongjeoksan’s breath drip was a humorous moment of triumph. It was a little embarrassing that it didn’t work on Mokjin.
Mokjin looked at Hwarin and thought she would be a good candidate for a billboard tower.
Mok Jin acknowledges the internal energy drive in his own way. And he knows that internal energy cannot completely replace the internal energy drive, which is a huge wave of the times. Mok Jin’s ultimate goal is a martial arts world where internal energy and internal energy drive coexist.
In the martial arts world that Mokjin dreams of, those who wish to see the end of martial arts will learn internal energy under the protection of the school, and everyone else will use internal energy drive like they do now.
Mokjin fought and won against seven masters of each martial arts world, representing the past martial arts world, when he was dominating the martial arts world. There was also a demon from the Heavenly Demon Sect who was burning with rivalry with Mokjin, and after a fierce battle, Mokjin won and unified the martial arts world. This was possible because the gap between the two realms was very large, even though they were in the same martial arts world.
Yongjeoksan is a mature master who has reached the realm of the present. He is not lacking in discussing the best in the universe.
Yongjeoksan doesn’t enjoy media exposure, but having been a volcano expert for a hundred years, most of his information has already been released to the public.
If it’s a one-shot, Kinesis Sword Technique can be used as an ordinary unmanned sword, and if it’s at its peak level, it can be used to some extent freely. Of course, unlike the Igi Sword, it’s difficult to put in strength, so it’s not enough to use as the main weapon in actual combat, so it’s used as a supplementary tool. Since it’s possible to calculate the volume, I used it as the main weapon by adding sword strength and swordsmanship.
Yongjeoksan always carries a sword container because of his main weapon. Since it is a special transport, the boarding fee for the passenger spaceship is very, very expensive.
Yongjeoksan’s internal energy drive is a core-level internal energy drive.
The martial arts displayed by Yongjeoksan are the final form of the Twenty-Four Plum Blossom Sword Technique, Plum Blossom Ten Thousand Blooms, displayed in his own style.
