2. Motel Phobos (2)
2. Motel Phobos (2) – The best in the world, Cheonmasingyo
There are tens of millions of sects scattered throughout the universe like grains of sand.
Among them, the ones that are large in scale or well-known to the public are called the Universe Thousand Great Gate Sects (宇宙千大門派), and among them, a hundred are called the Central Plains Hundred Great Gate Sects (中原百大門派).
The Jungwon Baekdae sects are famous sects that even the general public would have heard of at least once, and many of them have a long history, dating back to the Earth’s primitive martial arts days before mankind ventured into space, spanning over two thousand years.
And among those Central Plains Hundred Great Schools, there were some that had maintained top-tier reputations for over twenty centuries.
The nine factions and one gang (九派一幇) and the five generations of the family (五代世家) are the pillars and foundation of the Jeongpa.
The three evil paths of Sapa and the eight valleys.
The six greatest thieves of the Black Sea, the Six Thieves and the One
These people, whose roots extend all the way to the origin of the universe’s martial arts world, have joined forces under the names of the Jeongpa, Sapa, and Heukdo, each supporting the heavens of the martial arts world in their own way, competing for thousands of years for the great cause of unifying the Central Plains.
But there was one place that had equal power with them as a single sect rather than a union.
The first seat of the Central Plains Baekdaemun School.
The best sect in the world, Cheonmasingyo.
Instead of forming an alliance, they greedily devoured numerous small factions under the law of the strong, and single-handedly created a force powerful enough to rival each alliance.
People called such people “demon cult” and looked at them with envy and jealousy.
“Cheonma Shingyo······.”
It’s been two thousand years since that tradition was passed down. Even if Mokjin, an eccentric Cheonmain who didn’t feel any sense of belonging to the new religion and wandered around, couldn’t help but feel some emotions. Mokjin looked at the black-clad magicians with a face mixed with pride and admiration.
Seolyeong tilted her head as she saw Mokjin’s face.
“Do you know about the Demonic Cult? Well, the Demonic Cult has been around since the ancient Earth days, so maybe it existed in your era too?”
“I know. Of course I······.”
Mokjin’s mouth, which was about to respond naturally to Seolyeong’s words, was shut tightly.
‘Should I tell you that I am a demon?’
Wasn’t he the one who wanted to forget the past and be forgotten by the world? Even after thousands of years, there was little chance that the records of Cheonma Lee Mokjin would remain, but now that he could live a new life, there was no need to reveal his connection with the Demonic Cult. Mokjin, who had made a decision right away, continued speaking relatively naturally.
“······You’ve been in the world of martial arts, yet you don’t know about the Cheonma Shingyo? It’s surprising that its lineage has still been passed down to this day.”
“Aside from these guys, there are quite a few sects that have survived since the primitive martial arts era. They are all sects that do one thing.”
“I have more questions to ask Robat later. I really want to hear how much the martial arts world of my distant future has changed from the martial arts world of today.”
“Well, you can ask about that later… Anyway, why are they acting like that? Who are they looking for?”
Serin’s eyes narrowed. How could there be so many demons in such a backwater inn with nothing to offer? Something smelled. It was the smell of something unusual.
“Tsk.”
Several martial artists clicked their tongues and glared at the sight of him blatantly looking inside the guesthouse, as if he had no intention of hiding it. From the perspective of ordinary people who wouldn’t be harmed, he may seem like a middle schooler, but he has a cool and cool image as a demonic cult member. However, from the perspective of martial artists, he was a thug who believed in power and ran wild, whether it was two thousand years ago or now. Perhaps it was because of that damn tradition of the law of the strong. I don’t know about other things, but that aspect has not changed since ancient times.
The only thing that has changed is that instead of openly showing displeasure, they no longer immediately draw their swords and call you a demon cultist like they used to. From Mok-jin’s perspective, who lived in the past when he was treated as an arch-enemy of the Central Plains martial arts world, even that was an incredibly strange sight.
Even after scanning the inside of the guest house, the person they were looking for was nowhere to be found. The person who seemed to be the leader of the group suddenly opened his mouth and lightly gave a winning ticket to the martial artists.
“Hello, fellow Moorim compatriots. I am Sanjeon Muak, the leader of the Red Wolf Brigade under the 32nd Parish of the Cheonmasingyo. I do not wish to disturb the rest of my compatriots, so I will get straight to the point. A day ago, I received word that a criminal our sect was chasing had escaped and was hiding at the Hwail Inn, so I personally led my men here.”
The man who introduced himself as Sanjeonmuak displayed a hologram of a person through the terminal on his wrist. Mokjin was surprised by the sight for a moment, but soon frowned when he saw the hologram.
“······child?”
The appearance of a child who looked to be about twelve or thirteen years old. The sight of the child, who seemed to have never been able to leave the arms of his parents, let alone his parents, being chased away by calling him a criminal seemed like a shameful act no matter how you looked at it.
But contrary to expectations, no one in the inn seemed to complain about him. Not even Seolyeong and his group sitting with him.
There was almost no change in expression or atmosphere, so it was hard to say that he was just standing still because he was afraid of the power of the Demonic Cult. It meant that there was some other reason. Mokjin, unable to suppress his curiosity, asked Se-ryeong in a small voice.
“It’s strange. How is it that no one tries to hold a child like that accountable for being a sinner?”
“······I don’t know what it was like in your time, but these days, we don’t judge people by their appearance. Even if they look like that, they could be an old man in his fifties.”
“Are you saying that he is a master of turning old into young again?”
“Speak sense. Where in the world is there such a thing······.”
Serin, who was answering, stopped talking and stared at Mokjin. When she thought about it, wasn’t there a gentleman who had undergone a complete transformation and even a complete transformation just a few hours ago in front of her? Serin quickly changed the subject.
“······It might exist, but it’s not common, right? No, no. It’s complicated to explain, so just know that. You can hear the explanation from Robert later.”
Although it might sound rude, Mokjin didn’t really care. He knew that it would take him quite some time to properly understand her explanation, since he knew nothing about this era. Now was not the time to listen to the explanation leisurely. Mokjin looked at Sanjeonmuak again.
Sanjeonmuak was already continuing his story. A neatly dressed martial artist who seemed to belong to the Jeongpa asked.
“May I know what crime he has committed?”
“I can’t tell you the details, but I have been accused of stealing property from my parish.”
The man of the Jeongpa nodded his head at the words of Sanjeonmuak. It wasn’t exactly an unbelievable story. No matter how violent the cult was, they wouldn’t tell lies in the name of the cult.
There must be a reason to proudly present it. Sanjeonmuak said, pointing to the person shown in the hologram with a sword.
“If you see anyone like this, or anyone acting suspiciously here, please report it to me or my subordinates without hesitation. Of course, since you have helped capture the criminal, I promise to reward you generously in the name of this parish.”
The mood of some of the martial artists changed when they heard that they would be offering a bounty. Since they were not just members of the orthodox faction, they were more inclined toward the bounty than the aversion to the Demonic Cult. And among them, there were also Se-ryeong who had to solve their financial difficulties right away.
“Hmm······. Not bad, right?”
“Is that what you’re looking for?”
“The Demonic Cult kids originally lived solely on their pride, so if they’re going to talk like that, they deserve to be paid properly. Sunja, do you know who that is?”
“Well. Since he doesn’t appear in the martial arts database, I think he’s either a regular person or a rookie in the martial arts world······. If he were to touch the Demonic Cult, his future life would be really messed up.”
Sunja clicked her tongue as she looked at the hologram with disinterested eyes. She felt a sense of regret, but that was it. In this cruel universe where hundreds of thousands of people are dying in a comical manner every day, such people are abundant enough to trip up.
Then, all of a sudden, someone from the table next to me spoke to me.
“Shall I tell you?”
“What are you?”
Seolyeong spoke in a wary voice as she watched someone who had suddenly barged in. Mokjin looked at the man who had suddenly appeared with curious eyes. A handsome young man in his late twenties with a flashy hairstyle and manners. A strange object was floating in the air next to his head. The man opened his mouth with an exaggerated gesture, as if he was enjoying the attention gathered around him.
“Hello! Hello! I am the common open martial artist, or Huntu for short. It is an honor to meet you, So-Jeong Seol-Ryeong, who is famous in the Hanam region. Have you ever watched my channel?”
“Is it open?”
“Open?”
Seolyeong immediately made a face. Judging from the way she spoke, it was clear that she was a streamer belonging to the Broadcasting Department, the most annoying type among the open streamers, who streamed and collected money and information. Mokjin’s eyes widened at her words.
The Gaepo that he knew was a bunch of dirty beggars who walked around in rag-like clothes and stinked. But the Gaepodo in front of him was not a beggar, but rather, he was dressed in a flashy and expensive-looking outfit.
After two thousand years, even beggars are walking around looking normal. Mokjin, who experienced a proper culture shock for the first time in this era, observed the open-minded person who introduced himself as Huntu with an expression that could not hide his surprise.
Of course, that was a reaction limited to Mokjin. Even Seolyeong and Sunja looked annoyed.
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Seolyeong raised her hand to her sword and warned fiercely.
“······Turn off the broadcast when you’re talking nicely.”
“Hey, what do you think of me? I’m not so open-minded as to break the rules of openness that I can’t broadcast without the consent of the parties involved. Hey, look, the camera’s off, right? I already explained everything to the viewers and paused the broadcast. If you break the rules recklessly, I’ll be killed by the inspection team. Haha.”
Even in the face of the icy and cold Seryeong, he kept a cheerful smile on his face and waved his hand. Indeed, his face was so shameless that people said he had cooked the iron sword with his face. As he said, the drone camera floating next to his head was not in shooting mode and was glowing red.
Sunja openly sneered at his words.
“I took pictures of everything I wanted to take from afar.”
“Don’t worry. I follow the guidelines of the Murim Bulmun. If you are caught on camera for more than thirty seconds, you can request a life-or-death decision from me.”
Huntu-ga confidently beat his chest. He looked so dirty and mean. After all, he had already taken the picture.
When filming a martial artist, you cannot film them one-on-one without their consent, and even if they are in focus, you cannot broadcast them continuously for more than thirty seconds.
This is an unwritten rule of the martial arts world that was created when streamers belonging to the Open Broadcasting Club kept poking around with cameras. However, in other words, it also means that you can film someone from afar without their consent for thirty seconds.
If he was a member of a large sect or a master known in the martial arts world, he would have acted appropriately and tactfully, but this was not the case for Seolyeong, who had no proper support and was not a master. That was why it was even more annoying.
“I’m asking just in case, would you be okay with appearing on a broadcast? I’ll pay you 2 credits per minute.”
“You want me to be a clown? You want me to lose?”
There are quite a few martial artists who like to receive attention from people, but Seolyeong is far from that type. Seolyeong raised her middle finger toward Huntuga. Of course, Huntuga just shrugged his shoulders as if he had expected that. As a professional streamer, this kind of reaction was familiar to him.
“That’s too bad. So-Jeong Seolyeong is quite popular, so I’m sure the listeners will like her too.”
“What’s my job? If you’re not going to talk about that sinner, then get out of here right now.”
“Ugh. I have to collect information on this. However, I can’t just sit still for the sake of the Nachas’ ladies who are always working hard for the peace of the universe. What a feeling! Since it’s our first time meeting, I’ll start serving you!”
Heuntuga spoke while striking a strange pose on his own without anyone keeping time with him.
“You’ve already taken out the principal and still have some left over, so what’s the big deal about that?”
Mokjin still looked at them with a curious expression, but Seolyeong and Sunja had no intention of straightening their crumpled faces. They may not know, but just by appearing on the show, they probably received donations and paid the information fee. It was obvious what the broadcasting club members were doing.
I wanted to grab him by the collar and start arguing, but his face has already been sold on TV, so there’s no going back, and it’s also difficult to open up and deny it. For now, I can only hope that the information he gives me is useful.
Okay then. Huntuga, who was smiling as if enjoying the attention gathered around him, snapped his fingers. Sunja spoke in a puzzled voice.
“Voice jamming?”
“Isn’t security the lifeblood of information transactions? Even for services, security is certain.”
You asked about the sinners of the Demonic Cult? Huntuga opened his mouth.
“Have you ever heard of the Cheonryong Sangdan?”
information)
The Universe Heavenly Gate Sect and the Central Plains Hundred Great Gate Sect are renewed once a year in the Pei Jian Family.
The Paejeon family has been organizing the martial arts schools for generations since before mankind entered space, and is a family with a high reputation that is recognized by all martial artists for its fair and objective analysis.
Before the advent of space, the martial arts world on Earth, especially the martial arts world of the 10th century when Mokjin lived, is often called the primitive martial arts world, and because many records have been lost, it is treated as a somewhat mysterious era.
Martial arts novels based on primitive martial arts are occasionally published even in modern times, but from Mokjin’s perspective, they are closer to fantasy novels that lack even the slightest bit of historical accuracy.
About ten years ago, the Murong clan replaced the Sacheondangmun clan in the Five Dynasties clan.
The Sect of this era, unlike the ones usually treated as bad guys in martial arts, is a relatively neutral and humane force. However, due to the difference in values regarding martial arts, the method of martial arts training tends to be more unconventional than that of the orthodox sect, and so it is called the Sect.
Those who are usually classified as bad guys in martial arts are categorized separately as Heukdo. The six thieves of Heukdo literally have their roots in the world-wide criminal organizations of the Earth era. For example, the Red Jeok of the Six thieves, who is in charge of the Red Jeok, and whose roots are in the Russian Red Mafia, boasts a powerful force that can wipe out one or two sects without a trace.
Of the six great sects, the first is, of course, the Green Forest Seventy-Two Sects. They boast enormous power, with mountains all over the vast galaxy, and are proudly ranked within the top ten of the Hundred Great Sects of the Central Plains.
The current greatest power in the martial arts world is by far the Cheonma Sect. Dozens of sects are centrally united in the main sect, boasting enormous power. Naturally, the Cheonma Sect is not treated as a public enemy of the martial arts world like it was in the Mokjin era, but is recognized as a true power in the martial arts world. Of course, it still calls for the pride of the strong and the unity of the martial arts world, and competes with the righteous, evil, and black factions.
The Demonic Cult is popular among the general public because it manages its image well. However, because of its nature, the martial arts community treats it as a kind of delinquent who is unlucky and undesirable to be associated with.
Although the Banrohwandong is considered a kind of legend, there are many medical procedures that can produce effects similar to the Banrohwandong, so martial artists usually do not judge an opponent’s age by their appearance. In the first place, if you pass the basic knowledge assessment, you can be treated as an adult, so age is not that important in this day and age.
Modern openness has allowed them to escape the beggar identity and absorb information and money through various businesses such as taverns, restaurants, accommodations, and galaxy trade. The broadcasting department, which controls various streamers, is one of them, and thanks to the general public who are interested in martial arts, they are earning quite a bit of information and money.
Seolyeong’s nickname is Yeomhwanacha, but because of the scary connotation of Nacha, he is also called Yeomhwakwaegeom, a sanitized nickname.
Huntuga’s real name is Maenggu Ottostein, and he is a fairly successful streamer with around 5 million subscribers.
The martial arts book generally deals with various unwritten rules that must be observed in the martial arts world. For example, there is an unwritten rule that only those over 80 years old or Shaolin monks can shave their heads.
Before the broadcasting regulations of the Open Broadcasting Club were established, the notoriety of the Open Broadcasting Club was so great that even the ragtags could not stand up to them. So the entire martial arts world came together to establish broadcasting regulations to stop the Broadcasting Club from running wild. The Broadcasting Club protested, saying that they should not infringe on humanity’s right to know, but there was no use. Currently, if the broadcasting regulations are violated, a lawsuit will be filed against Open Broadcasting, so there are not many cases of violating the regulations. Of course, there are crazy people everywhere.
Of course, it is okay to film according to the rules. That is why streamers who are open to the public are violating the right of portrait by hesitatingly crossing the line with the people of the martial arts world or the martial arts world. The parties involved are protesting, but since they cannot overcome the power of openness, it is a reality that things will change far away. Originally, in the martial arts world, power is law.
Although Seol-yeong has sharp eyes, she is a great beauty and is therefore popular among the general public. Even though she has a dirty personality, she seems to have a certain charm, so she also has quite a few female fans.
information)
In this world, there is a network called Ganghonet, which is similar to the Internet. It is a network where things related to martial arts are generally posted. Each martial arts force operates on their own server, and martial artists access the terminal to obtain information or engage in activities.
Anhui Constellation, consisting of four constellation networks led by Anhui 1 Constellation, is the sphere of influence of Namgung Family, and the martial arts forces within it are under the influence of Namgung Family. Not only Namgung Family, but also most of the famous named martial arts sects have more than one constellation as their sphere of influence.
In the case of the Demonic Cult, there is also a parish that oversees one or more constellations. Currently, there are a total of 48 parishes of the Demonic Cult, and each parish has a different character and scale depending on the parish leader. However, the orders of the Demonic Cult’s nature are absolutely followed.
It is a common occurrence in most parishes that the Demonic Cult makes excuses to suppress or absorb sects that it does not like. Other large sects do similar things, but the Demonic Cult is more blatant and often draws criticism.
Openness is basically the first thing that comes to mind when something smells like a problem. It’s very annoying from the perspective of the person being targeted, so they get cursed at a lot.
Mokjin lived as an ordinary martial artist for a short time during his youth, so he is relatively tolerant of the political factions compared to the members of the Demonic Cult. In particular, he tends to look favorably on the young followers, regardless of political affiliation, as long as they have a good start.
Openness, especially the broadcasting department openness, is very lucrative. 40% is taken from the open nature, and an additional 20% is taken from each branch, but because the number of subscribers is so large, even the average streamer earns enough to make a living.
These days, there are few liberals who know that their roots were beggars.
Most one-person martial arts transfers, not just those from a few rich families, are made by extracting the core of the master’s internal energy drive and transplanting it to the disciple. Therefore, it is common for a master to transfer his martial arts to his disciple, wash it with gold, and then report it to the martial arts dictionary before retiring from the martial arts world.
In the case of the one-man transmission of the Golden Spoon, a custom internal energy drive is created that is tailored to the student’s skeleton. In this case, the master does not wash his hands with gold powder even after teaching his martial arts to his student.
Usually, before becoming an adult with fully grown muscles and bones, they use external internal energy drives to train in qigong for cost-effectiveness. After becoming an adult and fully grown muscles and bones, they transplant internal energy drives and become full-fledged martial artists and throw their hat into the ring. However, in the case of large sects, since they have enough money, they gradually replace internal energy drives according to growth stages and train.
Basically, external internal energy drives have difficulty reaching first-class levels due to durability issues, precision, and sensitivity issues. Therefore, most people who use external internal energy drives are basically third- or second-rate martial artists. However, there are cases where some masters who have learned external energy use external internal energy drives as supplementary tools.
Those who do not use an internal internal drive are called naturals. The term natural basically refers to ordinary people who do not know martial arts, but it is sometimes used to mock low-class martial artists who have no choice but to use external drives for financial reasons.
