< Episode 114: Ghost Sword (1) >
Break the evil heart.
It was a nickname completely forgotten by the current martial arts people.
For those who knew Gu Murim even a little this was closer to a famous name than a famous name and could be called a bad name rather than a famous name.
‘The wicked of the wicked….’
Even for Cheongryeong who lived during the time when the Cheonjihoe was founded the era before the day of the Great Disaster was covered with only questions.
As such most everything related to that time has almost been lost.
However despite this since she was older than she is now she had heard some of the old martial arts stories through oral tradition.
One of them was Papa Aksim.
She had already lived for hundreds of years during the Old Murim era and was known to have committed many evil deeds.
‘That doesn’t make sense.’
At first she denied it.
Could it be that that young woman is really evil?
The reason she is not old is because there is a case of pure blood in the nine-blood religion so even if she does she has heard from word of mouth that Papa Aksim an old monster who has lived for hundreds of years is dead.
-…gibberish. Aksimpapa is dead.
[Hoo. I thought so but did you really know me?]
-What the hell are you?
[I told you. Say goodbye to evil intentions.]
-Then even if the word of mouth is wrong….
[Word of mouth? Didn’t you go through those times?]
-…If you’re talking about Gu Murim let’s say no. But this much is certain.
[What did you mean?]
-Papa Aksim died at the hands of the greatest man in the world.
[…Was it that well known?]
-okay.
[That’s not wrong.]
-what?
[Hehehe. Good. You seem to know quite a lot so it wouldn’t be boring if you conduct various experiments and take me with you.]
‘!?’
And when Papa Aksim held her outstretched hand she lost consciousness.
When she came to her senses again she was trapped in a prison cell made of silver wood.
Cheongnyeong bit her lip tightly.
She has to obtain a golden magic that can make soul and white become one and lure the guy to complete her revenge but I don’t know what the hell is going on.
‘…Is this really Papa Evil?’
She said that if the identity of the woman who captured her was really Papa with evil intentions then contrary to her oral tradition she was still alive.
She has lived for a period of time that surpasses even the pure blood of the old blood religion.
-Chiiiiii!
Even while she was suffering from pain as if her spiritual body was burning in a formation made up of silver trees and amulets she was dumbfounded.
What on earth is this?
To be entangled again like this as if he had some kind of connection with Gu Murim.
-closely!
Cheongnyeong clenched her fists and gritted her teeth.
She had no time to stay like this.
Time will continue to pass and if you remain here things will eventually turn out as that bastard wants.
Before he can do that he must either convince the woman who calls herself an evil papara or escape from here somehow.
No matter how much she created a magic formation with a talisman on a silver tree it would never be completely flawless as all formations are.
He must find the birth gate.
She raised her body and looked around her.
She must first master the amulet to break the silver tree and then be able to pass straight through the living gate of the Sulbeobjin.
As she woke up like that she couldn’t help but be puzzled by the strange shape inside this thatch.
There was something like a thick pillar standing in the middle of the thatch which had numerous joints and numerous inscriptions engraved on them.
Her eyes sparkled as she stared at it.
‘Could it be that that is the center of this place?’
It may have been a medium that connected this place a space hidden in the bamboo forest.
Come to think of it it was difficult for her to properly exercise her spiritual power after coming here.
It seemed like there were many secrets to this formation.
As she was looking at it closely she suddenly noticed something attached to one of the walls.
There was a scroll with a picture hanging there.
The scroll had a picture of what appeared to be a martial arts garden but the only thing that did not match the things inside the scroll was that it did not match.
Soon she took her mind off it and looked around for other clues.
That said
-thud!
The door of the thatched hut opened and Aksimpapa came inside.
As Papa Aksim came inside he was holding what appeared to be medicinal herbs in his hands.
She placed it on her table and spoke with her bright eyes.
“Hoo. “Have you come to your senses already?”
-…What on earth are you planning to do with me?
“well. What do you think you should do? “Should I use it to experiment with a new technique or should I use it to inhabit an object like a magical sword since it’s the magic I’ve acquired so long ago?”
Somehow she was excited like a child who had just received a toy.
Seeing her like that Cheongryeong whose guard became stronger thought about it and opened her mouth.
-…You will regret it if you keep imprisoning me here.
“regret?”
-okay. If you don’t release me right now something annoying is going to happen.
Aksimpapa laughed at the young man’s words.
“What’s so annoying about being annoying? “Giggle.”
-People like the one who was using the bamboo lip earlier will continue to come so can you handle it?
“Guys like that guy from earlier are coming?”
-okay. That guy from earlier kept coming in here even after his memories were erased so what if someone even more persistent than him shows up?
Cheongnyeong tried to persuade her somehow.
I don’t know why but she didn’t seem to kill the living.
If you look at the fact that they didn’t go out of their way to kill him but just erased his memory and sent him away.
However if you were sent out and had been secluded alone in a place like this for hundreds of years you would not be happy to have someone come and bother you.
however
“Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk. This is my first time seeing a vengeful spirit full of resentment rolling his head like this. “The higher your rank the stronger your ego becomes.”
-what?
“But. It doesn’t matter whether they come or not. “The contract period is not long now.”
-Term of the agreement?
“This terrible loneliness is now over.”
Cheongnyeong frowned.
What are you talking about?
She thought that the reason Papa Aksim was here was because he had cut off ties with the outside world.
So I thought she erased the memories of those who came here and sent them out but does that mean that’s not all?
As she was wondering Papa Aksim brought her face closer and said with a grin.
“It’s a pity that everything didn’t go as he planned but I kept my promise and paid enough karma so I’ll be going there soon. You are the ghost. All you have to do is relieve the boredom of this body until then.”
‘!?’
* * *
Meanwhile outside the bamboo forest.
The bamboo forest which was assumed to be a ghost sword from the bamboo forest looked at its palm with incomprehensible eyes.
Her palms were torn.
What on earth are these traces?
It was clearly something I didn’t remember so I couldn’t figure out why I was hurt.
‘For a wound like this to occur….’
She was holding a sword and it was something she could only do by forcing her strength to endure to the point where she could not handle the aftermath.
But I couldn’t remember anyone who had pushed themselves to this level recently.
No there was no fight on the way here in the first place.
‘what?’
Come to think of it when she thought she had to send Jeon Seo-gu to Hoe-ju she was caught by a strange sense of déjà vu.
It felt like this wasn’t unfamiliar.
As a result Jukripin could not help but look at his palm and fall into trouble.
His sixth sense was speaking.
When I entered the bamboo forest made up of high-altitude forests something happened that I couldn’t remember.
For some reason that memory disappeared.
‘Is it Jinsik’s influence?’
I don’t know why but until I figure it out I think I should refrain from entering the bamboo forest hastily.
First let’s send it to Jeonseo-gu first.
It was just as Juklipin was about to take his steps.
-Shudder!
Juklipin slowly turned his head as he felt the pressure pressing down on his surroundings.
There despite his youthful face without a single wrinkle a young man with white hair was walking with his back to me.
Even though he walked slowly Jukripin’s eyes changed the moment he saw him.
‘This is the worst.’
How did you find this place?
The moment he saw the white-haired young man Juklipin immediately knew who he was.
Even in the secret affair there were people who assisted Hoeju for the longest time.
Among them there was an official of the first world who was said to be almost the best in destroying something and that person was the Paje (破帝).
-Jump! Damn it!
Every time he walked the floor was cracking and cracking.
The energy flowing out was extraordinary as if it were the spirit of an emperor that encompasses everything.
“Paje.”
As he opened his mouth the white-haired young man named Paje also opened his mouth.
“How bizarre. “I am the one who received this command so why are you here?”
“…I can’t say.”
“Can’t you talk?”
“okay.”
At Jukripin’s words Paje stopped ten steps in front of him with an expressionless face.
Then he opened his mouth again.
“It is the generosity of a colleague who has served him for a long time. I ask again. “Why are you here?”
“I can’t say…”
That was before the words were even finished.
Before he knew it Paje was extending his index finger toward him.
At the same time in the blink of an eye an intense force of intelligence flew precisely towards Juklipin’s face.
Jukripin hurriedly threw his head back.
-Shoot!
The intelligence passed through the front part of the bamboo lip.
But that wasn’t the end.
-Sreung!
Jukripin who drew his sword flew his new form backwards and quickly swung his sword with a sword.
-Chaechaechaechaeng!
Blue flames flew out due to the strong energy and the intelligence that touched the blade split or bounced off.
Jukripin who had blocked all of this hurriedly tried to launch a tangeomgang towards where Paje was.
however
-Chaeang!
Before he knew it he had come forward blocked the sword blade that was about to strike him with his hand blade and extended a powerful finger towards his face.
Jukripin who sensed that there was no way to escape similarly aimed at Paje’s chin with each angle.
Accordingly at the moment when Paje touched Juklipin’s toes
-Papak!
I took a step back about two steps.
This was also the case for Juklipin.
However because he was unable to completely avoid the Ji-Gong loaded with strong energy the bamboo rib he was using began to split.
Looking at him like that Paje said.
“Mokgan no longer wants Hoeju’s body. “No more actions that go against His will…!?”
-Pakak!
Before he could finish his words the split bamboo shoots fell to the floor.
As a result ripples appeared on Paje’s expressionless face when he saw Juklipin’s face revealed.
Paje said while looking at the bamboo lip or rather the ghost sword.
“You…what on earth is that?”
The place Paje pointed with his hand was the ghost sword’s forehead.
The side of his forehead was sunken in as if something had been there and healed.
Paje raised his voice somewhat.
“What on earth are you doing with your eyes?”
“well.”
As soon as the demon sword gave an insincere answer each of Paje’s fingers began to turn into a blue-colored force.
-Gooooooo!
“I felt a faint sense of magical power and I wondered why they were not faithful to their commands and that was why….”
That was before the words were even finished.
Guegeom who thought he was sure to win suddenly stabbed his sword into Paje’s neck.
Even though it was a lightning-quick sword Paje dodged the stab by simply tilting his neck to the side. He quickly closed the distance and tried to drive his five powerful fingers right into the Demon Sword’s abdomen.
It was that moment.
-Chaaaaaaaaa!
The fingers stained with Paje’s strength got blocked by something.
It was in the form of an extremely transparent sword.
‘This?’
-Shudder!
Paje hurriedly launched the new model backwards.
he with him
-bang!
Something fell from the sky and broke on the ground where he was standing sending a cloud of dust everywhere in its wake.
Paje widened the distance and lightly waved his hand.
Then along with the pressure of the wind the dust disappeared in an instant revealing a being that almost crushed him for an instant.
He was a man with two swords on his belt.
‘What about this guy?’
Paje’s eyes were colored with caution at the ferocious yet unusual force that flowed out.
But he turned his head halfway and opened his mouth.
“The interest is mine.”
He was none other than Mok Gyeong-un.
< Episode 114: Ghost Sword (1) > end
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