Episode 344. There was a feeling that I was in love with the words of the master of the heavenly order
to correct the tone .
It is true that I gained physical pain, but it is because it gradually faded during my daily life.
“What is the difference between morgue and cheonan pain?”
“The Cheonan Tong of the Buddha School (the Cheonan Tong of the Body Spiritual Tong) is a free blessing obtained by practitioners in enlightenment. You can see things that cannot be seen with the naked eye, and you can even foresee the future of yourself and others. On the other hand, the ‘spiritual eye’ we use only sees the spirit being.”
“ah!”
“If ‘Epiphany Art’ is a river, then ‘Cheonan Tong’ is an ocean. Still, if it’s ‘spiritual eye art’, you’ll be able to pull out ‘Cheonan Pain’ as well. Because both are based on faith. Of course, I am saying that it would be the case for those who have obtained ‘physical pain’.”
“The morgue is a kind of door, right? Does it make me use the Cheonan Tong freely?”
“I’ll say it again, but that’s only true for those who have obtained ‘physical pain’. It’s not something you’d be interested in, who haven’t even been introduced to the martial arts yet.”
Master Cheonmyeong concluded his words firmly.
I don’t know why beginners who came to learn bangsul keep getting interested in ‘physical pain’.
‘Obtaining physical power means that you are already at the level of spiritual power, but I don’t know what you’re talking about.’
I am a person who has not yet been introduced to Bangsul, so the questions are mixed.
“Teacher, when can I learn that psychic technique?”
“I’ll teach you that when you finish the first step. You can’t teach a baby to run when he can’t stand up on his own.”
“Is memorizing the three sutras you just mentioned the first step?”
“No way. Even after that, I have to read at least ‘Todeokgyeong’ and ‘Namhwajingyeong’. After ‘reciting’ and ‘reciting sutras’ like that, we’ll move on to ‘questions and answers’. Passing the teacher’s dialogue is the first step. Only those who have gone through that stage can learn the martial art.”
The old man’s face darkened.
It’s because I don’t have the spirit to memorize something.
“Can I learn it all in three years?”
“Well, it depends on your qualifications. Who knows whether it will take three months or three years or thirty years?”
“Is that right?”
As Yeon Jeok-ha’s shoulders drooped, Master Cheonmyeong said.
“No matter how much you were recommended by the Sword King, there is a way of shamanism. Shouldn’t an occultist from a non-partisan faction be a blind man who knows nothing? Aside from the high and low of the legal power, at least you shouldn’t listen to nonsense. Isn’t it?”
“Yes…”
There is no dispute.
Legal power is a matter of faith, so even if you can’t help it, you have to know the basics of magic.
When Yeonjeokha did not ask any more questions, Master Cheonmyeong continued to explain.
“In the morning, I will give a lecture at the Dragon Palace. Faith comes only when you hear it, so be sure to attend.”
“yes.”
“In the afternoon, you can study in the field you want. Find and learn what you want to learn, such as swordsmanship or amulets.”
“Do you also teach swordsmanship?”
“Don’t get me wrong. The swordsmanship of the Dragon Palace is for exorcism. It is closer to sword dance than the swordsmanship of the Murim people. Of course, it would be the same for a person who has reached the ultimate state of ‘Manryu-gwijong (everything becomes one)’, but where is such a person? So, don’t even think about fighting with the swordsmanship of the Ohryonggung. Because the swordsmanship of the Dragon Palace is not a person, but a swordsmanship that catches ghosts.”
“Ah yes.”
“Swordsmanship is taught in Dongwon, and amulets are taught in the Dragon Palace. By the way, the technique is only taught to those who have passed the first stage in the seowon, so you won’t have to go there for a while.”
“Do all the disciples attend the morning sermon?”
“That’s right. Not only the students of the Pavilion of the Eight Immortals, but all the masters of the Dragon Palace are listening to it. Raising the level of legal power is something you have to do for the rest of your life.”
“You mean you have to keep listening to your faith to grow stronger?”
“As long as you weren’t born as a Taoist in the first place. Wouldn’t you know if you came from living in Dowonkyung? If you live with your feet immersed in reality, what you knew clearly will fade. If you do not reflect on the Way through lectures, your body will become complacent and your legal power will weaken. Just like a person who can’t freely use the ‘Cheonan Tong’ even though he has the realization of the ‘Six Body Pain’.”
“If you want to increase your legal power, attending lectures is essential.”
“If you attend the lecture tomorrow, you too will be able to see the true nature of the Dragon Palace.”
“Is the sermon being taught by the master?”
“The ‘Oryongchilsa’, including me, are taking turns doing it.”
Oryongchilsa is the seven elder masters of the Oryong Palace. All of them were disciples of the shaman faction, and they were monks of Ohryonggung and teachers of occult arts.
“Do you have any more questions?”
“Ah, like Moonin Jang said, there is someone I need to find in Namam Palace. What should I do…”
“It would be better to listen to the sermon in the morning and go to Namamgung in the afternoon. I don’t know if you’ve heard of it, but it’s not easy to find people in Namam Palace. It is difficult to say whether it will take a month or a year. During that time, if you listen to the sermons steadily, they will become blood and flesh.”
“yes? Could it take a year?”
“Looking at it now, you don’t know anything about Namam Palace. Namamgung is on a cliff with a thousand roads. It’s wide and the mountain is steep. Do you know where there is no road?”
“Is there no road?”
Even if it wasn’t so, the long-eyed Yeonjeokha frowned.
There is no road even if there is a road!
“The masters of Namamgung are said to be the virtuosos of virtuosos. Usually Taoists live in Yakdang. The apothecary’s warehouse is full of all kinds of herbs. However, the guru who trains the medicine goes to Namam Palace despite the disapproval of the people around them. They deserve respect just for going to Namam Palace.”
“why?”
“To refine one’s medicine, one must at least enter the realm of ‘spiritual knowledge’. Like the five dragons and seven masters of our dragon palace, they are the teachers of the medicine party. The problem lies there.”
“Is their high level the problem?”
Yeonjeokha tilted her head.
I said it deserves respect, but I couldn’t catch the galpi that it was a problem.
“It is a problem for you. They are extremely reluctant to allow evil spirits to linger while making medicine. That’s why it goes to Namamgung, a thousand-way cliff. Among them, there are sometimes guru who think that the cliff of Namamgung is not enough. Especially if you are a guru who has mastered the gimun disguise.”
“No way…”
The younger enemy’s mouth opened.
Namgung-yeon, the 10th martial artist, suddenly came to mind.
Her kimunjinsik was so great that I couldn’t believe it even when I saw it with my own eyes.
‘Come to think of it, Palmunpalsangjin was also Kimunjinjin…’
Just imagining that the masters of Namamgung installed the Jinbeop on the cliff made me shudder.
“I know what you are worried about. However, the masters of Namam Palace are not the kind of people who just go out like that. He just hides his whereabouts in the Kimunjin style. Anyway, that’s why I said it could take more than a year.”
“ha! I think it was good that I came to the Oryong Palace first.”
A shotgun trick flowed from the mouth of the Yeonjeokha.
As Jang Moon-in said, if I had not come to Oryong Palace, I would have wasted my time at Namam Palace.
“Looks like you understand the difficulties of Namam Palace now. Don’t be in a hurry, try to find it step by step. If he hadn’t been fabled, we would meet someday. It must have been because of the swelling on his face as he was looking for the master of Namam Palace. Am I right?”
“yes.”
“hmm! I think you couldn’t treat it at the pharmacy, but don’t be too disappointed. Don’t be in a hurry. If you go to Namamgung easily, you will be in big trouble.”
“I’ll keep that in mind.”
As if he had suddenly thought of it, the Master of Heavenly Myeong sighed in unison.
“And, if possible, correct your childish tone. The occultist’s authority comes from words. Are you going to say to the demon, ‘If you don’t back down, I’ll punish you!’?”
“…”
I stared blankly at the face of the Cheonmyeong Master.
Until now, the master of Cheonmyeong was the first person to say anything about his tone.
“Does my speech sound strange?”
“Look at that. ‘Teacher, is my tone strange?’ Tsk tsk! If you’re the head of the company, you should say, ‘Is my tone strange?’ There is no authority in words, there is authority.”
“I will fix it. No, I will fix it.”
As soon as we got married, the tone of voice changed.
When I change my tone, it seems that I feel a bit like an adult.
“Still, I can hear you well. That’s right. It will also help with exorcism.”
“I’m not very interested in exorcism…”
“Uh huh! If you learned divination from a shaman, exorcisms are the basics! What does that mean! If embracing the suffering of the people is a good act, exorcism is also a good act. Are you an imitator of Confucius who wants to learn magic?”
This is a reference to the ‘monstrous spirit’ that appears in the second part of the Analects.
It is said that Confucius did not speak of a bizarre, violent, rebellious ghost.
It is a sound that occultists who live on ‘strangeness’ and ‘ghosts’ do not like.
“That’s not it.”
“Because it’s ‘no’.”
Master Cheonmyeong stubbornly pointed out the tone.
It was because I wanted to somehow change the tone of an occultist while I was talking about it.
Perhaps it was more because Yeon Jeok-ha was from a military background.
Although the status of occultists rose due to the Myungyokyo incident, the warriors still looked down on occultists.
Master Cheonmyeong felt such a reluctance from Yeon Jeok-ha and got angry.
Yeon Jeok-ha, who was listening to the criticism, finally spoke a word.
“Guru, I came to learn what occult is, not to become an occultist.”
“Yes, you have to speak like that to gain authority.”
Master Cheonmyeong slightly changed his words.
It was because he realized that he had taken a step further with his qualifications in the rebuttal of Yeon Jeok-ha.
Silence fell between the two of them.
After a while, Master Cheonmyeong briefly retraced the life of Ohryonggung.
“Don’t tidy up. When you open your eyes, do recitation in the morning and do what you want to do in the afternoon. When you go to Namamgung, tell the masters of Oryonggung that you are going. If you ever get into an accident at Namam Palace, I have to go and rescue you. Got it?”
“yes. I will.”
Yeonjeokha answered politely without questioning further.
I don’t know why Master Cheonmyeong suddenly raised his voice, but he didn’t seem really angry.
After coming out of the Oryong Palace, they headed to ‘Haseon High School’, a lodging and training center.
As I entered the palace, people glanced at me.
In their eyes there was a mishmash of newcomer curiosity and awkwardness.
Some even openly rolled their eyes.
Of course, because of the messy gray hair and the blisters on his face.
I bowed my head first in order to relieve the unnecessary anxiety of the people who were dating.
“hello? This time, her name is Yeondubi, who came to learn occult techniques. You don’t have to worry about the sores on your face, as they are not contagious like smallpox. i look forward to.”
Deep down, I liked his adult-like way of talking.
After saying goodbye, two young men nearby came up to me.
“I am Manhuangju from Henan. Let’s get along.”
“I am Cheon Sang-dong from Gangnam. Where are you from?”
“I came from the opening.”
Of course, I said this with the Namyeon guesthouse in Hwasangchon in mind.
Manhwangju said as if he was happy to see him.
“oh! release. I’m from Luoyang. Nice to meet you.”
Being from the same Henan Province, Manhwangju acted friendly.
Others just looked at it from a distance and didn’t bother to come over and say hello.
Manhwangju said quietly to Yeonjeokha, who was embarrassed by their behavior.
“I don’t know if you know it, but until we go through the ‘Question and Answer Ceremony’, we are no different from guests. There is an atmosphere in which students are recognized as alumni only after going through a ‘question-and-answer ceremony’.
“Question-and-answer?”
“I mean asking and answering about recitation and lecturing on sutra chanting. Other breakwaters start with an initiation ceremony when a new member arrives, but the shaman faction has a difficult initiation method.”
Then Sang-dong Cheon intervened.
“Still, thanks to that, the guru of the Dragon’s Palace is not treated well anywhere. Because I am good at espionage. The ransom is two or three times that of other espionage.”
At the end of the sentence, Cheon Sang-dong winked at one eye with a mischievous face.
Yeonjeokha scratched his head.
There seemed to be no malice on his face, but he was embarrassed when he suddenly brought up the topic of money.
Anyway, I don’t know what to say about alumni or introductory.
“By the way, what do you mean by ‘recognition as an alumni after passing through a question and answer ceremony’?”