< Episode 25 Goal (2) >
Flower landscape.
It could be said to be the highest form of non-action that can be reached only by going beyond the wall and reaching the state of Samhwachwijeong (三花聚頂) Ogijowon (五氣朝元).
However he had not yet reached the pinnacle of enlightenment but he declared that he would reach that level in two years.
‘Is it difficult?’
As if reading Mok Gyeong-un’s thoughts Cheongryeong spoke.
-Die a hundred times and wake up. Is that possible? No if that happens I will call you master and serve you for the rest of my life.
‘You’re coming out really loud.’
Neck Cultivation twitched the corner of his mouth.
The reason why Cheongnyeong came out so forcefully even clenching his tongue was simple.
First of all she was called a genius who came out once in hundreds of years but it took her 20 years to reach the state of Hwagyeong.
Of course everyone was shocked because she achieved this at the young age of 28.
‘This is not an era that has disappeared.’
It is said that in the past Moorim had a splendid heyday.
At that time there was a time when an unrivaled genius appeared and was called Sogeomseon (小劍仙) at the age of only a few years and led the martial arts world but not now.
“I hope you keep those words.”
“yes?”
Lee Ji-yeom the head of Sihyeolgok asked Mok Gyeong-woon what he was talking about.
Mok Gyeong-un shook her head at this.
He didn’t really try to say it but it was a sound that the blue spirit told him to listen to.
-Try two years. You will realize the greatness of this place.
Mok Gyeong-un smiled slightly at Cheongryeong’s boast.
Just by the reaction of her or her poetry Hyeolgok Joo Ji-yeom she already realized that she had made an outrageous proclamation but she always remembered what her grandfather had said.
[You don’t know anything unless you try. Yes that nature…..]
-Thrill!
“hmm.”
“Master?”
As Mok Gyeong-un put his hand to his forehead and groaned Sihyeolgokju Lee Ji-yeom asked curiously.
Mok Kyung-un frowned slightly at his question.
What was that just now?
Once he remembered something he never forgot it.
She even remembers everything her grandfather has said since she was young but she can’t remember what he said after what he just said.
‘Why?’
When he tries to think of it his bones feel like they will break.
I can tolerate a fair amount of pain but this pain was as if my entire brain was being cut out so I was impressed.
‘Why is this happening?’
His grandfather said something to him later but he can’t remember.
If you try to reveal it as if it was forcibly hidden you will get a headache.
Memories obscured like fog.
Mo Kyung-un eventually stopped trying to force himself to remember this.
‘……no way.’
Did grandpa do this?
A small doubt arose.
But his grandfather didn’t know anything about acupuncture and he never did anything special to himself.
He felt puzzled but he didn’t have time to dwell on this now.
Mo Kyung-un frowned and said.
“it’s okay. “Can I ask you a few more questions?”
“Do whatever is convenient for you.”
Lee Ji-yeom who was looking at me with a look on his face asking if I was okay answered.
Mok Gyeong-un asked this.
“Do you by any chance know a person called Ghost Sword?”
To that question Sihyeolgokju Lee Ji-yeom answered casually.
“Is there anyone who does not know the Demon Sword one of the Eight Saints?”
Ghost sword.
Excluding the Six Heavens the pinnacle of the current martial arts world he is one of the eight masters known to have reached the highest level.
“Because I don’t know much about how the current martial arts world works.”
“ah…..”
Lee Ji-yeom nodded his head as if he understood.
The period when the vengeful master was active was about a hundred years ago so it can be said that the famous masters of that time and now are completely different.
Lee Ji-yeom said this.
“Neither the recluse nor his identity are known. “His notoriety grew when he suddenly appeared one day and engaged in a life-or-death duel with masters who were famous for their political affairs.”
“evil reputation?”
“yes. “I can’t say it was famous because none of those who were with him survived.”
“No one survived?”
“yes. “It was quite infamous because of that.”
‘huh?’
Mok Kyung-un tilted his head at those words.
It was said that Mokindan the leader of the Yeonmok Swordmaster was injured while competing with him.
Could it be that this fact is so little known?
I was wondering but Lee Ji-yeom said “Ah!” He said as if he had remembered something.
“There is only one person who survived.”
“Survivors?”
“yes.”
‘You must be the leader of the Yeonmok Swordmaster right?’
Of course Mo Qingyun was so sure but he asked without showing it.
“Who is that?”
“It is said that Baek Sa-ha the king of poisonous poison one of the five kings of this council competed with a man called Gwigeom over dozens of herbivores.”
‘!?’
what?
Isn’t this the Jangju Mokindan?
A completely different person than expected was mentioned.
Mok Gyeong-un asked a question.
“You said you had a fight with a ghost sword?”
“yes. This is a pretty famous anecdote in this episode. “I remember that the King of Seompok coincidentally competed with him a few months before the ghost sword disappeared.”
Mok Gyeong-un frowned at Lee Ji-yeom’s words.
First of all I was able to learn two facts from Sihyeolgokju Lee Ji-yeom’s words.
One thing that Ji-Yeom Lee did not know was that Mokin-Dan the leader of the Yeonmok Sword Master also survived after competing with the Ghost Sword.
And the second thing I learned was a little disappointing.
‘hmm.’
Mok Gyeong-un came here because he heard that the ghost sword might be an expert of the Heaven and Earth Council.
However given that he had been competing with one of the high-ranking executives here a man called the Island Poison King they might not have been on the same team but rather were enemies.
‘Did I take the wrong picture?’
If he had known this would happen should he have gone to the imperial palace?
While I was doing it Lee Ji-yeom asked.
“Is there some problem?”
“iced coffee. I heard that the ghost sword was a hidden expert of the Heaven and Earth Society. But after listening to Gokju’s words I think that may not be the case.”
There seemed to be no need to mention the former if you didn’t know it anyway.
In any case Jangju Mokindan didn’t seem to know much about ghost swords either.
Then Lee Ji-yeom said.
“ah! “There was quite a bit of talk about that.”
“It was quite a turn?”
“yes. As expected the people that the ghost sword targeted and killed were all the leaders of the political faction and the evil faction. The only exception was King Seomdog an expert in this meeting. It was said that during the fight for a while the ghost sword stopped the fight first and retreated.”
‘….Would you back off first?’
Mo Gyeong-un’s eyes narrowed at those words.
This was because another possibility arose.
The only exception was that he clashed with a Cheonjihoe expert but if he retreated first there was a possibility that it was because they were in the same group.
“Does this mean he could be an expert in the Heaven and Earth Council?”
“I don’t know about that. King Seomdok also had some regrets about what happened at the time… and there were stories like that going around.”
“What if that’s what you’re talking about?”
“There was a saying that the ghost sword was the guardian angel who received secret orders from Hoeju.”
“Receiver escort?”
-It looks like they are still maintaining that system.
It seemed that the young man knew about this as well.
Lee Ji-yeom continued speaking.
“The Lord of the Lord has a guardian guard who always protects him. There is a rumor that his inaction is actually comparable to that of the five kings.”
“If you are as strong as the five kings…are you strong?”
“It’s strong. Among the five kings there are two masters who have reached the state of perfection and the other three have also reached the pinnacle of perfection.”
-what?
Cheongnyeong could not help but be surprised at these words.
That is also true during the time she was active there were very few people among her executives who reached that level.
But has it changed so much in a hundred years?
-Wow.
Has the level of the Heaven and Earth Council risen to that level?
Well at that time it was the early days of the Heaven and Earth Association so it was a time when it was growing in strength.
Taking that into consideration it may have been natural since it has now grown into one of the major powers dividing the current martial arts world.
“ah! Since you say you don’t know much about the current situation I have to tell you this. The two five kings who reached Hwagyeong are called Palseong (八星) in the current martial arts world.”
“Hoo.”
If so it makes some sense.
If Hoeju’s water guard was strong enough to rival the Five Kings it was reasonable to raise the possibility that it might be a lost ghost sword.
Mok Gyeong-un asked this.
“It’s still not clear who the ghost sword is right?”
“yes. Yes. However….maybe the King of Summons who competed with the Demon Sword before it disappeared may know some clues.”
“The King of Island Poisons may know…this is it.”
“yes. Because he is the only one who competed against him and survived. However it is not accurate. But how can you ask this?”
“iced coffee. “It’s not particularly important so you don’t have to worry about it.”
At those words Hyeolgok Joo Ji-Yeom looked puzzled but then nodded his head without raising any more questions.
“All right.”
Seeing him like that Mok Gyeong-un thought he was very honest.
I think I understand why Cheongnyeong cherished the people of the Lee family.
Anyway this gave us two clues.
‘King of Island Dogs…..Head guard of Hoeju.’
King Seomdog was someone who might have a clue about the ghost sword and Hoeju’s water guard was a candidate who might be the ghost sword.
The mark that remained on his dead grandfather.
Jangju Mokindan of the Yeonmok Swordmaster had a wound similar to that.
‘It won’t be long.’
The journey of revenge that started with only this clue and footprints called a scar has finally begun to have some outline.
If it was true that the person named Gwigeom had killed his grandfather he was a person who must be killed for revenge.
Mo Kyung-un’s lips twitched.
As Sihyeolgokju Lee Ji-yeom looked at this a strange look appeared in his eyes.
‘Living…’
I was trying to save it as much as I could but the minute amount of life that was flowing out was not normal.
Should I say it is very rich?
He didn’t want to question it but he seemed certain that his lord didn’t have very good feelings about the ghost sword.
While I was doing that Mok Gyeong-un said.
“Oh by the way. “What exactly is Sihyeolgok trying to do?”
“yes?”
“I’m tuning to the beat to infiltrate here but I remember there was nothing like this when I was there.”
“iced coffee. “You can think of it as the task of sorting out rough stones.”
“stone?”
“yes. As I said when I passed the second gateway the gateways are a task to place and select the right personnel in the right place. If you pass the final hurdle here you will have a great opportunity.”
“What is that?”
“You will have the opportunity to join the ranks of senior executives or become their disciples.”
“student?”
“yes. “Once you pass all the hurdles you can say you are the best talent.”
The gates of Sihyeolgok are difficult to pass through even for those who have been continuously practicing martial arts since childhood and are called martial artists.
However if he could pass all these hurdles he could be called the best talent.
These top talents are given the opportunity to be selected by the executives present at the final gate.
“When you say high-ranking executives do you mean the Five Kings?”
“It could be the Five Kings it includes Lord Samjong and Lord Sagok including me.”
Five Kings Samjongju and Sagokju.
These could be said to be the executives and foundation leading the Cheonjihoe.
‘So that’s why.’
Now Mok Gyeong-un seemed to understand why the boys risked their lives for poetry.
If you are chosen by the executives and become their disciple you will be able to learn tremendous power and super-elevated martial arts within the Heaven and Earth Association. How could you miss this opportunity?
These were all the reasons why I wanted to achieve it even if it meant risking my life.
Sihyeolgokju Lee Ji-yeom spoke carefully to Mok Gyeong-un.
“Please forgive me for being rude to you my lord.”
“no. I did it because I didn’t know. what.”
“Now that I know this I will use my hands to get it out.”
“You’re taking it out?”
“That’s right. The Lord of Huai’s order came down and had the lord attend the gate of Sihyeolgok but there was no order that he must be saved so he can be treated as dead.”
If that happens the lord will be able to take the time to secretly recover his martial arts skills here in Sihyeolgok out of the sight of Hoeju.
As I was thinking about this Mok Gyeong-un shook his head.
“no. “I don’t think that’s necessary.”
“yes? How could that…”
There was no need for the lord to go through all this trouble.
If he is a master who has reached the level of high school wouldn’t he be able to rise to the level of the past if he closes the palace alone?
While I was doing that Mok Gyeong-un said.
“We need to make the most of this situation.”
“What do you mean you’re taking advantage of this situation?”
“I heard that if he passes the gate he can become the executives’ disciple?”
“That’s true but why…”
“What kind of wound do you think hurts?”
“yes?”
What does this mean?
Mok Kyung-un smiled and said to the puzzled man.
“Wounds that fester and burst from the inside are much more painful than those that occur on the outside.”
‘!!!!!!’
At Mok Gyeong-un’s words a strange look appeared in Sihyeolgokju Lee Ji-yeom’s eyes.
This was because I understood what Mok Kyung-un meant when he said this.
Mok Gyeong-un said he thought he fully understood.
“Then shall we get a recommendation?”
“What if you say it’s recommended?”
“In Gokju’s opinion which of these executives would be most beneficial to him?”
< Episode 25 Goal (2) > end
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