Episode 86. Respond to all things with the true energy (眞氣應物)
Even after arriving at Jinmu Palace, Hyeonwol was half in doubt.
Because the boy who was supposed to be Yeonjeok was too young, it was difficult to guess his relationship with Cheonjisangin.
After Sa-Baek reached the peak of his power last year, he moved from Taehwagung to Jinmugung. Internally and externally, the position of the princess of Jinmugung was second only to Jang Moon-in.
“My lord, this is Hyeonwol.”
“What’s going on?”
The merchant of heaven and earth did not take his eyes off the scriptures.
Hyunwol thought that the boy who was to be her lover was unlucky. Once Cheonjisangin picked up a book, he would not move even if Jangmunin called him.
“A guest has come to see you, Mr. Sa-Baek.”
“… … .”
As expected, the merchant of heaven and earth did not answer, perhaps because he had let it go unnoticed.
Hyunwol spoke loudly once again.
“The boy who told me to marry him came to see me. Should I ask him to come back again next time?”
At that moment, the merchant closed the book he was reading.
And then he jumped up from his seat and walked out.
“Did you say the guest’s name is Yeonjeokha?”
“Yes, he told me to wait a moment at the checkpoint.”
Then, the merchant hurriedly put on his shoes and ran without looking back.
Even using light technology.
Hyunwol, surprised by the sudden development, just blinked as she watched Sa-Baek’s back moving away.
“Yeon So-hyeop! Welcome!”
The merchant of heaven and earth shook Yeonjeokha’s two hands as if they were ex-lovers meeting.
I let out an awkward smile at the hospitality that exceeded my expectations.
“Haha, how have you been? I thought of you as I was passing by, so I stopped by.”
“Haha. I thought you had forgotten me since I haven’t heard from you in a while. Okay, let’s go up.”
“Wait.”
Yeonjeokha took off the sword he had been wearing on his waist.
“Why is it black?”
“They say that if you want to climb Mt. Mudang, you have to leave your sword behind?”
The merchant waved his hand and said.
“Haha, you don’t have to do that. Sometimes, reckless kids come to ask to fight, and this rule was created to filter them out. Who would dare to take charge of the Yeon So-hyeop’s sword?”
“Oh, is that so?”
The sword sheath was tied around his waist again.
Well, if it’s a famous sect like the Mudangpa, flies would flock there.
Yeonjeokha turned her head slightly towards the young Taoist priest.
Then, Hyunsong slowly turned away with a bashful look on his face.
As soon as Cheonjisangin and Yeonjeokha went up the mountain, Hyeonwol came running in a hurry.
He looked around the empty sea and asked.
“Priest, have the guests left?”
“Yes. The Four Hundred came and took him in person. Who is the person you are referring to as your enemy? Why did the Four Hundred come all the way to Haegeomji? He took him in very respectful manner.”
“I don’t know. He was reading the scriptures without even looking up, and then he suddenly hurried when he heard the name.”
“Huh, I heard that if you are reading a sutra, you won’t respond even if a long-spoken person calls you.”
“That’s right. I have no idea who it is.”
“Could this be your grandson?”
“Tch, nonsense. What kind of grandson would you have for someone who has cut off all ties with the secular world and lives alone?”
“If that’s not the case, then doesn’t it make sense?”
“I don’t know. He might be a descendant of some high being we don’t know.”
The three great disciples, Hyeonwol and Hyeonsong, argued for a long time about Yeonjeokha’s true identity.
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The merchant of heaven and earth took Yeonjeokha to Jinmu Palace.
Even though it was difficult for even the disciples of the shaman sect to allow outsiders into Jinmu Palace, Cheonjisangin didn’t care. That means he trusted Yeonjeokha that much.
An exclamation escaped Yeonjeokha’s mouth as she looked at the books densely packed on the bookshelf.
“Wow! There really are a lot of books.”
“Those books can be said to be another history of the shamans.”
“Are you saying that all of these books are about martial arts?”
“exactly.”
Yeonjeokha’s mouth fell open.
Who knew there were so many books about martial arts!
“Please sit down. Although there are many books, they are nothing compared to the martial arts of Yeon So-hyeop.”
It would be a sound that would make a disciple of a shamanist sect cringe if he heard it.
If even one of Jinmu Palace’s martial arts books were to be released into the world, a bloody disaster would occur.
The merchant of heaven and earth personally poured tea into Yeonjeokha’s teacup and asked.
“How are you, my sworn brothers from Sohyeop?”
“Everyone else went down the mountain, except for two people. They were people who came up the mountain to make a living.”
“That’s right. That’s a good thing. I knew that the heroes of Mt. Obong were different from other green forests. Still, you made some difficult decisions.”
“I think they’ve adapted well since they haven’t returned to the mountains even after a month.”
“Haha. The Five Bong Ten Heroes have left the Green Forest. This is truly a blessing for the martial arts world.”
The merchant looked at Yeonjeokha with meaningful eyes.
He remained in the forest out of loyalty to his sworn brothers. If his sworn brothers left the forest, it was certain that he would also gradually distance himself from the forest.
They drank tea together, smiling brightly.
It may not be the case that things will go as the merchant wishes, but it seemed like it didn’t matter.
“There’s no way someone like Sohyeop would just come here. What business would he have with Bindo?”
“actually…….”
Yeon-jeok recently confessed his worries.
Actually, such a question is only possible between priests, but Yeon-jeok didn’t know.
The merchant of heaven and earth smiled and did not take his eyes off Yeonjeokha.
Certainly, this boy master seems to have fallen from the sky into the secular world.
When you see something that is far removed from the shallow principles of the world.
“… … I came here to get some fresh air and get some advice from the Taoist grandfather.”
When Yeonjeokha finished speaking, Cheonjisangin nodded.
As expected, he lacks the basics because he didn’t receive systematic education. That’s probably why such a great master of the heavens was completely blocked by the Igi Sword.
‘You already know everything, but you don’t even realize it… … .’
The Yigi Geom is the ability to control energy with the mind.
It wouldn’t be difficult with his ability to control the sword with a mental picture.
But he doesn’t know.
That’s what a vision is.
It may seem like a secret that exists only once in the world, but it’s actually simple when you know it.
The sect secretly teaches this simple secret by refining it.
And don’t leave the house.
‘What do we do now?’
The merchant of heaven and earth looked back on his relationship with him for a moment.
He instead gave the Sword of Ascension to the man who came to kill him.
That is the great way.
How can there be a monk on the great road?
Originally, wasn’t there no gate in the great way? [Great Way without Gate].
Suddenly, a mischievous smile appeared on the merchant’s lips.
He stared at the tip of his nose with half-open eyes and muttered as if talking to himself.
“Where the eyes go, the heart goes, and where the heart goes, the energy goes. Energy is created by the transformation of the heart, and when the heart moves, the energy also moves.”
Originally, Igi-geom was the ultimate state of kendo.
The merchant of heaven and earth released the secret of the most excellent swordsmanship he knew, the Cheon-dun sword technique. That was the only thing that could lead Yeon-jeok-ha to the right path.
Even so, he cannot pass on the sect’s vision without the permission of the monk, so he is talking to himself, hoping that Yeonjeokha will understand.
“… … All things that rise [昇], descend [降], fall [離], and combine [合] arise according to the mind, and the mind itself is qi. Thus, by responding to qi, all things gradually come to govern the sword [眞氣應物 漸入御劍].”
Yeonjeokha’s eyes became hazy.
The merchant of heaven and earth quietly went out, leaving Yeonjeokha lost in thought.
He squatted on the stone steps in front of Jinmu Palace and looked up at the distant sky.
The sky seems higher today and the mountains look greener.
It’s when he laughs ‘haha’ at the strange feeling of having thrown everything away and still having something.
The long-suffering Taeheo Jinin approached.
“I heard a young guest has arrived. Why are you outside?”
“I stepped aside because I didn’t want to disturb his purity.”
The voice of the merchant of heaven and earth who brought the word ‘purity’ to his lips was extraordinary.
There is no way that an experienced Taeheo Jinin would pass it by.
“You are not talking about the purity that comes with entering the ‘true path’, are you?”
‘The True Way’ refers to the vision of the non-partisan faction.
It seems that he is nervous about leaving his guests alone in Jinmu Palace.
“Haha. Heaven and earth have no masters.”
Tension appeared on Taeheo Jinin’s face.
That’s true.
Since all things in the world are the Way, it cannot have a master.
Taeheo Jinin, who was glancing up at Jinmu Palace, asked in a serious voice.
“What did you serve to your guests?”
“I told you the secret of the Cheon-dun Sword Technique once.”
“… … .”
The face of Taeheo Jinin, who had been tense at the mention of the Cheondun Sword Technique, slowly relaxed.
Cheon-dun Sword Technique is a sword technique that the legendary swordsman Yeo Dong-bin learned from the immortal Hwa-ryong Jin-in.
Afterwards, it was passed on to the Wudangpa, Hwasanpa, and Jeonjinpa by Yeo Dongbin’s disciples.
After that, the Cheon-dun Sword Technique became a vision that was not a vision.
There is a secret in this Cheon-dun sword technique that is not known to the world.
Many Taoist priests tried to learn the Cheon-dun sword technique, but none of them succeeded.
That’s why the Mudang faction is famous for the Taegeuk sword, the Hwasan faction for the Plum blossom sword, and the Jeonjin faction for the Mugeuk sword.
For that reason, Taeheo Jinin did not mention Mungyu separately.
“I’m sure you made a good decision. But I wonder what kind of guest you are that Princess Jinmu taught you the essence of the Cheon-dun Sword Technique. I heard you’re young.”
“Do you remember the work that Jang Moon-in gave me last year?”
“Oh, Mansu Sangbang? No way?”
Taeheo Jinin’s eyes widened.
Last year, the only thing I asked of Cheonjisangin was to subdue O Bongsanchae.
“Yes, this is Yeon So-hyeop from the Five Bong Ten Heroes.”
“Love story!”
Taeheo Jinin remembered his name because the story about him was so shocking. It was because he was a thief in the Green Forest who defeated the Heavenly Merchant.
“That’s right.”
“Heh heh heh.”
The thief of the green forest has set foot in the holy land of martial arts, the Wudangpa. As if that wasn’t enough, he has also obtained the Cheondun Sword from Jinmu Palace. If his fellow martial artists in the world of martial arts find out, they will be turned upside down.
Taeheo Jinin, who had been laughing in vain, spoke in a serious tone.
“Hmm, he is still young, so I hope the merchant will guide him well.”
Taeheo Jinin had nothing else to say.
Although the merchants of heaven and earth were of the same class, they were not close enough to warrant nagging.
“Jang Moon-in, don’t worry too much. Yeon So-hyeop has clearly mastered the martial arts of the Taoist lineage. He is not someone who would walk the path of Sima Weidao.”
“I understand. I will trust the merchant’s judgment on that matter. Well, that’s it.”
The merchant of heaven and earth bowed his head to the Jinin of Taiheo in gratitude.
It would be quite a headache if Jang Moon-in brought up Moon-gyu and argued with him, but he didn’t do that.
After about an hour, Yeonjeokha came out.
“Grandpa Taoist, why are you here?”
“Hehehe. It was because the wind was nice. By the way, are you curious now?”
“Yes, I didn’t know that it was caused by a change of mind. Once I found out, everything was resolved.”
“Poohahaha!”
The merchant who had been listening quietly burst into laughter.
This young genius really has a hole in an unexpected place. He is so different from the disciples of the famous school. How did he become a master when he is so sloppy?
The merchant who had been laughing for a long time suddenly became curious.
“Was there anything blocking that passage?”
Surely not.
Since Yeo Dongbin, no one has learned the Cheon-dun sword technique, so how can one learn it through Gu-gyeol alone?
In the original swordsmanship, if the knot is blood, the shape is bone.
No one learns swordsmanship with only the scepter and the bone missing. Unless you are beyond the level of a herbivore, that is impossible.
Wuxia,
