Episode 432: Before the Storm (1)
Yu Jin-san sat quietly and fidgeted with the Demon Cult’s sacred item.
It was small enough to fit in one hand, and was so strong that it could not be broken with just one hand.
What kind of secret is in this small hand?
Unable to notice anything special, he lost interest and ‘threw’ the new item on the table.
‘Our Seol is probably on his way to Seongsan by now, right? You should do well and come back without any problems....’
Yu Jin-san was only worried about his granddaughter whether she was asleep or awake.
Since I didn’t have any plans right now, I leaned back in my chair and closed my eyes for a while.
After a while I was lost in thought like that.
Suddenly his eyes opened brightly. Because something suddenly occurred to me.
“Just stay still. “Is this new thing...?”
He quickly began rummaging under his bed.
Then, he took out several books from a secret place in a corner.
They were relics left behind by Cheonma, the founder of the Demonic Cult.
Among them, Yu Jin-san looked through the secrets of the Heavenly Demon Explosive Fist.
Soon, I was able to find the phrase I was looking for in the retrospective section of the very back page.
【Originally, the Heavenly Demon Explosive Fist that I wanted to make is a total of nineteen plants. However, the last Jeolcho cannot be completed without the Mukhyeongpae, so it is defined as eighteen Chosik.】
Even in the major level, the part about Jeolcho was not even written properly.
That’s why Yu Jin-san didn’t even pay attention to it after he was eighteen and only learned herbivorous food.
But now the story is different. It was because of the following phrase.
【If you can find the lost ink spirit tablet, you will be able to create Jeolcho.】
I didn’t know the details, but it seemed that the Heavenly Demon at the time had lost the ink spirit tablet somewhere.
Yu Jin-san once again picked up the sacred object on the table.
“Is this the silent spirit tablet? But are you telling me to make some kind of jeolcho using just this?”
Creating a new martial art is only possible through a lot of time and effort. Unless you are born with a natural talent like your granddaughter.
That’s why Yu Jin-san had never once thought about making his own martial arts skills.
Still, I couldn’t help but lust for the cut of the Heavenly Demon Explosive Fist.
‘I should have at least one last-ditch move just in case.’
I needed something absolute like the Wind Heart Fist, a technique my granddaughter put a lot of effort into creating.
But it wasn’t something that could be done through will alone.
Eugene San read the last sentence once again.
【Use the power of the Mukryeongpae to capture the essence of the eighteen herbivores in one piece.】
How is this possible?
Last time I saw it, I thought it was just crazy and passed it on.
It was still as absurd as ever, but since I had the Ink Spirit tablet in my hands, I would have to try it at least once.
Eugene San lightly grasped the small tablet with a faint magical energy in his left hand.
First, the problem was to unravel the secret contained in it.
‘Did you say that only the religious leader can do this?’
Baek Yo-ran, who handed this over, clearly said so.
What is special about a religious leader?
After thinking about it carefully, Jinsan Yu was able to deduce one thing.
‘We have to think based on the standards of the past. At that time, the Demonic Cult had one privilege that was granted only to its leader.’
Heavenly Demon Divine Gong (天魔神功). It was the name of the absolute god who made Mount Yujin reach the demonic body.
It was also a martial art that was completely different from the martial arts that the granddaughter had learned.
Yu Jin-san thought about how to put the energy of this Heavenly Demon God into the Mukryeongpae.
‘Can this card withstand the energy of the Heavenly Demon God?’
Although most metals would break immediately, I thought that the Ink Spirit Pavilion might be able to withstand it.
You won’t know unless you try it yourself.
After careful consideration, he began to push the energy of the Heavenly Demon Divine Technique into his left hand.
In any case, we had to break even.
If I couldn’t solve the secret of this card, I was going to accept that as fate.
Uuuuuung-!!
The Mukryeongpae, which received the magical power of Mt. Yujin, suddenly underwent a strange change.
Isn’t a pitch-black light constantly coming out?
At the same time, his true energy began to be absorbed at an incredible speed. The hand holding the ink spirit tablet was trembling.
He was startled and tried to let go of the ink spirit tablet, but for some reason he couldn’t do it.
There were some happy faces among them, but everyone I encountered just looked like they were putting their hands together from afar.
It wasn’t just because I was with the heavenly monk Bangjang.
It was because I was scared of Darong, who was following Yu Seol with his head down.
“Haa... As expected, it’s so boring here~”
Even though Yu Seol was grumbling, Jeong Hye did not lose the smile on her face.
“A temple is a place to worship Buddha, not a place to have fun.”
His words did not even reach Yu Seol’s ears.
After a while, I looked around. Yoo Seol’s face took on a playful look, as if he had discovered something interesting.
“Hey Hongji!”
A familiar monk was walking down the street and glanced at this place.
He was a child who had suffered from a disease called arrhythmia in the past and was treated by Yu Seol.
Also, because he was unusually soft-hearted, he was bullied by kids his age and ended up becoming a disciple of Master Hyegwang.
“...?”
Hongji put his hands together with an anxious expression.
Then Yoo Seol lifted his index finger to come closer.
But how can you approach it carelessly? Hongji, embarrassed by the fearsome appearance of Darongi, looked at Monk Bangjang’s thoughts.
But he just avoided his gaze and did not help. This is probably because he knows well that he cannot overcome the stubbornness of Eum-gae anyway.
At that time, Hongji’s feet began to drag along the ground of their own accord and approached the eum-gae.
“What?”
It was a movement that had nothing to do with will. The body reacts on its own due to the inner energy of the sound.
After a while, as the distance got closer, Yoo Seol grabbed Hong Ji’s ears and shook them.
“If this guy sees his sister, he should say hello.”
“Ahh!”
“Did I do something wrong or not? Yes?”
Jeonghye, who couldn’t see it, sighed and shook her head.
“Why are you torturing children?”
“It’s because it’s pretty.”
Hongji burst into tears as the monk Bangjang could not stop him.
“Oh, it hurts...”
Now Yu Seol let go of her ears and grinned.
“Actually, I was testing it. I’m trying to see if the arrhythmia has recurred. “It seems okay.”
“Really?”
“Yes. It’s a lot different than before. “Did you practice hard?”
Even at a glance, the momentum had changed.
Since he was receiving martial arts training directly from Master Hyegwang, a disciple of Jeonghye Bangjang, it was only natural that he would do so.
It was a secret weapon of the Shaolin Temple with great expectations for the future.
“Yes...”
Yoo Seol stroked Hong Ji’s shiny hair and blinked one eye.
“See you later~”
Yoo Seol backed away again and followed Manager Jeong Hye.
Since it was clear that boring training would continue in the future, both eyes were constantly looking for something to soothe their boredom.
“Ahem~ But where are you taking me now?”
“It’s a place the mayor has also been to.”
“It’s definitely not Dharma-dong, right? “I guess not!?”
“You know exactly.”
I had visited Dharma-dong last time to practice silent meditation.
Haven’t you had a very boring time in a dark cave?
Why is it that place? Yoo Seol’s mouth stuck out.
“I don’t like it there.”
“That is the place in Songshan where the Buddhist energy is the strongest. “It will definitely be the most suitable for practicing the Buddhist Monk Lion God Technique.”
“Ugh.”
I sighed and went a little further.
A quiet and secluded hill behind the temple.
Above it, the familiar figure of Dalma-dong appeared.
The only difference from last time was that a dozen monks were lined up in front of the entrance.
“These are Zen monks from Yuan Haeng-ryeol with high dharma power. From now on, those monks will help the Lord’s training.”