Chapter 10 - 63 to 69

Muyeonggaek was a person with a unique personality.

He was originally born in a clan village in Sacheon, where almost all the people had the uncommon surname Dang. Then, when he was just ten years old, an unknown epidemic broke out in the village.

Many people groaned and died.

It wasn't a famine, but there were many people dying of starvation with their bones exposed. It was a terrible tragedy.

Especially young children died without even having a chance to try medicine. Was it because their bodies were not fully mature?

In the midst of all this, there was a boy who was completely fine. He couldn't help but stand out. Why was he so fine?

The common people who have not been properly educated are vulnerable to superstition. This is especially true when their lives are shaken to the core by factors such as natural disasters. Isn't that why groups of cult members who are arrogant and ignorant gain power when there is a famine or a bad harvest?

People began to regard the boy as an ominous person. This reached its peak when the boy's parents died. Even though he was exposed to the breath of his parents who were infected with the plague, he was fine.

'This must be the child of a plague ghost…!'

It was not known who said it, but the words were soon accepted as truth. The argument that the boy was protected from the plague because he was loved by the plague spirit and that the plague had come to the village because of the boy gained strength.

The child of the evil spirit must be driven out of the village - killing him will only anger the evil spirit. The ignorant villagers cursed and cursed the innocent boy, and even burned down the house he lived in. They said it was a purification operation.

If you think about it, it was a nonsensical story.

The villagers had watched the boy grow up from birth. The boy's parents were not evil spirits, but ordinary people who had died from the plague like them. However, having lost precious things to the plague, they were unable to make rational judgments.

The boy had to be a child of a demon. By the villagers who couldn't bear the miserable reality without blaming someone.

The boy who lost his home hid in a government tomb located a short distance from the village entrance.

In order to drive away evil spirits, there were frequent sacrifices to various gods, including the Taoist Yuan Shen Tian Zun. Various foods were also offered to Guan Yu's shrine.

The boy barely managed to survive by eating them.

Even while the boy was hiding, the plague that was spreading through the village did not stop. The ineffective rituals were eventually stopped, and the boy had no choice but to go hungry. One day, two days…

But the hunger did not last long. On the third day, the few remaining villagers all died, vomiting blood. The boy ate food from the houses of those who had denounced him as the child of the plague.

After eating his fill and going outside, he saw a lot of men he had never seen before. They were checking the bodies of the dead villagers and writing something down, and the boy somehow felt like he knew who had caused the village to become like this.

Among them, a man wearing unique clothes approached the boy.

'I found one. I never thought I'd find a guy with German qualities in such a rural corner of the country.'

The man stroked the boy's head with his hand, saying something unknown, and the boy lost consciousness.

When the boy opened his eyes again, he was in a completely new place.

They called it the Saldokwolyeongmun (殺毒月影門). They were said to be the worst murderous group in the martial arts world.

There the boy was forced to learn how to kill people.

How to walk without making a sound, throwing hidden weapons like shurikens or swords, how to draw a person's location to inflict a fatal wound in one stroke, and even various types of poison techniques...

If you don't learn and practice, you die.

Saldokwolyeongmun was such a place. They forcibly brought in talented children from all over the world, taught them martial arts, and raised them as assassins. The children received training as assassins until they were of age, and only then did they begin to do business, at which time they were given a single piece of poison.

The purpose of the poison was obvious. It was to prepare for the case where the assassins who received the order and left the Saldokwolyeongmun escaped. If they did not take the medicine at a certain time, those who took the poison would feel a splitting pain in their heads and cry out, eventually leading to death.

Murderers who kill others to survive for themselves.

Most people who belonged to the Saldokwolyeongmun group ended up dying without being able to escape from such shackles. They either failed to complete a request or died because of their own stubbornness.

But there were often those who escaped the shackles.

The Saldok Wolyeongmun had those called the Five Great Salsoo under the sect leader. Since the sect leader had been in power for generations, there was no need to take poison, and the five most outstanding salsoo were the Five Great Salsoo. These Five Great Salsoo received a complete release from poison from the sect leader and were treated like the elders of the sect. They were free from murder, and were followed by great wealth and power.

Money, women, martial arts… you could have anything you wanted.

In order to become one of these five great assassins, the only way was to either solve numerous and difficult requests to gain recognition for their achievements, or kill one of the existing five great assassins and take their place.

After learning that fact, the boy set a goal. He would definitely become a five-generation killer someday.

It wasn't for wealth or power or anything like that.

After I was free from the dogmatism, I was going to completely destroy this damned Salmon.

I knew that it was the poison spread by Saldokwolyeongmun that destroyed my humble but happy hometown. It wasn't because of the plague.

The boy was talented.

And after going through hard training, he became an adult and went on a killing spree to gain experience. He met all kinds of people without a pulse. As a boy, no, now a young man, he had to overcome the crisis of death many times. There were also people from the old school and famous martial arts. Whether they were guilty or not, it didn't matter.

For a cause, sacrifices are required…!

He used all means at his disposal to target his opponents. His understanding of secret weapons and poison deepened day by day. He eventually established his own martial arts based on the martial arts he learned from Saldokwolyeongmun. In the process, he gained enlightenment and reached Hwagyeong. It was a state that he could reach after countless experiences of fighting with his life at stake.

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What was created at that time was Mancheonhwawoo, a storm of secret energy.

Even the masters who were said to have reached the highest level of martial arts had no choice but to die with their entire bodies torn to pieces in front of Mancheonhwawoo.

From some point on, he was nicknamed 'Muyeonggaek'. Known as the most fearsome assassin in the world.

It wasn't just the dark arts that had made progress. Muyeonggaek also achieved great success in his poison technique, and surprisingly, he was able to decipher the poison that he had created with the vision of Saldokwolyeongmun. He was completely free from restrictions.

The next move was obvious.

Muyeonggaek killed the five great assassins of Saldokwolyeongmun one by one. No one could withstand Mancheonhwawoo. Even among them, there were three who reached Hwagyeong.

The head of the Saldokwolyeongmun clan was a strong man who had reached the level of Hwagyeong, but he could not defeat Muyeonggaek. The head of the clan could not believe his defeat until the moment of his death. It was as if the ignorant brat he had picked up in a small village had become a great tiger and broken his leash.

'Save me. I will give you everything I have achieved.'

Moon-ju made a suggestion at the last moment with his eyes shining brightly, but Mu-yeong-gaek didn't listen to him at all. He didn't waver at all. His long life as a slaughterhouse made him like that. He said that he must never leave any regrets behind.

Muyeonggaek, who decisively cut off Moonju's lifeline, did not bother to do anything to the other assassins. After all, they would die by their own will as time passed. He did not feel sorry for them. They had also been living by killing others.

In this way, the Saldokwolyeongmun sect was destroyed.

And when the news spread, the martial arts world was turned upside down.

The Saldokwolyeongmun was a Salmun that had existed for a long time, and it was the highest ranking among the Sado sects. Its power was so strong that even though they were fully aware of the atrocities of buying and selling human lives for money, neither the Jeongdo Gupa nor the Odaesega were able to come forward.

Since such a place was completely destroyed, or rather, completely destroyed, without any intervention from any particular power, it was bound to be controversial. It was only later that it was revealed that it was the work of Muyeonggaek by a few people from the Saldokwolyeongmun who were lucky enough to survive or who did not take the initiative.

The world was shocked, and many tried to track down the whereabouts of the mysterious guest, but strangely enough, his whereabouts remained unknown.

And how much time has passed?

When the name Muyeonggaek began to fade from people's minds, a wealthy couple established a manor in Sacheon Seongdo, leading dozens of people who appeared to be servants or maids.

Sichuan Tang House

It was a plain name. However, the strange thing was that all of the people in that family used the Dang surname as if they were a clan village. It seemed like they were not related by blood, but I couldn't figure out why. Also, when the children they had got married, whether they were husbands or wives, they had to live in the Dang family and use the Dang surname.

At first, they found it strange, but as time passed, the people of Sacheon began to accept that the Dang family was originally like that. In addition, the Dang family expanded their influence by doing various businesses in various places in Sacheon, including Seongdo, and whenever armed conflicts occurred, unlike ordinary martial arts, they used secret weapons and poison.

At first, the Jeongdo Muga criticized the Tang family and labeled them a sect, but the Tang family suppressed them with force and declared itself a sect.

The mountain sects and Buddhists—the old sect welcomed him with open arms.

There is no reason to hesitate when a family with overwhelming power wants to take action. Even though they use poison and secret weapons, the important thing is not the martial arts.

Because it was easy.

With the recognition of various powers,

Sacheondangga came to be called the best of the five great families of Sacheon.

****

"So that's what happened."

Yu Myeong-myeong nodded after hearing the story of the founder of the family from his mother. He had thought the same thing when he was learning the martial arts of the household in a competition. He wondered if there was someone among the ancestors of the family who had learned the martial arts of the dead. Looking at the secret methods of the shadows and the lightness of the moonlight, the movements themselves were extremely secretive. Many of the secret martial arts were specialized for surprise attacks.

Dang Ji-hye said.

"All the martial arts that are passed down exclusively for the use of the head of the household, including Mancheonhwawoo, are said to be the exclusive martial arts of Muyeonggaek. Only one method was allowed for those who are not the head of the household, and that is the Dokyocheonggwangsim method that you learned."

"… I see."

I finally realized the original value of the name. After mastering the Dokyocheong Gwangsim method and experiencing its functions, I had a question. Why is this level of martial arts only the basics among the various martial arts? Perhaps Muyeonggaek valued the Dokyocheong Gwangsim method more than other martial arts. Since it is a basic method, many people are familiar with it, so at least the risk of it being used in real life is greatly reduced.

It was understandable that the Pye-maek-eun-chui was a martial art exclusively for the head of the household. Since Mu-yeong-gaek was from the Salsu clan, he must have reached a level where he could induce a sense of security by hiding his presence or accomplishments. Since it was said that his private martial arts became the exclusive martial arts of the head of the household, there must have been a method like the Pye-maek-eun-chui.

"… and it is said that the mother's teaching to learn the secret of the lung vein is not simply to hide her achievements."

Tang Zhihui's words were meaningful. So does that mean there is another function?

Dokbong opened his mouth.

"The elders also know about the existence of the closed vein technique. And they are not particularly interested in this forbidden technique."

It was a natural thing. As your achievements increase, you will eventually be able to control your energy. Is there any reason to hide your achievements by blocking the meridians and blood vessels? Of course, Muyeonggaek would have needed to do so for his murderous actions.

If it weren't for his mother's story, Dang-myung wouldn't have been interested either. Being able to deceive the feelings of the masters who had reached the Hwa-gyeong level was definitely an attractive ability for him now, but he didn't feel it was essential.

It seemed as if his mother was worried about what would happen if Yu Myeong-myeong met the master of Hwa-gyeong, but in the vast world, there are very few who have reached Hwa-gyeong. Perhaps there are only a handful. Unless one of those few Hwa-gyeong masters comes to Dangga in person, it would not be easy to know that Yu Myeong-myeong has reached Hwa-gyeong.

Furthermore, Yu Myeong-myeong had no intention of running around the world. He just wanted to live an ordinary life with his mother. Although he felt the need to organize Sacheon, which had become a world of private property, a little in order to expand the family's scope of activity.

Dang Ji-hye continued speaking.

"But Muyeonggaek—there is a reason why his martial arts have been passed down to this day. As I said before, he possessed the martial arts to easily defeat his opponents, even if they were masters of the Hwagyeong. What do you think is the reason for that?"

"Isn't it all thanks to Mancheonhwawoo? You said that no one could endure it."

"Yes. If you look at it in detail, it is. Mancheonhwawoo is a martial arts that deals with strong energy."

It was an amazing story. The Mancheonhwawoo, said to be the pinnacle of Tang family secret techniques, was actually a type of Ganggi Muhak!

The name of the secret martial arts reminded me of the secret martial arts that I had once created in Gongdongsan. Iron Pyeonpyo 一 It is a martial art that crushes the opponent's blades and creates a whirlwind with the iron pieces. It was created with the image of Mancheonhwawoo in mind, and along with another secret martial arts, Umochimwoo, it was used to great effect when organizing the Taeeulmukgeompa warriors.

'Kang Ki is a very uneducated person.'

I felt that my interest was piqued. Ganggi Muhak is a martial art that uses Ganggi, which is exclusive to those who have reached the Hwagyeong. Therefore, it was no different from the highest level of training in itself. It means that in order to initiate or at least to properly utilize it, you must enter the Hwagyeong.

In his previous life, he was only obsessed with swordsmanship. He didn't necessarily obsess over martial arts. It's not that he didn't learn it, but for him, swordsmanship was just a supplementary means to reinforce the power of swordsmanship.

And now that he had devoted his entire life to the realm of swordsmanship and obtained the perfect swordsmanship, he became interested in other areas. He was curious about how other strong people had completed their martial arts.

Dang Ji-hye said.

"They say that Muyeonggaek was a master of Ganggi Muhak. Ganggi Muhak was originally created with the intention of taking on the masters of Hwagyeong. Because of that, it boasts incredible power, but it is not easy to pass it down to future generations."

"I can guess."

Dang Yuanming nodded. Originally, it was a very difficult task to reach Hwagyeong. It required an excellent teacher, one's own efforts, and even fortune. In the case of Dang Jihye, it was not limited to obtaining a valuable item equivalent to the inner dan of Mannyeonhwari, but also fortune that could lead to enlightenment.

Moreover, as is the case with most martial arts of ascending, only a few key words that could be considered the essence of Ganggi martial arts were passed down here and there. That was how it was. The higher the level of martial arts of ascending, the more important it was to the true intention of the creator.

Even if someone were to reach Hwagyeong after several generations, it would not have been easy to completely master such a strong and uneducated person.

"That's why there are many martial arts that have been lost. Mancheonhwawoo is a martial art that has such overwhelming power, and it is a symbol of the secret martial arts of the main family, so it is passed down in relatively great detail…."

Tang Zhihui trailed off for a moment. The secret of Mancheonhwawoo's Hexim Yogyeol was known to her father, the previous head of the family, and the five elders. Her father, who knew the complete secret, had already been defeated fifteen years ago in a battle with Ma Gwangcheon, and two of the five elders had died at the hands of Dang Yumyeong. It would be something that would have to be confirmed, but if the elders had not shared it among themselves, there was a high chance that the secret of Mancheonhwawoo's core secret would have remained incomplete.

"Anyway, there is a hidden benefit to the lung vein. It leads to strong energy and learning."

"..Is that what you mean by 'pulmonary vein intoxication'?"

Dang-myeong asked, tilting his head. It didn't make sense. It was like forcing the energy between the meridians and then destroying them—this technique, which was as good as a golden rule, was different from the martial arts of Gang-gi…?

"Yes. They say that the fight between the unmanned who reach Hwagyeong will eventually lead to a clash of strong energy. They clash while using things like swords and swords. That's because the moment one side casts a strong energy, the other side has no choice but to draw out a strong energy as well."

It was a natural thing. The strong energy created by infusing a strong will into the true energy could not be stopped unless it was the same level of strong energy. And the realization of the strong energy required enormous internal energy. This meant that it would inevitably become a war of attrition. This was also the reason why the efficiency of the true energy became increasingly important.

"Don't you know how to protect yourself?"

"yes."

There's no way I wouldn't know.

Ganggi is not only used for attacking. If you become proficient in using Ganggi, you can wrap it around your entire body. This is called self-defense Ganggi. All attacks other than Ganggi are useless against the self-defense Ganggi. It can be said to be a piece of armor that protects your entire body without any gaps.

Also, since the strong energy is imbued with the caster's strong will, even a simple brush with it often results in fatal injuries. If you were to catch even a piece of the energy that was created by the collision of two strong energy, you could suffer serious injuries. In order to prevent such situations, a self-defense strong energy was essential.

But why is my mother suddenly mentioning self-defense?

"They say that consciously deploying self-defense energy means dispersing your mental power. True self-defense energy means a state in which the energy is constantly protecting the body, even if you are not conscious of it."

"…What your mother said is, is that possible with the lung vein intoxication?"

"Ultimately, that's true. I'm just reciting what I've heard…."

According to Tang Zhihui's story, if you use the closed vein technique to force a huge amount of energy between the meridian and the blood vessels and artificially close the vein, that area will be protected by the huge amount of energy that is stored there, even though it is not visible on the outside. Since it is completely blocked from the outside, even the masters of Hwagyeong will not be able to notice the achievement.

If you do that, your own inaction will actually be lowered. This is because the powerful true energy that was swirling around your entire body will largely disappear.

However, as the level of inaction has decreased, it is said that it is relatively easy to build up new energy. The energy built up again is put into another meridian and blood vessel and sealed. This is called the closing of the lungs.

If we apply it to all twelve meridians, including the Imdokyangmaek… .

Surprisingly, it was said that the whole body was protected by the remaining true energy due to the lung veins. The extremely dense, static internal energy naturally took on the property of protecting the body, and this was the martial arts that Muyeonggaek created.

Self-defense weapon 1 Dragon fabric

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As the name Dragon Scale suggests, it is said to have extremely strong defensive powers when completed. When I heard this, I felt a little puzzled. The fact that there is a mention of 'dragon' in both Hwa-ryong-ho-dok and the martial arts of the founder of the family somehow did not feel like a simple coincidence. Especially in the case of the rising martial arts, Ho-sin-gang-gi Yong-rin, the key point of becoming the mind is important, but his mother, Dang-ji-hye, mentioned dragon scales so nonchalantly. Could it be that dragons actually exist?

Anyway, putting such thoughts aside, the function of the Hosin Ganggi Yongrin was not limited to defensive power.

After completing Yongrin, if you release the lung vein, you can instantly gain several times more stamina.

Of course, this was an internal energy that exceeded the body's tolerance, so it would quickly escape from the body. However, in a short-term battle, especially a fight against a Hwagyeong master, it seemed like it could be a way to gain an overwhelmingly advantageous position.

There was a disadvantage in that if you release the closed vein, the dragon's lining would also scatter, and in order to complete the dragon's lining again, you would have to build up the closed veins again from the beginning, but it didn't really matter as a matter of course. If you had extreme poison, you could easily call up the inner strength with the poison request light heart method.

In that way, Dang-myeong learned the art of lung vein from his mother.

****

Early morning one day later.

The dark room, where the sunlight began to shine, was more crowded than usual.

It was none other than Sogaju Dangsangmyeong who declared that he would elect his mother, Dokbong Dang Jihye, as the new head of the household. The news quickly spread throughout the entire household, and those in high positions came to congratulate him in person.

Of course, it wasn't just those who came to congratulate them. The three elders of the now ineffective Presbyterian Church also walked with heavy steps. They had been quiet because they had guessed at the bloody incident at Yakwangdang the day before, but this time, they couldn't help but step forward.

When Dangmyeong became the head of the household, didn't the five elders, Dangmyeonghu, point out something? He said that he lacked the age and experience to directly rule the household, and talked about having someone rule on his behalf.

At that time, Yu Myeong-myeong readily nodded, and the three elders quietly withdrew, confident that they were the only ones qualified to do so.

But how can you make my mother the head of the household like this?

It was no different from completely ignoring the elders. In short, could Dokbong Dang Ji-hye be considered fit to be the head of the household? Although she raised Sogaju Dang Myeong-myeong well, Dokbong was no different from a housewife at the moment. That was the elders' opinion.

Among the family members, there were some who did not like the decision of the head of the household. The position of the head of the household should be supreme. Many people thought that it would be better to leave the family to the elders for a while and then have the head of the household become the head of the household when he grows up.

Most of those gathered thought that if Dokbong Dang Ji-hye ascended to the throne, she would just become a scarecrow.

"Your Majesty the Dokbong, please take it."

After all those who had been assigned the best seats had taken their seats, the Bongwidae Party member shouted to announce the arrival of Dang Ji-hye. For some reason, his face looked slightly flushed.

As soon as Dang Won-jin steps aside, Han In-yeong appears in the sunlight.

The slightly noisy crowd quickly became quiet as if cold water had been poured over them. It wasn't just because of her beauty. She had a tremendous presence. It was what Dokbong Dang Ji-hye had intended.

It only takes a little while for the words to start coming out.

"her."

"…oh my god."

"Banrohwandong…?"

"What on earth was the coincidence…?"

"Is that person really Dokbong? I would believe it even if you said they were siblings of Sogaju…"

"That's not important. What is this presence? Have you been hiding your skills all this time?"

"I'm speechless. When did Dokbong achieve such great things?"

"Even the elders have nothing to say. With this much inaction, you can ascend to the throne."

The price is free.

It means that we have no choice but to worship force. In addition, if it is Dokbong Dang Ji-hye, she is a former head of the household and has some knowledge of the family's circumstances.

If he could support this with force, he could be said to be more suitable for the position of head of the family than anyone else.

The three elders were speechless with astonished faces. What excuse could they have for bringing down Dokbong, who had both legitimacy and military power?

Looking at them who had become mute and had eaten honey, Dang-myeong spoke softly.

"I'm late in greeting you. Thank you for coming to congratulate me." The inauguration ceremony of the head of the Sacheon Dang family ended in shock.

Since it was a sole event for the Tang family, it had to end quickly. In Sacheon, which had already become a world of the four great families, the Tang family alone was the only one that claimed to be a true and unfilial family. Since they did not necessarily maintain friendly relations with the other families or factions of Sacheon, they did not announce the inauguration of Dokbong as the head of the family, nor did they invite them to the inauguration ceremony.

All that was left were a few influential figures in the city sending formal congratulatory messages upon hearing the news.

In any case, Dokbong Dang Ji-hye ascended to the position of head of the household and, as if she had been waiting, quickly began to stabilize the household.

The operation and management of the Il-dang-ga-sip-dok will be entrusted to the Soga-ju. And the qualification to learn the exclusive martial arts of the Soga-ju will be granted. The elders should properly pass on the essentials that have been passed down from generation to generation to the Soga-ju.

The first thing I did was to solidify the right of succession to the Sogaju clan. Of course, there was no need to prove legitimacy, since it was a direct lineage from the previous head of the clan.

He gave the authority to the Dangga Shipdok and the right to learn the martial arts exclusively for the head of the family at the same time. The elders were silent. There was an incident where the third elder, Dang Seok-hyeong, used the Dangga Shipdok for personal use for his granddaughter, so how could they bring up the topic of the Dangga Shipdok?

The same goes for the exclusive Muhak of the Gaju clan. It was because of the death of the two elders, but the core secrets of Mancheonhwawoo that they knew were partially incomplete. No matter what happened, it was the elders' duty and responsibility to pass on the complete secrets to the next generation. They were able to use that as an excuse to withdraw from the bloody battle with Ma Gwangcheon.

If the head of the household, Dang Ji-hye, were to hold him accountable, the elders would have no choice but to be punished. This is because they would be pushed back in terms of both legitimacy and force. The inaction of the head of the household, Dang Yuanming, was surprising, but Dokbong had also become a master who could not be measured by their sense of duty. Even if they mobilized their direct military force, it was obvious that they would be pushed back, so the elders could only remain silent.

I knew that there were some people who were muttering that they were like toothless tigers, but now I had to admit it. Their era was over.

The Yakwang Party, which had some unfortunate incidents, will be completely abolished, and a new Uigak will be established. Dang Ho-yeol will be appointed as the head of the Uigak, and Dang I-jeon will be appointed as the vice-head of the Uigak. The personnel selection for the Uigak will be entirely left to the Uigakju.

The second thing Dang Ji-hye did was to completely erase the remnants of the Yakwang Party and reinstate Dang Ho-yeol, who had a deep relationship with her husband Dang Wi-ryong. Knowing that Dang had suffered greatly for a long time, she gave him Cheonsim-hwan. When Dang Yu-myeong became the temporary chief, he did not receive Cheonsim-hwan, so he happened to have some in stock.

In addition, by appointing Dang Yi-jeon, who was close to Dang Yuan-myeong, as the vice-chairman, he ensured that when Dang Yuan-myeong became the head of the household, Ui-gak would be a strong ally. Of course, this was possible because he had proven talent.

Perhaps because she had experienced being kicked out of her position as a Sogaju, Dang Ji-hye worked very hard to create a situation where Dang Yuanming would side with her and eliminate any potential threats.

In particular, the General Affairs Office promised full support to the newly appointed General Dang Gyu-hyeon. This was because it was a personnel decision made by Deungmyung, but it was also because Dang Gyu-hyeon publicly acknowledged that he had found and recovered all the money that was leaking out of the elders' pockets. In a situation where the Yakwangdang, which had been the main source of family finances, had collapsed, this was a piece of good news. At the same time, it was also a way to further weaken the power of the Elders, so trust that had not existed before was naturally created.

Next, Dang Ji-hye dismissed Dokwang Daeju Dang Ji-hyeok and eliminated people who might have a grudge directly or indirectly with Dang Yuanming. Those who were blood relatives or close to the elder Dang Seok-jung and the third elder Dang Seok-hyeong were excluded from important positions and made to take charge of affairs outside the family. In Sacheon, which became a world of four, it was not easy to escape the city even for affairs outside the family. In short, they were made to move from one low position to another. The same was true for those related to the Yakwangdang.

It can be said that this is a cold-blooded approach.

'They said you were a womanizer'

Dang Ji-hye quickly took control of the family and stabilized it, and Dang Myeong-myeong felt relieved. Many people remembered his mother Dok-bong's younger days. According to the Bongwi-dae warriors, she was recognized as the best of the family's later generations, having defeated many men. Words like "female warrior," "spirit," and "vigor" naturally followed to describe Dok-bong at that time.

In fact, it was not a very pleasant thing to say as a matter of course. To him, his mother had always been gentle. However, watching her lead the family affairs this time, I thought that the words of the guards were indeed true. The dignity of the head of the household was established in an instant.

'That concludes the internal arrangements.'

He planned to leave the family affairs to his mother in the future. It wasn't because he was lazy. Originally, after awakening from his previous life, his goal was to simply live an ordinary life. At first, he was only interested in living a normal life with his mother, but as he climbed up the ranks of Sogaju, several new people entered his life. Dang Yi-jeon, Dang Yu-ri, Dang Mi-ryeo… And from them came new relationships such as Dang Ho-yeol and Dang Gyu-hyeon.

It was obvious. Ah, this is how things to protect and things to cherish continue to increase, this is truly an ordinary life.

From now on, I must become stronger and stronger. To protect this life…!

Also, when you came to power on your own, didn't you declare to your family members that you would be able to live in the land of Sacheon with peace of mind? That you would consider that your calling.

It is not an empty boast. In order to do so, we must change this land of Sacheon, which has become the world of the four great nations, little by little.

Of course I know there is an easy way.

Just pick up the sword.

In addition, he has a body that has become incredibly strong after undergoing a complete transformation. If he abandons the Dangga's Dokyo-request Madness and breathes again with the Pyeongryuksim method and learns the martial arts of the swordsman, he will be able to quickly recover the martial arts of the swordsman. Then, even if he is up against the Black Lotus Pearl or the Magic Heavenly Pearl, he will be confident that he will never be defeated in a one-on-one fight.

however.

That doesn't make sense. This life is a life lived as a matter of course. The sword should not be the main focus.

That's what Deungmyung thought. Like a man of the Tang family, let's become stronger with poison and secret weapons.

Of course, if the moment comes when I have no choice, I can take out my sword, but from the beginning, I had no intention of taking the easy way out.

'First, let's start with the party gossip.'

The first step to becoming stronger was poison. In order to achieve the Yongrin self-defense technique through the Pyeomyeong Eunhyuk, an enormous amount of extreme poison was needed, and at that time, the most vicious poison in the world, Danggaship Poison, was placed under his control. There were few methods to build up strength more easily and reliably than this.

However, he did not intend to use it for personal gain like Samjangro Dang Seok-hyeong. He would have to go through some cumbersome procedures, but his mother, the head of the household, was on his side.

It was right to obtain the information through proper procedures.

If it helps his son's achievements, he would be happy to give it to him. He even went as far as to eat the inner pot of Mannyeonhwari, so that was what Dang-myeong thought.

A guard warrior spoke from across the door.

"Sogaju. A guest has arrived."

"Pretty? Let me in."

Deungmyung sensed a familiar presence and went in right away. It seemed to be none other than Dang Mi-ryeo.

As expected.

I hear a voice before I even enter the room.

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"Yeonmyeong-ah…!"

"What's going on? Calm down and talk to me."

The expression on Dang Mi-ryeo's face as she approached was unusual. She had an urgent look on her face, but it seemed like she was sobbing that she couldn't speak properly.

'Come to think of it, I haven't heard the story about Mi-ryeo/

Dang Myeong-myeong thought back to the past. After hearing various stories from Dang I-jeon, he decided to hear about Dang Mi-ryeo's circumstances and background later. So he had no idea. One thing that bothered him was that Dang Mi-ryeo's usually pale complexion seemed even more bloodless.

"…I don't know where to start."

"Urgent things first."

"My sister is dying! Help me. Please…!"

Did Dang Mi-ryeo have an older sister? Thinking so, Dang Sang-myeong asked calmly.

"Shouldn't you have found the right angle before me…? The person in question is Ijeon's grandfather."

"No. It's no use. This isn't something that can be treated with medicine."

Dang Mi-ryeo spoke decisively. She said that even when Uigak was the head of the Yakwangdang Party, she tried taking her sister with her several times, but it was all in vain.

"What are your symptoms? Are they caused by an injury or illness?"

"Yeonmyeong, you. You're much more skilled than I thought…?"

"Probably. So tell me. No, let's get moving. If it's really an urgent situation like you said, it would be right to talk while moving."

While answering, I guessed that Dang Mi-ryeo's older sister might have suffered a serious internal injury. An internal injury that goes beyond the limit would not only not recover, but would also cause a person to suffer and eventually die. If that was the case, the right thing to do would be to seek out a master of Naegigong with a higher level of martial arts than a doctor.

However, Dang Mi-ryeo's subsequent words completely missed Dang Yu-myeong's prediction.

"My sister… and I know the pulse."

****

Long ago, among the new foreign powers, there was a place called the North Sea Ice Palace.

Along with the Yeolhwa Taeyang Palace, it was a very distinctive wave that mainly learned and wielded the martial arts of the Yin and Cold series. The most famous one was the Bingbaek Shinjang, which was said to cause irreversible internal damage by permeating the joints and blood vessels of the body with Yin and Cold energy once it was hit. That is why there was a saying that you should not prolong a fight with a master of the Binggong.

Of course, it was a story that is now passed down as a legend.

Because the Bukhae Ice Palace no longer appeared in the martial arts world, it was unknown whether it had been destroyed by the Heavenly Demon Sect like the Yeolhwa Taeyang Palace.

In any case, some of their descendants settled in Sacheon and had several marriages with the Tang family, which had reigned as the best family in Sacheon for a long time.

That is why there are some people among the Tang family's collateral clans who are born with a particularly strong sense of yin and yang.

This is where the problem arose.

If it was the North Sea Ice Palace, being born with the power of the Yin and Han would have been a great blessing in itself.

But that was only when the Muhak was prepared to build up the Muwi based on the Yin and Han Ji. Otherwise, it was no different from a terrible curse.

If the yang energy symbolized life, the yin energy symbolized death. Yin energy that upsets the balance inevitably weakens the entire body, including the blood vessels.

There is a reason why they say "絶■". Although they are categorized into three types, five types, quality types, and nine types based on the degree of innate yin qi, they all have the same meaning: if you can't control your yin qi with ice, you will die young. Or, a master who has reached a high level can artificially expel your yin qi.

Dangmirye entered the Sogaju competition to save her only sister. She wanted to climb up to the Sogaju and find a way to cure her sister's and her own constitution.

I thought that if I mobilized all of my family's power, finding a proper ice maker would be no problem.

But it was natural that he would become a cow owner.

Dang Mi-ryeo didn't think badly of it. Not only did she feel her lack of skill, but she also had the friendship she had built with Dang Yu-myeong, so she planned to ask him to treat her sister when she had the chance.

But when I came back from the competition, my sister's condition had deteriorated rapidly.

Since childhood, Dang Mi-ryeo's older sister was weaker than Dang Mi-ryeo. I didn't know if she was born with a weak constitution or not.

But I thought the terms and conditions would be okay…!

It was only natural that Dang Mi-ryeo's mind, which was becoming anxious, would think of Dang Dan-myeong. He always showed unbelievable sights.

I wonder if he can save my sister.

I came running with the feeling of grasping at straws.

This was Dang Mi-ryeo's situation. The human body can be like this.'

Dang Mi-ryeo thought as he took his hand off the woman's wrist. The woman, Dang Mi-ryeo's older sister, was lying in bed, barely regaining consciousness, and anyone could tell that she was in a serious state of unconsciousness.

She must have been around 20 years old. Her name was Dangmiso.

As soon as I saw her, the words, "peaceful beauty," came to mind. It was the same for none other than Yu Sang-myeong. Maybe it was his mother's influence, but Yu Sang-myeong was not particularly impressed when he saw a beautiful woman, but this time it was different. The reason why no one knew about her despite her beauty was probably because she had been a secluded person since she was young.

Is it because she didn't eat properly? The sight of Dang Mi-so with her eyes closed and her cheeks slightly sunken in is pitiful. According to the words of the servant who had been taking care of her for a long time, she was conscious until a few days ago.

Tang Mi-so's body was as cold as if she had been poured with ice water. The problem was that it wasn't just her skin. There was a chill in her entire body's meridians, and it seemed that this had accumulated in her bones and veins over a long period of time, weakening her body.

It seemed that he had been fighting the cold with his innate energy - innate energy, but now it seemed that it had reached its limit. When Yuan Ming examined it, it seemed that his innate energy had not been consumed or damaged. However, when the cold energy exceeded the level he could handle and consumed his body, he naturally shut off his consciousness and entered into a final resistance.

If the cold air gets any stronger here, I'll probably never regain consciousness and fall into eternal hibernation.

Strangely enough, there was something like a source that constantly generated cold air inside Dangmiso's body. It would have been difficult for ordinary people to detect, but when he reached Hwagyeong, Dangmyeongmyeong found 'them' without difficulty. It wasn't just one. There were nine in total.

After asking for understanding and examining Dang Mi-ryeo's body, it turned out that Dang Mi-ryeo had three sources of cold energy. And thanks to learning the mind method and building up some internal energy, it seemed like she was able to resist the cold energy relatively easily.

It seems that Dangmiso is a nine-syllable word and Dangmirye is a three-syllable word.

It was obvious why Dangmiso had not been able to build up her internal energy. The nine-pointed vein - the nine sources of cold energy must have prevented her from concentrating her true energy. Regardless of her qualifications, it seemed almost impossible to form a dantian in the first place.

It would not have been easy for Dangmirye, who was a three-syllable swordsman, to learn the mind method. However, judging from the fact that she had formed her danjeon, she must have the talent to participate in the competition.

"How are you, Sister…?"

"It's dangerous. As you can see."

Dang Mi-ryeo's cautious question was answered calmly by Dang Sang-myeong.

"Not right away, but in a few more days, you will never regain consciousness. Your innate ability to resist cold air has reached its limit. Your original function to sustain life is severely restricted. If this continues, your vitality will be completely cut off."

"Ahh… What should I do…?"

Dang Mi-ryeo couldn't hide her heartbreak and soon collapsed. Her older sister Dang Mi-so was a poor person who had never been able to go out properly because of her sickly body since she was young. She was a person who never lost her smile, just like her name, even though she knew she would die young. She was a kind older sister who hoped that her younger sister, who was relatively healthy, would live a long life for her own share.

What sin did I commit in my past life that my sister and I must suffer in such a state of despair…!

'If it's going to be like this…'

Dangmiryeo recalled an imagination she had had before.

Heuksaryeonju Yu Giljun - If he was born with the qualities of a great master, perhaps he could create an ice ball that would turn this cursed constitution into a blessing.

However, Dang Mi-so shook her head and stopped him after hearing that. There are things more important than life. If he were to throw himself into the Black Lotus and obtain the Ice Ball, would that be the end? No, it would be the beginning. He would have to show that it was worth it, and if he did, he might end up in a hell worse than what he had experienced because of the severance. He might have to take the lead in opposing his family, or in dealing with another force. There was a high chance that he would only use his life to help others.

"Pretty. You mentioned the ice rink."

Dang Mi-ryeo was taken aback by the words that Dang Yu-myeong had said without any particular meaning. It felt like her thoughts had been read.

"If you learn the Ice and Ice Magic, you will definitely be able to control the cold to some extent. Especially you, Mi-ryeo, who is born with the three-syllable pulse, will see considerable results."

Dangmirye had only three sources of cold energy. If he could learn proper Binggong, that is, the martial arts of handling Yin Hanji, he would be able to control cold energy without difficulty. If he could gain more achievements, he would be able to expel cold energy from his body.

Originally, the water technique that dealt with yin and cold energy and the fire technique that dealt with hot and cold energy were martial arts that were as difficult to master as the methods themselves. This was because practitioners had to use breathing techniques to transform their true energy into internal energy with properties suitable for martial arts and then use them against others.

It is inevitable that the achievement of internal energy will be slow.

However, those who were born with a constitution that was either a three-syllable pulse or a five-syllable pulse had a source that naturally created yin and cold energy within their bodies, so they were in the best condition to learn the Binggong martial arts. The only drawback of the powerful Binggong martial arts was that the speed at which the true energy was accumulated was bound to be faster.

"But your sister is different. She was born with the nine-syllable pulse. The moment she learns the ice technique, the cold will surge uncontrollably. She might even freeze her entire body."

"If even ice skating doesn't work, then what should I do…? Do I have no choice but to wait for death like this?"

"That's not it."

Dang-myung shook his head.

"I guess I could artificially expel the cold air as a Qigong master. Of course, that wouldn't be easy. Cold air basically affects the meridians and veins. But if that were all I had to do, I would have tried. The problem is that your sister's condition is very serious right now."

"Why the details…?"

"If you slowly remove the cold air, there is a risk of stimulating the source of the cold air. If you do that, the cold air will suddenly explode and your sister could die."

"… … "

"So, it is right to remove all the cold air at once without leaving any room for the source of the cold air in the body. However, this method also requires me to take risks.

"I don't know how much cold air will enter my body, and I don't know if I can control it. If I feel like I can't take in the cold air, I'll either put the cold air back into your sister's body or stop and step back. If that happens, your sister will die from the increased cold air."

Dang Mi-ryeo was honest. Since Dang Mi-ryeo was also his close friend, he would want to treat her sister right away if he could. However, he did not want to take a risk that would threaten his life. He is now a Sogaju. He is taking on the lives of many people, not just his mother.

I couldn't risk it just to save one smile.

The obvious answer was simply to give the friend a choice.

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"You choose. You still have a few days left, so either find another way. Or trust me to remove the cold air. Of course, as I said before, if I feel it won't work, I will back down. That would lead to your sister's death."

At Dang Mi-ryeo's words, she stood up and staggered.

'Sister.'

It's a tough choice. Should we just leave it like this or trust the obvious and leave it to it?

Either way, it was likely to lead to Dangmiso's death. Since they had already tried everything to get to this point, there was no way they could do anything even if they waited a few more days. Judging from the fact that Dangmyeong, who was always so confident, was talking like that, it was clear that it wouldn't be easy.

Even though Dang Mi-ryeo said it coldly, Dang Mi-ryeo didn't seem upset at all. Rather, she was more grateful that he spoke honestly, and she could trust him.

'The answer is set. We found a way to extend our life because there was no other way anyway.'

Dang Mi-ryeo quickly made up her mind. She would trust Destiny. Even if by some chance her sister lost her life because of this, she would not blame him. Destiny was probably all there was to it.

But if he saves his sister.

If you can free me from this terrible curse of abstinence…!

'…I'll do anything for you from now on. I'll give it my all, body and soul.'

Dang Mi-ryeo slowly opened her mouth while thinking that way.

"I'll leave it to you, Yeonmyeong-ah. Get rid of my sister's cold energy."

****

Following Dang Mi-ryeo's decision, Dang Yu-myeong decided to take action himself.

It required a little preparation.

First, he made sure that no one could approach him, and made Dang Mi-ryeo completely strip off Dang Mi-so's clothes and sit cross-legged. Dang Mi-ryeo seemed a little embarrassed by Dang Yu-myeong's order, but soon made her older sister naked and followed Dang Yu-myeong's orders.

Dangmirye was sitting behind Dangmisoo with her hands on Myeongmunhyeol, and Dangmiso was sitting in front of Dangmisoo without a single thread on her.

"… … "

The naked body of a peerless beauty was defenseless before his eyes, but Dang Myeong-myeong's face did not waver at all. The reason he took off Dang Mi-so's clothes was because there were nine sources of cold air. Between the eyebrows, the philtrum, the heart, the lungs, both arms, both legs, and somewhere below the navel.

It was necessary to draw out the cold air from all those parts at once, but it was difficult if the clothes got in the way. At first, Dang Mi-ryeo, who couldn't hide her embarrassment, hardened her face and focused on the seriousness of Dang Sang-myeong. In a situation where her life was on the line, how could she show off her inner beauty?

"Let's get started."

"huh"

Dang Myeong-myeong placed his right index and middle fingers between Dang Mi-so's eyebrows. He intended to deal with the sources of cold air from above.

'Sigh (吸)'

Since the locations of the sources were known through the senses, extracting the cold air itself was not a problem. What was important was the speed at which the cold air was extracted from the sources and how to deal with the cold air that entered the body of the person in question.

The start was smooth.

The source of the cold air that had been located between Dang Mi-so's eyebrows was quickly sucked out to the bottom and disappeared through the magic of inhalation.

Without a moment's hesitation, Yu Myeong stretched out his left hand and placed his finger on Dang Mi So's philtrum. He could feel her pale but round lips touching his finger.

Likewise, he uses the magic of inhalation to root out the source of the cold air. It wasn't difficult, but Deungmyung had a slightly serious expression on his face.

'It's colder than before.'

There was much more cold air extracted from the source of cold air that was currently located in the philtrum than from the source of cold air that was located between the eyebrows. When I felt it clearly with my senses, the sources of cold air seemed to be at the same level.

Feeling the cold air rising up his forearm, Dang Miso moved his right arm. This time, the source of the cold air was located in Dang Miso's left upper arm.

The magic of inhalation again.

The cold air has increased even more than before.

Feeling as if his right arm was freezing, Dang Miso stretched out his left arm. Towards Dang Miso's right upper arm.

The secret of inhalation.

Another increase in cold air.

The obvious is now certain.

As each of these sources of cold energy is eliminated, the cold energy pouring out from those that remain becomes stronger…!

It seemed as if the nine sources were connected in some unknown way.

And once he had set his hand on it, it was a sign of doom. He couldn't stop destroying the sources even for a moment.

How much cold air would the ninth source emit? - Thinking that, Dang Myeong-myeong reached out his hand towards Dang Miso's chest, or rather, her heart. A young man of exceptional beauty repeatedly touches the naked body of a beautiful woman, especially in sensitive areas. At first glance, this could be seen as a rather lewd scene.

However, Dang Mi-ryeo, who was watching it, did not think anything strange and could not hide her extremely nervous expression.

'What a cold front!'

She was still holding her hand on the back of her older sister, Dang Mi-so's famous point. When Dang Mi-so's hand touched Dang Mi-so's chest, a cold air began to flow out of Dang Mi-so's body. I don't know what kind of harmony it was, but even though Dang Mi-so was absorbing the cold air, Dang Mi-so's cold air was gradually getting stronger. It was as if she was rebelling.

'… If this continues, something big will happen.'

Dang Mi-ryeo couldn't hide her impatience as she watched Dang Yu-myeong's face gradually turning pale. Even though he said he wouldn't take risks, Dang Yu-myeong didn't stop his hands. Dang Mi-ryeo felt complicated emotions at his actions.

Before he knew it, Dangmiso's hands were brushing up against Dangmiso's thighs.

At the same time that a tremendous cold air was released, Dang-myung's hand stopped for the first time.

'this.'

Now there was only one source of cold energy left. It was located in the lower abdomen of Dangmiso. The Nine Yin.

We've eliminated eight of the nine sources. I thought we were almost there, but then a variable appeared.

The moment the eighth source was removed, a mad cold energy poured out from the last source, the Nine Sounds. Dang-myeong intuitively felt that this was beyond the limits of what he could accept.

So I hesitated.

If she stops here, Dang Mi-so will definitely die. All she has left is her weak innate energy. Her body will probably not be able to handle the amplified cold energy. Her entire body's meridians and veins will freeze and she will die.

However, accepting the cold air below the navel was also a problem. No matter how much of a master of Hwagyeong he was, he could not indefinitely accept the extreme cold air that affected the meridians and the small vessels. This was because it could easily cause irreversible internal injuries.

There isn't much time. I have to make a decision quickly - that was the moment when Dang-myung was in deep thought.

'…for a moment..'

Suddenly, Yuan Myeong felt a certain topic flash through his mind.

What is poison?

It was a fundamental question.

As I was developing the Dokyocheong Gwangsim method, I naturally gained an advantage over all poisons, so I never really thought deeply about poison itself.

Why did this topic come to mind at this moment? At first glance, it was a thought that could be dismissed as a distraction and lost, but Dang-myeong held on to this topic and hung on to it. He instinctively felt that there might be a clue to overcome this situation.

'Everything that is harmful to the body is poison.'

When he started to think about it, Dang-myung quickly came up with a definition. He had experienced quite a few poisons. Starting with acid reflux, those that cause excruciating pain, those that make you vomit blood, those that take away your senses, those that melt your organs, those that corrode your hair, etc…

And there are also extreme poisons, such as the poison of Danggasip, that can take your life in an instant.

'Hwa-ryong-ho-dok.'

As I thought about it that way, a snippet of conversation naturally came to mind.

"It's called Hwa-ryong-ho-dok."

"Hwa-ryong-ho-dok? What an unusual name."

"It is said that among the poisons, there are those called 'Yeol-dok' or 'Han-dok.' Hwa-ryong-ho-dok is the worst of the Yeol-doks. It is so bad that it can be included in the Tang-gasip-dok."

These are the words of the now deceased Dang Yeong-ryeong.

Heat poisoning and cold poisoning.

This probably means that heat and cold can become poisonous when they become strong enough to cause harm.

In fact, isn't Hwa-ryong-ho-dok a poison that contains a heat so strong that it can burn a person without leaving even ashes? It sounded like the story that it contained the breath of the Hwa-ryong was not an exaggeration.

then.

Could the cold air that is now encroaching on me as if it is freezing my arms also be poison? Yes, I mean, cold poison.

And no matter how strong it is, if it is just 'poison'

'There's no way I can't handle it with my poisonous request.'

Thinking like that, Dang Miso stretched out his hand. It was towards the source of cold energy, Gu-eum, located in Dang Miso's lower abdomen. He hesitated and delayed for a bit, but more than anything, he wanted to completely root out the cold energy, so he brought his long sword to it.

'Inhale'

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Suuuuuuuuuuu

A truly enormous amount of cold air was seeping into Dang-myeong's body, slithering through his veins. Dang-mi-ryeo, who was watching the scene, had an expression on her face that was hard to read, a mixture of shock and emotion.

Regardless, in the eyes of the dictator there was only a green light shining. A sign that was seen when the poisonous request madness was mobilized.

'Eat it all up.'

As I carried my thoughts, the madness of the poisonous request rushed towards the cold air that was crashing down like a tidal wave.

The cold air from the sound was so severe that it could freeze your bones in an instant, but Dang-myung wasn't too worried. Where is there a beast that fears its prey?

Since Hangi is also a type of poison called Han-dok, it will only increase the size of the poison request madness.

In that way, the poisonous and poisonous scent of the poisonous scent collided.

The results were as expected.

****

Quite a bit of time has passed.

The poisonous request madness ate all of the poisonous substances from the nine-syllable pulse. The coldness that had invaded Dang-myeong's arm had disappeared as if it were a lie, and the poisonous request madness had grown much larger than before.

'… It's no different from an elixir.'

The obvious answer was to close your eyes and quietly observe your inner self and think. As a result, it turned out that way. You gained enlightenment and took some risks, but

It went as planned, and in the end, the severe Han-Dok brought about a huge increase in internal energy. This was an achievement that was difficult to obtain even with a simple elixir.

There was just a problem.

Originally, there was a limit to the amount of internal energy that a person could possess. The increase in internal energy gained by eating Han-Dok now is no different from a sand castle that will soon disappear.

It can't be helped that it's a pity.

After thinking for a moment, Dang-myeong began to concentrate a significant portion of his Dokyo-requesting madness into one spot. He forcibly squeezed and closed the meridians between his veins. It was a technique of the closed vein technique that he had learned from his mother.

Since it had come to this, rather than wasting my enormous internal energy in vain, I wanted to use the closed veins as a stepping stone to learn the self-defense technique Yongrin.

Perhaps because it was compressed, the amount of internal energy required to fill one meridian was enormous. However, even more enormous was the internal energy of Dang-myeong.

A single meridian could not contain all of the poisonous energy.

In the end, only after filling four of the twelve meridians at once did Dang-Myeong stop the lung meridian from being blocked.

'I feel strange.'

Was it because he had hidden his achievements in such a way that they were no different from gold? Dang-myeong slowly opened his eyes, feeling as if he had been dangled in chains.

****

Not long after Dang-myung completely pulled out the cold air from his throat.

As soon as Dang Mi-so regained consciousness, she was startled. First, she realized that she was naked, not wearing a single thread of clothing, and second, she saw a handsome young man in front of her, whom she had never seen before in her life.

And the third was that the young man's palm was barely touching her private part.

Although she wondered what on earth was going on, Dangmiso did not act hastily.

'I don't feel any cold air. What's going on?'

I clearly remember that before I lost consciousness, I couldn't move because of the cold air that engulfed my entire body. The last thing I thought of was wanting to see the face of my only younger sister, Dang Mi-ryeo.

That was it. A slightly different, but still familiar voice was heard from behind.

"Sister…?"

"Surely not, Miryeoni?"

"You're awake…!"

Thank goodness, thank goodness. While repeating these words, Dang Mi-ryeo hugged the naked Dang Mi-so and shed tears. She had thought she would never see Dang Mi-so again, but seeing her in perfect health brought a surge of relief.

"… More than that, what is going on? Who is this person?"

"Oh, that's…."

Dangmiryo explained quickly.

The young man in front of Dangmiso is the winner of the competition, Sogaju Dangmyeong.

It is said that he and Deungmyungmyeong were from the same competition group and were quite close friends.

Anyway, after finishing the competition and returning home, I found out that Dangmiso's condition was not very good.

Deciding that there was nothing that could be done with medicine, Dang Mi-ryeo looked for the most powerful weapon known to her, Dang Sang-myeong.

It is a given that he willingly walked here and did his best to treat Dangmiso, even if it meant taking on several risks.

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Perhaps now Dangmiso has completely escaped the curse of the nine-syllable system.

"… So this person is the savior of my life."

"yes."

Dang Mi-so looked at the young man's face with a strange gaze. He was truly a handsome man. Did Song Ok or Ban-an have such a handsome appearance in the past?

Although he was a person I had never met before, I developed a liking for him. It wasn't just because of his looks. He had been saved. When I asked my younger brother, he said it wasn't just a favor he had done out of kindness. He said he had risked taking on a huge cold air.

Although the situation was strange, Dang Mi-so did not push away Dang Yu-myeong's hand. She was afraid that it might have a negative effect on him, who was concentrating with his eyes closed.

Tell Dang Mi-ryeo to bring something to wear.

I was just looking at his face like that.

At some point.

Dang-myung opened his eyes.

An awkward silence immediately sets in. Dang Miso slowly removes her hand from Dang Misoo's lower abdomen.

'What should I say?'

Yu Myeong-myeong felt slightly embarrassed. Although it was for treatment, it was clearly something that a woman could feel ashamed of. Yu Myeong-myeong, who was carefully observing Dang Mi-so's expression, soon felt that there was no place to look. This was because she was still naked.

'this.'

Although I had no impure intentions, I found myself unintentionally scanning Dangmi So's entire body as I kept rolling my eyes here and there.

During that time, Dang Myeong-myeong had been in a kind of trance with her eyes closed, so she couldn't hear the conversation between the sisters. She didn't know that Dang Miso had a rough idea of the situation.

'… By the way, it is beautiful. Really.'

It was not that it was not, but Dang Mi-so, who had regained her vitality and opened her eyes after the cold air was removed, was truly the embodiment of beauty. For the first time in his past and present life, Yu Myeong-myeong felt a strange feeling toward a woman.

If it was an ordinary life, he would vaguely think of getting a pretty wife, having children, and living comfortably, but in fact, he was skeptical. Perhaps it was because of his mother's influence, but he was not impressed by even the most beautiful women, and he did not know what kind of emotion love was.

I thought that in the future, I would marry someone my mother would set up for me and have children with them.

Dang-myung felt his heart pounding for no reason. She's beautiful. She's pretty. I want to protect her. It was good that he saved her. I want to be with her in the future too. What will she think of me? Should I call Mi-ryeo my sister-in-law...?

In an instant, a thousand thoughts crossed my mind.

I was even imagining getting married to her and having children.

Dangmiso smiled and opened her red lips.

"I am grateful for the lifesaving grace that Sogaju has bestowed upon me. The girl will continue to honor Sogaju with her lifelong graces, so if you ever need me, please come to me without delay." Dangmyeongmyeong wanted to treat not only Dangmiso but also the three-syllable pulse of Dangmirye.

Dang Mi-ryeo blushed shyly, asking if she should take off her clothes, but Dang Yuan-myeong said that there was no need for that. Didn't Dang Mi-so's nine-syllable pulse already get treated? Now, Han-gi and Han-dok were no longer much of a threat to him. The source of Han-gi was also located in a relatively ordinary location.

Dang Mi-ryeo, who looked somewhat regretful, sat back down, and Dang Yuan-myeong started feeling from the wind pool point at the back of her neck. The source of the cold air was located there. This was the part where he could guess why Dang Mi-ryeo had been pale.

Using the magic of inhalation, the source of cold air is easily eliminated. It wasn't that difficult at first, even with Dangmiso.

Swoosh!

As soon as one of the three sources disappeared, cold air began to pour out from the remaining two sources as if it were a lie. Perhaps because it was only the third sound, the increase in cold air was greater than the nine sounds. Dang Mi-ryeo was also surprised by the cold air attack that exceeded her expectations and flinched greatly.

However, from the perspective of Dang-myeong, who had already experienced the nine sounds, it didn't feel that threatening. The next place he reached out to was the Jianjing point on the right. The source of cold energy located there must have been unknowingly interfering with Dang Mi-ryeo's careful use of dark techniques. It may be a difference so small that it's hard to notice now, but it will become more evident as he continues to accumulate achievements.

The name of the spell instantly sucked up the cold air that originated there. Then, it made the cold air that entered its body be consumed by the poisonous spirit.

'There really is no elixir.'

The amount of internal energy that had suddenly increased was not ordinary. After sealing a huge amount of internal energy into the meridians with the Lung Vein Intoxication just before, subtle changes had occurred in Dang-Myeong-Myeong's body.

First of all, the efficiency of the energy was significantly reduced. This was natural, as four of the twelve meridians were closed and locked.

Instead, the empty danjeon was able to accumulate internal energy very easily, and it felt like I had returned to the time when I had only recently learned the secret method. After ascending to the Hwagyeong, unless I used strong energy, the overflowing internal energy would always flow throughout my body, and thanks to the great Dokyocheonggwangsim method, the danjeon of Dangmyeong was always in perfect condition.

If I had to make a metaphor, it was like a glass of wine about to overflow.

So, it was inevitable that it would be difficult to accumulate additional energy. Even if you took the spirit's internal energy or elixir, it would not be very effective.

Because I have already built up my internal energy to the limit of my physical body.

However, the technique of emptying the dantian by drinking the meridian is similar to pouring alcohol into another cup. It is only natural that the dantian becomes easier to fill once it is emptied.

Just by eating the cold air and poison extracted from Dang Mi-ryeo, I felt quite satisfied. In the past, this would have been impossible. It would have taken something like Dang Gaship Poison to even receive news.

'It won't get easier as time goes on. Among the heads of families of all time, there must be few who have learned it properly.'

I thought it was obvious.

It's not that it's not, but it seems like a very difficult task to fill all twelve meridians with the lung veins and complete the Yongrin of the self-defense force. If you fill the meridians with internal energy and close them, the energy will be restricted, so the efficiency of the breathing method will decrease. It also means that it's not easy to fill the danjeon again.

But it doesn't stop there. As the number of blocked meridians continues to increase, the effectiveness of the mind method will decrease even further and it will also become more difficult to fill the danjeon.

Wouldn't it take a huge amount of elixir to fill all twelve meridians? I don't know, but it would probably take a few Mannyeonhwari's internal dan.

Of course, it was relatively easy for the person who mastered the Dokyo Request Light Heart Method. If there was enough poison, a severe poison, he could easily increase his internal energy using the Dokyo Request Light Machine. Since he had the Tang Dynasty, he could probably make most severe poisons on his own.

Perhaps Muyeonggaek had also used the Dokyo Request Light to complete the Yongrin self-defense weapon - Thinking so, Dang Sangmyeong pointed to the Naegwan point on Dang Miryeo's left wrist for the last time.

That was the last stop.

****

In front of Dang Mi-ryeo's house.

There was a middle-aged man who kept bowing his head toward Dangsangmyeong who was about to leave.

"You saved all my daughters. Sogaju. How can I repay you for this…?"

Dang Jeok-sin, the father of Dang Mi-ryeo and Dang Mi-so, did not hide his gratitude.

It is said that Dang Jeok-sin was originally born in Anhui and used the surname Heo. He must have had a good reputation, because he made a fortune at a young age and formed and led a fairly large merchant group. As it turned out, he settled in Sacheon and met and married Dang Mei-ryeo's mother.

Dang Mi-ryeo's mother died shortly after giving birth to two daughters. Judging from the fact that she always felt cold in her hands and feet, she also seemed to have suffered from a deficiency of the third or fifth yin vein.

Since he had just sent his wife away, it was obvious how much effort Dang Jeok-shin had put into treating his daughters, especially Dang Mi-so. He had spent almost all of his savings from his youth and searched everywhere, but he could not find a cure for the stasis. Then, Dang Mi-ryeo, who had participated in the competition, brought Sogaju Dang Yu-myeong out of nowhere and completely cured his sister Dang Mi-so of her stasis.

Just looking at them, you could tell at a glance that the sisters' complexions had improved. They had relieved the worry that they would die before their father. The gratitude that Tang Jeok-shin felt towards Dang-myeong was incalculable.

"It was something that had to be done. I'm glad it's not too late."

Dang Myeong-myeong shook his head and was humble. He also gained a lot from this incident. From Dang Miso's nine sounds, he was able to gain the internal energy to fill four meridians, and from Dang Mi-ryeo's three sounds, he was able to gain the internal energy to fill one meridian. He succeeded in closing five meridians at once. Even so, his danjeon had accumulated a considerable amount of internal energy, so he felt that it was no different from taking several roots of Cheonnyeonseolsam.

And more than anything, didn't you really win Dangmiso's favor?

Dang-myeong turned his eyes to one side.

'…A fairy.'

Dressed in a proper pink palace and wearing various accessories to match, Dang Mi-so's beauty was truly breathtaking. It was so beautiful that she didn't seem human. And since Dang Yu-myeong could still clearly see her naked body, he felt a strange sensation.

When our eyes met, she smiled faintly and opened her mouth.

"Take care, Eun-gong. I will take care of myself as you said and then come see you."

"Yes, ma'am. Come visit us anytime."

"Thank you again, Yeonmyeong-ah. For saving my sister. And of course, for treating me."

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"No. I'll go. See you later."

There was a slight difference in the way that Dang Miso treated his sisters. While he treated Dang Mi-so like a young man he had feelings for, he spoke to Dang Mi-ryeo as if he were just a close friend. Dang Mi-ryeo sensed this and made a cold expression, but Dang Mi-ryeo had already turned his head to Dang Jeok-shin.

"I'll go. Okay."

"I am sorry to have kept you busy with your personal matters for so long. If you need my help, please call me at any time."

"Yes. I will remember."

With that as the last step, Dang-myeong moved towards the Bongwi-dae warriors.

'It's the top.'

I was lost in thought as I walked. Since the establishment of the Black Lotus, the Tang Dynasty has reduced the size of the upper class and at best, they only trade various items within the city. If you leave the city, you will inevitably become a target of plunder unless you receive the protection of the Black Lotus.

It was said that even if those who knew the circumstances of the Tang family openly tried to trick them, they could not make a big deal out of it. They had no choice but to buy it at a high price or sell it at a relatively cheap price. This was because commercial activities outside of the city were virtually impossible.

Until now, the family's finances had been managed by the Yakwangdang. Now, the Uigak would be in charge, and until the Uigak was properly organized, the General Office would somehow find a way to make money. Part of this was to find out the elders' back pockets.

'I need to see your hand.'

Dang-myeong felt the need to expand the family's territory 'a little'. Since the territory is limited to the castle, wouldn't it be difficult to run the upper class?

Shouldn't we at least clear the paths leading to other achievements?

After clearing his throat like that, he planned to leave the upper class of the family to Dang Jeok-shin. Unlike Dang Mi-ryeo, who had learned martial arts since childhood, Dang Mi-so had learned the work of the upper class. He would surely help his father and join the upper class.

'There will be more opportunities to see each other's faces.'

I guess I'll have to go with them as an escort. It's called Sacheon, so I guess I can't be at ease just because the road is open.

Who would have expected this?

Right this moment.

Because of the love affair between the owner of Sacheondangga Sogaju and Danguimyeong, the world of Sadocheonha, which had been safe for over ten years, began to crack.

The sky of Sacheon was still blue.

****

Inside a luxuriously decorated room.

There was a woman lying at an angle, wearing a very thin nightgown that seemed to show her underwear.

This is the Simhwabangju Yeoseolyeon.

She said, bringing a ripe peach slice to her mouth.

"… That girl, Dang Ji-hye, became the head of the party? Her son became the head of the small family?"

"Yes. The ark."

The man spoke while lying face down. He dared not raise his head, for fear that he might accidentally catch a glimpse of the body of the deep-rooted ark. He remembered. The person who had previously been in charge of the report rolled his eyes wrongly and died on the spot.

"How could it have come to this? It's not like the elders have lost their minds."

"You may know that there was a cattle ranch competition at Gongdongsan Mountain some time ago."

"Yes. The last chapter of the Taeeulmukgeompa was noble at that time."

"… … "

Sim Hwa-bang-ju spoke softly, but the man felt a chilling murderous intent. He knew of the rumors that had circulated between Yeo Seol-ryeon and Mak In-hu during their youth. Was that really true?

But that wasn't important right now. The man quickly opened his mouth. If you hurt my feelings for no reason, you'll die!

"The one who won that time was none other than Dokbong's son, Dangmyeong. From what I've found out, he had never really stood out before participating in the competition… ."

"Then, that means your skills have improved by leaps and bounds in just three years of competition. To the point where you can beat out strong competitors like the blood relatives or disciples of other elders."

"Yes. The problem is what happened when that obvious name came back…."

The man trailed off for a moment. From here on out, things started to get really unbelievable.

"It is said that he killed the three elders and the great elder single-handedly. He even pursued them and punished them severely as the head of the household for nitpicking over the results of the competition."

"what…?"

Yeo Seol-ryeon stops chewing the peach. For a moment, she seems to doubt what she heard.

"Of course. Isn't that guy, Dokbong's son, not even a young man…?"

"…you're right."

"But you killed two elders? At that age? Is that possible?"

"Many people have seen and heard it. I also find it hard to believe, but the words of the three scholars all match…."

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"That's fun."

Deep Ark Yeo Seol-ryeon smelled something. It was a smell that seemed like the map of Sacheon would change. At the same time, she had a gut feeling. Tangga would be at the center of this new change.

Keep going, she said.

"There are facts that were revealed when the elders were questioned at that time."

"what?"

"The three hundred people that the Taeeulmukgeompa's Mak Jangmun took… They say that they were all killed by the hands of Dangsangmyeong." one side.

In addition to the Simhwabang, other Apostolic factions also began to receive information about the Sogaju Mandatory Name.

However, some of the breakwaters, especially those located near the castle, showed little interest in the fact that Dang-myeong had annihilated three hundred members of the Tae-eul-muk-geom faction or executed the elders.

"The rumor must have been distorted. Or the Sogaju family made it up. It's common for young people to exaggerate their accomplishments to gain recognition."

"Many people have seen the scene of the elders being killed. Even if it is an exaggeration, it must be considered to be true to some extent."

"Huh. They're all old and power-hungry raccoons. They must have let their guard down or been secretly poisoned. The methods of the Tang family are obvious. It's pathetic. Let's talk about more important things now. Is it true that the Yakwang Party has collapsed?"

"That's right. I heard that all the key figures of the Yakwang Party, including the party leader, were killed. This is also the work of Sogaju. It seems that he led a large force of his own armed forces called Bongwidae and attacked them from the morning."

"Why? There must be a reason for wiping out that many people."

"The new head of the household, Dokbong, has declared that her husband's death is related to her. The entire Yakwangdang. From the perspective of Sogaju Dangmyeong, it can be considered as taking revenge on her dead father's grudge."

"Is it because you're young? No matter how much resentment you have, you must know how important the Yakwang Party is to the current family. It seems like you're acting without thinking about the future. How are you going to run the family in the future without the wealth that the Yakwang Party brings in? It's going to cost you a lot of silver just to support the armed forces and the other people."

"I heard the General Office is picking at the Elder's pockets. I guess that'll cover it for the time being. It won't last long, though."

"By the way, it's such a shame. Hehe. When I think back to the last time I saw him that day, it seemed like he almost came over here. What lingering attachment to a family that was going downhill made him hesitate so much? Did he dream of a treasure that only he knew…?"

"Things have gotten harder. Or have they gotten easier? In any case, it's because the Yakwangdang is gone."

"It must have gotten easier. Originally, the Lord Lien had forbidden attacks on the Tang Dynasty's Yakwangdang because it was helpful to the people of Sacheon. I tried to lure the dead man out and take Yakwangdang to a separate sect, but now he's destroyed it with his own hands. It's so disappointing that I've been throwing out bait to try to persuade him."

"Then, is it safe to assume that the Tang family has lost its value? I'm thinking of asking the Lienju to lift the Tang family's inviolability order."

"That's something we don't know yet. I heard that something called the Uigak was created to replace the Yakwangdang."

"Eui-gak? Didn't that place consist of only the old head of the previous medicine king's party and children who have never properly practiced medicine? It's impossible to replace the medicine king's party."

"We have to push it out before the council can properly take shape. We have to hurry."

"… You don't intend to break the non-aggression order, do you? The orders of the Lotus Sutra are strict. No matter how much you desire the land of the Holy Land, there is a line that you must not cross."

"Let's try to provoke them into an all-out war. We can't refuse a fight that comes our way, right? Or we can give them our flesh and take their bones."

"All-out war? How?"

"This guy. You must have forgotten. Isn't there going to be a Sacheonjihoe soon? The Dang family, which has been refusing to participate because the positions of Gaju and Sogaju have been vacant, will have no excuse this time."

****

Upon returning to the Dark Fortress, Dangmyeong took care of a few things - at best, he had a meal with his mother, Dokbong, and briefly reviewed the achievements of the Bongwidae warriors - and then he moved to check on Danggasipdok.

Originally, the one in charge of managing Danggashipdok was the Elders, especially the third elder, Dang Seok-hyeong, who was a master of the Yongdok technique. However, Dang Sang-myeong pointed out that he had been using Hwa-ryong-ho-dok for personal use and brought it under the jurisdiction of the Amdokjeon. Then, Dang Ji-hye, who had become the head of the household, entrusted the operation and management of Danggashipdok to the head of the household, Dang Sang-myeong.

"This way."

A warrior belonging to the royal family, who had received information about the Tang family from the elders, took charge of the tour.

'There was a place like this within the family.'

Dang-myung thought as he became accustomed to the unfamiliar scenery.

As it was once called Sega, the territory of the Dangga was quite large. The inner garden, where the family's main operating body, including the Gajujeon, Amdokjeon, Jangrowon, and General Office, were located, was quite large, but if you include the outer garden where all the family members, including the collateral line, lived together, it was larger than a village. Some young children have never been outside the family in their entire lives.

"I am meeting the Sogaju."

Not long after the crowds began to thin out, the warriors of the Dark King's Guard who had been standing guard came to greet him. There was a certain awe in their eyes. It was only natural that he had completely changed the situation just a few days after returning to his family.

He did not borrow anyone's power. He rose to a dignified position on his own. Since he was the one who wanted the glory of his family more than anyone else, his expectations for him were high.

Dang-myeong nodded his head and gave special pats to each and every one of the warriors of the King's Army who greeted him. He was not used to dealing with subordinates, but he did as his mother told him. Even though he only paid a little attention, the warriors of the King's Army seemed touched.

As we went in a little further, a solidly built stone chamber appeared.

Poisonous and poisonous

There was a sign that said, "This is a place where the most poisonous of poisons are gathered."

"This is it. Sogaju."

The warrior who was in charge of guiding takes something out of his bosom and speaks.

It was a bead with a mysterious combination of deep green and purple.

"You must have this with you when you enter."

"What is this?"

"It's called a poison-avoiding pearl. Most poisons won't attack you if you just keep it in your mouth. It's one of my family's treasures. Because the poison has been preserved inside the poison for so many years, even the air is filled with poison. If you just go in, no matter how much it's called, you'll be poisoned in an instant, so please take it with you."

"No need."

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At the firm refusal of Dang-myeong, the warrior of the dark king asked stupidly. Are you saying that the Lord Soga does not need the poisonous liquor right now?

Inside the poison chamber, the poison that had been concentrated over the hundreds of years that the Tang family had existed was floating in the air. If it was a criminal, they would vomit blood and lose consciousness as soon as they entered, and even if they were a Tang family member with a certain degree of poison resistance, they wouldn't be able to last more than half a minute (about 7 minutes). With that much poison spread around, how could they enter without a poison potion?

"That. You said you had to put it in your mouth."

How many people, including the dead Three Elders, must have had it in their mouths?

"I can't do that."

"… Of course I cleaned it thoroughly. Don't worry."

"Even if you don't want to."

As he spoke, Yu Myeong-myeong dodged the poisoned drink that the Dark King's warrior offered and entered the poisoned chamber. Since he had instantly unleashed his divine shadow, it was natural that the Dark King's warrior missed Yu Myeong-myeong's new form.

"Sogaju…!"

Ignoring the astonished cries of the warrior of the dark king, Yuan Ming quickly walked away.

****

It wasn't that dark inside.

Night Lights - This was because there were stone sculptures embedded here and there in the ceiling that glowed even in the dark.

In fact, to an ordinary person, it would be just a faint light, but to a person with trained eyes, this level of brightness was enough to distinguish objects without difficulty.

'Good.'

Dang-myung took a deep breath and muttered to himself. As expected, the air inside Dokgo was filled with an unusual venom, just as the warrior of the Dark King had warned. It was understandable why he was worried.

However, for Duk-Yo-Cheong-Gwang-Sim-Beop, it felt like a spiritual land (S-Land) where internal energy would increase with every breath. Usually, when drinking poisonous liquor, one would try to breathe as shallowly and as little as possible, but Duk-Yang-Myeong was moving while breathing deeply. As if savoring the clear air of a famous mountain.

How absurd it would have been for the warriors of the Dark King to see this sight.

It was while I was walking like that.

'hmm?'

The obvious feeling was that he felt a sense of incongruity for a moment. Although his internal energy achievements had been lowered due to the closed veins, that did not mean that his senses had become dull. The area he could detect had simply been reduced.

He immediately activated the Shiryuan Eye Technique. The deep green light flowed out like a natural flower. He scanned the surroundings in that state. Shiryuan Eye Technique is an eye technique that sees the flow.

I could immediately tell that the air flow on one side was awkward, which meant that something was distorting the phenomenon.

'Formation?'

Dangsinmyeong felt puzzled. What kind of formation was this, which was nothing more than a warehouse where gossip was stored? And it was set up very secretly.

So that it is not easily discovered unless one has the intuition of someone who has reached the state of enlightenment.

'It's something that can be checked.'

Dang-myeong thought as he took out his shuriken. There was poison everywhere here anyway. Even if I used some internal energy, I could quickly replenish it.

'Split apart.'

Hurrruk!

As soon as I wrapped my shuriken in my true energy and charged my true energy with my thoughts, a deep green flame immediately burst into flames. This was the manifestation of the sword. As I drew it against a place where the flow was strange, the air suddenly split open, revealing a hidden sight. The formation lost its effect momentarily.

A passageway appeared there.

What was strange was that countless yellow pieces of paper with the word "forbidden" written in red letters were stuck around the entrances to the passages. Here and there, there were also a few pieces with the word "sealed" written on them.

'amulet?'

Dang-myeong realized that what was in front of him was some kind of magic that had been properly deployed by Radiation.

Memories from a past life come flooding back.

Although he had never met his master, Geom-gwi, who was his teacher, was also friendly with those called Bang-sa (方士). They were as crazy about magic as their master, who was crazy about swords. Ultimately, they wanted to use magic to overcome the limitations of humanity and achieve enlightenment.

It was said that they were the ones who created several formations to help with the cultivation of the Dharma. Their formations were incomparably more mysterious than those created by Zhuge Jia. It was clearly about three zhang in size from the outside, but when you entered, there were several mountain ranges. Unknown monsters also poured out.

When they performed magic or formations, the talisman that they always used was something like this. The yellow-colored paper was called Goehwangji, and it was dyed with the water of the flowers and fruits of the ash tree. It was said that if it wasn't Goehwangji, the magic using the talisman would quickly lose its effectiveness.

Who would have thought that we would find traces of their lineage, which is almost extinct, here in Sacheondangga?

'The only things that the radiation is interested in are magic, lanterns, and Imaemangryang.'

The term "Yimaengliang" (題®趙懸) was a general term for ghosts and monsters. However, I remember hearing that a very famous monk had once exterminated all the Yimaengliang in the world, so it was hard to find them now.

The radiators usually raise their level of sorcery by dealing with the same radiators or imamangryangs, but as the radiators became rare in the world, the radiators also lost their lineage.

'Let's leave it for now.'

Curiosity was rising, but Dang-myeong backed down. He was not the type to take unnecessary risks, and his internal energy was considerably consumed by using his strong energy. He decided that it would be best to first absorb the poison to replenish his internal energy and then check the poison of the gossip.

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Dang-myeong walked down a passageway with the words 'Ten Poisons' engraved on one side.

Soon his new form disappeared into the thick darkness, and the entrance where the amulets had been stuck disappeared again with an ominous s ...