Chapter 703 – Laughter of Martial Arts
Suddenly, his phone rings again.
‘Huh? Suddenly, the alarm goes off here again?’
『Emergency mission: subdue the blood god with the two friends!』
* You have to eliminate the blood god along with the two main characters Hyewon and Hyemyeong. In case of success, a special reward is paid. (Time limit 30 days)
* The quality of the reward depends on the clear level of the mission!!
– Grow Hyewon and Hyemyeong within 30 days! (Compensation paid according to growth level)
– Save both Hyewon, Hyemyeong, or at least one person (differential compensation given depending on the degree of success)
* Would you like to accept? (Y/N)
‘It’s been a month…’
Seong-il feels attracted to this special mission when the mission appears just in time for the period that Seong-il thought was the maximum.
“Okay! I’ll accept the terms of the two ambassadors. Instead!”
As a condition for their joining, Seong-il proposes that she conduct fierce training under the guidance of herself and her Eun-wol, while she herself prepares to subdue the blood god.
“Of course! How can we neglect our lives? Of course we have to follow that much.”
When Hye-won readily agreed, Seong-il nodded her head and accepted the special mission floating in front of her.
‘…Come to think of it, didn’t you check the list of quests in the World of Laughing Martial Arts?’
Seong-il thinks that she was really indifferent to the world here, and she deeply reflects on herself. For a while, he brings up the mission window of the world of Laughing Martial Arts through augmented reality.
[ Quest list ]
– Prevent Blood God Resurrection (0/1)
– Eliminate the Apostle of the Blood God (0/1)
[ List of sub quests ]
– Recover the Demonic Bridge from the clutches of the Blood Bridge (0/1)
– Hold the Seal of the Blood God until right before the battle with the Blood God (0/1)
– Perform a specific inner core technique to the polarity (0/1)
‘Well… It’s no different from what I was trying to do.’
Fortunately, when the contents of the quest did not go beyond his expectations, Seong-il let out a sigh of relief.
“Two ambassadors. From now on, I will punish the blood god within a month. Let’s go get ready right away.”
“Yes!? In such a hurry?!”
When Seong-il says that he will subdue the blood god in a hurry, Hye-won and Hye-myeong look at him with shocked expressions and ask.
“I just read the heavenly gi. After a month, not only will I miss the auspicious day, but also ominous phenomena will occur. It is a favorable omen for the blood god.”
“Cheongira…”
If someone else had said that, they would have thought it was nonsense, but from Hyemyeong and Hyewon’s point of view, Seongil is a true leader and an immeasurable force.
Therefore, instead of resisting Seong-il’s words, they ponder over his words with worried expressions.
“Anyway… Let’s go right away. I also need to prepare a lot in order to create a fake ruin.”
“All right.”
The two monks obediently agree with Seongil’s words and follow him.
***
Seong-il and the two monks quickly reach the riverside where the Little Nautilus is hidden and join Eun-wol.
He explains everything that happened just a moment ago to Eun-wol and hands her a hanging scroll.
“Wow!! From now on, if I only have this, I can comfortably enter the world of Young master?! It’s so good!!”
It was difficult for Eun-wol to make demands on him easily because she needed to sacrifice herself or Seong-il in order to visit the world of Seong-il in the conventional way.
However, when Seong-il brings something that will clear up the problems he will experience in the future, he embraces him with a very happy expression on his face.
“Kuhmm… Hmm!! How about expressing affection between the two of you when you’re together?”
Since it is the monk who is trying to free herself from the five desires and the seven passions, Hyemyeong seems slightly uncomfortable with Eunwol’s flirtatious behavior.
“What are you talking about, you bastard. Should I be grateful if you accepted this arrogant, incompetent guy for this mission?”
“…”
When Hyemyeong shuts her mouth with a grim expression at Eunwol’s vitriol, she replies to the two monks in a slightly softened tone, as if it’s because of her seongil’s face.
“Follow me. I have to take the Great Hwandan right away. I’ll protect you.”
At Eun-wol’s words, Seong-il’s eyes twinkle and he agrees with her words. Her apparent reason was to quickly make the two monks stronger so that they would be useful in the mission, but apart from that, Seong-il wanted to figure out the mechanism of what positive effect occurs when the two monks take Daehwandan.
‘If I take this opportunity to learn it, it will be helpful when Lee Ah-hyun takes the Great Hwandan.’
Thinking so, Seong-il quickly installs the hanging scroll on the Little Nautilus and moves into the world inside the hanging scroll with her party.
“Then… I’ll take it.”
After half a day of ablution, the two monks sit down one by one and prepare to take the Daehwandan.
Gulp…!!”
When Hyemyung takes Daehwandan, she doesn’t change much on the outside, but Seongil senses a rapid start of drastic changes in his body through her sensitivity.
‘Oh… A miracle medicine like the Great Hwandan has the effect of absorbing the surrounding spiritual energy and refining it into pure inner energy?’
Because of this, Seong-il realizes that in order to maximize the effect of the Great Hwandan, you must not eat it from the inner plane itself, which is inherently barren.
‘It’s fortunate that we planted a branch of Weedgrasil nearby to provide convenience to Eunwol…’
Seong-il let out a sigh of relief as the aura of another dimension emitted from the branch of Widgrassil seemed to sufficiently reinforce the aura needed for the Great Hwandan.
‘It’s interesting… The medicinal effect combines with the vitality of the body and transforms into an effect that absorbs the surrounding spiritual energy…’
‘And if I’m going to have someone take the Great Hwandan in the future, I’ll have to at least eat it in a place where Weed Grassil or an eggplant is planted.’
While Seong-il is lost in thought, the aura absorbed in Hye-myeong’s body begins to penetrate his body like a tree rooted in every corner of the body along the blood vessels.
“Nice…!!”
Of course, since the process involved quite a lot of pain, Hyemyung frowned at her and tried to let out a groan.
“Don’t open your mouth! If you’re not going to blow everything outside of the precious medicinal effect!!”
And to such Hye-myeong, Eun-wol stops her sharp words and makes her mouth shut.
‘Ohh… Did you follow the voice and get a strong aura up to your throat? Is this why you’re telling me not to open my mouth when taking elixirs or learning internal skills in martial arts…?’
The pure spiritual energy that has not yet been absorbed into the bloodstream is waiting to be absorbed by the stomach and other organs, so if you open your mouth during absorption, all of that power will be volatilized into the air.
Seong-il observes all these processes with interest and tries to record the process in detail as much as possible.
Awesome!! Wooddeuk!!!
In Hyemyung’s body, a phenomenon similar to when Seongil ate the elixir made by the Church of the Star in the cursed throne world in the past is manifested.
‘He’s going through a metamorphosis…’
The medicine of the Great Hwandan combines with the blood in the body to quickly absorb the spirits around it, and if it succeeds in spraying the spirits to every corner of the body, the medicinal effect of the Great Hwandan forcibly strengthens the body accordingly.
‘Hmm… I think it would be of great help if I could mass-produce this elixir… Is there any way?’
While Seong-il studied the efficacy of the Great Hwandan and fell into her deep thoughts, Hyemyung absorbed the weakness of the Great Hwandan to a certain extent and succeeded in transforming her into a phantom bone.
“Ugh… The smell!! Go wash up right away!!”
As Hye-myeong transforms her body into a complete transformation, she exhales the bad energy accumulated in her body to the outside of her through the pores. Eun-wol is genuinely concerned about the terrible smell and orders her Hye-myeong to quickly run to the shower.
“Ah… I understand. The giver…”
Hye-myeong sees Eun-wol’s expression even though her body is not in good shape and starts to run quickly to her shower.
“Monk Hyewon. Where can I find a drug store that can make an elixir like the Great Hwandan?”
“You mean the great pleasure…? It must be difficult because it’s a drugstore that is considered a top secret even in Shaolin Temple… And it’s not easy to make it just because there is a drugstore. The ingredients are so precious.”
“But…”
Unless you are an idiot, there is no way you are going around spraying elixirs all over the place, so Seong-il quickly finishes the question.
‘…Still, I’ll have to seriously think about how to find a pharmacy.’
Since he wants to train an army of hunters to face the alien civilization, Seong-il shows a deep interest in a pharmacy that might be helpful in training them.
***
In order to save a month’s time as much as possible, Seong-il returns to reality after using the evergreen bracelet, takes a break, visits the martial arts world again, and uses the portal to arrive at Xi’an in only half a day.
“Edward. Is it okay if I bring the Ethereal Stone?”
While searching for a suitable place in Xi’an, Seong-il asks if he can get the Ethereal Stone from the Gaia system.
“They said it would be fine for a few days.”
Edward replies that G.E.C.R can be mass-produced to some extent even without Ethereal Stones for three or three days.
The Gaia system replies that it will focus on tasks such as assembly and maintenance of production windows that have been put off so far by using the term that cannot accumulate supplies.
『However, if you fail to return the Ethereal Stone of the material for a longer period of time, there will be a pretty big setback in G.E.C.R production.』
“Um… I’ll have to return it as soon as possible.”
Since G.E.C.R is a key worker, resource, and manager of the Eden he created, Seong-il decides to return the stone as quickly as possible.
“Have you found a good place?”
“Yes. It’s a place about 50km away from the place where the blood god was supposed to be sealed…”
Edward activates the hologram map to Seong-il and shows it to him, attempting a briefing.
『It is a mountain with a vertical cliff as high as 300m. The area around here is so rugged and barren that there are no houses at all. So, I’d like to build a deception dungeon halfway up the cliff here…”
“Are you okay?”
Seong-il orders Edward to build a dungeon there without worrying about the appearance of a suitable place to deceive the enemy.
“If you need anything, ask me anytime.”
Seong-il temporarily covered the cliff with a cloud made of light to prevent any witnesses.
He places a scroll in an artificial cave drilled with Ethereal Stone, summons Edward and a group of G.E.C.R. And orders them to build a dungeon.
“Then suffer.”
“May the master be in good health.”
When Edward’s words run out, Seong-il uses Sangnok’s bracelet, which has a cooldown, to open the portal to the door again with the Moorim Meng.
‘Since Eunwol is attached, Yuna will be able to do well, right?’
Seong-il disguised Yuna as his priest and infiltrated the Pineapple House in order to engrave magic imprints on the bodies of the two monks and at the same time determine the state of the Great Hwandan remaining in their bodies.
‘Whoa… I really didn’t expect to openly enter this place…’
Wearing a soul mask, Seong-il uses a bright skylight to make himself look like a middle-aged guru.
After completing all preparations to hide his identity, he settles down at the main gate of the Moorim League with a dignified figure.
“…This place is Murim-maeng. What did the Master visit for?”
If the man in front of him looked like an ordinary person, he would have strongly told him to leave, but the middle-aged man in front of him looked like an imposing Moorim Myeongsuk, so the gatekeeper asked him the purpose of his visit in a very polite tone.
“Bindo came to see the Murim lord.”
“…Are you talking about Lord Lord?”
Seeing Seong-il’s imposing attitude, the gatekeeper may have mistakenly thought that he was Myeong-suk from an unknown Moorim family.
“The priestess of Bindo? Is the priestess of Bindo a small temple called the Onmyo Hall?”
“Yin-Yang Hall…?”
Since it is the name of Domun that he has never heard before, the gatekeeper makes a puzzled expression. However, since his knowledge may be short, he has his subordinate contact his superior.
“Who are you to say you want to meet the leader in person?”
‘Hmm? An executive of the Baekho Party?’
When a man he happened to see when visiting the Murimmaeng in the past appears in front of him, Seong-il remembers his identity and smiles inwardly.
‘Kukuk… Shall we play a game soon?’
A moderately tall person must have appeared. Seong-il prepares for a rampage as planned in advance.
“Who is Bindo? He is the direct descendant of the investigation of the Onmyokan that sealed the blood body!!
