Chapter 342
342fury. Hyeoncheon Shinnyeo (1)
Xuanwu Academy).
It is located in the northern tip of Shaanxi, and is known as the only place among the five university halls that focuses on teaching techniques, martial arts, martial arts, spiritual objects, and the study of treasures and weapons rather than martial arts..
Only those who are destined can enter this place..
Below the plaque at Hyeonmuhakgwan, there is a famous phrase that was written by Hyeoncheon Shinnyeo herself..
That was the reason why it was said, half jokingly, that entering the Hyeonmuhak Hall was more difficult than the Cheonmuhak Hall..
“……I'm embarrassed.”
Baek Soo-ryong looked up at the signboard of Hyeonmuhak Hall and muttered softly..
After leaving Fengwolhwagong's manor, he set out on a journey and arrived here in one day, but ran into unexpected difficulties..
“I never would have guessed that the door was completely closed..”
The main gate of Hyeonmuhak Hall is tightly closed..
Even though it was vacation, there wasn't even a guard guarding the door..
‘There's no sign of anything inside..’
Something was strange. No matter how many times I called someone and knocked on the door, the front door was only closed..
“You can't just attack... … . I don't think they'll let me in.”
The camp was so spread out that it was impossible to enter without permission. An opaque gray energy covered the entire Hyeonmuhak Hall..
Baek Soo-ryong found an old-looking guesthouse near the academy and went in..
After ordering plenty of food, I quietly asked the owner about Hyeonmuhakgwan, and he said that this was his first time doing something like this..
“Until recently, the door was open and people came and went... … . I suddenly closed the door and hung it up..”
“Are you saying the academy was closed for no reason??”
“It's been about five days. It must have been from then on..”
The owner of the inn looked at the date and lowered his voice. An anxious look was evident on his face..
“Suddenly, thunder and lightning hit the dry sky and heavy rain poured down. Exactly above Hyeonmuhakgwan. The dark clouds that covered the sky did not go away for two days..”
“Isn't that because the magic is being used inside??”
The head of the Hyeonmuhakkwan was Hyeoncheon Shinnyeo, said to be the best magician in the world..
In addition, the main subjects studied by students at Hyeonmuhakgwan were martial arts and martial arts techniques rather than martial arts..
‘If I put my mind to it, I could bring in as many rain clouds as I want..’
Baek Soo-ryong had personally witnessed the abilities of Hyeoncheon Shinnyeo at the Namgung family. That's why I couldn't understand the owner making a fuss about something like that..
But the owner of the inn shook his head and said that was not the case..
“Usually, before performing a major technique, the Hyeonmuhakgwan informs us in advance. I'm going to use this technique, so don't be surprised. But that day there was no such thing at all..”
“hmm…….”
Now I understand a little bit.
At the Hyeonmuhak-gwan, where normally people would have hinted at the use of magic, a phenomenon that appeared to be a large-scale magic occurred without saying anything..
Then he suddenly closed the door and started refusing all visitors..
‘Is there something wrong??’
I couldn't help but think that way. Baek Soo-ryong gazed at Hyeonmuhak-gwan visible from the window of his room..
“What should I do with this?…….”
After a while, the owner of the guesthouse, who had entered the kitchen, personally brought the food and said:.
“Are you here because you have business to do at the Hyeonmu Hall??”
“yes.”
When Baek Soo-ryong nodded, the owner of the inn sighed as if he knew that would happen..
“Please come again next time if possible. The timing is bad. If you go in for no reason, you might get caught up in something bad..”
“Because it's important…….”
“Well, this is a rumor.”
The owner of the inn looked around and lowered his voice as he spoke..
“There is also a saying that because Hyeoncheonnyeo used a forbidden technique, the Primordial Heavenly Lord became angry and punished her..”
“…….”
The moment Baek Soo-ryong heard those words, he remembered what Hyeoncheon Shinnyeo had said as a warning at Namgung House..
-The fate of Yeokcheon. A fate that can go against heaven and destroy the world or save it..
- If you reveal your true nature, you will have to pay a terrible price. But since you are a being outside of heaven, it is allowed to some extent..
‘Maybe because of me?’
There was no reason for an outstanding magician like Hyeoncheonnyeo to suddenly have trouble..
But if she paid the price for revealing the truth?
It may be an excessive guess, but Baek Soo-ryong was concerned about the similarity between the time when he arrived in Shaanxi and the time when dark clouds gathered over Hyeonmuhak Pavilion..
‘Something definitely happened.’
Now that I've come this far, I have no intention of just going back..
It was when Baek Soo-ryong decided to enter Hyeonmuhakgwan even if it meant climbing over the wall..
“If you go in there, you die..”
“hmm?”
Baek Soo-ryong turned his head in the direction from which the voice came..
An old woman with wrinkles and a bent back was sitting like a stone in the corner of the guesthouse..
“Grandma! Don't be rude when there are guests.!”
The owner of the inn was surprised and scolded the old woman..
At the same time, he glanced at the sword on Baeksu-ryong's waist, and he seemed to be worried that the old woman would be harmed by the martial people..
He said while looking at Baek Su-ryong’s eyes..
“customer. He is an old man of unsound mind. I sometimes sound unlucky, so please be generous and understand..”
“it's okay.”
Baek Soo-ryong nodded with a completely unconcerned face..
The old woman looked like she didn't have much time left to live. The eyes were unfocused and most of the teeth were missing. There was only a plate of cold dumplings on the table where she sat..
“Elderly. What do you mean, if you go in you will die??”
“…….”
As the old woman pursed her lips and frowned, Baek Soo-ryong spoke to the guesthouse owner..
“Owner. Please bring some food to the old man over there. I will do the calculation.”
“Drink, not rice!”
“Give me a drink too..”
As food and alcohol were placed on the table, the old woman's grumpy expression softened a little..
“A similar thing happened fifty years ago. At that time, it was Hyeoncheonmun, not Hyeonmuhakgwan..”
Hyeoncheonmun Gate.
It was a magic sect that existed before the Hyeonmu Hakkwan was established, and Hyeoncheon Shinnyeo was its only successor and master. It was the predecessor of the current Hyeonmuhakgwan..
“It was when some kind of war was in full swing. Many people died, and ugly rumors circulated..”
There was an incident that immediately came to Baek Soo-ryong’s mind..
‘Is it when the Blood Cult and the Murim Alliance are at war??’
The old woman raised her bony finger and pointed outside the window. Her voice rang ominously in the room..
“There was a mountain called Hyeoncheon Mountain somewhere over there. It was a small but spiritual mountain. There was Hyeoncheonmun Gate on the highest peak, and suddenly lightning struck it and an earthquake continued all day. The next day I saw that the mountain had collapsed. It was after that that Hyeoncheon Shinnyeo came down here..”
“…….”
It was an incredible story that a mountain collapsed overnight..
But Baek Soo-ryong stayed silent..
The fear in her eyes was too real to dismiss it as just an old woman's nonsense..
“Surprised people went to Hyeoncheonmun, but most of them died before returning. Those who came back went crazy. Hehe. My husband also died at that time. I went there to pick up some treasure... … . I couldn't even find the body..”
The voice of the old woman telling an old story was somehow ominous and eerie. She didn't even touch her food and just sipped her drink..
“It's the same as back then. Many people will die again. No, this time is worse than then.…….”
“Grandma. Don't be unlucky.!”
Despite the sighing scolding of the guesthouse owner, the old woman giggled and looked at Baek Soo-ryong..
Are you still going to insist on going there? It seemed like he was asking.
At that moment, Baek Soo-ryong jumped up from his seat..
“Listening to it makes me even more interested. I have to go to Hyeonmuhakgwan right away..”
Then fear appeared in the old woman's blurry eyes..
“it's crazy? You will be punished and die! The sky isn't scary?”
The old woman trembled as if she was afraid just thinking about it..
But Baek Soo-ryong just laughed..
“Because I was destined to not be very close to Sky in the first place..”
“……what?”
Yeokcheon's fate.
If you were truly born with that fate, there would be nothing more ridiculous than fearing heavenly punishment..
Because you are already hated by heaven for your very existence..
“Owner. Please count even the elderly here..”
“Ah, yes.”
Baek Soo-ryong left the guesthouse and walked briskly toward Hyeonmuhakgwan..
The owner of the inn looked at his back with anxious eyes..
“What are you going to do?…….”
At that moment, Baeksu-ryong jumped into the air and pulled out his sword. Then, he cut down part of the line surrounding Hyeonmuhakgwan..
Wow!
The moment the opaque gray airflow surrounding the Hyeonmuhak Hall dissipated, Baeksu-ryong flew a new type into it. In an instant, his appearance disappeared into the Hyeonmuhak Hall. The liquor court was immediately restored..
“Huh. oh my god!”
While the owner of the inn opened his mouth in surprise, the old woman sipped her drink with a strange expression..
* * *
The moment Baek Soo-ryong crossed the wall of Hyeonmuhakgwan, he felt that the air around him had changed..
“It was a drinking method from the beginning..”
It was a similar feeling to what I felt at Pungwolhwagong’s house. The surrounding scenery was colored in all kinds of colors, and the environment changed in real time..
The only thing that doesn't change.
Mountain peaks visible in the distance.
Baek Soo-ryong intuitively realized that there was a Hyeoncheon maiden there..
‘You can't believe what you see.’
It was a drinking method that I got sick of at Pungwolhwagong’s house. An illusion that is no different from reality dazzles the eyes and deceives even the five senses..
But Baek Soo-ryong was not embarrassed..
You wouldn't know it if you saw it for the first time, but he stayed at Pungwolhwagong's house for several days and observed the drinking method as a habit..
‘It's not a simple technique that can be ruined after just a few days.…….’
Hyeoncheon Shinnyeo is Pungwolhwagong’s teacher..
If so, this drinking method must contain a similar trick..
I was able to do just about finding my way..
‘There it is.’
Baek Su-ryong took direction. I didn't hesitate because I was confident. His new model was shot like a bullet..
Rumble- Kwaaang!
White Water Dragon turned to the side to avoid the lightning that struck in front of him. If I had been a little late, I would have been hit directly..
That wasn't the end.
Rumbling!
The ground shook. The ground collapsed due to an earthquake so strong that it was difficult to stand properly. Beneath it spread an endless abyss..
Tuong!
Baek Su-ryong lifted himself up just before the floor collapsed. He launched a light attack with all his might. The ground continued to crumble behind him..
Shoot aaaaa-!
It was heavy rain this time.
Heavy rain poured down as if there was a hole in the sky. Baek Soo-ryong performed a light attack while drenched in water. My body became increasingly heavy..
“You can't stop me like this.”
Baeksu-ryong muttered while glaring at the mountain peak that still seemed far away. There was venom in his eyes..
Why did I suddenly lock the door??
Because you are the fate of reverse heaven?
Then why did the Namgung family help??
Are you testing me??
In order to resolve various questions, Baek Soo-ryong was definitely planning to meet Hyeoncheon Shinnyeo..
“Even if you change your mind and don't want to meet me, I still need to meet you.”
Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
Kiyaaaaa!
It wasn't just nature that stopped the white water dragon..
Demons crawled out of the bottomless pit, and winged monsters fell like hail from the gray sky..
The gods of great power prevented Baeksu-ryong from going to the Hyeoncheonjinnyeo. But Baek Su-ryong did not stop..
Sigh.!
When I pulled out the Changryong Sword and swung it, dozens of solid lines were drawn on the bodies of the demons that were attacking me from the front. Puhwaak! The white water dragon passed through the center of the enemies cut into dozens of pieces like a gale..
However, threats from all kinds of devils and ghosts continued. Among them, there were some that resembled a single-horned demon dragon..
Before I knew it, Baeksu-ryong’s eyes had turned red. He raised his head and glared at the mountain peak that still seemed far away..
‘how much is left?’
No matter how large the Hyeonmuhak Hall is, it was a speed that should have arrived a long time ago. However, within this huge magic circle, the laws of the world are distorted. The distance has barely narrowed..
“……Let's give it a try.”
The white water dragon's fiercely smiling eyes were full of venom. Gritting his teeth, his new model became even faster..
……How much time has passed?.
It felt like I had been running for days without stopping..
And finally, Baek Su-ryong arrived at the top of the mountain peak, which was his destination..
Cooung!
In front of Baeksu-ryong, who stepped to the top, he saw the appearance of Hyeoncheon Shinnyeo..
When Baek Soo-ryong saw her, he made an absurd expression..
“……Were you a virgin??”
“You've finally come this far.”
It was an old woman I met at the guest house..
The old woman's appearance reversed the passage of time and began to become younger, passing through a middle-aged woman and stopping after becoming a mature woman of Baek Soo-ryong's age..
A completely different method from the reverse drill. Because of this, even Baek Su-ryong did not notice the old woman’s identity..
“I thought it was suspicious from the beginning, but... … . I never thought it was you.”
Baek Su-ryong sighed and asked questioningly..
“I wish I could have met you there earlier. Why did you make me suffer like this??”
“I wanted to gain confidence by watching you..”
“……Are you sure? for what?”
Baek Soo-ryong felt eyes watching him the entire time he came here..
During that time, the goddess Hyeoncheon was watching the white water dragon..
“Confidence that you are not the one to destroy the world. and.”
The goddess of heaven's eyes glowed bright blue, and a divine energy flowed from her body..
“The conviction that someone reincarnated you for a purpose..”
“……!!”
Baek Soo-ryong’s eyes widened..
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