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Chapter 15

Kwaang!

“Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”

Shaman's suffering is not over.

Ju Seocheon had no intention of conserving his strength..

I wasn't particularly tired and didn't feel the need to scout..

After hitting the shell with Jahagaebyeok, he bent his arm back and extended it forward again, giving a thrust..

“Kwaaaaaaaa!”

Shaman's fallen neck returned to its original position..

The muscles of the neck were flexible and could easily be turned backwards..

He opened his mouth to kill the human on his back..

however……

“ Let the woman in charge of the hair.”

The monster of the North Sea, the cold rain, landed, pressing down on the bridge of my nose..

Inside the hollow snowball, the vertically split pupil showed the feeling of looking for an opportunity..

Beihai Palace Lord's martial arts, Bingbaek Xinjang is ultimately Han Binggong..

No matter how good you are, it’s meaningless in front of the eternal ice crystal..

Shaman planned to devour it after blocking the cold and evil rain's attack..

“Bow down.”

Cold Rain's palm hit Shaman's forehead..

Kwaaang!

It doesn't feel like I'm being slapped in the face..

It looked like someone had hit his head with a mace..

My head, which was barely upright, fell forward as if it had been bent again..

“It's easier to see now, leader of the tale..”

Cold rain is neither stupid nor sewage..

I didn't have any foolish thoughts of confronting the perennial ice crystal with the ice crystal..

Once you become an absolute expert at the level of the Sixth Place of Heaven, the ability to draw out pure power in addition to your essential power is simple..

So, I deliberately excluded the ice breaker and struck it with only tension..

“……”

Meanwhile, the people behind them just stared blankly..

Although it was a divine beast only told in legends, it was pitifully beaten in a one-sided manner..

It's natural that there are two of the six highest heavenly seats at the top of the martial arts world, but it still felt strange..

‘Was there a need to come down here?……?’

Lord of the North Wind, Dawa thought seriously..

Cooung.

In the end, Shaman, who did not know whether he was a dragon or a wise warrior, let out a cry full of anger and pain and then collapsed..

Shaman's life became a remnant and was carried away by the wind..

There was still a body left that I couldn't tell if it was a dragon or a Hyeonmu, but it was just an empty shell..

It was no different from a statue made of ice..

There was no flesh or blood.

The way he was running wild just a moment ago seemed like a lie..

“I looked around, but couldn't find it.”

Makmar returned with a scout and reported..

I wondered if he had escaped somewhere in the chaos, but I never found him..

There was no eyewitness testimony from the warriors who watched the valley from above..

“It looks like it was swallowed by a perennial ice cap..”

Naengakbi looked at the ice sculpture in front..

Its body, which was once black like the legendary Northern Black Dragon, is now only dark in color, and when you rub it with your hand, it turns into ice..

The same was true for the pupil, which was split vertically and emitting an eerie light..

The times filled with murderous intent and anger are insignificant..

Even the fangs capable of tearing flesh looked like icicles ready to fall if touched..

The perennial ice cap absorbed everything the North Sea contained..

The sky, the land, the sea.

And even people.

“It's a shame.”

Joo Seocheon whetted his appetite after seeing the ice statue..

I was planning to ask the shaman about his relationship with the Namhae Yongmun and other types of magic, but I failed..

So I asked, wondering if Naengakbi might know something..

“You mean the Dragon King of the Dead Sea?.”

The Beihai Ice Palace is a multi-ethnic force..

The culture of the Central Plains was mixed, and even mythology was passed down..

I definitely know about stories closely related to the North Sea..

“I have never heard that the shaman in the story is a descendant of a dragon..

First, folk beliefs have developed since ancient times and it is a gathering place for magic in the North Sea..

It wouldn't be surprising if he turned into a dragon.”

“It wouldn't be surprising if he turned into a dragon.?”

Joo Seocheon looked at Naengakbi as if he was dumbfounded..

“Lord of the Beihai Palace, Go Geon seems to be your own opinion..”

Joo Seocheon pointed behind his back with his thumb..

A group of North Sea Ice Palace could not get close to the ice sheet due to the perennial ice cap, and were seen whispering and watching..

“Wow, I can't believe it when I see it..”

“I knew that the Snow Flower tribe's magic was extraordinary, but……”

“It caused a blizzard, but then turned into a snowflake.?”

Even from a North Korean perspective, it seemed like an unbelievable sight..

At this level, I was surprised by the lack of response from the cold and evil rain..

“If you want, finish cleaning up after yourself and ask the Snow Flower captive..

Isn't there something more important than that?.”

At the end of the cold rain, a perennial ice crystal was seen..

It bloomed like a flower on the shattered shell..

“It's as they say.”

The cause of the abnormal climate was the perennial ice crystal..

It was a disaster at the same time as a law and mother nature..

“If you think about compatibility, you would be a better fit than me..

This woman will fix it, so destroy it..”

Cold Rain did not show greed like Norna Shaman..

Rather than a desire for power, he seemed reluctant..

I didn't worry about what would happen if I was blinded by greed, but what I was worried about didn't happen..

“okay.”

* * *

This is the end of the North Sea terminus..

The civil war over the perennial ice cap has come to an end..

There was no such thing as someone betraying out of greed, or preparing a fake through deception and hiding the real thing..

Joo Seocheon and Naengakbi destroyed the perennial ice crystal with maximum power in front of everyone without leaving a trace..

As it belongs to the Supreme Dharma Treasure, it succeeded in destroying even the Sixth Place of Heaven, although it was exhausted from the exertion of all its might..

Additionally, the abnormal weather problem has also stopped..

As soon as the perennial ice cap shattered, the snowstorm stopped like a lie..

The dark clouds that I had been tired of clearing, and the sun, which I had not seen properly for several years, appeared..

“hurray! Long live!”

“Long live the North Sea Ice Palace!”

“Long live the Lord of the Beihai Palace!”

“Geomshin, long live Ju Seo-cheon!”

News of the end of the civil war and the destruction of the perennial ice well spread throughout the North Sea..

It was an instant for the rumor to spread that a word without feet travels a thousand miles..

Compliments poured in from everywhere..

It is unusual for the name of a Jungwon person to be known in the North Sea..

Since there was almost no interaction, people did not know much..

Excluding important positions such as Naengakbi, who need to know the surrounding situation, even the Sixth Place of the Sangcheonjwa only knows the nickname..

“Volcanic wave? Isn’t it the best sect in Jungwon?!”

“They say Geomshin’s martial arts skills are so great.……”

“A charlatan, a charlatan!”

Helping the North Sea was actually for mutual benefit, but there was no way the general public would have been properly informed of the circumstances..

Even if that were the case, from the North Sea people's perspective, he was like a hero who solved the worst food crisis..

Praise flowed as the names of the North Sea Ice Palace, Volcanic Wave, Naengakbi, and Ju Seocheon spread..

North Sea people went outside for the first time in a long time and had fun playing by washing their bodies with water or taking a walk in the snow..

Although the weather was still cold, it was warm by North Sea standards, so a feast was held..

Meanwhile, the Beihai Ice Palace focused on cleaning up the civil war..

Saha and Seolhwa immediately announced their intention to surrender due to the loss of the Daejeon and upper echelons, including the leader..

Even the cause of the civil war disappeared. Not only was there no longer any reason to fight, but the reserves were exhausted and ceased to exist..

The North Sea Ice Palace accepted the surrender intention..

However, a peace agreement was signed with some conditions..

“What to do with the prisoners??”

“Shouldn't they make you pay?.”

“I want you to get some money.?”

“Food is better than money.”

“I am against it. The situation at Saha and Seolhwa is worse than at the main palace. In particular, Seolhwa lost most of her warriors in the civil war, and hunting was also disrupted..

If you ask for food, they will lose their temper and attack you..”

“I agree with that. It's the same as massacre..

Several tribes in the North Sea will criticize Binggung..”

From the perspective of the North Sea Ice Palace, it was also necessary to look at the situation in the North Sea..

After much deliberation, we came to the conclusion that asking for food was too much, so we decided to leave it in the form of a debt..

The Beihai Ice Palace was unable to abandon its hostility until the end and released the prisoners it had detained, except for the key figures who resisted..

They were busy feeding the residents of the Bing Palace, but it was a loss to keep prisoners for a long time, so the processing was done quickly..

For your information, before freeing the prisoners, Ju Seocheon visited the Seolhwa prisoners and asked them about the shaman's power..

“This is Yongmun (龍文)..”

Among the Sulhwa captives, there was someone who assisted the shaman..

“dragon?”

“Well, that’s right. It is a magic that has been handed down since ancient times..”

Although the prisoner was afraid, he spoke clearly..

It seemed like he thought he would die if he didn't answer correctly..

“Having grown up in a place where food was scarce for a long time, we relied on the prayers of great leaders and shamans..

Among the leaders of the past, there were some who sublimated into dragons and controlled blizzards at will, allowing them to easily hunt down their prey..

The spell he left behind is Yongmun..”

“indeed.”

I don't know if it's true or false.

However, it was possible to create special magic by referring to the dragon's power..

The Namhae Dragon Gate is also not certain, but it was created in a martial arts pattern imitating the power of a dragon..

It was something that could be explained..

However, this gave rise to some possibilities..

‘In fact, the Dragon King of the Dead Sea is probably referring to a human being.?’

The identity of Yonggung in the South Sea was an underwater cave..

The Dragon King's strength was both manual and martial arts..

The Dragon Palace of the North Sea did not exist, but its power was passed down through magic..

Joo Seocheon wondered if the Dragon King of the Four Seas was once a human, but became a myth through god-like achievements..

‘If so... … The Dragon King of the East Sea and the Dragon King of the West Sea……?’

It wasn't certain, but it was a likely enough guess..

“The extreme that a person can achieve is the world of peace, and in order to go beyond it, one must go beyond a certain limit..

If it means giving up on being human and sublimating into a dragon……”

Joo Seocheon was lost in thought, forgetting that there was a prisoner in front of him, and came to his senses only after a moment had passed..

“Can I see the literature on witchcraft??”

“That, that……”

The prisoner hesitated with a frightened expression..

Rather than being reluctant to reveal the tribe's power, there was a strong sense of fear of something..

“Okay. I won't be angry, so tell me.”

“The only person who knew about Yongmun was Shaman.……”

“her!”

Joo Seocheon took a vain breath..

There was sadness on his face..

“Didn't they bring in a successor??”

“Oh no.

He just didn't participate, but his successor is in the tribe's home..

However, since your skills are still lacking, the Dragon Gate, which is a high-ranking spell, is probably……”

“Is that so?.”

Joo Seocheon shook his head..

‘It's really a shame.’

I also learned Namman’s Jamun magic..

I thought I might be able to learn the magic of the North Sea, which is related to dragons, but it was impossible..

Above all, it was sad to think that the secret of the power of the Dragon King of the North Sea would never be revealed..

‘Even Shaman, the leading master of Beihai magic, could not use the Dragon Gate perfectly, so it is natural that he did not teach it..’

The last sight I saw was not a perfect dragon..

If you sublimated into a dragon in the first place, you cannot exist in this world..

He would have disappeared into the sea or sky with Yeouiju in his mouth..

To be considered a martial artist, this is the level of immortality..

If you used it perfectly, you wouldn't be defeated so easily..

‘Above all, conversation was impossible after the treatment..’

Yonghu is not a Yin attack to overwhelm the enemy like Lion's Hu..

It is basically the voice of the dragon and a means of communication..

If the shaman really became a dragon, a dialogue should have been established.

That meant it was incomplete..

Ju Seo-cheon agreed, but still licked his lips with regret, asked the prisoner a few questions, and then sent him on his way..

three days later.

The North Sea Ice Palace tried to treat Joo Seocheon, who helped him, like a hero, but the person in charge flatly refused..

It was because I spent more time in the North Sea than expected..

In my heart, I wanted to go back as soon as possible.

The day before he left, Joo Seocheon met with Naengakbi and talked..

“Sword God, as the leader of the Ice Palace, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to you..

In addition, as promised, I will lead all my forces and join the Allied Forces as soon as the civil war is over..”

Naengakbi put his fist in his left palm and bowed slightly..

Joo Seocheon was surprised when she greeted him first..

At least 60 years old, a senior in the Gangho, and the leader of Bingungung bowed down..

It wasn't normal.

“……Beihai Palace Lord. Can I ask one question??”

“Of course.”

“How old are you??”

“This year is Heisu (77 years old)..”

“Hee-su?”

Joo Seocheon was surprised and asked back..

I knew the cold and bad ratio was at least sixty, but I had no idea it was seventy-seven..

There were more than I thought.

“How could he be so excited by that look??”

Naengakbi appears to be only in his late twenties or early thirties..

Even though I was young for my age, I was still too young..

Unless it was a special case like Kwon Dong-je, it was impossible to explain..

“There are some characteristics of Beihai's martial arts, but this woman's case is a bit unusual. It's because of imagery..”

“If it is a mental realization... … Is that the freezing power??”

“Yes.”

The cold, bitter rain nodded its head up and down..

“The moment this woman surpassed the extreme, she gained absolute power and at the same time her body and mind froze..”

“My heart is frozen?”

Joo Seocheon made an expression of uncertainty..

I saw someone's face behind the cold rain..

“That's right, swordsman.

This woman's 'emotions', including the five lusts and seven passions, are not functioning properly..”

“……”

Joo Seocheon took a vain breath..

A ghost song naturally came to mind at Naengakbi’s words..

‘Heart killing)?’

My heart froze, but the result was similar to the heart attack in Ghost Song..

The difference is that the ghost lacks the mind, that is, the way of thinking itself, and she is only left out of emotions..

were similar in many ways.

“wait for a sec… … If the mind is frozen, won't there be a problem in realizing the image??”

Image realization, as the name suggests, means embodying the form of the mind with physical force..

The level of martial arts was high, but in reality, what mattered was the heart..

When the mind, that is, the mind or thoughts, breaks down, it affects and causes problems..

The evidence was that Emperor Guon Dongje finally escaped from his childlike appearance..

“Don't think too deeply about it.

Think of it as gaining this power because your heart is frozen..”

“understood.”

Joo Seocheon nodded in agreement..

“If imagery is the deepening of a cold mind, does that alone establish the condition for imagery realization? … However, does that mean there won’t be any problems with gaining enlightenment later??”

Leap is enlightenment.

Hwa-gyeong, the extreme spirit of martial arts, and Hyeon-gyeong, who transcended limitations, were also like that..

I couldn't clearly see what was unfolding in front of me, but I thought I would at least need some enlightenment..

“This is a foolish question..

What is ahead is a state that cannot be understood by human thinking, so why should we limit ourselves to asking about the common sense of the human world?.”

“……indeed.”

Joo Seocheon was slightly impressed..

“To continue the story, the appearance of this woman is the result of 'aging' being 'frozen' due to the realization of the image..”

“Huh, when on earth did Hwa-kyung and Hyeon-kyung come into being??”

Naengakbi denied anti-Rohwandong..

That means, in that form, he has achieved a level that goes beyond the extremes of martial arts..

This is not something that Joo Seo-cheon, who became Sangcheon at the age of less than half his twenties, would say, but in fact, there was a special case of regression in that situation, so it was an exception..

“I apologize for the lack of explanation. I guess we should talk more about the martial arts of the North Sea, the Binghan Gong..”

Joo Seocheon waited for Naengakbi’s next words..

“When a person's body temperature falls below a certain level, the human body somehow tries to raise the body temperature through shivering or muscle movement..

However, if this fails, you may turn off body functions or minimize movement to conserve strength..

Binghangong also has these characteristics..”

“How to treat deaf ears?”

“It's the same principle.”

The basic technique of a ghost, or rather an assassin, is to slow down breathing as if it has stopped and also reduce the movement of the heart..

“ah!”

Joo Seo-cheon slapped his knee as if he realized something..

“Was the secret to youth due to body time?!”

“That's correct.”

The reason why Major is older than he appears is because his body's time passes more slowly than others due to the nature of the Gwishik Daebeop..

Because of this characteristic, North Koreans also grew at a strangely slow rate..

‘Slowly flowing physical time, a higher state... … Was it something like that?.’

Northerners age late.

It is even too late to go to high school..

There are cases where people can look more than ten years younger by going through a bone metamorphosis..

After combining these factors, the question was clearly resolved..

“Are you aiming for immortality? It must be a pity.”

“It doesn't matter because I was just curious..”

Joo Seocheon looked at Naengakbi’s facial expressions one by one..

No matter how much I said, I couldn't feel any emotion..

As the Major spontaneously came to mind, sympathy arose..

“Sword God, there is no need to sympathize..”

Ju Seo-cheon formed in his ice-cold and transparent eyes..

Joo Seocheon in his eyes answers with a nervous expression..

“……Even though you don't have any emotions, you are good at understanding other people's feelings..”

“Ideas, personality, voice or tone. In addition, if you calculate it assuming various factors, it is not difficult..

Also, the woman said that her emotions were not functioning properly, she did not say ‘they do not exist’..”

“what does that mean?”

“You might be quick to think that you have dull emotions compared to others..

Joy or anger, sadness or pleasure... … Besides that, love, hatred, and desire are so minimal that they are not visible. Also, I have no intention of understanding it..

If you explain it, it will work..”

“It's complicated.”

“The human mind is simple yet complex.”

The cold, bitter rain forced the corner of his mouth up with his finger..

“In short, the rational part is the top priority, and the emotional part is not only frozen and hard to feel, but is a secondary priority. So, to her, emotions are unnecessary, and she has nothing to feel sorry for..”

It's not a priority.

There were only a few cases in which it was recognized.

I don't feel the need for emotions, and I don't even think about getting them back..

There was no need to worry about the visualization collapsing or losing strength..

Because there is no fear or greed.

“is it……”

Joo Seocheon licked his appetite with regret..

“Hmm, I don't understand your reaction..”

The cold rain tilted its head..

“I don't think it's an action that shows love for the woman or a lot of emotion... … Is it disappointment??”

“I won't deny it.”

Joo Seocheon laughed bitterly..

“Lord of the Beihai Palace, do you mind if I ask you a few more questions??”

“However much.”

“What if, what if… … If your heart is not frozen but dead and gone, do you think there is a way to heal it??”

“Hmm.”

I thought about the cold rain for a moment..

It wasn't that long.

“Geomshin. In Joongwon, if you fix something, you say it gets better.?”

Beihai Palace Lord, Naengakbi asked again as if asking what he was talking about..

the next day.

The Beihai Ice Palace gave a grand send-off to the person who helped Jungwon..

Not only Ju Seo-cheon but also Nak So-wol's name was known..

In the case of the major, his existence was not known because he was active in a hidden place and lived inconspicuously..

Experts such as Naengakbi seemed to have noticed, but did not bother to ask..

“Eunkong, your expression doesn’t look very good… … Could it be that we have committed some kind of disrespect?.”

Our guide, Hawar, asked cautiously:.

It was Ju Seo-cheon who officially became a hero and benefactor after the civil war and problems in the North Sea were resolved..

I had no choice but to be careful.

“no. It's because I'm worried that something might have happened in my hometown while I was away..”

Joo Seocheon answered so that Hawar would not misunderstand..

Hawar noticed that Joo Seocheon lied out of consideration for him, but he didn't bother to ask..

“Death penalty, what's going on??”

Hawar noticed, but there was no way Naksowol didn’t know..

On the way home, when we were alone, I asked.

“I held hope in my hands, but should I say I lost it? … Whatever it is, whatever happens.”

“ah……”

Nak So-wol also could not hide his sad feelings..

“That's too bad.”

Luo Sowol gently stroked the major’s head..

The touch was gentle, but somehow seemed sad..

“If I hadn't had expectations in the first place, I wouldn't have been disappointed..”

“It's not like that.!”

As Joo Seo-cheon muttered bitterly, Nak So-wol let out a passionate voice..

“Naksamae?”

Joo Seocheon opened his eyes wide as if he was surprised..

“Uh, sorry for raising my voice, death sentence..”

Luo Sowol himself looked surprised and embarrassed, but continued speaking following his shout from earlier..

“Surely, if you don't have expectations, you might not be disappointed..

However, if there is no desire for something to happen, it is as if there is no hope..”

She moved her hands above his head and took the Major in her arms..

“therefore… … Please don't give up.

There must be a way.

Please don't give up the possibility.”

Luo Xiaoyue seemed a little shy, her cheeks blushing, but she did not avoid eye contact..

On the contrary, he looked straight at me and showed straight and clean eyes..

“Yeah, that's right.”

Joo Seo-cheon pondered Nak So-wol's words and then laughed..

“Not hoping for anything is the same as throwing away the possibility of success. It can't be like that..”

The six seats of heaven are not gods..

It is a state of reality compared to the sky, but it is by no means absolute..

“There must be some way.”

Lift your head and look up.

The endless snow has stopped falling.

There were no dark clouds..

“ah……”

The death penalty inadvertently let out an exclamation..

It was extreme light..

The generally green, colorful curtain quietly swayed like waves, creating a spectacular sight..

As if the sun had just appeared over the garden, it was as if I was seeing the dawn light, the border between light and darkness..

It is said that North Koreans call the curtain of light the soul of God, and I thought I could understand why..

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