Chapter 94 : Chapter 94
Chapter 94 : Mu-myeong
Rumble!
-Oh my, I think I taught him wrong, Master.
-Indeed. I didn't teach him to use it like that.
The Poison Venerable's tomb was smashed by my fist.
‘You said strong power can overwhelm everything?’
“……!”
Mu-myeong's eyes went wide.
“You told me to learn the Poison Venerable's martial arts, right?”
“That is so.”
“Let's try learning that.”
As the tomb was destroyed, an immense poisonous qi began to spew from even deeper underground.
However, this poisonous qi was not a poison that harmed people.
-I am resentful! Resentful! Resentful!
A soul filled with Han soared into the sky.
-Why has a martial artist who reached the pinnacle become such a vengeful spirit out of resentment?
-Indeed, this is the first time seeing such a case.
-Do you think you can learn martial arts from such a vengeful spirit?
‘I don't know.’
But they say you have to measure something to know if it's long or short.
I started rummaging through the debris after destroying the Poison Venerable's tomb.
There was a clear reason for throwing a fist.
Somehow, my understanding of the Ten Venerables under the Heavens had increased.
‘The Ten Venerables under the Heavens basically leave one divine object each.’
Like the Sword Venerable's Extreme Flame Sword, the Fighting Venerable's Diamond Gauntlet, and the Twin Venerable's Bracelet.
If so.
‘The Poison Venerable must have left a divine object too.’
It was just a guess.
However, it seemed to be a reasonable guess.
When I broke the tomb, a fine needle popped out from inside.
I picked up that fine needle.
Then,
Pause.
The Poison Venerable, who was wandering the sky, stopped.
Vwooom-
As the Poison Venerable and the fine needle began to resonate, it seemed the Poison Venerable's reason was returning.
-Here is.......
‘Are you coming to your senses a bit now?’
-You are.......
‘I am called Hyeokryeon Yeom.’
-This place is.......
‘It is Poison Venerable-Nim's tomb. I apologize; due to circumstances, I had no choice but to destroy it.’
The Poison Venerable stared blankly at the tomb that had become debris.
-No, you did well.
‘What were you so resentful about?’
-That child. Because of that child.
The Poison Venerable's gaze turned towards Mu-myeong.
‘Surely... is he your descendant?’
-That is so. My great-granddaughter's... son. He can be called the legitimate bloodline of the Sichuan Tang Clan.
‘Legitimate bloodline?’
-...I do not know how many years have passed. But it clearly means the current Sichuan Tang Clan is not the legitimate bloodline of the Tang Clan!
Following the Sword Venerable Secret History, now the Poison Venerable Secret History.
No, to be more precise, is it the Tang Clan Secret History?
It feels like I heard something I shouldn't have.
‘Is there anything you want from me?’
-I want to return the Tang Clan to that child.
‘Alright, I will help Mu-myeong—no, Tang Mu-myeong—to the best of my ability to return the Tang Clan to him.’
-...Thank you.
‘Of course, I can't do it for free. Please teach me. The Poison Venerable's Poison Art.’
At the word Poison Art, the Poison Venerable tilted his head.
-The martial art I learned is not a Poison Art.
‘Then.......’
-Ten Thousand Heavens Poison Hand. This Seat came to be called the Poison Venerable with this single martial art.
It meant that the story of the Sichuan Tang Clan being masters of poison and hidden weapons all stemmed from that single martial art.
‘I will learn it well and pass it on to your descendant.’
-Thank you, Successor!
With that shout,
Flash-
The Poison Venerable shot into my Hundred Meetings acupoint.
***
When I opened my eyes, it was the Mental World again.
‘I feel like I'm coming here a bit often lately.......’
Well, it's a good thing.
Because every time I entered here, I left after learning a martial art.
And that, the martial arts of the Ten Venerables under the Heavens.
“Since there is no time, I will transmit it as quickly as possible!”
The Poison Venerable, looking like an immortal in green robes, appeared in front of me.
Ten Thousand Heavens Poison Hand.
The Poison Venerable's hands began to be dyed pitch black.
“I will only recite it once, so listen well.”
Tiandi Bureen, Duxing Wanwu.
Heaven and Earth are not benevolent, so poison flows through all things.
Yindu Shentou, Wukong Buru.
Insidious poison permeates and penetrates; there is no hole it does not enter.
Qisan Rumu, Xingmie Wuzong.
Qi scatters like fog, and form disappears without a trace.
It was the chant of the Ten Thousand Heavens Poison Hand.
“Follow along quickly!”
That's not something I can just follow at once like that.
I received teachings one by one from the Iron Venerable, and exchanged fists with the Fighting Venerable.
And having learned, the fastest way to learn is...
“Can't you show me the Ten Thousand Heavens Flower Rain once?”
“Hmm? Why?”
“I think I'm the practical combat type.”
I learned fastest while fighting.
“Well, good!”
Ten Thousand Heavens Flower Rain.
Swish swish swish-
The Poison Venerable's fine needles, shot utilizing the Ten Thousand Heavens Poison Hand, covered the sky.
A rain of flowers began to fall all over the sky.
Patter patter-
I transformed the Fighting Venerable's Diamond Fighting King Divine Fist into Divine Hands and began to catch the flower rain one by one.
“You are quite good.”
And just like the Poison Venerable displayed a moment ago, I tried shooting the fine needles towards the sky.
Whiz- Thud-
It was nowhere near enough.
But I didn't give up.
‘Because at least here, I can train for infinite time.’
“I'm going again! Ten Thousand Heavens Flower Rain!”
Patter patter-
Every time I made an attempt, my hands gradually began to dye black.
***
“...What is he doing?”
“I don't know.”
The Small Snow Squad members, having annihilated all the poison men of the Poison Palace, were watching the strange person jumping here and there in front of me.
“Can we leave him like that?”
“Because there is no killing intent at all.”
“If you leave him like that, he will probably come to his senses soon.”
“...Seol-bi must have seen that appearance before?”
“He became like that when he fell down the cliff too.”
After punching the Poison Venerable's tomb, I stood blankly like that for almost half an hour as if I had performed Spirit Possession.
“I really have to tell him not to lose his mind just anywhere.”
“Indeed.”
“But what is that strange person doing?”
The strange person was jumping here and there in front of me.
As if dodging something.
“Is he seeing something we cannot see?”
“Maybe.”
Seol Ye-rin has seen it.
The ghost of the Cold Snow Demon Queen.
Perhaps that strange person might be seeing it.
The ghost of the Poison Venerable.
Like that, another half-hour passed, and when a full hour was filled.
Thud.
“Young Master!”
“Husband!”
“Captain!”
I sank to the ground.
“Are you okay?”
“Uh, I'm okay.”
My head feels dizzy.
I felt the Poison Venerable leaving through my Hundred Meetings acupoint.
-Thank you, Successor. Then... Please take good care of my descendant.
I saw the Poison Venerable's spirit rising to the sky and ascending to the afterlife.
-Oh, so there is also a way to shake off lingering attachments to the present life like that.
‘You two must not go.’
I raised my body again.
-Keulkeul, why do you still need us?
‘At least you must stay until we save the Ice Soul Spear Saint.’
-You don't have to worry.
‘Then that's a relief.’
I looked ahead.
Tang Mu-myeong was looking at me with fearful eyes.
“……?”
At the suddenly changed attitude, I asked.
“Why are you acting like that?”
“Gh, Ghost.”
“Don't tell me you saw it?”
“That strange person jumped here and there in front of you while you were standing, Husband.”
“Jumped here and there?”
I asked Tang Mu-myeong.
“Can you perhaps do the action you did just a moment ago again?”
“Y, You mean this?”
Swish- Swish-
Tang Mu-myeong started to move.
Seeing that appearance, my eyes shone with unusual light.
‘That movement... isn't that my movement when dodging the Ten Thousand Heavens Flower Rain?’
If so, he saw it.
Just in case, I pointed at the Sword Venerable and the Demon Queen.
Shake shake.
It means he doesn't see them.
Then it means he only saw the Poison Venerable's spirit.
‘Is this the bloodline?’
I held out the Poison Venerable's fine needle to Tang Mu-myeong.
“It's yours now.”
“...Th, Thanks.”
“You have to fix your way of speaking first.”
“Are we taking this child?”
Seol Ye-rin approached and asked me.
“I think we should. Will it be okay?”
“Of course. Shall we go?”
Rustle.
The poisoned creatures attached to Tang Mu-myeong began to retreat back.
“It's your first time seeing the light, so be careful.”
Seeing even the Divine Physician sticking to Tang Mu-myeong and taking care of him, I smiled with satisfaction.
***
“Mu-myeong. It is your name.”
“Mu-myeong.”
It was a name he liked.
Mu-myeong met me, a Noble One who commands ghosts, and was able to come outside for the first time.
The sunlight seen for the first time was dazzling to the point of stinging.
But not even knowing it hurt, Mu-myeong enjoyed the light.
“Good.”
“It is good.”
Wi Ji-yeong stuck to Mu-myeong's side.
“Who?”
“You say 'Who are you?'. Nice to meet you, I'm Wi Ji-yeong who will help correct Mu-myeong's way of speaking from now on. You can comfortably call me Sister Wi Ji or Miss Wi Ji!”
“Sister... Wi Ji?”
“Right, good job!”
At first, Wi Ji-yeong stuck to Mu-myeong under the pretext of correcting his way of speaking.
And.
Crunch-
Tae Un-seo approached and stopped Mu-myeong, who was trying to pick up and eat a bug.
“People do not pick up and eat just anything from the ground.”
“Eat this instead.”
“What... is it?”
“It's rice.”
“Rice.”
Munch munch.
Mu-myeong put the rice Tae Un-seo handed over into his mouth and started chewing.
Tae Un-seo looked at Mu-myeong with a satisfied expression.
“Blargh.”
But soon he vomited it all out.
“Tasteless... it is.”
At that one word, Tae Un-seo made a shocked expression.
“Kukuk. Looks like Tae Un-seo's cooking is inedible even for a kid who picks up and eats poisonous creatures. Mu-myeong-a, I am Baek Mu-yong who will correct your walking.”
“Walking... correction?”
Mu-myeong, who had been imprisoned his whole life, basically walked on all fours.
But as a giant sword flew at him every time Mu-myeong walked on all fours, Mu-myeong gradually became able to walk on two legs.
Like that, during the period of going from Guizhou Province to Yunnan Province, the party arrived in Yunnan Province without knowing how time passed due to the fun of teaching Mu-myeong.
“Hyeokryeon Yeom, Captain.”
“Why?”
“What kind of person... is... Young... Palace Head Seol Ye-rin... to the Captain?”
While arriving in Yunnan Province and resting, Mu-myeong approached me, pointed at Seol Ye-rin, and asked.
“Why do you ask that all of a sudden?”
“Young Palace Head... told me to ask.......”
“No, Mu-myeong-a! When did I!”
Sometimes there were cases where he played pranks like this.
Even so, Mu-myeong.
“Hehe.”
“Oh, Mu-myeong laughed!”
“He's finally laughing!”
I felt that he would be happy if he was with these people.