< Episode 178
Forty years ago.
This happened when Jaun and Hyeokryeonjungseon were young people.
Originally, almsgiving refers to a monk stopping by a private house to recite sutras, write congratulatory messages, and receive alms.
After accumulating some training, Jaun went down the mountain and went to almsgiving. Among the temples scattered around the world, Shaolin is one of the most prestigious. It was not otherwise called North. At the level of Shaolin, even if one did not have to go on alms and receive alms, the offerings made by local visitors from all over the world or sent by lay sects and disciples every year were enormous.
Nevertheless, going to alms was so as not to forget the monk’s duty of saving sentient beings. It was also like a traditional ritual that has been passed down from a very long time ago, when ghosts of the underworld, or so-called imamanglyangs, roamed the world calmly. It is said that the monks of the time chased away or defeated all kinds of evil things with the Buddhist power contained in the sutras, but at some point, the imamangryangs stopped appearing, and the mendicants of today simply recite sutras or write congratulatory messages and help the common people. I prayed for happiness.
However, unlike in the past, as martial arts became more common, those who undermined the lives of the common people began to appear instead of Imae Mangyang, and the Shaolin monks, equipped with martial arts, patrolled all over the central plains in the name of alms-giving and punished such robbers. This is the so-called mendicant practice.
In Hanam, where Shaolin is located, no one dared to exploit the common people, so the Shaolin monks who went out for alms, especially those who learned martial arts, tended to move to provinces other than Hanam.
At that time, Jaun, who had already achieved enough martial arts to be able to almost face the world of peace at a young age, received an order from the Shaolin master to leave for Sacheon. Of course, there existed a Buddhist army made up of nuns only in Sacheon, but they were a relatively small number, so it was difficult for them to exert influence over the entire vast land of Sacheon. In addition, even if she shaved her head, because she had a woman’s body, she was often harassed or suffered great harm when she met highly skilled Sapa warriors, so she was not active in practicing alms-baby.
Sacheon has been a region where Sapa has proliferated since ancient times. Although two of the nine factions with moderate power – Ami and Cheongseong, and Sacheondangga, one of the five major factions – were present, there was an implicit power struggle between them, so there were four factions growing in that balance. The Safa factions, which had become quite thick, expanded their territory while keeping a thin line, and in the meantime, there were the common people who suffered.
The purpose of Jaun’s almsgiving practice was to look after such people. The cooperation of Shaolin monks based in Hanam does not have much of an impact on the power structure of Sichuan.
In addition, in the chaotic but relatively close Sacheon region to Xinjiang, demons who were skilled in magic often sneaked into hiding, and hunting them down was one of the goals. Of course, Kunlun was on guard and monitored the movements of the Demon Cult, but it was impossible to catch all the small numbers of Demons flowing into the central plains.
There were many reasons for the Jungwon martial arts group to reject Demonism, but the most prominent one was the risk of invasion. Magi, the energy of the reverse sky, certainly had the ability to easily gain great power, but those who did not have the right qualities and qualifications had to pay a high price. Those who enter the sloppy magic arts and experience light magic act almost like madmen. This is because from time to time, you experience pain as if your veins are being torn apart by the rampaging demon energy, and your life is threatened. After disappearing from sight, they raid private houses and extort all kinds of property and food, and sometimes commit massacres without reason.
It is a world where martial artists who have learned martial arts run rampant. Among the common people, there were many who wanted to avenge personal grudges. If you give these people the magic power, it won’t be long before something bad happens. And resentment begets more resentment.
Shaolin, which had previously protected the martial arts in the central plains, was periodically sending dervish monks to Sacheon to prevent the people’s livelihood from becoming entangled in such shackles. The majestic, immortal Qi possessed the ability to annihilate demons, and could be said to be a natural enemy to demonic attacks. If his skills were as good as Jaun’s, there would not be any major problems unless he encountered an expert at the extreme level of magic.
Jaun, who had been wandering around every corner of Sichuan doing alms-training, stepped into a mountain as if he was possessed by something. Maybe it was because he saw the smoke of rice being cooked at first glance, or maybe it was just a twist of fate, but in any case, Jaun discovered a small slash-and-burn village in the mountains.
The lives of the common people who secretly cultivated slash-and-burn fields were very difficult. By burning mountains rather than rice fields, people temporarily increase their intelligence and start farming. In terms of area and harvest, it would be insignificant. There was a high possibility that I would feel sorry about receiving alms.
Jaun hesitated for a moment to turn away, but still, isn’t it the true duty of a Buddhist to allow the Buddha’s great compassion to reach such a remote place? Thinking like that, he headed toward the village. It would be enough to receive a few grains of grain, and there was some concern that it might be a base for bandits or something.
However, the moment I got close to the village, I was caught by Jaun’s energy that I had never felt before. It was completely different from the true nature of Buddhism and Taoism, which followed extreme pilgrimage and exuded auspicious disposition. I knew it instinctively. It didn’t take long to realize that this was an unnatural temperament, a demonic energy. The entire village was full of demonic energy. Is it a den of demonic cultists?
With a stern expression on his face, Jaun crossed over the fragile fence and entered the village, encountering a young man with an expression that did not suit the village of slash-and-burn villages. He was the revolutionary leader of his youth.
-I’ll pretend I didn’t see it, so just go back. I don’t want to fight.
–What are the demonic cultists trying to do while disguising themselves as slash-and-burn farmers?
Those were our first words to each other.
Hyeokryeonjungseon sighed and said.
-These people are not members of our school. They are just ordinary people.
—-Even though it is weak, I can clearly feel that I have mastered magic and have demonic energy. Do you think I will believe that?
-I thought I might be mistaken, but…
Hyukryun Jungseon trailed off. The opponent was clearly a Shaolin figure who occupied the top position in the old faction that was hostile to the religion. I felt very uncomfortable talking about my intimate situation with someone like that.
In fact, Hyukryun Jungseon suffered internal injuries. There are also civilians in Xinjiang, which is ruled by the Heavenly Demon Church. Even if they had not necessarily learned magic, there were many people who offered tribute as religious believers. The Heavenly Demon Church had a duty to protect them, and generally harshly punished the crimes committed by demons against civilians. Perhaps that is why demons who committed crimes tended to flee to the central plains. If they were caught, it was common for their martial arts skills to be ruined or their limbs to be cut off, making them a criminal, so they would rather live in hiding in the central martial arts forest. The Church of the Heavenly Demon believed that it would be difficult to send a detachment to the central plains.
Hyeokryun Jungseon was the head of the Demon Sword Revolutionary Family and was in charge of killing demons who had committed crimes and escaped from Xinjiang. He was the leader of the Heavenly Demon God Cult’s extermination team made up of only elites. Most of the demons who were about to be caught used reverse blood magic as a last resort to strongly resist, so the expulsion team had to have a high level of inaction. It is made up of people who are at least somewhat free from the risk of being silenced.
The person Hyeokryun Jungseon was ordered to kill this time was a man named Sikdonggoema (食怪), who had committed the atrocity of kidnapping and boiling and eating children as young as ten years old. I suspected that he had become maniacal due to the demonic spell, but when I met him in person, I realized that he was a person whose magic skills were so great that he had already overcome the demonic demon a long time ago. It was hard to believe that Lord Maji was just around the corner, but when he was in danger of being caught by the Chu Slaughter Corps, he used a counterattack without delay.
It may have been his intention to struggle if he was going to die anyway, but in any case, in that fight, Hyeokryun Jungseon lost all of the men of the Chusaldae he had brought with him, and he himself suffered fatal internal injuries.
As the chase reached Sacheon, Hyeokryun Jungseon tried to calm the internal wounds by hiding in a nearby mountain. The possibility may be low because it is a sparsely populated place, but since it is the territory of the Jungwon martial arts, the possibility of a master who can sense demonic energy passing nearby was taken into consideration.
However, the exhaustion of energy and internal injuries were worse than expected, and I lost consciousness, perhaps because I lost a lot of blood while hiding in the mountains. When I came to, I found myself in a slash-and-burn village.
It turns out that it was a simple-looking woman who found him and brought him to the village. She could not bear to ignore Hyeokryun Jung-seon, who appeared to be bleeding and dying, and took care of him by her own hand for several days, carrying him on his back. The slash-and-burn farmers wanted their homeland to remain unknown. It was difficult to make a living right away, but if it became known that you were farming, the government would impose taxes again. Nevertheless, Hyeokryun Jungseon was brought in and treated. In particular, she was a woman who saved her own food and took care of Hyeokryeon Jung-seon.
Hyeokryun Jung-seon felt a strange feeling towards the woman who was devoted to him. In Xinjiang, he had a precious status as the head of the Demonic Sword Revolutionary Family, a prestigious swordsman of the Celestial Demon God Religion, and was the object of envy among many women, but now, due to the fierce battle, his clothes were unsightly torn or worn, and he had nothing to indicate his unusual status. . What can I say, since even the sword he was wearing was an ordinary one for the purpose of carrying out his mission.
The pure kindness that a person can give to another – Hyeokryun Jung-seon, who experienced for the first time an emotion that was natural to others, quickly fell in love. He had developed a love affair. Even after he had some control over his internal affairs, he did not leave the village. He didn’t want to plow the fields and farm, but that didn’t mean he could just eat rice, so he hunted wild animals using martial arts.
The slash-and-burn farmers were pleased. Meat was meat, but since they had to be self-sufficient in everything, they were very happy to get leather, which could be useful in many ways.
In this way, the strange coexistence of the Revolutionary Jungseon and the slash-and-burn people continued. Hyeokryun Jung-seon gradually developed a deep relationship with the simple-looking woman, and the village people gradually opened their hearts to Hyukryun Jung-seon.
Meanwhile, Hyeokryun Jungseon also taught martial arts to the villagers. Although it is a magic technique, the risk of being attacked is extremely small, and it is a breathing method that seeks to improve one’s health through the techniques of fighting rather than improving martial arts. Mouthing is only possible when demonic energy has accumulated to a certain degree. With the breathing techniques learned by the slash-and-burn farmers, it was difficult to fall into the habit of breathing even after practicing continuously for 100 years.
After learning the breathing method taught by Hyeokryeonjungseon, the villagers no longer had to deal with minor illnesses, and their physical strength became stronger, making farming work much easier. Everyone expressed their gratitude. This is because they also knew that martial arts was an art that was difficult to learn. Hyeokryeonjungseon thought that although they had accumulated demonic energy in their bodies, there would not be a big problem if they stayed hidden like they are now.
If it were possible, I could take everyone and move to Xinjiang, and just as I was thinking that, Zaun struck like a lightning bolt.
Hyeokryun Jungseon decided that rather than talking about all these circumstances, it would be better to just beat them out. As they stood against each other and raised their speculations, the villagers, who felt that something was not right, approached Jaun defenselessly, saying that they would protect the Revolutionary Central Line in their own way.
-monk. There is a big misunderstanding…
However, Jaun, who was already on guard, reflexively issued his first strike. The Shaolin Muhak Baekbo Shinjeon was unfolded. Jaun had been practicing alms-baby, and his hands were in a pretty tight state. Since he had concluded that all members of the slash-and-burn village were demonic cultists, he put enough effort into it to take his life.
puck!
The Shaolin season Baekbo Shinjeon was indeed fast. Even though it was quite a distance away, the person who spoke disappeared almost immediately as he punched the air. It was instant death.
The Hyukryun Central Line could not move in time. Is it because my senses have become dull due to my peaceful life? I just looked at the middle-aged man’s falling body with bewildered eyes. I had seen my subordinates die countless times, but the feeling was different then. It felt like something was falling in my chest.
―Mr. Jang!
Villagers came out from all over, crying out the dead man’s name. To them, their neighbors are not strangers. It’s like family.
Meanwhile.
Is this because they thought they were at a huge numerical disadvantage? Jaun continued to attack. Even though he was a magician with a low level of skill, he felt that the achievements of the young man in front of him were not far behind his own. He believed that humanity should not be held in hand.
Then, after throwing a sharp bullet at the abdomen of an innocent-looking woman, I felt something was wrong. She did not show the slightest hostility or resentment in her eyes. Even at the moment when her breath was about to expire, she was just looking at one place. With her eyes wide open as if they were about to be torn apart, she saw a young man spewing out formidable demonic energy.
Only then did Jaun stop his hand, but it was already too late to turn back.
martial arts,
