Chapter 145 Cheonma-dong (4)
Cheonma-dong, the mysterious cave that transformed ordinary people into a grandmaster of Moorim’s powerhouse called the January Clan, also known as the Demon Cult. Of course, that was predicated on the assumption one returned alive. Moorim was a place where most were willing to do anything to grow stronger, regardless of righteousness.
As proof of this, ever since the location of Cheonma-dong was first discovered 500 years ago, all sorts of people headed there to train. This was the first time the major sects and the demon cult, who used to ignore each other, engaged in a major conflict known as the Moorim War. The starting point of the war marked the death of hundreds of thousands of warriors in just a year.
“Destroy all relevant records and all those who even know a little about this.”
“Hooray! Hooray! Hooray!”
The Demon Cult won the fierce war, and history was recorded by the winner. At that time, Cheon-ma took extreme measures against all of Moorim, and Cheonma-dong remained a sacred place for the Demon Cult until the place was marked once again on maps worldwide 500 years later.
“We cannot repeat that war.”
Good, evil, and demons. The three groups gathered in front of Horizon Lake for the first time in 500 years and signed a treaty. They couldn’t do anything about those who already entered amid the confusion, but they worked together to deny everyone else entry.
“What a joke. Many of those who entered Cheonma-dong were the disciples of the righteous factions and warriors from the Black Sword Sect. What are you going to do about that?”
“I acknowledge that Cheonma-dong is part of the Demon Cult. If someone comes back alive from there, they will be held responsible regardless of their affiliation or status.”
Of course, they knew. Perhaps the representative was sincere, but the other powers would try to protect them rather than hold them accountable if it were their affiliates.
“Alright. Let’s do that.”
But, the Demon Cult couldn’t afford to go to war. No, rather, there was no guarantee that they would win if they went to war, now that Heavenly Demon’s position was emptied. Therefore, certain that Cheon-ma returned from the Tower to Moorim, they signed a treaty to buy time.
However, they couldn’t help but remain anxious. As her humble followers, this might not be an appropriate thought to have, but what if Cheon-ma didn’t return? What if she abandoned them? Then, what should the rest of them do?
“…So it was all an unnecessary anxiety.”
The black sky gradually began to clear, as if the long night had finally ended and a new sky was revealed. The Celestial Demon and Blood Sword King, looking up, knelt on the ground, feeling an overwhelming sense of hope. No, not just the two of them.
Flop.
All the demons guarding the Horizon Lake felt blessed and shouted, looking toward where Yoon-seok disappeared.
“Hooray! Hooray! Hooray!”
It was a scene that made the rest watching shudder.
Meanwhile, while thousands of demons cried hooray, Yoon-seok was dumbstruck. The stone tomb that rose from the lake was said to be the entrance to Cheonma-dong. So, he thought it would be connected to a set of stairs leading further down into a crypt or something.
‘I didn’t know it would turn out like this…’
The moment when the Forgotten appeared, they moved the frozen Yoon-seok safely to the entrance of Cheonma-dong.
「You have entered Cheonma-dong.」
「Current entry 878.」
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The space changed, and that message appeared, which could only mean one thing. Cheonma-dong was related to the Tower of Heaven.
“…”
However, he didn’t think the Tower made this place. Perhaps the person who created Cheonma-dong had modeled it after the Tower’s system. In other words, it was highly likely they were a challenger. He still had no idea who that might be, however.
‘That’s not what’s important.’
When his rigid state from Immortality was lifted, Yoon-seok quickly stood and looked around. A stiff stone chamber that reminded him of the waiting room greeted him. He only saw a stone gate and a rock in front of it, however, instead of a statue. Several more messages appeared as he examined the gate.
「1st level has started.」
「All powers, stats, and skills are sealed.」
His body returned to its mundane state, although he still possessed Divine Ultimatum. Yet, it was impossible to use Skywrath Energy directly because his magic was sealed.
‘Well, I don’t intend to, even if I can.’
To become as strong as possible, he crossed over to Moorim and reached this place through the many masters standing guard. Thus, it would be pointless to cheat here.
「Use a training sword to break the gemstone.」
Was this the first test? Yoon-seok stood in front of the rock, holding an iron sword.
‘I know what it’s like.’
What this test required was clear. The easiest way to beat strongness was to surpass it with a stronger force, but he hoped to learn another way, for example, like this.
‘Follow the grain.’
Yoon-seok struck the gemstone over the top with his sword. No magic was used to amplify his normal physique. And yet-
Slash-!
Yoon-seok’s sword cut the gemstone in half.
Drrrrrrrrrrrrr!
Then, along with the phrase that the 1st level had been concluded, the stone gate slid to the side, kicking up dust.
‘Is it because it’s the first one? That’s easy.’
Yoon-seok felt that it was a bit boring, but it was a given. He had already completed the first tactic of the Heavenly Sword by mastering Softness Overcome Hardness and harmonizing strength and gentleness.
「2nd level has started.」
「Your sight disappears.」
As he passed through the straight passage, his eyes turned dark. Only the system phrases were visible.
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