Episode 934Truth (1)
ââ¦.â
The old monk, who looked like a dry old tree, opened his eyes.
How long has it been since your eyes opened? The fluid that flowed down my cheek hardened and looked like the sap of a pine tree.
The old monk raised his head and looked at the wall.
My vision became very blurry. It seemed as if my Buddhist training skills, which I had practiced my whole life, had suddenly fallen below 30%.
But itâs still okay. Because I donât think Iâll die right away.
The old monk opened his mouth.
âWhat is going onâ¦.â
We stayed silent for too long. The thick voice seemed to cut out in the middle of speaking.
âItâs been a long time since I went into deep meditation. It was short, but it was deeper than ever.â
Then a shadow appeared behind him.
the shadow asked.
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âIs that possible? I am a blind person who has not been able to understand even a single grain of Buddhism. âBecause enlightenment is not deep, there can be no peace.â
âIt can be said that such enlightenment is remarkable enough in an environment where one can become the most lazy.â
The old monk smiled.
He was so thin that his appearance was reminiscent of an inner ear, but his weak smile looked very kind.
âIâm just grateful.â
âI should be the one to thank you.â
âHow is it. Are you feeling better?â
âThanks to.â
âHehe, Iâm glad.â
The shadow behind the old monk slowly sat cross-legged.
The old monk shook his head without even turning around.
âDonât do that, armed adult.â
âDo you still call me that?â
âI have lived long enough. Of course, this is not something I would say in front of an armed adult.â
âI lived a long time. âIâm just abnormal.â
âhaha.â
âBut you can live longer. âShouldnât you at least stay alive until your disciple takes over the title of Gwonsin?â
âWhat is the importance of titles?â
âIf it werenât for me in the first place, my life wouldnât have been shortened. âI feel responsible to you.â
âIt shouldnât be like that.â
ââ¦.â
âThanks to the armed adults, countless civilians survived. âIf I can help Eun-gong save the world, thatâs enough for me.â
âThere is no reason to live and breathe anymore.â
âWhat do you think?â
The shadow was silent for a moment.
After half each.
âItâs been a long time since I forgot the passage of time. So I donât know exactly when. Roughly between five and eight years. âMaybe it was even longer ago.â
ââ¦.â
âThe God Jade is broken.â
ââ¦!!â
There was surprise on the old monkâs face.
âItâs broken?â
âThatâs right. âSeeing that there is no great emotion even though the object is broken, I feel that I have become a lot more dull.â
It would not be strange to say that beyond becoming dull, the emotions one should feel had almost disappeared.
Shinok was an object that made this shadow forget the passage of time. In other words, the breaking of the divine prison meant that the shadow had returned to being an ordinary person.
âIf my body had been fine, I would have come to you as soon as I broke down. âI must have come and retrieved the hell energy that settled in your body.â
âYou donât have to worry about me.â
âI feel sorry for you, but I donât feel sorry for you. âI still said I was sorry, but now I donât even know how those feelings affected me.â
The old monk felt sad.
This shadow has survived until now, transcending times that ordinary people cannot even imagine.
Even when he was a military commander, he lived for the world, and even when he jumped through time, he lived for the world. And now, his emotions have worn away and he has become a monster that is difficult to recall from his normal days.
âNow I have only one feeling left. âNo, I donât know if itâs a feeling, but I want something.â
âWhat is?â
âtranquility.â
ââ¦.â
âThe first hundred years were good. From the next hundred years onwards, it started to fail. And for the past ten years, I have not been able to find a reason why I am alive.â
âYou donât have to have a reason to live.â
âOf course it is.â
There was no particular emotion felt in the answer. I couldnât tell if he was saying that because he truly felt that way or if he was just showing a general reaction that was ingrained in him.
âI feel exhausted.â
âThank you for your hard work. So live the rest of your life happily and peacefully.â
âI canât be at peace just because I have the rest of my life left.â
âWhat can I say, having never lived the life of an armed adult? But I remember. âThe look in his eyes at that time is what the military commander said to me ten years ago.â
âWhat did I say?â
âHe said that someday, whenever he has time, he would like to pass on the lifelong study he had honed to his descendants.â
ââ¦.â
The old monk thought that the shadowâs energy was somehow shaking a little.
The old monk continued speaking in a much softer voice.
âThere are many talented people in the world. There are many people with good character. So, please find the person who has studied and accumulated his entire life and hand it over to you.â
âItâs a shame.â
âof course.â
âBut itâs troublesome to search the whole world to find the next person.â
âOf course, you donât necessarily need to find a successor. For too long, you have lived for someone other than yourself. Whatâs more, he risked his life for others whom he never saw.â
âIs that so? âDid I really do that?â
âMaybe it was also for the armed adult himself. But that doesnât matter. âThe only thing that is certain is that you havenât had a deep conversation with yourself for a long time.â
âHow do you know that?â
âEven if you donât have the power to shake a mountain, even if you donât have the martial arts to split the sea, even if you donât have the eyes to understand the laws of the world, if you live long enough, you will learn such things.â
ââ¦.â
âIn other words, you have lived much longer than me, but you still donât know it.â
The old monk closed his eyes.
âItâs okay to just walk around aimlessly. However, I donât think that peace comes only when you die.â
âis it.â
âItâs okay to try to find disciples, and itâs okay to reflect on yourself. âI hope you at least get a good rest.â
âGood restâ¦.â
âWhen you die, there comes peace⦠Right. It may be so. But true tranquility means completion and closure.â
ââ¦.â
âMany people around the world end their lives unexpectedly. âWhether it is intentional or not, it is truly unfortunate.â
ââ¦.â
âI donât know if you were unhappy, but youâve had a hard enough life, so wouldnât it be a bad idea to live the rest of your life and find ways to find peace? âThere is no reason to choose the easiest path to death when you can obtain it alive.â
The shadow opened its mouth.
âYou have a point.â
âI really appreciate it if you thought that way.â
âActually, I should have changed when Shinok was broken. âBut looking at you like this, it seems like death is still early, just like you said.â
âHehehe.â
âThereâs just something strange.â
âwhich?â
The shadowâs voice became faint.
âI donât know what, but⦠I feel like someone is calling me. âI thought I had finally gone crazy, but after talking with you, I guess thatâs not the case.â
âDid you feel someone calling you?â
âI woke up from my meditation when I heard the call. âTo be exact, I woke up from a dream after hearing that call.â
âWhat kind of dream is this?â
âA dream that opens the final remaining path for the disciple.â
ââ¦!â
âNo, I donât know if itâs the last time. Itâs just⦠Itâs as if a student I taught a long time ago came to Hwangryong and said various things. âMy memory of that part is not clear.â
When the old monk opened his eyes again, turbulence appeared on his face.
Hwangryong.
Something that is martial but is also not martial.
It was a great new skill, but it was, so to speak, enlightenment. Just as the Tao (é) is difficult to describe in words or writing, Hwangryong could also be said to be the Tao (Tao) of martial arts.
In other words, awakening the Yellow Dragon is not much different from a monk mastering the Buddhist law and reaching the state of Buddha.
Of course, the old monk did not know much about Hwangryong. It was the same principle as saying that a person whose name was not listed on the Buddhist register did not know much about Buddhist scriptures.
However, when I received the old hell message, I had a conversation with the shadow for over half a day.
The discourse was full of unimaginable principles of martial arts. And the shadow said that Hwangryong was the one who put together the principles of martial arts that had been laid out so far.
Hwangryong. Emperor Huanglong.
Shadow, or rather, chatting with the Yellow Dragon Emperor, the old monkâs level surpassed two levels.
And the old monk realized. That for him, martial arts is nothing more than a means. At the same time, true martial arts, like Buddhism, cannot be described in words or writing.
âStill, Iâm glad.â
The fact that a disciple who was not under his command opened the Yellow Dragon does not mean that the Yellow Dragon Emperorâs subconscious desires a disciple.
âDid you like the content of the dream?â
âI like it⦠yes, I like it. âI think I will be really happy if that day comes.â
âWhy do you think youâll be happy?â
The shadow hesitated for a moment and then spoke.
âI have no children.â
âOf course.â
âIf by any chance there is someone I can take as my disciple, that person will be someone I would give my all to.â
âOf course you will.â
âIf someone who could give me everything in my painful life appeared, talent and such would not matter. âI guess I was just born with a natural talent to build a relationship.â
ââ¦.â
âIf a guy like that got to Hwangryong, I wouldnât have to tell him to be careful anymore, so what would be such a good thing?â
A sorrowful look appeared on the old monkâs face.
Not to prove myself. Itâs not because the student is special.
Reaching Hwangryong was the path to absolute invincibility. Now that you have opened the door to that path, you will be able to live well in this harsh world without much risk.
Thatâs why Iâm happy. Emperor Huanglong could be happy simply because his pityful yet wonderful, affectionate yet worrisome disciple could live his own life in this harsh world without worrying about his life.
âItâs not that you donât feel anything. Even at this very moment, you are stricter and more kind than anyone else.â
The old monk said with a smile.
âI hope you raise disciples.â
âFirst, I need to retrieve the hell energy from your body.â
âThis is the mandate I have set for myself. Itâs okay, now letâs go out into the worldâ¦â
That was then.
hook!
The Yellow Dragon Emperorâs prayer was shaken for an instant.
âWhy are you doing that?â
ââ¦.â
âArmed adult?â
ââ¦It is a yellow dragon.â
âyes?â
ââ¦.â
âArmed adult.â
âI felt the yellow dragon. No, is this what I felt?â¦â
ââ¦?â
âIs there anyone else in the Tang Jin world who awakened the Yellow Dragon besides me?!â
The old monk could not tell whether Emperor Huanglong was truly referring to a person who had mastered Huanglonggong or a person who had reached the path through martial arts.
However, I was able to say this one thing.
âGo and see.â
ââ¦.â
âWe can last another ten years. So go and check it out.â
There was no answer.
The old monk could see that the shadow had disappeared.
He closed his eyes again.
âBe a disciple⦠âYou bastard, the poor master has not even seen the end of Buddhism, so you must enter nirvana.â
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