285. Special Side Story 2
Seohwangmo and Cheonseon Siseo.
Upon hearing that, Nangseon asked with a peculiar longing, “Seohwangmo… you mean the one in the West…?”
“Yes, it refers to the Great Phoenixes (大鳳) of the East, West, South, and North that protect the Daera Sangje (大羅上帝) [Great Supreme Emperor] of Daeracheon. You know that, don’t you?”
Daera Sangje, the master of Daera.
And it referred to the phoenixes of the East, West, South, and North that protected him.
“Yes. I’ve heard of it roughly. But I didn’t know they actually existed. I thought the phoenix was a unique being in the world.”
“Oh my. It seems the heavens where Guiseon was didn’t have ties to Daera.”
“Unfortunately, that was the case.”
The Upper Realm where Nangseon was, was like that.
It interacted with other Upper Realms and absorbed their power, but it didn’t take in all the underlying knowledge.
Even now, new knowledge delighted him.
“Hehe, if it’s alright with you, may I impose a bit further?”
“Impose? To possess the Sanhaebalsango [a legendary treasure] is no different from being a guest of Seohwangmo. Fortunately, Nangseon seems to have many questions, so shall we move our seats and talk?”
“If you would, I would be grateful.”
Sanghee, resembling a heavenly peach, smiled brightly.
Sanghee briefly fluttered her palace dress and winged clothes, and soon a table and chairs made of pure white wood appeared from under the ground.
Perhaps it was made of the peach tree where the Golden Heavenly Peach blooms, as it had a golden hue.
“Come, sit down.”
As if something was so amusing, Sanghee led Nangseon by the hand and urged him to sit.
The soft hand of a woman touched the rough hand of a man, causing his ears to turn red in surprise.
“It’s been a while since we’ve had a guest, so I seem to be a bit excited. Please understand.”
“There’s nothing I can’t understand. What man would dislike such kindness from a beautiful person?”
“Oh my. I feel much more at ease now that you say that.”
Nangseon asked about various things.
The measure of power appearing in Daeracheon.
And the Law Unification.
It was a story about the figures who dominated Daeracheon by achieving it.
The Great Phoenix called Seohwangmo of Seohwangnyeong, and the other Great Phoenixes of the East, West, South, and North.
And Daera Sangje, who is also called the master of Daeracheon.
The existence of the Primordial Celestial Venerable (元始天尊) [a high-ranking Taoist deity], who holds a higher divine position than him, and the existences of Okcheong, Taecheong, and Sangcheong, called the Three Clarities (三淸) [the highest deities in Taoism].
“Was it helpful?”
“Of course. Hehe. If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have been able to easily resolve this curiosity. Thank you.”
But there was one thing.
There was an unresolved question.
“One last thing. Hehe, you called me a guest of Seohwangmo. Does that mean I can meet the person who created the Cheonseon Siseo [Heavenly Silk Book], Sanhaebalsango?”
At Nangseon’s question, Sanghee narrowed her brows as if pondering for a moment.
“I told Guiseon that you are a guest of Seohwangmo, but that doesn’t mean you can meet that person.”
Saying that, Sanghee got up from her seat and strolled around the heavenly peach tree.
“The fact that Guiseon possesses the Cheonseon Siseo is no different from her arrangement appearing.”
Seohwangmo’s arrangement.
If Nangseon himself, who had fallen into the Cheonseon Siseo Sanhaebalsango, was her arrangement.
That was what he wanted to go and ask right away.
“If I am her arrangement, why can’t I meet her?”
“Don’t be too upset. It’s not that I’m ignoring you. To put it simply, Seohwangmo is here, but she is not here.”
“What does that mean?”
“Seohwangmo is asleep.”
Asleep?
“Guiseon probably doesn’t know exactly what kind of mystery the Golden Heavenly Peach holds, does he?”
“Yes, I only know it as a golden heavenly peach with a subtle glow, and that it possesses a unique energy and contains an inviolable life force.”
“To see through that much just by looking at it, you are amazing. You have quite special eyes.”
“They are not eyes to be proud of.”
“Haha, you are a really interesting person. First of all, I think I should tell you about the efficacy of the Golden Heavenly Peach.”
“I’m listening.”
Golden Heavenly Peach (金天桃).
It is a golden peach that has possessed various mysterious abilities since ancient times.
If you eat one, you will have eternal life.
A mysterious fruit that is said to turn you into a Jinseon [True Immortal] if you eat two.
This Golden Heavenly Peach is, of course, a precious fruit that is also effective for Jinseon.
“Seohwangmo was injured a long time ago and has been eating one Golden Heavenly Peach every ten thousand years. The day she wakes up is, as I said before, once every ten thousand years, and only for one sh辰 [two-hour period].”
Seohwangmo’s wounds are so severe that even the Golden Heavenly Peach, which can revive the dead and turn the living into immortals, only slows down the disease.
“Then….”
“Yes, three hundred years before Guiseon came, Seohwangmo took the Golden Heavenly Peach.”
That meant he would have to wait almost ten thousand years to meet Seohwangmo.
“Ten thousand years?”
“Yes. It can be said to be a long time if it is long, and a short time if it is short.”
Nangseon’s eyes narrowed.
The period he had been asleep was also ten thousand years.
In the meantime, what had turned the past upside down with strange dreams was the phoenix feather.
It was probably the Great Phoenix called Seohwangmo sleeping here.
“It’s not a time I can’t wait.”
It was quite a long time, but it was not a time he could not bear.
What was important.
“May I stay here?”
“Of course! There are many immortals in Seohwangnyeong, but I am the only one in the Golden Heavenly Peach Land. Guiseon is a guest of Seohwangmo, so there shouldn’t be any major problems with you being here. There are occasionally people who come to the Golden Heavenly Peach Land, but it doesn’t matter.”
Nangseon barely suppressed a smile at the sight of her wagging her tail like a puppy.
‘She is a woman with a pureness that makes people feel good.’
In that way, Nangseon’s first residence after ascending to Daeracheon was decided to be the Golden Heavenly Peach Land of Seohwangnyeong.
Ten thousand years.
It was not that long for Nangseon, who had lived for a long time, and he would also organize his thoughts.
Staying here and listening to the rumors floating around Daeracheon would be of great help in deciding what to do in the future.
Besides, the Cheondo Seon [Heavenly Taoist Immortal] of the Golden Heavenly Peach Land.
Sanghee was a woman with a fairly pure soul, and she seemed to be very lonely, so she shared many stories without even being asked and made him happy.
Like that, one year, ten years, a hundred years, a thousand years passed, and after seven more thousand years had passed.
“I am Cheondo Seon, born in the Golden Heavenly Peach Land as Seohwangmo’s adopted daughter. They say I was created by gathering the seeds left over from when she took them. Isn’t it amazing? Originally, you shouldn’t tell anyone, but I’m especially telling Seon [Immortal]. You can’t tell anyone, okay?”
Under the heavenly peach tree of the Golden Heavenly Peach Land.
Hair of Sanghee, who was leaning on Nangseon’s back and speaking while reading a book of rumors from Daeracheon, fell like a waterfall and covered his vision.
“I understand. But Hee is the only immortal I know in Daeracheon, so you don’t have to worry.”
“Hehe, that’s why I like Seon. By Seon’s side, I feel like I’ve become quite a great immortal. I tell you everything, and Seon listens to everything.”
Nangseon, who had become quite close to Sanghee after spending a long time together in the Golden Heavenly Peach Land, smiled wryly at Hee’s increasingly close behavior.
During the past years.
It was because he had personally experienced the purity she possessed.
She had been born and raised in the Golden Heavenly Peach Land of Daeracheon.
Therefore, she did not know much about the physiology or relationships between men and women.
That was why she came so close without any hesitation.
“By the way, Hee. Wasn’t today the day to bring the Milky Way down to the Golden Heavenly Peach once every thousand years?”
“Ah, look at my memory! Today was the day to bring the Milky Way down to the Golden Heavenly Peach!”
Sanghee, who shouted as if she had forgotten, hurriedly flew somewhere.
“I’m going to get the Milky Way! Is Seon waiting here?”
“I will.”
Once every thousand years.
The water, in which the power of the nebula called the Milky Way is concentrated, must be sprinkled on the golden heavenly peach tree.
Otherwise, the tree itself will rot from the roots and the poisonous energy will permeate the Golden Heavenly Peach, resulting in a strange fruit. She had never forgotten it even once since she was born, but for some reason, she had forgotten the date today.
“I really didn’t think you’d forget.”
The water of the Milky Way (銀河水) is quite precious, so she usually seals it so that no one can touch it, so it seems it will take quite a while.
“Has eight thousand years already passed?”
Was it because the time he spent with her in the Golden Heavenly Peach Land was enjoyable?
Time passed quickly.
He also learned quite a bit about the newly discovered physiology of Daeracheon, and it was a very beneficial time.
And it was a time when he even gained some conviction.
“I’m curious about what happened to Guyoung, but I have no way of knowing.”
He opened and opened the sky with his power and the power of the immortals of other Upper Realms.
In order to open the Jindaeracheon (眞大羅天) [True Great Lofty Heaven], which is said to be the highest sky among the Thirty-six Heavens.
“It would be fortunate if they were scattered all over Daeracheon, but it would be a pity if I were the only one to come up.”
Guyoung had hoped to rise to Daeracheon again.
Nangseon thought about Guyoung for a moment and then shook his head.
Thinking about someone would lead to thinking about his wives and blood relatives left in the Upper Realm.
“But….”
Tuck.
Nangseon, who had closed the book, looked at the largest heavenly peach tree in the Golden Heavenly Peach Land with calm eyes.
He saw an unknown man sitting under the Great Golden Heavenly Peach Tree (大金天桃木).
“I came to see why the Milky Way of the Golden Heavenly Peach Land was not falling. The Cheondo Seon is not here, but what kind of bastard is taking her place?”
Nangseon, who had been sitting on the cut tree stump, lowered one leg from his cross-legged position and tilted his head.
“Isn’t it common courtesy to reveal your identity before asking who the other person is? It’s not that I’m so kind-hearted that I can just let anyone talk nonsense to me.”
The one in front of him was a Daera Seon [Great Lofty Immortal] of Daeracheon. He was probably a Jinseon of high status who held a seat in Seohwangnyeong.
But that was not a reason for him to bow down.
If it were the old him, he would first try to appease the other person with a smiling face, and only after a clear judgment was made would he reveal his true intentions.
However, as a result of living here for a long time, he subtly felt that he did not need to do that.
He is the master of the Upper Heavens who has defeated all the famous immortals in various Upper Heavens.
He is Nangseon, a man among men who is now aiming for Daeracheon and has mastered creation, which is said to be the best of all laws.
“You brat who hasn’t abandoned the mark of the Upper Heavens dares…!!”
The man, whose face turned dark red, roared and grabbed lightning in one hand.
He embraced the lightning he was holding with his whole body and scattered intense lightning, throwing a fist.
But then.
Swoosh.
A handful of swaying wind swept him away, and soon the man’s head flew into the sky.
“Keheok!”
Just in time.
Swaaa.
In the sky, the Milky Way that Sanghee was spraying drenched the Golden Heavenly Peach Land, causing the scattered blood to seep into the earth.
“Daera Seon is nothing special.”
Chwaak.
He shook off the blood on his sword and put the flower-like sword back into its scabbard.
Daeracheon was an unfamiliar and fresh place for him, but fundamentally, there was nothing different.
“You, who are you….”
The dying Daera Seon squeezed out his last strength and asked.
He answered the Daera Seon’s question like this.
“Nangseon. Just a Nangseon passing by.”
If there was anything different, would it only be that he creates death?
He thought to himself and then laughed, “Pfft.”