The Heavenly Demon Gives a Massage

It is best to pitch a tent on dry ground that gets full sun during the day.

If I just blindly settled down on a flat place, I would have to sleep on the floor damp from the moisture creeping up at night.

After setting up a tent to sleep in, then a campfire.

Of course, you need firewood to start a fire, but if you find a dry spot to pitch your tent, you can usually find dry wood nearby as well.

‘You can tell by bending a branch.’

A well-dried tree is one whose branches do not bend and do not break or split when bent. If possible, it is good to find evenly from small twigs to thick ones.

All you need now is a tinder to light the fire.

Shredded paper is good, a ball of string is good, and if the weather is dry, you can also search for dry leaves when looking for a tree. Put these among the firewood and light it.

If the fire from the kindling does not show any signs of igniting, action must be taken… If you have saved well-dried firewood, it will ignite on its own after a while, and the bonfire will be complete.

“Ouch… … !”

Kang Tae-han stretched lightly and put his fingers close to the bonfire. I just feel like I’m at peace. The sense of security brought by fire in the wild is deeper than you think.

Besides, it’s been a while since I’ve lit a bonfire myself, so just being here makes me feel slightly excited.

‘It reminds me of the past.’

When I was in Moorim, I often stayed in open fields like this. The knowledge of finding a suitable place for a campsite or making a fire was all learned through hands-on experience at that time.

“… Whoops. Are Moorim’s memories now old memories?”

Kang Tae-han laughed at the sudden thought.

At Moorim, people used to say that when they had a modern impression, it reminded them of the past, but now it seems to be the exact opposite.

‘by the way… Let’s start soon.’

Originally, if you set up a tent like this and even lit a bonfire, it is standard to idly warm up by the fire while looking around or taking in the scenery for a while.

However, Kang Tae-han did not come here just to rest. The purpose of collecting herbs had already been achieved, but if that was the only purpose, he would have descended the mountain right away instead of like this.

The goal that still remains is the refinement of internal energy.

It is a necessary process to obtain a more pure internal energy, and it is a virtually essential process, especially if you use the absorption method like yourself.

The attempt at Mt.

First of all, there were a lot of hikers coming and going around, so I couldn’t take a long breath, and above all, I had to come down from the mountain around sunset. Camping and staying on the mountain is, of course, prohibited.

‘On the other hand, it doesn’t matter here.’

There are no other hikers, and it doesn’t matter if you go camping, let alone gather herbs. The owner of the house told me to do whatever I want, but who will say what?

Furthermore, since it is not frequently visited by people, the purity of energy is high, and the concentration of spirit energy is much thicker than that of Gyeryongsan Mountain. It could be said that it was an ideal environment for concentrating on one’s inner strength.

“Besides, there are good harvests too.”

Kang Tae-han carefully rummaged through the inside of his backpack. Soon after, what came out of his hand was none other than the wild ginseng he had just found.

Judging by the frame engraved on his brain, he was well over twenty years old, and he grew up with plenty of deep aura of this place, so he could be called an elixir.

‘It must have been quite difficult to find Murim at this level.’

There is a lot of disagreement on how to eat wild ginseng effectively, whether in Murim or in modern times, but unless Shaolin makes you a fan, it’s just a difference in constitution.

Kang Tae-han’s preferred method is raw food.

Gently shake off the wild ginseng that still has soil on it, and lightly wash the outside with bottled water. Then, chew slowly and thoroughly, starting with the root, and pass it down your throat.

“Then where?”

Dried tree stump lodged near the tent.

It’s pretty decent in girth and height for something found in the wild. Kang Tae-han sat down in a seat he had found in advance, closed his eyes in a comfortable position, and focused his mind on himself.

Vivid aura of aura that permeates through the stomach into the bloodstream.

As expected, it is a powerful energy that cannot be compared with other medicinal materials. However, it is dangerous to leave it as it is.

If you are a normal person, you will circle your bloodstream in this way to replenish your body’s energy, and the remaining energy will naturally escape through breathing over time.

In the case of the Moorim people who have their inner energy stored separately in the danteon, it causes a backlash when they collide with each other. In the process, it can be transformed into takgi, and in severe cases, you can fall into coin intoxication.

Therefore, after pulling down all of one’s inner energy to the bottom hall, the energy of the elixir that came in from the outside is collected separately in the middle hall, which was emptied in advance, and locked up for a while.

“Whoa… … .”

In that state, qigong is repeated over and over again through breathing, waiting for the wildness of spiritual energy in the natural state to dull and the strong energy to subside.

If you calm down the raging aura, and the waves gradually subside… The basic method is to slowly induce changes to suit the constitution.

However, that way takes too much time.

Kang Tae-han draws a Taegeuk pattern and puts both hands together, and then sends the inner energy of Hadanjeon in the left hand and the spirit energy of the Jungdanjeon in the right hand, bringing them into contact with each other in the middle.

Combining the two energies increases the speed of change.

Originally, there should have been a repulsion, but the two energies of both hands quietly blended into each other, merged into one nature, and then flowed into the bottom hall.

Internal air operation method that utilizes the principles of Taecheong Simgong and Yeokgeungyeong at the same time. For Kang Tae-han, who has been using the Great Law of Absorption since Moorim, harmonizing the two energies of different natures could be said to be his specialty.

‘This would require a separate refinement process, though.’

Isn’t that what you came here for?

Kang Tae-han took a deep breath and repeated deep breathing, leaving only minimal vigilance.

The sun slowly sets and darkness descends.

The flame of the bonfire fades and becomes a lingering fire.

By the time a thin film is formed from sweat all over the body.

“Sueuuuup… … .”

Whoa-

After a deep exhalation, Kang Tae-han slowly opened his eyes. I especially liked the cool evening breeze blowing on my heated body with boiling energy.

‘It’s been quite a while.’

Time to get dark already. The sun hadn’t fully set yet, but a faint moon and stars were rising in the sky on the other side.

However, there were so many benefits. Kang Tae-han lightly clenched his fists and raised his strength. Then, the pastel-toned gray light slowly embraced the rim of the fist.

“Whoops.”

Kang Tae-han gathered his energy again and smiled lightly. It was the moment when the achievements accumulated over the years shined.

“Now that I have done something… … .”

Kang Tae-han brushed his knees and stood up.

‘Let’s prepare a meal.’

However, Mt. Geumgang is also an after-dinner view.

I’m hungry because I’m sweating.

Kang Tae-han revives the fading bonfire once again, and in the backpack in the tent, a bottle of mineral water, a bag of ramen, and a small Coppel… I took out the portable burner.

‘A bonfire and a cooking fire are two completely different things.’

The fire has already been lit, but using it for cooking requires an excessively cumbersome process.

A dish cooked over a campfire. There seems to be romance when you imagine it, but literally there is only romance. In that case, it is much wiser and more efficient to bring a portable gas burner.

While cooking ramen, Kang Tae-han stretched for a while and looked at the mountain scenery as the sun went down. Maybe it’s because I had income in many ways, but it’s a special feeling.

Darkness descends slowly.

Only quiet silence flows in the mountains at night, but if the light and warmth of a bonfire are together, even that will only serve as a basis for enjoying the taste of art.

‘… Not a bad holiday.’

Kang Tae-han slowly opened the lid of the Coppel that had been closed.

The smell of ramen that stimulates the taste buds, along with white steam, fills the cold night air.

* * *

A few days later, a PC room located near the jjimjilbang.

It is a place where computer parts were completely replaced with the highest specifications a few weeks ago, and it is famous for being a place where gamers who are a bit picky about specifications flock.

Seonghyeon Choi was sitting there staring at the screen. Originally, it was time to work at a massage shop, but today I had my own circumstances.

“Oh, please… He said he wanted to avoid registering for the last semester as well… … .”

A faint scream escaped Choi Seong-hyun’s mouth. He was an unlucky man who never registered for classes every semester as he had planned.

“Isn’t it time to get used to it in the last semester?”

“right? I am very curious about that too.”

Kang Tae-han, who was sitting next to him, gave a light voice.

Unlike Choi Seong-hyun, he didn’t seem to be very nervous. He would also be like that, because he didn’t have any required courses, and he only had to fill in exactly 5 credits and it was over.

“… for a moment. I got a good idea.”

Choi Seong-hyun turned his head as if something flashed.

“What?”

“Can’t you do it for me? I’ll do yours. Would that be okay?”

Unlike Choi Seong-hyun, Kang Tae-han has never had his course registration falsified. Even if I failed, I only gave up on one subject, and I never failed in a subject that was particularly competitive.

“Nope.”

However, Kang Tae-han stubbornly refused.

“why!”

“You have to do what you do. And if I miss this, I have to look for another class at the same time.”

“bad guy… You don’t know my pain… … .”

That’s what he said, but he threw it as a joke in the first place. Seonghyun Choi took a deep breath and looked at the monitor again.

The remaining time until course registration is in seconds. Now, he just trusts the performance of the PC room computer and his own reflexes.

Click, click, click!

“Quaaagh!”

I clicked, but Choi Seong-hyun burst into a scream at the homepage screen that hardly loaded. This meant that the course registration had failed.

“Are you ruined?”

“This time too, it was cooked… You?”

Kang Tae-han pointed at his screen with his thumb.

The course registration has been completed. There was only a short sentence announcing his success.

The reflexes of the Heavenly Demon that no one can catch up with!

If you were to rank course registration speed, Kang Tae-han would probably rank first. After finishing his work, Kang Tae-han stood up.

“I’m going back right away, what are you going to do?”

“Tell the manager that I’ll be back in a little while… … . I should at least call the office.”

“… Yes, then suffer.”

Kang Tae-han left without leaving a greeting.

Although he had some time to spare, there was nothing he could do for him anyway, and he didn’t want to give up going to the bathroom right after work.

‘It’s an opening… … .’

To be honest, I don’t even remember college life anymore.

It wasn’t the 4th grade’s pretentiousness, it was because of the 60 years between them. To be honest, I don’t even remember the name of my advisor.

That’s why it doesn’t mean much to me now… Still, shouldn’t college be finished? It was one of the links that connects the past self and the present self, beyond simply academic background.

‘… Well?’

I wonder if I walked a little while thinking like that.

The moment the green light was just turned on at the crosswalk… I felt a presence from far away on the other side of the road.

A midsize sedan that won’t slow down even at a red light.

It might not have mattered as there was still a distance to the stop line, but Kang Tae-han noticed that the car was swaying subtly. Like a drunkard stumbling.

“You are crazy.”

Sure enough, even when he came right in front of the stop line, he ran forward without showing any signs of stopping.

Best to avoid crazy people.

People saw it and quickly crossed over to the other side or came back again… One person in the middle, a woman, stood still in place as if her feet were frozen.

“Hmm.”

Thoughts run fast through my head.

Is the plan just conceived possible or impossible?

It is possible enough now. The moment he came to a conclusion, Kang Tae-han’s feet moved forward as if sliding.

A rushing mid-sized sedan and a woman who shrank to the fullest.

Kang Tae-han walked confidently between them.

Saryangbalcheongeun (四两拨千斤).

If you master the principle of martial arts, you can control thousands of pounds with just four powers.

One of the key teachings that penetrates the core of the shaman sect, handed down to the shaman sect since the time of the founder.

Of course, Taehan Kang never learned the teachings of a shaman… I understood the subtlety of the core, and I can handle it enough.

Kwaaang!

A crash sound so intense that the ground shook slightly.

However, the sound was not in front of Kang Tae-han, but was from the middle line guardrail behind him.

‘The workmanship didn’t rust.’

The vehicle is sent to the right, and the rest of the impact transmitted to the body in the process is also sent to the asphalt on the floor through the feet.

As a result, Kang Tae-han was standing in his place without any incident. It was natural, since no damage was actually done.

“Are you okay?”

Kang Tae-han turned around and put his hand down. The woman from a moment ago sat down on the floor in shock.

“Yes, yes… But my legs are weak… … .”

“I will raise you up.”

The woman grabbed Kang Tae-han’s outstretched hand.

In an instant, a tingling feeling spread through my hands and through my whole body, and strength returned to my legs. Feeling puzzled, she got up on her feet.

“Looks like you’re not hurt.”

“More, thanks.”

“What? The car got out of the way by itself.”

Kang Tae-han smiled softly. It was a light smile that didn’t match the situation at all.