chapter 42
42 – Back to the Academy-2
Rain gathered himself and entered the three-legged crow’s room.
The weather was dripping with rain, even though it had clearly not been a drop of rain until just now.
As if announcing that the rainy season would soon begin, the rain penetrated the clouds and penetrated the ground.
Ttuduk.
Tdu-duk-duk.
Toad-duk-duk.
Raindrops rolled down the glass of the window, creating a cozy atmosphere.
And in that quiet atmosphere, the three-legged figure sat quietly on the bed, gently opened his closed eyes and stared at Harvey.
Some unknown air current and atmosphere.
Harvey looked at the three-legged crow and slowly opened his mouth.
“Is the consciousness of doing something related to my soul?”
At Harvey’s words, the three-legged crow also narrowed his eyes and answered Harvey’s question.
“It can be said to be a reunion of the soul. It would be convenient to think of it as a ritual to achieve harmony with the body.”
“How do I get it?”
“Take it easy and come here.”
The gesture of a three-legged crow slowly raising its hand to call Harvey.
The three-legged figure made Harvey sit in front of him, took out the sunstone from his arms, and placed it in front of him.
“Make sure you have a good posture and breathe evenly.”
The three-legged crow said that and began to move his hands slowly.
I put both hands together, placing the thumb and index finger under the little finger of my left hand where the fingers of my right hand met, and carefully closed my eyes again.
“What is that posture?”
“It is the Jeon Falun seal. Please know that this is a posture that originated from a long time ago when a practitioner gathered his disciples and gave a sermon.”
“Is there any reason to take that stance?”
“Handling the soul means moving the foundation of life. Your soul does not fit with that of the world at all, so it is a process that needs to be corrected. In other words, you are piggybacking something that is not of the world into that of the world. It is an expedient and a trick. Although it is only a simple matter, it contains quite a lot of causality. In order to do so, it is necessary to imitate the saints who left a great mark on history during their lifetime.”
As soon as the three-legged crow’s explanation is over, a hand touches Harvey’s chest.
And then some hot energy began to pass through Harvey’s entire body.
It feels like every part of my body is being explored.
“From now on, I will try to piece together the broken vessel of the soul. There may be pain, so endure it well.”
The meaning of touching the soul contained quite a heavy energy.
It was an act of refining the soul by borrowing spiritual power and settling it in a corner of the world.
Sigh.
“Keuheuk…”
A groan full of pain comes out of Harvey’s mouth.
It was the power of a fire demon that moved around every corner of the body, that is, the power of a three-legged crow that imitated the power of the sun.
The power of fire that passes through the blood vessels of the heart and extends to the brain.
And that power gathered between the eyes and gradually began to pool there.
“In order to accept spiritual power, you first need to open your third eye. In order to see, hear, and feel spiritual things, it is better to disturb the essence of your soul a little.”
” …sh*t. “
Between the eyes, as if a fire were holding the seal.
An indescribable force began to be accepted and released between the eyebrows.
Sigh.
And the paper attached to Harvey’s forehead.
On the paper was written in red letters: Gyeongsinshinjangnaegamjiwi (庚申神將來感之位).
“Originally, the ritual would have to be performed by offering a bowl of fresh water. Now, after achieving the Little Zhou Heaven, it has been arranged to occur in the process of piercing the energy vein toward the Great Zhou Heaven. ) and activate the accumulated energy in the upper chamber, the energy will automatically move to find the blocked blood, and you will feel the energy penetrating into your eyeballs.
“…It’s needlessly difficult…Ugh.”
The energy concentrated between the eyebrows eventually focused on Harvey’s eyeballs, and soon the veins in the eyeballs began to burst one after another.
Grumbling.
Harvey is frowning and shedding bloody tears.
“Hold on, you are now going through the process of settling down in the world. Think of it like going through a mother’s labor pains.”
“Kwaaak!”
It is said that the greatest pain a human can feel is the pain of being burned by a fire, and the pain equivalent to that was hitting Harvey.
Harvey twisted his whole body to overcome the pain, but eventually he leaned forward.
“Ugh..”
Harvey let out a sharp breath along with a lustful moan.
Soon, a door opened between Harvey’s eyebrows, and a shadow began to stir.
“I was able to get through it and get through it. I opened my spiritual eyes.”
The three-legged crow slowly rubbed the back of Harvey’s neck with a slight smile, as if satisfied.
“Now…is it all over?”
“We have only just opened our spiritual eyes, so we shouldn’t jump to conclusions just yet, but congratulations. You can rejoice to your heart’s content because you have opened your spiritual eyes.”
“…It’s nice that you opened it, but what can you use it for?”
“It is diverse. Not only can I see human colors that no one else has seen, but I can also see more clearly things that should not exist in the world.”
“…Are you saying you can see ghosts?”
“It can be seen as similar.”
The three-legged crow waved his hands in the air and began to speak.
His black hair was fluttering, and he was just staring into space as if something existed in front of him.
“Close your eyes. When you close them, the sense of what you can see with your spiritual eyes will become clearer.”
” …okay. “
Following the three-legged crow’s words, Harvey closed his eyes for a moment and stared at the world in the dark.
In the pitch black where nothing was visible, countless eyes appeared and were staring at Harvey.
“I see strange eyes.”
“Heoju, this is proof that miscellaneous gods are watching you.”
“…I feel bad.”
“Most spirits have no ego. Only the memories of when they die remain in their bodies and wander around, but sometimes spirits with strong egos appear. Now, in vulgar language, we call them ghosts.”
“Dating…?”
“It refers to a spirit that grows by eating people. People often say it is a demon.”
” ..her. “
It means that among the many eyes, there is an evil spirit that covets people.
Harvey stretches out his hand and touches the air, as if amazed by the three-legged crow’s words.
I wasn’t afraid of evil spirits, because I had enough power to defeat them.
However, a strange feeling, fear of seeing a place for the first time, was covering Harvey.
He raised his hand to touch the countless eyes staring at him, but he could only feel the chill of the cold air.
The hands could not grasp anything.
Looking at Harvey’s hand fluttering in the air, the three-legged crow slowly grabbed Harvey’s hand and let his energy flow into it.
“Your spiritual eye training has not reached the level yet, so you will only be able to see fragments. Don’t be impatient and build up the level slowly.”
With those words, the countless eyes staring at Harvey disappeared in an instant, and Harvey slowly opened his eyes.
“It’s an amazing experience.”
“In a way, it is absurd that someone who cannot open their spiritual eyes can practice witchcraft. It is in the same context as reading a book to a newborn before he or she can walk.”
“You’ve gone too far.”
“So, let’s say that, I used the power of the bear b*tch without being able to reach the state. In a way, it can be said that it was a natural process that it took a toll on my body.”
“Are you talking about Unggeomgwi?”
“That’s right, there are definitely levels to spiritual things. A spirit that breaks down and is envied by countless people can break a vessel with its very existence. It’s a shame that the level of the bear year has been corrupted and the level has been downgraded, so it is the Big Dipper. “If you had the throne, you would have lost your soul in an instant.”
“…Then what happens?”
“You become a ghost wandering the nine heavens without any ego.”
“It gives me goosebumps.”
Unggeomgwi’s power clearly had merit.
However, if that power causes side effects that eat away at the body…
Harvey clenched his fists and thought for a moment.
I don’t think it’s dangerous or that I shouldn’t use it for survival.
Rather, it is reasonable to harness the power of Unggeomgwi.
However.
“Don’t forget the contract.”
The contract with the three-legged crow, Harvey is bound by the contract.
A contract bound by soul to soul, rather than a contract of words.
Neither soul can escape the contract until the covenant between them is made.
It somehow makes the contracts of the contractors come into effect, but not by force.
For example, obsession, compulsion, reversal and distortion.
The means to the end are distorted.
The contract says
The journey to find the Sunstone will take a long time, so preserve your life and find the Sunstone and bring it to the Three-Legged Crow.
In return, you will receive healing for your soul, so think rationally.
It seemed like he was saying that.
“…Tell me how to increase the level of spiritual vision.”
“Use it naturally.”
” …what? “
“The logic is the same, just as a newborn child gets used to walking by walking for a long time. You too must continue to use your spiritual eyes and get used to using them.”
“It’s simple yet difficult.”
“Strength is not so easily obtained. You met your true nature and gained spiritual eyes so easily… but many practitioners practice repeatedly to open their spiritual eyes.”
” I know. “
Since I had obtained spiritual eyes in the first place, I had no further desires.
“Ha-am… Then, hurry up and go back to your room. I used a lot of energy, but I’m tired now.”
A three-legged crow waving its hands up and down and giving a congratulatory command.
Harvey looked at the three-legged crow for a moment, nodded, then got up and went back to his room.