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The inside of the cemetery was full of ghost energy, but as you got deeper, the ghost energy condensed like fog and obscured your vision.

At the same time, the closer we got to the core, the more eyes were watching us, and when I came to my senses, the number of eyes had easily surpassed hundreds.

In the midst of that gaze, a translucent figure appeared, walking through the air.

“This is the land of the dead… Even monsters cannot enter this place.”

A ghost who has reached the level of a famous ghost and has materialized the ghost spirit.

That’s right, it’s a lower level than the Hidarugami I faced before. If you ask me, it’s C grade. Still, since this is a land of ghosts, I will become a little stronger.

Anyway, I also spoke to the gatekeeper with half curiosity and half provocation.

“Lion dead? Are you ghosts really dead? I seem to be a life form similar to a monster, born from the gathering of white spirit and spirituality.”

The proof is that even ghosts have a lifespan. As the white spirits gradually disperse over time, low-level ghosts live for ten years.

“You fool, what are you talking about, once you die, you are dead? And how do you explain the Yellow Heaven?”

Hwangcheon (黃天) is the afterlife, the underworld, located in this divine kingdom.

A place that collects the spirits of dead people and attracts ghosts certainly seems worthy of the afterlife…

“Even the nether regions look suspicious to me.”

To my extra senses, I felt that the gravitational force of the nether world was similar to the spiritual gravitational force of the ghost of the Earth God.

“You’re just crazy! I will drive you out by force!”

When the cemetery gatekeeper waved his hand, the area itself distorted and pushed me out.

The power of rejection unleashed by a space dominated by ghost energy.

I spoke calmly, holding on to my fortune-telling.

“Should I bother this gatekeeper?”

“Leave it to us!”

The subordinate tengu came forward and fought to the death with the gatekeeper.

Then, the ghosts who were just watching came forward and joined the gatekeeper, and a big battle broke out, with the Tengu easily gaining the upper hand.

Tengu, by the way, is one of the elite among the monster races, and there are several C-level monsters on the same level as gatekeepers, so these miscellaneous ghosts can be eliminated in an instant.

“Aaaah!”

A gatekeeper falls after being cut by a tengu’s sword.

I asked as I approached the guy rolling on the ground.

“Are you conscious now? If you guide me to the head of the graveyard, I will spare your life.”

Even a country with extra senses could get lost due to the fog of ghost energy.

So I asked him for guidance and prepared to use a barbell in case he refused.

“Kuh… Jo… Okay, I’ll guide you to Ebina. Just save my life!”

The gatekeeper humbly kneels down and begs for his life.

Even though I was exhausted, I was convinced that I had become a ghost because I had a lot of attachment to this world.

“Ugh… Ah, it hurts…”

The gatekeeper held the wound where the ghost energy was escaping with his hand as if to stop the bleeding, and guided me as he staggered.

How many minutes did it take to walk like that?

As I walked into the cemetery, a huge burial mound came into view.

A powerful ghostly energy was felt inside the burial mound.

The identity of this burial mound is the abode of ghosts formed by a clan. A clan is, simply put, a family of human powerful people.

This is related to the ‘position’ mentioned before. The clan belongs to a high ‘position’ in human society as a family that assists the spirits for generations, and because they serve, they are treated as the highest ‘position’ among humans.

Even in death.

In the end, even if you die and become a ghost, you will be swayed by memories and ideas from when you were alive.

The ghosts of the clan were assigned the best land where ghosts were concentrated and were given useful knowledge to the ghosts.

And the ghost that has grown in strength protects the clan and acts as the hands and feet of the spirit that was served during life.

In this way, the influence of the spirit reached even the ghost.

Anyway, this land had a hundred burial mounds of these clans, so it was called Baekmyoji.

I stopped the gravedigger as he tried to avoid the burial mound.

“Let’s stop by from that burial mound.”

“What? Do you know? They are the servants of the divine spirit. Even Ebina can’t interfere much with them.”

“I asked to go. Or do you want to die right now?”

“…I understand.”

The gravedigger is silent for a moment and then turns around.

Those clans must have deep knowledge about the abilities of ghosts.

Even if the relationship with the spirit worsens, there will be no problem with just one. What you have to be careful of is Shomyo-level spirits.

I approached the burial mound with anticipation for the clan.

The burial mound was a very large mound of earth, over 3 meters high.

Even though I came right up to the mound, my ears started to stir inside the burial mound and there was no response, so I shouted as loud as I could.

“If you don’t come out, I will blow up this pile of dirt.”

“…”

The ghost of an old man slowly appeared through a pile of dirt.

The level that can be felt through the extra senses is Class C, famous.

The old man looked at me with dark eyes and said.

“Why did the ruler of the river and forest come here?”

I guess my rumor has already reached here.

“I am interested in ghosts, so please show me the knowledge that has been passed down to you.”

I confidently started robbing.

The old ghost’s eyes twitched, but he had no choice.

I am a monster that boasts an insane strength that can even defeat gods.

What are you going to do with your dissatisfaction?

“Okay, if you will wait a moment, I will bring you a booklet containing the knowledge passed down in our clan.”

“For reference, I’m thinking about stopping by other burial mounds, so I think I’ll be disappointed if there are omissions in the content when comparing knowledge.”

“…”

The old man went into the burial mound and came out 10 minutes later, throwing the booklet.

“You don’t have to return the booklet. Okay then. ”

An elderly ghost enters the burial mound without waiting for my answer. He seemed quite upset.

“Tsk tsk. Since he has lived a life of receiving nothing but treatment, he stretches out even in front of monsters stronger than himself. You can’t live like that.”

“You are so rude…”

I opened the booklet, ignoring the ghost of the gatekeeper whispering very softly behind me.

Most of the content was useless to me, but it contained one truly valuable vision.

Kage-ryu 陰流

Like Nenryu, it is one of the three major military methods of the Shinkuk.

It is a swordsmanship performed using ghost energy.

‘Swordsmanship using power unique to this world, like Nenryu!’

I thought about every detail of the booklet, engraving it in my mind.

By using Kage-ryu’s Yin-Ryu and Nen-Ryu’s Mind-Ryu, it is said that it is possible to create a martial art that uses Shinken Unity.

Both are swordsmanship that uses spiritual energy, and the common point is that the soul becomes a sword and is wielded as a sword.

I even put aside the ghostly ability and focused on this feeling of inspiration.

…

We estimated the new sword technique in place for over an hour, but we lacked any decisive clues.

Nenryu puts the soul into the sword.

Kage-ryu, who connects the sword and the soul and takes control

The divine sword where the soul becomes the sword, the union of the divine sword.

I tried to combine these three into one, but it ended up being something ambiguous, not a union of Shinken or Nenryu.

“One piece is not enough.”

I opened my eyes, stood up, and said that.

If you collect the remaining one of the three major military methods, Shinto-ryu, will you be able to fill this piece?

“Master! Did you successfully complete your training?”

A tengu was guarding my side, and there were a lot of ghosts around and the body was lying there, so it seemed like the ghosts had attacked it once.

“I guess I should take care of business quickly. gatekeeper! Where are you!”

“Training peacefully in this ghost town… Here it is.”

“Dare! Don’t say useless things to your master!”

The gatekeeper had tengu standing on both sides watching him, and his expression looked very dissatisfied.

Now that the wounds from the tengu have healed, I have become more cocky.

Carve the scar again?

“Are you stopping by another burial mound?”

“No, guide it to the guy who thinks it’s Ebina first.”

Knowledge other than that of Kageryu was useless. It was difficult to think that other clans had in-depth knowledge except for Kage-ryu, one of the three major military methods.

“I understand.”

The gatekeeper and I, the tengu, are walking again.

Ebina only revealed herself after passing three burial mounds. She was the ghost of a warrior living in a hut in the land where swords were stuck in various places.

The appearance of ghosts and spirits harmoniously forming a physical body.

It must have been training the supernatural abilities of a ghost in the body of a living being.

This was the case I was looking for.

“What happens when a gatekeeper guides an intruder?”

“Ugh! This is because I was threatened…”

“If the gatekeeper couldn’t stop the enemy, he should have died. We’ll see about it later.”

Ebina gave the gatekeeper a reprimand, then turned to me and asked.

“What business do you have in this land of ghosts?”

“Conquer.”

“It’s a shame. This land has already been conquered by spirits. Wouldn’t you know it by looking at the burial mound outside?”

“Then let’s break it and go.”

“Good. I also wanted to fight with you, who said you won against a god.”

“My rumor has spread throughout the neighborhood.”

If you think about it, the distance between this place and the forest and river is less than 5 hours, let alone a day.

A warrior walks out of a hut and takes out a sword.

The sword was also unusual; it was a real sword with substance, but it was also a ghost sword that radiated magical energy.

‘If I examine that ghost and the ghost sword in detail, I too will be able to use the ghost’s special abilities.’

I also drew my sword and faced him.

“I thought it was a great monster, but maybe it was a swordsman? Today is fun.”

The warrior, who was closely examining my posture and grip, said those words and rushed towards me.

Kage-ryu 陰流-Ghost gambling ghost story

At the same time, the knives stuck around the hut emerged and were fired at me.

I embody the martial law of defeat, held on to the blade, and swung the sword of defeat in the face of the warrior’s sword.

The knives imbued with demonic energy were sharper than I expected, so I could feel them cutting through my defenses and cutting through my skin, but they were barely scratches.

Completely cured due to regenerative power in less than 1 second.

On the other hand, the warrior was pushed by the power of my pack sword and was shot like a bullet into the hut.

bang!

The samurai was buried in the collapsing hut, and I thought as I cut the sword in two as Kageryu kept swinging at me.

‘It is more natural and more powerful than a ghostly creature.’

I warmed up by observing the power of Kage-ryu.

I think this warrior’s ghost might be an enemy on the same level as a god.