Cheongmyeong

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### Rank(s)

Third-grade discipleSecond-grade discipleElderChief Commander of the Heavenly Comrade Alliance

### Affiliation(s)

* Mount Hua Sect
* Heavenly Comrade Alliance
* Beggars' Union (Former)
* Tang Family
* Nanman Beast Palace
* North Sea Ice Palace
* Ghost Gate
* Nokrim
* Cheon Woo-Meng

## Voice Actor(s)

### Voice Actor

Kim Young-Sun

**Cheongmyeong**, formerly known as the **Plum Blossom Sword Saint**, is the main protagonist of the martial arts novel and manhwa, *Return of the Blossoming Blade*.[?] After the time skip, he is known as the *Divine Dragon* to outsiders, but the disciples of Mount Hua dub him the *Mad Dog*.[?]

In the official English translation, he was called by the honorific **(Master of) the Blossoming Blade**, although some fans instead call him the *Plum Blossom Sword Saint*.

## Appearance

Cheongmyeong appears with black hair and pink eyes in the manhwa. He has a fair complexion and is considered handsome. He has long bangs occasionally covering his face and his long black hair is tied up. He wears a white uniform with the pink Mount Hua Sect logo on the right pectoral, along with black pants, boots and armbands.[?]

## Personality

Cheongmyeong usually has a carefree nature and enjoys fooling around. However, when he has a goal, he sets his mind to it. Cheongmyeong is intelligent and often uses that to his advantage by constantly finding ways to provoke others or by cleverly using people's words against them. He also has a deep love for money and would collect a lot of expensive things in order to sell. He enjoys drinking and indulging himself with food. Cheongmyeong is sadistic and likes playing around with his seniors. He has confidence and doesn't waver in any situation and knows when he should retreat or runaway.[?]

> Well, you're in luck. I never turn down a fight. - Cheongmyeong to Lee Songbaek
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He has an overall brutish personality and no etiquette. He is violent and a wall that can never be crossed over to the other characters. He is known as the Divine Dragon to the outsiders but called the Mad Dog by the disciples of Mount Hua.[?]

Cheongmyeong once believed that he could reach enlightenment by following the path laid out by his predecessors. After the war, he realized he needs to much stronger to single-handedly defeat Cheonma and protect his sect brothers.

## Background

Before his death as the 13th disciple of the Mount Hua Sect, he was called the *Plum Blossom Sword Saint* and was among the three great swordsmen who were active 100 years ago in the beginning of the novel.[?]

One hundred years ago at the end of the war, he participated as a member of the Jungwon Moorim Corps to kill the Sect Leader of the Heavenly Demon Sect, Chun Ma. After surviving to the end after everyone died, he cuts off Chun Ma's head but then dies from injuries. However, 100 years after his death, he comes back to life as a 15-year-old beggar named Chosam.

## Abilities

Having already lived a whole life as a Mount Hua's disciple, Cheongmyeong know all techniques of the Mount Hua Sect and has also created his own version of the Twenty-Four Plum Blossoms Sword.[?]

## Etymology

*Cheongmyeong* (청명) is the Korean pronunciation of *Qingming* (靑明). He is sometimes referred to as *Chung Myung* or *Cheong Myeong* by some fans, though these are not used in the official English translation of the webtoon. Reborn as a beggar, his name was *Chosam*, though some fans prefer using *Cho Sam*.

In his previous life, Cheongmyeong was also known as the *Master of the Blossoming Blade* (매화검존), though some fans prefer calling him the *Plum Blossom Sword Saint*. After the timeskip, he earned the moniker of *Mount Hua's Divine Dragon*, however this is mostly how he is known to outsiders; within the sect itself, he is better known as *Mount Hua's Mad Dog*.[?]

## Trivia

* Cheongmyeong is an orphan in his current and previous life. In his previous life, it was choose that his birthday would be the October 10th, which is the date of his arrival at Mount Hua Sect.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Chapter 24 (Manhwa)
2. ↑ Chapter 1 (Webnovel)
3. ↑ Chapter 7 (Manhwa)
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Chapter 500 Q&A (Webnovel)
5. ↑ Chapter 874 (Webnovel)
6. ↑ Chapter 36 (Manhwa)
7. ↑ Chapter 500 (Webnovel)
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Chapter 1: Everything is red (Manhwa)
9. ↑ Chapter 74 (Manhwa)
10. ↑ Chapter 38 (Manhwa)
11. ↑ Chapter 2 (Manhwa)

## Appearances

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### Manhwa

**Cheongmyeong** has made 92 appearances.

* Chapter 1 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 10 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 11 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 12 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 13 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 14 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 15 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 16 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 17 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 18 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 19 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 2 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 20 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 21 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 22 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 23 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 24 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 25 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 26 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 27 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 28 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 29 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 3 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 30 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 31 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 32 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 33 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 34 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 35 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 36 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 37 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 38 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 39 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 4 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 40 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 41 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 42 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 43 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 44 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 45 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 46 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 47 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 48 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 49 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 5 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 50 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 51 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 52 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 53 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 54 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 55 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 56 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 58 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 59 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 6 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 60 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 61 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 62 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 63 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 64 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 65 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 66 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 67 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 68 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 69 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 7 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 70 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 71 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 72 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 73 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 74 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 75 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 76 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 77 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 78 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 79 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 8 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 80 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 81 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 82 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 83 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 84 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 85 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 86 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 87 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 88 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 89 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 9 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 90 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 91 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 92 (Manhwa)
* Chapter 93 (Manhwa)

### Webnovel

**Cheongmyeong** has made 10 appearances.

* Chapter 1 (Webnovel)
* Chapter 184 (Webnovel)
* Chapter 185 (Webnovel)
* Chapter 186 (Webnovel)
* Chapter 2 (Webnovel)
* Chapter 3 (Webnovel)
* Chapter 4 (Webnovel)
* Chapter 5 (Webnovel)
* Chapter 6 (Webnovel)
* Chapter 7 (Webnovel)