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At the shout of one child, nearly twenty children perform the same movements.
“““Hot!”””
Then, the child controlling the examination shouts again.
“White Tiger Breaks Stone!”
“““Hot!!!”””
Dozens of phantom swords pour out from the swords that extended out simultaneously.
A feast of phantom swords sweeping in all directions, centered on the examination like a storm of blades.
Originally, when viewed individually, they are not at a level where they can unleash the Illusion Sword like that, but within the sword formation, they all unleash the Illusion Sword as if they were first-class masters.
The Twin Heaven Sword Technique, executed simultaneously by nearly twenty people, was enough to make the viewers feel sufficiently threatened.
It was to the point where one wondered if even Kang Chae-seok, considered the strongest in the Taeeul Sect, would be able to respond if surrounded by that sword formation. ‘Ugh…’ Of course, as someone who had to teach children, I couldn’t test it out for the sake of face, as I couldn’t show myself losing to the sword formation.
However, after facing off against the sword formation established by the five first-generation disciples, he concluded that it was difficult to break, and from then on, he completely abandoned any thought of countering the sword formations unleashed by the third-generation disciples. ‘What on earth did that bastard Jin So-un leave behind!’ To begin with, the White Tiger Sword Formation is not even a martial art of the Taeeul Sect.
That is why I never taught the children, nor did I tell them to learn.
However, after the three brothers, Gold, Silver, and Bronze, trained the White Tiger Sword Formation to death.
As they went out and earned the nicknames Iron-Blooded Three Dragons, and later Iron-Walled Three Dragons, practicing the White Tiger Sword Formation became a form of play among the children.
It wasn’t just dabbling out of curiosity.
Just like the three brothers Gold, Silver, and Bronze, he practices by sealing his ears and eyes. ‘It is a great relief that I sealed my gates…’ The training method used by the three brothers in the first place was also beyond common sense.
However, seeing the bizarre sight of all the Taeeulmun disciples devoting themselves to such training beyond this, he became extremely anxious that the scene might become known to the public. ‘This is all because of that damn Jin So-woon…’ But ever since they began such rigorous training, the children’s growth began to develop remarkably.
Since the master and disciple were learning the Taeeul Jingyeong simultaneously, the children were thirsty for knowledge, but the masters were unable to teach them proper training.
It is a daily routine for masters to barely teach a child after spending two whole nights pondering over the situation when the child hits a wall.
With the situation unfolding this way, the children’s thirst for knowledge remained unquenched, and naturally, their eyes turned to the White Tiger Sword Style left behind by Jin So-un and the brothers Geum, Eun, and Dong.
When he was in the Murim Alliance, Kang Chae-seok also learned the White Tiger Sword Style, but the style itself was not special.
However, there is something special about the White Tiger Sword Style that the disciples of Taeeulmun are currently practicing.
“Baekhotong-a!”
Shhhhhhh!
The illusionary sword spreads out and fills the entire training ground.
“A power unbelievable for a sword technique performed by children who haven’t even reached adulthood yet. ‘Just how on earth is this sword technique made?’ The Illusion Sword is a martial art that consumes a lot of internal energy.”
Ordinary children find it difficult to even draw out a phantom sword, but once they enter the sword ritual, they draw out phantom swords one after another.
According to Zhuge Tianqi, the dynamic power within the improved White Tiger Sword Style
They say it has an effect that allows even a child with insufficient internal energy to use the Phantom Sword.
In any case, the current daily routine of the Taeeul Sect was to study alone and cultivate the Taeeul Jingyeong based on the sensations felt within the White Tiger Sword Style.
The training ground, filled with children who had gathered of their own accord, as always today.
“stop!!!”
The words continue from the mouth of the child, who is at the center of the examination.
I will start physical training now.
“””four!”””
Not a single person questions that order.
“Start the full sprint to Hwaunsan! The last three to cross the finish line run again!”
With a resounding answer, the children swarmed out of the training ground.
“Phew…….”
Only Kang Chae-seok, left alone in the empty training ground, let out a small sigh.
Since the designated training at Kwaehwadang has all ended and this is individual training that the children are doing voluntarily among themselves, Kang Chae-seok cannot say anything.
No, on the contrary, I should be proud of them and cherish them, but… … ‘It is lamentable that as a teacher, I have no other way to help these children… …’ Just then.
“hmm?”
I saw a child training alone in a corner of the training ground.
A child who initially trained in the White Tiger Sword Style with other children, but at some point stopped participating in the training and began spending more time training alone.
Kang Chae-seok walked toward that direction.
“Yuseong, what is blocking?”
Kang Yu-seong, who had been staring blankly into the air, suddenly snapped back to reality.
“Ah! Master. I apologize.”
“No, there’s really no need to apologize…”
Kang Yu-seong hurriedly put his hands together and calmly explained.
Pleasant
I was giving it some thought. In Socheon Sword Technique, Quick
는 환(幻)
“You do not pursue pleasure for the sake of [that], do you? In that case, I was wondering if there were another martial art that could manifest extreme pleasure on the contrary.”
“huh?”
However, as if already lost in a trance, Kang Yu-seong continued his explanation with a deep, thoughtful expression.
For example, it is like this. According to the Taeeul Jingyeong, the Socheon Sword Technique does not merely aim for a fast sword technique, but requires the Middle Way—that is, the potential to develop in either the direction of transformation or transformation, doesn’t it?
What is he talking about right now?
Did you learn a different Taeeul Jingyeong than me?
“Um, that…….”
“In that case, the Socheon Sword Technique can be viewed as a method equipped with defensive elements as well as a center of change, and I was contemplating whether there was a way to dramatically utilize this speed.”
“Uh… uh…? Is, is that so?”
“As you know, Master, I am lacking, so isn’t my training in the Twin Heaven Sword Technique and the Ten Thousand Seas Heaven and Earth Sword Technique insufficient?”
Kang Chae-seok tilted his head as he watched Yoo-seong nod his head as if feeling guilty.
Originally, the Ten Thousand Heavens Sword Secret and the Twin Heavens Sword Secret consume a considerable amount of internal energy, making them martial arts that even the clan leader himself cannot easily perform.
However, it would be even stranger if Yoo-seong, who hadn’t even reached adulthood yet, could freely execute sword techniques.
As the head of the clan, Kang Chae-seok patted Yoo-seong’s shoulder to comfort the child.
“You don’t need to worry about that. When you get a little older and build up more internal energy…”
“So I’ve been thinking. How about ‘Extreme Pleasure,’ which possesses extreme efficiency?”
“……
huh?”
What on earth is this all about?
So, it is like this.
Kang Yu-seong sheathed his bayonet and assumed the drawing stance.
This is the original Socheon Sword Technique.
wedge
No sooner had the words been spoken than the sword shot out rapidly, piercing the opponent’s heart and returning.
A speed not seen in children of the shooting star age group.
Before Kang Chae-seok could even marvel, Yu-seong sheathed the sword he had extended and once again assumed the stance to draw his sword.
You unfold it like this.
Waaah
It was hard to even figure out what had happened.
The sound clearly rang out and the wind followed, yet… …
I couldn’t even see the trajectory of the sword’s movement.
The thought that this was the enemy’s sword sends shivers down my spine.
“You, you made this all by yourself?”
“What? I didn’t make it, I learned it from the Taeeul Jingyeong………”
No, I mean, I’m telling you, I didn’t see anything like that in the Taeeul Jingyeong.
Kang Chae-seok, barely able to close his gaping jaw, asked.
“What is your name?”
“yes?”
“Name of the martial art.”
Yuseong answered with an awkward smile. He looked exactly like a boy.
“I was just thinking about what the Dancheon Sword Technique would be like…… Hehe. I’m embarrassed.”
I knew from the moment I first started teaching him that he was a child with extraordinary talent.
In particular, he is a child with infinite obsession and affection for nothingness.
Moreover, ever since he returned from the Murong clan as an exchange disciple, there was already nothing left to teach him, yet to think he has reached the point of even inventing non-existent martial arts to compensate for his weaknesses.
A genius too great for the school
He rolled in, but he ended up blocking the genius’s path.
As Kang Chae-seok remained silent with a stiff face, Kang Yu-seong began to look around nervously.
“Um… did I perhaps do something wrong?”
okay.”
Soon, a light mixed with shame and determination rises over Kang Chae-seok’s face.
“Ah, I’m not talking to you. If there is a mistake, it’s us.”
“What is that…….”
Strive harder.
Thinking that he could no longer just stand by and watch, Kang Chae-seok left his seat and headed immediately to Munjujeon.
They shouldn’t have thought about raising children after they had grown up themselves in the first place.
There is no way that the speed of growth could be faster than that of the young disciples in the first place.
Rather than themselves, who are already too late, the ones who need to be raised right now are the younger generation.
Right now, those children are in the midst of wanting to fly freely in the sky, but it is a situation where their older generation has practically tied their wings tightly.
I felt a sense of caution that even if I couldn’t teach the children how to fly freely, I shouldn’t be holding onto their wings.
Crash!
“Master!”
“Huh? Lord Kang”
Hong Mun-gi, who was constantly sweating in the private training ground, looked at Kang Chae-seok with a puzzled expression.
“Youngdan! I need Youngdan!”
To think of such a sudden, unexpected move, like a bolt from the blue.
The words that followed were even more baffling.
The children are unable to fly. We must give them spiritual power so they can fly.
“No…, Lord Kang. Understand what I’m saying….”
“Yeongdan, Yeongdan is the best we can do.”
“No, I mean…… step by step…….”
“Give me the Youngdan! The Youngdan!!! I said give me the Youngdan!!!”
“…….”
Seeing Kang Chae-seok finally rolling on the floor and causing a commotion, Hong Mun-gi wondered, “Is this an opportunity to test the martial arts I have honed all this time?”
So, you need a spiritual guide?
Jin Tae-san felt as though his throat was being completely blocked even before he could swallow the first glass.
No, it’s not like the spirit is some neighbor’s dog poop.
“Hmm, where can I get some? The Shaolin Temple’s Great Elixir is the most effective, so should I send a purchase inquiry there?”
Kang Chae-seok did not let go of his hardened expression despite Jin Tae-san’s sarcasm.
I’m not joking.
“Why on earth are your eyes like that?”
For some reason, Kang Chae-seok, with a black eye, glanced at Hong Mun-gi, but Hong Mun-gi avoided meeting his gaze and simply gulped down his drink.
I fell down while walking.
“That bruise looks just like the Ocean Sphere……. Does the stone use the Ocean Sphere? Or does the rake use the Ocean Sphere?”
I told you I’m not in the mood for jokes right now!
Weren’t you just joking?
Otherwise, how could the idea that a spiritual leader is needed come out so easily?
However, Kang Chae-seok recited in an extremely serious voice.
The children’s growth has reached its limit. Their skills are already sufficient, but their inner strength is not keeping up. They need spiritual power.
Jin Taesan pressed his temples firmly.
“What about a miraculous elixir? If we go through the Wang family….”
bang.
“Are you going to feed each kid a whole root of Mannyeonhwasam? Or are you going to hand out Gongcheongseokryu to the whole group? I said we need a spiritual remedy!
“No, I mean, where on earth am I supposed to get that spirit tablet?!”
“You, as the head of the outer hall, should handle that.”
Is this guy crazy?
Is it okay to just say you need it and be done with it, without any plan?
So, if I say I need a master of swordsmanship, will they really take good care of him?
Jin Taesan was about to scold him but decided against it.
Because it would be stupid to act just as crazy against a madman who has lost his reason.
Instead, he turned his head toward Hong Mun-gi, engraving the character for patience.
“What do you think, Master?”
At his question, Hong Mun-gi also kept his mouth shut tight.
It wasn’t something that could be resolved by talking about it differently.
“Preparing a spirit elixir is not something that can be done simply by having the ingredients. After all, each sect’s elixir must be imbued with its own unique specialness. There must be a reason why sects that have endured for a long time limit themselves to producing only two or three types of elixirs.”
“That is exactly why I am saying this. It is only natural, but that madman has completely lost his reason and is spouting nonsense…….”
“Young! Young! Young!”
Jin Taesan and Hong Mungi let out a sigh as they watched Kang Chaeseok repeatedly chanting the same word.
You could try consulting a doctor, but the cost would be considerable.
Although practitioners of medicine or physicians specializing in pharmaceuticals occasionally create elixirs, they rarely perfectly match the constitution or mental discipline of the person ordering them.
Moreover, prices were often unbelievably high, so there were frequent cases where people would waste money unnecessarily and their family fortunes would decline.
Furthermore, although the Taeeul Sect’s financial situation has improved, it is not yet at a level where they can immediately be commissioned to manufacture spirit pills.
Jin Taesan soothed the madman… no, his friend.
“How about we supply the elixirs that help boost internal energy first?”
Kang Chae-seok stopped shouting ‘Young-dan! Young-dan!’ and abruptly asked back.
“Do you know what you need to be most careful about when consuming elixirs?”
Qi deviation.
He nodded vigorously.
“The elixir is good. It’s better than nothing. But if the children make a mistake while practicing their cultivation now… don’t you know very well that there is no one in the Taeeul Sect to support them?”
Kang Chae-seok wiped the playfulness from his face.
“Do you know what the kids are like right now?”
I understand the martial arts with my head and body, but I cannot utilize them because my internal energy is not sufficient to support them.
It had not been long since Taeeul Jingyeong returned to the Taeeul Sect.
Moreover, it is also a problem that the attainment of the Taeeul Jingyeong is not progressing due to the Daejin Shin Gong that has been practiced as the main skill until now.
“The ones who can draw the Phantom Sword are devoting themselves to sword training, and the ones who can draw sword energy are devoting themselves to the Phantom Sword. Moreover, that guy Yoo-seong…”
Kang Chae-seok recalled the sight of Yoo-seong remaining alone in the training ground, furrowed his brow, and let out a groan.
“He was creating other martial arts techniques all by himself because of his lack of internal energy. Does that even make sense!”
The effort of fireflies and snow
It is a wonderful saying that one studies hard and achieves success in difficult circumstances, but for a parent, it breaks their heart when their own child faces such a situation.
“I know that, too. That it doesn’t just magically appear simply by chanting. But even though I know it in my head…”
Kang Chae-seok pats his chest and bows his head.
It is a situation that I cannot understand with my heart.
At Kang Chae-seok’s words, which pounded his chest as if to shatter, Hong Mun-gi and Jin Tae-san could not easily open their mouths.
Because the two of them felt the same way as Kang Chae-seok.
A long silence hung in the air.
With none of the three people holding a glass.
It was Hong Mun-gi who broke the silence in the end.
For now, let’s wrap things up by giving him a miraculous potion that helps boost his internal energy.
“Please understand that point. Have you already forgotten that it hasn’t been long since we started eating meat for every meal?”
However, even a miraculous medicine can become poison depending on one’s constitution.
Hong Mun-gi, who had been fiddling with the glass, gripped it tightly.
“That… let’s be careful. Besides, if we push ourselves too hard and our fortunes decline again, wouldn’t that also be a problem?”
“Don’t let Taesan burden this friend too much.”
Kang Chae-seok muttered, realizing from Hong Mun-gi’s words that he had been thinking too much about himself.
I’m sorry. Taesan.
Although he had been severely scolded, Jin Taesan slowly nodded, knowing that it was because he, too, had no way to vent his frustration.
That’s it.
The drinking continued, but no one wore a refreshed expression.#“A miraculous elixir?”
Eunho’s face crumpled like a sheet of paper.
“Right. Elixirs. I need to get some on the way.”
I can understand tearing up the carriage ticket, even though it was difficult to book, if it was because of the elixir.
But doesn’t that sound a bit strange?
It’s not like a miraculous elixir grows on its own in a field where seeds are sown.
How on earth is that Senior Brother’s head made of… No, I mean, how can he speak so nonchalantly of the elixir as if it were a mere rock he could pick up while passing by?
“Do you have a magical elixir left somewhere?”
Suddenly, Jin So-un frowned.
Are you sick? Someone leave the elixir with you.
No, you said it as if that were the case!
If it weren’t for Senior Brother, I would really… … !
Whether Eunho was fuming or not, Jin So-woon stretched and gave an order.
“Anyway, there are many things to prepare, so move quickly. Isn’t this the triumphant return you have been waiting for?”
“Understood. But why do you tell me to prepare this?”
What Jin So-un ordered was a palm-sized iron plate and a leather vest with pockets.
Besides that, there were things like circular rings made of iron.
Jin So-un, looking down at this, grins with satisfaction.
“How about it? These are things I designed this time. You can adjust the weight by inserting a grater into that leather vest.”
Eunho tilts his head even more at Soun’s detailed explanation.
“Isn’t a baeja something you wear over a jeogori when it’s cold? Why do you put a grater in it to adjust the weight?”
“If your body is heavy, the results of your training will be doubled.”
Eunho tapped his ear with his palm, wondering if he had heard something wrong.
“Training while on the move is bound to be less efficient. However, if you wear this vest and iron ring, the effect will be doubled.”… …
I hadn’t heard it wrong.
Eunho pondered seriously for a moment.
I feel like if it’s going to be like this, it would be better not to go back to my hometown.
I wondered if it is not the proper boldness for a man to leave his hometown with the intention of succeeding and not return until he has succeeded.
“Now, now. Hurry up and move. Can’t you see the fellow disciples waiting impatiently at the gate?”
However, he soon gives up and moves his body.
“I hate hardships to death, but I still missed my fellow disciples and my parents. Besides, that person, who is worse than Yama, isn’t the type to just let me stay at the academy. Hmph…” Eunho felt sorry for himself for giving up so quickly. #This winter break is busier than ever.
There are more than a few miraculous elixirs appearing this winter.
It was to the point where it would take half of the break just to sweep them all up.
Of course, these are not comparable to the miraculous medicines I have consumed so far.
However, the reason these elixirs are needed is precisely because they are important ingredients for making the spiritual elixirs for the Taeeulmun disciples. ‘It’s about time they were needed.’ You can roughly gauge this by looking at the pace of development of the Gold, Silver, and Bronze brothers and Sa-ryeon.
Taeeulmun is probably blocked by a huge wall right now.
And it is not just wealth or power that can solve this.
That is, absolute time that is fair to everyone.
Taeeulmun is not yet a sect with the financial resources, history, or scale to establish a spiritual elixir.
Even looking at the cases of prestigious major sects, throughout their long history, disciples with exceptional medical talent receive support from the sect and dedicate their entire lives to leaving behind a single recipe for a spiritual elixir before they die.
If even prestigious major sects are like that, would such a thing even be possible for a small and cute sect like Taeeulmun?
But you don’t necessarily have to go the straight way.
How to live with gums if you have no teeth.
I left the office to look for gums as strong as my teeth.
There was no need to go far.
Because the raw gemstone that those idiots threw away without even knowing it was a gold nugget is right in front of me.
