Chronicles of the Mad Demon - Chapter 86

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Chapter 86. Pride and Justice (1)

After throwing Moyong Su Hyang into the room, Moyong Bi came alone to the backyard clearing and swung around the spear shaft he had brought.

“Still quite heavy after all.”

He had deliberately prepared it as an iron rod with the spear blade removed.

A length just under seven feet. It could well be called a long staff.

Swoosh.

Moyong Bi took a light breath and slowly spread his legs.

Rustle.

The fallen leaves cried out timidly.

Moyong Bi closed his eyes.

‘Seated stance, solitary body without movement, breathing into the void…’

His posture didn’t change, but his center of gravity gradually lowered.

As if liquefying his entire body to stick to the ground, he regulated his breathing again and again, then reopened his eyes.

Flash!

The moment his eyes blazed with fire, strength entered Moyong Bi’s left foot.

Whooom! Crack!

The spear shaft that spun and thrust forward in a straight line lifted the fallen leaves around it.

The risen leaves followed the air currents, wrapping around the spear shaft as they spun.

Hup!

Moyong Bi took a short, powerful breath as he pulled back the spear shaft and moved both feet in large, wide steps.

Crack crack crack!

The movement of the spear shaft stabbing through empty air several times looked like watching a snake with multiple heads on one body.

Crack! Whoosh!

After stabbing through the air with continuous chain strikes, he drove in a powerful blow in the middle.

He retrieved the spear shaft that had been thrust with force and smoothly rotated it. The hand that had been gripping the end of the spear shaft had somehow moved up to the middle section, drawing circles, and the crushed leaves along both ends of the spear shaft also rotated.

It was a beautiful sight.

Rotation and right angles, right angles and straight lines, rotation after straight lines, straight lines right after rotation.

It was a soft yet sharp staff technique.

Controlling his body’s movements through the regulation of breathing intensity, the spear shaft also moved nimbly according to his extremely delicate footwork.

If any fire artisan saw Moyong Bi’s movements, they would beat their chest in frustration.

They would lament that they wanted to stop time but couldn’t, that they wanted to draw every single movement on paper but couldn’t.

Of course, Moyong Bi’s movements weren’t purely beautiful.

Swish! Thud!

The rotating spear shaft penetrated straight through a tree.

Wood fragments flying everywhere mingled with the fallen leaves, creating an even richer picture.

Moyong Bi, who had pulled out the spear shaft, turned his body in the opposite direction.

Whooom! Crack crack crack crack!

Just rotating through empty air made the air scream.

After toying with the air several times, Moyong Bi stomped his right foot hard.

Thump!

The fallen leaves in the area rose up to Moyong Bi’s height.

The spear shaft moved horizontally.

Thwack!

The spear shaft that struck the tree with the hole trembled.

Moyong Bi’s eyes narrowed.

A moment later.

Crack!

The sound of something breaking came from inside the area where the spear shaft had hit.

Creak!

The tree that had lost its center slowly twisted and tilted.

Crash!

The fairly large tree broke from the middle.

It was an unbelievable power to have been achieved with just one iron spear shaft. Even though he had minimized his internal energy and hadn’t used energy release even once, the large tree had been destroyed.

“As expected.”

Moyong Bi, who had retrieved the staff, let out a bitter smile.

“Still very far from it.”

If it had been his body from his prime, only a clean hole would have been drilled without a single fragment scattered from the tree. If he had even released flash energy, the entire tree would have crumbled following the direction of rotation.

The internal heavy hand technique that struck the surface to destroy the interior was particularly disappointing.

‘My finger movements lack finesse. It means I couldn’t control the weight and rotational force of the iron rod as I wished.’

If he had used internal energy, he could have produced the desired result.

But in the past, he would have achieved the desired result using only external energy without using internal energy at all.

Moyong Bi, who looked at the tree while clicking his tongue, shouldered the staff.

‘Still, this level isn’t too bad.’

It had been just under a month since he had come back from the dead.

Considering his condition when he first entered his great grand nephew’s body, this was a growth rate that couldn’t simply be described as fast.

Then, the sound of clapping was heard.

Clap clap clap.

Moyong Bi turned his head.

There stood Moyong Su Jeong with a calm expression, though unable to hide her excitement, and Guo Lao.

“Really amazing.”

“Nothing particularly amazing about it.”

“How is this not amazing? No matter how heavy the spear shaft is, toppling that big tree is no ordinary feat.”

Having sensed the presence of the two people early on, Moyong Bi hadn’t bothered to hide his true skill.

Thanks to this, Moyong Su Jeong, who saw her younger brother’s real ability, couldn’t help but be astounded.

“From what I could see, you barely used any internal energy, right?”

Interest flickered in Moyong Bi’s eyes.

“You could sense that?”

“Yes. It seemed like you destroyed the tree by releasing only a small amount of internal power momentarily.”

Absolutely incredible.

‘Dae Ho, how did you give birth to such a monster?’

This was truly surprising.

While martial arts talent could be quickly grasped due to good intuition, reading whether a master momentarily used energy release was nearly impossible from a novice’s perspective.

Yet Su Jeong had read it.

Though it couldn’t compare to his prime, it was the enlightenment of a supreme master who had risen to the position of Martial Alliance Leader.

Moyong Bi glanced at Guo Lao.

Guo Lao was also looking at Su Jeong with a greatly surprised face.

“By the way, how did you know I was here?”

“It would be hard not to know. I heard that after the squad members finish training, you come here alone to practice staff technique.”

“Everyone knew about it.”

“I heard that recently the Fire Sword Unit Members don’t train here because they’re worried about interfering with your training.”

It was unnecessary consideration.

Moyong Su Jeong asked with an excited face.

“Is that also one of the main family’s supreme arts?”

To be precise, it wasn’t a martial art of the Moyong Family Estate, but since it contained the spear and staff techniques of Moyong, he couldn’t say it wasn’t either.

“That’s right, more or less.”

“It’s an amazing martial art. Honestly, I couldn’t read what was what. Except that it’s on a different level from the martial forms I know.”

“Why? Should I teach it to you now?”

“I’d like to learn it, but somehow it doesn’t seem to suit me.”

Her intuition is good as expected.

Moyong Bi smiled.

“Our Family Head should naturally know all the martial arts of the Main Family House. However, such sinister martial arts wouldn’t suit you.”

“Even the swordsmanship I’m learning now is overwhelming. I might have to spend my whole life mastering it.”

Five days ago, Moyong Su Jeong had completely returned to normal.

Of course, she hadn’t escaped from the Nine Yin Severed Meridians. It was just completely suppressed by the Honyuan Heart Method and Moyong Bi’s Yang Energy.

Thinking this was sufficient, he taught her the swordsmanship of Honyuan Musang.

“First, master the sword forms thoroughly. Only when the roots are deep can the leaves and flowers flourish abundantly.”

“Yes, I’ll make sure to do so.”

She wasn’t embarrassed at all about receiving teachings from her younger brother.

Furthermore, with her discernment, she would know that her younger brother’s enlightenment and skill level weren’t something that could be obtained through talent alone.

Even so, Moyong Su Jeong didn’t express any doubts.

As before, her trust in Moyong Bi was growing stronger with time.

“So, what brings you here suddenly? It doesn’t seem like our busy Family Head came just to see my face.”

“There’s no need for a specific reason to see my younger brother’s face.”

“That was an amusing joke.”

Moyong Su Jeong’s smiling face gradually became serious.

“As I mentioned before, I thought the time was approaching.”

“The elixir?”

“Yes.”

He had brought quite a lot from the Secret Place.

One of them was the elixir. Though he hadn’t brought everything yet, what he had gathered this time was enough to change the family’s destiny.

“What would you like to do, Elder Sister?”

“That’s why I came to you because I wasn’t sure. The Chief Administrator and I can handle most matters, but I definitely need your opinion on this part.”

Moyong Bi chuckled.

“If you keep assigning me Family Head duties, I might run away.”

“Don’t worry. If you run away, I have a sure way to bring you back.”

“What is it?”

He expected her to say she’d ask the people from Market Street for help.

“If rumors spread that this Elder Sister refused food and drink and cried her heart out, wouldn’t you come back?”

Though she meant it as a joke, it really gave him goosebumps.

‘Your younger brother’s body is rejecting your Elder Sister’s affectionate teasing. Do you realize that, Su Jeong?’

Su Jeong was probably acting this way because she wasn’t used to the Elder Sister role. Or perhaps she was deliberately doing this because she wanted to become closer to her younger brother.

…Whatever the case, it was quite overwhelming.

Moyong Bi grumbled.

“Anyway, the elixir isn’t something we should touch yet.”

There were a total of four elixirs he had brought from the Secret Place in the first batch.

Three of them were called Gongmyeong Pills, elixirs developed by the Martial Alliance itself.

Of course, they weren’t created out of nowhere, but were made with help from Shaolin Temple and the Wudang Sect, drawing much inspiration from Shaolin’s Sohwan Pills.

These pills could only be created after the Divine Physician signed a pledge before the Shaolin Abbot and former senior monks, promising never to leak the absolute alchemy secrets.

The effects were similar to the Sohwan Pills.

But the last one was far more remarkable than the Gongmyeong Pills.

‘Taecheong Divine Pill.’

The Wudang Sect’s greatest elixir.

Even among elixirs, the contained energy and effects were all different, making it difficult to definitively say which was superior, but the Taecheong Divine Pill was different.

It was a fearsome elixir that rivaled the Great Hwan Pill, the pride of Mount Tai’s Shaolin Temple. While its status was evaluated as slightly below the Great Hwan Pill, its effects were comparable, making it a priceless treasure.

For those who had learned Yang-strong Divine Arts and possessed abundant internal power, the Great Hwan Pill’s effects were far superior to the Taecheong Divine Pill.

On the other hand, the Taecheong Divine Pill had the advantage that its medicinal power was gentle and harmonized yin and yang, allowing anyone with sufficient internal power to gain tremendous internal strength.

‘That was what I obtained back then, wasn’t it?’

There was a time when twenty-eight Seven Star Swordsmen from the Wudang Sect had gone down to Honam Province to track the demons of Seongheolgung.

At that time, two Elders from Seongheolgung had sortied with an elite unit to capture the Seven Star Swordsmen, and it was he who stepped forward to protect those who were fleeing for their lives.

The Seven Star Swordsmen, whose lives had been saved, reported this to their sect leader Heo Do Jin In, and the Wudang Sect offered the Taecheong Divine Pill as a token of gratitude to Moyong Cheon personally, not to the Martial Alliance Leader.

‘That time was really dangerous too.’

His conversation with Heo Do Jin In came to mind.

‘Instead of giving me this, manage your disciples properly! Damn it, I nearly died this time too.’

‘…That’s exactly why I’m giving this to you out of apology.’

‘Forget it, melt it or break it up and give it to the alliance members.’

‘I’ll give other elixirs from our sect to the alliance members. Please, Alliance Leader, accept this one.’

‘Damn it.’

Thinking about it this way, the Martial Alliance had really been full of troubles and incidents.

“First, Elder Sister should take the main elixir, but to absorb it, your current skill level is still far off. Of course, if I help you, it would somehow be possible, but since the tournament is right around the corner and many eyes will be watching, we should take it slowly…”

“No, I’m fine.”

“What are you saying? The Family Head needs to be strong to lead the family. You should naturally be the one to take it.”

“You mean the Taecheong Divine Pill?”

Moyong Bi was startled.

“How did you know that was the Taecheong Divine Pill?”

“Did you forget I studied at Myeongjin Hall?”

“…Do they even teach elixir identification at Myeongjin Hall?”

“To some extent.”

Do they really teach such things?

“Of course, it’s just basic knowledge. The reason I’m confident this is the Taecheong Divine Pill is because I’ve handled various medicines manufactured by the Wudang Sect.”

Even elixirs share similar materials.

“There’s such tremendous energy concentrated in it that it’s hard to even dare touch. At first, I thought it might be a Small Cheong Pill, but no matter how I thought about it, it wasn’t at that level.”

This is why people need to learn.

As Moyong Bi was clicking his tongue in admiration at Su Jeong’s discernment.

“If you don’t take it, I’m thinking of returning it to the Wudang Sect as the Family Head.”

What?!

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