I Became the Namgung Clan’s Omnipotent Item-Powered Martial God - Chapter 69

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Episode 69
Episode 69 – Training Facility Expansion Plan
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A month passed, day after day slipping away.
Each day had been monotonous, yet within it, change was taking root steadily.
Namgung Yeon, who had risen before dawn each morning to oversee the Training Facility.
He seemed resolved about something, revising the training schedule on the board.
[Morning Training – Tree Felling]
The children were gradually growing accustomed to handling spears and halberds.
Beyond that, their proficiency with the sword had also grown noticeably—it was time to move to the next stage.
And there was one other thing.
His own body, too, was approaching a time for transformation.
The Bathing Technique for Great Method had nearly reached its culmination, so now was the time to progress to the next level.
Growing at such a rapid pace, and yet the pinnacle still seemed distant.
‘Perhaps it’s time now.’
The Spirit-devouring Sword, too, seemed to be starving…….
It appeared another hunt would be necessary.
With little time remaining before the mission.
During that interval, he could see what needed to be done.
And the trainees, upon seeing the revised schedule, wore question marks above their heads.
“What’s this?”
“Fell trees……?”
“Do we even have axes at our Training Facility? And why trees all of a sudden…….”
It was natural to be confused.
What a martial artist needed was…… to fell trees?
A typical martial artist would never think such a thing.
They would tell you to wield your sword one more time instead, during that hour.
In the end, those who had questions sought out Namgung Yeon.
Training undertaken with understanding of its purpose differed markedly from training without it.
They suspected that felling trees was not merely the surface purpose—there had to be something deeper to it.
However…….
“We’re planning to expand the Training Facility.”
“…….”
“So I’m telling you to fell the trees. Why?”
“That’s kind of anticlimactic.”
“Is that really the only reason?”
Namgung Yeon chuckled and nodded.
These trainees, visibly disappointed.
It was about time they awakened their Sword Aura as well.
He hadn’t said it aloud, but they would come to understand naturally.
If he gave them things like this.
“Of course it won’t be simple tree-felling.”
“I knew it. What are you trying to torture us with this time?”
“You’ll know once you do it.”
In truth, after resolving matters with Namgung’s current situation, there had been another unlock.
A training tool that could push him harder with more intensity.
Elixirs that could grant greater recovery and strengthen the human body itself…….
And this time, even elixirs that would reinforce the Three Meridians themselves.
With such things now unlocked, it was time to put them to active use.
Time remaining: half a month.
In that span, he planned to fell every tree in this entire area.
[Muhan’s Archives]
[Blood Dragon Chain]
[Forbidden Armor Body Binding]
Whoom—!
Rust-red chunks of metal.
And forearm guards shaped like armor worn on the arms.
Tools for a new training method, things that had cost an astronomical sum to acquire.
The trainees, seeing these brought out and wondering where they’d been procured from, gasped in shock.
Surely…….
“No, wait—that’s not right, is it?”
“It is.”
“If we put this thing on and start chopping trees… won’t we get sick and die before we even finish?”
“It’s not made carelessly. Once you use it, you’ll find it provides extremely rigorous training.”
……
Leading by example, as they say.
Namgung Yeon was the first to don the Blood Dragon Chain.
And the Forbidden Armor Body Binding as well.
“Ugh…….”
His entire body felt impossibly heavy.
More than that.
‘Every muscle has gone rigid.’
A hellish fortnight awaited them.
But in exchange, they would learn with painful clarity how to control their Inner Force.
Namgung Yeon picked up an ordinary blade—not an axe—and spoke.
“For the record, you’re cutting with the sword.”
……
No madman had ever been quite this mad.
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Clink-!
Clang-!
“Damn it all! How am I supposed to cut anything with this!?”
……
Yi Hyeon’s voice rang out, his hands trembling violently.
Beside him, Ho Ho continued striking the tree methodically with her sword.
Already lost in a state of emptiness, she pressed on with what seemed like meaningless repetition.
Rat-tat-tat-tat-tat-!
Boom-!
While the two of them labored, another tree toppled over in the distance.
Turning his head, Namgung Yeon came into view, wiping sweat from his brow.
He too had felled a tree with nothing but an ordinary blade.
“How is he even……”
“There’s got to be some secret technique. It’s clearly not just mindless flailing.”
“Hmm…… yeah, probably.”
A figure had drawn near—Jin Jin, joining the conversation.
He too was amazed at Namgung Yeon’s pace of work.
This tree-cutting training was strange indeed.
“A martial artist must condition the body, but with this red metal attached, Inner Force cannot be used.”
“Right. And these gauntlets seem to restrict physical ability too? There’s no strength in them at all.”
“Which means……”
The two were beginning to piece together the puzzle.
Then it happened.
Crack-!
An unusual sound rang out, and both men spun around in alarm.
“Haa…… haa……”
There stood Ho Ho, breathing hard, a faint glow emanating from the tip of the sword in her grip.
A mere cleaner already manifesting Inner Power to such a degree……?
But instead of jealousy, they found clarity.
“Ah, so that’s the method.”
“So we’re supposed to hone our Inner Power to the absolute limit, then?”
“Exactly. But it looks like manifestation won’t work if two people are close together, so we’ll need to work separately.”
“Great. So we’re also expected to keep up with the workload.”
A measure to prevent them from clustering together while working.
Combined with their physical abilities pushed to their breaking point.
There was only one answer.
To concentrate Inner Power at the sword’s edge and whittle away the wood bit by bit.
‘We can’t just pour it out recklessly. To meet the quota in a fortnight, we’ll need absolute precision in controlling our Inner Power.’
Namgung Yeon assigned each Group Member their workload quota.
Of course, his own range was by far the largest.
Which meant the Group Members had no grounds for complaint.
They had found their bearings and resumed their work with renewed purpose.
Watching from a distance, Namgung Yeon smiled knowingly.
Ho Ho’s talent was beginning to shine through.
The others had decent instincts as well.
Now that they’d grasped the right direction, all that remained was endless repetition and practice.
‘In the end, only countless trials and effort will save you in a crisis.’
Crack—!
Namgung Yeon focused and felled the tree with a precise stroke of his blade.
Unlike the others, the cut ran deep.
This training method too had been born from chance encounters.
I need to seek out that person in this life as well.
After all, his strength was honed not within the Namgung Family, but elsewhere.
A chance encounter discovered after more than a dozen regressions.
In this life too, I’ll learn much from him.
Knowing this might be the last time, his heart grew only more restless.
‘There’s still so much left to learn…….’
He had meant to practice it all, bit by bit, but time had grown mercilessly short.
Crash—!
Another tree fell as Namgung Yeon gasped for breath.
“That should do for today.”
He murmured, surveying the clearing that had grown considerably larger.
The work was done.
His body was sufficiently fatigued, and the Dantian that had been brimming with Inner Force now lay empty.
His eyes were beginning to sting; rest was necessary.
Rest too was part of training.
This time, he planned to replenish his depleted Inner Force with new elixirs.
‘I’ll hone my abilities as much as possible before the mission.’
The Spirit-devouring Sword would handle the deficit in Inner Power.
Namgung Yeon sheathed his blade and headed for the Dormitory.
Now it was time to grow stronger again.
With what?
With the overwhelming wealth he’d accumulated thus far.
#3
“Hmm…….”
Back in the Dormitory, Namgung Yeon was lost in thought.
He faced a difficult choice.
Two options lay before him.
The Ten Thousand Comparison Poison Pill

The Flying Spirit Body Elevation Pill

Namgung Yeon had retrieved and laid out the elixirs he was considering.
One would dramatically strengthen his Inner Force; the other would perfect his physical form.
If he took one now, he could only consume the other after returning from the mission.
The reason was simple: the absorption of elixirs took considerable time.
Yet either choice would yield dramatic improvement.
He could use the Advanced Internal Force Technique, which he lacked the Inner Force to employ before.
Or he could use the Advanced External Martial Technique, which his body had been too underdeveloped to master.
‘Both have their merits and drawbacks.’
Namgung Yeon closed his eyes, sinking into contemplation.
He turned over the failures of years past, carefully weighing what choice would be best.
The reason for his deliberation was simple.
He did not wish to lose anyone else.
Already, in places unseen, so many had been sacrificed.
Those he couldn’t remember had surely perished as well.
They were Martial Realm practitioners who lived in peace, each with their own purpose.
‘The way to keep them from being lost, as much as possible…….’
At first, he had merely lived a life that demanded sacrifice.
He had believed that expendable people who sacrificed themselves for the greater good were necessary.
But now, as even such personnel began to seem precious, he fought to save as many as he could.
That said, it didn’t mean he would let the wicked live.
There existed those who lived for cultivation alone, driven by a single will to grow stronger.
For their sake, to protect them at all costs—Namgung Yeon had accumulated vast wealth until now.
“This really is my greatest advantage.”
Namgung Yeon picked up an elixir.
Without hesitation, he tossed it into his mouth and began circulating his energy.
The elixir’s effects manifested at once.
True qi surged throughout his entire body.
He felt his frail frame begin to transform.
And beyond that, all the cultivation he had undergone thus far was becoming embodied within him.
He would grow far stronger still.
Strong enough that he would lose no one.
A long breath escaped his lips.
The essence of the Heavenly Talent Spirit Pill, diffused through the depths of his body down to the finest channels, was absorbed.
The Five-Color Resonance Pill, too—luminous with its five-hued radiance—began to activate each of his vital organs.
When he opened his eyes again, he felt the unmistakable shift.
‘At last… I can see the path ahead.’
At this level, he could expect favorable results from the mission ahead.

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