Instant-Death Cultivation: Surviving in an Immortal World with Instant Kill - Chapter 98

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Chapter 98: Blood Marsh Secret Realm (1)

“Who would have thought I’d end up cultivating together with you in the Blood Marsh Secret Realm.”

Na Chwi-ryang muttered as he walked through the damp wetlands.

“I’ve experienced all sorts of things in the Cultivation World, but ever since I got involved with you, it seems like only amazing things keep happening one after another.”

“….”

“Anyway, I also get to enter the Blood Marsh Secret Realm now, so it’s beneficial for me too. We’re in the same boat now, so let’s do well together.”

The Blood Marsh Secret Realm is a Secret Realm secured by the Shadow Scale Sunken Sect.

Located in a corner of the Wetland Region, it’s designed to open its doors only once every forty years.

However, this time Yo Eun-hee gave special instructions to allow Cheon Woo-jin free access.

Moreover, Na Chwi-ryang, who had promised to teach Cheon Woo-jin the Soft Body Technique, was also allowed to enter together.

“Here’s the entrance.”

Na Chwi-ryang stopped in front of a swamp located within the bushes.

From the outside, it just looked like a swamp with deep mud.

It seemed like if an ordinary person stepped into it, they would have difficulty getting out on their own.

“Did you bring the Entry Token?”

“I brought it.”

Cheon Woo-jin took out a piece of wood.

It was an Entry Token that Yo Eun-hee had made by soaking it with her blood.

When he injected Spiritual Energy into the Entry Token, a spatial Rift began to form on the swamp’s surface.

Cheon Woo-jin didn’t hesitate and jumped into that Rift.

Then he could feel himself being sucked not into the swamp, but into a different space.

‘So this is the Blood Marsh Secret Realm.’

Before he knew it, Cheon Woo-jin had entered the Blood Marsh Secret Realm.

As the name Blood Marsh suggested, it was a Secret Realm where blood-colored swamps existed everywhere.

However, it wasn’t a place completely filled with swamps. When he turned his head, he could see dense forests, and on the opposite side, there were also rugged rocky mountains.

What they had in common was that everywhere looked damp.

Even the rocky mountains were covered with moist moss.

‘It’s not just Water Spirit Energy. The influence of Earth Spirit Energy is also strong.’

Dampness corresponds to Earth in the Five Elements.

Although fragments of the Black Tortoise’s scales, which have Water Attribute, were enshrined here, the Secret Realm itself seemed to be a place where Earth Spirit Energy was dominant, making everything humid overall.

In such cases, dampness doesn’t simply refer to moisture, but also refers to turbid energy.

It’s easy to understand if you imagine muddy ground that’s soggy from being damp.

“Kuhh, yes, this is the feeling.”

Meanwhile, Na Chwi-ryang, who had followed behind, was taking deep breaths and enjoying himself.

Na Chwi-ryang was a lizard demon with Earth-Water Spirit Root, so he couldn’t help but like this damp space.

“Still, compared to when I entered twenty years ago, the Cultivation Resources seem insufficient. It can’t be helped.”

The reason for allowing entry only once every forty years is to let Cultivation Resources accumulate inside the Secret Realm during those forty years.

They harvest fully grown resources and use them for the entire Shadow Scale Sunken Sect.

But this time, they opened the doors for Cheon Woo-jin when only twenty years had passed.

The Cultivation Resources were bound to be insufficient.

‘Still, there should be things I can gather.’

Cheon Woo-jin quickly scanned his surroundings.

Even if Cultivation Resources were insufficient, it meant they were insufficient for the entire Shadow Scale Sunken Sect to use.

From Cheon Woo-jin’s perspective, it wasn’t a problem.

“Cheon Woo-jin, come over here first.”

Na Chwi-ryang led Cheon Woo-jin to a relatively less damp place.

Na Chwi-ryang, who had climbed onto a large rock, handed Cheon Woo-jin a manual.

It was a book with the Chinese characters ” written on the cover.

“This is the Secret Manual of the Six Extremes Heaven Gang Divine Art. I’m lending it to you temporarily, so you’ll have to return it later.”

“Understood.”

“You’ll have to study the written content on your own. It would be faster for you to read and understand it directly than for me to teach you verbally. I don’t have talent as a teacher, after all.”

After handing over the Secret Manual, Na Chwi-ryang lightly warmed up on the rock.

Instead of Cheon Woo-jin studying theory directly, Na Chwi-ryang was supposed to demonstrate and provide practical training.

“For today, I’ll show you the basics first. Do you remember what we talked about when we went to catch the Iron Calamity Group last time?”

“I remember.”

While climbing the snowy mountain, they had talked about wrapping energy around the body.

That martial artists try to wear Internal Energy, while Cultivators try to wear Spiritual Power.

“As I said then, all living beings are surrounded by Protective Qi derived from True Qi throughout their bodies. The reason we can endure even when facing freezing winds is because Protective Qi protects our bodies.”

“….”

“Martial artists can endure attacks more threatening than cold winds by wearing Internal Energy over their Protective Qi. That’s exactly what Protective Qi and Protective Gang Qi are.”

Na Chwi-ryang took off his upper garments.

He revealed his glistening skin and tensed his upper body.

“And beings like us can wear Spiritual Power over our Protective Qi. Like this.”

A whitish energy began to ripple from Na Chwi-ryang’s upper body.

He had wrapped Spiritual Power around his body.

“And if you compress this Spiritual Power to make it more solid….”

The energy that had been rippling like smoke quickly compressed.

Eventually, it took on the appearance of a thin membrane covering the surface of his skin.

“This is how it becomes protective qi. It’s the same principle as the protective qi used by martial artists.”

Thump, thump.

Na Chwi-ryang struck his chest with his fist.

Even though he was hitting bare flesh, it sounded as if he were striking a stone.

“But this isn’t the end.”

Swoosh.

The protective qi that had been surrounding Na Chwi-ryang’s skin was naturally absorbed into his body.

Though invisible to the eye, he could sense the qi spreading throughout his body.

“Now my muscles, bones, blood vessels, and organs are all wrapped in protective qi.”

“Impressive.”

Anyone could use spiritual power to enhance their physical strength.

However, converting spiritual power into protective qi to strengthen each part of the human body was impossible without special training.

“Is this the Six Extremes Heaven Strength Divine Art?”

A unique technique of the Six Extremes Sect, created by a cultivator from a martial arts background who incorporated martial arts enlightenment.

Witnessing its greatness firsthand, Cheon Woo-jin was amazed.

“With your body strengthened by protective qi like that, you could easily surpass existing limits.”

“That’s right. For example…”

Na Chwi-ryang suddenly clenched his fist.

Then he drove his fist down into the rock he had been standing on.

Crack… Boom!

Not only the rock but even the ground beneath it split apart.

As if an earthquake had occurred, monsters that lived underground could be seen frantically fleeing through the cracks that formed in the ground.

“Just lightly driving my fist down can produce this much power.”

“…”

Cheon Woo-jin had flown up into the air beforehand, so he remained unharmed.

But if he had just stood there stupidly watching, he would have been caught up in it and seriously injured.

In the game too, Na Chwi-ryang often performed such attacks, and taking a direct hit would drain a lot of health.

“Of course, you’re not learning body strengthening techniques to throw punches like this. Your goal was to use high-level magic arts that surpass physical limitations, right?”

“Correct.”

Cheon Woo-jin could already use magic arts that exceeded the Qi Accumulation Stage level.

However, if he tried to deploy even more powerful magic arts, his body wouldn’t be able to withstand it.

To prevent his body from being torn to pieces, he needed to strengthen his physique with protective qi.

“So I’d like you to focus on teaching me how to strengthen the body with protective qi. I’ll handle everything after that myself.”

“Alright, let’s do that.”

After saying that, Na Chwi-ryang chuckled.

“You’re really an amusing fellow. On the surface you seem cold and detached from everything, but when it comes to getting stronger, you seem more greedy than anyone else in this world.”

“…”

Currently, Cheon Woo-jin was advancing his realm faster than others.

But the speed at which Cheon Woo-jin was growing stronger was even faster than that.

And once he mastered the Six Extremes Heaven Strength Divine Art, that speed would become even faster.

* * *

Full-scale cultivation began.

Cheon Woo-jin found a suitable spot, sat down, and studied the secret manual.

When he tried direct practice and encountered difficulties, he asked Na Chwi-ryang for help.

Though Na Chwi-ryang had said he had no talent for teaching, he surprisingly taught well.

His explanations were systematic and logical, making them easy to understand.

He might look like a monster that was only strong and violent, but in fact, one couldn’t reach the Core Formation Realm without intelligence.

Na Chwi-ryang was probably smarter than an ordinary human scholar.

“Hmm, I’d say you’ve grasped the basics at this level.”

After cultivating in the Secret Realm for quite a long time, Cheon Woo-jin became able to deploy protective qi throughout his entire body.

Since protective qi was ultimately about converging energy to make it solid, the principles of ice attribute magic he had comprehended last time were of great help.

Strengthening the major parts of the human body with protective qi was still clumsy, but this seemed like something that could be improved through repeated practice in the future.

“Let’s just do this much for now and go out. I also have things to do outside the Secret Realm.”

While Cheon Woo-jin cultivated alone, Na Chwi-ryang also gathered resources throughout the Secret Realm.

He picked spirit herbs and hunted monsters.

“Then I’d like you to hand over what I requested.”

“Ah, that’s right.”

Before entering the Blood Marsh Secret Realm, Cheon Woo-jin had made one request to Na Chwi-ryang.

It was a request to borrow something briefly.

“Here it is.”

Na Chwi-ryang took out a cloak-like outer garment from his storage bag.

It was the Celestial Silkworm Shadow Cloak that he had obtained after annihilating the Iron Calamity Group last time.

“Use it as you see fit and return it. I’ll be heading out now.”

“Is that really okay?”

“Why? Planning to eat and run?”

Na Chwi-ryang laughed as he asked that.

“Then I’ll side with the Flame Emperor Sect. I’ll tell them that I was trying to return the Celestial Silkworm Shadow Cloak to the Flame Emperor Sect, but some bastard named Cheon Woo-jin stole it.”

“That’ll put you in a difficult position.”

Anyway, Cheon Woo-jin and Na Chwi-ryang were in the same boat.

There was no need to worry about betrayal that would bring no benefit.

“Well then, good luck.”

“Yeah, see you next time.”

Na Chwi-ryang left the Blood Marsh Secret Realm.

Now Cheon Woo-jin was left alone in the Secret Realm.

‘Then…’

Cheon Woo-jin put on the Celestial Silkworm Shadow Cloak.

He could feel his presence being completely concealed.

‘Perfect.’

With the Celestial Silkworm Shadow Cloak’s Stealth Effect applied, he began walking through the Blood Marsh Secret Realm.

The Blood Marsh Secret Realm was full of all kinds of dangerous demons, but they couldn’t notice even when Cheon Woo-jin approached closely.

Of course, if he used Attack Magic in this state, he would be discovered.

But as long as he just walked quietly, he could hide his body perfectly.

‘It should be somewhere around here.’

Cheon Woo-jin arrived at a rocky Mountain in a corner of the Blood Marsh Secret Realm.

Every Rock was covered with moss.

Originally moss grows well in shaded places, but since this Secret Realm’s entire space was practically like shade, even the towering rocky Mountain was completely covered in moss.

He began climbing the rocky Mountain, being careful not to slip.

As he walked like that, he was able to discover a centipede demon crawling over the moss.

“…”

Cheon Woo-jin kept his mouth shut as he tracked that centipede.

Of course, he didn’t have business with the centipede demon itself.

The centipede demon was merely bait.

‘Around there?’

Swish swish swoosh!

When the centipede demon tried to cross over the Ridge of the rocky Mountain, something pitch black burst out from between the Rock crevices.

The thing that instantly traversed the moss-covered Rock pounced on the centipede.

The centipede struggled violently in resistance, but the thing crushed the centipede with its eight legs and thrust its venomous fangs at it.

Its identity was… a pitch-black spider.

‘It’s a Black Wolf Spider.’

A spider demon that hides its body in Rock crevices and then rushes toward its prey.

Cheon Woo-jin was in the middle of carrying out a request from the Azure Emperor Sect to capture that Black Wolf Spider.

Black Wolf Spiders are difficult to catch because they can detect prey and natural enemies with their excellent senses.

If a threatening opponent gets even slightly close, they hide deep in Rock crevices,

But right now, the Black Wolf Spider was only detecting the centipede demon that was its prey.

It hadn’t noticed at all the existence of Cheon Woo-jin, who was wearing the Celestial Silkworm Shadow Cloak.

Not knowing that a being who could become its natural enemy was nearby, it was only focused on biting the centipede demon with its venomous fangs.

‘Now’s the time.’

Swoosh!

While hiding his presence with the Celestial Silkworm Shadow Cloak’s Stealth Effect, Cheon Woo-jin generated strong energy and leaped.

Instant Death Hunter: Surviving with Instant Kill Skills in the Murim World (Serial)

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