The Life of a Wise Cult Leader - Chapter 216

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100th Floor All Master Chapter 216

49th Floor. Murim. Secret Manual (1)

[Title: The 49th floor was quite free but difficult.]

[To cause an event that shakes the murim. How did everyone clear it?]

[Jugioa Abron (52nd Floor): Most people used skills a lot. Since it’s a power unknown in that world, it was the most convenient.]

[Gubok (55th Floor): I created a sect with superpowers. When I used them moderately, they were amazed by void grasping and energy swordsmanship. It was fun.]

[Eternally (51st Floor): I used magic. They were amused by calling me an immortal, using Taoist arts, and ground-shrinking techniques.]

[49th Floor Quest.]

[Cause an event that shakes the murim.]

[The Quest will automatically end after one month.]

It was the first martial arts floor in a long time since the 27th floor where he met Taesaekjicheon.

The Quest condition was just one thing.

To cause an event that shakes the murim.

Since there were no other special conditions, he could move freely. Kang Jun-hyeok, thrown into the middle of the forest, quietly organized his memories.

Recalling his past life memories, the 49th floor wasn’t particularly impressive.

The world itself was an ordinary murim found anywhere, and its strength wasn’t remarkable either. The murim alliance leader who received the title of the strongest in murim was merely a second-tier expert who had reached the Transformation realm. There was no one who could stop him from moving freely.

Then there was only one thing to do. Kang Jun-hyeok asked Manbinggi.

“There aren’t any particular restrictions on obtaining martial arts, right?”

[There aren’t any. The more the better. Even the most inferior martial arts have their own colors and characteristics. They’re sufficient for filling the gaps in Beonjwa’s martial arts.]

“That’s enough then.”

Kang Jun-hyeok left the forest and headed toward the main road. Walking down the main road for a bit, he saw a village. And at a location slightly away from the village, he could see a sect.

‘It’s been a while.’

Its name was Hansusega, a sect located near where players arriving on the 49th floor appeared.

Usually, people would gather various information here and use it as a base. Since players had unique techniques like skills or magic, just showing them would earn treatment as an expert and allow for a comfortable life.

In his past life, he too had stayed at Hansusega while gathering information about the world.

But not anymore. Kang Jun-hyeok walked toward the sect’s main gate. The disciples standing guard blocked his path.

“Who are you?”

“This is Hansusega. Outsiders must state their names.”

“Kang Jun-hyeok.”

“Kang Jun-hyeok. What is your reason for visiting this place?”

“I want to read your sect’s martial arts manuals. Is that possible?”

At Kang Jun-hyeok’s words, the disciples showed bewildered expressions. After thinking for a moment, they soon nodded.

“You mean you want to become a disciple of our main sect. Understood. I’ll call our master.”

“No.”

Kang Jun-hyeok shook his head.

“Sorry, but I don’t have that much time.”

His purpose was to learn as many martial arts as possible.

He didn’t have the luxury of spending time on each individual sect.

“So step aside.”

“What are you trying to…”

Kang Jun-hyeok lightly tapped the guards’ shoulders. At that moment, an unbearable force pressed down on them.

Kuuung!

“Kuhuk!”

“Kuuuuk!”

Horror filled the faces of those who fell to the ground.

‘My, my internal energy!’

The force itself was crushing their internal energy.

It felt like being forcibly dragged down by a heavy weight. Panicked by this sensation they’d never felt before, Kang Jun-hyeok muttered with a not-bad expression.

“Intervention with internal energy inside the body. Not bad.”

[Crude. It won’t work on experts of a certain level.]

“You can’t get full from the first spoonful, right? I should be satisfied with this much.”

Kang Jun-hyeok placed his hand on the main gate. The gate shattered with a thunderous roar.

“Wh-what!”

“What’s this commotion!”

Hearing the thunderous sound, Hansusega’s disciples rushed out frantically. They were shocked to see the broken gate and Kang Jun-hyeok standing in front of it.

“It’s an intruder!”

“How dare you set foot in Hansusega! Don’t expect any mercy!”

The disciples drew their swords and charged at Kang Jun-hyeok. Facing the descending sword, Kang Jun-hyeok extended his hand.

Grab.

The sword blade was caught between his fingers.

The disciple struggled to pull it out, but it didn’t budge as if stuck in rock. When Kang Jun-hyeok lightly flicked his fingers, the disciple’s body flew through the air.

“Waaaah!”

“You bastard!”

A sword blade thrust toward his side. He flicked his finger to deflect it. The disciple flew away in an unseemly manner while still gripping his sword.

‘Is this how it feels?’

Kang Jun-hyeok was currently confirming what he could do through the newly acquired Realm of Absolute Suppression of Heaven and Earth.

But the disciples couldn’t handle even that much. They shouted with terrified faces.

“He’s an expert we can’t handle!”

“Call the young gaju and the gaju!”

Shortly after, the training hall door opened and a sturdy young man appeared. The disciples were delighted.

“Oh!”

“The young gaju has come!”

“Who dares target Hansusega! I, Han Cheong-un, young gaju of Hansusega, will punish the foreign enemy!”

Han Cheong-un quickly drew his sword and charged.

He was stronger than the other disciples, but still only first-class level. He could have approached and subdued him the moment he tried to draw his sword. But Kang Jun-hyeok just watched quietly.

“Die!”

Han Cheong-un thrust his sword toward Kang Jun-hyeok’s heart.

Clang!

And the sword tip stopped.

“…Huh?”

The moment Han Cheong-un’s eyes widened, a strong repulsive force struck him. Rolling like a bowling ball, he soon crashed into the stairs. The fallen man couldn’t get up. He had fainted.

Kang Jun-hyeok clicked his tongue.

“A failure?”

Kang Jun-hyeok had tried to deflect Han Cheong-un’s sword before it could touch him, using the Realm of Absolute Suppression of Heaven and Earth along with Reverse Flow Strong River and Absorption Crushing Wave, just like Manbinggi had done.

But Han Cheong-un’s sword had touched Kang Jun-hyeok. It meant he couldn’t properly handle the realm.

[Beonjwa’s realm is difficult to handle. It will require sufficient training and discipline. Still, you succeeded in reflecting the force directly with the first principle. Not a bad result.]

“Couldn’t you have made it a bit easier?”

[You complain a lot while learning Beonjwa’s divine arts. Train diligently.]

Kang Jun-hyeok had a trivial conversation with Manbinggi.

And the disciples were watching this scene with pale faces.

Even though Han Cheong-un’s attack had connected, there wasn’t a single wound. Moreover, the attacker had been sent flying.

“Bo-body protection energy?”

“Rebound energy! He’s an expert above the supreme level!”

In reality, the attack hadn’t penetrated due to his defense power, but to the disciples who didn’t know this, it could only appear that way.

The disciples lost their fighting spirit and slowly retreated. The gaju who appeared shortly after swallowed his saliva and bowed with cupped fists.

“This humble one is the gaju of Hansusega. My name is Han Cheong-u. What business does such an illustrious expert have with this shabby sect?”

“Your sect’s martial arts manuals. I want to see them.”

Han Cheong-u’s eyes wavered.

The sect’s martial arts manuals weren’t something that could be handed over to outsiders. If leaked incorrectly, all the weaknesses and countermeasures of their swordsmanship could become known.

‘…But.’

The being before his eyes was a master beyond the pinnacle level.

As Han Cheong-u, who was merely at the pinnacle level, had no chance of victory. If he resisted, the entire sect would be annihilated. In the end, Han Cheong-u bowed his head.

“I will guide you to the library. So please, I beg you not to torment the martial artists of our sect any further.”

“Thank you.”

Kang Jun-hyeok smiled slightly.

As he followed behind Han Cheong-u, Eldiria muttered with a puzzled expression.

[There’s nothing more certain than showing strength to obtain martial arts manuals. But I can’t think of this as a good method. There will be those who cannot be suppressed by force. There will also be many who would risk their lives to resist rather than submit to an outsider.]

If Kang Jun-hyeok continued with his method, blood would flow. Countless blood, hundreds of lives.

[If it’s simply to obtain martial arts manuals, wouldn’t it be better to infiltrate secretly? If you were determined to hide yourself, very few would be able to detect you. With the current method, it seems difficult to obtain many martial arts.]

Eldiria’s criticism was indeed correct.

Kang Jun-hyeok’s current displayed method was extremely crude and had clear limitations.

It didn’t align at all with the goal of learning as many martial arts manuals as possible.

However, Kang Jun-hyeok had thought everything through.

Han Cheong-u handed over the martial arts manual stored in the deepest part of the library.

“Our sect’s martial arts manual. The Hansu Sword Technique and Hansu Mental Cultivation Method. Please accept this and show us mercy.”

Kang Jun-hyeok opened the martial arts manual and read through it quickly. Before long, he was able to acquire the martial arts.

[Passive Skill: Hansu Sword Technique has been acquired.]

[Passive Skill: Hansu Mental Cultivation Method has been acquired.]

[Passive Skill: Hansu Sword Technique has been integrated into Passive Skill: Divine Arts.]

[Passive Skill: Hansu Mental Cultivation Method has been integrated into Passive Skill: Mental Cultivation Method.]

He succeeded in learning them without any problems.

Kang Jun-hyeok smiled with a satisfied expression. In contrast, Han Cheong-u had an extremely pained expression.

As the head of the family, to submit to an outsider who suddenly invaded and even hand over martial arts manuals. If the ancestors knew, they would be appalled.

Kang Jun-hyeok paid no attention and put his mind to work.

‘Hansu Sword Technique.’

He observes the martial arts manual.

And finds the answer.

After a moment, he opened his mouth.

“A flexible sword technique like the flow of cold water. You’re not properly utilizing the core of the martial art.”

“What?”

“Being cold doesn’t simply mean being flexible. It should be sharper. And it should sink deeper.”

“…What are you saying right now.”

Confusion spread across Han Cheong-u’s face.

This intruder was giving advice about the Hansu Sword Technique.

No matter how great his power might be, it was their martial art. It wasn’t something an outsider could grasp just by glancing through it once.

Just as Han Cheong-u was about to suppress his anger and refute, Kang Jun-hyeok drew his sword.

Swish swish swish!

The sword moves. Flexibly, yet coldly and sharply. An infinitely profound swordsmanship.

“…Ah?”

Han Cheong-u’s eyes widened.

What Kang Jun-hyeok had just displayed was the Hansu Sword Technique.

The movements themselves were quite clumsy compared to Han Cheong-u himself.

But the profound principles contained within, those movements had clearly advanced the Hansu Sword Technique by one level.

“What is this! How, how on earth!”

Han Cheong-u couldn’t hide his bewilderment. Kang Jun-hyeok paid no attention and stepped outside. The family head who followed behind looked at him with a confused face.

People’s gazes were focused on them. Village people who had heard the commotion were also murmuring and approaching.

The stage was set.

Kang Jun-hyeok launched his body into the sky.

[Sound Amplification.]

“I have succeeded in supplementing the weaknesses of Hansusega’s martial arts and bringing out their profound principles!”

His booming voice spread beyond Hansusega and reached even the village.

“I will stay in Yujang’s Dobok Village! If you need help in the future, come find me!”

[Gap Movement.]

His body disappeared. The people left behind belatedly began to murmur. Kang Jun-hyeok, who had moved into the forest, shrugged his shoulders.

“That’s done.”

[Hooh.]

Manbinggi made a sound as if understanding.

[You’re thinking interesting thoughts.]

[…What are you scheming?]

Eldiria still seemed puzzled, as if she hadn’t figured it out yet. Kang Jun-hyeok answered lightly.

“You’ll find out soon. Let’s save it for the enjoyment of that moment.”

‘The nearest sect from here is… the Iron Wall Gate to the east, wasn’t it.’

There was no time to rest. Kang Jun-hyeok immediately launched his body forward.

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