The World’s Greatest Martial Arts Instructor - Chapter 198

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Chapter 198. You’ve Grown

 

 

Three old men were putting their heads together.

Gongsun Mu-oe, Dang Ja-cheong, and Wi Ji-gun.

These three people had faces full of worry as they faced the Sleep Soul Poison.

They had created an antidote.

It was difficult, but not impossible.

However, what they were trying to do now showed no progress even with the three old men putting their heads together.

“An antidote that prevents poisoning by a specific poison…”

Dang Ja-cheong muttered quietly.

Of course, such medicines existed. However, their principle was to build resistance to poison by first being poisoned and going through the recovery process.

They had experimented to see if this method would work for Sleep Soul Poison as well, but it didn’t.

They had poisoned themselves several times using the abundant Sleep Soul Poison, but the symptoms were the same each time.

No resistance to Sleep Soul Poison developed.

“It’s probably because of the Blood Poison Arts infused in the poison.”

Dang Ja-cheong shared his analysis.

His face showed a look of defeat as he spoke.

He had thought it would be possible, but it was much more difficult than expected.

At his words, Gongsun Mu-oe and Wi Ji-gun nodded.

Both of them had the same thought.

They too had experienced Sleep Soul Poison several times.

It was truly a vicious poison.

To think they created such a poison in this world.

Indeed, the Blood Cult was a group that should not exist.

Human appetite.

To push gluttony to its extreme and create jiangshi that lost their reason.

Wi Ji-gun, who had tested the poison by poisoning himself several times, frowned and said.

“That thing called Blood Poison Arts. It must be a type of blood arts, but it’s not just that. There seems to be some impurities, or foreign substances mixed in. Such internal energy is slightly mixed in.”

At Wi Ji-gun’s words, dark expressions appeared on Dang Ja-cheong and Gongsun Mu-oe’s faces.

The three old men were now speaking comfortably with each other.

They were of similar age, and sharing worries together had led to this.

Mutual respect for each other’s abilities also played a part.

“That’s probably demonic arts.”

Then Gongsun Dan-gyeong appeared and spoke.

“You’re working hard even late at night.”

Gongsun Dan-gyeong’s face was also full of fatigue as he spoke.

He too had processed countless tasks before stopping by here.

If he was tired enough to show such fatigue from the workload.

Peng Do-yul and Yeon Baek-jin from Gyoryong Hall, and the Jeongcheon Alliance Muchang Branch Leader had fainted long ago.

Gi Yu-chan, who had processed numerous tasks alongside them, witnessed heaven beyond heaven and trembled with emotion while having a nosebleed.

The three people’s gazes turned to Gongsun Dan-gyeong.

“I am Gongsun Dan-gyeong, serving as the chief military advisor of the Jeongcheon Alliance.”

A belated self-introduction.

Since Dang Ja-cheong and Gongsun Mu-oe already knew him, he was introducing himself to Wi Ji-gun.

“Ah, that troublesome old man…”

When Wi Ji-gun muttered words he had once heard from Ha Mu-baek, Gongsun Dan-gyeong smiled bitterly.

“It seems I’ve gotten on Dan-ju Ha’s bad side quite firmly.”

Everyone smiled at those words.

“It’s been a while since I’ve seen you too, Uncle.”

Gongsun Mu-oe smiled broadly and nodded.

Though he called him uncle, it was a distant relationship.

Since they had separated before Seonyu Valley was even established, it was ambiguous to call them relatives.

They merely shared the same surname and generation name.

By generational ranking, Gongsun Mu-oe was of uncle generation to Gongsun Dan-gyeong, so he was addressed as such.

“But demonic arts?”

At Gongsun Mu-oe’s question, Gongsun Dan-gyeong answered.

“Yes. According to Dan-ju Ha, no, Instructor Ha, that Gwang Hoe-cheon was under the influence of a demonic cult’s great technique. So perhaps demonic arts were mixed in when creating the Sleep Soul Poison.”

He had stopped by to deliver this information.

Ha Mu-baek had not properly informed these three about the demonic cult’s great technique.

“Demonic arts. Demonic arts. Demonic arts…”

Wi Ji-gun muttered quietly.

Then he immediately inhaled the Sleep Soul Poison and entered meditation.

He was trying to observe the poison’s movement again.

 

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“Why are you being so serious? Get up. Come on.”

Ha Mu-baek lifted Dan Mok Un-rae to his feet using his energy manipulation technique.

Dan Mok Un-rae just stood there with his head bowed, wearing an earnest expression.

“I said it wasn’t free, didn’t I?”

At Ha Mu-baek’s question, Dan Mok Un-rae nodded vigorously.

“Any price is fine. Even if you ask for everything in the secret vault, it’s okay.”

Dan Mok Un-rae’s words came out immediately.

At those words, Ha Mu-baek looked at him with a sideways glance.

“Do you take me for a thug?”

Dan Mok Un-rae quickly shut his mouth.

Ha Mu-baek chuckled at his appearance.

“Let’s go. Let’s go see. How difficult and amazing this martial art is.”

At Ha Mu-baek’s words, Dan Mok Un-rae took the lead.

 

Ha Mu-baek headed to Gwanje Temple with Dan Mok Un-rae.

Though it was late at night, beggars were sitting or lying down in groups of three to five.

No, that was natural.

This place was the base of the Beggar Sect members.

Byeokryeokgae was not there.

He had positioned himself near Dan Mok Un-rae’s house.

He remained there even though Gwang Hoe-cheon had been eliminated.

Last time.

He had let Gwang Hoe-cheon escape while being buried under a pile of halls, and because of the incident where he went looking for Yeo Hwa, he was even more vigilant.

If it hadn’t been for Ha Mu-baek…

From Byeokryeokgae’s perspective, it was something he didn’t even want to think about.

But had Byeokryeokgae given instructions?

When Dan Mok Un-rae appeared, all the beggars got up and left Gwanje Temple.

“The elder seems to have made arrangements.”

Dan Mok Un-rae had a bewildered expression at the sudden occurrence.

“Let’s go inside and take a look.”

At Ha Mu-baek’s words, Dan Mok Un-rae turned his gaze toward the altar below.

Ha Mu-baek’s gaze moved along with his.

“This is….”

Dan Mok Un-rae knew nothing, but Ha Mu-baek recognized it immediately upon seeing it.

“Indeed… this spot here must be where the key goes. Then the key would be that bracelet?”

Ha Mu-baek understood it at once.

Dan Mok Un-rae wore a bewildered expression at this sight.

“How do you know that?”

“These circles on the ground. They weren’t just carved randomly. Galaxy Illusion Sword Technique. It’s the trace of one of your family’s sword techniques. And this circle is the beginning and end part of the Galaxy Illusion Sword Technique’s forms.”

That’s why Ha Mu-baek recognized it immediately.

He knew this was the Dan Mok Family Secret Vault, and he knew the forms of the Galaxy Illusion Sword Technique, making this possible.

‘Gwang Hoe-cheon. If that bastard had come here, he would have known immediately.’

In his fight with Ha Mu-baek, he hadn’t properly displayed the Galaxy Illusion Sword Technique.

But since he was praised as a genius among geniuses of the Dan Mok Family, he naturally would have known.

When Dan Mok Un-rae inserted the key in its proper place, the door opened.

Thus Dan Mok Un-rae and Ha Mu-baek arrived at the stone chamber in the innermost part of the secret vault.

Ha Mu-baek strode forward and picked up two secret manuals.

He could tell at a glance.

These two were the secret manuals that had driven Dan Mok Un-rae to despair.

No, even if it had been any other secret manual here, Dan Mok Un-rae wouldn’t have been able to understand it.

He was now in his first year of martial arts training.

A beginner who had never learned martial arts from secret manuals.

It was natural that it would be impossible.

What Ha Mu-baek looked at first was the Eighty-One Style Galaxy Phantom Sword Technique.

The Dan Mok Family’s supreme sword art.

This was something Ha Mu-baek had never seen even in the last war.

What Ha Mu-baek had seen was only the Galaxy Illusion Sword Technique.

The Galaxy Illusion Sword Technique was a sword method composed entirely of nine forms.

Ha Mu-baek nodded as he carefully read through the secret manual.

Just by reading it, that sword technique was drawn in his mind.

“Hooo….”

Ha Mu-baek let out a low exclamation as he became completely absorbed in the sword technique.

Dan Mok Un-rae could only watch with a tense expression.

How much time had passed?

Ha Mu-baek put down the secret manual.

He had examined it all in truly an instant.

This time he picked up the Void Vast Heart Formula.

The Dan Mok Family’s known internal energy mental method was the Grand Clear Heart Method.

The Void Vast Heart Formula was an internal energy mental method Ha Mu-baek was seeing for the first time.

Ha Mu-baek’s hand turning the pages of the secret manual gradually slowed.

Sometimes he would tilt his head in puzzlement.

“Hmm.”

A contemplative sound.

Dan Mok Un-rae’s tension reached its peak.

Because Ha Mu-baek showed signs of being troubled.

The anxiety that perhaps even the Instructor couldn’t do it.

An hour passed like that.

Ha Mu-baek closed the secret manual of the Void Vast Heart Formula.

“H-how is it?”

Dan Mok Un-rae asked with a voice full of anxiety.

“Well, with something like this. Put your worries aside. Then let’s go. And this secret manual….”

Ha Mu-baek gazed intently at the Void Vast Heart Formula.

“You said it wasn’t free, right?”

“Yes.”

Dan Mok Un-rae answered briefly.

“Then I’ll take this secret manual.”

Ha Mu-baek said while picking up the Void Vast Heart Formula.

“Understood.”

Dan Mok Un-rae answered without a moment’s hesitation.

Hadn’t he talked with Mother about this?

Just saving younger sibling Hye-ah’s life alone made it worth giving everything in this secret vault.

On top of that, he was saying he would teach him the family’s martial arts.

No matter how precious the martial art, it wasn’t too valuable.

Ha Mu-baek smiled with satisfaction as if pleased.

“You’ve grown.”

Along with those words.

Whoooosh.

The secret manual of the Void Vast Heart Formula burned in the Samadhi True Fire that Ha Mu-baek ignited.

Dan Mok Un-rae was momentarily startled by that scene.

He had to be.

He never could have imagined the secret manual would be burned like this.

After that, Ha Mu-baek examined the other secret manuals.

Looking through the remaining secret manuals was truly instantaneous.

Dan Mok Un-rae silently watched that sight as well.

He considered it an action with reason.

“Training starts tomorrow. Let’s go now.”

“Yes.”

Dan Mok Un-rae answered briefly.

He had already recovered his composure.

Thus the two headed to their respective destinations – home and Gyoryong Hall.

 

Ha Mu-baek, who had returned to the dormitory at Gyoryong Hall, looked up at the night sky.

A large full moon was brightly illuminating the night sky.

‘Void Vast Heart Formula….’

Ha Mu-baek recalled the secret manual he had burned.

Its contents were already all in his head.

He could memorize most secret manuals after reading them just once.

Such a Ha Mu-baek had read and memorized it as many as five times.

Then he burned it.

The moment he first read the secret manual of the Void Vast Heart Formula, he could tell instinctively.

Seok Mu-won.

That this was the reason that bastard had performed the Great Method on Gwang Hoe-cheon.

He didn’t know the sequence of events.

Whether he learned of the secret manual’s existence after performing the Great Method on Gwang Hoe-cheon.

Or whether he performed the Great Method on Gwang Hoe-cheon after knowing of the secret manual’s existence.

What mattered was.

That bastard Seok Mu-won knew of that secret manual’s existence, and would probably target it.

‘Complete, yet incomplete.’

It was a complete martial art as a single mind technique.

The Void Vast Heart Formula.

As befitting the supreme mind technique of the prestigious orthodox sect called the Dan Mok Noble Family, it was a pure and magnificent heart method.

So much so that one couldn’t understand why the name “Void” was attached to it.

However, within that magnificence, some enormous power lay hidden.

And it was an incomplete power at that.

Could such a thing be possible?

He pondered briefly.

So he deliberately examined all the other secret manuals as well.

And he was able to reach a conclusion.

The Void Vast Heart Formula.

This was the beginning of the Dan Mok Family’s martial arts.

All other martial arts were derived from this.

They had created techniques utilizing that enormous power, then conversely removed that enormous power and completed the Dan Mok Family’s martial arts one by one.

The Grand Clear Heart Method was like this, and the Galaxy Illusion Sword Technique was like this.

All other martial arts were the same.

The Void Vast Heart Formula, which was both the beginning and the foundation.

And what was created by extracting the essence from it became the Dan Mok Family’s martial arts.

The Void Vast Heart Formula was the only one that contained the essence.

‘The Eighty-One Style Galaxy Phantom Sword Technique was a sword method that could utilize that essence to the maximum.’

A sword technique for properly utilizing that enormous power—that was the Eighty-One Style Galaxy Phantom Sword Technique.

However, since that enormous power wasn’t contained within it, he left the secret manual as it was.

‘It’s a dangerous secret manual.’

The Void Vast Heart Formula was a martial art possessing such tremendous power that Ha Mu-baek thought this way.

‘Seok Mu-won, no, those Demon Cult bastards targeting that secret manual is probably because of me…’

Ha Mu-baek accurately guessed their intentions.

He had no choice but to.

Just by examining it, he could guess its power.

The Demon Cult’s Heavenly Demon Divine Technique that he had directly faced.

It was a martial art imbued with power beyond even that.

Ha Mu-baek, who had been lost in such thoughts, tilted his head.

‘But this qi energy, it’s not entirely unfamiliar.’

Because such a thought suddenly occurred to him.

It was different yet similar to something.

With the mysterious principles of the Mugeuk Yeoui Heart Method.

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