The World’s Greatest Martial Arts Instructor - Chapter 310

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Chapter 310. You’ve Worked Hard

 

 

The room in the Guest Reception Hall that Hyeon-gil had given to Ha Mu-baek was an exceptionally fine room.

It was a room that would only be assigned to someone of sect leader level.

The only rooms superior to this were those assigned to the sect leaders of the Nine Sects and One Alliance or the Five Great Noble Families.

However, Ha Mu-baek couldn’t care less about such things.

It didn’t even register in his sight.

He probably wouldn’t have noticed even if they had given him some cramped servant’s quarters over there.

He was only focused on the qi energy he had absorbed at the very end.

The qi energy he had hastily isolated, preventing his dantian from absorbing it out of surprise.

Ha Mu-baek concentrated on that qi energy.

‘How is this possible…’

He still couldn’t understand it.

This was qi energy he absolutely could not fail to recognize.

The very expression “familiar” didn’t make sense.

‘Wish Fulfillment!’

The Mugeuk Yeoui Heart Method.

The internal energy one would obtain from cultivating the Wish Fulfillment section of it.

That’s exactly what it was.

How could this be hidden within the Buddhist scriptures of the Sutra Repository?

‘So that’s why Hyeon-hwang…’

Kept telling him that he hadn’t been able to meet the Abyss.

Why he had felt familiarity from Hyeon-hwang’s qi energy.

Perhaps Wish Fulfillment was also one of those primordial fragments.

Both Hyeon-hwang and Hyeon-gil.

Had obtained qi energy from the characters within the scriptures stored at Shaolin Temple, and met the Abyss.

Perhaps even in that most common Buddhist scripture he had read.

The Thousand Hands Sutra.

Might there not also be an Abyss there?

With such thoughts, he examined the isolated qi energy in detail, but couldn’t understand it.

‘Come to think of it, the Muscle-Tendon Change Classic wasn’t there.’

He had seen the Tripitaka woodblocks containing Radiance’s qi energy in the Sutra Repository.

But there were no traces of the Muscle-Tendon Change Classic remaining.

That was natural.

It was stored not in the Sutra Repository, but in the Patriarch Hall.

Of course, Ha Mu-baek didn’t know this.

No matter how much he examined the qi energy obtained from the Thousand Hands Sutra, it was Wish Fulfillment’s internal energy.

That itself.

There was nothing else.

The difference was about the same as between his internal energy, his Master’s internal energy, and Seol-ran’s internal energy.

Qi energy with just that degree of difference.

He tried to find the existence called the Abyss, but couldn’t find it.

Eventually, Ha Mu-baek released the isolation and let his dantian absorb that qi energy.

Swooosh.

His dantian instantly absorbed the qi energy.

At that moment.

Something seemed to try to raise its head within Ha Mu-baek’s consciousness.

It seemed to try to convey something.

Crack.

It disappeared.

Instead.

His dantian surged violently.

Radiance, Wish Fulfillment.

Having absorbed these two massive qi energies, his dantian seemed to try to shed a layer of its shell.

The qi energy ran wild.

Ha Mu-baek hastily sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and began energy circulation.

As he stabilized the qi energy and became absorbed in energy circulation.

Eventually, his dantian underwent one molting and became larger and more solid.

Needless to say, his internal energy had increased further.

The Wish Fulfillment qi energy simply transformed into internal energy and was absorbed into Ha Mu-baek’s dantian.

The Radiance qi energy.

Established its own territory within his dantian and settled there.

The same was true for the Void, dark qi energy, and chaotic qi energy.

However, these three were so minimal that they barely had any territory to speak of.

But.

Perhaps because Ha Mu-baek knew the formula of the Void Vast Heart Formula.

Little by little. Little by little.

The Void was showing movement.

“Is it over?”

Ha Mu-baek rose to his feet.

When he opened the door and went out, Hyeon-gil was waiting.

“Did you achieve anything?”

He asked with a calm expression.

“Well…”

Ha Mu-baek didn’t answer immediately.

“It’s been three days.”

He understood the meaning at once.

He had thought it was just a moment, but that much time had already passed?

“Remarkably, no one came in.”

“The novice monk bringing meals was too afraid of Benefactor Ha to enter inside, so he just left them outside. Since those meals remained untouched for two days, that child reported to me.”

Hyeon-gil smiled broadly.

The novice monks handling miscellaneous tasks at the guest hall were too afraid of Ha Mu-baek to enter inside.

What kind of rumors about him were circulating?

“You did make quite a violent first visit to Shaolin.”

When he had immediately jumped over the wall and gone straight to the front of the Abbot’s Chamber.

Several young novice monks had hidden far away in corners, holding their breath as they watched the entire scene.

Then spread rumors to others.

Due to the nature of rumors that grow larger as they spread.

Ha Mu-baek had somehow become a three-headed, six-armed yaksha monster to the novice monks of Shaolin Temple.

Even now, several novice monks were hiding in that corner over there, stealing glances at this place.

Cleanly shaven heads with clear ordination marks.

Still youthful faces.

Ha Mu-baek looked in their direction.

Their eyes met.

“Eek!”

The novice monk was startled.

Ha Mu-baek gave him a gentle smile.

It was a rather warm smile, but to the novice monk, it could have been a terrifying killing intent.

However, along with the smile, a warm energy sent by Ha Mu-baek enveloped the novice monks.

“Huh…?”

The novice monks felt a strange sensation wrapping around their bodies.

Meanwhile, Ha Mu-baek’s gaze was directed toward Hyeon-gil.

“What about Hyeon-gwang?”

“It’s only been three days. There hasn’t been enough time for results.”

Ha Mu-baek nodded.

“Whatever happens, it’s no longer my concern.”

Hyeon-gil chanted a Buddhist invocation and pressed his palms together.

“Amitabha. Buddha will watch over him.”

Snicker.

Ha Mu-baek smiled again.

Then he turned around.

“Well, I’m leaving now.”

Ha Mu-baek leaped into the air.

And so he left Shaolin.

 

***

 

Sanwol Demon Forest.

Deep underground at the former site of the Blood Cult.

In a cave somewhere even deeper than that place.

Gae Se-ak, the current Sect Leader of the Blood Cult who had been absorbed in meditation, briefly opened his eyes.

Two pitch-black eyes with no whites visible.

They seemed to have completely assimilated with the darkness, as if he had no eyes at all.

How much time had passed since he had fallen into meditation while sitting cross-legged?

He could roughly estimate by counting the times he had eaten and relieved himself.

But he didn’t bother.

It was a meaningless action.

He just needed to become stronger.

So that he would never have to burrow into this damned underground again.

He felt that the day he emerged to the surface would be such a day.

He didn’t know why.

The martial arts he was currently practicing seemed to tell him so.

It was martial arts he had failed at once before.

Why was he becoming so absorbed in it again?

And what was this incredible achievement?

He couldn’t understand.

He simply fell back into meditation, following the pull of instinct and desire.

Darkness that seeped out from somewhere was constantly being absorbed into his body.

However, he was unaware of this.

He simply continued to meditate.

The more he did so, the greater the amount of flowing darkness became.

Finally.

Crumble.

One side of the cave wall collapsed.

What was revealed behind the collapsed wall was a space filled only with dense darkness.

For the first time since entering this place, Gae Se-ak unfolded his cross-legged position and walked toward that space, aside from basic survival actions.

His steps staggered as he moved his stiff legs.

The place he arrived at was a space with nothing but dense darkness.

But there was something clearly visible to Gae Se-ak’s eyes.

“Stairs?”

Darkness was flowing out.

Gae Se-ak could see even denser darkness flowing out from within the dense darkness.

Step.

He took one step forward.

Step.

Another step.

Step. Step. Step.

Gae Se-ak descended the stairs, going down, down.

He had no questions about why such a space existed here, or why there were stairs.

He simply surrendered his body to the pull.

 

***

 

“Hyah!”

“Hah!”

“Aaah!!”

Loud battle cries echoed through the training ground.

After Hatuje ended, Gyoryong Hall had entered its break period.

They would spend the summer break, and then the second half would begin.

However.

Right now, in this Great Training Ground, there were cadets pushing themselves hard in training despite the heat.

All of them were cadets belonging to the Maengryong Corps.

When Hatuje ended.

Academy Director Peng Do-yul had said.

As a measure to increase survival rates, since the training period for the Maengryong Corps was too short compared to the missions they would undertake.

Starting this year, there would be no break period.

Thanks to this, all the Maengryong Corps cadets were sweating and absorbed in training.

Ha Mu-baek was said to be the instructor in charge of this training.

But the very instructor in charge, Ha Mu-baek, was absent.

He had left saying he had business and hadn’t returned yet.

Instead, the one occupying his place was naturally Han Seol-bing.

She was watching the cadets with sharp eyes.

Among them were also the second-year Seventh Group and Twentieth Group of the Maengryong Corps.

Since it was said that there would be no break period regardless of year level.

“Good. One hour break.”

At Han Seol-bing’s declaration, the cadets collapsed and sat down on the spot.

It was truly merciless training.

“Phew. When will Instructor come back?”

Dan Mok Un-rae muttered while wiping his sweat.

“Well… but wouldn’t it be better for us if he comes back as late as possible?”

Dang Jin-san spoke in a subtle voice.

“Wouldn’t having Instructor Ha here be more helpful for getting stronger?”

Baek Ri-pyeong’s opinion.

Yeon Ha-min and Nak U-jin showed no particular reaction.

Since this conversation had already happened who knows how many times.

This was a conversation that had been repeated since about three days after Ha Tu-je ended.

Ha Seol-ran was just gazing at the distant sky.

Of course, she knew that her elder brother would return safely.

Still, worrying was only natural as a younger sibling.

Han Seol-bing gave the cadets a brief rest.

Her feelings were also complicated.

She had thought she could rest comfortably, and indeed life at Gyoryong Hall wasn’t bad.

But recently.

A message had come from the palace.

It seemed she would have to leave her post for a while.

‘When exactly is this man planning to come back…’

With Ha Mu-baek absent, she couldn’t easily leave.

She could leave it to the other instructors.

But still, with Ha Mu-baek gone, she felt she should at least look after things.

The training during the break period was entirely focused on group tactical training for shield techniques.

‘This is also the most important thing.’

At the Maengryong Corps level, this was the most important training for surviving in Sanwol Demon Forest.

That’s why shield technique was the entirety of break period training.

“Sigh…”

Han Seol-bing let out a sigh without realizing it.

Checking the time, the first hour was gradually coming to an end.

It was time to start training again.

As Han Seol-bing got up and headed toward the platform.

Ha Seol-ran’s gaze, which had been looking up at the sky, turned to one side.

“He’s here!”

And she let out a quiet exclamation.

At those words, the gazes of the Seventh Group and Ju U-myeong turned toward her.

“Could it be?”

Dan Mok Un-rae asked.

Weren’t they people who roughly knew about her abilities?

There was only one person Ha Seol-ran would welcome with such an exclamation.

“Yes. Elder brother just entered Muchang.”

Ha Seol-ran said with a bright smile.

She could tell because she sensed it with her ki sense.

That he had returned safely without any incident.

‘No. He seems to have gotten a bit stronger too.’

Though Ha Mu-baek was hiding his ki, Ha Seol-ran’s sensitive ki sense detected changes even within that.

“You there. It’s time to start training again, so stop the chatter.”

Han Seol-bing, who had climbed onto the platform, shouted toward Maengryong Corps Seventh Group.

“We’re sorry. But we heard that the instructor has returned.”

Dang Jin-san shouted.

At that shout, Han Seol-bing’s expression changed subtly.

There was only one instructor Dang Jin-san would call returning.

Han Seol-bing hastily drew up her internal energy and spread her ki sense.

The ki sense she usually maintained covered about the Great Training Ground.

Even that was an incredible level.

Ha Mu-baek and Ha Seol-ran were inhuman existences when it came to ki sense.

Wi Ji-gun was a being with inhuman strength.

Han Seol-bing’s ki sense gradually spread wider.

Focusing solely on ki sense, it covered all of Gyoryong Hall and spread even further.

The moment it reached the limit of expansion.

A familiar presence entered her ki sense.

Of course, his ki was hidden so he felt like an ordinary person, but how could she not recognize that presence?

It was definitely Ha Mu-baek.

Han Seol-bing’s head turned sharply.

Did he sense that he had entered someone’s intentionally spread ki sense range?

Ha Mu-baek kicked off the ground and leaped up high.

And in an instant, he appeared at the Great Training Ground.

“You’ve worked hard.”

These were the first words he said upon seeing Han Seol-bing.

He had already known it was her the moment he felt her ki sense.

At the sight of Ha Mu-baek smiling brightly at her.

Han Seol-bing couldn’t decide how to react.

Should she grit her teeth and get angry?

Should she be glad to see him?

Or should she leave for the palace now?

“Huh? What’s wrong?”

Ha Mu-baek asked at Han Seol-bing’s complex expression.

“Then I’ll stop here.”

Leaving those words, Han Seol-bing turned around sharply and stepped down from the platform.

“Huh?”

Left alone on the platform, Ha Mu-baek saw the cadets before him taking ready stances for shield technique.

He inadvertently started the training.

Right after returning.

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