The World’s Greatest Martial Arts Instructor - Chapter 411

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Chapter 411. Listen Well

 

 

 

 

 

Jeongcheon Alliance.

 

Elder Council.

 

Underground Training Room.

 

Yeon Ja-gyeong sat cross-legged with his eyes closed.

 

Two voices in his mind continued to tempt Yeon Ja-gyeong.

 

To accept their power.

 

That he would gain tremendous strength.

 

Today.

 

After suffering humiliation from Ha Mu-baek, Yeon Ja-gyeong had immediately entered the training room.

 

And.

 

He wavered.

 

He could still feel pain around his solar plexus.

 

How dare.

 

Yeon Ja-gyeong was filled with rage and wanted to accept the power in his mind right away.

 

But he didn’t make a hasty decision swept away by momentary emotion.

 

A cunning old snake.

 

Yeon Ja-gyeong.

 

He continuously asked questions to the temptations directed at him.

 

But the answers that came back were.

 

In the end, accept the power.

 

That was all.

 

He couldn’t even know how strong this power was.

 

They only said it was tremendous.

 

So the question he asked.

 

‘Is it stronger than that bastard who attacked my solar plexus?’

 

The answer to that was.

 

[Heaven overwhelms everything.]

 

[Light illuminates everything.]

 

It was vague like this.

 

They seemed to want to say they were the strongest under heaven, but heaven and light.

 

They were talking about different things.

 

When even the power tempting Yeon Ja-gyeong couldn’t argue superiority between themselves.

 

How could he gamble on such uncertainty.

 

‘Heart demons.’

 

After calming his anger toward Ha Mu-baek and thinking carefully once more, the result was the same as before.

 

Heart demons.

 

Yeon Ja-gyeong had reasons for thinking so.

 

When he first heard those voices.

 

What they had said.

 

-I too am part of that martial art. Eventually you will come to find me.

 

Hadn’t they said they were part of the martial art themselves.

 

Part of the Byeokra Creation Heart Method.

 

Yeon Ja-gyeong thought his own achievement had already reached ultimate mastery.

 

Last time.

 

When he tested the incomplete Purple Light Acid Poison directly on his body and overcame the poison with his own ability.

 

Then.

 

He thought he had stepped into ultimate mastery.

 

After that, he even left the realm of super peak and entered the beginning of the transformation stage.

 

When the Byeokra Creation Heart Method reached ultimate mastery.

 

It was the voice he heard then.

 

So it was reasonable to consider it heart demons created by the ultimate Byeokra Creation Heart Method.

 

Yeon Ja-gyeong’s reason reached that conclusion.

 

After finishing his meditation in his mind while operating the Byeokra Creation Heart Method in the training room, Yeon Ja-gyeong.

 

He returned to daily life.

 

Having properly handled what could have given the Alliance Leader justification.

 

Now it was time to pay attention to the field training of the Gyoryong Hall cadets.

 

During the few days that passed like this.

 

Yeon Ja-gyeong’s face always bore an unpleasant expression.

 

It wasn’t for any other reason.

 

It was because those voices came several times a day.

 

After the meeting with Ha Mu-baek.

 

This was a change that occurred.

 

Though Ha Mu-baek probably didn’t intend it.

 

His visit was successful.

 

Since he had given Yeon Ja-gyeong such serious irritation.

 

Whether the heart demons had awakened in response to Ha Mu-baek’s killing intent.

 

Several times a day.

 

They nagged him to accept their power.

 

And two different bastards took turns doing it.

 

This morning.

 

Both bastards nagged simultaneously.

 

He woke up opening his eyes to that sound.

 

His eyes were bloodshot red.

 

His cheeks were unknowingly becoming gaunt.

 

“At this rate, I might waste away and die first.”

 

An irritated mutter.

 

Yeon Ja-gyeong headed to the training room.

 

He tried to uproot these heart demons somehow.

 

But it was impossible.

 

Persistent heart demons that wouldn’t disappear no matter what method he used.

 

“I should go to the main estate.”

 

He finally made a decision.

 

Here, no matter what method he used, he couldn’t eliminate these damn heart demons.

 

Then.

 

He had to hope there might be clues at the main estate.

 

In the long history of the Yeon Family.

 

He wouldn’t be the only one to master the Byeokra Creation Heart Method to ultimate achievement.

 

The previous generation might have left some clues.

 

Thus.

 

Yeon Ja-gyeong stopped what he was doing.

 

And left his position at the Jeongcheon Alliance.

 

 

 

***

 

 

 

Ha Mu-baek quickly returned to Gyoryong Hall.

 

His entire body was covered in dust.

 

Ha Mu-baek found the bathhouse in the Instructor Quarters and bathed alone late at night.

 

He filled the bathtub with cold water, then used his internal energy to heat the water before immersing his entire body.

 

“Good.”

 

The trip to the Jeongcheon Alliance had at least achieved its intended purpose.

 

He had exposed the Bongma Corps’ scheming.

 

Gongsun Elder would now keep a closer eye on the Bongma Corps.

 

The Alliance Leader as well.

 

And Yeon Ja-gyeong.

 

He had properly beaten the grass and come back.

 

What kind of movement would they show now?

 

Would they panic and flee? Or would they hide even more secretly?

 

Either way didn’t matter.

 

If they came out, he could just catch them.

 

If they hid, he could dig deeper while their movements stopped.

 

While making plans for future matters.

 

He paused.

 

“But why should I be getting headaches over such things?”

 

When he was the Hocheon Corps Leader.

 

He just had to stay around the Alliance Leader and protect him, right?

 

He had been demoted.

 

But since then, he seemed to be moving even more busily.

 

Even though this wasn’t his original plan.

 

Ha Mu-baek went back to the beginning.

 

Thinking about why he had ended up like this.

 

The Chief Justice and Cheonmokgak Leader who had come to see him.

 

The assignment order extended toward him.

 

Demotion to Gyoryong Hall under the pretext of punishment.

 

Among all the many places, why had it specifically been Gyoryong Hall?

 

Who had sent him down to Gyoryong Hall?

 

Someone who knew his temperament well and was familiar with Gyoryong Hall’s circumstances.

 

Someone who expected that he would cause a storm on flat ground at Gyoryong Hall.

 

And above all, someone with the power to decide Gyoryong Hall as his demotion site.

 

“Gongsun Elder.”

 

It was obvious.

 

Without even needing to think about it.

 

When the Hocheon Corps Leader’s demotion was decided, Gongsun Dan-gyeong must have demanded the right to decide the posting in exchange for accepting the demotion.

 

Yeon Ja-gyeong, the actual leader of the White Path Alliance, was indifferent to Gyoryong Hall, so he would have easily accepted Gongsun Dan-gyeong’s proposal.

 

The situation from that time unfolded like a picture in Ha Mu-baek’s mind.

 

Though he hadn’t seen and confirmed it with his own eyes, based on his experience so far, it was certain that’s how it must have been.

 

Splash.

 

As Ha Mu-baek rose from the water tub, the water churned roughly.

 

He dried his body, put on clothes, and left the bathhouse.

 

Ha Mu-baek’s steps headed toward the Director’s Pavilion.

 

 

 

***

 

 

 

Peng Do-yul’s office.

 

Though it was quite late at night, the lights were still on.

 

The office was illuminated by several candles.

 

Especially many candles were lit on the desk.

 

Peng Do-yul was absorbed in reviewing numerous documents there.

 

Was it because he had been continuously looking down at documents?

 

He felt stiffness in the back of his neck.

 

Even for a martial artist who had reached the peak level or higher, stiff muscles being sore was unavoidable.

 

The moment he raised his head to loosen his neck.

 

“Huh!”

 

Peng Do-yul was startled.

 

Because of the figure watching him from the tea table.

 

Ha Mu-baek.

 

He had one arm on the tea table supporting his chin, legs crossed, sitting and staring intently at Peng Do-yul.

 

“You could have at least made some noise when entering. I thought my heart was going to drop.”

 

Peng Do-yul didn’t blame Ha Mu-baek for intruding into the Alliance Leader’s office without permission.

 

He only complained about appearing like a ghost without any presence.

 

“You’re working hard.”

 

Ha Mu-baek said while looking at Peng Do-yul.

 

“Guard Gi has returned.”

 

Gi Yu-chan.

 

He who had gone on a business trip to the Jeongcheon Alliance regarding the cadets’ field training had returned.

 

And with his terrifying work ability, he had sent countless amounts of documents to the Director and Vice Director.

 

“What kind of place is Gyoryong Hall to the Director?”

 

Ha Mu-baek asked.

 

Peng Do-yul looked puzzled.

 

“It’s my assigned post where I received orders.”

 

He answered as if it was nothing special, but.

 

“For that kind of thing, you’re different from the Alliance martial artists I know. You seem overflowing with affection. Just look at how you immediately stuck me in as Maengryong Corps’ chief instructor.”

 

“….”

 

Peng Do-yul said nothing.

 

“The people I saw at the Main Alliance… they would have no interest in how the Maengryong Corps turned out. No, they probably wouldn’t even know the Maengryong Corps existed.”

 

“I’m just fulfilling my duty as Director.”

 

A principled answer.

 

“Well, it’s not important now. But I suddenly became curious.”

 

“About what?”

 

“You must have known all along how those bastards at Damryong Pavilion were operating. Isn’t that right?”

 

At Ha Mu-baek’s question, Peng Do-yul’s eyes twitched.

 

“At the time, I was new to Gyoryong Hall and didn’t know anything, so I immediately charged in. Gi Yu-chan. That man.”

 

“Guard Gi?”

 

Ha Mu-baek nodded.

 

“At least regarding matters within Gyoryong Hall, there was nothing he didn’t know. With such talent available, it doesn’t make sense that you didn’t know about those Damryong Pavilion bastards’ behavior. Either Gi Yu-chan knew, or the Director knew.”

 

“….”

 

Peng Do-yul couldn’t give any answer.

 

“You have quite a friendship with Gongsun Elder, don’t you?”

 

Peng Do-yul of the Peng Family, a member of the Five Great Noble Families.

 

Gongsun Dan-gyeong from Dorim, a member of the Eight Rising Schools and the Alliance Leader’s right hand.

 

At first glance, the two couldn’t possibly have a friendship.

 

Though they were under the same umbrella of the righteous faction.

 

Factions were divided within it.

 

“It seems like the Director reported all of Gyoryong Hall’s information to Gongsun Elder?”

 

“I merely offered a few suggestions to the Cheonmokgak Leader about what’s needed to improve Gyoryong Hall.”

 

“You didn’t ask for a blade to shatter Gyoryong Hall’s stagnant situation and stir up trouble on peaceful plains?”

 

A subtle aura began to emanate from Ha Mu-baek’s body as he asked this.

 

Qi energy filled Peng Do-yul’s office completely.

 

However, it didn’t directly pressure Peng Do-yul. It simply filled the space, increasing its presence.

 

Even so, from Peng Do-yul’s perspective, it was a situation that naturally made his mouth go dry.

 

The qi energy pressuring Peng Do-yul.

 

“Academy Director. Listen carefully. I really don’t like being used according to someone else’s intentions without my knowledge. But. When I carefully reviewed everything again today, there were things that didn’t add up.”

 

Along with those words, the qi energy gradually intensified.

 

A movement that seemed to directly express Ha Mu-baek’s displeasure.

 

“Hmm.”

 

Peng Do-yul let out a small groan at that intensity.

 

“Why did I come to Gyoryong Hall? When I thought about it. This is clearly Gongsun Elder’s doing… but when I wondered why that old man sent me specifically to Gyoryong Hall. I somehow reached the conclusion that the Academy Director must also be involved.”

 

The qi energy became so dense that Peng Do-yul could directly feel the displeasure Ha Mu-baek was experiencing.

 

If it intensified any further, it seemed like it would directly pressure Peng Do-yul.

 

“Whew.”

 

A deep sigh flowed out.

 

“I didn’t expect you to come either.”

 

Finally, Peng Do-yul confessed what Ha Mu-baek wanted to hear.

 

Only then did the presence that had filled the office disappear.

 

“Why did you do it?”

 

Ha Mu-baek looked at Peng Do-yul and asked.

 

“Because Gyoryong Hall needed a shock to be properly restored.”

 

“It seems like it would have been sufficiently possible if the Academy Director had stepped forward directly?”

 

At Ha Mu-baek’s question, Peng Do-yul shrugged his shoulders.

 

“The influence of the White Path Society and Eight Gates of Divine Progress is stronger than expected.”

 

Peng Do-yul said while shrugging his shoulders.

 

Rising from his seat, he approached the tea table and sat across from Ha Mu-baek.

 

“The same goes for Damryong Pavilion’s affairs. Those bastards were paying bribes to quite a lot of places. Guard Gi was probably turning a blind eye because he didn’t want Gyoryong Hall to get noisy.”

 

Ha Mu-baek frowned.

 

“If the White Path Society and Eight Gates of Divine Progress join forces to resist me. I have no power either. What power could the mere third son of the Peng Family Head have? If they combine forces and petition the Elder Council to change the Gyoryong Hall Master?”

 

Then Peng Do-yul raised one hand and made a gesture of cutting his own throat.

 

“The main estate won’t move for someone like me in such a position. Didn’t you also experience my father? That man’s head was filled with nothing but thoughts of his eldest grandson. And when I was first appointed, Gyoryong Hall was really a complete mess. If I get kicked out, that same situation will unfold again. I couldn’t let that happen.”

 

“There’s a contradiction in your answer. Didn’t you say at first that it was just an assigned post?”

 

Peng Do-yul smiled slyly.

 

“Of course that was a lie. I was hoping you might fall for it.”

 

Ha Mu-baek frowned once again.

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