Chapter 43

‘Master must have his reasons…….’
A master doesn’t care what others think of him.
He walks his own path.
And he must have his own reasons for not revealing his skills.
You can ask questions, but you don’t have to answer them until he tells you.
“Ah, I’ve been thinking too much.
The Five Elements Master walked in front of me and said.
“Yes, it’s been a long time. I heard that your master, Mu Zhen Qin, is now in the Sword Sect. Did you come here to train in the meantime?”
“Yes.”
Straightforward words.
Then I should also give a straightforward answer.
“That’s fine. You’ve just started practicing. You can start right away.”
“Okay.”
“Let’s go.”
The Five Elements Master put down his brush and stood up.
Together, they walked outside to the training grounds.
The training hall was enormous.
It had a well-paved bluestone floor and hard walls.
It was very solid as a place for practicing.
I could see the swordsmen standing on it.
“That’s…….”
“It’s the Plum Blossom Sword. You’ve learned it, don’t you know it?”
“Yes, I know, but…….”
That one is different.
It’s a plum blossom sword, but somehow it doesn’t look like a plum blossom sword.
“What are you thinking about? Follow me.”
I stopped questioning and followed behind the Five Elements Qin Yin.
“Hot!”
Bung∼ Shuung∼
The sound of a sword cutting through the air.
And the master of the sword that made that sound.
I shuddered at their restrained behavior and prayers.
‘These people…….’
None of them seem to be any better than me.
But all of them are first-rate, skilled enough to hear the sound.
Seeing such people gathered together and performing the same action is a thrill.
“Stop!”
A voice echoes through the tiny stage.
Standing right next to me, I felt my head ringing and quickly raised my gong.
‘This is…….’
Is it Yin Gong?
‘No, it’s impossible for a Taoist master to have learned Yin Gong, so is that a manifestation of profound inner qi?
That was more likely.
He suddenly felt the strength of the elders.
‘It’s still a long way off…….
I feel weaker than my master, but that doesn’t mean my power is weak.
An elder of a sect may not be able to defeat me as easily as I can, but he still has the power to win.
‘Maybe this will be enough to achieve enlightenment…….’
I’m blocked by a wall.
I felt that I might be able to gain the enlightenment to break through the wall, and I felt that I had come to the right place.
“May I help you?”
A swordsman in front of me, speaking in a low voice.
“I have something to tell you.”
The Five Elements Master gestured to me, and the swordsmen turned to look at me.
“Umm…….
This is a bit much.
One of them, Yan Hua, looked at me.
Her face was full of surprise.
I smiled broadly and stepped forward.
“Swordsman Sun, I’m Qingwu.”
As I said it with a sweeping gesture, their eyes lit up.
“That look…….
It’s like he knows me.
“Do you still remember?
Three years ago, I stood out in a joint exercise.
I thought I wouldn’t remember after three years, but everyone did.
“That must be good, right?
One of the purposes of coming here is not only to train, but also to meet like-minded people.
Something I haven’t been able to do because of my martial arts training.
I should like them because they’re paying attention to me.
“Now, stop!”
The Five Elements Qin Yin yelled again.
This time, I was prepared, so there was no harm done.
‘Authors…….’
The Five Elemental Jinni is much stronger than he was three years ago, emitting a profound power that makes my head ring.
No one was shaken by his voice, and no damage was done.
‘You’re strong…….’
I wasn’t the only one who grew stronger.
The others had also grown stronger through the hardships of digging into their flesh and sharpening their bones.
“Qingwu, I’m sure you’re familiar with the Plum Blossom Sword.”
“Yes.”
“Stand with them.”
The swordsmen move out of the way.
Along the way, he stopped at a spot and drew his sword.
“Then, begin!”
“Hot!”
With a loud clang, the sword moved.
The Plum Blossom Sword.
This is one of the Hua Shan Sect’s techniques taught during the sword training.
It was composed of three techniques.
Three sheets that were compressed and compressed and compressed.
That’s the Plum Blossom Three-Sided Sword.
‘This is…….’
Fast.
I can’t keep up with the other kids.
I was the only one swinging the sword at a fast pace.
‘Slow down a little…….’
My mind and body responded on its own.
My body gradually slowed down, guided by my internal force.
I matched their pace and kept it.
“Why?
I thought to myself as I unsheathed the Plum Blossom Sword.
This shouldn’t be possible.
Unless you’ve mastered the art to the point where you can do it with your eyes closed, even when you’re sleeping, you can’t think about anything else while you’re doing it.
But I can do it without going through the lily pads.
I ascended with the plum blossom sword.
As long as I remembered my elder brother and paid a little attention, I could do this.
“Why is it so fast?
I was just relaxing and letting it unfold easily.
But it was too fast.
No, I didn’t feel fast.
I just thought I was fast because I was fast compared to the other kids.
‘Everyone else is…….’
Everyone is doing their best.
Some of them are doing it carefully and with great concentration, even to the point of sweating.
That’s their speed.
But I just casually unfolded it, and it was about twice as fast as theirs.
‘Plum Blossom Sword…….’
The answer boils down to this.
This is the reason why my martial arts skills have risen, and why I am exceptionally stronger than the other children.
And it was also the answer to this problem.
The history of my inner power after I unfolded the Plum Blossom Sword.
The blood I spit out with pain.
And the sensation that my body was gradually changing.
That was the reason.
As I continued to extend the plum blade, the other martial arts were also extended at the speed of the plum blade.
Each martial art has its own speed and characteristics.
By matching it to the fast plum blossom sword, this speed came out.
‘But…….’
Even though the speed was as fast as the Plum Blossom Sword Path, he felt that the accuracy of the Plum Blossom Three-Spirit Sword was no different from the other children.
‘The limit of herbivory…….’
I heard it from my master.
‘Pushing the limits of herbivory.
I change my formations to suit me, and move my body according to my will.
He said that when you do that, no matter what form or speed your chi kung takes, it doesn’t lose its martial character.
‘Is that the level of cultivation…….
I didn’t know when I had a master and when I was training on my own.
He was so strong, and I was training alone, so I couldn’t compare.
Now that I had something to compare myself to, I could clearly see how good I was.
“I think I’m in the right place.
It’s easy to get tired.
You have to know yourself.
It’s good to grow rapidly, but you have to know how to control yourself.
If I had become this strong and continued to strive without realizing it, it would have been a regression.
‘If this is enlightenment, it is enlightenment…….’
It’s not an enlightenment that makes the study of nothingness profound, but it helps me control myself.
‘Is it over?
Was I thinking too much?
By now, everyone had lowered their moving swords and caught their breath.
But I didn’t have to.
A big inhale creates a large natural geomantic swirl, and a long exhale sends the turbulence outward.
And that’s it.
And with that, my fatigue is gone.
‘This is it…….’
It’s so easy that it doesn’t even compare to when I’m doing plum blossom kendo.
Therefore, my fatigue is almost gone with just this much rest.
The swordsmen stare at me curiously.
Their eyes are filled with curiosity.
‘Thank goodness.
I don’t realize it.
They don’t know that my breathing hasn’t slowed down at all, unlike the others, or that I initially unfurled the Plum Blossom Sword with great speed.
He doesn’t know that I was the last one to open it, or that it could just be that way.
That’s a good thing.
I don’t want to be singled out for being different and special from everyone else.
When I was a Bopyeong disciple, didn’t I alienate my friends because I got attention for being special by defeating Yoo Sang-pil?
I didn’t want that anymore.
If I was going to approach them, I wanted to approach them as an ordinary person.
Next, I unfolded the Tae Eul Mirijang, the Hee Yi Sword, the Yang O Sword, and the Nine Palace Sword Method.
After practicing all of them, there was nothing wrong with him, except that his breathing was a bit disordered.
I didn’t even have to take a restorative breakfast like the other kids, I just stood still and evened out my breathing a bit.
And even if I was tired, I didn’t need to do it anyway.
The bowl was already full and there was no room for more.
Still, I followed the Five Elements Master’s advice and stood up.
My eyes were shining.
And their true spirit energy rising from the chanting.
It was enough to fill the entire hall.
“Ha Sung, follow me.”
With those words, the swordsmen’s training was over.
They had all already passed the point where they could train together with the Bo Ping disciples and improve their skills.
The reason they gathered together to train like this was so that the elders could correct their mistakes or give them a little advice, like the disciple who was asked to stay behind.
After the training, the remaining swordsmen in the training center.
They gathered around each other, chatting, greeting each other, and leaving.
One of the students approached me.
It was Yan Hua.
“What is it? What’s going on?”
“What’s going on?”
I don’t know what the hell is going on.
“If I said it like this, you should understand. Anyway, why are you here?”
“To train.”
“There’s no reason for you to come here for that, you’re doing just fine on your own.”
“I’ve got my own stumbling blocks. Besides, I don’t have a master, no one to give me advice. I need to find enlightenment, even in a place like this.”
“A wall?”
“Yes, a wall. I’m stuck, and I don’t know how to get past it.”
“I see, then you can’t unblock it…….”
“Huh? Block what?”
“No, nothing, because they don’t seem to be too interested in you anyway.”
Softening, muttering quietly.
It’s like he’s saying it so I can’t hear him, but since it’s out of his mouth, I can’t help but hear it.
“What about them, is there something wrong with them?”
It seemed like something strange was involved.
To the point where Yeonhwa would say.
“Ugh, shit. Bad judgment. It’s coming.”
Yeonhwa glanced over.
When she turns her gaze there, she sees several people.