Chapter 193

Hyuk So-Jin followed Sang-Hak to the heart of the demonic warrior.
“This is the Palma.
Originally named kwan, it usually referred to a place where martial arts were practiced or where many people gathered together at once.
But the Palace of Palma was a coffin in name only, a huge armory built with great sophistication and strength.
However, it seems to have gotten its name from the fact that he made a gilded statue of himself and kept each weapon in his arsenal.
“I’m getting tired of it.
Looking around the interior, Hyuk Sojin’s mouth dropped open.
Even the Great Demons’ lair, the Immortal Realm, housed countless recruits.
But compared to the palace in front of you, it feels like the armory of a local warlord.
In addition to the legendary swords, such as the Fish Bowl, Liver Bowl, Moya, Giant Sword, and Damlou, as well as the many new recruits and advanced weaponry that made a name for themselves in the Liu Dynasty, ……
There were also statues wearing protective armor such as molded armor and iron armor, and statues wearing exquisite memorization devices such as the blue poisonous blood hand and the ice demon blood ring tube.
“Look carefully and take the one weapon you want.”
“Anything?”
“That’s right. If you don’t need a weapon, I don’t care if it’s a sword, or a memorization. Take your pick.”
Hyuk Sojin couldn’t understand.
Why are they giving me this award when I’m just following Bu Eun Seol in the door?
“Are you sure you’re not mistaking something? I’m not a candidate for successor…….”
“I know. That you are the seed of a possible successor.”
“Seed? You mean me?”
Hyeoksojin asked, and Sanghak frowned.
“I’m running out of time. Choose quickly.”
“The seed of a possible successor.
I laugh at the absurdity of it all.
You can get one of the treasures in the palace just for following Bu Eunseol, one of the candidates to succeed Ma Tianze…….
It’s only now that I realize the extent to which I’m a candidate to succeed him.
“Do you mind if I look around a bit?”
“Hmm, that’s just the tip of the iceberg.”
With permission granted, Hyuk So-jin looked around the armory.
There wasn’t a single item on display that wasn’t a demonic weapon.
Not only that, but the poisoned weaponry of the long-dead demons also contained their origins and the skill to use them.
“Mmm.”
After looking around the inside of Palma Hall for a long time, Hyuk So-jin was torn.
At his waist is the Snow Lantern, a great sword from the Immortal Realm.
Although it is not a divine sword, its sharpness is comparable to Bu Eunseol’s martial sword.
“I don’t need a weapon, no matter how much I think about it.
The supreme martial artist of the Immortal Realm, Xin Feng, is not a martial artist who uses weapons.
It is a martial art that utilizes powerful intangible jinqi in a subtle way, which is why swords can sometimes feel cumbersome.
“Should I wear a robe then?
Hyuk Sojin shook his head.
When you’re wearing a sash, it’s easy to become overconfident in its effectiveness and not execute evasive maneuvers properly.
Not only that, but it’s useless against things like the Iaido method, so it’s useless against super-excellent masters.
“I might as well give up.
It’s better not to take a weapon or an ornament than to be forced to take one that doesn’t fit.
Hyeoksojin turns back without hesitation,
Poof.
Suddenly, something landed at his feet.
“This is…….”
Looking down at his feet, he grinned.
“This would be a great way to get the most out of Shinryu Magi.
Without hesitation, he picked up what was at his feet.
“Well, I’ll take that.”
“Hmm?”
Sanghak looked at the item Hyeoksojin had picked up and made a puzzled face.
“You’re going to take that?”
“Yeah, I like this one.”
“Are you serious?”
“Yes.”
Hyuk Sojin smiled brightly and nodded, and Sanghak nodded with a sigh.
“If you like it, it must be good. Take it.”
“Thank you.”
With his hands clasped together, Hyuk So-jin didn’t hesitate to put what was in his hands into his bosom.
It was a bundle of stitched blood, wrapped around an organ designed to trap intruders who snuck into the palace.
* * *
Manmayu Jingak, Jay Layer.
It was a completely different scene from the first floor of Manmayu Jingu, where I had seen the poured snow before.
He had so many supplies piled up that he built a huge shelf in a cave with no light, where he kept salt and charcoal.
But the Jay floor was a giant maze, with clear glass boxes dotted around the floor containing the secret weapon.
Because of its size, the Manmayu Jingu Hall has a large guidebook at the entrance with the approximate location of the collections and the internal layout.
Next to it was a curved wall and a storehouse of clear water.
“Mmm.”
After wandering around the dizzying interior of the Manmayujin Temple for a while, Buunsul returned to the entrance and opened the guidebook.
“It’s better to navigate a complex maze in an organized way, knowing what to expect.
Once you realize that all of this is a test of mettle, you need to move as quickly and efficiently as possible.
“Mmm.”
The brochure was unnecessarily thick.
It not only described the internal structure, but also the classification of the seven thousand species on display.
After understanding the layout and location of the Manmayujingak, Buunsul began to explore in earnest.
Tiedi’s No-Kill Swordplay.
Dao Po Hei Lun Jian (Black Ring Sword).
Shi Di Xue Yin Dan Jian (Priest’s Blood Yin Blade).
Fierce Blood Blade.
The first aisle was filled with glass cases of Ascending Sword Cranes, each one capable of destroying the world if mastered.
“Don’t even look at the code.
Looking over the ranks, Buunsul shook his head.
Based on the teachings of Dan Cheng, the Infinite Heavenly Flow transcends the limitations of all sword techniques.
The harder you fight, the stronger you become, and finding your enemy’s loopholes and breaking their techniques is the ultimate righteousness.
In other words, because it is enlightened swordsmanship, it is no longer necessary to learn new sword techniques.
“Let’s find the martial arts I’m lacking.
I quickly passed through the aisle, and this time I saw the recommended classes of kwon, jigong, and keumna.
“I don’t need this.
The Kwonma Chil-Sik cooked by Bu Eun-sul contained a bunch of all the recommended geography.
In other words, even if you learn a new art, you’re still just sharpening the edges of the Kwonmachil style.
“And the salary is…….”
Bu Eun-sul’s eyes darkened for a moment as she remembered Kwon Ma Chil-sik’s rank.
Even if there are detailed practical instructions in the book, it is difficult to use them in practice.
If the secret arts could be mastered in their entirety, all the schools of the Wulin would be hoarding the secret arts in their libraries instead of teaching their disciples.
“Even the Kwonma Chil-Sik, which I have naturally honed through practice, is only at the level of the Five Elements.
I couldn’t understand the swelling.
If you’re going to deepen your martial arts training in a single class, it’s far more beneficial to study many classes to gain a variety of techniques.
“Why did they ask me to learn one discipline?
According to the brochure, there are seven thousand, three hundred and eighty-seven species of ascended horses on display here.
The best way to use those ten days is to selectively choose the right foods and then digest them slowly.
However, he insisted that I learn one thing, and as if to confirm it, he sent me back to the castle to look for the holy gate.
‘One thing. One thing…….’
Deep in thought, Bu Eun-sul began to quickly scan the shelves of the Manmayu Jingak.
None of it is anything less than excellent magic, and the thickness of the booklet is pretty much consistent.
“One thing. One thing.”
As she flipped through the pamphlet, repeating the same words, Bu Eun-sul suddenly remembered the first time she had realized the Heavenly Spirit.
An old man who is the strongest man in the land, yet not very old.
“Yeah, that’s what it was.”
Most of the weapons on display here are sango cranes that have come down to the island.
But Ma Tianze is not an old man. Nor is he a disciple of the Madoka Tensei who supported the Madomurim for generations.
From the perspective of the history of the Wulin, he was something new, something that had never been seen before.
Chirararak.
Enlightened, Bu Eun-sul began to scrutinize the outer surfaces of the seven thousand species of the Manmayu Jingak in detail.
But there isn’t.
The texts on display here are all outdated, meaning they were written by the great masters of the past.
“They’re all old martial artists. There is no martial art that could have been written by the Master.”
The most recent one was written over two hundred years ago by a Buddhist master, the Buddha.
Moreover, it was not a martial art, as it was a deep secret to maximize psychic robustness.
“Plus, there’s a lot of duplication of effort.”
The number of ranks is higher because the nature of martial arts is not organized like political parties.
For example, the fundamental principles and martial arts secrets of the famous martial arts techniques of Eternal Demon Blood Hand and Blood Jade River Hand are the same.
As far as Bu Eun-sul could tell, the seven thousand or so species here were only about three hundred to be properly categorized.
“Was I mistaken?”
I thought there must be some kind of untutored class written by Ma Tianze here.
But no matter where I looked, I couldn’t find it.
“Tomorrow is the eighth.”
You only have four days left.
But I didn’t even get to choose a single non-major.
Since you can’t violate the order of the Heavenly Emperor, you’ll have to learn one martial art at any rank.
“Even though I checked everything…….”
At that moment, a light bulb went off in Bu Eun-sul’s eyes.
I haven’t checked everything yet. I haven’t finished reading the back of the guide at the beginning of Manmayujin Gak.
Rushing to the entrance, Buunseol began to read the details in the back of the hefty guide.
Surprisingly, it contains descriptions and summaries of over seven thousand species.
As she quickly read the text, her hand stopped moving.
A guide is exactly what it sounds like.
The structure of the Manmayu Jingu, and the types of scrolls on display. The inscriptions on the scrolls were abbreviated.
But hidden in that long, drawn-out description was a great martial arts lesson.
Purify (Essence).
In the back of the guide, you’ll find a deep dive into the nitty-gritty, the nuts and bolts of the program.
In other words, the author of this guide has studied all of the martial arts on the J-floor of the Manmayu Jingaku, and has described them in detail.
And the author is, of course, the mastermind.
“He wishes to impart the secrets of his martial arts cultivation to those who enter here.
Buunsul, the centerpiece of Nangyagak’s martial arts.
He created a kung fu style that broke the mold of martial arts.
On the contrary, however, he created a new martial art by integrating the ideas contained in the framework of existing martial arts.
“My current abilities do not permit me to synthesize more than seven thousand species of magic.
If so, there’s only one thing to do.
After four days of reading the essence of the summaries summarized by the master, you should select and master the techniques that will make up for your current deficiencies.
* * *
Four days have now passed.
It wasn’t until she spent a full day studying the summary in the guide that she realized what she was lacking.
Strong tolerance.
The water level in Buunseol’s hollow is so high that even the most accomplished masters can’t compete with it.
However, there is no martial art that can fully utilize that powerful resonator.
Although the Wushu Heavenly Flow and the Kung Ma Ch’ien Ch’ien are incredibly powerful, they are more about the subtleties of the elemental arts and the unstudied method than the level of the internal arts.
But as she read through the guide, she realized that there was a trick to it.
Secret Tips for Cutting the Ties.
If you’re an average non-builder, you probably wouldn’t even bother to read it.
It simply said something that would harden the mind.
But Bu Eun-sul was convinced that it was written by Ma Tian-tse, so he read it in detail.
“What an unconventional way to do it.”
The resolution to cut was proposing a unique way to harden the heart: to cut the heart out of the mind.
-What’s the point of being rough if you’ve sharpened your heart?
Every martial arts master goes through the process of simma, which is something that happens once in a while.
In the decision to cut, the heart was taken out of the equation, and the mind was taken out of the equation, so that a quirky and unconventional…… way of getting through the difficulties was pursued.
“That sounds more like a description of the actual operation than a trick.”
At the end of the resolution to cut, there was also a unique twist.
Unambiguous truth.
It contained the words of the Heavenly Laws, which allowed him to freely transform and release the Qi within his body.