The Genius Youngest Disciple of the Wudang Sect

Chapter 125

Although I thought that, in fact, the Sword King's feelings when he made such a request to me were well conveyed to me.

Originally, martial artists are people who extremely dislike teaching their martial arts to others.

Especially those who are from famous orthodox sects.

In fact, although I am from an orthodox sect, I originally had no affiliation, and I actually hated these formalities of the orthodox sects.

So I was able to accept Nangong Cheon-jin's words to sell his martial arts without any problem, but depending on the person, it is a statement that could make some people explode with anger.

"I don't know exactly what you mean by selling my martial art. Head of the family."

I took a step back, pretending not to know anything.

Then Nangong Cheon-jin nodded his head with an expression that said he could understand, and then he opened his mouth.

"In fact, it's a ridiculous request, so you could think that way. What I mean is that if you pass on Taoist Master Unhwi's Dynamic Qigong to our family, we will pay a corresponding price. Whether that price is money, or if not, martial arts..."

He trailed off as he said the word 'martial arts'.

I tried to maintain a calm face, but I couldn't completely hide my surprised expression.

'He's going to offer the martial arts of the Nangong family?'

Come to think of it, it's not a completely strange thing to say.

Since what he wants from me is martial arts, if I think that I will also receive martial arts, it would be the same.

At this point, I think I know the reason why he has been speaking formally to me, who is as young as his grandson and has a much lower standing in the martial world.

If I really do pass on my martial art to him, whether it's in the form of a transaction or I just teach him, I will become a kind of master, so he can't just treat me like a child just because I'm young.

'The master of the head of the Nangong family... that's amazing?'

In fact, just that fact alone was making my heart pound, but I said to him in a determined voice, "I understand well what you want, head of the family. But before that, I have to ask one thing."

"Ask me anything. If it's a question I can answer, I will answer everything."

"I want to know clearly the reason why you need my martial art. You said you would tell me if I said I would do it, but since it's a matter of passing on a martial art..."

I deliberately trailed off, pretending to be troubled.

Because I felt like I would reveal my true feelings if I continued to talk.

To be honest, I have already made up my mind to teach them my training.

But, teaching is teaching, and shouldn't I get what I can get?

I didn't ask for it first, and they offered it first, so there's no need to refuse it.

"Ah... I understand. I was only thinking of our side. I'm sorry. In fact, I've rarely made such a request in my life, so I'm clumsy at asking for favors."

"Ah, no."

"Hoo... to talk about this, I must first talk about the limits of our Nangong family's martial arts. This is the first time I'm talking about this to someone outside the family..."

He took a deep breath and then began to explain to me step by step.

The story that the Nangong family's martial arts are incredibly powerful, but in return, they begin to eat away at the human body, and when aging begins in earnest after sixty, the body's condition deteriorates rapidly, making it difficult to live past seventy.

In the midst of that, the Sovereign Sword Emperor, Nangong Sang-hyeon, was able to live a long life until the age of ninety because he had a unique constitution.

And the story that he thought I had a similar constitution to him, but it seems that it was not something I was born with, but a constitution that was created through acquired efforts.

'Wait, then... if the Nangong family martial artists train their bodies with my training method and their bodies can overcome the martial arts, it means that incredibly strong martial artists can be mass-produced?!'

And it seems I wasn't the only one who thought this, as Nangong Cheon-jin immediately told me that if he learned the Dynamic Qigong, he would then gradually spread it to all the martial artists of the Nangong family.

After the story was organized to some extent, he opened his mouth again.

"And... I don't know if it's possible, but with that Dynamic Qigong, I might be able to extend my and my father's lifespan. Of course, I don't know how much my constitution will change if I start training my body from now on."

His last words were filled with sincerity.

Of course, it doesn't mean that the things he said before were lies or pretense.

But, those things were, what should I say, secondary, and it seems that what he just said was his true feelings.

Nangong Cheon-jin's age is just about to turn sixty.

According to him, it means that it is the time when his body will begin to deteriorate rapidly.

Perhaps that's why he seemed a little embarrassed when he said his last words.

In the end, he gave various reasons, but it seems he was concerned that it would sound like he wanted to learn the martial art 'because he wanted to live longer.'

However, I, who was accepting it, had a slightly different thought.

Because I sympathized much more with him saying he wanted to live than the grand things he said before about the limits of the Nangong family's martial arts, their fate, and so on.

'What's wrong with wanting to live?'

I originally think that life is a series of survivals.

The fact that we are born as martial artists, grow up, and try to learn higher-level martial arts somehow, try to gather even a single grain more of internal energy, and try to grow our power larger.

Aren't those things also things we do because we want to survive in this harsh world?

"Especially my father is in a dangerous situation. Of course, since he is so old, it's natural... but the more he uses his internal energy, the worse his body condition becomes."

"Doesn't that mean he shouldn't perform martial arts?"

"That's right."

"But when I met the Sovereign Sword Emperor a few days ago, he told me that he would show me a sword dance before his Gold Basin Hand-Washing ceremony..."

"Hoo... he will do it as scheduled, given his personality. I tried to stop him until the end... but he said he wanted to burn the last flame of his life for the future generations."

My thoughts are somewhat organized.

Many things have changed due to my intervention.

In my previous life, I probably wouldn't have come here, so Nangong Sang-hyeon would not have had the opportunity to encounter my Dynamic Qigong, and he would have decided to burn the remaining flame of his life by dancing the last sword dance.

But by meeting me, he must have gained hope that he could continue his life.

'But... I still haven't found out what's going on with the Nangong family.'

It is the final sword dance that contains the enlightenment of a man who is close to being the number one under heaven.

But, the fact that his sword dance was not talked about for a long time but became a forgotten event, no matter how much I think about it, I can only think that the Sovereign Sword Emperor was unable to dance the sword dance before his Gold Basin Hand-Washing ceremony.

'Something that no one expected happens, or the Sovereign Sword Emperor's body condition deteriorates rapidly.'

But his condition when I met him a few days ago did not seem so bad that he would be unable to move his body in a few days.

In fact, if Nangong Cheon-jin hadn't told me this, I wouldn't have even noticed that his body condition was bad.

His retirement banquet and Gold Basin Hand-Washing ceremony are only four days away. It's hard to imagine him suddenly collapsing while coughing up blood in the meantime.

'So something is going on.'

I frowned for a moment as I thought about the event that would happen at the Nangong family, and seeing that expression, Nangong Cheon-jin also had a troubled expression.

He must have thought that I was frowning because of the problem of whether to teach him the Dynamic Qigong or not.

While I felt that I was too inconsiderate in front of a desperate person, on the other hand, I also thought that Nangong Cheon-jin and the Nangong family were quite cool.

'If I were in the same position, I would have taken the training method even by imprisoning him, but what should I say... they are really like a famous orthodox sect.'

This is why I don't even think about establishing a sect or a family.

In the first place, I'm not that kind of person. It's more comfortable to do as I please freely.

As I thought that and smiled, this time he also smiled with a relieved face.

I almost burst out laughing at the thought that I was playing with the heart of the Sword King of the world, Nangong Cheon-jin, but I barely held it in and opened my mouth.

Because I didn't want to make his heart anxious anymore.

"I understand. I will teach you."

"Really? Then to the Wudang Sect..."

"My training method is not something I learned from the Wudang Sect, but something I created from beginning to end. I don't think I need to ask for the sect's consent."

"Oh! Thank you. Thank you so much."

He even bowed his head to me and said thank you.

In fact, I felt a little guilty about saying that I had created it entirely myself.

Of course, most of it was created by me, but this Dynamic Qigong also has a little bit of the Shaolin Temple's Muscle/Tendon Change Classic mixed in.

But, what can I do? When they taught me only the part of the Muscle/Tendon Change Classic that trains the body, they didn't say that I should never tell anyone else.

And they clearly said that it wasn't the Muscle/Tendon Change Classic, but just chanting a sutra.

So it should be okay to teach it like this.

"Before that, I think we need to talk about the conditions."

"Ah! That's right. Is there anything you want? If you tell me anything, I will try my best to match it."

"Will you grant me any request I make?"

"Of course, it will depend on what you want... but if you were to ask for my daughter Yu-hwa's hand in marriage, I am willing to do so."

"Yes? No, what are you talking about?"

"I'm not saying that's really the case, but that's how strong my will is."

"No, that's not it. Miss Yu-hwa is not some kind of object, and you're deciding on her marriage without even asking for her opinion. Of course, I have no intention of getting married either... Ah! It's not that I don't like Miss Yu-hwa, or that I don't want to become the son-in-law of the Nangong family, but that I have no intention of getting married yet. Please don't misunderstand."

"I don't have such a misunderstanding. But... that's an unexpected answer. That her own opinion is important..."

At my light words, he suddenly thought deeply as if he had gained some enlightenment, and then he continued, "Thanks to you, I think I've realized something I hadn't thought of. Thank you for making me think from a new perspective."

He smiled at me and then continued, "Anyway, you must know well how strong my feelings are... is there anything you want?"

"Yes. There are a few things."

When I said a few things, his eyes widened slightly, but they had already returned to their original size.

It seemed he was ready to accept whatever I said.

"The first is money."

"Money. It feels like you're starting with the easiest thing, but how much money do you want?"

"I'm going to set several conditions, so I think it's shameless to ask for too much. I'll just take about ten taels of gold..."

"Ten taels? Is that all you need?"

"And on top of that, I would like you to make a small donation to the Wudang Sect."

"Hoho... a donation to the Wudang Sect."

"You can discuss the amount with my senior grand-uncle, the Lord of the Yeongeun Palace, and set it separately. I will not interfere with the amount of the donation, whether it is large or small."

I said this and then sighed inwardly.

In fact, I wanted to call out a hundred taels of gold! but I said this because I had no use for that much money right now.

Although I became a Taoist of the Wudang Sect unexpectedly, I strangely feel attached to it and keep thinking about it.

If I have the support of the Nangong family, I feel good just thinking that my brothers and senior uncle will be able to focus on becoming stronger by eating good food in a better environment.

For some reason, I feel like my mind is being consumed by my body, but I don't regret saying this.

"The Lord of the Yeongeun Palace... are you talking about Taoist Ok-gyu?"

"That's right. Do you know each other?"

"Hoho. I have a connection with Taoist Ok-gyu from going back and forth to the Martial Arts Alliance. Hoho... it might be better to negotiate with Taoist Master Unhwi instead."

Even as he said that, he laughed.

Although he would be spending the Nangong family's money, he seemed to find it admirable that I was taking care of my sect first.

"I will do the first condition as you say. And the next condition?"

"In the future, if I ask for help, please help me at least once, regardless of the situation and reason. And on a family-wide scale."

"The help of the entire Nangong family...? Hoho... are you thinking of some kind of war?"

He said it like a joke, but I was startled inside.

Because his words were exactly right.

Because I was thinking of borrowing their power first when the war with the Demonic Cult broke out.

"Good! I will do so. And is there more?"

"Yes. There is one last condition."

"Please tell me."

I paused for a moment, staring at him who was readily agreeing.

When he opened his eyes in wonder as I remained silent, I looked him straight in the eye and said, "Please continue to revere righteousness... just like now. No matter what happens, no matter what the situation in the Central Plains becomes in the future, please let the Nangong family remain a family that protects justice... a family that thinks of the weak and punishes evil until the end."

"......!"

As if unexpected words had come out of my mouth, he looked at my eyes with a surprised face.

And I also continued to meet his eyes and put my will into my gaze, and then I continued, "This is the condition under which I can spread my Dynamic Qigong to the to the Nangong family.”

(End of Chapter)