The Genius Youngest Disciple of the Wudang Sect

Chapter 199

"Great Return Pill!"

I, forgetting my composure, shouted out those three amazing words.

As if my reaction was exactly as they had thought, both the sect leader and the abbot burst out laughing.

"Actually, I thought about giving it to you earlier. But with your personality, if you received the Great Return Pill, wouldn't you be anxious to consume it right away?"

"That... seems likely."

"Moreover, the Great Return Pill is an elixir that you should not consume without me in the first place. Even the Small Return Pill contains such a powerful energy, so how much more energy would the Great Return Pill contain? If I give it to you, can you handle it alone?"

I shook my head from side to side.

As the abbot said, if I had been selected as the best martial artist and had been given the Great Return Pill, I might not have been able to wait until now and might have already consumed it alone.

In the first place, it seemed that the sect leader and the abbot had decided to give me the Great Return Pill late, taking into account even my personality.

"But isn't that Great Return Pill something like a prize that was supposed to be given to the best martial artist of this competition?"

"It wasn't like that, but the rumor spread strangely."

"Was it like that?"

"I just said that before leaving for Wudang this time, I should be sure to pack one Great Return Pill and give it to you. But the other disciples who heard that somewhere spread the rumor that the prize for this competition was the Great Return Pill."

"So that's what happened."

I, finding it absurd, let out a small laugh.

According to the abbot's words, it was mine anyway, but it felt as if I had worked hard, shedding blood and sweat, to get it.

But as if he had read my expression, the abbot let out a small laugh and said, "But it is also true that I deliberately did not correct the rumor even though I knew about it in advance. Because I thought that because of this rumor, there would be disciples who would work hard, risking their lives. Although it seems a certain young Taoist of the Wudang Sect is also like that."

In the end, it meant that I had been played by the great master Gak-il.

But, that didn't mean I felt bad or anything.

Because thanks to that, I trained harder, and I know well that the small difference in training brought me victory in the spar with Monk Yeong Hwan.

"Then shall we move for a moment? We have to sit down, but it's a little awkward to do so here at the spar stage, isn't it?"

"Then a suitable place to move to..."

As I was thinking of a few places, the sect leader said in a timely manner.

"Let's go to the Supreme Azure Palace. Since the Supreme Azure Palace is completely empty now, there will be no other place as good as that to consume the Great Return Pill."

"The Supreme Azure Palace... is that okay?"

"Of course. The abbot of Shaolin is personally helping our disciple consume the Great Return Pill, so where can we not offer?"

The sect leader said with a hearty laugh, and a little while later, we moved to the Supreme Azure Palace.

When we arrived at the empty Supreme Azure Palace and sat in the lotus position, the abbot of Shaolin said that since there was no time, I should eat the Great Return Pill right away, and since I didn't need to think any more, I immediately put the Great Return Pill in my mouth.

The tremendous fragrance that bursts out as soon as I put the Great Return Pill in my mouth.

The moment it felt as if my mind was becoming dizzy with just that fragrance, the abbot's voice pierced my ear.

"From now on, pull yourself together. And as you did before, entrust all your energy to me."

The moment I was about to express my affirmation to his words, the great force that was rushing in from my stomach made me have no time for any other thoughts.

And I don't remember much after that.

Because I was just focused on receiving the energy, and receiving it again... and not losing my mind.

As time passed like that, without me even knowing how it was passing.

***

When I came to my senses, it was long after the morning had dawned.

I don't even know when I lost consciousness.

When I opened my eyes, the great master Gak-il was not to be seen, as if he had already left, and instead, the sect leader and my master were guarding my side.

"You're awake."

"How is your body?"

As soon as I opened my eyes, the two of them asked me as if they had been waiting.

I looked at them and said with a smile, "I feel like I could fly."

"Really? Fortunately, it seems the consumption of the Great Return Pill was done properly."

"I think I'll know in detail after I properly do qi circulation and observe my body... but from the feeling I'm getting, it seems to be about twice as much as before."

"Oh. Is it that much?"

"Yes. And... I can feel that there is still residual energy that I have not yet absorbed in various parts of my body. It seems I could not absorb all the energy of the Great Return Pill because my level is still lacking, but this... will be resolved with time."

"There is unabsorbed energy remaining in your body?"

Although I spoke as if it were natural, my master and the sect leader looked at each other and whispered.

It seems strange to them that there is energy remaining in the body.

I thought that a tremendous elixir like the Great Return Pill would have that much effect, but it seems that is not the case.

Well, how would I know if I had eaten such an elixir before?

The elixirs I have eaten are at most the Small Return Pill or the Clear Jade Pill.

Of course, even those elixirs were things I had never even seen in my previous life.

"Hmm... is it because of the Dynamic Qigong you have learned? I will discuss that with the abbot once."

"By the way, where is the abbot?"

"He went back when you finished your qi circulation and fell asleep. It's been about a quarter of an hour? It seemed he was very tired from guiding your energy."

"I want to thank him, so I'll have to go see him in the afternoon. Since I shouldn't disturb his rest."

"Do so."

"The abbot had such a good thing, but he didn't give it to me sooner... If I had had a spar with Monk Yeong Hwan in my current state, I could have won more easily."

"You are too greedy. Couldn't it be that after seeing you fight on par with Yeong Hwan without eating the Great Return Pill, he firmly decided that he had to give you the Great Return Pill?"

When I thought about it, it seemed that could be the case, so I nodded my head without my realizing it.

"But doesn't the sect leader have anything?"

"What?"

"To be honest, the best martial artist in this Taoist-Buddhist Great War is me. The sect leader said he would give a good martial art to the person who showed the best performance in this Taoist-Buddhist Great War. Don't I deserve to receive it enough?"

At my bold words, my master and the sect leader burst out laughing at the same time.

The sect leader, after looking at me with a deep smile, said this.

"Haven't I already given it to you?"

"Yes?"

"You have already learned it, and thanks to that martial art, you were able to defeat Yeong Hwan, and you still want another martial art?"

"Ah...! The Heavenly Firm Subduing Demon Palm!"

"That martial art is originally a martial art that only the sect leader can learn. But I broke that taboo and increased the number of people who know that martial art in this Wudang Sect by two more. Isn't that enough as a gift from me?"

"Then... I have nothing more to say. I have received it with gratitude, Sect Leader."

I, giving up, bowed my head and expressed my gratitude.

Did I really give up on another martial art? To be honest, no.

Anyway, the advanced martial arts of Wudang that only the sect leader knows now will be passed on to me through my master at some point.

Since it seems I can't get it right now, it is a strategy to leave a good impression on the sect leader.

Then the time when I can get something will surely be closer.

"I am also a little tired today. To be honest, I also haven't slept a wink since last night."

"We will leave you alone soon, master."

"Yes. Now, Hyeon Yang, your role is very important. In the long history of the Wudang Sect until now, Unhwi here is the only one who has obtained the Great Return Pill. And thanks to Unhwi, we were also able to obtain the precious first victory in the Taoist-Buddhist Great War."

The sect leader looked back and forth between me and my master and then opened his mouth again.

"Hwi is the future of Wudang, and the future of the martial world. So you must lead Unhwi well so that he can become a stronger martial artist than he is now. Do you know how heavy your responsibility is?"

"Yes. I know well. I will definitely raise Unhwi to be the best martial artist in the history of our Wudang Sect."

"Haha. I like that your answer is fast. Unhwi-ya."

"Yes, Sect Leader."

"Do you have your entry pass?"

"I always carry it with me."

"Give it to me."

I took out my entry pass, which I always cherished in my bosom, and handed it to the sect leader.

The sect leader looked at the pass for a moment and then...

He crushed the entry pass with one hand without any mercy.

I looked at the sect leader with a vacant expression.

Is he telling me not to even think of going outside until I have trained more because the outside of the Wudang Sect is dangerous?

But the sect leader, who saw my surprised expression, could not hold back his laughter and, after laughing for a long time, said to me, "Why do you have that expression?"

"That's... since I can't go outside freely without an entry pass..."

"Not from now on."

"Yes?"

"From today, I will officially permit your debut in the martial world. You have now gained the right to roam the martial world as a respectable martial artist of the Wudang Sect."

"My debut in the martial world?!"

"Yes. I will tell everyone else within today. From now on, no one will say anything to you about you entering or leaving the Wudang Sect. Of course, you no longer have to receive the Yuyeop Hall group training. Moreover, if you wish, I will not give you a separate private lodging, but will let you continue to live in your current room."

The sect leader's words were a surprise in themselves.

Because to put what he is saying simply, it is no different from giving me all sorts of special treatment.

"Among your senior brothers, I don't see any child who is skilled enough to make his debut in the martial world yet. If there is, it's about Un Cheol? But, Un Cheol is also not perfect. If he returns safely after going to Zhejiang Province with you, I will think about that child once."

"I understand, Sect Leader. Thank you very much for allowing my debut in the martial world!"

"What's there to thank me for? It's something that a martial artist has to do once someday..."

The sect leader said in a very slightly lonely voice.

The words that he permits my debut in the martial world mean that I could go out and fight someone and die.

Because there have been quite a few disciples who have gone out into the martial world with great aspirations and have not returned.

"I will do my best. I will do my best so that the reputation of Wudang can be spread throughout the martial world."

The sect leader, as if he were pleased with my words, nodded his head and then, with the words that he would really go in now and not to wake him, went into his room.

When I quietly left the Supreme Azure Palace with my master, my master said to me, "Congratulations, Unhwi-ya."

"Thank you. In the long history of the Wudang Sect until now, has there ever been a martial artist as young as me who has been permitted to make his debut in the martial world?"

"As far as I know, no. Unless it was a very long time ago, for which there are no records."

"Really? I'm the first."

I said with a happy feeling and was about to go down in the direction of the Yuyeop Hall, but my master did not move his steps and was just looking at me.

When I looked at my master, wondering if he had something to say, my master said this to me.

"Yes. The path you have walked until now, and the path you will walk from now on, are new things that have never been in the history of the martial world. I want to walk with you, watching the path you walk, even if it's just one step behind."

My master, passing by me who was at a loss for words, not knowing what to answer, casually added one more word.

"From today, I will also have to train to death. Since I can't be weaker than my disciple already."

I smiled and followed my master.

The martial artists I had awakened this time were not just Monk Yeong Hwan, but also my master.

(End of Chapter)