The Genius Youngest Disciple of the Wudang Sect

Chapter 87

After the Black Society was swept away and the White-Faced Gentleman, Lee Mun-hak, was thoroughly shaken down, a week passed.

During that time, of course, various things happened.

First, Lee Mun-hak was said to have been roughly treated at the Hubei branch of the Martial Arts Alliance and then taken to the headquarters of the Martial Arts Alliance.

There, the evil deeds he had done so far would be well judged and he would receive a suitable punishment.

But honestly, I have never seen the villains who were caught by the Martial Arts Alliance come out alive and cause trouble.

Most of them are locked up in prison for life, or they die cleanly.

I heard that sometimes they give up everything they have and even have their martial arts abolished before they are released.

Such people mostly leave the martial world and live as ordinary people, so I will probably never meet them in my life.

And on the fourth day, my senior brothers also returned safely to the Eungnam Merchant Guild.

Although I thought it would take a week, my senior brothers judged that it would be safer to come by the official road, which had many people and a wide road, and thanks to that, they were able to return quickly.

I explained everything that had happened to my senior brothers, and my senior brothers went to the bound Jin Tae-jin and secretly vented their anger on the person who had tried to kill them by threatening and intimidating him.

Watching that from behind, I wondered if I had raised my senior brothers wrong (?), but well... I thought it was better to let it out like that than to just take it, so I left them alone.

My senior brothers consulted with me and my Master and decided to rest for about ten days.

We had traveled to many places in a hurry, and we had fought several life-threatening battles in a short period of time.

I made that decision not only for the physical health of my senior brothers, who were just starting out in the martial world, but also for their mental health.

My senior brothers did not make the mistake of openly showing their joy and quietly enjoyed the sweet rest.

And the Eungnam Merchant Guild, from the very next day, began to secure goods to dominate the domestic market in Hubei Province, as well as to expand its power through exchanges with Sichuan Province.

But surprisingly, the Baekma Merchant Guild had no response.

Since it was no different from the Eungnam Merchant Guild suddenly invading the territory of the Baekma Merchant Guild, they could have come to the merchant guild to protest or cause a disturbance, but they only lowered the prices of the goods that the Eungnam Merchant Guild was trying to handle.

In other words, it can be said that only the common people of Hubei Province, who knew nothing, benefited.

Even when I asked my Master, 'Did you do something, Master?', the only answer that came back was, 'I don't know, maybe the head of the Baekma Merchant Guild has come to his senses.'

There must be something, but since he doesn't seem to want to tell me, I have no choice but to give up.

And today.

The people from the Wudang Sect, whom I had been waiting for so eagerly, came.

It was to take Jin Tae-jin directly to the Wudang Sect as a prisoner of the Wudang Sect.

"Senior Brother. I've heard the whole story. Something big happened."

"It wasn't that big of a deal. It wasn't that dangerous either."

"Hwi-ya. I heard you also made a great contribution to this matter. You've just taken your first step into the martial world, but you're amazing."

"I just did what I had to do, Martial Uncle."

The Martial Uncle who came down from the Wudang Sect is Martial Uncle Hyeon Cheong.

Perhaps because he took this matter very seriously, he sent down Martial Uncle Hyeon Cheong, one of the most promising martial artists in Wudang at present, himself.

'It must have taken at least six days for the letter to reach the Wudang Sect, but it only took a day to get here? Martial Uncle Hyeon Cheong's martial arts are already no ordinary thing.'

In the future, Martial Uncle Hyeon Cheong will become one of the top masters in the Wudang Sect.

So I thought that he wouldn't be just ordinarily strong even now, but I didn't know he would be this strong already.

"But you did well. What reward you will receive will be decided later by the Sect Leader or the Martial Uncles."

After looking at me with a proud look, Martial Uncle Hyeon Cheong turned his head to my Master and continued, "Senior Brother. I'd like to talk more, but I don't have much time. I have to go back right away."

"Did something happen in Wudang?"

"No. It's not that something happened, but the Sect Leader is very angry."

"The Sect Leader?"

My Master said as if he couldn't believe it.

Our Sect Leader, unlike the other 'Ok' generation Martial Granduncles, is a person with a gentle and mild disposition.

Since I woke up again as the youngest disciple of the Wudang Sect, I have never seen him get angry or annoyed even once.

I can't imagine that such a person got so angry.

"I've been in Wudang for almost twenty years, but this is the first time I've seen him so angry."

"No. It's possible. You also know well how much the Sect Leader cherishes our Wudang and our disciples, don't you? What Jin Tae-jin did was an unprecedented challenge to Wudang."

"That's right. Although there have been those who have passed away in battles with Unorthodox Faction martial artists or various evil people who try to harm the martial world, there has never been a case of an assassination attempt for profit like this."

"So take responsibility and take him well. If something happens to him on the way, the Sect Leader's wrath might be directed at you."

"Yes. I will keep that in mind and take him."

Martial Uncle Hyeon Cheong followed my Master and stopped by our quarters to exchange brief greetings with my senior brothers, and then went straight to see Wang Hyeon-seong.

And he came out in less than half an hour.

Wang Hyeon-seong, along with the words 'please take good care of his punishment', gave him a sturdy carriage, a coachman, and two horses so that he could go comfortably to the entrance of Mount Wudang.

Martial Uncle Hyeon Cheong took Jin Tae-jin and left right away.

Although my Master recommended that he rest a little before leaving, he said that thanks to Guild Master Wang, he could rest in the carriage and left right away.

Perhaps he was afraid of the angry Sect Leader.

After all these things were sorted out, my Master also ordered me to rest for at least three days.

My Master made it clear that it was not a recommendation but an order.

Because he knew that if he didn't do that, I would secretly get up and start training around the afternoon.

Thanks to that, I also rested soundly for the first time in a long time without any thoughts.

The problem of eating and sleeping was taken care of by Wang Hyeon-seong without any shortage.

He even provided me with clothes that were washed like new every morning.

And so, three days passed in a flash.

***

"Now. Take a deep breath. We'll start as soon as you finish one heavenly cycle."

I said to the four senior brothers who were sitting in the lotus position.

The senior brothers are just about to finish their qi circulation.

Although the time for qi circulation will be different depending on the size of their internal energy and the achievement of their internal technique, this time I told them to match it to one hour as much as possible.

And my senior brothers are following my words well, which is commendable.

"If you're all done, take one of these each."

I put a pill in the hands of my senior brothers who were slowly opening their eyes.

What I gave them was the elixir I had obtained from the secret room of the White-Faced Gentleman, Lee Mun-hak, a few days ago.

My Master took this elixir and even went to the Haomun to find out its identity.

This elixir was called the Clear Heart Dragon Wrapping Pill.

Unlike its grand name, it is said to be an elixir with a similar effect to our Wudang Sect's Micheongdan.

Still, it's like getting four Micheongdan, so I'm grateful for that alone.

I thought it would be at the level of a health pill with almost no effect.

And this elixir is said to be more effective for martial artists with pure martial arts like the disciples of our Wudang Sect.

Although Lee Mun-hak was the head of an Unorthodox Faction, since the martial art he had was an orthodox martial art that accumulated pure internal energy, it seems he had such an elixir.

"When you're done with your deep breaths, take them at the same time. And then immediately do qi circulation again. If the qi circulation just now was about organizing your body and breath, this time you have to do it with the feeling of circulating the energy coming into your dantian to every corner of your body. This time, you don't have to match it to one hour, you can do it as much as you like. And don't worry about something going wrong. Because I'm behind you. Chew it well."

I deliberately poured out my words in one breath to make my senior brothers take the elixir quickly.

Because if I make them so busy, they will take the elixir without having time to feel anxious or anything.

As I intended, my senior brothers put the Clear Heart Dragon Wrapping Pill in their mouths at once and began to chew it.

A good elixir, like the Small Rebirth Pill, melts in your mouth.

But since the Clear Heart Dragon Wrapping Pill is not at that level, my senior brothers worked their jaws hard.

Although they all frowned as if the taste was incredibly bitter, no one complained or spit it out.

My senior brothers began to enter qi circulation one by one.

From now on, it's my turn to be nervous.

I watched my senior brothers' condition carefully and waited for their qi circulation to end.

***

A fairly long time passed.

Although it had definitely started in the daytime, since it was now completely dark around, it seems that they had been at it for at least three or four hours.

During that time, I was busy taking care of my senior brothers, sweating profusely.

My senior brothers are people who have never taken an elixir before.

So they were very clumsy at making the energy of the elixir their own.

Not only did the energy occasionally run wild, but at times, it even went to the brink of qi deviation.

It was almost dangerous when Senior Brother Unjeong and Senior Brother Unmi's qi and blood got twisted at the same time.

Because I had to put my left hand on Senior Brother Unjeong's back and my right hand on Senior Brother Unmi's back at the same time and calm the qi and blood of both senior brothers.

Thanks to that, it seems that my skill in controlling energy has also increased rapidly in a short period of time.

Because I was extremely focused, as my senior brothers would have fallen into qi deviation if I had made a mistake.

"Phew..."

The first person to let out a long breath and open his eyes was Senior Brother Unmi.

As soon as I met his eyes, I could tell. Although it was a weak elixir, my senior brother's internal energy had increased by half compared to before.

"How are you?"

"It's really good. I feel like my whole body is overflowing with energy."

"I'm glad."

"I want to move my body right away. It's been a long time since I've felt so energetic."

"Even if you didn't say that, I was planning to. The best way to manage that overflowing energy is to sweat it out until you can't move your body."

"Until I can't move my body...?"

Although Senior Brother Unmi flinched at my words, he soon nodded.

Now that his internal energy has increased overnight, he will readily nod his head even if I ask him to do something more severe.

And then, Senior Brother Unsik and Senior Brother Unjeong also opened their eyes, and they all showed a similar reaction to Senior Brother Unmi.

I checked my senior brothers' bodies slowly, and fortunately, everyone's body condition was normal.

No, it's a little strange to say it's normal. Their body condition was much better than usual.

Because all their fatigue had melted away as if it had been washed away, and their qi and blood had become stronger.

Seeing this, I should get some elixirs from time to time and feed them to my senior brothers.

"But... why hasn't Senior Brother Uncheol woken up yet?"

"That's right. He doesn't seem to have any problems..."

My senior brothers whispered so as not to disturb Senior Brother Uncheol's qi circulation.

Although a long time had passed since the other senior brothers had woken up, Senior Brother Uncheol showed no signs of getting up.

At first, I wondered if something was wrong, but it doesn't seem to be the case.

Because his breathing was normal, and when I slyly put my hand on Senior Brother Uncheol's Mingmen acupoint and checked his energy, it was flowing calmly without any problems.

"Let's wait quietly. It just seems to be taking a little longer."

Although I told my senior brothers that it was okay to leave the room if they wanted, my senior brothers said they wanted to stay here and waited silently.

And so, when another hour had passed with everyone even holding their breath.

Sa-rak—

Finally, Senior Brother Uncheol's tightly closed eyes opened.

"Oh...?"

Seeing my senior brother's eyes, I let out an exclamation without realizing it.

Because he was emitting a different energy than a few hours ago.

Perhaps it was not just that he had made the energy of the elixir his own, but that as his dantian was filled with internal energy, he had also gained some enlightenment, and that's why it had taken so long.

In short, Senior Brother Uncheol had broken through one stage with this one elixir.

"......"

Senior Brother Uncheol looked at me and met my eyes.

And then, after not saying anything for a long time, he said to me in a low voice, "Hwi-ya, let's have a match."