The Regressed Young Master’s Guide to Living on Easy Mode

Chapter 183 : Rapid Progress

The nature of the same energy.

Dark black pupils.

Even a vaguely similar appearance.

Murong Yoo was momentarily speechless.

'Is that person?'

"You're Murong Yoo, aren't you?"

"H-How do you know my name?"

"I've heard a lot about you."

"F-From whom?"

"From your father, of course."

"Ah..."

'He's not my father.'

Looking closely, he was quite young to be a father.

"Nice to meet you. I am Nam Ji-hyuk, your father's disciple. Like you, I have a constitution that is polarized in one form."

"I'm a single form?"

"Yes. I heard you have a constitution specialized in demonic art? I have a constitution specialized in external art. I can't use internal energy at all."

"Ah, I'm sorry."

"You don't have to be sorry. I'm very satisfied with myself now."

The older brother in front of him, who thought of his strengths rather than his weaknesses, looked somewhat cool to Murong Yoo.

"Do you know where my father is now?"

"Of course I know. But it will be difficult to meet him for a while. Because my master is doing a very important mission that the fate of the world depends on."

"I see."

"Ah! Seeing that you're in the Divine Cult, you must have passed the kindergarten."

"Yes."

"Then we'll be able to see each other again soon."

"What?"

"The Divine Cult at night is dangerous, so I'll take you today. But from next time, you must never come out alone. Because at night, the barrier weakens, and the timeline collapses more easily."

"Yes."

And so, Murong Yoo's night outing came to an end.

* * *

"Nice to meet you. I am Sa Cho-hon, who will be in charge of your physical fitness. You must all be familiar with me from the entrance ceremony. In the previous mind art class, you must have learned how to use internal energy in an environment different from the Central Plains. From now on, I will teach you how to move your body."

The empty space in front of the professor split, and a space was created. The professor went inside.

"Everyone, come in."

The students also went inside the space. For a moment, they were surprised by the huge pressure that washed over them. Some couldn't stand it and put their hands on the ground.

"This place has a gravity 5 times higher than the Central Plains. Those who have difficulty moving, try to recall the previous class. Slowly adapt the nature of your internal energy to this place."

After waiting for a while, the students were slowly able to move.

"I-I thought I was going to die."

"To think there's a place like this."

"Everyone, be quiet! This is a different world where danger clearly exists. If you don't want to die, follow me."

The professor walked abruptly. The students followed behind without knowing where they were going. The professor's steps were a little faster than a normal walk. For the students who had learned martial arts since they were young, it was similar to a turtle crawling. But in this world where the gravity was 5 times higher, there was a limit to even following.

Had they walked for about a shichen?

The professor stopped. The children's faces and whole bodies were soaked with sweat.

"Tsk, tsk. The kids these days get tired after walking just a little."

No one could refute the professor's reprimand. Because everyone was busy gasping for breath.

In the midst of that, there were three people in the front row who looked fine.

Namgung Cheon, who was called the Divine Star.

The precious daughter of the Hebei Paengga, Paeng Yoo-ran.

And Mae Ja-woo of the Huashan Sect.

Murong Yoo was located in the center of the following procession.

'Phew.'

Murong Yoo, who had caught his breath like the other students, listened to the professor's words coming from the front.

"It seems there aren't only useless things. But with your current physical strength, I can guarantee that you won't survive even half a day here. Of course, it will be different if you follow my class."

Sa Cho-hon looked ahead and continued.

"The mountain in front of you is just an ordinary mountain in the Central Plains. You will now climb to the top of this mountain. I will give points to the one who climbs first. And I will give demerits to the one who climbs last. Then, begin!"

As soon as the words fell, the three in the front row went ahead first.

Their movements seemed as if they were not affected by gravity. On the contrary, the rest of the students climbed the mountain slowly, as if a snail were crawling.

Murong Yoo was located in the latter group.

When Murong Yoo first climbed the mountain, his speed was slow like the other students. But as time passed, the speed of climbing the mountain gradually became faster.

'The energy here is also different. It's much heavier than in the Central Plains.'

Murong Yoo recalled the adaptation of the energy he had learned before.

But the heavy energy did not move no matter how much he tried to move it.

His body became more and more tired, and later, it was even difficult to walk.

Just when he was thinking about whether he should give up, Murong Yoo recalled the energy of the older brother he had met last night.

'It was biased to one side, but it was balanced.'

How is that possible?

The older brother had also said that he was similar to him.

In fact, Murong Yoo was not a good fit for the martial arts of the Righteous Faction, but he was showing a very excellent aptitude for demonic art after coming to the Divine Cult.

A way to find balance in imbalance.

Murong Yoo tried the method he had done before, just in case.

He reversed the energy of his body. Then a force that resisted gravity was created in his body, and it offset the gravity as it was.

'This is it!'

Murong Yoo jumps up and down in his place.

"This much?"

I think I can do it.

Murong Yoo started running. The students who were walking slowly around looked at such a Murong Yoo as if they were surprised.

They couldn't understand why Murong Yoo, who had been dying, was suddenly running.

"Oh."

And Sa Cho-hon, who was watching this from the very end, let out an exclamation.

'Is he that guy's son?'

Murong Yoo, who had been at the very end, was now overtaking someone for the first time. It was so refreshing and felt good.

At some point, only three people existed in front of Murong Yoo.

However, Murong Yoo's condition was also not normal.

The power of the reversal of heaven was acting in Murong Yoo's body, and gravity was acting on the outside.

Such a Murong Yoo was receiving both of these forces with his body and was rapidly consuming his stamina.

His legs were as heavy as a thousand pounds.

He wanted to slow down and recover his stamina even a little. But if he slowed down here, the distance between him and them would widen, and he would never be able to catch up.

'I don't want to lose.'

If it were the past, he might have given up here.

He would have praised himself just for coming this far.

But Murong Yoo moved his legs.

Even if they were geniuses that he could not dare to look at.

Swish.

Murong Yoo kicked off his feet.

No matter how much he took a deep breath, his head was not clear. The oxygen coming into his lungs was far from enough.

Nevertheless, Murong Yoo did not stop his feet.

Something passed by.

"You!"

A certain voice was heard.

The scent of plum blossoms grew distant.

Murong Yoo ran, looking only ahead.

Paeng Yoo-ran looked back. She could see Murong Yoo running with a fierce momentum.

Grin, Paeng Yoo-ran smiled.

'I knew you would come.'

Paeng Yoo-ran operated her external art to the extreme. The gravity that was weighing down her body became light. To be more precise, Paeng Yoo-ran's strength surpassed gravity.

'Five Tiger Breaking Saber, Simplified Tiger Steps.'

A faint sound was heard from Paeng Yoo-ran's steps as she stepped on the ground. After that, the appearance of her kicking off her feet was like a single tiger playing cheerfully in the mountains.

Namgung Cheon, who was running at the very front, saw Paeng Yoo-ran chasing fiercely from behind and increased his speed even more.

From this point on, the distance between Murong Yoo and the two people was gradually widening.

Murong Yoo had now reached his limit. He was almost out of breath. His legs were much heavier than before, and it was difficult to tell whether he was running or not.

What was moving Murong Yoo now was a single heart.

'I don't want to lose.'

Murong Yoo looked ahead.

He could see the two people who were far ahead of him.

And beyond that.

The summit was visible.

The remaining distance was about 1 li.

Murong Yoo didn't remember sucking on his mother's breast, but he squeezed out all the strength he had.

He closed his eyes and ran only forward.

"Huh?"

He passed someone's voice.

Murong Yoo continued to run.

And Murong Yoo, who felt something strange, opened his eyes.

"Huh?"

He had deviated from the path and was running in a completely different direction.

Murong Yoo took 10th place in the end.

That day, Murong Yoo realized one fact. That when you run, you must run with your eyes open.

Paeng Yoo-ran, who had taken 2nd place, was looking at Murong Yoo, who was gasping for breath on one side. For a single moment, Murong Yoo had overtaken her. Although he had taken a wrong turn and had gone off to the side after that.

When she recalled the creepy feeling of that time, goosebumps still rose on her arms.

The second class was over.

* * *

The third class was the swordsmanship class.

"Hello. I am Yoo Soo-ah."

The students, at the professor who was addressing them with respect for the first time, relaxed a little. Above all, the professor was pretty.

In particular, the concentration of the boys was on a different level from before.

"You must have all learned the sword techniques that suit you in your respective families or sects. Right?"

"Yeeees!"

A loud answer was heard. The professor smiled brightly. Then the boys' mouths opened wide, and saliva dripped from the side.

"What I will teach you is the basics of the sword. Cutting is ultimately the difference between whether you can cut the grain or not. Anyone who knows how to cut the grain?"

One person raised his hand high.

"Who is it?"

"N-Namgung Cheon!"

"Student Namgung Cheon, please come forward."

"Yes!"

Namgung Cheon, who looked particularly nervous unlike usual.

"I will shoot out my energy. Look at that and try to cut it with your sword."

"Yes!"

Slice!

"Excellent. You've cut the grain exactly. Student Namgung Cheon has nothing to learn, so how about being a teaching assistant?"

"G-Good!"

"Then, everyone, cut the energy I shoot out. If you don't know something, ask student Namgung Cheon."

This class was not something that could be done in a short time just by trying.

Murong Yoo also swung his sword as he pleased, but he could not understand the meaning of the words 'cut the grain' at all.

And so, with only three passers in the first class, the next class continued.

"Nice to meet you. I'm Soma. My class is simple. You just have to fight and win against the jiangshi in front of you. There are a total of 10 stages, and if you pass all 10 stages, you don't have to come to my class anymore."

Murong Yoo fought with a jiangshi.

Honestly, he had thought it would be simple because it was a jiangshi, but the jiangshi's movements were no different from a person's.

Murong Yoo could not win even once and could not get past the 1st stage.

* * *

A month had passed.

Murong Yoo spent his days training all day.

He took classes during the day and trained in qi art alone at night. He still couldn't get the hang of cutting the grain. Just then, he felt a familiar energy again. Murong Yoo, despite it being night, ran outside.

'Is it that older brother?'

He wanted to get some advice on cutting the grain, even a little.

As expected, that older brother was there.

"Older brother!"

"Oh, I warned you so much, but you came out again."

"Because I have something to ask! Do you know how to cut the grain?"

"Ah! You must be taking Professor Yoo Soo-ah's class. Unlike other classes, Professor Yoo Soo-ah's class takes a long time."

When the older brother, who looked like a great martial artist at a glance, said that, Murong Yoo felt a little relieved.

"It took me a whole day."

Murong Yoo was immediately disappointed, thinking 'of course'.

"The grain... I also wandered at first, but I cut it right away after listening to my master's advice."

The older brother's master was his father.

"My master told me this. Cut the place that feels similar to when you perform the reversal of heaven."

* * *

The next day.

Come to think of it, it was very simple.

The reversal of heaven itself was a power that used the boundary in the first place.

"Now! Shall we start the class today?"

The energy flew.

Murong Yoo recalled the feeling of performing the reversal of heaven.

A creaking feeling somewhere.

A disharmony as if one of the well-fitted pieces were inserted in reverse.

Murong Yoo swung his sword at the most disharmonious part.

Slice!

The energy that was being shot at him disappeared cleanly.

"I did it!"

It was a success that he had achieved after 300 out of 350 people.

3 years have passed.

(End of Chapter)