Chapter 7 (Abandoned Disciple of Heavenly Demon)

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Episode 7: The First Encounter (4)

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Phew! Phew!

Jin Myeong quietly watched the swords moving around him.

‘Is it only possible to control only two swords for now?’

At first glance, one could be in awe if someone saw him controlling two swords simultaneously, but in the end, what Jin Myeong was doing was just handling the sword without any swordsmanship.

‘It would have been much more powerful if I could have used swordsmanship.’

If he were to attack with swords from all sides while he was performing his swordsmanship, the enemy would inevitably be confused.

Most people probably won’t be able to respond properly.

‘A body abandoned by heaven.’

Whenever he tried to perform martial arts, his feet would get twisted and he would fall over.

‘If the method is even a little complicated, I’ll fall over, so there’s nothing I can do.’

It is possible to simply stand still and throw a strike or swing a sword. But that’s really it.

Even if he spread it out with the without any specific martial art just his internal energy, his feet will get twisted and he will fall. The most he can do is simply run forward and stab or swing his sword by simply standing still.

‘And running straight ahead without any precautions.’

In short, he it just suicide.

‘It’s not that fighting is impossible, but I can’t perform complex martial arts.’

It really cannot be anything but an ambiguous body. He can do simple fights, but the moment he mixes in internal energy, his body won’t listen to him.

‘It’s as if someone cursed his body to behave like this.’

It seemed like someone was interfering with Jin Myeong’s martial arts skills.

‘If I don’t see any improvement even after doing the same routine dozens or hundreds of times, then it’s not just a simple exercise problem.’

Although this world, where there was internal energy, a world of martial arts, its possible, there was magic too.

In fact, didn’t the door here open in response to his blood?

It seemed as if someone had placed a spell on his body.

‘It’s frustrating because there’s nothing, I can find out here right now.’

The problem is that since he was only practicing martial arts here, there is no way to resolve the question of his body’s abnormality.

‘But thanks to that, I was able to devote myself more to Heavenly Demon Divine Finger Art and Heavenly Demon Sword Control Art….’

But it wasn’t all bad.

Since it was difficult for Jin Myeong to learn martial arts using his body, he had no choice but to focus more on the three martial arts: Heavenly Demon Divine Art, Heavenly Demon Divine Finger Art, and Heavenly Demon Sword Control Art.

‘Still, this Sword Control Art really consumes a lot of internal energy.’

Jin Myeong sighed as he looked at the flying sword. It wasn’t just swordsmanship that required a lot of internal energy.

Heavenly Demon Divine Finger was also a martial art that consumed a considerable amount of internal energy.

‘I don’t think it was this bad in the novel.’

Jin Myeong reached out towards the door of the secret passage.

Puck!

Soon, a small hole was created in the wall by his internal energy, which shot like arrow from the tip of the index finger.

‘Is it because the power has increased?’

The wall of the second secret passage that even the original protagonist couldn’t hurt.

But even though it had only been a short time since he learnt, Jin Myeong’s Heavenly Finger broke through the wall.

Of course, it wasn’t because Jin Myeong was stronger than the protagonist.

‘It’s definitely because of the Heavenly Demon Divine Art.’

It’s not for nothing that Heavenly Demon Divine Finger Art is considered the most perfect martial arts.

‘But it consumes a lot of internal energy.’

That is why First Heavenly Demon may have continued to compress his internal energy to accumulate more internal energy in his dantian.

Even the First Heavenly Demon cannot handle this amount of internal energy consumption.

‘If you don’t actually reduce the power, it will quickly run out of energy.’

But there was no reason to learn the Heavenly Demon Divine Finger Art, if it was going to reduce its power.

‘I should start eating soon.’

All kinds of elixirs that Jin Myeong had been saving until now. Since it was left behind by the first Heavenly Demon, its effects will certainly be extraordinary.

‘I hope I can absorb it without missing anything.’

In novels, when taking elixir, one usually receives a lot of help from a teacher. In case you miss the elixir’s essence, the teacher will be there to guide you.

‘I can’t keep putting it off.’

Since Jin Myeong was a person without a master, he tried to save it as much as possible until he could properly handle the internal energy, but he felt that he could not delay it any longer.

Jin Myeong picked up one of the elixirs.

‘What’s important now is to get stronger quickly.’

‘I can’t stay stuck here forever, can I?’

He had to quickly learn martial arts and get out.

In that case, it was not something that could be postponed further just because the elixir’s essence was slightly lost.

‘If it doesn’t work out, I can just steal a little bit of the protagonist’s luck later.’

The protagonist has had numerous opportunities, but he has not used many of them properly.

Jin Myeong just needs to bring a little of what he needs.

‘Okay. Let’s eat!’

After making a decision, Jin Myeong immediately put the pill from the box into his mouth.

‘Hmm.’

It’s refreshing. It was refreshing like moss, but didn’t taste any bitterness.

Jin Myeong immediately sat cross-legged because the pills melted away as soon as he put them in his mouth.

‘The potion’s power is stronger than I thought.’

If he didn’t concentrate, it felt like the elixir’s energy would disperse at any moment.

‘I have to take lead.’

Jin Myeong immediately moved the internal energy as per Heavenly Demon Divine Art.

The energy of the Heavenly Demon Divine Art began to suppress the energy of the elixir that was about to run wild.

‘It listens well.’

‘Was the energy of the Heavenly Demon Divine Art that strong?’

The elixir’s energies instantly began to move as Jin Myeong desired.

‘I have to put it in my dantian first.’

Jin Myeong immediately injected the elixir’s energy into his dantian.

It’s not that there weren’t any rebellious energies before entering the dantian, but they couldn’t overcome the pressure of the Heavenly Demon Divine Art and quietly entered the dantian.

‘Hmm. Is this, okay?’

The energy of the elixir that entered the dantian soon became the energy of the Heavenly Demon Divine Art, slightly increasing the size of the elixir.

‘The path of the Yin & Yang meridians.’

Jin Myeong became greedy.

‘The path to becoming a top-notch expert. And the basic criteria for the protagonist to become an expert.’

It’s not just this novel that Jin Myeong is currently in. In most novels, the main character first masters the Yin & Yang meridians and then becomes a master.

‘But it’s dangerous, so that’s the problem.’

Taking the yin & yang meridian was a different story from taking elixir. It’s a shame that the elixir loses some of its potion, but it’s not life-threatening.

However, breaking the Yang meridian vein could be life-threatening.

‘The Baihui point on the head is particularly problematic.’

The part where the Yin meridian and Yang meridian connect is not the crown of the head, but under the lower lip.

‘But Baihui is the most important.’

He doesn’t know why it was set that way in the novel.

The setting may be different for each writer, or it may simply be that Jeongsu-ri is closest to the sky and was therefore considered important.

‘Anyway, in this novel, the Baihui is the most difficult place to break through.’

If you touch this area wrong, you could fall into the Energy (qi) deviation. In Energy deviation, one may end up becoming an idiot and worst-case scenario head may explode.

So, even though Jin Myeong thinks about the connection with Yang meridian, he cannot easily attempt it.

‘In any case, if I want to do it, I have to break through it in one go with a huge amount of internal energy.’

The current energy would have been sufficient, but Jin Myeong shook his head. Because he didn’t want to take unnecessary risks.

‘The day I consumes all of that elixir; I will break through the Yang meridian vein.’

And that time came faster than Jin Myeong thought.

‘Did I end up eating it all?’

Jin Myeong looked quietly at the last remaining bottle.

‘I became more and more comfortable with swordsmanship, so I kept increasing my dose and eventually I ate them all.’

Thanks to the increase in internal energy from taking the elixir, Jin Myeong gradually felt less burdened when using martial arts.

Perhaps because he had become more adept at handling internal energy, he can now handle swords more naturally than before.

‘It still looks like a simple empty space trick rather than a swordsmanship technique, but…’

If it’s swordsmanship, then of course he had to be able to perform swordsmanship with a sword.

But Jin Myeong had not yet reached that stage.

‘But it is still possible to attack the enemy.’

Now he had more swords at his disposal, five of them flying around him.

‘Now, if only I could use sword art….’

Jin Myeong stared quietly at the sword that appeared in front of him.

Hurrruk!

Then, the sword in front of him was engulfed in pure white flames.

‘Only two swords can reach this point.’

If Jin Myeong simply move the sword, he can control up to five, and two of them can be covered with internal energy, if used as sword skills.

‘If I could increase the internal energy here….’

And if he can penetrate the Yang meridian vein, he can use all five swords’ sword energy.

‘I could go in, if I give up on protective energy, but….’

Opening the Yin & Yang meridians is almost equivalent to open the gate of life and death.

It is the starting point of the ultimate mastery. And if you become a top-tier expert, you will be able to use strong energy.

‘I don’t want rush things. Take it slow… but’

If he gets stronger quickly, he will find himself thinking more urgently. Jin Myeong shook his head and decided to relax a little more.

‘First, I have to drink this last remaining elixir.’

And today, he planned to absorb all of this elixir and open the Yang meridian vein.

Jin Myeong immediately brought the bottle containing the elixir to his mouth. Unlike the single pill, this elixir was in liquid form.

‘Hmm!’

And Jin Myeong couldn’t help but be amazed by the energy contained in the elixir.

‘The elixirs up until now have been great, but….’

The elixir he had just consumed contained an enormous amount of energy compared to those elixirs.

Jin Myeong absorbed the energy of the elixir and gradually transformed it into the energy of the Heavenly Demon Divine Art.

Jin Myeong, who had absorbed all of the elixir’s energy, examined his dantian.

‘The size of the dantian has increased.’

At first, it was as small as a thumbnail, but now it seemed to have grown to the size of a child’s fist.

‘If I unzip it, it will have a huge amount of energy.’

Jin Myeong slowly began to explore his inner strength within the spirit world.

‘Hmm.’

He didn’t realize it when it was compressed, but the amount of internal energy was enormous.

Even though he hadn’t even finished comprehending everything, it felt like his dantian was already full.

‘Okay. Let’s go.’

Jin Myeong began to move his internal energy from his dantian. First, he started moving from the perineum, piercing the acupoints of the yang meridian.

‘It’s definitely comfortable up to here.’

The power of the Heavenly Demon Divine Art rushed towards Baek-Hwi at an incredibly fast speed.

‘Are you sure it’s okay?’

Jin Myeong felt like he had to stop his internal energy for a moment.

However, the power of Heavenly Demon Divine Art, which gained momentum by breaking through the yang vein, did not follow the control of Jin Myeong.

Bang!

Jin Myeong felt like his head was going to explode for a moment. His hair turned white and he had no thoughts.

‘Should I continue this?’

Jin Myeong thought the expression “it was like a lightning bolt striking my head” was really accurate, but he also thought that he never wanted to do it again.

‘Huh?’

But why is that?

He had to hit them a few more times to clear the blocked section of Baihui, but they were passing through Baihui so easily.

‘It went through? Just once? Is this right?’

It wasn’t a very small hole either.

The Baihui point was pierced so easily, just like the other points, that it made Jin Myeong’s nervousness seem meaningless.

‘I worried for nothing.’

Jin Myeong, who had easily penetrated all the blood vessels of the yin and yang meridians, continued to practice the internal energy of the Heavenly Demon Divine Art without rest.

By breaking through the threshold of life and death and completing the true Small Circulation of Heaven, one has reached the state of transcendence.

It was about a year since Jin Myeong came here to learn martial arts.

T.N.

Baihui – An acupunture point literally means ‘Hundred Meeting’ or ‘Hundred Convergance’.

In novel, it’s the point where Yin and Yang meridian meets.

Jeongsu-ri – crown of head, very top of head

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