Episode 232 Are you going to regret it later?
I stopped walking.
It wasn’t because of the sandstorm that was blowing in. The question I asked him before was very important to me.
“When I asked you if I could slow down time within the space-time teleportation technique, you replied, “Hey, you idiot, does that make sense!”
I remembered exactly what he said.
“Actually, the leader and previous leaders tried it, but they said it was impossible.”
“You have a good memory too.”
After a moment, the leader of the Pungcheon Church spoke.
“That is both true and false.”
“What are you talking about?”
“Actually, no matter how much I studied and practiced, it was impossible. I still feel the same way. You idiot, does that make sense?”
“Then what is the lie?”
“I told you it was nonsense, but in fact, there was a secret technique that was secretly passed down among the cult leaders. It was called the Time-Heaven Secret Technique.”
The moment I heard those words, my heart was stirred. The leader of the Fengtian sect read my emotions and quickly spoke.
“Don’t expect too much. There is no leader who has actually mastered the secret art of Shicheon. No matter how much you study and practice, it is just a waste of time. I am also skeptical about whether this is a proper secret art.”
Still, I felt passionate because this work was that important to me.
The explanation of the leader of the Pungcheon sect continued.
“According to the remaining records, the Time-Space Transfer Technique was created two hundred years ago when the then-religious leader, Yeon Myeong-deok, stepped down from his position and lived in seclusion, successfully making the time inside and outside of the space-time transfer technique different. It is said that one hour had passed inside, but when he came out, not even half an hour had passed.”
The leader of the Pungcheon Church once again emphasized that this was impossible.
“But no one has been able to achieve it since Master Yeon. He couldn’t help it, because at the time Master Yeon had the most profound internal energy in the history of the Pungcheon Sect, and he was born with the body of the Heavenly Martial Arts, so his level of learning was indescribably high. That’s why ordinary people couldn’t understand the secrets he left behind. Or the secrets he left behind were nonsense.”
“But why are you telling me this?”
His and my gazes met in the air.
“Before that, let me ask you first. Why are you interested in this impossible thing? Oh, of course, anyone would dream of such a place, but I think you have a reason other than a vague wish.”
There was a reason. It was because of the Guhwamakong.
If I receive the teachings of the Nine-Haired Demonic Arts, I must achieve greatness. Furthermore, my goal is not ten-star greatness, but twelve-star greatness.
But there was absolutely not enough time. It might have been different for other martial arts, but the Twelve Great Stars of the Nine-Handed Demonic Arts were by no means easy.
“There are people who train without any reason and I want to beat them up.”
“You’re trying to beat me with your skills and training right now? Whoever you are, you’ve got the wrong guy.”
Yeah, like the cult leader said, we got it wrong. Either the firearm or me. One of us got it wrong.
“When you first asked me that, I never imagined that this moment would come.”
Then, surprising words came out of his mouth.
“I will teach you the secret art of the city.”
Our eyes were entangled in the air. Even though it was a secret that no one had ever achieved, it was definitely not a secret that I would want to give to anyone else.
“Even though I didn’t succeed… … maybe you will.”
The leader of the Pungcheon Church boldly revealed his feelings to my trembling eyes, asking why I was doing him such a favor.
“Didn’t you say so? You said you would take me as your master.”
“!”
“Isn’t it natural for a master to pass on secret techniques to his disciples?”
I was truly touched. I know to some extent what kind of person he is. He is greedy as a human being, and he regrets everything he has given me so far.
But he wants to give again. He wants to give away the secret he has.
“Are you going to regret it later?”
“If you regret it, then don’t do it. If I regret it again, then I’m a person with a unique perspective, right?”
The moment I heard those words, my heart sank. He was truly giving everything for me. Seo Dae-ryong looked at me and said, “If you give me one, I will return it with ten.” That was what I had to say to the leader of the Pungcheon Church. I gave him one, and he was returning it with ten.
I bowed deeply on the spot.
“You can be angry and show off. I will accept it all for the rest of my life. Thank you very much.”
Instead, the leader of the Pungcheon Church stood me up with tears in his eyes.
“I don’t know if this is something to be thankful for or not. Rather, I’m worried that I’ll be wasting your time and energy by teaching you a secret technique that didn’t even work.”
“Please leave the rest to me.”
“Okay, listen carefully from now on.”
The leader of the Pungcheon sect taught me the secrets of the Shicheon secret art. I checked several times to see if I had memorized it correctly.
“If this is possible, then the slowing down time would vary from person to person, right?”
“I guess so?”
“Then, someday, when the level of the secret art of time reaches its peak, it may be possible for time to stop there.”
“Do you dream of flying when you can’t even walk yet?”
“Because I have a lot of desire for martial arts.”
We looked at each other and laughed.
“That would be beyond human ability.”
“Let me try to overcome it.”
“I feel like it won’t work out, but I’m also excited because it’s you. I wonder how much you’ll surprise me with this.”
He won’t know how grateful I am at this moment. I will definitely hone my skills and make him astonished.
* * *
I opened a space by myself using space-time transference and used the time-space transference technique again there.
Wheeeeeeeek.
The sound of the wind swirling around me was mysterious. I hadn’t even gotten past the initial stage of the dungeon yet, but the internal energy required was already enormous. I could understand. Why everyone had given up and failed to achieve this.
Not only was the secret technique difficult, but the amount of internal energy required was too much. If this was the case, even if the secret technique was successful, the time spent here would be extremely short, making the secret technique feel meaningless.
Besides, if you were to practice martial arts here, it would require additional internal energy, so it would be even more daunting.
But it means something to me.
Because my internal energy was so pure and magnificent that it could not be compared to anyone else’s in this martial arts world.
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There was also a firm belief. As with other top-level martial arts, the efficiency of the Shicheon Secret Art would rapidly improve as the level increased. This was the case even with the Wind God Sabo. As the level increased, the speed increased and the internal energy required decreased.
I learned the secret art of the Heavenly Sword with the confidence that I would definitely succeed. I believed in myself. I was also a Heavenly Martial Arts Body, and I was confident that my current level of martial arts was higher than when Yeonmyeongdeok created this secret art.
* * *
The next day, I ran into Gowol in the yard.
“Are you feeling good?”
At Gowol’s question, my gaze turned to the leader of the Pungcheon sect who was standing next to me.
“Something good happened.”
The quick-witted Gowol realized that it was related to the Fengchun Sect leader.
“You said you hated meeting a scholar, so what did you bring me?”
In response to Gowol’s question, the leader of the Pungcheon sect looked into the distance and made a fuss.
I asked Gowol with a smile.
“What about you?”
“I think I need some more time. Right now is the time to use my eyes, not my head.”
It meant that he was watching and observing his opponent. He was trying to find loopholes in Yal-han’s daily life.
He was busy all day. He received and sent letters, met with people who gave him information, and returned. Of course, he didn’t worry because the leader of the Pungcheon Church was with him.
“It doesn’t matter how long it takes. Just handle it carefully.”
“yes!”
“I’ll buy you something delicious, so let’s eat dinner together.”
I plan to eat something really special tonight.
* * *
That day, I sold some of the night liquor I had left on the battlefield and bought four roots of thousand-year-old snow ginseng.
Having traveled all over the Central Plains before returning and experienced all sorts of things, I knew well the dark merchants selling elixirs near the headquarters of the Apostolic Alliance.
Although it was very expensive as it was an item that was hard to obtain, I did not spare any money in buying it.
After buying the Millennium Snow Ginseng and returning to Anga, I called over the evil spirits, Go-wol, and the leader of the Pungcheon cult. I placed the Millennium Snow Ginseng in front of them and spoke firmly as if hammering a nail into it.
“Okay, from now on, we’ll take one root at a time. No need to give up. You have to take it right now, in front of me.”
As I said when I shared the elixir with the evil soma, I am not the type of person to share elixir with others. Nevertheless, I wanted to share the elixir with them.
It was a cheer for the evil Soma before the fight, a gift for the leader of the Fengchun cult who gave up his last secret, and a tonic for Gowol who had suffered until now.
The leader of the Pungcheon sect was acting cute.
“Why would you refuse something this good? If you want to refuse something, let me do it!”
Although Go-wol’s face showed that he was thinking, “I don’t need it, so please have it, Confucius,” he knew that he was telling him not to refuse.
Go-wol bowed his head, and the evil soma expressed his gratitude with his eyes.
So the four of us took Cheonnyeonseolsam together.
I have such a deep inner energy that I can now say that even a thousand-year-old snow ginseng doesn’t work on me, but for the other three, it was still a very helpful elixir. Especially for Go-wol, who had the least inner energy, it would be the most effective in recovering not only inner energy but also energy from his tired body.
-Take care of your health, Private Go.
A telegram was sent specifically to him.
Gowol expressed his gratitude to me with deep eyes.
* * *
Finally, Gowol found a way.
“I have been doing a lot of research on Yal-Han. His residence is in the inner courtyard of the Sado Alliance. He wakes up in the morning, practices, eats, and spends his days as the leader of the Extreme Sect. Then, when the leader’s court calls, he goes in. He spends all his time inside the Sado Alliance. After the deaths of Ji-Saeng and Ae-Cha, he has never gone outside.”
Yalulhan, who misunderstood that the Apostolic Lord was after him, was completely hiding himself, and because of that, it was not easy to find an opportunity to strike him.
“It won’t be easy.”
“Yes. It is several times more difficult to hit him in the blind.”
Even if it wasn’t difficult, killing him within the Apostolic Alliance was something that had to be avoided. Since Visain had allowed this, he had to be respectful to the Apostolic Alliance.
“I was curious. Could it be that the Oroesin Sword and the Bloody Wheel Calm are living within the Apostolic Alliance, just like Yalulhan?”
Gowol looked at me and asked for my opinion.
“There won’t be any.”
“Why do you think so?”
“Because they are both people who have achieved greatness in the martial arts world. There is an agreement between the martial arts alliance and the sadomaeng. It is an agreement that those who have achieved greatness in the martial arts world must never be hidden.”
The leader of the Pungcheon Church intervened and said.
“Would the Sapha guys keep such an agreement?”
“Anyone who tries to keep this agreement will be a fool.”
“Why him?”
“Because you don’t want to be vulnerable to the Apostle Lord. If the Apostle Lord comes to attack you, there’s no better excuse than this.”
The leader of the Pungcheon Church nodded with an expression that said he hadn’t thought of that.
Gowol has come forward again.
“You have correctly identified it. That is correct. The Oroesin Sword and the Bloody Wheel Calamity do not reside within the Apostolic Alliance. That is why I have been trying to find out where the two of them reside.”
“There must be a place to stay near the headquarters, right?”
“Yes. But it was hidden so well that it was hard to find. So we changed our method. We monitored anyone who might go there.”
“Who? Yulhan?”
“No. It’s a conversion.”
The last survivor of the four-member group, Cha Hwan.
“He acts as Yalulhan’s right-hand man. Clearly, someone needs to treat and assist a veteran like Oroesin Sword, but they wouldn’t have entrusted it to just anyone.”
I thought it was the right approach. As expected, Gowol made a smart decision.
“While monitoring the exchange, I discovered one peculiar fact. I found out that he bought Shanxi Fen wine at least once a month.”
Gowol added with a meaningful look in his eyes.
“The hometown of Oroeshin Sword is Shanxi. According to the information sent from Tongcheon Pavilion, his favorite alcohol was Binju.”
“You are taking that liquor to Oroeshin Sword.”
“Yes. Based on that, we were able to track down the Oro Shingeom’s whereabouts.”
“Well done!”
“The problem is Yal-han. I have been refraining from going outside at all because of this incident, and I have also not met with Oroe-shin-geom. However, I found this while looking at the data sent from Tongcheon-gak. Take a look.”
After looking at the materials he handed me, I looked at Gowol with a meaningful look.
“It’s almost Oroeshin Sword’s birthday!”
“It’s also his ninety-year birthday. I don’t know about other days, but on this day, Yalulhan and Hyulryungyeop will go to congratulate him.”
Gowol’s eyes sparkled.
“We’ll take care of them today. There’s no need to take risks and take care of them all at once. We’ll take care of them one by one over time. First, we’ll kill Oroesin Sword, and then we’ll take care of everyone who visits there one by one.”
I gave Gowol a firm pat on the shoulder.
“I had a really hard time figuring that out.”
“Thanks to the Millennium Seol Ginseng.”
Although he smiled, Go-wol still had a worried expression on his face.
I looked at the evil Soma and said.
“It’s the old man’s birthday, so we should go celebrate it too, right?”
The two eyes in the sockets of the evil soma began to burn with a sharp flame.
“From now on, leave it to us!”
