Chapter 235
From the next day onwards, Yoo Jonghyuk was absorbed in training with the Breaking the Sky Sword Saint .
The Breaking the Sky Sword Saint kept maintaining a serious expression from the moment she heard her clan could be found . Yoo Jonghyuk knew her heart but devoted himself to meditation instead of comforting his teacher .
‘Originally, I was going to meet the ancient giant gods in person but…’
In any case, it wouldn’t be bad to leave it to Kim Dokja . Yoo Jonghyuk would’ve had to pass through 40 scenarios in order to meet an ancient giant god if he followed his original plan .
‘That guy, I didn’t think he would have such a relationship with the Underworld . ’
Kim Dokja really had unknown corners . How the hell did he succeed in charming all those constellations…
[The constellation ‘Demon-like Judge of Fire’ is laughing . ]
Just look at this archangel . The Demon-like Judge of Fire wasn’t such a constellation during the second round . She was a strict and lofty archangel full of justice . Yoo Jonghyuk couldn’t understand why such an existence was so ruined this time .
“Are you really thinking about participating in the competition?”
Yoo Jonghyuk nodded silently at the Breaking the Sky Sword Saint’s question .
“You might die . The competition scenarios are never easy . ”
“I am much stronger than I was at this point of time in the last round . ”
“It isn’t at a level to deal with the teenage masters . ”
Yoo Jonghyuk was well aware of the teenage masters of Murim . One of them was the Ice Flower Goddess whose techniques were sold by the previous merchant who welcomed visitors . There was also a teenage master from the South Palace, a distant relative of the Breaking the Sky Sword Saint . They would appear when the martial arts competition opened .
In addition, the martial arts competition was a commodity so he had to consider the incarnations of famous constellations participating .
[Some constellations are looking forward to the martial arts competition . ]
[Some constellations are tired of the martial arts competition . ]
Fortunately, the stronger constellations were tired of these scenarios . As a scenario that repeated every year in Murim, there weren’t many constellations paying much attention to the martial arts competition .
The Breaking the Sky Sword Saint read Yoo Jonghyuk’s heart and opened her mouth . “You have to open transcendence stage two . ”
“I’ve opened it before so it won’t be difficult . ”
“It is different from breaking through stage one . ”
“I will do it somehow . I’ve already reached stage three in the last round . ”
“…Stage three?”
The Breaking the Sky Sword Saint’s eyes shook . The third stage of transcendence wasn’t a step that could be reached with talent alone . It took an enormous amount of ‘time’ to pass through the third stage . On the other hand, Yoo Jonghyuk couldn’t have experienced such a large amount of time in the last round…
Yoo Jonghyuk understood his teacher’s question and replied, “I used a time fault in the Dark Dimension . ”
A time fault in the Dark Dimension . It was often called the ‘cemetery of Murim . ’ There were two types of Murim people who went to that place . In that prison of enormous time, there were those who hit the wall of talent and became crazy or those who went beyond the wall . Yoo Jonghyuk was the latter .
“…I can’t imagine how hard your training was . How many years were you inside there?”
“Around 100 years . ”
“Stage three in 100 years… no wonder why you are so arrogant . ”
100 years . It was a long time for ordinary humans but it wasn’t the same for transcendents .
There were many people who lived for 200 or 300 years in this world who couldn’t reach transcendence no matter how much they built up their martial arts . It was a wall that couldn’t be overcome by improving the physical body with all types of spiritual medicine . There was a thick wall in transcendence yet Yoo Jonghyuk crossed that wall three times in 100 years .
“I will shorten it if I enter the time fault again . ”
“It’s a crazy idea! Using a time fault will numb the soul . Haven’t you seen the martial artists who went mad in the time fault? Don’t you know that there is a fine line between insanity and transcendence?”
“…In the last round, I couldn’t surpass you even after entering the time fault . ”
“Of course! 100 years is too early to catch up with me!” The Breaking the Sky Sword Saint struggled for a moment before saying, “In any case… you have reached the third stage, it is better to teach you than an ignorant person . ”
Yoo Jonghyuk’s expression wasn’t very bright despite his teacher’s praise . The Breaking the Sky Sword Saint felt something fishy and questioned him . Yoo Jonghyuk eventually told her the story .
The Breaking the Sky Sword Saint heard the story and asked as if it was absurd, “Your spiritual awakening was while you were exhausted?”
“Well, I don’t remember exactly . ”
In the end, he didn’t know who he broke through into stage three . The Breaking the Sky Sword Saint’s expression wasn’t good . “Are you confident you can trust your unconscious mind and break through to stage three again? That sounds like the pseudo-cult followers of the Ice Flower Goddess .
“That’s why I need you . Please teach me your techniques again . ”
“What?”
“Using the same method as before is difficult . It takes too long . ”
The Breaking the Sky Sword Saint was stunned by her disciple’s shameless words . “I don’t know if I should help . You’ve crossed the wall of transcendence so you know that transcendence is never done in one way . All transcendents have to find their own way to transcend . ”
“You can still help . Isn’t there the 10,000 Streams will Gather Together School . ” (TL: the idiom that all things will eventually return to the same point)
“It means we will have to find one of the many branches . There is no such enlightenment in the world . Just as there is no such story . ”
“Still, if there are 10,000 branches, can’t we catch one of them? I’ve already found one in the past . ”
Yoo Jonghyuk said this and thought he was somehow talking like Kim Dokja . He didn’t originally talk this way . Maybe he was influenced while they were together . The Breaking the Sky Sword Saint sighed at her silent disciple . “Were you originally so talkative? It won’t be easy . You should’ve seen from the previous round that the Breaking the Sky Swordsmanship wasn’t originally for men . ”
Yoo Jonghyuk also knew it . That’s why it was very difficult to learn the skills of the Breaking the Sky Sword Saint in the past . However, this time was different .
“The problem of gender can be resolved to some extent . ”
“What does that mean?”
[The constellation who likes to change sex is snorting . ]
Yoo Jonghyuk frowned at the indirect message . Complex emotions and enormous anger rose every time he thought about it but he had to take advantage of everything he could .
“It is time to wrap this up . ”
After a while, the astonished Breaking the Sky Sword Saint’s mouth dropped open . Yoo Jonghyuk took out his sword with a blank expression .
“You can never tell that guy out there . ”
***
[In the Kim Dokja Industrial Complex, there are people who doubt your achievements . ]
[The story about the ‘Swindler Kim Dokja’ is spreading in the Kim Dokja Industrial Complex . ]
I woke up from my nap due to a message in the air . Based on the message, it seemed that a bad rumour was circulating in the industrial complex while I was away . It was natural since the industrial complex had changed rulers but the new ruler never showed his face .
By the way, Swindler Kim Dokja… Why did it feel like people who didn’t know my face knew me better?
“Kim Dokja . What are you doing?”
Someone kicked me and I got up with a groan . I saw Yoo Jonghyuk whose upper body was bare and covered in sweat . It was probably from the hard training under the Breaking the Sky Sword Saint .
“…I was just thinking for a moment . ”
“You’re being lazy . ”
“I have to be lazy now . I’m a patient . ”
It was an excuse but it was true . I had yet to fully recover from the exile penalty . The recovery was also delayed due to what happened with the Breaking the Sky Sword Saint . I was increasing the proficiency of Lamarck Kirin and steadily ingesting story fragments, so recovery wouldn’t be too late .
I looked at the people training hard in the front yard of the place . “How about those guys?”
The sweating Jang Hayoung was sparring against Han Myungoh . The Breaking the Sky Master was supervising and pointing out any mistakes .
“That girl has a fair amount of talent . Her strange attribute means she is learning it very quickly . ”
“That isn’t a girl . He’s a man . ”
“Sometimes I don’t know where your eyes are . ”
What an idiot . He was a man, right? It was like this in the original novel . I was about to speak when Yoo Jonghyuk wondered, “Rather, what is happening with the constellations?”
“…I’m thinking . ”
It had already been a week since I received Persephone’s message .
[The constellation ‘Queen of the Darkest Spring’ is inviting you to the Gourmet Association . ]
[In one week, the Gourmet Association Festival will be held at Oro Castle . ]
[Please decide if you will depart by tonight . ]
An invitation to the Gourmet Association . I expected it to happen someday but it was earlier than expected .
The Gourmet Association . It was a gathering of constellations who loved gourmet food . At first glance, it was like the ‘constellation banquet’ but reality was completely different .
If the constellation banquet was official, the Gourmet Association Festival was unofficial and the intensity of the events that happened was also different .
[The constellation ‘Demon-like Judge of Fire’ is worried about you . ]
Above all, there was no Uriel in the Gourmet Association .
[The constellation ‘Prisoner of the Golden Headband’ is wondering about your choice . ]
There was no the Great Sage the Equal of Heaven, no Secretive Plotter . Was there… the Abyssal Black Flame Dragon? I couldn’t remember it well .
In any case, the atmosphere of the place wasn’t as favourable to me as the ‘constellations banquet . ’ There was nothing more dangerous in the Star Stream than going to a gathering of unstable constellations .
Yoo Jonghyuk read my expression and asked, “Are you frightened?”
“No way . ”
I wouldn’t have come all the way here if I didn’t participate in the Gourmet Association for that reason . I silently watched Jang Hayoung and Han Myungoh sparring . Han Myungoh was hit continuously hit and let out a scream . Yoo Jonghyuk watched along with me and stated . “It’s because of this place . ”
“…That’s right . ”
According to Persephone’s message, the Gourmet Association Festival was exactly one week later . As it happened, the date was exactly the same as the martial arts competition .
It meant I wouldn’t be in the First Murim on the day the martial arts competition scenario occurred . If something happened…
“Go and come back, Kim Dokja . ”
TL: Rainbow Turtle
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