Chapter 430: Chapter 430

“You made a friend?”

“Yes! It’s a kid named Yoo Baek.”

Dan Woo-hyun and Dan So-mi walked along the path behind the manor and chatted intimately. The things that happened in the streets of Yueyang burst out endlessly.

Dan So-mi looked in a very good mood.

It seemed she was happy that she made a new friend.

“He even learned martial arts, and he’s much stronger than Jin-rang.”

“Oho, amazing. It wouldn’t be easy at that age…”

“Will So-mi be able to do that too?”

Dan Woo-hyun, who was walking, stopped dead in his tracks.

It seemed Dan So-mi only now felt a little desire to properly learn martial arts. Dan Woo-hyun, who let out a chuckle, nodded and stroked Dan So-mi’s head before walking again.

“Of course.”

He said something obvious.

It was all of the Martial God, none other than him.

It was meaningless unless it was the best in the world.

“Hehe, then I’ll try to become strong enough to protect Dad!”

Dan So-mi clenched her fists and gave the brightest smile. It was a smile that revealed the innocence like a blank sheet of paper that this child had.

Even Dan Woo-hyun naturally felt better.

“By the way, where are we going?”

“A place that isn’t noisy.”

“A place that isn’t noisy?”

“Right.”

Dan So-mi tilted her head as if puzzled.

Many people, including Namgung Cheon, had not returned to the manor yet. Therefore, no matter where they went in the manor, it couldn’t help but be quiet, so she felt puzzled that he was trying to find an even quieter place.

Was there some other reason?

“Around here should be good.”

Dan Woo-hyun stopped at a quite secluded place even within the manor. It was a rather secluded corner, a place where no one else visited, except maybe Jang Sam-tae checking once a day for cleaning.

Dan Woo-hyun, who stopped there, opened his mouth.

“Sit in a lotus position.”

“Yes!”

Dan So-mi sat in a lotus position. It was a somewhat stuffy and unfamiliar posture. Trembling slightly was because of that reason.

“Make your mind at ease.”

“Uhm… Yes.”

In truth, Dan So-mi didn’t know what meaning such an action had. She just did it because Dan Woo-hyun told her to, and she didn’t try to understand the meaning.

“What are we doing?”

Dan So-mi, who had managed to sit in a lotus position with difficulty, tilted her head and asked. Since she didn’t know the reason for making her do such an uncomfortable posture, her expression was full of curiosity.

“We’re going to try to feel the energy. No matter what happens, you must not be surprised or shout.”

“A-Alright.”

Dan So-mi nodded with a solemn expression.

This small child didn’t know at all what kind of energy she was supposed to feel. However, it was the words of Dan Woo-hyun, none other than him, and since she realized that his expression was serious, she had to nod and accept it.

She also had the belief that Dan Woo-hyun would protect her no matter what happened.

“You don’t have to think deeply. Just accepting it naturally is the best.”

“Eung.”

Dan So-mi nodded.

At that time, she felt Dan Woo-hyun’s touch on her back.

A warm energy permeated.

Surprised, she opened her eyes wide, but soon closed her eyes as if focusing and entrusted her body to that flow.

“Think of remembering the path. Any flow has no meaning. It’s nothing more than just flowing.”

The beginning of the Heavenly One Harmonious Art is flow.

No matter what kind of mental method it is, there is a path. By guiding energy to that path, countless mental arts in the world are born.

However, the Heavenly One Harmonious Art is different.

It’s not a single path, it’s just a flow.

Therefore, memorizing it is exceedingly difficult.

No, the very idea of memorizing it made no sense.

It is an unparalleled mental art that can only be learned if one can naturally understand the flow just by accepting it. It can be said to be the most difficult mental art in all ages, and an absolute skill that only Dan Woo-hyun can learn and only he can use.

That is exactly the Heavenly One Harmonious Art.

“Feel the wind. Feel the earth and feel the fire. Feel that all principles of all creation are within you.”

“Uhm…”

Dan So-mi did not try to think.

Also, she did not try to accept it.

She was in a state where she didn’t know anything about what to do, and Dan Woo-hyun also did not speak of the method.

She just maintained a blank mind and felt the sound of the wind she heard, the feeling of the earth, the heat, and the cold air one by one.

Dan So-mi’s thoughts became deeper and deeper, and it seemed as if she fell into each and every sensation she felt.

‘Amazing…’

Watching that, Dan Woo-hyun couldn’t hide his surprise.

If it’s about memorizing the path visible right in front of one’s eyes, it’s not that difficult. But accepting that there isn’t even a path, and understanding all the things contained within it, is absolutely not an easy task.

What he was teaching right now was definitely not the contents of the Martial God’s Dao Scripture.

The perfect Heavenly One Harmonious Art.

A mental art that cannot be learned because there is nothing, and cannot be imitated because there isn’t even a path.

An absolute skill created solely for the Martial God.

Dan So-mi’s ability to instantly realize and learn it was enough to make even the Dan Woo-hyun of the world unable to hide his surprise.

A laugh slipped out without him realizing it.

If she put in a little more effort like this, the Heavenly One Harmonious Art seemed like it would completely become Dan So-mi’s.

‘Even though I thought no one could learn it…’

Dan Woo-hyun looked bitter yet somehow relieved.

* * *

Jang Sam-tae and Yeo Eun-wol stood in front of Sa Do-hak and Mu Cheon-pung.

The fact that they were drenched in sweat clearly showed their exhausted expressions. The old men watching the two of them clicked their tongues or looked surprised.

“What an incredible tenacity. Actually, it must be hard just to stand…”

“Right…”

Let’s say Jang Sam-tae was like that.

Since he was originally someone who had received training from many people, including Dan Woo-hyun. However, even though Yeo Eun-wol was still at that young age, she tried not to collapse absolutely and absorbed everything.

Does that mean she has good talent?

No.

Rather, if she was lacking compared to Jang Sam-tae, she was lacking; she was definitely not on the good side.

To begin with, she wasn’t born with martial bones.

However, she was fully achieving it with effort.

It felt as if looking at Gwon Mu-jin.

“On the contrary, that guy is…”

“Pant, pant… Oh my, Sam-tae is dying…”

Jang Sam-tae sat down and fanned himself with his hand, panting continuously. Since he was a relatively older adult, the intensity of his training was higher than Yeo Eun-wol’s, but it wasn’t to the point of collapsing from exhaustion.

He was weaker than expected.

Mu Cheon-pung glanced at Sa Do-hak.

The one who taught Yeo Eun-wol was Mu Cheon-pung, and the one who taught Jang Sam-tae was Sa Do-hak.

He unwittingly wore a smile of victory.

“Damn it!”

“Uahaha! I won, I won! Hurry up and hand over the money.”

They made a bet on who would collapse first.

Sa Do-hak, who naturally thought it would be the young Yeo Eun-wol’s side, frowned and glared at Jang Sam-tae. At that sharp gaze, Jang Sam-tae sweated cold sweat and hurriedly stood up from his spot.

“I didn’t collapse!”

“Shut up!”

“…”

Sa Do-hak let out a long sigh and fumbled to pull out his money pouch. He had a little pocket money left that he received from Dan Woo-hyun, but he had to hand it over while shedding tears of blood.

“My alcohol money…”

“Didn’t you originally have the Ho-yeon Family’s alcohol?”

“That wench charges me an expensive price!”

Sa Do-hak muttered with an unwilling expression.

Alcohol eaten for free tastes better than any other alcohol. That’s why he had stolen and drank the Ho-yeon Family’s alcohol not just once or twice, but from a certain moment, Hoyeon Ji blocked it.

Since it cost quite a bit of money every time he bought a bottle, he reached a situation where he could no longer buy and drink the Ho-yeon Family’s alcohol. Now, maybe just drinking it together when Dan Woo-hyun drinks?

Sa Do-hak smacked his lips.

“Anyway, aren’t you going to find the Golden King Beast?”

“Eung? Ah, that?”

Mu Cheon-pung thought for a moment.

He still had the goal of definitely finding the Golden King Beast. However, living in this manor was secretly fun as well, and if he received this much attention, it seemed like he could easily get information about the Golden King Beast too.

“Let’s just wait and see for now. What about you, don’t you have to return to the Demonic Cult?”

“What Demonic Cult…”

Sa Do-hak let out a chuckle and shook his head.

The Black Rain unit was in this Yueyang.

This would be an order given by the one currently in the position of Cult Leader. Even though he chose seclusion, the name Demon Emperor was an absolute and sublime name to the Demonic Cultists.

It was part of not losing that connection.

He didn’t like it, but he didn’t care.

If there was something he could help from a distance, he would just help and that was it.

“It’s bothersome to do that stuff now anyway… and it’s much more fun by the Dan Family guy’s side.”

Sa Do-hak’s words were sincere.

From one to ten, every situation was happening as if revolving around Dan Woo-hyun. Until now, they were simply things that passed smoothly, but the ones they met in this Sichuan fight were those who wouldn’t be easy even for Sa Do-hak.

‘There’s no way a fight like that will only happen once… Of course!’

Thinking so, Sa Do-hak clenched his fists.

He had to become a little stronger.

So that he could closely chase after that Dan Woo-hyun.

So that he could even surpass that person called Sam-gwang, whom he had met once.

Climbing to a higher place was Sa Do-hak’s goal.

That’s why he didn’t leave this manor.

It wouldn’t be strange to think he would bury his bones here already.

“By the way, when are these guys coming back?”

Sa Do-hak sat down with an entirely unwilling expression.

Since Namgung Cheon, Jeok Mu-seong, and the other children weren’t there, the whole manor was quiet like a dead mouse, so he couldn’t adapt to it easily. Thus, he was waiting for them without realizing it.

Whether Mu Cheon-pung noticed such a mind of Sa Do-hak, he smiled and shook his head.

He too felt much changed compared to when he was called the Demon Emperor in the past.

Mu Cheon-pung stretched and stood up from his seat.

“Everyone has changed a lot. To think the Orthodox, Unorthodox, and Demonic factions are hanging out together. It’s something hard to even imagine in the past.”

“Hmph, did you ever live caring about such things?”

“Hahaha, but isn’t it true that it’s a fascinating thing?”

At Mu Cheon-pung’s words, Sa Do-hak turned his head with a sullen expression. It wasn’t exactly wrong words. If it was the Orthodox, Unorthodox, and Demonic factions, they were ultimately people who could be called enemies, so it was natural to be surprised since such people were living together in one place.

The existence that was tying all this together as one.

‘Dan Woo-hyun…’

Mu Cheon-pung repeated that name in his head several times.

He would be the only one who could make this whole situation possible. Even if the stories about Sa Do-hak, Namgung Cheon, and Jeok Mu-seong leaked out, he was someone who wouldn’t bat an eye.

“They say a hero who changes the world naturally attracts people, and he is exactly that match.”

“That guy is a hero?”

“Pfft!”

Dan Woo-hyun is a hero?

At the sound heard momentarily, Sa Do-hak and Jang Sam-tae gave absurd sneers. No matter how they thought about it, Dan Woo-hyun and a hero were existences too far apart.

Mu Cheon-pung, who was talking while fully striking a pose, frowned at the sneer heard suddenly.

“All the heroes are dead, dead.”

“Tsk tsk, you have no eyes to see.”

Jang Sam-tae and Sa Do-hak took turns humiliating Mu Cheon-pung. Mu Cheon-pung, who couldn’t understand at all why on earth they were acting like that, just had to look at the two with a face flushed completely red.

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