Moon-Shadow Sword Emperor - Chapter 27

Episode 27

Summoning Dan (小還丹).

A Shaolin’s secret elixir that can give you half an instant’s worth of energy just by taking it.

As I opened the lid of the wooden box and examined its contents with an ecstatic expression, something suddenly occurred to me and I raised my head.

“I’m asking just in case, does it really mean that the stamina gained from taking the elixir will be cut in half?”

“You are asking the obvious.”

“…….”

I thought so, but after receiving the confirmation, I felt mixed.

‘Still, I haven’t lost anything.’

If you add 15 years of meditation to ten years of meditation, you get twenty-five years of meditation.

It wasn’t such a bad result if it was a five-year improvement in endurance.

“Anyway, you said you had no intention of taking on a disciple, but now that you have a disciple, you give me the elixir as if you were waiting for me.”

“…….”

“Actually, wasn’t it that you couldn’t let go of your regrets?”

“I just gave you what I had left because I didn’t have anything to use.”

“Ah yes. “I’m sure you will.”

I burst out laughing.

There was one thing that I realized when Dokgo Woojin explained the efficiency of Baekroe Shingong’s ability accumulation by comparing it to the rate of profit in the battlefield.

‘The help of elixir is essential in order to achieve great mastery of White Lightning.’

Unless you take elixirs at the beginning of training to increase the total amount of internal energy, it is difficult to properly utilize the performance of the mind technique.

It was a martial art that had as many disadvantages as advantages.

If you think about it, it was a strange thing.

Despite possessing such powerful martial arts skills, why did the successive successors of Tianleimen fail to leave a significant mark on the martial arts world?

Is it because the gate rules of Cheonleimun Gate prohibit worldly behavior?

Or is it because the tendencies of successive successors were far from achieving success and fame?

‘Is that possible?’

It was just that there was no one other than Dokgo Woojin who overcame the shortcomings of Baekroe Shingong and achieved great success.

Because elixirs are not something you can get if you want.

‘The reason Dokgo Woojin left the elixir instead of taking it himself was probably because he had in mind a disciple he might have someday.’

I’m just giving you what I had left because I didn’t have anything to use.

Even though the excuse is flimsy, it is still too flimsy.

“Big… … .”

Dokgo Woojin cleared his throat once and glared in this direction with harsh eyes.

I slowly looked away and looked the other way.

It was decided to postpone taking the summons until later.

I haven’t fully adapted to the new mind method yet, but if I take the elixir first, there is a high probability that problems will arise.

“After completing the foundation and fully absorbing the energy of the summoning group, come to the temple with me.”

“yes? Why is the party…”

“A summons group alone will not be enough. “I plan to ask the head of the party to support Cheondogdan.”

“Do you really have a connection with the head of the Tang family?”

“there is. About ten years ago, I saved the daughter of the head of the family from death. “He thanked me and said he would do me two favors.”

“her… … .”

“One of the two favors was used to erase the past and settle down in Sichuan. “I plan to use the remaining one this time.”

Cheondokdan (天毒丹).

The vision elixir of the Four Heavenly Danga Family.

Although it was said to be an elixir, it was an item that no one except the poisonous people of the Tang family would pay attention to.

Unlike ordinary elixirs whose main ingredients are herbs, Cheondokdan is a poison made by mixing various poisons.

“I understand that Cheondokdan is a precious commodity that even the Tang family can only produce in limited quantities. “No matter what, would the head of the family obediently hand over something worth that much?”

“I will give it to you. “He is a person who is very lenient in his favor.”

“If I, who am not a poisoner, ate Cheondokdan, wouldn’t I be poisoned and die?”

“You will not die. “I can’t say it’s not dangerous.”

“Could it be that the White Lightning Divine Art also has the supernormal ability to neutralize poison?”

“There is no such supernormal ability. However, since the inner energy is heavy, it is easy to suppress the poison.”

“Even if you suppress it, won’t the poison eventually remain in your body? “I think it would be dangerous if there was no way to neutralize the poison or get it out of the body.”

“You don’t have to worry about that part. “If you become a thunder spirit, you will be able to burn away the pent-up poison with thunder energy.”

“What is brain spirit?”

“You can think of it as the foundation for dealing with white lightning.”

“…….”

There was no hole in sight.

I don’t know if there would be a warrior in the world who didn’t like elixirs, but I couldn’t help but be reluctant to do so.

Is there anyone in the world who would willingly shove poison into their mouth?

Of course, White Lightning Shingo was a martial art that required risking one’s life to learn.

However, the reason I tried to learn the White Thunder Godkong was because I was confident that I could perfectly control the energy in my body, and it was not because I was truly prepared to die.

I scratched the back of my head and sighed.

‘It would be good if the lack of internal strength could be supplemented with an elixir, but…’

The problem was that Cheondokdan was not a real elixir like Summoning Dan, but a slow-acting elixir that could only be effective if consumed consistently.

To fully benefit from a long-acting elixir, you must take it regularly for at least several years.

As Dokgo Woojin assured, even if there was no danger to his life, he would never see a good situation.

“…There is one fundamental problem.”

“problem?”

“I have already improved my inner energy by taking a long-acting elixir once. Even if I take Cheondokdan, I wonder if it will be effective or not…”

It is only once in your life that you can improve your inner energy by taking a long-acting elixir.

A person who had improved his internal energy for twenty years by consistently taking the shaman’s Taecheongdan could not improve his internal energy for forty years by additionally taking Hwasan’s Jasodan.

“Well, there’s no way he could have built up that level of skill at that age with just the Three Trials Method.”

“…….”

“But as you know, Cheondokdan is a completely different type of medicine from ordinary elixirs. “The ingredients are very different from ordinary elixirs that use healthy herbs as their base.”

“That’s not true…”

“It’s probably nothing for you to worry about. “I can’t say for sure because I don’t have direct experience taking Cheondogdan.”

Even the last struggle could not break Master’s strong will.

Having nothing more to say, I nodded my head weakly.

“It’s okay even if you don’t see any effect. Because you can develop resistance to poison. “At least it won’t be a loss-making business.”

“Oh yeah.”

“For your information, I also developed resistance to poison in a similar way. After injecting various poisons into the body, they repeatedly burned them with brain energy. At the time, I really resented my teacher…”

“…….”

“By the way, they said I was an orphan. “Where did you get the elixir and take it?”

“I didn’t become an orphan because I lost my parents.”

“There seems to be something going wrong.”

“It is not something that would interest you, Master.”

“I don’t think you want to talk about where in the world there is a teacher who is indifferent to his students, so I won’t force you to ask.”

“thank you.”

“Please take care of me from now on.”

“Please take care of me.”

* * *

Fifteen days have passed since I became Dokgo Woojin’s disciple and began training.

While concentrating my efforts on training Baekrei Shingong, I also learned the basics of Byukryeokwon (霹靂拳) and Yuunshinbeop (流Cloud Body Technique) from Dokgo Woojin.

‘Good.’

It is said that a single punch hits like a thunderbolt.

Yuunshinbeop, which produces no noise and leaves no traces.

Both martial arts appealed to me.

‘You can use Wall Force Fist as an auxiliary weapon to replace Sura Cheonshinsu.’

The Sura Heavenly Mindblade is an excellent hand skill that is comparable to that of the Violent Power Fist, but because it is a martial art from the Demonic Cult, it is difficult to use it comfortably in front of others.

Considering the compatibility with the White Lightning God Technique, it was better in many ways to use the Lightning Fist as the main force rather than the Sura Heavenly Mind Beast.

Of course, that didn’t mean I wouldn’t learn more about Sura Cheonsimsu.

Even if it is a martial art from a demonic religion, it will definitely have its own uses.

From the beginning, even though it was the same handcraft, Byeokryukwon focused on boxing and holding techniques, while Sura Cheonsimsu focused on longhand techniques.

Although only the classification was the same, the type and characteristics of herbivory were completely different.

‘The martial arts nature of Yuunshinbeop itself fits well with Ghost Treasure.’

Yuunshinbeop was a new law of ascension that left no room for disagreement.

However, there were many disadvantages to using it as a main martial art.

Should I say that it is backwards compatible with Ghost Treasure?

‘But it is well worth studying and analyzing. ‘Maybe it will be of great help in improving Ghost Weir.’

The improvement of Ghost Weir, which started five years ago, was still in progress.

Although we achieved some decent results, there was still a long way to go.

It was not as easy as it sounds to hide the externally visible characteristics while retaining the strengths of martial arts.

‘There’s more work to do. It’s going to get busier in the future.’

If the loopholes and gaps that arose in the process of improvement could be filled with Yuunsinbeop, it would be an ideal result.

“Whoa… … .”

After completing personal training at the training center provided by Dokgo Woojin, I headed straight to the restaurant.

The restaurant was bustling with Hwangryongmugwan’s students who had arrived earlier.

“Hmm.”

I hummed and poured a lot of rice onto the bowl.

Perhaps because it was a place where the children of a wealthy family attended, the meals served at Hwangryongmugwan were quite excellent.

In my personal opinion, it tasted better than the meal served to the Manjangsae family.

While I was eating while looking for an empty seat, the sound of some students whispering reached my ears.

“I heard that the leader of Cheon Kwon chose that guy as his successor to carry on his progress.”

“uh? This is my first time hearing this. “Is that true?”

“Really. Have you seen him attending regular classes these days? “I guess you didn’t see it?”

“Now that I think about it…”

“You’re getting special treatment. “I’m receiving martial arts training one-on-one at the headmaster’s private training hall.”

“I’m jealous…”

“The world is so unfair. “Some are getting basic training while working with other executioners, while others are receiving secret martial arts skills after catching the attention of the head of the school.”

Voices full of envy and jealousy uttered by boys and girls of the same age.

For some reason, I felt better.

I had no intention of denying that I was receiving special treatment.

It wasn’t anything to be ashamed of.

‘It’s actually something to be proud of.’

In my heart, I wanted to tell them this.

If you are jealous, you should run to your feet and seek a teacher like me.

Those who only follow the path suggested by others will never be able to create opportunities or seize opportunities that come their way.

As we were almost finishing our meal.

One of the housekeepers who entered the restaurant to clean up after him quietly approached me and handed me a note.

“……?”

Although I felt suspicious, I was not oblivious enough to open the note in front of everyone else.

Since the note was passed secretly, wouldn’t it be natural to check it secretly?

I checked the contents of the note only after leaving the restaurant and returning to my lodgings.

『Two days later, Yusi (酉時), in the slums north of Chengdu.』

‘You died too early.’

All that is written is words indicating time and place.

Although the sender’s name was not written, I felt like I knew who had sent this letter and for what purpose.

‘Haomun.’