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 then 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