SWNOVELXO Chapter 182
182 Chapter: Because I’m Dad
Teaching.
The Sosumahu called it teaching for the sake of politeness, but what I really needed was a sparring partner.
To properly break through the already cracked Hwakyung’s Wall, I needed someone to help organize my imperfect enlightenment.
Upon hearing my words, Sosumahu tensed up. She said,
“Heh. So that’s it, huh? Fine. If that’s all, I can’t refuse. Because you’re Dad.”
At those words, Sosumahu’s face turned red.
“F-forget that last part! Dad! It was just a slip of the tongue!”
Was she really saying ‘because you’re Dad’?
“if you’re accepting, then stand up.”
“Hmph.”
Sosumahu let out a snort and got up from her seat. I waved my hand, making the table disappear.
“So, what kind of teaching does Dad want to ask of me? Anything can be done. After all, I’m the most experienced master in the martial world.”
Currently, the highest-ranking Sinseung was 102 years old, and Sosumahu was 108, so it was a fact that she was indeed the most experienced.
I drew my sword without saying a word.
“I hope for a duel.”
I had already inscribed the essence deep into my subconscious. Without that, there was no way I could forcibly move my thoughts or use an imperfect sword technique.
What I had to do was simply organize that.
Sosumahu narrowed her eyes upon hearing me.
“Oh? A duel, huh? Sounds good.”
Hop.
Sosumahu lightly jumped and raised her hand. A pure white light flared in her palm.
Despite looking like a child, she was a formidable opponent, clearly recognizing what kind of duel I was referring to.
Sosumamugong.
Together with the legendary Ice Goddess, and Hwanggung’s Gyuhwabojeon, it was one of the Supreme Absorption Techniques.
In fact, Sosumahu could use the Heavenly Demon Technique as well, but it seemed she thought Sosumamugong was more suited for this duel.
I quietly drew my sword while raising my inner energy.
The Yin and Yang energies surged from my Dantian, placed under the control of the Primordial Unity Energy Technique.
“Even though you already possess the Spirit of the Present, you still need to attain the enlightenment of Hwakyung again. Gyuhwabojeon, it seems Dad isn’t an ordinary person after all.”
“Is there really a need to delve deeper into the secrets of men? A good daughter should listen carefully to her Dad!”
I looked at Sosumahu as I spoke.
Secrets make not only women but also men more attractive. There was no need to reveal my secret of being a regressor to Sosumahu.
“…Hmph… What!? A-a good daughter?!”
Sosumahu flinched, her body shaking upon hearing my words. Her face flushed with embarrassment. Why was she fixating on something strange?
I couldn’t understand.
“Good. Now that you understand, come at me.”
As I raised my sword, black sword energy flickered like a mirage, its intensity deepening, flowing like threads.
It was Sword Art.
Seeing this, Sosumahu bit her lip.
“Hmph. Don’t get me wrong! I’m not doing this because I like you, Dad! Calling you that is just because of the Gold Restriction, so be prepared!”
Flash.
Sosumahu’s delicate white hands darted toward my openings. I evaded her attack with Flowing Cloud and Water, then attacked her following the Demon Sword Technique.
“You’re quite impressive, Dad! But you’re still lacking!”
Sosumahu spoke in a strange tone and attempted another attack. White energy swirled around her body like a snowstorm.
‘Ugh!’
I bit my lip. Reflexively, I had to suppress my Gyuhwabojeon. Hold it back, Gyuhwabojeon.
I could not use this awful gay martial arts any longer.
Facing the 108-year-old master in front of me, I had to rely purely on Gongdong Martial Arts.
Her chilling right hand shot toward me. I swung my black sword energy down to deflect her hand.
Clang!
It was an unbelievable, powerful metallic sound, as if bare hands and swords had collided, sending shockwaves up my arm.
“Oh? Dad. You’re not to be taken lightly after all. One hand won’t cut it.”
Sosumahu smiled. Her hand that met the blade looked perfectly fine. At first glance, it appeared delicate and white, but her hand, having mastered Sosumamugong, boasted a sturdiness like steel.
Well, there was a time when my own fingers grew strong as steel from practicing Nine Transformation Sound White Bird in my previous life.
Martial arts, regardless of whether they were soft or hard…
“But don’t let your guard down, Dad. I’ll be teaching you martial arts.”
With an arrogant tone, she lifted her left hand. A chilly aura emanated from her lovely pair of hands.
Until now, she had only used her right hand? She swung both hands together. A white snowflake erupted before my eyes—a phenomenon that occurs when Sosumamugong reaches its peak.
White mist puffed out from her mouth. I raised my sword to tear through all her snowflakes.
Rugged black sword energy filled the air. Just when the Demon Sword Technique, infused with the strength of my intent, was about to shred the fine snowflakes.
“Don’t! Dad! If you destroy the snowflakes I worked so hard to create…”
Tap.
Sosumahu captured my blade with her right index and middle fingers, demonstrating a technique akin to the martial arts of the mighty. I tried to pull my blade away, but it clung to her fingers as if covered in super glue.
The chilling energy of Sosumamugong surged along my blade, consuming my hand.
Instinctively, I understood.
If I couldn’t organize my enlightenment here, it would be the end. My entire body would freeze.
Of course, in the Mind’s World, escaping was simple, but my pride wouldn’t allow it.
Slowly, the encroaching chill.
I closed my eyes.
And recalled. The wall of Hwakyung. I could feel the cracked wall of Hwakyung flickering before my eyes. A wall that seemed about to collapse at any moment, yet it remained strong.
I couldn’t bring it down.
One blow was needed.
A very strong blow.
The theory was perfect. Mastering Gongdong Martial Arts to its fullest was necessary to reach the Stage of Transcendence. My skill tree was different from my last life, so I needed different enlightenment.
Enlightenment.
There was no need to overthink it. Mastering Gongdong Martial Arts at its peak meant getting closer to the fundamental principles.
If it was Mount Hua, it would be plum blossom; if Wudang, then Taijitu; if the Demon Sect, Reverse Heaven.
And Gongdong Sect is Yin-Yang Reversal.
Yin-Yang Reversal.
Reversing the positions of Yin and Yang to achieve the ultimate life force, the purest life force, is the teaching of Gongdong Sect.
Reversal of Positions.
I had already achieved the flow of Yang rising. My head was cold, and my Dantian was hot. The inner power flowing through my reverse blood vessels continued to amplify.
But this wasn’t enough. I had to push further.
The image of Primordial Sword Technique from the Bidong Jinbeop flashed through my mind. Even at that age, an abundant vitality, overwhelming enough to turn heaven and earth upside down.
Surely, the Primordial Sword Technique had reached the level of the purest life force.
‘I too, I too must gain vitality.’
Samcheosacheop.
To satisfy all in the harem, the purest life force was essential.
For that, I needed to break through the Wall of Hwakyung. What is the ultimate life force? It is, after all, the ultimate vitality—the relentless power of a man.
But can I truly say that I have absolute vitality right now?
No.
It doesn’t exist.
My vitality still had limits. To head towards absolute vitality, I had to break through Hwakyung’s Wall. The answer was…
Just then, as I was lost in thought.
A formula suddenly came to my mind.
Ihap Sin-gong.
The supreme technique passed down only to the sect leader and top disciple of the Gongdong Sect.
The formula I had memorized unfolded before me.
“They said that the Primordial Sword Technique could realize the Diagram of Primordial Harmony when it reaches the ultimate level of Ihap Sin-gong.”
I knew the formula for Ihap Sin-gong, but I hadn’t practiced it.
Because I didn’t have enough time to practice other Gongdong techniques. Moreover, Ihap Sin-gong was the ultimate technique symbolizing the sect leader of Gongdong.
Like the Self-Manifestation Technique of the Mount Hua Sect, the Taijitu Sword of Wudang, the Heavenly Demon Technique of the Demon Sect, or the King’s Sword Form of the Namgung Family. I had no need to learn Ihap Sin-gong, being neither a sect leader nor a top disciple.
I had absolutely no intention of taking on a responsible position like a sect leader even if I died.
Yeah, that was it, but the situation was different now.
If Ihap Sin-gong was necessary for my path towards absolute vitality? I was fully prepared to accept it.
I examined the formula of Ihap Sin-gong. As expected, being the supreme technique infused with a thousand years of Gongdong’s essence, its effects were remarkable.
Based on the fundamental principle of the Gongdong Sect’s reversal of Yin and Yang, it reverses not just my body but also external forces.
If my opponent throws a strike, I could reflect that force back, creating the greatest physical law that even mocks the laws of physics.
Mocking the Laws of Physics…
At that thought, the light bulb in my head lit up. Yes. If I could reverse external forces and handle them freely, then…
In the union of Yin and Yang, I could reverse the position to my liking as much as I wanted. Naturally. Not simply changing the direction of force to mock physical laws, but reversing everything very naturally.
Yin and Yang, black and white, front and back, left and right, and even the dynamics of being acted upon and acting.
It encompassed all that was divided.
Even positions and stances.
That would be the true enlightenment of Yin-Yang Reversal, the ultimate path of Ihap Sin-gong towards absolute vitality.
At last, the moment of realization struck.
Kaboom!
With a thunderous noise, the wall of Hwakyung before my eyes crumbled away.
Beyond the wall, sparkling stars and the universe swallowed the darkness. Kablam! With an overwhelming force, immense inner energy surged towards my Middle Dantian. As the wall of Hwakyung crumbled, my Middle Dantian opened wide.
The energy reaching my Middle Dantian amplified while swirling, flowing into every corner of my being.
Consciousness expanded, feeling nearly infinite.
My entire body flooded with vitality.
An overwhelming vitality—enough power to indulge in Samcheosacheop for seven days and nights was now within my grasp.
I opened my eyes.
“Hehehehehe.”
The laughter of a grown man erupted.
Chill had already risen to my throat, freezing me solid.
But it didn’t matter. As I wielded the amplified inner power from the Middle Dantian, a black aura surged from my body, shattering all the ice clinging to me.
“D-Dad?!”
A startled Sosumahu. I immediately activated Ihap Sin-gong. Woooooo! The blade vibrated as its power reversed. Sosumahu’s fingers, which had caught my blade, flew backward in the opposite direction.
“Eek!”
Unable to withstand the recoil of Ihap Sin-gong, Sosumahu let out a scream as she was flung away.
The Stage of Transcendence.
I had finally set foot for the second time into the realm of a master.
When I reached the Stage of Transcendence in my previous life, the cold energy had only made me more impotent, more like a eunuch.
It was nothing short of tragic.
But this time was different.
The ultimate vitality I gained through Yin-Yang Reversal surged throughout my body.
I was not a eunuch; I was a man.
A true embodiment of an alpha male.
Finally.
The absolute vitality came into view.
“Hohohohohohohohohoho!!”
In the Mind’s World, visualized as a universe filled with sparkling stars, I burst into joyful laughter.
In that moment.
The universe crumbled.
And my consciousness returned.