Chapter 24

Chapter 24

Cultivation Through Copulation.

Episode 24: Martial Arts Tournament (2)

Yuk-gyeong barely qualified with the Qi Condensation 8-Star limit, so under normal circumstances, he was far from being a contender for the championship.

The ones aiming for the championship were all at the Qi Condensation 9-star level, and they were not just any Qi Condensation 9-stars but talented individuals highly regarded in their sects.

For example, there was the swordsmanship genius Geum Mook, the Fire cultivator Man Sa-young, the Lightning cultivator Deung Sa-jin, and so on….

Just then, the first match began.

Yuk-gyeong watched the match intently.

Everyone is someone I must surpass. Identifying the winner is crucial. Know your enemy and yourself, and you will be invincible in battle!

Yuk-gyeong’s goal was, of course, to win.

As a Single Spiritual Root holder in the Qi Refining stage, he had to prove himself as the best among the promising new talents of the emerging sects.

Fortunately, having completed the Taiyi Celestial Whisper Scripture, he only needed time to cultivate up to Qi Condensation 9-star,

so his level was roughly halfway to Qi Condensation 9-star.

With that, he could gauge the skill level of a Qi Condensation 9-star. It’s just one level of difference.

Yuk-gyeong’s eyes widened.

Among the two, one had a significantly superior presence. From the way the Spiritual Qi around him was raging, Yuk-gyeong predicted his victory.

The Spiritual Qi was not ordinary, with its sharp and flashing nature… It had a special attribute.

Whoosh! Flash!

Boom!

As lightning burst from his hand, the skin of the freckled young man turned blackened. Unable to bear the pain, the young man conceded.

“Aaah! I lost!”

“Well done.”

The man turned someone pitch-black in an instant and coldly greeted as he stepped down from the stage, not even glancing at the defeated young man.

The duel ended with just one overwhelming spell. The man’s expression, after casting a Lightning spell, showed boredom rather than fatigue.

The winner,

“Deung Sa-jin wins!”

Deung Sa-jin, who possesses the rare Lightning Spiritual Root!

A Qi Condensation 9-star, who was currently in the same generation as Yuk-gyeong!

Although he was a Three Spiritual Root cultivator, he was highly regarded in the Sect due to his rare spiritual root.

The Lightning Spiritual Root is extremely rare, allowing one to absorb the Lightning Qi of Heaven and Earth and is closely associated with the Heavenly Lightning known as Heavenly Tribulation.

He is known for his powerful but notoriously difficult-to-control Lightning techniques and is said to have complete mastery over Lightning Qi.

He already had a nickname. The Young Lightning Spirit Master, Deung Sa-jin.

Deung Sa-jin, one of the strong contenders for victory, was notorious within the Sect for his arrogance.

Look at that.

Not even acknowledging the loser, just casting a disdainful glance as he walks away. Truly arrogant.

Yuk-gyeong thought as he watched him.

He looks like a snake. A snake that would eat its own kind. Coiled and waiting for an opportunity to strike, ready to sink its fangs into anything that shows its neck. A cold-blooded psychopath who feels no emotion even after killing someone!

Though he was handsome, his expression was colder than usual.

As he thought this, Deung Sa-jin’s gaze turned toward him.

And then, he started approaching leisurely.

Yuk-gyeong, who had thought of him as a snake and a psychopath, felt a bit uneasy, but with the confidence that no one can read another’s mind, he asked Deung Sa-jin, who came up and stood right in front of him.

“Do you have any business with me, Senior Brother Deung?”

“It’s nothing much. I thought it would be nice for us to interact, just like butterflies of the same kind get along.”

Deung Sa-jin’s voice was low and resonant.

He came to Yuk-gyeong and started speaking out of the blue, and Yuk-gyeong couldn’t make sense of what he was saying.

Why is he looking for a butterfly when it’s not the season for them?

Moreover, his voice was incomparably warmer than when he had earlier congratulated him on the stage.

Wasn’t he said to be…rude?

“Butterflies of the same kind?”

“You’re good-looking. So am I. Being drawn to beauty is human nature.”

Sa-jin spoke as if stating the obvious.

So, good-looking people are butterflies, is that it?

Yuk-gyeong nodded. It is true that I’m beautiful. Look at my face. Who wouldn’t say it’s sculpturally beautiful?

But…

“Beautiful?”

As Yuk-gyeong’s expression turned peculiar, Sa-jin laughed softly.

“Oh, don’t misunderstand. While there are those with peculiar tastes drawn to the same gender, I’m not one of them.”

“It’s not like I misunderstood.”

“Your expression seemed like you did. Anyway, I hope to see a great match from you.”

With that, Deung Sa-jin waved his hand and left.

What was that about?

Did he really come just to build rapport? Just to have a conversation?

Within the sect, he was known for being incredibly annoying and arrogant because of his Lightning Spiritual Root. Why is he so warm?

He even encouraged me to do well in the match. I feel bad for cursing him inwardly.

For someone like Deung Sa-jin, how proud must he be? A strong contender for the championship and a Qi Condensation 9-star expert. The fact that someone like him would show interest in someone as unknown as Yuk-gyeong was an unbelievable situation.

Even within a sect like the Dark Moon Sect, there were invisible ranks among disciples.

Disciples like those in the same league tended to associate with peers of similar rank.

For example, those at the same Qi Condensation level or disciples highly regarded within the same sect.

Well, if you think about it, Yuk-gyeong could also be considered one of the esteemed disciples. After all, he’s the great Single Spiritual Root holder.

But why don’t I feel as if I’m being highly regarded?

Even that senior brother is like that.

I’m a Single Spiritual Root holder so why did he come looking for me because I’m handsome?

Yuk-gyeong resolved to win the competition, to show the dignity of a Single Spiritual Root holder to the world by winning.

Finally, finally!

After years of long seclusion, I, Bok Jae-seong, have returned! The world shall tremble in fear and all will bow before me!

How long was that seclusion? A dreadful time where hunger, loneliness, and boredom endlessly tormented me.

But I overcame all those adversities and trials, reached the desired state, and broke out of seclusion!

My current state is Qi Condensation 9-Star!

Soon, I’ll ascend to the Foundation Establishment stage, receive the Sect’s support, and enter the inner sect.

When that happens…

My mission will also be on track.

That’s right. I am a spy.

A spy from the demonic faction sent into the Dark Moon Sect to extract information. Only a select few insiders knew this fact. The very fact that I was dispatched here was kept secret.

I, Bok Jae-seong, entered the Dark Moon Sect with no cultivation, a pure body.

No one would imagine that there would be a spy with a pure body with no cultivation.

It’s unimaginable that I was trained from a young age to be loyal to the demonic faction, and that my entire family is thriving within the demonic faction.

Thus, I am perfectly disguised.

My goal here was to disguise myself as a talented disciple and infiltrate the upper echelons of the sect to extract information from the Dark Moon Sect.

To achieve this goal, I endured pain in seclusion to elevate my cultivation level.

All for the sake of the demonic faction and the mission!

Fighting at the forefront for the prosperity of the demonic faction, I am certain that once I return to the original demonic faction, I will be treated as a much greater figure.

To do so, reaching the Foundation Establishment stage was the most important.

A Qi Condensation stage disciple had extremely limited access to information. They could only access very ordinary information, so I needed to surpass the Qi Condensation stage quickly.

However, how could one only train and stay in seclusion? Having achieved the minor success of the desired level, I broke seclusion and came out to catch my breath.

So, I applied for the Qi Condensation stage martial arts competition to pass some time. As a change of pace. For someone like me who was at Qi Condensation 9-star, entering such a competition might seem like cheating.

Since I am participating, why not try to win lightly?

Though I applied to catch my breath, it is part of the mission.

As a person of the demonic faction, trampling the fools of the Dark Moon Sect to instill a sense of defeat in their minds and crush their will to grow, preventing them from becoming obstacles to the demonic faction, could also be seen as the mission of plucking the weeds at the root.

Yes, I’m not just playing around; I’m also carrying out a mission. For the demonic faction!

There are many brilliant disciples within the sect.

Geum Mook is said to have the qualities of a sword immortal; Man Sa-young, with genius talent in spellcraft; and Deung Sa-jin, the owner of the rare Lightning Spiritual Root…

But even if all of them combined, they wouldn’t match up to me.

I am none other than an owner of a Two Spiritual Root.

Their ability to sense Spiritual Qi is on a completely different level. If they absorb Spiritual Qi like blind men touching an elephant, I absorb it with the perspective of someone who sees the entire elephant.

This innate difference is also evident in the use of techniques.

The techniques used during the Qi Condensation stage may seem crude to those of higher stages, but even among them, there are levels of proficiency.

Naturally, techniques of those with a Five Spiritual Root are inferior to those with a Four Spiritual Root, and those with a Four Spiritual Root are inferior to those with a Three Spiritual Root.

Then, how sophisticated must the techniques of someone with a Two Spiritual Root be?

Today, I’ll demonstrate that in the competition.

My first opponent is,

Lee Yuk-gyeong?

A rather insignificant opponent.

Let’s finish this quickly.