Chapter 28

Chapter 28

Cultivation Through Copulation.

Episode 28: Attempted Rape

After the martial arts tournament ended, there was another place where an after-party was held.

That was with the inner disciples who supervised the martial arts tournament.

Since the tournament ended in success, it was only natural for them to have a celebration among themselves.

The inner disciples who supervised the tournament, those who acted as judges, and other disciples who assisted them were all gathered.

They were all disciples of Iron Star Peak.

“Everyone, you did well. In celebration of concluding our annual event at Iron Star Peak, let’s all have a drink.”

Hwangbo Kyung, the named disciple of the Iron Star Peak’s Peak Master, raised his glass and said.

If Yuk-gyeong had seen it, he would have thought, ‘He gives toasts like a department manager,’ as the atmosphere was quiet and dull. In fact, it made sense since everyone here was in a senior-junior relationship. Who would enjoy drinking with seniors present? It must have felt like a company dinner.

However, the topic of their conversation was quite heated,

and that was about the Single Spiritual Root disciple named Lee Yuk-gyeong, who recently joined.

Lee Yuk-gyeong, who had only been here for a week. It was astonishing that he had already reached Qi Condensation 8-Star and even won the Qi Condensation stage tournament.

“Senior Brother, is it true that Lee Yuk-gyeong was an ordinary person before joining the Sect?”

One inner disciple asked another inner disciple who supervised the entrance exam.

“Yes. The ten disciples over there personally examined him. They said he had not accumulated any cultivation.”

“My goodness. So, it’s true that he reached Qi Condensation 8-Star in just a week after joining? How can such a genius exist? Does his comprehension even make sense?”

“The Qi Condensation stage is a realm where, if one has a body suitable for accepting the Heavenly and Earthly Qi, they can quickly rise to Great Perfection. Of course, not everyone is blessed with such fortune.”

“No matter how you look at it, isn’t it astonishing to achieve in a week what takes others thirty or forty years?”

“That’s true. Certainly, Yuk-gyeong’s comprehension is outstanding. His future prospects are promising.”

At that moment, a senior inner disciple interjected.

“We’ll have to wait and see. How many geniuses have knelt before the Foundation Establishment stage? I don’t think the owner of a Single Spiritual Root will be any different.”

“Of course, Senior Brother Geun. Senior Brother Geun is right. Is the Foundation Establishment stage such an easy stage for one to reach? It’s a stage we all struggled to reach. Without enlightenment, it’s impossible to attempt.”

“Brother Geun… Still, we can’t deny that the future of a Single Spiritual Root owner is promising….”

Thus, Yuk-gyeong’s name was frequently mentioned among the disciples, spreading his fame.

Of course, this was a story that the Jang family was not pleased with.

Meanwhile, Ah-yeong, despite there being alcohol, chose to drink tea instead.

Next to her, Hyun-nam was trying to be overly friendly, annoying Ah-yeong. Because of this, Ah-yeong’s expression was not good.

Hyun-nam waited for Ah-yeong to finish her tea.

“Ah-yeong, I have something to say, can we step outside for a moment?”

Hyun-nam suddenly asked Ah-yeong to step outside, claiming he had something to say.

Of course, Ah-yeong wanted to refuse, but Hyun-nam pleaded so earnestly that she went outside. She decided to firmly tell him off so he wouldn’t do such things again.

Thus, Ah-yeong and Hyun-nam stood under the moonlight.

The softly shining moon made people’s complexion look pale.

Of course,

Yu Ah-yeong’s complexion truly worsened.

Ah-yeong felt something was off with her body. Despite having reached the Foundation Establishment stage, which allowed her to observe her body with her internal power, realizing only now that she wasn’t feeling well was surely due to someone’s trickery.

Ah-yeong’s vision spun.

“What is this… Jang Hyun-nam…!”

Yu Ah-yeong instinctively recognized the one who had done this to her and shouted his name as she lost consciousness.

Hyun-nam laughed sinisterly, as if he had expected this.

“Heh, heh heh, Junior Sister, why did you do that to me? I didn’t want to go this far.”

Hyun-nam recalled the street vendor who boasted the slogan, “Fast-acting aphrodisiac! Just put it in your mouth and it activates instantly! Women go weak, men get strong!”

The vendor was right. After spiking the tea, Junior Sister Yu was rendered helpless and unconscious. That vendor…is quite effective.

A plump middle-aged man who confidently carried a flag labeled ‘Aphrodisiac Sales’ as he roamed the streets. He seemed more suited to being an innkeeper, and Hyun-nam hadn’t trusted him much.

So he bought the aphrodisiac and tested it on dogs and cats, and it turned out to be incredibly effective. Who would’ve thought taking a chance on it would pay off so well?

The drug was potent enough to affect even Junior Sister Ah-yeong at the Foundation Establishment stage.

“Junior Sister, we will become one. Do you know how long I’ve waited for this day?”

Hyun-nam breathed heavily. His heart raced with excitement, and his breath came in ragged gasps. His panting sounded vulgar.

Hyun-nam continued to talk. His monologue revealed an excessive obsession.

“The only person who treated me kindly when I was always oppressed by the family was you, my junior sister. The family only urges me to train daily and raise my level, but no one cares about me. They only adore that bastard Jang Yeong-ok. But you’re different. All the women like Jang Yeong-ok, but not you. You are mine.”

Hyun-nam became stiffly aroused seeing Ah-yeong, whom he worshipped like a goddess, lying defenseless.

He began to undress her using a spell. Using his hands felt profane, so he used a spell to remove her clothing. In truth, if he undressed her with his hands, he feared he’d get so excited that he’d finish prematurely, so he chose to use a spell.

Whoosh-!

Hyun-nam had reached the Foundation Establishment stage, but it was all thanks to his family’s resources. Even his Foundation Establishment 2-Star power was achieved through forced means with drugs, so he was always called a half-baked Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Thus, Hyun-nam was clumsy with spells. His use of spells was similar to how a Qi Condensation stage cultivator would use them.

So the speed at which he undressed her was excruciatingly slow. Yet, Hyun-nam found even more excitement in undressing her so slowly.

At that moment!

The flow of Spiritual Qi suddenly twisted and turned his insides upside down! It was a magic backlash!

Gulp!

“Ugh!”

Hyun-nam vomited blood from the violent flow of Spiritual Qi hitting him internally. The Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth reversed and poured into his body, wreaking havoc inside.

His organs twisted, and his insides felt like they were being turned inside out. Unaccustomed to pain, Hyun-nam collapsed and retched.

What was this? Even though Hyun-nam was clumsy with spells, it was strange for a magic backlash to happen suddenly without any reason.

This was someone’s doing!

“Who are you?”

Still, Hyun-nam was at the Foundation Establishment stage. He wasn’t one to be neutralized by just a single use of the spell.

Foundation Establishment is Foundation Establishment. Even if it was achieved through drugs and family power, the internal energy condensed within Hyun-nam calmed his insides while simultaneously seizing the surrounding Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth.

Someone revealed themselves from behind Hyun-nam.

With a handsome face, eyes exuding a peculiar allure, and a smile that seemed to linger, the man was,

Lee Yuk-gyeong!

On his way back to his lodging after a gathering, he witnessed Hyun-nam’s attempted assault and ambushed him from behind.

Yuk-gyeong had no particular reason for ambushing Hyun-nam.

Because rape is bad? Because doing bad things is wrong? Because the girl is pitiful? Because it’s about taking away someone’s autonomy?

No. None of those.

Because he didn’t like someone else taking the woman he intended to have.

It was a very simple reason.

If there aren’t enough women for me, others shouldn’t forcibly take them. If it’s consensual, that’s a different story.

Thus, Yuk-gyeong did not want to leave this insolent senior disciple alone. Although he didn’t want to mess with someone of a higher level, especially a Foundation Establishment cultivator, he gained confidence seeing that his aura was weaker than expected.

And being that the woman about to be assaulted was an acquaintance’s sister, he had even more reason to save her.

Yuk-gyeong, raising his aura, attacked Hyun-nam, who was shaking off the backlash’s influence.

A power struggle over sSpiritual i ensued.

Yuk-gyeong’s Single Spiritual Root and Qi Condensation 9-Star power greedily seized control of the Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth around them. It was a small area, but the struggle was intense.

Hyun-nam’s internal energy commanded the surrounding Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth to obey, but it tended to fade in the face of Yuk-gyeong’s control.

Whoooosh-!

The wind of Spiritual Qi blew, and the Qi of Yuk-gyeong swirled fiercely. It felt like he might be struck by Yuk-gyeong’s magic attack at any moment. Although Yuk-gyeong wouldn’t actually use magic.

Hyun-nam was driven into a corner.

Feeling that things couldn’t go on like this, Hyun-nam took out a magical tool.

“Go! Kill!”

There was no need for words. Hyun-nam no longer foolishly asked questions or shouted. He took out the magical tool and activated it straight away.

The magical tool Hyun-nam took out was in the form of a dagger.

The sharp-edged, blue-steel dagger had no guard and the handle was not properly finished, designed to be used by levitating with magic power rather than being held by hand.

Swoosh!

The dagger sliced through the air, rushing towards Yuk-gyeong.

The speed of the dagger was immense, beyond what Yuk-gyeong could dare to dodge or block. It was clearly not an ordinary magic tool.

Just when Yuk-gyeong’s body was about to be cut in half!

Clang!

With a sound of two solid objects colliding forcefully, Hyun-nam’s dagger was deflected.

Hyun-nam was astonished. What kind of magical tool was this!

“What the hell is that!”

A turtle shell-shaped shield appeared before Yuk-gyeong’s body. It floated majestically in the air, forming a barrier of Spiritual Qi.

It was this Spiritual Qi barrier that blocked Hyun-nam’s dagger.

Yuk-gyeong remembered the conversation he had with the Elder Bu before entering the martial arts competition.

‘Just in case, could you lend me a magical tool?’

‘Magical tools are forbidden, so what do you need one for?’

‘Still, I want to try using one.’

‘Here, take this. It’s a defensive magical tool called Turtle Shell Shield. By infusing magic power, it forms a protective barrier. It can easily block attacks up to the Foundation Establishment level.’

‘Tch, give me an offensive magical tool.’

‘Tch? Did you just go tch? Give it here, hand it over! Get lost already!’

Thank goodness. If it weren’t for Elder Bu, this could have been my grave.

Although I couldn’t use it in the martial arts competition, there was no reason not to use it in a real combat situation like this.

Meanwhile, Hyun-nam was shocked that the super-speed dagger magical tool he received as a coming-of-age gift, which was invisible and unstoppable to anyone below the Foundation Establishment stage, failed to kill even a single Qi Condensation stage cultivator.

It was surprising enough that this Qi Condensation stage fool had a magical tool, but to have one capable of blocking his own magical tool! It was unbelievable!

Yuk-gyeong was impressed by the defensive magical tool Elder Bu lent him, realizing it had even more remarkable capabilities than expected.

He saw the light within the Turtle Shell Shoot blink and shake after blocking Hyun-nam’s dagger magical tool, but it was fine.

The Turtle Shell Shoot had fulfilled its role well enough.

Perhaps it would take a long time to recover its function by absorbing Spiritual Qi, but was that more precious than life?

With Hyun-nam’s offensive magical tool withdrawn, it was now Yuk-gyeong’s turn.

Yuk-gyeong reached out and threw a bell-shaped magical tool, shouting,

“Go! Pika, no, Soul-Seizing Bell!”