Chapter 47: Great Void Golden Body Tempering
For a moment, I doubted my own ears.
Jin Gwangung is going to teach me martial arts?
Ever since taking me as his disciple, Jin Gwangung had never taught me a single martial art.
He had always seemed like someone who had no intention of teaching at all.
In fact, whenever I trained, he would usually come over and say things like,
“Stop wasting your strength on pointless things and just live however you want.”
That was Jin Gwangung.
And now...
he was saying he would personally teach me martial arts?
Of course I was shocked.
But shock was one thing.
This was undeniably an opportunity.
One of the strongest masters in Kunlun was offering to teach me.
There was no way I would let that chance slip away.
“Thank you, Master. This disciple will honor your will and—”
“Enough with the useless words.”
Jin Gwangung waved me off.
“You heard what I said. Now get out.”
“...What?”
What kind of nonsense was that?
Wasn't this the same man who had just said he would teach me martial arts?
“Master... you just said you would pass down a martial art to me....”
“Yeah. I will.”
He looked annoyed.
“But not today.”
“Pardon?”
“The martial art I'm going to teach you requires quite a few things.”
He scratched his chin.
“I need time to prepare.”
“What kind of martial art requires that much preparation?”
Jin Gwangung answered as though even explaining it was troublesome.
“Great Void Golden Body Tempering.”
“It's a special external cultivation art passed down only to a select few within Kunlun.”
“External cultivation?”
“That's right.”
He gave me a once-over.
“You're so damn frail, aren't you?”
His eyes narrowed.
“You get a little sword shoved into your side and lose consciousness.”
He clicked his tongue.
“I'm embarrassed to tell people you're my disciple.”
This old man...
"A little sword shoved into your side"?
Anyone listening would think I'd suffered nothing more than a scratch.
I'd been hit by the infamous Purple Blood Destruction Palm and suffered a fatal sword wound on top of that.
I was furious inside.
But I kept my mouth shut.
If I argued too much...
Jin Gwangung might change his mind about teaching me.
Great Void Golden Body Tempering....
Even the name sounds extraordinary.
It had to be a high-level martial art.
And if it was only taught to a select few...
how could I not be interested?
I bowed politely.
“Understood, Master.”
“Then when will I be able to learn Great Void Golden Body Tempering?”
“About a week from now.”
He waved a hand.
“Once the preparations are done, I'll come find you.”
“Is there anything I need to prepare?”
“No.”
He answered immediately.
“Just bring your body.”
“Really? Nothing else—”
“I said stop talking and go.”
His eyes sharpened.
“Keep annoying me and I'll pretend I never offered to teach you anything.”
That shut me up.
There was clearly no room for more questions.
I gave a somewhat bewildered bow.
“Then... I'll take my leave, Master.”
Jin Gwangung didn't answer.
He merely flicked his hand as though shooing me away.
I closed the door behind me.
For some reason, my chest felt strangely excited.
Great Void Golden Body Tempering...
An external art that tempers the body like gold....
What kind of martial art is it if only a chosen few can learn it?
Just hearing the words "Great Void" made my heart race.
In Daoist martial arts, a name containing "Great Void" wasn't something given to an ordinary technique.
If so...
this was an incredible fortuitous encounter for me.
I was about to walk away in high spirits when another thought crossed my mind.
...But what exactly did he mean by "preparation"?
Jin Gwangung had never once said he needed to prepare anything before.
He always acted on impulse and did whatever came to mind.
And now...
that man was saying he needed to prepare before teaching me?
That fact made me more nervous than anything else.
"...This feels ominous.”
An unpleasant feeling lingered.
But I quickly reassured myself.
It was probably because he was taking extra care with the only disciple he had.
“One week....”
I smiled to myself.
“I hope it comes quickly.”
Three days had already passed since meeting Jin Gwangung.
I hadn't wasted that time.
Great Void Golden Body Tempering was one thing...
but I still had other martial arts I needed to train.
That morning as well, I came out into the Event Hall courtyard early.
Then I continued practicing the Flowing Flower Kunlun Sword.
Just as a light sheen of sweat formed across my forehead...
a voice came from the gate.
“Hahaha. To think you're training this diligently.”
“What a wonderful sight.”
It was Sect Leader Cheon Gwangcheon.
“Is your body fully recovered now?”
The Sect Leader spoke in his usual warm voice.
“Yes.”
I nodded.
“I'm completely healed.”
Then I smiled.
“Actually, I think I'm in even better condition than before.”
“Good, good.”
Cheon Gwangcheon nodded with satisfaction.
“Youth truly is wonderful.”
Then, as though remembering something, he asked,
“Do you know how Elder Gwangung has been lately?”
He stroked his beard.
“It's been particularly difficult to see him recently.”
“Oh.”
I scratched the side of my head.
“He's probably busy right now.”
The Sect Leader tilted his head.
“Busy?”
I explained,
“Master said he's going to teach me martial arts.”
“But apparently he needs to prepare a few things first.”
“That's probably what he's been occupied with.”
Cheon Gwangcheon's eyes widened.
“Gwangung is going to teach you martial arts?”
Then his face brightened.
“Hahaha! Wonderful, wonderful!”
He looked genuinely delighted.
“So Elder Gwangung has finally decided to teach his disciple properly.”
He chuckled again.
“Excellent.”
Then he asked curiously,
“What martial art did he say he would teach you?”
He hummed thoughtfully.
“Gwangung is especially skilled with palm arts, so perhaps the Clear Heart Palm?”
I shook my head.
“It wasn't a palm art.”
“Really?”
He thought again.
“Then perhaps a movement technique.”
“Elder Gwangung's Chasing Elephant Step is also worth learning.”
“It isn't a movement technique either.”
Cheon Gwangcheon tilted his head.
“Hm?”
His expression became puzzled.
“Neither of those?”
He looked at me.
“Then what exactly is he teaching you?”
