Episode 1005 Once again. (5)
You can’t have everything. If you must gain something, you must be prepared to lose something.
And this moment of choice comes to everyone who pursues the development of their clan.
For the future of the sect, we must raise disciples. And no matter what anyone says, the ones who can best raise that disciple are the strongest in that sect.
Of course, having a high level does not necessarily mean you can be a good teacher. This is because it is easy for the so-called ‘Why can’t you do that?’
But anyway, in general, someone with a higher level of knowledge is bound to be a better teacher. It’s the same way that it’s easy for someone looking down from the top of a mountain to point out a more comfortable path to those climbing below.
The problem is time. Because time is finite.
Climbing high demands a high price. Moreover, the more you climb the mountain called Muhak, the steeper it becomes. Therefore, just maintaining one’s level is bound to consume a huge amount of time and mental energy.
The ones who climb up such a difficult terrain where the air is so thin are usually those who have experienced ruts on the mountain, but even they cannot carelessly extend a hand to a fallen colleague just before reaching the summit. Because he knows that if he fails, he too will fall.
“Keuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu…”
My legs are shaking. The pupils dilate of their own accord, the mouth opens spontaneously, and drool flows out.
But I can’t fall down.
“Try falling.”
“….”
“I’m looking forward to it, so please try not to fall. “I will ask you this.”
Namgoongdan put as much force as he could into his shaking legs. But this damned body would not listen at all. Even if I tried to give it strength, it just swayed back and forth like a reed hit by a typhoon.
“Tsk tsk. Look at that leg spinning. “It’s because the bastard named Geomsu can’t even handle his own body properly.”
Of course, that point was correct. Ultimately, a sword is something you hold in your hand and move your body to use. In order to use a sword accurately, you must first be able to handle your body accurately.
But Namgungdan also has an excuse.
‘You crazy bastard! In this situation, how…”
“Oh? Passing over? Are you going over it?”
“Offuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck.”
Namgoong Dan desperately closed his legs.
At the same time, the rock the size of a house on his back tilted.
“Tsk tsk.”
Cheongmyeong looked at that and said it was pitiful.
“Anyway, these days there is no pulpit. “In my day, I would roll rocks this size for fun while climbing mountain paths!”
‘Does that make sense, you crazy bastard!’
The sweat seeping into my eyes made them sting.
It would be better if you just carried rocks. But unfortunately, there were large iron balls hanging all over Namgung Dan’s body. In the midst of all this, they told me to hold on to a rock without using any of my strength, and to say that it felt like death was almost an understatement.
“what? will?”
“….”
“Anyway, the little ones just keep their mouths open. Do you think mental power is like poison applied to a blade when fighting? Suddenly making people strong? Willpower is used in times like this. When I’m practicing on a regular basis, I feel like I’m going to lose my breath and pass out! At that time, just holding on a little longer is called mental strength.”
“Ouch…”
“So, don’t just talk, if you show me your mental strength…”
Cooung!
Before Cheongmyeong had even finished speaking, a person who had been holding on next to Namgungdan fell forward.
A chunk of rock rolls near him while he is foaming.
“…It’s very annoying. assistant!”
“yes!”
“To location!”
“yes!”
Just then, Jo Geol and Yoon Jong came running and grabbed the person who had fallen to the ground and dragged him away.
Are you going to the medical center?
Nonsense. Those who cannot survive the training are sent to special training to strengthen their will. They won’t sleep tonight.
“You talk about working hard, who can’t do that? It should be the body that works hard, not the snout. is not it?”
Namgungdan did not answer. No, to be precise, I didn’t have the energy to answer.
Of course, that doesn’t mean he agrees with Cheongmyeong’s words. Rather, it was closer to serious opposition.
How on earth does this type of training help with swordsmanship?
However, after seeing someone who had the same thought throw down the rock he was carrying on his back and hit Cheongmyeong, then kicked him in one go and flew all the way to the Yangtze River, Nangungdan decided to forget how to think.
“For a bastard with mental strength, I’ve never seen him survive for long, you bastard. After fighting for three days and nights, not only the hand holding the sword but also the hair trembles. Being a warrior, everyone has good physical strength. “The only thing that will allow you to survive in the end is the practice you have accumulated on a daily basis.”
“….”
“Elaborate swordsmanship? Pure history? That’s not something to discuss at your level. Things that can’t run anywhere try to fly. “The priority is to just shut up and be able to swing the sword one more time.”
Namgungdan almost nodded without even realizing it.
If the Maehwado incident hadn’t happened, I might have dismissed Cheongmyeong’s words as bullshit. But he felt it at Maehwa Island. There is nothing wrong with what Cheongmyeong says now.
From the moment the battle continued for more than three days, there was no need for swordsmanship or sword fighting. Once you see something in your eyes, don’t you reflexively look at it?
Perhaps this practice also takes that into consideration….
“Ah, seeing the kids pooping blood makes me feel like my stomach is being unclogged. “Giggle, giggle.”
“….”
That can’t be possible. That devilish bastard can’t do that.
“Uh huh. The bridge goes over again. “Be strong.”
“Off.”
I wanted to cry, but no tears came out of my dehydrated eyes.
“….”
Namgungmyeong broke into a cold sweat as he looked at the young swordsmen of the Namgung family who were struggling while carrying a rock the size of a house.
“Um…”
Even Namgung Dowi, who was in the lead, was swaying back and forth carrying a rock that was twice as big as the others.
“What is this…”
A voice mixed with laughter sounded in the ears of Namgung-myeong, who was looking at the scene as if it were absolutely absurd.
“You seem embarrassed.”
“That’s right. “That is…”
Ungeom, standing next to Namgungmyeong, quietly shook his head.
“It may seem like it’s just bullying, but that’s a process that even Hwasan’s disciples have gone through.”
“…That one?”
“yes.”
Ungeom added with a bitter smile.
“So just watch. “Because the child took the initiative himself, the effect will be certain.”
“No…”
Namgoongmyeong looked at the training process with an expression that he still didn’t understand. Instead of saying more, Ungeom laughed softly.
‘You’ll find out soon enough.’
And you will regret it. About the fact that he is old.
Among those who survived on Maehwa Island, those who are much older cannot join there. In the first place, Cheongmyeong excluded all those who were reasonably old.
It’s not just that it’s difficult to handle or that it’s inconvenient to teach older people. This was because there were limits to the development of those who had already hardened their minds and muscles. Dragging such people along would only be a torment for both parties and would not have much effect.
Therefore, it may have been judged that it would be better for Namgung’s future to focus on teaching those who are still soft in body and mind.
‘Well, it’s not just this person who is disappointing.’
If Ungeom had been born a little later, at least if he had been able to become a white porcelain pear, he might have been able to become stronger than he is now.
‘It’s really disappointing…’
“No. But this bastard!”
Quang!
At that time, Cheongmyeong kicked Namgungdan mercilessly.
“I told you to straighten your back! Waist! I don’t know what to say, so I’m embarrassed! Are you saying you want to give it a try with me? This damn guy is now making even the Namgung bastards upset! Wake up you bastard! You’re double today!”
“….”
No. I think it’s good for people to age appropriately.
At least to hang out with that guy.
The same goes for Muhak.
This is the world of the absolute strong, where if you don’t work hard and constantly refine yourself, you will rust in an instant, and if you go in the wrong direction, you can get into trouble.
That’s why almost all sects consider the strong. So that we can shine the name of our school by focusing only on martial arts without worrying about anything else.
As a result, those who are called the best masters of a sect only pass on their martial arts to a few disciples and rarely even meet the disciples far below them.
Because it is the path for the clan and for oneself.
Most of the famous people are those who have risen to the highest level of power, consisting of a small number of absolutely powerful people and excellent disciples who support them.
But….
“Let’s go, good bastards.”
Here is a human being completely excluded from such fresh play.
Cheongmyeong gritted his teeth.
Unexplored… No, since there is a Heavenly Demon, it is a bit embarrassing to say that it is unexplored. In any case, a person who has reached a level so high that he almost touches the sky, but has regained an absurd amount of time, that is Cheongmyeong.
He was an unfortunate man who not only had time to cultivate his own martial arts skills, but also wiped away the runny noses of young students who were not good at painting, and taught them from beginning to end… The Maehwageomjon of the past did not pay much attention to the lower level
. There was no way he could see Myeongja Bae, who was far from inaction, scolding him for not being good enough even for his brother-in-law. Distribution below? Needless to say.
To put it more bluntly, the volcano seen through Cheongmyeong’s eyes was nothing more than a rolling stone, except for Cheongmun, an extremely great long gate, Cheongjin, a clumsy guy with only a rotating head, and a few celadon boats that could be used in some way. This means that it was a well-filled clan.
Aside from how much he later regretted that perception…
Anyway, how would Qingming feel when he flew back a hundred years and saw the volcano for the first time?
All he could do was to somehow raise the little kids, who he would not have paid any attention to before, into swordsmen second to none.
So what does this mean….
The training that Hwasan’s disciples have been doing up to now is that before the war, Hwasan was the best swordsman and the best swordsman in the world, and Cheongmyeong, who completely grounded his martial arts knowledge through numerous battles while fighting the war against the Demonic Cult, It means that it is a system created with the sole intention of raising students to be useful.
What can you say about its efficiency?
When other great masters of similar level were creating new martial arts for the future of the sect, Cheongmyeong thought about how to bring out and extract even a little more of the pitiful talents of these idiots.
While other masters were showing off their mighty power to the world, Cheongmyeong spent his days thinking about how to explain in words what he knew through his senses to idiots who did not even understand how to use a sword.
That’s why the training system he created boasts ridiculous efficiency, if you can endure it. So much so that in just a few years, Hwasan’s disciples, who were coldly inferior to third-rate sects, were raised into powerful, top swordsmen.
Yes, as long as you can endure it.
As long as you can endure it.
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