NOVEL NEXT Chapter 12
Chapter 12: Optimizing Strength Martial Arts
The inner power of Jeonyeong that flowed into my body rotated several times according to the principles of the Minor Yang Heart Method.
It was to guide me directly through the flow of the Minor Yang Heart Method’s inner energy.
Through the information I’ve obtained in my past life and observations in this life, I discerned that Jeonyeong’s level was merely first-class.
First-class is the minimum cutoff line in the martial world where one can be respected as a master, capable of using sword energy temporarily when employing almost full power or special techniques.
For someone with such inner power, continuously using the “Jinkgooin” technique while I, a mere talent, memorized the paths was quite a burden, yet Jeonyeong kept going.
Hoo.
After finishing a total of five Jinkgooin sessions, Jeonyeong finally withdrew his hand from my Mingmen point.
“Did you remember the flow of the inner power?”
He asked me.
“Yes, I remembered, Master.”
“Good. Then start practicing the first round of the Minor Yang Heart Method.”
I had already memorized both the flow and principles since I had heard and experienced them during the Jinkgooin session.
My body was that of an average person, neither a genius nor a prodigy.
This had not changed in my current life or my past life.
Jeonyeong thought of me as an average talent precisely because my physique was ordinary.
For an average person to reach the supreme state of Hyun-gyeong was as difficult as a camel passing through the eye of a needle.
It was nearly impossible without immense effort, dedication, persistence, opportunities, and luck.
But in my past life, I achieved it.
I was fooled by that god’s absurd claim that if I reached the Hyun-gyeong level, my manhood might grow back again.
I had become a eunuch.
If I could retrieve my manhood, I was ready to do anything.
Even if it meant raising ordinary martial arts to the Hyun-gyeong level with a body of a mere talent, I believed I could.
‘Originally, transformation of flesh and bone is possible even at the Hwakyung stage…’
Transformation of flesh and bone can indeed be achieved at the Hwakyung level with ordinary martial arts.
Unfortunately, that trashy eunuch martial art wasn’t ordinary, but rather a ridiculous technique only eunuchs would learn.
Though it could alleviate the side effects of Regulation Preservation at the Hwakyung level, it could not achieve transformation of flesh and bone.
This was due to the eunuch’s body learning Regulation Preservation, which was inherently incomplete, neither male nor female.
So, unlike other martial arts, the abnormal martial art of Regulation Preservation needed to reach the Hyun-gyeong level to achieve transformation of flesh and bone.
Theoretically, if one mastered Regulation Preservation perfectly and ascended to the Hyun-gyeong level, the various side effects, such as a shrill voice and a body shape akin to a woman, would vanish.
The god speculated that reaching Hyun-gyeong might allow my severed manhood to regrow.
But that was merely a possibility—a theoretical realm.
In fact, throughout a millennium of history in the Central Martial World, no master had ever achieved Hyun-gyeong through Regulation Preservation.
This was because attaining the supreme state with the incomplete body of a eunuch was extraordinarily difficult, yet I had pierced through that improbable chance in search of my manhood.
‘Sex is the greatest motivation and driving force of all.’
Starting from an old tale related to the phrase “Cloud and Rain Pleasure.”
Once, King Huai of Chu went to Mount Wushan, took a nap, and dreamt of meeting a beautiful fairy who claimed to be the daughter of Shennong. They enjoyed a passionate encounter together.
After the incredible experience, the king wished to pursue the fairy again, but the fairy said she would be stuck on the cliffs of Wushan, turning into clouds in the morning and rain in the evening to think of him all day long before vanishing.
Waking up from that dream, the king, deeply moved by the fairy’s words, shed tears and built a shrine named “Morning Clouds” in Mount Wushan, giving rise to the tale of “Cloud and Rain Pleasure.”
Chao Yun Mo Wu (Morning Clouds and Evening Rain), Wushan Zhi Meng (Dreams of Wushan)—these phrases also have the same origin.
Even a king who held power could not forget a night with a beauty, shed tears, and built a shrine, which shows that sex is indeed humanity’s most pure and fundamental desire.
My desire to reclaim my manhood and enjoy the pleasures of love with Samcheosacheop turned into an obsession, and that obsession turned into effort.
I gathered every elixir and opportunity in the imperial palace using my power.
Moreover, I called that god to improve my innate physique—even risking my life numerous times receiving the Yukginsasae Daebop despite the mere 10% success rate—to purge stagnation and cleanse my blood and bones.
After gorging on Cheonnyun Hasu, traditionally regarded as the elixir of life, and Gongcheongseokyu, I reached the Hyun-gyeong level, a feat no eunuch in history had achieved. Yet…
‘My manhood has not grown back.’
Ugh.
Even with transformation of flesh and bone, I remained a eunuch.
But I gained something in return.
I had already stepped into the exalted realm of Hyun-gyeong, and even though my physical body had reset in this second life, my mind still held all the enlightenment I’d acquired before.
The problem was that my advanced mental enlightenment couldn’t keep up with my physical body, but that was a fixable issue with some elixirs and additional training.
Starting tough is one thing; traversing a path you’ve already walked the second time is much easier.
While pondering this, I recited the principles of the Minor Yang Heart Method slowly, accepting the natural energy through my breathing.
Hoo, Hoo.
The natural energy accepted through my breath flowed along my energy channels.
True to its name, the Minor Yang Heart Method dealt with Yang energy.
Of course, it wasn’t an advanced skill dealing with Extreme Yang energy but rather a straightforward and rudimentary skill, yet it was sufficient for me.
What is Yang energy? It symbolizes a man’s strength—the hot energy representing vitality.
Naturally, the stronger the Yang energy, the greater the vitality.
Unlike that pathetic eunuch technique which only gathers insect-like yin energy, the Minor Yang Heart Method is an unparalleled skill that replenishes a man’s power!
A man’s power!
Yes, martial arts dealing with Yang energy are my true desire for a man’s martial arts.
‘I’m glad I joined the Gongdong Sect.’
Tears of burning excitement welled up inside me as I circulated the hot Yang energy through my body’s meridians, finally guiding it to my Dantian.
After completing the first round, the gathered male energy coiled tightly in my Dantian.
It was no bigger than a fingernail but at last, my first Chukgi was complete.
After finishing the energy cultivation, I couldn’t help but stroke my warm lower abdomen with my hand.
Unlike my past life filled only with cold yin energy, my current Dantian felt plump with hot male energy despite having consumed no food.
It was overwhelming.
“Have you completed the first round?”
“Yes, Master.”
Nodding my head, he grabbed my wrist to feel my pulse.
“The energies of the Minor Yang Heart Method have settled well in your Dantian. Congratulations on entering the realm of inner power.”
A faint smile appeared on my master’s normally expressionless face.
“Now that you have entered the inner power, I will tell you about the principles that form the foundation of our sect’s martial arts. What is the symbol representing our sect?”
He asked me.
I already knew the symbol of the Gongdong Sect.
“It is the reversed Taeguk.”
Just as the symbol for the Wudang Sect is the Taeguk, and for the Mount Hua Sect the plum blossom, the Gongdong Sect has its own symbol that represents the sect.
The yin-yang symbol turned upside down symbolizes the circulation and inversion of yin and yang.
That was the reversed Taeguk.
“Correct. The symbol representing our sect is the reversed Taeguk. People often murmur that our sect is a White Path sect, but in reality, it draws close to the Non-legal methods. Our sect integrated various branches of Gongdong Mountain after receiving teaching from the Daoist deity, it opened its doors to the secular world and allowed female disciples to enter and the marriages of disciples, yet it’s also said that we lost the teachings of the great founder, Gwangseongja. But the reversed Taeguk is indeed the symbol of the teachings of Gwangseongja, representing the Yin-Yang Reversal.”
Jeonyeong spoke seriously.
As he mentioned, while part of the former Gudaimun sect, the martial arts of the Gongdong Sect were recognized as aggressive and practical, characterized by a fast accumulation of energy through reverse blood rather than following traditional methods, thus facing disdain for being seen as equivalent to Non-legal sects.
Especially now that we had fallen from the Gudaimun sect, there was even less to be said.
“The Yin-Yang Reversal is the primary teaching received from Gwangseongja when the Yellow Emperor, Xuan Yuan, visited Gongdong Mountain to seek guidance on the way.”
Every martial art has a fundamental principle.
The absurd principle of that eunuch martial art is that it cannot generate Yang energy and instead uses the eunuch’s body lacking Yang energy to manipulate the yin to gather energy and transform its body into a purely yin state.
Martial arts are created based on each of these fundamental principles, which ultimately reflect the supreme martial goal of their respective styles.
As a venerable sect of considerable history, the Gongdong sect inevitably has its own fundamental principles of martial arts, just as Jeonyeong spoke.
“The Yin-Yang Reversal signifies the transformation and inversion of yin and yang. Traditionally, water, symbolizing yin, flows downward, while fire, symbolizing yang, flows upward. However, to create life, it must be reversed—placing yang underneath and yin above. This is the doctrine of Susuenghwagang (水昇火降), achieving the ultimate life by upside-down yin and yang. It is the beginning and the end of our sect’s martial arts.”
Yin-Yang Reversal.
Inverting yin and yang to create ultimate life.
Susuenghwagang teaches that water must flow upward and fire must flow downward, contrary to natural law.
This was radically different from the harmonization of yin, yang, and Taeguk underlying Wudang’s teachings.
The Gongdong Sect’s inner energy cultivation, just like the Demon Sect’s martial arts, utilized reverse blood to gather energy, all to follow the principle of Yin-Yang Reversal.
It is no wonder that the Gongdong Sect’s symbol is the reversed Taeguk.
‘Achieving the ultimate life.’
What is vitality?
For a man, vigorous life means vitality.
If I could reach the ultimate of Gongdong Sect martial arts and thus achieve the doctrine of Susuenghwagang, I would possess such vitality that I could spend an entire month sleeping with Samcheosacheop, indulging in love every day without ever tiring out!
To put it another way, it would be akin to the main character in a martial arts novel, overpowering the beautiful female lead through the pleasures of the world with boundless vitality.
The ultimate life! There is no better foundational principle than that, which stands opposite to the trashy Regulation Preservation that only compounds a eunuch into becoming more eunuchish.
Heh heh heh heh.
I barely managed to suppress the grin creeping onto my lips.
“The ignorant claim our inner energy practice, based on reverse blood, is similar to those of the Non-legal sects, yet unlike those demonic practitioners using reverse blood to defy heaven, our sect employs reverse blood to achieve Susuenghwagang,” Jeonyeong instructed earnestly. “So, remember this well, Cheolsu, and do not be swayed by the ignorant murmurings of the world.”
The Gongdong Sect’s inner energy cultivation is based on reverse blood.
The advantage of reverse blood lies in the ability to rapidly cultivate inner energy and unleash explosive strength at critical moments.
Its drawback is the difficulty in ascending to higher levels.
The nature of inner energy cultivated through reverse blood is fast, rough, and violent.
Thus, the martial arts of the Gongdong Sect developed in a straightforward, aggressive, powerful, and practical manner to make optimal use of reverse blood.
This characteristic precisely aligns with the martial arts of the Demon Sect.
Hence, the Bokma Geumbeop (伏魔剑法), aimed at subduing demons, became the representative technique of Gongdong Sect, receiving critiques of being unpredictable and brutally quick, much like the techniques of the Non-legal sects.
Though the current Bokma Geumbeop is practical, its swift, rough, and violent nature remains essential.
With reverse blood techniques, I could quickly enhance my vitality.
When indulging in pleasure, at the apex of ecstasy, I could unleash explosive vitality with reverse blood that would send my partner to paradise.
Moreover, if I applied the ferocious and practical martial arts of the Gongdong Sect in bed, I could skillfully engage in any wild actions as per the whims of the beauty!
This was surely the martial arts that suited me best.
Indeed, the martial arts of the Gongdong Sect are the most compatible with the color spectrum of the world.
With lofty ambitions, I gazed at my master respectfully and said, “Understood, Master.”
“Good. Remember, entering inner power is merely the beginning. Continue diligently studying inner power for the sake of sect restoration.”
I responded with another acknowledgment as I crossed my legs and practiced the Minor Yang Heart Method.
Feeling the hot Yang energy, the manly vitality flowing through my energy channels was an exhilarating experience.
Before my eyes was the envisioned future of applying the Gongdong martial arts on the bed while cultivating the doctrine of Susuenghwagang, gaining boundless vitality—no, life force!
Smirk.
A smile crept on my face.
Yes, this is what sex is all about.