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章 35: Chapter 34

Book I Chapter 34

After that transformation, Hyuna now confidently feels that she could be on par with most of the outer sect disciples.

After thanking Elder Han for his magnanimous gift, she also thanked her aunt and uncle as they were the ones who requested such a gift.

After the couple experienced the worry in their hearts when she was missing for a few days, the two decided to try the forceful approach of strengthening one's physique by using the Eternal Youth process.

Though it was a bit dangerous, they knew that their adoptive son could do it.

And so, because of that, Hyuna has gained the physique of a body refinement stage cultivator with her mortal body.

Today, two young figures are walking down the forest towards a clearing.

Il Kwan has finally agreed to spar with Hyuna after her incessant pestering. Though he still feels uncomfortable being near her, the relationship between the two has already almost returned to normal as Il Kwan would visit her hut every now and then.

Walking through the small forest Wu Hyuna and Il Kwan saw four people practicing in a small clearing.

When those four saw them, they quickly stopped.

"I will not be having a spar with you guys today…" Hyuna said as she walked past them.

The four showed a look of disappointment, but upon seeing Il Kwan their eyes went wide in disbelief.

"Se… Senior Il… It is an honor to see you here!" Song Dong quickly cupped his hand in excitement.

Il Kwan nodded his head but did not say anything.

When the two reached the deeper part of the small forest, they positioned themselves about 10 meters away from each other.

"Wu Jin… I will not hold back, you know that, right?" Il Kwan warned.

Hyuna showed a confident smile on her face as she cracked her neck while getting into position.

Not too far from the two, the four who actually followed watch behind the bushes.

"I knew it! I knew that these two will be doing this... training session in here…" Song Dong muttered in a low voice.

"Damn… how confident is, Senior Wu Jin that he would challenge Senior Il Kwan in a fight…" Kil Nam asked in a low voice.

"Sshh… Let's watch them fight…" Song Dong gestured for them to be quiet.

As the two figures prepare to battle, the atmosphere in the forest suddenly became tranquil. The silent breeze of the wind blowing through the forest creates a light sound of rustling leaves. The sounds of the small critters in this place are the only sound that could be heard besides the rustling of the leaves.

Hyuna showed a slight smirk on her face as she suddenly kicks the ground.

Swoosh!!!

Her speed was so fast that those who are watching her move would think that she is not a mere mortal anymore.

The four people watching on the side almost have their jaws falling to the ground after seeing this scene.

"Is… Is she hiding her own strength?" asked a cowardly voice amongst the four.

"This is impossible, right?"

When her figure passes by Il Kwan's body, a metallic sound echoes in the air.

As they separated, both of them are already holding weapons in their hands… Hyuna holding her small dagger while Il Kwan holding his sword.

Those who are watching the two gawked as they did not know when those two grabbed their weapons.

"I knew it! That Senior Wu Jin is not as simple as we thought…" Song Dong showed excitement in his eyes.

The sparring sessions have taught him a lot of things, and coming back to the back mountain was the right decision he made. Though it was for revenge at first, later he realized that it was actually training.

And now that he is seeing the prowess of 'Wu Jin', he is elated.

"Hehe… It seems that junior brother has actually improved a lot these days…" Il Kwan said with a teasing smile.

But Hyuna is frowning at the moment. The reason for this… is that she could feel her hand trembling due to the impact.

The clash between their weapons proved to her that Il Kwan's strength is above her. And it seems that he is not even putting her in his eyes.

A slight annoyance came over her as her eyes squinted and looked at him with a serious expression.

She suddenly once again kicks the ground and began brandishing her dagger. One slash after another was sent targeting Il Kwan's vital parts.

Though he is able to dodge them, he could not help but be drenched in a cold sweat as the attacks are truly vicious.

"This little guy is truly challenging my limits… Not cute at all…" he thought as he blocks and dodges at the same time.

He wanted to retaliate, but for some reason, he could not as the dagger's movement is really too fast.

"If Wu Jin is fighting against two top ten Body Refinement stage cultivators, none of them could defeat him, right?" he thought in amazement.

He has seen the sparring sessions, but this is the first time that he experienced it for himself.

"Terrifying…" he thought.

Suddenly, he saw an opening and quickly made his move.

Swoosh!!!

His sword suddenly cuts through the air toward Hyuna's neck.

But before that sword could reach her neck, her dagger has already blocked its path.

Hyuna wanted to smirk, but then she suddenly felt a powerful energy coming from the sword.

Her eyes squinted and she wanted to activate a rune to block it, but she decided against it. It is not yet the right time to show her true prowess as she knew that she is still weak.

Weng!!!

A strong force pushes her back and sent her flying through the air.

Il Kwan suddenly rushes to strike her helpless figure. But as his blade was about to hit her body, he wanted to stop. But then he saw… Wu Jin's… body aches and lets his blade pass through as he dodges.

He suddenly felt a foot connecting at the back of his head before the both of them landed on the ground.

Hyuna landed like a cat with all fours on the ground, while Il Kwan showed an angry expression on his face.

The little guy actually kicked the back of his head.

"You little punk!" he curses out loud as he threw his sword on the ground and began walking towards Hyuna angrily.

Seeing his reaction, she knew that Il Kwan was annoyed at what she just did.

"No… no… no… no… This is just sparring practice why are so agitated…" she cried as she began to back away.

"Come here! I will spank you… Sparring my ass… You dare kick the back of my head!" Il Kwan annoyed shouted as he suddenly chases after Hyuna.

The two suddenly run around the small forest as Il Kwan chases after Hyuna in his annoyance.

The four who are watching this scene gawked as they did not know what is happening right now.

Hyuna and Il Kwan went back to the old courtyard with wide smiles on their faces.

"You little punk… when did you learn to run so fast?" Il Kwan asked while he got seated on the stone chair.

"Hehe… Of course, I work hard on it…" she proudly said with a grin.

Hyuna could not help but noticed the chest muscle of Il Kwan as his robe stuck to his sweaty body.

She subconsciously gulps and forces herself to divert her gaze. But she could not help but steal glances at his chest muscles and his glistening neck.

Il Kwan noticed this and felt a bit complicated. In fact, he likes it when his junior brother is admiring him like this, but there is something in those gazes that is making him uncomfortable.

"I'll go first…" he said as he quickly stands up and left the old courtyard.

Hyuna heaves a sigh and then walks inside the room. She changes her robe and walked out.

As soon as she arrives outside, she saw four people standing outside the door.

She was startled as she did not know when these four has arrived there.

"Senior Jin… Can… Can you teach us?! Can you be our teacher?" Song Dong suddenly cupped and bowed his head.

Hyuna was taken aback. These practice targets of her unexpectedly wanted her to be their master. How crazy can that be?

She is just a mere mortal and these four are cultivators, how could she be their teacher?

"Senior Jin… We know that you think that you are only a mortal and below us… But for me, your skills in fighting have no comparison. You can even fight against those stronger than you are… we want to learn from you…" Kil Nam injected on the side.

"Yes… Senior! Please train us!" the other two chimed in.

Hyuna showed a slightly complicated expression on her face while looking at these four people.

All she was looking for at that time are people to practice with, who would have known that these four would actually want her to teach them?

This is truly absurd.

What would the other sect members say if this is known to many?

Suddenly, Hyuna's eyes went wide when she saw the beautiful figure walking inside the old courtyard.

She did not hesitate to go past the four disciples and walked in front of the woman.

"Auntie, you've visited me…" she greeted happily.

"Umm… I never would have thought that there are some disciples who now wanted you to be their teacher. This is new…" Mi Jin-ah teases.

Hyuna showed a blush on her face as she lowered her head and stole a glaring look at the four.

"Hmm... I am actually here to request you something… Little Jin…" Mi Jin-ah said while showing a smile on her beautiful face.

"You're going to be 14 soon… and your accomplishments in musical instruments are something that can already rival mine… So, after your birthday, I want you to take over my musical classes…"


章 36: Chapter 35

Book I Chapter 35

Hyuna froze on the spot as she did not know what to say or do at this moment.

She did not expect that Madam Il would actually be requesting such a thing from her.

"Why are you hesitating? There are people that trust your talent you know… And look, you already have four little disciples of your own…" she suddenly pointed at the four.

"Oh, no… no… Auntie, these four are just here to joke around… Hehe…" Hyuna awkwardly waves her hand to deny it.

"I've heard about your practice sessions at the back forest… And those four are considered as top ten of the most talented new disciples in the Outer sect below the Spirit Refining stage… Why do you still doubt yourself?" Mi Jin-ah walked beside Hyuna and then held her small shoulders.

"Listen… I will give you time to think about it, okay?" she then patted his head and walks out of the courtyard.

"You four… let him think about it…" she added before her figure disappears.

Hyuna was left musing on the suggestion of Madam Il as she walked back to her room.

Her progression and time in the sect have truly been fruitful.

With the enhancement of her physique and her sharp mind in learning, she could be considered a prodigy cultivator already if not for her being a mere mortal.

Of course, that does not include the fact that she is already a Rune Maker Adept.

In fact, if she uses runes, she can defeat any Spirit Refinement stage cultivator and could go toe-to-toe with any Meridian Refinement stage cultivator.

But of course, that is only in her conjecture as she has not tested that theory yet.

The next few weeks, she decided to secretly teach those four Outer Sect disciples a few techniques she learned and modified from the Inner Sect manuals.

Song Dong seems a bit proficient in using his fist. He is a bit of a bully and very stubborn, but he also knew when to lower his head.

He did not want to be under any of the groups in the Outer Sect as he wanted to form his own group.

On that day that Hyuna saw him bullying that timid guy, it was because that guy actually snitched on him, and the other two gained their ire and beats that guy up.

But it seems that the four of them are actually a group of their own.

Besides Song Dong, the other three like to use swords.

And Hyuna taught them the basics of the swords technique which is a bit different from what the Outer Sect instructor are teaching them.

What Hyuna is teaching them is the way the sword is wielded while using a small amount of spirit Qi. This would make them last in battle while being able to hold their ground even when facing higher-level opponents.

As long as they got hold of the basics of the technique and complete control of their Qi, then they could withstand the energy of their enemy.

But of course, that does not mean they are invulnerable. When fighting against those that are in the inner sect, such a technique could only save their lives and not win the fight.

After Hyuna's explanation, the four are already elated and have focused their attention on their training.

A few months later, Hyuna is now going to celebrate her 14th birthday.

She asked her aunt not to celebrate and the four of them just had a nice dinner.

Il Kwan gave him a new robe made of strong fabric. Her aunt and uncle gave her a new musical instrument, an erhu.

After receiving her gifts, Hyuna felt a bit happy. She would always receive something on her birthdays, and she is grateful for everything.

After that dinner, she walked back to the old courtyard which she has already considered her home.

But before she could enter, she saw two people standing outside the gate.

"You… guys…" she was a bit stunned upon seeing Ji Eun and Han Joonho.

"Seniors… what are you doing here?" she asked feeling a bit confused.

"Haha… Junior Jin… Don't think that we did not know that it is your birthday today…" Han Joonho chuckled as he steps forward.

"We also come here to celebrate…" he added.

Hyuna could not help but look at Il Kwan who shrugged his shoulders feigning ignorance.

Hyuna opened the gate and the group enters the clean courtyard and got seated around the stone table.

After keeping her gifts inside the room, she walked out of the small house and brought a box of snacks.

"Oh… Is this that famous snack those female disciples are crazy about?" Han Joonho suddenly exclaimed as he looks at the few assorted snacks on the table.

Hyuna just nodded her head and then got seated with the group.

"Let me go first… Junior Jin… Happy birthday…" Ji Eun was the first one to present a gift.

It was a small box and inside that small box is a wooden ring.

Upon seeing the ring, a scowl appears on Han Joonho's face.

"What is that? A wooden ring?" he teases.

Ji Eun smirked as he takes out the ring.

"Sigh… Senior, don't you know what this is?" Ji Eun showed the ring to Han Joonho which suddenly stunned the young man.

"You… This… this is a single space container…" he suddenly muttered with disbelief in his eyes.

"This… this is a rare artifact, right? This thing has existed in ancient times and only those array masters could make it… I heard that these things are being kept by rulers of the mortal countries…" Han Joonho is truly knowledgeable of the world as he could identify the ring after seeing it closer.

Hyuna felt a bit of a shock in her heart as she is a bit familiar with those tiny lines or words inside the ring.

Though she could not identify them yet, she could already tell that they were advanced runes.

"To use this, you have to drip your blood on the ring to make it your own… Then it can store a single non-living object… no matter how big… inside the ring." Ji Eun explained.

"Only a single object?" Il Kwan asked.

"Well, mortals can't use their spirit to connect to space rings, so… only a single object can go inside…" Ji Eun explained.

"Ahh… So if you put a cart filled with food inside…" Han Joonho suddenly interrupted.

"It would fit…" Ji Eun continued.

A happy smile could be seen on Hyuna's beautiful face as she received the ring.

"Thank you, senior…" she said as she scrutinized the ring.

"Well, my turn…" Han Joonho suddenly takes out a wooden box.

Inside the box lays a finely decorated carving knife.

"A carving knife? Wow… it looks exquisite…" Hyuna held it excitedly.

"Well, I have received a lot from you… Being your friend is actually a great boon for me. So, I was thinking of what kind of gift could I give that would be different from others… I actually was thinking of a butchering knife you know… Hahaha… But then I noticed you like carving, so I got this for you…"

Hyuna could not help but look at the two with grateful eyes.

Il Kwan on the side who saw how his friend looked at the two seniors made his heart feels uncomfortable.

And thus Hyuna's birthday ended on a high note as she received a lot of gifts.

It was another great morning when Wu Hyuna and Il Kwan decided to go out of the sect secretly.

The two suddenly stops as they saw a few Outer Sect disciples walking back to the sect.

"Hey… Have you heard of the few Outer Sect disciples who went missing?" one of them asked.

"Yeah, I heard that the deep forest is now off-limits. There is a vicious creature lurking in there." Another one chimed in.

"Then why does the sect not get rid of those things?"

"I heard that an elder tried to go out and search the area where some of the disciples went missing, but found nothing."

"Damn… This is getting dangerous… We're lucky that we did not encounter anything out here."

"Haha… How could we be defeated by a mere beast when we have Senior Gwan with us… Hehe… Senior Gwan is about to reach the Dantian Condensing stage, so those kinds of beasts are an easy target for him…" a small disciple boasted.

Meanwhile, a young man which seems to be in his 20s lifted his chin up after hearing someone praising him.

As someone who has reached the Meridian Refinement stage, he is confident of facing any fierce or savage beast in the forest.

Right now, the group is currently near the middle part of the forest just outside of the Outer Sect. They are returning back to the sect after successful training and hunting.

Hyuna and Il Kwan went through the secret passageway and reached this area with ease.

As they both hide behind a tree, they dare not make a noise so as not to be discovered by the group.

However, while the group is busy chatting and walking, they suddenly heard a rustling sound coming from the bushes.

One of the three female disciples in the group suddenly jumps up a tree and scouted the bushes.

Using her keen eyes, she tried to look for the culprit so that the group could prevent an ambush.

However, who would have known that when she saw the culprit that made that sound, her body would suddenly freeze on the spot?

Right now, she feels like her soul has suddenly left her body while she stares at those yellow serpentine eyes like burning embers of a fire.

The pressure alone has already made her unable to move, so how could she even talk and warn the others?

She could only stay atop the tree while watching in horror and savage beast that is slowly closing in on her group.

She tried her best to open her mouth, but no words would come out as she began to tremble with fear.


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