NOVEL WEB Chapter 24
Chapter 24: Family Harmony Leads to All Success
I shut my mouth while looking at the Honwon Geomje.
There’s no way a person from 300 years ago is still alive.
No matter how skilled one is in the Boundary of Life and Death, 200 years is generally the limit.
Either the Honwon Geomje ascended to immortality as legends say and momentarily visited the Lower Realm, or he used some special techniques or formations during his lifetime to leave a fragment of his thoughts on earth—it’s one of those two.
“There’s no need for such caution. I’m not the original Honwon Geomje, but merely a remnant of his thoughts,” said the middle-aged man in black martial attire, revealing his true identity.
I don’t know if immortals exist, but there are no records of them descending to the Lower Realm after the mythic era.
So, realistically speaking, it’s more logical to think that the Honwon Geomje in front of me is a remnant of his thoughts left behind through special techniques and formations.
Actually, legendary masters often leave remnants of their thoughts as a form of legacy.
A remnant with autonomous thought, unlike a mechanical construct, can actively test the qualification of successors through its own judgment.
Thus, the Honwon Geomje before me was the final security measure set up after the original Honwon Geomje installed mechanisms and formations.
“You’re not surprised. Well, perhaps it should be me who’s surprised. I didn’t expect an absolute master who has reached the realm of Mind’s Martial Arts would come here,” the Honwon Geomje said, looking at me.
“But your mind is an absolute master, while your body and background still fall short of the first class level. The disharmony between body and mind… And the reverse heaven power I feel from your soul…”
His eyes narrowed as he spoke.
His words were true—he detected the reverse heaven power in my soul.
The Rebirth Great Method I executed in my previous life was the ultimate technique among the Blood Sect’s dark arts.
Since it involves reincarnating in another’s body right after death, it naturally carries the mystery of reverse heaven.
Even though I ended up regressing instead of reincarnating, still, as a remnant of a master of the Boundary of Life and Death, he would be able to notice such things.
But then—
“What’s that to me? I am clearly a True Disciple of the Gongdong Sect. Is there a problem?” I said while looking at the Honwon Geomje.
I admit that I am intrigued by absolute energy.
However, I was feeling somewhat uncomfortable.
He pried into the wounds of my heart, and although it was just an illusion, I dealt with the Samcheosacheop with my own hands. I even had to use the ‘garbage eunuch martial arts’ that I never wanted to employ again.
What meaning does absolute energy hold when it is gained in a manner that feels so filthy?
Sure, I want absolute energy, but I don’t want to pursue it at the expense of humanity and righteousness.
Otherwise, I might as well hand over the legacy to my source.
While the other party is a master of the Boundary of Life and Death, he’s still just a remnant.
He can’t win against me in the realm of the mind.
Our gazes met.
Though his face was middle-aged, it was revealed to have the firm skin of a baby.
Plus, I could faintly see the solid muscles beneath his wide black attire.
The body and skin of Honwon Geomje matched the ideal alpha male I desired.
Is this the body of one who has acquired ultimate life?
To maintain such tremendous vitality, or rather, energy, even until old age. Truly a possessor of absolute energy.
Should I bend just a little even now? Does pride feed me?
Just as I was thinking that—
“No, not at all. You’re right. I can sense the lineage of this sect from you. You are certainly a member of this sect.”
Honwon Geomje shook his head.
“Using barbarians to control barbarians, eh? Perhaps it is only natural to use reverse principles against reverse principles. A descendant possessing both reverse heaven power and the knowledge of immortality… Heh heh heh heh… How amusing.”
He chuckled.
I’ve always wondered why characters in martial arts novels laugh like that. The self-proclaimed martial arts legends I met in my past life laughed the same way, so it must be some kind of unwritten rule.
Do martial artists all laugh like that as they age?
Still, it’s more pleasant to hear than a eunuch’s laugh like “ho ho ho.” Damn those perverted eunuchs! Why do they laugh like such freaks?
Anyway, to sum up Honwon Geomje’s significant words:
To contend with reverse principles, you need me, who also possesses reverse heaven power.
In the end, it implies that he will pass on the knowledge to me.
Or perhaps it means I have to be the one.
That means the grip of the sword has been handed over to me.
My lips curled into a smirk.
An opportunity to gain absolute energy!
My heart began to race.
“Then please quickly pass on the knowledge, esteemed ancestor.”
“Why do you desire to gain that power so much?” Honwon Geomje asked as he looked at me.
“Using the Samcheosacheop and Cloud and Rain Pleasure? Is it for such simple and base physical desires, in some impure manner, to seek the unity of Confucian, Buddhist, and Taoist teachings of this sect?”
He looked at me.
The moment I heard his words, I surprisingly remained calm.
My head cooled down.
After all, as a remnant thought, he would have overseen the trials of the mechanisms, so he might know the traumas and desires I carry.
This much was within the realm of expectation.
However—
“It’s not for an impure purpose.”
I am not a lust-crazed monkey, nor am I a colorful horse.
“The union of yin and yang is the principle of nature, and it’s a part of the Room Technique pursued in Taoism. The Room Technique is also the orthodox approach to cultivation that leads to immortality. I am not a colorful horse swayed by desire, nor can I be a monk who suppresses desires.I pursue a color spectrum that aims for the proper expression of desires. My ultimate goal is to seek enlightenment through the harmony of yin and yang by expressing the desires of a practitioner correctly. That is my ultimate aim.”
What I seek through this color spectrum is the heart of beauties, delivering them to paradise.
The mutual satisfaction of both my and their minds and bodies in Cloud and Rain Pleasure.
It’s fundamentally different in nature from the simply physical pleasures sought by the colorful horse outside the law.
Such teachings align with the cultivation of the Room Technique in Taoism.
The Room Technique was a method of practicing immortality through the harmony of yin and yang via Cloud and Rain Pleasure.
“But isn’t the Samcheosacheop taking it too far? One wife is sufficient to achieve the harmony of yin and yang. Indeed, a free-for-all is merely indulgence rather than the proper expression of desires. It is the method of colorful horse outsiders.”
“But if my yang energy is so overwhelming that one wife can’t accommodate it? Wouldn’t that be the very evidence of disharmony in yin and yang?”
Honwon Geomje seemed to swallow hard at my words.
He appeared flustered.
He hesitated slightly and said, “…That… But with multiple wives, there will be jealousy, leading to unrest.”
“That shouldn’t be a problem.”
I firmly disagreed with Honwon Geomje’s statement.
“How can you be so certain?”
Once again, Honwon Geomje questioned me.
Jealousy.
He meant more than just simple jealousy.
He summarized the various difficulties inherent in managing seven peerless beauties with the term jealousy.
He was asking if I could handle a harem.
I chuckled at his question.
“Why are you laughing?”
“Because it’s absurd.”
I shook my head at Honwon Geomje’s words.
“If I couldn’t handle the Samcheosacheop from the start, I wouldn’t even dream of it. To wear the crown, one must bear its weight. To captivate the hearts of seven peerless beauties, I must first become the type of man capable of bearing that responsibility. I shall become that man. Afterward, I will boldly captivate their hearts and enjoy the ultimate Cloud and Rain Pleasure in a mutual understanding of satisfaction. Then, family harmony will naturally be achieved.”
I said sincerely, gazing at Honwon Geomje with a serious voice.
If I wouldn’t take responsibility, I wouldn’t even begin.
To achieve the Samcheosacheop, such qualifications are necessary.
To capture the hearts of beauties and reach the highest state of morning clouds and evening rain satisfaction, I must first become a true man, or rather, an alpha male.
And I’m willing to become that.
To win the hearts of peerless beauties, for the Samcheosacheop.
And for sex.
“That… Well, theoretically, it is possible.”
“If you’re not going to do it, then don’t even bring it up.”
“…That’s reckless. But then again, to contend with reverse principles, such aspects might be necessary.”
Honwon Geomje nodded at my words.
He seemed to have nothing more to say.
He looked at me and said, “…If you receive my teachings, you may have to abandon the Mind’s Martial Arts that you’ve cultivated throughout your life. Still, would you proceed?”
He asked me.
“I don’t care.”
“Mind’s Martial Arts is the essence of enlightenment completed by a warrior over a lifetime; it’s the manifestation of a microcosm. Are you saying it doesn’t matter to give that up?”
He looked at me.
I laughed at his words, finding them ridiculous.
The essence of enlightenment, manifestation of a microcosm?
Of course, Ilpyeon Bingsim is an excellent Mind’s Martial Art.
My pure heart that wishes to achieve Cloud and Rain Pleasure through Transformation of Flesh and Bone is a manifestation of martial arts.
But in the end, the method of restoring yin and yang through Transformation of Flesh and Bone has failed.
Thus, Ilpyeon Bingsim is ultimately a failure.
Moreover, the foundation of Ilpyeon Bingsim is that ‘garbage eunuch martial art’ I’d rather not even mention!
I might have been okay with it during my previous life as a eunuch, but in this current life where my yin and yang are perfectly intact, I have no intention of using a trashy martial art like Gyuhwabojeon.
“Not at all. I have no attachment whatsoever. On the contrary, I am far more interested in achieving ultimate life through the Gongdong Sect’s teachings. To that end, the Mind’s Martial Arts I’ve accumulated till now hold no value.”
Even the level of the current situation, my profound inner power, and the Mind’s Martial Arts are nothing compared to absolute energy.
“Heh heh heh heh, so you’re willing to abandon a lifetime of martial arts? You’re not ordinary. Very well. You pass.”
Honwon Geomje laughed.
He fluttered his sleeves, opening his arms wide.
“…Then from now on, I will show you the ultimate martial art of this sect and the supreme knowledge I will pass on to you… the Honwon Mugukdo!”
The moment his words finished—
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
An overwhelming energy surged from his center, soaring into the skies.
Honwon Geomje struck a remarkably graceful pose, crossing his right hand pointing to the sky with his left hand pointing to the ground, drawing a reverse taiji.
In that instant—
KUWA-AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
With a tremendous roar, the heavens and earth literally flipped upside down.
The earth was above my head, and the endless, infinite sky lay beneath my feet.
That wasn’t all.
Water spouted from below, and the flow of natural energies turned upside down.
In a world where everything was reversed, Honwon Geomje stood upright, smiling.
“This is the Honwon Mugukdo. The pinnacle of Gongdong Sect martial arts, expanding the mysteries of Yin-Yang Reversal to the grand universe.”
I smiled back at the upside-down world as I regarded Honwon Geomje.
Such overwhelming energy that could turn the heavens and earth upside down.
I truly made the right decision to join the Gongdong Sect.