Martial Arts Ain't Anything Special-Chapter 93: The Namgung Clan Is Obsessed With Me (2)

“So... the qi accumulation speed would increase almost threefold?”

“That’s what they said. I was shocked to hear the Commander-in-chief talk so excitedly about it. He’s not usually the type to get worked up.”

Seojun scratched his head at Namgung Suah’s words.

After hearing a more detailed explanation, he could understand.

The Azure Lightning Thunderlight Cultivation Art was a martial art that complemented the foundational art, essentially providing an ideal guideline for the Thunderlight Cultivation Art, resulting in increased proficiency in the original art itself.

“Wait, does that even make sense?”

“Huh?”

“It’s a basic art, you know.”

“Right?”

“And they hadn’t mastered it? Why on earth not?”

He understood but couldn’t accept it.

The difficulty of the Thunderlight Cultivation Art wasn’t much different from the Three Principles Cultivation Technique. If anything, the Thunderlight Cultivation Art with its clear direction might be easier to master.

“Who tested it?”

“There’s someone named Baek Gyeol among the Commander-in-chief’s bodyguards. He’s a Peak Realm martial artist said to have combat prowess beyond his realm.”

“But he’s Peak Realm and couldn’t master the Thunderlight Cultivation Art...?”

“He thought he had mastered it, but apparently not. I heard he’s now practicing the Azure Lightning Thunderlight Cultivation Art instead of the higher-level cultivation technique he was working on before.”

“Oh...”

Seojun scratched his head.

“So what does that mean? Are the Azure Lightning Thunderlight Cultivation Art and the Thirteen Stormflash Swords better martial arts than expected?”

“It’s beyond that. Since they’re martial arts you created Seojun, your intentions matter most, but the Commander-in-chief said there will be fitting rewards for those who have achieved great merit, rather than being insufficient.”

“Oho, I seeee.”

So basically, the martial arts I created is fucking awesome.

Seojun’s shoulders rose involuntarily as he lay down on the floor, grinning.

“Well, it’s rewarding at least. Do you think father-in-law will like them?”

“Silly. You would be digging your own grave if that were the case.”

Namgung Suah knelt down, lifted Seojun’s head, and placed it on her thigh.

She stroked his hair as he blinked, chuckling softly.

“Father will certainly like them. The entire clan is in an uproar right now.”

“Really?”

“Yes. The Commander-in-chief, the Heavenly Martial Pavilion...”

“Oh! There you are!”

Seojun tilted his head back at the sudden voice.

In his upside-down view, he saw a woman.

She made a somewhat mischievous smile upon seeing Seojun and Namgung Suah, then approached them and burst into hearty laughter.

“Hahaha...! Our little blessing! Getting along well with my niece, I see!”

“Niece?”

Seojun glanced at Namgung Suah, then back at the woman. Namgung Suah’s eyes widened as she spoke.

“Ah, Auntie. When did you return?”

“A few days ago, but I’ve heard the news! You’re getting married?”

“Um, well...”

Namgung Suah smiled awkwardly and looked at Seojun. He quickly sat up and bowed deeply.

“Yes! I’m Lee Seojun, your niece’s husband-to-be!”

“Wow! Yep yep! It’s a pleasure to meet you!”

The woman smiled brightly at Seojun.

“Our nephew-in-law has a promising look about him! You’re destined for greatness! Though you’re already great! Hahaha!”

After a cheerful laugh, she finally introduced herself.

“I’m Namgung Yeon! You know, Namgung Jincheon, Suah’s father, is my elder brother!”

“Oh...”

As Seojun was marveling at her refreshingly blunt way of speaking, she abruptly leaned in close.

“If I were about a hundred and fifty years younger, I might have made a move on you.”

“What?”

If she were how many years younger? As he stared at her blankly, Namgung Yeon tilted her head.

“Wait,  didn’t they say you were Transcendent Realm? Just curious, how old are you nephew-in-law?”

“Uh... twenty-four.”

“What? You’ve landed yourself quite a deliciously young one!”

“A-Auntie...!”

When Namgung Suah shrieked, Namgung Yeon laughed loudly and patted Seojun’s shoulder.

“Just a joke, just a joke!”

It’s not a joke, he certainly is a fine man.

Seojun scratched his head, and Namgung Yeon’s lips curved into a faint smile.

“Well, enough joking. I’ve seen them too. The Azure Lightning Thunderlight Cultivation Art and the Thirteen Stormflash Swords.”

“Oh, what did you think?”

“What do you mean what did I think? Did you really create them? A true blessing has rolled into the Namgung Clan! The Heavenly Martial Pavilion Lord was practically foaming at the mouth!”

According to the Heavenly Martial Pavilion Lord, most divine arts are as difficult to master as they are potent, but these two martial arts were different.

Created specifically to complement the basic arts, they could be learned without much difficulty by anyone practicing the Namgung Clan’s martial arts, and most importantly, the increase in cultivation speed was beyond words.

Despite this, when practiced by martial artists who had already reached their realm, no deficiencies could be found, making it clear that the clan’s overall level would be standardized upward.

Therefore, the Heavenly Martial Pavilion Lord proposed that these martial arts should not be learned alongside the basic arts, but bestowed only upon those with clear merit.

“That’s when Namgung Jincheon said one thing: ‘Do as my son-in-law, the creator of the martial arts, wishes.’ Hah! He’s always so solemn when he speaks on such matters!”

“Wow, my father-in-law is so cool.”

“Him? Well, I have a lot to say about that... Anyway! That’s why I came to hear my nephew-in-law’s intentions myself!”

“Ah, I see.”

After thinking for a moment, Seojun nodded.

“I think it would be best to learn them along with the basic arts. They’re not that extraordinary anyway.”

While it wouldn’t hurt for those who had already reached their realm to learn them, people at that level would be better off learning other martial arts.

These weren’t martial arts with a high ceiling, just a high floor.

Distributing martial arts that could dramatically increase growth speed would solidify the Namgung Clan’s foundation.

Martial arts that can raise the skill ceiling...

Even Seojun created something like that so easily, so he planned to make them later and secretly offer them to his father-in-law.

Oh, right.

He should also take care of Brother Jacheong from the Heavenly Wind Squad who went to teach the Thunder Spirit Sword Technique to the children. He might feel left out otherwise.

He’d be happy if he sent these newly created martial arts to them too.

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“As expected of our blessing! You have such a generous spirit!”

“Oh, it’s nothing. What else would you expect from the Great Namgung Clan!”

“Hahaha...! That’s right! But is there anything you want? You’ve accomplished something significant, so there should naturally be a reward!”

“Come on, what reward does family need?”

“Now, now! Even among family, rewards...”

Namgung Suah smiled gently, watching Seojun and Namgung Yeon who had become fast friends.

When should we hold the wedding ceremony?

Her mind raced with those thoughts.

*The martial arts were distributed to the Namgung Clan’s martial artists.

Azure Lightning Thunderlight Cultivation Art and Thirteen Stormflash Swords.

Though martial artists initially tilted their heads at these unfamiliar names, within days, those who didn’t know them were treated as fools.

“Hey! Look at this!”

A man projected dense azure sword qi over his sword.

“I always struggled to grasp sword qi, but after learning the Thirteen Stormflash Swords, I finally got it!”

“Ohh, you’re fast! I’m starting to get it too... but I’m still limited to the naturally forming lightning qi.”

“But doesn’t your head feel tingly?”

“It does.”

“Then it won’t be long! If you keep the feeling of the Thirteen Stormflash Swords in your mind, you’ll soon reach the realm of sword rend!”

“That would be wonderful.”

Even the man who couldn’t yet use sword qi looked happy, confident that he too would soon be able to project sword qi, as his friend had said.

“By the way, where did these martial arts suddenly come from? I’ve never heard of them before.”

“My goodness, this guy! Haven’t you heard about the Young Master?”

“How could I not know Young Master Namgung Myeong?”

“No, no, the other Young Master! Lady Namgung Suah’s betrothed! Young Master Seojun!”

“Ahh! I have heard of him.”

“These must be martial arts created by him! And the one who generously bestowed them upon foundational art practitioners is also him!”

“No way...! To think it was such a thing...!”

As that was going on, Green Forest bandits brought by Seojun didn’t know how to react to the warm gazes of those around them.

“Wh-Why are they looking at us like that...?”

“I heard it’s because our employer is an extraordinary person.”

“What does that mean...”

The Green Forest bandits, unaccustomed to such gazes for as long as they could remember, were quite flustered.

“Are those people the ones brought by Young Master Seojun?”

“Though they were originally Green Forest bandits, they were brought by him! They must have some incredible abilities!”

“N-No... We’re just bandits...”

Feeling self-conscious under the attention, they devoted themselves to training, which only improved their reputation further, and this news reached Seojun’s ears.

Pleased by the constant praise lately, Seojun freely shared martial arts with them as well.

“Behold...! This is the true Giant Spirit Divine Art! Everyone, applaud...!”

“W-Wooooow...!!”

“Long live the Young Master...!”

Seojun didn’t hand out the martial arts thoughtlessly.

The Green Forest bandits under Jang Geuk had grown under the guidance of a Transcendent Realm martial artist, making them significantly more skilled than ordinary bandits. Given this, there would be downsides to abandoning their existing martial arts and starting fresh with the Namgung Clan’s basic arts.

People are inherently covetous by nature, always desiring what others have.

The first reason was to preemptively address potential complaints, and the second was to firmly secure their loyalty since he now had his own force.

“Old man, in exchange for teaching you... You know, right? You’ve got to do well?”

“Of course, My Lord! I shall strictly discipline my subordinates!”

This was possible because of the solid foundation of the Namgung Clan.

What if they just took the martial arts and ran?

Well, that would be difficult enough with Seojun’s existence alone, and with the Namgung Clan standing firmly behind him, it was simply impossible.

The Green Forest bandits didn’t even imagine such a thing.

Why would they? The welfare available at the Namgung Clan was beyond anything they could have imagined as bandits.

People looked at them warmly and their lord bestowed martial arts upon mere bandits.

They had become members of one of the Six Noble Clans, something they could previously only view with awe and envy.

Under Jang Geuk’s strict discipline, they gained pride in belonging to the Namgung Clan instead of arrogance, and they improved their skills by learning the true Giant Spirit Divine Art worthy of being called a divine art.

Seeing this, Namgung Jincheon bestowed upon them the name Green Forest Squad and placed them directly under Seojun’s command.

Thus, Seojun successfully established a solid power base within the Namgung Clan.

However, he didn’t think much about power or anything like that.

What would be the point of engaging in political struggles within the Namgung Clan?

He was just satisfied that he wasn’t called the Green Forest Commander.

No matter what... being called Green Forest Commander is just...

Too bandit-like a name. It was best to pass the leadership to Jang Geuk and remain simply as the Young Master of the Namgung Clan.

“Chunbong...! Geum Chunbong...! When are you coming out...!”

And so, the days continued, training the Sword Form of the Emperor while calling out for Chunbong.

When he wanted praise, he could step outside for enthusiastic applause, and when he wanted rest, he could shut himself in his room where no one would bother him.

If only Chunbong were here too, there would be nothing else to wish for.

Seojun licked his lips.

*“Hmm~”

A dark room. Corpses lying around and the smell of blood.

The woman known as the Hidden Dagger in Darkness in the martial world was, as always, finishing up at the scene of her completed assignment.

Scratch!

A flower and a sword. After carving her symbol on the wall, she returned stealthily to her hideout.

“Mmm... home really is the best.”

With a click, she flipped the switch and the light flickered on.

“I don’t know why everyone doesn’t use these wonderful things.”

She ground coffee beans, placed them in a filter, and slowly poured hot water over them.

As she drank the hot coffee from a glass cup, the Hidden Dagger in Darkness’s eyes suddenly flashed with a sharp glint.

“Who’s there?”

Her figure vanished, and a dagger emerged from the darkness.

The man standing outside the building swallowed hard, his Adam’s apple moving noticeably.

In the pitch-black darkness where nothing could be seen, only the cold sensation of metal against his neck was clear.

“...A request from the Black Serpent.”

“Black Serpent? Those arrogant bastards are coming to me?”

“That’s right.”

“Assassination?”

“What other requests would they have for you?”

“Hmm, true enough.”

Blink. His vision cleared.

Finally able to see again, the man barely suppressed the sigh that threatened to escape.

“The target?”

“Heavenly True Qi, Mad Blood Demon, Lee Seojun.”

“Ah, I’ve heard of him. The Fort Commander betrayed them and two Transcendent Realm experts died? How stupid. No one to trust so they trusted a bandit?”

“...We would like to engage you for his assassination.”

“Are you insane?”

The Hidden Dagger in Darkness snorted.

“You want me to crawl into the Namgung Clan with the Unrivaled Under The Heavens standing there? Why not just ask me to hang myself and die?”