Chapter 2552 – 2552. The Ascension To The Light

Yujin left the room. Yuria also sent the maids and nannies out of the room. Only the mother and daughter remained.

Yuria looked at Yuna in her arms, her smile unwavering. Yuna, who had been giggling, closed her mouth as if in seriousness.

“Yuna, my daughter. I know you understand what I’m saying. To be honest, I was a bit skeptical. I have memories from when I was a newborn, but I didn’t understand words like you do. At best, I could understand a few words.”

Yuria had been observing Yuna every day while taking care of her. It was only recently that Yuna had started to understand people’s words.

Was Yuna a reincarnator who was aware of her past life, like Kyle? After observing her, Yuria was able to come to a conclusion. Yuna was not a reincarnator. Nor was she a possessor or a regressor. Yuna understood words. Other than that, there was nothing particularly strange about her.

“Ooh, Mama.”

Yuna moved her tiny hands. She pressed down on the upper part of Yuria’s chest. It was her way of expressing that she was hungry.

“Yes, I’ll give it to you without you having to fuss.”

Yuria slightly lowered the dress of her top. Her breast popped out. Yuna took the fully swollen pink nipple into her mouth and sucked on the breast milk.

“The fact that Yuna can hear and understand languages she hasn’t learned… it must be because of the blessing of the ancient spirit, Ompas.”

During her pregnancy, Yuria had eaten a blue peach called Lerytree. When a pregnant woman consumed it, the pregnant woman would have a long and healthy life, and the child born would receive a special blessing.

Yuria predicted that the blessing Yuna had received was the ability to understand languages.

“Is it tasty? If it’s tasty, raise your left hand.”

Suck, suck.

Yuna raised her left hand. Yuna was definitely listening to and understanding her words. She could distinguish between her right and left hands. It meant that the meaning of the language was being accurately conveyed.

Yuna’s sucking slowed down. At the same time, Yuna’s eyes slowly blinked. She was starting to doze off. Regardless of her ability to understand language, she couldn’t control her own desires. She ate, slept, and pooped. There were no other desires.

Yuna couldn’t understand anything in any way other than language. Even if you showed her a picture, she would only be interested for a moment.

“Yuna, my daughter. You are a genius, but I know that your talent is not comparable to mine.”

It wasn’t that she was showing off her talent to her daughter. It was a fact that Yuria had objectively grasped. Yuria wasn’t disappointed in her daughter’s talent. She knew very well how extraordinary her own talent was.

“But it’s okay. I’ll teach Yuna. I won’t teach you magic or combat skills right now. In this peaceful era, Yuna, who is guaranteed everything, doesn’t really need that kind of education.”

She took Yuna off her breast. Yuria patted Yuna’s back to induce a burp.

*Hiccup.*

A cute burp came out. Yuna looked at Yuria with sleepy eyes.

“What Yuna needs is Master… I mean, about Yuna’s Papa. Hmm. A child should grow up like a child… so, I’ll start with something simple. Yuna, love Papa. Love Papa more than yourself, more than Mama.”

Yuria whispered to Yuna, who was starting to fall asleep, like a lullaby.

“The center of this world is Papa. You must love Papa. There is not much value other than Papa. You must respect Papa’s women, even if they are annoying. Melissa can be considered a second Mama. There is also a woman named Elena… but you can respect her moderately. You probably won’t run into her much anyway. What you must keep in mind is that you must love Papa.”

“Uu, uuu…”

The sleeping Yuna frowned and whined. Yuria didn’t care.

“Yuna, this is for you. Listen while you sleep. You must love Papa.”

• • •

I spent a healing life in the [Baekhwan] world.

A world where I could do anything I wanted. Countless beautiful maids obeyed me. A world where new beautiful maids kept appearing even if I didn’t do anything.

But I couldn’t stay there forever.

[You have selected the Ascension to the Light.]

[The game begins.]

I was sitting cross-legged in an empty lot.

Was I doing Qi circulation? I don’t think so. I was meditating on Wiyu’s orders.

At the Samjeong level, Qi gathers and accumulates just by breathing, without having to do Qi circulation. There was no need to do Qi circulation unless I was treating internal injuries or training.

‘Damn it. Meditation is the thing I’m worst at.’

It was also the most boring training. It would be more fun to run around the playground. I grumbled inwardly and meditated. I still couldn’t concentrate well.

“…!”

Something was flying towards me at high speed. It was clear that it would hurt if I got hit, so I opened my eyes and dodged to the side at the same time.

*Thud!*

A stone was embedded in a tree. Wiyu was in front of me. It seemed like she had thrown the stone at me.

Wiyu, with her long black hair, quietly glared at me.

“I told you to meditate, not to have random thoughts. If you were deeply contemplating yourself, you wouldn’t have noticed the stone flying at you. Reach a state of selflessness through meditation.”

“Isn’t it too much to throw a stone at me?”

“Does the body of an absolute master who has reached Samjeong get hurt by a mere stone? You must continue meditating even if you get hit by a stone. Contemplate yourself deeply. Only then will you be able to see your own mental image.”

“Hah. Do I really have to do that? I can get stronger even without meditation.”

“Don’t whine just because you’ve meditated for a few hours. I’ve meditated for a whole month when I was at your level.”

“……”

It was the old man mode for the first time in a while. I shut my mouth. If I talked back here, I would get hit.

“I told you before… you are rather stupid when it comes to your head, regardless of your talent for martial arts, so I’ll say it again. Originally, you draw the blueprint of your mental image in the Ogigyeong (Five Qi Realm) and recognize the mental image in the Samjeonggyeong (Three Peaks Realm). In the Johwagyeong (Creation Realm), you use the mental image in earnest. But you have reached the level without properly training your mental image due to your innate talent and the power of the stars.”

“I have entered the mental image world in the past.”

“Then can you properly explain your mental image?”

“……Can I just say what I saw in my mental image?”

“You know very well that that’s not what I’m asking. Don’t talk back unnecessarily. It’s starting to annoy me.”

“……”

“The mental image you say you saw is just a disorganized mental image of your memories. Drawing the blueprint of your mental image in the Ogigyeong means limiting the mental image and choosing a direction. You haven’t done that at all. It seems that you were able to somehow reach the Samjeonggyeong with your talent and the power of the stars… but if you can’t recognize your own mental image, you will never be able to reach the Johwagyeong.”

“But what can I do if it doesn’t work?”

“Is there any other way? You have to keep doing it until you can. For the time being, spend about 8 hours meditating.”

“Master, you’re using time very familiarly now.”

“It’s more convenient that way.”

“…Are the rest of the hours, excluding sleeping time, free time?”

“What nonsense are you talking about? It’s practical training. You seem to have become lazy lately, so I’ll deal with you myself.”

Wiyu drew a sword from her waist. I also quickly summoned the Hwaryeon Flying Daggers and held them in my hand. Wiyu stepped on the grass and walked lightly.

“Are you starting right away without saying anything?”

“Isn’t even the time to talk a waste?”

[Using Momentary Flash. Remaining stacks: 11]

I attacked with a surprise attack using Momentary Flash after talking. Wiyu calmly raised her sword and blocked my attack.

“No matter how many times I see it, it’s amazing. You look slow, but you arrive in no time and block my sword.”

“You know the position of the blunt sword, don’t you?”

“That’s why I don’t understand it even more. My blunt sword and Master’s blunt sword feel completely different.”

I swung the Hwaryeon Flying Daggers and unleashed a barrage of attacks on Wiyu. Wiyu blocked what she needed to block and dodged what she needed to dodge with a nonchalant expression. She was only dealing with me using the mysteries of the blunt sword and the soft sword.

The mysteries that are the opposite of the quick and strong that I often use.

I gritted my teeth.

*Crackle.*

I swung my sword at Wiyu with all my might. The red trajectory aimed for her shoulder.

Thunder Heaven Style (雷天流) Thunder Flash (雷光).

But it was blocked. The trajectory that should have reached her shoulder was blocked by her sword and went in the wrong direction. Wiyu’s sword had completely deflected 100% of my attack.

The Thunder Flash’s slash swept around and cut down trees. Of course, Wiyu was fine.

“If you can completely receive the flow of power, you can receive any power. Let’s switch roles this time. I’ll be the strong one. You receive it with softness.”

Wiyu’s sword attacked. There was no time to argue. I gritted my teeth and received Wiyu’s attack. I couldn’t completely receive Wiyu’s attack. At best, I could only reduce the power by half. The damage was accumulating in my body.

Suddenly, she frowned.

“You’ve developed another useless habit. It’s a bad habit you got from another world. It’s okay. I’ll correct it as your master.”

“…Can’t you tell me where the habit developed?”

“Think about it yourself. It won’t be difficult for you to find it with your talent.”

The sparring continued for several hours.

When I was completely exhausted to the point where I couldn’t hold a sword, Wiyu killed me. Today, my body was split vertically and I died.

[Using Full Recovery.]

I jumped up from my seat. Wiyu looked at me without even a single breath out of place.

“Your foundation is messed up. Train in softness, illusion, and heaviness. I’ll be watching, so don’t even think about slacking off.”

“Yes, Master.”

I did as Wiyu told me. Wiyu was stronger than me, but she was also excellent at teaching. If I did as Wiyu told me, I would become stronger. That was an undeniable fact.

‘The problem is that it’s damn hard. I’m going to die in various ways at Wiyu’s hands for a while.’

There was no way I wouldn’t get stronger.