Chapter 16 — Dropped into Murim with an Instant Kill Skill

Chapter 16

Chapter 16 begins at dawn, with Yeon So-wol practicing the Willow Serenity Art to purify his turbid qi. He joins three direct disciples—Kang Muhyeok, Seon Jehun, and Mo Cheong—to pay morning respects to Yi Yu-baek. The Master drinks cloudy rice wine from a large bowl, dismissing Kang Muhyeok’s concerns about alcohol harming cultivation. The conversation reveals Yi Yu-baek is preparing for a major operation involving Heavenly Road Mountain, specifically targeting the bandits of Cheonro Mountain Stronghold. Mo Cheong explains that while government troops are strong, they avoid the Jianghu due to the sheer number of martial artists and the difficulty of open-plain combat. He notes Cheonro’s strategic location and alliance with the Eighteen Strongholds, confirming Yi Yu-baek’s intent to wipe them out. Realizing his Master’s commitment, So-wol feels ashamed of his previous desire for mere peace, resolving to deepen his martial arts training. At the training grounds, Yi Yu-baek teaches So-wol the theory of Movement Art, distinguishing footwork (movement methods) from lightness skill (making the body lighter via internal and external cultivation). Through philosophical analogies involving the Limitless Void and the ten heavenly stems/twelve earthly branches, Yi Yu-baek explains that essence has weight, but when heated to become essence qi (Malefic Stars), it loses weight. So-wol deduces that the technique requires heating flesh and bone until they become weightless essence qi. Yi Yu-baek confirms this terrifying truth, warning that incorrect heating leads to fatal consequences like melting. The chapter ends with Yi Yu-baek seizing So-wol’s waist and flooding his body with scorching inner fire, forcing So-wol to focus as his body begins to heat rapidly under the Master’s command.

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