Chapter 60: Chapter 60

Chapter 60: Father Found It!

Around when one stream of sweat flowed down my forehead, the conclusion came.

Mukheun had always won.

The cotton armor was a tremendous treasure.

When attacking, it thrust out thorns or extended like a whip defending.

Above all, no matter how much struck, it wasn't damaged.

Really a fight competing which side got tired.

The combination of Mukheun and me won.

'Mukheun, mediate the intention.'

Though obtained the cotton armor, one thing bothered my heart.

Direct conversation needed.

Cotton Armor's intention transmitted through Mukheun.

I raised Mukheun striking down forcefully.

Slightly ambiguous, but since we're first meeting.

'There's one problem. I have no thought of using a shield.'

Wind God Sword Manual and cotton armor obtained—truly happy. Because can sublimate Xun hand seal sword technique.

Conversely, means no interest in reproducing Wind God Sword.

[Then leave it and go.]

Also have no such thought.

[Use as protective gear other than shield.]

Definitely since form isn't fixed—if wrapped around chest becomes chest armor, if worn on back becomes back armor.

'What I want to ask is different.'

'Can you also protect other people I want?'

Can manage my own body.

[Possible limited to direct blood relatives.]

If direct blood relatives, can protect Taebok.

What I wish is family's safety.

When away, wished Jayeong and Taebok could be even slightly safer.

[However, when you die, that protection also ends.]

I sighed in gratitude.

'Grateful to Wind God Sword senior who left you.'

[Previous owner never took me off.]

'My son also won't take you off. Will wrap as swaddling cloth.'

Swaddling cloth means cloth wrapping baby tightly so they can't move. Babies actually feel more stable with swaddling, and can prevent reflex actions of arms suddenly rising.

[Role of protecting baby...]

Cotton Armor also seems satisfied with the new role.

'Oh, earlier you absorbed my companion's blood. No problem even touching baby's skin?'

Warmth, ventilation, sweat absorption, etc.—aren't there functions we want in cloth we make into clothes?

[Not absorption but rapid natural decomposition.]

I was so surprised I made sound.

"What happened, hero?!"

Kwak Daebang and Yang Cheonjo rose in surprise.

Since I don't scream , understandable to be surprised.

"Wait, wait. Not like that."

First reassured them both.

I focused on communication with cotton armor again.

'Natural decomposition. Perhaps, really perhaps, can you also process waste?'

Felt hesitation beyond Mukheun.

Hesitating whether to answer this or not.

'It's a serious question. Asking because when fighting Demonic Cult, sometimes must hide for days.'

[Natural decomposition of waste. Possible.]

Ah, beneficial cotton armor.

"This time happy? What on earth!"

"Ayu, please answer!"

I looked at them both smiling—sssik.

"Ugh. Something. You're smiling like that Collection Officer fellow earlier."

"Scary. Don't smile like that. Like you're possessed by demonic arts."

But really that happy.

"Decided cotton armor's use."

Cotton Armor's anxiety transmitted.

Hadn't even asked about use.

"Cotton Armor sir. You may speak down to me. Compared to what you'll do, it's nothing."

Natural waste decomposition, good heavens.

Waste naturally processed so parents needn't suffer.

Perfectly protecting baby from possible villains.

"That's right. Cotton Armor sir becomes my son's all-purpose diaper."

[No, stop! Stop! Do you know how I was made! Stop—]

Ttuk—let go of held Mukheun withdrawing Eight Sensations. Completely cut off communication.

Kwak Daebang and Yang Cheonjo asked as if replacing cotton armor.

But I just shook off cotton armor putting it in my chest.

"Seems like it'll be a wonderful diaper."

Taebok, father picked up something really good.

I'll give it to you, so wait.

Temporary resonance activation with Mukheun also ends.

Expended true qi raising Eight Trigram Unity Technique.

Met the formidable enemy called Mad Demon.

While facing the supreme treasure called cotton armor.

Could exchange intentions with Mukheun, but now reached limit.

"Mukheun, thank you. Will achieve mastery soon, so wait."

A friend always beside me across past and present lives.

Even today at this place, played exactly the needed role.

Sseudamsseeudam—can't not cherish.

"Now then, is it over?"

"I'm getting hungry."

Not Kwak Daebang but Yang Cheonjo brought up hunger.

Proof we spent long time here.

"Cheonjo, sorry but not yet time to leave."

"If this stone chamber were last, air should be stagnant, but it's flowing. Faint but I feel it."

Mad Demon didn't open even this current stone chamber.

Means the stone chamber and cotton armor's existence weren't recorded on the treasure map.

Probably the treasure map wasn't complete or was the type requiring combining multiple sheets.

'Worth mastering Xun Trigram Technique first.'

Eight Trigram Unity Technique allows choosing and mastering one trigram technique corresponding to one of the Eight Trigrams each time achieving one mastery.

Raising Xun Trigram Technique was solely to quickly come and go home.

Because Xun Trigram Technique utilizing wind's natural energy also has the effect of making lightness technique faster.

'Didn't know it would help underground exploration.'

Even during Black Path hideout attack, followed flowing wind heading to passages.

Even now, like then, feel wind flowing somewhere.

I circled around the stone platform where cotton armor was placed.

Kwak Daebang brought torch closer.

"Really seems something's there? This wall is sturdier than that earlier wall?"

"Mechanisms might be alive here. Let's not break recklessly."

"Got it. Cheonjo, you also be careful."

With torchlight's help examining the wall—

"There's relief carving."

"Clouds, dragon, sword... Things that would be there. But what's this symbol?"

Three lines smoothly drawing arcs.

"Probably wind. It's Wind God Sword."

"Aha. Since wind isn't visible to eyes, expressed as symbol."

Can't leave out wind here.

Minute gap in the three lines.

Very minute wind flow.

Weaker flow than human breath, but definitely felt by me.

Placing hand there, slowly injected inner power.

Ureung—sound of stone moving.

With inner power injection, three line reliefs pushed inward.

Following that, ttakttakttaktttak—sounds of mechanisms moving rang.

Deureuk, deureuk—centered on where wind pattern was, the stone wall moved then opened inward like a door.

Walls now closer to natural cave than clean stone walls.

Yang Cheonjo shined torch inside, but couldn't see the end.

"Hero, deeper than expected? Should we go in?"

"What scared! To this Silver Hero!"

Can't return having come this far.

Same for me too. Having come this far, naturally must take.

We walked following the path continuing diagonally downward.

Walking endlessly, even Kwak Daebang spoke.

"Really deep. Did people dig this?"

"For that, don't feel human touch on walls."

"If this is natural cave, don't know how many coincidences overlapped. Such deep cave standing alone in ordinary mountain."

If so—means made the stone tomb fitting the cave's location.

"Perhaps Sky Blue Stone Oil?"

"No way. If such thing existed, Wind God Sword senior would have consumed."

Would be nice if Sky Blue Stone Oil existed.

Spiritual medicine that can obtain Kun trigram—earth's natural energy.

Even if martial artist on death's door, would eat before dying. Because would want to feel martial arts realm raised by spiritual medicine's power.

Who knows? Maybe lifespan would also increase.

Better not to expect.

"The end is visible."

So then—whatever exists, I won't be surprised.

Space same size as stone chamber.

Stone pillars were visible.

Stone pillars appearing as if middle broke leaving only top and bottom.

The space between was empty—

Though the space between appears empty—definitely something exists.

I felt that something.

Too surprised for words.

Unknowingly grabbed wall heading toward the space at passage's end.

Still no words come out.

"Why? Why so surprised seeing stone pillars?"

The stone pillar's empty space wasn't actually empty.

Hwiyuuuu—wind sounds heard.

Only I was feeling it.

In empty space between stone pillars, wind was gathered drawing small circle size of fist.

Not leaving the circle, so only minute wind blew in the cavity.

But definitely wind was gathered there blowing fiercely.

You know too. Don't know if we can even find it, let alone obtain.

Alliance will try our best. Go to Tibet handling the mission. Because must search centered on there.

In Tibet, possibility existed.

Rumors said methods to make it existed. Though unbelievable rumors, had no choice but to believe.

So left Jayeong and Taebok at home going to Tibet.

Ultimately couldn't obtain even there.

Going that far yet couldn't get it.

There are cases where natural energy doesn't scatter but concentrates forming essence.

Extremely rare occurrence.

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Wind Jade or Wind Essence.

Essence containing wind's natural energy.

The wind sphere before my eyes was precisely that.

Rarely and rarely, wind that entered deep narrow space didn't die continuing to survive becoming essence.

Slowly reaching out—wuuuung—at Mukheun's warning, withdrew hand.

"Right, that's right. Can't just grab. Cotton armor, cotton armor."

Can't mess up from excitement.

So Wind God Sword senior left cotton armor.

I pulled out cotton armor slowly wrapping the wind essence.

Wind essence was safely contained in cotton armor.

"Hero, what's wrong?"

I waved hands at both people.

"No, no. Just so happy."

Suddenly sitting down crying in a cave entered seeking treasure.

I know how funny I look now.

But doesn't matter at all.

Because couldn't obtain this, because I couldn't obtain this in past life, Taebok...

"Was right beside. Yet."

Yet couldn't obtain, so Taebok ultimately...

"Demonic Cult bastards here... Must have taken the manual and buried here. This, this precious thing, I searched so desperately."

Demonic Cult bastards not knowing just buried this precious thing that would save my son.

You bastards, with such ability, what world do you covet?

"No. I also lacked ability."

This life, planned to go to Tibet faster.

If couldn't obtain, would find the method to make. If couldn't find, would make.

Yet here, right beside Luoyang where I live and Taebok lives...

No, none of that matters now.

Shouted so loud the cave would leave.

"Uwaaaa! I found it! Taebok, father found this!"

Taebok, spiritual medicine for you.

Obtained the first spiritual medicine.

Because now I'll go home.