Chapter 1524 – 1524. The Ascent To Radiance
Wei Yu sat on the sofa.
She naturally turned on the TV. An old drama, seemingly from 20 years ago, began to play. Wei Yu crossed her legs, propped her chin on her hand, and watched the drama with an indifferent expression.
I stared blankly at her profile. It was a beautiful face that I never tired of seeing, no matter how many times I looked.
“Shouldn’t you also be focusing on your cultivation? Closed-door training might not be the answer, but concentrating on cultivation without thinking is one way.”
“There are too many things I need to do. I think I’ll be busy in the future too.”
“Hmph. Don’t get too caught up in the mundane world. The connections you make can become shackles.”
“I can handle that level of shackle.”
Slap!
The female lead in the TV screen was slapped by the villainess. The female lead stared at the villainess with wide eyes, as if she couldn’t believe it.
It had a very old-fashioned feel. If it were nowadays, she wouldn’t just take it; she would have slapped back.
“Is this a makjang drama?”
“If you have to categorize it, yes. The woman who just slapped her is the main character. She had her lover stolen by that hateful woman.”
It seemed the woman I thought was the villainess was actually the main character.
“I’ve read the martial arts manuals you brought. Most of them were trash, but a few were usable.”
“Were there any secret manuals from the Jongnam Sect?”
“No. In the first place, important martial arts are not kept in places like libraries. They are kept in secret, hidden places. Even if there were, they wouldn’t suit you. The Thunder Sky Style and the Heavenly Demon Divine Art. Focus on mastering those two. Those two martial arts are so profound that even a genius could spend a lifetime and still not master them.”
“I wasn’t really expecting much.”
I raided the library to find sorcery books. Learning new martial arts now would only make things messy.
“But the elixirs you brought are useful. Among them, there’s the Connecting Peak Pill, which you need the most right now.”
“Of course, it should be there. That’s partly why I did what I did.”
The Connecting Peak Pill. It was an elixir that helped when reaching the Three Peaks Realm.
“When do you plan to attempt it?”
Advancing in realm.
If I wanted to try, I could do it right now. With Complete Recovery, I wouldn’t have to fear qi deviation upon failure.
However, I wasn’t confident I would succeed. Even with the help of the elixir, I needed a clue to enlightenment to reach the next realm, and I didn’t have that clue.
“…Something. I keep feeling like something is missing. What was it like for you, Master, when you reached the Three Peaks Realm?”
“At that time, I… I realized my own lack of virtue. My mind was shaken. I almost suffered qi deviation.”
“Is that so?”
“You look like you don’t understand. Enlightenment is different for everyone. Just because I tell you doesn’t mean you’ll understand, and my enlightenment might be obvious to you. Don’t worry about my experience. You’re doing well now. Even if you can’t break through the wall for the next 50 years, you’re not late.”
“Even so, will it really take 50 years?”
“Hehe. You never know.”
I sat next to Wei Yu. The atmosphere was not bad right now.
I spoke as carefully as possible.
“Master, don’t you want to leave Mount Nakwol?”
Wei Yu’s expression briefly hardened.
“It’s not that I haven’t thought about it, but what would I do if I left Mount Nakwol?”
“Are you unable to descend the mountain? Or are you choosing not to?”
“Hmm. If I had to say, it’s probably both.”
“I heard you went down the mountain last time. And before that, didn’t you go to the Namgung Clan?”
“I can quickly go to nearby places and come back. The longer it takes, the more burdensome it becomes… but it’s not serious.”
“What exactly is binding you, Master?”
“……”
Wei Yu didn’t answer and closed her mouth. She stared at the drama with an emotionless gaze. That was it. No matter what I said, Wei Yu wouldn’t answer.
“Master, what should we have for dinner?”
“Of course, you should prepare it, shouldn’t you?”
“I can’t cook. At best, I can boil some ramen. I want to eat the food you make for a change, Master.”
Wei Yu was quite good at cooking. She had been living alone for over a thousand years, so she couldn’t be bad at it.
“It’s a bother. Bring something from another world. The lunch box you brought last time was surprisingly delicious.”
She was talking about the lunch box Yuria made.
•••
After dinner, I looked out the window at the sky, lost in thought.
I wanted to have Wei Yu.
It was impossible to force her. Wei Yu was stronger than me. If she wanted to, she could kill me in one blow. Rape was obviously impossible.
‘I think we’ve gotten somewhat close, but…’
Even when we were alone, there was no awkwardness. It was a relationship similar to family. A master-disciple relationship. It could be called family.
‘She’s a fortress. Even if I try to get closer by crossing the line, she puts up a wall like a ghost when I try to cross it…’
I needed to get closer.
To do that, I needed to know Wei Yu’s past and secrets.
‘Wei Yu doesn’t talk about her past. Even if I ask, she only talks about cultivation. The fact that she’s spent over 90% of her life on Mount Nakwol is probably true.’
The remaining 10% held secrets. She must have had a time when she left Mount Nakwol and wandered the Jianghu.
‘The problem is that it’s been so long that it’s impossible to find out.’
I investigated Mount Nakwol and the Nakwol Divine Maiden. All I found was the legend of the Nakwol Divine Maiden cutting the moon and making it fall. It was the same even when I asked Gongbi, who was from the Vermilion Bird clan.
‘I heard that information about the Nakwol Divine Maiden suddenly disappeared hundreds of years ago?’
Too much time had passed, so it was impossible to investigate.
‘Maybe if I search every nook and cranny of Mount Nakwol, I’ll find some clues? It seems difficult with Wei Yu watching me.’
Haa.
I sighed and moved my legs. I had drunk beer with Wei Yu during dinner, so I needed to pee. There were two bathrooms, one on the first floor and one on the second floor. I headed to the first floor. It was closer.
I opened the bathroom door. Someone was already sitting on the toilet. It was Wei Yu.
“……”
“……”
Pitter-patter. Pitter-patter.
The sound of falling water could be heard. Wei Yu blinked and looked at me. I reflexively looked at Wei Yu’s lower body. I could see black pubic hair between her thighs. It was too dark below to see clearly.
Pitter-patter. Pitter-patter.
The sound of water continued.
“How long are you going to keep looking?”
Wei Yu asked in a calm voice. Startled, I looked at her face. It was as calm as her voice. There was no sign of anger. Her eyes were as composed as usual.
“Um, Master. It’s a bit awkward to say this after barging in like this… aren’t you embarrassed?”
“Everyone has to relieve themselves. It’s a natural physiological phenomenon.”
“Isn’t it something to be ashamed of, showing that natural physiological phenomenon to someone else?”
“I wouldn’t care if it was someone else, but you’re my disciple. Why should I be embarrassed?”
“Are you really not embarrassed? Then, just spread your legs once. I’ll just look. Please!”
Wei Yu frowned.
“Get out!!! Don’t get cheeky!”
Pitter-patter. Pitter-patter. Even so, her stream of urine continued.
As a disciple, I should have left the bathroom immediately. But my legs wouldn’t move. Her plump thighs were too tempting. My dick was getting hard.
Pitter-patter.
“…You’ve been peeing for quite a while.”
“I drank about 2 liters of beer, so it’s natural. You usually pee as much as you drink. The reason I’m not leaving is… are you that urgent?”
“Huh? Ah, yes. I am urgent.”
“Tsk. You could have used the second floor… wait a moment. I’m almost done.”
The sound of water disappeared.
She pressed the bidet button next to the toilet. She seemed very familiar with it. There was a sound of water. It was a slightly different sound than before.
My imagination ran wild.
Water would be spraying out of the bidet nozzle like a fountain, washing Wei Yu’s vulva. Imagining her pussy felt quite lewd. The sound of water decreased. She pressed another button on the bidet. The sound of flushing water could be heard. She remained sitting on the toilet.
“Aren’t you done?”
“Not yet. I have to dry myself. Don’t you know, even though you installed it?”
“Mireyong installed the bidet, not me. I don’t use bidets often… but isn’t the drying function slow, so people don’t usually use it?”
I preferred [Heavenly Wet Wipes] instead of bidets. It was an item that often came up in random draws, and despite being a wet wipe, it felt softer than silk. And the sensation of a bidet was kind of shitty.
“Hmm, is that so? I find it fun, so I use it often.”
Wei Yu, having finished her business, got up from the toilet. Her crotch was visible. The inside of her pussy was not visible due to her thick pubic hair. She pulled up the panties that were hanging on her thighs and stepped aside.
“Here, you can use it.”
I immediately took off my pants and underwear and pulled out my dick. Wei Yu narrowed her eyes at the sight of my half-erect dick.
“…Aren’t you embarrassed?”
“There are no embarrassing parts on my body. They are all something to be proud of. And I don’t think you’re the one to talk, Master.”
“Fine. Just do your business.”
Wei Yu passed me and went out of the bathroom. I aimed my dick at the toilet with one hand and thought.
‘Does she really not see me as a man? Or does she not have any sexual desire at all?’
She had transcended sexual desire.
It wasn’t entirely impossible. The stronger the experts in this world became, the more they transcended sexual desire, the desire for sleep, and the desire for food. The two main desires they had were the desire to become stronger and the desire to live longer.
‘This is a place where there are plenty of guys who would sacrifice their families if it meant they could become stronger…’
Still, to be so indifferent even after seeing my dick.
‘It’s a bit insulting. Should I use an aphrodisiac in a fit of anger?’
Of course, I was just thinking about it. I wasn’t confident I could handle the aftermath of using an aphrodisiac.
•••
Wei Yu came out onto the terrace, sat on a chair, and sipped a can of beer while looking at the night sky. Countless stars were shining. There were more shining stars than in any other era. Special stars that were rarely seen were also twinkling. It was a pleasure to look at the night sky.
“……Hmm.”
Wei Yu suddenly frowned. She suddenly remembered what had happened earlier. The way her disciple had stared blatantly at her vulva and her disciple’s thick penis.
Wei Yu felt her heart beating faster.
“How foolish. Am I feeling sexual desire at this age?”
Even a mind that had matured and transcended was not completely free from the influence of a young body.
But that was only for a moment. She controlled her heart. For someone like her, controlling her heartbeat was nothing.
She drank the canned beer.
What had just happened was just something that could happen. There was nothing special about it.
She drank the beer again.
Alcohol seeped into Wei Yu’s body. But alcohol could not cause any changes in her body. Her body would not change even if she drank poison. There was no way that mere alcohol could have an effect.
Still, she could feel a sense of intoxication for the brief moment the alcohol passed through her esophagus. A brief, hazy moment. A moment when her solid mind was relaxed.
She drank the canned beer one after another. One. Two. Three. When she came to her senses, she had emptied five cans.
She exhaled. The smell of alcohol lingered for a moment before quickly disappearing.
Living for a long time meant learning many things. One of them was reading the stars. Of course, her knowledge was shallow. Reading the stars was reading the heavens, and only a few special people could truly read the heavens.
What she read was just her own star.
‘Fate is approaching.’
She didn’t know when that fate would come. All she knew for sure was that she couldn’t avoid it.
She was living because she couldn’t die.
