Chapter 8
After that day, I continued to receive personal instruction from instructor Jin So-cheong. Contrary to my initial thought that it would end in a month, Jin So-cheong seemed keen to teach me passionately. Of course, I didn’t believe in the “mentor-disciple bond” since I knew there were ulterior motives hidden behind it.
Two months passed like that.
Urgh…
My entire body aches. I felt as though the round pill-like energy stored in my danjeon had burned to black ashes and melted away. Sweat poured from my forehead and back, making the spot where I sat damp with moisture.
Finally, when I had completely refined my energy, I opened my eyes.
Then, Jin So-cheong chuckled and said, “You’ve successfully refined the internal energy of the [Three Talents Heart Method]. So, it took exactly two months, huh?”
“Yes, I’ve been diligently practicing the [Thunder Dragon Breath Technique] for two months.”
The only thing I had learned in the last two months was how to circulate [Thunder Dragon Breath Technique]. I hadn’t learned any martial arts techniques or spiritual methods.
Jin So-cheong had stopped insisting on sparring. Instead, he had encouraged me to practice [Thunder Dragon Breath Technique] even during meal times, saying it was beneficial to dissolve the energy of the [Three Talents Heart Method] as quickly as possible. As a result, I spent seven hours each day sitting in meditation and walking meditation.