I Became the Hidden Chapter 37

The reason Baek Yoonjun called the night-luminescent pearl he was making a pseudo night-luminescent pearl was for no particular reason.

Since he had never seen a real night-luminescent pearl, he just thought it was a fake.

At one time, he had thought of selling it, and he had actually gone to a place where he could sell the item, but.

-Hey, buddy. Why don't you leave the goods and get lost when I'm being nice?

Because of a group of thugs that had rushed in, he had smashed all their heads with the pseudo night-luminescent pearls and run away.

A long-ago memory...

'As if?!'

Baek Yoonjun, vehemently refuting the opinion of the very few romantic small Baek Yoonjuns inside him, immersed himself in the production of the night-luminescent pearls.

The production of the night-luminescent pearl was simple.

It was a method of carving a stone into a round shape, making a hole, hollowing out the inside, infusing it with Samadhi True Fire, and then closing the hole.

Although he didn't know if it would shine continuously like a real night-luminescent pearl, just by going through this process, the round stone did become a shining stone.

And so, having produced the pseudo night-luminescent pearls, Baek Yoonjun quickly embedded them in the walls of the cave.

The faintly shining cave now looked like a not-bad environment to live in, if not for the formations.

'Well, I have a house, so there's no reason to live in a cave.'

Although it wasn't a place he would live in continuously, it wasn't bad as a temporary residence.

'Then what's left is.'

Now, only the matter of the reward, which could be called the flower of the secret cave creation process, remained.

Having moved to the end of the cave, Baek Yoonjun thought deeply about the reward.

'I don't have any particular treasure to put...'

In fact, since it was something he had made out of his own personal interest and not for anyone to recognize, it was fine to end it as it was.

'No. Since I've made it, I should do it properly.'

Having steeled his heart, Baek Yoonjun pondered the reward.

'I don't have anything in particular, so what should I put? Ah!'

As he was pondering, Baek Yoonjun thought of a reward that was perfect for this secret cave.

'Should I engrave an enlightenment about second-rate, related to the phrase written at the entrance?'

Feeling that the reward he had thought of was brilliant no matter how many times he thought about it, Baek Yoonjun immediately put it into action.

He drew his sword and began to swing it at the wall at the end of the cave, engraving a phrase.

Although he could have left it in writing, Baek Yoonjun chose to leave the enlightenment in the traces of his sword.

'Because this looks a little more plausible.'

His friend's words from his past life also played a part in this decision.

-Gaining enlightenment by looking at the sword marks on a wall is a common cliché in martial arts novels.

Although the Baek Yoonjun of that time had not understood, the Baek Yoonjun of now understood his friend's words from that time a little.

'I learned a lot just by looking at the swaying grass.'

As he trained, Baek Yoonjun had gained enlightenment from all sorts of things around him.

Therefore, he thought that the enlightenment gained from the directly engraved traces of the sword would be quite great.

'Although I've never gained enlightenment by looking at sword marks.'

As he thought so, his confidence waned a little, but since he had already started engraving the sword marks, he continued.

'It's finished, but it's a little empty...'

Although it was his first time, since it was a satisfactorily made secret cave, Baek Yoonjun felt a sense of regret at the single reward.

'Should I leave some other martial arts?'

Baek Yoonjun deeply thought about the martial arts he knew.

First, the martial arts of the Celestial Records were excluded because they couldn't be said to be completely Baek Yoonjun's.

'The Clear Wind Sword Art is not yet complete, and the minor version I passed down to the village is known by most of the villagers, so it's a bit much to put it as a reward.'

As he was pondering, Baek Yoonjun recalled the martial art he had created when he had beaten up the bandits with a fishing rod.

'Right! There was the Dog Beating Staff Technique, wasn't there?'

Since it was a martial art that Baek Yoonjun had created himself and had never told anyone, it seemed quite reasonable to leave it as a reward.

Baek Yoonjun swung his sword, scabbard and all, like a staff and left staff marks on the wall.

Since it was a staff technique that could be applied to any weapon that could be used like a staff, not just a staff, he was able to leave sufficient staff marks with the sword in its scabbard.

After engraving the wall of the cave with a full set of sword marks and staff marks, Baek Yoonjun became quite satisfied.

'Phew, did I manage to finish it just in time?'

Having finished engraving his enlightenment on the wall, Baek Yoonjun immediately came out of the cave that had been converted into a secret cave.

He immediately rejoined the group.

"You've come."

"Where have you been?"

"There is such a place."

Baek Yoonjun answered vaguely to the nuns who welcomed him, nodded his head, and boarded the carriage again.

And so, they departed, and when it was getting dark, they arrived at a village.

"Today, we will rest in this village."

"I see. I'll be back in time."

"What?"

Baek Yoonjun disappeared again.

Just like last time, he performed his lightness skill relatively slowly in the village, and as soon as he was out of the village, he performed it to its fullest and left the place.

Arriving at the secret cave, Baek Yoonjun immediately checked the inside.

'It seems no one has come in yet.'

Baek Yoonjun was very curious about the impression of the secret cave he had made.

'I just made it for fun, so why am I so concerned?'

Baek Yoonjun waited for a visitor with a pounding heart, but that day, there were no visitors.

'I think I know the heart of a theme park operator.'

Baek Yoonjun returned to the group with a slightly sad heart, and just like last time, the carriage departed.

When it was getting dark, they stopped their journey and went into camping.

"Today, we will camp here..."

"I'll be back in the morning."

"What?!"

This time, since it wasn't a village, as soon as Baek Yoonjun was out of the nuns' sight, he performed his lightness skill as if flying and headed to the place where the secret cave was.

'Are there no visitors today either?'

Although he had watched with a pounding heart all day, since there were no visitors this time either, Baek Yoonjun rejoined the group in a dejected state.

The subsequent schedule was similar.

When they arrived at a village, they would relieve their travel fatigue, or if there was no village, they would also camp out, and the carriage continued to move.

Of course, whenever that happened, Baek Yoonjun would leave the group and check the secret cave.

Baek Yoonjun, who was spending his days striking out every time, one day finally confirmed that there was a visitor to the secret cave.

'Ooh! Finally!'

A boy who looked like nothing but a beggar had accidentally discovered the entrance of the secret cave that Baek Yoonjun had made and had set foot in it.

'Is this how it feels to see the first rider of an attraction I made?'

Baek Yoonjun waited with a pounding heart for the beggar boy who had experienced the secret cave to voice his impression.

However.

'Why is it taking so long? At the latest, it's time to have checked the reward and come out in about an hour, right?'

It was all based on Baek Yoonjun's own standards.

Frustrated, Baek Yoonjun immediately set foot inside the secret cave to check the beggar boy's progress.

"Aaaaaaaah!!"

Seeing the beggar boy wandering at the entrance, his shoulders slumped.

'At that speed, he'll still be here even after I've been to Mount Emei and back.'

Since it was time to rejoin the group, Baek Yoonjun rejoined the group for now, and as usual, he was riding in the carriage, and when it became night and they were staying in a village.

"I'll be back in time for departure."

"Yes, have a good trip."

Being seen off by Su Yeohyang, who was now completely used to Baek Yoonjun's strange behavior, Baek Yoonjun, who had visited the secret cave today as well, immediately checked the inside.

"Pant, pant. What on earth is this place?"

There were no visitors other than the beggar boy who was wandering at the entrance of the secret cave, making all sorts of fuss.

'Do I have no talent for attractions?'

Baek Yoonjun, who had lost his energy, vowed to make the secret cave proceed more smoothly in the future and rejoined the group.

And so, after going through the longest schedule in his life, Baek Yoonjun was able to arrive at a village near Mount Emei.

'I should just run on the way back.'

Although it was a distance that took a long time by carriage, it was a distance that Baek Yoonjun's lightness skill could cover in an instant.

If he didn't know the way, it would be a different story, but since he had learned the way to some extent on the way, the risk of getting lost was also much lower.

"It has been a long journey. From now on, we have to return the carriage and go on foot."

"Got it."

After all the nuns had gotten off, Baek Yoonjun followed them at a suitable distance.

Although the village near Mount Emei was not very large, since there were people, Baek Yoonjun moved his feet, being careful not to make eye contact with people as much as possible.

And so, as he walked and looked around the village appropriately, he received the impression that it was a very quiet and neat village, unlike the bustling and noisy Sichuan.

'Is it because it's a village near a Buddhist sect? It has a somewhat pure feeling.'

Just because it was quiet didn't mean Baek Yoonjun's heart was at ease.

'It's burdensome because it's quiet.'

Just the fact that there were many people was burdensome.

'I wonder if that beggar brat has come out of the secret cave by now.'

Since it was burdensome, Baek Yoonjun, who was following the nun while having other thoughts, passed through the village, climbed Mount Emei, and a short while later, arrived at the place where the main headquarters of the Emei Sect was.

'Wow, since it's a place where nuns live, it's understandable that it's Buddhist-like, but it's really big.'

Baek Yoonjun was impressed by the scale of the Emei Sect.

Although it wasn't as big as the residence where he lived, since it had a large scale despite being in a rather rugged mountain, Baek Yoonjun was impressed without realizing it.

'As expected, since it's a world with martial artists who handle martial arts, they can build a building of this scale in such mountains.'

Baek Yoonjun followed the nuns, admiring the surrounding scenery, and a short while later, he reached the main gate of the main headquarters of the Emei Sect.

There were gatekeepers at the entrance of the main headquarters, and the age of the gatekeepers didn't seem much different from the nuns who had accompanied Baek Yoonjun.

"Great Senior Sister! You've come?"

"Have you been well? Was there nothing wrong?"

"Yes, there were no problems. What about you, Senior Sister?"

Perhaps because they were from the same sect, they greeted each other, squealing, and Baek Yoonjun watched that scene from a distance as if watching a fire across the river.

'Are there no adults in the Emei Sect?'

Baek Yoonjun watched their reunion with the feeling of looking at a girls' high school.

"Huh? But who is this gentleman?"

The gatekeepers, who had been squealing and greeting each other for a long time, only then noticed Baek Yoonjun and turned their gaze.

Although it was a men-prohibited area in name, the gatekeepers' eyes were full of curiosity rather than vigilance.

As the question was directed at him, Baek Yoonjun was at a loss for words.

People are difficult, and women are even more difficult.

"This person is a guest I have brought, so please treat him politely."

Fortunately, instead of Baek Yoonjun, Su Yeohyang introduced Baek Yoonjun to the gatekeepers.

"Ah, I see. Then, guest, please follow me."

Baek Yoonjun nodded his head slightly and followed the gatekeeper nun who was guiding him.

The nun did not go inside the gate but went around the building and guided Baek Yoonjun to a building on the outside.

"The inside is a men-prohibited area, so I'm sorry for not being able to escort you inside."

"It's alright."

"Thank you for your understanding. I will bring the sect leader, so please wait here for a moment."

The gatekeeper who had guided him to the building left her seat, glancing at Baek Yoonjun with eyes full of curiosity.

Baek Yoonjun sat on the eaves of the building he had been guided to and was taking a short rest when he turned his head at the numerous gazes he felt.

"Kyaa! He looked this way!"

"What do we do!"

At that, the young nuns who were hanging on the wall lowered their bodies and hid themselves.

'I feel like I've become a new male teacher assigned to a girls' high school, not come to a temple.'

Baek Yoonjun glanced at the young nuns who were continuously glancing at him from the wall.

Since most of them were younger than Su Yeohyang, for Baek Yoonjun, who was strong with children, it was a gaze that was not very burdensome.

"Isn't he incredibly handsome?"

"The guest who came last time was burly and scary."

For the most part, their gazes were full of curiosity and goodwill, and the sounds that were heard were favorable.

At such a reaction, Baek Yoonjun's shoulders rose very slightly, but.

'What would young kids know.'

As soon as a negative thought came to mind, his shoulders returned to their original position.

And so, as Baek Yoonjun's joy and sorrow went back and forth at the gazes of the young nuns, Su Yeohyang and another nun approached Baek Yoonjun from a distance.

"Nice to meet you, Great Hero Baek. I have heard the story from Yeohyang."

The nun who had come with Su Yeohyang saw Baek Yoonjun and politely bowed with one hand over the other.

Baek Yoonjun also politely performed a fist-and-palm salute towards the opponent.

"I am Baek Yoonjun."

"I am Divine Nun Jihwa, the sect leader of the Emei Sect."

At the words of the nun in front of him, Divine Nun Jihwa, Baek Yoonjun was greatly surprised inwardly.

Because Divine Nun Jihwa's appearance, no matter how he looked at it, was only a little older than Su Yeohyang, who had not yet come of age.

"Excuse me, but your age?"

Therefore, a question popped out of Baek Yoonjun's mouth unconsciously, and although he belatedly thought, 'Oops,' the words he had already said could not be taken back.

Fortunately, Divine Nun Jihwa smiled brightly without any sign of displeasure.

"The Guanyin Golden Summit Divine Art, the cultivation method of Emei, has the effect of slowing down aging, so I have an appearance that does not match my age. It is a common question, so Great Hero Baek does not need to mind the question you have asked."

At Divine Nun Jihwa's considerate words, Baek Yoonjun became incredibly burdened.

(End of Chapter)