Gatewalker: Remnant of the Tang Clan Chapter 15: Chapter 14 - Acknowledgment

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Chapter 14 - Acknowledgment Wu Jin stood in the courtyard, Blue was dashing through the buildings as Wu Jin had previously instructed. "I need to see your footwork." Wu Jin looked at his father. "If footwork is the base of martial arts. How is he to learn my sword techniques with a foreign footwork i don't recognize?" Wu Jin watched Blue. "He moves like a Grandmaster, why not teach him Yoryeon's jian techniques?" "If we knew them we would." Cheng followed Blue with his eyes and sighed. "Yoryeon was a secretive man. There was no one in all of murim who could truly match him. He toyed with the Heavenly Demon for three days. Made the wandering swordsman retreat. Survived assassinations from that boy's master." Cheng pointed at Sa Gwan. "His sword techniques, even his breathing technique are hidden in murim somewhere. That is what Yeol is doing now. Searching. They may be the key to giving us the strength to stop these gates and monsters. And that boy can master them all, hopefully." Wu Jin looked back at him. "That's a lot of weight to throw on a boy who didn't ask for this." Cheng smiled. "He will carry it all the same." "Enough, Blue." Wu Jin barked as Blue appeared in front of him. Wu Jin tossed him a scroll. "Silent Edge: first form Edge of Dusk. That's what we will focus on today. Can you handle it?" Blue stared at the scroll. CRACK "My question requires a response Blue." "Yes Sect Leader." Blue snapped to attention. "Yes, master." Wu Jin snapped. I am your master, unless you have a problem with that." Blue looked at Cheng. He shrugged his shoulders threw his arms up. "Don't look at me." He turned and walked away. "No master, no problem here." Blue bowed. "Good, now pay attention. I will show you the first form." Wu Jin gathered his qi, black and gray streaks surrounded him. Wu Jin's pressure alone made Blue take a step back. He moved. Blue watched as Wu Jin danced between two dummies. No wasted movement, just streaks of black and gray slicing through the dummies. He stopped and turned to Blue. "Can you handle it?" Blue couldn't move. "Holy shit, he's strong. And fast. My eyes could barely keep up." [System Notification] [New Technique Acquired: Silent Edge - Edge of Dusk] [Comprehension: 5 %] Blue looked up at Wu Jin. "I'll try, master." CRACK. "Trying isn’t good enough in Murim. Trying only gets you killed. Mastery is the only chance you have to stay alive. Do you understand?" "Yes, master." Blue yelled. The three boys trained with their masters during the day, and sparred at night. Some nights even their masters joined in on the spars. On the twelfth day, Wu Jin stepped forward. "You all have mastered at least one technique. Even started to master a second. Let's see if you truly stand a chance at the tournament." The boys turned and looked at each other confused. Jinhu raised his hand. "Are there people from another sect coming to spar with us?" Ilho smacked his arm down. "You are going to get us beaten harder. We are fighting him." Ilho pointed at Wu Jin who was placing his rod down and picking up wooden swords. "Oooohhhhh." Jinhu said. "We're fucked." The boys started to laugh. "Jinhu, you're first." Wu Jin stepped onto the training platform. "Ten moves, you have the first attack. Make me bleed or move and you'll have proven yourself." Jinhu bowed. The moment he stood straight he attacked. His qi flowed through his legs, to his feet. His feet left imprints in the platform floor. He swung, Wu Jin moved his head to the right and smiled. "Too slow." Jinhu dropped and tried to sweep his legs. Wu Jin simply blocked with his sword. Then Jinhu backed off, he flowed through the first form of earthshaker, trying to make the ground too unstable for Wu Jin to maintain balance. He dashed forward again. He swung seven times. Each time he was blocked or missed by just a hair's width. "Last one, you better show me something." Wu Jin smiled. Jinhu backed off one last time, he smiled at Wu Jin. Anchored his feet, contracted his core, h