Chapter 15:Closed Door Training

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Five days went by quickly .

Before entering the training, each of the children asked the instructors for what they needed, and the instructors provided them with the supplies they had requested as long as they were within reason .

Woon Seong was also given the items he had requested from the senior instructor .

Four iron bracers and a new iron spear weighing a total of around 90 kilos .

Just thinking about the odd request Woon Seong had given the instructor, it seemed the instructor had given Woon Seong an additional set of bracers a bit heavier in case he got used to the ones he requested as well .

And the spear .

'It's definitely heavy . '

Woon Seong frowned as he moved his body that was heavier than before .

If he circulated his internal qi at all times of the day, he would be able to move freely like before .

But otherwise, the movement was a little bit unnatural and difficult . Not only that, but it was ridiculous to be able to circulate his internal qi at all times of the day, so it would be a good challenge to overcome .

'When I get used to it, I can be much stronger . '

He was already amongst the top talents within the cave and his body's talent had started to change in accordance with his body, due to the Heavenward Soul Earthen Body technique .

Even if he was already looking at the results the training would bring about after the next few years of training, he would already be amongst the top of the children right now as they finished in four years . He was that far ahead .

'First, I need to build up my mastery with the Six Seals of Destruction and my other techniques . '

He was ready to combine the techniques or at least start on combining the Divine Spear of the Ending Night and the Six Seals of Destruction .

By the end of the closed door training at the very least, if not completely, he would hopefully be almost finished with combining the two, he thought .

Then, he might be able to even finish his body's talent cultivation with the Heavenward Soul Earthen Body, which was almost finished with cultivating the talent of his soul .

'And on the day I'm done with all my training, I'll try and go for Body Modification!'

Woon Seong clenched his fist tightly .

This was a fact that Woon Seong had learned in his previous life, but every time a martial artist moved up within the Major Realms, they would undergo a certain process if they had an unparalleled cultivation technique .

And the techniques that Woon Seong were cultivating, in particular the Heavenward Soul Earthen Body, was not just a technique that changed his body a bit and developed his muscles .

It was a miraculous technique that was built to enhance everything about the practitioner cultivating the technique . However, in order to achieve such a perfect state of a body and achieve harmony properly, they had to shed the shell of their previous body through Body Modification!

The Heavenward Soul Earthen Body technique, instead of becoming more familiar to Woon Seong, became more and more mysterious as he practiced it .

It was clear that it was no ordinary high-tier technique… No, it was far beyond the scope of humans .

He only read it through the several books within the library in the Spearmaster Sect, and did not imagine a Buddhist Scripture like this, would be so mysterious in origin and extent of abilities .

'There's a clear multitude of changes happening inside my body even at this very moment . It's not something that's so simple like I had thought… . '

Reflecting on the fact that this was something gained from his previous life, and the slightly bitter emotions that were aroused uncontrollably when thinking about the past, Woon Seong forced himself to stop thinking about it and move forward with his steps .

The closed door training area was in an area that was separated by two cliffs . There were small caves that were called rooms that were about 5 pyeong wide that went up the sides of these cliffs .

It was an area that was usually guarded by instructors and could not even be seen up until now .

'It's a much steeper slope than I thought . '

In addition, the caved rooms were not naturally shaped .

The rooms where the children had been living in were made of the basic framework of natural erosion, but this was purely an artificial cave made by human hands .

'They dug deeper inside the natural cave to enlarge the training space . '

Woon Seong looked inside one of the caves, moving his head around .

The current area he was in was assigned to the children of the 3rd Hall, purely for the closed door training within the Cave of Latent Demons .

(T/N : There are 4 groups/ halls of children and they're each separated from each other, so Woon Seong hasn't met children from the other halls . Just clarifying this . )

That meant there were a few more steep cliffs and training areas like this, throughout the Cave of Latent Demons .

'I can't believe they've artificially made such a training area of such size . '

Indeed, there was a bit of exclamation that it was only a part of the several training areas within the Cave of Latent Demons .

In the meantime, the senior instructor who was walking earlier suddenly stopped walking .

It was after the long walk that was accompanied by silence, into the cave .

"From now on, you're going to have your closed door training session here for the next 4 years . "

As soon as the senior instructor stomped his foot, the flames on the torches in the hands of the other instructors lit up .

The torches were lined up from all sides, and the interior of the cave became clearly visible .

"Wow!"

There was a burst of admiration and wonder from the children .

It was a huge space, much larger than even Woon Seong had thought . It was extremely deep and large… almost frightening if one thought of it as a jail .

The small little rooms that were wedged into the sides of the cliffs became visible .

The number of rooms was about 200, matching the rough amount of kids in the 3rd hall that were alive .

"Those are the entrances to your rooms for the closed door training . Inside, there is a space that is not insufficient for any kind of training you may need, along with drinking water and funnels for rice grains to be delivered daily . So don't worry and go inside . "

Sure enough, it was just as Woon Seong thought .

As soon as the senior instructor finished speaking, the instructors let the children in one by one .

The senior instructor muttered behind them as he saw the children entering the dark rooms .

"When you go in, you won't be able to come out until you're finished with your training . I'll block the entrances . So keep your mind firm, and we the instructors, will wish the best for all of you . "

The small murmur was transmitted surprisingly clearly to the ears of the Woon Seong and other children, and soon the door to the entrance was closed with a heavy echo .

Gggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg-

Inside the space obstructed by the solid stone gate that had closed behind him .

It was incredibly dark, and was hard to see, even for Woon Seong .

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It was easy to become lonely .

It was damp, and moist .

That combined with the darkness .

Dark areas, where one could not see past one's fingers and were combined with silence in a confined space, were enough to make the most courageous of humans break their wills .

It was highly likely that even some of the children might go crazy within this time away from everybody else .

That was why this trial was part of the titled trials of 'life and death' .

Could one survive in such conditions of utter silence, unfavorable living conditions, and complete darkness? That was their challenge .