The Eunuch Regains His Manhood in the Second Round

3. The Great Master Kegel

A few months after the regression.

‘Finally, I’ve arrived.’

I had finally reached Gongdong Mountain in Gansu Province.

It was incredibly difficult to move to the remote Gansu Province at the age of 12, turning 13 during the journey.

In the central plains, a provincial-level administrative region had an area and population comparable to a country.

By the standards of this era, an ordinary person would never leave the province they were born in until they died.

To get from Shanxi Province, where I had fallen, to Gansu Province, I had to cross Shaanxi Province in between, a distance much farther than I had thought.

It was like passing through an entire country.

Originally, a 13-year-old child could not travel such a long distance alone.

Moreover, it was winter, so moving alone in such a season was practically a suicidal act.

But I reached Gansu Province on foot.

For the sake of my future three wives and four concubines, I could go as far as Hainan Island.

Moreover, over the past two months, I had managed to correct most of the damn eunuch habits, like the thin eunuch speech and the eunuch laughter, with a sense of purpose and superhuman willpower to connect with an absolute beauty.

“Hmm.”

Thinking that, I took a deep breath and performed the Tona method.

Tona method (吐納法).

A breathing technique so simple it was embarrassing to call it a mental technique.

Even if you learn it, it doesn’t accumulate internal energy.

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Through breathing, the natural energy absorbed is gradually pushing out the accumulated impurities in the body through the meridians, resulting in a slight improvement in health.

The Tona method, also known as the Yangsheng method (養生法) for its health benefits, was the most basic mental method that couldn’t even be considered martial arts.

Because of its reputed benefits for health and longevity, it wasn’t difficult to find civilians practicing the Tona method.

Just as people in modern China gather in parks every morning to practice Tai Chi health exercises with the radio on, here, everyone gathered in the village square during their breaks to practice the Tona method.

Simply put, the Tona method was an ancient primitive mental method.

It is unknown who developed it, but the first internal energy cultivation must have been in the form of the Tona method.

The Tona method has the effect of making the body healthy and cleaning the meridians, laying the foundation for energy accumulation and the basics of the dantian.

Moreover, it had the advantage of blending well with the orthodox martial arts, the unorthodox martial arts, and even the demonic martial arts without any resistance, making it the best martial art for beginners in internal energy.

Therefore, many sects taught the Tona method as a basic exercise before teaching the full-fledged internal energy mental methods.

In addition, I knew the hidden benefits of the Tona method.

‘If you practice the Tona method consistently and steadily, your vitality will improve.’

Vitality enhancement!

Of course, practicing the Tona method doesn’t make you a vitality king overnight.

Becoming a vitality king overnight is an effect seen in the unorthodox sect’s s*xual techniques, which are based on absorbing yin to supplement yang, but I had no reason to learn the unorthodox sect’s s*xual techniques as I was entering the orthodox sect.

Moreover, the s*xual techniques were inefficient and had fatal side effects, such as losing all internal energy if the yin absorption was not done periodically, or becoming a s*x demon dominated by amplified s*xual desire through the s*xual techniques.

So, I never thought of practicing the s*xual techniques.

I only wanted to relieve my desires, enjoy the pleasures of the flesh, and live a simple and content life, not become a slave to desire, thinking with my genitals instead of my brain.

That would go against the s*xual path I pursued.

‘So, it’s the Tona method.’

For the sake of my vitality, I had to train myself in the art of restraint for a lifetime.

In the realm of vitality, restraint was on par with the celestial art of the sect of the heavenly gods, the yang’s heart art of the shamanic school, and the self-cultivation art of the fire school.

Of course, the path of the vital king that I had prepared was not just restraint.

‘I also have other means of martial arts.’

Uh-huh.

I consciously moved my pelvic floor muscles near the anus, repeating contraction and relaxation.

That’s it.

This is exactly the Kegel exercise.

A renowned doctor and a great sage in the United States, Arnold Kegel, created this art of self-cultivation, which can strengthen male s*xual function if practiced continuously, and it is a modern medical principle.

If I combine the murim’s art of restraint with the modern Kegel exercise, then…

‘When I become an adult, I will become a vital king.’

The strongest plus the strongest equals invincibility.

Through the art of restraint and Kegel exercise, I will become a one-generation master of the path of vitality.

A smile involuntarily appeared on my face.

Right now, I’m still 13 years old.

My body is still in its early stages of development, and I’m still a boy, so I can’t fully enjoy my vitality.

It’s not suitable either.

That’s an incomplete pleasure, and it’s not satisfying for others either.

I don’t want that.

Besides, I’m not just one person, but also the body of the seven most beautiful women in the world, including the three sectresses.

I need to have a steel-like vitality that can satisfy all seven women for 10 days, and that’s a mandatory duty.

I’ve just started enjoying my vitality, but I can’t even satisfy myself, let alone others?

There’s no shame greater than that.

‘My pursuit of the path of vitality is based on mutual satisfaction. I can’t just satisfy myself, it’s not right.’

I’ve endured for 50 years, so I want to enjoy the highest level of pleasure with the best partner and the best vitality in a state of fullness.

And I want to enjoy pleasure every day for a long time.

So I will cultivate my vitality through Kegel exercise and art of restraint, and only after I become a perfect vital king with a complete body and vitality will I enjoy pleasure with the three sectresses.

‘I’ve prepared enough for martial arts.’

Since I’ve mastered the art of restraint, I can make my internal alchemy a bit easier.

Of course, the effect of internal alchemy for vitality is not a crucial issue compared to vitality itself.

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In my previous life, I was the top martial artist in the imperial palace. Even without the secret techniques of the damned eunuchs, I had memorized all the martial arts formulas of the Golden Guards, the military, and the imperial palace.

If I wanted, I could quickly learn the basics of the imperial martial arts and enter the world of martial arts.

The imperial martial arts were designed for military use, so they were practical and focused on defense, as they were created to protect the emperor.

Therefore, their development direction was different from the orthodox martial arts, which mainly aimed at spiritual enlightenment and training.

However, this does not mean that the imperial martial arts lacked depth.

There were advanced martial arts within the imperial martial arts that could reach the pinnacle, and talented individuals could achieve a state beyond the Flower Realm.

My level as the top martial artist in the imperial palace was the Profound Realm, and the commander of the Golden Guards was at the Flower Realm.

‘The problem is that I am about to enter the Gongdong Sect.’

But what I want is not just to be a fool with good martial arts.

I want to ride the Gongdong Sect coin and the Sword Saint Yoo Jin-hwi coin, which are expected to rise in value.

By doing so, I aim to make a name for myself as a renowned hero of the emerging Gongdong Sect, establish a brotherly relationship with the Sword Saint Yoo Jin-hwi, and rise to the status of a hero in the martial world, gaining the attention and favor of many peerless beauties, and building a harem.

Ultimately, I want to enjoy a life of indulgence and pleasure.

‘But there is no need to learn the imperial martial arts.’

No sect in the world would accept a martial artist who had learned the martial arts of another sect as a disciple.

Learning the martial arts of another sect means belonging to that sect.

If I had learned the imperial martial arts, the head of the Gongdong Sect would surely see me as belonging to the imperial palace.

Therefore, it is better not to learn any martial arts beyond the basics if I want to enter the Gongdong Sect.

That way, the head of the Gongdong Sect will accept me as a disciple.

With that thought, I stood at the entrance of Mount Gongdong.

Mount Gongdong.

One of the sacred places of Taoism and the former seat of the Nine Great Schools, now home to the fallen prestigious sect, the Gongdong Sect.

The Gongdong Sect must be at the top of this mountain.

Anyway, the Gongdong Sect is now a fallen sect.

According to records, the only members of the Gongdong Sect at this time are the head, the Demon Sword Jeon Yeong, and his disciple, the future Sword Saint Yoo Jin-hwi.

The Gongdong Sect, with its throat in dire straits, would not have the luxury to refuse my entry.

Thinking that, I climbed the mountain path leading to the Gongdong Sect.

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Climbing Mount Gongdong in the winter, with the cold wind howling and snow piled up, was difficult for my 13-year-old body.

Even though I had built up my basic physical strength with the basic techniques, a mountain was still a mountain.

As I climbed the steep mountain, my body heated up despite the cold winter wind, and sweat poured down like rain.

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“Huff, huff.”

A sweet taste fills my mouth.

I kept climbing the mountain, gasping for breath.

Doing Kegel exercises and the Tona method simultaneously was a bonus.

I couldn’t afford to sit down here.

‘Three wives, the joy of clouds and rain, a forest of pleasures…’

Whenever I felt like sitting down, I thought of the faces of the three beautiful wives I would win in the future and took another step.

The days of swallowing tears just by looking were over.

I can do it too.

As soon as I remembered that I could experience it directly, not indirectly, strength surged within me.

Thanks to the Tona method, it was hard, but I didn’t collapse.

The north wind and cold snow brought by the winter of Gongdong Mountain were a bit harsh, but bearable.

How long had I been climbing?

Finally, I reached the entrance of Gongdong Sect, the mountain gate with snow piled up on the roof, at the peak of Gongdong Mountain.

‘Here it is.’

Gongdong Sect.

Once a prestigious sect that occupied a seat among the Nine Great Sects, but 50 years ago, it was invaded by the Demonic Sect, most of its disciples were killed, and its martial arts were lost, leading to its decline.

Originally, the sect that stood at the forefront against the Demonic Sect was the Kunlun Sect, as per the clichés of martial arts novels.

But 50 years ago, the Demonic Sect exploited that fact.

The Demonic Sect leaked false information through spies in the Martial Alliance, saying they would invade via the Kunlun Mountain route. While the righteous sects gathered their forces at Kunlun Mountain, the main invasion force secretly maneuvered towards Gongdong Mountain, launching a surprise attack on the empty Gongdong Sect, marking the start of the Great War between the righteous and demonic sects.

Unlike the Kunlun Sect, which was well-prepared due to the invasion information, the Gongdong Sect suffered near annihilation from the Demonic Sect’s invasion and hadn’t fully recovered from the wounds even after 50 years.

I saw the mountain gate of Gongdong Sect in my sight.

Thump.

My heart raced.

‘If I cross this gate…’

I would become a disciple of Gongdong Sect, and a life different from my previous one would unfold.

Three wives, and the joy of clouds and rain.

The beginning of my true life was right in front of me.

Suppressing my excitement, I opened the gate while doing Kegel exercises.