Kwak Yeon felt a faint unease at the thought that the Heavenly Saber of Pojun had once claimed to be born under the killing star, Pojunxing, the Star of Slaughter.

If this art was left behind by him, would it not be steeped in murderous qi?

At that moment, Kwak Yeon remembered that he was already training in three demonic arts.

But Patriarch Jang Sambong taught that martial arts depend on the one who wields them. Whether the martial skill of a Demonic Hero or the art of a world-destroying star-killer—if I wield it uprightly, what does it matter?

He set the manual upon a nearby rock and began to bow.

Heavenly Saber of Pojun, this junior, a humble Daoist, dares to learn the martial art you have left behind.

To Kwak Yeon, it seemed only natural to offer courtesy first—whether the man had been a Demonic Hero or a Great Star of Slaughter—since he was still the later generation to whom fate had given the connection.