Return of The Mount Hua – Chapter 1403. It was so wonderful (3)
Editor: Hoamzz
Co-Translator: Xoxo
A fierce wave of white sword energy rained down into the midst of Myriad Man Manor martial artists.
Kwaang! Kwaaaang! Kwaang!
Amid the deafening blasts that seemed ready to shatter eardrums, the incoming sword energy erupted one after another.
“Aaaargh!”
“Aaaagh!”
Those caught in the explosions let out agonizing screams as they were flung in all directions.
"Co- Cough!"
Of course, not everyone lost their lives in that explosion. Some were fortunate enough to survive the aftermath of the blast.
But what greeted those who fell, groaning in pain, was a rain of poison needles that darkened the blue sky as they poured down.
"Eu- Euaaaaaak!"
Shwaaaaaaa!
With a noise like torrential rain pouring down, needles thinner than hair carrying lethal poison burrowed into vulnerable skin.
Tududuk!
The sound of the thin needles piercing skin. Those who heard this sound not with their ears but with their bodies were instantly overwhelmed by indescribable terror.
“N- No!”
Those who were terrified tried somehow to pull out the needles embedded in their bodies, but the wounded areas had already turned black.
The Tang Family poison that made the three words ‘Sichuan Tang Family’ a symbol of fear was spreading through their bodies.
The slight discomfort turned into unbearable itching, which then transformed into searing pain that spread uncontrollably.
"Keu... Keuruk..."
The Myriad Man Manor martial artists writhed where they stood. Blood leaked from their seven orifices, and black foam frothed at their mouths.
“G- Get away! It’s Tang Family! Those damned bastards are using poison!”
Fear filled the eyes of Myriad Man Manor martial artists as they watched their comrades turning black and dying in an instant
It was incomprehensible.
How could those who used such vicious poison be called Righteous? Even Evil Sects wouldn’t use such vile poison—no, they couldn’t.
"Don't panic! They're just needles! We can block them!"
It wasn't entirely wrong. Certainly, the power of each individual needle wasn't that great. But the problem was that those here weren't just Tang Family.
"Huaaaaapp!"
With a scream more like a beast’s roar than a human shout, a group of martial artists hurled themselves at the Myriad Man Manor martial artists.
Kwaaaaang!
Those struck on the shoulder spewed blood and tumbled across the ground.
Those at the front struck down anyone blocking their path with immense force, while those who leaped over their shoulders pounced like leopards, wielding beast-claw-shaped weapons.
“B- Beast Palace!”
“Those filthy outsiders!”
Draped in beast pelts that left no doubt about their identity, the warriors of the Southern Beast Palace rushed Myriad Man Manor like enraged wild boars.
"Uhuahahahahahat! You Evil Sects bastards! How they've ignored us all this time!"
"Trample them! Thoroughly!"
The place where the Beast Palace had fiercely emptied was guarded by the Ice Palace warriors who exuded a chilling killing intent.
"Maintain the formation and thoroughly block those approaching. What's important is the safety of Gungjus and the survival of Mount Hua Chivalrous Sword. Anyone who acts rashly dies by my sword!"
"Yes!"
The Beast Palace warriors raging like blazing fire and the sword masters of the Ice Palace were cold as the Northern Sea ice. Two sects with inherently incompatible temperaments united for a single purpose.
"A- advisor-nim!"
"We're being pushed back! General! The encirclement is breaking!"
Ho Gamyeong clenched his fist in silence.
‘Damn it.’
It was an inevitable result.
Of course, there was no denying that Myriad Man Manor was a formidable sect. Among the four sects of Evil Tyrant Alliance that ruled Gangnam, wasn’t Myriad Man Manor the closest to being the leader?
But even then, Myriad Man Manor was still just one sect under that alliance. No matter how strong it might be, fighting alone against an alliance of some of the greatest sects in the land was impossible.
Moreover, aren't those currently led by Ho Gamyeong not even those who could be called the ‘main force’ within Myriad Man Manor?
So it was only natural that they were being pushed back helplessly.
“Advisor-nim! Give us orders!”
Ho Gamyeong bit his lip.
It was right in front of him. Plum Blossom Sword Demon's neck was right before his eyes. If only he had had one moment to breathe, he could have cut it clean through!
“Why now, of all times…?”
How on earth did they know and find this place? He should have eliminated all those beggars' eyes long ago.
This was something not in Ho Gamyeong's calculations. No, perhaps it was something not even in Ryeonju-nim's calculations.
For Ho Gamyeong, it felt as though the heavens had abandoned them.
He was always one to keep calm above all else, but right now he couldn’t.
“Advisor-nim! We need an order of any kind!"
Was it because the urgency of his adjutants reached him? A resigned sigh escaped from Ho Gamyeong's lips.
“The troops....”
Ho Gamyeong bit his lip until it bled. Words he never wanted to utter. But now, there was only one order he could give.
"Withdraw the troops."
“A- Advisor-nim!”
“Carry it out!”
“...Yes.”
A feeble reply came back from the adjutants. Hearing that answer, Ho Gamyeong tightly closed his eyes. He kept them closed for a long time, calming his mind, before finally opening them and glaring at Heavenly Comrade Alliance with eyes filled with hatred.
'Fuck.'
There was no other way now.
It was impossible for the exhausted Myriad Man Manor to face them. The longer they dragged this out, the heavier the losses would be. If there was any morale left, perhaps, but from the moment they missed Plum Blossom Sword Demon before their eyes, their morale had been plummeting endlessly.
If they could kill Plum Blossom Sword Demon even by sacrificing everyone here, he would take that gamble, but...
'Mount Hua.'
Those hateful Mount Hua bastards were surrounding Plum Flower Sword Demon, not moving even a single step.
As if they would not give up Plum Blossom Sword Demon's head even if the heavens collapsed.
A helpless groan escaped Ho Gamyeong's mouth when he saw those eyes.
There was no other way. Not anymore.
"Didn't I say to withdraw the troops!"
“Yes! Advisor-nim!”
Blood dripped from Ho Gamyeong’s lips, running down his chin and falling to the ground.
Wuuuuung!
Sweat ran down Tang Gun-ak's chin and fell to the ground.
His face looked as if he had completely exhausted his energy. But his eyes still held a fearsome focus on Chung Myung.
Chung Myung's body was instantly covered in pure white frost, then rapidly turning fiery red, repeating the cycle.
A scream burst out from Tang Pae's mouth as he tried his best to control the two raging energies within Chung Myung's body, the extreme yin energy and the extreme yang energy.
"Gaju-nim! N- No more!"
Even though he must have felt the desperation in that scream, Tang Gun-ak didn't even look away.
“Gaju-nim! His meridians will burst! We can’t go on like this!”
Tang Pae's voice became increasingly frantic. But Tang Gun-ak simply stared at Chung Myung with a hardened expression.
'What is he thinking?'
He can't endure this. No matter how great Chung Myung might be, this was too much.
Of course, Chung Myung was an extraordinary martial artist beyond his imagination, but what was extraordinary was his sword and his spirit, not his physical body!
But the real surprise was yet to come.
Tang Gun-ak, drenched in sweat as he monitored Chung Myung, suddenly reached into his bosom and pulled out a small white mother-of-pearl bottle, uncorking it in one swift motion.
‘Poison?’
Just from the pungent scent that brushed his nostrils, one could instinctively tell it was the most lethal of toxins.
"Ga- Gaju-nim! Ah! What are you doing!"
Tang Pae cried out in horror. Tang Gun-ak had poured the poison straight into his own mouth.
Tang Gun-ak's skin instantly turned purple. But without even blinking an eye, Tang Gun-ak stretched out his hand and placed it at the center of Chung Myung's chest.
Wuuuuuuung!
His long robe swelled up like crazy, and dense purple energy began to rise from his fingertips. The energy soon began to surge into Chung Myung's chest.
Tang Pae's eyes bulged as if they would tear.
‘P- Poison for the patient?’
What kind of madness is this?
“Gaju-nim! You’re going to kill Dojang! What are you thinking?”
Tang Gun-ak glanced around. But his gaze wasn’t on the screaming Tang Pae—it was on Hyun Jong, who was watching the whole situation but was not saying a word and had a hardened expression.
“It is fine.”
"How could this be all right!"
"One doesn't die just because energies collide. Death means the state when the physical body can no longer contain the energy within!"
Tang Pae looked at Tang Gun-ak with trembling eyes. Tang Gun-ak's gaze was filled with certainty.
"Conversely, it means that as long as energy can be contained within the body by whatever means, one will not die."
At that moment, a change occurred in Chung Myung's body.
A distinct boundary appears on the body that was repeatedly burning and freezing. The upper part was covered with a subtle purple, the lower left with red heat, and the lower right with white yin energy.
“Ah....”
"If the poison, positive energy, and negative energy can mutually restrain and balance each other, he can survive until that balance collapses.”
Tang Pae’s eyes wavered.
“Then what after that? What if the balance breaks?”
“....”
Tang Gun-ak remained silent, but Tang Pae could perfectly understand the meaning of that silence.
“Wh- What is this…?”
He had never heard of such an extreme treatment. No, this is not treatment, this was nothing more than forced life extension. Could something so extreme that it might end up killing a person who could otherwise survive really be called treatment?
“Take your hands off him!”
As Tang Gun-ak suddenly shouted, Maeng So, Seol So-baek, and Han Yi-myung, who had been frantically channeling energy into Chung Myung, collapsed exhaustedly in their places.
Tang Gun-ak, who had channeled the last of his poisonous energy, also withdrew his hand from Chung Myung and stepped back.
Wuuuuung.
The remaining energies within Chung Myung were running wild. But Tang Gun-ak could see how these energies were restraining each other, seeking balance.
It was a balance that could explode at any second, but if carefully maintained…
“Damn it!”
A scream ripped from Tang Gun-ak’s mouth. The poison he had injected and the Ice Palace’s yin energy were pushing back the yang energy Maeng So had channeled in.
Compared to his poison energy and Ice Palace’s yin energy, Maeng So’s yang energy lacked purity.
Tang Gun-ak’s head snapped up as he shouted.
“Elixirs! Does anyone have a yang energy elixir?!”
At those words, everyone looked around at each other with intense eyes, but no one stepped forward readily.
"I have Jasodan!"
“Jasodan won’t work! Jasodan isn’t a top tier yang energy elixir!”
“Th- Then…”
“N- No.”
Despair filled Tang Gun-ak's face. At this rate, the balance would collapse, and Chung Myung's body would simply explode.
"I can still squeeze out more yang energy!"
Maeng So cried desperately, but Tang Gun-ak couldn’t respond. This wasn't something that could be solved by the quantity of yang energy. A purer yang energy was needed.
Tang Gun-ak's face was painted with helpless despair.
“Tang Gaju!”
Just as desperate cries erupted from Maeng So and Hyun Jong—
Hwiik!
Tang Gun-ak raised his hand and caught something flying toward him. The moment he caught it, his eyes widened at the yang energy he felt in his hand.
“This is Hainan Sect Choyangdan (潮陽團). When it comes to yang energy, Hainan Sect is second to none. That should be able to save Mount Hua Chivalrous Sword."
"Sect Leader Geum?"
Geum Yangbaek, the sect leader of Hainan Sect who had quietly joined them at some point, nodded grimly.
"Sect Leader! Why didn't you take it yourself!"
The elders of Hainan Sect rushed after him with gasping voices.
Tang Gun-ak’s eyes fell on the long wound that ran across Geum Yangbaek’s chest. It was a deep gash that stretched from his chest down to his dantian.
“Sect Leader…”
A bitter smile formed on Geum Yangbaek's lips.
“My injury is not something a mere elixir can fix.”
“....”
“What are you waiting for, Tang Gaju! Our benefactor is in critical condition!”
Tang Gun-ak nodded at the stern reprimand and shoved the elixir straight into Chung Myung's mouth.
After guiding the energy of the pill that dissolved as soon as it entered the mouth into the body, Tang Gun-ak channeled his true energy with all his might.
Wuuuuuuung!
Chung Myung's body was enveloped in intense heat.
'Good!'
This level of yang energy should be enough! This should restore the broken balance.
And then.
Wuuuung.
"It worked!"
The energies within Chung Myung’s body finally achieved balance. Each force remained coiled where it stood, wary of the others, hesitating to make a rash move.
“Gaju-nim! What about Chung Myung?”
Tang Gun-ak lifted Chung Myung into his arms and shouted.
"I've stabilized his breath for now! But for proper treatment, we have to get him to the north as soon as possible!”
Seeing Chung Myung in Tang Gun-ak’s arms, Hyun Jong shouted with his internal strength.
“Listen, disciples of Mount Hua!”
“Yes! Grand Sect Leader!”
“Clear the path. Cut down anything that blocks our way without mercy! Show them clearly how ruthless Mount Hua's sword can be!"
“We obey!”
The swords of Mount Hua, filled with killing intent, were raised once more.
The moment Mount Hua sword masters rushed forward with all their might, Hyun Jong stretched out his hand to support Baek Cheon.
"Lean on me."
“Gra- Grand Sect Leader. I can walk on my own..."
“Baek Cheon-ah.”
“....”
Hyun Jong's soft voice reached the confused Baek Cheon's ears.
“You’ve suffered enough. Let’s go home now.”
Baek Cheon turned his head in a daze. He saw Hyun Jong's gentle smile. Biting his lip as if overwhelmed, Baek Cheon silently nodded.
"...Yes. Sect Leader."
Those carrying the wounded ran toward the path opened by Mount Hua's swords.
Their path was still smeared with thick blood, but it was no longer a path of despair.
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