Chronicles of the Mad Demon - Chapter 181

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Chapter 181. Two Principles , and Two Intentions (1)

The clouds that flowed without flowing yet clearly flowed reminded one of the Milky Way where tens of millions of stars had gathered in tiny clusters. Perhaps that was why? Unlike when viewed from below, the clouds flowing around the hermitage looked both mystical and weighty.

The mountain wind that blew was cold yet refreshing.

When that refreshing wind teased his hair, Moyong Bi felt as if memories of past days had become gentle blades cutting across his scalp.

When the clouds brushed past beneath his nose, Moyong Bi sensed the wine fragrance he had drunk to forget his anguish in the middle of battlefields long ago.

The moment he met the eyes of an old comrade-in-arms he thought he would never see again, one who had been his closest friend, Moyong Bi felt as if his mind and body were being sucked into a distant bottomless pit.

The bottomless pit that had arbitrarily pulled in an unprepared human threw him to some place in the past, ignoring time and space.

That place was the Alliance Leader’s residence.

It was a time not long after he had realized that his illness had progressed beyond any remedy.

When he had summoned Heo Do Jin In saying they should see each other’s faces after a long time, he had come to the Martial Arts Alliance in less than two weeks.

‘Alliance Leader. Your complexion doesn’t look good.’

‘Are you any different, Sect Leader? You were having a grand time running wild, but now that you’ve entered Moodang Mountain, you seem restless from the quietude?’

‘Hehe, the chirping mountain birds wash my ears stained with screams, and the clear air scrapes away the smell of blood that clings to my body – how could I be restless?’

‘For someone saying that, your aura is still quite sharp. Shall we have a sparring match after so long?’

‘I came without rest thinking something big had happened, but don’t tell me you called me to find a sparring partner?’

‘There aren’t many worthy opponents around.’

‘…I’m no match for you either, Alliance Leader.’

‘But I can’t go seeking out other Ten Great Masters, can I?’

‘Well, that’s true, but…’

‘I’ll be honest. I want to quit being Alliance Leader. But I can’t.’

‘Of course that’s unthinkable. If not you as Alliance Leader, who could sort out this chaotic political situation?’

‘There are many who could do it without me. The reason I can’t step down from the Alliance Leader position is for extremely personal reasons.’

‘Heo Do Jin In!’

‘I just… called you because I was bored.’

‘Hehehe, if you put it that way, I have no choice. After so long, I should make our Alliance Leader’s eyes rot. Let’s go to the courtyard.’

‘Good!’

In truth, he hadn’t really called Heo Do Jin In for sparring.

At that time, his mind and body were greatly exhausted. Rather, he was so troubled that he was afraid to even look at his family’s faces.

What came to mind then was Heo Do Jin In.

Honestly, though he had sent a letter, he hadn’t thought he would come. He too would be busy governing the chaotic Mu Dang Faction.

But he had come.

He came and served as a conversation partner for three days, then became a drifting wind and flowed back into Moodang Mountain.

And they never met again.

More precisely, he might have seen him lying on his deathbed waiting only for the day to die, but he himself could not see Heo Do Jin In.

And now he was facing that Heo Do Jin In again like this.

‘Heo Do.’

My friend who scolded me for my sake, risked his life for my sake, and wept for my sake.

Moyong Bi, who had unconsciously taken a step forward, suddenly felt his spine grow cold.

Tss tss tss.

An ominous energy arose from his body.

The Three Pure Infinite True Formula was forcibly activated, releasing Infinite True Qi thread by thread.

But that was not complete Infinite True Qi.

Ziiing! Ziiiing!

Though there was no demonic energy around, Brain Gate True Energy surged up on its own and even released Infinite True Qi.

Moyong Bi’s face, which had been full of joy and wistfulness, was instantly colored with urgency.

‘No way!’

The sinister laughter of Brain Gate Heart Technique seemed to echo like a reverberation.

‘No!’

A rebellion of Brain Gate Heart Technique at an unexpected moment.

How much painful time had he spent due to the madness of Brain Gate that he had experienced constantly since childhood.

Because he had brought complete enlightenment from those times, the low-achievement Brain Gate Heart Technique had been keeping its head down.

But at this moment, for the first time, Brain Gate Heart Technique was baring its hideous fangs.

Hwaaaak!

Rough energy surged from Moyong Bi’s body as he unconsciously crouched down.

“Keuuk!”

Moyong Bi, who had fallen to his knees, brought his hand to his forehead.

His head hurt as if it would split. The uncontrolled Brain Gate True Energy ran around here and there in his skull like mischievous children who could play freely because their parents had gone out to work, releasing all the emotions that had built up over time.

‘Why now of all times?!’

The answer to the sudden thought came quickly like thread attached to a needle.

‘A gap…!’

The Brain Gate True Energy, which had grown on its own through long enlightenment without zealous training, did not miss the gap in his heart created by tremendous shock.

When he first confessed the truth to Guo Lao, his heart was already prepared. He had seen it before learning Brain Gate Heart Technique, and his achievement was so low that madness did not arise.

But now was different.

Ziiiiiing!

His vision shook.

Moyong Bi didn’t even realize his eyes had become bloodshot. He didn’t even realize that tears were falling from his eyes and saliva from his mouth.

‘Stop.’

Even at the command issued with steel-like will, Brain Gate True Energy did not stop its rampage.

It seemed the line of will connecting to Brain Gate Heart Technique had already snapped. In the terrible pain and increasingly erratic emotions, Moyong Bi felt great dismay.

‘No! Don’t do this here!’

Brain Gate Heart Technique refused its master’s command.

The desperate Moyong Bi focused his mind on Infinite True Qi.

Whoong!

The Infinite True Qi that had been radiating freely read its master’s will and gradually subsided.

Though it had momentarily mistaken Brain Gate Heart Technique for its master, Infinite True Qi was clever. The moment it read its true master’s will, it surged up fiercely to the Yintang acupoint and tried to control Brain Gate True Energy.

At that moment, Moyong Bi felt as if an intense bomb had exploded in his forehead.

His head bounced backward on its own, then returned to its original position. Infinite True Qi was seeping into his brow and shaking Brain Gate True Energy by grabbing it.

Pop pop pong!!

It was as if a chain explosion had occurred.

It was like a father’s friend coming to visit and sternly scolding. Brain Gate True Energy caused more of a rampage at Infinite True Qi’s scolding, and thanks to that, Moyong Bi’s head shook dizzily left and right.

The rebellion of Brain Gate Heart Technique, which he had endured and controlled again and again, was that terrible.

“Wh-what?!”

“I say, Young Master Moyong!”

Neung Hyeong, Heo Joong Jin In, and Ja Dam were equally flustered.

The moment he saw Heo Do Jin In, he suddenly knelt down, then not only fiercely released true energy but shook his head like mad.

The three people instinctively felt it. That Moyong Bi was writhing in extreme pain right now.

His neck, heated red-hot, had spread past his ears to his entire face. His face, dyed not just bright red but dark red, looked like it would burst at any moment.

The flustered Neung Hyeong unconsciously reached toward Moyong Bi and radiated the energy of Heavenly Dragon Emperor Demon Divine Art.

Woooong.

The power of the Buddhist gate that had been released thread by thread seeped into Moyong Bi’s skin.

Though that energy did not rise to Moyong Bi’s brain, Brain Gate True Energy realized that at least another controlling force had arrived.

Brain Gate True Energy hesitated and began to reduce its rampage.

Just as Moyong Bi contorted his face and tried to draw up Infinite True Qi once more.

Slowly.

The hand of Heo Do Jin In, who had approached at some point, touched Moyong Bi’s Yintang acupoint.

An aged hand. Barely any flesh could be felt. It seemed like only skin wrapped around bones.

But that hand was warm.

Huuuuuung.

The moment an unidentifiable pure energy seeped into the Yintang acupoint, the Brain Gate True Energy turned pale and retreated to its original place.

‘This is…’

Moyong Bi’s eyes wavered.

‘Wonmujin Eon Gyeong.’

It was a terrifyingly refined energy.

It was a power of the mind different from internal energy. It was an energy too clear and deep to simply call it the divine energy of the upper dantian.

It was the energy of the mountain.

The pure immortal energy shrouding Moodang Mountain was pouring into Moyong Bi through Heo Do Jin In’s body as a medium.

And what made this possible was the mental strength of Heo Do Jin In, who had devoted himself to cultivation for a very long time. His mind perfectly refined the mountain’s immortal energy and transmitted it to Moyong Bi.

Hwaaaak!

The Brain Gate True Energy threw its final tantrum before hurriedly closing the door and retreating.

“Huk!”

Moyong Bi, drained of strength, gasped for breath while supporting himself on the ground.

At the same time, Moyong Bi felt his mind become clear.

It was a clearer and more refreshing feeling than before the Brain Gate True Energy had caused trouble. As the Brain Gate True Energy, which had been causing riot-like chaos, stabilized, the merciless movement of the true energy had also increased his brain’s neural development.

His energy was depleted, but his mind was lucid.

Moyong Bi raised his trembling body and lifted his head.

There stood Heo Do Jin In.

A slightly bent back, a body much thinner than before.

And two eyes that, though cloudier than before, seemed much deeper, making Moyong Bi’s pupils waver.

Turbulence arose even on Heo Do Jin In’s peaceful face.

“Fourth disciple.”

His voice resembled the clear stream flowing through some valley of Moodang Mountain.

Everything else had changed, but his voice remained the same.

“Please speak.”

“I would like to have a separate conversation with this guest. Could you escort the other guests to the hermitage next door for a moment?”

“I understand.”

Neung Hyeong wanted to say he didn’t want to go, but knowing the relationship between Moyong Bi and Heo Do Jin In, he couldn’t bring himself to do so.

As the three people disappeared, only two remained in front of the hermitage.

Only then did human-like emotions surge on Heo Do Jin In’s face.

“Really, are you really the Alliance Leader?”

His voice, filled with intense emotion, trembled madly.

Moyong Bi didn’t find it strange that Heo Do Jin In recognized him.

“…I thought you would have no choice but to recognize me.”

Wonmujin Eon Gyeong was, on a small scale, the study of controlling the mind, and on a large scale, a secret art of training the soul.

Heo Do Jin In, the creator of Wonmujin Eon Gyeong, inevitably had the highest achievement in Jin Eon Gyeong among anyone.

And that achievement was visible even to Moyong Bi’s eyes now.

“How can this be!”

Heo Do Jin In’s face, stained with shock, gradually changed.

Joy at the return of a friend who could never come back, confusion about whether this was really possible, and amazement at himself for being unable to help but rejoice despite everything.

And even the guilt that covered all those emotions.

Moyong Bi asked with forced composure.

“Can you see me?”

“How could I not see you? Even if your skin changes and your bones change, how could I not recognize the Alliance Leader’s burning soul?”

“I can see you too.”

Moyong Bi’s eyes shook greatly.

“I see a soul that has become as precarious as it has become clearer than before.”

At that moment, Moyong Bi realized why he couldn’t hate the Wudang Sect itself.

There was a friend here.

A friend he could be certain would never betray him even if everyone else did, and even if he did betray him, he was close enough that he couldn’t bring himself to hate him.

Measuring hatred precisely?

Yes, he could do that. But what made it possible was the foundation of friendship and camaraderie built over many years.

Therefore, Heo Do Jin In was not the Wudang Sect.

He was the mountain.

Even if my family killed Heo Do Jin In, I could live on though I would grieve. If Heo Do Jin In killed my family, I would have no choice but to kill him with tears in my eyes.

Naturally, he was different from my family.

But he was certainly a friend I cherished as much as family.

And Moyong Bi could realize that this wasn’t just his own feeling.

“I’m sorry.”

The trembling voice soon became tears.

“I am sorry.”

Heo Do Jin In, grasping Moyong Bi’s hands, began to cry like a child.

Moyong Bi, unable to bear looking at his friend, raised his head to look up at the sky.

Thus, he met his closest friend after a long time, truly a very long time.

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