Chronicles of the Mad Demon - Chapter 195
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Chapter 195. Continuing Chains (3)
Seong Geom Jin In shot up to his feet.
“Divine Physician. Why are you acting like this?”
Heo Do Jin In shook his head.
“If you’ve already forgotten the conversation we just had, you should visit the medical hall immediately. You might have dementia.”
“Why won’t you acknowledge us! Why can’t you understand Wudang’s current situation! It’s not like we enjoy doing this!”
Then, Winter Sword Immortal spoke up.
“Divine Physician.”
Heo Do Jin In looked at him silently.
As if he had let go of everything, Winter Sword Immortal’s face even showed a sense of peace.
“From today, your disciple Winter Sword will return his elder position.”
“Junior Brother!!”
Seong Geom Jin In turned to look at him with bloodshot eyes.
“Why are you acting like this too?! Do you really think what we’ve achieved…!”
“Achieved? You mean the wealth and fame built with blood and tears?”
“You really!”
“Why didn’t you tell me?”
“…!”
“Why didn’t you tell me about what was done to the Moyong Family?”
“The elders don’t share everything with each other! You know that too!”
“Moon Sword Junior Brother knew about it. Before discussing seniority among brothers, if Moon Sword Junior Brother knew about it in his position, I should have known too, yet you hid it.”
A shadow fell across Winter Sword Immortal’s now peaceful face.
“Senior Brother Seong Geom and all of us have no moral grounds to blame anyone. When we’ve been busy hiding evil deeds without even thinking to make our fellow brothers who run Wudang together understand, what gives Senior Brother such confidence?”
“…!”
“Let’s not be cowards anymore. You know, don’t you? That we’re all wrong. What can we gain by denying that?”
“Junior Brothers, listen!”
It was like a dragon breathing fire.
Seong Geom Jin In glared at Winter Sword Immortal with cold eyes and shouted.
“I cannot leave Winter Sword alone after he not only gave up his elder position but also criticized his brothers! Subdue Winter Sword immediately and lock him in Thunder Prison!”
Heo Do Jin In unconsciously let out a hollow laugh.
“Thunder Prison? You even built a Thunder Prison?”
Seong Geom Jin In pretended not to hear, but the elders squeezed their eyes shut at those words.
“What are you all doing?! Don’t the acting sect leader’s words sound reasonable?!”
Then, Yu Geom Jin In spoke in a bitter voice.
“That’s enough, Senior Brother.”
“Yu Geom?!”
“What kind of disgraceful behavior is this in front of the Divine Physician? Please stop.”
Yu Geom Jin In rose from his seat.
“Junior Brother Winter Sword.”
“…”
“Your guess is correct. You’re the most thoughtful and kind Taoist among us. Until now, I thought that was indecisiveness, but it wasn’t. You were the only one among us who doubted Wudang’s current state.”
Seong Geom Jin In looked at Yu Geom Jin In as if he couldn’t believe it.
“I’ll be honest. I think we’re definitely wrong. But I never tried to justify it to myself. I just… lived honestly acknowledging the pleasure that wealth and fame bring.”
Seong Geom Jin In’s face turned pale.
Yu Geom Jin In’s words were tantamount to confirming that all the contemporary radicals were wrong.
“Since I lived with a ‘so what’ attitude even knowing it was wrong, I made the mistake of misinterpreting people’s true nature when I saw them. I even lived comfortably without any anxiety about receiving divine punishment someday.”
“Junior Brother!”
“At least that’s what I thought before meeting the Divine Physician.”
Yu Geom Jin In looked at Heo Do Jin In with trembling eyes.
Heo Do Jin In’s pupils were transparent. Whether he had truly let go of all connections from his heart, his gaze toward Yu Geom Jin In showed no emotion whatsoever.
“If I really wasn’t anxious, if I wasn’t uncomfortable, I shouldn’t have felt ashamed at the Divine Physician’s words. I should have ignored even the Divine Physician’s thunderous scolding. But I couldn’t do that.”
Yu Geom Jin In let out a sigh.
“While pretending otherwise, I was also anxious. Being anxious yet intoxicated by pleasure, I threw away opportunities for reflection. What a foolish person I am.”
Bitterness appeared on the elders’ faces.
“Junior Brother Winter Sword was the most courageous among us. In fact, there are many evil deeds we didn’t tell you about, aside from the Moyong Family matter.”
Clang!
Seong Geom Jin In drew his sword.
It was a precious sword that emanated terrifying sharp energy. The sword itself seemed like it would enhance the power of martial arts, a famous blade that would be hard to find even if you searched the entire world.
“You bastard! That wicked tongue of yours any longer…!”
“Senior Brother Seong Geom. Since we’re all sinners, I have no desire to add more sins here. Whatever Senior Brother says, we cannot point our swords at you.”
Yu Geom Jin In shook his head and said.
“Just kill us instead.”
“You, you bastard?!”
That’s when it happened.
“Looks like things are roughly sorted out?”
The blunt yet lively voice didn’t match this deadly atmosphere at all.
Everyone turned their heads toward the source of the voice.
There stood Neung Hyeong.
“I was warming up just in case, but it looks like you’ve all lost your will on your own. That guy’s words and eloquence are better than an average master’s swordwork.”
Heo Do Jin In spoke in a calm voice.
“The connection is already severed anyway. I don’t want to punish them. No, I don’t want to get involved in their lives at all.”
The elders unconsciously swallowed.
As they felt earlier, Heo Do Jin In’s words of putting up walls were a more terrible and painful attack than being cut by a sword.
Neung Hyeong glanced at Seong Geom Jin In.
“I get the idea. But no matter how I look at it, that guy is beyond rehabilitation. Even at this moment, he’s cultivating seeds of demons in his own pride.”
“Can you see it?”
“I didn’t notice at first. I learned what human pride is like – while getting scolded by that guy, he kept kicking away opportunities to stand upright. He’s a proper demon.”
Heo Do Jin In shook his head.
“I find it hard to tolerate a demon entering this Ming Zhen Nunnery.”
“Tch, will you at least pay me later?”
“I’m sorry. I have no wealth.”
“Labor without compensation. Pay me back with something else instead of money later.”
“I didn’t ask you for help, so whether you help or not isn’t my decision to make.”
“You speak well? Your experience as former sect leader hasn’t gone anywhere, has it?”
“Think whatever you want.”
Neung Hyeong grumbled to himself as he stepped forward. From what could be heard, it was nutritionless complaints like ‘This is why these guys are no good,’ and ‘Damn it, coming all the way here just to throw punches.’
Seong Geom Jin In shouted angrily.
“Who are you!”
The elders looked at him with stunned faces.
Even if he looked young in appearance, this was a man who spoke comfortably with ‘that’ Divine Physician Heo Do. Even if you didn’t know the situation, you should be careful, yet he immediately used ‘you’?
Neung Hyeong spoke coldly.
“I’m really disgusted that all our kids were seen as being on the same level as a bastard like you.”
“What nonsense! Reveal your identity!”
“Shut up.”
Whoosh!
From Neung Hyeong’s body as he charged without warning, brilliant golden energy rose up.
The elders were greatly surprised.
‘Anti-demon energy?!’
It was deep, deep Buddha energy. Moreover, his temperament was as solid as steel. The fairly handsome young man seemed to have instantly transformed into one of Buddhism’s Four Heavenly Kings.
The flustered Seong Geom Jin In instinctively thrust out his sword.
Swish!
Even if his mind was broken, the martial arts he had accumulated as a Mu Dang Faction Elder hadn’t gone anywhere. Not only was he ranked among the Elder Brothers, but his actual skill was also evaluated as the best among the current generation, except for Jo Geom Jin In.
Neung Hyeong tilted his head slightly.
The incoming sword force left a small scratch on his cheek.
Thud!
A terrifying fist force swept out from the punch he threw with a true step. It was the Barley Vajra Divine Fist.
Bang!
With an explosive sound, Seong Geom Jin In retreated several steps backward.
Neung Hyeong frowned.
‘How frustrating.’
He swung his left hand to scatter most of the Barley Vajra Divine Fist’s force.
Heo Do Jin In felt regretful, but Seong Geom Jin In’s skill was at a level that would receive praise anywhere. The left hand technique he displayed in that sudden moment revealed the deep enlightenment of Mu Dang martial arts.
‘Still not enough.’
Crack crack crack!
Neung Hyeong instantly leaped up and unleashed the Eighteen Legs of the Demon King.
Despite the considerable distance, countless legs aimed at Seong Geom Jin In’s entire body. Even though his legs hadn’t actually grown longer, Seong Geom Jin In felt an tremendous threat.
Whoosh!
Without time to swing his sword, he extended his left hand and deployed Tae Cheong San Su.
Thud thud thud thud!
The leg technique and hand technique clashed, creating intense shockwaves.
‘Damn!’
His ankle was aching.
Thinking about it, it was natural. It had only been a little over three months since he began training the Heavenly Dragon Demon Subduing Technique. Although he had tremendously raised his achievement in the divine art through extreme enlightenment and Moyong Bi’s help, his body still couldn’t keep up with that achievement.
‘This is why I need a sword. Bare hands are annoying.’
Crack crack!
He skillfully dodged the sword force of the Taiji Sword that Seong Geom Jin In deployed, lowered his stance, and entered his opponent’s embrace.
‘If I drag this out, I’ll lose. Let’s see some blood.’
No matter how skilled a fist fighter might be, entering the embrace of a master wielding a sword wasn’t an easy choice.
Seong Geom Jin In was surprised, but as if pleased, he emitted killing intent and struck down at Neung Hyeong’s head.
At that moment when everyone was shocked.
Crash!
Neung Hyeong’s hand shot up like lightning and grabbed Seong Geom Jin In’s wrist, twisting it.
Heo Do Jin In’s eyes flashed.
‘That’s grappling technique. And at an incredible level too.’
Seong Geom Jin In, whose wrist was suddenly grabbed, was flustered.
‘Ugh!’
Whooooom!
He poured waterfall-like internal energy into his twisting wrist to forcibly fix it in place.
At that moment, Neung Hyeong, who had grabbed Seong Geom Jin In’s wrist, released his strength and spun in place.
Crash!
The force of Tae Cheong San Su that had been swung at Neung Hyeong’s head bounced away following the rotation.
‘Surprise attack!’
Thwack!
The leg technique that drove his upper body toward the ground and kicked upward struck Seong Geom Jin In’s jaw.
Scrape!
Seong Geom Jin In staggered and was pushed back.
However, a fairly deep sword wound was also carved into Neung Hyeong’s side. Even while allowing a hit, he had somehow managed a counterattack.
Terrifying fighting spirit rose from Neung Hyeong’s body.
“Have a drink, you bastard.”
Bang!
Ignoring the pain and stepping with a true step, he thrust one palm toward Seong Geom Jin In.
Golden palm force, strong and heavy like steel, flew toward Seong Geom Jin In’s chest at a terrifying speed.
It was the White Lotus Vajra Palm.
Crash!
“Cough!”
Seong Geom Jin In, who was bounced back while pushing through the Elders, coughed up blood.
In terms of internal energy and physical training alone, Neung Hyeong could never defeat Seong Geom Jin In.
However, Seong Geom Jin In was overwhelmed by Neung Hyeong’s momentum as he deployed appropriate martial arts at the right time and place, and even charged forward prepared to take a sword strike. It was a fight that fully demonstrated that combat isn’t simply decided by differences in realm or training level alone.
Of course, this wasn’t the end.
Just as Neung Hyeong was about to kick off the ground again to press his advantage relentlessly.
Thud!
“Ugh!”
Seong Geom Jin In trembled and turned his head.
Winter Sword Immortal was looking down at him with a gloomy face.
“You, you bastard…!”
“Please don’t show any more unsightly behavior.”
Seong Geom Jin In’s eyes closed and his body collapsed.
Neung Hyeong, who had been running to punch him in the face, looked at Winter Sword Immortal with a blank expression.
Winter Sword Immortal, who had laid the unconscious Seong Geom Jin In on his side, knelt down.
“Please kill me, Divine Physician.”
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