Chapter- 32 (Abandoned Disciple of Heavenly Demon)

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Episode 32: Breakthrough (5)

“They’re getting closer and closer.”

“That’s right.”

As Shin Ye-hyang said, Gok Jeon and Sage Heo Woon were approaching at a rapid pace. It seemed that they had become accustomed to Jin Myeong’s attacks.

“It seems like it will be difficult to escape like this.”

Eventually, Shin Ye-hyang stopped her qing-gong.

“You should go first.”

Shin Ye-hyang didn’t respond to Jin Myeong’s words. If she were alone, she could have gone a little faster and gotten away from those two.

But she chose to stop her sprint and fight them.

‘In the end, I couldn’t run away.’

Jin Myeong also stopped walking.

‘Why on earth it became so complicated?’

Jin Myeong still couldn’t understand as he watched the approaching Gok Jeon and Sage Heo Woon.

‘I didn’t think it would be a very difficult mission, but I couldn’t figure out why it became so difficult.’

“Don’t die. If Young Master Jin dies, everything we have done, up until now will be in vain”, Shin Ye-hyang said as she ran forward.

“Hmm!”

Gok Jeon frowned as he blocked Shin Ye-hyang’s heavy attack. He saw Sage Heo Woon pass by him and rushed to Jin Myeong.

“Get out of the way!”

Gok Jeon immediately struck Shin Ye-hyang’s sword while striking her. Shin Ye-hyang swung her sword towards Gok Jeon’s sword that was aiming for her neck.

“Ugh! I don’t have time for this.”

Gok Jeon thought that it would not be easy to get past Shin Ye-hyang.

“Don’t worry, Elder Gok. I’ll kill that bastard”, said Sage Heo Woon, as he quickly flew towards Jin Myeong.

Shhh!

Soone three swords were shot at the Sage Heo, he swung his swords in the air.

Tata dang!

After striking three swords, Sage Heo Woon flipped his body over in the air.

‘It’s definitely a great technique’, Sage Heo Woon, couldn’t help but complement Jin Myeong’s martial art.

But Jin Myeong was equally amazed, ‘So that’s the famous Kunlun Cloud Dragon’s Great Eight Form.’

‘Not only could he flip in midair, but he can also change direction mid-air. Not to mention, he is incredibly fast.’

Jin Myeong, who had difficulty even performing basic techniques, could not help but feel envious.

Shhh!

The two swords surrounding Jin Myeong shot towards Sage Heo.

Tta-dang!

And then Sage Heo Woon struck out two swords again, then waved his arms and flipped his body over again.

Shhh!

Sage Heo Woon, who had approached Jin Myeong without realizing it, stretched out his sword forward.

The Great Void Dragon Sword Technique unfolded from the hands of the Sage Heo Woon and shot towards Jin Myeong.

Earth!

The sword of Sage Heo Woon, which was shooting as if it would pierce Jin Myeong’s body at any moment, was suddenly blocked by something that flew in.

Although Sage Heo managed to block the Heavenly Demon Divine Finger Art’s energy shot, his body was thrown back.

“Hmm. This is…….”

The sword was seen shaking violently. To be exact, his hand holding the sword was trembling.

‘I felt that the power of the sword technique was formidable, and the same was true mysterious projectile.’

‘Keep going.’

Jin Myeong continued to attack Sage Heo Woon with his Heavenly Demon Divine Finger Art.

Sage Heo continued to dodge the flying energy shots and flew into the air again.

“Also?”

Jin Myeong fired his energy shots towards Sage Heo Woon, who was unfolding the Great Void Sword Technique again.

Earth!

And then, Sage Heo Woon turned his body over while striking Jin Myeong’s energy shots.

Shhh!

Five swords blocked his path as he seemed ready to approach Jin Myeong at any moment. Sage Heo Woon continued to approach Jin Myeong while striking Jin Myeong’s swords.

And while Jin Myeong retreated, he continued to attack Sage Heo Woon with Heavenly Demon Divine Finger Art and Heavenly Demon Sword Control Art.

‘It’s true that the swordsmanship is important’, Jin Myeong frowned, analysing this fight.

Even though he was stepping back, the distance between him and the Sage Heo was gradually decreasing.

‘Just a little more!’

While striking down the flying swords and heavenly demons, Sage Heo Woon continued to approach Jin Myeong.

Sage Heo Woon accelerated, while continuously turning his body and change direction. He was moving so fast that even Jin Myeong’s sword seemed unable to keep up.

‘Now!’

The distance between Sage Heo Woon and Jin Myeong, which had felt far away, now felt close. He immediately stabbed with his sword.

Shhh!

His sword cut through the wind with great sharpness and shot towards Jin Myeong’s chest.

‘It’s okay!’

A subtle expression of Jin Myeong was seen in Sage Heo Woon’s eyes.

And the sword of Sage Heo Woon, who was full of confidence, ultimately failed to pierce Jin Myeong’s heart.

“Great job.”

Sage Heo Woon raised his head with a blank expression. There, he saw Jin Myeong looking down at him with a subtle expression.

‘What the heck is that…?’

Jin Myeong’s expression. At first Sage Heo Woon thought it was a look of anxiety, but it wasn’t.

‘Embarrassed? No, rather, thrilled?’

Jin Myeong’s expression was extremely complex, as if it was a mixture of many emotions.

‘How on earth did it turn out like this?’

Sage Heo Woon was currently lying on the floor. He had absolutely no idea what just happen.

Ignoring last failure Sage Heo Woon tried to flip his body again, in order to gain the strength to pierce Jin Myeong’s body.

But at that moment, he was being crushed by something.

“Don’t you find it strange, you suddenly fell on ground, when everything was going smoothly?”

“Huh!”

“You know. This situation…”, said Jin Myeong while lifting sword he was holding.

“That means turning the body over is over.”

Then Jin Myeong immediately brought his sword down towards Sage Heo Woon’s head.

Bam!

However, the internal energy of Jin Myeong failed to explode Sage’s head and was stuck on the floor.

This is because Sage Heo Woon hurriedly got up from his seat and stepped back.

“You’re doing a good job of avoiding that situation.”

Sage Heo Woon bit his lips and glared at Jin Myeong.

“But I can’t practice dharma anymore.”

There was a small hole in Sage Heo Woon’s left thigh, and blood was flowing out from it, dyeing his clothes red. He avoided being hit in the head, but Jin Myeong’s internal energy pierced his thigh.

‘You’re holding up well. Amazing, amazing. Are all Taoist priests like that?’

Jin Myeong couldn’t help but feel angered by the sight of the Sage Heo Woon standing on shaky legs, gritting his teeth, despite the fact that there was a hole in his thigh bigger than a finger.

“How did you do that?”

“Well.”

Jin Myeong made a face as if he had no idea.

However, Sage Heo Woon could not shake the thought that everything had gone according to Jin Ming’s plan.

“The Cloud Dragon’s Eightfold Path…….”

“It is an age-old technique that allows you to accelerate or change direction by flipping your body eight times in the air.”

Jin Myeong cut off Sage Heo Woon’s words.

“I was wondering. Does stepping on something else count among the eight flips?”

The Great Eight Forms of the Void Dragon was a technique that involved waving one’s arms and turning one’s body eight times in the air.

However, Sage Heo would sometimes use a tree or Jin Myeong’s sword as a stepping stone to flip over.

“But I don’t think that’s the case.”

Flipping over using something else as a stepping stone in the air is not included in The Great Eight Forms of the Void Dragon Technique.

‘Thank goodness it wasn’t.’

And Jin Myeong was able to see that even if he used a platform in the air, The Great Eight Forms of the Void Dragon would not be perfect.

“…….”

Sage Heo Woon still had an expression on his face that said he didn’t understand. Because everything Jin Myeong said is correct.

However, he is someone who has been training in The Great Eight Forms of the Void Dragon for a long time and has been fighting with it.

“I knew how many times I flipped over, how many times I used the tree and the sword as a stepping stone. And clearly, according to my calculations, I should have pierced your body instead of falling.”

“Maybe you miscalculated?”

At Jin Myeong’s words, Sage Heo Woon shook his head. It is The Great Eight Forms of the Void Dragon that has been practiced countless times.

Even if he didn’t calculate it in his head, his body remembers. No matter how many times he tried to flip over, his body refused.

“Something isn’t right?”

What Jin Myeong did was simple. Realizing that the Sage Heo was using his sword as a stepping stone, he subtly adjusted its position.

‘I could feel it on my feet, but it took quite a bit of effort to move without using it as a stepping stone. I’m glad it worked out.’

Although he was speaking with a calm expression, Jin Myeong was actually not calm at all.

‘It’s crazy.’

Jin Myeong realized once again how amazing his body was. Just seeing the technique of the Sage Woon, he memorized The Great Eight Forms of the Void Dragon.

And that principle behind it too.

‘I really didn’t know I could use it.’

‘I had to use my sword to fool even the senses of the Sage Heo.’

If Jin Myeong had not been able to handle his internal energy delicately, he would not have been able to deceive the senses of Sage Heo Woon.

Every time things went as planned, it felt like Sage Heo was in the palm of his hand.

‘Is this what the Buddha felt when he saw the Monkey King on his palm?’

Jin Myeong felt a strange excitement.

‘It’s a shame I couldn’t kill him.’

What didn’t go as planned was that Jin Myeong couldn’t kill the Sage Heo Woon.

However, since his thigh was pierced by the Heavenly Demon Divine Finger Art, he would not be able to perform The Great Eight Forms of the Void Dragon like he did a little while ago.

“If the Sword of Kunlun cannot perform The Great Eight Forms of the Void Dragon, he must die”, with that word, Jin Myeong’s sword was shot at Sage Heo Woon.

Visor!

Sage Heo Woon blocked Jin Myeong’s sword, but stumbled and fell backwards. He couldn’t withstand Jin Myeong’s attack because he couldn’t properly strengthen his legs.

“Huh!”

Sage Heo Woon quickly got up and immediately struck down the flying sword. Unlike before, he didn’t fall over, but he was staggering around violently.

‘He definitely won’t be able to move like before.’

Jin Myeong, who realized that Sage Heo Woon was not normal, immediately moved in front of Sage Heo Woon and swung his sword.

Visor!

As Jin Myeong, who had been continuously attacking from afar with the Heavenly Demon Sword Technique and Heavenly Demon Divine Finger Art, approached, Sage Heo Woon glared.

“I need you to be my sparring partner for a bit.”

Jin Myeong still thought that he lacked practical experience with the Ashura Sword Form.

Since Jin Myeong hadn’t used to it yet. He only used the Heavenly Demon Sword Control Art and Heavenly Demon Divine Finger Art at important moments.

‘If it’s at the level of the Cloud Dragon Sword, then the swordsmanship must be excellent.’

Jin Myeong would not be able to win if he fought only with swordsmanship. But isn’t this a situation where the Sage Heo can’t put strength into his legs?

Jin Myeong couldn’t help but think that this was an extremely suitable opponent for gaining practical experience.

“Are you ignoring me!”

Sage Heo Woon’s expression was stiff.

He thought that he was being ignored when Jin Myeong suddenly displayed poor swordsmanship after attacking with mysterious swordsmanship and energy technique.

“Cloud Dragon has more than just the Void Dragon Eightfold Path”, saying that hand of Sage Heo Woon moved.

Taeheo Doryonggeom (太虛屠龍劍) (The Grand Void Dragon Slaying Sword).

The best swordsmanship of the Kunlun School is displayed, depicting the appearance of a dragon flying through the clouds.

‘It’s not that difficult since it’s not with The Great Eight Form of Void Dragon.’

Of course, the Taihe Sword and Dragon Sword is a strange sword, like a dragon leaping across Kunlun Mountain.

Martial Artists are usually taken aback by the sharp attacks coming from that strangeness and are unable to respond properly.

But Jin Myeong was enduring the attack well.

‘Are you aiming for the shoulder here?’

Jin Myeong immediately raised his sword.

Visor!

And the sword of the Sage Heo Woon moved exactly as he had expected.

“Hmm?”

Feeling something strange, Sage Heo Woon tried to swing his sword again.

Kkakakakak!

But the unpleasant sound of scraping iron reached his ears. Jin Myeong’s sword moved along with his sword.

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