Tales Of The Nine Dragons [EN]: Chapter 201

Nine Dragons Chronicle (201)

Young Masters of the Twelve Great Families Risk Their Lives

Hwa-Rin was with Dae-Ri Myeong-Han in the underground training hall of the Dae-Ri Family. Hwa-Rin planned to absorb the power sealed in the Vajra of the Evil Spirit, transfer it to Dae-Ri Myeong-Han, and help him complete his martial arts.

This was not something that would be finished in a day or two, so they had to spend quite a bit of time in this training hall.

Even if So-Noe-Eum Temple attacked the Dae-Ri Family in the meantime, they couldn’t step out, so they could only hope that Baek-Goon-Seong and the others would defend well.

Hwa-Rin first drew a strange pattern on the floor of the training hall.

He was drawing the formation necessary for the Technique of Spiritual Energy Absorption. Hwa-Rin had to spend a considerable amount of time just drawing this formation.

It took about two hours to draw the formation, and Hwa-Rin spent another hour just checking to see if he had made any mistakes.

If the power sealed in the Vajra of the Evil Spirit was pure, the formation wouldn’t be necessary. However, he had to remove the evil energy and transmit only the pure power, so he needed the formation’s help.

“Are you ready?”

Hwa-Rin asked Dae-Ri Myeong-Han after confirming that there were no problems with the formation.

“I am ready.”

“Then, please sit in the lotus position in this spot.”

After determining the position, Hwa-Rin sat behind him as he sat in the lotus position.

“Give me the Vajra of the Evil Spirit.”

Dae-Ri Myeong-Han handed the Vajra of the Evil Spirit to Hwa-Rin, and Hwa-Rin placed the Vajra in the center of the formation.

“Then, I will begin. When the energy enters your body, a repulsive force may occur. So, do not try to push the energy away, but try to harmonize it with your own energy.”

“How do I harmonize it?”

“If you circulate the unique mental cultivation technique you are learning, the energies will find their own paths and meet and harmonize with each other.”

“I understand.”

“Then, let’s begin. Circulate your mental cultivation technique.”

Dae-Ri Myeong-Han circulated his mental cultivation technique as Hwa-Rin instructed, and Hwa-Rin channeled his energy into the formation.

Subtle light flickered from the formation that was absorbing Hwa-Rin’s energy, gathering towards the Vajra of the Evil Spirit.

The Vajra of the Evil Spirit floated into the air by the light gathering with Hwa-Rin’s energy, revealing a subtle red light.

Waaaaah… Waaaaah…….

An eerie sound echoed from the Vajra of the Evil Spirit, resembling a baby’s cry.

“Concentrate.”

Hwa-Rin said to Dae-Ri Myeong-Han, who was circulating his energy, and he regained his focus, which had been momentarily disturbed by the baby’s cry.

A strong red light flowed from the Vajra of the Evil Spirit, meeting Hwa-Rin’s subtle blue light, and soon the two lights mixed.

While the two energies were mixing, the energy approached the place where Hwa-Rin was sitting due to the formation drawn on the floor.

Hwa-Rin placed his left palm on the formation and placed his right hand on Dae-Ri Myeong-Han’s Mingmen acupoint [a vital energy point on the back], saying,

“I will begin. From now on, you must not stop circulating your energy until the great art is finished.”

“I understand.”

The energy absorbed into Hwa-Rin’s body through Hwa-Rin’s left hand, riding the formation, was purified by Hwa-Rin’s mental cultivation technique, the Gongmu Dowon Gong, and then entered Dae-Ri Myeong-Han’s body through his right hand.

The energy that entered Dae-Ri Myeong-Han’s body circulated through the Small and Great Heavenly Circulation [energy pathways in the body], and then entered Hwa-Rin’s body again through the Mingmen acupoint, flowing into the Vajra of the Evil Spirit through the formation.

By continuously repeating this circulation, the energy sealed in the Vajra of the Evil Spirit was gradually purified and transferred to Dae-Ri Myeong-Han.

‘If I can control the evil energy of the Evil Spirit through the Myriad Character Scripture, I can get one step closer to the Four Emperors.’

Hwa-Rin was planning not to remove the evil energy from the Vajra of the Evil Spirit, but to absorb only the evil energy and make it his own.

It would be impossible for others to separate the evil energy and the pure energy and transmit them separately, but it was possible enough by using the Two Origins Return to One technique of the Baegyo [White Sect].

Hwa-Rin would absorb the evil energy from the Evil Spirit’s sealed energy, and Dae-Ri Myeong-Han would absorb the pure energy that had been removed from the evil energy, thus completing the great art that Hwa-Rin had performed for Dae-Ri Myeong-Han.

The formation drawn on the floor was also a formation for Dae-Ri Myeong-Han, but it was also a formation for Hwa-Rin himself.

Hwa-Rin moved the filtered evil energy of the Evil Spirit to his dantian [energy center], and the pure energy from which the evil energy had been filtered was transferred to Dae-Ri Myeong-Han through his right hand.

‘I will begin.’

Hwa-Rin recalled the profound meaning of the Myriad Character Scripture and simultaneously circulated the mysteries of the Thirteen Joa Skills and the mental cultivation technique, Gongmu Dowon Gong.

Gooooooo…….

A strong light emitted from the formation, engulfing the two people, a mysterious light that was neither blue nor red, but a light in between.

‘Myriad Killing Curse, Om Hari Salda…….’

* * *

Hwa-Rin was fighting a strangely 생긴 [shaped/formed] being in the space of his mind.

With thick makeup, beautiful looks, and long straight hair, it was clearly a woman, but there were no voluptuous breasts, which could be said to be a symbol of a woman.

“Do you think you, a human, can handle me?”

His voice was also androgynous, neither male nor female, and he was the entity of the evil energy that Hwa-Rin wanted to absorb.

Kwaaaaaang!

The space of the mind shook violently.

Hwa-Rin fought the Evil Spirit with his bare hands rather than using a sword, confronting him with strength without backing down.

The two figures moved so quickly that it was difficult to follow them with the eyes, causing collisions in various parts of the space of the mind, and the shockwaves made the space of the mind look precarious, as if it would collapse.

Even so, Hwa-Rin and the Evil Spirit did not stop, raising their energies even more and fighting fiercely without giving an inch.

“I must devour you and make you my host.”

The Evil Spirit smiled brightly as if he believed he was superior, and Hwa-Rin, on the other hand, gritted his teeth.

“Try it if you can.”

“You’re just a human.”

“You’re just a monster.”

Kwaaaaaang!

The two also argued fiercely, and if you listened closely, it was a bit childish.

As the Evil Spirit’s right hand reached out towards Hwa-Rin’s chest, Hwa-Rin stretched out his left hand.

The two hands coincidentally met in the air, facing each other as if they were clasping each other, and the Evil Spirit moved his left hand, but Hwa-Rin also grabbed the Evil Spirit’s left hand with his right hand.

As the situation came to a power struggle with both hands clasped together, everyone tried to subdue the other by raising all of their energy.

“Your rebellious appearance is truly impressive.”

“That’s right. It’s impressive. But if I exert more strength here, your expression will be distorted.”

“I know the human’s unique bluff well. You have already used all the energy at the bottom, so you have no more strength left, so become my host.”

“Will I?”

The Evil Spirit felt a momentary chill upon seeing Hwa-Rin’s faint smile.

“What!”

Hwa-Rin’s smile deepened as he said softly to the Evil Spirit.

“Humans have a power that you do not have.”

The energy flowing from Hwa-Rin’s heart was a different energy from the energy of the dantian.

“This is……!”

The Evil Spirit widened his eyes at the familiar energy, and soon turned to anger.

“You are a descendant of Sakra!”

“Sakra is a Je clan, and I am a Ju clan.”

The energy that flowed from Hwa-Rin’s heart was the innate energy that humans must have, and doctors called this innate energy the energy that governs human life and death, calling it the energy of life and death.

The Evil Spirit recognized Hwa-Rin’s innate energy and said that he was a descendant of Sakra because of Hwa-Rin’s innate kingly energy.

“Are you trying to deceive me!”

The Evil Spirit revealed his anger as if he was exploding all of his power, trying to devour Hwa-Rin.

Hwa-Rin was surprised by the Evil Spirit’s explosive power and had to draw all of his innate energy to resist the Evil Spirit’s power.

The Evil Spirit’s power grew stronger and stronger, and conversely, Hwa-Rin’s power was gradually being eroded by the Evil Spirit.

Hwa-Rin bit his lip tightly.

‘The evil energy is stronger than I thought.’

Hwa-Rin concentrated as much as possible, thinking that he might be eaten by the evil energy in an instant.

“I will chew you up and eat you.”

How great was the anger towards Sakra, the Evil Spirit’s weak spot was touched by Hwa-Rin’s kingly energy.

“When you chew, you have to chew hard. Because I’ll be a little tough.”

* * *

“I was tricked again. It seems that they are trying to get what they want from the Dae-Ri Family by attacking the Dae-Ri Family’s businesses, not by directly attacking the Dae-Ri Family.”

“Then what do we do? We can’t step out and move, can we?”

“No. They probably don’t even know that we came to the Dae-Ri Family.”

Baek-Goon-Seong and the young masters of the Twelve Great Families were gathered and sharing their opinions.

“Do you have a good idea?”

“The enemy doesn’t know that we are in the Dae-Ri Family. Even so, the reason why they don’t directly attack the Dae-Ri Family is because they themselves know better that they can’t win by fighting the Dae-Ri Family.”

So I-Hyun, the young master of the Nangsi Family, shared his thoughts.

“So, you’re saying that even if we go outside the family and look for them, they won’t know.”

“It’s been five days since we came to the Dae-Ri Family. Wouldn’t it have been known in that time?”

“No. There are many people who visit the Dae-Ri Family. More than a hundred people visited the Dae-Ri Family today alone.”

“Hmm…….”

“So, So I-Hyun, you’re saying that we should go outside, find them, and beat them up?”

“I think it would be good to check first. And it may take longer if we go together, so if we move in groups, we can find them faster.”

“That sounds like a good idea?”

“I think so too, but wouldn’t it be a little dangerous?”

“As So I-Hyun said, we should just check and come back right away without fighting. And rather than us fighting directly, it would be better to inform the Dae-Ri Family and then move according to the Dae-Ri Family’s instructions.”

Baek-Goon-Seong made eye contact with the young masters, asking about their individual intentions one by one, and the young masters also agreed with Baek-Goon-Seong’s thoughts.

“Then, six people including me will form one group, and Seo-Won will take charge of the remaining group.”

“Okay.”

“Since we have weapons, the enemies may discover us first and lure us, so refrain from approaching rashly or acting independently. Understood?”

“Yes.”

“I’ll take a look around the west of Dae-Ri Hyeon and then the north, so Seo-Won, you take a look around the east and then the south.”

“Okay. Be careful.”

“You guys be careful too. You have signal flares, right?”

“Yes.”

“Shoot a signal flare if it’s an emergency.”

Tension filled the faces of the young masters.

After learning martial arts in their families, they had been to the Murim [martial arts world] a few times to gain practical experience, but most of them had experience with low-skilled Green Forest Bandits [bandits] or pirates of the Waterfront, targeting them after acquiring some information, so there were no major difficulties.

In comparison, this mission was bound to be tense because they knew nothing about the opponent.

“Don’t be impatient.”

“Don’t worry. Everyone will do well.”

“Then let’s form groups and move out.”

Baek-Goon-Seong chose those who would be with him and left the Dae-Ri Family, and Lee Seo-Won also gave the young masters who would be with him a warning once again before leaving the Dae-Ri Family.