Return of the Mount Hua Sect [EN]: Chapter 1715

A tense Jo Gul swallowed hard.

Baek Cheon was covered in both flames and ice at the same time. Heo Gong had his hand on Baek Cheon’s forehead, and his eyes were closed.

Jo Gul couldn’t even begin to understand this spectacle.

Was it really possible?

Could Wudang martial arts heal someone that even the Tang Clan’s medicine could not? Could it really work?

“Senior Brother. Will… will Master be alright? Huh?”

Yoon Jong frowned and told Jo Gul to be quiet in a low voice. “Now is not the time to make noise.” Even a small mistake could kill Baek Cheon and Heo Gong. It was very dangerous.

Yoon Jong bit his lip. ‘Damn it, how would I know?’ Who knew what would happen? No one had done this before. No one could say if it would work or not. They could only hope and trust…

Yoon Jong said, “They say everything is connected.”

He continued, “But before you reach that highest level, things are different.” He meant that Mount Hua and Wudang martial arts are different before they become the ultimate.

Even though both Mount Hua and Wudang practice similar martial arts, their styles are very different. Wudang skills are not the same as Mount Hua skills, and vice versa.

What I do know is this: when it comes to controlling and guiding different kinds of energy, Wudang is the best in the world.

Jo Gul listened to Yoon Jong’s words, staring intently at Baek Cheon.

Heo Gong was special, even among the Wudang masters. Jo Gul remembered seeing Heo Gong use the Taiji Wisdom Sword. Heo Gong could balance yin and yang energies because he was a master of the Supreme Yang Mind Skill.

So, in the end, Heo Gong was the only one who could save Baek Cheon now.

‘Please…’

Jo Gul’s eyes showed a deep desperation.

Wooooooong.

Inside his mind, Heo Gong focused deeply.

It was hard to see the energy inside someone else’s body. Especially a body as damaged as Baek Cheon’s.

‘Like a ball of fire.’

No, that wasn’t enough to describe it. It felt like diving into a hot volcano. It was amazing that Baek Cheon’s body could hold so much yang energy and still live.

‘…I see.’

Baek Cheon was unconscious and had collapsed. At first, it seemed like he had given up.

But Heo Gong now saw that Baek Cheon, the top student of Mount Hua, was fighting harder than anyone. Even though everyone else was losing hope, Baek Cheon had not given up on himself. He was fighting against the terrible heat inside him.

Heo Gong’s lips slightly curved into a small smile.

‘I guess this is what people mean by “respectable”.’ This feeling was different from the strong respect he felt for Chung Myung. This was admiration for Baek Cheon as a person, not just for his fighting skills.

When was the last time he had felt this way?

Wooooooong!

The energy from the White Pill moved inside Baek Cheon’s body, mixing with the ‘lava sea’ of energy. The yang energy from the Solar Palace Lord was very strong. But the Supreme Divine Pill was also an amazing medicine. If these two strong energies crashed together, Baek Cheon’s body would break apart instantly.

Thud!

Just then, when the two energies met, Baek Cheon’s body jumped up suddenly, like he had been hit hard.

“S-Senior Brother!”

“Uncle Master! Oh, damn it!”

Everyone around them started shouting in panic. But Heo Gong ignored everything. He focused all his attention on Baek Cheon.

‘I will save him.’

Definitely.

Wooooooong.

A clear energy spread from Heo Gong’s hand and flowed into Baek Cheon’s body.

The hot, lava-like yang energy and the cold yin energy that seemed to freeze everything. Compared to these two, Heo Gong’s energy was very weak. It seemed too small to stop the powerful energies that were out of control.

Even so, Heo Gong kept sending his energy into Baek Cheon.

From the beginning, he had no intention of suppressing the rampaging energies.

Heo Gong’s energy slowly went into the space between the hot yang and cold yin energies. His weak energy looked like it would be crushed, but it stayed strong. It gently wrapped around the place where the two energies were crashing together.

‘What is this?’

Dangerous? Strange?

No, not really.

The world is naturally like this. Just like there is shadow with light, and ice with desert, yin and yang exist in the world.

The world was created when two energies separated from the beginning of everything. But Wudang does not try to control that chaos or become absolute power.

People want to find perfect unity, but it doesn’t really exist. If things were not divided, the world would not exist. If things didn’t oppose each other, humans wouldn’t exist.

That’s why things are divided. Wudang teaches that this division is natural and normal.

So what’s the difference? What’s different between the yin and yang energies in Baek Cheon’s body and the Taiji that Wudang practices?

Heo Gong’s energy gently wrapped around the yin and yang energies in Baek Cheon’s body and slowly started to move in circles.

Harmony is not still. The world looks like it stays the same, but it’s always changing. It’s always moving in circles. Sometimes yin changes to yang, and yang changes to yin.

That’s why it is called Taiji.

Wooooooong.

The huge yin and yang energies, which had been out of control and seemed like they would destroy everything, slowly started to move. Heo Gong’s energy was guiding them. The movement was weak, but it was definitely happening.

Yoon Jong had been holding his breath. He reacted and stared at Baek Cheon.

‘Something is different.’

The yin energy was still freezing Baek Cheon’s body, and the yang energy still seemed to be burning him up.

But Yoon Jong could feel it clearly. Something was changing. He didn’t know if it was good or bad.

Heo Gong was still holding Baek Cheon’s forehead. He had his eyes closed as if in meditation, and thick beads of sweat had formed on his forehead.

‘How is it going?’

He kept feeling impatient. In fact, the most certain way would be to touch Baek Cheon’s body and check, but he couldn’t even dare to do that now.

Yoon Jong even forgot that he had told Jo Gul to be quiet earlier. He called out to Tang Gunak in a low voice.

“L-Leader Dang. Now…”

Tang Gunak was also watching seriously. He nodded slowly. He looked very surprised, but also a little hopeful.

“It’s slight… but it seems to be gradually stabilizing.”

“R-Really?”

Tang Gunak bit his lip, looking worried.

“Of course… it’s still too soon to relax. We still have to remember that even a small mistake could ruin everything.”

As he spoke, Tang Gunak unconsciously stared at Heo Gong.

If this treatment could continue to the end, perhaps Baek Cheon’s life could really be saved.

But could Heo Gong really endure until the end of this treatment?

Heo Gong’s face was pale, and he was sweating a lot. It was clear he was using a lot of energy for this treatment.

Could someone who was already hurt badly last until the end?

But at that moment.

“It’s alright.”

An answer came to a question that he hadn’t even dared to utter.

“…You.”

“Don’t worry, leaders. He might be hurt and weak, but he has never given up by himself.”

Moo Jin said calmly, looking at Heo Gong. But in his eyes, there was a hint of emotion that he couldn’t fully hide.

From Moo Jin’s perspective, it was a situation that he couldn’t simply be proud of.

“Master Heo Gong will definitely succeed.”

Tang Gunak and the Mount Hua students could only nod.

Now, they had no choice but to believe in him, in Wudang.

Thoom!

But at that moment, Baek Cheon’s body leaped up once again.

“Whoa!”

Hwaaaah!

Yin and yang energies suddenly burst out of his weak body. It was like they thought Baek Cheon’s body was a tight cage and were trying to break free.

“Kuh!”

Before anyone could say anything, the Five Swords quickly ran over and held Baek Cheon down. They were careful not to break his weak body, but they held on tightly, like they would never let go.

Sss!

“Kuh!”

Jo Gul’s hand, which was holding Baek Cheon’s body, was smoking and burning. Of course, the situation wasn’t much different for the others.

“What’s happening… Family Leader!”

Tang Gunak quickly checked Baek Cheon, his face serious.

“Baek Cheon’s body can’t handle it!”

“Yes?”

Jo Gul’s eyes opened wide.

“Baek Cheon’s body can’t hold the energy anymore.”

“W-Wait. No, then what…”

Yoon Jong’s face turned pale.

A body that can’t hold energy… isn’t that death in the martial arts world?

“Strengthen Baek Cheon’s body! Don’t let any energy get out!”

“Yes?”

“Hold the energy in! Now!”

Tang Gunak quickly gathered his energy and spread it out. It started to cover Baek Cheon’s body.

“Damn it!”

Yoon Jong gritted his teeth.

To cover someone’s body with energy so that no energy inside can escape? It was impossible! Even the best masters who can control energy shields can’t do that to someone else, only to themselves.

But it was clear that now was not the time to consider what was difficult or easy. They had to do it. Even if it seemed impossible, they had to do it somehow.

Finally, even the Five Swords and Hae Yeon ran over, gritting their teeth and sending their energy around Baek Cheon’s body.

“D-Damn it! Not enou…”

“We’ll help!”

Even Moo Jin and Jin Hyun ran over and sent their energy too.

Wooooooong!

After a few moments, the wild, loud energies slowly started to calm down.

“I-Is it done…?”

“It’s too early to be relieved! We have to maintain this state until the treatment is over.”

Jo Gul nodded with effort, biting down hard. Then, he suddenly met Jin Hyun’s eyes. There was a small smile on his lips.

Jo Gul awkwardly bowed his head.

“T-Thank you…”

“Fate is a strange thing, Taoists.”

The Five Swords nodded without thinking. When they first met Jin Hyun, they never thought they would be involved with him again like this.

“Life is like this, going in circles.”

“Yes…”

Just as the Five Swords were nodding and sending energy, they suddenly heard a strange voice.

“Fate… I like that word too.”

Everyone jumped slightly and looked towards the door of the medical hall. They saw a large courtyard outside the open door. A group of strangers had arrived silently.

When the Five Swords saw them, covered in bloody bandages, they felt a deep despair that was hard to describe.

“I also know the person lying there a little bit. I want to join your reunion. Can you give me a moment?”

A dark shadow covered the Blood Demon Leader’s bandaged mouth. Even though they couldn’t see his mouth, everyone knew. He was smiling in a cruel way.