Return of the Mount Hua Sect [EN]: Chapter 229

Chung Myung smacked his lips, staring intently at the Miren-ru in his hand.

Dangbo, sadly, was a fellow who spouted nonsense as easily as breathing, but he never lied.

So, it was safe to assume his words were true.

Hmm. There’s nothing wrong with it in theory.

He had already succeeded in increasing his inner strength through several experiments. A lot. A *huge* amount.

Of course, he said they all died afterward, unable to withstand the poison.

The key is whether I can purify the poison while accepting it.

Basically, a master handles poison by either expelling it from the body or trapping it in a corner, to be removed later.

Even if they purify it, they only expel it, rarely attempting to absorb it into their inner strength.

It was crazy to try something when you didn’t know what would happen. But Chung Myung was thinking about it.

But that madman, Dangbo, told him to purify this energy and absorb it into his body. Not to expel it or burn it away with Samadhi Fire.

A con artist, a con artist.

Chung Myung shook his head.

Dangbo had said his ‘Daoist inner strength’ was special. Was it really?

Of course, after that, he almost ended up holding a memorial service for Dangbo.

Chung Myung licked his lips.

The conditions were right.

Before him was the Miren-ru. To help suppress the Miren-ru, there was the purest spirit pill in the world, and even a spirit pill to increase his resistance to poison.

And Chung Myung’s inner strength.

Hadn’t he already confirmed during the sparring match at the Dang family that the inner strength he had newly created was stronger against poison than the Plum Blossom Sword Saint of the past?

This was something even the Plum Blossom Sword Saint Chung Myung of the past couldn’t attempt. In other words, it meant that no one in the world could dare to try this method.

If anyone could, it was only one person.

Only the current Chung Myung, with a purer inner strength than the Plum Blossom Sword Saint Chung Myung of the past, and whose control of qi rivaled that of the Plum Blossom Sword Saint at the time, could do it.

If anyone else tried this without thinking, they would die instantly from the poison.

Chung Myung finally grabbed one Honwon pill and one Cheondok pill.

Am I really going to die?

If it doesn’t work, I’ll just expel it!

It was because of that snake bastard that he was eating it, but he had been thinking about it all along. That’s why he had received the Miren-ru from the Dang family.

He hadn’t been able to make up his mind until now, but finally, an opportunity had arisen.

Better to die than suffer!

Chung Myung boldly reached out, grabbed the Honwon pill and the Cheondok pill, and unhesitatingly tossed them into his mouth.

Ssaaaaaaaa.

As soon as both spirit pills entered his mouth, they melted instantly and slid down his throat.

Hwaaaaaak.

His stomach became hot. He paused for a moment at the fullness he felt inside.

Will this be enough?

Even Chung Myung, the greatest in the world, couldn’t help but hesitate slightly.

He had already eaten the Cheondok pill, and he had a few more Honwon pills… Maybe he should just eat the spirit pills and try fighting again…

Eh!

Chung Myung contorted his face.

Since when have I been so afraid!

They say people become cowards when they get old… Ah, I’ve become younger? Are young people more afraid?

Anyway, there’s a limit to what Honwon pills can do.

When he first ate the Honwon pill and saw its effect, he was ecstatic, but in the first place, spirit pills don’t multiply their effect several times just by eating several of them.

If that were possible, the Shaolin would have fed all the remaining Great Revival Pills to one person and created the greatest master in the world.

Moreover, hadn’t Chung Myung become a person who couldn’t properly absorb the spiritual medicine even if he poured it in, due to the price of creating too much pure energy without thinking?

In the end, the Honwon pill may be a solution for Mount Hua, but it cannot be a solution for Chung Myung.

Unless he intends to live for thousands of years just circulating his energy, he has to do something!

Having made up his mind, Chung Myung sat cross-legged and concentrated his mind.

First, he had to use this inner strength to build a foundation.

Kwaaaaa!

He heard a sound like a waterfall falling inside his body. The spirit pills that had melted in his stomach created a river of energy and raced through his meridians with unparalleled vigor.

This energy from the pills wasn’t about making him stronger directly. It was a tool.

Focus on the dantian.

Chung Myung, who had surrounded his dantian with the energy of the Honwon pill and the Cheondok pill, slowly opened his eyes.

Most fighters could never open their eyes or move while focusing their energy. But Chung Myung was different.

Tsssk!

Chung Myung made a displeased noise and grabbed the mother-of-pearl bottle of Miren-ru.

If this fails, Dangbo, you’re really dead.

He was already dead, but he was going to kill him again!

He would use his body to confirm whether a dead person could die again!

He boldly poured the Miren-ru into his mouth.

And slowly closed his eyes.

It’s still okay?

The Miren-ru that flowed into his stomach wasn’t thinking of moving. There was only a feeling that something was slowly flowing out…

Paaaaaaaat!

It’s here!

Chung Myung was horrified and pulled up his energy.

The poison was spreading like crazy. Even Chung Myung, the greatest in the world, was terrified.

Well, of course!

He had been like this when fighting Danghwa, and when fighting those who used poison in his past life, but until now, the poisons that had poisoned him were all scattered in a wide space or smeared on weapons.

How much could that be?

At most, it might be one-hundredth or even one-thousandth of the amount in this bottle. That alone was enough to kill a master, but he had cleanly drunk that much poison in its undiluted form, so it was only natural that this would happen.

Was that too much?

I should have only eaten half.

Why do I gulp down alcohol and poison in one go as soon as I see it?

Oh, Sect Leader. You should have corrected my habits earlier!

Paaaaaaaat!

The poison spread throughout his body in an instant. Chung Myung was horrified and pulled up his energy to protect his dantian.

Remember.

Purify and absorb.

Not purify and expel!

He stopped his body from trying to purify and expel the poison on its own, gritted his teeth, and began to circulate his energy.

What kind of poison is this?

It’s overflowing.

It felt like he had poured an entire jar of acid into himself. The poison was swelling and swelling inside his body.

It felt like it would burst his body…

Thud.

Huh?

Chung Myung slyly opened his eyes.

Hiiiiik!

And he was startled and quickly closed them again.

What did I just see?

Chung Myung, unable to believe what he had just seen, opened his eyes slightly again.

But he hadn’t seen it wrong after all.

His body, dyed black to a horrifying extent, was swelling up enormously.

The clothes, unable to withstand his bursting body, began to tear apart here and there.

Chung Myung quickly closed his eyes again and concentrated. At this rate, his body would burst and he would die before he could even recover his inner strength.

Quickly!

The energy began to circulate feverishly.

Chung Myung’s unique, pure energy, which was emitted from his dantian, began to devour and purify the poisonous energies around his dantian.

The momentum was so great that it seemed like a dam had burst.

But the poisonous energies did not give in easily either.

Whether they realized that there were still places left to dye his entire body turbid, or because a void was created as energy flowed out of the dantian, they all began to rush fiercely towards the dantian at once.

Block them!

Then, the energies of the Cheondok pill and the Honwon pill, which had been surrounding the dantian, stood in the way of the poisonous energies.

Boom! Kwaaaang! Kwaang!

It felt like a huge explosion was happening inside his body.

Chung Myung felt weaker and weaker. It was hard to even think straight, but he fought to stay awake. He moved his energy around to clean out the poison, then pushed the cleaned energy back to his core.

Pooooot!

Chung Myung’s body was too full of poison. It was like his body was fighting against itself. His blood vessels burst, and blood streamed from his nose and mouth, which were now completely sore. The blood that fell sizzled as it melted the floor.

He kept cleaning and cleaning, but the poison never stopped.

‘Alright! Let’s see who wins, you or me!’

Chung Myung endured the pain and moved his energy around.

The Mount Hua disciples waited outside the room, worried. They started to look at each other, feeling uneasy.

“Doesn’t it feel like something’s happening?”

“I suddenly feel uneasy too… Something’s a bit… uh…”

Jo Gul trailed off with a strange expression, then opened his mouth again.

“Hey, should we go have a look?”

“Huh?”

“He told us not to come in, but he didn’t say anything about not looking, did he?”

Baek Cheon smiled and nodded.

“Good one, Gul! You’re getting smarter.”

“Isn’t it all thanks to you, Sasuk?”

“Indeed. Since you’re the one who’ll deal with the trouble, there’s no need for me to stop you. Go on, have a look.”

For a moment, the two men stared at each other in silence.

Soon, Jo Gul spoke first.

“Sasuk, are you aware that your personality has changed quite a bit?”

There was a hidden barb in his words, but Baek Cheon brushed it aside.

“You know what they say, you become like the people you spend time with. Being around Chung Myung is making me worse!”

“It’s a relief that you’re at least aware of it, but…”

“Alright, alright, stop talking and go look already!”

“Yes.”

Jo Gul grumbled and walked slowly towards the room where Chung Myung was.

He hasn’t noticed us, has he?

Chung Myung is usually very aware. If he hasn’t yelled, he must be too busy to care.

Then what on earth is he doing…

Jo Gul poked a hole in the paper window with his finger.

Poking holes in the Beast Palace building wasn’t a good idea, but clumsily opening the window and getting caught by Chung Myung would be much worse.

He took a light breath and put his eye to the hole he’d made.

Jo Gul quietly stared into the room, then quickly took his eye away from the window and turned his body sharply.

And he smiled faintly.

“Sasuk.”

“What is it? What is that rascal doing?”

“I have no idea what’s going on in there.”

“Huh?”

“I think we need to run away?”

“Ehh?”

“Qu-quickly!”

“Eh?”

Jo Gul, his face pale, began to run. The others, confused, started running after Jo Gul.

Baek Cheon, who had already run past Jo Gul, looked back and said,

“Wait, run from what? From *him*? Or from the whole place?”

“Ah, I don’t know! Just run for your lives!”

“No! You need to tell me so I can prepare…”

That’s when it happened.

Rumble rumble rumble rumble rumble rumble!

Baek Cheon, his face paling, whipped his head around.

“Ah, no!”

The entire building that Chung Myung had entered began to shake. The violent shaking, as if an earthquake had struck, turned Baek Cheon’s face blue.

“Hey, hey! You crazy bastard! This is the Beast…”

KABOOOOM!

Before he could finish speaking, a massive explosion erupted. The building shattered into pieces, scattering in all directions.

“Wh-what is that!”

“That!”

Forgetting to run, they stopped and stared at the scene in front of them.

A black vortex.

A massive black vortex, so large that it looked like an evil dragon, soared endlessly into the sky.

KABOOM! KABOOM!

The violently spinning tornado of energy looked like it would suck in everything in the world. It made a terrifying roaring sound as it spun.

“What on earth do you have to do in a room to make something like that happen.”

“I’m going crazy, really…”

The black tornado, which had blown away the entire building, began to change color.

The black color slowly changed. It became grey, then white, and finally disappeared completely, becoming clear.

KABOOOOOM!

But the fierce spinning power didn’t get weaker at all. No, it was even faster and stronger than before.

“Huh? Uh oh?”

The force of the vortex sucking in the surroundings caused Jo Gul’s body, who was at the very front, to float into the air.

“Aaaah!”

“Jo Gul!”

The Mount Hua disciples hurriedly grabbed Jo Gul’s ankles and lay flat on the ground.

“Uwaaaaaah!”

Jo Gul’s body fluttered in the air like a paper doll.

“Hey, Chung Myung, you son of a gun! Please live with some common sense! Common sense! Uwaaaaaah!”

It was a valid point.

Whether Chung Myung could hear it or not was another matter.

Booooooom!

Kaaaak!

Gasp! Haaaah!

The beasts, startled and rushing out, couldn’t withstand the pull of the vortex and were sucked into it.

Baek Cheon screamed, his face pale.

“Someone stop him! Now!”

Who?

Who on earth is going to stop that bastard, Sasuk?

Finally, Chung Myung’s figure appeared in the center of the vortex. Floating more than a yard into the air, he was sitting cross-legged with a peaceful look on his face.

He looked so peaceful that one would want to run up and punch him in the jaw right away.

Crack! Crack!

To make matters worse, even the roofs of the surrounding buildings began to be torn off.

Just as they were thinking that the Beast Palace itself would be destroyed…

KABOOOOOOM!

A terrifying burst of energy exploded out in all directions with a massive explosion. Dust and debris flew everywhere, and the ground shook.

“Aaaaaaaaargh!”

“Hey, you crazy bastard!”

The Mount Hua disciples, caught in the storm of energy, were flung into the air.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

The Mount Hua disciples, who had been flung more than ten yards and crashed into the ground, groaned and got up. They were covered in dust and felt shaken.

Before they knew it, the vortex that had been sucking in the surroundings and the energy that had been spewing out with the force to blow away the world had completely disappeared.

If you ignored the broken building and the scared animals running everywhere, you might think nothing had happened…

“Could that be possible! You crazy!”

Looking at the surroundings that had been literally blown to pieces, the Mount Hua disciples were shocked.

That’s when it happened.

Thud. Thud. Thud.

A person slowly walked out through the floating dust.

Chung Myung, looking refreshed, spotted the Mount Hua disciples and smiled.

“Now, let’s go catch that snake bastard!”

We’re going to be in trouble because of him…

Chung Myung, please, just calm down a little!