Chapter 281 – 282. Seek the Sword You Guard.

“That…What the hell is that…What are you talking about!”

Seonwoo, who heard the shocking words of the swordsman, stuttered his words in embarrassment.

If the person in front of you is not a human, then what is it?

“To be precise, it must have transcended humans.”

At Seonwoo’s question, the swordsman smiled and continued.

“Are you talking about transcendence!?”

“Don’t you know what the state of the hyeongyeong is called?”

“…The realm of anti-seon.”

Haha, you know me well”

Hearing Seonwoo’s words, the swordsman burst into laughter as if it were pleasant.

“Wasn’t that a metaphor? A metaphor for having discipline and strength that wouldn’t be strange even if you half called him a freshman!”

Sunwoo continued with a puzzled expression.

Sunwoo was embarrassed.

That’s pretty much it too.

Obviously, the state of Hyeongyeong was called the state of Banseon, but it was an expression close to a metaphor.

How can you carelessly say the word antiseon in a situation where there may or may not be a Taoist in the world?

“It wasn’t a metaphor.”

At Seonwoo’s question, the swordsman erased his laughter and continued.

“The state of Hyeongyeong was truly the state of reaching anti-Seon.”

“…”

Seon-wu, who heard the prosecutor’s confident words, was at a loss for words.

It was because he felt that his words were no joke.

“Then…You mean…Not human?”

“It means anti-seon.”

“Isn’t anti-Seon also a stage that humans can reach?”

Sunwoo said as if he didn’t know.

“It’s a different concept. It transcends humans and becomes something that can’t be called a human being.”

The swordsman continued his speech with a calm expression.

“To be precise, I think it’s not an exaggeration to call him a human but not a human.”

“I don’t know. I have no idea.”

“What do you not know?”

“In my eyes, seniors are human beings no matter who sees them. They laugh when they are happy and harden their expressions when they are serious. But how can you say that they are different from humans?”

Sunwoo continued with a serious expression.

Sunwoo didn’t understand.

The swordsman he had seen so far was a man with a more human scent than anyone else.

However, when such a man called himself non-human, it was impossible to understand.

“Thank you for looking at me like that, but unfortunately a lot has changed for me to be called a human being.”

“What is that…”

“The first thing that changed was emotions. Now I lack most emotions to the point where I can’t compare to when I reached Hwagyeong. I’ve become more indifferent and indifferent.”

The swordsman continued his speech with a calm expression.

“It’s the same when I first met the missing people. Many people felt pity and pity, but I didn’t feel anything. I just accepted the objective fact that the limbs were amputated.”

“It’s ridiculous! Didn’t you have fun when you shared the sword with me! Didn’t you teach me the feeling of being proud? Then how can you say that I lack emotions?”

“I said that most of the emotions are lacking. I didn’t say that all emotions were lacking. Of course, I feel emotions too. But it’s just that the expression of those emotions is less.”

“Then isn’t it just being a nonchalant human being?”

“Well, do you really think that someone who feels only half of their emotions can be called human?”

At Sunwoo’s words, the swordsman smiled and continued.

“The state of being a Hyeongyeong is one of the processes of becoming a Taoist. In the end, you will get rid of all the five desires and seven emotions. So, naturally, you will go through the process of losing your emotions.”

The swordsman spoke in a calm tone.

“I think hyeongyeong is the process of starting to take off the human mask. Certainly, when you reach the realm of immortality in the end, you will regard humans as completely different creatures.”

“…”

Hearing his words, Seonwoo was at a loss for words.

Because he heard something unexpected.

“The next thing that changed was the body.”

“Are you talking about the body?”

“Yes, it has become too hard and strong to be called human’s weak body. Like a master of foreign affairs. Can you imagine? It has reached the state of being unstained with a sword without any history. What’s more, something like a cut on a glass is in an instant. He even has transcendent resilience to recover. How can a person with such a monstrous body be called a human being?”

The swordsman said to Sunwoo, his eyes twinkling.

“…”

After hearing his words, Seonwoo shut his mouth.

It was because I was so shocked that I couldn’t keep my mouth shut.

The state of non-skimming with a sword was a state that any master of foreign martial arts could someday reach, but I, who learn foreign martial arts incidentally, was a state far from reaching as a master of qigong.

It was because I decided that it was better for qigong masters to wear inner strength than to strengthen the body itself.

However, just by reaching the state of the hyeongyeong, the body itself is changed to sword stabbing.

Moreover, it is said that it has the ability to recover even from small scratches in an instant.

How can I not be surprised

Sunwoo felt his head getting complicated.

Because it felt like witnessing a new humanity.

“You must have said something that hurts your head too much.”

Looking at Sunwoo like that, the swordsman laughed.

“Anyway, Hwagyeong is a state that represents the limit of human beings.

“So you’re saying I’ve reached the highest point a human being can reach?”

“That’s right. And in other words, it can be said that it is a step to prepare for transcendence.”

“Are you talking about transcendence?”

“That’s right. The way to reach transcendence changes according to the purpose pursued.”

At Seonwoo’s question, the swordsman smiled and continued.

“What if it’s for a purpose?”

“For example, in my case, I focused on a sword that could cut anything. A sword that could cut anything if Bell wanted it. You can have the best sword you could possibly have.”

“Are you talking about the heart sword?”

“That’s right. In order for you to reach transcendence, you must set a direction. The final goal you are pursuing.”

The swordsman spoke to Sunwoo in a serious tone.

“I don’t know. I can’t quite figure it out.”

Sunwoo shook his head with a serious expression on his face.

No matter how much I thought about it, nothing came to my mind.

“Don’t be too difficult. What kind of sword are you pursuing?”

“…”

Sunwoo thought.

He wondered what kind of sword he was pursuing.

Is it a sword that can cut anything like a swordsman?

Soon after, Sunwoo shook his head.

It would be nice if it could cut anything, but the sword he was pursuing didn’t seem like that kind of sword.

Then, is it a sword that cuts only what it wants to cut like Geomwang?

In the past, Geomhwang showed his own mind sword, even though it was called a half seat sword.

He jumped through the space and cut himself beyond the face of the Demon King.

It is the result of pursuing a sword that cuts only what it wants to cut.

Sunwoo thought.

He wondered if Geomhwang’s sword was close to the sword he sought.

But soon, Seonwoo shook his head.

His sword that can even jump through space is very attractive, but he didn’t want it to be the sword he was pursuing.

It was difficult.

A sword is just a sword

What kind of sword should I pursue?

“What did you think when you first heard the sword?”

“…I do not know.”

“Think about it. I’m sure you know the answer.”

“…”

Hearing his words, Seonwoo thought deeply.

And he began to struggle and struggle for a long time.

He really is about what he thinks when he raises his sword.

And he thought again.

He wondered what he was thinking when he fell into the martial arts ground and raised his sword for the first time.

And soon, Seonwoo knew.

He said what sword he was after.

The first time he pulled out his sword was to protect his own life.

He pulled out his sword to protect himself in a hopeless worldview.

The next time he drew his sword, it was to protect the Jade Spirit.

For her, whose life is in danger, Seon-woo drew her sword toward her dangga.

The next time he drew his sword, it was to protect the yorang.

To keep her own stupid promise, to keep her in danger of her death
Sunwoo drew his sword without hesitation.

The next time he pulled out his sword was to protect the dang family where his precious people were.

He just pulled out his sword to break the plot of the Hwangbo family who was planning to devour the Tang family.

The next thing was to protect Dang Seo-yoon.

In order to protect her from her kidnapping, she drew her sword towards her so-called Juso-yang, who was called after her heavenly sword.

Soon, Sunwoo knew.

What kind of sword are you looking for?

After thinking, Seonwoo looked at the swordsman and slowly opened his mouth.

“Guarding sword.”

And then he spoke in a confident voice.

“When I first heard the sword, I took it out with the intention of protecting it.”

After hearing Seonwoo’s words, the swordsman smiled brightly as if he was satisfied.

“Hasn’t that mind changed?”

“It was always the same. I always took up my sword to protect something.”

“Then the answer is out. You should pursue a sword that protects. An absolute sword that can protect precious things no matter what the opponent is.”

“Can I?”

Sunwoo asked him as if he was feeling uneasy.

“Well, maybe it’s even more difficult than my sword, which simply cuts.”

In response to Seonwoo’s question, the swordsman continued with a calm expression.

“But one thing seems certain.”

“What is it?”

“Tell me that there is no one in this world who can harm you if you can reach it.”

The swordsman smiled lightly and looked at Seonwoo.

Now that the direction has been set, the achievements that follow will be entirely up to him.

The swordsman was expected.

What type of mind sword will Seonwoo show?

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Wheeeee

“Fuck”

The Hungma spat out curse words at the sudden snow wind.

The weather in the North Sea was as fickle as a menstruating woman.

If you were bored, a snow wind would blow and cover the whole world with snow.

Anxiety began to well up in the depths of my head.

After arriving at the Beihai Lake, he was the one who searched like a tooth for a place where the Northern Palace could be.

However, the appearance of the northern palace was nowhere to be seen.

Her heart that couldn’t find her felt her impatience.

She was the one who honed the ice ball to the point of freezing even the Beihai Lake, which is said to never freeze.

Because if she wasn’t in North Sea Lake, where would she be?

It was the North Sea Ice Palace.

She will definitely try to take revenge on herself and her demons who killed all the soldiers in the North Sea Ice Palace twenty years ago and took over the North Sea Ice Palace.

By going directly to the North Sea Ice Palace.

Assuming that fact, the demon felt impatient.

It was because she felt that the remaining demons in the North Sea Palace could not do anything about her.

Nervous, the Hungma quickly led his subordinates and began to return to the North Sea Ice Palace.

However, the damn snow wind kept blocking his progress.

She had to return to the North Sea Ice Palace as soon as possible, but it was because the snow wind kept blowing and obstructing her course.

“Daeju-nim, I want to rest here today!”

At that time, one of his subordinates continued talking while looking at the chest horse.

“Fuck the fuck! There’s a long way to go! What are you going to do if you take a break every time the snowstorm blows! You fucking bastard, do you have an idea? Do you not have it? Is your head a decoration?”
The Hung Demon spat out curse words and blamed his subordinates.

“Ha..But if you move carelessly during a snowy wind, you might get lost!”

Suha was embarrassed, but did everything he had to say.

What he said was true.

The raging snow wind blew so fiercely that it made it impossible to see the front and even erased our footprints, so it was obvious that we would get lost if we made a mistake.

It cannot be moved carelessly.

“Terrible! Wouldn’t you just have to look carefully for the road! Shouldn’t you be unable to find your way just because the guide called the snow wind blows away!”

At the subordinate’s answer, the demon raised its voice in anger.

The demon was also not unaware of this fact, but he felt like he would lose his mind if he didn’t force himself like this.

“I force it! Don’t vomit! If you vomit, I’ll blow your head off!”

The Hungma looked at the subordinate and forced himself.

“…”

Hearing the demon’s insistence, Suha lost his words.

Because he didn’t know how to deal with it.

And in the end, I was angry.

If you go ahead and lose your way, how could you force yourself to do so when you’re going to put all the blame on yourself?

“Why are you silent! Are my words ridiculous?”

When the subordinate did not answer, the demon raised its voice and shouted.

Because he thought he was ignoring his words.

“…All right.”

Hearing the cry of the demon, Suha barely answered.

Even if you can’t find the way, you die, and if you refuse the order, you die.

If that’s the case, I thought it would be better to die trying to find the way.

At least for now, you’ll be able to escape death.

Suha made an expression as if he had chewed shit and guided the way through the snowy wind.

And the chest horse just followed the back of the head of such a subordinate.