Book 7 Chapter 24
Heart Thunder (心雷), Heart Severing (斷心)
- Severing the Heart
“He’s completely lost his reason!
It’s impossible to bring his mind back now!”
Cheongheun shouted at Biryuyeon, who had interfered between the two heated individuals with just a single move.
“What have you learned so far, senior!”
“What do you mean?”
“What do you think the meaning of the basic internal energy cultivation you’ve been practicing is?”
Cheongheun was speechless, unable to answer Biryuyeon’s question.
“Wasn’t the special training all about seeing the unseen, hearing the unheard, and touching the untouchable?”
Cheongheun remained silent, offering no response.
“Reason is unseen! But because it’s unseen, you can see it and touch it.”
“Did you learn extrasensory perception? Are you saying you’ve already reached that level?”
“Who knows?”
Biryuyeon smiled enigmatically. Cheongheun asked, frustrated.
“Does your inability to answer mean yes or no?”
Biryuyeon’s peculiar smile remained on his lips. Galhyobong, standing some distance away, hadn't attacked, seemingly for some unknown reason.
“Grrrrrrr!”
‘Is he scared?’
A sliver of doubt crossed Cheongheun’s mind, and he shook his head.
“When one reaches the state of ‘Holhwang,’ the opposite is possible. It means you can use your abilities actively.”
Seeing the unseen, hearing the unheard, and touching the non-existent, when thought of in reverse, means exerting influence over them. In other words, even though the mind is an intangible entity, if you can perceive its existence, you can touch it, sever it, and control it.
Having finished speaking, Biryuyeon glanced around. Everyone looked like mute people who had eaten honey…
“Tsk tsk!”
Biryuyeon clicked his tongue, a sense of unease settling in. The urgent matter needed to be handled first.
“For now, the priority is to return him to normal.”
Galhyobong still maintained his distance, hesitating to approach. His eyes still glinted with a murderous intent.
Biryuyeon stretched his hand towards him. Galhyobong flinched at the unknown energy radiating from him. Although he had lost his reason, his instincts were screaming warnings.
His frenzied legs and bloodthirsty hands were seized by Biryuyeon’s outstretched hand, rendering them immobile. His open palm felt as if it were a maw ready to swallow him whole. It felt as if an invisible, intangible sword was aiming for his entire body. He struggled desperately to escape the primal fear.
“Poof!”
Biryuyeon’s eyes blazed like torches.
Flying Thunder Saber (飛雷刀)
Sword Qi (劍氣), Five Profound Arts (奧義)
Chapter of Heart Severing without Form (斷心無形)
Heart Thunder (心雷)
In an instant, the formless sword of lightning pierced his clouded mind and spirit.
“Kuaaaaaaak!”
A harrowing scream echoed throughout the mountain. Galhyobong’s body trembled as if struck by lightning. His vision had long since lost focus, and his mind was blanked white. A white darkness enveloped him, and he soon lost consciousness and collapsed to the ground.
“Brother!”
As Biryuyeon slowly lowered his outstretched hand, Hyoryong, who had been watching, rushed forward and embraced the fallen Galhyobong. Two tears streamed down his cheeks.
“Only being able to cut what is visible is what low-level practitioners do!”
Biryuyeon dusted off his hands and brushed the dirt off his clothes. They were soiled from the unnecessary fight. He had a relaxed demeanor, as if he had just returned from a leisurely stroll.
Biryuyeon, who had gone for a walk according to his will, suddenly asked as if he had just remembered.
“Oh, right! Did you wake him up?”
“Ah!”
Yeomdo instantly felt a pang of regret.
‘I completely forgot!’
Judging by his expression, there was no need to wait for an answer.
“How could you forget that?”
“I apologize.”
“It’s only natural to wake someone up if you put them to sleep.”
“I just didn’t think of it!”
“There’s nothing else to be done! Wake him up later. He’s been asleep for a week now, so he must be getting tired of sleeping.”
“Yes, I understand.”
Come to think of it, he had put Mujinja to sleep a week ago to avoid interfering with his training.
“If I had woken him up earlier, he could have been a valuable asset…”
He deeply regretted only remembering it now.
‘But why did I forget?’
Even now, it seemed strange that he had completely forgotten Mujinja, whom he had put to sleep by pressing pressure points.