A Regressor’s Tale of Cultivation Chapter 428

What do people live by (6)

In a pure white halo.

I looked at the new horizon as if in a trance.

But I stopped swinging my sword.

“…no.”

Instinct whispered.

This moment of enlightenment is now.

If you miss this moment, you will regret it for the rest of your life.

I remembered the time when I was in my first-class days, when I was on the verge of reaching the peak and missed the enlightenment.

Are you planning to repeat the same regrets from back then?

Gradually, the white light blooming around me began to fade.

Instinct warned me even more.

Something whispered in my ear and shook my heart violently.

Isn’t this the realm you’ve been longing for your whole life?

Why do you stop here?

Has the belief that if you attain the Way in the morning, you can die in the evening faded within you?

And then I shouted out loud to the questions that were coming from deep within my heart.

“That’s not true!”

Quaching!

At the same time, the white world around me shattered.

I cried out to that voice inside me, or in my ear, that whispered and tried to lead me somewhere.

“This is not my way!”

Tsk tsk tsk-

At the same time, the power that was boiling inside my body as if it was going to explode began to subside.

In a way, it’s like a situation where you’re like a retard who’s missed out on enlightenment.

But I could be sure only after I overcame this deadly temptation.

It was wrong.

‘What went wrong?’

I asked myself.

‘You could have gone to an even higher level. You missed that opportunity! Just as you wasted an entire life by missing the pinnacle opportunity at the top, you will be wasting another life this time! In this life too, you will have to suffer another 190,000 years to come to your senses!’

I spat out caustic words to myself.

But I was able to understand only after I emerged from the light and made eye contact with Kang Min-hee in the darkness.

Why I suddenly kicked my enlightenment away.

that….

“…Because it’s not something I should bear.”

When I missed the peak of enlightenment, the thing I couldn’t cut was the leaf.

If I had cut the leaves then, it would have been at its peak.

But the one who had to bear it now was Kang Min-hee.

‘That’s a strange thing to say. If you want to ascend to the throne, don’t you have to cut off all ties?’

I shouted to myself.

‘Bear! Cut it off! Cut off all attachments and obsessions and ascend to the next level!’

“…out of it.”

I took up my sword, asking myself questions.

What was more painful than anything else was that, even though I had left the space of pure white light, the awakening effect I had gained in that light still remained, so countless possibilities of martial arts, including Kang Min-hee’s attack trajectory, came into my sight.

If we continue to spread our enemy’s territory with this possibility, we will definitely be able to cut her down.

It seemed like he could have just gone up to the throne and killed Kang Min-hee, the irrational, reckless rascal.

But I didn’t do that.

Rather, he ignored the realization that came from the realm of instinct and rushed at Kang Min-hee.

‘Bear it, Seo Eun-Hyeon!’

“It doesn’t hurt.”

‘Isn’t that a sword in your hand?’

I looked at my sword, at my own scream.

The colorless glass sword became the Dharma treasure of Yeonheo.

What are the characteristics of Yeonheobeopbo?

That is, because the Dharma treasure of Yeonheo was assimilated to a certain extent with the mental image, even if it was shattered or flown away, if the form of the Dharma treasure remained in the mental image, the Dharma treasure could be revived and retrieved through the mental image.

The Dharma treasure itself, like the spirit of the investigation, was thrown across two levels.

And that means it can change shape like an axis in any way you want.

My colorless glass sword had completely merged with the Cheoncheon sword and turned into a thin line.

A line is a shape optimized for cutting.

It’s almost like holding the concept of ‘begi’ in my hand.

But is it really true that good only involves cutting?

I began to endure it, ignoring the voice in my head telling me to kill Kang Min-hee.

Just now, when I bought some time thanks to Changhoja and Oh Hyeonseok.

I thought I needed their help because I was having a hard time putting out any power other than what I was giving.

Just now, when the black ghost kings from Heogwak and Sugye blew themselves up to Kang Minhee.

I thought I had no choice but to practice swordsmanship.

But isn’t it funny?

Even though the sword is made to cut and stab, shouldn’t a true swordsman know how to strike, block, and deflect?

The limits of a sword are not the limits of its cut.

‘But it’s an object made for cutting and stabbing.’

That was also true.

This thing is made to cut, stab, and kill.

But cutting, stabbing, and killing all have different purposes.

The sword can be used to cut vegetables or meat to make fried rice, to cut through the air to perform sword dances, or to push one’s limits for training.

Even though the sword is ultimately meant to cut, stab, and kill, it is people who use it.

As a man with a sword, I speak.

“I don’t cut my fate!”

Phaaaat!

And with those words I felt something inside me break.

‘is it….’

It’s a natural progression.

What I just realized was the food of truth and goodness.

It was a demon of the mind that Cheonryeon had created.

The sinisterness of that demon was so deep that, while an ordinary demon would have been eaten by me, the demon given by Cheonryeon was so exquisite that it was indistinguishable from myself.

It was sophisticated and robust.

Cheonryeon and Simma were shocked when they heard my answer.

But this did not completely disappear, but rather opened up a new realm of possibilities before my eyes.

The power of the enemy’s fortress has become more and more certain.

The possibility of a freer enemy fortress!

It was such a definite possibility.

But I completely let go of what I was holding in my hands, ignoring the possibility of a relationship with Cheonryeon.

‘The prosecutor put down his sword? Are you crazy, Seo Eun-Hyeon!’

“It’s already inside me. I’ve never let it go.”

Simma shook my heart strongly.

The act of putting down the sword just now felt so foolish and stupid.

But I paid no attention and put down my sword and advanced towards Kang Min-hee.

‘I’ve put down my sword, how can I stop Kang Min-hee!’

But I said, raising the grass of the enemy’s fortress around me.

“It’s already inside me. I can stop it with this.”

The hazy clouds of Mt. Jeokjin, which embodies all relationships, covered my surroundings.

‘Wrong… Putting down the sword means letting go of the cutting edge. Your enemy’s castle mountain will be uncut by anything!’

In the first fight where the sword is literally placed down, the unexpected has disappeared.

Originally, it was a technique to implement the fog of the universe with clouds of black energy.

This time, what was unfolding seemed like a simple ashen fog.

I opened my eyes halfway and realized as I delved into the cloud of ghosts that covered Kang Min-hee.

This was no longer simply a fight between Kang Min-hee and me.

Now my actions right now were a fight between me and the devil.

I realized that the strange heart connection between Kim Yeon and Simma had been severed, so I spoke to Simma.

“You disconnected.”

‘You are the one who cut it off. You have to cut off all ties of fate and become heartless in order to move on to the next stage, so you unconsciously cut off Kim Yeon’s consciousness!’

“…Cutting off is not the only way to reach emptiness.”

I started to shoo away the spirits that were rushing at me.

The hazy clouds began to make their way through the ghosts and towards Kang Min-hee in the center.

“Embrace fate and become impermanent. This is the enlightenment of a being who has reached the pinnacle of the world.”

‘Aren’t you just reciting these words without even understanding what they mean? That’s not enlightenment, it’s just a spell!’

“… That’s right. I don’t know the exact meaning of Jin-eon’s words either.”

Fight!

Strike down the vengeful spirit.

As I was only striking them down without destroying them, the amount of vengeful spirits rushing in was gradually increasing.

It became increasingly difficult to hold on as what I had once struck back kept coming back.

“But one thing is certain.”

If you realize the Way in the morning, it is okay to die in the evening.

The Way is ultimately a path.

It means the path I must take.

And the meaning of Jo Moon Do Seok Sa Ga Ui was that ultimately, finding the path I should take was more valuable than dying.

“My path is one that cannot be severed!”

so.

“As long as the connection is not broken, the next level doesn’t matter!”

Parsac-

With that, I no longer listened to Simma’s words and rushed forward.

And instead I started to feel.

My connections here.

I feel like Kang Min-hee and I are each other.

She was very kind and considerate.

Although he seemed rough and unsociable, he was always warm on the inside.

She was the type who would act tough on the outside when something annoyed her, but would become gentle in private.

Since she was like that, she must have held the grudge of these countless souls in her heart.

In the end, Kang Min-hee was the one who had a big heart enough to embrace the pain of the ghosts who were so resentful.

However, if you embrace the pain of others… .

Who will bear her own pain?

Kuung!

I finally broke through the vengeful spirits and reached the barrier covering Kang Min-hee.

A barrier covered with the souls of the demon kings.

If you want to cross this barrier, you will eventually have to cut it.

However, due to the influence of the demon, my attacks disappeared without a trace.

We have to break through this wall without stabbing or stabbing.

It seemed impossible.

Yeah, like… .

Like the task given by Jang-ik to cut down a star.

I thought of the sword I had thrown into the sky.

You can summon the Sword of Heaven at any time.

And if you just cut with the Sword of Heaven, you will be able to break through the barrier.

But I didn’t do that.

‘You’re so stupid. Do you plan on dying here without being able to do anything?’

“It’s not a dog’s death.”

I said with shining eyes at Simma’s words.

Kang Min-hee’s ear came flying at me.

I shouted, dodging the blows.

“No matter who, how, or for what reason, there is no such thing as a dog’s death in this world!”

All deaths have meaning.

Because life has meaning until it reaches that death.

Why does life have meaning?

What is the meaning of a life that seems empty and hollow, a life that is transparent and invisible, whether a blessing or a curse, from the perspective of death?

– Just as you gather all the righteousness and become colorless, embrace all the relationships and become meaningless.

Perhaps it is because life is full, not empty, that it has meaning.

There may be no essential difference between emptiness and fullness.

Just as when thoughts come together, it becomes a colorless realm.

Because when fate comes together, it might become something meaningless!

therefore.

I won’t die here.

Paaaaat!

My body began to glow.

The hazy mist of Jeokjinsan Mountain, the hazy mist that embodies the connections between all living beings, shone brightly.

The light drove out all the light of the Heavenly Lotus from my body.

The funny thing is, besides replenishing my energy, Cheonryeon was a total distraction to me.

The thing about Jinseon was that even the food was like a curse to me, a huge lump of evil spirit that was like a thousand lotus flowers.

Wiggle, wiggle… .

I am the true identity of Cheonryeon and Sok Simma.

To be exact, I figured out the ’cause’ that caused the psychiatric disorder.

It was a small, crimson fog.

If you think about it, even though it is an ancient spirit, it is the fruit of a tree that has sealed the power of the blood yin, the residue of Yu Ho-deok, for tens of thousands of years.

There was no way it wouldn’t have been affected by the energy of blood yin.

If I think about it, I should have suspected it from the beginning when Seohyul’s Takhonmancheon escaped from my shadow and activated ‘Blood Jebisik’ to form a force of attraction with Hyeol-eum.

At some point, he was led by Seo-hyul and ate the Cheonryun fruit that had been contaminated by Hyeol-eum.

That must have created the current state of mind.

But it happened.

Anyway, after going through all the trouble, I found the answer.

Flash!

The light swirled, and in the next moment, I leaped completely into the realm of the soul, along with the clouds!

The whole body.

The entire area!

It’s a complete step into the realm beyond this.

This is the realm that some call the Eternal Jaybo.

I stepped into the realm of the soul in the halo of light and took out the sword within my heart.

The black sword became a curtain without cutting anyone, and it repelled countless ghosts around it, including Kang Min-hee’s barrier, with an intense light.

Tsk tsk tsk!

And finally, I took in the spirits of the ghosts in the barrier and dug into Kang Min-hee’s chest, which had grown as large as the sky.

Chomp!

Inside Kang Min-hee’s heart.

The darkness made of ghosts was slimy and sticky.

This darkness also extended to the realm of the soul, and was an even greater obstacle to me, who had fully entered the realm of the soul.

But I didn’t care, and I dug straight into her, breaking through all the obstacles.

And finally.

Phew!

I arrived at a familiar place with hazy clouds.

Kang Min-hee’s domain.

In the midst of a sunset filled with pure white clouds.

In the center of those pure white clouds, Kang Min-hee’s body was crying.

She has turned into a black shadow and is shedding blue tears.

I approached her slowly.

-Do not come.

I heard the voice of Kang Min-hee’s heart.

-I don’t want you to get hurt.

To my eyes, which had already entered the realm of the soul, I could hear even the feelings she was trying to hide.

-Please go away.

Pfft!

As Kang Min-hee swung her hand, a powerful repulsive force poured out.

I got closer without paying any attention.

She lashed out at me.

I approached while being attacked.

And when I stood in front of her with a distance of 3 chapters left.

Phew!

The thorns extending from her body stabbed my heart.

Phew!

This thorn, which straddled the level of the soul and was imbued with the breath of death, pierced my chest and my back, tearing into my realm and leaving a huge scar on my realm.

-Do not come!

And then I just started walking away.

Thud, thud… .

Even when there is a thorn stuck in your heart, even when the thorn is stuck even deeper in your body.

Even though she pushes me, even though it hurts me more and more.

Finally, standing in front of her, I knelt down and hugged Kang Min-hee tightly.

Paaaaat!

Having reached the realm of the soul, I used the silver mountain by will alone to breathe life into Kang Min-hee’s heart.

She regained consciousness for a moment and cried.

“What are you doing… you idiot.”

Instead of answering, I hugged her tighter.

If there is a being that bears the pain and resentment of all the dead in the world, who bears the pain and resentment of that being?

“Kang Min-hee.”

The meaning of Jo Moon Do Seok Sa Ga is not simply that one does not care about the means and methods to become stronger.

“Please stay still.”

“… Don’t do it, Seo Eun-Hyeon.”

It meant the courage to give up one’s life, or something more precious than life, to find one’s own path.

If you have already found your path, you can risk everything to make it happen. That’s what Jo Moon Do Seok Sa is all about.

The pain of a being that embraces everyone’s pain can be embraced by another relationship that the being has formed.

My path is fate.

‘Sorry, everyone.’

I feel it.

After I drove out the demon from Cheonryeon, the being that was trying to take over my body through the demon was blatantly showing its gravitational pull and trying to come this way.

The remnants of the demon were forming a force of attraction between that being and me.

There is a high probability that it is [a being that governs the blood yin system].

If things continue like this, not only I, but Kang Min-hee and all of my colleagues will be swept away.

So that something like the Taishan Master incident never happens again.

And… to stop Kang Min-hee’s suffering, at least in this life… .

He activates the Heavenly Destruction of the Gods that changes fate.

As I offered myself as a sacrifice, the clouds around me darkened.

Dark clouds covered us,

I hugged her with a smile and whispered.

“Get down.”

The next moment.

“Total Heaven.”

Phew!

The sword that had been thrown into the sky broke through the ghosts, the barrier, Kang Min-hee’s realm, and the dark clouds of the Heaven of Destruction, and fell down on her.

Beyond the left wing, my first blow, which reached the realm that Jang-ik calls the Eojeon-ibo, became a pillar of light and pierced us both at the same time.

I collapsed in her arms, my black veil filling the hole in her soul, severing the connection I felt deep within the underworld.

Even in pain, I smiled.

She said life would soon be sorrow

What do people live by?

People live to attain the Way in the morning.

What is the way that a person can attain?

The name of that path is fate.

Life may be sad, but it won’t be completely sad if there are connections.

That was my twenty-first regression.