Return of the Mount Hua Sect Novel Translation

Chapter 1958. If There Is Something to Be Gained, There Must Also Be Something to Be Lost. (3) Woong. The sword cuts through empty air. Wooong. From above to below, fast and precise. Anyone with even the slightest understanding of the sword would immediately recognize, upon seeing that movement just now, just how high a level of mastery it had reached. Wooong. Yet the one sitting a mere few paces away from such a high-level swordsmanship was yawning widely as though he were bored to death. “Haaaaaah.” Cheong Myeong yawned languidly once again, then casually wiped away the tears that had seeped from the corners of his eyes with his fingertips. He smacked his lips. “Phew.” Only then did the man lower his sword. Cheong Mun wiped the sweat that had soaked his entire face with the cotton cloth he’d prepared beforehand. Then, clicking his tongue, he turned to look at Cheong Myeong. “If you’re that bored, you could go on ahead and wait.” “You said you’d be done soon.” ...

Chapter 1957. If There Is Something to Be Gained, There Must Also Be Something to Be Lost. (2) [ !! This chapter has quite a LOT of TL notes because it gets pretty heavy with taoist/m, philosophical, and martial arts terminology. I’ve added them along the way to help clarify the original Korean, Hanja, and the concepts behind them, ehe! ] There had been no plan to stake his life. He hadn’t intended to, nor should he have. The task given to him now was to buy time. Not to cut off Heavenly Executioner’s head. But at this moment, Cheong Myeong changed his mind. ‘I have to kill him!’ If not now, he might never get another chance. To be precise, what Heavenly Executioner lacked wasn’t practical combat experience. More precisely, it was the gap between mind and body. He hadn’t overcome that disparity. But that gap was narrowing with every passing moment as he fought in actual combat. There was no telling whether that weakness would still remain the next time Cheong Myeong m...

Chapter 1956.  If There Is Something to Be Gained, There Must Also Be Something to Be Lost.  (1) It couldn’t be fully expressed by simply calling it absurd. “More……” Heavenly Executioner opened his mouth for a moment, but couldn’t bring himself to finish the word. Only after identifying once more what this violent emotion surging within him was could he open his mouth again. “You want me to show you more?” Heavenly Executioner realized it. Of all the curses he’d heard, all the most horrific words imaginable, even the sharp words that perhaps denied his very existence itself. Even taken all together…… nothing had ever made him angrier than what Cheong Myeong had just said. Blood rushed to his head. It felt as though his consciousness might fade away, pushed onward by rage. And yet there was only one reason Heavenly Executioner wasn’t raging and running wild. Because he still didn’t understand. “What did you do?” Heavenly Executioner felt the wound on his...