Return of the Mount Hua Sect Novel Translation

Chapter 1959. If There Is Something to Be Gained, There Must Also Be Something to Be Lost. (4) Baek Cheon’s expression turned cold. “You said there was an injury?” “….Yes.” Accompanied only by Im Sobyeong, Baek Cheon faced Pung Yeong Sin Gae and took a short breath. Then he asked calmly, “What is his condition?” “......It isn’t a situation where I can easily say anything.” “Sin Gae.” Baek Cheon asked again in a subdued voice. “Please tell me clearly. What is his condition?” To be honest, this was somewhat bewildering. From age and experience to status, there was nothing about Mount Hua’s Baek Cheon that could be compared with Pung Yeong Sin Gae. At least, that was what Pung Yeong Sin Gae had believed until this moment. But at this moment, he couldn’t deny that he was being pressed down by the look in Baek Cheon’s eyes. ‘When did he become this…..?’ Until the previous war, he had never been someone of this caliber. It wasn’t simply a matter of martial abili...

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...