Return of the Mount Hua Sect Novel Translation

Chapter 1938. There’s No Need to Understand. (3) Kaaaanng! The peal of metal crashing against metal rang thunderously throughout Mount Hua. Ordinarily, it would have been a sound no one gave a second thought to. Those gathered here, as the saying went , had all made their living on the blade . The sounds of weapons were as familiar and as natural to them as the chirping of insects in the grass. [tl note: 칼밥을 먹고 살다 . “to live by eating knife-rice” is a Korean idiom meaning to make one’s living through fighting or martial arts. It does not literally refer to eating with a knife.] But now, things were different. ‘What in the world is happening?’ They could not see. Although they were separated by no more than a dozen zhang, yet with their abilities they could not discern what was taking place atop the training ground. [tl note: A dozen zhang is roughly thirty-six meters.] All they could do was infer from the intermittent sounds of clashing weapons that something terr...

Chapter 1937. There’s No Need to Understand. (2) It hurts. It hurt so much it was enough to drive one mad. Had so many people not been watching, he would have clutched his face and rolled across the ground. That is how much it hurt. “Keuugh...” They said that when pain became too great, even a scream would no longer come out. At this moment, the Phantom Divine Lord was realizing that saying was true. Why did this pain feel so unfamiliar? Just then, Cheong Myeong’s voice pierced his ears. “It hurts, doesn’t it?” There was unmistakable mockery in his voice. “What was it you said again? How many years did you spend in closed-door cultivation? Since you were already someone who used to swagger around like a big shot even before that, let’s see... Then it must’ve been at least thirty years since you last had a proper fight.” “.....” “I suppose that’s long enough to forget what pain feels like.” The pain remained as intense as ever. But after hearing words like that i...

Chapter 1936. There’s No Need to Understand. (1) Everyone who had climbed Mount Hua fixed their eyes on the training ground. The greatest under heaven of the past, and the greatest under heaven of the present. Those two stood ready to clash, staking their pride against one another. No, perhaps they were staking their very lives. It was the sort of duel that would leave even the spectators holding their breath. And yet, there was a distinct difference in the eyes of those watching. Most of the sect leaders gathered here couldn’t hide the tension written across their faces. They were excited by the knowledge that they were about to witness a legendary match they might never see again in their lifetimes, and by the possibility that its outcome could send enormous ripples throughout the jianghu. There were others, however, who displayed neither tension nor excitement, watching the duel with calm, indifferent eyes. The disciples of Mount Hua standing behind Hyun Jong clearly bel...