Return of Mount Hua Sect - Chapter 1737
Only Noblemtl
Episode 1737. Can You Hold On? (2)
Hyun-jong looks at the person sitting in front of him with sunken eyes.
A young man with a sickly complexion wearing a pure white volcanic uniform.
The moment he saw the pure white appearance contrasting with the deep copper-colored, almost black floor, the word ‘splendid’ came to Hyeonjong’s mind. In many senses.
A faded white.
It looks like it could collapse at any moment, but it is also so vivid that it cannot be touched carelessly.
‘Is it a school…? ‘
Immortal crane.
Hyunjong thought that perhaps the reason the sages of the past adopted the crane as a symbol of Taoism was not simply because of its beauty.
That is the way. It is the most correct thing that people should follow. However, it is difficult for people to dare to follow it.
How is the life of a Taoist walking the path of immortality any different from the life of a crane supporting its body with its thin legs?
But people are not cranes. A crane looking at the world from above the water may be calm, unlike what people see, but a human living like that crane has had to endure countless pains.
That is why Tao is the best and the worst at the same time.
That is why leadership is both a supreme symbol and a cruel punishment.
Hyunjong had to ask.
The great gatekeeper of the great volcano, and the great gatekeeper of the great volcano.
He lived the life of a Taoist that no one in the world could deny, but did he ever truly walk the path of virtue?
The Buddha says: The world is suffering. Living itself is suffering.
Yuga says the world is in chaos, living is about restoring order.
So then what is Tao?
If everything is natural, then is the pain he experiences and the pain Baekcheon experiences all just natural? If so, is it good to accept even that pain naturally?
If so, then it is indeed so.
What is the purpose of a Taoist life?
Can we really call him a master if he doesn’t even understand that?
“Disciple. Baekcheon.”
That’s why Hyeonjong was not confident.
“I would like to ask you a question.”
I have the confidence to give the right answer to the person who looks at me with those transparent eyes.
“Is it true that the elder brother excommunicated me?”
The one who gave the order was Hyeonjong. Unam simply nodded. However, Baekcheon mentioned Jangmunin, not Hyeonjong. Hyeonjong’s will is personal, but Jangmun’s will is Hwasan’s.
So Baekcheon asked, is all this the true meaning of the volcano?
“Yes.”
And Hyeonjong nodded.
This may be an abuse of authority, and it may also be stubbornness, but King Hyeonjong thought.
Was something wrong?
Taoism says, do whatever your heart tells you.
Even if the laws and norms of everything he is a part of scream that his actions are wrong, can he deny the flow of his heart?
“No, that’s not true.”
But Baekcheon denied it.
“That is the will of the Supreme General, not the will of the volcano.”
Hyeonjong’s eyes narrow.
“No one can deny that the Supreme Master is the one who most accurately preserves the will of Huashan. This applies to Huashan’s disciples and those who are not Huashan’s disciples. One.”
Baekcheon looks at Hyeonjong with transparent eyes.
“However, it cannot be said that all of the intentions of the Supreme Master are in line with the will of the Volcano.”
“… … .”
A helpless look of regret appeared on Hyeonjong’s face.
That is right. It is absolutely right.
But what does that mean?
Right and wrong are meaningful only to those who have decided to walk the right way. How worthless is the discussion of right and wrong to those who have acknowledged that their own thoughts are stubbornness.
“Even if you are right.”
Hyunjong shouted sternly. No, he whispered sadly.
“The one who carries out the will of the volcano now is Nodo.”
“… … .”
“I will also be the one who determines the way the volcano operates.”
Hyeonjong declared firmly.
“Therefore, the decision will not change. As the rightful Supreme Leader of the Hwasan, I have been entrusted with the authority by the Leader to decide to excommunicate the Great Disciple Baekcheon. I will not accept any objections to this.”
Hyun-jong’s face twitches slightly.
But the determination was clear. A gloomy, iron wall that couldn’t even fit a needle.
And Baekcheon knocked on the iron wall as if it was a given.
“Why?”
“Because it is the right thing to do.”
“It is not right.”
“Right and wrong are different for each person. For me, it is right.”
“That’s not what the volcano meant.”
“But it is my will. And now my will is the will of the volcano.”
It’s not that he doesn’t know how to back down. Hyeonjong was a person who knew how to back down very well.
But that’s also why I know. There are times when you absolutely must not back down.
He had stepped back from everything his entire life. But at this moment, he must not step back. Not for himself, but for the person standing before him now.
“The Great Leader.”
Baekcheon, with a pale complexion, asked again in a not-so-high voice.
“For what purpose?”
Hyeonjong closed his eyes.
Similar questions. But different questions. Answering all these questions is a never-ending task.
That is why Hyeonjong did not bother to beat around the bush.
“A hundred thousand.”
That was a name that should not be called.
The moment he declared his excommunication and Jang Moon-in acknowledged it, the name Baekcheon disappeared from the thieves of the volcano. It was a name that no longer existed in the world.
However, Hyeonjong did not call him by his real name, Jin Dongryong, but by his guardian deity, Baekcheon.
“This is the way for you.”
“That’s sophistry.”
“It is also the path for all the disciples of the volcano.”
“That too is sophistry.”
“I don’t want to argue!”
“I don’t want to argue either.”
Baekcheon’s sharp gaze pierced through Hyeonjong. His two eyes were intense, like flames burning life.
And even those who couldn’t see his eyes felt Baekcheon’s spirit. Behind him. The door was wide open. Beyond that door, countless people were watching this Zen question and answer.
A place that only the disciples of the volcano can approach. However, because of that, it is a place that only the disciples of the volcano can clearly see with their own two eyes.
‘Private school.’
Yoon Jong’s gaze looks at Baek Cheon’s straight back.
It looks like it could collapse at any moment. The hands of those watching will naturally sweat. Even if he were in good health, it wouldn’t be easy to face the spirit of the Hwasan elders, including Hyeonjong.
But Baekcheon did not back down even an inch.
“What is the purpose?”
Baekcheon shouted firmly.
“What is the true way for a disciple?”
“Baekcheon-ah!”
“Is it really for the sake of the disciple to excommunicate him?”
“… … .”
“Is it really the best way for the disciple to have him seek out the teachings again?”
Baekcheon spread out his hands. His withered hands.
“If I can hold the sword in this hand again, do you really care about anything? Is it really for the sake of my disciple?”
The voice did not waver at all.
But to Yunjong, that firm voice sounded more like a desperate scream. No, maybe not just to Yunjong, but to everyone.
There is no martial arts there.
But it was more intense than any battlefield.
“That is why you are breaking the laws established by your ancestors!”
Hyeonjong’s eyebrows twitch.
“The volcano will destroy everything we have done so far!”
“stop.”
“Are you even trying to deny Jang Moon-in’s life?”
“A hundred thousand!”
A loud scream burst out of Hyeonjong’s mouth.
But Baekcheon did not back down. Even though he trembled at Hyeonjong’s momentum. Even though he bit his lips to hold on to his fading consciousness.
However, Baekcheon’s momentum inevitably lost its power at some point.
It is not because he is overwhelmed by his spirit. Rather, it is because he has lost his spirit. A faint sadness appears on Hyeonjong’s face as he looks at him.
“You… have a future.”
“… … .”
Hyunjong knew. He had already lived through many years. He knew very well how bright Baekcheon’s future could be and how much he could accomplish.
Because he had to endure what should have been the most brilliant time with nothing but sorrow, he couldn’t turn his eyes away from the things Baekcheon had to lose.
The rush of youth sometimes takes a toll.
Value is not eternal. Even things that seem invaluable now will eventually fade away with time. And when you look back, you realize how precious things that seemed insignificant at the time were.
“It may hurt a little now. No, it may be a bone-crushing pain. But you will know one thing. The pain you are going through now is better than the pain you had to go through at some point.”
“How could Your Majesty the Supreme Leader choose that?”
“Baekcheon-ah.”
Hyunjong let out a deep, heavy breath.
“Life is long.”
“… … .”
“You can rise again. You can shine again.”
Baekcheon’s face hardens.
“The Great Leader.”
“Do you think it’s because of you? No. My choice wouldn’t have been different if it were anyone else but you.”
Hyun-jong’s eyes turn to the disciples of Hwasan who are watching them from beyond Baekcheon.
“People do not exist for the sake of the sect. Sects exist for the sake of people.”
“… … .”
“It’s the same for everyone. I don’t want the volcano to hold you back. I don’t want the volcano to be your shackle. It’s not just me. The ancestors of the volcano who look down on you would never want that either.”
The moment when Yoon Jong, who was watching, nodded his head on his own.
Yunjong flinches and looks to the side.
Suddenly, a man was standing next to him.
‘Cheongmyeong-ah.’
Cheongmyeong, who had been rarely seen recently, stood next to him and watched the conversation in Daejeon with an expressionless face that was unfamiliar yet familiar.
“The volcano should be your eaves and your footstool. Otherwise, what value does the name volcano have?”
“… … .”
“If that is the facade, I will strip it away. If the name of the volcano is a burden to you, I will erase the name of the volcano with my own hands!”
By then, everyone knew that, whether the intention was right or wrong, King Hyeonjong’s determination would not waver.
To King Hyeonjong, the volcano is more important than anything else. But now King Hyeonjong has even revealed the name of the volcano. How can one persuade someone who has made such a decision?
But can you blame them? But can you shout out that they are wrong?
It is because we cannot do that that we are silent. It is because we cannot do that that we feel sorry.
Two people who would not have been different. Two people who perhaps understood each other the most deeply are now standing on parallel lines that will never touch.
Yun Jong realized.
Before long, it turned out that those watching this scene were not only Hwasan’s disciples.
Hye-yeon and Nam-gung Do-wi. And Dang-gun-ak and Pung-yeong-singae. Even Baek-cheon’s older brother Jin-geum-ryong and Song-baek were watching this scene from not far away.
Jongrigok must be listening to all of this. This scene of Baekcheon leaving the volcano.
‘Private school.’
Yoon Jong bites his lips tightly.
There is no way. King Hyeonjong’s mind cannot be changed. No, it cannot be changed.
Everyone will probably understand why King Hyeonjong excommunicated Baekcheon.
Yunjong’s heart was already shouting that his decision was not wrong. Hyeonjong was simply shouldering the work that Yunjong and Ohgeom were unable to do.
‘But why is it so difficult?’
At that moment, Yoon Jong was unable to help but swallow his sorrow.
Baekcheon slowly raised his fully opened palm.
That hand is like a withered plum branch that has not bloomed.
0
Wolf and Fox 2024.10.06 23:17 declaration
Masters of Honeymoon
0
More than money 2024.10.20 00:34 declaration
Ah, just Baekcheon jumps off a cliff and dies, Hyeonjong Banpoon gets stabbed, Cheongmyeong and the enraged Jjigeuregi attack Jongnam and destroy the clan, Cheonwoo Alliance disbands, Ilso destroys them all by individually defeating them, and Ilso finally gets reinforcements and is crushed in an instant when Cheonma appears, so let’s end it with Cheonma Jaerim and Manmaangbok. F**k.
0
Only logged in members can pos
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
