Surviving as a Rival in a Martial Arts Novel

Chapter 77 – Break the sword and move on (02)

Stop.

I stopped the sword, but the broken sword body was already damaged to the point where it could no longer be repaired.

‘If you swing a little more, enlightenment will come…’

But if you lose this sword, you will not be able to use Dawn.

There were still at least eight heads left in the Black Moon Party, and if manpower had been added in the meantime, there were a total of ten supreme masters.

Furthermore, those who have learned special secret techniques like Mozi’s students cannot finish the battle properly without Dawn, and their skills to overpower the minions of the Black Moon Party who push through numbers with one blow are neutralized.

Roaring, roaring……

As I swung my sword, the demons began to look through the damaged wall to see what was going on inside. They were looking inside in surprise at the sight of the half-length (1.5M) stone wall being cracked and cut away.

When I felt people’s eyes on me, my nerves became distracted and I thought that if I let go of my sword now, I wouldn’t be able to get over this wall.

‘Now is the last time’

Once again, focus your attention on the sword.

Will you save the sword? Are you destroying it?

Before, if I lost this treasured sword, how could I get a new one? I was afraid at the thought, but for me, who was on the verge of gaining enlightenment, the state of the treasured sword was not important.

Wow!

I intentionally hit the broken sword body with my hand.

Strongly, just like when the dawn was forcibly activated before.

Or, like hitting metal with a hammer in a blacksmith shop to create something new.

Sigh-!

Then the sword responded and began to cry.

Kwazizig!

The moment the jade-colored sword body that I had smashed with my hands began to shatter the sword body with confidence and no longer suspicion, as the pieces flew and illuminated my face.

‘Is that so? Was it something like that…?’

The function of this treasured sword was not that special.

I could also understand why it didn’t mean much even if other people got it.

It is just a hard and slightly sharp sword that can be considered a famous sword, but it falls short of being a weapon favored by swordsmen.

However, I could also understand why it broke when I picked it up in my hands.

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‘Hatching’

Just as a bird can only be born by breaking a world and an egg, the sword that was the sword of the Sword Saint was now being born anew in my hand.

The reason why Geomseong handed over the treasured sword to me.

It’s not a story, but the reason why this sword was handed over to me.

Seolhwa already had a sword that accepted her heart, so she handed over the treasured sword to me.

And I was able to understand why I didn’t react to others.

‘Sword of the Heart’

It is commonly said that it is the state of the heart and sword, and it is not a legend, but just an imaginary state, but the opinions of the swordsman who reached the highest point in the path of the sword differed.

Everyone has a sword in their heart.

In other words, motivation, will, goal, passion, confidence.

If you compare all your emotions to a sword and call it the sword of the mind, and can actually use it, you have reached the state of sword of the mind.

Even those who wield a sword to protect someone or realize their own desires use their weak heart sword without realizing it.

That was exactly what Geomsung was trying to tell me.

It is easy to convey information orally. Everyone has a sword in their heart, that’s what I also conveyed to Ban Gyu-seong.

However, since only a very few people can truly accept and understand it, Geomseong gave me a hint.

Wow!!

With the black sword of the first party that cuts oneself down, and the treasured sword that one possesses.

“This is almost at the level of cheating on the answer sheet.”

The moment I discovered its identity, I was able to block the black sword wielded by the imaginary first leader for the first time.

The black sword that cuts down everything in the world that cannot physically exist was made up of the depth of the sword of the first party.

In that case, I just have to stop it.

Through the brilliantly shining sword of my heart.

Crispy!

The last remaining jade sword. The fragments of the Heart Sword created by the Sword Saint began to crumble.

Relax as if you have fulfilled your duties so far.

And what was left where the sword body disappeared was a silver sword sword that shined so brightly that it could cut down the black moon.

In some ways, it resembles the white sword spirit of the folktale, but it has a slightly more pure light.

It is the embodiment of the sword of my heart to deal with the shadow that covers the moon.

“I guess I should come up with a new name.”

Hearing a series of commotions, all the people in the Demonic Cult gathered in the training hall, but they were so overwhelmed by the new sword I had drawn that they could only watch, unable to breathe.

In front of this audience, I gave a name to the heart sword I just pulled out.

“From now on, I will call it Myeongwol (明月).”

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Kia. Drained. Fatigue. Arthritis.

It was the result of training for about 15 days in the gym to move from the state of transcendence to the next level.

At first, I thought it was common to train without eating or drinking for a few days, but I heard that a crazy person who doesn’t eat Byeokgokdan, doesn’t drink water, or even swings a sword without eating or drinking is rare even in the Demonic Cult.

Thanks to that, after completing Myeongwol, I was dragged by Seolhwa and Geumseonmahu and forced to lie down in the room where Gyu Sojeo was staying.

‘It’s not like I’m going to die like this.’

Sojeo Gyu, who was working in the medical room, was surprised when I was brought into the medical room and checked my body, but since there was no problem other than extreme fatigue, he said he would finish the treatment by simply drinking some tonic and taking a breather.

‘Fortunately, my eyes seem to be fine.’

I guess my eyesight isn’t very good, so I frown when objects are even a little far away, and sometimes I mess around, but it still seems like it’s improved a lot compared to when I couldn’t even distinguish between light and dark like I did at first.

“Yeonggong. Why are you smiling?”

“No, I just found the current situation funny… So I laughed a little.”

“I heard that martial arts training is better than eating food, but it still has its limits… Practicing until your internal energy is depleted without even preparing your body with fortune-telling is a magical practice that dulls your vital senses. “It’s something that even people don’t do.”

Actually, I didn’t even know that 15 days had passed.

Still, it didn’t feel too bad to see people worrying about me, so I thought I’d be a little lazy at times like this, so I spent some time lying on the bed that Sojeo Gyu gave me.

‘It’s a bit small, though’

Because it’s a women’s bed, you have to put your ankles on your chin, but it’s not a big problem.

‘I feel like I’ve surpassed a level… But I don’t think there’s any significant change.’

If I were to be honest, I would say that I have reached the level of a swordsman of the heart, where I can swing the sword as I want.

However, I felt for myself that my physical condition was worse than before I entered the training room, but it did not feel like I had suddenly become stronger.

If we compare it to a game, it’s not like you’re leveling up or upgrading your class… You’re not learning a new skill, but it’s like receiving a submarine patch that increases its power.

‘Of course, if I can use Myeongwol at will, I can boast that I have become dramatically stronger.’

I was sure of this.

In general, swinging a sword is also about the sword of the heart, so in order for the sword of the mind to be manifested so noticeably, the mind must be filled with the sole thought of cutting down the enemy, to the point where it burns the soul.

It is not a day of union of the body and the sword, but a day of the union of the mind and the sword.

It was okay up to that point, but after immersing myself this time, I began to wonder whether I would be able to return to Yeoncheongha’s personality the moment I manifested my mind and sword and wielded it in practice.

Since the sword of mind requires turning all of one’s mind and thoughts into a sword, it would not be strange at all for a person to become a married person, as if he were brain dead or his soul had died.

‘Then how crazy is the leader of the Black Moon Party, who always maintains the Black Island?’

I think I’ve taken a step forward, but I still feel like I’m still far away.

But with this, it became clear that he had at least acquired the swordsmanship to challenge the Murim lord he met during the Yongbong branch.

‘The rumor should have ripened by now. It’s almost time to show up for the Murim League.’

I took the decoction that Sojeo Gyu brought and swallowed it in one go. To be honest, I am not someone who can take herbal medicine… But since he took the trouble to prepare it for me, I had no choice but to drink it to the end.

“Ugh……”

It would be nice to have some candy to soothe my bitter taste, but it would be difficult to find in this world.

“…Ah!”

When I was handing the empty medicine bowl to Gyu Soje, her hand slightly touched her, but the moment my fingers touched her soft skin, Gyu Soje was startled and pulled her hand back.

“Oh… Right. I’m sorry.”

“No… It’s okay. Don’t worry about it, teacher.”

In the past, there were times when Sojeo Gyu had to hold her hand and help her because her eyesight was uncomfortable, but now, even though her eyesight is poor, it is not at a level where it is impossible to live.

In fact, it was strange that they had held hands casually before, even though their engagement was not confirmed, and now it was a normal reaction.

Still, I felt a little disappointed at the different reaction from before, so I tried my best to hide my hand and swallow that feeling in my heart, but at that moment, I remembered what Geumseonmahu had said earlier.

‘I had a vague guess, but hearing it from a third party made me realize it again…’

“……I don’t know. How about your hands?”

I grabbed Sojeo Gyu’s hand as she pulled her hand away, as if embarrassed.

“Yeo, yeo, practitioner…?”

Her face turned red and I could hear her heart pounding even through her hands. Judging by this reaction, it seemed like Gyu Soje had a crush on me.

And since my heart was pounding along with him for no reason, it seemed like I also had a crush on Sojeo Gyu.

‘If you regret not being able to hold hands because you are not a lover who promised a future, wouldn’t it be okay to become a lover?’

Originally, I was going to wait until the Black Moon Party was defeated, but now that I have the confidence to face the First Party leader, I feel a little more courageous.

So, while pulling Sojeo Gyu’s hand, I slowly brought my face closer to Sojeo Gyu’s face, but her eyes, which had not been able to see her face up close due to her lack of eyesight before, were shaking wildly and she was at a loss for what to do.

‘Oh, I stuck out my lips a little’

I smiled at the cute reaction while looking at Sojeo Gyu, who slightly stuck out his trembling lips as if he had guessed what he was going to do to me from now on.

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I left a kiss on my forehead.

‘My forehead feels really hot…’

Maybe it was because my face was bright red, but my lips felt hot, as if they were going to burn me.

“Thank you for the decoction.”

No matter how much I think about it, I feel like I can’t control my facial expressions, so I turn and leave the clothing room as if running away.

I don’t know how Gyu Sojeo reacted after that.

My sudden behavior may have been nothing, or I may have been angry, but…

‘You’ll find out more details later when you follow the progress.’

Let’s leave it at this for now.