I Became a Supporting Character in a Martial Arts Novel (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 162

It was a kind of resolve, and also a fleeting thought that struck like lightning.

Yet the moment she thought of it, Haheun felt as though an instant briefer than a second suddenly stretched out endlessly.

Perhaps it was because her senses had already been pushed to their absolute limit just moments before.

Everything around her, excluding herself—

Even the dust floating in the air seemed suspended midair, and the Sect Leader before her eyes appeared to move in slow motion.

Though she noticed he wasn’t blinking—an inhumanly still gaze—it didn’t matter to Haheun at that moment.

Though it felt drawn out, the instant likely hadn’t lasted long at all; when the world regained its normal pace, Haheun suddenly felt as if she’d leaped over something.

All the fear, anger, impatience, anxiety, and lingering attachments that had covered her body until then had washed away, leaving only the sensation that the sword in her hand had become one with her body.

‘Ah.’

Harmony was what one needed to transcend all realms.

Only when body, internal energy, and enlightenment perfectly aligned could a martial artist break through a barrier.

Until now, she’d compensated for shortcomings through innate talent or internal energy accumulated beyond her years, achieving a semblance of harmony—but the Hwagyeong realm couldn’t be reached that way.

Even if one gained a reborn body and immense internal energy through what might be called a rare opportunity, without that sudden, seemingly trivial enlightenment, reaching such a realm remained impossible.

She’d always held the thought of protecting something, but this was the first time Haheun faced a blade pressed right against her throat.

She couldn’t say her previous resolve had been insincere, yet it undeniably differed from confronting an actual, immediate threat.

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