Doctor’s Rebirth - Chapter 1000

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Chapter 1000
After exchanging pleasantries, the four of us moved directly to the Training Ground.
“We were already preparing a demonstration, and you’ve arrived at the perfect moment.”
“A demonstration?”
“Yes! Ahahaha, behold the true power of the Sichuan Tang Family!”
“Krahahahaha!”
“Kheehehe!”
Following the Lord of the Tang Family, Dang-a and Sama-hye burst into laughter simultaneously.
‘Hmm, with Dang-a and Hye-a, and now the Lord of the Tang Family himself, that makes three.’
Especially Hye-a—her laughter even carries a hint of resemblance to my own.
After all, they say madness begets madness.
Of course, compared to the two women of the Sichuan Tang Family who slice through people relentlessly, Sama-hye is merely a fan, but she fits right in nonetheless.
Like watching a miniature poodle howling alongside a massive pack of fierce hounds.
Size matters not.
What matters is that they resonate together.
As the three madnesses consumed the Training Ground, the person standing in the center asked awkwardly.
“Lord of the Tang Family, should I begin now?”
“Yes, show us.”
“Yes, sir!”
With those words, he began tensing his entire body with effort, grunting.
In the moment when his face turned crimson as if straining with all his might, a pale greenish aura began to faintly manifest.
“Oh, this is an extremely weak paralytic toxin.”
“You noticed immediately.”
“Surely you didn’t teach Commoners this way?”
“Indeed. In terms of inner energy, it amounts to about five years’ worth.”
“Five… Did you perhaps use a semi-refined elixir?”
“Hehehehe, I utilized easily obtainable toxins. Through the principle of using poison to counter poison, toxins suppress and coexist with one another, cultivating inner energy. The manufacturing method is naturally a secret. Huff.”
The Lord of the Tang Family’s nose pointed toward the heavens.
I gazed at him with satisfaction.
‘Oh right, I need to act jealous.’
“Tsk, truly remarkable, Lord of the Tang Family.”
In that moment, I wore the expression of someone more wronged than anyone else.
Envy, jealousy.
At my perfectly contorted expression, the Lord of the Tang Family burst into laughter.
“Krahaha! Who am I! I am the one who tends to the Sichuan Tang Sect! How could I not manage such a thing!”
The Lord of the Tang Family became smug and delighted like a child.
I was happy too.
‘Ah, one less thing to worry about tonight.’
If only everyone in the world were like the Lord of the Tang Family.
“In any case, with this poison cultivation, it converts into inner energy. Of course, it’s inner energy formed from toxins, but if you can control it, there’s no real problem, is there? I’ve created a group capable of completely removing the qi deviation and maintaining control and proper energy circulation.”
“Oh! Removing the qi accumulation is quite innovative. And with a secret manufacturing method… it would be difficult to leak. Since you mentioned it’s an easily obtainable poison, the price should be reasonable?”
Price.
This was the most important factor.
“Of course. I’ll teach this poison technique for free. As for the poison specifically designed for this technique, I’m thinking of selling it for one tael of gold. I learned that from watching you.”
At those words, I couldn’t help but smile.
Qi accumulation. Building up one’s inner energy.
In other words, cultivating inner power to increase its quantity.
Without it, it would be incomplete… but the principle was to abandon qi accumulation and instead strengthen the control of the ingested poison.
By consuming poison carefully adjusted by the Tang Family and understanding the formulas, one’s inner power would grow by leaps and bounds!
“You won’t teach it for free, then.”
“Nothing in this world is free! Besides, for the commoners of the Sichuan Tang Family, I’ll have them repay it over ten years with no interest, so it’s not too burdensome.”
‘Interest-free installments! He learned from Sama Hyeon!’
One kindness calls forth another kindness.
Following the grace that Sama Hyeon had once shown Oh Dok-mun, now it was time for the Sichuan Tang Family to spread their own grace.
And the price of one tael of gold that I had taught them.
“And even for those in difficult circumstances, the branch family members scattered throughout the four directions will provide relief.”
My heart grew warm.
Sichuan was the Tang Family’s land.
The reason they could speak so confidently was because they were fulfilling their own responsibilities.
“You are truly remarkable.”
“…The remarkable one is you. When you first decided to defeat the Demon alone and handle everything yourself, what on earth were you thinking?”
The Lord of the Tang Family finally revealed what was on his mind.
There’s always someone who starts something first.
The one who starts this is a madman, but ultimately, he’s a madman doing the right thing.
They had created it by putting their heads together with the Elders, but it wasn’t the martial arts of the Jegallim Family—it was the orthodox Buddhist martial arts.
Didn’t you create it alone using that?
“I didn’t think of anything remarkable. Well, I had the same thoughts as you do now, Lord.”
“In any case, the thought of just doing something?”
“Yes. Hahaha.”
The Doctor laughed clearly.
“Human affairs are all ultimately the same. Once you start doing whatever comes to hand, everything gets accomplished.”
“I see. Yes.”
Even if a mountain is high, it’s still climbed by a person’s two feet, isn’t it?
A massive goal that seemed impossible to reach was ultimately achieved through the accumulation of effort in each moment.
The Lord of the Tang Family patted my back.
“I hope it goes well.”
“It will go well. Certainly.”
I said.
“By the way, may I add a bit of finishing touches to the martial arts technique?”
Since the Sichuan Tang Family’s mental cultivation method was already mixed in, there would be no major issues.
Rather than that.
“Are you trying to incorporate Buddhist teachings again this time?”
To subdue Demons and clarify the mind.
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They say he’s selling the Infinite Lotus Brahma Heart Technique for a single tael of gold!
That madman is even teaching the Heart Demon Tribulation Technique in the Training Ground city!
It was only recently that this caused all of Gangho to be in an uproar.
But!
Now, in Sichuan Province, something earth-shattering was happening that shook Gangho.
A household so closed-off that they don’t even marry their daughters outside, instead bringing in sons-in-law!
Once you’re of the Tang Family, you’re Tang Family forever!
The representative prestigious clan of extreme exclusivity!
And yet, from this very Sichuan Tang Family.
They were teaching their poison cultivation techniques for free!
It was only natural that a cultural shock comparable to the Baekrin Medical Guild selling the Infinite Lotus Brahma Heart Technique for a single tael of gold shook Gangho.
What made it even more astonishing was that the reason was a righteous cause befitting a prestigious Righteous Faction.
Wasn’t the Sichuan Tang Family classified as Righteous Faction but actually evaluated as being between Righteous and Heterodox?
Yet they were doing something so just!?
So what was this grand cause?
To prevent epidemics, all citizens of Sichuan Province would learn poison cultivation!
Let humanity grow stronger on its own and overcome epidemics!
What kind of third-rate propaganda slogan was this?
However, once they began teaching poison cultivation to everyone who came seeking it, the Sichuan Tang Family’s support in Sichuan Province was skyrocketing at a terrifying pace.
Though they already ruled Sichuan Province, now it felt as though even the Emperor couldn’t act carelessly in this land.
And.
There were those who heard this tumultuous news faster than anyone else, rushing toward it like a leopard stalking prey.
Splash!
Three men disembarked from a pleasure boat at the dock.
The Gangho influencers, the Three Scholars of Gangho, have arrived!
“Ooh, so poison cultivation is going to be the new trend this time, they say.”
Sim Haksa spoke among them.
“My mother tried to stop me because of the epidemic, but I brushed her off with a single word!”
“….”
“….”
The word “pathetic bastard” flashed across the eyes of the remaining two scholars for a moment.
However, what could they say?
After all, they hadn’t even told their parents where they were going in the first place!
Lies and testimony manipulation.
Their parents believed their two sons were holed up in a famous academy, taking care of food and lodging while studying texts.
However, this was an unavoidable sacrifice.
At home, they were merely unemployed drifters, but in the Gangho, weren’t they “connoisseurs of the lifestyle”?
They had come all the way to an epidemic-stricken region to ride this wave, so their commitment was genuine.
‘We’ve staked our lives on this trend!’
It wouldn’t hurt to put a little more confidence in their voices.
And so all three of them headed toward the Sichuan Tang Family’s epidemic countermeasure martial arts instruction office in Yibin.
“Will we receive a gold coin this time as well?”
While speaking with forced confidence amid their tension, the instruction office staff member verified their identification tokens, recorded their names in the register, and said this.
“Follow me.”
‘Oh? He didn’t ask for payment.’
‘Could there be some hidden agenda?’
‘I’ll be able to boast about learning martial arts for free.’
This was important.
Didn’t other connoisseurs have to pay a gold coin to learn?
Riding this wave and traveling directly to Sichuan Province to learn poison cultivation was quite a compelling story, and a perfect opportunity to outshine other connoisseurs.
Everyone would have no choice but to pay attention once these three people started talking.
Following the guide inside, about thirty people were already gathered.
Some of them clearly showed developed Taiyang acupoints, marking them as Gangho practitioners, while there were also completely ignorant young commoners sitting among them.
The three Gangho influencers took their seats as well.
Soon the instructor appeared.
Snap!
The Sichuan people bowed respectfully to the instructor as if they had been waiting.
The Three Scholars also offered similar bows.
“The instructor is Dangtoushan of the Sichuan Tang Family.”
The Sichuan Tang Family!
The three of them, as connoisseurs, had occasionally witnessed from a distance how the Sichuan Tang Family members fought in the Gangho.
They were typically known for brutal techniques and taking lives at the sight of blood.
Many refused to acknowledge them as righteous because their fighting style seemed heterodox.
They had even seen them spread poison fog to kill enemies.
In particular, Hyeolpyeon-wang’s whip was famous—those Black Dao cultivators struck by her whip had their bones shattered into pieces and died on the spot.
But the Sichuan Tang Family here seemed more ordinary than expected.
Gone was the murderous aura; he looked almost like a neighborhood uncle.
‘I’ve heard the Sichuan Tang Family has quite a reputation back home, and now I understand why.’
‘The moment they leave their region, they carry poison in their hearts as they travel.’
Come to think of it, that made them madmen in their own right.
Compassionate fellows limited to their own region.
After all, there were quite a few people in the Central Plains who subtly looked down on Sichuan folk as ignorant country bumpkins, weren’t there?
Perhaps they didn’t kill everyone out of annoyance at being looked down upon…
The three decided it was simply that the Sichuan Tang Family’s tradition was to cherish their homeland like a devoted dog.
The Sichuan Tang Family instructor then began explaining the martial arts directly.
“This martial art lacks qi circulation, but it excels at controlling poison, and it’s not particularly difficult to learn initially, so don’t be nervous.”
The Instructor spoke thus and repeatedly recited the martial technique’s incantation.
Since the incantation itself wasn’t particularly difficult, the Three Scholars memorized it immediately, and he recited it again at intervals for those among the commoners who couldn’t remember it.
It was strange.
‘If this were the Sichuan Tang Family, wouldn’t they shoot poison needles at ignorant fools who dared ask again, telling them not to bother the master twice?’
‘Right. Honestly, this kind of patient teaching doesn’t happen. The Sichuan Tang Family has so much money they can’t even be bribed with gold.’
The Three Scholars had reached a level where they conversed with nothing but eye contact.
The Three Scholars, who had never seen an aged Sichuan Tang Family member after ‘those days,’ misunderstood.
Perhaps even aged Sichuan Tang Family members weren’t much different when abroad.
Didn’t they say the Sichuan Tang Family repaid kindness twofold and grudges tenfold?
Even after ‘those days’ passed, that family tradition remained the same with age.
‘They manage their anger well back home.’
How many people in Sichuan would dare touch the Sichuan Tang Family?
In any case, the Three Scholars easily memorized the incantation.
It was even easier to understand since they were three who had already mastered the Infinite Lotus Wheel Heart Technique.
“Well then. Now that you’ve all memorized it, it’s time for practice. However, this technique lacks the breath-gathering method, so to compensate, you must consume this poison pill.”
He calmly withdrew the poison pills as he spoke.
“One gold tael! We also offer ten-year interest-free installments. Show your identification tablet…”
‘Wow, this place does good business.’
But this was expected.
The incantation was one thing, but poison pills cost money to produce.
Moreover, maintaining such facilities would be quite expensive.
The Instructor said he would accept medicinal herbs instead of money from those too poor to afford even the ten-year interest-free installments.
In exchange for harvesting medicinal herbs under the Sichuan Tang Family, they could learn poison cultivation—quite a convenience indeed.
Besides, since the other party was the Sichuan Tang Family, those bold enough to simply pocket the poison cultivation technique were extremely rare.
The Three Scholars immediately withdrew one gold tael each.
‘What’s the point of interest-free installments?’
Clink.
After cleanly completing the payment, the Instructor spoke.
“Since poison pills leave a taste, those who desire honey-sweetened tea for a palate cleanser…”
Half a silver tael.
‘This place really does excellent business.’
‘Those Sichuan Tang Family bastards are obsessed with squeezing money out of people.’
‘Even the Sichuan Tang Family gatekeeper wears silk clothes—I wonder why?’
Grumbling thus, they all paid out half a silver tael.
There was no choice.
They wanted to go along with the flow, not force themselves to drink bitter medicine.
“Ooh!”
Everyone gathered in the training ground marveled and looked at the three people.
‘There are people willing to pay half a silver tael for something they could buy at the market for half that price?’
The commoners had reason to be astonished. And the Three Scholars thought nothing of it.
After all, they were people who had come from afar to ride the ‘flow’ from the beginning.
The Sichuan Party Instructor pondered.
‘Tsk, indeed, good deeds bring blessings upon a person.’
He mused.
At last, fortune had answered the prayers of the Sichuan Tang Family, who had suffered greatly from the plague.
‘…Truly, are these not rare fools to exploit?’
And there were three of them no less!
The Instructor’s eyes reddened with emotion.

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