Doctor’s Rebirth - Chapter 932

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Chapter 932
-Huh… hahahaha!
Eungryong burst into hearty laughter.
-A wise question indeed. Very well, I shall answer. Those frog-like creatures cannot roam the world freely as they wish.
“…?!”
-The Heavenly Mechanism has already crumbled nearly to ruin… yet from the beginning, those creatures from beyond Heaven, including that frog, move freely regardless of whether the Heavenly Mechanism exists or not.
What in the world did that mean?
-Hehehehe. That is all the answer I shall give you. I cannot say more than this. Bring forth the alcohol.
I smiled brightly.
“I would be most grateful if you would enjoy it with pleasure.”
-Indeed. Yet somehow, you handle beings like us with increasing skill.
“Hahaha, surely not.”
With that, I retrieved my pipa and began to play.
Eungryong transformed into human form and began eating the dishes I had prepared one by one.
“Some of these you made yourself.”
“Yes. I made things like dried meat and candies since they are easy to carry and preserve well.”
“That alcohol from before. You made it again. Most satisfactory.”
“I am honored.”
Ding-
I plucked the string as I spoke.
“I shall offer you a song.”
I played the pipa using my inner energy technique.
Eungryong’s eyes closed gently as if intoxicated by the sound.
After consuming everything without remainder, Eungryong spoke.
-Since Boggi’s descendant treats me with such care, my mood is not unpleasant. If it is something trivial, I shall grant it. Speak a wish.
Something trivial?
‘If I had my way, I would ask for another of those precious jewels or scales you gave me last time.’
But now I understood how precious such gifts truly were.
Moreover, my counterpart was a capricious being.
If I asked for something too extravagant, I might only offend him.
That would make my future prospects all the bleaker.
‘What would be best?’
I needed to avoid displeasing Eungryong while leaving room for his assistance in the future.
Simultaneously, something that would benefit me.
Eventually, I set down the pipa and prostrated myself fully before speaking.
“Eungryong, the matter is this—I have recently obtained the bones and sinews, teeth and claws, blood and flesh of an Imugi.”
-Ho?
“I know that with proper craftsmanship they could become treasures of the martial world, yet I hesitate to proceed rashly lest I waste such precious materials.”
-Cunning creature, you seek knowledge.
Eungryong grumbled, yet his mood did not seem displeased.
-That’s right. Knowledge may seem trivial, but it’s actually the most terrifying thing. No wonder you’re descended from Gongmyeong. Tsk.
Soon after, Eungryong placed his finger against my forehead.
Whoooosh-
-I’ll place the knowledge you need directly into your mind.
“Wait, isn’t that an extraordinary technique? Surely explaining it verbally would be sufficient.”
Directly implanting information into another person’s mind is a technique strictly forbidden due to the risk of driving them mad.
However, the one offering was Eungryong.
This was child’s play for him.
He wouldn’t make a single mistake, and the knowledge obtainable from such information would be infinitely more valuable than any verbal explanation.
Eungryong shrugged lightly.
-It’s my whim.
Eungryong, having consumed the Cheonil Fruit, was in excellent spirits.
* * *
After staying at the imperial palace for so long, I returned to Baekrin Uiseon.
‘Sigh, I never intended to stay this long.’
It’s always like this when Gold & Silver get involved.
What was supposed to be a brief visit turned into an eternity.
“It’s hot.”
The season had already changed, and my collar hung looser than before.
Meanwhile, beneath my tightly bound hair, sweat beaded along the nape of my neck.
Pant pant pant pant!
The moment I cooled my body with cold energy, Hwang-gu clung to me.
Squeal squeal!
Noeji attached himself as well.
“Alright, alright. I understand.”
Alone, I could use my inner energy to stay cool even in summer, but the problem was these two spiritual creatures.
Their body heat was terrifying.
Eventually, I channeled my cold energy to the maximum, becoming a living block of dry ice, while the two of them rubbed against me.
I lay down on top of Hwang-gu for their comfort.
Or rather, I draped myself across him.
Crackle crackle-
‘Wait, is that the sound of ice melting?’
Pant pant pant pant-
Hwang-gu stuck out his tongue as if dying.
I wanted to shave his fur, but he absolutely hated it.
‘And I saw on some pet channel that animals with fur actually stay cooler….’
Since I’d never raised animals before, I wouldn’t know.
The crops in the fields were growing far greener than before.
Hwang-gu walked past the fields where endless rows of green barley stretched out.
“….”
Then I dozed off again without thinking.
…Woof.
…Woof woof!
Opening my eyes at the sound of Hwang-gu barking, I saw the Baekrin Uiseon plaque.
“Huh?”
“What is it.”
The first person I saw was Yoo Ho.
“Wow, I was completely defenseless while sleeping. Geez… I almost got cut by a sword?”
It seemed I had fallen asleep while hugging the Ice Crystal Blade all the way until arriving at Baekrin Uiseon.
“With Noeji and Hwang-gu present, how could you get cut by a sword? They would have run away first if anything.”
Upon suddenly getting up, my entire body was drenched in sweat.
“Ugh…! The smell.”
A indescribable stench wafted from the mixture of my sweat, Hwang-gu’s, and Noeji’s.
“I’ll go wash up!”
Saying so, I handed my luggage to Yoo Ho.
“Very well.”
Yoo Ho let out a small sigh, accepted the luggage, and wiped Hwang-gu’s forehead.
“You’ve worked hard.”
Woof!
The two of them gazed at each other as if having a conversation.
After finishing my bath, a cool breeze blew under my armpits.
‘Mountains are mountains after all.’
Even though Baekrin Uiseon was said to be in a volcanic region, the fact that it was a mountain didn’t change.
I looked at my body in the mirror before putting on clothes.
‘After going through the Bone Rebirth Transformation, even the residual scars have disappeared.’
When I had undergone the Bone Rebirth Transformation once before, I had already gained a body and bone structure with perfect symmetry that humans could not naturally possess.
‘Hmm, from what I can see now, it doesn’t look much different from the first Bone Rebirth Transformation….’
Currently, all I could tell was that I felt somewhat depleted and hollow inside, constantly growing hungry.
I thought about it that far, put on my clothes, and immediately went to meet my Master.
“You’ve come?”
The study.
My Master warmly welcomed me from within the mountain of documents still piled high.
Looking at such a disciple, my Master suddenly said this.
“Hope, you’ve grown?”
‘What. How did you know?’
My eyes widened in surprise.
Seeing my expression, my Master chuckled softly.
“Yes. That you noticed this must seem quite remarkable to your eyes.”
“Yes…. But I understood immediately. It must mean that your realm is that much higher than mine, Master?”
One step between Hyeongyeong and the next.
To recognize such a realm meant my Master was at least half a step away, or perhaps a half-step of a half-step.
Or perhaps… had he actually already reached Hyeongyeong?
There was no way to know.
What was certain was that Mu-jon, who should have been at Hyeongyeong, was walking around outside.
‘I should tell him about this first.’
I explained to my Master about meeting Mu-jon on the way to the imperial palace.
Then I went on to describe everything—both the education I had given to Haeng-jeong and my time spent in the infirmary.
While my Master listened to the story, Yoo Ho set down tea and refreshments.
Yuzu cake.
It appeared he had made the cake using yuzu received from Mudang Mountain.
‘Hmm. My yuzu jam went into this too.’
It was a strange dish mixing Central Plains cuisine with modern cooking, but…
It was delicious.
One bite filled my mouth with the fragrance of yuzu.
“In any case, that’s valuable information. The fact that Mu-jon has come outside is something I too…”
My Master trailed off there.
Sip—
Instead, he took a sip of tea, seeming to gather his thoughts.
“In any case, his teachings are certainly precious. I was already deliberating whether to teach you the next stage, so there’s no need to hesitate now.”
“The next stage?”
“Yes. Strike while the iron is hot, as they say. Let’s go to the training ground. Yoo Ho, I’m counting on you.”
“Yes, Master.”
Yoo Ho set down the teapot.
* * *
When I arrived at the training ground, Yoo Ho was doing something.
Whoooosh!
Then a massive qi barrier suddenly enveloped the entire surroundings.
“Master, what is this…?”
“It’s a barrier that Yoo Ho creates.”
My blue eyes reflected Yoo Ho’s barrier, and soon I arrived at another answer.
“It seems to contain a formation as well?”
“Exactly right. Your insight has grown.”
My Master stepped inside.
Thud, thud—
Inside the barrier.
Normally, only an extremely select few with permission could enter the training ground my Master used.
Because it was guarded by a formation.
In this vast space with only three people, only the sound of my Master’s footsteps echoed.
“Without this, I cannot show you properly. I must also avoid the eyes of heaven.”
Heaven?
As my Master stood in the center of the training ground, I naturally stepped inside as well.
Then I positioned myself across from him, as if facing off.
My Master looked down at me with his hands tucked into his sleeves.
‘Full of openings.’
I wasn’t even assuming the basic stance of a sword form.
Why was that?
It was exactly what I had seen in Mu-jon.
“Come now. You may even use the Icy Frost Blade.”
Normally, this would be something only a death-seeker would attempt.
However, my opponent was my Master.
I immediately activated the Five Elements Apocalypse.
The blade cut through the air at extreme speed, flying forward with tremendous force.
Everywhere my blade passed, even the leaves were severed.
Crack—
Now this sword should reach my Master’s solar plexus.
But in that instant.
Thud!
A powerful force began pressing down on my entire body.
A majestic pressure as if I were submerged in the deep sea!
All my forward momentum came to an abrupt halt, and I couldn’t move.
That wasn’t all. Not only did my speed decrease, but forward movement itself became impossible.
‘What is this? Even with void absorption, this shouldn’t be possible?’
My Master still stood with his arms folded in his sleeves, looking down at me.
It felt as if gravity had increased a hundredfold, pressing down upon me!
“Gasp! M-Master. What is this…?!”
“…Look, Hope.”
My Master was smiling.
With my newly acquired senses, I could finally perceive the unprecedented, colossal energy emanating from my Master.
I could feel it.
‘How can a human possess such power?!’
My Master spoke to his astonished disciple.
“Why do you look so shocked, Hope? This is the true Five Elements Divine Art.”
“Is such a thing possible?”
“Is the Five Elements not boundless and infinite?”
“You don’t mean that as a metaphor?”
“No. It is not a metaphor.”
“…How can this be?!”
Had this been real combat, I would already be dead.
Dead dozens, hundreds of times over.
What was even more terrifying was that my Master had not taken a single step, nor made a single movement.
“That’s right. Didn’t you say you had comprehended Heaven and Earth Boundless? This is Heaven and Earth Boundless.”
“Ugh!”
One of my legs finally gave way.
Abandoning my pride, I tried to support myself with my sword against the ground, but my body continued to be pressed down.
“Heaven and Earth Boundless means filling the world with the Five Elements.”
I recalled when Cheonma once dominated the entire air.
As a demon, she occupied space itself.
If a point is the pinnacle, a line is the transcendent pinnacle, and a surface is Hwagyeong, then…
‘Is Hyeongyeong occupying space itself!?’
Now that I thought about it, that was exactly it.
Even Eon Jeong-mu’s terrifying overwhelming force was like that, and Taha-pa’s strange trident—his entire qi became waves that swept away the space.
Though Cheonma and my Master didn’t attack enemies in such a manner, the space itself still fell into their grasp all the same.
A chill ran down my spine.
A shudder washed over me.
Truly, it was an incomprehensible realm.

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