Dokmaeuiseon - Chapter 171

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Chapter 171

To develop her eyes, he was creating new elixirs.

“But you seem like you want to rest?”

“This is resting for me.”

Though Jung Myeong asked with a reproachful tone, Ju In-hye didn’t back down.

Instead, she stuck close to Jung Myeong’s side, gazing at the blazing furnace with curious eyes.

“Oh my. From now on, I won’t listen even if you say it’s difficult.”

“Pfft. You’ve never listened to me anyway, have you? You’ve always just said we need more elixirs.”

“Ahem…”

In the end, it was Jung Myeong who lost to her counter-reproach.

“Anyway, I gain quite a lot by seeing with these eyes and hearing with my ears.”

“That’s good, but will you be alright?”

“With what?”

“Using your divine power frequently.”

“Ah…!”

“If it strains your body even a little…”

“Then Physician will save me, right?”

“I’ll do my best.”

“Then that’s fine.”

“Whew. I can’t win against you. I just can’t.”

At Jung Myeong’s hollow laugh, she only smiled sweetly while pointing to her own eyes.

After all, she was someone who possessed divine power.

She wasn’t simply trying to learn techniques.

‘She’s trying to read my energy.’

He could see her intention to read the very ‘energy’ of the alchemy Jung Myeong performed.

And her thought to further strengthen and develop her divine power through that.

‘She’s persistent in a different way from Ju Tae-gong.’

Jung Myeong shook his head as if he couldn’t stop her, but inwardly he didn’t dislike her observation.

“Fine. Then open your eyes wide and watch. This time will be different from usual.”

* * *

Leaving her expectant, Jung Myeong stood before the massive central furnace.

‘While opening Miss Ju’s eyes, I need to make something that can increase our strength.’

He needed something real for Song In and Gal Tae-gyeong, who would become the core strength of the Medical Clinic, and for those who would grow in the future.

Additionally, elixirs for the peak and pinnacle experts who trusted him and joined.

Ultimately, his alchemy this time was for killing two birds with one stone.

To open Ju In-hye’s eyes through alchemy.

And as a means to strengthen their forces with the completed results.

‘So the existing True Origin Pills aren’t enough either. In the end, just enhancing existing elixirs won’t be sufficient.’

The preparations for that means were thorough.

Clank. Clank.

He took out the materials he had prepared.

“Wow… Now I understand why Manager Jang secured this empty alchemy room so thoroughly.”

“Haha. It’s thanks to these things.”

Hundred-year ginseng, leaves of ten-thousand-year snow lotus, rare poisonous herbs obtained from the recent Jusan Archipelago expedition.

In addition to these, precious materials obtained through Baekyang Trading Post.

On the surface, they appeared to be mutually incompatible materials.

But for the current Jung Myeong, this wasn’t a problem.

‘Shall I begin?’

[Using Alchemist Skill: Enhancement.]

[Drawing out the properties of materials to their limits.]

Whoosh!

As Jung Myeong’s touch reached them, the medicinal materials each emitted light and floated into the air.

“Wow!”

Ju In-hye’s eyes widened at the sight.

In her eyes imbued with divine power, she could clearly see the process of energy extending from Jung Myeong’s hands burning away impurities from the medicinal materials and leaving only pure essence.

‘That’s different from the alchemy I do. Is it really the same divine power?’

For her, there was much to gain just from watching.

At the same time, questions bloomed in her mind.

It felt like a completely different kind of power from her own.

Regardless of her questions, Jung Myeong didn’t stop.

Whoooosh-!

He put the extracted essences into the furnace and infused his internal energy.

[Using Alchemy: Ascension.]

[Jeonjin School’s secret technique is applied.]

He harmonized Jeonjin’s alchemy with the power of the system he possessed.

At the same time, he sought to meld the countless inspirations he had gained so far.

‘It might be interesting to mix the power coming from the three origins. Or adding the depth of the alchemy method that Jeonjin speaks of.’

Along with his inspirations, the medicinal materials in the furnace began fusing together intensely.

At the same time, the essence of the power contained in the materials was also strengthened through fusion.

However, Jung Myeong was not satisfied.

He decided to take one more step forward from here.

‘I’ll break through once more here.’

The liquid medicine whose energy had greatly grown through fusion.

He intentionally created a gap within it.

And through that gap, he forcibly crammed in his super peak level internal energy.

It was a dangerous attempt that could cause the fusion to fail and explode if done carelessly!

However, Jung Myeong was precisely observing that critical point through his Analysis Skill.

[Combination Skill is activated.]

[Internal energy explosively amplifies the medicine’s efficacy.]

Wooooong!

The furnace containing the liquid medicine vibrated violently.

“….”

Ju In-hye unconsciously gripped Jung Myeong’s clothes tightly.

That was the moment.

Puhwaaaaak-!

The furnace lid opened and a brilliant golden pillar shot up as if to pierce through the ceiling.

[Congratulations!]

[A new spirit medicine that transcends existing spirit medicines has been born.]

Where the light had faded.

There existed liquid medicine that had solidified like paste.

* * *

“This is….”

Ju In-hye muttered in a daze.

Jung Myeong left her and collected the liquid medicine.

Making the solidified liquid medicine into pill form was quick work.

He wrapped it in gold foil and contained it while saying.

“Cheonwondan. Since it contains heaven’s supreme energy, I shall call it that.”

Jung Myeong wiped his sweat and smiled with satisfaction.

A spirit medicine that ignores withdrawal phenomena and immediately builds up more than ten years of pure internal energy upon consumption.

Literally so.

If this were utilized well.

It could even become the catalyst for the bone transformation that Jung Myeong had recently experienced.

‘Perhaps it might become even more than that.’

Ju Ma-ji-sal, who had died in the Jusan Archipelago.

If he saw this, he might go mad with joy claiming he had found traces of the immortality he sought – such was the magnificent spirit medicine created.

How could Ju In-hye not sense this?

“How was it? Was it worth watching?”

When Jung Myeong asked, Ju In-hye nodded as if entranced.

Even at this moment, her eyes continued to read the surroundings.

The energy contained in the Cheonwondan and the influence emanating from it.

Through this, the divine power in her body was gradually being activated!

She had encountered such fortune that there would be nothing to say even if called a divine opportunity.

Thus, as her vision broadened at the end of this opportunity.

There was something she could see more deeply.

It was Jung Myeong right before her eyes.

“…Physician, you really are a monster.”

The more one knew, the more one could see. For her, Jung Myeong before her eyes was such, and therefore there was no other way to evaluate him than calling him a monster.

“I’ll take this as a compliment too. Haha.”

Jung Myeong simply accepted it with a laugh.

Jung Myeong smiled as he put away the Cheonwondan.

‘With this, Jeongjin Medical Clinic can make another leap forward.’

This was the moment he obtained a new weapon.

* * *

At the same time, on Hangzhou’s dark night streets.

Whiiiiing.

In the middle of an alley where a desolate wind was blowing.

Shadows of bizarre shapes flickered.

Seeing them, Gyeom Gwang-ja mocked the owners of the shadows.

“You rat bastards, how well you crawl in.”

“….”

Even as Gyeom Gwang-ja’s voice lowered menacingly, there was no response.

This made his anger grow even more.

Swish swish- Swish-

Instead, the opponents seemed to desire him as they circled around him while using stealth techniques.

“Interesting.”

He gave up on dealing with those who wouldn’t answer, and instead drew out his treasured weapon.

Huuuung-

A massive ash-colored halberd was held in his hand.

Gooooo-

At that moment, his usual playful demeanor vanished without a trace.

Instead, the killing intent he emanated made the surrounding air freeze cold.

Was that the signal?

Whoosh—!

Three masked men who had been melding with the darkness swiftly launched their bodies toward him.

It was a coordinated attack without hesitation.

Though all three rushed at once, their movement was like a single body. It was organic.

Their presence was faint, but it couldn’t deceive On Yang-ja’s senses.

Crash—!

He swung his halberd to block their combined attack.

Even then, his mouth didn’t rest.

“Just where did you crawl out from? Is that coward from the Golden Tiger Gang secretly making moves?”

“….”

While his mouth didn’t rest, neither did his Ki Sensing.

He threw questions and heard answers.

“Hmm. No, that’s not it. Then is it Hao Gate?”

“….”

Even silence was an answer to him.

Through it, he discerned affirmation and denial.

“Ah. That’s not it either. Then this means it’s not from within Hangzhou?”

“…!”

“As expected! You’re bastards from outside!”

“!!!!”

“Hehe. Already making moves? How interesting indeed.”

Was it because he had achieved results?

Gyeom Gwang-ja grinned wickedly.

A mischievous smile.

However, the results he showed afterward were not something a mere troublemaker could produce.

Whooom—!

When he lightly flicked his wrist, the massive halberd sliced through the air like it was dancing.

It seemed like a simple swing, but it wasn’t.

Its trajectory was Gi Gi Myo Myo, boring through the enemies’ Combined Formation.

Clang! Crack!

The sword of the masked man in the lead broke in half, and his shoulder was deeply cut.

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