Dokmaeuiseon - Chapter 49

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Chapter 49

 

 

“That’s it! There were indeed others involved!”

“Just figured it out? Just wait. Things will get interesting once the others start moving.”

“Hehe. Indeed. It will certainly get interesting. Ah. Come to think of it, before being a poison master, there’s the matter of trust…! That will be what holds them back.”

“Seems you finally caught on.”

“Why are you only telling me about this interesting development now?”

“I thought you’d figure it out without me having to say anything.”

“That’s an uncharacteristically high evaluation coming from the Branch Leader. Tsk.”

“Do you dislike it?”

“Not at all. Anyway… I understand now.”

 

The Branch Leader. She had mentioned a third force.

Whether things would unfold as she predicted remained to be seen.

But at least the Vice Branch Leader seemed to understand that her words were correct.

The dissatisfaction completely disappeared from his face.

 

“So we only need to worry about one thing while the others are moving.”

“What do you mean by worry?”

“Mun Il came to inform us that Geumho Guild is making their move.”

 

Curiosity arose on his previously discontented face.

Geumho Guild. Black Point. These were among the few places in Hangzhou that shared power with Hao Gate. It was only natural.

From here on, the Vice Branch Leader’s mind started working too.

The current situation had been quite exceptional from the start.

One stone thrown by Jung Myeong.

That it caused major ripples rather than small ones was quite unexpected.

 

“Ho. If Geumho Guild moves, Black Point will be quite troubled, won’t they?”

“That’s right. It’s a chance to rebalance the scales that tipped toward Black Point.”

“Balance! Exactly. That’s where opportunities are created.”

 

Hao Gate considered the balance to have been broken.

Black Point. Geumho Guild. Sea Horn.

Among the three balanced forces, Black Point had gained power.

As a result, they couldn’t obtain the profits they used to share equally.

The Branch Leader seemed intent on reestablishing that balance at this opportunity.

Vice Branch Leader Jeong Ho-jun understood this.

 

“Shouldn’t the Vice Branch Leader move again at this opportunity?”

“Hmm… Did you forget that I just returned from outside business not long ago?”

“So you’re trying not to move?”

“Damn it! I can’t be the only one left out of something this interesting.”

 

The problem was that he had to move to establish that balance.

He couldn’t be left out of this affair.

His lightness skill, as excellent as his martial power, was greatly needed to maintain the balance.

 

“I’ll follow your orders. Where should I start hitting?”

“Hitting?”

“??”

“Let’s go quickly and just provide information.”

“Ho…”

“Let them fight among themselves.”

“That would be even more interesting!”

“Right? Interesting, isn’t it?”

“Hehe. It’s definitely interesting.”

 

Hao Gate.

They temporarily withdrew based on their own calculations.

 

 

* * *

 

 

If there are those who withdraw, there are bound to be those who advance.

Jung Myeong was immediately moving forward.

The confrontation with the Donghwa Guild Leader.

Though he had arranged the most advantageous situation possible before moving.

For him, it was like a great challenge.

Since he had personally exchanged moves based on intuition, the meaning was even greater.

He could only confirm that the rewards came to him after all battles ended and various situations were resolved.

He set aside the numerous notifications.

 

[You have achieved victory against someone of a higher realm than yourself.]

[Great Achievement!]

[You have obtained the title: Great Victor.]

[All stats increase by 3.]

[Internal Energy increases by 10 at once.]

[You receive a Martial Art Grade Upgrade Ticket as a special reward.]

[You receive a Martial Arts Combination Ticket as a special reward.]

 

“I got another upgrade ticket. This makes it the second combination ticket. Good.”

 

Several level ups.

And the title that followed from the achievement.

Since it was quality growth rather than simple growth.

He could smile with satisfaction.

However, the real deal always remains at the end.

 

[Your realm increases slightly.]

[Your overall understanding of martial principles has increased.]

[Your understanding of the sword increases.]

[Your understanding of poison increases.]

[Your understanding of the profound principle ‘strength’ increases.]

[Your understanding of Martial Art: Hand Technique increases.]

 

Understanding of martial arts. Martial principles themselves poured into his mind as if being hammered in.

The commonly spoken harmony of mind, energy, and body.

Among these, the principles corresponding to the heart were thrown at him.

 

“Krghhh…!”

 

Unlike before, pain that was much harder to digest came upon him.

Understanding of principles.

Advancement in martial arts realm.

This was the price for instantly mastering them.

How could he refuse this?

Jung Myeong concentrated even more, afraid to miss even a single strand.

 

“Uuumm…”

 

The pain of growth.

Groans escaped from it.

If he missed even a single point!

He knew he would regret it for the rest of his life.

 

‘Huu… This is insane. But it’s good.’

 

All kinds of images floated in his mind.

The images became his own martial principles and mixed together.

How to wield the sword he thought he already knew.

How the principles of dominance that the Donghwa Guild Leader possessed were converted into principles of strength .

How it could be deployed through hand techniques was embedded in him.

The understanding and inspirations about martial arts he had roughly grasped after the duel were thoroughly dissected.

And mastered by him.

Thus, going further.

He came to realize one more thing.

 

‘This is it!’

 

Crack-

Among countless walls. The walls he had to reach in the future cracked and shattered.

He could see the wall of the next stage that wasn’t far off.

 

‘I know how to step into the transcendent level!’

 

Transcendent level!

A realm completely different from the peak level.

Not simply a difference of one stage, but the transcendent level is the first realm where an individual can materialize their own mental images.

The path to that realm was visible.

Indeed, hadn’t he directly experienced the strength of one who possessed the transcendent level?

Through the person called the Donghwa Guild Leader!

 

‘He was insane.’

 

The insane destructive power shown despite tremendous internal energy loss through the formation!

Even the regenerative recovery power that seemed to transcend humanity!

Though he had managed to tear off his left hand.

The regenerative power and technique prowess he showed afterward wasn’t something an ordinary human should possess.

All of that was possible because he was at the transcendent level.

Also, Jung Myeong knew better than anyone that this was the driving force that enabled his insane actions in the Hangzhou uprising.

That distant realm!

The transcendent level he thought he could never reach even with a lifetime of effort!

 

‘I can see that path. Hehehe.’

 

An unexpected gain.

Rapid progress.

 

‘At this rate, risking my life might not be so bad? Ah… is that a crazy thought.’

 

He unknowingly had such insane thoughts.

A single moment of intuition.

The gains he received were quite substantial as the price for wielding power befitting that intuition, so it wasn’t unreasonable.

It was a moment of great joy.

Thus, when he gathered his strength and stepped outside again.

 

“Huh…”

 

 

* * *

 

 

Jung Myeong, who thought he had been surprised enough.

He couldn’t help but be surprised again by the unexpected crowd.

 

‘There are many.’

 

Too many indeed.

The phrase “a sea of people” was perfectly fitting.

When he first demonstrated his abilities to treat Old Man Jang. Even then, this many people hadn’t gathered.

Old Man Jang was making his way through the sea of people, organizing them into lines.

Seeing Jung Myeong come out, he approached.

 

“What are all these people?”

“Patients, and there are also martial artists.”

“I understand patients coming… but what about the martial artists?”

“Well…”

 

Someone else answered instead of Old Man Jang.

A group of people.

They recognized Jung Myeong and shouted.

 

“There he is!”

“Poison Demon Physician!”

“Let’s spar…!”

 

 

* * *

 

 

‘What do they mean by wanting to spar?’

 

Jung Myeong found it difficult to understand the situation itself.

But he couldn’t just stand there doing nothing.

First, he organized the people. It took quite a while.

It was only possible after Song In, who came out late, and the martial artists who had been treating qi deviation stepped forward.

 

‘I barely managed to separate them.’

 

It took half an hour just to divide the patients and martial artists to either side.

Thus, they had reached a temporary lull.

But the immediate treatment was the problem.

 

‘Well now. The first thing I do with my enhanced internal energy is treatment.’

 

Jung Myeong wondered whether he should say he was born for hard work or born to be a physician, as he proceeded with the treatment.

Fortunately, during all this, the patients who had come with minor ailments withdrew on their own, so he was able to complete the treatment quickly.

The problem was the remaining martial artists.

 

‘These guys are crazy.’

 

How could Jung Myeong not understand the meaning of what they had said?

 

“So you’re all saying you came here to spar with me?”

“That’s right. Let’s have a match!”

“Well, we’ve waited this long for you! Let’s fight already!”

 

Their purpose was only one thing. Sparring.

All their eyes were filled with excitement as they suddenly clamored only for sparring.

How could Jung Myeong not recognize the greed contained within that?

 

‘They want to get something for free.’

 

Hadn’t Namgung Yeon herself said it?

That he had devoured the biggest thing of all. The monster called fame.

These were people who had rushed here to try to obtain that monster.

Their way of thinking and calculations themselves were definitely not those of normal people.

 

‘At least fifty percent of them probably came because I looked easy.’

 

Half of them probably came thinking I had won by some stroke of luck.

And the other half would have come after doing some calculations.

 

‘Since it hasn’t been long since my battle with the Donghwa Guild Leader ended, they probably thought I might have sustained internal injuries.’

 

This too, in other words, was because they thought I was easy prey.

Their goal was to somehow have a sparring match with him once.

If they lost, it would be breaking even, and if they won, they could gain the fame of having defeated someone who beat a transcendent master.

Their intentions were so transparently obvious that it was laughable.

 

“We waited for all the patients to leave.”

“That’s right. Now tell us how we’ll conduct this sparring.”

“Hmm. You’re not planning to run away, are you?”

 

Even these ridiculous people became a problem in their own way due to their numbers.

 

‘Hmm, what should I do?’

 

Jung Myeong, having understood the situation, pondered deeply.

He was definitely not pondering with the thought of sending them away nicely or handling the matter quietly.

 

‘Why should I send them away nicely when there’s nothing appealing about them?’

 

These were people who came to get something for free, to exploit his fame.

There was no law saying Jung Myeong couldn’t use them in return, was there?

He spent a long time pondering how to make use of them.

 

‘Ah… That would be good.’

 

Then he too came up with a plan.

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