Dokmaeuiseon - Chapter 5

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Chapter 5

 

 

Jung Myeong, having settled into his inn room, immediately put a new method into practice.

 

[Beginning Analysis.]

 

The subject of this test was none other than Analysis.

Analysis.

Currently an alchemist skill that accompanies the use of Pulse Reading.

Through this, Jung Myeong had multiplied his abilities as a physician several times over.

Properly understanding a patient’s illness.

The advantage this provided was tremendous.

 

‘It even shows blood vessels to the eye, so it’s not an exaggeration to call it fraudulent.’

 

Here he had an idea.

If it harmonized with physician techniques, why wouldn’t it harmonize with martial techniques?

What would happen if he used Analysis on martial arts as well?

 

[Selecting target for Analysis.]

 

Particularly the most fundamental and sensitive martial art.

Heart Method!

In other words, he decided to use Analysis on an Internal Energy Heart Method.

 

[Martial Art: Three Origin Poison Art selected as target for Analysis.]

[Analysis of Three Origin Poison Art fails!]

 

The result was unfortunately a failure.

 

“Hmm… Failure? This won’t be easy, I suppose.”

 

The result was an unforgiving failure.

There wasn’t even a notification that he had learned a portion of it.

It meant he had failed completely.

Considering that Analysis had shot up to level 3 through harmony with medical practice, this was a dismal level.

 

‘I thought the internal energy possessed by the Heart Method would be quite high and would help strengthen the Analysis Skill too. It seems I’m not at that level yet.’

 

Analyzing the Three Origin Poison Art with his current strength alone seemed far off.

However, Jung Myeong was not disappointed.

 

‘Because the answer is already within me.’

 

Jung Myeong had his own secret weapon.

A weapon that could see anything.

Namely, points.

There was nothing to hesitate about here.

He went in boldly.

 

“I invest 7 points into Analysis.”

 

[Investing 7 points into Skill: Analysis.]

[Skill: Analysis reaches level 10.]

[Skill: Analysis advances one tier!]

 

“Good!”

 

Analysis level 10.

From the so-called 10-unit mark, the level becomes different from before.

Any skill gains deeper abilities.

 

“Analyze Three Origin Poison Art.”

 

With his skill now one level stronger, he immediately began the analysis.

 

[Analysis of Martial Art: Three Origin Poison Art succeeds!]

 

As expected. It succeeded.

Now, how would the analysis proceed?

Show me the hidden depths you’ve been concealing.

 

[The mysteries of Three Origin Poison Art permeate through you.]

 

The mysteries of Three Origin Poison Art penetrated into Jung Myeong’s mind, filled with anticipation.

 

The three origins of Heaven, Earth, and Man are the primordial unity. The primordial unity is poison, and the world. Generally speaking, this primordial unity is…

 

The verses of Three Origin Poison Art he had known until now.

According to his master, it was originally a supreme martial art that was the pinnacle of the martial world.

However, it was the Three Origin Poison Art that had fallen to third-rate due to improper transmission.

Now the Three Origin Poison Art could be found scattered about in any bookstore.

This completely penetrated into his mind.

 

‘It’s being gained like enlightenment? It feels like understanding isn’t being planted, but realization is being embedded.’

 

At that moment, the formulas he knew appeared different from before.

The understanding, concepts, and principles of the one who created the martial art.

These all gathered together to form the three origins.

Since poison was used to unravel this, it was called poison art.

Thus was created the Three Origin Poison Art.

Originally, one who struggled desperately to contain the primordial unity called the world, starting from poison.

A martial art containing those footsteps.

That was precisely the Three Origin Poison Art!

 

‘How grand. However, I understand from what mysteries such things were spoken.’

 

The mysteries contained within were analyzed in detail and penetrated into him.

Scattered word by word.

Sometimes it would break down, making him chew over the meaning.

As it reassembled, it left traces of enlightenment.

 

“Huu…”

 

Thus, the culmination of enlightenment obtained lodged itself in his head.

The effects were immediately apparent.

 

[The achievement of Three Origin Poison Art deepens further.]

[The realm of Three Origin Poison Art reaches the sixth level.]

[Internal energy circulates on its own.]

 

Crack- Creak-

The internal energy of Three Origin Poison Art that had been dormant in his dantian surged forth.

Internal energy shooting up from the dantian.

Zhongji. Guanyuan. Qihai.

It passed through three acupoints without stopping.

Kuuung- Kuung.

Finally, it struck the Juque acupoint near his solar plexus.

The Juque acupoint that had been like a thick fortress wall, absolutely impenetrable.

A Small Circulation that wasn’t even properly formed.

An acupoint that hadn’t allowed him access to its inner depths, as if telling him to be satisfied with just that.

The internal energy relentlessly pounded that place he thought he might only glimpse when he turned thirty.

The tireless pounding led to tempering.

 

Riiip-!

Only Jung Myeong could hear the sound of something tearing.

 

It wasn’t an illusion.

 

[Great Circulation successful.]

[The purity of internal energy deepens further.]

[Internal energy has increased!]

[Internal energy reaches 15 years.]

 

Internal energy filled up in an instant.

The surging internal energy headed straight back to the dantian!

Ssssssh-

The moment it reached the dantian, it surged and spread throughout his entire body.

The tremendous sense of achievement and ecstasy he felt from it!

 

“…Excellent!”

 

Right now, at this moment.

Jung Myeong had succeeded in taking another step forward.

 

 

* * *

 

 

He had gained enlightenment.

He had succeeded in reaching Great Circulation beyond Small Circulation.

The depth of martial arts that came with this!

A smile bloomed on his face at this deepening.

 

“Huhuhuh.”

 

He had gained unexpected great progress.

How could it not be so.

He had been learning martial arts for a long time without a master.

Wandering alone with no family or connections, he couldn’t even get proper opportunities to learn martial arts.

He had almost no time allowed to him.

In the midst of this, accumulating internal energy daily to gain even 6 years’ worth was miraculous.

Such a person had gained 4 more years through Awakening, and another 3 years through enlightenment.

He had succeeded in one breath at something that would have taken 7 more years.

All the long time that had passed.

Thinking that he had been picturing this moment.

 

“Huhuhuhuh. Huhuh…”

 

Laughing alone like this was by no means a strange thing.

 

“Did I succeed with just one theory? Hehe.”

 

His smile gradually deepened.

It seemed as if madness might gradually be mixed into it.

But who would stop him when he was alone.

Just as his excitement seemed like it would continue all night long.

 

“Ex, excuse me!”

“Huhuhuh… Hmm…?”

 

A new presence was felt from outside.

A voice calling for him was heard.

 

‘Who is it?’

 

Jung Myeong quickly gauged the time.

It was already the Hour of the Rat (11 PM to 1 AM).

It was time when ordinary people would have long since fallen asleep for the early morning, and even the drunkards at the inn would gradually disperse, making it quiet.

Yet the voice that could be heard.

It was full of energy as if it were daytime.

 

‘That’s strange?’

 

Jung Myeong felt puzzled.

At the same time, he gripped the short blade in his chest so he could draw it immediately.

 

‘What could happen at an inn…’

 

You never know what might happen.

The experience of a wandering physician tells him so.

There’s nothing wrong with being careful.

He hid his tension and asked.

 

“Who is it?”

“Could you open the door for a moment? We met before, didn’t we? It’s Han Mo.”

“Han Mo…? Ah! You’re that person from back then!”

“You remember me! Just for a moment. Just a moment!”

 

Fortunately, it was a voice he recognized.

The one who called himself Han Mo. He had seen him once before.

It wasn’t anything special. He had seen him when paying territory fees to maintain his wandering physician act.

 

‘He said he was from Ilwol Gate, right?’

 

Ilwol Gate.

It wasn’t as grand a place as its name suggested.

One of the sects that had established their base in the Western Market of Hangzhou. It was a small sect that occupied just one corner of the market entrance, not even the entire market.

He had paid money there to maintain his wandering physician act.

In other words, territory fees.

This was the typical scale of sects that wandering physicians usually encountered.

 

‘Did he come because of the next territory fee? It is about time. But still… at this evening hour?’

 

In the martial world, those you know are often more frightening.

Jung Myeong became even more tense.

To put it nicely, they were territory fees.

Usually, collecting territory fees in this manner was something only thugs did.

The quality of those who made this their profession was rarely good.

Considering the special nature of this place being Hangzhou, a city of pleasure, it was right to be even more careful.

 

“Please wait just a moment.”

 

Drawing up his internal energy, he opened the door.

Click-

As he opened the closed door.

He saw a tall figure of eight feet with a build to match looking down at him.

It was the owner of the voice, the one called Han Mo.

Behind him with his large build were as many as three other large figures.

 

‘There are several of them? As I thought, they wouldn’t come this late in the evening just to collect territory fees!’

 

It was too many people to have come just to collect territory fees.

His tension grew even greater.

 

‘Did they come thinking I made a lot of money? With all the rumors spreading around the market floor, it would be understandable for them to misunderstand. Hmm… what should I do.’

 

Should he draw his dagger right now?

Drawing a sword first was something only novices did.

But considering their numbers, striking first might be better.

They might just be third-rate, one could say.

But from what he could see, they were slightly above thug level.

Among them, the one called Han Mo seemed close to second-rate.

 

‘Hmm…’

 

In the past, Jeon would have decided immediately.

Either submit or strike first.

But for some reason.

Now he felt differently.

 

‘This seems doable?’

 

Now that he had raised the Three Origin Poison Art to the sixth level.

Plus there were other methods he had prepared over the past few days.

If he mobilized all of that?

He felt like he could win without much damage.

Thinking he could win gave him great relief.

But that didn’t mean he could completely let his guard down.

 

‘Winning isn’t the problem. The real problem is what comes after.’

 

Ilwol Gate behind these people.

That was the problem.

From what he heard, it was a place with a peak master as sect leader. One of the sects that wielded considerable influence even in Hangzhou, which had no major sects.

Facing that entire organization would still be too much.

 

‘The entire sect would be difficult. But still…’

 

He couldn’t appear weak either.

These types clearly followed the law of the strong dominating the weak.

If he appeared weak, he’d be pushed around.

So Jung Myeong pondered and decided.

 

‘I need to show them a move and subdue them.’

 

Just as Jung Myeong was thinking this and about to draw his dagger.

Thud. Thump.

A loud sound rang out.

 

“Huh?!”

 

The source of the loud noise was surprising.

The loud sound was from Han Mo and the other large figures dropping to their knees!

As Jung Myeong was surprised by this.

 

“Please help us!”

“Please help us!”

“Please!”

 

Han Mo, who had stepped forward as their representative, was crying out desperately.

Jung Myeong had thought a battle was about to break out.

But suddenly they were asking for help?

The tension he had been trying not to feel seemed to drain away all at once.

 

‘What kind of situation is this?’

 

At the same time, Jung Myeong felt curiosity washing over him.

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