Dokmaeuiseon - Chapter 68

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Chapter 68

 

 

‘Where is this…’

 

Seol Mae-geom opened her eyes. In her confused state of mind, she moved her hand.

It was to find the sword that should have been at her waist.

 

‘It’s not there?’

 

However, it was empty.

 

“Are you looking for this?”

 

Then a voice was heard. Seol Mae-geom turned her head and her eyes widened greatly.

 

“!!!!”

 

This person. He was the one who had been caught in her vision at the end.

 

‘Back then I lost consciousness and…’

 

Now that I’ve opened my eyes again, I can see him.

Whatever was going to happen would have happened long ago…

Fortunately, her worries didn’t last long.

 

“I temporarily removed it for treatment. Please take your sword first.”

 

Clank—

Jung Myeong immediately handed the sword to her.

 

“…Th, thank you.”

 

She received it with awkward hands, but didn’t forget to express her gratitude.

Even though she had briefly lost consciousness after a long chase, this was the behavior shown because her nature was good.

If she had been even slightly fierce, she would have assumed a stance as soon as she grabbed the sword, claiming to assess the situation.

After all, martial artists are those who prefer to resolve matters through martial arts rather than dialogue.

However, at the words that followed, she had no choice but to grasp the sword handle.

 

“You inherited the True Transmission of Jeon Jin, didn’t you?”

“…”

 

Words that should never be heard.

That’s why she heard them.

 

 

* * *

 

 

For a moment, she had been mistaken.

That this place was the Secret Place.

 

‘The energy that should be felt in the Secret Place was felt here.’

 

However, no matter how she looked at it, this place was not the Secret Place.

It was a huge mistake.

She only realized this after arriving here.

But there was no time for regret.

The sword wounds and internal injuries that felt like her body was being torn apart. She had lost consciousness due to the released tension.

And regaining consciousness is right now.

At this very moment, to hear the word Jeon Jin.

This was ultimately one of two things.

 

‘Either this person attacked the Secret Place and brought something with the Secret Place’s energy. Or this person inherited a True Transmission of Jeon Jin that I don’t know about.’

 

She thought of the former.

This person attacked the Secret Place.

He’s an enemy!

So she had to draw her sword right now and subdue him.

Just as she was about to draw her sword.

At the words that followed again, she found it difficult to regain her composure once more.

 

“Would you believe me if I said I also inherited the True Transmission of Jeon Jin?”

“Pardon?”

 

 

* * *

 

 

Knowing that she was a swordsman of Jeon Jin was already a strange matter.

Seol Mae-geom was known to be in the Orthodox Martial World and was supposed to have learned from the outstanding swordsman called the Snow Mountain Swordsman.

Her master, the Snow Mountain Swordsman, was actually a disciple of the Quanzhen Sect.

In any case, her external connection to Jeon Jin was never known.

However, upon seeing her, he asked if she had inherited the True Transmission.

And then he suddenly said he had also inherited the True Transmission of Jeon Jin.

 

‘What exactly is this person?’

 

It was natural for her to feel confused.

 

“You probably don’t believe what I’m saying?”

“…That’s a natural thing to say. The energy I feel has no connection to Jeon… no, to me at all.”

“That would be the case with energy.”

“Pardon?”

 

Jung Myeong was playing with her emotions.

 

“If it’s not proven through energy, then this can only be false…”

“There are other methods besides energy. Something that could serve as evidence.”

“Evidence, you say?”

“Yes. Evidence. You’ll understand when you see it. Will you follow me?”

“….”

 

Seol Mae-geom suddenly felt like she was being dragged around here and there.

But it was also difficult to refuse.

It would be ridiculous to refuse when someone openly said they would prove it.

 

‘I have to go see.’

 

Setting aside other matters, she had to see this.

 

“I understand. Let me just compose myself for a moment….”

 

With that, she steeled herself.

She resolved to endure it even if her wounds reopened.

 

“There’s no need to compose yourself. You should be fine getting up right away.”

“For that, my wounds are… huh?”

 

But she felt no pain at all.

She was so surprised by the situation that she noticed it belatedly.

 

‘My body is fine? Why?’

 

She belatedly realized that her physical condition had improved.

While it couldn’t be called perfect, it was at a level where movement was possible.

 

‘What kind of nonsensical thing is this?’

 

One of the characteristics of Jeon Jin Martial Arts was being specialized for survival.

But this was something that went beyond the power that martial arts possessed.

 

“Didn’t I say I could do it? Now, let’s go.”

“Did you… treat me, young master?”

“I may not look it, but I’m a physician.”

“…A physician. Though late, I’m grateful for receiving the grace of saving my life.”

“Don’t mention it.”

 

Even while speaking of gratitude, her mind was filled with curiosity.

Even an ordinary physician would have found this difficult.

She was curious about how he had accomplished it.

To learn even a little about that.

 

“Shall we go take a look?”

“Yes.”

 

It would be right to follow behind him.

Seol Mae-geom carefully followed behind Jung Myeong.

 

 

* * *

 

 

The Alchemy Room they arrived at.

 

“Wow….”

 

Upon reaching it, she couldn’t help but be completely amazed.

The proper equipment of the Alchemy Room was surprising, but what was important was what was inside it.

Jeon Jin Alchemy was alive and breathing inside.

 

“Young master, you’ve inherited Jeon Jin Alchemy?”

“That’s correct.”

 

She couldn’t help but be amazed by this.

Jeon Jin Alchemy.

This was something that had been completely lost.

Countless people had tried to restore it again, but the answer was failure.

 

‘It wasn’t a problem with the difficulty of alchemy. It required a special cultivation method.’

 

Cultivation method. In other words, the Heart Method was the problem.

Without learning the special Heart Method for alchemy, Jeon Jin Alchemy was not permitted.

In fact, recovering this Heart Method was also a distant task.

 

‘How did he find it? It must have been lost for a long time even within Jeon Jin.’

 

Early Jeon Jin had developed alchemy to a level comparable to formations.

But later, for some reason, they rejected alchemy more than anyone else, which led to its loss.

Because alchemy was lost even before Jeon Jin fell, restoring alchemy was an impossible dream.

So she couldn’t help but be amazed.

 

“How?”

“I learned it by reading books.”

 

When she asked, an unbelievable answer came back.

 

“Excuse me? Books?”

“As I said, I learned it by reading books. Aren’t medical texts originally transmitted that way too? I made it similarly to that.”

“….”

 

He learned it by reading books.

What kind of nonsensical talk was that?

She already knew that Quanzhen Sect cultivation manuals and such were circulating in the market.

In fact, even those were half garbage.

Half of them didn’t contain alchemy methods, making them difficult to practice, so other people didn’t even touch them.

He accomplished this just by reading books?

 

‘Is he lying to me? But it doesn’t seem like it at all?’

 

However, those eyes were pointing to the truth, so she couldn’t help but be struck speechless with shock.

 

‘I need to find out more about this.’

 

Perhaps here lay the answer to reviving Jeon Jin again.

This might be more urgent than anything else!

 

“Could I… hear more details about this?”

“As I mentioned, it’s from reading books. How could I elaborate on that?”

 

At this, she shamelessly made a request.

 

“Then if it’s alright with you, could I perhaps watch you perform alchemy for a moment?”

“Well, I suppose I could show you that much.”

 

Fortunately, Jung Myeong, who had demonstrated such alchemy several times before, readily agreed to her request.

 

 

* * *

 

 

[You complete the True Origin Pill.]

[Experience points increase.]

 

The completion happened in an instant. Seol Mae-geom watched without blinking an eye.

Thus, she had no choice but to completely surrender to the truth.

 

“You truly have inherited Jeon Jin’s True Transmission.”

“As you can see.”

 

That he had completely succeeded in inheriting Jeon Jin’s True Transmission.

On the surface, it seemed like Jung Myeong was simply showing off with ease.

But this time, he too unexpectedly gained something.

 

“But… may I ask more questions?”

“Having come this far, what could you not ask? Please, go ahead.”

“What exactly is that power?”

“Power, you mean…”

“The power you showed when performing alchemy. Is it divine power?”

“…Well, it’s something like that.”

“Hmm…”

 

It started with a small question.

 

‘Is this about divine power again?’

 

That he used divine power was something all those in the know were aware of.

Since there was nothing to hide, he answered easily.

 

‘Hmm? Why is she acting like that?’

 

Her beautiful brows furrowed deeply.

 

‘So divine power was the answer after all?’

 

Beyond learning that he had inherited the True Transmission, it was because she had witnessed divine power.

 

“Did you learn this knowing that the early Jeon Jin alchemists used divine power?”

“Oh! Is that so?”

“…You didn’t know.”

“I learned from books, so I wasn’t aware.”

“Actually, as is well known, divine power isn’t omnipotent, as you probably know.”

“That’s right.”

“Yes. It’s mainly limited to just one thing. Like if you have Heavenly Sight, your eyes become specialized, or if you have Prophecy Sight, you become specialized in prophecy.”

“I’m aware of that. And the price is one’s lifespan.”

 

For Jung Myeong, lifespan wasn’t a price at all.

But there was no need to reveal that much.

Since it wasn’t bad to let her misunderstand, he spoke first.

She accepted this and said:

 

“Yes. Wanting to extend such a lifespan is perhaps a natural instinct, isn’t it?”

“That’s right. Instinct.”

“Yes. All living beings are destined to pursue life. What about those who even possessed special divine powers? Wouldn’t they have desired it more than anyone? A long life?”

“…Ah.”

“Getting involved in alchemy was a natural progression.”

“I understand.”

 

So that’s how alchemy came to be.

Other sects aside, at least Jeon Jin seemed to have been created by those who possessed divine power.

 

‘No wonder alchemy was so compatible with me. I never thought of this.’

 

Jung Myeong had learned a fact he didn’t know before.

This was more valuable information than expected.

If he mastered Jeon Jin alchemy well, he might find clues to better utilize his system-based abilities.

Actually, it didn’t matter if it wasn’t related to ability utilization.

Anyway, if he continued to ponder using something so compatible, he would surely gain something.

 

‘This is an unexpected achievement, isn’t it?’

 

For him, considering he had only demonstrated alchemy once, he had obtained quite satisfactory information.

Just when he thought this would be the end.

 

“But such divine power isn’t something everyone possesses, right?”

“Yes. It’s not called divine power for nothing.”

“Exactly. But human greed is such that when you can’t have something, it becomes more painful, doesn’t it?”

“Don’t tell me…”

“What you’re thinking is correct. Jeon Jin’s alchemists sought their own methods to obtain divine power. And they achieved results. No, to be precise, they used to achieve results.”

“A method to obtain divine power. You do realize that sounds… absurd, don’t you?”

“Don’t you know, Young Master? Sometimes truly impossible things really do happen. There’s something passed down as a kind of Mind Art. It was a method of using Internal Energy like Divine Power.”

“Huh….”

“And….”

“Hmm?”

 

She brought out something he had never even thought of.

 

“I happen to have something related to that.”

 

This time it was his turn to be surprised, not hers.

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