I Possessed a Cultivator Destined to Die at the Hands of the Protagonist - Chapter 27

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27.
“What method are you talking about?”
“You feed the elixir to Hwang Yu-ha, and I’ll use my spiritual power to absorb it once, filter it, and then slowly infuse it into her body. What do you think?”
The reason a criminal’s body couldn’t withstand the elixir was because an enormous surge of spiritual energy would flood in all at once, far more than it could handle.
If I slowed the pace to what her body could endure and controlled the amount, it should be possible.
“It’s not a bad method, but who knows how many hours it might take? You’re saying you’ll maintain that state the entire time?”
“Hey, the one thing I can boast about is having plenty of spiritual power, you know?”
“You have the quantity, but your control is a mess.”
“A mess? I’m just a bit clumsy, that’s all! I have no intention of playing games with someone’s life.”
Even if he was clumsy, it was only because Eun Hui-gyeom was exceptionally meticulous.
He was more than capable of regulating the absorption of spiritual energy within the body to prevent excess.
‘Besides, I can’t stay clumsy forever.’
If I were to learn other cultivation methods in the future, it could become a problem.
“If worse comes to worst, the two of them can help.”
“They can’t get involved.”
“Who said they should get involved? I just meant they could offer some advice.”
“Wouldn’t it be better if Detective Kang did it instead?”
“I’m not confident about it.”
Kang Jin-heon was skilled at manipulating spiritual power with precision, but because of the unique cultivation method he’d learned, his spiritual power itself tended to be inconsistent.
It meant the difficulty was high in a different way compared to Yoo Yeon-seo, whose baseline output was always at maximum.
“Then maybe I should just do it….”
“Someone needs to keep monitoring Hwang Yu-ha’s condition the whole time, doesn’t she?”
Among us, Eun Hui-gyeom had the most superior medical knowledge.
Even if it succeeded, it was right for me to do it in case something went wrong.
“You’ve left me with nothing to argue against. Really. Fine. Then give me your hand.”
“My hand? Why my hand all of a sudden?”
“I’m going to channel my energy into you. It should serve as a guide.”
“Oh!”
“Don’t just admire it.”
Eun Hui-gyeom grabbed my wrist with a sharp motion.
With his other hand, he formed a seal, and a spiritual talisman infused with blue light materialized above his palm.
As the edge of the talisman burned, Eun Hui-gyeom’s energy flowed through my hand and into me.
A cool sensation spread throughout my entire body, radiating from my wrist.
My body temperature seemed to drop slightly.
“This should be enough.”
“You’re much colder than I thought.”
I already knew that Eun Hui-gyeom’s spiritual power had a strong water attribute.
But experiencing it firsthand, it was far colder than expected.
It wasn’t to the point of being uncomfortable—more refreshing, if anything.
Eun Hui-gyeom himself, the one responsible, just shrugged one shoulder, saying he didn’t quite understand the difference.
As I drew up my spiritual power, I felt two distinct energies moving within my body.
I interlaced my fingers and raised my arms out to either side.
Responding to my power, the hem of what had appeared to be ordinary clothing became transparent and shimmered, faintly revealing its true form.
The spiritual power flowing from my body enveloped the entire room.
“I’m ready.”
“Understood. After I administer the medicine, slowly envelop the body with your spiritual power. Think of it as gradually infusing the energy.”
However, the speed must be neither too fast nor too slow—you must channel the medicinal energy at a consistent pace and interval.
“If the speed becomes too slow or too fast, I’ll let you know.”
“Got it.”
A soft sound escaped.
Eun Hui-gyeom poured the medicinal pill mixed with the elixir into Hwang Yu-ha’s mouth.
Even as she coughed, Hwang Yu-ha slowly swallowed the medicine.
“Now.”
At Eun Hui-gyeom’s signal, I gathered the scattered spiritual power together.
A blue light slowly enveloped Hwang Yu-ha’s body.
The spectral energy that had begun seeping into Hwang Yu-ha’s body was blocked by my spiritual power and pushed back out.
“Focus. My sister tends to be impatient, so just go at the pace she would consider slowest.”
What do you mean she’s impatient?
I wanted to protest, but I judged this wasn’t the time and refocused instead.
A soft sound continued.
‘Calm down.’
This power was mine to command.
It was strange that I couldn’t move it according to my will and intention.
With that thought, as I concentrated on each thread of spiritual power, something remarkable happened.
The bundled strands of spiritual power began to unfold delicately, like individual threads.
Concentrating further, I found I could now control each and every one of those threads individually.
Eun Hui-gyeom’s power, a deeper blue than my own energy, precisely illuminated the path I needed to follow.
My spiritual power wrapped around the energy flowing from the medicinal pill, and when I released it, it flowed into Hwang Yu-ha’s body very slowly.
“It appears to be working.”
Eun Hui-gyeom answered after observing Hwang Yu-ha’s condition, but I, lost in concentration, wasn’t listening.
“Sister?”
“She seems fine. Leave her be.”
Eun Hui-gyeom, who had been about to touch me, lowered his hand at Kang Jin-heon’s restraint.
Absorbed in concentration, I appeared to hear neither the gazes nor the words of those around me.
Yet the output of my spiritual power remained remarkably stable, so there was no need for further comment.
“When she does it, she does it well.”
Eun Hui-gyeom murmured quietly, observing me.
Yeon-seo had a screw loose sometimes, yet whenever she claimed something couldn’t be done, she executed it flawlessly.
Just yesterday everything was a mess, but with even a small trigger or moment of insight, she would pull off perfection—that was the terrifying aspect of Yeon-seo.
Though she herself seemed unaware of it.
“…Sister. Sister!”
“Huh? Ah. Yes?”
“You can stop now.”
“Really? What about the remaining energy from the elixir?”
“There’s not much left, so wouldn’t it be fine if you absorbed it, Sister? It’s not a particularly good elixir anyway.”
Eun Hui-gyeom had mentioned it was a practice elixir he’d gathered materials for in small quantities.
I absorbed all the remaining elixir energy and completely withdrew my spiritual force.
My mind snapped into focus, and my narrowed vision suddenly expanded.
“Ugh.”
At the same time, dizziness washed over me and the world spun.
More than the consumption of spiritual force itself, the mental exhaustion from precisely manipulating that force for such an extended period was far more draining.
“Are you alright?”
Tap.
Kang Jin-heon, who had been standing behind me, placed a hand on my shoulder and caught my faltering body.
“Yeah. Thanks.”
“You were at it for five hours.”
“What? Five hours?”
Five hours meant a full ten hours.
Startled, I turned my head only to find the sky that had been bright was now pitch black.
“When did so much time pass?”
I thought only about half an hour had gone by.
“That just means you were that focused. You did well.”
“Yeah, thanks….”
Just as I was about to respond, I felt a sharp gaze from behind and turned my head.
Eun Hui-gyeom, with a clearly sullen expression, was staring at me with a pouty face.
“What? Why are you like that?”
“No reason?”
“….”
“Detective Kang just stood there watching and did nothing, and I’m the one who helped by transferring spiritual force to you, yet I’m being treated like cold rice, so I’m not upset or anything?”
Anyone could see he was upset.
“I get it, I get it. Thanks. I really appreciated your help.”
“Ugh! I’m not upset! Don’t mess up my hair!”
I affectionately ruffled Eun Hui-gyeom’s hair like he was a puppy.
He had a rather endearing side to him, I had to admit.
“By the way, how is Hwang Yu-ha doing?”
“She’s stable. The petrification symptoms have completely resolved. However, since we can’t determine where the relapse originated, it would be best for her to recuperate at home for a while.”
“I see.”
Kang Jin-heon informed Hwang Dae-geun, who was waiting in the hallway, of Hwang Yu-ha’s condition.
He hadn’t moved an inch from the hallway since coming out, continuing to wait.
“Yu-ha! *Sob*, *sniff*. Thank goodness. Thank goodness.”
Hwang Dae-geun held the sleeping Hwang Yu-ha in his arms with a serene expression, tears streaming down his face.
I relayed to Hwang Dae-geun the exact same words that Eun Hui-gyeom had spoken to me.
“I understand. I’ll do as you say. But if we treat it with medicine this way, won’t it be ineffective if it relapses again?”
“We need to find the root cause of what went wrong.”
Despite having destroyed the Tosin Foundation, patients continued to emerge—there had to be another reason behind it.
We left Hwang Yu-ha and Hwang Dae-geun, whose condition had improved, and returned to our room.
Jin Seok-jun, who had said he would go observe the atmosphere of Nakryeong City while I treated Hwang Yu-ha, returned.
“You figured out why the petrification disease is recurring?”

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