Surviving as the Heavenly Demon’s Concubine - Chapter 29

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“Brother, isn’t Miss Dang getting startled?”

“…Sorry, Yorolong.”

“It’s, it’s fine.”

Mookang took a deep breath and exhaled.

It was true that he had gotten overly excited, even by his own standards.

“No matter how much of a genius that bastard Mujin is, he can’t break through walls with just Jukeopchung. There must have been some other trick.”

“Well… probably so, but…”

Museong couldn’t hide his discomfort and looked troubled.

Cheonmu Seong, who had withdrawn early from the Junior Sect Leader competition and established himself at Yakwangjeon, maintained friendly relations with all his brothers. He didn’t want to take anyone’s side.

“There’s no such realm as Ilhwachwi-jeong. You know that too, brother.”

Museong said, trying to calm down Mookang who was seething with anger.

“When essence , energy , and spirit unite in the upper dantian and three flowers bloom at the crown, it’s called Samhwachwi-jeong (Three Flowers Gathering at the Crown). Just one flower has no meaning.”

“I know. I know. But if he just blooms two more flowers… Damn it!”

Mookang was going crazy with anxiety.

Samhwachwi-jeong was the first stage of beginning to transcend human limitations.

What the Taoists called the Transformation Realm, and what the Demonic Sect called the Extreme Demon Realm.

Even in today’s era, said to be the most prosperous time in the Demonic Sect’s history, not many had reached the Extreme Demon level. Excluding Gyoju and a few leaders, those who had stepped into the Extreme Demon Realm wouldn’t even reach double digits.

“If that bastard Mujin achieves Samhwachwi-jeong, big brother and I will be left like dogs chasing chickens.”

But that third son who had been playing around all the time had suddenly stepped into the threshold of the Extreme Demon Realm.

“Are you fine with that? Even the smallest clue would be good. If there’s anything you learned while that bastard Mujin was being treated at Yakwangjeon, please tell me.”

“This puts me in a difficult position.”

“Cheonmu Seong.”

Mookang looked into Museong’s eyes with desperate intensity and said.

“This is something that bastard Mujin started. In such a clear-cut situation of right and wrong, not taking anyone’s side is the same as taking a side, isn’t it? Besides, I’m not trying to harm him. I just want to take the same elixir he took. Considering that bastard Mujin stole my Jukeopchung, wouldn’t we be even…”

“Ugh, fine! Please stop!”

Eventually, Museong surrendered.

Cheonmu Kang’s earnest plea was persuasive, and it was indeed Mujin stealing Mookang’s Jukeopchung that started it all.

“I’ll tell you what I know. But you must promise not to harm Brother Mujin.”

“I promise.”

Museong sighed and opened his mouth.

“From what I heard, Brother Mujin experienced a crisis of qi deviation after drinking the Jukeopchung. At that time, a righteous young lady who happened to be in the next room noticed his crisis and saved him by giving him an elixir she happened to have.”

“Hiccup!”

“Oh. Miss Dang, are you alright?”

When Riser hiccupped, Museong looked worried and poured tea into an empty cup he had brought for himself.

“So that’s what happened.”

Mookang nodded as if everything made sense.

No matter how he thought about it, that one Jukeopchung couldn’t achieve Ilhwachwi-jeong, so there must have been another cause.

“Don’t you know what that elixir was?”

“Rumor has it that it was Byeokrok. But as far as I know, Byeokrok doesn’t have such effects. It’s probably a cover-up.”

“Damn it!”

Bang!

Cheonmu Kang gritted his teeth while his fist that struck the stone table trembled.

He felt like he had almost caught it but let it slip away.

“A righteous young lady? Ridiculous. If I ever lay eyes on her, I won’t let her be.”

Riser trembled.

‘Th-this is terrible.’

She really hadn’t imagined such a development.

If she had known she would bear the full brunt of Cheonmu Kang’s anger, she wouldn’t have helped Mujin… probably not, but at least she would have been more thorough about keeping her mouth shut.

“How can you hate someone who saved Brother Mujin’s life so much?”

“She should have just saved his life. Why unnecessarily raise his martial arts level and cause this mess?”

“Brother.”

When Museong’s expression hardened, Cheonmu Kang cleared his throat awkwardly.

“What I mean is that her intentions are suspicious. I suspect she might have a purpose to cause trouble in Mount Shiwandai while father is in seclusion.”

“That’s excessive speculation.”

“Is it really? If this ‘righteous young lady’ fed him the elixir out of pure goodwill, why would she lie about it being Byeokrok? There’s obviously something fishy about it.”

“That’s… hmm.”

‘It is Byeokrok! Waaah! It really is Byeokrok!’

Riser desperately screamed words she couldn’t voice aloud in her heart.

Had Yakwangjeon been neglecting their medicinal research? She couldn’t understand why they said it wasn’t Byeokrok.

“Anyway, thank you. I’ll properly reward you for this matter. If you find out the name of the elixir, I’ll give you ten times more as a bonus.”

“I don’t need rewards, just please be kind to each other. Brothers getting along well is Museong’s greatest wish.”

“Haha. Funny guy.”

Thinking he had gained something valuable, Cheonmu Kang left Yakwangjeon in good spirits.

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“Thank you for waiting, Miss Dang. It seems the medicinal ingredients are ready.”

Museong’s expression was very bright.

The apothecary he had sent to Cheonryeon Palace had returned with good news.

‘It really was a Mukryeonsu Seonpae.’

Even when he first saw it, he hadn’t really thought it was a fake.

But hearing the definitive answer ‘Yes, I gave it to her’ from Sangwan Baek’s mouth made his heart feel much lighter.

“I’ll deliver it to Cheonryeon Palace for you. It’s not a large quantity, but it’s quite expensive.”

“Thank you…”

In contrast, Riser looked like her soul had left her body.

【”A righteous young lady? Ridiculous. If I ever lay eyes on her, I won’t let her be.”】

The terrifying scene of Cheonmu Kang’s fist striking the marble table with a ‘BANG!’ kept replaying in her mind.

What did I do so wrong to deserve hearing such things?

“You seem to have something weighing on your mind.”

“No. It’s not that…”

At Museong’s worried words, Riser quickly composed her expression.

Then, realizing she might end up with false accusations against Dang Ri-seo ver.2 if she stayed quiet, she carefully opened her mouth.

“I’m curious about something. The elixir that Third Prince took… why did you think it wasn’t Byeokrok?”

“Miss Dang seems very interested in pharmacology.”

Museong smiled as if he found Riser cute.

Having the surname Dang, and purchasing so many precious medicinal ingredients.

Museong guessed that Riser probably wanted to become an apothecary, and made a generous offer.

“Would you like to come to Yakwangjeon after your training at Cheonryeon Palace is finished? With someone as lovely as Miss Dang, I feel like my pharmaceutical skills would improve by leaps and bounds.”

“That would be difficult.”

Riser answered without hesitation.

“I’m scheduled to enter the harem immediately after leaving Cheonryeon Palace.”

“The harem, you say?”

Museong tried to hide his surprise by tensing his eyebrows, but his eyes had already widened.

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