The Genius Doctor of the Mount Hua Sect - Chapter 37

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Huashan Sect Prodigy Physician — Episode 37

Inside the box lay five small pills.
What set them apart was the thick, palpable poison that clung to each one, visible even to the naked eye.
These appeared to be Poison Pills that had been researched here. An ordinary person who ingested one would surely fall victim to addiction and death within moments.
“Interesting find. Let’s report this to the seniors above.”
He could have simply pocketed them, but merit needed to be distributed fairly.
If word got out later that he’d taken something without declaring it, the whole affair would look deeply suspicious.
So Baek Hyeon picked up the box and climbed back toward the upper levels.
Everyone who saw it marveled aloud.
“The boy doesn’t keep it for himself, but brings it out in the open.”
“Hah. Dragon of Huashan, you are young yet unbeguiled by greed. A true embodiment of the righteous wanderer’s path.”
“Even so, Poison Pills are troublesome. What does everyone think we should do with them?”
“Hmph. We of the Baek Geom Sect have no use for such things. Do as you see fit.”
“Gae Bang agrees. No matter how poor we are, we won’t stoop to scavenging poison.”
That left only Huashan and the Wulin Alliance’s Shanxi branch.
Mu Ryeok Dae Ju, who represented the branch, fell silent for a moment before raising one finger.
“Then our branch will take one Poison Pill. In truth, we may have no real need for it, but it could serve research purposes. Besides, the credit for acquiring it belongs entirely to the Dragon of Huashan.”
“Then we of Huashan will claim the rest. Though honestly, I haven’t the faintest idea what we’ll do with them.”
“Haha. If worst comes to worst, you can simply dispose of them, can’t you?”
Such quips passed back and forth.
‘Not a chance.’
Of course, Baek Hyeon had no intention whatsoever of destroying the pills.
With proper knowledge, he could strip away the poison and extract only the medicinal essence within.
“Elder Yun Cheon, I’ll take charge of that.”
“Very well.”
Yun Cheon consented readily, and Baek Hyeon personally claimed Huashan’s share of the Poison Pills.
Fortunately, no one brought up the pills again after that.
‘Luck’s on my side.’
With these, he could save himself several Spiritual Elixirs, couldn’t he?
A smile crossed Baek Hyeon’s face.

* * *

News that the Huashan Sect alliance had destroyed the Red Poison Gate spread like wildfire.
Every martial sect throughout Hwain County and all of Shanxi took note. It was rare for such massive powers to unite against a single sect.
So why had all of this happened?
“Because of one kid?”
Those who learned the truth were all shocked.
Baek Hyeon, Dragon of Huashan.
A rising prodigy who appeared in the declining Huashan Sect.
The Red Poison Gate’s annihilation was the direct result of touching him—that was what they now understood.
Information confirmed through multiple cross-references left no doubt.
“He is no ordinary child. If you look at his moniker, you’ll see—he possesses extraordinary medical skill and has done great favors for many. In fact, the Unfeeling Blade Cho Woo Jin is one such beneficiary. He has received immense kindness from the Dragon of Huashan and has sworn to serve as his guard.”
“What? The Unfeeling Blade himself?!”
Throughout the martial world of Shanxi, whether orthodox or heterodox, the Unfeeling Blade’s name was known.
To know that such a man stood behind someone made that someone absolutely not to be trifled with.
“What manner of kindness would drive him to such service?”
“The details remain unclear, but word is that the Dragon of Huashan cured the Unfeeling Blade of the Demonic Qi lodged in his mind. Beyond that, there are numerous accounts of him healing incurable diseases that other physicians could not touch.”
“To dispel Demonic Qi…… is such a thing even possible?”
It was astonishing.
If it were so easy, there would be no madness born of Demonic Qi in this world.
Yet in truth, all the famous Demon-Path cultivators were lunatics.
That is to say, until now there had been almost no one capable of treating Demonic Qi.
And yet suddenly this child from the Huashan Sect appeared, knowing how to cure it.
“Hmm, if we play this right, we could make a fortune.”
“Are you thinking of kidnapping the Dragon of Huashan?”
“Have you lost your mind? Didn’t you just say the Red Poison Gate was erased for attempting something similar? I have no taste for committing suicide while sitting still.”
“Then…….”
“I need to forge a connection with him somehow. If I can bind him to me and arrange for patients through that relationship, I’d stand to profit quite handsomely, wouldn’t you say?”
“Ah, I see what you mean! You truly are remarkable, Sect Leader.”
“Heh heh. This is the measure of my discernment.”
Throughout the various sects, people harbored such thoughts and indulged in sweet dreams.
Of course, none of these dreams reflected the opinion of the person in question.
Meanwhile.
“Word is, one of Poison Valley’s traitors fell victim to something this time.”
This news reached the disciples of the Poison Master who operated outside of Poison Valley.
A man in blue robes spoke among them.
“They say a second-generation disciple from Huashan Sect managed to detoxify a poison he created. What do you make of it?”
“Hmph. That was just a nobody among nobodies, wasn’t it? The fool probably brewed some crude poison and that’s what happened.”
It was a woman in crimson robes who answered this time. She found nothing amusing in it, opening her fan to hide her mouth.
The man in blue robes continued, his tone uneasy.
“But what if he becomes capable of detoxifying the Master’s poisons? That would be a serious problem…”
“How does it follow that because he detoxified some lowly nobody’s poison, he can suddenly counter our Master’s? That’s impossible—get your head on straight!”
“I suppose you’re right, but… I still feel uneasy about it.”
It was an instinct the man in blue robes felt keenly.
The woman exhaled sharply in exasperation and spoke.
“If you’re so worried, just watch his movements carefully from now on. If it looks like he might pose a real threat, we’ll nip it in the bud.”
“True. Your thinking is sound.”
The man nodded.
“Then we’ll keep a close eye on developments in that quarter going forward. Of course, it would be best if we have nothing to do with them at all. There’s no need to report on this, is there?”
“No need. We know the Master is occupied with other pressing matters. We can’t trouble him over something so trivial.”
“Understood.”
The conversation between the man and woman ended there.
The woman departed, and the man left alone lingered over the report of this incident, lost in thought for a moment.
“The Dragon of Huashan…”
By all logic, it was clearly a trivial matter.
Yet why did it gnaw at him so?
‘I should observe this carefully indeed.’
For the sake of Poison Valley itself.

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Baek Hyeon returned to Hwain County and slipped back into routine.
In the mornings he learned the Huashan Sect Martial Arts from Cheong In, and in the afternoons he saw patients at the Huashan Clinic.
After the clinic closed for the day, he trained in practical combat with Cho Woo Jin.
It was a sufficiently demanding life, but one additional task was added to Baek Hyeon’s daily schedule.
It was the study of the four Poison Pills that had come as Huashan Sect’s share.
‘Ingesting them directly isn’t straightforward.’
Those who had cultivated Poison Cultivation or mastered poison techniques might manage it, but an ordinary person who ate one carelessly would likely die from the poison seeping into their very being.
But that didn’t mean he could never ingest one, did it?
‘Not at all.’
Baek Hyeon disassembled one of the pills and subjected it to various experiments.
He tasted minute fragments and used his palate to identify the components within, then consumed it alongside other medicinal materials to discover a concentration at which the poison could be neutralized.
After a month of such research.
Baek Hyeon was able to craft a new Spiritual Elixir through painstaking effort.
He had stripped away much of the poison’s toxicity from the Poison Pill, then recreated it as a new Spiritual Elixir using that as material.
Three were completed in this manner.
‘One was consumed entirely in experimentation.’
Baek Hyeon first presented one to Huashan Sect.
Yun Sang’s expression showed genuine astonishment upon receiving it.
He had never imagined in his wildest dreams that Baek Hyeon would convert the Poison Pill into a Spiritual Elixir.
“Baek Hyeon, are you truly certain I may offer this to Huashan?”
“Yes. I’ve also learned the manufacturing method of the Poison Pill through the Red Poison Gate’s master, so if I can source the materials, I should be able to make more. Of course, the ingredients are quite rare and difficult to obtain.”
“…!”
Yun Sang was startled, staring at the Spiritual Elixir he held.
To think that receiving the Poison Pill had led to discovering a method to craft a new Spiritual Elixir?
Difficult as it would be to procure the materials, this was an extraordinary achievement.
“What is its name? What have you called it?”
“I’ve named it the Detoxification Life Source Pill. It works by extracting the poison and regenerating vital essence.”
“Hmm…….”
“However, since its effects aren’t yet confirmed, please don’t consume it. I’m planning to conduct further testing.”
“Further testing of what kind?”
“I’ll have to take it myself.”
Apart from the Detoxification Life Source Pills handed over to the Huashan Sect, two remained.
And each of those two had its own purpose.
Yun Sang nodded as if understanding and spoke.
“Be cautious just in case. Make sure to keep the Poison Antidote on hand before you consume it.”
“I will.”
“I’ll inform the Sect Leader about this Spiritual Elixir. She’ll surely be delighted.”
“Hehe, she won’t be disappointed.”
With those words, Baek Hyeon descended from the Huashan Sect.
“You’ve come.”
Cho Woo Jin was waiting for him.
Baek Hyeon nodded and entered the Huashan Clinic alongside him.
“Are you certain about this? It would be better if I tested it first…….”
Cho Woo Jin looked at Baek Hyeon with worry etched across his face. But Baek Hyeon firmly shook his head.
“Since you have Internal Power, you possess resistance to poison, so there might be symptoms you wouldn’t notice. I have to be the one to do this.”
“Understood. Just be careful.”
“Yes. Baek Ya, if anything seems wrong, please put the Poison Antidote in my mouth.”
“Understood. I’ll also have detoxifying medicinal ingredients prepared.”
“That’s reassuring.”
With that, Baek Hyeon quietly chewed and swallowed the Detoxification Life Source Pill.
At once, a tingling sensation arose.
‘It’s because the poison hasn’t completely vanished yet.’
But it was entirely manageable.
This level of sensation came not from the poison’s true potency, but merely from trace residues left after its complete removal.
‘Now, let’s begin.’
Baek Hyeon placed needles at the Zhongwan Point and the Zusanli Point, accepting the essence of the Spiritual Elixir directly. When the energy flowing down his throat had fully entered his body, he then placed additional needles at the Qihai Point and the Guanyuan Point.
‘The most critical thing when consuming a Spiritual Elixir is how much of its medicinal force you can retain in your body.’
In that sense, these acupuncture points played a vital role. They captured the energy and aided its absorption.
‘Now, if I slowly dissolve the energy using the Plum Blossom Heart Method and absorb it into my Dantian…….’
Baek Hyeon closed his eyes and began the Minor Heavenly Circulation.
Once, twice, three times…….
After the energy circulated through his body multiple times, both the medicinal essence and the poison were fully absorbed, dissolving into every corner of his physical form.
When all was complete, Baek Hyeon could smile broadly.
‘This is extraordinary.’
The Internal Power gained from just one Spiritual Elixir was easily worth more than ten years of cultivation.
And Baek Hyeon could now understand something.
He had now stepped into the First-Class Realm.

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