The Supreme Who Rules the Boundless Sky - Chapter 62

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Spear Heaven Martial Emperor Episode 62

“Krrgh…!”

Bing Seolhye, covered in Sacred Fire, let out a groan.

Was it painful because her body was resisting?

But even so, Namgung Hyeok didn’t stop.

He closed his eyes and tried flowing energy into Bing Seolhye’s interior.

‘The passages where energy flows are completely frozen solid.’

Though he knew about Nine Yin Severed Meridians in theory, this was the first time he’d actually seen it like this.

Namgung Hyeok carefully touched the safest, outermost meridian.

Bing Seolhye groaned again as if in pain, but Namgung Hyeok didn’t stop.

‘Let’s start from here first.’

Whoosh!

The Sacred Fire that had been covering her entire body gathered at one point and burrowed inside.

And that location was precisely the first meridian of Nine Yin Severed Meridians he had just identified.

The Sacred Fire that burrowed into the meridian began slowly melting the Yin Energy inside.

‘I mustn’t try to melt everything at once.’

If that happened, she would surely suffer internal injuries from the energy backlash.

So he had no choice but to neutralize the Yin Energy bit by bit, like ice melting under the sun.

How much time had passed?

“Whew.”

Sweat dripped from Namgung Hyeok’s forehead.

His mental strength and stamina were considerably depleted from concentrating for so long.

But a smile hung on his lips.

Because his efforts had been worthwhile.

‘The first blocked meridian is almost completely opened.’

The massive Yin Energy that had been blocking it was converted into Internal Energy and settled directly into Bing Seolhye’s dantian.

It was an enormous amount just from opening the first meridian.

Namgung Hyeok finally took his hands off her.

“How do you feel?”

“This is…”

She looked inside herself with a dazed expression.

At the same time, her eyes reddened slightly. As someone who bore the curse of Nine Yin Severed Meridians, she could immediately understand what had happened.

“You really opened the blocked meridian.”

“That’s right. I’ve only managed to open the first meridian so far… but if I take more time, I should be able to achieve better results.”

“Thank you, truly thank you.”

She spoke with a choked voice.

“I thought I would eventually die from my meridians freezing over…”

“It’s too early to feel relieved. While it’s true I opened the meridian, there’s no telling when the Yin Energy in your body might block the passage again. Young Lady, you must maintain the path I’ve opened.”

“Maintain it?”

“Simply put, keep using that path so it doesn’t get blocked again. As the heir of Northern Sea Ice Palace, you must practice martial arts, right? Keep moving your True Energy through the opened meridian. That way, create a passage for the meridian to grow further and nurture it so it won’t block again. If you do that, eventually the meridian won’t freeze even if left alone.”

“…!”

Bing Seolhye stood up with reddened eyes and performed a Cupped Fist Salute.

“Thank you so much. Young Hero. No, benefactor. I owe you an enormous debt.”

“As I said, I’ve only opened one meridian so far. I’ll open more until it’s no longer dangerous, so first recover your strength to endure the process.”

“Yes! I’ll follow my benefactor’s words.”

Bing Seolhye smiled brightly as if she couldn’t contain her joy over all this.

The two opened the door and went downstairs. Han Yeoun was startled and shouted upon seeing Bing Seolhye’s thin clothing.

“Y-Young Palace Master!?”

“Guard Han! Look at this. Quickly check my physical condition!”

Bing Seolhye grabbed Han Yeoun’s hand and made him check her pulse.

Though Han Yeoun was initially flustered, amazement soon appeared on his face.

“The meridian is truly opened. How is this possible…”

“Right?! I’m so glad I decided to trust him!”

Bing Seolhye shouted with a joyful face.

Namgung Hyeok repeated the same explanation he had given earlier to the two of them.

“As I told Young Lady, this is only the beginning of treatment. If I try to open all the meridians at once, there would be stamina issues and the burden on the body would increase, so I plan to continue treatment slowly after sufficient recovery.”

“I-I see…”

“But we must return now, so we can’t stay in this town indefinitely. So how about coming with us to the Namgung Family Estate?”

Fortunately, Hefei where the Namgung Family Estate was located was in a direction they could visit on the way to Northern Sea Ice Palace.

That meant they could travel together that far.

Bing Seolhye and Han Yeoun looked at each other and exchanged glances briefly. They seemed to be sharing opinions through Telepathic Communication.

After a moment.

“Good! Let’s travel together to the Namgung Family Estate. You’ll continue treatment during that time, right?”

“Of course. I received a whole thousand taels, so I can’t just end it after one treatment.”

Namgung Hyeok answered with a chuckle, and joy appeared on both their faces.

It was joy filled with hope that things would get even better.

“Please take care of us during this time, Young Hero.”

“Likewise.”

Thus, the companionship between the Northern Sea Ice Palace and Namgung Family people was decided.

They had a simple meal the next morning and left the Black Market.

Heading toward the Namgung Family Estate.

* * *

Seo Rip, an Executive of the Black Dragon Society, was in a very foul mood.

Because several incidents had erupted simultaneously in the area he was responsible for recently.

The most representative of these was having Wang Hyerin, whom they held hostage from the Wang Ho and Wang Pyeong brothers, stolen from them.

And all of this was because a stupid leader under his command had gotten into a conflict with those Namgung Family bastards.

“Damn bastard. Not only did you lose the funds for participating in the auction, but you picked a fight with the Black Market? Do you think this is a problem someone like you can take responsibility for?”

Seo Rip gave Leader Hong, who had returned to report, a thorough beating before speaking.

Leader Hong could only tremble and cower.

Whatever he said would only earn him more beatings, so he kept his mouth shut.

“Ptui!”

Seo Rip looked at Leader Hong with a contemptuous expression and spat.

“Take him away and lock him in Thunder Prison. This bastard needs to be sent to headquarters as an example.”

“B-Branch Leader, please spare me! Please, anything but that…!”

“Shut up! Be grateful I’m not cutting off your head right here and now.”

Seo Rip kicked Leader Hong once more, then ordered his subordinates to drag him away.

Once Leader Hong was taken to Thunder Prison, he fumed and exploded with anger.

The target of that anger was none other than Namgung Hyeok’s group.

“How dare they come to Guizhou and pick a fight with the Black Dragon Society? These bastards have gone completely insane!”

He couldn’t understand it.

Why had the Namgung Family, who had no particular connection with the Black Dragon Society, done such a thing?

Of course, it had started when Wang Ho attempted pickpocketing first, but there was no way he could know that.

In the end, Seo Rip had no choice but to think that Namgung Hyeok had picked a fight with some intention, based on Leader Hong’s self-serving report.

“I suppose they think we’re easy targets too after defeating the Evil Path Alliance once…”

Seo Rip’s eyes turned sharp.

If they let this slide, the Black Dragon Society’s reputation would surely hit rock bottom.

A situation that required some kind of action.

And Seo Rip didn’t hesitate. He ordered his subordinates.

“Gather the boys. They said that bastard’s group only has four people? With the Wang siblings, that makes seven. We need to teach them a lesson before they leave Guizhou.”

“Understood!”

Soon, the martial artists of the Black Dragon Society’s Taigang Branch began to assemble.

They pursued Namgung Hyeok’s group at high speed.

They had to catch up somehow before they crossed over to Hubei.

* * *

Namgung Hyeok’s group wasn’t moving very fast.

This was because they had Bing Seolhye, a patient who needed care.

Whenever he had a chance, Namgung Hyeok would manage her physical condition and infuse yang energy into her.

As a result.

“Waaaaah…”

Three of the nine frozen severed meridians had been healed.

Of course, she wasn’t completely cured yet, but even that much could greatly improve her physical condition.

“I really don’t know how to repay this kindness.”

“Then please maintain good relations with the Main House from now on. The relationship with Northern Sea Ice Palace would be a great strength for the Namgung Family as well.”

“Of course. I never forget those who help me.”

“Then that’s fortunate. However, you should prepare for the treatment to slow down from now on. I might be able to open up to the fourth meridian in the current situation, but after that, more profound martial power will be needed.”

Even though Namgung Hyeok possessed far more internal energy than others, the Nine Yin Severed Meridians was truly extraordinary.

The amount and quality of yin energy freezing the blood vessels increased as it went deeper inside.

Opening even the third blood vessel was already quite challenging.

So Namgung Hyeok couldn’t guarantee whether he could treat beyond the fourth blood vessel.

But Bing Seolhye seemed to think this much was sufficient.

“Compared to when I was just waiting to die with all my blood vessels frozen, this is already a miraculous situation. Besides, if you grow more in the future, you’ll be able to open the remaining meridians too, right?”

“That’s true.”

“Then our palace will also step forward to help with your growth. If we ever obtain spiritual medicine that enhances yang energy like this Ten Thousand Year Fire Carp Inner Core, I’ll give it to you.”

“That’s very kind of you to say.”

“I’m the one who’s more grateful. Thanks to you, I can now smoothly perform the martial arts I learned as a successor.”

Bing Seolhye’s voice was filled with joy as she spoke. Namgung Hyeok chuckled softly and had various conversations with her.

But then it happened.

“Lord. A considerable number of troops are approaching.”

“Yes. I felt it too.”

Namgung Hyeok also hardened his expression as he looked at those rushing to surround them from afar.

They carried flags with black dragons drawn on them, clearly recognizable to anyone. Wang Pyeong and his sister burst out in bewilderment.

“Black Dragon Society…!”

“Wang Pyeong, you traitor bastard. How dare you side with the Namgung Family after all the kindness we showed you?”

One martial artist, presumed to be the leader of the Black Dragon Society, shouted at Wang Pyeong at the top of his lungs.

But his eyes were slightly tinged with bewilderment.

‘They definitely said seven people?’

According to the report, the enemy group should have been seven people, but there were over twenty of them.

Of course, it was because the Northern Sea Ice Palace martial artists had joined them, but he had no way of knowing that.

‘But it’s fine. We still outnumber them by more than ten times.’

The leader, Seo Rip, thought this as he glared at Namgung Hyeok’s group. He looked at the group and spoke in a fierce voice.

“Who is Namgung Hyeok?”

“That’s me.”

Namgung Hyeok stepped forward and spoke.

Seo Rip pointed his blade at him and said.

“You’ll have to pay the price for daring to commit robbery against our society. Are you prepared?”

“Prepared.”

Namgung Hyeok chuckled.

Originally, they wouldn’t have even met these opponents.

If it had been just them, Namgung Hyeok’s group would have already passed through Hubei long ago.

But they had been caught up by the Black Dragon Society’s pursuit because they were traveling with the Northern Sea Ice Palace group.

So there was no way he could be prepared for something like this.

However.

“Do I need to be prepared just to deal with the likes of you?”

Shing.

Namgung Hyeok drew his sword as he spoke.

At the same time, Namgung Hyeok’s guards also released their aura without fail and emitted sharp killing intent.

Namgung Hyeok turned to look at the Northern Sea Ice Palace group and said.

“Please wait a moment. Since those bastards followed us, we’ll handle them ourselves.”

“We can’t do that.”

But then, Bing Seolhye stepped forward with large strides and spoke. She looked at Namgung Hyeok and smiled brightly.

“You’re my benefactor, aren’t you? When my benefactor is fighting enemies, I can’t just stand still as someone who received kindness. Please let us help too.”

“But…”

“Don’t worry, young hero.”

Bing Seolhye spoke thus and released her yin energy.

An illusion of fierce snowstorms swirling appeared. Her eyes narrowed, and at the same time, tremendous cold energy gathered in her palm.

“I happened to want to try out the martial arts I became able to use thanks to you.”

Bing Seolhye spoke thus and thrust out a palm strike as if exploding it all at once.

Ice White Divine Palm.

Crackle!

Tremendous cold energy swept forth and struck the Black Dragon Society martial artists.

In an instant, dozens of martial artists froze and fell into a state of combat incapacity.

Seeing this, Seo Rip’s eyes widened.

“N-Northern Sea Ice Palace…!?”

Why was Northern Sea Ice Palace together with Namgung Hyeok?

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