The Youngest Daughter of the Hebei Peng Clan Is a Truly a Very Famous Little Heavenly Demon - Chapter 38

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38.

 

“…Huh?”

 

“Why, why?! Is there a problem?!”

 

I stiffened in shock at Eon Yeonhyeok’s puzzled groan.

 

The reason was as follows.

 

Q. What’s the scariest situation during surgery?

 

A. When the doctor says “…Huh?”

 

Opening new meridian pathways was similar. I had entrusted my body to a master like Eon Yeonhyeok with peace of mind, but if pierced incorrectly, my dantian could shatter and I could become crippled in an instant. I trembled in fear.

 

“E-Elder?!”

 

“Ah, ah. No need to be frightened. I was just surprised because it opened so easily.”

 

“I’m not going to have qi deviation…?”

 

“Far from qi deviation, it opened very smoothly in an instant. Try opening the ghost gate once more by yourself.”

 

Reassured by Eon Yeonhyeok’s words, I carefully examined the inside of my dantian.

 

‘…Something really appeared!’

 

No, should I say it appeared?

 

It must have appeared, right?

 

Unlike the twelve main meridians through which internal energy normally flows, a separate path had been carved out. The energy flowing through this completely different route from internal energy carried a distinct yin energy.

 

‘Amazing.’

 

At the time I possessed Pengdori’s body, all twelve main meridians were already open.

 

Usually, the greatest obstacle when advancing from peak to super-peak level is opening the conception and governing vessels called the gate of life and death, and the blocked areas happen to be at the perineum and crown, making it perfect for dying from pain while trying to break through.

 

In my case, however, I passed through smoothly without even knowing it was blocked.

 

This was also an advantage that most children of prominent families possessed.

 

Since family elders managed them from a young age to prevent impurities from accumulating, there was no need to suffer when they grew up.

 

“Whooo.”

 

From the Baihui point at the crown, down through the conception vessel to the Huiyin point at the perineum, then back up through the governing vessel to reach the Baihui point again.

 

That was one cycle.

 

Repeating this a total of twelve times finally constituted the Great Heavenly Circulation. And one ghost path was added to that repetitive process.

 

The ghost path moved slowly along delicate lines right next to the existing conception and governing vessels. Whether due to being filled with yin energy or being fragile from just being opened, its speed was half that of the others.

 

In other words, while the qi of the conception and governing vessels made twenty-four rotations, it made twelve, completing one Great Heavenly Circulation of the ghost path. I felt that leisurely pace throughout my entire body and concentrated on the circulation.

 

Unlike the existing meridians where even the extraordinary vessels were completely open, the ghost path showed slightly blocked sections. Each time I completed a Great Heavenly Circulation, those blocked passages gradually widened as if seeping through.

 

That’s when it happened.

 

‘Huh?’

 

My dantian, which I had properly converted to the natural true qi of the Northern Enlightenment Skill, began to writhe.

 

It seemed as if it wanted to become Heaven-Shattering Lightning and rampage at any moment. At this unprecedented phenomenon, my mind filled entirely with question marks.

 

‘W-why is this happening?’

 

There was never anything like this before!

 

I broke out in a cold sweat trying to soothe the restless energy. Meanwhile, Eon Yeonhyeok nodded knowingly as he watched me sweating profusely.

 

“Yes. No matter how talented one is, the first breathing exercise after opening the ghost path is bound to be difficult. Just endure it a little.”

 

Oh my.

 

‘That’s not it though.’

 

What I was struggling with was entirely controlling the tyrannical Heaven-Shattering Lightning. I was grateful if he misunderstood on his own though.

 

Anyway, the first day’s lesson ended with that.

 

Even after Eon Yeonhyeok left, I continued repeating the Great Heavenly Circulation to adapt to the ghost path. My companion jiangshi served as the dharma protector.

 

Finally, ghost energy the size of a chestnut settled in my dantian.

 

* * *

 

Several days after Dori opened the ghost path.

 

Various rumors circulated within the Jinzhu Eon Family.

 

“Is it true that the Patriarch is personally teaching Peng Soxiong at Cheongbingwan?”

 

“Oh my! Haven’t you been there yet? He’s been staying at Cheongbingwan continuously these days. I heard Lady Peng has already reached the super-peak level…”

 

“Isn’t she the same age as our young master? How is she already at super-peak level?”

 

“Listen everyone, that’s not what’s important. You should see how beautiful she is when concentrating on training. These days there are so many volunteers for cleaning Cheongbingwan that they fight each other over it.”

 

In truth, there was no way such talk wouldn’t arise.

 

Patriarch Eon Yeonhyeok always stayed in Jeongbang unless there was something quite significant. It meant he was a scary elder who would click his tongue saying “What are you bastards trying to make this retired old man do now?” when visited.

 

But lately, he had been going in and out of Cheongbingwan so much his feet were wearing thin.

 

If Dori’s origins had been unclear, combined with her beauty, different rumors would surely have emerged, but she was a direct daughter of the Peng Family of Hebei no less. The household’s attention naturally turned elsewhere.

 

And what was that?

 

“I volunteer to serve meals at Cheongbingwan!”

 

“No! Me! Please, me!”

 

“Cleaning the training ground is mine!”

 

“No way! It’s mine!”

 

It was getting a look at Dori’s face.

 

Of course it was natural.

 

Everyone called her Sword Master or Huang Long Sect Master in front of Ju Sohui, but what was her most famous epithet after all?

 

“They say she looks exactly like the Greatest Beauty of the Martial World!”

 

“Kyaaak, I want to see her just once too!”

 

The Greatest Beauty of the Martial World!

 

Though her inner age was sixty, Ju Sohui, who had undergone bone transformation and rejuvenation, was renowned for her beauty.

 

Among the Five Supremes of the World, her martial prowess ranked lowest, but ultimately the Sword Master was the most popular. It would be stranger if a young (by Hyeongyeong standards) genius princess with outstanding beauty wasn’t popular.

 

Moreover, Ju Sohui was kind to non-martial artists.

 

Especially to boys and girls under twenty, she would always receive their greetings with a benevolent smile, saying they reminded her of rabbit-like children, so naturally the number of admirers grew endlessly.

 

The result.

 

Interest was extremely high toward the precious daughter that the Greatest Beauty of the Martial World had searched for eleven years before finally finding.

 

It would be curious enough just leaving her alone, but she was even at super-peak level?

 

Plus she had enough talent in jiangshi arts for the Patriarch, a Hyeongyeong master, to personally take her as a disciple?

 

Not only servants and maids, but even the elite warriors of the Eon Family’s Jamryeongdae were in an uproar wanting to see her face just once.

 

“Peng Soxiong! Good morning!”

 

“Huh? Yeah! Good morning~”

 

Dori had no interest in such behind-the-scenes competition, so she just kindly returned greetings with modern sensibilities.

 

But even that was a source of her popularity.

 

Then when she occasionally displayed her energy barrier at the training ground and sparred with Dangsoso, the servants who saw it would embellish wildly while spitting with excitement.

 

Thanks to this, Dori quickly established herself as the popular figure of the Jinzhu Eon Family.

 

If Dori had been male, there would have been those who viewed this unfavorably. Complaints would have erupted among the household members loyal to the young master.

 

But Dori was female, and not even the young patriarch of the Peng Family.

 

So what did that mean?

 

‘Ah, the Patriarch is doing groundwork to match her with our young master!’

 

‘They’ll be engaged soon!’

 

Marriage alliances between children of prominent martial families were common.

 

Besides, were our young master’s conditions significantly inferior?

 

He was the young patriarch who would inherit the Eon Family, and though not as much as Peng Soxiong, his talent was also outstanding. He was handsome and tall too.

 

Thus the entire household of the Eon Family felt a rosy atmosphere of love.

 

While servants and maids couldn’t dare say such things to the young master, the Jamryeongdae warriors would pat Eon Muhyeok’s back as they passed by, grinning.

 

“Young master! Congratulations!”

 

“Young master, shall we escort you to Cheongbingwan? This kind of thing is about momentum.”

 

“We support you!”

 

For Eon Muhyeok, who hadn’t even faced Dori since the first day, it was utterly frustrating.

 

“It’s not like that!”

 

“Aw, young master. You’re just being shy for no reason.”

 

“You have nothing to be ashamed of, young master! You’re handsome enough!”

 

But no matter how much he denied it, the Jamryeongdae members just giggled.

 

Eon Muhyeok swung his sword frantically at the training ground.

 

“Damn it, damn it!”

 

Just as the Eon Family retainers had assessed, he was definitely conscious of Dori.

 

But it was definitely not romantic feelings.

 

‘Chojejung? Mid-stage Chojejung?’

 

When he first saw her half a year ago, she was clearly at late-stage peak mastery.

 

But somehow she had leaped over two walls. While he remained stuck at the same mid-stage peak mastery as half a year ago.

 

“Damn it…!”

 

Bang!

 

Unable to contain his anger, Eon Muhyeok struck the stone with his solid fist.

 

Thanks to becoming a living corpse through the Demon Transformation Technique, the stone split easily even with a bare fist without any internal energy. But this wasn’t the kind of rage that could be relieved by such trivial acts.

 

‘Am I just not cut out for this?’

 

What particularly wounded his pride was the attitude of his grandfather, Eon Yeonhyeok.

 

Eon Yeonhyeok had always been proud of him as the eldest grandson, but at the same time would lament that he had no talent for jiangshi arts.

 

Those complaints had been bearable because none of his half-brothers had talent for jiangshi arts either. Above all, Eon Muhyeok preferred external martial arts over jiangshi arts.

 

Because he could immediately feel himself growing stronger.

 

But then a girl of the same age with talent in jiangshi arts appeared.

 

She wasn’t just good at jiangshi arts either.

 

Her martial arts level also far transcended his own. Despite being the same age.

 

For Eon Muhyeok, who had never once been overtaken by a peer in his entire life, Dori’s existence was like a thorn under his fingernail.

 

This was why he hadn’t even turned his head toward Cheongbingwan despite Eon Yeonhyeok’s request to become friends with her.

 

Eon Yeonhyeok’s stomach churned as he swung his sword. He felt like vomiting. His mind was filled not with proper competitive spirit, but with stubbornness and inferiority complex.

 

Eon Yeonhyeok gritted his teeth as he gripped his sword until his hands bled.

 

‘I must become the pride of the Eon Family. I absolutely cannot fall behind that woman.’

 

It was a clear sign of an impending heart demon.

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