Chapter 144: Eun Jarim (4)
‘Huh!’
Elder Seong, who was chasing after Chun Yeowun, exclaimed. He wanted to chase him and tell him that it was difficult to catch up to him.
But that man’s movement was too much for him to even catch up to.
“Elder Seong. What is that peak?”
Ark Young, who was next to him, asked.
Elder Seong was 230 years old. He was one of the three people who have lived the longest here.
He was the one who would know something. However, even that man knew nothing about this new peak.
“I’ve lived here for over 180 years, but never heard of another peak… ah!”
Suddenly, Elder Seong frowned.
He certainly never heard of a peak.
‘No!’
However, he did remember the stories which were handed down to the people in here.
A long time ago, there was a scholar in Kunlun Mountains who sealed something in the peak. Some said it had treasure in it, and some said there was a monster.
‘Is that the place where they sealed it?’
If something important had been sealed, it would have been invisible to others. Elder Seong mumbled in a low voice,
“I don’t know what exactly, but something must have been sealed by the ancestors.”
“Sealed by ancestors?”
“Even I don’t know what it was. However, if measures were taken to prevent it from being seen, it must be dangerous for the world.”
Woong!
Weird energy was constantly rushing out from the peak. A chilling energy so great that it overpowered all the peaks. Elder Seong started to be afraid of what was sealed.
“Whatever it is, we should never let Mak Wei-gang get his hands on it.”
The others nodded with a serious expression. Eventually, they reached the final peak.
‘Right.’
As expected, the residence of the 1st Elder was empty at the peak. It was the Lord who asked this Elder to move.
‘Elder Gyeong has served the Lord for a long time.’
Unlike the others, they knew that Gyeong Cheon-guk had served the Lord since ancient times.
He would know exactly what that mysterious peak was.
As they pa.s.sed through, the residence was revealed.
Chun Yeowun was the first to arrive. There were several buildings in there, and in the centre was the tiled house of the Lord.
The feeling of someone residing in it.
As they entered through the front gate, they saw the main building with a large yard.
Hu Bong pointed to the room which seemed to be the Lord’s and said,
“The breath is pretty rough from over…”
Before he could finish, a shout was heard.
“Who would dare to enter the Heavenly Mountain Peak?”
A voice with energy in it.
Just seeing that, it was definite that someone was inside.
“Huh? Is there someone here?”
Hu Bong muttered as he scratched his head.
Even he couldn’t feel it.
‘This is the one.’
Unlike him, Chun Yeowun had sensed this energy the moment he stepped foot onto the Snow Line. The energy which was the most powerful of all in this place. And he felt it move when the new peak soared.
‘One… on the verge of death.’
As Hu Bong said, the breathing was rough and ragged. The exact thing seemed to be known by the other person. Chun Yeowun pa.s.sed the yard and tried to enter the residence.
Phat!
Something flew through the window of the room. It was an inkstone. A heavy inkstone with energy on it, and Chun Yeowun caught it lightly.
Pak!
‘Seems pretty good.’
His palm, which was holding the inkstone, trembled. It was the aftermath of holding it.
He looked at the window where a middle-aged man with thick eyebrows, bewildered eyes and one hand on his back was looking out.
This man looked at Chun Yeowun in shock.
He seemed surprised that Chun Yeowun caught the inkstone.
‘He isn’t an ordinary person.’
The middle-aged man was Gyeong Cheon-guk. The 1st Elder of Eun Jarim and the most capable man in here.
And since he decided that Chun Yeowun wasn’t ordinary, he immediately called for swords.
As he moved, three Invisible Swords appeared in the yard.
Wooong!
“Hap!”
The invisible swords moved towards Chun Yeowun at the same time. Each sword unfolded a different technique.
“Ah!”
Even Hu Bong was shocked when he saw it. This level of skill was definitely amazing.
“My lord, be careful!”
Shoo!
The invisible swords aiming for Chun Yeowun came in and were stopped by 12 invisible swords that came from various directions.
Wooong! Clang!
As the path was blocked, the techniques being unfolded were also stopped.
‘How?’
Gyeong Cheon-guk was shocked. The maximum number of invisible swords he could bring was 5. Considering that he couldn’t concentrate fully on the opponent because of the Lord, who was critically ill, this man was a monster.
Tremble!
He tried to move the invisible swords, which were blocked, but they didn’t even budge.
Jjjj!
“Kuaaa.”
Black blood flowed from the Lord’s mouth. Gyeong Cheon-guk’s face distorted at that.
‘What should I do?’
The Lord could lose his life if the fight went on. However, it could be more dangerous if the invaders were allowed in. At that moment, Chun Yeowun opened the window wide and entered.
“You! Come closer and I…”
“The condition is serious.”
Ignoring his words, Chun Yeowun walked over and put his hand on the Lord’s neck.
“No!”
Shh!
Gyeong Chwon-guk tried to stab the man in the heart, but Chun Yeowun caught it without even sparing him a glance.
Pak!
‘What energy is this?’
“Don’t try anything funny.”
Crack!
“Uk!”
Chun Yeowun broke the blade. Gyeong Cheon-guk, who had his finger broken in the process, was shocked, but Chun Yeowun was touching the pulse of the Lord.
‘Huh?’
He was afraid this man would harm his Lord, but he didn’t.
“… What are you trying to do?”
“Poison.”
It wasn’t like this middle-aged man wasn’t aware of it. The problem was that even the Lord who knew how to counter the poison was turning weak.
Chun Yeowun said,
“Remove your hand, your Lord.”
“What?”
If he let go, then the energy he was sending to the Lord to counter the poison would halt, and the man would die. The only reason this man was still alive was because of his faithful subordinate who kept supplying him with energy.
“What nonsense are you….”
It was then that someone rushed inside and said,
“Elder Gyeong!”
“Elder Ark?”
It was Ark Young. And following him several other Elders entered the room. Looking at the Lord, who was on the bed in a horrible state, they noticed what was happening.
Their Lord was dying.
“L-Lord!”
Gyeong Cheon-guk was shocked at the appearance of the four Elders.
So Ark Young explained,
“Elder Gyeong. We don’t have time, please let sir handle it.”
“What?”
The way Ark Young was treating that other man like an honorary being… Even the Elders didn’t seem to say anything about it, what was their relationship with this new man?
“He is my teacher.”
“Teacher? Elder Ark, do you have any idea what you…”
“This is an urgent situation! Please trust me this once and entrust the Lord to him.”
Ark Young was concerned about the situation. However, he trusted Chun Yeowun who was looking at the Lord"s dying state.
When everyone didn’t seem convinced, Ark Young said,
“My teacher is a Heavenly Master level warrior.”
‘!?’
At that, all the Elders were shocked.
“He-heavenly Master?”
“Heavenly Master level?”
For a moment, they doubted their ears. They knew that Chun Yeowun was stronger than them, but not this strong.
The best warrior of Eun Jarim, Gyeong Cheon-guk, was also shocked. He too thought that Heavenly Master level was legendary.
‘Is that true? Heavenly Master level?’
He thought it was possible since he used 12 Invisible swords. He knew that this man had the strength to overpower him, but it was still a shock.
Chun Yeowun angrily ordered,
“Don"t move.”
Despite his frown, he removed his hand when he heard that.
“… Please help our Lord.”
With that, he stepped back. Chun Yeowun sat there and placed his palms on the back of the Lord.
Tak!
It was to determine how far the poison had spread. While protecting the body from the poison, he observed the inside.
[a.n.a.lyzing the toxic substance.]
Nano had already started the a.n.a.lysis.
Chun Yeowun frowned as he kept feeling the poison.
‘The poison has entered the bone marrow.’
The Lord wasn’t in a state that could be easily saved.
This man was almost a corpse filled with poison to the rim. It was surprising that he was still alive.
Grunt!
Elder Seong and others grunted at the sight of their Lord in this meek manner. They didn’t even have the permission to meet him. The 1st Elder, his daughter, and his son-in-law, Mak Wei-gang, were the only ones who could.
“Did he use poison? That Mak Wei-gang!”
"Is this what he has come to?”
The Elders couldn’t hide their anger. Unlike them, Gyeong Cheon-guk just bit his lip.
He had the same opinion about Mak Wei-gang, but he was ashamed that despite serving the Lord, he hadn"t noticed something like this.
‘But even if it is Mak Wei-gang, would he be able to do this to our Lord?’
At the same time, he was skeptical. Despite not being trained in martial arts, the Lord of the Green Forest excelled at tactics, energy, and five spirits.
Which meant he would surely have found the abnormalities in his body.
‘… Is the Miss involved in this?’
He couldn’t help but think that this all happened with the help of his daughter. She was the one responsible for the Lord’s meal. Even so, the Lord must have known something.
‘Lord.’
He felt sorry for his Lord.
“Kuak!”
At that moment, the Lord coughed. A dark blue blood touched the floor with a pungent smell.
“Lord!”
Everyone was shocked and worried. Chun Yeowun decided that he needed to detoxify the poison and, more importantly, push it out.
As the entire room was dark, Chun Yeowun put his hand on the shadow on the floor.
Shhh!
“Ah?”
Everyone was shocked. What Chun Yeowun pulled out from the shadows was a gla.s.s bottle of 1L.
He opened the cap with a swing of his finger and a drop of thick red liquid floated up from the bottle"s mouth.
‘I didn’t think I would use it like this.’
The blood of Imoogi. Even one drop should do the task as it was similar to an elixir.
“What is that?”
Curious, Elder Seong asked what that was, but Chun Yeowun didn’t answer and dropped the blood into the Lord’s mouth.
And the change occurred.
“Kuak!”
The Lord struggled in pain. Everyone was already on the verge of anxiousness and tried to approach the Lord when Hu Bong stopped them.
“Wait.”
Interfering in such things would make things more difficult. The blood of a spirit beast, which was known to be the head of the others, had great power.
And Hu Bong knew better than anyone what the side effects would be.
‘It has to be that.’
As the blood of Imoogi was taken in, Earth qi was activated. Normal people have an aura of five elements within.
And the five are always in balance, but if it is broken by one element, then the condition would worsen.
‘The Earth qi needs to be suppressed.’
Since Chun Yeowun was Heavenly Master level, he could handle all five spirits. When he reached out the hand, the energy in nature shook.
“Ohh!”
The elders exclaimed as they witnessed the energy of nature. In the Snow Line, only the water could be accessed, but this man was bringing in the energy from outside this Snow Line.
Woong!
“Kuak!”
The Lord’s convulsions which had been shaking his body subsided. Fortunately, there were no more problems.
‘He is a great handler of elements.’
Rather, his body was full of pure energy. The Lord had learned the method to obtain the purest energy. And that was why his body allowed the poison.
‘Soon.’
Thanks to that, it wasn’t tough to suppress the Earth qi.
As the power of Imoogi spread to all the body parts, all five internal organs began to regenerate.
They started detoxifying.
Shhh!
The pace was fast. The dark blue veins had risen all over the skin and the original color was restored.
All the Elders were shocked at it.
“Oh! Oh!”
“The Lord complexion?”
Tears flowed from Gyeong Cheon-guk’s eyes.
‘Lord…’
It was strange not to cry if their Lord, who was dying, was revived.
He looked at Chun Yeowun.
‘I should apologize for not believing him.’
Now that he helped, he decided to apologize for his previous actions.
It was then.
Grrrr!
The ground shook as if an earthquake happened, and the tiled houses shook too.
“W-what is this?”
Much stronger than before. The Elders were startled by the roar which came and ran outside to check it, only to be shocked.
Kw.a.n.g!
“Huh? The peak?”
The sound of the tenth peak which newly appeared.
The huge peak was shaking.
Kw.a.n.g!
A constant roar from within as if something was trying to get out.
‘What the h.e.l.l is happening?’
It seemed like they had to go there to know what was happening. However, their Lord wasn’t in the best state to move. Then, they heard someone. Someone staggering back.
“Miss!”
It was Ha Baek-ryeong. She spoke with a frail expression, a face full of bruises.
“H-help me! My husband is in danger!”