Novel Return of Mount Hua Sect Chapter 448

“Chaos Origin Pill?”

“Yes.”

“…You mean Immortal Medicine’s Chaos Origin Pill, the most famous and benevolent man in the world?”

“Yes.”

Im Sobyong’s eyes lit up with seriousness.

“That means….”

He spoke as if he had put oil on his tongue, and then he stuttered for the first time.

“Well, that is, that…… do you mean that Mount Hua has the Immortal Medicine’s Chaos Origin Pill, which no one in the world has ever obtained?”

After a brief silence, Chung Myung turned his head and looked at Baek Chun.

“Huh? Wasn’t this supposed to be said in the first place?”

“….”

Chung Myung smiled awkwardly at Im Sobyong again when Baek Chun opened his mouth wide and couldn’t say anything.

“Ah, keep this a secret for now. It’s not something people should know.”

“….”

Im Sobyong alternately looked befuddled at the Mount Hua disciples in front of him.

‘Does this mean it’s true? It’s not a lie?’

His grip on the chair strengthened.

‘Then at the Sword Tomb…….’

How surprised was he to learn that Immortal Medicine’s tomb had been discovered?

He would have fled as soon as he could. But he happened to be in Nokrim at the end of Jungwon, and the raid had already been completed by the time he heard the news.

Hearing that no one who went into the Sword Tomb found anything, he could only soothe his disappointment.

“You’ve deceived the world.”

“Hehe. It would not be a lie if I didn’t say anything.”

At Chung Myung’s words, Im Sobyong nodded slightly and leaned back on the chair.

“So, what do you want to say?”

“Well, it’s simple. I want to propose the deal with Chaos Origin Pill instead.”

Im Sobyong smirked.

“Do you know what my illness is?”

“Yes, I know.”

“…You know?”

“Yes.”

Im Sobyong looked at the Taoist in front of him with interest.

Chung Myung has never communicated with him. Although his martial art is advanced, unlike energy, which he can sense from his surroundings, a pulse cannot be felt with the eyes. ….

He was deep in thought when he abruptly opened his eyes.

“Do- Don’t tell me when I hold your hand……!”

“No, I just knew it by looking at it?”

“….”

Im Sobyong buried himself in a chair with a sullen face again.

“Well, where did you consume…….”

“I’m not using drugs. I really know. That pale complexion, the yin energy on the forehead, the cough as if you have a lung disease, the bright head, and the shining talent!”

Chung Myung declared.

“There’s only one disease with these symptoms! Nine Yin Severed Meridian (구음절맥(九陰絶脈))!”

Im Sobyong raised his eyes again as if he were surprised. Chung Myung smiled triumphantly.

“Am I right?”

“…No?”

“Yes?”

“I said no.”

“….”

The empty gazes of the two intertwined in the air.

“No?”

“Nope.”

“…That can’t be true.”

Chung Myung tilted his head with a frown.

‘Weird. The symptoms match too precisely to be not.’

“Cough! Cough!”

Im Sobyong’s body shook violently at the sudden burst of cough. He smiled bitterly as he put down the handkerchief that had covered his mouth.

“Would I still be alive if I have such a disease in the first place?”

“Oh, that’s true.”

Chung Myung nodded as if he was convinced.

Nine Yin Severed Meridian refers to a blockage of the nine meridians with the strongest yin energy in the human body. The person caught in this disease has a brilliant head and outstanding talent but because of the warped circulatory system, such a patient dies prematurely without exceeding the age of twenty.

“It really isn’t?”

“Yes.”

“Oh, I thought it was right.”

Chung Myung looked back at Baek Chun again, smacking his lips.

“Sasuk.”

“Huh?”

“… … Things went wrong, what should I do?”

“….”

Baek Chun’s eyes and mouth twitched.

‘I really wish he could die. For real.’

‘Dear Great Ancestor.’

‘Why do you bring this bastard down on Mount Hua to torment me! Why!’

When Baek Chun didn’t answer, Chung Myung smiled awkwardly and scratched the back of his head. Im Sobyong sighed and opened his mouth.

“I….”

“Oh! Wait, wait! Don’t say it! Let me guess!”

Chung Myung’s eyes flashed with a desire to win.

“The symptoms are similar to those of Nine Yin Severed Meridian, but he is still alive! Then… about Seven Yin?”

“….”

“Or Three Yin?”

Baek Chun’s face began to turn red.

“If it’s not that, then two!”

Unable to bear it anymore, Baek Chun then screamed.

“You bastard! Is it going to work if you count it one by one? Why are you making things without any certainty…….”

But at that moment, Im Sobyong jumped out of his seat as if surprised.

“Oh, you got it right!”

“….”

Baek Chun’s gaze was on Im Sobyong.

“…He got it right?”

“Yes.”

“….”

‘He got it right?’

All the will in the world vanished from Baek Chun’s eyes.

Regardless, Im Sobyong nodded in real admiration.

“You are indeed Mount Hua Divine Dragon.”

“Hehe, what? It’s normal.”

When Baek Chun’s shoulders drooped, Yoon Jong comforted him and shook his head silently.

“Calm down, Sasuk. It’s not like you’ve been through it only once or twice.”

“… … I’m like this because I’ve been through it not only once or twice.”

“That is also true.”

Im Sobyong opened his mouth and scratched his head with a fan while Baek Chun seriously agonized over what life truly is.

“To be exact, it’s Two and a Half Yin Severed Meridian.”

“… … It’s not something you weigh on a scale, is it okay to do that?”

Im Sobyong kindly answered Baek Chun’s question.

“The name changes depending on how much the meridian point is blocked, it’s Nine Yin Severed Meridian when it’s nine; if three are blocked, it’s Three Yin Severed Meridian; and if two and a half are blocked….”

“… That’s enough.”

He felt like his head would go weird if he listened to it more.

Im Sobyong laughed bitterly at Baek Chun’s response.

“So the peak of Yin Severed Meridian disease is the Nine Yin Severed Meridian, and it starts being concerning from the Three Yin Severed Meridian. I’m in a better position than the Three Yin Severed Meridian. In my case, two meridians are completely blocked, and one is half blocked.”

“… that’s a very vague disease.”

“I know right.”

Im Sobyong distorted his face.

“The side effects are too severe to ignore, but there is no way to fix it, and…….”

Chung Myung listened and added.

“At any rate, the life span is still reduced.”

“It is.”

Chung Myung’s eyes shone as Im Sobyong nodded gently.

“That’s better. I can’t be sure that it can be fixed even with Chaos Origin Pill when it’s about the Nine Yin Severed Meridian, but three… … . No, two and a half Yin Severed Meridian… … .”

“Let’s just go with Three Yin Severed Meridian.”

“Yes, I’m sure I’ll be able to fix the Three Yin Severed Meridian with Chaos Origin Pill.”

Im Sobyong lost in thought.

‘It’s Chaos Origin Pill.’

Nine Yin Severed Meridian cannot be treated with pills. Because most pills are a means to advance martial art, not a means of healing.

However, the Chaos Origin Pill differs from such common pills.

Chaos Origin Pill was not created by a Martial Sect, but by Immortal Medicine, which was called Hua Tuo’s Advent. As the word Chaos Origin (혼원/混元) literally means, it is a medicine that has the best effect of all time in restoring a body that is out of harmony.

‘Certainly, if it’s Chaos Origin Pill… … .’

If Chung Myung’s words were true, it was definitely worth to be discussed.

But.

“…But, I don’t need Chaos Origin Pill right now. It’s a little uncomfortable, but…….”

I’m Sobyong, narrowing his eyes sharply, said calmly. Then Chung Myung looked at him with strange eyes.

“Well, let’s exclude each other from useless things.”

“….”

“It’s a little weird. To me, Nokrim is said to follow someone with skills, but he hides his identity and puts Bonchung in front of him……. I wouldn’t do such a nuisance.”

“My taste is a bit like that.”

“I don’t think you’re someone who is willing to be bothered just because of your own taste.”

Im Sobyong stared silently at Chung Myung.

But Chung Myung grinned even when he received the overwhelming gaze.

“The reason is simple when you think about it. It’s not that you don’t want to show it, it’s that I can’t show it. Those bandits will not accept King Nokrim, who suffers from lung disease. Even if there’s no rebellion, the solidarity will surely weaken. Isn’t it?”

“Hmm.”

Im Sobyong sat with his legs crossed and began to fan softly.

“It’s an interesting interpretation. It makes sense.”

Chung Myung shrugged and continued.

“There’s no way that they’ll be dissatisfied with King Nokrim because you are all fighting with Myriad Man House now, but when things calm down, the story will change. Um… Wait a minute, did you guys are the ones who started a war with Myriad Man House first? To make a distraction?”

Chwak.

Im Sobyong, who folded the fan, tapped his head with the end.

“I told you to stop snooping, but you’re a yangban who comes with a knife to see inside what’s in the stomach.”

“Isn’t that obvious?”

“Other people didn’t know that it was obvious.”

Im Sobyong sighed deeply.

“So what do you want? If you came in here and shrugged all that off, I think it’ll be awkward to just let you go because this side feels uncomfortable.”

In an instant, there was a chill in his eyes.

But Chung Myung smiled again in front of the slightly ferocious momentum.

“The question is wrong. It’s not us who want it, it’s you.”

“Yes?”

“Hey! Get me a chair!”

At Chung Myung’s words, Jo-Gol flinched and was about to run to find the chair, but Bonchung ran several times faster than him to deliver the chair.

“….”

Im Sobyong looked at such a Bonchung with a surprised face.

“What’s wrong with him?”

“… It’s long to explain.”

Back Chun replied weakly.

Chung Myung sat on the chair brought by Bonchung and crossed his legs the same way.

“I don’t think you understand what’s going on.”

“….”

“You’re being nice and understanding very slowly. Don’t you know? I have Chaos Origin Pill. Chaos Origin Pill.”

“….”

“That, huh? Immortal Medicine, huh? Made with a ton of soul! I have Chaos Origin Pill that didn’t exist in the world now. Chaos Origin Pill that can solve all your troubles at once?”

“….”

Im Sobyong’s face is starting to get distorted.

“But, what? What do I want, huh? Gosh, I can’t do business with this yangban. Do you think I don’t have anywhere else to sell this? Even now, there are people in line who want to buy this if I just say a word! A line of people!”

Chung Myung shook his arms and rubbed his brows with exaggerated gestures.

“Oh, talking about the line makes me want to drink. A drink…”

Tak.

Even before he finished his word, Bonchung quickly approached him and offered a bottle of alcohol as if he had been prepared. This time, Chung Myung was a little flustered.

“…Thank you.”

“It’s nothing, Hyung-nim!”

‘He’s a lot better than I thought.’

Uncapped the bottle, Chung Myung drank almost as if he were pouring it in. Then he put the bottle down violently.

“Kaaaah!”

A smile spread across his lips as he wiped his lips with his sleeve.

“Now, listen carefully.”

Im Sobyong stared at Chung Myung with a half-empty face.

“You must cure the disease as soon as possible and take control of Nokrim. There must be a limit to walking around pretending not to be King Nokrim. Why? Because Myriad Man House will work hard to wipe Nokrim off with the highest priority.”

“….”

“When the war intensifies, you have no choice but to step forward…. But, when you had no choice but to go out because the war got tenser. Huh? King Nokrim was the person with lung disease?”

Im Sobyong sighed deeply.

“There must be a rumor that you are suffering from a disease. It is that moment when Nokrim breaks down. There’s no way you don’t know that. But you kept this situation as it is because you couldn’t help it, right?”

Im Sobyong scratched the back of his head. His long, grown hair fluttered wildly.

“Oh, I really can’t beat Dojang.”

“But!”

Chung Myung shook his hands as if he was really excited.

“This whole thing’s gonna be solved with just one Chaos Origin Pill!? Damn! It’s so cool! Huh? Just one pill!”

Baek Chun, who looked at such him, smiled pleasedly.

‘You really selling medicine.’

‘He’s selling medicine now.’

Chung Myung lifted and released Im Sobyong as if a professional drug dealer had possessed him.

“Therefore!”

Bang!

Chung Myung’s hand slammed against the chair. The wind broke the handle of the chair and landed on the floor.

He, who drew attention at once, smiled and said.

“The question here is not what do we want.”

“….”

As if he had never spoken enthusiastically, Chung Myung leaned back on his chair and crossed his legs.

“It’s how much are you going to pay?”

“….”

“Name it.”

Im Sobyong’s pale lips trembled. Then it slowly opened.

“A- A million…….”

“Ah, I can’t hear you?”

“All the conditions you had proposed and 1 million nyang!”

“Aigoo. If I sell it somewhere else, I might get five million.”

“The- Then, two million!”

“Let’s pack up, Sahyung!”

“T- Three million! More than three million is impossible! Three million! Dojang! Please consider my situation!”

“The bandits don’t seem to make any money these days. Three million. I’ll just eat it myself.”

“Four- Four million is too much…….”

The bargain continued violently. Baek Chun and the group could not help but fall into a fundamental question.

‘Um, Sasuk.’

‘Yes?’

‘Is there Chaos Origin Pill left in Mount Hua?’

‘Didn’t we use it all in the last battle against Myriad Man House?’

‘Then what’s he selling now?’

‘Can’t you see it?’

‘Yes?’

‘It’s a scam.’

‘….’

Jo-Gol marveled at Chung Myung, who had such a look of joy with his legs crossed, and Im Sobyong, who desperately persuaded him.

Then he threw his eyes out of the window.

‘Taoist is cheating on the bandits.’

‘Where’s the lightning strike?’ (Divine Punishment.)

‘Ugh.’