The method was very simple.
He would use the energy of the elixir that was now condensed in Cheon Seong's dantian to remove the heterogeneous energy that was blocking the Qihai acupoint.
Of course, the energy of the elixir would be lost to some extent because of that, but Cheon Myeong thought that it would be more efficient to remove this now than to build up internal energy.
'I have to push it out at once.'
Although he didn't know how long this had been stuck in Cheon Seong's Qihai acupoint, it didn't seem like it could be removed with just that much of an impact.
Perhaps if it could have been removed with just a little impact, it would have fallen off in the process of Cheon Seong circulating his internal energy in his daily life.
That's why Cheon Myeong was planning to gather the energy of the elixir as much as possible and collide it all at once.
'The problem is how much Cheon Seong can endure.'
Naturally, the stronger the impact, the greater the pain that Cheon Seong would experience.
If the person experiencing the pain was himself, he would have gritted his teeth and endured it somehow, but how much of an impact could Cheon Seong tolerate?
This was a separate issue from deciding to trust Cheon Seong.
What if Cheon Seong were to faint because the pain was too severe?
Since that would no longer be related to his own will, he had to set a limit to some extent.
"..."
But if he were to just give a moderate impact, he would not be able to remove the energy that was stuck in the Qihai acupoint like a parasite at once.
He would be able to succeed only if he could accurately control that subtle difference under Cheon Myeong's judgment.
'...The preparations are complete.'
In Cheon Seong's dantian, Cheon Myeong had artificially gathered the energy of the elixir.
Now he would let this flow into the blood vessels and give a concentrated impact to the Qihai acupoint, but before that, Cheon Myeong first looked at Cheon Seong's condition.
Mumble, mumble-.
Cheon Seong was reciting the incantation of the Heavenly Demon Divine Art with a calm face.
Although that appearance seemed to be fulfilling his promise to him very faithfully, the key was whether he would be able to maintain that state even in the shock that would come in a little while.
'You'll be able to endure it.'
Since he was a guy with a strong will to the extent that he would continue to swing his sword even if the blisters on his hands burst, he would be able to endure it.
Cheon Myeong conveyed that to Cheon Seong inwardly and released the energy of the elixir that he had been holding back until now all at once.
Woong-!
As Cheon Myeong let go of the energy he was holding, a huge amount of energy began to flow into the blood vessels as if a dam had burst.
A torrent of energy that was roughly advancing, forcibly stretching the narrow blood vessels.
Naturally, as it was stirring the blood vessels indiscriminately, Cheon Seong couldn't help but feel a tremendous pain.
"..."
A slight tremor occurred in Cheon Seong's body as he was reciting the incantation.
'What on earth is this pain?'
Although Cheon Myeong had warned him that there might be a slight pain, to think that it would be this much.
Didn't this go beyond the level of being slight?
It was a pain to the extent that he wanted to bang his head against the wall and faint right away.
'Endure... I have to endure...!'
Although he seemed to flinch for a moment, the incantation began to flow from Cheon Seong's mouth again.
If he were to lose his mind here, Cheon Myeong would die.
Although his own life was a part that he could decide for himself, Cheon Myeong's life was not, right?
If Cheon Myeong were to die because of him this time, it seemed that he would not be able to close his eyes comfortably even after he died.
'...He's doing well.'
Fortunately, Cheon Seong was enduring well.
Of course, since he knew how much pain Cheon Seong was in now, Cheon Myeong tried to finish the work as quickly as possible.
Woong-!
A torrent of energy that was raging fiercely in all directions.
If this were to be left as it was, the torrent would have wandered around Cheon Seong's body without order.
However, the torrent of energy was flowing in the direction of the Qihai acupoint without leaking to other places.
"..."
As expected, since the amount was this much, it was not an easy task to handle.
And on top of that, since it was not his own body, there were particularly more difficult parts, but still, it was going well without any problems until now.
How long had it been like that?
Barely leading the reins of the mad horse that was excited and raging, Cheon Myeong was finally able to reach the place where the Qihai acupoint was.
'...It's colliding!'
There is no need to stop this momentum.
Cheon Myeong adjusted the direction for the last time and then let go of the reins he had been holding tightly until now.
Woong-!
As he let go of the reins, the flow of energy went beyond a torrent and became a flood.
And the flood accelerated and rushed towards the wall in front, and it collided so strongly that it felt as if the entire blood vessel was being shaken.
"..."
His insides were being shaken.
If one were to compare the pain that Cheon Seong was feeling now, it would be so.
Of course, there might be a better comparison than this, but the most certain thing was that it was the most powerful pain that Cheon Seong had ever felt in his life.
When a sword was stuck in his leg?
Compared to the pain he was feeling now, that was just at the level of being pricked with a needle.
Squeeze-.
If one were to focus on the pain, it would be felt more strongly.
Cheon Seong was forcibly maintaining his energy circulation, focusing on the touch of Cheon Myeong's hand on his back rather than that.
Woong-!
Meanwhile, in the Qihai acupoint, the collision of energy was still taking place in succession.
Could it be that this much was not enough?
Since the heterogeneous energy that had settled in the Qihai acupoint did not come off easily, a slight impatience arose in Cheon Myeong's heart.
Thump-.
At that moment, a movement was captured by Cheon Myeong's ki sense.
The energy that had been firm and had not moved a bit until now finally began to move.
As he captured that moment, Cheon Myeong spurred on the impact a little more, and the energy that was blocking the Qihai acupoint was finally completely torn off.
'Phew-'
As he broke through the blocked part, the flow of ki began to flow smoothly.
Although it was not that his own blood vessels had been broken through, it was to the extent that even Cheon Myeong felt refreshed.
It was a feeling similar to when he had discharged the feces that he had been holding in for ten days.
'Now all that's left is to absorb the remaining ki.'
Although he had consumed most of the energy of the elixir in breaking through the blocked part of the Qihai acupoint, there was still a part that remained.
If he were to properly absorb even that, he would be able to salvage a considerable amount of internal energy.
To put it bluntly, even if he didn't try to absorb it, he had already gained enough.
Since he had removed the factor that was interfering with the energy circulation until now, it could be said that Cheon Seong's body had completely changed from the past.
"...?"
But at that moment, Cheon Myeong could sense that something was wrong.
The heterogeneous energy that had been torn off from the Qihai acupoint.
Although he had thought that it would disappear on its own if he just tore it off, that energy was still remaining and wandering around other places.
'What on earth is this?'
Usually, in the process of breaking through, the energy would disappear or weaken.
However, although he had succeeded in tearing it off, it didn't seem that the energy had weakened.
If this were to be left as it was, it seemed that this would wander around Cheon Seong's blood vessels forever and block another place.
It was a good thing that the Qihai acupoint was quite wide among the blood vessels, but if the energy were to block a narrow place, an abnormality would immediately occur in Cheon Seong's body.
'What do I do with this?'
He had only focused on tearing off the energy, but he had not even thought of annihilating it.
Since it was not in his own body, he didn't know exactly how much it was, but seeing that it had not weakened even after pouring so much ki, he could tell that the size of the energy was considerable.
'Annihilation is impossible.'
It seemed that the remaining energy of the elixir would not be enough for annihilation.
But he couldn't just leave this as it was.
Although he had also thought of a way to send the energy out of Cheon Seong's body... that was too dangerous. It seemed that the blood vessels would be blocked in the middle in nine out of ten cases, and it would become a situation where he could no longer handle it.
'...I have no choice.'
In the end, Cheon Myeong had no choice but to use his last resort.
What was that move... it was for him to accept that energy.
'If it's me, I'll be able to do something about that energy.'
At least it would be possible to deal with it more certainly than for it to be doing this in Cheon Seong's body.
For now, since there were many restrictions and Cheon Seong's internal energy was shallow, there was not much he could try.
But if he were to accept this energy into his own body?
Of course, since the identity of the energy had not yet been clearly revealed, he could rather be in danger, but if he didn't do that, Cheon Seong might die.
'Let's go.'
To think that he would end up doing this while trying to make Cheon Seong take a spiritual medicine.
Although it was an action that was the same as swallowing poison himself, there was no other suitable method but this.
Woong-!
As he made up his mind, Cheon Myeong immediately began to guide the energy to his side.
Although the size of the energy was large, since it had not been long since it had been torn off from the Qihai acupoint, the energy moved more smoothly than he had thought in the direction that Cheon Myeong was guiding it.
Although that could be said to be a relief, it was by no means a stage where he could be relieved.
'It's done.'
The energy was moved to the Zhiyang acupoint, where it was in contact with Cheon Myeong's hand.
Cheon Myeong took a breath for a moment and then pushed the energy into his own body.
"..."
As soon as it entered his own body, Cheon Myeong could feel the heterogeneous energy even more clearly.
But this... something was strange.
Although he had not noticed it when it was in Cheon Seong's body, wasn't the property of the energy too similar to his own internal energy?
That's right. It seemed as if it were the energy that another person who was circulating the Heavenly Demon Divine Art had sent in.
'Did someone who was circulating the Heavenly Demon Divine Art send this into Cheon Seong's blood vessels?'
Thinking so, the face of one person came to Cheon Myeong's mind.
However, Cheon Myeong, who immediately focused on the energy he had accepted.
Although the property of the energy was similar to his own internal energy, it was not that it was melting into his internal energy as it was.
If he didn't concentrate, he would rather be swallowed up by this energy.
The size of the energy was that powerful.
'I'll lead it to my dantian and absorb it.'
It would probably be okay to absorb it.
Since the properties were not just similar but almost the same, it would be okay to think of this as a single internal pill.
If he could just succeed in absorbing it properly, it would be helpful in increasing his own internal energy.
Swish-.
Cheon Myeong broke the connection with Cheon Seong and took his hands off his back.
And immediately, Cheon Myeong, who sat in a cross-legged position and entered a state of energy circulation.
Since Cheon Seong would now be able to circulate his energy without any problems, he was also planning to enter a state of energy circulation to properly absorb the energy he had received from Cheon Seong's body.
'It's thick... and fierce.'
Just by looking at the energy, he could tell that the person who had sent it had a powerful internal energy.
And on top of that, this fierce feeling that he seemed to have felt somewhere.
The face of someone was being drawn in Cheon Myeong's head even more.
But that's why it was even better.
If this energy was that of the person he was thinking of... just by absorbing it, his own internal energy would become even stronger.
'...I won't lose this time.'
The third confrontation with that person, which had been established somehow.
Although he had not drawn his sword at that time and had not done anything, this time, he also had no intention of backing down.
'I'll chew you all up.'
Chew, chew.
He would make it his own nourishment without leaving even a speck.
(End of Chapter)