Chapter 46
Chapter 46
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 46
Chapter Title: Inner Courtyard of the Sichuan Tang Clan (2)
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Sucking out all the internal energy, impurities, and poison from Dang Myeong-un's body was a breeze.
No matter how much internal energy he had, it couldn't compare to mine. So this was no big deal.
The guy's internal energy, now drawn into my dantian, I wrapped tightly in pure energy and compressed it down.
I'll give it back later. For now, it's just temporary storage.
I gathered the impurities and nameless poisons into one spot.
Now, Dang Myeong-un's meridians throughout his body were spotless. I'd sucked it all out.
I've done this several times before, so it's routine now. No reason it should take long.
That's why I slowly shifted the bundled poison toward my fingertips.
As I extended my hand, Seolha caught on quick and dashed over with a medicine bowl, pressing it to my fingertips.
A black liquid dripped out with a plink. A foul stench bloomed in all directions.
The Tang Clan head saw it and jumped in surprise, taking the bowl himself.
They need to analyze it at the Tang Clan and keep researching it, so yeah, better keep it safe.
Alright. Smooth sailing so far.
The problem was the dantian. Dang Myeong-un's dantian.
A shattered dantian crudely patched up with the Tang Clan's treatments and medicines.
A dantian is a virtual organ. It's like a chamber in the lower abdomen where internal energy gathers, the core of all martial arts.
Since it's fused tightly with the major meridians and the whole body, my Energy Absorption Great Law at this level couldn't suck it out.
I couldn't smash it like I did with Yeonhwa. So I had to extract this dantian intact.
Think of it as pulling it out.
Either way, I needed to remove it completely from the already weakened Dang Myeong-un without shocking his system.
To do that, I kept the Energy Absorption Great Law going on his body while infusing other strands of energy to form a razor-sharp sword aura.
So... this was surgery right now. Sword aura made from energy as the scalpel.
In modern medicine, this kind of surgery is everyday stuff.
But to the people of this era, it's unfamiliar.
Putting a blade inside the body? Absurd.
But I know modern medicine. Not that I have medical knowledge, of course.
This isn't regular surgery—it's dantian and internal energy surgery.
No one knows it better than me.
I've experimented on my own body for 67 years in the Black Wall Cavern.
The sharp sword aura severed Dang Myeong-un's dantian from his body.
Little by little. Strand by strand.
The dantian, adhered to the major meridians and all the body's channels. I separated them one by one.
With all his internal energy already sucked out, he wouldn't have issues.
Even ripping out the dantian wouldn't hit him too hard.
There might be some burning pain, though.
If I named this procedure, it'd be Dantian Excision Surgery.
A surgery that doesn't exist anywhere in the world. Only attempted once, right this moment.
So if it succeeds this time, that's a 100% success rate?
Pretty impressive achievement. Though I doubt it'll fail no matter how many times I try. What's so hard about it?
Ah, not the time for random thoughts. Focus. Focus.
Truth be told, no part was that difficult. Just don't mess up.
The dantian separating bit by bit. Surgery done by feel, not sight.
I lost track of time, but it proceeded smoothly.
Halfway. Two-thirds. Three-quarters. Four-fifths. Nine-tenths. And finally.
My sword aura cut the last connecting major meridian from the dantian.
Now fully detached, I compressed it and pulled it toward me.
That took care of the remaining dantian. Now I focused on them all.
The biggest issue right now was Dang Myeong-un's dantian.
Compressed into a lump of internal energy, but that lump was... a total mess.
So I sorted it out piece by piece. First, the energies soaked into the dantian during the Tang Clan's treatments.
True to the Sichuan Tang Clan, every one was extreme.
Deadly poison or potent medicine.
If I weren't immune to all poisons, my dantian would've been tainted already.
And it wasn't just one kind.
Dozens of poisons—this would've stumped even the Tang Clan's founder.
Probably would've cost my life.
Anyway, I classified the energies one by one.
Tough work, but my control over my dantian interior is perfect.
It just takes time; nothing impossible.
Soon enough, several compressed orbs formed in my body.
I gathered the internal energy I'd extracted from Dang Myeong-un's body and his compressed dantian, merging them back into one.
It was his own dantian from his body. His own internal energy he'd cultivated.
Nothing better than putting it back in him.
No spirit medicines for that body right now. They'd only harm it.
That energy flowed back through my hands to the spot of Dang Myeong-un's dantian.
Easy from here. I've done it plenty.
Dang Myeong-un received the orb made from his own internal energy, settling perfectly into its original dantian position.
"Hoo..."
I let out a sigh and glanced at the window.
The sky was already brightening in the east. How long had I been at this?
As that thought crossed my mind, I looked at Dang Myeong-un.
Drenched in sweat, soaking the bed, yet still wearing that faint smile.
He endured all that while awake? This guy's... something else. He's got a big future ahead.
"Feel it? What happened inside your body?"
"Haha... It really... feels like I've been reborn."
Still a thin voice, but unlike before, it carried strength.
Of course. He had no problems left now.
Just severely weakened, with his dantian fully regenerated—but time would fix that.
His body would recover with good food and rest, and the dantian would return to normal quickest since it was his own energy and dantian.
"Grove Lord. I don't know how to repay this grace. What you've done for the Tang Clan is too much. Beyond measure."
The Tang Clan head spoke to me, his voice thick with emotion.
"I didn't do it expecting anything, so don't worry about it. Favors go back and forth. No need to measure them like debts, right?"
"Of course! So just say the word. The Sichuan Tang Clan will lend its strength anytime you call."
"Reliable. Yeah. Then we need to restore Sichuan Province to normal first, don't we?"
The Tang Clan head grinned at my words.
The ambitions and aspirations of the long-suppressed man spreading their wings again.
It was majestic. And promising.
Now, unshackled, how would the Sichuan Tang Clan take those massive strides?
"Oh. And right now, I've got a ton of Tang Clan energies extracted from that kid's body. They poured in quite a bit. Combined, it's like two or three top spirit medicines. But it's meaningless to me. I don't need it. So I want to pass it to someone. Any recommendations?"
His face lit up, and he glanced at Dang Sohye.
"Then give it to Sohye! She's suffered plenty for her brother."
Dang Sohye startled and waved her hands in refusal.
"Gr-Grandfather... No! Clan Head. No need for that. I only did it for Young Clan Head, my brother..."
"Enough. After all you've done, can't we give you this one thing? Take it without burden. You deserve it. Thank the Grove Lord and take it."
Dang Sohye didn't refuse further, bowed her head, and came to my side.
She looked just like Dang Myeong-un still.
Once he ate well and rested to regain his health, he'd look like this.
"Sit cross-legged."
She did immediately, and I placed my palm on her back, transferring the energies gathered in my dantian.
Compressed into one. Tiny opening. Protective energy layer. Same old routine.
Once done, Dang Sohye circulated her Minor Cosmic Orbit, running the energies once around before carefully stacking them in her dantian.
"It's a decent amount, so it'll take a while to fully assimilate. Being Tang Clan energies, it'll help you a lot."
She couldn't reply, focused on meditative breathing, but her expression was pleased.
She must be fully sensing how amazing it was.
Well, they only fed her the best, no doubt.
The Tang Clan wouldn't skimp on saving the young clan head.
And with that, things in the inner courtyard were wrapped up.
Dang Myeong-un would rise from bed soon enough, and Dang Sohye would grow several times stronger than now.
The clan head, free of worries, and the other patients rising one by one—now the Tang Clan just had to soar again.
"Congratulations, Clan Head. You'll be busier than ever now, huh?"
"What can I say? All thanks to you, Grove Lord!"
"Haha. Alright, then I'll go rest. Keep everyone out for a day. I want to rest undisturbed."
"Of course. Let me escort you to the Azure Clarity Pavilion."
"Oh my. Escorted by the clan head himself. What an honor."
"I could do this a hundred times over, Grove Lord. You didn't come quietly last time either."
So I followed the clan head back to the Azure Clarity Pavilion.
The surroundings now fully bright with dawn.
Not particularly tired, but yeah, I wanted to lie down.
I'd expended mental energy, after all. A little laziness wouldn't hurt.
"You two lie down too. You worked hard staying up all night."
"Hardly work compared to you, Great Hero."
Seolha slipped in beside me as I changed into thin clothes and lay on the bed.
Yeonhwa, not to be outdone, changed and snuggled right up too.
"Tired?"
"No, Great Hero."
Seolha smiled knowingly, stroking my chest.
"Good. Then no need to sleep right away. Shall we move a bit first?"
With that, I slipped both hands under their clothes and grabbed their breasts.
And as if it were natural, Seolha rubbed my leg with the bare skin of her thigh peeking from her clothes.
Even Yeonhwa now clumsily mimicked her.
This is why it's great.
The right touch of allure makes it perfect.
I began caressing Seolha and Yeonhwa's bodies.