Chapter 28
Chapter 28
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Translator: Ryuma
Chapter: 28
Chapter Title: Merciless Killing Physician (4)
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The Heavenly Demon had made a promise.
If the Merciless Killing Physician Yu Cheon-baek vowed to treat Yang Hui-gun, he would fix the cursed demonic art known as the Omnipotent Eternal Life Heart Method.
"......"
Yu Cheon-baek's pupils trembled as he received the Heavenly Demon's proposal.
The Merciless Killing Physician still couldn't fully believe it, harboring half-doubting suspicions.
He stared intently at the Heavenly Demon's young and handsome face.
Surprisingly, the Heavenly Demon's eyes brimmed with confidence.
It was only natural.
'The Eternal Life Heart Method was nothing more than an early, undeveloped version of the Heavenly Demon Divine Art that I cultivated during my time with the Ming Cult—an inferior and incomplete martial art before its expansion.'
He didn't know how or why that martial art had reached Yu Cheon-baek or what story lay behind it, but one thing was certain.
'With the Heavenly Demon Divine Art, I can definitely correct it!'
If the Heavenly Demon released the powerful energy of the Heavenly Demon Divine Art, the nearly identical art from the past would undoubtedly exert its mystical effects and eliminate the side effects of the Omnipotent Eternal Life Heart Method.
"If you still can't believe it, I'll fix it right here and now. What do you say?"
With the Heavenly Demon going this far, even the deeply suspicious and scarred Yu Cheon-baek had no choice but to yield.
"Then...... very well."
Yu Cheon-baek nodded in acceptance.
"Sit in the lotus position and show me your back."
The Heavenly Demon spoke in casual, blunt language from start to finish.
One might expect offense from such familiarity coming from someone who looked like a mere grandson in age, but strangely, Yu Cheon-baek felt no displeasure at all.
On the contrary, the Heavenly Demon's blunt tone and condescension felt so natural that not a single thing grated on him.
Nod!
As instructed, Yu Cheon-baek sat in the lotus position right there and slightly turned his back to the Heavenly Demon.
'If you're lying to me or playing tricks...... I'll take us both down with me and subdue you.'
The Merciless Killing Physician, filled with rare hope for the first time.
Having tasted the sweetness of hope once, he had no intention of plunging back into the abyss of despair.
With that, he entrusted his back to the Heavenly Demon.
"Alright, let's begin. Don't tense up or circulate your energy. Got it?"
The Heavenly Demon warned Yu Cheon-baek again, who still exposed his unguarded back but hadn't fully let go of his vigilance.
"Understood."
With the Heavenly Demon emphasizing it repeatedly, Yu Cheon-baek finally set aside even the last shred of doubt and fully opened his back.
And at last!
"Haaap!"
The Heavenly Demon spread both hands wide and thrust all ten fingers down toward Yu Cheon-baek's back like stakes.
Puk-puk-puk-puk!
It felt like sharp impacts from a finger technique, but Yu Cheon-baek didn't act rashly.
Soon after, an enormous, overwhelming energy poured in—something he could neither have experienced nor withstood on his own.
-Heavenly Demon Divine Art!
The identity of that internal energy cultivation method was, of course, the Heavenly Demon Divine Art.
'The Heavenly Demon Divine Art is the result of filling the Eternal Life Heart Method's deficiencies and developing it day by day.'
In summary, the Omnipotent Eternal Life Heart Method that Yu Cheon-baek currently practiced was merely a crude patchwork someone had tacked onto the Eternal Life Heart Method's basics in pursuit of infinite regeneration.
Even those basics were incomplete and riddled with errors, so it was inevitable that heart demons would invade, craving blood and demanding lives to sustain existence—triggering those vicious side effects.
So how to correct it?
'Pour in the profound internal energy of the Heavenly Demon Divine Art—the perfected and refined form of the Eternal Life Heart Method—to eradicate all the bizarre, incomplete flaws of the Eternal Life Heart Method!'
Of course, easier said than done; this solution was far from simple.
No, it was impossible even for transcendent masters who had reached the Entering Divinity or Transcendent Body realms.
Such a feat was possible for fewer than three people in the entire world, but the Heavenly Demon could do it.
Because he was the Heavenly Demon.
Kwagwagwagwang!
Using the profound internal energy of the Heavenly Demon Divine Art crashing down intensely, the Heavenly Demon straightened the twisted, malformed dantian warped by the incomplete cultivation method.
The process was anything but easy, so both Yu Cheon-baek receiving the correction and the Heavenly Demon performing it sweated profusely, spending a full incense stick's worth of time.
The time itself was short, but the energy consumed exceeded that of ten super-elite masters.
The Heavenly Demon's effort and dedication soon bore fruit.
"......!!"
As time passed, the foggy haze that had clouded his vision, reason, and intellect lifted, clearing his mind more and more. Yu Cheon-baek felt an indescribable surge of joy and astonishment.
'It's like someone shaved off all the black grime from my mind.'
His thoughts and analogy weren't wrong.
The enigmatic youth before him, the Heavenly Demon, had corrected the incomplete and twisted parts of the Omnipotent Eternal Life Heart Method.
Like a guide leading the way, he directed him to the fastest, most effective, and comfortable path.
The previous misguided paths were erased one by one, ensuring he would never stray again.
'Tsk tsk, what a pity.'
Meanwhile, having succeeded to some degree in the treatment, the Heavenly Demon pitied Yu Cheon-baek, whose life had been wasted and devoured by the demonic art.
Was that why?
He decided to bestow a touch of mercy.
"Instead of that monstrously altered Eternal Life Heart Method, I'll teach you another internal cultivation method. It's called the Root Source Indestructible Heart Method...... It'll be easy to adapt to since it shares the same origins as the Eternal Life Heart Method."
This gift was none other than the Root Source Indestructible Heart Method—a cultivation method based on the Ming Cult's Eternal Life Heart Method, brilliantly developed up to the era of the First Heavenly Demon, with all side effects perfectly eliminated.
"......?!"
As his reason and intellect slowly returned, Yu Cheon-baek couldn't comprehend what the Heavenly Demon was saying.
He sensed some immense act of benevolence had been granted, but lacking details, he felt perplexed—until.
'No way!'
As his shattered mind and body, ruined by the improperly cultivated demonic art, slowly recovered, brilliant formulas for an internal cultivation method etched themselves clearly into his mind, one character at a time.
They were permanently imprinted, impossible to forget.
How was this possible?
'This one—no, this lord...... is truly a transcendent being who has reached the ultimate realm!'
This was, naturally, a method of transmitting martial arts that only true transcendents of the era could perform.
Yu Cheon-baek, who knew better than anyone how arduous such a feat was, finally realized.
Though the other appeared young like a grandson, he was an unfathomably profound master who had already undergone rejuvenation once.
Looking back, it was all too obvious.
Such natural condescension coexisting with such astonishing heights.
It could only mean simultaneous rejuvenation and bone transformation.
"Though the formulas and methods resemble your previous incomplete demonic art, it has no evil side effects whatsoever, so use it without worry."
The Heavenly Demon could not only imprint formulas but also perfectly transmit his internal energy or martial arts to others via remote energy transfer, making this a trivial matter.
In truth, transmitting Demonic Cult martial arts to others required permission.
But since the Heavenly Demon was the Demonic Cult itself, and the Demonic Cult was the Heavenly Demon, his approval equated to the cult's.
Tremble!
Yu Cheon-baek shuddered with overwhelming gratitude for the Heavenly Demon's consideration and corrective treatment.
Reflecting, such a thought even crossed his mind.
'I've treated others all my life, but no one ever treated my own pain.'
Perhaps what Yu Cheon-baek had truly longed for wasn't impossible perfect healing, but someone to acknowledge and comfort his suffering, even a little.
After endless hardship and loneliness, he had finally met someone who healed and recognized him—how could he hold back tears?
It was too soon to rejoice fully.
"Slowly circulate the internal cultivation method I taught you."
How could he refuse such a safe request?
Yu Cheon-baek slowly operated the new internal cultivation method, Root Source Indestructible Heart Method, vividly imprinted in his mind repeatedly.
Yet another astonishing event occurred.
The Omnipotent Eternal Life Heart Method, which had dragged the physician Yu Cheon-baek to super-elite level despite its vicious side effects, had reached 7 Stars. Remarkably, upon circulating the Root Source Indestructible Heart Method, after a brief adjustment, it swiftly progressed through 1 Star, 2 Stars, 3 Stars' enlightenment, reaching 5 Stars before long.
As if a predecessor handing over to a successor, the attainment transferred seamlessly.
How could this be?
"All rivers return to the sea. Even streams split a thousand ways will converge as one. How much more so for cultivation methods sharing the same Eternal Life Heart Method origin? It's natural that your past achievements carry over to the present."
After a moment of confusion, Yu Cheon-baek gained full understanding from the Heavenly Demon's clear explanation.
Though the Root Source Indestructible Heart Method was more advanced and proper than the Omnipotent Eternal Life Heart Method—lingering at 5 Stars instead of previous 7—it was still an extraordinary achievement.
As proof,
Shwaaaaa!
Having evolved from the crudely modified Omnipotent Eternal Life Heart Method to the Demonic Cult's Root Source Indestructible Heart Method—which boasted traditions and history rivaling the Central Plains' Shaolin—
His martial art, which had rapidly reached super-elite but required slaughtering hundreds more for Entering Divinity, now surged dramatically, attaining Entering Divinity in an instant.
'My god! This is...... nothing short of a miracle!'
The Merciless Killing Physician Yu Cheon-baek was both a physician and a martial artist.
As a martial artist with ambitions, he desired Entering Divinity but had restrained himself, unwilling to kill more. Learning he could advance without murder filled him with boundless emotion.
So overjoyed and moved was he that tears flowed before he even opened his eyes.
'Freed from the demonic art's vicious side effects I so desperately wanted to escape, and reaching the Entering Divinity realm of my dreams...... I could die right now without regrets.'
Drip!
True感動 and sorrow bring tears flowing like rain, without need for sobs.
That was Yu Cheon-baek's eyes now.
"Open your eyes."
The Heavenly Demon commanded.
Yu Cheon-baek could no longer defy him.
No, he planned to serve the Heavenly Demon for life, correcting his past mistakes.
Swipe!
The Merciless Killing Physician Yu Cheon-baek opened his eyes, tears streaming like rain behind him.
When he did, the world was no longer a blood-soaked hell of screams and agony.
It was the beautiful world where he could devote himself fully to medicine once more.
He had returned to that world.
Thus, the Merciless Killing Physician completely escaped the Omnipotent Eternal Life Heart Method's long-binding, corrosive side effects, stepping toward a new life.
"Congratulations on your rebirth. No longer swayed by petty evil arts, live fully the life you desired as physician Yu Cheon-baek and martial artist Yu Cheon-baek."