Chapter 89 – Imugi (5)
by Heavenly Cat[Imugi’s Neidan].
A divine object where a water snake gathered hundreds of years of spiritual energy to become a dragon.
Greatly helps martial artists’ internal energy improvement and the growth and recovery of dragon-line species.
Sun-woo hardened his expression at the neidan information that appeared on his phone.
He understood that it helped internal energy growth just by looking at Wang Mun-pung frantically searching for the neidan, but to help dragon-line species.
The appearance of dragons, or dragons, he had seen in other dimensions came to mind.
‘No way…’
They were different dimensions and two species that looked quite different. But looking at the reason those Blood Cult members and contaminated summoners fought so hard, there seemed to be no other reason.
‘They’re saying it’s an item to use for the dragons in that world?’
This made it difficult to use freely. Feeling severe conflict, Sun-woo decided to check other things first.
Sun-woo opened his phone and checked the skill window. There was definitely a sound saying he obtained a skill after defeating the mage. Fortunately, spending points to expand the skill window seemed helpful.
<Earth Spirit. Rank 7> Rank Up: 400p
<Illusion Technique. Rank 5> Rank Up: 200p
<Wheel-Turning Divine Demonic Art. 5 Stars> Rank Up: 700p
<Wheel-Turning Sword Technique. 4 Stars> Rank Up: 300p
<Seven Star Steps. 6 Stars> Rank Up: 400p
<Physical Enhancement. 3 Stars> Rank Up: 100p
<Water Magic. 3 Circles> Rank Up: 200p
<Fire Magic. 1 Circle> Rank Up: 200p
“Tsk, fire after water?”
For someone who had been chased around by flame attacks, it wasn’t a bad skill. Moreover, several ideas for using water and fire magic together came to Sun-woo’s mind.
But there was no way to verify it here now.
While Wang Mun-pung, who Sun-woo thought would help, made a fuss after entering the imugi’s corpse, Sun-woo looked around the surroundings.
Sun-woo soon learned how they had planned to call back out the imugi that had entered the water.
Besides the Blood Cult members’ corpses, he discovered ordinary dead people and people sleeping with blood vessels pressed.
“Are they people kidnapped from mountain villages around the peak?”
Probably people kidnapped while scattering contamination sources.
Sun-woo felt bitter looking at the surviving people. Because these people survived but the remaining people couldn’t live.
Seeing ropes wrapped around the corpse placed by the lake, the Blood Cult members seemed to have planned to fish for the imugi using these people as bait.
“Did I become bait instead?”
Though the bait ended up catching the prey, thanks to that he seemed to have safely completed the mission.
While Sun-woo gathered the surviving people, voices saying contamination sources had been dealt with continuously were heard.
Nan-seol and Hwangbo Ja-gyeom seemed to have eliminated the remaining contamination sources.
After the voice saying the last contamination source was eliminated ended, soon the mission completion voice was heard.
[Summoner Min Sun-woo has safely completed the mission. Since you completed even the additional mission splendidly, 900 points are granted. Points can be exchanged for ability enhancement, equipment, or money. Granted rewards can be used anywhere.]
After the voice ended, like before, the reward window unfolded before Sun-woo’s eyes.
[Min Sun-woo: 7 Stars. Achievement Rate 50%]
[Add Inventory 500p]
[Add Skill Slot 700p]
[Add Basic Recovery Potion 100p]
[Add Basic Drinking Water 1p]
[Basic Hard Bread 2p]
[Item Enhancement Stone 100p]
[Item Transformation Stone 1,000p]
[Summoner Summoning Stone 500p]
[Body Regeneration Potion 1,000p] – New
[100,000 won per point]
[Current Points: 1120p]
It finally became enough points to buy the <Body Regeneration Potion> received after becoming 7 Stars in the mission visiting Association headquarters.
A potion that revives body parts when lost, this item had no sample so until now he could only longingly stare.
But just because it became enough points to buy didn’t mean he could immediately purchase.
Because it became enough points to buy the Item Transformation Stone rather than other things.
The reason they tried to catch the imugi and emphasizing dragon species in the neidan explanation.
Moreover, seeing the points matched exactly to buy the <Item Transformation Stone>, it clearly meant to buy the <Item Transformation Stone> and take the neidan to a world with dragons.
Sun-woo confirmed Wang Mun-pung who came out from the imugi making hand gestures while looking at empty air, then took out the neidan from his pocket. While alternately checking the neidan emitting lustrous light and the <Item Transformation Stone> button on the reward window, Sun-woo…
Threw the neidan into his mouth!
At Sun-woo’s sudden action, even the reward window seemed to shake slightly.
Surely the imugi’s neidan might help solve the dragon species problem in the fantasy world, but Sun-woo no longer intended to move following the path the Summoners presented.
Of course he would properly perform missions, but if he unconsciously only performed missions, there was a high possibility of just being dragged around by enemy schemes like Hayden’s world.
Sun-woo, whose disappointment in the Summoners was great from the last mission, decided to prioritize growing his own strength first.
Fortunately, regardless of Sun-woo’s action, the return voice was heard and Sun-woo could return to his dimension.
But Sun-woo knew neither the return voice nor how he returned to his dimension.
Because from the moment the neidan began being absorbed, internal energy surged wildly through his blood vessels and meridians, making him unable to focus.
Blood vessels in his body swelled and muscles expanded then contracted. Various illusions appeared and disappeared like fireworks in his head.
Sun-woo twisted his body while vomiting black blood in his house living room.
All was done by the imugi’s neidan.
Though Sun-woo didn’t know, eating such a divine object raw for a martial artist was a shortcut to qi deviation.
Originally, to absorb such a neidan, checking the compatibility between one’s internal energy nature and the neidan, various medicines to match their natures, and the help of masters to prevent qi deviation were absolutely necessary.
But for Sun-woo who lacked common murim knowledge besides martial arts, there was no way to know.
The powerful energy created as the neidan melted burned away all waste in Sun-woo’s blood vessels and cleaned all capillaries in his head.
But it didn’t end there. When his body couldn’t handle the excessively surging energy, it tried to transform his body to handle the energy, and thanks to that, Sun-woo’s body began having blood vessels burst and muscles tear.
At this rate, it was immediate qi deviation.
But fortunately, Sun-woo could somewhat regain consciousness after the pain. Sun-woo forcibly moved his immobile body, took out his phone, and pressed the potion icon in the inventory window.
The potion bottle popped out above the phone. Sun-woo barely grabbed the potion, poured it into his mouth, and immediately lost consciousness.
Even after Sun-woo lost consciousness, the internal energy continued trying to change his body. But fortunately, the potion kept preventing his body from breaking down.
Thus Sun-woo spent a day and night alone in the living room covered in black blood.
***
The next day, Sun-woo came to his senses from the intense phone ringing sound.
Sun-woo who opened his eyes first frowned at the stench stabbing his nose and was bewildered by the sticky liquid on his body and clothes.
Moreover, the living room looked like a typhoon had passed through. The newly bought large TV was smashed and shoved to one side, and all the living room glass was broken with glass scattered in the house yard.
He needed to figure out what on earth happened, but first he had to answer the continuously ringing phone.
Sun-woo lifted the half-blood-soaked phone and wiped the screen. It was a call from Caroline.
“Why aren’t you answering the phone! Did something happen? That’s your house, right? I’m on my way there now!”
When he answered the phone, Caroline’s surprised voice poured from the phone like a waterfall.
“I don’t know how many times I’ve called! You’re okay, right?”
At Caroline’s words, Sun-woo checked his body.
“First, yes it’s my house. My body seems fine. My mood is quite good too.”
At Sun-woo’s answer, the other side of the phone became quiet for a moment.
“And something seems to have happened, but I’ll have to check what happened from now.”
At Sun-woo’s continuing words, Caroline finally ended up shouting.
“What on earth are you saying! Don’t go anywhere and stay right there!”
And immediately Caroline hung up the phone.
Sun-woo chuckled at the phone that hung up after saying only what she wanted, then looked around the living room with an awkward expression.
The half-ruined living room was unfolded before his eyes.
“Anyway, I should clean up before Caroline comes.”
While tidying the living room, Sun-woo became convinced that he was the one who smashed the living room. And he had no choice but to admit that what blackened the floor and his body and clothes was his blood.
It took a long time to admit because of his healthy body, but there could be no other reason besides himself.
Probably eating the neidan caused this chaos. Still, this much was fortunate.
Drinking the potion just before qi deviation from the rampage of internal energy seemed to have protected his body somewhat.
Sun-woo roughly gathered the trash (the sofa, TV and bookshelf bought expensively that were fine until yesterday) and collected it in the corner of the yard, then took off his clothes and entered the bathroom. The living room wasn’t the only mess.
Sun-woo examined his body while bathing.
Faint scars where flesh had split that weren’t there until yesterday were noticeable here and there.
“I really almost died.”
Seeing the wounds with his eyes, he could feel even more that yesterday’s event was a close call.
“Fortunately internal energy, skills, and martial arts seem fine.”
By the feeling sense, at least it didn’t seem worse than before. Proper verification should be done carefully after going to the training ground.
Using martial arts here for nothing trying to verify might smash the remaining house too.
“But did I gain more muscle? I feel a bit awkward.”
Sun-woo tilted his head while rubbing his abdominal muscles that felt firmer than before. Perhaps because muscles moved enough to tear flesh, the muscles seemed more strengthened. But the feeling Sun-woo felt was something more unfamiliar than that.
Sun-woo who tried to check his body through the mirror with a strange feeling had no choice but to immediately leave the bathroom at the doorbell sound. Caroline seemed to have already arrived.
Sun-woo roughly put on clothes that seemed a bit small, opened the front gate through the intercom, and with a thudding sound, Caroline entered through the gate with an expression mixed with worry and anger.
Caroline who entered the yard noticed Sun-woo standing in the living room and tried to open her mouth to say something, then stopped right there. Caroline’s eyes widened in surprise and her mouth remained half-open without closing.
“What’s wrong?”
At Sun-woo’s question, Caroline could finally ask him.
“That’s Sun-woo-ssi, right?”
“Right?”
At Caroline’s strange question, Sun-woo tilted his head, took out his phone, and checked a selfie.
In the phone, a cool handsome man who looked very similar to Sun-woo was looking at him.
“Huh?”
Sun-woo’s face had changed greatly. Come to think of it, his muscles changed too, and seeing his clothes became small, his height definitely grew.
All this was clearly from eating the neidan, and Sun-woo had seen such content in novels.
The story of a martial artist whose martial arts tremendously increased shedding the existing body and changing to a new body optimized for martial arts.
“No way? Bone and Flesh transformation?”
At Sun-woo’s muttering, the handsome man in the phone also made a tearful face and followed his words the same way, and Caroline was looking at that appearance with an absurd expression.
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