The Divine And Demonic Doctor [EN]: Chapter 216

A strange light flickered in Dan Akseon’s eyes as he carefully examined the man’s pulse.

“It seems your hunch was right, Madam Han.”

Dan Akseon cast a heavy gaze.

“This man has also practiced Demonic Arts.”

Beom Gyewi tilted his head, puzzled.

“Huh? Why didn’t I sense it, then?”

“Because he’s different from the previous two.”

The man before them was vastly different from Jin Yeongsan or Mo Yongjin.

“His flow of true energy is stable. This means the internal energy cultivation method he’s practicing isn’t some incomplete, half-baked thing.”

“True.”

Beom Gyewi nodded in agreement.

It had been the same in the past.

Only the incompetent fools who hadn’t mastered Demonic Arts properly leaked Demonic energy everywhere. The high-ranking experts, like the Ten Guardian Warriors, were different.

An overwhelming presence and gaze replaced the chaotic Demonic energy.

They only revealed their Demonic energy when exerting their full power or when the balance of their internal energy was broken before death.

Han Seolhwa cast a questioning look at Dan Akseon’s explanation.

“But he doesn’t seem to be in very good condition either, does he?”

Dan Akseon sighed softly.

“He’s already far past that stage.”

His energy channels, including his dantian [the center of internal energy], were completely shattered, leaving him without even a trace of internal energy.

He was barely clinging to life thanks to acupuncture, but even now, his life force was rapidly dissipating.

“If that’s the case, then the collusion between the Demonic Sect and the foreign forces is confirmed.”

Dan Akseon nodded at Han Seolhwa’s words.

Fully mastering the Demonic Sect’s internal energy cultivation method required their complete cooperation.

After staring silently at the man for a long while, Dan Akseon headed to his treatment room.

Soon after, Dan Akseon returned with a long wooden case in his hand.

Beom Gyewi flinched at the sight of it.

He knew what sinister object was inside.

Sure enough.

Dan Akseon opened the wooden case and took out a long, large needle, gazing at the unconscious man in black and Muk Ryong-a alternately with a complex expression.

“What are you planning to do?”

Dan Akseon smiled sadly at Han Seolhwa’s question.

“I’m going to wake him up.”

“Is that possible?”

“Yes…”

Han Seolhwa was puzzled by Dan Akseon’s somewhat hesitant expression.

With a soft sigh, Dan Akseon opened his mouth.

“Using Muk Ryong-a, I can inject the energy of the Divine Might Skill into his body to temporarily replace his scattered internal energy. But that will also hasten his death.”

In fact, the man in black was already beyond saving in his current state.

If he injected internal energy and restored his consciousness, he could artificially induce a Huigwangbanjo [a final burst of energy before death] effect.

The final flame of life burning before death.

But that would also mean his life would be extinguished that much sooner.

“If you’re unwilling…”

Dan Akseon firmly shook his head, cutting off Han Seolhwa’s attempt to dissuade him.

“No. I will do it.”

A firm resolve settled in Dan Akseon’s eyes.

As Dan Akseon drew up his true energy, the patterns on the surface of Muk Ryong-a became even clearer.

With a cautious expression, Dan Akseon moved his hand.

Muk Ryong-a in Dan Akseon’s hand slowly pierced the man in black’s lower abdomen, near the Gihae blood point where his dantian was located.

It was then that the man in black, who had been lying limp as if dead, abruptly opened his eyes.

“Kuaaagh!”

The man in black’s wide eyes were filled with horror.

His desperate scream shook the air.

As he regained consciousness, terrible pain surged through his entire body.

Beom Gyewi and Han Seolhwa exchanged nods.

They sensed the unstable energy emanating from the man in black’s body along with the Huigwangbanjo phenomenon.

It was definitely Demonic energy.

Pressing down on the man, who was struggling to break free even with his Demonic blood points suppressed, Dan Akseon said,

“I’m sorry to wake you up. But I had no choice.”

The man in black, his eyes bloodshot, looked up at Dan Akseon and grinned.

A ghastly smile, like a demon crawling up from the depths of hell.

“Heh heh. So, it’s you. The brat called the Divine Doctor’s Demonic Arts.”

“Why won’t you just leave us alone?”

The man in black chuckled at Dan Akseon’s question.

“You’re the one who threw yourself into the laws of karma. If you hadn’t interfered, we wouldn’t have bothered with you.”

“Are you referring to the Blood Cloud Squad and the Demonic Sect?”

“……!”

The masked man’s eyes flickered slightly.

Not missing this, Dan Akseon asked again.

“What exactly are you plotting?”

The man in black glared at Dan Akseon, a faint smile playing on his lips.

“Heh heh heh. You won’t get anything out of me.”

Dan Akseon cast a pitiful gaze.

He must have been suffering from unspeakable pain even now.

Yet, he stubbornly refused to yield.

Unable to bear it any longer, Beom Gyewi stepped forward.

“Doctor Dan, these kinds of guys don’t understand words. Don’t get upset for nothing; I’ll take care of it.”

Han Seolhwa also nodded.

“If he were someone we could reason with, we wouldn’t have met like this in the first place. Leave this to us and go get some rest.”

Despite their attempts to dissuade him, Dan Akseon shook his head.

Then, with a serious look, he met the man in black’s gaze.

“Let me be honest with you. You’re going to die soon. The pain will continue until then. That time might feel like an eternity. If you tell me the truth, I’ll ease your pain.”

“Keuh… Bullshit.”

Rejecting Dan Akseon’s offer, the man in black began to curse.

“I’ll tell you just one thing. You will all die miserably. This Muwi, which you’ve turned into a forbidden zone, will be the same. Soon, it will all be submerged in blood. You brought it all on yourselves, so writhe in agony while bearing the responsibility!”

“……!”

Dan Akseon’s face hardened.

At that moment, the man in black suddenly began to tremble.

“Keueok!”

The sight of the man foaming at the mouth and convulsing startled everyone.

“What? Is he dying already?”

At Beom Gyewi’s bewilderment, Dan Akseon silently took out Sunang needles and inserted them one after another into the man in black’s philtrum, the Yeongtae blood point located on his chest, and the Okchim blood point on the back of his head.

Then, the man in black’s eyes returned.

Dan Akseon opened his mouth with a heavy expression towards him.

“I can’t allow you to commit suicide. It’s no use trying to force your internal energy.”

“……!”

At Dan Akseon’s calm explanation, shock settled on the man’s face.

But only for a moment.

“Kuaaagh!”

A desperate scream erupted from his mouth.

A terrible pain, the end of which could not be predicted, was swallowing him up again.

Dan Akseon spoke to Sa Musim.

“Please call Leader Neung.”

With those words, Dan Akseon took out the Malyung needles.

Looking down at the man in black writhing in pain, Dan Akseon opened his mouth with a stern face.

“I’ll end your hell. In return, I’ll take your remaining time.”

Dan Akseon began to insert the Malyung needles into various blood points on the man’s body.

Soon after, as Neung Somil arrived, Dan Akseon inserted the last needle into the man in black’s Noeho blood point.

Like a lie, the screams subsided from the man’s mouth.

The same was true for his eyes.

The eyes, which had been filled with madness, murderous intent, and curses, gradually became languid, and soon changed to a dreamy look as if he were dreaming.

“It’s a technique called ‘Drunken Life, Dream Death.’ For the rest of his time, he will have the most comfortable dreams. But he won’t be able to perceive reality. He’ll probably answer any questions honestly.”

It was as if his defense mechanism of consciousness was completely neutralized, like a sleepwalker.

Neung Somil nodded and approached the man in black.

“What is your name?”

“……Bat-Eulji.”

“That’s a Tatar name, isn’t it?”

Neung Somil deliberately asked a question to provoke him.

It was a necessary process to determine the truth of the information.

Tatar, meaning barbarian from the Northwest, was a derogatory term used by the people of the Central Plains to refer to other ethnic groups.

The man who identified himself as Bat-Eulji answered as if he were sleepwalking.

“……It is a noble name inherited from the bloodline of the great Haan.”

Neung Somil looked surprised.

Haan was the pronunciation of Daehan (Great Khan), the emperor of the foreign tribes who once ruled the Central Plains, in their language.

That was proof that he was answering the questions honestly.

Neung Somil was newly impressed by Dan Akseon’s ability.

With Dan Akseon’s acupuncture skills, the interrogation itself would be much easier than ever before.

‘Just what are Lord Gok’s abilities….’

With that method, there was no need to resort to harsh means like torture.

It was then.

“Please hurry, there’s not much time left.”

Neung Somil quickly came to his senses at Dan Akseon’s words.

“Were you the ones who murdered the disciples of the Kunlun Sect and kidnapped the disciples of the Common Sect?”

“……Yes.”

“Why?”

“……Because they were in the way.”

“In the way of what?”

“……If the ban is declared, it will be difficult to move the heretical sects according to our will.”

At Neung Somil’s question, the man in black readily revealed what he knew.

“So that’s what it was.”

Han Seolhwa nodded with a groan as he listened to the man in black’s words.

He finally realized why the Three Lost Oddities, who had fled from the Murim Alliance, had appeared here.

They had been recruiting figures from the heretical sects who were being chased by the Murim Alliance from early on.

In exchange for providing them with a safe place and helping them improve their martial arts, they made them obey their orders.

He had guessed that there was a center secretly gathering the heretical sects, but he couldn’t help but feel heavy-hearted when he directly confirmed that it was the Demonic Sect.

“The man who took the poison before arriving at Kunlun tried to kill this child. Was that also your doing?”

Dan Akseon paused at Han Seolhwa’s question.

He felt a chill down his spine as he recalled that time.

“……That was the only way to deceive the eyes and ears of the experts.”

At this time, Beom Gyewi remembered something.

“Ask him about that too. That guy said something strange to Doctor Dan earlier.”

After listening to Beom Gyewi’s explanation, Neung Somil asked the man in black.

“What does it mean to have thrown yourself into the laws of karma?”

“……The brat interfered with our plan first.”

“Plan?”

“……A plan to seize control of the Murim Alliance by holding the Alliance Leader’s daughter hostage.”

Everyone in the room was shocked by those words.

“You were the ones who made Nangong Hyang use a bed made of Cheonghwa Eunok (Pure Flower Silver Jade)!”

At Dan Akseon’s exclamation, the man in black replied languidly.

“……I don’t know what that is. There are others in charge of that. The original target was Nangong Baek.”

However, the plan was disrupted when Nangong Baek gifted the bed to his daughter, and the person who had initially planned it revised the plan.

“Who was the person who made the plan?”

“……I don’t know his name. Just……”

“Just?”

“……Only that he is a key figure in the Demonic Sect. He always moved with at least two of the Six Venerables.”

Neung Somil nodded and looked at Dan Akseon.

“You accidentally thwarted their plan. That’s why you incurred their wrath.”

It was then.

The man in black smiled faintly and opened his mouth.

“……He always prepares other methods. The plan has already succeeded.”

“What?”

“……Because Nangong Baek has been ousted. I heard that another dog is replacing him.”

The people looked at each other with surprised eyes.

It was then that Neung Somil, who had been곰곰이 무언가를 되짚던 [곰곰이 무언가를 되짚던 is Korean and means pondering something over and over], resumed his questioning.

“Why did you try to kill the warriors of the Hainan Sword Sect?”

“……To find out how much information had been leaked through them.”

“Are you talking about Gonmyung?”

“……Ah, has it already been revealed? I need to inform those above…… But…… I’m too lazy right now.”

Dan Akseon, realizing that the man in black’s breathing was gradually becoming weaker, hurriedly asked a question.

“Do you know anything about the deaths of the Divine Doctor and the Demonic Doctor?”

The expressions of the people around him hardened at Dan Akseon’s words.