The World of Sound - Chapter 55



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Intangible poison.

It was a poison that was intangible because it had no color or scent, and it was called intangible because it turned the poisoned person into a handful of blood and left no form behind.

It was a poison so vicious and dangerous that only a select few in the family were allowed to use it, and since no one could detect it first, it could poison anyone. The poison was put in a teacup and presented in front of Cheonhwa.

“Intangible poison? Is this it?”

“Yes. When I left home, my father gave me some for self-defense.”

Is the intangible poison just for self-defense?

I’ve heard stories about the love between a father and his daughter, but it’s just so absurd.

It was known that if it was to the extent of an invisible poison, it could reduce even the most powerful master to a handful of blood if used properly.

It was a poison that was difficult to be confident in, as it could only be detoxified by reaching the end of its peak, and even if it reached the state of fire, it could be reliably driven out with internal energy alone. Even though it was right in front of him, Cheonhwa could not readily swallow it.

“You want me to drink this? Really?”

“Are you not confident?”

When Cheonhwa asks again, a look of disappointment appears on Dangmimi’s face.

She also didn’t really think that Cheonhwa could drink the formless poison and be fine, or that she could expel or detoxify it, but attitude was important.

Are you going to back down like a scared dog?

Will you admit your own shortcomings and step down?

It was Dang Mimi who was observing Cheonhwa’s attitude to test whether he was truly a man worthy of her heart.

“You’re not going to ask me to pay later or anything, are you?”

“Of course.”

But what Cheonhwa was worried about wasn’t the problem of detoxification.

The Intangible Poison is a rare item that is hard to obtain even in the Tang Dynasty, so you can make a lot of money just by selling it.

It is not easy for even the best of the Tang family to avoid being addicted to the formless poison and still be able to handle it, but if you are prepared to consume it completely or become a Donggwijin, it is an item that can kill or seriously damage anyone.

Unfortunately, it would be difficult to embezzle it and sell it in this situation, but if she were to be asked to pay for it later, it would be a big problem, so when asked again, Dangmimi nodded happily.

She knows that it is of immense value, but she thinks it is worth spending to test her suitability as a spouse.

Because everything in the family will soon be yours.

“Then there’s nothing else to say?”

“Yes! But, are you really going to eat it?”

“So you said that? You don’t feel sorry now, do you?”

“No way. Hmm… … Okay. Please eat quickly.”

Dangmimi was slightly surprised at Cheonhwa’s appearance as she tried to swallow it right away after receiving the answer.

Even though he said it was to keep his word, he never thought he would actually drink it.

As Cheonhwa said, it wasn’t that she was sorry now, but since he was a man she already had some interest in, she didn’t want him to die a dog’s death like this, so she hesitated, but as Cheonhwa continued to show off, she made up her mind.

Even if he faces death, I won’t stop him.

Instead, he said that if he could endure the intangible poison to some extent, he would do whatever it took to save him.

“Okay, I’ll eat well.”

Cheonhwa sipped it with a sly smile, not knowing whether she knew Dangmimi’s determination or not.

I took a sip of water and poured it into my mouth lightly.

“Hmm. It doesn’t taste like anything, so I don’t think I ate it. Maybe it’s a good thing I didn’t use it?”

“… …Are you okay?”

And then, nothing happened.

It doesn’t show even the slightest signs of addiction, to the point where you might think it’s not an intangible poison but rather a blind man’s breath.

I checked to see if he was holding back just to show off, but it was the same.

No, in the first place, the intangible poison is not the kind of thing that can be endured.

Even the best of Hwagyeong were those who would suffer greatly once they became addicted.

That is why Cheonhwa’s reaction was something that even Dangmimi could not understand.

How can he look so peaceful?

It was to the point where I wondered if I was mistaken or seeing things.

‘Ugh. This is killing me.’

In fact, Cheonhwa was not completely at peace.

Because the intangible poisonous energy absorbed into the body was running wild.

Since he had already mastered the technique, he didn’t need to immediately sit cross-legged and practice, and his enormous internal energy was suppressing the raging formless poison energy, but as expected of a poison known to the world, it was raging quite magnificently.

‘If I had just eaten it, I would have had a hard time.’

It’s only to that extent because Cheonhwa is making a fuss.

Without even realizing it, he was talking to the invisible poison in the teacup he was holding.

As Cheonhwa tapped the teacup, a tremendous vibration rippled inside.

Although it appeared calm on the outside, a vortex of indeterminate speed and rotation arose and began to disintegrate the formless poison.

Because the intangible poison is not a natural poison, but a synthetic poison.

Most of the Tang family’s poisons were like that. Their specialty was making synthetic poisons by mixing numerous poisonous plants and herbs, and turning herbs into poisons and poisonous plants into medicine was the Tang family’s power and ability.

‘I thought it would be difficult to make much progress with just elixirs, but this will be quite helpful.’

And that also meant that it was difficult to exert its power when breaking the form of the completed synthetic poison.

It becomes an unstable form in which the efficacy and toxicity are separate.

So from the moment the decomposition is complete, each component will collide and become something that is neither here nor there, but what would happen if it were absorbed right away?

It would be like swallowing all the poisons and herbs that went into making the intangible poison all at once.

If you can digest it properly, you can expect to increase your internal energy to a level that is difficult to compare to other English words, and even improve your constitution.

Accordingly, there was considerable change in Cheonhwa’s danjeon, which was thought to be difficult to improve further with elixirs and the like.

The Thousand Sounds Unlimited Mind Technique absorbed all of the formless energy and expanded its body even further.

The energy possessed by the formless poison was so great that even Cheonhwa, who thought he didn’t have much internal energy to accumulate, felt the change.

‘It was a good idea to absorb it.’

At first, I thought about pushing it away with my internal energy.

If it was Cheonhwa, before it could be damaged by the formless poison, it would be possible to gather them with internal energy and pour them out to one point in the body.

It is true that I hesitated for a moment because I thought I might be able to sell it.

However, the reason why this is not done is because it is difficult for the true power of the intangible poison to be exerted if it is discharged from the body.

This is because the moment it is absorbed into the body and the moment it matches the bet, a transformation occurs.

The ultimate poison had been reduced to a low-level poison, so it was not a good thing for a heavenly being to do such a thing.

I’d rather eat it myself to take care of my health.

But that choice brought about unexpected results.

‘… … Huh?’

In addition to the increase in internal energy, another change was brought to Cheonhwa.

‘Is this possible?’

It was Cheonhwa who knew himself better than anyone else.

Since he was always aware of his own condition and changes through the vibrations flowing through his body, he could immediately feel the current change.

My constitution has changed.

To be exact, it felt like my resistance to poison had greatly increased.

The poisonous energy absorbed from the formless poison is purified and absorbed within the body, and considerable resistance is gained.

Even though Cheonhwa had previously been able to resist poison to the point of being impervious to all poison due to the poisonous herbs that his master had forced into his mouth in the name of cultivation, his current state was far beyond that.

It could be something like being immune to poison.

Even though Cheonhwa was confident that he would be immune to almost all types of poison if he used his internal energy without eating the formless poison, this was definitely a coincidence.

“Gaga, should I bring some medicine? No, at least some poison liquor…!”

“It’s okay. It’s just a little itchy.”

In the process, several spots indicating poisoning appeared on his skin later on, and when Dangmimi saw this, she got upset, but Cheonhwa lightly stopped her.

If you use a remedy like Dangga’s, you can easily get rid of even mild symptoms, but since this is also a process of changing the constitution, I decided it would be better to just leave it and overcome it.

“Are you sure you’re okay?”

Still, because it was an intangible poison, I couldn’t help but feel anxious as I fed it to Dangmimi, but as time passed and there was no reaction other than slight symptoms of poisoning, I was finally able to calm my heart down.

I really didn’t know that I could eat or overcome it, so I was embarrassed even after doing it.

Even though she had mastered the vision of the Tang family, the vibrations and rotations that could break down the already combined components were a skill that only Cheonhwa could imitate, even if there were someone with a similar level of internal energy.

It was impossible without the Cheon Eum Shingong, so it was natural that he was at a loss.

“I told you it’s okay. I told you it would be like that.”

“Still… … If you feel like something is wrong, please come to me right away.”

“Miss. Are you here?”

“Ahh! Nanny! I’m here! Let’s go now!”

In the end, Dang Mimi stayed by Cheonhwa’s side and waited for a long time to check on her, and then was called out by Dang Gun-young, who realized belatedly that she had disappeared.

No, it was impossible for Tang Jun-yeong to not know about her departure, but he waited for a while just in case she was trying to make it a fait accompli.

Instead of what she imagined, something unimaginable, a formless hell, happened.

“Whew. I guess I didn’t sleep well tonight.”

In the bedroom where Dangmimi had left, Cheonhwa had a look of satisfaction yet trouble.

It is good to absorb the invisible poison, grow your danjeon, and become invulnerable to a thousand poisons, but there is still strength left.

Since he already had a huge amount of internal energy stored up in his dantian, his power overflowed beyond the size of his bowl, and his other side was also filled with energy. This was because he had absorbed a lot of poisonous plants and medicinal herbs, which also affected his body.

“My lord! We’re in big trouble!”

In the end, Cheonhwa had no choice but to sing a song in his mind to calm his boiling anger and observe his inner self, when someone rushed into the bedroom to find him.

Surprisingly, it was Biyeon, Bukgungyeon’s escort and maid, who did something that could be considered somewhat rude, barging in without even checking if anyone was inside.

She, who never really talked to Cheonhwa or came forward except when she was cooking and tidying up the room on behalf of Bukgungyeon, came looking for him looking very anxious.

“What’s going on?”

“Miss, Miss… … !”

As soon as he saw Cheonhwa, he almost started sobbing and grabbed her arm.

“The young lady’s seizure is getting worse. Please, please come with me!”

Bukgungyeon’s seizure.

The Binghyeoljidok, which had been quiet for a while, is causing trouble again.

“But why me?”

It’s just strange.

This wouldn’t be the first seizure he’d experienced, so he would have prepared for it, and there would be people in the family who were more skilled at dealing with poison and medicine than he was when it came to treatment and first aid, so why did he come running to me?

Of course it was correct, but it was also questionable.

Because they won’t know that you know the answer.

“The young lady has ordered that we bring in Cheonhwa. She must be able to help. So please, I beg you. I will give my life, please, to save the young lady!”

It seems that Bukgungyeon had a vague idea.

I don’t know the exact reason, but maybe the reason why Yongbongjihoe insisted on confronting him first was because he vaguely guessed that Cheonhwa had a way to heal him.

‘Should I say it’s because of the feeling or because of the ice spirit delay?’

If that’s the case, then perhaps it’s for the same reason that he insisted on following me and causing trouble.

Cheonhwa nodded, as she had expected it to some extent.

“I’ll go first, so follow me.”

He shook off the evil spirit that was clinging to him and started running straight towards Bukgungyeon’s residence.

Although it wasn’t free, there was no need to hesitate since the Ice Spirit Delay was a valuable research subject to Cheonhwa as well.