Chapter 32: Internal Core (3)
Tv0There is something I learned from living.fGJYvUL
0aWThat the most miserable moment in the world is when you are sick.0KF
N79KlOnce, after my parents died, I was sick for several days.9jYuNvh
NA0nF0xI don’t know how much I cried back then.62v
SW5If at least one of them had been there, they would have taken care of me.hcyu
II4AkThe combination of loneliness and fever is perfect for breaking a person.9Mys47
x91SThat is exactly how I feel now.h7k4
flO7lTHAfter having a feast after a long time, my fever rises and I end up collapsing.SYJI7Fi
KGL1m“Kyu.”ANf
PWmUqFortunately, at least Wonmo is here, who is adorable.Wdbtcci
TmBBpuTIf even he were not here, I think my heart would hurt even more.Nebq
qxaEven the sloth seems to have common sense, because as soon as I started getting sick, he got off my back.SrWOBs1
lx5iVlU“……”if9x
i01N“……You better leave.”T4IA
XElrBut because of his innate expression, he did not comfort me at all.NzGo
nqdLt4His relaxed face is fine normally, but now it looks like he is mocking me.5ULIst
KV2n‘No… that can’t be it.’NywW
DFY9szbI felt bad for taking it out on the sloth for no reason.4WUZ
soEoBecause of the sudden fever, I felt like I could not think clearly.ypL1VK
DQfR2I breathed with difficulty from the heat running through my whole body.Nzl2Lb
NZbbLEvery time I exhaled, hot air came out of my mouth.2iueWTW
drB8At this rate, later I will end up breathing fire like a dragon.iqwub
neCZN‘I don’t understand the reason.’2VbespM
f2RIt is absurd to get a fever just from eating a fish.ofC43t
uIXI thought it might be a parasite infection, but it should not be.iIdc9Z
Lcrt6E7I cooked it well just in case.g92go9
cC1The only thing I can think of is poison.9arT
qbFW2XuCould it be like pufferfish?XRe8KZ
CgOl‘I took medicine immediately, but I don’t know.’5CKwQQ
7daj8QJust in case, I also took the pill that AllFather gave me.nD5UBVS
PLqNormally I should circulate the internal cultivation method immediately, but in this state it is difficult.Z1CHXv
2nSMI guess I will be able to do it when the fever goes down a bit.l09svD
M3SyBefore that, let’s check the gallery.xAz
V9GjsRight before my fever rose, I posted something, so there should already be comments.wHQ
LVjETitle) Ah. Shit. Why do I have a fever?IhFQMx
G3yBUWildGrillstMOgPq
hwOZ(photo of the fish completely eaten, even the bones)BQBmt4o
ZzjeFLWhy did I get a fever right after eating this?4PqSiYc
ZUcuyPwCould it have been poisonous?nfF
md1E1ㄴIs there a poison that causes fever?IFZBP1
yDBㄴYes there is. I have heard of poisons that kill with feverp7P9WL
ih0ERwㄴAllFather) Did you take the medicine I gave you?rxW3lT
LSv621ㄴWildGrills) Yes, I took it just in casebYkzh0
H46fjwㄴAllFather) If it were poison, you would have recovered immediately. It is strange. It must not be poisont2YA40
anRsVㄴHeavenlyDemon) It is best that you regulate your internal energy right now. You have eaten a spiritual creature, so your inside will be full of qiEYN0
xA7j5ㄴWildGrills) But I didn’t even eat the internal coreG51AO
0LmㄴHeavenlyDemon) They are not called spiritual creatures for nothing. Even if it is not the internal core, their flesh contains enough qiAY9Osb1
u5n9Ts6ㄴSwordTasteMaster) When you are sick, nothing is better than the mana training method. If you take a sip of elixir beforehand, even betterYN1o5
QzCnnxxㄴHeavenlyDemon) It is not mana method, it is internal cultivation methodaRuAaM
ta5BCALㄴSwordTasteMaster) It is the same, isn’t it? Until you teach the formula, everything is the sameUxeh
fklgㄴHeavenlyDemon) It makes me want to tear out that malicious tongue of yoursP2d
JEIaaㄴSwordTasteMaster) Try it if you can hahaLvLa
Q2SBAeㄴHeavenlyDemon) How pathetic, locked in your house talking nonstop. You only grow older without doing anything usefulGjhv
tgG4w0ㄴSwordTasteMaster) What did you say?LCttA2
qicY2coㄴHeavenlyDemon) Hm. I think it is time for me to act as well. I do not want to become someone as pathetic as youJcyz
eWrHblㄴWhy is this HeavenlyDemon suddenly attacking all of us?hy0m
7FW4w3ㄴMass provocation lolQNz7Ch
3si1ㄴNow I feel like supporting SwordTasteMaster0gf
QeZfqNow that I think about it, I had an elixir.fzLaFg
6DNkBecause of the sudden fever, I had not remembered.Ti6M5sV
nLDSSEnduring the heat that kept rising, I moved almost crawling.ZUkKw
3NCaPi9Finally I took an elixir that was stored in a box.EEn
nkLA bright golden liquid that caught the eye.D56
cDiThe color changes depending on the level, but since I was feeling so bad, I grabbed any one.eFcaPJV
YQhJykG‘First just a sip…’MRjhzro
hdwCr8hEven opening the cork was difficult.9jcxf0
jka0FJShould I buy a fever reducer from the auction house?O4TkBx
qIOVnWith effort I managed to open it and took a sip.vXZXs
W9mwqf0It was strangely bitter but refreshing as it went down my throat.4Erk5gw
XKYamzNow only the breathing remains.5hHL
tM6Before that, I checked the comments.UDG0Dm
M2puZMI knew that HeavenlyDemon and SwordTasteMaster had started a fight before I closed the gallery.0II
TCAlhㄴHeavenlyDemon) No matter how hard you try, I will be the one to teach him the internal cultivation method. So get lostVvuw
VkMAyㄴSwordTasteMaster) And what if Grills does not understand the formula?MC3K
l86ㄴHeavenlyDemon) That will not happen. I will explain it step by stepQbA
gdzㄴSwordTasteMaster) Sorry, but that is difficult. You are not by his side, and only with the formula it is complicated to learn the mana methodyWOv1KV
U40thㄴHeavenlyDemon) And are you not in the same situation? If he understands it with just text, then he is already a geniuscETD
N8p0VzbㄴSwordTasteMaster) Do you want to read my posts? I have a brutal skill in writing27uzzSz
dtO4ZgㄴIt’s true, she writes well. Thanks to her the average level of the continent increased3nd
7pGㄴShe has from basic to advanced, it works for everyoneRf25lIM
n0FXhㄴHeavenlyDemon only writes garbage lolmVK
sPLjcㄴReal lol, SwordTasteMaster’s posts actually helpokv
UiuMaMEven I, who knew nothing, was able to learn the basics thanks to that.PBFmd6F
FM1KhzMaybe that is why most people supported SwordTasteMaster more than HeavenlyDemon.9je
U2JuhQsHeavenlyDemon kept responding until the end because of her personality, but a normal person would have already broken down.INTs
38VFhI think it is better to stop this here.Ce9DDr
4xNThanks to the elixir, the dizziness had also decreased a bit.67C4R
pr8EㄴWildGrills) SwordTasteMaster-nim, please leave it there. It is true that your posts help, but I do not want to break my promise with HeavenlyDemon-nim0jX
DRrMwㄴSwordTasteMaster) Sorry. I rushed4iPn
Do3bOnSㄴHeavenlyDemon) Do not listen to someone who tries to break trust with her malicious tongueUpd
HEIㄴWildGrills) SwordTasteMaster-nim was also just trying to help me7B0a7U
s9pFortunately it seems everything calmed down.szVi4F
RwmIf I did not stop them, my post would have been filled with their fight.h5AR
tfMzyKQBesides, this time it was SwordTasteMaster who started it.Q3T
YSOzAlthough HeavenlyDemon also got heated.XlJI
YW1A‘It is time to sit…’FsmygPj
vD8dUhANot even the elixir had completely reduced the fever.SBAH
ZBsIt only reduced the pain like a painkiller.m25S
R02s392Forcing my increasingly hot body, I sat in lotus position.LrRQC
V1YZ0JjBefore starting the breathing, I asked HeavenlyDemon.mtZvkS
IggㄴWildGrills) I am going to start training. Could you teach me that thing about the formula?ucLyEF
OgIㄴHeavenlyDemon) I can teach it to you, but for safety I will only tell you the first one. You could fall into deviationEbEt
t4d4IㄴWildGrills) Understood. Write it in a private comment35p
wEsㄴHeavenlyDemon) The sky is the supreme that all things revere. Extend your hand and grasp it within you. Do not look upward, look downward. That is the sky…vwPUYf
zR8qPPI thought it would be a normal explanation, but suddenly a poem appeared.JsMaHL
IkumvAn ancient poem, very typical of the martial world.kyM
OlgKtZlIn other words, I understood absolutely nothing.BvhykQ
8yaIPIt was not for nothing that SwordTasteMaster criticized the internal cultivation method saying that it was not a simple instruction, but a poem.covTo4
DTPF1m‘How is this supposed to help?’PjXLnTR
dITwyAlso, the formula was not just one, but quite long.0OqPU
LqNG0HeavenlyDemon’s comments kept appearing one after another.Rnyb
l8wkWQAlthough at first it seemed strange, I memorized the entire formula she wrote in the comments.17lylwE
V268AEven though my head was dizzy from the fever, it was not impossible to memorize it.loDBOXE
Gi5l“Fuuu…”nfXAC
GrpHFirst I started by breathing, as if trying to gather the hot energy.uLm
S45q3RnI also did not forget to recite in my mind the formula that HeavenlyDemon taught me.FF09
ZSwjwkI suppose it is enough to imagine a general image.pCAexFe
68hEUQTMore than interpretation, this is a matter of sensations.efS
JOII‘It is better than that horrible poem.’8deXg
Mr8Much better than that hellish poem.SEb
nivImagining the formula HeavenlyDemon gave me, I began to practice the breathing.nrNl
wdPI felt how the hot energy that was scattered throughout my body gathered in the abdomen.n1gUnO
uRQCU‘The sky is the supreme that all things revere…’mfBzg
51VIBfzAnd so, while reciting the formula and cultivating the internal method—o7K
ZbflR“Grr…”USFdd
abXFWithout realizing it, I fell asleep.Pv2SK
DGJ***lT07
JKtJgNqI had a very strange dream.mbq8mG9
pmqA dream in which I was floating in an infinitely high sky.KtxLijw
pb5tVAsMore than floating, I was moving freely through that sky.mV7sCoi
yrASince I had never flown, not even on a plane, I spent quite a while flying with complete freedom.mD79gw
kLusX7RBut that freedom did not last long.1OmB8
jnXBRI felt my body starting to fall downward.LC7c
VZ1uGRI wanted to feel that sensation to the fullest, so I endured until the end.CjPdtGo
1xvBut it was useless.9TuL
Vus1QoCMy body was already falling.KYGw
e4fCRStartled, I looked down.7muTSl
fntamVBelow there was a dense forest covering everything.EKx12
8fgHH2Suuush!4qcQlwp
raVpJX“Ugh!”7Y7E
UdQwW8The sensation of falling from such a height made me jolt awake.hzq
SnLpIt was like when you fall asleep in class and suddenly wake up startled.ffpTeX
EefpyxBut several times more intense.qaM73
bUIIt cleared my mind completely.KPp1c
g9G“……”seiI
Jr54U3I blinked.jRJ2
dzCWhat kind of dream did I just have?t8JxnXl
JNyzSI remember flying freely, but after that I do not know.3bWHbFP
P8bIt is hard to explain.sKQN
6rLAs if my soul and my body had separated.E0a4
WB0Even so, it was quite a pleasant dream.SuVZ8g
eOH9ZcIt had been a long time since I felt that kind of freedom.BAf
pM93“Kyu……”5Mt3
KywWbWhile I was a bit dazed, I heard a sad sound.VoPCw
l8GLWhen I turned my head, I saw a little ball of fur looking at me.dCx
8EuThe small owlbear, Wonmo.ki98La
WVe2v6PWonmo was looking at me with sad eyes.66gktpO
W2XadEMGrrr—gZn
TNmRfAt the same time, my stomach growled.0JOUVT
v8a3gDI am hungry.4tv
7T0dnRPGive me food.O76
UJWI am hungry, so I am sad.prg
zcZkr8QSomething like that would be the idea.z4l
bvRhmOMI felt a bit uncomfortable, so I first checked the time.6PO1
ZijuwWell, actually there was no need.hHyyd
vxouJust looking outside the cave was enough.EP4bZzD
ej9‘…Is it already night?’BIq
sXeOutside was completely dark.cZzrP
UuunI ate the fish and got a fever around noon.BulBBB
Zt7eThat means I rested for at least more than six hours.gQi
mkQNo wonder Wonmo had that sad expression.knFTB
6rVu“Wonmo, I’m sorry. I’ll give you food now.”opVjt3v
XLay21“Kyu!”Nu84sNi
Xd4O“Wonmo, and by the way where is sloth…?”24Ptj
PRqeoArAs soon as I turned my head, there was the sloth.by9
ohuTpHe was looking at me with his usual expression.A15kS
GFKUbFrom how he was moving his mouth, it seems that while I was sleeping he ate fasting pills.lr3FEb
FnK‘…He didn’t eat much, right?’kh1BPr9
5Hhd0wWith a bit of concern, I checked the amount of fasting pills.FPDwI
QTN3qSFortunately, they had not decreased much.aYZTyM
fC7G3EISo first is feeding Wonmo.RfX
QZsI connected to the gallery.HEo
np6Q6MAs always, it was full of noise, but right now what matters is Wonmo’s food.QnCytF
mrAR“Here, take this.”sG2vb
louPG“Kyuu!”xtdAu2p
tdpEI gave him a piece of meat and his eyes shone with joy.DRY
QIoedAOHe was so adorable that I patted his head, and he liked that even more.n3TY2tj
AE3tyZIt is impossible not to grow attached.aTm
3bkRJust looking at him made me feel good.cW33gQP
LNG‘It seems the fever went down, and my body feels good.’H69r
rDZr3ZlDefinitely, sleeping well is the best when you have a fever.CiIJ
kAzJOTtAlthough because of the sweat, my body was sticky.J9Png
E4VC2Nothing to do about it.SIJ
FHAIt is already late, better to wash quickly.tDIBp2
J1dgBjSince there are fish in the container, I cannot bathe.Bk7
9cKb“Hm?”dUfjQZf
32LeJust when I took off my clothes and went out of the cave.7Wb
M4YhKRGA doubt came to me.8DvhJ
grXyI could see too well.q8gT
HgmfQLI have always had good night vision, but this was much clearer.ObmJ
eDrkNot like daytime, but enough to move without problems.V7yx
Dt4y‘What is this?’x82
fXozBut I set the doubt aside.WB4H
8dpTFirst I had to wash.hGBzykk
iqYWTSzI did not even need to light the campfire.6l9YO8
WJYtiEEIf I could already see well, why would I?pVH4
XC0Although to sleep I will need it.vfe8YJ
bOQJsThe cold is still the same.E3TN1v
LXD2wRas—2dYMTnk
03r3Before washing, I ran my hand over my body and heard a strange sound.H0b3
DNMRseWhen I looked down, I found something unexpected.Z8L
UgMOVMy skin was peeling.0B5C
bQKrEKBut not like when you get burned.LXm3Z1V
mitV2The skin underneath was smooth and shiny.fJW
ug5kKI frowned when I saw it.Ale
rqT5This can only mean one thing.oZjZ2zJ
tVM‘Why do I have so much dirt?’Ozg
9ywI thought I had been washing well, but it seems not.volphh5
UaEFwTwFrom now on I will have to take better care of that.HPsJM3
ZutToday I will wash quickly and tomorrow I will bathe properly.767n
qxQ8uOIf I leave the dirt in hot water, it will come off more easily.hUTMHd
mFlpE‘By the way, tomorrow I will have fish for breakfast.’J50hvLf
clDJ9I do not think I will get a fever again from that, right?QydrLP
9qtI4Thus, the next day, when I was cleaning the fish—IHV
8RXw“This again…”NPDup
lIpWJLDFrom inside, another internal core came out.UROq
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