Doctor’s Rebirth

Chapter 130

Woof! – Master, I’m hungry!

Jin Cheon-hee vigorously scratched Hwanggu’s head and pulled out some dried pollack from his pocket.

He still had some dried fish left that he had bought on Putuo Island.

Chomp chomp. – Delicious! I love it so much!

“You managed to dodge well, at least.”

Hwanggu is a dog.

Although he’s a spiritual creature, he’s not as enormous as the Ten-Thousand Fire Carp, nor does he spit lightning like the Heavenly Thunder Hawk.

However, what allows such a Hwanggu to survive in the harsh martial world must be his feet that are faster than even martial artists, his ghost-like sense of smell, and his sharp intuition.

“You’re better than humans. Good boy.”

“It means eat more.”

Jin Cheon-hee took out a few more pieces of dried fish and handed them to Hwanggu.

Hwanggu wagged his tail gently, seemingly having already forgotten about the recent battle.

***

Jin Cheon-hee sat down nearby and rested like that for a while.

“I won, but I can barely move.”

It’s fortunate enough that he’s not spitting blood and fainting like he did with the Dry Wood Blood Demon.

‘Have I improved quite a bit?’

No matter how much martial arts one learns, practical experience is necessary to draw it out.

Thanks to these life-and-death battles, Jin Cheon-hee was gradually acquiring the true meaning of martial arts.

Pant pant. – Master! I’ll protect you!

The fortunate thing was that Jin Cheon-hee wasn’t alone.

While he was recovering, Hwanggu would bark to alert him if any dangerous person approached.

‘Traveling with Hwanggu was a brilliant move.’

He had already overcome several crises thanks to him.

The martial world wasn’t a place resolved merely by the clash of force against force.

Finding people, avoiding them, detecting contaminated water, and even standing guard while he replenished his energy like this.

It wasn’t for nothing that he was the Beggar’s Sect’s spiritual creature.

‘When we get back, I must serve our Lord Hwanggu well. I should prepare lots of delicious things for him.’

Jin Cheon-hee pulled Hwanggu’s chubby cheeks and kissed him.

Sniff! – I like you too. I like our Master.

Hwanggu’s tail wagged like a propeller.

At that moment, Hwanggu barked once.

Simultaneously, the Heavenly Thunder Hawk flew over Jin Cheon-hee’s head.

Screech!

The magical tool just vibrated without translating what it was saying.

Hwanggu also barked at the Heavenly Thunder Hawk.

After a while, the Heavenly Thunder Hawk’s voice came through properly.

Peep, screech. – Thank you, martial artist! Thank you, big dog! Thanks to you, I could save my babies too.

Jin Cheon-hee fiddled with the magical tool Yoo Ho had given him and replied.

“Yes. That’s fortunate. Now you should escape too. Since the Blood Immortal Sect knows, you’ll need to flee far beyond the Zhoushan Archipelago.”

The Heavenly Thunder Hawk seemed to be pondering something in response to Jin Cheon-hee’s words.

At that moment, Hwanggu barked at the Heavenly Thunder Hawk again as if striking up a conversation.

Woof, woof woof!

Peep, peep peep!

The two whispered something for a while in words that couldn’t be heard through the magical tool.

Eventually, the Heavenly Thunder Hawk let out one long cry and then flew away.

Watching the Heavenly Thunder Hawk disappear over the distant mountain ridge, Jin Cheon-hee let out a small sigh.

“It seems to be finally leaving. That’s good. I should rest a bit more before going down. I’m so exhausted I can’t do anything.”

Lick lick lick-

Hwanggu licked Jin Cheon-hee’s mouth.

Jin Cheon-hee stroked Hwanggu.

How much time had passed? In less than a quarter-hour, the Heavenly Thunder Hawk flew back.

Screech. – Human, eat this!

Wondering what it was saying, he looked up to see the Heavenly Thunder Hawk dropping a large mushroom towards him.

Surprised, he reached out and caught the mushroom.

Outwardly, it looked no different from a lingzhi mushroom. However, its intense aroma was strong enough to numb the nose.

“This… wait a moment…”

Peep peep! – It’s something good for the body that I’ve been saving. Eat it.

Jin Cheon-hee stared at the mushroom for a long time.

He had learned about this mushroom before.

But it was at the very end of the book, with no actual specimen, and only orally transmitted accounts of people who had eaten it.

“Is this… the Heaven and Earth Stone Mushroom? No way?”

Heaven and Earth Stone Mushroom.

It’s a type of spiritual medicine said to grow only where the energies of heaven and earth meet, and to live for a thousand years.

If human footsteps reach it, the mushroom immediately withers, greatly reducing its efficacy as a spiritual medicine.

To properly harvest it, one had to use dogs or pigs, not humans.

‘But, I’ve never seen one this big before…’

Spiritual medicines created by nature surpass those made by humans.

This is because humans cannot overcome nature.

Moreover, being a type of spiritual medicine that contains the energies of heaven and earth, it could be harmoniously absorbed with Jin Cheon-hee’s Five-Elemental Divine Technique.

“Thank you so much.”

Peep! – It’s a reward for saving our babies.

‘In the martial world, not only humans but also spiritual creatures understand chivalry.’

Jin Cheon-hee couldn’t help but laugh.

He never expected that his decision to not kill the Heavenly Thunder Hawk, but simply protect it, would be rewarded like this.

Jin Cheon-hee sat in meditation and tore the Heaven and Earth Stone Mushroom into several strips, eating it in one go.

As soon as the Heaven and Earth Stone Mushroom entered his mouth, when he circulated his energy, it turned into qi and began to seep into Jin Cheon-hee’s body like a liquid.

Woong-

Earth energy and wind energy.

Two energies entered Jin Cheon-hee.

Jin Cheon-hee welcomed this with his Five-Elemental Divine Technique, repeatedly dispersing and gathering his internal energy.

The earth and wind began to decompose on their own and seep into Jin Cheon-hee’s danjeon.

Two of the five elements grew considerably stronger, but his now quite robust internal energy accepted this.

‘Fortunately, fire and water had already grown thanks to the Ten-Thousand Fire Carp.’

Circulating his internal energy, harmoniously combining and dispersing it, Jin Cheon-hee fell into a trance.

‘With such a pure spiritual medicine, perhaps…’

***

How much time had passed?

Jin Cheon-hee half-opened his closed eyes.

Moonlight filtered through his long, feather-like eyelashes.

“One Gapja (Gapja means 60-years)… is it.”

It was the moment when Jin Cheon-hee’s internal energy finally reached one Gapja, that is, sixty years’ worth of internal energy.

And it wasn’t just any ordinary one Gapja.

He had created one Gapja’s worth of the purest energy concentrated in his danjeon.

“Wow…”

Jin Cheon-hee experimentally reached out towards his Ice Clarity Sword laid out before him.

The Ice Clarity Sword flew into Jin Cheon-hee’s hand as if being sucked in.

Tap.

Void Seizing Technique.

This was the real Void Seizing Technique, not just using wind energy.

While fine control was still beyond him, he had reached a level where he could easily call objects or swords in front of him.

When he stood up, even the wounds inflicted by the Black Lightning Blood Demon had completely healed.

Looking at his skin, as clean as a snow field, he was dumbfounded.

“Wow, it’s all healed.”

Woof woof! – Master, you’ve become incredibly strong! Your smell has improved too!

Hwanggu leaped towards Jin Cheon-hee.

Jin Cheon-hee hugged the large Hwanggu like a baby.

“Hahaha! Thank you. Thank you, Hwanggu.”

Whine. – I didn’t do anything. I just asked the Heavenly Thunder Hawk for good food because our Master was struggling.

Peep peep peep. – It’s only natural to repay you for protecting my babies!

Saying that, the Heavenly Thunder Hawk fluttered down onto Jin Cheon-hee’s head.

Peep! – My babies!

Cheep! Cheep. – Yes, Mama!

The Heavenly Thunder Hawk’s chicks flew in from somewhere and perched on Jin Cheon-hee’s shoulders.

The Heavenly Thunder Hawk on his head.

The chicks on both shoulders.

Wondering what on earth was going on, Jin Cheon-hee blinked.

The Heavenly Thunder Hawk said,

Squawk! Peep! – The big dog told us we’d eat lots of delicious things if we go with you!

Peep! Peep peep! – He said they’re the most delicious things in the world!

Peep, peep peep peep! – We’re tired of moving our nest because of martial artists.

Cheep! Squawk! – If you give us delicious food, we’ll earn our keep!

“What do you mean…”

Peep peep peep peep screech! – We’re going with this human!!

Cheep! – Yes, Mama!

Woof, woof woof! – Master, I’m hungry. Please replenish our food supplies quickly!

Jin Cheon-hee realized.

He had become a food shuttle for spiritual creatures.

Martial artists unaware of the circumstances would marvel at how spiritual creatures voluntarily become followers due to Little White Dragon’s character.

Thus, Jin Cheon-hee gained a mother bird and two baby birds.

A total of three Heavenly Thunder Hawks.

Jin Cheon-hee took out some jerky from his pocket.

“I prepared plenty, but this is already the last of the jerky…?”

This was a big problem.

***

Fortunately, there was still some edible dried fish left in the fishermen’s resting hut.

Jin Cheon-hee urgently distributed that to these creatures and hunted and roasted food for himself to eat.

Luckily, basic food supplies like seasoning, a hearth, dishes, and rice were left behind.

The animals in this world were larger and stronger than those on Earth.

When he caught something resembling a water bird, plucked its feathers, cut open its belly, and boiled it, it was larger than a chicken.

He gathered the innards separately, made them into skewers, and grilled them. Even with just salt seasoning, they tasted amazing.

Woof woof! – Master, me too!

Cheep, peep peep. – That looks delicious. We’ll catch more of those birds, so grill them for us.

These creatures immediately went out and caught several more water birds.

Jin Cheon-hee had become a cooking shuttle.

‘Still, it’s much better than going out and wasting energy swinging a knife.’

One thing he learned while feeding these creatures was that the tastes of spiritual creatures and humans don’t differ much surprisingly.

If humans find something delicious, the spiritual creatures enjoy it too, and if humans think something tastes bad, they eat it reluctantly as well.

While they can tolerate the smell of raw meat better than humans, if they’re going to eat anyway, they prefer cooked food.

What they especially like is.

Woof! – Master, do that thing. That thing!

“Just a moment.”

Using the fire energy of the Five-Elemental Divine Technique to cook meat is said to be incredibly delicious to spiritual creatures.

The reason is unknown, but since they enjoy it so much, it’s worth doing once in a while.

That’s what Jin Cheon-hee thought.

When the fisherman arrived the next morning, it was after a feast had been held.

“Did Little White Dragon cook all of this?”

“Would you like some? There’s some leftover soup.”

He made porridge with the leftovers to serve the fisherman. The fisherman took one bite and was so surprised his eyes nearly popped out.

“My, not only is your medical skill the best in the world, but your cooking is also exquisite!”

“Even if you praise me so much, I don’t have anything more to give you… Please eat a lot. You’ll need the energy for your boat work, so replenish with this.”

The fisherman wolfed down a bowl of porridge in no time and seemed to be pondering how to boast about this to the villagers.

“And, what is that huge hawk?”

“It’s the Heavenly Thunder Hawk.”

“I’ve only seen it from afar before, so I didn’t realize, but up close it looks really big and fierce. As expected of Little White Dragon. Have you completely tamed this spiritual creature…?”

“Yes. Even if someone tries to kill the Heavenly Thunder Hawk now, they won’t be able to extract its spirit pill.”

It’s a simple procedure.

A method to make the spirit pill inside the spiritual creature be absorbed into its body, so that even if the creature is killed, the spirit pill cannot be obtained.

However, to use this, the spiritual creature itself must also follow human assistance, so it’s only used on spiritual creatures that are completely tamed by humans, like the Beggar’s Sect’s Hwanggu.

This way, even if someone targets Hwanggu, it becomes meaningless as they would gain nothing and only incur the wrath of the Beggar’s Sect.

For the spiritual creature, as the solidified spirit pill circulates within its body, it can operate its internal energy more quickly.

While taming a spiritual creature itself is not easy, so it’s not often used, it’s one of the representative tasks done by the Medical Pavilion.