Seol Suham was so surprised that she couldn't say a word.
It wasn't that she hadn't heard what Cheon Myeong had said.
Because she had clearly heard what Cheon Myeong had just said to her, she was now unable to give any answer.
'He's asking for... the Ice Crystal?'
The Ice Crystal could only be obtained in a region called the Ten Thousand Year Ice Valley.
Even among the North Sea region, which was covered in snow wherever you went, the coldest place was the Ten Thousand Year Ice Valley.
Even in the Ice Palace, entering the Ten Thousand Year Ice Valley was forbidden except for those who were permitted, and the number of people who could go there and return alive was so few that they could be counted on one's fingers even in the Ice Palace.
The Ice Crystal was sothing that could barely be obtained in such a dangerous region.
Also, since the Ice Crystal was not sothing that could be seen so commonly, if you were to put it in terms of a cycle, the Ice Palace could obtain the Ice Crystal about once every hundred years.
"..."
Since Cheon Myeong was now asking for such a thing, Seol Suham couldn't say a word.
Of course, although the Ice Crystal could be said to be full of more yin energy than any other elixir, she had not expected that Cheon Myeong would demand it.
"The Ice Crystal... do you know what that is?"
Seol Suham barely maintained her composure and asked Cheon Myeong.
"I know. It is the treasure of the Ice Palace."
"...It is not a simple treasure. In the first place, there is a story that the Ice Palace was born through the Ice Crystal."
"Is that so? I didn't know about that history."
"..."
"But in this situation, that history is not important."
Cheon Myeong's gaze turned to Seol Baekmyo.
Accordingly, Seol Suham's gaze also turned to that side, and Cheon Myeong continued to look at Seol Baekmyo and said.
"The only way to save the Young Palace Lord now is the Ice Crystal."
"...Does it have to be the Ice Crystal?"
At Cheon Myeong's words, Seol Suham asked in a low voice.
If sothing else had co out of Cheon Myeong's mouth, Seol Suham would not have asked such a question.
But for Cheon Myeong to say that the Ice Crystal was what he needed.
No matter how much she was the master of this Ice Palace, no, because of that, Seol Suham couldn't help but be troubled.
"As I said before, a considerable amount of yin energy has already accumulated in the Young Palace Lord's body."
"..."
"For the treatnt, a corresponding amount of yin energy is needed. And to be of that level, as far as I know, nothing exists in this world other than the Ice Crystal."
Cheon Myeong said so firmly.
Then, Seol Suham couldn't help but bow her head, and as if she had not yet made a decision, she could not give any answer.
Cheon Myeong added a word to such a Seol Suham.
"The Ice Crystal and the Young Palace Lord's life."
"...!"
"The choice is yours, Palace Lord."
Those words are right.
Not giving the Ice Crystal to Cheon Myeong here could also be a choice.
In Seol Suham's eyes, which were looking at Seol Baekmyo, nurous emotions were crossing in an instant.
"I..."
At that mont, Seol Suham finally opened her mouth.
As the Palace Lord, and as Seol Baekmyo's mother.
Seol Suham was able to make a decision only after going back and forth between those boundaries several tis.
"...I will use the Ice Crystal."
That was the conclusion Seol Suham had co to.
Although the Ice Crystal was certainly a treasure of the Ice Palace, Seol Baekmyo would also be an indispensable existence for the Ice Palace.
And although the Ice Crystal could be obtained again later, Seol Baekmyo could not, could she?
'I have only made a choice for the future of our palace as the Palace Lord.'
Seol Suham thought so in her mind and tried to convince herself.
That this choice was not her personal greed, but a choice for the Ice Palace.
Although she kept repeating those words in her mind, in fact, Seol Suham herself already knew that her heart had ultimately moved in that direction because she wanted to do so.
*Swish-*
Seol Suham raised her head towards Cheon Myeong.
"If you have the Ice Crystal, you can save the Young Palace Lord's life, right?"
"..."
"The fact that the future of our palace is in your hands... I hope you will not forget."
Seol Baekmyo's life and the Ice Crystal.
Neither of them was an existence that the Ice Palace could do without.
But if both of them were to disappear, the future of the Ice Palace would be heading downhill from that mont.
In a way, it seed really absurd to entrust the future of the Ice Palace to Cheon Myeong.
"Don't worry."
At that mont, Cheon Myeong looked at Seol Suham and opened his mouth.
"I will protect my mother's hotown with my own hands."
"..."
The more I see him, the more amazing a child he is.
Even she, the Palace Lord, had struggled so much to co to this answer, but Cheon Myeong had been showing a firm attitude from the beginning, as if the answer had already been decided.
'This child is my sister's son.'
Her older sister also had never hesitated.
Hadn't she chosen it herself when she had left the North Sea alone and had gone to the Heavenly Mountains?
For so reason, Seol Suham felt the traces of Seolsuhwa in Cheon Myeong's appearance.
***
In the room, there were only Cheon Myeong and Seol Baekmyo.
Since the treatnt would begin now, everyone had left, leaving only the two of them.
And next to Cheon Myeong, a pure white jade box was placed.
*Swish-*
Cheon Myeong opened the jade box placed next to him.
At that mont, a trendous cold air flowed out from inside.
The cold air flowing out of the jade box was so trendous that it seed to freeze even the surrounding air.
'Is this the Ice Crystal...'
This was also the first ti Cheon Myeong had seen the Ice Crystal.
Although it looked like ordinary ice just by its appearance, this feeling of his senses being on edge was telling him that that was undoubtedly the Ice Crystal.
"..."
The Ice Crystal, which was known to be at the peak among the elixirs with yin energy.
Since its true form was now placed in front of his eyes, Cheon Myeong was just amazed by this situation.
However, since this situation was sothing Cheon Myeong had already drawn out before coming to the Ice Palace, the corners of Cheon Myeong's mouth, which were looking at the Ice Crystal, slightly drew an arc.
'In the end, I have achieved my goal.'
The reason why Cheon Myeong had co all the way to this distant North Sea.
Of course, it was an undeniable fact that he had co to cure the Young Palace Lord's White Disease.
However, this Ice Crystal placed in front of him was also one of Cheon Myeong's goals.
'If I can properly accept the energy of the Ice Crystal, my internal energy will be able to increase by more than double.'
In a way, this could be said to be a fortunate encounter for Cheon Myeong.
If Seol Baekmyo had not been in a state of collapse due to the White Disease, and if he had not known how to cure the White Disease, how on earth could he have obtained the Ice Crystal?
No matter how much Cheon Myeong was Seolsuhwa's son, there would be no situation where the Ice Palace would just give him the Ice Crystal, even if the sky were to split in two.
'If it weren't for this situation, I would never have co.'
The fact that the Ice Crystal was placed next to him proved that his thoughts were right.
Of course, although this Ice Crystal was scheduled to be used for Seol Baekmyo's treatnt, it wouldn't matter if he also received additional benefits in the process, would it?
Curing Seol Baekmyo's White Disease. As long as this was satisfied, it was his heart how he used this Ice Crystal.
'The saying that it's good for the sister and good for the brother-in-law must be talking about sothing like this.'
Cheon Myeong thought so in his mind and reached out his right hand towards the Ice Crystal.
*Woong-*
The internal energy concentrated in his right hand.
If he were to grab the Ice Crystal with his bare hands, Cheon Myeong's hand would freeze in an instant.
Since Cheon Myeong was also fully aware of that fact, he was in a state where he had raised his internal energy to the maximum.
*Grab-*
Cheon Myeong grabbed the Ice Crystal with his right hand.
Although his hand did not freeze because of the internal energy concentrated in his right hand, that did not an that it was okay to hold it for a long ti.
Before his hand froze, Cheon Myeong put the Ice Crystal into his mouth as it was.
*Swaaa-*
As soon as he swallowed the Ice Crystal, a trendous cold air raged from inside.
An energy that began to rage more fiercely than when he was outside, like a fierce snowstorm.
If he had not raised his internal energy sufficiently in advance, Cheon Myeong's body would have already beco a giant ice statue.
'It's amazing...'
Is this the Ice Crystal?
It is much larger and fiercer than I thought.
With an average level of internal energy, it seed that one would be swallowed by the Ice Crystal instead of trying to increase one's internal energy with this Ice Crystal.
Especially if one was not a person who usually handled yin arts.
Since he was handling the secret art called the Heavenly Demon Divine Art, he was able to endure it like this.
*Woong-!*
However, since the Heavenly Demon Divine Art was not a divine art where yin energy was the main component, the limit was bound to be clearly revealed.
Although he could endure it like this now, if more ti passed, he would also be swallowed by the energy of the Ice Crystal and his whole body would freeze.
He had to finish all the work before that.
*Grab-*
Cheon Myeong thought so and grabbed Seol Baekmyo's hand.
Now he would slowly let the energy of the Ice Crystal flow into Seol Baekmyo.
By doing so, the yin energy that was originally inside Seol Baekmyo and the energy of the Ice Crystal that Cheon Myeong was newly letting in would collide with each other.
'Control the cold with the cold.'
A treatnt thod that could be called 'treating cold with cold'.
This was the only cure for the White Disease.
Although the saying 'treating heat with heat' is quite famous, the saying 'treating cold with cold' does not exist in the world.
Therefore, until now, no one had discovered that the White Disease could be handled in this way.
"..."
Of course, even Cheon Myeong would not have thought that the White Disease could be controlled in this way.
It was because he had heard that the Ice Palace had cured the White Disease in this way in the distant future that he could do it like this now.
At the sa ti, in this treatnt process, Cheon Myeong was planning to increase his internal energy even more than now.
'I won't be able to accept all the energy of the Ice Crystal now.'
However, if he sent a certain amount of the Ice Crystal's energy to Seol Baekmyo, the montum of the Ice Crystal would weaken to the extent that Cheon Myeong could also control it.
What Cheon Myeong was aiming for was right then.
He would trim the energy of the Ice Crystal to so extent through Seol Baekmyo, and when it reached a level he could handle, he would accept it with his own internal energy.
It seed that that mont would co exactly when Seol Baekmyo's yin energy subsided.
'Don't think too badly of it.'
In a way, this situation could be said to be Cheon Myeong using Seol Baekmyo.
However, if Cheon Myeong did not send the energy of the Ice Crystal appropriately in this way, Seol Baekmyo would also not be able to endure the energy of the Ice Crystal.
So this could be seen as Seol Baekmyo also using Cheon Myeong from her point of view.
In other words, the two were now in a symbiotic relationship.
"Umm..."
As Cheon Myeong began to let the energy of the Ice Crystal flow, a groan ca out of Seol Baekmyo's mouth.
Since the yin energy would be violently colliding and being offset inside, the pain would be considerable.
Although Cheon Myeong was also in a rather difficult state, controlling the energy of the Ice Crystal now, Seol Baekmyo was in a state no less than that.
'Endure it.'
As much as they were in a symbiotic relationship, they were also sharing the pain.
Therefore, a cheer that he was conveying to Seol Baekmyo in his mind.
Cheon Myeong was also saying that to himself.
*Sss-*
At that mont, a change began to occur in Seol Baekmyo's body.
When exactly half a shichen had passed, a change had occurred in Seol Baekmyo's hair.
"..."
Her white hair began to gradually turn silver.
That silver color would be the original hair that Seol Baekmyo had.
Like Seol Suham, it was a characteristic that only occurred in those who had learned the Ice White Divine Palm.
'It seems like it's about to be finished.'
Cheon Myeong thought, looking at the change that had occurred in her hair.
Even if it weren't for that, he could tell that a considerable amount of yin energy had disappeared from Seol Baekmyo's body.
Now, if he proceeded a little more, only a moderate amount of yin energy would remain, and Seol Baekmyo would be able to regain her stability.
Cheon Myeong concentrated again and sent the energy of the Ice Crystal to Seol Baekmyo.
*Sss-*
When about half a shichen had passed like that, Seol Baekmyo's hair was able to completely return to its original state.
That ant that the yin energy in Seol Baekmyo's body had finally gone down to a stable level, and in other words, it ant that the White Disease was completely cured.
However, at the sa ti, that ant a new beginning for Cheon Myeong.
*Woong-!*
Even though he had cured Seol Baekmyo's White Disease, the energy of the Ice Crystal still remained inside Cheon Myeong.
However, a montum that had weakened considerably compared to the beginning.
Cheon Myeong let go of Seol Baekmyo's hand and began to get into a proper posture.
'It's been cooked deliciously.'
He had already done his duty.
From now on, it was ti to eat his share.
Looking at the deliciously cooked Ice Crystal, Cheon Myeong was licking his lips in his mind.
(End of Chapter)
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