The Heavenly Demon Who Reigns Chapter 87 : That's What a Brother Is

"Thank you, hyung-nim!"

Cheon Seong said to Cheon Myeong, holding the elixir tightly in his hand.

Although he looked as pure as a child who was happy to receive a birthday present, Cheon Myeong was not deceived by his current appearance.

"..."

The feeling when his wrist was caught by Cheon Seong. Cheon Myeong still could not forget that feeling.

Of course, would Cheon Seong have cut off his wrist, but his eyes had changed to a rather dangerous look, as if he would do sothing comparable to that.

So he could no longer play a prank on Cheon Seong, and the elixir was now in Cheon Seong's hands.

'They say that one can't even recognize one's parents in front of an elixir...'

He had been worried about how he would survive in this harsh world because he was so weak, but it seed that there was no need to worry about that.

Because it seed that he would be able to protect his own rice bowl well.

Cheon Myeong still could not forget the look in his eyes when he had grabbed his wrist.

"Are you happy?"

"Yes, hyung-nim. I'm really happy!"

While saying that, why was he trying to hide the elixir he was holding behind him?

As expected, he was a guy who protected his own rice bowl well.

"But hyung-nim, where did you suddenly get this elixir?"

As if he had beco curious about that fact only after he had secured the elixir, Cheon Seong asked.

Of course, that elixir was sothing that Cheon Myeong had made himself.

Although it was not an elixir with an outstanding effect like the Azure Heaven Pill that Cheon Myeong had taken in the past, it would still be much more effective than the things that were circulating in the market as elixirs.

'I've beco indebted to Hong Yeorin again.'

No matter how much he knew the manufacturing thod, he could not make an elixir if he did not have the main ingredient, the spiritual dicine.

Although he could obtain the additional ingredients from his own hands or from the Demonic dical Hall, there was no way for Cheon Myeong to obtain the spiritual dicine at his level.

That's why Cheon Myeong had used Hong Yeorin's financial power to obtain the spiritual dicine, and he had made this elixir with the spiritual dicine that he could obtain the fastest for now.

'Although I exchanged it for one Body Enhancent Pill... it can't be helped.'

To be honest, it was a bit of a waste to exchange one spiritual dicine for one Body Enhancent Pill. Moreover, the spiritual dicine that Hong Yeorin had obtained was not of a very high value.

But since the situation was what it was, it couldn't be helped.

Since the one who was in a hurry had no choice but to call a high price even if they suffered a little loss, it was the basis of a transaction.

Since an elixir was absolutely necessary to raise Cheon Seong's skills to a level that would satisfy Cheon Jin, Cheon Myeong had no choice but to make a losing deal with Hong Yeorin on purpose.

"Ah... I just picked it up on my way."

Since it was troubleso to explain all the detailed circumstances, Cheon Myeong roughly glossed over it like that.

Then, Cheon Seong asked Cheon Myeong with a puzzled face.

"What? You picked up an elixir?"

"Yes, I saw it lying on the street and just picked it up."

"..."

This... is it okay to eat it?

In the first place, it didn't make sense for an elixir to be lying on the street, so those words were probably not true, but still, Cheon Seong felt sowhat uneasy.

"Why? Are you uneasy?"

"No, not at all! I even eat food that has fallen on the floor!"

"..."

A tough guy.

Look at him blocking it in advance, thinking that he would find fault with it again and take away the elixir.

But rather, it was better for him that he was so tough.

Because if he were to think about what he would do to Cheon Seong in the future, he would have to have that much toughness to be able to endure it.

"Okay, then take it right now. I'll stand guard outside."

"Uh... but hyung-nim, there is one problem."

To think that there was a problem in this situation.

Cheon Myeong, who was about to go outside to stand guard, stopped walking after hearing those words.

"What's the problem?"

Cheon Myeong asked, looking at Cheon Seong.

Then, Cheon Seong scratched his head as if he were sowhat embarrassed and said in a crawling voice.

"Uh... I actually have no experience in this area..."

"What? I can't hear you because your voice is small."

"Since it's my first ti taking an elixir, I don't know what to do..."

"It's frustrating. Speak a little louder."

"...This is my first experience!"

In contrast to the beginning, Cheon Seong shouted in a loud voice.

Thanks to that, Cheon Myeong was able to clearly understand Cheon Seong's words, but because he had suddenly shouted, he had to cover his ears for a while.

"Uh... so this is your first ti?"

"...Yes."

Cheon Seong, who returned to a low voice and answered.

Looking at him, Cheon Myeong scratched his head with a slightly troubled face.

'To think that this guy has never taken an elixir until now.'

But still, since he was the leader's son, he had thought that he would have surely taken at least one elixir.

Since an elixir was not sothing that could be completely absorbed as one's own internal energy just by eating it, a certain amount of skill was needed to take it properly.

That's why a guy who had eaten a lot of elixirs could absorb it more efficiently, and in cases where that was not the case, it was common for them to not even get half of the original effect.

So what about Cheon Seong, for whom this was the first ti?

It would be a relief if he could absorb even one-tenth of it as his own internal energy.

"Why is it your first ti? The leader would have given you an elixir when you were young."

In Cheon Myeong's mory, he had taken an elixir in the past.

So he had thought that Cheon Seong would also have taken an elixir just like him.

Since the elixir he had taken was also sothing that Cheon Jin had given him, wouldn't he have also given an elixir to his younger brother, Cheon Seong?

Although there might be so difference in the number, it was a little strange to say that he had not taken it at all.

"Hyung-nim, have you forgotten?"

"...?"

"Every ti the leader gave us an elixir, it was always you who took it, hyung-nim."

"Only I ate it?"

"Yes, since you were the promising successor, hyung-nim, all the elixirs were yours when they were obtained."

"..."

So that's why he had so many mories of taking spiritual dicines.

In the end, they were all spiritual dicines that would be blown away by Qi Deviation... but hearing those words from Cheon Seong, he felt sowhat sorry.

'Since I ate them all because I was the older brother, did Cheon Seong have no choice but to just suck his fingers from behind?'

This is why the kid goes crazy at the sight of an elixir.

If he had known about this situation, it seed that he would not have played a prank on Cheon Seong from the beginning.

Although the one who had monopolized the elixir like a pig was, after all, his past self, shouldn't he also carry that and feel sorry for Cheon Seong?

It was the sa situation as when Jong Seojun's son had beco like that because of him.

'This guy, why do things keep coming out of him as ti goes on?'

And that too, not in a good way, but all in a bad way.

But what could he do? It must be his fate to have entered this body.

Cheon Myeong thought so and said to Cheon Seong.

"I'm sorry."

"It's okay. It's natural to concentrate the spiritual dicines on the successor."

"No. I have nothing to say even if you bla ."

"How can I... to you, hyung-nim..."

"Instead, just bla my past self. If you bla my current self, you'll die."

"...?"

He told him to bla him, so what did he an by only blaming his past self?

While Cheon Seong was tilting his head, Cheon Myeong continued to speak.

"Anyway, the key now is for you to take this elixir properly."

As Cheon Myeong said that, Cheon Seong's face beca dejected again.

'Even if I tell him the trick with words, it seems that he might not be able to take it properly when it cos to the real thing.'

Cheon Myeong also knew that well because he had experienced it.

Although Cheon Myeong was now an expert when it ca to elixirs, there was a ti when Cheon Myeong had also encountered an elixir for the first ti, just like Cheon Seong.

So even if he were to teach Cheon Seong the trick, the result was already as clear as day.

'At least seven-tenths of it should be properly salvaged.'

Then it would be that much easier to improve Cheon Seong's skills.

Because martial arts is a law that exerts the most powerful force only when internal and external skills are properly harmonized.

Since that was the sa for sword techniques, in order to improve Cheon Seong's skills in a short period of ti, an increase in internal energy was inevitably needed.

'...I have no choice.'

In the end, Cheon Myeong thought of a move.

"When you take the elixir and enter a state of energy circulation, I'll help you from the side."

"Help , what do you an by that?"

"I an I'll help you to be able to absorb the energy of the elixir better."

"So... are you saying that you will directly intervene when I am circulating my energy?"

"Yes."

In fact, this was a very dangerous thod.

When circulating energy, and that too, when taking an elixir and absorbing its energy, for another person to directly intervene was a thod that was generally not practiced in the martial world.

There were two reasons for that.

One was that since it was not one's own body, there were too many uncertain factors. If a problem were to arise in the middle, it would be difficult for Cheon Myeong to solve it in the middle.

And the other one.

If a problem were to occur, both the person circulating the energy and the person helping to circulate the energy would have a very high possibility of falling into Qi Deviation.

In other words, a trivial problem that would not have led to Qi Deviation when one was circulating energy alone could lead to Qi Deviation if this thod was used.

And that too, it applied to both people.

"..."

For these reasons, it was safe to say that the use of this thod in the martial world was almost obsolete.

'If not, every Tom, Dick, and Harry would have used this thod.'

So Cheon Myeong also did not want to go this far if possible, but if Cheon Seong did not take the elixir properly here, things would get complicated in the future.

If so, he would be a dead man to Cheon Jin anyway.

In that case, it was certain to take a strong asure from the beginning.

"Seong-ah, I'll be honest. If it ends successfully, you will be able to absorb the energy of the elixir as your own internal energy."

"..."

"But if it fails, you will fall into Qi Deviation. Yes, you will lose all your internal energy or die, just like I did in the past."

Cheon Myeong said honestly.

No matter how much it was for himself, wasn't this a matter of Cheon Seong's life?

Since he had no intention of forcibly dragging his younger brother's life for his own greed, he had left the choice to Cheon Seong.

So if Cheon Seong were to refuse here... then that's that.

He didn't know if he could be lucky enough to get another spiritual dicine through Hong Yeorin, but since there was not much ti given, he would have to think that it was realistically impossible.

"Hyung-nim."

At that mont, Cheon Seong, who had been silent for a while, opened his mouth.

Has he finally decided on an answer?

No matter what ca out of that mouth, Cheon Myeong waited for Cheon Seong's words with the intention of accepting it.

"It's not just my life that's at risk, but also your life, hyung-nim... right?"

"..."

"Anyway, if it weren't for you, hyung-nim, I would have been a dead man already. So if you're okay with it, hyung-nim... please do so."

To be honest, until now, Cheon Myeong had thought of Cheon Seong as his younger brother, but there were also parts where he did not think so.

Because Cheon Seong was a younger brother to his past self, but he could not be a perfect younger brother to his current self.

Although they might be related by blood physically, they were not so ntally.

However, now, Cheon Myeong felt that he would be able to accept Cheon Seong as his younger brother a little more ntally.

"...Thank you."

Shouldn't he repay his younger brother for trusting him?

That would be what a brother is.

(End of Chapter)