Childhood Friend of the Zenith – 494



494

”’Chapter 495 – Just let me hold it once.

Otherwise I would have died.

For a moment I felt my mind waver at the words spoken by the divine being.

– That child possesses an enormous energy. An expansive energy that others cannot even perceive.

I received that statement in a vessel of a completely different size than others.

Usually having a large energy meant something like that.

But.

– That’s wrong.

The divine being provided a different answer.

– That child has no vessel at all.

What could that mean? I couldn’t understand the divine being’s words.

To say that there is no vessel which is the source of power for martial artists and humans alike.

Does that even make sense?

– Yes that is the problem. The fact that he possesses such vast energy without a vessel.

– You your energy is too large compared to your vessel which is why the vessel has started to break.

– The problem with that child is… that there is fundamentally no vessel to begin with.

It wasn’t that it was empty inside.

It was simply too large to be grasped.

– If that happens what do you think will occur?

I don’t know. I had never heard of energy existing without a vessel.

– Energy without a vessel tends to scatter. If that happens what do you think will happen to that child whom you see as energy itself?

I couldn’t provide any answer.

I didn’t know the state of Wi Seol-ah.

– It will scatter.

Enduring my racing heart was the best I could do.

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– The body will either scatter or collapse.

– I thought that period would be three years. This is already a lot but in reality no one knows how long it will last. After all we don’t even know how that energy is holding on.

– Therefore the Sword Sovereign asked me to create a vessel for that child.

While I was still listening to the words.

I raised my head at the jarring statement.

The talk about creating a vessel.

Are they saying that it can be made? I thought it was a somewhat contradictory situation.

The divine being had clearly told me that there was no way to fix the vessel.

Now the divine being who had just given me a terminal diagnosis was now saying that the Sword Sovereign asked for a vessel to be created.

When I asked again as if I didn’t understand the divine being continued with a somewhat dark expression.

– I don’t know about fixing a vessel but creating one is not impossible. I’ll say it in advance but this is not the realm of medicine so don’t be curious.

Creating a vessel.

Then what is the purpose of the sealing stone?

– It was an item for that purpose.

Are you saying that the sealing stone was used to create a vessel?

Was it used when sealing Wi Seol-ah’s energy?

– It is impossible to seal that much energy. The role of the sealing stone is indeed sealing but it was not for the energy.

Then what is it for? What kind of sealing is it? To that question the divine being provided an answer.

– The sealing stone was used to seal the shape of the vessel so that it wouldn’t break.

In other words the vessel that Wi Seol-ah currently possesses is an artificial vessel.

– So what do you think the material for that vessel is?

What could it be? The material for a vessel that can contain such energy… Honestly I had one guess but.

I hoped it wasn’t that.

If it were it would be an enormous matter.

Unfortunately my guess was not off the mark.

– It is the innate energy possessed by humans.

At the words spat out by the divine being with a grim expression I had to bite my lip.

I had hoped it wasn’t true.

– It was the most suitable material to sustain the energy.

That means they took the innate energy from a human to create the vessel.

Indeed… from whom did they extract the innate energy?

Without realizing it I frowned and looked at the divine being who sighed and spoke to me.

– Don’t worry I didn’t extract someone’s innate energy without permission… If I had been asked to do so I would have refused.

Then who is it?

I asked the divine being. The divine being replied with a somewhat indifferent expression.

– To contain that much energy a similarly powerful innate energy was needed. And wasn’t such a person right next to you?

That statement was unbelievable.

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– Alliance Leader.

I swallowed dryly at the divine being’s words.

– I used his innate energy to create that child’s vessel.

My mouth slightly opened at those words.

I never thought the Sword Sovereign would go that far.

If the vessel is the source of power possessed by humans then the innate energy is the source of life.

This meant that the Sword Sovereign had poured his innate energy into Wi Seol-ah.

What would happen to the Sword Sovereign’s condition now?

He had a history of surviving until the Heavenly Demon War in his previous life so he wouldn’t die immediately but…

– Losing innate energy doesn’t mean it’s permanently consumed… However the Alliance Leader’s condition is probably not very good.

It is indeed true that the Sword Sovereign’s power has significantly weakened.

Moreover if they created a vessel using such innate energy would that vessel be okay?

– As I said that too is a temporary measure.

Naturally the divine being said no.

– Like you he would need to take medicine to endure.

What if he doesn’t take it?

– I don’t know what method you used to create a new vessel… but you and that child are in different situations. I don’t think there will be a good outcome.

That was a bitter statement.

It meant that Wi Seol-ah was still in a very dangerous state.

– However if as you said the vessel has undergone a change on its own… I can’t be sure either. An exception has occurred.

It came down not with certainty but with doubt.

Even so the situation hadn’t improved.

‘… What should I do?’

I thought quickly as I moved my feet.

After finishing my conversation with the divine being I stepped outside. The white stone would be given to me later when they checked my condition.

I had learned that Wi Seol-ah had been secretly taking medicine and had also discovered her condition.

But there was nothing I could do.

I wondered if like me her vessel would break and show changes.

‘Does that include an artificial vessel as well?’

I questioned whether this would apply to Wi Seol-ah who originally had no vessel.

I don’t know.

Was the divine sword in my previous life in a similar situation?

Probably so.

That’s why.

‘Jang Seon-yeon that bastard must have used this to threaten me.’

I gritted my teeth recalling how he had approached me threateningly while talking about Wi Seol-ah’s condition.

It was infuriating. No matter how much stronger I became after reincarnation the fundamental issues seemed unchanged.

That truly angered me.

‘I need to run more.’

I needed to move more.

I would grind and grind until I produced results. I had to.

[Calm down. You’re too heated.]

The divine being warned me. At those words I took a breath and closed my eyes.

As he said I felt that I was too overheated. If I continued to lose my temper it could lead to situations that wouldn’t turn out well so I used qi to cool my emotions.

Thus I felt a little better.

‘… Thank you.’

After thanking the divine being I turned to look at those following behind me. It was overwhelming to think about other matters all at once when I was barely finishing one task.

Right now I was moving with others.

Among them I looked at Woo Hyuk and asked.

“… What’s that you have?”

“Uh?”

Woo Hyuk was performing movement arts while holding something on his shoulder.

Upon closer inspection it looked like a wild boar.

Hearing my question Woo Hyuk smiled and said to me.

“Ah this. A gift from my master.”

“… A wild boar?”

“My master likes wild boar meat.”

“…”

My brows furrowed at that statement.

Aren’t you guys cultivators? Why do you keep eating meat…?

I wanted to shout that but I held it in.

That crazy guy had been strange more than once so it wouldn’t be surprising if his master was also odd.

I decided to just give up. That was easier.

Letting out a slight sigh I glanced at the side of Woo Hyuk.

There was another person there and it was Namgung Bi-ah.

I looked at Namgung Bi-ah who was following with a sleepy expression as usual and asked.

“Why are you following me?”

Namgung Bi-ah met my gaze.

“… Is it not allowed…?”

Her characteristic dazed voice came through.

“No it’s not that… I don’t even know if it’s allowed in the first place.”

It’s not that it’s not allowed I was about to say but I changed my words as I wasn’t sure.

I was currently on my way to meet Gwae Seon with Woo Hyuk.

I had already said I would meet with Gwae Seon first.

It was because we hadn’t finished our conversation yet.

But would it be okay to take Namgung Bi-ah along?

While I was preparing to meet Gwae Seon Namgung Bi-ah started to move along saying she would follow me.

Thinking back I hadn’t even asked Woo Hyuk if it was okay.

Regarding this matter Woo Hyuk spoke with an indifferent expression.

“It should be fine. My master isn’t the type to worry about such things.”

“Then that’s a relief…”

The fact that Gwae Seon was of Namgung Clan origin was a bit concerning.

If there had been no issues at home she wouldn’t have left and wouldn’t have joined the Mu-dang…

‘She said not to worry too much so it should be fine right?’

Since Gwae Seon had said that before I decided to think that it would be okay for now.

However.

As always.

Not a single thing went as I had expected.”’