Even the Sword God Needs Paternity Leave Chapter 62 : Chapter 62

Chapter 62: Our Baby?!

The Divine Physician ca.

He appeared as soon as I sent the ssage, surprising .

"Were you nearby?"

I asked while guiding him to the inner hall.

"I was in Chang'an."

Luoyang and Chang'an had well-maintained roads. With the Divine Physician's lightness technique, it was quick.

"Chang'an. Isn't it unsettled these days?"

Seems there was so commotion in Chang'an.

"Well, more than that... You obtained Wind Essence?"

"Yes. Sohow."

"Sohow? Hehe, you truly surprise . Is Wind Essence sothing that can be obtained like that?"

Can only call it luck.

Had no idea Wind Essence was there.

"Hero, I brought tea."

Jeongi, whom I'd saved from Master Dongpae's estate, brought two cups of tea.

Though I didn't give her separate work, she helped like this. Even her respectful manner before guests was proper.

After taking a sip of tea, the Divine Physician watched Jeongi disappear quickly—chongchong.

Would think too young to be a maid.

"I saved father and daughter from Black Path, and hired the father as gardener."

"Really?"

The Divine Physician closed his eyes briefly while slling the tea's fragrance.

Then opening his eyes, he said quietly:

"You're White Path."

"What?"

"That you obtained Wind Essence can only be called virtue. Such treasures don't easily co to hand."

Not luck but virtue.

I also took a sip of tea.

Is that so?

I wanted to be free, but on that path saved many people. Was that virtue?

So reached Wind Essence.

"I'll think of it that way."

Let keep following my heart's path going forward.

If my heart doesn't bend, the path won't bend either.

The Divine Physician nodded contentedly.

"Do so. Wind Essence absorption will go well too. Ever heard the thod?"

Couldn't not know.

Once finding it, planned to imdiately treat Taebok.

Already learned the thod beforehand.

"I know to place Wind Essence on the thigh's Qin acupoint and absorb."

Qin acupoint is an acupoint on the path from knee to groin.

Not nose, not palm center, but thigh.

When first learning, I was skeptical.

"You know well. How do you know this?"

Already thought up words to cover.

"I heard a bit about spiritual dicines and treasures from Master."

"Your Master was knowledgeable about spiritual dicines too."

"Yes."

Actually had no interest at all.

Spiritual dicine?

Never heard Master speak about spiritual dicines or treasures. No interest?

None.

Why no interest? They say consuming spiritual dicine raises martial arts achievent.

Haven't lost even now. Why bother?

Ah.

Tell those who need such things to eat them.

Had no need, so no interest.

This inadequate disciple needs spiritual dicines and treasures greatly.

"My concern is whether injecting Wind Essence's true qi into Taebok who's only been born fifteen days is okay."

"About that, tell more about your martial arts."

Attempts to understand nature existed since humanity's beginning.

Dividing nature into eight things—heaven, swamp, fire, lightning, wind, water, mountain, earth—expressing each as trigrams is the Eight Trigrams.

The Eight Trigrams were first created by legendary Fu Xi, afterward King Wen of Zhou refined the order, and various sects including Taoists adopted them.

Eight Trigram Unity Technique divided nature into eight while intending to unite through that circulation.

Those who learn trigram techniques beco vessels containing natural energy, advancing through accumulation, resonance, circulation, and unity.

"Mm. I see. Martial arts inseparable from natural energy."

"Without natural energy, establishnt itself is impossible."

The Divine Physician emptied remaining tea falling into thought.

Then gave the answer I'd so wanted.

"Possible."

"Ahh! Really?"

"Indeed. Trust . Rather—"

Paused briefly.

"Mm, no."

"What?"

"Let's omit what can't be guaranteed. Now focus on treatnt."

Words the Divine Physician swallowed weren't important.

What I wanted was only Taebok's treatnt.

If that's possible, nothing else needed.

"Yes!"

While we imdiately discussed true qi channeling—presence approaching the inner hall was felt.

"Jayeong."

"I greet you. Junior of jianghu, Iron Bead Yeom Jayeong ets the Divine Physician."

"Oh my, don't bow too much. After childbirth, must be careful."

The Divine Physician stopped her.

"Still, seems recovery is fast as a martial artist."

"Yes. My husband obtained good things for my body, so recovering quickly."

"Mm. Mm. Should be so."

The Divine Physician looked at with contented smile—asking with eyes.

'Told her about Severed ridian?' 'Didn't.' 'Then what do we do?' 'Could you cover for ? I'll tell her later.'

Urgent gazes passed between us.

Still hadn't told Jayeong.

Yet the Divine Physician treats Taebok?

Would be trendously surprised.

"The Ink Sword Hero obtained Wind Essence, so I ca. I've also been curious about that spiritual dicine. Seems like imposing on you, Iron Bead, when your body isn't fully recovered."

Thank you, Divine Physician sir. Right, Wind Essence is curious. Truly an excellent reason.

"Not at all. I've always admired the Divine Physician's reputation. It's an honor eting you."

"Hehehehe, what honor?"

The Divine Physician gave Jayeong so advice about postpartum care then signaled with eyes.

I imdiately opened my mouth.

"Jayeong, seems I need to discuss Wind Essence with the Divine Physician again."

"Ah, right? I took too much ti. I'll be inside."

"Thank you."

She disappeared.

"How long will you keep it secret?"

"I'm watching for opportunity, but my heart always weakens. Seems like that person will be sad."

"Haah. That's true but."

"I plan to tell after finishing this true qi channeling. Wouldn't it be slightly more reassuring if there's progress in treatnt?"

"That's better. eting your wife, she's intelligent and keen—not soone who can be fooled long."

Rather fortunate I'd been busy.

If spent much ti ho, would have been discovered quickly.

"Could you... wait a bit?"

"Why?"

"To absorb Wind Essence then imdiately do true qi channeling, shouldn't I bring Taebok?"

"That's so."

To maintain secrecy, must secretly take Taebok without Jayeong knowing.

I sent the Divine Physician to the training room and waited for Jayeong to nap.

She woke every one to one and half shichen at night feeding Taebok breast milk. During day too, attention always on the child.

Her body inevitably called for sleep.

"Kooooo."

Hearing Jayeong's sleeping sounds—carefully moved Taebok into the baby basket.

Would Jayeong wake? Would Taebok wake?

Was trendously nervous in different sense.

"Look here... are you okay?"

"Heeek, heeek, heeek. I'm fine."

Arrived at the training hall.

The Divine Physician ca first checking Wind Essence.

I set down the basket containing sleeping Taebok beside. Taebok didn't wake often when sleeping, fortunately sleeping deeply.

What a filial Taebok.

Inside the box with lid open—Wind Essence exists.

Still amazing.

Without leaving a fist-sized circle, wind rotates inside.

As if surrounded by transparent mbrane, but actually nothing there.

Kept anxious it might burst and disappear.

Slowly reached out hand.

Fire Essence or Ice Essence don't lose form from touching. But Wind Essence is different. Might disappear carelessly.

Very slowly—feel wind's natural energy through Eight Sensations.

'Ooh.'

Trendous energy accumulated inside Wind Essence.

Already consud the pill received from Oga Pharmacy.

The pill will help absorb this trendous energy without remainder.

Careful, careful.

Brought palm center close, gently releasing inner power.

Wrapped Wind Essence with inner power—moved to cross-legged thigh's Qin acupoint.

Then with both hands gathered inside qi center, focused mind on Qin acupoint.

Like breathing through nose, absorb Wind Essence through Qin acupoint.

'Ugh.'

Fierce from the start.

Like if strong wind enters nose feels burdenso,

Wind Essence's mighty energy expanded all acupoints starting from Qin.

As if gale rushing through whole body's blood vessels.

'Get a grip, father.'

Must breathe.

Must breathe even in gale.

With one strand of calm breathing, must make Wind Essence's energy follow.

'Right, right. Like this.'

One single gentle breeze amid gale.

This breeze far from being swept by gale, rather embraces the gale.

The rough fierce energy gradually settles.

Blood vessels that seed to tear also gradually find their places.

Finally all energy enters qi center.

Tui Trigram Technique mastered first handles swamp's natural energy, increasing total natural energy the qi center can contain.

Relied on Tui Trigram Technique capturing Wind Essence's energy without losing.

"Now. Taebok."

The Divine Physician lifted sleeping Taebok onto his shoulder.

Since rolled up clothes, Taebok's back was exposed as is.

Small back size of my palm.

'Taebok.'

Before regression, I wished to definitely obtain Wind Essence eting this mont.

'Father is scared. Because you're too young, very scared.'

True qi channeling to a baby not yet fifteen days old.

'But if not father, who will do it?'

Though so scared, can't postpone to anyone.

Only .

Only I can do this.

The Divine Physician's voice was heard.

Voice minutely adjusted not to scatter concentration.

"Don't worry. It's your child with similar body type and constitution. Will know by instinct, so trust yourself and baby doing true qi channeling."

Right.

The person who knows Taebok's blood vessels best is precisely .

I started releasing true qi through palm center.

.

.

Before coming to Luoyang.

Before even knowing Jayeong.

For what reason was it?

I'd conversed with a martial artist who had several children.

Children? Take much care. Beast offspring stand, walk, run not long after birth. Human children take long to beco so.

Really? Why is that?

Who knows? Maybe to beco better than beasts?

The martial artist laughed—pik. I also could only laugh back.

That dawn, we were on ambush receiving Alliance mission.

Heard unorthodox masters would raid an estate.

They probably didn't take longer than beasts to stand, walk, run either.

Yet they ca to kill people like beasts.

Especially from right after birth to one hundred days, utterly powerless. Spend most of day sleeping, remaining ti eating and excreting... Ayu, don't even ntion.

That much?

Of course. They say babies don't even know they were born into the world yet. Think they're still in mother's belly.

Really? Really like that?

Who knows? Would need to ask baby, but the baby has no ans to answer, so can only guess. Keuhahaha.

The martial artist's laughter scattered gently into night air.

That day, unorthodox attacked with stronger forces than Alliance expected.

Fought, won.

The martial artist with several children died.

Looking at his blood-soaked face then raised head.

Night hadn't fully passed yet, countless stars spread across sky.

Suddenly wondered what feeling the world was for a baby.

.

.

It was this feeling.

I assimilated with Taebok.

Felt what Taebok felt.

Taebok can't accurately perceive '.'

Self and outside aren't distinguished.

Things outside also felt like myself.

Myself also felt not as one clear existence but scattered multiple existences.

Can't know how those existences connect.

Taebok and world, Taebok and parents, Taebok and everything mixed together.

And this is—

'Primordial Chaos?'

The primordial universe before everything differentiated.

Yin-yang, three powers, four symbols, five elents, six harmonies, eight trigrams... the primordial before divided by any classification viewing the world.

Primordial Chaos existed inside the newborn.

'Is that so?'

No matter how fast martial arts training, it's after consciousness awakens. Consciousness awakening also ans distinguishing the world.

Understanding world with consciousness, then from there forgetting world again with consciousness—the realm barely viewable is Primordial Chaos.

'But people possessed it from the beginning. Not an unknown realm but returning to a known realm.'

The mont realizing this, felt one point of the universe.

Instinctively could know that point's identity.

'Qi center.'

Taebok's qi center.

Felt as one hot point inside my body.

Simultaneously felt like so star far away.

Inside while simultaneously outside.

'Going.'

Leading Wind Essence's energy going there.

Placing awareness on inner power—entered into Primordial Chaos carrying true qi.

Swimming inside endless Primordial Chaos.

Among scattered stars—true qi flows following .

True qi started awakening stars.

Stars were soon acupoints.

My true qi channeling awakened acupoints... no, created them.

Now pioneering acupoints destined to be blocked.

So they won't close, sturdily, containing father's affection—creating paths for wind's natural true qi to flow.

I was creating Taebok's universe.

"Uuuuuuuuuuungaeaeae!"

Taebok responded with vigorous crying.

***

"Did I do it? Did I do it?"

"Ooh!"

The Divine Physician approached checking Taebok's pulse.

Soon joy rose on his face.

"Right! You did it! You created one path for natural energy to flow for the baby!"

"Ahh. Ah."

I, I did it.

See Taebok bursting into vigorous crying. Eyes slightly hazy.

It's okay. Still see so well.

Our Taebok finally—finally.

"Honey? What are you doing?"

"Eok."

Blood heated from excitent cooled instantly.

"Honey? Divine Physician? Why is Taebok?"

"Ah, ah, no. That's not it."

I turned around clumsily—ttukttakttuktttak.

Jayeong stood opening the training hall door.

"Weren't you sleeping?"

"Heard Taebok's crying."

Quite a distance and thick training hall door too.

"You heard?"

"Heard clearly though."

Kkulkkeok—I swallowed before her.

Right, now the ti has co.

"Um, so. Must talk now."

Will you help, Divine Physician sir?

"..."

The Divine Physician slipped back to a training hall corner.

When eyes t, he shook his head.

Firm expression not to drag him in.

Before I could open mouth, Jayeong shouted.

"What are you doing with Taebok!"

"No, it's not like that. I did sothing good."

"Good? If you don't explain properly—"

But Jayeong's voice cut off mid-way.

Face also paled.

"Ah, ah, ah—"

Even sat down in place—teolsseok.

What she looked at wasn't .

Behind .

Behind ans...

Taebok?

I also turned surprised.

"Uh."

I also saw.

"Eong?"

Hearing that sound, the Divine Physician definitely saw too.

"Why?"

"Why?"

"Why?"

All three of us couldn't understand the scene before eyes.

Dungsil—dudungsil.

The sight of Taebok floating in midair.

Our baby—flying?