Chapter 28 The Child of Heavenly Scourge
“…Because she was a premature baby?”
Peng Ha-ryeong’s face clouded even further at Namgung-woo’s question.
“No, not exactly. If that were the case, other premature babies would have had their Upper Dantians open too. But my mother thought that was it.”
The Peng Clan’s familial love ran deep. This was true even for the daughters-in-law and sons-in-law who married into the clan.
“Someone whose Upper Dantian remains open eventually becomes an imbecile. They can’t handle the energy of the outer cosmos that they can’t control, and they go mad.”
Two years passed, and Peng Ye-ryeong’s Heavenly Gate still hadn’t closed, plunging the Hebei Peng Clan into shock. The Clan Head’s youngest daughter, born after receiving so much love, was fated to become an imbecile. It was an unacceptable future. From that day, the Hebei Peng Clan began to walk the path against heaven’s will.
“We tried everything. Marrow cleansing and Meridian Forging, teaching cultivation methods to a mere three-year-old, and of course, giving her countless medicines…”
“I wouldn’t have accepted it either.”
“Exactly. Being born a premature baby was a huge factor. We had to be cautious with Meridian Forging and marrow cleansing, and there was a limit to the medicines we could administer.”
The Hebei Peng Clan did their utmost. They even resorted to Mystical Arts, but it was futile. The Maoshan Sect, the most proficient in Mystical Arts among the Righteous Martial World, had an extremely closed-off tradition; they wouldn’t perform Mystical Arts unless one became a disciple. They invited other Mystic Arts Masters as a substitute, but they invariably shook their heads and left. They sought out physicians, Mystic Arts Masters, and Martial Artists of all kinds, researching treatments, but could only manage to buy a little time.
