Chi-Woo was caught in a trance, and he forgot everything except for his breathing. He didn’t just breathe through his nose and ears. He was inhaling with each and every cell in his body. It was cooling, and every time he took in a great volume of fresh oxygen, he felt like his whole body was covered in peppermint. And when he exhaled, he felt cleansed. He was letting go of bad energy while only conserving the good, and he made the natural energy flowing in the air his own.

It created a scary momentum, the energy flowing out of him overwhelmingly greater than the amount flowing in. The thin stream of energy current soon expanded in size and became a giant river. Then several rivers converged to form an ocean, and the divine energy that had been hiding deep inside him responded to it, overflowing like a spring that would never dry. An enormous amount of energy that Chi-Woo didn’t know existed fell under his control bit by bit.

And in this dazed state, Chi-Woo realized what his brother had meant by ‘digesting’. After an unknown period of time, his brother’s hand left his back. Then spending some time meditating, Chi-Woo felt that he had perfectly digested this swirling flow of energy and slowly opened his eyes again.

Flash! A bright light surged from his body and disappeared. Once Chi-Woo completely regained his sight, he saw that his surroundings were dark. He had missed the passage of time because he was so focused.

“Haaa….” He let out a long, pleased sigh. He couldn’t feel any better. It was...