Survival Guide for the Reincarnated - Chapter 11

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Chapter 11

“You’re not coming to your senses.”

“….”

“Jang Sword Gate, I’ve never heard of such a sect in my life, but was it a sect with enough prestige to display this level of authority?”

“…Did you just disrespect Jang Sword Gate?”

“I did it because it’s worth disrespecting, so don’t use your pathetic fame as a shield. It’s very unpleasant to watch.”

“….”

“I’ll say this only once, so listen well. First, spit out all the money you’ve been taking from Ya Woon-sang until now, and second, lift the control.”

The man chuckled.

“This… what did the Branch Manager of Seol-ap eat wrong? Are you insane?”

“Is that a refusal?”

“Isn’t that obvious?”

“Then that’s settled. The ‘one hundred thousand nyang in gold coins’ you took, I’ll collect it myself.”

“…What… what?”

When such an unrealistic amount that didn’t even sound like real words came out, the man’s mouth gaped open as if dumbfounded, but it didn’t matter.

I already had Ya Woon-sang’s ledger and could manipulate it as needed.

That would become justification and a reason to fight.

From then on, I just had to do what I always did.

That’s right.

What I always did.

Flash Void Single Needle Technique.

I drew the Cold Ice Flying Dagger from my waist and thrust it with lightning speed.

Thunk-!

It embedded in the man’s side.

“Kuk….”

I pulled it out and gripped it in reverse, then drove it into his neck.

His eyes trembled violently.

He was pleading for his life with his eyes, but I had already given him a chance.

Not just once, but several times.

If he couldn’t take even that, it was no different from asking to be killed, and I intended to grant his wish.

I twisted the dagger.

With a cracking sound, his neck snapped.

When I pulled out the dagger, he collapsed to the ground.

Only then, as if realizing the gravity of the situation, the Jang Sword Gate warriors occupying Cheong-ryeong Mine began running toward us.

I sheathed the dagger back at my waist and drew the Snow White Sword.

I could see the branch members trying to draw their swords following me.

“Stop, don’t draw yours.”

“…Yes…?”

“Watch carefully. This is Heaven Killing Wolf Star Formula, first technique: Lone Army Traversing Heaven.”

I looked straight ahead. I could see two warriors running toward me. True to the name Jang Sword Gate, they used very large long swords, but their level was very weak.

At most, they were at the Circulation Stage.

I gripped my sword and charged forward. My dantian stirred and my internal energy began surging up instantly.

There was no need to draw upon Heo Hyeon Energy.

For that level, ordinary internal energy was sufficient.

My sword energy amplified. What had been surrounding my sword like gentle moonlight instantly became sharp as frost.

When I swung it, the sword energy split into dozens of pieces and struck the two warriors’ bodies.

Slash slash slash-!!

Ignoring the two warriors torn to shreds, I continued speaking calmly.

“The key to Lone Army Traversing Heaven is splitting one line of sword energy into dozens. When you complete Lone Army Traversing Heaven, all the separated sword energies will have equal power.”

This time three warriors were running toward me. I could see two more behind them. Five total.

I looked at the three first and held my sword horizontally.

I slowly gathered the cool energy from the air.

“Second technique: Howling at Heaven Under Moon.”

Without mercy.

I swung.

Though it was only a single swing, it stretched out like a wolf howling at the moon, and the sword energy that stretched out exploded all at once.

Krrrrrrrr-!!

The three warriors were instantly pulverized.

The two warriors running from behind finally grasped the situation and stopped in place.

They looked filled with fear, but it was meaningless.

“Howling at Heaven Under Moon, on the surface it might seem like sword energy rising and exploding is all there is, but that’s not it. Detonating the energy in the air from the starting point until the sword reaches its end point—that’s the key, and if you can freely control and even amplify the energy to be detonated, that’s considered mastery.”

Something like admiration flowed from behind me, but I paid no attention to it.

Heaven Killing Wolf Star Formula consists of three techniques.

I kicked off toward the two warriors who were hesitating backward in fear.

“This could be called the core of Heaven Killing Wolf Star Formula. Third technique: Cold Star Breaking Sky.”

I exploded all the internal energy in my body.

Then considerable internal power spread out like stars in the night sky before gathering into a single point.

I lightly swung what was lightly surrounding my sword.

A Jang Sword Gate warrior raised his sword to block, but.

Slash-!

He was split along with his sword, and crash-! Everything the sword touched exploded.

I spun my body and thrust the sword.

“Wa… wait a moment….”

Into the neck of the warrior saying that.

Thunk-!

The sword pierced through, and soon after, crash, his neck area exploded.

Blood covered my body.

I lightly shook off the blood on my sword and turned my head.

“Cold Star Breaking Sky, the key is gathering the surrounding energy and the internal power from the dantian into one and exploding it. It looks simple, but it’s also the most difficult and most unpredictable of the three techniques.”

The reason was simple.

In the case of Howling at Heaven Under Moon, since it detonates everything along the sword’s trajectory, energy dispersion inevitably occurs.

So the power must weaken, but Cold Star Breaking Sky concentrates condensed energy in one place and detonates it.

The power itself cannot be the same, and it’s also possible to use it like Howling at Heaven Under Moon by detonating before or upon contact.

From the perspective of the enemy facing it, it cannot help but be extremely troublesome.

Because the methods of application are endless, Heaven Killing Wolf Star Formula, consisting of only three techniques, is a heaven-tier martial art.

I wiped the blood from my face and continued speaking.

“As is usually the case, if it’s a core technique of this level of martial art, the moment you reach the realm of completion, you can unleash power that transcends the level you can display at your current stage. For masters at the level of Five Realms of Martial God, amplification would be meaningless given the opponent, but it at least works on warriors of Four Stages of Heaven and Earth.”

I sheathed the Snow White Sword and continued.

“There’s a common concern that all warriors have when they reach a certain stage.”

Cheon Pung asked.

“…What is that?”

“How to draw out maximum power at that stage.”

“….”

“Heaven Killing Wolf Star Formula provides an answer to that question for warriors up to at least Four Stages of Heaven and Earth.”

“….”

“Though it’s only three techniques, depending on how you handle them, modified techniques may emerge. These three are both basic and complete, but they’re just three skills created by one man.”

“….”

“Remember this. Don’t be consumed by martial arts. How to use those martial arts, what path to take—that’s all up to you. Martial arts are tools. If you make the mistake of being consumed by mere tools, you’ll regret it for the rest of your lives.”

“…Thank you… Thank you!”

I turned around.

There were a total of twenty warriors from Jang Sword Gate occupying this mine.

About six died by my hand, so fourteen remain now.

“Now practice.”

“Practice… sir?”

“I see roughly fourteen people over there.”

From somewhere came the sound of someone gulping nervously.

One of the Jang Sword Gate warriors shouted.

“Please spare us! We’ll never come near Seol-ap again!!”

I ignored them.

“Kill them all.”

The Branch Members’ eyes were clear.

If one is a warrior.

If one is a warrior with even the slightest bit of sense, they should know that everything I say greatly helps their growth.

The Branch Members at least had that much intelligence.

With unwavering eyes, they all shouted in unison.

“Yes sir!!”

The five Branch Members began charging forward, and a bloody storm started to blow through the mine.

I quietly watched it all.

Seol-ap is my land.

How dare they try to control it.

I intend to collect the rightful price from those who have been doing this all along.

If there’s something you’ve suffered, it’s only right to pay it back.

Gratitude and grudges are more important than anything else.

Kindness with kindness, hatred with hatred.

If you turn away from that, you’re unqualified as a person before being a warrior. I may have done countless crazy things, but I lived as a human.

I plan to continue living that way.

This is how I live.

* * *

It didn’t take very long to slaughter all the Jang Sword Gate warriors.

To begin with, all of Seol-ap’s Branch Members are warriors of the Ju Cheon Gyeong level.

Such people obtained supreme-level mental cultivation methods of the Cheon Ji grade and deployed Cheon Ji grade martial arts.

From what I observed, at least in Cheon Pung’s case, he possessed the talent to smoothly advance to Five Energy Harmonizing Origin, while the others varied.

Among them, ‘two people’ were very impressive.

A man with a small build and another man who was larger than him but still had an equally small frame.

Their names were Won Yang and Han Mu-rin, I believe.

Looking comprehensively at their appearance when fighting, their movements, and how they learned and embodied martial arts, those two seemed capable of reaching even Four Stages of Heaven and Earth.

In any case.

When facing warriors of the same Ju Cheon Gyeong level, they would surely win, and if they don’t lose focus, they have a 30% chance of victory against Yang Gwang I Hyeon.

There’s a reason people search for high-level martial arts.

It’s all because there are good reasons for it.

I looked straight ahead.

The five Branch Members covered in blood were looking at me with firm eyes.

It’s really good that they look full of confidence.

“Don’t let your guard down.”

“….”

“They usually say it’s like putting a pearl necklace on a pig’s neck. No matter how much you have good martial arts, good mental cultivation methods, good weapons, if there’s a problem with the person themselves, it’s useless.”

The five of them gulp nervously. This was advice I had to give as a Branch Manager and as someone who taught them martial arts.

“Know your own vessel. Clearly distinguish between what you can and cannot do, and if your strength is insufficient, ask for help from those around you. Don’t regret it later when arrogance has filled you to the bone.”

Cheon Pung, who had been quietly listening to my words, spoke.

“We hope you would also ask us for help, Branch Manager.”

“Me?”

“Yes.”

I chuckled.

“At your current level, you cannot watch my back.”

“…Then, what level do we need to reach?”

“Well. You’d need to reach at least Four Stages of Heaven and Earth to be able to step on my shadow.”

Looking at those who blinked at my words, I silently moved my steps.

“Train hard and follow.”

“Yes.”

The place I walked to was the entrance of Cheong-ryeong Mine.

There, about fifty people were gathered, trembling, who were porters and miners.

And behind them was a considerable amount of Han-reung Jade Crystal.

It was clearly mined from inside.

“Who’s the person in charge?”

At my words, a middle-aged man who had been trembling stepped forward.

“Name and affiliation.”

“…Yang Deok-su of Sangji Trading Company.”

“Are you the general manager?”

“…Yes.”

“Then who are those people in the back?”

“…Miners and… porters employed by our Sangji Trading Company….”

Sangji Trading Company.

Honestly, it’s the first time I’ve heard of it.

Cheon Pung approached me and whispered in a small voice.

“It’s a trading company from Yang-ryeong County. The head of that trading company is from Jang Sword Gate.”

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