Survival Guide for the Reincarnated - Chapter 168

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Chapter 168

Hyeon Jin, a member of Baek-ryeon-gak and a master of the Body Establishment Boundary who serves as Yeon Chu-ha’s protector.

Dong U, the twelfth unit commander of Cheon Seol Sip Sam Dae, the elite military force of Cheon-seol-mun, an outer sect of the Snow Palace.

And Yang Geon, a member of Baekseol Wiryeong-dan and a master of the Divine Transformation Realm.

Yang Geon in particular was like Seol Ho-ryeong’s shadow, but when Seol Ho-ryeong reached the Body Establishment Boundary and saw through his identity, he was forced to reveal his affiliation.

Most importantly, when Seol Ho-ryeong said he would enter the Secret Realm, Yang Geon was the one who unusually volunteered to directly support this mission.

Seol Ho-ryeong had been very satisfied with this, and rightfully so. Very taciturn and loyal, Yang Geon had never once left Seol Ho-ryeong’s side since childhood.

“Hahaha… So this is the entrance to that Secret Realm?”

At Seol Ho-ryeong’s words, everyone except Woon-hwi and Seo Hyo nodded.

It was truly a peculiar situation.

Thoroughly, they were ‘ignoring’ Woon-hwi.

Regardless of their attitude, even at this moment, Woon-hwi’s eyes were shining coldly and analytically.

First, it was the head of Baek-ryeon-gag who initially reported the existence of this Secret Realm.

Baek-ryeon-gag was a force that held one position in Seol-gung Samgak, a branch of the Ten Thousand Year Snow Palace. About four days ago, one member of Baek-ryeon-gag who was exploring Hanbing Valley detected the disturbance in heavenly energy that is characteristic of Secret Realm formation, reported it to the head, and the head informed Seol Ho-ryeong.

It seemed sloppy and simple, but the result was what mattered.

The Heavenly Mechanism Compass was actually showing a reaction, so a Secret Realm was indeed appearing.

The known grade of the Secret Realm was Divine Third Class.

Usually, Seol Ho-ryeong could enter a Secret Realm of this level alone without issue, but strangely, those around him strongly advised against it.

There was an opinion that due to the location, even a Divine Third Class Secret Realm required companions, so he decided to bring several people – and these were those people.

Yeon Chu-ha, the White Lotus Envoy, a master of the Heaven-Human Realm.

Hyeon Jin, the Lightning Sword Hand, a master of the Body Establishment Boundary.

Dong U, the White Snow Scholar, a master of the Body Establishment Boundary.

And even Yang Geon, a master of the Divine Transformation Realm.

This could be called the absolute elite.

If all of them helped Seol Ho-ryeong, they could definitely clear any Secret Realm.

But conversely, if they had different intentions, they could eliminate him without anyone knowing.

Woon-hwi traced back through his memories.

Certainly, in his memory, there were three people who accompanied him to this Secret Realm.

Yeon Chu-ha, Hyeon Jin, and Yang Geon.

These three entered the Secret Realm with Seol Ho-ryeong, and none of them came out.

But now Dong U from Cheon-seol-mun had been added.

He quietly stroked his chin.

Considering that Seol Ho-ryeong hadn’t reached the Body Establishment Boundary at that time, he had thought there would be some changes, but of all things, it had to be Cheon-seol-mun.

For now, he accepted it.

Woon-hwi’s gaze shifted.

There stood a massive ice wall, clear and transparent like a mirror.

Soon.

Light began to ripple across that transparent wall.

The entrance.

White Snow Scholar Dong U.

The commander of the twelfth unit of Cheon Seol Sip Sam Dae stepped forward and spoke.

“Dae Seol-rin. Just in case, I’ll enter first.”

Dong U immediately entered the Secret Realm.

The others followed behind him, and Dae Seol-rin Seol Ho-ryeong also entered.

Only Woon-hwi and Seo Hyo remained.

“It’s not too late even now.”

At Seo Hyo’s words, Woon-hwi turned his head.

“Does it seem that way?”

“…Yes.”

“You’re quite fearful.”

“…It’s because you have too little fear, Confucius.”

“Seo Hyo.”

“Yes.”

“If there’s something you want from me, follow my orders thoroughly inside this Secret Realm. Can you do that?”

“…Of course. And, it’s Seo Ha. Not Seo Hyo. You introduced me to others as Seo Ha, so why are you doing this?”

“Because right now it’s just you and me alone.”

Woon-hwi smiled slightly and then began walking, and Seo Hyo, who let out a sigh, also began walking.

Both of them entered the Secret Realm.

* * *

The exact moment I entered the Secret Realm.

I forgot everything and was purely amazed.

For this brief moment, questions like why there were no survivors from this Secret Realm had disappeared.

Before me stretched an endless expanse of blue sky, clouds, and vast ocean.

Should I say it felt like standing above the heavens?

It was incredibly beautiful.

I turned my body around.

“What in the world is this…”

That sound didn’t come from my mouth.

It came from Seo Hyo’s mouth.

That was right.

Even I was amazed.

Here too, vast sky and clouds spread out, and through them, the outline of a massive temple was revealed.

A temple surrounded by clouds.

More precisely, beyond the clouds, a magnificent temple stood as if built using the clouds as its foundation.

I had never seen such a sight in my life.

“…A temple… floating in the sky…”

“Didn’t what you saw have anything like that?”

“…I could see a temple surrounded by clouds, but I never even imagined it floating.”

That made sense.

And right now, Seo Hyo’s expression was not good.

She couldn’t be purely amazed like me. That was right.

“…My internal energy won’t move.”

It wasn’t simply just internal energy.

“Natural energy too… No, energy itself won’t move at all.”

I had already felt it the moment we entered.

All the various energies that had been residing in my body were completely still.

Not just internal energy, but even Heo Hyeon Energy.

That’s right.

In this place, ‘energy’ itself cannot be used.

I wondered if Innate True Energy might be possible, but I could tell without even trying.

This was why Seo Hyo and everyone else here couldn’t be purely amazed.

I said to Seo Hyo.

“Calm down.”

“…Confucius… do I look calm right now?”

“That’s why I’m telling you to calm down.”

“…”

“‘Seo Ha.'”

“…Yes. Young Master.”

“Do you not trust yourself?”

At those words, Seo Hyo’s eyes widened.

“Is it martial arts that made you who you are?”

“…That’s…”

“Then is it internal energy that made you who you are? Nature?”

“…No.”

“Right, you must have dreams you think about. Your own philosophy that constitutes who you are, your own path. Remember this. You are a person before you are a martial artist.”

Seo Hyo stared at me blankly.

“The fact that there’s such a device in the Secret Realm paradoxically means there should be rewards worth it, don’t you think?”

“…Aren’t you scared?”

“Should I be?”

“Don’t you see those people over there? It’s chaos.”

“To be precise, it’s chaos except for one person.”

That one person was naturally referring to Elder Brother.

Elder Brother, who had been conversing with those gathered around him, had a smile on his lips, and soon approached me and patted my shoulder.

“Hahahaha. Youngest. Are you perhaps scared?”

“Not at all.”

“Right? You shouldn’t be scared. I’m right beside you. Hmm?”

Elder Brother’s smile looked better than I expected.

“Don’t worry. No matter what happens, I’ll make sure you at least don’t die.”

I couldn’t help but laugh.

“Thank you.”

“Thank you for what. And…”

Elder Brother’s gaze shifted to Seo Hyo.

“I don’t know anything about you, but I roughly know what kind of person you are. So don’t stray from my brother’s side. Got it?”

“…Yes.”

“If you do stray, you’ll pay the price for messing with our coachman, so let’s not make each other’s faces red. Hmm?”

“Don’t worry. ‘Dae Seol-rin sir’.”

Just as Elder Brother was about to turn around.

I immediately grabbed Elder Brother’s shoulder.

“Hmm? What’s wrong?”

I whispered quietly in his ear as he asked.

“You should be more careful of people than the Secret Realm.”

“…What do you mean?”

“You know.”

“…”

“You need to heighten all your senses. Remember this. People are more dangerous than the Secret Realm.”

Soon a strange smile appeared on Elder Brother’s lips.

He’s definitely not a fool.

He immediately said in a loud voice.

“You asking if I have food? I don’t, you rascal.”

Those who had been watching Elder Brother and me from behind burst into hollow laughter.

“I see you can’t even use your storage bag, so let’s quickly pass through this Secret Realm and grill some meat. Alright?”

“Yes… I’m sorry for causing you concern.”

“Sorry for what. It’s fine, man.”

Elder Brother turned around and began to take the lead.

He’s definitely a quick-witted person.

“…You’re good at acting?”

I didn’t bother answering Seo Hyo’s quiet question from beside me.

I’ve never heard or seen such a Secret Realm. Even if Elder Brother is the only trustworthy one among those people over there, making a move right now would be something only fools would do.

It’s right to leave it be.

Since we don’t know what will happen in the Secret Realm, this can’t be helped.

“Now, let’s go in.”

At Elder Brother’s words, everyone began to move.

However, those steps didn’t even reach five steps.

Elder Brother made an awkward expression.

“…But how do we climb up there when we can’t even use internal energy?”

I said quietly.

“There’s a path over there.”

“A path?”

Everyone looked at me. I immediately raised my index finger, pointed to a certain place, and spoke.

“Below the temple, that part. Do you see the place where white clouds are spread widely?”

“I see it.”

“There’s a bridge that looks like it’s made of white jade.”

“…Oh…? You’re right?”

“I think we can go up through there.”

“…Our youngest, you have very good eyes?”

I just smiled.

The four men who had been beside Elder Brother looked at me with surprise, then soon began walking.

Seo Hyo said in a quiet voice.

“…How did you see that? I couldn’t see it either.”

“Even if qi is restricted, it doesn’t mean I can’t read it.”

“…”

“Don’t you feel the qi concentrated there?”

“…I don’t feel it.”

“Then your training must be lacking.”

Seo Hyo burst into a hollow laugh as if it was absurd.

“…Young Master is the strange one. To sense qi better than a martial artist of Cheon In Gyeong… Even if you told others about this, no one would believe it.”

“Are other people’s evaluations important?”

“…”

“If you believe in yourself, that’s enough.”

I walked past Seo Hyo, who was making a blank expression.

A temple covered in clouds.

Anyone could see it was Shaolin Temple.

A protagonist of the primordial era that remained only in documents.

While the protagonist of Cheon Nyeon Ji Ran was the Thousand Year Demon Cult, what was just as famous as that Thousand Year Demon Cult was Shaolin Temple.

This Shaolin Temple was the main pillar of the Martial Alliance, and the leader of the Martial Alliance at that time was the abbot of Shaolin Temple.

I was extremely curious about this Secret Realm.

A Divine Third Grade Secret Realm? No. This isn’t a Secret Realm of that level.

Rather, it’s a Secret Realm far above Martial God Grade.

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