Survival Guide for the Reincarnated - Chapter 200

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Chapter 200

“You gave it as payment for owing your life… I never thought you’d use it in this way.”

“Hmm, that would be the case. As a warrior, and as a human being, you can confirm whether he’ll uphold his duties or not… it could be seen as a perfect trap.”

“Exactly. If I don’t follow Hyeon Seol-rin’s scheme here, Seolhwa Mountain Villa’s reputation will fall to the ground and my grandson’s reputation will also be damaged. Then naturally, he’ll have no choice but to drop out of the Young Palace Lord succession battle. If the one to sit as Young Palace Lord is that petty, even the following forces will have no choice but to turn their backs, so in the end, this is poison that must be swallowed.”

“Huh… poison, you know well too, don’t you? That Woon-hwi never intended to become Young Palace Lord anyway.”

“I know that. But look at the current situation.”

Sa Cheon-wook’s expression also became somewhat serious.

“For the Palace Lord, a perfect justification to appoint Dae Seol-rin as Young Palace Lord has arisen, and all forces of Snow Mountain won’t even suspect it.”

Even if outsiders don’t know the detailed circumstances, they know.

“That youngest one, just one person is moving the Snow Palace.”

Frankly speaking, when Woon-hwi dealt with external enemies, it was reassuring, but now that he’s turned his eyes internally, nothing could be more dangerous.

“So it’s a double-edged sword?”

“…That’s a very refined expression.”

“Hehe…”

Sa Cheon-wook didn’t bother to deny it either.

Seol Woon-hwi was dangerous.

“The Palace Lord must have his thoughts too, so shouldn’t we just follow that decision?”

Man Seok-cheong didn’t open his mouth any further.

Sa Cheon-wook also didn’t open his mouth.

Before long, warriors from Cheon Seol Ju entered Baek Ryeon Hyeop.

Seol Ho-ryeong, who stood at the very front, wore white clothes stained red in various places, and that appearance looked truly majestic.

He briefly nodded to Sa Cheon-wook and Man Seok-cheong, then approached the man kneeling.

“Ma Cheong-won, Abbot of Baek Ryeon-gak.”

He raised his head.

“You know well why this happened without me saying, so cutting to the chase, do you want to live?”

“…I want to live.”

“Then try to kill me.”

“…What?”

Seol Ho-ryeong grinned wickedly.

“I won’t refuse the prepared meal, but I should at least complain about the side dishes.”

“…What are you saying…”

“Kill me. Then you’ll live today.”

It wasn’t just words, as Seol Ho-ryeong soon released Ma Cheong-won’s pressure points.

“…You’re insane.”

“It’s a world where you have to be crazy to survive. Oh, and if you lose, you’ll die anyway…”

Seol Ho-ryeong, who paused briefly, took out a piece of long robe from his chest and thrust it right in front of Ma Cheong-won’s nose.

“See? This name.”

This piece of long robe belonged to Seol Woon-hae, and it was the list that Woon-hwi had obtained from him.

Ma Cheong-won’s gaze stopped at the name written at the very bottom.

Wi So-cheon, Abbot of Seol-ryeong-gak.

His name was written there.

“…So Wi So-cheon was eventually discovered too.”

“That’s what happened. I gathered some evidence but it was a bit lacking. So I’m asking, will you give me a few more pieces?”

“…I know you didn’t even suspect until now, but you must have moved quite diligently.”

Seol Ho-ryeong burst into hollow laughter.

“This bastard, now that I think about it, keeps talking back?”

“…”

“Fine. You want to show some pride, so I, who will soon become Young Palace Lord, will be generous.”

Ma Cheong-won glanced at Sa Cheon-wook and Man Seok-cheong and asked.

“…Can you keep your promise?”

“Of course.”

“…You will die today before becoming Young Palace Lord.”

“I don’t think so.”

“Do you even know what realm I’m at…”

Seol Ho-ryeong leaned his head forward.

“Hey.”

A smile formed on his lips. It was like the laughter of a demon.

“Why is your tongue so long? Do I look idle to you?”

Before Ma Cheong-won, who was gritting his teeth, could do anything, Seol Ho-ryeong’s hand grabbed the back of his head.

Crash—!!

He slammed him straight down to the ground.

* * *

Seol Jung-cheon, who had been quietly listening to the story, opened his mouth.

“So… after Ho-ryeong killed Ma Cheong-won, he led the forces of Cheon Seol Ju, Cheon-seol-mun, and Seolhwa Mountain Villa that were there and headed to Seol-ryeong-gak?”

“Yes.”

“And after severely reprimanding the Abbot of Seol-ryeong-gak, he engaged in a life-and-death duel and killed him?”

“That’s correct.”

“Ho-ryeong’s growth rate is remarkable.”

“I see it that way too. However…”

“Compared to Woon-hwi, it’s disappointing?”

“Rather than disappointing… Hyeon Seol-rin is already someone who stood in the heavens. That’s why his actions are puzzling.”

Hyeon Sim is not a fool, and Seol Jung-cheon is not a fool either.

They certainly grasped what Woon-hwi was thinking.

This is too blatant.

“Are you saying he wants to become a protruding stone himself? Or is he afraid that the boy will stand above my head?”

Hyeon Sim answered with silence, but Seol Jung-cheon saw through his inner thoughts.

“It was both.”

“…I apologize.”

He shook his head.

“I can fully understand. However, do not doubt.”

“When you say doubt…”

“Hyeon Seol-rin’s heart has always been directed toward Snow Mountain. And it’s also directed toward me, and I am also directed toward Hyeon Seol-rin. Didn’t you see it directly?”

“…”

“That boy showed me Lord Seol Heun’s secret chamber and elevated me to Primordial Sole Existence. Above all, he even told you the secret, so what exactly are you worried about?”

“…I’m sorry. It’s just…”

“Just?”

Hyeon Sim took a short deep breath and spoke resolutely.

“I think Snow Mountain might split in half in the future.”

Woon-hwi’s value was proven through this incident as well.

The current picture is too good.

Woon-hwi has killed warriors of higher realms than himself several times. That’s a skill impossible for ordinary warriors, but Seol Ho-ryeong accomplished the same thing.

Even if there were masters of Heaven-Human Unity around, it was certainly Seol Ho-ryeong who killed the Abbots of Baek Ryeon-gak and Seol-ryeong-gak.

Seol Ho-ryeong of the Body Establishment Boundary killed one master of Divine Transformation Realm and one master approaching Heaven-Human Realm in life-and-death duels?

Certainly, Seol Ho-ryeong’s value is no less than Woon-hwi’s.

He upheld righteousness and took the lead in cutting out the rotten parts of Snow Palace, and all the forces that could be called the pillars of Snow Palace bowed their heads to such Seol Ho-ryeong.

What about Woon-hwi?

He caused trouble even to the point of forging Seol Jung-cheon’s name, and ultimately helped with what Seol Ho-ryeong was trying to do.

Though not to that extent, he had walked the path of supremacy, and his intention was clear.

“A perfectly flawless justification has been created.”

Seol Ho-ryeong, who received recognition from ‘all’ the descendants of the polar region, had taken the lead while demonstrating the martial prowess he should rightfully possess, so naturally there would be no opposition from anywhere even if he were appointed as the Young Palace Lord.

It was a perfect situation to fill the position that had been vacant for over ten years and unite the Snow Palace as one.

And.

“Did you say it was called the Heavenly Righteousness Alliance?”

“Yes.”

“I never thought Ye Won-je would die so futilely, but the real problem arose after his death.”

It was understandable to rebuild the declining and continuously weakening Heavenly Righteousness Alliance. But in that process, O Dae Geom-jong and Sa-ma Oe-jong coming to the forefront?

This changes the story.

Until now, the Heavenly Righteousness Alliance had maintained neutrality, but if those with distinct colors like O Dae Geom-jong and Sa-ma Oe-jong came to control it, it could become a force comparable to the Martial Alliance and Sichuan Alliance.

In the Central Plains martial world where three organizations maintain balance, they would join hands and negotiate with each other for their mutual benefit, and the sects of the outer martial world with no place to stand would become even more isolated.

Especially since the Ten Thousand Year Snow Palace possessed so much and it was already a foregone conclusion that they would wage war with Yu Cheong, who was trying to rebuild the Thousand Year Demon Sect.

This absolutely could not be left alone.

They had to participate there, gain benefits, and establish a faction. They had to overturn a situation that was obviously going to be disadvantageous.

Then who should be sent there?

There was one thing to consider for now.

It absolutely must not appear as if the outer martial world was invading the Central Plains martial world.

While maintaining some dignity, they had to give the impression that they weren’t uninterested, and if it proved beneficial, they would lend a hand, but when it came time to withdraw, they would do so without any lingering attachment.

For that, someone whose name was known to the world but whose martial arts level was somewhat lower would be needed, and they absolutely had to be wise and understand the workings of the martial world best.

And the number of people sent should not be in units of dozens or hundreds. That would give the Martial Alliance and Sichuan Alliance justification to intervene.

Rebuilding the Heavenly Righteousness Alliance would be an excuse, and they would argue that from the beginning, there was an attempt to dominate the Heavenly Righteousness Alliance by force, leaving the Snow Palace with nothing to say.

In the end.

“There’s no one but Woon-hwi.”

No matter how much he thought about it, that was right.

Seol Woon-hwi, there was no one but that fellow.

“By forging my name, he even prepared a situation where he should be punished, so this is certainly convenient.”

“What do you intend to do?”

Exactly ten days had passed. During these ten days, everyone had moved busily, and Seol Jung-cheon had reached the Primordial Sole Existence realm.

Everything was ready.

“Hyeon Sim.”

“Yes, Palace Lord.”

“We will hold the Young Palace Lord’s succession ceremony. Can you prepare it?”

“Of course.”

“Make the preparations.”

“External invitations…”

“We will not send any.”

There was something he wanted to ask.

What would be done about the Baekseol Wiryeong-dan? He really wanted to ask, but he had no choice but to swallow those words that had risen to his throat.

Because Seol Jung-cheon’s heart would be the most pained of all.

“You may go.”

Hyeon Sim, who had bowed, withdrew, and Seol Jung-cheon, left alone, slowly rose from his seat.

There was a place he had to go.

In the basement of the Main Palace, there was a prison built long ago.

It was a place to imprison those who committed crimes that greatly threatened the existence of the Snow Palace, but for a really long time, no one had been put in that prison.

Seol Jung-cheon quietly headed to the prison and there met a man who was sobbing like a broken person.

It was Yang Seol-jin, who until recently had been the Vice Palace Lord of the Snow Palace.

“Palace Lord… there must be some misunderstanding… why are you doing this to me…”

“Are you looking for the Heaven and Earth Origin Spirit?”

At those words, Yang Seol-jin flinched.

“The rebuilding of the Thousand Year Demon Sect… You were a man trying to carry out a historic task together with Yu Cheong of the Original Blood Sect.”

“…”

“On top of that, you’re supposedly the 2nd Lord of Cheon Lim, so why don’t you take off that mask now.”

“Haah…”

The look in Yang Seol-jin’s eyes changed as he exhaled.

He glared at Seol Jung-cheon with cold eyes and opened his mouth.

“The fool who was obsessed with legends and postponed what needed to be done has finally come to his senses.”

Such a change in Yang Seol-jin did not come as a surprise to Seol Jung-cheon. He had no expectations, and since he had already reached the realm of Primordial Sole Existence, his heart had become colder than anything else.

It would have made even less sense if he had gotten angry here.

“I won’t ask when you found out. Seol Jung-cheon, I’ll tell you the one and only way for you and of course the Snow Palace to survive.”

“How interesting.”

“Release me.”

“…Hmm?”

“I don’t know how you caught on, but it probably wasn’t because of recent events that you noticed.”

“…”

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