Survival Guide for the Reincarnated - Chapter 271

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Chapter 271
“If you’re curious, feel free to ask.”
“That… the mark on your forehead. The Beggar Sect Leader did that, didn’t he?”
The rumor that Seol Woon-hwi had held a negotiation with Beggar Sect Leader Hye Jung-san had already shaken the Murim long ago.
Seol Woon-hwi gently touched his forehead.
The line cutting straight across his forehead looked serious to anyone’s eye.
“Surprisingly… it suits you quite well.”
Seol Woon-hwi burst into laughter as if exasperated, and Ju So-ah, who had quietly approached his side, let out a hollow laugh as well.
Won Yang, who had been glaring at Ju So-ah for a moment, continued in a low voice.
“You probably haven’t heard yet, but yesterday the Beggar Sect’s Sect Leader Hye Jung-san purged his Vice Leader and disciple Jin Mu-hyeok and eliminated his faction.”
“Purged?”
“Yes. I received this information this morning, and as of now, Jin Mu-hyeok is missing and the Beggar Sect is undergoing a restructuring of power.”
There was a stack of documents that Jang Seok, the Branch Chief of the Gaebang Seongjakju Branch, had handed over earlier. He’d said to look at it secretly, so that must be what it contained.
“Thank you.”
Won Yang scratched his head and stepped back.
Then this time, Ju So-ah spoke.
“What a mess, right?”
Seol Woon-hwi only turned his head slightly.
“I heard you’ve been through a lot.”
“I have. But what can you do? You do what you’re told.”
Yet it was Ju So-ah who had moved more diligently than anyone else.
“You’ve worked hard.”
“Hard work is just doing what needs to be done. But anyway, what will you do now? No, I don’t know what you’ll do, but you must have everything figured out… How exactly did you do it?”
“What are you talking about?”
“What else? That thing everyone here would be curious about.”
Ju So-ah stared at Seol Woon-hwi with a mysterious expression and asked.
“Did you ascend to the Four Stages of Heaven and Earth?”
“It appears so.”
“I’m not sure. I’m at the Harmony Realm, but our Supreme Commander doesn’t seem like the Harmony Realm at all, you know? It’s strange, I’d say… it was always a bit odd, but… it’s strange. It’s like watching an old master who’s undergone Rejuvenation Technique, but I can’t read any energy signature at all.”
Ju So-ah approached closer and asked.
“You’ll explain, won’t you?”
“Do you want me to?”
“I’m curious. If you don’t want to, you don’t have to, but then I’d feel a bit disappointed.”
Seol Woon-hwi chuckled softly.
“Then I suppose I should tell you.”
At those words, Pung Mu-hwi’s eyes snapped open as if he’d been waiting for this moment, Namgung Won Yang and Han Mu-rin’s pupils gleamed, Ju So-ah’s eyes widened in disbelief that he would actually explain, and Hwa Mu-ryeong merely shifted her gaze to look at Seol Woon-hwi while keeping her arms crossed.
They all seemed inwardly expectant.
Only Manager Seong, who already knew, began to circulate his energy as if uninterested.
Seol Woon-hwi spoke slowly.
“I created a new realm.”
Silence fell.
Ju So-ah, whose eyes had been blinking, asked again.
“…What?”
“Did you not hear? I created a new realm.”
This time, Hwa Mu-ryeong asked.
“A new… realm?”
“Yes.”
Seol Woon-hwi spoke calmly.
“It exists within the framework of the existing Four Stages of Heaven and Earth, yet differs from them. I have named it the Threefold Mysterious Realm.”
Pung Mu-hwi shot to his feet.
“Master Cheonsu, what does that mean…?”
“Sit down.”
At Seol Woon-hwi’s single word, Pung Mu-hwi sat back down.
“You are gravely wounded. Do not strain yourself.”
“…My apologies.”
Seol Woon-hwi waved his hand lightly as if it were nothing, then continued quietly.
“The Four Stages of Heaven and Earth consist of four steps: Harmony Realm, Body Establishment Boundary, Divine Transformation Realm, and Heaven-Human Realm. Each stage involves the opening of the upper dantian and a fusion process with the lower dantian.”
Everyone listened with bated breath.
“However, this is linear progression. It is merely simple expansion—from one to two, from two to three.”
Han Mu-rin asked carefully.
“Then… what is the Threefold Mysterious Realm?”
“A triangular structure.”
Seol Woon-hwi drew a triangle in the air with his fingers.
“The lower dantian, the upper dantian, and a newly created third dantian—the Glacial Heart Dantian. These three dantians form a triangle and circulate.”
“The Glacial Heart Dantian?”
Ju So-ah asked again.
“It is an artificially created third dantian between the lower and upper dantians. Since it possesses the nature of ice and snow, I named it the Glacial Heart Dantian.”
Hwa Mu-ryeong drew in a sharp breath.
“Is such a thing even possible?”
“It was possible, which is why I am here now.”
Seol Woon-hwi spoke with perfect composure.
“The existing realm system itself is not absolute. This was theoretically possible and practically possible as well.”
Namgung Won Yang asked in a trembling voice.
“Then… does this mean my lord is now…?”
“All the enlightenments of the Four Stages of Heaven and Earth compressed into one state. The natural energy manipulation of Harmony Realm, the perfect command of natural energy of Body Establishment Boundary, the unity with the upper dantian of Divine Transformation Realm, the sensing of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy of Heaven-Human Realm. I can do all of it simultaneously.”
Everyone’s faces turned pale.
“The problem is that the three connecting links are weak, so I can only sustain energy circulation for a brief period. Is that clear now?”
At Seol Woon-hwi’s casual words, everyone fell silent.
They could not easily find words to speak.
Did Seol Woon-hwi truly understand what he was saying?
That statement.
I truly don’t know what ripples it will create throughout the Murim.
“I intend to announce to the Murim that I’ve created a new realm system, but I won’t disclose the Incantation Formulas or such things.”
“…Then….”
“I’d like to make it public if I could, but no matter how much I think about it, only an extremely small number of people could follow this system.”
This wasn’t something I was saying lightly.
“The moment one fails, their life as a martial artist ends, and moreover, the probability of death is high. Someone who perfectly understands this realm system must meticulously adjust the circulation of qi, and must go through a process of identifying problematic areas in real-time without the slightest margin for error, yet even then the probability of failure remains high.”
Only Seol Woon-hwi’s calm voice echoed throughout the residence.
“About ninety-nine out of a hundred would become crippled, so I won’t disclose the detailed methods.”
“You’ll continue to keep it hidden?”
Seol Woon-hwi shook his head.
“I’ll supplement the incomplete parts and adjust the Incantation Formulas. When I’ve made a judgment that it’s acceptable, that’s when I’ll announce it to the Murim.”
Ju So-ah murmured softly.
“The Murim will be turned upside down once again.”
She was certain of it.
This would create a ripple of an entirely different magnitude from the time when the Go game had stirred up the Murim.
It was then.
Hwa Mu-ryeong asked carefully.
“But… is it really okay to tell us something so significant?”
Seol Woon-hwi looked at her.
“Hwa Mu-ryeong, you’re somewhat ambiguous, but at least until the moment the Hondo Maryeom Palace was annihilated, you were in the same boat as me. And everyone else here is someone I trust. If you don’t know, who would?”
His words stirred everyone’s hearts.
“And besides, I can’t hide it anyway. Once you all see the martial arts I’ll display going forward, you’ll all understand.”
Silence fell.
Everyone was looking at Seol Woon-hwi.
A genius who created a new realm.
A revolutionary who would change the history of the Murim.
And their master.
In this moment, everyone realized.
That they had become witnesses to history.
Seol Woon-hwi rose from his seat.
“A meeting is scheduled at the Cheon Ui-maeng Main Headquarters in two days. All of you will participate, so rest well today.”
When I was first assigned to Cheonsu Temple, the Cheon Ui-maeng Vice Alliance Leader Mae Wi-dong had said.
That there would be a settlement meeting a month later.
That meeting date was exactly two days ago, but there were people who had requested a schedule change.
The number was six.
The three members of the Yi Hwa Yeon-maeng who had died earlier, Jang I-cheong, and Hwa Mu-ryeong and Seol Woon-hwi.
Since people of this caliber had requested a postponement, Mae Wi-dong accepted it, and the rescheduled date was two days from now.
“Training Resources and Spirit Pills are abundant, so choose and consume them.”
After saying so, I went outside and headed toward the outer areas of Cheon Ryong Palace.
The old man, who had been leaning against the wall with his arms crossed, opened his eyes.
“Have you been waiting long, Senior Hwa?”
At Seol Woon-hwi’s words, Yeom Wang Hwa Mu-nyeom shook his head.
“I just arrived.”
“I see.”
Hwa Mu-nyeom, who had been quietly observing Seol Woon-hwi, asked a question.
“There should have been three members of the Muk Se-hoe standing watch in the vicinity.”
“And?”
“All three were found unconscious.”
“I see.”
“Who was it?”
Seol Woon-hwi answered without the slightest hesitation.
“I cannot answer that, nor do I wish to.”
“And if I absolutely must know?”
“You won’t hear it from my lips, at least.”
“…How remarkably confident.”
“I don’t quite understand.”
At Seol Woon-hwi’s words, Hwa Mu-nyeom’s brow furrowed.
“Did those three die?”
“They did not.”
“Did they lose any of their limbs?”
“They did not.”
“Then did their dantians shatter, leaving them crippled?”
“As I said, they merely fell unconscious.”
“Then what is the problem?”
“…”
“I made it clear that I am not a subordinate of the Muk Se-hoe, yet you speak to me as though issuing commands to your underlings.”
“…”
“It goes beyond being inconvenient—it’s becoming rather unpleasant, Senior.”
Meeting Seol Woon-hwi’s cold gaze, Hwa Mu-nyeom came to a profound realization of his own misstep.
And it became abundantly clear to him.
The man before him was no longer a child, nor was he someone to be wielded as another’s blade.
He was an existence that transcended leading a single faction—one capable of moving the entire Murim.
“If my words offended you, I apologize.”
“I accept.”
“As the Vice Leader of the Muk Se-hoe, I witnessed one of our own struck down and lying unconscious. I trust you understand my position.”
“Yes. I can understand. I would have done the same.”
“Thank you for your understanding. But could you tell me what happened inside the Secret Realm?”
After a brief moment of consideration, Seol Woon-hwi shook his head.
“Nothing of consequence occurred.”
“…It sounds like you’re saying there was nothing noteworthy, but you simply don’t wish to speak of it.”
“What you truly wish to know is something else entirely, is it not?”
“Hmm….”
Seol Woon-hwi quietly withdrew a jade stone and four secret manuals from his storage bag, presenting them to Hwa Mu-nyeom.
“The final compensation—this is what you sought, was it not?”
Hwa Mu-nyeom, who had silently accepted the treasures, released a heavy sigh.
“…Truly, you are a man of unpredictable nature.”
“….”
“Very well. Since you have honored your promise, I shall honor mine. Do you have need of the Muk Se-hoe?”
“Not yet, but I suspect the need shall arise soon.”
“…Hmm….”
“I understand what concerns you.”
Hwa Mu-nyeom’s pupils gleamed with interest.
“The Muk Se-hoe must remain within the shadows. The shadows must act as shadows do—I shall request only tasks befitting their nature.”
“…Whether I accept such requests shall be my judgment alone. Are you amenable to this?”
“Yes.”
A rather productive exchange, all things considered.

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