Survival Guide for the Reincarnated - Chapter 305

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Chapter 305
“Are you referring to the ‘Heavenly Wind Sword Master’?”
“Indeed. The pillar of Ihwageomseonchong! Even Jo Tae-hwa sought his teachings, and he stands merely half a step away from Limitless Divine Manifestation. He comes to end your life….”
“He won’t come. The Heavenly Wind Sword Master.”
“…What?”
“You still trust Yeon Song-baek.”
“….”
“Why do you suppose he stationed those who know his secrets so close at hand?”
So Young-jin said nothing.
I had no need for a response either.
Why had I positioned them nearby?
From the perspective of those being stationed, it could appear as trust.
I even elevated them, cultivated them, and gave them only the best.
Had I killed even one or two of them, they might have grown suspicious, but in twenty years, there had never been a single such moment.
Yet everything in this world has a reason.
I sent a transmission.
-‘I will convey my regards to Shin Gang instead. Tell him he maintained his loyalty to the very end.’
I brought my sword down in a decisive strike.
Thud—!
I gazed briefly at So Young-jin, whose neck had been severed, then withdrew my blade.
Blood flowed from my shoulder—a wound sustained during her final desperate struggle. Small injuries marked various parts of my body as well.
Scrape—!
Han Mu-rin, having slain one of Ihwageomseonchong’s martial artists, rushed toward me.
“Supreme Commander! Are you alright?”
I regarded him silently, then shook my head.
“No, I’m not.”
“Ah….”
He had not expected this.
This man who always claimed he was fine.
This was surely a gesture of trust.
Speaking only truth to one’s own people.
Han Mu-rin understood it that way. Suppressing the surge of emotion, he immediately supported me and rushed toward the carriage.
The baggage inside came into view.
He hurled it all outside, then carefully seated me within.
“Han Mu-rin.”
“…Please don’t exert yourself. I will guard our surroundings.”
As Han Mu-rin turned to leave, I grasped his chest.
Han Mu-rin froze in place.
“…Supreme Commander?”
“Do not let your guard down.”
“…Yes.”
“I’m not referring to the attack by Ihwageomseonchong.”
“…Is it what I’m thinking of?”
“That’s it.”
Han Mu-rin nodded with a resolute expression.
“Don’t worry. There are no signs of trouble yet. And if things come to that….”
Han Mu-rin trailed off, quietly tapping the small Storage Bag fastened to his left hip as he spoke.
“I’ll use ‘this’. At the right moment.”
“That’s precious.”
“…I’ll find a way to recover it somehow.”
Seol Woon-hwi chuckled softly and leaned back against the carriage.
Yeon Song-baek was a meticulous man.
Above all, having ascended to Limitless Divine Manifestation, he would continue to send pawns at a level that Seol Woon-hwi could handle.
And once all those pawns were dead, he would reveal himself.
Seol Woon-hwi had estimated that period at ‘two weeks’.
Two weeks.
Within this span, everything with Ihwageomseonchong would be resolved.
* * *
Wi Cheon-ho’s sword struck down Jang Jin-ok’s blade.
Crash—!
A deafening boom erupted as the space opened wide.
Jang Jin-ok spoke with her eyes.
A pause for now.
Wi Cheon-ho answered with his sword.
Screech—!
Jang Jin-ok’s head shot skyward.
Wi Cheon-ho’s physical condition wasn’t particularly good either.
He bore wounds in several places, though none were serious, and his movements remained unrestricted.
Shortly after, a member of Wu Yi Squad approached Wi Cheon-ho and reported.
“Unit Leader. Three Wu Yi Squad members dead, two seriously wounded, five lightly wounded.”
“The enemy?”
“All eliminated.”
“Well done. Tend to the wounded and recover the spoils.”
“Yes sir.”
Wi Cheon-ho turned his head after dismissing his subordinate.
Seol Woon-hwi sat in the carriage, and Han Mu-rin stood before it as if to protect him.
He had caught a glimpse earlier of how Seol Woon-hwi killed So Young-jin.
It was astonishing.
And the same held true for Jang Jin-ok, whom Wi Cheon-ho had been facing.
Wi Cheon-ho, who regained his senses before Jang Jin-ok, immediately unleashed his techniques, and the Jang Jin-ok, pressed into a defensive position, ultimately suffered defeat.
‘…No matter how much of a genius one might be, has there ever been such an existence in the history of the Murim?’
The question suddenly captivated me.
If Seol Woon-hwi were to ascend from the realm he had created—the Three Manifestation Realm—would he immediately achieve Heaven-Human Unity?
If that were true, how would cultivation proceed while remaining in the Three Manifestation Realm? What enlightenment would one need to attain in order to transcend it?
And when exactly did Seol Woon-hwi intend to reveal information about that realm?
I harbored many questions, yet I asked none.
Wi Cheon-ho executed only the tasks assigned to him.
He had lived that way for countless years.
I moved forward slowly.
Seol Woon-hwi, who had been sitting with his eyes closed inside the carriage, gradually opened them.
Upon meeting that gaze, I flinched momentarily.
‘…It seems as though he is reading me.’
Though it felt as if my innermost thoughts were laid bare, I revealed nothing.
I had never exposed my true feelings at any moment in my life.
The emotion I sensed from Seol Woon-hwi’s eyes was likely nothing more than an impression created by the atmosphere itself.
No person in this world can truly pierce through another’s heart; if it appears that way, it is merely a prediction made through observed cracks in one’s facade.
Nothing more than that.
“Are you unharmed?”
At my words, Seol Woon-hwi nodded and asked in return.
“How are you faring, Unit Leader Wi?”
“I have only minor abrasions; otherwise, I am well.”
“Casualties?”
“Unfortunately, three squad members have fallen, two are seriously wounded, and five have sustained minor injuries.”
“Among the seriously wounded, is there anyone who must be sent back to the Main Alliance?”
I glanced back briefly before shaking my head.
“There is not.”
“Then load the wounded onto the carriage and depart for An Sim Gun once more.”
There was no hesitation.
“Yes. I shall see it done.”
My expression, as I turned away, was bitterly cold.
Once, Seol Woon-hwi had asked me a question.
-Unit Leader Wi, to whom do you pledge your loyalty?
I had answered that I was loyal only to the Heavenly Righteousness Alliance as a principle, but had he perhaps sensed something in my response?
I could not say.
I had never shown any sign that would allow him to discern such a thing.
* * *
Seol Woon-hwi, watching my retreating figure, opened his mouth.
“Han Mu-rin.”
“Yes, Supreme Commander.”
“Do nothing.”
“…If you say anything at all….”
“Don’t mention anything about Wi Cheon-ho to Seo Hyo or Manager Seong.”
Han Mu-rin’s nature was meticulous, so he could have separately asked Seo Hyo to investigate Wi Cheon-ho or informed Manager Seong of the circumstances suggesting I suspected him.
This was because Han Mu-rin was more thorough than he appeared, and he had demonstrated similar behavior many times until now.
Yet this was the first time I had restrained him in such a manner.
Han Mu-rin was slightly taken aback, but he understood.
It was my order, after all.
“Yes. I will not cause you any concern.”
I nodded and closed my eyes once more.
“You will drive the carriage.”
“Ah, is that truly acceptable?”
I spoke quietly.
“In this procession, who else can I trust but you?”
Deeply moved, Han Mu-rin promptly climbed onto the coachman’s seat.
Before long, the carriage departed, and I devoted myself to recovery.
So Young-jin had executed an unexpected maneuver, unleashing not the three techniques I had anticipated, but four.
At this moment, I was on the verge of complete exhaustion.
With my eyes closed, I quietly assumed the lotus position and began circulating my energy.
To speak plainly, I had not truly read Wi Cheon-ho’s inner thoughts.
But it was a subject I had contemplated continuously, relentlessly.
The Tri-Void Realm.
This was absolutely not a perfect realm.
And if I were to elevate my realm from the Tri-Void Realm, I would ascend directly to Heaven-Human Unity, skipping everything else.
Then what cultivation should I undertake now that I had reached the Tri-Void Realm?
What exactly should I develop?
Within the carriage, I circulated my internal energy slowly and pondered.
First, I must elevate the purity of Void Manifestation Qi.
The Void Manifestation Qi I currently wielded was the foundation of all energy, yet its purity was imperfect.
Though it was the root of ordinary qi, Natural Energy, and Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy, I had not yet fully realized its true essence.
The reason I had to employ four techniques in today’s battle against So Young-jin was precisely this.
As the purity of Void Manifestation Qi increased, even the same technique would grow exponentially more powerful.
Second, the stabilization of the triangular circulation system.
The triangular structure created with the emergence of the Ice Heart Dantian had not yet achieved complete stability. Particularly in high-intensity combat, subtle imbalances arose in the qi flow between the three dantians.
Only by achieving complete stabilization could I ensure safety upon entering Heaven-Human Unity.
Fundamentally, ascending to Heaven-Human Unity required undergoing a process of tempering the physical body and all dantians with mad intensity, and if I were to ascend to Heaven-Human Unity immediately while already suffering from excessively thick blood vessels, my entire body would explode.
This was inevitable.
Third, realm stabilization and foundation consolidation.
The Tri-Void Realm was a realm I had created.
If I were to see the manual created by Baek Do-cheon, the Vice Sect Leader of the Thousand Year Demon Cult, as the ancient demonic being had mentioned in the Secret Realm where I had confronted Jang I-cheong, I could consider alternative approaches, but by my current understanding, these three aspects were absolutely indispensable.
Slowly, Void Manifestation Qi circulated through my blood vessels.
My ruptured blood vessels healed, and the regenerative capacity of my muscles and bones increased exponentially.
Wisps of vapor rose from my body.
And finally, the most crucial matter.
I drew a deep breath.
The fundamental resolution of my wide blood vessels.
I had been born with wide blood vessels.
A constitution where the blood vessels were abnormally thick compared to ordinary people. While this had the advantage of allowing me to accumulate powerful internal energy, it simultaneously carried a fatal drawback.
When my cultivation realm rose sharply, my blood vessels could not withstand the strain and would rupture.
In my previous life, I suffered immeasurably because of this problem.
Why had Cheon Do-ja told me to come find him if I couldn’t think of a solution?
He knew. He knew that I was born with wide blood vessels.
And having reached the realm of Samhyeon-gyeong, he was aware that this wide blood vessel condition would cause fatal problems in the future.
A genius of Cheon Do-ja’s caliber would perceive such things.
To speak plainly, I also knew the method to resolve this problem.
Whether temporary or permanent.
When ascending to the Five Realms of Martial God, I absolutely had to reduce the thickness of my blood vessels to half their current state or less.
But since wide blood vessels were an inborn constitution, forcibly reducing them would only create even greater side effects.
If I could not solve this problem, I could never enter the Five Realms of Martial God.
Vapor filled the interior of the carriage.
The wounds I had sustained in my battle with So Young-jin were healing rapidly.
I sank into a state of deep meditation.
Wide blood vessels or not, recovery was the absolute priority.
This was the most critical moment, if only to present a flawless appearance in my final negotiation with Yeon Song-baek.
With each sway of the carriage, my internal energy grew deeper.

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