Survival Guide for the Reincarnated - Chapter 368

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Chapter 368
The Second Question.
Where does the Way reside, and toward where does the path lead?
This too, Seol Woon-hwi possessed the answer to.
“The Way resides in the Void.”
After pausing momentarily, Seol Woon-hwi drew a sharp breath and continued slowly.
“The path leads toward Reality.”
Vibrations erupted once more.
This time, they were considerably stronger.
A faint luminescence began seeping from one section of the wall.
“Young Master…”
Manager Seong called out with a trembling voice, but Seol Woon-hwi shook his head.
“Silence.”
Manager Seong closed his mouth.
The Third Question.
Who am I, and who are you?
This one proved considerably more difficult.
Had Seol Woon-hwi been without memories of his previous life, the answer would have been clear.
But Seol Woon-hwi was a reincarnate.
As long as those memories persisted, this question could never be simple.
Who am I?
Am I Seol Woon-hwi of my past life?
Or am I Seol Woon-hwi of this present life?
Am I both, or neither?
And who are you?
Does it refer to the one who created this Secret Realm?
Or does it refer to the one solving this riddle?
Seol Woon-hwi recalled a passage from the Tae Heo Immortal Blood Heart Method.
Void and Reality Unite to Form True Emptiness.
When void and reality merge, true emptiness is achieved.
Righteous and Evil Merge to Reach the Ultimate Way.
When righteous and evil intertwine, the ultimate path is attained.
After deliberating at length, Seol Woon-hwi slowly opened his mouth.
“I am both past and future.”
His eyes fixed upon the wall from which light was emanating.
“You are both master and disciple.”
A tremendous rumbling shook the air—!
The Stone Chamber trembled violently.
The wall began to fracture.
More precisely, a door concealed within the wall was revealed.
As if sealed away for countless years, dust cascades down in gentle streams.
Manager Seong’s face went pale.
Even when fierce battles had erupted in this place, the walls had cracked but never shattered like this.
From what he could see, there was nothing extraordinary about it—merely a wall constructed of stone, and that assessment seemed correct.
Yet why had he not sensed it?
Had someone deliberately manipulated human perception to obscure it?
When abnormal events unfold in succession, it is always by design.
Of that, there was no doubt.
Whoever created this Secret Realm was a supreme master.
One who had reached the pinnacle of the Five Realms of Martial God—perhaps even beyond.
Manager Seong’s gaze immediately fixed upon Seol Woon-hwi.
Seol Woon-hwi stood with an impassive expression, his eyes fixed upon the space beyond the door.
‘Young Master… what exactly are you intending to do?’
The path he walked was certainly not the ordinary way of common martial artists.
It was treacherous and convoluted, yet he traversed it without hesitation.
It was worthy of reverence.
Seol Woon-hwi gazed at the faint luminescence flowing from beyond the door.
It was neither blue nor red—a transparent light, crystalline and pure.
Like moonlight itself.
And accompanying that light came a voice.
Or rather, something closer to intent—a direct transmission of meaning.
Excellent, excellent.
How splendid, how splendid.
You have already illuminated the truth of the three questions.
You have already illuminated the truth of the three questions.
Yet understanding the principle is not the endpoint; walking the Way is the true essence.
Yet understanding the principle is not the endpoint; walking the Way is the true essence.
I have left this method not to boast, but to pass it forward to those who come after.
I have left this method not to boast, but to pass it forward to those who come after.
The Way of the world has already transformed; the Heavenly Mechanism has already fallen into chaos.
The Way of the world has already transformed; the Heavenly Mechanism has already fallen into chaos.
Yet the Way is not severed; the method endures still.
Yet the Way is not severed; the method endures still.
If you wish to walk this Way, then you must understand.
If you wish to walk this Way, then you must understand.
This path stretches endlessly, with no horizon in sight.
This path stretches endlessly, with no horizon in sight.
Yet each step, each single step, carries profound meaning.
Yet each step, each single step, carries profound meaning.
The transmission of intent paused momentarily.
And it continued.
Do you desire this?
Do you wish for it?
Seol Woon-hwi gazed at that door.
Manager Seong asked carefully.
“…Will you enter?”
Seol Woon-hwi fell silent for a moment.
An endless path.
One meaningful step.
It was no different from the path I had walked in my previous life and in this one.
“I will enter.”
Seol Woon-hwi spoke.
He walked toward the door.
Manager Seong followed behind him.
The moment we passed through the door, the world transformed.
It was not the Stone Chamber.
It was a single small room.
The walls, ceiling, and floor were all composed of white jade.
In the center of the room stood a small pedestal, upon which rested a single scroll.
Seol Woon-hwi approached and took hold of the scroll.
He unrolled it.
The first line read thus:
Primordial Innate Heart Method.
The True Chapter.
The genuine section.
Seol Woon-hwi’s eyes gleamed with light.
What I had burned before…
“Was merely the introduction.”
Seol Woon-hwi slowly read through the scroll.
And his breath caught.
‘This is…’
The Primordial Innate Heart Method.
Its true essence lay here.
Not merely understanding and accepting Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy, but making it completely one’s own.
The method to traverse between void and reality.
The way to encompass righteousness and evil.
And.
‘A realm that transcends the Five Realms of Martial God.’
Seol Woon-hwi continued reading through the scroll.
Each passage brimmed with profound enlightenment.
It was as if I were receiving the teachings of a venerable master who had cultivated for a hundred years.
No—it was far more than that.
Midway through the scroll, there was a passage like this.
Heaven and Earth possess Spirit; all things possess nature.
Heaven and Earth possess Spirit; all things possess nature,
Yet Spirit is not Spirit; nature is not nature.
Spirit is not Spirit; nature is not nature,
Only the mind creates; only the will accomplishes.
Only the mind creates; only the will accomplishes.
I turned the passage over in my mind.
“The mind creates, the will accomplishes….”
Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy was not something external after all—it originated from within one’s own heart.
Was this saying that only by realizing this could I truly unfold the Tae Heo Immortal Blood Heart Method?
I read the scroll to its end.
On the final page, in small characters, it was written thus:
I have devoted the strength of my entire life to creating this Mental Technique.
I have devoted the strength of my entire life to creating this Mental Technique.
Yet I could not reach its ultimate pinnacle.
Yet I could not reach its ultimate pinnacle.
I hope that those who come after will accomplish what I could not.
I hope that those who come after will accomplish what I could not.
On the very last line, it was written thus:
—Baek Do-cheon, final brush stroke.
I slowly rolled up the scroll.
“…Baek Do-cheon.”
I spoke the name quietly.
It was not the first or second time.
I kept becoming entangled with this name.
No matter how much I thought about it, this was a name woven into my fate not just in this life, but in my previous life as well.
I was already certain in my heart.
That Baek Do-cheon was alive.
And I knew who he was.
Soon, light began to pour forth from the entire room.
A soft, warm light enveloped me.
As if someone were nodding in acknowledgment.
And when the light faded.
Only a single scroll remained in my hands.
The room was empty.
Manager Seong looked around and asked.
“…Is it truly over now?”
“No.”
Seol Woon-hwi tucked the scroll into his robes and continued speaking.
“This is only the beginning.”
He turned and walked outside.
The moment Seol Woon-hwi returned to the Stone Chamber, he began to stagger.
Manager Seong quickly moved to support him.
“…I told you not to overexert yourself….”
“…Manager Seong.”
“Yes, Young Master.”
“As I said before, let’s head down to the Lower Village.”
Manager Seong nodded and began walking toward the Passage while supporting Seol Woon-hwi.
Then curiosity struck him.
“Young Master.”
“Hmm?”
“That problem from earlier… how did you solve it? I couldn’t understand it at all.”
Seol Woon-hwi let out a soft laugh.
“I don’t even know if my answer was correct.”
“Pardon?”
“However.”
Seol Woon-hwi spoke while gazing ahead.
“I simply stated the answer I had conceived.”
“…But the door opened.”
“It did.”
“….”
“It seems there was not a single correct answer.”
“…What do you mean?”
“Is there only one principle governing the world?”
Seol Woon-hwi looked at Manager Seong and spoke.
“Baek Do-cheon didn’t want a correct answer—he wanted someone who possessed their own answer. Not some vague answer, but one rooted in unwavering conviction.”
Manager Seong understood.
“…As expected of you, Young Master.”
He let out a soft chuckle.
A cold wind brushed across the faces of the two men who had emerged outside.
Seol Woon-hwi gazed upward at the sky.
He had gained far more than anticipated.
Seol Woon-hwi had blended the Blood Demon Heavenly Hand Heart Method into the Primordial Innate Heart Method, creating the Tae Heo Immortal Blood Heart Method.
He had been using the refined Void Manifestation Qi derived from it, but the Primordial Innate Heart Method—his original foundation—had been incomplete.
Now that he possessed the true scripture, there was only one task remaining for him.
To completely reconstruct all of his own mental techniques.
The two men took their first steps forward.
On the path descending the mountain.
I pondered the question.
What could Baek Do-cheon have possibly created such a place for?
And what had he failed to accomplish?
Yet as I walked this path, I would eventually come to understand.
Thus, Manager Seong and I entered Baekwha County.

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