Survival Guide for the Reincarnated - Chapter 392

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Chapter 392
Gun Mu-gyeol had been thinking he needed to eliminate Seol Woon-hwi one way or another, yet it would be a waste to simply dispose of such a talented individual.
Above all, it was through him that Gun Mu-gyeol had ascended to Primordial Sole Existence.
Gun Mu-gyeol had gained enlightenment through his great match against Seol Woon-hwi. Without that enlightenment, Primordial Sole Existence would have remained distant.
And yet.
That very fact made him all the more dangerous.
Such talent falls into one of two categories.
Either bring him to your side, or eliminate him completely.
He had grown far too formidable to convert to an ally, yet eliminating him outright presented numerous complications.
A figure of his caliber had too many connections behind him—justification would need to be manufactured.
Zhuge Yeong-hyeon’s plan had come to naught, but it was not entirely finished.
Gun Mu-gyeol’s gaze turned distant.
The Second Test Venue of the Dragon Phoenix Gathering.
Seol Yeon-hwa of the Polar Descendants would be there.
He had intended to use her as bait to shake Seol Woon-hwi.
Yet the results had not yet materialized.
Should he wait?
Yes, waiting was the right move.
As Gun Mu-gyeol’s composure deepened, Seol Woon-hwi’s voice reached his ears.
“My congratulations, Alliance Leader.”
Gun Mu-gyeol’s gaze shifted toward Seol Woon-hwi.
“Congratulations? You’ve stirred up all this chaos and now speak such nonsense?”
Gun Mu-gyeol’s voice had turned glacial.
Seol Woon-hwi remained unmoved. He continued speaking with perfect calm.
“Vice Alliance Leader Zhuge Yeong-hyeon orchestrated a conspiracy.”
Gun Mu-gyeol’s brow twitched.
“…A conspiracy?”
“Yes.”
Seol Woon-hwi spoke slowly.
“I played a great match against you, Alliance Leader, and through that match, you elevated your realm.”
“…”
“I stepped aside to make room for you. Yet this cunning last descendant of the Jegal Family sought to eliminate me.”
Gun Mu-gyeol fell silent.
Seol Woon-hwi continued.
“You were on the verge of a breakthrough to Primordial Sole Existence—merely half a step away—and someone with Zhuge Yeong-hyeon’s intellect could not have failed to foresee the great enlightenment you would gain.”
“So?”
“So, this situation was created precisely because of that.”
Gun Mu-gyeol’s brow twitched once more.
He could now see clearly what this man’s true intentions were.
What could they be?
‘Zhuge Yeong-hyeon’s unilateral scheme… Is he planning to settle it that way?’
If it were arranged like that, Gun Mu-gyeol could wash his hands of it.
To anyone’s eyes, Seol Woon-hwi was clearly opening a path. Following it would indeed be the wisest course.
Gun Mu-gyeol was no fool.
In this affair, Zhuge Yeong-hyeon had been more proactive than anyone else.
And now, the Azure Dragon Brigade warriors lying dead there, the two warriors of the Heaven-Human Realm, Ha Mu-jin—
All of them were closely connected to Zhuge Yeong-hyeon.
In other words, they were loose ends.
These loose ends could be severed at any time, and eventually, they absolutely had to be severed.
Yet hesitation lingered. Was this truly the wisest course?
Could he not gain something greater?
He had now ascended to the Primordial Sole Existence—a master of unquestionable caliber.
Gun Mu-gyeol considered it.
Seol Yeon-hwa, who would be at the Second Test Venue.
If she were to fall into his grasp right now?
Then the hand he held would wield far greater power.
Rather than dancing to Seol Woon-hwi’s tune, it should be Seol Woon-hwi dancing to his.
There was still an opportunity to reverse their positions.
That was his judgment.
But Seol Woon-hwi was faster.
“Surely Zhuge Yeong-hyeon must have planted some scheme in the Second Test as well.”
“…A scheme?”
“Yes.”
Seol Woon-hwi’s gaze sharpened.
“But it has already been countered, and it should be arriving now… What do you make of it?”
Gun Mu-gyeol’s face hardened.
Seol Woon-hwi’s words were nothing less than a direct refutation of Gun Mu-gyeol’s waiting thoughts.
If the result had already been decided and Seol Woon-hwi had heard of it first, or succeeded first, then from Gun Mu-gyeol’s perspective, it meant failure.
Gun Mu-gyeol’s expression grew complicated.
“But consider this. Could you not think of the reverse?”
“The reverse, you say?”
“The Vice Alliance Leader schemes in such a situation? I knew nothing of it. But what if this entire situation itself were a plot?”
The corners of Seol Woon-hwi’s mouth twitched.
“Placing me in your debt, and by eliminating the Vice Alliance Leader and his associates, weakening the Martial Alliance… Then naturally, the Martial Alliance would seek your aid, and you could obtain a new position within it, much as you did with the Heavenly Righteousness Alliance.”
Gun Mu-gyeol’s voice remained composed.
Yet within it lay a chill.
“Is that what you believe?”
“It is not an impossibility.”
Seol Woon-hwi let out a soft laugh.
“How perceptive of you.”
“….”
“But do you truly believe I would concoct such a foolish scheme?”
Seol Woon-hwi continued, his gaze sweeping across the surroundings.
Nearly a hundred Martial Alliance warriors.
Every one of them had witnessed this moment.
“Everyone present here is a witness. Vice Alliance Leader Zhuge Yeong-hyeon attacked me, Senior Wang saved me, Grand Elder Ha Mu-jin assaulted Senior Wang, and….”
Seol Woon-hwi paused briefly.
“Vice Alliance Leader Zhuge struck me from behind.”
“….”
“While no single person witnessed everything, many saw fragments and pieces of what transpired. When their testimonies are combined, the truth of my words will be revealed. This is the evidence, Alliance Leader.”
Gun Mu-gyeol fell silent.
‘Zhuge Yeong-hyeon, you fool.’
Rage surged within him.
He should have cleaned up the situation.
He should have eliminated the witnesses.
Yes.
Eliminate the witnesses and clean up the situation.
Kill everyone present here.
Then no one would know.
Gun Mu-gyeol made his decision.
To slaughter them all.
His resolve came swiftly, yet there was one faster still.
“Hahahaha—!! It has been far too long, Alliance Leader Gun—!!”
With a thunderous shout, two men descended from the sky.
Boom!
Boom!
The earth trembled.
Gun Mu-gyeol’s eyes widened.
“…Kang… Cheon-u?”
Kang Cheon-u, Alliance Leader of the Four Heaven Alliance.
The other man was Manager Seong, though Gun Mu-gyeol’s eyes barely registered him.
As if unable to believe what he saw, he could only stare at Kang Cheon-u.
Or more precisely, at Kang Cheon-u’s cultivation realm.
‘Good heavens.’
Primordial Sole Existence.
This aura—it was genuine.
Kang Cheon-u had undoubtedly ascended to Primordial Sole Existence.
‘When…?’
Until mere moments ago, Kang Cheon-u had been at Great Void Formless.
Yet now he stood at Primordial Sole Existence.
Could circumstances truly be constructed so perfectly, fitting together like puzzle pieces?
The world itself.
And the world was never so simple.
Someone’s intention had been woven into this.
Gun Mu-gyeol’s gaze turned toward Seol Woon-hwi.
He stood with an utterly composed expression.
Gun Mu-gyeol was certain.
‘…It was you.’
It could be no one else.
Then Kang Cheon-u spoke with a broad smile.
“Congratulations, Alliance Leader Gun! You have ascended to the Primordial Sole Existence!”
“….”
“Truly worthy of the Martial Alliance’s leader!”
Kang Cheon-u’s voice was hearty.
But within it lay a warning.
‘I too have reached the Primordial Sole Existence.’
‘Do not move recklessly.’
Gun Mu-gyeol clenched his teeth.
Seol Woon-hwi opened his mouth quietly.
“I must say again—the Vice Alliance Leader of the Martial Alliance seemed far too hasty.”
The hall fell silent.
All eyes turned to Seol Woon-hwi.
“Even if it were a personal transgression, he was the Vice Alliance Leader of the Martial Alliance. For such a leader to commit such a grave offense—it is truly a disgrace to the Martial Alliance… I wish to soften the language, but nothing more fitting comes to mind. Disgrace seems the appropriate word.”
“….”
“I am willing to overlook such disgrace. The scheme itself was threatening, but not gravely so.”
“…Is that… so.”
Gun Mu-gyeol’s voice cracked.
“Yes. In exchange, I wish to secure a few promises.”
“Promises….”
Gun Mu-gyeol spoke slowly.
“Let us hear them.”
Seol Woon-hwi smiled.
And he sent a Jeonum transmission.
-In the future, you must move according to my command.
Gun Mu-gyeol’s face hardened.
-…Command…? Move…? Me?
-It is not much. Only once will suffice.
-Only once?
-Yes.
-….
-Do you dislike it?
Gun Mu-gyeol’s expression was cold.
Given his pride and the path he had walked, there was no way he would move at someone’s command.
Rather, there shouldn’t be.
Seol Woon-hwi sent another Jeonum transmission.
-I will explain the situation that will unfold ahead.
-….
-It will be one of exactly two scenarios. First, the Four Heaven Alliance, the Ten Thousand Year Snow Palace, and the Heavenly Righteousness Alliance will step forward and erase not only the Martial Alliance but you as well.
-…Erase?
-The justification is already prepared, and as you can see, Alliance Leader Kang here is someone who knows gratitude, so if I ask, he will lend his hand. In other words.
-It’s possible.
-Correct. That’s the first scenario. The second is that the Martial Alliance, the Four Heaven Alliance, and the Heavenly Righteousness Alliance work together to preserve the order of the Murim.
Gun Mu-gyeol wiped his face.
‘…Now I see it.’
The grand design this young fool had been painting.
Look at the current situation.
Justification.
A justification that must be upheld as a martial artist, no—as a human being, had been created.
‘Though he is my father, it was Seol Woon-hwi who elevated Seol Jung-cheon of the Ten Thousand Year Snow Palace to Primordial Sole Existence.’
‘It was also Seol Woon-hwi who elevated Kang Cheon-u to Primordial Sole Existence.’
‘And me, Gun Mu-gyeol—that bastard elevated me as well.’
The three great powers of the Murim.
The Martial Alliance, the Four Heaven Alliance, the Heavenly Righteousness Alliance.
Behind the Heavenly Righteousness Alliance stood the Ten Thousand Year Snow Palace and the Great Desert. Though Eun Woon-saeng of the Great Desert was a master of Great Void Formless, what mattered was that the Ten Thousand Year Snow Palace backed them.
These three organizations were ultimately entangled with Seol Woon-hwi, directly or indirectly.
All were indebted to him, and none could refuse his words.
The three great powers of the Central Plains were bound in one man’s hand.
‘And this place is the Martial Alliance.’
‘There are many witnesses here in the Martial Alliance.’
He clenched his teeth.
He had misjudged.
He should have settled this before such a situation could be created.
It was not over.
Three figures were walking from a distance.
Ha Baek-hyeon, the representative of the Ten Thousand Year Snow Palace’s envoy group and one of the Twelve Cold Spirits.
And beside him, though greatly weakened, Seol Yeon-hwa was walking on her own two feet.
And even Namgung Won Yang.
Gun Mu-gyeol’s eyes narrowed.
‘That bastard Zhuge Yeong-hyeon… couldn’t even handle this one thing properly.’
He had harbored some hope, however faint.
Had Zhuge Yeong-hyeon’s final move succeeded in capturing Seol Yeon-hwa, I thought.
Seol Woon-hwi, who valued family as he did, would surely bow his head without being told.
But it was all over now.
Seol Woon-hwi’s voice transmission reached me again.
-I give you my word. The Martial Alliance will maintain its current prestige, and you, Alliance Leader Gun, will receive the praise of ten thousand.
-….
-You know well enough. Unlike others, I always keep a promise once made.
-…You’re a difficult one. Truly difficult.
-Did you think me an easy man to deal with?
-….
-I’m relieved your mind has changed even now.
Seol Woon-hwi moved forward slowly.
Step.
Step.
The martial artists of the Martial Alliance around him could not even attempt to stop him.
The atmosphere was completely under his control.
Walking thus, Seol Woon-hwi arrived directly before Gun Mu-gyeol’s face.

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