Survival Guide for the Reincarnated - Chapter 396

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Chapter 396
With a reverse blade, I shall cleave heaven and earth asunder.
I shall carve my own solitary path.
It was enough to push back the force that had engulfed the entire Sect Leader’s Hall—Seok Cheon-woong’s overwhelming power.
Heaven and earth stretch vast and boundless; I walk alone. I ask not of right and wrong, only of the heart.
Heaven and earth stretch vast and boundless; I walk alone. I ask not of right and wrong, only of the heart.
Heaven and earth stretch vast and boundless, yet I walk in solitude. I do not question righteousness or evil—only the voice of my heart.
A lonely path leads to where? The reverse blade cuts open the way of heaven and earth.
A lonely path leads to where? The reverse blade cuts open the way of heaven and earth.
Where does this solitary, desolate road lead? The reverse blade shall sever and open the path of heaven and earth.
Heaven-Defying Vast Sword.
Fifth Song—Solitary Path.
Seol Woon-hwi swung his sword.
Slowly.
Yet with absolute certainty.
Light erupted from the blade.
It was not a straight line.
Winding and curved.
Like a path itself.
Like a lonely road walked in solitude.
Yet that path severed all it touched.
The blood cry descending from the heavens vanished.
It had been cut down.
The sword flew toward Seok Cheon-woong.
Seok Cheon-woong raised his blade to block it.
“Ahhh…!”
Clang!
The Heavenly Suppression Blade was sent flying backward.
Seol Woon-hwi’s sword passed across Seok Cheon-woong’s neck with seamless grace.
Slice!
Seok Cheon-woong’s head flew skyward.
His body collapsed to its knees.
His head fell to the ground and rolled away.
Seol Woon-hwi sheathed his sword.
The white radiance enveloping his body dissipated.
“Cough…”
He dropped to one knee and spat blood.
His entire body throbbed with pain.
Yet a faint smile graced Seol Woon-hwi’s lips.
The Primordial Innate Heart Technique’s true chapter.
I gained some enlightenment about that mental technique I had not yet fully mastered.
I could not help but smile.
Martial Arts are mysterious things.
When you think you understand everything, something else reveals itself.
What remains hidden when near, yet becomes visible from afar.
And yet what cannot be seen from a distance, only visible up close.
“Haah… haah….”
Seol Woon-hwi caught his breath in ragged gasps, organizing his newfound understanding.
And then.
Someone approached him.
He did not draw his sword.
“Young Master….”
It was Manager Seong.
“I told you not to come. Why have you?”
“…Why did I come, you ask? Truly, how could I not?”
Those words were fair.
The martial artists of the Paedo Gate surrounded the ruins of the Sect Leader’s Hall.
Figures approached alongside Manager Seong.
Won Yang and Seol Yeon-hwa.
And even Gongsun Myeong-wol of the Gongsun Sect, whom I had seen before.
I looked at Manager Seong with my eyes, asking silently why she had come.
“She said she wished to help.”
“Me?”
“Yes.”
It was when I let out a soft laugh.
Gongsun Myeong-wol approached.
“The Young Sect Master of the Gongsun Sect, Gongsun Myeong-wol, greets Lord Hyeon Seol-rin.”
Gongsun Myeong-wol continued speaking as I nodded.
“An opportunity to incur a debt from a figure of prominence in the Martial World does not come often, I believe.”
“Do I appear to need assistance?”
“…On the surface, it certainly seems necessary, but given how unconventional your actions tend to be, I cannot be certain. Nevertheless.”
“You wish to help?”
“Yes.”
“Because you wish to incur a debt.”
“Yes.”
“You are bold.”
Gongsun Myeong-wol was truly bold.
“The Paedo Gate is certainly a sect with many problems.”
“Is that so.”
“We have received multiple reports from the Gongsun Sect. They indulge excessively in carnal pleasures, show no hesitation in using force in the process, and in collusion with government officials, they abduct women from nearby villages and enslave them.”
Seol Woon-hwi and Manager Seong already knew what was being said and accepted it readily, but Won Yang and Seol Yeon-hwa did not.
It was their first time hearing such information, and they were greatly alarmed.
Gongsun Myeong-wol drew her sword and turned around.
“You’re going to annihilate Paedo Gate today, aren’t you?”
“That is my intention.”
“I’ll help. It would be far better to show that one of the Five Great Families, the Gongsun Sect, has joined in, rather than just the Ten Thousand Year Snow Palace acting alone.”
I considered it inwardly.
Not a bad arrangement at all.
“Then let it be so.”
“Wonderful.”
It was at that moment.
Seol Yeon-hwa approached and handed a Divine Ginseng Pill to Seol Woon-hwi.
A fifty-year-old Divine Ginseng Pill, no less.
“You don’t have to give it to me, Elder Sister.”
“…Take it.”
…
“Youngest.”
Seeing the resolute expression on Seol Yeon-hwa’s face, Seol Woon-hwi nodded and accepted the Divine Ginseng Pill, placing it directly into his mouth.
Crunch, crunch.
Normally one wouldn’t consume it this way, but given the circumstances, there was no helping it.
It was at that moment.
With a soft thud, someone landed between Seol Woon-hwi and Gongsun Myeong-wol. A man whose face was concealed by a face mask and who wore a black traditional hat of unknown origin.
It was Wang Mu-ha of the Golden Sword Association.
“You haven’t left yet, Senior Wang?”
“I’m not sure what you mean. I am not Wang, but rather Old King Wang.”
Wang Mu-ha spoke with a laugh.
“I have long admired the Great One Seol, and I wish to offer my assistance on this occasion.”
Seol Woon-hwi let out a hollow laugh.
“Even if you hide your name and conceal your appearance, there is no one who would not recognize you.”
…Ahem.
“I will accept your help, Senior Wang.”
Wang Mu-ha, scratching his chin, removed his traditional hat and face mask.
Seol Woon-hwi pulled out every Divine Ginseng Pill from his possession and threw them all into his mouth.
The medicinal effects spread immediately, stimulating the Divine Ginseng Pill’s properties, and his vigor began to recover.
I grasped the Jinwha Cheonryeong Sword tightly.
I looked straight ahead.
The number of Paedo Gate’s martial artists was considerable. Over several hundred.
Ten of Four Stages of Heaven and Earth level.
Among them, three at the Heaven-Human Realm level.
Over two hundred at the Flame Qi Four Stages and Divine Three Realm levels.
I spoke quietly.
“I’ll say this only once. Listen carefully.”
Silence.
“Today, Zhuge Yeong-hyeon of the Martial Alliance plotted to kill me and my Elder Sister.”
“….”
“Since the Young Sect Master of the Paedo Gate lent his hand to that plan, I killed Zhuge Yeong-hyeon and Seok Cheon-han as well.”
Breathing sounds came from all around.
“In the Central Plains, the most important thing to a martial artist is gratitude and grudges.”
Seol Woon-hwi’s voice turned cold and heavy.
“From the moment Seok Cheon-han joined the plan, the Paedo Gate became enemies with the Ten Thousand Year Snow Palace, and from the moment I killed Seok Cheon-han, that became reality.”
“….”
“Gate Master Seok Cheon-woong refused to acknowledge his crime and tried to kill me.”
Seol Woon-hwi raised his sword.
“What more could be necessary.”
The faces of the Paedo Gate’s martial artists hardened.
Seol Woon-hwi spoke slowly, each word distinct.
“I will burn this entire Paedo Gate to ashes today.”
“….”
“So decide. Will you share your fate with the Paedo Gate, or will you continue to live.”
In the silence, Seol Woon-hwi added a word.
“I will not pursue those who flee.”
Seol Woon-hwi waited, but none of the Paedo Gate’s martial artists fled.
They all drew their swords.
They drew their blades.
They raised their spears.
The atmosphere grew heavy.
I spoke briefly.
“Kill them all.”
Won Yang and Seol Yeon-hwa drew their swords.
Gongsun Myeong-wol swung her sword and Wang Mu-ha struck the ground with his bare hands.
Manager Seong, who moved faster than anyone else in such circumstances, strangely remained rooted in place.
He asked me.
“…The Overlord Blade Sovereign might also target the Young Master.”
The Overlord Blade Sovereign, Seok Jun-seo.
It might have been unrealistic that a mere Heaven-Human Unity Gate Master led the Five Great Families.
But until now, it had been possible.
The aforementioned Seok Jun-seo.
A master of Dao Transformation Authority.
Just three years ago, he had been the Gate Master of the Paedo Gate before passing the position to his son, Seok Cheon-woong, and moving to the position of Grand Elder.
And about a year ago, he entered Seclusion Chamber, and he remained in Seclusion Chamber even now.
His existence sustained the Paedo Gate.
His realm protected the Paedo Gate’s prestige.
“If the Paedo Gate falls to annihilation today, then surely….”
Seol Woon-hwi shook his head.
“Manager Seong.”
“…Yes.”
“You still worry too much.”
“Does it not show?”
“Do not worry.”
“….”
“Even if Seok Jun-seo breaks from his Seclusion Chamber, handling that falls to me.”
“…You have a method?”
“I do.”
“What is it?”
Realistically speaking, no matter how formidable Seol Woon-hwi had become, he was not yet at the level to engage in a life-or-death struggle with a master of Dao Transformation Authority.
Above the Divine Three Realm.
He would need at least Limitless Divine Manifestation to create an opportunity to drive a blade through the neck, and ultimately, what was required was time.
Seol Woon-hwi spoke.
“As long as word of what transpired does not reach his ears, that is all that matters.”
Manager Seong seemed to ponder for a moment before his eyes widened.
Heavens.
“…I understand now what I must do.”
“Will you help?”
“Of course.”
Manager Seong scratched his head and let out a sigh.
“And today, exercise maximum restraint. I will settle the Heaven-Human Realm side as swiftly as possible.”
Having spoken thus, Manager Seong rose from his seat.
The speed of his movement transcended everything witnessed before.
In an instant.
The head of a Heaven-Human Realm martial artist of the Paedo Gate shot skyward.
Seol Woon-hwi then rose as well.
Boom—!
Heavenly Soaring Ethereal Shadow.
He burrowed through the Paedo Gate martial artists in a flash.
He wielded the Jinwha Cheonryeong Sword.
Swish—!
Two heads flew.
He swung again.
Crack—!
Three arms fell.
Blood cascaded forth.
A scream tore through the air. Seol Woon-hwi did not stop.
He swung his sword again and again.
Though exhaustion threatened to topple him, he did not cease.
For a martial artist to walk their own path meant proving themselves with every breath, every moment.
He swung and swung again.
On this day.
The Paedo Gate was annihilated.

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