Survival Guide for the Reincarnated - Chapter 65

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Chapter 65

 

His position is Protector and Grand Manager.

 

His realm is Body Establishment Boundary.

 

Cheon Pung is still at Jucheon Gyeong, and Han Mu-rin is also at Jucheon Gyeong.

 

Both of them would certainly advance to Flame Qi Four Stages soon, but when exactly was unknown.

 

And Won Yang was at Yang Gwang I Hyeon, the first stage of Flame Qi Four Stages.

 

After pondering for a moment, Woon-hwi opened his mouth.

 

“Manager Seong.”

 

“Yes, Young Master.”

 

“I’ll be away for a few days. Take charge of the branch office affairs during that time. Han Mu-rin, Cheon Pung.”

 

“Yes.”

 

“You two should focus on training. In the process, you may seek Manager Seong’s guidance. And Won Yang.”

 

Won Yang was startled.

 

Woon-hwi’s words were unusually heavy compared to usual.

 

“You’ll need to dress as a man for a while.”

 

“…Me?”

 

“Hyeon Seol-rin Seol Woon-hwi, the branch master of Yang-ryeong, has never entered a Secret Realm. From when the Secret Realm appeared until it disappeared, he conducted business at the Yang-ryeong Branch and made patrols with Manager Seong every four hours… I’d like things to proceed this way, can you do it?”

 

Won Yang dressing as a man wasn’t anything new.

 

But women and men are physically different. Even the sound when their feet touch the ground is different.

 

If that aspect could be supplemented, and a warrior of Body Establishment Boundary assisted from the side, she could perfectly imitate Woon-hwi’s appearance for at least a few days.

 

“…I think I can do it… No, I can do it.”

 

Afterwards, Woon-hwi quietly turned around and walked away.

 

Jeonum flew to Manager Seong’s ears as he watched Woon-hwi leave.

 

-I entrust the branch office to you.

 

Manager Seong quietly nodded his head.

 

* * *

 

The White Horse Ancient Road side was already bustling with countless people.

 

The location where the Secret Realm appears is the hill at the fifth bend of this White Horse Ancient Road.

 

Since the Heavenly Mechanism Compass showed the strongest reaction on that hill, even if there was an error, it would occur at most within a distance of about five jang.

 

I quietly narrowed my eyes from a cliff that overlooked the White Horse Ancient Road.

 

Won Yang had once organized and informed me of the identities of the outsiders who had gathered in Yang-ryeong as much as possible.

 

Over there, that man in his mid-40s leaning against a large tree is the Drunken Swordsman Gong Myeong-woo. His realm is Harmony Realm.

 

I shifted my gaze to the side.

 

I could see five men gathered near the bushes.

 

Elder Iron Arm Wang Dae-san of Geomcheol Woon-pa, his realm is Five Energy Harmonizing Origin.

 

The other four were warriors belonging to Geomcheol Woon-pa who followed Wang Dae-san.

 

Their realms were two at Five Dragon Peak Realm, one at Three Flowers Gathering at the Crown.

 

I felt a cold gaze.

 

When I turned my head, I saw a man wearing a mask.

 

His eyes visible through the mask were very eerie.

 

According to the information Won Yang gave me, that man is Ghost Face Killer Sa Cheon-woo.

 

Called the future of Ghost Gate, he’s a rising star in the assassin world whom the current sect leader Baek Yeong-ju cherishes greatly and has designated for the future sect leader position.

 

His current realm is Harmony Realm.

 

I silently met eyes with Sa Cheon-woo, and before long, he turned his head away first.

 

I surveyed below again.

 

Besides them, there was Poison Snake Fairy Maeng So-hwa with her impressive long scar under her eyes, and the Three Thief Demons who traveled in groups of three and didn’t hesitate to commit theft and banditry.

 

And Thousand Hand Beauty Ju So-ah, the successor of Kill Sword Gate, a single-successor sect.

 

She, who was said to be the woman closest to being the most beautiful under heaven, was indeed very beautiful even from my perspective.

 

Her current realm is Five Energy Harmonizing Origin.

 

Besides them, there was truly great variety.

 

It was surprising that so many had come following the scent, but what was more surprising was that I didn’t know a single one of them.

 

Ghost Face Killer Sa Cheon-woo, the future of Ghost Gate?

 

Ghost Gate would be destroyed about 30 years from now.

 

And until then, the sect leader was still Baek Yeong-ju. I had never heard the name Sa Cheon-woo even once.

 

Wang Dae-san of Geomcheol Woon-pa? When I faced Geomcheol Woon-pa in my previous life, I had personally killed all the elders there with my own hands, but there was no name Wang Dae-san among them.

 

The same went for Poison Snake Fairy Maeng So-hwa and the Three Thief Demons.

 

At least I had heard the name Ju So-ah before.

 

There was a certain bald man in the Origin Blood Sect who couldn’t resist beautiful women, and thanks to that person, I remembered all the names of those who were called or had been called beauties.

 

In the case of Thousand Hand Beauty Ju So-ah, she was a woman who had disappeared from Murim at some point…

 

It seems she disappears today.

 

It was interesting.

 

What exactly had happened inside?

 

Among those below, there were surely those hiding their identities and concealing who they were.

 

Who could it be?

 

Even roughly counting, there seemed to be about a hundred people – would they be among those hundred, or were they still observing the situation?

 

I briefly touched my face.

 

The Disguise Arts were perfect.

 

They had to be.

 

In my previous life, there were various martial arts I had obtained while wandering through Secret Realms. One of them was Transformation Disguise Arts, which was the exclusive martial art of Man Maeng-rip, the Black Face Lecher famous for being a sex fiend.

 

Among the countless Disguise Arts I knew, nothing surpassed this Transformation Disguise Arts. I can say with certainty that it’s close to being the best Disguise Arts under heaven.

 

Both eyes were long and narrow, the mouth was ordinary, and the nose bridge was ordinary too.

 

The chin was also ordinary, and the body was ordinary as well.

 

A common face that you might see once or twice while passing by on the street.

 

This face, which I had used several times in my previous life, had its own name.

 

Mu Myeong.

 

That was the name of this face.

 

Before long, the Secret Realm opened.

 

* * *

 

Elder Iron Arm Wang Dae-san of Geomcheol Woon-pa stared intently at the opened Secret Realm.

 

“…Elder…? Aren’t you going in?”

 

Even when Gu Yang, a first-generation disciple of Geomcheol Woon-pa, asked from beside him, Wang Dae-san didn’t move.

 

“Wait.”

 

His quietly spoken voice carried power, and that was right.

 

Secret Realms are special.

 

Above all, treasures aren’t obtained in the order you enter.

 

The distance to the Secret Realm was already considerable.

 

In terms of distance, it was roughly over fifty jang, and there were at least fifty people quietly observing the situation like Wang Dae-san.

 

If you acted conspicuously from the moment the Secret Realm opened, or if a fight broke out, that would truly be suicidal.

 

Everyone here was already in a state of high tension, so being careful couldn’t hurt.

 

Before long, people began entering the Secret Realm.

 

Wang Dae-san’s gaze swept around the surroundings.

 

Those remaining until the end… were three people.

 

One was a very beautiful woman.

 

‘…That woman must be the Heavenly Beauty Ju So-ah.’

 

Truly, there was no other beauty like her in the world.

 

He licked his lips with his tongue.

 

Ju So-ah, receiving his gaze, smiled coldly.

 

“Aren’t you Elder Wang Dae-san of Geomcheol Woon-pa?”

 

“That’s right.”

 

“By any chance, don’t you have any women around you?”

 

“…What?”

 

“Why are you making that expression like a dog in heat, you bastard.”

 

This was unexpected.

 

Was Ju So-ah’s speech and behavior this crude?

 

According to the rumors he’d heard, she had grace and refinement…

 

“Anyway, ugly things are just overflowing with lust.”

 

Before Wang Dae-san could say anything, his first disciple Gu Yang, who was beside him, shouted.

 

“Look at this arrogant bitch! This person is an elder of Geomcheol Woon-pa…”

 

“Enough. Let’s see inside.”

 

With unhesitating steps, Ju So-ah threw herself into the Secret Realm.

 

Wang Dae-san chuckled and turned his head.

 

Excluding the people from Geomcheol Woon-pa, now a total of two men remained.

 

One man was extremely small in stature, like a child.

 

His body was at most about 5 feet tall, and his appearance was completely unknown. He wore a face mask and even a black hat. Moreover, the long robe covering his body was so large it seemed like he had stolen his father’s clothes, dragging on the ground.

 

The only reason he could be presumed to be male was thanks to his visible eyes and slightly revealed upper body; if that long robe had covered his entire body, even determining his gender would have been impossible.

 

He turned his head.

 

The other one was very ordinary.

 

His build, face, and the length of his limbs too.

 

His slightly slanted eyes were ambiguous, but broadly speaking, they fell within the category of ordinary.

 

There was exactly one thing that wasn’t ordinary.

 

His eyes.

 

His two eyes were sunken and cold.

 

They were the extraordinary eyes that only masters possessed, and there seemed to be some kind of resolve glimpsed within them.

 

‘…The feeling isn’t good.’

 

Honestly speaking, noticing the existence of this Secret Realm was by chance.

 

He had obtained information by coincidence and came to see out of curiosity.

 

He had even thought about entering, but something kept bothering him.

 

Wang Dae-san called out to that man.

 

“I say.”

 

The man turned his head.

 

“If it’s not rude, may I know your name?”

 

The man chuckled and said.

 

“Mu Myeong.”

 

Wang Dae-san’s brow twitched.

 

Mu Myeong.

 

If having no name was his name, it would mean he intended to hide his identity from the start.

 

“Aren’t you going in?”

 

“…I’m contemplating.”

 

I see.

 

“I recommend not going in.”

 

“…Is there a reason?”

 

Mu Myeong stared at Wang Dae-san with emotionless eyes.

 

“Geomcheol Woon-pa, that sect’s value is better than one might think.”

 

“…”

 

“Especially, the value of the divine object is very outstanding. But protecting it is impossible with just the sect leader of Geomcheol Woon-pa alone. I didn’t know, but you seem to have better instincts than I thought.”

 

Like before, his first disciple Gu Yang tried to interrupt, but this time Wang Dae-san grabbed his shoulder.

 

It was a strong indication not to interfere, and Gu Yang swallowed his saliva and stepped back.

 

Wang Dae-san asked.

 

“I’m grateful for the praise, but do you know about our divine object?”

 

“Whether I know or not, it would be good to be careful. And from now on, think about it in advance. Whether that divine object’s value is necessary enough to risk the sect’s destruction.”

 

“…You seem to know many things… Could you tell me your real name?”

 

Mu Myeong shook his head.

 

“If I reveal my name, there will be those who chase after me, so why should I do that?”

 

From those words, Wang Dae-san read only one thing.

 

Confidence that he could definitely claim the Secret Realm’s treasure.

 

That wasn’t baseless confidence.

 

At least from Wang Dae-san’s perspective, having reached Five Energy Harmonizing Origin, that was real.

 

He decided.

 

“Our Geomcheol Woon-pa will withdraw from this matter.”

 

“A wise choice.”

 

“And, though I don’t know exactly who you are, I will have a serious conversation with the sect leader about the topic you’ve raised.”

 

“That is also a wise choice.”

 

“…If, in the future, you need help from Geomcheol Woon-pa or myself, mention this current situation.”

 

“I don’t think that will happen, but I’ll remember it.”

 

Wang Dae-san spoke without hesitation.

 

“We withdraw.”

 

“El… Elder!!”

 

Gu Yang tried to dissuade him, but Wang Dae-san’s will was firm.

 

“I said we withdraw.”

 

“…Understood.”

 

Wang Dae-san turned his head.

 

The very small man wearing the hat still hadn’t entered.

 

He was quietly observing the situation from a spot slightly away from the Secret Realm’s entrance, and the man who had revealed himself as Mu Myeong looked at that small man for a moment before pushing himself into the Secret Realm.

 

Only then did the small man also enter the Secret Realm.

 

Thus the Secret Realm closed.

 

Wang Dae-san, having witnessed this entire situation, returned to Geomcheol Woon-pa.

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