Survival Guide for the Reincarnated - Chapter 69

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Chapter 69

 

There was already a man who had reached the end.

 

That man with an excessively ordinary appearance spoke words that were far from ordinary.

 

“I thought you would come alone.”

 

Ju So-ah slowly turned her head to look at Jeong Mu-heun.

 

His expression remained the same.

 

A face twisted with killing intent and bewilderment that couldn’t be hidden.

 

Why is he so flustered?

 

Why does he harbor such killing intent?

 

It was puzzling, and puzzling again.

 

In the whirlwind of demonic energy, Mu Myeong gazed at Jeong Mu-heun with a calm face and asked.

 

“Besides the Heavenly Mechanism Compass, it seems you have another reliable means of knowing when the Secret Realm from the primordial era will appear?”

 

“…Who are you?”

 

“Who I am isn’t important at all in this situation. Rather, what’s truly important is.”

 

A strange smile formed on Mu Myeong’s lips.

 

“Jeong Mu-heun, the fact that you’re someone who desires the reconstruction of the Thousand Year Demon Cult.”

 

At those words, Ju So-ah was shocked, and Jeong Mu-heun furrowed his brow deeply.

 

“…I didn’t expect the bastard who entered almost last when the Secret Realm first appeared to reach here so quickly.”

 

“It’s not that I’m fast, but that you’re slow.”

 

Ju So-ah gulped.

 

There was no place for Ju So-ah in this conversation.

 

This was.

 

A place she shouldn’t be.

 

Ju So-ah trusted her own instincts. So she distanced herself from Jeong Mu-heun.

 

Even so, Jeong Mu-heun didn’t even pay attention.

 

To Ju So-ah, that looked like confidence.

 

That he could kill at any time.

 

Or silence at any time.

 

Mu Myeong, who had been watching the two, let out a chuckle.

 

“Were you acquainted?”

 

“…”

 

“It seems you were. You should have killed everyone who entered this Secret Realm, yet the reason you kept them alive until the end is… Ah, I think I understand. Jeong Mu-heun, it seems you knew exactly what kind of mechanism exists at this final gateway.”

 

“…”

 

“I was curious. Just who had hidden the existence of this Secret Realm. Now that I’ve solved that mystery, I’m curious about something else. The Black Demon Soul Capturing Formation is a formation technique meant for only one person. If you put that woman into this formation, the demonic energies inside will immediately fly toward her, and you would take that opportunity to…”

 

Mu Myeong, who had trailed off for a moment, lifted the secret manual and continued.

 

“You were planning to obtain this secret manual.”

 

“…I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

 

“I had thought it was you from the beginning.”

 

This wasn’t a lie.

 

Why didn’t Mu Myeong enter immediately when this Secret Realm opened?

 

Because his own realm was too low?

 

Because it was dangerous?

 

Because he didn’t know who might be around?

 

No. It wasn’t for those reasons.

 

The existence of this Secret Realm was thoroughly hidden in his previous life.

 

For that to be possible, he had discussed the conditions that needed to be met beforehand, but this talks about the process before those conditions.

 

Who entered this Secret Realm, and who knew of this Secret Realm’s existence.

 

He needed to know this.

 

To know this, the timing of entering the Secret Realm had to be ‘absolutely last.’

 

“Even at the moment when Geomcheol Woon-pa decided to withdraw, you didn’t enter the Secret Realm and focused all your attention on me.”

 

This was natural.

 

Because no one knew of the existence called Mu Myeong.

 

Because this was a pseudonym.

 

Also, just as Wang Dae-san, who was an elder of Geomcheol Woon-pa, had sensed something from Mu Myeong, Jeong Mu-heun, a warrior of the Divine Transformation Realm, also sensed something from Mu Myeong.

 

That’s why he had stayed put.

 

Since he didn’t know when the Secret Realm might close, using force on the spot would be foolish.

 

Above all, opportunities to kill would arise countless times inside the Secret Realm. But if he didn’t think that far and attacked Mu Myeong right there on the spot, would the warriors of Geomcheol Woon-pa really stay still?

 

There would be those who fled and those who fought.

 

No matter how much of a Divine Transformation Realm warrior he was, he couldn’t rule out the possibility of the Secret Realm closing during that short time.

 

For Jeong Mu-heun before entering the Secret Realm, the action he took then was the most correct judgment.

 

“You must have entered only after I went in. Knowing of Geomcheol Woon-pa’s existence and remembering the faces of those who were there… there was no reason to make a move there.”

 

“…”

 

“If you had stolen the secret manual inside here, you would have gone to Geomcheol Woon-pa immediately upon coming out. Or you would have gone with the demons.”

 

Jeong Mu-heun’s eyes gleamed with undeniable killing intent.

 

Even so, Mu Myeong smiled.

 

He couldn’t help but smile.

 

“You wouldn’t know. What I came to understand from what happened today.”

 

Jeong Mu-heun.

 

Though he has the appearance of a young child now, in the distant future he becomes a proper ‘old man.’

 

Vice Palace Lord of the Heavenly Demon Palace, Cheon Gwi Sa-shin.

 

No one knew his real name.

 

Everyone called him Cheon Gwi Sa-shin.

 

His appearance then and now were quite different, so it was a bit confusing, but looking closely, it was right.

 

He spoke in a quiet voice.

 

“…Hand over that secret manual. Then I’ll spare your life.”

 

Though Jeong Mu-heun was drawing up Natural Energy as if he would strike at any moment, he didn’t care.

 

Mu Myeong had a different question he wanted to ask.

 

The Vice Sect Leader of the Origin Blood Sect.

 

“How is Yu Cheong doing?”

 

* * *

 

Demon Path Zen Master Yu Cheong.

 

In my memory, he was truly a unique individual.

 

Though he was the Vice Sect Leader of the Origin Blood Sect, he wasn’t that active in the Blood Cult’s affairs nor did he overstep his authority.

 

He simply quietly made the weight of the Blood Cult stand out even more as the Vice Sect Leader of the Origin Blood Sect.

 

That didn’t mean he neglected his duties as Vice Sect Leader.

 

He handled practical matters and spent busy days.

 

The reason such a person was unique was that his very existence itself was unique.

 

Blood Sect Leader Cheon Do-ja was the existence who held the Blood Cult firmly in his grasp as the supreme master of Murim, and such Cheon Do-ja had told me, who became the Blood Heaven Heavy Justice, to just leave Yu Cheong alone and not touch him.

 

It wasn’t like he had irritated me enough to touch him in the first place, nor had he interfered in my affairs at every turn.

 

Rather, he helped with what I was trying to do.

 

But the ‘sense of discord’ I felt then and now was clear.

 

What did Cheon Do-ja really think of Yu Cheong?

 

It wouldn’t have been fear. That’s certain.

 

From what I could see, Cheon Do-ja has no such thing as fear. He’s someone born that way.

 

But.

 

It was clear that I had been wary of Yu Cheong.

 

Looking at it now, he was worth being wary of.

 

Even I, who was the Blood Heaven Heavy Sword, had unknowingly concealed information.

 

It’s certain.

 

Yu Cheong definitely has at least the means to clearly understand when the ‘Thousand Year Demon Cult’s Secret Realm’ opens.

 

And he must clearly know what the internal structure is like.

 

And based on that information, he was thoroughly acquiring the Thousand Year Demon Cult’s belongings and deceiving the world.

 

Isn’t that truly remarkable?

 

It was so absurd that laughter burst out.

 

“…You’re quite the laughing type.”

 

I shook my head at those words.

 

That’s a big misunderstanding.

 

I don’t laugh that much.

 

“Sorry, but I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

 

“You don’t know?”

 

“That’s right. But it’s clear that the secret manual in your hands holds considerable value. Hand it over. If you do, I won’t take your life.”

 

I shook my head again.

 

“Don’t you get a sense of who’s in a hurry here yet?”

 

If nothing else, I know Yu Cheong’s personality well enough.

 

“It’s clear that you need to bring this to Yu Cheong for your life to be preserved, yet you’re still acting tough.”

 

“…”

 

“You seem to be bad at grasping the situation, so let me help you a bit. I have something I want to hear from you, and you’ll need this secret manual in my hands. So let’s make a deal.”

 

“…A deal?”

 

“From now on, speak honestly. At this point, what meaning would there be in hiding things anyway?”

 

“…”

 

“If you answer the questions I want answered, this secret manual will end up in your hands.”

 

“…I don’t trust you. Your face is fake to begin with, isn’t it?”

 

“So what?”

 

“…”

 

“Don’t you know who has the upper hand in this situation? Don’t worry about my mask and worry about the mask you’re wearing on your face.”

 

Jeong Mu-heun, who had been running his hand through his hair, seemed to be seriously contemplating something, then asked in a voice dripping with killing intent.

 

“What are you curious about?”

 

“There are several things, but first, will you answer what I talked about earlier?”

 

“…”

 

“If you don’t want to, you don’t have to. As for the secret manual, I can just burn it.”

 

At those words, Jeong Mu-heun gritted his teeth and spoke slowly.

 

“…You’re right. The reason I entered this Secret Realm is because I received orders from ‘that person.'”

 

“Is that person you’re referring to Yu Cheong?”

 

“That’s right.”

 

“What were you trying to do once you got inside?”

 

“…I was going to kill them all.”

 

“And annihilate Geomcheol Woon-pa?”

 

“Not just Geomcheol Woon-pa, but I planned to kill everyone who entered this Secret Realm, as well as all those tracking their whereabouts.”

 

“You couldn’t do it alone, but Yu Cheong couldn’t move directly either, so who was your collaborator?”

 

Jeong Mu-heun, who had hesitated for a moment, sighed and opened his mouth.

 

“Cheon Rim.”

 

Cheon Rim.

 

They’re a merchant group active in the Central Plains.

 

They also operate black markets and are called big players in the underworld.

 

And they had once reached out to ‘Seol-ap’ as well.

 

I stared quietly, then asked slowly.

 

“How did you know information about this Secret Realm?”

 

“…That person told me.”

 

“A divine object?”

 

“…I don’t know the details, but it’s presumed to be a divine object with usage limitations.”

 

That was enough. This much was truly a great harvest.

 

More than that.

 

“Why did you bring Ju So-ah who’s over there?”

 

Jeong Mu-heun glanced at Ju So-ah and answered quietly.

 

“As you said earlier, I planned to make her enter inside the Black Demon Soul Capturing Formation and blur their attention.”

 

“And steal the secret manual in that gap?”

 

“That’s right.”

 

“I guess you never planned to let her live from the start.”

 

Jeong Mu-heun answered with a cold expression.

 

“All ‘outsiders’ who know information about this Secret Realm must die. There are no exceptions to that, not a single one.”

 

At those words, Ju So-ah’s eyes widened greatly.

 

Seeing her legs even stagger, she seemed to have received quite a shock.

 

I didn’t care.

 

Then.

 

“What’s your reason for cooperating with Yu Cheong?”

 

“…To reclaim the life I lost.”

 

I couldn’t help but let out a chuckle.

 

Living continuously in a child’s body could certainly be a big problem.

 

Even when staying still, you get caught up in incidents and accidents, and no matter how strong you are, you’re often treated like a child and ignored.

 

I could understand it.

 

Jeong Mu-heun said to me.

 

“Now hand it over.”

 

I keep promises I make once.

 

I immediately threw the secret manual I was holding to the side.

 

Then the enormous amount of demonic energy surrounding my body began to escape my control and devour the secret manual.

 

“No… don’t!!”

 

Jeong Mu-heun, greatly shocked, kicked off from his position and picked up the completely torn secret manual.

 

That was the first mistake he made.

 

Right now, Jeong Mu-heun has entered inside the formation, and all the demonic energy inside this formation is under my control.

 

Whether his level is high or low doesn’t matter.

 

The Black Demon Soul Capturing Formation was that kind of formation technique from the beginning.

 

The original owner was the secret manual, and I, who picked up that secret manual, became the master of the formation.

 

Jeong Mu-heun, who had been staring blankly at the secret manual completely turning to powder and scattering, raised his head and glared at me.

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