Survival Guide for the Reincarnated - Chapter 77

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Chapter 77

 

In my previous life, I had truly many experiences.

 

As a Blood Heaven Middle Commander, I swept through the Central Plains, and wherever I went, there were countless people offering me anything and everything.

 

Even though the quality of information naturally coming in had improved, Woon-hwi was only now learning for the first time that Cheon Rim was connected to the Thousand Year Demon Cult.

 

There’s a world of difference between suspecting something and actually knowing it.

 

Yu Cheong, the vice leader of the Original Blood Sect.

 

Just how deep were his schemes?

 

Was he capable of grasping and shaking this entire Murim in his hands?

 

‘…So Cheon Do-ja wasn’t being cautious for nothing.’

 

There were several questions, but that was fine.

 

If I hadn’t been able to recognize a threat as a threat, that would have been a bigger problem, but at least now I knew it was a threat.

 

Then I just needed to find a solution.

 

I briefly traced back the past.

 

The timing of when Woon-hwi left the Original Blood Sect and when Yu Cheong left were different.

 

Strictly speaking, Woon-hwi left first.

 

I faced the pursuers from the Original Blood Sect, the elders, the branch factions, and the entire Murim.

 

Everyone chased Woon-hwi, and by the time I reached the Snow Palace, I heard news that Yu Cheong had left the Blood Cult and rebuilt the Thousand Year Demon Cult.

 

And that was the day Woon-hwi died.

 

I don’t know what happened after that, but there’s a high probability that the true meaning of ‘Demonic Path Under Heaven’ began then.

 

I chuckled softly.

 

What Woon-hwi was looking at now was a Go board.

 

Someone had placed a stone, and Woon-hwi had also placed a stone.

 

Now.

 

It was the opponent’s turn to place a stone.

 

* * *

 

Two days had passed since devastating the Cheon Rim branch.

 

During those two days, the items brought from there were stuffed into the branch warehouse, all the useful weapons were used by the branch members, and the spirit pills and training resources were all consumed.

 

And good things come all at once, they say.

 

Cheon Pung and Han Mu-rin, who had been sitting cross-legged in one corner of the training ground, opened their eyes simultaneously.

 

Energy swirled around both of them.

 

What this meant was simple.

 

Finally, both of them had entered the Flame Qi Four Stages.

 

It wasn’t over.

 

The woman who had been sitting cross-legged next to Woon-hwi also opened her eyes.

 

Energy swirled around her as well.

 

Won Yang.

 

She had entered the Five Dragon Peak Realm.

 

Woon-hwi began offering congratulations to the branch members, and the three people took the Embracing Fist stance as if moved.

 

Ju So-ah, who was watching this series of events, couldn’t shake off her bewildered expression.

 

‘…Is it possible to grow this quickly?’

 

In the case of Cheon Pung and Han Mu-rin, they had reached Jucheon Gyeong two years ago, so considering the timing, their current advancement was perfectly normal.

 

But Won Yang was different.

 

She had reached Yang Gwang I Hyeon just a month ago.

 

Now she had entered the Five Dragon Peak Realm in just one month.

 

She rubbed her face.

 

What is most important to warriors?

 

Some would answer martial arts, but the most important thing isn’t martial arts.

 

The most important thing is experience.

 

That experience includes not just what one goes through as a warrior, but also what kind of people are around them.

 

Ju So-ah’s gaze turned to Seol Woon-hwi, who was standing with his hands behind his back, smiling.

 

That man.

 

That man was drawing out their hidden talents to the extreme.

 

Why was a teacher necessary?

 

Now she was beginning to understand.

 

What Woon-hwi taught were definitely ascending martial arts.

 

Though she still didn’t fully understand, a Five Dragon Peak Realm warrior was passing down tremendous martial arts reaching Heaven and Earth Grade or even Martial God Grade, and Manager Seong, a Body Establishment Boundary warrior, was refining them.

 

They were unintentionally absorbing the ascending martial arts that Woon-hwi wanted to convey.

 

And if Ju So-ah, who was at the same Flame Qi Four Stages, taught them.

 

Through gradually lower-level education, they could grasp and feel what was different and what was correct.

 

Well then, what more was there to say?

 

The results were right before their eyes.

 

‘…Is he really… a monster?’

 

Ju So-ah scratched her head and turned around.

 

She saw Won Yang glaring at her.

 

A smile formed on her lips.

 

Until now, she had been accepting her as just a cute younger sister, but somehow it felt like she might be caught up to.

 

So she should start educating her from now on.

 

“Won Yang.”

 

“…What?”

 

“Shall we have a sparring match?”

 

“Let’s do it, sparring.”

 

Just as Ju So-ah was about to say something to Won Yang, who answered without hesitation.

 

A man was entering the branch.

 

It was Im Mu-nam, the chief mediator of Samgok Sangmaeng.

 

“Hahahaha. Branch Master. Have you been well?”

 

Behind Im Mu-nam, five carts entered together.

 

It was the 600 geun of Divine Ginseng Flower that had been promised.

 

And seeing Im Mu-nam, Woon-hwi smiled meaningfully.

 

And strangely, that smile gave Ju So-ah a somewhat chilling feeling, so she said to Won Yang beside her.

 

“…Don’t mind it and let’s go.”

 

“Yes. Let’s go.”

 

“Do you have any feelings against me?”

 

“I don’t.”

 

Ju So-ah was dumbfounded by Won Yang’s immediate answer without even thinking.

 

* * *

 

In the Branch Main Hall, Woon-hwi was having a private meeting with Im Mu-nam.

 

Im Mu-nam caught his breath and said with a grin.

 

“This time we were especially lucky. There’s a full 150 geun of Superior Divine Three Harmony. Hahaha.”

 

Woon-hwi silently looked at Im Mu-nam, who was laughing like that.

 

That gaze was truly strange and so blatant that Im Mu-nam’s laughter turned into an awkward laugh, and eventually he scratched his head and erased his smile.

 

“…Well, why are you looking at me like that? Did I do something wrong?”

 

“Something wrong… If I had to say, there is one thing.”

 

“What would that be?”

 

“Making me wait until you get to the main point – that’s your mistake.”

 

The corner of Im Mu-nam’s mouth twitched.

 

“…I thought you were an extraordinary person, but I didn’t know you were to this extent. Did you connect it directly? Or did you make a guess?”

 

“Neither.”

 

“Then what?”

 

“From the beginning.”

 

“…Pardon?”

 

“I thought it was strange from the very beginning.”

 

“…I shouldn’t have made any mistakes, so how could that be?”

 

“Consciousness and unconsciousness are thoroughly separated. That is the most basic principle of martial arts. Even if mind and body become one, no matter how high the realm of a martial artist, even a master of Primordial Sole Existence, those two can never become one.”

 

“…”

 

“It’s already ridiculous that a Heaven-Human Realm martial artist is acting as a mediator, but trying to hide your identity was even cute.”

 

Im Mu-nam chuckled.

 

“…There is a special great method. Even martial artists of higher realms than me didn’t notice, yet Branch Master, who is merely at Flame Qi Four Stages, noticed.”

 

“You’re not even denying it.”

 

“I’m acknowledging Branch Master’s extraordinariness. In such a situation, there’s no reason to deny it, is there?”

 

“Extraordinariness… So that’s how you judge it.”

 

“You mentioned Go from the moment we first met. Then and now, I am purely amazed. You truly are an enigmatic existence.”

 

Im Mu-nam straightened his posture.

 

“Good. Master Hyeon Seol-rin’s boldness and spirit are too impressive. You even know how to read the board… If you played Go, there would surely be no one in the vicinity of Yang-ryeong who could dare oppose you. So I ask: how far are you looking…”

 

“Before that, let’s unify the form of address first.”

 

Im Mu-nam said with the same smiling face.

 

“Then from now on, I’ll unify it as Young Master.”

 

“Good. Continue what you were saying.”

 

“How far are you looking ahead?”

 

“Then how far do you think I’m looking?”

 

Im Mu-nam, who was about to answer immediately, closed his mouth.

 

“Wow… You’re sharp. I almost made a slip of the tongue after a long time.”

 

“I’m curious about something – who set up this board?”

 

“That’s difficult to tell you.”

 

“Then did you give advice?”

 

“I did give advice, but I didn’t anticipate all these results.”

 

“Then how far did the results you anticipated go?”

 

“Do you wish to see my hand?”

 

“Normally I wouldn’t have cared, but this time I’m a bit curious.”

 

Im Mu-nam smiled broadly.

 

“I want to establish a friendly relationship with Young Master, so I’ll tell you.”

 

Im Mu-nam, who had caught his breath, quietly continued.

 

“I won’t deny it. Cheon Rim establishing a branch in Cheongsu Village wasn’t because of the gold mine.”

 

He smiled.

 

“You’re not saying it was because of an ‘experiment.'”

 

“…You keep surprising me. Yes. I won’t hide it anymore. It was because of an experiment. Whether Young Master did it alone or mobilized the power of Snow Palace doesn’t matter. What matters is that the Ten Thousand Year Snow Palace’s territory reached the outskirts of the Central Plains.”

 

He gestured as if to continue.

 

“We established a branch in Cheongsu Village because we were confident that the Ten Thousand Year Snow Palace wouldn’t reach there.”

 

“Is that so.”

 

“Yes. The current supreme leader of Snow Palace, Master Seol Jung-cheon, has no interest in expanding territory. The more enemies you have, the more you have to protect.”

 

He remained quiet.

 

“But from the moment Snow Palace swallowed Yang-ryeong, what was happening at our Cheon Rim branch was bound to be revealed. Above all, since Cheon Rim was the one that helped crush Seol-ap, which Young Master had managed… we had no choice but to make concessions and apologize.”

 

“So the choice you made was the Divine Ginseng Flower?”

 

“Yes. That was our gesture of apology. Of course, you don’t have to accept it. Then we can prepare other compensation.”

 

“I don’t know what that compensation would be, but if we both want too many things, only fatigue will remain in the end.”

 

“Exactly right. It’s been so long since we’ve communicated this well.”

 

Im Mu-nam smiled.

 

“I’d like to ask again. How far are you looking?”

 

“I’m looking at the end.”

 

At Woon-hwi’s words, the air seemed to freeze. It wasn’t a simple answer but a declaration that he could see through everything.

 

“I’m also looking at the end.”

 

“Do you think the end I’m thinking of and the end you’re thinking of are the same?”

 

“I don’t think they’ll be different. But if we acknowledge each other’s domains and accept our different methods, how could there be conflict?”

 

“You’re right. So right that it sounds too wrong instead.”

 

“…Is that so.”

 

To summarize, it was simple.

 

All of this was Cheon Rim’s scheme.

 

From the moment Woon-hwi seized Yang-ryeong, Cheon Rim moved, and according to their plan, they approached the Ten Thousand Year Snow Palace through the chief mediator of Samgok Sangmaeng. On the surface it was a deal to share profits, but in reality it was a ‘gift’ prepared by Cheon Rim.

 

Woon-hwi waited.

 

Two days had passed since he devastated Cheon Rim’s branch, but Cheon Rim’s people hadn’t shown themselves. But what actually appeared was Im Mu-nam, so the moment he saw him, everything became clear.

 

Woon-hwi asked.

 

“What’s your name?”

 

Im Mu-nam tilted his head.

 

“It’s Im Mu-nam. I told you then…”

 

“Not that, I’m asking for your real name.”

 

“…”

 

“Is it difficult to answer?”

 

“Do you think Im Mu-nam is a false name?”

 

“Did I guess wrong?”

 

“…No. You didn’t guess wrong.”

 

Im Mu-nam took the Embracing Fist posture.

 

“I’ll greet you again. I am Seo Hyo, the Bright Lord of Cheon Rim.”

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