The World’s Greatest is Dead - Chapter 385

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The Heavenly Supreme Has Died – Episode 385
Rebirth of bones and marrow.
It literally meant transforming every joint in one’s body.
For martial artists, it was called a miracle, and people said it was more akin to fortune than a realm achieved through martial study.
‘The physical transformation.’
A realm I had achieved.
The expanded vessel that came with it.
Even the enlightenment that would fill it.
It transformed what had been embedded in the body through one’s lived life—something that should never change—into something that could.
Physician Uiseon’s knowledge explained the rebirth of bones and marrow in such terms.
A miracle that could not be explained through medical science alone, he said.
‘Such a rebirth of bones and marrow….’
I had to furrow my brow at Yoo Cheon-gil’s words suggesting I do it now.
“You suddenly return and speak such nonsense?”
[What do you mean, nonsense? Didn’t you hear me?]
“No, I heard you clearly. That’s precisely why I don’t understand.”
A rebirth of bones and marrow treated as a miracle. Did it make sense that I could do it now?
“…What exactly are you saying we should do? And where would we even go?”
[Stop wasting time and follow me. We don’t have much time. I went through considerable trouble locating it.]
“Locating it?”
[Yes. There was something we needed.]
Yoo Cheon-gil grinned at me.
[Wol-ya Myeong-cho. I’ve found a root of something precious.]
“…!”
My eyes widened at his words. It was Seongheon’s knowledge activating, not my own.
‘Wol-ya Myeong-cho, you say.’
There was a legend that it bloomed from the excrement of a creature called Hwan-su, a dragon of the past.
A luminous herb that bloomed where moonlight shone—and among those, a spiritual herb that bloomed with an extremely rare probability in places saturated with yin energy.
Its value could not even be calculated in currency. Even the Shaolin, known to possess every spiritual herb, was said to lack the Wol-ya Myeong-cho.
Which spoke to how precious this spiritual herb truly was.
‘That he found it.’
I was shocked that he had suddenly located such a thing.
“…Where on earth did you find something like that?”
[I buried it in the back mountain.]
“What?”
What kind of insane thing was he saying?
Buried something in the back mountain? A spiritual herb?
[I thought I’d dig it up and eat it if I ever felt my strength waning…. How was I to know I’d die like this? Tsk….]
Yoo Cheon-gil spoke with an expression of profound regret.
[Since things have come to this, I suppose I should feed it to you and put it to necessary use.]
“…What in the world is….”
I was already bewildered by the fact that Wol-ya Myeong-cho had been buried on the back mountain.
“By consuming that, one achieves a complete metamorphosis of bone and flesh?”
No matter how extraordinary a spiritual herb was, I couldn’t comprehend how simply ingesting it would enable such a transformation.
[You don’t believe me.]
“Of course not.”
[Haha.]
Yoo Cheon-gil laughed at my words. It felt almost like mockery. No, it was definitely mockery.
[This is why those who’ve never experienced things talk so much nonsense.]
“…What did you say?”
[Listen. Do you understand how a metamorphosis of bone and flesh actually occurs?]
“Well….”
[I’m not talking about the establishment of realm, the preparation of vessel, or the application of enlightenment—I mean the fundamental essence.]
“…?”
What else could be fundamental besides that? As I furrowed my brow in confusion.
[A metamorphosis of bone and flesh originates from the friction and collision occurring within a martial artist’s body.]
“…Pardon?”
Friction and collision? What did he mean?
[For something to grow stronger and expand, it requires proportional pain and impact. It’s the same principle as muscles becoming stronger through tearing and regeneration.]
I found myself listening intently despite myself. Yoo Cheon-gil’s expression was grave, and he spoke of things I’d never heard before—knowledge that didn’t even exist in Seongheon’s teachings.
“…How does this collision actually occur?”
[What collision could occur within a martial artist’s body? Ultimately, it’s only vital energy, so we utilize that.]
“Vital energy?”
[Do you know why a metamorphosis of bone and flesh requires at least a certain realm, a vessel, and enlightenment?]
“…I don’t.”
[When a realm is prepared and enlightenment arises from it, the vital energy trembles. At that moment, the vital energy within your body creates a collision, and we utilize that.]
“…!”
My eyes widened.
Enlightenment occurs and vital energy moves. At that moment, collision happens and the metamorphosis of bone and flesh manifests?
‘…Had such information existed?’
It was the first time I’d heard of it.
But.
“Then why is a spiritual herb necessary for that?”
The collision of vital energy—I could accept that. But why would one need to consume a spiritual herb for it?
“Is it because the vital energy increases and must collide more violently?”
It was the simplest logic I could conceive. However.
[Tsk tsk….]
Yoo Cheon-gil merely smiled at my words. As if to say my answer was incorrect.
[How simple-minded you are. If it were that simple, every dog and cow would achieve a metamorphosis of bone and flesh.]
“…Then why is it necessary?”
[The problem is thinking that the collision of inner energy consists solely of internal energy.]
“Then….”
[Do you believe human inner energy exists only as internal energy?]
What else could there be? I wondered if there was something more to a martial artist’s inner energy.
[There’s positive energy and negative energy, isn’t there?]
“…Ah.”
Yoo Cheon-gil provided the answer I had failed to realize.
Positive energy and negative energy.
It was inner energy that not only martial artists but ordinary people possessed as well.
“Surely…. I have to use that too?”
[You don’t necessarily need to prepare both. It’s enough if one side has more abundance…. Though for you, I suspect the negative energy side would be more suitable.]
“You mean me?”
[Yes, you know it yourself, don’t you?]
Yoo Cheon-gil spoke to me with a faint smile.
[That you possess an abnormally abundant amount of negative energy in your body.]
“….”
I closed my mouth. He was right.
‘Did I know?’
My body contains considerable negative energy due to the karma originating from my soul. It’s not that I lack positive energy, but….
‘It must be because of my divine sight.’
A body that can see ghosts and draw close to them.
Because of that, the proportion of negative energy was quite substantial.
[So you can use it.]
“…You mean my negative energy?”
[Wol-ya Myeong-cho is a spiritual herb brimming with negative energy. It possesses considerable inner energy itself, but the ratio of negative energy is overwhelmingly dominant.]
Since it was a spiritual herb that bloomed under moonlight, especially in damp spaces, the possibility was quite strong.
[So if an ordinary person thoughtlessly consumed Wol-ya Myeong-cho, they would be buried under the negative energy and die…. But for you, that’s unlikely to happen.]
He spoke with such certainty that it was almost strange how he declared I would absolutely never suffer such a fate.
“…So, you’re saying I should increase the amount of negative energy and collide it with my inner energy to achieve rebirth and transformation?”
[Now you finally understand.]
“Will that really work…?”
[Ha.]
Yoo Cheon-gil responded to my question as if it were absurd.
[Who do you think I am?]
The confidence and pride contained in that tone.
[I am the Sword Saint Yoo Cheon-gil. If I say it works, then it works.]
Irritatingly, it made me believe him.

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“Phew….”
I climbed the moonlit mountain at night. What kind of cursed business was this?
“Damn, it’s really high.”
It was a mountain behind the Cheongwol Sect. They said it was called Wol-ya Mountain because when the moon hung over the peak, it was so beautiful.
Wol-ya Mountain or whatever.
‘What kind of mountain is this?’
It didn’t seem like something made for humans to climb.
Whoooosh-!!!
I deployed my movement technique and scaled the mountain. There wasn’t a single path made for people to walk on.
Cracks in rocks. Tree branches. I pressed forward precariously, stepping on unstable footholds.
“…Is this really the right place?”
[It is. Ah, watch out for the moss there.]
“What—ack!”
My foot slipped on the rock. Moss had grown in the crevice.
Ahhhhh-!!
“Damn…!!”
I staggered and lost my balance. Just as I was about to plummet into the abyss.
Shing-!! I drew my divine blade and wrapped my energy around it, driving it into the rock.
Crack-crack-crack-!!!
“…This is insane….”
I barely managed to hang on.
[Hehehehe, you almost died.]
Why was this damned old man laughing? Ignoring the cold sweat, I found a crevice and climbed up through it.
“Gasp…. Wheeze….”
No matter how far I’d reached the pinnacle, if I rolled down from here, I’d definitely die. I really almost died.
“Wow….”
I wouldn’t die such a stupid death even if I had to.
I lifted my trembling head and looked upward.
“Why is there moss on this rock….”
It didn’t fit this location. Where did this moss suddenly come from?
I stared at it in bewilderment.
[It means you’re almost there.]
At Yoo Cheon-gil’s words, I focused on the mossy rock.
[It means the humidity is gradually becoming right.]
I could feel the damp air. Was the moss appearing because Wol-ya Myeong-cho was here?
[I see.]
“Yes.”
[If you just keep climbing, it’ll take forever. Deploy Wol Cheon and go. That would be better.]
“….”
Without hesitation, I channeled my energy.
파지지지직—!!!! 새하얀 기운이 온몸에 흐른다. 몸에서 느껴지는 고양감을 토대로 발끝을 날렸다.
Whoosh—!!
The sensation of speed was entirely different from before. The fear that had gripped me about the height vanished.
An artificially induced state of transcendence. It seemed I had entered that realm.
‘Still.’
I needed to remain cautious.
I maintained my balance while trampling the moss beneath my feet. As I continued climbing for some time.
‘My energy is running low….’
I couldn’t maintain Wol Cheon for much longer, and this altitude was becoming dangerous.
[Here it is.]
Yoo Cheon-gil spoke with relief in his voice.
A narrow space appeared ahead. Yoo Cheon-gil was standing there.
The moment I arrived, I released Wol Cheon. As the energy dissipated, my body grew heavy.
“It’s in here?”
[Yes.]
It was a space barely large enough for one person to squeeze through. Given Yoo Cheon-gil’s physique, it seemed he wouldn’t be able to fit inside.
“…Hmm.”
I cautiously stepped into the interior. In that instant.
Whoooooosh———!!!!
“…!!”
My body went rigid.
‘What is this.’
Tremendous yin energy swept past me through the wind.
At this level of yin energy.
‘…It’s on par with what a Demon God would emit?’
That meant an enormous quantity. Fortunately, there was no malice, so it wasn’t the aura of a Demon God itself.
‘My insides are trembling.’
The moment I sensed the yin energy, my body began to shake.
My hands felt strange. Moss spread across every surface, and the walls were damp with moisture.
Gazing into the darkness, I focused my power on Wol-an.
The space cleared. I propelled myself forward.
Splash.
Before long, I felt water against my feet.
A cliff’s edge. Water flowed downward.
[Go down.]
Following the instruction, I made a short leap.
Splash—!!
Water sprayed as my feet became soaked.
“….”
It was bitterly cold—the kind of chill that made my feet feel as though they might freeze solid.
What struck me as strange was that despite such intense cold, the water remained unfrozen.
What was this space, truly? The yin energy alone suggested this was far more than merely the interior of a dungeon.
As I narrowed my eyes to peer through the darkness,
[Look directly ahead.]
Yoo Cheon-gil spoke, and I shifted my gaze in that direction.
There,
“Ah.”
moonlight from an unknown source illuminated a single space with crystalline precision.
Upon the stone bathed in that ethereal glow,
“…Wol-ya Myeong-cho.”
a flower of pristine white bloomed.
Its azure essence shimmered like heat haze rising from summer earth.

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