Reincarnated Swordmaster - Chapter 865



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True empty hometown

Miyamoto Musashi went to Honganji. To be exact, it was the Higashi Honganji (東本願寺) that Fuma Kotaro had told him about. This was the eastern part of the Honganji that was divided into east and west, and it was built to oppose the western Honganji called Nishi Honganji (西本願寺).

The reason this place was built was because the Honganji power was destroyed by Oda Nobunaga, who was called the Sixth Heavenly Demon King, and when the previous head priest, Honganji Kennyo, died, the power of his sons, Kennyo and Junnyo, was divided. As a result of the fight between the two sons, the largest Buddhist power in Dongying was divided in two.

Taat

Miyamoto Musashi stood on a hill overlooking Honganji and was silent. Then he spoke softly.

“Where is that guy named Honganji Jonoshin?”

In the darkness, Kotaro Fuma answered with a grin.

“I’ve already sent the letter. You can go to the small temple behind Higashi Honganji at midnight tonight.”

Fuma Kotaro had followed Musashi after completing his reconnaissance mission. Although he did not know Tokugawa Ieyasu’s intentions, he was at least able to confirm that he, Yodo-dono, and Hideyori were close friends. And Fuma Kotaro, who was curious about Musashi’s actions, decided to help him.

At midnight that day.

Musashi recovered his strength and headed to the meeting place. There, he saw a monk with his back to the door, chanting to a Buddhist statue inside a small temple.

Woof woof… .

Is that a chant?

It sounded more like the howling of an animal than chanting.

When Musashi opened the door and remained silent, the monk slowly stood up from his seat and spoke.

[Are you the warrior who wanted to see me?]

It feels more like a sound than a word.

Swish

“… … !!”

At that moment, Musashi reflexively pulled out his sword.

monster!!

The monk’s face was not human. It was not human, but rather a demon who committed atrocities, or something more bizarre. It was a face so horrifying that even Musashi, who had a strong will, was surprised, so a normal person would faint or lose their mind the moment they saw that face.

Musashi then responded calmly.

“Yes. Are you the Honganji Jonoshin?”

[I am Jonosin.]

“My name is Miyamoto Musashi. I have only one question.”

[… … .]

“Do you know the Wonwolcheonsal method?”

Honganji Jonoshin stood still in silence. Then he spoke.

[A group of words I have seen in ancient texts…]

Found it!

I finally found a clue to the Wonwolcheonsalbeop!

Honganji Jonoshin gestured to Miyamoto Musashi and said:

[Follow me, masked warrior!]

“A ghost mask?”

[A person like you is called a genius with a ghost face…]

Miyamoto Musashi knew that the Jonoshin in front of him was no match for him in terms of brute force. However, strangely, he did not feel like cutting down the opponent in front of him. This was because he realized that the opponent had the clue to advance to the Gwentsatsuri method and was a person who had accumulated tremendous knowledge and wisdom.

The two men left the narrow temple and stood in front of Higashi Honganji. This huge temple was considered the largest in Dongying and was the pride of the Shinshu Otani sect.

After a while, when Jonosin chanted something, the empty space began to ripple like waves.

Swaying… .

As Jonoshin stepped into the ripples, he mysteriously disappeared as if he had been sucked into a place where there was nothing. Even though there was no separate side door to Higashi Honganji, he disappeared like a ghost! Musashi was bewildered by the strange sight, but soon realized that it was some kind of magic and followed him inside.

As expected, the interior of the space seemed to be part of a huge library, not a temple. A huge mountain of books stretched out to the horizon at the end of the field of vision! It was the first time he had seen so many books, so Musashi looked around in surprise, and Honganji Jonoshin sat on the mountain of books and rested his chin on it as he spoke.

[Miyamoto Musashi… I can teach you about the Won-Gyeol-Cheon-Sal-Beop. What will you give me in return?]

“cost?”

It’s so annoying

As he raised his hand, the words of the secret law moved as if they were alive above the monster’s grasp. He was a considerable sorcerer and magician.

[I am the true dark dharma master of the Shinshu Ootani sect. In this video, aside from Abe no Seimei, I am the one who is closest to the darkness of the world… What price will you give me?]

“What are Honganji Kennyo and Kyonyo?”

[… are just human.]

“So you’re saying you’re not human?”

[Yes, I am a half-blood with a god.]

At that moment, a light flashed in Honganji Jonoshin’s eyes.

[When the previous head of the clan, Hunganji Kennyo, saw that he was losing the war against the Six Heavenly Demon King Oda Nobunaga, he summoned a dark being from another dimension and had it mix its blood with his woman… Therefore, I am a demigod and a human.]

“… … .”

[You’re not that surprised… You’ve probably already encountered the darkness of the world. Isn’t that why you’ve been looking for the Wonwolcheonsal method?]

“What I want to know is whether the Wonwolcheonsalbeop really has the power to kill a god.”

[How hasty. Why would I tell you that when I haven’t even received payment yet?]

“What do you want?”

In response to Miyamoto Musashi’s question, Honganji Jonoshin answered.

[I want half of your life.]

“… … .”

[Usually, human lifespan is useless, but you are a ghost-faced being… . A being with boundless destiny and potential. I think that is a sufficient bargaining price.]

Half of my life?

Miyamoto Musashi thought for a moment.

‘It’s my life… .’

I didn’t really want to live long. I don’t even know why I was born into this world. I just became strong because I could, and I could say I just lived however I could. The reckless idea of ​​attacking Tokugawa Ieyasu’s headquarters may have been because I wasn’t so obsessed with life. However, Miyamoto Musashi eventually said.

“I won’t give it to you.”

He just didn’t want to deal with the sorcerer. He was the type of person who would never do something he didn’t like, even if it meant dying.

[Oh… . You’ll never know about the Wonwolcheonsal method, right? Let me tell you, this is knowledge hidden deep in the darkness, so even Abe no Seimei wouldn’t know about it. If you refuse my offer, you’ll regret it.]

“Regret is….”

Blood flowed into Musashi’s eyes. He was filled with thoughts of killing Jonoshin and then stealing the information.

“I’ll do it after you die.”

Phew!!

At that moment, Musashi jumped forward and cut off Honganji Jonoshin’s head. However, the moment he thought he had cut off the head, Jonoshin’s entire body turned into paper, and giant monsters were summoned from both sides.

Ku-Kung

[You fool… I had already prepared with the origami magic. Zenki (front demon), Goki (back demon)! Kill him.]

Six monsters shaped like snakes and toads simultaneously attacked Musashi. Miyamoto Musashi, who gracefully climbed up on the back of the Zenkiin snake, tried to cut off its neck, but it was too strong and he could not cut it.

Teeing

“… … !!”

Amazing hardness!

Musashi, who was dealing with a summoned beast for the first time, was confused.

‘Is the sword not working? If so, try increasing the strength… .’

Hwaruruk

At that moment, the toad Goki emitted a huge fan-shaped flame from his mouth. Musashi managed to avoid the range by rolling just in time, but the power was terrifying. Musashi, who had not known that a sorcerer could be this powerful, was dizzy, but soon he concentrated his mind and began to fight calmly.

‘Let’s go!’

Peeing

Musashi flew forward with the momentum of the unification of his swords and stabbed the snake in the throat. This was because he felt that his opponent’s weakness was somewhere there.

And Jonosin, who was watching from somewhere, laughed at him.

[Hahahahaha!! Trying to kill my summons with a sword that isn’t even enchanted with magic? It’s like hitting a rock with an egg… Oh… What?!]

Fu Chemical

[That… sword.]

As the snake’s head burst apart with one stab from Musashi, Jonoshin muttered in shock. The burst head soon turned into a lump of paper and scattered. This was because Zenki and Goki were also subject to the origami technique.

Health!!

Proof of a true master!

Certainly, no matter how powerful the summoner was, it was helpless and was bound to retreat in front of Kang Ki. This was because it could be said to be the embodiment of a powerful ideological season.

However, there were less than ten people in this land of Dongyeong who could use their power, and even those were only a few top swordsmen, and they were all at a mediocre level. Did that kid reach that high level that even the masters who had lived their entire lives eating only swords could not reach?

Phew

When Musashi attacked Goki once again, Goki also collapsed helplessly. And as soon as Musashi cut down Goki, he glared at Jonoshin, who was hiding, as if he had figured out his location. Jonoshin, sensing that his hiding technique had been discovered, quickly revealed himself and said.

[Okay… good. Musashi. Your skills are amazing. Then how about something like this?]

Jeokbuk

Musashi began to approach step by step. Jonoshin spoke desperately.

[Half of your life is up. I will just give you the torture that contains the Wonwolcheonsal method, so step aside. I do not want to fight you anymore.]

Musashi laughed at those words.

“You’re telling me to believe something like that when we were just killing each other?”

[Really. I’ll give it to you right now.]

Whirlyrick

Jonoshin used telekinesis to throw five books to Musashi. When Musashi moved his blade elegantly and placed the five books on top of his blade, Jonoshin was amazed by his divine skill without realizing it. Although he looked young, he must have already surpassed the level of a master.

[…The five volumes of the text are connected. Its origin is Gudara (百濟), and the book was written by Biryu (沸流), the half-brother of Onjo (溫祚).]

Jonoshin already knew that he was within Musashi’s attack radius, so he had to desperately divulge information to divert his attention.

“Gudar? What is that?”

[An ancient nation that existed thousands of years ago on the peninsula where present-day Goryeo is located. At that time, the peninsula was divided into three powers, and it was the Three Kingdoms period of Goguryeo, Kudara, and Silla. And Biryu was the founder of Kudara.]

“… … .”

[It is said that Biryu was a divine being who descended from the sky. And it is said that he briefly crossed over to Dongying and interacted with the Kotoamatsukami, the gods of Dongying, and handed over these five books to them.]

“How did you get such a book?”

[Do you know Emperor Godaigo? When he called himself the Kenmu Reformer and the world fell into chaos, the Imperial Palace was destroyed and the dark knowledge and treasures there were scattered to all sorts of places. And most of them are right here, in the dark library of the Shinshu Ootani sect.]

“… … .”

Genmushin-cho.

Suddenly, the moment he heard that word, Miyamoto Musashi was reminded of a scene he had seen in the past.

The day when I offered alcohol and sacrifices to the sacred tree – the day my father died.

At that time, the words “Genmusinjeong” were clearly engraved in red on the shrine behind the sacred tree.

No, not only then.

All three shrines where his father had performed human sacrifices and held ceremonies had Kenmusinjeong written on them. Musashi became curious and asked about it.

“What kind of being is Emperor Godaigo?”

[He is the emperor who fought the final battle with Ashikaga Takauji, the founder of the Muromachi shogunate, to protect imperial power in ancient times. When he fought the final battle, he was carrying a powerful treasure called Sanjinki (三神器), but he gave a fake Sanjinki to Ashikaga Takauji and took the real one himself, dividing the world into the Southern and Northern Dynasties.]

After saying that, Jonosin took a breath for a moment and continued speaking.

[It is said that the real Sansingi of Emperor Godaigo is in the residence of the current emperor. However, in reality, it has been taken to Goryeo. This is because Emperor Godaigo was robbed of the Sansingi.]

“There are three gods in Goryeo?”

[Yes. One day, a divine being in Goryeo invaded Emperor Godaigo’s palace and stole all of the Three Sacred Treasures. Emperor Godaigo, who barely managed to maintain power with the divine power of the Three Sacred Treasures, was so flustered that he ended up making the wrong choice… He decided to borrow the power of the sealed Amatsukami.]

“… … .”

[When Amatsukami awoke and the world fell into chaos, dark marks were engraved everywhere, and [gates] were created that made it easy for [old beings] and dark deities to descend into this world. Dimensional gates (次元門) also appeared… It seemed that the chaos of that era was somehow resolved, but the world fell into even more chaos.]

“Jonoshin. Do you happen to know what is going on?”

Musashi told Honganji Jonoshin about the past human sacrifice rituals he had experienced. When Honganji Jonoshin heard the whole story, he said:

[That is correct. That shrine is a passageway for the Amatsukami god that Emperor Godaigo created. Your father must have obtained the knowledge to open that gate and performed the ritual.]

“Why was the word ‘Genmusinjeong’ engraved on that shrine?”

[It is a symbol of an alliance whereby Amatsukami will fully support Emperor Godaigo’s regime if he obtains a human sacrifice and ascends to the throne.]

“… … .”

[Are all your questions answered now?]

“Not yet. Are these five books really written about swordsmanship that can cut down a god?”

[I don’t think so at all…]

Jonoshin said hesitantly.

[The book is called the Book of Five Rings. It contains a record of the conversation between Kudara’s Biryu and the Kotoamatsukami, and during that conversation, the term “Gunetsuten Slaughter Method” appears…]

“Can I read it?”

[It was originally written in ancient language, but I translated it because I was interested in the book.]

“If I don’t understand something while reading, I’ll come back again.”

Swish!

[… … !!]

At that moment, Musashi swung his sword and space was cut, and he passed through the space as if nothing had happened.

Musashi came outside and thought.

‘Why did the gods discuss the Wonwolcheonsal method?’

Everything will be written in this Book of Five Relationships.