Reincarnated Swordmaster - Chapter 878



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Causality?!

“What does it mean that causality is a weapon?”

When I asked Jegal Yu-ryong, he did not answer, but leaned his back against a nearby tree stump. Then he muttered with a relaxed expression.

“It’s been a few years… I feel like I’ve found some peace of mind.”

“Please explain.”

“Please wait. I want to rest for a bit.”

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After saying those words, he abruptly closed his eyes and sat down to rest.

“Hey, hey.”

It seemed as if he had let down even the minimum vigilance that a martial artist should have, as if he didn’t even worry about being attacked by us. The higher the level of a martial artist, the more he would keep his minimum senses alive to react reflexively when an enemy approached, so he could respond to a surprise attack even while sleeping, but it felt like Zhuge Liulong had let down even that.

Seriously – he’s so defenseless that he’s speechless even if he dies. I can’t understand how he could do that in front of us, who aren’t even his complete allies.

” ……”

Why is that guy acting like that all of a sudden?

When Zhuge Liulong suddenly said he wanted to rest, I was at a loss as to what to do. As I looked at him with bewildered eyes, Zhuge Liang told me to leave him alone with his eyes, so I decided to just sit down and rest.

‘Ugh… I haven’t been able to rest much lately either…’

During that time, I spent all my free time working or teaching martial arts to Seomunhye day and night. I don’t get tired even without eating or sleeping, thanks to my endless internal energy, but that doesn’t mean I don’t like resting. I decided to enjoy a short break that I haven’t had in a while.

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The sound of birdsong flowed. And when everyone sat down and rested in a strange silence – I could understand why Zhuge Liulong wanted to rest.

Zhuge Liulong believes that the protection and causality he has now obtained from Ban Gu are great powers.

The spirit, exhausted from fighting against the despair of this world where even the odds of victory are nil, has finally caught a glimpse of a slight chance of victory – this must be the expression of a desire to rest one’s mind and body, even if only for a moment!

After a while, Zhuge Liulong opened his eyes as if he had rested enough and said.

“Baek Woong. Before coming here from Jangnyeonggok today, what did you think you needed to prepare to destroy the heavens?”

There was a new liveliness in his eyes. I yawned and answered.

” … I didn’t really think about it. I just thought that it would take a certain amount of strength to stand up to such overwhelming power. I came here thinking that it would be nice if Bango’s protection had that much strength.”

“I see.”

“What are you trying to say?”

“There is no longer any need to research ways to counter the celestial battleships or the powerful magic of the Great Immortals. This is because the natural order of this world has begun to blow toward us.”

“……?”

“Now that I have the causality, I don’t have to worry anymore…”

What the hell is this?

If we destroy the heavens, the heavenly forces will naturally move to kill us, but is it because we lost interest? However, unexpectedly, Jegal Sa, who was listening from the side, spoke with a sharp look in his eyes.

“I agree with that, brother. Now we just need to prepare the groundwork.”

“You guys, prepare yourselves. We will notify you when we are ready to attack.”

“Okay. Then let’s break up like this.”

“Then I will contact you through Bua’s magic.”

Paat

After saying those words, Zhuge Liulong stood up from his seat and went somewhere. As I looked at the place where Zhuge Liulong had disappeared with empty eyes, Zhuge Shi also stood up from his seat and spoke.

“My lord. I will proceed with the plan to make Miho a god by contacting Seimei. Give the pure fish to Seimei and come back.”

“Wait a minute. Is this really the end? You don’t even know what Bango’s blessing is, and you’re seriously preparing to conquer Heaven when you’ve lost only the Seven Heavenly Rules?”

“Okay. Just get ready.”

“I don’t understand. There’s no way to deal with the Two-Sun or the Great Shinsun…!!”

As I muttered in confusion, Zhuge Liang spoke.

“My lord, there was a time when I was blessed with great fortune and everything I wanted came true.”

“That’s right.”

That must have been the 12th life. I received the blessing of great fortune out of nowhere and stormed the palace, and then I was followed by an incredible amount of luck that was impossible for common sense to come, and I succeeded in destroying the palace forces, but I eventually died as soon as the blessing ended. Of course, the blessing of great fortune was quite useful, so I remember using it a few times as a one-time thing.

Zhuge Liang’s words continued.

“The situation we will face from now on will be a little different, but it will be similar to the blessing of great fortune.”

” … what?”

“To be exact, it’s more like a trend of the times rather than a great fortune. A huge wind blowing toward the fate of this world… shall we say.”

“……?”

“Zhuge Liu Long was a master of the Eight Trigrams. The moment he received Ban Gu’s protection, he would have been able to divine the principles of the Eight Trigrams through the Eight Trigrams. And the moment he was convinced that all the flows were in order, all the tension would have been released. That’s because it would have been something that could not have happened without Ban Gu’s power. It was possible because he had obtained the law of causality in the right direction.”

“The trend follows… hmm…”

Is it so great to follow the trend?

I said, trying to understand Zhuge Liang’s words.

“So, are you saying that a powerful stroke of luck, like a great fortune, will befall all of your colleagues?”

“You could see it that way, but it wouldn’t be applied that simply. As you know, there was a limit to that great overlap.”

“That’s right.”

“It’s applied in a different way… but since it’s under Ban-go’s protection, its limits are probably immeasurable. We just have to enjoy ourselves from now on. Either way, we’ll be able to destroy Heaven.”

” ……”

I don’t get it.

Isn’t that too hopeful?

At first, I couldn’t figure out what Zhuge Shi was talking about. So, I took the two of them and returned to Jinlang Valley, my base, from Hangsan. Then, as Zhuge Shi had said, I decided to wait and see what would happen next.

‘What’s wrong with causality?’

A few days later, Seimei sent a shikigami to call me urgently. A shikigami is a type of summoned beast created through yin-yang magic, and it was made of paper, and I carried it on my person for communication. I headed to Dongyeong as Seimei called me.

Paat

When they arrived at Dongyeong, Seimei spoke without hiding his surprise.

“Hey, look at this.”

“……!!”

I was surprised. The Miho that Seimei had captured through the Tsuchimikado clan was trapped in a barrier seal, and that Miho was emitting a bright golden light from her entire body. That golden light contained divine power, so at first glance, I could tell that Miho was evolving into a being from another dimension. Seimei said.

“I didn’t do anything to Miho, I just kept her in a state of suspended animation in a barrier seal. But since yesterday, her spiritual power has been increasing continuously, and now it’s gotten to the point where even if all the Onmyoji put in their effort, it’s difficult to maintain this barrier.”

” … What happened?”

“That’s what I wanted to ask. Have you received the protection of Bango that you said you would receive last time?”

“Yeah. Actually…”

I explained the situation to Seimei. Seimei thought about it carefully and then said.

“It seems that the causality of Jeonghyang has taken effect on Miho. Of course, that would be the only way to eliminate the sense of incongruity of causality. No matter what, you can’t defeat Heaven with your bare hands, so you’ll need ingredients.”

” What are you talking about?”

“It seems like the scholars didn’t explain it in detail because they were afraid you would get overconfident, but since Miho’s condition is urgent right now, I’ll tell you. To put it simply, from the moment she received Bango’s protection…”

Seimei pointed at me with his index finger.

“The world has begun to revolve around you!”

“……?!”

What does this mean?

While I was dumbfounded by the sudden remark, Seimei spoke.

“The common will of those gathered there was one: to overthrow the Heavenly Realm. And if Zhuge Liulong and Zhuge Shi were so confident in their chances of victory while talking about causality, it is easy to guess the effect of Ban Gu’s protection. That is to say, until you achieve [overthrowing the Heavenly Realm], all causality in this world will flow in a way that unconditionally benefits you.”

“Is it like a superposition of fortunes?”

“It may be the same in that it is advantageous to you, but it is not as extreme as the overlapping of great fortunes. It will be easier to think of the fate of the world as continuously changing in order to lead to your victory in the end while aligning the cause and effect as naturally as possible.”

” ah.”

At that moment, I thought of Peking Opera.

In Peking Opera, the good and bad roles are fixed – but the way they act can make the progress of the play different for each troupe. Does that mean that the flow and history of this world are unconditionally based on our victory?

Gulp

‘It’s amazing…’

If that were true, it would not be an exaggeration to say that the world revolved around us. This was because the great law of causality was smoothly flowing and the results were consistent, promising our victory.

In a sense, it has an effect that surpasses the overlap of the great fortunes!

I said it just in case.

“Then the reason why Zhuge Liang and Zhuge Liang said that they had to prepare…”

“Of course, the greater the sense of dissonance in the law of causality, the higher the probability that Ban-go’s protection will end sooner. No matter how much you offer up the Seven Remedies, isn’t that protection also finite? If you can induce only naturalness by matching the conditions for winning as much as possible, that protection will be close to being invincible.”

” …….!!”

“And now, Miho’s sudden strengthening of her spiritual powers could also be said to be the work of causality to maintain Bango’s protection for a long time.”

Seimei said that with a satisfied look.

“I was waiting for the cooperation of the Twelve Laws, but I guess I don’t need it now. I don’t need to offer up treasures either. I can just evolve into a Kishin in this state.”

” for a moment!”

” what’s the matter?”

“… If I evolve into a Kishin, Miho’s current personality will disappear?”

“That’s what will happen.”

” ……”

“It can’t be helped. But we can’t just leave Miho alone and make it difficult to conquer the Queen Mother of the West, and if we can’t kill her, we have no choice but to evolve her into a Kisin and use her at full power.”

Even though it was something I had suggested, I felt guilty when it actually happened. I was thinking about how much was at stake in this life, so I thought it was an inevitable sacrifice, and at the same time, I suddenly felt a great sense of guilt toward Miho, whose life had been trampled on in this life. So I told Seimei.

“Seimei. Release the barrier for a moment. I want to give the obsidian to Miho.”

” … Are you out of your mind? What do you plan on doing if she goes berserk because of the obsidian’s magic after coming all this way?”

“With my current spiritual power, I should be able to endure it.”

“Hmm… I guess there’s nothing I can do.”

Seimei released the seal that had imprisoned Miho with a trembling expression. Then, when I gave obsidian to Miho who was released from the seal, Miho made a pained expression for a moment and repeated the color of her eyes changing like Seimei. Then, as if she had adapted, she returned to her original state and spoke.

“Baek Woong. I have something to say.”

When I released Miho from the barrier, Miho looked at me with a complicated expression and said.

” … Would you like me to fight the Queen Mother of the West?”

“No. I will defeat the Queen Mother of the West.”

“Whew… How did this happen?”

She thought about it for a while and then said.

“Baek Woong, then I will become a god. But after I become a god, you call my name.”

” what?”

“Then I can return to my current personality.”

” … ah!”

I could tell what Miho was saying.

The connection of ‘fate’!

But that was only in a very special situation, the final stages of the Seven Days’ Trials, that Miho from the previous episode was able to get over the big shackles. Is it possible to do that even in a situation other than the Seven Days’ Trials? When I worried, Miho smiled.

“You can do it. Because Bango’s protection is with you now.”

It was just as Miho said. Not long after Miho became a spirit, I called out Miho’s name, and Miho immediately regained her original personality. A spirit is supposed to fill the [God’s Vessel] that was completely empty when it was first born, but through the ritual of calling out her name, I was able to ignore that and successfully restore Miho to her original state.

I thought that Bango’s protection was real when I easily obtained the powerful Miho who had the power of a god.

‘This, this might really be possible.’

Everything is going my way.

Wouldn’t it be okay if there were no Chilyo?!

And when I returned to Jangnyeonggok with Miho, Mangryang was waiting for me and said.

“Baek Woong. Congratulations on getting Miho back. With this, your chances of conquering Heaven have greatly increased.”

“Mangryang. How much preparation do I have to make to be able to definitely eliminate the heavens with Bango’s protection?”

“I did some calculations with my uncle, but… I came to the conclusion that if I have Ban-gu’s protection, I can do anything roughly. It seems that my uncle is also thinking of joining up with Zhuge Liu Long once he finishes the necessary preparations.”

” ……”

Is that all you mean?

‘Okay. Then, if I just destroy the heavens, I can immediately break through the flood…!!’

As my mouth fell open in joy, Mangryang warned me with sharp eyes.

“But Baekwoong, keep this in mind. We have already made a fatal mistake. So always remember that if you do not keep your mouth shut until the end… disaster will strike.”

Careful with your mouth?

‘Ah, so you’re talking about not divulging anything about your past life.’

Could it really be that leaking it would be a disaster enough to overturn everything and even ignore Ban-go’s protection? I didn’t think it would be like that, but I didn’t think that Mangryang or Jegalsa would say something nonsensical, so I answered seriously.

“Okay. I’ll be very careful with my words.”