Reincarnated Swordmaster - Chapter 883



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Yeo Dong-bin’s question suddenly reminded me of something old.

It seemed like Yeo Dong-bin had told a similar story in the past.

[ Are you trying to become a monster in order to catch a monster? ]

It was when I came out after hearing the clue about the fusion of chaos and Tae-Heo from the Master of Mangryang. At that time, Yeo Dong-Bin unexpectedly appeared without being summoned, and it was unusual because he appeared purely by expending his own power. And then Yeo Dong-Bin told me something that I couldn’t tell if it was a lament or something, and then he said he would reserve his judgment and disappeared.

‘Somehow it feels like the conversation from back then has been extended.’

Of course, Yeo Dong-bin could not possibly have any memories of that time. However, I could immediately tell that the way he was looking at me now was the same as back then. I thought about it carefully and then answered.

“Wouldn’t it be okay if we could save humanity in some way?”

” ……”

When I put it back to Yeo Dong-bin in his own words, Yeo Dong-bin’s expression became deep in thought. I felt uneasy about his expression, so I asked him again.

“Do you think it’s wrong to become a god?”

In fact, I was in a state where it wouldn’t be strange if I became a god someday. My divine powers weren’t at that level yet, but if I continued to accumulate divine powers in my future lives, I was sure I would reach the realm of a god. Of course, it would take a long time—hundreds or even thousands of years.

However, it is certainly a realistic problem, and it is only a matter of time. With that background, deification is no longer a philosophical problem that I can grasp at in the sky.

Yeo Dong-bin opened his mouth.

“Lotus. There certainly have been people in the past who thought like you. However, nowhere in the world does a benevolent god exist who only benefits humans… Why would that be?”

“Hmm.”

It’s an unexpected story.

‘Come to think of it, there must have been many humans who wanted to become gods, so why can’t we even see the nose of a good god?’

In the case of Amaterasu, she seems to like humans and try to help them, but she was a creator goddess and an ancient goddess, so she was a divinity from the beginning. This is not an example of a human becoming a god. And, as Yeo Dong-bin said, there is no example of a human becoming a god, a good god, which I have never seen in my past life.

‘… At best, Chang-hil was the one who reached the same level as [the old ruler] in a human body… However, Chang-hil was not good and did not act for the sake of humans.’

The justification was for the human race, but all of Chang-Hyeol’s actions were his own selfishness, and he only wanted to ascend to the throne. When Yeo Dong-Bin’s words unexpectedly struck me deeply, I didn’t know how to respond.

Then, Zhuge Liang, who was listening from the side, answered.

“Because even if a weakly strong being is good, they will only be oppressed by the [Old Ruler]. Just like you. And even if they were to rise to the same level as the [Old Ruler], wouldn’t the good and evil of mortals already be meaningless to such a transcendent being?”

“Don’t interfere, wizard. I want to hear the speaker’s answer.”

Yeo Dong-bin stared at me, responding coldly. I flinched as I felt an orange aura spreading around Yeo Dong-bin’s body.

‘The power of the sword in the heart!’

Judging from his momentum, it seemed that if Zhuge Shi tried to interfere one more time, he would be cut down, so Zhuge Shi couldn’t open his mouth any longer. Although Zhuge Shi was fearless, he couldn’t act rashly in front of someone like Yeo Dong Bin.

I answered while meeting Yeo Dong-bin’s gaze.

“No matter how strong you become, no one can stop the end of this world. No one.”

” ……”

Yeo Dong-bin caught my eye for the first time. Then he said.

“What does preventing the apocalypse have to do with the good of the transcendent?”

” … I believe that without hope, neither good nor evil is of any use.”

I took a deep breath and continued.

“I have seen wise men and heroes who, possessing great powers, were unable to prevent the end by any means, and who fell into despair and despair. They were originally good men, but ended up choosing evil means.”

“I see.”

“But I don’t think they are evil. It’s just that when there is no hope, isn’t it natural to move only for survival, regardless of whether it is good or evil? I think possibility creates good and evil.”

Yeo Dong-bin remained expressionless and silent for a moment at my answer. Then he said.

“That could mean two things. One is that living an evil life in a world of despair is not a sin, and the other is that your act of becoming a god will only increase the number of evils, so it is useless.”

” ……”

“Even if we kill you here, you won’t blame us.”

Is that so?

I was momentarily flustered by the unexpected rebuttal, but then regained my composure and said.

“What will change if I cut myself? What will change in the world?”

” ……”

“Nothing will change. Even if I become a god, I’ll just be a god with a tiny bit of power, and isn’t the world already overflowing with great evil? If you could say that killing me contributed to world peace, I’d gladly stick out my neck, but that’s absolutely not the case!”

“At least we can prevent the destruction of Heaven for now, since you are the leader of the group.”

“Do you really have to protect the heavens that much? I don’t think it’s necessary.”

Although Yeo Dong-bin was pushing hard, I desperately continued the story anyway. I wanted to improve the situation because it was obvious that I would die if I fought three high-level Daera Immortals here. Then Yeo Dong-bin said.

“That’s strange.”

” yes?”

Yeo Dong-bin continued speaking coldly.

“Why can the will to save continue like that? This world has given nothing to Yeonja, and Yeonja has no particular reason to save the world either. That is a reality common to everyone, not just Yeonja.”

” ……”

“Do you want to save the world simply because you don’t want to die?”

This world gave me nothing.

Yeo Dong-bin’s one word was simple, but it struck me deeply because it directly touched on the sense of entitlement and inferiority that I had always had.

Yes… I received nothing from this world from the beginning.

Appearance, ability, talent, brain, body, family, friends, future…

In my first life, I literally worked to live and lived to work. My dream of becoming a master was nothing more than an escape from reality, and my existence was like a grain of sand on a long beach. Even the life of a mere sage was burdensome and difficult for me.

In fact, after reincarnating several times and building a foundation for living well and eating well, I could have pursued a happy life. There probably aren’t many people who can understand me, who has died nearly thirty times like I am now, and continues to challenge the impossible.

But I opened my mouth, swallowing the bitterness in my throat.

“What’s there to fear about dying? I’m more afraid of not having accomplished anything.”

“No one who looks at the current performance will say that he has achieved nothing.”

“No. It’s all in vain unless I achieve my goal. I’m trying to save the world, but it’s not just my will.”

“Then whose will is it?”

I answered through gritted teeth.

“… It is the will of a man and the cause of his comrades. I cannot give up on them because I live with them.”

Dying isn’t that scary anymore. It’s not that I’m not scared, but if I die this often, I can’t help but get used to it. However, if I give up and settle for reality, why on earth did Mangryang die? Jegalsa, Geomma, Jinsocheong, Miho, Seomunhye, and Geukho, who sacrificed their lives for me… their deaths will be meaningless.

The real problem is that I can’t avenge their deaths in any other way. There is no way in this world that I can atone for them. And now there is only one way for me to avenge their lives.

To save the world from a fate of despair.

My only salvation will be to defeat all the evil gods of this world and prevent the destruction of the world.

” hmm…”

When Yeo Dong-bin heard my answer, he looked really troubled.

After thinking for a while, Yeo Dong-bin spoke to the monk Gu Ryu-son and the monk Pal-seon Jang Gwa-ro who were standing next to him.

“We must help them.”

Then, the 12th great sage, the great monk Guryu Son, wiggled his eyebrows and said.

“Queen Mother of the West… If you oppose her, you will never survive… So, isn’t that why you decided to just sit back and watch, Dongbin?”

Then something amazing happened.

Slap

” … omg!!”

Yeo Dong-bin got down on his knees!

No matter how high the ranks of Gu Liu Son and Jang Guo Ro were, Yeo Dong Bin was also a great immortal, so he had no reason to bow down to them. Even if he was the Twelve Great Immortals, he could not just give orders to the Eight Immortals. However, despite that, Yeo Dong Bin bowed his head and said.

” please.”

” … Hooooh…”

As the Master of the Guardian Angel was deeply troubled, the Eight Immortals, Jang Gwa-ro, burst into laughter.

“Great Master! Even mere mortals do not fear death, so how could an immortal fear extinction?”

“Is that so…”

The detainee finally nodded.

“Let’s go. After all, if today is the last day in heaven, then it’s my karma to be buried together with them…”

Woohoo

Then, six green circles appeared around the Detainee’s Dharma Master, and someone appeared through teleportation. As soon as I saw their faces, I knew who they were.

The Eight Immortals of China!

All the Eight Immortals, including Yeo Dongbin and Jang Gwa-ro, who were originally in this place, gathered here. Zhong Liquan looked at Yeo Dongbin and laughed heartily.

“Haha… When the heavens fall, let’s go drink all the alcohol in the Central Plains together!”

Jeokbuk

” ……”

“Now that things have come to this, I guess I should do as Gucheonhyeonnyeo says… Let’s all go to the Queen Mother of the West together.”

Yeo Dong-bin said.

“We must kill the Queen Mother of the West.”

” Heh heh… I wonder if that’s possible.”

The chief justice of the case walked forward, speaking skeptically.

I was amazed by the grandeur of the Great Lawful Master Guryu Son, who was in the forefront, followed by the Eight Immortals. To my eyes, which had been awakened to divine power and the Golden Eye of the Fire Eye, when the nine Great Immortals moved at the same time, it felt like a huge mountain range was moving.

Shushushuk

They soon disappeared with the clouds using magic, leaving only me and Zhuge Liang in the arena.

Zhuge Liang stroked his chin as if he found it interesting.

“Baek Woong, this seems to be the causality of Jeong Hyang.”

“Zhuge Liang.”

“Nine Heavenly Women must have informed several trustworthy members of the Twelve Great Immortals of the plan of treason in advance, and told them to either join or just sit back. Even Nine Heavenly Women cannot face the Queen Mother of the West alone. And Gu Liu Son had intended to just sit back and watch, but now he has been persuaded by Lu Dongbin.”

“Can we even call that the law of causality?”

“You can do it. What do you think the chances are that Yeo Dong-bin, the leader of the Eight Immortals, would seriously engage in a conversation with a mere human and be persuaded by your cause, and get down on his knees to move the Twelve Immortals? And that too while moving all of the Eight Immortals.”

” ……”

“You may not know this, but you know that the odds are incredibly slim. I felt a miraculous probability during the persuasion just now. I saw a 99 percent chance that I would die on the spot.”

It was just as Zhuge Liang said.

Up until now, Yeo Dong-bin has never really listened to me, regardless of the fact that we have been connected via terminal. He has only acted for his own beliefs and goals, and he has often ignored my words, left me to die, or watched me die. Depending on the situation, he even stabbed me to death. The probability that Yeo Dong-bin, who is like that, will kneel down and agree with us is really low.

Zhuge Liang chuckled.

“The Eight Immortals of China and one of the Twelve Great Immortals have joined our side. Then we don’t have to worry too much. Let’s go back and join up with the Great Heavenly King.”

“Wouldn’t it be better to join Seo Moon-hye and help her?”

I said it because I was anxious. Miho’s skills were at the level of a god, so I wasn’t too worried, but even if Seomunhye had become a superhuman, the problem of the upper-level Daera Immortals was different. Naturally, I thought I should go help Seomunhye when I had free time, but Jegalsa shook his head.

“Seo Moon-hye is much stronger than you think. Honestly, from the perspective of someone who has measured her potential from the side, I find it ridiculous that you are worried. Who is worried about whom…”

” … Is that it?”

“The true ancestral return of the Giants is something that should not have come to the human world. I guess she was acting a little coy in front of you.”

Zhuge Liang, who had responded in this way, continued speaking.

“Jecheon Daeseong must have defeated Prince Nata by now. Then, since there is something worth getting, let’s get it in advance and go.”

What to get?

I questioned Zhuge Shi’s words, but I followed his advice and went back the way I came, heading towards the back gate of the heavens. Soon after, I arrived at the battlefield, and it was just as Zhuge Shi had said.

Kugu palace…

“Kuuuu… kuuuuuu…”

The treasured human, Prince Natasha, was bleeding white blood all over his body, his body broken here and there, and he was emitting a terrifying murderous aura. However, Prince Natasha, whose limbs were already broken one by one, could not stand properly, and could only barely stand leaning on his treasured Hwacheonjeong. The Wind-Hwa-Ryun was also broken and lying on the ground, and the Honcheonreung was torn to pieces.

“Should I crack your head open? Should I pierce your heart?”

And in front of such a prince, Jecheon Daeseong, who was picking his ears, only touched the long scar on his arm, and did not seem to have any particular injuries.

The situation is already decided.

‘Oh my gosh… It hasn’t even been that long since we left.’

Prince Natta is also a monster-like strong fighter, but is there such a difference in skill? As I was staring at the scene before my eyes in surprise, Jecheon Daeseong spoke to us.

“What, why are you back? Did you already defeat the Twelve Great Leaders?”

“We have persuaded the Guardian Angel and the Eight Immortals of the Middle Kingdom. They are now on our side, and are heading to the palace of the Queen Mother of the West to overthrow her. They will probably join up with the Nine Heavenly Women.”

” what…?!”

When I explained the situation, Jecheon Daeseong looked truly astonished. He looked dumbfounded for a moment, but then burst into laughter.

“Wow, you’re killing it! That should be pretty good for today! So did you guys come all the way here just to join me?”

Then Zhuge Liang spoke with a wicked grin.

“Hehehe. Please tear Prince Natasha to pieces.”

“Huh? Can’t you just kill me nicely?”

“I heard that Prince Nattara is a treasured human created in the celestial world, and that he has had a powerful treasure core in his heart since birth. I want to obtain it.”

“Where are you going to use it?”

“For my lord Baek Woong.”

Then Jecheon Daeseong nodded.

“Okay, let’s do that!”

Prince Nattara shouted in a frenzy.

“Kwaaah! Do you think I’ll get treated like this!!”

Pubberbuck

“Ugh.”

However, since the match was already decided, Prince Nata’s limbs were torn off and his neck was torn off in three seconds when Jecheon Daesung rushed in, and he flew into the air. As Prince Nata’s body, dismembered and torn apart, was brutally torn apart, Jegal Sa found Prince Nata’s torso in the pile of corpses. Then he took out a dagger from his bosom and tried to cut open his chest and take out his heart, but unexpectedly, the dagger broke.

Kyaang!

Then Jecheon Daeseong said.

“That guy is also made of copper and iron, so he would be useless as a weapon in the human world. Even something like Cheonggangdan is no match for him.”

“Then please take out my heart.”

“Damn, they’re making me do all sorts of things…”

Jecheon Daeseong grumbled and pulled out the prince’s heart. Then, inside the heart, a red jewel seemed to float, and Jegalsa looked at the jewel, smiled, and handed me the heart.

” ruler.”

“……?”

“Eat, Baek Woong.”

I was very embarrassed.

“What, what did you say?”

“If you consume the core of a high-purity jewel, your strength will increase rapidly. Isn’t that obvious?”

Of course, that’s true!

Even so, if I told you to take out the heart of a creature that was alive just a moment ago and eat it, would you be able to do it?

‘Is this something that should be done with magic?’

No matter what, eating a heart isn’t the right thing to do.

While I was worrying, Jecheon Daeseong said.

“Eat or not, you guys do as you please. I’ll go take care of something else.”

“Are you going to stop the invasion of the Eight Guardians?”

” … Well, that’s what it is. I’m the only one who can stop them.”

Then Zhuge Liang shook his head.

“There’s no need to stop me. It’s just a waste of energy. Just go defeat the other Twelve Great Leaders.”

“Huh? Who are you to be so confident?”

“The purpose of the Eight Guardians is as clear as day. They have come to kill the Queen Mother of the West.”

“Otherwise, what are you going to do?”

“Kekekeke. How could you have such anxiety in a story where you are the main character?”

Jegalsa just smiled ominously. Jecheon Daeseong frowned as if he was in a bad mood and then said.

” I get it.”

Pfft!

As Je Cheon Dae Seong disappeared, Jegal Sa appeared again and thrust the prince’s heart in front of my mouth.

“Eat quickly. It’s good for your health.”

” ……”

“It’s not often that you get a chance to eat something this precious.”

Even if you try to persuade them like giving them medicine, it’s still a bit much.

‘Well, if I can become stronger, I can eat it… right…?’

If you close your eyes and eat it, somehow…

I opened my mouth slightly, thinking I might try it. But soon I shut my eyes tightly because of my stomach. Eating a raw human heart was such an intense experience. In fact, it wasn’t something a human would do.

“Damn… I can’t eat this!”

Then, Zhuge Liang suddenly threw his heart at me.

“You’re a very picky eater. If you can’t eat it, put it aside for later. I’ll hire a chef to season it for you.”

” ……”

“This kind of thing has a good texture when eaten raw.”

” … Ah… Okay…”

If you ask Jegalsa how he knows that texture, you’ll lose.