Reincarnated Swordmaster - Chapter 903



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After finishing the conversation with Mangryang, I returned to my colleagues and took out the Primordial Heavenly Plate. Then, Zhuge Liulong, who had seen the Primordial Heavenly Plate, said:

“Baek Woong. Do you think my purpose has been achieved now?”

” … isn’t that right?”

I looked at Zhuge Liulong with absurd eyes. Then I said.

“I gave you everything you wanted! You sang a song saying you wanted to destroy heaven, so heaven was destroyed. On top of that, the Jade Emperor disappeared, and the seal of the Ancients was released! You’re not going to say anything about what’s left now, are you?!”

As it turned out, I had done everything I could to make Zhuge Liulong my ally in this life. And in the end, I overcame all kinds of trials and tribulations and accomplished his will. I was worried that Zhuge Liulong would say something else now, but Zhuge Liulong spoke softly.

“Thank you, Baek Woong.”

” ……”

“I felt this while going on this journey with you all. Even the basic steps were something I could never have accomplished on my own.”

“Oh, no. Thank you. Anyway, what did you want to say?”

I mumbled when Zhuge Liulong suddenly expressed his gratitude. Then Zhuge Liulong glanced at Zhuge Fu, Mangliang, and Zhuge Shi, and said.

“I never thought the day would come when all of our family would be together.”

After a while he opened his mouth.

“Baek Woong. There is only one step left to achieve my ultimate goal. You could say that it is the last step left to my original plan.”

“What is that? What is your purpose?”

“It is the resurrection of God.”

” ……”

I was momentarily dumbfounded after hearing Zhuge Liulong’s words. Then I frowned.

“What are you talking about? Are you saying that you… as the priest of the Bokmajeon, did all this to summon the [former ruler] of the palace to the present world?”

Zhuge Liulong was the mastermind behind the imperial forces and the priest of Bokmajeon, and he was a being who communicated directly with the gods. If so, it was possible for him to summon [the old ruler] directly to the world, and he actually did so several times. In this heavenly conquest, he attempted to summon in order to defeat Taekongwang. And if that was his purpose, Zhuge Liulong could be called a truly extremely evil person.

But the man next to him spoke softly.

“That’s a very shabby goal, Baek Woong. That can’t be it.”

“Mangryang. Shabby?”

“If that was the only goal, Father would have done it a long time ago. If we could steadily gather sacrifices and souls through human sacrifices and reach a million, how difficult would it be to summon [the old ruler]? It’s too shabby and too easy to be the ultimate goal of Father, who holds the power of the Great Ming Empire in his hands…”

” ah.”

“Father, I have already revealed my ultimate goal. [Saving the world].”

“But how can we save the world by resurrecting God…”

“That’s right, Baek Woong. Although the [former ruler] of the palace is a relatively noble being, he is definitely not powerful enough to turn the tables on the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors and even change the end of the world. At best, he would be on a par with one of the Five Emperors. That’s why your prediction was wrong.”

“Hmm.”

After hearing Mangryang’s logical story, I came to my senses. Even if the [former ruler] of the palace was strong, it was not a desperate move that could overthrow the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. Didn’t I personally see with my own eyes that there were many more powerful gods?

I had a question, so I asked Zhuge Liulong.

“What kind of god are you resurrecting?”

Zhuge Liulong blinked for a moment and then opened his mouth.

“The end of the world… When I was young, I had no other vision of the end of the world. I was only anxious to understand the truth of the world. Then, after sending my wife and Jincheonhwi away, I devoted myself to magic and traveled the world to learn all kinds of ancient knowledge. Then, I realized that only one legend could save me.”

“What kind of legend are you talking about?”

He sighed.

“Baek Woong. I want you to think from my perspective. What would a lowly human with only the magic of the Bagua have to do to eliminate the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors and prevent the end of the world? I don’t have infinite time or talent, so it was already too late for me to become an apostle or a demon king. In the end, the only way is to borrow the power of a god, and which god should I revive in order to overcome the end of the world?”

” … That would be a god more powerful than the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors.”

“There has only been one such god in the ten thousand years of Chinese history.”

“……?”

Was there such a guy?

When I was puzzled by Zhuge Liulong’s words, he said:

“You don’t seem to understand, so let me say it again. Who is the leader of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors?”

“That is Emperor Gongsun Xianyuan.”

“He is also the most powerful of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. None of the Three Sovereigns have surpassed the Emperor, and at best, they claim to be on equal footing. In reality, the Emperor expended quite a bit of his power creating the other Five Emperors, so in the beginning, the Emperor was probably more powerful than the Three Sovereigns.”

“Hmm.”

” However, there was one divine being who defeated the mighty emperor and put the entire Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors in danger. The emperor was defeated repeatedly by this divine being, but barely managed to win the Nine Heavenly Women and the Ying Dragon over to his side and achieve a final victory. This divine being was the only one who had the potential to defeat the emperor.”

” ……”

When I heard that far, I could finally tell who it was.

At the same time, they cried out in shock.

“Chiyou!!”

“Yes, I’m talking about him.”

“……!!”

Chiwoo!

He was known as the god of the Miao tribe, and he was a figure who appeared at least once in every history book of the Central Plains when discussing ancient times. The expression “Bronze Head and Iron Head” (銅頭鐵額) originated from Chiyou, as he had a head of copper and a forehead of iron, and there was a legend that he was an invincible monster that no one could defeat.

There was a legend that Chiyou suddenly appeared and fought the greatest war of the mythical era, the Battle of Zhuolu, with Emperor Gongsun Xuanyuan, and defeated Emperor Gongsun Xuanyuan countless times. Although he was ultimately defeated by the emperor, he was clearly a being who had defeated the emperor and was an absolute divinity.

But wasn’t it just a legend?

‘I can’t believe it…’

I have personally met the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors and seen their transcendent powers with my own eyes. That is why I cannot even believe that there is an ancient god who defeated those powerful beings. Of course, I have known about Chiyou’s story for a long time, but I thought it was just a rumor, wondering if such a thing could exist. The fact that I know nothing about Chiyou also supported my attitude.

Zhuge Liulong spoke clearly and bluntly with serious eyes.

“My ultimate goal. And also my methodology for saving humanity. It was to revive the military god Chiyou and start the Great Battle of Zhuolu once again.”

“What…!! That’s the war of the gods! It’s the war where the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors fight against Chiyou.”

I shouted at him in surprise.

“If a war between gods breaks out, humans will die like insects! How is that the way to save humans?”

You could tell just by looking at this attack on the Heavenly Realm. The Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors only clashed a few times in a very short moment, but the Heavenly Realm was completely destroyed. If the war between the gods was prolonged, not a single mortal or living being on Earth would be able to survive.

“If the Takrok War breaks out, the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors will have no choice but to join forces to greatly delay the end of the world once again, and as a result, humanity will survive for at least several thousand more years.”

“……!!”

“The [Old Ruler] forces from outer space would also have no choice but to accept that. Chiyou’s power would be a huge threat to them as well. In my opinion, this was the only solution.”

“Hmm…”

“I wanted to postpone the end as much as possible, even if it meant starting human civilization over from scratch.”

When I heard Zhuge Liulong’s true intentions, I couldn’t help but let out a sigh.

Could it be that this is a plan to postpone the end of the world by resurrecting the absolute god of destruction, Chiyou?

I asked Zhuge Liulong just in case.

“Was there any evidence that Chiyou really existed? It seems unrealistic to think that he was powerful enough to defeat the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors on his own, so it seems normal to think that he doesn’t exist…”

“Of course I did my research. I traveled the world, collected all the legends and ancient documents, and especially visited the Miao people and thoroughly investigated their ruins. And I became convinced that Chiyou existed in the past.”

” hmm.”

Zhuge Liulong spoke with eyes filled with great confidence.

“It cannot not exist. Chiwoo definitely exists.”

Mangryang, who had been listening to the story, became silent and then said.

“It’s a good plan. It feels more realistic than the White Lotus Sect’s plan…”

“Is that so…? I don’t think there’s much difference between him and me. Before we could even discuss reality, we were just humans, and we were so helpless… We would have just dreamed of ideals and disappeared in vain. If you, Baek Woong, weren’t here.”

Jegal Yu-ryong, who had been muttering bitterly, continued speaking.

“However, while I was wandering the world as Taesan Noong and planning the revival of Chiyou, I realized that there was a big problem.”

” problem?”

Zhuge Liulong slowly raised his hand and held up three fingers. Then he slowly bent one finger and said:

“One. Chiyou was not sealed, but [died] by the hands of Emperor Gongsun Xuanyuan. Just like Amaterasu who has infiltrated your body… As you know, gods do not die, but when they face [death], they go through a very long process of resurrection.”

“That’s true.”

“Unlike sealing, resurrecting a god is extremely difficult. Furthermore, the difficulty and duration of resurrection increase dramatically in proportion to the greatness of the divinity that the god originally possessed.”

” ……”

“Second. Not only that, but in case Chiyou succeeded in resurrecting, the gods cut his corpse into pieces and placed a strict seal on it.”

“You cut up the body?”

It’s the first time I’ve heard that. I looked at him in bewilderment, and Zhuge Liulong said.

“Chiyou’s limbs, head, and torso were all torn to pieces by the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. Not only that, they even cut out his heart and cut off his head. The pieces have disappeared somewhere, but they are probably sealed somewhere the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors can reach, and until they break the seal, Chiyou will not be able to naturally resurrect as a god.”

” ……”

“The Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors were that afraid of Chiyou.”

” … Okay, wait a minute.”

My expression distorted, but regardless, Zhuge Liulong counted on his third and final finger.

“Third. Since there was still a possibility that Chiyou would be resurrected, the gods searched for Chiyou and the bloodline of the giants that had spread throughout the world, as well as the power of the constellations, and sealed them in the heavens.”

“The Seal of the Primordial Heaven.”

“Yes. The seal was overseen by the Jade Emperor and executed by the heavenly supreme beings known as the Three Heavenly Kings. If by any chance Chiyou could use the law of causality to awaken through the resonance of the blood vessels, this is the final wedge.”

My lips trembled.

” … hey…”

“Why is that?”

“Does that make sense? How on earth are you going to resurrect Chiyou when you’ve blocked his resurrection to that extent?”

I was dumbfounded. At this point, it was surprising that Zhuge Liulong didn’t give up. In some ways, it seemed realistic to become the leader of the White Lotus Sect.

Not only did they kill the gods, they even added 2nd and 3rd seals!

Why did the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors have to do that?

And is it possible to revive a being that has been sealed like that?

When I shouted, Zhuge Liulong responded.

” … I also thought it would be difficult at first. So, I mastered the magic by any means necessary and succeeded in becoming a priest of the Bokmajeon, and found someone within the magic world who could be on my side.”

“Is that why you pursued magic?”

“The limit of a normal good being was at the level of the Eight Immortals of the Middle Kingdom, and the beings called the Ancient Gods really hated directly interfering with this world… That’s why they decided to borrow the power of the magic sword, not only Changjie and the Eight Guardians, but also the power of the [Old Ruler] of the palace. With that much, they would have been able to destroy the heavens with brute force someday.”

“Hmm.”

It’s a somewhat bitter story.

“However, with your help, I succeeded in breaking through the third condition. The Jade Emperor disappeared for some reason, released the seal of the Primordial Heavenly Plate, and brought the Ancients out into the world, destroying the heavens as well.”

Zhuge Liulong continued speaking in a slightly moved voice.

“I thought it would be difficult, even if it took five hundred years, no, five thousand years… but I never thought I’d be able to get this far!”

“I see…”

I could understand the context.

I wondered why Zhuge Liulong, whose ultimate goal was to save humanity, became a priest of God and devoted himself to the devil, committing evil human sacrifices. As it turned out, it was all just an intermediate step, and his ultimate plan was to break the seal of heaven and resurrect Chiyou.

Zhuge Liang, who had been listening to this, spoke.

“Brother. But I don’t think we can continue with that plan any further.”

Zhuge Liulong glanced at Zhuge Liang. He rested his chin on the table and said.

“Everything is fine, but we don’t know when that monster warrior will attack us. We don’t have time to search for Chiyou’s body. We need to get things done right away and overcome the flood damage.”

“Don’t worry. You just have to do one thing.”

” ……”

“Your brain must be predicting what I’m going to say.”

Zhuge Liang frowned and said.

“You want me to unseal the [Tomb of the Gods] in Liaodong?”