Reincarnated Swordmaster - Chapter 916



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True empty hometown

It was at that moment. The moment I declared that I would make an offering to Shennong, all the people and things around me disappeared. Then I stood in pitch-black darkness like an unknown space, and a total of eight thrones appeared in front of me.

And then a huge sound rang out.

By the will of the Emperor, I summon all the kings to this place.

throne –

Each and every one of them was huge, and upon closer inspection, they were stars clustered together to form a single cross-section. In reality, tens of thousands of stars had condensed to form the shape of a throne, and when you looked at the harmony of the constellations, the size was breathtaking.

Ku-Kung

At the same time, I could see that someone was sitting on the throne. There were eight people sitting on the throne, each of them in the form of an ancient emperor. I knew them as soon as I saw them.

‘The Three Sovereigns and the Five Emperors!!’

I’ve seen this sight before…!!

17th death!

At that time, I was defeated by Zhuge Liulong and was pushed to the brink of defeat, so I ended up choosing to self-destruct by causing the Seven Resonances to explode at the Heavenly Altar. At that time, the Heavenly Altar exploded due to the Seven Resonances, and the boundary between heaven and earth disappeared. At the same time, I saw a vision of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors rising from their thrones. And what I see now is almost exactly the same as that scene.

The shadows of the emperors sitting on the thrones looked very different from the real bodies or incarnations I usually saw. They looked like some kind of [symbol], and they were literally gazing at me with a divine aura.

And the emperor in pure white dragon robe who was sitting in the highest seat stood up and spoke.

[Baek Woong, I told you that I would not interfere with you. Why would you offer me an offering?]

I had never seen the Emperor’s appearance before. However, no matter how different the appearance was, anyone who wasn’t a fool could quickly guess the opponent’s identity. Instead, I smiled and spoke to the Emperor in the pure white dragon robe.

“Emperor Yan, Shennong, if you do not wish to do so, I will offer this offering to the Emperor, Fuxi, and Nüwa. I will not be so rude as to suggest it too much.”

[ ……]

Yes. Among the eight seats, the third seat is the highest. The emperor in white sitting there is none other than the Yan Emperor Shennong to whom I offered an offering!

Then a growling sound was heard from another seat.

[How dare you… say that you betray my throne?]

I turned my gaze to the throne where the pitch-black emperor sat, from where I heard the growling sound. There, the emperor, his face burning with black flames, was glaring at me with a murderous gaze as if he were going to kill me. I responded calmly.

“As the host of the Bongseon ceremony, I was only asking for my natural rights. I can no longer work under a king who exploits his subjects at will. Was it so difficult for you to grant my one wish?”

[Kuhaha… You’re really being a troublemaker. Alright… Let’s talk about it after this ritual is over.]

” ……”

I flinched at Oje Jeon-wook’s words. It was because I felt that Jeon-wook was truly trying to kill me. No matter how long I had been reincarnated, I could not remain indifferent to the threats of the tyrant Jeon-wook. I looked at Je-gok and So-ho, and it seemed that they were also glaring at me.

[ Interesting…]

[Haha. Is this the first time you’ve seen such a big liver?]

Soho was smiling as if he was in vain, but his eyes were also filled with evil intent to kill me. However, Jegok, Soho, and even Jeonwook were just sitting on the left and did not try to attack me, so I calmed my heart down inside.

‘Zhuge Liu Long’s words were right.’

Just now, Zhuge Liulong suggested a strategy that if the Three Emperors ever try to ignore me and trample on the privileges of the Fengshen ritual, I should switch to Emperor Shennong. I was worried that if I did that, Zhuan Xu would immediately try to kill me, but Zhuge Liulong said firmly.

[ No. You can’t do that. ]

[ why?]

[ Think about it carefully. If other gods could interfere with the Fengshen Ceremony and harm or sabotage the host at will, how could Qin Shi Huang and Empress Wu Zetian have remained unharmed? They were not powerful explorers like you when they were human, and Empress Wu Zetian even made a contract with [the ruler], not the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors.]

[ ah!]

[During the Bongseon ritual, no matter how great a being is, he cannot interfere with the ritual contract. Of course, even the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors will not be able to rashly use violence against you. That is what it means to be a grand ritual presided over by Emperor Gongsun Xianyuan.]

It was as he said. Even if I suddenly betrayed Jeon-wook during the Bongseon ceremony, the three emperors would not be able to suddenly kill me while the offering procedure was being carried out.

In the midst of the tension, the pure white emperor, Emperor Yan Shennong, spoke.

[First, I would like to hear your wish.]

“Are you talking about a wish?”

[ The offering you are about to offer is extremely abundant and excessive for a mortal to prepare. If the main sacrifice receives this amount of offering, it must give the host a corresponding price. However, the main sacrifice has no more attachment to this world, so it is not in a position to hastily give or receive a price.]

” ……”

[Speak, Baekung. Host of the Bongseon Ceremony. What is your wish?]

“My wish is…”

I was about to say my wish when something suddenly occurred to me.

“… Oh, that’s right, Shennong. Last time, I asked you to defeat the ruler of floods, but what happened?”

When I asked cautiously, Shennong was silent for a moment and then said.

[Not done yet.]

“Huh?! But you still made a promise…”

[I never said I would do it right away. Just wait.]

” ……”

Hey, where is this!!

I thought that as soon as I released Shennong’s seal, Shennong would immediately defeat the ruler of the flood and open the gates of destruction, but you’re saying that he hasn’t moved yet! For some reason, the current Yan Emperor seemed to be taking care of his own clan first.

However, even if I urged Shennong to do it, he would not listen. After all, it was a request that was made by the whim and favor of the Emperor of Yan. I gave up on talking any further and brought up a different subject.

“Yes. And if I were to stand against the evil spirit here and make a wish to save humanity, would you grant it?”

[ ……]

Shennong looked as if he was pondering something. Then he said.

[ Don’t refuse. In that case, find someone else. ]

“Your answer is the same as before. Is it really that difficult to confront a demon?”

[ As I said before, the evil spirit is too dangerous. It’s not that I can’t win a fight, but I have no reason to risk the fate of my race by clashing with him. It would be even worse if the only reason I have is the rise and fall of the mortal race. ]

” ……”

[Is that your wish? If so, then you will have no more ties to this world.]

“Okay, just wait a moment.”

I stopped the salt bath and thought about it.

‘Damn… Even with the wish of the Bongseon ritual, it’s not possible. It’s more fair and objective than the general offering ritual, but this ritual itself has no binding power on the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors…’

Of course, even the slightest favor or protection from the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors would be an overwhelming blessing to a mortal, so this is not a problem with the Fengshen ritual itself. It is simply because my goal is too great that it falls outside the standard. I racked my brain and said to the Yan Emperor.

“Your Majesty, could you please answer this question?”

[ Is that question your wish? ]

” no…”

[Shameless bastard.]

“Ugh.”

I felt stung when the salt lord laughed at me, but soon the salt lord spoke.

[Good. The offering you have made is sufficient to be considered a sincere offering to God. I permit you to ask questions.]

I asked the salt merchant a question I had always wondered about.

“I understand that if the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors are all still alive, they can prevent the [End] and [Revelation] of this world. Do you know how to do so?”

That was the moment.

The room where the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors were sitting seemed to be shaken for a moment. It was as if they had heard something completely unexpected, and even Jeon-wook, who was looking at me with murderous eyes, looked surprised.

[ … where did you hear that?]

I hesitated for a moment to answer and then just blurted out something.

“The Master of the Swords told me. He was the greatest thief in the world and was chasing the Hyeonwon Sword. He seemed to have found out about it while he was doing it. I believed that information and came here with a slim hope.”

In fact, when I got Sunday just before my 24th death, the Emperor of Flames called me and offered to move all of humanity to the Holy World. And during that time, I had obtained this information from the Emperor of Flames himself. Of course, I couldn’t tell him the whole story, so I just dragged in the God of Flames and made a fuss.

[ Do you want to know how? ]

“Yes, that’s right.”

[Okay. I’ll teach you if you give me the Sword of Heaven. That would be useful to you.]

” All right.”

Since he wasn’t asking for all the tribute anyway, and the sword of the Heavenly Sword wasn’t something to be ashamed of in this situation, he quickly accepted. In any case, it wasn’t a situation where it would make much of a difference whether he had a sword or not.

Phew

The salt demon stretched out his hand and flapped his sleeve, and in an instant, the sleeve grew to a huge size and sucked in the Yicheon Sword spread out in the room.

Then the Emperor said:

[ The method to prevent the [End] that is set for this world is simple. Someone must gather all of the Seven Emissaries and summon all of us, the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, at once. Then, with all of the [Old Rulers] who are entangled with the Seven Emissaries summoned, we must unanimously agree that we do not agree to the End. At the same time, all of the Seven Emissaries will have their contracts terminated. Then, the End will be delayed by at least 10,000 years. ]

“……!!”

[ It will be a prerequisite to first collect the seven elements. ]

what?!

I was surprised because it was something I had never heard before.

“What… What are you saying!! Such nonsense…”

[Why is it nonsense?]

“If you collect all of the Seven, you can challenge the Seven Ordeals and eventually break through the Guardians to obtain the Seven! No one ever said there was such a path!”

Then the Emperor of Salt responded mockingly.

[Isn’t that obvious? That’s because it was a separate path that the Emperor created later. No one thought of something like [The King of Humans] when the Seven Kingdoms were created.]

” yes?”

[When you have collected all of the Seven Powers, you mortals have two choices. One is to challenge the Emperor’s Trial and become the [King of Humans], and the other is to release the Seven Powers from the contract and take the path to the end of the world… But even if you choose the latter, wouldn’t it be meaningless if we don’t want the end of the world to be postponed?]

” ……”

[ As a mortal, you would naturally want to become [the King of Humans] rather than gamble with no chance of winning. ]

That was right. Even if we use the Seven Remedies to summon the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors and their counterparts, the [Old Rulers] – the termination of the contract was based on the premise that the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors were actively trying to delay the end.

‘So that’s why it wasn’t passed down?’

No matter what mortals do, if the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors do not agree, it is meaningless from the start. Even if Qin Shi Huang or Empress Wu Zetian had known about this, it would not have made a difference. They would rather choose [the King of Humans] than the gamble of canceling the Seven Ancestral Contracts according to the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors’ own wishes!

I cried out, realizing the overwhelming absurdity.

“You don’t want to?! Why not! If you break the contract of the Seven Heavenly Kings, wouldn’t the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors also be free? Why do you not want to postpone the end?”

[ That contract is a peace treaty made because we don’t want to wage war with the thousands of [Old Rulers] who are swarming around this world waiting for [Revelation]. There is no disadvantage to us in just waiting for [The End] and [Revelation], so why would we open up an endless battlefield? ]

” ……”

[ Think about it. The real meaning of canceling the Seven Days’ Contract and postponing the end is… rejecting the advent of [Father], who can be called the providence of the universe, and waging war against the rulers for over ten thousand years. Do we really need to do that for mortals, and for mere humans at that?]

“That… that.”

When I was speechless, the Emperor returned to his seat and sat down.

[ Also, after the end, our Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors may be released from this small planet and roam the galaxy. Since our individual strength is so great that it can be counted on one hand in the entire universe, someone must be desperately hoping for it…]

The salt emperor who had said so continued speaking.

[ However… this situation might be a little different. In a situation where the Twin Seats of the Three Emperors are already empty, the Seven-Yo Contract is also in danger, and if the Evil Spirit invades… I intend to terminate the Seven-Yo Contract and postpone the end. After all, the Evil Spirit was the one who went against the agreement first. ]

” hmm.”

[ In that case, the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors may be able to join forces to drive out the evil spirit. ]

I realized something from the salt emperor’s words and said.

“If I offer you a treasure, will you help me break the contract with Chilyo?”

The salt merchant said secretly.

[ Yes. It seems like you have already made the offering of the Seven Deadly Sins, but that is not the important thing, so I will persuade the rest of them by force. And I will defeat the so-called ruler of the flood in one fell swoop. What do you think? ]

” ……”

[I think you can somehow gather the remaining seven elements in the human world with your current abilities.]

I felt a great sense of humiliation.

‘Oh… This… Surely this isn’t all going to be resolved in one life?’

Postpone the singularity, save the world from evil spirits, and at the same time save humanity by postponing the end!

Literally killing three with one hit!

If I do well, with the help of Emperor Yan Shennong, I might be able to finish all of my worst tasks in this life and feel relieved?!

‘Maybe… yes… driving out the singularity is the top priority… but if we negotiate with [Wish] to ask for help finding the Four Great Gods, it’ll be fine!!’

It was while I was rolling my head.

Ss …

I felt something cold and looked up at the top seat.

And then I saw the emperor in the golden robe sitting there with his arms folded, silently watching me for a while.

Is it because of my mood?

It felt like he was smiling.

As if he knew I would act like this.