Reincarnated Swordmaster - Chapter 917



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True empty hometown

I felt uneasy at the emperor’s suspicious gaze.

‘ hmm…’

Should I speak to the Emperor now?

But somehow, it seemed like the one present here wasn’t an incarnation. I spoke to the Emperor to confirm my guess.

“There’s one thing I’d like to know. Are those present on this throne the true forms or incarnations of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors?”

[ no.]

” then…”

[The figure that appears here is a spirit body that the Emperor created in the beginning. In other words, it can be said to be a special incarnation that the Emperor created for the purpose of the meeting. We participate in the Bongseon ceremony by sending our will to this body.]

” ……”

Then, when Jeonwook or Yeowa were summoned from the Heavenly Altar, did the appearances that often appeared were the exclusive incarnations of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors created by the emperor?

‘That’s right.’

When Nüwa was summoned as a half-human, half-half, she looked completely different from her true incarnation, the Queen Mother of the West, or her true body. I wondered why she did it on purpose, but the answer was simple. That appearance was not created by Nüwa, but by the emperor. Likewise, the fact that the Five Emperors, such as Zhuan Xu and Di Qu, took on the appearances of ancient human emperors was probably intended by the emperor.

I suddenly realized something from those words and said,

“Then… even if all eight people are here, does that mean that not all of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors are present?”

[I thought you knew that, of course… That’s right. If the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors do not instill their will into the incarnation for the Bongseon ritual, it is no different from not existing.]

“……!!”

I could understand why all eight seats were occupied, even though among the Three Sovereigns, Nuwa and Fuxi were in bad shape, and Yao and Shun were on the verge of extinction. Even if a conference incarnation were sitting, the main body might not be controlling it.

‘… Then, there is a high probability that it will be in vain for me to speak to the Emperor here.’

That is why Jeonwook, Jegok, Soho, and others, although they had made up their minds to rebel against the emperor, did not act rashly in this place. In a way, it was because it was nothing more than a long-distance meeting of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, and it would have been foolish to rashly reveal one’s intentions when the emperor might not even be present.

Then the most important thing here is to negotiate with Emperor Yan Shennong. Only by talking well with him can I prevent the Three Emperors from trying to kill me after this Fengshen ritual is over, and I will also be able to receive great help in the future in searching for flood damage and suppressing evil spirits.

I had analyzed the situation in my head, but I still felt suffocated.

‘Damn it. But why aren’t there any scribes around in such an important place where you have to think hard…’

After all, at the most important moment, am I the only one who can trust my own feelings?

I was wondering what to do when an idea suddenly occurred to me.

” … Your Majesty, is it possible that Fuxi will have significant influence on the termination of the Seven Ox-Yo contract?”

Shouldn’t we definitely know this before we go?

I expected the Emperor to answer, but the Emperor simply sat on his throne and remained silent. As the silence grew longer, I spoke again.

“Your Majesty, by any chance…”

[ Cheeky bastard. ]

” yes?”

[I’ll let you off easy once or twice, but how many times do you want to ask for information without offering anything in return? I really don’t like it.]

” ……”

Ugh… Are you saying that you’ve gone too far?

When I was feeling nervous inside, Jeon Wook said.

[Yeomjeyeo. Do you really intend to negotiate with that traitor? He hit us in the back of the head, and there is no guarantee that someone who has betrayed us once will not betray us again.]

Then, Emperor Yan laughed at Jeonwook’s words.

[ Hehe… Do you think I don’t know anything? I have a rough idea of ​​what you’re planning. Since it has nothing to do with the main topic, I’ll just watch.]

[ Hmm. ]

[ It is only my personal interest to negotiate with that mortal. If I clumsily interfere, I will lose what I set out to do. ]

[If you say so, I will watch.]

Although it was a short conversation, it contained the meaning that Emperor Yan was aware of Zhuan Xu and the others’ plans to attack the emperor, and that he had no intention of revealing it to the emperor during this ceremony. Zhuan Xu also understood the meaning, so he would no longer let his guard down and simply responded that he would watch the negotiations between the two.

The salt maker said.

[Baek Woong, I have given you all the information you need to make a decision. It is up to you to make the right decision.]

” ……”

[ If you don’t negotiate with me, that’s fine too. I covet those tributes, but I don’t really need them… Do as you wish. ]

I realized that negotiations with the Salt Emperor were difficult. If the other party was not very lenient, it was easy to pull me in according to my intentions, but the Salt Emperor seemed to be playing with me as an absolute being to relieve his boredom. For now, it was fortunate that his whims were still favorable to me, but if I was not careful, I could be killed by the Salt Emperor.

‘Ugh. What should I do? How…’

Should I just offer all of the tribute to the Emperor?

If I did that, I could get three kills in one day, but I was caught off guard by the emperor’s smile that I had seen just before. In addition, since none of the strategists had foreseen this situation, it was impossible to judge what was right. While I was thinking about that, I suddenly remembered Mangryang’s face.

‘Mangryang. What would you have done…’

If you were a fool, what would you choose in this situation?

‘ … Okay. Let’s think about it in that way, what would I do if I were a fool?’

I have been a comrade-in-arms with Mangyang for decades, sharing life and death with him. Naturally, I know Mangyang’s characteristics and habits that only I know. As far as I know, the best strategist is Mangyang, so I decided to make a judgment based on the assumption that I had become that kind of Mangyang.

If I were a fool – would I get three benefits?

‘No, that’s not true.’

Although Mangryang was in a hurry in this life and was moving hastily to pursue maximum efficiency, that was not Mangryang’s original personality.

Originally, Mangyang preferred to move without making any big mistakes by looking at the big picture even if it meant going back a little, and he had a principle of not moving forward unless it was right. If there was an inevitable case where he broke that principle, it was always because of me. Mangyang would think that in this situation, no matter how good the immediate gain was, it was excessive to gain three benefits at once.

What are the risks of trying to get three kills in one day?

I tried to think of something in my head, but nothing came to mind. Then suddenly the worst-case scenario occurred to me.

” ……”

No matter what, really?

Doesn’t that seem too much?

But once I think of the danger, I cannot let my guard down. I told the Emperor.

“Your Majesty, if I were to make a deal, would you protect me?”

[If it were a wish.]

“Do I have to do it as a wish?”

[What a strange question. It would be very troublesome and difficult to protect someone who is at the center of the storm that is sweeping through this world, so how could they do such a thing without any reward?]

also!!

I let out a sigh of relief. If I think that the salt emperor will protect me and infuse protection into the outer dimension if I use [Wish], then this exchange is not necessarily beneficial. In the end, the triple kill is just an illusion of mine.

No… it’s still a gain.

If you give up just one thing.

One of them was the survival of humanity.

” ……”

If I just abandon the human world, everything will be resolved.

Instead of offering all my treasures, I ask for help from Emperor Shennong in dissolving the Seven-Day Contract, and as a [wish] of the Fengshen ritual, I entrust him with my protection and my survival in the outer dimension. This will solve everything, but the problem is that in this case, there will be no way to save humans from the evil spirits that are invading the earth.

The strategists, such as Mangyang and Jegalsa, had been saying that it was inevitable from the beginning. In this situation, it was absurd to protect humanity, so they believed in the previous life of the reincarnated person and focused on resolving their singularity. That was why Mangyang also stopped the evil spirits for five days without any consideration of means or methods, and did not even think about a plan to save humanity.

Wouldn’t it be better to just find the Four Great Gods before humanity suffers and perishes?

And what if I just commit suicide? Wouldn’t the suffering of humanity end?

If you think about it that way, it’s not like you couldn’t abandon humanity.

But what bothers me is that no one in this world knows what will happen to the world after I die.

What if this world continues to roll on even after I die?

Then I would become the worst villain in the world.

It was when I was worrying.

Swish –

Suddenly, a giant turtle appeared in the conference room. It had the body of a turtle but the head of a dragon. It approached me with slow, heavy steps and spoke to the Emperor in a linguistic tone.

[I come to see the great Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, Shennong.]

Then the Emperor pretended to know the strange turtle.

[ Spirit turtle. Long time no see. ]

[ We apologize for the inconvenience caused by the seal being broken. ]

The salt murmured happily.

[ I’m really glad you came to see me. ]

Young-gwi!

I was surprised to find out that he was a spirit among the four supreme divine beings, Linfeng Guiyong (麟鳳龜龍), because I was acquainted with that turtle.

‘The spirit taught me the art of transformation!’

Earlier in this life, he pretended to be human and taught me shape-shifting, and wore a mask of voodoo to protect me from [something].

The ghost glanced at me and said.

[ Noble One… Your great calamity has not been resolved… I have watched over you and have come forward for the sake of this world…]

“What a disaster.”

[ … I want to believe that you are different from the common heroes of this world.]

The spirit who had been telling an unknown story slowly approached the salt emperor. Then he sat down with a thud and said.

[Oh, my lord. I offer myself as the law of causality! Please defeat the evil spirit, the master of great evil that has taken hold of this world!!]

[ what…]

[Please.]

[ ……]

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At that moment, not only the Emperor of the Salt, but also the other Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors present at the scene looked visibly flustered. I could feel the panic in their air. That was how I could tell that the request Young-gwi had made was unusual.

Emperor Yan Shennong spoke as if he could not hide his embarrassment.

[Young-gwi… You are the original spirit that existed in this world for billions of years… You are a divinity who is on par with the original Eungryong at the center of the world and not that inferior to us. From a certain perspective, you can also be seen as one of the [Old Rulers]… You are an absolute being who will not decline until the universe is destroyed, just like us.]

[ That’s right…]

[ So you… are you willing to sacrifice your existence for this small world… and for a mortal human being? ]

[ That’s right. ]

[ It is as foolish as a human jumping into a fire and sacrificing his life to prevent an anthill from collapsing… As a fellow high being, I cannot understand your choice. ]

As Shennong said this, he suddenly burst out a white flame from his eye socket and said:

[Answer me, spirit! Were you forced by some other being to burn yourself as a burnt offering? That is the only way I can think of it!]

[ ……]

[Is it the Emperor? Did he order it that way?]

[ No, the Emperor did not say anything to me. ]

The spirit was silent for a moment and then slowly answered.

[ Orientation.]

[ What.]

[The great causality of justice led me here.]

The words of the spirit who was looking at the stars in the distant universe continued.

[The great father Pan-gu has called for the law of causality in this world, and I feel like I have barely achieved salvation… How could I feel good about watching the chaos and the inexorable hell that mortals and immortals alike are falling into… However, if Pan-gu, who seemed to have let go of this world, has once again unfolded his will, then I, a creature created by his hands, will dedicate my existence to protecting this world.]

That’s right.

What moved the Four Great Guardian Spirits was the causality of orientation!

It seemed that Ban-gu’s influence was now at work.