Lim Yeon-haeng - Chapter 1104



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Episode 1104. Going against the heavens and creating a new destiny

So-woon was responding dryly, without any fear, regret, or any other emotion. It was clear that the countless reincarnations over the past seven years had eaten away at his heart.

“If I hadn’t seen Do-woo plant a lotus flower in the well, I would have believed that.”

The reincarnation king suddenly said this and shrugged his shoulders.

“So Do-woo, you are a better clown than Je-hol. If I had to see one of you perform, I would choose yours.”

So-woon’s body trembled. The King of Reincarnation pretended not to see So-woon’s reaction and spoke.

“Before that, there’s one thing I want to ask. How many reincarnations have you gone through so far? I’m just asking out of curiosity.”

So-woon tried to calm her mind and smiled.

“I finally got caught. At some point, I lost track of time. There were times when I died too quickly, and times when I survived too long. Roughly… I’m guessing it was around 450 million years.”

The King of Reincarnation opened his eyes wide in genuine surprise.

“Forty-five million years… …. Does that mean you’ve accepted death thousands of times? And even after all that, your heart hasn’t wavered?”

So-woon answered calmly.

“Danger came many times. But when I thought of my family, my friends, the people of the 7th realm, and the traditions that had continued to the 6th realm, I simply could not give up. If I gave up, everything would truly be over.”

The reincarnation king stopped in his tracks. They had already reached the concubine’s palace. There, the thirteenth innate divine spirit was hidden.

The King of Reincarnation looked at the well and sighed deeply.

“The city center of Sodou has become more solid than ever. Whenever I see you like this, I feel both admiration and regret.”

So-woon smiled and asked a question in return.

“What do you admire and what do you regret?”

“Your unwavering spirit, the spirit of a mere mortal who squeezes out his life and wisdom to protect his people, the way you steadily strive to achieve your goal is admirable.”

The reincarnation king continued speaking.

“The trigger condition of that cosmic eternity is your death, right? You must have accepted death many times over the past 450 million years, and you must have been overcome by despair each time. Even so, you stood up again and again. You endured, racked your brain, and even when nothing remained in the end, you did not give up. You will surely remain in my heart forever. As a wildflower that emits the most conspicuous light.”

As he said this, the King of Reincarnation looked at So-woon with a sincere smile. His eyes were filled with pity and at the same time, mockery directed at So-woon.

“I am the being who governs the great way of reincarnation, and I can freely control time and space. If you took my supernatural power of reincarnation and used it in reverse, you would know without me having to explain it to you. Have you never thought that I might have actively utilized that time as you did?”

The King of Reincarnation met So-un’s gaze.

“I have used the Great Way of Reincarnation to practice for hundreds of millions of years. Each time, I have inhabited different worlds and bodies of different beings, and thanks to this, I have been able to experience hundreds of millions of different lives. Even though I have lived in this world longer than you have, or even longer than you can imagine, I have not yet regained the strength I had in my prime. Do you know why you cannot ascend to the Nine Heavens of the Taoist Realm?”

Sowoon answered.

“Isn’t it because I lack experience and training? If I just have enough time, I will eventually… … .”

“No, you’re wrong.”

The King of Reincarnation shook his head. Then, he cruelly thrust reality into So-woon’s face.

“If you keep repeating reincarnation, you will never be able to ascend to the Nine Heavens of the Pre-Cheon Dao Jing. You have raised your Dao too high. You have raised it to a level that far surpasses your limits. You have even surpassed my great Dao of reincarnation… … However, that is why your Dao and ideology are limiting you. You will never be able to ascend to the Nine Heavens of the Dao Jing. Even if you spend twice as much time as you have now, you will never be able to do so.”

So-woon, who had been silent for a long time, opened her mouth.

“So, King Seongwang Do-hyeong was content to be a slave to Je Chaos? And now he is trying to break free from Je Chaos and regain his freedom?”

The King of Reincarnation narrowed his eyes. So-Woon shouted while looking at the King with confidence.

“The reason you can’t regain the strength you had in your prime is because you’re stupid. Please don’t compare your situation to mine.”

The reincarnation king burst into laughter.

“If only I could have just watched you go through several reincarnations. I wanted to see your heart consumed by darkness, lost your fighting spirit and become a living corpse, wandering the world. I wanted to see you vainly repeating the names of your dead friends and family. But… … I’m tired of dealing with Do-woo any longer.”

As he said this, the King of Reincarnation sent his power towards the innate spirit as if to destroy it.

“You know the principle of the Young-geun’s activation, but you thought I would fall for such a cheap provocation and kill you? Huh, how much do you underestimate me? If you just take the power of reincarnation out of that Young-geun, reincarnation will never be repeated again, and your city, having lost everything, will be shattered into pieces, beyond recovery.”

Just before the reincarnation king’s attack, or rather his hand, could reach the innate spirit, Hyuncheol Jong appeared and blocked him.

“The rest of your life will be filled with regrets.”

The King of Reincarnation used the Bell of Chaos to push the Hyeoncheol Bell away. The Hyeoncheol Bell was unable to overcome the force and was crushed to a small size with a crackling sound before flying away.

Now there was nothing that could stop the King of Reincarnation. Or so it seemed.

Suddenly, light began to emanate from the Young-geun. It was evidence that Young-geun’s power was being activated. The cycle of reincarnation was about to begin again.

But why? He didn’t attack So-woon. The condition for Young-geun’s activation would have been So-woon’s death!

When I turned my head back, there was So-un, whose spirit world had spread wide open. And inside the spread spirit world, So-un’s original body was pierced by some kind of sword light.

That sword light was So-un’s.

At the last moment, So-Woon, who judged that he could not stop the attack of the King of Reincarnation, drew out all of the power of the Kendo Nine Heavens and took his own life.

The King of Reincarnation looked as if he was shocked at So-un destroying his original body without a moment’s hesitation.

“So Dou, the same situation will unfold in the next reincarnation. I know how to transfer memories to the next reincarnation.”

So-un’s body was drying up quickly, but he had a satisfied smile.

“The next reincarnation is the end. I will not run away anymore. When we meet again next time, our story will come to an end… … .”

The innate spirit root exploded and light enveloped So-un and the reincarnation king.

* * *

Seven years ago.

In front of the Seoncheon Shingyeong, Ji So-yo tilted her head.

“Do you remember this moment? Why? For what?”

Without answering her question, So-Woon unfolded the Taeilcheon Doma Wheel. Then, the lotus flowers that had spread out to all corners of the universe responded, and the Innate Spirit Root emerged from the well and entered So-Woon’s spiritual world.

Ji So-yo looked at So-woon with blank eyes.

Why are you suddenly pulling out the lotus flower that you just planted with so much care?

‘Are men also this fickle and moody?’

She thought to herself,

It was a thought that could be made because one did not know how long So-woon had wandered, what tragedies he had encountered, and how many deaths he had faced.

So-woon stood quietly in front of the well of the prehistoric world, pondering something, and then suddenly unleashed the power of the prehistoric world’s eight heavenly powers.

The innate diary spread out in all directions, covering the system and the government.

Even the Seoncheon Diary, which extended beyond the boundaries of the empire, restored the energies of heaven and earth that had been polluted by fear to their original state and turned the devastated land into a green land covered with vegetation.

All the living beings inside the Innate Heavenly Mirror regained their physical bodies and reason and looked around with blank eyes.

The Innate Dogyeong did not stop there, but expanded its scope further, reaching beyond the sky and even beyond the outer world.

Light returned to the heavens where only darkness and silence had existed. The sun that had gone out began to burn brightly again, and the stars came back to life and twinkled.

The scope of the Innate Diary grew larger and larger. This was because So-un’s Do-gyeong was growing without end. Soon, the Innate Diary covered the entire continent of the 7th Heavenly Realm.

Not only that, but So-un’s magical power reached the universe of the 7th Heavenly Realm, and the entire 7th Heavenly Realm was covered in the Seoncheon Diary.

In order to go against the will of heaven and rewrite destiny, So-Woon lifted the fear that had covered the Seventh Heavenly Realm and revived all living beings there.

He was declaring war on the King of Reincarnation. He said that the Seventh Realm could not be destroyed unless he was killed, and that no one could touch the Seventh Realm.

So-un was prepared for an all-out war with the King of Reincarnation.

* * *

At that moment when the universe’s roots were cleared away.

The corpse of Je Chaos was huge. Its size was like a continent. That corpse was now floating outside the reincarnation spacetime created by the universe’s spirit.

It was an unprecedented event.

Jehondon, Soun, and the King of Reincarnation. The main characters of the current situation all exist in different time and space. However, at the same time, they are clearly staying in the same time and space. They just can’t reach each other.

The space-time with So-un was like a bubble, hovering around the space-time of Je-chaos.

It was clear that the anomaly was caused by being free from reincarnation and not being able to interfere with the affairs of reincarnation.

Although he could not interfere with the space-time in which So-woon was, he could watch over him. Even now, Je-hon-don was unable to take his eyes off So-woon’s every move.

“Chilgyu figure.”

At that time, the Taoist god of the other world, Feng Xiaochung, who had tried to capture So-woon through several reincarnations, entered the reincarnation where Je-hon-don was and greeted him respectfully.

It was unknown when or how he escaped from reincarnation and came to this space-time, but behind him was the palace born from his path, the Dao Hall.

Jehondon sat motionless, looking at the challenge floating behind Feng Xiaochung’s back. After a while, when he opened his mouth, his voice sounded hollow.

“He is already dead. There is no need to be so polite. Venerable Feng.”

Feng Xiaochung looked up and down at Je Hondon with a strange look in his eyes. Je Hondon trembled without realizing it under his gaze.

The current situation was dangerous. The time when Feng Xiaochong appeared was also dangerous, and the existence of the challenge that appeared with him was also full of danger.

Jehondon’s previous life could be considered a close friend of Feng Xiaochong. However, at that time, Feng Xiaochong revealed his desire to study Jehondon’s body and often threatened him.

And now, if Feng Xiaochong could not shake off his past obsession and tried to lay a hand on Jehondon, the current Jehondon would not be able to stop him.