Sword God Reborn

Chapter 277 : A Disciple's Questions and Answers

Cheon Mubaeck had expected to meet Yoo Baek-gi someday in this life.

Yoo Baek-gi, who was fighting the demonic path in the foreign lands to kill the Heavenly Demon.

Cheon Mubaeck, who was tracking and killing the Blood Demon Valley in the Central Plains, was bound to meet him.

He had thought quite deeply about what to do when they met.

'Should I reveal my past life?'

He had hinted at it vaguely to Yoo Baek-gi before.

The fact that he was a reincarnator.

Of course, he had not accepted it purely. Because it was not a content that even Yoo Baek-gi, who believed his master's words without a doubt, could accept.

He had just misunderstood it as a teaching with some profound meaning.

So Cheon Mubaeck had not bothered to explain and make him understand.

Cheon Mubaeck quietly looked at Yoo Baek-gi. An unknown proud emotion filled his chest.

'No matter how old and his body has aged, his posture has not collapsed.'

Although he was an opponent who was aiming his sword at him, Cheon Mubaeck was extremely pleased.

Cheon Mubaeck felt as if he were looking in a mirror.

A posture that was truly close to perfection.

It was a normal stance of aiming a sword. But the presence it exuded was extraordinary. If you looked closely, it was a solid steel wall that made you feel a sense of hopelessness.

At the same time, a sense of crisis welled up in his entire body. From his hair to a single strand of downy hair, everything stood on end.

The presence of a sharp blade and a steel-wall-like shield was contained in just that one stance.

'He has almost approached the realm of my past life.'

He had left a will before he died.

To someday peek at the sword's extreme in his place.

Yoo Baek-gi had thoroughly followed his will and had been diligently training.

Cheon Mubaeck made a decision.

'I will not reveal my identity.'

If he put his mind to it, it was possible to make Yoo Baek-gi understand.

Because there were secrets and numerous stories that only the two of them knew in his head.

But Cheon Mubaeck did not want to do that.

If he were to continue the relationship as a master and a disciple now, he thought it would not be good for Yoo Baek-gi.

'You foolish fellow. To think you would treat a single word I threw before I died so harshly, even going against heaven and continuing your life.'

Before he died, he had jokingly said to not bother the old master and to take care of the Heavenly Demon himself.

But he was a fellow who had taken those words as his master's will and was continuing his life, even going against heaven.

What if Cheon Mubaeck revealed that he was the Azure Sky Sword God here?

Since the master he had thought was dead had returned with a new life, Yoo Baek-gi would almost serve and follow him like the sky.

Cheon Mubaeck did not want to put a greater burden on his disciple, who was now at the end of his life.

Chak.

Cheon Mubaeck clasped his hands and bowed his waist.

"A grand-disciple greets his grand-master."

Yoo Baek-gi's strange gaze fell on the back of Cheon Mubaeck's head, who had bowed deeply.

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"If someone had said such a thing, I would have drawn my sword and cut off his head without hesitation."

"But you didn't."

Despite Cheon Mubaeck's smiling voice, Yoo Baek-gi was still stiff.

"It's not that I believe your words, but because of your eyes."

"My eyes?"

"They were like my master's eyes."

Although Cheon Mubaeck did not show it on the outside, he was startled.

"Although they seemed eccentric, there was always a seriousness in his playful pupils. And in that seriousness, there was a spirit that was not afraid of the world. I did not swing my sword because I did not think you were an evil person."

"Then, Grand-master, you do not believe that I am from the same sect."

In a word, it meant that if Cheon Mubaeck's words were revealed to be a lie, he would swing his sword without hesitation.

'Well, well. To think I would be on pins and needles, not wanting to be hit by my own disciple's sword.'

Cheon Mubaeck laughed hollowly inside, but still maintained a calm expression.

A strange light appeared in Yoo Baek-gi's pupils for a moment and then disappeared.

'His heart is that of a young man with an iron will. Well, he has to be at this level to fight the demonic path, and to confidently claim to be from the same sect as me, even if it is a lie, in front of me.'

Yoo Baek-gi quite liked this young man.

Putting aside the fact that he was a person of the Orthodox path who was fighting against the same demonic path, it was natural for him to feel a liking as a senior for his skill and talent.

It would be enjoyable to have him by his side and talk.

'If only he hadn't said such a lie.'

Yoo Baek-gi did not believe it. The fact that he had inherited his master's sword.

"If I am your grand-master, it means that I had a senior brother I did not know, and that senior brother had a disciple, and that disciple had you as a disciple."

"That's right."

"Young Master. Unfortunately, my master did not have any disciples other than me."

It was the truth. Cheon Mubaeck had only taken Yoo Baek-gi as a disciple.

Just as he had not accepted the great Fighting God Gwak Yong as a disciple, even though he had been so jealous. He had not rashly taken disciples.

But Cheon Mubaeck was shameless.

"How can you be sure?"

"I have spent my entire life with my master. Until the path he left."

"The Azure Sky Sword God came out into the martial world after he was thirty. Before that, you had not yet met him, Grand-master."

"...Are you saying he had a disciple before he met me?"

Yoo Baek-gi's face became reluctant.

Cheon Mubaeck smiled inwardly.

Because he had never told him how he had lived before he had met Yoo Baek-gi.

"It's hard to believe. My master did not tell me that I had a senior brother, and then where on earth was my senior brother during the Righteous-Demonic War?"

"He had passed away before that."

"..."

"He died at the hands of the demonic path, and for that reason, the Azure Sky Sword God started the war with the demonic path. My master was the son of my grand-master, who had died young."

Cheon Mubaeck did not bother to talk for long. If he explained in detail, the questions and answers would become long. Then a gap might appear in an unexpected place.

Cheon Mubaeck had thoroughly made up and told only the content that Yoo Baek-gi could not possibly know.

Of course, it was all a lie.

But there was no way for Yoo Baek-gi to confirm whether that content was true right now.

Because the people who would know such a past were not of this world by now.

Yoo Baek-gi's strange gaze turned to Cheon Mubaeck.

"When you reach the twilight of your life and learn a new fact, it is not easy to believe. Young Master, how about we exchange a question and answer about each other."

"Are you suggesting we exchange questions and answers?"

"That's right."

Cheon Mubaeck nodded. Because he was also curious about how Yoo Baek-gi had lived.

Cheon Mubaeck asked first.

"Were you pursuing the demonic path in the foreign lands?"

Yoo Baek-gi answered calmly.

"I was being chased."

In an instant, Cheon Mubaeck was at a loss for words. Because it was an answer he had not thought of.

Although he wanted to ask more, it was now Yoo Baek-gi's turn.

"I have heard that you were a loafer who had no connection with the sword. Then when on earth did you learn martial arts from your master?"

"My master did not want to show his face in the martial world. He happened to recognize my five senses and quietly passed on his martial arts to me."

Yoo Baek-gi looked at Cheon Mubaeck with a strange gaze and muttered in a passing tone.

"It seems your master was not just a descendant of the Azure Sky Sword God, but also a master of ice techniques and a Taoist who had deeply studied Taoism."

It was not a question.

But Cheon Mubaeck felt as if a hollow laugh would come out.

Without even seeing Cheon Mubaeck's martial arts, he had grasped the extreme yin qi of his lower dantian and the divine energy of his middle dantian.

'He's gotten old, but his eyes have become sharper. He's also become sinister.'

Cheon Mubaeck did not answer. Because it was his turn for the questions and answers anyway.

"You said you were being chased by the demonic path, but didn't you go to pursue the demonic path in accordance with the will of the Azure Sky Sword God?"

This time, a faint surprise spread on Yoo Baek-gi's calm face.

His master's will.

"Do you know what my master's will was?"

"Although I have not answered your question, if that is your question, I will answer it first. The Azure Sky Sword God had said, 'Do not rely on your old self, but pursue and annihilate the demonic path and kill the Heavenly Demon'."

"...I do not know how that will has reached your ears, but. I went to the foreign lands to kill the Heavenly Demon, but I was outnumbered. I fought alone for tens of years, but in the end, I began to be pushed back, and in the end, I continued to fight, chasing and being chased by the demonic path. Sometimes I was chased, and sometimes I was the one chasing."

Yoo Baek-gi continued to maintain a polite tone. Considering their seniority, even if you just thought about Cheon Mubaeck's claim, there was a difference of three generations.

'Well, I liked this kind of rigidness.'

Cheon Mubaeck smiled inwardly as he saw the posture that had not changed even after he had gotten old.

Yoo Baek-gi extended his hand.

"Since you have answered the question I asked a little while ago, it is now your turn, Young Master. Ask your question."

Cheon Mubaeck thought for a moment. This question and answer was not just to solve a simple curiosity.

'It's a confrontation.'

Until they got the answers to the information they wanted from each other.

Although there was no sword, it was a murderous question and answer with another sword in the words.

Cheon Mubaeck had to make his claimed false identity as convincing as possible. On the other hand, Yoo Baek-gi already thought that Cheon Mubaeck's claim was a lie, and his scheme was to dig out his identity in reverse.

'It's not easy.'

So he had to think deeply about one question.

"Why have you not been able to kill the Heavenly Demon until now?"

This time, the corner of Yoo Baek-gi's eye twitched slightly.

"Although it is a difficult question, I will answer it simply. Before I could kill him, a new Heavenly Demon had killed Gun Cheon-ak. And that new Heavenly Demon is stronger."

"To the extent that you, Grand-master, cannot win?"

"I will consider that as having used the next question in advance."

Although Cheon Mubaeck had asked as if he were just adding a word, Yoo Baek-gi answered firmly.

"At the very least, it is to the extent that my master has to return to face him. I have not yet reached his realm."

Cheon Mubaeck clicked his tongue. Yoo Baek-gi knew how to objectively judge his own skills. The fact that such a person found it difficult to face the new Heavenly Demon meant that it was the truth.

This time, Yoo Baek-gi asked a question.

"Since you are also fighting the demonic path, your final goal must be to kill the Heavenly Demon. To be honest, your skill is amazing and I express my praise, but it is not enough to kill that demonic path and the Heavenly Demon. Have you thought of a way to win?"

This time, it was not a difficult question to answer.

"The way to win is simple. If you swing your sword without wavering, with a terrible killing intent."

"Is that your way of the sword?"

"Is there anything special about the way of the sword? To cut and stab the enemy's neck. If the killing intent is contained in the sword, that is the way of the sword."

Yoo Baek-gi, as if chewing on those words, seemed to be lost in thought for a moment.

"If other Orthodox warriors had heard those words, they would have been shocked. Because it is like the logic of a heretical path. Perhaps it is not similar to the demonic path."

"That is why the demonic path has not disappeared since the birth of the martial world and continues to appear."

Yoo Baek-gi looked at Cheon Mubaeck with a strange gaze.

"It's strange. Even if you are a descendant of my master, how can your nature and will be so similar..."

Although Cheon Mubaeck was startled, he still maintained a calm expression.

Yoo Baek-gi sighed and looked at Cheon Mubaeck's waist.

"Is that the Cheolsin Ancient Sword?"

"That's right."

"My master had commanded the Righteous-Demonic War, holding that sword. To think that the ancient sword has been passed on to you. How did you get it?"

"The Great Elder of the Zhuge Clan gave it to me."

"...That friend has acknowledged you as a descendant of my master."

"That's right."

Yoo Baek-gi sighed.

And he suddenly stood up.

"Draw your sword."

"..."

"It is said that if you are a swordsman, you speak with your sword. That would be the most certain way. If you have properly learned my master's unique martial arts."

Cheon Mubaeck nodded.

The number one under heaven in the current martial world, Yoo Baek-gi.

It was a chance to measure the achievements that Cheon Mubaeck had accomplished so far.

(End of Chapter)