Absolute Regression Chapter 729

The 729th Young Master Awakened Him

“Careful, careful. There are rocks over there. Watch your step.”

Seo Dae-ryong, who was walking beside Dan-ah, was looking at the ground with a fearful look.

“I’m fine! If anyone saw me, they’d think I passed the test.”

Dan-ah’s belly was bulging. She was pregnant and two or three months away from giving birth.

“It must be hard, but I’ll carry you.”

Seo Dae-ryong was oblivious to the gaze of others. When he sat down in front of her, intending to carry her, Dan-ah rubbed his shoulder and spoke.

“I need to keep walking and moving, even if it’s just for exercise, so both I and the baby will be healthy. I’ll be back soon, so go ahead.”
“Let’s go home together. I’ll take you home.”
“That’s enough for me. Go ahead. I’ll wait, Master.”

Dan-ah came out to see Seodae-ryong off to train.

“Can you go back alone?”
“Why not? I’m afraid enemies might ambush me on my way home.”

Seo Dae-ryong, who had been through all sorts of troubles, had never been happier than he was these days. He’d been happy when he got married, but he was truly overjoyed when he heard he was having a child. The moment he heard those words, he was momentarily lost in thought.

I’m becoming a father?
I couldn’t quite put into words how I felt. It was a joy entirely different from the joys of being admitted to Hwangcheongak at the top of the class or becoming a disciple of the Blood Heavenly Demon. It was such an overwhelming joy that it often felt unreal.

Of course, his worries were as overwhelming as his joy. He needed the baby to be born healthy. He needed Dan-ah to be safe. He needed the baby to grow up healthy. He was already worrying about the future.

“for a moment.”

Seo Dae-ryong carefully placed his hand on Dan-ah’s stomach as she was about to turn back.

“He’s quiet today.”

Dan-ah looked at Seo Dae-ryong with a smile. Could it really be this good?

“I’ll go.”
“Be careful. Don’t fall.”
“I’m a martial artist too. Having a child doesn’t mean your inner strength disappears!”

After sending her off like that, Seo Dae-ryong arrived at the Blood Heavenly Demon’s residence.

“It’s late, Master.”

Seo Dae-ryong’s demeanor had changed since his time with Dan-ah. He was the most diligent of all when training. He
greeted Blood Heavenly Demon and was about to leave for the yard.

“Take this with you when you go.”
“What is this?”

What Bloody Sword gave was medicinal herbs.

“The magician sent someone.”
“The magician?”
“He told me to take it because it’s good for the baby and the mother.”
“Why did the magician give this to me?”
“Well, I don’t know.”

I wasn’t close enough to anyone to send something like this to me.
Then, I heard a welcoming voice behind me.

“Why? I was doing a favor for a friend.”

Seo Dae-ryong turned around in surprise and saw Geommu-geuk standing there.

“Little Master!”

Seo Dae-ryong ran to Geommu-geuk.
Blood Heavenly Demon, standing by the window, looked even more surprised than Seo Dae-ryong.

“The person over there is a friend of the devil.”
“Ah!”

Seo Dae-ryong looked back at his master with a surprised expression. “You’re my disciple, and you didn’t even know that?”

In other words, the master had prepared the medicine.
Before Seo Dae-ryong could express his gratitude, the Blood Heavenly Sword Demon standing at the window disappeared inside.

Geommu-geuk spoke on behalf of Hyeolcheon Doma.

“Disciple, I specially asked the magician to write this for me. Sir, you can be so bold!”

Seo Dae-ryong spoke loudly with a moved face.

“Thank you, Master!”

There was no answer from inside.
Geommugeuk congratulated Seodaeryong.

“You’re finally going to be a father.”
“I, the one who seemed the least likely to get married, the ugliest I, the most pathetic I… am going to be a father.”

Just thinking about it makes Seo Dae-ryong’s throat ache.

“This is all thanks to the Young Master and Master.”
“I’ll give you a congratulatory gift later.”
“There’s no need. The Young Master’s very existence is a gift.”
“Really? I was going to give you something really expensive and nice.”
“…….”
“…….”
“My child doesn’t know about the Young Master’s existence yet… so he might need a gift.”

Geommugeuk laughed loudly, and Seodaeryong followed suit.
Then, from within, Blood Heavenly Demon spoke.

“If you’re here, stop talking and come in.”

As Geommugeuk entered, he spoke to Seodaeryong.

“Later, I have to teach you the secrets. How to raise a child.”
“Please, just give birth!”

So, Geommu-geuk entered the Blood Heavenly Sword’s room. As soon as he entered, he took a deep breath and sniffed around.

“Ah, the smell of these books! I really missed it!”

Bloodthirsty Demon asked with a still surprised expression.

“Did you really achieve greatness?”
“No, I just came down because it was difficult.”

Bloody Heavenly Doma didn’t believe those words. Instead, his gaze toward Geommu-geuk was filled with conviction.

“You really did it.”
“Why do you think so?”

The thoughts of his father and Bloodthirsty Horse were the same.

“You wouldn’t have come down if you hadn’t achieved greatness.”

The playfulness vanished from Geommugeuk’s face. He bowed politely, accepting the offer.

“Thanks to you, sir, for showing me the right path, I have achieved great success and returned home. Thank you so much.”

The gaze of Blood Heavenly Sword Master, gazing at the bowed swordsman, became even more solemn.
Blood Heavenly Sword Master also bowed and paid his respects.

“I congratulate you on your great achievements in the Nine-Handed Demonic Cultivation.”

This greeting wasn’t a sword dance, but a courtesy to the Nine-Handed Demon. Even the Nine-Handed Demon was a sight to behold, so it was even more so to the Nine-Handed Demon who had achieved greatness.

After exchanging greetings, Blood Heavenly Swordsman gazed silently at Geommu-geuk.
Geommu-geuk had surprised him many times, but never before had he been so astonished.

Yes, I believed he would achieve great success in the sword dance world, but I didn’t expect it to happen so quickly.
Even when I heard that great success was looming before my eyes, I assumed it would take at least several years.
Even Geom Woo-jin, who was known for his natural talent, achieved great success a long time ago, at this age.

“What do you plan to do now?”

In response to Bloodthirsty Demon’s question, Geommu-geuk took a book from the bookshelf, sat down on the bed, and opened it.

“I’ve heard that’s why people who have achieved great success fail. They suddenly try to make drastic changes to their lives. Even if they change, they should only change slightly, but they try to make drastic changes suddenly.”

Geommu-geuk, who had been talking while looking down at the book, raised his head and looked at the Blood Heavenly Sword.

“Nothing will change. When I return from my exile, I’ll still be the first one to visit you, and I’ll still sit here and read. I’ll learn martial arts from my master, I’ll practice martial arts with Sword Master, and I’ll help the Poison King with his poison research.”

So, with this unchanging power of life, we will achieve the twelve great stars.

* * *

Returning to his residence, Geommu-geuk performed a time-transfer technique.
A vast field unfolded before his eyes.

There, he summoned the Heavenly Demon Spirit.
The Heavenly Demon Spirit had previously not appeared before his father, but now it had manifested immediately.

‘Why didn’t you come out in front of your father?’

Looking into the eyes of the Heavenly Demon Spirit, I could tell that at least the reason wasn’t fear. My father had guessed this even without seeing the Heavenly Demon Spirit.

Geommugeuk smiled brightly and explained the location to Cheonmahon.

“This is a space I created using space-time teleportation. When we see each other, we’ll mostly be seeing each other here.”

There aren’t many places in the outside world where you can comfortably summon the Heavenly Demon Spirit.

“So, even if you don’t like it, don’t destroy it. It’s the space I cherish the most.”

Cheonmahon simply looked at the world inside the space-time teleportation technique with heavy eyes.

“It’s okay. I’ve been properly trained to talk to people who are reserved. If you were created by me, I don’t think you’d be reserved either. So, it’s okay to show your true colors. I like talkative people—no, I like the talkative Cheonmahon.”

It would have been nice if he had at least smiled, but Cheonmahon showed no reaction.

At that time, Geommu-geuk saw Cheonma-hon’s waist.

“You! You’ve changed, haven’t you?”

The sword dance revealed that the appearance of the Heavenly Horse Spirit had changed. The Heavenly Horse Spirit was carrying a sword at its waist. And surprisingly, the sword resembled the Black Magic Sword.

It was a change that occurred when I learned the Seventh Form of the Nine-Handed Demon Sword.

And there was one more change.
Upon closer inspection, I noticed a faint pattern engraved on Cheonmahon’s chest that hadn’t been there before. Because his body was pitch-black, I had to look closely to see the faint pattern, but I couldn’t tell exactly what it was.

I thought that I would have to master all the old ways to see the final form of the Cheonmahon.

Whew.

The sword dance flew up to the face of the Heavenly Demon. Then, he met the eyes of the Heavenly Demon.

The gaze and prayer of the swordsman floating in the air had changed. It was no longer the bright and talkative figure of a moment ago, but the calm and reserved self of his pre-regression self. His gaze, filled with an unparalleled loneliness, conveyed his sincerity.

“I called you today because I wanted to congratulate you on learning your first martial art. It felt really good to be congratulated.”

Geommugeuk spoke calmly to Cheonmahon.

“Congratulations.”

At that moment, Geommu-geuk saw a twinkle in Cheonma-hon’s dark, deep eyes. He understood what she said, of course.

‘I definitely feel emotions too!’

* * *

An old man sat in the darkness.
His back was straight, his hands clasped together before his dantian. His eyes, glowing in the darkness, dominated the darkness.

Slurp.

At that moment, a black circle appeared on the ground in front of the old man, and a man dressed in black suddenly emerged.
The man in black prostrated himself before the old man and reported.

“The young leader has returned to the school.”

In the darkness, the old man’s two eyes shone brightly.

“You’re finally back!”

It was as if the sword dance was just waiting for the Great Heavenly Mountain to come down.

“Tell them to get things started.”
“Yes.”

The moment the old man’s command was given.

“Please take that order back for a moment.”

The person who appeared there was none other than the divine princess, Gaye. She was the one who had previously informed the old man of the red energy-laden orb’s appearance in the world. In a place where everything was black, she was wearing a pure white martial art attire.

“What’s going on with you?”
“Please come with me for a moment.”

She was the type of person who wouldn’t come to me unless it was urgent.
The old man rose from his seat. The man in black who had been reporting disappeared into the ground again.

As the old man moved, something amazing happened. The darkness surrounding him moved with him, as if it were a living thing.

This darkness wasn’t simply a dark aura emanating from his body. True darkness was following him.

Sssssss.

The darkness took many forms. It sometimes covered the old man’s body like a cloud, circling him, and sometimes it shifted its shape, making him look like a demon.
Then, as if light descended from the heavens, a single ray of darkness descended from the ceiling, enveloping him from head to toe.
This darkness was alive, as if it possessed life.

At the end of the hallway where the two arrived, a design of a chest and six beads was painted on the door.
Entering, they found themselves in the same room where the two had once conversed.
A large chest sat in the corner, and the ceiling was painted with constellations.

“What’s going on?”

Gaye looked up at the ceiling with trembling eyes.

“Look over there.”

The old man looked up at the ceiling. At that moment, a bright light emanated from the darkness.

Among the stars painted on the ceiling, the largest one in the center was lit up.
It meant one thing.

“He’s awake.”
“!”

A silence of shock and surprise flowed. Truly, the unimaginable had happened.

“You woke up on your own?”
“Yes.”
“That’s impossible!”

The darkness that had enveloped him fled in all directions at the sight of the angry old man. Then, the old man’s face was fully revealed.

The marks of time on his face. Layers of wrinkles, like old rings, made it impossible to guess his age. His features were covered in wrinkles, making them unrecognizable.

Everyone who sees him will feel this way: How can someone this old sit so upright, how can his gaze shine with such intensity, and how can his voice resonate so deeply?

He was the Dark Princess of his time.

Dark Princess Hwamu-gyeong.

Hwamu-gyeong, who always kept her composure in everything, was flustered at this very moment.

“How was that possible?”

Then, a person’s name was mentioned by Gaye.

“He woke up on the day the young sect leader came down from the mountain.”
“!”

Hwamu-gyeong’s eyes shone intensely.

“What does that mean? Does it mean that Hassan, the cult leader, woke him up?”

Surprisingly, Gaye believed so.

“I believe that two people are connected by one destiny.”

That’s why she spoke with confidence.

“The cult leader clearly woke him up.”

When the plan to use bloodless weapons failed, Hwamu-gyeong had this worry.

Should I wake him up?

At that time, Gaye warned him that the martial arts world would become a sea of ​​blood. Hwamu-gyeong knew that waking him up was truly the last resort. She also knew that waking him up yourself and waking him up on your own were worlds apart.

“Even if he wakes up, he cannot break the seal where he is trapped.”

That was exactly when.

Pot.

One of the countless stars on the ceiling lit up.
The two men watched in astonishment.

Pot.

Another nearby star lit up.

Pot, pot!

This time, a star lit up, then immediately went out. Then another star lit up.
This star lit up, then went out, that star lit up, then went out. I wondered how many times this repeated itself.

Pat pat pat pat pat pat.

A constellation was completed. One of countless constellations, it was complete and began to shine.
Both Hwamu-gyeong and Ga-ye knew what this meant.

“He began to break the seal.”