TL Notes:
In this translation, all references to Huashan have been rendered as Mount Hua for clarity and to maintain consistency with traditional English translations of wuxia and xianxia literature.
Mount Hua is one of the Five Great Mountains and a significant cultural and martial arts symbol.
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It felt like my mind had completely frozen.
I didnât even know where to start thinking.
It was like that.
âWhat is this man even saying?â
I tried to make sense of it, but it was no use. It was just too absurd.
âYouâre saying Iâm the reincarnation of the Mount Hua Divine Sword?â
I, the reincarnation of Shin Noya? Or rather, the body meant to house his remnant will?
Hearing that, I thought to myself:
âWhat kind of utter nonsense is this?â
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How could events possibly unfold in a way to lead to that conclusion?
With a thoroughly bewildered expression, I spoke to Namgung Myung.
âThatâs impossible.â
âWhy?â
Why? His question made me scoff.
âI am not a disciple of the Mount Hua Sect.â
I could list dozens of reasons why it couldnât be true, but this was the simplest one.
From my attire to my mastery of martial arts techniques like fist fighting, there was nothing to suggest I was a disciple of the Mount Hua Sect.
âAll I have is the energy I absorbed from Noya and the honorary disciple plaque they gave me.â
The energy from the artifact and the plaque they handed me while calling me an honorary disciple.
And yet, they were saying I was Shin Noyaâs reincarnation?
âIt would make more sense if they said Yeongpoong was Noyaâs reincarnation.â
That made much more sense.
If Yeongpoong were declared Noyaâs reincarnation, it wouldâve been far easier to believe.
âThere are too many things that align.â
Yeongpoong was also a disciple of the Mount Hua Sect.
His martial arts and internal energy techniques were the same, and he was hailed as Mount Huaâs greatest prodigy, brimming with talent.
If Shin Noyaâs body had been reincarnated, it made much more sense for it to be Yeongpoong rather than me.
âEven if not Yeongpoong, there would be plenty of others more fitting than me.â
That had to be the case.