Send me back to the past.
The ghostly figure silently stared at the midnight visitor.
As the owner of the Ghost Gate, he had experienced numerous intruders who had entered through the Do San Geom Rim.
They belonged to various categories. Some were aggressive, others were cunning, skilled fighters, skilled in intrigues. Occasionally, there were those who were aggressive, cunning, skilled fighters, and skilled in intrigues all at once. Of course, none of them managed to leave this realm alive.
But the man in front of him was different from all the previous intruders.
When he looked into the tired, exhausted eyes of the man who had tasted the bitter and harshness of life, he could only think of one thing.
‘Damn it, is today my unlucky day?’
The ghostly figure tried to hide his unease and calmly asked, “Are we in a loop?”
“No.”
The man’s voice was clear and pleasant to the ears.
“Then why did you come tonight?”
May he not say, ‘Today is the day you die, you worthless ghost,’ in that pleasant voice!
“I came because I have a request.”
The ghostly figure, who had pushed himself to the gates of hell, breathed a sigh of relief and asked, “Tell me.”
Then, a request that was more surprising than any other words he had heard in his lifetime flowed out of the man’s mouth.
“Send me back to the past.”
There was a moment of silence.
The ghostly figure, who had been staring at the other with a subtle gaze, asked in a trembling voice, “How can a human defy time?”
“I don’t know. You are the only one in this world who can unfold the Regression Grand Law. You must teach me,” the man replied.
The ghostly figure did not deny that fact.
“How did you know that I can do that?”
The Regression Grand Law was a secret technique that had been passed down through his family for centuries.
“Seo Jin.”
At the mention of that beloved name, the ghostly figure was filled with passion.
“How do you know my sister?”
“We were comrades during the rebellion period”
“Where is she now?”
“She is dead.”
“Ah!”
The ghostly figure let out a deep sigh. The Regression Grand Law had been researched and passed down through his family for hundreds of years. Even in his father’s generation, it had remained incomplete. So, he and his younger sister had been working hard to assist their father in completing the Regression Grand Law since they were young.
Then, ten years ago, his sister had left the family, unable to bear it any longer. She had sacrificed her youthful twenties to the family’s great cause.
“How did Jin die?”
“I sought revenge, so you don’t have to worry about it. Before she died, she asked me to convey a message to you. She said that she was living a life without purpose and that she hoped our father would live his own life instead of dedicating his life to the research. She hoped he would live his own life instead of dedicating his life to the research.”
The ghostly figure fell into deep regret.
The man waited until he had calmed down before asking the most important question of the night.
“Has the Grand Law been completed?”
The ghostly figure nodded slowly.
“Yes. Finally, in my generation, the Grand Law has been completed.”
A moment of delight flickered across the man’s face. With that bright expression, the ghostly figure could tell that the man was quite handsome and likable.
“When can I go back?”
“I cannot determine that. You could go back ten years ago, thirty years ago, or even to infancy. If you’re unlucky, you might even go back to yesterday.”
“I’m generally a lucky person, so I won’t worry about it.”
“You think you can go back right away?”
A bitter smile crossed the ghostly figure’s face.
“The Grand Law is impossible. If it were possible, I would have already gone back.”
“But you said it was completed?”
“There are still five out of the ninety-nine required materials that I haven’t been able to gather. And even the first one is impossible to obtain. Have you heard of the Sound Thunder Bell?”
“The artifact from the Pungcheon School?”
“Exactly.”
The Pungcheon School was the successor of the Blood Sect and was the most powerful force in Saewae.
“To perform the Regression Grand Law, we need the sound waves produced when the Sound Thunder Bell rings. That bell is placed behind the Pungcheon School’s leader’s throne.”
