Call Of The Spear [EN]: Chapter 467

Tales of a Wandering Swordsman – Part 2, Episode 176

Cheonbeom levitated the sleeping baby Wyvern in the air and brandished his sword.

Swish.

Thump!

A giant tree fell, and the Insectoid with the appearance of a woman, who was behind it, was split in half.

However, Cheonbeom frowned, as if something displeased him, and swung his sword in the air. He shook off the blood and sighed deeply.

“How long are you going to sulk? The sword path keeps going awry.”

At Ha Seonja’s request, Cheonbeom was wandering through the forest where the Four Great Insectoids resided, carrying the baby Wyvern. He had drawn Hwaran to deal with the Insectoids that occasionally appeared, but the sword path kept twisting and missing, giving him trouble.

It seemed she was still sulking because of what happened with Hwayang.

“If you keep this up, I’ll have to use Nachal.”

Reborn as the Ghostly Underworld Nachal Yehu, Guhwando had erased her old name and was now named Nachal.

Since she was also reborn, she had asked for a new name, and it had been a long time since Cheonbeom had named her Nachal.

-Do as you wish.

Hwaran’s voice was heard with a nasal tone. Still, the fact that she was responding seemed to leave room for reconciliation.

“How could I ever do that to you? If you wanted a star from the sky, I would bring it to you, and if you wanted the moon, even bringing you the moon would not be enough. That is my heart.”

-Yeah, right.

It seemed she wasn’t buying it at all.

Cheonbeom awkwardly cut the lush weeds with Hwaran.

He thought she would say something more, but she remained silent, so it seemed she had no intention of resolving her anger anytime soon.

‘Judging by how it’s getting thicker, it doesn’t seem like I’m on the wrong path.’

The further he went, the thicker the ominous energy became, and he slowly began to see hallucinations.

The purple powder now covered almost the entire forest like a fog, and he couldn’t see an inch ahead.

Nevertheless, Cheonbeom sharpened his senses and slowly walked the path.

Just in case, he had Hyun Gakbulgoe [Mystic Turtle Armor] on standby, and it had been a long time since he had activated the Sixty-Four Hexagrams of the Five Elements to be able to deal with any enemy that might attack.

‘The higher the ominous energy, the higher the danger….’

He could feel it.

The energy of Tamhwa wrapped around Cheonbeom’s wrist was also getting stronger.

The thicker the ominous energy, the stronger Tamhwa’s energy became.

It seemed that Tamhwa was reacting to this ominous energy.

-Are you going to keep that woman around?

As he made his way through the forest path, Hwaran suddenly asked about Ha Seonja.

“She hasn’t harmed me yet, so I’ll have to wait and see. As you know, she’s a Demon Immortal with profound power in the late stages of Nascent Divinity [a high level of immortal cultivation], so I, in the early stages of Nascent Divinity, have to be careful.”

Hwaran snorted as if she was dumbfounded by his glib tone.

-Don’t talk nonsense. Didn’t that smiling witch use charm magic on San-gun?

“Hmm….”

That was true.

It wasn’t like she sincerely cast it; it seemed like she did it as a joke.

It was something he could have easily granted even if she had just asked, but the fact that she blatantly used charm magic was probably….

“Isn’t that a prank that Demon Immortals play on each other?”

That’s what he was thinking.

She used it too openly, and if she really wanted to use charm magic to control him at will, there would have been better times and situations.

“I don’t completely trust Ha Seonja either, and she doesn’t trust me either, so she probably tested me.”

That was still Cheonbeom’s judgment.

Of course, if Ha Seonja’s antics stopped here, he could just let it slide, but if she crossed the line any further, things would be different.

“I have Tamhwa, and I want to get through this in a good way if possible. But if she doesn’t, I’ll have to change my mind too.”

-Is it because she’s a woman?

“It’s not that. She’s lived longer than me and knows a lot about Gongakchun, so I’m keeping an eye on her. Ran, you call Tamhwa your daughter, so you know how I feel.”

-Well… that’s true.

Gongakchun is a mysterious place.

The ominous energy emitted by the Great Ominous Tree.

The closer you get to it, the stronger the Insectoids become.

And the Insectoid King who occupies the Great Ominous Tree.

With Tamhwa’s ascension approaching, the story of the Insectoids related to the Great Ominous Tree was enough to pique Cheonbeom’s interest.

If he did well, he could erase all the things that had upset Tamhwa and help her achieve a perfect and fruitful ascension, so why wouldn’t he?

Cheonbeom had no intention of leaving Gongakchun until Tamhwa finished her ascension.

So, this place, Gongakchun.

The Four Great Insectoids and the Insectoid King.

Finally, Cheonbeom had to find out more about this ominous energy.

Tamhwa is no ordinary Insect Immortal, and she has the bloodline of Tam, which even deflects heavenly tribulations….

‘The phenomenon that the Insectoids of Gongakchun are strangely strong may be of great help to Tamhwa’s ascension.’

He didn’t know exactly whether it would be beneficial or harmful yet, but judging from Tamhwa’s reaction, it seemed to be on the beneficial side.

“Okay, let’s go further.”

Cheonbeom stroked Tamhwa and crossed deeper into the forest.

And he fiddled with the earlobe where the earring Yeowi, which was always hanging, had disappeared.

* * *

“Oh! You were here. Ha Seonja! I’ve been looking for you for a while?”

A man approached Ha Seonja, who had sent Cheonbeom into the forest.

Unlike his friendly tone, he sent a less friendly look. He was Ja Suseon, the one who had been chased by the baby Crystal Wyvern earlier.

Seeing him, Ha Seonja smiled and greeted him.

“You’re alive? That’s a relief.”

She was being very brazen even though she had set fire to his silver treasure.

However, Ja Suseon didn’t blame her any further and exclaimed as he looked at the large-scale formation drawn.

It was a vast demonic formation that densely filled about three hundred yards.

Unlike before, there was no baby Crystal Wyvern in the center, and a strange rock and three other sculptures were floating.

“You abandoned me and went with another man, but how is it going?”

“Of course. It’s easier without Ja Suseon.”

“I see. So you sent Yoo Suseon alone? With the words that you would use the baby Crystal Wyvern as bait?”

“Yes, is there a problem?”

Ha Seonja stopped drawing the magic circle as if telling him to say more, straightened her back, and looked at Ja Suseon.

“But Ha Seonja. The Four Great Insectoids wouldn’t come this far for a baby Crystal Wyvern, so why did you tell such a lie?”

“Whether it’s a lie or not, you’ll find out if you wait and see.”

It was a meaningful tone.

Ja Suseon looked at Ha Seonja with interest. Then, after thinking for a moment, he leaned against a nearby tree as if he roughly understood.

“The Four Great Insectoids coveting a mere baby Crystal Wyvern and coming out of the forest? That’s nonsense. Those guys who have been fighting over territory for tens of thousands of years are tempted by the flesh of a baby that can barely fit on the palm of their hand? Only Upper Immortals who don’t know Gongakchun would fall for that.”

“So?”

Ha Seonja urged him to say more.

“But Ha Seonja pushed Yoo Suseon into the territory of the Four Great Insectoids using that as an excuse, so wouldn’t the bait be Yoo Suseon, not the Crystal Wyvern?”

Clap, clap, clap.

Ha Seonja smiled and applauded with satisfaction.

“You guessed it right. As expected of someone who has been with me for so long, you figure things out without me even having to say it.”

“How can I fathom Ha Seonja’s profound schemes? I’m just roughly predicting them from over your shoulder.”

Ha Seonja and Ja Suseon were Demon Immortals who had lived together for a long time.

Of course, Ja Suseon, like Ha Seonja, was also a person who had reached the realm of Nascent Divinity.

“But why did you use charm magic? Wasn’t that a part that could raise suspicion unnecessarily?”

“I did it to make him suspicious.”

“You intended it.”

Even though she cast charm magic, he didn’t react at all.

“He’s pretending to be affected by the charm magic, and he’s probably suspicious of me now, but at the same time, he’s also letting his guard down.”

“It was a trap.”

She deliberately cast charm magic that a Nascent Divinity wouldn’t be affected by, making him suspicious, and then using that to induce him to let his guard down.

It was a meticulous method.

“But no matter how much of a simple Upper Immortal he is, he will realize Ha Seonja’s intentions if he enters the territory of the Four Great Insectoids.”

“That’s right. The Four Great Insectoids are so ferocious and sensitive to the energy of Immortals. Didn’t all of our close companions get torn apart and eaten by the Four Great Insectoids that day?”

“That’s right. The Four Great Insectoids are a strange race that eats Immortals and uses them as nourishment to increase their power. So, they react more sensitively to the energy of Immortals than any other….”

Cheonbeom will soon attract the attention of all the Four Great Insectoids.

And once he attracts the attention of all the Four Great Insectoids, he won’t be able to escape easily.

Naturally, he will have no choice but to ask Ha Seonja for help.

And if he summons the Four Great Insectoids and catches even one of them, it will be a stroke of good luck.

“He knows that Ja Suseon is a simple Upper Immortal, so he won’t have any difficulty dealing with him, so you don’t have to worry about it.”

“You have excellent insight. From his actions and a few conversations, he doesn’t seem to be an Immortal from the Collapsed Realm.”

“He’s probably an Immortal from another world. He’s thoroughly concealing his energy, so I can’t tell, but he’s probably not a Demon Immortal from the Collapsed Realm. No matter how much of a Wandering Swordsman he is, he’s too ignorant about Gongakchun, and just looking at the fact that he hasn’t been drafted for the Immortal Slaughter Battle at this time is unusual, so he can’t not know.”

They had already guessed long ago that Cheonbeom was not a Demon Immortal from the Collapsed Realm.

Anyway, to them, Cheonbeom was an Immortal in the early stages of Nascent Divinity.

There was no need to bother paying attention to him.

Their only interest was the Four Great Insectoids.

“It’s already been 28,000 years since we came here. The day all our companions were torn apart and eaten by the Four Great Insectoids. Ja Suseon, you saw it too, didn’t you? That indescribable, powerful force…!”

Ha Seonja took a deep breath with a face full of excitement.

She hugged her arms as if she couldn’t stand it and let out a nasal sound.

“I’m going crazy with wanting it. To kill the Four Great Insectoids and break through the wall. Or, if I can subdue them and head to the Insectoid King, how much more ecstatic would it be? A sky I’ve never seen before will open before my eyes!!”

Ja Suseon nodded as if he fully understood.

“If you absorb that powerful force, who knows, you might make the original spirit your own, achieve your own principles, and reach the realm of the archetype.”

Principle!

Original Immortal!

They were words that were ecstatic just to hear.

“To do that, thorough preparation will be necessary.”

“Yes, of course. I don’t want to die in vain like those who died before. But what if he attracts attention and brings all four of them?”

“It’s good if he brings only one, but it doesn’t matter if he brings two, three, or all of them.”

Ha Seonja had been paying attention to their characteristics and tendencies for a long time and knew that they could be made to fight each other.

The Four Great Insectoids are sensitive to each other’s territory and don’t get along well.

She was making full use of that point and could hunt the Insectoids by using her wit, no matter how many of them popped out.

“No matter how many of them come… I’m going to kill them all this time.”

Whether it’s Insectoids or Immortals.

Thump!

The forest shook.

“They’re starting to come.”

Thump!

Thump!

Thump!!

In that huge vibration.

Something transparent that was attached to the tree disappeared.