Call Of The Spear [EN]: Chapter 105

Nangseon Gi Hwan Dam – 104

‘Did you say Dragon Brain exists?’

San-gun was dumbfounded.

Chokman Great Master was speaking with conviction. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be so confident.

But no matter how much he thought about it, if he had such a precious item, there was no way he wouldn’t know.

[I am not ignorant of your circumstances. Heading to Sword Spirit Island is for a grand cause. So, if you compromise and bring me a body to use!]

He would tell him the whereabouts of Guisu Mountain and how to use the Dragon Brain!

San-gun pondered for a moment before opening his mouth.

“Considering your great reputation, I have been patient… but it’s just the two of us here now. Do you really think I would agree to such a deal? Frankly, I could extinguish your spirit right now.”

[Hmph! If you do that, you’ll waste over a dozen years searching for Guisu Mountain and figuring out how to obtain the Dragon Brain! Aren’t you pressed for time to get to Sword Spirit Island?

A clever fellow like you won’t gain anything from such petty tricks!]

The existence of the Dragon Brain is confirmed.

He didn’t know what he was seeing, but Chokman Great Master wasn’t one to make empty boasts.

‘Is negotiation the only way?’

He wasn’t someone who could be threatened.

Then, the only way was to find him a new body and agree to the deal, as he said.

It would take a considerable amount of time, but that was the only way to resolve it smoothly.

‘I can’t help it. If I build a relationship now, it might be helpful later.’

Though it was a short time, Chokman Great Master didn’t seem like an evil person, at least to him.

“Alright! Let’s strike while the iron is hot. Tell me what you want without reservation! I will do my best to find it within my capabilities.”

[Good! That’s how it should be!]

Chokman Great Master chuckled and told him about the body he would be satisfied with.

First, it had to be at least at the level of a Hwanseon [a being who has transcended mortality].

Second, it had to be someone well-versed in the Wood attribute.

Third, it should be as young as possible and a woman!

“Excuse me? A woman’s body?”

[Why? Is there something wrong?]

“Why do you need a woman’s body?”

[I’ve lived as a man, so I thought it wouldn’t be bad to live as a woman.]

At the absurd words, San-gun squinted and stared at him.

[You! Are you looking at me like I’m a lecherous old man!]

“Aren’t you?”

[No, you bastard! It’s because of the Tongsul [a unique type of martial art or technique] I’ve mastered!]

San-gun nodded with a suspicious look. Seeing that he didn’t seem to believe him, Chokman Great Master burst out in frustration.

[Originally! The Tongsul I mastered is a unique Tongsul passed down through a single lineage! The master was originally a woman, so the unique Tongsul was also tailored to a woman’s body! But I was a man, so it didn’t suit me well!]

That’s why he wanted to switch to a woman’s body this time to have a stronger divine power.

“Yes, I understand. Lecherous, huh? You’re old enough to have such unique tastes.”

[I’m not!]

After that, San-gun, thinking he had caught him, teased him for a long time, calling him a pervert who committed bizarre acts.

Two days later.

Perhaps because he was mentally exhausted from the battle at Hahumee, San-gun slept for two days straight.

He stretched pleasantly as he woke up and took out a gray stone from his chest.

This was from the past.

It was a stone he had obtained when he discovered the Jinmyeong tree near the Suwol Mountains.

He brought it, thinking it was no ordinary stone, but he had been carrying it around without knowing its identity until now.

San-gun floated it in the air, made hand seals, and sent a spell.

He chanted spells non-stop and suddenly spat out blue flames.

After about an hour,

The gray stone slowly melted.

San-gun rejoiced and spewed out Bongak Blue Flame even more fiercely.

Then the stone completely melted away, revealing a brilliant light.

Blue, red, and green colors blended together, creating a mysterious and radiant light.

San-gun was overjoyed and filled with delight as he looked at the sparkling stone.

“Dragon Brain!”

That’s right.

This was the Dragon Brain, said to be the brain of a dragon that had turned into a jewel!

It was said that if an ordinary person ate it, all diseases would be cured, and their lifespan would increase, allowing them to live a long and healthy life!

Moreover,

If a Taoist who cultivates takes it, they can immediately break through the barriers that block them and take a step into a higher realm.

[But would it only be that much?

Although the Dragon Brain you have is not complete, it is still a Dragon Brain! If you let it permeate into the Bonseon Law Tablet [a spiritual artifact] and refine it, the spirit will be awakened, and furthermore, if you make a treasure with it, you will be able to wield the power of a dragon!]

It was a treasure among treasures, a lucky chance that belonged to the highest echelons even in the Human Realm.

‘I didn’t recognize this….’

It would have been better if he had known sooner.

Then he could have come the path he had passed a little more easily.

But what could he do with regrets?

It was already a past event, just a memory to be called a memory now.

[According to my recommendation, your training has not yet reached a crisis, so how about creating a Bonseon Law Tablet and putting it in? If it takes on a spirit and has an ego, it will definitely become more powerful, so there is nothing bad about it.

It is said that the Bonseon Law Tablet takes on a spirit if it is cultivated for a long time, but whether it will happen after a thousand years or after ten thousand years depends on luck, so there is nothing wrong with using Dragon Brain to make it!]

The Bonseon Law Tablet is the alter ego of a Taoist.

It is something that is different from using refined treasures as they are.

The Bonseon Law Tablet varies greatly depending on the ability and effort of the practitioner!

If a spirit dwells in that Bonseon Law Tablet, it can exert more powerful divine powers, and the Law Tablet itself will even train on its own, so it is definitely good to awaken the spirit.

‘There’s nothing wrong with that.’

Anyway, there is Sawoljehang [a technique or ability that allows replication].

A Dragon Brain of the right size can be copied and used at any time!

Eat one at the right time to focus on training, and put the rest into the Bonseon Law Tablet to awaken the spirit.

If you do that, it’s killing two birds with one stone.

From now on, if he uses Dragon Brain to create spirits in various treasures, all the treasures he has will become even more powerful.

It would be good to know how to use Dragon Brain from Chokman Great Master at this time.

‘If I use Dragon Brain on Gwi-yul, the already sprouted spirit might sprout and even develop intelligence.’

If that happens, it wouldn’t be bad to pass on the Samgwi’s unique Tongsul, the Pacheonmageok, to Gwi-yul.

The same goes for Tamhwa O-gong.

San-gun, nodding his head, looked at Chokman Great Master as if he had made up his mind and said.

“I will put it in the Bonseon Law Tablet.”

[That’s right! As you live, good fortune may come! Misfortune may come! But there are many people in the world whose fate is unfortunate because they cannot fully seize the good fortune when it comes.

Anyway, you thought well.

Doing so will surely help you in the future!]

San-gun looked at the Dragon Brain with a satisfied smile and put it in his chest.

“But there is a problem.”

[What is it? I said I would help you, so feel free to say anything!]

Chokman Great Master said energetically as if it were his own business.

“I don’t have a Bonseon Law Tablet.”

[…What?]

That was the problem.

San-gun doesn’t have a Bonseon Law Tablet yet.

San-gun is now in the early stages of Yeongmyeong [a stage in cultivation].

He had thought about making one, but he had been putting it off because there was nothing suitable.

But he couldn’t just make anything into a Bonseon Law Tablet!

He had thought about making a Cheongok made of Ryugokja into a Bonseon Law Tablet.

But he had blown them all up in Hahumee, so there was nothing suitable.

He couldn’t make the Guhwando, which was full of evil energy, into a Bonseon Law Tablet.

The Bonseon Law Tablet is also good to be related to one’s own attributes.

That way, they will correspond to each other and the training will be smoother.

[Damn it.]

He spat out profanity as if he was dumbfounded.

San-gun smacked his lips, having nothing to say.

“Should I make Gagagyeong into a Bonseon Law Tablet….”

He said it just in case, but what came back was an ear-splitting roar.

[A pure Wood attribute Bonseon Law Tablet! Would it only be ruined if you used it? You wouldn’t have sprinkled your essence on my Gagagyeong, would you!?]

He flinched.

“Nothing happened.”

[Really? Then that’s a relief. Erase the thought of touching Gagagyeong! I’ll take it back the moment I regain my body!]

“Why are you acting like you left it here? I got Gagagyeong. If you want to take it, you should pay the price!”

He said it like a snake slithering over a wall and resolutely retorted. He was as sly as a thousand-year-old snake.

[Tsk, you’re not cute at all.]

“If I’m cute once, you won’t even know if your nose is cut off. Let me make it clear this time. If you want to get Gagagyeong back, you will have to pay a corresponding price. Otherwise, I won’t give it to you.”

San-gun, who had been going back and forth, accepted the situation and left the stone chamber.

What could he do if he didn’t have a Bonseon Law Tablet?

When the time comes, he can put Dragon Brain in it and make it.

‘I might need it when I enter Sword Spirit Island to awaken Hwaran’s soul.’

It was a shame, but there was no rush.

Even if it’s not a Bonseon Law Tablet, San-gun has many powerful treasures. He can’t make Gagagyeong completely his own, but he can still use it.

Besides, he has the Wiju Hoyeon Armor, so what is there to fear? He wouldn’t be afraid of any Taeseon [a high-level immortal] or Yeonggeop [a being who has overcome tribulations].

‘First of all, Sword Spirit Island.’

For that, he first finds something to replace Chokman Great Master’s body.

That is the priority now.

It was then.

Kyaaaaak!

When San-gun, who had made up his mind, left the stone chamber, he heard a scream.

‘What is this.’

When he went outside, a little child was being threatened by Tamhwa O-gong.

The child was trembling and unable to move, tearfully crying in fear.

“Ah, the smell of pee.”

His pants were wet, as if he had wet himself.

He had clearly told him to attack intruders immediately, but Tamhwa O-gong was only scaring him.

It seemed like he was playing with him.

Tak!

-Kkiing!

Even if he hit him, he wouldn’t be hurt because he was so hard, but he seemed to know he was being scolded.

“P, please save me! Please save me!!”

“Who are you?”

When he asked indifferently, the child, who he couldn’t tell whether he was a boy or a girl, begged with both hands and feet.

“I, my name is Chongmaru, and I live in Oryun Island! S, sir, please…!”

What a unique name.

No.

It wasn’t just the name.

His appearance was also unique.

His ears were long and pointed, his eyes were jade-colored, and he even had small wings on his back.

Finally, he had two antennae-like things growing on his head.

And a white chain around his neck.

San-gun, who was staring at him, picked up the child and asked.

“Are you a Hona bloodline?”

“Yes? Ho, Hona bloodline?”

He tilted his head, his eyes wide as if it was a word he had never heard before.

“In my opinion, you seem to be a Hona [a hybrid being] between a spirit insect and a human… don’t you know?”

“I, I don’t know… Ah! O, if it’s mother, she might know… Ah!”

As if he had made a mistake, he covered his mouth with his small hands.

San-gun smiled and stroked the child’s head, telling him not to be afraid.

“I swear I won’t do anything to you and your mother. It’s just simple curiosity, and this is also fate.”

“R, really…?”

When he nodded with a kind face, he blinked his long eyelashes and hesitated.

“I won’t ask if you’re uncomfortable.”

“Ah, no…. Th, that’s not it. I don’t think you’re a bad person, sir….”

The child named Chongmaru said that, stood up awkwardly, looked at his pants, made a crying face, and led San-gun.

“If you go this way, my mother is there!”