Call Of The Spear [EN]: Chapter 131

Inside Gu Bu-ryeong’s residence.

Cho Moon-kyung was trembling.

Before him sat two Gu Bu-ryeongs and the Great Elder of the Eternal Sea Dragon Clan.

“No need to look so scared. I also have the same goal as you.”

“The same goal…”

“The insect master who controls the centipede.”

Gu Bu-ryeong’s eyes narrowed.

“But he is being guarded tightly by the Gumdo practitioners of the Geon-gon Oh-bong.”

“So, weren’t you trying to extract him through that guy?”

“That’s right.”

“And after that?”

“After that, you say…”

“That guy is a Youngmyung Yooksa [a cultivator of the sixth level in the Youngmyung stage], but his divine powers are extraordinary. Moreover, he even blocked my Bonseon Beopae [a powerful divine technique]. Which Youngmyung nobody in this world can block the Sea Dragon Clan Great Elder’s Bonseon Beopae! And what about his Bokchung [a type of spiritual armor]! He controls Bopae and Bokchung, each with powerful divine powers, so can you guys kill him?”

It was clearly a dismissive tone.

However, it was surprising that he had blocked the Eternal Gyeong’s Bonseon Beopae. Even he himself wasn’t confident.

“Besides, he’s the one who ran away from me all the way here. He’s not just usually smart. He probably won’t be traveling alone.”

Even the Gu Bu-ryeongs couldn’t help but frown at those words.

But this meant that he had a special plan.

“I’ll tell you one Jinbeop [a type of formation or array].”

Then he threw an Ansi Stone [a stone used for divination or sensing energy].

Gu Bu-ryeong caught it and examined it with his divine sense, his eyes widening.

* * *

“Thank you for accompanying me, Brother Yang.”

“What’s there to thank? I just wanted to take a walk, so you don’t have to worry about it.”

San-gun and Yang Hyung were riding on the transformed Tamhwa.

Yang Hyung was a middle-aged man with a generous build and a bandit-like beard.

“But to catch Gu Bu-ryeong… is it really necessary? Your cultivation may be Youngmyung Hookyung [a cultivator of the ninth level in the Youngmyung stage], but it will be difficult.”

His words were full of concern.

Gu Bu-ryeong possessed power comparable to an Eternal Chookyung [a cultivator of the first level in the Eternal stage], so that was why.

No matter how much San-gun was a Youngmyung Hookyung, the wall between them was quite high.

Originally, even a dozen Youngmyung Hookyungs couldn’t match an Eternal Chookyung.

The difference between being able to use space divine powers and not was that great.

“Isn’t it because I’m confident that I’m doing this? Brother Yang, you just have to watch. Unless the Sea Dragon Clan Great Elder pops out, there’s nothing that can threaten me.”

It wasn’t arrogance.

Just the plain truth.

‘Tamhwa itself can’t be dealt with unless it’s a Taeseon [a cultivator of the seventh level in the Eternal stage] or higher.’

And himself too.

He could use Chukji [a technique for rapid movement], possessed powerful Bogeos [protective artifacts] and the Manguk Ilgeom [a powerful sword technique], and even had Cheon Yang Jibo [a powerful healing technique], so he could easily crush a Yooksa [a cultivator of the sixth level] of the same level.

It wasn’t difficult to deal with Gu Bu-ryeong in cooperation with Tamhwa.

“Then finding those guys is the priority! They’re the ones who are secretly eating the Gumdo practitioners anyway.”

San-gun nodded in agreement.

Finding Gu Bu-ryeong was the priority.

It was a large island, but there was no reason why they couldn’t find them if they were determined to search.

San-gun opened his mouth to summon Chungbong and threw a paper doll from his chest.

Immediately, a dozen puppets appeared and scattered in all directions.

Chungbong circled San-gun’s head and disappeared in an instant.

“Oh, I didn’t know you were also proficient in puppetry! You’re really extraordinary. How about it? If you don’t have a place to settle after leaving Gumdo, why don’t you come to Kunlun Mountain with me?”

San-gun’s eyes widened.

“Were you a disciple of the Kunlun Sect?”

“Yes! You know about Kunlun too! It’s embarrassing to brag about myself, but Kunlun is quite famous! About a thousand years ago, I was serving as the Jipbeop Elder [an elder responsible for maintaining order and discipline] of Kunlun, haha!”

He was an elder of Kunlun.

San-gun’s face became dizzy.

Kunlun had already been destroyed about 100 years ago.

Now, only its traces could be found.

He probably didn’t know what had happened to Kunlun because he had been trapped in Gumdo.

“Why do you look like that?”

“Ah, no. I was just a little surprised…”

“You’re easily surprised, haha!”

Yang Hyung laughed heartily and patted San-gun’s back with his palm.

“Even if you’re not human, what does it matter? It’s not uncommon for old monsters to abandon their aging bodies and switch to the bodies of young spirits, so that’s not a big deal!”

“Haha, I’ll think about it.”

“Yes, yes! Either way, it’s only possible after leaving Gumdo!”

He felt uneasy for no reason.

But telling him would only stir up confusion.

There seemed to be no need to do that.

‘It’s not my business anyway.’

He erased his thoughts and focused his mind. The puppets were stirring in all directions, chasing after traces.

After an hour had passed.

Crack.

San-gun’s brow furrowed.

One of the puppets had lost connection.

“I found them.”

“Okay! Let’s go!”

A short while later.

San-gun and Yang Hyung, who appeared in the east of Gumdo, swallowed their breaths.

“Please save me! Those guys are stealing my body and only planted a Dahnryung [a spiritual core] here!”

“Cho Moon-kyung, how did you…”

San-gun was at a loss for words.

He wondered why he wasn’t visible, but he had been captured by the Gu Bu-ryeongs.

“A Jinbeop [a type of formation or array] is deployed. Entering here is no different from entering a tiger’s den.”

“They set a trap.”

The remaining Gu Bu-ryeongs in Gumdo were two.

With Yang Hyung, it didn’t matter much even if there was a Jinbeop.

San-gun had the Wiju Hoyeon Armor [a powerful defensive armor], so he had nothing to fear, and Yang Hyung was a Taeseon Hookyung Taoist [a Taoist cultivator of the ninth level in the Taeseon stage], so what was there to fear?

Besides, he had mastered the Salsung Gapgeom [a powerful sword technique].

His skin was as hard and sharp as a sword, so there was nothing to worry about.

However.

What he was worried about was the Great Elder Ji-chung.

He wondered if he was involved.

“Was there anyone else here?”

“No!”

San-gun looked at Yang Hyung.

Yang Hyung nodded and carefully examined Cho Moon-kyung, who was planted in the puppet.

“A Geumje [a type of spiritual seal or curse] is planted.”

“I see…”

San-gun’s eyes sank deeply.

“Save me, Yooksa [a cultivator of the sixth level]! W-we’ve grown fond of each other! Soon, Great Master will also arrive in Gumdo, so you can’t ignore us!”

He seemed quite desperate.

He mentioned Cho Man-dae-in and begged to be saved, but it was also like a threat.

San-gun looked at him with emotionless eyes and said to Yang Hyung.

“Can you undo the Geumje?”

“Hmm… I don’t think so. It’s a Geumje I’ve never seen before… and it’s engraved with blood. If I’m not careful, the Dahnryung [a spiritual core] will scatter and he’ll die.”

He couldn’t trust someone with a Geumje on them.

San-gun hesitated for a moment, sighed, and deployed the Dahnryung Geumjeong [a technique to protect the spiritual core].

His eyes turned red and he looked at the Geumje. The Geumje, deeply embedded in his Naedan [inner core], had all sorts of bizarre characters slowly rotating.

“Have you not lied to me?”

San-gun asked Cho Moon-kyung.

“No!”

“Not even with Cho Man-dae-in on the line?”

“…No.”

He couldn’t read his expression because he was in the puppet.

San-gun took out a Hae-bong Stone [a stone that can dispel seals or curses] from his chest.

“Hae-bong Stone! You had that?”

“I managed to get one somehow.”

“Ah… I, I see.”

Yang Hyung kept looking at the Hae-bong Stone with regretful eyes.

San-gun smiled faintly and injected Young-power [spiritual energy] into the Hae-bong Stone.

A burst of light erupted, and the Geumje residing in the Dahnryung resisted, then slowly disappeared.

“The Geumje planted on you has disappeared. I’ll ask you again. Is there really no one else here besides the Gu Bu-ryeongs?”

“T, that is…”

* * *

At the same time.

The Gu Bu-ryeongs inside the Jinbeop [a type of formation or array] were filled with joy.

“The Jinbeop of Yongyung Oh-eejin (龍隆俉羅鎭) is incredibly mysterious. It’s a Jinbeop that uses space divine powers, so once that guy enters, he’s as good as dead!”

The blood-red Gu Bu-ryeong said happily.

The Young Stones [stones containing spiritual energy] and rare items consumed in this Jinbeop were the most precious in the world, but it couldn’t be helped.

It was only right to endure it because it was such a powerful Jinbeop.

“Of course. It’s a Jinbeop created by the ancestor of the Sea Dragon Clan. It’s a waste to use it on a mere Youngmyung Yooksa [a cultivator of the sixth level in the Youngmyung stage], but he’s no different from an enemy of our clan, so what’s there to regret if we can kill him for sure!”

They were so proud that even waiting was enjoyable.

Whether it was Ji-chung or Gu Bu-ryeong, they could avenge the enemy of their clan, so why wouldn’t they?

But then.

Suddenly, the blood-red Gu Bu-ryeong widened his eyes.

“Huh!”

“What is it?”

He frowned as if he couldn’t believe it.

“The Geumje [a type of spiritual seal or curse] planted on him has been broken…”

“What? The Geumje?! Are you talking about the Geumje planted on that guy’s Dahnryung [a spiritual core]?!”

That meant that the plan had gone awry.

Ji-chung’s killing intent soared.

“Why, why are you doing this…!”

The hostage with the Geumje gone was no longer a hostage. They could get a new body, and he was originally part of the group.

There was no way he wouldn’t have told them about this Jinbeop [a type of formation or array]. Moreover, Gu Bu-ryeong was an enemy of the Gumdo practitioners.

He had joined hands with their enemy!

As soon as he finished thinking, he acted quickly.

Ji-chung took out a double-edged axe from his chest and struck the blood-red Gu Bu-ryeong in one fell swoop.

Pu-hwak!! The Gu Bu-ryeong was split in half without even letting out a scream.

The armor-clad Gu Bu-ryeong, terrified, scattered and ran away using Dunsul [a technique for escaping or hiding].

But Ji-chung made a hand sign and stomped his foot once.

Then the Jinbeop shone, and soon only the screams of the armor-clad Gu Bu-ryeong echoed.

But Ji-chung looked at the Jinbeop with a regretful expression.

“Tsk. Damn it.”

He scattered the Jinbeop and lifted Cho Moon-kyung’s body.

After waiting for a while, a huge black centipede approached from afar.

He threw Cho Moon-kyung’s body to the centipede and crossed his arms.

“What a coincidence. To see you all here.”

It was an incredibly shameless statement.

San-gun replied with a sneer.

“Indeed.”

“I came to catch the Gu Bu-ryeongs, but you showed your face. I thought you’d hide behind the old monsters and not come out.”

“Haha.”

Even at his sarcasm, San-gun raised the corners of his lips.

“Indeed. A certain water snake was quite annoying. But that water snake must have been afraid of the Geon-gon Oh-bong. That’s why it’s running away like this…”

Then Ji-chung’s killing intent covered the area. If the killing intent had a form, it would have torn San-gun apart in an instant.

“I also thought that the Great Elder of the Sea Dragon Clan was plotting a scheme with the Gu Bu-ryeongs to catch a single Nangseon [a type of spiritual being]… But it seems that wasn’t the case. The Gu Bu-ryeongs died so quickly.”

“Let’s see how long you can be so arrogant.”

The Great Elder Ji-chung, his face flushed red as if he was furious, turned into a purple ray of light and flew towards the distant sky.

Only after seeing him disappear three hundred Jang [a unit of measurement, approximately 3 meters] away in an instant did San-gun open his mouth.

“What a shameless bastard.”

“And he’s even wise.”

Yang Hyung said as if admiring.

San-gun was no different.

If that guy had stayed with Gu Bu-ryeong until the end, he would have immediately gathered the people of Geon-gon Oh-bong and killed him.

But since that guy killed Gu Bu-ryeong in one fell swoop and admitted it, there was nothing he could do.

Although Cho Moon-kyung was there, the situation had become a bit ambiguous, so there was no way.

Even they wouldn’t want to argue about life and death with an Eternal Gyeong [a cultivator of the Eternal stage]…

‘It can’t be helped.’

His goal was Gu Bu-ryeong anyway.

Fortunately, that guy didn’t touch Gu Bu-ryeong’s corpse.

San-gun thoroughly examined the Gu Bu-ryeongs and collected their Gongjeonggang [a type of spiritual essence].

“Eat it.”

After feeding the corpse, San-gun’s lips curved into a smile as he examined the Gongjeonggang.

Inside was a small stele.

It was the Blood Cave Stele (穴曲碑石) that San-gun was looking for. Unlike its name, it was just a crude stele.

‘If I have this…’

San-gun, who had been filled with joy, soon discovered Cho Moon-kyung approaching hesitantly.

The face of San-gun, who had been full of smiles, turned cold in an instant.

“I, I’m sorry.”

“If I hadn’t undone the Geumje [a type of spiritual seal or curse], you would have had no choice but to kill me. I don’t know what kind of Jinbeop [a type of formation or array] it is, but it wasn’t ordinary.”

“It couldn’t be helped! Even if you were in a state where a Geumje was planted on your Dahnryung [a spiritual core] and you didn’t know when you would die, you would understand me!”

“That doesn’t mean your fault disappears. Were you only trying to kill me? Even Yang Hyung would have died.”

Cho Moon-kyung trembled.

No matter how unavoidable it was, it was no different from pushing Taeseon Taoist [a Taoist cultivator of the Taeseon stage] and San-gun into the abyss.

Cho Moon-kyung immediately knelt down.

He knew his sins best.

“I will accept any punishment and I will definitely repay it!”

But for some reason, San-gun suddenly smiled kindly.

“I’m not asking for repayment, but isn’t your Bonseon Beopae [a powerful divine technique] the Manyikpyeon?”

“T, that’s right.”

“It looked good.”

Smirk.

That day.

Yang Hyung saw the Bonseon Beopae that the Taoist had cultivated for his entire life being plundered.