Call Of The Spear [EN]: Chapter 160

“Thank you for your help, Immortal!”

“Thank you, Immortal!”

The highest-ranking member of the Mount Tai disciples was a Taoist named Gwidal.

Beside him, the disciples of Mount Tai also expressed their gratitude to San-gun.

“There’s no need to be so grateful.”

“Even so, you saved our lives. Even a mere beast repays a life debt; how could we not be grateful?”

He was the one who turned Mount Tai into this mess, yet he was receiving gratitude, causing a bitter smile to escape his lips.

“Even if I am the one who turned Mount Tai into this sea of fire?”

At that, the Mount Tai disciples were greatly alarmed, their faces turning pale.

“I have become enemies with the leaders of the Six Caves due to conflicting interests. Although you are not entirely unrelated, I do not wish to commit murder for that reason.”

That was San-gun’s true intention.

And.

“Choose. Will you die by my hand here, or will you come under Mount Baek and cultivate, nurturing the dream of becoming an immortal?”

It was San-gun’s arrangement.

It wouldn’t be difficult to deceive them all with a few lies.

But even if he gained disciples that way, it would only be planting enemies within!

Rather than that, San-gun decided to be honest with them and give them a choice.

Will you die?

Or will you follow?

That was the question.

“Either way, Taoist Roe has abandoned you.”

Even as the disciples were dying, Taoist Roe had long fled for his own life.

They were as good as abandoned.

In a war between sects, namely a Seondo [Taoist immortal] battle, it is rare to spare the disciples of an enemy sect. Why leave behind a potential threat?

It is best and most common sense to nip it in the bud.

If it were anyone other than San-gun, they would have cleanly slaughtered them all.

“I would never abandon my disciples and run away.”

This was sincere.

“Is that really true?”

“Pisa-jil!”

Gwidal scolded, but the woman called Pisa-jil, seemingly disregarding rank and everything else, shouted with red eyes.

“But isn’t that so! Many of our fellow disciples and senior brothers died because of the poison flames, so how could you ignore us and run away!”

At that, Gwidal couldn’t continue speaking, feeling miserable.

“But that is also…”

All because of San-gun, who was right in front of them.

The other disciples also kept their mouths shut, looking up at the sky or down at the ground, exuding a gloomy aura.

“I… I will follow.”

“Pisa-jil!”

“Even the Sect Leader abandoned us, so why can’t I abandon him! I have learned that compassion is unnecessary on the path of the Great Dao [the path to enlightenment], so I will only pursue the Dao!”

The woman called Pisa-jil knelt before San-gun. Soon, those who were watching cautiously also bowed their heads in succession.

“Mount Baek will become a sect that no one can dare to look down upon. The disciples within its embrace will also be supported in ways that are different from other sects. So follow me.”

That is how you will live!

And a moment later.

The majority of the Mount Tai disciples paid their respects to him.

They may say such things outwardly, but who knows what they are thinking inside.

But San-gun was not worried.

That was also within his expectations.

From the start, he didn’t trust them either.

“Are you choosing death?”

“Yes. How can a man be born only to switch sides like a bat? I have no desire to be taken in by the enemy, so kill me with one blow!”

Their number was about thirty.

“That damn old man has a lot of luck.”

San-gun cursed Taoist Roe and snapped his fingers.

Whoosh!

Blue flames instantly shot up from the ground, engulfing the thirty disciples.

In the blink of an eye, they disappeared without a trace, and the disciples beside him watched with awe.

“From now on, you are my disciples. You carry the name of Mount Baek, so you must not act carelessly.”

“Yes, sir!”

“Tamhwa. Take them away.”

As Tamhwa transformed into a giant centipede, the disciples screamed in horror.

“He is my child, so ride him without worry. He will safely take you to Mount Baek, so there is no need to worry.”

The Mount Tai disciples hesitated, but thinking that they might never have such an opportunity again, they hurriedly climbed onto Tamhwa’s body.

Soon, Tamhwa rose into the sky and flew like a snake, and San-gun exhaled as if relieved.

“Why did you take them in?”

Hwaran asked, looking puzzled.

“The first reason was that I didn’t want to commit meaningless killings, and the second is that the Six Caves bastards are still alive, albeit injured. They vanished in an instant, and I don’t know where they hid.”

“What does that have to do with the disciples…”

“To piss them off.”

Since he had decided to become enemies with them, he had to thoroughly destroy them.

Only then would the other rabble not dare to treat Mount Baek lightly.

“Wouldn’t you be curious to see how Taoist Roe would react if all the Mount Tai disciples disappeared to Mount Baek?”

He was sure that his face would not be as calm as before.

And that’s not all.

For the prosperity of Mount Baek, many disciples and talents would be needed.

“Still, I’m worried. Taoist Roe is a Daeseon [Great Immortal] in the Later Heaven Realm…”

In contrast, San-gun was in the Early Eternity Realm.

Even within the same realm, there are differences in strength, so Hwaran looked very worried.

“It’s okay. A Daeseon in the Later Heaven Realm might be a bit much, but fighting isn’t just about strength, and that’s even more true in a Seondo battle between sects. Besides, Taoist Roe has been poisoned by the Myriad Poison Flames, so if we can lure him out…”

A tiger may be scary, but what is there to fear from a tiger without teeth?

And if he couldn’t even do that, how could he be called the master of Mount Baek?

“Besides, Mount Tai has been famous as a high mountain since ancient times, so there must be a sacred mountain within its territory. First, I need to get my hands on that.”

Since he had decided to become enemies with the entire Six Peaks, it wouldn’t be bad to gather the sacred mountains and make the Supbongwaeoejeong [Supreme Peak Outer Altar] his own.

San-gun stroked Hwaran’s worried hand and entered Mount Tai.

“I can’t stop you.”

Hwaran grumbled and followed him into Mount Tai.

* * *

One month later.

A stone chamber located a thousand miles away from Mount Tai.

In that place, several old men were holding prayer beads with their hands clasped together, or taking out pots and basins and ceaselessly chanting spells, sweating profusely.

They were sitting in a circle, relying on a single candle, and strangely, the sweat they were shedding was pitch black, and the smell was so foul that it seemed like pus was coming out.

Their identities were the Taeseon [Greater Immortals] who had been poisoned by the Myriad Poison Flames a month ago.

Soon, the candle flared up greatly and turned into a green flame, and began to absorb the poison that flowed out of the Taeseon’s bodies.

As the poison touched the green flame, it sublimated into a pitch-black smoke and flowed out through the hole in the ceiling.

Only then did the old men let out a sigh and stand up with relieved faces.

“Hoo- you’ve suffered.”

“Suffered? Taoist Roe is the one who suffered. We just assisted in the formation that the Taoist prepared!”

The others seemed to think so too, nodding their heads and praising Taoist Roe.

“If it weren’t for the formation and Cheongtakbyeongtan (清濁倂呑) [Purifying Candle] that Taoist Roe prepared, we would have been poisoned like the others and died, or struggled for hundreds of years trying to heal our internal injuries!”

Two of the Taeseon, who did not have the constitution or immunity to the poison, had died, but the rest were able to survive thanks to Taoist Roe’s resourcefulness. Cheongtakbyeongtan was a treasure in the form of a candle that absorbed any energy, whether it was good or bad.

It was something that Taoist Roe possessed, and he used it to heal the poison of the other Taeseon.

“We haven’t completely extracted the poison yet, so don’t praise me too much. We need to extract the poison like this for at least three more months to recover our bodies.”

“Of course! We barely survived, so we must treat our lives preciously.”

They had been on the verge of dying from that bastard’s poison flames.

It was right to be cautious and preserve the lives they had been given.

But there were those who could not do so.

“I feel like I’ll develop a Simma [inner demon] if I don’t tear that bastard’s throat out as soon as possible!”

Kugugung!

The stone chamber shook with the Taeseon’s murderous intent.

One of the four survivors had an extremely aggressive personality, and his desire to kill seemed to be boiling over.

“That’s right. What kind of poison flame is it that killed two Taeseon and is so deadly with just one breath! Could it be Bungyangchosu (崩場醋敷) [Collapsing Field Vinegar Poultice], the best of the ten most deadly poisons?”

“You never know. But now that we’ve succeeded in extracting the poison, we must make sure that he, as well as the Baekseon Sect, cannot stay on this land.”

Taoist Roe, as well as the other old Taeseon monsters, nodded their heads.

From the beginning, the Baekseon Sect was a sect that they did not like.

How could there be a sect where monsters and humans live together in harmony!

The Dao [the Way] is the exclusive property of humans!

“If we don’t uproot the Baekseon Sect as Headmaster Song said, we will all develop Simma and the path to Jiseon [Earth Immortal] will be far away. We must carry out the operation as soon as possible.”

However, there was one thing that bothered them, and that was the poison flame.

“What if that bastard takes out the poison flame again?”

They were afraid that they would be poisoned again and suffer like this.

They had barely survived, and if they were poisoned by that bastard’s poison flame again, they were not sure if they would be able to survive the next time.

“No matter how strong that bastard’s poison flame is, if we prepare in advance, he will not be able to do anything. Besides, it’s not just the four of us now.”

They had summoned the Great Elders from within the sect and had them waiting here for a long time.

That bastard would have to face ten Taeseon at once, so he would not be able to avoid death!

No matter how strong the poison is, he cannot deal with so many people at once.

“And if we divide the Cheongtakbyeongtan’s candle and implant it in your bodies, you will be able to withstand the poison flame to some extent.”

If they did that, what would there be to fear?

The scary thing about that bastard was the poison, but if they defended against that, there was nothing to fear.

“I see, you have great insight!”

Everyone raised their desire for revenge against the Headmaster of the Baekseon Sect at Taoist Roe’s insight.

“He reached the Eternal Realm at a young age, but that bastard made the wrong choice! To become enemies with us, the Six Caves, tsk tsk.”

“He seemed to have extraordinary divine powers, so he must have many treasures.”

The way they were treating him as if he were already dead showed that the Headmaster of the Baekseon Sect had already died and disappeared from their minds.

“If we can only find out the secrets of Baekseon, it would be easy to produce a large number of high-level Taoists. The prestige of our Six Caves will naturally increase.”

“That’s right. Headmaster Song of the Ilwol Sect in Banggok is already killing the Ghost Kings of the Ten Seas and wielding his power. In addition, he is subduing the headmasters of other sects through martial arts, so I was feeling uneasy, but this is good!”

At that, the old Taeseon monsters all looked at Headmaster Song and cleared their throats.

Headmaster Song, who was wondering why, was startled and looked at Taoist Roe.

“Th, th…”

“You’re saying that I’m sure to be subdued by the Ilwol Headmaster.”

“That’s not true! Absolutely not!”

Taoist Roe looked at Headmaster Song with cold eyes and left the stone chamber.

Outside the stone chamber, the Taeseon Elders of various sects were waiting to greet him.

They were sharing stories of joy at having survived, but Taoist Roe and the Great Elder of the Mount Tai Sect were secretly exchanging telepathic messages, distorting their expressions.

Most of them were old monsters who had lived for over a thousand years, so they were quick to notice and all shut their mouths and waited for Taoist Roe.

After a while.

“Hahahahaha!”

Taoist Roe laughed heartily, scattering murderous intent throughout his body.

As if matching his unusual appearance, everyone swallowed hard.

“What’s wrong?”

Taoist Roe suppressed his intense murderous intent and said as if chewing.

“That bastard took the Mount Tai disciples and, as if that wasn’t enough, Mount Tai…!”

It is said to have collapsed.