Call Of The Spear [EN]: Chapter 162

“Three sacred mountains have already fallen!”

Following Mount Tai and Mount Zhuji, even Mount Qu had collapsed.

If left unchecked, all the sacred mountains of Taian might crumble!

“It’s nothing short of a disaster… Sacred mountains are indispensable for cultivating the Dao, and to destroy them! It’s not just some hill behind the village; it’s a sacred mountain!”

“Indeed. We must not turn a blind eye to this. To those who cultivate the Dao, he is more wicked than a demonic fiend!”

The number of sacred mountains is not that great.

Now, only three remain.

Mount Rongqing, Mount Dao, and Mount Huashen!

“The sacred mountains he has destroyed were ancient peaks with sacred inner grounds, making it all the more significant.”

Among them, three of the six most sacred mountains in Taian, possessing sacred inner grounds, had been destroyed, making the loss even more profound.

The destruction of sacred mountains filled with spiritual energy from their inner grounds was a loss that reached the heavens.

“But how can he…”

destroy sacred mountains?

The Daoists were somewhat troubled by this.

“Could he be trying to create the legendary Inner Mountain Pill…”

“Surely not! The secret art of creating the Inner Mountain Pill has been lost for ages, and even if it were possible, it’s known to be impossible in the human realm!”

The Sect Leader of the Dao Mountain School dismissed it as nonsense.

However, deep down, he couldn’t help but wonder if it might be true.

“It can’t be. As you all know, harboring an Inner Mountain Pill is like harboring a mountain within oneself. It’s impossible for cultivators in the lower realm. Even if it were possible, they would suffer severe side effects, hindering their cultivation or causing their bodies to explode. It’s absurd.”

“Yes, that’s right. Unless one becomes a celestial and reaches the realm of Divine Transformation…”

It’s impossible.

“Many renowned sacred mountains disappeared during the myriad epochs due to demonic arts similar to that! Because of the absurd rumor that creating an Inner Mountain Pill within oneself would make ascension to immortality much easier!”

“Whether he’s creating an Inner Mountain Pill or not, we cannot overlook his targeting of sacred inner grounds. We must capture him and make an example of him by tearing him limb from limb!”

Regardless, the most urgent task was to capture him!

“But his escape techniques…”

Are formidable.

The escape techniques of the man who fled, as if mocking Daoists of the same realm, were quite impressive.

His possessed spiritual power, as well as his knowledge of shrinking the earth [a technique to instantly travel great distances], seemed extraordinary.

Moreover, what about the escape treasures he possessed?

“Whether he’s a master of fire evasion or it’s thanks to the two pairs of wings on his back, it’s difficult to catch him. Unless we set up an ambush…”

We can’t catch him.

However, they couldn’t just stand idly by, so they were only getting anxious.

The land of Taian was too vast to find a single person, and it was even more so because he used long-distance earth shrinking as if it were a daily meal.

“We can no longer allow him to run rampant. It’s better to release the Daoists from each sect and deploy a massive dragnet!”

“That’s right. No matter how high his realm is, even if it’s eternal, he has nothing to fear from hundreds or thousands of Daoists.”

Before destroying the sacred mountains, he was also abducting disciples from each sect.

They didn’t know how he was abducting them, but they couldn’t keep being caught off guard like this.

“How about striking Mount Bai?”

“That would also be good. Even though he’s rampaging through Taian, he’ll eventually return to Mount Bai!”

“Let’s do that! Let’s divide and have all the Daoists of Taian chase after him. And some to Mount Bai!”

Afterward, the Daoists consulted with each other for a long time, nodded, and disappeared.

Several hours later.

Hundreds of Daoists flew in groups across the sky of Taian.

* * *

Beneath the sky of the Taian region.

A blue flame streaked across the sky like a shooting star, leaving a long tail.

The figure within the blue flame’s glow was a boy with horns and wings. It was the Sect Leader of Mount Bai, Sangun.

‘That was close.’

He thought as he looked at the silver gem in his grasp. If he had been just a little later, he would have been surrounded by the Taesun group [powerful Daoist elders] and been in danger.

Even Sangun would find it difficult to face three Taesuns at once.

If there were many, it would not be easy to come to a conclusion, and if that happened, other Taesuns would rush in and surround him, so he should never confront them.

“But I can’t keep running away like this.”

Sangun put the gem in his chest and stopped in the air.

He looked at the iron wings among the two pairs of wings that sprouted from his back.

Thanks to the wings, he was able to use earth shrinking more smoothly.

Moreover, with the divine power of Manyikpyeon [a magical artifact] supplementing his escape techniques, no one could catch up to him.

“Is it too much after all?”

However, as always, not everything goes smoothly.

Manyikpyeon could not withstand Sangun’s flames, so he could not use escape techniques for long.

He might be able to shake off the Taesuns with one pair of wings, but it became difficult to use long-distance earth shrinking as before.

“I have no choice.”

Sangun put Manyikpyeon away and narrowed his eyes. Soon, his pupils dilated and new pupils emerged.

“Madun, die!”

Suddenly, a black pot lid was fired from the empty air with a roar.

As the pot lid spun and contained a milky white energy, the balance of the body was disturbed and it became difficult to maintain balance.

“Well done! Let’s push him all at once without giving him a chance to breathe!”

Soon, other old monsters appeared and took out different martial tools from their chests.

Some took out thousands of weapons, while others took out a scroll with a mountain drawn on it and took out a huge mountain.

Everyone took out their powerful treasures and original immortal magic tools, and Sangun even groaned at the ominous energy.

“Now it’s the end for you!”

Kuguguung!!

A mountain with three peaks fell with a majestic roar.

At that moment, an intangible pressure descended and the body swelled like a thousand pounds.

“It’s not comparable to Mount Five Elements, but there has never been anyone under the heavens who has survived being crushed by my Three Elements Mountain!”

It was not easy to move.

It was a mountain-like treasure similar to Mount Five Elements, where Son Oh Gong [Sun Wukong, the Monkey King] was crushed and sealed.

However, Sangun is not one to be defeated by this much. He was about to emit five-colored light and run away.

However, the Taesuns would not let that happen. Soon, the original immortal magic tool, consisting of a thousand spears and axes as one set, flew towards Sangun.

“Tsk.”

The moment Sangun stretched out his hand to take out a treasure.

Clack!

His wrist was caught by a whip.

“Do you think I’d let you!”

The whip treasure had a strange divine power, preventing Sangun’s treasure, which had been refined and stored in his body, from coming out.

“Oh dear.”

Kwaang!!

The weapons collided first, and then the Three Elements Mountain was laid on the ground, and a world-shattering roar spread.

The size of the mountain was enormous, so the mere fall caused an earthquake and a gale spread.

The aftermath was so great that the village where ordinary people lived was blown away.

“Hahahahahaha!”

One of the three Taesun old monsters laughed wildly as if relieved.

“No matter how much you fly and crawl, you can’t beat the numbers!”

“Yeah, that’s right. It’s not even Eternal Middle Realm, but Early Realm, so what can we expect?”

“By the way, it’s a bit disappointing to kill the enemy so easily. He’s the one who destroyed three sacred mountains in Taian.”

However, the others shook their heads as if they didn’t think so.

“We must not be careless. In the first place, he is not a human but a monster, so we don’t know what tricks he will use to put us in trouble. I don’t know the feeling of losing a sacred mountain, but this is the best way.”

“Mo Hyung is right.”

“I think so too.”

Then, Song Sect Leader became embarrassed and stroked his beard before clearing his throat.

“Then what should we do? The treasures he possesses or the shares of Mount Bai…”

Then, the old monsters’ eyes gleamed subtly.

“My Samhaeng Mountain made a great contribution…”

“No, if Manjeongjiun’s cauldron lid hadn’t disrupted his body’s balance…”

“Ahem, wouldn’t you agree that if it weren’t for my Jade Dictionary, you wouldn’t have known he was taking out treasures to counterattack?”

As soon as the words were spoken, tongues wagged non-stop, like a tense tug-of-war.

“We lost a sacred mountain! Frankly, even if we get Mount Bai…”

“This person is something else, eyeing Mount Bai with Lightning Seonsa [Lightning Immortal] around? You have quite the ambition. Do you think Lightning Seonsa will stand by? It would be easier to give Mount Bai to him and take the rest…”

It was then.

Thud.

Thick dust rose from the base of the mountain, and a bizarre resonance spread out.

“What! Is he still alive?”

“Impossible! My Samhaeng Mountain is a treasure that crushes everything, leaving not even a strand of divine power, let alone the flesh!”

The mountain’s weight was beyond description; there was no way he could be alive.

“Then what is that!”

The owner of Samhaeng Mountain was speechless.

To endure the weight of an entire mountain and still be alive?

“St, still, there’s nothing to worry about. Even if he has a body of diamond, is it even possible for him to lift that heavy mountain?”

“Hmm, that’s true.”

“It’s better this way. Let’s use our strength to create a sealing formation and wait for Lightning Seonsa and the other Taoists to come. That way, we can properly deal with him…”

Thud!

The resonance grew louder.

The accompanying vibration also intensified.

“That can’t be…”

Crack, crack, crack!

“Th, the Samhaeng Mountain…!”

A crack was forming.

“This can’t be happening!”

Shatter!

Boom!

Along with a pillar of blue flame soaring into the sky, Samhaeng Mountain exploded in all directions.

“Aaaagh!!”

The Taoists, aghast at the aftermath, retreated in unison.

[Hoo-]

The blue pillar of fire soared into the sky, and within it, a tiger clad in black armor exuded a chilling aura.

“Huh…”

What kind of divine power did he possess to destroy Samhaeng Mountain, which was close to a supreme treasure!

The owner of Samhaeng Mountain was heartbroken at the loss of his cherished treasure.

But there was no time to be merely astonished.

“What are you doing! If he escapes again, it won’t be easy to catch him!”

At the words of the old monster wielding a whip, the other Taesuns came to their senses.

His escape technique was incredibly mysterious, so they absolutely couldn’t let him get away.

[Try it if you can.]

The tiger’s appearance, with its massive wings and thick horns, was truly formidable.

Moreover, the chilling aura it exuded was something else entirely.

“You demonic beast, it’s impossible to even fathom how many lives you’ve harmed with that deep-seated murderous intent!”

The Mountain Monarch looked at the Taesuns with deeply sunken eyes and said.

[Why bother fathoming? You will all soon become part of my karmic burden.]

There were three Taesuns.

At this level.

[This is worth a try.]

* * *

Three days later.

All the Taoists in Taian began searching the surroundings, either flying or using Dunjia [遁步 – a type of Daoist movement technique].

They had created a celestial net to capture the Mountain Monarch.

In the midst of this, they discovered traces of battle in one area.

Several distinct marks, as if the ground had been slashed by massive claws, lay scattered about.

It looked as if a dragon had clawed at the earth.

It was a violent and overbearing scar.

“Judging from the traces of divine power, the energies of the Chukgi Sect Leader and the Goksal Sect Elder are scattered here and there. It seems they clashed with that Mount Bai fellow.”

The traces of the Chukgi Sect, Goksal Sect, and Hwasin Sect Taoists were evident.

“This is the Goksal Sect’s Samhaeng Mountain! It’s shattered beyond recognition, but its unique energy still remains…”

Samhaeng Mountain was an ancient treasure close to a supreme treasure, and its status had been highly regarded since the Manbo era.

The Taoists, who knew its reputation, could only swallow their sighs.

The fact that Samhaeng Mountain was shattered meant….

“Could it be that they were all defeated by him?”

The Yungcheong Sect Leader asked, but he wasn’t expecting an answer.

It was a question that came out without him realizing it.

“Oh…”

The Yungcheong Sect Leader, who was surveying the surroundings with his disciples, suddenly swallowed his sigh.

He tapped the ground with his staff, and a stone block floated up.

Beneath it lay a charred arm and leg.

“Hehe… they should have been moving in groups of three, excluding Lightning Seonsa, so how…”

He was so dumbfounded that he couldn’t speak.

It was an unbelievable event.

The Taoists who had gathered swallowed hard.

They were racking their brains just to track him down, but the fact that his divine power was more formidable than they had thought forced them to contemplate deeply.

“He couldn’t have escaped unscathed either. He couldn’t have fought three Taesuns and come out unharmed.”

Even if he was in the Eternal Middle Realm, not the Early Realm, there was no way he could face three Taesuns at once and be unharmed.

He must have been injured as well.

“And surely he didn’t annihilate them all? He must be conserving some internal injuries somewhere, so if we search the vicinity thoroughly, we should be able to find the whereabouts of the Sect Leader and the Elder.”

Once someone reaches the level of a Taesun or Eternal Realm, it’s difficult to completely kill them due to various secret techniques.

Why wouldn’t it be, when Taesuns and those in the Eternal Realm are close to being divine immortals?

“They must be somewhere. It’s not for nothing that the Taesuns are called old monsters. They’ll probably recuperate somewhere for about 10 years and then come out.”

“His divine power is unexpectedly strong, but after all, a demonic beast is still a demonic beast. No matter how strong he is, he’s still within Buddha’s palm. He must have gone to Mount Bai.”

Where else would the Mount Bai Sect Leader go to rest and tend to his wounds with peace of mind?

There was no place but Mount Bai.

“We must protect the sacred mountain then.

Lightning Seonsa has headed to Mount Bai, so we can sleep soundly without worry!”

Everyone nodded in agreement.

“You, search this place thoroughly for any more traces of the Sect Leader.”

“Understood!!”

As the Taesun old monsters disappeared, the disciples, who had been bowing deeply, looked at each other and spoke.

“Let’s split up and search. Divide with Sim Sa-je and Oh Sa-je in the lead… and make sure not to cross paths with other sects. And…”

The disciple giving instructions suddenly frowned as he looked at a man.

“Who are you?”

The man quickly clasped his hands and said.

“I’m Beom, who recently joined the sect. I’m unskilled, but I’ll do whatever I’m told, so please give me your orders!”

The man’s eyes glowed red.

The moment he saw those eyes, he felt dizzy and pressed his temples before nodding.

“St, start the search!”

“Understood!”