Call Of The Spear [EN]: Chapter 188

The next day.

Mountain Lord, who was meditating in Yukgui Hall, finished his morning Qi [life energy or vital force] circulation and opened his eyes.

Beside him, a scabbard with cracks floated in the air.

A scabbard that looked as if it would break at the slightest touch.

It was the Cheon Yang Ji Bo, Hye Yeon Hwae Geom [Heavenly Sun Earth Treasure, Wisdom and Karma Sword], which had saved Mountain Lord’s life countless times.

“Hmm….”

However, Mountain Lord’s expression as he looked at Hye Yeon Hwae Geom was full of worry.

The reason was that it had been damaged since the battle with Yoo Jung.

He had struggled to repair Hye Yeon Hwae Geom for about 30 years, but the result was disastrous.

“What should I do with this thing?”

The Cheon Yang Ji Bo itself was a treasure among treasures, created by the divine beast that created Sip Hae Man Cheok Gwi [Ten Seas, Ten Thousand Ridges Demon] with the best materials in the world.

Not only the materials but also the mysterious way it was made meant that even Mountain Lord, who possessed vast knowledge, did not know how to repair the Cheon Yang Ji Bo.

So, naturally, he was full of worries. But he couldn’t just throw it away, as he would miss the powerful divine power of Hye Yeon Hwae Geom.

After ascending to Yeonggeop Junggyeong [Eternal Calamity Middle Realm], Mountain Lord’s spiritual power became more pure, and his divine sense became infinitely vast.

Thanks to this, he was able to handle Hye Yeon Hwae Geom more easily, but the Cheon Yang Ji Bo was on the verge of breaking.

Of course, he had the newly acquired Gogu Cheonwoo [Ancient Solitary Heavenly Cry], but it was still a pity.

“I can’t throw it away, and I can’t fix it, so what else can I call this but a white elephant [a possession that is burdensome and useless]?”

Tsking his tongue, he shook his head and put Hye Yeon Hwae Geom into Gongjeonggang [Spatial Storage Dimension].

After a moment of contemplation, Mountain Lord took out a green jar from his chest.

A jar suspected to be Gucheon Wolbo [Nine Heavens Moon Treasure].

It was Sawol Jehang [Four Months Restrained].

However, the look on his face as he looked at Sawol Jehang was even more bleak than when he looked at Hye Yeon Hwae Geom.

‘Why is the law of creation the best?’

‘That’s a foolish question! Creation is literally creating something from nothing! To do that, you need a lot of laws. For example, space and time, gravity and attraction, repulsion, and all the four major laws of the natural world are included, so why not!’

The law of creation was as distant as counting the stars in the Milky Way.

‘And… do you know what the opposite of creation is?’

“The opposite of creation….”

The more he pondered and thought, the more absurd and incomprehensible it became.

A law that was outside the realm of divine power that a cultivator in the Lower World could dare to aspire to.

It was not something he could do all at once.

It was a law that formed the heavens and the earth.

It could not be easily realized.

Even immortals could not master a single law even after a lifetime of practice.

Moreover, the law of creation was a realm that only immortals who held many laws in their hands could achieve.

It was truly beyond the heavens.

‘I can’t do anything even if I have it in my hand.’

Sawol Jehang was not a treasure that possessed the complete law of creation, but it still contained a law similar to it.

Even replicating it was a divine power that required dealing with space, time, and other laws.

Mountain Lord, who had been staring blankly at Sawol Jehang, soon turned his gaze away.

There was no greater waste of time than worrying about something he could not do.

Time should be used efficiently.

Only then could his cultivation continue properly.

“Ran, where is So Sojeo?”

As he spoke into the air, Hwaran appeared like a ghost and hugged Mountain Lord’s neck while floating.

“I don’t know. She doesn’t seem to be in Yukgui Hall, so didn’t she go to Chilgui Hall again?”

“So she went there again after all.”

She must have done it knowing that Mountain Lord was uncomfortable with Chilgui.

She had escaped to Chilgui Hall last time to avoid his anger, so she must have thought it would be the same this time. Mountain Lord sighed softly and scratched his scalp.

He already had a headache.

He was dumbfounded that his immature daughter was acting up.

“Are you going to leave her alone?”

After a moment of contemplation at her question, Mountain Lord shook his head.

“I’m going to take her this time.”

He wouldn’t have cared at other times, but this time he needed her help.

She was just lazing around like a parasite, but she was the owner of Cheongeun [Clear Sound], which was said to be unmatched under the heavens.

The cultivation method she practiced, as well as the divine powers she wielded, were also special.

‘The attribute of her divine power itself is the Five Elements….’

It was bound to be special.

If he took her, there would be many places to use her.

“If there’s one thing I’ve learned in my 500 years of life, it’s that there’s no cultivation more valuable than experience. This trip is also intended to make So Sojeo realize that.”

“Aren’t you just being mean?”

“No.”

Mountain Lord flicked Hwaran’s nose with his finger and walked out of the closed training room.

When he turned his head, she was floating in the air, chasing after him.

He couldn’t tell if she was a ghost or a fairy.

Mountain Lord stared at Ran for a moment and nodded.

‘Seeing how pretty she is, she must be a fairy.’

Then Hwaran tilted her head.

“Why are you staring at me like that?”

“Do I need to ask for permission to look at what’s mine?”

“Why are you getting angry….”

“I’m just saying.”

Ahem!

Mountain Lord coughed dryly and folded space to run away far away.

Hwaran smiled at his retreating figure and followed him.

After a while.

Mountain Lord, who arrived at Chilgui Hall, looked around and sighed.

“Chilgui is waiting for you. Please come inside.”

Yeongmyeong Yuksas [Eternal Life Six Deaths], dressed in palace attire, guided him as if they had been waiting for him.

They were all beautiful women.

As the founder of Chilgui’s forces was a peacock, there were many beautiful people.

You could tell by looking at Chilgui’s beauty.

‘Beauty….’

Mountain Lord clicked his tongue and followed the guidance.

He got on the transfer formation on the first floor of Chilgui Hall and went up to the high floors in an instant.

It was the top floor where Chilgui was.

Clatter, clatter, clatter!

As several doors opened simultaneously on their own, Chilgui’s figure holding a wine glass could be seen at the end.

‘She’s made up her mind.’

Chilgui sent a bewitching smile and grinned.

“If you’ve come, come and sit down.”

“I’m sorry, but I’ve come to find So Sojeo… so there’s no need to sit down.”

Clap, clap!

As he was about to refuse, Chilgui clapped her hands and called the servants.

“What are you doing! It’s Yukgui who has come, not just anyone. If you are negligent in your hospitality, you will have to pay for your sins with your lives!”

As she gave such a stern order, the servants moved in an orderly manner to seat Mountain Lord and bring the table of drinks.

Soon, another door opened, and beautiful women appeared one by one with musical instruments and began to pluck the strings.

Not only that.

A table filled with all sorts of delicacies was set, so the mouth was pampered, and the ears and eyes were filled with the melodies of beautiful women, so an ordinary man would have danced.

“How is it?”

Chilgui seemed to be satisfied with her hospitality, knowing that fact.

“At this level, wouldn’t even the toughest iron fortress crumble before me?”

“Well, I don’t know what you mean.”

Mountain Lord shrugged his shoulders and took a sip of the wine, pretending not to know or really not knowing.

The wine tasted like mushrooms.

The aroma was rich, and the taste was deep.

It seemed like a medicinal liquor that had been aged for at least several hundred years.

“It’s a medicinal liquor made with truffles that are over a thousand years old through a special method. The aroma and taste are quite good, aren’t they?”

“Hmm, not bad.”

“There’s even a saying that someone ate ten thousand-year-old truffles and ascended to immortality.”

“Is that so?”

Hearing such a story made him more interested.

One of the effects of the divine tree in Baekseong was to promote the aging of other plants and spiritual herbs.

Thanks to that, Baekseong flourished, and it was the reason why Hangbo Sinmok grew.

‘Should I plant some truffles?’

Perhaps she read his thoughts.

Chilgui smiled strangely and took out a wooden case from her sleeve and threw it.

He caught it and opened the wooden case, and there was a mushroom inside.

However, the fragrant smell that filled the room was so deep but light that it was hard to believe it was a mushroom.

Looking at the unique fragrance and spiritual energy, it was a truffle that was at least several thousand years old.

“It’s a 4,000-year-old one. According to legend, it creates its own Sinweihwasin [Divine Transformation Body] when it reaches 10,000 years old, so it wouldn’t be bad for Yukgui, who still has a lot of life left, to try raising it.”

She said it as if it was nothing special, but even an ordinary spiritual herb would fetch an enormous price if it was over 4,000 years old.

Moreover, this truffle is full of pure spiritual power at first glance.

Even just this one would bankrupt the hundred-year fortune of most sects.

“I can’t accept it.”

Of course, he couldn’t accept it.

He didn’t know what she would ask for in return for this, so he couldn’t rashly accept it.

“Then how about taking me in instead?”

Suddenly.

Not only Mountain Lord, who was holding the wine glass, but also the movements of the women who were plucking the strings stopped and then continued again.

Mountain Lord put the wooden case back into his chest.

“Where is So Sojeo?”

“Well, I don’t know?”

Knowing that the atmosphere had changed, she raised her hand and dismissed the maids.

“I’m jealous. The man I want to serve as my husband is looking for another woman so much.”

However, Mountain Lord frowned as if it was nonsense.

Chilgui put down the wine glass.

“Yukgui, why do you keep me at a distance?”

“I’ve never kept you at a distance.”

“You’ve never been close either.”

“Because there’s no need to.”

He didn’t have the time to do that.

The less time he spent on women on the path of cultivation, the better.

A man should always be wary of wealth, power, and women.

There were many Taoists who died tragically because they misused their manhood.

“Is it because of that woman who has filled your heart that you keep me at a distance?”

Mountain Lord’s hand, which was holding the wine glass, stopped.

“Since you know, there’s no need to say much.”

He was already uncomfortable.

It was better to make it clear now.

“There’s no room for anyone to squeeze in with just the woman who has filled my heart. I’m sorry to say this to you, but how about giving up on a guy like me?”

“A heart isn’t something that can be folded up like paper… and you’re not someone who’s light enough to be folded up easily, so I can’t do that. I heard that Ilgui was impressed by Yukgui’s divine power and readily offered Ilgui’s seat, but you refused.”

Mountain Lord’s eyebrows twitched.

Such a thing had happened.

He remembered refusing with all his might when Ilgui suddenly asked him to take over Ilgui’s seat and lead Sip Hae Man Cheok [Ten Seas, Ten Thousand Ridges].

But how could Chilgui know about the matter between Ilgui and himself?

There was no such thing as an eternal secret in the world, and that was exactly right.

‘That Ilgui….’

“How can I let go of someone like that?

If my vessel is small, I’ll grow it, and if there’s no room, I’ll squeeze in and expand it, so please don’t say such things.”

It was a very affectionate appearance.

What man wouldn’t be moved by a woman who craved love like this?

There were many forms of love, but since she expressed her affection so sincerely, nine out of ten men would have slept with her.

“I’ll get up now.”

However, Mountain Lord was not.

Chilgui’s eyebrows twitched.

“I don’t know who that woman is, but my heart for Yukgui is overflowing, not lacking. Aren’t you discriminating against me by not giving me a chance like this?

How can there be high and low and discrimination in a loving heart? Please understand my heart.”

However, Mountain Lord silently got up from his seat and straightened his clothes.

“Aren’t you here to find So Sojeo? Is it okay if you don’t ask me? No matter how great Yukgui’s divine power is, it will take time and effort to find Sojeo, who is determined to hide.”

“Why do I need to find her? She was there from the beginning.”

Ping!

Mountain Lord flicked his finger and shot a blue sword energy towards Chilgui’s side.

Then the wine bottle in front of Chilgui was hit by the sword energy and bounced off.

Thud!

It was a dull noise.

Originally, it would have shattered with a clanging sound, but it didn’t.

[Ack!]

The wine bottle groaned.

With a pop, smoke appeared, and the wine bottle turned into a person.

It was So Sojeo, a pretty girl with her hair braided in pigtails.

“Ouch….”

She shed tears as she stroked her buttocks as if she had been hit on the butt.

“When did you know? It was a disguise that I couldn’t even sense even after seeing it change.”

“Y-yeah, that’s right. How did you know?”

At their questions, Mountain Lord said nonchalantly.

“I knew from the beginning, that’s why I sat down.”

At his words, Chilgui smiled bitterly, and So Sojeo was also embarrassed.

Mountain Lord instantly used Shukjibeop [Instant Movement Technique] to grab So Sojeo by the scruff of her neck.

“Ack! L-let me go and talk!”

“It doesn’t matter since I have nothing to say.”

Mountain Lord bowed to Chilgui and dragged So Sojeo away by the back of her neck. Chilgui looked at his retreating figure wistfully and bowed her head in farewell.

After a while.

So Sojeo, who came out of Chilgui Hall and got on Hwaunbanhong [Cloud Stepping Rainbow], asked.

“How can you treat Chilgui, who is more beautiful than a flower, so coldly?”

She was a beauty that other Guiwangs [Demon Kings] wanted to possess, and a woman that even flowers would take a step back from, so it was strange that he kept her at a distance.

At her question, Mountain Lord looked back at Chilgui Hall with a heavy heart and said.

“Because I don’t have a taste for pederasty [love for boys].”

“…Huh?”

So Sojeo didn’t know the meaning of it, but after a long time, she was horrified.