Call Of The Spear [EN]: Chapter 198

Blame.

A wizened old woman and a woman wearing a bamboo hat stood atop towering, oddly shaped rocks.

Both were Taoists from the Ice Palace, dressed in pristine white robes.

They were Echo Sound Fairy and Profound Heaven Fairy.

“There are many opportunities hidden within the Gold Ring Immortal Realm, but there is one that can be called the best.”

The Echo Sound Fairy, her face etched with wrinkles, spoke as if wondering if the other was curious, but the Profound Heaven Fairy remained silent with a cold attitude.

“It’s the one that helped me ascend to Earth Immortal.”

The ascension to Earth Immortal! At those words, even the woman called Profound Heaven Fairy couldn’t help but be interested.

Though she didn’t like it, the Echo Sound Fairy’s realm was genuine.

It wasn’t something she could easily ignore.

“What is it?”

“Do you know the Snapdragon?”

“I know it.”

Also known as the Skull Flower.

When in full bloom, it is as beautiful as any other flower, but it is famous because it transforms into the shape of a skull when it withers.

Ancient Taoists are said to have reflected on the transience of life while looking at the Snapdragon, so it is a flower that cultivators cannot help but know.

“But what I’m looking for can’t be an ordinary Snapdragon. It’s a Snapdragon that only grows here, in the Gold Ring Immortal Realm.

Its name is…”

* * *

“Ten-Life Snapdragon.”

“Ten-Life Snapdragon? What’s that?”

The Ghost Kings tilted their heads at the unfamiliar name.

“It’s said to be a flower that appears when an ordinary Snapdragon blooms and withers ten times. It can be called a spirit plant that lives as if it were freely reincarnating.”

A Snapdragon that lives ten lives.

It is said that eating the Ten-Life Snapdragon grants the same vitality as having lived ten lives.

“And…”

Third Ghost glared at Ninth Ghost as he spoke.

“According to the scriptures, people who have eaten the Ten-Life Snapdragon have also recalled their past lives…”

Fox Eyes’ eyes sparkled.

“Hmph, it’s nothing special!

I’m not really interested, but since we’ve come all this way, should we look for it once?”

At her words, the other Ghost Kings grinned widely.

“Hahaha, if you can find it, that is!”

It was Tenth Ghost.

Ninth Ghost glared at Tenth Ghost as if to kill him.

“Tenth Ghost is right. It’s said to be in the Gold Ring Immortal Realm, but do you think such a divine plant of the Immortal Realm would be growing like weeds?

It’s either hidden away somewhere, or someone will definitely be after it even if you find it, so your back will be itching!”

It was Fourth Ghost, with his plump physique.

“Tsk, these bastards!”

Fourth Ghost was about to tease Ninth Ghost even more, but he shut his mouth.

Sixth Ghost, Mountain Monarch, was silently watching him from behind Ninth Ghost.

“Ahem, well… we shouldn’t lose sight of our purpose.

Our original goal in coming to the Gold Ring Immortal Realm is the Heavenly Yang Treasure.”

“That’s right. There may be other opportunities, but the first thing we need to find is the Heavenly Yang Treasure, the treasure of the Ten Seas.”

As he changed the subject, Third Ghost nodded as if he had been waiting for it.

Mountain Monarch glanced at the surrounding scenery and asked Third Ghost.

“Which way are we going?”

The Gold Ring Immortal Realm was a place where thick mist covered everything, making it impossible to tell where anything was.

It was also a place where heaven and earth were reversed, and there was no sense of up or down.

Although they were stepping on the ground, it was a bizarre place where there was also land above the sky.

“We will head north.

The passage of the Gold Ring Eclipse is about a week.

It’s a short passage, so it would be good to split up and search, but…”

It was ambiguous since the Ten Seas Myriad Scale weren’t the only ones who had arrived in the Gold Ring Immortal Realm.

“According to rumors, not only the Demonic Path but also those Immortal Path bastards have all flocked here. It would be best to move with the utmost caution.”

“That’s right, and the Gold Ring Immortal Realm itself is a place with so many bizarre things, so it’s never a bad idea to be careful.”

Mountain Monarch agreed with that opinion.

It would be pointless to split up and search, only to be attacked by the Immortal Path or Demonic Path bastards, so it was better to stick together.

“Is there any reason to delay! Time is short, so let’s depart right away!”

It was Tenth Ghost, with his impatient personality.

Tenth Ghost led his ghost troops and immediately transformed into streaks of light, soaring into the sky.

Soon, Third Ghost and Fourth Ghost did the same.

All that was left was Mountain Monarch and Fox Eyes.

‘Ten-Life Snapdragon…’

He had once glimpsed a brief oral tradition.

The Ten-Life Snapdragon, a divine plant of the Immortal Realm that is only passed down in legends, brings various beneficial effects.

If eaten raw, it is said to cause madness or reverse the flow of vital energy, leading to death, as one relives ten lifetimes.

However, if refined into an elixir through a suitable alchemical method over a long period, it becomes a divine herb that not only greatly enhances cultivation but also grants strong vitality and great enlightenment.

No matter how outstanding the spirit plants of the Lower Realm may be, they cannot surpass the Ten-Life Snapdragon, a divine herb of the Immortal Realm.

‘Is the Gold Ring Immortal Realm connected to the Immortal Realm…?’

He was a little doubtful but soon shook off the thought. In the first place, the scriptures recorded by cultivators could contain distorted or incorrect knowledge.

In any case, what’s important is…

Mountain Monarch looked down at Fox Eyes and placed his palm on her head.

“W-What is it! Take it off!”

It’s been awkward ever since that day.

He tries not to show it, but how can he? An awkward atmosphere inevitably flows between them.

Even now, she’s only yelling, not knowing what to do with the hand on her head, fidgeting with her fingers.

‘If I only had the Ten-Life Snapdragon, this guy’s memories might come back…’

Fox Eyes is pretending to be angry but is subtly watching him.

Mountain Monarch didn’t like that look at all.

“Let’s go, Blackie.”

“Wah!”

He picked up Fox Eyes and immediately transformed into a streak of blue light, tearing through the sky.

* * *

As several streaks of light cut through the sky of the Gold Ring Immortal Realm.

A woman calmly watching those streaks of light narrowed her brow.

“Uncle Fourth Master, we have completed the preparations as you instructed. After a brief confirmation, we detected a large amount of Star Cloud Force.”

“Hmm…”

The woman hummed with a worried look for some reason.

“As Uncle Fourth Master predicted, there seems to be a large amount of Star Iron in this secret cave.”

The disciple’s eyes shone as she looked at the woman called Fourth Master.

The strange woman with green hair had a strong scent of magnolia and made even the grass she stepped on turn green with the pure energy of the Wood Divinity.

“He must be here… My Original Immortal Law Artifact is resonating…”

“…Yes?”

“No. Proceed as planned. Establish a base and mine the Star Iron.

If intruders appear…”

Her green eyes gleamed ominously.

“Understood!”

Fourth Master said so and her figure blurred, disappearing like a ghost.

* * *

East of the Gold Ring Immortal Realm.

A thick energy that would wither vegetation just by existing was swirling chaotically.

The beings standing beside the withering vegetation each had different appearances, but all of them exuded an unpleasant atmosphere.

“We’ve struck it rich as soon as we arrived.”

“That’s what I’m saying.”

They were the leaders of the three major sects, the representatives of the Demonic Abyss.

They could have been admiring the otherworldly scenery of the Gold Ring Immortal Realm, but at their feet were piles of thick blood and the corpses of Flood Dragons.

“To think that the princess of the East Sea, who is said to be someone, would be dragging around such a ragtag group… Her guts must be bigger than her belly.”

Next to the corpses of the Flood Dragons, a woman bound by a crimson magic circle was biting her lower lip tightly.

“I heard rumors a few years ago that the princess of the Sea Dragon Clan had ascended to Eternal.”

“Haha… She must have been quite reckless back then. She must have thought that she was above all others except her father, now that she had just ascended to Eternal!”

How common is the realm of Eternal that it’s like a neighborhood dog?

There are countless people who shed tears of blood and disappear into the soil because they cannot reach Eternal.

So there are many who mistakenly think they have the sky under their feet like her.

She was also one of those people.

She was just unlucky enough to be caught by them.

“You may be a princess in the East Sea, but once you leave that place, you are just an ordinary Level Six Earth Immortal.

Nothing more, nothing less.

The clan that inherited the blood of the Sea Dragon is no different from a frog in a well.”

The woman’s face turned red and blue at the scathing criticism.

“What will you do?”

One of the Demonic Heads asked.

He was an old man with large ears, the master of the Demon Fragrance Gate, the Demonic Master Fragrance.

“If she’s a princess of the Sea Dragon Clan, her name has value, so using her as a plaything would be quite elegant. Wouldn’t you agree?”

It was the master of the Unheaven Gate, Unheaven.

“The Sea Overlord King, one of the Three Kings of the East Sea, is my father! I am the princess of the Sea Dragon who inherited the direct line, how dare you utter such nonsense!”

Then the princess shouted at the top of her lungs, but it was nothing more than the scream of a frightened beast.

“That wouldn’t be bad either.

However, I believe that the princess of the Sea Dragon Clan came here for some reason.”

It was the master of the Ghost River Gate.

Ye Woon.

“Reason?”

“She wouldn’t have come here for no reason. Why would the princess of the Sea Dragon Clan come to the Gold Ring Immortal Realm?

She must have come because she coveted something, and that’s why she was caught.”

“That’s probably right. I understand what Master Ye is saying.”

It meant that there might be a clue to the opportunity that the princess possessed, so they should find out about it.

But Demonic Master Fragrance asked again as if there was no need to do so.

“She’s just a Level Six Earth Immortal who has just reached Eternal.”

What would they do with the item coveted by an Eternal Initial Stage [lowest level of Eternal realm cultivators]?

They were the three major sect leaders of the Demonic Abyss.

How could the opportunity of an Eternal Initial Stage be worthy of them, who have reached the final stage of Grand Immortal and are looking to cross over to Earth Immortal?

Although it is called Initial Stage and Final Stage, the difference is like heaven and earth!

Originally, the more aged the divine herb and alcohol, the deeper and richer the taste becomes.

The opportunity of the Initial Stage has no meaning to them.

“Of course, that’s right.”

Ye Woon nodded slightly and flicked his finger. Then, a small box popped out of her body and was held in her hand.

It was a beautiful box decorated with golden corals and fish.

Click.

When he opened the box, there was a black stone inside, and a smile spread across Ye Woon’s lips as if it was as expected.

“It’s been a long time since I’ve seen my daughter’s face, so I was thinking of making a new one. I’ve been broadening my knowledge of Star Iron this time, so I was sensitive to the Star Cloud Force…”

Ye Woon stroked the black stone, looked down at the princess of the Sea Dragon Clan, and snickered.

“You just happen to have Star Iron.”

Star Iron, the star of the sky [a rare and valuable metal from stars].

Just having this one piece would allow them to live lavishly for a thousand years.

“That’s right! A mystical magic circle is woven into the Star Iron. This is probably acting as a signpost to guide them to the opportunity they are looking for!”

The Demonic Heads of the Demonic Abyss wore bitter smiles, and the princess of the Sea Dragon Clan.

Ji Sol gritted her teeth.

* * *

North of the Gold Ring Immortal Realm.

Mountain Monarch and the Ghost Kings, who had crossed ten thousand miles in an instant, raised their eyebrows as they looked at those blocking their path.

“All sorts of things have gathered.”

In the north of the Gold Ring Immortal Realm, the Immortal Path, the Demonic Path, and the Sea Folk were fighting in a chaotic frenzy.

The scenery, which was no different from an immortal realm, was shattered and blood fountains erupted due to those involved in the Mortal Realm.

“Hahaha! Yes! This is what the Mortal Realm should be like!”

Tenth Ghost laughed heartily and immediately jumped into the fray.

Fourth Ghost was no different, and only Third Ghost and Sixth Ghost, Mountain Monarch, assessed the situation.

Looking closely, there was a space where one area was hollowed out. A small cave could be seen there, and it reeked of suspicion at a glance.

“That seems to be the place called the Secret Cave of the Immortal that we were looking for.”

“But it needs to be cleaned up.”

Two Grand Immortals from the Immortal Path.

Two Grand Immortals from the Demonic Path.

A number that can be sufficiently dealt with.