Call Of The Spear [EN]: Chapter 302

Tales of the Divine Swordsman – Part 2, Episode 11

Inside Yong Chaebong’s Eastern District.

Among the various stone chambers, the innermost one was a forbidden area, sealed with numerous golden talismans and charms.

The reason was none other than:

‘Gwi-yul.’

The body of the Jiangshi [a type of Chinese hopping vampire], from which she had disappeared, was now undoubtedly something filled with pure malice and evil.

Unlike when she was kept like a jewel alongside flowers, the current Gwi-yul was bound by black iron chains and a crimson-etched seal, unable to move an inch.

It was a stark contrast, but unavoidable.

‘A Jiangshi is just that.’

He recalled when he first named her Gwi-yul, when the three young Jiangshi of the Three-Foot Goblin merged into one.

Beom called it Gwi-yul and used it like his own weapon and limb.

He had been puzzled by its lack of resistance and had wondered if Gwi-yul had also developed affection due to the Yongno [a mystical artifact], but that was not the case.

Inside Gwi-yul was the Geummyeongjisu [a powerful spiritual entity].

That was the reason.

‘So, Gwi-yul without her is….’

A mere Jiangshi.

Nothing more.

“And one that could explode at any moment.”

Moreover, it was a Jiangshi that possessed the Wonok [a source of immense power].

If it were to awaken one day and go on a rampage, it was uncertain whether it could be stopped.

Gwi-yul could manifest the illusion of the Incomparable Great Demon and wield its formidable power.

Furthermore, it had devoured tens of thousands of evil spirits from the Nine Ringed Dao and was skilled in various demonic and heretical arts, making it an exceptionally troublesome being.

“It’s even ambiguous to call it a Jiangshi now.”

Most things similar to Gwi-yul were in the Four Realms, so it could be called a Death Immortal of the Four Realms.

Beom crossed his arms and quietly gazed at Gwi-yul.

The chains were densely embedded in all directions of the stone chamber, binding her, and the formation on the ground was stained with blood, creating a dark crimson seal.

As a result, the stone chamber was both dark and vivid.

After staring blankly for a while, Beom took out a small stone from his pocket.

A stone with a mysterious and radiant light.

It was the Hwang family’s Yongno.

“Why are you taking that out?”

It was Hwaran.

Appearing with flower petals, she glared at him with obvious displeasure.

“The souls that couldn’t become one are slowly gathering around the Wonok as a center.”

He didn’t know the exact principle, but after she disappeared, Gwi-yul began to change gradually.

The souls and energies that had been rampaging in all directions were slowly discarding what needed to be discarded and merging what needed to be merged.

It would take hundreds of years for something to be fully formed, but it was a clear change compared to the previous state, which seemed frozen.

“A new personality will also be created.”

All sorts of evil spirits and ghosts will merge to create something new.

If he could control that thing, Beom would wield great power, but if he couldn’t, he would create a great enemy.

He thought the latter was highly likely.

So, before that happens.

“You’re going to implant intelligence with Yongno, is that it?”

“Yes. Of course, I plan to try to control it by implanting various seals, but one never knows what might happen in this world.”

In this month.

The Yongno had already been requested by Bong to enter and exit the April Restriction [a restricted area or event].

It was an object from the Upper Realm, and one of the bodies of a god was the Yongno, so he wondered if it was possible, but it turned out to be surprisingly simple.

‘So there’s no need to hesitate in using it.’

The Nine Heavens Moon Steps was a more amazing item than Beom thought.

“Is it really necessary to go that far?”

“What do you mean?”

“You have me, so why can’t you be satisfied, Mountain Lord!”

Here we go again.

“If you’re going to talk nonsense, go to sleep. I’m busy.”

“Busy with what.”

“I really am busy.”

Saying that, she chided him for being too busy admiring the pretty Jiangshi tied up.

“Why are you acting like a nagging wife… what’s your problem.”

“I’m upset because you don’t pay attention to me.”

“Don’t be childish….”

“I’m doing this because I’m not a child.”

Beom’s eyebrows twitched.

“If you’re not a child, then what are you?”

Hwaran, who had been slyly approaching, wrapped her arms around Beom’s waist and pulled him closer.

Hwaran smiled brightly.

“Would you like to… find out?”

Like a spring breeze filled with the scent of flowers, their breaths grew closer.

That’s when it happened.

“Find out how?”

Tamhwa suddenly appeared and asked.

Hwaran and Beom, startled, coughed awkwardly and made excuses.

“Y, you can tell at a glance.”

“That’s right. Very true.”

They turned their backs to each other and stared at the empty stone wall as if looking at a distant mountain.

Tamhwa tilted her head, wondering why they were acting like that, and blinked.

“Ta, Tamhwa, let’s go. The Mountain Lord is busy, so we shouldn’t disturb him.”

“I’m bored~”

“Let’s play ‘What did you see?’ with me. You like that, right?”

“Okay!”

After those women, like a northern wind, disappeared, Beom let out a hollow laugh in the forbidden area where silence had returned.

Then, he took out the Yongno, moved his lips, and formed a hand seal.

A small light burst from the Yongno, and what had been a round stone scattered mysterious light in all directions.

Various colors vividly illuminated the area where the subtle energy flowed.

The Yongno, which had been in the form of a stone, soon transformed into a small dragon, scattering iridescent energy as it swam leisurely through the air like it was in water, and slowly flowed into her.

After admiring the sight for a moment, he gestured as if dancing, and the Yongno dragon entered Gwi-yul’s head as if swimming, disappearing without a trace.

He immediately sat in a meditative posture and moved his lips, and the sound of chanting Buddhist scriptures echoed around the stone chamber as if enveloping it.

Zhi-ee-ing!

The ominous-looking stone chamber was instantly illuminated with a brilliant golden light.

Feeling that this was enough, he threw five talismans from his pocket. The talismans instantly burst into flames, and the golden letters written on them slowly revolved in the air.

‘This is the most powerful sealing technique I know.’

It was the sealing technique from the book that he had obtained after killing Dang Chun, the thirty-second sword of Geomno.

The Five Gods Binding Palm, a divine art that could not be used before becoming an immortal, but he was able to use it by utilizing the weak divine energy in Yong Chaebong.

The seals engraved on the neck, both arms, and both legs stopped the movements of the sinner with burning pain.

At first, it was just pain, but the engraved seals would dig into the body, stopping movement and invading the interior to take life.

‘Five Gods Binding Palm (五神禁掌).’

It meant a sealing technique that controlled the five gods with the palm of the hand.

“It’s a pity.”

Beom stared at the motionless Gwi-yul for a long time before turning his back.

Shortly after.

The chains in the forbidden area, where no one was present, twitched.

* * *

Saha opened her eyes and stared at the ceiling with a dazed look before closing them again.

A cozy energy seemed to constantly envelop her, making her reluctant to wake up.

Originally, the sweetest thing was said to be a dream, and sleep, wasn’t it?

Saha, who had never slept soundly due to constantly preparing for the attacks of the Seonchung and worrying about the declining family fortunes, found it even more difficult to shake off this comfortable sleep.

If possible, she wanted to continue feeling good like this.

She wanted to cover herself with a warm blanket and fall asleep.

Hovering between wakefulness and sleep, she suddenly realized that her bed was not this warm.

She abruptly opened her eyes and sat up, and next to her was the Supreme Immortal, sitting in a chair and examining a book.

The figure of Cheonbeom was revealed.

Dressed in a neat black robe and absorbed in a book, he was as elegant as a noble crane.

Unlike the figure she had seen two thousand years ago, he had a sense of ease and grace, which was somewhat mysterious and interesting.

Clack.

“Did you wake up?”

He closed the book and looked at Saha, who still had a blank expression.

Saha regained her senses and replied.

“Yes. How long have I been asleep?”

“Well, it’s been about three days since you first woke up. Unlike the Lower Realm, the days and nights in the Upper Realm are a bit longer.”

“I’ve heard that’s because the size is vastly different from the Lower Realm.”

“Is that so.”

Unlike before, there was even a strange sense of familiarity, but that was only related to the memories of Geummyeongjisu.

Since she was no different from a stranger to him, she felt a bit awkward, not knowing what to say when they were alone.

‘It’s more comfortable than before, but….’

If he seemed like a mysterious immortal before, now he felt like a friendly elder.

“I have something to say.”

“I’m listening.”

“I want to see the Sangseo [a high-ranking official].”

“…The Sangseo?”

“Since your past life is connected to me by fate, you and I cannot be called strangers. I have not yet repaid my debt to her.”

But now, there was no way to repay the grace to her, who had disappeared.

Her reincarnation.

It was right to repay Saha.

That would be what Geummyeongjisu wanted as well.

“Then, will our family’s Supreme Immortal….”

“Become one.”

Squeeze.

Saha tightly gripped the blanket in joy.

She couldn’t stop the corners of her mouth from twitching upwards.

“But it’s too early to be so happy.”

“Yes?”

“While Saha Soseon was asleep, a lot of things happened.”

He told Saha, who had a bewildered expression, about the story with the Hwang family head.

He couldn’t tell the detailed story because he had made a Simma oath [a binding magical oath], but he told her about the Hwang family’s general schemes and ambitions.

“Those heinous bastards!”

She was greatly enraged and shouted that she would immediately inform the Tongcheon Water Palace of this fact, but that was all.

“What will you do by informing them?”

“I have to inform them! Because of those bastards!!”

The people of Sangseo were dying.

The Hwang family were the ones she wanted to chew up and spit out.

They were the ones who killed her family and the Soseons of Sangseo, so how could she face the portraits of the dead if she knew and did nothing!

“Will informing them solve anything?”

“O, of course….”

Her voice lowered.

She seemed very unsure.

When asked why, she said.

“There are thousands of families in the Water Realm, and they constantly engage in fiefdom wars, disappearing overnight. There are so many such cases that even if you inform the Tongcheon Water Palace, it takes hundreds of years to process the matter, and even then, it is often overlooked.”

If there were thousands of families, there would be just as many incidents.

In the Water Realm, families usually do not take each other’s lives.

Unless it is a major incident, they often turn a blind eye even when they see it.

“Besides, our family is….”

A family on the verge of collapse.

Even if they submitted a petition, it would only reach the Tongcheon Water Palace hundreds of years later, and by the time they quietly came down, Sangseo would already be someone else’s land.

“Even if we know the Hwang family’s schemes, we have no way to stop them.”

“What about other families?”

“There are families that we built friendships with when our family was prosperous thousands of years ago, but even they are strangers now.”

The important figures of the Sa family were all dead, and the remaining Soseons had also undergone rebirth.

There was no friendship to speak of.

“That land. Is it worth protecting?”

“Of course! Tens of thousands of years ago, our family also had such a powerful force that it was included in the Five Great Families!”

Sangseo was the land where the efforts and legacy of their ancestors were embedded. She was now the last of the family’s bloodline.

So she couldn’t give up.

It was a natural position for her.

It was a statement that even made her feel pride.

But what he was curious about was not those things, but material things.

“Is there anything else besides that?”

“…I don’t know much because it hasn’t been many years since I became the acting family head.”

“Is that so.”

She was also someone who had undergone rebirth once, so it was understandable.

“Hmm… then should we just go ahead and do it?”

“Do what?”

“We could just pretend not to know and move on, but if we’re going to continue living in Sangseo, we can’t overlook the things those guys have done, can we?”

They were slowly making Sangseo sick, killing the Soseons, and even driving the Sangseons of the Sa family to their deaths.

She was the last remaining blood relative of such a family, and Cheonbeom was the reincarnation of the woman who had received his grace, so he couldn’t turn a blind eye, could he?

“There’s a saying in the Lower Realm.”

Repay grace with grace.

Repay grudges with grudges.

Be clear about favors and grievances.

“Some say revenge is futile, but….”

There’s nothing as thrilling as revenge.

Beom took out the undiluted solution containing Mochwihang [a potent poison] that he had received from the Hwang family head.

“We received a gift, so shouldn’t we return it as much as we received?”

Beom handed the Mochwihang to Saha and smiled slyly.