Call Of The Spear [EN]: Chapter 327

Nangseon’s Romantic Tale – Part 2, Episode 36

“Am I wrong?”

He couldn’t answer Ran’s question.

She was a woman who knew Tiger better than anyone.

She couldn’t be wrong.

“So, what are you going to do?”

“What can I do? I was just asking. Whatever choice you make, whatever your heart desires, it’s yours alone, so I can’t fault you.”

“Yet, it sounds like you’re finding fault with me.”

Ran stroked his cheek.

“Perhaps.”

Ran, speaking ambiguously, soon changed the subject.

“You told me to call you Mountain Lord. What was the reason for that?”

“For your convenience.”

“I know that’s not it. You only allowed me to use that title. I know you don’t want to forget the past by hearing the name Mountain Lord.”

Keeping his original intentions.

To Tiger, Ran *is* his original intention.

“So, what about it?”

“I’m saying, don’t cover that intention with another.”

She poked his chest as she spoke.

Tiger smiled bitterly.

He understood immediately what she was saying. But if it were that easy, what problem would there be in the world?

Tiger could only answer that he understood, as if letting it flow by.

* * *

Fifteen days later.

Tiger spent his time only inside the pavilion he had created.

It was surrounded by a thick mist, making it impossible to see inside from the outside, and he felt more comfortable here, a place with many memories, than anywhere else.

Currently, the small, triangular Tanhan Mountain floated in the air before Cheonbeom, accompanied by a small, mysteriously shining stone and Blood Collapse Water.

“It’s not going as planned.”

For fifteen days, Cheonbeom occasionally sparred and trained with Hojunseong and the other Thunder God cultivators.

As it increased his experience with thunder, he gained some small insights through various forms of sparring, though they were insignificant.

And in his spare moments, he took the time to refine the items he possessed.

After ascending to the Upper Realm, some of the treasures he had held could no longer exert their power. An example of this was Tanhan Mountain.

‘It’s too precious to throw away….’

But not good enough to use.

Thus, he intended to refine Tanhan Mountain with the help of the Embodied Divinity’s Body-Molded Water Peak Outer Essence and Blood Collapse Water.

But it didn’t work as easily as he had hoped.

The power of the Water Peak Outer Essence was so immense compared to Tanhan Mountain that it wasn’t easy.

In the first place, the Water Peak Outer Essence was a combination of five Spirit Origin Mountains.

Since it was molded from the Embodied Divinity’s body, even if he put it into Tanhan Mountain now, nothing different would happen.

He thought it might be possible with Blood Collapse Water, which mixes things together, but….

“It’s not working.”

If he tried to force it, he felt like either the Water Peak Outer Essence or Tanhan Mountain would be shattered.

Tiger sighed and floated several items from his chest into the air.

Starting with the Haphohwan Sword, there was Dragon Marrow, the Wish-Fulfilling Pearl, and then the Water Peak Outer Essence, Tanhan Mountain, Blood Collapse Water, and three Goji berries.

“The Haphohwan Sword is still usable.”

Its strength and sharpness may not match the Upper Immortal Treasure, but it’s not bad for a surprise attack.

Later, if there is a suitable Upper Realm mineral, he can refine it again.

“The problem is Tanhan Mountain.”

Still, it holds memories, so he wants to refine it and use it, but he doesn’t know what to do.

It seems like there would be a way to use the Water Peak Outer Essence, which was formed by combining five Spirit Origin Mountains from the Lower Realm, but it’s not working out.

“Since there’s no way right now….”

For now, he’ll have to refine it by putting Dragon Marrow into Tanhan Mountain along with a few drops of Blood Collapse Water.

‘The Goji berries….’

Tiger looked at the three Goji berries wrapped in silk cloth and became solemn for a moment.

These Goji berries were created by the children of Eungmyeongcheonchung with their lives.

They were overflowing with the energy of life.

“How can I make sure you are used correctly?”

He has been constantly pondering this, and it is still one of the things he is considering.

It is also true that there is no suitable method yet.

Whenever he had time, he would skim through various scriptures of the Upper Realm and try to find out, but it was not an easy problem to solve.

Refining by mixing various precious objects is difficult even for those with long experience.

‘If I become a Celestial Martial Immortal, I can also access the secrets of various laws….’

I should think about it again then.

“Mountain Lord, you must leave now.”

“Has it already come to that?”

Fifteen days have passed, so Gyo Cheong’s simple teleportation formation should be ready.

It was time to get up.

“But are you sure it’s okay?”

“What do you mean?”

“That Gyo Cheong. He cannot be trusted.”

Tiger was sparing with his words.

According to her words, if you were to judge whether he could be trusted or not, he would belong to the latter.

But in the current situation, he has no choice but to rely on her teleportation formation.

There is no other way.

“If he had a mind to, he could have killed all the Upper Immortals here. But Elder Gyo didn’t do that.”

There was no need to do that.

As she said, it wasn’t him who was going to the Martial Arts Competition.

“The teleportation formation won’t be a lie. The Gyo family’s immortals have to go to the Martial Arts Competition too.”

He can’t completely trust him, but he has no choice.

‘If necessary, I’ll have to ask Bong for help.’

After ascending to the Upper Realm, Bong continued to remain in feather form, searching for other divided souls or gathering immortal energy. Because of this, he couldn’t manifest often, but when the time came, he would appear and help.

‘Bong will still need me.’

Cheonbeom retrieved the pavilion and began to move with the Lesser Immortals of the Sa family who were waiting in advance.

As he approached the place Gyo Cheong had told him, many family processions and Thunder God cultivators were gathered.

In front, the valleys were lush, and inside, strange-shaped lightning rods were inserted everywhere.

And in the middle, a child was standing.

‘That child is….’

The boy was sitting in front of a gong, and both of them seemed unusual.

Tiger was puzzled for a moment and used his divine sense to peek at the boy.

Pit!

But soon, his divine sense bounced back as if struck by lightning, and the boy stared at him with emotionless eyes.

‘A Nascent Soul [a being of pure spiritual energy].’

Tiger swallowed hard and thought.

If it’s a Nascent Soul here, he can’t think of anything other than Gyo Cheong’s.

Nascent Souls usually follow the gender of the main body, but Gyo Cheong’s seemed a little different.

Well, a Nascent Soul is the essence itself.

Gender has no meaning in front of it.

“Well, has everyone gathered?”

Soon, Gyo Cheong and the Gyo family’s Immortals appeared and filled the seats.

“Now, we will activate the teleportation formation, so move to the assigned seats and pour out thunderbolts. It’s simple. Even those who have just obtained thunderbolts can do it.”

Gyo Cheong, who smiled, stood up the sitting Nascent Soul and formed a hand seal.

Then, the Nascent Soul glared at Gyo Cheong and emitted killing intent.

Everyone was dumbfounded, wondering what was going on, but soon the Nascent Soul’s killing intent subsided and became quiet.

“Strike.”

At her command, the Nascent Soul struck the gong.

Jing.

With the resonating gong sound, the cultivators’ thunderbolts shone.

Krrrrrr!

The sound of thunder spread out in thousands of ways, and in an instant, the sky was filled with dark clouds, and thunder and lightning were rampant.

Under the flashing sky, Gyo Cheong moved her mouth non-stop, and the Nascent Soul struck the gong wildly.

Jing! Jing! Jing!

A tremendous roar that was deafening.

Tiger then made eye contact with the other cultivators with thunderbolts and poured out lightning.

Kwajijijik!

Then, how much time had passed?

The lightning coming down from the sky fell on the lightning rods, and accordingly, the teleportation formation flashed.

The lightning mixed wildly in the teleportation formation rose into the air and fused into one.

Soon, unknown letters were engraved in the air and turned into a formation in the form of lightning, jumping up wildly.

Its size was enough to cover the entire area and swallow all the gathered families.

And right then.

Kwang!!

A pillar of lightning rose from the ground and soared into the sky.

The soaring pillar of lightning disappeared into the dark clouds in an instant, and at the same time, the mist that had darkened the sky disappeared like a lie.

All the cultivators who had been in the teleportation formation had long since disappeared.

* * *

Hagong, which can be called the capital of the Water Realm.

Suddenly, dark clouds and thunder and lightning were rampant in the sky above a small forest near it.

In an instant, the sky darkened and was filled with the sound of thunder, and then a huge streak of lightning fell to the ground.

Kwagwang!!

With a tremendous roar that seemed to split the ground, hundreds of cultivators were lying among the white smoke.

“How clumsy.”

Gyo Cheong clicked her tongue and looked around, then raised the corners of her mouth as she looked at someone.

“You seem to be quite alright.”

It was Cheonbeom.

“Thanks to you, I arrived comfortably.”

“Really? Comfortably? Hahahaha! The more I see you, the more I like you.”

Gyo Cheong’s simple teleportation formation was not properly made. Moreover, the distance from the defense teleportation formation to Hagong is enormous.

Since he had overcome that distance with thunderbolts, even an Upper Immortal would inevitably lose some energy, but the man in front of him was fine, so it was amazing.

‘He’s no ordinary guy. The more I see him, the more I want him.’

Except for him, all the cultivators were still unconscious.

Cheonbeom held Saha in his arms and placed his hand on her forehead.

“Is she your partner?”

“She is a cherished friend. And she is a benefactor who has risked her life and the head of the Sa family.”

“Oh, is that so.”

Looking at her eyes closed quietly, she looked like a woman who had just turned twenty.

“Her hips are sturdy, so she’ll be good at giving birth to a child.”

They are a well-matched couple.

They are truly a handsome man and a beautiful woman, so what more can be said.

“If you don’t have a suitable place to stay in Hagong, you can come and find me. I’m not usually like this old woman… but you keep catching my eye. I might feel like it’s a pity to let go of such a precious connection.”

“Is that so. But using the teleportation formation like this is already a great favor, and if I impose on you any further, it will be a nuisance.”

“…That’s right. If an elder of another family shows kindness for no reason, I would be wary too. If it’s uncomfortable, I can’t help it, but at least know that I want to continue a good relationship with you.”

“It is an infinite honor.”

‘I’m really being nosy.’

Gyo Cheong turned back to him, who kept catching her eye, and disappeared.

After the old woman disappeared, Tiger patted Saha’s cheek and spread his palm.

Soon, a radiant energy like sunlight poured from his hand.

“Umm….”

Saha frowned and opened her eyes.

“Tiger?”

“Stay still for a moment.”

It was a more violent teleportation formation than he thought.

Since it was a large-scale teleportation formation using the power of lightning, it couldn’t be helped that his energy was slightly damaged, even if it wasn’t an internal injury.

Tiger loosened Saha’s belt, made her body a little more comfortable, and then brought his hand to her lower abdomen and poured energy into her.

Saha quickly blushed, but soon accepted his energy.

Soon, her body gradually became comfortable and the damaged energy began to heal quickly.

“E, enough is enough. I’ll do it.”

“Okay.”

Looking around, the cultivators who had fallen were waking up one by one.

Tiger woke up the Lesser Immortals of the Sa family and got up.

The sunlight in the sky was brilliant as even the dark clouds cleared, and the huge palace floating above caught his eye.

The Water Palace above Hagong, which was brilliant with gold.

That was where the Tongcheon Water Palace was located.

“Have we finally arrived?”