Call Of The Spear [EN]: Chapter 352

Tales of the Divine Swordsman – Chapter 61

“Peng Mun-seon, are you still looking at that?”

“Ah… Woo Mu-seon.”

It was already late at night.

Peng Ga-yeon was still poring over the test given by the Head of the Civil and Military Academy.

“I’ve grown up hearing that I’m a genius in my family, but I can’t even figure out what’s written on this piece of paper.”

Her expression was somewhat self-deprecating.

However, Woo Mu-seon understood her feelings a little.

It would be difficult to find someone among the immortals belonging to the Heavenly Literary and Military faction of the Tongcheon Water Palace who hadn’t been called a genius.

Yet, none of them could solve the test of the Head of the Civil and Military Academy, who was a Senior Immortal of the same realm, so they couldn’t help but deeply feel their helplessness.

“I suppose ‘genius’ is a word that refers to the Head of the Civil and Military Academy.”

“Haha… I don’t want to admit it, but I think that’s probably right. It’s depressing; when I look at the Head of the Civil and Military Academy, I realize that I’m actually just mediocre.”

It had only been three days.

The image that the Head of the Civil and Military Academy had shown in just three days was enough to be a fresh shock to her.

‘Is this how a frog in a well feels?’

Like a frog that had come out of the well and was looking at the wide world, her heart was also desolate.

“But what is that?”

Woo-myung was carrying a book under his arm besides the Heavenly Paragon’s test paper.

Upon closer inspection, it looked like some kind of handwritten book, and it looked old.

“I’m also concerned about the illusionary formation that the Head of the Civil and Military Academy showed. As the Head said, you never know what might happen during a war, so I intend to learn in various ways.”

What he had were handwritten books related to military strategy and formation.

“Two things at once… are you saying you’re going to learn dual cultivation?”

“Since I’m serving the Head of the Civil and Military Academy, I think I might have a better chance than others.”

It’s difficult to master even one, but he’s saying he’ll master both literature and martial arts at the same time.

The reason why the two were deliberately separated in the Water Realm is that it takes a long time to master just one, and you may not be able to ascend to immortality. That’s why the civil and military divisions are divided.

If you do dual cultivation, of course, the achievement of cultivation is slow and takes a long time.

Even if you devote yourself to one, there are many cases where you die without enduring the Heavenly Tribulation [a trial to achieve immortality], but if you master dual cultivation, you can only end up dying without achieving either.

“If a war breaks out, I’ll die before I even face the Heavenly Tribulation, so trying it isn’t a bad idea.”

Peng Ga-yeon pondered.

Among the descendants of the Five Great Families, the Woo Family can truly be said to be the best.

Such descendants might not even stand on the battlefield even if a pre-emptive strike occurs.

‘I really don’t know what this man is thinking.’

However, his spirit is worth admiring.

“Since I’m involved in the Civil and Military Palace… it’s not bad to be proficient in both literature and martial arts.”

Whether there will be achievement or not, it doesn’t look bad on the surface.

Peng Ga-yeon hesitated for a moment, wondering if she should also find a handwritten book about martial arts.

“Oh my!”

Rip.

Suddenly, one of the palace maids of the Civil and Military Palace tore the Head of the Civil and Military Academy’s test paper.

Looking at her startled eyes and expression, it seemed to have been torn by mistake.

“Be careful….”

“Ah, I’m sorry. It tore more easily than I thought….”

The palace maid who kept bowing her head was So-seon, the woman in charge of the household affairs of the Civil and Military Palace.

“Huh?”

The palace maid’s eyes changed slightly as she looked at the torn test paper.

Then, she started tearing the test paper that had been torn in half once more.

“What are you doing!”

Peng Ga-yeon scolded.

Even if it was just a test paper, it was given by the Head of the Civil and Military Academy, who was seated at the top of the Civil and Military Palace. A palace maid should not act recklessly in front of others.

Peng Ga-yeon was about to give a stern scolding as a subordinate of the Civil and Military Palace.

“P-Peng Mun-seon, look at this! When the test paper is torn, the picture changes and letters appear!”

“What?”

What nonsense….

Peng Ga-yeon, who was thinking that, suddenly changed her expression after looking at the torn test paper.

‘It’s true….’

When the positions of the test paper, which had been torn into four pieces, were changed, the picture that looked like squiggly earthworms began to form a plausible shape.

The missing letters also fit together.

“Break the fixed form.”

Break the mold.

“The picture is a simplified form of the basic formation. I see… it was such a simple problem.”

“Break the fixed form… now I understand what the Head of the Civil and Military Academy wanted to say.”

Don’t be bound by formalities.

Break the mold.

“Hahahahaha!!”

Peng Ga-yeon laughed wildly as if she couldn’t bear it after solving the test paper.

The people of the Civil and Military Palace were startled because she, who valued etiquette, laughed so loudly.

“To think that so-called geniuses can’t solve such a simple problem… the Head really seems to have a knack for making us fools.”

What no one could solve was solved due to the palace maid’s mistake.

If it hadn’t been for that palace maid, I wonder when we would have been able to solve the problem.

A week? No, a month?

It might have taken longer.

Most of them have been told that they have the qualities of a celestial being since they were young.

Since such people can’t see through such a simple trick, how can they not be called fools?

‘Rather, because they know so much….’

They are bound and trapped in a frame.

That was what the Head of the Civil and Military Academy wanted to convey.

Peng Ga-yeon and Woo-myung.

And the people of the Civil and Military Palace all deeply engraved and pondered his meaning as if they had awakened.

* * *

“Break the fixed form. I heard you drew this on the spot and handed it out? You can’t play with kids like that.”

Tongcheon Library.

The girl Joo-yak, whom he met there, solved the problem he had given in an instant and shook it, asking where she had gotten it from.

“It was a necessary problem for them.”

“Well, those idiots couldn’t even solve this and were struggling.”

The energy she exuded was that of an Immortal Envoy [a divine messenger].

An energy similar to that of the Great Heavenly Military Commander.

‘Original spirit.’

Perhaps it was her original spirit.

Cheonbeom raised the corners of his lips.

“But you wouldn’t have known this.”

Cheonbeom tore his test paper into four pieces, put them together, and then tore them into eight pieces, floating them in the air and blowing energy into them.

Then, a magic circle was completed in the air, and golden letters floated up.

“I am the Head of the Civil and Military Academy. Literature and martial arts must always be considered simultaneously.”

If the first answer was for martial arts, the second is for literature.

Literature for Mu-seon, martial arts for Mun-seon.

That is the direction he wants.

“Divine Sword Fusion?”

The floating letters were that.

It was a Seonchuk character [a divine script] formed by several letters.

The Seonchuk character called Divine Sword Fusion contained several gyeol [knots or mysteries], which were the mysteries of Cheonbeom’s Gyuncheon Bohwa’s Strengthening Technique.

‘It’s a degraded version, but….’

It’s good to use as a basic strengthening.

There is a strengthening technique in the Water Realm that strengthens the body through magical tools or weapons, so it’s not bad because it doesn’t usually react even if it’s mixed with other things.

Rather, it belongs to the good side.

‘Most of the immortals in the Water Realm are bound by some kind of formality.’

“Hmph, I already knew this much.”

“Really?”

“O-Of course!”

It seems she didn’t know.

Cheonbeom looked at Joo-yak, the original spirit in the form of a girl, with a satisfied expression.

‘Cheonyu was exactly like this when she was young.’

It was even worse than this, but memories are bound to be beautified, and a father’s memory of his daughter is always beautiful.

However, he wanted to read the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams Divine Technique even more.

“Joo-yak. I’m sorry, but can you give me back the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams Divine Technique? I was having so much fun reading it.”

“Not yet for you! It’s not a technique for a Senior Immortal to learn? Come back when you’ve grown up more!”

It’s not a pleasant thing to hear, but it sounds cute when a child like a daughter says it.

“Or, try to take it if you can. If you caaaaan?”

Cheonbeom hesitated for a moment and turned to look for other handwritten books.

There were a few more handwritten books about the Five Elements Extreme Mountain, and it wouldn’t be too late to browse various documents and calculate which one was better.

When Cheonbeom stopped paying attention to her, Joo-yak puffed out her cheeks and kept hovering around him, but it was no use.

“There’s nothing better than this. To be better than this, you have to learn it according to your constitution and gradually improve and refine it. And it’s amazing that a Senior Immortal of the 4th rank can even view the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams Divine Technique. I don’t even know if you’ll be able to understand it in the first place. It’s veeeeeery difficult to learn even if you know it.”

Cheonbeom raised the corners of his lips at Joo-yak’s provocation.

“Then shall we make a bet?”

“A bet? A bet is good!”

I wonder why betting is so fun these days.

Cheonbeom, barely holding back his laughter, looked at Joo-yak, who was grinning, and said.

“What will you bet that I can’t learn the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams Divine Technique?”

“I’ve been in and out of the library for nearly ten thousand years in the Tongcheon Water Palace, but I’ve never seen anyone who has learned the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams Divine Technique. Not even Senior Immortals or Immortal Envoys!!”

“I asked what you would bet.”

“Hmph, that’s not likely to happen, but if you ever learn the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams Divine Technique, I’ll give you this.”

Joo-yak took out a spirit tablet from her bosom and said.

“It’s a 2nd rank spirit tablet. With this alone, you can view all the handwritten books in the Tongcheon Library. I can’t give it to you, but I’ll vouch for you when you browse the library, so it’s no different from having it.”

In short, it means that you can view all the handwritten books in the Tongcheon Library.

‘As expected, it was the original spirit of the Great Heavenly Military Commander.’

I don’t know why that original spirit is alone in the library, but it’s not a bad deal.

“The period is… shall I give you about a thousand years? You probably won’t be able to do it even if you do!”

She was full of confidence.

I remember how the two, who were so confident three days ago, went back with deathly pale faces.

“A thousand years will hurt my pride, so let’s make it half that.”

“Five hundred years? Well, I don’t care. Okay, then what are you going to bet, Head of the Civil and Military Academy?”

I wondered what I should bet to make it a good bet. I thought about it, but I couldn’t think of anything in particular.

In the first place, I don’t know what she wants, and if she’s the original spirit of the Great Heavenly Military Commander, she’s in a position to have almost everything.

As he pondered, Joo-yak kindly told him what he could bet on.

“The things you have are things I don’t need… bet yourself.”

“Myself?”

“Yes! If you don’t learn the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams Divine Technique within five hundred years from now, you’ll be my slave from then on!”

A chuckle escaped.

“Will that be enough?”

“It’s absurd to expect something from a mere Senior Immortal. That’s enough for me, so do it!”

“I understand. I’ll do that.”

Joo-yak was already happy as if she had a slave.

“Oh, right. I actually came because of this, but I forgot.”

Joo-yak placed a marble in Cheonbeom’s palm.

‘There’s something inside.’

I think I can only check what it is by taking it out.

“I was told to keep it secretly. You mustn’t be caught by anyone. Well, I’ve delivered it, so I’m leaving. Ah! Don’t ever forget or take back the bet!”

With that, Joo-yak went somewhere, and Cheonbeom was left with the handwritten book of the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams Divine Technique and the jade-green marble.

Cheonbeom quickly finished reading the handwritten book of the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams Divine Technique and engraved it in his head.

After reading a few more handwritten books, it was late, so he headed to the Civil and Military Pavilion.

After greeting Bibi and Joo Gyeol-gyeong, who welcomed him, he went straight into his room.

He immediately took out the jade-green marble and threw it.

The marble split in half, and someone appeared from inside with clouds and mist.

The one who was lying down, still not awake, was a girl who was still too young to be called a woman.

“I’ve received something useless.”

The girl’s clothes were a little torn, but they were high-quality, and the embroidery on them clearly showed which family they belonged to.

“Really, you never know about fate.”

The girl was the last descendant of the Gon family and the daughter of Gon Sa-chun, the heir to the Gon family.

It was Gon Sa-bi.