Call Of The Spear [EN]: Chapter 37

Nangseon’s Romantic Tale – Episode 36

‘Already?’

Already a Biseon [a high-ranking celestial being]!

Mountain Lord had a history of stealing opportunities that Yoo-jeong from the Sanhaebalsango [a mystical realm] should have obtained.

Therefore, I thought he would be wandering around in the Doseon realm [another celestial realm] at this time.

However, Yoo-jeong was right before my eyes as a Biseon, shattering that assumption, so I couldn’t help but be surprised.

‘No, he stole treasures and now he’s carrying a divine artifact…….’

Moreover, it’s no ordinary divine artifact.

The emerald folding fan, brilliantly shining with five colors, is one of the Seven Immortal Treasures (七仙寶具) [Chilseon Bogeo], of which only seven are said to exist.

Chiljangpaseon (七樟破扇) [Seven Camphor Shattering Fan].

Mountain Lord immediately threw three or four Yeongseong Talismans [spiritually charged amulets] from his chest. I didn’t know how he knew I was a monster, but I couldn’t just stand still.

“A monster using Yeongseong Talismans? That’s amazing.”

Yoo-jeong tilted his head in wonder and swung his folding fan once.

Then, five colors of light burst out, and a storm and clear bell sounds echoed instantly.

Mountain Lord was startled and threw himself away.

Kwa-ja-ja-jang!

The Yeongseong Talismans were torn apart absurdly, and the whirlwind that arose in an instant uprooted all the trees in the area.

As a divine artifact that imitates the famous Sinmul [mythical beast], the Bicho Fan, it was exerting formidable power with a single fan.

Mountain Lord was caught in the whirlwind and floated into the air. He flew around, not knowing which was the ground and which was the sky, and then suddenly, with a thud! He crashed to the ground.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

He stopped after crashing three times in a row.

Perhaps due to the influence of Chiljangpaseon, his head was shaking and it was difficult to maintain his balance.

‘If it were a normal human, they would have died!’

I shook my head to clear it and gritted my teeth, and Yoo-jeong, who was smiling coldly, came into view.

‘I didn’t expect him to notice right away.’

I believed that I could deceive him up to the Biseon level with my disguise, but even that didn’t work on him.

Chiljangpaseon looks like a divine artifact that controls wind on the surface, but it is not. Its main advantage is to neutralize the enemy with the sound attack hidden in the wind.

‘This is driving me crazy.’

With one fan, I suffered a slight internal injury and my eardrums were torn.

‘Sound attacks are holding me back again.’

The same thing happened when I fought the Nokbang Taoist [a green-robed Daoist]. If I survive this time, I will definitely prepare to block sound attacks.

“Hoo-!”

He exhaled and felt Yoo-jeong’s energy approaching, and took out all 10 Yeongseong Talismans from his chest.

These were all the talismans he had obtained from Yeongnaesan [a sacred mountain].

‘Saving them will turn them into poop [become useless].’

This was not an opponent to save talismans from, nor was it a situation to do so.

Since this commotion happened in Ilwolmun [Sun and Moon Gate, a sect or location], other Taoists [practitioners of Taoism] would pop out soon.

Mountain Lord sent ten talismans flying into the air, made hand signs, and chanted a spell.

The Yeongseong Talismans scattered in front blazed blue, mixed together, and turned into a fireball.

Following that, six Blue Birds flew out of Mountain Lord’s body, entered the blue flames made of Yeongseong Talismans, and merged into one. And soon, they began to transform into a certain form.

“You’re doing something pointless.”

Even with Yoo-jeong’s cynicism, Mountain Lord continued to chant Tonggyeols [incantations] and make hand signs.

“I’m uneasy that I can’t use Guhwando….”

The Guhwando [Nine Transformation Ring], which had been cracked in the battle with the Three Ghosts, could not be taken out.

It was obvious that it would break if used one more time, so it couldn’t be helped.

Mountain Lord sighed and stared ahead. The flames of Bongak Cheonghwa [Phoenix Azure Fire] had transformed into a blue burning tiger nearly ten yards in size.

His whole body was made of flames, burning all the surrounding bushes.

If it weren’t for the ten Yeongseong Talismans that had been injected in advance, it would not have been easy to use.

‘The efficiency is not good.’

It was a divine power that literally shoved in as much spiritual power as possible. I wouldn’t have done such an inefficient thing if possible, but the situation is not good now.

The treasures were broken in the battle with the Three Ghosts, and the only treasure that could be used was Ryugokja [Dragon Valley Jade].

Even if there were others, I wouldn’t have thought of confronting Chiljangpaseon, one of the Seven Immortal Treasures.

Mountain Lord admired his fate and waved his hand.

“Go!”

Mountain Lord’s Blue Tiger raised its momentum and illuminated the surroundings in blue.

He watched the Blue Tiger for a moment, then unfolded the folding fan he was carrying and swung it greatly.

Again, five colors of light flowed out, causing a whirlwind and the sound of bells.

“Explode.”

He suddenly gestured at the Blue Tiger and shouted.

Then, the huge Blue Tiger was instantly compressed, reducing its size, and wasn’t it turning into a bead the size of a fist!

“What? Could it be!”

The Blue Tiger is a smokescreen.

Kkiiiiiiing!

With a chilling sound, the blue jade cracked! At that moment, the flames of Bongak Cheonghwa, which had been trapped in the blue jade, soared and created a huge explosion.

Kwaaaang!!

A blue explosion nearly twenty yards in size illuminated all directions, and Mountain Lord was also caught in the explosion and blown away more than ten yards.

Mountain Lord raised the corners of his lips even as he flew away, smashing trees.

I didn’t intend to fight him properly in the first place.

Fighting in Ilwolsan [Sun and Moon Mountain] would eventually attract Taoists, and if that happened, I would be dead.

Then it is better to hit hard once and run away. The reason I came here in the first place was because of the April Offering. Now that I have found it, there is no need to stay here any longer.

I was a little worried that the Mountain Lord of Baekseon [White Lineage] was getting used to running away, but what does it matter?

It was a hundred times better to save my life than to die.

“Keueuk!”

I never knew that the sound of him in pain would sound so sweet.

Yoo-jeong seemed to have attacked Mountain Lord recklessly, but he was second to none in caution.

Otherwise, he would not be able to survive in the world of Sanhaebalsango.

Yoo-jeong probably intended to make a loud noise to call the surrounding Taoists, and slowly continue the battle with Mountain Lord to attract them.

If that happened, he would have caught the monster who was plotting in Ilwolmun, so he would have put them in debt, and he could have made a connection or obtained compensation with that.

“Did you think I would let that happen! Euhahaha!”

But if there was anything wrong, it was that the opponent was Mountain Lord.

Mountain Lord, who knew Yoo-jeong’s tactics well, rushed at him with all his might from the beginning and ran away, rather than fighting by revealing his cards one by one!

Mountain Lord smiled crookedly even as he spat out blood.

Mountain Lord immediately threw himself down the mountain. There was no reason to be here any longer. He had to run away as soon as possible to survive.

For a moment, Choa’s face came to mind, but he shook his head.

‘I don’t know what’s going on, but Choa will survive.’

He has superior spiritual power and divine powers than Taoists of the same level, so he will do well on his own without me worrying about him.

Besides, the Ice Palace is behind Choa, so even Ilwolmun can’t do anything about it.

Now was the time to worry more about his own life than Choa’s.

He took out a Yeokgeunhwan pill [Essence Reversal Pill] from Gongjeonggang [a spatial pocket] and swallowed it. It was because he was still disguised as a female immortal of the Ice Palace. Soon, light burst from his body and he instantly transformed into a giant eagle and flew into the sky.

‘The internal injuries are worse than expected.’

The explosion of Bongak Cheonghwa did not harm Mountain Lord directly, but the backlash worsened the internal injuries, so I had to hurry and recover.

Mountain Lord was now leaving Ilwolmun and crossing the mountain.

When I flapped my wings, I soared high into the sky, making it perfect for cooling my hot body in the cool night air.

But then, a sound that pierced the wind was heard.

[Tsk.]

Mountain Lord spat out two red beads from his mouth. The two beads rotated with a buzzing sound and blocked a streak of lightning flying towards him.

Kwarreureung! Kureureung!

A thunderous roar that shook the earth and the sky erupted, and the brightly shining lightning illuminated the dark night sky.

Chareureureung!

What contained the lightning was a treasure that looked like two throwing stars combined into one, with a yellow bead in the center.

‘That bastard takes out a treasure as soon as he takes it out.’

Ryugokja collided with the treasure wrapped in lightning and bounced off. Mountain Lord summoned it and flapped his wings faster.

Then, Yoo-jeong’s figure was seen flying from afar on a sword-shaped treasure.

His condition was not very good either. His clothes were burned and tattered, and there were traces of burns on his hair.

“It’s amazing that an Itong monster [shapeshifting demon] is so good at disguise, but he blocked the Lightning Chaos (雷號亂) [Re Ho Rahn]? I’ll have to kill you and search Gongjeonggang!”

‘Damn Gongjeonggang robber [spatial pocket thief].’

Mountain Lord recalled the contents of the novel and clicked his tongue.

I had no idea how to shake off Yoo-jeong, who was a Biseon.

A Biseon is no ordinary Biseon.

A Biseon wearing all kinds of treasures is hard to find even in Sanhaebalsango, so how much more so? If I get caught, I’ll die without a doubt, so I couldn’t get caught.

Even if I use the Myeongeunsul [Concealment Art] learned from Hongyeon, I don’t know if it will work or not, so it was even more so.

Ryugokja was barely able to block his treasure, and all Mountain Lord had left was the cracked Guhwando, but even if he used this, the land knew and the sky knew that he could not do anything to him.

‘I have to hope that his escape technique is not that fast!’

He is riding a treasure for flying, but the speed is not that fast.

The distance between Yoo-jeong and Mountain Lord is about thirty yards. He was chasing fiercely and occasionally attacked with Lightning Chaos.

Kang!

But there was no way Mountain Lord’s Ryugokja would just stand by and watch.

“How long do you think you can run away!”

[Why wouldn’t I run away when you’re chasing me!!]

That’s what I said, but I couldn’t just keep running away. Mountain Lord was thinking hard and suddenly a flash of inspiration sent shivers down his spine.

‘That’s it!’

Mountain Lord immediately raised Bongak Cheonghwa.

The sight of blue flames wrapped around his body in the night sky was as beautiful as a blue meteor.

But after that, Mountain Lord took out Bongak Cheonghwa from his inner core and created a total of six blue eagles.

Female blue eagles were created around Mountain Lord. It would have been okay during the day, but now it is a dark night. It is not easy to distinguish between Mountain Lord with blue flames and the blue flame eagles he created next to him.

After that, Mountain Lord hid his realm as much as possible with Myeongeunsul and made them scatter in all directions. Of course, he also lowered his altitude and crossed the forest.

“!”

Yoo-jeong was startled by the sudden disappearance of Mountain Lord’s presence and the increase in the number of his figures.

Seven eagles wrapped in blue flames disappeared in all directions, and of course, their presence could not be felt, so how could he not be?

Yoo-jeong frowned above the forest where the monster had disappeared.

“Hmm….”

He is quite a clever monster.

An Itong monster has treasures, and the blue flames he possesses are a divine power that even a Biseon like himself cannot easily stop.

Yoo-jeong got on the treasure, stroked his chin, and pondered for a moment, then took out his Chiljangpaseon.

“It is best not to chase a rat driven into a corner, but….”

As he infused spiritual power into Chiljangpaseon, five colors of light spread brilliantly. As the folding fan trembled and a powerful spirit soared, the smile on Yoo-jeong’s lips deepened.

“If I turn the forest upside down, he won’t be able to do anything.”

He immediately swung Chiljangpaseon.

He swung it not once, but twice, three times, and four times, and the whirlwind turned into a storm, and the storm turned into a firestorm, and suddenly began to devour the entire forest.

“Hoo-”

Yoo-jeong, who had consumed a large amount of spiritual power, exhaled and raised the corners of his lips.

“Now, what will you do?”