Call Of The Spear [EN]: Chapter 400

Blazing blue flames rushed toward me.

The red blade, a stark contrast at its center, hurtled toward my chest.

‘So that’s how it is.’

That’s how it was.

My young disciple who ascended alone.

My first disciple had become a remarkable High Immortal in the Immortal Realm.

I am glad.

I was genuinely pleased.

But at the same time, my heart crumbled.

In the torrential downpour, all I could see was darkness, and all I could hear was the sound of rain, so how could I not grieve?

What my disciple had mastered was the Gyuncheon Treasure [a powerful, rare technique].

It was what made me who I am today, and it was now strangling my breath.

How could I not lament the world when my disciple had also mastered such a thing?

Whoosh.

The Bongak Blue Flame [a unique and potent flame] contained within the sword.

The tiny spark I had passed on had grown and was now approaching me.

As my clothes blazed, a brand seared by fire was etched onto my chest.

Even against that scorching strike, the Celestial Law Blood within the body of the Avatar of Fire [a powerful being embodying the element of fire] tried to resist her sword with its will.

Sizzle.

A fountain of blood instantly turned into crimson vapor from the intense heat.

The Celestial Maiden’s bow was stained red.

‘Does the heavens hate me this much?’

If it hated me this much, why did it bring me here? But no matter how much I cried out, it didn’t reach, so it was truly the heavens.

“Keuk.”

The Celestial Maiden’s figure, which had pierced Cheonbeom’s chest, faltered.

She knelt on one knee, clutching her shoulder, which was stained with blood.

It was the path of the sword that had tried to pierce her chest.

It seemed she had twisted to avoid it in that narrow window.

‘She dodged well. She dodged well.’

But the one called master could not avoid it, so I was endlessly ashamed to face my disciple.

Thud. I plunged my sword into the ground to barely support myself. The Bongak Blue Flame was still burning on my chest.

It was an unquenchable blue flame.

An inferno that other cultivators would not be able to extinguish.

But not Cheonbeom.

Whoosh.

The Celestial Maiden’s eyes widened as the Bongak Blue Flame disappeared as if seeping into his body.

“You….”

At the same time, Cheonbeom’s figure vanished into the air.

“Wait!”

She tried to grab him, but four black-clad figures blocked her path.

“Now is the time, kill her!”

“Seize the opportunity to strike the weakened Celestial Maiden!”

But then.

Kwagwagwagwang!!

A red lightning bolt fell.

Soon, U-myeong and Ga-yeon appeared and took their stances beside the Celestial Maiden.

“We will assist you.”

* * *

A few days later.

The assassins’ attack continued with relentless battles day and night.

But Gyewolseon’s Munmu Seon [elite martial artists] and the Celestial Maiden’s group defeated them one by one.

Hyangseon, who was like a wild card, fell only after fighting Tamlang for three days, and that victory led to a shift in momentum.

Ttok, ttock.

“Come in.”

The Celestial Maiden’s maid brought a piece of silver cloth soaked with water.

Seeing it, the Celestial Maiden took off her bow and revealed the affected area.

The maid placed the cloth on the wound and moved her lips, chanting a Seon mantra [a spiritual incantation], which seemed to ease the Celestial Maiden’s complexion a little.

‘I was caught off guard. I’m still far from enough.’

The four assassins who fought her were all of similar skill.

That’s why she unknowingly let her guard down.

“You’ve never been injured in so many battlefields….”

“It seems the assassin who lightly pierced the Gyuncheon Body [an extremely durable physique] was no ordinary person.”

The Celestial Maiden’s guards whispered among themselves as if they were amazed.

‘No ordinary person, huh….’

That was certainly the case.

They suddenly appeared, trapped her, and struck a blow.

There was no wasted movement in the process, and it was an extremely skilled technique solely for killing the enemy.

She barely twisted her body to avoid it, but if she hadn’t….

‘What kind of divine power was it?’

It was a technique that seemed to twist the Qi [spiritual energy] and blood.

Thanks to that, her right arm still doesn’t lift properly.

It was a clean strike, so there would be no lasting aftereffects, but it was a fresh shock to the Celestial Maiden.

It was unbelievable to see her own body, which had reached the Gyuncheon Body, pierced, and the phenomenon of the Bongak Blue Flame disappearing as if seeping in.

“Hoo….”

The Celestial Maiden, who had put on her bow again, sat there for a long time and looked around.

“Is there anyone else injured besides me?”

“There are none among the guards, except for about four.”

“That’s a relief.”

“The level of the Munmu Seon of the Water Realm was more outstanding than expected. Most of them have mastered both swords.”

“Both swords… I see.”

She thought only the Munmu officers who came to help her in time were like that….

It seems all the Munmu Seon are like that.

“Ah, Celestial Maiden. About those guys, they are the Honseon [warrior monks] of Juhaeseong.”

“I thought so. What about Hyangseon?”

“He said he was Hyangseon, who had been in seclusion in Juhaeseong. He hadn’t gone to the battlefield because he had to manage his realm since he had only ascended a few hundred years ago.”

“I see. That could have been dangerous.”

She thought there were no Hyangseon in Juhaeseong.

She came after hearing definite information, but to think that such a person remained, she would have been in big trouble if it weren’t for the Munmu Seon of the Water Realm.

“Ah, where are you going!”

“It has been revealed that they are cultivators from Juhaeseong. Would they have targeted the envoys from the Water Realm, or would they have targeted me, their mortal enemy?”

“That’s….”

Of course, they would have targeted the Celestial Maiden.

“I made them get caught up in unnecessary trouble. Then I have to show sincerity. They are not on our side yet.”

“But they are not on the side of the Honseon either.”

“The Water Realm can maintain neutrality. Besides, if we have to take sides, it would be better to have them on our side.”

Trust is hard to build, but it crumbles with such trivial things.

And once it crumbles, even if you pick it up again, impurities will get mixed in.

Trust that has crumbled and been rebuilt is no different from a sandcastle that collapses even in a small breeze.

“I need to meet the Munmu Director.”

The Celestial Maiden, who burst out of the door, passed through the Gyewolseon corridor and suddenly looked down at the blood on her skirt.

She stared at it intently for a while, then began to form a hand seal and move her lips.

Then, the blood on her skirt fell off, gathered into blood droplets, and floated in the air.

The Celestial Maiden put it in a bottle and looked at it with a serious face before putting it in her arms.

“I will have many things to ask.”

* * *

Cheonbeom’s residence was a place where many golden lotuses bloomed and the Five Elements Extreme Mountain was located.

Cheonbeom, who was at the center of it, was leaning against his true body.

His complexion was not good, and the sword wound, which looked like a burn, was swollen red, with blisters bursting and reforming.

Even if he remained still, the pain would be severe, but he did not move.

“Why don’t you heal yourself?”

Ga-yeon was beside him.

U-myeong was also there.

Tamhwa was also watching with concern.

Everyone looked at Cheonbeom, but he did not take care of himself.

The wound was a bit severe, but not to the point where it couldn’t be healed.

Cheonbeom’s Gongjeonggang [a storage space] had several Seon herbs and Blood Collapse Water that could quickly heal the body of the Avatar of Fire.

But he didn’t do that.

He left the wound to fester.

Thanks to that, the people around him were burning with anxiety.

Even if it was an Avatar of Fire, it was originally a body constructed from the Fire Essence within Cheonbeom’s body.

If it was left for a long time and the disease became severe, it was clear that he would not be in good shape.

“I want to be alone.”

At the clear expulsion order, U-myeong and Ga-yeon exchanged glances but had no suitable solution.

They wanted to force him to receive treatment, but Cheonbeom’s condition before he was injured was not normal either….

Surely something was wrong.

The adjutants sighed softly and simply placed several medicine bottles beside Cheonbeom.

Squeak, thud.

Ga-yeon and U-myeong, who had retreated from Cheonbeom’s residence, guarded his front gate.

“It’s the first time I’ve seen the Director so shaken.”

“It’s also the first time I’ve seen him so powerless.”

“It’s strange.”

Strange.

It was something that could happen to an ordinary High Immortal. But he was not ordinary.

Even if it was an Avatar of Fire, he was a cautious cultivator with a lot of experience in battle.

If it wasn’t Hyangseon, there was no assassin who could inflict such a wound on him.

There was no way he would have acted rashly and gotten such a wound.

“When we arrived, the Director had already disappeared, and he told us to help the Celestial Maiden through telepathy.”

The Celestial Maiden was injured on her shoulder and bleeding.

Of course, you can get injured while fighting.

Whether it’s the Celestial Maiden or the Munmu Director.

“The master suddenly drew his sword and rushed out. As if he was surprised to see something.”

And when U-myeong and Ga-yeon chased after him, Cheonbeom’s trail had disappeared, and only the injured Celestial Maiden was there.

“At first, I thought he was trying to kill the Celestial Maiden.”

But he told us to save her through telepathy.

So I don’t understand even more.

Why did he rush out, why did he tell us to save the Celestial Maiden, and why was he injured?

Looking at his condition, not even treating his wounds….

“Were you talking about me?”

Speak of the devil.

It was the Celestial Maiden of the Celestial Palace.

“Are you alright with your injury?”

“Yes, thanks to you, it ended at this level.”

At the same time as conveying her gratitude, the Celestial Maiden looked behind Ga-yeon and U-myeong.

At the gate where Cheonbeom was located.

“I need to see the Munmu Director.”

As the Celestial Maiden took a step, Ga-yeon and U-myeong blocked her path like an iron wall.

“I’m sorry, but you can’t right now.”

“I want to hear the reason. There are so many things I want to discuss right now….”

“…He has exhausted a lot of his energy from deploying the Illusion Formation, so he is recovering his vitality.”

“Oh my, that’s terrible. Then I have a spiritual medicine that is good for restoring vitality, so I will go and deliver it myself.”

She was relentless. As she tried to pass between U-myeong and Ga-yeon, they blocked her.

Thud.

U-myeong grabbed the Celestial Maiden’s shoulder.

“It’s difficult if you do this.”

But at the same time, the Celestial Maiden’s hand came up and twisted U-myeong’s wrist.

Crack.

As U-myeong frowned at the strong grip, Ga-yeon’s hand flew in this time.

The Celestial Maiden instantly grabbed and twisted Ga-yeon’s hand, which flew in like a dagger.

“I need to see the Munmu Director.”

U-myeong and Ga-yeon, who were each grabbed by the Celestial Maiden’s hand, realized that the situation was unusual and gently released their energy.

“If you insist any further, we can’t stay still either.”

“I’m sorry. But I can’t stay still.”

“What is that….”

“I’ll apologize later.”

Paang!

As the Celestial Maiden shook off her hands while twisting Ga-yeon and U-myeong’s wrists, their figures were thrown out with a sonic boom.

Whirly, sizzle.

Ga-yeon and U-myeong, who regained their balance in the air and landed, took out their magic weapons with caution at the Celestial Maiden’s sudden change.

“You two are strong. Therefore, it seems that power control is impossible.”

Soon, a red blade emerged from the Celestial Maiden’s waist.

Sssseung.

The cold sword cry made the skin tingle.

It was a tremendous pressure.

It was as if swords filling all directions were hanging over them.

Like.

‘When I faced the Munmu Director….’

It was then.

[Let her in.]

The Munmu Director’s voice echoed from inside.

Whoosh, clank.