Call Of The Spear [EN]: Chapter 411

Tales of Nangsane – Part 2, Episode 120

Cheonbeom and Gayeon hurriedly arrived at Gyewolseon’s hidden location, only to find Munmuseon and the disciples of the Hyeonmu Sect locked in a heated argument.

“Step aside immediately! This is an order from the Sect Leader of the Hyeonmu Sect!”

The situation was clear.

The Hyeonmu Sect disciples, and even the Sect Leader himself, were trying to enter Gyewolseon. Cheonbeom carefully examined the Hyeonmu Sect Leader’s condition.

His eyes were bloodshot, his attire disheveled, and overall, he appeared visibly anxious.

As a parent whose only daughter had gone missing, such a reaction was understandable.

However.

‘I cannot allow them to search Gyewolseon.’

Not anyone.

He couldn’t allow anyone to inspect Gyewolseon.

Because Cheonbeom’s true body was located there.

“What’s going on?”

“Ah, Head Attendant!”

The Munmuseon, who were confronting the Hyeonmu Sect disciples, greeted him with delighted expressions.

Soon, the Hyeonmu Sect Leader turned his head sharply towards Cheonbeom and quickly approached him.

“I am Buk Gyerye, the Sect Leader of the Hyeonmu Sect.”

“I am Cheonbeom, the representative of the Sugye Envoy. I have heard the news, but what brings you here, outside of Hyeonmuseong [Hyeonmu Fortress]?”

Over the past hundred years, he had met them a few times for the purpose of fostering friendship and exchange with the three major sects.

They hadn’t formed any particularly close relationship, but they weren’t complete strangers either.

“My daughter has disappeared.”

So, he was saying he needed to search Gyewolseon.

Since he only mentioned his daughter’s disappearance without any further explanation, even Cheonbeom couldn’t maintain his courtesy any longer.

“Are you aware that you are acting unreasonably, Sect Leader?”

“I am aware. But I must do it nonetheless.”

It was the firmness possible because he was the Hyeonmu Sect Leader, responsible for Hyeonmuseong.

“Please have your disciples step back.”

“What if I can’t?”

No matter the circumstances, there were procedures to follow and proprieties to observe.

He couldn’t quietly submit when the Hyeonmu Sect Leader, responsible for Hyeonmuseong, was the first to violate the rules.

“Cheon Suseon [Cheon Cultivator]. I am not in a relaxed state right now. My daughter, who should be undergoing Cheonbeop [Celestial Law cultivation] and secluding herself to manage her Cheon Gi [Celestial Energy], has vanished without a trace. As a mother, I want to tear everything apart to find her, even if it means seeing blood, but I am barely holding myself back. Please, do not test my patience.”

The heavy energy of the Hyeonmu Sect Leader pressing down on the air caused Cheonbeom’s brow to furrow deeply.

The profound energy of Hyangseon [Fragrant Immortal] pressed down from all directions. As the Sect Leader acted that way, the Hyeonmu Sect disciples and elders also released their heavy energy.

“We are well aware of the Envoy’s power. Although only one Hyangseon is outwardly visible, the Suseon [Cultivators] of Hyeonmuseong generally know. Cheon Suseon possesses divine powers and skills to defeat several Sangseon [Superior Immortals] even with a Hwasin [Incarnation] body. If so, then the true body must be Hyangseon. But I have heard that you have never revealed your true body in the past hundred years, so there must be a problem.”

He was misunderstanding as he pleased, but the Sect Leader was threatening him.

“…Are you threatening me?”

“Yes, it is a threat. Open the path right now. I am not interested in what happens to the Hon Gye [Chaotic Realm] or the Seon Gye [Immortal Realm]. My daughter is more precious to me, so open the path right now! Otherwise, the blood of Sugye [Water Realm] will be on my hands!”

It was quite a threatening threat.

Including the Sect Leader, there were three Hyangseon.

With twenty Sangseon under them, even if all the Munmuseon who came as envoys attacked, they wouldn’t be able to stop them.

But even so, Cheonbeom couldn’t back down.

“I cannot grant your request as the leader of the Munmuseon, and more broadly, as a representative of Sugye.”

“It seems the Suseon of Sugye have two lives to spare.”

The Sect Leader’s voice, filled with murderous intent, was low.

“Even if I had hundreds of lives, I, Cheonbeom, am not one to back down from such rudeness, and I will confront you hundreds of times.”

“With that mere Hwasin body?”

“This should be enough.”

Or so he answered.

Clack. At that moment, the Sect Leader’s folding fan closed and pierced towards Cheonbeom’s chest like lightning.

Clang!

He deflected the folding fan at the last moment, but Cheonbeom couldn’t help but grimace.

‘That’s no ordinary fan.’

Thararak!

The deflected folding fan unfolded on its own and shone brightly.

Something was drawn on the unfolded folding fan: hexagonal turtle shell fragments were densely drawn.

‘That’s the Hyeongakbulgoe [Indestructible Tortoise Shell Hexagram] that the Hyeonmu Sect boasts about.’

Dozens of hexagons drawn on the folding fan popped out. Shaped like turtle shells, they gathered like blades near the Sect Leader and floated around.

The Hyeongakbulgoe (玄殼不壞), which imitates the hard shell of the Hyeonmu [Black Tortoise], is said to be an infinitely versatile Bonseon Beopbae [Original Immortal Treasure], as the strength of the Suseon is divided among each hexagon, and its shape can be freely changed depending on who uses it.

‘Fifty-six in total.’

The fact that the Hyeonmu Sect Leader had taken that out meant she was serious.

That meant her daughter’s whereabouts were unknown, and she was desperate.

“I will not show leniency just because you are a Hwasin.”

As if echoing the Sect Leader’s sharp voice, dozens of Hyeongakbulgoe floated up.

The Sect Leader’s Hyeongakbulgoe fluttered around her like a winged robe, then suddenly shot out like bees.

Sasa삭!

The Hyeongakbulgoe, which flew in at once, pierced through Cheonbeom’s body.

The face of the Hyeonmu Sect Leader, Muk Gyerye, lit up with joy, but it quickly turned into a frown.

Cheonbeom’s figure wavered and turned into flames, and he was frowning deeply ten steps away.

“Head Attendant!!”

“Don’t interfere!”

The Munmuseon were relieved and tried to attack the Hyeonmu Sect Suseon right away, but Cheonbeom stopped them.

“Sect Leader, there’s no need to waste the strength of others, is there?”

“It’s an obvious trick.”

“But you can’t refuse, can you?”

No matter how crazy she was because her daughter was missing, she was still the Hyeonmu Sect Leader.

She had her pride.

“Even if it’s the Hyeonmu Sect Leader, it would be ridiculous if she couldn’t subdue a Hwasin in the Sangseon realm and had to mobilize her subordinates. Weren’t you already concerned about the growing power of the Ak Gok Sect [Evil Valley Sect]?”

“This….”

Cheonbeom maintained a friendship with the Ak Gok Sect and became quite knowledgeable about the sect relations of Hyeonmuseong.

A hundred years is like a fleeting moment to a Suseon, but at least Cheonbeom tried to spend that time meaningfully.

“Insolent…!”

As she waved her fan, the Hyeongakbulgoe shot towards Cheonbeom like daggers.

It was faster and sharper than before.

It wasn’t flashy, but it was a Bonseon Beopbae without any unnecessary elements.

Hwareureuk!

At the same time, Cheonbeom waved his hand and summoned Geumcheon Jihwa [Golden Celestial Ground Fire] to create a fire barrier.

The surroundings were instantly engulfed in flames by the fire barrier that soared high into the sky.

The vegetation withered and the ground cracked from the intense heat.

The Suseon who were present were startled by the tremendous heat and activated their Seon power to protect themselves, and the Hyeonmu Sect Leader, Muk Gyerye, also flinched and waved her fan.

Kwaang!!

In an instant, the fire energy exploded and scattered the wind in all directions, and what was visible after the golden flames subsided was Cheonbeom in the flames.

It was a Hwasin body, but it contained Cheonbeom’s entire life, so to speak, Hwasintong [Incarnation Divine Art].

It was Geumcheon Jihwa.

He couldn’t use his true body’s flesh, so he couldn’t use other treasures and various divine powers, but Hwasintong alone was a powerful divine power that most couldn’t withstand.

How did the unchanging Cheonghwa [Azure Fire] of the Bonghwang [Phoenix] become Geumhwa [Golden Fire]?

How did the Bongeok Cheonghwa [Phoenix Azure Fire], which swallows everything, become Geumcheon Jihwa in Cheonbeom’s hands?

Yeona still maintained the blue flames.

The reason was simple.

Cheonbeom’s fire had swallowed the Bongeok Cheonghwa.

Of course, it was only a small amount of the Bonghwang’s flames, but the quality of the fire that swallowed it and dyed it in its own color was also indescribable.

‘But this alone is still….’

It was difficult to fight against Hyangseon.

Sangseon was not difficult.

But Hyangseon was different.

Among them, Muk Gyerye, the Hyeonmu Sect Leader, who was called the master of Hyeonmuseong.

Even a moment of carelessness would result in being stung by that Hyeongakbulgoe.

Didn’t dozens of Cheonbeom’s Geumcheon Jihwa Hyeongakbulgoe gather and transform into a shield to perfectly block it?

He could never underestimate her.

‘A perfect combination of offense and defense that allows for simultaneous attack and defense.’

That was Hyeongakbulgoe.

“It is truly an honor to witness the famous Hyeongakbulgoe.”

“Let’s see how long you can last with just a Hwasin!”

Just as Sect Leader Muk was about to attack again.

“Stop!!”

Suddenly, a large sword flew from the sky and plunged into the ground.

Kooong!

A huge greatsword.

An old man gently landed on the handle and stood between Beom and Muk Gyerye.

“Master!”

Gayeon was with him.

‘He came just in time.’

The newly appeared person was an old man named Mumyeol, the Sect Leader of the Mugeol Sect [Martial Sword Sect].

He was the Suseon Cheonbeom had been closest to in Hyeonmuseong for the past hundred years.

Cheonbeom had actually sent Gayeon to the Mugeol Sect before coming here to ask for help.

He didn’t expect the Sect Leader to come in person, but he must have heard the news of Muk Gyerye turning Hyeonmuseong upside down while searching for her daughter and came here.

“Sect Leader Muk, I have heard the news, but isn’t this too rude? You should be treating the guest from Sugye well, but instead, you are trying to turn him into an enemy. Do you want to turn Hyeonmuseong, and even the Seon Gye itself, into a sea of blood?”

“That is none of your concern. I will also visit your Mugeol Sect to see if my daughter is there, so you better wait quietly!”

“Haha, a Suseon called the master of Hyeonmuseong should look at the forest, not just the trees.”

“To me, the tree is the forest, and the forest is the tree, so if you want to stop me, you’ll have to stop me with something other than your mouth!”

Mumyeol Sect Leader also looked at Cheonbeom as if he had given up on her stubbornness.

“Cheon Suseon, how about granting Sect Leader Muk what she wants?”

“I cannot. I don’t want to say this, but you know that I am traveling as a Hwasin. Then you must also know why I don’t want you to enter Gyewolseon.”

“Ahem….”

He was saying that there was a problem with his true body and that was why he kept it in Gyewolseon.

So, of course, he couldn’t let anyone examine it.

It was understandable that Suseon often used Hwasin when there was a problem with their true body, so Cheonbeom’s opinion was fully understood.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have lived as a Hwasin for a hundred years.

“Sect Leader Mu, the Mugeol Sect and the Hyeonmu Sect have maintained a smooth relationship over the years. Isn’t that right? So please join me in my rudeness now. I will quietly return as soon as I find my daughter!”

That damn daughter was the problem.

“Then let’s do this.”

Cheonbeom calmed the flames and looked at Muk Gyerye of the Hyeonmu Sect.

“I will allow you to examine Gyewolseon. But if I do that, shouldn’t I also take out insurance?”

“Are you saying you will place a Geumje [Restriction]?”

“Yes, of course, the type of Geumje will be discussed and decided together, and I will also place a Geumje and accompany you.”

“That’s right, that way you can prevent each other from playing tricks.”
Mumyeol Sect Leader clapped his knees.

Certainly, that way they could limit each other’s actions.

It was a situation where they were suspicious of each other.

With the Mugeol Sect Leader mediating, it was a viable method.

“Of course, you must swear on Simma [Oath of Truth] as well. Sect Leader Mu, too.”

“Hmm… that’s not difficult.”

“I agree to that as well.”

Soon, they placed Geumje on each other’s bodies and swore on Simma.

After that, all the Suseon of Gyewolseon were dismissed, and Cheonbeom, Muk Gyerye, and Mumyeol accompanied each other and boarded the ship.

There was no small talk. The three of them silently examined every corner of Gyewolseon one by one until Muk Gyerye’s suspicion was relieved.

And half a day later.

Muk Sect Leader’s daughter was not found anywhere.

“There is still one place we have not seen.”

That place was naturally where Cheonbeom’s true body was located.

“Sect Leader Muk. Even so, you have searched the entire Gyewolseon so far. What reason would Cheon Suseon have to hold Muk Sect Leader’s daughter captive?”

“You never know.”

“Do you know what you have done because of that ‘you never know’?”

“I will gladly accept the punishment later. But! My daughter disappeared while undergoing Cheonbeop and secluding herself to manage her Cheon Gi. Someone must have taken her, so I will suspect anyone!”

It seems that the affection for the child of Honseon [Primal Immortal] is not normal.

Well, it is the proper appearance of a parent who is doing that because their child has disappeared.

“Cheon Suseon, are you okay with this?”

Mugeol Sect Leader asked, but Cheonbeom just remained silent.

Soon, Hyeonmu Sect Leader Buk Gyerye opened the door to the room where Cheonbeom’s true body was located.

Drrrk.

The large stone door opened, and a dazzling golden light greeted them.

And inside.

“Heut!”

Kuaaaaaaaa!!

A huge Oryong’s [Five-Clawed Dragon] head, seemingly very angry, greeted them.