Call Of The Spear [EN]: Chapter 437

Nangseon Gi Hwan Dam – Part 2, Chapter 146

Ten Years Later.

The Water Realm, which I visited after a long time, was still filled with the air of war.

It was natural that the security of the Water Palace was tighter than before, and the atmosphere of the Lower Palace beneath the palace was also unsettling.

“Really….”

A scene I don’t want to get involved with.

That was Cheonbeom’s short impression of visiting the Water Palace again after about a thousand years.

Things that would have moved out of the way at a glance when seeing Gye Wolseon before were now going through strict procedures.

“Do you know who this person is and you’re still doing this?”

“I know. It’s Deputy Commander Ju.”

“But do you still have to go through this complicated procedure?”

“I have been ordered not to make any exceptions for anyone. As the situation is what it is, I would appreciate your understanding.”

Ju Gyeolgyeong argued, but it was not accepted.

As the situation was what it was, the soldiers also had no choice.

The Water Realm has not yet suffered any visible damage, but if you go out to Geonwon Sea a little past this place, fierce battles are taking place.

If the Water Realm is in the east and the Immortal Realm is in the northeast, then the Collapse Realm and the Death Realm are on the opposite side, so the point where they meet is naturally the center, Geonwon Sea.

The Water Palace seems to have adopted such strict security because it allowed the invasion of Maseon [Demonic Immortals] last time.

“I can’t help it.”

I have no choice but to tell them to look at every corner of Gye Wolseon and check the people on board and the items in the cargo hold.

After a while.

The soldiers looked at every corner of Gye Wolseon, checked the personnel, and even demanded individual proof of integrity.

They said they had to see even that to feel relieved because they didn’t know what they would bring in.

Ju Gyeolgyeong and other civil and military immortals naturally glared at Deputy Commander Cheonbeom for their excessive demands.

As expected, Tiger’s expression was not good.

Has it been a thousand years?

‘Or is it because of the times?’

Or is it because these soldiers haven’t been in the palace for long?

It’s quite annoying.

Seonpyeong, who had passed through the Golden Ring Immortal Territory with him from the Immortal Realm, had already parted ways a long time ago.

He headed to the front line in Geonwon Sea, not the Water Realm.

So there’s no reason why Cheonbeom should be subjected to such inspection.

No matter how the situation is, it is too much to ask to look at each individual’s integrity.

If he were an ordinary water immortal, he might have had to obey, but Cheonbeom was not just an ordinary water immortal, nor was he a person with a rank and position that soldiers could treat carelessly.

“The inspection is not over yet!”

When Cheonbeom tried to pass them by, keeping his mouth shut, they stopped him.

“Move.”

“But…!”

Instead of opening his mouth, Tiger silently looked into the soldier’s eyes.

Gulp.

The soldier’s Adam’s apple moved involuntarily.

The aura of the fragrant immortal that was felt tightened his whole body.

He felt like the hair on his whole body was standing on end, and cold sweat was beading on his back.

“No matter how high your rank is, you will be severely punished if you ignore the procedure!”

He shouted as loudly as he could with a trembling voice, but Cheonbeom didn’t listen.

“Over the past years, we have traveled a long way only for the Water Palace and the Water Realm. We received such treatment when we deserved to be welcomed, so what would you think?”

“That is….”

“If you can’t answer, move.”

The soldiers dared not approach him, who was revealing the aura of the fragrant immortal.

Soon, when he tried to open the tightly closed main gate of the Water Palace, it didn’t budge as if someone had locked it with a latch.

“It’s no use! It won’t open unless you complete a proper inspection.”

It seems like there is a Geumje [a type of magical seal] attached.

But Tiger smirked.

Drrrrr! Crack!

“Heh!”

As a golden aura flowed out from Cheonbeom’s side, the door slowly began to open.

He was not releasing the Geumje, but simply forcing the door open with pure power.

Even a hundred soldiers reaching the level of a High Immortal could not budge the door, but how could it be easily opened by the hands of that fragrant immortal?

The soldier blankly stared at the scene created by Tiger and felt the difference in class.

“It’s so annoying.”

Tiger, who didn’t care whether the soldier was admiring him or spacing out, had no choice but to frown again.

As soon as he forcibly opened the main gate of the Water Palace, hundreds of soldiers, smelling the scent and flocking together, were guarding him with their magical weapons aimed at him.

“Move.”

But Tiger continued walking without fearing anything.

The spears and swords aimed at him all showed off their sharp edges, but they never reached Tiger.

Like the parting of the waters, the soldiers’ spears and swords slowly parted and opened the way with each step Tiger took.

“Ju Gyeolgyeong.”

“Yes, Commander.”

“Lead the way. I will personally pay my respects to Great Cheon Mujang.”

“Understood.”

Cheonbeom ignored the soldiers and headed to the Great Cheon Palace with Ju Gyeolgyeong.

The soldiers of the Water Palace didn’t know what to do and slowly followed him with their spears and swords aimed at him.

As the Great Cheon Palace soon came into sight, the soldiers couldn’t help but feel nervous.

In any case, the civil and military commander had entered without going through the appropriate procedures.

Because he was going to a place where there was a person with the name of Great Cheon, who was more sensitive to rules and laws than anyone else, it was clear that there would be a big commotion.

‘There might be a big commotion!’

It was then.

Beom, who had arrived at the Great Cheon Palace, saw a familiar face, but it was not Great Cheon Mujang, but Great Cheon Munjang.

The soldiers put more strength into the hands holding the magical weapons at the appearance of Great Cheon Munjang.

The obvious picture was that the civil and military commander who violated the law and Great Cheon Munjang would clash.

If an order was given to attack him immediately, they had to follow it right away!

“Oh, isn’t this the civil and military commander? I thought you had a hard time because I hadn’t heard from you in the Immortal Realm, but I’m so glad you’re so healthy!”

But Great Cheon Munjang welcomed him with an unusually happy face.

He even congratulated him on becoming a fragrant immortal.

The soldiers couldn’t understand what was going on.

Most of the people here had heard rumors about the civil and military commander, but a thousand years was a time when even rumors were forgotten.

In addition, most of the people here were descendants of high-ranking families who had not been in the palace for long, so they did not know the relationship between Great Cheon Munjang and the civil and military commander.

Wasn’t Great Cheon (大天) [lit. Great Heaven], who was in the highest position in the Water Palace?

Great Cheon was someone that ordinary water immortals could not even dare to look at.

Great Cheon Munjang did not mention anything about the civil and military commander violating the law and treated him as if he was truly happy, so the soldiers were dumbfounded.

“Achieving Seungseon [Ascension to Immortality] in that harsh environment is the ultimate talent, a genius unmatched under the heavens.”

He alone rejoiced and lengthened his words, saying that this was also heavenly luck that the heavens were looking down on the Water Realm.

However, when Cheonbeom did not say a word, he coughed awkwardly.

“Anyway, welcome back. Now that an excellent water immortal like you has returned at a time like this, Great Cheon Mujang, who is on the front line, will feel much more at ease.”

Cheonbeom’s brow furrowed.

He didn’t feel the energy of Great Cheon Mujang, so it seemed she was already out on the front line.

‘I thought so.’

There is a saying that literary immortals fight with brushes and martial immortals fight with swords.

So Great Cheon Mujang went to the battlefield and he is protecting the Water Palace.

I thought the appearance of Great Cheon Mujang, who should have appeared and welcomed me a long time ago, was not visible, but there was a reason for that.

“What are you going to do?”

“What are you talking about?”

“As someone responsible for the Water Realm, I can’t just let a powerful water immortal like you play around. It is natural to give you a short vacation after completing a long mission, but shouldn’t you also go to war? Regardless of East, West, Ancient, and Modern, Salseon [Evil Immortals] is the enemy of all water immortals… or is it not?”

At Great Cheon Munjang’s words, Cheonbeom slowly nodded his head.

“The situation is not that good. We have reached an agreement with the Immortal Realm to deploy soldiers to the front lines and block the indiscriminately appearing Salseons, but the number is endless, and we are also having a hard time with Maseon [Demonic Immortals] and Guiseon [Ghost Immortals] who are trying to use the Seonsaljeon [War between Immortals and Evil] as a place to perform.”

He said that and indirectly expressed that he could not give him a long vacation with a subtle tone.

“I don’t need a long vacation. The time to return those who followed me to the cycle of reincarnation to their hometown is more than enough.”

“Ah, I didn’t consider that far. Please do so. Haven’t you been away for a long time? It was longer than I thought… but there must have been a reason.”

He told him to submit a separate appeal and report the rest, so Beom answered that he understood.

The situation has changed a lot since he ran away to the Immortal Realm.

Most of the heads of the Five Great Families were out on the front lines with Great Cheon Mujang, making contributions, and some were staying in the Water Palace, devising ways to strengthen the Water Realm.

‘It’s not bad that they can’t pay attention to me.’

I also have the skills to confidently accept it if they pick a fight like before, so there is no reason to be afraid.

However, no matter how power-hungry those who are blinded by greed are, they are not blinded during the Seonsaljeon period.

“By the way… your Twin Annihilation is….”

“I have it.”

“Hmm….”

Great Cheon Munjang pondered for a long time and then nodded his head.

“It would be better for you to have it.”

“Is that so?”

“Isn’t the situation different from before?”

That must be referring to Cheonbeom’s realm.

A high realm is proof.

He was a person who was given the position of civil and military commander even though he was a High Immortal, but now that he has become a fragrant immortal, who would question his skills?

It is thought that the heads of the Five Great Families, who are blinded by greed, would do that, but now it is a time of war.

There are many urgent matters to spend time on one treasure.

No matter how greedy they are for wealth, what good is it if there is no Water Palace and Water Realm to protect it?

Anyway, it was not a bad situation for Cheonbeom.

“But you know… I think you should know.”

“What’s going on?”

“Do you know that the current head of the Sa family you belong to is Salseon Shinjang [Evil Immortal General]?”

“I know.”

“Then, do you also know that Salseon Shinjang is isolated somewhere in the Death Realm?”

Isolated?

“In the Death Realm… you mean?”

“That’s right. It’s a pity.”

Cheonbeom’s eyes narrowed.

“Isolation means he’s still alive.”

“He’s alive. But the problem is that I can’t give you a definite answer as to what happened.”

The answer is ambiguous.

“Whether he’s trapped somewhere, or caught by someone….”

There was no way to know.

There are many ways to check life and death even from a distance.

Even in the Lower Realm, Cheonbeom had a memory of checking life and death with Myeongryeon Seoyeon, which planted and raised Bunhon in a lotus flower.

“The mission given to Salseon Shinjang was to delay the march of Salseon that would appear in the Death Realm. But… five years ago, the contact that had been going on was cut off.”

At the same time, he subtly examines Beom’s expression. It is obvious what Great Cheon Munjang wants.

I had no choice but to be deceived even though I knew it.

“Where is that place?”

“It’s a place called Hyoguga (驍九歌).”