Call Of The Spear [EN]: Chapter 461

Nangseon’s Romantic Tale – Part 2, Episode 170

Cheonbeom didn’t readily understand the remark about fate being interesting.

He couldn’t quite grasp what kind of fate was being referred to.

So, when he asked what Oh Gyeong-gyeju meant, the older man exhaled languidly and said,

[Your fate with the Phoenix is like that, and so is possessing the treasures of the Moon Halo girl. Being entangled with that sword-obsessed old man is also the same, and aren’t you also involved with the raccoon of the four seasons? Your life is truly eventful.]

“….”

Cheonbeom was speechless at Oh Gyeong-gyeju’s clicking tongue and pipe-smoking. He didn’t know what the Moon Halo girl meant, but he figured it referred to Sawol Jehang, and the sword-obsessed old man was obviously Gyuncheon Bohwa’s Sword Slave.

The raccoon of the four seasons was probably Mangakbyeonwang or Okbyeolcheonwang.

‘How can he see my connections with such ease, as if reading the lines on his palm?’ Cheonbeom wondered. He couldn’t hide his surprise.

[Having come here under the Black Woman’s command, that goes without saying, and your connection with Hwagirin and the Spider is also quite deep. Moreover… there are so many connections it’s hard to put into words. And you are destined to lose most of them.]

Oh Gyeong-gyeju clicked his tongue as if he felt genuinely sorry for Cheonbeom.

“…How can I avoid losing those connections?”

[Why are you asking me that? Just because I’ve reached the Origin Realm [a high level of martial cultivation] doesn’t mean I can see through all things in the world. If I could, I would have become a True Immortal long ago!]

He spoke as if Cheonbeom were asking something absurd. Cheonbeom’s brow furrowed.

[But there’s no need for a man to be so gloomy. I don’t know who you are, but since you’ve built such connections, your past life couldn’t have been smooth either. If you’re so curious, there’s no harm in looking into your past deeds. There’s no such thing as coincidence in this world, is there?]

It was hard to follow the story.

“Senior, your words are too profound for this junior to understand.”

[The flow of fate is the will of heaven, so what difference would it make if you resisted it? You can just live as you want. I didn’t call you here to say such things in the first place.]

With that, Oh Gyeong-gyeju floated over like a cloud and lifted Cheonbeom’s chin with his finger.

After examining him closely, he nodded.

[I wondered why you evaded my restriction, but you’ve done something interesting. To think of replacing all the blood in your body with legal blood [a special type of blood with inherent magical properties]. Whether you’re clever or ignorant…]

“Was it wrong?”

[Since you’re alive, I can’t say it was wrong. But if it were someone else, they surely would have died.]

“Why is that?”

[You’re asking the obvious. What do you think would happen if you put ink instead of blood in a person’s body?]

“That’s….”

[It’s the same principle.]

“….”

‘But wasn’t he not human?’ Cheonbeom thought.

As he was thinking that, Oh Gyeong-gyeju smirked as if he understood.

[Anyway, because you did such a thing in your body, you were less affected by my restriction. You’re the first one to evade my restriction in the seventy thousand years I’ve been here, so I was intrigued and called you. You’re even stranger than I thought.]

His words were blunt, but his eyes curved into a crescent moon.

[You are that guy’s descendant.]

Oh Gyeong-gyeju’s eyes turned to Saha this time. But soon, he lost interest and turned his gaze away from her.

[You need to know your place. Otherwise, you’ll end up dying a dog’s death for doing things beyond your capabilities.]

Just as Saha, startled, was about to say something, Oh Gyeong-gyeju waved his hand as if he didn’t want to hear it, sending Saha flying.

Cheonbeom was startled and shouted at the sight of Saha disappearing into a point in space in an instant.

“What are you doing!”

[There’s no need to make a fuss. I just sent her back to where she was originally. More importantly, don’t you have something you’re curious about to ask me?]

“…I do.”

[Ask. I will allow it.]

Cheonbeom was silent for a moment.

Oh Gyeong-gyeju.

The owner of Gye Gyeongoh’s appearance was mysterious, but the green in her hair was enough to remind him of someone.

“When I was in the Lower World, I heard about the Cheonnodeung [a celestial artifact].”

The Cheonnodeung was a treasure used by an eminent immortal of the Celestial World to ascend a person from the Lower World.

And the person who ascended with it was Chukmyeong Cheonnyeo of Chuksan.

He remembered hearing that her hair was the same color as jade, having mastered a technique like Chukman.

It was the same hair color as Oh Gyeong-gyeju.

“Are you Chukmyeong Cheonnyeo?”

At Cheonbeom’s question, Oh Gyeong-gyeju’s eyes momentarily deepened before becoming hazy.

[That’s right. I didn’t know there would still be someone who remembers that name.]

From the moment he felt the pure energy of wood from her and saw the puppet-like girls, he had a feeling that it was somewhat similar to Chukman.

He wondered if it was possible, but he was inwardly surprised that it was actually true.

‘To think I would see someone I had only heard of in legends with my own eyes,’ he mused. A sense of inexplicable emotion washed over him.

[Shouldn’t you be learning about yourself rather than knowing about me?]

“What do you mean?”

[It’s as it sounds. How did you come to possess the treasures of the Moon Halo girl? Why did the divided soul of the Phoenix entrust itself to you among so many people? Why do those who want you and those who want to protect you do so? Don’t you know anything?]

“….”

[You really don’t know anything, do you? Well, all choices are the will of heaven, and living under heaven is your will. There’s no need to force it.]

But.

[I am interested in you.]

“Are you talking about my Geumhyeoljihwa [Golden Blood Spiritual Flower]?”

[Yes. I saw a divine power that my Lawful Restriction doesn’t work on, so as the owner of this place, I can’t just stand still.]

“What do you want me to do?”

[I will lift the restrictions of Gye Gyeongoh and revise them again. Before that, I need to delve into the workings of your blood and body. All you have to do is provide me with a little blood.]

It wasn’t a difficult task.

[But as the owner of Gye Gyeongoh, I can’t just take without giving anything in return. I’m thinking of taking you as my disciple. What do you think?]

“…This is sudden.”

[Your techniques conflict with each other, so there are beneficial aspects, but if I don’t correct them, it will harm your body in the future. It’s natural for them to repel each other since you’ve mastered powerful divine powers. It’s difficult for someone to achieve one thing in their entire life, but you’ve mastered two or three, so it’s naturally difficult and challenging.]

It was the same thing Mangakbyeonwang had said.

[But if it’s me, I can control the guys inside you. That should be enough as compensation.]

It was a sudden story, so he was dumbfounded. Knowing his feelings, Oh Gyeong-gyeju blew cigarette smoke at Cheonbeom.

[I had decided never to take in a disciple in my life, but some old geezer threw a prophecy at me. He said that I would have three disciples in my life, and the second disciple would achieve great success and cut off the long and tangled ties of evil.]

“If we’re talking about the Lord’s evil ties….”

[It’s also connected to your evil ties, so there’s no need to worry.]

“Are you talking about Sword Slave and Okbyeolcheonwang…?”

[That’s right.]

Oh Gyeong-gyeju’s mood seemed to be rapidly deteriorating, so he couldn’t ask about the story. Anyway, Cheonbeom couldn’t make a hasty decision.

Even if the evil ties were the same, becoming someone’s disciple was not an easy decision.

Cheonbeom had several mentors in his heart, but he had never formally sought to learn from them.

[It’s not a story to be decided hastily. I like that you’re more cautious than I thought. Well, just talking about it won’t touch your heart.]

Clang!

When Oh Gyeong-gyeju, Chukmyeong Cheonnyeo, struck the pipe with her palm,

The scenery of all kinds of treasures floating around disappeared in an instant, and trees sprouted everywhere.

The trees simultaneously bore fruit, and he knew that the luscious fruit was not just a simple fruit.

“What is this?”

[These are the techniques you will learn. I’m not talented at teaching anyone anything. That’s why I never intended to have any disciples in my life, but the words of the person who gave me the prophecy have been binding me more and more as time goes by. So, after much deliberation, I created a tree that can be easily taught.]

Chukmyeong put tobacco leaves in the pipe and said,

[Do you know Jakmyeon Shinmok [a mythical tree of enlightenment]?]

“Yes, I know it.”

[The fruits sprouting from the roots of Jakmyeon Shinmok indicate something. So, I changed it as I pleased and created Jakgong Shinmok. Each fruit contains the mysteries I’ve put my heart and soul into, so you can gain deep enlightenment just by taking them. Of course, if you had ordinary divine sense, your head would explode and you would die, but I wouldn’t take in an ordinary disciple, would I?]

“You flatter me.”

[In short, each tree has the mysteries of my techniques melted into it, so just eating them will manage your disharmony. Of course, it’s up to you to take them and make them your own.]

Chukmyeong said that each tree had different mysteries of techniques melted into it.

There were a total of eighteen trees, with various mysteries of techniques melted into them.

Among them, there were a few that were unique, and what caught Cheonbeom’s eye was the Jakgong Shinmok, which had the mysteries of laws melted into it.

‘The laws of the Five Elements, and even space and time!’

The Gyeol of the Three Lives and Three Gods was too profound and there was no progress, but Cheonbeom was certain that seeing these would be of great help to him.

The laws of the Five Elements were the basic framework of laws, but they were essential for him, who was experiencing disharmony in his mind and body, and it was a mystery that could exert great power if combined with the Five Elements Sixty-Four Trigrams.

Moreover, space and time were beyond words.

The Jakgong looked just like an apple, with letters engraved on the surface.

“Reincarnation Severance Art (輪回節蘊工), Prison Great Hành Binding (圄囹太行結), One Mind Fills the Jade Mirror (一心滿天玉鏡), Azure Sky Doesn’t Touch Extinction (碧空不觸滅)….”

He could tell that each and every one of them was a powerful technique. This was because just touching the Jakgong fruit caused explanations of the techniques to flow into his head.

‘Reincarnation Severance Art….’

Reincarnation Severance Art was a technique related to the law of reincarnation that Cheonbeom had heard of at least once.

It was a technique to accumulate training and gain various enlightenment through repeated reincarnation, and it was suitable for the saying “late bloomer.”

However, what was unique was that it was possible to specify the target of reincarnation that could be possessed. If a technique was cast on the mother who would become the host in advance, it could devour the soul of the conceived child and be reborn.

It felt a bit unpleasant, but it showed a slightly different aspect from ordinary reincarnation law cultivation in that it was possible to specify the target of reincarnation.

‘Hmm….’

It’s a technique that makes you think a lot.

Next, Prison Great Hành Binding was a technique based on sealing.

This technique was also a bit unique in that it creates a sealing tool inside one’s body.

If a normal Upper Immortal places a jade bead in their dantian [energy center], Prison Great Hành Binding creates the jade bead as a sealing tool, imprisons the opponent in their jade bead, and slowly absorbs their energy to become stronger.

There were several restrictions, but it was a very powerful sealing technique if certain conditions were met. Cheonbeom’s jade bead had sprouted and become a spirit, but there was no problem in learning the technique.

If there was no jade bead, it was possible to create something called a Prison inside the body.

‘This would be very helpful if I taught it to Tamhwa rather than myself.’

He has a personality that puts anything that looks delicious in his mouth, and because he is a descendant of Tam, he inherits the characteristics of the guy as it is and absorbs the divine powers of the opponent he swallows, so Prison Great Hành Binding suited Tamhwa well.

Next is One Mind Fills the Jade Mirror.

Cheonbeom, who touched the Jakgong fruit, couldn’t hide his excitement after reading the explanation contained in One Mind Fills the Jade Mirror.

‘How can there be such a technique in the world?’

In short, One Mind Fills the Jade Mirror was a technique to protect the body.

However, the contained mysteries were full of the laws of space and energy, and Cheonbeom almost lost his mind just by peeking at it.

One Mind Fills the Jade Mirror is a technique that creates a jade mirror using one’s divine sense and energy.

The jade mirror means a mirror made of jade, and the Great Heavenly Jade Mirror achieved by mastering One Mind Fills the Jade Mirror is a protective barrier made using divine sense and energy that can block anything in the world and can also deflect the opponent’s attack to attack.

It is a very difficult technique to master and requires constant training for a long time, but if you master it, you can create a Great Heavenly Jade Mirror anywhere your divine sense reaches and block the opponent’s attack.

It was a great technique, but what Cheonbeom was most interested in was something else.

Azure Sky Doesn’t Touch Extinction.

[That will harmonize you.]