Call Of The Spear [EN]: Chapter 474

Nangseon Gihwandam – Part 2, Episode 183

“Hmm…”

“What is it? Can’t you fix him?”

“No, I can fix him, but this one doesn’t want to be fixed.”

Having finished their charade, Cheonbeom and Hwaran returned to their original forms, no longer appearing as an old man and woman, and were examining Hwadam.

“If I use the newly learned Byeokgong Bucheokmyeol [a technique to reverse time on an object] to turn back this child’s time by a few hours, he could return to his original form.”

“But Hwadam doesn’t seem to want that.”

Ran stroked the head of Hwadam, who had transformed into a large deer.

“Well, even if he returned to being a Soseon [a type of celestial being], he would know he’s useless. Unlike other demonic beasts, he hasn’t lost his reason. Hwadam was always like that. Always asserting his usefulness, chirping like a baby bird, the poor thing.”

Hwadam snorted and stamped his hooves on the ground at Ran’s words, unsure whether they were praise or insult.

“Oh my, don’t get so angry. Isn’t it the truth? At least I’m glad you’re alive, you know? I don’t know what this old man wanted to do with your death, though.”

Ran glanced at Cheonbeom, giving him a subtle warning.

“I was merely observing. How someone who received one act of salvation from me would deal with their next death. I was just curious about what kind of death they would have.”

“If you were really curious, why didn’t you just let him die when he came to Beomranhwa?”

“Hmph, even if I hadn’t intervened, they would have all died at Tamhwa’s hands.”

Hwadam tried to escape with Tamhwa on his back but was caught.

Even so, Tamhwa remained still because the Demonic Immortals were not threatening at all.

If they had tried to kill Hwadam, they would have inevitably harmed Tamhwa, who was riding on him.

In that case, Tamhwa would have devoured them all.

“Tsk tsk… Will Hwadam have to live as a demonic beast forever now?”

“Well, it’s the fate he chose, so it’s his business what happens.”

“Why are you so indifferent?”

At Ran’s nagging, Cheonbeom reluctantly took something out of his sleeve.

It was a half-torn ancient tree, and Ran knew exactly what it was.

“The Great Calamity Wood, isn’t it.”

What Cheonbeom took out was the Great Calamity Wood.

As soon as the Great Calamity Wood appeared, Hwadam reacted to it, snorting and fidgeting his hooves, unable to hide his excitement.

“After briefly examining the Demonic Beast Pill they mentioned, I noticed the energy of other Immortal Herbs along with the Calamity Essence. So, I knew it was a pill made by gathering the energies extracted from Gonggakchun’s Great Calamity Wood. If that’s the case, I wonder what would happen if we directly exposed him to the Calamity Essence of the Great Calamity Wood?”

“That’s… I might be a little curious?”

Hwadam, understanding their words, took a step back in disgust.

It was no different from saying they would conduct various experiments on him.

Sensing Hwadam’s mood, Cheonbeom cleared his throat and winked at Ran.

“Although Tamhwa has absorbed all the energy of the Great Calamity Wood, if we take the time to expose Hwadam to it, he might possess power greater than a Soseon now, but later he might have power like Cheonsu [a powerful celestial being].”

“That’s right. The old man also possesses the blood and flesh of the Four Great Vermin, so if he gives their Jinyuan [essence] to Hwadam, he might become an even stronger and more amazing demonic beast, perhaps even achieving Talhyeong [a state of transcendence].”

It could be said that these two were a perfect match.

Listing only the advantages while completely disregarding the disadvantages and risks, Hwadam, who had been stepping back, slowly approached as if he was interested.

“And who knows? If Hwadam transforms into a Cheonsu instead of an ordinary demonic beast, Tamhwa might look at him differently again?”

“Maybe look at him again and eat him.”

Ran pinched Cheonbeom’s side.

“…Well, maybe look at him again.”

“Right?”

Krrr!

Hwadam’s mood brightened.

His desire to accept the energy of the Great Calamity Wood and be reborn as a Cheonsu was considerable.

Whether he would really become a Cheonsu or not was uncertain, but for Cheonbeom, there was nothing to lose.

“It won’t be boring.”

Cheonbeom took out one Gongjeonggang [a spatial artifact, like a pocket dimension] and put the Great Calamity Wood, Hwadam, and all the demonic beasts that had been transformed from the village children and merchants into one place.

Then, he put in the land from this place to create a foundation, made a pond, and even put in the corpses of the Four Great Vermin and the Seonchungs [celestial insects] and Hwanjus [another type of celestial creature] that were left over in the Gongjeonggang.

The number of Vermin he had obtained from the Immortal Realm exceeded four digits, so it was a truly enormous number.

“Our poor Hwadam. Tricked by the old monster’s words, he’s bringing hardship upon himself.”

Seeing her say that after she had coaxed him into it, Ran’s personality was quite flawed.

“How long do we have to wait? It feels like thousands of years have to pass before we can see Hwadam’s face again….”

“Why are you telling me that when Ran sent him? We’ll see him someday when the time comes.”

“Me? I’m sorry, but the old man sent him, not me, right? Why are you portraying me as such a cold-blooded woman?”

“Here we go again.”

Cheonbeom listened to Ran’s chattering voice with one ear and let it out the other.

“Lend me a hand.”

“I told you to make an arm.”

Cheonbeom took Ran’s hand and made a hand seal, chanting an Immortal mantra.

Golden Immortal inscription characters appeared one by one from his mouth and seeped into the Gongjeonggang, shimmering with golden light.

“What are you doing?”

Hwaran asked with curious eyes, and Cheonbeom replied.

“I used Byeokgong Bucheokmyeol to make the time inside the Gongjeonggang flow faster. The time inside will flow more than ten times faster than here, so the results will also be faster.”

One year here is ten years there.

Hundred years is a thousand years.

A thousand years is ten thousand years.

“Can’t it be faster?”

“I can do it.”

“Is the condition difficult, or is San-gun’s achievement not yet complete?”

“It’s more like that.”

“Which one?”

Which was it, the former or the latter?

To her question, Cheonbeom dismissed it, saying it was both.

“That’s all I can handle. The Origin Power and rare objects are sufficient, but if it goes beyond that, my body won’t be able to withstand it, so this is just right.”

Cheonbeom’s bangs fluttered in the wind.

He was currently heading back to the center of Geonwon Sea, having escaped from Ieongol.

He was sitting on top of Tamhwa’s head, who had transformed into his true form, spreading a fierce aura that prevented most Seonchungs or Suseons [cultivators] from approaching.

Of course, there were also some Hyangseons [a type of immortal] from Bunggye who overestimated their power and approached, but the end for those Hyangseons who showed hostility to Cheonbeom was always the same.

Most of them couldn’t even get close to Cheonbeom and were eaten by Tamhwa, or those with good skills had their breath cut off directly by Cheonbeom, who took their spoils.

Having learned all the Gongbeop [cultivation methods] of Oh Gyeonggyeju, whom Cheonbeom had decided to serve as a teacher, he had nothing to fear in the world.

Having newly learned the flow of time, his view of the world had changed, and having redefined the standards of death and fate, Cheonbeom, who had no confusion in his mind, had nothing to hold him back.

He blocked those who came and cut off the breath of those who left, capturing them all.

The victims were mostly Salseons [evil immortals] who roamed near Geonwon Sea and the Maseons [demonic immortals] who commanded them.

But one day.

On one day, just like any other day.

Two men with extraordinary appearances appeared beside Cheonbeom, who was sitting on Tamhwa’s head and continuing his meditation.

“I am called Donlang.”

“I am called Yeja.”

The one who introduced himself as Donlang was a Daesuseon [Great Cultivator] in the late stage of Hyangseon, overflowing with the energy of Bungmagi, and the one who called himself Yeja was from the Immortal Realm.

Moreover, he was a man exuding the energy belonging to the Hon Gye [a high-level dimension].

Donlang was one thing, but Yeja, who exuded the energy of the Hon Gye, was a man very difficult to see in this place, so Cheonbeom showed a very interesting look.

“You wouldn’t happen to be related to Ilsin Hongseong, Ye Dong-nim, would you?”

Then, Yeja was startled and narrowed his eyes, saying.

“How did you know?”

“I once went to the Hon Gye in the past, so I remember the characteristics of the energy they wield, and it seems that I recognized you because your scent is somewhat similar to Ye Dong-nim’s.”

Yeja nodded as if he had guessed correctly.

“In fact, the moment it is confirmed that you are a disciple of Oh Gyeonggyeju, there is an order from Ilsin Hongseong, Ye Dong-nim, to kill you….”

While Yeja was continuing his words.

“I don’t care about your stories! I, Donlang, who received the order of Mangol Daesa, must punish you, the thief of Gonggakchun, so come out and fight me right now!”

Then, Yeja, who had not finished speaking, glared at Donlang with his eyes wide open, saying.

“I was speaking first.”

“What are you going to do about it?”

“As expected of a subordinate of a bone-only guy, it seems that there is not even a piece of flesh attached to that head of yours. It seems that you have no manners.”

As Yeja said, Donlang’s appearance was like a bandit, wearing the skins of various beasts.

Since his appearance was like that, and his personality seemed hasty and impolite, it seemed that Yeja wanted to kill Donlang before Cheonbeom.

“It’s amazing that you two appeared together. It wouldn’t have been bad to ambush me.”

Then, the two pointed at each other and said at the same time.

“It’s that guy’s fault.”

They originally tried to ambush and strike Cheonbeom, but for some reason, they could not do so because they became aware of each other’s presence whenever they tried to do so.

‘They could have combined their strength to strike, but they didn’t.’

Perhaps it is because they are two people who have Sangcheon Hae-wol as their master.

It must be because they have pride in their master.

In any case, the situation was quite fun for Cheonbeom, so there was nothing bad about it at all.

“Compete with me first. It would be more honorable and fun to compete with me than with that kind of guy!”

“It would be better to fight with me than to compete with such a barbarian. It’s embarrassing to say it myself, but I am the third arrow of Ilsin Hongseong, Ye Dong-nim, so I can say that I am the most perfect….”

They began to passionately spit and argue, vying to fight Cheonbeom and talking about their greatness.

Cheonbeom blankly listened to their stories and stroked his chin.

‘Gonggakchun was a place that Mangol Daesa had created, and the Vermin King there is Woncheongang, whom that guy had arranged, and Cheonsu….’

It’s an interesting fact.

Yeja also spewed out several interesting facts.

“Ye Dong-nim and Oh Gyeonggyeju used to be on good terms. However, after a certain man intervened between them, the relationship between the two rapidly….”

Became bad.

Cheonbeom was pleased to hear the fun stories of the two Hyangseons, who readily answered whatever he asked, asking him to fight them first.

But from a certain point on, they only insisted on fighting him, and Cheonbeom quietly looked at them before holding out Gongjeonggang in his palm.

“What is this?”

“It’s Gongjeonggang. Why are you showing this?”

“What’s inside is important.”

Cheonbeom floated Gongjeonggang into the air and moved his lips, and soon the scenery inside was floated above it.

“The Great Calamity Wood!!”

And the countless Vermin living and struggling inside.

“But what kind of bet are you talking about with this?”

At Yeja’s words, Donlang mocked him, saying he didn’t even know that, and explained.

“The Calamity Essence leaking from the Great Calamity Wood acts as a kind of promoter, giving stronger power to the Vermin. Naturally, the thousands of Vermin here will try to get closer to the Great Calamity Wood, and over time, the hierarchy will gradually be determined, and the last one to survive will come out.”

Perhaps because he was under Mangol Daesa, he accurately hit the core.

Cheonbeom agreed with Donlang’s words and said to the two.

“It’s a bet where the one who guesses which of the guys in here will be the last to survive wins. The time inside Gongjeonggang differs from here by more than ten times, but if you help me, we can accelerate it to about a hundred times.”

Then, Donlang was startled and frowned.

“You, were you a Suseon who practiced the laws of time?”

“Were you trying to ambush me without even knowing that? How foolish.”

Yeja mocked Donlang as if he had been waiting for it.

“Anyway, a hundred times… not bad.”

“Good. I’ll go with that blood-red bull. If I win, don’t forget that you have to fight me first, not that arrow guy!”

It was an excellent eye.

The guy that Donlang chose, who looked like a red bull, was one that had been transformed by feeding a Sangseon [high-level immortal] a Demonic Beast Pill, and he was already wreaking havoc near the Great Calamity Wood with his powerful horns and strength, expanding his territory.

“I’m fine with that too. Looking into the future is also a virtue of Suseon. There’s no reason to refuse. I’ll go with that winged blue Biyong [a mythical bird] over there.”

Yeja chose the blue Biyong.

He also had an excellent eye.

The blue Biyong, who was quietly choosing a large tree and watching the battles taking place near the Great Calamity Wood, showed the aspect of not wasting unnecessary strength and deciding when to fight himself.

Both Donlang and Yeja made choices that heavily reflected their respective tendencies.

“Then I’ll go with this guy.”

Cheonbeom chose one male deer that was busy running away from the territorial disputes of other Vermin in the scenery that Gongjeonggang was spewing out. Donlang and Yeja were puzzled by his choice, but they did not bother to say it out loud.

“But what if you win?”

He asked about the case where Cheonbeom won.

“Then I will just be satisfied with you guys retreating.”

“Is that really all you need?”

“That’s enough. I don’t really want anything right now.”

“Tell me anytime if you change your mind. I can show that much generosity.”

“Then let’s begin.”

Other than Cheonbeom, the two landed on an unknown island and began to seriously continue the bet.