Call Of The Spear [EN]: Chapter 505

Nangseon Gi Hwan Dam – Part 2, Episode 214

The Geonwon Sea opens.

Cheonbeom recalled his conversation with Saha when he first ascended to the Upper Realm.

‘The Geonwon Sea is a sea of clouds that has existed since the beginning of time. It’s no exaggeration to say that every place in the Upper Realm is built upon the Geonwon Sea.’

‘I see.’

‘The Geonwon Sea is known as the final destination for the immortals in the Upper Realm. Even the fearless Wonseon [powerful immortals] enter the Geonwon Sea and mostly die, so it’s inevitable to regard it with caution.’

Saha had clearly said that.

Even Cheonbeom, who carried the memories of the Mountain, saw the Geonwon Sea as an unknown sea.

It was said that the beings whom the Mountain called masters split the earth and caused the Geonwon Sea to spring forth, but now it was rumored to be the place where Wonseon went to die.

He didn’t know why such a legend was passed down, but most of the cultivators in the Upper Realm knew it that way.

He should ask Mangakbyeonwang just in case.

“The reason why the Geonwon Sea opens? I don’t know either. Perhaps those with the oldest history among the Wonseon Grand Masters might know… but I don’t.”

Mangakbyeonwang also said he didn’t know the details.

He merely guessed that when a Wonseon died and their Cheonji Wonki (Primordial Qi of Heaven and Earth) spewed out in all directions, the heavens and earth would be overturned, and the Geonwon Sea would also be turned upside down as a result.

“The Geonwon Sea is truly mysterious. No matter how eminent an immortal is, even if they penetrate all the secrets of heaven and earth, they cannot fathom the Geonwon Sea. The Geonwon Sea is a dangerous and mysterious place… I, too, was once fascinated by the mysteries of the Geonwon Sea and explored it in various ways.”

“Is that so?”

“I even brought back seawater and thick clouds from the Geonwon Sea to examine them.”

However.

“There was nothing I could find out.”

The seawater and clouds taken from the Geonwon Sea were just ordinary water and clouds, and there wasn’t anything special about them.

Nevertheless, when one fell into the Geonwon Sea, they would experience a strange sensation and be drawn in, so most people just felt unpleasant, and some immortals only speculated that there might be a focal point.

Cheonbeom pondered deeply about the Geonwon Sea and then shook his head.

‘Thinking about it now probably won’t yield any answers. In the Mountain’s memories, the Geonwon Sea itself felt like a gateway… but nothing is certain.’

Anyway.

Now that he knew the Wonseon Grand Masters were gathering at the Geonwon Sea, there was no need to be hasty.

‘Although they are beings who fear nothing in the Upper Heaven, they are still mere creatures whose lives are controlled by the Heavenly Tribulation [trials imposed by the heavens]….’

There was no one who didn’t want to become a Great Firmament Immortal and enjoy eternal immortality.

They would surely gather.

‘There’s no need to set up a board [make elaborate plans].’

They would start on their own.

“By the way, where is Princess Hwayang….”

“Unfortunately, Okbyeol [a celestial being] came to Mangakjeong. Therefore, I had no choice but to send her elsewhere in a hurry.”

“Was there a need to….”

Beom couldn’t finish his sentence, as he was about to ask if there was a need to go that far.

Mangakbyeonwang moved his lips and spoke secretly through telepathy.

-I didn’t want to tell you this, but… Okbyeol is one who covets what belongs to others even more. Therefore, shouldn’t the son-in-law also be more careful to protect what is his?

It was clear why those who had lived for so long were called old monsters. Beom nodded silently.

“Then where is Princess Hwayang….”

Mangak quietly rose from his seat and pointed to a place on the map of the Upper Realm hanging on one side of the wall.

The place he pointed to was east of the center of the Upper Realm.

Precisely.

“The Water Realm.”

She was in the Water Realm.

“By now, she must be arguing with the Water Realm’s army. Originally, I thought she would meet her partner while she was there….”

Since Cheonbeom was here, that wouldn’t be the case.

“I see.”

He was going to see her face since he came all the way to Mangakjeong.

They ended up missing each other.

‘Is she leading the armies of the Four Realms on the battlefield?’

It wasn’t dangerous, but when he thought about it, it wasn’t really.

She would be in the safest rear, and even if she lost the war, they wouldn’t kill Mangakbyeonwang’s daughter.

She would be taken as a hostage and handed over.

‘With Hwayang’s skills, she won’t surrender easily….’

There was no need to worry.

“Aren’t you going to the Water Realm anyway?”

“Yes. I have to.”

Cheonoeyangguns and Hori.

No, should he call them Jurin now?

They would be waiting in the Water Realm, so it was right to go back soon.

‘I can open the door to Cheollakgyeonggon [a specific realm] where my wife is at any time… so going to the Water Realm to see her face wouldn’t be bad.’

He felt a little uncomfortable about the awkward parting with Hwayang.

Since he felt uneasy, he wanted to see her again if he had the chance.

“When will you leave?”

“Given the situation, the sooner the better.”

“I see…. Rest first. You’re keeping people here again.”

“No, Father-in-law.”

“Then rest well.”

Only after Mangakbyeonwang left the residence did Cheonbeom sit down.

It was originally Princess Hwayang’s room.

It was a room where Cheonbeom had stayed overnight before, and nothing had changed from before, so it was a place where he could feel comfortable.

“The owner is nowhere to be found, and only the room she used remains.”

As he was pondering about the owner of the residence, he heard footsteps outside.

“Who is it?”

He asked.

“I am a servant who served Princess Hwayang in Mangakjeong….”

And the woman who came in was holding a small bottle of alcohol in her arms.

She was trying to hide her emotions, but he knew that her trembling body and hands were afraid of Cheonbeom.

Indeed, if she was a maid serving in Mangakjeong, it was only natural that she would fear Cheonbeom, a Wonseon Grand Master, in terms of position and realm.

“The Father-in-law sent you, I presume.”

The maid’s clothes were quite thin, probably to serve alcohol and attend to his sleeping arrangements.

“You did something unnecessary. Leave the alcohol and you can leave.”

He was thirsty for alcohol, so the alcohol was good, but he didn’t need the maid.

“Ah, no.”

However, the maid’s words offended him.

“No? What do you mean no?”

“The master of Mangakjeong did not send me.”

“The Father-in-law didn’t send you? Then who sent you?”

Okbyeolcheonwang?

“Hwa, Hwayang Princess….”

Cheonbeom’s brow furrowed.

“Hwayang is on the front lines of the Water Realm, so she must know. How could she order you to attend to me? Are you daring to lie to me?”

As he became displeased, Cheonbeom’s energy filled the residence.

The maid trembled like an aspen, as if she was suffocating, and prostrated herself on the floor.

“It’s true! A long time ago! Princess Hwayang said that if someone appeared here who used the Heavenly Clan’s surname and the Beom character, you should deliver this!”

“…Hwayang Princess?”

Soon, he received the bottle of alcohol that the maid handed him, and a familiar scent brushed past Cheonbeom’s nose.

“This is….”

Clink.

When he opened the bottle, there was a shimmering honey wine inside.

“It’s Aenobeolju [a type of honey wine].”

It was the alcohol that Hwayang had given him when he came to Mangakjeong a long time ago.

He remembered drinking this alcohol and getting drunk at that time. With Cheonbeom’s expression softening, the maid carefully opened her mouth with relief.

“Aenobeolju was made by Princess Hwayang after… she had her wedding. She only made one bottle, and she said to give it to only one person….”

“Is that me?”

“Yes.”

When he looked closely at the bottle the maid brought, the character for heaven was written on it.

“Is that all?”

“Yes?”

“Were there any other messages?”

“I’m, I’m sorry….”

“I see.”

It seemed she didn’t leave any other messages.

Beom ordered the maid to leave and poured Aenobeolju into a glass.

The scent seemed deeper and more mellow than before.

Soon, he emptied the glass.

“It’s bitter.”

A bitter taste was felt.

It wasn’t the usual sweet honey wine of Aenobeolju, but just bitter like poison.

The bitterness, as if it was made bitter on purpose, spread throughout his body, and it was so strong that he was already feeling hot.

“I wondered why she left the alcohol….”

He felt like he knew why she left it.

The Aenobeolju, which was engraved with memories of her, was originally made by receiving the bathwater of a virgin.

But this alcohol was said to have been made after Hwayang had her wedding.

So of course it was bitter.

“It seems you have a lot of complaints about me.”

This alcohol contained Hwayang’s dissatisfaction with Cheonbeom.

The reason why the taste of the alcohol became bitter was because she was no longer a virgin, and yet the scent became deeper and attracted miscellaneous things….

“Is she telling me to take responsibility?”

He chuckled.

Cheonbeom, feeling the unspoken pressure contained in a glass of alcohol left by Hwayang, smiled bitterly for a long time and put the glass to his mouth.

After drinking one or two glasses, it was quite strong alcohol, so he was already feeling dizzy.

Deep into the night.

Cheonbeom, relying on a single lamp, sat in a corner of Hwayang’s room, savoring her alcohol with a strange smile, repeatedly reminiscing about the few memories he had with her until dawn.

* * *

At the same time.

Near the Water Realm.

A place where the armies of the Water Realm and the Four Realms were intertwined.

In a place where a battle could break out at any moment, there was a woman leading the armies of the Four Realms.

The woman with hair of gold and silver and wearing an iron mask contributed to leading the war to victory with her cold judgment and profound illusion.

She was the queen of the Four Realms.

Princess Hwayang, the daughter of Mangakbyeonwang.

Although she covered her face with an iron mask, it was impossible to hide her beauty, so many people courted her, who commanded the heavens. However, Hwayang never allowed them even once.

The reason was simple.

She already had a partner.

She was a married woman who had even had a wedding, so there was no reason to respond to the courtship of the Four Immortals who were attacking the Water Realm together.

But even so, they bothered her, and perhaps because of the special nature of the battlefield, there were several men who came out forcefully without knowing anything.

But every time, Princess Hwayang roasted them [scolded them severely] and sent them to the battlefield, and all the energetic men achieved great achievements and died in battle.

Gradually.

Hwayang, who trampled on the front lines of the Water Realm, seized several islands located in the southwest and established herself there, continuing the battlefield.

But there were those who opposed her aggressive human wave tactics and the profound illusions worthy of Mangakbyeonwang’s daughter.

It was the army called the Twin Immortal Corps, which was said to be the best in the Water Realm.

Because of the Twin Immortal Corps, her advance had been stagnant for about three hundred years, and today she was trying to break down the defenses of the Twin Immortal Corps by plotting a surprise attack disguised as peace.

“Hmm?”

A telepathic message flew into Hwayang’s residence and she read it, and it contained interesting content.

“What does it say?”

“It says that five of the six islands we have captured were attacked simultaneously, and we blocked three, but lost two.”

Among them, there was a hostage captured, and they wanted to present a guy who used powerful magic that seemed to be a key member of the Twin Immortal Corps.

Hwayang immediately flew away to meet the guy in charge of the Sangseon Corps, who had been bothering her for three hundred years.

“It’s a woman.”

She saw a woman whose whole body was tightly bound with sealing devices.

She was a woman with impressive red hair, and her eyes were quite sharp.

She felt the momentum worthy of being a key member of the Twin Immortal Corps, who had troubled Hwayang for three hundred years, and even though her whole body was imprisoned, her eyes were still alive as if she would jump in at any moment.

“Are you Hwayang?”

“Yes. You are the one who commands the Twin Immortal Corps. Your name is….”

Hwayang rummaged through the documents she received and said.

“Paeng Gayeon. Paeng Gayeon, the left vice-commander of the Twin Immortal Corps.”

The documents contained her origin and family.
The location and history of the Water Realm were written, and the more she read, the more interesting it became.

So much so that smiles bloomed on Hwayang’s face, which was tired from the long war.

“Originally belonged to the military unit of Tongcheonsugung, and was the adjutant of Cheonbeom, the head of the military unit, Munmugwanjang….”

The corners of Hwayang’s eyes under the iron mask curved like a crescent moon.

It was quite an interesting history.