Call Of The Spear [EN]: Chapter 516

Nangseon Gihwandam – Part 2, Episode 225

What is the ultimate goal of the Dao [the fundamental principle of the universe] that we pursue?

‘The beginning is eternal life.’

And in the end, becoming a true immortal.

Then, what is a true immortal?

What is a True Immortal?

There are many answers to that question, but Beom thought of it this way.

‘Beyond Heaven.’

Transcending the heavens.

Escaping the rules and laws set by the heavens and becoming truly free.

Beom believed that the path of cultivation that immortals should pursue was definitely that.

True freedom, unconstrained by anything, ultimately means ascending beyond the heavens.

“A storm of blood will rage.”

[Indeed.]

To transcend the distant heavens.

What must the beings of the Upper Heavens do? No one knows.

Therefore, those who remain have no choice but to devise and implement various methods.

No one can fail to realize that changes have already occurred due to the deaths of several Prime Immortals.

[You must be aware that the Geonwon Sea of Trees has opened.]

“It seems they are looking for sacrifices.”

[Well, I am not on their side, so I do not have that information.]

Cheonbeom’s eyes narrowed.

He doubted why the Great Demon Lord Jeolma was telling him these things.

“Why bother informing me?”

[Isn’t it interesting? I am curious to see what kind of changes you will bring.]

“So, it doesn’t matter because I’m going to die anyway.”

[Kekeke! That’s right.]

The story returns to the main point.

[Their goals are different, but there is one connection.]

“The death of Prime Immortals.”

[Yes. The death of Prime Immortals benefits the Upper Heavens and scatters a lot of Origin Qi [primordial energy]… In the end, the one who survives will be closest to the Great Liberation Heaven.]

Considering he said he was neutral, his tone is quite different.

“You speak as if you don’t want me to die.”

[If you die, then I won’t be able to stop it. He probably won’t stop. Until the last one of the Prime Immortals of the Upper Heavens remains….]

Everyone must have thought about it.

The Heavenly Origin Qi of the Upper Heavens is limited.

They are the ones who divided it and ascended to the realm of Origin.

Just as the land of the Upper Realm was divided into five, if it were to be connected back into one, what would happen?

If what was divided is connected back into one, that is getting closer to the heavens, breaking away from the Prime Immortal, and turning to the path of a true immortal!

But everyone only stops at thinking.

It is not easy to carry out.

And the one who wants to do it will not easily say it out loud.

[I am satisfied with my current life… I am quite pleased to have met you.]

“Hoh, I might be the same as him? Having high ideals in cultivation is not a flaw. No matter what the process is, no matter what the result is, there is no change in cultivation. Aren’t you being too optimistic?”

Then, the Great Demon Lord Jeolma replied with a smile.

[Don’t you have many things to cherish?]

Things to cherish.

Cheonbeom frowned.

Of course, he is talking about the relationships he cherishes.

His wives and relationships.

“You are making quite a dangerous statement.”

The moment Beom’s expression changed, the soldiers around him stopped moving.

The scenery turned gray, and only he and the Great Demon Lord Jeolma had color.

“Are you threatening my wives in front of me right now?”

As he growled, the Great Demon Lord Jeolma replied with a meaningless smile.

[I just thought you were better than him. As I said before, I do not want the death of Prime Immortals, nor do I want change.]

An immortal who does not want change.

Great Demon Lord Jeolma. I don’t know if it’s a believable story or not….

‘If everything is true.’

He is not someone to make an enemy of.

He hasn’t done anything yet.

[It’s difficult to take your side, but I can give you some advice. In my opinion, Geumcheon. If you die, his momentum will become unstoppable.]

“Why do you think so?”

[He had a sword.]

“….”

[It’s quite a unique sword. He calls it the Heavenly Sword… In my opinion, that sword has room to grow.]

As the Great Demon Lord Jeolma continued to speak, Cheonbeom’s face became serious.

Heavenly Sword.

Its meaning and existence are deeply rooted within him.

“Is that all you have to say?”

Cheonbeom completely omitted honorifics towards him.

The Great Demon Lord Jeolma, noticing this, began to wrap up the conversation with his unique smile.

[You never know what will happen in the world, so let’s stop here for now. It was a sudden meeting, but it was very pleasant.]

Cheonbeom gave him a strange look as he slowly disappeared.

[Why are you looking at me like that?]

“How many eyes that can peek like this do you have below the Upper Heavens?”

[I can’t count them. As the saying goes, knowing is power. You can assume that there is nothing I don’t know.]

“I see….”

With strange eyes, Beom offered a handshake.

[A handshake.]

“Do you dislike it?”

[No.]

Clack, hands clasped.

Cheonbeom and the Great Demon Lord Jeolma’s eyes met in the air.

And soon, the collapse demon energy disappeared into the air as if being washed away from under their feet, and the Great Demon Lord Jeolma’s figure disappeared and transformed into the Great Heavenly Pattern [a type of magical formation].

Only after the Great Demon Lord Jeolma’s energy completely disappeared did Cheonbeom release his handshake with him, and then he smiled contentedly.

“Is it there?”

* * *

Inside the dim eastern part of the Collapse Realm.

Hundreds of thousands of candles were illuminating the east. But then, one candle went out, and two figures opened their eyes and spoke simultaneously.

[He is not an opponent to be taken lightly.]

[The location has been exposed.]

One was a man and the other was a woman, and they were sitting cross-legged with their backs to each other. The surroundings were filled with red candles, leaving no room to step.

[Let’s leave it as it is. He probably has no intention of harming us anyway.]

[I think so too.]

The candles flickered brilliantly in the eastern part where not a single breeze blew.

[I have never been caught by anyone in my life… I was too easily caught. Was I too pleased with the unexpected meeting?]

The man spoke.

The woman replied.

[As expected, he cannot be taken lightly.]

[Should I have contacted him?]

[No, it’s not that bad. The fact that he was able to read our location means that we will be connected again in the future.]

[We will probably see him again soon.]

The woman and the man nodded and closed their eyes again.

The hundreds of thousands of candles stopped flickering and quietly lit up again, as if they were there and not there.

* * *

Meanwhile.

Cheonbeom was looking down at a man kneeling in front of him.

He was the shell from which the Great Demon Lord Jeolma had escaped.

The Great Heavenly Pattern.

“I, I… When my life was threatened as a child, I was saved by his help and have been receiving help ever since.”

Stuttering.

He confesses his sins in front of Cheonbeom.

The fact that someone holding a position at the pinnacle of the Water Realm was doing espionage was like a bolt from the blue for the soldiers and Great Heavenly Warriors around him.

‘Annoying.’

But for Cheonbeom, it was just a boring story. Even if you look at each of the stones that get in your way, there is no one without a story. If there is no story, then it does not exist. Isn’t that how everything in this world is?

But whether you pay attention to it or not depends on each person’s heart.

Of course, he was not interested.

“Even if you confess your sins to me, I am just a Nangseon [a lower-ranking official]. I cannot forgive your sins, nor do I want to suggest any solutions. If you are a guy who has been given a position in the Water Palace, then it is only natural to follow the laws of that place.”

But now is a time of war.

If the person in charge changes, it will only create confusion.

“Since this is the situation, complete the task you are doing even if it costs you your life, and then receive a punishment appropriate for your sins later.”

The Great Heavenly Pattern bowed his head obediently. Who would dare say anything?

There was no objection.

“Time is running out. Let’s go quickly.”

“Yes.”

Leaving the Great Heavenly Pattern and the soldiers bowing their heads behind.

Cheonbeom and the Great Heavenly Warrior entered the underground of the Great Heavenly Palace.

“Thank you.”

“For what?”

“For resolving the situation….”

“It’s not a difficult task.”

“That’s why I thank you again. It is a distant matter for us, but it is as easy as flipping your hand for Geumcheon. But because it is such an easy task, most of the Grand Masters do not get involved. In their eyes, our problems are meaningless.”

Meaningless.

That may be true. The more distant the years you have lived, the more worldly affairs are just private matters.

“There is no need to thank me. After all, this is also due to past relationships… It is just the price for what you have done.”

“Even so, thank you.”

Click.

The Great Heavenly Warrior conveys his gratitude and touches the jade throne of the Great Heavenly Palace.

Creak.

The chair slides to the side, and a stone door leading to the underground appears.

“Wait here.”

“Yes.”

* * *

Step, step.

What Cheonbeom sees as he goes underground is pitch-black darkness.

Only darkness.

But Cheonbeom narrowed his eyes and slightly scattered his energy, and golden light appeared from his whole body, dispelling the thick darkness.

Swish.

“It’s thick.”

But even so, the darkness did not completely disappear and seemed to be watching from afar as if hunting for prey.

It’s an ominous feeling.

Beom ignored it and walked and walked through the underground passage. He could have folded space and moved forward in one step, but he deliberately walked.

One step, one step.

He walks, clearing away the darkness.

What appears as he clears away the curtain-like darkness is the figure of a gaunt woman.

She was sitting in a reverent posture, bowing her head as if she knew he was coming.

“I have been waiting all along.”

A cracked voice.

Dry lips.

Her pupils, which she had barely opened, seemed to have lost their light long ago.

The eyes that had lost their color were gray, and her long red hair covered the floor.

“….”

He couldn’t open his mouth rashly.

How long has she been guarding this place?

It’s a sight that is hard to bear.

“I have always been waiting for this day.”

Leaving Beom, who could not open his mouth as if something was stuck in his throat, she continued to speak calmly.

“…Do you know who I am?”

Even with unseen eyes, she seems to recognize him.

“Yes, aren’t you the Mountain Lord of Mount Baek, who is the best friend of my master?”

“….”

Mountain Lord of Mount Baek.

It’s been a long time since I heard that name.

“The story that the Mountain Lord has come all the way here… Can I assume that it is what I think it is?”

Her death.

She must be asking about the death of the divine being who took Hori’s body.

“…Yes. I cut it off.”

In response to Cheonbeom’s answer, who clenched his fist, she slightly raised her head and exhaled for a long time.

As if she was releasing all of her emotions in one thread-like breath.

Cheonbeom could not fathom the weight of that small breath.

“I humbly ask. Can you show it to me?”

“…Okay.”

She seems to already know.

Cheonbeom sighed softly and took out Hori’s coffin from the Gongjeong River.

She looked as if she had fallen asleep, and there was no big difference from when she was alive.

Her complexion also seemed to be alive, causing those who saw her to be mistaken.

But they know.

That this woman’s inside is empty.

Hongyeon groped with her slender hands.

She touched the coffin and reached into the coffin, grabbing her hand.

“Ah….”

The hand that had lost its warmth was extremely cold, and the joints were stiff.

Clear tears fell from Hongyeon’s eyes, which had turned gray.

Thud, thud.

The tears that fell on the mourning clothes created small stains.

For a long time, she wept bitterly.

But after stopping her tears and smiling bitterly, she looked at Beom and said.

“Thank you. Now I can fulfill my purpose as myself.”