Call Of The Spear [EN]: Chapter 519

I couldn’t help but be intrigued.

Indeed.

It had been roughly twenty thousand years since my ascension.

So, it was possible that my descendants had ascended as well.

That might have been So-cheong, whom I saw in the Golden Ring Celestial Realm.

I was a little disappointed that she wasn’t my granddaughter, but ascension should be like that. It shouldn’t be easily granted.

If it were granted to everyone, would it truly be ascension?

“A rugged mountain does not discriminate against all things.” [Meaning that challenges and opportunities are presented to everyone, regardless of their background.]

It was regrettable, but what could I do since the world was like that?

“What are you talking about all of a sudden?”

“Nothing. So, what will you do? Are you just going to keep watching?”

Horry tilted her head.

She felt that his attitude, which had been indifferent, had changed slightly.

From her perspective, Beom seemed to want to help him somehow.

“Are you going to help?”

At that question, Beom rested his chin, seemingly deep in thought for a moment.

“It’s not difficult to help him. It’s also not a good look for the disciples of a family who could be the future of the Water Realm to be engaging in such debauchery.”

There were many reasons to help.

The Water Realm was currently at war.

Moreover, this was Cheongsan. [A specific location or area.]

They were sent to cultivate for the future of the Water Realm, but they were indulging in such promiscuous behavior and acting with impunity, so they deserved to be punished.

‘But.’

Cheonbeom also wanted to see how his descendant would overcome this situation.

No matter what, wasn’t he a descendant who inherited his blood?

Judging by the faint aura of the Golden Heaven Fire, wouldn’t he be a descendant of his granddaughter Cheon So-cheong’s lineage?

If he had ascended after experiencing the ups and downs of life, he should be able to overcome this much difficulty on his own.

“I should take a closer look.”

Swoosh.

As Cheonbeom gestured in the air, he and Horry became transparent, and soon their presence completely disappeared.

Then, they passed through the space that was firmly locked with golden restrictions and headed to the place where the commotion was taking place.

Even from afar, it was a spectacle of flesh, but it was even more explicit when viewed up close.

To put it nicely, they could be said to be enjoying romance, but to put it harshly, they couldn’t be more dissolute than this.

-Beom, why are those women using men?

-I don’t know.

The women seated at the head table were all at the Upper Immortal Realm.

In Beom’s eyes, their level was so insignificant that he wouldn’t have paid attention to them under normal circumstances, but here, it seemed that no one could stand against the women at the head table.

To Beom, they were merely Upper Immortals, but within their confines, an irresistible dynamic seemed to have been formed.

However.

‘A trivial matter.’

Using the family’s background to satisfy their carnal desires reminded him of a certain man he knew.

‘Didn’t Misae-pa act like that too?’

It was a rather old memory.

It was said that the current Misae-pa was making a name for himself on the front lines as a Mysterious Heaven Martial General.

‘Does it matter now?’

Anyway, Cheonbeom looked at his descendant who was kneeling before the women.

He made a lot of noise, but he didn’t seem to have any particular talent.

He had a face full of resentment, but he was kneeling in a pathetic state before the woman who seemed to be the leader here.

A slightly disappointing sight.

‘Well, if he’s a non-ascended cultivator in the Upper Immortal Realm, he wouldn’t have any backing.’

He was probably relying on a family for some cultivation support.

If he had both skill and talent, he might have been able to stand out in the Martial Arts Competition held in the Tongcheon Water Palace like Cheonbeom, but it would be difficult to seize such an opportunity in this chaotic time of war.

So, he could be angry at the injustice, but he didn’t have the ability to handle it.

-That’s unfortunate.

In the Lower Realm, he had the backing of the Baekseon Sect, so he had the voice to shout against injustice.

But now that he had ascended, he had neither the strength to support his loud voice nor any backing.

If he only had a loud voice without the ability to back it up, his life would not last long in the cruel world of cultivation.

“You! Why don’t you hurry up and apologize! Seo-dan, who is seated here, took pity on you and excluded you from the dangerous Seonhyeong in Sancheong!”

As the female immortal who had made the man kneel shouted, the woman at the head table, Seo-dan, fanned herself and pretended not to know.

Then, the man turned his head.

“I never asked you to do that.”

“You!!”

Clang!

As the female immortals drew their swords and held them to the man’s neck, the woman at the head table folded her fan with a snap and revealed her face.

“I’ve been kind to you because you have a handsome face, but you don’t know your place. If you just nodded and stayed by my side, your future would be bright, so why are you resisting so much?”

The woman named Seo-dan was quite beautiful, more than expected.

Her eyes were deep and seductive, but she also had a youthful feeling, making her even more lovely.

She was a beauty that any man would want, and even women envied her appearance.

“I don’t want to live a life bound to a woman. Especially not to you, who tries to do whatever you want!”

“I don’t understand. What are you relying on to say that? As far as I know, the family you belong to is extremely humble, and you can’t be so confident as a non-ascended cultivator, can you? All you have is a meager Hwasintong [A specific martial art or skill] and your appearance. Don’t you know that if I wanted to kill you right now, I could easily do it?”

“I know. There is no one in Sancheong who can oppose your family. If you set your mind to it, it would be easy to erase me from this world.”

Then why.

Why are you so confident?

When asked that, the man said as he had always done.

“Do you know my name?”

“Cheonchuk. That’s your name.”

“Yes, Cheonchuk. After giving me this name, my mother told me like a habit since I was young. She said that the name Cheonchuk was given with the hope that it would reach my great-grandfather, that person.”

“So?”

“I am a descendant of that person, who has nothing to be ashamed of under the heavens, so I will not endure humiliation at any time.”

Unlike his handsome appearance, the roots within him were more solid than expected.

Cheonbeom quietly looked at him and felt a strange emotion.

‘He doesn’t resemble me.’

More like So-cheong.

No, more like Cheonyu and Cheonun.

‘No, that’s not it.’

When he thought about it, it wasn’t.

That reckless stubbornness resembled her more than his children.

‘He resembles his wife more.’

Looking closely at his face, it was even more so.

His personality and face resembled Yoho a lot.

Was she his great-grandmother?

Thinking that, a bitter feeling settled on Cheonbeom’s face.

The old longing suddenly struck him, and a melancholy feeling settled like twilight.

“There is nothing as empty as the courage of the powerless. Unlike your handsome appearance, your manliness is commendable, but if you cannot follow my will, you must endure the appropriate punishment.”

Snap!

Seo-dan unfolded her fan, stood up from her seat, and shouted.

“A man should be responsible for what he says. Take the non-ascended cultivator Cheonchuk and send him to the Gongmyogul Seonhyeong.”

Gongmyogul?

Unlike Cheonbeom’s group, who didn’t know what Gongmyogul was, those here seemed to know the name well.

Listening to the murmurs.

It seemed to be a rather dangerous place.

“Gongmyogul is called the tomb of the Upper Immortals, where only those who enter go, and no one comes out.”

“…I know it’s because of the notorious Illusionary Beast that resides there.”

“Yes. I was looking for a suitable person this time, and since you have such a high spirit, I feel relieved. I don’t know what kind of person your ancestor with the Cheon surname was, but if you have such great pride in your bloodline, show it with actions, not just words.”

With that, Seo-dan turned her back and disappeared, and most of the gathered cultivators knew that the gathering was over and began to scatter.

But they all looked at Cheonchuk and clicked their tongues as if looking at a man who was about to die, and no one seemed to think that he would come back alive.

-The story is getting quite interesting.

-Really? I don’t find it interesting? Rather, I’m getting hungry.

While comforting Horry, who was whining about being hungry, Beom glanced behind him.

He was still alone, deep in thought.

Gongmyogul.

Even if he didn’t know what kind of place it was, it seemed to be a very dangerous place.

His face was so serious that he couldn’t seem to take a step.

Beom raised the corners of his mouth as he looked at Cheonchuk, who was seriously contemplating.

-Horry.

-Why?

-What do you think of that guy?

-Huh? I don’t have any thoughts… I’m just hungry.

She didn’t seem to care at all about whose blood Cheonchuk inherited.

Beom cleared his throat for no reason and said in a subtly probing tone.

-Looking at him, he’s going to die soon if we leave him alone. If I didn’t know, I wouldn’t care. But since I’ve heard the story, I’ll have nightmares if I just let him die.

-Really?

-Doesn’t it bother you?

Now that he heard it, it seemed like it.

Horry nodded.

-Then just help him. You could just turn everything upside down. It didn’t seem like those guys were doing anything good anyway.

-I don’t want to cause a commotion. And I want to see how that guy Chuk will overcome the situation.

It wasn’t difficult to help.

But Beom wanted to see.

How his descendant would overcome the difficulties he would face after ascending.

How he would overcome adversity.

‘It’s a small act of selfishness.’

He was his bloodline.

He hoped that he wouldn’t be in trouble anywhere, and even if he was, he would overcome it well.

But he was worried that he would just die if he pretended not to know, so it seemed good to make a gesture first.

Swoosh.

Horry and Cheonbeom, who had released their silver magic, headed to the inn and changed their appearances.

Of course, only Beom changed his appearance.

“Welcome! What can I get you!”

Horry and Beom, who had headed to the inn in the form of an old man, soon sat down and ordered food. They ordered so much food that the table was about to break, but they waited for a while without eating.

“How long do we have to wait?”

Just as saliva was dripping from Horry’s mouth.

A handsome man with a bad complexion came in.

Cheonbeom took out the cane he had taken out and blocked Cheonchuk’s path.

“What’s wrong?”

Cheonchuk was very wary of him, perhaps because of what had happened earlier.

“There seems to be more Cheonjamhwa food than I thought, and I don’t think I can eat it all. How about joining us if you don’t mind?”

“I can eat it all by myself!”

“You be quiet.”

Horry, who was scolded, pouted her lips.

That appearance was like a granddaughter being scolded by her grandfather, and Cheonchuk unknowingly relaxed his guard for a moment.

“Thank you, but I’ll decline. I don’t have much of an appetite….”

“Hooh, to not have an appetite at a young age is not a good thing. What’s the story? If you don’t mind, tell this old man. Who knows, maybe good fortune will come rolling in through our relationship.”

Cheonchuk thought that it was not right to complain about his affairs to a stranger no matter what.

So, just as he was about to refuse.

A strange attraction stopped him.

‘Amazing.’

It was an old man with a face he had never seen before.

But for some reason, he was drawn to him.

“Well, I guess it’s not just a story that can be blurted out. Do you drink, young man?”

Cheonchuk, who was sitting down with a dazed face, smiled bitterly.

“I can drink a lot.”

“That’s good. I’m someone who has never been drunk in my life. It seems like I’ve met a very good drinking buddy today. Come on, have a drink first.”

Pour, pour, pour.

The smell of alcohol and delicious food that filled the glass to the brim enhances the aroma of the alcohol that he hasn’t even taken a sip of.

Soon, he emptied the glass and wet his throat, and as he put down the empty glass, Cheonbeom opened his mouth as if he had been waiting.

“I see that your complexion is not good, and there is a lot of food, so I recommended it, but there is one thing I want to ask.”

“I see. What is it?”

Cheonbeom’s face narrowed, and the words that were uttered pierced Cheonchuk.

“Gongmyogul. I have to go there for some reason… The cultivators here are wary of outsiders, so they don’t tell me anything.”

“…”

“Gongmyogul. I heard it’s a pretty dangerous place? If you don’t mind, would you tell me?”

“You seem to have the conviction that I would know.”

“Hehe, did it look like that?”

Beom stroked his beard and nodded as if he couldn’t help it.

“To be honest, I heard that you were going to Gongmyogul while passing by. I heard it by chance, but I couldn’t help but pay attention because I was also interested.”

“Ahem….”

“Isn’t this also fate? Let’s have a drink and talk openly. Who knows? Maybe I’ll be your benefactor.”

Cheonchuk’s guard was not lowered, but there was hesitation in the empty glass.

Beom drew a curve on his lips and refilled the empty glass, comforting him.

“Well, first of all… Was it Seo-dan? The way that woman treated you wasn’t very good. What kind of woman is she?”

Then the hesitation disappeared and Cheonchuk’s mouth, unable to hide his anger, opened.

It seems like the alcohol will be sweet today.