Cultivation through Skin Making - Chapter 733 - 258. Quiet Contemplation and Deep Concealment, Uniting Western Netherworld (5.7K words - Seeking Subscription)
Chapter 733: 258. Quiet Contemplation and Deep Concealment, Uniting Western Netherworld (5.7K words – Seeking Subscription)
Cyan Nether Merchant Association, the starship cargo vessel is slowly landing on a huge platform. The door opens, and a scholar-like man in dark cyan robe steps out. On his right index finger, he wears a jade ring, which he habitually rotates with his left hand. This ring is a treasure used to seal Yin Qi, preventing people from detecting his true identity.
Following him closely is a cold-faced female cultivator in a white skirt with a herbal pouch hanging at her waist, which sways as she walks, emitting an enticing medicinal fragrance. Upon closer inspection, one can discover the subtle presence of a faintly sinister Yin Qi concealed within the fragrance of the pouch. In other words, the scent of the herbal pouch is also meant to disguise Yin Qi.
These two are the Ghost Cultivators hailing from the headquarters of the Cyan Nether Merchant Association — Mo Chen, Bai You.
Judging by their sequence, Mo Chen’s status is obviously slightly higher than Bai You’s.
However, Wang Tonggu, the steward of the Cyan Nether Merchant Association stationed in the Western Nether Realm, first bows respectfully to the female cultivator with the herbal pouch, saying, “Greetings, Miss Bai Wu.”
Then, he turns to the man with the ring and says, “Mr. Mo Chen.”
Mo Chen is not angered by the precedence of this address, indicating he acknowledges the female cultivator’s status as slightly higher than his own, and speaks, “I’ve brought enough Yin Qi crystals this time to…”
Before he finishes, he is abruptly interrupted.
Bai You cuts him off while looking toward the distant clouds, her gaze filled with curses and resentment, her teeth showing fiercely as she says, “It’s truly a nauseating aura!”
Mo Chen belatedly realizes, quickly scanning with his divine sense, discovering that a secret realm utilizing “dust” as its medium contains two hidden auras. His expression immediately turns cold.
Swish, swish, swish!
The entire Cyan Nether Merchant Association stops at this instant, and the profound yellow three realms stationed manifests slowly. They first respectfully bow to Bai You, addressing her as “Miss Bai Wu,” then raising a hand to summon a three-headed giant dog burning with flames from their personal secret realm.
The flames are entirely black and purple, with faint arcs of lightning appearing inside, as if the whole fire is formed by this trace of lightning. If Song Yan were present, he would certainly find the black-purple lightning extremely extraordinary, for… so far, he has only seen purple lightning, red thunder, and blazing white lightning, but this kind of terrifying purple-black lightning is unheard of and unseen.
Yet even so, the steward of a fifth-level cultivation realm branch of the merchant association still respectfully bows to the female cultivator with the herbal pouch, only bowing to her and ignoring the accompanying Mo Chen, thereby showing the high status of the herbal pouch female cultivator.
“Miss Bai Wu?”
“Bai Family?”
“Quite an unexpected find.”
The dust opens up space ripples, and two sword cultivators in white robes, who have been seeking Song Yan, suddenly reveal themselves, with a strange blood color showing in both their eyes.
The male sword cultivator is Yun Linzi, and the female is Ming Ruyin.
“I didn’t expect you underground rats to hide in the Star Domain’s fringes, secretly developing,” Yun Linzi chuckles lightly, sticking out his tongue to lick his lips bloodthirstily, an explosive mischievous and ferocious gleam appearing in his eyes. In an instant, his previously bright aura vanishes.
Wang Tonggu says coldly, “Celestial Marvel Sword Palace’s great cultivators have always been frank and upright, but now it seems it was just empty fame…”
His words are interrupted, as Miss Bai Wu says, “They are wearing Sword Palace’s sword robes, doing Sword Palace sword cultivators’ tasks, claiming Sword Palace’s sword cultivators’ titles, but they… are not from Celestial Marvel Sword Palace.”
At this moment, Ming Ruyin smiles and says, “Bai Family? I recall now, a secluded family in the stars, acting low-key. It seems the higher the generation among the family members, the stronger they are.
I inadvertently came across this in the Sword Palace’s databank. I was originally curious how a family would be completely ranked by generations in terms of strength, but now I understand.
You are Ghost Cultivators, you have no blood relations; you’ve formed a large family, directly ranking according to strength and talent.
First is who can join the Bai Family and who can’t.
Next are the young men and women, uncles and aunts, grandpa and grandma, great-grandparents, ancestors…
If those arriving were Bai Family aunt-level, we would turn and run. But just a young lady… it can only be said your luck is bad.”
Mo Chen is fully prepared, suddenly receiving Bai You’s message through his divine sense.
“Three Realms Forbidden Talisman, ’Xi’ character seal, I originally thought it was truly sealed by those righteous Dao masters, but seeing these two now, I realize it was not.”
Though Mo Chen is also a ghost cultivator of the profound yellow three realms, in terms of insight, he can’t compare with Bai Family members, and anxiously asks, ’What is that?’
Bai You sends a message, ’Forbidden Talisman Blood River.’
Then she emphasizes again, ’You find a chance to escape and relay the message back to the Bai Family, saying the Forbidden Talisman Blood River has appeared in Celestial Marvel Sword Palace, the Bai Family will understand the situation.’
Mo Chen’s body trembles; he instantly realizes the severity of the matter.
Yun Linzi says blandly, “Though we did not come for you, since we’ve encountered you, there’s no reason to miss the opportunity. After these endless mutterings, our attack preparations are ready…”
He bows his head slightly, grinning savagely, “Prepare to die!”
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Months later…
A cold dwelling amidst the mountains.
Amidst the bedding, six legs are intertwined, Song Yan enjoys the joy of the Han sisterhood, while calmly reflecting upon the free energy transmitted from various areas.
He continues to operate his self-created “Other Transformation Freedom Technique,” channeling these strands of free energy bit by bit to impact the lifebound talisman character, causing the “Realm” to spread slowly like a snail around him.
Because there are quite a few ghost cultivators in the personal secret realm he carries, if he wishes to cultivate free energy, he can temporarily use those ghost cultivators as outer body incarnations, thereby accumulating free energy, making “staying here long term, at ease to cultivate” possible.
