Cultivation through Skin Making - Chapter 744 - 261. Wa Saint’s "Shield", The Search by an Old Friend (6.0K words - Subscribe)_3
Chapter 744: 261. Wa Saint’s “Shield”, The Search by an Old Friend (6.0K words – Subscribe)_3
In an instant, the long-standing tension and oppression began to fade and dissipate…
After playing with little Wei’Er, Song Yan resumed pondering his cultivation.
He naturally did not use “Words Follow the Law” on Han Weizi. After all, he needed a place where he could truly rest on his journey.
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“Circulation Heaven Robbing Technique!”
The Emperor of the Long Night sat on the suspended throne in the clouds, five fingers loosely grasped, operating the forbidden technique.
This technique was actually a “Celestial Dao Spiritual Technique,” requiring “Forbidden Stakes” to be driven into place, forming interconnected Spirit Locking Chains. Then, by leveraging the power of the Extreme South Star Realm, forcibly extracting the Qi of a realm, and locking it with the chains, it could be supplied anywhere at will in the future.
The Emperor of the Long Night, being a “Tyrant” from the “Human Dao” lineage, could naturally not wield this magic technique, but Ming Ruyin had left him a peculiar spirit treasure — the Celestial Square Seal.
More precisely, it was a Celestial Square Beast.
Because this Celestial Square Seal was alive.
The Profound Yellow Second Realm was known as the Realm Realm. It involved using Lifebound Qi to impact the Lifebound Talisman, with the Early Stage being “Domain Opening Hundred Zhang”, Middle Stage “Domain Opening Ten Mountains”, and Late Stage “Domain Opening One Realm”, a gradual, self-comprehending process.
The Profound Yellow Three Realms were referred to as the Realm Spirit Realm. Using various magic techniques, one’s realm nurtured a Realm Spirit, with stages from “Child Spirit” in the Early Stage to “Ancestral Spirit” in the Middle Stage, and then “Spirit Race” in the Late Stage, having a profound bond with and mutually enhancing the master.
That Ming Ruyin could provide a living “Celestial Square Beast” clearly indicated it reached at least the Ancestral Spirit level of the three Realm Spirits, with its spirit having already derived many “clansmen.”
As for the previous elder Li Shanhai, he forcibly nurtured a Spirit Embryo using the “external object — World-Purifying White Lotus Seed” from the “various magic techniques”, thereby giving birth to the Child Spirit — Ice Abyss Phoenix. If Elder Li hadn’t died, continuing to nurture the Ice Abyss Phoenix, then… Little Ice would become a stronger “Ancestral Spirit”, eventually deriving many “clansmen”.
With such a grand seal, the Emperor of the Long Night was fully capable of utilizing this forbidden technique.
In the Fifth-Level Cultivation Realm, everyone needed Profound Qi. If it was controlled by someone, it would be akin to “a Sea Dragon King who controls the rain,” providing prosperity where intended and drought with no harvest where not…
“Seize the world’s weapons, death to those who hide them!”
“Seize the world’s techniques, death to those who do not submit!”
“Death to those who hide, reward to those who report!”
“All under heaven belongs to the emperor’s land. You live on my earth, breathe my air, use my Profound Qi, and it’s all because of me that you live…”
“Make each city a boundary, send a beauty each year to serve here, death to those who disobey!”
Decrees were transmitted by the Emperor of the Long Night to every heaven and earth, every Secret Realm, encompassing sects and loose cultivators, and even mortal cities.
As the “Forbidden Stake” spread… soon, thousands of beauties, from mortals to female cultivators, were sent over, the Emperor of the Long Night indulging in debauchery night after night, playing wantonly and killing randomly, sometimes even granting them to guards for sport, his wantonness indescribable.
As time passed, such brutal acts finally sparked various uprisings.
But the Emperor of the Long Night had been waiting for such uprisings.
He personally took action or sent others to bloodily suppress all revolts.
With the Cultivation Technique in operation and combined with the sealed Profound Qi, his unique Tyrant’s Aura began to spread throughout, enabling the Emperor of the Long Night to act almost anywhere the Tyrant’s Aura reached, while also starting to absorb this aura to nurture his Realm Spirit, aiming to quickly breakthrough to the Ancestral Spirit level of the Realm Spirit Middle Stage.
Meanwhile, he began cautiously gathering external information.
To outsiders, the sovereign wielding life and death power, committed to every evil act, was in reality anxious, walking on thin ice.
The Emperor of the Long Night always felt something was off with the “Circulation Heaven Robbing Technique” and the “Celestial Square Beast,” that disciples of the self-proclaimed Celestial Wondrous Sword Palace, “Ming Ruyin,” “Yun Linzi,” and Liu Venerable, although wearing the righteous path’s Sword Robe, harbored a sinister Qi deep in their Divine Souls that sent chills even down his spine.
Nothing good would come from it!
Definitely not a good thing!
The Emperor of the Long Night regretted it.
He wanted to flee to the Demon Mountain Star Realm.
But, “he” had destroyed the Cyan Nether Merchant Association.
Therefore, he had to figure out if he could explain his actions clearly, whether he could seek refuge.
These days, he had finally understood something through various channels: Although the Bai Family was hidden and unseen, they held a high status in the Demon Mountain Star Realm, being one of the few upper-leveled great families.
The Emperor of the Long Night realized he had no way back.
Therefore, he began to be even more ruthless, committing acts of violence in one domain and undertaking the deeds of tigers and wolves, indulging in the evil act of slaughter.
Firstly, to enhance his own power, and secondly, to complete the tasks entrusted by Ming Ruyin and others, hoping to be led into the sect.
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The female cultivator in plain white robes stepped into the Shadow Puppet Palace door on the lower realm of the Celestial Wondrous Sword Palace. She closed her umbrella as the disciples on both sides respectfully bowed, chanting “Palace Master Wang.”
Raindrops dripped down along the black umbrella surface, accumulating into small puddles on the True Spirit Jade ground at the entrance.
The puddles reflected the image of the female cultivator: graceful and charming, capable of stirring the heart of any male, with cold brows and eyes that kept all at a distance. As she walked, her legs were tightly together, presenting a ladylike posture.
Wang Susu gazed at the reflection in the puddle and suddenly asked, “How is the investigation going?”
The two disciples shook their heads, and one of them respectfully said, “Only Mr. Tang Yi and his Daoist companion have gone missing. It has been nearly two hundred years now, and there’s still no trace. The surrounding cultivation lands have been searched as much as possible, but there is nothing.”
The other person said, “Ever since the Celestial Demon tribulation, our world has been well protected, so such disappearances are quite odd. However… the cultivation realm is dangerous, and perhaps they encountered a chance or relocated elsewhere.”
While speaking, both disciples were rather curious. After all, the relationship between the “Tang Yi couple” and their palace master was not deep. Even if they were concerned about the couple’s disappearance, it did not fall to their palace master to care.
Wang Susu simply replied, “Understood.”
She did not continue into the palace but instead turned and transformed into a rainbow, heading elsewhere.
For a long time…
She landed in a pavilion amidst the heavy rain.
From the corners of the square pavilion, rain hung down like curtains, shrouding the inside in a dream-like misty illusion.
Inside the pavilion, a Divine Maiden in blue clothes was burning a stick of Calm Spirit Incense, meditating with closed eyes. Upon hearing a sound, she slowly opened her eyes and looked at the female cultivator, who was walking through the void in the rain, gradually approaching. She frowned slightly and coldly asked, “What are you doing here?”
Wang Susu stood in the rain with her hands behind her back, not a drop touching her, and suddenly asked, “Do you still remember him?”
Tang Ningxin was startled, memories stirred, her beautiful eyes sparkled, then dimmed as she said, “How could I not remember?”
The two women fell into silent contemplation.
Wang Susu said, “Were it not for Elder Yunmiao informing us truthfully and hoping to learn of his whereabouts from us, we would have assumed that he was thriving in the upper realm, making his mark.”
Tang Ningxin sighed, “Indeed, the Celestial Wondrous Sword Palace is naturally a place for him. Even if he shines as brightly as the sun, I would not be surprised. You and I both know how terrifying his temperament, willpower, luck, and talent are.”
Wang Susu also sighed, “Yet, the person in the upper realm is not him; he even discarded his name here.”
Tang Ningxin asked, “Do you suspect he’s still alive?”
Wang Susu said, “Elder Yunmiao mentioned that his situation is dire, so dire that even with Elder Yunmiao’s abilities, his chances of survival are slim.”
Tang Ningxin paused for a moment of silence and said, “I understand. You believe he isn’t dead and suspect that the disappearance of Tang Yi and his partner is connected to him.”
Wang Susu said, “I had the disciples look into the whereabouts of Tang Yi and his partner and personally explored their behavior before disappearing. Everything indicates that they suddenly vanished. This can only mean one thing.”
Tang Ningxin said, “Someone from the upper realm took them away.”
Wang Susu said, “Then why were you and I not taken away?”
Tang Ningxin said, “Because someone is watching over you and me.”
Wang Susu said, “Exactly. Because of his connection, Elder Yunmiao has been looking after us. If we were to disappear, Elder Yunmiao would immediately investigate. But that doesn’t apply to Tang Yi and his partner.”
Tang Ningxin said, “So if we can find out who took Tang Yi and his partner, we can find out where he is.”
Wang Susu said, “Where he is doesn’t really matter. What’s important is… I think he might be in trouble. Someone secretly taking Tang Yi and his partner away isn’t something done openly.”
Tang Ningxin said, “Then we should be straightforward.”
With that, the Divine Maiden in blue looked down at the pouring rain, watching the splintered beads created by falling leaves and the startled birds panicking and seeking shelter everywhere, saying, “Whether your suspicion is correct or not, we have to try.”
Wang Susu said, “Let’s contact Elder Yunmiao together. Only then will that elder take it seriously and come to this lower realm.”
Tang Ningxin said, “Should we invite An Li as well? It’s widely rumored outside that An Li has gained the favor of the Celestial Wondrous Sword Palace’s Alchemy Elder. Her words would carry weight.”
Wang Susu said, “Forget it. Even after thousands of years, An Li remains so naive. Apart from being a burden to him, she would serve no purpose.”
She rolled her beautiful eyes and casually remarked, “She’s nothing but a complete waste.”
