Cultivation through Skin Making - Chapter 786 - 273. Unity of the Five Spirits, Mysterious Talisman Character (5.6K characters - Subscribe requested)_3
Chapter 786: 273. Unity of the Five Spirits, Mysterious Talisman Character (5.6K characters – Subscribe requested)_3
“Hmm!” Po Xu Jade Armor nodded heavily, she leaped up, transformed into a rainbow light, and landed in the outside world. Her sleeves and pant legs surged with a dense, tangled network of giant roots, which instantly rooted themselves in the waters of the Netherworld.
Gurgle…
Gurgle…
It was as if a high-pressure water pump had connected to a narrow water pipe; every part of Po Xu Jade Armor’s roots began to drink deeply of the Netherworld waters.
The waves of destruction roared ever more intensely, like the wails and howls of ghosts, like cries of despair and pleas for mercy…
Suddenly, Po Xu Jade Armor halted.
She hesitated, struggled, and glanced at her father and stepmother walking by the Sea of Suffering.
Ning Yunmiao smiled with relief.
But a faint and authoritative voice transmitted upwards: “Yuzhuang, this is the true fate of the Earthly Five Elements Spirits.”
Song Yan’s expression was icy. At the moment Po Xu Jade Armor absorbed Jalapura, he had already realized that the “Earthly Five Elements Spirits” were not created by the Five Spirits Celestial Demon Palace, but used by it to craft treasures. Yet, without the Five Spirits Celestial Demon Palace, the true destiny of the “Earthly Five Elements Spirits” is — to devour each other, achieving the Unity of the Five Elements.
A fragmented Five Elements Spirit would never succeed in comprehending the “Lifebound Talisman” even after a million years, and this is the reason why.
She is not yet complete!
In a moment of daze, the obsessive will of the Sea of Suffering and the vast Water Profound in the Netherworld waters abruptly solidified into tentacle-like sharp spikes, stabbing fiercely at a root.
Swish!
Po Xu Jade Armor’s roots were directly severed.
Seeing more sharp water spikes forming, Little Jade Armor no longer held back, beginning to fully absorb the Netherworld waters.
On the earth of doomsday, Water Spirit and Wood Spirit began to clash.
This process lasted for a full thirteen years.
Thirteen years later, the floodwaters on earth receded, leaving only a towering giant tree piercing into the Void. If viewed from the stars, one would find the tree rooted over the entire planet.
The next moment, the giant tree quickly shrank, then cautiously extracted the body of the ceramic female cultivator from its trunk.
Prior, during the battle with the Netherworld waters, she had feared harming this female cultivator.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh…
Po Xu Jade Armor plunged back into the body of the ceramic female cultivator.
She felt a sense of peace and familiarity, as if only in this way was she herself.
She carefully brushed off the dust from herself, maintaining her beautiful human female appearance.
Song Yan watched her, lost in thought.
Soon after, Song Yan beckoned her.
Little Jade Armor landed beside him, her eyes stiff but showing some concern. She called “Father,” then “Stepmother, check if my body is damaged.”
Receiving a negative answer, Little Jade Armor patted her chest and sighed in relief.
This is the bond between her and her father, something that must not, absolutely not be damaged.
Just when she was thinking this, Po Xu Jade Armor suddenly had a feeling, she turned to look at the sword, the Greedy Wolf Sword.
That dark gold sword, containing many faces, was continuously providing the “second gravitational pull apart from the Other Shore Flower,” with the Divine Soul of Di Cunxin.
She hurriedly turned away, shaking her head, then took a deep breath, just about to speak.
But the next moment, Song Yan slightly raised his fingers, lifting the Greedy Wolf Sword to suspend in mid-air, and from inside emerged the metal face outline of Di Cunxin.
A Divine Soul fit for such a sword is exceedingly rare, due to the cause and effect between Di Cunxin and the Netherworld Gold.
However…
Now, this Netherworld Gold is clearly Yuzhuang’s opportunity as well.
Song Yan quickly considered, then word for word said: “Po Xu Jade Armor is also your master.”
Finishing this, he tossed the sword over, saying: “Gold can produce water, yet it restrains wood. If in the doomsday battle you encounter this Netherworld Gold, in all likelihood, you wouldn’t die, but you’d be skinned. Now, Yuzhuang, use the power of water to absorb it. It’s also a fragment of yours.”
Saying this, he also took out the Earth of the Five Elements, the Fire of the Five Elements.
These two objects were originally of the same source with Po Xu Jade Armor, yet not fully refined, just enough to complete the “Unity of the Five Spirits.”
Po Xu Jade Armor quickly waved her hands: “This is father’s sword, father must have a use for this sword.”
Song Yan smiled and said: “Compared to Little Jade Armor, this sword is nothing.”
Po Xu Jade Armor happily nodded, and then said: “When I become stronger, I… I…”
She wanted to say “protect father,” but after looking around, father didn’t look like someone she could protect, so for a moment, she was stuck.
Song Yan laughed, saying: “Alright, I will wait for you to protect me.”
Po Xu Jade Armor then raised her hand, water mist surged between her fingers, encircling the Greedy Wolf Sword…
Ten years later…
She had integrated the Greedy Wolf Sword.
Another ten years later…
Earth begets metal.
She had integrated the Earth of the Five Elements.
Another ten years later…
Fire begets earth.
She had also integrated the Fire of the Five Elements, the Black Lotus Fire which once brought great shock to Song Yan.
With all five elements complete, Po Xu Jade Armor experienced a sense of unprecedented completeness.
She stood before Song Yan, suddenly spitting fire from her mouth, or turning her limbs into swords, or with a gesture of the sword body, drawing a gray arc, and then again hiding her form into the earth.
She resembled a little girl showing her new toy to her father, awaiting praise.
Song Yan praised: “Yuzhuang is amazing.”
Po Xu Jade Armor then became very happy.
She ran to the side to contemplate.
This time, she must breakthrough the Profound Yellow First Realm.
But to breakthrough the Profound Yellow First Realm, she must thoroughly comprehend the Lifebound Talisman Character.
Time passed, and Song Yan began to impart understanding to Po Xu Jade Armor again.
Twenty years later…
Little Jade Armor suddenly opened her eyes, stammering with joy: “Father, father, I, I. I saw many chaotic patterns, is that what you called the Lifebound Talisman Character?”
Song Yan said: “Draw it for me.”
Little Jade Armor squatted down, took a metal plate, and began to carve stroke by stroke.
Song Yan watched silently.
Even when he was in the Purple Mansion Realm, even seeing the incomplete Little Celestial Dao Characters, he couldn’t remember them at all.
But now, this rule no longer bound him; he could remember all the array patterns.
Nevertheless, he was astonished to find that the array patterns Little Jade Armor spent over a million years comprehending, he… couldn’t remember!
Little Jade Armor also drew with difficulty, but upon completion, she happily wiped her forehead and then jumped high, handing the metal plate engraved with array patterns to Song Yan.
Song Yan grasped it, gazing at these array patterns, yet seeing no clue.
He decided to try it.
“Need a blank array embryo.” He said.
A metal compass-like object meant to serve as the array core appeared in his hand.
The metal compass was utterly empty.
Song Yan used his finger as an Array Pen and began to inscribe.
He glanced at Little Jade Armor’s array pattern, drawing one line at a time.
He couldn’t even draw two lines consecutively because remembering one line was already his limit.
Song Yan grew increasingly curious about what kind of “Lifebound Talisman Character” could possess such immense power.
Simultaneously, he felt quite delighted because he already saw that he could wield a powerful array technique.
He drew line by line.
He became more engrossed as he painted.
He was utterly unable to stop.
He forgot where he was, with only one thought in his mind: Finish! Finish! Finish!!!!
Suddenly, Song Yan felt an extreme agitation within him.
Sharp vigilance pierced like needles, he actually felt parched, his body burning, but from deep within his soul and Divine Thought, a cold fundamental essence began to surge, giving him the turbulent nausea of a mortal about to vomit.
Song Yan wanted to stop, but he suddenly found that he couldn’t control his own body anymore.
He tried to open his mouth, to speak a command, but… his mouth wouldn’t open.
Without any warning, extremely bizarrely, he… suddenly fell victim to it.
Just as Song Yan was contemplating how to resolve this, everything suddenly came to a halt.
He broke free from his previously uncontrollable state, a furry paw, the paw of the White Tiger, rested on his right wrist.
The little white tiger, which had been asleep all along, awoke, pressed down on his hand, stopping him from moving further, thus pulling him out of his crisis.
After finishing this, the little paw retracted again.
The little white tiger continued its slumber.
