Cultivation through Skin Making novel Chapter 489

Chapter 489: 197. Visiting the Demon Country, Mingling with Fox Wolves (8.9K words - Large Chapter Seeking Subscription)

Five years later, winter...

Deep Sea.

In the depths of a certain deserted island, Song Yan was sitting cross-legged, attentively comprehending the realm.

After completing the tests of "no-self" and "other transformation," he had settled the dust for a long time, and now his understanding of his own realm was becoming increasingly clear.

During this period, he did four things.

First, he observed the "Four-Petaled Black Lotus Fire" of the old Black Lotus to determine if he should seize it and how, but the more he looked, the more evil he felt the fire was. The old Black Lotus could not break through to the Divine Infant due to this fire, and his thousand-year lifespan was forcibly reduced to just over three hundred years. Seeing his current state, it seemed he had only a few years left. With this in mind, Song Yan decided to wait until the old Black Lotus died to see what would happen to the fire before making his plans. The power of the Black Lotus Fire far exceeded the Heavenly Thunder Fire derived from the Heaven and Earth Purple Thunder, and it seemed there might be an Eight-Petaled Lotus above the Four-Petaled Lotus, perhaps even more... Such an opportunity could not be easily abandoned.

Second, further testing the talent power of "no-self" and "other transformation." "Cause and effect" was not unfamiliar to him; from the first day he arrived in this otherworld, lying on the Suspended Room, looking at the evil qi within the bloody fog, he had already seen "cause and effect." But those evil qis were merely a combination of "cause and effect fragments" and profound qi. Later, his Changwang’s power, the Purple Mansion Primordial Explosion Technique, and so on, were all inseparably related to cause and effect. Now, he not only used cause and effect to control shadow beasts for soul bursts but was also attempting to disguise himself, making himself eternally safe. Overall, "no-self" and "other transformation" could be freely used against minor cultivators, but if there was a cultivator far superior to him on the direct cause and effect line of the opponent, he could not manipulate those causes and effects. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

Changing cause and effect is an act against the heavens’ taboo; he must far surpass everyone directly connected to the opponent’s cause and effect to succeed; otherwise, it is impossible.

Third, honing his own attack methods.

Currently, his strongest attack method is the Lifebound Secret Treasure driven by the Divine Infant.

The next strongest is the innate power of the "Eight Desolates Profound Heart Body."

As for Changwang, shadow puppet, no-self, and other transformation, they have become auxiliary methods.

He tried to fuse the Lifebound Secret Treasure with the innate power but failed.

However, in this failure, he also made a gain.

That is, he sensed the barrier between the "innate power" and the "Lifebound Secret Treasure," which was clearly missing a certain power.

And this further corroborated Song Yan’s hypothesis.

This power was the "Cultivation Technique for Sea and Mountain Demons to Ascend to Divine Infant Perfection," and was also the core reason why the descendants of the Sea and Mountain Demons inherit through bloodline rather than divine soul.

As for the Bilan Insect Madam, Song Yan did not know what exactly was going on. But the Elephant Emperor was undoubtedly stuck at this level and unable to progress. Hence, the Elephant Emperor got involved with the Bilan Insect Madam. Knowing that the Bilan Insect Madam was the Celestial Venerable’s pet from the ancient era, the Elephant Emperor naturally wanted to use her to advance further, since she lived so long and mastered many secrets.

Fourth, hunting Celestial Calamity Water Beasts in the sea.

It wrapped the Blood Corpse Jade Makeup completely in the Netherworld’s Qi, which is pure death qi.

Then, it successfully slipped into the Storage Bag.

Now, it was a common occurrence for a head to occasionally grow out from Song Yan’s body.

Song Yan looked at the cute little head and smiled, "If you’re bored, come out and get some fresh air."

The Po Xu Jade Makeup suddenly shrank its head, and then, a pitch-black coffin flew out from Song Yan’s body, landing with a "plop" on the distant barren ground. The coffin lid opened, and the porcelain white doll wrapped in red clothes ran out.

This mode of appearance was a rule established between Song Yan and her, aiming to prevent outsiders from seeing it.

The Po Xu Jade Makeup ran into the coffin, then wrapped itself entirely with Netherworld’s Qi inside the coffin, thus entering the Storage Bag. Even if seen, it would naturally be understood as a blood corpse, thus providing better protection for her.

As soon as the Po Xu Jade Makeup touched the ground, she spun around and ran into the distance.

On the beach, deep blue Celestial Calamity Water Beasts were crawling.