Cultivation through Skin Making

Chapter 635: 232. Just because he is illiterate? (6.0K words – please subscribe)_3

Song Yan nodded.

Ning Yunmiao transformed into light and departed.

Song Yan sat down, his fingers brushing over the stone tablet, where pure ink-like meaning rippled between the stones, conveying the feelings of the owner from countless millennia ago to future generations.

He ground ink and took paper, copying the inscriptions on the tablet.

Every word and sentence were but simple daily expressions, yet such simplicity best fosters tranquility and peace of mind.

Pages of white paper fluttered away, and Song Yan put down his brush to sit silently, subconsciously placing himself in the place of the old Daoist on the inscription. He thought that the old Daoist, who left this tablet, must have been a great sage, yet his concern “not to return in time” was not for some earth-shattering event but out of worry that “his disciple would forget to eat the cake on the table”, which was quaint and unpretentiously profound.

The disappearance of Di Cunxin brought him to a state of complete calm.

And now it seemed, indeed, this Celestial Wondrous Sword Palace deserved its reputation as an orthodox sect.

This was a place that only appeared in his dreams.

And yet he truly arrived here!

He looked at the place on the inscription where the last strokes had been worn away and added, “When the shadows of the bamboo sweep the steps, it does not discern… the moon of old.”

The young man rose, stretched his body, took a deep breath, and thought to himself: ’The past is gone, and what remains is only the Sword Cultivator Song Yan! And Sword Cultivator Song Yan will definitely not disappoint his senior sister!’

As he was thinking, he suddenly felt a sharp stabbing sensation in his heart, feeling as if his neck was freezing, with goosebumps rising densely.

He whirled around abruptly, only to see a cold and dark shade suddenly appear behind the wooded shade, twisting and transforming into a line of words: “The ghost gate opens, do not disbelieve. When the door cracks, glimpse the Netherworld. White bone hand, delights in life. Before the hand reaches, the soul condenses first.”

Again, these words…

Like a lingering soul, following him relentlessly.

Song Yan squinted and stared at this line of text, suddenly raising his hand, and Profound Qi surged, rushing towards that line of words.

The words disappeared instantly, like ephemeral illusions.

Song Yan exhaled a breath, sat down again, and began to copy the “Profound Ink Heart-Cleansing Sticker”, to calm his mind and to organize the sixteen different Sword Intents within him, attempting to harmonize them to avoid conflict with one another or with his lifebound talisman character “Freedom”.

But after less than half an hour, the eerie feeling surfaced again.

Song Yan glanced around, finding nothing amiss, but when he pulled back his gaze, his pupils suddenly constricted.

Because the pool in front of his desk began to transform, writing a line of words in starlit characters.

Song Yan only saw the six words “The ghost gate opens, do not disbelieve” before he struck with his hand, shattering the pool.

The water surface caved in immediately, like a human face crushed under an iron boot, then slowly rose back again.

The spirit fish scattered in alarm, the pool breath was eerily cold, and at some unknown time, the sky had darkened further, blowing on him with a chill that sent a shiver down his spine.

Song Yan gazed at the rippling waves, not knowing what he was contemplating at the moment.

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Several months later…

Elder Dan arrived at a Jade Platform atop a high mountain facing the starry sky, with thirty-six surrounding seats, all empty.

In an instant, seven of the seats lit up, and seven Daoist shadows emerged correspondingly.

Elder Dan waved his hand, spreading out all the gathered information related to the star bazaar disaster.

There were images, information, remnants of ruins…

Elder Dan saluted and said, “Palace Master Tantai, six Elders, the eight of us can perhaps make some decisions.”

A shadow of an Elder said, “Is it for that young fellow with Six Paths Talent, and this star disaster?”

Elder Dan solemnly said, “These two may be intertwined.”

The Elder shadow asked, “What do you mean?”

Elder Dan said, “Please look at these first.”

The seven swiftly reviewed the images, information, remnants, all silent.

Elder Dan said, “Palace Master Tantai, this star disaster…”

Tantai’s shadow said, “It is indeed as you thought, that forbidden talisman, it has truly emerged.”

As the words fell, everyone fell silent, clearly understanding the significance of the forbidden talisman, and knowing which “that forbidden talisman” was being referred to.

Elder Dan said, “Miaoqingzi had once predicted that within our Great Thousand Worlds, the Three Realms Forbidden Talismans would emerge one by one.

The Earth Talisman is called ’After’, this character has emerged, but it is in the Five Spirits Celestial Demon Palace, reportedly still not fully controlled by the Celestial Demon Palace, and is being fervently suppressed;

The Celestial Talisman is ’Xi’, which is within our Myriad Swords Star Realm, jointly suppressed by many strong individuals.

These two talismans have emerged for a long time, their powers steadily strengthening…

Being the Three Realms Forbidden Talismans, among Heaven, Earth, and Man, only the Human Talisman remains absent, this Human Talisman is called ’Wa’, possessing boundless creative ability, almost as if words become reality.”

Elder Dan paused briefly, continuing, “Through my investigation, besides the ghost gates and Devouring Realm beasts, many strange events occurred, including people inexplicably appearing, and objects never seen in the sky, even three Black Immortal Cranes from our Palace’s Nine Cranes Ancient Ship, unfortunately fell prey to the ghost gate after reading this ’Wa’ character…

However, these phenomena dissipate quickly after appearing, only affecting the readers.

Otherwise, as long as you haven’t read those characters, and haven’t been affected, even if you were at the center of the prior star bazaar, nothing would happen.”

An Elder’s shadow said, “So you mean, as long as you close your eyes and restrain your spirit, not reading any suddenly appearing characters, nothing will happen?”

Elder Dan said, “Exactly. As long as you don’t read them, those characters have no effect. But once you read them, they take effect. As for whether you can escape this calamity, it depends on what you read.”