Cultivation through Skin Making novel Chapter 2

Chapter 2: 2. Remaining Life Dao Fruit

On the solitary cliff, the thick fog seemed never to disperse.

The stone house was single-storied, unlike the pavilion from the previous recruitment. Perhaps to guard against the mountain wind, or perhaps...

Song Yan, newly arrived, asked the large-eyed woman beside him, "Sister Wang, is there anything particular about this stone house?"

Wang Susu leaned close to his ear intimately.

Song Yan was momentarily stunned, then felt a warm breath at his ear.

Her delicate voice whispered softly in a coaxing manner, "I’ll tell you tonight."

She then swayed her hips and walked forward.

Song Yan had the feeling she was deliberately showing off her figure.

"Come on~~"

Wang Susu turned around and beckoned when she saw the young man hadn’t followed.

Song Yan’s expression tightened slightly, then he quickly followed.

He cherished life. Since he transcended here, though he ended up in the Demon Sect, he naturally wanted to live longer if he could.

He carefully observed everything he saw.

After entering, the inside was unexpectedly spacious.

The stone house appeared as a row from the outside, but inside, it turned out to be a long narrow building.

It might have been three or four zhang wide, yet its length was over ten times that, making it perfectly suitable for a hundred-meter dash if you wished.

As for people, there were many, at a glance, seven or eight hundred in total.

Many were in pairs, busy with leather crafting.

Most pairs consisted of a man and a woman; pairs of men or women were fewer, and those working alone were even rarer.

Then, sounds came from outside, and the crowd inside burst into jeers, seemingly shouting, "Quite a few newcomers today."

Song Yan turned to look as well, this time spotting a somewhat attractive woman, nervously glancing around.

Immediately, two men from the tannery stepped out, offering for the woman to choose one. From a distance, faint arguing voices could be heard.

"Stop looking, I’ll teach you."

Wang Susu’s voice came from beside him.

Song Yan nodded.

Wang Susu pointed to a piece of leather and said, "The selection of leather at this stage isn’t our responsibility; it’s brought by the Official Disciples. These leathers are mostly donkey, pig, or cowhide, but sometimes there is demon beast skin. That kind is as tough as rock and hard to work with. It takes half a day just to scrape off the stray hair and leftover grease. We don’t have the skill to carve demon beast skins; that’s for specialists."

As she spoke, she took out a semi-finished piece of leather, which had obviously been processed and was now somewhat translucent.

"Watch me do it once, then try to follow along."

Song Yan listened attentively.

To survive, he had to deal with what was in front of him first.

Very soon, it was his turn.

Song Yan picked a piece of irregularly shaped skin from the pile and laid it flat, meticulously scraping it with a scraper.

The thinner the skin became, the slower he worked, fearing it might tear. Once it turned smooth and translucent, he blew the remaining debris off it with a heavy breath.

Afterward, he hurriedly sketched a draft of an artwork called "Double-headed Wolf" according to the sample.

When he finished, he showed it to Wang Susu. She shook her head, so he tried again, and it wasn’t until the seventh time that she finally nodded.

Thus, Song Yan placed his finished draft under the transparent skin and carefully traced the pattern with a fine needle.

Then, he removed the draft and began carving on the traced pattern with a scalpel.

After that, he applied colors, dried it, and finally stitched it together with a needle and thread.

Having completed the task, Song Yan felt quite exhausted. Raising his head, he noticed dusk had fallen outside the stone door, the twilight sun stretching crookedly between the fog-draped peaks, casting an eerie red glow.

Those mysterious lights twisted and writhed...

Suddenly, Song Yan rubbed his eyes and saw lines of text appear before him.

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