Cultivation through Skin Making novel Chapter 47

Chapter 47: 47. First Day

After killing Gu Rufeng, Song Yan immediately returned to the cave mansion.

The Soul-Searching Skill, after all, is a common magic at the Refining Profound Level. Once one reaches the third layer, they can practice it. By this principle, even if you devour a Divine Soul, you can only perceive "recent events, main thoughts in the heart, and a few impressive images." As for subconsciousness, cultivation techniques, or distant vague memories... those can’t be seen.

The principle is also easy to understand: If you want to see more, more details, then it’s not soul searching, but soul fusion. When you merge others’ subconsciousness, techniques, vague memories, you naturally also merge others’ joys, anger, sorrows and happiness, dislikes and likes, seven emotions and six desires, obsessions, etc...

In that case, you might go mad.

As for things like the Shadow Puppet Profound Artifact, in order to maintain the scene of Gu Rufeng’s death, he naturally did not take them.

To covet small profits and plant a root of disaster, that’s something he wouldn’t do.

At this time, the cave mansion was cold and empty.

Song Yan looked around and walked slowly.

Because he returned late today, it wasn’t suitable to do anything, so he decided to rest for the time being.

As for tomorrow... there were many things to be done.

First, he had to meet the new Peak Master of South Bamboo Peak.

Of course, from Gu Rufeng’s memories, Song Yan also learned that the current new Peak Master is actually Elder Shi.

Secondly, he had to seek the antidote to remove the poison placed by the Sect Leader five years ago.

Then he had to see if there were any "post adjustments" and what he needed to do.

Although he returned from the "recruitment" after sunset, Song Yan could still feel that South Bamboo Peak was rather desolate. Clearly... not many disciples had returned, and even the guards at the gate were replaced.

Back on that night when there was an ambush at Nanwu Sword Sect, many had already died. This time, even more were wiped out, leaving possibly only two or three disciples out of the sixty-two cave mansions in South Bamboo Peak whom he still recognized.

Incorporating the fact that the Peak Master of Shadow Puppet Peak himself was a Ghost Cultivator, and a large number of Skin Masters having been looted by Ghost Cultivators, "Shadow Puppet Peak" was actually nearly in a paralyzed state, which was also the reason Gu Rufeng could become an Elder.

Song Yan lifted the curtain while thinking and checked around the cave mansion, finding it unchanged, and then lay down on the stone bed with peace of mind.

An empty mountain, a solitary bed.

Outside the skylight, the wind and snow mixed with the night, like a cross of black and white dots.

Song Yan tossed and turned a few times, finding it difficult to sleep.

It wasn’t because there was no woman to warm the bed, but because returning to this dangerous environment naturally invoked some instinctual vigilance. Coupled with the excitement from killing Gu Rufeng and the uncertainty of tomorrow, it was hard to rest easy.

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Gu Rufeng’s "lover-martial arts mistress" Bi Huayi was similarly uneasy.

This woman, under a pretext, went to the main peak of Shadow Puppet Peak to have a private meeting with her lover and to plot how to poison Stone Seat Elder, and how to force him to hand over his teachings.

But she waited until midnight and still didn’t see Gu Rufeng.

She went to check around and found that the disciples who went to the "recruitment" with Gu Rufeng had already returned.

She was restless and uneasy.

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One night passed, and the news of Gu Rufeng’s disappearance spread completely.

Currently, Gu Rufeng’s grandfather, Gu Tianyang, is the acting Peak Master of Shadow Puppet Peak.

Without saying a word, Gu Tianyang suspended all activities, mobilizing all disciples to search everywhere. Seeing no news, he even set out himself.

Even Song Yan and Wang Susu, who had just returned, were all put into the queue for finding "Elder Gu."

Shadow puppets were flying in the sky, running on cliffs covered with white snow.

Disciples expanded their perception, searching the surrounding area.

But Song Yan and Wang Susu trudged bitterly through the snow.

Song Yan felt a bit speechless: He had just killed Gu Rufeng yesterday, and today the entire day had to be spent "looking for Elder Gu."

Unlike the disciples riding shadows in the sky, he frequently heard calls around him.

"Elder Gu, where are you?"

"Elder Gu~~~"

"Elder Gu, is that you? Elder Gu!"

"Ah! No! Be careful, everyone, it’s the two-headed wolf! It’s the two-headed wolf!!"

After a fierce battle, that two-headed wolf demon was finally killed by several disciples who had reached the first layer of Refining Profound together.

Song Yan put away his saber; Shadow Puppet Peak disciples generally didn’t carry weapons, but those who hadn’t yet mastered riding shadows usually carried sabers.

At this moment, he let out a long breath, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and sighed, "Demon beasts are really terrifying."

Wang Susu poked the wolf with her small boot, then showed a cruel look, raising her knife to stab into its skull again.

Clang!

The demon beast’s skull was very hard.

Wang Susu applied more force downwards.

Splash!

The skull cracked, brain matter flowing out.

Wang Susu curled her lips, kicked to the side with her boot, pushing the wolf’s head askew, and said, "Meaningless."

Song Yan knew she was "commenting on an issue by discussing another," saying that the wolf was meaningless, but actually referring to the fact that "without obtaining the antidote, having to come out and search for Gu Rufeng" was very meaningless.

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