Immortal Cultivation and Life-Saving Guide

Chapter 418 Transformation into a living person
Lian Gouhan spoke with certainty, and his expression clearly indicated that he was not joking.

Seeing this, Wei Xi was already three-tenths convinced, but the remaining seven-tenths of her caution led her to ask a question, "How can you be so sure he has amnesia?"

"You mean that old man tricked me?" Lian Gouyan shook his head. "He didn't leave a single drop of that wine. The drug I put in has been tested many times..."

Then Lian Gouhan's expression became somewhat subtle, and Wei Xi bluntly exposed him: "Stop pretending. If you respected the elderly and cared for the young, would you have drugged him?"

“That’s true,” Lian Gouyan shrugged and said somewhat shamelessly, “The old man eventually passed out, and I pretended to be drunk and lay on top of him, but he didn’t react at all, so he was really drunk.”

Now it was Wei Xi's turn to look troubled—sometimes she really worried that these two would be sold to the City of the Dead and dismembered.

However, this time, Lian Gou Mang impressed Wei Xi.

"Thinking that one person's word wasn't reliable, I went to ask other old men. Guess what? Not a single one of them remembered this!"

Qin Feng asked in confusion, "What is it? Is it the moon's shadow burning green or..."

"The story of the moonlit burning green is not only remembered by a few old men, but many older people in this neighborhood also know this legend. But the fact that someone asked an old man to lead the way is something that none of these men remember at all."

Lian Gouyan knew time was of the essence, so he spoke rapidly, "The old man's boat capsized, and he was at his poorest. He and a few other old men spent their days fishing and their nights searching for pearls; they were practically inseparable! He disappeared for several days without any reason. How could these people not know?"

Lian Gouyan began to make a bold hypothesis, "In my opinion, he has amnesia, so he may have really been to the Bone Reef Sea! It's just that everyone else died, and he was possessed. Think about that slug, it died after being possessed, and this old man's amnesia might be a similar problem!"

Wei Xi, who had inexplicably lost his memory, said, "Thinking about it, that doesn't make sense. If what you say is true, why have the memories of other people also disappeared?"

"It seems more like someone deliberately erased their memories, but we don't know what method they used."

Wei Xi said this, but in his heart he suspected that he and these old men who loved to drink had been harmed by the same entity.

Qin Feng hesitated for a long time before speaking, clearly sharing a tacit understanding with Wei Xi.

Qin Feng didn't want to think too deeply about it, so he forced himself to say, "...Perhaps the cultivators erased their memories. Who knows what shady things they did? It's good enough that Heaven didn't punish them!"

Lian Gouyan grunted twice, then sneered, "Cultivators also need to make a living. They do dirty work for money, and punishments are just something to endure."

Wei Xi calculated the time, temporarily setting aside his lost memories, and asked with unusual urgency, "Is there any other news? Any news that can help us get out of here?"

Upon hearing this, Lian Gouhan hesitated and replied, "There wasn't enough time, and I didn't find out any more information. Besides, these people are very wary of things happening in the Bone Reef Sea. Apart from the flames the old man mentioned, there's no other information about what you two encountered."

Wei Xi understood the implied meaning and felt that his situation was becoming even more difficult.

"...If all else fails, I'll try to see if I can switch it over?"

Seeing that neither of the two snakes objected, Lian Gou continued, "[Entering the Painting] I can barely use it once now. If I'm lucky, I might be able to successfully reunite with you."

"And then?" Qin Feng shook his head and refused, "Not to mention the long journey and the potential for trouble, if those oar demons were to bite you, you'd be finished. In such a vast sea, if Xiao Xi and I were to escape by chance, where would we retrieve your waterlogged scroll?"

“That scroll isn’t as fragile as you think,” Lian Gouyan muttered. “Normally I would have made you two figure it out yourselves, but now that we’re out of options, aren’t we?”

Wei Xi calmed down and poured some more spiritual energy into the [Fish Intestine Mirror] before asking, "How far can [Enter the Painting] travel at most?"

"The furthest you went was ten li at a time," Lian Gouyan finally realized, and exclaimed in surprise, "How far did you two go?"

Wei Xi felt a chill in his heart and replied, "The distance by boat is more than this. The two places are at different times, so it's possible that the Bone Reef Sea isn't even in the place everyone thinks it is."

It was probably almost time for a cup of tea to finish when the image from the [Fish Intestine Mirror] became unstable. Wei Xi had to pour in more spiritual energy to maintain the communication channel between the two sides. "How much longer can you hold on?"

Wei Xi gave a wry smile. "It's hard to say. I probably won't be able to wait for you to come."

According to Wei Xi's guess, this living passage will probably soon devour her life.

Her logic was simple: spiritual energy wouldn't disappear into thin air. Since it didn't damage the wall, it was very likely that the passage absorbed all the spiritual energy that hit her.

In the world of cultivation, anything is possible.

Based solely on Wei Xi's knowledge, there is a lost art that allows cultivators to temporarily replicate the spiritual power of crafted magical artifacts.

A complete and thorough replica, inside and out.

As for why this skill was lost, according to the documents Wei Xi consulted, the technique for making this special magical artifact was difficult and inefficient, and there were many inferior alternatives, which led to its disappearance from historical records.

It is clear that the world of cultivation is a place full of miracles.

Standing to the side, Qin Feng was somewhat discouraged, but he couldn't help but say, "There must be a way to leave, Tenth Princess! Although her subordinates are dead, at least they sent out intelligence, which means there is still a way to get out!"

Qin Feng's optimism, based on facts, is quite infectious.

At least Wei Xi thought what she said made sense, and after a moment's thought, he instructed her: "If all else fails, go to Zhenhai Sect and find Senior Brother Zheng Duo. Just say that Qin Feng and I have found a key clue that is related to the collapse of the trial grounds back then."

Wei Xi felt no shame in seeking outside help. While maintaining the operation of the [Fish Intestine Mirror], he quickly recalled everything that happened in the Zhenhai Sect's training ground.

Of course, it's to make the lie sound more believable.

Wei Xi's train of thought jumped around too quickly, and the other two couldn't keep up with her at all.

Therefore, Wei Xi knew that time was tight, so while searching through his memories, he said, "This statement is at most a bit of an exaggeration. At least the Zhenhai Swallowing Beast and Dead Water City should be related. This bait should be able to lure the people from the Zhenhai Sect here."

[Fish Endoscopy] The shaking became more and more obvious, and Wei Xi had to increase the dosage again in an attempt to convey more information.

“Firstly, the Zhenhai Sect is a local power and is more familiar with the situation in the surrounding seas; secondly, the Zhenhai Sect was able to deal with the Devouring Sun Beast, so they might have records about Dead Water City; thirdly…”

Before Wei Xi could finish speaking, several cracks appeared on the [Fish Intestine Mirror]. Wei Xi knew something was wrong and was about to let go when he was dragged into the mirror.

……

Wei Xi could still hear the trembling murmur, which sounded like "Yu Handi".

But right now, something even more shocking to the snake has happened.

Wei Xi stared blankly at a pair of hands with distinct knuckles, then at the pile of Xuan paper on the table, and for the first time in his life, he let out a sharp cracking sound.

Meanwhile, a hundred miles away in the secret passage of the Bone Reef Sea, Qin Feng looked at the crimson hooked snake and subconsciously lashed the bewildered, half-human, half-snake hooked snake to the ground.

People might find it strange, but the encounter between the Bone Reef Sea and Wei Xi is a bit like a program made up of bugs. It can run, but the process is a bit strange.

To recap, Zheng Duo was Wei Xi's fellow townsman (both were from Xizhou) and a disciple of the Zhenhai Sect. He was in charge of reception for the sect's grand competition and gave Wei Xi a part-time job.