I Can Recognize Everything, But the Information is Wrong-Chapter 237 - 201: Drawing a Diagram to Lock the Spirit
Tong Shisan's demeanor shifted for a moment, seemingly in thought, before finally sheathing his sword and sitting back down.
The black-clad girl beside him saw him sit back down and followed suit, sitting next to him.
Tian Lin glanced at the black-clad girl and then gave Mei Immortal a side look, unable to discern the situation among the three of them.
But it was clearly not the time to ponder this, to prevent Tong Shisan from losing his patience again, Tian Lin took the initiative to change the subject:
"Several days ago when I was boating back, I happened to meet Jian Jue, the young hero. He is also from the immortal gate, yet he seems uninterested in exorcism."
Mei Immortal couldn't help but scoff at Tian Lin's words, saying with a cold laugh:
"Who would be interested in exorcism? Just like Zhou Jiu said, if the people of Pingyang City were to die, so what? How does that concern our immortal gate?
The few of us came to Immortal Sinking Pond merely to meet the Nine-Life True Man."
"Nine-Life True Man?"
Tian Lin frowned, wanting Mei Immortal to divulge more, but clearly she did not wish to speak any further.
On the other hand, the young master Tan closed his eyes, uninterested in wasting words with Tian Lin.
However, it was Tong Shisan who said to Tian Lin, "Before the thick fog over Immortal Sinking Pond appeared, my great ancestor had already been out at sea once."
Tian Lin nodded; that was exactly when he first entered Immortal Sinking Pond to catch Sea Demons.
Due to lack of experience and fear of losing his Storage Bag, he simply stripped and dived into the water, which led to his encounter with Tong Yao—and also the scolding from the black-clad girl beside Tong Shisan.
"My great ancestor went out to sea to follow the tracks of the Nine-Life True Man. Unfortunately, while the sea was littered with traces of the Nine-Life True Man summoning demons and slaying Evil Spirits, there was no chance to meet the Nine-Life True Man himself."
Tian Lin recalled the scene when he crossed the sea to Cangzhou from Yulong Continent, the sound of the conch, and the numerous injured or even dead fish demons—
At that time, he thought it was the Nine-Life True Man killing the Sea Demons, so even the common Cultivators along the coast of Immortal Sinking Pond believed it was the Nine-Life True Man killing the Sea Demons.
But at this moment, listening to what Tong Shisan implied, those Sea Demons were actually assisting the Nine-Life True Man in driving out the evil spirits.
"Where did these Evil Spirits come from anyway?"
After thinking for a moment, and seeing that Mei Immortal and young master Tan did not stop him, Tong Shisan simply continued, "They come from the extreme south, the Nine Netherworld, the abode of departed souls, where Evil Spirits emerge;
I heard from my great ancestor that the Nine-Life True Man and many other powers guard that place, preventing the evil spirits from invading from the Nine Netherworld to the north.
But this time, for some reason, there seems to have been a mishap in the site guarded by the Nine-Life True Man, leading to Immortal Sinking Pond being overwhelmed by a large number of evil spirits. Fortunately, those Evil Spirits were eventually driven back by the Nine-Life True Man."
Tian Lin fell silent, finally understanding why there was a certain number of evil spirits over Immortal Sinking Pond.
The so-called 'certain number' referred to the Evil Spirits that were released into Immortal Sinking Pond by the Nine-Life True Man before they could be killed.
He also seriously suspected that the so-called 'mishap' encountered by the Nine-Life True Man was actually because she left her defensive position in search of him, allowing those Evil Spirits to find an opportunity.
"So it seems, the Evil Spirits in Immortal Sinking Pond were just a minor ailment from the start. No wonder the immortal sects did not send anyone over—"
Hearing Tian Lin say this, however, Tong Shisan countered:
"To those high beings, indeed it is a minor ailment, but for the common people, it's a catastrophe. Without the sacrifices of Tian, the tribute, and cultivators like Huahua Lang over the past half a month, this minor ailment would've eventually swept through Tianbei County.
By then, even if the immortal gates dispatched their powerful ones to extinguish the evil spirits, how could the lives of those numerous mortals who died in vain be saved?"
Tian Lin stood in solemn respect, saying, "Young Master Shisan truly has the noble spirit of a gentleman, Tian is ashamed."
Tian Lin's words were mere formalities, but he could tell that Tong Shisan was not a pretentious person, so there was some genuine admiration.
Only Mei Immortal scornfully dismissively said, "We, the people of the Dao, see a thousand years as but a flickering moment. To you and me, these mortals are like cats and dogs to mortals. Just travelers passing through life—if you can't see beyond the difference between immortals and mortals, how can you descend from immortality to the mortal realm?"
Before Tong Shisan could speak, the black-clad girl beside him sneered, "That's spoken as if Mei Immortal has already become a deity."
Mei Immortal did not bother to argue with the black-clad girl but instead looked up towards the outside of the cabin.
Tian Lin also furrowed his brows at this time because once again he heard that faint singing:
"My sister washes clothes by the river, water flows to the east, to see that lad of mine—"
The singing accompanied by elegant zither music was quite charming.
But Mei Immortal, having only listened to a sentence, said with a cold voice:
"Such clichéd sentiments, far from invoking pity, only invite disdain and sorrow.
Knowing that the other left in search of immortality and did not return for a long time, yet unwilling to stand strong, instead becoming a woman filled with resentment behind closed doors, ultimately turning into bones—afterwards, who will pity her enough to offer a handful of yellow earth?"
No sooner had she finished speaking than a voice rose from the Tower Ship saying, "The lady speaks truth; why not come aboard for a chat?"
That was the voice of the very woman who had been singing.
But her voice, compared to when she sang, was tinged with a hint of murderous intent.
The complexions of Tian Lin and others in the ferry changed, and they all stepped out to look at the Tower Ship that was slowly approaching.
And beside where Tian Lin and the others were, the three Golden Core cultivators including Tong Yao had also emerged.
"What do you say?"
At the bow, Tong Yao spoke, looking towards Zhou, the Immortal Master, and the elder of the Goddess Sect.
The female elder smiled and said, "I am only responsible for dealing with the few Night Patrol Deities on the ship; as for the rest, it will depend on the skill of Junior Sister Tong and Taoist Zhou."
Immortal Master Zhou's expression was serious at this moment; he had just been quarreling cheerfully with Tong Yao, but now he did not take the opportunity to make any demands.
He took out a half-burnt red candle from his Storage Bag and made a motion to light it on the boat.
On that painted boat, apart from 'Elder Xun' at the bow, two maids slowly walked out of the boat, each holding a wind lantern.
The wind lanterns in the hands of the two maids were rather odd, clearly two human heads with mouths agape and eyes emitting ghostly flames.
Those heads stared with wide eyes, their gaze making one extremely uncomfortable.
If it weren't for the fact that everybody present was at least a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, the gaze of these two human head lanterns alone could cause one to 'lose their soul and spirit.'
"This young lady, my mistress invites you on board to chat."
The two maids, one to the left and one to the right, spoke to Mei Immortal, who was on the small boat at the bow.
Mei Immortal scoffed disdainfully, turned her body away, and did not spare a glance at the two Night Patrol Deity maids.
"This young lady, my mistress invites you on board to chat."
The two maids spoke again, but this time their voices were not as crisp. Instead, they carried a strange intonation, sounding stuffy and muffled.
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"The human head lanterns are talking too?"
Tian Lin looked at the two maids speaking in unison with the human head lanterns with astonishment, intuitively feeling that something was amiss.
"This young lady, my mistress invites you on board to chat."
This time, everyone could clearly see the human head lanterns and the two maids speaking simultaneously.
As soon as the voices of the maids and the human head lanterns synchronized, a strange power emanated in an instant.
It was like a demonic incantation, or perhaps a soul-snatching art, as Mei Immortal on the small boat found herself involuntarily walking toward the human head lanterns on the painted boat.
Tong Shisan saw this and stepped forward to block in front of Mei Immortal.
At the same time, as Tong Shisan spread his arms, waves several tens of zhang high suddenly rose in the still waters of Immortal Sinking Pond.
In the high seas formed by the waves, another Tong Shisan made of sea water appeared.
The Tong Shisan on the boat struck a palm toward the painted boat, and the Tong Shisan in the sky did the same.
The massive waves accordingly swept toward the painted boat.
"Is this the Water God Technique?"
Tian Lin saw Tong Shisan take action and also took out his ferry, thrusting the bamboo pole through the air toward the two maids at the bow.
By this time, Mei Immortal had also come to her senses, her face a mixture of shame and rage, as she took two plum blossom petals from her forehead and tossed them toward the painted boat.
In an instant, the three attacked and killed the maids, leaving only the two human head lanterns falling to the ground, peacefully closing their eyes.
The woman previously singing inside the boat became furious, saying, "What terrible guests! I invited you onto the boat for a drink, and you dare to injure my maids?"
The curtains on the boat were lifted by the violent wind, and everyone only got a glimpse of a white-clothed woman sitting with a zither by a table full of meat and wine in the boat.
The white-clothed woman turned her head, her gaze sweeping toward the trio of Tian Lin.
With just one glance, Tian Lin, Mei Immortal, and Tong Shisan were struck as if by lightning.
Tian Lin plunged his bamboo pole fiercely into the sea, finally stabilizing his stance.
Even so, he felt his soul had been severely harmed, and when he tried to circulate his True Qi, he couldn't mobilize his Spiritual Sense for a long while.
Tong Shisan and Mei Immortal were not doing much better than Tian Lin; they couldn't even open their Storage Bags. Fortunately, the black-clothed young girl accompanying Tong Shisan took out an Elixir, giving one to each of them.
"Zhou Jiu, if not now, then when will you take action?"
As soon as Tong Yao spoke, the white-clothed woman on the painted boat turned her gaze to Tong Yao on the Tower Ship.
To Tian Lin and the others' horror, even Tong Yao, a Golden Core cultivator, aged rapidly after just one glance from the woman.
If the white-clothed woman had treated Tian Lin and the others with the same method earlier, how could they, with their cultivation, have resisted such an evil technique?
"This is the big red candle of Xiangxi Sect, as well as their paper made of human skin—
Tong Yao, you should know I've brought out the family treasures for you."
After finishing this nonsense, Immortal Master Zhou on the Tower Ship suddenly exclaimed, "Lock the spirit with the painting, trap it!"
In an instant, Tian Lin and the others found themselves in a world of red.
Their vision seemed to be overwhelmed by the large red candles.
By the time Tian Lin and the others recovered their senses, the painting was still there, but the white-clothed woman in the painted boat had disappeared.
A strange noise resounded next to the large red candle on the Tower Ship, and on the table where the big red candle was placed, a stark white sheet of paper kept twitching.
Tian Lin saw the silhouette of the white-clothed woman on the white paper and immediately understood.
The Magical Treasure in Immortal Master Zhou's hand had trapped the white-clothed woman within the paper made of human skin.
"What are you waiting for? Why not move her painted boat away quickly?"
On the Tower Ship, Tong Yao, who had regained her youthful appearance, opened her mouth and shouted.
Tian Lin did not delay any longer, propelling the ferry with a leap onto the painted boat.
Elder Xun who was steering the painted boat also raised his head at this moment to look at Tian Lin.