Chapter 223: The Importance of Clones

"Seeing Suo Huan, let us speak calmly."

Inside the great formation, Chong Ying, watching Seeing Suo Huan approach step by step, finally laid aside the pride of being a blood descendant of the Dragon Lord, lowered his dragon head, and spoke in a humble, subdued voice:

"My father is, after all, the Dragon Lord of the Four Seas Sect, and I am his direct heir; if you kill me, my father will surely sense it, and then you too will die without a burial place. You set up this formation to trap me simply because you want some benefit; spare my life, and you may take whatever you wish from my person."

When one stands under the eaves, one must bow one's head.

Chong Ying indeed had the mind to stand firm, but Seeing Suo Huan simply played foul; with the cultivation base of a late-stage Foundation Establishment Great True Person, he actually went so far as to set up a formation to deal with him.

Under the suppression of cultivation base, he could not react at all.

By the time he regained his senses, he had already been suppressed by Seeing Suo Huan within the formation, his magic power rendered unusable; were it not for still possessing his dragon body, he would likely have already died violently.

Moreover, hearing that Seeing Suo Huan truly intended to kill him, Chong Ying naturally dared not continue pretending to be tough and decisively chose to bow his head, seeking only to preserve his life.

Such a flexible attitude made even Seeing Suo Huan clap his hands and laugh aloud: "The True Dragon race truly lives up to its reputation; no wonder the True Dragons, once hailed as masters of all rivers, lakes, and seas under heaven, immediately abandoned the inland regions when the four Dao Lords arrived, coiling themselves overseas, leaving only the sea among the rivers, lakes, and seas."

"You!"

Upon hearing this, Chong Ying instantly revealed an expression of rage; the Dao Lords founding their sects while the True Dragons retreated far overseas was a taboo in the Four Seas Sect that could not even be mentioned.

After all, it truly damaged the face of the True Dragon race.

However, since the opponent's strength was too great, he had to forcibly suppress his anger and said in a deep voice: "Seeing Suo Huan! Do you, this person from beyond the heavens, truly intend to fight me to the death?"

"Fellow Daoist overestimates yourself."

Seeing Suo Huan's smile gradually faded, his magic power slowly expanding; without displaying any divine abilities, it remarkably manifested as a long river hanging high in the firmament, spanning north and south.

In an instant, the status-level magic power of the Great True Person merged with the formation, truly creating a spectacle of myriad phenomena; shimmering water light scattered wildly across the six wilds, dense and abundant throughout the thousand suburbs, like the Silver River in the sky falling to the azure firmament, landing steadily and firmly upon Chong Ying, wrapping his dragon body so that he looked like a delicate piece of amber.

"Roar—"

Chong Ying still had the mind to struggle, but Seeing Suo Huan suppressed him with the status of a Great True Person, bullying the small with the great while also employing a formation, truly leaving him no path to survival.

The faint dragon cry quickly vanished into silence.

Finally, Seeing Suo Huan withdrew the entire great formation as well, revealing no external signs, transforming it into a glowing pill that fell into his palm.

Only then did he turn to look at the mirror surface.

"A purebred True Dragon, cultivating the 【Great Sea Water】; it should be more than sufficient for refining the 【Heavenly Water Kan-He Precious Pill】 that the fellow Daoist requires."

Hearing these words, the Miao Yin True Person, far away in the Holy Sect, felt a chill in her heart; Seeing Suo Huan displaying such formidable means was certainly to capture Chong Ying alive, but on the other hand, was it not also a demonstration of power toward her? This Great True Person from beyond the heavens possessed cultivation that could truly be called divinely powerful!

Thinking of this, Miao Yin True Person felt intense resentment toward Master Master Chongguang once again.

'If only he had been willing to listen to me and insisted on seeking that so-called gold; with a Foundation Establishment Great Perfection expert guarding me, how would this Seeing Suo Huan dare to show off so arrogantly?'

Though she thought this, her face revealed nothing of it; instead, she smiled charmingly and said:

"Then I thank Fellow Daoist Seeing Suo Huan; the qi you desire has already been arranged by my methods, and before long you should be able to find his tracks overseas."

Hearing this, Seeing Suo Huan smiled: "Oh? Who is it this time?"

"Chong Ming."

Miao Yin True Person spoke in a calm tone; Chong Ming was originally her means to emulate the Senior Butian Peak Lord, but now that Master Chongguang was dead and Chong Ming himself was unfit for great tasks, unable to help her undergo tribulation, she was forced to seek another method for tribulation crossing, so she might as well make use of this waste and give him to Seeing Suo Huan as payment.

Such a nature made even Seeing Suo Huan shake his head:

"The Jiangbei Demonic Sect truly lives up to its name; however, the offspring of a natural celestial spirit possesses an extraordinary foundation; if slain and refined, it will yield at least a mid-grade qi."

"Then it is settled."

Miao Yin True Person did not mind, changing the subject: "As for Duanmu Yuan Tu... in recent days I will travel with him to a realm heaven named 【Ten Thousand Swords World】."

"After entering the 【Ten Thousand Swords World】, I will arrange to guide the fellow Daoist there."

"At that time, beyond the heavens, you can kill him without gods or ghosts knowing; as long as the karma is properly concealed, even a True Person cannot trace it back to you or me."

Hearing this, a trace of eerie color flashed in Seeing Suo Huan's eyes, but he quickly returned to normal and nodded:

"Then I shall await the fellow Daoist's good news."

"As for this True Dragon, according to the old rules, it is given to the fellow Daoist first; we will have many opportunities for cooperation in the future, and I trust the fellow Daoist will not break his word."

As his voice fell, brilliant light flickered on the precious mirror, all images suddenly vanishing, replaced by the pill that had sealed Chong Ying, which Seeing Suo Huan had transmitted across ten thousand li; Miao Yin True Person took the pill, her face instantly filling with joy: "In the end, this trip was not in vain."

"Once I arrange to refine this True Dragon."

"Having obtained a 【Heavenly Water Kan-He Precious Pill】, if I also have the protection of the 【Spirit Void Blessed Land】, I will have a seventy percent chance of success in undergoing this Heavenly Lightning Tribulation."

"Detestable Master Chongguang; if he had been willing that day to damage his 【Dongyang Blessed Land】 to help me break through, how would I need to go to such great lengths?"

In the empty hall, Miao Yin True Person's voice gradually grew low.

At the same time, Lu Yang walked out of the Manifest Dharma Pavilion.

Returning to Mount Luofeng, he cast a spell to seal the cave dwelling and meditation chamber where he stayed, then took out the 【Nine-Child Mother Heavenly Demon Zhu Xian Sword】 and a scroll of golden, glittering Daoist scripture.

The 【Secret Record of Immortal Embryo Governing the World】!

This was the suggestion given by the formation spirit in the pavilion after Lu Yang requested the Dharma method that could maximize the utility of the 【Nine-Child Mother Heavenly Demon Zhu Xian Sword】 at the Manifest Dharma Pavilion.

The key to this secret method lies in 【Immortal Embryo】 and 【Governing the World】; as the name implies, one first uses superior rare treasures to nurture and refine a Dao seed, then uses divine abilities to cultivate it day and night until it transforms into a Dao body, called the 【Immortal Embryo】, and then uses this Dao body to experience the human world in one's stead, called 【Governing the World】.

"In plain terms, it is the method of creating a clone."

However, unlike ordinary clones, because the 【Immortal Embryo】 cultivated by this method is essentially similar to a celestial spirit, its fate is self-sufficient once formed.

Any actions performed using the Immortal Embryo will result in karma calculations falling solely upon the Immortal Embryo afterward; Lu Yang's main body remains hidden behind the scenes, tainted by not a shred of karma.

Such a wonderful method can truly be called a marvelous technique for substituting disaster and avoiding tribulation.

The only flaw is that it cannot be used to transfer tribulations already existing on the main body; after all, although the Immortal Embryo and the main body share one heart, in reality they are like two separate persons.

"Regardless, it is usable."

Lu Yang smiled slightly; the 【Nine-Child Mother Heavenly Demon Zhu Xian Sword】, as a spiritual material, perfectly met the standards for nurturing an Immortal Embryo, and the quality of the Immortal Embryo refined from it would be excellent.

"Let it go to the beyond the heavens in my stead!"

Although he had the 【Book of Hundred Lives】 as a safety net, up to the present day, Lu Yang's conduct had always been based on caution, fighting only against the old, weak, sick, and disabled.

Not to mention that now his greatest backer, Master Chongguang, had fallen.

True Person Qingcheng Qingcheng Feixue was also about to enter closed-door cultivation.

In such circumstances, running outside would be equivalent to giving an opportunity to those with ulterior motives; therefore, an 【Immortal Embryo Avatar】 was crucial for him at this moment.

"The main body takes the benefits, the clone bears the drawbacks."

"At the first sign of trouble, immediately sever ties and flee; this is the true use of a clone."

Thinking of this, Lu Yang immediately circulated the Dharma formula, extending his hand to lightly tap the 【Nine-Child Mother Heavenly Demon Zhu Xian Sword】, stirring a burst of clear sword chimes.

Then he calculated the time once more, silently thinking in his heart:

'At most three months, and everything will be ready!'

At that time, he could go beyond the heavens to the 【Ten Thousand Swords World】 to gather qi, test what mysteries the Second Grade True Art truly holds, and prepare for Great Perfection in the mid-stage!

(End of Chapter)