Chapter 75: I Also Want to Cultivate a Clone
Qi Huang gallantly flew out of the HeYi Sect. A gust of wind blew, and she felt cold all over. She shivered and realized her clothes were soaked with cold sweat. Acting in front of so many cultivators made her a bit stage-frightened.
Although Qi Huang knew that losing wouldn’t be a death sentence, she wouldn’t be able to explain it to the villagers. Losing face was worse for her than losing her life.
Qi Huang sped up and soon arrived in front of her main body.
“How was it?”
Cheng Hong Ling asked quickly.
“Don’t you trust my acting skills? You can rest assured that in three days, that Lin fellow will definitely go to the HongHua Sect to admit his mistake.”
Qi Huang said as she spoke, but her hands couldn’t help but wipe the cold sweat from her forehead.
“What acting skills? You’re clearly a liar.”
Cheng Hong Ling couldn’t help but roll her eyes again. She was an upright immortal and couldn’t stand these underhanded tricks.
“Just tell me if it was successful or not?”
Qi Huang retorted indignantly.
“Alright, you’ve done a great job this time. But you can’t deceive people so easily in the future. It’s fine if you deceive the timid, but what if you deceive the bold, and they choose to die together? What then?”
Perhaps because she was facing her clone, Cheng Hong Ling spoke more than usual.
“Do you think I wanted to lie? But I had no choice! If I don’t get justice for those villagers, how can the HongHua Sect establish itself in the future?”
Qi Huang said mournfully.
“It all comes down to insufficient strength. We need to cultivate diligently after we get back, otherwise, if we keep deceiving, something will happen sooner or later.”
Cheng Hong Ling encouraged herself and then looked at Qi Huang seriously. “Especially you. Even if your Spiritual Sense is strong, it won’t be of much use. Your current cultivation level is only Juling Realm, you’re simply as fragile as a touch.”
“Who says that a strong Spiritual Sense is useless? I heard that those powerful cultivators in the Heavenly Punishment Realm can crush all enemies with their Spiritual Sense alone.”
Qi Huang retorted rebelliously.
“Heavenly Punishment Realm, you actually dare to think that way? After reaching the Shentong Realm, every level of advancement requires countless time and energy, and Spiritual Sense is the same. Otherwise, why are there so few Heavenly Punishment Realm experts in the Cultivation World?”
A faint look of contempt appeared on Cheng Hong Ling’s face.
“They are them, and I am me!”
Qi Huang replied confidently, because she used Ghost Tomatoes to strengthen her Spiritual Sense. Those things ripened once a year, so how much time and energy could it take?
Conversely, if she abandoned the root for the branches and followed the mainstream to cultivate True Qi, when would she be able to become a master?
To give the simplest example, if she had cultivated water True Qi from the beginning instead of finding Ghost Tomatoes to strengthen her Spiritual Sense, she would at most be at the fifth or sixth level of the Juling Realm now. How could she have obtained those Blue Scale Stones? How could she have fought against the people of the HeYi Sect?
Moreover, ordinary cultivators have a great weakness, which is Xieqisan. Once affected by this thing, with their physical strength alone, they would be directly crushed by warriors.
“By the way, after such a long time, I still don’t know that your Spiritual Sense is so strong. Do you have any special cultivation methods?”
Cheng Hong Ling asked tentatively.
“Secret.”
Qi Huang chose to keep it a secret without hesitation. She had to leave herself a way out, after all, the Spiritual Wisdom in her body was a ticking time bomb.
Cheng Hong Ling’s expression changed slightly. This feeling of not being able to fully control her clone was really unpleasant.
“By the way, I want to inquire about something. How do I enter the Sea of Consciousness?”
Qi Huang asked tentatively, as knowing yourself and your enemy is crucial for victory.
“Why are you asking this?”
Cheng Hong Ling replied impatiently.
“I’m just curious.”
Qi Huang chuckled evasively.
“You, a Spiritual Wisdom, where would you have a Sea of Consciousness? Your Sea of Consciousness is here with me!”
Cheng Hong Ling pointed to her head.
‘You know, I actually do.’
Qi Huang slightly raised the corner of her mouth, but it seemed hopeless to inquire from her main body now. She had to find a way to ask someone else.
The two soon returned to the HongHua Sect. Upon learning that the matter had been perfectly resolved by Qi Huang, Cheng Hong Ling’s reputation within the sect soared even further, although she couldn’t have gone much higher.
Cheng Hong Ling felt a bit embarrassed. Although it was indeed her clone that had resolved the matter, that fellow had clearly developed an independent personality, so she felt as if she had taken advantage.
‘If it’s always like this, then wouldn’t I, the main body, be less useful than my clone?’
Cheng Hong Ling sensed a strange crisis and immediately immersed herself in cultivation.
However, Qi Huang did not plan to cultivate after returning. She quietly went to ask Xu Mei about the method of entering the Sea of Consciousness.
“Why are you asking this? You are Hong Ling’s clone, isn’t your Sea of Consciousness with her?”
Xu Mei was also confused.
“I know, I’m just curious. Master, please tell me.”
Qi Huang suppressed her disgust and acted coquettishly with her cheap master’s arm.
“Alright, alright!”
Xu Mei flicked Qi Huang’s little nose, somewhat dotingly saying, “I really don’t understand if you two are the same person, why your personalities are so different. She has never acted so coquettishly with me.”
‘You guessed right, we are not the same person.’
Qi Huang couldn’t help but smile, but of course, she wouldn’t say it out loud.
“Then I’ll tell you. To enter the Sea of Consciousness, you need to cultivate an external Incarnation. But you yourself are a clone, and you cannot cultivate an external Incarnation, so it’s impossible to enter your own Sea of Consciousness. In fact, as I just said, your Sea of Consciousness is with your main body, so there is no Sea of Consciousness.”
Xu Mei explained.
‘Who says I don’t have a Sea of Consciousness?’
Qi Huang smiled subtly and then said, “Do you know how to cultivate an external Incarnation?”
“I’m not sure about that. Go ask Hong Ling. She must have done a lot of research in secret to cultivate you.”
Xu Mei suggested, she knew that this clone had fragmented memories.
Qi Huang hadn’t expected to have to ask her main body again, and thus got stuck here.
Next, Qi Huang quietly rushed back to Huatian Village. She used the previous method and bought many things to give to her parents and family. This time, all the talismans she bought were “Emperor-grade,” enough to deal with low-level ghosts.
However, Qi Huang was still worried. She was determined to work hard to earn money and enable her parents and family to use Emperor-grade, Earth-grade, or even Heaven-grade talismans as soon as possible. If she had the ability, she also wanted to help those folks in her hometown.
“My dear courier, how is that young man who gave you the items now? Did he tell you when he’s coming home?”
After receiving the items, her mother, Li Fen, didn’t even glance at them. She anxiously asked the courier about her son’s situation.
“Sorry, I’m only responsible for delivering messages, and I don’t ask any further questions.”
After saying that, the courier left.
Li Fen stood at the door, staring blankly into the distance, and only entered the house after a long time.
“I say, this child has been away for so long, can’t he always send letters but not show up in person?”
Li Fen started to nag after entering the house.
“Yes, doesn’t he know that these things are external possessions? Coming back to report that he’s safe is more important than anything.”
Old man Huang Xinghu also chimed in.
“Perhaps he’s just too busy?”
Huang Kairong comforted himself.
“Even if he can’t get away, he can ask Qi Huang to come. But now, even our daughter-in-law is nowhere to be seen. If people didn’t know, they’d think our daughter-in-law had run off.”
Li Fen sighed and shook her head.
Qi Huang heard all these words. This time, after receiving the items, her family was not as happy as before. They were only worried about her safety.
‘It seems this method cannot be used repeatedly. If it doesn’t solve the family’s worries, giving them anything is futile!’
Qi Huang understood, but she had already turned into a girl, and going back wouldn’t solve her family’s worries, but would only add to their troubles.
“Why don’t I go to the Prefecture Capital to find him?”
Huang Kairong had a sudden idea.
Qi Huang’s heart skipped a beat. If her father really went to the Prefecture Capital, then she would be truly helpless.
“Let’s forget it, it’s too dangerous.”
Li Fen thought for a moment and stopped him. She knew what was important.
“What are you afraid of? Anyway, he sent so many good talismans.”
Huang Kairong said confidently.
“Then do you know where Qi Huang’s home is?”
Li Fen asked anxiously again.
“This… I really don’t know. If I remember correctly, she didn’t tell us, did she?”
Huang Kairong asked confusedly.
“No, she only said her family was in business.”
Li Fen took a deep breath.
“This is difficult.”
Huang Kairong was also at a loss.
Qi Huang let out a deep sigh of relief. Fortunately, she hadn’t made up an address before, otherwise her father would have gone to find her without hesitation.
“Then let’s wait a bit longer. If he still doesn’t come back in a few months, I’ll go to the Prefecture Capital and ask door by door.”
Huang Kairong finally made a decision.
Qi Huang’s heart tensed again. Let alone a few months, even after several years or decades, “Huang Qi” couldn’t go back. The feminization on her body was clearly irreversible, at least there was no hope in sight.
Qi Huang left her hometown with a heavy heart, constantly worrying about how to deal with her parents and family.
‘What part of me is still like Huang Qi?’
Qi Huang racked her brain, and after a moment, she suddenly had an inspiration.
‘That’s right, don’t I still have the three souls of heaven, earth, and man, and the Spirit Soul, which maintain my male form? And my Spiritual Sense has already reached the Huashen Realm. If I can cultivate a clone like ordinary cultivators, then I can deal with my family like this!’
Qi Huang had a sudden idea, and she was so excited that she almost jumped up.
‘But I myself am a clone, can I really continue to cultivate an external Incarnation?’
Qi Huang fell into confusion again.
‘It seems I need to find a way to inquire about this matter, both for my parents and family, and for my own safety.’
Qi Huang quickly made a decision and then accelerated towards the direction of the HongHua Sect.
