Chapter 241: Twelfth Tier Doppelganger (9k)! (Part 2)

Chapter 241: Twelfth Tier Doppelganger (9k)! (Part 2)

Gray entries had special effects, and there was another type of special entry called a black entry, though he hadn't seen a single black entry to date, and there were none listed in the Entry Directory.

He first heard about black entries when he was in Daxia Kingdom, but he had only heard of their existence without any specific information.

He wasn't sure if it was just a rumor.

This gray entry was called "Immortal Life," and as the name suggested, its effect was simple and straightforward. You would gain an infinite lifespan, living as long as heaven and earth, never aging or dying.

A very powerful entry.

Countless seekers of immortality had spent their entire lives searching for it, and a simple gray entry could achieve this.

The only flaw was that cultivation would be restricted to the Refining Qi Stage, and there was no way to improve cultivation progress through any means. For a Refining Qi Stage cultivator, even with an infinite lifespan, it would be challenging to live past a thousand years.

And there were too many unexpected dangers in the cultivation world.

Perhaps one day, a battle between two powerful beings above might affect the city he was in, leading to his immediate demise. After all, this entry only extended his lifespan infinitely; it didn't make him invincible in the mortal world.

None of these three entries were suitable for him.

They didn't align with his goals.

His goal had never been immortality; it wasn't that important to him. What truly mattered to him was freedom, and the freedom he sought was the ability to kill whomever he wanted without anyone being able to kill him.

Chen Qiu shook his head, activating the 'Fortune Arrives' entry, spending 100,000 Virtue Points to re-roll the third entry.

As the third entry on the panel slowly faded away, a brand-new entry floated into view.

Entry Name: Twelve Volumes of Military Orders, Each Mentions My Name

Entry Level: Pink

Entry Effect: Each time you are nominated by any form of the Heavenly Dao Edict, your cultivation speed will increase fivefold.

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Chen Qiu's expression became slightly complicated as he looked at the entry panel before him. Sorry, his lack of experience had led him to believe that 'Hammer Ant' was the longest entry name he had ever seen.

But today, he encountered an even longer one.

A full twelve characters.

And it was a pink entry.

It was quite fitting for him.

However, the effect was slightly weak. Being nominated by the Heavenly Dao Edict only increased his cultivation speed by five times. If he were on the Profound Heaven Continent, he might have been excited, as he lacked ways to enhance his cultivation speed there.

But now, things are different.

He had a cultivation speed that was over 200 times faster, and this 5-fold increase didn't seem very impressive at first glance.

However, it was still better than nothing, and it was far more useful than the other three completely useless entries. Moreover, with each nomination by the Heavenly Dao Edict, he would gain this effect. For ordinary cultivators, this was a significant opportunity.

Oh, wait.

For ordinary cultivators, choosing this entry would mean that it would likely remain unused, and they would never have a chance to utilize it. For most people, being nominated by the Heavenly Dao Edict was almost impossible. After all, the edict never recorded the names of the unknown and insignificant.

After successfully choosing this entry, Chen Qiu subconsciously looked towards the panel floating above his Dantian.

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"Name": Chen Qiu.

"Cultivation": Seventh Layer of Refining Void (0.1%).

"Entries": Ascend Continuously, Spirit Qi Pressure, Dantian Expansion (Unique), Self-Destruct Entry, Focus Power (Thunder Summoning Art), Reviving Breeze, Steady Ascend, Smooth Operator, Utilize Everything, Moonlit Wolf Demon, Solid and Hollow, Complementary, Dual Spellcasting, Regular Proclamation Guest, Tenfold Spellcasting, Storm and Rain, Self-Derived Forty-Nine, Unification of Ten Thousand Laws, Umbrella Over the World, Omniscience, Virtuous Sage, Virtue Bodyguard, Frost on Snow, Supremacy of Body Skills, Rapid Advancement, Continuous Flow, One Push One Pull, Nascent Soul Defense, Fortune Arrives, True Sight Eye, Umbrella Over the World, Battle to the Death, Snow Forecasting Abundance, Burial with Honor, Lone Warrior, Human-Soul Union, Annihilation Thunder Tribulation, Quick Reflexes (Supreme), Thunder Law Body (Supreme), Sole Law Deity, Far-Famed Reputation, Body Skill Conversion, Triple Spell Casting, Unfettered Person (Supreme), Hammer-Wielding Ant, Twelve Volumes of Military Orders, Each Mentions My Name.

"Cultivation Techniques": Earth Penetration Technique, Illusion Technique, Thunder Summoning Art, Nine Toxins Dark Soul Technique, Flying Snow, Heaven Fire Technique, Concealment Technique, Golden Light Bodyguard Technique.

"Spirit Beasts": Moonlit Wolf Demon.

"Affiliation": Mock Heaven Sect, Sect Leader.

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"Hmm."

Chen Qiu couldn't help but sigh, his expression filled with emotion. It seemed like he had a bit more entries than normal, not just one or two times more, and most of them could form entry groups.

A small portion couldn't form entry groups, but even individually, they were powerful entries.

There were basically no useless entries, and the completely useless ones had already been used for self-destruction or as Nascent Soul materials.

He indeed had quite a few entries.

The only issue was that he didn't know enough techniques, but it was still sufficient.

After that, he looked towards a pile of jade scrolls in the warehouse of the Little World, and after scanning them with his Divine Sense, a jade scroll named "List of Materials for Various Tier Doppelgangers" appeared in his hand. He was now at the Seventh Layer of Refining Void!

He was about to reach Body Fusion.

Chen Qiu decided to temporarily stop cultivating and take a few days to consolidate his cultivation realm. His speed had been too fast, and it was easy for his realm to become unstable.

Indeed.

With a foundation of the Twelfth Stage Nascent Soul, it was almost impossible for his realm to become unstable. This would be an insult to the Twelfth Stage Nascent Soul, but his cultivation speed was just too fast, and even the Twelfth Stage Nascent Soul struggled to keep up.

Anyway, the "External Body" was something that Refining Void cultivators must cultivate. To break through to the Body Fusion Stage, one must possess their own External Body.

There were still over twenty days until he met Liu Zide and the others, so he might as well create this External Body now. Of course, he had to check if he had the necessary materials first.

Soon—

As his Divine Sense entered the jade scroll, Chen Qiu felt the forging conditions for the various tiers of External Bodies.

"First Tier Doppelganger": 1,000 Medium-grade Spirit Stones.

"Second Tier Doppelganger": 5,000 Medium-grade Spirit Stones, one Heavenly Snow Pear.

"Third Tier Doppelganger": 10,000 Medium-grade Spirit Stones, one Dragon Peach Fruit.

"Fourth Tier Doppelganger": 30,000 Medium-grade Spirit Stones, one Phoenix Feather Wood.

"..."

"Seventh Tier Doppelganger": 100,000 Medium-grade Spirit Stones, One Thread of Earthly Pride Destiny, One Thread of Heavenly Dao Destiny.

"..."

"Tenth Tier Doppelganger": Requires the preconditions of a Tenth Tier Golden Core and a Tenth Tier Nascent Soul, and consumes 500,000 Medium-grade Spirit Stones, One Thread of Heavenly Pride Destiny, One Thread of Human Pride Destiny.

"..."

"Twelfth Tier Doppelganger": Requires the preconditions of a Twelfth Tier Golden Core, a Twelfth Tier Nascent Soul, and a Permanent Rainbow Entry, and consumes 1,000,000 Medium-grade Spirit Stones, One Thread of Peerless Heavenly Pride Destiny, One Thread of Heavenly Dao Destiny.

"..."

Chen Qiu's eyebrows furrowed slightly as he looked at the materials required for forging External Bodies of different tiers.

"External Body" was the primary combat method for Refining Void cultivators.

Except for not being able to share entries, it could possess all their combat methods, such as techniques, spiritual treasures, flying swords, and more. It was like having an additional helper who was completely in sync with their intentions. The tier of the External Body did not affect its combat power.

The combat strength of a First Tier Doppelganger and a Twelfth Tier Doppelganger was the same.

The only difference was...

A First Tier Doppelganger, upon reaching Body Fusion, would definitely learn a "First Tier Body Integration Move."

A Twelfth Tier Doppelganger, upon reaching Body Fusion, would naturally learn a "Twelfth Tier Body Integration Move."

The tier of the Body Integration Move directly determined the upper limit of a Body Fusion cultivator's power.

This was crucial.

Therefore, generally speaking, those with some strength and confidence in breaking through to the Body Fusion Stage would usually have a high-tier External Body, at least a Seventh or Eighth Tier. This was to avoid having a low-tier Body Integration Move upon reaching Body Fusion, becoming the weakest Body Fusion powerhouse.

Of course.

Most Refining Void cultivators had First Tier External Bodies because upgrading the External Body required significant resources. Most Refining Void cultivators were self-aware and knew that without a significant opportunity, breaking through to the Body Fusion Stage was impossible.

A First Tier External Body was sufficient.

If they were truly fortunate enough to have the opportunity to break through to Body Fusion, they could suppress their cultivation and work on improving their External Body's tier before reaching Body Fusion.

The tier of the External Body could be improved later, as long as it was done before breaking through to the Body Fusion Stage.

After determining the quality of the Body Integration Move, it was almost impossible to enhance it through any means.

The jade slip provided an absolute statement.

But Chen Qiu added the word 'almost' himself, after all, it was previously said that once the quality of a Golden Core was determined, it was absolutely impossible to improve it. Later, that Buddhist Sect's true disciple, somehow, managed to upgrade his Golden Core.

With so many entries, no one knew which one might have the power to defy fate.

His current goal was the Twelfth Tier External Body.

He fulfilled all three prerequisites: a Twelfth Stage Golden Core, a Twelfth Stage Nascent Soul, and a Permanent Rainbow Entry. Interestingly, the previous prerequisites were all Rainbow Entries, which allowed some people to exploit a loophole using the one-day version of the Rainbow Entry.

Now, it directly required a Permanent Rainbow Entry.

He also had all the subsequent forging materials.

One million medium-grade Spirit Stones, a Thread of Peerless Heavenly Pride Destiny, and a Thread of Heavenly Dao Destiny.

The Thread of Peerless Heavenly Pride Destiny he had saved from last time was just enough for this, and he had stored quite a few Threads of Heavenly Dao Destiny, even carrying a Peerless Heavenly Pride Destiny Scroll in his bosom, as he used it quite frequently.

In other words, he now fulfilled all the conditions for forging the Twelfth Tier External Body.

The only thing that made him sigh was the sheer amount of Spirit Stones required—a whopping one million medium-grade Spirit Stones!!!

One million medium-grade Spirit Stones was an enormous amount; he had only obtained 400,000 Spirit Stones from looting the Bai family. He would need to loot two and a half Bai families to acquire that many Spirit Stones.

The cost was indeed substantial.

It was much more than what he had spent on forging his Twelfth Stage Divine Transformation Field.

However, he suddenly remembered something. The Buddhist disciple on the Profound Heaven Continent had, to his knowledge, used a one-day version of the Rainbow Entry to form a Tenth Stage Nascent Soul. He suddenly became curious about the details of that Rainbow Entry and wanted to record it in his Entry Directory.

He immediately contacted the Sect Leader of the Heavenly Axe Sect through sound transmission, asking him to find the Buddhist Ancestor of the Profound Heaven Continent and have him come to see him.

He knew that these two had a connection and had met before.

After doing all this,

He took a deep breath, looked at the jade slip floating in mid-air before him, and circulated his Heart Technique to force the Thread of Peerless Heavenly Pride Destiny and the Thread of Heavenly Dao Destiny out of his body. Then, he waved his hand, signaling the Brown Bear Patriarch beside him to throw out one million medium-grade Spirit Stones.

In the blink of an eye,

The one million Spirit Stones instantly melted into a viscous liquid, which then, as if imbued with sentience, began to gradually condense into a human form.

Its physique was almost identical to his own.

His Thread of Peerless Heavenly Pride Destiny and Thread of Heavenly Dao Destiny instantly merged into this human form composed of viscous liquid, and as his External Body gradually took shape, he faintly felt that this External Body was entirely under his control.

It wasn't the kind of intimacy shared between a father and son of the same bloodline.

It was more like gaining an extra arm, easily controllable, giving him the sensation of having an additional limb.

With a mere thought, this External Body could perform any action within the realm of common sense. For instance, it would be challenging to make his External Body cut off its head and place it on its chest.

Not that it was impossible, but doing so would likely damage this External Body, which he had forged with great effort.

After all, even he himself would struggle to perform such a high-difficulty action, let alone an External Body.

Just then—

"Hmm?"

Chen Qiu looked up curiously at the twelve statues within the Heavenly Palace. He wasn't sure if it was an illusion, but he thought he had caught a glimpse of a faint white light flashing across these statues with his peripheral vision.

However, when he carefully probed with his Divine Sense, he found nothing unusual.

These twelve statues were rewards he had received after completing twelve milestone tasks on the Profound Heaven Continent. Later, when the Heavenly Palace came under his control, these statues also became his.

They were like puppets with Refining Void cultivation, safeguarding his safety.

But they were basically useless, given his strength; he didn't need twelve Refining Void puppets to protect him. So, most of the time, these statues served as decorations, recording his twelve highlights or memorable moments on the Profound Heaven Continent.

Each statue represented a story from his time on the Profound Heaven Continent.

Just then,

As the liquid, formed from melting one million Spirit Stones, took on a human shape, it signified the completion of his Twelfth Tier External Body. It was naked, its body surface a translucent, milky white color similar to Spirit Stones.

Its face was flat.

There were no noses, mouths, ears, or hair—no organs at all.

The entire head resembled a bald, plaster sphere.

This was his External Body.

Chen Qiu glanced at his newly forged Twelfth Tier External Body with slight satisfaction. What pleased him the most was that this External Body didn't share his appearance; otherwise, seeing someone with his face standing before him, even knowing it was his External Body, would have felt strange.

It would have made him uncomfortable.

Just then—

Before he could observe his newly forged Twelfth Tier External Body any further, a Heavenly Dao Edict suddenly resonated across the entire Vast Continent! When the state-continent restraints divided the Vast Continent into twelve pieces, this continent-wide Heavenly Dao Edict immediately drew the attention of all cultivators, and they heard a familiar name from it.

Chen Qiu,

the man who had completed the twelve milestone tasks on the Lower Continent and, upon entering the Vast Continent, seized the Heaven Sovereign Throne, triggering the Twelve Thrones Contest.

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