Chapter 253: The Importance of Avatars
Chapter 253: The Importance of Avatars
“Suo Huan, let’s talk this through.”
Within the grand formation, Chong Ying (True Dragon) watched Suo Huan approach and finally relinquished his pride as a dragon lord’s bloodline, lowering his regal dragon head to plead in a softened tone:
“My father is 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’ll meet your doom. Trapping me here with a formation, you’re clearly seeking leverage. Spare my life, and you may take anything I possess.”
When living under someone’s eaves, one must bow their head.
Chong Ying wanted to be defiant, but Suo Huan’s ruthless tactics left him no choice. A Late-Stage Foundation Building True Monarch like Suo Huan shouldn’t have needed a formation to overpower him.
Yet the pressure of Suo Huan’s cultivation suppressed him entirely. Before he could react, he was sealed within the formation, his spiritual power paralyzed. Without his dragon body’s resilience, he would have perished.
When he realized Suo Huan truly intended to kill him, Chong Ying wisely abandoned pride, hoping only to survive.
Suo Huan clapped in amusement. “The True Dragon Clan lives up to its reputation. No wonder your kind once ruled rivers and seas. Yet when the Dao Lords claimed the continents, your Dragon Lord retreated overseas, leaving only the oceans under your dominion.”
“You—!”
Chong Ying’s eyes flared with anger. The Four Seas Sect forbade mentioning how the True Dragons had abandoned inland territories when the Dao Lords rose. It was a humiliation too great to bear.
Yet outmatched, he swallowed his fury. “Suo Huan, you outsider, do you truly wish to fight until both sides perish?”
“You flatter yourself.”
Suo Huan’s smile faded. His spiritual power surged outward, manifesting not as divine ability but as a colossal river spanning heaven and earth.
The True Man’s rank cultivation merged with the formation, creating a breathtaking spectacle—dazzling waves cascading like the Milky Way descending to earth, engulfing Chong Ying’s dragon form. He looked like a dragon-shaped amber.
Roar!
Chong Ying struggled, but Suo Huan’s mastery of both formation and cultivation left no room for resistance. The faint dragon roar faded into silence.
The formation collapsed, condensing into a radiant pill in Suo Huan’s palm. Only then did he turn to the mirror.
“A pure-blooded True Dragon cultivating the Great Oceanic Current—perfect for refining the Heavenly Water Trigram Fusion Pill you need.”
Miao Yin True Man, watching from the Holy Sect, shivered. Suo Huan’s display was as much a warning to her as a capture of Chong Ying. This outsider True Man wielded power rivaling the divine!
Resentment flared toward Chongguang. If he hadn’t refused my plea for help, and an elder at Foundation Building Perfection guarded me, how dare Suo Huan act so brazenly?
Yet her face remained serene as she smiled sweetly.
“Gratitude, Suo Huan. I’ve arranged the cultivator you requested. You’ll soon find Zhong Ming in the Overseas Dominion.”
“Oh? Who this time?”
“Zhong Ming.”
Miao Yin’s tone was light. Zhong Ming had been a tool to emulate the Heaven-Mending Peak Master, but with Chongguang dead and Zhong Ming himself useless, she had no choice but to offer him as tribute.
Suo Huan shook his head at her calculation. “Zhong Ming’s lineage from the Jiangbei Demon Sect is notable. His essence would yield at least mid-tier spiritual energy.”
“Agreed.”
Miao Yin shifted topics smoothly. “As for Yuan Tu (Slaughter), I’ll soon accompany him to the Myriad Martial Realm Spirit Realm.”
“Once inside, I’ll guide you to him. You may kill him discreetly, shield the karmic backlash, and even a True Monarch won’t trace us.”
A flicker of cunning lit Suo Huan’s eyes before he nodded. “I’ll await your success.”
“The True Dragon is yours by our old terms. We’ll collaborate further—surely you won’t renege.”
The mirror’s light dimmed, the image replaced by the dragon-sealed pill, which Suo Huan transmitted across vast distances. Miao Yin caught it, gratified. “This trip was worthwhile.”
“Now to refine this dragon.”
“A Heavenly Water Trigram Fusion Pill combined with the Ling Xu Fortune Ground will grant seventy percent success for my Heavenly Tribulation. Cursed Chongguang—if he’d shared his Yangilluminate Cave Realm to aid my breakthrough, I wouldn’t need this ordeal.”
Her voice trailed off in the empty hall.
Meanwhile, Lv Yang emerged from the Revelation Pavilion.
Back at Luofeng Mountain, he sealed his cultivation chamber and retrieved the Nine Matron Celestial Demon Extermination Sword and a golden manual: The Xiantai Jingshi Secret Record.
The pavilion’s formation spirit had recommended it as the optimal method to maximize the sword’s power. The technique relied on Xiantai (Immortal Embryo) and Jing Shi (Worldly Incarnation). First, cultivate a divine seed with rare treasures, then refine it into an avatar—a Xiantai. This avatar would then incarnate in the mortal world as Jing Shi.
“In short, an avatar technique.”
Unlike ordinary clones, the Xiantai resembled a celestial being, possessing its own fate. Actions taken by the avatar would incur karmic retribution only upon itself, leaving Lv Yang’s true self untouched.
An ideal method for evading calamities.
The sole flaw was its inability to avert existing tribulations—it was a separate entity, though linked.
“No matter. It suffices.”
Lv Yang smiled. The Nine Matron Sword was perfect for nurturing the Xiantai.
“Let it go overseas in my stead.”
Though the Ten Thousand Lives Scroll safeguarded him, Lv Yang preferred caution. With Chongguang fallen and the True Monarch Qingcheng Feixue soon to enter seclusion, venturing out risked exposure. An Xiantai avatar was now vital.
“The true self reaps rewards; the avatar bears consequences. At the first sign of danger, I’ll sever ties and flee. That’s the point of an avatar.”
He chanted an incantation, pointing a finger at the sword. A crisp hum echoed.
Checking the time, he mused, In three months, all will be ready.
Then he’d head to the Myriad Martial Realm to harvest spiritual essence, test the mysteries of Second-Tier True Cultivation Techniques, and prepare for Late-Stage Foundation Building.
(End of Chapter)
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