[Northern Exorcism Institute].
The towering palace halls stood solemn and majestic. Gentle Immortal Light fell before the white jade steps and upon the dragon-and-phoenix pillars, while the white jade steps rose tier by tier, vanishing straight into the clouds and mist.
Lu Yang did not hurry forward. Instead, he quietly examined his own condition. The Wisdom Light gathered in his eyes by [Supreme Dao Assimilation] rapidly deduced the realms to come. Endless mysteries continued to descend, pouring into his body, nourishing his life and raising him toward a higher realm.
"After advancing to Divine Lord, there will no longer be a true body in this world."
"The sole true body will be the divine statue condensed within the [Northern Exorcism Institute], while the fleshly body in the mortal world will be transformed into a [Response Body]."
Lu Yang lowered his head and looked down upon the mortal realm.
Very soon, he saw his body within the Cloud Sea of Heaven-Reaching. With a thought, that body immediately shattered and dispersed into Spiritual Qi.
Then he shifted his gaze.
This time, it was not the Cloud Sea of Heaven-Reaching, but Overseas. As his gaze focused, Spiritual Qi answered, and an entirely new fleshly body was fashioned in an instant.
"This is a [Response Body]."
"A manifestation that responds to one's will. Even if it is destroyed, it will not affect the true body. So long as Divine Thought can reach a place, it can be deployed there at once."
"If there is any flaw, it is that it is too weak."
After a preliminary assessment, Lu Yang found that a [Response Body] could at most possess the strength of a Heretical True Lord. Though it stood above Foundation Establishment, it was difficult for it to rival an orthodox True Lord.
At that