Refining a Clone

"Reincarnation is indeed extremely important—not only to you, Sister Houtu, but also to us Sanqing and the Twelve Ancestral Witches, as well as the countless living beings of the entire Great Desolation World. But don't put too much pressure on yourself, Sister Houtu.

You should quickly refine the Father God Marrow. Being born is the priority.

Comprehending the Law of Reincarnation is not something that needs to be rushed.

As your brother, I will also help you comprehend the Law of Reincarnation."

Taiqing did not want to put too much pressure on Houtu.

After all, Houtu had not even been born yet, and already she was shouldering so much. It really made Taiqing seem far too saintly.

He had just said that he would protect his younger siblings, yet he immediately turned around and put pressure on them.

"It's alright, Brother Taiqing. I can devote part of my energy to trying to comprehend the Law of Reincarnation."

Houtu was understanding and responsible. The moment she heard that the Law of Reincarnation concerned the Sanqing and the Twelve Ancestral Witches—

She stepped up without hesitation and wanted to comprehend the Law of Reincarnation.

"I shouldn't have said anything."

Taiqing felt somewhat reluctant. Sister Houtu had not even been born, yet she was already taking on all this.

He truly was too saintly.

"Speaking of the Primordial Wilderness, the one who understands the Law of Reincarnation best must be Ancestor Reincarnation.

He is the source of the Law of Reincarnation, the Reincarnation Demon God.

During the Chaos era, he was one of the top ten Chaos Demon Gods.

If Sister Houtu could learn the Law of Reincarnation from Ancestor Reincarnation—

Then comprehending the Law of Reincarnation would probably be as easy as walking on level ground."

Taiqing immediately thought of Ancestor Reincarnation.

Back on the summit of Buzhou Mountain, he had seen Ancestor Reincarnation's figure. The Law of Reincarnation surrounding him had left a deep impression on Taiqing.

"No, I have to find a way to learn the Law of Reincarnation from Ancestor Reincarnation.

As long as I learn the Law of Reincarnation, I can teach it to Sister Houtu.

That way, Sister Houtu will not have to bear so much pressure."

Since he had caused Sister Houtu's pressure himself, Taiqing had to resolve it for her.

As for why Taiqing insisted on seeking out Ancestor Reincarnation to learn the Law of Reincarnation—

Rather than comprehending the Law of Reincarnation himself before teaching it to Houtu—

It was because Taiqing had already tried to comprehend the Law of Reincarnation.

After becoming an Early-stage Hunyuan Golden Immortal, Taiqing had not only studied the Dao of time, space, the Eight Trigrams, and divination.

He had also studied the Law of Reincarnation. He had intended to comprehend it himself before passing it on to Houtu.

Yet no matter how Taiqing studied it, he could not find even the slightest trace of the Law of Reincarnation between heaven and earth.

It was as though the Law of Reincarnation in the Primordial Wilderness had been hidden away.

Taiqing immediately thought of the possibility that this was most likely a scheme of the Heavenly Dao.

The Heavenly Dao had hidden the Law of Reincarnation between heaven and earth.

Its purpose was obvious. It was likely to prevent Houtu from comprehending the Law of Reincarnation.

That was why Taiqing insisted on seeking out Ancestor Reincarnation to learn the Law of Reincarnation.

With the Law of Reincarnation hidden, Ancestor Reincarnation was the only being in the Primordial Wilderness who understood it.

Taiqing guessed that the Heavenly Dao would likely soon use the Dao-Devil War to eliminate Ancestor Reincarnation.

It would make the only being in the Primordial Wilderness who understood the Law of Reincarnation disappear.

That way, it could ensure that nothing went wrong and make it impossible for Houtu to comprehend the Law of Reincarnation.

After all, Ancestor Reincarnation seemed to have vanished from the Primordial Wilderness after the Dao-Devil War.

Taiqing guessed that the Heavenly Dao had most likely used the Dao-Devil War to get rid of Ancestor Reincarnation as quickly as possible.

"It seems I must act quickly. The final battle of the Dao-Devil War should be about to begin.

Before then, I must learn the Law of Reincarnation from Ancestor Reincarnation.

I may even have to save Ancestor Reincarnation during the Dao-Devil War."

A sudden sense of urgency rose within Taiqing.

"With my current realm, Ancestor Reincarnation definitely would not agree if I went to him as a disciple.

Sending an incarnation will not work either. An incarnation would be at the same realm as me.

Just how am I supposed to become Ancestor Reincarnation's disciple?"

Taiqing stood quietly before the Blood Pool and pondered. Seeing him deep in thought, Houtu did not disturb him and began cultivating on her own.

"Reincarnation? The Underworld? The Blood Sea.

Wait, the Blood Sea!"

Thinking of Reincarnation, Taiqing could not help but associate it with the Blood Sea.

Because Houtu would transform herself into Reincarnation and establish the Underworld in the Blood Sea.

"The Blood Sea! Ancestor Minghe!"

Speaking of the Blood Sea, one could not avoid mentioning Ancestor Minghe.

He was known for the saying, "As long as the Blood Sea does not dry up, Minghe will not die."

Because the Blood Sea was boundless, Minghe had refined countless Blood God Clones and stored them within it.

Destroying one of his clones meant nothing, for he still had countless more.

Taiqing could not help thinking of the art of clones.

"The incarnation summoned by One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones will not work, but I can completely refine a clone of my own."

Although Taiqing could not refine countless Blood God Clones like Minghe, refining a single clone was still possible.

Besides, were the materials for refining a clone not already right before him?

Could this enormous Blood Pool not provide him with the materials to refine a clone?

The Ancestral Witches could use this Blood Pool to create the Witch Race. Why could Taiqing not use it to create a clone?

Taiqing no longer hesitated and immediately sat cross-legged before the Blood Pool.

A figure identical to Taiqing appeared above his head, emanating an eternal, indestructible aura as peaceful and steadfast as a golden sun.

That figure like a golden sun was Taiqing's Primordial Spirit.

In the Primordial Wilderness, Golden Immortals possessed the trait of living as long as heaven and earth, eternal and indestructible.

Taiqing's Primordial Spirit, physical body, laws, mana, and all other aspects had reached the Early-stage Hunyuan Golden Immortal realm.

His Primordial Spirit was countless times stronger than that of a Golden Immortal, so its eternal and indestructible aura was naturally extraordinarily powerful.

Deep within that golden, eternal, indestructible Primordial Spirit, one could see a radiant golden pagoda, a Yin Yang fish diagram, and a fly whisk.

They were naturally Taiqing's Companion Treasures: the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda, the Taiji Diagram, and the Taiyi Fly Whisk.

Of course, there was also the Twelve-petal Pure World White Lotus and the High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Weak Water Cup.

However, because those two Lingbao were not Taiqing's Companion Lingbao, they were not located at the center of his Primordial Spirit.

Taiqing formed a sword with his fingers and severed a tiny fragment from his own Primordial Spirit.

A heart-rending pain spread through every part of Taiqing's Primordial Spirit.

"Brother Taiqing!"

When Houtu saw Taiqing sever a fragment from his Primordial Spirit, she cried out in alarm.

She knew all too well the agony of an injured Primordial Spirit.

Her own Primordial Spirit had previously been constantly eroded by Innate Fiendish Energy.

"It's alright. There is no need to worry, Sister Houtu."

Taiqing spoke while enduring the intense pain.

It was merely a little hardship. Sister Houtu and the others had to endure such pain at every moment; Taiqing could bear it.

After severing that fragment of his Primordial Spirit, Taiqing hurriedly refined the Pangu Marrow.

As the Pangu Marrow was refined, Taiqing felt as though his Primordial Spirit had ascended to heaven.

That sensation could only be described as bliss.

The place where his Primordial Spirit had been severed also began recovering rapidly.

After refining only a tiny amount of Pangu Marrow, the damaged portion of his Primordial Spirit had completely recovered.

Pangu Marrow truly deserved to be called the most miraculous of rare treasures.

Taiqing no longer hesitated and placed the fragment of Primordial Spirit he had severed into the Blood Pool.

His hands rapidly formed seals as he began refining his own clone.

Within the Blood Pool, a figure slowly condensed. First came the bones, then the meridians, flesh, blood, and skin appeared one after another.

Before long, a young man who bore seventy to eighty percent resemblance to Taiqing had fully formed within the Blood Pool.