"Even you came, Yiqin!" I looked toward where the flying sword had shot from. A woman leaped out of the clouds, but what made my expression change again was that it wasn't Di Yiqin at all. It was a half-transparent person whose clearly visible meridians covered her entire body!
"This..." I drew in a breath of icy air. Countless thoughts flashed through my mind. For some reason, even her aura was exactly the same as Di Yiqin's. Yet she wasn't Di Yiqin herself!
After knocking the flying sword away, the transparent person immediately flew toward Li Baiyun. She swiftly recalled the treasured sword, then slashed at him again. Every move was exactly the same as Di Yiqin's!
When I called out her name, she remained unmoved. She only silently fought Li Baiyun, which left me puzzled as well. Without another word, I immediately appeared in front of her, forced her back with my sword, then quickly reached out, intending to seize her and examine her meridians!
But when I approached, I discovered that the area where her core meridians should have been was actually a gemstone wrapped in a dense mass of runes. At first glance, it was indistinguishable from the Heavenly Dao Stone!
This time, even I couldn't explain what was going on!
Li Baiyun knew I had encountered someone familiar, so he immediately said, "Brother Xia, don't let it confuse you. This should be some kind of meridian-copying technique. You should have figured that out long ago!"
"Figured out what?" I was stunned. One of the Li Baiyuns instantly brushed past me and attacked this half-transparent copy filled with the colors of the clouds as he said, "Do you really think Heavenly City selects Heaven's Chosen and grants them innate immortal qi without requiring anything in return?"
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