Having successfully awakened, Silent Monk was thrilled. However, awakening Qi meant he could avoid returning to his original body, and that made him hesitate.
Silent Monk quickly shook his head. Everyone knew exactly why he had worked so hard to cultivate Qi lately. There was no need to deceive himself anymore.
Given a choice, who would want to die?
"Monk, why are you laughing in the middle of the night?"
Lu Yan's voice came from above. Silent Monk looked up and saw Lu Yan drinking on the roof. With the decisive battle approaching, Lu Yan could not help feeling worried and tense.
Silent Monk said with a smile, "Nothing. I just accidentally awakened Qi."
Pfft. Lu Yan sprayed out the wine in his mouth and asked in shock, "You awakened? Wait, what do you mean, you accidentally awakened Qi?"
Lu Yan suddenly wanted to hit someone. This monk was supposed to study Buddhism, yet he had somehow learned to brag instead.
"I just accidentally awakened it."
Silent Monk smiled. Lu Yan jumped down from the roof and asked unhappily, "What is your Qi ability? Someone like you probably could not awaken anything too powerful."
"A Qi ability? It is quite interesting."
Silent Monk smiled, and another version of him stepped out of his body. The duplicate bowed to Lu Yan. "Amitabha."
Lu Yan was a little dumbfounded. Was this a clone's clone? He asked curiously, "How many can you split into?"
"Only one, and it consumes a great deal of Qi. It cannot last very long."
Silent Monk sensed it for a moment, then said, "However, if I keep cultivating, perhaps he will eventually become a permanent clone, just like me."
"You are really lucky."
Lu Yan looked envious, jealous, and resentful. One extra clone meant twice the strength. It