The External Incarnation
Although the incarnation had accommodated a sliver of his spiritual sense, Shi Yue planned to plant a few restrictions in it, just to be safe. It wasn't uncommon in the Cultivation World for an incarnation to grow far stronger than its original body and turn against its master. He had to guard against that.
Shi Yue opened his mouth and spat out a glob of Essence Blood. His fingers formed a Hand Seal, and he manipulated the blood into a series of profound runes. They spun once in the air before vanishing into the white-clad young man's body.
Only after finishing everything did Shi Yue let out a long breath of relief.
"I'll call you Shi Bai from now on!" Shi Yue said, gazing at the white-clad young man with a faint smile.
The incarnation had been successfully refined, but his cultivation was only at the Qi Refining Stage. Still, Shi Yue had the Heaven Controlling Bead, so raising the incarnation's cultivation would not be difficult.
Shi Yue and his External Incarnation shared a connection of heart and mind. When he issued an order, the incarnation carried it out at once—a far cry from controlling a puppet.
"Boy Shi, you refined this incarnation with a Lightning Absorbing Stone, so he can be considered a Lightning Spiritual Root cultivator. Since you refined him with Exotic Fire and used three excellent materials—the Yin Soul Fruit, Soul Returning Grass, and Soul-Giving Flower—Shi Bai's aptitude is much better than that of an ordinary Lightning Spiritual Root cultivator. I have a cultivation technique for Lightning Spiritual Root cultivators here. It can take one from the Qi Refining Stage all the way to the Body Integration Realm, and it comes with several powerful divine abilities. Five hundred thousand Spirit Stones. What do you