Stealing Incense! The Immortal's Cultivation

Just as Chen Dengming conceived the idea of possessing the power of faith within the Heart of the Ocean, a tense warning came from the Little Array Spirit Soul House.

"Fellow Daoist, do not be misled by the power of faith. Although I have never cultivated the path of immortality through incense offerings, I do know that incense is poison, it can be addictive."

Moreover, if one is not careful, it can easily backfire.

Chen Dengming suddenly awoke, his eyes flashing with blue Dao power. He quickly entered the Heavenly Heart Realm and immediately felt the attraction emanating from the other side disappear, his mind returning to clarity.

For a moment, Chen Dengming broke out in a cold sweat.

The power of faith within the Heart of the Ocean was truly bizarre; it could actually shake his State of Mind, causing him to act somewhat irrationally just now. Fortunately, he had a little baby in his arms who was always there to warn him.

His gaze was fixed on the clone below, whose hands were gripping the Heart of the Ocean. Suddenly, a thought struck him, and he asked curiously, "Ling'er, have you noticed something strange? Why is my clone unaffected by the allure of faith?"

Could it be because my clone is formed from the Immortal Celestial Dao Power, and without my intervention, it lacks a dominant consciousness and thought, and thus has almost no desires, making it difficult to be affected?

The Little Array Spirit felt strange upon hearing this. It poked its little head out of the Soul House and observed for a moment. It then said thoughtfully, "Dao, fellow Daoist, you are right. Your clone has almost no desires."

Therefore, the desire for and pursuit of great power ceases to exist, and the allure of faith is greatly diminished for him.

She paused, then said strangely, "From this perspective, fellow Daoist, your avatar is neither attracted by the power of faith, nor is it afraid of being devoured by the power of faith because it is an avatar. Furthermore, the heavy pressure of the power of faith is borne by the Heart of the Ocean. This... this might be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"

Chen Dengming's heart skipped a beat. "What do you mean?"

Little Array Spirit, "If you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight! If you want to obtain this power of faith, you must also be able to withstand the infusion of this power of faith. In short, you must bear its weight."

However, the Heart of the Ocean, this wondrous treasure, has already helped bear the weight of faith, thanks to all these fortuitous opportunity.

"Fellow Daoist, perhaps you could try having your avatar absorb the Heart of the Ocean, thereby indirectly stealing the incense and followers left behind by the Outer Realm Devil."

Chen Dengming had already guessed this beforehand, and upon hearing this, he exclaimed with delight, "If that's the case, then that's excellent! We should definitely give it a try!"

He then thought about the fact that the clones couldn't exist for very long.

But this kind of problem is actually easy to solve.

By simply creating a new clone when the original collapses, and continuing to absorb the Heart of the Ocean, the cycle of control can be completed.

This kind of attempt carries risks, but the rewards if successful are substantial.

If it fails, it will only destroy one clone.

If successful, they will usurp the throne, steal the many Incense Believer left behind by the Outer Realm Devil Venerable in the Eastern Immortal Sea, issue commands, and many troubles will be easily resolved.

"I'll give it a try... there's no harm in trying..."

Without further hesitation, Chen Dengming immediately ordered his Heavenly Immortal Clone to attempt to absorb the Heart of the Ocean.

However, after a short while, as the Heart of the Ocean was gradually absorbed into the Heavenly Immortal Clone's body, the Heavenly Immortal Clone's body gradually swelled up, and the Wood Elemental Spiritual Energy within it rapidly increased.

This also caused the aura of the Heavenly Immortal Clone to become increasingly powerful, quickly breaking through the category of False Core and emitting a spiritual might no weaker than that of a Golden Core, as deep and abyssal as a prison in the sea.

"The five elements are mutually reinforcing each other?"

Upon seeing this, Chen Dengming immediately understood what had happened.

At this moment, the Heavenly Immortal Clone had even expanded to several feet tall. As the Heart of the Ocean continued to absorb the power from the ocean, it continued to do so. Subsequently, the Wood Elemental Spiritual Energy became so dense that it began to press down on the mental imprint.

Chen Dengming was both surprised and delighted by this unexpected turn of events.

The five elements in the universe interact with each other through mutual generation and restraint.

As a supreme treasure among water-type Spiritual Material, the Heart of the Ocean, when combined with the Wood Element Heavenly Immortal Clone, will naturally accelerate the growth of the Wood Element Heavenly Immortal Clone's power—this can be considered an unexpected discovery.

The reason why clones have always been difficult to maintain and have collapsed and disappeared has been mainly due to the factor of power depletion.

If the Spiritual Qi gathered in the body is depleted excessively, it will naturally collapse and disappear.

Faced with this problem, Chen Dengming's solution was for his Wood Element clone to use the <Reverse Glory Spring Return Technique> to restore Wood Elemental Spiritual Energy, and his metal-element clone to use the <Spirit Devouring Technique> to restore Metal Elemental Spiritual Energy.

However, after casting the spell, the Spiritual Qi lost by the clone will be restored, but the Mental Strength will inevitably be depleted, shortening its existence time.

When too much Mental Strength is depleted, the mental imprint that forms the clone will collapse, and the clone will naturally be unable to exist.

However, now that the power of the Wood Element clone that has absorbed the Heart of the Ocean is constantly increasing, even if its power is depleted in the future, it will be restored with the continuous feedback from the Heart of the Ocean.

In this way, wouldn't this clone be able to achieve a certain degree of immortality?

Chen Dengming's expression was strange. "As long as the spiritual imprint doesn't collapse and doesn't leave a large area of water, this clone should no longer have to worry about Spiritual Qi depletion."

And this Heavenly Immortal Clone no longer needs to use the <Reverse Glory Spring Return Technique> to restore its own Spiritual Qi, so its Mental Strength will not be depleted, and its spiritual imprint will naturally not collapse. This is a perfect closed loop."

He felt invigorated, yet also slightly nervous.

The key question now is when the Heart of the Ocean's absorption of the ocean's aquatic Spiritual Qi will stop.

The clone's spiritual imprint had already sensed the intense pressure from the Wood Elemental Spiritual Energy.

If this continues, the mental imprint will not be able to withstand such immense power and will collapse.

After all, even if aquatic plants are made of wood, too much water will drown them, making them more harmful than beneficial.

The Little Array Spirit Soul House reminded him, "Fellow Daoist, if this continues, this clone will be destroyed. We should get him out of the seawater quickly."

"Once it leaves the seawater, the Heart of the Ocean, it won't absorb water-based Spiritual Qi so quickly."

Chen Dengming nodded slightly, his expression grave. "This is one solution. Another solution is to try to condense the golden core into the clone now."

In this way, the clone's strength will greatly increase, and the pressure on the mental imprint will be greatly reduced.

The reason why the spiritual imprint was suppressed by the Wood Elemental Spiritual Energy was because this Spiritual Qi was too vast and dispersed, filling every part of the body. If it continued, the clone would be burst by this extraordinary and surging Spiritual Qi.

However, if this Spiritual Qi is highly condensed into a golden core, not only will the clone's strength undergo a leap forward, but there will also be no risk of it exploding.

Chen Dengming held Su Yan Yan's delicate body in his arms, his Purple Winged Double Wings flapping behind him, and he quickly broke through the waves and rose up.

The clone below also began to rise, leaving the surrounding dark abyss and heading straight for the sea surface.

During this process, Chen Dengming manipulated his clone to quickly gather the Wood Elemental Spiritual Energy within his body, condensing it into three powerful and vigorous clusters of Wood Elemental Spiritual Energy in three locations: his chest, forehead, and abdomen. These clusters spun rapidly, gathering energy into liquid, and then condensing into pills.

When he broke through to the Golden Core stage, it was a high-grade Nine-Turn Golden Core.

Now, helping the clone condense its core again is a piece of cake for him.

With such abundant Spiritual Qi, the three illusory cores within the split body quickly condensed and took shape, then gradually connected by a line, slowly rotating and merging towards the chest to become one.

A surge of powerful Spiritual Qi emanated from the clone, gradually forming a spiritual might that shook all directions.

The three illusory pills transform into three cycles each time.

When the three illusory pills have rotated to their second revolution, it is the sixth revolution, also known as the six-turn golden pill, which is ready to become a six-turn golden pill.

Just a few dozen breaths later.

The three illusory cores within the body had gathered at the chest, merging into one and successfully condensing into a sixth-stage golden core.

Instantly, an incomparably powerful golden core spiritual energy was released from the seawater, attracting Spiritual Qi from all directions as well as the essence of the sun and moon.

The entire clone seemed to radiate dazzling light at this moment, especially the golden core slowly rotating in its chest, which resembled a golden sun rising from the water, exuding magnificent spiritual power.

At this moment, the mental imprint within the clone was under immense pressure, but it did not collapse.

Because the Spiritual Qi absorbed by the Heart of the Ocean into the clone body is quickly taken away by the golden core in the chest, it will not dissipate to other parts of the body and run rampant, thus avoiding frequent collisions with the mental imprint and causing pressure.

Chen Dengming breathed a sigh of relief.

However, it was observed that the rate at which the Heart of the Ocean absorbed Spiritual Qi did not decrease or stop, so the risk of this clone collapsing still exists.

He continued to let his clone's golden core absorb the Spiritual Qi entering his body, advancing towards the Nine-Turn Golden Core, while simultaneously rushing towards the sea with his clone.

While ever-increasing power is certainly attractive, if one is not fortunate enough to enjoy it, then it's all just empty joy.

At this moment, as the clone broke through to the Golden Core stage, the intense spiritual power it emitted became even more awe-inspiring. The creatures that had already fled in the Inner Domain scattered even more, making the area even quieter.

Chen Dengming suddenly noticed that Su Yan Yan in his arms had slightly trembling eyelids and her fingers were moving slightly, as if she was about to wake up. Her delicate eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and she seemed to have something stuck in her mouth, which made her quite uncomfortable.

He immediately lifted Su Yan Yan's delicate body, which he had scooped up around the waist, and patted her back. A mouthful of blood spurted from her mouth and quickly dispersed in the seawater.

After spitting out that mouthful of blood, the discomfort on Su Yan Yan's pretty face immediately disappeared.

Chen Dengming breathed a sigh of relief. After hesitating for a moment, he still carried Su Yan Yan on his back, so that he wouldn't have to worry about her having blood clots blocking her mouth and nose again.

However, in doing so, his hands also became entangled around Su Yan Yan's soft legs.

He could feel Su Yan Yan's alluring body pressed tightly against his back without any obstruction. He was speechless for a moment, and hurriedly used his willpower to control his thoughts, continuing to rise upwards.

Whoosh--

On the turbulent sea, two blurry figures radiating intense golden core spiritual power swept past swiftly, carving large trenches into the seawater.

The two quickly hovered on the surface of the sea, standing side by side, their eyes wide with surprise as they looked down at the powerful aura of a Golden Core cultivator rising from the depths of the water. They could also vaguely sense Chen Dengming's aura, which surprised them greatly.

"What's going on? Fellow Daoist He Fang is breaking through to the Golden Core stage?"

"How could a fellow Daoist who broke through to the Golden Core stage suddenly appear nearby? It seems they surfaced with His Your Highness Daozi."

"Let's go down and see what's going on. Perhaps His Your Highness Daozi knows that fellow Daoist. Building good relationships and gaining another Dao of Alchemy Daoist would also benefit our Longevity Sect."

Swoosh--

The two swiftly soared through the air and descended.

In the seawater, Chen Dengming sensed two powerful golden core spiritual energies emerging from the water not far away, rapidly approaching him.

He immediately recognized Wen Liyan and Gongshu Zai and quickly transmitted his voice to them.

"Elders, please do not approach for now. I am assisting my clone in breaking through to the Golden Core stage. If it fails later, I cannot guarantee whether there will be any danger."

If the golden core within the clone gathers such a massive amount of power, and if the Heart of the Ocean continues to absorb Spiritual Qi into the body after it becomes a Nine-Turn Golden Core, it could very well burst the clone apart.

When such a massive burst of energy erupts, its power may be no less than that of a Golden Core cultivator self-destructing.

Gongshu Zai and Wen Liyan, who had just plunged into the sea, were stunned when they heard Chen Dengming's telepathic message, wondering if they had misheard.

Your Highness Daozi's clone about to break through to the Golden Core stage?

What kind of absurd situation is this?

Despite their shock, the two listened to advice and immediately broke through the water's surface, quickly dispersing.

A moment later, Chen Dengming also carried Su Yan Yan out of the sea and quickly moved away from the clone.

A dozen or so breaths later.

Whoosh--

The seawater broke through.

Its entire body radiated intense light, like a transparent avatar of a person of light bursting out of the sea and flying into the air.

A powerful Golden Light emanated from the clone's chest, as dazzling as the sun. The Spiritual Qi light surrounding the clone flickered and twisted, causing chaos in the magnetic field of heaven and earth. Strands of spiritual light, like silk or illusory mist, surrounded and vanished.

The Nine-Turn Golden Elixir is complete!

The three-zhang-tall clone emanated an extremely powerful spiritual aura.

However, to Chen Dengming's relief, as he left the seawater, the speed at which the Heart of the Ocean within his clone absorbed water-based Spiritual Qi also decreased dramatically, to almost only one ten-thousandth of its previous Spiritual Qi.

In this way, the danger of the clone being burst apart is eliminated.

The mental imprint will not collapse.

Chen Dengming looked at his clone floating in the air in the distance and breathed a sigh of relief. Immediately, an overwhelming joy welled up in his heart.

Golden Core Avatar!

By sheer fortuitous opportunity, he actually acquired a Golden Core clone.

Moreover, given the unique nature of the Heart of the Ocean, this clone may possess high growth potential.

Years ago, he attempted to create a Golden Core clone, but failed. The fake Golden Core clone he created, Chen Baimao, possessed surging Core Power but lacked actual combat strength to match it. Even with the addition of Dao Core Power, he was at most comparable to an ordinary fake Golden Core, let alone a Golden Core.

However, this golden core clone created using the Heart of the Ocean is a genuine golden core with real strength, capable of using various Wood Element Technique Method. If given some Law Treasure and combined with Dao power, its combat strength would undoubtedly be formidable.

However, Chen Dengming quickly calmed down.

With his current strength, having another Golden Core clone would certainly be something to be happy about, but compared to that, controlling the power of faith to resolve the hidden dangers of Devil Cultivator is more important right now.

He conveyed his thoughts remotely, guiding his clone to soar up and down according to his will, and then making strange movements.

The clones carried out their tasks as always, as if they were extensions of their own arms.

Chen Dengming felt even more reassured.

The clones did not become harder to control despite the increased power, since the core of control was the mental imprint.

In the distance, Gongshu Zai and Wen Liyan, who had been watching the situation intently, stared in disbelief at the Dao Child making various strange movements in the sky. They were so shocked that they were numb, and their minds were filled with doubts and intense frustration.

They now even suspect that a single clone of Dao Child might be able to defeat them.

That's incredible!

At this point, once it is confirmed that the situation of the clone is stable and under control,

Chen Dengming Gongshu Zai his voice to Gongshu Zai and the other man, saying, "Elders, I will trouble you to personally lead the team to seal off this sea area to prevent any remaining demonic power or creatures from escaping."

"Martial Aunt Su is seriously injured, and I also have other matters to discuss, so I cannot linger here any longer. I ask the two elders to take good care of me."

Gongshu Zai and Wen Liyan snapped out of their daze, their expressions turning serious. They realized that Chen Dengming was exercising his authority Dao Child to issue orders, though his tone remained as polite as ever. The two immediately responded.

"Your Highness Daozi kind! This is simply our duty!"

"Your Highness Daozi, rest assured, leave this place to us! Your matters with Martial Aunt Su are the most important!"

Chen Dengming nodded slightly, no longer hesitating. After conveying a thought to his clone, he carried Su Yan Yan and flew straight towards the Longevity Sect.

The clone received the order and flew towards a nearby deserted island.

Su Yan Yan's condition is not good; she needs to rest and recover.

Chen Dengming planned to send his senior uncle back to the sect, place him on the Cold Jade Ice Crystal Bed to recuperate, and feed him the Longevity Sect's treasured elixirs. In the sect's safe environment, he should recover quickly.

He would only continue dealing with the clone issue after settling Su Yan Yan.

Now that the clone has successfully absorbed the Heart of the Ocean and its strength has greatly increased, whether it can use the Heart of the Heart of the Ocean to usurp power and indirectly control the power of the faith remains a question that needs to be tested and confirmed.

Amidst the whooshing sound of wind breaking through.

Su Yan Yan's hair flew about in a mess, with many strands landing on Chen Dengming's neck and cheeks, making his skin itch.

Chen Dengming had not yet felt anything unusual, but Su Yan Yan's delicate body reacted, and her body temperature seemed to rise.

Chen Dengming keenly sensed this change and realized that his Martial Aunt Su might have awakened, but he did not speak.

He tensed up for a moment, his back muscles and the muscles in his arms that were holding Su Yan Yan's legs stiffened.

Su Yan Yan was no ordinary person; she could naturally sense the stiffness in her Nephew Disciple's muscles.

A strange thought inexplicably arose in her mind, but she quickly suppressed it. Lying on this seemingly slender yet seemingly very strong back, she felt a strange sense of security.

It's rather laughable that a Nascent Soul True Lord would feel safe lying on the back of a Golden Core cultivator, even when she's at her weakest.

Isn't this also a journey that feels like a dream?

Su Yan Yan closed her eyes, her newly awakened consciousness feeling a wave of fatigue, gradually blurring. She only felt a gust of wind rushing through her ears, as if she were rising and falling with her Nephew Disciple's flying body, floating on the clouds.

Before long, she felt a slight tremor in her body, and a familiar chill swept over her entire being.

It was the Cold Jade Ice Crystal Bed she had slept on for many years.

"Uncle-Master, you're tired, so rest and recover first. I'll have Madam feed you the Azure Lotus Qi-Harmony Pill later to help you recover!"

Chen Dengming's voice faintly echoed in my ears, then vanished without a trace.

Su Yan Yan felt that the Cold Jade Ice Crystal Bed, which she had long been familiar with, seemed even colder now.

Just like the cold heart that has cultivated Daoism for many years.

At this moment, I felt unusually cold, lacking any warmth, and a sense of emptiness washed over me.

However, in any case, during her long and indifferent cultivation journey, she at least had a strange encounter that stirred ripples in her heart.

Perhaps this is the necessary cultivation that fairies must undergo.

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