Only Ten Thousand Years of Time

On Fangzhang Island, Fu Xi turned to Qing Xuan and asked, "Younger Brother, you have offered such guidance to Sanqing, but I fear they may not truly grasp your intent."

Qing Xuan sighed helplessly and said, "As the saying goes, those involved are blinded, while bystanders see clearly. They have been blinded by hatred and jealousy, so it is only natural that they cannot comprehend my deep meaning."

"However, Elder Brother, have you considered whether they would even believe me if I were to state it plainly? I fear that instead of believing, they would feel I am trying to destroy their Dao Path."

"Everything is a matter of fortune. If their own fortune is insufficient, then they cannot blame others. After all, I have already tried my best."

Nuwa, standing to the side, could not help but chime in, "The Little Gourd Vine is right. I have already appeared to them and explained it so clearly; if they remain obsessed and refuse to awaken, they have no one to blame but themselves."

"Even if there comes a day when Pangu is resurrected, he could not possibly blame the Little Gourd Vine, for the Little Gourd Vine has done enough."

Qing Xuan offered a helpless smile and said to Nuwa, "You had better stop worrying about others and focus on stabilizing your cultivation. You must condense an Outer Incarnation within the next ten thousand years."

Nuwa pouted upon hearing this and said, "My breakthrough was a natural progression; why would I need to stabilize my cultivation?"

"As for an Outer Incarnation, that is but a single thought away. Why would I need ten thousand years to condense it? Besides, what would I even use such a thing for?"

Fu Xi glared at Nuwa and said, "If Younger Brother tells you to do something, you just do it. Where do all these questions come from?"

Seeing the aggrieved expression on Nuwa's face, Qing Xuan explained to her, "The Method of Severing Three Corpses, while a shortcut, possesses unique advantages."

"That is, the Three Corpses Incarnations can fight independently, effectively granting one three clones with cultivation levels only slightly lower than the True Form."

"During the battle between the Dao Ancestor and Luo Hou, it was the True Form and the Three Corpses Clones attacking each gate simultaneously that finally broke the Immortal Slaying Formation."

Fu Xi remarked, "It seems the clone Younger Brother wants Little Sister to condense is no ordinary one. I wonder, what is the profound mystery within it?"

Qing Xuan said, "Do you remember me mentioning that Laozi once plundered a wisp of Primordial Spirit from both Yuanshi Tianzun and Tongtian?"

Nuwa nodded repeatedly at Qing Xuan and said, "I know of this. After all, when we obtained the Pangu Marrow at Buzhou Mountain back then, we witnessed it with our own eyes."

Qing Xuan nodded. "Laozi plundered that wisp of Primordial Spirit from Yuanshi Tianzun and Tongtian precisely because he inherited a secret technique called One Qi Incarnation."

"By obtaining a wisp of his two brothers' Primordial Spirits and combining them with his own Origin Qi, he could condense two clones. Though their strength is inferior to his True Form, it is not to be underestimated."

"If one were to increase the proportion of the Primordial Spirit used, it is not impossible to condense a clone equal in strength to the True Form."

Fu Xi exclaimed, "Could it be that Younger Brother is also proficient in this One Qi Incarnation method? If so, I am willing to split a strand of my own Primordial Spirit for Little Sister to cultivate an Outer Incarnation."

Except for the Witch Clan, who do not cultivate the Primordial Spirit, for all other cultivators, the Primordial Spirit is their foundation. Once damaged, not only is their potential restricted, but their cultivation will inevitably decline.

Therefore, Nuwa shook her head immediately, saying, "No. Such a thing, harming one's own kin, is something Nuwa would never do."

Fu Xi opened his mouth to persuade Nuwa further, but Qing Xuan interrupted, "Do not argue yet. Hear me out before you make a decision."

"It is well known throughout the Primordial Wilderness that a damaged Primordial Spirit is the hardest to recover. Even Yuanshi Tianzun and Tongtian, after having a wisp of their Primordial Spirit plundered by Laozi, spent countless eons of mending to recover."

"Otherwise, the first to undergo Form Transformation would not have been Laozi, but Yuanshi Tianzun. In fact, Laozi might well have been the last of the Sanqing to transform."

"However, mending a Primordial Spirit is no difficult task for me. After all, we have an entire pool of Three Lights Divine Water, which is the supreme medicine for healing the Primordial Spirit."

"As for Elder Brother wishing to split your own spirit for Nuwa, that is entirely unnecessary. After all, only Nuwa's own Primordial Spirit is most suitable for her to cultivate a clone."

Nuwa let out a long breath. She knew Fu Xi well; if he set his mind on something, even she might not be able to stop him.

Now that she heard Qing Xuan say she should use her own Primordial Spirit, she no longer had to worry about her brother forcibly splitting his own to make her practice the One Qi Incarnation.

At the same time, Nuwa recalled Qing Xuan saying that the greater the proportion of the split Primordial Spirit, the stronger the clone. This made her start contemplating how much of her spirit she should allocate for the clone's cultivation.

Upon hearing Qing Xuan's explanation, Fu Xi naturally abandoned the idea of splitting his own Primordial Spirit.

"Then, Younger Brother, how much of the Primordial Spirit do you think Little Sister should allocate to cultivate the clone?"

Qing Xuan held up three fingers and looked at Nuwa. "If Nuwa can endure the pain of splitting the Primordial Spirit, it would be best to split off thirty percent."

"Then, using an Innate Spiritual Treasure as a foundation, refine it into your own clone. It will be just like the Method of Severing Three Corpses; even the Dao Ancestor would not be able to discern the truth."

With Qing Xuan having spoken thus far, everyone finally understood why he insisted that Nuwa cultivate a clone within ten thousand years.

Hou Tu, who was nearby, spoke up directly, "Qing Xuan, you are clearly planning to deceive the Dao Ancestor. Are you worried that the Dao Ancestor would not allow other cultivation methods to exist in the Primordial Wilderness?"

Qing Xuan replied, "Caution is the parent of safety. Although the probability is low, it is not non-existent."

Nuwa asked, confused, "If you don't want others to know that I used the Great Dao Law to break through to the Hunyuan realm, why make me break through in front of Sanqing? Isn't that just waiting for them to leak the information?"

Qing Xuan smiled and said, "They only have ten thousand years. If they can solve the Mystery of the Plate within that time, they will certainly keep the secret."

"If ten thousand years pass and they still haven't grasped the key, then when you reveal your clone in Zixiao Palace, they will only be more convinced that I was lying to them back then."

Fu Xi nodded repeatedly. "Younger Brother is right. They might even feel fortunate that they did not abandon the Method of Severing Three Corpses."

At this, Nuwa finally understood. It turned out that Qing Xuan had calculated everything from the very beginning.

She immediately said to Qing Xuan, "Hurry and pass the One Qi Incarnation method to me. If I don't finish it in time because the duration is too short, don't you dare blame me."

"And one more thing, remember this: from now on, call me Second Sister. You are not allowed to call me Nuwa."

Looking at his "ferocious" Second Sister, Qing Xuan nodded and said, "Understood, Nuwa."