Little did anyone know that Yu Ci, who was smiling faintly, was also crying bitterly inside.
Yu Ci himself did not know whether this body constructed through the Divine Lord method counted as a clone or a projection. He could only call it a projection clone for convenience. Yet from the very beginning, he had been prepared to abandon it.
But now, tempered by the Flying Immortal Sword Intent, this projection clone had a great chance of stepping into the Longevity Realm. Its value was no longer the same. What was more, if the projection clone were finished, the nascent consciousness of the Xuan Huang Killing Sword would almost certainly perish with it. He had no choice but to rack his brains for a way to survive.
His stepping forward now was, in truth, merely a delaying tactic.
The power of the Two Forms Circle was truly terrifying. Though his Black Tortoise power was deep as an abyss, it could not resist for long. Moreover, the talisman art touched upon Yu Ci's very foundation, and even his true body was reacting. If this continued, who knew what might happen?
Upon careful thought, revealing himself at this moment brought both advantages and disadvantages.
The "disadvantage" was most directly that he had drawn everyone's attention, leaving far less room for maneuver. Qu Cheng in particular was a boundless future threat.
The "advantage" was that he could communicate directly with Xue Pingzhi. From everything Qu Cheng had described, there was much to work with where this female cultivator was concerned.
As for the result, one only had to look at Xue Pingzhi's blazing eyes and Yu Nan's sudden silence.
Qu Cheng, hidden in the dark, finally came to his senses and cursed. Since it was a projection clone, silencing him was absolutely impossible.