In the End, the Clown Was Still Myself

The Fifth Elder was extremely excited to have escaped. He fled at breakneck speed, regardless of which way was north or south.

He managed to escape a seemingly hopeless situation.

"Hahaha, Qing Xuanzi, you are as cunning as a fox, yet Qing Xuanzi still make mistakes, hahaha."

"How about we contact the Heavenly Dao Sect?"

"Yes, I have this... Who are you?" The Fifth Elder, who was running wildly, replied casually, but suddenly his expression changed drastically and he shouted, stopping abruptly.

Now that he was free to roam the world, he had no worries at all. However, the unexpected voice seemed to come from the bottom of his heart, which surprised him quite a bit.

"Who I am is not important; what's important is contacting the Heavenly Dao Sect, isn't it?"

"No, why should you contact me just because you say so? Coming out here, acting suspiciously, that's the behavior of a petty person."

"Alright, since you asked, I'll come out."

A figure suddenly appeared before the Fifth Elder.

To his surprise, this person looked and smelled almost exactly like him.

If I weren't certain it was me, I would almost fall into self-doubt; it's too similar, almost like the same person.

Who exactly are you?

"Who I am is not important; what matters is who you are?"

"What do you mean?" The Fifth Elder was taken aback. The amount of information contained in that sentence was too much for him to handle.

"Hehe, it means exactly what it says."

"Hmph, what a pretentious charlatan." The Fifth Elder maintained a calm demeanor on the surface.

But inside, he was already in a state of turmoil, completely panicked.

In the blink of an eye, he had already sent out a message, which was like a drop of water falling into the ocean.

There has been no response whatsoever.

This is what he fears most: Who is he? He is False Spirit of his true self, commonly known as the Second True Spirit.

The connection with the controller was constant, but it has now been severed.

Strangely, he was completely unharmed, still lively and energetic.

Is this still the primordial Primordial World? It feels more like a ghost wandering in a ghost world.

"Hehe, you don't need to act all nonchalant. I know you're probably panicking right now, aren't I right?"

"Hmph, why should I panic? It's you who's panicking..."

"Alright, you're living like a puppet on a string. Are you having a good time? Fine, since you think you're enjoying it, then let me show you. Lift your foot."

Something terrifying happened to the Fifth Elder: his left foot lifted up uncontrollably.

"Jump, don't stop, keep jumping."

The result was the birth of the first frog in the Primordial World, a natural frog.

The Fifth Elder was completely devastated; the initial excitement of escaping death had long since vanished.

The glimmer of light in his heart was ruthlessly extinguished, and what awaited him was still that vast, dark, and lonely prison cell!

A full Shi Chen passed before the Fifth Elder finally stopped.

"How was it? Did you enjoy it?"

The Fifth Elder's gaze had lost focus; he didn't know why this was happening.

But he knew he was finished, completely finished.

He has fallen back into the hands of the great demon Qing Xuanzi, and endless torment awaits him.

The purpose was to extract information about the Heavenly Dao Sect in the Dao Tribulation World from him.

He has realized that he can no longer die or even self-destruct.

His entire body was no longer under his control; he was a prisoner living inside that body.

"Okay, I won't tease you anymore. Let's go, be a good girl and go home."

The Fifth Elder's body involuntarily flew back the way he came: the road to the Heavenly Dao Sect, his road of no return.

Heavenly Dao Sect, Martial Arts Practice Square.

Qing Xuanzi acted as if nothing had happened, crossing his legs and leisurely enjoying himself.

Qi Nong looked at Qing Xuanzi strangely, wondering what he was up to.

Instead of tracking it down or devising a response strategy, we just wait.

Are we waiting for the Fifth Elder to lose his mind and come back on his own?

With a snap, Qi Nong was startled and looked over, his pupils dilating instantly.

Is this guy really out of his mind? Did he walk right into a trap?

Oh no, I must have been sleepwalking. Slap slap slap Qi Nong slapped himself twice, then realized he wasn't sleepwalking.

"Qi Nong, stop slapping me. You'll damage my brain."

"Heavenly Venerable One, but this..."

"Don't you understand? Are you saying we can't allow someone to suddenly have a change of heart and turn themselves in?"

What the Primordial World is this about having a change of heart and turning himself in? Do such beings even exist in the primordial world?

Qi Nong kept complaining in his mind.

The current situation can only mean one thing: Qing Xuanzi had thought of a way to completely subdue the Fifth Elder while he was in seclusion.

Still, the kind that doesn't use Dead Water.

Having figured this out, Qi Nong was even more impressed. In the Dao Tribulation World, everyone believed that this was an unsolvable method.

Who could have predicted that Qing Xuanzi would solve it so easily, as if it were child's play, in just a few hundred years?

Not only has it been cracked, but it seems to be able to control it from the other side as well.

"Fifth Elder, you are now a true living being, of course, with my consent. So, do you wish to become a true living being?"

The Fifth Elder regained his senses; after what Qing Xuanzi said, even if he wasn't, he had to.

The Second True Spirit technique has been cracked!

"Sigh, I never expected you to be able to crack such a miraculous technique as the Second True Spirit. Now, what do you need me to say?"

At this moment, the Fifth Elder calmed down, knowing that he had no other choice.

He can no longer return to the Dao Tribulation World. The reason is simple: he was a being created by Qing Xuanzi through some means.

However, it only carries the memories of the Fifth Elder.

The real Fifth Elder should be the being that looked extremely similar to him earlier, the one that Qing Xuanzi had completely refined.

Completely refine it? Thinking of this, the Fifth Elder smiled bitterly and said, "I was presumptuous. I suppose the Heavenly Venerable doesn't need me to say anything more."

Yes, since the Fifth Elder has already been refined, isn't everything the Fifth Elder knew just a part of Qing Xuanzi's memories?

"Fine, I'm not one of those old guys from the Heavenly Dao Sect, so I'll give you your freedom. From now on, you'll be an elder of the Heavenly Dao Sect. Cooperate well with Qi Nong to manage and develop the Heavenly Dao Sect."

As soon as Qing Xuanzi finished speaking, the Fifth Elder felt a sense of relief. He knew that the shackles that had been controlling him were no longer there.

He then bowed and thanked him, saying, "Thank you, Heavenly Venerable. Shao Liang will certainly assist Sect Master in managing the Heavenly Dao Sect well."

"Well, you probably don't know that your predecessor, the Fifth Elder, was merely a storage device in the Heavenly Dao Sect of the Dao Tribulation World, storing some confidential matters of the Heavenly Dao Sect."

Shao Liang trembled at Qing Xuanzi's words. Others might not know what Qing Xuanzi was saying, and even Qi Nong might not know it.

But he knew.

This is a mysterious technique of the Heavenly Dao Sect's Council of Elders, which he himself possesses, and he has indeed controlled several Heavenly Dao Sect disciples as storage devices.

As a storage device, its demise is when the controller needs it!