For orthodox ascetics, or aspiring ascetics, the methods of avatars such as external incarnations and second souls are almost considered crooked methods. Only those ascetics who have no pursuit or hopeless future will take the risk to try these methods in order to have more means to save their lives and have more strength to fight with others.
In the view of Qinghong Daojun, Ye Zan has the cultivation level of the Yuanshen realm at a young age. Such qualifications can be said to have unlimited future. In addition, today's Yuqing Sect is no longer in a situation where others can bully him. The allies around him are getting stronger and stronger, and he has also moved back to Tongtian Peak.
Therefore, Qinghong Daojun really can't understand why Ye Zan still makes such a choice. Doesn't he know the impact of this thing on his foundation!
Hearing Qinghong Daojun's surprised inquiry, Ye Zan naturally understood the other party's mood and said with a smile: "Brother Taoist is worried, but the reason why I practice the method of clone has its own reasons."
Although Ye Zan has his own considerations, he is completely understandable about Qinghong Daojun's concerns. However, with his relationship with Qinghong Daojun, he didn't need to express his gratitude every time. After all, although the two met initially because of utilitarian things, after going through many hardships in preventing the evil from outside, they no longer need to be so alienated from each other.
Qinghong Daojun frowned and asked with even more confusion: "Brother, don't blame me for being troublesome. It stands to reason that you should also be able to understand the issue of the method of clone in Yuqing Sect. What is it? Are you willing to damage your own foundation like this?”
After the initial surprise, Daojun Qinghong could calm down a little on Ye Zan's issue. However, calm down, he still couldn't understand why Ye Zan chose to go down such a evil path regardless of his promising future.
"Brother Dao, I sent someone to deliver a few pills before. Brother Dao must have received them. I just don't know if Brother Dao has taken the pills in the past few days after receiving them?" Ye Zan did not To explain his reasons, he first asked Qinghong Daojun about the elixir.
Of course, the reason why Ye Zan asked this was not to interest people, but just to make sure what Daojun Qinghong knew.
"Oh, speaking of this, I haven't thanked Brother Xian for the pills yet!" Upon hearing Ye Zan's words, Lord Qinghong remembered the few pills he had received a few days ago, and then asked curiously: "Xian The elixir I gave you is called Tiangang Divine Pill, right? I just sent away the three Taoist friends from the Moyi Sect two days ago, but they haven’t had time to take it yet.”
Previously, Ye Zan returned from the Moyi Territory, accompanied by eight elders from the Moyi Sect, who swore an oath to complete the alliance with the Yuqing Sect on behalf of the Moyi Sect. After forming an alliance, three of the elders originally planned to go to the outer world, so they followed Qinghong Daojun to Tiandao Mountain.
It now appears that the three elders of the Moyi Sect must have lingered in Tiandao Mountain for several days before being sent to the underworld by Qinghong Daojun two days ago. This is not surprising. After all, if you want to go to the outer world, you have to go through many "tests" in the underworld. Qinghong Daojun knows all about that journey best.
"That's it!" Ye Zan nodded, knowing that Qinghong Taoist Lord had not taken the Tiangang Divine Refining Pill yet, and he probably didn't know much about the efficacy of that elixir, so he continued: "Brother Taoist, I don't know, the Tiangang Divine Refining Pill, Not only can it be used by Faxiang Daojun to temper the soul, but also nourishing and repairing the soul when taken in the Yuanshen realm. Therefore, the reason why I dare to take risks and practice this method of avatar is precisely because I have such a pill in my hand. Damage can be minimized.”
After listening to Ye Zan talk about the efficacy of the Tiangang Divine Refining Pill, Daojun Qinghong suddenly realized and finally understood why Ye Zan did what he did.
The method of avatar such as external incarnation and second soul, because it involves the division of the soul, makes many cultivators dare not practice it rashly. After all, once the soul is damaged, it will not be recovered as easily as the lost mana, so it will directly affect the foundation of the ascetic.
However, if there is a special method for repairing the soul, it can ensure that the soul is not affected by the method of avatar, and there is no need to be so taboo about the method of avatar. Moreover, while ensuring that the foundation is not damaged, the clone method can indeed be regarded as a powerful method.
"However, dear brother, don't blame me for nagging you. I wonder what kind of clone method you practice?" Knowing Ye Zan's reason, Qinghong Daojun's attention fell on Ye Zan again. On the body of the clone.
Originally, with Daojun Qinghong's cultivation and knowledge, he could basically see through everything at a glance, regardless of his external incarnation or his second soul. But now, facing Ye Zan's clone, he became more and more confused, so he had to ask Ye Zan directly.
"Brother Dao cares about my little brother, so how can I be weirded out! As for the method of clone, I combine the outer body incarnation and the second soul, and use the strong points of the two to offset their weaknesses to create a method of clone." Ye Zan did not think so. What was he hiding? He told Daojun Qinghong very frankly.
"Oh!" Daojun Qinghong couldn't help being surprised again. He looked Ye Zan up and down carefully, and finally shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Brother Xian, your courage really makes me admire you! That clone's body Although the Dharma is not the right way, it has been polished by many predecessors, and here you are..."
Of course, strictly speaking, Ye Zan's method is not really a creation, it is just a combination of two different clone methods. But the problem is, if this combination is so simple, how could countless predecessors not think of it, and they didn't wait until Ye Zan to come up with such a thing.
In fact, Ye Zan combined the two and said that he was "taking advantage of each other's strengths to offset weaknesses", but he did so based on his own needs. If he didn't have the Tiangang Refining Pill, a pill used to nourish and repair the soul, he might just be "taking advantage of each other's weaknesses". This is also the reason why, no matter how wise the predecessors were, no one came up with the method of clone like Ye Zan.
"Haha, the reason why I did this is because I actually have another small plan. I just want to ask Brother Taoist for advice." Ye Zan smiled and told Taojun Qinghong about his other plan.
Daojun Qinghong looked a little strange and asked Ye Zan curiously: "Brother Xian, I'm not afraid of my brother's jokes. I don't have much research on this method of avatar. I'm afraid it's not as deep as my brother Xian's. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them, but I can’t guarantee that I’ll be able to answer them.”
As an "orthodox" cultivator, Daojun Qinghong really has no motivation to study the method of clones, a crooked and evil way that damages the foundation. Therefore, what he said was neither modesty nor dodge, but a real expose of his own shortcomings, and he also did not want Ye Zan to be misled by him.
"Brother Taoist, there is no need to say this. What I want to ask for advice is related to the method of clone, but it is essentially a matter of cultivation." Ye Zan did not pay much attention to Qinghong Daojun's words, but further explained .
"In this case, my dear brother, you might as well talk about it." Daojun Qinghong was also interested, but after saying this, he glanced around and said: "This is not the place to talk, my dear brother, you might as well Let's go outside first and go back to Brother Wei's residence in Tiandao Mountain. Let's sit down and talk slowly, okay?"
You must know that the teleportation circle on Tiandao Mountain exists in the Black Prison, so Ye Zan naturally appeared in the Black Prison when he came from Yuqing Sect. Qinghong Daojun came to greet him and was frightened by his clone method. The conversation has not changed until now. Based on the relationship between Ye Zan and Daojun Qinghong, of course there is no need to pay attention to any common etiquette, but it is obviously inappropriate to always talk in this place.
"Okay, Taoist brother, wait for a moment, let me put some things here first." Ye Zan agreed to Qinghong Daojun's proposal, but before leaving with Qinghong Daojun, he spent a little time to put out a few things. A small detector.
Once upon a time, in order to stop the evil spirits from outside the world, Ye Zan led people all the way to the Black Prison, where he placed several detectors to look for clues. However, after the incident in the underworld was over, he led the people out of the underworld and put away the detectors in the dark prison. On the one hand, the matter was over, and he didn't want too many people to know about the detector. On the other hand, this dark hell is the territory of evil spirits, and the detector will be destroyed sooner or later if it stays here.
But this time, Ye Zan's main purpose was to obtain evil beads and collect other things along the way, so he needed to use detectors to investigate the situation in the black prison. Therefore, he first sent out a few small detectors to explore and find targets for himself, so that he could take this time to chat with Daojun Qinghong.
After releasing the small detector, Ye Zan and Qinghong Daojun left the black prison and came to Qinghong Daojun's residence when he was in charge of Tiandao Mountain.
Qinghong Daojun took over from Linghua Daojun, so the place where he lived when he was in charge of Tiandao Mountain was also the place where Linghua Daojun also lived. It was a small courtyard that looked very ordinary, located near the top of a side peak of Tiandao Mountain. Although it was not very luxurious, it was better than the quiet and elegant environment.
Arriving at this small courtyard, Ye Zan followed Daojun Qinghong and sat down at a stone table in the courtyard.
Qinghong Daojun picked up the small teapot on the table, poured a cup for Ye Zan and himself, and then said: "Brother, try this tea first. This is a specialty of Tiandao Mountain. Although it is just an ordinary leaf, it is influenced by The aura of the Enlightenment Stele Forest in Tiandao Mountain has a unique flavor after being soaked in it for a long time.”
Due to the existence of the Forest of Enlightenment Steles in Tiandao Mountain, it has formed a rather unique environmental atmosphere, which also causes some of the things that are easily affected by the environment to undergo strange changes.
However, those mutated things often only have those special effects in Tiandao Mountain. But after leaving Tiandao Mountain, those things will quickly return to normal, and there will no longer be the same magic as when they were in Tiandao Mountain. This is why, only when Ye Zan came to Tiandao Mountain in person, Qinghong Daojun took out the tea for him to taste, but did not directly give Ye Zan a few taels.
Since it was a change brought about by the Enlightenment Stele Forest in Tiandao Mountain, this tea can naturally be called Enlightenment Tea. However, compared with the real legendary Enlightenment Tea, this Tiandao Mountain Enlightenment Tea still needs quotation marks.
"Okay, I've long wanted to try this Enlightenment Tea, but I haven't had the chance to come here several times before." Ye Zan replied with a smile, picking up the tea cup and putting it to his mouth. When the tea enters the mouth, it is still bitter at first and then sweet, but in that sweetness, there is a mysterious taste that contains some Taoism.
In fact, for a Yuanshen realm monk like Ye Zan, this Enlightenment Tea is basically of no use. After all, it has already condensed its own Dao. If it were a person below the Yuan Shen realm, they would be able to gain some insights into the artistic conception of the Great Dao through this Enlightenment Tea.
"Brother Xian, you said you had something to ask me before. Could it be related to the method of clone?" Daojun Qinghong also put down his tea cup and asked about what Ye Zan said in the black prison.
Ye Zan nodded, put the tea cup in his hand back on the table, and said: "It may be related to the method of clone. When I was thinking about the method of clone, I accidentally came up with the idea, thinking that since I have Tiangang Refining the Divine Pill, can I further strengthen my soul through this method of avatar?"
Then, Ye Zan told Taojun Qinghong his conjecture exactly as it was. Although he had done what he had guessed, there was no clear answer as to whether the result would be as expected. As for Daojun Qinghong, he was already in the realm of Dharma. His knowledge in this area was certainly not weak, so he wanted to ask Daojun Qinghong to make sure.
After listening to Ye Zan's story, Qinghong Daojun was surprised and emotional at the same time, and said with a wry smile: "Brother Xian is really... Dare to think and do it! Although, Brother Wei has never done such a thing, and has never seen anyone else. People have done this before. But judging from Xiandi’s story, it is indeed a shortcut to strengthening the soul.”
In fact, to put it bluntly, Ye Zan's five clones are equivalent to six people cultivating the soul together. First of all, in terms of cultivation speed, the efficiency of these six people's cultivation together is definitely much higher than that of one person. Secondly, since the five clones have the characteristics of the second soul, it should be no problem to cultivate to the level of the original body.
Therefore, as long as nothing unexpected happens, Ye Zan finally takes back the soul of the five clones, which is equivalent to making his soul five times stronger.
Of course, there is a premise here, which is that the Tiangang Divine Pill in Ye Zan's hand must be able to make the clone grow to that point. However, no matter what, even if the soul of the five clones only grows a little in the end, it will still be a big gain for Ye Zan.
Although, the answer Ye Zan got from Daojun Qinghong was no different from what he expected. But his question was not in vain. After Qinghong Daojun answered this question, he immediately talked about various issues in the cultivation of the soul. In particular, Daojun Qinghong gave detailed answers to some of the problems that Ye Zan may encounter and need to solve when he takes back the soul in his avatar in the future.