820 Feng Heng vs Zhen Biyu (VI)
Zhen Biyu felt a deep dread rushing into her soul as she believed Heavenly Dao had detected her actions and chose to punish her for her actions. Such a situation was the worst result and something she had dreaded for countless eons.’
‘Calm down,’ she thought, using her willpower to control the fear in her mind. ‘This body is only a clone with all my memories and experience. With the Reincarnation Clock, the clone’s karmic connection with me can be hidden even from Heavenly Dao.
‘And even if I were detected, I would only lose another clone.’
Emperor Five Heart completely controlled a Chaos Treasure–the Reincarnation Clock. With it, she has participated in countless Heaven Will Battles and raised her cultivation to 49% Grand Dao Source.
Such progress was extremely fast compared to the best geniuses in the upper dimension. Although she had to remain sealed in one place for billions of years, it was better than experiencing the danger in the upper dimension.
After calming down, Zhen Biyu could take time to analyze Feng Heng’s attack. With her vast knowledge and experience, she realized the core of this attack:
‘Karma Backlash. He noticed I had a deep connection with Heavenly Dao and owed the latter great karmic debt. So, he used a technique that stimulated karmic backlash from Heavenly Dao.’
Zhen Biyu sighed. She has participated in countless Heaven Will Battles in many World Communities throughout multiple eras. However, she had never seen a generation so full of unparalleled talent.
After the Clean-Up, her clone awakened all her memories, essentially turning the previous Zhen Biyu into a clone of Five Hearts. As such, she also took time to learn and assess this generation’s Heaven Chosens.
As such, she realized how terrifying this generation was. There were so many people who easily broke the Mortal-Immortal Boundary; things like Duyi Realm, which are so rare, became the bare minimum to be considered a Heaven Chosen.
The Nine Extremity Foundation, which might not appear during an entire Era, had more than one person.
Emperor Five Heart usually liked when her clones appeared in a prosperous generation. With her memories, her clones can reach the limit of power–7 Leaf.
However, if everyone in her generation were as weak as chickens, she could not display such a level of strength. Otherwise, Heavenly Dao will immediately notice the anomaly and destroy her clones at all costs.
As such, most of her successful clones won using only Quasi-Emperor Strength, and only a few generations could she use the power of Immortal Leaf.
And this generation is only the third time she could use 7-Leaf Strength, and she thought she could easily win like the first time. She was guaranteed to win as long as she was careful and not schemed against like the second time.
Unfortunately, this generation was too scary and had too many monsters. No, there were monsters who other monsters feared.
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The Heaven Will and proving the Dao is the domain directly under Grand Dao’s control. Her Chaos Treasure cannot hide under the latter’s nose. However, Grand Dao rewarded her diligence, luck, and ingenuity, allowing her to cast her Dao Will, turning her into a Pseudo Eternal Emperor.
As such, Five Heart hoped to cultivate another Pseudo Eternal Clone and see if she could benefit. However, after thinking about the anomalies of this generation, she decided she would not have high hope.
She will not give up, but she will also not have high expectations for the final outcome. Subsequently, Five Heart also chose to go after the luck of Taoism to make up for her loss in this battle.
[Karmic Flame Pillar]
Zhen Biyu created pillars made of flame, containing the power of Karma; she used karma to deal with karma.
Zhen Biyu’s Sea of Consciousness:
Someone had a cube floating above their heads, looking at Zhen Biyu’s Primordial Spirit. This person was one of Five Heart’s clones that revolted against the main body; she was the one who made a deal with Wang Wei.
‘After so many years, she has no change in the slightest,’ thought the clone with a sneer. She despised her main body living in constant fear. After shaking her head, she continued to plan.
‘Feng Heng is a master of the Mind, giving him an advantage over her flawed mind. And with his current displayed strength, her chances at winning are low–unless she has some truly powerful hidden trump card.’
After reincarnation, she had to erase most of her memories from Five Heart to lessen her cause-and-effect connection with the latter, meaning she had no idea of her main body’s trump cards.
‘After losing, her power will be at an all-time low. I can take this opportunity to subdue the second personality and return her to her Pure Heart State.’
She did not want to lose such a cultivation talent.
‘The only problem is the main body. She would never allow clones to exist due to our threat.’
Just like Five Heart can absorb the clones to increase her cultivation, they can also absorb her and reach the sky with a single step.
‘I hope Wang Wei can keep his word and help me deal with her,’ she analyzed. She frowned before focusing on a more significant issue:
‘This whole world is watching this battle, and the main body’s behavior should have exposed her identity.’
The clone did not think the Five Element Balance Palace would not notice the main body’s anomaly. By now, many people should have guessed something.
‘If possible, I would love to keep my identity as heir.’
The main body understood better than anyone else the advantage of having a strong background.
‘I could make it look like someone possessed the body, but the Pure Heart personality was not completely gone and resisted. And with the defeat at Feng Heng’s hands, she took the opportunity to resurface.’
She contemplated the feasibility of this approach.
‘It could work. However, the palace would not trust me as much as they used to–unless my strength reached a certain level or I could bring them benefit.’
The clone could think of an easy way for her strength to reach such a level–absorb the main body.
‘However, doing so would cut off my path of becoming an Eternal Emperor.’
She squinted her eyes.
‘The best outcome is to seal the main body and absorb it later after proving the Dao. However, such a method would require outside help. And I doubt Wang Wei will help me to such an extent.’
She understood that Wang Wei only needed to cut off her connection with the main body to pay his karmic debt to her. As such, helping her beyond that level would require compensation.
‘Her Chaos Treasure is not enough since, in our deal, it was already decided it belonged to him.’
They agreed this treasure belonged to him when she made a deal with him, although not directly stated. As such, she cannot use it as a bargaining chip.
‘Furthermore, there is the issue of strength. If he decides to go back on his words or even use force, there is nothing I can do.’
The clone knew Wang Wei was not this type of person, so she chose to make a deal with him without any contract or oath as a restraint. She believed in her judgment, so she used this tactic to deepen their relationship and encourage the development of trust.
However, people can easily change–especially after acquiring power.
‘With Wang Wei’s Dao Heart, he should not drastically change after proving the Dao. Regardless, he will still change.’
She immediately concluded she could not entirely rely on him.
‘So, the best plan is to prove the Dao and become an Eternal. Then, track down the main body and absorb it.’
This plan sounded simple, but there were too many problems. The first of which is how to prove the Dao. The clone did not want to seal herself for countless eons to wash away her karma.
Such a long period is enough for too many variables to occur, including the main body detecting her presence.
‘So, how can I prove the Dao as swiftly as possible?’ Countless thoughts flashed in her mind.
‘The only way I can think is to ascend to the upper dimension. However, how can I get my hands on the main body if I do that?’
Ascension would require a Dao Ancestor to take a mortal like herself. She cannot rely on the people from the sect since they are all restricted by the faction’s Qi Luck and cannot leave on their own.
So, she would need to get the help of a loose cultivator Dao Ancestor with the desire to ascend.
‘With careful planning and calculations, I should be able to find someone. The issue is the main body in the lower dimension. Could I force her to ascend using our connection?’