256: The Dharmakaya manifests!

“Brother Han, I’m afraid Ancestor Yun Chen won’t agree to this matter!”

True Person Tianxing hurriedly reminded him.

Cloud Thunder Pavilion usually maintained neutrality; to put it plainly, they were peacekeepers.

If it weren't for the invasion of the extraterrestrial devil Cultivators this time, Ancestor Yun Chen would never have so readily agreed to join forces against the enemy.

But now, the external enemy had not yet been repelled, and their own camp was about to start an internal conflict. With Ancestor Yun Chen’s personality, if he knew their intentions, he would not only disagree but might also interfere.

“When did I say I was going to invite Ancestor Yun Chen?” Lu Ming heard this and glanced at True Person Tianxing with a hint of surprise.

“This…” True Person Tianxing was momentarily speechless, his face filled with confusion, “You and I, plus Ji Ruge, who else could the fourth person be besides Ancestor Yun Chen?”

Lu Ming suddenly understood, a meaningful smile playing on his lips: “Oh~ It seems Immortal Master misunderstood.”

With that, he lightly tapped his glabella with two fingers, and the aura around him suddenly became profound.

“Appear!”

With this clear shout, a phantom slowly walked out from within his body.

This figure was initially somewhat ethereal, like a reflection in a mirror, but with each step it took, its body solidified a bit more.

By the time the figure fully emerged, it was indistinguishable from Lu Ming in appearance, even the folds of its clothes were identical.

What was even more alarming was that this figure also exuded the Spiritual Pressure of the Early Stage Golden Core!

The figure calmly bowed to True Person Tianxing, its voice gentle: “Greetings, Fellow Daoist Tianxing!”

True Person Tianxing’s pupils contracted sharply, and he instinctively took half a step back, exclaiming in shock: “Puppet Clone? No, no, this… what kind of Divine Ability is this?”

Lu Ming stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the somewhat flustered True Person Tianxing, smiling without speaking.

This was indeed not a Puppet Clone, but a blood god child Incarnation, though now it should be called a “dharma body”!

The origin of this “dharma body” could be traced back to the ten blood god child Clones.

When he was Breaking Through to the Golden Core realm, he used the blood god child as a resource, thinking they would dissipate. Unexpectedly, these Clones, which shared the same origin as him, did not truly disappear!

Instead, during the Breakthrough to Golden Core, after undergoing the baptism of the Golden Core Lightning Tribulation, coupled with the activation of the Dao rhythm of heaven and earth, they underwent a miraculous transformation.

Not only did they not disappear, but they fused with each other, discarding the dross and preserving the essence, eventually becoming one and transforming into this unique “dharma body”!

Of course, its miraculous aspects did not stop there.

This “dharma body” could now achieve telepathy with him, simply because during the Fusion, it also devoured the Divine Soul Clone of the “Yin-Yang Lotus Twin-Life Method”!

Lu Ming could clearly feel that he and the ‘dharma body’ were now telepathically connected, like a single entity with twin lives.

Moreover, his main body was primary, and the dharma body was secondary.

To put it plainly, it was his second life!

If one day his main body met with misfortune, the main consciousness could instantly awaken within the “dharma body,” achieving true “Rebirth through a borrowed shell,” rather than the revival of a remnant soul or a second personality.

Of course, this was a serendipitous Opportunity, and it could not be replicated.

Even if he were willing to shatter his Golden Core and start over, he might not be able to create a second “dharma body” like this, let alone anyone else.

Because no one had ever tried to use their own flesh, blood, soul, and bones to refine Clones for themselves to devour.

This was purely pointless, besides messing up one’s Foundation, it was utterly useless.

But Lu Ming managed to do it; relying on the golden book to ignore the backlash, he completed this unprecedented feat!

And this “dharma body” usually hid within his Golden Core. Although it could not Cultivate independently, it could improve synchronously with the main body’s cultivation advancement.

However, this was the point Lu Ming criticized the most.

In the past, the Clones toiled for the main body, but now it was the other way around!

He was now more like an ox or a horse, working for the “dharma body,” while the “dharma body” was like an old master, having everything handed to it.

Thinking of this, Lu Ming couldn’t help but feel a hint of helplessness.

Although essentially those past Clones were also him, he just didn't like it.

But he also knew he was overthinking it.

This was originally a mutually beneficial matter; his cultivation process was actually nurturing the “dharma body.”

The stronger the main body, the higher the “dharma body” would rise, and the stronger the “dharma body,” the greater the amplification for himself.

Normally, it could not only serve as a trump card to trick people, but also be split apart in necessary situations! Just like now.

Of course, the most important thing was that it added an extra layer of security for his own safety.

“It's just that the resources consumed for Cultivation will also double in the future.”

However, compared to the benefits, this was still very worthwhile.

Lu Ming composed himself and nodded slightly to the dharma body.

The dharma body understood, and with a flicker of its figure, it transformed into a streak of light, re-entering Lu Ming’s body and hiding deep within his Golden Core.

Only then did Lu Ming look at True Person Tianxing, who was still in shock, with a calm smile on his face: “How is it? Immortal Master, do you now think our fourth person is weighty enough?”

True Person Tianxing took a deep breath, suppressing the turmoil in his heart, and said with a bitter smile: “Brother Han’s methods are truly unfathomable, but with Fellow Daoist’s Divine Ability assisting, the great matter can be accomplished!”

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Qingxuan Sect, inside the main hall.

“What? Old Ghost Tianxing wants to visit me?”

Cheng Qingxuan clutched the newly lit communication Jade Slip, his brows tightly furrowed, almost thinking he had misread it.

He then probed the Jade Slip with his Divine Thought, confirming the content word by word several times, only then confirming that True Person Tianxing was indeed personally coming to his door!

“Strange…” he muttered to himself, “Has the situation outside deteriorated to such an extent?”

It wasn’t surprising that he thought this; if it weren't for the urgency of the matter, how could True Person Tianxing, with his arrogance, humble himself to invite him repeatedly?

Not to mention risking danger himself to come to his Qingxuan Sect.

One must know that among Cultivators, especially Golden Core Immortal Masters, they would not easily step into another’s Sect.

This was tantamount to putting one’s fate into another’s hands; one misstep, and it would truly be eternal damnation!

“But the more you act like this, the more I cannot get involved!” Cheng Qingxuan’s resolve grew firmer in his heart.

He had personally witnessed that person’s methods; he was a true Devil Head who had emerged from a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.

Fighting such a person? He would have to be crazy to do that!

Therefore, when True Person Tianxing previously invited him to jointly resist the extraterrestrial enemy, he rejected it without a second thought.

“It’s just that this time, it’s not easy to directly refuse!”

He tapped the Jade Slip with his fingertip, a flicker of thought in his eyes.

Tianxing had promised in the Jade Slip to return the sunfall longbow and the white jade spirit boat, two Magic Treasures of the Qingxuan Sect, as a show of sincerity.

“Even these conditions were readily agreed to; it seems he’s truly been pushed to a dead end.”

Cheng Qingxuan understood in his heart, and at the same time, he became even more convinced of his judgment.

The waters outside were too deep; he couldn’t handle it, so he absolutely couldn’t go out!

He didn’t suspect it was a trap, because that idea was too outlandish.

Causing trouble within the other party’s Sect? Unless Old Ghost Tianxing was crazy!

Moreover, the Jade Slip clearly stated that only two people would come. If they truly dared to cause trouble, he could suppress both of them with the Qingxuan Sect’s third-tier “Grand Azure Spirit Light Array,” which had been passed down for hundreds of years!

Cheng Qingxuan stroked his chin.

“Agreeing is impossible; it’s impossible in this lifetime.”

But what if he wanted to take the benefits, but didn’t want to bear any responsibility?

“Heh…”

Cheng Qingxuan suddenly let out a low laugh, with a hint of mockery and a touch of indifference, as if he controlled everything.

“Why should I bother with such things!”

Since they had come to his territory, if they were Dragons, they had to coil; if they were Tigers, they had to crouch!

If anyone dared to cause trouble, then they shouldn’t blame him, Cheng Qingxuan, for being impolite!