Master of Strange Dao

The black cat no longer bothered Xia Shuang; this time, it had learned its lesson. As soon as Yu Ziqing stepped out of the locust forest, it immediately clung to him tightly, resolved to complete its betrayal no matter what.

It dared not enter Jinlan Mountain, for Yu Ziqing had not invited it, not daring to set a foot inside.

That terrifying practitioner of the Sword Dao, who could only reside outside the locust forest, bore no shame in not entering the forest.

After watching Xia Shuang being brutally beaten again and observing the village chief's combat, Yu Ziqing returned contentedly.

Lately, aside from observing the village chief's combat to learn, there had been little else for Yu Ziqing to do.

Every day was just routine Cultivation, a slow grind, endured over time.

Whether it was Body Cultivation, Refining God, or even Qi Refinement, most of the time it was like this.

The time for breakthroughs was rare.

Those who could endure, who could withstand solitude, were the ones to achieve something.

He hadn't been Cultivating for long, yet he was already at the Fifth Tier for both Body Refinement and Refining God, a title of genius well-deserved in any major sect.

Slowly does it, no need to rush; rushing might even be worse than a slower, steadier Cultivation.

Yang was always burrowed within the depths of Jinlan Mountain, unclear what he was up to. When Yu Ziqing disturbed him, Yang almost burst his head with a hammer.

After visiting once, Yu Ziqing dared not go again.

Unapproachable.

Three months passed, then from deep within the mountain, a burst of hearty laughter echoed.

Yu Ziqing approached an entrance and craned his neck to peek inside where he saw Yang, calm and cheerful, chuckling.

"What are you looking at? If you want to see, come inside."

Seeing that Yang seemed less irritable than before, Yu Ziqing dared to step inside again.

"Have you made any discoveries with your research?"

"Of course, I've wasted several months' time; how could I accomplish nothing?"

"What are you researching?"

"The Langya Incarnation Technique."

"Eh? Why are you studying that? Do you want to practice the Langya Incarnation Technique?"

"Ha..." Yang sneered with disdain, "All incarnations, all of them are garbage, including the Langya Incarnation Technique. These Incarnation Techniques are merely clever ways to assist in Cultivation."

"Tsk..."

Yu Ziqing clicked his tongue a few times.

The statement held some truth; after all, any incarnation inherently carries the greatest vulnerability of its original being.

This was true for the Langya Incarnation Technique as well; it was the same with any Incarnation Technique.

But Yang's tone was unusually arrogant.

"So what have you figured out from your research?"

"So far, I've thoroughly researched the Langya Incarnation Technique, which indeed is exquisitely brilliant. Many aspects of it are very helpful to me."

"Is that it?"

"What do you know!" Yang, looking at Yu Ziqing's expression, became somewhat irritated.

"How could you have developed your Compass from one generation to another without thoroughly researching it first?"

"That was thanks to a rune given by a giant."

"..."

Yang wanted to kick Yu Ziqing, who, sensing what was coming, had already stepped back. Yang took a deep breath and said,

"Without complete Classics, fully imbued with meaning, many things can only be guessed, providing only a general idea, with details remaining unclear.

Like before, we only knew that a Langya Incarnation is born just like a normal person.

With a complete physical body, a complete Divine Soul.

But the most crucial aspect, whether the consciousness of the incarnation is that of the original being or if it is independent?

How do the incarnation and the original being communicate on a daily basis?

All these critical questions were previously unknown."

"You've figured it all out now, right?" Yu Ziqing diplomatically changed his tone, waiting for guidance from the expert.

"According to my research, an incarnation has a complete body, a complete Divine Soul, and a complete consciousness.

That's why it can completely stay hidden routinely.

Furthermore, the advantage of a Langya Incarnation over a regular one is that the Langya Incarnation can independently Cultivate any Cultivation Technique without any restrictions.

It can also independently comprehend things that perhaps the original being cannot.

One day, if the original being reclaims the incarnation in the usual way, not only can the strength of the incarnation be reclaimed, but also its insights.

Typically, there is no contact between them because the Langya Incarnation Technique has achieved utmost secrecy."

Upon hearing this, Yu Ziqing's expression subtly changed.

"Are you saying that each Langya Incarnation can actually be considered an independent person?

Is that really possible?

If it's an independent person with independent thoughts, why would anyone willingly face death?

I've met a Langya Incarnation who, whether in speech or otherwise, I thought it was chief director himself standing in front of me."

Yang chuckled with a hint of sarcasm.

"Because the person practicing the Langya Incarnation Technique is the original being, not the incarnation."

"Damn."

Yu Ziqing felt as though a thunderbolt had exploded in his heart.

"Are you sure? That can't be right, can it?"

"It's true."

Yu Ziqing was greatly shocked.

He felt that he, like others, and even like those Langya Incarnations, had fallen into a mental trap due to common misconceptions.

"So, it's just the Langya Incarnations who think they are part of their original being, who believe they are one person.

Even the Langya Incarnations have been deceived by their own original beings?"

"Exactly."

Yang scoffed coldly.

"Everything comes with a cost, especially in terms of comprehension.

If you cannot comprehend something, the incarnations you split away won't be able to either.

Because a regular incarnation inherently is incomplete, merely transformed from a corresponding treasure and Cultivating a corresponding technique, its progress can be very fast.