Master of Strange Dao

The Chief Director of the dong chang turned to ash, but in reality, he wasn't killed by Yu Ziqing; he died because of the Langya Incarnation Technique.

He withdrew his incarnation, along with the power, insights, and everything that came with it. However, everything he had was actually based on the Langya Incarnation Technique.

Yu Ziqing destroyed the links between each rune, ruined his rune array, and thus caused all the power to lose control.

Several hundred, maybe even a thousand powers of incarnation, had been stuffed into one body due to his constant withdrawal and sowing previously.

Each one was completely different, yet unable to merge with one another, making it difficult for him to become undying.

Yu Ziqing stood atop the head of the nine-tailed white fox, its nine huge tails like celestial pillars, swaying gently and stirring the Spiritual Energy for thousands of miles.

The clear energy ascended while the turbid energy descended, naturally calming the chaotic aura of the place.

Yu Ziqing patted the white fox's head and said softly, "Little one, this is your opportunity. You must feel it well and remember that sensation. If you miss this chance, there might not be another."

Stepping off the white fox's head, Yu Ziqing walked in the air, leaving a trail of burning footprints in midair.

He hovered in the sky, glanced at the old eunuch, and sighed.

"Though I had long suspected you might be a mole, I never thought you'd turn against them at the final moment. Was it worth the trouble?"

"Even though I was once his incarnation, I owe him much, helping him this once could be considered as repaying him."

The old eunuch let out a soft sigh, a complex expression on his face as he looked at Yu Ziqing, his expression even more conflicted.

"You granted me freedom and made me whole again. I owe you, and sweeping for the rest of my life would not be enough to repay you, so I can only offer my life in return."

As the old eunuch's words fell, he let out a muffled groan, his figure wavered, staggering back two steps before sitting on the ground.

He sat on the ground, hands forming a seal, and whispered to himself with a bitter smile.

"This life, a thousand years spent, has still not illuminated me, still haven't truly lived for myself..."

Suddenly, a blazing fire erupted on his body, the brightness in his eyes flared vividly and then slowly faded away.

He sat on the ground, head slightly bowed, as his Yang God was the first to perish in the flames, followed by his physical body, slowly turning to ash.

Yu Ziqing opened his mouth, wanting to say something but, in the end, said nothing at all.

Tong Weishun and a few others watched this scene from afar, each with a complex expression. They were probably the ones who understood the old eunuch's inner struggle the best.

The connection between the incarnation and the original seemed, on the surface, to merely be tied together by that rune.

But more so, it was an intangible connection.

When Tong Weishun stepped out, ready to face death, his feelings were indescribably complex.

Knowing he was an incarnation and had to return to the original, yet his self-awareness clung to the Tong Family and couldn't bear to leave his beloved ones and dear friends, growing deeper over time.

Until Yu Ziqing said he could sever the connection between the original and the incarnation, he agreed without hesitation.

If the Chief Director's leftover troubles, the toxic residue of the Langya Incarnation Technique ended simply by severing the connection, the matter would indeed be simple.

Many incarnations, even if stripped of their cultivation and lifetime insights, and turned into mere mortals with their lifespan nearing the end, did not rebel.

Yu Ziqing could sever the link of the Evil Skill, but not the connection of the heart.

Looking at those few remaining once-incarnations who were yet to perish, Yu Ziqing sighed.

His appearance slowly reverted to his own, and the nine-tailed white fox maintained its form, appearing to last a bit longer.

Yu Ziqing noted the time.

Usually, the power derived from his judgment would persist for a while even after slaying the target, not disappearing so quickly.

This time, the power of his original dissipated quickly, so swiftly that just after the Chief Director died, his strength was already fading.

He only managed to record Linked entirely in his heart.

Linked couldn't really be classified as an innate ability that naturally awakened from the Hungry Ghost Dao; it should be categorized as a secret technique or Secret Technique.

Yu Ziqing, after having seen the Langya Incarnation Technique and knowing the Chief Director used it to cultivate the Divine Devil Substitute Death Skill, used it as a basis to open a topic on how to target the Chief Director.

The power from his judgment forcibly deduced the outcome, resulting in an odd Secret Technique just right to counter the Chief Director.

Otherwise, even someone like Han Dong, who's almost purely focused on offensive power, capable of killing the Chief Director in one stroke, would have had to keep killing, relentlessly tracking and targeting the Chief Director, killing him over and over to exhaust all incarnations, possibly without ever truly killing the Chief Director.

No, in all likelihood, even after all the Chief Director's incarnations died, Han Dong would've been unable to kill the Chief Director completely.

Perhaps after killing the Chief Director's original for the last time, the Chief Director's power, Divine Soul, and everything else would have been taken by the Great Devil.

Ultimately leaving behind a huge latent danger.

Thinking of the Great Devil, Yu Ziqing felt regret. He acted too decisively at the time, fearing the other party would backtrack, severing the connection immediately when he should have dumped the blame on the Langya Institute or the Daqian court once the chance appeared.

Yu Ziqing stealthily glanced at Cheng Jing in the distance; only he had come from the entire Langya Institute.

Daqian did not send anyone at all.

It's worth noting that the most important thing here was the Dadui's archway, not the Chief Director.