Splitting the Heavens

When Shang Xia actually began infusing his Reignition Talisman with the origin qi, he realized that the talisman's capacity to hold his origin qi was far lower than what had been recorded.

It was a clear indication that Shang Xia's foundations far surpassed those at the same cultivation level.

Not only that, during the infusion process, he also discovered that the talisman's capacity was related to the quality of his origin qi.

In other words, not only was the quantity of Shang Xia's dantian far beyond his peers, but it was also far superior in quality!

Because Shang Xia didn't fill it up in one go, but rather in intermittent stages, reaching its maximum capacity only after several rounds, the loss of his inner qi wasn't severe. He only consumed around 30 to 50 percent.

Under such circumstances, it was clearly not suitable to activate the talisman immediately. Shang Xia needed to deplete more origin qi.

After some thought, Shang Xia created two clones, consuming 40 percent of his inner qi in one go. He went pale and looked like he had been completely drained.

When his clones appeared, they nodded at Shang Xia before going their separate ways. The first went to a secluded Star Dock. It was an important base the Essence Luxuriant World had established to build Star Ships and Arks. In the future, they would build super Star Ships and even Essence Arks.

At the moment, Chu Jia, their super Formation Grandmaster had personally taken charge of the dock.

Originally, such an important base should station at least a high-level True Immortal from the Essence Luxuriant Heavenly Field.

However, it had barely been 13 years since the Essence Luxuriant World had taken shape. The Heavenly Field was established for an even shorter time, and there were fewer than 10 high-level True Immortals in total even if they counted those who had been assimilated into the Heavenly Field.

Every one of them bore heavy responsibilities and was stretched thin. None could head over to guard the Star Dock.

Thankfully... Even though the Star Dock was a critical installation, it was still located within the Heavenly Field. At the very least, Kou Chongxue could appear in an instant if he was around.

In the end, Chu Jia was stationed there, and despite her cultivation that had just reached the second tier of the Martial Void Realm, with the added strength of her formations, even a high-level True Immortal would be hard-pressed to walk away unscathed.

Still, her primary duty was overseeing the construction of large Star Ships and Spirit Arks. They were also laying the groundwork for super Star Ships and Essence Arks that would be built in the future. If she had to divide her attention to defend the Star Dock, it would certainly interfere with her work.

With one of Shang Xia's clones that had the strength of a Sage personally taking charge of security in the area, the defenses would become rock solid. Chu Jia would be able to fully focus on her work.

As for his second clone... It would take Shang Xia's place in overseeing the Essence Luxuriant World and assisting Kou Chongxue in safeguarding the Heavenly Field.

It was evident that Shang Xia did not intend to remain in the Essence Luxuriant Heavenly Field for long. Once his affairs were in order, he would undoubtedly resume his journey in pursuit of advancement.

After dispatching his clones, Shang Xia made brief preparations before immediately activating the Reignition Talisman he had been holding.

Since the talisman had only just been completed and successfully infused with his origin qi, not much had leaked. A surge of energy poured into his dantian.

After splitting off his clones, Shang Xia estimated that he had close to 57 percent of his inner qi left. Once the talisman was activated, his dantian was restored to 82 percent of its full capacity. That meant that the talisman could allow him to instantly recover 25 percent of his fighting strength.

According to the Heart Lamp Sect's records regarding the Reignition Talisman, the amount of qi restored was extremely high. It indicated that Shang Xia's version of the talisman was of superior quality, perhaps surpassing all previous rank seven Talisman Grandmasters who had crafted it.

However, Shang Xia's attention was not on the amount of qi restored, but on the details of how the qi returned and how the process unfolded. His expression became one of disbelief and curiosity.

"During the restoration, the talisman actually stimulated an accelerated circulation of my Seven Star Seven World Spiritual Stabilization Art. Doesn't this imply that activating the talisman at critical cultivation bottlenecks could aid in breaking through?"

The moment he reached that conclusion, he found it somewhat laughable. Such a notion sounded almost impossible.

If that were truly the case, wouldn't it also imply fusing back with his clones might have the same effect?

In that case, he could simply split off several clones to be used as origin qi reserves before attempting a breakthrough. During a critical moment, he would fuse with all of them, borrowing the sudden surge in qi to shatter his bottlenecks effortlessly.

Obviously, that wouldn't work.

Not only would the separation of clones permanently consume a portion of his origin qi, resulting in an obvious period of weakness, but once they returned, they would only return as ordinary inner qi. After he refined the energy, more than 90 percent would be lost. There was no way they could assist in breaking through.

Moreover, not everyone had Shang Xia's powerful true soul and resilient martial will, which allowed him to casually split off two, or even three clones at the Seven Star Realm.

Most Sages could barely create a clone even after reaching the second star. Even after progressing to a mid-level or even high-level Sage, they would still only be able to handle a single clone.

"It's a pity that only one Reignition Talisman was made this time. Otherwise, I could test whether it truly helps with breakthroughs. With proper preparation, I'd know the answer immediately." Shang Xia sighed with regret.

One had to know that after he retrieved his soul from the World Origin Source, his cultivation had reached the peak of the fourth star. He was just a single step away from reaching the fifth star.

Had he known in advance that the talisman might assist with breakthroughs, he certainly wouldn't have tested it so soon. He would have recovered to his peak state before attempting to breakthrough. At the critical moment, he would activate the talisman and he might have been able to advance immediately!

Too bad for him, there was no medicine for regret. He wouldn't have another chance to create the talisman again anytime soon.

After thinking for a moment, Shang Xia sent back the bolts of Star Devouring Silk previously delivered by Ren Huan, instructing him to produce more rank seven talisman paper as possible.