263: Chapter 263 Spiritual Clone Technique, Poetry Gathering

After condensing your Divine Soul and achieving a Breakthrough to the Spirit Refining Realm, you used the Creation Energy as a foundation to deduce a unique method for external Incarnation.

This method can use a wisp of your own Divided Soul as a guide, merging with True Qi to condense into a form. Although the resulting Clone is not the original self, it can carry a portion of your will and combat power, acting just like another version of yourself walking through the world.

You named this Incarnation technique "Spiritual Thought Incarnation Technique."

You plan to perform one or two limit-breaks on this Incarnation technique later, and then dispatch a True Qi Clone to view the Cultivation Techniques and classics collected on the fourth floor and above of the Lin Family Scripture Pavilion, as well as those of other forces in the Capital City.

Relying on the Mortal Transformation Art that has undergone four limit-breaks, you are extremely confident in the concealment ability of your Clone.

Even when facing an expert at the Second Rank Dharma Idol Realm, the Clone is sufficient to deceive everyone and leave no traces.

As for why you don't go yourself, well, if you have the means, why would you need to mobilize your original body?

Of course, the fundamental reason you developed the external Incarnation technique is that you feel your hard strength is already quite high, and you want to expand your soft power in other areas.

Possessing such Heaven-Defying talent, you naturally want to develop in all aspects.

In the following time, you spent over twenty days successfully performing one limit-break on the external Incarnation technique.

"Split!"

In your exclusive Cultivation room, you focused your mind and calmed your breath, beginning to test the effects of the Incarnation after the limit-break.

You saw yourself forming a spiritual seal with your hands, True Qi circulating around your body, slowly drawing about one-tenth of your True Qi out of your body, transforming it into a mass of misty light suspended before you.

Immediately after, your brow center glowed slightly, and a wisp of Divided Soul, thin as silk, stripped away from your Divine Soul, gently merging into that mass of True Qi.

In an instant, the True Qi and Divided Soul resonated and merged, brilliance erupting. A figure completely identical to you in appearance and aura gradually solidified, standing quietly in the room, robes fluttering without wind.

At this moment, you felt as if you possessed two perspectives—one mind, two uses; two bodies existing simultaneously. This experience of separated perspectives yet unified consciousness was mysteriously indescribable.

Fortunately, your Divine Soul was extremely powerful; after only a moment of daze, you adapted, able to control both bodies as easily as moving your own arms.

You carefully sensed the state of the Incarnation and discovered that this spiritual body, formed from one-tenth of your True Qi, could actually unleash about 30% of your normal combat power. Furthermore, its aura was solid and its movements were lifelike, far surpassing what it was before the limit-break.

What surprised you even more was that, perhaps due to the essential improvement brought by the limit-break, this Clone could also inherit two of your original body's martial Divine Abilities. Although the power was only 50%, it could still be called Heaven-Defying.

Recalling the time before the limit-break, the Incarnation possessed at most 10% of your power and could not unleash any Divine Abilities; Cultivation Technique limit-breaking is indeed a qualitative leap.

"For the poetry gathering three days from now, I've decided to attend using the Incarnation."

During the twenty-plus days you spent cultivating the external Incarnation, you received an invitation to a poetry gathering.

The person who initiated this poetry gathering was none other than the daughter of the Prime Minister, Wang Shiyun, who had encountered Qin Rui's offense alongside the Ninth Princess.

This talented woman, famous throughout the Capital City, had sent out invitations far and wide, inviting almost every young talent and scion of noble families in the city. For a time, before the poetry gathering had even begun, it had already become a grand event that everyone was discussing.

This poetry gathering was scheduled for three days later, and it was said that almost all of the younger generation in the Capital City had indicated they would attend.

Everyone was eager to attend; first, out of admiration for Wang Shiyun, the "First Talented Woman of the Capital City," and second, to use this excellent opportunity to befriend powerful peers and expand their connections.

The Lin Family also attached great importance to this, and several Elders even spoke with you personally, tactfully suggesting that while it is a good thing for you to usually stay indoors and focus on your Cultivation,

you should also show your face at the appropriate times to interact and communicate with the younger generation of various forces.

Invited alongside you to this poetry gathering were the Lin Family Young Lord, Lin Mingyuan, as well as several other renowned young Geniuses from the clan.

For the Lin Family, this was not just an ordinary elegant gathering, but an excellent opportunity to showcase the foundation and style of the Lin Family's new generation to all the forces in the Capital City.

The Lin Family Young Lord, Lin Mingyuan, was the only son of the Marquis of Divine Martial, Lin Jinghong. With exceptional talent from a young age and resources poured into him, he was now only twenty-five years old and already firmly established in the Fifth Rank Wind Fire Realm.

He could be considered a leader among the younger generation in the Capital City, currently in the spotlight.

You were quite familiar with Lin Mingyuan; after all, as fellow Prodigies of the Lin Family, you had daily interactions.

You naturally chose to attend this poetry gathering, not just because of the Lin Family's persuasion, but mainly because things like poetry gatherings are simply the best places for a Protagonist to show off.

You were certain that Qin Rui would definitely be there. You hadn't truly met Qin Rui yet, so this was the perfect opportunity to investigate his true capabilities.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye. That night, as the moonlight first rose, lights flickered throughout the Capital City, and the banks of the Linjiang River were especially shimmering with light and shadow.

The poetry gathering was held at the Linshui Flower Pavilion under the Wang Family's name. This elegant building was built by the water, with windows open on all four sides.

The plain silk lanterns hanging from the eaves emitted a soft halo of light, intertwining with the reflections in the water to form a hazy, clear radiance.

The floor inside the pavilion was covered with neat green bamboo mats, cool to the touch.

Each desk was crafted from superior pear wood, with fine grain. Neatly arranged on top were celadon brush washers, ancient-method pine soot ink, wolf hair brushes, and a stack of plain white paper—the stationery supplies displayed elegance everywhere.

The sides were dotted with potted orchids and white plum blossoms, their faint fragrance drifting quietly with the breeze passing through the hall, refreshing the heart and mind.

Layers of light gauze hung from the edges of the waterside pavilion, rolling like clouds when the night breeze blew, both separating it from the noise of the outside world and adding a touch of shadowy poetry and secrecy.

A main desk was set in the center, prominently positioned. Beside it, a stick of elegant incense was burning in a copper burner, the smoke curling and dispersing. The scent was peaceful and not overpowering, just right for soothing the mind and drawing people into this elegant gathering.

This Linshui Flower Pavilion, and indeed the entire Linshui Garden, were private property of the Wang Family.

As one of the top aristocratic clans of the Great Yong Dynasty, the Wang Family had an unfathomable foundation. The current head of the Wang Family was none other than Wang Xuanfu.

As the night deepened, guests arrived one after another, their robes trailing fragrance, whispering and exchanging greetings.

Your Incarnation entered the venue together with the Lin Family members, your gaze calmly sweeping across the increasingly lively pavilion.

You discovered that among the people present, there was no sign of anyone suspected to be Qin Rui.

That's right; what Protagonist has the habit of arriving early?

While you were observing everyone, everyone was also observing you.

After all, on the surface, you were a martial arts Prodigy who had entered the Ranks in a single day.

Furthermore, since you were a disciple of the Lin Family, the various forces in the Capital City would naturally pay attention to you.