39: Refining clones

"The Law of Reincarnation is indeed very important, whether for you, Sister Houtu..."

"...or for us, the Three Pure Ones and Twelve Ancestral Witches brothers and sisters."

"Or even for the countless living beings of the entire Honghuang World, it is very important."

"However, Sister Houtu, do not put too much pressure on yourself."

"For now, you should focus on refining the father gods marrow essence; being born is the priority."

"Comprehending the Law of Reincarnation is not something that needs to be rushed."

"This elder brother will also help you comprehend the Law of Reincarnation."

Taiqing did not want to put too much pressure on Houtu.

After all, Houtu had not even been born yet, so bearing too much would make Taiqing seem too pseudo-saintly.

He was just saying he wanted to protect his younger siblings, yet he immediately put pressure on them.

"It's fine, Big Brother Taiqing. I can spare some energy to try and comprehend the Law of Reincarnation."

Houtu was understanding and responsible; as soon as she heard the Law of Reincarnation concerned the Three Pure Ones and Twelve Ancestral Witches...

...she did not hesitate to take it upon herself to comprehend the Law of Reincarnation.

"I shouldn't have said anything if I'd known."

Taiqing felt a bit guilty; Sister Houtu hadn't even been born yet, and she was already taking this on.

He really was being pseudo-saintly.

"Speaking of the Honghuang, the one who understands the Law of Reincarnation best is undoubtedly the Ancestor of Reincarnation."

"He is the source of the Law of Reincarnation, the Reincarnation Demon God."

"During the Chaos Period, he was one of the top ten Chaos Demon Gods."

"If one could learn the Law of Reincarnation from this Ancestor of Reincarnation..."

"...then Sister Houtu's comprehension of the Law of Reincarnation would likely be as easy as walking on level ground."

Taiqing immediately thought of the Ancestor of Reincarnation.

He had seen the figure of the Ancestor of Reincarnation at the Buzhou Mountain Peak before, and he was deeply impressed by that aura of the Law of Reincarnation.

"No, I must find a way to learn the Law of Reincarnation from the Ancestor of Reincarnation."

"As long as I learn the Law of Reincarnation, I can teach it to Sister Houtu."

"This way, Sister Houtu won't have to bear such great pressure."

Since Sister Houtu's pressure was brought upon her by himself, Taiqing wanted to resolve it for her.

As for why Taiqing insisted on seeking out the Ancestor of Reincarnation to learn the Law of Reincarnation...

...instead of teaching Houtu after comprehending it himself...

...it was because Taiqing had already tried to comprehend the Law of Reincarnation long ago.

After Taiqing became a Hunyuan Golden Immortal, he not only meditated on the Daos of Time, Space, Bagua, and Calculation...

...but also meditated on the Law of Reincarnation; he indeed had the intention of teaching Houtu after comprehending it himself.

But no matter how Taiqing meditated, he could not find even a trace of the Law of Reincarnation within heaven and earth.

It was as if the Law of Reincarnation within the Primordial World Heaven and Earth had been hidden away.

Taiqing immediately thought that this was likely a scheme of the Heavenly Dao.

It was the Heavenly Dao that had hidden the Law of Reincarnation of heaven and earth.

Its purpose was self-evident: it must be to prevent Houtu from meditating on the Law of Reincarnation.

Therefore, this was the reason why Taiqing insisted on going to find the Ancestor of Reincarnation to learn the Law of Reincarnation.

With the Law of Reincarnation hidden, only an existence like the Ancestor of Reincarnation in this Primordial World Heaven and Earth knew of the Law of Reincarnation.

Taiqing guessed that the Heavenly Dao would likely soon use the Dao-Demon Conflict to eliminate the Ancestor of Reincarnation.

This would cause the only being in this Primordial World Heaven and Earth who understood the Law of Reincarnation to vanish.

In this way, it would ensure that everything was foolproof, making it impossible for Houtu to comprehend the Law of Reincarnation.

After all, the Ancestor of Reincarnation seemed to have disappeared from the Honghuang after the Dao-Demon Conflict.

Taiqing guessed that the Heavenly Dao likely used the Dao-Demon Conflict to get rid of the Ancestor of Reincarnation once and for all.

"It seems I must hurry; the final battle of the Dao-Demon Conflict should be starting soon."

"I must learn the Law of Reincarnation from the Ancestor of Reincarnation before then."

"I might even have to protect the Ancestor of Reincarnation during the Dao-Demon Conflict."

A sense of urgency suddenly rose in Taiqing's heart.

"If I go to seek apprenticeship with my current Realm, the Ancestor of Reincarnation will certainly not agree."

"Going as an Incarnation won't work either; an Incarnation is at the same Realm as me."

"Just how should I become a disciple of the Ancestor of Reincarnation?"

Taiqing stood quietly before the Blood Pool thinking; seeing Taiqing in thought, Houtu did not disturb him and began to Cultivate on her own.

"Reincarnation? Netherworld? Blood Sea..."

"Wait, the Blood Sea!"

Thinking of Reincarnation, Taiqing could not help but think of the Blood Sea.

Because Houtu transforming into Reincarnation and opening the Underworld happened in the Blood Sea.

"The Blood Sea! Ancestor Minghe!"

Speaking of the Blood Sea, one had to mention Ancestor Minghe.

He was known for the saying: 'As long as the Blood Sea does not dry up, Minghe does not die.'

Because the Blood Sea was vast, Minghe refined countless blood god clones and stored them within it.

If one Clone was destroyed, he still had countless others.

Taiqing couldn't help but think of the Technique of Cloning.

"The Incarnations summoned by One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones won't do, but I can certainly refine a Clone."

Although Taiqing could not refine countless blood god clones like Minghe, refining a single Clone was possible.

Besides, weren't the Materials for refining a Clone readily available?

Couldn't this huge Blood Pool before him provide the Materials for refining a Clone?

If the Ancestral Witches could use this Blood Pool to create the Witch Tribe, why couldn't he, Taiqing, use the Blood Pool to create a Clone?

Taiqing hesitated no longer and immediately sat cross-legged before the Blood Pool.

A figure identical to Taiqing, exuding an aura of eternal immortality and as peaceful and stable as a golden sun, appeared above Taiqing's head.

This golden sun-like figure was precisely Taiqing's Primordial Spirit.

In the Honghuang, a Golden Immortal possesses the characteristics of living as long as heaven and earth and being eternally immortal.

Taiqing's Primordial Spirit, Physical Body, Laws, and Dharmic Powers were all at the Early Stage of the Hunyuan Golden Immortal Realm.

His Primordial Spirit was countless Times stronger than that of a Golden Immortal, so naturally, its aura of eternal immortality was extremely powerful.

Deep within that golden, eternally immortal Primordial Spirit, one could also see a glittering golden pagoda, a Yin-Yang fish diagram, and a dust whip.

These were naturally Taiqing's Natal Supreme Treasures: the heaven and earth yellow and black exquisite pagoda, the Taiji Diagram, and the Taiyi Whisk.

Of course, there was also the twelve-grade pure world white lotus and the high grade innate spirit treasure, the weak water goblet.

However, because these two Spirit Treasures were not Taiqing's natal Spirit Treasures, they were not at the center of Taiqing's Primordial Spirit.

Taiqing held his fingers like a sword and sliced off a small fragment from his own Primordial Spirit.

A heart-wrenching pain spread throughout every part of Taiqing's Primordial Spirit.

"Big Brother Taiqing!"

Houtu cried out in alarm when she saw Taiqing slice off a fragment from a corner of his Primordial Spirit.

She knew all too well the pain of a damaged Primordial Spirit.

Her own Primordial Spirit had previously been eroded by innate malignant qi at every moment.

"It's nothing, Sister Houtu, don't worry."

Taiqing spoke while enduring the intense pain.

It was merely a bit of hardship; Sister Houtu and the others had to endure this kind of pain all the Time, so he, Taiqing, could withstand it.

After slicing off a fragment of his Primordial Spirit, Taiqing hurriedly refined the pangu marrow essence.

As the pangu marrow essence was refined, Taiqing felt his Primordial Spirit experience a heavenly sensation.

That feeling could simply be described as ultimate bliss.

And the place where a corner of his Primordial Spirit had been sliced off was also recovering rapidly.

By refining only a tiny amount of pangu marrow essence, the area where his Primordial Spirit had been sliced off was completely restored.

The pangu marrow essence truly deserved its reputation as the most miraculous of treasures.

Taiqing hesitated no longer and placed the fragment of his Primordial Spirit into the Blood Pool.

His hands quickly formed seals as he began to refine his Clone.

Within the Blood Pool, a figure slowly condensed; first the bones, then the Meridians, flesh, and skin appeared one after another.

A young man who looked eighty to ninety percent similar to Taiqing soon fully took shape and appeared within the Blood Pool.