"Is there a difference between a clone and the original body?"
"The difference is... I only have the power of my original form now." Su Yuewan rolled her eyes at him, annoyed. "Anyway, we need to investigate the Divine Sea Sect now, so don't talk about anything else that's not relevant."
She led the way, taking Bai Hao directly towards the mountain range where the monster had appeared.
"By the way, Sect Master, what's the principle behind your clone technique? Can you teach me?" Bai Hao asked again on the way.
"You want to learn the art of creating clones?"
Su Yuewan was stunned for a moment, and even felt a kind of... motherly feeling that her child had finally grown up.
This guy actually asked me for advice; this is absolutely unprecedented!
"Yeah, I'd like to learn something too." Bai Hao nodded.
He was indeed tempted by Su Yuewan's clone technique—because he had placed the blessed land in the back mountain, but it could only be effective if he went there in person every day, which was quite a waste of time.
If he learns the art of creating clones, and allows his clones to cultivate inside without affecting his main body, wouldn't that kill two birds with one stone?
You can become stronger just by lying down!
The system rewarded him with a lot of martial arts techniques, both serious and unserious, but he just didn't have the ability to create clones.
He even suspected that the system did it on purpose.
So now that I see Su Yuewan has the ability to create clones, it's not a bad idea to learn it from her. It's not shameful to do it for the sake of cultivation.
Seeing that Bai Hao seemed to be thinking, Su Yuewan also quietly wanted to listen to Bai Hao's thoughts.
But then she discovered that her clone couldn't hear Bai Hao's thoughts!
This is a new discovery.
It's a bit of a pity. Bai Hao must have something on his mind right now, but it's hard to figure out his true thoughts since we can't hear him—whether he really wants to learn or just wants to find an excuse to do something else bad.
Based on his character, Su Yuewan had ample reason to believe it was the latter.
But there is no evidence at present.
"If you want to learn, I'll teach you when we get back. The clone technique is very simple." Su Yuewan could only agree for now.
After all, this was the first time Bai Hao had asked her for advice on cultivation, so it was worth taking seriously.
"good."
Bai Hao nodded.
...
The two soon arrived at the mountain where they had encountered the monster that day.
A new batch of disciples from the Falling Sea Sect are now patrolling Bailu Town. They have probably patrolled several times today, so there is no one else on the mountain at this moment.
That day, Su Yuewan only killed the largest demon beast leader; the remaining ten or so demon beasts escaped and their whereabouts are still unknown. Therefore, we cannot let our guard down.
"I don't think those monsters will come out now." Bai Hao looked around but couldn't see anything wrong.
With their leader dead, those monsters have probably already fled back to their homelands. They wouldn't be here now.
"They certainly won't come out now, but we can find them."
The two landed on the ground. Su Yuewan squatted down, stretched out a slender finger and touched the ground, closing her eyes to feel it carefully.
It was quiet all around. A gentle breeze blew her hair lightly, and the bright sunlight fell on her, making her shine like spring blossoms.
Bai Hao watched quietly from the side, waiting...
"Found it."
A moment later, Su Yuewan opened her eyes, got up, and walked directly in one direction.
Bai Hao quickly followed – Su Yuewan's perception, being at the Supreme Realm, was still trustworthy.
The two came to the other side of the mountain and arrived at a stone wall covered with vines.
These vines, which should have been growing wildly, are now clearly disturbed by something, with messy footprints trampling down many of them.
"They passed through here?" Bai Hao frowned.
Based on the traces before him, this was the only conclusion he could draw.
After all, you can't exactly call it their nest, can you?
"Pretty much, but this should be where they're hiding." Su Yuewan's eyes swept over the stone walls and vines, her expression grave.
"Here? The nest?"
Is this a slap in the face? Bai Hao was somewhat unconvinced.
But Su Yuewan didn't explain; instead, she took immediate action.
She placed her palm on the stone wall, concentrated her energy, and as a burst of energy emanated from her body, the vines on the stone wall were instantly dispersed. At the same time, cracks appeared on the stone wall, and with a "bang," it broke open, revealing a dark hole.
"Are you sure this isn't a cave you forcibly dug out?" Bai Hao asked, embarrassed.
This woman is indeed violent.
"Trust me, okay?" Su Yuewan clapped her hands and walked directly into the dark cave.
Bai Hao followed her inside, but it was pitch black. He could only barely see a sliver of Su Yuewan's back as he followed behind her.
"It's so dark here, and we didn't prepare any lighting beforehand."
"Don't use light, use your heart to feel. Sometimes the eyes can interfere with us. Only by using your heart can we keep our minds clear at all times." Su Yuewan's voice was very soft, afraid of disturbing something in the cave.
"Even though you say that... you're giving me way too much credit for this impromptu lesson..." Bai Hao swallowed hard.
He wouldn't dare take a single step if he didn't look with his eyes.
Even with my eyes open, I can hardly see anything.
"Then you can just come with me," Su Yuewan's voice came.
“If I could keep up with you, I wouldn’t have said anything…” Bai Hao suddenly felt a soft hand grasp his hand.
Those were Su Yuewan's hands.
They're a bit small, but soft.
Bai Hao felt a slight tremor in his heart, but remained silent.
Su Yuewan pulled him along like that, walking forward.
Until, in the darkness, pairs of emerald green, bloodthirsty eyes lit up!
Heavy breathing filled the darkness, and those pairs of emerald green eyes looked particularly terrifying in the gloom.
And those heavy breaths, like the excitement of a demon in the darkness upon seeing its prey intrude.
Bai Hao immediately understood that these were the remaining ten tigers.
They were indeed hiding here.
"Um, how about I hide for a bit, Sect Master, you can warm up and take care of them first?" Bai Hao said awkwardly.
These are a group of demonic beasts in the Foundation Establishment and Body Tempering stages; his small body can't handle them.
Let Su Yuewan clean them all up.
“Our target is not them, but the people behind them,” Su Yuewan said calmly.
Although the tigers' breathing grew heavier in the darkness, they still didn't make a move—because the oppressive aura emanating from Su Yuewan made them instinctively afraid to move.
Even if it's an avatar, possessing only the same power as the original body, it still has the strength of the Spirit Integration Realm (Body Tempering, Breaking Bindings, Spirit Integration, Knowledge and Action, Supreme).
This group of Foundation Establishment and Body Tempering demonic beasts still dared not make a move.
Just then, a sound came from the other side, seemingly the sound of a stone door opening, followed by a sound of something not going.
Someone's coming!
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