"Mr. An, I see you're dressed like a Japanese priest. Did you end up going to Fuso?"
An Qing sighed, a look of loneliness and sadness on her face, which was exactly the same as the expression Rikahime Miko had before her death.
"It's a long story... Since Ah Xuan couldn't cultivate to the Great Dao, I became even more anxious to advance. I wanted to form the Nascent Soul as soon as possible so that I could use external forces to help Ah Xuan rebuild his foundation." "In my eagerness for quick success, I inevitably got stuck in a dead end and came up with a crooked idea. I split my soul in two, which would be equivalent to turning myself into two people. With two 'me's' cultivating together, wouldn't the speed be twice as fast? Once the two clones have cultivated successfully, I'll find an opportunity to merge them into one, and then I'll be able to successfully enter the Nascent Soul stage."
"The more I thought about it, the more I thought this idea was feasible. So, without telling anyone, I forcibly split my three souls and seven spirits into two. Half remained in my original body, and the other half attached to a young man who was born mentally retarded and missing one soul and four spirits. Who knew that the young man was the illegitimate son of a Japanese envoy to the Tang Dynasty? After staying in China for a few years, he was taken back to his biological father. That's how half of my soul ended up in Japan."
"In fact, the method of splitting the soul and allowing two clones to cultivate simultaneously has existed since ancient times. However, this method has too many side effects. It can easily cause practitioners to lose themselves, become insane and delirious, and do things that harm others and themselves. They may even go on a killing spree and bring disaster to the world. Therefore, this method of cultivation has become a sorcery and is not tolerated by the righteous path."
"Only two souls and three spirits remained of my original body. Everything was normal for the first few years, but as my cultivation level increased, I became increasingly confused, my memory declined, and I often lost my temper for no apparent reason. My soul and spirit would often leave my body on their own, lingering in the outside world for several days before returning."
"I was afraid that Ah Xuan would find out, and I was also afraid that my drastic change in personality would hurt him, so I lied and said I was traveling to seek opportunities and left the Lanhai Immortal Sect. I found a crypt in Shu with abundant spiritual energy and continued to cultivate. I finally reached the late Jindan stage. Although my mortal clone in Japan is nearing the end of his life, his soul has also reached the middle Jindan stage. If I can unite my soul and spirit, I can achieve the Nascent Soul stage."
At this point, the man in white's voice darkened. "At that moment, the soul that remained within my body once again spontaneously escaped, becoming a wandering spirit. This caused my cultivation to plummet, and my connection with the other half of my soul became less strong. Before the connection was severed, my clone in Japan sealed my soul within a samurai sword and left a message, intending to retrieve it in a few years. However, this time, my soul never returned to my body after leaving it. My soul was trapped in the cave for years, watching helplessly as my body rotted and turned into dust."
"Luckily, there's a dragon vein here. The spiritual energy it emanates nourishes my spirit, preventing me from dying. Every year on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month, at midnight when the yin energy is at its heaviest, I'm able to leave for a short while and visit the nearby mortal villages to gather information. Unfortunately, I haven't encountered a single immortal cultivator, so naturally, no one can help me deliver a message to Ah Xuan..."
"After a long time, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth decreased dramatically, and the immortal cultivation sects migrated to the Tushita Realm in large numbers. I was afraid of the light of heaven and had no body. I was anxious but helpless. I could only watch as cracks appeared in the sky, revealing the Tushita Continent, which was rich in spiritual energy."
"Just when I was extremely anxious, a pregnant dragon chose this place as its nest. I appeared and talked with it, only to find out that time has changed. Counting from the day I left Lanhai Xianzong, four hundred years have passed, and Ah Xuan has long since..."
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