Oh No, I've Boarded a Pirate Ship
Chapter 63
The simultaneous breakthrough of two cultivators to the Core Formation stage caused an even more intense celestial phenomenon.
The sky darkened, and spiritual energy surged wildly.
At this moment, within the dantians of Li Changmeng's two demonic cultivator clones, spiritual power began to boil.
**Jade Liquid Returning to the Core, with the Dao as the Foundation.**
The aura around them surged madly, and the spiritual power within their bodies formed a small, spherical core.
However, it was extremely unstable, as if it might explode at any moment.
Li Changmeng quickly activated the Core Formation secret technique to stabilize it, beginning to infuse his own Dao into the small sphere.
The Dao of Flesh and Blood took control, immediately stabilizing the sphere and transforming it from a liquid state to a solid one.
Then, a thin membrane formed, enveloping the sphere and turning it into a complete entity.
Next, the small sphere began to frantically absorb the surrounding spiritual energy, instantly refining it into spiritual power.
The vastness of heaven and earth seemed insufficient at this moment.
As the spiritual energy was absorbed, Li Changmeng's spiritual sense also surged wildly, and the spiritual power within his body began to solidify, surpassing the level that a Foundation Establishment cultivator should possess.
**The True Core has formed!**
Now, all that was left was to continuously absorb spiritual energy.
"Hey, are they... acting a bit strange?"
The **Spiritual Source Heaven-Opening Stele**, sensing the aura emitted by the two demonic cultivators during their breakthrough, noticed something unusual.
"How is it that both of them have reached the fourth realm of Dao comprehension? Could it be that after sleeping for so long, the cultivation world has made progress in Dao comprehension, making it easier now?"
"Strange? What's strange? The Core Formation process is going smoothly. I specifically came to this quiet, uninhabited place to avoid disturbances during the breakthrough."
Li Changmeng scanned his surroundings but didn't sense anything unusual. He had chosen this location intentionally as the best place for a breakthrough.
Once the two demonic cultivator clones reached the Core Formation stage, there would be few places in the world he couldn't go.
Of course, this was assuming he didn't get too reckless.
"I'm not talking about the surroundings. I mean, both you and those two demonic cultivators have reached the fourth realm of Dao comprehension. You... aren't friends, are you?"
"Well, you'll find out soon, Senior."
Li Changmeng kept it vague. At the moment, his main focus was on experiencing the Core Formation process, which would make future breakthroughs easier.
Over there, the breakthroughs of the two demonic cultivator clones were nearing completion.
This was one of the advantages of the Tianxing Domain—spiritual energy was abundant, and breakthroughs took less time.
Stepping into the Core Formation stage, Li Changmeng felt a new transformation in the world around him.
The spiritual power within his body had condensed and become denser. Simply by drawing on the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, he could exert immense pressure.
This was a common tactic used by Core Formation cultivators against lower-level cultivators, and it didn't even require expending spiritual power.
Moreover, at the Core Formation stage, one truly gained the ability to move mountains and fill seas.
"Senior, how is it?"
The old man clone and the child clone approached together, their gazes fixed on the Spiritual Source Heaven-Opening Stele.
"You... you... you're Li Changmeng? You're also Li Changmeng?"
The sixth-tier spiritual artifact, which had existed for who knows how long, was at a loss for words.
It understood clone techniques. While techniques that made clones stronger than the original were rare, they weren't unheard of. But clones that had no connection to the original, and it had already seen at least three clones...
Especially that extremely sinister cultivator in the cave. Even though it could easily kill him, that method filled it with a hint of fear.
"Just as you said, Senior, we are actually one and the same."
Li Changmeng came clean.
The Spiritual Source Heaven-Opening Stele had already acknowledged him as its master. Unless he died, it couldn't act against him.
And Li Changmeng happened to have some expertise in staying alive.
The two Core Formation clones each sent a strand of spiritual sense into the Spiritual Source Heaven-Opening Stele.
The spiritual sense, originating from the same source, left its mark without any resistance.
The Spiritual Source Heaven-Opening Stele was speechless. The spiritual sense was divided yet connected—this clone technique defied common sense.
The reason it hadn't noticed the clones earlier was that their spiritual senses were independent, like true individuals.
With such a clone technique, wasn't he afraid of the clones rebelling?
What the Spiritual Source Heaven-Opening Stele didn't know was that all of Li Changmeng's clones had independent spiritual senses, like separate individuals.
But at the same time, they were essentially the same spiritual sense, just using a special method to possess and assimilate living souls.
To achieve this, one first needed to walk the path of faith-based cultivation, then be able to guide living souls, use spiritual power to create complete bodies, and split spiritual sense...
Only after all these steps could the **Infinite Body Technique**, this heaven-defying spell, be born.
"Just how many clones do you have? Are you going to imprint all of them?"
At this point, the Spiritual Source Heaven-Opening Stele could only resign itself to its fate, hoping that Li Changmeng didn't have too many clones. Imprinting spiritual sense was somewhat embarrassing for a spiritual artifact.
"Well... theoretically, there will be more and more in the future."
"I must have been blind to choose you."
The Spiritual Source Heaven-Opening Stele felt deceived. It even suspected that Li Changmeng might not be a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator on the surface. With such clones, there might be a Nascent Soul or even a Deity Transformation original body behind him.
And what was he doing with so many clones... Could he be plotting something?
The more it thought about it, the more the Spiritual Source Heaven-Opening Stele felt that it might have been too hasty in its decision.
Someone like this using it—who knew if he would end up opposing the entire cultivation world in the future?
"Senior? I need your power. Don't worry, I won't take unnecessary risks. I'll hide this clone and only use it when necessary."
The Spiritual Source Heaven-Opening Stele could only serve as a trump card, increasing his margin for error and acting when absolutely necessary.
Perhaps lost in self-doubt, the Spiritual Source Heaven-Opening Stele fell silent.
Li Changmeng didn't press the matter. He handed the storage bag of the unfortunate Core Formation cultivator to the two demonic cultivator clones and then disappeared into the dense forest.
"So, what now?"
"You go attract attention. I'll head to the Qingmiao Sect."
The two demonic cultivator clones split up.
From the moment the demonic cultivator clones appeared and started causing trouble, it was only a matter of time before the Nascent Soul forces would move to eliminate them.
But fortunately, they didn't know there were two of them.
With a Core Formation clone, Li Changmeng could accomplish much more.
The old man clone soared into the sky, not hiding his presence. Instead, he found a nearby Foundation Establishment force and covered the area with a blood mist, turning everyone into cultivation resources.
"Hahahaha, this feels amazing!"
The joy of increasing his cultivation surged through him, but this trip was only meant to draw attention.
Then, the old man clone made a grand display as he headed in the opposite direction of the Qingmiao Sect.
The child clone, on the other hand, traveled discreetly and arrived at the Qingmiao Sect, where the two clones reunited.