đź“– Chapter 1322 - Independent Clone
The Black Earth Emperor in the vault of heaven was just like the emperor in the dream that Wang Baole had visited through the Dream Dao. However, despite the similar expressionless face, the eyes were different. Rather than dignity and imperiousness, what those crimson eyes held was a brewing storm.
It was as if he was tired of the world and suppressing his madness. But although these kinds of eyes should have been full of emotion, they actually carried an irrepressible indifference. Perhaps this contradiction was what made all the experts look up in shock.
In the second layer of Source Universe Dao Void, the World Realm, there were many powerful figures. The lords of the Seven Emotions and Six Desires, as well as the powerhouses of the mysterious Ancient Epoch City, were all unimaginably mighty. However… the Black Earth Emperor in the sixth step was well qualified to suppress each and every one of them.
His rank was above the divine children, the guardian of this world’s god. To a certain extent, he was the ultimate expression of law in this world.
At this moment, his face looked down on all living beings, seemingly searching for someone. It wasn’t until half an incense stick’s worth of time passed that he slowly disappeared, obviously having lost track of Wang Baole.
In the Slumber Realm, the black-robed man sat down again and closed his eyes in meditation.
As the face disappeared, the Emperor Spirits chasing Wang Baole also dissipated, and the whole world gradually returned to normal. When the light of the rising sun scattered across the lands the next day, everything was already just as before.
The world operated as usual, and all living beings continued their cultivation. However, a strange atmosphere began to spread through the World Realm. Although no one knew the exact details of what had happened last night, they could still make some guesses.
After all, the only thing that could arouse the attention of the Emperor Spirits and even the Protector was… an outsider.
Although this sort of thing rarely happened, it wasn’t completely unprecedented. Thus, numerous cultivators gradually began discussing and speculating with each other. At the same time, in an unknown area inside Ear’s Desire City, the music of a zither rang out.
This zither music was filled with anger and unwillingness. Its sound filled the area, causing clouds to gather above Ear’s Desire City. Heavy rain began falling in an instant.
Soon, an official decree was passed down, and numerous cultivators of Ear’s Desire City were informed of a mission with an extremely high reward.
This mission was to find Qing Ling!
Qing Ling was name of the blue-clothed woman whom Wang Baole had killed to obtain the Dao Seed.
Soon, songweavers departed from Ear’s Desire City in huge numbers. This World Realm, which had maintained its balance for a long time already, slowly showed signs of change.
Meanwhile, in a remote location in the World Realm, there was an endless desert. However, unlike the traditional yellow sand of a desert, the sand here was a deep purple.
This sea of purple sand looked like a desert, but it was an eerie and bizarre one.
Anyone who approached would immediately be taken aback by the lingering scent of blood.
This place was well-known in the World Realm. It was called Purple Road.
Legend had it that many years ago, a mighty expert was killed in this place. Her blood soaked the entire desert and turned everything purple. At the same time, there was also a force of suppression here that affected a cultivator’s cultivation base.
Purple Road was completely barren. Many experts had come to search, but no one had ever found any hints of anything resembling a treasure.
Thus, almost nobody came here anymore.
Deep underground beneath the purple sand, Wang Baole sat cross-legged in meditation. He completely immersed himself in the fusion of the laws of joy and ear’s desire within his body.
Theoretically speaking, it wasn’t impossible for Wang Baole to accelerate this fusion himself. However, doing so would give birth to some flaws that might expose his power from the outside world, so he didn’t rush and just let the two laws fight slowly in his body.
The first time he used the power of the outside world, only Emperor Spirits had come, but the second time had caught the attention of the Protector. Judging from this, if he used the laws of the outside world a third time, it would be impossible for him to escape.
Right now, his cultivation base wasn’t enough to fight against the Protector. Moreover, he hadn’t come to Source Universe Dao Void looking for a fight in the first place.
“There are two problems I need to solve…
“The first is how to arrive in front of the Emperor.
“The second is how to deal with the Protector…” Wang Baole slowly opened his eyes. The light shining in his eyes seemed to illuminate the dark underground.
“The Black Earth Emperor… at the very end of the dream, when he asked that question…” Wang Baole fell silent. Back then, he had found the other party’s question about good and evil somewhat strange. Now, that feeling of strangeness was even stronger.
That seemingly simple question… most likely had a profound meaning behind it.
In silence, Wang Baole focused on the confrontation between the two laws in his body. After thinking for a while, he came to a decision.
Since it was dangerous for his true body to make an appearance, the best method to safely avoid the Protector’s search was to create a clone.
However, an ordinary clone would have close karmic ties to his true body. If it were discovered, his true body’s location would still be exposed. Thus, he had to create a clone that didn’t share karma with him at all.
To a certain extent… this was equivalent to making the clone completely independent.
An independent clone usually ran the risk of rebellion, but for Wang Baole, who was in the fifth step, this risk wasn’t unavoidable.
Thus, after thinking it over, Wang Baole closed his eyes. Overlapping shadows appeared on his body, and a clone gradually took shape, disappearing from this underground location in a flash.
Not long after that, a figure emerged on the outer edges of the purple desert.
This figure was that of a skinny young man who bore no resemblance to Wang Baole at all. His cultivation base and aura both seemed to be in the Nascent Soul Realm, but there was a slight chill in the depths of his eyes. Looking closely, it was possible to see that this chill contained a sharp killing intent, as if there was a power that could destroy the whole world sealed within the young man’s body.
This was the independent clone created by Wang Baole.
Wang Baole had created him by referencing the Emperor Spirits, making him an independent body that didn’t possess too many emotional fluctuations.
To a certain extent, he was actually quite similar to an Emperor Spirit. The biggest difference was that… the one controlling the Emperor Spirits was unknown, because the Emperor was slumbering. However, this clone was in control of himself.
“Then from now on, I am the new Wang Baole.” The clone walked out of the purple desert. Stopping and glancing back at the desert, he sneered, then continued walking into the distance.