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Chapter 494 An External Avatar, Revisiting the Mortal World

System notification: One of your Heavenly Punishment Oaths has been triggered. Please complete the oath within 24 hours, or you will suffer an enhanced Heavenly Tribulation.

A line of red text suddenly appeared on Xiao Jie's screen.

They've finally arrived, quite punctual indeed.

Xiao Jie remained calm; 24 hours was enough.

He opened the skill system and quickly read through the skill descriptions for the avatar.

[Avatar (Legendary Spell/Sorcery/Celestial Spell)]

Use: Consumes 2/3 of your health to create an avatar that is weaker than your original body.

An avatar possesses 2/3 of the original body's level and attributes, and randomly gains 2/3 of the original body's skills, talents, feats, traits, and other related abilities.

However, it cannot inherit the equipment attributes of the original character.

In Follow mode, the avatar is a summoned unit by default and will automatically mimic the combat style and skills of the original body.

Players can also switch perspectives by clicking on the avatar's character portrait and directly control the avatar to perform activities.

Spell Description: This is a unique secret technique created by the demonic cultivator Wang Xie. Its prototype is a strange clone technique that Wang Xie initially mastered. After being perfected and improved, this spell was obtained.

An avatar created from one's own blood possesses some of the original's abilities, and also seems to inherit the original's memories and thoughts; this is a miraculous spell that touches upon the essence of life.

Judging from the skill description, it doesn't seem to be a spell like turning a heretic into a madman, but rather a modified version.

It seems that the Hermit of the Great Wilderness used this spell before.

Judging from the skill effects, they are quite amazing.

Without saying a word, Xiao Jie prepared to give it a try.

Sorcery - Incarnation!
A red mist of blood gushed out from his body, condensing into a human shape in mid-air. Instantly, bones, meridians, blood vessels, and skin grew out, a process that was quite shocking.

Xiao Jie suspected that this special effect was only available in the sorcery version; if it were the magic version, it would probably be much more beautiful.

In the blink of an eye, the person transformed into Xiao Jie's appearance, and soon a person who looked exactly like Xiao Jie appeared in front of Xiao Jie.

'Avatar' Hidden Moon with the Wind (Demon Refiner): Level 26 Homecoming. 780 HP.

Sure enough, a new icon for Hidden Moon in the wind has appeared in the summoned beast slot on the left side of the game interface.

Xiao Jie clicked the mouse, and the perspective immediately switched to that of his avatar.

Pressing the directional keys revealed that it could move, attack, and unleash skills just like the original character—it was essentially a low-spec version of itself.

It even includes player-specific game features such as equipment and backpacks.

In other words, he can control this clone just like he controls the original body, and can even accept quests, turn in quests, acquire equipment, and level up, just like the original body.

That's right, this avatar even has an experience bar.

Xiao Jie tested all the functions of the avatar, and he had to admit that the spell truly deserved the title of 'legendary'. It was essentially like obtaining a weakened version of himself as a summoned beast, which he could directly control to do things that his original self couldn't do when necessary.

Xiao Jie then opened the clone's skill panel and attribute panel to take a look.

Not bad, it has two-thirds of his attribute value. Although it has fewer skills, it's enough.

In particular, the Storm Thunder Eagle skill was inherited, which is very important for his future plans.

The dragon transformed but then disappeared.

While dragons do possess the ability to transform into human form, it is grayed out.
Xiao Jie speculated that the inheritance of skills should be random. As for why the dragon transformation could not be used, it should be because the clone's mana value was insufficient.

This external avatar is probably even stronger than the giant orange one, and it's not afraid of death; it can be summoned again even if it dies.

Xiao Jie first switched back to his original body and restored his health to full.

"Brother Tianwen, let's begin preparations."

"understood."

Without further ado, Wen Tian Wuji immediately began setting up a magic array. This True Man of the Mortal World was extremely intelligent, and if he were in dire straits, he might run away, so it was necessary to set up an array in advance to trap him inside.

Then Xiao Jie gathered everyone together again, "Dongfang Sheng, after the mission BOSS appears, your people will be responsible for the outer perimeter. We will handle the main battle ourselves, but if necessary, you may be needed to deal some additional damage."

"Understood, Brother Feng. Don't worry, I guarantee I'll complete the mission."

"Everyone, last time when we fought Wang Xie, we had the Great Wilderness Hermit as the main tank. This time, we can only rely on ourselves. Although the Red Dust Immortal is not as strong as Wang Xie, he is still a level 59 hermit. Everyone should be careful. We must have certain battlefield capabilities to confront him head-on. Who will be in the front row?"

"I'll do it!" I'm determined to become an immortal.

"Count me in," Hao Mie also volunteered.

"Me too," An Ran hurriedly added. "Okay, three front-line tanks are enough. The rest of you can be damage dealers. You three physical damage dealers, Xia Yi Wushuang, Ye Luo, and Jiu Jianxian, will handle the second round of attacks."

Deidara and Bai Ze, you two magic users, deal damage from the outside.

Brother Tianwen, you are responsible for controlling the situation outside the formation.

Brother Yuan Bai, you and I are responsible for providing backup and delivering a fatal blow to that True Immortal Hongchen.

The tactics are the same as when we fought Wang Xie before, focusing on control. Hongchen Zhenren only has a few thousand health points, so theoretically he can be killed in two or three rounds.

However, his movements are ghostly, and he is an ancient Qi cultivator. In other words, he possesses all the talents and traits of ancient Qi cultivators. Below, I will introduce his abilities, and everyone must pay attention when the battle begins.

Even gods and ghosts will be deterred: the effects of supernatural powers and curses will be greatly reduced.

Immune to all poisons: Ordinary poisoning skills have no effect; only legendary-level poisons can be effective.

Invulnerable to blades and spears: This means that his physical damage reduction is very high, and low-damage attacks are basically ineffective.

Unaffected by heat or cold: It also has some resistance to ice and heated brick beds, but it shouldn't be too high.

Tiger body and dragon form: This means that his basic attributes are extremely powerful.

"Transcending the mortal realm: This means he will possess a host of saint-level combat skills, which is very dangerous. Everyone must be on high alert when engaging him in close combat..."

Xiao Jie patiently made the arrangements.

Everyone listened attentively, and after a good ten minutes of planning, they had said almost everything they needed to say. Finally, Xia Yi Wushuang couldn't help but urge, "Don't worry, Brother Suifeng, we've practiced so many times. You just need to start the fight."

Xiao Jie knew that further discussion was pointless, and that no amount of preparation would necessarily be of any use when the battle was about to begin. Only after the battle would they know for sure.

"Alright, I'm going to engage the monster. Everyone, get to your positions."

As Xiao Jie spoke, he controlled his clone to fly towards Mount Konglao.

After passing through the labyrinthine forest, we arrived at the foot of Mount Konglao. Looking up, the entrance to the Heavenly Waterfall Cave was clearly visible on the stone wall.

It took a lot of effort to get up there back then, but now that time has passed, it's no problem for Xiao Jie at all.

Even if what he is currently controlling is just an avatar.

Transforming directly into a hawk, it easily flew down to the entrance and carefully walked into the cave.

The cave was completely silent, except for the sound of his own footsteps and the sound of water dripping from the stalactites. Xiao Jie passed through the cave in one breath and arrived at the huge sinkhole of the Heavenly Waterfall Cave, but there was still no sound around him.

Looking up, all you can see are lush green plants growing freely in the sinkhole, with all sorts of exotic flowers and fruits vying for attention, and the stone carvings on the rock walls remaining unchanged.

There was not a single human voice present.

A thought suddenly flashed through Xiao Jie's mind—could this Hongchen be dead?
That would be troublesome.

Suddenly, a sound of clothes swiftly passing by came from the sky. Xiao Jie looked up and saw a figure leaping swiftly from among the vines and landing in front of him in an instant.

It was an old man dressed in tattered hemp clothing, with white hair and beard, looking extremely old, yet his skin was as smooth as a mirror, like that of an infant; he was none other than the True Man of the Mortal World.

After several months apart, Master Hongchen was just as he had been, except that his face showed a hint of ecstasy and eagerness.

Their gazes toward Xiao Jie were incredibly intense, as if they were looking at a delicacy.

Upon seeing Xiao Jie, the True Man of the Mortal World burst into wild laughter.

"Hahaha, that's great, that's great! You're finally back! I thought you'd died out there, or that you were too scared to come back and had given up on the path to immortality. I didn't expect you to actually come back. That's wonderful, that's wonderful!"

As he spoke, Hongchen slowly approached Xiao Jie. Although he moved very slowly, he gave people a great sense of oppression, like a predator approaching its prey.

Xiao Jie did not dodge or avoid, but stood still and bowed, saying, "Senior is too kind. A true man keeps his word. Since I promised to come back, I will naturally come back. As for the path to immortality, how could I bear to give it up?"

To attain immortality and enlightenment is what I have been striving for all my life.

"Well said. Becoming an immortal and attaining the Dao is the most important thing in the world. Romantic love, fame and fortune, clan honor and disgrace... are all fleeting. Only becoming an immortal and attaining the Dao is eternal."

Since you understand this principle, you should also be able to understand what I'm about to do to you.

As they were talking, Master Hongchen had already walked up to Xiao Jie. Suddenly, he grabbed Xiao Jie by the neck and raised his hand to strike him. However, before the blow could land, his expression suddenly changed. "No, you're not Yinyue Suifeng!"

Xiao Jie let the True Man of the Mortal World choke his clone and chuckled, "Senior is joking. Who else am I but Hidden Moon Following the Wind? Senior, aren't you going to do something to me? What are we waiting for?"

The True Man of the Mortal World suddenly shook off his clone and roared, "You, you little brat, you are really cunning. You dare to use such supernatural magic to fool me. Don't think I can't see through you."

"Oh dear, what are you saying, Senior Hongchen? How can you call that fooling me? I'm currently busy with Qi Refining and Ascension, so I don't have the time. I figured I only swore to meet you after I achieved the Golden Core stage and before I ascended to immortality. Whether I meet you in person or in my clone, it's still a meeting, so what's the difference?"

Look at this face and this body, aren't they exactly like me?

(End of this chapter)