Splitting the Heavens

Chapter 1208: How The Fuck Does A Clone Grow Stronger?!

Even though Shang Xia had an opportunity to kill one of the hidden experts, he chose to give up on the notion decisively. He even quickly rushed behind her to use her as a human shield so that her comrade wouldn’t dare to attack recklessly.

It was then that the female cultivator finally managed to struggle free from his Void Seal. Even before she could stabilize herself, she staggered around and tried to fly in pursuit of Shang Xia.

He didn’t seem to care about their reaction in the slightest. He simply stepped into the void and continued to fly towards the Star Beast Nest he had come from.

The next second, Shang Xia felt a strange feeling behind him and he turned around abruptly. He reached out and grabbed at the void before feeling an intense vibration.

Shang Xia heaved a sigh of relief as he poured Six Direction Qi into his palm. He pushed the region of space apart and by the time he pulled his hand back, a huge orb that was emitting dense frosty light was held firmly in his palm. It belonged to the young cultivator who tried to sneak attack Shang Xia initially.

The pearl vibrated violently as it tried to struggle free from Shang Xia’s grasp.

It was a shame Shang Xia wasn’t going to give it a chance to do so. With Six Direction Qi pouring out from his palm, he severed the frosty qi around the orb and suppressed its spirituality.

At the same time, the 3 True Immortals who tried to sneak attack Shang Xia regrouped. When they were discussing whether they should force their way into the region of chaotic space, the young cultivator who seemed to have already suffered some injuries when Shang Xia forced him out of hiding earlier spat out a mouthful of blood.

“My... My Tribulation Pearl...”

He might not have seen what was happening, but the moment he spat blood, his comrades glanced at each other before nodding in unison. They seemed to have reached some sort of agreement before they stared into the chaotic space where Shang Xia escaped.

The female cultivator looked at the young man who was spitting blood and gently comforted him, “Eleventh Brother, the opponent is extremely strong and the situation in the region of chaotic space is unclear. You’re injured right now and we should give it up. We shall wait for the others before rushing in to locate the Star Beast Nest.”

The young cultivator who was addressed as her Eleventh Brother seemed reluctant to give chase, and he could only nod slowly in agreement as he knew how dangerous it would be.

...

Since Shang Xia had left behind a way to locate the Star Beast Nest, he wasn’t afraid of getting lost. It didn’t take long for him to return.

He could tell that things weren’t as simple as they seemed. He could choose to return immediately, but he knew that those experts would be able to locate the Star Beast Nest. When that happened, the location of the Spirit Luxuriant World would be exposed.

If he got rid of his tracks when he returned, that would be another problem altogether. They might not be able to find the Spirit Luxuriant World, but neither would they be able to find the Star Beast Nest.

The Star Beast Nest had nearly reached the level of an Elysium, and it was a blessed land that could nurture a lot of high-level treasures. If he lost it like that, it would be a real waste.

Shang Xia stood at the entrance to the Star Beast Nest and thought for a long time. He was so engrossed in thought that he didn’t even gather the rest of the treasures. Eventually, he split off another clone and mumbled, “I guess I’ll have to trouble you to make a trip back to the Spirit Luxuriant World...”

Shang Xia’s second clone nodded immediately. “Tell me anything you wish for me to do back there, but I would also require you to help me return...”

Shang Xia chuckled in response, “Naturally...”

After he spoke, Shang Xia fell silent for a moment before waving his sleeves. A mighty stream of Six Direction Qi emerged and opened a spatial tunnel that his clone swiftly entered.

When the spatial tunnel eventually closed, Shang Xia waved his hand and mumbled to himself, “I should retrieve anything of use here first... I wonder if we will be able to maintain control over this Star Beast Nest...”

He quickly headed into the nest after leaving another clone to watch over the situation outside.

...

After Xing Xingtian bid his farewell, the True Immortals of the Spirit Luxuriant World didn’t return immediately. Even Shang Xia’s clone which had reached the peak of the first tier remained.

They were waiting for information that would soon return from Shang Xia after he ventured to the Star Beast Nest, and they were also planning to share with him what they had learned.

Regardless of whether or not they were willing to do so, or however much they were plotting against each other... They had to put on a united front at the moment. There was also the fact that Shang Xia was the only high-level True Immortal of their Spirit Luxuriant World at the moment...

It didn’t take long before Shang Xia’s clone that was standing with them seemed to have felt something. He turned to look in the direction of the You Continent.

The True Immortals, who were still conversing among themselves earlier, stopped and looked in the same direction.

Lu Wuzi quickly asked, “True Immortal Little Shang, is your true body back?”

Shang Xia’s clone shook his head and didn’t respond. Instead, he looked in another direction.

A moment later, a figure appeared in the void and rushed over to them.

“This...” Everyone saw the newcomer’s appearance that was 70 to 80 percent similar to Shang Xia and knew that it was his other clone.

The only question they had was why Shang Xia didn’t return and only sent a clone back.

Thinking about Xing Xingtian’s warning, the True Immortals of the Spirit Luxuriant World frowned.

Don’t tell me... Xing Xingtian is right?!

Before they could voice their doubts, they were shocked by what they were seeing.

Shang Xia’s clone that had just returned from the Star Beast Nest nodded at the other clone that was standing in place before fusing into each other.

His clone, which had reached the peak of the first tier of the Marital Void Realm, started to transform under their shocked gazes. Just like that, a clone at the second tier of the Martial Void Realm was produced!

One had to know that they were already shocked when they noticed the clone who had cultivation level at the peak of the first tier.

How long has it been since then?

It had barely been 2 hours, and Shang Xia not only revealed how he split off another clone but also how his clones could fuse with each other to reach the second tier of the Martial Void Realm!

There were only 10 True Immortals in the Spirit Luxuriant World, and among them, 4 of them were in the first tier of the Martial Void Realm!

Now... A clone Shang Xia created was in the second tier of the Martial Void Realm! How could that not shock them?

When they were still shocked by the transformation, Shang Xia’s clone’s memories fused together and he learned of what happened.

“Oh? So Camp Commander Xing of the Star Origin Guards... Never mind, let’s call him True Immortal Xing instead. He planned to stop us from exploring the Star Beast Nest but found the wrong faction and came a step too late...” Shang Xia’s clone mumbled before smiling at Yin Jingxu.

Yin Jingxu forced a chuckle as it wasn’t really his intention to delay Xing Xingtian. He just wanted to get more information, but the Stargazers of the Heavenly Star Palace truly affected the judgment of the Star Observatory in Star Origin City.

Actually, Shang Xia’s second clone learned about what happened from Xin Lu as he had already returned to the Tongyou Institution before heading over to meet with them.

Yang Taihe coughed lightly suddenly and asked, “Ahem... Since you guys already fused together, do you know everything we spoke about earlier?”

Shang Xia’s clone nodded with a smile on his face and understood what all of them had done to help him.

“That’s good then.” Yang Taihe looked at the others before he continued to ask, “I wonder what opinions you have on what Xing Xingtian told all of us?”

Shang Xia’s clone thought for a second before he continued, “I think he came up with a pretty reasonable response for the reappearance of the high-level True Immortals of the various worlds.”

After he was done, he continued to think inwardly, “I thought that the Star Origin Guards had been assassinating the high-level True Immortals of the various worlds... From the looks of it now, Hua Jianlou was sowing discord back then and wished for our Spirit Luxuriant World to form some enmity with the Star Origin Guards... Didn’t they just kill Zhuge Xiang by forming an alliance with Tong Yutang back then? Why was he so anxious to cause trouble anyway?”

After his clone reached the second tier of the Martial Void Realm, its consciousness became a lot stronger than before.