Becoming a Deity from Planting the Bodhi Tree

Chapter 796 - 295: They Don’t Respect Me

[Your choice to go to the Heavenly Saint Lake isn’t the best, but it’s not the worst either. Although Donghuang defeated Ning Mingsheng back then, Lawless Daoist never opposed him and actually found Donghuang’s personality quite agreeable, wishing to befriend him, though Donghuang never paid any attention.][As for Saint Shouzhen, he once acted as Li Shoucheng’s mentor for a time. Although they eventually parted ways, I don’t expect he’d trouble you. When Donghuang faced a great tribulation upon breaking through, considering Li Shoucheng’s relationship, he didn’t intervene.]

Hearing "not the best choice," Ji Jingqiu immediately inquired if Marshal He had any acquaintances from that time.

[Donghuang was quite straightforward in speech, so apart from the Seven Marshals, he had few Taoist friends, but many enemies.]

Ji Jingqiu immediately curbed his thoughts and abandoned certain ideas.

However, he was somewhat surprised to learn that Marshal Li had also been to Heavenly Saint Lake and received guidance from that True Saint for a period.

Wasn’t Marshal Li the Daoist Master of the Longevity Temple?

Ji Jingqiu mused that this was merely some hearsay he’d gathered on East Three Bright Star.

The Longevity Temple, while lacking a True Saint to preside over it, was one of the Ten Directions Sects, with a long history and four Dao Lineages.

As a Dao Lord, within the Longevity Temple, he was also among its main figures.

Marshal Li was indeed "busy" in the past...

Ji Jingqiu asked if the Lawless Saint ever intervened when Master He was breaking through back then.

[It’s different; the uniqueness of that realm is hard to explain to you. Some people pursue the Dao, while others obstruct the Dao; one cannot generalize.]

[Moreover, since you plan to create a clone to travel across the realms, you should consult those four people, for instance, Li Shoucheng, who has much experience in this area.]

Ji Jingqiu had just such an intention!

He bid farewell to Senior Xuan Yi and, before leaving, took another look at Lady La’s true form, which looked no different from the one in the Inner World.

[Don’t come to the Four Guardian Stars for a short time after leaving this time.]

With those as the final words of transmission, Xuan Yi fell back into slumber.

Ji Jingqiu successfully learned the method and stepped away.

One Qi to Three Pure Ones is also a renowned Great Divine Power in another world.

Tathagata Divine Palm as well.

Speaking of which, neither Master He nor Master Mu passed him any Divine Skills directly in their teachings; he had to collect them along the way.

After leaving White Jade City, Ji Jingqiu stepped across to the Four Directions God Temple.

East Three Bright Star also had a branch temple, but the Divine Lords had seldom manifested recently.

After greeting the white-clad priest Xue Xuandao who guarded the temple, Ji Jingqiu entered the Divine Temple.

As Hella once mentioned the concept of the "Pure Good," this Senior Xue’s constitution seemed far above that, allowing him to become the Divine Chosen of the Four Directions God.

As the Divine Chosen, he is also one of the key anchors of the Four Directions God.

With the Divine Lords seated, Ji Jingqiu stood before the hall to pay respects and explain his intentions.

[A clone, huh? Well, you’ve reached this stage too.]

Ji Jingqiu couldn’t help but ask, "Did the Divine Lords also create clones in the past?"

[The bodies that the Heavenly Person travels with in the numerous worlds are, in fact, a form of clone. For high-tier martial artists, clones are not uncommon. Especially after understanding ’I Am Me,’ even Heavenly Persons can rely on various Secret Techniques and Secret Treasures to form clones.]

[In the future, as you traverse the Great Universe and other worlds, and engage with formidable figures, you might encounter the same person multiple times, even kill them four or five times yet fail to eliminate them completely.]

Ji Jingqiu was rendered speechless.

Is this the Divine Lords sharing their experiences?

Killing four or five times but still incomplete, all clones?

Is it that the experts above Heavenly Persons are too "tenacious," or is it that their life-preservation abilities are commendable?

[A long-term stable clone can be achieved through many Secret Techniques and methods but can hardly replicate the full strength of the true body, and it requires partitioning the Spirit, causing temporary deficiencies in the Spirit.]

[Hehe, although the method of creating clones is troublesome, it indeed saves many troubles and time. I had an adventure in the Spirit Ocean long ago, generating seven clones that apprenticed under seven different factions, one of which became a Dao Master.]

[Why don’t you mention the trouble you encountered when reclaiming those seven clones?]

[Compared to what was gained, those were but minor disturbances.]

[Since you want to send a clone to the Heavenly Saint Lake and may engage with the Divine Prohibitions across the worlds, you mustn’t be careless. Very well, we’ll help you one last time.]

[Creating a clone requires some Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures. Wait a few days at the Four Guardian Stars, and we will select someone to deliver them, and then borrow Hel’s Divine Authority for use, which should suffice.]

[In the end, a clone is problematic; treat it as Dao Soldiers for refining, allowing the main body’s Spirit to descend and cover the clone at any time.]

The Four Directions God, with casual words, settled the matter.

Ji Jingqiu blinked, originally intending to rely on his extraordinary wisdom for this endeavor, but found himself relying on the old masters again.

"Everything is up to the Divine Lords!"

He couldn’t shake the feeling that there was something off about this conversation with the Divine Lords, but he couldn’t pinpoint what it was at the moment.

After this was settled, Ji Jingqiu tentatively asked about the future developments of the Four Guardian Stars and the Federation in the eyes of the Divine Lords.

[As for the Federation’s future, we once did a divination. One option is a major migration, to leave this land of strife. However, most of us, accustomed to success, felt too proud to retreat.]

[The second option is to make East Three Bright Star the center, turning the Federation into one of the hubs between the Great Universe and other realms, becoming a safe transit and trading market and platform.]