Chapter 3549: Incarnation

Bai Lingpu sighed deeply as he looked at He Honglian's corpse.

As the saying goes, one wrong step leads to total defeat. Becoming an enemy of this Young man was the biggest mistake he had ever made in his life.

But regret was useless; it was too late now. He could only slowly close his eyes.

Zu Fangkui still wanted to say something, but before he could open his mouth, Ye Bufan's Dragon Tooth had already swept across his neck, sending a head flying high into the air.

In the blink of an eye, these three individuals who betrayed the Liuguang Sword Sect all died on the spot, their blood consecrating Gong Qingxuan's memorial tablet.

Ye Bufan then used the Demon Refining Bottle to collect the Primordial Spirits of these two people, then waved his hand, signaling Jin Meier and the others to withdraw.

In the vast hall, only he remained, facing the solitary memorial tablet.

"Master, I dragged you down!"

Ye Bufan knelt down before the memorial tablet with a thud, tears streaming uncontrollably down his face.

If it weren't for him, the people from the Three Great Celestial Domains would not have come to the Liuguang Sword Sect, and Gong Qingxuan would not have perished.

At this moment, the faces of Gong Qingxuan, Yuhua Ling, and Yuhua Fei continuously flashed through his mind.

Although he now knew that the Yuhua Ling sisters were Incarnations of Gong Qingxuan's Clone, the impressions the three of them left on him were still distinctly different.

"Ye Bufan is my Personal Disciple. If he killed your son, then your son deserved to die. If he killed your Grandson, then your Grandson deserved to die. There's nothing to complain about!"

"Xiao Langjun, you said before that if I were in danger, you would also do your best to save me, right?

Then that's it, I will also do my best to protect you. With me here, no one can harm you!"

"Brother-in-law, you should keep it for yourself. I miss my sister a bit, so I'll go find her and help you block these bastards on the way."

Recalling the past bits and pieces, his tears flowed even more uncontrollably.

After a long while, he slowly stood up, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and took out the Storage Ring Hua Bingyu had given him.

Ye Bufan's hand trembled slightly, wondering what his Master had left for him.

After a brief pause, he swept his Divine Sense into the ring, and then a fist-sized stone appeared before his eyes.

"xuan ying stone!"

Looking at the stone, Ye Bufan's heart stirred. It seemed his Master had prepared early and left him a last message.

He gently touched the stone, and immediately a light projection appeared before him—it was Gong Qingxuan. However, at this moment, she wasn't wearing a mask, nor was she as serious as usual; instead, she was as lively as Yuhua Ling.

"Little fellow, should I call you disciple, brother-in-law, or Xiao Langjun?"

Gong Qingxuan giggled as she said this, but Ye Bufan watched with a heart full of sorrow, the tears he had just stopped once again welling up and spilling over.

"Little fellow, are you crying? I'm telling you not to cry yet; there will be a surprise for you later."

The xuan ying stone contained Gong Qingxuan's recorded image, unable to communicate, but it seemed capable of perceiving Ye Bufan's every move, knowing his reactions perfectly.

Ye Bufan raised his hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of his eyes. Facing Gong Qingxuan without her mask, his emotions were extremely complex.

He knew this was his Master, but the impressions left by Yuhua Ling and Yuhua Fei were too profound to be erased from his heart.

Gong Qingxuan smiled radiantly and continued, "I guess you have many questions for me, so I'll answer them one by one.

Yuhua Ling and Yuhua Fei before were both Incarnations of my Clone, all for the purpose of better protecting you."

Ye Bufan already knew this answer, but he was still full of doubts.

He also had Clones, even the highly ranked One Qi Transforming into Three Pure Ones.

However, Clones had their own limitations; generally speaking, they couldn't have flesh and blood, much less a Primordial Spirit, but the previous Yuhua Ling and Yuhua Fei clearly weren't like that.

He was a doctor and could clearly sense that the other party was not an energy body, nor a Soul body, but a living person.

Gong Qingxuan continued, "Are you curious about my Clone? Let me tell you, this is my exclusive secret technique, Incarnation outside the Body.

Although it's a Clone, it's formed from my own essence blood. It not only has a Physical Body but can also condense a Primordial Spirit, and it has its own thoughts and the ability to act.

This is an ancient Clone technique. Its advantage is that no one can detect it, but its disadvantage is that its strength will be lower compared to the main body.

Moreover, once a Clone perishes, it will cause some damage to the main body. The extent of the damage depends on how much essence blood was used."

"This…"

Ye Bufan resolved the confusion in his heart, but a layer of mist rose in his eyes again.

Both Yuhua Ling and Yuhua Fei self-destructed their Primordial Spirits to protect him, which showed how deep his Master's care for him was.

If it weren't for the consumption of these two Clones, perhaps she wouldn't have perished this time.

"What's wrong? Are you going to cry again?"

Gong Qingxuan laughed, "Those two Clones weren't very strong, and they didn't consume much of my essence blood, so they didn't have much impact on my cultivation and combat power."

"Uh!"

Ye Bufan was speechless. This Master was truly too shrewd. Although it was just a recorded image, she had a perfect grasp of his every move.

"I have two pieces of news for you, one good and one bad. Which one do you want to hear first?"

Gong Qingxuan knew she wouldn't get an answer from him and continued on her own, "I guess you'll want to hear the good news first, so I'll tell you that one. It's also the surprise I just mentioned I'd give you."

Ye Bufan's expression was calm. His Master's demise was too great a blow; at this moment, no news could make him happy.

"What? Not happy?"

Gong Qingxuan laughed, "My surprise for you is that I'm actually not dead!"

"What?"

Hearing this, Ye Bufan instantly felt as if he had been electrocuted, his expression becoming extremely complex.

"Really? Master, is this true? Are you not lying to me?"

A series of questions poured out, and then he realized that the other party was just a recorded image and could not communicate with him at all.

Gong Qingxuan's expression paused, "How should I put it? The Master in your eyes is dead, but in fact, I'm not dead."

"This…"

Ye Bufan was completely confused, utterly bewildered. He couldn't figure out what was going on.

What did it mean, already dead but not dead? Was she dead or not?

Gong Qingxuan said, "Because the me you saw before was also just a Clone."

"What? Another Clone?"

Although he had been shocked repeatedly, Ye Bufan was still dumbfounded at this moment.

The Master who taught him Liuguang Floating Shadow and Flowing Light One Sword was actually just a Clone!

The Sect Master who presided over the Liuguang Sword Sect was actually a Clone!

The Immortal King Peak who single-handedly blocked the powerhouses of the Three Great Celestial Domains outside the Sect was actually just a Clone!

This news was truly too shocking for him. Gong Qingxuan had just stated clearly that the strength of a Clone created by Incarnation outside the Body would be reduced.

But if the Clone was already so powerful, then what about the main body?

"Master, then who is your main body, and where are they now?"

After Ye Bufan asked, he realized he had asked the wrong question again.