Immortality and Cultivation: This old man seeks enlightenment through mere survival.

Five days later...

Lu Zaian stopped the treatment.

After consuming precious elixirs and using the Longevity Body technique, he finally managed to barely recover.

They exchanged a glance, and their thoughts instantly aligned.

The idea of ​​a clone is the same as the idea of ​​the original body.

Their memories are connected, and as long as they are not separated by thousands of miles, they can instantly learn each other's thoughts.

"That's right, I created you with this in mind..."

The Nine Nether Blood Spirit Embryo is essentially a creature similar to flesh and blood, and you were born with a powerful physical body.

With the addition of my immortal essence, I'm sure I'll achieve great things in body refinement...

Furthermore, the "Blood Slaughter" genre, which relies on killing to sustain itself, also resonates with you.

What is a clone?

Of course, it is to pave the way and protect the path of the main body, and to assist and safeguard the main body's cultivation path.

The so-called scramble for opportunities, confusion, and drawing fire...

"I'll be relying on you from now on."

Lu Zaian patted his clone's shoulder, winked, and smiled.

You only have one life, so you must be careful in your actions and think twice before you act.

A clone is different.

In short... things that are inconvenient for the main body to do, are left to the clones.

Leave anything that poses a danger to the main body to the clone.

Upon hearing this, the clone's lips twitched, and it slapped away the real body's hand from its shoulder, giving a helpless smile:

"So I'm just a worthless nobody, destined to take the blame for you and act as your scapegoat..."

Even so, the clone was not annoyed.

They were just joking around, not distinguishing between each other.

Having survived for so long, the original body has always acted calmly and cautiously.

But he was also harboring a lot of negative emotions.

Living in the world of cultivation, where one must contend with heaven, earth, and humanity, how can one not be passionate, brave, warlike, and courageous?

The more a person lacks something, the more they secretly crave it...

The antonym of "苟" is "莽".

This is the other side of Lu Zaian's personality that is hidden.

Now, this is exactly what has been proven in the clone.

"Haha, it's all for our path to immortality and carefree living."

"Yes, for us."

From then on, the main body used the method of seeking enlightenment, while the clones used the method of killing to prove enlightenment.

With these two elements complementing each other, the path of cultivation will undoubtedly become easier and smoother...

"Now that you have been born, my plan is half complete."

However, you cannot show your current face to anyone yet…

Lu Zaian's eyes flickered, and he spoke slowly.

The world changes in an instant.

Originally, Huangze City was considered one of the few pure lands in the Northern Sky Domain.

Lu chose to stay.

It's because it can both ensure security and obtain resources.

But now the situation has become unpredictable.

Lu Zaian had already sensed a conspiracy in this beast tide.

Therefore, he has no intention of staying to help Huangze City through this crisis.

Thirty-six strategies, walking is the best strategy.

"Hehe, I get it..."

The clone chuckled, and then its bones and muscles underwent a transformation.

In the blink of an eye, it transformed into an identical form to Lu Zaian's original appearance.

He wore a light blue cloak, had silver hair and white eyebrows, a light white stubble, a weathered face, and deep eyes.

The Transformation of Immortality!

The clone was nurtured from Lu Zaian's blood essence and blood, and it even inherited this ability.

Inside the secret room, the two elderly Lu Zai'an exchanged a smile.

Their aura and appearance were perfectly matched.

Even a personal maid like Xueyi probably couldn't tell the difference between the real and the fake.

The only one who can be distinguished is probably Xiao Yi, who signed a contract with Lu Zaian.

"Ee-hmm??"

Xiao Yi scratched her head and asked, "Why did you call me?"

.........

On that day, Lu Zaian left Chunqiu Pavilion, just as the city's spirit bell rang again.

Clang—clang—clang!

This time it only rang three times, but the sound still echoed throughout the entire city.

A Qi Refining cultivator flew rapidly to the Spring and Autumn Pavilion and happened to run into Lu Zaian, who was leaving the pavilion.

Upon seeing Lu Zaian, his expression turned solemn, and he respectfully bowed and said:

"Master Lu, the city defense battle is critical. Lord Fu sincerely invites any Foundation Establishment cultivators who are currently free to go to the city walls to slay the demons!"

"Oh? The beast tide has become this fierce in just seven days?"

Lu Zaian's eyes flashed, and he asked with some disbelief.

"This... In the past two days, the appearance of second-tier monsters during the beast tide has become more and more frequent, and the city's protective formation is on the verge of collapse."

"Just in case, Lord Fu sent us to ask the cultivators in the city to lend a hand..."

The cultivator felt immense pressure meeting Lu Zaian's gaze and gritted his teeth.

He was merely following orders, fearing that the other party might misunderstand him as someone who had overstepped his bounds and was even commanding Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Lu Zaian's eyes flickered, and after pondering for a while, he spoke.

"In that case, lead the way!"

"Yes! Master Lu is truly righteous!"

The cultivator's eyes lit up with joy. He hadn't expected Master Lu to be so easy to talk to, and his mission had been completed remarkably smoothly.

No one noticed that after the two left, another shadow darted out of the Spring and Autumn Pavilion and vanished in the blink of an eye...

On the city wall.

Fu Kongzhi was suspended in mid-air, addressing a group of Foundation Establishment cultivators.

"Gentlemen, this beast tide is coming on fiercely!"

Despite the ongoing defenses, second-tier monsters have been appearing frequently, and the city's protective formation is proving increasingly ineffective.

We urge all Foundation Establishment cultivators to lend a hand in slaying demons and protecting the city!

This is not just my city lord's desolate city, but also everyone's desolate city.

Believe that this is the last darkness before dawn.

As long as we hold our ground, we will win!

At that time, the contribution points you obtain from slaying demons can be exchanged for massive resources in my city lord's mansion.

Even pills that can boost Foundation Establishment cultivation, the City Lord's Mansion can provide!

Fu Kongzhi's words did indeed stir the interest of some Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Some Foundation Establishment cultivators who were unwilling to intervene found it difficult to object.

Most of them were independent cultivators who relied on the resources and spiritual veins of the Desolate Swamp City for their cultivation.

If the formation is destroyed or the city is breached, it will not benefit them either.

Under the onslaught of the boundless beast tide, even Foundation Establishment cultivators would be overwhelmed due to exhaustion of their mana...

Lu Zaian did not refute, and quickly accepted the task of defending.

The thirteenth section of the western city wall.

Upon arriving here, they saw a group of Qi Refining cultivators using the Myriad Manifestations Divine Glow Array to attack without defending.

They are currently besieging a wounded second-tier monster.

Beside the city wall, there was a middle-aged Foundation Establishment cultivator who was injured and was trying to meditate to recover.

As soon as Lu Zai'an leaped onto the city wall, the cultivators sensed his extraordinary aura.

"It's a foundation-building cultivator!"

"Another Foundation Establishment cultivator has arrived!!"

"Finally, a superior cultivator has come to our aid! Please, sir, quickly subdue this wicked beast!"

"Yes, Lord Hu has already injured this demon king, but unfortunately we can't kill it."

If we allow them to continue digging into our defenses, this section of our wall will likely be the first to fall, and then the consequences will be dire!

The group of Qi Refining cultivators shouted and begged Lu Zaian for help!

Hu Tian, ​​who was meditating and adjusting his breathing, also opened his eyes and looked at Lu Zaian.

However, he realized that Lu Zaian was only in the early stage of Foundation Establishment.

When the aura emanating from him was even weaker than that of a typical early Foundation Establishment cultivator, his expression immediately turned ugly.

"What bad luck! How did I get assigned to a guy who's just entered the Foundation Establishment stage?"

Hu Tian spoke frankly, criticizing the ridiculous matchmaking system.

Despite being looked down upon, Lu Zaian smiled indifferently, glanced at the wound on his abdomen, and said:

"Hehe, this fellow Daoist doesn't seem to be that strong either?"

"How dare you! I have already dealt with two second-tier demonic beasts. Who are you to make sarcastic remarks here?"

This blue-backed tortoise king has extremely strong defenses. Even if I were to injure it, I doubt you could defeat it!

If they had the self-awareness, they would have retreated to defend other sections of the city wall where the attack was weaker.

Otherwise, don't blame me for not giving you a way out!