With a thought from Wang Xiaoqiang, he drew the seven bloodlines into his body and then took out two Spirit Marrows, placing them on the ground, as he released 500,000 Spiritual Springs from within his body to absorb the Spirit Marrow.

Now he was a cultivator at the Seventh Layer of the Blood Condensation Realm. Whether it was the strength of his physical body or the toughness of his meridians, he had elevated to another level compared to the Sixth Layer of the Blood Condensation Realm, and thus releasing 500,000 Spiritual Springs was quite effortless for him.

500,000 Spiritual Springs flew out of his body like a swarm of cats that had caught the scent of fish, all flocking around the Spirit Marrow to begin absorption...

Absorb, absorb, absorb, absorb, absorb, absorb, absorb...

When the 500,000 Spiritual Springs were saturated with Spiritual Energy, they continually expanded and contracted, and then they began to divide.

Puff, puff, puff, puff, puff, puff, puff, puff, puff, puff...

The 500,000 Spiritual Springs split into two, becoming 1,000,000 Spiritual Springs. With a thought from Wang Xiaoqiang, he drew the 1,000,000 Spiritual Springs into his body.

The surge of Spiritual Power was thunderous, giving him a strong premonition of a breakthrough, yet in the end, he was still one step away from reaching the Immortal Venerable Realm.

Wang Xiaoqiang did not give up. Seizing the moment, he took out another two Spirit Marrows from the Sumeru Ring, then released 500,000 Spiritual Springs to gather them.

The 500,000 Spiritual Springs, once full, split into two, turning into 1,000,000 Spiritual Springs.

With a thought from Wang Xiaoqiang, he absorbed the 1,000,000 Spiritual Springs into his body. By then, the total number of Wang Xiaoqiang's Spiritual Springs had reached 3,079,600.

The 3,079,600 Spiritual Springs inside his body quivered in unison.

Then...

Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom...

The Spiritual Power within Wang Xiaoqiang's body thunderously surged, like an overflowing river, like a raging lake, tumultuously rushing through the meridians and acupoints of his entire body, the rolling Spiritual Energy eventually solidified into a human shape within him.

Once this human shape was formed, it began to siphon Essence Blood from Wang Xiaoqiang's body, acting like a pump continuously drawing blood.

Wang Xiaoqiang could feel a connection to this human shape, a kinship of spirit and blood, as his Essence Blood continuously flowed towards the form and was absorbed by it.

Humans live on Essence Blood, and even powerful cultivators will die without it.

The Essence Blood within Wang Xiaoqiang's body was rapidly being drawn by the human shape, and he experienced dizziness, blurred vision, and pallor. As the Essence Blood drained away, he gradually felt breathing difficulties, coupled with weakness and extreme tiredness in his limbs.

"Hmm, this won't do. I must make it stop absorbing."

No sooner had Wang Xiaoqiang thought this than the human shape inside him ceased absorbing Essence Blood.

Wang Xiaoqiang thought that since the goal of upgrading to Immortal Venerable involved condensing a clone, this human shape must surely be the embryo of my first Avatar, it just hasn't truly become an Avatar yet.

Now, my cultivation base is stuck at the bottleneck between the True Immortal Realm and the Immortal Venerable Realm. To make a breakthrough to the Onefold Body of the Immortal Venerable, I must condense out the first Avatar.

As he thought this, Wang Xiaoqiang's gaze fell on the Sumeru Ring. With a thought, 3 Spirit Marrows fell out of the ring.

Wang Xiaoqiang released 1,000,000 Spiritual Springs to absorb them.

At this moment, all of Wang Xiaoqiang's Five Elements Spiritual Springs were nearly depleted due to the immense expenditure of energy in condensing the embryo of the Avatar.

Now, Wang Xiaoqiang needed to use Spirit Marrows to replenish them.

Wang Xiaoqiang still had 11 Spirit Marrows left, which could be fully utilized.

The 1,000,000 Spiritual Springs, like starving people, desperately sucked at the Spirit Marrows, and as the three Spirit Marrows continuously shrank, the 1,000,000 Spiritual Springs gradually filled up.

After the three Spirit Marrows disappeared, the 1,000,000 Spiritual Springs had all become satiated, bloating and contracting just like someone who has eaten their fill, ready to divide.

Under Wang Xiaoqiang's mental control, they did not divide but were instead drawn into his body.

The Spiritual Springs absorbed into the body slowly released their Spiritual Power, transforming into vital essence and flesh, replenishing his physical needs.

After Wang Xiaoqiang's body replenished its essence blood, he continuously provided it to the avatar embryo.

Under the nourishing flow of essence blood, the avatar embryo gradually solidified from a mere form,

repeating the process several times until, after Wang Xiaoqiang's spirit marrow was depleted by ten beads...

the avatar embryo finally turned into an avatar that looked exactly like Wang Xiaoqiang.

That was Wang Xiaoqiang's first avatar.

After forming, the first avatar stopped absorbing the essence blood from the original body and lay dormant inside Wang Xiaoqiang.

Having broken through the bottleneck and reached the Onefold Body of the Immortal Venerable cultivation base, a trace of joy flickered through Wang Xiaoqiang's heart. Then, with a thought, he commanded, "Separate for me."

Instantly, the dormant first avatar separated from within Wang Xiaoqiang and stood in front of the original body.

Looking at the avatar in front of him, identical to himself, Wang Xiaoqiang felt a strange sensation rising in his heart.

The avatar and the original were in a subordinate relationship; the avatar was to obey the original absolutely, even unto death without hesitation.

The first avatar stood before Wang Xiaoqiang, with lowered eyes and an obedient demeanor, like a little servant.

"Go, find True Person of Taiyi and have a chat with him. See if he can tell you're an avatar," said Wang Xiaoqiang with a mischievous smirk on his face.

The avatar accepted the command and, with a flash, left the guest room to find True Person of Taiyi.

Wang Xiaoqiang's original self walked to the window and saw that it was getting dark,

so he left the secret room, found the two Yan girls, and went to have dinner.

True Person of Taiyi was in the octagonal pavilion of the inn's backyard. Seeing Wang Xiaoqiang walk into the pavilion, he said, "Little Qiang, have you finished cultivating? Go keep the Yan girls company..."

Wang Xiaoqiang's avatar smiled faintly, "Taiyi, I'm not the sort to favor romance over friendship. Let's set aside the Yan girls for now and go drinking."

Surprise flitted across True Person of Taiyi's face, and then he stood up, saying, "Haha... Sure!"

So, the two of them went to the Drunken Immortal Tower they'd visited at noon.

When the proprietor of Drunken Immortal Tower saw Wang Xiaoqiang visit again, he felt greatly honored and attentively guided them to the large dining hall.

As they settled in the large dining hall,

two women walked in.

Both women were veiled in black and only removed their veils as they entered the dining hall.

Both True Person of Taiyi and Wang Xiaoqiang's avatar were surprised to see these two women there, as they did not recognize them.

If they had known the identities of these two women, they would have been truly shocked.

One was Princess Hua Shao, the favored daughter of Huang Ce from the Empire, and the other was her female bodyguard, Mo Yudie, a powerhouse at the Immortal Sage level.

Wang Xiaoqiang's avatar did not recognize the two women and couldn't help but ask, "Ladies, are you sure you haven't come to the wrong place?"

"No," said Princess Hua Shao, taking a seat directly in front of Wang Xiaoqiang with decisiveness, "We have come specifically to find you."

"To find me? What for?" asked the astonished avatar of Wang Xiaoqiang.

Mo Yudie said coldly, "Wang Xiaoqiang, this lady is the princess of the Empire. You must perform the kowtow ritual when you see the princess."

Wang Xiaoqiang's avatar replied coolly, "Sorry, but I, Wang Xiaoqiang, only kneel to my parents and never bow down to anyone else."

"How dare you!" Mo Yudie's eyes narrowed sharply, and with a shout, she unsheathed an immortal sword, her killing intent surging as she warned, "Believe it or not, I can cut you down with one stroke."(To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to cast your recommendation votes and monthly tickets at Qidian [qidian.com]. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)

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