Suddenly having a grandfather he disliked, Long Shuang, as Lin Yu's soul-possessing clone, was outwardly respectful but inwardly harbored thoughts of killing him.
On the way home, he pondered how to send information to his main body.
Only one spatial channel connected the two realms. Strictly speaking, the worlds were linked, and there was no issue of complete isolation, but the distance was too great.
He was unsure if his main body could contact him.
However, upon recalling the inscrutable system, he regained his confidence.
Upon returning to his residence and seeing the previous occupant's belongings, he frowned.
He summoned a mermaid maid and ordered, "Discard all the daily necessities in this room!"
The mermaid looked surprised but dared not ask, silently proceeding to clean.
Mermaids were weak but possessed superb figures and appearances, and their singing was excellent. Even dragons, being a different race, were fond of mermaids.
However, mermaids were rare, so only a wealthy or noble Flood Dragon would keep one as a maid.
Long Shuang's predecessor was the latter type of Flood Dragon.
Despite being unpopular and lacking presence within his clan, in the eyes of subordinate races like mermaids, Long Shuang was a noble young master, a born powerhouse.
After instructing the mermaid maid to tidy the room, Long Shuang left his home and flew towards the back mountain.
The so-called back mountain consisted of undulating mountain ranges, vast and majestic, quite breathtaking.
He did not go exploring but simply found a cave and began to cultivate.
His current body was that of a Flood Dragon, and after his soul possession, the soul and body were not a hundred percent compatible.
He estimated it would take about a year to achieve complete compatibility, making it impossible for anyone to discern any issues.
In the future, even without using soul-shifting techniques to alter the soul's form and aura, he would not have to worry about being discovered.
"However, cultivation can accelerate the fusion of spirit and flesh, so I must cultivate diligently!"
The cave was dark and damp. If Lin Yu or Lin Fan were here, they would have detested it.
But for his current water-elemental Flood Dragon body, he felt not the slightest discomfort, but rather a sense of comfort.
At this moment, he coiled his dragon body and closed his eyes slightly.
"Time to cultivate!"
He silently activated the Flood Dragon clan's exclusive cultivation technique, the "Dragon Transformation Art."
The cultivation of exotic beasts differed from that of humans. They practiced clan-specific techniques, which were similar but could not be practiced across different species.
The purpose of these techniques was to transform bloodlines, continuously perfecting them to reach the ultimate stage of transformation into divine beasts, which was their ultimate goal.
Different races possessed different bloodlines. The stronger the origin of the bloodline, the greater their innate talent and potential.
The origin of the Flood Dragon clan's bloodline was the True Dragon, and their bodies flowed with True Dragon blood, thus possessing boundless potential and ranking among the ten great royal clans.
The "Dragon Transformation Art" was their clan's exclusive cultivation technique.
The "Dragon Transformation Art" had ten levels. With each breakthrough, the bloodline would undergo a transformation. Upon reaching the tenth level, one would become a divine beast, completely shedding the Flood Dragon form to become a True Dragon.
Besides the Flood Dragon clan, other clans also had similar inherited cultivation techniques.
For example, the Winged Dragon royal clan's technique was called the "Yinglong Art." Their bodies flowed with the bloodline of the Yinglong, and their ultimate goal was to cultivate into an Yinglong.
Similarly, the Jade Rabbit royal clan's ultimate transformation goal was the Taiyin Jade Rabbit, hence their cultivation technique was also named the "Taiyin Jade Rabbit Art."
Furthermore, the Golden Peng royal clan cultivated the "Golden-Winged Roc Art," and the White Tiger royal clan cultivated the "Gengjin White Tiger Art"...
Not only royal clans had exclusive cultivation techniques, but even minor clans did. These techniques were not passed down orally but were engraved within their bloodlines.
They did not need to learn; they knew them from birth, making cultivation ubiquitous.
This was the path of cultivation in this world.
Gathering his thoughts, Long Shuang began to cultivate the "Dragon Transformation Art."
Immediately, streams of water-blue light illuminated his body.
As time passed, wisps of energy flowed into his body, strengthening his physique and purifying his bloodline.
However, the breakthrough from the sixth to the seventh stage was a major hurdle, and cultivation was exceptionally arduous.
After a long while, he grew tired and stopped cultivating.
Feeling the meager increase in his strength, he sighed.
He suddenly thought of Lin Fan, feeling somewhat helpless.
"That guy Lin Fan never cultivates; he passively grows stronger as long as the main body's cultivation increases. But I'm not doing badly either. Once this body becomes useless, I'll switch to a stronger one. If I can find a ninth-stage corpse, I'll have a chance to become a ninth-stage powerhouse!"
With this thought, Long Shuang felt his future filled with hope and his heart with fighting spirit.
Recalling that he had cultivated for a long time and the room should be tidied, Long Shuang left the cave.
Upon returning to his residence, the mermaid floated gracefully on a water mass, awaiting Long Shuang.
"Master, the room has been cleaned!"
"Did you discard the useless daily necessities?"
"Master, please rest assured, I've discarded everything and replaced it all with new items."
"Good, you've done well. You may leave!"
"Yes!"
The mermaid manipulated the water mass and slowly floated away.
Long Shuang looked around the room, sighing at the strange yet familiar environment.
"The homes of this Flood Dragon clan are very similar to human homes. Civilized beasts are indeed different."
After a few grumbles, he went to the bedroom and lay on the bed, falling into a deep sleep.
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Blue Star.
Ruins.
Human Southeast Base.
Lin Yu sat cross-legged, having also finished his day of cultivation. He smiled with satisfaction as he looked at the millions of evolution points that had increased.
"In a while, I can upgrade my talent again. Next time, I'll upgrade the talent clone again, continuously improving my monster-slaying efficiency like a snowball."
"Right, what are Lin Fan and Long Shuang doing?"
Lin Yu rarely paid attention to these two permanent clones now.
Because they both possessed independent personalities, besides their absolute loyalty to him, they also had their own hobbies and selfish desires, making them completely independent life forms.
Therefore, he would not actively disturb their lives, nor would he casually browse their memories.
"Let me see if Lin Fan has been slacking off."
Using his talent ability, he cast his consciousness onto Lin Fan.
At this moment.
Beside the Tianchi Lake in the center of the Southeast Base.
The sun was setting, and the golden willows by the lake swayed in the wind, creating a beautiful scene.
Lin Fan held a bouquet of flowers and looked at Feng Mengqiu with sincerity, saying affectionately, "I love you!"
Lin Yu felt a shiver and his skin crawled.
He quickly withdrew his consciousness, patted his chest, and cursed, "Bah, that kid has a thick skin!"
"As expected, he's been slacking off. I'll deal with you tomorrow!"
"Long Shuang, what are you doing?"
Thinking of his new clone, he calmed his mind and began to communicate.
As he communicated, Lin Yu encountered a problem.
He discovered that Long Shuang was very far away from him. Even though the clone's talent was magical, communication became more difficult with greater distance.
Lin Yu found that he could still sense the clone's location, so he focused his attention on communicating.
Suddenly, his heart rejoiced.
"Connected!"
"This is the realm of exotic beasts?"