Chapter 538: Chapter 538: How Sure Are You?_1
It wasn’t until years later that Qin Changqing appeared in her dreams once more.

As soon as she had sensed Qin Changqing, the consciousness of the witch’s clone once again entered the dream.

“Ningxue, your true self is close to achieving the fifth turn, isn’t it? Once she completes the fifth turn, you’ll be in danger, and your best chance will evaporate.”

Qin Changqing looked at the witch’s clone and said.

He didn’t care whether or not the witch’s clone accepted the name he gave her, he directly called her “Ningxue”.

“Are you planning to use me against my true self?”

The witch’s clone finally spoke.

“Correct, I do want to exploit you, but this is also your opportunity. Your true self will not tolerate this variable that is you. As soon as she senses an anomaly, she will eliminate the potential threats.”

“So, striking while she’s going through the Calamity of the Loose Immortal would be your best chance. If you think your odds are slim, I can help you. Find her other clones and plant the dream seed for me. Leave the rest to me, how does that sound?”

Qin Changqing spoke quite a lot in one breath.

Once he had finished speaking, he stood there, waiting patiently.

The witch’s clone remained silent for quite a while.

Nearly a half-hour later, she raised her head and looked at Qin Changqing: “What do I need to do?”

At those words, a smile spread across Qin Changqing’s face.

“It’s very simple, just like this…”

“Ningxue, well done.”

A month later, within the dream, Qin Changqing’s voice rang out.

“Your time is running out, your true self is about to finish the fifth turn.”

The witch’s clone responded.

She neither accepted nor dismissed the name given by Qin Changqing.

“No, Ningxue, to be precise, your time is running out. Even if she completes the fifth turn and fails to defeat me, there’s plenty of space in the cultivation realm for my family and me to hide. After a hundred years, she won’t be able to touch me.”

Qin Changqing spoke lightly.

The witch’s clone fell silent.

That’s because Qin Changqing was right.

After her self- consciousness awoke, she had already consumed the will of her true self.

As soon as her true self, the witch named Fengxian, completes the fifth turn, the main will could easily detect her anomalies.

As one of Fengxian’s clones, she knew all too well how powerful and daunting her true self was.

No cultivator who practices clone techniques would tolerate their clone developing its own consciousness.

When such a situation occurs, the cultivator would choose to eliminate the potential threat, even going so far as to destroy the clone.

After developing a self-consciousness, she naturally did not want to be eliminated.

“Leave it to me. If there’s no progress in twenty years, we’ll initiate directly.”

Qin Changqing said.

“You have at most ten years. Every few years, she changes her location to avoid being detected. Even I won’t know her whereabouts by then.”

The witch’s clone replied.

“Ten years…that should be enough.”

After some contemplation, Qin Changqing responded.

Within the dream, the witch’s clone dissipated.

With her help, Qin Changqing successfully planted the dream seed in another witch’s clone and followed the same process.

Having done it once already, Qin Changqing was more audacious this time.

Because now was the optimal moment.

Their true selves were undergoing the fifth turn, an extremely perilous phase where death was more common than survival, and they’d also have to confront the Calamity of the Loose Immortal.

The Calamity of the Loose Immortal is not just a one-time heavenly tribulation; it takes a significant amount of time.

Every Loose Immortal needed thousands of years to complete a single turn.

Fengxian had been preparing for the fifth turn for quite a while.

Once she completes the fifth turn, she could ascend to the demon immortal realm and reach the Heavenly Immortal’s level, even if she doesn’t wait for the sixth turn.

The fifth turn would only take five hundred thousand years.

Even for a Demon Immortal, the transition from a True Immortal to a Heavenly Immortal required much longer than five hundred thousand years.

So, despite the risks, the rewards were enormous.

Currently, Fengxian was at a crucial point in her fifth turn and couldn’t afford to split her attention between her clones.

Under these circumstances, Qin Changqing could be even bolder, and more violent.

Swaying the first clone took a hundred years.

The second, a little more than ten years, should be enough.

And even if that’s not sufficient, the first clone is all he needs.

As long as she guides the way, it’ll work.

Subverting two clones was just a measure to be more cautious.

Time trickled by, year after year.

“My lord, the Demon Saint Palace has been rebuilt. The three Palace Masters have returned from the Spirit Realm with a large amount of resources. The Devil Immortal Realm is extremely ruthless. They want to cultivate more individuals at the Mahayana Stage, to ascend to the Devil Realm together, so as to have a foothold in the Devil Immortal Realm.”

In yet another dream, Qin Changqing saw Youyue.

Now, he connects with Youyue through dreams, which is more secure and convenient than message transmission.

The Demon Saint Palace has been rebuilt so quickly?

Once the Spirit Realm Passage is closed, I can pay them another visit.

Soon, ten years had passed.

“It’s ready!”

Ten years later, in another witch’s clone’s dream, Qin Changqing appeared.

“You’re causing this chaos!”

The gaze of this witch’s clone grew frosty.

Her response was identical to Ningxue’s.

“Yes, it’s me. You should thank me. Otherwise, you would have been subservient to her your whole life.”

Qin Changqing broke into a smile.

Unsurprisingly, this witch’s clone was also successfully swayed by him.

This time, it only took a little over a decade.

Of course, if Fengxian wasn’t at such a critical juncture and didn’t have the capacity to pay attention to her clones, it wouldn’t have been so easy for Qin Changqing.

These cultivators who have practiced cloning, their main will would frequently scan their clones to prevent them from losing control.

Given Fengxian’s power, if it weren’t for Qin Changqing, her clones wouldn’t have developed a self-consciousness so easily.

Regrettably, Qin Changqing, by utilizing the Great Dream Recording Skill, had taken advantage of this precious window of opportunity and successfully manipulated the clones.

As long as the clone developed a self-consciousness, everything else would be easy.

This further confirmed Qin Changqing’s resolve to never practice cloning in the future, despite its many conveniences.

Creating a copy of oneself, even if it shares the same thoughts, isn’t the same individual in Qin Changqing’s view.

So, a few months later, Qin Changqing appeared in the Spirit Realm.

“Young friend, the location of that witch is a mystery to everyone. How confident are you?”

Within the Spirit Realm Passage, many Loose Immortals were surprised when they heard Qin Changqing was confident he could locate the powerful witch.

Qin Changqing did not spell out his plans in detail.

“Seventy to eighty percent sure. Elder He, just you coming with me will suffice. The other friends can continue to hold the fort.”

Qin Changqing said.

Though he had swayed two clones, Qin Changqing still had his guard up.

What if that witch was cunning, pretending to be manipulated by Qin Changqing?

Although this possibility was extremely slim.

But Qin Changqing has always been inclined towards stability. He avoids taking excessive risks unless there’s no other choice.

He could take his time to reach the pinnacle, so why gamble with his life?

Even if he fails to neutralize the threat posed by Fengxian, it doesn’t necessarily mean he’s done for.