He cultivated himself into a Dao Ancestor starting from Qi Refining.

Having fought Lu Jinghong for so long, Lin Shaoyu has clearly understood Lu Jinghong's advantages. Both of Lu Jinghong's minor supernatural abilities are unparalleled in their power. Whether it is the "Immortal Light Technique" or the "Minor Five Elements Sword Formation," both are unstoppable, indestructible, straightforward, and incredibly powerful.

However, on the other hand...

Lu Jinghong lacked defensive means; his supernatural powers and abilities were all for the sake of offense, as if Lu Jinghong believed that offense was the best defense.

Lu Jinghong underestimated the power of magic, which was also related to the main theme of the Primordial Immortal Sect.

The Dry Bone Demon Sect doesn't care about anything when accepting disciples. As long as you can pass the test and enter the Dry Bone Demon Sect, you can become a menial disciple of the Dry Bone Demon Sect.

After all, for the Demonic Sect, the more useful firewood such as handymen disciples, the better. The more firewood there is, the more vigorously it burns. If the quality of the firewood could also be improved, that would be even better.

Therefore, there are channels for advancement within the Bone Demon Sect.

However, the Dry Bone Demon Sect is fraught with danger and lurking crises. If one is not careful, one may fall into the trap of his fellow disciples, or even jump into a pit without realizing it, and be sold out while still counting the money for the other party.

The Primordial Immortal Sect values ​​lineage, origin, and fortune when accepting disciples. Your background determines the path you will take in this life and the highest peak you can reach.

In the Primordial Immortal Sect, it's nearly impossible to get anywhere without a good background.

Lu Jinghong's background was not bad. He joined the Yuanshi Immortal Sect as an outer disciple and was first exposed to supernatural powers. Naturally, he scoffed at magic and was very disdainful of it.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Lin Shaoyu and Lu Jinghong have been fighting for so long that the forest beneath their feet looks like it has been plowed through, with all the trees fallen and crisscrossing sword marks and furrows everywhere.

"The scapegoat! That damned scapegoat!!!"

Lu Jinghong's face had turned ugly. He had thought that taking down Lin Shaoyu would be an easy task, but he hadn't expected the battle to drag on like this.

Troublesome!

They're so difficult to deal with!

because……

Unkillable!

They're impossible to kill!

In this battle of supernatural powers, Lu Jinghong has killed Lin Shaoyu countless times—ten times? Twenty times? Or even thirty times? But it's all been to no avail.

"call……"

At this moment, Lu Jinghong finally realized that he had underestimated the terrifying power of the substitute. What use was his own powerful martial arts if he couldn't kill the other party?

The Lesser Five Elements Sword Formation had consumed a considerable amount of energy. By now, both his own mana and true qi were starting to wane, which gave Lu Jinghong a faint sense of crisis.

"withdraw!"

Lu Jinghong pondered for only a moment before turning to leave without hesitation. He no longer wanted to continue fighting with Lin Shaoyu. He realized that continuing the fight might be detrimental to him, as he still couldn't figure out all the details of the 'Substitute Person,' and he himself was already showing signs of weakness.

"Want to leave now? It's too late!"

Lin Shaoyu's eyes flashed, and he formed a hand seal. The surrounding spiritual energy immediately surged, and array patterns spread out at a rapid speed.

"Formation!"

Lu Jinghong saw it immediately, a look of astonishment on his face. He looked at Lin Shaoyu and shouted, "You...you were setting up an array while fighting!!!"

"It's only now that I've realized it."

Lin Shaoyu sneered, his eyes revealing murderous intent. At this moment, Lin Shaoyu finally showed his fangs, which made Lu Jinghong tremble with fear.

"Charge!"

Rumble!!!

The ground trembled, the array activated, connecting with the earth to form an earthen-yellow light shield that enveloped all directions, creating a trapping formation that completely blocked Lu Jinghong's retreat.

"It turned out to be just a mere entrapment."

Lu Jinghong took a closer look and breathed a sigh of relief. He had thought it was some kind of terrifying formation, but it was just a trapping formation. Although the trapping formation generated a kind of gravity that pressed down on him, causing his speed and reaction to be affected to some extent, the situation was not too bad.

Clearly, Lin Shaoyu had planned everything from the very beginning of the battle. He knew exactly what the advantages and disadvantages of his supernatural abilities were, so he had to play to his strengths and avoid his weaknesses, making full use of his advantages.

The advantage of a "substitute" is that they are almost immortal. With ninety-nine substitute puppets on their body, it is equivalent to having ninety-nine lives.

Therefore, Lin Shaoyu understood that he could not win in a direct confrontation with Lu Jinghong. The only way was to use his ninety-nine lives to constantly maneuver around Lu Jinghong, using each of his lives to find Lu Jinghong's weaknesses.

This is similar to a game player fighting a boss.

In terms of numbers alone.

The game character controlled by the player is definitely far inferior to the boss in the game. The reason why the player is able to complete the level and defeat the boss is not only due to the player's own skill and the game character's numerical ability, but also, most importantly, because the player can revive.

Players can fail many times, and they can learn from each failure, discover the enemy's weaknesses, and eventually achieve a complete victory.

That's the situation right now.

Lin Shaoyu sensed that he still had fifty-nine substitute puppets left. In this battle, Lin Shaoyu used a full forty lives to finally obtain the key to turning the tide.

"First, I'll break your trap."

Lu Jinghong snorted coldly, formed hand seals, and the Five Elements Sword Qi condensed once again. He was about to use his supernatural power to break the trap set up by Lin Shaoyu.

"town!"

boom!

With a thought, Lin Shaoyu activated the trapping formation, generating a force that pressed down on Lu Jinghong. Lu Jinghong was immediately affected, and the execution of his divine power was slowed down for a moment.

"kill!"

Lin Shaoyu had already charged straight at Lu Jinghong, unleashing a barrage of magical treasures, including the Copper Coin Sword, the True Qi Sword, and the Mother-Child Soul Refining Banner, at Lu Jinghong.

"Get out of here!"

Lu Jinghong roared, and at the critical moment, his sword energy erupted, repelling all the magical treasures.

puff!

But in the next moment, Lin Shaoyu appeared behind Lu Jinghong, holding a jet-black spear, another magic weapon called the "Black Scale Spear," which pierced straight through Lu Jinghong's chest and protruded from his body.

"No...it's impossible..."

Lu Jinghong's eyes widened. His face was pale, and blood was already seeping from the corner of his mouth. He lowered his head slightly and saw the long spear that had pierced through his body.

One in front of the other.

There are actually two Lin Shaoyus.

"Clone...Clone Technique..."

Lu Jinghong murmured, his face full of disbelief.

"good."

Lin Shaoyu nodded, and the figure in front of him turned into countless points of light and dissipated. So what was in front of him was an avatar that Lin Shaoyu had condensed with his magic power, while the one standing behind him, firing a spear, was Lin Shaoyu himself.

"How...how could this be?!"

Lu Jinghong couldn't understand, couldn't accept it, "I...I actually died from a spell..."

"Within the realm of Qi Refining, supernatural powers are supreme."

Lin Shaoyu said calmly, "However, in battles between cultivators, one can rely on more than just supernatural powers. Sometimes, spells and magical treasures can determine victory or defeat, and even life or death."

"You focus too much on supernatural powers and neglect the cultivation of magic, which is the key to your failure."