Sage of Humanity

During the recovery period, apart from imprinting the Soaring Dragon Origin, Lu Ye had nothing else to do.

Other cultivators spend most of their lives on cultivation, and their high-level cultivation is accumulated bit by bit in such monotonous and silent practice, resulting in the enviable glory and brilliance.

Lu Ye had just advanced from the True Lake Level 3 to the Level 5 realm not long ago and had no plans to enhance his cultivation for the time being. Rapid advancement in cultivation isn't always beneficial as it can lead to an unstable foundation.

By settling into the current realm for some time, the foundation can become more stable.

After another session of imprinting the Soaring Dragon World Origin, Lu Ye slowly opened his eyes to review his gains.

A moment later, he turned his head to see Amber sleeping soundly nearby, appearing to have consumed a demonic pill, while a golden vortex was spinning in front of Yiyi, with pure and dense spirit force gushing out for her to refine and absorb.

Ever since Lu Ye adopted the cultivation method of Theft of Heaven's Augury, Yiyi felt a sense of crisis because Lu Ye's growth speed had increased again, and it was alarmingly fast.

Originally, she barely managed to keep up with Lu Ye by cultivating alongside Amber, but after Lu Ye advanced to the True Lake, the gap between them widened.

So she spent all her spare time on cultivation these days.

The little girl had her private resources...

She had her own battlefield marking, naturally possessing her own merits and battle merits, and could employ any cultivation techniques available to all cultivators.

Seeing Yiyi's dedication to cultivation, Lu Ye didn't disturb her. He quietly got up and walked outside.

The small courtyard was tranquil, not a single person in sight, as Xiao Xinghe and Lin Yinxiu's doors were both closed, indicating they were in cultivation.

Lu Ye shot up into the sky, intending to visit the sect master.

But when he reached the sect master's courtyard, the old man was nowhere to be seen. The sect master had made a strong comeback and was now part of the Elder Council, naturally busier than before.

Standing in the sect master's courtyard, Lu Ye suddenly felt a bit lost.

How did he become so idle all of a sudden?

He needed to find something to do! Such valuable time in youth shouldn't be spent idly!

After a brief moment of thought, Lu Ye had an idea.

He hurried back to his small courtyard, found an empty room, went in, sat cross-legged, and immersed his mind, observing the Talent Tree.

Now, the Talent Tree had taken shape, with large patches of leaves blazing, especially the branch where the Fire Phoenix Spirit Runes were located, which at a glance seemed like a magnificent Fire Phoenix perched on the branch.

So far, nearly forty spirit runes on the Talent Tree had been activated, each being of great use to Lu Ye, whether for cultivation, combat, or support.

One could say his achievements today owe much to the Talent Tree.

He had mastered almost all the spirit runes and knew the purpose of nearly all of them, except for one spirit rune that he couldn't figure out because there was no target to use it on, besides Spirit Stream.

Immersing his mind, he observed the spirit rune on the Talent Tree.

Single-Stalk Twin Lotus!

This spirit rune was once activated soon after, but it had no effect.

So, at that moment, with a thought, Lu Ye constructed the Twin Lotus spirit rune in his palm, but apart from looking like a lotus flower, it had nothing special.

This spirit rune perhaps wasn't meant for himself? Like the Twin Flying Phoenixes, which requires two people to activate it.

Thinking so, Lu Ye returned to his room and carried the soundly sleeping Amber out.

Amber was still in deep sleep, not because it lacked vigilance, but because even in its dreams, it could sense Lu Ye's presence, naturally unalarmed.

With a stranger, it might have alerted it with just slight proximity.

Bringing Amber back, Lu Ye placed a hand on Amber's small head, channeling spirit force to construct the Twin Lotus on it.

A splendid spirit light immediately appeared on Amber's forehead in the shape of a lotus.

Still useless, as Amber showed no reaction, and Lu Ye felt nothing unusual.

From this, it seemed that his previous thought was incorrect; this spirit rune wasn't meant to be used on others either.

Useless when applied to himself, useless when applied to others, where else could it be used? Using it for an array setup or to enhance the Boulder Mountain Saber seemed even more impractical.

Frowning, Lu Ye delved deep in thought.

After a moment, a bold idea suddenly popped into his mind...

With a thought, as spirit force surged, dense Yin-Yang Dual Origins rapidly enveloped his entire body.

With a flicker, a figure identical to his appeared beside him, as if shedding an outer garment, maintaining the same cross-legged posture as his true form.

Split Shadow!

Lu Ye had used this spirit rune when being pursued by Liew Yuemei, which played a significant role in making Liew Yuemei mistakenly believe it was a sophisticated Clone Technique.

In truth, it was just an illusion constructed from spirit force. Because of the augmentation provided by spirit force, it could be maintained for a brief moment. Moreover, the radiance was so dazzling that it was hard to distinguish between the real and the illusion, allowing one to confuse the enemy's sight, thereby gaining time to escape.

Of course, it was also quite effective for combat.

At the height of fierce battles, the sudden appearance of a doppelganger could achieve fantastic results, catching the enemy off guard.

However, Lu Ye had yet to encounter an opponent with whom he needed to engage in a hard-fought struggle. The people he faced were either no match for him, or he was no match for them, so there was naturally no need to use the Split Shadow Spirit Runes.

The Single-Stalk Twin Lotus spirit rune could not be augmented on himself nor could it be placed on others, much less used for array setup or combat.

Could it be augmented on one's doppelganger?

The sudden emergence of this thought was really due to the name "Single-Stalk Twin Lotus."

The names of spirit runes aren't fabricated out of thin air. For example, "Sharpness" enhances the sharpness of the Boulder Mountain Saber when activated. Another, "Guard," can transform into protection.

Single-Stalk Twin Lotus, born from the same root, can only be called such when there are two lotuses on a single stalk.

The true self and the doppelganger are like two lotuses born from one stalk.

Raising his hand towards the illusion, even though he had not yet applied it, Lu Ye had a strong sense that he had found the direction this time.

His large hand pressed onto the doppelganger, spirit force activated, constructing the Single-Stalk Twin Lotus Spirit Rune.

The instant the spirit rune took shape, Lu Ye suddenly felt a strange sensation.

Originally, the doppelganger was constructed from his spirit force, so he could manipulate it and exert simple control, akin to weapon control. However, there was nothing else special about it beyond that.

But at this moment, he felt his sensory perception had seemingly extended to the doppelganger. It was a very peculiar feeling!

Before he could savor it, an anomaly arose.

From where the Root Spiritual Orifice was located, the Talent Tree suddenly shook uncontrollably. Following that, an invisible root extended out, probing towards where the Single-Stalk Twin Lotus was, piercing into the doppelganger.

Lu Ye was slightly astonished; he had never anticipated such a change.

He stabilized his psyche and quietly observed the transformation.

The next moment, Lu Ye's expression darkened, as he sensed the Talent Tree wildly drawing his blood Qi energy and spirit force, injecting them into the doppelganger.

He immediately guarded his psyche, controlling the Talent Tree's anomaly.

Fortunately, everything went smoothly. Under his control, the Talent Tree ceased its absorption of his strength.

Nonetheless, in that brief moment, a considerable amount of blood Qi energy and spirit force had already been injected into the doppelganger. When Lu Ye looked closely, he was greatly amazed.

Because the originally spirit-force constructed illusion now appeared much more real than before, and he could clearly feel that the connection between his true self and the doppelganger had become more intimate, as if the doppelganger was truly an extension of himself.

He quickly inspected himself.

Realizing that he had merely expended some blood Qi energy and spirit force, his foundation remained unaffected.

Calming his mind slightly, recalling his earlier experience, Lu Ye roughly discerned the mystery of the Single-Stalk Twin Lotus.

He couldn't help feeling excited, for if things were truly as he imagined, then this Single-Stalk Twin Lotus Spirit Rune was undoubtedly the most mystical one he had encountered so far!

With a thought, the Talent Tree again began siphoning power from his main body and channeling it into the doppelganger. However, this time, under Lu Ye's control, the siphoning and infusing process became much smoother.

The doppelganger grew increasingly realistic, as if it truly had flesh and blood.

A moment later, the doppelganger fully solidified.

The root of the Talent Tree inserted into the doppelganger's body snapped at that instant, and subsequently, the root transformed into a lotus blossom form within the doppelganger.

Amber woke up at some point, staring with wide tiger eyes at Lu Ye's main body and doppelganger. It tried hard to figure out why, upon waking, it suddenly had another owner!

Lu Ye turned to look at it, and the doppelganger also turned to look at it.

Amber's fur bristled in surprise, meowing as it dashed out, disappearing without a trace.

"Such a fuss over nothing!" Lu Ye snorted and continued to study his doppelganger.

The current doppelganger was entirely different from the initial construct. The former merely served to confuse the enemy's vision and shattered with a touch, but now the doppelganger appeared no different from a real person at first glance, complete with flesh and blood. Anything present on Lu Ye's body, it had too, even the small black mole on his arm.

This doppelganger was no longer simply a shadow; it was a true doppelganger!

Perhaps due to a section of the Talent Tree's root being injected into the doppelganger's body, the connection between the main body and the doppelganger became incredibly close. Lu Ye could clearly perceive everything about the doppelganger and control it to do anything he wished.

The vision also became peculiar; everything seen appeared as two different scenes...

Lu Ye felt a bit dizzy, so he quickly closed his eyes.

Luckily, his psyche was strong and his mind resilient, so it only took him a moment to adapt to this form of vision, and he discovered that if he focused his mind solely on either the main body or the doppelganger, the vision of the other would blur considerably.

This was indeed a good thing.