A piece of his soul that he had left with every one of his children, a safeguard woven into their essence.
It manifested as a ethereal projection, radiating the same power but tied to the summoner's sacrifice.
It was a form of Chen Mo that none of his children ever wished to summon, even in their dying breaths, because of the implications.
The act carried a stigma, a mark of ultimate failure that severed ties and exacted a heavy toll on the summoner.
Doing so was a shame greater than any among the children of Chen Mo, because it was a dishonor and disgrace to Chen Mo and his bloodline.
The ritual demanded the utmost desperation, branding the caller as unworthy in the eyes of their heritage.
Doing so was an instant disownment. Aside that, it was also a forfeit of being a cultivator because it required the destruction of the dantian to summon Chen Mo, shattering the core of their power irreversibly.
