The Method of Becoming a Sage

Fuxi stood in front of the Meditation Cushion, turned around, and sat down.

Hongjun squinted as he watched Fuxi approach step by step, but remained silent throughout.

However, the omnipresent oppressive aura within the Zixiao Palace indicated that Hongjun's inner world was not as calm as he appeared on the surface.

The pressure in the Zixiao Palace vanished without a trace the next moment, as if it had never existed.

Everyone felt the pressure on their bodies instantly disappear, and they felt incredibly relaxed.

However, some of the weaker individuals coughed up blood at this moment, clearly unable to withstand the pressure and injured.

Everyone glanced at Hongjun with fear, then turned their attention to Fuxi.

Seeing that this person still remained calm, everyone was Jiujiu moved.

They were very clear that Fuxi was the core target of Hongjun's oppressive aura.

They were just caught in the crossfire.

Even if it's just a minor impact, they're already in such an embarrassing situation.

They don't even have the right to stand!

Just how terrifying was Fuxi, who was specifically targeted?

Upon seeing the figure sitting next to Hongjun, everyone couldn't help but look surprised.

Hongjun glanced sideways at Fuxi, whose expression remained natural.

I was shocked once again.

To his surprise, this person's physical strength was so high, it completely overturned his understanding.

Originally, Hongjun thought that under his Sage- like pressure, Fuxi would definitely take action to resist.

As long as Fuxi reveals his power, Hongjun will naturally be able to see through Fuxi's true strength and weakness.

Unexpectedly, this person disregarded the Sage's oppressive aura and directly withstood it entirely with his physical body.

Moreover, the whole process was incredibly easy, as if there was no pressure at all.

Hongjun was extremely frustrated. With his strength as a Sage, he couldn't even see through Fuxi's cultivation level.

"However, given this person's confidence, his strength must have improved significantly!"

Even if they are not as good as me, they may have reached the level of Sage!

"However, this person's cultivation level is shrouded in mystery, making it difficult to assess."

"Perhaps I should try to test you again by preaching a sermon!"

Having made up his mind, Hongjun ignored Fuxi and changed the subject, saying...

"The Dharma is not to be passed on to Six-Eared Macaque, and the Dao strictly follows the law of predestined affinity. Since you have come here, you are destined to be with me. From this day forward, I will expound on the Innate Great Dao three times. I hope you will gain something from what you hear and achieve something in your cultivation."

Hongjun's gaze swept leisurely over the assembled crowd, and he said, "Except for this one, the next two sermons will be conducted in the same seating arrangement as today. Please remember this."

Everyone nodded in agreement. However, when they turned their gaze to Fuxi, they couldn't help but show a strange expression.

With the miscellaneous matters settled, Hongjun then formally began expounding on the Daoist Arts.

Before the creation of heaven and earth, there was something undifferentiated, existing Innate. Silent and still, it remained unchanged, ever-present and inexhaustible; it can be regarded as the mother of heaven and earth.

"I do not know its name, so I call it the Way, and I give it the name Great. Great means flowing, flowing means far-reaching, far-reaching means returning. Therefore, the Way is great, Heaven is great, Earth is great, and Man is also great."

Hongjun did not elaborate on the Dao, neither teaching breathing exercises nor meditation, nor supernatural powers and techniques. Instead, he explained the Dao he had comprehended using the supreme treasure, the "Creation Jade Disc," each word outlining the ultimate principles of the Dao. This was indeed of great use to those present, whose talents were all exceptional!

Hongjun preached for ten thousand years before stopping, but to those who listened, those ten thousand years seemed to pass in the blink of an eye.

Among these people, many with exceptional talent had their doubts cleared up after hearing Hongjun's explanation of the Innate. They felt incredibly comfortable in all their limbs and meridians, and their cultivation, which had gradually stagnated after reaching the Great Luo, began to slowly improve again.

Over the past ten thousand years, Fuxi has also gained some insights from listening to Hongjun's teachings.

Although the Dao spoken of by Hongjun is completely different from his Mythic Great Luo Method, it is not unreasonable to take it as a reference or learn from it, as the saying goes, "Stones from other mountains can be used to polish jade."

However, his Mythic Great Luo Method was too advanced; even if one wanted to learn from it, there wasn't much that was truly worthwhile.

As a result, he gained very little.

On the contrary, his younger sister Nuwa seemed to have gained some understanding, and even her cultivation level began to slowly improve.

Aside from Nuwa, among the remaining people, the Three Pure Ones listened with composure and clearly benefited greatly. Although Zhunti, Jieyin, Eastern Emperor Taiyi, Taiyi, and the others sometimes frowned and sometimes clapped Jieyin Zhunti, they mostly managed to understand a lot of principles. However, Hong Yun Kunpeng, and the others, due to their slightly inferior cultivation or insufficient fortune, were unable to grasp the key points and struggled to break free from their predicament.

"Teacher, may I ask where the Way is? What is the Way?" After the lecture ended, Laozi was the first to ask this question.

"The Dao exists between heaven and earth; you, me, and all things are the Dao," Hongjun replied after a moment's thought.

"Teacher, what is the path to enlightenment?"

"There are three thousand paths in the universe, but the path to enlightenment is endless."

"But how should one practice the Sage?"

Everyone was shocked to hear this, as none of them expected Laozi to ask such a question.

Of course, it's not that they don't want to know, but rather that their current cultivation level isn't even that of Quasi-Sage, so pursuing the position of Sage seems a bit too ambitious.

However, Hongjun clearly did not have this prejudice. After nodding to indicate that he understood, he said without any sadness or joy.

"There are Three Thousand Great Daos between heaven and earth, each of which can lead to the Hunyuan, but if we were to summarize them, they ultimately boil down to three paths."

"Firstly, when your magical power and cultivation have completely broken through the limitations of the Heavenly Dao, you will naturally become Hunyuan."

Upon hearing that their magical power and cultivation had broken through the limitations of the Heavenly Dao, everyone thought, "What's the difference between that and not saying anything at all?"

"Secondly, Corpse-Slaying Path to the Dao is the method by which I achieve Hunyuan (Primordial Chaos)."

"May I ask, teacher, what are the Three Corpses?"

When everyone heard that Hongjun had used this second method to attain enlightenment, they were greatly interested. After all, a path that had been trodden by predecessors and proven to be successful was always reassuring.

"The Three Corpses are poison."

"The human body possesses Three Corpses Gods, the first being the Three Poisons Upper Corpse named Peng Ju, who governs the upper part of the body and good thoughts."

"The Middle Corpse is named Peng Zhi, who governs the middle burner and is greedy and tyrannical."

"Lower Corpse name Peng Qiao, and he was in charge of people's evil thoughts."

"The Upper Corpse delights in finery, the Middle Corpse delights in delicious food, Lower Corpse delights in debauchery."

"The Upper Corpse resides at Jade Pillow Pass, the Middle Corpse at Spine Pass, Lower Corpse at Coccyx Pass. Every Gengshen and Jiazi year, they report on good and evil deeds."

"We cultivators must rely on magical power to sever the three attachments of good, evil, and delusion. Then, by cultivating our magical power, cultivation, and thoughts so that they all align with the Heavenly Dao, we will naturally attain the Dao."

"May I ask, teacher, how can these Three Corpses be severed?"

Di Jun strode forward and asked, "He has been trapped at the Daluo Golden Immortal Peak for a long time, and he is extremely anxious."

"One must use Innate objects to entrust one's primordial spirit so that the Three Corpses can manifest; otherwise, even if you exhaust all methods, you will not be able to find them."

Hongjun's explanation, however, cooled the initial enthusiasm of many present once again. How easy is it to find an Innate object to which one can entrust their soul?

However, Hongjun paid no heed to the thoughts of those present and continued speaking.

"The third method of attaining Daoist Arts is through Merit Path to the Dao. If one gains the approval of Heavenly Dao through Fortune and great Merit, then one can naturally attain enlightenment."

"Although these three paths differ in combat power after attaining enlightenment, since the Hunyuan Sage are immortal and indestructible, there is no distinction of superiority or inferiority among them."