At this, everyone's hearts tightened, and they quickly calmed themselves, preparing to listen.
Wave after wave of Dao Sound rang out like great bells, echoing throughout Purple Heaven Palace.
Endless Purple Qi surged in from Chaos, while Golden Lotuses bloomed layer upon layer from the earth. Great Dao runes flowed through the void, forming clear cultivation diagrams.
"The Quasi-Saint realm is not attained in a single step. It is a path of gradual advancement, and its core lies in using Innate Spiritual Treasures to sever the Three Corpses."
"You have cultivated to Great Luo, and your primordial spirits have become increasingly refined. Yet stray thoughts still bind you, preventing you from glimpsing higher-level laws."
"To sever a corpse is to gradually strip away the malice, Good Thought, and obsessions that arise throughout one's cultivation, entrusting them to Innate Spiritual Treasures."
"Use the durability of a Spiritual Treasure to bear the thoughts, and its laws to nurture them, allowing those thoughts to transform into corpse bodies that complement the original body."
"This path has three realms: sever one corpse first, and you will enter the Early Quasi-Saint stage."
"The first corpse severed is usually the Good Thought. The Good Thought most easily resonates with one's Dao Heart and is also the easiest to use to stabilize one's Dao Foundation."
"Once it is borne by an Innate Spiritual Treasure, it can strip away the original body's attachment to compassion, leaving the Dao Heart impartial and making it easier to comprehend laws."
"Sever the second corpse, and you will advance to the Mid Quasi-Saint stage. The second corpse is usually malice, which contains murderous and violent intent."
"Once it is borne by a Spiritual Treasure, it can strip away the original body's ferocity, reduce interference with the Dao Heart, and prevent one from falling into the demonic path during cultivation."
"Sever the third corpse at last, and you will reach the Late Quasi-Saint stage. The final corpse is obsession."
"Obsession is the root of all sentient beings' cultivation. It may be tied to perseverance upon the Dao path, or entangled with treasures and emotional bonds."
"After being entrusted to a Spiritual Treasure, it allows the original body to escape the shackles of obsession and comprehend the Great Dao from a broader perspective."
"The key to severing corpses lies first in choosing a Spiritual Treasure. Even a low-grade, mid-grade, or High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure may serve as an instrument for Severing Three Corpses, so long as it accords with the laws one primarily cultivates."
"But you must understand that corpse bodies severed through such Spiritual Treasures possess only the cultivation of a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, and their combat power is limited."
"Only Top-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasures, with their profound foundation of laws, can sever Quasi-Saint-level corpse bodies whose strength is close to that of the original body."
"Second, when stripping away thoughts, one must visualize the primordial spirit during quiet cultivation and distinguish the source of those thoughts."
"Malice often arises from killing and conflict, Good Thought from protection and compassion, and obsession from perseverance on the Dao path or attachments to treasures and emotional bonds."
"Use Primordial Spirit Power to slowly strip them away. Do not rush for success. If the process is too hasty, the Dao Heart may waver at best, or one's realm may regress at worst."
"Once the thoughts have been stripped away, use one's own essence blood as a guide and infuse it into the Spiritual Treasure. When the thoughts are completely bound to the treasure, the corpse-severing will be complete."
The Dao Sound paused slightly. Hongjun swept his gaze over the crowd, and his tone grew somewhat grave.
"After all Three Corpses have been severed, you must face the trial of Three Corpses Unity."
"If the three Spiritual Treasures entrusted with them share the same Origin, or are supreme treasures from the same lineage, the Three Corpses may merge into one under the guidance of the primordial spirit, and one's realm can rise directly to Peak Quasi-Saint."
"One may also use the resonance of same-origin Spiritual Treasures to touch the Threshold of Origin of the Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal."
"Yet such supreme treasures are exceedingly rare in the Primordial Wilderness. They are either scattered throughout Chaos or hidden within deadly lands. Those capable of gathering three are one in ten thousand."
"Otherwise, although the Three Corpses may coexist, even if one cultivates to Peak Quasi-Saint, it will still be difficult to break through the final barrier. It is tantamount to cutting off the path toward becoming a Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal."
At these words, the crowd reacted differently. Most Grand Unity Golden Immortals and Great Luo Golden Immortals merely felt relieved.
As long as they could find a low-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, they could break through to the Quasi-Saint realm and escape the shackles of life and death. That alone was already an immense opportunity.
As for the Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm, it was far too distant for them, so they did not care much about it.
Only top Great Powers such as the Three Pure Ones and Nuwa secretly clenched their fists.
They had always set their sights upon the peak of the Primordial Wilderness, so they naturally understood the importance of the Unity trial.
Yet Innate Spiritual Treasures from the same lineage were already scarce in the Primordial Wilderness. Their hearts grew somewhat heavy, though they did not completely abandon the thought of searching for them.
As though he had not noticed the changes in everyone's emotions, Hongjun continued, "You may have heard of the path of the Primordial Origin Golden Immortal, seeking to break through by achieving Unity of Law and Self and deeply comprehending the Great Dao Laws."
"However, the Great Dao has now retreated, and the Heaven and Earth Laws have become increasingly obscure. Even Innate Great Powers can no longer touch the Great Dao Origin."
"Moreover, this path requires countless ages. With even the slightest misstep, one's Dao Heart will collapse. In the current Primordial Wilderness, it has become nearly a dead end."
"Thus, the Quasi-Saint Path is truly the best, and the only, choice for you to break through the Great Luo bottleneck."
These words completely extinguished everyone's hopes for the Primordial Origin Golden Immortal path, and they all realized that they could only walk this road.
By comparison, Haotian and Jade Pool were far more relaxed, for they had already broken through to the Primordial Origin Golden Immortal realm before this.
They could still follow the Primordial Origin Golden Immortal path of Unity of Law and Self without being constrained by the Quasi-Saint Path. This was an opportunity unique within the Primordial Wilderness.
Thus, after calming themselves, the two quietly continued listening to the explanation of the Quasi-Saint Path.
Hongjun's Dao Sound continued to resound through the hall like great bells.
Unlike the first lecture, which had focused on the foundations of Great Luo, these Dao Sounds placed greater emphasis on the Threshold of Origin.
Every syllable carried law runes. Golden corpse-severing runes, cyan Unity of Law and Self runes, and purple Origin runes intertwined in the air like a net, slowly merging into everyone's hearts.
The Chaos Airflow outside the hall seemed drawn by the Dao Sound, transforming into long rainbows of spiritual qi that streamed in through the palace gates. They intertwined with the Golden Lotuses and Purple Qi within the hall, creating a hazy atmosphere of Dao comprehension.
If anyone had observed carefully at this moment, they would have discovered that this Heaven and Earth Phenomenon was actually divided into different ranks.
On either side of the high platform, the Purple Qi surrounding Haotian and Jade Pool was the densest.
It was rare Gold-Edged Purple Mist, threaded with faint light cyan streams of Space Law and pale blue Ren Water Spiritual Qi.
Each Golden Lotus that fell upon them transformed into fine Law Light Spots and seeped deep into their primordial spirits.
Although the Quasi-Saint Path was not particularly useful to them, the Heaven and Earth Phenomenon and Law Golden Lotuses within it were still gradually enhancing their cultivation.
The Heaven and Earth Phenomena around the six in the front row—the Three Pure Ones, Nuwa, Jieyin, and Zhunti—were somewhat inferior.
Ordinary Purple Cloud Mist surrounded them, and when Golden Lotuses descended, they could only transform into spiritual qi to nourish their bodies and primordial spirits.
For those in the rear rows, such as Dijun, Taiyi, and Zhenyuanzi, the Purple Qi was even fainter, and the gifts of the Golden Lotuses were only enough to sort out the chaotic laws within their bodies.
As for the lower-cultivated Great Luo Golden Immortals and Grand Unity Golden Immortals, they received even less Purple Qi and fewer Golden Lotuses. They could only barely grasp the fringes of the Dao Sound.
As the Dao Sound flowed on, more than half of three thousand years had already passed.
At a certain moment, Grand Pure Laozi suddenly opened his eyes, and the Purple Qi around him abruptly boiled.
He raised his hand and took out a Top-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure named the Taiqing Treasure Pearl. It contained the Way of Non-Action and was perfectly suited to entrusting the Good Thought.
Laozi formed seals with his fingers, and a thread of lustrous white spiritual light separated from his primordial spirit, slowly flowing into the Precious Mirror.
"Buzz—" The Precious Mirror suddenly lit up, and the phantom of a White-Robed Elder stepped out from within.
The elder looked exactly like Laozi. Dao Rhythm of Pure and Non-Action surrounded him as he bowed to Laozi. "I am Taishang Laojun. Greetings, Original Body."
"Good." Laozi nodded slightly. His voice was calm, yet carried a sense of relief. With a raised hand, he drew this Good Corpse Incarnation back into his primordial spirit.
In an instant, an Early Quasi-Saint aura spread outward. The laws within the hall seemed to fall still. This was the first Great Power of the Primordial Wilderness to break through to the Quasi-Saint realm!
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