The Six-Eared Macaque was dumbfounded on the spot.
He stared at Qin Xuan in a daze, unable to make sense of it.
Hadn't Qin Xuan just said they had no master-disciple destiny?
How had Qin Xuan turned around and bestowed a cultivation technique upon him?
Qin Xuan offered no further explanation and merely raised a hand with a casual point.
The jade tome transformed into a brilliant streak of light and entered the Six-Eared Macaque's brow.
Six-Eared held his breath and began to carefully comprehend it.
The deeper he delved, the greater the shock in his heart became!
This "89 Arcane Art" actually pointed directly toward the supreme path of an indestructible body and endless transformations!
Even Great Golden Immortals, whom he normally had to look up to, would probably drool with envy upon seeing a cultivation technique of this level!
Yet this senior before him had bestowed it upon him so casually.
The Six-Eared Macaque was instantly overjoyed.
His body even trembled slightly from excitement.
However, Qin Xuan's calm voice rang out beside his ear once more:
"This 89 Arcane Art is a body-tempering method I created based on my elder brother's cultivation technique."
"Cultivate it well. If you can master it, you will be able to roam freely throughout the Primordial Chaos World."
After a pause, Qin Xuan changed the subject, his tone becoming incomparably stern:
"Everything you receive from me today must not be mentioned to anyone!"
"There is no master-disciple bond between you and me. When you go out into the world in the future, you must never claim to be my disciple!"
"Nor may you reveal the slightest bit about this technique's origins."
Upon hearing this, Six-Eared immediately prostrated himself on the ground without hesitation, pressing all five parts of his body to the earth in the most respectful posture.
"Thank you, Senior, for bestowing this supreme arcane art upon me! This junior, Six-Eared, will remember your great kindness for the rest of my life!"
Qin Xuan said lightly:
"What gratitude are you talking about?"
"Just don't give my name when you get into trouble outside in the future."
After speaking, Qin Xuan lifted his eyes toward the direction of Zixiao Palace on the horizon.
Judging by the time, the second lecture at Zixiao Palace was nearly over.
Then his figure shot into the sky and vanished beyond the horizon in an instant.
The Six-Eared Macaque watched Qin Xuan leave.
Toward the direction in which Qin Xuan had disappeared, he bowed deeply once more and shouted:
"Senior's instructions will be forever remembered by Six-Eared!"
Suddenly, an idea flashed through his mind.
Senior said I cannot reveal his real name or the origins of the technique, but he never said I couldn't make up an impressive lineage for myself!
Inside Zixiao Palace.
As the countless phenomena of the Great Dao slowly faded away, Hongjun gradually opened his eyes.
His voice was calm and utterly without ripples as he said:
"This lecture has ended. If you have any questions, you may ask them now!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Yuanshi Tianzun, seated on a cushion below, impatiently rose to his feet and asked in a slightly hurried voice:
"May I ask, Dao Ancestor, above the Great Golden Immortal realm, is the Three Corpses Technique the only path to attaining the Dao?"
At this moment, Yuanshi could clearly sense that after listening to the Dao Ancestor's lecture, he could sever a corpse and become a Quasi-Sage at any time!
When that happened, those Ancestral Witches at the peak of the Great Golden Immortal realm would be nothing more than chickens and dogs in his eyes, easily suppressed with a wave of his hand.
Moreover, he could take back the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi while he was at it!
Hongjun nodded gently. His calm gaze swept over Yuanshi as he gave an affirmative answer:
"Correct. Since the Great Dao withdrew and the Heavenly Dao manifested, the former path of directly comprehending laws to attain the Dao has long been cut off."
"The Three Corpses Technique I created is now the only great path leading to Tongtian!"
Having received the Dao Ancestor's personal confirmation, the last trace of concern in Yuanshi's heart instantly vanished.
The next moment, a figure clad in broad Daoist robes appeared before Yuanshi. His expression was gentle and benevolent.
His features bore a seventy percent resemblance to Yuanshi's. He was precisely Yuanshi's Good Corpse.
The Good Corpse gave Yuanshi a slight bow, his voice mild.
"Greetings, fellow daoist."
Yuanshi abruptly opened his eyes.
In that instant!
The aura around Yuanshi underwent an earth-shaking transformation!
A vast and powerful pressure far surpassing that of a Great Golden Immortal erupted, sweeping through the entire Zixiao Palace.
The many great powers present were all shaken by this aura and exclaimed in amazement!
"Quasi-Sage... Is this the Quasi-Sage realm? As expected, it is worlds apart from the Great Golden Immortal realm!"
"Yuanshi actually succeeded in severing a corpse so quickly. He truly is one blessed with profound fortune!"
"Now those Ancestral Witches are in trouble!"
Just as Yuanshi basked in everyone's envious gazes.
A somewhat simple and honest, yet exceptionally clear voice rang throughout Zixiao Palace.
"Eh, something isn't right?"
"This Three Corpses Technique seems to require spiritual treasures of the same origin to house the Three Corpses. Otherwise, Quasi-Sage is the limit, and there will be no further progress..."
The speaker was none other than Zhurong.
The moment those words were spoken!
The previously praising Zixiao Palace fell deathly silent, then immediately erupted into an uproar!
Everyone was stunned. They looked uncertainly at Zhurong, then at Yuanshi, who had just broken through.
Afterward, they looked suspiciously at the Dao Ancestor seated high above.
"What? The Three Corpses Technique has such a flaw?"
"Spiritual treasures of the same origin are required... Otherwise, Quasi-Sage is the limit?"
"How could that be? The Dao Ancestor's grace covers all living beings. Could Zhurong be spouting nonsense and deceiving everyone with evil words?"
Discussions rose and fell. Everyone's expressions changed, clearly frightened by Zhurong's words.
Yuanshi's face darkened in an instant!
The pride and smugness on his previously high-spirited face froze at once.
They were replaced by fury and a trace of fear.
Impossible!
Absolutely impossible!
Zhurong must be making it up!
On the high platform, Hongjun's heart sank sharply.
He was completely stunned.
He had created the Three Corpses Technique, and only he knew its greatest secret and flaw.
As long as all living beings of the Primordial World cultivated this method.
Not only could he obtain the fortune of all beings, but he could also control the number of Saints!
How did Zhurong, an Ancestral Witch, know about this flaw?
Naturally, he did not know that over the years, Qin Xuan had often explained the various cultivation systems and secrets of the Primordial World to the Ancestral Witches.
Zhurong naturally knew about the flaws of the Three Corpses Technique.
Hongjun's calm face did not change in the slightest, but his two slightly upturned mustaches revealed the extreme unrest in his heart.
After a moment, Hongjun made a decision.
Once doubt took root, no amount of explanation would be useful!
It had to be thoroughly erased without leaving a trace!
His gaze shifted slightly.
In an instant, an immense, formless, intangible power enveloped the entire Zixiao Palace!
Time, space, and the thoughts of all living beings were completely frozen and controlled at that moment.
No one knew how long passed. Perhaps it was only an instant.
Hongjun lightly moved a finger.
Other than Hou Tu, the figures of all the other Ancestral Witches were instantly expelled from Zixiao Palace by an irresistible force, vanishing without a trace.
Only then did the strange power enveloping the entire palace slowly dissipate.
Hongjun's face visibly paled by several shades.
Forcing himself to wield the power of the Heavenly Dao did not come without a price.
"Quasi-Sage... Is this the Quasi-Sage realm? As expected, it is worlds apart from the Great Golden Immortal realm!"
"Yuanshi actually succeeded in severing a corpse so quickly. He truly is one blessed with profound fortune!"
"Now those Ancestral Witches are in trouble!"
Inside Zixiao Palace, the same discussions from before actually rang out again!
It was as if time had flowed backward, and everything had returned to the moment Yuanshi Tianzun successfully severed a corpse and broke through to the Quasi-Sage realm!
Furthermore, everyone had forgotten everything that had happened before.
However, the discomfort of having their memories altered made them feel that something was wrong.
They all felt as if they had forgotten something especially important.
"Strange, where are the other Ancestral Witches? Why is Hou Tu the only one left?"
"Yes, weren't the Twelve Ancestral Witches supposed to have come together to hear the Dao?"
"Could they have left early?"
No one could figure it out, but no one pursued the matter further.
Yuanshi's gaze fell upon the solitary Hou Tu.
A somewhat savage sneer curled across his lips.
What a pity Qin Xuan isn't here. Still... collecting a little interest first will do!
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