Heavenly Dao Edict! Investiture of the Demon Emperor! East Emperor! West Emperor!

With that, the turmoil over seizing the "Heavenly Dao Cushion" came to an end.

Hongjun did not waste the slightest bit of time afterward.

He ignored East King Duke, who stood to one side with a face full of dejection.

He seated himself high upon the Lotus Throne.

Then began his second sermon.

"Next, I shall expound upon the Quasi-Saint Path!"

"After reaching the peak of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm, the next step is to advance into the Quasi-Saint realm!"

"And if you wish to break through to the Quasi-Saint realm... you may cultivate a method I created myself!"

"The Method of Slaying Three Corpses!"

"This method! Not only can it help you all break through to the Quasi-Saint realm, but if cultivated to perfection, it can even allow one to become a Saint!"

"I used this very method to become a Saint!"

"Next, I shall impart this method to you all!"

Before beginning his sermon, Old Ancestor Hongjun first gave his Method of Slaying Three Corpses a grand round of praise.

The cultivators within Purple Cloud Palace were ecstatic as they listened.

After all!

Old Ancestor Hongjun had just said that he had become a Saint through this method!

So if they also learned the Method of Slaying Three Corpses, would they not have a chance to become Saints as well?

Thoughts like these kept surfacing in the minds of the cultivators.

This made every one of them burn with desire for the Method of Slaying Three Corpses.

But the Diary Owners who had read Xuan Yang's Diary in advance thought nothing of the sort.

West King Mother: "So he really is about to explain the Method of Slaying Three Corpses? It is exactly as Daoist Friend Xuan Yang said..."

Zhen Yuanzi: "Fortunately, we learned the truth from Daoist Friend Xuan Yang's diary. Otherwise, we would likely be getting deceived by Old Ancestor Hongjun right now as well, wouldn't we?"

Nuwa: "I want to hear whether there truly is no Unification of the Three Corpses..."

Tongtian: "How should I persuade my two elder brothers later?"

All the Diary Owners remained silent. No one exposed this deception.

Yet at the same time, each harbored their own thoughts as they waited patiently.

Old Ancestor Hongjun finally began his sermon.

Golden lotuses emerged from his mouth, and waves of Dao sounds appeared alongside them.

The cultivators in Purple Cloud Palace listened as if utterly entranced.

But the Diary Owners were different. Though they listened as well, they did so with suspicion.

They did not fully believe what Old Ancestor Hongjun taught.

Time continued to pass.

While Old Ancestor Hongjun preached within Purple Cloud Palace, affairs in the Primordial Wilderness continued to proceed in an orderly fashion.

Xuan Yang on the Sun Star was no exception.

As always, he remained on the Sun Star.

However, during this time, with ten Golden Crows, Di Jun, Taiyi, Fufeng, and the others now living there permanently...

Xuan Yang carried out another round of construction on the Sun Star.

First, he joined Di Jun and Taiyi in building two new palaces.

After all, by now, aside from Taiyi, the lone bachelor, both Xuan Yang and Di Jun had their own Dao Companions.

Di Jun in particular already had ten children.

If they still had only one palace, it would be far too inconvenient to live there.

Thus, Xuan Yang and the others built two more Golden Crow Divine Palaces. From then on, each of the three brothers would have a palace of his own.

Besides that, Xuan Yang did not forget to continue cultivating diligently.

Over the years, he often discussed the Dao with Wangshu, Chang Xi, Xi He, and the others.

Unexpectedly, during one such discussion, Wangshu gained a tremendous harvest.

The Lunar Law she had mastered achieved a further breakthrough.

This also allowed Xuan Yang to comprehend the Lunar Law.

Thus, Xuan Yang now wielded two Laws.

One Lunar, one Solar.

Although neither Law had been comprehended very deeply yet.

He had only grasped around ten percent of each.

Still, gaining the Lunar Law gave Xuan Yang another tremendous increase in combat power.

Because in actual combat, if Xuan Yang used both the Lunar Solar Laws at once, not only could the two Laws complement each other...

He could even combine them with the Sun Essence Wheel and Moon Essence Wheel he possessed, allowing them to unleash even greater power.

Therefore, comprehending the Lunar Law this time was truly of great significance to Xuan Yang.

Of course...

This was also of great significance to Chang Xi and Xi He.

Of course, for Chang Xi and Xi He, that significance had nothing to do with combat strength or cultivation...

It was emotional!

Because Wangshu's unexpected breakthrough and insight required her to return to the Lunar Star to enter seclusion and consolidate them.

And with that, would not Chang Xi and Xi He be the only ones left at Xuan Yang's side?

So Chang Xi immediately urged Wangshu to hurry into seclusion.

"Teacher, don't worry in the slightest!"

"Cultivate well, okay!"

"My sister and I will take good care of Daoist Friend Xuan Yang!"

Wangshu's mouth twitched.

Seeing Chang Xi's sly smile, she knew exactly what she was thinking.

But she said nothing, merely reminding Xuan Yang to take care of his health.

Then she quickly returned to the Lunar Star and entered seclusion.

After all...

The sooner she entered seclusion, the sooner she could emerge from it!

In the blink of an eye, another ten thousand years passed!

Old Ancestor Hongjun's voice as he preached abruptly stopped.

The cultivators in Purple Cloud Palace also emerged one after another from that mysterious state.

Every one of them wore an excited expression.

Because over the past ten thousand years, through listening to the Dao, they had fully understood what "Slaying the Three Corpses" meant.

Although Old Ancestor Hongjun had left part of it unexplained.

He had already said that he would save the final portion for the next sermon.

So it would be the same if they listened next time!

Thus, the cultivators within Purple Cloud Palace were eagerly anticipating the content of the next sermon.

At the same time, they were immensely glad that they had come to listen.

It was precisely because they had come that they had not missed such an important Method of Slaying Three Corpses!

If they had been as foolish as Di Jun and Taiyi and failed to attend the sermon...

They truly would have suffered a massive loss!

Of course, those were merely the thoughts of ordinary cultivators, such as East King Gong, Primordial Lord of Heaven, Grand Pure Laozi, and the like.

Tongtian, Nuwa, Hongyun, Zhen Yuanzi, Queen Mother of the West...

The Diary Owners among them did not think this way.

Zhen Yuanzi: "As expected, he did not mention the most crucial Unification of the Three Corpses... Old Ancestor Hongjun truly is sinister!"

Nuwa: "Did he deliberately stop at this point?"

"There is still an Eon until the next sermon."

"With such a long period of time, how could those who do not know the truth possibly endure it? They will definitely begin cultivating the Method of Slaying Three Corpses."

"And once they start cultivating it, there will be no turning back."

"Even if they gain some insight during the third sermon an Eon from now and realize something is wrong..."

"They will have already learned it. What else can they do?"

"Is this Old Ancestor Hongjun's scheme?"

Tongtian had thought of this as well. "After returning, I must stop my two elder brothers."

Each of them waited for Old Ancestor Hongjun to announce that they could leave.

But unexpectedly, Old Ancestor Hongjun did not do so.

Instead, before all the cultivators in Purple Cloud Palace, he released a Dao sound that spread throughout the Primordial Wilderness:

"I have been entrusted by the Heavenly Path to issue a Heavenly Dao Edict!"

"Within the Primordial Wilderness, all things that gain sentience are demons!"

"Di Jun is appointed Demon Emperor!"

"Taiyi is appointed East Emperor!"

"Xuan Yang is appointed West Emperor!"

"You have one Eon!"

"You Three Golden Crow Brothers must obey the Heavenly Path! Establish the Demon Race and the Demon Court within the Primordial Wilderness!"

"Lead all demons of the Primordial Wilderness toward prosperity and flourishing!"