Zhao Gongming's face contorted into a prune-like grimace as he said, "My..."
Zhao Gongming's expression made Nuwa and the others chuckle uncontrollably.
However, Fuxi was naturally not a stingy person. He said, "When your cultivation reaches Golden Immortal, I will give you a powerful spiritual treasure."
"Really, Master?"
Zhao Gongming's eyes widened, full of anticipation.
Fuxi patted Zhao Gongming's shoulder and said, "Don't worry, your master always keeps his word."
Zhao Gongming nodded and said decisively, "Don't worry, Master, I will definitely cultivate diligently!"
The disciple-initiation ceremony for Zhao Gongming and Sanxiao was gradually completed under the witness of the Queen Mother of the West and Nuwa. Fuxi had the three find a spot near the Chaos Gourd Vine to cultivate.
As one of the Ten Innate Spiritual Roots, the Chaos Gourd Vine was very effective at condensing spiritual energy and auspicious energy, making it very suitable for Heavenly Immortals like Zhao Gongming and Sanxiao to cultivate.
Nourished by the auspicious energy, their Dao Foundations would be even more solid, and their future paths would be longer.
After the disciple-initiation ceremony, the Queen Mother of the West bid farewell to Fuxi and Nuwa, preparing to return to her own dojo for secluded cultivation.
Nuwa reluctantly saw the Queen Mother of the West off. The higher one's realm, the more difficult it was to make friends.
After seeing off the Queen Mother of the West, Fuxi urged Nuwa to seize the opportunity to digest the Quasi-Saint Dao that the Sage had taught, while he himself planned to enter secluded cultivation after guiding his disciples.
A few days later, Fuxi sat alone in a bamboo forest on Phoenix Perch Mountain, the Seven-Colored Glazed Treasure Gourd in his hand emitting a faint glow.
Before long, a ripple appeared on Fuxi's calm face, and a smile touched his lips.
Fuxi opened the stopper of the gourd and took out the Six Roots Pure Bamboo.
At this moment, the Six Roots Pure Bamboo's surface was dull, but it exuded a fresh aura.
"Finally, I've completely refined this Six Roots Pure Bamboo."
Fuxi held the Six Roots Pure Bamboo in his hand and poured his mana into it.
Concurrently, Zhunti, who was meditating and cultivating in the great hall of Mount Sumeru, suddenly opened his eyes, leaned forward, and couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.
On the white jade floor, the blood spat out by Zhunti was particularly conspicuous.
"What's wrong? Did your cultivation go awry?" Jieyin asked with concern.
Zhunti frowned deeply, his voice hoarse. "My Six Roots Pure Bamboo has been completely refined by Fuxi. Fuxi, he's going to die!"
The Six Roots Pure Bamboo, as a Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure that Zhunti had used for a long time, possessed immense power. Zhunti had invested a great deal of effort from its crafting to its refinement.
But now, Zhunti could sense that the last trace of connection between him and the Six Roots Pure Bamboo had been completely severed.
This meant that Zhunti had completely lost this spiritual treasure, and the spiritual link between him and the Six Roots Pure Bamboo had been broken, causing some damage to his soul.
While this damage was not severe for Zhunti, it was troublesome to recover from.
Jieyin's expression was also grim, but he was helpless.
Jieyin said, "Zhunti, the decision is yours now. Will you wait for potential opportunities in Honghuang, or refine the Bodhi Tree? You have to choose one."
"Sigh..."
Zhunti let out a long sigh.
"That Bodhi Tree, apart from being a memento, has no real use for me."
"Waiting for an opportunity is too torturous. What if I can't seize the opportunity? Then the wait will be in vain."
"Time waits for no one. Currently, the Three Pure Ones and Fuxi are all at Grand Unity Peak, and they possess many magical treasures, making it easy to sever the three corpses. To sever the three corpses and break through to Quasi-Saint as soon as possible, I will refine the Bodhi Tree as my first treasure for severing the three corpses."
Jieyin nodded and said, "There's no other way. I will assist you when you refine the treasure."
Thus, the temperature in the heavens and earth near Mount Sumeru rose sharply, and all living beings were tormented by the heat.
The disciples of Mount Sumeru were sweating profusely, their clean, bald heads looking particularly "shiny."
Chapter 50: Bai Ze Seeks an Audience with Di Jun and Eastern Emperor
Phoenix Perch Mountain, Fuxi sat in a secluded spot in his dojo, beginning to digest the Quasi-Saint Dao that Hongjun had taught.
Although rescuing people in the West and refining the Six Roots Pure Bamboo had delayed him somewhat, for Fuxi, who had already reached the limit of Grand Unity Golden Immortal peak, this amount of time was insignificant.
For Fuxi, the problem he needed to consider was which path to choose to break through to Quasi-Saint and then to Sage.
In terms of difficulty, severing the three corpses to become a Sage was undoubtedly the easiest.
On one hand, the three thousand years of Hongjun's second sermon primarily focused on the Dao methods for severing the three corpses to become a Quasi-Saint.
If he chose the method of severing the three corpses to break through to Quasi-Saint, he could achieve it the fastest.
Currently, all Grand Unity Peaks in Honghuang were striving to advance to Quasi-Saint. If his progress was slow, he might face retaliation from some individuals.
Therefore, Fuxi had to keep pace and break through to Quasi-Saint as soon as possible to gain more from Hongjun's sermon on becoming a Sage.
Of course, severing the three corpses did not mean Fuxi had to commit to this path exclusively, nor did it mean he had to become a Sage solely through severing the three corpses.
Ultimately, severing the three corpses could lead to becoming a Sage, but it didn't mean that choosing to sever the three corpses precluded him from pursuing other paths.
What Fuxi needed was not to become a Sage by severing the three corpses; he merely needed to sever the three corpses to gain Quasi-Saint combat power.
Since Fuxi had obtained the system's reward and had a chance to become a Great Dao Sage by proving the Dao through laws, he would definitely try his best to achieve this.
Perhaps Fuxi could even try to walk two paths simultaneously, improving his combat power the fastest by severing three corpses to become a Heavenly Dao Sage, while also comprehending laws to eventually become a Great Dao Sage when he reached the end of the path.
With decades left until the Three Immortal Islands of the East Sea appeared, Fuxi was not in a hurry to find their location. He planned to improve his cultivation and strength in preparation for competing for treasures on the islands.
After the second lecture at Zixiao Palace concluded, almost all Grand Unity Golden Immortals were in seclusion.
Those at the Grand Unity Peak were preparing to break through to Quasi-Saint, while those in the late Grand Unity stage were preparing to break through to the Grand Unity Golden Immortal Peak.
With Hongjun's second round of lectures providing the fertilizer, the Grand Unity Golden Immortals of Honghuang began to grow vigorously.
However, the entire Honghuang did not fall into silence due to the Grand Unity Golden Immortals' seclusion. The Hong Huang World had undergone significant changes within a few decades.
Among these, the most surprising change was the establishment of the Immortal Court.
After being enfeoffed as the Head of Male Immortals by the Dao Ancestor, Eastern Prince Gong suffered humiliation at the hands of Eastern Emperor Taiyi and realized the importance of power.
Thus, Eastern Prince Gong, under the banner of Dao Ancestor Hongjun, began to recruit soldiers and buy horses in Honghuang, establishing his own force.
Since Hongjun's enlightenment and ascension to sainthood, he had become a powerful existence known throughout Honghuang.
People revered Hongjun and naturally wished for the protection of a Sage.
Eastern Prince Gong raised Hongjun's banner high, acting as the Sage's representative. The Immortal Court seemed to have the most powerful backing in the entire Hong Huang World, naturally attracting many immortals.
However, the strength of these immortals was not very high; most were True Immortals and Profound Immortals, with very few Golden Immortals, and only a dozen or so Grand Unity Golden Immortals.
Although the overall strength did not appear to be very powerful, the banner of Hongjun was very effective. The Immortal Court's strength grew with the increasing fame of Dao Ancestor Hongjun, subtly earning the title of the third major power in Honghuang.
Of course, not everyone respected the prestige of the Immortal Court.
The Witch Clan and the Demon Race, two major races in Honghuang, completely disregarded the Immortal Court, a newly emerged force.
If it weren't for giving Hongjun face, the Witch Clan and the Demon Race could have destroyed the Immortal Court with just a few top powerhouses.
The true two major powers of Honghuang were expanding and fighting wantonly. Although it had not escalated to a war of annihilation, even small-scale battles were fierce.
However, looking at the overall situation, the Witch Clan was undoubtedly at an advantage.
Although both the Witch Clan and the Demon Race suffered casualties, the physical strength of the Witch Clan was several levels stronger than that of the Demon Race. Many demons, once caught in close combat by the Witch Clan, faced the fate of being torn apart by the Witch Clan members.
Moreover, the Witch Clan was adept at "fighting to sustain fighting," collecting the malevolent energy generated during battles as resources for tempering their physical bodies.
Consequently, the Demon Race repeatedly suffered losses in their battles against the Witch Clan, being scattered and routed by them.
Furthermore, there were many hidden dangers and conflicts within the Demon Race...
The entire Demon Race was shrouded in a dark cloud.
In the divine palace atop the Fusang Tree on the Sun Star.
"Damn it, why did the Golden Bat Clan defect? Aren't they pushing our Golden Crow warriors into a fiery pit?"
Eastern Emperor Taiyi paced back and forth in the palace, his enraged shouts shaking the heavens.
"I also didn't expect the Golden Bat Clan to be so cowardly and treacherous. If they hadn't fled, our two clans working together would definitely have wiped out those Witch Clan beasts!"
Di Jun sat on the throne in the main hall, his expression furious.
Eastern Emperor Taiyi took out the Chaos Bell and was about to walk out of the hall.
Di Jun asked in confusion, "Taiyi, where are you going?"
"I'm going to kill Old Ancestor Golden Bat and exterminate the Golden Bat Clan, to let them know the consequences of betraying our Golden Crow Clan!"
Eastern Emperor Taiyi gritted his teeth and said.
Di Jun quickly transformed into a golden divine light and blocked Eastern Emperor Taiyi's path.
Di Jun's face was grim as he said, "Our Demon Race is already a scattered mess. If you make a move, the Demon Race might fall into internal strife."
"At that time, our entire Demon Race will be annihilated by the Witch Clan!"
Eastern Emperor Taiyi gritted his teeth, "But this Golden Bat Clan is too detestable. They killed our clansmen."
"There's no other way. Within the entire Demon Race, the only ones we can trust are our own kind."
Di Jun's tone was somewhat helpless. He felt that the Demon Race clearly had the strength to resist, even crush, the Witch Clan.
Eastern Emperor Taiyi clenched his fists tightly and said, "I really can't swallow this insult."
Di Jun placed his hand on Eastern Emperor Taiyi's shoulder and said earnestly:
"Now is not the time for revenge and settling scores, nor do we have the time to punish the Golden Bat Clan."
"Now that the Dao Ancestor's lectures have ended, everyone is working hard to break through to Quasi-Saint. We must keep up and break through to Quasi-Saint."
"If we break through, even if the Demon Race suffers losses, it will only be the death of a small portion; if we don't break through to Quasi-Saint, the entire Demon Race might be slaughtered by the Witch Clan."
Di Jun's words made Eastern Emperor Taiyi's expression turn solemn.
Eastern Emperor Taiyi remained silent for a long time, finally letting out a sigh.
However, just as the two were about to head towards Quasi-Saint, a faint voice echoed from outside the Sun Star.
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