The Aim Was the Binding Secret

In Sifeng and the others' eyes, the Jade Pure Primordial Dao Ancestor now appeared immaculate and pure, clear radiance pervading the void. No karma could alight upon him, and not the slightest trace of Great Thousand World stench lingered about him.

This was tantamount to transcending this realm.

"You must calm your hearts and comprehend the profound mysteries within the Dao De Jing. Should you achieve something, you will naturally cast off the body's stench, purify the Dao spirit, escape Heavenly Secrets, and reach the Gate of Myriad Wonders..."

Li Qingyun sat cross-legged at the head of the scripture hall, Jade Pure Profound Light gleaming all around him, wondrous beyond words.

This was his Jade Pure Primordial Saint Body, revealing its true face before three hundred disciples. The shock in their hearts went without saying.

Among the more than three hundred disciples, the overwhelming majority had already attained the Nose Connection Fruit. Naturally, they understood what the Jade Pure Sect Master meant by the "body's stench."

Since becoming disciples of the Three Pure Ones and contemplating the Dao De Jing day and night, they had all noticed that their own "stench" was growing fainter and fainter.

This was one form of "escaping Heavenly Secrets."

Those Seven-Fruit Overlords within the Mother River would also occasionally hold dharma assemblies and leak certain "true" secrets.

An overlord-level temple master had once mentioned and speculated that if one could completely eliminate the "foul stench," one might increase one's lifespan, live long, and perhaps even escape Heavenly Secrets.

Yet never had anyone spoken as plainly, transparently, and certainly as the Jade Pure Sect Master did today.

Seeing the enlightened expressions on his disciples' faces, Li Qingyun secretly nodded.

At this moment, his divine sense hovered high above Three Pure Ones Temple. He saw the Incense