Yuanfeng's heart trembled violently!
The secret that Qing Huan took so seriously, even requiring her to swear an oath to keep it with her Dao heart, must be far more significant and have deeper implications than she had previously anticipated.
She instantly understood that if she wanted a real answer, she had to show the same sincerity and determination.
Without the slightest hesitation, Yuanfeng straightened her face, her right hand forming a sword-like shape, pointing straight to the sky. The Nirvana Divine Fire erupted around her, transforming into a majestic phoenix phantom that surrounded her. She proclaimed in a clear voice:
"Heavenly Dao above! My Yuan Feng, hereby swear: If even a single word of what I have said to Fellow Qing Huan in this Chuyuan Palace today is heard by any third party in the world, My Yuan Feng, suffer the backlash of the Great Dao and be doomed to eternal damnation!"
The Phoenix Clan's Luck collapsed, returning them to the core of the Volcano of Immortality, where they will suffer eternally from the torment of karmic flames, with no hope of release! The oath is made!
Boom!
An invisible yet clearly perceptible ripple spread from Yuanfeng's fingertips, piercing through the Chuyuan Palace and reaching the Above the Nine Heavens.
In the darkness, it seemed as if a supreme will cast a glance, imprinting this vow upon it.
This is a solemn oath, wagered on the fate of the entire race! Heaven and earth have joined forces, Karma are now set.
Seeing Yuanfeng's decisiveness, Qing Huan's eyes revealed a hint of satisfaction.
"Good! Fellow Daoist, you are truly admirable!"
Qing Huan stopped sitting and slowly stood up. As she stood up, an invisible wave spread out from her.
He did not unleash any earth-shattering supernatural powers or phenomena; he simply raised his hand seemingly casually and waved it lightly in the void.
Buzz--!
The entire Chuyuan Palace seemed to have been instantly stripped away from the Primordial World.
The picturesque fairyland, flowing springs, flying birds, and even the light of the Sun, Moon, and Stars flowing across the sky on Yingzhou Island outside all froze and blurred in an instant, and were finally completely shrouded and isolated by a layer of chaotic and hazy light curtain.
This is not a simple smokescreen, but a complete "blinding" of the entire island's spacetime, Karma, and divine secrets!
A mighty force that could even temporarily block the Heavenly Dao's divine eye! The starry river projection on the dome inside the hall flickered wildly, with countless Great Dao Runes flashing and disappearing within it, constructing an unparalleled barrier of Dao principles that isolated the inside from the outside.
Yuanfeng clearly felt that his connection with the Primordial Wilderness world had been temporarily severed by an incomprehensible force, as if he were in an independent world.
After doing all this, Qing Huan looked at Yuanfeng again, his tone returning to calm, yet carrying a profound wisdom that seemed to have seen through eternity:
"Fellow Daoist Yuanfeng, the path you seek now is the Path of Hunyuan, desiring to attain the Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal, transcend heaven and earth, and be free from the cycle of Heavenly Dao, is that not so?"
Yuanfeng nodded. "Indeed."
"Um."
Qing Huan changed the subject, a heavy sigh escaping his lips.
"Since the Dragon-Han Calamity, your Three Clans have been fighting endlessly, which eventually led the Demon Ancestor Luohu to activate the Western Ancestral Vein, intending to Destruction the Primordial Wilderness and recreate the Earth Fire, water, and wind, thus unleashing an endless calamity."
After this calamity, the Great Dao, feeling that the Primordial Wilderness beings had engaged in excessive killing and rampant Malevolent Qi, has completely retreated, severing the path for all beings to directly comprehend and communicate with it.
As one of the participants and terminators of the Tribulation, you should understand this better than any other being in the Primordial Wilderness, right?
Yuanfeng's face turned pale instantly, her eyes revealing deep pain and helplessness.
The horrific scene of the Dragon-Han Calamity instantly flooded his mind—mountains of corpses Blood Sea staining the vast sky and the primordial Primordial Wilderness, less than one-tenth of the elite of the Three Clans remained, the Qilin Ancestor perished, the Ancestor Dragon was severely injured and nearing the end of his life, and he himself was forced to suppress the Volcano of Immortality with his own body...
The most direct consequence of that Great Tribulation was that there were no winners, only losers!
She nodded heavily, her voice slightly hoarse:
"The Great Dao has retreated... From then on, even those with Tongtian talent would find it extremely difficult to reach the realm of Primordial Origin Golden Immortal without immense opportunities and Luck, let alone attain the Primordial Great Luo realm."
"The Ancestor Dragon, the Primeval Qilin, and I sensed that the path ahead was blocked. In order to break through, we had no choice but to establish our race, hoping to use the clan's Luck as a vessel to forcefully break through to that uncertain realm. However..."
A hint of mockery and bitterness flashed in Yuanfeng's eyes.
"To gather the Primordial Wilderness Luck and become the sole overlord? How arrogant! How difficult! In the end, it only... brought about an even greater Great Tribulation."
Qing Huan listened quietly to Yuanfeng's reflections, and only spoke after she finished:
"What you say is absolutely right, Fellow Daoist. Establishing a clan and gathering fortune may seem like a shortcut, but in reality, it binds oneself and the entire clan to the torrent of Primordial Wilderness Luck. The risks and rewards are magnified infinitely. The Dragon-Han Calamity is the best proof that this path is not viable."
Qing Huan took two steps, his aura rising and falling beneath his feet:
"Then, Fellow Daoist Yuanfeng, are you aware that although the Great Dao is hidden, under the evolution of the Heavenly Dao, another path of 'proving the Dao' has been left for all living beings?"
Yuanfeng's heart stirred; she seemed to have grasped something, yet it was still vague. She tentatively asked:
"What Fellow Daoist Qing Huan is referring to... could it be the 'Three Corpses Path to Sainthood' method preached by Dao Ancestor Hongjun in the Purple Cloud Palace?"
"Three Corpses Path to Sainthood?"
Qing Huan's lips curled into a meaningful smile, a smile that seemed to reveal a deep understanding of the situation.
"This method is profound and indeed the true path of the Great Dao transmitted by the Dao Ancestor. By severing the three corpses of good, evil, and self, one can understand one's true nature, attain great freedom, and ultimately Three Corpses Unification, entrusting oneself to the void. In this way, one can attain the Primordial Saint Position, which is indestructible through countless eons. This method is theoretically feasible."
Then the tone abruptly changed, becoming extremely serious:
"However, fellow Daoist, do you know that the severity and difficulty of this method are in no way inferior to directly comprehending one's own Great Dao Laws to achieve sainthood? In fact... it is even more so!"
Yuanfeng eyes widened suddenly. "What do you mean?"
Qing Huan stares directly at Yuanfeng:
" To Slaying the Three Corpses, what profound foundation is required? What refined Dao Cultivation is needed? What kind of Innate Spiritual Treasure, perfectly suited to oneself, is needed as a vessel?"
In this Primordial Wilderness world, finding even one Innate Spiritual Treasure that suits one's own nature is already a stroke of luck, let alone finding three.
Moreover, after severing the corpse, one must understand the root of the obsession and, with great perseverance and wisdom, completely sever and integrate it. Every step is extremely dangerous, and one could easily perish and be trapped in the cycle of reincarnation forever! Even more crucially..."
After a pause, the voice was low and deep, like the whisper of fate:
"Based on what I learned from listening to the Dao at the Purple Cloud Palace, and my subsequent deductions, this path of 'Three Corpses Path to Sainthood' may actually be... a 'false path' that seems to offer hope but actually leads to a dead end!"
Under the Heavenly Dao, perhaps no Primordial Wilderness being will ever be allowed to truly succeed in attaining enlightenment through this method!
This is not entirely Dao Ancestor Hongjun's fault... After all, Hongjun descended to preach to all living beings on behalf of the Heavenly Dao, and if he hadn't burned his own Merit to listen to the Dao, he wouldn't have been able to comprehend the true Method of Severing the Three Corpses.
The beings of the Primordial Wilderness world have only heard a general outline; to truly comprehend it would likely require Merit-based Sainthood...