What Is Slaying the Three Corpses

Qing Huan slowly returned to Jade Pillar Cave, his face full of confusion.

His heart was tangled beyond measure. Should he take the path of Dao Proving through Laws, or choose the method of Slaying the Three Corpses to prove the Dao?

Though the method of Slaying the Three Corpses was, in essence, also Dao Proving through Laws, it was merely a means of accelerating cultivation.

Although he possessed a complete Law of the Great Dao of Yin-Yang, to truly comprehend it thoroughly would likely take far more than tens of millions of Kalpas.

Though cultivating within a Blessed Land meant one day was equivalent to a hundred days in the outside world, even so, it would still take at least several hundred thousand Kalpas.

The Witch-Demon War lasted only fifty thousand Kalpas. The subsequent era of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors amounted to a mere twenty Kalpas in total. The Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors were Heavenly Tribulations at most, and could not be considered true Tribulations at all.

One had to know that even the smallest Tribulation began at fifty thousand Kalpas. One Kalpa was years, while one Huiyuan Era was years. Twelve Huiyuan Eras made exactly one Kalpa.

After a period of deep conflict and thought, Qing Huan finally made up his mind and embarked on the path of Slaying the Three Corpses to become a Sage.

If the Path of Hunyuan could truly be traversed so easily, how could the Primordial World have had only Great Immortal Yang Mei reach such a supreme and unparalleled realm?

If not for the fortune of Yang Mei being the reincarnation of a thread of True Spirit, who knew which godforsaken corner he would be languishing in now.

The realm of Hunyuan required one to comprehend one's own origin and grasp the supreme Laws of the Great Dao. Every step was like struggling forward along a road bristling with thorns—and even if one succeeded, so what? The Primordial Heavenly Dao would reject them...

Yet the path of Slaying the Three Corpses to become a Sage was no easy matter either.

Setting aside how the Three Corpses were to be severed, after severing them, how could one ensure that the Three Corpses could merge into one? That was the most crucial point.

Otherwise, one would end up like Zhunti, whose Good Corpse, Old Ancestor Bodhi, was beyond his control. That would be unbearably awkward.

Although the Six Sages of the Primordial World had all severed the Three Corpses, not one of them had managed to merge the Three Corpses perfectly into one.

First, the Three Pure Ones and Nuwa had all become Sages through Merit, while Jieyin and Zhunti had made immense vows and become Sages through the method of "borrowing on credit."

The earliest founders of loans...

None of the six had merged their Three Corpses into one. This was the first flaw in their paths of cultivation.

Second, the six had directly relied on Merit to become Sages. The pros and cons involved were truly difficult to put into words.

Third, the spiritual treasures used by the six to sever the Three Corpses were not of the same root and origin. This had become yet another hurdle on their paths of cultivation.

And they still had to entrust their Primordial Spirits to the Heavenly Dao...

In truth, severing the self, good, and evil corpses might indeed contain some subtle flaws.

In Qing Huan's view, one should sever the Three Lifetimes Corpses: past, present, and future.

Only then could the Laws of the Three Lifetimes merge perfectly, avoiding the problem of the self dissolving away.

If the Three Corpses could not merge into one, the Primordial Spirit could only helplessly be entrusted to the Heavenly Dao.

When Hongjun became a Sage, the spiritual treasures he used to sever the Three Corpses were all of the same root and origin. Moreover, he had gained the overwhelming Luck of victory in the Dao-Demon Conflict, allowing him to enter the supreme realm of "Great Nirvana."

At that time, the Three Corpses and the main body stood at a threshold where they seemed both near and far. One had to use the origin of the Primordial Spirit as a guide, as though drawing a mysterious thread through chaos to fuse the Three Corpses together once more.

During the fusion, one needed to stir one's immense Luck and gain recognition through the power of the Heavenly Dao. With an Innate Supreme Treasure such as the Jade Plate of Creation, the energy of the Three Corpses and the rules of the Heavenly Dao could synchronize perfectly, blending together like water and milk.

The energy of the Innate Spiritual Treasures in which the Three Corpses were stored then had to be thoroughly refined and fed back into the main body.

The fusion process took an Innate Supreme Treasure as its core medium, using that supreme treasure to complete the laws of the Heavenly Dao while reconciling the conflicts between the Three Corpses, ultimately reaching the supreme realm of "Primordial Spirit Merging with the Dao."

Hongjun's own path of Slaying the Three Corpses had not relied on Hongmeng Purple Qi.

However, to obtain such overwhelming Luck, one had to do a great deed of immense contribution to heaven and earth, just as Hongjun had.

One also had to find three spiritual treasures of the same root and origin, then use the Law of the Great Dao of Yin-Yang to sever the corpses, thereby completing one's own origin.

"Tut, tut!"

Qing Huan could not help letting out a heartfelt sigh.

"Every one of these matters is incomparably difficult.

Not to mention how hard it is to find spiritual treasures of the same root and origin—simply completing the Yin-Yang Origin is already a task of heaven-shaking difficulty.

What is more, one must make an immense contribution to accumulate Luck. The true path of Slaying the Three Corpses is no less difficult than walking the Path of Hunyuan.

And for the living beings of the Primordial World, this path is almost impossible to replicate.

Especially that overwhelming Luck—it is absolutely not something one can easily obtain merely by founding a sect or creating a race.

There is even less chance of traversing the Path of Hunyuan. Other than Innate Supreme Treasures containing a complete Law of the Great Dao, everything else is fragmented and incomplete.

And even if it were complete, it still could not be traversed within the Primordial World...

By the time you had spent the necessary time comprehending it, the Primordial World would have been fought into nothingness, and you would still be there trying to gain enlightenment.

As for proving the Dao through the Path of Hunyuan by means of Laws, Qing Huan had already chosen to give up on it.

By his estimate, by the time he proved the Dao, the Primordial World would likely no longer exist. Successfully proving the Dao was even further beyond reach.

By comparison, though Slaying the Three Corpses was difficult, there was still room for planning within the Primordial World.

Thinking this, Qing Huan sighed inwardly.

"Forget it. I should first go to Purple Firmament Palace to listen to the Dao!"

All that can wait until later.

At the very least, I need to hear the process and method of severing the corpses. Otherwise, I would be like a blind man feeling an elephant—knowing only that severing corpses is useful, yet having no idea where the method lies."

What use was knowing the answer without knowing the process?

This wasn't some simple calculation problem.

Alas! The next several tens of thousands of Kalpas were going to keep him busy."

Afterward, Qing Huan transformed into a streak of light and sped toward Purple Firmament Palace beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens.

Kunlun Mountain, Three Pure Ones Hall.

Yuanshi's face still bore lingering fear. That oppressive aura just now had crashed down like mountains toppling and seas overturning; before it, he had seemed as tiny as an ant.

"Eldest Brother, could the Sage realm be the next realm beyond Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal?

This is simply too terrifying. Good thing Eldest Brother has the Acquired Merit Supreme Treasure protecting him."

Grand Pure One Laozi's gaze was profound, revealing his boundless yearning for power as he slowly said:

"I do not know either.

However, we Three Pure Ones cannot miss such a supreme mighty being's lecture on the Dao.

As the saying goes, those who have attained are teachers. We should humbly seek guidance." Laozi knew well that only by pursuing greater power could they secure a measure of peace for the Three Pure Ones lineage amid the ever-changing Primordial World.

"Mm! Eldest Brother is absolutely right."

Tongtian's expression turned solemn. He clenched his fists, determination gleaming in his eyes.

"We three brothers shall set out for the Chaos Purple Firmament Palace at once, lest others seize the initiative before us."

Tongtian had always been fiercely competitive. How could he allow other living beings to walk ahead of the Three Pure Ones on the path to proving the Dao?

"Excellent. We depart now."