Hmph, what are saints?

Upon seeing Hongyun arrive, the great powers in Purple Heaven Palace sensed his aura. Still only at the peak of Grand Unity, they began to discuss amongst themselves.

Nuwa, seated on one of the first six Purple Cushions, frowned slightly.

Hongyun was the first to reach the peak of Grand Unity during the Dao Ancestor's second sermon. I thought he was an outstanding genius of the Great Desolation, but it turns out he's also stuck here! Nuwa thought to herself.

She had already cultivated the Three Corpses and severed one, becoming a mid-stage Quasi-Saint.

The gap between the peak of Grand Unity and mid-stage Quasi-Saint was enormous.

"Big brother, Hongyun has been left far behind us now!" Yuanshi said to Taishang Laojun, his tone filled with pride.

"That's why we are the true lineage of Pangu! Hongyun could reach the peak of Grand Unity first back then simply because he emerged earlier. How can his foundation compare to ours!" Tongtian's words were also filled with arrogance.

"Second brother, third brother, you speak wisely!" Taishang Laojun nodded, glancing at Hongyun before looking away.

Among the three, Taishang Laojun had the highest realm, having severed two corpses and reached the late stage of Quasi-Saint.

The mere peak of Grand Unity Hongyun was no longer worthy of his attention.

Only Jieyin and Zhunti were in good spirits at this moment.

"Senior brother, that Hongyun is also just at the peak of Grand Unity! Haha, I feel much more balanced now!" Zhunti said to Jieyin.

For years, they had remained at the peak of Grand Unity, while the Three Pure Ones and Nuwa, who sat on the six Purple Cushions with them, had already reached Quasi-Saint. The pressure was immense.

But now...

Hongyun, who had been the first to reach the peak of Grand Unity, was still at the peak of Grand Unity. This was much better.

"Regardless, after the Dao Ancestor's sermon ends, we will soon break through to the Quasi-Saint realm! Hongyun is not worth mentioning!" Jieyin said calmly.

The reason the two of them had not broken through to the Quasi-Saint realm was not due to insufficient talent or foundation, but because they had not cultivated Buddhist Dharma. As soon as Dao Ancestor Hongjun's sermon ended, they would immediately return to Spirit Mountain to cultivate Buddhist Dharma and strive for Quasi-Saint.

"Fellow Daoist Hongyun, your cultivation seems to have fallen behind? If you encounter a bottleneck or lack cultivation resources, I may not have much else, but I have plenty of Ginseng Fruit." Zhenyuanzi approached Hongyun, his face filled with concern. He and Hongyun were rare, close friends in the Great Desolation.

"Haha, thank you for your concern, Fellow Daoist! But I have my own plans!" Hongyun chuckled, unwilling to reveal that he was cultivating the Mythical Grand Unity Method. However, he was touched by his close friend's concern.

"By the way, Fellow Daoist Zhenyuanzi, you have also cultivated the Three Corpses and advanced to Quasi-Saint. Listen to my advice..." Hongyun then used telepathic transmission to reveal the secret of becoming a Saint by severing the Three Corpses.

Upon hearing that to become a Saint by severing the Three Corpses, one must use a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure to carry the three corpses, Zhenyuanzi was somewhat shocked. He knew his friend would not lie to him. However, no one had informed him of this before. Especially not Dao Ancestor Hongjun, who had not mentioned it during his sermons. If he had unknowingly used ordinary spiritual treasures to carry the Three Corpses, wouldn't that have severed his path to sainthood?

"Thank you for the reminder, Fellow Daoist Hongyun!" Zhenyuanzi quickly bowed and thanked Hongyun.

Hongyun waved his hand. He had few friends in this Great Desolation, and this was something he could easily help with, so why would he care?

As everyone was discussing, a powerful Saint's aura suddenly enveloped the Purple Firmament Palace. It was Dao Ancestor Hongjun arriving. Instantly, everyone stopped their discussions and looked quietly at Dao Ancestor Hongjun.

Is it finally here? This time, let's see who is scheming against whom! Hongyun thought to himself, sitting on his cushion and looking at Dao Ancestor Hongjun.

"Esteemed Fellow Daoists..." Hongjun's voice echoed through the Purple Heaven Palace, reaching everyone's ears.

The Great Desolation powerhouses listened intently, not daring to slacken in the slightest.

"This sermon is the third sermon, and it will expound on the path to becoming a Saint!"

"Before this sermon, I will take in six disciples!"

Dao Ancestor Hongjun continued to speak.

"Finally, he's taking disciples!"

"As expected... could what Hongyun said be true?"

Hearing Dao Ancestor Hongjun's words, the three thousand guests in the Purple Heaven Palace all looked towards the six purple cushions at the front.

They had all heard Hongyun's words before, knowing that those seated on these six cushions had the potential to become the Dao Ancestor's disciples.

Now, it was time to see if that was true.

Kunpeng, in particular, stared intently at the cushion beneath Jieyin and Zhunti, occasionally turning his head to glare fiercely at Hongyun.

Right now, Hongyun only exuded the aura of a peak Grand Unity, while he, Kunpeng, had already reached the early Quasi-Saint stage.

Kunpeng had long wanted to find trouble with Hongyun, but he had been too busy with the Demon Clan's grand undertaking of unifying the Great Desolation, which had prevented him from finding the time.

Moreover, he knew that even if he went to find trouble with Hongyun now, he wouldn't be able to get the Purple Cushion back.

"My first disciple... "

Dao Ancestor Hongjun's gaze swept across everyone, finally landing on Taishang Laojun.

"is Taishang! Taishang, are you willing to become my disciple?"

Hongjun asked.

"I am willing! This disciple pays respects to Master!"

Upon hearing Hongjun's words, Taishang Laojun's face was filled with joy, and he quickly prostrated himself before Hongjun.

"My second disciple... is Yuanshi!"

"Yuanshi, are you willing to be my disciple?"

Dao Ancestor Hongjun's voice rang out again.

"I am willing! Yuanshi pays respects to Master!"

Yuanshi prostrated himself.

"My third disciple... is Tongtian!"

"I am willing, Master, I am willing!"

Before Dao Ancestor Hongjun could finish speaking, Tongtian quickly prostrated himself before Hongjun.

Towards others, Tongtian always displayed arrogance and had a fiery temper, but before the Saint Hongjun, Tongtian showed no temper at all.

"My fourth disciple... is Nuwa!"

"Nuwa, are you willing to become my disciple?"

After accepting the Three Pure Ones, Hongjun spoke again.

"Nuwa is willing! Nuwa pays respects to Master!"

Nuwa stood up and gracefully bowed to Hongjun.

At this moment, the entire Purple Heaven Palace was silent.

Judging by the current progress, it was exactly as Hongyun had said.

The Three Pure Ones and Nuwa were all people seated on the Purple Cushions.

"Next should be Jieyin and Zhunti! If that's the case, then Hongyun truly spoke prophecies!"

Everyone thought.

Waiting to see the outcome.

Even Jieyin and Zhunti were somewhat excited at this moment.

"Could it really be us?"

"If we truly become a Saint's disciple, even if we don't learn anything from Hongjun, this title alone will allow the Western Lands to convert many races!"

The two thought.

"My fifth disciple... is Jieyin!"

BOOM!

As soon as Dao Ancestor Hongjun's words fell, everyone's heads buzzed, and their eyes widened in disbelief.

"It's true! It's really Jieyin and Zhunti!

"Hongyun was right!"

"This, this... sitting on the Purple Cushion can actually make one a disciple of Dao Ancestor Hongjun!"

"My heavens!"

Everyone's minds churned with regret.

If only they had taken a purple cushion earlier, wouldn't the position of a Saint's disciple have been theirs!

If they had been ruthless when fighting for the purple cushions, perhaps they would already be Saint disciples now!

The unwillingness and regret on everyone's faces were palpable.

It wasn't for anything else.

It was simply for not fighting with all their might for the purple cushions back then.

Kunpeng, in particular, had a rather ferocious expression at this moment.

"Why! Why!"

Kunpeng roared inwardly.

He was already in the early stage of Quasi-Saint, while Jieyin and Zhunti were only at the peak of Grand Unity!

Compared to him, Jieyin and Zhunti were insignificant.

Yet now, simply because the two of them sat on the purple cushions, they had become Saint disciples!

Saint disciples, what an honor that was!

The crucial point was that the purple cushion originally belonged to him!

The rage in Kunpeng's heart was about to engulf his entire body, his blood churning.

"Hate! Hate! Hate!"

Kunpeng was too ruthless, missing such a great opportunity.

"It's all Hongyun's fault!"

Kunpeng thought of Hongyun giving up his seat again. If not for Hongyun, his seat wouldn't have been snatched.

Amidst Kunpeng's hatred, Dao Ancestor Hongjun had already finished accepting disciples.

The last two spots belonged to Jieyin and Zhunti.

However, due to Jieyin and Zhunti's low cultivation, only at the peak of Grand Unity, not even comparable to some other Great Desolation powerhouses.

Therefore, Dao Ancestor Hongjun only accepted them as nominal disciples.

They would only become formal disciples after breaking through to the Quasi-Saint realm.

At this moment, all three thousand guests in Purple Heaven Palace looked towards Hongyun.

Their eyes were filled with mockery.

This was once Hongyun's seat. If Hongyun hadn't given it up, he would now be a Saint disciple, envied by all.

"Can you really blame me for this!"

Sensing everyone's gazes, Hongyun pouted, speechless.

When he gave up his seat, he hadn't even transmigrated yet!

By the time he arrived in the Great Desolation world, the previous Hongyun had already given up his seat.

Fortunately, he had awakened the Calamity System. Otherwise, he would probably be filled with regret like everyone else now!

But, He was now cultivating the Mythical Grand Unity Method.

What Saint disciple? Even if they gave it to him for free, Hongyun wouldn't want it.

Cultivating the Mythical Grand Unity Method, even reaching the fifth level of Foundation Establishment, was equivalent to the Saint realm in the Great Desolation.

If he cultivated to the tenth level of Foundation Establishment, or even broke through to the Mythical realm and became a true Mythical Grand Unity.

What were Saint disciples? What were Saints!

Even the Heavenly Dao and the Great Dao would be trampled under his feet.

Hongyun ignored the gazes of the crowd, sat on his cushion, and closed his eyes to rest.

In reality, Hongyun had transformed the Great Dao Cushion into an ordinary cushion.

Sitting on the Great Dao Cushion could increase cultivation speed a hundredfold.

Moreover, his comprehension of the Great Dao laws would be much stronger.

Hongyun planned to cultivate on the Great Dao Cushion while listening to the sermon.

Three thousand years, with a hundredfold acceleration, was equivalent to thirty thousand years of cultivation for other Great Desolation powerhouses.

When Dao Ancestor Hongjun finished his sermon, Hongyun estimated that his progress in laws would not be small.

"Alright, next, I shall begin my sermon!"

Dao Ancestor Hongjun's voice echoed again.

Everyone focused their attention.

This is about the path to becoming a Saint, and it's the last sermon.

No one wanted to miss it.

Dao Ancestor Hongjun began his sermon, his words like celestial music.

The Purple Firmament Palace was instantly filled with the sound of the Dao, heavenly flowers rained down, golden lotuses sprang from the earth, and an aura of peace permeated the air.

The three thousand guests below in the Purple Heaven Palace listened intently, nodding their heads and occasionally tapping them, as if gaining some insight.

The past grievances of the great powers seemed to vanish into nothingness at this moment.

Everyone was striving to pursue the path of cultivation.

Hongyun, meanwhile, sat on the Great Dao Cushion, beginning to comprehend his laws of Devouring, Reincarnation, Light and Darkness, and Chaos.