The Supreme Being

"Yes, yes, I know nothing. I've only just broken through to Quasi-Saint Peak!"

Tongtian curled his lips, his expression somewhat unpleasant.

As one of the Three Pure Ones, he was always reprimanded by his elder and second brothers, which made Tongtian feel very uncomfortable.

Why should that be? They had all been transformed from one-third of Pangu's primordial spirit. None of them was inferior to the others.

"Elder Brother, what bottleneck are you talking about? I'm also preparing to break through to the Saint Position. Tell us so we can discuss it together!"

Yuanshi looked toward Taishang Laojun.

Taishang Laojun had been attempting to break through to the Saint Position for a hundred years, yet he still had not succeeded.

As for Yuanshi, he had only just prepared to attempt the breakthrough.

"I feel that there seems to be a problem with this method of combining the Three Corpses to become a Saint!"

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"I tried combining the Three Corpses, but after experimenting thousands of times, I felt each time that something was missing..."

Taishang Laojun said this, then frowned and began thinking again.

When Yuanshi heard Taishang's words, he felt an ominous premonition.

Thus, he also attempted to break through to the Saint Position.

According to Dao Ancestor Hongjun's method of becoming a Saint, one could attempt to break through to the Saint Position as long as one combined the Three Corpses.

Several decades later.

Taishang and Yuanshi looked at each other in confusion.

"You failed too?"

Seeing Yuanshi's appearance, Taishang immediately asked.

"Yes, Elder Brother. When combining the Three Corpses, I felt that everything became extremely chaotic, and it was impossible to achieve true fusion into one."

Yuanshi replied.

"Indeed! I felt the same way. Over the past several decades, I carefully considered the matter. This method of combining the Three Corpses has a major flaw!"

Taishang Laojun said.

Having cultivated to his level, he had already gained some insight into his own cultivation method.

The strengths and flaws of a cultivation method determined how far they could go in the future.

"Elder Brother, could it be that there really is a problem with this method of combining the Three Corpses?"

Yuanshi's expression changed as well. He looked toward Taishang Laojun, waiting for his answer.

Beside them, Tongtian also listened attentively.

He too cultivated the method of combining the Three Corpses to prove the Dao and become a Saint. If Elder Brother and Second Brother had encountered problems in their cultivation, there was no reason for him to be spared.

"If my guess is correct, this method of combining the Three Corpses must use a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure to bear the Three Corpses. Otherwise, it is simply impossible to combine them and become a Saint!"

Taishang Laojun said.

"This..."

"Could it be that our teacher deceived us?"

Yuanshi and Tongtian's expressions both became unpleasant.

Yuanshi in particular had experienced that inability to combine the Three Corpses.

After hearing Taishang Laojun's words, he naturally understood.

Tongtian, meanwhile, was dumbfounded.

He had just Severed the Three Corpses and become a Quasi-Saint Peak expert. Every time, he had casually found an Innate Spiritual Treasure to bear the corpse, and now he was being told that the cultivation method itself had a problem.

"Then... what do we do now?"

Tongtian hurriedly asked.

"Looks like we must seek a new opportunity to become Saints!"

Taishang Laojun sighed.

Then, he stood up.

"Second Brother, Third Brother, I plan to travel throughout the Great Desolation and seek a new method of becoming a Saint. Wait for my news!"

After saying this, Taishang Laojun transformed into a streak of light and flew toward the Great Desolation.

Time passed, and two hundred years went by in the blink of an eye.

Inside Fire Cloud Cave, dazzling multicolored light shone.

At this moment, the radiance of these laws all emanated from Hong Yun's body.

For a time, terrifying auras shook wildly throughout Fire Cloud Cave.

"I... finally cultivated all five elements laws to the later stage!"

Hong Yun opened his eyes and stood up from the Great Dao Cushion.

At this moment, he was extremely delighted.

Altogether, it had taken him three hundred and ten years. Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth, the five elements laws, had all reached the later stage.

What a terrifying cultivation speed.

If others learned of it, they would definitely be scared senseless.

Even top experts of the Great Desolation such as the Three Pure Ones and Nuwa would need tens of thousands, or even over a hundred thousand, years to cultivate a single law to the later stage.

Moreover, they cultivated Heavenly Dao laws, not Great Dao laws.

If they cultivated Great Dao laws, setting aside the fact that they had nowhere to cultivate them, even if they did, they would need far more time.

But...

Hong Yun had spent only three hundred and ten years to achieve such results. It could be called unprecedented.

However, Hong Yun had now consumed a great deal of Heavenly Dao Merit as well.

Cultivating five laws, with all of them reaching the later stage within three hundred years, meant that the Heavenly Dao Merit consumed had been like drinking water.

Now, six-tenths of the Heavenly Dao Merit Hong Yun had obtained when Nuwa created humanity remained.

"Next, I'll try to break through to Foundation Building Fifth Layer!"

Hong Yun's expression was somewhat excited.

Once he succeeded, he would be equivalent to reaching the Saint level.

Saints were truly supreme existences in the Great Desolation.

At present, there was only one Saint in the entire Great Desolation... Dao Ancestor Hongjun.

According to the original trajectory, Nuwa should have become a Saint.

Unfortunately, she had chosen to provoke Hong Yun, so she had lost the Saint Position as well.

Becoming a Saint in the future would also be nearly impossible.

Whoosh!

Hong Yun waved his hand, and the Metal Law emerged.

A sharp aura spread from the Metal Law. At this moment, it resembled a golden dragon flying in circles inside Fire Cloud Cave.

Whoosh!

Hong Yun waved his hand again, and the Wood Law emerged.

The moment the azure Wood Law appeared, the entire Fire Cloud Cave seemed to gain boundless vitality.

At the same time, some spirit herbs on the floor of Fire Cloud Cave began growing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

It was as if all plants had encountered spring.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Afterward, Hong Yun also brought out the Water, Fire, and Earth laws.

The radiance of the five laws instantly illuminated the entire Fire Cloud Cave. It reflected across Hong Yun's face, making his entire person appear incomparably mysterious.

"Manifest!"

Hong Yun shouted again.

At once, a massive fruit appeared above his head.

It was precisely the Mythical Grand Unity Dao Fruit.

The Mythical Grand Unity Dao Fruit had now reached a height of four meters.

An incomparably powerful aura spread from the Mythical Grand Unity Dao Fruit.

Compared with the auras surrounding the Three Pure Ones and Nuwa, this aura was countless times greater, like the difference between an ocean and a stream.

This was the foundation of invincibility beneath the Saints.

"Combine!"

Hong Yun shouted again.

The five laws instantly became like five giant dragons and plunged into the Mythical Grand Unity Dao Fruit.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!

The Mythical Grand Unity Dao Fruit grew wildly at a terrifying speed.

Four meters one, four meters two, four meters three...

In just a few breaths, the Mythical Grand Unity Dao Fruit had grown thirty centimeters taller.

Yet it still did not stop.

Four meters five, four meters seven, four meters nine...

Finally, after an hour, the Mythical Grand Unity Dao Fruit stopped at a height of four meters nine and ceased growing.

"Alas, looks like it's still a little short!"

At this moment, Hong Yun felt that his strength had increased considerably once again.

But he had still not reached the Saint level.

His Mythical Grand Unity Dao Fruit had not reached Foundation Building Fifth Layer either.

Hong Yun had a feeling that if the Mythical Grand Unity Dao Fruit could grow to five meters, he would reach Foundation Building Fifth Layer.

But in the end, nourished by the five laws, the Mythical Grand Unity Dao Fruit had only grown to four meters nine. It was just that final bit short.

Yet no matter how slight the difference, failing to reach it meant failing to reach it.

Because once he reached Foundation Building Fifth Layer, Hong Yun's strength would undergo a world-shaking transformation.

But now, it had only increased severalfold.

"Looks like this Mythical Foundation Building Fifth Layer really is a threshold!"

"Only by continuing to push the Devouring, Light and Darkness, Reincarnation, Chaos, and Five Elements laws toward perfection can I nourish the Mythical Dao Fruit to Foundation Building Fifth Layer!"

Hong Yun thought secretly.

But...

Pushing these laws to perfection would not be easy...

Now, only six-tenths of his Heavenly Dao Merit remained.

Hong Yun estimated that he could at most push one or two of these laws to perfection.

After all, the further one cultivated laws, the more difficult it became, and the more time it consumed.

If one used Heavenly Dao Merit to accelerate the process, the consumption would naturally be immense as well.

"Huh?"

However, just as Hong Yun was preparing to continue cultivating, his brows suddenly furrowed.

He had left his primordial spirit on the Innate Five Elements Banners he had set up among humanity.

At this moment, through his primordial spirit's investigation, he discovered that an old man with completely white hair and beard had actually arrived near humanity's territory.

"This... is Taishang Laojun!"

Hong Yun immediately recognized Taishang.

Although Taishang had disguised himself and transformed into an ordinary old man, it was laughable that the aura around him could not escape Hong Yun's notice.

Whoosh!

Hong Yun waved his hand and put away the Innate Five Elements Banners.

After all, with the Innate Five Elements Banners present, it would be difficult for Taishang Laojun even to enter the vicinity of humanity's Shouyang Mountain.

Moreover, Taishang Laojun would next comprehend the method of becoming a Saint.

He would need to remain among humanity for a very long time.

The method of becoming a Saint was not something one could comprehend simply by deciding to do so.

Taishang Laojun would have to constantly travel among humanity and comprehend how to create the Human Religion. Only then could he become a Saint. This was not a simple process.

If everything went smoothly, it would still take a hundred years.

If he remained stubbornly unenlightened, it was not impossible that he would be unable to comprehend it even after a thousand years.

Whoosh!

At the same time,

Hong Yun's figure flashed, transforming into a streak of light that flew toward humanity's territory.

Taishang Laojun would establish a religion and become a Saint. He would definitely obtain Heavenly Dao Merit no less than what Nuwa had received.

Hong Yun did not want to miss out on such a massive amount of Heavenly Dao Merit.

Now, he needed to comprehend the Devouring, Light and Darkness, Reincarnation, Chaos, Five Elements, and other laws to the perfected realm. Without enough Heavenly Dao Merit, that would be impossible.

Hong Yun even felt that obtaining Taishang Laojun's Heavenly Dao Merit might still not be enough.

At that time, he would also have to obtain the Heavenly Dao Merit of Yuanshi, Tongtian, Jieyin, Zhunti, and the others.

It was just that Hong Yun had not yet thought of how to obtain that Heavenly Dao Merit.

However... he had already made plans for how to obtain this batch of Heavenly Dao Merit from Taishang Laojun.

Humanity, Shouyang Mountain.

"Greetings, Holy Father!"

"Greetings, Holy Father!"

"Long live Holy Father!"

With Hong Yun's arrival, the three thousand Innate Human Race members all gathered on Shouyang Mountain and kowtowed to him.

Back then, if not for Hong Yun, they could never have survived safely in the Great Desolation.

One had to understand that the Great Desolation was home to countless races, with ferocious beasts and demon beasts everywhere.

And among the human race, aside from the three thousand Innate Human Race members who possessed a little magic power, everyone else was merely an ordinary life-form.

Even those three thousand Innate Human Race members would have certainly died when facing demon beasts and ferocious beasts.

Their magic power could only ensure that they could hunt smoothly and kill wild beasts to fill their stomachs.

But Hong Yun had set up the Innate Five Elements Banners, establishing a refuge for the human race.

Now, after nearly a thousand years of development, the human race had grown from the original eighty million to eight hundred billion.

Although eight hundred billion humans were still an extremely, extremely small race among the myriad races of the Great Desolation,

they were at least far more prosperous and powerful than they had been back then.

And all of this was thanks to Hong Yun.

That was why the human race was deeply grateful to Hong Yun.

In the hearts of the human race, Hong Yun was also an existence of supreme status.

Even the Holy Mother Nuwa, who had created them, fell far short of Hong Yun in their eyes.

"Everyone, rise!"