Watching this unfold, Daoist Kunpeng wore an expression of utter disbelief. Laozi and the others were, after all, among Pangu's Primordial Spirits, and thus carried a trace of Pangu's Legacy.
Though Kunpeng and the others were among the strongest of the Innate God-Demons, Laozi and the others were still a cut above them. They had slain their Second Corpses ahead of everyone else. It was somewhat alarming, but still understandable.
Daoist Zhunti, however, was completely different. He was merely an Innate God-Demon, with no other special qualities.
His Innate Foundation was on par with Kunpeng and the others', or even a little inferior. After all, he came from the West, and the Ancestor Demon's self-destruction back then had affected him to some extent. Yet he had also slain his Second Corpse. As another figure merged into his body, Zhenyuanzi and the others couldn't help but look stunned.
Up on the dais, Dao Ancestor watched as Daoist Zhunti, too, slew his Second Corpse. His expression remained calm, but a trace of puzzlement showed in his eyes.
"Three Yuan Dao Proving Corpse Slaying Secret Record?"
Dao Ancestor sensed an aura on Daoist Zhunti that was different from the Path of Becoming a Sage through Three Corpses.
The Three Corpses Becoming Saint Method could indeed lead to sagehood, but it was itself an incomplete fragment.
Moreover, this method of becoming a sage lacked a Supreme Great Divine Ability.
That divine ability was the true source of its mystery.
"Amid all things, there truly is a trace of the Variable Number..."
A cold glint appeared in Dao Ancestor's eyes. He had already deduced this Supreme Dharma Gate tens of thousands of times, making it into a proper method of becoming a sage, just as he had envisioned.
Even Laozi and the others, who were