Watching the lifeless Dao Ancestor seated on the high platform, his gaze fixed on him, East King Duke spoke.
"This disciple acted on the Dao Ancestor's orders!"
"To establish the Immortal Court and set the world in order."
"Yet Taiyi and the others rely on their Innate Supreme Treasures to establish the Heavenly Court and call themselves the Demon Emperor. They intend to take my position as Head of Male Immortals, and have repeatedly humiliated me."
"The title of Head of Male Immortals was bestowed upon me by the Dao Ancestor. They aren't merely slighting me—they're clearly provoking you! I beg the Dao Ancestor to intervene and punish Taiyi and the others!"
Emperor Taiyi and the others carried immense luck. Even a Sage would hesitate to kill them lightly. In East King Duke's view, asking the Dao Ancestor to punish them would be enough. Once he gained immeasurable luck and took the seat of the Great Heavenly Venerate, killing a mere Emperor Taiyi would be as easy as turning his hand.
At this, the Dao Ancestor first made some calculations, then pondered for a moment before speaking.
"Good!"
"Taiyi and the others were born of the Solar Star and possess immense luck."
"If you wish to secure your position as Head of Male Immortals, you must rely on your own efforts."
Below, a trace of disappointment appeared on East King Duke's face.
"But I do have a supreme treasure in my possession."
After some thought, the Dao Ancestor placed a scroll of diagrams in East King Duke's hands and said, "It is a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, but it has no offensive power."
"It is called the Myriad Immortals Array Diagram!"
"It contains a Myriad Immortals Great Formation. With ten thousand Grand Unity Golden Immortals at perfection, the person leading the formation can rival a Sage."
"Even without Grand Unity Golden Immortals, if you gather ten thousand Grand Unity Golden Immortals, you can still wield the power of a Quasi-Sage."
"Moreover, every additional person will further increase the power of the Myriad Immortals Great Formation."
"Once you return, study it carefully."
Looking at the array diagram in his hands, East King Duke was overjoyed.
Ten thousand Grand Unity Golden Immortals could wield the power of a Quasi-Sage.
Ten thousand Grand Unity Golden Immortals at perfection could wield the might of a Sage.
This Innate Spiritual Treasure had tremendous potential!
"This disciple, East King Duke, thanks the Dao Ancestor for the treasure!"
The Dao Ancestor waved his hand from the high platform and sent him out of Purple Cloud Palace.
The next moment, boundless purple mist spread through the endless Chaos Qi. Only after Purple Cloud Palace had vanished from sight did the mist dissipate.
After bowing solemnly in the direction of the palace, East King Duke flashed with divine light and returned to the Immortal Court. He planned to enter secluded cultivation for about ten thousand years, first refining the treasure before studying the mysteries of the formation.
In the West, relying on the Sky-Probing Instrument, Ye Xuan openly studied the Path of Becoming a Sage through Three Corpses in his own cultivation grounds!
After reading it, Ye Xuan wore a look of astonishment.
The Path of Becoming a Sage through Three Corpses involved severing one's Good Corpse, Evil Corpse, and Self Corpse—the three great obsessions—and entrusting them to Innate Spiritual Treasures. The power of one's obsessions best represented the self of a cultivator.
This made the connection between the cultivator and the Innate Spiritual Treasure even closer, allowing them to comprehend all its Power of Great Dao Laws in an instant.
Moreover, each of the Three Corpses possessed immeasurable magical power.
However, what Ye Xuan had was the complete method of severing the Three Corpses. As for the true method of Becoming a Sage through Three Corpses, what had been passed down to the three thousand Innate God-Demons must have been heavily abridged. Ye Xuan couldn't tell how much had been removed.
"The highest-grade method of Becoming a Sage through Three Corpses requires three Same-Root Treasures that also align with one's own Great Dao. The Three Corpses can then unite, allowing one to become a Sage and even claim the position of a Dao Lord."
"Moreover, the three Innate Spiritual Treasures can be combined into one, becoming one's own Dao-proving treasure."
"The middle-grade method requires three treasures that share the same Dao. By using the method of Becoming a Sage through Three Corpses to fully comprehend their Power of Great Dao Laws, the Three Corpses cannot unite, but one can still attempt to become a Dao Lord."
"The lower-grade method uses three Same-Root Treasures to unite the Three Corpses and enter the Realm of Sages. But one becomes merely a Sage. One can rely on a Sage's power to suppress lesser cultivators who offend them, but against a Dao Lord, they'll be utterly powerless."
"The most crucial part of this Supreme Dharma Gate is this Supreme Great Divine Ability!"
Looking at the complete method of Becoming a Sage through Three Corpses in his soul, Ye Xuan's eyes filled with thought.
"The complete method of Becoming a Sage through Three Corpses is also called the Three Yuan Dao Proving Corpse Slaying Secret Record!"
"As for the divine ability, it's the Tong Xuan Dao Chapter."
"In this method of becoming a Sage, the Tong Xuan Dao Chapter is the most important part. Without it, the method of Becoming a Sage through Three Corpses is just an ordinary method of becoming a Sage, only slightly stronger than becoming a Sage through the power of Great Merit!"
The Jade Plate Fragment in Ye Xuan's hands radiated boundless profound light. As it helped him enter the Dao, his understanding of the Three Yuan Dao Proving Corpse Slaying Secret Record advanced further.
Ten thousand years later, the power of laws surrounding Ye Xuan surged once more.
"Sever!"
Ye Xuan's eyes snapped open, and he shouted. His powerful aura swept across a million miles of land. With that roar, a phantom was severed from his body.
Seeing his Good Corpse emerge, Ye Xuan turned his hand over. Innate Divine Light shot out from the Three Thousand Heavens, and an Innate Gourd carrying boundless Purple-gold Divine Light moved to merge with it.
Boom!
With a deafening crash, the Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Karma Gourd, landed in the Good Corpse's hands.
The figure became more lifelike, indistinguishable from a true living being. After severing his Good Corpse, Ye Xuan's aura surged once more, nearly carrying him straight into the Realm of Quasi-Sages. Boundless Power of Great Dao Laws flowed from his body into the world, and countless living beings trembled beneath that aura.
Watching this, Daoist Zhunti was dumbfounded. He stammered in disbelief,
"This is..."
"Eldest Brother!"
"You reached the Quasi-Sage realm in just thirty thousand years?"
It had taken less than half a Yuanhui to rise from Grand Unity Golden Immortal perfection to the Realm of Quasi-Sages. Feeling the immense pressure from Ye Xuan's aura, Zhunti hurried back into secluded cultivation.
Feeling his own power of laws multiply tenfold in an instant, Ye Xuan smiled.
He had also comprehended another Supreme Great Dao.
One of the Highest Great Daos: the Way of Karma.
Just as Ye Xuan was about to enter secluded cultivation to stabilize his strength, another electronic sound rang in his ear.
[Ping!] [Detected that Penglai Immortal Island, the foremost of the Three Immortal Islands off the coast of the East Sea, will emerge in a thousand years. Host, please choose one of the following.] [Option One: Snatch Penglai. East King Duke is a nobody—he doesn't deserve to enjoy one of the Three Immortal Islands. It belongs in the West. Complete the task to obtain the locations of all three immortal islands. You must retrieve them yourself.] [Option Two: Ignore it and remain cautious. Complete the task to obtain one-tenth of the Hidden Demon God's Origin Power!]
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