Ch. 61Setting the Nascent Soul Grade, the Three Corpses Dao Method
Key Plot Points and Events
- Dao Ancestor Hongjun lectures on the Great Dao of the Primordial Spirit, but Ancestral Witches struggle to understand due to their lack of Primordial Spirit.
- Taiqing Laozi stabilizes his Primordial Spirit rank, achieving the peak of Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal with a nine-rank Primordial Spirit.
- Over the next two thousand years, many cultivators, including Pangu's Three Pure Ones, stabilize their Primordial Spirits and reach the peak of Grand Unity.
- Hongjun lectures on the path beyond Grand Unity, focusing on the method of nurturing laws and the Three Corpses Dao Method.
- After three thousand years, Hongjun announces that the second lecture ends, and he will lecture again in ten thousand years on the Dao of Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal of the Origin.
Character Developments
- Taiqing Laozi demonstrates his extraordinary Destiny by possessing multiple Spiritual Treasures and achieving a nine-rank Primordial Spirit.
- Queen Mother of the West surprises everyone by achieving a nine-rank Primordial Spirit, comparable to Taiqing's.
- Nuwa shows potential by achieving a nine-rank Primordial Spirit, surpassing her elder brother Fuxi.
- East King Duke's Primordial Spirit rank is revealed to be higher than expected, but the specific rank is not mentioned.
Significant Themes
- The importance of the Primordial Spirit in cultivation and its ranking process.
- The Three Corpses Dao Method as a path to detachment and freedom from obstacles.
- The guidance and teachings of Dao Ancestor Hongjun as a crucial factor in the cultivators' progress.
Character Interactions
- Cultivators watch and learn from Taiqing Laozi's Primordial Spirit stabilization process, gaining insights for their own breakthroughs.
- East King Duke shows keen interest in Taiqing's breakthrough and the lectures on the Dao of Laws.
- Cultivators express surprise, admiration, and jealousy upon seeing Queen Mother of the West's impressive Primordial Spirit rank.
- Hongjun offers guidance and answers questions from the cultivators at the end of the second lecture.