Hongjun Becomes a Sage, Chaos Purple Cloud Palace Opens

Earth-Surging Golden Lotuses bloomed, and purple qi arrived from the east for thirty thousand li.

Countless spiritual roots and spirit herbs sprang forth.

Even the Heavenly Dao sent down Spiritual Rain in celebration.

Every one of these phenomena proclaimed that a momentous event had occurred in the Primordial Wilderness—Hongjun had become a Sage.

Styx gave it some thought.

After emerging from seclusion once more, his cultivation had now reached the late stage of Golden Immortal of Great Oneness. He should rank among the foremost great powers of the Primordial Wilderness, shouldn't he?

As for whether he would attend Hongjun's lecture afterward—

Of course he would.

Lectures on the Dao were among the rarest grand events in the Primordial Wilderness.

Before the First Lecture even began, there would be a fine show playing out in the Chaos Purple Cloud Palace.

If he missed such a grand occasion, wouldn't that be utterly dull?

Soon, after the phenomena faded, a voice rang out from the sky, resounding through the clouds.

"High I recline upon Nine Layers of Clouds, upon a meditation cushion realizing the true Dao. Beyond Heaven and Earth, Dark and Yellow, I shall hold the honor of leading the teachings. Pangu gave birth to Taiji; Two Forms and Four Symbols follow their course. Leader of all the Mystic Gate, One Qi transforms into Hongjun."

"I am Hongjun. Today, I have attained the venerable station of Sage. Ten thousand years hence, I shall lecture on the Dao within Chaos. All those with affinity may seek out the Chaos Purple Cloud Palace to hear the Dao!"

Hongjun's attainment of Sagehood directly set the entire Primordial Wilderness ablaze.

"Hongjun? Wasn't he the great power who fought Devil Ancestor Rahula after the Three Races War?"

"Rather than worrying about that, I'm more curious what this venerable station of Sage he mentioned means. Could it be a realm?"

"It must be! Didn't you see how, when the phenomenon of Sagehood appeared, every living being below the Golden Immortal of Great Oneness could only kneel upon the ground, while even great powers above that realm were forced to bow in respect?"

Nearly all the great powers currently active in the Primordial Wilderness had only gradually risen to prominence after the Three Races War.

Most of them possessed Innate Inheritance.

Yet their inheritances were incomplete, extending only as far as the Golden Immortal of Great Oneness.

That was why, after these great powers entered the Golden Immortal of Great Oneness realm, their cultivation progress had basically slowed to a crawl.

After all, once the inheritance was gone, they had to feel their own way forward.

Now that Hongjun was preparing to lecture on the Dao, he was naturally pointing out a clear road for the many great powers.

At the very least, it could spare them some winding paths.

Quite a few great powers were already preparing to depart at once for the Chaos Purple Cloud Palace.

Styx was no exception.

To Styx, whether or not he listened to Hongjun's lecture was secondary.

After all, he was a transmigrator. He still knew the realms beyond the Golden Immortal of Great Oneness.

Beyond the Golden Immortal of Great Oneness lay the Primordial Golden Immortal, also known as the Quasi-Sage.

After that came the Primordial Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal and the Hunyuan Wuji Golden Immortal.

As for how to cross the boundary beyond the Golden Immortal of Great Oneness and become a Quasi-Sage, or rather, a Primordial Golden Immortal—

Styx knew a little about that as well.

There were only a few methods.

For instance, the Three Corpses Severing Method.

But that method had already been picked apart and hammered to death in later generations.

Because it was Hongjun's secret art.

Moreover, while the Three Corpses Severing Method could produce a Quasi-Sage, it carried a fatal flaw: one could not attain the Primordial Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal through it.

After all, aside from Hongjun, no one had truly attained the Primordial Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal through the Three Corpses Severing Method.

Even whether Hongjun himself had attained the Primordial Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal through the Three Corpses Severing Method had never been made clear.

Besides the Three Corpses Severing Method, there was also the path of raising one's cultivation through merit.

So long as one possessed sufficient merit, attaining Quasi-Sagehood would be easy—becoming a Sage would not be difficult either.

All Six Sages of his previous life had proven the Dao through merit.

Yet proving the Dao through merit had its flaws as well.

That was, beings who proved the Dao through merit would be weaker than those who proved the Dao through other methods.

As for Proving Dao with Strength, that was a method of proving the Dao.

Styx's most urgent task now was to find a suitable path for stepping into the Quasi-Sage realm.

Beyond the paths mentioned above, in the novels Styx had read in his previous life, many transmigrators had also taken the path of cultivating Laws.

To be honest, that was the path Styx found most tempting.

But then a new problem arose.

What law should he comprehend?

The Slaughter Law suited him best.

But Styx did not think it was a good path.

The last one to walk the Slaughter Law, they said, had been Shen Ni, the Beast Emperor from the dawn of the Primordial World.

Afterward, he had been beaten to death by a group of other great powers in the Primordial World.

If Styx truly walked the Great Dao of Slaughter, his fate probably would not be much better than Shen Ni's.

Styx let out a sigh.

"Forget it. I'll take things one step at a time."

In the end, he decided to let nature take its course. When the cart reached the mountain, there would be a road through it.

If all else failed, he could follow the example of the Six Sages from his previous life.

He would first cultivate the Three Corpses Severing Method, then accumulate merit and attain the Dao.

Therefore, Styx was bound to go listen to Hongjun's teachings.

He could choose not to use the Three Corpses Severing Method, but he could not afford to know nothing about it.

Styx set off alone for Chaos.

As for Wu Mo, Styx sent him elsewhere.

The two of them were connected in mind, so there was no need for both of them to go listen to the teachings.

It was better to let Wu Mo seize the opportunity to gather some benefits while the great powers of the Primordial World were all heading for Purple Cloud Palace.

Chaos was not actually within the Primordial World, but beyond it.

The Chaos Demon Gods had once lived there.

To the living beings of the Primordial World, it was a land untouched by anyone.

Only those whose cultivation had reached Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal could pass through the Primordial Membrane and remain in Chaos for a short time.

If it were a Primordial Unity Golden Immortal, then even if they somehow reached Chaos, they would soon be torn apart by the Chaos Gang Wind without a spiritual treasure to protect them.

Styx was now at the late stage of Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal, so the dangers of Chaos were not particularly great to him.

After all, he would not be venturing deep into Chaos.

Hongjun would not dare establish Purple Cloud Palace in the depths of Chaos either.

No one knew what lay there.

The moment Styx passed through the Primordial Membrane, he felt the terrifying Chaos Gang Wind trying to rip his body apart.

But Styx was a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal. This level of damage remained within his endurance.

Moreover, the moment Styx entered Chaos, the Karma Fire Red Lotus appeared beneath his feet.

Styx sat cross-legged atop the red lotus. The Karma Fire Red Lotus immediately released a crimson glow, shielding him within it.

At the same time, a vague premonition arose within him.

It gave him a direction.

Presumably, this was the affinity Hongjun had spoken of.

He was one with affinity, so he could receive guidance.

Styx also saw countless great powers within Chaos.

These great powers were basically all Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals. Most possessed spiritual treasures as well, and the Chaos Gang Wind could not come near them at all.

Styx followed the guidance all the way, traveling for roughly several thousand years.

At last, he saw a solemn, ancient palace ahead.

This should be Purple Cloud Palace!

Styx's eyes lit up, and he immediately increased his speed.

But someone was even faster than him.

Before Styx could react, three figures flashed past him from the side.

Understanding dawned on him. These should be the legendary Pangu Three Pure Ones.

But although he knew the Three Pure Ones were protected by Pangu's Legacy, Styx had no desire to fall too far behind them.

Styx drove the Karma Fire Red Lotus at full force, accelerating in an instant!

He soon shook off the great powers behind him and directly followed close behind the Three Pure Ones!

Yet the Three Pure Ones did not even turn around to spare Styx a glance.

The gates of Purple Cloud Palace stood wide open, as though they had been waiting for everyone's arrival!