Contemplating the Netherworld Primordial Purple Qi!

Tong Tian's eyes filled with thought as he continued to ask,

"May I ask, Sage! Of these four methods of ascension, which is stronger and which is weaker after one attains the Dao?"

Hongjun continued,

"Law Ascension can achieve the Primordial Great Firmament Golden Immortal realm, free from the constraints of the Heavenly Dao. It is the strongest path, but also the most difficult to attain. Only Chaos Demon Gods can ascend through this method."

"Fortune Sanctification carries immense fortune upon becoming a Sage. With every gesture, one can invoke the response of countless living beings, its might vast and majestic, second only to Law Ascension!"

"Merit Sanctification and Three-Corpses Sanctification both lie beneath the Heavenly Dao. Within the Primordial World, there is no distinction of superiority between them; their strength varies according to the individual. One's Primordial Spirit is entrusted to the Heavenly Dao, making one undying and indestructible."

Tai Shang continued to ask,

"May I ask, Sage! What are the similarities and differences between a Primordial Great Firmament Golden Immortal and a Sage?"

Hongjun continued his answer,

"A Sage is a Primordial Great Firmament Golden Immortal, but a Primordial Great Firmament Golden Immortal is not necessarily a Sage. The Primordial Great Firmament Golden Immortal is a realm, while Sage is a status. Sages enjoy the merits of the Primordial World, draw upon the power of the Heavenly Dao, possess unparalleled combat strength, and are revered by all living beings!"

Everyone was utterly enthralled, wishing they could become Sages at once.

Yet when they considered these methods, they could not help but feel disheartened.

Di Jiang began to ponder.

Law Ascension! For the Ancestral Witches, who now cultivated the Nine-Turn Profound Origin Technique, this was the most suitable path.

Though difficult! There was still hope of attaining the Dao!

Di Jiang's third incarnation, Di Liu, was walking this path as well.

Fortune Ascension!

It appeared to be the accumulation of fortune.

Yet Di Jiang could see that Fortune Ascension was actually about using overwhelming strength to suppress all beings and make them submit, thereby gathering the fortune of all living beings.

This method was as difficult as ascending to heaven!

To Di Jiang, it was utterly useless.

It was not that this method could not work.

Rather, he possessed the Earthly Dao Treasured Mirror, so why would he need to take this path?

Merit Ascension?

Di Jiang felt there was no need for it either.

As for the Three Corpses Method, though its drawbacks were obvious, it was still a path to becoming a Sage.

But for Di Jiang, there was absolutely no need to do so.

With the Earthly Dao Treasured Mirror, once he cultivated to the Perfected Primordial Golden Immortal realm, he could comprehend the Netherworld Primordial Purple Qi and directly become a Netherworld Sage.

As Di Jiang pondered this,

everyone else also considered the merits and flaws of these four methods.

Yuan Shi spoke to Hongjun,

"Please bestow upon us the Three Corpses Method, Sage!"

The other Innate Divine Saints echoed his request.

Hongjun looked at Yuan Shi in satisfaction, slowly nodded, and spoke calmly,

"The Three Corpses Method! Use Primordial Spirit Treasures of the same origin as the foundation to sever the good corpse, the evil corpse, and the self corpse, merging with the Primordial Spirit Treasures to form three incarnations..."

The Innate Divine Saints listened with rapt attention.

In the blink of an eye,

another five hundred years passed.

Hongjun stopped his lecture and said calmly,

"This lecture has now concluded!"

"The next lecture will be three thousand years from now, and its subject will be the path of the Sage!"

The many Innate Divine Saints were all shaken upon hearing that it would concern the path of the Sage.

They had already witnessed the power of a Sage when Hongjun attained Sagehood.

It was immensely powerful!

They became even more eager for the next lecture.

After Hongjun finished speaking, his figure slowly faded away until he vanished completely.

The divine beings also prepared to depart.

Dijun and Taiyi exchanged a glance, left Zixiao Palace, transformed into two enormous Golden Crows, and flapped their wings as they departed.

Their strength had yet to recover, so they could not clash head-on with Di Jiang and the others.

They could not win!

Jie Yin and Zhun Ti exchanged a glance. The instant the gates of Zixiao Palace opened, they each used their divine abilities and swiftly fled.

If they did not leave now, Hong Yun and Zhen Yuanzi would probably skin them alive.

There was no need to mention Hong Yun.

But even Zhen Yuanzi, who looked so ethereal and immortal,

was looking at them as though he wanted to devour them.

Leaving was the best course!

After seeing them depart,

Zhen Yuanzi snorted coldly,

"They ran quite fast!"

Hong Yun snorted coldly as well.

Di Jiang watched them leave with an enigmatic smile.

Hong Yun looked at Di Jiang and cupped his hands.

"Fellow Daoist Di Jiang! Where are you headed next?"

"Why not come to Five Villages Temple with us for a chat?"

Di Jiang smiled.

"There is no need for such courtesy, Fellow Daoist Hong Yun!"

"Now that we have heard the path of the Quasi-Sage, we should return and cultivate diligently!"

After thinking it over carefully, Hong Yun agreed and left with Zhen Yuanzi.

Zhen Yuanzi cupped his hands toward Di Jiang.

Di Jiang nodded.

Then Di Jiang departed with the Ancestral Witches as well.

They crossed the perilous Chaos and returned to the Primordial World.

Once back in Pangu Hall, Di Jiang and the others began cultivating wholeheartedly.

With Zhen Yuanzi's Ginseng Fruit and what they had learned from Hongjun's lecture, Zhu Jiuyin and the others gained a far clearer understanding of their own laws.

If nothing unexpected happened,

then during these three thousand years,

they would be able to break through to the Chaos Golden Immortal realm!

That was, they would take the path of Law Ascension.

Within Pangu Hall,

Di Jiang sat down once more, circulated the Nine-Turn Profound Origin Technique, and began cultivating.

The Earthly Dao Treasured Mirror within his sea of consciousness shone brilliantly, radiating endless Dao resonance and laws as it helped Di Jiang improve his cultivation.

As his cultivation continued to rise, Di Jiang muttered,

"I've delayed this for too long!"

"It is time to take out the Netherworld Primordial Purple Qi and begin comprehending it!"

Ordinarily, after Di Jiang broke through to the Chaos Golden Immortal realm, he could have taken out the Hongmeng Violet Qi within the Earthly Dao Treasured Mirror and comprehended it.

But too many things had happened recently, leaving Di Jiang with no time.

Now was just right!

With that thought,

Di Jiang took the Netherworld Primordial Purple Qi out of the Earthly Dao Treasured Mirror.

Hongmeng Violet Qi!

There had originally been twenty-seven strands in the entire Primordial World.

But for various reasons,

the Heavenly, Earthly, and Human Daos could each only be allotted seven strands.

Within the Heavenly Dao, Hongjun possessed one strand, while the remaining six were distributed among the Heaven-ordained Six Sages.

The Hongmeng Violet Qi of the Earthly Dao was stored within the Earthly Dao Treasured Mirror.

After Di Jiang took out the Netherworld Primordial Purple Qi, a cloudlike mass of Dao resonance coiled in his palm. It was the manifested form of Hongmeng Violet Qi.

"So this is the Netherworld Primordial Purple Qi?"

A sharp glint flashed in Di Jiang's eyes as he pondered it, then immediately began to comprehend it.

With the assistance of the Earthly Dao Treasured Mirror, Di Jiang could swiftly comprehend the Hongmeng Violet Qi. He merely needed to raise his cultivation to the Perfected Primordial Golden Immortal realm,

and he could use this Netherworld Primordial Purple Qi to directly attain the Dao and become a Sage.

According to Di Jiang's understanding,

this Hongmeng Violet Qi was equivalent to the manifested authority of the Primordial World.

Refining this Hongmeng Violet Qi was equivalent to becoming an administrator of the Primordial World.

Gradually, time passed, and in the blink of an eye, a thousand years went by.

Rumble!

A powerful aura spread from Di Jiang's body.

His comprehension of the laws became even clearer.

Both his Primordial Spirit cultivation and physical cultivation rose by a substantial margin.

Late Primordial Golden Immortal, achieved!

In a mere thousand years, he had advanced from the Middle Primordial Golden Immortal realm to the Late Primordial Golden Immortal realm.

Such speed was horrifyingly fast.

If others learned of it, it would surely shock countless people.