Hongjun Explains Three-Corpse Slaying, but Luxuan Frowns

The moment those words were spoken.

Di Jun, Grand Unity, the Three Pure Ones, Kunpeng, and the others all grew solemn.

This was the first lecture at Violet Cloud Palace.

Although Hongjun had touched upon Great Luo, he had not truly passed down the complete path of cultivation beyond Great Luo.

Now, many of Great Wilderness's foremost mighty cultivators had long since reached Great Luo Perfection.

What they truly lacked...

Was the next step.

"I have a method."

"It is called Three-Corpse Slaying."

As Hongjun's words fell.

The Primordial Spirits of all three thousand Purple Cloud Guests trembled at once.

Luxuan listened quietly as well.

Though he had already embarked upon another path.

That did not mean the Three-Corpse Slaying method held no value.

Personally imparted by a Sage.

A complete path to Quasi-Saint.

Those two points alone made it worthy of serious consideration.

"All living beings possess Three Corpses."

"Good."

"Evil."

"The self."

"Entrust the Three Corpses to Innate Spirit Treasures and sever one's obsessions. This will render the Dao Heart ever clearer, while one's mana and cultivation will transform accordingly."

As Hongjun spoke.

Three vague figures manifested on their own above the raised platform.

One was compassionate and gentle.

One was dark and vicious.

The last was nearly identical to oneself.

"With each Corpse slain."

"One's cultivation will advance another step."

"Once all Three Corpses are slain."

"One may reach the pinnacle of Quasi-Saint."

Divine light burst forth in the eyes of countless mighty cultivators.

Especially those who had been trapped at Great Luo Perfection for who knew how many epochs.

They had almost instantly found their direction.

Innate Spirit Treasures.

Corpse-Slaying.

Quasi-Saint!

The insurmountable chasm they had never known how to cross had suddenly revealed a clear path.

Like a cultivator who had walked through darkness for countless years.

Finally seeing a lamp ahead.

The shock of it was easy to imagine.

Di Jun's Primordial Spirit rapidly deduced the possibilities.

He possessed many Innate Spirit Treasures.

If he used treasures such as the River Chart and Luo Script to house the Three Corpses, it seemed entirely feasible.

Grand Unity lacked supreme treasures even less.

If a Primordial Supreme Treasure on the level of the Chaos Bell were used to house the Three Corpses, the combat strength of the severed corpses would likely far surpass that of ordinary Quasi-Saints.

The Three Pure Ones likewise each gained something.

Jieyin and Zhunti had even begun silently calculating which Innate Spirit Treasure they could use for Corpse-Slaying.

Yet after calculating to the end.

Both men's expressions became somewhat unnatural.

The West truly was poor.

Now even breaking through required Innate Spirit Treasures.

It was a rather precise blow.

The Three Cloud Sisters listened just as attentively.

They were still quite far from Great Luo.

Naturally, Three-Corpse Slaying was of no use to them for the time being.

But learning of the road ahead in advance.

Was likewise of tremendous help to their current cultivation.

Luxuan alone was different.

At first, he merely listened calmly.

But later.

His brows gradually furrowed slightly.

It was not because Hongjun had explained anything incorrectly.

Quite the opposite.

The Three-Corpse Slaying method was exceedingly complete.

It could even be called a Quasi-Saint system that had been carefully organized to reduce the difficulty of breakthroughs countless times over.

Cultivators originally had to comprehend for themselves how to further transform their Great Luo Dao Fruit.

Three-Corpse Slaying, however, directly provided a relatively clear method of operation.

Find an Innate Spirit Treasure.

Entrust one's obsessions to it.

Slay a Corpse.

Then elevate one's realm.

Simple.

Effective.

And suitable for the vast majority of Great Luo cultivators in the Great Wilderness.

But that was precisely where the problem lay.

Luxuan lowered his head and looked within himself.

The Primordial Unity Dao Fruit hung quietly in the depths of his Primordial Spirit.

Array Dao.

Sword Dao.

Space.

Cloud Water.

World.

The various Great Daos were not severed apart separately.

Instead, they were all fused into a single Dao Fruit.

All power belonged to himself.

All Great Daos belonged to himself.

Was this path difficult?

Of course it was.

Without the hundredfold insights brought by the continuous growth of the Three Cloud Sisters and Zhao Gongming, Luxuan did not know how many years it would have taken him to truly fuse several Great Daos on his own.

But once it was traversed.

Its benefits were equally obvious.

All great power returned as one.

No reliance on external objects.

At its foundation, his Primordial Unity Golden Immortal realm required no Spirit Treasure to bear it.

Luxuan looked toward the raised platform once more.

Hongjun was explaining how to choose Innate Spirit Treasures to house the Three Corpses.

"The more compatible a Spirit Treasure is with one's own Great Dao."

"The stronger the Three Corpses one severs will be."

"If the treasures housing the Three Corpses share the same root and origin, it will also be easier for the Three Corpses to unite in the future."

Hearing this.

Quite a few mighty cultivators in Violet Cloud Palace revealed enlightened expressions.

Luxuan's brows, however, furrowed even more deeply.

The Three Corpses uniting as one.

In other words.

First, they were severed.

Then they had to be taken back.

This path naturally had its own logic.

But for Luxuan.

The problem still remained.

Why did they have to be severed first?

If good, evil, the self, and the various Great Daos were all fused into oneself from the very beginning.

Would there be no need for this step at all?

Luxuan's mind began deducing on its own.

The difference between the path of Primordial Unity and the path of Corpse-Slaying became increasingly clear.

The greatest advantage of the Corpse-Slaying method.

Was speed.

It was easy to find a direction.

It was workable for most cultivators.

The path of Primordial Unity, on the other hand, relied almost entirely on one's own comprehension, foundation, and accumulation in the Great Dao.

If an ordinary Great Luo had no one to guide him.

He would likely never even touch the true threshold in his entire life.

That did not mean Corpse-Slaying was wrong.

It merely meant it was not the only path.

With that thought.

Luxuan finally relaxed completely.

The Great Dao should never have only one path.

Hongjun had become a Sage.

What he taught was his own Dao.

Luxuan could listen.

He could draw upon it.

But there was no need to copy it wholesale.

Upon the raised platform.

Hongjun continued his lecture.

The vast majority of the three thousand Purple Cloud Guests had already become completely immersed in it.

Yet as Luxuan listened to the Corpse-Slaying method, he continuously used his own Primordial Unity Great Dao to verify it in reverse.

Which parts could be borrowed.

Which were unsuitable.

Which concepts could be directly integrated into the World Great Dao.

His Primordial Unity Dao Fruit actually became increasingly stable through this comparison.

But this state.

Was far too conspicuous throughout Violet Cloud Palace.

While everyone else listened to the Dao.

Each of them wished they could carve every word Hongjun spoke into their Primordial Spirits.

Luxuan, on the other hand.

Nodded for a while.

Then frowned for a while.

At times, he even plainly revealed an expression that said, I wouldn't take this path here.

At first, no one noticed.

Later, several mighty cultivators seated nearby gradually discovered it.

Tongtian was the first to look over.

There was a hint of curiosity in his eyes.

Laozi also slightly opened his eyes.

Yuanshi, however, clearly frowned.

Di Jun and Grand Unity also noticed Luxuan's condition.

Bixiao had originally been listening to the Dao with rapt attention.

Seeing more and more people around them secretly looking this way, she could not help feeling puzzled.

"Big Sister."

"Why are they looking at us again?"

Yunxiao had already seen the problem.

"They are not looking at us."

"They are looking at Master."

Bixiao followed their gazes.

Then she saw that her master was frowning.

The little girl's heart immediately skipped a beat.

Could Master think even a Sage's teachings had problems?

The moment this thought appeared—

Even Bixiao found it somewhat thrilling.

Just then—

Hongjun's previously steady voice of expounding the Dao suddenly stopped.

The moment the voice ceased—

The entire Violet Cloud Palace fell silent almost instantly.

Countless great powers still immersed in their Three-Corpse Slaying insights opened their eyes in unison.

"Why did he stop?"

"Could this round of teachings have already ended?"

As everyone wondered—

Hongjun on the high platform did not look at anyone else.

Those eyes, as though they contained endless Great Dao, truly fell upon Luxuan for the first time.

Within Violet Cloud Palace—

The Three Pure Ones looked over.

Di Jun and Grand Unity looked over.

Zhen Yuanzi, Hong Yun, Kunpeng, Jieyin, and Zhunti likewise turned their heads.

For a moment—

The gazes of nearly all three thousand Purple Cloud Guests focused on one spot.

Yunxiao slightly straightened her posture.

Qiongxiao's gaze turned serious.

Zhao Gongming could not help looking toward his master as well.

Bixiao, meanwhile, suddenly felt that the thought she had just had seemed like it was truly about to come true.

Hongjun looked at Luxuan.

There was no anger.

Nor was there any Sage's pressure.

He merely spoke calmly.

"This fellow Daoist."

"I observed you listening to the Dao just now, and it seemed you had some doubts."

"Could it be that you believe there is something improper about the method I have explained?"