Ten thousand years drifted by, and the time for the Third Sermon at Zixiao Palace arrived.
Inside Zixiao Palace, the Innate Divine Beings returned to their respective seats.
Hongjun appeared soundlessly upon the dais. After everyone paid their respects, he raised a hand, signaling them to sit.
"The Three Corpses Severing Method I imparted last time can lead you to the Quasi-Sage realm. Today, I shall speak of the Saintly Dao."
As his words fell, an ancient voice of the Dao resounded throughout the hall, and myriad laws of the Great Dao manifested.
Unlike the subjects of the previous two sermons, the Saintly Dao could no longer be attained through a single cultivation method alone.
Even after severing all Three Corpses, cultivators ultimately had to return to their own Dao.
Yin and yang, creation, slaughter-each had its own foundation, and each its own Dao.
Hongjun explained, one by one, how to bring one's Dao Fruit into accord with the Primordial World's Heavenly Dao, and the profound mysteries involved.
Yet that final step toward attaining the Dao still required each person's own understanding.
As the sermon delved deeper, a vast expanse of Heavenly Dao laws slowly unfolded behind Hongjun.
The sun, moon, and stars, mountains, rivers, and all creation lay within it. Countless Daos intertwined, together sustaining the workings of the Primordial World.
Hongjun's own Immortal Dao was also woven into it. Wherever his voice reached, all laws responded, as though the entire Primordial World turned in time with his discourse.
Qing Xuan watched the scene quietly.
Neither he nor Qing Yi intended to anchor their Dao Fruits in the Primordial World's Heavenly Dao, but much of what Hongjun explained today was still worth learning from.
Especially profound was how, after the myriad Daos converged within the Heavenly Dao, each could