Three Corpses Severing Method

Through Hongjun's explanation, everyone came to understand what a Saint was and what a Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal was.

Dao Xuan naturally heard everything clearly as well. At the same time, because Hongjun had been so "frank," Dao Xuan's wariness toward him lessened further.

And indeed, Dao Xuan felt that with Hongjun's current strength, if he truly wanted to deal with the gods of the Primordial World, why would he need so many roundabout schemes?

As for Heavenly Dao colluding with Hongjun, that was even more absurd.

Heavenly Dao was merely some profound and mysterious set of rules governing the Primordial World. It did not even possess intelligence, so how could it collude with Hongjun?

As the master of a world he had created, Dao Xuan knew very well just how difficult it was for anyone other than a world's master to control that world's Heavenly Dao.

The slightest mistake would result in backlash from Heavenly Dao, directly obliterating both body and soul!

Especially for a world like the Primordial World, one countless times vaster than even a Greater Thousand World.

How could the Heavenly Dao of such a world possibly be something Hongjun could easily plot against?

Even with the Creation Jade Disc in hand, the chances of success could be called exceedingly slim.

Yet Hongjun had still chosen Dao Integration. The only explanation was that Hongjun truly possessed such a spirit of self-sacrifice.

Of course, Dao Xuan believed that although all the signs before him suggested that Hongjun might not be a bad person—

He had merely lowered some of his guard. He still did not completely trust Hongjun.

After all, this was only a judgment based on the information he currently knew.

Perhaps there was some crucial information he had yet to learn, one that could still overturn everything.

Moreover, from Hongjun's explanation, Dao Xuan also understood why Hongjun himself had been able to achieve Dao-Proving through Three Corpses Severing.

Yet no one else had managed to imitate him successfully.

It was not that Hongjun had withheld anything. Rather, even Hongjun himself probably had not expected it.

He had deliberately devised this method for everyone because they could not possibly possess a divine artifact like his Creation Jade Disc. Even though the Creation Jade Disc in his hands had been damaged during the great calamity of world creation, its grade still surpassed that of an Innate Supreme Treasure.

And what about everyone else? The two wealthiest among them—first, Laozi. Although he too possessed a supreme treasure, the Heaven-and-Earth Black-Yellow Exquisite Pagoda was an acquired treasure and could not be used for Three Corpses Severing.

Then there was Taiyi, who truly possessed an Innate Supreme Treasure, the Chaos Bell. But for some reason, Taiyi had never been able to completely refine the Chaos Bell, so naturally he could not use it for Three Corpses Severing either.

Thus, Hongjun had designed a method for everyone to sever the corpses separately using three Innate Spiritual Treasures.

This method appeared feasible, but in truth, its difficulty remained terrifyingly high.

Even if Hongjun later brought out all his own resources to help everyone gather enough spiritual treasures for Three Corpses Severing—

First, the grade of the Innate Spiritual Treasures would affect the outcome. How could using low-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures for Three Corpses Severing compare to someone else using high-grade or top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures?

And most importantly, if the three Innate Spiritual Treasures did not share the same origin, then when it came time for Three Corpses Reunification, the hidden danger would erupt completely. They would clash with one another and cause failure.

Hongjun revealed even the realm of Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortals, so he probably wanted the Primordial World to produce more experts. But who could have expected that the path he created with his own hands was actually a dead end? Even if it was not entirely blocked, there could not be many people capable of gathering three sufficiently powerful Innate Spiritual Treasures of the same origin and ultimately succeeding in Three Corpses Reunification to prove their Dao. Dao Xuan thought to himself.

At that moment, Zhunti, who sat on the last meditation cushion, suddenly rose and bowed to Hongjun. "I respectfully ask Teacher to impart the Three Corpses Severing Method to us!"

With Zhunti taking the lead, the other great powers also came to their senses and joined in begging him.

Seeing this, Hongjun smiled faintly and said, "The so-called Three Corpses are not parasitic insects of the flesh. They are three fundamental obsessions rooted deep within your Primordial Spirits. The first is called goodness, referring to all positive emotions such as joy, happiness, courage, and contentment. The second is called evil, referring to all negative emotions such as sorrow, pain, worry, and fear. The third is the self, the most essential understanding that we possess of ourselves."

"Three Corpses Severing is not the destruction of the Three Corpses! Obsessions arise within the soul, and forcibly destroying them would also destroy one's foundation. Thus, the true method is to find an Innate Spiritual Treasure to serve as a vessel, separate one's obsessions from the soul, and pour them into the spiritual treasure. In this way, they can transform into independent incarnations."

"Once the good corpse is severed, the main body will no longer be swept along by all manner of positive emotions. Once the evil corpse is severed, the main body will no longer be corroded and burdened by all manner of negative emotions. Thus, the mind naturally grows purer and closer to the Dao, allowing one's cultivation to increase and one's strength to advance greatly."

"Finally, sever the self, cast off the last shackles of karmic ties, and let the Dao heart become completely flawless. Then one will nearly merge with the Great Dao itself! At that time, one's cultivation will have entered an inconceivable realm. One can comprehend heavenly secrets, act in accordance with Heavenly Dao, seek fortune and avoid calamity, and remain free of all attachments!"

"But this alone cannot be called Dao-Proving. To attain Hunyuan, there remains one final step: Three Corpses Reunification. When the Three Corpses return as one and goodness, evil, and self merge once more, one can shatter the shackles, transcend oneself, and attain the supreme Hunyuan Dao!"

Within Zixiao Palace, the sound of the Dao continued without end. Hongjun carefully explained the Three Corpses Severing Method, while everyone below the platform became immersed in it, unable to pull themselves free.

Even Dao Xuan, although he knew that the Three Corpses Severing Method had flaws and already possessed his own method of Dao-Proving, with no intention of following Hongjun's path of Three Corpses Severing, still listened attentively.

After all, one could use another's stone to polish one's own jade. The Three Corpses Severing Method still held much of value for him to reference, learn from, and absorb in both essence and experience.

Dong!! Time passed swiftly amid the lecture, and in the blink of an eye, three thousand years had gone by.

As soon as the three thousand years were up, Hongjun stopped preaching from the platform. The Three Corpses Severing Method had already been fully explained within the first few hundred years.

During the remaining two thousand or so years, Hongjun had continued teaching the three thousand Great Daos.

Only, compared to his previous lecture, this one had been far more profound. The insights into the Great Dao this time had reached the Quasi-Saint level.

"I have already imparted the Three Corpses Severing Method to all of you. This lecture has also ended. You may return and await the third lecture," Hongjun said calmly as he looked at the crowd below.

Upon hearing this, everyone hurriedly bowed in thanks for Hongjun's grace in imparting the Dao.

Although this lecture had been more difficult, and even fewer people could understand the Quasi-Saint Dao that Hongjun explained later on—

Everyone was still filled with joy because of what they had gained from the Three Corpses Severing Method.

But at that moment, Houtu, who was seated beside Dao Xuan, finally could no longer endure it. She hurriedly stood and shouted, "Teacher, wait!"