Dao Xuan shook his head. "Cause and effect, cause and effect. The cause has already been sown and cannot be changed, but the effect has yet to be settled and can still be altered."
"Since I have spoken to you about this, naturally, I have a way for you to avoid the worst outcome."
"However, if you take that path, fellow Daoist, I fear you will no longer be able to pursue Three-Corpse-Slaying Dao-Proving. You will have to choose another method."
"Another method?"
Hong Yun froze for a moment. "Merit-Proving Dao?"
Of the three methods of proving the Dao, Dao Xuan had told him to choose another. Unless Hong Yun was a fool, he certainly would not think Dao Xuan meant Law-Proving Dao.
That left only Merit-Proving Dao.
Although Merit-Proving Dao was the worst of the three methods, Hong Yun had no choice at this point.
After some thought, Hong Yun said decisively, "Dao brother, if you can help me seek fortune, avoid calamity, and escape my fated death, then never mind Merit-Proving Dao-even giving up this strand of primordial purple qi would not be out of the question."
Hearing this, Dao Xuan could not help but regard Hong Yun more highly. He thought to himself, Although Hong Yun is a softhearted do-gooder, it is still better to view a person as someone who can change.
After all, a person did not remain unchanged forever. He would continue to change.
Hong Yun had been foolish in the past, blindly playing the good Samaritan. But what about the future? After learning from this lesson, would he still behave that way?
"There is no need to throw away your primordial purple qi. Doing so would only make matters worse."
Dao Xuan smiled. "My plan is for you to become a Saint as