The Innate Spiritual Treasures they used for Corpse Severing were generally of excellent quality, and they had already severed one or two corpses.
At this point, abandoning Three-Corpse-Slaying Dao-Proving would mean a rather substantial sunk cost.
After all, although this method of proving the Dao depended on luck, what if they happened to be the lucky ones?
Besides, the drawbacks of Law-Proving Dao and Merit-Proving Dao were also obvious.
One was simply difficult, while the other actually depended on luck as well. Take Minghe, for example-his luck had already been very good.
Although neither of his two attempts had truly allowed him to prove the Dao, they could hardly be called complete failures.
He had obtained considerable merit both times. In fact, the combined merit had brought Minghe's cultivation to what Dao Xuan called the Sub-Saint level.
He really was only one step away from proving the Dao and reaching Hunyuan.
Yet that was precisely what highlighted the difficulty of Merit-Proving Dao. Minghe had been so lucky and had managed to gather so much merit, but where were they supposed to find that much merit themselves?
Thus, while some abandoned Three-Corpse-Slaying Dao-Proving, others chose to persevere.
Dao Xuan had shared his understanding of all three methods of proving the Dao, but he did not interfere with anyone's choice.
Aside from waiting single-mindedly for the time when Houtu would transform into Reincarnation, he devoted himself to comprehending the laws.
He intended to perfect this second Great Dao law and prove the Dao a second time, also testing what Hongjun had told him.
After proving the Dao a second time, Dao Xuan's cultivation would advance directly to the level of a primordial Taiji Daluo Golden Immortal.
This would undoubtedly be a tremendous leap forward.
Only someone like Dao Xuan, who had