What Good Is Being Able to Preach the Dao? In Cultivation, Strength and Realm Are Everything!

Looking at the Heavenly Dao Authority bestowed upon him, Hongjun's face alternated between green and white, and he nearly spat blood!

Before preaching the Dao, because he had taken in the future four Heavenly Dao Sages as disciples, he had already occupied sixty percent of the Heavenly Dao Authority.

He had originally thought that after preaching, he would command at least seventy percent of the Heavenly Dao Authority. Then, he could borrow the Heavenly Dao Power, achieve Three Corpses Unity, and become a Sage on the spot!

Yet after a round of preaching, not only had the Heavenly Dao Authority on him not deepened, the Heavenly Dao had actually taken back another twenty percent!?

What the hell was the point of spreading the Dao then!?

One had to know that, in order to suppress Li Yi in the struggle for the Dao, Hongjun had been incomparably thorough in this preaching.

He had revealed in full the Three Corpses Severing Method he had derived from the Creation Jade Disc.

Of course, he also had his own little scheme. The Three Corpses Severing Method required Innate Spiritual Treasures as vessels.

In this era, those who possessed Innate Spiritual Treasures were either exceptionally gifted or blessed with great fortune and immense Fortune.

If these people attained Primordial Unity through his method, they would instead be trapped at the Quasi-Saint realm and unable to advance further because they lacked the subsequent Three Corpses Unity method!

In that way, it would cut off this world's cultivators' chance to transcend into Sages. If he were to command the Primordial World in the future, there would not be so many variables in this world.

The plan had been perfect, yet after painstakingly spreading the Dao, not only had the Heavenly Dao Authority failed to completely turn toward him, the Heavenly Dao had even taken back at least twenty percent?

Hongjun ground his teeth in fury and immediately began deducing the Karma behind it.

After deducing what had happened over the past few days from the living beings of the Primordial World, Hongjun nearly coughed up blood on the spot.

Qiankun had also imparted the path of the Quasi-Saint, and what he had taught was the Law Dao, superior to Hongjun's Three Corpses Severing Method. Tongtian's comprehension had been so astonishing that he had actually broken through to the Quasi-Saint realm on the spot?

Even many Great Firmament cultivators who had left Purple Cloud Palace had gone to Yingzhou Island. After hearing Qiankun explain the Great Firmament Dao, nearly all of them had improved!

How was that possible? Could it be that Heaven-Earth Daoist's method of preaching the Dao truly surpassed his own?

Filled with suspicion, Hongjun immediately deduced from the living beings of the Primordial World the Great Firmament Dao Li Yi had taught.

After deducing what Li Yi had taught, Hongjun was dumbfounded.

The Dao Li Yi taught had been extraordinarily detailed, but from Hongjun's perspective, was there really any need to be so detailed?

It was like explaining a math problem. When he explained that one plus two equaled three, he assumed everyone understood, because he himself had innately known this principle ever since he had been born in the chaos.

Thus, while explaining it, he would never explain why one plus two equaled three. In his eyes, there was no reason why—it was simply something he had been born knowing.

Yet there were genuinely foolish Daoists who did not even understand such a simple principle as one plus two equaling three, and he had to painstakingly explain the reason to them?

Once he understood this, Hongjun was so enraged that his mind went hazy!

So it was not that he had explained the Dao poorly, but that those idiots truly had such abysmal aptitude!?

Hongjun sat high upon the Jade Platform, so furious that he nearly spat blood. Yet he still barely maintained his composure, and naturally, those below failed to notice anything.

Laozi sat cross-legged on his meditation cushion, repeatedly contemplating the Dao Hongjun had just imparted. A trace of enlightenment arose in his heart, and a gentle smile appeared on his face.

Boom!

The Three Flowers above his head suddenly manifested, and a rosy, jade-like streak of light flew from his sleeve, transforming into a whisk. It was the High-grade Innate Spirit Treasure in his possession, the Supreme Unity Whisk!

From the depths of Laozi's primordial spirit, a gentle yet vast kind intention was separated out.

"Sever!"

With his soft shout, that kind intention completely broke free from his primordial spirit, turning into a streak of light that flew into the Supreme Unity Whisk.

As immortal radiance flowed, the Supreme Unity Whisk slowly transformed before everyone's eyes into a Daoist in red robes!

The Daoist's face was identical to Laozi's, but he wore a warm smile, and his brows and eyes were slightly more benevolent than the original body's.

At the same time, the auras of Laozi and the Kind Corpse he had severed surged wildly, both revealing the cultivation of the Early Primordial Unity Supreme Immortal realm.

The Kind Corpse smiled and gave Laozi a slight bow.

"This poor Daoist is Jade Clarity Daoist. Greetings, Original Body!"

Laozi gave a slight nod, his expression calm.

"You and I are one body. There is no need for such courtesy!"

As soon as his words fell, the severed Kind Corpse transformed into a streak of clear light and returned to Laozi's body.

Seeing this, everyone below revealed envious expressions.

"He actually succeeded?"

"So this is the Primordial Unity Dao of Three Corpses Severing? Not only does one's own cultivation break through, one even gains a clone at the Quasi-Saint realm!"

Looking at Laozi, who had successfully severed a corpse, Yuanshi showed nothing on his face, though a trace of urgency rose in his heart. But when he considered that it had been less than five hundred years since he had broken through to the Peak Great Firmament Golden Immortal realm during this listening session, being slightly slower was only natural.

Once he returned and spent some time digesting what he had gained this time, he too would be able to sever his Kind Corpse and attain the Quasi-Saint realm!

In any case, he was only slightly behind his eldest brother. Compared to his third brother, he was certainly far ahead!

Thinking this, the urgency in Yuanshi's heart gradually faded, and his expression returned to its former stillness.

After breaking through, Laozi likewise looked toward Hongjun atop the Jade Platform and respectfully kowtowed.

"This disciple, Laozi, begs Dao Ancestor Hongjun to accept this disciple as his disciple!"

Seeing Laozi take the lead, Yuanshi, Jieyin, and Zhunti also kowtowed in succession.

"This disciple, Yuanshi, begs Dao Ancestor Hongjun to accept this disciple as his disciple!"

"This disciple, Jieyin, begs Dao Ancestor Hongjun to accept this disciple as his disciple!"

"This disciple, Zhunti, begs Dao Ancestor Hongjun to accept this disciple as his disciple!"

Seeing Laozi below successfully break through, Hongjun finally felt some consolation in his heart and nodded slightly.

Fine. Everyone in the Primordial World believed that his preaching was inferior to that of Heaven-Earth Daoist, so be it!

In any case, he had four Heavenly Dao Sage positions under him, while Qiankun only had two!

Once all four of them attained the Quasi-Saint realm through the Three Corpses Severing Method, the Heavenly Dao Authority he had lost would return to him, perhaps even in greater measure!

After becoming a Sage on the spot, he would personally go and kill Heaven-Earth Daoist!

He would let those living beings of the Primordial World who revered Qiankun as the Dao Ancestor see clearly.

Qiankun was good at preaching the Dao? What the hell was the use of being good at preaching? In cultivation, only strength and realm determined everything!

Having made up his mind, Hongjun looked at the four below and nodded slightly.

"Good!"

"From this day onward, the four of you shall all be my direct disciples!"

Upon hearing this, all four below revealed delighted expressions.

"Many thanks, Master!"

Hongjun swept his gaze over the envious crowd below and spoke.

"This preaching has concluded. After three Yuanhui, I shall continue preaching at Purple Cloud Palace!"

"At that time, I shall explain the path to becoming a Sage for everyone!"

After saying this, Hongjun ignored the stirring thoughts of those below, and his figure vanished from the Jade Platform.

Upon hearing Hongjun's words, everyone below had a blazing look in their eyes.

Laozi and Yuanshi exchanged a glance, joy filling both their faces.

"Today, we have taken the Dao Ancestor as our master. The Sage Dao is within reach!"

Yuanshi nodded slightly. Thinking of Tongtian, who had not come, a smug expression appeared on his face.

His realm had temporarily lagged behind before, but how long had it taken him to catch up?

Not only had he successfully caught up to Tongtian, he had even comprehended the Three Corpses Severing Method. Once he returned to cultivate in seclusion, he would surely take that step and attain the Quasi-Saint realm!

If his third brother learned that they had not only heard the Sage Dao but had even taken the Dao Ancestor as their master, he would likely regret not following his advice.

Having settled his thoughts, Yuanshi transformed into a streak of light and returned toward his Daoist grounds.

It was not only Yuanshi whose thoughts stirred. Laozi was the same.

Last time, Tongtian had caught up to his realm. Though he had acted as if he did not care, he had been desperately anxious inside.

This time, he had severed his Kind Corpse and attained the Primordial Unity Supreme Immortal realm. He could no longer wait to prove to his third brother that he was still the foremost of the Three Pure Ones!