National Destiny: Four Choices in the Primordial World—Starting as the Qiankun Demon God
Chapter 37

Tongtian Suppresses Laozi and Yuanshi! Even Among Quasi-Saints, There Are Differences!

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Laozi and Yuanshi exchanged a glance, each seeing the bewilderment in the other's eyes.

A few seconds later, a flash of "understanding" crossed both their gazes!

Laozi looked regretful, while Yuanshi sneered mercilessly and cut off Tongtian before he could continue.

"You needn't go on. The Primordial Unity Dao your master taught you is completely wrong!"

Tongtian had only just used this Law Dao to reach the Early Quasi-Saint realm, so Yuanshi's words naturally could not shake his Dao heart.

"Of course the Dao my master taught is correct!"

Yuanshi sneered and said softly,

"Then let me teach you what the true Primordial Unity Dao should look like!"

Yuanshi slowly explained the Three Corpses Severing Dao. Compared with the obscure Law Dao Tongtian had described, severing the three corpses was much simpler: find suitable Innate Spiritual Treasures and entrust them with one's so-called good thoughts, evil thoughts, and Self Corpse!

Other than the difficulty of gathering Innate Spiritual Treasures, severing good thoughts and evil thoughts was far simpler than the Law Dao Tongtian had spoken of.

As he listened to the Primordial Unity Dao described by his second brother, surprise flickered through Tongtian's eyes.

There was actually such a method of attaining the Dao through the Primordial Unity Dao?

He was only slightly surprised. Tongtian still held not the slightest doubt toward the Law Dao he had described, for he himself had become a Quasi-Saint through this method.

Seeing Tongtian's unchanged expression, Yuanshi assumed he was merely pretending to be calm while secretly regretting his choice. With a cold smile, he said,

"I told you before that Heaven-Earth Daoist could not be trusted, yet you refused to listen to me and our elder brother."

"Now you've suffered such a huge loss for nothing. If our elder brother and I had not warned you, who knows how long you would have remained on this crooked path!"

Tongtian frowned slightly.

"Master would never deceive us!"

Yuanshi snorted coldly.

"Elder brother, let third brother see your realm with his own eyes!"

Laozi said nothing. Immortal light rose behind him, and a figure slowly emerged from it—it was Jade Clarity Daoist, the Kind Corpse he had severed.

Terrifyingly powerful auras surged from both of them, rippling through the cave dwelling.

Yuanshi likewise stopped concealing himself, freely displaying the aura of a Peak Great Firmament Golden Immortal before Tongtian.

As he looked at Tongtian's "blank" expression, pride and mockery filled Yuanshi's eyes.

"Look well. Elder brother has already used the method Master taught us to sever his Kind Corpse and attain the Quasi-Saint realm!"

"And according to Master's method, the moment he became a Quasi-Saint, he gained the combat power of both his true body and his avatar!"

"This is the orthodox Primordial Unity Dao!"

"Though I am half a step behind elder brother, I will surely sever my Kind Corpse and become a Quasi-Saint shortly!"

After saying this, the pride in Yuanshi's eyes deepened. He looked at Tongtian with eager anticipation, impatient to see a trace of unwillingness on his third brother's face.

Yet no matter how he watched, Tongtian's expression remained calm. Only at the very end did it show the slightest fluctuation.

But it was not unwillingness! Instead, it seemed more like... disappointment!

Just as Yuanshi had thought, Tongtian truly was somewhat disappointed. When he had first heard his second brother describe the Three Corpses Severing Method, he had indeed been curious.

But after seeing the "Quasi-Saint" power his elder brother displayed, he could not help feeling disappointed.

That's it? Why did it seem so weak?

The combined aura of the true body and avatar was not even seventy percent as strong as his own!

Yuanshi was still prattling on.

"Your so-called Law Dao is clearly wrong!"

"Apologize to elder brother and me, then sever the bond between master and disciple with that Wild Heaven-Earth Daoist. Elder brother and I can even introduce you to Master..."

Before Yuanshi could finish, Tongtian's aura suddenly changed!

An incomparably terrifying Quasi-Saint aura rose up. Vast Dao resonance spread outward, and even Laozi, already formidable alongside the Kind Corpse he had severed, was forcibly suppressed beneath that terrifying pressure!

Yuanshi stared at the scene before him, his face instantly going blank. Even Laozi, who had been hoping to see his third brother regret his actions, was utterly stunned!

Was this their third brother!?

Had their third brother also become a Quasi-Saint!?

But why did this pressure feel even more terrifying than his own and his Kind Corpse avatar combined!?

Tongtian looked at the two of them calmly, but upon closer inspection, a chill had already appeared in his eyes.

The three of them shared the same lineage, and he had always regarded them as elder brothers. Yet his elder brother and second brother had truly disappointed him too deeply.

It would have been one thing if they had merely criticized him, but they kept belittling his master! That was the master who had imparted the Dao to him!

Compared with the Three Corpses Severing Method passed down by Daoist Hongjun, the teachings his own master had given him were clearly the orthodox Sage Dao!

Such a great kindness could be called a second rebirth without exaggeration, yet his elder brother and second brother had chosen to slander him like this...

"This is the Primordial Unity Dao I attained through Master's method! Is that clear enough?"

"Enough! Elder brothers, please leave. I need to enter seclusion and digest the gains from this lecture!"

As he spoke, Tongtian swept his sleeve. Boundless mana surged out and sent the two of them flying. Yuanshi was like an ant in a hurricane; even as a Peak Great Firmament Golden Immortal, he could not resist at all.

Laozi had the strength to resist, but he withdrew his Kind Corpse avatar and allowed Tongtian to send him out. After all, if they truly fought, he had a feeling he would definitely not be Tongtian's match.

After being forcibly expelled from the cave dwelling, Yuanshi belatedly felt a surge of embarrassment and anger. But when he recalled Tongtian's aura just now, he instantly felt as though he had fallen into an ice pit.

His third brother had also become a Quasi-Saint!?

More importantly, why did the Quasi-Saint realm Tongtian attained through the Law Dao taught by that Wild Heaven-Earth Daoist seem even more terrifying than the Quasi-Saint realm his elder brother had attained through the Three Corpses Severing Method!?

Could it be that the teachings Heaven-Earth Daoist had passed down were the true orthodox Dao...

For a moment, Yuanshi could not describe what he was feeling. A trace of regret rose involuntarily in his heart, but when he thought of everything he had done before, he quickly suppressed it.

Laozi beside him was equally unsettled. Neither spoke again, and they each turned to fly back to their cave dwellings.

At the same time.

Blue Star!

As the countdown continued, the weapon rankings for the second day of National Destiny Training were about to be announced!

The National Destiny Livestreams of every nation were already packed with viewers. Countless comments raced across the streams, and the most frenzied of all were the people of Eagle Sauce Nation.

"Shit, the weapon rankings for the second day are finally coming!"

"Last time, Eagle Sauce Nation lost to Dragon Nation. It was simply disgraceful."

"It's fine. I heard that Dragon Nation's newcomer in the training hasn't had any change in cultivation for an entire day. Clearly, he was just lucky enough to become a top-tier powerhouse in that world, which was why he could suppress Serafino!"

"The Primordial World is no match for our Heaven World!"

"I heard Serafino has already obtained those two legendary super divine artifacts. Just wait and see—this round's weapon rankings, all top three spots will belong to Eagle Sauce Nation!"

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