Immersed in seclusion, Minghe gradually refined the twenty-four Sea-Calming Divine Pearls one by one.
After all, these were merely twenty-four high-grade innate spiritual treasures, which could be easily refined with Minghe's profound cultivation.
At the same time as finishing the refinement of the twenty-four Sea-Calming Divine Pearls, Minghe also made great progress in comprehending the Great Dao Laws.
In addition to the Law of Water, the Law of Blood, and the Law of Slaughter, the Law of Fire and the Law of Life and Death were now added.
Among them, the Law of Fire came from the Karma Red Lotus, while the Law of Life and Death naturally came from the Reincarnation Purple Lotus.
To comprehend reincarnation, one must first comprehend life and death.
The most profound law of the Reincarnation Purple Lotus, the Law of Reincarnation, had to wait until Minghe comprehended the Law of Life and Death to a deeper degree before it could be mastered.
After all, the Law of Reincarnation could be said to be an advanced version of the Law of Life and Death.
This was also very common among the three thousand Great Dao laws.
Among various Great Dao laws, they could combine with each other and then form new laws.
For example, the Law of Life and Death could combine into the Law of Reincarnation. As for the Law of Water, the Law of Fire, plus the other Law of Earth, the Law of Wood, and the Law of Metal.
When these five laws were combined together, that was the Five Elements Laws.
There were also the Law of Yin and the Law of Yang, which could combine to become the Law of Yin and Yang.
And so on.
Just like that, time flowed, and in the blink of an eye, another thousand-odd years passed.
On this day, Minghe was still in seclusion for cultivation when suddenly, he heard the system's prompt ring in his mind again.
Ding, it is detected that the second sermon of Zixiao Palace is about to begin. The host may make the following choices.
Choice one: Immediately leave seclusion and go to Zixiao Palace to listen to the sermon. Reward obtained: the complete version of the method of Severing the Three Corpses.
Choice two: Continue to stay in the Blood Sea and remain in seclusion without going out. Reward obtained: Central Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner.
After listening to the system's prompt, Minghe did not hesitate and directly chanted inwardly to the system: System, I choose two.
Going to Zixiao Palace was out of the question. Even if it were the complete method of Severing the Three Corpses, Minghe did not care for it.
As mentioned before, Dao Proving Through Severing Three Corpses belonged to Hongjun's Dao, even if he obtained the complete version and could use it to prove the Dao.
Yet proving the Dao with this, how could he surpass Hongjun? Only by holing up in the Blood Sea was the righteous path.
Besides, another flag was harvested this time, the Central Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner; this flag was originally supposed to fall into Yuanshi's hands.
However, since it was now obtained by Minghe, it was Minghe's possession.
As Minghe made his choice, the reward was quickly issued.
With a thought from Minghe, this yellow banner appeared in front of Minghe.
The Wu Ji Xing Huang Flag corresponded to the center of the five directions and belonged to earth.
This banner was also the most powerful one among the five flags.
Minghe wrapped his magic power around it, penetrated into the banner, and immediately felt the extremely rich origin of the Law of Earth located in the center contained within this banner.
Minghe therefore temporarily stopped his comprehension of other laws and instead focused on refining this Central Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner.
As well as comprehending the Law of Earth within the Central Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner.
Earth was the very great earth. The Law of Earth was also called the Law of the Great Earth. In the Primordial World, if one were to ask who was most proficient in this law, it would be Zhenyuanzi.
As for Ancestor Witch Houtu of Earth, that did not count, because Houtu did not comprehend the Law of Earth, but rather possessed an innate divine ability and capacity to manipulate the great earth.
This was passed down by Pangu to all the ancestral witches, and every ancestral witch could manipulate a certain law.
This could be described as extremely great karmic luck.
What was a pity was that although the karmic luck was great, in the end, none of the ancestral witches could hold onto this karmic luck.
Because they all focused on body refinement rather than comprehending this innate law.
Otherwise, each of the twelve ancestral witches comprehending a law individually would all have had the opportunity to become the embodiment of the law.
Upon reaching that level, the ancestral witches would have also achieved Dao Proving Through Laws.
Minghe shook his head and earnestly comprehended the Law of Earth within the Central Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner.
This kind of law was as vast as the great earth, exuding an aura of unyielding toughness, containing an extremely profound true meaning.
What it represented was a kind of sustenance, a kind of vitality, a kind of reproduction, and a kind of profound virtue.
Minghe was immersed in comprehension, unable to extricate himself, while at the same time, in the Primordial World, as the time for the second sermon of Zixiao Palace drew near.
From all corners of the Primordial World, various mighty figures also set off one after another, riding evasion lights and flying toward the outer heavens.
The second sermon of Zixiao Palace spoke of the Dao of the Quasi-Saint.
Coupled with the last sermon where Hongjun imparted the method of Severing the Three Corpses to everyone, after this second sermon, the strength of the numerous mighty figures would inevitably experience a huge boost.
Some people might even become quasi-saints because of this.
As for Minghe, who cultivated bitterly in solitude, it was destined for him to fall behind.
However, Minghe had no regrets, because in Minghe's view, listening to Hongjun's sermon firstly incurred karma with Hongjun and was leveraged by Hongjun.
Secondly, the Dao preached by Hongjun was adulterated, which might yield profound gains in a short period of time.
Yet after a long time, the drawbacks would manifest.
Especially those mighty figures who practiced the method of Severing the Three Corpses would find themselves in a dilemma because of this.
Just imagine, even the likes of the Three Pure Ones could ultimately only abandon Dao Proving Through Severing Three Corpses and choose Dao Proving Through Merit instead.
From this, one could see how massive the pit buried by Hongjun in this method of Severing the Three Corpses was.
Minghe did not want to covet this momentary pleasure and quick success.
Cultivating alone now, building carts behind closed doors, he groped for his own path of Dao proving.
Although slow, it had the advantage of being down-to-earth and steady.
Moreover, even if he did not go to listen to the sermon, because of the God-Tier Selection System, he would still obtain a continuous stream of opportunities.
Minghe still had great confidence in his own Dao proving.
Rapidly improving cultivation was nothing; what of it even if one became a quasi-saint?
Unable to become a sage, one was ultimately an ant.
Whereas Minghe walked step by step, laying his foundation firm and secure, going step by step.
Proving the Dao in the future, he would be a Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortal, able to sit on equal footing with all sages.
Minghe's potential was even greater still.
A Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortal could surpass the Heavenly Dao.
As for sages, they could only be puppets of the Heavenly Dao; even if undying and indestructible, what use was there?
In the blink of an eye, three thousand years passed. The second sermon of Zixiao Palace also came to an end.
This time, Hongjun did not stir up any more tricks, but after finishing the sermon, he dismissed everyone and sent them away.
However, before leaving, Dijun and Taiyi stepped out and asked Hongjun whether they could establish the Heavenly Court.
Hongjun indicated that he would ignore this.
Dijun and Taiyi were immediately overjoyed.
In the Blood God Palace of the Netherworld Blood Sea, Minghe had already refined the Central Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner by more than half.
And he had also comprehended the Law of Earth within it.
Now the laws comprehended by Minghe included the Law of Water, the Law of Fire, the Law of Blood, the Law of Slaughter, the Law of Life and Death, and this Law of Earth.
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