The Second Sermon, Wu Ji Xing Huang Flag

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; with Minghe's profound cultivation, refining them was a simple task.

And upon finishing the refinement of the Twenty-Four Sea-Calming Divine Pearls, Minghe's comprehension of the Great Dao Laws also advanced significantly.

Beyond the Law of Water, the Law of Blood, and the Law of Slaughter, he now gained the Law of Fire and the Law of Life and Death.

Among them, the Law of Fire came from the Karma Red Lotus, while the Law of Life and Death naturally originated from the Reincarnation Purple Lotus.

To comprehend reincarnation, one must first comprehend life and death.

The deepest law of the Reincarnation Purple Lotus, the Law of Reincarnation, could only be grasped once Minghe had attained a sufficiently profound understanding of the Law of Life and Death.

After all, the Law of Reincarnation could be considered an advanced version of the Law of Life and Death.

This was quite common among the Three Thousand Great Daos.

Various Great Dao Laws could combine with one another to form new laws.

For instance, the Law of Life and Death could combine into the Law of Reincarnation. Meanwhile, the Law of Water, the Law of Fire, along with the Law of Earth, the Law of Wood, and the Law of Metal—

These five laws combined together formed the Five Elements Laws.

Then there were the Law of Yin and the Law of Yang, which together could become the Law of Yin and Yang.

And so on.

Thus, time flowed on, and in the blink of an eye, another thousand years passed.

On this day, while Minghe was still in secluded cultivation, the system's prompt suddenly rang out in his mind.

"Ding, detected that the second sermon at Zixiao Palace is about to begin. Host may make the following choices."

"Choice one: Immediately exit seclusion and go to Zixiao Palace to hear the sermon. Reward: Complete version of the Dao Proving Through Severing Three Corpses method."

"Choice two: Continue to remain in the Blood Sea and stay in seclusion. Reward: Central Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner."

After hearing the system's prompt, Minghe did not hesitate and silently said to the system in his mind, "System, I choose two."

Going to Zixiao Palace was out of the question. Even the complete Dao Proving Through Severing Three Corpses method was nothing Minghe coveted.

As mentioned before, Dao Proving Through Severing Three Corpses belonged to Hongjun's path. Even if he obtained the complete method and could prove the Dao through it, how could proving the Dao in that way surpass Hongjun? Only lying low in the Blood Sea was the true path.

Moreover, this time he had gained another banner—the Central Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner. In the original timeline, this banner should have fallen into Yuanshi's hands.

But now that Minghe had obtained it, it was Minghe's possession.

As Minghe made his choice, the reward was soon delivered.

With a thought, this yellow banner appeared before Minghe.

The Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner corresponded to the center of the five directions and belonged to Earth.

This banner was also the most powerful among the five banners.

Minghe wrapped his Magic Power around it, letting it seep into the banner, and immediately sensed within it the extremely rich essence of the Law of Earth, positioned at the center.

Minghe then temporarily paused his comprehension of other laws and focused solely on refining the Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner, as well as comprehending the Law of Earth within it.

Earth meant the great land. The Law of Earth was also called the Law of the Great Earth. In the primordial wilderness, if anyone was most adept at this law, it was Zhenyuanzi.

As for Ancestor Witch Houtu of Earth, she did not count, because Houtu did not comprehend the Law of Earth but possessed an innate divine ability to control the earth.

This was Pangu's inheritance to all the Ancestral Witches—each Ancestral Witch could control one law.

This could be considered an immense fortune.

Unfortunately, though the fortune was great, none of the Ancestral Witches ultimately managed to grasp it.

Because they all focused on body refinement rather than comprehending these innate laws.

Otherwise, the Twelve Ancestral Witches, each comprehending one law, would all have had the opportunity to become incarnations of those laws.

Reaching that level would mean the Ancestral Witches had proven the Dao Through Laws.

Minghe shook his head and earnestly comprehended the Law of Earth within the Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner.

This law was as vast as the great earth, exuding an aura of steadfast immovability, containing an extremely profound true meaning.

What it represented was a kind of bearing, a kind of vitality, a kind of propagation, and a kind of profound virtue.

Minghe immersed himself in this comprehension, unable to extricate himself. Meanwhile, in the primordial wilderness, as the time for the second sermon at Zixiao Palace drew near, from all corners of the wilderness, one great power after another set out, riding Evasion Lights, flying toward the heavens beyond.

The second sermon at Zixiao Palace would discuss the path of the Quasi-Saint.

Combined with the previous sermon, where Hongjun had taught the method of Severing Three Corpses, after this second sermon, the strength of many great powers would inevitably see a massive increase.

Some might even become Quasi-Saints as a result.

As for Minghe, cultivating alone in solitude, he was destined to fall behind.

Yet Minghe did not regret it, because in his view, listening to Hongjun's sermon meant incurring a karmic debt to Hongjun and allowing Hongjun to borrow his momentum.

Second, the Dao Hongjun taught was adulterated with falsehoods. In the short term, one might gain profound benefits.

But over the long haul, the flaws would reveal themselves.

Especially those great powers who cultivated the method of Severing Three Corpses would find themselves caught between a rock and a hard place.

Consider this—even figures like the Three Pure Ones ultimately had to abandon Dao Proving Through Severing Three Corpses and choose Dao Proving Through Merit instead.

From this, one could see just how deep a pit Hongjun had buried within the method of Severing Three Corpses.

Minghe had no desire to chase fleeting pleasure or rush to completion.

He was now cultivating alone, shutting himself off from the world, groping his own path to proving the Dao.

Slow as it was, it had the advantage of being steady and reliable.

Moreover, even if he didn't attend the lectures, with the God-Tier Selection System, he would still receive an endless stream of opportunities.

Minghe had considerable confidence in his own path to proving the Dao.

A rapid rise in cultivation meant nothing—what did it matter if one became a Quasi-Saint?

If one couldn't become a Sage, they were ultimately nothing but ants.

And Minghe, treading solid ground, was firming up his foundation, step by step.

When he finally proved the Dao, he would become a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal of the Origin, standing shoulder to shoulder with All Sages.

What's more, Minghe's potential was even greater.

A Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal of the Origin could transcend the Heavenly Dao.

But a Sage was merely a puppet of the Heavenly Dao—immortal and indestructible, yet what use was that?

In the blink of an eye, three thousand years passed. The second lecture at Zixiao Palace had also concluded.

This time, Hongjun didn't stir up any more tricks. After finishing his lecture, he simply sent everyone away.

However, before leaving, Dijun and Taiyi stepped forward to ask Hongjun whether they could establish the Heavenly Court.

Hongjun paid them no heed.

Dijun and Taiyi were overjoyed.

In the Netherworld Blood Sea, within the Blood God Palace, Minghe had already refined most of the Wu Ji Xing Huang Flag.

And he had also comprehended the Law of Earth within it.

The laws Minghe had now comprehended included the Law of Water, the Law of Fire, the Law of Blood, the Law of Slaughter, the Law of Life and Death, and now this Law of Earth.