Third Sermon

Heaven and earth stretched vast and timeless, and in the blink of an eye, three thousand years had passed.

After that great war, the Wu and Yao Races each took charge of heaven and earth respectively, ceasing their conflicts, which granted the Primordial World a rare period of peace.

And the various great powers, seemingly spurred by that battle, all entered secluded cultivation and no longer stirred abroad.

On this day, Minghe was still in closed-door cultivation, refining the Blood Sea, when suddenly the system's prompt sounded in his mind.

"Beep. Detected that the Third Sermon at Zixiao Palace is about to begin. Host may make the following choices."

"Choice One: Go to Zixiao Palace to hear the sermon. Reward: Hunyuan Sword, one strand of Hongmeng Purple Qi."

"Choice Two: Continue closed-door cultivation and refine the Blood Sea. Reward: God-Slaying Spear, Twelve-Grade World-Ending Black Lotus."

Minghe heard the system's prompt, abruptly opened his eyes, and let out a long breath to calm his mind.

Truly, the rewards this time were far too generous!

Whether he went to hear the sermon or not, the rewards were equally substantial.

If he went, he could obtain the Hunyuan Sword and the Hongmeng Purple Qi. Among them, the Hunyuan Sword was actually an Innate Supreme Treasure.

An Innate Supreme Treasure—this was a treasure on the same level as the Taiji Diagram, the Pangu Banner, and the Chaos Bell.

Minghe had witnessed Hongjun using the Taiji Diagram to block Pangu's True Body and suppress it.

The might of an Innate Supreme Treasure was unparalleled.

However, Minghe calmed himself and silently said to the system in his heart, "System, I choose option two."

Going to Zixiao Palace to hear the sermon was out of the question.

Minghe chose to remain hidden in the Blood Sea, forging his own path behind closed doors, groping forward alone, walking his own Dao.

Although Minghe was still at Late Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal, seemingly far behind the many at Zixiao Palace, Minghe knew that he was treading steadily, step by step, and his foundation was actually very solid.

After all, Minghe had also obtained many resources, such as various rewards from the system, his companion treasures Yuantu Sword and Abi Sword, and the Twelve-Grade Karmic Fire Red Lotus.

And then there was this Blood Sea he possessed.

During the war between the Wu and Yao Races, he could be said to be the greatest beneficiary.

The blood of the Wu and Yao Races flowed into the Blood Sea, allowing Minghe to refine it while continuously increasing his cultivation and Magic Power.

This could be called Minghe's natural advantage. As long as this Blood Sea existed, he could receive its nourishment endlessly.

Now, Minghe had refined nearly one-tenth of the Blood Sea.

At the same time, Minghe's comprehension of various Laws had also made great progress.

Minghe's main cultivation was the Law of Slaughter, while the other Laws, such as the Law of Blood, the Law of Life and Death, and the Five Elements Laws, were supplementary. Minghe had comprehended the principle that the Three Thousand Great Daos all lead to the same destination.

Therefore, Minghe's idea was to integrate all other Laws into his Law of Slaughter, that is, his Way of Slaughter.

Laws and Daos can all be fused.

For example, the Law of Life and the Law of Death are both opposing and can be fused, forming a higher-level Law: the Law of Reincarnation.

Similarly, the Law of Yin and Yang is formed by fusing the Law of Yin and the Law of Yang.

Even the Law of Yin and the Law of Yang themselves can be formed by fusing other Laws.

For instance, the Law of Yin—this "Yin" can be divided into "Great Yin" and "Lesser Yin."

And the "Yang" of the Law of Yang also has two types: "Great Yang" and "Lesser Yang."

If Laws are like this, then Daos are the same.

Therefore, why couldn't Minghe's cultivated Law of Slaughter, his Way of Slaughter, fuse with other Laws?

Moreover, this fusion has no upper limit.

The Daos are said to be three thousand, but the true Daos are far more than three thousand in number.

Three thousand is a general term, meaning infinite.

Minghe's philosophy was to fuse all infinite Daos into his own Way of Slaughter.

In this way, his Way of Slaughter could theoretically grow infinitely stronger.

It was not a matter of reaching the limit of the Law of Slaughter and then his Way of Slaughter reaching its limit.

The Dao should have no end.

As Minghe made his choice, the rewards were soon distributed.

Indeed, it was the God-Slaying Spear and the Twelve-Grade World-Ending Black Lotus. These two items originally belonged to the Devil Ancestor Luohu, but now the system had rewarded them to him.

Among them, the God-Slaying Spear was formed from the lotus stem of the Chaos Green Lotus combined with the baleful and murderous aura of heaven and earth.

Its most fearsome trait was that it could injure a sage's Primordial Spirit, making it a supreme baleful treasure.

Unfortunately, it was damaged during the Dao-Demon Conflict and had since fallen in grade, no longer a supreme treasure.

Yet even if it was no longer a supreme treasure, its property of being able to harm a sage's Primordial Spirit remained intact.

Moreover, it was not impossible to nurture and restore it in the future.

For Minghe, the value of the God-Slaying Spear was even greater than that of the Hunyuan Sword, an Innate Supreme Treasure.

After all, in Minghe's Blood Sea, there was no shortage of other things, but Sha Qi was abundant.

Hiding the God-Slaying Spear deep within the Blood Sea, allowing it to absorb and gather the various Sha Qi converging there, would let the spear slowly recover.

Turning to the Twelve-Grade World-Ending Black Lotus, this lotus pedestal was already the third one Minghe had obtained.

The first was naturally the Twelve-Grade Karmic Fire Red Lotus, born together with Minghe.

As for the Twelve-Grade Reincarnation Purple Lotus and the Twelve-Grade World-Ending Black Lotus, both were rewards from the system.

One person obtaining three great lotus pedestals—

this was simply unimaginable.

This was the joy of being a cheater, a privilege of the transmigrator.

Gazing at the Twelve-Grade World-Ending Black Lotus, Minghe fell silent for a moment, and finally decided to keep it for now.

If he could obtain another lotus pedestal, then he would definitely take action and fuse these pedestals together.

When the four pedestals merged into one, they would surely create an Innate Supreme Treasure, or even a Chaos Spirit Treasure surpassing an Innate Supreme Treasure.

Minghe put both away, and while refining the Blood Sea, he also refined them.

And just at this moment, in the Primordial World, the great powers from all directions began to stir, setting out for Zixiao Palace.

The Third Sermon was about to begin.

After this sermon, Hongjun would merge with the Dao. And in this process, Hongjun would also take disciples, distribute Hongmeng Purple Qi, and apportion treasures.

Of course, the taking of disciples, the distribution of Hongmeng Purple Qi, and the apportioning of treasures had long been predetermined.

Even if Minghe came, he would not gain much benefit.

Therefore, it was a wise move for Minghe to stay in the Blood Sea, seclude himself in cultivation, and not participate here.

The Third Sermon at Zixiao Palace expounded on the path of sainthood.

This sermon was especially profound and obscure. In Zixiao Palace, three thousand great powers gathered, listening below the platform. The vast majority felt utterly bewildered, unable to comprehend.