Third Sermon

The heavens and earth stretched on endlessly, and time flashed by. In the blink of an eye, three thousand years had passed.

After that great battle, the Wu and Yao Races divided their domains, one ruling the heavens and the other governing the earth. They no longer stirred up conflict, granting the Primordial World a rare period of peace.

The great powers of all sides also seemed to have been spurred on by that battle. One after another, they entered seclusion to cultivate diligently and ceased wandering about.

On this day, Minghe was still in seclusion, cultivating and refining the Blood Sea, when the system's notification suddenly rang out in his mind.

"Ding. It has been detected that the Third Sermon at Zixiao Palace is about to begin. The host may choose one of the following options."

"Option One: Go to Zixiao Palace to hear the Dao. Reward: Hunyuan Sword and one strand of Hongmeng Purple Qi."

"Option Two: Continue seclusion and refine the Blood Sea. Reward: God-Slaying Spear and Twelve-Grade World-Ending Black Lotus."

Upon hearing the system prompt, Minghe abruptly opened his eyes and slowly exhaled, calming himself.

The rewards this time were simply too generous!

Whether he went to hear the Dao or not, the rewards were this good.

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

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

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

The power of an Innate Supreme Treasure was unparalleled.

However, after calming down, Minghe still silently said to the system in his heart, "System, I choose Option Two."

There was no way he was going to Zixiao Palace to hear the Dao.

Minghe still chose to lie low in the Blood Sea, shut himself away to develop his own path, explore alone, and walk his own Dao.

Although Minghe was still only a Late Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal, seemingly far behind the people at Zixiao Palace,

he knew that he was proceeding steadily, step by step. His foundation was exceptionally solid.

After all, Minghe had acquired many resources, such as the system's various rewards, as well as the Yuantu Sword, Abi Sword, and Twelve-Grade Karmic Fire Red Lotus that had been born alongside him.

And then there was this entire Blood Sea under his control.

In the previous battle between the Wu and Yao Races, he could be said to have been the greatest beneficiary.

The blood of the Wu and Yao Races flowed into the Blood Sea. As Minghe refined the Blood Sea, it continuously increased both his cultivation and magic power.

This could be called Minghe's natural advantage. As long as the Blood Sea remained, he would receive an endless supply of nourishment from it.

By now, Minghe had refined nearly a tenth of the Blood Sea.

At the same time, his comprehension of the various laws had also improved greatly.

Minghe primarily cultivated the Law of Slaughter, while several other laws, such as the Law of Blood, Law of Life and Death, and Five Elements Laws,

were merely secondary pursuits. Minghe had comprehended the principle that the Three Thousand Great Daos led to the same destination through different paths.

Therefore, Minghe's idea was to integrate all other laws into his Law of Slaughter—in other words, his Way of Slaughter.

Both laws and Great Daos could be fused.

For example, the Law of Life and the Law of Death were mutually opposed, yet they could also merge to form a higher law: the Law of Reincarnation.

Similarly, the Law of Yin and Yang was formed from the fusion of the Law of Yin and the Law of Yang.

Even the Law of Yin and the Law of Yang themselves could be formed through the fusion of other laws.

For example, the "yin" of the Law of Yin could be divided into "Great Yin" and "Lesser Yin."

Likewise, the "yang" of the Law of Yang had Great Yang and Lesser Yang.

The same was true of laws, and the same was true of Great Daos.

So why could Minghe's Law of Slaughter and Way of Slaughter not fuse with other laws?

Moreover, there was no upper limit to such fusion.

It was said that there were Three Thousand Great Daos, but the true number of Great Daos was far more than three thousand.

Three thousand was merely a general term, signifying infinity.

Minghe's philosophy was to integrate infinitely many Great Daos into his own Way of Slaughter.

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

Rather than reaching its limit once he comprehended the Law of Slaughter to its utmost limit.

The Dao should have no end.

As Minghe made his choice, the reward was quickly issued.

Sure enough, it was the God-Slaying Spear and the Twelve-Grade World-Ending Black Lotus. Both items had originally belonged to Demon Ancestor Luohu, yet the system had now awarded them to him.

As for the God-Slaying Spear, it had been formed from the stem of the Chaos Green Lotus combined with the baleful aura between heaven and earth.

Its most formidable quality was that it could injure a saint's primordial spirit. It was an incomparably savage supreme treasure.

Unfortunately, it had been damaged during the Dao-Demon Conflict and had now fallen in grade, no longer qualifying as a supreme treasure.

Even so, its ability to harm a saint's primordial spirit had not been lost.

Furthermore, it was not impossible to nourish and restore it in the future.

To Minghe, the God-Slaying Spear was even more valuable than the Innate Supreme Treasure, the Hunyuan Sword.

After all, the Blood Sea lacked many things, but it had more than enough baleful aura.

By concealing the God-Slaying Spear deep within the Blood Sea and allowing it to absorb the various baleful auras gathered there,

he could slowly restore the God-Slaying Spear.

Then he looked at the Twelve-Grade World-Ending Black Lotus. This lotus platform was already the third one Minghe had obtained.

The first was naturally the Twelve-Grade Karmic Fire Red Lotus that had been born alongside Minghe.

The Twelve-Grade Reincarnation Purple Lotus and the Twelve-Grade World-Ending Black Lotus had both been system rewards.

One person had obtained three great lotus platforms.

It was simply unimaginable.

This was the joy of having cheats, the joy of being a transmigrator.

Looking at the Twelve-Grade World-Ending Black Lotus, Minghe fell silent for a moment before deciding to keep it for now.

If he could obtain one more lotus platform, he would definitely act and fuse these lotus platforms together.

When the time came, the four lotus platforms combined into one would surely create an Innate Supreme Treasure, perhaps even a Chaos Spirit Treasure stronger than an Innate Supreme Treasure.

Minghe put away the two treasures. As he refined the Blood Sea, he also refined them.

At this time, the great powers throughout the Primordial World began setting out one after another for Zixiao Palace.

The Third Sermon was about to begin.

After this sermon, Hongjun would merge with the Dao. During the process, Hongjun would also accept disciples, distribute Hongmeng Purple Qi, and divide his treasures.

Of course, the discipleship, distribution of Hongmeng Purple Qi, and treasure division had all been decided long ago.

Even if Minghe went, he would not truly gain any benefits.

Therefore, Minghe's decision to remain in the Blood Sea, cultivate in seclusion, and not participate was a wise one.

The Third Sermon at Zixiao Palace concerned the Dao of saints.

This sermon was especially profound and obscure. Three thousand great powers gathered within Zixiao Palace to listen beneath the platform, but the overwhelming majority felt as though they were hearing a fog of incomprehensible words, unable to understand.