The Great Battle Ends, Laozi's Question

The sword light formed by Minghe flew straight towards Yuanshi. Yuanshi hurriedly shook his body, and a Qingyun appeared above his head.

This Qingyun was not the Qingyun formed by Daoxing's cultivation, but a rare treasure called the Myriad Heavens Qingyun.

It was formed from Pangu's righteous spirit. It did not belong to the innate, nor was it of later generations.

Within the Qingyun, the Hongmeng world was hidden, with the sun, moon, and stars shining upon it. Within the Qingyun, five-colored rays of light illuminated the heavens, and eight-tone immortal music resounded through the universe.

Outside the Qingyun, countless golden lamps, golden lotuses, streamers, and hanging pearls rained down from the Qingyun, like water dripping from eaves, endlessly and continuously.

Once the Myriad Heavens Qingyun was unleashed: all evil would be repelled, and all methods would be unable to touch it. It would ignore the attacks of any treasures or divine weapons and be immune to the damage of all Divine Abilities and Sorceries.

However, all of the above were just words. It was like the Heaven and Earth Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Pagoda, which was renowned for its unparalleled defense.

But wasn't it still broken by Minghe?

And now, this Myriad Heavens Qingyun was the same. With a twist of Minghe's sword light, the Myriad Heavens Qingyun was torn open on the spot.

A blood-red sword light flashed. Yuanshi only had time to lower his head, barely avoiding the fate of being beheaded.

But his head was not cut off, yet his crown was shaved off. Yuanshi was instantly in a sorry state, with his hair unbound.

Yuanshi was both ashamed and angry, but seeing that Laozi had already stopped attacking, he couldn't help but sigh deeply.

He was convinced.

After all, their strength was evident. The three of them, working together, were actually counter-killed.

If not for the protection of a supreme treasure, they would likely have met the same fate as Zhunti.

Now, only an arm was lost, and his hair was disheveled, but it was considered a blessing in disguise.

After all, losing face was better than losing one's life!

Losing one's life would just be a futile sacrifice.

At this moment, Minghe had first severed Laozi's arm and then made Yuanshi disheveled. With a flash of sword light, Minghe reappeared, standing in the sky, and did not attack Tongtian again.

Tongtian breathed a sigh of relief, held his sword, and bowed, thanking Minghe for not making him lose face in public as well.

However, things had come to this point, and most of the face that needed to be lost had already been lost.

The Saints had attacked, but not only could they not suppress the solitary Minghe, but one of them, Zhunti, had been killed.

Were the Saints actually inferior to Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortals?

Then why were they fighting over Hongmeng Purple Qi and becoming Saints? They might as well all become Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortals.

Of course, neither Saint nor Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortal was easy to become.

At this moment, what everyone wanted to know most was how Minghe had attained Dao.

Was it Dao Proving Through Strength?

Or Dao Proving Through Severing Three Corpses?

"Fellow Daoist Minghe, this time, we willingly admit defeat," Laozi said to Minghe after exchanging glances with the other Saints, sighing.

And with Laozi's admission of defeat, a huge wave immediately stirred up in the Primordial Era.

After all, before this, no one had thought highly of Minghe. Facing all the Saints alone, could he have a chance of winning?

But stubbornly, Minghe had won.

And he had won in such a way that everyone was speechless and convinced.

This was strength!

In the Primordial Era, in the final analysis, it was survival of the fittest, and it depended on whose fist was bigger!

Whoever had stronger strength, their words were the truth.

This truth had never changed since ancient times.

And it would never change.

Minghe's gaze swept over the Saints, a half-smile on his face, and he said to Jieyin, "Fellow Daoist, aren't you going to fight anymore?"

Jieyin shook his head.

Minghe felt a bit bored and said, "I was just starting to get excited and hadn't even gone all out. I thought you all really wanted to fight me to the death."

"That would have been great!"

"If I had killed you all, killing six Saints, my Way of Slaughter should have improved greatly."

The Saints all felt their scalps tingle.

They did not doubt for a moment that these were Minghe's true feelings.

"May I ask, Fellow Daoist, did you attain Dao through strength, or did you attain Dao by severing the three corpses?" Laozi asked again at this moment.

Everyone looked at Minghe, their eyes filled with curiosity and a strong desire for knowledge.

Just then, a system prompt sounded in Minghe's mind.

"Ding, detected that Laozi is asking about your method of attaining Dao. Host can make the following choices."

"Choice 1: Make the method of Dao Proving Through Laws public. You will receive a reward of an Innate Spiritual Treasure."

"Option Two: Expose Hongjun's conspiracy and tell everyone that Dao Proving Through Strength, Dao Proving Through Severing Three Corpses, and Dao Proving Through Merit are all scams. You will receive an Innate Supreme Treasure as a reward."

"Option Three: Refuse to tell Laozi your method of attaining Dao. You will receive the Su Se Yun Jie Flag as a reward."

Upon hearing the System's prompt, Minghe couldn't help but feel a stir in his heart as he analyzed the three options presented by the System.

The first option was simply to explain how he attained Dao, which meant making the method of Dao Proving Through Laws public.

The second option was quite drastic; it involved flipping the table and publicly revealing Hongjun's various conspiracies and schemes.

Minghe had no doubt that if he truly revealed them, Hongjun, who was currently merging with the Dao, would likely appear immediately.

At that time, would he be Hongjun's opponent?

Minghe thought about it. Previously, Yang Mei could defeat Hongjun, but besides Dao Proving Through Laws, Yang Mei's former self was also a Space Demon God.

Yang Mei's strength was far superior to his own.

And Hongjun had been around for so many years; who knew what his current strength level was?

If he were to challenge Hongjun, it was probably not the right time yet.

With this thought, Minghe already had an answer in mind. At the very least, the second option could not be chosen.

It was too dangerous.

As for the first and third options, should he reveal the method of Dao Proving Through Laws or not?

Minghe pondered for a moment, and his heart also made a decision. He silently recited, "System, I choose three."

Although spreading the method of Dao Proving Through Laws was as simple as opening his mouth.

But why?

What benefit would he gain?

Why should he tell everyone just because they asked him?

Minghe didn't want to be a do-gooder. Why should he do something that benefited others but not himself?

It was even possible that if he revealed the method of attaining Dao and others succeeded in Dao Proving Through Laws, these people might turn against him in the future.

Wouldn't that be digging his own grave?

How could he engage in such an act of aiding the enemy?

Even if he were to spread the method of Dao Proving Through Laws, it would have to be targeted, to those who were beneficial to him and willing to stand by his side.

As for the Saints, they had just fought. How could Minghe turn around and tell them his method of attaining Dao?

Therefore, in response to Laozi's inquiry, Minghe shook his head and asked in confusion, "Dao Proving Through Strength? Dao Proving Through Severing Three Corpses?"

"What are these?"

"I've never heard of them."

Seeing Minghe's confused expression, the Saints couldn't help but hesitate.

"Dao Proving Through Strength, Dao Proving Through Severing Three Corpses, Dao Proving Through Merit – these are the three methods of attaining Dao that Master taught in Zixiao Palace. Did you not attain Dao as a Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortal through these methods?" Laozi asked, staring intently at Minghe, disbelief in his eyes.

Could it be that Minghe did not attain Dao through Dao Proving Through Strength or Dao Proving Through Severing Three Corpses, but through some other method?

How was this possible?