The Three Thousand Guests of the Purple Heaven Palace were thus divided into tiers. At the very top were undoubtedly the dozen or so beings at the peak of the Great Encompassing Golden Immortal realm. Below them was a small group in the late stage, while the vast majority occupied the bottom tier, at the middle stage of the Great Encompassing Golden Immortal realm.
As everyone continued to make breakthroughs, time slipped past unnoticed. The thousand-year sermon came to an end, and Hongjun's voice abruptly fell silent, instantly waking everyone below the dais from their states of enlightenment.
"The thousand years are up. This sermon ends here. If you have any questions, you may ask them now!"
After finishing his sermon, Hongjun swept an indifferent gaze over the assembled listeners and invited their questions.
As soon as Hongjun finished speaking, Laozi asked from beside him, "Teacher, may I ask what the Dao is?"
Hongjun nodded, clearly pleased with Laozi's question, and said, "There was something born of undifferentiated wholeness, existing before heaven and earth. Silent and boundless, it stood alone and unchanging, moving through all things, and could be called the mother of heaven and earth. I do not know its name, so I call it the Dao." "So that is how it is..."
Laozi frowned and sat back down on his cushion, deep in thought.
Then Yuanshi rose and asked, "What is a Saint?"
"What is a Saint!"
At this, Hongjun frowned, a calculating gleam appearing in his eyes. Then he smiled and said, "A Saint entrusts their Primordial Spirit to the Heavenly Dao. They are undying and indestructible, imperishable through countless tribulations, enduring through immeasurable cosmic calamities!"
"Hiss!"
Everyone present shuddered at his words and sucked in a breath of cold air, their eyes filled with shock.
Undying